Now that I'm recovering from my near-heart attack after receiving an e-mail message from the administrator that I had been removed from the board (were my comments on the supernatural really THAT controversial?), I've decided to
REALLY push things ...
(I
was relieved to find the thread saying that the same thing had happened to others, but my heart is still pounding ...)
Actually, my title for this thread is mainly an attention getter ... While it MIGHT be an interesting topic to debate in light of current world events, I fear that such debate would
not be healthy for this board ...
So, I
RESTRICT my comments to this sense: Is Angelique a terrorist, in a non-political sense? In other words, does she seek to terrorize, cower, and strike at innocents without mercy or conscience to get what she wants? Whether or not she has a legitimate gripe, does that justify her actions? Oh boy, that actually probably
could serve as a definition for a political terrorist. Let's just keep the discussion from veering into current events and mention of specific nationalities or peoples ...
One might argue, on the other hand, that in Josette's case, at least, Angelique might actually be doing Josette a big favor -- Josette will
not become one of the cursed undead.
Other comments upon viewing yesterday's excellent episodes ...
Strong acting by Grayson Hall as Countess DuPres. In fact, I think this is some of the best work she has done in the series up to now. She seemed very natural and real in her concern for Josette, her suspicions, her fears.
Louis Edmonds was superb, which isn't too surprising.
Has Vicki been visited by an Avon saleswoman in her jail cell? It looked like she had had a makeover. (Hope I'm not encroaching on Luciaphil territory here ...
)
Three clues ... I think these were 1) a lost ring, 2) the sound of glass breaking, and 3) a storm ...
I love the tension that this builds, but as those who have seen the complete series know, the tension will be
much more prolonged when even more interesting clues are presented in the 1897 storyline ... and there'll be a further twist of the screw when we get to 1840, when the ingeniously devised clues even cross the centuries ...
A sense of hopelessness in the face of fate ... that's a feeling that I realize DS often gives us. No matter what the characters do, if something is fated, it can't be stopped. (Oh, there will be a breath of relief, of optimism, at a couple of pivotal points in the last few months of the series ...)
It makes me think: would I want to know future events that may be in store for me?
Vlad
