Everyone In Collinsport's Favorite Word Slideshow

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

[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #817 (1897[-1841PT]) - Petofi - 'He calls to you from the 20th century. There MUST be a Quentin in that time.'

From "Robservations #817-818"

Jamison continues to call Quentin in a lost little voice.  He's calling to you from the 20th century, says Petofi, so there must be a Quentin in that time.  Quentin doesn't know whether there is or not, he did seem to recognize me.  Petofi wants to know more about that other Quentin Collins--ask him.  I can't, says Q--he's sleeping again; he looks so weak and far away.

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The Robservations references the circumstances of the quote well...

And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Petofi - 'Surely you MUST realize now you have no choice, Mr. Collins, there is no one left to help you. You MUST take me with you into the future!') was back on December 31st of 2021, and the second (Barnabas - 'You MUST do it. Immediately, quickly, Quentin') was back on March 23rd.

And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1897[-1841PT])" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from the 1841PT storyline but that one doesn't have any more eps that haven't been quoted from so a quote from the 1897 storyline was substituted.

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

[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #763 (1897[-1841PT]) - Evan - 'There MUST be no mistake. We MUST do everything we can to keep you from getting caught.'

From "Robservations 1/10/03 - #762-763 -  A Heart-Wrenching Truth"

when the time comes, says Evan, you will have no memory of these plans.  Who am I to kill? Asks Time.  You will know when the time comes, replies Evan--we must make sure you aren't caught--there will be a signal which will give you a sense of power, of release, and you will know the time for action is at hand.

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The Robservations paraphrase but gets the points across...

And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Tim - 'I MUST do whatever you TELL me') was back on June 16th of 2020, the second (Magda - 'You MUST go and get a pentagram. You MUST put it around the little boy. He MUST wear it always-- always-- all the days of his life') was back on November 7th of 2020, the third (Evan - 'Because it MUST be done, and you have been chosen') was back on May 24th of 2024, and the fourth (Beth - 'But she IS at rest. Magda, MUST he go on forever like this?') was back on July 7th of 2024.

And this ep now shares the of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #52, #54, #66, #106, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #466, #481, #506, #543, #544, #550, #556, #609, #629, #639, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197, #1218 & #1232. However, recall that there's an even bigger because Eps #44, #52, #66, #377, #384, #449, #550, #646, #709, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes, and even a bigger still because Ep #550 has seven!!

And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1897[-1841PT])" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from the 1841PT storyline but that one doesn't have any more eps that haven't been quoted from so a quote from the 1897 storyline was substituted.

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

[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #520 (1968[-1840/1841]) - Lizomi - 'No, it is you who MUST stop.'

From "Robservations 6/13/02 - #519/520 - Trask Makes it Right"

he's worried about Liz, who didn't recognize Joe and thought him Nathan Forbes. Liz keeps thinking about death. His sister joins them, calling Roger Joshua, and Julia the countess. He calls her Liz, and she says while she is used to his neglect, she never thought he'd forget her name. (This is weirdly funny.) When Julia calls her Mrs. Stoddard, Liz accuses them of plotting against her, of trying to drive her mad. They deny it, but Liz goes on about them wanting to lock her up like Millicent.

They want her to believe Barnabas is dead, but her son has been seen. Roger tells her Barnabas isn't her son, and she says he asks too much. He tells her she has no son, and she calls him cruel. Liz tells Julia that while Joshua speaks with such authority, she almost believes him. When the Countess arrived, she had a son named Barnabas. Julia tells Liz who she really is, but Liz says she knows who she really is. Roger orders Liz to stop, and she tells HIM to stop--why is he keeping Barnabas from her, he isn't dead, and if he knows where he is. . .Julia and Roger exchange concerned looks.

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The Robservations references the circumstances of the quote well...

And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'You MUST hope, Barnabas') was back on December 29th of 2023, and the second (Barnabas - 'Elizabeth, we MUST get you to a doctor quickly') was back on July 5th of 2024

And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1968[-1840/1841])" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from the 1840/1841 storyline but that one doesn't have any more eps that haven't been quoted from so a quote from the Vicki/Jeff-Cassandra/The Dream Curse-Adam/Eve/Nicholas storyline was substituted.

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

[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #795 (1897[-1970PT]) - Aristede - 'I don't take any pleasure in all of this. You MUSTN'T take it personally.'

From "Robservations 2/4/03 - #794/795 - Hope For Quentin?"

