Hey gang,
Of course, Barnabas and Julia became aware of the so-called Stairway Through Time in 1970. However, what if Mr. B. and the good doctor
had become aware of Quentin I's astounding scientific/supernatural triumph much sooner, say, back in 1967?
The reason I posit this point, is that
IF Dr. Hoffman had known about the stairway when Barnabas started to age so rapidly, Julia might have been able to "travel" to 2009 and pick-up some desperately needed prescriptions for Botox, Collagen injections, (maybe even a bottle of Oil of Olay) and, hopefully, reverse Barnabas' age lines, turkey throat, and overall Methuselah-like mug/visage.
In addition, if Dr. Hoffman had been able to reverse Barnabas' "fine lines" with medical procedures/prescriptions, then maybe Carolyn would have never received that cousinly "hickey" from Barnabas?
Bob the Bartender, President of the Richard and Mayumi Heene Family Fan Club