Sunday 4 January 2015

67: Wax Museum (4.10)

1981; 46 minutes
Written by Carol Baxter; Produced by Robert Bennett Steinhauer, Karen Harris, Jill Sherman
Directed by Dick Harwood

David becomes a helping hand at a wax museum - the scene of a fire where the previous owner was killed.  His daughter now crafts the dummies, but she suffers from mental difficulties, neurosis, and hallucinations.  The current business partner appears to be torn between supporting the woman, who wishes to continue her father's vision, and balancing the depleted finances.

The first sequence of Hulk is a rather pitiful one, whereby David being burnt causes transformation that leaves Hulk with little to do except throw the source of the problem across the room.  They try to extend this with a comedy item with Hulk getting a little frustrated with an ATM, but it doesn't work for me.  What strikes me with this epsiode is that the scale and budget looks like it was restricted quite significantly.  There's no gloss, the limited locations/sets come across as cheaper, and there's a generally unsatisfying feel to the whole episode.

Number of Fists: **

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