Discuss - Ep #0772

[MagnusTrask]

Who doesn't want minions? Minions would rule!

No, we would rule them!

[Pansity]

LOL.  But which one is the learner, and which one the master? <insert Darth Vader breathing>

Jeannie

[Lydia]

This was a particularly enjoyable episode.

How long did the writers work, and how many names did they consider, before they came up with the name Pansy?  It's perfect for the character, and John Karlen has a glorious time with it.

Minerva Trask makes a lasting impression for somebody who is with us for so few episodes.  I particularly like a self-righteous line of hers today: "I try to be as fair as God will let me."  Yes, Minerva, that's right, God will punish you if you're too fair with people.

When Barnabas asked Carl why he (Barnabas) would want to keep Pansy prisoner, of course I imagined Barnabas brainwashing Pansy into believing she's Josette.  I'd love to see Magda's reaction if he tried.

[IluvBarnabas]

I think the reason that Minerva tried to steer Charity towards Carl (other than the obvious wealth of course) was that Minerva really doesn't know any of the male Collinses at all. She talked with Judith once, but has had no conversation with her brothers. Had Minerva known what a practical joker Carl was, I am sure that she would have been more open to Charity's choice to Barnabas. Or try to hook her up with Quentin herself.

So true about Minerva's line about being as fair as the Good Lord will let her. From what we've seen of her and her charming hubby and daughter, the Trask family ignores the Bible's philosophy on mercy and concentrates solely on its passages about vengeance and punishment. I doubt any of the Trasks even know the definition of fair or mercy.

Did Minerva deserve her fate? Realistically, probably not. However, I still remember how nasty she was to poor Rachel awhile back, so it's hard for me to drum up much sympathy for her.