I'm trying to remember if we've seen any proof yet that Stokes is a good guy. Yes, he's fighting Cassandra - but there is no honor among villains. He may be befriending Adam for some nefarious purpose of his own.
I hate hospitals. Well, I'm not the only one; lots of people hate hospitals. But it occurred to me today that the reason I disliked the scene in which Maggie grieved for her father had nothing to do with it being standard soap opera fare and everything to do with the background. The corridor looks so little like a hospital to me that it hadn't occurred to me before - but the folded up wheelchair brought back memories. So maybe it wasn't such a bad scene. Sam had earned some mourning. I just wish it had taken place at the Evans cottage.
How many people, over the years, die so that Barnabas can live? I'm not saying that Sam died so that Barnabas could live. I just started thinking about it as he was dying.