Jonathan Frid wasn't at his best today. He kept reminding me of Barnabas instead of Bramwell, and he didn't seem to have too good a grip on his lines. Oh, well, no big deal.
Karlen and Hall were great, with Julia tearing apart Kendrick's assertion that he's going to rid Collinwood of the curse. I probably believed Kendrick back in 1971 when I was young and stupid like Kendrick, but now I'm older than Julia, and I know she's right. Incidentally, I have to watch that scene outside the Tower room again sometime. Julia held the tray for Melanie all the way through it, I believe. If I were playing Julia (ha! me an actress? heaven forbid!), that would have driven me crazy, but I didn't notice it until the end of the scene.
Oh, gosh, Catherine. "Bramwell, you shouldn't be here!" And does she do the smart thing and stay out in public where everybody can see she's not engaging in any hanky-panky with him, or, even better, dash up to her room and lock Bramwell out? Oh, no, she shuts the two of them into drawing room alone so everybody will be sure that there's hanky-panky aplenty. I'm starting to wonder what Bramwell sees in her - but that's a silly thought. I know what he sees in her. Daphne would have been much smarter in this situation, but intelligence isn't what attracts Bramwell.
And oh, gosh, Morgan. I congratulate him: this must be the happiest day of his life. He's finally the found the proof that he was desperately seeking, that Bramwell is a villain beyond the pale. These days I keep wondering if, when James Forsythe was expelled from Morgan's mind, a little bit of Brutus crept in at the same time.
Spellcheck can be so interesting sometimes. It doesn't like "hanky-panky". I guess it's siding with Morgan.
