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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)
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Great shot of Barnabas from one of everybody's favorite scenes.
Thanks, MB!
G.
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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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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.
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[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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Great scene in a great episode. Thanks, MB.
G.
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Just wait for tomorrow's - one of my all-time favorite scenes...
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[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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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.
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Another fabulous photo and quote today! You really are on a roll with this series, MB!
All the best,
Gothick
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[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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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? [wink2]) on the table...
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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?
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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. [snow_smiley]
(Though there is more to come in Innovation's Book 3 topic. And there will also be a topic for Book 4.)
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[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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Wonderful shot of 1995 Stokes today. Thank you! I always feel a pang when I watch these episodes (and it's been well over a decade since I watched the complete 1995 storyline), since of course neither Grayson nor Thayer lived into that time. And Clarice died in that year.
Thanks, MB. Wishing you and yours safety and health today.
G.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1065 - 1995: Prof. Stokes: 'I warn you, you MUST stop going there.'
From "#1064/1065: Robservations 08/14/03: Madness & Death"Barnabas! says Eliot--in heavens name, Julia, why didn't you take my advice and leave? We're not leaving until certain things are explained to us, says Barnabas--we were at Collinwood, earlier. I must warn you, says Eliot, you must stop going there--your lives are in danger. We already know that, says Julia. Something happened to you there? asks Eliot. Yes, says Barnabas, we saw the face of a man in the living room window.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #813 - Amanda: 'You MUST be a lunatic!'
From "Robservations 2/17/03 - #813/814 - Petofi, Restored"Aristede drags Amanda backwards and turns on the light. He draws out his Dancing Lady knife and warns her, if you make one sound, you're dead. She agrees to keep quiet. Who are you, she asks--what are you doing here? All unimportant, says Aristede--but you must know what I'm doing here. She denies that. Tell me where it is, he demands, if you want to save yourself a lot of misery. I don't know what you mean! she wails. "The hand, Miss Harris, the hand!" he says. She has no idea what he's talking about, and when she tells him so, he accuses her of lying and hits her, knocking her down. I intend to get the information from you one way or another, he warns, so make it easy on yourself. Holding her hurt cheek, Amanda suggests, you're a lunatic! No, just very determined, he says
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As "thrilled" as I'm sure many are that a MUST quote from Amanda appears as today's installment of the slideshow - after all, many consider her and her lashes to be their favorites on the show, right? [wink2] - I have to confess that I originally had an entirely different quote in mind for today. I'd wanted to use "Ep #807 Jamitofi - 'Hear me, Aristede, you MUST!'" (Jamitofi = Jamison possessed by Petofi) But when I went to get the screen cap for the quote I discovered it's delivered while a shot of the Old House's basement cell's bars is on screen, and quite simply that was not going to work. So fans of Jamitofi's loss is fans of Amanda's gain, as well as other people's nightmare. [lghy]
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Hilarious shot and quote today! Fab work, MB!
G.
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Love today's photo! Great shot of Laura and Guthrie.
I'm really appreciating how you're highlighting characters and storylines which do not always get the attention they deserve in this series!
Thanks MB!
G.
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I'm really appreciating how you're highlighting characters and storylines which do not always get the attention they deserve in this series!
Well, you know me, I'm all about how the show is so not just Barnabas (especially because that invalidates pre-Barn and 1841PT, which are definitely DS). I'm trying to give all the characters their time in the spotlight...
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MB, I MUST say I love the theme of your new show!
Thanks. [snow_smiley]
And, yes, as I'm sure even others have figured out by now, the theme of this new slideshow is "MUST". I and others have frequently mentioned on the forum how often the word is used on the original series - so much so that it's often been deemed on the forum as everyone in Collinsport's favorite word, which you'll notice the title of this topic has now been changed to instead of simply a series of question marks standing in for the actual title. (We've even called attention to one way other versions of DS are truly DS is because of how they frequently use the word "must".)
"Must" is a very forceful word, and when it comes to their verbal interactions, DS characters quite often deal with each other forcefully, so using "must" is a natural outgrowth of that. And lest you think anyone exaggerates the use of "must" on the original show, as I've prepared this slideshow, I've discovered that the slideshow could and probably will go on for years because there are more examples of characters saying "must" than there are eps of the show. I haven't even combed all the eps extensively yet and I've already discovered over 3500 examples! By the time I finish, there will probably be enough examples of using "must" that the slideshow could go on for over 10 years! However, it won't go on anywhere near that long because some example are far more interesting than others, which leads to my plan to do special installments that focus on a certain use of "must". For example, the sub-theme for June will be "30 Days Of To Tell Or Not To Tell," as in quotes that feature some sort of combination of "must tell" or "mustn't tell". I've had great fun assembling those...
And lest you think I've been spending all my time watching all the eps, I actually haven't. What I have been doing is going through the Robservations summations and compiling a list of all the examples where "must" comes up. All the examples of "you," "he," "she," "they," "we," "I," "someone," "it," "there," and other words combine with "must," "must not," and "mustn't". Yes, even just combing Robservations has been time consuming, but it's also been a lot of fun.
So, hopefully everyone will enjoy this new slideshow as much as I'm enjoying putting it together...
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I'm really appreciating how you're highlighting characters and storylines which do not always get the attention they deserve in this series!
One thing I didn't say in reply #20 (because I wanted to post reply #21 first) is that I've divided up the storylines the same way they are on the "Caption This!" and "Complete This Phrase / Fill In The Blank(s)" boards. I've also mathematically weighed each storyline based on the number of eps it appears and the number of days in the year and that's how often a given storyline will show up in a given month. For example, "1995-Gerard and Daphne-Summer of '70" appears in only 53 eps, so it appears 1 or 2 times per month in the slideshow - whereas, "1897" appears in 184 eps, so it appears 4 or 5 times per month. Each storyline gets its fair share in the slideshow...
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I hope Count Petofi shows up eventually. I was talking to a friend last night via videochat and she told me how she and her husband are currently watching his part of the 1897 storyline.
Something for this time of physical isolation...
G.
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[pointing-up] Something tells me Petofi will show up multiple times. [snow_wink]
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Fabulous! You know I love our dear Count!
And maybe there will be a shot of Cassandra informing a terrified Liz: "But I MUST TOUCH you... I have puh-ROMISED YOU that..."
G.
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[pointing-up] Perhaps. Though I will let it slip that before that she'll be showing up saying something else...
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I hope my favorite Barnabas "Yoda-ism" from episode 279 shows up. It must!! (Maybe it's my second favorite of his lines overall.)
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If it's the one I'm thinking of, KMR, it IS a classic DS moment.
cheers, G.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #891 - Megan - 'It MUST be incredibly old.'
From "Robservations 4/14/03 - 890-891 - The Box Goes Whoosh; the Chosen Ones"Barnabas is very charmed they've come, and admires Megan's locket. Philip explains that he found it in an odd lot he bid on at an auction. Barnabas asks if he knows the meaning of the symbol--it's the sign of the Naga, the creature without a soul. Megan says she isn't sure she likes that. don't worry, says Barnabas--the same sign is carved on that box over there. Megan goes to check it out, as does Philip, who says he's never seen one like it. It must be incredibly old, comments Megan, and Philip can't guess what country it's from.
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Unlike the previous examples in the slideshow so far, today's installment doesn't use "MUST" as an imperative. It's the "expressing an opinion about something that is logically very likely" meaning. And just to change things up, we'll be throwing in other examples of that use from time to time...
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I hope my favorite Barnabas "Yoda-ism" from episode 279 shows up. It must!! (Maybe it's my second favorite of his lines overall.)
Oh yes, that will definitely be showing up - though I don't know when because it hasn't been scheduled yet.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #539 - Cassandra - 'Oh, I MUST win, I will win and, Barnabas, you will die!'
From "Robservations 6/26/02 - #538/539 - Nicholas Disciplines Cass"In the drawing room, Cassandra stares at the fire and thinks about time not being on her side. She wonders why she failed, and vows that whoever it was that interfered, "He will pay". David, who's been standing next to her, asks who will pay. She accuses him of sneaking up on her, but he changes the subject--he wants her to show him how to use the tape recorder Dr. Hoffman gave him. She's complains that she's too busy, isn't good with mechanical things--and has a headache. He leaves, pouting that everyone's always too busy for him. Alone again, she thinks about how she must find out what went wrong before Nicholas finds out. She thinks of the "bargain" she and Nicholas made (what the heck was that)? She must win, and Barnabas must DIE!
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Note that this is the first time the Robservations not only doesn't use the wording of the actual quote, it substitutes a "MUST" where there is none in the actual quote. While selecting screen caps for other quotes I've discovered other incidents like that but haven't used them in the slideshow yet. But I've also discovered some instances where the show uses "MUST" but Robservations doesn't indicate as such. So, I suppose it all works out in the end. But thankfully the vast majority of the "MUST" examples I've discovered in Robservations use "MUST" when the show also does...
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Another great photo! Our Favorite Witch is in deep doo-doo! Not only has she seriously irritated Nicholas at how she's degenerating into an incompetent suburban housewife, she's in grave danger of winning the Collinsport PTA's annual booby-prize for Worst Step-Mom of the Year!
I thought it was very clever how the scripts skirted around the exact nature of Cassandra and Nicholas's bargain. It was fairly obvious to me just what the terms of the bargain were, but clearly it remained a mystery to some viewers.
Just so much love for this series. It is exactly what we need in this stressful time.
G.
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Another great photo! Our Favorite Witch is in deep doo-doo! Not only has she seriously irritated Nicholas at how she's degenerating into an incompetent suburban housewife, she's in grave danger of winning the Collinsport PTA's annual booby-prize for Worst Step-Mom of the Year!
Exactly. And later in ep #539 when Nicholas asks if Cassandra's "idiotic" plan failed because she still loves Barnabas, of course she denies it, but because of the way Lara Parker plays it, the audience can tell she's lying. And if the audience can tell, of course the astute Nicholas can tell. And naturally he takes tremendous glee in previewing "a little taste" of what will happen to her. Great fun!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #25 (1966) - Roger: 'I MUST admire you, Liz--you really have a neat way of managing people.'
From "#0025/0026: Robservations 06/05/01: Evidence Everywhere"says Liz--what are you doing with Miss Winters' letter? I rescued this from David, says Roger--you'd think that sheriff would have something to report by now. What would David want with it? asks Vicki. Just foolishness, that's all, says Roger--his latest is that he thinks I want to send him to jail. Vicki reacts. I'd keep this under lock and key if I were you, advises Roger--if it's important to you. Hasn't Mrs. Stoddard spoken to you about it? asks Vicki, surprised. No, replies Roger. Liz rises from the chair and says she thinks they should have this discussion later. But I want... begins Vicki, but Liz pushes her to the door, insisting later--go upstairs and finish David's lessons. Liz ushers Vicki out and closes the doors. Roger says he must admire her, she really has a neat way of managing people. I hope I can do as well with you, she says in her grande dame way.
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Lovely to see Humbert's handsome face today! Great shot of him in that role.
For those who haven't heard it, there's a pretty cool interview with Humbert you can listen to on the Collinsport Historical Society site. He only discusses DS at the very end of the interview. He explained there that Dan Curtis liked him so much when he read for some role or other that Dan had the character of Nicholas Blair created specifically for Humbert.
He was a fine actor and a wonderful presence.
G.
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For those who haven't heard it, there's a pretty cool interview with Humbert you can listen to on the Collinsport Historical Society site. He only discusses DS at the very end of the interview. He explained there that Dan Curtis liked him so much when he read for some role or other that Dan had the character of Nicholas Blair created specifically for Humbert.
I haven't heard it. It sounds very interesting - especially how DC created Nicholas specifically for him. I hadn't heard that, either. I'll definitely have to check out the interview when I get the chance...
Changing the topic, I forgot to mention yesterday that when it comes to yesterday's installment in the slideshow, I love how Liz says that she hopes she can use her way of managing people on Roger as well. After she says that, the look on Roger's face is priceless!!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1141 (1840) - Charles: 'Oh, surely you MUST know who I am--you MUST have been expecting me.'
From "#1140/1141: Robservations 10/24/03: Who is Miranda?"He lies down on the bed, drifts off to sleep. He dreams: Carrie calls in to Gerard--there's the nicest man to see you--he says you expect him. Gerard answers the door to a bearded man portrayed by none other than Humbert Allen Astredo. Carrie leaves. I wasn't expecting you, says Gerard--what do you want? Surely you must know who I am, the man says--you must have been expecting me, you would have been very foolish not to--this isn't the time for games you know, and you've been playing a game, a most dangerous game, though of course sometimes they afford the most pleasure. What do you want from me? asks Gerard. I don't want anything from you--I was sent to give you something--THIS! He holds up the Judah-in-the-box. Disgusted, Gerard closes the door on him. The man knocks and knocks.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1141-4.jpg)
Gerard awakens from the dream to real knocking-- Carrie, who says, there's the nicest man to see you--he says you're expecting him. Gerard, terrified, looks around the room and answers the door. The same scene is played out as in his dream, word for word. And, as in his dream, the man holds up the head of Judah Zachary that he thought he'd sent tumbling over Widows' Hill!
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Today's installment is our first double "Must" - though only the first of many to come...
And as anyone who's read the summary saw, Robservations only mentions that once reality takes over, the scene in the dream is played out word for word. It doesn't repeat the dialogue. But, as today's capture makes obvious, I chose Charles' quote from the reality version...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #676 (1969) - Chris - 'There MUST be more reason than that.'
From "Robservations 10/4/02 - #676/677"They enter the mausoleum. You promised to take me someplace I couldn't get out of, Chris reminds him. "I did" Barnabas assures him. Looking around, Chris advises, kill me tonight--the gate won't hold me after the transformation. But this door will, says Barnabas, opening the secret panel, showing Chris the room with the coffin.
Barnabas tells him this room was originally a storage room for ammunition during the Revolutionary War. When Chris asks how he knows about it, Barnabas replies, "I am a Collins, I know a great deal about my family history," as though that's more than enough explanation. (I loved the grand way he said it, too.) Chris points to the coffin--it must have had other uses after the war, he observes. "Yes," says Barnabas, but doesn't elaborate. The coffin is empty, says Barnabas, but I don't know where the body is. Do you know and just don't want to tell me? asks Chris (sharp guy). Barnabas suavely changes the subject to the reason they are here. Why are we here? asks Chris. To prevent you from doing further violence this night, replies Barn. Why are you helping me? Chris asks gently. Barnabas softly responds, "Because I want to help you." Chris feels there must be more of a reason why he's willing to take the risk. Because I know you aren't responsible for what you do after the transformation, Barn answers.
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I thought that scene was quite slashy. Beautiful shot from it.
cheers, G.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1018 (1970PT) - Maggie - 'You MUST be able to read minds.'
From "#1018/1019: Robservations 07/14/03: Framing Maggie; Another Victim Needed"Drawing room, Maggie looks out the window and remarks to Barnabas, you must be able to read minds--you knew exactly what I was thinking--you were right--I didn't want to wait for my husband alone. His face very close to hers, Barnabas says, if I hadn't been here, someone else in the house could have kept you company. I don't think I would have felt as comfortable with them, she says. I find that hard to believe, says Barnabas--after all, you've known me such a short time. Actually, she says, smiling, I've spent little more time in this house than you have, and strangely enough, I feel I know you better than anyone else--except Quentin, of course.
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I forgot to mention earlier it's hard to know which is the wilder print in today's capture, the drapes or Maggie's blouse -
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- but then, we know how Parallel Time loves boldly colorful prints... [b003]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #718 (1897) - Quentin - 'I MUST fight him in any way that I can.'
From "Robservations 11/7/02 - #718/719 - Barnabas & Angelique in the Tower"Quentin has the cane--and the clay doll. Yes, Jamison, he says, we're ready--Barnabas deserves what he will get--I must fight him in any way I can--do you understand? I really think so, says the boy. Quentin takes a pin and starts to aim it toward the clay figure. Yes. . .yes, he says with satisfaction.
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Robservations forgot to include the word "that," as in "any way that I can" - but that's a minor issue...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #261 (1967) - Dr. Woodard - 'We three MUST be the only three in the world.'
From "#0261/0262: Robservations 11/28/01: ESCAPE!"He advises Sam and Joe that the public should be led to believe Maggie has died; he will fake both death certificate and funeral. He's going to send Maggie to a facility run by a Dr. Julia Hoffman, who is already interested in this case, so only she and the three of them will know the truth.
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This quote appears during a period in which the Robservations summaries weren't all that detailed, so that's why neither the actual quote nor even a detailed paraphrase is in the summary...
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I am loving the picture quotes with the word “MUST.” That’s probably as oft-repeated as “I don’t understand,” or an actor repeating the last word of the previous actor’s line.
Brian
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I am loving the picture quotes with the word “MUST.” That’s probably as oft-repeated as “I don’t understand,” or an actor repeating the last word of the previous actor’s line.
I'm glad you're enjoying the slideshow, Brian. [snow_smiley] I'm loving working it. And I totally agree using the word "must" is an often repeated practice on the show. In fact, I'm shocked at how many examples of it I'm discovering...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #366 (1795) - Vicki - 'I MUST be having a dream.'
From "#0365/0366: Robservations 02/21/02 - - Welcome to 1795, Vicki!"In her simple room, Barnabas asks Vicki where her luggage is, but all she's got is the Collins family history book--and she doesn't know how it or she got here! Barnabas calls her strange. This must be a nightmare, she says helplessly, shaking her head. He explains the Collinses have been called many things, but not the most nightmarish people in the Province of Maine. PROVINCE? wonders Vicki. He leaves her alone, suggesting she rest. All Vicki can think is that she's having a dream from which she can't awaken.
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Interestingly, despite what Robservations indicates, in the actual show Vicki does not use the word "must" when she thinks she's having a nightmare, but quite obviously, even though Robservations doesn't indicate it, she does use "must" when she thinks she's dreaming...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #937 (1970) - Jeb - 'David MUST understand that I can be cruel as well as kind.'
From "Robservations 5/13/03 - #936-937 - Barnabas Promises to Come Clean"Just as Barnabas opens the door, David wheels in. Barnabas, surprised, asks what happened. "You!" says David, noticing Jeb. Yes, me, says Jeb--welcome! Why did you want to hurt me? asks David--"Barnabas, he's the one-I was on my bicycle and he jumped out of the bushes!" Nodding at David's cast, Barnabas demands, "You are responsible for this?" Yes, says Jeb, stopping when he realizes Barnabas is about to leap at him. "I can do what I want now," brags the Leviathan brat, adding, "David must understand that I can be cruel as well as kind." "THERE WAS NO NEED FOR YOU TO HARM THIS BOY!" cries Barnabas. Jeb smiles directly at David and says, David and I will be very close, just as we were when I was Michael and Alexander--it's important David understand this, very important. David's eyes are locked with Jeb's.
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If only we could do a "Cheap, Insufferable Pig" slideshow - but, sadly, that's only said once by Roger...
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Nice to see Robert Rodan and Craig Slocum featured today. Neither actor gets much discussion let alone positive attention from fans. Both were important figures in the infamous 1968 storyline, often criticized but because it was my first DS storyline, still my sentimental favorite (I now think of the PT 1970 storyline as the best of the Barnabas storylines with the most sophisticated writing, but even that had its moments... the original Laura Collins 1966-67 storyline was probably the finest ever produced on the show in terms of pacing and story coherence).
G.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #609 (1968) - Adam - 'Nicholas MUST know nothing about this--nothing!'
From "Robservations 8/16/02 - #608/609 - Rivals For a Vampire's Affections"Adam asks Harry to deliver a note to Carolyn for him. Harry remarks that Adam really DIGS her, but Adam insists she's only a friend. What about Eve and Nicholas? asks Harry. Adam sternly tells him Nicholas must not know about this letter
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And once again Robservations paraphrases the quote a bit differently...
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Nice to see Robert Rodan and Craig Slocum featured today.
Originally I'd wanted to use something different. With regard to Harry in Ep #612, Robservations sayshe must do everything Nicholas tells him-he doesn't know why, but he must obey him.
However, when I went to the actual ep to get a screen cap for the slideshow, what Harry really says is, "I gotta do everything Nicholas Blair tells me to do-I don't understand why, I-I just know I have to obey him." Definitely not a "MUST" quote. But I still wanted to have Harry involved in some way in today's installment, so I checked my list for possibilities in eps around Ep #612 and came up with Adam's quote from Ep #609 in which he's speaking to Harry and both of their faces can be seen on camera. Not having the character's face on camera when a quote is spoken isn't something I want to feature in the slideshow. As I've said, I already skipped a quote from Ep #807 because of that type of situation. And I've also selected a different quote for tomorrow for the same reason.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #99 (1966) - Burke - 'No one MUST know there's ever been any connection between you and me.'
From "#0099/0100: Robservations 07/31/01: Pen-Man-Ship"I won't give up, she vows. Good, he says. I know, whatever happens, I have to stay in that house--I owe it to Mr. Malloy--you know I feel more than ever that the key to his murderer is somewhere in Collinwood. I know, says Burke--it's somewhere in that house--by the way, don't call me from Collinwood, it's too risky--no one must know there's ever been any connection between you and me. Somebody in that house already does know, she tells him. What? asks Burke.
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The Robservations passage doesn't make it clear, but you can probably already deduce that Burke is speaking with Mrs. Johnson.
And, you might think it's shocking that I don't have a quote regarding THE PEN. But trust me, those are coming. And actually, THE PEN references are in Ep #100, not this one...
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Am enjoying these very much, MB, and appreciate all the work you're putting into the slideshow!
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[pointing-up] Thanks. [snow_smiley] I'm certainly having fun...
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And I've also selected a different quote for tomorrow for the same reason.
I forgot to mention yesterday that the quote I'd wanted to use for yesterday was Burke telling Roger, "You must have talked to Evans, told him to keep his mouth shut," from Ep #54. But unfortunately Burke had his back to the camera when he delivered it.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #399 (1796) - Abigail - 'The Old House MUST be searched!'
From "#0399/0400: Robservations 03/15/02: Is My Wife A Witch?"Collinwood drawing room - Joshua tells Abigail he's had Ben locked up for stealing, but Abigail fears the witch. He was stealing her black hair ribbon, a personal item that could easily be used to cast a spell! Joshua is disdainful, but his sister begs for his help and says they must search for her at the Old House. Joshua says they will NOT set foot in that house; he might see Barnabas (which seems to scare him far more than any witch)!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #742 (1897) - Beth - 'We haven't settled it yet--sooner or later, we MUST.'
From "Robservations 12/17/02 - #742-743 - Laura Sends Jenny After Q"Quentin and Beth kiss with great passion. They're in his room, where she tells him she must leave--I've been too long already and I'm afraid Judith will start asking questions. (It's a safe guess they just finished making love, her payment to him for keeping Jenny safe.) What would you do if that happened? He asks. Beth fixes her hair in the mirror and says, I don't know. Tell her we're in love with each other, he suggests. "Could I?" she asks (such hope in her eyes!)--"It's a very casual kind of love, isn't it?" she says. He tucks his hands in his pockets and says, I could tell something was wrong with you this evening. Not something, everything, she says--I feel a sense of hopelessness--I want to think we have a future together, but we can't as long as you're married to Jenny. We've been over this before, he says impatiently. Yes, but we haven't settled it yet, she says--sooner or later, we must. Jenny is stark raving mad, he reminds her. Yes, but still your wife, says Beth. When the time comes, he says, when I can approach Judith with the subject, I'll have Jenny committed and the marriage annulled. Are you sure it can be? Asks Beth. With the Collins money and power behind me, anything is possible exults Quentin--we must approach Judith at the right time--be patient, I promise you won't regret it--"I love you very much," he says, kissing her.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1171 (1840) - Samantha - 'Do you understand why I MUST get even with him for all the misery that he has caused me?'
From "#1171/1172: Robservations 11/18/03: Another Brick in the Wall"Samantha watches Gerard pace back and forth in Daphne's room. You are against Quentin, aren't you? she asks. Yes, he grins. That also means you're against Tad, and that's why I won't cooperate with you, she says. No, you're wrong there, he says, I'm quite fond of the boy, and he of me, oh, Samantha, he says, sitting beside her on the bed, don't you think I understand why you're against Quentin, why you've been miserable all these years? She looks at him, her defenses breaking down--I can't believe anyone knows what a living hell it has been in this house, she says--I've never been loved, not by Quentin--do you understand why I must get even with him for all the misery he has caused me? Of course I do, Gerard assures her, and that's what I'm trying to tell you--I do understand.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #271 (1967) - Jason - 'You MUST all try to be very calm.'
From "#0271/0272: Robservations 12/05/01: Digging Up Paul"Jason protests to those assembled that Liz is sick, insane, hysterical. Carolyn, in disbelief, can't believe what her mother had said (although Miss Stoddard herself was ready to commit murder, and Liz saved his miserable life with her confession). Vicki urges Liz to tell the entire story, but Roger wants to call in Frank Garner before his sister utters another word. Paul insists Liz needs a doctor, not a lawyer, she's ill! Liz insists on telling the whole story, particularly to her daughter. Judge Crathorne wisely departs, since he might well be sitting in on this criminal case and asks Liz to let him know if there's anything he can do to help. Carolyn, devastated, confesses that she was going to kill Jason
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Robservations doesn't include any sort of reference to today's quote, but Jason delivers it after the judge has left and before Carolyn confesses.
Also, when Roger says he wants to call "Garner" I took it to mean the senior Garner, not Frank. But neither is spelled out...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #484 (1968) - Jeff - 'The third door MUST be yours.'
From "#0483/0484: Robservations 05/15/02: The Return of Willie "Jeff describes his dream and how Lang was his beckoner, yadda yadda yadda. Jeff feels he would been decapitated, had he not awakened (pity he did), by the guillotine. Jeff feels relieved for having told Lang. He HAD to tell Lang and no one else, Maggie told it to him, exactly the same dream, with only one door. He got to two. The third door, says Jeff, grinning, must be yours. Lang looks solemn.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1004 (1970PT) - Hannah - 'I will do this thing because I MUST!'
From "#1004/1005: Robservations 07/01/03:"Angelique! protests Hannah. Don't call me that, warns Angelique, even when we're alone--my name is Alexis. Hannah looks away. Burn or bury the body, orders Angelique--if you don't, you, too, will feel the terrible cold of the grave--your choice. Suppose someone saw me bringing him here? asks Hannah, terrified. Then you'll tell them he has left, says Angelique coldly--he was a loner, a drifter, anyone who knew him will simply think he's gone on his way. Will they? Hannah asks. If you answer their questions correctly, yes, says Ang impatiently--"I never knew you were such a coward!" She turns to go. Don't leave me with him, begs Hannah. But I have to go! insists Angelique.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1004-1.jpg)
Don't you ever come to me again, commands Hannah; I will do this thing because I must!--but you will need warmth again--I want no part of it. My dear Aunt Hannah, taunts Angelique, picking up a crystal ball, you were always so fascinated with communicating with the dead, through the Tarot, seances, crystal balls--and yet now you have me, and suddenly all your curiosity has turned to terror--have you learned that the dead are not to be trifled with?--I hope so.
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Aunt Hannah! Perfect for a gloomy Sunday afternoon in Collinsport.
Angelexis was so totally psycho. Fun times!
G.
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Sunday was definitely perfect Collinsport weather in MA - and today is just as bad (good? [snow_wink])!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #926 (1970) - Philip - 'You MUST not be protective about Michael now!'
From "Robservations 5/6/03 - 926-927 - Michael Must Die!"Philip arrives at Collinwood, looking for Michael. I thought he returned to the antique shop, says David. Has he come back here since then? asks Philip. Not that I know of, says David. Philip ushers David into the drawing room--I want us to have a talk--first, has Maggie been found? No, says David. Philip grabs him, sits down on the sofa and holds David's arms. You must not be protective of Michael now, warns Philip--I don't care what he says to threaten or intimidate you
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When it comes to David Henesy it's interesting that he appears in three of the slideshow's screen caps so far* this month (tying Jonathan Frid), yet none of the quotes come from his characters...
(* I say "so far" because I haven't picked out the quotes for the 29th and 30th and David features prominently in both of the storylines I'll be selecting from...)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1201 (1841PT) - Morgan - 'You MUST not ask any more questions.'
From "#1201/1202: Robservations 12/10/03: Impassioned Lovers"Sit down, says Morgan--I must warn you. About what? she asks. You will feel impelled to ask questions, and I must ask you to refrain from doing so, at least until tomorrow, he says. I'll do whatever you ask me to do, she says. As the oldest son, I've inherited certain responsibilities, he says, one of these is most serious, and must be carried out this evening--I want you to promise that if anything happens to me... Happens to you?--what? she asks, concerned. I didn't mean to put it that way, he says, what I'm trying to say is, if I act any different tomorrow, you must not marry me.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1201-2.jpg)
She regards him with shock.
Not marry you? she asks--why should you be any different tomorrow than you are tonight? You promised not to ask any questions, he reminds her. Are you in some sort of trouble? she asks. Of course not, he says. But you're so distressed--I want to help you, she says. There's nothing you can do to help, he says, if there were, you know I'd let you know. But you can't keep me in the dark like this, it's not fair! she protests. Catherine! he says, you must not ask anymore questions. You're going to tell me what's wrong before I leave here tonight, she insists. You're a very strong-willed young woman, he says, very well--he sits her down--you're going to know sooner or later, I might as well tell you now.
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Apparently PT was 130 years ahead of RT: Morgan's helmet hairdo was already in style in 1841PT!! [b003]
And as you've no doubt noticed, Robservations was grammatically incorrect when using "anymore" rather than "any more." The two are not interchangeable. When spelled as one word, "anymore" is an adverb that refers to time. It means "still," or "any longer," whereas when spelled as two words, "any more" refers to quantities, and the latter is clearly what Morgan meant. And so ends today's grammar lesson...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #174 (1967) - Joe - 'That MUST be kind of rough on ya.'
From "#0174/0175: Robservations 09/21/01: The Missing Body; Peter vs. Laura"Joe comes to Collinwood, bearing papers from the cannery. Carolyn tells him Frank and Dr. Guthrie have gone for a walk around the grounds, but should be back very soon. I guess I can find them, says Joe. I don't think so, she says--you might be walking in opposite direction and never even know it. Did they say where they were going? queries Joe. No, she says, but you can wait for them here. I'd leave the papers here for him to sign except that I'm supposed to get them back to the office as soon as I can, says Joe. Then you might as well wait in the drawing room where you'll be comfortable, she suggests, and he enters the house and follows Carolyn into the drawing room. She tosses the papers on the desk and asks how he's been. OK, he says, you? Not so hot, she says. I can imagine, he says, how's your mother? Improved--but not very much, she says. I'm sorry to hear it, he says,. They still won't let me see her, says Carolyn. That must be kind of rough on you, he says. I'm used to feeling kind of bad, says Carolyn, but always before, my mother was here, I always had someone I could turn to.
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Robservations has Joe saying "rough on you," but Joel Crothers actually says "rough on ya" - who knows if it was simply Joel's delivery or if it was scripted that way? And speaking of scripted, Robservations also has many places where Joe supposedly says "must," but when one checks out the actual ep, he really says "got to," "gotta," "have to," and "haveta." Again, who knows if those are simply Joel's deliveries or if they were scripted that way? It's possible the writers felt that Joe wasn't the type of character who would use "must" all that often. Who knows? But I do know that there's at least one more instance when Joe says "must" rather than one of the other four, so we'll be seeing Joe at least one more time in the slideshow. (As for Nathan, there are several places in Robservations where he supposedly says "must," but I haven't checked any of them out yet to confirm (nor have I even gone through 1795 thoroughly yet to catch all the possible uses of "must."))
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When it comes to David Henesy it's interesting that he appears in three of the slideshow's screen caps so far* this month (tying Jonathan Frid)
With today's screen cap Nancy Barrett becomes the third to appear in three screen caps. They've become their own triumvirate! [snow_wink]
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And contrary to what some people have been privately saying to me, I did not base the color scheme of this theme on yesterday's screen cap:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0428ds_4.jpg)
First off, I hadn't even taken that screen cap back when I developed this theme. [ghost_nowink] It's merely an amazing coincidence. But that being said, I must admit that I thought it was a hoot when I saw the screen cap displayed on the BoardIndex page and noticed how well Morgan and Catherine's outfits fit with the theme's color scheme, so I can definitely see why people would make jokes about it.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #647 (1968) - Madame Findley - 'A war is being waged and we MUST find the one who started it.'
From "Robservations 9/16/02 - #647/648 - Madame Findlay Tries to Help"Madame F suddenly screams. Stokes tells Liz she's trying to reach her control, her guide to the other world. Madame F calls out, "Are you there? Can you tell me the secrets of this house? Are you there? That's not you." Someone else is answering her, says Stokes. Findlay continues, "Who are you? I cannot hear you plainly. Are you in this room? If you are in this room, speak to me more clearly. You are not in this room, but you are in this house, yes!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0647-4.jpg)
David and Amy exchange scared glances upon hearing this. "I must come to you. I must find you!" Liz calls to Madame F, who begins to toss her head from side to side, declaring, "A battleground--this house is a battleground! Yes, I see that. . .whom are you fighting? Lead me to the room, lead me!" Madame F rises from her chair, but whoever she was speaking to has disappeared. "You must show me!" Stokes asks her if she's all right, and Liz notes she isn't coming out of it. Stokes pats Madame F's hand and says, "The fight goes on between them." She doesn't know who is fighting, but will when she goes into that room. Stokes asks Liz if the woman can search the house. Of course, says Liz. Stokes takes his leave, and Madame F. tells Liz there is much happening in this house (Well, duh.)--much that Liz doesn't know--a war is being waged and they must find the one who started it.
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Cavada! La Divina!
Thanks, MB!
G.
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[pointing-up] I had a feeling you might be happy with that choice. [snow_wink]
And here's the screen cap for anyone who missed it:
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #122 (1966) - Matthew - 'Voices callin' ta me--you heard 'em, you MUST of!'
From "#0121/0122: Robservations 08/14/01: Matthew on the Brink"He hears a woman's voice calling his name: "Matthew! Matthew! Matthew!" Who's that? he asks the air--who's there? The female voice continues to call to him, over and over, echoing, and he screams out, "Who's there?" He stands, goes to Vicki, takes off her gag and demands to know where those voices are coming from. What voices? she asks, I didn't hear anything. Voices calling to me! cries Matthew--you heard 'em, you must have! I didn't hear a thing, she assures him. You're lyin' to me! he accuses, but she tells him she really didn't hear anything. T'wasn't just my imagination, he says, someone's out there, callin' to me!--you make a sound, I'll kill ya, ya understand? And he takes her throat in his huge hands to tell her he means business, scaring her.
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Robservations didn't quite get the quote the way Thayer David actually delivered it, but it's pretty close...
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I forgot to mention yesterday that Midnite, who's doing the quotes for May, had originally wanted to use Matthew's quote, "There's no other explanation, so those noises MUST be made by ghosts," which is in reference to noises David heard coming from behind the bookcase in the Old House's drawing room. Unfortunately, though, David was on screen when Matthew delivered it. [ghost_sad]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #170 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'We MUST keep this circle unbroken at all times.'
From "#0170/0171: Robservations 09/19/01: Laura, Saboteur, Dream-Weaver"If you'll all sit at the table, I'll turn out the light, says Guthrie. He closes the double doors and turns out all the lights, then turns on the recorder. How very restful, remarks Roger. Make yourselves as comfortable as possible, advises Guthrie. He sits across from Roger. Vicki and Carolyn face each other. Our object here tonight, says Peter, is to summon the ghost of Josette Collins--now we're all reasonably certain that she's been trying to communicate with us (Vicki looks nervous)--now we feel if we can create the proper atmosphere and right state of mind, that she will come into this room and speak to us--she might either appear to one of us or use one of us as a medium, to speak through. Well I certainly hope she uses you, doctor, it will be something to remember, hearing her voice coming out of your mouth. (LOL!) Mr. Collins, says Peter sternly, if you want to make a joke of this, I'd be very grateful if you'd leave the room now. I'm sorry, says Roger, please proceed. Thank you, says Peter--now, let's place our hands flat on the table. (We get an overhead view.) Spread your fingers and make a circle of the fingers by touching the fingers of those next to you. We must keep this circle unbroken at all times...that's good--now the electricity of thought has been set in motion so that if will flow through us, making our minds as one--let us begin to concentrate--we must repeat over and over in our minds, "Josette Collins...Josette Collins...Josette Collins..." Thunder rolls. Everyone concentrates.
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True, we're not seeing Dr. Guthrie's face for this quote and that's been a reason in the past to skip a quote. But the moment depicted in the screen cap and the quote itself are so iconic to DS that Midnite felt it was too cool to pass up, and who among us can argue against that?! After all, the scene and the quote are both milestones in DS history: the first seance ever on the show and the first time ever that a character says the seance circle must remain unbroken. [wink2]
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Great shot today! Wonderful work, MB!
I wonder if they had to build some kind of platform to achieve that shot. Those cameras were huge and heavy, as we all know from the times when they'd accidentally show up in a shot.
G.
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Great shot today! Wonderful work, MB!
I wonder if they had to build some kind of platform to achieve that shot. Those cameras were huge and heavy, as we all know from the times when they'd accidentally show up in a shot.
Gothick: Yes, that is a great shot. DS had some really great visuals throughout its run.
For this particular shot, my hunch is that they used mirrors.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #199 (1967) - Sam - 'Roger MUSTA seen me because he came to the house the next morning and offered me $15,000 for the paintings.'
From "#0198/0199: Robservations 10/10/01: Bitter Truths Revealed!"Then everything Burke says was true, says Maggie, he wasn't driving that car. No, admits Sam. And Roger was, says Maggie. Yes. And you saw that accident? Yes, says Sam, I was out for a walk, a car was coming down a highway, it was driving very fast, swerving all over the highway, so I knew whoever was driving had to be drunk. Then the man appeared, he was walking down the highway, the car swerved and hit the man. It all happened so fast, I didn't even have time to cry out, I couldn't warn him! Then, says Sam, the car stopped for just a fraction of a second, and drove on, but in that second, I saw Roger behind the wheel--it was Burke's car, Roger was driving it. He didn't get out to help that man? asks Maggie. No, says Sam, there was nothing he could do--the man was dead the minute he hit the pavement Awful! exclaims Maggie. Roger must have seen me, says Sam, because he came to the house the next morning and offered me 15 thousand dollars for the paintings. Neither of us mentioned the word bribe, but we both knew that's what it was.
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Great shot today! Wonderful work, MB!
I can't really take too much credit for it because it was Midnite's idea that we use a screen cap of the shot. And I did notice that there's actually a potential problem with what I captured:
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Look at Carolyn and Roger's pinkies - they're not touching!! Were they defying Dr. Guthrie?! Or did I experience premature cap snap?! [ghost_embarrassed]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #425 (1796) - Josette - 'I MUST find that ring!'
From "#0425/0426: Robservations 04/03/02: Tragedy on Widows' Hill"Natalie asks Josette if she left the house voluntarily the previous night. Josette denies being with anyone. Why did you go to the Old House? asks Natalie-there is nothing but tragic memories for you there. That's not completely true, says Josette-not anymore. What caused your collapse? asks Natalie--why were you calling for Barnabas?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0425-2.jpg)
You wouldn't understand, says Josette softly, noticing that her ring is missing. Her agitation ignites Natalie's; her aunt realizes the prophecy is starting to come true. I must go to the Old House to look for my ring! declares Josette, climbing out of bed--Barnabas will expect me to have the ring. This statement horrifies Natalie, who tries to stop her. They struggle, overturning a small table, breaking the lamp that was on top of it. "The sound of glass shattering," remembers Natalie, who glances at the sky and is aghast to see storm clouds beginning to gather, obscuring the moon.
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Hi KMR, I bet you're right about the mirror. Looking at the shot again (thanks MB for including it in your comment), I suddenly flashed back to the huge mirror Julia had hanging over her lab in 1840. (Whenever I watch those episodes now, I get totally distracted wondering just how Julia got that thing up there. A mirror that size would have been extremely heavy. Did Julia have levitation powers she never told anybody about??)
I remember reading decades ago in KLS's very first book about how they did a lot of shots in mirrors on the set, so I'm sure you're correct about this.
Thanks!
G.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #566 (1968) - Tom - 'You know now you MUST come to me here every night when I call to you.'
From "Robservations 7/18/02 - #566/567 - Barnabas Learns the Truth"Julia stands in the woods, looking like a woman who has just had the most erotic experience of her life. Tom circles her, asking if she's sure no one knows where she is. Yes, very sure, she says. He tells her she now knows she must come to him here, every night. "Yes," says Julia happily. She must tell no one, he says, and tells her to return to Collinwood. Eagerly, she tells him she will stay with him, if he wants her to, but he says no, if she's gone too long, it might arouse suspicion. Reluctantly, she leaves him. He gazes after her, pleased.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #678 (1969) - David - 'You MUSTN'T hurt him.'
From "Robservations 10/7/02 - #678/679 - Maggie Follows David Into Quentin's Lair"On the ancient phone in his room, David asks Quentin if he hurt Chris--"You mustn't hurt him!" David asks Quentin why he won't talk to him, but the ghost is apparently peeved.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #709 (1897) - Judith - 'I suppose I MUST look at her, MUSTN'T I?'
From "Robservations 10/29/02 - Barnabas Threatens Quentin - #708/709"Judith and Barnabas enter the study to see Edith. My grandmother will always be alive to me, says Judith--I wish you had known her; your life would have been enriched. Barnabas murmurs agreement. Edith raised us when our parents died, explains Judith. Barnabas comforts her. She loved us all, even Quentin, says Judith--"I suppose I must look at her, mustn't I?" she asks Barnabas. Yes, he says, leading her to the coffin. She gazes at her grandmother.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #943 (1970) - Sabrina - 'You MUST take the flower and eat it.'
From "Robservations 5/16/03 - Maggie and the Zombie; Followed By a Moon Poppy"He opens the door--who's there? he asks. He hears leaves crackling, and finds Sabrina standing there, a package in her arms. I look different, don't I? she asks him--older?--I was afraid you wouldn't want to see me--you never came to me. You know why! cries Chris. I told no one your secret, she assures him. Maybe you should have, gone to the police, says Chris--you know what's going to happen tonight! She gazes down at the box in her arms and enters the cottage. What do you want? he asks. I've often tried to picture where you live, she says. Go back to your hotel, he orders. We loved each other, she reminds him. I'm the reason you are what you are, he says, the reason your hair is white, the reason you couldn't talk. That's over now, she says, I've forgotten about those years, and so must you. (generous gal) I can't--ever, he says. She hands him the box--please open it, she says. He does so, and finds a flower inside. "It will bloom as the moon rises," she explains--it may save you, Chris--I read of it--the moon poppy--you must take and eat the flower. Only a legend, he says. No, it isn't, she says--I found a journal, a new one published in England, a study of lycanthropy, which told of someone being cured--I wrote the author--he sent me this flower, which he raised himself--it's the only one left he knows about--Chris, please believe in it! He thinks it over, holding the flower. You say it's a legend, but you're holding the flower in your hand, she says, can't you believe anymore? What if it's a fraud, the man a fool? asks Chris. Believe, she tells him, believe--if you eat this flower when it blooms, you will never become that thing again-- but you must eat the flower when the moon is shining--at dawn, the flower will die.
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And once again Robservations rephrased the actual quote...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #985 (1970PT) - Alexis - 'I can understand how much you MUST miss her.'
From "#0984/0985: Robservations 06/17/03: Exit the Bride!"We see the portrait of Angelique fade into the face of Alexis, who is admiring her dead sister's room. "It's exactly as you left it," says Hoffman hoarsely, "nothing has changed." Alexis gazes at her and asks, what are you talking about?--I've never been in this room before.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0985-3.jpg)
Hoffman confidentially assures her, I understand about telling everyone you're a twin sister. But I am Angelique's sister, insists Alexis. Hoffman shakes her head--you don't have to lie to me--I always thought Angelique would come back... Alexis interrupts her--you thought Angelique would come back--that's impossible, she's dead! She is not like others, says Hoffman coldly. She certainly wasn't like anyone else, says Alexis--nevertheless, she is dead, do you hear me, she's dead, and I'm her sister--now if you would get me a nightgown, please, I'm very tired. Hoffman gives her a look, says "Certainly," then asks, which one would you like? I really can't answer that question, can I? she asks, I've never seen any of them--pick one out for me. Hoffman says of course, I'm sorry, Miss Stokes, if I said anything... It's all right, says Alexis, I understand how much you must miss her, but I wouldn't intimate such a thing to anyone else if I were you--they might be very distressed by it--and so might you. Hoffman gives her a weird look, then opens the closet and takes out a pink nightgown with furry shoulders. This was her favorite, she says. Thank you, says Alexis, it's lovely. Hoffman drapes it over a chair, gives Alexis one final look, and leaves. Alexis gazes up at Angelique's portrait.
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Great shot of Alexis and Hoffman today!
cheers, Gothick
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1100 (1970) - Daphne - 'Can there be hope for this love of ours, or MUST we be forever apart?'
From "#1099/1100: Robservations 09/10/03: Daphne Brought to Life"Daphne, now wearing a red dress of Vicki's, paces at Rose Cottage. She's placed Quentin's picture on the table and picks it up, exulting in the forgotten feeling of being alive--of having hope, of love--oh, Quentin, can there be any hope for this love of ours?--or must we be forever apart?--oh, Quentin, Quentin! (she's taken the bows from her hair, too.)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1150 (1840) - Randall - 'I MUST. I MUST, there is an innocent woman dying in Rose Cottage.'
From "#1150/1151: Robservations 11/03/03: Gerard Gives Daphne Dreams"Roxanne implores her brother to let her get into her coffin, but Randall says he cannot--this is the only way she will find peace. Sobbing, Roxanne begs him to let her get to her coffin, but he says he can't until the sun comes up--and it's all over. Let me live, I don't want to die, she cries, not like this, oh, please don't do this to me! I must, he says, it's the only thing I can do, after what I've seen here tonight, I can't let you go on the way you are! I'm not responsible for what I've become, she wails, Randall, I can't help myself! He asks her who is responsible for making you this way, tell me! he says. There's no time, she says, please, don't put me through this torture! I must, he insists, I must, there's an innocent woman dying in Rose Cottage, the only way to save her...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1232 (1841PT) - Bramwell - 'Daphne, nothing MUST ever happen to you. Nothing.'
From " #1232/1233: Robservations 01/07/04: Daphne Falls Ill"Bramwell comes running in, looking like a little boy on Christmas day. He races to Daphne's bedside--it's happened, he exclaims--my ship has come in and we're rich! I'm so happy for you! she says, her face lighting up. Everything is going to be so different now, he promises, holding her hand, kneeling beside her--I know I haven't been a very good husband, but I've done a lot of thinking on my way back here, and everything will be different--we'll travel, you'll have everything you wanted in life. Daphne looks at his joyous face--I always wanted to hear you talk like that, she says. You don't seem very excited, he notes. I am, she assures him.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1232-3.jpg)
Something is wrong, he says--you're pale and have a fever. It's nothing, she assures him, holding his hand, the doctor was here and he said I'd be all right in a few days--hold me, Bramwell, please, hold me in your arms. He does, tightly--nothing must ever happen to you, he insists--nothing.
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I keep forgetting to post a piece of trivia regarding the May 11th's installment in the slideshow. Most probably already know this, but for those who still might not, you might be surprised to find out that the role of 1840's Randall Drew was originally created for Don Briscoe. Unfortunately, though, he was unable to play it...
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YES! YES!! YES!!! It's THE PENS!!!!
[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #95 (1966) - James Blair - 'You MUST have a fondness for fountain pens--you've hardly taken your eyes off it.'
From "#0095/0096: Robservations 07/27/01: Roger or Burke?"Blair asks Vicki if she's from Collinwood. No, I'm not from Collinsport, she says, but I work there--at a house called Collinwood. (He made a blooper.) Collinwood? he asks--I didn't know Mr. Devlin was friendly with anyone from that house--I only know Mr. Devlin in a business way. What business are you in? she asks. I have an interest in several business--jack of all trades, he says--would you excuse me if I sign some of these contracts. Vicki notices that he's signing with an exact replica of the pen she lost. Noticing she's staring, he asks if anything is wrong. No, I was looking at your pen, she says. It's a beauty, isn't it? asks Blair. Yes, agrees Vicki. Mr. Devlin gave it to me, says Blair--noting the way she's staring at it, Blair remarks that she must have a fondness for fountain pens--you've hardly taken your eyes off it. It's strange, I found one just like it, she says, at a place called Lookout Point. I don't think that's possible, he says--there are only six of these in existence, and four are in South America. South American? Asks a surprised Vicki. Yes, that's where Mr. Devlin bought it, says Blair, including the one he has--I don't think there's another like it in this country. I found an exact duplicate of that, says Vicki. Maybe you found Mr. Devlin's pen--he could have lost it, suggests Blair.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0095-2.jpg)
Oh no, I'm sure it's not Burke's, it couldn't be--because... Don't you think you'd better mention it to him, just in case? Asks Blair--if he has lost it, I'm sure he'll want it back--these pens are expensive.
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I love today's photo. Miss Hoffman at her most insidiously reassuring. Of course Sam and Joe don't really buy any of it, but from what I recall, she manages to talk them into not rocking the boat for a while longer.
G.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #308 (1967) - Julia - 'These pieces MUST be collected in any way possible, however unorthodox it might seem.'
From "#0307/0308: Robservations 01/09/02: Vicki Puts Her Foot Down"They decide to go question Barnabas at the Old House (it's daytime), and only find Julia Hoffman. Skeptical Sam isn't very friendly towards her. She insists she's just trying to maintain her disguise as an historian and is still trying to help Maggie, but hasn't come up with anything yet.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0308-2.jpg)
Sam doesn't believe her, calls her "the master of the evasive answer," and stalks away, leaving Joe to apologize for him.
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Sadly, Robservations doesn't include any sort of reference to today's quote, but Julia delivers it as she's explaining how she's trying to help Maggie. It's really unfortunate that Robservations doesn't go into this sequence in detail because it's one of my favorites for the ways in which David Ford and especially Grayson Hall play it...
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I especially love how after Sam storms off and she assures Joe she's doing all she can and he leaves, Julia repeats that she's doing all she can with an absolutely priceless smile -
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #388 (1795) - Trask - 'The devil MUST be exorcised from your body, and his handmaiden MUST be captured.'
From "#0388/0389: Robservations 03/08/02: To Save a Child"It's Josette's turn to be interrogated, and Trask is clearly smitten by how pretty she is. She barely knew Miss Winters, she says, so his insistence that the governess is the witch and meant her harm seems to make no sense. He gazes at the pitchfork on Josette's hand, the devil's brand, he calls it, and says the devil wants to entice her. The brand comes and goes, she explains, and she does feel differently when it's there than when it isn't. She is being possessed by the devil, Trask says, and he must exorcise it from her!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #612 (1968) - Angelique - 'You MUST not disobey me.'
From " Robservations 8/20/02 - #612/613 - Barnabas, Joe and Angelique"In the woods, Barnabas hears the howling of the dogs. "I hear you calling me," he says. "Why don't you appear?" Looking especially lovely, Angelique does. Why did you summon me? he asks. I'm very angry at you, you disobeyed me, the vampire says--you allowed Joe to live. How do you know? wonders Barnabas. Never mind, I just do, she says--I ordered you to destroy him and you didn't do it. I couldn't, says Barnabas--I couldn't let him die. I told you he WOULD die--you must not disobey me, she says sternly. I have to, he says. "You won't," she says, "You can't, and I'll see that you don't." No, says Barnabas. "Joe Haskell will die," she says, "and you will be responsible." "Me?" asks Barnabas, his face twisting with horror.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0612-3.jpg)
"Yes," she says, delightedly, "I want you to be the guilty one. I want you to kill Joe Haskell and live with the guilt for eternity."
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Psycho Vampilique was so scary! Great photo!
Thanks MB!
G.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #779 (1897) - Carl - 'There's a coffin in there, I swear it--you MUST believe me!'
From "Robservations 1/23/03 - #778-779 - One Hand Clapping"Carl enters, in a frenzy, commanding that Quentin get rid of Magda--I won't speak in front of her. She chucks Carl under the chin and asks, don't you like me anymore? Carl turns away and says, just go, please. It's always a pleasure to leave this house, says Magda--Quentin, Barnabas wants to see you this evening, at dusk. Carl reacts--dusk, yes! He asks Quentin, where are Judith and Edward? Both are dreaming of Judith's money (funny), says Q. We must wake them, says Carl, we must do something. Do what? asks Quentin--there are so many things waiting, such a choice. Not about this, says Carl--sometimes I wishes I hadn't had the dream--the one where Pansy told me the vampire isn't dead. Dream again, says Q--Edward described the staking of Dirk in great, graphic detail. No, says Carl, not Dirk, there's another, Pansy said so in my dream--she said who made Dirk a vampire. Laura, guesses Quentin. No, says Carl--I can prove it--I saw the vampire go to his coffin--I know you won't believe this. Quentin suggests, you've gone mad. No, says Carl--Pansy told me to go to the mausoleum--there's a coffin there, I swear it--you must believe me--I know who the vampire is! Tell me, demands Quentin. "Barnabas," says Carl. Quentin tips his head back and laughs; his laughter fades as realization strikes him--Our cousin we never see during the day, who always appears at dusk, says Q.
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I keep forgetting to post a piece of trivia regarding the May 11th's installment in the slideshow. Most probably already know this, but for those who still might not, you might be surprised to find out that the role of 1840's Randall Drew was originally created for Don Briscoe. Unfortunately, though, he was unable to play it...
Wow, this is definitely news to me, MB. Now I will forever be lamenting what could have been. [ghost_sad]
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I will forever be lamenting what could have been. [ghost_sad]
Indeed...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #979 (1970) - Nicholas - 'You MUST revenge this--Jeb Hawkes MUST die!'
From " Robservations 6/12/03 - #978-979 - Barnabas Turns to Ang; Widows' Hill Again"Sky returns to Nicholas, gazing in consternation at the body. A ghost rises from it, stands, and says, Sky, you are alone now--all alone!--but I will help you, you must avenge this--Jeb Hawkes must die! Sky nods, eager to comply.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1022 (1970PT) - Buffie - 'You MUST think I'm some kind of a fool.'
From "#1022/1023: Robservations 07/16/03: Yaeger Lusts For Maggie"Lab - We see the cute little lab animals in their cages. Cyrus looks through a microscope. You're always working and I'm always interrupting you, says Buffie--listen here, when I get something on my mind, I can't get it off--I mean not until I've settled it, at least--you know where John Yaeger is. I'm afraid I don't, insists Cyrus. You know a lot more than you're letting on, she says, and for some reason won't tell me--you must think I'm a fool--what kind of work could Yaeger do for you?--if he picked up a test tube, he'd break it. Cyrus finally raises his head from the microscope and looks at her, calling he "Miss Harrington." You used to call me Buffie, she reminds him (when)? Whatever association I had with Yaeger is strictly between us, says Cyrus. Buffie pursues--no it's not--you know what I think?--I guessed what he does for you--he LIVES! WHAT? demands Cyrus. Yes, he lives while you work, says Buffie--he's having a ball while you're making pretty colors in those test tubes.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1064 (1995) - Barnabas - 'We simply MUST know what happened.'
From "#1064/1065: Robservations 08/14/03: Madness & Death"Mrs. Johnson paces the dark drawing room of the Old House. She looks out the window and sees Barnabas and Julia returning. They enter the house; he begins to light candles. Mrs. Johnson comes out and asks them, did Carolyn tell you anything? Nothing at all, he says. You must not blame her, says Mrs. Johnson, she's blocked it all out--too painful. We know that, says Barnabas, we didn't try to torment her--we simply must know what happened, who this spirit is and how it got control of Collinwood. Why? she asks, what good would it do, you can't prevent it, why add the burden of those sorrows? We were just trying to tell Carolyn that we CAN prevent it, explains Julia. Can prevent it?--you're as mad as she is! exclaims Mrs. Johnson. Look at u very carefully, urges Barnabas--you noted that we haven't changed since you saw us 25 years ago--some terrible disturbance in time brought us here. And when we get back in 1970, says Julia, we can stop everything that's happening here.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1126 (1840) - Lamar - 'My father's last remains MUST be found!'
From "#1125/1126: Robservations 09/29/03: A Headless Body; a Jeweled Mask"Mr. Stiles, are you responsible for bringing Miss Faye to this establishment? asks Trask. Yes, says Gerard, I am. She has many powers which should be used for the good of man, says Trask. I'm sure she would agree with you there, says Gerard. Do you know if Barnabas Collins has talked with her recently? asks Trask. Why would he? wonders Gerard.. There are many things, perhaps, that Barnabas Collins doesn't want brought to light, says Trask--he might try to dissuade her from doing what she should consider her duty--my father's last remains must be found!--you seem a good judge of character--what is you opinion of Barnabas Collins? I have made none, sir, replies Gerard. You are in an excellent position to find out much about him, says Trask. Only if it is worth my while, says Gerard. It can be, says Trask. Smiling, Gerard praises Trask's simplicity. Then we do understand each other, grins Trask.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1234 (1841PT) - Carrie - 'You MUST believe me!'
From "#1234/1235: Robservations 01/09/04: Grisly Discovery"Cottage - I'm sorry, Melanie, for not being able to tell you more, says Carrie, unable to look directly at her. I was so certain you knew, says Melanie--when you said the image was becoming clearer, I thought suddenly you saw my mother's face and was going to tell me. Perhaps I would have if Julia hadn't walked in, says Carrie, but she did. Yes, she did, says Melanie bitterly. I'm terribly tired and would like to go to bed, says Carrie. Why are you so upset? asks Melanie. I'm not upset, I'm tired, I told you! says Carrie. Are you keeping something from me? asks Melanie. No! says Carrie immediately--honestly, you must believe me! Very well, says Melanie, I believe you
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #17 (1966) - Bill - 'That's the way it MUST have been planned.'
From "#0017/0018: Robservations 05/30/01: David's Case of the Guilts"Showing Roger a drawn diagram, Malloy explains the brakes run on hydraulic fluid and there's a master cylinder under the hood--the fluid's in there--when you step on the brake pedal, what you're doin' is forcing the fluid from the master cylinder to the separate cylinders on each brake, and that's what stops the car. Where does this piece come in? asks Roger. This piece, the bleeder valve, explains Malloy, was missing, and left a little hole where it should have been--and every time you stepped on the brake pedal, you forced a stream of hydraulic fluid out of that hole--do that a dozen times, there's no fluid left at all.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0017-3.jpg)
That's exactly what happened, says Roger--the brakes were working fine until I got about halfway down that hill. That's the way it must have been planned. I've got to be sure about this, says Roger--could this piece have come off by itself? Never heard of it happen, says Bill. Is it hard to remove? asks Roger. Easy with a wrench or a pair of pliers, says Malloy. Then that's it, says Roger--Devlin came to the house this afternoon and made arrangements for me to meet him in town tonight--what was to prevent him from going to the garage and tampering with my car to make sure I didn't get down that hill? Malloy rises from his chair and says it's possible, but neither of them can prove it.
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Great to see a shot of Bill Malloy today! I wish he'd been kept on the show longer. Apparently the actor is something of an enigma. I've read that almost no information exists about his life or career. Presumably a NYC stage actor.
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That's very interesting that there's little information about Frank Schofield's life and career - I hadn't realized that. The sad thing is that if one was to judge by Art Wallace's Shadows on the Wall bible, Bill Malloy was originally intended to be a major character on the show - if I remember correctly, I think Bill was eventually going to have a romantic relationship with Liz, and there are hints of that in his eps. But, of course, things didn't work out that way, mostly due to a decision involving Roger/Louis Edmonds. When they decided not to kill off Roger, which was the original plan, Bill was sacrificed instead. I can't say I'm upset that they decided to keep Louis on the show because I can't even begin to imagine the original show without him. But it might have been interesting to see what Frank might have gotten to do if he'd lasted long enough to get to play other characters. I wonder if he was ever approached to return as another character? The fact that he didn't return could have been due to several reasons, though chief among them may have been that he was working another job or perhaps that he might not have left the show on the best of terms when he was expecting to be around a lot longer but had his contract option dropped so soon. Though, unlike other DS actors, I can't say I've ever seen where a character was created with him in mind but he ended up not playing it...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #204 (1967) - Willie - 'You MUST be Mrs. Stoddard's brother.'
