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« on: April 12, 2013, 07:35:55 PM »
In case no one's realized it: A seance has been held in the great house at Collinwood - a seance which has sent Victoria Winters on an uncertain, frightening journey into the past - back to the Collins family who lived in the year 1795 - there, Victoria Winters finds herself a stranger in a sea of familiar faces.
Nathan Forbes & Peter Bradford - Yawn. Bradford kicks Forbes' ass - okay, whatever.
This episode belongs to Louis Edmonds. I really enjoyed watching him play Joshua. The interplay between Joshua & Naomi in their first scene was interesting and somewhat of a rare treat. We even got some of the answers to some of our questions about the family dynamics re: Abigail. I very much liked the writing - the acting was just okay.
Trask & Forbes - Trask utters a classic line of his, I believe recently quoted by MT (I hope I got that right): "I'm afraid physical love is beyond my comprehension." (Love it.) Forbes tries to grow a pair to force Trask into talking him up to Joshua. I guess this was written to tell us why Nathan testified against Vicki - but just like the opening voiceover - I don't really think it's necessary - well, at least not for us - we know what's going on with the time period and with Nathan forbes.
Joshua/Trask/Nathan - Good stuff, contextually - again, Edmonds steals the scenes. Lacey is very good too.
Naomi & Joshua, closing scene - More good stuff, Naomi lays down the law, fun lines & dramatic lines - and we get to have renewed hope for Vicki - and a hip, hip, hooray for Naomi - ultimately making her a beloved character.
Random Thoughts: One of Collinwood's drawing room chairs shows up in the office that the meeting between Joshua, Trask & Nathan takes place in. Trask is beginning to take on the appearance of a raccoon. Should we be surprised that no one is in black mourning attire for Abigail? The lighting at the drawing room window was fantastic.
PS - Roger Davis' vocal delivery is starting to grate on my nerves. As a kid I thought it was so realistic, but maybe it's changed at the point where I started watching regularly as a kid.