Any negative thoughts I express here do not in any way indicate lack of appreciation for the gift of all the tapes. I'm in the grips of it all despite the occasional pothole.
BC says he has no intention of letting Adam run amok at Collinwood, goes and gets this big old rifle and stands there obviously meaning business... then Juila asks, "Barnabas, what are you going to do?!" I'm going to challenge him to a game of pinochle, Julia!! What does it look like?!
The very bad stretch of writing around this time, possibly the worst I've seen on DS, doesn't seem attributable to any writer. Same old names. It's picked up now fortunately, but these are older notes.
Good scene with Maggie staring down Willie in the crypt. She summons up wisdom and courage there, and is obviously absolutely right, yet wrong in the context of the show. BC can't be turned in. Overall, the very cool transition I was looking forward to of Barnabas from dark to light didn't happen. It was all a cheat. Willie in particular views B as a benefactor and saint to be protected at all costs, for no apparent reason.
Thayer David, when he's been walking and has to stop, needs to teeter back and forth sideways before achieving stability and coming to a full stop. I associate that instinctively with Petofi, but it's just TDs build I guess.
BC becoming human was a glorious opportunity wasted. His first healthy entry into Collinwood should have been as affecting as his first in 1967. His new life should have been a wellspring of compelling scenes and moments. It should have been part of what DS was about for awhile. Instead, it's back into a dark cellar for Barnabas, tending equipment.
Why kill Eve? And a middle-aged rich guy with a syringe as an assassin? Everybody at the Old House sort of lost their minds at this point.
I cannot believe Jeff's aimless babbling about V forgiving him for no reason worked.
Does Eve have the Petofi box in her bedroom?
I have more but I owe eyes and brain a favor and will knock off for now.