From "#0204/0205: Robservations 10/15/01: Willie Goes Too Far"Drawing room - Roger looks through the mail. Willie enters and introduces himself, saying he must be Mrs. Stoddard's brother. May I ask what you're doing in this house? asks Roger. I'm a houseguest, explains Willie. Invited by whom? asks Roger. Your sister, says Willie, it was nice of her to invite me, she's a gracious lady. Roger surveys him as if he were a cockroach, asking how long he's known his sister. Willie says since last night, Jason introduced them. In other words, says Roger in clipped tones, you're a guest of Mr. McGuire? I guess you could put it that way, says Willie, he and Jason have been friends a long time
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #429 (1796) - Abigail - 'To save us all, we MUST bear much, we MUST use every power at our command, we...'
From "#0429/0430: Robservations 04/05/02: Come Back to Me!"Collinwood, drawing room - Trask tells Abigail that the tragedies will continue to befall the Collins family as long as the witch lives. She's angry the judge is prolonging the trial--could he possibly be under Miss Winters' influence? Trask doesn't think so--Bradford is the problem. I have made repeated attempts to indicate his error, says Trask. Make it clear to him that he cannot advance without the influence of our family, says Abigail.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0429-2.jpg)
Trask decides to pay Bradford a visit. I wish we could find that book, says Abigail, to save us all, we must bear much.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #466 (1968) - Dr. Lang - 'Mr. Collins, you and I MUST talk.'
From " #0465/0466: Robservations 05/01/02: Elopement, Interrupted; Mad Doc"Lang makes sure the room is completely darkened and is sitting beside Barnabas as he awakens, asking where he is. He looks at Lang. "Who are you?" he asks. Dr. Eric Lang. Barnabas remembers the accident and is panic-stricken about Vicki. Lang assures him she's fine and will be released in a day. Barnabas tries to leave, but Lang orders him to stay here--you've had a lot of medicine and you're suffering from shock. Lie down, urges Lang. Barnabas asks the time. "Nearly four," answers Lang. Call Collinwood to send a car for me immediately, commands Barnabas.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0466-4.jpg)
Lang says, I've been trying to tell you--you've been injected with new and experimental drugs--I had no choice but to use them--you must stay so I can study the effects--this is vital to both of us. Only one thing is important to me, says Barnabas passionately. "To be home before dark?" asks Lang, upsetting Barnabas. Why are you asking--what do you know about me? demands Barn. You must stay in this room, says Lang, I must speak to you. "Tomorrow," insists Barnabas. "After dark?" counters Lang. "Then come to Collinwood," says Barnabas wearily.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #731 (1897) - Laura - 'You've been drinking again. Oh I really MUST have you very worried.'
From 'Robservations 11/18/02 - #730/731 - Quentin and His "Dead" Mistress'Quentin drunkenly sits by the fireplace and tells Angelique she made him a promise, and she owes it to him to keep it. He helped her, now she must help him! He sways around, pissed off. Laura comes in, asking if he's taken to talking to himself--a very bad habit. What are you doing Here? he demands. I'm going to be staying in the cottage, didn't Edward tell you? she asks. Yes, says Quentin, annoyed. Are you up to your old occult tricks? she asks--if you're imploring your own dark deities to get rid of me, you can forget it, she says. He walks toward her unsteadily. "You're dead," he says. She notes he's been drinking again, so she must really have him very worried. I saw you die in Alexandria, he says, his face an inch from hers. You imagined it, she insists. Quentin, pouting, says I didn't--you're dead, aren't you?--answer!
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I absolutely love Laura's scenes with Quentin. The chemistry between Diana Millay and David Selby is exceptional and their dialogue/insults just crackle. I once asked Diana Millay if they ever improvised any of it, but she insisted that it was always all on the page. A testament to how often the writing for 1897 was first rate...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #281 (1967) - Vicki(possessed by Josette) - 'He MUSTN'T catch me!'
From "#0281/0282: Robservations 12/12/01: Josette Speaks Through Vicki"Old House drawing room - As this ep begins, the seance is in full swing--Vicki is in a deep trance, apparently reliving the night Josette died. She IS Josette, being pursued by. . .who? "He's getting closer!" cries Vicki/Josette--"He mustn't catch me!" Liz and Barnabas are concerned (well, Barnabas is afraid he's going to be exposed) and try to stop what's happening. "I've got to jump!" gasps Vicki. Just when it seems Vicki/Josette is about to reveal who her pursuer is, Barnabas leaps from his chair and shouts, "NO!!!", putting a stop to Vicki's trance. She falls unconscious to the table.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #545 (1968) - Cassandra - 'You MUST not die through magic--Nicholas would surely know that I was responsible.'
From "Robservations 7/1/02 - Stokes Demands Answers - #544/545"Cassandra is listening to Lang's tape for the umpteenth time. She smiles as the music resumes, then turns off the recorder. She leaves the drawing room, weapon in hand, and goes to the West Wing, where Adam lies asleep. 2 AM - She finds the door locked, holds out her hand and opens it via witchcraft, with a gentle wave of her hand. She enters, gazes at Adam for a moment, and says to herself he must not die by magic or Nicholas will know she is responsible. She must kill him the human way-and so she raises an axe above his unsuspecting head.
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Actually, we see both of Cassandra's hands while she is in the drawing room and at no point does she have any sort of weapon in hand. However, if one is observant, one will notice glimpses of the axe handle and blade as Cassandra approaches the door to Adam's room - but if one has no idea that she's going to have an axe later on, one might not even notice those glimpses because they're very minor. Nothing is given away...
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Cassie Collins took an axe,
Give the monster 40 whacks...
Today's photo really deserves a special prize! Fabulous work MB!
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Today's photo really deserves a special prize! Fabulous work MB!
I had a feeling you might like it (and here it is again -
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Cassie Collins took an axe,
Give the monster 40 whacks...
Love it! MPI should embroider it on pillows!! [ghost_grin]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #796 (1897) - Julianka - 'I MUST begin at the moment when the moon begins to descend to the earth, the moment before the moon disappears, for when it does, it MUST take the curse with it to the underside of time.'
From "Robservations 1/5/03 - #796/797 - Quentin's Bacon is Saved; Another Curse"Barnabas lifts the box containing the hand and asks Julianka, how will you save Quentin--how? You ask too many questions, complains Julianka. I'm concerned for his safety, says Barn. You still do not trust me? she asks. I must know what will happen, he insists. You can never know, she says--my great-grandmother took pity on Count Petofi, turned him back from wolf to man, and it's her secret I know, but I am the only one who will know it, until my daughter is born--"This hand and I are the only ones who know." We tried to use the hand before, says Barn. Yes, how brave you and Magda were, scoffs Julianka, holding the hand in hers--only I can guide the hand. Must you use it? demands Barnabas. Yes, and that's all I will say, says Julianka, returning the hand to the box--there is much to be done--this must be done the moment before the moon disappears, for when it does, it must take the curse with it to the underside of time. Barnabas, puzzled, says, I don't know where Quentin is. Find him, orders Julianka--I must go get precious herbs--the leaf of the nightshade, the prickly stem of the devil's satch--in the woods--I will find them and come back in time--have Quentin here, she tells him, and leaves.
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Julianka! Even Magda was afraid of her.
There was this one fan who had a cult for actress Diana Davila. Grayson and Davila worked together again in the long lost ABC Wide World of Mystery movie, "The Two Deaths of Sean Doolittle." Perhaps one of these days that film will see the light of day once more...
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Julianka! Even Magda was afraid of her.
After a curse like the one Julianka put on Magda, anyone would have been afraid of her. [ghost_wink]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #466 (1968) - Julia - 'I MUST have an ambulance immediately.'
From "#0465/0466: Robservations 05/01/02: Elopement, Interrupted; Mad Doc"Julia, on the phone in Barnabas' room, is ordering an ambulance. Lang comes in. I knows who you are, he says, we know each other. I have been treating Barnabas, she says, who is in no condition to stay here. You can't move him, insists Lang, but Julia says only she completely understands his case. What is your diagnosis? asks Lang, and she says it's a rare blood disorder. It IS rare, he agrees, and difficult to control. What name has she give to this rare disease, he asks, but she evades the question. She starts taking Barn's clothing from the closet. Lang knows what it is--and first asks to see Julia's neck--he saw strange marks on Vicki and wonders if Julia also has them. (she wishes, sigh!) She is again evasive, demanding the necessary clearance to take Barnabas out. It's very nearly dawn, he observes shrewdly.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0466-3.jpg)
I have a lot to do, she says nervously, she isn't sure what the transfusion given in the hospital will do to him. Lang points out Barn had almost no blood, no pulse, no heartbeat--I envy you such an unusually interesting case, he says, but she insists they're wasting time. Lang has an interest in bizarre medicine and wants to discuss Barnabas, a member of the living dead, now. Your words, not mine, says Julia.
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I remember originally watching this ep like it was yesterday - it was just one exciting, on the edge of your seat scene after another. And thankfully RD hadn't yet become as annoying as he would as Jeff Clark, so the fact that he's in the ep didn't diminish it one iota. In fact, wondering if he was or wasn't Peter added to the excitement.
And today's quote marks the first time a second "MUST" quote has been taken from an episode. The first (Dr. Lang - 'Mr. Collins, you and I MUST talk.') was back on May 26th. But most certainly this is but the first example of that happening. When it comes to some eps, it seems like every other word out of the characters' mouths is "must"!! [ghost_wink]
Starting tomorrow the slideshow will begin the previously announced "30 Days Of To Tell Or Not To Tell" sub-theme. I've been having a lot of fun picking out quotes for it...
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The new theme sounds intriguing. I'm sure however there are enough examples of MUST on DS to last perhaps 2 years, not just one. It was that kind of show. You will be COMPELLED to say you MUST!
Today's shot is the prelude to one of my favorite scenes in the entire series. When Dr. Lang makes his dramatic statement to Julia, it looks as if Addison Powell is struggling not to crack up--but the weird look in his eyes actually lends credence to this doctor's truly "bizarre" concept of medicine.
Of course, just half a year or so earlier, Julia had been standing in front of a bubbling cauldron in the middle of a classic mad scientist lab in the Old House basement, dropping very peculiar looking pellets into a frothing brew...
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I'm sure however there are enough examples of MUST on DS to last perhaps 2 years, not just one. It was that kind of show. You will be COMPELLED to say you MUST!
There's more like enough to go on for ten years! Though we won't do it for that long. Maybe three years - we'll see...
Today's shot is the prelude to one of my favorite scenes in the entire series. When Dr. Lang makes his dramatic statement to Julia, it looks as if Addison Powell is struggling not to crack up--but the weird look in his eyes actually lends credence to this doctor's truly "bizarre" concept of medicine.
Exactly.
Of course, just half a year or so earlier, Julia had been standing in front of a bubbling cauldron in the middle of a classic mad scientist lab in the Old House basement, dropping very peculiar looking pellets into a frothing brew...
Yes, Julia wouldn't have much of a leg to stand on if she wanted to criticize Lang for practicing "bizarre medicine." [ghost_nowink]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1204 (1841PT) - Possessed Melanie - 'They don't pay any attention to you, do they?--you TELL them what they MUST do, and then you die!'
From "#1203/1204: Robservations 12/11/03: Naive Fiancee"Melanie comes in, laughing uproariously. Why aren't you ready for the funeral? Flora asks her daughter and she and Quentin stare at Melanie, shocked. Melanie goes over to the coffin, puts her hands on it and says, giggling, "They don't pay any attention to you, do they?--you tell them what they must do, and then you die!--but they don't have that lottery, oh, no, they're much too smart for that!" Melanie, please! begs Flora. Melanie continues, "It must go on, don't they realize that, the lottery must happen again!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1204-3.jpg)
She laughs, chillingly.
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I've picked one of my favorite 1841PT scenes to launch the "30 Days Of To Tell Or Not To Tell" sub-theme. No one played possessed better than Nancy Barrett, and the writers often imbued humor into those types of scenes for her. Perhaps no other scene is a better example of that than this one from Ep #1204. And it's quite obvious that NB had a field day playing it! And by contrast, the way Joan Bennett and David Selby played Flora and Quentin's horror at her behavior only makes what NB did as Possessed Melanie all the better...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1117 (1840) - Julia - 'You MUST TELL me!'
From "#1117/1118: Robservations 09/23/03: Ben Attacked--By What?"Julia waves the prism in front of Roxanne and asks, what's the last thing you remember? Eyes focused on the prism, Roxanne says, I remember leaving Collinwood to go home. What happened then? asks Julia. I got home and was waiting for someone, says Rox. What were you waiting for? asks Julia. It was...it was...says Roxanne. An open window bangs; the candles blow out. You must tell me! says Julia, suddenly aware something strange is going on. She closes the banging window, then goes to re-light the candles. Hearing something outside the room, she goes to look around, feeling a chill. Is anyone down there? she calls over the stair railing. She returns to the lightning filled room and closes the door. Roxanne is gone! Julia looks around.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1061 (1995) - Mrs. Johnson - 'You MUSTN'T ask and I MUSTN'T TELL.'
From "#1060/1061: Robservations 08/12/03: From PT to the RT Future!"Suddenly coming back to herself, looking crazed, scared, Mrs. Johnson, says, I beg your pardon--Barnabas asks if David died. Now evasive, Mrs. Johnson says yes, he just died, that's all. We've been to Collinwood and know something terrible happened, says Julia--tell us what it was. Did it have anything to do with David's death? asks Barn. I don't know what you're talking about, she replies, frightened. You do, says Barnabas, tell us what happened. Nothing, she says, shaking. That's not true and you know it, says Julia. Please don't hurt me, begs Mrs. Johnson, I never hurt anybody, you know, I only tried to help. We're not going to harm you, Barnabas assures her, but you must tell us what you know happened at Collinwood and to David. Please, I can't talk about it, she says. Julia comfortingly holds the elderly woman's arms and reminds her, you were our friend, you know how we loved everyone at Collinwood, and now they're gone. Gone, yes, all gone, agrees Mrs. Johnson sorrowfully. Where and why? asks Julia. You must not ask and I must not tell (is this the military?), says Mrs. Johnson. Why not? asks Julia. Because it was too horrible, says Mrs. Johnson--why do you think I come here at night to put flowers on his grave, why can't I come in the day and see the sun and the grass and the flowers around where he is buried?--because no one is supposed to have anything to do with anyone named Collins--you're not even supposed to mention the name!
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Despite what Robservations says, just as the quote is written, Mrs. Johnson actually says "mustn't" both times not "must not."
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I'm so glad Mrs Johnson appeared in a couple of episodes of the 1995 storyline. She was seen so seldom in any of the episodes in 1970. I think at that point, Clarice had found more regular work on another soap, but I'm not sure about that.
Good photo!
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I think at that point, Clarice had found more regular work on another soap, but I'm not sure about that.
At the time she was also on The Secret Storm. In fact, there was an article entitled Both Shows Claim Her in one of the daytime magazines. And it was her role on that soap that prevented her from being in hoDS...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #996 (1970PT) - Alexis - 'Please TELL me, I MUST know!'
From "#0996/0997: Robservations 06/25/03: Yaeger & Buffy"Trask locks the front door of Collinwood. Alexis walks halfway downstairs and asks him, who are you--what are you doing? Though stunned to see her, he covers it well--I'm Trask, the butler,he explains--I've been away. Oh, yes, she says. Surely Mr. Collins has mentioned me? asks Trask, sounding wounded. Yes, of course, says Alexis, coming the rest of the way downstairs, sorry for my abruptness. Were you told about me? she asks nervously. He identifies her as Miss Alexis, Mrs. Collins' twin sister--is there anything I can do for you? I was looking for Quentin, she says, have you seen him? Yes, he took Amy to visit the Loomis' at the Old House, says Trask. So, he decided to take Hannah Stokes' advice after all, she says--did he say why he was taking Amy there? She enjoys visiting her cousin Carolyn from time to time, says Trask. Does she always go there this time of night? asks Alexis.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0996-2.jpg)
I really couldn't say, says Trask, uncomfortable--if you'll excuse me... If Mr. Collins is out of the house, asks Alexis, why have you bolted the door? Trask stiffens--I'll open it when he comes back, he says. Is it always your habit to answer questions indirectly? She asks--why did you bolt the door? Because...I really can't talk about it, ma'am, he says. Please tell me if something happened to induce Quentin to take Amy from the house, says Alexis, i must know. I don't know what you could be referring to, he replies. Trask, she says warningly. He admits something has happened--you must help us, help all of us--we must leave this house, all of us!
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The way Robservations presents what Alexis says to Trask is different from the way it plays in the ep. What Alexis actually says is "Trask, has something happened? Something to cause Mr. Collins to take Amy out of the house? Please tell me, I must know!" That's why today's quote appears as it does...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #978 (1970) - Chris - 'Sabrina, you MUST TELL me what happened, you MUST!'
From "Robservations 6/12/03 - #978-979 - Barnabas Turns to Ang; Widows' Hill Again"Chris asks Sabrina what happened--I want to get a doctor. I want Julia to treat me, insists Sabrina. He keeps asking what happened, but Sabrina won't talk; she just asks for Julia again. Chris gets Quentin on the phone, who says, Julia went into town a short while ago. Do you know where she went? asks Chris. No, says Q--is something wrong? Hearing something happened to Sabrina, Quentin promises, I'll be right down. Chris kneels beside the weak Sabrina. You must tell me what happened, he insists, you must--but she is silent.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #837 (1897) - Barnabas - 'Try to TELL us, try to remember, think where you came from, what you knew there, what you MUST remember.'
From Robservations 3/4/03 - #836-837 - Quentin's Romantic Tangles Hit the Fan"At the old rectory, with lots of stained glass all around, Barnabas paces. Quentin comes in with Julia in tow. She doesn't recognize you, notes Quentin. Perhaps the journey through time was too much for her, suggests Barnabas. Julia looks at him. We must question her, says Barnabas, we have so little time to find out. Find out what? asks Q. Why, when and who kills you, replies Barnabas--I have a feeling that Julia, when she saw the letter, learned something about your death that was so important, she risked coming through time to tell me. Yes, but what? asks Quentin.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0837-4.jpg)
I'm not sure, says Barnabas--somewhere locked in her mind she knows something we must know before it's too late. You're really sure something is going to happen to me, aren't you? asks Q. Yes, replies Barnabas. He goes to Julia and gently asks, "What is it, Julia? Try to tell us, try to remember, think where you came from, what you knew there, what you MUST remember." I'm sleepy, complains Julia--I need some sleep--and she drifts off in the chair. I can't force the knowledge from her, says Barnabas, even if I had the time, which I don't--I must go now, it's almost dawn. Dawn, of September 10th, 1897, adds Quentin. Stay with her, says Barnabas, perhaps she will remember. And if she doesn't? asks Quentin bitterly--if Charity is right, this could be the last time we two will see each other!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #679 (1969) - David - 'You MUSTN'T TELL!'
From "Robservations 10/7/02 - #678/679 - Maggie Follows David Into Quentin's Lair"On the landing, David stops Amy and tells her to be silent--Quentin will make them sick! Amy says the adults won't let them. David thinks they won't believe them and will punish them for going into the West Wing. Amy is insistent that they finish it, but David reminds her they must do as Quentin says. But we didn't know what he was like, says Amy. David shouts, "We do now, and don't you forget it!" He twists her arm painfully behind her back and covers her mouth.
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As you can see today's quote doesn't even appear in Robservations. The fact is that last month, as she was working on her quotes, Midnite came across it while looking for something else, so we have her to thank for finding it. [ghost_smiley]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #610 (1968) - Eve - 'Nicholas, I'll do anything you want me to do, but you MUST TELL me.'
From "Robservations 8/19/02 - #610/611 - Back in Time; Harry's Repulsive Order"She asks him to answer one question for her, she deserves an answer--who was she and where did she come from before the experiment? You were no one, nothing, he says. You're lying, says Eve--I know I lived another life--there is someone I knew in another lifetime who I recognized--I want to know more about him--he loved me, though I don't know when, where or why--tell me!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0610-4.jpg)
Someone you knew, muses Nicholas, in another lifetime. . .that's fascinating, he says. Then it's true, I have lived before, she exults. The less she knows about that life, the better, Nicholas says--I want to know about HIM--not who he was before, but who he is now. Eve doesn't want to endanger the man, who might take her away from Adam. You're not stupid, says Nick--you know it would be foolish to let anyone take you away from Adam. What harm would it do to know about my past? asks Eve. Nicholas again asks who the man is. Jeff Clark, she replies--I know he's Peter Bradford, but I don't know how or why. Blair asks how long ago this man lived. I only know it was long ago, says Eve. If that is true, says Nick, they are one and the same--and forces are at work I don't know about. She doesn't understand; neither does Nick--I must find out. Eve says she will do anything he wants her to do, but he must tell her. Nick says he will let HER tell HIM. He has her sit at a table, turns off the lights, and assures her everything will be quite clear.
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Wonderful shot, MB!
That scene is one of many that helps make the 1968 storyline one of my favorites, even though it's often heavily criticized by fans. It is when I started watching the show (a few months prior to this moment, in the middle of the Dream Curse) so it will always be my sentimental favorite.
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Wonderful shot, MB!
That scene is one of many that helps make the 1968 storyline one of my favorites
And here it is for those -
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It's no secret that I love Nicholas and that I love Eve - and when they're in scenes together it's all the better! I was thrilled when I discovered that quote from Eve because it's perfect for what we're doing with the slideshow this month.
I started watching the show (a few months prior to this moment, in the middle of the Dream Curse) so it will always be my sentimental favorite.
I started watching DS in September of 1967, but I nearly completely missed the Eve period when it was originally on because, as I've mentioned before, back then a parent group and a religious group had successfully persuaded the two local ABC affiliates in my area not to run the show at 4pm. One moved it to 8:30am and the other canceled DS outright. In the later market it was picked up by a UHF station and shown at 2:30pm, still too early for kids who were in school. Thankfully the ViewMaster set covered a lot of the eps I missed, so that helped me to find out what was going on, but I didn't get to see the actual eps until 1987 in syndication, almost 20 years after they'd originally run.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #408 (1796) - Barnabas - 'Never TELL her, I MUST never TELL her.'
From "#0407/0408: Robservations 03/21/02: Bedrest For Barnabas"Angelique caresses Barnabas' hair. She knows he almost told Josette about her, but that isn't important. His family knows now, and will want to see him. If he doesn't keep his mouth shut about her to them, Josette will die. One word, and Josette is doomed! Barnabas agrees he must never tell her anything--he must save her.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #201 (1967) - Carolyn - 'You MUST TELL me!'
From #0200/0201: Robservations 10/11/01: Willie and James Dean, Separated at Birth?"In the study, Vicki tells Carolyn that she finally got David to bed, and it was Jason who found him, in the basement. What was he doing there? asks Carolyn. Jason claimed he was looking for David, says Vicki, because he knew she was trying to find him, at least that's what David thinks, but Vicki doesn't, especially since he said he was going up to his room and not look for David, and besides...she's got to stop thinking everything that man says is a lie. You must tell me, insists Carolyn. Vicki tells her when she came downstairs, Jason was standing, listening, outside the drawing room door--he said he wanted a book in there and was waiting for the conversation to be finished. Carolyn doesn't believe that for a moment, she neither likes nor trusts Jason; but she doesn't believe he's an old friend of her mother's, no matter what she says. It's not like your mother to lie, says Vicki, and Carolyn agrees, Jason is making her mother lie. How do you know? asks Vicki. Carolyn can tell, Liz seems afraid of him, as if he has some hold over her. Not possible, says Vicki, her mother is a strong woman, she wouldn't let anyone do such a thing to her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0201-3.jpg)
Carolyn asks her how she explains it all--his being here, and don't say it's because he's an old friend--he isn't a friend of her mother's or hers--Mr. McGuire isn't a friend of anyone.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #150 (1967) - Liz - 'Someone MUST TELL her that she can't see David anymore!'
From "#0150/0151: Robservations 09/05/01: Strange Visitation"Everyone's against me, says David, nobody wanted me to have that painting--nobody wants me to have it now--you all hate me--you hate me! And he races from the room, upstairs, Liz calling plaintively after him. Vicki comes out of the kitchen, asking what's the matter. He just found out about the painting, says Liz, you'd better go upstairs and try to calm him down. I will, says Vicki, and heads upstairs. You certainly dealt deftly with him, says Liz sarcastically. (great father #3) I was very direct, I admit, says Roger--it's all part of the growing up process, he's got to learn it sooner or later, this is the first step. You really don't seem to care what you say to him, says Liz, how much you hurt him, how much you alienate him. That's why I'm so sure he's be much better off with his mother, says Roger. Are you? asks Liz. Absolutely, says Roger. (#4) Let me tell you something, she says, I can see right through your little campaign of giving David to Laura, but I won't let you do it--the child is frightened of her--and I've had enough of her and the air of mystery that surrounds her--someone must tell her she can't see David anymore.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0150-2.jpg)
Don't do that, says Roger. I'm going to do it--right now, says Liz, and marches off determinedly, out the door. Roger looks perturbed.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #53 (1966) - Vicki - 'You MUST have heard me TELL Joe it was seaweed.'
From "#0053/0054: Robservations 06/25/01: Collinsport, Patterson's Town"For the last time, there was no dead man down there, Vicki insists to David, who now sits on his bed, thumbing through the book--you were listening at the door, so you must have heard me tell Joe it was seaweed. Yes, says David, but I also heard you talking about Mr. Malloy. He's old enough not to have to tell people his comings and goings, insists Vicki. David makes a face and says, "Not anymore--I think my father killed him!" That's a horrible thing to say! Vicki tells him, sitting on the bed beside him. Is it horrible to tell the truth? he asks. But it isn't the truth, she says, you don't know a thing about it. I know what I saw in my crystal ball, don't I? he asks. It's in your mind, says Vicki, not true, it's all in your imagination.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1172 (1840) - Judard - 'You MUST go to Quentin and TELL him what danger you are in.'
From "#1171/1172: Robservations 11/18/03: Another Brick in the Wall"Joanna really wants to kill me! cries Daphne. What else can we think? he asks--she moved toward the bed and when she found it empty, she vanished. Do you think I should leave Collinwood? she asks. No, he says, it's the one thing you must not do--there are answers here, and we will find them. She shakes her head--Joanna was so good to me in life, she'd never try to hurt anyone--I don't understand this. There are answers, Gerard assures her, and we will find them--perhaps if we communicated with her in some way. We already tried that, we had a seance, says Daphne, she appeared, but only for a few seconds, then disappeared. If we can't communicate directly, perhaps indirectly we can, he suggests--when Quentin confided in me about the notes, he told me about the great oak tree, where he and Joanna used to meet. That's right, says Daphne, she even left two of the notes there. If Quentin would write another note, suggests Gerard, and have someone leave it there for her, a note explaining how he feels about you, then I'm sure she would understand.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1172-1.jpg)
How would we know? asks Daphne. She would be bound to answer Quentin's note, he says, and that way, we'd know everything. You may be right, she says. You sound a bit doubtful, he says. I'm thinking about Quentin, the chance he would be taking, she says, they've already accused him once of trying to communicate with the dead; if anyone should find the note, they could accuse him again. It is the only chance we have, he says--I'd do it if I were in his position--for you--you must go to Quentin and tell him what danger you are in.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1034 (1970PT) - Cyrus - 'I MUST TELL them everything!'
From "#1034/1035: Robservations 07/25/03: Cyrus' Sad End; Hoffman KNOWS!"Yaeger returns to Cyrus' lab, turns on the light, takes down the map and opens the safe. He reaches for the antidote--only enough for this one time, he says, and then... The cops knock at the door. Yaeger quickly drinks down his alibi.
The cops are still knocking. Cyrus picks up the empty bottle--this is the end, he says, the last of the potion--I must tell them everything!
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Unusually tasteful shirt and tie for Cyrus--as worn moments ago by Yeagar, perhaps; I can't recall now. I wonder if Stanley Simmons had taken over from Ramse Mostoller at this point on wardrobe duty; I believe so.
G.
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I'm also partial to that shirt - here it is for those who may have missed it:
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A lot of John Yeager's clothes were nifty. He may have been a reprehensible human being, but Yeager was highly fashionable. But then at the outset that was expressly mentioned as one of his traits.
And I checked and Stanley Simmons had indeed already taken over as costume designer...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #948 (1970) - Josette's Ghost - 'I will TELL you what you MUST know, now and forever.'
From "Robservations 5/21/03 - #948-949"Barnabas goes to Josette's grave. Everyone is ready to go, to move against the Leviathans, except me, muses Barnabas--I can't as long as I have any doubt about you, Josette. Her music begins to play. Barnabas calls, "Who is it? Who's there?--Josette, is that you?" She appears, lovely in her wedding gown and veil, minus the protruding golf eyeball. It is I, she says, and I will tell you what you must know, how and forever.
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"How" as in "how and forever" is a typo - well, unless Robin misheard it. But I strongly suspect it's the former and not the latter because Midnite and I have come across many typos in the Robservations. But considering how detailed many are and how long it must have taken to type them up, we can easily look the other way because it's a wonder that Robin got through some of them at all...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #763 (1897) - Tim - 'I MUST do whatever you TELL me.'
From "Robservations 1/10/03 - #762-763 - A Heart-Wrenching Truth"Evan snaps his fingers and Tim repeats, "I am going to kill someone." You must do whatever I tell you, says Evan, but you don't know why, only that you must--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. Evan holds up a card--the queen of spades--and tells Tim, when you see it, the name of the person you are to kill will be in your mind, and nothing will stop you.
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Unlike the May 23rd incident in which it could mistakenly be inferred that Roger says a line that's actually delivered in Ep #17 by Bill, in this Robservations Evan is explicitly mistakenly identified as delivering a line which is actually delivered by Tim in Ep #763. In the Robservations Evan is even given the correct pronouns he would have used had it been his line even though the pronouns that match with Tim delivering the line can clearly be heard in the ep. Only Robin knows why the mix-up took place when she typed up the Robservations...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #678 (1969) - Beth - 'You MUST not TELL him. You MUST not TELL him about me.'
From "Robservations 10/7/02 - #678/679 - Maggie Follows David Into Quentin's Lair"In bed, asleep, Amy dreams, tossing her head back and forth on her pillow. Beth calls to her, her voice filled with tears. Amy asks where she is. "Oh, Amy!" sighs Beth--"What can we do?" Amy gets out of bed and asks if it's time to play the game. No games, says Beth--come to me, Amy. Amy walks toward Beth's voice, to the cottage, where Chris sits in a chair. "Don't come near the window, Amy!" warns Beth. The shade is drawn down. Amy asks if something has happened to her brother, and begs Beth to tell her. He's all right, says Beth, this time. Amy asks if she's talking about Chris. Beth tells her she saved him. "You must not tell him about me," warns Beth. "You love him as I love. . ."
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Robservations doesn't include the whole quote - but it does get the wording of the quote correctly and attributes it to the right character. (Although, Beth actually says 'Don't go near the window' - and she says it twice. [ghost_blink])
And today's quote marks the second time a second "MUST" quote has been taken from an episode. The first quote from this ep (David - 'You MUSTN'T hurt him.') was back on May 6th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #488 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'If you know who the witch is, you MUST TELL me.'
From "#0487/0488: Robservations 05/17/02: Desperate Measures"Stokes says Barnabas knows witchcraft is being practiced at Collinwood and knows who the witch is. He came to him for a talisman, a protection against witches. Who is the witch? Barnabas isn't sure he should tell him, what would he gain? My help, says Stokes. He believes someone is the victim of a dream curse, it could be anyone, even Barnabas. Why me? asks Barn. The point is, says Stokes, I think I can break the curse, and you must tell me who the witch is--you have no other choice. Barn shilly-shallies a while longer, but finally breaks down and admits it's Cassandra Collins.
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Wonderful photo. I love it!
Thanks, MB!
G.
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Wonderful photo. I love it!
And here it is for anyone who might have missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0618ds_1.jpg)
Prof. Stokes scenes are always something to look forward to on the show, particularly if he's letting Barnabas and/or Julia know that he knows a lot more about what's going on than they think he does, which is the case with that scene...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #450 (1796) - Bathia - 'There is something you MUST TELL me before I can begin.'
From "#0449/0450: Robservations 04/19/02: Joshua Tries to Make it Right"Joshua sets up Barn's portrait in the drawing room. You didn't tell me everything, she says--you must trust me, tell me all--I need a name for this enemy. "My son. . .my son is a vampire," Joshua says painfully, made so by the curse--won't he be human after the curse has been removed? Nothing is sure, she says, but now she knows how to start. Joshua closes the doors on Bathia and the portrait.
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As you can see, there almost isn't any reference to today's quote in Robservations. I came across it back in April while I was looking for something else in Ep #450 that is not there, namely Bathia telling Joshua that he must trust her. It's phrased very differently in the ep - and more importantly for this "MUST" slideshow, there is no use of "'must" in the phrasing...
And Anita Bolster gets a bad wrap because of that scene in the tower room in Ep #451 in which someone off camera has to remind her of her line. And granted, that is a huge blooper. However, it really shouldn't overshadow that she also has some really effective scenes as Bathia. The ones in Ep #450 are definitely some of those...
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Fabulous shot of Bathia today! I love her.
I wonder if they ever put back in the blooper from the scene where she's exorcising Barny-boo and she is incanting ponderously "We must go..." and then obviously can't recall at all what comes next. And then from offstage you can hear a nasal male voice in a Brooklyn accent bark, "Go to the old house!" "Ahhh, we must go... to the Old House..." That was utterly classic DS but some fool excised it... from the best of intentions, of course.
G.
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I wonder if they ever put back in the blooper from the scene where she's exorcising Barny-boo and she is incanting ponderously "We must go..." and then obviously can't recall at all what comes next. And then from offstage you can hear a nasal male voice in a Brooklyn accent bark, "Go to the old house!" "Ahhh, we must go... to the Old House..." That was utterly classic DS but some fool excised it... from the best of intentions, of course.
If I'm recalling correctly, that blooper was cut from the initial DVD release of Collection 6, Disc 4. And I do seem to recall MPI restoring it at some point and possibly even offering replacement discs. The blooper is definitely part of the version of the ep that's included in the boxed set of the entire series because I just checked...
Though when it comes to edits, nothing could be worse than what you know who did to some of the eps for their Sci-Fi Channel showings. He cut lines, dropped act ending stingers, merged scenes, and even changed music cues!! ::)
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Fabulous shot of Bathia today! I love her.
And for anyone who might have missed it, here it is:
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #211 (1967) - Caretaker - 'You TELL him he MUST never come here again.'
From "#0210/0211: Robservations 10/18/01: The Courtly Cousin From England"Naomi Collins, wasn't she the woman who was supposed to be buried with all her jewelry? Asks Jason. That's the question HE asked me, says the caretaker, the man who was here last night. What did you tell him? asks Jason. I can't answer anymore questions, says the caretaker. I don't think you have to, says Jason, and everything seems perfectly OK in here, a little damp perhaps, but that can't be helped. Can't you feel anything in the air? Demands the caretaker. I can't even feel the air, says Jason--now tell me, where did this young man go after he left here? I don't know, I didn't see him, says the caretaker. Isn't it possible he wasn't here in the first place? Asks Jason. Oh, but someone was here, the lock was broken, it must have been him, insists the caretaker. If Willie had been here, there would have been more evidence than that, says Jason--he's not the kind to get this far and just stop. Stop what? asks the caretaker excitedly. Nothing, says Jason hastily, the important thing is, I'm satisfied he wasn't here--thanks for the tour. You tell him he must never come here again, says the caretaker. I was just telling you, he wasn't the one who was here, says Jason, then stops, looks down and spots Willie's cigarette butt on Sarah's coffin.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #182 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'I MUST ask you to keep the greatest secrecy about everything I'm going to TELL you.'
From "#0182/0183: Robservations 09/27/01: Peter Lays His Cards on the Table, and His Head in the Noose"It wasn't Mrs. Stoddard I wanted to talk to you about, says Peter, it was Mrs. Collins. Before you begin, says Roger, if it's on the subject of keeping David from her... I'm afraid it is, says Peter. Then the discussion is over, says Roger. Please, says Peter, while you were away, certain new information was brought to our attention. And that is precisely where I would like it to remain--good morning, Doctor, says Roger, and turns to leave. Peter stops him--"Mr. Collins, do you want your son to die?": queries Peter--"I am very serious about this." Roger turns to look at him. Are you still implying that my wife offers a serious threat to my son? demands Roger. I'll do more than imply it, he says, I'll come right out and say it--we have evidence that your wife is threatening to destroy your son. Evidence?--facts? demands Roger, what are they? I must ask you to keep the greatest secrecy about everything I'm going to tell you, says Peter
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MB, what a lovely photo of John Lasell and Big Lou for today's selection. And extra nice to feature Roger given that it's Father's Day!
cheers, G.
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MB, what a lovely photo of John Lasell and Big Lou for today's selection.
And here it is for anyone who may have missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0621ds_4.jpg)
And extra nice to feature Roger given that it's Father's Day!
And what an exemplary specimen of fatherhood he is! NOT! Although, in later storylines he has his moments...
And it almost seems as if Dr. Guthrie is making more appearances in the slideshow than he did during the Laura storyline!! [ghost_wink]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #66 (1966) - Roger - 'Well, if you MUST know, she was going to TELL me about a dinner party she had with Sam Evans.'
From "#0065/0066: Robservations 07/03/01: Showdown!"That means you had 40 minutes to kill, says Burke. Roger looks at him. I really should use that word, should I? asks Burke--you had 40 minutes with nothing to do--is that better? I had a great deal to do, says Roger--we're not all like you, some of us have to work for a living--Bill Malloy brought me some papers from the office to go over--I was interrupted at first by your friend, Miss Winters, then I went back to work studying the papers, and then I left the house at 10 of 11, so, you see, I didn't have any time at all, as you suggest, to KILL! You have never mentioned papers before, says Burke. They were no concern of yours, says Roger, they were business papers. I suppose you could produce these papers, challenges Burke. My dear fellow, I could produce reams of papers if I had to, says Roger. I bet you could, says Burke So you see, it's impossible that I had anything to do with Bill Malloy's death at 10:45 since I was right here in this room at the time. I see, says Burke, it's just too bad you don't have anyone to verify this time. Oh but I do, says Roger. Your sister--I'm sure Elizabeth would swear anything for you, says Burke. Roger grins and says not at all--your good friend Miss Winters can verify it. Vicki? asks Burke, puzzled and unhappy--she's mixed up in this? It isn't a question of being mixed up in anything, says Roger--it just so happens she came downstairs about that time to tell me something. Something important, guesses Burke--then she must know what time it was. If you must know, says Roger, she was telling me about a dinner party she was going to have with Sam Evans. Oh, yes, says Burke. Surely you'll take her word for it, says Roger. Maybe, if I heard her say it, agrees Burke. Would I tell you something like that if it wasn't true? asks Roger--it would be too easy to check on! Then suppose we check on it, says Burke--go get her and tell her to come down here and say what you just said.
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Once again Robservations doesn't include a direct quote as Robin put Roger's line in her own words...
I love this scene. I especially love the look on Roger's face when he tells Burke his alibi is Vicki, as well as the look on Burke's face when he learns that. Not at all what Burke was expecting. [ghost_nowink]
And as a bit of trivia, this happens to be the second time a quote written by Francis Swann appears in this slideshow (the first (Vicki - 'You MUST have heard me TELL Joe it was seaweed.') was back on the 12th). He seems to get very little attention in fandom but he wrote some great scripts (including ones involving THE PEN, introducing Mrs. Johnson, and dealing with Josette's and Bill Malloy's ghosts, including their groundbreaking first eps in the ectoplasm, as it were). As we know Art Wallace single-handedly wrote the first 8 weeks of the show. Understandably, he said that nearly killed him, so they added another writer beginning with Ep #41. Interestingly enough, though, the last script Wallace wrote was for Ep #85 (he was replaced by Ron Sproat as scriptwriter but remained on as head writer) and Swann's last script was for Ep #113 (he was replaced by Malcolm Marmorstein). Swann only wrote 36 eps during his tenure on the show. It would be fascinating to know why he didn't last very long and if DC's notorious reputation for how he treated writers on the show had anything to do with Swann's departure. Unless I've missed it along the way somewhere, the reason(s) why he left has(have) not been revealed...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1006 (1970PT) - Larry Chase - 'I MUST TELL you that I'm even more appalled at what you're doing.'
From "#1006/1007: Robservations 07/02/03: Gladstone's Blackmail: PT From the Other Side"In the lab, Larry Chase strongly advises Cyrus, end your friendship with Yaeger--he's dangerous--I met him tonight as Chris told me to, but after meeting him, I must tell you I'm even more appalled at what he's doing. Did you get the signature for the bank account? asks Cyrus. Yes, says Chase, but I tore it up after getting it--I can't believe you won't listen to reason about him. Cyrus, shocked, says, I'm not in the mood to argue about this. Explain, be more specific, insists Larry, as to why you need Yaeger--surely someone can replace him, perform whatever services he's doing for you. I can only tell you, says Cyrus, that I'm not going to change my mind about this--I want that bank account opened in his name--and one more thing--I want you to change my will--in the event of my death or disappearance, everything that belongs to me shall go to John Yaeger.
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As you can see, once again Robservations mixes up a pronoun rather than use the direct quote. It uses "he's," as in "what he's doing," rather than the correct "what you're doing." And within the context of the Robservations that mix up can easily give the impression that Chase is appalled at what Yaeger is doing (which is the way I initially read it) rather than it's Cyrus' behavior Chase is appalled by, which doesn't become completely clear unless one watches the actual ep and hears the correct line.
And as a bit of trivia, as many probably already know, Larry Chase was never suppose to be in this ep. The script was originally written with Don Briscoe's Chris Collins continuing along the lines of his objections to Yaeger that had been established in Ep#1001. But when it became clear that Briscoe would no longer be able to appear on DS, the character of Larry Chase was quickly created, Chris' dialogue was reworked for Chase, and Ken McEwen, who actually worked as DS' Associate Director, stepped into the role.
What would be interesting to know is if Chris' fate was supposed to the same as Chase's fate. I suspect not because Chase was merely a character of convenience who had to be created to service the plot points that Chris was intended to uncover concerning Yaeger. And I suppose we'll never know what Chris' plotline beyond that might have been had Briscoe continued on the show...
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Don Briscoe's health problems and sudden departure is discussed by Danny Horn here:
https://darkshadowseveryday.com/2017/03/01/episode-1001/
Horn sometimes provides details I don't recall having read before, but most of this is familiar to me from various sources.
Francis Swann was a wonderful writer, and I guess he isn't discussed more (if at all) because all his scripts were pre-Barnabas. I read one of Swann's novels several years ago and it was a good book. I gave it away to a friend who is a huge DS fan (and also a fan of gothic fiction).
G.
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Francis Swann was a wonderful writer, and I guess he isn't discussed more (if at all) because all his scripts were pre-Barnabas.
And if that's the reason, it's a terrible shame. It certainly can't be that he wrote so few scripts because Ralph Ellis, who wrote only 2 scripts (but what amazing scripts they are), gets discussed. And when it comes to Ellis, we do know that his abrupt departure did indeed involve DC's behavior...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #813 (1897) - Nora - 'But you MUSTN'T TELL anyone!'
From "Robservations 2/17/03 - #813/814 - Petofi, Restored"Nora sleeps, Raggedy Ann at her side. Jamison stealthily enters her room, closing the door. He calls to Nora in a whisper, urging her to awaken. She looks at him, surprised, and turns on her light. What are you doing up so late? She asks. I couldn't sleep, he says, I'm worried about something--why did Tim come to see you, and left without seeing me? "Who said he came to see me?" asks Nora evasively. He did, didn't he? asks Jamison. Yes, she admits, but how did you know? I peeked out of my room and saw Tim leaving, says Jamison. "You mustn't tell anyone," cautions Nora--"he made me promise!" It's just that he doesn't like me anymore, says Jamison, acting wounded. No, says Nora--I told Tim you weren't feeling well and were resting. I bet he saw everyone else in the whole house, except for me, accuses Jamison. No, says Nora, I was the only one Tim saw. Did he tell you that? asks Jamison. Yes, she says. I bet Tim saw Charity, or Beth, says Jamison. . . He barely knows Beth, protests Nora, and he and Charity have never gotten along very well--he came specially to see me!
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Today's quote marks the third time a second "MUST" quote has been taken from an episode. The first quote from this ep (Amanda: 'You MUST be a lunatic!') was back on April 7th.
And interestingly enough, it just happened that today's and yesterday's screen caps came from kinescope copies of the episodes, which is why they're both in B&W. Though what's even more interesting is that this ep was missing when DS was shown in local syndication (and it isn't alone in that because 6 eps were missing even though Worldvision was in possession of kinescope copies of them or, in the case of 3 eps, the Master Tapes - Worldvision simply chose not to include them, which I've always found very bizarre!). This and the other missing eps weren't shown on TV again until the SciFi Channel first ran them between 1992 and 1993 (though they also came out on VHS between 1991 and 1993, and I loved how MPI called them "long-lost episodes" even though they weren't lost).
Unlike most of the other missing eps, at least this one had two photos that had been circulated. They first appeared in the February '70 issue of 16 Spec as part of their Spec Ticklers, a feature of the magazine that took various photos and gave them humorous captions and/or dialogue (DS appeared in the feature at least twice, for this ep and for hoDS). The first photo was actually from this scene (though apparently David Henesy didn't wear -
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1990's DS Companion. If a copy of the first photo ever appeared in a PomPress book, I can't recall which one, though I did scan through a few without finding it...
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Wow wow WOW, Mysterioso darling, what a FABULOUS shot of Cavada Humphrey today! I love this so much.
I don't recall anything about Ralph Ellis. Will have to try and look that up.
Many thanks to you and Midnite for a fascinating series!
G.
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this ep was missing when DS was shown in local syndication (and it isn't alone in that because 6 eps were missing even though Worldvision was in possession of kinescope copies of them or, in the case of 3 eps, the Master Tapes - Worldvision simply chose not to include them
I forgot to mention that Ep #763, which had a quote appear in the slideshow on the 16th, was also among the missing (and with that one Worldvision was actually in possession of the color Master Tape). And I also forgot to mention that a really nice thing is the Fest's Anne Wilson put together a pamphlet using the actual act summation pages from the scripts of the missing eps and offered it to fans who wanted to know what had happened in the missing eps. It was quite helpful in filling in some plot points, especially when at the time she put the pamphlet together we had no idea DS would ever come out on home video. Oh, the Dark Ages of fandom. [ghost_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #648 (1968) - Madame Findley - 'I will aid you in your fight against the spirit you oppose, but you MUST TELL me where to look!'
From "Robservations 9/16/02 - #647/648 - Madame Findlay Tries to Help"Liz looks at the Tarot card again. Madame F comes downstairs and tells her she felt astral disturbances upstairs, but more strongly downstairs. Two forces seem to be battling one another. Madame F notes. Liz doesn't really believe in the occult, unless driven to it as she has been (how could she possibly deny it?) Madame F. walks into the drawing room. Strange, she keeps returning to this room--there are vibrations she feels no where else in other rooms. She asks if there's someone connected with Liz' family or the house's history whose first name begins with M. Liz doesn't think so. Madame F. feels the letter M strongly here. She asks to be left alone here; the person who spoke to her earlier seems to be scared of others. Suddenly, the medium says, "There is a curse on this house." Liz is shocked. Madame F is positive of her assessment.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0648-1.jpg)
Liz closes the doors, leaving Madame F. alone. The latter wanders around the room, listening, holding out her arms like antennae. She calls to "M" for help. Come to me, she calls. "I will aid you in your fight against the spirit you oppose, but you must tell me where to look! Keep trying to reach me, I am waiting for you!" Suddenly, she throws up her arms. "YOU ARE HERE!"
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what a FABULOUS shot of Cavada Humphrey today!
And here it is:
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I love the way she gestures while beseeching "M" and I was very glad to be able to capture that.
Many thanks to you and Midnite for a fascinating series!
This "30 Days Of To Tell Or Not To Tell" has turned out to be the most fun I've had so far with this slideshow. But there's so much more to come, including at least one or two more sub-theme. Midnite and I have yet to discuss what it will be and when it will be turning up, but we already have two ideas on the table. "I don't understand" gets the lion's share of attention as an often repeated phrase on the show, but there are most definitely a few others. Some are all too often used as excuses when someone doesn't want to explain something - and a couple of those tend to include "MUST" - so they're perfect for this slideshow...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #550 (1968) - Adam - 'I don't mean to frighten her, you MUST TELL her that, then she'll love me.'
From "Robservations 7/8/02 - Adam Learns His Origins - #550/551"A man must grab what he wants, says Adam. Stokes replies, "If his hands can hold it, yes." Adam explains that each man has one chance only. True for most men, agrees Stokes. Adam says he's no different, but Stokes hesitates and responds that Adam is different in some ways. Stokes isn't sure what they are talking about, but Adam says he's referring to himself. He asks Stokes if he believes in love. For some people, says Stokes. Some people should not be in love, adds Stokes, it would be most unwise. "I am in love," says Adam--with Carolyn--she doesn't understand; Stokes must tell her for him. Will he do it? Stokes seems at a loss for words.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0550-4.jpg)
"What should I tell her?" asks Stokes. How love is, responds Adam. Stokes is sure Carolyn knows that. Adam wonders why, then, is she so frightened. He doesn't mean to scare her, he must tell her that, then she will love him. It's not that simple, says Stokes. Explain, asks Adam. Carolyn is a sophisticated girl who has led an unusual life for our times, says Stokes--she has money, she can do what she likes, see whomever she likes--she has a great deal of freedom. Adam says he wants freedom, too. Carolyn will marry someone of similar background, says Stokes, but Adam says no, she will marry ME. She doesn't love you, protests Stokes. Adam insists he will make her love him. That may not be possible, says Stokes, you are quite different from her. Adam insists he learns fast, and Stokes agrees. I will learn whatever Carolyn wants me to know, adds Adam. Stokes says it's more complex than that. I hate that word, complains Adam--you must make it simple for me. Stokes wishes he could make him understand how they are born, raised, grow up, learn a little at a time; when they reach maturity, they know what they want, they've made their choices. So have I, asserts Adam. No, says Stokes, you are different
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Unfortunately, once again Robservations makes it seem as if one character delivers a line that is actually delivered by another. The summary says "Some people should not be in love, adds Stokes, it would be most unwise," which makes it appear that Stokes says both parts. But in reality after Adam asks Stokes, "Do you believe in love?" and Stokes replies, "For some people," Adam asks, "Some people should not be in love?" to which Stokes replies, "I would think on occasion it is most unwise."
I tend to really enjoy this portion of Adam's plot - it contains quite a few really poignant parts, like the scene depicted in the slideshow today. And conveying Stokes' increasing unease at what Adam wants to discuss and what he wants Stokes to do is some of the best work Thayer David ever did on the show.
It's just too bad that shortly after this point Adam all too often acts like a boorish thug!
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Stokes' increasing unease at what Adam wants to discuss and what he wants Stokes to do
Yesterday's screen caps was an example of that:
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #317 (1967) - Barnabas - 'I MUST see to it that he never TELLS anyone.'
From "#0317/0318: Robservations 01/16/02: Who Influrnces Barnabas?--Only Sarah"Barnabas tells Julia the story of his being locked in the coffin, then reveals the secret room. He shows her his coffin inside, closing the door behind them. Barnabas finds David's pocket knife on the floor and is positive David knows his secret.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0317-3.jpg)
Julia protests, insisting this isn't definitive proof at all. Barnabas, however, is stricken with fear and feels he must prevent David from telling anyone.
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Once again Robservations rephrases rather than using a direct quote, though it definitely gets the exact same point across...
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That looks like Barnabas is holding a USB drive.
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MB, thanks for re-posting that very expressive photo of Stokes and Adam. Great shot!
Your comments reminded me of the potential the Adam character had and his storyline, but it was all written into the ground, most likely because of how DC dictated the story outline at the time.
Stuff like that is why I get frustrated with the hagiographical narrative that DS was such a great show because of Curtis' artistic direction. "In spite of Curtis' interference" would be more accurate, I have often thought.
G.
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That looks like Barnabas is holding a USB drive.
Who knew David was so ahead of his time?! [ghost_grin]
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the potential the Adam character had and his storyline, but it was all written into the ground
There was certainly no reason it had to be written into the ground because Adam came under Nicholas' influence. But sadly, that's how it turned out.
Stuff like that is why I get frustrated with the hagiographical narrative that DS was such a great show because of Curtis' artistic direction. "In spite of Curtis' interference" would be more accurate, I have often thought.
As several posts by several members here attest, you're not alone in that thought...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #50 (1966) - David - 'I went down to TELL Aunt Elizabeth and they MUST have come in here.'
From "#0049/0050: Robservations 06/21/01: Where's Bill?"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0050-2.jpg)
Vicki drags David into her room. I want you to see what you did, she says sternly. Why did you have to come and wake me up for? he asks sleepily. I don't think you were asleep, but if you were, I'm not at all sorry I woke you up, she says--look at that, go ahead--tell me what it says. He doesn't respond at first, so she asks again. Death, he replies. And who wrote it there? she asks. I don't know, he says. I've had just about enough of this nonsense, says Vicki. I didn't write it! he says petulantly. Who did? she demands--a ghost or a widow?--I want you to take these tissues--she pulls them from a box on her dresser--and wipe it off. No, says David. I'm not fooling, he says, I didn't go near your old mirror, I was asleep in my room! I want you to take these tissues and erase that, right now! she orders, thrusting them into his hand. It wasn't me, he says, it must have been the widows. What's going on in here? asks Carolyn, entering the room. Something between David and me, explains Vicki--David, listen to me. They were in my room all night, he says, I went down to tell Aunt Elizabeth and they must have come in here. That's awfully strange, says Vicki, because they seem to have the same handwriting as you. Death? asks Carolyn--that seems to be the password for the night--she grabs her cousin and shakes him, demanding to know how dare he write that? Vicki stops her and gives David once last chance--either he wipes it off right now or else they go down to his Aunt Liz. All right, he says, viciously swabbing it off--there!--satisfied? Now I want you to go to your room, says Vicki--and I'm warning you, I don't want anything like this to happen again! I didn't write it! he hurls back at her--it was the widow! He goes into his room.
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Something that I'd never really thought about until today is was it, as David repeatedly insisted, really the widows who'd put the warning on Vicki's mirror? Up to this point, the supernatural stuff on the show was all tease and considered fancifulness that was only in someone's mind, particularly David's. But that would change shortly with the actual sighting of Josette's ghost, followed fairly soon by Bill's ghost. Was Ep #50 the first concrete evidence that the supernatural really was at Collinwood? Though they did still leave it up to interpretation because David could have lied that he didn't write "DEATH" on Vicki's mirror and Vicki even remarked that the handwriting seemed to look like his - but was it? The widows definitely had Vicki on their radar because they were instrumental in saving her from Matthew, and Vicki often heard their wailing when something was about to happen. Perhaps the widows saw Vicki as someone who could be open to their communication. But I suppose we'll never really know for sure if Ep #50 was meant to be a first hint of proof of their real existence or merely just another tease...
Actually, it's too bad that the widows disappear after the first year of the show. Maybe they went on vacation and decided to never come back. Maybe they got tired that, despite all their contributions, David was the only one who truly believed in them. They probably said to themselves, "Who needs this?! We have much better things to do with our afterlives!!" [b003] Though the real reason is more likely that the writers who'd kept the widows a part of the plot simply weren't writing the show anymore and the ones who were weren't invested in keeping them in play...
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I agree MB, the Widows were marvelously creepy and one would have expected them to show up again at such points in the plot as when Liz is about to marry Jason. I think the answer, as you suggest, is that they simply got forgotten. I seem to recall that they were mentioned several times in the early Dan Ross novels, the pre-Barnabas ones, but that's a memory from nearly 50 years ago now.
G.
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I think the answer, as you suggest, is that they simply got forgotten.
Makes one wonder what DS might have been like had Art Wallace stayed on as head writer longer than he did?
I seem to recall that they were mentioned several times in the early Dan Ross novels, the pre-Barnabas ones, but that's a memory from nearly 50 years ago now.
It's over 50 years for me since I read the pre-Barn Ross novels. I don't even remember the widows being a part of them. (Though back then it would have meant less to me than it would now because, not having started to watch DS until September of 1967, I hadn't seen most of their contributions to the plots. Maybe the only instances I ever saw regarding them were when Vicki heard their wails right before and soon after Burke's plane went down in Brazil. In fact, those instances might have been the last times they were ever heard from on the show.) But it's definitely nice that Ross included them because there are so many more aspects of the actual show that Ross either glossed over or outright contradicted...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #839 (1897) - Quentin - 'You MUST TELL me!'
From "Robservations 3/5/03 - #838-839 - Julia, Prisoner of Petofi!"Roger starts to walk away, covering his face with his hand in sorrow. David's hand drops from his chest--he awakens! Roger turns. David calls to his father--what am I doing here like this? Asks the boy. Roger holds him. "Oh, my son, oh thank God!" he cries.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0839-1.jpg)
"They're gone," says David, "Quentin and Beth have gone, forever! I was with them!" Julia rises from the pillow, laughing, repeating, "David is all right!" Barnabas is relieved. Quentin asks what it means--"Quentin is gone, what does that mean? What?"
You must tell me, demands Quentin. Julia calls Barnabas. He goes to her, assuring her everything is all right--"You're here with us in the past." Julia looks around, asking if it's the 10th of September. He's saved, Barnabas assures her, this is Quentin, and he's no ghost.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0839-2.jpg)
Julia stares nervously at Q, he looks back. You look the same, she says, but there's no evil in your face. "You saw me in the year you came from?" asks Quentin disbelievingly. Yes, she says, you were with David just before... David's all right, says Q quickly--you told us that. Barnabas nods.
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Julia (back on the 2nd), Carolyn (back on the 10th) and Quentin (today) each have the distinction of having their simple "You MUST TELL me!" quotes used in this month's slideshow. Though theirs are hardly the only examples from the show. In fact, I think half of this month's quotes could have been characters simply demanding that! But I figured that would have been awfully boring after a while so I went with mostly more diverse examples of "MUST" and "TELL" combinations. Though there's nothing that says another "30 Days Of To Tell Or Not To Tell" can't pop up again somewhere down the line. There are certainly plenty more quotes to do another round...
Tomorrow's quote, like Beth's "You MUST not TELL him. You MUST not TELL him about me" from the 17th, is another definitive "MUST" and "TELL" combination for this round because it also contains two uses each of "MUST" and "TELL," though in different ways than Beth's quote so it might actually be more definitive, if such a thing is possible, because of that. It's definitely fitting that it comes up last because it sends this "30 Days Of To Tell Or Not To Tell" round out with a bang...
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I realize this is quite irrelevant to the theme, but...
My God, David Selby had pretty lips back in 1969. SWOOOOOOOONNNN.
G.
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Today's photo is very special to me. It's a shot from the very first episode of DS I ever saw, in June of 1968... just over 52 years ago now.
And the fact that Alex and Thayer both featured in it was so very important, too.
G.
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I realize this is quite irrelevant to the theme, but...
Anyone is free to comment about anything in this topic that somehow relates to the slideshow. And I presume your comment -
My God, David Selby had pretty lips back in 1969. SWOOOOOOOONNNN.
- relates to the Robservations screen cap of Quentin, so it's definitely fair game. [ghost_wink]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #518 (1968) - Sam - 'Listen to what I have to TELL you. I MUST TELL you the dream before I die. I MUST!'
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Here we have an instance where the Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser act because it's a recreation of the closing scene of Ep #517. Robin frequently did that. However, even if I'd taken the quote from its appearance in Ep #517 (though at the time I'd picked it I didn't actually know it's also a part of that ep), it wouldn't have changed things all that much because the Robservations for Ep #517 also makes no reference to it. But as I've mentioned before, the Robservations from this period of time are nowhere near as detailed as most other periods on the show.
(What is interesting, though, is that later on in Ep #518 Sam says "I must tell the dream" - and I could have gone with that because it is included in the Robservations for Ep #518 - but I didn't want to go with that as today's quote because it's nowhere near as good as the quote I did pick.)
But be any of that as it may, beyond what I wrote yesterday about today's quote, it is perhaps very fitting that we close out this sub-theme with a quote from the Dream Curse plot because, well, one of the major points of it was to be compelled to TELL the dream...
