Especially when viewed in black and white, David and Hallie’s last moment on screen is not so bad.
Tag: meet gerard
Episode 1102: More Than Just Sleeping
In which I say that Dark Shadows generally, and The Re-Haunting of Collinwood segment specifically, is best viewed in black and white.
Episode 1118: Getting Ahead
In which I suggest that the “Head of Judah Zachery” might be a borrowing from C. S. Lewis’ 1945 novel That Hideous Strength, a best-seller in which a group of devil worshipers take their orders from a severed head kept in a box in a curtained room.
Episode 1128: As Rome Burns
I dissent from Danny Horn’s low estimate of the talents of several women in the cast during this period of Dark Shadows.
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.
Episode 1131: The Perils of Memory
I express my frustration with the way they bring Angelique on board this segment, and claim that they could easily have done better.
Episode 1137: It’s Alive, Sort Of
Does Gerard matter? Could Buzz have mattered? Isn’t it for the best that Buzz didn’t matter?
Episode 1138: The Trouble with Tulips
Why Dark Shadows gave its male villains uncommon first names.
Episode 1139: Nothing on Earth
I express my appreciation of a week’s worth of well-done episodes, and speculate about what the 1840 segment might have been had the show had a big enough creative team to maintain that level for six months.
Episode 1140: You’re a Miranda
I explain how I think the “Meet Gerard” segment works.
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