Review of The Summer House

This is indeed a very disappointing episode considering the cast of professionals including Carolyn Jones, Steve Forrest, William Windom and Robert Mandan. Jones returns to the family summer house, and her husband, whom she claims got there the night before, is nowhere to be seen. She goes through a few frightening situations, apparently locked in a room where there's some scratching heard, and the next thing you know, she's out and about acting like nothing happened. Her encounters with various friends in the community have meaningless points, yet from there, she's seemingly screaming while alone at random for no reason.

While Jones is certainly always fascinating to watch, you really don't get to know anything about her character based on the writing. The other characters also seem to serve no purpose, and when the husband (Forrest) shows up, it's obvious that they hate each other. But that's it, and outside of Jones indicating that she has had thoughts of killing him, there's no real mystery except why this didn't have a stronger plot and a conclusion that goes somewhere. Not looking good for this series. Six episodes in, and only two are winners.