Quentin asks for a mirror.  It won't be necessary, says Aristede, it gives me great pleasure to bring you a small moment of consideration--your face was restored.  Did you do it? asks Q.  I don't know how, says Aristede, maybe just luck.  Quentin laughs--I am the lucky one--what is going to happen?   If your luck holds out, nothing, says Aristede--stop asking questions and pray for your life.  Aristede checks out the pendulum.  Why are you doing this to me? asks Quentin--I don't even know you!  I don't take any pleasure in all this, says Aristede--you must not take it personally, this is my job, and you've been chosen to help me do it.  He kneels to untie Quentin's ankles.  Quentin looks at the guillotine and sighs.

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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...

And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Aristede - 'I'm sorry, but the plan has been set in motion already and we MUST follow through to the end') was back on June 20th of 2021, and the second (Julianka - 'Yes, used by the wrong person, the hand is uncontrollable and almost always evil. Your friend MUST be cured, and then you MUST let me take the hand away from here') was back on July 23rd of 2025.

And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1897[-1970PT])" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from the 1970PT storyline but that one doesn't have any more eps that haven't been quoted from so a quote from the 1897 storyline was substituted.

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

[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #522 (1968[-1969/1970]) - Nicholas - 'Such an interesting house, very European. I seem to sense all the secrets it MUST be hiding.'

From "Robservations 6/14/02 - #521/522 - Enter Nicholas Blair!"

10 o'clock - Roger says there will be no news of Cassandra tonight, and offers to show Nicholas to his room. He bids good night to Julia and Barnabas, telling the latter he will see him again soon, he's certain. Barn agrees.

After Roger leads Nicholas away, Barn and Julia discuss him.

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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all, but it comes up as Roger leads Nicholas out of the drawing room...

And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Oh, I've been selfish. My life here is so settled, it's been hard for me to realize that it MUST be hard for someone new to fit in here') was back on July 25th of 2024, and the second (Nicholas - 'No, no, no, you MUSTN'T. Once I'm here she will turn up. We have that effect on each other. We're more than brother and sister-- we've always been great friends') was back on July 29th of 2024. Apparently we only like to quote Nicholas from the ep. 

And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1968[-1969/1970])" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from the Leviathans storyline but that one doesn't have any more eps that haven't been quoted from so a quote from the Vicki/Jeff-Cassandra/The Dream Curse-Adam/Eve/Nicholas storyline was substituted.

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




[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #7 (-1897) - Peter - 'All right. I will not try to understand. But if you wish to stay, you MUST convince them that you are sane.'

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

WOODS:  Victoria runs through the woods but stops, appalled at the sight of Collinwood. It clearly is still under construction. Victoria breathes, "Oh, no..." She approaches the house, then goes inside. Workmen engaged in various tasks are everywhere. Nearing tears, she whispers, "Dear God, what is this? Help me...!" She reminds herself, "The seance... Maybe I can get back the way I came..." She takes a seat on a barrel, closes her eyes and begins to fiercely concentrate. "Time to wake up now. Sara, I need your help. Sara, are you in this room? I need your help!" She becomes more frantic, continuing to call out to Sara. A man comes up to her and suggests she might find Sara in the nursery. Vic- toria, "You're - never mind." "I am Peter Bradford... and who are you?" Victoria, "Is this real? Never mind. Stupid question." He tells her it's not a stupid question - he asks himself the same thing all the time. "Sadly, I al- ways arrive at the same answer. This is as real as it will be." She looks around. "This house - why is it - ?" He ex- plains Joshua Collins asks him the same question on a daily basis - "But it is almost finished, praise God, and I hope in a matter of days to tell him he and his family can move in." Victoria repeats the name Joshua Collins - "Barnabas Collins is his son." Peter explains that Bar- nabas and his brother Jeremiah are his best friends. Vic- toria dissolves into tears. Confused, he apologizes for whatever he said. She sobs it's nothing, not his fault - "It's just all this!" He claims, "As worlds go, we are an Eden. Good soil, plentiful game, an ocean, and a wilder- ness to explore. Take heart! Now - what is your name?" "Victoria... Victoria Winters." "Victoria. 'Tis a lovely name. May I call you Victoria?" He asks her what she's doing in these parts. Still sobbing, she says she doesn't know. "I - I was sent here... I think." Confused, he asks if she's had an accident - perhaps hit her head? She seizes on this explanation - "Yes. An accident." He asks if she has a calling. She explains she's the new tutor for "David - Daniel". He realizes she's been to the manor house. She explains they were very kind, but thought her crazy. Concerned, he asks if there was talk of the bailiff. She says yes, and he wants her not to return; they will ship her off to the madhouse "and that is a fate worth weeping over. She insists she can't leave this place - it might be her only chance to get back. He decides not to try to understand, but if she wishes to stay she must convince them she is sane. "The boy thinks you're his tutor - his tutor you shall be."  ...

And the summary paraphrase the quote but gets the points across...

