tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664865869429189611.post5655948825008619827..comments2024-03-15T19:22:00.426-07:00Comments on Dark Shadows Before I Die: Episode 41 - 8/22/66John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15830334036783163702noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664865869429189611.post-848564911765759752024-02-17T10:13:30.698-08:002024-02-17T10:13:30.698-08:00Actually, violence against women and children in t...Actually, violence against women and children in the 1960s was quite common and it's not a stretch to believe that Sam could be a loving father who didn't find anything wrong with smacking his daughter around, just as he may have done to his wife after a bout of drinking. <br /><br />"50 Years Ago, Doctors Called Domestic Violence 'Therapy'"<br />https://time.com/3426225/domestic-violence-therapy/<br /><br />"The Battered-Child Syndrome: 50 Years Later"<br />https://www.huffpost.com/entry/battered-child-syndrome_b_2406348<br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04594017640571724035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664865869429189611.post-9199690212905728082024-02-16T14:11:29.257-08:002024-02-16T14:11:29.257-08:00Anon - We're thrilled you enjoy the blog, and ...Anon - We're thrilled you enjoy the blog, and truly appreciate your taking the time to add to the discussion! I pride myself on my patently absurd beliefs, and by no means do I claim to know the intent of the show's writers — particularly when they get to parallel time... ;) John Scolerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800985021534562914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664865869429189611.post-68753260581694581872024-02-16T13:52:16.760-08:002024-02-16T13:52:16.760-08:00"there's no way I'm believing he hasn..."there's no way I'm believing he hasn't done that before."<br /><br />I enjoy this blog, but that is patently absurd. Sam is a loving father to his daughter. You can see it in how she smiles whenever he's around. The idea that he beats her is ridiculous, and there's no way that was ever the intent of the writers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664865869429189611.post-89044406097487694432022-08-22T16:05:27.863-07:002022-08-22T16:05:27.863-07:00It doesn't look to me like Sam has hit Maggie....It doesn't look to me like Sam has hit Maggie. She's inches from his face when he is at his angriest, yet she doesn't flinch, doesn't slump down, doesn't show any sign of withdrawal or fear or anger or panic or sullenness or bewilderment or any other possible response to physical abuse. Aciliushttps://whataciliusthinksaboutdarkshadows.wordpress.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com