The morning my twin sister passed away, one of my mom's cats wouldn't leave her alone. He jumped on top of her and just layed there. He had never done anything like that before. He was also my sister's favorite cat.

I believe he knew. It truly is amazing.

Years ago, my parents lived in a Revolutionary War-era home on Long Island. It had lots of secret passages and rooms, built, so they were told, so that the family could hide from British soldiers and/or Indians. In any event, they swore the place was haunted -- strange smells (mostly roses, my mother said), sounds of footsteps, etc. In one of the rooms in the basement, they had hung some hams or something. Guess it was like a "cold" cellar. In any event, meat would go missing. They decided to put flour on the floor to at least catch some footprints. There never were any, although the meat would be missing. Often, they'd come home and find their clothes strewn all over the place, dresser drawers open. Their dog refused to go upstairs, no matter what. One day, they went out. When they returned, they heard the dog yipping in fright from upstairs. Poor thing had been locked in a closet. They never knew how that happened. Spooky!

Does anyone recall a sort of "coda" to the last episode? Thayer David narrated it, and we find out that, yes, Barnabas and Julia did wind up together. Other things are wrapped up as well, but it's been ages since I've seen it. I do have it somewhere, so I'll view it again and get back to you all. As I recall, though, as Thayer narrates, we see still photography from episodes and DS movies.

Sometimes, even primetime shows will do it. Case in point: "Family Matters." The family originally consisted of three kids. After a few seasons, the younger daughter just disappeared -- poof! No mention of her, no explanation.

I often wondered about Adam, though. Assuming he did go off and get his scars removed, why wouldn't he have come back for Carolyn? And, when Barnabas once again became a vampire, did Adam turn into one? Too many threads left hanging for me, but then again, as you can tell by my handle, I'm an Adam fan.

Actually, that's not quite true. In Adam's last episode (Ep #636) Stokes tells Adam that he knows of a clinic where Adam's scars can be removed and then remarks that he (Stokes) needs a new project. Just from that the audience can easily surmise that clinic is where Adam went. 

Okay, but that's still far from conclusive! I mean, we are to believe Adam and Barnabas had this very special connection. Whatever happened to one, happened to the other. That was mega-important. It was simply dropped! I"m sorry, but it's nonsensical!

True, David, and now we know why it's been given the ax. Headwriter James Reilly, whom someone correctly identified as the ex head writer for Days of Our Lives, isn't the boy genius some thought he was. He's the one who was responsible for that ridiculous storyline on Days where Marlena is possessed by the devil. He's hoping, as I read yesterday, that Passions will continue either on the Internet or cable, as also has been mentioned here. Well, good luck to him, but I can't see it happening.

Not to belittle Frid, 'cause I *do* think the guy's got talent, but he himself admits to being a 'slow-study' and frankly, he never seemed to be the kind of actor who could 'think on his feet' and recover from a flub like say, Louie Edmonds can.  I can't think of a single time where he just winged it and ad-libbed while staying in character.  Instead, he'd nervously wring his hands, search for the teleprompter and stutter.  Not really a flaw, just some actors can do it and some can't.  Frid seems to be the type that can't.  Just my 2 pesos... 

I have to disagree. Frid was a phenomenal actor, and you've given him some credit for that. However, he was a classically-trained stage actor, and this was a new genre for him. Soap actors will tell you that they virtually have to do a play a day, a pretty daunting challenge for any actor.

I thought one of the more well-written soaps was Ryan's Hope. However, even that got ridiculous when they had some gorilla kidnap Delia Reid Ryan and hold her captive in a castle in Central Park! I mean, shades of King Kong.

As for soaps in general, Nancy's right. The business is dying. More and more, they're cutting costs to keep themselves alive, which is why they're fiing people such as Stuart Damon and Julia Barr (a two-time Emmy winner!). I think it's just a question of time.