I always thought in pre-1897 that Quentin's ghost was roused by Amy picking up the old telephone and talking to him. I figured Quentin had always been waiting on the phone, and when someone finally made contact with him he was able to possess them and gain power.

No such reasonable explanation can be made about how Gerard and Daphne "established" themselves at Collinwood.

Yes, the head was destroyed when Gerard died, but why?? It just spontaneously combusted after Gerard was shot ... Once again, what was so special about that particular gunshot that released someone from a possession which would otherwise have lasted at least 130 years after his death?

I think they definately needed a more reasonable way of killing Judah Zachary and subsequetly averting the disaster in the future.

In episode 365 Elizabeth more or less confirms that Burke's body WAS indeed found, that 16 bodies were found in the wreck, the same amount of people that were scheduled to fly on the plane. Vicki refused to accept it at first, but now, apparently, she has.

Vicki refused to accept it at first, but now, apparently, she has.
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So I guess Vicki must have accepted that Burke was really gone somewhere along the way during her time in 1795.

How did Gerard die originally?

Was Quentin originallly convicted and executed?

If true, the second thing seems like Barnabas and Julia would have found this out with a little research in 1970 -- either from the family history or court records or something. What did the family history originally say about Quentin I?

How do I get an order form, etc?? I looked at darkshadowsfestival.com and googled it and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for

Was this the first time that we ever heard the Eliot part of Stokes's name?