Love the voiceover as written, which is wonderfully delivered by G. Hall, giving way to the image of evil, uh, I mean Barnabas at the Old House window. Loved the whole setup/intro.
The opening scenes are a mess but I like them anyway; there’s a lot of good stuff to crow about. OMGoodness, the way Frid raised his eyebrow when Julia said it was time for the injection, lol. And then he goes at her snidely (of course). I absolutely love it when Grayson yells out the word no. I used to make a cousin of mine laugh when I would do my Grayson yelling “NO!” imitation. So I smiled wide when she yelled it out after Barn grabbed her by the throat. And we so knew it was coming, and, by the way Julia backed away from Barn, I think she knew it was coming too.
Julia: “Harm me and you’ll never be safe. Never!” Barnabas admitting he’s frightened in this moment seems like some sort of milestone. By appearances, Julia seems to have convinced Barn that he is safe in her hands, that she can be trusted to look out for him and that she is, as he insists she must be, loyal. Barn mentions taking Josette as his bride – I needed to hear that for some reason. I wasn’t sure what his goal was anymore.
Okay, who cut the legs off the drawing room sofa? Did anyone keep a straight face while Julia was pouring tea?
The conversation between Roger and Julia was great. Apparently Mrs. Johnson, though not seen, is still a gossip, having told Julia about Dr. Woodard visiting David. The scene went well. I chuckled when Roger said that Barnabas wasn’t too upset about being told about David. I’m sure Julia begs to differ.
David is desperate at the thought of being sent away. And it leads him to desperate measures. BTW, does anyone think that the toy soldier looks like William DeFoe?
When I saw Alexandra I immediately felt disappointed that she didn’t do the opening voiceover (even though Grayson did a marvelous job at it). Vicki tells Julia about the toy soldier which leads to the discovery of yet again, a missing David. They both conclude that he must be at the Old House. I like the way Julia jumps at Vicki's mentioning that it is getting dark. Once again Julia is pressed into her true calling – actress.
With stolen keys in hand, David enters the Old House basement, discovers the open coffin and gets the fright of his life. And I must confess that I ended the episode with one-inch high goose bumps.
Grayson does the closing production call. Groovy!
