The scene featuring Cassandra and Mrs. Johnson really did begin to feel a bit like The Battle of the Wigs.

I don't quite get why Cassandra couldn't have just made David forget everything he saw in the gazebo right from the start rather than robbing him of his ability to communicate. Another bit of pointless theatricality by Cassandra.

In episodes like this one, it's hard to remember that Mrs. Johnson - with her concern for David - was originally installed in Collinwood to spy on the Collins family for the by-now all-but-forgotten Burke Devlin.

The path between Collinwood and the late Dr. Lang's house is becoming pretty worn by this point. In a steady stream they come - first, Mrs. Johnson, followed quickly by Vicki, then Liz.

It's at this point that I begin to feel a little sorry for the actors who were there at the launch of the series - before it became The Barnabas and Julia Show. Perpetually in the dark about what exactly was going on - while the newbies took over the main storytelling duties - the original characters were essentially relegated to secondary figures in their own story.

It reminds me a little of "Lost in Space," where Will and Dr. Smith became more and more prominent while the rest of the Robinson family receded into the background. I wonder if there was any resentment on the part of the actors about this turn of events (I know there was, in the case of LIS).

Is this the only instance where someone (in this case, Jeff) is actually gleeful (rather than regretful) to pass the dream on to the next person?

I do find it interesting that, even though Barnabas has no real "power" over Willie anymore, he still bosses him around, even though he himself is now mortal and Willie's holding a loaded rifle. Old habits die hard, I guess.

I appreciated all the underplaying (especially in the scene with Barn, Julia and Willie at the hospital), especially after all the over-the-top histrionics of the recent batch of episodes (how nice to have a bit of a respite from Dr. Lang).

It does seem strange that Barnabas and Julia would just bring Willie home like that. Isn't the only reason he was never put on trial for attempted murder because he was determined to be insane? Would he just be allowed to rejoin society, no questions asked from the authorities?

Yeah, but there's always something kinda awesome about watching Grayson Hall chew the scenery -- she's such a smart actress that you KNOW it was an intentional choice.  She knew she could go big, and baby, that's just what she did!

Honestly, after the past few episodes, I'm surprised there was any scenery left for her or anyone else to chew. The acting has been off-the-charts lately - and not in a good way.

On the other hand, no actress ever did more with a pair of gloves than Grayson. Julia at her best.

I was wondering that too. Can't imagine it was an entirely original idea. That would be very un-Dark Shadowy. 

Apparently, I'm in the minority on this one, but I rather like the Dream Curse story line.

It's true that it does become repetitive over time, but I like the cleverness of the idea - that one can only find mental and emotional relief by telling the dream to someone else, knowing full well that, by doing so, one will be inflicting the exact same torment on the next person. It provides for some genuine mental anguish on the part of many of the characters as they fight for as long as they can to deny themselves the inevitable need for sleep in a vain effort to protect the poor person next in line who is doomed to suffer at their hands.