Everyone In Collinsport's Favorite Word Slideshow

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #290 (1967) - Vicki - 'Josette's music box. I think I MUST give it back to you.'

From "#0289/0290: Robservations 12/18/01: Julia "Finds" Barnabas"

I'm afraid the past is going to trap me, says Vicki, which is why I want to give you back the music box--it has an odd effect on me, like it's casting a spell.

If you play it more often, it will become commonplace, advises Barnabas--don't be afraid of being trapped in the past, but more so of being trapped in the present.

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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does its circumstances...

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #444 (1796) - Millicent - 'I MUST-- I MUST do something for Lieutenant Forbes, make some gesture to show the depth of my gratitude.'

From "#0443/0444: Robservations 04/16/02: Nathan's Successful Scheme"

Upon their return to Collinwood, Millicent tells Naomi she wants to discuss Barnabas with Cousin Joshua, his brutal attack on her, his note, and his strangling her with his cane. Absurd, says Naomi. Millicent insists she must make a "gesture" to Forbes for saving her life, but Naomi thinks it best that she not see him again, let him go, start a new life.

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Again, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it does the quote's circumstances...

And as a side note, this quote was supposed to appear on August 9th but I accidentally posted the quote from Ep #435, which was supposed to appear yesterday. Who knows how/why I jumped ahead because I've never done that before. I suppose I was distracted that day by other things. However, I've since fixed things and the next time the slideshow plays through they will both appear on their originally intended day.

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #987 (-1968: Ep #575) - Cyrus - 'Now, I MUST tell you, Mr. Glastone, that I don't really think it was necessary for you to come all the way from Boston for this.'

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

Bruno opens the door to the outside and leaves. Cyrus locks it behind him, then notices Sabrina is still there. You said you wanted me to help clean up, she says defensively.  After I've spoken to Mr. Gladstone, insists Cyrus. She goes upstairs.  Mr. Gladstone, I don't think it necessary for you to come all the way from Boston for this, says Cyrus. True, agrees Horace, but I was so very interested in meeting the man who is working with this--he holds up the package in his hand--particularly that chemical synthesis. If it's my credentials you're concerned about, says Cyrus, they're quite readily available. No, says Gladstone, I may not be as active as I used to be in the fields of chemistry and science, but I always retained a particular interest in the possibilities of this synthesis--its inclusion in your work aroused my curiosity, especially as to the aims of the experiment.  I'm sorry, says Cyrus, I don't discuss my work with anyone.

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The Robservations leaves out bits of the quote but gets it well...

And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'You MUST stay. You have to. It would mean very much to Daniel') was back on April 21st of 2024, and the second (Cyrus - 'Well, I, I guess you know how I feel about you, but now, now one thing I must warn you, Sabrina. Now you're, you're very aware of my work habits?') was back on April 11th.

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #1238 (1841PT[-1968/69]) - Daphne - 'It's all right, Bramwell. I'm not afraid. The darkness is comforting. And you MUST find comfort, too, without me.'

From "#1238/1239: Robservations 01/14/04: Melanie's Mother; Another Death"

Daphne, fallen very ill again, calls to Bramwell.  I'm here, he assures her.  I'm so glad you came in time, she says, gasping for breath--there are things I must say before I go.  I won't let you go, he insists, holding her hand.  No, she says, not even your love can make me stay--it seems I only came back for a visit--now I've got to go back to the darkness forever.  No, Daphne, no! he protests.  I'm not afraid, she assures him--darkness is comforting--and you must find comfort, too, without me.  I don't want anything without you, he insists.  Bramwell, she says, you say that now--but in time, you will want Catherine.  He looks down.

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The Robservations leaves out bits of the quote but, once again, it gets the quote well...

And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Daphne - 'You're the two people in the world I love the most...and you must...comfort each other'), which also comes from this same scene, was back on April 28th of 2023.

And Daphne does indeed say that there are things she "must" say before she goes, so that could very easily appear in some future installment of the slideshow.

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #833 (1897) - Tate - 'I MUST find the first sketch I made of that face. I MUST.'

From "Robservations 2/28/03 - #832/833 - A Stunning Revelation for Q"

Tate is looking for the first sketch he made of THAT FACE--Amanda remembers nothing before March 11, 1895.  He tears his studio apart--when did I first sketch that face?--here's the one--it's dated March 11, 1895.  I drew her face that day, the first she remembers!

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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does its circumstances...

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #946 (1970) - Sky - 'Oh, it MUST just be the storm. I'm sure when it lets up she'll get the first launch back to the island.'