And as we look forward to what may be coming up in the slideshow in July, I feel my own compulsion to TELL and so I MUST tease that Midnite came up with a major find to kick the month off. But more on that tomorrow...
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I haven't done any statistics since the end of April, so just in case you've been wondering how many appearances each actor has been making in the screen caps, here's a chart breaking things down. The first column has the full stats for April, the second has the full stats for May, the third has the full stats for June, and the fourth and last column has the totals for each actor for the full three months added together:
| Frid | 3 | | Hall | 6 | | Frid | 6 | | Frid | 15 |
| Moltke | 3 | | Frid | 6 | | Moltke | 4 | | Moltke | 11 |
| Barrett | 3 | | Moltke | 4 | | Henesy | 4 | | Hall | 10 |
| Henesy | 3 | | Scott | 3 | | Barrett | 3 | | Henesy | 8 |
| Bennett | 2 | | Parker | 3 | | Hall | 3 | | Barrett | 7 |
| Parker | 2 | | Lacy | 3 | | Nickerson | 3 | | Parker | 6 |
| Edmonds | 2 | | Edmonds | 2 | | Bennett | 2 | | Edmonds | 6 |
| Selby | 2 | | Ford | 2 | | Briscoe | 2 | | Bennett | 5 |
| Hall | 1 | | Jackson | 2 | | Astredo | 2 | | Selby | 5 |
| Lacy | 1 | | David | 1 | | David | 2 | | Lacy | 5 |
| David | 1 | | Barrett | 1 | | Edmonds | 2 | | Scott | 5 |
| Stroka | 1 | | Lassell | 1 | | Selby | 2 | | David | 4 |
| McKechnie | 1 | | Briscoe | 1 | | Wandrey | 1 | | Astredo | 4 |
| Millay | 1 | | Henesy | 1 | | Blackburn | 1 | | Briscoe | 4 |
| Lassell | 1 | | Bennett | 1 | | Parker | 1 | | Lassell | 3 |
| Wallace | 1 | | Richards | 1 | | Lacy | 1 | | Pennock | 3 |
| Astredo | 1 | | Lindsey | 1 | | Richards | 1 | | Blackburn | 3 |
| Briscoe | 1 | | Wandrey | 1 | | Wallace | 1 | | Ford | 3 |
| Scott | 1 | | Baragrey | 1 | | Jackson | 1 | | Jackson | 3 |
| Gerringer | 1 | | Crothers | 1 | | Storm | 1 | | Nickerson | 3 |
| Pennock | 1 | | Karlen | 1 | | Pennock | 1 | | Millay | 2 |
| Rodan | 1 | | Astredo | 1 | | Scott | 1 | | Wallace | 2 |
| Slocum | 1 | | Eis | 1 | | Crawford | 1 | | Rodan | 2 |
| Ryan | 1 | | Pennock | 1 | | Bolster | 1 | | Ryan | 2 |
| Blackburn | 1 | | Cody | 1 | | Patrick | 1 | | Crawford | 2 |
| Crawford | 1 | | Schofield | 1 | | Keyes | 1 | | Storm | 2 |
| Storm | 1 | | J. Hall | 1 | | Lassell | 1 | | Patrick | 2 |
| Vestoff | 1 | | Blackburn | 1 | | Ryan | 1 | | Crothers | 2 |
| George | 1 | | Powell | 1 | | McEwen | 1 | | Humphrey | 2 |
| Patrick | 1 | | Millay | 1 | | Humphrey | 1 | | Richards | 2 |
| Davis | 1 | | Davila | 1 | | Rodan | 1 | | Wandrey | 2 |
| Bernau | 1 | | ____ | _ | | Ford | 1 | | ____ | _ |
| Prentice | 1 | | ____ | _ | | ____ | _ | | ____ | _ |
| Crothers | 1 | | ____ | _ | | ____ | _ | | ____ | _ |
| Humphrey | 1 | | ____ | _ | | ____ | _ | | ____ | _ |
When it comes to the individual months, naturally some actors are just likely to appear in more screen caps by virtue of the fact that they appear in more storylines. Plus some characters just seem to say "MUST" or to be around other characters who say it more than others are. Also, whenever actors tied with the same amount of screen caps, I've listed them in order of appearance in the slideshow.
And when it comes to the totals, I only included actors who'd appeared in at least 2 screen caps...
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And just in case you wonder how the writers break down with the quotes so far, here's a chart for that:
Russell 10 | Hall 10 | Hall 10 | Hall 29
Hall 9 | Sproat 7 | Russell 7 | Russell 24
Sproat 8 | Russell 7 | Sproat 5 | Sproat 20
Wallace 2 | Caldwell 3 | Caldwell 2 | Caldwell 6
Caldwell 1 | Marmorstein 2 | Welles 2 | Wallace 4
____ _ | Welles 1 | Swann 2 | Marmorstein 3
____ _ | Wallace 1 | Marmorstein 1 | Welles 3
____ _ | ____ _ | Wallace 1 | Swann 2
The columns all breakdown in the exact same ways as the actors' chart.
What's interesting is that this slideshow has only been active for three months, but the the writers' totals ranks are already closing in to being similar to the amount of eps they wrote for the show overall:
Russell 366
Hall 316
Sproat 214
Welles 84
Marmorstein 80
Wallace 65
Caldwell 63
Swann 36
(The above info comes from the DS Almanac. I didn't confirm its accuracy, and we all know how not everything in there is accurate, but we'll hope that is...)
And an interesting bit of trivia:
Even though it's attributed to Gordon Russell, supposedly Joel Crothers actually wrote the script for the 1796 ep (Ep #433) in which Nathan is on the witness stand. Nothing from that ep has appeared in the slideshow as of yet.
And even though they're also attributed to Gordon Russell, supposedly Violet Welles actually wrote his final series of 1841PT eps for the show. Quotes from two of those eps (Eps #1232 & #1234) have appeared in the slideshow.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #34 (1966) - Joe - 'No, I was drunk. I was just plain drunk. Your mother MUST be sore, huh?'
From "#0033/0034: Robservations 06/11/01: Into the Whirlpool"Joe sits on the sofa, holding his aching head, sipping a cup of coffee, and hesitantly asks Carolyn what he said to her mother. Just a few friendly little things, she teases, like, "She ruined my life by bringing me up in this house." "Oh, boy," Joe moans, holding his head, "I think I'll kill myself." She orders him to finish the coffee first, and he laments that he doesn't know how he could have said those things. "Because you meant them, Joe," she says candidly. He insists he was just plain drunk and suggests her mother must be pretty sore at him. "Yup," she says with mock reproach. He says he's sorry, and she points out that everyone has to blow off steam once in a while. He nods ruefully.
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And once again Robservations rephrases rather than using a direct quote - and once again it definitely gets the exact same point across...
Now, why is today's quote such a major find? Well, as I said back on April 29th when Joe made his first and only previous appearance in the slideshow, even though there are many places in Robservations where Joe supposedly says "must," when one checks out the actual ep, he really says "got to," "gotta," "have to," or "haveta." And with the hope of using one of his quotes in the slideshow, I've also checked several instances with Nathan where Robservations also has him supposedly saying "must" - but they also turn out to be Joel Crothers actually saying one of those four. So, if one can come across an instance where Joel actually does indeed say "must," it's most definitely a major find!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #154 (1967) - Caretaker - 'You MUSTN'T go in there.'
From "#0154/0155: Robservations 09/07/01: Caretaker of the Crypt"You'd think it would smell all musty in here, says Vicki, but it doesn't--it smells of jasmine. Jasmine? repeats the caretaker. It comes from in there, says Vicki, pointing to another room. Frank darts forward. What are you talking about? he asks--let me take you home, I'm worried about you. What's in there? asks Vicki. No, not in there, warns the caretaker, you mustn't go in there. Why not? asks Vicki. That's the crypt, he replies, I never let anyone go in there. But I have to, protests Vicki, please! If the man says no, says Frank, I think we'd better take his word for it. We knocked, says Vicki, and we didn't go away, we came in--please do us this one favor.
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Jasmine? Hmmm... [ghost_wink]
Today's installment of the slideshow has two firsts: it showcases the caretaker's first appearance on the show and it's the first time Frank Garner/Conard Fowkes (just barely) makes an appearance in a screen cap...
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I didn't confirm its accuracy, and we all know how not everything in there is accurate, but we'll hope that is...
I should have known better because that hope was fruitless. Just for the fun of it, I added up the totals and they came to 1224. And once you add in Ralph Ellis' 2 eps (I didn't include him because neither of his eps appeared in the slideshow in April, May or June) the total comes to 1226. But we all know DS produced 1225 eps. So, one of the writers is apparently credited with writing one more ep than he/she actually did. But the error doesn't surprise me because, well, so what else is new...
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I think the official credits are to some extent misleading--Violet Welles said in the one interview with her I found that she wrote, apparently, all the PT 1841 episodes credited to Gordon Russell--and implied that she wrote some that went out under his name earlier on, as well (which reportedly is how she got the gig to write for the show under her own byline). I have no idea why she wasn't simply credited for writing that final group of episodes--it may have been that she, like several others who worked on the show, had some kind of argument or dispute with DC. It seems to have happened a lot. So Gordon simply paid her under the table and took the credit. According to another writer who so far as I know never worked on DS, playwright Robert Patrick (author of the fascinating novel Temple Slave, a fascinating roman-a-clef about avant-garde off-off B'way theatre culture in 1960s Greenwich Village), a lot of name writers had ghost writers churning out their scripts if they were busy developing other projects and were given assignments on deadline.
Joel Crothers also stated in an interview that he wrote, if I remember correctly, at least a couple of scripts for DS. I have no idea who got credit for writing those shows.
I doubt we will ever know more about who was actually writing for the show since most of the people involved are dead now. And even when they were living, they would have been reluctant to discuss this subject, since among other things there were potential violations of writers' guild rules involved.
G.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #203 (1967) - Jason - 'He didn't actually do anything? Well now he MUST have done something to upset Mrs. Stoddard.'
From "#0202/0203: Robservations 10/12/01: Another Boarder at Collinwood"Jason enters and looks at Willie, asking what's the matter. Get him out of here, orders Liz--I found him annoying Vicki. Willie! Says Jason, what did you do? We were just talking, I swear, says Willie, I didn't touch her! Hey, did I touch you? he asks Vicki. Well, she says... Jason insists on knowing, if anything happened here. Vicki admits he didn't actually do anything. Oh, asks Jason, he must have done something to upset Mrs. Stoddard. I was only talking to her, says Willie. That's all? asks Jason. Is that true, he asks Vicki, was he only talking. They were talking, says Vicki. Did he annoy you in any way, asks Jason. I suppose not, says Vicki. Then what's all the fuss about? Jason asks Liz, the girl has no complaint. Liz knows what she saw. Yes, says Jason, but you can't always believe the things we think we see. Jason thinks they should all forget the unpleasantness, and starts to lead Willie away to his room.
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And yet again Robservations skips using a direct quote - but between what is written regarding what Vicki and Jason say, yet again it definitely gets the exact same point across...
And considering he doesn't appear in today's screen cap and no screen caps appear in the quoted section from the Robservations, it's worth mentioning that the goings on involved James Hall's version of Willie.
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And considering he doesn't appear in today's screen cap and no screen caps appear in the quoted section from the Robservations, it's worth mentioning that the goings on involved James Hall's version of Willie.
And in the previous scene in which Vicki was alone with Hall's Willie, while it's true that he didn't physically touch her, his behavior was menacing and very unsettling! Vicki looks defeated in the image. Wonderful job, MB!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #384 (1795) - Barnabas - 'You MUST have hated me all your life.'
From "#0384/0385: Robservations 03/06/02: Family Blood is Spilled"Barnabas' room - Barnabas is holding one of the pistols when Jeremiah comes to see him. Jeremiah tells him he's sorry, and Barnabas curtly says this really gives him a reason to hate his uncle, because if he doesn't love Josette, he's ruined their lives for nothing! Jeremiah couldn't avoid it; Josette came to him. Barnabas refuses to believe this, but Jeremiah tries to explain--he attempted to go away, but Joshua disappeared. He couldn't go to Barnabas--it was as if they were under a spell! Blaming witchcraft? Barnabas asks sarcastically. No, it was a lack of character--you saw Josette, wanted her, and made her love you. You took advantage of her--"You must have hated me all of your life", accuses Barnabas. Jeremiah, heartbroken, denies this. He and Josette HAD to be together, there was no choice! Barnabas says he has none, either, and takes the pistol from the case.
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Contrary to what the Robservations says, today's quote is correct. The word "of," as in "all of your," is not said on the show...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #517 (1968) - Cassandra - 'Hear my voice, Sam Evans. Listen carefully to what I say. You MUST not die yet. You MUST live. You MUST live until Victoria Winters is at your side and you have told her the dream.'
From "Robservations 6/12/02 - #517/518 - Stokes, Dream Police"At Collinwood, Cassandra goes to the open window with a candle and speaks to Sam Evans, casting yet another spell--"You must live until Vicki hears the dream--Vicki must hear the dream because she will take the final step and carry the dream to Barnabas."
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Obviously, Robservations doesn't include all of today's quote. And oddly, even though it's indicated as a quote because it's placed between quotation marks and, therefore, should be a word for word representation of what's said on the show, the Robservation not only has "Vicki" where it should have "Victoria Winters," its supposed "quote" isn't even phrased in the same way as it is on the show. [ghost_blink]
One thing I do find amusing about the scene is that when Cassandra enters the drawing room she's holding an already lit candle. Apparently she has no fear that anyone might see her and ask why she's going around the house with a lit candle when all the lights in the house are working. [ghost_wink]
But getting back to today's quote, it's a new milestone for the slideshow because it's the first triple-MUST quote! [milestone]
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Wow wow WOW MB. Today's photo of Cassandra is JAW-DROPPING!
STAGGERINGLY excellent work!
Thanks!!!
G.
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Wow wow WOW MB. Today's photo of Cassandra is JAW-DROPPING!
STAGGERINGLY excellent work!
Thanks. And here it is again -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0705ds_1.jpg)
- for anyone who may have missed it. However, once again I can only take credit for it partly because Midnite is selecting all of this month's quotes, so if she didn't select that scene, I wouldn't have been able to do a capture of it. [ghost_wink]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #680 (1969) - Maggie - 'There MUST be something you're terribly afraid of.'
From "Robservations 10/8/02 - #680/681 - Maggie, Mr. Jughans and David"She informs him crisply that she saw him going to the West Wing, to the storage room--I followed you. He tells her she's made a mistake, but she assures him she didn't, she just doesn't know how he exited the storage room without her seeing him. I didn't get out, he says, because I wasn't there! She accuses him of lying. He denies it. I saw you go into the room! she cries. If you saw me go in, he asks, how did I get out without you seeing me? She blocks his way. He insists he can't tell her something he doesn't know. She warns him to stop acting innocent, he can't fool her. Hurt, he accuses her of not wanting to believe him. Stop it, she orders--it won't work--whatever it is, it's something you're terribly afraid of. What? he asks. Whatever he's trying to hide, she replies. He denies that, too. You're hiding something in the storage room, says Maggie--did you really find the phone there? David doesn't respond, then says he found it in the cellar. Why did you go to the storage room? She persists, giving him one more chance. "Maggie," he says, "I think there's something wrong with your eyes." She again orders him to stop it--you can try every trick in the book, go ahead, but in this battle of wills, I'll be the victor.
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Once again Robservations rephrases - and this time doesn't even include the word "must" - shameful! [ghost_wink] But Midnite came across today's quote while she was looking for something else. A great find.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #746 (1897) - Magda - 'You MUST release Sandor from whatever spell you have him under.'
From "Robservations 12/19/02 - #746/747 - Lovers Caught By a Crazed Wife"Old House - a dog howls. Barnabas rises from his coffin. (Get those hinges some oil!) He sits up, calls to Magda or Sandor. Magda comes down. I found Jenny, she says--she's still up there--they wanted to take her away, but I wouldn't let them. Good, says Barnabas, closing his coffin--I want to ask Jenny many questions and not be disturbed--I realize someone from Collinwood will show up soon, so I must hurry. I need to speak to you, says Magda--it's important for you to listen to me--I want you to release Sandor, it's important, we must take my sister away from here. "Your sister?" he asks. "Jenny," she reveals. Wow, says Barnabas' face. If Jenny stays here, Quentin will kill her, says Magda. I cannot let you go, says Barnabas. You must, says Magda--I know why you're here in this century, to save two lives of people living 100 years in the future--but my sister has nothing to do with that. But she DOES, says Barnabas--she ran away to this house, but I wasn't here, the house was empty except for Jenny, and I changed that, locked her in her room--you wouldn't even have known she was at Collinwood, had I not done that--the story must be played out as it was originally, or I won't be able to save either David or Chris.
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And once again Robservations conveys a quote in its own way - though there's certainly nothing bad about that so long as it gets the same point across - which it does.
And I never thought about this before, but in the above Robservations excerpt Barnabas claims to have changed history by his actions and if it wasn't for him Magda wouldn't even know that Jenny was at Collinwood. But given the way things play out, and given that Magda curses Quentin because of the way things play out, Barnabas' actions didn't really affect anything. Apparently Magda would have still found out about Jenny or else she wouldn't have cursed Quentin. But then, we all know our Barn - he always thinks he's at the center of everything even when he isn't!!
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Wow, MB, what a fabulous shot of Magda! Beautiful!
Gratefully, Gothick
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Wow, MB, what a fabulous shot of Magda! Beautiful!
I thought you might like it. And here it is again -
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- for those who might have missed it. Though once again Midnite certainly deserves part of the credit because I was merely illustrating her quote. [ghost_smiley]
And just as a tease, there's a classic Julia and Barnabas 1995 moment coming up on the 10th...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #887 (1796) - Oberon - 'It is for that reason that we MUST go on in spirit.'
From "Robservations 4/10/03 - #886-887 - 1796 Finale; Hello, Leviathans!"Thunder rolls. Barnabas opens his eyes and sits up. Oberon and Haza gaze at him hopefully as he stands, sliding down off the altar. His face looks cruel, cold. He moves his hand in the same gesture as Oberon, reciting a poem we will be hearing a lot in the months to come: "The waters shall nourish each grain of sand, wedged between ancient, sacred stones, and guide us to the threshold of a time to be and restore our flesh and bones (brrrr!) Oberon and Haza introduce themselves to Barnabas. We bid you welcome, Master, says Oberon. You have performed your tasks well, praises Barnabas. Thank you, says Haza. There is one thing that must be done before I leave, says Barnabas--do you have the ancient book? Yes, says Oberon. I will do what must be done, says Barnabas--have you made the necessary preparations? Yes, responds, Oberon, everything is ready for you. They hand him a carved wooden box, topped with the same snakes as those on the altar. This is the Leviathan box, says Haza.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0887-1.jpg)
Oberon passes it into Barnabas' hands. It is written that only this box shall accompany me, Barnabas says, but you shall be with me, in spirit--do you understand? We do, they assure him. When the time is come, how shall I know the chosen ones? asks Barnabas. It is written, in the ancient book, says Haza, that when you seek guidance, you will find it in your dreams. It is for that reason, adds Oberon, that we must go on in spirit. Before I leave, says Barnabas, is there anything else that I must know? Our task here is done, says Haza, there is nothing more we can do. Soon, says Oberon, we shall herald the arrival of a new and all powerful leader. This box, says Barnabas, must not be opened until that time. Yes, agrees Oberon. I shall not fail, vows Barnabas, the power and wisdom of 200 years will protect and guide me and that which has been prophesied will one day become reality. We see the twined serpents on the altar. Thunder booms.
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Another exquisite photo, MB. Peter Lombard was so marvelous as Oberon. I found it baffling that he only appeared in this one episode. We needed nightmare sequences where Oberon showed up to taunt and goad Barnabas--it would have made the Leviathans more of a presence in the storyline.
I'm presuming that Lombard became unavailable almost immediately due to another long-term gig, which is why another actor was brought in for a later episode in which Barnabas was again visited by a Leviathan.
Or maybe simply nobody cared...
G.
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I was surprised, upon looking him up, that IMDB says Lombard appeared in a total of 4 episodes on the show. So he must have reappeared, and I've forgotten that fact. A good excuse to re-watch Leviathans!
G.
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I would have said he's in 3 eps. Besides the one the quote comes from, he's introduced in the previous one. And then down the line in the ep where Barnabas explains everything to Julia, Oberon is seen in a flashback to a scene we never saw originally when Barnabas was first indoctrinated in 1796. But I have no memory of the circumstances of the 4th one...
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Another exquisite photo, MB. Peter Lombard was so marvelous as Oberon.
And here it is for anyone who missed it:
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And I looked up his other ep. It's actually his third appearance when he shows up in a dream Barnabas has about how he will recognize The Chosen Ones...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1005 (1970PT) - Gladstone - 'If you're Dr. Longworth's assistant, you surely MUST know how important my compound is to his experiment.'
From "#1004/1005: Robservations 07/01/03:"What is your relationship is with Dr. Longworth? asks Gladstone. I'm assisting in his new experiment, says Yaeger. He never mentioned an assistant, says Gladstone, as a matter of fact, he always stressed the fact that he worked alone. "Perhaps he was trying to tell you to mind your own business," suggests Yaeger, "now why don't you just give me this." He reaches for the package, but Gladstone pulls it out of his reach--it's only for Dr. Longworth or Miss Stuart, he says--can you call her? She's not here, says Yaeger, but I can assure you I'm authorized to accept it. I must have that assurance from Dr. Longworth, insists Gladstone. Maybe I should just take it from you, threatens Yeager. I wouldn't do that if I were you, advises Gladstone--I don't think Dr. Longworth would approve. What if I don't give a...hoot about Dr. Longworth's approval? asks Yaeger, (and one senses hoot wasn't the word he wanted to use). If you're really Dr. Longworth's assistant, says Gladstone, you surely must be aware of how important my compound is to his experiment, and if I'm threatened in any way, my cooperation will cease immediately--do I make myself clear?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1005-4.jpg)
Very, says Yaeger, barely controlling his anger. Then I'll bid you good night, says Gladstone, taking the compound with him.
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And again Robservations does a bit of reworking of the quoted line. But at least this time it doesn't have the reworking in quotes as if it's what's said on the show.
It's hard to believe that it's already just slightly more than 17 years since this ep last aired on SciFi. Time flies. Though who knows if it will ever be seen again on TV?
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Lovely to see John Harkins today. Truly one of the unsung heroes of DS.
I remember Garth Blackwood growling MUST a lot so perhaps he'll show up in this series eventually.
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Lovely to see John Harkins today.
And here he is again for anyone who missed him:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0709ds_1.jpg)
Truly one of the unsung heroes of DS.
Indeed. I believe this was the fourth of the four roles he did. And I love how he committed to it by shaving off part of his right eyebrow and then using a piece of scotch tape to raise his brow so that it looked like whatever injury caused the scar over his right eye also disfigured him slightly. Now that's going all out.
If you look closely you can see the scotch tape. Though if you didn't know it's there, it's pretty invisible.
I remember Garth Blackwood growling MUST a lot so perhaps he'll show up in this series eventually.
Oh, I'm sure he will. If we can judge by Robservations, Blackwood has five potential "Must" quotes, so at least one is bound to make the slideshow sooner or later...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1070 (1995) - Barnabas - 'And you MUST depend upon me, not him. You MUST depend upon *me*!'
From "#1070/1071: Robservations - 08/19/03: Betrayal"Julia, says Barnabas quietly, you have been with him. (In the biblical sense?) She shakes her head-no, she says. He has done this to you, says Barnabas. No, she insists, still shaking her head. He has made you do this, accuses Barnabas. Don't talk about him, she begs. Julia, why not--are you so terrified of him? he asks. I told you to go while you can! insists Julia. And leave you to him? says Barnabas. Leave me, yes, it's the only chance you have, she wails. But why is he so terrifying that you can't mention his name? demands Barnabas-say it, Julia! No, she cries. SAY IT! he orders. NO! she repeats, shaking her head, throwing her hands out. "Then it will be my will against his," says Barnabas. Let me go, says Julia, near tears-he's watching us, I know it, somewhere outside this house, he's watching, he knows what's happening here-"Barnabas, go, go!" Look at me, Julia, commands Barnabas. She refuses, turning away. Look at me, he repeats-you can hear me, you will do as I say-"Now, look at me!" Her head swivels around with reluctance; they lock eyes. "You can escape," she says. "Not without you," he responds tenderly. "You can't take me with you," she says, shaking he head. He moves in close, almost within kissing distance, and adds, "Never without you." You won't be able to take me, she warns. I will, he insists -you must believe me, I will. I can't, she says. Once we are back in our own time, he can't get to you, he reminds her-"You must depend upon me, not him!" She tips her head back and sobs. He says it again--"You must depend upon me!" Julia falls into his embrace, crying
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Great shot from a great episode. For some fans, this is THE episode.
"Not without you... Never without you."
Thanks, MB!
G.
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And an odd thing is that during the original broadcast, my family went on a long trip during the period of the 1995 storyline--so I never saw this episode. Not until years later--I think I watched it in the actual year 1995 for the first time.
G.
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Great shot from a great episode. For some fans, this is THE episode.
"Not without you... Never without you."
It's a wonderful scene!
Not until years later--I think I watched it in the actual year 1995 for the first time.
Now that's pretty cool.
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Not until years later--I think I watched it in the actual year 1995 for the first time.
Now that's pretty cool.
I can certainly relate since I never saw most of September of 1968 until mid-January of 1969 until I got to see them in '80s syndication. I also missed a June '68 ep, a July '68 ep, and two July '70 eps because I was on a plane travelling to and from vacations. Though at least in the case of those eps I had a friend who took copious notes about them so he could fill me in on what happened. Again, I didn't to see the actual eps until '80s syndication.
The funny thing is there is still one ep that I've never completely seen again since the first time it aired. When I was recording DS on SciFi a relative who was visiting from out of town switched the cable box from SciFi to CBS to watch The Price Is Right without realizing I was recording DS. So instead of most of 1970PT Ep #1011, I got TPIR on my tape. Needless to say I wasn't thrilled. And it was an accident, so that person is still alive - I didn't kill him. [ghost_nowink] But even despite other showings on SciFi and owning the ep on DVD, I have yet to watch the whole thing.
Great shot from a great episode. For some fans, this is THE episode.
"Not without you... Never without you."
It's a wonderful scene!
It is indeed - both the "never without you" part, which is immortalized as a July 31st entry in the History -
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1970: Ep #1070 - After learning Gerard forced Julia to betray
him, Barnabas insists he would never escape without her.
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Ep #1070 (1995) - Barnabas - 'And you MUST depend upon
me, not him. You MUST depend upon *me*!'
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1111 (1840) - Daniel - 'And now we MUST play the little game again. You were always so stubborn, Harriet!'
From "#1111/1112: Robservations 09/18/03: Julia in Jeopardy"Daniel releases Julia from his stranglehold and tells her she must not leave, or they will know she's in this house(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1111-1.jpg)
--she didn't think he would recognize her simply because she's wearing that ridiculous get-up. I've never seen you before! gasps Julia. Daniel says she did it deliberately to shame him, just as she's always done--and now they must play the little game again--"You were always so stubborn, Harriet!" I'm not Harriet, protests Julia, holding her throat. Ha--how like you to say that, accuses Daniel, do you not think I recognize you?--of course you've changed, but you were always deceptive, always pretending to be someone you were not. He is clearly nuts. I should have known that when I married you! he shouts, coming closer to her. Julia warns him she will scream, she swears. You cannot scream, he insists insanely, if you scream, they will come--they will know how you haunt me, how you always come back to haunt me
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How did the wardrobe department manage not to have Julia travel back to 1840 not wearing the green suit that she did when she slipped into 1970PT and then travelled to 1995?! [ghost_cheesy] Shouldn't her trusty green suit be her go to travelling ensemble? [ghost_wink] Although, she also wasn't wearing it when she travelled via the I Ching to 1897...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1216 (1841PT) - Melanie - 'Why is there no end to the terror we MUST live through?!'
From "#1216/1217: Robservations 12/19/03: A Shocking Announcement"Who spoke to you? asks Quentin. Papa, she replies. Justin? asks Julia (redundant). He came to me from the grave and told me we still have obligations, says Melanie. I knew it, says Quentin, the curse can't be settled any other way, it's got to be a Collins--I don't know why we delude ourselves. He said we have to have the lottery again, reveals Melanie. Yes, agrees Quentin, it's the only way. Whether it's the only way or not, says Julia, we can't have it now--Flora isn't here and Morgan and Catherine are in the village. We'll have to call them back, insists Quentin. And what about Gabriel?--we'll never be able to find him, says Julia. If it wasn't for his cowardice, we wouldn't be here now, says Quentin--we're better off without him. Perhaps we should try to find him and force him to go into that room, suggests Julia. If we find him, I'm not sure he'll go into that room, says Quentin, I think perhaps I'll try to kill him first! Quentin! objects Melanie, you wouldn't do that!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1216-0.jpg)
Why not? asks Quentin, his voice filled with venom--brother killing brother--it's not the first time it's been done in the Collins family! (who else?)--you don't have to worry about him, he's safe, because I don't know where to find him--he turns to Julia--what did Carrie Stokes tell Morgan? He said he didn't really understand her, says Julia--she was cryptic. I'll have a little talk with Miss Stokes, says Quentin, hurrying out. Why does this have to happen to us? Melanie tearfully asks Julia--why were we the ones cursed?--what could our family have done in the past that was so terrible?--why is there no end to the terror we must live through? It will end, Julia insincerely tells the growing-hysterical girl. I don't believe that, says Melanie--we have done nothing, and yet for us, there can never be any peace!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #127 (1966) - Mrs. Johnson - 'Burke Devlin MUST be very fond of you.'
From "#0127/0128: Robservations 08/17/01: Who is that Blonde?"Mrs. Johnson looks out the window in Vicki's room and tells her that Burke Devlin must be very fond of her--he dropped everything when he heard you were missing and came right here to the house and spent the entire night searching for you. She turns down Vicki's bed. I could hear him searching for me that night, through the wall in the Old House--I was only inches away, but I couldn't cry out, says Vicki. Well, says Sarah, he didn't stop searching, he did everything he could, and then he hired special investigators, they came up here, tramped all around the grounds, must have cost him a fortune. I didn't know that, says Vicki. Of course I don't say I like the man, says Sarah, but I'd say you were lucky he was on your side. I know, I'm very grateful to him, says Vicki.
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That's our Mrs. Johnson, keeping up the appearance that she doesn't like Burke even after Bill Malloy's death has been solved.
And I wonder what Mrs. J. would say if she ever knew that Bill's Ghost had been instrumental in saving Vicki from Matthew? But I guess she would never find out because Vicki was unaware of it, and the only ones who could tell her would be Josette's Ghost, The Widows, Matthew's Ghost and Bill's Ghost himself...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #196 (1967) - Liz - 'MUST you indict everyone?'
From "#0196/0197: Robervations 10/09/01: Blackmailed by a Blackguard"Liz looks out the window, and Roger says he doesn't understand her at all--if he's a friend of Paul's, he's probably as bad as Paul, or worse. Must you indict everyone? She asks. Roger says he simply wants to know the sort of person he'll be tripping over in the hallway. Liz doubts Jason will be in anyone's way. How long will he stay? Asks Roger. Not long. Could you be more specific--one night? Two? Liz isn't certain. Roger says he'll narrow it down--will he be transient or permanent? lease, Roger. Surely you discussed it! His stay will be brief, Liz assures him, that's all I can say.
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Another classic Liz/Roger tete a tete. One questioning the other, and the other avoiding giving a straight answer. They really had it down to a science! [ghost_wink] And in this ep Roger has some great dialogue. I absolutely love his "Well, if he has to stay here to say 'Hello,' how long will it take him to say 'Goodbye'?"
And speaking of dialogue, that "lease, Roger" isn't referring to Roger asking if Jason is taking out some sort of lease for his stay at Collinwood. [ghost_nowink] It's a typo that should be Liz saying, "Please, Roger."
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THIS...is MY Dark Shadows!! LOVE IT!!!
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[pointing-up] When I saw that Midnite had chosen that quote/scene, I had a feeling you were going to be very happy. [ghost_wink]
And here's the screen cap for anyone who might have missed it:
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I love the expression on Roger's face.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #413 (1796) - Vicki - 'I know this book MUST be very hard for you to accept.'
From "#0413/0414: Robservations 03/26/02: Barnabas Visits the Docks"Peter tells Vicki he's been reading the Collins family history book
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Yup, that's all the Robservations for this ep goes into when it comes to the part of the scene involving today's quote. Apparently Robin didn't think that any of what Vicki and Peter initially say about the book merited attention even though some of the things said actually set up what comes later in the scene. But as I've said, a certain section of Robservations is nowhere near as detailed as most other periods on the show. Unfortunately, this ep falls into that section.
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Another classic Liz/Roger tete a tete. One questioning the other, and the other avoiding giving a straight answer. They really had it down to a science! [ghost_wink] And in this ep Roger has some great dialogue. I absolutely love his "Well, if he has to stay here to say 'Hello,' how long will it take him to say 'Goodbye'?"
Soon into my viewing of the series when I got the coffin set 8 years ago, I realized how wonderfully written and acted the part of Roger was. I hadn't appreciated him much during first run (but then, I was only 10 when I started watching in 1967; I was more into the spooky and eerie stuff).
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[pointing-up] I can relate, KMR, because I was only 11 when I started watching DS. Like you, I was definitely more interested in "the spooky and eerie stuff." And I paid much more attention to characters like Barnabas, Julia and Angelique than I did Liz, Roger and Carolyn. It wasn't until I rewatched DS as an adult when it was on in '80s syndication that I came to appreciate characters/actors who were less on my radar during the original run. Nowadays I realize how amazing they often were and how they added so much more richness to the show than I ever recognized originally.
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So much love for today's photo! I love how near-crazed Stokes looks in the capture. Vicki looks confused and has what I think of as her "experimental" hairstyle. I can't recall how long that lasted.
I always feel now as if I've somehow thrown the I Ching or gone down the Stairway through Time when I comment here since it's still 2019 on this board... believe me, I am not complaining.
cheers, G.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #527 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'Go now. Pack quickly. You MUST get away from this house.'
From "Robservations 6/19/02 - #527/528 - Cass and Nick Bickerson"Where is the painting? demands Stokes. In my room, says Vicki. Is the painting restored? asks the professor. She nods-yes. You must leave Collinwood immediately, he says, unless you do, you will have the dream. Cassandra will find some way of forcing you to have it, despite Sam Evans' death, and if you do, Barnabas Collins will be your beckoner, you will tell him the dream, and he will die. You MUST leave this very night."
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Once again this is a Robservations from the period of time when they are nowhere near as detailed as most other periods on the show. At least the summary for the selected scene is more detailed than was the one for yesterday's quote, but once again the selected quote for the day doesn't even appear in the Robservations. And I have no idea why there's a closing quotation mark to end the excerpted section because 1) there is no opening quotation mark, and 2) Stokes never says "You MUST leave this very night." What he does say is today's quote.
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I always feel now as if I've somehow thrown the I Ching or gone down the Stairway through Time when I comment here since it's still 2019 on this board... believe me, I am not complaining.
Yes, I've been very lazy in not changing the boards titles over to 2020. But perhaps subconsciously for obvious reasons I don't want to acknowledge that 2020 arrived...
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So much love for today's photo! I love how near-crazed Stokes looks in the capture. Vicki looks confused
I love how that capture turned out:
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Because of the quote Midnite picked, I could have captured what I did or a close-up of Stokes. But I went with both Stokes and Vicki because I thought it not only shows off the quote best, but because of the facial expressions/body language Alexandra and Thayer have.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #761 (1897) - Quentin - 'Now there MUST be some solution--something that can undo what the gypsy has done to me.'
From "Robservations 1/9/03 - #760-761 - Died By Fire"[A very drunk Quentin knocks frantically on Evan's door, hoping his old friend will understand the lateness of the hour. Evan points out how drunk he is. Yup, says Quentin, very--and it doesn't help. It never does, says Evan. Turn on the lights, asks Q, I don't like being in the dark. Evan demands, what do you want? Help! says Q--there's no one else I can turn to; only you understand. But I can't do anything for you, says the lawyer. There must be some way to end the curse, insists Quentin, and you have to find it. I tried twice and failed, Evan reminds him. In two nights, there will be another full moon, says Q, and we both know what that means. I know, says Evan. What you DO NOT know, Quentin tells him harshly, is the agonizing pain that comes before the change, and the guilt after--the last time it happened, I killed a woman!--there MUST be some solution to undo what Magda did. Evan has no solution. Quentin is miserable. Evan says, I'd like to help you, to keep you from suffering, but I have no supernatural powers! But you do have knowledge of the black arts, says Q, use it!--if anyone can end my misery, it's you--we must persuade Magda to stop it. We tried, says Evan--it did no good. I'm not looking for a miracle, says Q, just something, anything--I can't go through with this again, I'd rather die! He splays himself in a chair. Evan pats his shoulder and promises to try to think of something
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And yet again Robservations rephrases rather than using a direct quote - and yet again it definitely gets the exact same point across...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #908 (1969) - David - That one MUST have been taken of Carolyn just about the time you left Collinwood.'
From "Robservations 4/24/03 - 907-908 - Weaving a Web Around Paul; Return of Roger"David closes the doors and Paul impatiently asks, what do you want? I have a photo album, says David--since you weren't around then, perhaps you'd like to see it. (I had the same album!) It's some pictures of Carolyn growing up, says David. The paranoid Paul says, that's thoughtful of you. Aren't you going to look at any of them? asks David. The two of them sit on the sofa to go through the pictures. One photo shows a girl in blond pigtails. David points out, that must have been taken of Carolyn just before you left (the girl in the picture looks much older than two)!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0908-3.jpg)
No, says Paul, it isn't. David grins at him and asks, are you going to look at any more? Of course, says Paul.
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This time there's only a slight rephrasing. However, what David actually asks is "Aren't you going to look at any more?"
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1051 (1970PT) - Claude North - 'And you MUST do nothing to reveal my presence here. Do you understand?'
From "#1050/1051: Robservations 08/05/03: Mourning; Claude North and His Dagger"Claude North orders Roxanne--keep looking into my eyes, I have the power to restore you to me--if you will it--keep looking into my eyes and come back to me, Roxanne! He repeats it twice, then grows angry--she has never resisted me before--what has been done to her?--if Stokes were here, I'd kill him with my bare hands--I'm taking her away from this place, I don't care about the deal I made with Stokes--I'll return his money to him, tell him the truth--he touches her shoulder and finishes, "That I can't live without you." Take my hand, he says, come with me. Hearing someone fumbling with the front door, he says, I must hide--and you must do nothing to reveal my presence here, do you understand? She looks at him.
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Yay, it's a Brian Sturdivant close-up! One of the very irregular players who is almost never discussed or acknowledged.
I've wondered if the Claude North character was one of the victims of Dan Curtis' bouts of sudden story switching midway through an established plotline. He's given such a huge buildup and then he's gone in 3 or 4 episodes. And so little is actually done with the character. Perhaps there was an issue with the actor. His career did not last very long... somewhere or other recently, I read that he was a personal friend of Jonathan Frid's.
G.
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A note from Danny Horn from his blog for episode 1051/1052:
Claude North is played by Brian Sturdivant, who previously appeared on the show in January as the Bellboy in Mr. Best’s afterlife waiting room. In our universe, he’s only on Dark Shadows for three episodes, and then I’m not sure what happens to him. IMDb says that in 1971, he had a small part in a Roger Corman WWI pic called Von Richthofen and Brown, and a part in a TV-movie about a social worker called The Coming Asunder of Jimmy Bright. IBDb says that in 1972, he appeared on Broadway for three months in a background role in Vivat! Viva Regina! And then I don’t know what happened to him after that. I really do actually think that he’s handsome and potentially charismatic, and I wish they’d kept him around.
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He did appear in a 1969 production of A Patriot For Me in 1969. Also in the cast were Christopher Pennock and his then wife Marilyn Joseph. No credits of any kind for Sturdivant after 1972.
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it's a Brian Sturdivant close-up!
It's a close-up, alright - an extreme close-up. But those became very popular during the show's latter period. I've seen it said that director Henry Kaplan instituted the practice. But while getting captures for this slideshow, I've also noticed Lela Swift doing the same thing (Louis Edmonds' Ep #1111 close-up (http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0711ds_0.jpg) back on the 11th is a perfect example of that). But be all that as it may, we're discussing Brian Sturdivant and here's his close-up -
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- for anyone who might have missed it yesterday.
somewhere or other recently, I read that he was a personal friend of Jonathan Frid's.
That's very interesting - I'd never heard it before.
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I had heard that as well, MB. I don't remember where though.
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On the comments thread on one of Danny Horn's blog entries about the Claude North episodes, some fans report more gossip about Frid's relationship with Brian S. I did think Brian had a very intriguing presence on camera, so it's a shame he did not pursue acting, though it is always possible he continued to act on stage. Lots of actors did that, such as Marilyn Joseph, Chris Pennock's wife at the period when the show was in production. Marilyn appeared briefly as Collinsport strumpet Lorna Bell, who I always want to call Lorna Doone whenever the topic of her character comes up.
Talking of Pennock, loved yesterday's shot of Sebastian Shaw. Trippy, man!
cheers, Gothick
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[pointing-up] I don't know what's written on that blog (and I'm too lazy to look, even at this early hour [ghost_grin]), but I would remind that just because something, particularly something of a gossipy nature, is posted online doesn't mean it's 100% truthful. Well, unless perhaps a specific/reliable source is cited and it's not just "I once read" or "a fan once said". While there is certainly the possibility that it's true, more often than not gossip that starts off like that should be taken with a grain of salt - especially if it's ever a case that there isn't necessarily anyone around anymore who can verify it. It can probably be fun to wonder if it's true - but it probably shouldn't be treated as fact. (If that were the case, for example, Joel Crothers would be porn star Wade Nichols, which was not only rumored online back in the '90s but was even actually once reported erroneously in a national entertainment magazine, instead of his Edge of Night and similarly mustachioed co-star Dennis Parker.)
As for Pennock's Sebastian, yet another extreme close-up thanks to -
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I just realized that yesterday I completely overlooked posting about yesterday's entry in the slideshow. Oops! But if you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding that entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #1081 (1970) - Sebastian - 'I'm not your husband, Mrs. Hawkes. You MUST have loved him very much to think that I was.'
From "#1080/1081: Robservations 08/26/03: Return of Roxanne!"Carolyn, seated on the drawing room sofa, reads ASTROLOGY by Louis MacNeice. She answers the door to Sebastian Shaw, who wants to talk to her about "that look in your eyes." It's the resemblance to my dead husband, explains Carolyn, I'm sorry--did you bring my horoscope? He nods. I so hoped you would, says Carolyn--I've been reading the book you gave my mother--it's fascinating, really. Isn't that a dilettante's word? he asks sarcastically--you don't believe in astrology at all, do you? I never have, admits Carolyn. You're honest, says Shaw, that will make this easier--I started your horoscope, Mrs. Hawkes, but I had difficulty finishing it--you didn't come to me for your horoscope--it was all an excuse--I KNOW why you came, because of all the questions you asked--I'm not your husband, Mrs. Hawkes--you must have loved him very much to think that I was. The dead do return, states Carolyn, I do believe that. I'm not proof of that, he says, and you must accept that. She looks sad.
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I have no idea how, even after posting the screen cap of Sebastian, I didn't immediately realize I hadn't posted this. [ghost_rolleyes] Yesterday I can understand having overlooked it because I was juggling several different things all day - but not today...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1113 (1840) - Ben - 'You MUST not. Mr. Barnabas, you MUST talk to that woman, that Julia-- she's from the future, from 1970.'
From "#1113/1114: Robservations 09/19/03: Barnabas to the Rescue!"Old House - Josette's room, where the furniture has been covered. We hear Josette's music box theme playing. Barnabas enters the room and gazes up at her portrait--how I've longed to see your face again, he says--I will never forget, but now I'm free again, I must begin a new life--forgive me--I had to say goodbye. He lifts the portrait off the mantle and puts it, face down, against the fireplace. He turns, startled to find Ben there.
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Barnabas and Ben stare at each other. You know me well, says Barnabas. Well enough to know you'd come here, says Ben. For the last time, says Barnabas. What does that mean? asks Ben. Josette can never be mine, says Barn, I will make an existence without her. You hated your life before! Ben reminds him. I will no longer condemn myself to that coffin, insists Barnabas. You've got to, says Ben. You've served me well, says Barnabas gently, but you cannot understand the eternal darkness of that tomb--I will not involve you this time as I did before--I will take whatever chances I must--alone. You must not, says Ben, you must talk to that Julia, she's from the future, from 1970. What an incredible story, says Barnabas, I do not have your naivete. She can help you, says Ben. No one can help me, says Barnabas.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #52 (1966) - Maggie - 'Oh Pop, this MUST be the purest atmosphere in the country. Why do you think all those summer people come up here every year?'
From "#0051/0052: Robservations 06/22/01: Dead Man Body Surfing"Evans cottage - Did you hear me?--Pop? says Maggie, shaking her father by the arm. He's lying on the sofa and he asks what it is. It's almost one in the morning, she says. I didn't know it was that late, says Sam. Why don't you go to bed? she asks him. For what? he asks--to toss and turn?--it's no use, I've got too much on my mind. What's bugging you? she asks, sitting on the sofa beside him--do you want to talk to me about it? I don't want to worry you, he says, with my petty little problems. It would be worse if you didn't, says Maggie. All right, if you're so inquisitive, he says--I'm worried about Bill Malloy. He's a big fella, he can take care of himself, points out Maggie. Normally, agrees Sam, I'd say yes, but these aren't normal times--there are forces loose in Collinsport that frighten me to think of--evil forces--you can smell it in the very atmosphere. Maggie laughs--this must be the purest atmosphere in the country, she says--why do you think all those summer people come up here every year?--to get away from the air pollution, that's why. This pollution lies in the souls of men, not the air, says Sam. I've never seen you so gloomy, she says. I've never had as much to be gloomy about before, he says.
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Talk about summer tourists descending on Collinsport is frequently mentioned in the background info on the show but I don't recall it being mentioned that often on the show. Today's quote may even be the only instance where it is. And what's even more interesting is that we never really see evidence of those tourists - well, unless we're supposed to presume that some of the dancers at the Blue Whale are tourists. Who knows? But maybe Sam was more right than he realized with regard to evil forces being loose in Collinsport. Maybe it was a case that before too long unsuspecting tourists fell prey to supernatural happenings around Collinsport that we never saw anything about. Start those fan fiction stories now! [ghost_wink] [ghost_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #197 (1967) - Roger - 'Well, it MUST be very personal and very important to have such a special padlock on it.'
From "#0196/0197: Robervations 10/09/01: Blackmailed by a Blackguard"Liz holds a key in her hand, on a chain, and she hears a door slam and begins putting roses in a vase. Roger bursts in and tells her he's been searching the house from turrets to foundations, looking for paintings--has she seen them? What paintings, she asks. About a dozen, he says, some in frames, some not. Family portraits? She asked, most of them are hanging. No, says Roger, he picked them up about 10 years ago and not important, but he needs to have them--has she seen them? Liz doesn't remember them. I need them for personal reasons, says Roger, and he's searched everywhere except the locked room in the basement. (uh oh!) They wouldn't be there, she says, but Roger wants to check anyway--does she have the key? She doesn't know where it is. What do you mean? he asks. Angrily, she says, "I'm telling you, I don't know!" Take it easy, he says, staring at her strangely. The paintings aren't in there, she says, she knows. Roger wants to see for himself. You can't, insists Liz. Furious, Roger wants to know why she keeps telling him that--what's in that room? Some personal belongings, says Liz, and she doesn't want anyone poking around! It must be very personal and important, since it had a special padlock on it
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I just love today's quote - another classic Liz/Roger scene! Though the most amusing exchange in this ep might be after Roger asks Jason why he was so closely examining the lock on the basement door and Jason claims it was because he used to collect old padlocks, Roger replies that Jason looked like he wanted to add the padlock to his collection, but then Jason claims that he's switched to collecting stamps, though he still can't resist looking at an old padlock. The way Dennis Patrick and Louis Edmonds play it is priceless! [ghost_cheesy]
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I'm getting itchy to watch the pre Barns!
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Wow MB, I do not remember that scene between Lou and Dennis at all. Need to get these out again! I think technically this comes in the early weeks of Barnabas. I still remember when I finally got to see these in early syndication back in '76 not knowing what was going on with the Jason storyline... I somehow didn't have my old issues of 16 magazine conveying the "Whole True Story of Dark Shadows" (there were considerable lacunae and errors in there, as I only learned years later) at hand to check. Fans today don't realize just how little info was available back then, particularly about almost anything prior to June of '67.
Great shot of Liz and Roger!
G.
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I'm getting itchy to watch the pre Barns!
Whenever I see great Liz/Roger scenes like the ones that have recently been highlighted in this slideshow, I also get the impulse to want to see more. One of my other favorite pieces of Roger dialogue from around this same time is after he's learned Willie is staying at Collinwood, he sarcastically remarks that perhaps they should put in a revolving door in case Jason has other guests he wants to stay at Collinwood! Too funny!! [ghost_cheesy]
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Wow MB, I do not remember that scene between Lou and Dennis at all.
It's funny how things about the show will strike/stay with fans differently. That scene has been one of my favorites since after I saw it for the first time in August of 1995 (wow - almost 25 years ago) on Sci-Fi. But then I love Dennis Patrick as Jason, and I particularly love how he interacts with Louis Edmonds' Roger. I know some people dislike the Blackmailing Liz storyline, but I love it. As I've said before, it's one of my absolute favorite storylines on the show.
Great shot of Liz and Roger!
Yes! Once again, I love how Roger is looking at Liz:
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #397 (1796) - Angelique - 'Well, where is Ben with the champagne? We MUST have champagne now.'
From "#0397/0398: Robservations 03/14/02: Mr. & Mrs. Barnabas Collins"Looking like a condemnded man heading for the gallows, Barnabas returns to the festivities. Angelique is telling Naomi she wishes there had been some flowers, and Naomi wishes she'd sent some over. She tells Barnabas the wedding was beautiful and she's very happy. He says he is, too, but not very convincingly. Ben brings in champagne for the toast and as he hands out glasses, Barnabas opens the bubbly and pours the first glass for the best man, Ben's, toast--except that instead of champagne, blood pours from the bottle. Jeremiah's laughter fills the room and everyone stares in horror as Angelique runs from the room with a sob.
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Another instance where the quote isn't mentioned in any way in Robservations.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #503 (1968) - Julia - 'Willie, I know why you want to find her-- you want to tell her the dream, but you MUSTN'T.'
From "Robservations 6/3/02 - Everyone Frets Over Carolyn - #503/504"Willie tells Julia his dream, biting his knuckles, his face contorted with horror. The last door held a snarling dog, and it would have ripped him to pieces. Then Willie hears the police dogs and leaps to his feet in consternation. Julia assures him they're just searching for Carolyn. Willie awakened from the dream unable to move or think of anything else. Julia tries to figure out the significance. Willie is puzzled that telling Julia didn't help him, but she says she didn't expect it to. I must find Carolyn, says Willie, but Julia says he can't tell her the dream--if he does, she will have the dream and the curse will continue--and harm will come to Barnabas. Willie doesn't want that. So Julia tells him to stay there, but Willie screams he'll go crazy if he doesn't go. Julia suggests erasing the memory of the dream. She takes her medallion and hypnotizes the terrified man.
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And once again the Robservations doesn't include the quote - but at least in this instance there's a reference to it even if it's rephrased...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #764 (1897) - Beth - 'You MUST help him. If this keeps on-- and it will-- he's going to be caught.'
From "Robservations 1/13/03 - #764-765 - Are Silver Bullets a Solution?"Evan straightens his clothing and answers the phone--it's Beth, calling from Collinwood. Come out as soon as you can, she begs--have you seen the moon? Yes, he says. It happened again! cries Beth He can't help, says Evan. Bring something silver, says Beth, to protect yourself. I can't! objects Evan Someone must find him, she wails, before anything happens. I can't go out, insists Evan. But there's no one else, says Beth--Quentin has helped you, you owe him! Judith stands on the landing, listening in. If this goes on, he'll be caught, says Beth--we must help him! Judith asks what's wrong. Beth hastily hangs up. Nothing is wrong, she says. The conversation wasn't important--I was talking of a cousin of mine in the village who's in trouble.
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Obviously Robservations does a major rephrasing of today's quote.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1182 (1841) - Joanna - 'We MUST have many, many talks like this-- long ones.'
From "#1181/1182: Robservations 11/23/03: Samantha's Astounding Declaration"It's so good to have you back, says Daphne--when I was told you were dead, I didn't think I'd ever known such pain--or hatred--for Quentin--I blamed him at first for your death, and wanted him dead, too, it was as if a part of me died with you. Darling, you shouldn't blame Quentin, says Joanna. I don't anymore, says Daphne, I know now Quentin would never deliberately hurt anyone. Never, agrees Joanna. But then those terrible letters started coming, letters in your handwriting, explains Daphne, they were to Quentin and me, and suddenly, you became a dreadful threat to my life--and I'd loved you so much! Poor darling, sympathizes Joanna. They were in your handwriting, says Daphne, how could that be? They couldn't have been, insists Joanna, I didn't write those letters--except those I wrote to Quentin while I was in the sanitarium, but I never mailed those! But, says Daphne, taking one of the letters out of her desk--what about this one, it terrified me, I was certain you'd written it. Those aren't my esses or t's, points out Joanna--she writes, showing her sister how she makes them. I see, says Daphne, but if...it doesn't matter--I'm just so glad to have you back--she takes Joanna's hands in hers and asks--what did you do?--where did you go when you left the asylum? I went to Boston, says Joanna. What for? asks Daphne. I don't know, says Joanna, I guess I went there because I wanted to be in a city where I could be one of many. But why Boston? asks Daphne. For the obvious reason, says Joanna, I wanted to be close to that part of my life that gave me the most joy--and pain. You mean Quentin? asks Daphne hesitantly. I suppose so, says Joanna. You're still in love with him, aren't you? asks Daphne. Laughing, Joanna says, you still think of me the way you did when you were a little child--you're such an incurable romantic--we must have many, many talks like this, long ones, may I come and see you again, soon? Of course you may, says Daphne, any time--we've got to be very sure nothing ever happens to you again, never again! I promise you, my darling sister, says Joanna, nothing will. She gazes at her little sister with love.
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Yay! My favorite Barnabas Yoda-ism today!!!
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A classic line and a classic moment.
cheers, Gothick
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #279 (1967) - Barnabas - 'That night MUST go nothing wrong.'
From "#0279/0280: Robservations 12/11/01: Barnabas' Swinging Party"Old House drawing room - The house must be immaculate for the party, Barnabas instructs Willie (and is this the "tonight must nothing go wrong" blooper?) He's glad to hear Willie delivered the costumes to Collinwood, and remarks that tonight will be the most important night of his life.
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Unfortunately, Robservations gets the blooper wrong...
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(Due to circumstances that I needn't get into here, I'm not home and won't be until the end of the week. So, even though Midnite has provided me with the last three quotes for July, I don't have any way right now to get screen caps for them. But I'm going to put the code to display them in their posts in this topic and that way once I do get them, they'll show up here.)
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[spoiler]Today's screen capture:
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Today's quote:
Ep #544 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'If anyone else discovers you, as Mrs. Johnson's son did yesterday, you MUSTN'T panic or be frightened.'
From "#Robservations 7/1/02 - Stokes Demands Answers - #544/545"Adam is still looking at the kissing picture, saying "Carolyn" and making with the lovesick eyes. Stokes knocks and Adam admits him. They greet each other like long lost friends. Adam prefers Stokes' house; he's lonely here. Stokes observes the cheerless surroundings and hands Adam a bunch of books, a writing pad and some pencils. Adam is pleased, but unhappy Stokes can't stick around. Stokes says Carolyn will help him, but first. . .Adam admits to liking Carolyn very much, but Stokes warns him against liking her TOO much. Stokes feels ill equipped to answer Adam's why, wishing he'd had the foresight to marry and raise a family. He sits down beside Adam and orders him not to panic if anyone else discovers him. Just tell Carolyn, says Stokes, she's his friend and knows what's best for him--obey her wishes--most important are your studies, says Stokes; everyone has warm feelings toward certain other people, which is fine, but for Adam, learning must come first--the sooner he's educated, the sooner he can leave the room and go out among other people.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0544-3.jpg)
Adam agrees to concentrate on reading and writing. Carolyn joins them, asking to speak to Stokes, who promises to see Adam as soon as he can. Adam and Stokes shake hands.
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Again, the quote is barely there in the Robservations...
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(Due to circumstances that I needn't get into here, I'm not home and won't be until the end of the week. So, even though Midnite has provided me with the last three quotes for July, I don't have any way right now to get screen caps for them. But I'm going to put the code to display them in their posts in this topic and that way once I do get them, they'll show up here.)
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[spoiler]Yesterday's screen capture:
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Yesterday's quote:
Ep #778 (1897) - Pansy - 'You can't stop me, the show MUST go on. And what a revealing show it's goin' to be!'
From "Robservations 1/23/03 - #778-779 - One Hand Clapping"Carl, asleep, dreams. We see a pretty multi-colored lamp beside his bed, a ball atop the legs of a jester balancing it. Pansy hums her song. He calls to her, over and over. She's in her dressing room, getting ready for her show, dressed in spangles, all made up. Carl comes to her and she tells him he's just in time for her farewell performance--I'm going away! Why? he asks. The way things worked out, she says, it's time to retire. You can't go, he objects. It's the way things worked out, she repeats--and it ain't been all roses for Pansy, ya know--psychic powers take it out on a girl. He kneels and tells her, if you stay with me, I'll but you a big house, beautiful clothes, and we'll go around the world together! Sorry, luv, she says, it's time for Pansy's farewell, and you can't stop me, the show must go on--and what a revealing show it's going to be! she grins--come and see for yourself, luv, she invites. We hear applause, see PANSY FAYE in glitter. She stands onstage and says, "There is one answer we seek tonight, and it must be found. She asks for a volunteer, and points to Barnabas, who shakes his head, no. She asks Judith to come up, not to be afraid, give her a hand! she calls. She instructs Judith to concentrate on the answer, which will come slowly, but it will come. Judith says she can't concentrate on the answer without knowing the question. You know the question, says Pansy harshly, everyone at Collinwood does! Judith doesn't! Carl comes up and squeals, "I do!" Pansy invites him up. "The question is this!" says Carl. "Who is the vampire?!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0778-4.jpg)
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(Due to circumstances that I needn't get into here, I'm not home and won't be until the end of the week. So, even though Midnite has provided me with the last three quotes for July, I don't have any way right now to get screen caps for them. But I'm going to put the code to display them in their posts in this topic and that way once I do get them, they'll show up here.)
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 screen capture:
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Today's quote:
Ep #535 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Willie will bring a wooden stake and a hammer, and you must drive that stake through my heart.'
From "Robservations 6/24/02 - #534/535 - The Point of Return?"At the Old House, Barnabas has a red pill in his hand (I believe it's a vitamin in real life). He swallows it with water. Julia comes in and is terribly upset to learn that he's taken the sleeping pill-she brought him a stimulant! Barnabas says he knows it's inevitable, and he wants to go with some measure of dignity. (Oh, the sad look on poor Julia's face!) He wants to get it over with. While he's awake, there's some slim hope, she says, but he denies this-and the pill is beginning to take effect. I've already given Willie his instructions, says Barnabas-after it's over, he will come to the Old House and assist him. (line mixup here, I think.) When I revert to what I was, you must help him-Willie will bring a stake and hammer and you must drive it through my heart. I can't, she says, walking away from him. He reminds her of the living hell he experienced, alive by night, dead by day-do you want me to live that life again? No, she says, and reluctantly promises to do as he asks.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0535-3.jpg)
Barnabas leans back against the chair, thanking her, and falls asleep. She calls out his name and shakes him, but his slumber is deep. She sits down in the other chair, watching, waiting.
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(I had already done the quotes/captures for August 1-6 (and a scattered few beyond that) before the situation that called me away from my house, so there shouldn't be any problems with August. [ghost_nowink])
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Thanks for these, MB. I hope everything is OK.
Sending good vibes,
Gothick
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I hope everything is OK.
I'm fine. I've been helping out others - and will be continuing to help for a while yet. In fact, though I'm home right now, in a few hours I'll be going back to where I was throughout most of the week. But then I'll be back home early Monday for a day...
