Shadows on the Wall: Episode 27

   

Before continuing, you may enjoy revisiting our original 50th anniversary summary and commentary: https://dsb4idie.blogspot.com/2016/08/episode-27-8266.html

Then & Now

John: For all the times Carolyn called David a monster, she seems shocked to hear that he may actually be a monster.

Well, Bronson is no Charles Bronson. I completely forgot that he was Grandpa from The Lost Boys — his voice didn't change in the 20 years between the show and movie.

Christine: It's a good thing Bronson knows his limits. He came close to giving Roger some serious competition in the drinking department in just this one episode. 

John: Carolyn is perhaps our most convincing ghost whisperer yet. 

I love how Liz just leaves the door to the 'always locked wing' wide open.

Christine: Right? Ghosts could easily come creeping out of there. 

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John: Whose portraits are hanging in Vicki's room?

Christine: The portrait of Abigail Collins is hanging above Vicki's dresser, and the two portraits over her bed are too difficult to make out to allow an identification at this time. I don't believe the portraits hanging over the mantel are ever identified, but my guess is that they are former governesses Phyllis Wick and Rachel Drummond, though that theory may not hold up once the show goes back in time.  

John: I think the actual magazine article was titled, "How to sabotage your father's car." Funny that Liz mentions the suspicious article is in Vicki's room... is she building a case against her?

Christine: Don't miss the rare sighting of a TV at the Bangor Pine Hotel. 

What did you notice during this viewing that you had never noticed before?

Shadows on the Wall: Episode 26

  

Before continuing, you may enjoy revisiting our original 50th anniversary summary and commentary: https://dsb4idie.blogspot.com/2016/08/episode-26-8166.html

Then & Now

John: David was awfully rough with Vicki. I don't know why she didn't go right to Liz. And then David tells his Aunt that Vicki tried to hurt him. Like she'd believe that. 

Christine: I was wondering who came away from that altercation with more bruises. Vicki did land a good elbow to David's face, so he was not lying when he said she hit him. 

John: The Sheriff is right. Why would Roger think Burke would hang on to the bleeder valve if he was the one to remove it?

Christine: Poor Sheriff Carter was having a bad day, with mustard on his ham and rye, and Roger Collins throwing the weight of the Collins family name around while threatening his job. 

John: It's disappointing that Liz is so blinded by her love of David that she can't fathom Vicki's story is true. As if Vicki had something to gain by making up such a story. If David were sent away, she'd be out of a job.

Christine: David sneaks out of the closed-off wing at the beginning of the episode, though it's unclear how he gained access when we've been led to believe that the door is always locked. If he could slip in and out with Vicki's letter, he could have just as easily hidden the bleeder valve there. 

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John: Do we know who is in the painting we pan past in the hall outside David and Vicki's rooms during Vicki's opening narration?

Christine: I'm assuming you are referring to the painting hanging above the Petofi box and not the one we see briefly after the opening shot of Collinwood, where what appears to be the reflection of the chandelier is visible. We don't know who is in the painting, but let's just say it's Millicent Collins. 

John: I wish we could read the details on the FBI wanted poster in the sheriff's office!

Christine: The sheriff's office has a number of wonderful details to enjoy, and quite a few criminal posters for a town that purportedly doesn't have very serious crimes...for now. I was wondering if the photo hanging on the bulletin board by the water bottle is showcasing the officer of the month. 

Ten years ago, I noted that the portrait of Isaac Collins had gone missing from his usual location, and there was no sign of him in this episode. However, I discovered that he was indeed hanging to the right of the drawing room windows again. I'm beginning to believe that Isaac Collins may be the most important character on the show.

What did you notice during this viewing that you had never noticed before?

 

Shadows on the Wall: Episode 25

    

Before continuing, you may enjoy revisiting our original 50th anniversary summary and commentary: https://dsb4idie.blogspot.com/2016/07/episode-25-72966.html

Then & Now

John: Where's Vicki at when David is snooping around her room? It seems like this is during the time when she should have been teaching him. 

Liz is awfully worked up over Vicki potentially finding out the truth about why she was hired.

Christine: I'm assuming that's because she doesn't want anyone to find out that she's really Vicki's mother. If this theory is correct, it raises the question of who Vicki's father is and whether his identity is the reason why she wants the secret to remain undiscovered. 

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John: Roger walks into the drawing room holding a letter, and Liz somehow knows it's Vicki's letter, and no one asks him what he's doing with it!

Is that the same issue of Mechano David was reading last time?

There's a nice view of the desktop robot today. 

Now that Vicki's got the bleeder valve, she holds all the cards. Will she use it against David? Burke? Or will she find the wreck wherever it's at and replace it, blowing a hole in Roger's story? 

Christine: David is reading a new issue of Mechano magazine this time. Since he gave Vicki his last issue, she may indeed have learned the skills needed to replace the bleeder valve and undermine Roger's claim.

We actually get a good view of all four robots as Vicki searches David's room for her letter. Or is that five? Did the robot from the desk migrate to the bookshelf beside the table with the globe, or is this a new addition to David's robot army?

Are those travel pamphlets on top of David's dresser? Perhaps it's evidence that he's planning to skip town.

What did you notice this time that you had never noticed before?