Laura was stiff and distant today. She spoke words of concern and caring, but she spoke them coldly. I don't think anybody would believe she really meant them. Roger, however, seemed to take her at face value, despite the fact that he claimed a few episodes ago to know when she was lying. I suppose that, as Carolyn says, he's just scared - too scared to see where the real danger lies. The séance probably dredged up some childhood memories that he has been desperately trying to repress for the past thirty years, and he busy pushing them away.
Somewhere along the line, I started thinking about Nancy Barrett playing Vicky. She tried out for the role, if I remember correctly. Right now I'm having trouble imagining her as Vicky, but when I think of Charity Trask and Melanie Collins, it becomes easier.
Elizabeth chose a governess for David who doesn't speak French. Oh, well, back then it was common to take Latin instead of French as one's first, and possibly only, foreign language. Still, it surprises me. I wonder if Maggie has picked up a few words of French from the French Canadian tourists who come down to the tropical paradise of Maine for their summer vacations.
Laura's visit to Vicky was scary, partly because we know what Laura can do, and partly because of the way she acted - those caring words spoken so coldly. I might think, "Phoenix Laura has taken over human Laura completely," but I also thought earlier that Laura was acting very much like Roger's wife - or anyway, like his soon-to-be-ex-wife.
