I just couldn't get into Friday's episode, but I was totally into today's. I loved the basement scenes, with Willie fighting for Maggie's life, and forcing Barnabas to look at Maggie. And by golly, Barnabas doesn't kill her. Threats from here to eternity - but he doesn't kill her. Somewhere in limbo, Sarah's ghost is starting to stir.
Meanwhile, we've got the beginnings of Barnabas's love for Vicky. Big mistake on his part, but what can you do? Looking on the bright side, it's a step forward for Barnabas: a realization that he can find a love who is not the mirror image of Josette. He lost track of that idea later, but it was there. Looking on the not-so-bright side, I'm not a Vicky fan, so I feel he could have looked a little further before falling for the next woman who walked through his door, but that's Barnabas all over - a fool when it comes to women. I love him anyway.
As for the bed in the basement - all I can think of to explain it is that perhaps Willie slept there for a while, before he got his room upstairs fixed up.
I didn't think much of Maggie crying and crying in the basement room (no, I'm not a sympathetic person), and I thought to myself: "Julia would do better," but then I started wondering: what do you do when you are in the power of the vampire, and the vampire has completely withdrawn his approval? I once read a description of Hell that impressed me: there is absolutely no presence of God, so all your better instincts are extinguished, and you're left being a totally miserable person. If you're in the power of a vampire, then he is your God, and the withdrawal of his favor has got to be utterly devastating, leaving you unable to cope with the prospect of death or worse. So I guess it's all right for Maggie to cry. Mind you, I still think Julia would have done better.
