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Current Talk '08 II / Re: Discuss - Ep #0680

« on: November 24, 2008, 12:04:11 AM »

I agree that this should have been a Victoria Winters episode. Maggie, although she was just "filling-in", did an excellent job, though. I, too, enjoyed watching Maggie be tough with David. It harkens me back to 1966, when she was a tough-talking waitress.

This was the first time Quentin appeared to someone else besides David and Amy at Collinwood. KLS was an excellent screamer!

You could really tell how much David had changed by this time. When he was himself, he was just an innocent, caring kid. But when he was under Quentin's control, he was a monster. But he was a "little monster" in 1966, as well.  Quentin's influence made him appear to revert back to his former self. Maybe that's why it took the adults so long to figure out about Quentin, because David had acted that way before. 

The scene in Maggie's bedroom (previously Vicki's) was very chilling to watch. I'm relieved that Quentin didn't hurt Maggie and just wanted to scare her. But it was still pretty hair-raising!

Another really spine-chilling scene was when David recited the poem. The eerie lighting was perfect, and made the scene really spooky. Once again, I must say that DH was an excellent actor!

----- Sally -----

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Current Talk '08 II / Re: Discuss - Ep #0679

« on: November 23, 2008, 11:26:15 PM »

Quote from: Lydia on November 21, 2008, 03:40:02 PM

Joan Bennett had trouble with her lines today...

I noticed that, too, Lydia. Once again, Elizabeth wore that pretty green dress that I love. Her hair was pretty, too. JB was a very classy, beautiful lady.

It was wonderful to see David and Amy banding together to make a deal with Quentin that he would not hurt Chris. They were just innocent children at that point. 

Maggie was being brave (as DS ingenues were) to follow David into the West Wing. She looked really pretty in that dress with her hair back, and I love the long necklace.

I noticed another "coat discrepancy" again. At the end of the previous episode, Amy was wearing her green coat. However, at the beginning of this episode, she was not wearing the coat. By the way, I love Amy's green dress and coat, too.

Another thing I noticed is that David's hair was swept down over his right eye at the end of the last episode, but it was combed back away from his forehead in this episode. It's hard to say what "look" I like better, but I think I'm a little partial to the "swept away from the forehead" look. He was really growing into a handsome young man.

It was really exciting when Amy started to tell Elizabeth what was going on. Unfortunately, Quentin appeared to her and scared her into silence.  It's really thrilling to watch the kids get in over their heads with Quentin.

----- Sally -----

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Current Talk '08 II / Re: Discuss - Ep #0678

« on: November 23, 2008, 01:03:41 PM »

There was a blooper in this episode. At the cottage, Julia told Chris, "A ghost led you here." She should said, "A ghost led me here."

I thought it was weird to hear Julia pronounce strychnine strik-neen instead of strĭk'nīn. It sounded very strange. 

That was a really scary scene in Amy's dream after Quentrin stabbed Chris. That look on his face! It probably scared me a lot when I first saw it!

Barnabas arranged to have breakfast with David and Amy, and it was never mentioned again. I'm picturing Barnabas in the kitchen, waiting impatiently for David and Amy to appear. He had to wait for a looooong time! 

----- Sally-----

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Calendar Events / Announcements '08 II / Re: Happy Birthday to Evan Hanley

« on: November 23, 2008, 12:25:20 PM »

Happy Belated Birthday, Evan Hanley! I hope you had a fabulous day!

 

----- Sally -----

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Current Talk '08 II / Re: Discuss - Ep #0677

« on: November 22, 2008, 11:45:44 AM »

This was the first time Beth spoke, and the first time Beth appeared to others besides Amy and David.

It was cute when David kept asking Chris questions. He just seemed like a normal kid. David unwittingly gave Quentin an opportunity to poison Chris's drink. 

I am surprised that, at first, Barnabas thought Carolyn was walking down the stairs, instead of Beth. Beth was much taller than Carolyn.

I love it when supernatural characters (especially ghosts and Angelique) stepped out of the shadows. It made it seem like they just appeared, when in reality, they were just waiting in the dark shadows for the right cue to step up and be seen.

