Blind Terror

Episode aired Sep 16, 1973
1h

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

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Crime Drama Mystery

Barnaby's investigation into the disappearance of a young girl hinges on a roommate who may have witnessed what happened to her. But the roommate herself now suffers from hysterical blindnes... Read allBarnaby's investigation into the disappearance of a young girl hinges on a roommate who may have witnessed what happened to her. But the roommate herself now suffers from hysterical blindness because of the traumatic event. Barnaby must find a way to crack the case before the roo... Read allBarnaby's investigation into the disappearance of a young girl hinges on a roommate who may have witnessed what happened to her. But the roommate herself now suffers from hysterical blindness because of the traumatic event. Barnaby must find a way to crack the case before the roommate becomes the next victim.

Director
- Walter Grauman
Writers
- Robert Malcolm Young
- Edward Hume
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7.1/10

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Trivia
Dabney Coleman's first of five appearances in the series.

Goofs
When talking to Barnaby Ellen makes a common mistakes of using the word "inferring" instead of the correct "implying".

Quotes
Barnaby Jones: It's kinda like finding a billiard table in a honeymoon suite. You gotta wonder what it's doing in there.

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2/10

It all hinges on a case of hysterical blindness....and some mumbo jumbo

"Blind Terror" is the first bad episode of season 1, at least in my opinion. This is because the story is built on a lot of psychological mumbo jumbo and REALLY strains credibility past the breaking point.

A woman witnesses the murder of her friend by someone she trusts. However, as she doesn't want to deal with this, she now has a Conversion Disorder in the form of hysterical blindness AND she cannot recall any of the events. To say this is incredibly unlikely (if not impossible) is an understatement....and basing the episode on such a reaction seems to be reaching. Additionally, the resolution to this by Barnaby Jones, PhD seems awfully ridiculous as well. All in all, a chore to finish and enjoy this one.

By the way, although a very bad episode, "Uninvited Peril" from season six managed to be worse!

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