The Changeling

This is my first time watching a full episode of the Waltons. I only lknow about John boy. I can't believe this script was approved. If anxiety creates poltergeist, than as a female it will never go away.

How could they possibly believe this storyline fits the context of this show. For a minute I thought I was watching Twilight Zone or The Alfred Hitchcock Show. I think they could have dealt with Elizabeth's transition into "womanhood" with a more plausible plot like her liking a boy, getting her menstrual cycle, or being teased by friends for her childish ways.

The slumber party is the best part. It reminded me of a cranked up version of the Brady Bunch. Elizabeth had it in her all the time to make it go away. Click your heels three times and say "There's no age like 13".

THIS WAS A GREAT EPISODE, OF THE WALTONS...BE AUSE IT'S A TRUE STORY...I LOVED THE CREEPY DOLL, AND THE SLUMBER PARTY SCENE.... KAMI WAS EXCELLENT, IN THIS EPISODE...THE ROCKS, THE PICTURE, THE VASE, IT WAS ALL DONE PERFECTLY.... I DONT KNOW WHY THIS IS NOT A FAN FAVORITE...IT WAS BRILLIANTSRASON 6 IS MY FAVORITE, ALONG WITH THE GHOST STORY, IN SEASON 2POLTERGHEISTS ARE REAL.... ESPECIALLY, IN IRISH, CELTIC FAMILIES.... ELIZABETH HADA GIFT, AS RECALLED IN A FEW PREVIOUS, EPISODES.... SHE WASVERY SENSITIVE.... I WISH THEY WOULD SHOW THIS MORE OFTEN, IT SEEMS TO BE CONTROVERSIAL, BUT IT WAS THE TRUTH.

This is the most unusual episode of the Walton's which is why I judge it my favorite. Elizabeth shines in this episode. As she reluctantly turns thirteen bizarre occurrences begin. Floating stones in her bedroom, a fallen vase, a dancing rocking chair...you get the picture. Elizabeth is even causing electromagnetic disturbances by causing radio static when she's near their big 1930s vacuum tube radio! Without revealing more all I'll say is this is a great episode where Walton's Mountain enters the Twilight Zone. Oh, and there's the other story in this episode in which Jason is Cousin George on the radio giving advice to the lovelorn, or more specifically to the Godseys. It's amusing whereas Elizabeth's story is just a little, well, creepy...

I thought that the previous 2 episodes (The Moonshiner & The Obsession) were just awful. But this episode, The Changeling, beat any "Cop Rock" episode as the worst TV by a mile. It was so ridiculous and far-fetched that I couldn't even watch it in one sitting. It is that BAD! It's not unusual for a TV series to run out of good ideas after several seasons. But this was as far away from Walton's Mountain as you can get.

I'll be watching this every Halloween. My niece will love it when she sees it