Louie as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard.  Joan Bennett as _____.

Really, dom?

Well, there was one other moment of brilliance. Someone thought to drop a leaf from the sky during Ben & Natalie's grave site scene, I thought it was a marvelous moment of realism.

I wrote a review but deleted it. I would have probably gone with it had I been the first one here. It was so negative and nitpicky, pretty much the complete opposite of everything you said. Though I did agree with your assessment of the makeup, lol.

GMV Gorgeous Maine Vistas MV_

_locally raised_  &  _locally slaughtered_!!"

_ pitchforks, sickles & torches club _

Fun intro - C. Blackburn does the OVO (somewhat rare), we see a dead tree cross our view (very atmospheric) and Ben brushes against a cross-shaped tombstone that wobbles. Is it me, or is the secret panel in the mausoleum somewhat fickle? Sometimes it closes on it's own but usually the enterer closes it.

I am tired of Barnabas being so nasty to Ben. I get it Mr. writer - Barn is bitter and angry - I get it. Interesting writing approach in the first scene, a little corny but very dramatic and engrossing. I was slightly reminded of some of the recitations on the DS LP. I loved the second half of this scene, Frid was awesome (even though he started off shaky). Thayer - Fab as per usual. Nice to have Joshua's reaction explained (if not seen), we don't always get this consideration. I have to ask - Did Joshua really see Barn's ring on Josette's hand? I don't remember that. I remember Natalie talking about the ring after seeing it in the portrait in the foyer and Joshua stating that the ring was an original (a fabulous line I wish I would have quoted) and that there was no copy (perish the thought, lol).

I am loving the color palate in this episode - I am sure it is the same it's always been but today I am taking note of it. And the camera work is quite marvelous (though not perfect throughout). The camera work during Trask & Abigail is piss perfect. And the lighting is excellent throughout as well. The tech's are cooking with gas! Back to Trask & Abigail - OMGoodness! What a fantastic scene, I just loved it. And Lacey was fa-law-less! I have to wonder if Trask really believes in witchcraft and what he is doing? Well, if I ever wanted to question Abigail's intentions I now have no doubt that she is a bad person - I mean, she is 'cheating' to win. What a bitch.

Peter ain't so dumb - he knows something's up. Well, that 's what I think anyway. Thank goodness Ben stops Barn from going after Peter - well, in a manner of speaking. I know there are some here who'd like nothing more than to get rid of Peter/Roger Davis, lol. I liked the closing scene - more dramatic lines uttered by Frid - I was going to accuse him of hamming it up but I really enjoyed his delivery. I especially liked that Barnabas states that he is not yet fully aware of all of his superpowers. It gives the writers great leeway with his not being able to do things that we as the audience might expect him to do. Not that that is the writers' intentions.

_ 'woman' did not come from man's rib, but that 'man' came from woman's vagina_?