#mind-wipe

[whatithinkaboutdarkshadows]

Episode 966: All our dead have turned into skeletons

For sixteen weeks, Dark Shadows kept gearing up to tell us about the Leviathan People, a Lovecraftian race of Elder Gods who had a plan to retake the Earth and destroy humankind. During that time, the show gave us several good scenes, some striking images, a few thrilling moments, and many outstanding performances. But it never came together into anything that could be called a story. Today, they…

Episode 966: All our dead have turned into skeletons

[ericbarkman]

Simple Complications #98

    “Wow,” Drake said as he was lying down next to Kira.  “That was amazing.”     “You were pretty good yourself,” Kira said.  “Are you sure that was your first time?”     “Yeah, pretty sure, assuming I haven’t ever been mind-wiped.  I can’t believe we did that though.  Just yesterday I was telling my friends that the third-date rule was ridiculous.”     “Yeah, I was saying the same thing to Gina.  But it’s not like we were trying to follow the rule.  It happened as a natural progression of our relationship.”     “Yeah, I suppose…”     “And I think the next progression is for it to happen again.”     “I can’t argue with that,” Drake said.  “Just give me a bit longer to… recharge.”