S2.E7

Black Magic

Episode aired Apr 12, 1977
TV-PG
47m

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Lindsay Wagner in The Bionic Woman (1976)

Cyrus Carstairs, the inventor of a new top secret formula for high speed alloy to be used in jet fighters dies, leaving his greedy relatives greedy for his inheritance. One of them puts the ... Read allCyrus Carstairs, the inventor of a new top secret formula for high speed alloy to be used in jet fighters dies, leaving his greedy relatives greedy for his inheritance. One of them puts the formula up on the black market, and Jaime is send in to get it first, posing as cousin Tra... Read allCyrus Carstairs, the inventor of a new top secret formula for high speed alloy to be used in jet fighters dies, leaving his greedy relatives greedy for his inheritance. One of them puts the formula up on the black market, and Jaime is send in to get it first, posing as cousin Tracy, whom nobody had seen since she joined the circus as a fortune teller 18 years earlier.

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Trivia
Vincent Price and Julie Newmar both played Batman (1966) villains. Vincent Price played Egghead, and Julie Newmar played Catwoman.

Goofs
When Jaime Somers is talking to Abe Vigoda's character, the mole above her lip suddenly disappears and reappears by her left eye.

Quotes
Manfred Carstairs: How is my dear brother?
Barlow: At death's door, sir. I doubt if he'll last the night.
Manfred Carstairs: Oh... that's too bad.

Connections
References Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

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7/10

The Good, Old Reading of the Will Trope

Nothing new plot-wise in this episode. We've seen it before. A rich, grumpy old man dies, and the family all gathers together to read his will--even fight to become the heir if necessary. Though I do love this trope no matter how many times it's done, this one fell somewhat flat for me. First off, Jaime looks nothing like the person she's supposed to be impersonating. Yes, it's been eighteen years since the family saw her, but wouldn't they remember Tracy's skin tone was exceptionally darker? I liked how clever the riddle turned out to be, but I wish the rest of the oddball family would have been more involved in the hunt before disappearing. The code names with Oscar was weird. Don't remember them ever doing that before. And I loved seeing William Windom, though I wish his role would have been bigger. Also, this is a bit unrelated, but does Vincent Price remind anyone else of Eve Arden? Just me? Okay.