Sebastian Shaw’s terrible clothes, Julia Hoffman’s ridiculous bossiness, and Barnabas Collins’ apparent sincerity.
Tag: jonathan frid
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.
Episode 1214: Begun Again
A remark about one of the episodes to which I suspect Violet Welles contributed dialogue. The writing is so good that even Catherine and Bramwell are interesting to watch.
Episode 1228: The Unlovables
Why it was a mistake to show Bramwell living in The Old House, and why I suspect the makers of Dark Shadows may have been intentionally trying to set Jonathan Frid up to take the blame for the show’s shortcomings.
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