I love Magda, too. She's my favorite of Grayson's characters. She sure was being gutsy when she put on a show for Quentin and Judith to alert them of Barnabas's arrival. She should have known that Barnabas would find out.
Got to love Magda -- playing both sides against the middle so they're covered no matter how it plays out.
The scene when Quentin pulled the sword on Barnabas was very exciting. Barnabas really looked scared!snow_shocked]
Yes that scene was nicely played, and lol no crockery was broken this time.
Barnabas DID look terrified. And Quentin looked like a cat playing with a mouse. My guess is he did some of his quick thinking and realized from his own travels what pieces didn't fit. He had no clue what's up of course, but being the sweet trusting soul that he is
wasn't taking any chances that something would come back and bite him.
OH and did anyone else spot what looked like the Petofi box on the mantel under the portrait?
So now Quentin found out that Beth brought something into town, including a huge sum of money. It was entertaining to watch Beth be cagey with him and not tell him what was going on.
Loved those scenes, the early Beth with a backbone. She's one of the few people gets away with standing up to him. So much is made of her being the crying,put upon victim, it gets overlooked that she does NOT take crap from Quentin at the beginning -- and over time that seems to make him want her respect. I also noticed that after she slaps him and he asks her if it's guilt or anger, she says anger, and her voice is shaking like she's one of those people who, when they get totally furious, tends to cry.
LOVE Joan Bennett's costumes and hair. They are so right for the period and her social class. Ramse Mostoller is still credited for costuming. I'm sure I remember somewhere that she did costumes for one or more of the Merchant Ivory movies, or am I misremembering?
And a costuming glitch which I did notice was Quentin's suit. The greyor navy frockcoat and vest keep being worn with very light grey trousers during these eps. Wonder what the rationale was? Late Victorian males went for the dark and matching look for suits, not like the 1840s with the pastels.
Jeannie