Ooh, great episode. Barnabas and Julia and Willie talking and talking and talking - who could ask for anything more?
For some reason, I never previously paid close attention to Barnabas's reason for choosing Maggie as the life force. I've got to admit, it makes sense. Everything else about the Experiment is so iffy that I can see why Barnabas wants a known quantity for the life force.
Willie gets me when he tells Julia, "Yeah, you may be sick about this too, but you can work when you're sick! I can't!" - as if it gritting your teeth and getting through what you have to get through were a bad thing.
I was waiting for Julia's great moment, when she points out to Willie that she has been through, with Barnabas, exactly what Willie was facing with Maggie, and I was astonished at the quickness of it. It wasn't a grande dame moment; it was too human for that. And once again, there I was with my mouth open in awe.