"She Twitched": Review

[Arfies]

Review of David Carroll's She Twitched (www.tabula-rasa.info/Writing/SheTwitched.html ) :

I didn't quite understand this story. It was well written, but the character of Mr Eshkol was perplexing. What was he? Jewish? A Holocaust survivor (which would explain the numbers on his arms)? A Nazi? (Why would he have a gun with a swastika on it scratched out, and a Star of David on the other?) What made him tick?

And why would he want to shoot Samantha- what did he have against witches? I understood Helen's frustration with her boss, but what was her connection to Eshkol? Who was Sallah? And what was up with Gladys Kravitz's hands? Is this story anti-Semitic?

Perhaps the Neil Armstrong bit was thrown in to counter what was happening on Earth, but the metaphor should have been clearer. Maybe I'm just stupid.

Other cons: violent; doesn't really follow the mood of the show; unclear.

There still are some pros, though: Sam and Darrin are very romantic; the characters mostly act like they usually would under the circumstances; and the story uses descriptive phrasing.

Still, this story left me with more questions than answers.

[danascully]

hi i'm a new fan to this site but have been watching the series for ages..i'm not very old so when i first so the show it was a rerun back in the early 90s.
i fell in love with the show,it's superb cast-Elizabeth etc..
and with the show's plot every day...
am still watching reruns but they show it once in every many yrs..sadly..still waiting for DVD.too expensive to buy in my country but so i still save money to...

hope this site will keep on going

[David C]

Hi.

Just found this review of She Twitched, which I wrote many years ago. I think your comments were pretty accurate, particularly about the Neil Armstrong thing. I was trying something there that didn't reallywork -- and sadly, I had forgotten their was an episode of Bewitched that had already done it, pretty much.

Regards,

David C
Journal: www.livejournal.com/users/ashamel/

[Arfies]

Wow, David! It's weird to think that your story was written over a decade ago... ancient in internet times. Nice to see that "Tabula Rasa" lives on, though, and finds reviews of its stories on obscure message boards. ;D

I did like your story even if I didn't understand it. But now that you're here, what IS the deal with Mr. Eshkol?

[Arfies]

Thanks, danascully! Good luck with the DVD hunting!