Four thoughts about Thayer David.
Tag: pre-Barnabas
Episode 924: Pretty Woman
To a discussion about the native regions of various actors, I discuss John Lasell of Vermont and Lara Parker of Tennessee.
Episode 947: A Helping Hound
Why Jonathan Frid’s acting style and Malcolm Marmorstein’s writing were uniquely suited for each other.
Episode 949: The Last Days of the Guthrie Brothers
I praise John Lasell.
Episode 958: The Not Normal
Why one might have hoped to see Bill Malloy again.
Episode 979: Jeb Hawkes Must Die
I compare Jeb Hawkes with Pinocchio and a series of murders with Portia Fitzsimmons.
Episode 1008: This Terrible Truth
I look back at Burke Devlin, and propose we read his relationship with Roger Collins as a case of repressed homosexuality.
Episode 1010: The Larry Parts
Why Burke Devlin had to go.
Episode 1147: The Strain
I say that David Henesy and Alexandra Moltke Isles, as David and Vicki in the first 42 weeks of Dark Shadows, used nonverbal communication to triumph over poor writing to present an interesting story of a troubled boy and a young woman learning to trust each other. I then try to explain why Henesy was unable to repeat that success as Tad in the “Meet Gerard” segment of the series.
Episode 1172: The Deck Chairs
Black characters I wish they’d had in Dark Shadows.
Dark Shadows Commentary 