I say that David Henesy and Alexandra Moltke Isles, as David and Vicki in the first 42 weeks of Dark Shadows, used nonverbal communication to triumph over poor writing to present an interesting story of a troubled boy and a young woman learning to trust each other. I then try to explain why Henesy was unable to repeat that success as Tad in the “Meet Gerard” segment of the series.
Tag: daphne harridge
Episode 1229: Catherine the Not-So-Great
I compare and contrast the acting styles of Kate Jackson and Lara Parker.
Episode 1232: My Coffin World
Wherein I mention that the episode gives Grayson Hall her only moment in Dark Shadows where she’s allowed to be sexy, imagine what THE GRADUATE would have been like with her as Mrs Robinson and Keith Prentice as Benjamin, then reply to my own comment to mention my wife’s wish that Bramwell and Daphne would get divorced and that Daphne would get custody of the audience.
Episode 1235: The Way That You Mustn’t Feel
I explain to Danny Horn and his readers what I find so frustrating about this episode, identifying Kate Jackson’s Daphne as the brightest spot of 1841 PT and lamenting the final waste of the character.
Acilius on Dark Shadows 