Wow. This really is the best TV show ever.
But I hate Julia's medallion. There are so many fake things on the show that don't bother me - wiggling treetrunks, disappearances that you can see coming minutes beforehand, and I don't know what else - and I tell myself, "Concentrate on the story" and it works - but that so-called medallion sets my teeth on edge. I had something once that was exactly like it. No metal involved. Plastic and cloth and stuffing. You can see that this one's the same because there's just no weight to it. Barnabas got a nice medallion. Why couldn't Julia?
Rant finished, I proceed to Barnabas. What a wonderful package of contradictions he is! He loves Vicky, and he can't wait for her to get over Peter Bradford. But he's scared of her, so scared that he is willing to bite her, which he couldn't bring himself to do before. He's not making any sense, and Jonathan Frid makes it all believable. Great scene at the end, with Vicky coming willingly to Barnabas. Very weird. I think I'd come to Barnabas too, if I were Vicky.
The business with Jeremiah telling Vicky to beware of Barnabas is reminiscent of Sarah telling David the same thing. But this time around it makes sense.