Sending good vibes
Thanks - I'll pass them along...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1091 (1970) - Hallie - 'To question him directly. And you MUSTN'T. We've got to stay far away from him.'
From "#1091/1092: Robservations 09/04/03: Carolyn Finds the Playroom"Collinwood - drawing room - David, says Hallie, Maggie couldn't speak, walk or anything--it was awful! And Dr. Hoffman wouldn't tell you what happened to her? David asks. I heard her say this morning, to Mrs. Stoddard, that Maggie was attacked in the woods, by a wild animal, explains Hallie--but I wonder if she knows something about us, about the playroom and Daphne. Don't speak so loud, warns David. Maybe Gerard did this to her, to punish her, suggests Hallie--I wish we knew for certain. David considers. Why don't you go to Maggie and try to find out whatever you can, he advises--without giving too much away. What are you going to do? she asks. I'll tell you later, he says. All right, she says, but you've got to promise you won't try to contact Gerard. Why would I do a thing like that? he asks. You mustn't contact him directly, she warns, promise me, we've got to stay far away from him. Are you going to see Maggie? he demands. Just promise me that, she persists. Either you go or I'll have to, he says, not answering her question--are you going? I'll go, she says, but gives him a sad look before she heads upstairs.
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I was able to do several August quotes/captures way in advance once Midnite had done her last one for July for certain storylines. So, like I'd done for April, the quotes will be jumping around through the storylines rather than appearing in order (or reverse order, like I'd done for June's 30 Days Of To Tell Or Not To Tell).
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Today's capture really is too priceless. I love all of Grayson's scenes with Donna. The interaction between them is always fun.
Hope things are OK, MB.
All the best, Gothick
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #700 (1969) - Maggie - 'David, you MUST. You have to send Quentin away.'
From "Robservations 10/23/02 - Barnabas Thumbs a Time-Trip Via I-Ching #700/701"Maggie cries--Quentin, you can't have him!" she yells, vowing to not to ever let him change David--you tried and failed--"I love David, I'm going to take him away from you!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0700-3.jpg)
David stands at the top of the stairs, Maggie at the bottom. I'm coming to get you, she says, Quentin can't stop me, he doesn't have the courage--David belongs to me and his family. She heads slowly up the stairs, begging David come to her. In one leap, he runs into her arms. She calls out his name, hugs him, tells him there's one more thing you must do--send Quentin away. I can't, insists David. You must, she says--turn around, look into the door, and do it. He protests he can't, but Maggie reminds him he won't be free unless he does this. David turns around and looks at the door, which slams closed. "David, we won!" she shrieks, hugging him tightly. "We won!" David falls to the stairs, unconscious.
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Robservations reworks the quote a bit...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #931 (1970) - Amanda - 'No, he'll never say he loves me! Oh, he MUST! Or else...'
From "Robs 5/8/03 - #930-931 - Lung Brat Plays With Paul; Grant Sees Q's Portrait"Julia enters. I've been waiting and waiting, complains Amanda. "Wait just a moment," says Julia. Please, begs Amanda, Mr. Best is here in Collinsport--I saw him in the hotel lobby, simply looking at his watch and smiling at me--tonight he'll come for me, I only have two hours left! Go back to the hotel, Julia orders, stay with Grant, do everything you can to help him remember! He'll never say he loves me, laments Amanda--he must, or else...¦when there's a knock at the door, I'll answer it and Mr. Best will be there--and this time he'll give me no more time. Two hours! says Julia, heading for the phone--Professor Osmond said Quentin's portrait would be ready at 3--we will have to see it before then--go back to the hotel and stay with Grant, says Julia, I will call you--"Amanda, you must keep trying."
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Today's capture really is too priceless. I love all of Grayson's scenes with Donna. The interaction between them is always fun.
I love how their expressions in the capture play off of each other:
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #176 (1967) - Laura - 'You MUSTN'T count every single word I say.'
From "#0176/0177: Robservations 09/24/01: Let's Go Grave Robbing!"What were you doing? he asks. Staring into the fire and thinking, she says--I must get back to it. OK, he says, I can take a hint--I won't bother you anymore. He goes to the door and opens it. David! she says, wait! She goes to him, closing the door. Don't be mad at me, she says. If you don't want me to come around, I won't, he says, hurt. Of course I want you around! she assures him. It didn't sound like it, he says. I was deep in thought, you startled me, that's all, she says. You said you wanted to be alone, he says resentfully. You mustn't count every single word I say, she says. Then how will I know whether to believe you or not? he asks. (go, David!) You can believe I love you and want you with me, she says, caressing his hair. It didn't sound like it, insists David. Darling, didn't you ever wake up and not realize what you were saying? she asks. Sometimes I've done that, he says. Well, then, there you are, that's exactly what happened to me! she says. But you weren't sleeping, he points out, your eyes were wide open! But there are times when you do sleep when your eyes are open, she says. It doesn't make any sense, he says. I apologize, she says--forgive me? I guess so, he says."
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(Laura wasn't simply staring into the fire and thinking, she was attacking Dr. Guthrie and David's arrival interrupted her.)
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Marvelous shot of Diana and David. I always love a glimpse of our Phoenix! I don't think any other horror show ever had one.
G.
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Great shot of Michael Stroka as Bruno today! I can't recall from the episode number if that's Alexis or Angelique--most likely the former, I would guess.
Thanks, MB!
Wishing you well, G.
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Another great shot today. And it's close to the end.
The ultimate curse was looming--cancellation.
G.
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Marvelous shot of Diana and David. I always love a glimpse of our Phoenix!
And here it is again for anyone who might have missed it:
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I don't think any other horror show ever had one.
The only show that comes to mind is the CW's current show, Legacies - though it has a male Phoenix...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1039 (1970PT) - Bruno - 'You MUST! You MUST!'
From "#1038/1039: Robservations 07/28/03: The Redhead With the Grand Tetons"Bruno continues, asking, what did the police say when you brought that curious diary of Cyrus' to them?--two idols destroyed, he laughs mockingly--the eminent Dr. Longworth leaves proof that he falsified Angelique's autopsy to save his friend, the illustrious Quentin Collins--when are the police going to come over and arrest him for her murder? Angelique grins enigmatically. "You did go to the police, didn't you?" he asks. I paid you five thousand dollars for the journal, she says, and it's mine to do anything I want with it. He sternly asks, do you want your sister's murderer punished?--the journal says Quentin did it--Cyrus saw the hatpin in the base of her skull... Yes, agrees Angelique, but there's no proof Quentin put it there--Cyrus only assumed that he did--well, they don't hang criminals on supposition--I want more proof before I go to the police--absolute proof. You aren't going to go to the police, are you? he demands angrily. No, she says. "You MUST!--You MUST!" he shouts through gritted teeth, grabbing her by the arms. His face trembles with the force of his insistence.
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Great shot of Michael Stroka as Bruno today!
I really liked how that turned out:
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I can't recall from the episode number if that's Alexis or Angelique
As you know now, it's Angelique pretending to be Alexis. [ghost_smiley]
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1239 (1841PT) - Brutus' Ghost - 'My curse MUST be fulfilled.'
From "#1238/1239: Robservations 01/14/04: Melanie's Mother; Another Death"Melanie sleeps. A wind blows through her room. Windows open by themselves, billowing the curtains. There is the sound of tinkling glass. Melanie awakens and arises from her bed, demanding, "Who are you?" We hear Brutus' laughter, then the ghost himself appears to Melanie, who screams.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1239-4.jpg)
Brutus Collins! she cries, horrified.
Why have you come to me? she asks. My curse must be fulfilled, he says, advancing on her. Stay away from me! she begs. You will help me, he says, you have helped me before, you shall bring suffering upon them. No! protests Melanie, I don't want to hurt anyone! You can't escape me! he insists. Leave me alone, please! she pleads--leave me alone. I will have my revenge, he vows--and you shall be the instrument of my revenge--Amanda! I'm not Amanda, she says, I'm Melanie.
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Another great shot today.
I also really liked how that one turned out:
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And it's close to the end.
The ultimate curse was looming--cancellation.
Indeed! [ghost_sad]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #367 (1795) - Abigail - 'It MUST be crushed, destroyed!'
From "#0367/0368_0369: Robservations 02/22/02: Introducing Angelique"After Vicki goes back upstairs, Naomi tells Joshua she's glad he made the right decision. Abigail disagrees, and Joshua's pissed at both for eavesdropping. Abigail reminds him of something their mother taught them--when the face of evil presents itself, it must be crushed! Remember that, Abigail warns Joshua-remember it well. Naomi looks upset."
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The exact quote is missing from the Robservations. After Abigail prompts Joshua for something their mother used to say and he replies with it, she actually repeats how it must be crushed and she adds the part about it being destroyed, But once again this Robservations falls into the period when they've not as detailed as they will be...
And if that is any indication of the things their mother used to say, I strongly suspect Abigail took after her mother. [ghost_rolleyes]
Actually, my favorite line in this scene is when Joshua accuses, "Can't I have a conversation in this house without all the women hiding in corners listening to every word I say?" It paints quite an amusing picture. [ghost_grin]
And BTW, for those who may not know, when this ep was shown in '80s syndication it was a kinescope. The color Master Tape wasn't issued until Volume 28 of the MPI VHS tapes came out in June of 1991. The Sci-Fi Channel also ran the color version.
I checked my old syndication tapes and unfortunately the day Ep #367 aired I was getting terrible over-the-air reception (it's funny that happened rarely, but it did happen, often when an ep I was really looking forward to watching aired. [ghost_rolleyes]) And it didn't help that some kinescopes weren't the clearest to begin with. But the point here is to show that it really was a kinescope:
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #93 (1966) - Liz - 'You MUSTN'T jump to conclusions.'
From "#0093/0094: Robservations 07/26/01: Heartache for Maggie; Hope For Vicki"Carolyn calls the Collinsport Inn, asking for Burke--oh, is he still in Bangor? she asks--did he say when he would be back? She twists the phone wire around her fingers--no, no message. Furious, she punches the sofa. Liz comes in and tells her David's calmed down. I'm NOT! says Carolyn angrily. She stands before the fireplace. Liz asks what's the matter. I just called the Inn to see if Burke was back, says Carolyn. I thought you said it didn't make any difference to you what he did, says Liz. I wasn't calling because of him, says Carolyn, I wanted to see what she was up to--you notice she's not back yet, either. She said she'd be gone a couple of days, says Liz, that shouldn't be any surprise to you. Oh it isn't, says Carolyn, nothing she did would be a surprise to me now! You mustn't jump to conclusions, says Liz. What other conclusion can you possibly draw? demands Carolyn. Burke does have business in Bangor, says Liz. So does Vicki, tattles Carolyn--she made me promise not to tell--but then I didn't know she was going to get so chummy with Burke! (Bitch!) You'd better tell me what you know, advises Liz. She went to see Mr. Garner, reveals Carolyn.
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Beautiful shot today of Chris Pennock as Gabriel Collins--reportedly his favorite role on the series (from old interviews I recall reading).
Let's hope we have good news of Chris's health soon.
G.
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If I do say so myself, I love this screen capture from back on Saturday:
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Carolyn looks likes something is happening to her that is a lot more interesting than merely jumping to conclusions over what Vicki might be up to in Bangor - and Liz looks like she might be telling Carolyn not to do so out in the open in the drawing room!! [lghy] [naughty]
If there isn't already something similar to it on the game boards, a copy of that capture is definitely going to be added to them once we get to Ep #93...
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #1120 (1840) - Gabriel - 'There has been a marriage today, and we MUST do something about it.'
From "#1119/1120: Robservations 09/24/03: Elopement; A Stunning Surprise"Gerard comes in and says, "I see you're still trying. My wife is remarkably loyal woman--I admire loyalty in women." Your loyalty, promise Gabriel, is going to be tests. Why don't you just relax and accept the fact that it happened? advises Gerard.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1120-2.jpg)
Because, says Gabriel, I know you've been scheming, and plotting, and talking to my father and pretending to kill Samantha when you wouldn't. I only went along with you because I was afraid you'd try to kill her yourself, says Gerard--I saved her life, I saved her life with very little cost to me. Gabriel, squeezing his ball, warns him to watch what he says. There's a bad editing jump, then Gerard offers Gabriel a word of advice. The latter starts to wheel himself out of the room, but Gerard grabs his chair, stopping him. you'd better listen to me, says Gerard--why don't you just be a good boy from now on?--it will prove beneficial to you in the future--Samantha and I might even be a little "charitable" on your unfortunate situation. Gabriel orders him to let go of his chair. Gerard releases him and Gabriel wheels himself out, squeezing his ball. Desmond enters the house and Gabriel gestures for him to come to him. He tells Desmond he needs his help, he can't do it himself because of his legs. You'd better explain, says Desmond sympathetically. There's been a marriage today, says Gabriel, and we must do something about it.
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Beautiful shot today of Chris Pennock as Gabriel Collins--reportedly his favorite role on the series (from old interviews I recall reading).
It's certainly my favorite role of his. And he's looking particularly devilish in that screen capture:
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Let's hope we have good news of Chris's health soon.
Indeed...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #576 (1968) - Angelique - 'You MUST use me as the life force.'
From "Robservations 7/25/02 - Freud, Adam, Liz and Carolyn - #576/577"The equipment is running, lights flashing as Jeff lies in his post-bite slumber. Angelique watches him, not one spot of red on her spotless white dress (like Mack the Knife, never a trace of red). She helps him up, and he gazes at her, his vision blurry. What happened, he asks. She touches his face, and he flinches away--what did she do to him? She orders him to start now and lifts the sheet covering the body. He tells her to stop, grabbing her wrist, and she says he can't give her orders--he understands that and won't forget it, will he? My life force will go into this body--I will rise, breathe, walk, and I will be free. She wants to start now. No, protests Jeff, only Julia can do this--she'll have to deal with her. Angelique insists he try, but he says he can't alone. She knows he worked with Dr. Lang--Adam told her. He only helped in the beginning, protests Jeff, he didn't bring Adam to life. The books of Lang's, says Ang, they tell what to do. Jeff reminds her she told him she was providing the life force for the creature, and she agrees. Barnabas and Julia never told him about it, and besides, the body isn't ready. It must be, insists Ang, but Jeff says no. When will it be ready? she asks. I don't know, he says. Find out, she orders, and moves to touch him. He tells her to stay away from him, but she says no, he doesn't understand how serious and desperate she is--he must use her as the life force, she insists, her hands on his shoulders. She says what happened to Barnabas will happen to her. You may die, he warns. She reminds him that Barnabas didn't--by the way does he mind her putting her arms around him? Yes, he says, and she hugs him and tells him she will teach him not to mind. She sinks her fangs into his throat again, and although he moans in pain, he looks downright turned on, too.
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The Robservations rephrases the quote a bit by changing pronouns...
RD and LP work well in their scenes together - he doesn't seem to pull any of the tricks that he does with his other scene partners. But then they've often said that both being from the south originally was a way they felt a bond with each other, so that bond may have had a lot to do with it...
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Thanks, MB, for re-posting the Saturday photo. I completely missed that one--Saturday was a very busy day and I was offline for much of it (shocking, I know). Great shot!
Lara and Roger had that reunion on that freaky episode of GALACTICA 1980... I watched a bit of it once and meant to finish watching, but somehow never got around to it.
I do think the crazy subplot of Angelique trying to angle her way into being the Eve life-force is a real scream. Just crazy... classic Angelique.
Thanks, G.
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Thanks, MB, for re-posting the Saturday photo. I completely missed that one--Saturday was a very busy day and I was offline for much of it (shocking, I know). Great shot!
The way I managed to capture Carolyn is a real hoot. [ghost_grin]
Lara and Roger had that reunion on that freaky episode of GALACTICA 1980... I watched a bit of it once and meant to finish watching, but somehow never got around to it.
Midnite generously shared screen captures here:"The Night the Cylons Landed," Pt. 1 captures
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and here:Lara Parker on "Galactica 1980" today
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I do think the crazy subplot of Angelique trying to angle her way into being the Eve life-force is a real scream. Just crazy... classic Angelique.
Yes! But then I love VampAng!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #720 (1897) - Jenny - 'You MUSTN'T be frightened of me.'
From "Robservations 11/8/02 - #720-721 - A Pissed-Off Wife Takes Revenge"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0720-4.jpg)
"Your name is Quentin, she says--"And mine is Jenny." He asks what's happened to her. I thought we were going to be so happy together, she says. We still can be, he says, nothing has changed--"You're still my wife, Jenny!" (SURPRISE!!!!!!) She's excited to hear this. Yes, she says, I am--why did you go away and leave me? He suggests they discuss that on the way back to Collinwood. She pulls away from him and says they aren't allowed. Yes we are, he assures her--it's all right, you're safe. I knew you were back, says Jenny, I heard the music from that room they keep me in. He wants to take her back there. I knew I'd find you here, she teases, and you know why, don't he?--you always came here, to meet people, remember? No, he says. "To meet other women!" she shrieks. He denies it. You thought me pretty, she says, getting in close--do you still? Yes, he says--it's getting late, we must go back to Collinwood. She asks him to kiss her first--you mustn't be frightened of me! I'm not, he claims. Then kiss me! she demands. He doesn't look thrilled at the prospect, but he does, on the lips, for a brief moment. "You won't go away anymore, Quentin," she says. He looks guilty. "And you won't lie to me, either, I feel so sure of that," she says. He suggests they go now. Yes, it's time to go, she agrees, a huge, scary grin on her face.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #329 (1967) - Sheriff Patterson - 'Well, he MUST be.'
From "#0329/0330: Robservations 01/24/02: Dr. Barnabas Collins"George and Dave exit Willie's room, looking grim, and at first you wonder if Willie didn't tell them WHAT he's afraid of, as in his former vampire employer. Dave and George tell Julia and Barnabas that Willie is hopelessly insane. His mind has snapped--apparently he's been deranged all along. Now he's in his room, babbling incoherently about being afraid of a voice from a grave. So, Willie is guilty, the case is now closed, and Willie will be sent to an institution for the criminally insane. Barn and Julia express their sorrow over hearing this.
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As you can see, today's quote doesn't even appear in the Robservations. But what happens in the scene is after Patterson and Woodard go on about how Willie is "hopelessly insane" and "deranged," Julia asks, "Then you think Willie is the one responsible?" And after that is when Patterson delivers today's quote.
And I just love how Julia lights up a cigarette in Willie's hospital room like it's a perfectly natural thing to do. Though at least in this ep Willie isn't in an oxygen tent when she does it. [ghost_rolleyes]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #616 (1968) - Willie - 'I hear them too, and I know what you MUST be goin' through.'
From "Robservations 8/22/02 - #616/617 - Barnabas Flies the Coop; Roger's Terrible Nightmare"Willie hangs a cross on the cell door. Barnabas stares at him. Willie begs him not to look at him like that--say something, anything! (he was just begging Maggie to talk to him under eerily similar circumstances.) Willie tells Barnabas I hear the dogs, too, and know what you must be going through--I've got to keep you here, safe. "Please, Willie," begs Barnabas, "let me go free. As your master, I cannot command you now, I beg you--I beg you to let me go free." Willie insists he can't. Barnabas begs him again. "Can you ask for more?" Willie assures him I would do it if it would set you free, but I can't. "I beg--I beg," repeats Barnabas, "listen to them howling--but the true howling is in my blood, tearing at my heart. Please, Willie, please." (this is so hard to hear. Frid is just marvelous!) No, repeats Willie.
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The quote is correct. Unlike what the Robservations indicates, Willie makes no direct reference to "the dogs" - he simply refers to them as "them."
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1197 (1841) - Judge Vail - 'You MUST refrain from any further demonstrations.'
From "#1197/1198: Robservations 12/08/03: The End of 1840/41RT"Valerie, holding in her arms the covered box containing the head of Judah Zachary, races in at this very moment. "Stop, you're killing the wrong man!" she declares. Valerie! cries Barnabas. Let's get on with the execution, insists Trask immediately. "No!" cries Valerie, "Quentin and Desmond are innocent--there is the man who is guilty--Gerard Stiles!" Stop him! someone yells; a guard restrains Gerard. I beg you to listen to me! cries Valerie. I will listen to you, Judge Vail assures her--everyone stay right where they are until this matter is explained(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1197-0.jpg)
--and Mr. Stiles, he adds, you must refrain from any further demonstrations. Valerie places the head on a nearby flat surface and pulls off the cover. "She's insane, Your Honor!" insists Gerard. That is for me to decide, says the Judge--you have made a serious charge against this young man. And I can prove it, your honor, says Valerie.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #364 (1967) - Barnabas - 'The wicked are punished, so you MUST be good.'
From '#0363/0364: Robservations 02/20/02: ". . .So You Must Be Good"'"Sarah, my little Sarah," croons Barnabas, "you have come back to me!" He asks he why she didn't come to him sooner. Julia, recuperating from Barnabas' throttling, lifts herself painfully from the floor and into a chair by the fireplace. "You're back with me now, and you're going to stay with me, aren't you?" Barnabas hopefully asks his little sister--"we're going to be all right, and everything will be just fine, won't it?" He approaches his sister, who takes a step away from him. What's wrong? Asks Barnabas. Sarah informs him that she's very, very angry with him for hurting people. "Only when it was necessary," Barnabas responds. That isn't true, says Sarah, and both of them know it. It's over and done with, Barnabas assures her, and everything will be fine as long as you're with me. "No," replies Sarah, "you're not through doing bad things. She reminds him of a rhyme he taught her: "That wicked is wicked is well understood, the wicked are punished, so you must be good."(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0364-1.jpg)
You must be good, she tells him, or you will be punished. Barnabas implores her to stay, but she firmly tells him that she is going and will never come back--that will be his punishment! As she begins to fade from his sight, she says, "I know there is good and there is evil because I learned it from you--but you've forgotten it, Barnabas, and you have to learn is all over again--I'll never come back until you do. . .goodbye, Barnabas." "Please don't leave me!" begs Barnabas, covering his face with his hands--"I forbid you to leave--I beg you to stay, Sarah!" He begins to cry behind his hands.
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I would have quoted the entire rhyme, however, unlike what the Robservations indicates, it's not delivered in the ep without interruption because when Barnabas hesitates, Sarah jumps in and says the word "wicked," which Barnabas then repeats. Also, the rhyme does not start out as "That wicked is wicked is well understood" - it's actually "That evil is wicked is well understood".
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #776 (1897) - Gregory - 'I need Your help, oh Lord. Together, we MUST help this poor, afflicted woman possessed by an evil spirit of darkness. With Your help, we shall drive the demon back into hell from whenst it came.'
From "Robservations #776-777 - 1/22/03 - Sad Demise"Give me the gun, Judith, Edward asks. She does, docilely. He tells Trask it's her own gun, brought back from France by Grandmother. He examines it--three shots have been fired. He asks Judith again what happened. Trask feels she can't tell him anything at the moment. Where has she been? asks Edward. Judith repeats, "It has to be done." Desperate for more information, Edward presses her, pointing out that they can't help her if she doesn't help them, but she is not forthcoming. I did as he told me to do, says Judith. The vampire, states Trask. What did he tell you to do, who is he? demands Edward. I'm very tired, Judith says--I want to go inside and sit down--there's nothing pressing that needs my immediate attention.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0776-2.jpg)
Edward asks Trask, is Judith completely mad? Not mad--possessed! says Trask--by a will much stronger than her own. Edward asks, what should we do? Trask advises Edward to take her up to bed--sometimes sleep separates the real from the unreal, strengthen the mind. Edward wonders about the three missing bullets. That will come out in time, says Trask, but right now, I want to thank the powers that be for sending Judith back to us, then seek divine guidance against the evil spirit possessing her and plaguing this house--I've been successful with the higher powers in the past. I hope your success continues, says Edward--Judith needs it desperately. Edward takes Judith's arm and gently suggests she get some sleep. Yes, I must sleep, agrees Judith. Edward helps her upstairs. Trask closes the double doors and kneels, hands in a praying posture. He asks for the Lord's help; together, we must help this poor, afflicted woman possessed by an evil spirit of darkness. With Your help, we shall drive the demon back to hell from whenst it came.
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Nice shot of Joel as Joe today. Joel was such a lovely man. It was really sweet of the Doctor and K9 to post an audio recording of Joe at the circa 1983 ShadowCon last year.
Thanks MB!
G.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #465 (1968) - Joe - 'Someone MUST have lost it in the old courthouse - and the most likely person to have lost it would be you.'
From "#0465/0466: Robservations 05/01/02: Elopement, Interrupted; Mad Doc"Vicki answers a knock at the door--it's Joe. She calls him Joe Haskell, confusing him. He came to see her, he says, which makes Vicki nervous. He senses something is wrong--she seems odd. He returns to her charm bracelet Maggie gave her for her birthday. You found it in the old Collinsport courthouse, says Vicki. He's surprised she knows, but she explains that's where she last saw it--at her trial. This further perplexed Joe. It was brought there by Mr. Trask, used it as evidence against her, she adds. Joe says there hasn't been a trial in the old courthouse for over 50 years. I know, says Vicki. I went there to get old fixtures out of the condemned building, he says--he'd think her crazy if she told him she'd been there. It's falling apart, he protests, but she says it wasn't falling apart when she saw it--this might prove she WAS there, but on the other hand, someone could have stolen it from her and dropped it in the courthouse.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0465-1.jpg)
Vicki isn't making sense to Joe, and he asks again what happened to her. Something strange and terrifying happened the other night, she says. He feels she must have lost it in the courthouse herself. She agrees. I was there, she tells Joe, but not recently--I was there a long, long time ago.
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Obviously the Robservations paraphrases today's quote - though at least it does use the word "must." I came across the quote quite by accident while looking for something else that turned out not to be part of the ep. And, again, such a quote from Joel is a major find because his characters say "must" so infrequently...
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Nice shot of Joel as Joe today.
Yes, I thought that screen capture came out well...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #11 (1966) - Burke - 'He MUST have been quite a man.'
From "#0011/0012: Robservations 05/24/01: Carolyn Brings Home a Friend"They return to the drawing room. Burke tells her he's been admiring the paintings; pointing to the one over the fireplace, he asks if that one is Jeremiah. Yes, says Liz. He must have been quite a man--to build this house, says Burke.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1099 (1970) - Daphne - 'You MUST NOT ask me these questions.'
From "#1099/1100: Robservations 09/10/03: Daphne Brought to Life"Quentin enters the drawing room--Daphne? He calls--are you the stranger?--you can't be--Carolyn told me you're alive, not a spirit--oh, how I wish that were true--how I wish we could meet, touch, love. Daphne, hidden behind the open drawing room door, listens. And the children, says Quentin, you wouldn't bother them--you'd only think about me, they'd be safe--I'd be all yours. Daphne sobs. Hearing the sound, Quentin asks, who is it?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1099-4.jpg)
Daphne comes out and softly speaks his name. He draws her into his arms. "You're alive!" he exults, hugging her. Please let me go, she says. No, he says. You must, she insists. Never, he vows. She pulls away from him--yes, she says. I must be dreaming, he says, I never walked into this room, felt your warmth. He touches her shoulder. Don't touch me, she insists--I want you to, but you can't. Why? he asks--after finally finding you, why, tell me! Sadly, she says, I can't--so many things I can't do now that I could before. You cannot love me now? he asks--why? You must not ask me these questions, she says, this is why I shouldn't have given in--I should never have appeared--I have no answers for you. Then I won't ask any questions, he says--but why can't I hold you? (That's a question.) She stares at him longingly. He smiles, ardently kisses her, long and hard. They hold each other. Yes, this is as it should be, he says--if words get in the way, then there will be no more words. You make is so simple, she says. And I'll keep it that way, he promises. You cannot, she says. Why? he asks--why did you come back here, if not for me--is it for the children?--is that why?--did you come back for them--you're going to help them, release them, they will be David and Hallie again! Oh, Quentin, she says, going into his arms. Quentin! calls Willie. Q hastily exits the drawing room, closing the doors behind him.
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David Selby's intense blue eyes and velvety lips. A beautiful sight for a Wednesday morning.
Kate Jackson's admirers have to settle for a slightly blurred phantasm. Those are the breaks.
G.
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[pointing-up] Yes, the camera had clear focus on Quentin rather than Daphne in that shot:
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #202 (1967) - Jason - 'I MUST send him some cigars the next time I'm in Manila.'
From "0202/0203: Robservations 10/12/01: Another Boarder at Collinwood"Jason is in the study, enjoying a fine cigar. He looks out at the storm, his hands behind his back, and surveys the room, then sits down, very pleased with himself as he blows smoke out of his mouth. Carolyn enters and he says to come in--he was just lighting up this excellent cigar. Uncle Roger's favorite, says Carolyn. Jason says he must send Roger some cigars next time he's in Manila, they grow the filler portion there, but the wrapping comes from Sumatra, they have a way of combining the two for a great cigar--try one? He suggest to Carolyn. They really aren't her thing, she says--he's very interested in these kind of things, isn't he? Yes, he says, it's these kind of things that give life that extra little zest, things like these that make you say life is worth living, so squeeze every ounce out of it that you can. That's your whole philosophy, she says. You may quote me, Jason replies.
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I love theses types of remarks from Jason - especially because they're complete loads of BS, something he's an expert at. [ghost_cheesy]
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Brilliant shot of Carolyn and Jason. It foregrounds the fact that she's onto his operation from the start.
G.
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Great glimpse of Yeagar and Buffy. Yeagar looks like a caricature of a Seventies white pimp--that wig and those clothes--that pornstache. Classic.
G.
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Brilliant shot of Carolyn and Jason.
Another one I was happy to see turn out so well:
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Because the room is lit so darkly, it was a bit hard to catch a frame that showed off both the cigar in Jason's hand and Carolyn's face...
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #1006 (1970PT) - Buffie - 'You MUST have something better to do.'
From "#1006/1007: Robservations 07/02/03: Gladstone's Blackmail: PT From the Other Side"Eagle - Yaeger, having a drink, interrupts Buffie in her duties as she cleans a table. You're not being very friendly, he accuses. I have work to do and you know that, she retorts. Are you trying to avoid me? he asks--I've never seen you so dedicated to your work. I have to make a living, she reminds him, swabbing down a table, do you mind? As long as you leave me just a little time, he says, or maybe I'll just stand here and watch you. You must have something better to do, she chides. You're so touchy today, he says
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Great glimpse of Yeagar and Buffy. Yeagar looks like a caricature of a Seventies white pimp--that wig and those clothes--that pornstache. Classic.
So true. [ghost_grin]
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I just wish they had the Master Tape for this ep rather than just the kinescope. But the kinescope is certainly preferable than not having the ep at all...
This is actually the second 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.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #377 (1795) - Jeremiah - 'Because I MUST!'
From "#0376/0377: Robservations 02/28/02: Andre Takes Control--He Thinks"Josette's room - Josette applies some of Angelique's special perfume, and when she answers her door, finds Jeremiah there. He swears he didn't want to be alone with her, but her flirtatious manner assures him she's very glad he stopped by. He's angry with himself, but she insists their matching brands are the result of Fate, and they should stop hiding what they feel for each other.
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Yet another example of the Robservations not even referencing the quote. What actually takes place is after Jeremiah says he promised they would never be alone and he meant to keep it, Josette coyly asks, "Why?" and then Jeremiah delivers today's quote.
This quote wasn't my first choice for the ep. I'd wanted to use a quote from Andre - but it turned out that even though the Robservations indicates his use of the word "must," he doesn't actually use it in the scene. But that's hardly the first (and probably not the last) time the word "must" appears in a Robservations when it's not in the ep. And then I came across a rather good quote from Jeremiah from this same scene, but I decided to hold off on using it because it will fit in perfectly with a future sub-theme. So I went with the quote I did...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #633_634 (1968) - Nicholas - 'You MUST listen! You MUST let me explain! I can make it right!'
From "Robservations 9/5/02 - Reclaimed in Hellfire - #632/633_634"Nicholas, standing in Widows' Hill, desperately begging Diabolos for another chance. I'll make them do it over!--you must let me explain!--I'll make it right--I'll force them to make a new woman for Adam. Give me time, that's all I need--a week is nothing to you, seven days! It's so small to you. Give me seven days and I'll give you everything you want! PLEASE!! Barnabas is hiding in the bushes, listening to this pitiful supplication as Nicholas continues, "You can take charge of Adam and his new wife--guide their destiny. Just remember that I brought them to you! Let me bring Maggie--I'll come to you!" His us surrounded by flames. "No! You've given me chances before!" he pleads. "I will not fail you this time, I swear I won't. It almost worked, It will work the next time, I swear it will. Don't take me now!" He screams as the fire reclaims him, his arms raised in entreaty.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0633_34-4.jpg)
Nicholas Blair disappears into the conflagration. Barnabas Collins, watching his enemy being snatched from the mortal world, has the biggest, most joyous smile on his face we have ever seen or will see.
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At least most of the quote appears in the Robservations...
And not everyone feels Barnabas' reaction to what he witness occur on Widows' Hill was appropriate. Check out a couple of the comments to this Robservations...
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #887 (1969) - Julia(reading) - 'I MUST NOT, I will not give up hope, though there seems so little left now.'
From "Robservations 4/10/03 - #886-887 - 1796 Finale; Hello, Leviathans!"The camera homes in on the lion's head doorknocker on the door of the Old House. Inside, Julia paces the room, reading from a journal--Tuesday, November 18th, 1969 - It's now been over a month since I returned from my strange and terrifying journey to another time. I've waited here every night at the Old House, hoping Barnabas would give me a sign, but there's been nothing. I had been hearing faint voices from the past that frightened me, for I didn't know if they inhabited the same world as I, or the darkened corridors of my mind, for I haven't heard the voices for several days and fear that Barnabas is trapped in the past and lost to me forever. Julia rises from her chair. A man whose face we cannot see looks in the window. His hair is gray. He wears gloves and a hat.
Julia sits at the desk, writing in her journal--I must not give up hope, although there seems so little left now! She closes the journal, recaps the pen, blows out candles and doesn't see the man looking in at her.
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From some reason the Robservations dropped the "I will not" part of the quote...
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Yesterday's capture of Julia at the escritoire with her diary was classic. Great shot and it sums up so much of what was going on with Julia during early Leviathan.
Best, G.
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[pointing-up] Yes, Julia was quite upset that Barnabas had yet to return and she was even more upset given his behavior after he did...
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #808 (1897) - Jamitofi - 'Perhaps Barnabas Collins had, had a premonition of danger. He merely follows his instinct--as we MUST now do.'
From "Robservations 2/12/03 - #807-808 - Women in Peril"Aristede opens the coffin--empty! Aristede swings Magda around to face him and demands, where is Barnabas Collins? He threatens her with the hammer. She looks inside the empty coffin. You had me fooled, says Jamison--I thought you were telling the truth. He left just before dawn to come here, protests Magda, I WAS telling the truth. Perhaps he stopped off on the way here, says Aristede sarcastically, but we know better than that, don't we, gypsy? I have no idea where he is, says Magda. He holds up the hammer, offering to refresh her memory, but she insists it will do no good. Perhaps you'll be surprised what you remember after I'm through with you, says Aristede. You won't do anything because I don't know anything, says Magda--I ain't lying. I'm sorry I didn't kill you tonight, says Aristede. "But I am not," says Jamison, closing the coffin--"She is telling the truth." Gypsies never do, insists Aristede. She doesn't know where he is, says Jamison. I'm sure it's a trap for us, says Aristede. I think Barnabas had a premonition of danger and followed his instincts, says Jamison--as we must now do. We must find him now, during the day, says Aristede. Not possible, says Jamison, asking Magda--no, our only chance is at night. They can't do anything to him then, points out Aristede. Yes, he will come to the gypsy, says Jamison, and tell her where his new hiding place is, and tomorrow, she can take us there--and she will, he says
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Obviously once again a Robservation rephrases a quote.
And even though I probably don't have to explain it for most fans to understand, but Jamitofi=Jamison possessed by Petofi...
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Yesterday I forgot to include the screen capture of David Henesy. I wanted to include it because I just love the expression on his face:
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I'm pretty sure he loved playing Jamison possessed by Petofi, and he was really so good at it. But then, despite his young age, he had more talent than many seasoned adult actors. It's almost impossible to believe that he was only 12 when this portion of 1897 was done...
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #319 (1967) - Sam - 'You MUST remember that you've gotta be careful. We're still in danger.'
From "#0319/0320: Robservations 01/17/02: A Trap is Set"Maggie returns to the cottage from a short walk to find her father worriedly pacing. She feels there's no longer any need for concern, but changes her mind when her father shows her the evening newspaper, its headline proclaiming, "Another Girl Attacked." You must be more careful than ever, insists Sam, increasing Maggie's fear.
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Again, not a very detailed Robservations. But how things actually play out is after Sam expresses his concern that even though she's not supposed to, she sneaked off alone, Maggie protests that she didn't sneak out, she just walked out the door. But that's when Sam warns her with what is quoted. Her response is to say that she can't live being afraid of her own shadow. And when Sam counters that he's only trying to protect, Maggie says she knows what he's trying to do but there's no need anymore. But that's when Sam shows her the newspaper and she sees the headline.
I went looking for Sam saying that Maggie must be more careful than ever, but he actually says "gotta be" rather than "must be." Though what I did find with Sam saying "must" was what I quoted...
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #450 (1796) - Bathia - 'I fight an enemy that I MUST call by a name.'
From "#0449/0450: Robservations 04/19/02: Joshua Tries to Make it Right"Joshua sets up Barn's portrait in the drawing room. You didn't tell me everything, she says--you must trust me, tell me all--I need a name for this enemy. "My son. . .my son is a vampire," Joshua says painfully, made so by the curse--won't he be human after the curse has been removed? Nothing is sure, she says, but now she knows how to start. Joshua closes the doors on Bathia and the portrait.
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Not only was there already a quote in the slideshow from Ep #450 (Bathia - 'There is something you MUST TELL me before I can begin.'), it was from the same scene. But unlike how there almost wasn't any reference to that previous quote in the Robservations, the Robservations' rephrasing of this second quote is more representative of the actual quote. Though once again there is no use of "'must" in the rephrasing...
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #1177 (1840) - Roxanne's Ghost - 'You MUST follow me...follow me!'
From "#1176/1177: Robservations 11/20/03: Arrival From the Future" 9:15 - Julia, asleep on the sofa, dreams: Julia! calls Roxanne. Julia rises--Roxanne! she calls, and finds her at the front door. He's dying, Julia, Barnabas is dying! cries Roxanne(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1177-2.jpg)
--follow me--follow me--she gestures for Julia to follow her. Where? asks Julia, where? Follow me, bids Roxanne, over and over, Barnabas is dying! They go to the docks. You must save him, Roxanne, says Julia. I can't, insists Roxanne, you must follow...follow me! Yes, says Julia..
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The quote appears almost word for word in the Robservations. The one thing that's missing is the word "me," as in "You must follow me"...
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #116 (1966) - Vicki - 'You MUST be insane.'
From "#0115/0116: Robservations 08/09/01: Prisoner of a Madman"You talk as though I made some sort of plot against you, she wails--that's just not true--I never tried to hurt you! You did hurt me! he says--you did the worst thing one person can do to another--you set friend against friend--YOU TURNED MZ STODDARD AGAINST ME! That's ridiculous, says Vicki, violently shaking her head. You made her lie for you! accuses Matthew--she tried to trick me, tried to turn me over to the sheriff--she never would have done that in the old days, before you came to Collinwood, it was all your doin'--you lied to her and she believed ya! Vicki shakes her head. Why did you do it? asks Matthew, near tears--why do you hate me? I don't hate you! Vicki assures him, and I didn't turn Mrs. Stoddard against you--I never said one word about you to her! You think I b'lieve your lies? He demands angrily--I got eyes and ears, I know what happened! you must be insane, says Vicki. DON'T SAY THAT TO ME! shouts Matthew, going for her throat, but stopping. I didn't mean it, says Vicki, tears glittering in her eyes. You're the crazy one, he says--you think I don't know what's going on?--I know what you done to me, Miss Winters, I wish I'd kilt you when I had the chance!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0116-2.jpg)
He again encircles her throat with his hands, but she struggles, and he shoves her down on a mattress lying on the floor. She's crying hard.
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It's Garth! Garth was very much a one-trick pony but John Harkins really brought him to life.
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John Harkins was still in his thirties when he appeared on Dark Shadows. Guess that he was a born character actor.
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #883 (1897) - Garth Blackwood - 'You aided the prisoner years ago, you aided my murderer--now you MUST die!'
From "Robservations 4/8/03 - #882/883 - Walking the Floor With Q; Fire!"He chains Petofi's hands together and adds, "I arrest you for all your crimes, past and present." He slaps Petofi across the face, over and over, ordering him, "Wake up!" YOU! bellows Petofi, furious, then raises his hands, only to find them bound together by the chain. I waited for the proper moment to seize you, says Garth--this moment has come. Barnabas wakes up--what happened? he asks. This is the trial of Andreas Petofi, says Blackwood--how do you testify, for or against? Barnabas gazes in shock at the odd-looking man, but recovers quickly, asking, who are you? Answer the question, demands Garth. He's the master of Dartmoor, Charity tells Barnabas. Answer, how do you testify? asks Garth. Guilty, pronounces Barnabas with great glee. Good, says Garth--aiding and abetting the prisoner is punishable by death. To Petofi, Garth says, you aided the prisoner years ago, you aided my murderer--now you must die!
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It's Garth! Garth was very much a one-trick pony but John Harkins really brought him to life.
Garth is certainly a memorable character even though he was only in something like 5 eps.
John Harkins was still in his thirties when he appeared on Dark Shadows. Guess that he was a born character actor.
That would appear to be very true. And with Garth he completely disappears into his character...
And here's yesterday's screen capture:
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Wow, I don't even remember the scene shown in today's shot, though I do remember at least part of the episode.
All the fun I'm going to have that day I start watching DS from episode one again...
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Great shot and script quote today, MB.
It's a really long time since I last saw this episode--definitely over 20 years--but I seem to recall on my single previous viewing that she's saying all that while looking at a portrait that seems likely to have been painted of somebody contemporary to the period 1900-1910.
G.
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #642 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'You MUST wait for word from him. He's trying to reach you, Vicki. He's trying. You believe that.'
From "Robservations 9/11/2 - #641/642 - Insane Love/Who is Magda?"Vicki seems to contemplate suicide as she stands on Widows' Hill. She wonders--is this the only way she can be with Jeff? Liz and Stokes come upon Vicki. Liz, anxious, wants to rush to her, but Stokes grabs her, stopping her--if you do that, he warns, you might force Vicki to jump. Vicki, in the meantime, screams for them to stay away from her. Stokes asks Vicki to listen to him, please.
The wind blows Vicki's hair as she balances perilously close to the edge. She tells them she loves Jeff, and wants to be with him. Liz and Stokes beg her not to jump. Jeff wants you to live, Liz reminds her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0642-1.jpg)
I can't, protests Vicki. Stokes reminds Vicki that Jeff isn't responsible for her standing there, but there may be another way--you must wait for word from Jeff, who is trying to reach you--as long as you believe it, let Jeff tell you what to do. Vicki bursts into a storm of crying. Stokes comes over and eases her away from the precipice. Liz follows after them.
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Once again Robservations rephrases things - but it does come close to the actual quote...
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Wow, I don't even remember the scene shown in today's shot, though I do remember at least part of the episode.
Here's the screen capture for anyone who might have missed it:
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Back when AOL was an actual thriving entity and not a mere repository for e-mail, DS had a whole community there. I remember that back in September of 2002 there was a lengthy discussion on its message board about the cliffhanger of Ep #641, the previous ep to the one above, with the majority of posters screaming "Jump, Vicki, Jump!!" Let's just say there weren't many Betsy Durkin fans on AOL. [ghost_wink]
Honestly, I've never disliked her, I've been neutral. True, Durkin's Vicki can't approach Moltke's, but she's not awful. And I do wish that it had been Carolyn Groves who'd been cast as Moltke's first replacement instead of coming in as Vicki #3 during a later 1796 flashback - I really had no trouble completely accepting her in the role. (And who knows, maybe with Grooves in the part, the audience would have accepted her Vicki and Vicki would have continued to be an ongoing character on the show - but we'll never know.) But my circumstances are different from most original fans when it comes to Durkin because I never saw any of her eps during their original run because they took place while DS had been banished to 8:30am and 2:30pm in my area. I didn't see her until I saw her eps in syndication in 1987, and by then I'd heard nothing but terrible things about her. And maybe if I'd seen Durkin in 1968, without having already heard such negativity, I would have had a more critical reaction to her, too, but in 1987 I didn't think she was anywhere near as bad as I'd been led to believe. So, I think that could explain why I'm neutral toward her Vicki...
All the fun I'm going to have that day I start watching DS from episode one again...
Half the fun of watching DS over again is seeing all the things you've completely forgotten about. I'm sure most of us remember basic things about each ep, but with 1225 eps, unless one has a photographic memory, maybe, it's impossible to remember everything...
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I did watch Betsy during the original run. I thought that she did a decent enough job, replacing a very popular character on what seemed to be very short notice. People said some pretty vicious things about her at festivals and I remember some of the blowhards saying that they wanted to meet her just to tell her what a rotten actress she was. Then Betsy did appear at a festival and charmed just about everyone by being herself. She especially liked me because I knew about her songwriting career before she mentioned it.
She told the story about how she got the job. DC was at the celebrity hangout Joe Allen's in Manhattan, moaning that he had to get a replacement for Alexandra quickly and was running out of options. Betsy Palmer overhead the conversation and recommended Betsy Durkin whom she had worked with in Cactus Flower. I mentioned this to Palmer years later. She said it was a nice thing to do but she had no memory of doing it. She wondered if it had been Betsy von Furstenberg.
It's like Night of 1,000 Betsys!
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For anyone interested, there are accounts of her appearance at the '06 NYC Fest in these posts:
Re: Had Fun at the Fest
Re: Had Fun at the Fest
Re: Had Fun at the Fest
Re: Had Fun at the Fest
Re: Had Fun at the Fest
Re: Had Fun at the Fest
Re: Fest Report
Re: Fest Report
Re: DS Fest Report: Saturday, Aug. 26
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #3 (1966) - Carolyn - 'Oh, good old Uncle Isaac-- Isaac Collins. He's the one who began it all: Started the whole wingding back in the 17th century, built the fishing fleet, founded the town, gave it a name-- the works. He MUST have really been something.'
From "#0003/0004: Robservations 05/18/01: Fears About Burke"Look, says Carolyn, are you sure you want to continue this grand tour?--because I'm beginning to think this place is really getting you down. Vicki assures her no, she's all right--and promises not another word about Mr. Devlin. Vicki looks at a portrait above the piano and asks who he is. Good old Uncle Isaac, says Carolyn cheerfully--he's the one who began it all, started the whole wingding back in the 17th century (does not jive with history as we come to know it)--built the fishing fleet, founded the town, gave it a name--the works--he must have really been something
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It's very interesting that Carolyn refers to Isaac as an "uncle" because that would invalidate them as his direct descendants, as we're led to believe. But then there's so much rewriting of the present day family's lineage that it's pretty much impossible to square it all. They're Jeremiah's descendants. Then they're Daniel's - and we don't even know how Daniel and Millicent fit into the 1795 family except that they were cousins from NY. How was their father related to Joshua? We'll never know...
But be all that as it may, unless I'm forgetting something, I don't recall anything on the show that ever contradicted the story that Isaac Collins founded Collinsport in the 17th century. I'm not sure what the Robservations is getting at...
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Hi MB,
I wonder if she was thinking of the version of the early history that was part of the PT 1841 storyline--just a guess. As you say, there were numerous retcons of various versions of family history as the show unfolded.
I remember at some point circa 1969 when I read the first "Marilyn" Ross novel being intrigued by the references to Isaac Collins. I don't think he was ever mentioned in any of the shows I watched in the original broadcast. I started watching in late June 1968.
Fabulous shot of Laura today. Always nice to see her!
G.
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Great shot and script quote today, MB.
I can take credit for the screen capture but the quotes this month are being picked out by Midnite. And as I've said before, the screen captures are impossible to get without a great quote to frame them. [ghost_wink]
And here's the screen cap for anyone who might have missed it:
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But what's interesting when it comes to Tuesday's screen capture is that I had a hard time deciding between two. The alternative was this:
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Though while it definitely showed off Carolyn and Vicki better, Isaac's portrait wasn't included in it. And I felt it was important to feature the portrait because Isaac was, if you will, the star of the quote even though it was Carolyn who delivered it.
It's a really long time since I last saw this episode--definitely over 20 years--but I seem to recall on my single previous viewing that she's saying all that while looking at a portrait that seems likely to have been painted of somebody contemporary to the period 1900-1910.
Exactly! That's always been one of my pet peeves when it comes to Isaac's portrait. It's expressly stated in early publicity for DS and, more importantly, on the show, that the man lived in the 17th century, though the clothes he's wearing in the portrait are anything but from the 17th century! [ghost_rolleyes] Who knows what they were thinking?! But then, knowing DC, he probably felt the audience would be too dumb to question it. That was his belief when it came to too many things on the show and it was hugely insulting...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #135 (1966) - Laura - 'Yes, I think I MUST have done something to frighten him.'
From "#0134/0135: Robservations 08/22/01: David Changes His Mind" Vicki joins them. Liz asks where David is--in his room? Yes, says Vicki, then speaks to only Liz in quiet tones--I think he's awfully excited, seeing his mother, I think he's had enough excitement for one day--if it's all right with Mrs. Collins, I think we should postpone her seeing him until tomorrow. He doesn't want to see me, does he? asks Laura sadly. Yes, he does want to see you! Vicki assures her, it's just that he's excited. It's natural for the boy to be excited, says Roger, he's been talking about you for years, hoping you'd come back. You don't have to be kind, Laura says. Nobody's being kind, Roger tells her. I know he doesn't want to see me, says Laura. That's ridiculous, says Roger. No, she says, he doesn't, I think he's afraid, I could see it in his eyes. This is utter nonsense, says Roger--I'm going upstairs to have a little talk with David--he'll be down in 10 seconds. Don't do that, please, says Laura. Why not? asks Roger. Because I think it was my fault, says Laura--I think I must have done something to frighten him. You've done nothing, says Roger. I know I have, she protests--perhaps I was just too eager or anxious for his affection--he wasn't prepared, I'm a stranger to him now. You won't be a stranger once David gets to know you, says Liz. No, says Laura, I want him to get to know me, I want him to feel close to me again--David means everything to me. She sits and gazes into the fire.
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I remember at some point circa 1969 when I read the first "Marilyn" Ross novel being intrigued by the references to Isaac Collins. I don't think he was ever mentioned in any of the shows I watched in the original broadcast. I started watching in late June 1968.
Beyond Ep #3, I think Isaac *might* have only been mentioned significantly one other time when Liz tells David a bit about him. If there were other significant mentions, I don't honestly recall them. But then what was I saying the other day about it being almost impossible to remember everything from 1225 eps. [ghost_wink]
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Fabulous shot of Laura today. Always nice to see her!
And here's that shot for anyone who might have missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0902ds_2.jpg)
This Laura storyline is another of my big favorites on the show, not to mention perhaps the last one in which Vicki exhibits a good deal of smarts. Though that point is because Art Wallace was still the head writer. Once he left, sadly and apparently, he took several of Vicki's brain cells with him...
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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 #200 (1967) - Liz - 'You MUST forgive Roger. He's quite puzzled by it all.'
From "#0200/0201: Robservations 10/11/01: Willie and James Dean, Separated at Birth?"Roger comes over and orders Liz to tell him to leave tomorrow. Jason says yes, tell me to leave tomorrow, and I will, for that matter, tell me to leave tonight--you only need say the word. Say it, Liz, say it! says Roger. Stop it, she orders her brother, and Jason says yes, says it, Liz, I'm sure it won't reflect on our long, long friendship, and it certainly won't have any effect on the deep, deep understanding we've always shared. He gives her a significant look. The memories of other days, of your husband, Jason reminds her. Roger says she wants to forget completely about her husband, says Roger. Don't be so sure, says Jason, adding there are some memories he can't possibly LET her forget--so just say the word, the decision is yours, tell me to leave and I will-- immediately. "Liz, please!" begs Roger. Well, Liz, you must decide, says Jason, may I stay? Yes, of course you must stay, says Liz, stunning her brother. Liz! Says Roger, hurt. Jason smiles smarmily, saying if she wants him to stay, he will. "And thank you very much, Elizabeth, thank you very much indeed," says Jason, raising his glass to her. I'm very relieved, he says, looking at Roger, "now that we've had this out."(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0200-3.jpg)
And he raises his glass to Roger, who leaves the room in a huff. Liz sits on the sofa, contemplating her crumbling life.
Jason tells her he hopes her brother is satisfied--her invitation to stay couldn't have been more explicit. You must forgive Roger, she says, he's quite puzzled by it all. Jason forgives him. How generous of you, says Liz sarcastically. Jason says he would very much appreciate it if his stay here at Collinwood wasn't interrupted by these ugly scenes with him. We are not as you know a gregarious family, says Liz, surely you can understand Roger's resentment. He understands it, but doesn't enjoy it, says Jason--will you make sure he doesn't "express" it again? Liz rises from the sofa, walks over to him, and says she can tell him to stay when Roger tells him to leave, but she can't dictate his reaction to it. I suggest you try, says Jason. It wouldn't work, says Liz, Roger's one independent area is his temperament.
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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 #449 (1796) - Nathan - 'You MUST. You will. Tonight.'
From "#0449/0450: Robservations 04/19/02: Joshua Tries to Make it Right"Millicent complains her headache is worse. She sees the light in the tower, and she asks if he sees it. He says no, and he will spend the rest of his life trying to understand her mind. Who lives up there? Nathan asks her. She should go up there and find out, he says slyly--face the reality. She couldn't, she says. There is no light in the tower, he insists, and she must check it out for her own good. She'd be afraid, but he says she must conquer her fear-for their lives. He refuses to go with her. She refuses to go. He says she made him so many promises, how can she be afraid to walk upstairs to a place she lives in? Even though she still sees the light, Millicent claims she doesn't see it anymore. He accuses her of telling him her first lie--she still sees the light, admit it!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0449-3.jpg)
Yes, she cries, she does see it, but she doesn't want to find out what's there. You must-you will-tonight, her husband insists, and she gazes at him fearfully.
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Midnite has so much more luck finding Joel Crothers' "MUST" lines than I do. [ghost_smiley]
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Midnite has so much more luck finding Joel Crothers' "MUST" lines than I do. [ghost_smiley]
[ghost_wink] It's totally worth seeing your screen captures of him.
Karlen's Willie has been the bigger challenge for me in finding quotes. Unless there's ever a slideshow about "[you've] GOT TO" or '[you] GOTTA" quotes.
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Midnite has so much more luck finding Joel Crothers' "MUST" lines than I do. [ghost_smiley]
[ghost_wink] It's totally worth seeing your screen captures of him.
I tried to capture Nathan with just the slightest bit of the smirk Joel briefly exhibits at one point while delivering the line:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0904ds_0.jpg)
I hope I succeeded. [ghost_smiley]
Karlen's Willie has been the bigger challenge for me in finding quotes.
I guess I was lucky to find the Willie quote I used for August 13th ('I hear them too, and I know what you MUST be goin' through.')
Unless there's ever a slideshow about "[you've] GOT TO" or '[you] GOTTA" quotes.
That's the big problem I have with Joe and Nathan. Though I have come across it with other characters, so who knows, maybe we will do a GOT TO/GOTTA slideshow one day. [ghost_cheesy]
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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:
Ep #552 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Adam, I did not. You MUST listen to me. I'm not even a doctor.'
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This Robservations doesn't even references the quote because for a second time in the slideshow (though it occurs many times in Robservations) we have an instance where the Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser act of an ep because it's a recreation of the closing scene of the previous ep. In this case the Robservations for Ep #551 is the only place where the quote is referenced. But what actually happens in the scene as it appears in this ep is that after Adam says Barnabas made him different from other people and calls Barnabas to task for not telling him he was a creature, Barnabas insists he was not responsible for Adam's creation and explains it was Dr. Lang. Adam says he doesn't know and has never met Dr. Lang, but he remembers Barnabas standing at the table when he opened his eyes. Barnabas then realizes that ever since then Adam thought that he created him, which Adam confirms and insists Barnabas did create him. But then Barnabas delivers the quote as his response (and it's delivered somewhat differently in Ep #552 from the way it's delivered in Ep #551 ('I didn't, Adam. Now you must trust me. I'm not even a doctor')). However, Adam believes Barnabas is lying.
And just as a reference, the previous time a similar situation to this occurred in the slideshow was for this quote:If you don't...
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Fabulous shot of Laura today. Always nice to see her!
And here's that shot for anyone who might have missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0902ds_2.jpg)
Thanks for this, MB! I'm one of those who missed it. Wonderful capture! Diana Millay certainly looks the archetypal mid-60s soap opera star!
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Love today's shot of Magda and Sandor! This was right after Magda had put the big curse on Quentin, if I recall aright.
Then she found out she'd cursed her own family. One of the best DS storylines although it pretty much got derailed once a certain Count arrived in town... a character I love, of course!
Thanks, Midnite and MB!
G.
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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 #643 (1968) - Roger(reading) - 'You MUST intercede with Oscar. Only you can save me.'
From "Robservations 9/12/02 - #643/644 - David, Amy and Quentin"Roger goes into the drawing room and opens his briefcase on the desk. A large book falls from the piano to the floor. Roger turns and looks at it. He picks it up and opens it. He finds a piece of paper inside, a letter. He looks at it, puzzled. When Carolyn comes in, he tells her it's a letter addressed to his father, Jamison, dated 1887. He must have been a boy, muses Roger. "Dear Jamison, you must return to Collinwood, I need your help. You must intercede with Oscar. Only you can save me." They wonder what it means. It's signed "Quentin." Roger doesn't know the ancestor, who spent most of his time abroad, well. Roger describes how he found the letter in the book, which toppled from the piano. He wasn't anywhere near when it happened. They wonder how it could have fallen. Carolyn says SHE did it--Magda--she wanted them to see the letter. This name is unfamiliar to Roger, but Carolyn explains about Magda's spirit being in the house. She wanted them to see the letter--but why?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0643-3.jpg)
Roger and Carolyn sit before the fire. I'd like to call it nonsense, he says, the seance, the book falling, but I can't--neither of us imagined what happened tonight--what is the significance of the letter? "Stop them!" bursts out of Carolyn's mouth. She doesn't know why she said it, or what it means--it was Magda speaking through me, says Carolyn, a warning. Roger doesn't understand, but Carolyn says Magda is still there, speaking through her, warning them--someone in the house is in danger, and it could be any one of them.
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A bit of trivia: Edward was originally going to be named Oscar. And like how Amy was originally going to be named Molly and that got into Ep #627, Edward being referred to as Oscar got into this ep...
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Another great photo today--the lighting on Joan's face and the drab curtain backdrop carries a hint of film noir.
The return of Paul Stoddard was another great storyline that was run abruptly into the ground, most likely due to Dan Curtis's interference with the plot. And from what I've read, that had to do with all the hate mail fans sent in complaining about a storyline in which Barnabas was evil and duplicitous--just as he had originally been in 1967.
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Diana Millay certainly looks the archetypal mid-60s soap opera star!
Definitely! Whoever cast Millay was really spot on when they did it because she's a perfect Laura.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding yesterday's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #750 (1897) - Sandor - 'We MUST make plans to leave here after tonight.'
From "Robservations 1/2/03 - 750-751 - Quentin's Terror Begins"Sandor joins Magda at Jenny's grave. He helps her to her feet, telling her they will go back to the house now. Magda wants to stay longer. We must leave tonight, insists Sandor, because when the curse begins to work, our lives will be in danger. Patting her husband's hand, Magda assures him, I know of protection for us, but the Collinses will be in danger--each of them could be a victim of Quentin's curse--I don't want to leave, but stay and watch them be destroyed, one by one
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Again Robservations rephrases a quote, though it makes it appear that Sandor believes he and Magda must leave that night even though Sandor clearly says "after tonight." After all, they can't leave that night - they have to be sure that the curse has been fulfilled. [ghost_wink]
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Love today's shot of Magda and Sandor!
And here it is for anyone who missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0907ds_0.jpg)
This was right after Magda had put the big curse on Quentin, if I recall aright.
