Dear Fellow Dark Shadows Fans,
Oedipus don't have nothin' on those Collinses. The look on Tony Peterson's face when he saw "cousin" Barnabas (a/k/a the "old man") giving the young and lovely Carolyn a hickey, was, in a word, priceless. "I always knew that the idle rich were decadent," Tony proclaimed to scorn the nubile Collins heiress.
You know, that scene with "old man" Barnabas and the voluptuous Carolyn somehow gives new meaning to the Christmas song, "I Saw Mommie Kissing Santa Claus." Ya gotta love it. Once again, kudos to Sam Hall for another great episode!
On another note, I thought that Roger's eloquent recitation in front of Angelique's portrait today was superb. Kudos to writer Gordon Russell.
Of course, I have to acknowledge the first apearance of the greatest parapsychologist this side of Dr. Van Helsing, the redoubtable Prof. T. Elliot Stokes. By the way, did you catch the absolutely anguished look on Barnabas' face when the professor mentioned his ancestor Ben Stokes' diary? I thought Mr. B. was about to lose all bladder control at that moment!
Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go!!!
Finally, another fashion note. Did you notice that there were three buttons on Roger's sportcoat and Prof. Stokes' suit jacket? That three-button look on men's sports and suit jackets re-emerged during last year. It just shows you: what's old is new and what's new is old. Kind of like Dark Shadows.
Sincerely,
Bob the Bartender, aspiring men's fashion consultant and clinical assistant to Dr. Drew Pinsky.