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Nice to see Michael Stroka in the role of Laslo today.
Very atmospheric shot.
I've never understood why Stroka was written out so abruptly. I presume that he had found another work opportunity, most likely on another soap, and I'm sure he worked on DS without a contract--so many did.
Old House - Laszlo enters very slowly, trying not to make a sound. He whispers, "Angelique." Gypsy, says Barnabas, what are you doing here?--did you come to tell fortunes again--or to steal? Laszlo stutters that he came to deliver a message. So you simply walked in the deliver it? asks Barnabas. No, I was looking for someone, the gypsy says, nervously pacing--I was looking for someone, a servant--a house like this must have servants. Who is the message for? asks Barnabas. Are you Barnabas Collins? asks Laszlo. You know I am, we've met before, says Barnabas. Laszlo says it's for him--from a man in the village--he gave him a gold dollar to tell him it would be worth Barnabas' while if he met with him tonight at the Eagle Inn at midnight. What man? asks Barnabas--how will I know him? He'll know you, says Laszlo. Your answers come too easily, decides Barnabas--describe him. The gypsy says he's tall, well-dressed, with the air of a gentleman about him. Heavy-set--with gray hair? Asks Barnabas. Yes, agrees Laszlo--you know I'll be leaving now. Barnabas grabs hold of him, saying, "There is no such man--now what do you want?--why are you telling me some absurd lie?" Let go of me! demands Laszlo. Barnabas says not until he tells him the truth. They struggle, and Barnabas catches sight of--"Julia's ring!" No, says Laszlo, it's mine, it's mine! Where is she? says Barnabas, his face more animal than human--you're Angelique's servant, aren't you?--you came to see her--tell me where Julia is!--and he begins strangling the gypsy.[/spoiler]
Something that I find very interesting regarding the listing of bonus interviews on The Collector's Series VHS tapes is that we've been led to believe all the interviews on the VHS tapes were put on the subsequent The Beginning Collection DVD release. But I see no listings for the DVDs for interviews with Louis Edmonds(CS #13) or Nancy Barrett(CS #17) or John Karlen(CS #41) or Dennis Patrick(CS #37) (or Clarice Blackburn(CS #25) or Lela Swift(CS #33) or Jonathan Frid(CS #45 & #49) or Sharon Smyth(CS #53)). Perhaps they're on the DVD releases somewhere, though it seems odd they wouldn't be paired on DVD with the eps they were paired with on VHS. Though I'm simply judging all this based on listings for the DVDs - I haven't actually watched the entire series on DVD.
Shocking that DS Vampires & Ghosts and DS Resurrected were postponed to 1995 - no one saw that coming, right?