I wonder if DS exaggerated the effects of poison. When people on DS took poison, it usually took effect very quickly. Does that happen in real life?

I think it's very commendable of Julia to read up on lycanthropy in an effort to help Chris. Julia and Barnabas were a real team now, trying to do good. She thought it was dangerous, but her love for Barnabas allowed her to agree to it. It was really neat that Barnabas wanted to help Chris and felt a camaraderie with him. 

----- Sally -----

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Calendar Events / Announcements '08 II / Re: SAD NEWS ABOUT MY DAD

« on: November 22, 2008, 10:50:59 AM »

Annie, I'm so sorry to hear that your dad has Parkinson's Disease. I hope the medication will help him get better. My thoughts are with you. Take care of yourself and your dad. You are lucky to still have him around. 

----- Sally -----

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Current Talk '08 II / Re: Discuss - Ep #0676

« on: November 20, 2008, 11:38:24 AM »

This was the first time that Barnabas locked Chris in the secret room. I thought it was really neat that Barnabas was helping Chris. Barnabas could really identify with Chris's plight of being unable to control himself at night. 

I have a theory that maybe Quentin wanted to kill Chris because he knew what Chris was going through and Quentin wanted to "save" him. I have no way of knowing if that is true, though.

This episode was the first time Chris told the story of the first time he became a werewolf. I think this was one of Don Briscoe's greatest performances. It was a very touching story. There is one possible problem, though. Wouldn't Chris have graduated from college at age 22? Maybe he skipped a grade in high school. 

I'm glad that Barnabas believes Mrs. Johnson about her seeing Quentin and the David and Amy's strange behavior. It was really creepy when they were staring at her.  How rude! I don't blame her for being upset. 

----- Sally -----

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Calendar Events / Announcements '08 II / Re: Happy Birthday to joe integlia!

« on: November 18, 2008, 10:06:14 AM »

Happy Belated Birthday, Joe! I hope you had a wonderful day!

----- Sally -----

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Current Talk '08 II / Re: Discuss - Ep #0675

« on: November 17, 2008, 12:17:49 PM »

Quote from: Joeytrom on November 15, 2008, 03:06:48 PM

This is the last we see of Sheriff Patterson...

Here's the milestone for that. Another possible milestone: IIRC, this episode was the first time the morgue was shown.

It was fun to observe just how long it took for Donna's purse to be found under that newspaper. Chris did a really bad job of covering it up, but he had no choice. It was surprising that Sheriff Patterson didn't notice what Chris had done, though. I agree that this Sheriff Patterson was not as bright. I think that if Dana Elcar were still in the role, Chris's "cover-up" would have been discovered. DE's Sheriff was very smart. It was especially fun to watch just how long it took for Julia to find the purse under the newspaper. I actually was starting to think of the purse as another character, like [spoiler]Burke's pen[/spoiler] was!

I noticed a blooper in this episode. Carolyn told Sheriff Patterson that Chris had been living at the cottage for several weeks. That isn't right, because Chris moved in only one week before, in episode #670.

I like the dichotomy between Barnabas and Julia. Barnabas was the one with the "wacky ideas", and Julia was the "sensible one". I also enjoyed the end, when Barnabas was waiting in the dark to confront Chris with his werewolf secret. It reminded me of when Julia was waiting in the dark to confront Barnabas with his vampire secret! Barnabas was on opposite ends of that equation.

----- Sally -----

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Current Talk '08 II / Re: Discuss - Ep #0674

« on: November 14, 2008, 06:37:41 AM »

Could be, Midnite. I don't have a definitive answer, but just in case, here's a milestone to mark the (possible) first mention of the word "werewolf".

---- Sally -----

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Games / Re: The Dark Shadows Alphabet Game

« on: November 14, 2008, 05:38:51 AM »

Hey! I finally have another entry!

Y is for year-round - There were no obvious seasons on DS. Leaves were seen on the trees year-round.

