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Current Talk '05 II / Re: laura stockbridge collins?!
« on: October 24, 2005, 11:38:07 PM »I took a look at Dale Clark's DS Book of Questions and Answers Volume 6 which addresses this issue. Here are some excerpts of what Mr. Clark says:
Just because Barnabas was ten when he first saw Laura Stockbridge doesn't necessarily mean that he was ten when she and Jeremiah were married. <snip> Perhaps Laura arrived in Collinsport with her family when she was but a child and grew up with (but not necessarily close to) Barnabas and Jeremiah. Somewhere along the way, as they all grew up, Jeremiah and Laura's paths crossed and they married.
There are several myths about the DS storylines that seem to get repeated often enough for fans to begin to accept that they happened on the show. One example is that the Jennings brothers were twins; I've seen intense debates about it, yet not only was this never stated on the show but there is strong evidence that disputes it. Another is the myth that Barnabas stated he was 10 years old when Jeremiah and Laura were married-- I'd read this so many times that by the time I finally saw the scene I was expecting to hear it. But since it's only a misconception that has been bandied about by fans, does anybody else find it strange that Dale Clark would bother to discuss it in his Book of Q&As? I mean, by bringing it up, doesn't that perpetuate the myth?