I channel surfed into a scene the other day between Dana Elcar and Michael Cavanaugh on MacGyver-- 2 Sheriff George Pattersons!
I love when things like that happen. Like when Ivana Milicevic and Eva Green appeared in the same scene in
Casino Royale, or how Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Gully McGrath are both playing Lincoln's sons in
Lincoln.
But to get back to this ep, as most know by now, I'm often one of the first to jump all over Barnabas when it comes to his behavior, especially when it comes to the ways in which he all too often treats other characters exceedingly badly.
However, that being said, I love how Joe Caldwell gave Barnabas the line: "Loathsome I am, and evil - you can mock me for that - but leave my pain alone!" The first half is a decidedly truthful self-realization, and the second half is a perfect juxtaposition to his abhorrent evilness in killing Dr. Woodard. And I don't think it was meant as a way for the audience to ever consider forgiving Barnabas for his actions because killing Woodard is one of the worst things he ever does on the show. But at the same time, in the midst of the deed, it does remind that there is another side to Barnabas. The deed of killing Woodard is 100% abhorrently evil, but Barnabas himself is not. The line definitely begins to lay the foundation for the anti-hero that the show will eventually turn Barnabas into.