The first season alternates the Victoria and Burke Devlin
storylines, this episode focusing once again
on the mystery of Elizabeth Stoddard’s hiring of her. An ongoing plot
also concerns the potential nuptials of Joe and Carolyn, but it is obvious that
this will simply not happen. Reason being is Carolyn just doesn’t love Joe even
though she says so in this episode when he visits Collinwood with news of a
promotion (a promotion most certainly requested by boss Liz). There are a
couple of long smooches between Joe and Carolyn, and their happiness is
short-lived when he mentioned the big-M word. Carolyn talks about breaking free
from the shadow of the Collinwood mansion but can she really leave? When
Carolyn tells Joe she loves him, does she mean it? Joe comes across as a really
likable fellow, but he’s extremely gullible. It’s so obvious Carolyn is not
interested in a long-term romantic relationship. Anyway, we get another verbal
confrontation between Victoria and Elizabeth over the hiring, with the same
evasion and anger expressed by Mrs. Stoddard at the probing and investigating
of her new governess. Just like two episodes ago, Victoria is no closer to the
truth and the mystery remains. A big development does occur here and that is
Joe’s informing Elizabeth that Burke was interested in information about the
Collins family. As viewers the show continues to straddle us along, teasing us
with possible revelations, only to set us back. To be honest, I’m more
intrigued by the Burke Devlin storyline at the moment than Victoria’s secret
benefactor, why she was hired, and who her parents were. I like seeing how
Devlin’s presence stirs the pot and has many of the major principle characters
out of sorts. Victoria still remains the other character of major importance.
The show’s drama encircles Vicky and Burke, for the time being, but I’m
intrigued in the coming episodes, as the season transpires into the Barnabas
era, especially as characters evolve and stories involving them develop and
change.
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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