I started watching ATWT with the team just before Sheffer arrived. I also loved the early part of his run. I have a lot of fondness for Rose, thought she and Holden were more interesting than Lily/Holden at that point, fell in love with Carly and many other characters. I know Katie got annoying later on, but the Ednicott awards was a fantastic comeuppance!
During my adult rewatch, what I came away with is that there was almost a line in the sand about halfway through Maison Blanche. Everybody had some kind of lobotomy around that time, couldn’t see stuff happening right in front of their faces. That was also when the talking to themselves starts to get really noticeable and more frequent, and it goes downhill from there.
I pretty much hate the Posession storyline, but I watched it back then and it is iconic for a reason. But the earlier part of the story was played more gothic horror than camp horror, which it becomes as it went on. That’s why the only part I still like is Marlena’s reveal as the Desecrator, because that wasn’t floating above the bed yet and we didn’t know she was the devil lol.
This honestly sounds amazing. Before it got yanked from YouTube a few years ago, there were a couple of episodes up showing the climax of Vanessa’s plan against Lorie, including her death. I would love to see that whole story, because it was incredible.
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