Glory be, what a wonderful scene between Nicholas and Julia! The final part of it, when Julia was puzzled and disturbed by Nicholas's expression of admiration of her, reminded me of the Grayson Hall's final scene with Richard Burton in The Night of the Iguana. I know why Hall's character was disturbed in that movie, but I have some trouble understanding why Julia was disturbed today. Was it that she expected Nicholas to kill her for knowing too much? Or was it perhaps that she just couldn't imagine acting in any other way? Just like Martin Luther - "Hier steh' ich, ich kann nicht anders." "Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise."
And then what a wonderful scene between Nicholas and Angelique! That was a Julia-worthy slap that Nicholas gave Angelique. When he talked about how she had not been affected by punishment before, I suddenly thought of Reagan, the Teflon President. Angelique had a Teflon mind.
It was very sweet of Vicky to sit with Barnabas while he slept. But poor thing, everywhere she turns, nobody will tell her anything. No wonder she keeps saying, "I don't understand."