Everyone In Collinsport's Favorite Word Slideshow

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[spoiler]Today's quote:
DS 2012: (-1969: Ep #904) - Barnabas - 'Why MUST I alone bear the rotten fruit of our cursed family tree? My parents, taken. My true love, taken.'

From the DS 2012 script:

CUT TO: EXT. COLLINWOOD MANOR - NIGHT Even at this distance, we can hear the anguished exclamations of --                        BARNABAS (PRE-LAP)           "Angel Bay!"

INT. COLLINWOOD MANOR (DRAWING ROOM) - NIGHT Elizabeth is alone with Barnabas, trying to sooth his melodramatic anguish, despite her own shock at the revelation of Angelique's true identity.                         BARNABAS           The very audacity of the name           summons vomit into the recesses of           my mouth!. For it has as its           proprietor the devil herself!                         ELIZABETH           I always thought there was           something a little off about           Angie.                         BARNABAS           Oh, if my vampire eyes were           capable of tears, I would flood           the earth with my weeping!                         ELIZABETH           Barnabas, you've done more for           this family in ten days than I           have in ten years.                         BARNABAS           Angelique means to destroy us,           Elizabeth. She hates me.                         ELIZABETH           "Hate?" No, if she merely hated           you, she would've killed you. A           curse takes devotion.                         BARNABAS           Fate sees fit to punish me           forever! Has the infernal           calculus of grief any limit? Any           end?                         ELIZABETH           Barnabas...                         BARNABAS           What our ancestors did to incur           such wrath I know not, but why           must I bear the rotten fruit of           our family's cursed tree? He throws himself onto the organ; buries his head in his hands.



BARNABAS (CONT'D)           My parents, taken. My true love,           taken.                         ELIZABETH           And what did you do?                         BARNABAS                (a beat, then)           I tried to kill myself by jumping           off a cliff.                         ELIZABETH           You fought, Barnabas. When your           parents were killed, you fought           on! Barnabas raises his head.                         BARNABAS           I did, didn't I.                         ELIZABETH           You tried to keep the family           business afloat! Tried to find           the source of our curse and           extinguish it forever! A raised head becomes a full-on raised body.                         BARNABAS           My God...you're right. I fought           for the survival of our name.                         ELIZABETH           You fought because it's in your           blood!

And the excerpt is from the November 30, 2010 version of the script, which is not the exact version that was ultimately shot. As such some of the dialogue is different in the excerpt. Case in point, in the film the quote is not preceded by Barnabas saying "What our ancestors did to incur such wrath I know not, but", and you'll note the remainder of what's scripted is slightly different from the quote, which is what Barnabas actually says in the film. Also different, while the exterior shot of Collinwood is in the film (preceded by crashing waves), Barnabas doesn't actually say "Angel Bay" until we see him in the drawing room with Elizabeth.

And Ep #904 now joins Eps #1, #124, #198, #478 and #659 as ones without any "must" lines - and that's the final one for this month.

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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #987 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'You MUST stay. You have to. It would mean very much to Daniel.'

From  "#0986/0987: Robservations 06/18/03: Real or Memorex?"

Alexis draws back from the kiss, murmuring, "Quentin, please."  He apologizes--I didn't know what came over me. Yes you did, she says, rising from the piano bench, and so do I--you thought I was Angelique, just like everyone else--it's been that way my entire life, as if I didn't even exist, she sobs, staring at the portrait--"But I did think that YOU, at least...

"No, he says, it can't be. Why shouldn't you be like everyone else? she asks-- Julia Hoffman and Amy--they  both think I'm some kind of ghost, and the way Bruno acted this afternoon...  Bruno? asks Quentin. Yes, he was here, mostly out of curiosity, I'm sure, says Alexis. Bruno was here in this room? asks Quentin. He heard me playing a song of his, explains Alexis, and came in with all kinds of excuses, but what he really wanted to do was see if I was real!  He won't come in here again, I promise you that, says Quentin. It really doesn't matter, says Alexis, I won't be here, I'm leaving--I really believed that you, of all people, believed who and what I was, but now...  But I do, protests Quentin, I do--you're Alexis, and what I did just a moment ago was very stupid and meaningless--please forgive me and tell me you'll stay. I really shouldn't, she says, there's been nothing but trouble ever since I've arrived, I even caused your wife to leave you.  It wasn't your fault Maggie left, he says. I wish I could believe that, but I still feel I shouldn't be here, says Alexis--maybe if I leave, Maggie will come back. I got a telegram from Maggie earlier today, says Quentin--she wants to think things through before deciding anything. With me gone, it would be easier for her to decide, says Alexis. Quentin looks odd. I'll miss not meeting Daniel, she says--I've looked forward to it so much, I can't tell you. She picks up the photo of Daniel and Quentin, gazing wistfully at it. You must stay, he insists, you have to--it would mean so much to Daniel-- please. Not nearly as much as it would mean to me, says Alexis--he's such a handsome boy. Then it's settled, says Quentin, you'll stay

The Robservations has the quote perfectly...

