In which I say that the episode fits all but one of the principal tropes of Dark Shadows into twenty two minutes, and the one they left out sows up in the opening of the next.
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Episode 859: If I Were You
How to keep a present-day setting available for the show to return to after its long sections set in other time periods.
Episode 861: The Unvisited
Why Charity had to go.
Episode 875: Switchback
In which I complain about “Barnabas, Quentin, and the Dumbest Possible Plan” ad give examples of ideas that I think would have been more interesting to watch play out.
Episode 883: The Tate Murders
I try to think of a less disappointing way for them to have killed off Count Petofi.
Episode 886: The Sacrifice
Some things I like about this episode.
Episode 887: Whatever Comes Next
Praise for Jonathan Frid.
Episode 888: Little Shop
Jonathan Frid and Christopher Bernau.
Episode 889: It’s From the Past
I compare Jonathan Frid favorably with Bert Convy.
Episode 891: Curious People
I go on at length about The Paul Lynde Show and then about Christopher Bernau.
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