i could be remembering this totally wrong however...spoilers...

[spoiler]i believe that it was barnabas who first requested that "adam" have jeff clark's face because vicki was in love with jeff and barnabas thought that if his "life force" occupied this creature that resembled jeff vicki would in affect be in love with him.classic d.s. logic.

somehow this plan changed.i think b. was suffering from some sort of guilt complex about the whole thing and persueded dr.lang to change his plans...hence robert rodan.

since the body was already "under construction" during all this i don't know how they ever would have explained the difference in size between the massive rodan adam and the slighter jeff clark but they never needed to as things worked out so differently.

b.t.w. i never understood why adam needed to be pieced together from numerous dead bodies while eve showed up neatly in one gorgeous piece.[/spoiler]

i just completed the 1970pt storyline and last night i rewatched some of carolyn's episodes.

i have to say nancy barrett was amazing here.the character didn't appear in alot of episodes but she really made the most of what she got and created i think one of her most memorable characters.she has a few genius scenes.especially after she falls prey to alcoholism.i really wanted to see more of this character.

it must have been great for nancy to play something so different than the spoiled and petulant "real time" carolyn stoddard.she seemed to be having fun playing charity/pansy faye during the 1897 storyline but that character was kind of silly.here she brought great pathos to the role.

by contrast i thought pt elizabeth and roger were very poorly written and directed characters.they introduced them as "poor relations" but never really followed through with that.true the actors were away filming the movie much of the time and weren't that central to the plot but half the time they acted like rt liz and roger and the other half it was hard to tell who these characters were supposed to be.joan bennett especially i thought seemed tired and off her game here.

but nancy barrett was genius.

barnabas:"i told willie to polish this banister with PLEDGE not dry dust.he'll get the cane for this one!"

so true!

no one worked a telephone or a pair of gloves quite like the good doctor.

it's funny how they dabbled in a potential "friendship" between julia and cassandra during the early part of this storyline.we all know how that turned out.

and cassandra's endless array of lime green ensembles was really creamy.

one more thought.

on viewing the further progression of this storyline i cannot believe how inconsistent and out-of-the-blue the romance between barnabas and roxanne was.i totally do not buy it.

when barnabas cried out to roxanne through the flames of the parallel-time room i thought i was going to barf.

these scenes were a hoot.

was the invitation for dinner or just cocktails?i forget.i loved that nicholas walked into this ridiculous little charade fully aware of what was really going on but playing along.

i agree that the scene where angelique confronts barnabas was really well done.i'm remembering a room filled with mirrors and lit very blue.the dialogue here was excellent between frid and parker.i loved how formally everyone spoke here.

funny,i really disliked this part of the show while i was actively watching but now i look back on it with some fondness.right around here there is also a genius scene between nicholas and julia at his house.very cat and mouse.it concludes if i recall with nick telling julia he admired her.

b.t.w. gothick i recently watched a documentary on pbs about julia child and i believe "the french chef" premiered in 1966.a great year all around for television.

the nose is hideous but it did return much needed "curses" to my karma.

after what that floating b*tch laura collins did to me i needed it!