Why Angelique vs Maggie was a nonstarter in an adaptation of Rebecca.
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Episode 1030: A Room of One’s Own
In which I argue that one of the reasons Dark Shadows’ adaptation of Rebecca is not more effective is that Maggie is a stronger character than is the second Mrs de Winter.
Episode 1035: Elegy for the Truly Two
In which I remark that it is odd that Barnabas doesn’t seem to understand the practicalities of keeping Maggie locked in a basement cell.
Episode 1045: We Belong Dead
I praise John Karlen and Kathryn Leigh Scott for giving us a good scene, and John Karlen and Lara Parker for giving us an extraordinary one.
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.
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