In which I identify the ultimate Dark Shadows supercouple- greater than Barnabas/ Julia, greater than Barnabas/ Angelique, greater than Quentin/ Whoever, is the immortal and unchallengeable love of Jonathan Frid and the TelePrompter.
Tag: julia hoffman
Episode 1042: Still Another Murderer
My idea of how Julia came to be both a psychiatrist and a blood specialist.
Episode 1070: Gangsta’s Paradise
In which I try to solve a riddle that Grayson Hall set for the audience in her performance of the seance scene in this episode.
Episode 1072: Something Terrible
The significance of Gerard’s smile as Barnabas and Julia leave 1995.
Episode 1074: Future So Bright
“Julia’s gotta be Jewish.”
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 1106: Lady Is a Vamp
I think of a way they could have used the resemblance between Donna Wandrey and Grayson Hall to their advantage.
Episode 1129: Windmills, and How to Tilt at Them
Why I think it’s good that Grayson Hall plays Julia as tired and confused in this part of the series.
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