Sharon Smyth was distractingly unrehearsed in that she couldn't keep her eyes off the teleprompter, so much so that she made Joan Bennett seem like a seasoned pro, oh, wait a minute...
It really didn't occur to me until today that it appears that Daniel & Sarah will spend no time together on screen in this storyline. Is Daniel even in Collinsport? I thought he arrived with Millicent, but maybe not. The scene with Ange & Ben made me think of Petofi, in the way that there seems to be no escaping their powers. As a kid I remember feeling so desperate that Petofi was unstoppable, as Ange appears to be now. I agree DarkLady, for me, the character of Angelique is rounding the corner of no return with the torture and eminent death of a child. I thought the look on her face as she was puncturing Sarah's doll was very intriguing. I had little luck trying to interpret her expressions. I wanted to see reluctance & self loathing where I saw evil but I really couldn't come to any concrete conclusion. Ange doesn't seem to have a sense of remorse so it seemed more like cruelty and anger to me. I guess Ange has given up on having Barn come to her willingly as she now blackmails him into marrying her. I guess as long as she doesn't have to cast a spell on him, she can live with it.
I agree Magnus, Barn really should see the signs but I guess because he doesn't believe in witchcraft at all; he is blind to the obvious. It would be one thing if he believed in witchcraft but didn't believe Vicki was a witch. But it seems more like he believes Vicki is innocent because he doesn't believe in witchcraft at all. I think if he believed in witches he would have fingered Angelique quite a while ago, if not, then surely now.
Ben: "You are a witch! No wonder why Mr. Barnabas don't wancha!" (Not a funny moment but...
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Random thoughts: Is Sarah's room a new set? I think I've seen that tile that's around the fireplace before. Big video glitch at the close of the intro scene. On the DVD also? Another marvelous performance by Parker & David. Frid also turned in a fabulous performance, especially the scenes with Smyth in them. The scene where Sarah asks for her doll and he offers to get it for her, it practically made me faint. It was so soft and tender and sympathetic and loving. It was sublime.