I enjoyed today's scenes featuring Angelique and Nicholas. I loved it when Angelique taunted Nicholas about Joe's love for Maggie being stronger than all the vampiric summoning she was able to muster. That smug look on her face was priceless. And I (as corny as it sounds) appreciated Angie's glimmer of decency at her reluctance to destroy Joe.

Do you suppose Lara Parker had the lighting director fired after today's 2nd episode? Sistah looked down-right horrible (as opposed to evil) after Angelique emerged from her coffin. Very bad lighting IMO. (Check it out in today's montage.) I'll assume that the camera man didn't fare any better after she got a look at her close-up. 'Twas not flattering at all. You could practically see into her pores! The scene should have been shot  through gauze to soften the impact. No one should be shot that close.

Has there ever been a DS character more despicable than Nicholas Blair? I can barely stand to watch him! He hasn't a redeemable bone in his body. Simply delicious!

I did find Nicholas's appearance at Maggie's doorstep in the wee hours of the morning totally unbelievable today. I mean that literally. Bad writing in my opinion. After all, his cover is his gentlemanliness. It just didn't make any sense at all to me. I hope they have Maggie tell him off in the next episode. I know I am over-reacting but really! Anything would have been more believable, even a phone call. If this doesn't make Maggie suspicious of him I will sca-ream!

Dom

Now I know that your shoes should match your handbag (or belt if you're a guy) but today was the first time I've ever seen a woman (Maggie) who's shoes matched her Sheets!

More on Maggie:

After all she's been through, you'd think she'd have some sort of clue of what was up with Joe. Especially when those dogs started howling. I guess when Julia wipes a memory clean she doesn't fool around!

REM? Was Maggie sleepwalking or was Joe just so handsome all over that she couldn't fix her eyes on one particular part of his face? I mean that girl's eyes were moving back and forth at the speed of a Chinese ping pong ball!

Did anyone really think petite little Maggie was going to be able to stop big bad beautiful boy Joe from leaving the cottage at any given time (no less at the summoning of a vampire)? I kept wondering what Maggie would choose to knock him over the head with? My eyes kept gravitating towards that double balled lamp behind the sofa.

Did anyone else sca-ream when Joe threw Maggie To The floor? I HAD to! *Tuffie, darling, I would have given my eye teeth to have been watching that with you today. After all, two shrieks are better than one! I would have been throwing myself to the floor all day long! LOL.*

KLS was certainly a striking young woman, no? She was radiant in today's first episode. She did have a bit of a hair problem though in today's second episode. I'm not sure if it was the frizzies (do they still call it that?) or if she picked up some static cling somewhere along the way. It was very noticeable and actually somewhat distracting.

I must admit that I adore the Maggie Evans character. And I have from day one. I love her politeness, and her love for her father endeared me to her right away. I guess the writers deserve a lot of credit for that but I do think KLS's delivery really makes it all so very believable. I really dig the caring/nurturing side of the character. And at the same time, her straight-forwardness when she is "on a mission". Girlfriend can hold her own when she has to.

Dom

Julia looked great today. Make up and hair were quite becoming. Though I can't imagine the character being vain enough to put that much work into herself. Julia doesn't strike me as the heavy mascara and eye-shadow type. I think of her more as a "take me as I am" type.

I thoroughly enjoyed all of Grayson's scenes today; my favorite being the exchange with Barnabas at the Old House concerning spying on Nicholas by invading his house by the sea. The body language was fabulous as they both seemed to get a kick out of the whole thing with their half-smiles. It was so real, I loved it.

Okay, what's with the gloves? Driving gloves? A fashion statement? It's not winter in Collinsport, is it?  Perhaps gloves were just "in" then, as hats were for men before the Kennedy years. Just wondering.

Dom

Regarding the blue candles:

I was thinking that maybe they chose the color blue because it showed up better in B&W. Like maybe white candles created too much glare or something like that. And that they had ten thousand of them and just stuck with them when they went to color.

Dom

Speaking of blue candles, there's a store here and they sell blue candles.  So, I bought 100 of them, they're 5 cents a piece.  Just thought I'd add this in.

Terry, you don't happen to have a lab and coffin in your cellar, do you?  

Just wondering,
Dom

If Barn went through all the trouble to have one of the Old House's (many) silver candelabrum smelted into silver bullets to kill Tom, then why on earth did he bring a stake and mallet to finish Tom off in the crypt? He could have killed Tom where he stood and have saved Willie a trip to the dry cleaners.

If Julia was out like a light when Barn carried her into the Old House, why was her head not bobbing about like a buoy caught in the tide? Perhaps it was those rotating bite marks that kept her neck stiff as a board?

Why on earth doesn't Barn have that front room chair cushion re-filled? He's just letting the old house go to pot! Perhaps it is filled with 100% down? Yes, that's got to be it! He should look into Mrs. Johnson working for him part-time to fluff up the cushions.

Has David been giving Liz lessons in hiding from Roger? That scene had me smiling from ear to ear.

Am I the only one who tries to guess the climatic music cues to come? I didn't guess a single one correctly today!

What brand of blush does the old Barnster use?

What on earth was Tom doing to the Barnster moments before he  tried to put the bite on him? 'Twas very interesting, no? Tommy obviously "gets off" on this biting thang. Woof, woof.

Since when has "Woman alone, hurrying home" become an acronym for Prostitute? Barny picks the strangest moments to be a gentleman, and with Willie no less?

Why are most of the candles in the Old House blue? I have never in my life seen a blue candle. They don't seem to go with the decor. I'm serious about this. Is there a particular significance for using this color?

Was Liz wearing that blue velvet dress at Wyndcliffe?

Just wondering...

Dom

Hi Adra,

I agree, Pet Clark (now that you mention it) would remind me of Laura Collins. I heard, but did not see the commercial today. I am picturing Pet's (USA release) DOWNTOWN LP cover and it is very reminiscent of Laura (even down to the mole - I think they both sported moles!?!).

Dom