Yes, I agree----thematically Star Sapphire and Life Blood are the same. They both involve an abusive \"father/daughter\" relationship. Guess that\'s why I find them distasteful. Despite the ugliness of the situation, I\'m glad that at the end of S.S. the orphan girl ends up with a mother and the \"father\" is out of the picture. Come to think of it, the nutty professor gets his in the end of L.B. too. Still such sad and wasteful situations though. They leave me a bit cold, and with a bad taste in my mouth.