This was an episode to treasure. New beginnings are so much fun!
As the dogs howled away for Angelique, I wondered if the dogs howled for the whole 170 years that Barnabas was chained in his coffin in the secret room of the mausoleum, to the point that nobody even thought about them - until they stopped after he was unchained, and then their howling became unusual and scary again.
I've always liked Tom Jennings better than Chris. He's a nice, uncomplicated, down-to-earth guy. A little pushy - but that's OK, nobody's perfect.
I was moved by Barnabas's fear. His inability to pay attention to anything else was completely believable. And I could well believe that he couldn't remember running to the house - which of course made his fear all the greater. What a nightmare for him!
When Barnabas explained that Adam must have kidnapped Vicky because he knew that Barnabas cared for her, I imagined Julia thinking to herself that she would be willing to be kidnapped if only that meant that Barnabas cared for her. That was a nicely written exposition scene, by the way, when Barnabas told Julia what had been happening and Julia drew her conclusions. Very choppy, the way it would be in real life.
And now there are two possibilities for an explanation of Vicky's disappearance: Adam could be responsible, or the newbie vampire could be.