09-10-2014, 06:39 PM
I recently saw a Thorson episode called Spl-it, or something like that. Never has the concept of "screen presence" been better illustrated. Diana Rigg is just incredibly mentally engaging on screen. There's a tremendous presence there. As for Thorson, wow. This episode almost worked because they tied her up and gagged her for most of it. Actually, no. It was a very bad episode all around. I kept thinking, I should give Thorson more of a chance to grow on me. But there's just this big bucket of emptiness where her face should be, and even though she's got the requisite feminine machinery, it's like a V8 engine on a minus-459 degrees F morning. I actually feel a great deal of sympathy for her. To try to fill Diana Rigg's knee-high boots and occasional corset is just downright daunting. I doubt I'll check out another episode with her in it.