From "Robservations 5/20/03 - #946-947"

Carolyn sleeps. Sky watches over her. She stirs, awakens. I'm beginning to think his house doesn't agree with you, he says. All I remember is having a bad dream, she says. It made you walk in your sleep, says Sky--I was doing work in my study, heard a crash and found you lying unconscious on the floor--you must have tripped and hit your head. My head does hurt, she agrees.  How do you feel? he asks.  I feel terrible being such a burden to you, she says. It's no problem, he assures her--I'm staying up until Angelique gets back. She hasn't gotten back yet? asks Carolyn. No, says Sky, it must be the storm--when it lets up, she'll take the first launch back to the island. Carolyn climbs out of bed

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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote completely but does so well...

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #765 (1897[-1970PT]) - Beth - 'If an animal is that badly wounded, he's also badly frightened. That MUST be what it was, Miss Collins.'

From "Robservations 1/13/03 - #764-765 - Are Silver Bullets a Solution?"

Beth calls the sheriff and reports the incident with the wolf man.  Miss Collins is very shaken up, she reports, and wants your men to come guard the house. . .he's taking care of it, she assures Judith.  I fear we'll all die if the creature returns, frets Judith--what it was about you that scared off the animal?  Beth pretends not to know.  I wasn't blind, says Judith--I saw everything--when he saw you, he started for you, then stopped, as if frightened of you.  That makes no sense, says Beth.

I saw it happen, insists Judith--why?  He was more frightened than we were, asserts Beth, he was wounded, I could see him bleeding, and if an animal is badly wounded, it's badly frightened.  He's no ordinary animal, notes Judith, he wears men's clothing, and stood like a man, too.  Let me take you upstairs to rest, Beth offers.  No, says Judith, I wants to await the police, and I want you to wait with me.  Whatever you say, agrees Beth.

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Again, the Robservations references part of a quote well...

And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Magda - 'I-I MUST know-- did you get the pentagram to-to the child?') was back on May 30th of 2024.

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #12 (-1970) - Barnabas - 'Shoot if you MUST, Father. I wish to God it would help, but it won't. Nothing will.'

From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - EPISODE TWELVE:

JOSETTE'S ROOM:  Joshua finishes boarding up the doorway.  He goes downstairs.  Barnabas steps out.  "Father." Joshua stops, aghast, calling his son's name.  He holds up a gun.  Barnabas, "Shoot, if you must, father.  I wish to God it would help, but it won't.  Nothing will."  Joshua, "Then - you're the one - Josette - Abigail - Millicent - ?"  Barnabas, "Yes."  "How could this happen?"  "I am what Angelique made me."  Joshua spits out her name.  "She has cursed my existence for all eter- nity.  Cursed us all!  Would to God I'd never been born!" Joshua, with strong emotion, "Barnabas...  My son."  They embrace.  ...

And the summary reference the quote perfectly...

And as I've done previously when it comes to the '91 Series, I used a screen capture from the TGG Direct DVD release that's the same dimensions as the ones from the original series -

- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release (which I don't have any access to at the moment) does -

- also like the VHS release, it has the correct aspect ratio, plus it even tends to show a bit more of the frame and it's clearer than the VHS.

And even though the MGM DVD release, like the TGG Direct release, tends to be clearer than the VHS, frustratingly, the aspect ratio is cropped from 4X3 to 16X9 (however, it seems as if for some reason all the copies of that version have been removed from Dailymotion (), so I couldn't get a screen capture from there - I will have to get my DVD's before I can do that) -

And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "DS 1991 Ep #12 (-1970)" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from the 1995-Gerard and Daphne-Summer of '70 storyline but that one doesn't have any more eps that haven't been quoted from.

And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Judge Braithwaite - 'You MUST be mad. I don't know what you're talking about') was back on August 1st of 2025, and the second (Peter - 'Baliff Evans, please, you MUST listen to me. There has been a terrible misunderstanding'), was back on February 22nd.

(And there will be many more eps coming up without "must" lines...)

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #568 (1968[-1840]) - Tom - 'Julia, you cannot ignore my call. You MUST come to me, now. Julia. Julia.'

From "Robservations 7/19/02 - #568/569 - Sexy Nibbles"

Tom rises from his top-loading coffin. "Joooolia! Hear my call and come to me!" he demands. Julia hears, and tells Barnabas she can hear him. Barnabas tells her she can't go, and she clutches her fingers together, knowing she must resist him. Bathed in green light, Tom calls her name, over and over. Julia, unnerved, tempted, shakes her head.

