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SPOILER ALERT: ***
Figuring it was time for Vincent (Ron Perlman) and
Catherine (Linda Hamilton) consummate their relationship
(almost ALWAYS a mistake for a TV show where the two leads
have great romantic chemistry but don't do the dirty deed),
the producers decided it was time for bestiality --Catherine
and Vincent have sex. You'd never know it by the coy way
that we're told (rose buds springing open as a visual metaphor?
You've got to be kidding!). Catherine becomes pregnant (no
one asks if the baby will need diapers or a litter box).
Gabriel an evil genius (is there any other kind?) played
by Stephen McHattie kidnaps Catherine and is then killed.
Vincent now has a mission--recover his child and make goo
goo eyes at his new potential love interest (played by Jo
Anderson). ***
For fans the third season was, in many respects, a
slap in the face because a popular character was killed
and the chemistry between Perlman and Anderson just doesn't
gel on screen. The show will be enjoyed by long-time fans
but those new to the show may find the brief (it was only
12 episodes as the struggling show was cancelled) third
season disappointing to say the least. The show hasn't aged
as well as I thought it would and to be quite honest after
the first season, the show was like a kid riding skates
downhill--the further along it went the more rapid it went
to its own self destruction. ---
Image Sound:
The third season looks decent suffering from compression
artifacts and issues with grain. Surprisingly, older shows
such as "Wild Wild West" look much better than this show
does on DVD. It won't be a big issue for fans but it is
occasionally distracting. ***
Audio sounds fine with the original stereo soundtrack
used for presentation. ---
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