S15E3, Death and the Divas

S15E3, "Death and the Divas" starts off with an intriguing blood sucking murder (or two), so you're hooked in from the get go. John and Sarah giddily attend a horror film festival with stars in their eyes, cute couple these two. Kate shows up as well--are we to discover she has a life outside her medical scrubs and possibly a personality outside of expert on decomposition? Ooh, it's raining at night, how atmospheric! American accents? Oh, dear me--hopefully they're the next victims! Ha! A pair of lovers in bed? Hopefully they're next! Pleasant scenery and eye-candy interiors keep me satisfied. A steady pace of motives fall around, until the 2nd murder itself drops--then a couple more motives add up, keeping me curious. The supporting guest cast acts very well (some familiar faces), but there are several scriptural raunchy bits--silly, though they match the old, vampy vibe of campy movies. Vampy campy! Still, an actual sex scene with sounds and all is jarring, but thankfully brief. Leads me to laughter, though, when Jones gets the wrong idea about Sarah being part. Although the ear piercing screaming is too much even in its suspenseful ending, it's another episode fit for a fun-filled Halloween night, or any day! 

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S13E4, The Silent Land

The Silent Land, S13E4, is very enjoyable! This one has all the things, including Cully! We've got a mysterious cemetery at night, talks of ghosts and curses, accompanied by traditional "folk" music and ominous shadows. Eerie intrigue ensues as Joyce plays an integral part of the plot: did she or didn't she...kill a man?! And speaking of plots, we've got a foggy, historical, and scandalous graveyard for that. The poor Mrs. Barnaby can get no relief, but can blame her own curiosity when it comes to once again witnessing a brutal murder. We see actor Danny Webb (also seen in S10E1 "Dance with the Dead" ), and he similarly plays a creepy creep to its creepiest level. Speaking of creeps, there's another one here as well, and he's a very distasteful lad who tells a very distasteful joke. And then there's a smooching in bed scene which may not warrant warning, but does merit a mention of my disapproval. But alas, we've got loads of Barnaby family time, rain and thunder, and yes, an actual apparition! Don't miss this one, and save it especially for Halloween and/or dark and stormy times. That's 4 down, and 4 to go...

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