Does anyone remember if The Game is with Jonathan Frid or not? If it is with JF, then I am also tempted to vote for one of his Bramwell scenes, the one after he recovers from his wound and meets Catherine on the terrace. The intensity between JF and LP is so very compelling to the viewer (namely me!)

 . . . how someday his sideburns would join and give birth to a beard.

One wonders how Aristede knew that Julia had not been killed. Was he waiting in the bushes when Barnabas and Julia came out - both alive? 

This reluctant truce/alliance of Julia and Angelique may be one of the best scenes they had together. They weren't really arguing, merely sniping over Barnabas. I still remember wondering what this clever plan is of Julia and Barnabas, and the manner in which Angelique affirms her support and assistance was no help to me then (I was very young).

The whole Tate/Amanda thing dragged on too long. Things could have been a lot smoother if Tate had just kept his sketches and portraits to himself. I disagree that Charles Delaware Tate was the worst chacracter that RD played - Ned has to top that list. Besides, I rather like the part when his character
[spoiler]is the dummy/old man in present time, living under the name Harrison Monroe.[/spoiler]
And, really - so he creates a man, why does Amanda really have to scream? It wasn't like he was assembled piece by piece, he merely appeared.    Enough of this storyline about Amanda the troubled ingenue that everyone and his dog loves - back to the call girl that wants to destroy Trask!

In the early episodes, Roger has had it coming for a long time, and it wouldn't have mattered if Vicki had been there or not. How dare he even suggest that Liz fire Vicki - Vicki didn't trap Roger, Burke and the sherrif did. Vicki didn't hide the pen. Vicki wasn't really involved, though she tried to be (another quality that could be a deterrent in her character - she always has to get involved). I really don't understand how Roger, Matthew, etc. get off saying that it's all Vicki's fault just because she arrived in town at the same time as Burke Devlin. Really stupid suppositions on these character's parts.

Joan really does some of her best acting in these early shows. The cool, calm, calculating woman never gets old.

I wonder why
[spoiler]Frank and Richard end up being kicked off the show and only being talked about. I know that in the 1968 storyline, Liz is mad at Richard because Roger told him that she had been in Windcliff, but they still could have had minor roles.[/spoiler]
Frank was good with Vicki, even though the whole Burke + Vicki has already been sort of established, at least on Burke's end. It would've been nice if Frank and Vicki could have been something more.

Count Petofi was really anxious to get to the future to escape from the gypsies. But wouldn't his body stay in 1897 like Barnabas's body did in the beginning? The gypsies could still find him and take his hand again as he sat there in his trance.

Yes, that is correct, but
[spoiler]since Petofi will eventually take over Quentin's body, no one will be the wiser if Quentin is in a trance. The gypsies would never think to cut off his hand.[/spoiler]

Smoothly enough . . . still have a bunch to unpack.

 . . . bite him in the nose.