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 -

And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "DS 1991 Ep #7 (-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 fourth quote from this ep. The first (Peter - 'Then you MUST NOT go back to the manor. For if they think you are mad, they will ship you off to the madhouse and that is a fate worth weeping over') was back on October 1st of 2024, the second (Barnabas - 'Miss Winters, I MUST warn you. My aunt might appear eccentric, but she can be very dangerous'), was back on December 11th of 2025, and the third (Jeremiah - 'Well, this MUST be the pretty young lady that's causing such a stir') was back on August 12th.

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

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

[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1206 (1841PT[-1968/69]) - Morgan - 'You MUST NOT listen to her.'

From "#1205/1206: Robservations 12/12/03: Wedding Interruptus"

Morgan comes in, brandishing a pistol.  Bramwell rises and says, "You have come to kill me, because you think that she loves you--well, you're wrong--she loves me and you know it."  You must not listen to her, says Morgan.  I know it's the truth! says Bramwell.

Or me, says Morgan--there is only one way to settle this

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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...

And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Morgan - 'I MUST get to him') was back on November 12th of 2020, the second (Josette - 'You haven't asked me, Bramwell, but I MUST say it--you MUST forget Catherine') was back on June 1st, the third (Julia - 'The two of you MUST think of the scandal') was back on January 12th of 2024, and the fourth (Morgan - 'He MUST get out of Collinwood. I MUST make him leave! After tonight he MUST go!') was back on February 25th of 2024.

And this ep now shares the of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #52, #54, #66, #106, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #466, #481, #506, #543, #544, #550, #556, #609, #629, #639, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #763, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197, #1218 & #1232. However, recall that there's an even bigger because Eps #44, #52, #66, #377, #384, #449, #550, #646, #709, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes, and even a bigger still because Ep #550 has seven!!

And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1841PT[-1968/69])" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from the The Werewolf-Quentin's Ghost storyline but that one doesn't have any more eps that haven't been quoted from so a quote from the 1841PT storyline was substituted.

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

[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1006 (1970PT[-1968]) - Larry Chase - 'Cyrus, you MUST end your friendship with this man Yager. He's dangerous.'

From "#1006/1007: Robservations 07/02/03: Gladstone's Blackmail: PT From the Other Side"

There's a knock at the door.  I'm expecting a friend, my lawyer, says Cyrus--we had an appointment and I hate to rush you out, but we have urgent business. I understand, she says--I'll see you soon.  Buffie leaves via the basement door exit.  Unbeknownst to her, Gladstone watches her go. In the lab, Larry Chase strongly advises Cyrus, end your friendship with Yaeger--he's dangerous

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The Robservations references the quote well...

And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Larry Chase - 'I MUST TELL you that I'm even more appalled at what you're doing') was back on June 23rd of 2020, the second (Buffie - 'You MUST have something better to do') was back on August 21st of 2020, and the third (Yaeger - 'I don't relish the thought of being Cyrus Longworth again, but that lawyer MUST be brought into line, and soon!') was back on November 20th of 2023, and the fourth (Larry Chase - 'You MUST explain to me... you MUST be more specific as why you need Yaeger. Certainly there MUST be someone who can replace him or do the... perform the services that he does, whatever they are') was back on November 26th of 2023.

And this ep now shares the of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #52, #54, #66, #106, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #466, #481, #506, #543, #544, #550, #556, #609, #629, #639, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #763, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197, #1206, #1218 & #1232. However, recall that there's an even bigger because Eps #44, #52, #66, #377, #384, #449, #550, #646, #709, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes, and even a bigger still because Ep #550 has seven!!

And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1970PT[-1968])" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from the Vicki/Jeff-Cassandra/The Dream Curse-Adam/Eve/Nicholas storyline but that one doesn't have any more eps that haven't been quoted from so a quote from the 1970PT storyline was substituted.

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

[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #443 (1796) - Noah - 'Those Collins MUST have plenty of money. I mean, can you imagine walking out of the house and leaving everything there?'

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

Noah comes to see Nathan, who is holding Barnabas' cane, plotting how he's going to make it work for him. As they speak, it becomes apparent that Forbes is using the other, less intelligent man, and that he owes Noah money for helping to get rid of Maude's body-and for something else Nathan has planned, for Millicent. Noah went to Collinwood and stole a fan for Nathan. The Collinsport Strangler--or a reasonable facsimile, is going to strike again, says Nathan, but on a private estate.

He gives Noah the fan and tells him to deliver it to the front door of Collinwood. Whatever this plan is, Nathan expects to end up married to Millicent, rich and respectable.

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The Robservations doesn't even reference anything regarding the quote. However, it comes up as Noah and Nathan are arguing over Noah getting money for his services already rendered...