Another glorious episode, with squabbling galore, and a classic ethical problem at the heart of it. The Collinses deal with the classic ethical problem by surrounding it with tradition, like putting privet around an outhouse. Once Gabriel has gotten the losing slip in the lottery, it would be heresy for anybody else to go into the Room. I truly believe that Morgan and Quentin, if either of them had gotten the losing slip, would have gone into the Room without the histrionics that Gabriel is displaying, but neither of them will do it now, because the lottery - as if it were a living assistant to the Room - has chosen Gabriel.
If Catherine is so certain that the terrible effects of the Room are just a myth, she should display the courage of her convictions and volunteer to go into it herself. Morgan wouldn't let her, of course, even if she had gotten the losing slip - but would the rest of the family allow Morgan to sacrifice himself for Catherine if the lottery had chosen her? As it is, since the lottery did not choose Catherine, if she decided to go into the Room anyway, I can easily imagine Julia stabbing Catherine to stop her. The lottery has spoken!
What a scene Grayson Hall got to play with Lara Parker! It makes up for her having very little to do in yesterday's episode. If somebody were to go into the Room and come out alive and sane in the morning, would Julia, the center of her existence having been demolished, wither away and die? And, by the way, do we get to see Morgan trying to tell Julia not to be mean to Catherine? I want to see Julia rip him to itty-bitty shreds.
Christopher Pennock was fantastic as Gabriel, as if he were born to play the part.
Oh, it was all just wonderful!
