Julia:  "Barnabas, just swallow your pride already and pay the electric bill!"

Happy birthday, Annie!  You're such a wonderful person!  Hope it's been a good one!

Gerard

But, of course, I doubt anyone would have seriously thought that 1841 would have ever been the last of her, so her return in 1971 wouldn't have exactly come as a complete shock to anyone.  

I think I mentioned this somewhere before.  When I did my own Charles-Delaware-Trollish of what-happened-if-the-series-continued schtick, in a plot-line, the warp to present-day parallel time reopens and Barnabas sees Angelique there, frightened and confused, trying to hide and he crosses over to rescue her and bring her back.  He discovers that, because of her human sacrifice of herself in 1841, this time the demonic forces don't resurrect her, but angelic forces.  However, her "purgatory" was to be sent to parallel time along with the promise she would never use her powers again (they remain dormant, as a "test" for her - does she ever use them again? - maybe, maybe not in one of my other plotlines).  Anyway, while she's trapped there, she is in hiding because the survivors from parallel time (primarily Quentin and Maggie) think she's their Angelique and hunt for her.  The subplot invoves Quentin and Maggie, living in the former Loomis House (since Collinwood was burned and the ruins were razed to the ground), at each other's throats, both telling the returned Baranbas (who also manages to convince them that his Angelique is not their Angelique) that they are trying to gaslight each other to the point of murder.  It turns out that it was actually the emotionally-distrubed Daniel who was doing it, traumatized by what happened to his mother and blaming his father and step-mother.  And Roxeanne, thrilled to see her Barnabas back again, is thrown in for good measure.  Anyway, all is resolved, Daniel is packed off to Wyndliffe, Quentin and Maggie are reconciled, and Barnabas and Angelique return to their own time (with Roxeanne vowing she will somehow find her Barnabas again - another later plotline?).

Gerard

I strongly suspect that someone saw this topic here or similar ones and/or articles on other Web sites and informed someone connected with the Curtis estate.

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Gerard

I just don't get the corporate mind.  Yes, of course, DCP is well within its legal rights to go after anyone and anything that it considers an "infringement" upon its material.  But, for crying out loud, get the stick out of the patoot.  These were fans that were creatively giving another tribute to the company and its work and wasn't making a penny of money from it.  This is something called free publicity.  It not only keeps current and long-time fans interested (and thus making them want to go out and buy more DCP products) but opens the market up to possible first-timers who will then check out the "real thing" and purchase DCP stuff and at no cost whatsoever to the business.  And whatever happened to "imitation is the highest form of flattery?"  Exactly what is in the heads of the DCP heads?  If you want to keep and gain customers, treat them right; if you want to lose them, treat them like criminals.  Does DCP have a full-time member on its staff that does nothing but google "Dark Shadows" all day long looking for stuff so it can go after them with threats?

Gerard

DS did create paradox problems with travelling through, and altering, time, but here's my take on the whole thing regarding Angelique.

Original timeline:  1795/96, curses Barnabas, is killed by him, but because she is a powerful witch she does have a semi-immortality and is quickly resurrected; she leaves Collinsport for other parts of the world, creating Endora-ish mischief here and there, but sneaks back to Collinsport every once in awhile to check on her previous "work" and, finding Barnabas still in his coffin, she goes back to harassing Samantha and Durwood; in 1968 during her latest sneak-back, she discovers that Barnabas has been released and is cured so, to restore her curse, she disguises herself as Sarina, I mean Cassandra.  When all that fails, she temporarily is punished by Diabolos and then allowed to go on her way but she decides to keep a wide berth away from the Collinses.

First changed timeline:  see above until you get to 1897; Barnabas has gone back in time and Quentin, along with his shifty lawyer, cast that spell to bring forth someone to help in their battle against Barnabas and guess who they get?  Why her?  She probably wasn't planning to do one of sneak returns that particular year; she was probably somewhere else with Hexaba but the strength of the spell grabbed her, maybe because of her relationship with Barnabas.  After everything is resolved, she goes on her way.  But does she still can't stay away forever so, seventy years later, she still pulls her Cassandra schtick.  But then, seeing how everything she did because of her obsession with Barnabas always backfires, she decides, this time for sure, to stay away and get herself a new lifestyle, so she decides to play mortal and ends up dating and marrying a total bore named Skye.

Second changed timeline:  everything from 1796 up to 1840 - she sneaks back to check on Barnabas only to discover, because he's gone back in time again, that he ain't in the coffin.  When, in 1841, she's turned totally mortal, she, well, we all know what happened to her.  Back in 1971, she no longer exists.  Or does she?

Gerard

I am one of the few who enjoyed the Leviathan story line during its initial run.  The only thing that disappointed me was never seeing the monster (and you know how kids are about seeing monsters).  The plot I didn't like in the least bit was the Adam schtick (although I liked the dream curse subplot), but I stuck through it and was not only grateful when it ended, but became enamored by the Quentin haunting story.

Gerard