Yes, at the end of Ep #749 Magda sneakily made sure Quentin was unaware when he drank the potion that would begin the curse, and when the moon rises in Ep #750 (the one the capture comes from) Magda recites the curse's incantation...
Then she found out she'd cursed her own family. One of the best DS storylines
The look on Magda's face once she realizes what she has done says it all.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding yesterday's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #899 (1969) - Liz - 'You MUST give love to get it.'
From "Robservations 4/18/03 - #899-900 - Paul's Most Precious Possession"Paul insists, I never loved any other woman. You never loved anyone, says Liz--what do you want from me now? Nothing, he says. Good, she responds, because that's exactly what you're going to get, from me or any Collins. If you still call yourself a Collins; why did you keep my name? He asks. For Carolyn, she says. I'm glad you admit that, he says, because if Carolyn has MY name, she is partly mine. Did you think of that when she was a child? demands Liz--when she was growing up? No, and it was a terrible mistake, he says. You're always willing to admit to your mistakes, she says, then make them all over again--I have made a new life for myself! You've simply returned to being a Collins! Shouts Paul--a lifetime occupation for you. There was a time you weren't ashamed of the Collins,' she cries, or did you want to be connected with them so you could steal? What did you expect? He asks--I never got love from any of you. You must give love to get it, says Liz. Carolyn loves me, I know that, he says--so I can love! Carolyn made a mistake, says Liz--get out of town, Paul, I mean it. Where shall I go? he asks, where can I find anything--answer me, where can I find anything? Go back to that successful life you were boasting about, she suggests.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0899-2.jpg)
It's true, he says, but lately, things haven't been going so well--it could happen in any man's life and will straighten itself out. I don't care if it does or not, says Liz, but if you stay in Collinsport, I will make sure it's a visit you won't forget.
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This is a spectacular scene/confrontation - definitely years in the making. And Liz certainly makes Paul's stay in Collinsport a visit he won't forget, though not in the ways she was thinking when she said it...
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Great shot of Yeagar and Buffie. It's at least a quarter of a century since I last watched these episodes. It looks somewhat early on because Chris seems to have the nose prothesis on. They had to abandon that, if I recall correctly, when it started coming off during one scene. He probably simply sweated too much for the putty to be stable. Those studio lights were hot. I always feel for Thayer in those scenes where Petofi had that big fur coat on. And he was already wearing that huge Petofi wig...
G.
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Another great photo today--the lighting on Joan's face and the drab curtain backdrop carries a hint of film noir.
And here it is:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0908ds_0.jpg)
Unlike RD with his scene partners, Dennis Patrick made a concerted effort not to block Joan Bennett's light during that section of their scene. For that he definitely deserves a [thumb]
The return of Paul Stoddard was another great storyline that was run abruptly into the ground, most likely due to Dan Curtis's interference with the plot.
As great as it was to see Joan get to play Liz under the Leviathans influence, it would have been great if we got to see Liz' relationship with Paul play out fully without the Leviathans' sway guiding things. Given the history that was established for Liz and Paul during the Jason blackmail plot, more scenes like the one the quote comes from could have made for a really engrossing story - but, of course, that's not the way they (DC, most probably) wanted things to go. Sad...
And from what I've read, that had to do with all the hate mail fans sent in complaining about a storyline in which Barnabas was evil and duplicitous--just as he had originally been in 1967.
Supposedly the show received a huge amount of hate mail regarding that. But most of it most probably came from viewers who had never seen Barnabas prior to 1795. The evil and duplicitous Barnabas seems to have come as a huge shock to them, whereas the viewers who had seen the 1967 Barnabas knew all about that side of Barnabas. Plus, they knew Frid was not only excellent at playing it, he really enjoyed playing it. But alas...
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #997 (1970PT) - Yaeger - 'That's an invaluable thing to know-- something you MUST learn unless... unless you want to live the rest of your life like this.'
From "#0996/0997: Robservations 06/25/03: Yaeger & Buffy"Caught in Yaeger's strangling grip, Buffie battles for her life, begging, let me go! Why should I let go? demands Yaeger, you're like all the others--you have to be trained. She frees herself, pushing his arms away. Like a dog, you have to be hit to learn, he insists. He pulls her arms behind her back. Let me go! she cries. You haven't learned your lesson yet, he says. You're hurting me! she protests. Just a little, says Yaeger, just so you'll learn to do what I say--you will, won't you? He wrenches her arms painfully behind her back. Yes, she says, falling into a chair, crying. He lifts up her head, gazes into her face and observes, how pretty your tears are. You're insane! she cries. I'm not, he says, I know how to live, how to get things from people, how to make anyone do as I say--an invaluable thing to know, something you must learn unless you want to live the rest of your life like this--you don't, do you? What do you mean? she asks, facing him. I want to give you the finest things, he says--money, furs, and riches--I'll give you anything, I want to make sure that you have everything. She pushes him away and stands. You don't want me to know how much you want them, do you? he asks breathlessly, laughing--I know you better than you know yourself, and you'll know that soon. You don't know me at all! cries Buffie angrily.
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The Yaeger/Buffie relationship is so twisted. Obviously that's to show that Yaeger and Cyrus as so different and Cyrus totally failed in his mission to "bring out the best in man"- but whoa! - Yaeger is beyond psychotic!! I seriously wonder if any show nowadays could get away with some of the things Yaeger does and says. "You're like a dog, you have to be hit to learn"!?!?! So totally beyond the pale!! [ghost_shocked] [ghost_blink] And that isn't even the worst of it...
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Nice to see Michael Stroka in the role of Laslo today. I've never understood why Stroka was written out so abruptly. I presume that he had found another work opportunity, most likely on another soap, and I'm sure he worked on DS without a contract--so many did.
Very atmospheric shot. Thanks MB!
G.
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Great shot of Yeagar and Buffie.
And here it is again for anyone who missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0909ds_0.jpg)
It's at least a quarter of a century since I last watched these episodes. It looks somewhat early on because Chris seems to have the nose prothesis on. They had to abandon that, if I recall correctly, when it started coming off during one scene.
I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if that was why they finally abandoned it. Plus, it just looked awful! Getting rid of it was the best decision they made with regard to Yaeger.
Those studio lights were hot. I always feel for Thayer in those scenes where Petofi had that big fur coat on. And he was already wearing that huge Petofi wig...
Thayer was a real trouper for his craft. [ghost_wink]
But getting back to the capture, every time I see Buffie with that hairstyle all I can think of is Cloris Leachman's Phyllis Lindstrom. The style was definitely a product of the '70s and didn't seem to outlive that decade. Probably just as well...
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Today's scene was a dramatic, traumatic event for many viewers in 1971.
We all said, "No, it can't be! Dark Shadows MUST go on!"
But alas, this was the end of the line.
Nevertheless here we all are, fifty-some years later, still enjoying our favorite show.
Cheers! G.
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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 #1148 (1840) - Laszlo - 'Well I, uh, I was looking for someone-- a servant. A grand house like this MUST have servants.'
From "#1148/1149: Robservations 10/30/03: Rescue; A Sibling Horrorshow"Old House - Laszlo enters very slowly, trying not to make a sound. He whispers, "Angelique." Gypsy, says Barnabas, what are you doing here?--did you come to tell fortunes again--or to steal? Laszlo stutters that he came to deliver a message. So you simply walked in the deliver it? asks Barnabas. No, I was looking for someone, the gypsy says, nervously pacing--I was looking for someone, a servant--a house like this must have servants. Who is the message for? asks Barnabas. Are you Barnabas Collins? asks Laszlo. You know I am, we've met before, says Barnabas. Laszlo says it's for him--from a man in the village--he gave him a gold dollar to tell him it would be worth Barnabas' while if he met with him tonight at the Eagle Inn at midnight. What man? asks Barnabas--how will I know him? He'll know you, says Laszlo. Your answers come too easily, decides Barnabas--describe him. The gypsy says he's tall, well-dressed, with the air of a gentleman about him. Heavy-set--with gray hair? Asks Barnabas. Yes, agrees Laszlo--you know I'll be leaving now. Barnabas grabs hold of him, saying, "There is no such man--now what do you want?--why are you telling me some absurd lie?" Let go of me! demands Laszlo. Barnabas says not until he tells him the truth. They struggle, and Barnabas catches sight of--"Julia's ring!" No, says Laszlo, it's mine, it's mine! Where is she? says Barnabas, his face more animal than human(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1148-3.jpg)
--you're Angelique's servant, aren't you?--you came to see her--tell me where Julia is!--and he begins strangling the gypsy.
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The quote is pretty well conveyed in the Robservations...
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Nice to see Michael Stroka in the role of Laslo today.
And here it is:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0910ds_4.jpg)
Very atmospheric shot.
Yes - though it helps that the scene takes place in a dark Old House.
I've never understood why Stroka was written out so abruptly. I presume that he had found another work opportunity, most likely on another soap, and I'm sure he worked on DS without a contract--so many did.
If he did get other work, I suspect it wasn't on another soap because I don't *think* he worked on another soap until he started on The Edge of Night in 1975 as Dr. Quentin Henderson. I always found it a hoot that he played a character named Quentin. And I always enjoyed him on the show.
It's quite possible he got some sort of theater role. Or maybe they just didn't need Laszlo again. [idontknow]
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Imdb lists no credits for him between DS and Edge of Night. Imdb is not always 100% accurate, so it's certainly possible that he has other acting credits that aren't listed. Anything after Edge seems to be minor roles.
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Today's photo made me smile. According to fan gossip, the dialogue originally had Barnabas musing: "I've got to find a way to make everyone relax more around me. I know, I'll throw a party and then get them all stoned on claret cup, making up some story about Willie messing up the hors-d'oeuvres and thus providing an excuse for why I haven't gotten any food for them! Then Vicki MUST feel sorry for me! It's a plan!"
G.
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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 #1245 (1841PT) - Stokes - 'She MUST have been attacked by something-- some kind of wild animal.'
From "#1244/1245: Robservations 01/21/04: The End!"The front door bursts open. Mrs. Collins! calls Harris, carrying Melanie in his arms--I found her lying in the woods. Ben Stokes is with them, too. They all run into the foyer, Kendrick calling, Melanie! He takes her from Harris. Put her on the sofa, orders Julia. Everyone gathers around in consternation. She must have been attacked by something, suggests Stokes--some kind of wild animal. Look! cries Julia, pointing to two bite marks on Melanie's neck. Harris, get a doctor, says Flora. Kendrick, horrified at the sight of the bite wounds, asks Melanie, "What caused them?--tell me!" Bramwell stares down at the marks. What could have happened? wonders Flora. What kind of animal would attack her like that? asks Julia. Says Ben Stokes, "If I didn't know better..."(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1245-7.jpg)
Yes, Stokes? asks Kendrick. "If I didn't know it wasn't possible," says Stokes, "I'd swear there was a vampire at Collinwood."
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Today's scene was a dramatic, traumatic event for many viewers in 1971.
We all said, "No, it can't be! Dark Shadows MUST go on!"
And as many of us have said, we were in denial until Monday at 4pm when Password did indeed come on. [ghost_sad]
Nevertheless here we all are, fifty-some years later, still enjoying our favorite show.
Exactly! [ghost_wink]
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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:
Ep #36 (1966) - David - 'I won't do anything else bad, I promise I won't, but you MUSTN'T stop loving me.'
From "#0035/0036: Robservations 06/12/01: Will Vicki Stay or Go?"Listen closely, says Liz, you made a threat to Miss Winters, and I don't want any more of that--she's going to stay here, tutor you, and you're going to cooperate--is that quite clear?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0036-3.jpg)
All she wants to do is get me in trouble, pouts David, arms crossed over his chest. I don't think you need her help for that, says Liz, not after what you've done. He rises from the chair and anxiously says he didn't do anything. Sit down, she says, and he does. You almost got your father killed, Liz reminds him, and that wasn't Miss Winters' fault. But I... begins David, but she warns him not to try denying it to her, not now. He sits back, angry. You hate me, just like everybody else does, he says. Liz assures him she doesn't hate him, if she did, he wouldn't still be living in her house--but she is angry with him, very angry indeed. I don't care, he says. You'd better start caring, advises Liz--the world isn't a very happy place for boys who don't care what other people think--it's lonely and cold--and I don't want you living like that. You want to send me away, just like my father does, accuses David. Annoyed, Liz asks if she hasn't already...there will be no more talk about sending him away, the accident, or any of it--that's all past--what they will discuss is the future. David rises and says, Miss Winters. Yes, says Liz, I brought her a long distance to help you--and I don't want any problems--you're going to listen to her and do as she says. What if I don't? he demands. Don't make me answer that, she says, I'm not asking much. You like her more than you like me, he says. Is that all you can say? she asks. But it's true, isn't it? he asks--you always said you loved me, isn't that what you said? Of course, I do, says Liz. Well I don't believe it, says David, wounded, not anymore! Liz rises and goes over to the boy, pulling her nephew against her chest and holding him close. Help me, Aunt Elizabeth, he pleads, holding tightly to her, help me! I'm trying, sue says, but you've got t help, too! I won't do anything else bad, I promise I won't! he cries--but you mustn't stop loving me. (Poor baby!) He looks up at her. You're my family, how could I stop? Asks Liz. Easily enough says Roger, entering the room--just look at the boy and realize what he is--a potential murderer. David's face is guarded again. Roger! chastises Liz. It's the truth, isn't it? Roger asks her, unless you prefer to ignore the truth--(with immense sarcasm) it's truly a pleasure to come home from a nice friendly chat in town to be greets by the smiling face of my beloved son!
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Roger is always such a loving father in these eps. ... Yeah, right! [ghost_blink]
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Mad Millicent... Nancy played these outrageous scripts so brilliantly, and that's a great photo of her!
I was definitely in denial about DS. I remember turning on ABC at 4 p.m. that following Monday and being devastated when Password came on. I'd liked Password. Up till then.
G.
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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 #277 (1967) - Barnabas - 'This house MUST become a more inviting place. I know, I will invite the Collins family here for a gathering.'
From "#0277/0278: Robservations 12/10/01: Party Hearty, Barnabas!"Josette's room will be occupied quite soon, says Barnabas, but this time, his bride will come of her own free will. Barnabas doesn't want to waste any time. Aside from that, it's been too depressing around here lately, and Barnabas wants to throw a party!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0277-1.jpg)
"This house must become a more inviting place, insists the vampire. He'll throw a costume party, and Vicki will wear Josette's dress.
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Again we're in the period where the Robservations aren't very detailed - and again the quote doesn't even appear, though at least it is referred to.
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Today's photo made me smile.
And here it is:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0913ds_0.jpg)
It definitely makes me smile, too. [ghost_smiley] Barnabas is captured with an expression one doesn't often see on his face.
According to fan gossip, the dialogue originally had Barnabas musing: "I've got to find a way to make everyone relax more around me. I know, I'll throw a party and then get them all stoned on claret cup, making up some story about Willie messing up the hors-d'oeuvres and thus providing an excuse for why I haven't gotten any food for them! Then Vicki MUST feel sorry for me! It's a plan!"
I LOVE IT!! [thumb] Too bad they didn't go with that!! [ghost_grin]
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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 #426 (1796) - Millicent - 'Barnabas MUST kill Nathan. Oh I, I suppose it has to be in the course of a technicality like a duel, but he MUST kill him.'
From "#0425/0426: Robservations 04/03/02: Tragedy on Widows' Hill"Millicent enters and asks for Barnabas. He's in England, says a nonplused Joshua. Surprised, Millicent says she thought they would want someone to defend her honor, and Barnabas had the dueling experience--I saw him at Jeremiah's grave. You're ill, says Joshua, and asks Naomi to take her upstairs. I have been ill all my life, says Millicent, sounding loony, but I've never been alone until now--Barnabas must kill Nathan--I suppose it would be in the course of a technicality, like a duel, but he must kill him--Nathan was married!--Suki was Nathan's wife!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0426-4.jpg)
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Nice shot of Laura and Nora today. I feel a pang thinking of our dear Denise. May her spirit know peace.
G.
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Mad Millicent... Nancy played these outrageous scripts so brilliantly, and that's a great photo of her!
And here it is for anyone who might have missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0914ds_0.jpg)
Nancy was indeed brilliant at playing Millicent during this period of her story arc. It's just too bad there were no Daytime Emmys yet because she surely would have been nominated and she would have had an excellent chance of winning. I mean, just look at the above capture and then the capture in the Robservations in reply #350 to see the range she exhibited in just this one scene. She says with almost glee that Barnabas must kill Nathan only to sink into despair the next minute...
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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 #524 (1968) - Joe - 'Jeff! Wake up! Wake up! You MUST have been having a pretty bad dream.'
From "Robservations 6/17/02 - #523/524 - Jeff, Peter, Peter, Jeff"Jeff, in his bed, mutters "Forbes, where are you?-I'll kill you." Tossing and turning, he drifts off into another dream in which, he confronts Nathan Forbes with a gun. After a heated discussion, he finally fires at point blank range. Nathan does not fall, but merely laughs and laughs. Jeff/Peter looks on in amazement, wondering why the shot failed to kill Nathan. Forbes just laughs some more. You can't kill me, he finally explains- I'm already dead! Jeff, in his bed, again cries out. Joe, asleep on the sofa, hears him and rushes into Jeff's room to see what's wrong. He shakes Jeff awake.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0524-4.jpg)
Jeff opens his eyes, takes one look at Joe, then scream out. "Forbes, I'll kill you!" Leaping out of bed, he begins strangling Joe!
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Again, no reference to the quote. Though obviously it takes place when Joe wakes Jeff.
And once again Midnite is able to find a Joel "MUST" quote. But I'm not jealous. No. Not at all...
And as a side note, there's an instant when Joel is delivering the quote when I swear a smile almost comes across his face. Could RD have been doing something during Joel's close-up to try to break him, as RD often did with poor Alexandra Moltke? No. I'm certain RD would have never done that! ... Yeah, right!
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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 #730 (1897) - Laura - 'Because there is something I MUST do before I can return to Collinwood.'
From "Robservations 11/18/02 - #730/731 - Quentin and His "Dead" Mistress""Of course you don't want to go!" cries Laura, kneeling to clasp her daughter's arms--"You'd much rather stay with me, wouldn't you?" Yes, says Nora. Laura asks her to get Jamison and bring him here--I don't think Edward will allow me into the house. When he sees you? asks Nora. No, says Laura, I have a better idea, a way you won't have to go to that school--bring Jamison here and the three of us will go away--and we'll be together always. Nora doesn't want it to be that way, nor does Jamison--we want you with us, as it should be--why can't it be that way, why? demands Nora. Laura doesn't know--perhaps it can. She agrees to go to Collinwood, but not right now--soon, very soon, promises Laura, and tells her daughter to go home. Nora fears if she goes back to Collinwood, her mother will disappear again! Laura assures her that won't happen--I want to be with my children--I can't come now because there's something I must do before I come back to Collinwood. You aren't just saying that, are you? asks Nora. No, Laura assures her, and gives her something to prove it--a scarab she removes from her dress--a "special good luck charm" found in a faraway place--I was told never to be without it, but I want you to keep it, as a reminder that I will keep my word. Nora examines the scarab and says, I see the same kind of symbols I made in my drawing. Father was very angry at me--he thought Quentin had taught me.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0730-1.jpg)
This disturbs Laura--is Quentin back at Collinwood? Yes, says Nora, he came back just before Edith died. "I see," says Laura--go back to the house. Nora wants to talk to her a little longer, but Laura says, keep our meeting secret--you can only tell Jamison, no one else--I want my return to Collinwood to come as a surprise--to everyone, she adds, grinning.
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Robservations may rephrase this quote, but at least it is there...
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Nice shot of Laura and Nora today.
And here it is:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0916ds_0.jpg)
Diana always seemed to have fun whenever Laura was alluding to something she was planning but didn't want to give anything away just yet. Her facial expressions and her body language are a hoot and loads of fun to watch...
I feel a pang thinking of our dear Denise. May her spirit know peace.
Indeed...
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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 #913_914 (1969) - Michael - 'Good. Now there are some rules you'll have to obey. You MUST be very quiet. You MUST stay awake. And you may not call for help no matter what happens.'
From "Robservations 4/29/03 - 913/914/915 - Warning for Barnabas: A Taste of Vampirism"Michael locks the shop, then turns to David and accuses, you ran to Barnabas and told him I let Amy in the room. I only did what I had to do, says David. You shouldn't have done it, says Michael--it made me very angry. He crosses his arms over his chest. David apologizes. That isn't enough, insists Michael--I'm going to have to teach you a lesson--anyone who displeases me HAS to be punished! How? asks David nervously. How would you like to spend the night right here in the shop, all alone, where it's nice and dark? asks Michael. Frightened, David says, I don't want to stay here alone. It's just an antique shop, says Michael, there's nothing here to hurt you. Where are Megan and Philip? asks David. In their room, says Michael, and that's where they're going to stay--do you understand that? Yes, David answers. There are some rules you have to obey, says Michael--be very quiet, stay awake, and you may not call for help--no matter what happens. David gulps. Good night, David, I hope you enjoy yourself, says Michael. He heads upstairs.
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Another example where a Robservations certainly references a quote but doesn't spell it out in as many words...
And we have another double-MUST quote. We haven't seen one of those in a while - not since August 23rd (Nicholas - 'You MUST listen! You MUST let me explain! I can make it right!')
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding yesterday's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #1005 (1970PT) - Angelexis - 'Alexis! How many times MUST I tell you only call me Alexis?!'
From "#1004/1005: Robservations 07/01/03:"Drawing room - Hannah tells Angelique, I tried the Tarot cards, they told me nothing, and their silence frightens me more than anything else. You won't need the tarot cards, her niece assures her--I will tell you what to do. Hannah notes that Angelique looks frightened, too. I'm not, nor am I disturbed, retorts Angelique--I'm annoyed with charming Dameon, who irritated me in both life and death--I can sense him in the house, sense his presence--don't you? Yes, he's near, very near, agrees her aunt, but there's nothing I can do about it. Yes there is, insists Angelique. It's dangerous, warns Hannah. You must only call me Alexis, Angelique says sharply. I'm sorry, says Hannah, but this is too dangerous for me. Nonsense, scoffs Angelique--listen carefully. Before she can speak, Quentin joins them
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Again, referencing the quote but not spelling it out in as many words. And the Robservations doesn't even indicate that Hannah addresses her niece as Angelique, which makes the quote and even just the reference to it seem to come completely from out of nowhere. [ghost_azn]
And chances are it's not necessary to explain - especially given what's said in the quote and excerpt - but Angelexis=Angelique posing as Alexis...
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This time, even if I do say so myself, I love the capture of 1970PT's Angelexis that appeared in the slideshow on Friday:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0918ds_0.jpg)
After I'd gotten the capture I said to Midnite that if looks could kill, the look I captured for the quote might have killed Aunt Hannah right where she stood. [ghost_cheesy]
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Today's capture from episode 2: WOW! Lela Swift certainly did an outstanding job putting together the visual aspect of the show at its beginning. It's been 8 years since I saw that episode, and I had forgotten that amazing, moody angle on the foyer.
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Today's shot is one of my favorites in the entire series. It establishes the spooky grandeur of Collinwood so well. I wonder if was accomplished using a mirror.
I'm sorry I missed Nicholas if he was featured yesterday--a very busy day for me, and I may have failed to visit the site.
Great shot of Angelique, too!
cheers, GotheEEEEEEK
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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:
Ep #1183 (1841) - Judard - 'Daphne, you MUST marry me.'
From "#1183/1184: Robservations 11/25/03: Another Witchcraftian Death"Marry you? asks Daphne. I've loved you from the first moment I saw you, admits Gerard, the day Quentin brought you in and introduced to me as his governess--you see, I'm not afraid to mention his name (she turns away), but you don't want to hear it, do you--tell me how you feel? Afraid, she confesses. Yes, he says--afraid to say yes, afraid of the proposal. You know me so well, she says. So very well, he assures her. Better than anyone else, I sometimes think, she says. Isn't that what love is, he asks--isn't it?--when two people know each other so very well?--I know you're upset about Joanna's return. I'm glad my sister's alive, insists Daphne. Are you? he asks--of course you are--however, it does change things around, doesn't it? She walks away from him. He pursues her--although you aren't willing to admit it right now, he says, your life is changing, isn't it?--Quentin used to mention Joanna quite a lot aboard ship. Quentin and Joanna had broken up long before that trip, protests Daphne. But he still couldn't get her out of his mind; he could never forget about her, says Gerard insidiously--does Joanna still love Quentin, Daphne? I don't know, she replies, upset. Are you sure you don't? he asks. I haven't had time to think it out, she insists. This is the time, isn't it? he asks--you see you are depending on me, and that's the way it should be--he puts his hands on her shoulders and says, "Daphne, you must marry me--I will show you new worlds you've never seen before, wondrous new lands, I know that sounds fascinating for you, doesn't it?--you will admit that, at least." Yes she says uncertainly. And under that fascination, he says, his arms around her waist, you know something is missing--something that does exist--love--and it's time, Daphne, you learned about it. They're standing at the foot of the bed now, about to kiss, but Samantha barges the room and catches them. Well! she says severely, isn't there something you should be doing, Miss Harridge, instead of looking around the house? You will remember what I told you, Daphne? murmurs Gerard with a chuckle. Yes, she says, and leaves. So this is where the lovers meet! accuses Samantha. What a suspicious woman you are! complains Gerard--I merely come here because I want quiet and peace!--and a little chance to think--she had no idea I was here--she was rather shocked at Joanna's return, so I thought perhaps I could help her. You're so concerned about her, says Sam nastily, you can't leave any woman alone, can you?
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For a change lately, Robservations actually has the quote in as many words...
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Another capture I love, even if I do say so myself, is this one of Daphne and Judard -
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Ep #1183 (1841) - Judard - 'Daphne, you MUST marry me.'
- from this past Saturday. I always try to make a perfect marriage of capture and quote. I don't always succeed - but I think I did with that one...
(And as a side note, it's really too bad that the stable scene between Tracy and Gerard never made it into NoDS. Kate Jackson and James Storm had a very interesting dynamic together on the daytime DS, yet it's not really anywhere to be seen in NoDS because all we get to see is the violence between their characters...)
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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 #2 (1966) - Vicki - 'Forty rooms! You MUST need an awful lot of people to help you take care of it.'
From "#0001/0002: Robservations 05/17/01:Vicki Comes to Collinwood"Vicki apologies for being so late--she had trouble getting a taxi. Liz asks if she has her letter. Yes, says Vicki, it's in my purse. May I see it, please? asks Liz (a lack of trust)? I've never been in such a big house, says Vicki, as Liz opens the letter--how many rooms do you have? 40, but not all in use, says Liz--it's quite cold--I put on some tea--would you like to wait in the drawing room? Vicki thanks her. 40 rooms! She says, you must need a lot of people to help you take care of it. I have one man for the heavy work, we do the rest ourselves, says Liz coolly--and she heads into the kitchen area.
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This time the quote is almost word for word...
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Love the look Frid is giving Lou in today's photo.
And yes, that is a very nice photograph of Kate and Jim. Heavens, the gossip reported about the behind-the-scenes shenanigans at the studio during that period, on some of the comment threads on Danny Horn's blog...
G.
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Today's capture from episode 2: WOW! Lela Swift certainly did an outstanding job putting together the visual aspect of the show at its beginning. It's been 8 years since I saw that episode, and I had forgotten that amazing, moody angle on the foyer.
Today's shot is one of my favorites in the entire series. It establishes the spooky grandeur of Collinwood so well.
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0920ds_0.jpg)
Yes, I love how Lela shot that. Similarly interesting camera angles were done from time to time throughout the series, though not often enough. They really help to set the show apart, especially from the typical soap of the time and even today.
I'm sorry I missed Nicholas if he was featured yesterday
You didn't actually miss any Nicholas the other day. But he will be showing up tomorrow...
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At one of the early festivals in Newark, one of actors (Kathryn, i think) mentioned that Kate and Jim dated for awhile.
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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 #304 (1967) - Willie - 'Well, I told him he MUST have gone out the back way.'
From "#0303/0304: Robservations 01/07/02: Burke Becomes Suspicious"Julia goes to the Old House and is further alarmed to learn that Burke gave Willie the third degree, too. She firmly says she's got to stop Burke, his suspicions could ruin everything!
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This Robservations is REALLY lacking in detail!
What actually happens in the scene is Willie has let Julia into the Old House. She learns from Willie that Burke had come to the Old house after following Barnabas there at sunrise. He knew Barnabas went in and he waited but never saw Barnabas come out. After Julia asks what Burke said to him, Willie delivers the quote. Julia asks if Burke believed him but Willie isn't sure. At Julia's prompting Willie then reveals that Burke asked all kinds of questions about Barnabas: what he does during the day, what kind of business deals he has, and where he goes. When Julia asks what he said to all that, Willie says he told Burke he doesn't know much about that. That alarms Julia, who thinks Willie should have been able to think up a convincing lie that would have put Burke off the track entirely. Julia vows she's got to stop Burke from becoming more suspicious, though she doesn't know what. But she's got to do something because Burke's suspicions could ruin everything.
And Midnite was thrilled to find another Willie "MUST" quote. [ghost_smiley]
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FABULOUS shot of Nicky and Cassandra today!
Thanks MB!
cheers, GothEEEEEEEK
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When it comes to Monday's capture, thank heavens that even though Julia was only making a quick trip to the Old House -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0921ds_0.jpg)
- her gloves and purse were impeccably matched. And I mean, thank heavens she made sure to wear gloves. What would Willie have said if she hadn't?! [ghost_cheesy]
It's funny though, Julia doesn't seem to wear gloves in the later years of the show as much as she did during this period. But I suppose that was a reflection of the times because women weren't wearing gloves as often in the '70s as they had in the '60s. But along with the missing gloves we as the audience were missing one of Julia's biggest tics because she always played with her gloves when she was nervous...
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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 #446 (1796) - Joshua - 'If you have any sense of honor left, you will do what MUST be done.'
From "#0445/0446: Robservations 04/17/02: An Anguished Father"What kind of monster are you? Asks Joshua--did you kill Suki? Barnabas says he had to protect himself, and when he denies attacking Millicent the previous night, Joshua is angry--he believed there was an honesty between them, at least. There was, says Barn. What about your mother? asks Josh--you murdered again, to protect yourself, he accuses--you knew there would be more, shame and scandal-uou attacked your own cousin last night. This one Barnabas denies. He didn't attack Millicent--I had to kill--I couldn't stop, I'm under a curse, and couldn't help myself. You were better off thinking me dead, says Barnabas, and Josh says he'd prefer it. Barnabas agrees that he'd be better off dead, but still feels compelled to survive. Josh wants to turn his son in, but Barn asks about sitting in the courtroom admitting to be one of the living dead. They both agree it would kill Naomi. Josh calls for Ben, but Barn grabs his father from behind. Joshua pushes him away. It horrifies Josh to know Barnabas hates him so much, he would kill even him. Barnabas explains that he tried to make sure Naomi never knew--could he put the family through a trial? He asks Joshua to promise him to make Naomi believe him still dead. Joshua takes his pistol and leaves it on the coffin. "You know what you must do," he says. Taking a chance, Father? Asks Barnabas. Only one of us will leave the room alive, says Josh, and Barn must decide that for himself. Neither of us can kill the other, says Barn. If you have any sense of honor left, says Joshua to do what must be done. . .and hands his son the pistol.
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Love the look Frid is giving Lou in today's photo.
Yes!
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It's like Barnabas is saying, "Father, you can't possibly expect that a pistol is going to solve any of this!" [ghost_cheesy]
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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 #543 (1968) - Nicholas - 'He will not be destroyed. Adam MUST live.'
From "Robservations 6/28/02 - #542/543 Nicholas Warns, Cassandra Plots"11:30 at Collinwood - Cassandra exits the drawing room, looking impatient. Nicholas comes in and tells her he knows how to find Adam-but he won't tell her. Cassandra says to find and destroy Adam, but Nicholas says Adam must live. But my curse! Protests Cassandra. Nicholas doesn't care; Adam is going to be the first in a whole new species of man, and he will find him, study him and learn how he was created. He orders her not to argue with him, Adam will live. If she tries to destroy Adam, HE will destroy HER, permanently-this is fair warning, says Nicholas.
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Well, at least Robservations refers word for word to half of the quote. That's most certainly better than some...
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FABULOUS shot of Nicky and Cassandra today!
It's perfect blocking for the scene, but for getting a capture -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0923ds_0.jpg)
- I wish both of them weren't in profile. Though that's certainly better than getting one full on and only getting the other one from the back...
Cassandra does not look pleased - but given what Nicholas is telling her, why would she be? [ghost_wink]
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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 #728 (1897) - Quentin - 'Edward, she's your wife. Now surely you MUST be curious as to what became of her when she followed me out of this house and halfway around the world.'
From "Robservations 11/15/02 - #728/729 - Quentin Seeks Jenny--and Beth"Edward promises not to let Jenny near him again. Quentin says it already happened once, but Edward assures him it won't happen again. "Your pomposity is disgusting," pronounces Quentin, "oh, Edward, you're so brave and proud, and enjoy your role as custodian of the family secrets." Quentin chuckles--you've conquered all of us, and we know we've been wasting our lives because you will always be here, pasting us together again, to perpetuate the myth of family honor and dignity--"You're everything each of us is not--solid, strong and honest--and your mind is hermetically sealed!" We've only discussed MY wife, says Q, we haven't gotten around to yours. And we aren't going to, insists Edward. Why haven't you asked me about Laura since I returned? Quentin asks. I don't care, Edward says. "But Edward, she's your wife--now surely you must be curious as to what became of her when she followed me out of this house and halfway around the world." (Ah, now we understand why these two hate each other so much--once again, Q was a bad boy.) Not in the least bit curious, says Edward, she no longer exists for me. Quentin tells him, flippantly, I last saw her in Alexandria, Egypt. Edward doesn't want to hear more, and forbids him to mention her name in this house.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0728-2.jpg)
Quentin laughs, liking that--it's so like you!
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Love this scene between Quentin and Edward. But then any scene involving the 1897 siblings interacting (usually arguing) with one another is special...
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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 #926 (1970) - Megan - 'His is the only way. His cause MUST be served.'
From "Robservations 5/6/03 - 926-927 - Michael Must Die!"Megan comes down and asks, am I to be punished? This is no time for punishment, says Barnabas--you thought what you were doing was right, even though it wasn't, and I understand that--now you must try to understand--what your true responsibility to the boy is. I love him very much, she says, her eyes alight. As it should be, says Barn. Megan gushes, he's the most wonderful child in the whole world, and even though I know what I almost did was terrible, I fear I've let Michael down, and am afraid to face him when he comes back. Michael has caused a great deal of friction between you and Philip, hasn't he? asks Barnabas. Yes, says Megan defensively, but it's only because Philip refuses to understand him, makes no effort with him. And you feel your love for him requires you to do anything he asks you to do, don't you? asks Barn. Yes, says Megan, as if it's a religious experience--how can I refuse him anything, he's so wonderful? You can, says Barn, because your first allegiance isn't to him, but to me. What do you mean? demands Megan. Exactly what I said, says Barnabas. Her face changes--that's impossible, she hisses, he is the one I serve! Are you sure you're all right? he asks--perhaps it's time to--reconsider. Why? she asks, his is the only way, his cause must be served--why do you doubt that? No, I don't, says Barn, I was only testing you, making sure YOU have no doubts--you're very good for him, Megan, but you love him too much, are blind to his faults--love him less, see him as he is, be strong and firm, comfort him, discipline him, protect him--mother him. She goes into Barnabas' arms and hugs him--I'm so glad you came when you did., she says--I only wish Philip could understand me as you do--now, what are we to do? I'll tell you what is to happen now, says Barnabas--do not grieve for Michael. Megan looks ready to start grieving right now.
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This is the second time a quote comes from Ep #926. The first was back on April 27th (Philip - 'You MUST not be protective about Michael now!).
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I hope Count Petofi shows up eventually.
Don't miss Monday's installment. [ghost_nowink]
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Friday's quote was also the second time Megan appears in the slideshow -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0925ds_0.jpg)
- but it's the first time we see her face. And ordinarily not seeing her face would have disqualified the quote I used. But the quote wasn't really about Megan - the Leviathan box was the real focus -
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Ep #891 (1969) - Megan - 'It MUST be incredibly old.'
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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:
Ep #206 (1967) - Burke - 'Then what is it? They MUST have done something, tell me. What are those jokers up to?'
From "#0206/0207: Robservations 10/16/01: A Fist Fight at the Blue Whale"Tell me what happened, he says--that creep, Willie, what's he done?--he way you're acting, he must have done something. No, says Vicki. What about his friend, McGuire, asks Burke--what's he been up to? Nothing, she says. You wouldn't lie to a guy, would you--unless you thought he was asking questions that were none of his business, is that it? Not really, she says. They must have done something, he insists--what are those jokers up to? Carolyn has to use a gun to keep Willie away, reveals Vicki--she said it was the only thing that stopped him. Then there's only one thing to be done--tell Liz, says Burke. She knows, says Vicki. What's the problem--she gave him his walking papers, didn't she? asks Burke. No, says Vicki, she told Mr. McGuire about it. She told Mr. McGuire about it--are you kidding? asks Burke. No, says Vicki. That's all she did? asks Burke. Presumable Mr. McGuire spoke to Willie, says Vicki. The next thing you're gonna tell me is Carolyn had to apologize--what's going on up there? I wish I knew! she says. I can't believe Liz would allow something like that to happen and do nothing, he says. She did speak to Mr. McGuire, says Vicki. That's next to nothing, he says. Maybe Mrs. Stoddard is right, muses Vicki--maybe we do lead such a sheltered life up at Collinwood that we let people upset us when they haven't really done anything. Perturbed, Burke asks her if she believes that. No, not at all, she says.
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The quote appears pretty much intact in the Robservations. The only significant part that's really missing is the "Then what is it?"...
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It's Count Petofi! So much love! And look at the lighting in that shot. Gorgeous! Like a Mario Bava film!
G.
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Sunday's quote:
Ep #2 (1966) - Vicki - 'Forty rooms! You MUST need an awful lot of people to help you take care of it.'
I forgot to mention the other day that Midnite and I strongly suspect that quote from Ep #2 may be the first time "MUST" is used on the show. It doesn't show up in the Robservations for Ep #1. Though, as we know too well, that's not definitive proof because many times the slideshow has featured examples in which "MUST" is said on the show but the Robservations for the ep doesn't indicate it (not to mention there are so many examples of the Robservations indicating "MUST" is said but it actually isn't). The only way to get proof is to rewatch Ep #1...
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Friday's quote:
Ep #1245 (1841PT) - Stokes - 'She MUST have been attacked by something-- some kind of wild animal.'
- may very well be the last example of a character using "MUST" on the show...
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And now Diabolos and Nicholas! You're hitting all the greats this week! Who could be next--Countess du Pres? Aunt Hannah Stokes? Portia Fitzsimmons??? I MUST KNOW!!!
G.
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[pointing-up] Well, we're nearing the end of the month, so Midnite only has one quote left and it's not from any of those characters. However, I'll be starting a new month of quotes on Thursday, and I haven't picked out any of them yet (I was just getting ready to pick one for the 1st), so I will definitely keep those characters in mind as their storylines come up. [ghost_wink]
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I just planned out the order of the storylines for the first half of October and the ones featuring those three characters will first pop up on the 2nd, the 5th and the 11th. So, keep a lookout for who might show up in the slideshow on those days. Though I can't say it will definitely be one of those characters because 1) it all depends if they have any "MUST" quotes left in their storylines and 2) more importantly, if, as in the case of Portia Fitzsimmons, she has any "MUST" quotes at all...
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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 #494 (1968) - Maggie - 'But one thing I MUST say, though. These earrings are different.'
From "Robservations 5/22/02 - #493/494 - Baby Comes Home"Cottage - Maggie is annoyed--she can't find her keys--maybe Sam left with both sets? Joe says they can stay home, but she wants to find them. Joe suggests she check her purse, he didn't see her do so. She opens her purse--the keys are there! She also finds the diamond and emerald earrings. Josette's music begins to play. Joe swears he didn't give her the earrings; he couldn't have afforded them. Sam couldn't, either--how did they get into her purse? Joe suggests she ask Sam, and if he didn't give them to her, turn them over to the police--she'll get them back if no one claims them. Maggie admires them in the light and says the woman who wore them must be beautiful. All you need is money, remarks Joe, but Maggie says she thinks of someone lovely, elegant and--sad owned them. Joe says she has sentiment and imagination, but she says they remind her of something she's forgotten. Joe tells her to put them safely away so they can go out, but Maggie feels compelled to put them on. Josette's music plays, and she admires the beautiful, thoughtful gift. Joe wishes they were from him, and she says only a man who had gazed into her eyes with deepest love would know they were meant for her--in a very Josette-like voice. Joe eyes her uncomfortably, she's getting carried away. She thinks he looks worried--why? He's surprised--he didn't think she was the diamonds and emeralds type. Laughing, she assures him she loves a good book or a box of candy as a gift any day of the week. She hugs him and says the earrings are different. He agrees they look special. She's never felt this way about jewelry--she feels drawn to them. He agrees they're beautiful, any woman would love them.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0494-2.jpg)
It's more than that, she says dreamily, and he gets kind of angry and tells her to put them away until their owner can be found. She takes them off and says he must admit they're really exquisite--there's nothing like them in the world.
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Just the tail end of the quote is referenced in the Robservations - though that's certainly better than not at all...
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if, as in the case of Portia Fitzsimmons, she has any "MUST" quotes at all...
I just watched her ep and, sadly, she doesn't.
I guess Portia fans just have to settle for her March 22nd appearance in the History Slideshow (on page 2 and beyond on the Robservations board) when it comes up every year. Well, unless we happen to dream up some sort of new slideshow that she can appear in...
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I thought it was so unfair that Portia never came back for at least one more episode.
But that still leaves so many more tantalizing possibilities... Buzz ... Suki Forbes ... the redoubtable Minerva Trask, noted for her damson plum preserves and strict views on child-rearing... Leona Eltridge, possibly a reincarnation of the most EEE-vil woman of the Eighteenth Century... yes... the possibilities are truly numerous!
cheers, G.
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[pointing-up] Well, the possible good news is Minerva is part of the list of "MUST" lines of dialogue compiled from Robservations. The caveat is that without checking out the ep a line comes from, it isn't certain whether or not "MUST" is actually used on the show.
As for the other characters, they're not on the list. But the caveat there it that doesn't necessarily mean they don't have "MUST" lines - only that Robservations doesn't phrase them as such. But both Midnite and I have come across many incidents in which "MUST" lines don't appear in Robservations but are a part of the show. Several examples of that have already appeared in the slideshow. So, I wouldn't count those other characters out just yet...
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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 #816 (1897) - Petofi - 'With that one name, with the knowledge of that one person, I can begin my attack-- my attack that will make Barnabas Collins realize he MUST go back to his own time, and take me with him.'
From "Robservations #815/816"Aristede finishes locking Barnabas in his coffin. Petofi exults that they can give Barnabas more attention at the mill than they could in the west wing of Collinwood. Barnabas will be surprised to find himself here when he wakes, says Aristede. I don't think so, says Petofi, putting his right hand on the coffin; Barnabas and I have been at war for sometime, this is one more battle in this war--the last one--it will go on until Barnabas gives me what I want. It will be difficult to get the vampire to give up his mission in this time, says Aristede. Difficult, admits Petofi, but he assures him, I shall do it--military strategy, doing what it takes to win any crucial battle--increase the pressure and increase the enemy's discomfort until he can stand it no longer. Petofi balls up his fist--until he has no choice but to surrender. Aristede asks, how will you increase the pressure? Thus far, says Petofi, only those whom Barnabas cares for in this century have suffered--now I shall attack from the other side, hit him from both directions and catch him in pinchers from which he can't escape until he gives me what I want. Now I will start working on those Barnabas loves in 1969. Aristede points out, you cannot see that time; how will you know who those people are? Barnabas mentioned one name with whom I can begin, says Petofi, and realize he must return to his own time, and take me along--David Collins, of course. Petofi grins in triumph.
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And yet again Robservations rephrases - and slightly confusingly, at that...
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It's Count Petofi! So much love!
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0928ds_0.jpg)
And look at the lighting in that shot. Gorgeous! Like a Mario Bava film!
Indeed!
Just like I'm certain that Nancy Barrett would have surely been nominated and probably won if there had been Daytime Emmys during DS' run, I'm certain that the lighting for DS would have been nominated and probably won. Whether it was during the B&W days or the color ones, DS' lighting was so far above what the other soaps were doing...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding yesterday's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #629 (1968) - Diabolos - 'That is the only way you and Maggie Evans can be together, Nicholas. The Black Mass MUST be performed.'
From "Robservations 9/3/02 - Angelique Sends Nicholas to Hell - #628/629"Nicholas begs for a second chance, but the Master tells him he doesn't give second chances, nor sympathize with those who do. No, Nicholas was given an opportunity, but because of a woman allowed it all to slip away.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0629-4.jpg)
Nick implores his boss for a little more time, he can prove himself. That's what every condemned man needs and never gets, sneers Diabolos, just a little more time. Nick says everything can be salvaged, but the Master reminds him that Eve is dead because of your negligence--and you can't use supernatural powers to bring her back to life. No, protests Nick, the experiment will be performed again and Eve will be reborn. Diabolos gives him 48 hours to accomplish what he must. Nick protests it isn't enough time. That's all you're getting, says Diabolos--you are free to go for as long as it takes for the experiment to be completed, then you will return here. But if I succeed? asks Nicholas. You haven't succeeded yet, Diabolos reminds him, but, if Eve is restored to life, we shall see. I don't want to return here, says Nicholas. No one ever does, intones the Master. If I give you what you want, I deserve more, insists Nicholas--to remain on earth, without my powers. How will you survive? wonders Diabolos. Perhaps I wouldn't, says Nicholas quietly--it's because I want Maggie with me, admits Nicholas--I love her very much. The Master pronounces Nicholas hopelessly lost--no wonder he made such a mess of things--when the experiment is over, you must return to hell. I won't be allowed to be with her? Asks Nicholas. I didn't say that, says the Master--your story has touched me--I mean that you can be with her. Nicholas is excited. Then the Master drops the other shoe, "But only here." "But that would mean she would have to die," protests Nicholas. Yes, says the Master--arrange it--there is something else that must be done before she can be accepted here--she must be sacrificed on the black altar. No, protests Nicholas. It's the only way you can be with Maggie, says the Master--the black mass must be performed!
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Not 100%, but the quote is referenced fairly well...
This may have been one of the few eps that I actually saw during this period back in 1968. I know for certain that I saw Ep #628 (Angelique tattles on Nicholas to Diabolos) because I was home sick the day it was on in my area (it was the 8:30am show, which was a day behind - and I also saw Ep #619 (Vicki finds Barnabas nearly unconscious in the woods) at 2:30pm, which was two weeks behind). I don't remember with any certainty if I was still home sick the next day, so I don't remember if I saw Nicholas with Diabolos because I saw the ep or because of the slide in the ViewMaster set. But I lean more toward the slide because I have no memory of seeing Ep #620 (Julia discovers Adam has the same neck wounds as Barnabas) until I saw it in '80s syndication. But who knows - if I was still home, I'm sure I would have been on cold medication. [ghost_grin]
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And now Diabolos and Nicholas! You're hitting all the greats this week!
And here they are:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0929ds_0.jpg)
Diabolos has never looked so good. [ghost_wink]
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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 #1062 (1995) - Carolyn - 'You see? I told you. You MUST make them go. You MUST!'
From "#1062/1063: Robservations 08/13/03:"Mausoleum - Julia stands beside Barnabas' coffin. She listens outside the door, touches the coffin once more, then opens the secret panel and leaves the tomb. Carolyn darts out at her, demanding, what are you doing in there? Julia, startled, says, I was seeing who is buried there--"I am interested in the Collins family." Carolyn shakes her head, shushing her. You shouldn't say that name, warns Carolyn. It's a proud and honorable name, states Julia. Is it? asks Carolyn, who giggles and says, "Perhaps once." Julia insists, you must remember--tell me, she says, what were you doing here? Carolyn thinks that one over, grins and makes a noise, but no response. You and I used to be honest with each other, Julia reminds her, let us be again. I'm looking for my mother's grave, says Carolyn...no, my mother isn't dead--is she? You tell me, says Julia. No, of course she isn't, how silly of me, says Carolyn--I like this cemetery, don't you--I find it peaceful, so many things are peaceful I didn't expect to be--Collinwood is peaceful now. What makes it peaceful? asks Julia. Carolyn gazes at her and laughs--time, she says...time--I never go here, you know--why should I?--I have everything I want where I am--my mother's ink well, and a portrait or two...where is your friend--where is (viciously) BARNABAS? In the village, says Julia. Is he? asks Carolyn, are you sure? Quite sure, says Julia. What's he doing there? asks Carolyn, sounding like the Inquisition. Trying to find out what you wouldn't tell him, says Julia. Carolyn bursts into cackles of laughter. I think you're deliberately trying to stop us from finding out, says Julia, and are acting this way for a reason. I act the way I am, laughs Carolyn, clasping her hands together. I don't believe that, says Julia. Her laughter cuts off abruptly; Carolyn says, if my mother were dead, we would have buried her here, wouldn't we?--we wouldn't have buried her in some strange place? No, says Carolyn, answering herself, she would be here. Carolyn, says Julia. The blond says, in a warning voice, "You'd better go and find your friend, Julia--before he gets into trouble!" Julia looks uneasily around and walks away. Carolyn stares after her. A hatted, ancient Eliot Stokes exits his hiding place in the bushes and joins Carolyn. You see, I told you, she says, you must make them go--you must. He nods, and agrees: "WE must."
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If 1995 proved anything, it was that no matter how much make-up was required -
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- Thayer David and Nancy Barrett were perfectly willing to wear it in support of their craft. [hall2_wink]
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Superb. Thayer and Nancy--two of the greats.
G.
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OMGss--AUNT HANNAH!!! Just in time for the weekend!
Not only is that a fabulous shot, but I don't recall Hannah ever being seen in a skirt--I recalled her being stuck with the same pantsuit in EVERY episode in which she appeared. So I'm all the more delighted with this photo!
cheers! GothEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK [ReallyScary]
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And now it's Minerva's turn! Fabulous shot!
[candle_in_skull]
G.
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Minerva with the flames on each side of her...PRICELESS!!
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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 #1184 (1841) - Carrie - 'You MUSTN'T come any farther.'
From "#1183/1184: Robservations 11/25/03: Another Witchcraftian Death"Woods - Jeremy leads Carrie home. You must not come any farther, she warns. Of course I'll come farther, he says, I'm taking you into the house. Please, she begs. It's a night to storm the citadel! He insists. Then they'll know I've been out, she protests. It's time they knew, it's time everyone knew! he says grandly--I'm willing--are you? She nods; he kisses her. The enter Collinwood together. He looks around--I feel quite at home here, he says. Go, she urges, before someone comes. A door opens; standing there is Mordecai Grimes! Jeremy! cries Carrie.
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Robservations has "must not" rather than "mustn't" - but, of course, "mustn't" is correct...
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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 #992 (1970PT) - Hannah - 'Ah, Quentin, my dear, please don't invite me to stay. I've managed to upset Alexis terribly and MUST leave at once--no no no, don't try to see me out, I know the way.'
From "#0992/0993: Robservations 06/23/03: Has Angelique Returned?"Drawing room - It pleases me to see you looking so well, Alexis, says Hannah, especially after what you've been through. Her death came as quite a shock, admits Alexis. Death--is that all you call it? asks Hannah. I don't understand, says Alexis. My friend Bruno mentioned something about a seance, says Hannah, in which you participated, where the word murder was spoken. Alexis, who has been tearing the hell out of a handkerchief, says, I don't wish to discuss it(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0992-2.jpg)
--I'm sure you've been given the information from your dear friend, Bruno. Hannah sneaks the handkerchief off the table and into her sleeve. Only the vaguest outlines, says Hannah, I was sure I'd get the details from you. I'm afraid not, says Alexis coldly. But my dear child...protests Hannah. I don't want to seem rude, says Alexis, but I have never been your dear child, anymore than I was my father's--I'm sorry, but I do have other things to do today. I've upset you--forgive me--I can come another time, says Hannah soothingly. She runs into Quentin as she's leaving, and chirpily says, don't ask me to stay; I've upset Alexis terribly and must leave at once--no no no, don't try to see me out, I know the way. To Alexis, she says, I'll see you again--I promise we will discuss nothing troublesome--now take good care, my dear Alexis, goodbye--she closes the double doors. Sourly, Quentin asks Alexis, what was that all about? Bruno sent her, says Alexis, annoyed. Why? asks Quentin. I wish I knew, says Alexis--just harassment, I suppose--she knows I don't particularly like her, and never has, and the moment she walked in here, she immediately began to talk about Angelique, and the possibility she had been murdered--it sometimes gets to be too much. I promise to do what I can to clear things up, as soon as possible, says Quentin.
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Robservations doesn't feature the exact quote - but it is close...
And speaking of the quote, it's an absolute hoot to watch it being delivered! Hannah can't get out of there fast enough so that she can do whatever it is she's going to do with the handkerchief she's swiped. [hall2_grin]
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OMGss--AUNT HANNAH!!! Just in time for the weekend!
Not only is that a fabulous shot, but I don't recall Hannah ever being seen in a skirt--I recalled her being stuck with the same pantsuit in EVERY episode in which she appeared. So I'm all the more delighted with this photo!
And here's that screen capture:
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I don't honestly recall Hannah wearing a skirt/dress versus pants. I'll have to pay attention to that...
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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:
Ep #733 (1897) - Minerva - 'The innocent MUST suffer. Providence sometimes tests them. Sometimes by putting them in jail, or even putting them on a gallows.'
From "Robservations 11/19/02 - #732-733 - Ang & Barn's Bargain; Three For Worthington Hall"Drawing room - Minerva tells Rachel the day she and Tim left was the most tragic day of Rev. Trask's life. Why did you call me a murderess? demands Rachel. Minerva prefers to let her stew. It's not easy to tell of it, says Minerva, but the Reverend, that poor, fine man, has never been the same. Rachel insists. Minerva says Trask will take you to court for stealing if you don't return to the school and fulfill your contract. Rachel asks again about the murderess accusation --why? My brother died that night, says Minerva--Simon, the best man the world has known--he was killed by thieves. I never even saw the man, insists Rachel. This causes Minerva to cry "thief, murderer and liar" at her. Rachel denies all. Minerva insists, you surprised Simon in the kitchen and hit him with a fireplace poker and left him for dead. I didn't go there, cries Rachel, Tim went there for food, but...uh oh!--Tim didn't say anything about that, that anything happened in the kitchen--and he wouldn't do such a thing. Well, Minerva informs her, Tim already confessed to doing it. Rachel is horrified. Tim returned to Worthington Hall, where he belongs--where Rachel belongs, says Minerva. Poor Tim, laments Rachel. If you miss him, you can see him soon, says Minerva, let me guide you as I have before--come back with me--don't be foolish--aren't a few years with people who love you better than many years with strangers in prison? They wouldn't send me to prison, says Rachel--I'm not a murderess. Minerva tells her that the innocent must suffer, Providence sometimes tests them by putting them in jail--or the gallows-- much as the Reverend would regret it, he'd have to tell the authorities about the thieving and murdering that took place that night--it would break his heart, just as it would break Rachel's neck, but he'd have to!
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And yet again Robservations doesn't feature the exact quote - but it is close...
Minerva is one twisted character - passive/aggressive doesn't even begin to describe her behavior in this scene! She and her husband are a perfect pair!
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And now it's Minerva's turn! Fabulous shot!
Minerva with the flames on each side of her...PRICELESS!!
And here is Minerva's screen capture:
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Unfortunately, I can't add in the flames in this post because there isn't enough room.
I can't imagine that Clarice Blackburn didn't absolutely love playing Minerva. Though, of course, it helps that Minerva was written so well...
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Great shot of Vicki today. And I loved the one of Liz yesterday. I have no memory of either of these shows.
cheers, Gothick
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Great shot of Vicki today. And I loved the one of Liz yesterday. I have no memory of either of these shows.
I suspect your memory will be jogged once I get to post the excerpts from Robservations - at least when it comes to Ep #206 with Liz.
And BTW, yesterday I completed the installments for the slideshow through October 12th - look for Countess du Pres to appear on October 11th. [hall2_smiley]
Can Buzz, Suki Forbes, and/or Leona Eltridge be far behind? Only time will tell...
(Actually, I wanted to get out so far ahead so that I can rewatch those characters' eps to see if they have any "MUST" quotes...)
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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 #549 (1968) - Adam - 'I love you! You MUST love me!'
From "Robservations 7/3/02 - #548/549 - Adam Proclaims His Lust"Adam practices what Nicholas told him-"Take what I want! Grab it! You are a man, men fall in love, Nicholas says so," he tells his reflection. "Take what you want! YES! YES! Carolyn! Carolyn, Carolyn, Carolyn!" (uh oh, this isn't good!) He unlocks his door and creeps out. Carolyn follows him back to his room, clearly angry. What is this about? she demands, what are you doing out of your room? Belligerent, he orders her not to speak to him that way. Anyone could have seen you, she reminds him. I shouldn't have to hide, he tells her--"I am a man!" Carolyn says she isn't arguing that, but there are reasons for him being there. She tells him she knows it can't be pleasant. When you come, it is, he says, calming down. I can't spend all my time here, she tells him, knowing he doesn't understand--my mother is ill. You're pretty, he tells her. I'm upset, she explains--I won't be able to keep you here any longer. He again tells her how pretty she is. I heard that, says Carolyn--but there are more important things to discuss. Adam disagrees. What's wrong? She asks, what happened?--are you bored and tired? I'm tired of being alone, he replies. She offers books, a radio--but someone might hear it. She offers to call Stokes to come see him. Adam refuses--Stokes teaches me to be polite, complains Adam, and no one gets what they want being polite! I don't have time for this, says Carolyn--Vicki is waiting to go into town with me. Adam locks the door. "Stay here," he orders--"Listen to me!" She orders him to unlock the door, but he refuses. You agreed to be locked in here, and understood the conditions by which you could stay here, she reminds him sharply--do you want to leave? No, he says. I'll call Stokes and tell him we must make other arrangements, insists Carolyn. I want to stay here, protests Adam, caressing her face. "I love you," he says. "No," she says. She flings his hands off her and backs away. I love you--and you must love me! He cries. You don't know what you're saying, she says--you don't understand about love. He grabs her into his arms. She orders him to let her go. He presses kisses on her hair, her face, telling her, "You do not love me--you will." "Adam, please," she begs, struggling in his grasp--"It's not possible." "Why?" he demands, still kissing her. You're hurting me! She screams--let me go!
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Poor Adam - and Nicholas' advice certainly isn't helping him. No one responds well after you violently grab them, no matter what you say to them...
But so far as the quote goes, this time Robservations gets it almost exactly right.
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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 #206 (1967) - Liz - 'I don't need any help, and I MUST say, Vicki, I'm rather annoyed with you.'
From "#0206/0207: Robservations 10/16/01: A Fist Fight at the Blue Whale"Drawing room - I have no intention of continuing this discussion, Liz tells Burke, and I wish you'd remember that you're not welcome at Collinwood. She rises from the sofa. Burke rises from his chair. I know, he says. Please leave, she says. I didn't come up here to ask you any questions or tell you what to do, he says. Then why are you here? she asks. I came to tell you something that I know, he says. I'm not sure I'm interested, she says. He's only trying to help, says Vicki gently. I don't need any help, and I must say, I'm rather annoyed with you. Sorry, says Vicki. It's bad enough you consider it necessary to discuss what happens at Collinwood with outsiders, but to go to Burke! says Liz. She didn't come to see me because of that, at all, says Burke, she didn't want to tell me anything about what's going on at Collinwood, I had to drag it out of her--and for your information, she tried to stop me from coming here. Well, says Liz, if you won't follow her advice, then perhaps you'll follow mine--I suggest you leave. Not until I say what I've come here to say, Burke insists. Then say it quickly, says Liz. There is a very dangerous man living in this house, he tells her. Really? she asks. Yes, he says, I've seen this guy in operation, if Vicki hadn't been there, I hate to think what would have happened. Is that what you came to tell me? asks Liz--that you and Willie almost had a fight?--really, Burke! It wouldn't have been an ordinary fight, because he's not an ordinary man, says Burke--he's dangerous! Thank you for your information, she says curtly--and now may I say goodbye? She goes to the fireplace, dismissing him. Liz, says Burke, if you're in trouble... The only kind of trouble I have is with people like you, she says angrily, who interfere in things that don't concern them! I want to help, he says, I know that's hard for you to believe, but I do. Why would you want to help me? she asks--you've always hated me, you know that. I don't hate you, he says--the Collins family and what it stands for--that's what I hate--please, Liz, you need help--what kind, I don't know, but I want to give it if I can. (I always knew he liked and respected her.) I repeat, I do not need any help, just peace and quiet, she says. I give up, says Burke, exchanging glances with Vicki, but you can't say I didn't try. I'll get your coat, volunteers Vicki, and leaves the room. Burke starts to walk away. Liz thanks him for his offer--you meant it, didn't you? she asks. Yes, he says,. I'm sincerely grateful, she tells him. You mean that, too, don't you? he asks. Yes, she says.s grasp--"It's not possible." "Why?" he demands, still kissing her. You're hurting me! She screams--let me go!
