The Ang/Barnabas scene where she lays the Dream Curse on him was surprisingly well done, with a great subtlety and mood, not the blunt matter-of-fact stuff we get more and more of, later. I hate the Dream Curse, but it's not bad yet. Since yes, things are moving fast now, maybe the shocking lameness will arrive very soon. By the way, I was certain that this whole scene was a dream, dom, I suppose one of those dreams in which one sees himself as a character (which is how all my dreams were when I was a kid). I really doubt that Angelique did a costume change into her servant dress, even if she can just conjure it up again.
Cassandra actually looks good in this episode, both wig and dress. ** Why's Barnabas still keeping late hours? Fear of reversion? They cut away as he and Peterson have their sit-down, to discuss the necking... but it got nowhere. I imagined Barnabas actually taking a stab at a genuine explanation: "You see Mr. Peterson, it's all really very simple. Last week I was a vampire, and I wasn't kissing my own cousin (what do you think I am, anyway?!)... I was in fact sucking her blood. But don't worry, everything's alright now, I was cured of vampirism a few days ago at a local hospital, and Carolyn's no longer my victim. What a merry mix-up it all is, wouldn't you say? Does all this reassure you, Mr. Peterson?"