Fashion notes first . . .
Was not at all wild about Vicki's aquamarine dress. The color was kind of blah on her and it just sort of did absolutely nothing for her.
Liz's dress was more my speed. Her corsage was rather large though. And eek, the cartoon makeup is back.
Mother of God, where did they find Cassandra's wig? And have they never heard of styling it?
This is the first of Cassandra's outfits that would pass any safety standards for night time visibility. While I would personally not be caught dead in something that um, bright, I have to say, I like these on Cassandra. Maybe it's the wig, but they generally (note the generally, because there are definite exceptions
) flatter her.
The wig, however, is just plain scary.
Really didn't like Julia's gray pleated suit.
As for Cassandra's peignoir . . . okay, I admit my first thought was that the color could be called "Pepto Pink," but it got better under different lighting.
Onto the show . . .
It's weird. I normally dislike Angelique. Almost as much as Barnabas. She's just so much "it's all about me; feel my pain; you shall pay, blah, blah" and frankly, I echo the remarks of Buffy "We all have pain" and I would like her to get over her one-night stand romance and just MOVE THE HELL ON. Plus, she's just so damn mean, and her petty jealousies spill over onto the characters that really have nothing to do with her monomania.
But (exhaling), strangely enough, I enjoy watching Cassandra. I think it's because the character is such a mix of cruelty and incompetence. She waffles between focused revenge and "I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'll give it the old college try". Her clothes are fun and she's just a hoot and a half. So welcome, Ms Parker to your stint as the second Mrs. Collins.
What was all that patronizing crap about "go upstairs and take a nap, because you're hysterical" crap that Barnabas was pulling on Liz? This kills me. The original Liz would never take that line of bull.
Writing . . . okay, I'll go with purposefully Batman-bad, but God, it's so uneven. Vicki goes seesawing from wholehearted belief in the occult/supernatural to skepticism.
How the hell would Barnabas know what Roger felt about art?
Cassandra's appearance. After watching Vicki freak out every blessed time someone from her trip down memory lane just shows up and stands there, you would think she'd pull a hysterical screaming jag upon seeing Angelique.
Liked the showdown between Roger and Liz. Almost like old times.
Some of the writing was a good deal sharper. Color me surprised to see that Sam Hall wrote these. Some very nice work on a number of different levels. Performances were on key too.
You know I can't help but think though that if Cassandra had shown up in 1966 when the characters still had their brains, her stay would have turned out very different.
Adored the confrontation between Liz and Cassandra. I absolutely loved the fact that Cassandra assumed that Roger owned the house and the money. Nice little smirk on Bennett's face when she corrected that false assumption.
Something that is very much a part of all of this incarnation is that desire to be the lady on the hill. People who keep saying "I'm just a poor slob, not like you" generally have insecurities about their background.
Curious about something. Always have been. Cassandra does react/use to certain characters because of their resemblances to people that she knew (Maggie, Tony, Roger, etc.), but Liz is the spitting image of Naomi--a woman who was genuinely kind to her. Why then is she so hostile from day one? I agree with the poster on the current topics board, bad tactical move on Cassandra's part.
Wondering idly here if Liz could get Roger arrested for bigamy . . .
Nice interaction between Julia and Cassandra too.
Poor Roger, what a honeymoon.
Luciaphil
