Friday the 13th: The Series Ep. 32 Master of Disguise Review

Master of Disguise originally aired on November 7, 1988. Tom McLoughlin, director of Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI, returns to the Friday franchise by directing this episode in the TV series. This was a very bizarre episode. There really is no other way of wording it. Micki falls in love with the hot new actor in town. No one knows anything about his past. Yep, you guessed it, he's the villain in this episode. This man in reality is very deformed. He's pronounced a very talented young actor, but can only get small roles in horror movies. That all changes once he gets his hands on one of Uncle Lewis's antiques. The cursed antique is a makeup case that belonged to Lincoln shooter John Wilkes Booth. After having killed someone, placing the makeup on will give you stunningly handsome looks. I'm not a fan of the antique in this episode. It just seems dumb to me. The villain is mentally unstable. In fact he breaks down because all he wants is to be loved for who he really is. It's a very twisted and bizarre retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Micki actually feels remorse over him and feels sorry for him, knowing full well he killed a lot of people. That's true compassion and forgiveness right there. I love the message of the episode, the execution is all right, but it's not a knock out episode for the series.