Episode 19 is all about Burke, yet he never shows up on
screen. It is just amazing how one character can have all the principles so
shaken or bothered by his presence in town. Elizabeth is infuriated with
Carolyn for taking Joe to the Blue Whale just so she could see Burke. Joe and
Carolyn further address their shaky relationship; the beginning of the end is
quite visible here as Carolyn shows signs that marriage to him is just not
happening. Malloy and Sam talk about—guess who?—Burke Devlin, or share a
conversation that talks around Devlin. Malloy is obviously not about to spill
the beans, regarding Roger going to the police about Burke’s spotted near his
car, Vicky testifying to this fact, possibly responsible for the car wreck, to an
intensely curious Sam, at his usual watering hole, the spot at the bar of the
Blue Whale. Elizabeth confronts both Joe and Carolyn about Burke, and the
infamous trial that haunts the Collins family comes up at the very end with
this episode ending rather abruptly as mother and daughter remain at opposite
ends over Burke’s character. Definitely this show had a lot going on, multiple
conversations, and Burke remains a hot topic that will not fade. Victoria’s
past has become damn near non-existent at this point, the storyline rendered
practically insignificant as Roger’s crash, David’s animosity towards him (and
vice versa), and now Carolyn’s acting out, all deemed far more interesting to
Dark Shadows Creative than her pursuit of an identity/birthright denied her. It
is interesting how soap operas operate in regards to importance in
characters/storylines and how they can change over time. When both Victoria and
Burke stepped off the train, their stories were equally important, but as time
has progressed, his has taken center stage while hers has become idle, even
ignored.
Burke interrupts what could have been a decent dinner between Maggie, her father, and Vicky, and he's sore, agenda-driven, and pointed in defending himself, while also demanding answers...answers Sam is willing to flee to protect. Sam's only link to Burke at all, besides Roger himself, is the letter he wrote to Maggie. He escapes out the back door while the others were in the living room and heads to Collins Port Inn where the letter is kept but the owner will not give it over to him. The letter is Maggie's and she will have to give permission before Sam can get his hands on it. Malloy's death looms large and will not go away--especially as long as Burke steamrolls throughout Collins Port, pissed off and unrestrained. He wants to know Sam's connection to the wrongful conviction and isn't about to just forget his presence at the meeting that night. Maggie just cannot believe that her father had anything at all to do with Malloy's death; Sam and Malloy were fr...
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