Issues with "The Night Of The Plague"
In "The Night Of The Plague" (particularly the first section) The actor's faces look washed out while dark colours lack discernable detail thanks to their impenetrable blackness. Also, some of the outdoor scenes appear very grainy. In an episode like "The Night Of Bleak Island" you can see Edward R. Plante's camera work is quite excellent with lots of rich colour and, even in night shots, sharp detail. So, I doubt this issue is his fault. Perhaps somebody didn't do as good a job re-mastering this one, or, maybe they were using a reel or two that hadn't been properly stored. Whatever the problem was, "The Night Of The Plague" is the poorest looking episode I've come across. Very derivative story, too coming off as a partial remake of "The Night Of The Firebrand" complete with Lana Wood as another runaway bad girl- not to mention a scene from "The Night Of The Jack O' Diamonds" is reused as if we wouldn't notice. The bad guys being a troupe of Shakesperean actors is kind of a goofy idea, too.
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