The show had an inherently silly premise. Elizabeth Montgomery gave "Samantha" many layers, and her great performance elevated the show above the silly premise. Agnes Moorehead and David White were also intricate to the show's success. Dick York was good as Darren, but he was too whiny all the time. His constant insistence that Samantha not practice witchcraft got repetitive, and didn't serve any useful purpose. She was obviously going to do witchcraft anyway, so why did we need him dictating to her all the time? The recurring guest stars? Some were better than others. Paul Lynde was great as Uncle Arthur, but we didn't see enough of him. Marion Lorne was quite disposable as Aunt Clara. We saw too much of her, in the beginning. Then, she just "went away." The show lost some steam in the later seasons, but Elizabeth was always a pleasure to watch. She got increasingly sexy as the show went along. Particularly in season 8. Take a good look, and see if you can guess what I'm referring to.
Review of Bewitched
