Congratulations, MT!!!
This makes the third iteration of 1795/6, since Barnabas went back once already to save Vicki. It's nice to have GH back as Countess Natalie. I've always thought that Ben was Thayer's best role, and my favorite scenes in 1795 were those with Ben and Barnabas (and a wonderful one with Ben and young Daniel).
Maybe Barn doesn't want to tell Angelique that he travels in time for fear she'll find some way to come after him. Actually, at this point, Barnabas has already strangled Angelique--he did it the night he awoke as a vampire--so she is her own ghost. The first time, Barn fully intended to make Josette a vampire and share eternity with her. This time it's different. He tells Angelique, I have no intention of making Josette what I am. Please, do nothing. In return, I promise not to use the coffins. You can even destroy them because I only want to save Josette’s life. You really love her, don’t you? Angelique says. Too much to have her join me in that way, Barnabas answers fervently. I believe you, Angelique replies. How often I have wanted to hear you say that one word--love--and mean me. Please leave Josette alone, Barnabas pleads. Stay with her until midnight--you will see that I am going to do nothing. No, she laughs. You will see that I am going to do nothing. I don’t like your bargain. Barnabas pleads one more time. You will lure Josette to Widows Hill and torment her with fears of what will happen to her if she goes with me. But suddenly feeling futile, he says, It won’t make any difference. Josette will throw herself from Widows Hill anyway. Don’t expect me to stop her, Angelique says. See if you can. With that, she disappears. Barnabas decides to go to Widows Hill.
Josette ignores all of the countess's pleading and runs off to Widows Hill.
As before, Josette stands on the crest of Widows Hill. The surf crashes on the rocks below. She calls to Barnabas, but hears only Angelique’s laughter. Angelique tells her, You “precious” Barnabas will come soon. Angelique has broken her promise and is following Barnabas’s unwitting instructions to the letter. I am here to warn you not to go away with Barnabas, she says. He is evil. He is going to kill you, then bring you back to life as a bloodthirsty animal. Then she shows Josette an image of what she will become. Josette sees herself--as a hideous, ravening, fanged creature, savage and despairing. She screams in horror. Take it away! she begs Angelique. Keep looking at it, Angelique taunts her, and see what Barnabas will do to you! As Josette pleads for her life, we hear someone approaching through the underbrush. Angelique tells Josette, Your lover--your kind, gentle Barnabas--is coming to help you! Terrified, Josette backs as far as she can toward the edge of the cliff as the footsteps draw closer and closer......
