André interrogates Angelique as to his daughters state when she was helping her prepare. She says Josette told her nothing. Barnabas enters and tells him that the Reverend is upset. Ben enters and tells André that Josette and Jeremiah's horses are both missing from the stable. Barnabas asks André if he thinks Jeremiah had anything to do with Josette's disappearance. André goes upstairs to see if Jeremiah is still in the house.
Ben tells Barnabas he's sorry for what has happened. Barnabas tells Ben and Angelique that neither of them is to tell anyone what happened that night. He sends them to their respective rooms, and tells them not to retire as he may still need them. They go, and André returns. He says Jeremiah is not in his room, and his and Josette's luggage is gone. Barnabas is not pleased with the implication. He's sure it's just a coincidence. André is curious as to Jeremiah's whereabouts, and Barnabas suggests that Josette's whereabouts are of greater concern. Barnabas suggests that Josette's horse may have been stolen, and she may be in danger. He says he's going to his room to get his pistols, and then go look for her.
Angelique lies down on her bed. She sits up just before Ben enters. She says he's supposed to knock before entering a room. She says she has no need for him right now. He congratulates her for manipulating everyone. He says Joshua is a saint compared to her. She calls him stupid, and when he goes to grab her throat he stops short. She says he should stick around to see what's in store for Barnabas. She explains that he will turn to her out of his own free will. She says she wants Barnabas to know before the night is over that Josette and Jeremiah have run off together. She says Barnabas is in the woods right now looking for Josette. Ben says he should be with him, and she says he's not alone. He'll have all the company he needs.
Barnabas searches the woods, calling out to Josette. He hears a rustling and draws a pistol. He then hears laughing. Someone materializes, claiming to be Jeremiah. He tells Barnabas Josette has run off with him, and that Barnabas is a fool. He shoots at the apparition, which disappears.
André runs to him and asks why he fired his pistol. He says he saw a man who claimed to be Jeremiah, saying Josette ran off with him. André suggests he imagined it, and tells him they should return to the house. A woman's voice calls to Barnabas and tells him to go to the road. He asks what road, and André asks who he's talking to. The voice tells him to go to the road to Collinsport, so he does, with André following him. They go to the road and find Josette's wedding veil in a tree.
Angelique tells Ben that he's found her wedding veil. She says they will soon return to Collinwood, and Barnabas will be changed. She says they must leave her room separately, and Ben suggests that she's concerned Barnabas might think there's something between them. She tells him she'll turn him into a moth if he doesn't show her respect.
Barnabas and André return to the house with Josette's veil. He asks if André thinks she might have been abducted. Ben enters and asks if everything is alright. He says it's not. He tells Ben he was looking for him earlier to help in the search, and then sends him to bed. Angelique enters and asks if there's any news on Josette. André suggests that Barnabas get some rest, but he says he plans to sit up and wait for her. Angelique tells him he should rest, and he tells her that in spite of what he's been through, he still loves her, and will always love her.
Our thoughts
John: Someone really should have cleaned the dust and dirt off of the slide of Collinwood shown under the opening narration.
Christine: The gathering dust is an indication that time stands still at Collinwood, or it could be that there's a really bad lint storm happening in 1967. Someone realized that we might be wondering why Angelique doesn't just cast a love spell on Barnabas and thought to explain it today.
John: So why exactly would phantom Jeremiah not be portrayed by the same actor as Jeremiah? Worse yet, the blue screen shot is probably the worst to date, making it look like he's in front of Barnabas, who is looking behind him.
Christine: Did you mean Phantom of the Opera Jeremiah? All he needed was a mask. Wow! That sure was something! Thanks for leaving it to me to address his over-the-top, maniacal, falsetto laugh and overdramatized voice. And what was up with the funky hat? The overall effect was incredibly creepy, even with the poor positioning of the blue screen effect. Did I say creepy? I meant laughable. Angelique is not very good at witchcraft, though, is she?
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John: So things aren't quite going as planned for Angelique. She may have to go back on her no-potion plan to get what she wants.
Christine: I enjoyed how Ben challenged and mocked Angelique throughout the episode, seeming to forget the Joshua cat incident. It was funny that his suggestion that Barnabas might think they had something going on was what pushed her over the edge, prompting her to remind him of her transformative abilities. He did not appear to relish the idea of becoming a moth.
2 comments:
Who was the actor who played that?! Was it the same guy who originally played Paul Stoddard?
Fake Jeremiah was played by David Cryer, the father of Jon Cryer.
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