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« on: September 15, 2013, 03:27:26 AM »
Seeing Adam and hearing him described as a strange creature comes across as odd to me at this point in time. And I think the word 'strange' is the more disconcerting of the two.
Stokes & Blair: Good writing but the acting fell a little flat IMO. I think this is the second time (if not more) we are to associate a warning of 'loss of self control' with Nicholas and I have to wonder if his fate has already been sealed by the writers. Seeing Stokes wearing black gloves made me think of Petofi.
Stokes & Carolyn: Well done. What an unlikely alliance their pairing is. Can Carolyn be considered a complex character? I'm asking because she can be so smart and so stupid, so kind and so spiteful, so irrational and so composed. I had to chuckle when Stokes says "You must be joking!" when she suggests that Adam is falling in love with her. Carolyn's hair is back under control, lol.
Stokes & Adam & Carolyn: Very well done. Acting & writing, each superbly executed by all involved parties.
Stokes & Julia: Arguably, the juiciest scene in the episode, chuck full of great lines and pertinent character statements. It all came together wonderfully. Julia's outfit was ghastly. Though the grays looked look on her as a color. And the more I see it the less appalling it becomes.
Nicholas & Ghosts & Adam & Carolyn: Sufficient. Always fun seeing Nicholas conjure. Lol at Magnus' take on the scene. And I will admit that it was a creative way to have Nick find out where Adam is. I like the line - "If you are to know any rest in death only I can find it for you in the artificial life that is the sum of all of you." The Adam & Carolyn part of it was very good.
Thayer was channeling Bette Davis again, especially in the scene with Adam, lol. Loved it.