Son of Turn of the Screw is starting up and I'm not enjoying it this time around. I don't find Hallie to be anywhere near as engaging a character as Amy. They come with similar backstroke: no parents, a relative who is not a caregiver, and taking up residence in a spooky remote mansion. I always found Amy to be endearing. Hallie tends to be shrill and whiny. Whether this is the fault of the actress, the writing or the directing, I'm not sure. But Hallie is a difficult character to like.
I can accept all the supernatural stuff that goes on in the DS universe. It's almost impossible for me to accept that Quentin would be lacking for female company. The 1897 Quentin had the reputation of Warren Beatty. Quentin had also been portrayed as someone with extensive occult knowledge, so I find it difficult to accept that he would have been so easily ensnared by Daphne.
David Henesy is quite good, as always. He somehow manages to be true to the character and make the story better than it would be otherwise.
