Shadows on the Wall: Episode 66

   

Before continuing, you may enjoy revisiting our original 50th anniversary summary and commentary: https://dsb4idie.blogspot.com/2016/09/episode-66-92666.html

Then & Now

Christine: Perhaps I can understand why Vicki wrote letters to herself as a lonely child growing up in a foundling home, but why is she still writing letters to herself now? She says her letters are like a diary but wouldn't it be easier to just keep a diary, especially if part of the purpose is to keep track of information that could help her find out about her parents? It's hard to tell if Elizabeth looks distraught because she finds Vicki's letter writing disturbing or because she feels guilty for abandoning her at the foundling home.

John: I think it's the latter!

John: How nice of Roger to 'help' Vicki remember... and Liz leaves them so he can do that!

Roger Collins Scar Tracker: We have a new development.

It doesn't look like we called it out 10 years ago, but Roger's scar s still creeping up his forehead. An update to the scar-tracker was definitely warranted!

Shadows on the Wall

John: Another appearance of the boom mic's shadow while Burke and Roger discuss timetables. Perhaps a shadow-tracker is in order?

Christine: Whoa! What happened to the camera operator?

Was Burke tap dancing his way out of Collinwood? Those clicking footsteps sounded remarkably light for someone threatening to come back and stay at Collinwood.

What grabbed your attention in today's episode?

Dear Vicki, I think my dinner date with Burke is off…

Shadows on the Wall: Episode 65

   

Before continuing, you may enjoy revisiting our original 50th anniversary summary and commentary: https://dsb4idie.blogspot.com/2016/09/episode-65-92366.html

Then & Now

John: Burke has an interesting understanding of what normal folks would call trespassing.

I want to think that Burke's given name was Burke Lobsterpot, and he only later changed it to Devlin. 

Roger spilling Sam's drink has a spontaneity that makes it seem unscripted. At least the manner in which Sam drops his glass.

Christine: I had the same feeling about that scene, though I also wonder if Roger saying, "You can buy another drink, you can't buy another life" was also unscripted. That is like some kind of Zen koan. I'm still pondering the meaning of that. 

Here we find Sam and Roger again discussing quite loudly their collusion in the manslaughter trial as well as Bill Malloy's murder even though it's still not confirmed that he was murdered. If only Bartender Bob could talk, he would tell all!

"If you ever want anything bad enough in this life, you have to wait for it," sounds more like a Burke Lobsterpot philosophy than a Devlin one. 

"Don't you have some knitting or gardening or something to do?" That was uncalled for, Devlin! Elizabeth only has time for tea!

Shadows on the Wall

John: How did we miss the shadow of the boom mic in the beginning of this episode when Burke starts up the stairs? Or seeing the boom mic itself when it shows up in the shot when Burke is looking out the drawing room window!

Christine: We missed it because we were enthralled by the storytelling and the action. Or maybe the portraits. 

On our last viewing, I noted that the portrait of Abigail Collins had taken the place of Isaac's portrait. We now know that this isn't the first time we've seen it, since it previously appeared in Vicki's room.

Episode 8

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