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« on: March 06, 2010, 07:07:46 AM »
Q just barely beats Jeb to the accuse, much good it does him. Apparently the police have decided on their own that Philip's a schizophrenic... and they seem to think Philip needs no understandable motive because of that. You could use that scam to frame anyone!
I like Quentin in this episode. He's smart while others aren't... he cuts straight to the heart of what's wrong with Jeb's accusation, and Jeb has to stand there with a stupid look on his face... which Carolyn doesn't spot. Stoddard was killed by something so horrible it scared the life out of him, and that thing wasn't Philip Todd. Work that brain, Quentin. Philip also doesn't leave a slime trail!
Barnabas reveals his treachery to Jeb moments before Jeb outs him, by saying in front of Q, "You're in trouble, Jeb." Then Barnabas is surprised that Jeb knows. Odd.
Quentin's totally involved, and heroic for the very first time. (I don't count Q and Amanda in purgatory.) It's a dark sort of heroism though, as we see when he says, "I'm going to have to kill that... man." He's already a far more interesting hero than Barnabas. *** Jeb implies he knows Q's old....?
Meg's a heavy sleeper... So Jeb and Carolyn marry, then what? How does a wedding unleash the Leviathans upon the world? Increasingly in 1970 people don't care so much about marriage.... yet the Leviathans do! No overthrowing humanity before marriage! They're so traditional...
Someplace Adam's shivering without his sweater. *** Jeb's mauling exceeds that of any R Davis character... he smooshes and mangles Carolyn's hair so much I'm surprised his hands didn't get caught in there.
Now there's one unpleasant cliffhanger. No matter what else I may not like about this stretch, seeing Barnabas bitten again is very sad.