The show Bewitched is a fantasy sitcom that works on the premise that the main character, Samantha is a witch in the 1960’s  that’s chosen a mortal life with a mortal husband Darrin. However, her life is constantly being interrupted by the witch world, including her supernatural mother and uncle. In this episode, Samantha’s mother was trying to throw a party with a house she spelled up across the street. Darrin enlisted Samantha to stop the party, which just ended up with the party being at their house. The rest of the show was Samantha and Darrin at the witch party, with some scenes of a councilman that was called to investigate said house.

The show’s plot definitely sounded interesting in theory, but on screen it lacked anything special. Not even the supernatural element could save it, as I just didn’t really like any of the characters.I was definitely intrigued by the uncle’s shenanigans and the husband and mothers awkward relationship, but I didn’t really care about any characters beyond that. The jokes weren’t bad, but they failed to ever make me laugh. I don’t think the writers did a bad job, I just don’t think it stands the test of time. Or at least not to me.

The acting definitely felt very right a show set in the 60’s with an emphasis on supernatural humour. It wasn’t dramatic acting, yet it wasn’t too comedy focused either. I believed Samantha when she was mad at her husband for behaving the way he did, and I also believed her when she followed his orders. The husband’s descent into accepting the party felt very natural as well, starting out with feeling he had no choice before realizing that the party really wasn’t that bad. The uncle really embodied his comedy persona and seemed very into the jokes he made and lines he delivered. The mother portrayed bossy very well with the way she would act towards being told no, as she would always just keep going. The acting definitely fit the show.

I thought the editing was really impressive for the 60’s. I was always wondering how they did what shot, and I felt like I knew that viewers who watched this for the first time would be saying the same thing. Even though it looked pretty obvious when she was floating that she was on a chair, or the awkward way the floating tray moved around, I still thought they didn’t try too hard. I especially enjoyed when the man in the picture was speaking, it was a great way to bring in some magic right away. I thought it was really charming to see special effects be so simple after all of the CGI nowadays.

In conclusion, I understand why the show was popular in the 60’s but won’t be watching it any time now. The plot was good, the acting was well executed and the special effects fit the tone perfectly. Three stars out of five.