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Current Talk '09 II / Re: Discuss - Ep #0890
« on: November 24, 2009, 05:11:15 PM »
In retrospect, I can see how upsetting this episode must have been to the old guard of DS fans back in the day. The way Frid plays LeviaBarn is so subtle, cold, calculating, and insidious--a very different kind of villain from the 1967 Barnabas (who was sort of a debonair Mr. Hyde, or at least that's one way I would describe him). Frid's physicality and body language are so different from his previous work. Really excellent work from him in this show. Just how unnerving the fans found it can be viewed as kind of a tribute to how deftly he conveyed the character's new ruthlessness and froideur.
From a theatrical point of view, the Barnabas/Julia dynamic seems more lively when they're at odds rather than when they're in sync. Both actors had wonderful chemistry in their scenes together. I find the scene where Barnabas tries to throw Julia out of the house and berates her for her "curious belief that you have the right to know everything about me" one of the most disturbing moments in the entire series. It's like one of those moments when a pit seems to open beneath one's feet and you wonder whether you really know a person who has been in your life for years when they suddenly behave in a turn-on-a-dime about-face from established patterns.
G.
From a theatrical point of view, the Barnabas/Julia dynamic seems more lively when they're at odds rather than when they're in sync. Both actors had wonderful chemistry in their scenes together. I find the scene where Barnabas tries to throw Julia out of the house and berates her for her "curious belief that you have the right to know everything about me" one of the most disturbing moments in the entire series. It's like one of those moments when a pit seems to open beneath one's feet and you wonder whether you really know a person who has been in your life for years when they suddenly behave in a turn-on-a-dime about-face from established patterns.
G.