Ironic fact about 1897 storyline

It wont let me modify my last post,

GB, if after you've submitted a post you find that you're contemplating it anew, don't wait to click Modify.  Of course, the Preview feature was designed to be a poster's first resort.

Honestly, I'm still trying to figure out what was controversial about my initial post...

Controversy on a discussion forum-- it's a good thing.   

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But Quentin HAD to have killed Jenny at some point, Barnabas or no Barnabas. What other reason could Magda have had to curse him and his male descendents? I know Quentin got rough with Magda at times before her relationship with Jenny was revealed, but I hardly think she would curse him over that.

As for Angelique....I'm not so sure about that. I don't know what reason Angelique would have been in 1897 other than the appearance of Barnabas. [/spoiler]

Okay, another problem is Laura Collins in 1897.  She had plans which included the father of Elizabeth and Roger.  She had problems doing so because of the involvement of you-know-who.  If you-know-who wasn't there originally, was she stopped?  If she wasn't, how can we have Elizabeth and Roger back in the present day?

Gerard

If I remember correctly, towards the end of 1897 Angelique told Barnabas why Diabolos allowed her to return.  Now I'm wondering if Diabolos lied to Angelique about his reasons, and in fact the real reason was that he was bored and he wanted to watch a bitchfest between Angelique and Laura.

Didn't Barnabas inadvertently caused event A in that he caused Rachael to get curious about the tower room where Jenny was and that led to her escaping?

I think it was Magda who gave Rachel the encouragement.  And I also think Rachel was quite capable of committing that piece of foolishness without being encouraged by anyone.

By the way, I think I may have given an entirely new meaning to bitchfest, but I think I like it better than the commonly used one.

Magda encouraged Rachael due to Barnabas interfering, so that means event A did not happen originally.

I think it was Magda who gave Rachel the encouragement.  And I also think Rachel was quite capable of committing that piece of foolishness without being encouraged by anyone.