What has surprised me several times during the Watching Project is how little it takes to give the effect of a great deal. I was surprised at how little we saw of Maggie at the Old House back in 1967 when Barnabas was trying to turn her into Josette. I was surprised at how few times we saw Minerva Trask. And now I'm surprised at how short a time it took for Maggie to leave Collinwood in a huff. I shouldn't be; Kathryn Leigh Scott is needed on the set for the movie. But I'm surprised anyway. And I think to myself: "Maggie didn't give the marriage much of a chance." But there were serious problems there, so maybe she was right to pull Quentin up short right away, and let him know that the marriage wasn't just about him.
I can't remember what Bruno's price to Cyrus turned out to be for getting the little red book. Once again a character assumes he wants something more so much he'll pay any price for it, and I'm assuming that once again a character will discover that there's a price he wasn't so willing to pay after all.
I don't know what to make of Alexis allowing Bruno to borrow the address book. If she is in fact Angelique, then I wouldn't think she would be so casual about letting it out of her hands. If she is in fact Alexis, then she should have remembered that Angelique is dead, and that, legally, the address book probably belongs to Quentin now, so that Angelique's wishes in the matter are irrelevant. And speaking of legal matters, how is it that Angelique had ownership of the cottage so that she could give it to Bruno?
