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Episode 438 is a great one! Barnabas is finally given the role of a vengeful 'goodie' so that you can really get behind him for the first time. And it's fantastic to see the slimy, utterly morally bankrupt Reverend Trask finally getting the tables turned on him with the spookshow climax; the superimposed giant hand is a thing of genius.

This is a hilarious and satisfying episode. A character that is a real turd finally gets HIS chain yanked ! This fake reverend Trask is a creep and has caused endless terror for those that don't play ball. Now he has condemned Victoria Winters to hang! Barnabas has finally had enough,he is livid. He promises to give Trask a night he will never forget,and it is indeed glorious. The phony reverend gets a long-overdue shaking up.

This is one of the greatest of all episodes of Dark Shadows. Here, we get a long-awaited confrontation between Reverend Trask and Naomi Collins, who finally just lets it all go with venom. It was great to see Joan Bennett with a powerful speech...and one unfamiliar with her film work gets a glimpse of what earned her a sterling reputation as an actress. Here, Naomi's dressing down of Reverend Trask was quite satisfying and caused the reviewer to crack a smile.

While Naomi was being verbally, and physically, abusive to the Reverend, it was Barnabas who had the last word. And in a grand way. Trask's invasion of the Old House called to mind that old saying "Step into my parlor, said the spider to the fly". The climatic scene, however, takes place in Trask's apartment...the completion of a circle of karma, where he finally gets what's been coming to him for a while.

Pretty cool special effects for 1968 standards...and a dire warning, which will likely cause sleepless nights for the few this despicable character has left.