Interesting Joan Bennett details. Thanx for posting this. Also got a kick out of seeing Marilyn Michaels and Lillian Roth.

Love the music (I, Barnabas intro) used for the opening scene, not only for itself alone but for it's use here with the entranced 'floating' Carolyn. I love almost all of the DS music library and I really enjoy when it is perfectly matched to a scene. For me this is one of those times.

Did anyone think that Carolyn might kill David? I think I would have thought so had I watched during the original run. Barrett tripped on her lines a few times but the scene worked very well.

I very much enjoyed the first scene between Barrett and Hall. I am curious as to where Carolyn's bad attitude/nastiness towards Julia is coming from; Jealousy over Barnabas? Loyalty to Barnabas? It almost seems as though Carolyn thinks of Julia as her servant, as though having a foothold in both worlds gives her status above Julia. The whole scene was great and the last part of the scene was sublime. I'd have to list it among my favorites.

Has Julia's reason for keeping Vicki away from Barnabas been established? Is it jealousy on Julia's part or is she trying to protect an innocent Vicki? Well, if there were any doubts, it's clear that Vicki is beholden to Burke and not interested in Barnabas with her admission (even under hypnosis) that she is not even open to the idea of marrying Barnabas.

I like the pace the writers are setting having Carolyn being on to Julia so quickly.  It made the episode somewhat suspenseful and I am eager to see what develops in the next episode. 

I enjoyed this episode. Barrett & Hall are marvelous together. I liked the all acting and the writing, and the pace is moving along nicely.

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This kinescope’s quality is the best I’ve seen since joining the Watching Project. It just occurred to me that most of the nation only got to see DS in black & white if they were relying on these kinescopes. I wonder if the kinescopes were B&W forever or if the show eventually was seen in color nationwide.

Everything about Nancy Barrett’s performance is superb.

Barnabas is young looking again and Frid looks great here. He does an excellent job in his scenes with Barrett.

I’m always happy to see Louie, and I always enjoy his Roger.

Barn tries to rid himself of Julia and I am wondering if he just intends to let her walk away with all she knows. He agrees to “keep her on” temporarily, lol. I’d be a bit concerned about how I handled her, if I were Barn. Frid did well here and Hall was great as per usual.

I didn’t much like the closing scene with the tick tock of the grandfather clock, but it did lead up to a fabulous fade on Carolyn’s devotion.

...copying Vicki's fashion style!!"

That's what I think -- that these toys serve as a distraction. All anyone has to do is mention Sarah and it knocks Barnabas off his center. He might feel as though she were watching and that would be enough to stop him. That is, if he linked the soldier and Sarah together. But, Carolyn did pass the point of no return, something would have to have been done with her, so in this case, the toy soldier might not have been enough to protect/save her.

...it's easy to remember and so hard to forget!!"