Today, April 3, was - indeed -at the most a tragic day for DS fans and at the least a somewhat difficult one.
The day before, April 2, 1971, we couldn't believe that it was gone and we thought we'd never see it again. We hoped on Saturday, April 3 as well as Sunday April 4, that it was a mistake. But there it was, on Monday, April 5 - Password Plus. It was a done deal.
On April 3, 1970 (and the ones before and after), during the PT70 plot, characters began to vanish and wouldn't be back for weeks or even months. Barnabas was locked in a coffin by William H. Loomis. Gone. William H. Loomis was busy writing down and "oral history" of his captive. Gone. Carolyn Loomis spent her time drinking in the Loomis House drawing room so as not to face what Barnabas and William were doing in the secret room. Gone. Maggie Collins got all huffy about Alexis Stokes and ran back to NYC. Gone. Daniel Collins would be just, well, gone. No explanation. Siblings Elizabeth (Stoddard) and Roger Collins apparently went off to visit relatives. Gone. Housekeeper Hoffman also seemingly went away to visit relatives. Gone. Chris Collins and his little sister would also soon be gone with no explanation. That basically left five major characters: Quentin, Angelexis, Bruno, Cyrus/Big-Nose and Sabrina to carry the storyline. Important minor characters were Aunt Hannah, Buffy, Trask-the-butler and the guy who sold Cyrus his dope. Well, somehow, we continued to watch until the bulk of performers returned from Lyndhurst. Still, it was an odd time.
Gerard