It seems that Angelique is well and truly stuck with the ghost of Jeremiah. Once again, she has failed to reckon with the consequences of her impulsive, unthinking actions.

Another wonderful scene with Barnabas and Ben. Barn asks Ben to bring Vicki to the Old House for safety. Ben asks, How will Angelique will feel about havin’ Miss Winters in the house? Barnabas assures him, She will be just as protective as I am. Ben is genuinely touched when Barnabas designates him the best man. But poor Ben can't tell Barnabas what he knows.

Angelique is up in her room (maybe Barnabas’s, certainly not Josette’s), admiring her satin wedding gown, which she must have made herself in Martinique and confidently brought with her to Collinwood. Radiantly she pirouettes in front of the mirror, but abruptly stops, horrified: Her reflection is haggard, her hair unkempt, and her gown spattered with blood. But when she looks down at herself, everything is normal.

In answer to someone's query in a previous ep., we learn that Vicki has been afraid to eat, much less breathe, while she was hiding in the stable. Driven by hunger and exhaustion, she spill the beans to Barnabas. He asks Ben if Vicki might be the witch. NO! Ben says emphatically but can't explain.

Angelique is frantically packing when Barnabas comes to see why she's late for her own wedding. It's probably no more than the truth when she insists that Jeremiah must have put the voodoo doll of Sarah and the pins in her suitcase. Angelique promises to come downstairs after fixing her veil (which is attached with hideous plastic flowers). Barnabas doesn't even admire her gown or anything, though I suppose that's meant to be an indication of his state of mind--leaving aside that it’s bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the ceremony.

Jeremiah still isn't done with Angelique. We see him carrying her, in classic monster style, to the cemetery. There he deposits her in his own open grave despite her screams, protests, and orders. You will now learn what it is like to live without peace in the land of the dead, he intones. He begins pouring earth onto her (well, actually it thumps onto the camera), ignoring her screams.

Ten thousand 1795 dollars in gold would be worth almost $182,000 in today's money. It still doesn't seem like enough value to put on pre-vamp Barnabas.

MT, please feel better ASAP!

We start out with another fine LE-JF row. Barnabas realizes that his father doesn't believe anyone could love him (B.) for himself. But that isn't the world that Joshua inhabits. No doubt his own marriage to Naomi was an arranged one.

Josette's room at the New House will eventually become Vicki's. Elizabeth tells Vicki that it was her own room--before she was married (and we know how that turned out). There does seem to be something unfortunate about it.

The scene with Angelique, Barnabas and Josette is just heart-rending. KLS looks absolutely radiant in her sorrow and is the epitome of grace. The continuation after Angelique has left is even sadder. Kudos to KLS and JF. I remember shedding a tear or two myself the first time I saw Josette's eyes fill with tears even before Barnabas leaves the room. Then she sits down on the bed--the bed she would have shared with Barnabas--and weeps, heartbroken.

Naomi's good deed is so typical of her! She has always been practically my favorite character. And of course I love it that she stands up to Joshua.

Barnabas leaves Angelique alone at the Old House while he fetches the minister. Alone in the drawing room, Angelique is at last free to exult in being the mistress of a fine house, with everything she could ever want--till Jeremiah suddenly materializes in a corner of the drawing room. He refuses to obey her command to depart, and advances menacingly, Ping Pong ball and all….

No, I'm afraid I didn't notice Jeremiah's wedding ring!  Great catch!

That first scene is pretty funny, MT!

In the last scene, we can see that JB is actually holding a script but still does her best to act as if she is off book.

Joshua asks irritably, Where are you going to put that-- that-- I never know what to call her! (If this was a blown line, Louis Edmonds makes a remarkable recovery!)

Angelique enjoys her moment of triumph over Josette. I'm sure poor Josette was hoping that somehow, somehow, she and Barnabas could get back together. But not now. We never again see that "lucky" flower that Angelique pinned on her wedding dress.

Welcome, misspelled tombstone of Jerimiah Collins! We learn that he was born in 1763.

It falls to poor Naomi to tell Joshua that Barnabas is getting married--to Angelique. He calls it a devil's bargin, little suspecting how right he is. We get a wonderful scene between father and son (LE and JF always did these so well), where poor Barnabas is forced to defend his upcoming marriage.

Joshua is convinced that Collinwood is cursed and orders Naomi to start the move to the New House. Very astutely she wonders if they'll leave their troubles behind when they move.

Josette visits Jeremiah's grave. Somehow her widow's weeds only enhance her delicate beauty. Barnabas arrives, and a tender, bittersweet scene follows. Combining his father's volatility and his mother's sweetness, Barnabas blames himself for what happened. He starts to tell Josette about his marriage, but Josette cuts him off, thinking (if only!) she knows what he is about to say. Just when he's about to insist, Angelique arrives. My lady's carriage is waiting, she says in her role as lady’s maid. There is room for M’sieur Barnabas, too. Barnabas turns her down. When Josette goes on ahead, Angelique says, M’sieur Barnabas can come along with us. I thought I might be interrupting something. Barnabas answers No, nothing at all. Angelique fixes him with a look and warns, I hope not. She goes, leaving Barnabas standing at Jeremiah's grave--no doubt pondering this preview of his married life, so different from his joyous prospects only days--and a lifetime--ago.

Next, Joshua and Naomi speak with Angelique. Joshua wants Angelique to remain standing as a servant should, but Naomi insists that he allow her to sit. Joshua is furious when Angelique refuses to be bought out. She stands her ground even when Joshua threatens to disinherit Barnabas. Naomi is sympathetic and warns Joshua that if he earns the couple’s enmity now he will be sorry later. Joshua wants them to wait till after the mourning period for Jeremiah. You only want to buy time, Angelique replies. We understand each other perfectly, Joshua comments with grim pleasure. But Naomi tells her, Please wait! If you do, I promise to be your friend for your entire married life. Angelique is nearly overcome by Naomi’s kindness. She must give in, but secretly vows that Joshua will do nothing to prevent the marriage even though it must be postponed. She leaves to pack Josette's clothes for the move to the New House.

An otherwise wonderful episode full of dramatic scenes comes to a bleh conclusion as Angelique resurrects Jeremiah to torment Josette. Oh well.

I don't think Angelique EVER would have let Barnabas get out of his agreement. She was so sure that he would marry her in the end that she played her ace and offered to free him--a masterstroke of reverse psychology. If that hadn't worked, I'm sure she would have thought of something else to try. Also, she is so utterly incapable of seeing things from anyone else's point of view that she just can't imagine that he wouldn't marry her.

I also think that Angelique wants Barnabas to be the one to tell Josette about the marriage because it would be yet another twist of the knife with which she has stabbed Josette's heart.

I also think it's hilarious that Jeremiah's head is so completely wrapped up.