Hey guys!...while posting on another topic, i thought about just how much I liked the character of Laura Collins and I thought that deep down inside she was just a loving mother wanting her children.(speaking of the 1897 reincarnation of her).

After thinking to myself after a while, I figured I would do a special post in defense of Mrs.Collins..taking on the role of her social worker.

I would like for these postings and your comments to come as sort of a defense for her or either a prosecution against her...Here are a few of my arguments of why Laura should have been granted custody of the Children.

 1) Laura is a good "fiery" lady at heart, even though she may have had "strange" intentions about taking her children away, she loved them still.

 2) She "rescued" Jamison and Nora from that godforsaken school of Trasks'.I couldn't help but root for her when she was doing her best to get them away from there.I know I wouldn't have liked to have been there as a child.

 3) The Collins family ignored Jamison's constant pleas to get them away from that place after Trask locked him in that closet.(abuse and neglect is what i call it-not punishment). Who was there for the kids when they needed to flee the school?...Mommy Dearest..Laura Collins.

 4) Jamison came under posession....chances are if Laura had still been around ...or had been allowed to "take him away" from Collinwood...that would have never happened.

 5) She's pretty. C'mon you guys...you know no matter how much you may have hated her...Diana Millay was at her best when she played Laura. She looked like a life-size barbie doll.

 6) The children simply suffered from neglect at Collinwood. Although, Quentin tried to be there for Jamison when he wasn't sleeping around on Beth.

-Well...those are a few of my arguments in Mrs. Collins' defense ....any prosecutors?

As Mrs. Collins' social worker..I would like to thank those in advance who choose to give arguments for the defense.

Adra


P.S....let's have a little fun with this!

 Hey Guys!

   Since DS's run on sci-fi is coming to an end, I figure how about we do something fun and take a walk down memory lane by looking back at this year of Dark Shadow's reruns. What was you best and worst moment?...What made you cringe...what did you notice different(for you all who have watched the series before)?...etc..etc,..here's a few of my categories and my opinions .after reading mine..i would love for you'll to share some of yours.

1) Best edge of your seat moment: Barnabas and Julia travel to 1995 and discover Collinwood in ruins.

2) Most boring time of the show of 2003: The middle part of the Leviathan storyline.

3) Most surprising "change" of 2003: Angelique Rumson

4) Best Actress: Grayson Hall....I've got to give Julia her props...she had a lot on her plate during the Leviathan Storyline...she had to worry about helping Barnabas,Liz,and the others who had become leviathans and help Grant/Quentin remember who he was, along with helping Chris and Sabrina...etc ect...she did a lot..and managed to stay sane!

5) Best supporting actress: Lara Parker as Alexis Stokes....I found LP's performance as Alexis to be extraordinary..she managed to keep the audience  mystified as to whether she was really Angelique or not, up until we "personally" found out.

6) Best Actor: Old Frid of course!

7) Best supporting actor: Christopher Pennock.....he deserves this award after playing two characters in such a short period of time.Not to mention playing characters who had two very different personalities.

8 ) Saddest moment: 1840 when Valerie dies and Barnabas realizes he loved her.

9) Theme stuck in your head: the Playroom theme.

10) Most annoying kid: Michael from the Leviathans storyline.

11) Storyline with the most class: 1970 PT

12) Scariest moment: Julia walks into the playroom in 1995 and Gerard is standing in the shadows glaring at her. or as Thayer David says on the opening voiceover..."a ghost whose mere presence corrupts the surrounding air".

13) Coolest closing background: Episode 1082...with the flashing lights from David's dream.

Anyone have any other awards or nominees for the above catergories??

Thanks for allowing me to share.
Adra

Oh my!..

  What's this business I hear about a lottery taking place in Collinwood?...This is my first time around seeing the 1841 PT storyline. Is this lottery going to be a major part of this storyline???

Adra

Hey Guys!

  I figured I would take a short trip back down memory lane to 1970 when Barnabas was looking for Megan Todd in the east wing of Collinwood.Around the time he was going back and forth to the room seeing Parallel time, the first time I saw this I was so excited to see how he would get across to the other time and what would happen once he was there. I just remember those episodes being some of the most dramatic and nerve-wracking for me.I couldn't wait to see the next episode to see who he would see in the room.Not to mention, I was shocked to see Julia(PT) intimidating Elizabeth. When I saw that scene...along with Angelique's portrait, i knew Parallel time was going to be somethin' else!..So, my question for you all is...was there any particular time on the show when each and every episode kept you on the edge of your seat to see what the outcome of a particular situation would be?

Adra

P.S.  I know all of you are thinking every episode of DS kept you on the edge of your seats, but try to think of a few that stood out in particular.

Hey guys!

 What does the Karma numbers in the upperleft hand corner near out screenames mean?

Adra

Hi guys!

  Adra here.
   I must say that when Quentin slapped Samantha today i could feel her pain.I do believe that it was the hardest and "real" slap during the show's entire run.That scene was great and Virginia Vestoff and David Selby have such great chemistry together.I just hated seeing her get abused like that!...what a mess...

Adra

Hey guys!....Adra here

  On today's episodes I was surprised to see Barnabus and Julia entering Josette's room from the opposite side with the double doors.When did this come about?...I've never seen it used before.I thought it was supposed to be a closet or something.It drives me crazy when they switch things around like that and expect viewers to act like it's been that way all along.Just another thing we all have to love about Dark Shadows.
By the way, where do those double doors in the old house drawing room lead to anyway???

Adra