Did Carolyn remember her time as Barnabas’ blood-slave? Nancy Barrett seemed to have one idea, the writers another.
Tag: jonathan frid
Episode 1082: You Don’t Have to Put on the Red Light
Jonathan Frid’s single funniest line.
Episode 1090: Today’s Ten Things That Make No Sense
Sebastian Shaw’s terrible clothes, Julia Hoffman’s ridiculous bossiness, and Barnabas Collins’ apparent sincerity.
Episode 1091: You, the Living
In which I point out that Dark Shadows has kept a key plot point ambiguous for two and a half years, and lament the fact that, in this week of episodes, they resolved that ambiguity in favor of a narrative dead-end.
Episode 1114: The Unshakeable
How Barnabas found his soullessness-mate.
Episode 1117: Meanwhile, Again
In which I mention two episodes of Columbo that would have been better with Jonathan Frid as the murderer.
Episode 1119: Why Are We the Way We Are
In which certain performances lead me to surmise that actors were consulting videotapes of old episodes, and I wonder if that’s why the tapes of some famous episodes went missing.
Episode 1181: You, Again
I express my appreciation for a blooper.
Episode 1201: Willie Loomis Must Die: The Movie
I mention one of the episodes of Columbo where Jonathan Frid would have been good as the murderer.
Episode 1213: Violent Femmes
I praise the acting in this episode, naming Christopher Pennock, Jonathan Frid, Kate Jackson, and (wait for it) Keith Prentice. I speculate about what may have been keeping Prentice from doing his best work in other episodes.
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