Everyone In Collinsport's Favorite Word Slideshow

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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #934 (1970) - Philip - 'These premises? But there MUST be some mistake.'

From "Robservations 5/12/03 - Enter Jeb; Quentin Mourns - #934-935 "

Antique shop - Philip takes the hammer in hand, shoots a dirty look upstairs, then puts it down. He starts to go upstairs, but someone knocks at the door--the sheriff, followed by Julia.  Sorry for disturbing you, he says--but I had no choice--I have a warrant to search these premises. There must be some mistake, babbles Philip. No, no mistake, says Davenport--it seems someone mentioned what we believe to be the Todd's shop in his dying words. Who was that? queries Philip.

The Robservations references part of the quote...

And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Philip - 'Megan, I don't know how we got into this, but I do know that now is the time to get out. If he won't go, then we MUST, right now!') was back on December 24th of 2020.

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My 11 year old self had a major crush on 'Philip'!!

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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1035 (1970PT) - Barnabas - 'Quentin, so many things have happened even I don't understand, but you MUST let me take you to the farmhouse where he is. It's extremely important for both you and Maggie that you come with me.'

From "#1034/1035: Robservations 07/25/03: Cyrus' Sad End; Hoffman KNOWS!"

The only thing for me to do is take you where he is, says Barnabas, heading for the door. John Yaeger killed Cyrus, guesses Quentin. Yaeger is also dead, says Barnabas. This shocks Quentin--I don't understand, he says--what's going on? So many things are going on even I don't understand, says Barnabas, but you must let me take you to the farmhouse where he is--it's extremely important to both you and Maggie that you come with me. Quentin insists he must stay with Maggie.  The doctor will be here momentarily, Barnabas reminds him--we have no time to lose. Quentin reluctantly goes out the door with his cousin.

The Robservations does a bit of paraphrasing but gets all the main point across well...

And Quentin does not say he "must" stay because what he actually says is he's "got to" stay.

And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Hoffman - 'You MUST get back as soon as possible. Now I have uncovered something concerning Barnabas. It may be what we want') was back on January 19th of 2022.

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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1157 (1840) - Daniel - 'I MUST change my will. I MUST choose a new heir.'

From "#1157/1158: Robservations 11/06/03: A Frightened Witch"

There is a man here who seeks your guidance, says Gerard, a man you have known and loved for many years!--his name is Daniel Collins.  Daniel, Daniel! calls Dawson.  Will you help this good man? asks Gerard.  I will, says Dawson.  Tell us the name of the man...  No, Gerard, cries Daniel, his face screwed up in misery, I don't want to know!  Mr. Collins, he's just about to tell, please! says Gerard--spirit, will you tell us the name of the man who murdered you?  I will, says Dawson.  Please, Gerard, please! moans Daniel.  The name! The name! demands Gerard.  Quentin Collins! says Dawson.  Daniel closes his eyes and screams NO!, then bows his head and begins to sob.center][/center]Gerard rises and goes to his side, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder.  Daniel raises his head and softly says, I'm sorry I did that just now, I'm all right--I've always known the truth, it's the certainty that makes it so unbearable--I'm all right now, thank you.  I'm so sorry, says Gerard, I was expecting someone else.  We must live with it--as difficult as it is, says Daniel--I know now what I must do.  What is that? asks Gerard.  I must change my will, says Daniel, and choose a new heir.  Gerard smiles.

Again, the Robservations does a bit of paraphrasing but gets all the main point across well...

And when it comes to the "must" lines in the excerpt, all of them appear in the scene, so the others may well appear in the slideshow at some point.

And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Judard - 'You MUSTN'T worry about that, Charles') was back on February 10th of 2024.

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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #102 (1966) - Roger - 'I didn't, Vicki. You MUST believe that. I didn't kill
Bill Malloy.'

From "#0101/0102: Robservations 08/01/01: Roger's Evil Intentions"

He was dead when you got there, says Vicki. Roger nods--it must have been just as the sheriff and the coroner had decided he'd slipped and knocked himself unconscious on a rock and drowned--the water couldn't have been more than two or three feet deep. Why didn't you say anything? asks Vicki, incredulous. Who would have believed me? asks Roger--I had motive, as they say, and I had the opportunity. Vicki thinks it over. I don't know, she says. Even you don't believe me, says Roger. I didn't say that, insists Vicki--it's just so much to take in--are you sure he was dead? Quite sure, says Roger. Could you tell how long he'd been dead? she asks. As far as I could tell, says Roger, it must have happened just before I got there--he couldn't have been dead more than 10 minutes. This is all so new, says Vicki, I can't quite grasp it. You thought I killed him, didn't you? asks Roger. I don't know, says Vicki. I didn't, says Roger, you must believe that--I did not kill Bill Malloy.

