Everyone In Collinsport's Favorite Word Slideshow

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Yes, the name/theme of the newest slideshow will remain a mystery for the moment. But if you've paid attention to my cryptic clues, you might figure it out on your own before it becomes obvious...

(And no, the slideshow is no April Fool)

[Gothick]

Great shot of Barnabas from one of everybody's favorite scenes.

Thanks, MB!

G.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Currently we don't have a spoiler feature but I'm going to make the following post as if we do because we will at some point in the future. If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding today's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...






[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #300 - Barnabas: 'Burke Devlin MUST die!'

From "#0299/0300: Robservations 01/03/02: Mrs. Burke Devlin?"

Willie nervously returns to the Old House, preceding Barnabas, who, when he comes in, wants to know what happened with Burke and Vicki. "You've lost her," insists Willie, who is sure the two will marry. Oh, no, says Barnabas, that's one wedding that will never take place: "There will be no marriage," vows Barnabas, "Devlin won't live to claim Miss Winters as his bride. Burke Devlin must die!"

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[Gothick]

MB, I MUST say I love the theme of your new show!

Episode 2 today, I think?

Hope you and yours are safe and healthy....

All the best, G.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding today's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...






[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #2 - Liz: 'You MUST have asked the wrong person.'

From "#0001/0002: Robservations 05/17/01:Vicki Comes to Collinwood"

Vicki asks Liz why she offered her the position--she's never seen her before. Does it matter? asks Liz. I'd like to know, says Vicki. Simple enough, says Liz--my brother knew someone in the foundling home where you worked--he asked for a recommendation. But I asked--they said they'd never heard of you, says Vicki. You must have asked the wrong person, says Liz smoothly.

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[Gothick]

Great scene in a great episode. Thanks, MB.

G.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Just wait for tomorrow's - one of my all-time favorite scenes...

[Mysterious Benefactor]

If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding today's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...






[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #621 - Julia: 'You MUST go to that coffin.'

From "Robservations 8/26/02 - A Concerted Effort to Save Barnabas - #620/621"

Adam is very weak, moaning feverishly. Nicholas hears a knock at the door but is loath to leave Adam. He decides to see who it is, and closes the living room doors before admitting Julia. He tells her it isn't a good time, but she says she has come to save Adam, so he'd better let her in. He drops his barring arm and admits her, confessing that he was wishing there was someone he could call--Adam isn't well, although he isn't sure how she knew that. Julia tells him they must be very honest with each other. He says he'll enjoy being honest with her. He leads her to Adam. She looks him over. "Help me," the big guy whispers. She assures him that both she and Nicholas will help him. He tells her he has no healing powers (what about Carolyn?), but she says he has knowledge. Is that better than medicine? he asks.  In this case, yes, says Julia--where is the coffin? she asks. He smiles, "The coffin?" She asks where Angelique's coffin is, but he pretends he knows of neither coffin nor Angelique. She gets annoyed--there is one way to save Adam, and that's what Nicholas wants, and she wants to save Barnabas, if possible--you must go to that coffin, says Julia, and I have the instruments that will make both healthy again. She places a stake on the table.

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[Gothick]

Wonderful scene! All of Grayson's scenes with Humbert were so good. Even the one from 1897 where she made a big flub but neither of them hesitated or lost their concentration in the scene for a moment. Two superb actors! And this one had very good dialogue for both. The kind of scene that non-fans often find baffling if they stumble over it. But of course that leaves more for us to love!

G.

[Gothick]

Another fabulous photo and quote today! You really are on a roll with this series, MB!

All the best,

Gothick

[Mysterious Benefactor]

If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding today's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...






[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #726 - Gregory: 'You MUST be saved!'

From "Robservations 11/14/02 - #726/727 - Barnabas Gets a Bit of Charity"

Jamison tells Trask, I don't like you, and I don't want to pray with you, either. Trask, furious, suggests Jamison is doomed to grow up and become a disappointment to his father. I won't, says Jamison. You're disappointing him now, says Trask. I'm sure my father loves me, says Jamison. Does he? asks Trask. Your father is very worried about your soul. And with some reason--you must be saved! Do you want to be saved? YES! Clamors Jamison. Then I can help you, says Trask, pushing Jamison to his knees and assuming a praying posture.

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[Mysterious Benefactor]

All of Grayson's scenes with Humbert were so good. Even the one from 1897 where she made a big flub but neither of them hesitated or lost their concentration in the scene for a moment. Two superb actors!

Funny, I don't remember that scene of them flubbing. But then I'm not someone who focuses on that sort of thing. So, unless it's a really big flub (like the Bathia Mapes tower scene), I tend not to remember it until I see it again.

And this one had very good dialogue for both. The kind of scene that non-fans often find baffling if they stumble over it. But of course that leaves more for us to love!

Exactly. That scene is not only fantastic, it's a pivotal moment in the storyline. The characters have been dancing around Nicholas for months but Julia finally decides to put her cards (or should that be stake?  ) on the table...

[Uncle Roger]

I've been following the slideshow and enjoying it very much. But I didn't have a clue as to where it was headed and how it was going to connect to the Innovation comic. But I also knew that MB had some kind of reason for doing this. Then it hit me. Could these be some of the paths that Sarah mentioned to David earlier in the book?

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Sorry if I somehow gave the impression that this slideshow is somehow related to the Innovation comics. It's not. It's a completely separate entity. 

(Though there is more to come in Innovation's Book 3 topic. And there will also be a topic for Book 4.)

[Mysterious Benefactor]

If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding today's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...






[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #205 - Carolyn: 'He MUST be a very close friend.'

From "#0204/0205: Robservations 10/15/01: Willie Goes Too Far"

Liz assures Carolyn that Willie won't bother her again. When is he leaving? Asks Carolyn. Soon, says Liz. What does that mean? asks Carolyn. In a few days, a week possibly, says Liz. A week? Asks Carolyn, dismayed. That isn't very long, says Liz, and if he stays away from you... I thought you were going to order him out of the house! says Carolyn, today! I can't do that, says Liz--Willie is a friend of Jason's and Jason is a friend of mine. I thought Jason was a friend of my father's, says Carolyn. Of mine, too, says Liz. He must be a very close friend, says Carolyn accusingly. He is, agrees Liz, not looking at her. You seem to be willing to do almost anything for him, says Carolyn. I owe Jason a favor, says Liz. Why? asks Carolyn. He was very good to me at one time, says Liz, when your father deserted me, he was a great comfort to me. And that's why you're letting Willie stay? asks Carolyn. Yes, says Liz, rising from her chair. And that's why Jason's here, says Carolyn. Yes, says Liz. It doesn't make sense, says Carolyn

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