Did she really go to 1796 with Barnabas or did Barnabas just believe that Kitty was inhabiting Jostte's body?
Aother thing is that if Josette dies again by suicide (poison), where does Kitty go?
The 1796 stuff doesn't prevent Kitty's earlier life in 1897 and prior to 1897. If I suddenly right now go back to 1900 (like if my time machine gets Y2K), my 1900 is the latest thing to happen to me. For me 1900 comes after 2006. Personal timelines are what matter.
They don't seem like the same person to me, and the differences don't strike me as being simply a result of environment. Kitty had a sense of humor, but I don't remember Josette having one.
This leads me to the enchanting possibility that Petofi worked the whole Kitty/Josette trick in order get Barnabas out of his hair - but I can't remember the 1897 chronology clearly enough to be able to work out how that might have come about.
Perhaps I'd like it less if it didn't seem just about impossible.
I wonder if it had happened to Josette, how would she have dealt with it? She never had to fight for anything and probably would have no idea what to do. If she lost everything that meant something to her, she undoubtedly would've just curled up and died. Come to think of it, she did.I can't let that pass, even though this topic is supposed to be about Kitty rather than Josette. Josette had guts. She could fight. She impresses me every time I watch the 1795 storyline.
Reincarnation knows no gender boundaries...Oh boy. What would Barnabas have done if Willie, Roger, or even Harry Johnson had turned out to be the reincarnation of his beloved Josette?
On a somewhat related note, speaking of gender, I've been watching the Adam/Eve storyline, just prior to Eve's creation, when they seem to be auditioning every female for the role of "life force." I could see someone having a field day with what the need for a female "life force" donor says about how the series perceives sex and gender.Reincarnation knows no gender boundaries...Oh boy. What would Barnabas have done if Willie, Roger, or even Harry Johnson had turned out to be the reincarnation of his beloved Josette?
What would've happened if they had opted for a male life force for Eve?
link to Robservation #595... and not suspect that they HAD opted for a male life force for Eve?
Honestly, can anyone look at pictures of Leona Eltridge ...[laughing4] I had completely forgotten about that. (My brain's been a little fried lately.)link to Robservation #595... and not suspect that they HAD opted for a male life force for Eve?
As for Kitty's dissimilarity to Josette... we aren't supposed to be reincarnated with an identical personality. It would be a bit of a coincidence if her personality was all that similar.So, if reincarnation wasn't supposed to make Kitty particularly like Josette, why was Barnabas overjoyed that he had found the reincarnation of Josette?
Oh boy. What would Barnabas have done if Willie, Roger, or even Harry Johnson had turned out to be the reincarnation of his beloved Josette?
I know what Barnabas would do if it were Harry Johnson [puke]
Well, regardless of how ugly a woman Harry might make, there would certainly be some people who'd get off on it/him. Appeal is, after all, very much in the eye of the beholder. ;)
All I can picture is Barnabas entering Josette's room, finding Harry standing there under his spell wearing Josette's wedding gown asking: "Does this make me look fat?"
Just to stir things up a bit, when Tate painted that Blackmore guy who was in charge of the prison that Aristede escaped from, he came to life with memories and personality intact. Yet when he painted Amanda, she came to life not knowing who she was, and with some sort of "psychic link" or whatever to Josette. It's not really logically consistent - on the one hand he brings people back to life, while on the other hand he creates reincarnations.
Just to stir things up a bit, when Tate painted that Blackmore guy who was in charge of the prison that Aristede escaped from, he came to life with memories and personality intact. Yet when he painted Amanda, she came to life not knowing who she was, and with some sort of "psychic link" or whatever to Josette. It's not really logically consistent - on the one hand he brings people back to life, while on the other hand he creates reincarnations.
With so much reincarnation and making new people and bringing the dead back to life, my little brain boggles.
Sorry, I got Amanda and Kitty mixed up there. Never mind ;D With so much reincarnation and making new people and bringing the dead back to life, my little brain boggles.
Sorry, I got Amanda and Kitty mixed up there. Never mind ;D
It was my understanding that Kitty merged back into her previous incarnation as Josette, then that one being died "again" from poison.