When did Millicent learn the tarot? And of course now I am wondering where Countess is? And Daniel? And Joshua? I think everyone else is dead, right? Oh, yeah, Millicent’s maid, where is Millicent’s maid? Yeah, I know, Joshua is at work - I guess someone has got to earn a living.
Trask is brought to his knees by Barnabas in the form of a dead Maude in his bed. He inlists Forbes to help him get rid of the body but not before we are treated to some comical lines from Forbes who has dropped by for a favor – how contrived, I mean, convenient.
Trask delivers Forbes letter to Millicent and it is torn up by an indignant Naomi who challenges Trask at every turn – much to my and I would imagine everyone else’s delight. Naomi should have tripped Trask as he entered Collinwood uninvited. Millicent ends up reading the torn letter once Naomi leaves the foyer. Poor Millicent.
Trask’s Dream – Can something be boring and interesting at the same time. I didn’t enjoy watching it – not that it wasn’t well done or anything of that nature – but thinking about it is much more interesting than watching it – for me. I wonder if Barn is behind any part of this dream. Is it totally coincidental that Abigail's warning coincides with Barn’s need to get Trask to the Old House – either scenario seems totally plausible to me. The same, to a lesser extent with the ghost of Maude – Barn induced or guilt induced or angry ghost induced. All three work, correct?
I liked the dream set – the torches, the low hanging chandelier, the door, the flowing plastic strip curtain (corny in a way but I still liked the effect). I’m on the fence about having Abigail there in the spirit – at first I thought is was dumb but, why not? The same with Maude, but again, why not? I didn’t realize Nathan had thrown Maude in the water ala Ruby Tate, I must have missed that being stated. It makes sense though.
I should have something to say about Trask’s handling of his situation and what it says about him as a man/human being but I am not up to it. I just wonder what he would have done if Forbes had not shown up? I wonder how he would have proceded?