Julia learns the horrible truth that no matter how things may turn out in the future, she will never be the first Mrs. Barnabas Collins.

In retrospect, I love how casually Julia asks, "Who's Angelique?" considering how monumental a nemesis she would prove to be throughout the course of the series (however, Julia already asked that question a few episodes back when she and Barnabas were conversing in the Old House, though apparently she, or the writers, had forgotten that).

Dr. Lang seems to be suffering from that same cognitive dissonance that so afflicts the residents of Collinsport. As he's standing face-to-face with a 200-year-old vampire, he just can't seem to wrap his head around the fact that there might be such a thing in this world as witches and witchcraft.

I liked the "quietness" of this episode. Everyone seemed to be underplaying their roles for a change which was nice, especially AM in her scene with Barnabas and JF himself as he sat brooding on Dr. Lang's couch, looking terribly resigned and defeated, preferring to remain a vampire if that was what it would take to claim Vicki as his own.

Isn't it interesting how different people look in mirrors? The odd thing is that, except for in photos, we are the only people who routinely see ourselves "reversed" as it were from how others see us. Maybe that's why we often think pictures don't look much like us.

Doesn't Vicki ever tutor David anymore? When's the last time we saw her doing the job she was sent to Collinwood to do?

Brian Sturdivant has only three acting credits listed on imdb (including four episodes on DS, this one and three upcoming ones as Claude North) all in 1970 and 1971. It's interesting how some careers take off and others never do. But it's kind of cool to at least have been on something that people are still watching almost a half century later - and still wondering whatever became of that person.

Julia shows her impressive skill at multi-tasking in this episode, going from one mind-boggling crisis to another without missing a beat. What DID the good people of Collinwood do before she got there?

I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but I find myself feeling really sorry for Burke in these episodes. I mean, it's only a few days since Vicki received verification of his death (to everyone but Vicki anyway), yet no one so much as mentions his name or wonders how Vicki could so quickly have both forgotten him and transferred all her grieving to this nebulous figure from the past, Peter Bradford. I don't think it reflects well on anyone, Vicki included.

I was surprised to see Carolyn sans scarf in this episode, with her mark-free neck fully exposed for all to see. How long does it take for vampire marks to disappear, I wonder?

Tony's insinuation that Carolyn may be having an affair with her own cousin strikes me as very provocative for '60s daytime television.

I like the way Carolyn pleads with Barnabas to let her live her life and not waste her youth serving him. A poignant moment.

This time around, I decided to skip the episodes set in 1795, so I, essentially ended up watching Ep 365 back-to-back with Ep. 461. The most disconcerting aspect was watching Vicki go from mourning Burke one day to calling out for Peter in her sleep the next. I can only imagine what Liz and Julia were thinking, since to them no real time had passed.

Random thought. Vicki lying in her bed talking to Barnabas reminds me of Dorothy in the final scene of "The Wizard of Oz," as she tries to make sense of her "dream." Even her hand gestures seem to match the ones used by Judy Garland.

It seems to be a chronic condition. In the very next episode, Julia tells herself there are no ghosts, then a few scenes later, she's searching for and eventually chatting with Sarah, who she knows is Barnabas' little sister!

I guess it's true that consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds - literally, it would appear, in the case of DS.