There might be a Barnabas in my family tree.  Our family history gets rather sketchy in the late 1700s.  (I'm not kidding!, lol!) And there's tons of folks at that time with the same last name, but no link with my ancestor.  So I've just arbitrarily picked Barnabas.  LOL!  Who knows?  I might be right!  But the funniest DS coincidence for me, is my 3x great-grandmother Julia who had a sister named Angeline.  I know.  No cigar.  But close!!!!

Judy

All in good time, my dear Judy, all in good time.

::Sigh::  Very well.  I shall simply await enlightenment and bow gracefully to your superiority, O Knower of Things. 

Judy

The series finale:

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Cool!!!  Monster in a mirror universe!  Or has the monster turned the real house inside out so that the solarium windows are on the Other side?    LOL!

You're right, they're dropping Vicki's whole parentage storyline was equally as bad. Poor Vicki never did find out who she was or where she came from.

I always like to think Elizabeth was her mother but for some reason Elizabeth had been forced to give her up. It's too bad the writers couldn't have followed through on this. 

I agree, and there's a .wav file out there somewhere in cyberspace of Joan Bennett saying something like [spoiler]'Speaking as Elizabeth, yes, I am Vicki's mother.'  There's also the often-told story of one of the reasons AM might have gotten the part was that she had a similar look to Joan Bennett[/spoiler]  Maybe that's not really a spoiler, but it's not like it takes rocket science to unveil it, lol!

I too was intriqued by Vicki's long search and never-answered questions [spoiler]not to mention her untimely and totally pointless death[/spoiler] and a bud of an idea began to grow as I was writing my first DS fan fiction.  Now the second one   "Hearts Restored" is well under way and through a different kind of flashback, the existence of a packet of old letters, a "new" old family friend, and a few more suprises, I am gradually revealing what I think is a plausible storyline for Elizabeth before she met Paul.

I shared my idea with Betsy Durkin when I met her at this year's fest in NY and she was very encouraging.  She had obviously thought long and hard about the character and was very interested to hear my theories.  (If anyone has an opportunity to meet Ms. Durkin at a future Fest or book signing, please do so.  She's a VERY warm and sincere person.  Everybody I encountered at the Fest and after who met her says,"Did you meet Betsy Durkin?  She so sweet! I LOVE her!!!)

But yes, to get back on track of the this particular thread, I would definitely have made (and am making lol!)  made some changes in Vicki's life.

Judy

Everybody's "Happy Halloween" got me to wondering just how the Collins family would celebrate the holiday?  Would there be a line of little kids knocking on the big front doors?  A jack-o-lantern in every window?    Or would the family hunker down in the depths of the great house, watching movies on the never-seen tv set waiting for the evening to pass?
Inquiring minds (ok, possessed, maybe) want to know!!!!

Judy

Don't miss our Special Moonlight Sale!!!!                    Don't miss our Special Moonlight Sale!!!!                    Don't miss our Special Moonlight Sale!!!!

...and a note to the craftsperson:  "Could you please put in the ORIGINAL music?"

 I much prefer the original version of the piece and wonder why they changed it.   

Judy