My TV Musings

They say it’s the little things that matter most sometimes. I’ve found that to be the case with Jekyll.

• The way the doctor’s eyes glaze and become bloodshot when the change is about to occur and he tells his assistant “He’s coming” in that ominous tone.
• The way he bares his teeth that reminds me of the clown from Stephen King’s It.
• The freaky smile.

It gave me a creepy feeling of deja vu when Hyde, tied up in Jekyll’s laboratory, met Katherine, the new assistant, and interviewed her in Hannibal Lecter-Clarice Starling (Silence of the Lambs) fashion; and then again when he was asleep in the chair and Katherine was on the phone with her back to him and only the audience sees when he raises his head in Michael Myers (Halloween) style.

In addition to doling out the pain, Hyde also has a sense of humor. I didn’t expect to have so much fun.

It seems he likes having a place to come home to and doesn’t want proof of any crimes he might commit. Once he has proven himself harmless and he has been released from his bonds, Hyde tells Katherine,”As long as the lights and cameras are on, you’re safe. Lights out - you’re dinner.”

After awakening in a strange motel room to find a hooker in his bed, Jekyll walks outside and leaves a message for Hyde on the dictaphone, “For once, one bloody time can you tell me where you parked?”

Even the man who says he owns Hyde admits “You are the fastest, smartest, most powerful man on Earth. And you’re British, so you’re funny, too!”

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