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Current Talk '05 II / The July 15th Episodes (Spoilers!)
« on: July 15, 2005, 09:06:12 PM »
Just a day after complimenting the show for an example of perfect location/studio continuity comes another continuity error: David is wearing a shirt in the location footage of him watching from the window as Roger's car leaves the driveway, yet in the studio footage bookending it he's wearing pajamas and a robe. Would it really have been so hard for them to have dressed David in the same shirt in ep #15? Or did DC simply assume no one would notice?
Also, in ep #536 it's worth noting what would certainly appear to be another sort of continuity error in the offing. After Barnabas is attacked by the bat, Adam complains of a terrible pain in his throat, and Carolyn checks it, there isn't so much as a bruise, never mind actual fang marks on Adam's throat - yet just a few months later in ep #607, when Nicholas checks Adam's throat after Angelique has bitten Barn, Nicholas does indeed discover bloody fang marks on Adam's throat. Hmmm...
And while we're on the subject of ep #536, it is without a doubt one of the best eps DS ever produced, but it's also proof positive that Julia and Willie are both what would be referred to today as co-dependant enablers. I mean, there's Willie soundly declaring how "nice" Barnabas has been to him and crying over his death when only a few eps earlier Barn was threatening to lead the police to believe that Willie was responsible for the attack on Joe - and Julia is declaring at Barn's grave site that even when they were against each other she always knew that he "only did what he was driven to do" because of the curse, and she wonders how either she or Willie might have behaved had the curse been placed on them. Even factoring in their grief, if that isn't classic co-dependant/enabling behavior, I don't know what is. And, of course, what's most fascinating is that the writers want the audience to accept that's the way both characters truly feel so that they'll in turn look upon Barn in the exact same way. And considering how often fans have used Julia's line to defend Barn and excuse him of his actions while under the curse, it's quite obvious that a huge amount of the audience does indeed come away thinking that way.
And lastly, in ep #1058 it's apparent that Barn hasn't completely lost his edge as he's unselfishly trying to save PT Quentin because, when Maggie dares to wonder why he'd like an article of Hoffman's clothing, Barn barks at her to do as he says. Now there's the Barn we've come to know and love!
Also, in ep #536 it's worth noting what would certainly appear to be another sort of continuity error in the offing. After Barnabas is attacked by the bat, Adam complains of a terrible pain in his throat, and Carolyn checks it, there isn't so much as a bruise, never mind actual fang marks on Adam's throat - yet just a few months later in ep #607, when Nicholas checks Adam's throat after Angelique has bitten Barn, Nicholas does indeed discover bloody fang marks on Adam's throat. Hmmm...
And while we're on the subject of ep #536, it is without a doubt one of the best eps DS ever produced, but it's also proof positive that Julia and Willie are both what would be referred to today as co-dependant enablers. I mean, there's Willie soundly declaring how "nice" Barnabas has been to him and crying over his death when only a few eps earlier Barn was threatening to lead the police to believe that Willie was responsible for the attack on Joe - and Julia is declaring at Barn's grave site that even when they were against each other she always knew that he "only did what he was driven to do" because of the curse, and she wonders how either she or Willie might have behaved had the curse been placed on them. Even factoring in their grief, if that isn't classic co-dependant/enabling behavior, I don't know what is. And, of course, what's most fascinating is that the writers want the audience to accept that's the way both characters truly feel so that they'll in turn look upon Barn in the exact same way. And considering how often fans have used Julia's line to defend Barn and excuse him of his actions while under the curse, it's quite obvious that a huge amount of the audience does indeed come away thinking that way.
And lastly, in ep #1058 it's apparent that Barn hasn't completely lost his edge as he's unselfishly trying to save PT Quentin because, when Maggie dares to wonder why he'd like an article of Hoffman's clothing, Barn barks at her to do as he says. Now there's the Barn we've come to know and love!