Some Things That Just Seemed To Gradually Disappear on DS

[Bob_the_Bartender]

Hey, gang,

Over the four plus years of  Dark Shadows, there were a few items that seemed to eventually just fade from our view:

1. Maggie Evans' blond hair just "transformed" to KLS' natural brunette color one day in the Collinsport Inn Coffee Shop.

2. Barnabas' stylish hat, which he had on when Mrs. Johnson answered the door in April of 1967, was gone within a day or two (at the most). 

3. Nicholas Blair's seemingly trademark gray, three-piece-suit was gone by the time he returned to oversee the Leviathon plot for world domination, and replaced by a navy blue, double-breasted suit.  (Maybe this was a good thing, when you consider that the suave warlock's original gray suit must have become "slightly" worn and somewhat "aromatic" by the time that Nicky B. returned in 1970.)

4. And, finally, John Yeager's "somewhat" prominent proboscis just seemed to transform into a normal schnozolla after a couple of days.  I've often wondered if the truly brilliant Dr. Cyrus Longworth was able to perform a rhinoplasty procedure on himself while he was in his alter ego state?     

Can you think of any other facets of DS that seemed to just disappear as the show progressed?

Bob

[DarkLady]

Those are good, Bob! The one that comes to mind for me is in 1840PT, when we meet Catherine and Morgan. It turns out that he's supposed to be a painter with a studio, but after this one and only mention, we never see or hear about Morgan's artistic career again.

[Uncle Roger]

Dark Lady, you reminded me of a character from that storyline who abruptly vanishes with no explanation. There are two appearances by Samantha Drew. We learn very little about her. She was Justin's nurse and is an old friend of Catherine's. And she didn't care much for Morgan. Which makes her a good deal more perceptive than most of the other characters.
 
 

[MagnusTrask]

There are disappearances that aren't so mysterious, where there was no particular reason for the character or thing to hang around, and others where something or somneone was set up as being important, then disacarded.

I keep forgetting that Gerard pops up in PT 1841.  He and Samantha may just have been token drop ins for novelty value, but Gerard looked as if he was going to be important, then was gone.

There is of course Evan Hanley's extravagant and transparent wife. 

 

[michael c]

once the main character suddenly became a creature who could only exist at night most of the ordinary "daytime" sets...the Collinwood kitchen, the diner, the cannery offices...were jettisoned.

replaced by crypts, basement laboratories, and the 'old house' as a main location.

[DarkLady]

Maybe Samantha and Gerard ran off together in PT, since that was impossible in RT.

[Joeytrom]

Lawyers tended to disappear with no explanation, better then most male doctors fared anyway, like Richard Garner, Frank Garner, & Tony Peterson.  Also, Chris Collins in PT 1970.

[Uncle Roger]

Disappearing characters is not always a bad thing. The eternally unpopular Ned Stuart is never seen after 1897. No one seems to miss him, including Sabrina.

[The Doctor and K9]

Disappearing characters is not always a bad thing. The eternally unpopular Ned Stuart is never seen after 1897. No one seems to miss him, including Sabrina.

You are technically correct. He is never SEEN again LOL. He does appear in Return to Collinwood. Apparently he also has a personality overhaul. His behavior is totally different!

[Uncle Roger]

Perhaps he finally grew up?

[The Doctor and K9]

Perhaps he finally grew up?

Actually I've argued that very point to others. A lot of time has passed. I think he worked through many of his demons, just like people often do in real life. Still, the change was not explained or even remarked upon. That's a bit of a plot hole.

[Uncle Roger]

Interesting. We are given very little background on Ned's character (and not very much more on Sabrina), so really anything is possible. It's odd that some fans can accept some of the most bizarre stuff on DS (not the supernatural stuff but Maggie the waitress I'd somehow qualified to Briscoe a governess) but disallow that characters can change over the years.

[MagnusTrask]

It's a bit strange seeing a change in character without having the dots connected for us, as far as how he/she changed.  That's not necessarily a mistake.  We don't or shouldn't need everything spelled out for us.  It's unsatisfying, though, not to have seen the transition.   

[Gothick]

It's beyond bizarre at the very end of the show that Kendrick Young (played by John Karlen) comes to Collinwood to solve the mystery of his disappearance, then winds up leaving without ever really talking about Stella for the last few weeks of his time there.

I always wonder who took care of Julia's fish in the aquarium in her office... If I recall correctly, the aquarium was moved into a lounge type space which was where Chris first went to see Amy (or Molly, as her name originally was).

G.

[The Doctor and K9]

It's beyond bizarre at the very end of the show that Kendrick Young (played by John Karlen) comes to Collinwood to solve the mystery of his disappearance, then winds up leaving without ever really talking about Stella for the last few weeks of his time there.

[spoiler]Kendrick does find out about Stella's fate. He discovers that she was killed by Melanie when she was possessed. Because she was not in control, he's able to forgive her.[/spoiler]