I explain how I think the “Meet Gerard” segment works.
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Episode 1144: The Merry Widow
I explain how, without making the show any more complicated than it in fact was, they could have made the various Angeliques logically consistent with each other.
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 1149: Wicked
I praise the acting in episode 1149 of Dark Shadows, much of which is intentionally funny.
Episode 1150: The Strange Goings-On
I comment on the humor in Dark Shadows episode #1150, some of which may well have been intentional.
Episode 1156: The Framing
In which I say that Lamar Trask is the funniest of all the Trasks.
Episode 1158: When One Deals with Judah Zachery, There Is No Margin for Error
I praise Elizabeth Eis’ portrayal of one of the most frequent roles on Dark Shadows, that of “person being strangled.”
Episode 1158: When One Deals with Judah Zachery, There Is No Margin for Error
Episode 1161: The Monster of Collinwood
I make some remarks about actresses Terry Crawford and Elizabeth Eis.
Episode 1166: The Proceedings
I put in a word for Lela Swift, director of about half of Dark Shadows’ episodes, and effectively a co-creator of the show.
Episode 1167: The English Way of Death
I get carried away and write five substantial paragraphs defending the proposition that you can’t watch Dark Shadows without creating fanfic of it. Nobody notices all the bloopers boom mic shadows, etc; we all mentally edit those things out as we watch.
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