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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1136 (1840) - Gerard - 'This MUST be worth a fortune.'

From  "#1136/1137: Robservations 10/22/03: Julia & Leticia Tend to Zachary"

Gerard caresses the mask--Leticia where did you get it? he asks.  I found it, simpers Leticia.  You're lying! he accuses, this must be worth a fortune--this gold and all these jewels.  Jewels? she laughs, no they're pieces of colored glass!--it wouldn't fetch a farthing, it's just a plaything.  Don't take me for a fool, he says, growing angry

The Robservations references the quote perfectly...

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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #973 (1970) - Sabrina - 'I know Chris has forbidden me to get involved, but I feel I MUST.'

From  "Robservations 6/9/03 - #972-973 - On the Run From a Shadow"

I want to try, she says, help Chris--I don't care how much he tries to shut me out, I will--I thought of one way--get rid of Bruno--Chris won't mention it, but I know he's worried about the fact that Bruno knows all about him--and Bruno is waiting for Chris. Quentin sits on the bed. I wish Chris had killed him when Bruno captured him, says Sabrina. Don't wish him that, says Quentin--every life he takes gives him great pain--very great pain--and he looks as if he knows exactly what Chris is experiencing.

He isn't to blame for that, says Sabrina. I know that, says Q--but the pain is still there. You have great insight, she says, seem to understand how others feel--please try to understand how I feel, she begs--Chris has forbidden me to get involved, but I feel I must.

The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...

And if only they'd written Quentin like they did for this scene more often, he would have been a lot more interesting during Leviathans, which is a storyline he was all too often wasted during. But sadly, no - that's certainly wasn't what DC wanted pushed.    I suppose we should just be grateful that we got this scene and the one between Quentin and Chris in Ep #962. And should we be surprised that both eps were written by Violet Welles? I think not...

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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #878 (1897) - Garth Blackwood - 'Justice MUST be served, sir. He who obstructs justice will suffer for it.'

From  "Robservations 4/4/03 - #878-879 - Tim and Judith Plot Together"

Garth, holding his chain in both hands, enters Evan's house--I've come for the prisoner! He declares.  Who are you, and what do you mean by barging into my house? demands Evan. Garth comes closer and says, I am THE LAW--tell me where the prisoner is!  You're a madman, accuses Evan--get out!  He was seen entering this house, says Blackwood--the penalty for harboring criminals is severe--justice must be served--he who obstructs justice will suffer--I will search until I find the criminal. You will not search this house, says Evan firmly--you're here illegally and I'm calling the police!  I have one and only one warning for you, sir, says Blackwood--stand aside!

Evan refuses.  Garth wraps his chain around the lawyer's throat and throttles him unconscious.

The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...

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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #657 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Vicki wants my help and I MUST stay here and help her.'

From  "Robservations 9/20/02 - #656/657 - Barnabas Deals With Heartbreak"

Maggie comes in and tells Barnabas she wants to speak to him. She sends the kids upstairs. David asks if something's the matter, but she brushes him off. The kids overhear her telling Barnabas what happened. He reads the note and tells her he didn't want to believe it before, but Vicki must really be trying to contact them. What will they do? We can't leave the house, insists Barn--Vicki needs my help, and I must stay and help her.

If not for one word, the Robservations would have referenced the quote perfectly...

And Barnabas does indeed use "must" in that other spot during the scene - but that's a quote for another time.

And who knows what sort of glitch the camera shooting the quoted moment was having?

But thankfully they either repaired or replaced it before it caused weird shots in too many eps...

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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #360 (1967) - Tony - 'Miss Hoffman, I--I, I can't pretend to understand any of this. I only know that my clients MUST trust me.'

From  "#0359/0360: Robservations 02/15/02: Julia Asks Sarah For Help"

Although Tony Peterson is in a big hurry to get to court, Julia tells him someone could die if he refuses to help her immediately, so he agrees. She wants to see her notebook, she says, to reassure herself it's all right.

She's behaving just the slightest bit loony, but Tony complies and opens the safe; however, when he can't find it immediately, she accuses him of being in on the conspiracy, of stealing the notebook from her. He's so insulted that when he does find it and she checks the lock to make sure it hasn't been tampered with, he tells her to take the blasted thing with her, if she doesn't trust him. She has to work hard to convince him she does trust him, and he reluctantly takes it and puts it back in his safe, clearly thinking she's got some missing attic insulation.

This is another Robservations with little detail and the actual quote isn't referenced - but at least the circumstances under which it comes up is...