I hated this episode the first time I watched it this week. I viewed it twice more with my eye's closed and a fourth time the next day with them open. The fourth time I felt a lot less critical of it.

I agree with all the negative comments about the lab equipment and procedures.

I absolutely hated Frid's acting the first time around but now find it adequate. I don't even have an explanation for the turnabout. Maybe I have DSBPD.

I was impressed with the concept of the Vicki/Julia/Barnabas in his coffin thang but I didn't enjoy the execution at all. I am sick & tired of Julia hypnotizing people, and just as tired of the amulet & the crystal (though both are lovely to look at). The only compliment I can give to that whole segment is that they actually matched the center of the crystal to the special effect.

AM's acting was subpar and ruined the drawing room scene with Frid for me.

Grayson did have some very good moments in the beginning scenes but overall, I can't rate this episode very high.

...screwing and multiplying like rabbits!!"

So I've got to wonder - the little marks over the "o" in Petofi must indicate how it is pronounced.  Does it make it rhyme with "Sophie" or "toffee" ?

A o with a double acute accent, a letter of the Hungarian alphabet, representing a long ö.   

I enjoyed this episode very much.

MPI VHS tape Vol. 24 – The photo on the front of the sleeve is of an [spoiler]aged Barnabas;[/spoiler] A spoiler of sorts but an exciting one nonetheless. The picture quality of this episode is very good. Even the tape cartridge is great, as it is not making any peculiar noises in Play, FF or RW mode as so many of my MPI DS tapes do.

Why are all of Julia’s injectable medicinal fluids blue?

Darklady, you misheard, Barnabas told Julia to leave the room because it was chilly.

I guess Vicki’s dream is intended to be a ‘suspense psych-out’? I very much appreciated how they deliberately fashioned the dream to the events of the previous evening. I kept waiting for things to happen that never did and that made it very suspenseful for me: Is Vicki Josette? No. Is Julia gonna stop the wedding? No. Is Barn gonna bite Vicki? No. Are we gonna see what Burke Looks like? No. Will he have a trailing eyeball on his cheek? (lol) No, (thank goodness). Is Burke gonna “wake up” and warn Vicki. No.

Julia’s jealousy: Is it Josette or Woodard Julia senses? After all, they are playing her song, well, the Josette’s ghost theme that is. Maybe it’s evolved into the Josette’s room theme. I haven’t heard it since I joined the watching project and my first thought was “Josette’s ghost”. Julia senses a male presence so I guess that would be Woodard? Anyone think it could be Burke? Enter Vicki: Great scene, if only for our knowing what will be coming next when Barn “wakes” up. I laughed out loud, but in a good way. Julia gettin’ loud with Vicki – too funny! This jealous Julia didn’t feel right to me but I don’t know if it’s the unexpectedness of it or the acting.

Barn & Vicki @ Collinwood: Another great anticipatory scene. Frid was flawless in it. I couldn’t take my eyes off of him, he even looked great (I guess I like the eye makeup). Enter Julia; it doesn’t get much better than this. I waited all episode for this moment, lol. Frid is still in rare form and the whole thing works beautifully, IMO. It had everything, suspense, comic relief (well, to me anyway), buildup, climax – cut, print it! YEAH BABY!!! And Barn laying it all out for Julia, OMGoodness, I f’n loved it on ev-er-y level! I can watch it over and over again and never tire of marveling at it.

The mystery of the dead bouquet – WTF? Any guesses? I have two, either Barnabas’ touch kills things as thinks DarkLady. Or someone from ‘the other side’ is sending Vicki a warning. I really like the symbolism (I’ve attached to it) though – Barnabas the vampire destroys things of beauty. Well, something like that, I’m poetically challenged.

Frid continues his awesome performance in the Old House basement with Grayson. While the scene lacks the punch of the previous drawing room scenes it is still très fab! I love the back and forth between the two characters. It serves to lay down the foundation for future events, and for me, knowing what’s coming up actually makes this scene that much more interesting.

I totally loved Frid in this episode. He had two obvious flubs but wasn’t at all rattled by them. The actor did not skip a beat. His scenes at Collinwood are going on my ‘Best of Barnabas’ list.

..remove all the cobwebs in the basement!!"

Hopefully, she doesn't burn the crust.

...man-boobs as a side-effect!!"