"His voice!" she cries. Tom tells her she can't ignore his call, she must come to him, now, Jooooolia! Jooooolia! She gasps, crying, "No!" She starts to run from the room, and Barnabas chases her, grabs her, fights with her. "I've got to go to him!" she sobs. Barnabas grasps her and forces her to look at him. "You are not going to go to him!" he tells her forcefully. "You're going to stay with me!"

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The Robservations doesn't directly reference the quote but does its circumstances...

And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Please wake her. I MUST see her immediately'), was back on May 29th, and the second (Jeff(thinking) - 'Vicki MUST never know what I'm doing. You MUST never find out. Never') was back on July 16th.

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #10 (-1897) - Josette - 'The music box that Barnabas gave to me. It's the one thing I want to take from this place. ... I MUST have left it at the Old House.'

From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - EPISODE TEN:

COLLINWOOD:  Josette goes through her belongings.  Natalie enters and ask what she's doing; she should be sleeping.  Josette is dis- traught because she lost the music box Barnabas gave her.  She must have left it at the Old House. Natalie says that is a sign.  Perhaps this is for the best.  "I do not wish to appear cold, but you must let go.  However much you wish it, you cannot bring him back to life."  She tries to convince Josette she'll forget everything once they leave, and she should try to get some rest.

And the summary doesn't reference the quote directly but does its circumstances...

And as I've done previously when it comes to the '91 Series, I used a screen capture from the TGG Direct DVD release that's the same dimensions as the ones from the original series -

- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release (which I don't have any access to at the moment) does -

- also like the VHS release, it has the correct aspect ratio, plus it even tends to show a bit more of the frame and it's clearer than the VHS.

And even though the MGM DVD release, like the TGG Direct release, tends to be clearer than the VHS, frustratingly, the aspect ratio is cropped from 4X3 to 16X9 (however, it seems as if for some reason all the copies of that version have been removed from Dailymotion (), so I couldn't get a screen capture from there - I will have to get my DVD's before I can do that) -

And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "DS 1991 Ep #10 (-1897)" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from the 1897 storyline but that one doesn't have any more eps that haven't been quoted from.

And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Ben - 'MUST be some reason, ma'am') was back on April 13th of 2025, and the second (Joshua - 'You are not. You MUST not give way. Not now'), was back on February 10th.

(And there will be many more eps coming up without "must" lines...)

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #1030 (1970PT[-1968: Ep #578]) - Angelexis - 'I won't take it any longer. I never know when it's going to happen, and when it does, I MUST touch someone and take their warmth, or I'll go back to that tomb.'

From "#1030/1031: Robservations 07/22/03: Papa's Revelation"

Angelique has run to her stepfather (who apparently now lives in Hannah's cottage) and tells him everything. I had no idea, he says, sipping a drink. Well, now you know, she says--somewhere out there, someone is finding a body of a man I never even saw before, a man I only met tonight, and his body is so cold, it's as though he's been dead for days--I won't take it any longer--I never know when it's going to happen, and when it does, I must touch someone and take their warmth, or go back to that tomb--you are   responsible for bringing me back--surely there's something you can do about this

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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...

And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Timothy Stokes - 'No, you MUST go alone') was back on September 18th of 2025.

And just a reminder, we've seen a notation similar to "(1970PT[-1968: Ep #578])" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from 1968's Ep #578 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means Ep #578 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, #24, #39, #47, #49, #72, #86, #87, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #145, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #242, #272, #478, #659, #667, #690, #848, #904, #960, #1008, #1033 and #1087 as ones without any "must" lines.

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #325 (1967) - Liz - 'There MUST be somebody he's willing to talk to.'

From "#0325/0326: Robservations 01/23/02: David's Terrible Nightmare"

Liz, getting ready to leave for the Old House, tells Vicki how frightened David is of Barnabas, and Liz wants to talk to her cousin about her nephew's fears.

Maybe Burke would be the best person to talk to David, advises Vicki. Liz concurs

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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote but does the end part of its circumstances...

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #3 (-1966) - Julia - 'Barnabas, I MUST warn you-- the serum may be highly toxic to your system.'

