So, no reports as to how the weekend went?

Hope a good time was had by all.

G.

Klaus Mikaelson... oh baby baby baby ... I can't .... *SWOON*

DS content, uh... just think... if DC hadn't had Don Briscoe keep ripping his shirt off, today's trend of shirtless hunks might NEVER have happened!!  (OK, that's a long shot, but the best I can do)

G.

In her first book published in the 1980s, KLS recalled that the striking-Sam-blind storyline was written to accommodate the actor's need to rely on the TelePrompTer more heavily than would have been possible had he not been wearing dark glasses. She also gave an account of a certain pivotal episode for the character of "Pop" Evans that isn't supported by the tape, though I've always wondered if the incident might have happened during the "tech" runthrough on the sets (a dress rehearsal with the cameras to make sure blocking decisions were on the mark). 

Given that Sam's next major storyline echoes events in the classic horror film Bride of Frankenstein, I'm not sure I entire buy KLS's story from her memoirs.  It is certainly true that some cast members made heavier use of the TelePrompTer (or other memory aids provided for them by the crew) than did others.

G.

It was announced today on Grayson's F-b-k page that Sam and Matt Hall have had to cancel at the last minute, as Sam is unwell.

I hope the event is a success for all involved.

G.

That was a great post, Dom, with the transcription of that scene.  I agree that the writing really goes off the cliff with these episodes.  Soooo bad.

G.

Thanks, MB!  After this reminder, I remember that the last time this episode was posted, you or somebody mooted this theory, that Jon had to skip the day's work at the last minute and Grayson may have stepped in and done more or less the Barnabas lines with very minor rewrites.

That makes a lot more sense than any other explanation I can think of.

Best, G.

I always find this such an odd episode in terms of how Julia's character is written.  She's such a cold, bitter rhymes-with-stitch, especially to Willie, for whose care she had been technically responsible.

In her next episode, she's back to the more caring Julia we've come to know in the 1968 episodes.  I find this one an odd blip to say the least.

No one else has commented on this so I guess I'm in a small minority in finding the writing to be very discontinuous here.

G.

A very reliable source has confirmed that the voice on this track is indeed Grayson Hall.

I just love this...

G.