Good ones, MB!

I have to say that I love love love Naomi's gowns in the 1795 story line. 

I stand corrected! But I do agree that Michelle Pfeiffer has all the requisite glamor and more. If they'll just make her a brunette, my happiness will be complete.

Hubba hubba! But would Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the Mistress of Collinwood, wear a gown with that kind of décolletage?

Wow! Wotta guy!!! 

Like how is Gerard invaluable?

Well, Flora claims that he cures her headaches--we've seen him do it. And she also thinks he's some kind of seer. Or something.

I thought Desmond was a lawyer?

I thought Desmond did study some law, but not enough to get a degree or certificate whatever they were handing out in 1840.

Gerard’s lust for Daphne must have carried over through his transition to Judah, because I can’t figure out why else Judah would be interested in Daphne.

I always thought Gerard (as himself) wanted Daphne because Quentin did too. And now that Judah is using Gerard as his means of revenge on the Collinses, I'm sure Gerard's lust only adds to the fun--for Judah, that is.

Okay, no more quotes: We don't really know what Judah did before he ended up in Bedford. He certainly seems old enough to have done a bit of traveling, so the idea of his knowing voodoo doesn't seem so far fetched to me. And Miranda/Angelique could already have known voodoo when she arrived in New England, so maybe Judah taught her, um, other things--knowing how to live forever has certainly come in handy for her. And he seems to be a pro at it, since he managed to continue existing even after decapitation. Anyway, just musings over coffee.

MB, it's just that there are so very many séances! But yes, this one will have a startling end. And that's a good point about Barn's odd behavior.

Barnabas has actually managed to change history, because now Roxanne will never come to 1970 Collinwood--and I suppose Sebastian Shaw never will either. It would have been interesting to find out how they ever teamed up.

I confess I never thought of Q1 haunting Collinwood, let alone haunting Q2. I'm not sure Q1 would be the ghost, though, because Barn and Julia haven't succeeded yet in stopping Gerard/Judah.

The opening scene with Randall and Roxanne is one of the high points of the series--great work by both actors. What a horrifying task Randall has to perform; how horrifying it was when his own sister attacked him. The three sibs must have been close as children; Randall insists that Samantha must never know their unfortunate sister's ultimate fate.

Trask in the basement: Surely once she recovered and was talking with Quentin and Randall, Julia must have wondered why Barnabas put Lamar down there, knowing that Lamar's father is entombed there too. Maybe it tickled Barn's sense of irony, but it does not bode well.

For some reason, the Daphne-Quentin séance thread isn't very interesting. Quentin sure can't keep his hands off her, though!

Count me in as a Julia fan! It's always cool when Barn can't help showing that he cares.

Wonderful Barn vs. Roxanne staring contest! Donna Wandrey is great at being stunningly beautiful and remorselessly feral at the same time.

I laughed out loud at seeing Lamar get bitten. Evidently once is not enough for either him or Roxanne. Too many conversations with Randall Drew, but I suppose the writers had to maneuver him into following Trask to the mausoleum because Barnabas couldn't.

Good cliffhanger ending too.