----- Sally -----

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Current Talk '08 II / Re: Discuss - Ep #0674

« on: November 14, 2008, 05:17:59 AM »

Well, waddaya know, I actually am posting the first reply! 

The teaser was different in this episode than the end of the last one. When he saw his shirt in the fire, Chris was angry this time, and last time, he was just surprised. Also, Amy was wearing her green coat last time, and this time she wasn't. Amy ran away much quicker the first time. As is usually the case, I prefer the first one.

I wonder, was it was a blooper when Chris saw the pentagram on Carolyn's face instead of Donna's?

The scenes between Chris and Amy were very heartwarming. Chris was trying to get Amy to tell him what he thought she might know without actually telling her what it was. Amy's concern for him was touching. Amy sure does sound mature for her age. When I heard her talk to Chris, she seemed like an adult living in a child's body. 

I think it's great that Barnabas was figuring out that Chris was the werewolf! This was when Barnabas and Julia started being heroes, sort of like Nick and Nora Charles from the Thin Man movie series. It's neat that Barnabas felt a camaraderie with Chris in his plight as a fellow supernatural being who did evil things over which he had no control. 

Poor Donna didn't have a chance against the werewolf. That was quite a scary scene of her lying on the ground, dead. It was so dark, I actually couldn't tell if her eyes were open or not, though.

----- Sally -----

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Current Talk '08 II / Re: Discuss - Ep #0671

« on: November 14, 2008, 04:18:12 AM »

I thought Chris could see the pentagram on Carolyn's face, too, when Amy saw it. I suppose I made that assumption, anyway.  But I guess maybe the audience saw the pentagram from Amy's point of view only. It sure seemed like Chris saw it, too, though. Perhaps his distress was  caused by having the knowledge that Amy had seen it (even though he could not), and knowing what that meant.

----- Sally -----

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Current Talk '08 II / Re: Discuss - Ep #0673

« on: November 13, 2008, 02:18:49 PM »

It must have really been a deja vu moment when Barnabas shot at the werewolf, and the werewolf didn't die. I like how Barnabas was slowly figuring out the secret about Chris.

This was the ghost of Beth's second appearance. I like the dichotomy between Quentin and Beth. Quentin wanted to hurt people, and Beth wanted to help them. It was really eerie when Amy was "possessed" by Beth as she was talking to Julia. Amy followed Beth's instructions and burned Chris's shirt without understanding why she was doing it. 

I thought it was rather touching when Amy was so worried about Chris. She knew on some level that something was wrong with him, but she didn't know exactly what it was.  Although we did not see it onscreen, I believe she must have had those feelings about Tom, too.    It was sweet of Julia to lie to Amy about Chris, but I'm surprised that Amy believed her and her feelings of dread had disappeared. 

I noticed another discrepancy (blooper) in this episode. When Carolyn left Chris's cottage, she didn't close the door. Later, when Julia went there, the door was closed.

----- Sally -----

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Current Talk '08 II / Re: Discuss - Ep #0672

« on: November 13, 2008, 01:38:47 PM »

Wow! What an exciting show! Nancy Barrett sure is a great screamer! It was thrilling to watch the werewolf action scenes!

One thing puzzles me about this episode. How was Elizabeth able to get out of the coffin?  Wouldn't it have been hard for her to lift it up while being inside? Apparently not...

... And another thing... I would think that people would recognize Chris's clothes on the werewolf. Maybe Chris changed his clothes before the transformation. 

Yes, indeed, it was fun to watch the "knowing glances" between Barnabas and Julia.  It was quite satisfying to hear Elizabeth's story about Cassandra. It was neat that Elizabeth was able to "see" Angelique get torched. I'm surprised that Elizabeth didn't "wake up" sooner, since Angelique was "dead". I guess it was Carolyn's imminent danger that roused her out of her "dead but not dead" state. 

I think Elizabeth looked good in red, too. That was a lovely robe she was wearing. Even though she spent 3 weeks lying in that coffin, her hair was beautifully coiffed, with not a hair out of place.

----- Sally -----