11th November, 2017
It’s official.
I’ve done dafter things: but staying up late isn’t one of them.
Or possibly is.
At any rate?
I’m up comparatively late: after a five o’clock start.
Working days: you have to love it.
Frankly? I’ve another early start, tomorrow.
With, of course, another five o’clock start on the cards.
Foolishly, and if I mistime things?
That means a couple of things.
That means a couple of things.
Either I’m a fool.
Yes … magical thinking seems an apt title.
Or possibly not
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Episode 11 — Magical Thinking — opens with a flashback to the last episode: showing us Stanley (Denis O’Hare) tempting Jimmy Darling (Evan Peters) how he can make serious money in his up-coming murder trial. He doen’t need to spend an arm and a leg.
Just a hand.
Back at the camp?
Back at the camp, the troupe are being entertained by Chester (Neil Patrick Harris), the travelling salesman. He’s got a lot of pet chameleons for sale.
Chameleons …
Chameleons, and interest in being an entertainer …
And a dark secret in the shape of a ventriloquist’s doll called Marjorie (Jamie Brewer).
You wouldn’t believe what you can do with a doll …
~≈§≈~
Now …
A welcome return for Jamie Brewer, Neil Patrick Harris doind his Anthony Hopkins routine …
And a big climactic confrontation between Dell (Michael Chiklis) and Desiree (Angela Bassett), and between Dandy (Finn Wittrock) and Chester …
And Madame Elsa … ? Being Madame Elsa …
Makes for a fantastic episode.
I’ve also got to admit, the show’s production have — I feel — lifted Neil Patrick Harris character straight out of Magic: a film many argue is the best thing Hopkins ever put to celluloid.
I couldn’t tell you: I’ve never actually seen it.
But given Freak Show has made a point of referencing it?
Maybe I should.
Once I’ve seen the last two episodes …
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