tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post8550929836492502951..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: REVIEW: Houdini & Doyle (ep. 8): StrigoiJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-68368550893638810742016-06-23T14:52:07.573-07:002016-06-23T14:52:07.573-07:00This is the first episode that I had to struggle t...This is the first episode that I had to struggle through. It bored me to tears and could not hold my interest. <br /><br />I'm accepting that this is in an alternate universe, hence the differences from our reality, but I too wish they showed more escapology from Houdini.<br /><br />I'm afraid that if it doesn't get better quickly it's going to be limited to a single season.Amazed and confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08440951890663749280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-18767390105454319532016-06-21T19:59:29.224-07:002016-06-21T19:59:29.224-07:00I second that.
-MeredithI second that. <br /><br />-MeredithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-167177672848730402016-06-21T19:43:46.757-07:002016-06-21T19:43:46.757-07:00Obviously, historical accuracy is not a hallmark f...Obviously, historical accuracy is not a hallmark for this show. Stoker would have been a ghost in this episode. Harry's mom died on July 17, 1913. Bram passed a year earlier on April 20, 1912. Aside from that, I like the story-telling aspect.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208781317420272158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-87617682415053451932016-06-21T14:30:34.550-07:002016-06-21T14:30:34.550-07:00But Michael Weston is doing a good job of keeping ...But Michael Weston is doing a good job of keeping him lively and likable. I'd like to see Weston play Houdini again, maybe in something a little more biographical.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-6273434667354195312016-06-21T14:05:33.008-07:002016-06-21T14:05:33.008-07:00Excellent point, Meredith. That sequence does appe...Excellent point, Meredith. That sequence does appear to be a nod to the 1915 stunt. HH calling for help and his hand breaking the surface and being dragged out. It's all from that.<br /><br />Yes, I liked this episode more than Bedlam. And Diana Quick is an excellent Mama. In fact, this series really does a wonderful job of showing their close relationship, and it was moving to see all the John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-43239046183438297342016-06-21T12:56:18.040-07:002016-06-21T12:56:18.040-07:00Regarding the "buried-alive" sequence, I...Regarding the "buried-alive" sequence, I'm of the opinion that having Houdini fail to escape completely on his own was a nod to his near-fatal 1915 stunt in California, as well as his relative lack of experience regarding "death-defying" stunts at that time of his life. While the show certainly compresses time, in the "real" 1901 he had just started doing bridge Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-81338770885424577872016-06-21T08:10:54.140-07:002016-06-21T08:10:54.140-07:00You've hit the nail on the head. What's th...You've hit the nail on the head. What's the point of using Houdini as a character if he can't escape or do anything magical? They're making him into an insufferable bore!DAVID SALTMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270760638995836991noreply@blogger.com