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« on: April 25, 2006, 09:41:14 AM »
[spoiler]The real "inconsistencies" of 1840 are far more obvious than those mentioned. The refusal of Barney to get back into the box... death of Angeligue... removal of curse in 1840 thus cancelling out BC's very introduction into DS and Collinwood in the first place.... complaining about the other things seems unnecessary. 1840 sticks a great big knife into DS continuity that no one could ever possibly repair. The damage was so deep that they didn't DARE to continue the story in 1971, because they couldn't.
As for BC moving on from Josette... I think it's explained by 170 years or so stuck in a damn box, as opposed to "just" 45. BC just hadn't racked up enough time in that unimaginably hellish situation in 1840, but by 1967, he had stewed long enough to become really psychotic, single-minded, and obsessed. The more abused you are (not that crating BC wasn't necessary), the more divorced you are from the human community, and from identifying with fellow humans, and their standards. You go your own way. Kidnapping and brainwashing starts to seem like a somewhat less crazy idea.
I can buy BC falling for Angelique. A bit of a stretch, but within believability just barely, and a fascinating way to end both of their stories. Of course Angelique is a brutal murderer. So was Barnabas. Their stories and lives were so intertwined over centuries, and so similar, that in the end, each is the only one who can possibly understand the other.
It's actually a great, unconventional, fatalistic statement, about how life is so much more than our narrow little morals allow for.