From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - MINISERIES PART TWO (EPISODES TWO AND THREE):

OLD HOUSE ROOM:  Barnabas is in an agitated state, barely on the edge of control.  He hisses, "You're late, doctor!"  She explains she had to wait until the others were in bed. - "Can you fight it?"  "If I couldn't, you wouldn't be alive to ask that question!"  She warns him the serum might be toxic to his system.  Barnabas, in an agonized whisper, "Doctor, whatever the outcome, noth- ing could be worse than this! I suggest you make haste..." Julia withdraws blood, the prepares a hypo.  She warns him the injection will burn.  She gives him the injection.  A fearful Willie watches while Barnabas shudders with pain, choking out his reactions - hot, knifelike sensations shooting through his arm, his shoulder - "My blood boils!"  Barnabas gasps, chokes, then collapses.  Finally the pain recedes and he opens his eyes.  Now trancelike, he whispers, "Silver in my veins... One day... we'll see the dawn... together..."  Julia smiles.

And the summary doesn't reference the quote directly but most definitely does its circumstances, though shamefully without using "MUST"!!...

And as I've done previously when it comes to the '91 Series, I used a screen capture from the TGG Direct DVD release that's the same dimensions as the ones from the original series -

- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -

- also like the VHS release, it has the correct aspect ratio, plus it even tends to show a bit more of the frame and it's clearer than the VHS.

And even though the MGM DVD release, like the TGG Direct release, tends to be clearer than the VHS, frustratingly, the aspect ratio is cropped from 4X3 to 16X9 (however, it seems as if for some reason all the copies of that version have been removed from Dailymotion (), so I couldn't get a screen capture from there - I will have to get my DVD's before I can do that) -

And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "DS 1991 Ep #3 (-1966)" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from the Vicki's Arrival-Burke's Revenge-Matthew Morgan-Introducing Josette storyline but that one doesn't have any more eps that haven't been quoted from.

And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Victoria - 'Boy, that MUST have been some dream. You want to tell me about it?') was back on August 13th of 2024, the second (Roger - 'Michael. I MUST insist we leave the house now'), was back on December 4th of 2025, and the third (Prof. Woodard - 'Yes, I know there's a terrible storm, but I--I told you it's important. I MUST talk to him. It's very important') was back on April 13th.

(And there will be many more eps coming up without "must" lines... Speaking of which, as I mentioned before, both Eps #1 and #2 of the '91 Series no longer have any "must" lines to quote.)

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #292 (1967) - Vicki - 'I MUST have passed it hundreds of times.'

From "#0291/0292: Robservations 12/19/01: Julia's Amazing Offer"

a radiant Vicki bursts in and says she's in love--with a deserted house by the sea she found. She tells Julia and Burke she's dreamed of a house like this, and felt she belonged there. Burke is eager to see this house, which is apparently so special to someone so special to him.

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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all but it comes up as she's explaining about finding the house...

And this is actually the last quote from an unquoted original series' ep for this month...

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #1000 (1970PT[-1968]) - Alexis - 'I have seen her will, and the law says you MUST respect her wishes.'

From "#1000/1001: Robservations 06/27/03: Switched at Death"

Cyrus, Alexis and Quentin gaze down at the body of Angelique Collins, a corpse who REALLY looks as if she's asleep, rather than dead. Astonishing! says Cyrus.  Dead over six months, yet the body is perfectly preserved, says Quentin--it's impossible--how has it happened?--you're a scientist, Cyrus, explain this. There is no scientific explanation, says Cyrus, no chemical explanation for a body this perfectly preserved. You always shared Angelique's fascination for the occult--is it possible she found some way to survive after death? asks Quentin.  I don't know, says Cyrus. Close the coffin, Quentin, says Alexis.  Not yet, he says, we can't simply let this matter drop--Angelique is dead, but her body remains perfectly preserved--for the sake of her rest and our peace of mind, the body must be destroyed. Destroyed? asks Alexis--how?  I'll have it cremated, says Quentin hesitantly. You can't, insists Alexis, it would be wrong! Cyrus agrees--what's happened here is beyond the realm of human understanding, and the only thing to do is destroy the body. Angry, Alexis says, I won't allow it--and I can legally fight you, she tells Quentin--I have seen her will, and the law says you must respect her wishes--Angelique is dead, no matter what condition she's in now, no matter what anyone else thinks, she is dead.  And how many people will believe that? asks Quentin, after they find out we've seen here? They'll all believe it after we swear ourselves to secrecy, says Alexis, we can announce that we opened the casket, and Cyrus and I were your witnesses, that we saw Angelique's remains, and you are now satisfied she is dead. The men look unsure.

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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...

And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'You MUST face it, you MUST accept it') was back on August 22nd of 2022, and the second (Angelique - 'My dear Alexis, you are always so right. Someone MUST be destroyed. But it won't be me. It will be you'), one of ny all-time favorite lines in the show, was back on September 9th of 2023.