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With the exception of addressing Vicki, the version of the quote in the Robservations is word for word.
And this is really quite a good scene between Liz and Burke - definitely the start of them softening to each other...
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And I loved the one of Liz yesterday.
And here it is for anyone who might have missed it:
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That scene might have actually been the last time Liz chastised Vicki...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #38 (1966) - Vicki - 'But when I told you about it before, you, you said you'd never heard it-- that I MUST have dreamt it.'
From "#0037/0038: Robservations 06/13/01: Giving Carolyn a Ring"Carolyn, calls Vicki, can I ask you a question. Anything at all! says Carolyn, ecstatic. You remember that sobbing I told you about? asks Vicki. You heard it again last night, says Carolyn. How did you know? asks Vicki. Because I heard it, too, says Carolyn--I hope you had the good sense to stay in your room--that's what I always do. But when I told you about it before, says Vicki, you told me you'd never heard it--that I must have dreamt it. From the kitchen doorway, Liz listens. I didn't want to frighten you away, admits Carolyn--but now that you're one of us--sure, that ghost lady sobs--I've heard it, off and on, for most of my life--but right now, I couldn't care less! Where does it come from? asks Vicki. Ghosts! says Carolyn, and like all the rest of us kooks here, you're just going to have to get used to it--I really must change. She leaves Vicki on the landing alone.
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Robservation's version of the quote is almost exactly correct...
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Great shot of Vicki today.
And here's that one for anyone who might have missed it:
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It's really quite interesting how often the show flirted with the idea of ghosts before ghosts became an actual thing on the show. Though, of course, in this case a ghost wasn't in any way the answer to what was behind the sobbing in the basement...
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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 #1233 (1841PT) - Bramwell - 'Dr. Fletcher suggested that we get someone in for consultation, but he didn't hold out much hope--we MUSTN'T fool ourselves.'
From "Re#1232/1233: Robservations 01/07/04: Daphne Falls Ill"The doctor was just here! says Catherine--what did he say? Bramwell doesn't answer. Tell me what the doctor said, she commands. "He was certain only of one thing," says Bramwell--"Daphne is dying."
Catherine shakes her head--no, it can't be true! I'd give me life to make it a lie, he says, but it is true(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1233-0.jpg)
--when Mother told me the news, I went to see Dr. Fletcher myself--he doesn't know what's wrong with her. Doesn't know? says Catherine--he's a doctor, of course he knows (spoken like a doctor's daughter). He wasn't able to diagnose the illness, says Bramwell, he could only tell that she is dying--all the vital life signs are weakening, she hasn't the will to fight--unless the situation changes soon, she will not have very much time. It can't be true, insists Catherine--she's so young, she's never been sick before in her life. I know, says Bramwell--if this happens to her, then I will be responsible. Why? asks Catherine. I married her, then completely neglected her, he says--I've given her nothing to live for, and now she's dying. You mustn't blame yourself, says Catherine. But I do, he says--last night I came home with such good news--my ship had arrived--I now have as much wealth as I'd ever want, now it means nothing to me--I would gladly give it all up if I thought it would make her well again. Catherine rises from the sofa--if anyone is to blame, I am, she says--the way I've treated her since she married you--she must think I hate her by now. The fact is, says Bramwell, you are right, Daphne should have listened to you--I married Daphne because I was hurt and angry at you--but now, I feel very deeply toward her--do you believe that? Yes of course I do, says Catherine, I believe it--what I don't believe is that she is going to die--we must find another doctor, we must find someone to help her. Dr. Fletcher suggested we get someone in for consultation, says Bramwell, but he didn't hold out much hope--we mustn't fool ourselves. Does she know? asks Catherine. No, she has no idea, he says. Poor Daphne, laments Catherine, shaking her head, my poor sister--she hasn't even lived!--and now she's... She begins to cry. Bramwell starts to reach out to touch her, comfort her, then withdraws his hands without making contact and walks away.
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It's been a while since it's happened, but the quote in this Robservations is exactly word for word...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1102 (1970) - Daphne - 'But I MUST think. I MUST decide what I MUST do.'
From "#1101/1102: Robservations 09/11/03: Caught!"Quentin enters the cobweb-filled room in Rose Cottage--Daphne! he calls. He lights a candle--I know you're here--don't hide from me--I'm not going to leave this house until you come to me! She enters the room and flings off his hand. Why did you disappear? he asks--and why did you come here? There's nothing for me at Collinwood, she says. I let you go to the children, he reminds her--what happened there?--what were you trying to make them do?--Willie told me about the pentagram and candles--what were you getting them to do?--does it have anything to do with why they are now sick? Daphne whirls around upon hearing this, staring at him. They are sick, you know, he tells her, She shakes her head in disbelief. You promised me you wouldn't hurt them, she says. I didn't! she cries. Then who did? he asks. Don't ask me that, she says, turning from him again. He faces her and demands the name--say the name! Go back to Collinwood, she says--you'll only make things worse. How? he asks--by being with you, by asking questions? Please, she begs. No, he says--I will not leave until you tell me what is going on--why you've come here, what are you going to do? She looks sad. I'm very foolish, he says--also vain--I thought the reason you came here was for me--I see that isn't true, isn't it? If they are sick, she says, you must leave, let me think. Think about what--about whom? he asks--say the name. Gerard, she says. Do you love him? he asks--is that what all this is about?--I don't believe it--not when I see the love in your eyes for me. You see no love, she insists. Why are you denying it? he asks. I can't explain anything, I told you that, she says. Why?--are you so terrified of Gerard? he asks. Every moment you stay here, the worse it is for the children, she says--believe me, go! All right, he says, if I believe you, if I leave, eventually, will I find out what's going on around here? She nods--if you leave me now, I must think and decide what I am to do. He takes her hands--I promise to help you fight Gerard, he says. Don't say that, she says, pulling her hands away, don't say that here! Why, is he here? asks Quentin--do you feel his presence in this room? Just go before you make things worse, she pleads. He backs away and leaves without another word. Daphne calls to Gerard--I sent him away, she says, I'm trying to do what you want me to do--please don't punish the children for what I've done! Oh, Gerard, don't kill them--I'll do anything if you'll just let them live!
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Another quote in the rare league of triple "MUST" quotes. Though the Robservations just glancingly references the real quote - it only has one "MUST."
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #976 (1970) - Bruno - 'I don't like doing it, Carolyn-- But it MUST be done-- Jeb MUST be punished.'
From "Robservations 6/11/03 - #976-977 - Tragic Attack"Woods - Carolyn runs into Bruno and shrieks with fear. Where are you going? he asks To see Jeb, she says, and I will tell him about the incident at his house--I'm sure Jeb will demand an explanation from you. He isn't going to see you, warns Bruno--nor will you see Jeb. What do you mean?--what will you do? she asks. All right, I'll tell you, says Bruno--Nicholas and I warned Jeb we'd get even with him. "You two are working together," says Carolyn. Yes, agrees Bruno, and it's been decided the best way to get to Jeb is through you. Carolyn is horrified. Yes, without you, Jeb will have no reason to live, says Bruno. I don't understand, says Carolyn, shocked. And you never will, promises Bruno, "Because I'm going to kill you!"
You're insane! accuses Carolyn. I don't like doing it, says Bruno, but it must be done--he reaches for her throat--Jeb must be punished. He tightens his grip on her throat, strangling her, and she struggles--but not for long.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0976-3.jpg)
The werewolf appears and violently attacks Bruno. Carolyn runs off. The animal throws Bruno to the ground and, as Bruno screams raucously, savages him, we assume, to death.
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Similar to how the other day's Robservations didn't include Liz addressing Vicki by name, the Robservations' version of this quote doesn't include Bruno addressing Carolyn by name. But other than that, the Robservations' version is word for word.
And ordinarily, coming across a double "MUST" quote would be exciting - but not directly following a triple "MUST" quote. It's all in the timing. [lghy]
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Great photo today. It's interesting to see how Carolyn and Roger's relationship has evolved since the early 1966 episodes. And always a treat to what Nancy and Big Lou together in a scene. Sparks flew!
G.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #646 (1968) - David - 'My family has made the two of us very unhappy. They MUST be made to realize that. They MUST pay for what they've done to us.'
From "Robservations 9/13/02 #645/646 - The Kids "Play" With Roger"The kids have slipped into the clothing that was in the trunk. Amy tells David he looks grown-up, and he asks, "Like Quentin?" Yes, she says. He asks her to call him Quentin, and she says to call her Beth. They can pretend this is their room. It is, says David, don't you remember --Beth? Yes, Quentin, she responds. We must keep it a secret, warns David, if we tell, and the adults came up there, they wouldn't let them play our games--we'll block the entrance to the room so no one will find it. Amy suggests they go downstairs, it's getting late and they must rise early. David agrees--they have much to do. Amy agrees. He asks what's wrong. I wonder if we will do what HE wants.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0646-2.jpg)
We must, says David--my family has made Quentin and Beth very unhappy and must be made to realize that--must pay for what they've done to them! I understand, says Amy. David touches her shoulder and asks if she's thinking of letting him do this all alone. Of course not, she assures him.
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Another double "MUST" quote. And the Robservations basically features it word for word with the exception of changing "the two of us" to "Quentin and Beth" (Robin probably felt the way it's actually phrased might be confusing) and changing "they've done to us" to "they've done to them" (for the same reason). The Robservations also drops the pronoun "they" in "They must be made" and "They must pay" - but those are minor things.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #376 (1795) - Countess du Pres - 'Because someone is trying to draw them to each other, to draw Josette away from Barnabas. But who? That's what I MUST find out before it's too late.'
From "#0376/0377: Robservations 02/28/02: Andre Takes Control--He Thinks"Outside the Old House - Natalie ponders--she knows Jeremiah and Josette don't love each other, why did they say it? Someone is trying to draw Josette away from Barnabas, but why? And who? She must find out before it's too late.
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Well, even though this is one of those less detailed Robservations, it does an excellent job in conveying the bulk of the quote. Though in the actual ep and within the contest of the quote Countess du Pres doesn't ask "but why?" - only "But who?" She actually asks "Why?" before the quote begins...
An interesting aside is that back on September 30th I checked out Pluto TV to see how they offer DS and discovered that the show was indeed running while I was there - and the scene that came up when I clicked on DS was this very scene. I don't know how many hours they show of DS on their Live TV schedule, but on September 30th I checked things out at about 9:15am and today as I was writing this post I checked the schedule and DS is on right now as well. In fact they were running Ep #417. And in addition to watching the eps they run on their DS Channel (Classic TV #535) fans can also watch DS on demand. Apparently what's currently available (in the Top TV Shows section) are the eps on DVD Collection 1 (starting with Ep #210) through Collection 8 (ending with Ep #532_533)...
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Nice to see Horace Gladstone appear in yesterday's slideshow, though the shot (presumably the best available for the line) wasn't a terribly clear portrait of him.
And I'd forgotten about Beth's spirit appearing to "dear Gregory" at a crucial moment in 1897...
Wonderful series, Midnite and MB!
G.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #161 (1967) - Roger - 'Your mother MUST have been out of her mind! Leaving a half-grown girl with such enormous responsibilities.'
From "#0160/0161: Robservations 09/12/01: Calling Dr. Peter Guthrie"Drawing room - I think the time has come for me to tell you exactly where you stand, says Carolyn. I think my dear nice is about to deliver a speech, says Roger, frowning. A brief one, and to the point, she says--the reason Dr. Guthrie will stay on here, despite your rumblings. Crossing his arms over his chest, Roger tells her he should be very glad to hear it. My mother is in a hospital bed in Boston, begins Carolyn, right now, she's the most important thing in the world to me--she's placed a very heavy burden on me--she's left the entire responsibility of the entire Collins family to me--not to you. And now you are drunk with power? he asks. No, this is what she planned in case anything happened to her, says Carolyn, and I intend to see it through. How do you intend to force whatever little policies you devise? he asks. (nasty!) Mother left a specific document with the attorneys, says Carolyn, that will advise and support me whenever necessary--please, Uncle Roger, don't make it necessary. I see, he says--and exactly where does that leave me? Life won't change for you, she assures him, you'll continue to be what you've always been--I don't want to fight with you, but you must respect my wishes when it comes to the running of this house!--she sighs--her instructions about the business were quite clear, too--hesitantly, she adds--with everyone's help, I'm to be in charge until she gets back--now if you'll excuse me--and she takes down her coat and slips it on. Roger follows her. Your mother must have been out of her mind, he says angrily, leaving a half-grown girl with such enormous responsibilities. She had to entrust them to somebody, points out Carolyn. Why not entrust them to me? asks Roger, I'm a member of this family. A very extravagant one, says Carolyn. (get him!) How extravagant can you get in Collinsport? he asks. Somehow, you manage, says Carolyn. I'll have to talk to the attorneys about this, insists Roger--I can understand your running the house, but being involved in the business is just too absurd!--that's my department. My mother ran both--and I'm going to run both, Carolyn informs him. You are getting more and more like her every day, he says (before he said she was getting more like HIM). Thanks, murmurs Carolyn--I think you ought to support Dr. Guthrie in whatever he's doing. You may be in temporary control of this estate, says Roger, but you're not in control of my mind. Please! begs Carolyn, it might help Mother. How can he help your mother when she's not here? demands Roger. Please don't question it, asks Carolyn--my mother's life may depend on it. She turns and leaves Roger standing there, fuming. He sighs, steepling his fingers.
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Another Robservations in which the quote is word for word...
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Great photo today. It's interesting to see how Carolyn and Roger's relationship has evolved since the early 1966 episodes. And always a treat to what Nancy and Big Lou together in a scene. Sparks flew!
They certainly flew in the excerpted scene from Ep #161. And I love Carolyn's -
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- body language as Roger insults both her and her mother. But as frustrating as it was for him, Roger never gets the better of Carolyn in the situation - and it's a delight to watch! [b003]
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1114 (1840) - Lamar - 'But it is my livelihood, and it MUST NOT be treated frivolously.'
From "#1113/1114: Robservations 09/19/03: Barnabas to the Rescue!"On the terrace, by the fountain, Lamar complains, Roxanne, you don't think too highly of my profession, do you? Did I offend you? she asks, I'm so sorry--(sarcastically) just that the thought of making one's living from the death doesn't fascinate me. Death is a fact of life, my dear, he says, and it must be dealt with tastefully, and with reverence--the Trask Chapel is an institution in Collinsport. Would you mind if we don't discuss the Trask Chapel this evening? she requests. But it is my livelihood, he reminds her, and it must not be treated frivolously--but, he smiles, we are not here to discuss my profession--the fact is, there is very little time left before your father returns--I think I'm entitled to an answer from you. You mean you think you're entitled to the answer you and father have already decided upon, she says bitchily--well, you're not, Lamar, my answer is still no--you're not the man for me! Insulted, he asks, might I assume there is someone else? You may assume NOTHING! she says--but someday, I will meet a man--a stranger, his goodness and gentleness will overwhelm me--and I'll be amazed by an air of mystery that surrounds him--and he will be courtly and charming--and he will love me as I want to be loved--I've always dreamed of such a man, and I know that we're destined to meet. At the gate, Barnabas watches and listens as Roxanne goes on about her perfect man. He smiles..
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And another Robservations in which the quote is word for word...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #993 (1970PT) - Cyrus - 'Now also, you MUST take safeguards against any impurities or unbalances within the synthesis-- I mean, I have indicated how important and delicate this chemical is!'
From "#0992/0993: Robservations 06/23/03: Has Angelique Returned?"Gladstone says, I checked the compound and found a minor impurity, but I can't believe it could cause anything as extreme as amnesia--I know so little of your work, perhaps you could tell me MORE (and he sounds suddenly fanatic). You DID find an impurity! Says Cyrus--even something infinitesimal could be enough!--the chemical balance is extremely delicate. If only I could know how you're using this synthesis, says Gladstone, looking loony again.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0993-2.jpg)
I don't discuss my work with anybody, insists Cyrus. On whom--or what--were you performing the experiment? asks Gladstone--how did you measure its effects? I can't discuss this with anybody, repeats Cyrus--please leave immediately. He opens the door and adds, take safeguards against impurity in the synthesis--you must--I indicated how important and delicate this chemical is! Yes, says Gladstone, beaten, you indicated that much--good night, I'll see you very soon; meanwhile, you have the best of my good wishes. Cyrus locks the door after him.
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This Robservations reworks the quote, switching some words around and leaving others out...
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Nice to see Horace Gladstone appear in yesterday's slideshow, though the shot (presumably the best available for the line) wasn't a terribly clear portrait of him.
No it wasn't:
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But believe it or not, it was almost worst because the first capture I took was very close to this -
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- in which he was even more in the shadows. I wasn't paying attention to him since I was more concerned with getting Cyrus, but I didn't want him to be so in shadow unless I had to, so what I did was play the sequence in slow motion and I was lucky enough to come across the moment that I used for the slideshow. It was the best it was going to get. But so far as Gladstone goes, at least he had a great capture back on July 9th when -
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Ep #1005 (1970PT) - Gladstone - 'If you're Dr. Longworth's
assistant, you surely MUST know how important my compound
is to his experiment.'
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All that being said, though, I do love how that part of the scene in Cyrus' lab is shot. The shadows definitely give it a perfect atmosphere. Plus, the whole point is that Cyrus wants Gladstone kept in the dark about what he's doing with the compound Gladstone is providing, and there is Gladstone literally mostly in the dark...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #880 (1897) - Beth's Ghost - 'Quentin. Where is Quentin? Quentin. I MUST find him.'
From "Robservations 4/7/03 - #880-881 - Plenty 'o' Deaths; Petofi Tries--Again"He hears the door squeak. The ghost of Beth appears. "No, you're dead!" he gasps, terrified. "Quentin!" calls Beth. "Where is Quentin? Quentin, I must find you!" Yes, calls Trask--find Quentin, tell him I'm here, tell him...to come to this room, you can make him come, please! Beth fades away. Trask presses against the solid brick wall, freaking out with fear.
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Unlike what the Robservations indicates, Beth's Ghost's doesn't address Quentin directly while then saying "I must find you." What she does do is call out to Quentin a second time and then say "I must find him."
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And I'd forgotten about Beth's spirit appearing to "dear Gregory" at a crucial moment in 1897...
Yes, that is a great -
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- sequence. (Ep #880 is really a great ep all around - especially when Judith calls to taunt Gregory - Joan Bennett plays it to perfection, with her voice all sincerity and concern that Gregory be sure to take the time she's afforded him to enjoy his "retreat" and to be sure he takes advantage of the time he has to meditate "under ideal circumstances." [lghy])
Wonderful series, Midnite and MB!
We're loving doing it. A slight though sometimes maddening drawback is that occasionally Robservations indicates a "MUST" quote where there is none. But we mostly manage to find something with the character we had in mind. And it's especially satisfying whenever we find something that isn't even indicated by the Robservations...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #475 (1968) - Dr. Lang - 'No! No! No one else MUST know!'
From "#0475/0476: Robservations 05/09/02: Give Me Jeff Clark's Face!"Barn asks about this permanent cure. Do it now, tonight, begs Barnabas, but Eric says the experiment isn't ready. Stop tormenting me and at least tell me about it, pleads Barn--don't give me hope then take it away--I'm afraid, she'll do anything. Eric swears he'll do anything to save him, but he can't yet. He can't risk failure. What about money, help? asks Barnabas eagerly. No, no one else must know, insists Eric, but agrees he must tell Barnabas of the risks and decisions involved in this plan. Barnabas fears Angelique turning him back into a vampire.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0475-4.jpg)
Eric says he's going to do something no one else has ever done before, an effort at which all other doctors have failed--if I do fail, warns Lang, you will be a hollow shell, unable to rise or walk. But if you succeed? asks Barnabas. You will still leave your body, explains Lang, but will live--the witch will think you've escaped your body by death, when in reality you will have escaped by living.
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The Roberservations gets the quote pretty much word for word, only dropping an initial "No!" Though it does leave out details when it comes to other parts of the scene...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #200 (1967) - Jason - 'Well, Elizabeth, you MUST decide.'
From "#0200/0201: Robservations 10/11/01: Willie and James Dean, Separated at Birth?"Jason pours himself a drink at Collinwood and once again surveys the drawing room with a proprietary air. He lies on the sofa, feet up. Roger comes in and glares at him. Jason asks Roger to join him in a nightcap. No, says Roger, I've come down for a book. Trouble sleeping, eh? Asks Jason. No, I simply enjoy reading at night, says Roger. Jason says he favors the taste of good brandy, a warm fire--ah, the comforts of home! So I see, says Roger sarcastically. Traveling on the seas really makes a man appreciate a house like Collinwood, says Jason. Doesn't Collinwood, in turn, make you miss your travel? Asks Roger. Not in the least, Jason assures him. Then you won't be resuming them shortly? Asks Roger. Can't say for sure, says Jason. Perhaps you will allow me to say you're resuming them soon, says Roger, I suggest you leave first thing in the morning! Jason says he doesn't expect it to be that soon. If you will pardon my bluntness, says Roger, I'm ASKING you to leave in the morning. All right, says Jason, I will. You'll leave? asks Roger. No, I'll pardon your bluntness, says Jason evenly. My sister might allow you to impose on her, says Roger, but I will not--I find your presence here a terrible imposition. Then maybe we should try to keep out of each other's way, suggests Jason. Furious, Roger tells him he has no intention of keeping out of anybody's way--now look here, McGuire. "MR. McGuire!" corrects Jason, no longer acting affable. You are a guest in this house, begins Roger. Treat me like one! Jason says. Perhaps if you acted like one, instead of acting like you own the place, says Roger. Jason springs from the sofa and tells Roger he doesn't own the place, Elizabeth does, and Roger is absolutely right, he's only a guest in this house, Elizabeth's guest, and he wonders how often he's going to have to remind Roger of that. How often do I have to remind you you're not welcome at Collinwood? demands Roger. Liz enters, asking what's going on. Your brother has just been reminding me I'm not welcome at Collinwood, tattles Jason. Is that true? Roger tells Liz he's been reminding him that, welcome or not, he's a guest in this house, and the least he could do is act accordingly. Perhaps I misinterpreted your invitation to feel at home? Jason asks Liz pointedly. Yes, you certainly have, says Roger. That's enough! commands Liz, her face twisted with anger. Jason apologizes, saying the last thing he wants to do it bring dissension to Collinwood. I doubt that! says Roger. Liz orders him to stop it. Roger says it's time to have it out--he's been telling her this in private and now he's telling her in front of Mr. McGuire. This isn't the time, says Liz. It's past time! insists Roger--he's taking a terrible advantage of you, and I want him to leave! Advantage? questions Jason, well of course I am, taking advantage of this woman's warm, extraordinary hospitality, why shouldn't I, when it's so freely offered. He's mocking you, barks Roger, can't you tell it in his voice? Mocking? Asks Jason, pouring himself another drink. Please, begs Liz of Jason, it's very late. No, says Jason, I think your brother's right, it's time we had this out. Roger comes over and orders Liz to tell him to leave tomorrow. Jason says yes, tell me to leave tomorrow, and I will, for that matter, tell me to leave tonight--you only need say the word. Say it, Liz, say it! says Roger. Stop it, she orders her brother, and Jason says yes, says it, Liz, I'm sure it won't reflect on our long, long friendship, and it certainly won't have any effect on the deep, deep understanding we've always shared. He gives her a significant look. The memories of other days, of your husband, Jason reminds her. Roger says she wants to forget completely about her husband, says Roger. Don't be so sure, says Jason, adding there are some memories he can't possibly LET her forget--so just say the word, the decision is yours, tell me to leave and I will-- immediately. "Liz, please!" begs Roger. Well, Liz, you must decide, says Jason, may I stay?
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And it's yet another quote that Robservations gets word for word. But then the dialogue in this scene is so good that you wouldn't want to sacrifice any of it. In particular, I absolutely love this exchange from above:If you will pardon my bluntness, says Roger, I'm ASKING you to leave in the morning. All right, says Jason, I will. You'll leave? asks Roger. No, I'll pardon your bluntness, says Jason evenly.
Jason and Roger share some great scenes together, and as I've said before, the way Dennis Patrick and Louis Edmonds play them is priceless.
Also, this is the second quote that's been used in the slideshow from this ep. The first (Liz - 'You MUST forgive Roger. He's quite puzzled by it all.') was back on September 3rd....
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Lovely to see a shot of Keith Prentice and Grayson on today's entry. I know most fans do not like 1841 PT (to severely understate), but the last time I viewed it--which was far too many years ago--I found plenty to enjoy. James' caustic exchanges with Julia are some of the parts that made me smile.
G.
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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 #54 (1966) - Burke - 'He MUST have had a terrible worry on his mind.'
From "#0053/0054: Robservations 06/25/01: Collinsport, Patterson's Town"I'm going to ask you the same questions I asked Sam Evans, Burke tells Roger--and I hope you have the same answers. I had nothing to do with Evans, insists Roger. That won't do, says Burke, you and Evans were thick as thieves! I don't know what you're talking about, says Roger. You set me up on that manslaughter charge, accuses Burke, and you know it! I know nothing of the kind, says Roger. And if Bill Malloy hadn't conveniently disappeared he would have proved it, says Burke. You not only jump to conclusions, you leap over them! says Roger--number one, Malloy hasn't disappeared, he has simply not appeared. I don't care what words you use, says Burke--the fact is, he's not here, he's no where to be found. Maybe he doesn't want to be found, suggests Roger. Oh, you think he's hiding someplace, says Burke--why would he want to do that?--why would he set up this meeting between you, me and Sam Evans? I can't answer that, says Roger, but I do know he was drinking that day. I'm aware of that, says Burke--he must have had a terrible worry on his mind--to make him do a thing like that--he must have been faced with a tremendous decision--the same way Sam Evans was. I told you again and again I don't know anything about Sam Evans! shouts Roger. But Sam Evans knows something about you, says Burke. That's absurd, says Roger. And Bill Malloy knows what that something is! insists Burke. I won't be badgered and bullied, says Roger. Yes you will, says Burke, because Malloy made me a proposition(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0054-3.jpg)
--he wanted me to leave your sister and Carolyn alone, stop delving into the past. In return for what? asks Roger--what could he possibly offer you? He offered me you, says Burke--YOU on a silver platter!"
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Another Robservations with a word for word version of the quote...
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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 #1223 (1841PT) - Jamorg - My mind is functioning quite well. But I MUST admit one thing, my body is tired.'
From "#1222/1223: Robservations 12/24/03: Morgan is Possessed"Did something happen to you up in that room, asks Catherine fearfully. I presume the Morgan you keep referring to is a Collins, he says. She gazes at him, stunned. Yes, of course, he would have to be, says Morgan--how unfortunate--but a man in my position can hardly be selective. Morgan, please! begs Catherine. He again demands she stop calling him Morgan. Terrified, Catherine opens the double doors and calls for Julia. He asks if Julia is the mistress of the present family. Present family? Asks Catherine. I see you're confused, he remarks--well, the less you know, the better off you'll be. Less I know about what? asks Catherine. Julia enters, asking what's wrong, Melanie right behind her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1223-1.jpg)
Something did happen to him up in that room, reports Catherine to the two women, but he won't tell me what it was. Morgan wanders the room, looking around. Morgan? asks Julia. Catherine tells Julia and Melanie that he keeps saying that isn't his name. Poor Morgan, says Melanie, suggesting that he now has the madness. Madness, did you say? he asks--if you're referring to me, you're wrong!--oh, yes, there is madness in this house, but not from me, and it has been going on for years--do you understand that? Yes, says Melanie, I'm sorry. Julia tells him to leave Melanie alone. He repeats the latter's name, remarking that it's pretty--too bad it has to belong to a Collins--you are a Collins, aren't you? You know I am, says Melanie. I know nothing of the sort, he says, and frankly, care even less--I want nothing to do with any of you--if you don't mind, I'd like to be left alone to do what I must do. And what might that be? queries Julia. I don't believe that's any of your business, he says. You're quite certain you're not Morgan Collins? asks Julia. Quite certain, he says, arms crossed over his chest. Then who are you? she asks, but he says he doesn't believe he has to tell her that. Are you aware you just spent the night in a locked room in the West Wing? She asks. Yes, he says, staring at a portrait of a Collins ancestor, my mind is functioning quite well, but I must admit one thing my body is tired. Do you know anything about the curse and the connection with that room? she asks. Nothing, he says. You're lying, she accuses. Very well, he says, I'm lying, if that will make you happy--now if you don't mind, I'm very tired and would like to rest."
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And another Robservations with a word for word version of the quote. (We're getting spoiled by all these word for word quotes in a row. [hall2_wink])
And given the excerpt above, it may be unnecessary, but it doesn't hurt to point out that Jamorg = Morgan possessed by James Forsythe...
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Lovely to see a shot of Keith Prentice and Grayson on today's entry.
And here it is for those who may have missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1019ds_0.jpg)
I know most fans do not like 1841 PT (to severely understate), but the last time I viewed it--which was far too many years ago--I found plenty to enjoy.
It's definitely true that many DS aficionados aren't necessarily fans of 1841PT. In fact, back in the late-'90s when AOL's DS Online had Internet fans vote in various categories, 1841PT came out as one of the three least favorite storylines. Though like you, I find plenty to enjoy.
James' caustic exchanges with Julia are some of the parts that made me smile.
Indeed...
(And as an aside, given his portrait hangs in the drawing room in PT, I wonder what, if anything, Isaac Collins' claim to fame is in PT. In RT we know he founded Collinsport in the 17th century. That could still work in PT. In fact, given that it already exists in 1680 in PT, he could have even been the one who built Collinwood. Though I suppose we'll never know...)
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If I remember aright, today's photo is from a scene in which Carolyn was possessed by Magda at a seance. Which was Magda's pre-debut moment in the show--a preview of coming attractions. And fittingly perhaps, though I'm sure nobody was aware of the circular movement of events, the last time Magda's voice was heard on DS was while Julia was standing in the drawing room in 1969. One of my favorite scenes--a Grayson in stereo moment.
G.
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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 #889 (1969) - Sabrina - 'Alone. I MUST speak to you alone.'
From "Robservations 4/11/03 - #888-889 - The Todds, the Box, the Mysterious Stranger"Rest home - Carolyn tells Eliot, I couldn't refuse your request to visit Sabrina, given the circumstances--you have no idea why she spoke my name? No, says Eliot, I was hoping I'd find out. He introduces Carolyn to Sabrina. Carolyn smiles at the other woman, greeting her cordially. Alone! demands Sabrina, I must speak to Carolyn alone. It's most important that I hear what you want to tell Carolyn, says Stokes. Sabrina is insistent--alone! ALONE! Carolyn says I don't mind, if it's OK with you. He agrees to leave the room and goes out into the hall. Sabrina smiles crookedly at Carolyn, who sits down. Sabrina asks, are you really Carolyn? Yes, answers the blond. Ned, my brother, told me about you, says Sabrina--and you are in danger! What kind of danger? asks Carolyn. "Even though he loves you," says Sabrina, leaning forward in her wheelchair, "he will try to kill you!" Who? demands Carolyn.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0889-3.jpg)
Chris Jennings, says the other woman urgently.
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Well, we knew the word for word quotes wouldn't last in Robservations. Even though in the actual ep/quote Sabrina speaks to Carolyn directly, the Robservations makes it appear otherwise.
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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 #642 (1968) - Carolyn(possessed during a seance) - 'He MUST NOT come back!'
From "Robservations 9/11/2 - #641/642 - Insane Love/Who is Magda?"If there is a spirit, says Stokes, tell us who you are and why you came here. Liz felt someone turning her head, eyes staring at her, a hand. . .Stokes asks if she wants to end the seance. No, says Liz, she's gone--it was definitely a woman's hand. She tells Stokes to go on. He starts again, asking whoever is in the room to tell them what it wants, they will help it find rest. Speak to us!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0642-3.jpg)
It's Carolyn who goes into a trance. Chris is concerned, Stokes reassures him. Carolyn says, "I heard the widows wailing. You must. . .you must. . .stop him!" Who? asks Stokes. "He must not come back!" cries Carolyn. Stokes asks if it's Jeff. "No," intones Carolyn, but she can't seem to say who.
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So many "MUST"s - can use only one quote. Though if Stokes hadn't broken up things with his questions, there could have been a quintuple "MUST" quote...
But as it is, we're back to a word for word quote...
Also, this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'You MUST wait for word from him. He's trying to reach you, Vicki. He's trying. You believe that.') was back on August 31st.
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today's photo is from a scene in which Carolyn was possessed by Magda at a seance.
Magda was indeed the one who spoke through Carolyn at the seance. And here's the capture for anyone who might have missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1021ds_0.jpg)
NB did a wonderful job, as she always does. But wouldn't it have been interesting if Julia had taken part in the seance rather than Carolyn and Magda had spoken through her. Though if that had been the case, the Chris angle certainly wouldn't have played the same way, which would have been a definite loss...
Which was Magda's pre-debut moment in the show--a preview of coming attractions. And fittingly perhaps, though I'm sure nobody was aware of the circular movement of events, the last time Magda's voice was heard on DS was while Julia was standing in the drawing room in 1969. One of my favorite scenes--a Grayson in stereo moment.
Yes, it's quite circular when one thinks that Magda was both the first and last 1897 character to be heard from. And I've always thought it was interesting that Julia could still hear conversations from 1897. The I Ching made some fascinating connections...
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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 #377 (1795) - Jeremiah - 'It MUST! Or everyone will know!'
From "#0376/0377: Robservations 02/28/02: Andre Takes Control--He Thinks"He's angry with himself, but she insists their matching brands are the result of Fate, and they should stop hiding what they feel for each other. She caresses him, and even though he shakes her and reminds her, roughly, that she loves Barnabas, they end up in a passionate clinch. She tries the rosewater on his hand, to no avail, and he tells her Naomi dreamed of this "brand for lovers." Their hands touch, they kiss again.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0377-4.jpg)
He walks away, tells her that when he's alone in his room, he doesn't feel this fever for her; then returns to her side and kisses her face.
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Yet another example of the Robservations not even referencing the quote. And while the circumstances under which the quote occurs are referenced, those circumstances aren't described in quite the same way as they take place in the ep.
What actually takes place is after Jeremiah shakes Josette and she comes back to her senses, he shows her the mark on his hand and asks how her mark disappeared. Josette explains that Angelique took it off with the rosewater she has on her vanity and so she attempts to get the mark off of Jeremiah's hand. As she does so, Jeremiah explains that Naomi had a dream about the mark and that it's a brand for lovers. Josette panics at hearing that but the mark won't come off. To that Jeremiah then delivers the quote. And you'll note that nowhere in that description of what transpires between the point that Jeremiah shakes Josette and Jeremiah delivers the quote as Josette tries to remove the mark is there anything resembling the two of them ending up in the "passionate clinch" that Robservations indicates takes place. Though at least after the whole business with trying to remove the mark and then their hands touching, they do indeed kiss again as the Robservations indicates.
But be all that as it may, this is not only the second quote from this ep, it's the second quote from this scene. The first (Jeremiah - 'Because I MUST!') was back on August 22nd. And interestingly enough there are actually several "MUST" lines in this scene. And as I mentioned back on August 22nd, one that we're still holding onto will fit in perfectly with a future sub-theme. Though while we know what that sub-theme will be, we've yet to decide when it will come up...
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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 #155 (1967) - Laura - 'I MUST say, you're very good at making threats, aren't you?'
From "Robservations / #0154/0155: Robservations 09/07/01: Caretaker of the Crypt"Right now I'm not so concerned about you and Burke, says Liz--I'm concerned about what you're doing to David. What am I doing to David? asks Laura. Encouraging him to lie, to meet with you secretly, says Liz. Did he tell you that? asks Laura. I won't have it, says Liz--I've tried to be patient with you, but my patience has come to an end--I'm asking you to leave. But you already have, says Laura. But you haven't done anything about it, says Liz. That's only because I haven't had enough time, says Laura--I need more time! You've had plenty of time, says Liz--I want you to please go! Tonight, in the middle of this storm? Demands Laura. Tomorrow at the latest, says Liz. Is that an ultimatum? Asks Laura. Call is what you wish, says Liz--I've had enough from you--you're not welcome here anymore. And if I refuse to leave? asks Laura. It won't do you any good--you'll never get David, says Liz. How will you stop me? asks Laura. I'll take you to court, says Liz. I must say, you're very good at making threats, aren't you? asks Laura. It's more than a threat, vows Liz--I'll take action--you'll never get David. Never? asks Laura. That's right, says Liz--I'm convinced more than ever that you're not good for him. I think you should know something, says Laura, that if I decide to take David, no power on earth will stop me! What do you mean? asks Liz. You'll find out, says Laura. Will I? asks Liz. Mmm-hmm, says Laura, and I think you'll be very sorry that you tried to interfere with my plans. We'll see, vows Liz--now I want you to leave--do you hear me? Oh yes, says Laura, I hear you.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0155-4.jpg)
Good, says Liz, and leaves the cottage without a backward look. Laura goes to the fire. She throws another log on it, then sits down and stares into it..
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Considering the problems with the Robservations when it came to the previous quote, it's nice to see a quote that's word for word in this Robservations except - not to mention how the circumstances surrounding it are explained perfectly.
I love Diana Millay's performances. I've said this before but she has great chemistry with every actor she shares a scene with. She is positively perfect casting as Laura...
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Lovely shot of Nicholas today. He handled that moment very smoothly ... as was his wont.
G.
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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:
Ep #709 (1897) - Quentin - 'You MUST be able to hear it now. You MUST!'
From "Robservations 10/29/02 - Barnabas Threatens Quentin - #708/709"All the lights go out, and there's the sound of a heartbeat. Quentin demands to know who is in the room and darts into the outer-room. "Who are you?" he cries. He dashes into the hallway and orders Dirk to get him an oil lamp. The heartbeat grows louder. Dirk enters with the lamp, asking why the lights are only out in this room. Quentin asks Dirk where the sound is coming from, but Dirk doesn't hear the heartbeat. You must hear it! insists Quentin--it sounds like a heart!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0709-4.jpg)
Have you been drinking? Dirk asks. Quentin, terrified, tells Dirk, get me a carriage--I must go into town. It's late, the stable boys are asleep, says Dirk. Wake them up! demands Quentin. I'm overseer of the grounds, Dirk reminds him, and that isn't my job--you should wake them yourself. The heartbeat is louder, but Dirk still doesn't hear it. Quentin grabs and shakes Dirk, accusing him of being in on this, of lying. They get into a scuffle; Dirk tosses Quentin aside and orders him never to call him a liar. He leaves Quentin alone in the room with the heartbeat. "Stop it!" begs Quentin.
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Another Robservations in which "MUST" lines are indicated where they don't exist and ones that do exist aren't indicated.
... but Dirk doesn't hear the heartbeat. You must hear it! insists Quentin ...
Nope - Quentin actually says, "Of course you do."
... Quentin, terrified, tells Dirk, get me a carriage--I must go into town. ...
Nope - Quentin actually says, "I have to get out of here, go into town."
Then there's where/how the quote pops up. What actually happens in the scene is that after Dirk tells Quentin that waking the stable boys is not his job, that Quentin should go do it, and that he's the overseer and that's all and Quentin shouldn't forget it, the heartbeat sound grows louder. And it's shortly after that point that Quentin delivers the quote. After that is when Dirk still denies hearing anything and he and Quentin get into a scuffle.
Given how Roger Davis could never seem to keep his hands off of his female co-stars, I wonder if David Selby took satisfaction in manhandling Roger Davis? [hall2_grin]
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I love the way David Selby used his finger (in both the screen capture for the slideshow and the one above in Robservations) for emphasis in this scene -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1024ds_4.jpg)
- while he delivered the quote. It's almost as if Quentin is pointing to the sound of the heartbeat. But the sound fills the room, so he can't really point to it. But nonetheless, it's an effective gesture...
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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 #527 (1968) - Nicholas - 'Well, I MUST go and thank her for it. Where did she find it?'
From "Robservations 6/19/02 - #527/528 - Cass and Nick Bickerson"Drawing room, Collinwood - Nicholas is very pleased with the denouement to this evening, and feels he's now free to leave, and to let Cassandra make more errors. Jeff bursts in and warns Blair to keep away from Vicki. I don't know what you're talking about, insists Nicholas. You're missing a button, says Jeff-and Vicki was carrying it.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0527-1.jpg)
Really? asks Nick coolly-I must thank her for it-I was out walking earlier, and it IS possible to lose a button, you know. Jeff gives Nicholas a warning glance-Vicki will regain her memory, he tells the warlock, and when she does, he, Peter, will do what's necessary. (Ballsy, isn't he?)
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Another Robservations with less detail than usual. But it does reference half the quote even if it skips over Nicholas asking where Vicki found the button and Jeff's explanation...
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Lovely shot of Nicholas today.
And here it is:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1025ds_0.jpg)
I would have loved to have captured him with his patented smirk, but he didn't fully smirk until after he'd delivered the entire quote. But the smirk was starting...
He handled that moment very smoothly
Indeed!
... as was his wont.
Exactly.
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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 #313 (1967) - Caretaker - 'No. No, there is no help for you. No help is possible. You MUST rest. Rest. Rest.'
From "#0313/0314: Robservations 01/14/02: Incestors Galore"The cemetery caretaker, a real hoot of a guy, finds the mausoleum gate open and goes to investigate. When he hears David's voice calling, "Help!" from behind what is supposedly only the back wall to the tomb, his eyes widen as he responds,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0313-2.jpg)
"No, there is no help for you, you must rest!" to what he assumes are ghosts. He runs off, leaving poor, lonely David losing hope. He falls asleep again against the stone steps.)
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Considering this Robservations was also done during the period when they really lacked detail, it's almost amazing that so much of the quote is included.
This was one of the first DS eps I ever saw. To this day I distinctly remember my 11-year-old self relaxing on the couch and watching David trapped in the mausoleum. But what I distinctly remember from watching my very first ep is Barnabas and Willie panicking in the drawing room of the Old House, and because I know I started watching the same week that school started again in September, that means the first ep I ever saw was Ep #312, the one before this one. Of course, I don't remember the details of what they were panicking about (that David might know too much about Barnabas or that Joe and the sheriff wanted to search the house because all of that meant little to me at the time) but I've never forgotten how much Willie was going off the deep end, as he often did.
Now, the funny thing is one might think what would have really stuck in my mind from Ep #312 was how Barnabas, in full fang mode, had almost attacked Vicki out on Collinwood's terrace. But I had no memory of that until I saw it again in '70s syndication. Apparently even when it came to my very first ep it was the character elements that made the strongest impression on me and not the horror bits, despite how exciting those always were. Though that being said, I strongly suspect that Barnabas almost attacking Vicki helped to make me want to watch the show regularly...
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Great shot of Carl today. Such a good role for Johnny Karlen, and showed how versatile and nuanced an actor he was. Well, when he wasn't hysterically swinging on rubber tombstones, LOL.
MB, for some reason I thought you'd started watching DS right from episode 1 in 1966. I didn't start until June of '68 so you were still well in advance of me!
G.
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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 #32 (1966) - Bill - 'Well, he MUST have just had a humdinger of a fight with his father.'
From "#0031/0032: Robservations 06/08/01: Son vs. Father"Police station - He's just a kid, says Bill. I realize that, says Carter, what did he say? He must have just had a humdinger of a fight with his father, explains Bill, and I heard him say, "I hope he dies."--look, all kids go through that emotional... I'm not interested in all kids, says Carter--just one--did they have these fights often? What are you getting at? demands Bill. Do you think David's the kind of boy who would REALLY hate his father?--I don't mean kid stuff, I mean hate, the real thing. I don't think he likes him, says Bill. Before the accident, says Carter, did they have any particular arguments between them? I think you'd better tell me what you're after, suggests Bill. Carter again asks if there was an argument--could be important. Roger said something about sending him away, says Bill, to boarding school, I guess, and David was pretty upset about that. How upset was pretty upset? asks Carter. Jonas, says Bill, you're out of your mind! I sincerely hope so, says Carter. David's unpredictable, sure, says Malloy, a little wild, maybe, but he would never...I can't even say it. I haven't said it yet, says Carter, but I'm thinking it.
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Another Robservations that's pretty much word for word when it comes to the quote...
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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 #771 (1897) - Carl - 'Oh, she MUST have ate it. I gave you the wrong one. Well, you know how women eat when they're nervous.'
From "Robservations 1/16/03 - #770-771 - Pansy, Carl's Tart; Dirk Causes Trouble" We must find and get control of him, says Barn--come, he orders. He closes the secret door, and assures Beth, Dirk will not harm either you or me when you are with me. Beth starts to ask questions, but Carl enters the house, all excited. He's frazzled, flustered, unsure if it's a good evening or not. What a time I've had, he blathers--do this for me, Barnabas, it's the only way out, you can't imagine what a time I've had, sitting on that train, not sure of what I'd do or say, and then I thought of my cousin, and it made all the difference. Barnabas asks, what are you talking about? Carl searches through his valise for "a gift I got for you, fresh from Atlantic City, NJ--salt water taffy!" Carl goes on about how a taste of it is like feeling fresh air blowing from the sea. Barnabas thanks him. Beth reminds Barn, there's something we must do. Carl has other concerns, however--first, open the box, and then I will tell you what happened to me. That's got to wait, says Barn--Dirk has disappeared mysteriously. Then Judith will just have to find someone else, babbles Carl (ah the mind of a child)!--open the box. Barnabas does--it's empty! Oh, she must have ate it, says Carl, you know how women eat when they're nervous, I gave you the wrong one. He takes back the empty box and searches for another in his valise. Barnabas, anxious to search for Dirk, suggests Carl return to Collinwood. I'm too nervous, insists Carol--I must have your assurance that SHE can stay here. (Carl looks like Sherlock Homes in his cloak.) Carl decides there's no reason Beth can't know, she will anyway, everyone will--I thought this would never happen to me, I thought I'd go through life being one of the unmarried Collins brothers. "You've gotten married?" guesses Barnabas. Oh, no, says Carl, I wouldn't do anything like that behind my family's back, as if I'm ashamed--you don't know Carl Collins, or for that matter, Pansy Faye.
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The Robservations transposes part of the quote, but at least it's all there.
This has to be one of the funniest scenes on DS - and it just gets funnier the longer it plays. It was definitely a gift from Sam Hall to all involved and they all play their respective parts wonderfully.
And a bit of trivia about this ep: When this ep was shown in '80s syndication, it was shown a year out of sequence. Believe it or not, it showed up between Eps #511 & 512. One minute it's 1968 and Trask's ghost has Barnabas prisoner in the alcove in the basement in the Old House, the next it's 1897 and Barnabas and Beth are fretting over Dirk and Carl is announcing his engagement to Pansy, then it's back to 1968 and Trask continues his revenge against Barnabas. And what was amazingly frustrating is that WorldVision was told the ep was out of sequence but they never corrected its placement. Thankfully things were corrected for the Sci-Fi showings. (But then WorldVision managed to screw up the sequence of some other eps when they were shown on SciFi. Though at least those were only a few eps from the same storyline (Leviathans) that were misarranged.)
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Great shot of Carl today.
Yes, I love how he looks into the box as if -
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- he can't believe it could be empty.
(And BTW, yesterday I forgot to mention that my English Minor mind wondered if it was ever considered correct English to say "must have ate it" rather than "must have eaten it"? At times forms of verbs change or evolve, but I looked through several dictionaries and none said that "ate" was an arcane form of the past participle of eat. It would seem that it's not been anything but "eaten." Then I discovered all sorts of grammatical Web sites that said "ate" is never to be combined with "have" or "has" - always use "eaten." So that brings up the questions: Did the writers write the line that way for some reason because they thought Carl would say it that way, or did John Karlen simply make an honest mistake when he delivered it? Though I suppose that in the long run only people who majored or minored in English would care. [hall2_wink])
Such a good role for Johnny Karlen, and showed how versatile and nuanced an actor he was.
So true - it was definitely a departure for him. And I don't know if he ever played another role similar to it. Nothing I'd ever seen him in comes to mind. But Carl was a complete hoot, especially during the Zombie Quentin period!
Well, when he wasn't hysterically swinging on rubber tombstones, LOL.
Also so true. [hall2_grin]
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MB, for some reason I thought you'd started watching DS right from episode 1 in 1966.
Nope - I didn't start watching until September of 1967. On the Monday before school restarted I ran into a classmate (we were both out somewhere celebrating Labor Day with our families) and knowing that I enjoyed all things horror, he asked me if I was watching the afternoon show with the vampire. When I said that I'd never heard of it, he explained a bit about the show and said that he'd gotten hooked over summer vacation. It definitely sounded like something I might enjoy, so I tuned in the next day, which as I explained was Ep #312, and the rest is history. [hall2_wink]
I didn't see the earlier Barnabas eps until they ran in syndication in the mid-'70s. And I didn't see the pre-Barn eps until their second run on Sci-Fi in 1995...
The funny thing is that if I'd ever seen that promo that I love, the one with Vicki running across the lawn and which was finally released on the Master of Dark Shadows DVD/Blu-ray, chances are I might have actually tuned in on my own because I love the Gothic genre in general. And the fact that DS started in June might have meant that I would have had most of that summer vacation to get into the show. But I never saw that promo back then or any other that I'm aware of having seen. (I actually didn't see that promo until 1968 when I caught it 2 or 3 times when the local ABC affiliate ran it during their own local programming. But by then I was already hooked on DS.)
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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 #573 (1968) - Angelique - 'You can't resist the call-- you MUST come to me!'
From "Robservations 7/23/02 - Joe & Maggie Finale? - #572/573"Joe and Maggie sit together on the sofa. She asks him how he feels. He's OK, he says, and she offers coffee. She leaves to make it and that's when Ang summons Joe. Come to me, she wheedles. He begs her to leave him alone, but she says he can't resist her call. Maggie hears Joe calling, "NO!", but Ang tells him he can only hear her voice. It's started, says Joe, and he asks Maggie to hold onto him. All you can hear is my voice, Joe, says Angelique, all you can see if my face--come to me now! He begs Maggie not to let go of him and she promises she won't. Ang demands he come to her--you want me! Joe vows to fight and pleads with Maggie to stay. Joe calls out "NO!" and feels confident it will work if he concentrates on Maggie and his love for her.
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At least the first half of the quote is referenced in the Robservations. And another in which the "MUST" line isn't indicated - I came upon it completely by accident while looking for something else that turned out not to be there. But there's been a lot of finding quotes by accident lately...
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One thing that can't pass without saying is just how effective it often was when the show used a double exposure for the sequences where a vampire was summoning a victim:
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The audience got to see the call from both sides and how each reacted to how the summonsing went down, which is this case was Angelique desperately insistent but Joe just as desperately insistent that he was going to fight it.
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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 #307 (1967) - Joe - 'I guess Sam's right, though. It MUST be difficult for her to understand that.'
From "#0307/0308: Robservations 01/09/02: Vicki Puts Her Foot Down"Joe finds Vicki waiting alone at a table for Burke, and joins her.
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Yup, that's all that the Robservations says when it comes to the part of the scene that relates to the quote. So, probably needless to say, the quote is another one that I came across by accident while looking for something that turned out not to be there.
Now, what actually happens at the beginning of the scene is first we see that a couple at the Blue Whale has selected Theme From A Man and a Woman from the jukebox. As they walk back to their table we then see Vicki drinking by herself at a table. (I'm almost surprised Bob Rooney even served her without a male companion. After all, this was still the mid-'60's in a small village, not the swinging '60s in a big city. People could have gotten the wrong idea about a women at a table drinking alone. But then I suppose few would ever confuse the virginal Miss Winters as a woman of ill repute. [ghost_nowink] Nope. But anyway...) Joe comes in, and seeing Vicki he goes over to her table. Joe asks Vicki if she's alone, but she explains it's just for the moment as Burke should be there any moment. (A likely story - but thank heavens that was explained because, well, otherwise... [wink2]) Joe asks if she minds if he joins her and she tells him to please do so. Joe then notices Vicki's demeanor and comments that she looks about as cheerful as he feels and then asks if they should have a drink and spill their troubles to each other. Vicki thanks him but says she'll stay with the drink she has. After Joe orders beer, Vicki asks why Joe is so depressed. He denies being depressed, just angry because Maggie is unhappy about the way he and Sam have been treating her - she refuses to understand that they're just trying to protect her. And after that is when Joe delivers the quote.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #884 (1897) - Lady Kitty - 'Why did I change my dress? I MUSTN'T! I know I MUSTN'T!'
From "Robservations 4/9/03 - #884-885 - Farewell, 1897; 1796 Redux"Kitty thinks to herself, I must hurry and get ready, he's on his way. She's put on the white gown she found. "What am I doing?" she asks herself, feeling the material--why did I change my dress, I know I mustn't! She begins to drift into Josette's portrait, her body growing ethereal, ghostly. She's startled at what's happening. Barnabas enters the room just in time to see his fiancee meld into the portrait Kitty! he cries, reaching for her hand, and she reaches out for his....
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Well, almost all of the quote appears in the Robservations...
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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 #2 (1966) - Roger - 'If Elizabeth says so, then it MUST be true.'
From "#0001/0002: Robservations 05/17/01:Vicki Comes to Collinwood"Roger Collins approaches from behind. "Not planning to jump, are you?? he asks, smiling(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0002-5.jpg)
--"You wouldn't be the first, you know. She identifies him as Roger Collins, and he admits it--he's brother of Elizabeth, father of David and terribly sorry if I startled you. She tells him she's getting used to surprises. We're quite a strange crew, he says, but I think you'll find most of us rather nice--it's quite different from New York, isn't it?--they both look out over the ocean--I hope you won't be too lonely here. If I am, she says, I'll blame it on you--Mrs. Stoddard said you're the one who arranged for me to come here. Roger looks at her. You don't say, he says. It's true, isn't it? she asks. If Elizabeth says so, he smirks, then it must be true--do you know that on a cloudless day, you can see 20 miles out to sea? Vicki looks where he's pointing. As a boy I used to bring a picnic lunch out here and dream for hours. Maybe I can do the same with your son, suggests Vicki. With David? asks Roger doubtfully. Doesn't he like picnics? asks Vicki. I'm not exactly certain what he does like, says Roger, but if you intend to follow that plan, stay away from the edge. Vicki chuckles--really, Mr. Collins, she says.
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We're back to the full quote being in the Robservations. And we've also hit a new milestone because Ep #2 is the first to have three quotes taken from it. The first (Liz: 'You MUST have asked the wrong person.') was on April 2nd. And the second (Vicki - 'Forty rooms! You MUST need an awful lot of people to help you take care of it.') was on September 20th.
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I love the way Roger gives Vicki the side eye -
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- to Vicki as he delivers the quote...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #157 (1967) - Frank - 'Well then you MUST have fairly complete burial records of this whole area.'
From "#0156/0157: Robservations 09/10/01: Liz in Serious Trouble"Would you--I know you're very busy, says Vicki, but would you please do us a favor--these books, they're the records of all the people buried in this cemetery. This cemetery and the one seven miles to the north, he says, the one they dug up when the town got too big to hold the living and the dead--the living, they stayed, the dead they gave to me--their names are here. Then you must have fairly complete burial records of this whole area, says Frank. They're all here, says the caretaker, the dead who were once the living.
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Another word for word quote in the Robservations...
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Unlike the last time that Frank Garner appeared in the slideshow (back on July 2nd) -
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- and he was barely seen in the capture, at least this time around he's featured -
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- prominently.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #336 (1967) - Dr. Woodard - 'It MUST have been a very extraordinary reason that brought her back after all these years. I think once we've uncovered that reason, Julia, we'll... we'll finally have arrived at the truth in this twisted situation.'
From "#0335/0336: Robservations 01/30/02: Woodard on the Scent"When Vicki tells her Woodard is in the study looking at Collins family books, Julia becomes concerned and hastens to the study. Woodard is there, poring excitedly over the many volumes. The original Barnabas had a sister named Sarah, he points out, and he, Dave, met Sarah himself at the mausoleum! Ridiculous, she says, looking very fearful at this turn of events, and she suggests he's tired and overwrought. Dr. Fisher thinks David is hallucinating. Woodard reminds her Sam saw Sarah, too, and Julia retorts Sam probably saw Sarah instead of pink elephants, being the drunkard he is. Well, he knows he saw Sarah and he intents to find out why she came back and get to the truth of this situation--he won't rest until he knows.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0336-4.jpg)
Julia's lip curls with dismay.
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Well, in this Robservations the quote is merely paraphrased with detail left out.
What actually happens in the section leading up to the quote and afterward is that after Julia makes her rather condescending remarks about Sam's reliability (though we know she would say anything and impugn anyone to protect Barnabas), Dr. Woodard says that he doesn't care if Julia discredits every bit of evidence he mentions. To that Julia claims she's not trying to discredit him and attempts to appear sympathetic by saying she's worried about him - he needs rest. Though while Dr. Woodard appreciates her concern, it's not necessary - he insists he's not tired, upset or conjuring up ghosts. Dr. Woodard then insists that he saw Sarah as clearly as he sees Julia. He talked to Sarah and she talked to him. Now that he knows she exists, he's going to find out why. Julia questions that and it's then that Dr. Woodard delivers the quote. Julia then remarks that Dr. Woodard appears to really believe that, and after he confirms he does, she asks what he's going to do about it. He doesn't know exactly - but he does know he's not going to rest until he finds out why Sarah Collins has come back to earth. Julia is far from happy to hear that and her lips curl in dismay.
I love how Dr. Woodard refers to the situation as "twisted."
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I love the look on Julia's face in the screen capture I chose for the quote. -
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- She's fighting so hard to hide her panic at what Dr. Woodard is saying, but some of it certainly slips through...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #368_369 (1795) - Barnabas - 'But I MUST go immediately. Come in. You MUST be wet.'
From "#0367/0368_0369: Robservations 02/22/02: Introducing Angelique"There's a knock at the door, and since servants seem hard to come by (Curtis didn't want to pay extras at this point), Barnabas opens the door. It's Angelique, the duPres' gorgeous blonde, blue-eyed servant, bringing word that the Countess' carriage is stuck in the mud. She seems REALLY happy to see Barnabas and even though he says, "You must be wet" (I ain't touching that one with a ten-foot pole, folks!) insists on accompanying him back to the carriage, gazing at him with proprietary interest.
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Obviously the Robservations ignores about two thirds of the quote (not to mention most of what is one of my favorite exchanges of dialogue -
Barnabas - 'Why are you walking?'
Angelique - 'Oh, your roads, Monsieur. Pig stys the Countess calls them. The carriage is in the mud, stuck.'
- from the scene - a shocking omission, IMO, especially because it perfectly sets up the Countess) - but what's also obvious is that Robin was most focused on the reference to Angelique being wet...
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I forgot to mention this the other day - and I think that somewhere along the way we may have mentioned this before - but it's a bit odd that on DVD Collection 4, disc 1 the 1795 teaser promo (that on Friday we'll begin a strange and terrifying journey to the past to learn about the secret of the chained coffin) is sandwiched between Eps #336 and #337 when those eps originally ran in October of 1967 and the Friday ep in question, Ep #365, didn't originally air until November 17th. It's not like that promo ran in October - it ran the week of November 13-17. One might think it would have appeared on that same collection's disc 4 because that's the disc that includes Eps #361 through #365. But no. Though I'm sure there had to be some reason they included it so early. And, of course, it's much better to have it early than not at all. Though the promo is also an extra elsewhere on the DVDs, but at this point I've forgotten which one and I'm too lazy to track it down...
