I think that many women, Julia is hoping she can change Barnabas--not just by freeing him from the curse but also by bringing out whatever in him is still human. And she's all too human herself in her capacity for self-delusion.

And of course, this is a soap opera.

Ha ha ha!!! Thanks, dom! I do remember those, I just never knew what they were called.

Julia insists that Dave Woodard doesn' know what Barnabas is. Barnabas retorts, Stop thinking like a woman and start thinking like a doctor! This is the same vampire who a short time ago told her, If the modern man is willing to tolerate your kind of woman, that's his problem, but I will have none of it. His words will prove ironic before this conversation is over.

Barnabas gripes that he had to deny knowing who Sarah is. He tells Julia, I felt myself turning pale, and I forced the blood back into my cheeks so he wouldn’t know how close I was to panic. Julia’s experiment must be working, or he wouldn’t be able to do that.

But unknown to either of them, Dave Woodard has stationed himself outside the window. Still listening  and thoroughly shocked despite his astute guesses, Woodard has now heard everything he needs to know.

Barnabas insists Julia herself has to find out how much Dave knows. He tells her, You said earlier that Dave Woodard was the most brilliant student in your class at medical school. Your were being generous. Actually, I think he was the _second_ most brilliant student. Flattered in spite of herself, Julia turns away to hide her smile as she comments, They didn’t take me as seriously as they should have--because I’m a woman. Addressing her thus for the first time, but with utter insincerity, Barnabas comments, My dear, that can be a mixed blessing--can’t it? She smiles uncertainly. But poor Julia hasn’t yet learned the full extent of Barnabas’s mistrust of her, nor can she know the high price she will pay for his flattery.

Vicki tries to persuade Burke that living in the West Wing will solve all their problems, but he's not buying. "Once you become MRS. BURKE DEVLIN (!)," he says, "I won't want to share you with anyone." Gah.

Later, Julia is torn between her fear for her friend and her loyalty to Barnabas. Trying to save Woodard, she humiliates herself by saying that she is emotionally involved with Barnabas and that he is involved with her. She begs Dave to stop his investigation--before it's too late!

Thanks! Safe and well here, thank goodness.

The fight between Nathan and Peter in 1795 was fun. Peter manages to defeat Nathan, who has several inches and probably 20 pounds on him.

While we're at it, how about a compilation of duel scenes? Not sure what music would be appropriate, though. 

Justin's behavior about the Locked Room was positively heroic. To me that connotes some kind of integrity, regardless of how much less than blameless his private life might have been.

But I do agree with you about Mary Cooper's voice, Lydia. Not quite what I was expecting the first time I heard her speak. But as someone else has observed, I suppose we can think of her as being like Betsy Durkin.

Yes, dom, I'm afraid that as far as I can recall, this is the end of Seaview. Too bad.

And yes, it is possible for a 10-year-old girl to have hair long enough to sit on. I have known/seen several.

I love that scene where Roger looks up at the portrait of Jeremiah, then hastily turns away, still as scared as when he was David's age!

Woodard and Burke agree to take David to Eagle Hill. They’ll take care of him, Vicki assures Roger. The way you looked at Burke, observes Roger drily but not unkindly, I’m sure you think he can take care of anything.

I'm sure it was Sarah who was keeping the secret room closed, especially because she left her flute for David and Burke and Dave Woodard to find.

Despite his snide remarks, we can see that Roger really cares about David and even about Vicki. Some very nice bits by LE in this episode.

So, alwaysdavid, the writers had already decided that we'd go back to the past. I wonder if that was to be  the prelude to the end of Barnabas. Hard to say, but fun to speculate.

[spoiler]Farewell, Robert Gerringer. According to my notes, this was his last appearance as Dr. Woodard because he refused to cross a picket line during an actors' strike.[/spoiler]