I missed this episode when it was first aired so I went to NBC.com and watched it. I too was disappointed as the plot was so badly convoluted. I was scratching my head at the end, as were most of you, until the light went on and I realized what Landis and the writer was trying to get across. To wit:
Sam and Carlos are getting married. Sam, throughout the whole show, seems like the sane normal person whereas Carlos appears to be the suspected serial killer. I believe that Landis was trying to show us how Sam perceived herself all along. And the final scene was her flipping back to her serial killer side, as if she had a split personality. In her mind, throughout the story, she was unaware that she was the killer. Her and her brother were no doubt in on this together and nothing alerted Sam that it was her brother dressed in the red scarf because she was "normal" in this side of her personality.
All the rest of the show, the twin uncles, the deaf priest, the strange acting groom and the lame use of religious icons, were all red herrings to throw the viewer off and to show how Sam perceived the situation. It's unfortunate that Landis didn't set this up correctly, as it *did* have potential, it was just poorly executed. At least that is my take on it.
Sam and Carlos are getting married. Sam, throughout the whole show, seems like the sane normal person whereas Carlos appears to be the suspected serial killer. I believe that Landis was trying to show us how Sam perceived herself all along. And the final scene was her flipping back to her serial killer side, as if she had a split personality. In her mind, throughout the story, she was unaware that she was the killer. Her and her brother were no doubt in on this together and nothing alerted Sam that it was her brother dressed in the red scarf because she was "normal" in this side of her personality.
All the rest of the show, the twin uncles, the deaf priest, the strange acting groom and the lame use of religious icons, were all red herrings to throw the viewer off and to show how Sam perceived the situation. It's unfortunate that Landis didn't set this up correctly, as it *did* have potential, it was just poorly executed. At least that is my take on it.