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« on: June 12, 2015, 04:12:05 AM »
In 2015, it is kind of hard to see what all of the fuss was about. In 1969/70, it was quite different. A large portion of the fan base (at least the more vocal part of fandom) clearly didn't want to see Barnabas as a bad guy. Frid actually did some of his best work during the early part of the story. But it wasn't what the fans wanted to see.
Perhaps if the story had been structured differently, it might have been better received. For example, if Count Petofi had popped into 1969 with the Leviathan box, with Barnabas, Julia and later Quentin battling him, the story might have been more successful.