When Carolyn was a little girl, maybe she used to toddle over to visit Bill, who was probably like an uncle to her. They must have been reasonably close for him to call her "Princess" and for her to be so distraught over his death. Maybe Mrs. J., who basically had no child of her own and no one to love or who loved her, would comb her hair on those visits.

I read somewhere that Clarice Blackburn actually had red hair, so in the light of future events, maybe it's just as well that they had her wear the wig.

Mrs. Johnson didn't like the diner's apple pie, either. But I don't blame her for that--I make my own apple pie and I have to say I've never tasted better.   

About that mayonnaise, MB:

Roger may have been doing the best he could for breakfast by taking Vicki to the diner. I suspect that at Collinwood, it's everyone for themselves as far as breakfast is concerned. I imagine Elizabeth is the earliest riser, so she probably makes the first pot of coffee of the day. Vicki probably makes breakfast for herself and David. Carolyn probably sleeps till noon. Roger's normal breakfast probably consists of his first martini once the sun is over the yardarm, so to speak, and about 11:00 a.m.

Interesting stuff about lenses, about which I know less than nothing. But nice to speculate.

Carolyn tries to talk her mother into hiring Mrs. Johnson as a housekeeper. Elizabeth replies, I prefer to keep my own house. She is wearing a beautiful black velvet robe and her favorite pearls--just what I always wear to do my cleaning. 

WELCOME OLD HOUSE!!!!!

WELCOME GHOST OF JOSETTE!!!!!

And that "yearning" theme that I always associate with Barnabas.

From the little I remember of daytime soaps of that era, you were lucky if they played a chord or two on an electric organ, just before the commercial breaks.

He was always one of my favorite actors on the show, and moved between Joe and Nathan with surprising ease. His portrayal of Joe allows us to see that [spoiler]there's a lot more to him than Carolyn--to her later regret--ever suspects.[/spoiler]

This ep. confirms Magnus's idea that Burke has lost all respect for Vicki. He hopes that she won't suffer the fate of Ananias--being struck dead for lying. Not too vengeful, are we, Burke?

Mrs. Johnson is like a breath of fresh air with her plain speaking! Go, Sarah!