Now there's a sentiment from a romantic guy, so in love with his long dead doomed lover that all it takes is any living female being put under his spell to spend all eternity with him. I guess even a ghoul gets lonely. It's humorous and campy to think that a life living off of human blood is an eternal life worth living. But Jonathan Frid is so Bela Lugosi like in his performance that he is convincing as someone who would rather live this way as the undead rather than be at peace. Barnabas realizes that he doesn't have a chance with Maggie and decides maniacally to dispose of her. It's in this episode that he reveals a teeny bit of how he got the way he is, a fascinating hint of the show's future.
This episode is quite scarry and haunting with clues and threats and even a bit of pathos for the villain. Quodos to the stage hands for making the doors squeak in hideous ways and adding real dark shadows into the photography. John Karlen once again adds dimension to the troubled Willie, stuck with Barnabas against his will, but determined to make sure that Maggie survives even at the cost of his life. It's the little subtleties like the that has aided the show standing the test of time.
This episode is quite scarry and haunting with clues and threats and even a bit of pathos for the villain. Quodos to the stage hands for making the doors squeak in hideous ways and adding real dark shadows into the photography. John Karlen once again adds dimension to the troubled Willie, stuck with Barnabas against his will, but determined to make sure that Maggie survives even at the cost of his life. It's the little subtleties like the that has aided the show standing the test of time.