Recently with Beyond The Gates desperate to convince viewers that Vernon’s cheating, they’ve had Clifton Davis spewing ridiculous innuendo well beneath his capabilities, so it was a great relief when he stood up on Thanksgiving and the words coming out of Vernon’s mouth were much worthier of Clifton Davis’s skills, allowing the actor to deliver a performance that was eloquent and heartfelt, very much giving us the Vernon we’ve heard about as a great orator and leader in the civil rights movement. While some other aspects of BTG’s first Thanksgiving didn’t land as well with me, the warmth and assuredness Davis put into Vernon’s speech and how it timed perfectly with the montage of the various get-togethers showing characters in relatable scenarios (easily the best editing we’ve seen on this soap), for that ever so brief moment it felt like a glimpse of the higher quality show this could be should they ever choose to drop the try-hard dialogue and tone down the camp.
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