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« on: January 26, 2015, 04:01:12 PM »
Good catch on the onyx ring, DL! That undermines his story just by itself...
How much did people use phonographs... was it only for the rich? Cyllinders certainly didn't sound that good. Welcome Dr. Ian Reade, out-of-place voice of sanity in Collinsport. You know, even he should have heard of the then-famous Barnabas Collins, vampire. As a doctor, he would have been interested, at least a little, not that doctors generally have curious minds.
Selbtofi hears on the phone that Reade has a "tall, thin, dark haired" man there, grabs his gun, and heads off... That could only describe Barnabas...
I underestimate this stretch of storyline, I think. Barnabas's stunt is bizarre and extreme, but maybe they had set up his character to be that way. Maybe that much thought went into it... how far would he go to have Josette? Because I can't see how "fighting Petofi" has any meaning if... that's another interesting thing. We don't know if Barnabas has been told about the bodyswap, and I don't think we're meant to know. Anyway, it's a great stunt because it IS so extreme, and what a soap opera twist... I stopped and compared to other storylines, and 1897 is still great, still rolling.
I think Barnabas's two goals are accomplished as much as he intends. Chris may not be cured by Quentin's portrait, but Barnabas hasn't been trying to undo the curse so that the portrait isn't necessary. So Julia and Angelique actually joined forces to help Barnabas re-establish himself at Collinwood to pursue the reincarnation of Josette, a testament to Barnabas's power to get what he wants. What did they think they were accomplishing, really?
When Selbtofi and Ed are with nouveau Barnabas, they reverse their lines accidentally, making Louis have to repeat his, saying "As I just told you...", something like that. Mr. Frid and Roger Davis did that once, and a third time, unsure who...? They all wait for dawn... how many times on DS?
Hey, two Barnabi. Well I never. And it's one of the Barnabi who faints... by V Welles.