Julia moans Barnabas' name. Liz tells her he left her to die.
Barnabas picks up the mallet and stake as Tom Jennings returns. He reminds him that it's almost dawn. They struggle, and Tom leans in to bite Barnabas' neck.
A rooster crows, and Barnabas reminds him he'll turn to dust if the sunlight hits him. Tom chokes Barnabas until he's unconscious, but leaves him alone as he struggles to get back into his coffin. Barnabas comes to and gets up, resting his hands on the coffin.
Julia moans about the light, asking Liz to close the curtains. She does as she's asked.
Barnabas opens the coffin. He picks up the stake and mallet, positioning it over Tom's torso. He hammers down the stake as Tom screams.
Julia wakes up screaming.
Barnabas drops the mallet. He realizes that Jennings must be buried after dark. He leaves to check on Julia, and does not notice that Blair is watching him from a distance.
Blair enters the crypt and opens the coffin.
Julia asks Liz for a mirror. She gets one and Julia is thrilled to see the marks on her neck are gone.
Barnabas arrives to check on her, and she says she's feeling better. He asks Liz to leave them alone for a moment and she does. Barnabas tells her that it's over, and Tom will never bother her again.
Liz stares out the window of the old house as Roger approaches. He lets himself in and calls to Barnabas and Willie. Barnabas comes downstairs and Roger apologizes for the intrusion. Barnabas explains that Liz arrived at the old house (not noticing that she was hiding behind furniture). Liz accuses Roger of plotting with Julia to bury her alive. Liz says she'll lead them to the coffin, and then they can discuss Windcliff.
There's another knock at the door, and Blair arrives with flowers for Julia. Barnabas says she's resting, and Blair asks Liz to check and see if she'll see him. Roger and Barnabas leave to look for the coffin. Liz comes down and tells Blair he can see Julia now. He heads upstairs.
Roger says he's sure there's no coffin where Liz is claiming, but he insists that they check.
Julia thanks Blair for the flowers. She says that she doesn't believe he just came to ask her about her health. She asks if he found out what he came there to see, and he says he did, noting that she was much better.
Barnabas tells Roger that if there is a coffin, they don't need to open it. They arrive at the crypt, and there is no coffin. Barnabas is somewhat surprised, wondering what it could mean.
Liz tells Roger that the coffin must have been moved. Liz tells him that Julia saw it. Liz assures them that she's sane.
Roger asks Julia if Liz saw her in the crypt, and if there was a coffin there. Julia says something strange happened to Liz after she left her. She denies Liz saw her in the crypt, and Roger suggests they have to send her back to Windcliff. Julia tells him not to send her back.
Barnabas comes upstairs and says Liz is sure they're plotting against her. Roger goes downstairs and Barnabas confirms that Julia lied to Roger. He wonders who took the coffin, and she mentions the coincidence of Blair stopping by. Barnabas says he must find the vampire who was responsible for Tom Jennings.
Our thoughts
John: As soon as Barnabas opened the coffin, shouldn't the light hitting Tom have caused him to turn to dust? Oh well, at least we got our first vampire staking of the series! Too bad they couldn't afford the sound effect of Barnabas hitting the stake with the mallet... That or Network Standards & Practices wouldn't approve.
Christine: Too bad Tom Jennings got the stake so soon. He was quite a frightening vampire. Barnabas wondered if anyone had ever looked at him as he was looking at Jennings in his coffin, and thought he wouldn't be alive now if someone had. While it's been a long time, I'm surprised he forgot the first person who ever stood over him in his coffin:
 |
| Episode 411 |
John: I wonder what Blair managed to do with the coffin. And since moving coffins isn't the kind of dirty work he normally does, I wonder who did it. Joe? Angelique?
Christine: We still don't know what Blair managed to do with Maggie. When are we going to check in on her and see if she's alright? As far as the coffin, he probably twinkled his nose or something to magically move it.
John: How is it not crystal clear that Blair is behind the new vampires in town, particularly after he made a point of checking in on Julia?
Christine: How is it not crystal clear that Blair is behind the creation of Adam's bride, particularly after he asked Julia if she was getting back to work soon? So, Barnabas finally had a tender moment with Julia! How long can this possibly last?
Barnabas: It's over. Tom Jennings will never bother you again.
Julia: Thank you, Barnabas.
Barnabas: You've saved my life so often that I don't deserve thanks.
No comments:
Post a Comment