Back to the Barnabas plot. Today Elizabeth and Carolyn have to fret and fume without benefit of audience.
Once again I'm rooting for Maggie to become Josette. I love her childlike bewilderment.
The last time I watched this storyline, I didn't like this episode much because I didn't remember ever seeing Sam's pipe before. This time around, I noted the pipe in an earlier episode, so I'm perfectly happy with the idea of it reminding Maggie of her father and therefore of her original self. It made me think of the penny in the movie Somewhere in Time, though the penny was more effective.
Again Barnabas pushes Willie to the floor. It's the second B-plot episode in a row in which he's done that, I think. Poor Willie - he looks as though he's thoroughly accustomed to being knocked around, with or without a reason. It's beautiful to watch - Barnabas is so very dominating, even lying flat on his back in a coffin, and Karlen makes the falls look real. All in all, the Old House is a supremely satisfying place to be these days - as long as you're just a fly on the wall.
