3 reviews
Let me begin this by saying that this wasn't my favorite episode, even though both stories were written very well, but one story wasn't terribly interesting to me, and the other almost brought a tear to my eye. Some familiar faces include Eve Plumb, Alison Arngrim, Donnie Most, Michelle Pfeiffer, and a brief cameo by MLB pitcher Don Sutton, which is his only acting credit. The story that didn't do it for me starred Most, who looks a lot like Larry Bird here, as a hack artist looking to paint a masterpiece. Although I think the story came together decently enough, I also found it rather dull, and I didn't buy the fact that Pfeiffer's character would be interested, and leave the island together with Most's character, strangely named Kermit. The other story was meant to be sad, as a woman(Plumb), who already knows she will die in labor, wishes to see her unborn daughter, played by Arngrim, in certain stages of her life. To add to the sadness, the late Heather O'Rourke plays her daughter as a young child; this was her first acting gig too. There's one sticky situation that Elizabeth(Plumb)has to get her daughter out of, and that was probably the best moment overall. I was hoping that Mr. Roarke could somehow save her life after she gives birth to her daughter in another month, but that wasn't meant to be. A bummer of an ending, I thought.
Wow. I can't believe how well done the Eve Plumb story was. I didn't like her at all in The Swimmer and I can't even remember her being in The Seance. So I was disappointed to see her disembark, yet again. But wow. Her story was so well done, just the right amount of violins to tug at your soul. She totally became the character, the mother, pregnant, who will never get to meet her child.
There's a bit of "the Ghost of Christmas Future" here, and this would be corroborated by a silly drop in by none other than Santa himself. A very poignant moment to see Eve's character's daughter first played by the late Heather O'Rourke. What an absolute beauty she was. As a grown up, the part is then played by Allison Angrim, Nelllie Oleson of LHOTP, who did a solid job, too. The scenes between these two women, breathtaking, even moreso when Mr. Roarke adds the finishing touches to the scenes.
The other story bored me to the max. I found Michelle Pfeiffer just dull but her fans will love seeing one of her original faces. The weakest link for me here was the Irishman, just boring character, and the silly writing, a boring story if there ever was one! Why must it always be like this with this show. Anyway, the Eve Plumb story got to me even more than The Wedding (Roarke's fantasy). I don't know, I just didn't expect that caliber of acting from that woman. I'm impressed. Maybe she was miscast all the other times I've seen her?
All in all, this episode is probably closer to a 7/10 but I'm giving it a 9/10 because this story is just that good. I'll be sure to revisit, fast forwarding thru the sorry Don Most storyline. Nothing against him, but the best part of his dumb script was the painting on the wall. (And we get to see one of Tattoo's paintings, another highlight, as it was probably indeed painted by Herve V.) Don't miss this one. If you have an open heart, you will love it. 9/10.
There's a bit of "the Ghost of Christmas Future" here, and this would be corroborated by a silly drop in by none other than Santa himself. A very poignant moment to see Eve's character's daughter first played by the late Heather O'Rourke. What an absolute beauty she was. As a grown up, the part is then played by Allison Angrim, Nelllie Oleson of LHOTP, who did a solid job, too. The scenes between these two women, breathtaking, even moreso when Mr. Roarke adds the finishing touches to the scenes.
The other story bored me to the max. I found Michelle Pfeiffer just dull but her fans will love seeing one of her original faces. The weakest link for me here was the Irishman, just boring character, and the silly writing, a boring story if there ever was one! Why must it always be like this with this show. Anyway, the Eve Plumb story got to me even more than The Wedding (Roarke's fantasy). I don't know, I just didn't expect that caliber of acting from that woman. I'm impressed. Maybe she was miscast all the other times I've seen her?
All in all, this episode is probably closer to a 7/10 but I'm giving it a 9/10 because this story is just that good. I'll be sure to revisit, fast forwarding thru the sorry Don Most storyline. Nothing against him, but the best part of his dumb script was the painting on the wall. (And we get to see one of Tattoo's paintings, another highlight, as it was probably indeed painted by Herve V.) Don't miss this one. If you have an open heart, you will love it. 9/10.
- imdb-25288
- Mar 28, 2023
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- mikeholmes-48012
- Dec 17, 2015
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