Something else that's interesting with regard to Ep #336 is that Alexandra Moltke does the voiceover for the DCP copyright at the end of the credits. I wonder if that was because Ep #336 was taped during the NABET strike and the announcer who normally did it refused to cross the picket lines (like actors like Robert Gerringer and Daniel Keyes refused to do and DC replaced them). Many eps taped during the NABET strike have no copyright voiceover, but Ep #338 also has Alexandra doing it. However, she appears in both Ep #336 and #338 and we all know how DC would have balked at paying her for copyright voiceovers in eps she wasn't in because that's why the show switched from having her do all the opening voiceovers and to having an actor actually in the eps doing them, so that's the very likely reason why Alexandra only does those two eps. Though why the copyright voiceovers in the eps with none weren't done by one of the actors in those eps, just like one of them did the opening voiceovers, is anyone's guess. But so often there's no logic to DC's behavior...
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Wonderful photo of Magda today! And Magda brought good luck with today's excellent news!
cheers, GothEEEEK
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #576 (1968) - Liz - 'You MUST open your eyes. You are not dead! Try to open your eyes! Try to move! You MUST show them you aren't dead! You MUST!'
From "Robservations 7/25/02 - Freud, Adam, Liz and Carolyn - #576/577"Liz dreams. Angelique is laughing, the wind blowing her hair and dress. Angelique tells Liz she needs something to think about--death!--death, your own death--that will occupy you, and when you have thought about it as long as you can, you will think you ARE dead, as will others. You will be lying in a coffin and everyone will think that you are dead! Angelique's laughter goes on and on. We see candles, smoke, a beautiful coffin topped with flowers. Carolyn and Roger, dressed in funereal colors, stand by the coffin. Roger wants to know why the coffin was open, he ordered it closed. Carolyn remarks that Liz, lying in the coffin, looks beautiful. Liz speaks to herself--she isn't dead! She must open her eyes, try to open your eyes, try to move. You must show them you aren't dead-you must. Roger tells Carolyn he's closing the coffin. No, says Liz silently. Liz can neither speak nor move--they're going to bury her alive. Carolyn asks if Roger must close the coffin now, and he says yes. He closes it over Liz. Carolyn sobs, and Liz silently begs them--I'm not dead, I'm not, don't bury me! Roger leads the crying Carolyn away.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0576-4.jpg)
Cruelly, Angelique laughs. Liz tells herself she must scream, she isn't dead.
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Almost the entire quote is represented in the Robservations.
The thing I've always wondered about Liz' dream in this ep is why is Angelique in it and not Cassandra? Cassandra is the case when Liz dreams of being buried alive in Ep #655. Granted, Angelique is not in that ep. But Angelique only appears in the beginning of Ep #576, so I've never seen why Lara Parker couldn't have transformed into Cassandra after her Angelique scenes were taped - even if it was just to wear Cassandra's wig and to be shot from the neck up.
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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 #670 (1969) - Amy - 'I MUST have been dreaming just now. I dreamt that I was with Chris and he was saying goodbye to me.'
From "Robservations 10/1/02 - #670/671 - Carolyn, Liz & the Werewolf"Amy keeps calling for her brother, asking him not to go away again. Maggie assures her he's coming over soon to see her. Amy comes to fully, and is surprised to hear she fainted. Maggie wants her to spend the rest of the day in bed, but Amy protests this decision. I won't let anything happen to you, Maggie vows--you were dreaming, she adds, about Chris and that he was saying goodbye to you. Maggie tells her that Carolyn went to call Chris. She should be back by now, says David--she had plenty of time to make the call. Perhaps he's already left, speculates Amy. Maggie goes downstairs to see what happened to Carolyn.
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Who knows why this Robservations says Maggie is the one who says Amy was dreaming that Chris was saying goodbye to her? Quite obviously, given the quote, it's Amy who says all that. Maggie does vow that she won't let anything happen to Amy - but then it's Amy who delivers the quote - and then Maggie explains that Carolyn went to call Chris.
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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:
Ep #763 (1897) - 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.'
From "Robservations 1/10/03 - #762-763 - A Heart-Wrenching Truth"Magda looks unhappy--you would marry him, knowing his son, if he has one, will suffer the same fate as Quentin. "You're mad!" says Beth, horrified. That's the curse, says Magda. "Then" says Beth, "you have cursed your own kin." But Jenny had no children, says Magda. "Remember the dolls, Magda?--dolls I gave her because her own children were taken from her." You're lying! Magda accuses. I'll take you to them, offers Beth--twins, a boy and a girl, who live 20 minutes away--shall we go now? I wouldn't believe it if I saw them, says Magda. You'd have to, says Beth--the little girl looks exactly like Jenny. How could anyone not know of this? asks Magda. Edward and Judith are the reason, explains Beth--I will tell you everything, but you must not tell Quentin. Magda agrees--I must know! Jenny was aware of Laura trying to steal Quentin from her, begins Beth--when Edward found out, he forced Quentin to leave--Laura left right after--Jenny was never herself from then on--Edward decided to pay her money and get rid of her--she told him something no one else knew--she was pregnant. Why didn't she come to me? laments Magda. We'll never know, says Beth--Jenny was quite mad by then, and when the children were born, Edward refused to see them, wanting no reminder of his own brother, none--it was as if his own life was based on the idea Quentin had never existed.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0763-3.jpg)
"So, there is a son?" cries Magda. "God forgive me, Jenny, forgive me! Can you hear me, my sister, forgive me?" Grief-stricken, Magda asks to be left alone. Help them now! begs Beth. Magda tells her, go to town and get a pentagram, put it around the little boy--he must wear it always, all the days of his life. "You can't end it!" realizes Beth. "Oh, a child," sobs Magda, her face collapsing with misery. "A child! I did not know. . ." She asks Beth to leave her alone, sobbing.
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This Robservations references pretty much the entire quote - and unlike yesterday's, it attributes it to the right character. Though to be fair, assigning dialogue to the wrong character would seem to happen infrequently. Although, we have come across examples where the Robservations doesn't quite make clear which character is speaking...
One thing I've often wondered is if Magda is saying that if Quentin's son had worn a pentagram all of his life (well, if he had not died as a baby) the curse would not have affected him? He would have still been under it, but he wouldn't ever transform into a werewolf. I've never heard as part of werewolf lore that if a cursed individual wore a pentagram, it could prevent a transformation. Though, of course, DS was always free to make up its own rules. But if that was what Magda was saying, imagine how easy it would have been for Chris just to wear a pentagram. However, that would have been so simple a solution and it would have completely ruined all the dramatic tension in his storyline. Plus, maybe for the pentagram to be effective the cursed individual would need to have been wearing the pentagram before the curse took effect, in which case suddenly starting to wear one wouldn't have helped Chris. Though we'll never know because obviously Chris never learned of the possibility and, thus, never tested it. And actually, I don't think anyone ever told Barnabas that wearing a pentagram might have helped Quentin's son. All Barnabas knew was that the baby was buried with the pentagram...
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Wonderful photo of Magda today!
I was very happy with it too. And here it is:
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The expression on her face only complicates what I was examining regarding Magda's quote.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #969 (1970) - Sky - 'She MUST. You MUST convince her because, you see, you are responsible for what is happening to me.'
From "Robservations 6/5/03 - #968-969 - Miserable is the Bride; A Bit 'o' PT"Barnabas rises for the evening and begins to light the candles in the drawing room. Sky Rumson stands in the shadows. Mr. Collins, he says, I didn't mean to frighten you--do you know how much I hate you? Is that what you came here to tell me? asks Barnabas. I hate you for so many reasons, says Sky. Beginning with Angelique, says Barnabas. Where is she? demands Sky. I honestly don't know, says Barnabas. She told you to tell me that, guesses Sky. "Angelique asks me nothing and tells me nothing," says Barnabas, "we are not friends." "You're much closer than friends, you're enemies," says Sky, "and I know that neither of you can resist torturing each other--she's known you for a long time, she'll remember you long after she's forgotten me, I know that!--you've got to get me to her, because she's the only one who can help me." She would no more help you than she'd help me, Barnabas points out. She must, insists Sky--you must convince her, because you are responsible for what is happening to me. Nothing is happening to you, says Barn, Jeb destroyed the box, all of you are released. Not me, says Sky, I made my deal with a Mr. Strack, but that's not what I blame you for--what I blame you for is this--and he yanks away the scarf covering his throat and shows Barnabas' Megan's handiwork. Megan! cries Barnabas. Yes, says Sky.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0969-2.jpg)
Barnabas, ashamed, looks away.
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Once again almost the entire quote is referenced in the Robservations...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1012 (1970PT) - Will - 'I MUST do your bidding?'
From "#1012/1013: Robservations 07/09/03: Stranger in a Sea of Familiar Faces"Blood dripping from his throat, Will, realizing what has happened, tries to escape the secret room behind the bookcase.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1012-1.jpg)
"You're leaving, Mr. Loomis?" inquires Barnabas ironically. The author gazes at him with terror. I've got to get out of here, insists Will. I'll let you go, says Barnabas, but first we must have a brief talk. Why did you do this to me? asks Will. Why did you do what you did to me? counters Barnabas angrily--hold me in a coffin, forced me to tell my story, make me reveal, night after night, the depth of my shame? Literally spitting with fear, Will says, I wanted to tell the truth about Barnabas Collins. The Barnabas of your time is lying peacefully in his grave, says Barnabas--his name and spirit and should be left in peace. Please let me go, begs Will, and I won't tell anything about you. Go if you want to go, suggests Barnabas. Gasping for breath, Will says, I can't, and you know it--what are you going to do with me? Surely you've learned enough from your conversations with me recently to realize the position you're in, says Barn. "I must do your bidding?" asks Will. Precisely, responds Barnabas. I won't be your slave, insists Will. Would you rather be held captive in a closed coffin? demands Barnabas--it can easily be arranged. You wouldn't, moans Will. Why not? asks Barnabas--you did the same thing to me! Please, implores Will, I'll do anything you say, anything you want, I will. Very well, relents Barnabas--gather all you have written--and burn them.
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Another Robservations with a word for word version of the quote...
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That was a great scene between Barnabas and Will. Payback! Great dialogue.
Lovely to see Samantha today (with the back of Quentin's head turned at a really odd angle). Virginia Vestoff was superb--one of the most talented artists ever to work on the show. She was so believable at portraying Samantha's complicated depths and general unlikeableness that I don't think Vestoff has ever been very popular among fans. But whenever I get around to watching 1840 again, it is to her performances that I will look forward among the more memorable, and successful, elements of this troubled storyline.
G.
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That was a great scene between Barnabas and Will. Payback! Great dialogue.
Yes, indeed - fabulous dialogue. I particularly love it when Barnabas asks, "You're leaving, Mr. Loomis?"
As far as Will's close-up when he delivers the quote goes -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1109ds_0.jpg)
- it has to be one of the closest close-ups Henry Kaplan ever had a cameraman do. But then about the only thing that might have moved in closer is maybe a shot of just John Karlen's nose. [hall2_grin]
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They did lots of those super-tight close-ups during the last year or so. Most of the time it was just the actor's eyes. I think it works well in traditional television.
Love today's snapshot of Julia and Morgan having another dramatic encounter!
G.
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They did lots of those super-tight close-ups during the last year or so. Most of the time it was just the actor's eyes. I think it works well in traditional television.
I agree - they often worked quite well. But at the same time it's a bit odd that, in the case of extreme close-ups like the screen capture I used for Will, we could practically count the actors' nose hairs! [hall2_wink]
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1109 (1970) - Barnabas - 'Children, you MUST tell me. If you know where Quentin was originally buried, you MUST tell me.'
From "#1109/1110: Robservations 09/17/03: Back to the Past"Tad and Carrie burst in. It's all happening the way it did before, says Tad. That means we're lost! wails Carrie. First Gerard killed Quentin, says Tad, and soon after that, Carrie and I died. Gerard has forced history to repeat itself! realizes Barnabas--children, if you know where Quentin was originally buried alive, you must tell me--do you know if Quentin was buried in 1840 and where? If Quentin dies, says Tad, we'll die, too, this is our only chance. Then we might as well tell them, says Carrie. He was buried in an unmarked grave, reveals Tad, near the part of the cemetery that was fenced off.
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The version of the quote in the Robservations isn't quite the same as it's delivered in the ep - but it's close.
On the other hand, Carlie (Carrie in Hallie's body) doesn't say, "That means we're lost!" She says "Tad, that means we're next! We're next!"
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1128 (1840) - Samantha - 'I MUST be with the man I love.'
From "#1127/1128: Robservations 09/30/03: The Chosen One"He points out that she has everything she could ever want in this house. Except love and happiness, she says. He asks how many people she knows have that? This is my chance to get it, she says, I must take it! Have you forgotten, he says, that four years ago, I also had the chance for happiness, and you denied me that opportunity. I haven't lost sight of what happened four years ago, she says, even though I didn't give you freedom to go with another woman, I was grateful for your honesty--I told you that then!--I don't think I understood what you were going through then, but I do now, believe me I do. Do you love Gerard? he asks her. Very much, she says. Does he love you? asks Quentin. Yes, she replies, please try to understand, don't hate me. I don't hate you, he assures her with a small smile, I know I haven't made your life very happy--but I thought that somehow, you'd want to go on, as I do--for Tad's sake. She rises from the bed and insists she must be with the man she loves.
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Though it doesn't use the direct quote, the Robservations perfectly references it...
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Nice to see Mr. Wells today! Poor guy... he wound up being eaten by the werewolf!!! (Recalling the story amusingly told by Conrad Bain--thankfully he was captured on video talking about this!)
Interesting that the DS Wiki says Wells was known as one of the most notorious gossips in Collinsport. I don't recall that side of the character. Sounds like something Roger would have insinuated while reaching for the brandy decanter.
G.
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Lovely to see Samantha today (with the back of Quentin's head turned at a really odd angle).
And here's the screen cap:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1111ds_5.jpg)
As for the odd angle of Quentin's head, moments prior to Samantha delivering the quote she was sitting on the bed with Quentin so he's still in the position he was when he was looking at her.
Virginia Vestoff was superb--one of the most talented artists ever to work on the show. She was so believable at portraying Samantha's complicated depths and general unlikeableness that I don't think Vestoff has ever been very popular among fans. But whenever I get around to watching 1840 again, it is to her performances that I will look forward among the more memorable, and successful, elements of this troubled storyline.
You know you're definitely preaching to the choir when it comes to me and Virginia Vestoff. I never miss an opportunity to say how much I enjoy her work on the show. It's nice for her that she left to do the film version of 1776, but it's sad for the DS fans who loved her because it could have been very interesting to see how her 1841PT Samantha might have figured into things had Virginia remained with the show...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1206 (1841PT) - Morgan - 'I MUST get to him.'
From "#1205/1206: Robservations 12/12/03: Wedding Interruptus"Morgan mumbles, "Bramwell" and tries to rise from his bed. Julia tries to stop him, ordering, stay in bed. Morgan climbs out of bed, insisting, I must get to him. Julia stands there, scared.
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Again, though it doesn't use the direct quote, the Robservations perfectly references it...
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Love today's snapshot of Julia and Morgan having another dramatic encounter!
They had quite a few of those. And here's their latest in the slideshow:
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Grayson and Keith worked very well together...
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Wonderful glimpses of 1967 Laura yesterday, and 1949 Liz today! Beautiful work.
Thanks, MB!
G.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #61 (1966) - Mr. Wells - 'Well it MUST be. She asked me very clearly not to give this to anyone.'
From "#0061/0062: Robservations 06/29/01:An Unwelcome Guest" It was an envelope about this big, with Maggie's name on it, says Sam. I remember it, says Wells, she asked me to put it in here a couple of days ago. Here she is, says Wells, but when Sam reaches for it, the clerk says not so fast--he has to call Maggie first--is she home?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0061-1.jpg)
What do you mean? asks Sam. House rules, says Wells, nobody can get anything out of that safe 'cept the person that put it in there. That's my letter, I wrote it, says Sam. Maybe you did, but you wrote it to Maggie, and that makes it hers, insists Wells--ask the mailman if you don't believe me. The devil with the mailman! says Sam, I want that letter. And you can have it, as soon as I talk to Maggie, says the clerk--is she home? Sam's brow furrows. No, he says, and I don't know where she is. I'm afraid you'll just have to wait, says Wells. Please, begs Sam, it's important! It must be, agrees Wells, kneeling to return the letter to the safe--she told me very clearly not to give this to anyone. I need that letter! cries Sam. And I need this job, counters Wells, I'd lost it if I broke the house rules--sorry. Sam stands there, licking his lips, really upset.
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And yet again, though it doesn't use the direct quote, the Robservations perfectly references it...
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Interesting that the DS Wiki says Wells was known as one of the most notorious gossips in Collinsport. I don't recall that side of the character. Sounds like something Roger would have insinuated while reaching for the brandy decanter.
While it's often said that the town thrives on gossip, I don't recall any other character ever saying that Mr. Wells specifically was a notorious gossip. Though that being said, I can see where one of them could have because he often revealed more than he should have about characters' lives to other characters. But then, so far as the show goes, his lack of discretion was all in service to the plot. Characters learned things they might not have otherwise learned without Mr. Wells telling them.
And here's his screen cap:
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Now, on the other hand, early Maggie makes Mr. Wells look like he never breathed a word about anything he knew because often all she did was gossip!!
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #178 (1967) - Laura - 'MUST you reduce everything to its lowest common denominator? An investigator of psychic phenomenon.'
From "#0178/0179: Robservations 09/25/01: Tales From the Crypt"What do you think of this Dr. Guthrie? she asks angrily. Not very much, he says, What do you think he is--why do you suppose he's here? she asks. He's some sort of psychologist who's trying to find the cause of Liz' illness, says Roger. And does that make any sense to you? she asks. Frankly, no, says Roger, but it's what Carolyn wants and I can't question it--Liz is her mother. He's not just a psychologist, she says, he's a parapsychologist. One of those ghost chasers? asks Roger. Must you reduce everything to its lowest commons denominator? she asks sourly--an investigator of psychic phenomena. Why didn't Carolyn tells me this? demands Roger, angry now. Because she doesn't trust you, says Laura. Who else knows about this? asks Roger. I don't know, says Laura--Vicki, Frank Garner, everyone, I suppose. Except me, says Roger, isn't that just fine!--why is he here? If you want to know the answer to that, you'd better ask Carolyn, she says. Of course, says Roger, it all fits in now--a seance--whoever heard of a real psychologist trying to commune with the spirit world?--but why?--what's he up to? I have no idea, says Laura. It's all so confusing, says Roger--he turns to Laura--but then, everything that's happened since your return is confusing. You're not going to start that business up again, are you? she asks. What business? he asks. Everyone's favorite game around here--guilt by innuendo, she says--this is New England and obviously witch hunting is still your favorite sport. Why did Vicki scream out during the seance? asks Roger. Ask Vicki, not me! says Laura. And that body in Phoenix, continues Roger, why did it disappear? She rises to her feet. Surely it is apparent by now I am here, not there, she says, so how would I know? She lights a cigarette. And Liz, says Roger, you were the last person to see her. I didn't hit her over the head, says Laura--I wanted to often enough, but I never did it. (LOL, delicious!) Why didn't you mention it immediately? he asks. It was a very confusing day, she says, there was no reason for me to assume I was the last person to see her. Are you telling me everything? he asks--there's nothing you're hiding?--you'd better tell me because I'll find out anyway(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0178-0.jpg)
--whatever it is, you'd better tell me, Laura. She turns to face him. There is nothing, she says, nothing! She walks away from him and sits by the fire, cigarette in hand. (their head to head here was marvelous--guilt by innuendo indeed!--and she is the closest thing to a witch we have until Angelique makes her entrance)
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And yes, again, though it doesn't use the direct quote, the Robservations perfectly references it. We're getting spoiled...
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Re: Mr Wells being a notorious town gossip, embellishment is all that is. Anyone can write whatever they want and upload it to the internet as fact.
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[pointing-up] Yes, it could easily just be embellishment.
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Wonderful glimpses of 1967 Laura yesterday
Yes, I also liked that screen cap - and here it is for anyone who might have missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1114ds_2.jpg)
Plus, two things I'd wanted to mention when I posted the quote/Robservations but forgot to:
I absolutely love this:
From "#0178/0179: Robservations 09/25/01: Tales From the Crypt"And Liz, says Roger, you were the last person to see her. I didn't hit her over the head, says Laura--I wanted to often enough, but I never did it. (LOL, delicious!)
Delicious indeed! The writers give Laura such great dialogue!! [hall2_grin]
And:
(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0178-0.jpg)
It's interesting that the dress Laura is wearing in the scene came up so soon after it was mentioned a little over a week ago (in reply #147 of the "Innovation's '91 DS Comic, Book 4, The Book That Never Was" topic) because it sold for $1200 at the '95 NYC Fest. I wonder if the person who bought it has ever worn it and if they still have it. I suspect the answer to both questions is yes. (Though I also suspect there might be fans who would be willing to pay even more for it because of it's Cassandra connection. Though it just occurred to me that Cassandra never wore it in 1970 (as the section from SG #74 says) - Cassandra wasn't even on the show in 1970 - she wore it in 1968. In fact, she's seen wearing it in the screen caps for this slideshow's -
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- May 29th installment.)
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #271 (1949) - Liz - 'MUST I?'
From "#0271/0272: Robservations 12/05/01: Digging Up Paul"He assured her that, for Carolyn's sake (the bastard), he would bury the body in a trunk in the basement, and she would have to stand guard from then on to make sure no one found out (explaining her 18 year self-imprisonment; as the keeper of the key to the crime, she had to stick around and protect it).
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Well, the streak comes to an end. But I suppose that's what happens after you say you're getting spoiled. Plus this is one of the Robservations where there is little detail.
So, as for what actually happens in the scene, after Jason comes up from the basement, he finds Liz still pretty much out of it as she leans against the wall near the entrance to the foyer. Thunder echoes around her. He informs her that he did what they planned and now no one will ever know. Liz echoes, "No one?" "No, no," he assures her. Then after taking her arm he instructs, "Come with me." "Where?" Liz asks as she resists. Jason says he has to show her where it is. "No," she protests. But Jason explains that she has to close up the room and lock it and not let anyone in there because otherwise they'll find out. Liz still protests, "No. You lock it. You do it. And then give me the key." Then it's Jason's turn to protest, "No, no, no, I have to show you where it is so that you'll know. You'll know I did my work. Now come on." And it's at that moment that Liz asks the quote. A loud clasp of thunder rumbles as Jason replies, "Yes, ma'am, ya must." Liz sighs like going down the basement is the absolute last thing she wants to do but she then begins to move off followed by Jason.
This is actually the second quote from the ep. The first (Jason - 'You MUST all try to be very calm.') was back on April 24th.
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Wonderful glimpses of ... and 1949 Liz today!
And here it is for anyone who might have missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1115ds_0.jpg)
Given how the black velvet dress that both Laura and Cassandra wore was auctioned at the '95 NYC Fest, I wonder what ever happened to what Liz wore in the 1949 flashback?
Then again, maybe it was recycled into a feather duster...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #663 (1796) - Nathan - 'Barnabas MUST be destroyed before it's too late!'
From "Robservations 9/25/02 - #662/663 - Barnabas & Yet Another 18th Century Doxy"Millicent badgers Nathan about why he's in jail. You haven't been listening, he says--you haven't heard one word I've said. She assures him she has, but it makes no sense. Take my word and trust me, please, begs Nathan. I did that before, she says, and I'm sorry. Forget the past, he says, we'll make a new start. I'd like that, she says. Something must first be done about Barnabas, insists Nathan. That's the part I don't understand, says Millicent--I was so sure Barnabas was dead. Impatiently, he reminds her--you saw him taking me out of the house tonight, didn't you? Yes, she agrees. Then he can't be dead, right?, asks Nathan. No, he can't, says Millicent, but why did we all think he was? Nathan paces the cell and says "because of what he's become." I'm confused, Millicent says. I can't say why, Nathan explains, but Barnabas is trying to kill me, and you must help me--I will tell you how Barnabas can be destroyed, but you must promise to do something about it. (Isn't she one of Barnabas' victims herself by this time?--Naomi committed suicide because she caught her son feasting on his cousin's throat.) I promise to try, says Millicent. Find a wooden stake and hammer, orders Nathan, and go to the tower room during the day, where he sleeps in a coffin--you must take that stake and drive it through his heart. Millicent stares at him, horrified. She says she thinks she understands and again promises to try. Barnabas must be destroyed before it's too late, says Nathan. She complains about the chill and says she'll return to Collinwood, but come to see him tomorrow. He stares after her, shaking his head, knowing his wife is whacked out..
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We're back to the quote being perfectly referenced in the Robservations...
And this is actually the show's third trip to 1796. And interestingly enough, because I only got to see DS sporadically between September of 1968 and mid-January of 1969, I never saw the second trip and most of the third trip until I saw them in syndication in 1987. The only ep from the third trip that I saw was Ep #666 because January 13th was when the local ABC affiliates finally returned DS to 4pm. So much for 666 and 13 being bad numbers! [hall2_grin]
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Lovely to see Colin Hamilton featured today. It was like DS suddenly becoming an Agatha Christie play when Inspector Hamilton showed up. I wish he'd been brought back in another role.
G.
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because January 13th was when the local ABC affiliates finally returned DS to 4pm.
Speaking of that return, several years back I'd shared the transcripts of two promos Jonathan Frid did for the January 13th return on Boston's Channel 7, which was the ABC affiliate in 1969 (it's since become Channel 5). But I didn't share the transcript of a voiceover Channel 7 played from time to time to herald the return on the 13th. I'd meant to share it in yesterday's post but I forgot (mostly because I was trying to get the post done as soon as possible because I needed to go out to do some errands). But here it is:
Played over a photo of Barnabas:
"At 4 pm on Channel 7 drop in on Barnabas Collins, TV's hottest cadaver, and the other weird members of the Collins clan. Mystery and suspense dominate television's spookiest series, Dark Shadows...
"So get the beat of Channel 7's early evening entertainment starting January 13..."
As you may recall, Frid's promos were a lot more interesting, though neither of them mention January 13th because they didn't start running until the 13th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #530 (1968) - Cassandra - 'For a moment when I first saw him, I felt a stirring in me. The love I felt for him once was beginning to return. I MUST guard against that feeling. I MUST feel nothing but hatred toward Barnabas Collins. I MUST concentrate on nothing but vengeance.'
From "Robservations 6/20/02 - 529/530 - A Ghost Carries Out His Orders"In the woods, Barnabas meets Cassangelique. In an icy voice, he asks why and how she came back.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0530-3.jpg)
This is my home, of course, she says, feigning ignorance. Angelique, he says, I had hoped you had decided to leave me alone. She replies that, as always, she doesn't know what he is talking about-and he's insane! Barnabas goes on to tell her that he doesn't care what she does to him, but Vicki has never harmed you--she should be left alone. Cassangelique suggests that they should avoid each other since he can't seem to get along with her. He tells her that would be a good idea, then exits. After he leaves, Cassangelique tells herself that a spark of her old feelings for Barnabas may be stirring, but she must fight them and concentrate on vengeance.
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Another triple "MUST" quote. And the Robsevations references the quote pretty well - though, obviously, not in as much detail...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #722 (1897) - Rachel - 'I know how close you were to him, but you MUST be brave now and help Nora. It won't be as bad if you stay together.'
From "Robservations 11/12/02 - #722-723 - Quentin on the Rise"Rachel's eyes in closeup. She's in her room, sitting on her bed. Jamison, holding a locomotive in his arms, comes in and asks if she's seen his other trains. She sits him down, bad news evident in her face. Jamison first asks if it's Nora, then his father, then Quentin--something's happened to Quentin--he's been hurt. Much worse, says Rachel. Jamison stands. "He's dead." I know how close you were, says Rachel, but you must be brave--help Nora, stay together. He walks away from her. She asks where he's going, but he doesn't respond.
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Again the Robservations references the quote pretty well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #932 (1970) - Mr. Best - 'You MUSTN'T try to understand all I say. My mind is much more complex than yours, or anyone's for that matter. I pride myself on that.'
From "Robservations 5/9/03 - #932-933 - Mr. Best Has a Busy Day"Best checks his watch and tells Amanda, I'm truly sorry--but you've asked me to break the rules too often, I'm afraid--come. Not yet, she pleads, not yet. It won't be unpleasant, he assures her. I'll never see him again, she wails. Perhaps you will, he comforts her. She looks at him--you're only saying that so I will come with him, she accuses. Don't try to understand everything I say, he says, my mind is much more complex than yours, or anyone's--I pride myself on that. Just one moment with him, please, she cries, one moment.
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The Robservations references the quote pretty well but it uses "Don't" instead of "MUSTN'T"! SHAMEFUL!! DISGRACEFUL!! INEXCUSABLE!! [nono]
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1056 (1970PT) - Inspector Hamilton - 'Mr. Collins, I'm a simple police inspector. I MUST of necessity deal with things that are real. Things that are unreal I leave to the writers of fiction. As far as I'm concerned, the only reality in this case is the increasingly apparent guilt of Quentin Collins.'
From "#1056/1057: Robservations 08/08/03: More Death; A Near-Miss Rescue"Barnabas leads Hamilton down into the basement, but Roxanne is gone. Barnabas looks around for her, to no avail. Well, says Hamilton, where is this strange young woman you were telling me about? He must have taken her away from here, laments Barnabas. If she ever existed, sniffs Hamilton. But she DID exist, insists Barn, why should I lie to you about this?--look around you--why do you think this equipment is here?--Julia got it so she could revive that girl. I'm a simple police inspector, says Hamilton, and must of necessity deal with things that are real--things that are unreal, I leave to the writers of fiction--as far as I'm concerned, the reality of this case is the increasing guilt of Quentin Collins. He leaves the basement; Barnabas follows.
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The Robservations references the quote almost word for word...
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Lovely to see Colin Hamilton featured today. It was like DS suddenly becoming an Agatha Christie play when Inspector Hamilton showed up.
Yes!
And here's his screen capture:
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I wish he'd been brought back in another role.
Alas, not in a big role, but he did come back as a doctor in 1841PT. Why don't you remember that? Well, it's because it was in Ep #1219, the only lost ep. Though at least the audio of the ep is part of the recreated version on DVD...
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Gosh, MB, I did play the restored version of episode 1219 once, but had completely forgotten that Colin appeared in it. Thanks!
Love today's shot. That might be my favorite of all the seances--Frid talks French, supported by Grayson and Thayer. I might have to get that episode out again over the holiday...
Best, G.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
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.'
From "#1133/1134_1135: Robservations 10/21/03: Valerie Threatens Roxanne"You can't do this to Roxanne, insists Barnabas--she has done nothing to you. I said she would die from YOUR attack! says Valerie, not from anything I will do. Angelique, please! he begs. Valerie, Barnabas, she corrects--you must remember to call me Valerie--I don't want the embarrassment of being seen by the rest of the family. She closes the double doors--what is your decision? Listen to reason, pleads Barnabas. I want what I know I want, she says. Let me at least see her and talk to her, says Barn. I've known you a long time, she reminds him, you double crossed me more than once, betrayed me. I guarantee that I will not betray you this time, he says. Perhaps not, she agrees, picking up and looking at a feather pen, at any rate, to avoid unpleasantness, I think you should write your dear Roxanne a letter--don't go and see her--she throws the pen on the desk.
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Unfortunately, the quote was misheard when the Robservations was being written...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #255 (1967) - Barnabas - 'And you MUST be Josette in every detail.'
From "#0255/0256: Robservations 11/21/01: Sarah and Maggie"When Willie brings Maggie upstairs, Barnabas orders Willie to leave them alone. She's thrilled to be out of the cell and begs the vampire to let her stay. He's annoyed--Josette was above petty begging, and she must be like Josette in every detail, and sincere. They admire the fresh flowers. She wants to see even a blade of grass so much, to be free and accept her destiny! At Barnabas' request, she opens the music box, and although you sense she despises that tune, listens to it as if it's angels themselves singing to her. Listen to it, he says, be happy, be mine, look in my eyes, be my bride. . .(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0255-2.jpg)
Maggie seems eager to be what he wants, but once he kisses her hand, she draws it away from his icy lips. This angers him. When will she forsake that common creature, Maggie Evans? Hearing her true self thus insulted, Maggie slams the music box closed and says, through gritted teeth, "NEVER!" She's Maggie Evans, that's all there is to it, so he might as well just kill her. Barnabas is just about to give her what she wants when Willie bursts in
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While not a direct quote, the Robservations references the quote well...
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I think I missed the shot of Barnabas and Maggie from the creepy 1967 Maggette storyline. Whenever I see shots from that one, I find myself wondering just who did Maggie's hair up like that. One of those mysteries to which we'll never know the answer... perhaps Barnabas bribed the unknown stylist who came to Collnwood each week to work on Mrs. Stoddard's hair to come to the Old House and do a "classic French lady of quality" job on Maggie's do. It would make a good fanfic tale.
Wonderful photo of Laura today!
cheers, G.
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I forgot to mention Monday (back in Reply #495) that even though it's the scene that ends Ep #1133 (though restaged in Ep #1134_1135 as the (teaser) scene previous to the one that contains Saturday's quote), I have to mention how thrilling it was to see it on The Best of Barnabas compilation tape back when it came out in 1990. A classic Angelique/Barnabas confrontation scene that Lara Parker and Jonathan Frid play to perfection. And it was made even more thrilling to see by the fact that at that point it hadn't been seen in 20 years since it originally aired because the final year of DS hadn't been released into syndication. In fact, in 1990 we had no idea if we would ever see the final year of DS eps...
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I think I missed the shot of Barnabas and Maggie from the creepy 1967 Maggette storyline.
Here it is:
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Whenever I see shots from that one, I find myself wondering just who did Maggie's hair up like that. One of those mysteries to which we'll never know the answer... perhaps Barnabas bribed the unknown stylist who came to Collnwood each week to work on Mrs. Stoddard's hair to come to the Old House and do a "classic French lady of quality" job on Maggie's do. It would make a good fanfic tale.
I've often suspected that perhaps Willie, though rough around the edges when he first arrived in Collinsport, had worked in a hair salon that Jason once ran as a scam to exploit rich matrons. [hall2_wink] Little did Barnabas know how much Willie's talents would come in handy! [hall2_grin]
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MB, that's a riot! I wish we could have had at least one episode of Willie as the hairdresser. They could have intercut footage of Mrs. Stoddard running the vacuum cleaner at Collnwood while in full evening dress drag.
Needless to say, I adore today's shot of Colin Hamilton with Thayer David! As you know, I'm quite a fan of Tim Stokes, mad scientist.
cheers, G.
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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 #600 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'No, you MUST tell us who lives in that house.'
From "Robservations 8/12/02 #600/601 - A Chilling Summons"Stokes puts out candles as Julia and Barnabas watch. A table and three chairs has been set up. Stokes holds Julia's chair while she sits down. They touch fingertips and Stokes tells them to concentrate. He calls to Philippe Cordier, asking for a sign, calling to him to "Make your presence known!" We need your help as you need ours. The candle on the table blows out. Barnabas goes into a trance, which concerns Julia. Stokes tells her to leave him alone. Barnabas begins to speak in French; Stokes asks for English. I am Philippe Cordier, says the ghost, speaking through Barnabas. Stokes asks about Danielle Roget. "Danielle, mon amour," moans the spirit. Stokes asks if he was in love with her and he says, in French--accented English, "I AM in love with her, she is mine and has been taken away." Another man has taken her, I don't know his name, but he stole her spirit away. I am very lonely without her, and have come back to find her. Stokes asks if her spirit was in this room tonight, and Philippe says oui, but it's not here now. Where has it gone? asks Stokes. To another house, a house by the sea, replies Cordier. "Nicholas Blair's house!" bursts out Julia. "Danielle, I am coming for you, we will be together again," cries Philippe. Stokes begs him to reveal who lives in that house. "Wait for me, I will come for you. And when I find you, I will do what I have to do. Danielle, I will revenge your honor--I will kill the man who says he loves you."(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0600-3.jpg)
"Adam!" cries Julia. "He will die this night for what he has done for us--attendez! Attendez, mon amour, je viens, je viens! Danielle, c'est moi, Philippe. Je viens, mon amour!" Barnabas collapses on the table. Stokes says the spirit is gone, there is no chance to learn more--Julia should have kept silent, they were making remarkable progress. Julia is only interested in helping Barnabas sit up, making sure he's all right, checking his pulse. Julia heard all she needed to, she says, patting Barnabas awake.
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Again, while not a direct quote, the Robservations references the quote well...
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Love today's shot. That might be my favorite of all the seances--Frid talks French, supported by Grayson and Thayer. I might have to get that episode out again over the holiday...
And here's the screen capture:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1123ds_0.jpg)
Sadly, Julia wasn't completely in the shot when Stokes delivered the quote...
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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 #736 (1897) - Laura - 'O hear me, Master, bearer of warmth and fire, giver of light and destroyer, hear me. Grant me through your flame the energy and the sustenance that I MUST have.'
From "Robservations 11/21/02 - #736-737 - How Will Dirk "Warm" Laura?"At the gazebo, Laura drops her snake bracelet on the ground when she goes to a pedestal with a weather vane contraption on it. She opens it and takes out her urn. When Nora calls to her, she hastily shoves it behind her back. Why didn't you come and say good night to me? asks the little girl. I was going to, Laura assures her--I came out here alone to look for something I hid here a long time ago. Is that what you have behind your back? asks Nora eagerly--"Can I see it?" Yes, says Laura, but it will mean nothing to you. She shows Nora the urn. The little girl is disappointed--oh, it's just an urn. Yes, agrees Laura. Why did you hide it? asks Nora. It's a secret, says Laura. I like secrets, says Nora. Go home to bed, says Laura--I'll come and tell you a wonderful story about the urn. Nora wants her mother to come back to the house with her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0736-3.jpg)
I want to stay here a while, says Laura--I can't explain why, but it's necessary and I will see you later. Nora promises to wait for her. After the child leaves, Laura lifts up the urn and calls to her master--hear me, bearer of warmth and fire, giver of life and destroyer, and grant through your flame the energy and sustenance I must have.
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And once again, while not a direct quote, the Robservations references the quote well...
One thing I do wonder about the quote and figure someone here must know the answer: When it comes to "bearer of warmth and fire, giver of light and destroyer," should that actually capitalized as "Bearer of Warmth and Fire, Giver of Light and Destroyer"? I know that if those are titles, then they should be capitalized - but if they're simply descriptors, they wouldn't be capitalized...
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Wonderful photo of Laura today!
And here it is for those who may have missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1124ds_0.jpg)
Love the look in her eyes...
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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 #1057 (1970PT) - Timothy Stokes - 'I want to cooperate, Inspector, but I MUST refuse to participate in such obvious idiocies.'
From "#1056/1057: Robservations 08/08/03: More Death; A Near-Miss Rescue"Hamilton arrives; Stokes invites him in--I've been expecting you. Hamilton apologizes for bothering him this time of night. I understand you're going to accuse me killing Claude North, says Stokes. I merely want to ask a few questions, says Hamilton. I think you'd do better protecting people against the insane accusations of a madman like Barnabas Collins, here, says Stokes, and drinks some more. Perhaps, says Hamilton, that's why I'm here--Mr. Collins, I have your story, now I want to speak to Mr. Stokes alone, if you don't mind. Of course, agrees Barnabas--if we can find the girl, she'll be able to give us the answers we need. And with a disdainful glance at Stokes, Barnabas departs through the hanging bead door. Are you aware, Mr. Stokes, of what Barnabas told me was your role in the incidents happening at Collinwood? Maniacal ravings, says Stokes, surely you don't take them seriously? Whether I do or not is beside the point, says Hamilton--I'm merely investigating a series of deaths. Did Barnabas tell you about the "life force" of the girl I kept in my storeroom back there? He mentioned it, says Hamilton. Stokes takes him into the room, which is now choked with furniture. Is this the room he told you about? queries Stokes, where I supposedly conducted all manner of mad experiments, transferring the life force of that girl into my daughter? I suppose this is the room, says Hamilton. I want to cooperate, says Stokes, but I must refuse to participate in such obvious idiocies. I have to admit, says Hamilton, your daughter died in a very strange manner. She had a heart condition, says Stokes, we were always afraid something like this might happen. If that's the case, says Hamilton, it will show up in the autopsy. AUTOPSY? repeats Stokes, now very upset.
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And yet again, while not a direct quote, the Robservations references the quote well. Once again we're getting spoiled. How long will it last this time?
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I wish we could have had at least one episode of Willie as the hairdresser.
If only! [hall2_wink]
They could have intercut footage of Mrs. Stoddard running the vacuum cleaner at Collnwood while in full evening dress drag.
That would have been a hoot and a half to see!! [hall2_grin]
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Needless to say, I adore today's shot of Colin Hamilton with Thayer David! As you know, I'm quite a fan of Tim Stokes, mad scientist.
I suspect most Thayer David fans are also fans of Tim Stokes. Thayer was excellent when it came to all his characters. But one thing that sets Tim Stokes apart is that he was just so seedy (perhaps even the seediest DS ever had) - and that was due in no small part to the way Thayer portrayed him (and I'm not quite sure what exactly it was about them, but the mustache and the pinky ring definitely helped [hall2_wink]).
And here's the screen capture for anyone who might have missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1125ds_2.jpg)
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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 #212 (1967) - Liz - 'Now you MUST promise to come whenever you like. You're not a stranger, you know-- you're a member of the family.'
From "#0212/0213: Robservations 10/19/01: Barnabas Uses His Charms"Drawing room - You must promise to come whenever you like, Liz tells Barnabas, you're not a stranger, you know, you're a member of the family. Vicki enters, sees the stranger and apologizes--she didn't know Liz was busy.
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And still while not a direct quote, the Robservations references the quote nearly word for word. We're really getting spoiled. But no doubt it won't last...
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Love today's shot of Evan. So slinky and malefic. I bet that was a Violet Welles script. She actually seems to have bothered to do occult research, unlike the other writers.
G.
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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 #650 (1968) - Vicki - 'Please, Jeff, the watch MUST tick. I MUST know that you're close to me.'
From "Robservations 9/17/02 - #649/650 - A Tumble Downstairs; A Rejected Proposal"Vicki is sitting at her vanity, holding Jeff's watch, begging for it to tick. Please, let me know you're here, she begs--give me a sign. Vicki vows to close her eyes--when I open them, the watch will tick and Jeff will be with me. It has to happen, she sobs, leaning against her arm and crying. She gazes at the watch and, overjoyed, sees it has begun to tick! You're here in this room, she croons--Jeff, Jeff, I know that you're here! I know you're very close to me now. Please, come to me!
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Well, this Robservations references the quote pretty well, but nowhere near as well as others have recently...
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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:
Ep #791 (1897) - Evan - 'Spirit of darkness, I now dismiss you and you MUST do as I say for it is I who have summoned you. Disobey and I will smite you eternally with the blasting rod of the great Ariel and Jehovam. Begone.'
From "Robservations 1/31/03 - #790-791 - Master of Collinwood!"Trask leads Judith to the tower room, Minerva following behind. Judith says, she must go, at once, I dismissed her--good ladies' maids are hard to find, she says, she must go, she talks nonsense. Can you hear her talking? asks Trask. She says, "Beware of berries in the early spring," says Judith. "They can be poisonous. In the winter, the snows are deep. Send her away at one or I will dismiss you," says Judith, looking at Minerva. "Please hear me--she frightens me."(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0791-2.jpg)
Evan dismisses the spirit of darkness, saying it must do as I say because I summoned you--disobey or I will smite you eternally--begone!
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This Robservations references the quote fairly well, but again, nowhere near as well as others have recently...
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Joan looked fabulous in the scene where Minerva's spirit was driving her insane. If you're going to go bonkers, be sure to wear your finest drop earrings!
Love today's snapshot of "Kitten" with Uncle Roger, too!
G.
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Love today's shot of Evan. So slinky and malefic.
And here it is to be enjoyed over and over:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1128ds_0.jpg)
I bet that was a Violet Welles script. She actually seems to have bothered to do occult research, unlike the other writers.
A very acute observation. And Midnite made a very similar one when she sent me the quote because Ep #791 is indeed a Violet Welles script...
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Love today's portrait of Julia, struggling desperately to keep her cool and not just claw Dr. Lang's eyes out...
Superb!
G.
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Joan looked fabulous in the scene where Minerva's spirit was driving her insane. If you're going to go bonkers, be sure to wear your finest drop earrings!
Exactly!! [b003]
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Great shot of Crazy Jenny today!
Thanks MB!
Best, G.
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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 #194 (1967) - Carolyn - 'Well from the minute Mother began to get well, she was in an absolute panic to get back here. I thought it MUST have been because of Collinsport Enterprises-- because the business was in some kind of trouble and the two of you were keeping it to yourselves.'
From "Robservations 1/31/03 - #790-791 - Master of Collinwood!"Carolyn softly asks to see Roger alone, and he gladly gives "kitten" an audience. She closes the doors and asks Roger if there's trouble with the business, something she should know about? No, says Roger. Carolyn explains that from he minute her mother woke up, she was in an absolute panic to get back here--she thought it must be because of Collinsport Enterprises, that there was trouble with the business and they were keeping it to themselves. All in your imagination, Roger says, the business is doing fine--the business is thriving, just look at the latest financial reports if he doesn't believe him. Why was Mother so anxious to get home then? wonders Carolyn. Worry over David, suggests Roger. No, it wasn't David, she says, it was something else, something she wouldn't discuss, but very important to her--what could it be. Roger says he's the wrong person to ask--Liz may be his sister, but there are lots of things about her he doesn't understand. Getting back here was the most important thing in the world to her, says Carolyn, before she went into the trance, she kept saying over and over that she couldn't leave the house, no matter what--she was willing to risk her life to stay here--and before that, she never left the house, not even once in 18 years. Why, Uncle Roger, why?!
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This Robservations references the quote quite well - hopefully we're back on track...
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Love today's snapshot of "Kitten" with Uncle Roger, too!
And here it is for those who may have missed it:
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They were a lot more friendly with each other in that ep than they were in Ep #161 back on October 12th (see Replys #418 & #419).
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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 #466 (1968) - Julia - 'Alright. But there are certain precautions that MUST be taken. Under no circumstances MUST he be exposed to any light.'
From "#0465/0466: Robservations 05/01/02: Elopement, Interrupted; Mad Doc"Lang wonders how long Barn has been in this condition--time is passing, he says, which is important to both of them--what have you been doing, experimenting on a cure for a legendary condition? Do you want him to die? asks Julia desperately. He can't die, says Lang. He'll die if he stays here, she says. Why? asks Lang. If she tells him all, will he let her move him? Asks Julia. No, responds Lang, and she picks up the phone, threatening to go over Lang's head. He reminds her of the rules and she puts down the phone--you have no choice but to tell me the truth, Lang says--don't kidnap him, or I'll call the cops. Julia agrees to tell, but says Barn can't be exposed to any light--an eye condition, she lies. Lang accuses her of lying. I'm only trying to protect my patient. "He's a vampire, isn't he?" asks Lang calmly. That's ridiculous, says Julia. Lang knows otherwise.
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Well, we're obviously not back on track with this Robservations because it only references the quote about halfway. The most important half. But still...
And this is now the second time that an ep has had three quotes turn up in the slideshow. (The first was Ep #2.) And not only that but it's the second time the same scene from Ep #466 has turned up. (Though that has happened before with Eps #377 & #450.) The first quote from this ep (Dr. Lang - 'Mr. Collins, you and I MUST talk') was from back on May 26th and is from a scene later in the ep. And the second (Julia - 'I MUST have an ambulance immediately') was from back on May 31st and is from early in this same scene. Also, interestingly enough, all three quotes have been picked during the months when Midnite has been selecting the quotes. Other incidents of multiple quotes have involved either both of us or only me - though I'm way ahead when it comes to me picking two quotes from the same ep. In fact, twice I've picked quotes from the same character in the same scene...
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Love today's portrait of Julia, struggling desperately to keep her cool and not just claw Dr. Lang's eyes out...
That is definitely the subtext!! [hall2_wink]
And here it is for anyone who missed it:
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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 #743 (1897) - Jenny - 'You MUST be very solemn and respectful of the dead.'
From "Robservations 12/17/02 - #742-743 - Laura Sends Jenny After Q"Jenny hums the pretty little horses songs to her twin dolls, shushing them, patting them. She cuddles them and tells them not to cry, to be brave. It's not allowed at funerals, she says, you must be very solemn and respectful of the dead. Dirk enters her cell. She tells him they're burying Quentin today and she's getting the babies ready for the funeral. Dirk closes the door and leans back against it.
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This Robservations references the quote quite well. Maybe we're back on track...
While watching this I was really struck by just how sad a character Jenny is. She's gone mad because of Quentin's betrayal and she doesn't even realize the difference between her actual children and her dolls. If things hadn't ultimately worked out the way they did for her, no matter how old she may have become, would she have still been stuck in a never changing world in which her "babies" never grew up and she continually cared for them? If so, that would have been beyond sad...
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Fab photo of Laura tonight! I love how much Laura you've been including of late.
cheers, G.
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Great shot of Crazy Jenny today!
I was also happy with how it turned out:
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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 #119 (1966) - Joe - 'We MUST have criss-crossed each other's paths about a dozen times.'
From "#0119/0120: Robservations 08/13/01: Roger vs. Burke; Carolyn vs. Joe"Liz asks Burke if he has any idea where Vicki might be. If I did, I would have gone there, says Burke--have you heard anything about Matthew? No, the sheriff hasn't a clue to where he is, says Liz. I'd expect that of the sheriff, says Burke. I can't believe Matthew's gone very far, says Liz, he's not the kind of man who adjusts well to new situations. He adapted very well to being a murderer, chuckles Roger, you can say that much for him. That's why I'm so worried about Vicki, says Liz. I don't know where else to search, says Burke, Joe and I covered the entire area, didn't we, Joe? Yeah, says Joe, rubbing his forehead, we must have criss-crossed each other's paths about a dozen times. Well, we've got to find her, says Burke--I don't know where else to search. The tide was in, says Joe, maybe in the morning we can cover the beach and lower part of the cliffs. You're on, says Burke--I'd like to change into something drier and warmer--would you drop me off at the hotel? Sure, says Joe, maybe I can get some of the fishermen to come along with us tomorrow.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly. Another step in the right direction...
(This ep also contains some of the best exchanges between Roger and Burke. If you check out the Robservations, you'll see a great capture of Roger and Burke with Roger displaying a completely priceless smirk because of what he and Burke are saying to each other. And in the same scene that the quote comes from, before Joe delivers his quote (which I was shocked to come across even though it's been on our list all these months) there is this extremely amusing exchange:Joe comes in and Liz hands him a cup of black coffee, as he likes it. He thanks her. She offers sandwiches, too. Shouldn't you have served them the coffee in the kitchen? Roger sarcastically asks Liz. If I didn't dislike you so much, says Burke, I'd probably find you a very amusing person. I didn't intend to be amusing, says Roger. That's just the point, says Burke, drinking his coffee.
Malcolm Marmorstein was definitely on a roll with this ep...)
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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 #133 (1967) - Laura - 'I MUST solve my own problems first. Then and only then will I be able to, to uh, deal with the other practical realities.'
From "#(0131_)0132/0133: Robservations 08/21/01: Burke and Laura"How do you stand with Roger? asks Burke. I've asked him for a divorce and custody of David, she says. And if you get those things, what then? asks Burke. I'll make a new life for David and myself, says Laura. Let me talk about the practical realities for a moment--I came back to Collinsport to prove my innocence, he says--you're the key to that, Laura--how do you feel about that? I must solve my own problems first, she says, then and only then will I be able to deal with the other practical realities.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0133-3.jpg)
But they will be dealt with, won't they? asks Burke. They will, she assures him, rising--it's been very nice seeing you--I trust we'll meet again. We will, I assure you, he says. They say goodbye and she leaves. Burke sits back down, smokes, and ponders this.
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Once again the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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Fab photo of Laura tonight!
And here it is:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1203ds_0.jpg)
I love how much Laura you've been including of late.
Laura has such great quotes and both Midnite and I have been picking them. [hall2_wink]
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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 #204 (1967) - Vicki - 'You MUSTN'T get into a fight with him.'
From "#0204/0205: Robservations 10/15/01: Willie Goes Too Far"Blue Whale - Burke is shocked to learn from Vicki that the punk they saw here the other night is staying at Collinwood, invited to stay by Liz. Vicki says she doesn't understand it, and both she and Carolyn are afraid of him. If he bothers either one of you, let me know, I'll handle it, promises Burke. Vicki tells him she believes Willie is dangerous. He knows punks like that, says Burke, a good beating is all he needs. You mustn't get into a fight with him, says Vicki, he hasn't really said anything. Then why are you afraid of him? asks Burke. The way he looks at me and Carolyn, he hasn't done anything much, Vicki begins to explain, then stops. Burke asks what's the matter. Willie has just entered the bar.
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And once again the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Willie - 'You MUST be Mrs. Stoddard's brother') was back on May 24th.
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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:
Ep #422 (1796) - Josette - 'I don't want to be free of you--I'm yours--I MUST go with you. Not to death and darkness, but to a world of unending joy. Come, take my hand and we'll go together.'
From '#0421/0422: Robservations 04/01/02: "Lit Only By Our Love"'The panel opens behind her and Barnabas enters.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0422-3.jpg)
"They tried to keep us apart, she tells him--nothing can keep us apart, ever again. This night will fulfill all my longings." She asks him if he's come to take her away. Yes, he says. Then come-let us go and never return, she says. Never, agrees Barnabas. Show me the way and I will follow, she murmurs. It is a road with no return, warns Barnabas, a world of darkness. Lit only by our love, says Josette-we will share eternity together. Yes, eternity, agrees Barnabas. Are you certain? He asks, it's not too late-you can still be free of me-you can have life, find love, perhaps, in the world of light and the living. The time for questions is long past, she says-I don't want to be free of you-I'm yours-I must go with you, not to death and darkness, but to a world of unending joy-come take my hand and we will go together. They clasp hands and enter the corridor beyond the secret panel.
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And yet again the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
This ep might just contain some of the most romantic dialogue Ron Sproat ever wrote - not to mention this may just be one of the most romantic scenes he ever wrote, certainly so far as DS is concerned...
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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 #550 (1968) - Adam - 'What do you mean I didn't exist? I MUST have existed!'
From "Robservations 7/8/02 - Adam Learns His Origins - #550/551"what is your first memory? Barnabas, says Adam--I saw him long ago. Two months ago, that's all, says Stokes. Adam asks where he was before that, and Stokes replies, "You tell me." Adam insists he doesn't know, and he wants Stokes to tell him--where was I before, tell me! Stokes, reluctant, finally burst out, "You did not exist!--that is the truth. I only hope you are mature enough to hear it." Adam doesn't understand this--I must have existed, where did I come from? Stokes tells Adam he knows as much as he needs to know, but when Adam demands more, Stokes finally relents. "There was a man who had a unique dream," he says, "he believed he could create a human being. He believed his creation would have the strength of a lion and the mind of a genius. Two months ago, his dream became reality--an incredible experiment was performed and it was successful. The result was that you began to breathe, to live.
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Well, this time the Robservations references half of the quote...
And this is also another instance where not only is this the second quote from an ep, it's the second from the same scene. The first (Adam - 'I don't mean to frighten her, you MUST TELL her that, then she'll love me') was back on June 26th.
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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 #678 (1969) - Beth - 'But Quentin had made up his mind that Chris MUST die. That Chris MUST die! That Chris MUST die!!'
From "Robservations 10/7/02 - #678/679 - Maggie Follows David Into Quentin's Lair"Amy refuses to believe Chris is all right and runs into the cottage, where Chris is slumped over in his chair. She begs Beth to tell her he'll be all right. This time, repeats Beth, this time, but tomorrow. . .tomorrow! What will happen then? demands Amy. He will try again, says Beth. Who? asks Amy. The murderer, replies Beth--he's coming, he's coming! The door opens. "Stop him!" Beth cries. Amy sees no one there, and tries to tell that to Beth, but she's disappeared. Hearing Quentin's music, she tells Beth it's only Quentin--come back, Beth! Amy asks Quentin to show himself--did you come to see Chris?--he's all right now, she assures him. Then Amy screams.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0678-1.jpg)
Chris is dead in his chair, a knife protruding from his chest. David, his face swimming, tells Amy, I tried to stop Quentin, tried to tell him he's wrong--I didn't want this to happen, you've got to believe me. David begs Beth to tell Amy what he's saying, and Beth says he did try, but Quentin had made up his mind that Chris must die! Amy wakes up, screaming, staring wildly around.
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This time it's another triple "MUST" quote - and once again the Robservations references the quote perfectly - well, at least the part that it includes...
And this is not only a triple "Must" quote but it's also the third quote from this ep. The first (David - 'You MUSTN'T hurt him') was back on May 6th- and the second (Beth - 'You MUST NOT TELL him. You MUST NOT TELL him about me'), which is also from this scene, was back on June 17th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #883 (1897) - Charles - 'I have a message to take to Quentin and I MUST get it to him. You see, if Quentin is not there within the hour, Charity Trask will die.'
From "Robservations 4/8/03 - #882/883 - Walking the Floor With Q; Fire!"Barnabas answers the door at Collinwood. It's Tate. I'm glad to see you, says Barn--we have something to talk about. Not now, says Tate. I still believe the portrait of Quentin is in your possession, says Barnabas. Charles tells him, again--I don't have it. I don't believe you, says Barnabas. Charity doesn't have a moment to spare, says Tate--she's being held hostage by Petofi. Barnabas is all set to go to her. No, says Tate, I have a message for Quentin that I must get to him--if Quentin isn't there within the hour, Charity Trask will die.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0883-1.jpg)
Barnabas stares in horror.
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The Robservations references the quote pretty well, though not perfectly...
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MB!!!! What a GORGEOUS photo!!!
One of my absolute fave Hoffman moments, I MUST write to tell you how much I adore your capture of it!
It MUST be said that Hoffman MUST be one of Grayson's finest hours on DS.
G.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #898 (1969) - Mr. Prescott/Paul - 'But you MUST promise not to give it to anyone but Carolyn.'
From "Robservations 4/17/03 - #897-898 - Terror For Megan; David, Book-Keeper"The door opens--Paul walks in, asking for Carolyn. I haven't seen her all evening, says Philip. Paul, anxious, asks, will you be seeing her later this evening? David looks thoughtful. I don't know, says Philip. I must get her a message, insists Paul. Call Collinwood, suggests Philip. David greets "Mr. Prescott." Oh, you're David Collins, says Paul, we met the other day. Yes, agrees David, I must go home--would you like me to bring her your message? Mr. Prescott? Yes, says Paul, handing him an envelope, but you must promise not to give it to anyone but Carolyn. David promises. Tell her I'll be back in my hotel room within the hour, says Paul. OK, says David. Paul leaves after thanking Philip. Did you get the feeling he was frightened of something? David asks Philip. Yes, I did, answers the latter.
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Once again the Robservations is back to referencing the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #984 (1970PT) - Hoffman - 'Oh, this house needs you more than it's ever needed anyone. If there is some way for you to come back to us, please try to do it. You MUST find it, we're waiting!'
From "#0984/0985: Robservations 06/17/03: Exit the Bride!"Hoffman, startled to find Maggie in Angelique's room, asks, were you talking to someone? Only to myself, says Maggie icily. I came to apologize, says Hoffman--I'm sorry for what happened. Maggie accepts. I want to explain why I did what I did, says Hoffman--I've been very concerned about Daniel's state of mind, and felt it imperative that you and he become friends--I guess I just forgot that Mr. Collins loved her so much...everyone loved her...who cam blame them, look at her. Maggie looks at the portrait. She was the heart, soul and lifeblood of Collinwood, blathers Hoffman--she was that rarest among human beings, a legend in her own life.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0984-3.jpg)
You're a rare person yourself, says Maggie coolly--you're the only person I've ever met who could turn an apology into a testimonial. (go, Maggie, go!!) If you'll excuse me, adds Maggie, I have an apology of my own to make--to my husband--I was foolish to get so upset, I should have had the presence of mind to tell Quentin who was responsible for my buying that recording--well, I've make my mistakes, and will make more, but I'm learning--you bear that in mind, Hoffman--I'm learning. She leaves. Hoffman gazes up at Angelique's portrait and says, "Oh, this house needs you more than it's ever needed anyone--if there is some way for you to come back to us, please try to do it--you must find it--we're waiting!"
