Whenever most fans discuss the initial Barnabas storyline, invariably references to how very different his character was in comparison to later storylines always seems to come up. But what I found most interesting while watching eps #264 and #1046 is that in one way he is in fact similar. In ep #1046, Barn is attempting to save the PT Collinses from the evils of Angelique, while in ep #264, responding to Roger's distress, Barn tries to get the upper hand with Jason to prevent his marriage to Liz. True, Barn is far from a good guy in ep #264 (and one could certainly argue that at no point in the series is he ever truly a "good guy"), but in what might be his first altruistic act in 1967, Barn actually attempts to do something for the good of the Collins family, and that act definitely foreshadows the direction the writers will continue to take Barn throughout the series.
