Can you just imagine if Jonathan Frid had actually decided to leave the show and RD really did take over the role of Barnabas in the form of Lang's creation?!
I thought about that. I wondered, could they have come up with this whole thing as the "perfect" way to write a quitting Frid out? It is perfect, except for who we'd be losing, and who we'd be "gaining". Roger Davis does a good enough job once in awhile, but he's the last guy to take on the Barnabas role.
Nicky, if they did it today, it would be with generic off-the-rack CGI that looks fake, and reminds you every moment that it's a special effect. However, with creative effects people with integrity, given a bigger budget
back then in 1968, it could have been good. I will say that this first Dream worked fairly well. The part I liked was the violent alarming wind.
Welcome back Maggie, finally. Her 3rd or 4th trip to Collinwood? So it isn't just Vicki who perceives 1795 and 1968 people as looking identical, Ang does too, meaning they really DO look identical. This is an irritating thing, since there's no resolution to this mystery.
Guess Lang must be starting to have wet dreams about Barnabas now, since he thinks it's such an "honor" for Jeff to die and give up his face for him. I thought Lang was his own god, but maybe Barnabas is his god now. Maybe a time share.