Once again, the Robservations does a bit of paraphrasing but gets all the main point across well...

And when it comes to the "must" lines in the excerpt, all of them appear in the scene, so the others may well appear in the slideshow at some point. And interestingly enough, Roger says "5 minutes" not "10 minutes."

And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'I MUST talk to you, and I didn't want you to call out and bring that little counter girl back') was back on June 20th of 2023, and the second (Carolyn - 'And the funny thing about it was, she was right there in the house-- they MUST have just missed each other') was back on October 27th of 2023.

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I have no idea why the quotes for the slideshow aren't displaying today. I checked the code for them and don't see anything wrong.    But I will figure things out eventually...

 

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I have no idea why it finally worked, but I simply retyped the code for today's quote and suddenly everything worked. But the thing is, I retyped it exactly as it was originally typed. Who knows?!    But it works, so...

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For those who may have missed all of yesterday's quotes because of whatever weirdness was happening, here they are:

2020:

Ep #1134_1135 (1840) - Angerie - 'Valerie, Barnabas. You
MUST remember to call me Valerie. I don't want an
embarrassing scene from the rest of the family.

2021:

Ep #1130 (1840) - Angelique - 'Be very careful. Oh, and one
more thing-- you MUST not mention Barnabas' name until it
is mentioned to you first.

2022:

Ep #1117 (1840) - Barnabas - 'I cannot go through eternity
alone. I MUST have someone.

2023:

Ep #1128 (1840) - Samantha - 'I want you to go and pack
his clothes. You MUST do it secretly, do you understand?

2024:

Ep #1141 (1840) - Gerard - 'Tell me-- tell me what it means.
You MUST let me know what it means.

2025:

Ep #102 (1966) - Roger - 'I didn't, Vicki. You MUST believe
that. I didn't kill Bill Malloy.

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[spoiler]November 22nd's quote:
Ep #423 (1796) - Joshua - 'Go round up the other servants and form a searching party. Mrs. Collins MUST be found.'

From "#0423/0424: Robservations 04/02/02: Au Revoir, Suki!"

In the corridor, Riggs is at his post, stretching as though he'd been napping.  He hurriedly retains his post.  Joshua has him open the door, and they find Josette missing.  I didn't let her out! says Riggs, alarmed.

Joshua shows the secret panel to Natalie, which, he says, was added to the house because of "unsettled times" -built to safeguard the family.  Josette couldn't have known about that secret passageway, protests Natalie.  The only people who knew about it, says Joshua, Barnabas and Jeremiah-are dead.

For some unknown reason, the Robservations skips right over the quote. However, the AOL Update from back when the ep was shown on the Sci-Fi Channel as the second ep on 1/30/96 is better:

   Riggs awakens from his catnap and stretches, just in time before Natalie and Joshua come strolling down the hall.  Riggs unlocks the door, and they go in... but Josette is gone!  Riggs insists he didn't let her out, though she had pleaded with him.  He goes off to form a search party.  Joshua shows Natalie the secret panel, explaining that the plans for the house were drawn during the war, and he had this passageway put in as a safeguard.  Only two people besides him knew of this passageway, and they're both dead:  Jeremiah and Barnabas.  "Barnabas!", repeats Natalie.

And Ep #423 is this month's second example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.

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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #557 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Oh, we have no choice, Julia. We MUST give in to him.'

From "Robservations 7/11/02 - #556/557 - Adam's Ultimatum"

Barnabas sits in his usual chair, miserable. Julia stops by and says he looks exhausted. I've been up all night, explains Barnabas, who tells her that being rid of Cassandra hasn't ended their problems; they're just beginning. He tells her about Adam's threat--he has Vicki and will kill her if they don't create a mate for him. They have no choice, insists Barnabas, but Julia says they can't. She knows he's worried about Vicki, but another experiment is out of the question. You did it before, points out Barn, but Julia says she merely finished what Lang had started. Barn reminds her she has Lang's journals, but Julia says she wouldn't do the experiment if she could. Look at what Adam has done--the thought of a mate for him is frightening, says Julia, they'd be responsible for creating a race of monsters.

Then you are willing to let Vicki die? asks Barnabas. Julia wants them to learn who put Adam up to this. Who? Stokes or Nicholas, suggests Julia, but Barnabas doubts Stokes is responsible. Julia knows they took Adam in, protected him--but why? They should visit Stokes and check it out.

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

And this is the second quote from the ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'You call it a mistaken impression. But there MUST be some logical basis for it') was back on August 29th.