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Larry Tate · 05-05-2011, 09:06 PM

Bottom line the conflict that existed from The Wiches Councils point of view was between Darrin's insistence that his family live in mortal world context magic free & Endora & the Witch World's insistence that they & particularly Samantha & the children live a magical life in the Witch world.

Now this had to be to create the dramatic tension & conflict that the story-lines were created around.

Without it there would have been no show Bewitched as we know it.
There would have been only a half a season with that premise of magical gratification before the show got stale with everyone getting what they wanted through magic.

To stay true to the premise & to maintain the credibility and integrity of Darrin's character he had to remain consistent in his insistence that their life be magic free.

This is demonstrated in the episode "The Girl with the golden nose" & others in the line of "A is for Aardvark".

The conflict was never a personal one between Darrin & Endora & company or even that he was mortal, it was all based on his insistence of no magic & whenever he even for a moment changed his tune on that such as when he said he was wrong in a situation of magicalness then Endora's attitude went 180 degrees in respect to Darrin & no longer was a hostile one.

If Darrin had given Samantha the ok to use her witchcraft and live as a witch then Endora would have accepted him and all the conflict between the two would have evaporated.

It was not about Darrin or his being a mortal that caused the conflict, rather his insistence on he & Samantha living as mortals that brought about the thunder & lightening.

Although Darrin received no assurance from Samantha's family of no witchcraft, he was simply being consistent in his opposition to witchcraft by whomever, especially if it impacted on the life of him & his family.

It wasn't that he didn't want Samantha's family to not visit but rather that they not impose witchcraft on he, his family & most of all his children in the process.

I don't think Darrin was ever abusive towards Samantha, rather he was reacting to the extreme to some impossible situation he was placed in by magic be a member of Samantha's family.

If he had been accepting of the use of Witchcraft by Samantha & her family then he would have been a hypocrite and a traitor to his values & all that he stood for, the hard working all American executive devoted to free enterprise & the American way.

He took it out on her at times as she was his contact to her witchly world inhabited by her family that were causing all the problems in his life.They thought Mortals & their way of life to both inferior to theirs and assinine, as well as a threat to their own continued existence.

Just the inter-marriage aspect was a threat, as The Witches Council & Endora saw it would have diluted their Witchlieness down to the point that eventually over a very long period of time they would be more Mortal then Witch.

Remember there were very few of them, so much so that when Tabatha was born as the first new Witch of her generation it was a big deal to them as it signified a continuence of who they were as well as an addition to their small numbers, they really were a small minority.

Larry Tate

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05-05-2011, 09:06 PM	#1
Larry Tate Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 26, 2001 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,569	Conflict between Darrin & The Witches Councils & Endora Bottom line the conflict that existed from The Wiches Councils point of view was between Darrin's insistence that his family live in mortal world context magic free & Endora & the Witch World's insistence that they & particularly Samantha & the children live a magical life in the Witch world. Now this had to be to create the dramatic tension & conflict that the story-lines were created around. Without it there would have been no show Bewitched as we know it. There would have been only a half a season with that premise of magical gratification before the show got stale with everyone getting what they wanted through magic. To stay true to the premise & to maintain the credibility and integrity of Darrin's character he had to remain consistent in his insistence that their life be magic free. This is demonstrated in the episode "The Girl with the golden nose" & others in the line of "A is for Aardvark". The conflict was never a personal one between Darrin & Endora & company or even that he was mortal, it was all based on his insistence of no magic & whenever he even for a moment changed his tune on that such as when he said he was wrong in a situation of magicalness then Endora's attitude went 180 degrees in respect to Darrin & no longer was a hostile one. If Darrin had given Samantha the ok to use her witchcraft and live as a witch then Endora would have accepted him and all the conflict between the two would have evaporated. It was not about Darrin or his being a mortal that caused the conflict, rather his insistence on he & Samantha living as mortals that brought about the thunder & lightening. Although Darrin received no assurance from Samantha's family of no witchcraft, he was simply being consistent in his opposition to witchcraft by whomever, especially if it impacted on the life of him & his family. It wasn't that he didn't want Samantha's family to not visit but rather that they not impose witchcraft on he, his family & most of all his children in the process. I don't think Darrin was ever abusive towards Samantha, rather he was reacting to the extreme to some impossible situation he was placed in by magic be a member of Samantha's family. If he had been accepting of the use of Witchcraft by Samantha & her family then he would have been a hypocrite and a traitor to his values & all that he stood for, the hard working all American executive devoted to free enterprise & the American way. He took it out on her at times as she was his contact to her witchly world inhabited by her family that were causing all the problems in his life.They thought Mortals & their way of life to both inferior to theirs and assinine, as well as a threat to their own continued existence. Just the inter-marriage aspect was a threat, as The Witches Council & Endora saw it would have diluted their Witchlieness down to the point that eventually over a very long period of time they would be more Mortal then Witch. Remember there were very few of them, so much so that when Tabatha was born as the first new Witch of her generation it was a big deal to them as it signified a continuence of who they were as well as an addition to their small numbers, they really were a small minority. Larry Tate Wanted:Classic TV Shows from the 1950s and 1960s with Elizabeth Montgomery Appearances in Them. http://larrytate70.tripod.com/ Elizabeth Montgomery appearances in Movies, Bewitched & On TV shows on DVD that i have available: http://www.freewebs.com/larrytate550/