Sam leaps into an English castle where the occupants practice vampire rituals. He must save the young wife of the castle owner.Sam leaps into an English castle where the occupants practice vampire rituals. He must save the young wife of the castle owner.Sam leaps into an English castle where the occupants practice vampire rituals. He must save the young wife of the castle owner.
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- TriviaThe dagger that Victor Drake gives Nigel is said to have belonged to Count Báthory. This is an allusion to Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed who purportedly bathed in the blood of virgins to retain her youth. The episode incorrectly states that Báthory was male.
- GoofsThe real Count Báthory was female (Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed), and not male, as described.
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Admiral Al Calavicci: [reading from a book on vampires] "Vampires are not merely blood seekers..."
Dr. Sam Beckett: Oh, no.
Admiral Al Calavicci: "They are sexually obsessed, and many of them possess insatiable carnal urges beyond the grave." Now, what does that tell you?
Dr. Sam Beckett: It tells me that vampires and holograms have a lot in common.
- ConnectionsReferences Dracula (1931)
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Written by Velton Ray Bunch
Performed by Velton Ray Bunch
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Featured review
Shae D'lyn steals the show! Spectacular cast, set decor and costumes by Jean-Pierre Dorleac
Perhaps it is a bit unfair to expect this episode to be as awesome as The Boogieman, bar none the most awesome QL episode ever! (And why did they keep airing these Halloween episodes in February?!) The awesomeness here lies in the set decor, first and foremost, the cast and the costumes. The stories are always secondary for me, and it isn't great in itself, but the 3 other elements more than make up for that.
For anyone who konws Shae D'Lyn from her "edgy woman" performance in Dharma & Greg, it's a shock to see how amazing she is in the "damsel in distress" part. I confess, I had watched this back when, and then never made the connection, until I saw it recently. In my mind, Shae was playing herself as Dharma's friend. Tough, edgy, strong masculine energy. To see her being so weak and fragile here, she's spectacular! (I look in her eyes and see a tinge of "Don't believe me, I'm having fun with this" but that's probably just biased me.)
She could have played it like a cartoon, made a mockery of the part. But Shae D'lyn plays her part 'straight'. She has the dreamy eyes, the adoration for her husband (inhabited by Sam) and she even does the "heaving bosoms". She successfully turned herself into the gothic/romance novel heroine. She is a joy to watch! (And I never warmed up to her D&G character!) She steals every scene she's in.
But the other actors more than hold their own: from Horst, the castle caretaker, to the dinner guests, the gorgeous vampiress and her tuxedoed evil husband. I would say Sam & Al are really secondary here, as the other actors are incredible (and I'm a bit sick of Scott Bakula's simpering or whimpering or blumbering (is that a word?) acting. I'm talking about his acting choices, here: his character is endlessly weak, stammering and submissive and way to passive and progressive for me.
Now, I haven't followed any of these actors, I have no idea what they're like in real life (never seen them interviewed) nor seen them in any other roles, but Bakula's portrayal is very annoying to me. (I do recognize that he has oodles of screen presence.) But, for me, his Sam only gets noticed here because of the fabulous costumes Jean-Pierre D'Orleac graced him with. Al has his funny moments, reminding me of Starsky (in Voodoo Island) with his garlic round his neck. (Was he afraid of Sam or only of the creeper in the waiting room...or both?!)
Anyway, the other review reads bonkers! This is a must watch, especially if you're into Halloween's awesome decors, this is top rate! There's much more to say but I'm not really in a writing mood today, however I saw the 1/10 of the other guy and had to write the counterpoint of view. If you liked mine, hit the button down below and let others know that there's more of us that enjoyed this title than the naysayers! Thanks.
And no, even though I'm no fan of Scott Bakula nor his character of Sam here, I don't dislike him per se (he aggravates me more often than not and I just lament the role wasn't played differently by him, by I have no idea if he had to stick to direction or script mandates and couldn't be a bit more assertive or manly) but this is a solid show and there's a lot more to watch than the lead, namely the awesome costumes and decor, and the guest stars which have never been as fantastic as they are here because everyone is deep in character and were perfectly cast. And kudos to the late Dean Stockwell, always fun to watch, and the 2 have a bit of banter about vampires and holograms similarities, and humor always helps a show like this. A solid 9/10 from me!
For anyone who konws Shae D'Lyn from her "edgy woman" performance in Dharma & Greg, it's a shock to see how amazing she is in the "damsel in distress" part. I confess, I had watched this back when, and then never made the connection, until I saw it recently. In my mind, Shae was playing herself as Dharma's friend. Tough, edgy, strong masculine energy. To see her being so weak and fragile here, she's spectacular! (I look in her eyes and see a tinge of "Don't believe me, I'm having fun with this" but that's probably just biased me.)
She could have played it like a cartoon, made a mockery of the part. But Shae D'lyn plays her part 'straight'. She has the dreamy eyes, the adoration for her husband (inhabited by Sam) and she even does the "heaving bosoms". She successfully turned herself into the gothic/romance novel heroine. She is a joy to watch! (And I never warmed up to her D&G character!) She steals every scene she's in.
But the other actors more than hold their own: from Horst, the castle caretaker, to the dinner guests, the gorgeous vampiress and her tuxedoed evil husband. I would say Sam & Al are really secondary here, as the other actors are incredible (and I'm a bit sick of Scott Bakula's simpering or whimpering or blumbering (is that a word?) acting. I'm talking about his acting choices, here: his character is endlessly weak, stammering and submissive and way to passive and progressive for me.
Now, I haven't followed any of these actors, I have no idea what they're like in real life (never seen them interviewed) nor seen them in any other roles, but Bakula's portrayal is very annoying to me. (I do recognize that he has oodles of screen presence.) But, for me, his Sam only gets noticed here because of the fabulous costumes Jean-Pierre D'Orleac graced him with. Al has his funny moments, reminding me of Starsky (in Voodoo Island) with his garlic round his neck. (Was he afraid of Sam or only of the creeper in the waiting room...or both?!)
Anyway, the other review reads bonkers! This is a must watch, especially if you're into Halloween's awesome decors, this is top rate! There's much more to say but I'm not really in a writing mood today, however I saw the 1/10 of the other guy and had to write the counterpoint of view. If you liked mine, hit the button down below and let others know that there's more of us that enjoyed this title than the naysayers! Thanks.
And no, even though I'm no fan of Scott Bakula nor his character of Sam here, I don't dislike him per se (he aggravates me more often than not and I just lament the role wasn't played differently by him, by I have no idea if he had to stick to direction or script mandates and couldn't be a bit more assertive or manly) but this is a solid show and there's a lot more to watch than the lead, namely the awesome costumes and decor, and the guest stars which have never been as fantastic as they are here because everyone is deep in character and were perfectly cast. And kudos to the late Dean Stockwell, always fun to watch, and the 2 have a bit of banter about vampires and holograms similarities, and humor always helps a show like this. A solid 9/10 from me!
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