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And yet again the Robservations is referencing the quote perfectly...
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MB!!!! What a GORGEOUS photo!!!
One of my absolute fave Hoffman moments, I MUST write to tell you how much I adore your capture of it!
And here it is:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1210ds_4.jpg)
It's one of my most favorite moments, too. [santa_thumb]
And I also love Maggie's part of the scene in which she tells Hoffman that she's a rare person because she's the only person Maggie has ever met who could turn an apology into a testimonial. Priceless! Gordon Russell was on fire when he wrote the scene. [santa_thumb]
It MUST be said that Hoffman MUST be one of Grayson's finest hours on DS.
Agreed...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1069 (1995) - Barnabas - 'There MUST be some reason why this has been locked. It was opened earlier.'
From "#1068/1069: Robservations 08/18/03: More Death"Barnabas goes to the playroom (cool stained glass window in the hall up there). He only carries one candle now. The playroom door is locked. Julia returns with the sheriff. The door has been locked from the inside, reveals Barnabas-sheriff, I want to force the door. The sheriff, however, has some questions. Not now! insists Barn. Look here, says the sheriff, if you two were in the foyer, no one could get a body out of the drawing room, it's not possible. No one knows what's possible or impossible in this house, points out Barnabas--sheriff, you try it-there must be some reason why this is locked-it was open earlier. The door opens immediately for the sheriff, who turns to Barnabas and asks, just how much of this is your own imagination? Barnabas looks at Julia and goes into the room first. The sheriff and Julia follow."
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And the Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1127 (1840) - Desmond - 'If I destroy The Head, the body is bound to die. I MUST do it before they are reunited!'
From "#1127/1128: Robservations 09/30/03: The Chosen One"Rose Cottage - Desmond, hatchet in hand, quietly approaches the head, thinking it he destroys that, the body is bound to die--he must do it before they are reunited. I must do it! he tells himself, but when he opens the curtains, he finds the head gone.
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The Robservations references what's quoted almost perfectly, though follows it with an extra "I must do it!" that is not actually a part of the scene. [santa_undecided]
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1218 (1841PT) - Josette - 'You MUST answer that as honestly as you know how.'
From "#1218/1219: Robservations 12/22/03: Unfortunate Timing"Old House - Josette is shocked when Bramwell tells her he proposed to Daphne. You and Daphne Harridge? she asks. Is that all you have to say, Mother? he asks. No, she says, I can't say I haven't seen it coming--but do you think it's fair to the child? Daphne's not a child, says Bramwell. Whether she is or not, do you think it's fair? asks Josette. So you're against it, too, says Bramwell. The question is, says Josette, is it what you truly want? If it weren't, I wouldn't even consider it, and you know that, says Bramwell angrily. I know you better than any other person alive, says Josette--I know all you've been through, especially these past few weeks--and the question is one you and only you can answer--are you marrying for love or to get back at Catherine and the others at Collinwood? (She is a practical and gutsy lady; score one for her.) When he doesn't reply, she sternly says, you must answer that as honestly as you know how. I do not think I'm doing anything wrong, or being unfair to anyone, states Bramwell--that's all I can tell you.
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The Robservations references this quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #195 (1967) - Liz - 'Oh, I know what you MUST have heard. You heard Vicki.'
From "#0194/0195: Robservations 10/05/01: Enter Jason McG"No, says Carolyn, your door has a very specific creak, as do several of the floorboards in the hallway.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0195-0.jpg)
You must have heard Vicki, says Liz, she came to check on me a few times last night--didn't you, Vicki? Yes, I did, Vicki agrees after a moment.
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Rather than reference the quote directly, the Robservations combines the two parts of the quote into one - though at least it does use the word "MUST". Though the one place where the Robservations excerpt indicates a use of "MUST" but the show doesn't use it there is after Carolyn protests that what she believed happened didn't seem like a dream and Liz actually says, "Well, it was because I didn't get out of my bed."
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #462 (1968) - Vicki - 'I MUST go to him and you can't stop me!'
From "#0461/0462: Robservations 04/29/02: 1968 - Julia Sports a New 'Do"Julia sits on Vicki's bed, hypnotizing her, sending her back in time, twirling her medallion in front of her face. Vicki doesn't want to go back, but Julia promises protection. Vicki thinks Julia is Abigail, and talks about using the book in the trial. Peter says they should use it--it will make the judges believe she came from the 20th century. Where is that book? asks Julia.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0462-1.jpg)
Vicki wishes Barnabas were here, he'd help, he'd get Peter out of jail. It's important, coaxes Julia, try to remember, but Vicki says she doesn't. The bat, says Vicki, Josette said the bat at the window had. . .she won't help her, she thinks she's a witch, too. Then Vicki says the Countess doesn't think she's a witch, and begs her to help Peter. She must go to him, cries Vicki. Julia swirls the medallion, trying to wake Vicki, but Vicki persists in saying she has to help him, don?t stop her.
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Where do we start with the problems with this Robservations except. Well, the biggest problem is that at no point does Vicki confuse Julia with Abigail - practically right from the start and then all throughout she confuses her with Countess du Pres. And when it comes to the quote, as one can clearly see in the capture I took for the quote -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1215ds_4.jpg)
- Julia is not swirling her medallion as Vicki delivers it - though, to be fair, Julia does swirl it shortly thereafter. Also "can't" and "don't" don't have the exact same meaning and are not interchangeable...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #707 (1897) - Edward - 'You're so easily amused, Carl, you MUST be a frightfully happy person.'
From "Robservations 10/28/02 - #706/707 - A Helluva Dysfunctional Family"Edward, wearing a black mourning armband, comes downstairs at Collinwood and checks his mustache in the mirror. He glances at the newspaper and puts it down, then goes to the desk, take a pipe, and sticks it in his mouth. He opens his can of tobacco only to have fake snakes fly out. Carl comes bouncing out from behind the drapes, laughing wildly. Coldly, Edward asks that he be warned about other booby traps he may have hidden in the room. Carl says that would take all the fun out of it. For you, yes, says Edward--you're so easily amused, you must be a very happy person. Carl gathers up his fake snakes and says, I am, most of the time. Edward suggest he can be happy ALL the time, in a sanitarium, where he can show his fellow inmates one prank after another. This turns Carl serious. Edward rants about him playing the buffoon--and only the day after a family member has died.
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The Robservations references this quote (almost) perfectly...
And I just love how Edward can take a seemingly innocent comment and turn it into a threat! [b003] But then the writing during 1897 is so spectacular - all the writers were so inspired...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #20 (1966) - Sam - 'You MUST be joking, it's after midnight!'
From "#0019/0020: Robservations 05/31/01: Tension Escalates Everywhere"Crickets chirp a greeting outside the Evans cottage as Sam returns home. Maggie, wig gone now, calls out, "Pop, is that you?" He removes his jacket, asks how she's feeling and suggests she go back to sleep. The phone rings. Sam checks his watch and answers it. It's Mr. Wells, Maggie's boss. "You must be joking," Sam says, "it's after midnight! Yes, I'll tell her, but next time, will you please send a get-well card?" Sam, none-too-pleased, slams down the phone. "Idiots!" he shouts. Maggie trails out, slipping into her robe, wanting to know who was on the phone. "Our idiot friend, the hotel clerk," Sam sniffs. "He calls here, wakes you up and wants to know how you are." Sam's quite riled, and when Maggie encourages him to forget it, he refuses. Evasive, Maggie says it's not the hotel clerk's fault. They go back and forth about the man's lack of sense--Maggie came home with a headache, after all--but she finally stops her father's tirade by admitting Mr. Wells called because she asked him to--and when Sam answered the phone, said the first thing that came into his mind. He was probably embarrassed, Maggie says, because...and she stops, looking uncomfortable. "Oh, I see," Sam says, catching on. "So now you're getting reports on me, huh?"
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And again the Robservations references this quote perfectly...
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Only some viewers will be aware of how significant today's photo is. I recall Dr. Reeves being mentioned from time to time in the post 1967 scripts, but so far as I am aware, this was his only appearance on screen.
Excellent photo, MB!
G.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #158 (1967) - Dr. Reeves - 'It MUST be done - and quickly!'
From "#0158/0159: Robservations 09/11/01: Liz Loses All Her Marbles"Roger and the doctor troop downstairs. I don't understand it, says Roger--what makes my sister's case so unique? She seems to be a very ill woman, says the doctor, is that right/ How ill is very ill? Asks Roger--let's say it seems something is wrong with her. That's just it, says the doctor, there isn't--there's nothing physically wrong with her--organically, she's in perfect shape--everything I can possibly test here in this house--heart, pulse, eyes, lungs, they all check out fine--there are other things I can't possibly test here--with your permission, I'd like to move her to a hospital in Boston, where they have the necessary equipment to give her a thorough going over. You not only have my permission but my blessing, says Roger--I think it would be a very good thing for Elizabeth to get out of Collinsport for a while. Good--I'll make the necessary arrangements, says the doctor. There is one obstacle, says Roger, helping the doctor into his coat--you have my permission, but you don't have' Liz'--I sometimes think it would take a stick of dynamite to get her out of this house. Then you have to convince her it's of the utmost importance, says the doctor. Thank you very much, says Roger ironically--but how?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0158-0.jpg)
That's up to you, says the doctor--get help from her daughter--do anything to help--it must be done--and quickly.
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And again the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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Only some viewers will be aware of how significant today's photo is.
Yes, some fans might ask themselves why I picked such a minor character and a cryptic quote? But as you say, in that moment Dr. Reeves and what he says is quite significant, and the Robservations excerpt shows just how significant it all is.
I recall Dr. Reeves being mentioned from time to time in the post 1967 scripts, but so far as I am aware, this was his only appearance on screen.
Believe it or not, Dr. Reeves makes his debut in Ep #17 as the doctor who treats Roger after his car accident. Though in that ep he's more significantly used to clue the audience into some of the background concerning the hit-and-run accident of 10 years earlier. I particularly like this scene:
Malloy returns to Reeves' office and knocks at the door. He enters and joins Roger and the doctor. It certainly was a fast half hour, says Reeves, I barely got this stuff finished. I saw what I wanted to see, says Bill. Hanky panky? asks the doctor. Didn't say that, says Malloy to Roger, I just said I saw what I wanted to see. Someday I'm going to write a book about Down-Easterners, myself included, says Reeves, I'm going to write about all those words that never get said. I don't know what you're talking about, says Malloy. I'm a freak around here, says Reeves, putting on his jacket, that's what I'm talkin' about--I open up and tell people what I'm thinkin'--for instance, me and Mr. Collins just had a chat about his old friend, Burke Devlin. What about him? asks Malloy. Am I through, Doctor? asks Roger. See what I mean? says the doctor--as soon as the conversation gets onto important things, we hold up a sign: no trespassing. (I adore this doctor's honesty.) Some things are nobody's else's affair, says Malloy. That's all an illusion, says Reeves, in this case, anyway--it was a public trial 10 years ago, wasn't there--and now Burke Devlin's back--do you honestly believe there's not one person in this town that knows why? I can't worry about what people think, says Roger. No, no, I know, you can't do that, says the doctor, all you can do is roll downhill in a car and get yourself nearly killed.
When Dr. Reeves brings up Burke, the expression on Bill's face speaks volumes - and at the mention of the public trial the look Bill and Roger exchange is priceless! [b003] Quite often it's little moments like those that make watching the pre-Barn eps so much fun...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #212 (1967) - David - 'He MUST have heard a lot of stories.'
From "#0212/0213: Robservations 10/19/01: Barnabas Uses His Charms"David returns home, where Vicki helps him off with his coat. Here you are, says Liz, just in time for dinner. Did Mr. Loomis come back? asks David. No, says Vicki, and I want you to stop asking about him. I thought I saw him earlier, says David--but only it turned out to be somebody else--my cousin--I met him at the Old House, where I was playing. Barnabas was at the Old House? asks Liz. Yes, says David, hoisting himself up onto the foyer table--at first I thought he was the ghost of the man in that portrait, but then I was disappointed to find out he wasn't. Why would he go to the Old House? wonders Liz. I don't know, says David, but he certainly knows his way around, for someone who's never been there before. He told me he was brought up on stories of Collinwood, says Liz. He must have heard a lot of stories, says David. Not only stories, but perhaps he saw pictures and drawings, suggests Liz. Maybe, says David
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And yet again the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #397 (1796) - Reverend Bland - 'No no, I MUSTN'T. My dear wife will be concerned. She expected me back for the ladies' prayer group.'
From "#0397/0398: Robservations 03/14/02: Mr. & Mrs. Barnabas Collins"Drawing room - As Naomi and Ben stand in as witnesses, Barnabas and Angelique are married in a simple ceremony, with the groom saying a solemn "I do". He places a ring on her finger, the minister declares them husband and wife, and the reluctant bridegroom plants a chaste kiss on his wife's mouth. The minister offers his best wishes; Naomi kisses Barnabas and tells him to love Angelique, and Barnabas heartily calls Ben to get champagne. Bland takes his leave, saying, "I didn't expect to be this long, as delightful as it was." Barnabas closes the door after him, leaning against it for a moment as though he wishes he could disappear along with the Reverend Bland.
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And Robservations is back to completely ignoring the quote.
What actually happens in the section leading up to and somewhat beyond the quote is that after Barnabas and Angelique kiss at the close of the wedding ceremony, Rev. Bland congratulates the couple, shakes Barnabas' hand as Barnabas thanks him, and tells Angelique what a beautiful bride she was and offers his best wishes and then shakes her hand. After Naomi advises Barnabas to love Angelique and to be happy and Barnabas thanks her, he then tells Ben that they must have champagne. Ben says he knows where it is and leaves the room to retrieve it. Barnabas then asks Bland if he will stay and have a drink with them, but that's when Bland delivers the quote after which he turns to Naomi to express his hope that Joshua will be happy with the union and that she will pass along his warmest wishes. Barnabas looks miserable as all that takes place. After Naomi thanks Bland for the lovely ceremony, Bland says he's happy that it turned out rather well. Bland then expresses his best wishes to Barnabas, and after thanking him again, Barnabas moves with Bland to retrieve his coat as he says that if Bland will wait a moment, he'll have Ben get his horse. But Bland says that isn't necessary because he tied the horse to the hitching post. And it's then that Bland says that frankly he didn't expect to be so long, as delightful as it was. Barnabas and Bland exchange good nights and Bland leaves.
Rev. Bland is such a hoot in this ep, especially when 1) he has no idea what's going on with Ben while he's reacting to Angelique summoning him to come to save her by speaking to her yet, of course, Bland sees no one, and 2) when Jeremiah's ghost causes a disturbance to occur in the drawing room and Bland feels he shouldn't conduct the wedding because "something is very wrong" in the house but Barnabas insists "there will be a wedding tonight and you will stay, Reverend!"
Also, I have to wonder if the writers intended, as they often do, a dig against the clergy by giving the reverend the name Bland. Though, considering what they do with 1795/96's Trask and 1897's Gregory Trask, that would have been but a mild dig. [santa_wink]
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Digressing from the theme of the slideshow but still in keeping with the screen capture for Sunday's quote and the one on July 24th, I don't believe we've ever talked about Angelique's wedding gown, or rather the one that Naomi provides Angelique with after her encounter with Jeremiah's ghost ruins her original gown:
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Does it look familiar? It should because it's the same gown that during the Barnabas kidnapping Maggie plot we were led to believe was Josette's wedding gown and we often saw Maggie dressed in it.
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It's so funny when Angelique comments to Naomi about how plain the gown is when it was supposed to be so magnificent when we saw Maggie wearing it. Magnificent enough that Josette even wears it in her portrait.
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One has to wonder what Angelique would have thought if she had known the gown was supposedly what Josette was going to wear to marry Barnabas. Would she have been horrified? Or would she have felt it was perfect poetic justice that she should wear it to marry Barnabas? Though, of course, Angelique hadn't seen Josette's portrait before she married Barnabas because it hadn't arrived yet (despite the fact that we mistakenly see it hanging over the mantle in Josette's room when we first see the room in 1795 in Ep #374, but thankfully it's been replaced when next Josette's room is seen in Ep #377 and in subsequent eps [santa_wink]). Plus, despite how we were led to believe it had been Josette's wedding gown, when Josette dresses for her rushed marriage to Barnabas she wears an entirely different gown.
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But of course I presume we're not supposed to notice that. And given what DC thought of the audience, no doubt he thought everyone in the audience was too dumb to notice the difference, if he even thought of it at all! [santa_rolleyes] Though the fact that Josette did wear a different gown is a perfect reason why it never would have entered Angelique's mind that Naomi had presented her with what was supposedly Josette's wedding gown...
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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 #655 (1968) - Cassandra - 'But I MUST touch you. And when I do, it will be as though you are dead.'
From "Robservations 9/19/02 - #654/655 - Joe Unhinged"Liz begins to moan and twist in her sleep, and she finally dreams: Amy, in night clothes, is singing "Rockabye Baby," in the middle of the woods. Liz approaches her and asks if she came to see "her," too. I heard her voice, telling me to come here, says Amy. Liz isn't sure if she heard the voice, but figures she must have. Liz is nervous and wants to go back, but Amy tells her "she" wants to see them. A woman's giggling voice fills the air, getting louder; Liz is afraid. She sees Cassandra, in her very green coat, come out from behind a tree. Liz calls to Amy, but Cassandra tells her the child can't save her. Liz tells Amy she must return to the house. Cassandra tells Liz Amy can't leave unless she tells her to. "You must know of my powers now, Mrs. Stoddard," taunts Cassandra. Liz retorts, "You have no power over either of us." Cassandra orders Amy to go. The child leaves, to Liz' dismay. We have an account to settle, declares Cassandra. Amy wanders off, to Liz' consternation. You are beginning to think of death, just as I told you you would, taunts Cassandra--death is the only thing you can think of, and the closer I come to you, the nearer you are to it! Liz orders her not to come nearer. Cassandra insists, I must touch you, and when I do, it will be as though you are dead--I promised you that. "No!" cries Liz, but Cassandra, reaching out her hand, tells Liz, you can do nothing, Amy will disappear from you and I will come closer, and closer. Screams fill he air.
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And again the Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
The dream in this ep is why Liz' dream in Ep #576 is so confusing. As I said before (see Reply #461), it's very odd that Angelique, and VampAng at that, appears in Ep #576's dream when it should be Cassandra. But then, the simple fact of the matter may just be that DC didn't care and felt no one in the audience would question it. After all, to DC's way of thinking, what's a little thing like continuity - and besides, no one's ever going to see the eps again and people in the audience surely have short memories... [santa_rolleyes]
Something I discovered while I was working on the quote from this ep is that it's not even listed on the jacket in the Limited Edition boxed set or on the disc itself in that set. The jacket and the disc indicate that the eps included are "645-654." I presume the error was made because there's a double-numbered ep on the disk (Ep #652_653) and I wondered if the same mistake might have been made on any of the other discs containing double-numbered eps? But no - that's the only instance, which makes it odd. But is it surprising? Well, no - seemingly every piece of DS merchandise has to have some sort of error associated with it and the missing listing for Ep #655 just happens to be this one's error. And chances are I never would have even noticed that the listing for the ep was missing if it wasn't for the fact that I was looking for the disc with Ep #655 on it, Ep #655 is the last ep on the disc, and yet the jacket and disc list Ep #654 as the last ep. Interestingly enough, though, Ep #655 is listed in the set's booklet as being on the disc. At least the booklet is correct...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #675 (1969) - Carolyn - 'The police took him about a half an hour ago, Mr. Garner. There MUST be something you can do!'
From "Robservations 10/3/02 - #674/675 - Donna Friedlander, Bullseye!"Barnabas surveys a headline in the COLLINSPORT STAR--"Mystery Murder." Julia and Barnabas feel responsible for Donna's death--if we hadn't let Chris take Donna with him, could we have stopped it? queries Julia. Barnabas doubts it--wherever Chris and Donna went last night was Donna's fault--she must have delayed him until the moon was up--the werewolf can't help it--he doesn't choose his victims. Carolyn bursts in to tell them Chris was taken to the police station. Patterson is making a terrible mistake, insists Carolyn; Chris had nothing to do with Donna's death.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0675-3.jpg)
Julia asks if she's positive. Of course I am, says Carolyn. Barnabas asks her if she knows where Chris was last night. At home, says Carolyn defensively--since he didn't go to Bangor. Barnabas tells her Chris wasn't at home--we went to the cottage last night when we saw the car was still here--when I invited him to dinner, Chris insisted he had to go to Bangor. Carolyn accuses them of thinking Chris is involved. Julia says we don't know. I'm sure he's not, insists Carolyn. Are you. . .interested in Chris? Asks Barn. Carolyn tosses back an accusation that she'll disgrace the family by liking a man being questioned by the police. Of course not, says Barnabas, I just wondered how much you like him. She just gives her cousin a look. Quite a lot, comments Barnabas. Carolyn admits I DO like Chris enough that it's important I know everything about him--I want you to tell me if there's something you know that I don't. Julia lies and tells her they don't know anymore than she does. I'm going to call our lawyer, Garner, and ask his advice, says Carolyn. (while you're at it, send the son back in time to wrest Vicki away from doofus Peter Bradford!) She closes the double doors and picks up the phone out in the foyer.
Back in the drawing room, Julia asks Barnabas what they're going to do--that poor girl! We can't worry about her now, he says--I want to go to the cottage since I'm sure someone from the sheriff's office will be there to search it shortly, and I want to get there first.
On the phone, Carolyn asks for help from their lawyer--I'm concerned Chris doesn't know his rights, she says--the police might get him to say anything--call the sheriff and go there if necessary. Gardner tells her yes, and she's relieved.
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And again the Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. And once again I discovered the quote quite by accident after checking Ep #675 for a "MUST" quote that the Robservations indicated was in a scene but it didn't pan out that it was actually there. I kept the ep playing to see if some sort of "MUST" line might crop up and sure enough what I quoted did. And I picked it because I suspect it's the last time lawyer Garner is ever mentioned on the show. Though the interesting thing about Carolyn calling Garner is that in Ep #577 Liz hires Tony Peterson because Richard Garner will no longer handle her legal matters. Did Liz subsequently smooth things over with Garner? Was Garner no longer Liz' personal attorney but he was still the family's? Who knows? Though knowing how the writers often had minds like sieves, when it came to Ep #675 they probably didn't even remember that Liz had dropped Garner in favor of Tony...
But how the scene in the foyer with Carolyn on the phone actually plays is that Carolyn delivers the quote as Barnabas and Julia exit from the drawing room with the intention of going to check Chris' cottage. We hear Barnabas say, "We'll be back, Carolyn," and the sounds of the outside door opening and closing as Carolyn tells Garner that she doesn't think they're charging Chris, that they can't because he's innocent. But as the Robservations does actually indicate, Carolyn goes on the say that she's just afraid that Chris may not know his rights - she wouldn't in the same situation - and they may get him to say anything. Carolyn then asks if Garner will call the sheriff's office, tells him to say he spoke with her, and if he can speak with Chris and Chris wants to see him, she asks if he will go there. Apparently after hearing that Garner agrees to all that (at no point during the conversation do we hear him say anything), with a great deal of relief Carolyn thanks him and says he's very kind. She asks him to call her back and then says goodbye. Though the funny thing about all that is that later in the ep when we see Sheriff Patterson and Chris at the sheriff's office there's absolutely no mention whatsoever of Garner contacting them to offer his services. In fact, they pretty much behave as if nothing like it ever even happened...
Garner references aside, though, why do I strongly suspect that certain fans most probably remember Ep #675 for an entirely different reason? [santa_wink] And you all know who you are! [santa_grin]
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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 #707 (1897) - Sandor - 'There MUST be gypsy blood somewhere in your family. ::laughs::'
From " Robservations 10/28/02 - #706/707 - A Helluva Dysfunctional Family""What are you doing here?" Carl asks Sandor. The gypsy makes sure Carl returns to the drawing room, then locks the basement door. "I live here," answers Sandor. In the cellar? queries Carl.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0707-2.jpg)
What do you want? asks Sandor. I'm looking for Barnabas, says Carl. He isn't here right now, says Sandor, and I don't know where he is. Why are you still living here, now that Barnabas has taken over? asks Carl. We made a bargain, says Sandor--in exchange for certain duties, Barnabas lets us stay (yes, vampire protection being chief amongst them). He's hired you as his servants, says Carl. You could say that, agrees Sandor. Carl laughs, remarking of Barnabas, "He is a weird one, isn't he?" Sandor frowns at him. No offense, Carl assures him. Barnabas will be back tonight, says Sandor. I can't wait that long, complains Carl. Go away and return tonight, suggests Sandor. I can't do that, either, says Carl--I can't return to Collinwood without Barnabas, and they won't believe I can't find him--Edward doesn't believe anything I say. Sandor roars with laughter and pounds the furniture, suggesting, there's gypsy blood in you somewhere. Carl giggles along with Sandor, asking him what he means, and both continue to laugh as Sandor says no one in the family trusts anyone else.
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The Robservations references the quote fairly well, though not perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Edward - 'You're so easily amused, Carl, you MUST be a frightfully happy person') was only a week ago on December 16th.
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Also, I have to wonder if the writers intended, as they often do, a dig against the clergy by giving the reverend the name Bland. Though, considering what they do with 1795/96's Trask and 1897's Gregory Trask, that would have been but a mild dig. [santa_wink]
Is Bland the only sympathetic clergyman ever depicted in DS? If so, that makes their naming decision even funnier.
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[pointing-up] If he's not the only one, he's certainly one of the very few. You make an excellent point. [santa_wink]
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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 #934 (1970) - 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!'
From "Robservations 5/12/03 - Enter Jeb; Quentin Mourns - #934-935"Philip waits down in the shop. Megan comes downstairs--he won't leave, she says--he won't go! Did she explain it was to his advantage? asks Philip--it would be safer. I explained exactly, and he was contemptuous, she says. Did you lock him in? asks Philip. No, she says, he doesn't like being locked anymore, besides, there's no point--no lock will hold him. She looks at Philip's face and says, "You ARE frightened of him, aren't you? Yes, admits Philip, frightened of him upstairs and of those who are hunting him--and I'm sick to death of the whole situation!--Megan, I don't know how we got into this, but do know now is the time to get out--if he won't go, we must, right now. Run and leave him? asks Megan, disconcerted. Leave him, everything, get out with our lives and consider ourselves fortunate, says Philip. Maybe I consider myself fortunate having what I have here, she says--maybe I can't leave him.
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And the Robservations are back to referencing the quote just short of perfectly (only the "I" and "that" in "but do know now" are missing)...
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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 #977 (1970PT) - Chris - 'Roger, whatever you may have felt about Angelique, you MUST remember that Quentin is bringing Mrs. Collins back.'
From "Robservations 6/11/03 - #976-977 - Tragic Attack"Bruno is a brilliant pianist, says Roger, or Angelique never would have encouraged him. He gazes up at Ang's painting--her taste in music, as everything else, he adds, was exquisite, thanks to me. You won't stop deluding yourself, will you? asks Liz. It's no delusion, says Roger, Angelique and I shared something very special--our minds met and changed each other--yes, Angelique was my very own creation, that's why I understand her sending for Bruno. Sending for Bruno? questions Liz--Angelique is dead, she can't send for anyone. Chris enters--hello, Cousin, he says to Liz. Bruno is back, says Liz, if you haven't heard. I have, says Chris. You manage the estate for Quentin, says Liz, there must be some way of stopping Bruno from moving into the cottage. Moving in? asks Chris--I'd assumed he was merely passing through. No, says Liz, he plans to stay, says he belongs here. He never belonged here, especially not now, says Chris. You'll do something about it then, says Liz.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0977-1.jpg)
Of course, Chris assures her. Quickly, says Liz warningly--Quentin will be back with his bride soon! Roger laughs evilly--you make me laugh, Liz, talking so earnestly, trying to put together a plan to protect Quentin and his little bride from big bad Bruno and all the others--and it's all useless. Whatever you felt about Angelique, says Chris, you must remember Quentin is bringing Mrs. Collins back. Roger gazes up at Angelique's portrait, and repeats what Chris said--don't you realize that Mrs. Collins never left, not for a moment. Chris and Liz look at the portrait, too. Roger asks to be excused and exits the room, smiling. He walks toward Barnabas and Roger, standing out in the hall, seeming as if he's going to literally bump into Barnabas--and the room abruptly changes back to dark emptiness. Roger and Barnabas gaze into the room.
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And the Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And as fascinating as watching PT must have been - especially watching your own counterpart - one might think Roger might have been at least as curious as to why Barnabas was suddenly sporting his Pepe Le Pew hair? But no one on the show ever questioned it. I suppose it's only several in the audience who wonder why no one commented on the change. Polite breeding must run through all of Collisport! [santa_wink]
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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:
Ep #1125 (1840) - Gerard - 'The suspense is killing me - I MUST find out what the future may hold for me!'
From "#1125/1126: Robservations 09/29/03: A Headless Body; a Jeweled Mask"Gerard finds Leticia sitting in a chair, staring into the fire at Rose Cottage. Do you feel a little better? he asks. Look who wants something now, she says. I can't hide it, he admits, I do. And what might it be? she asks. I'll be honest, he says--the suspense is killing me--I must find out what the future holds for me! She looks at him and asks, "You want me to tell you?" Yes, he says forcefully, then adds, "Please." You weren't willing to help me at Collinwood, she says, I don't believe I'll help you now. I would help you, he says but you wouldn't tell me anything--I'll help you now, if you want to say anything to me. It's all right, luv, she says, I don't need your help now--you'll just have to manage your little problem by yourself. Now, you don't mean that, he says. Yes I do, she insists--you haven't treated me right, Gerard.
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The Robservations references this quote (almost) perfectly (simply missing the word "may," as in "may hold"...
However, I suspect we'd all agree that Gerard is better off not knowing what the future holds for him...
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Nice photo of Quentin today. Looks as if he's ready to celebrate New Year's Eve early!
Best, G.
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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 #1221 (1841PT) - Daphne - 'Now, I know we've had our differences but they must be put aside now.'
From "#1220/1221: Robservations 12/23/03: Morgan's Sacrifice"Catherine closes the drawing room window and wanders around for a few moments. Daphne rushes in--Catherine, we must put our differences aside now--"You're my sister, and I do love you, and I don't want to see anything bad happen to you--please Catherine, don't go into that room tonight!"
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The Robservations references the quote for the most part but leaves out bits...
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Ah, the insidious Nicholas Blair at his most eeee-vil! Excellent choice for today.
G.
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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 #881 (1897) - Quentin - 'MUSTN'T sleep. MUSTN'T. Too much to do before I leave Collinwood. But maybe...just for a minute...'
From "Robservations 4/7/03 - #880-881 - Plenty 'o' Deaths; Petofi Tries--Again"Charity realizes there really IS no time to lose--the minute Quentin falls asleep, Petofi will have him--forever! Horrified, Charity slides out of bed and goes down to the drawing room, where Quentin is drinking his brandy. Mustn't sleep, he tells himself drowsily--too much to do before I leave, but maybe...just for a minute... The glass begins to fall, as in Charity/Pansy's vision."
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The Robservations references the quote well but once again it leaves out a bit...
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Nice photo of Quentin today. Looks as if he's ready to celebrate New Year's Eve early!
Out of context it definitely looks that way:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1228ds_0.jpg)
[santa_cheesy]
Though in context things are a lot more dire for poor Quentin!! Someone's about to have their way with him - and not in a good way that he'll enjoy!! [nodno]
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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 #554 (1968) - Nicholas - 'Too bad you had to open that door, Jennings. I could almost pity you, knowing what MUST be in store for you now.'
From "Robservations 7/10/02 - #554/555 - Guess Who's a Vampire Now?"Tom Jennings appears, startling Nicholas. I finished the wiring, the handyman says--was there anything else you wanted, Mr. Blair? No, says Nicholas, it's late, you'd better go. Tom wants to check out the cellar, see what else needs doing, but Nicholas assures him the cellar is in good condition. Tom wants to check the foundations and barges into the room Nicholas never had a chance to lock. He's surprised to see the coffin, which Nicholas says was there when he moved in.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0554-2.jpg)
Tom is surprised and rather grossed out, but Nicholas says it's empty and he's getting rid of it--it was probably left as a practical joke. Tom doesn't find it funny. He says he'd better be going, and leaves, quickly. Nicholas says, "Too bad you had to open that door, Jennings. I could almost pity you, knowing what must be in store for you now."
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The Robservations is back to referencing the quote perfectly...
And I've mentioned this before, but this is one of my all-time favorite eps. I love how it all unfolds because there are so many great moments, and citing but a few: Barnabas' panic at the howling dogs, Tom Jennings being attacked in the woods, and Julia proclaiming that "Somewhere in our midst there is another vampire." All very gripping and signalling the show was taking a new and exciting turn...
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And BTW, when it comes to today's quote, Burke isn't referring to his virginal virtues. [ghost_nowink] [ghost_cheesy]
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Ah, the insidious Nicholas Blair at his most eeee-vil!
And here's the screen capture for anyone who missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1229ds_4.jpg)
Though as evil as he is in that scene, I think he's even more eeee-vil in the scene is which he taunts an already distraught and confused Barnabas about having seen him behaving oddly in the woods while presenting it in a guise of concern for Barnabas. Love it!
It's Nicholas, who asks for Carolyn. She went to town, says Julia, and Nicholas observes how distressed she is. She tells him about Vicki's disappearance, and he expresses his concern and hope she's all right. That accounts for Barnabas' odd behavior in the woods, says Nicholas. He saw him running, and he had a strange expression on his face, distorted as though he were angry or frightened, and he seemed to be running from something--curious, most curious, says Nicholas, smiling, and Julia watches this scene intently.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0554-3.jpg)
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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 #209 (1967) - Mrs. Johnson - 'Oh, you MUST have meant the Collinsport cemetery. That's the regular town cemetery.'
From "#0208/0209: Abbreviated Robservations 10/17/01: Collins Family Jewels"Mrs. Johnson enters the study to find Willie looking through Collins family history books.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0209-2.jpg)
He shmoozes her up and learns the location of the family mausoleum in Eagle Hill Cemetery.
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We're back to the Robservations that barely have any detail, which is why there's no reference to the quote at all. So, it's probably needless to say that I found the quote completely by accident. Once again I was checking an ep for a "MUST" quote that turned out not to be in the ep it was indicated to be a part of. But I'd decided I wanted something with Mrs. Johnson so I just let her eps on the disc play and I was rewarded with finding the quote that I did.
But anyway, what actually happens in the part of the scene leading up to and a bit after the quote is that after mentioning that David got him into stories about the Collins family, Willie tells Mrs. Johnson about the one that Naomi Collins was supposedly buried with jewels that were given to her by a pirate. When he asks if she's heard that one, Mrs. J. says she's heard all the legends but she also says that she wouldn't know if it's true because she doesn't think about things that don't concern her (since when?! [santa_grin]). She then adds that the dead should rest where they belong and adds that she's buried on Eagle's Hill. And after Willie questions that, Mrs. J. explains Eagle's Hill is a cemetery just outside of town. Willie asks if that's where all the Collinses are buried, but Mrs. J. explains that's the only Collins family buried there because the rest are in the regular Collins cemetery (funny how we never ever seem to have seen that cemetery). Curious, Mrs. J. wonders why Willie asked, to which he says that he thinks he passed it the other afternoon when he was out for a drive and adds that it's a couple of miles to the south. But Mrs. J. corrects him that it's five miles north. And after Willie says he guesses he was mistaken is when Mrs. J. delivers what's quoted and shortly adds that she doesn't want to talk about cemeteries and death because she doesn't like it. To that Willie says he's only interested in the old legends, like the one about Naomi and the pirate. And when Mrs. J. wonders what's so interesting about that, Willie says he just wonders if it's true, if the pirate did give her those jewels, if she did take them with her to her grave? And after Mrs. J. says she wouldn't know, then tells him to be sure to put away the books, and then leaves, Willie's mind is definitely racing with the possibilities.
Willie cleverly manipulated Mrs. Johnson to tell him the exact info he wanted to know. But then, once someone gets Mrs. Johnson talking, it's often quite easy to get her into imparting almost any sort of info in spite of herself...
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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 #76 (1966) - Burke - 'Well, I didn't give them away. I didn't sell them or lend them, therefore, they MUST have been stolen.'
From "#0075/0076: Robservations 07/13/01: No More Pretense"Because you don't happen to agree with the jury, accuses Roger, you think you can come here and steal Collinwood! Not steal, says Burke, I've never stolen anything--not even five years out of a man's life. Are you insinuating that I stole five years from your life? asks Roger. I didn't give them away, says Burke--I didn't sell or lend them, therefore, they must have been stolen--by you--you should have served that time, not me. You have not one iota of proof for what you say! says Roger. I will have, says Burke, see, I don't put much faith in the old adage that murder will out--because I don't think it will out by itself, it has to be pried out with some sort of lever. And you think you have found that lever, says Roger. I think Bill Malloy found it, says Burke--and what he can find, I can. It is all dead, buried and forgotten, says Roger. Not forgotten, not for one minute, says Burke, not have I forgotten the reason I came to Collinsport!
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The Robservations references the quote pretty much perfectly again...
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Soon 2020 will be in all our rear view mirrors (thank heavens) and with the arrival of 2021 will come this slideshow's second sub-theme. We're calling it "31 Days Of Come, I Must Be Going - Stay, I Must Be Leaving". Quotes will of course feature "MUST" but also some form of "COME," "GO," "STAY," "LEAVE" or even combinations thereof. lt will become quite clear once Midnite's quotes start to play out...
I hope Midnite enjoys picking out quotes for this sub-theme as much as I did for "30 Days Of To Tell Or Not To Tell" back in June. And I hope you all enjoy it as well... [santa_smiley]
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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 #95 (1966) - Vicki - 'He told me that he'd been killed by someone in Collinsport, and I MUST LEAVE Collinwood because I'm in danger.'
From "#0095/0096: Robservations 07/27/01: Roger or Burke?"You saw a ghost? he asks--are you serious? I told you you'd think I'd lost my mind, says Vicki. I don't think that for a minute, he says, but I do think you'd better explain. How can I explain something that defies description, something that was unreal, something I KNOW couldn't exist? asks Vicki--I saw the ghost of Bill Malloy--he ran the cannery for Mrs. Stoddard--he was killed on Lookout Point, and he fell from the rocks. I know all about him, my dad told me, says Frank--this thing you saw, it looked like Malloy. It was Mr. Malloy, says Vicki, it even sang his favorite song, "What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor"--and it spoke to me. It SPOKE to you? he asks. Yes, he told me he'd been killed by someone in Collinsport, and I must leave because I'm in danger, explains Vicki. Where did you see this whatever it was you saw? he asks. In a locked up room in the closed-off section of the house, she says--it appeared from no where.
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And again the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
(And apparently someone forgot that nowhere is one word. But then, that's not the first typo we've come across in the Robservations. And it sometimes happens to the best of us...)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #156 (1967) - Liz - 'Inside the cottage, Laura. Laura, GO. Not David. Laura MUST GO.'
From "#0156/0157: Robservations 09/10/01: Liz in Serious Trouble"2 AM - The clock beside Liz ticks. Walking up the stairs, I was walking up the stairs, she murmurs--the storm, lightning, I was walking through the storm, yes, walking--where?--the cottage--that's right--inside, Laura, inside the cottage! Laura! She sits up. Laura, go, not David, Laura must go!--threaten--don't threaten me!--inside the cottage--I remember now--Vicki, Roger, come quickly, I remember, inside Laura's cottage, that's where it was, inside Laura's cottage! She leaves her bed and puts on her robe, then spots a dark figure in front of the window, silhouetted in lightning. Roger? Vicki? asks Liz. Is that you, Carolyn? Who's there? The figure comes closer. Who is it? Answer me! Who's there? Who is it?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0156-3.jpg)
Answer me! Liz screams, covering her face. The figure disappears. Liz grabs onto the bedpost and clings to it, sinking down.
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And once again the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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I'm sorry I missed Willie and Mrs. Johnson! I will have to go back and watch that episode.
So, Eagle Hill cemetery, at least in the Spring of 1967, was five miles outside town. Yet later on, I seem to recall, people living at the Great House visit the cemetery on foot. Fascinating. Of course, not nearly as extreme as the space-warp between Collinwood and Windcliff--I think it varied from being around 100 miles away to a lengthy afternoon stroll from the estate...
G.
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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 #211 (1967) - Caretaker - 'Oh no, the living MUST LEAVE. They MUST NEVER COME here again.'
From "#0210/0211: Robservations 10/18/01: The Courtly Cousin From England"A dog barks as Jason touches a tombstone outside the mausoleum. Go away! calls the caretaker. Who's there? asks Jason. Only the dead, says the caretaker, now go away. He joins Jason outside. I'm looking for someone, says Jason, a young man, he might be here. The living must leave here, insists the caretaker, must never come here again--he should never have come here, I should never have let him stay--the last living man I'll ever allow here, mumbles the caretaker, no one may ever come here again. Look, old man, I don't know who you are, says Jason, but if there was a young man here, I want to know what he did, when he was here and where he went.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0211-3.jpg)
Sacrilege! Says the caretaker, resentfully, disturbing the dead!--criminal, that's what he is--he pretended to be someone he wasn't. If that were a crime, we'd all be in jail, says Jason--now, what did he want here--what did he do? He said he was a Collins, but I knew he wasn't, says the caretaker, he said he wanted to pay his respects--but he has no respect.
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And again the Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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I'm sorry I missed Willie and Mrs. Johnson!
This was the screen capture for you and anyone else who may have missed it:
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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 #377 (1795) - Jeremiah - 'I MUST LEAVE this room! LEAVE this house! LEAVE this town!'
From "#0376/0377: Robservations 02/28/02: Andre Takes Control--He Thinks"He walks away, tells her that when he's alone in his room, he doesn't feel this fever for her; then returns to her side and kisses her face. Let everyone in the house know, insists Josette. we must be together! Jeremiah succumbs, then cries out this can't be--he is leaving Collinsport, now, tonight. He races from the room. Josette is upset and confused.
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The Robservations barely references the quote but at least it does reference it slightly...
And this is not only the third quote from this ep, it's the third quote from this scene. The first (Jeremiah - 'Because I MUST!') was back on August 22nd and the second (Jeremiah - 'It MUST! Or everyone will know!') was back on October 22nd.
And interestingly enough there are actually several "MUST" lines in this scene. And as I mentioned back on August 22nd, one that we're still holding onto will fit in perfectly with a future sub-theme. Though while we know what that sub-theme will be, we've yet to decide when it will come up...
This "MUST" line is the one we were holding onto - and we were holding onto it for this "31 Days Of Come, I Must Be Going - Stay, I Must Be Leaving" sub-theme...
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That's a wonderful shot of Mrs Johnson with Willie! I love the angle.
Thanks, MB!
cheers, Gothick
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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 #661 (1969) - Barnabas - 'This time she went to the gallows and died. What I MUST do now is GO back a few hours before that time to save her.'
From "Robservations 9/24/02 - #660-661 - A Trip Back to the Past"Barnabas kneels besides Vicki's grave and tells Julia he must go back in time to help her. Julia kneels with him and says it's isn't necessary--Vicki went to the past once before and when she was about to be hanged, she was somehow returned to the present.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0661-1.jpg)
Only because there was someone in the present to take her place, says Barnabas--and the tombstone is proof--this time Vicki went to the gallows and died--I must go back a few hours before that and save her. What would you do? she asks. I'd change the events that took place the day she was hanged, he replies.
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The Robservations references the quote fairly perfectly...
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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 #642 (1968) - Carolyn(speaking as Magda) - 'You MUST stop them! He MUST STAY where he is.'
From "Robservations 9/11/2 - #641/642 - Insane Love/Who is Magda?""You must stop them!" she begs--"He must stay where he is." Stokes asks who she is, and she responds, "Magda! My curse. . .my curse!" She screams the words. Stokes asks what curse. Carolyn screams and Chris grabs her into his arms, halting everything. "Stop it!" cries Chris. Stokes tells them all that whoever was there, is gone.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'You MUST wait for word from him. He's trying to reach you, Vicki. He's trying. You believe that.') was back on August 31st - and the second (Carolyn(possessed during a seance) - 'He MUST NOT come back!') was back on October 21st.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #796 (1897) - Julianka - 'I MUST GO in one moment. I MUST find the one thing that will draw them here-- it will not fail-- the new blood of the orris root.'
From "Robservations 1/5/03 - #796/797 - Quentin's Bacon is Saved; Another Curse"Old House - Julianka lights candles (including a black one, of course). She holds up a glass of nightshade, "a gift of the devil god for those who hunt rest without peace." The devil's thatch, a gift to remind us that agony is not only human, for the spirit lives on, and when there is spirit, there is agony. Great god of the distant mountains, beloved of my people, help me tonight when the moon begins its downward path--give me the power that was my mother's--let me help this man." She holds her hands in prayer. Barnabas and Quentin enter. She looks at the latter and says, I see the sign over his head. Rest, she tells Quentin. He sinks down on the purple thing and asks, can you cure me? She nods. Are you sure? he asks--if you use the hand, might I not turn into something even more frightening?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0796-3.jpg)
Not if the ancient gods are with us, she says--and they will be--I must go in a moment, find the one thing that will draw them here--it will not fail-- the new blood of the orris root. Quentin turns away, disgusted. "You do not believe me," says Julianka. "You will..
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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Oops - I forgot to mention that today's quote is the second from the ep. The first (Julianka - 'I MUST begin at the moment when the moon begins to descend to the earth, the moment before the moon disappears, for when it does, it MUST take the curse with it to the underside of time.') was back on May 30th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #976 (1970) - Roger - 'I am... but I'm, um... there's something I MUST do before I GO to bed.'
From "Robservations 6/11/03 - #976-977 - Tragic Attack"Liz paces the foyer. Roger, it must be the animal I've seen before, she says, but it's not an ordinary animal--it wears clothes and walks like a man! I've got the police combing the grounds, says Roger--how's Carolyn? I put her to bed, she says, and had Julia give her a sedative--you should go to bed yourself, you're tired. There's something I must do before I go to bed, says Roger--just something I promised Barnabas I'd do. He bids her good night. Liz, seemingly puzzled by his mysterious errand, goes into the drawing room.
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The Robservations references the most important part of the quote perfectly, though it skips the introductory part...
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Nice photo of Big Lou today.
Thanks, MB and Midnite!
G.
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Nice photo of Big Lou today.
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Thanks. I tried to capture him in a classic Roger stance...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #993 (1970PT) - Hannah - 'All I know is I MUST LEAVE this house.'
From "#0992/0993: Robservations 06/23/03: Has Angelique Returned?"Quentin races to Hannah's side. What happened? he asks. "My throat!" she cries. "Light the lights, quick!" He does as she asks. Whatever is throttling Hannah lets go. She gasps out to Quentin, a hand was choking me!. Sounding as if he doesn't believe her, he insists, tell me what happened. She flatly informs him, I can't do anything to help you, because the spirit that roams these rooms won't be driven out--it wants to stay--and it's powerful--believe me, most powerful! There must be something that can be done, protests Quentin. Look! says Hannah, pointing to the desk drawer, which is opening by itself. What does it mean? asks Quentin. Look inside and see! blares Hannah. Quentin opens the drawer and takes out Bruno's sheet music, which has blood on it.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0993-4.jpg)
There's a note, says Quentin--"It must be tonight." In whose hand? she asks. I can't make that out, he says--it's printed; it's all got to mean something--Bruno, the music, the message. All I know is, says the terrified Hannah, I must leave this house! You mean you can't explain anymore of this? asks Quentin angrily. I'm too frightened to try, she admits. Promise me, he says, don't mention any of this to Bruno. Do you think he's implicated in some way? she asks. PROMISE ME! he shouts. She agrees--if I can, but please, I must go. He grabs her arm and orders, tell me if you find out anything more about this. She nods, pulling away, but cautions, expect nothing at all from me. Sounding as if she's going to cry, she runs off. The clock shows 10:10.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Cyrus - 'Now also, you MUST take safeguards against any impurities or unbalances within the synthesis-- I mean, I have indicated how important and delicate this chemical is!') was back on October 14th...
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Aunt Hannah! Always great to see her, though she understandably is not at all happy here.
G.
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Aunt Hannah! Always great to see her, though she understandably is not at all happy here.
She's definitely not happy:
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But then, who would be after what had just happened? [snow_wink]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1092 (1970) - Julia - 'On October 14, 1839, the original Quentin wrote: "Tonight I do what I dread-- I MUST GO and see G at the cottage." G MUST mean Gerard, and the cottage MUST mean Rose Cottage-- Gerard MUST have lived there.'
From "#1091/1092: Robservations 09/04/03: Carolyn Finds the Playroom"Julia gets excited--listen, she says, and reads from the book, "On October 14th, 1839, the original Quentin wrote, “Tonight I do what I dread--I must go and see G at the cottage." G must mean Gerard, says Julia and the cottage must mean Rose Cottage--Gerard must have lived there. Yes, says Barn, and it also could be the cottage on the estate. If we only knew what Gerard's connection with the family was, says Julia--and he wasn't a servant, he wouldn't be living here--the original Quentin's diary doesn't mention him as a friend--I'll go to town tomorrow and check the real estate records again--I am sure, of all the clues, Rose Cottage seems to be the most important. I'm not sure it is, says Barnabas--the murder fascinates me--you'd think there would be some record of it in one of the diaries, but there hasn't been. If we learn about Rose Cottage, says Julia, we'll know about the murder, too, I don't know why I feel so strongly about it, but I do.
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Again the Robservations references the quote perfectly - and it's the very first quadruple "MUST" quote. Perhaps even the only such quote we'll see...
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Great post, as always, MB. The Robservations made me wonder what might have happened if Barnabas had also bitten Maggie. Would she have revealed who the mystery vampire was? Would Barnabas have had the same power over her as he did earlier? It would have given Frid and KLS (and Wandrey, if the Roxanne reveal came earlier) something interesting to play. And it would have been a twist that the show had never done before.
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[pointing-up] Oh, I like that idea a lot! It's too bad you weren't writing the show. [snow_wink]
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The reason why two recent days were missing in the slideshow is because I had a quite unexpected health issue and I needed to have it treated at a hospital and they kept me there two days to make sure things were fully dealt with. And if there was at least one upside, I found out I don't have Coronavirus. Not that I thought I did, but where I live cases are currently raging. They gave me a rapid covid test so that if I was fine they could put me in what they termed the "clear" section of the hospital and thankfully that's where I went. In fact, I was practically completely clear of any other patients because my room was at the end of a corridor and as quiet as it could be. I barely had contact with anyone who didn't need to check my vitals or serve me food. And honestly, it was almost like a vacation because I was completely waited on. [snow_wink] But now I'm back to reality where I have to do everything for myself again. [snow_cheesy]
The slideshow entry that would have shown up on the 11th will be posted right after I get the capture for it...
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I'm sorry that you had to go into the hospital but I'm very relieved that everything worked out.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1116 (1840) - Gerard - 'Now Samantha, you MUST STAY here and take care of yourself. Everything will be all right once we find her.'
From "#1115/1116: Robservations 09/22/03: Roxanne in Love"Collinwood - Samantha sits on the sofa, sniffing smelling salts. She tells the pacing Gerard, you shouldn't worry about me--you've got to go to the police. Yes, he says, I'll help the police search the grounds--you must stay here and take care of yourself, everything will be all right as soon as we find her. He leaves. Sam leans back with the smelling salts.
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And again the Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the capture for it:
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I'm very relieved that everything worked out.
Thanks. Everything definitely worked out, and my stay was almost enjoyable. Everyone who stays in a hospital should be as lucky as it to be as pleasant. And another upside was that it was a nice change of scenery. Not that I don't leave my house, but these days I only do so a few times a month and only to do necessary errands like buying food...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1221 (1841PT) - Catherine - 'Morgan, the lottery has been held. We agreed on the move beforehand. I MUST GO into the room.'
From "#1220/1221: Robservations 12/23/03: Morgan's Sacrifice"The lottery has been held, she says, we agreed on the rules beforehand, I must go into the room. Oh, but darling, he objects, hugging her, it isn't fair!--we've only been married such a short time--you don't understand, one thing or another may happen to you--you may die or go insane--I can't bear the thought of that, and won't let it happen to you--I want to take your place. The family would never allow it, she insists. He rises from the sofa--I'll order a carriage, he says, we can be gone long before dusk. What are you saying? she demands. I'm going to take you away from here--as far as it will go. Do you think that will solve anything? she asks. If it will keep you out of the room, I'm willing to do it, yes, he says. This family has believed in this curse for a very long time, she says, and they all say that you can't run from it--it will find you wherever you go.
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And the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the capture for it:
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MB, I am so relieved you are OK! And that feels truly miraculous that you had a quiet room and mostly pleasant stay in the hospital. Great as well that you got a clean bill of health on Corona. I have to take a rapid test weekly because I'm working on site (in a huge building, usually with only 2 or 3 other people on the same floor as me).
Today's shot of Liz is gorgeous! Thank you so much for your diligent efforts.
Best wishes for a smooth, comfortable convalescence,
G.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #51 (1966) - Liz - 'I suppose we have to expect that if Mr. Malloy DOESN'T COME back soon. He MUST have known his absence would cause people to wonder.'
From "#0051/0052: Robservations 06/22/01: Dead Man Body Surfing"Matthew sips tea or coffee in his cottage. He has just turned off the light when Liz comes to the door. He invites her in and turns the light back on. Is there something wrong? he asks. I don't know, she says, is there? Not that I know of, he says. She sits in a rocking chair and says it seems odd--Carolyn and Miss Winters were so positive. It's tricky light, says Matthew, at first glance, I thought I saw what they were taking about--even with the flashlight, I couldn't tell from the top of the hill--that's why I went all the way down--t'wasn't easy, not knowing what I'd find there. What did you expect to find? asks Liz. To tell you the truth, says Matthew, I expected to find Mr. Malloy. Liz sits up in he chair--why? she asks. His disappearance isn't exactly a family secret, says Matthew, siting across from her--he has lots of friends in Collinsport--all of them wondering. What are they saying? she asks. Not much of anything, just wondering, says Matthew. Don't they simply assume he's away on business? asks Liz. No, says Matthew, they don't, he was a man of habits--one of them was to drive into Bangor in his own car, yet it's sitting in front of his house. Where do you imagine he might have gone? asks Liz. I couldn't say, says Matthew. It doesn't make sense, she says, he was looking into something very important for me--he wouldn't just walk off without saying anything. No, he wouldn't, agrees Matthew. Then what do you think what has happened to him? she asks. I'd like to know that myself, he says, I'd like to find out before they start making a lot of inquiries at the house, tromping on the grounds and takin' pictures and messing around with things that don't concern them. I suppose we have to expect that if Mr. Malloy doesn't come back soon, says Liz--he must have known his absence would cause people to wonder--why do you suppose he's staying away like this? Maybe he was kept away by something he couldn't help, suggests Matthew. Maybe, says Liz--would you mind very much showing me what it was you saw, so I can at least get rid of Carolyn's fears? He goes to find the flashlight and they leave the cottage.
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And the Robservations references the quote perfectly
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MB, I am so relieved you are OK! And that feels truly miraculous that you had a quiet room and mostly pleasant stay in the hospital. Great as well that you got a clean bill of health on Corona.
No one is more surprised that my hospital stay was so pleasant than I am. I really lucked out by getting the "clear" section of the hospital and the room that I did.
I have to take a rapid test weekly because I'm working on site (in a huge building, usually with only 2 or 3 other people on the same floor as me).
What may have surprised me more than my stay was how the rapid test felt. They warned me that many people find it quite unpleasant but I didn't think it was that bad. Maybe that's because they built it up so much that when I did feel it I didn't think it was as terrible as they made it sound. But better it work out that way...
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MB, sorry about your health issue, but glad it came out the right way!! And nice that your hospital stay was "pleasant"!!
I thought the rapid test wasn't too reliable, so I'm surprised a hospital would use that to determine being in the "clear" section.
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Today's shot of Liz is gorgeous!
And here it is for those who may have missed it:
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I tried to capture Liz when she looked like she was really trying to figure out why Bill was so incommunicado?
For reasons that aren't apparent at the time, the best part of that scene is the Matthew part of it. [snow_wink]
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I thought the rapid test wasn't too reliable, so I'm surprised a hospital would use that to determine being in the "clear" section.
(There are a few different rapid tests now, some much more reliable than others. The hospital didn't administer the saliva test, it was the full swab the nose version. That's why they tried to warn me about how unpleasant it could be.)
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Today's capture of Barnabas and Maggie is really good. I don't feel it's ever been really emphasized just how transgressive that storyline was in 1967. Maybe daytime writers don't think that much about it because kidnapping storylines became so popular later, I guess from the 1970s onwards. I've often wondered if DC or the writers deciding to put Maggie through yet another kidnapping storyline in PT 1970 influenced KLS's decision to leave.
I read on a social media group a few months ago about a kidnapping storyline (maybe from a 1980s or 1990s soap opera) where this woman was buried alive but in a coffin with HVAC. The kidnapper, some madwoman (sorry can't recall the soap) would visit her periodically to gloat about how she was taking the woman's man and other possessions away from her. Sounded really whacky. I believe the victim was eventually released, no doubt with hair, eyeliner and lipstick flawlessly styled.
G.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #239 (1967) - Barnabas - 'You MUST learn to never LEAVE me. You MUST STAY with me always.'
From "#0239/0240: Robservations 11/8/01:"Barnabas, sad and angry, accuses Josette of lying to him and trying to leave him.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0239-4.jpg)
"You must never leave me," he warns, and lurches at her menacingly. Maggie screams.
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The Robservations (which is again in a period where there isn't as much detail as there will be) references the first half of the quote pretty well but ignores the second half completely...
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Today's capture of Barnabas and Maggie is really good.
Thanks. And here it is for anyone who might have missed it:
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I don't feel it's ever been really emphasized just how transgressive that storyline was in 1967. Maybe daytime writers don't think that much about it because kidnapping storylines became so popular later, I guess from the 1970s onwards. I've often wondered if DC or the writers deciding to put Maggie through yet another kidnapping storyline in PT 1970 influenced KLS's decision to leave.
An interesting possibility. Though if some soap actresses had problems with their characters being kidnapped multiple times they wouldn't have had jobs. [ghost_nowink] And it wasn't even limited to soap actresses because for example, take Kate Jackson's run on The Rookies. Even though the show was on for four years, the events on the show supposedly took place over 9 months, and during those months Jackson's Jill Danko was kidnapped three or four times. If that had happened in real life I can't help but think that by the end of those 9 months Jill would have been in a padded room, quite possibly babbling to herself! [ghost_wink] Though, of course, she was nowhere near that traumatized on the show. I mean, by the end of the series it was like Jill single-handedly ran the entire hospital all by herself, showing up in any and every section of the hospital whether it made sense or not! [ghost_cheesy]
I read on a social media group a few months ago about a kidnapping storyline (maybe from a 1980s or 1990s soap opera) where this woman was buried alive but in a coffin with HVAC. The kidnapper, some madwoman (sorry can't recall the soap) would visit her periodically to gloat about how she was taking the woman's man and other possessions away from her. Sounded really whacky. I believe the victim was eventually released, no doubt with hair, eyeliner and lipstick flawlessly styled.
Not that I was watching then, but that was Days of Our Lives (and the kidnapper/madwoman was played by the brilliant Louise Sorel). And you're probably dead on that the victim was released with hair, eyeliner and lipstick flawlessly styled. I mean, after being trapped in a ragging fire, Erica Kane on All My Children eventually escaped with every hair in place and not a smudge of soot of her face or even her white dress! [ghost_grin]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #381 (1795) - Angelique - 'You MUST GO downstairs first. We wouldn't want them to think that we've been up here together, would we?'
From "#0380/0381: Robservations 03/04/02: Wedding Interruptus"Angelique, watching from the fire, tells Ben now they have to wait--Barnabas will be changed. Upset, Ben says he doesn't want to see his master different, sad, but Angelique wants him to view her bitchy handiwork. He tells her again how mean she is. She says they must go downstairs separately, and he leers, "Why? Do you think they'll think there's somethin' between us?" She orders him not to make her angry, or she'll turn him into a moth, and he calls her a mean, unmerciful woman. Respect me, she warns.
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The Robservations references the spirit of the quote but not the specifics...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #537 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'Julia, you MUST COME. It's Adam. You remember that name, don't you? Adam?'
From "Robservations 6/25/02 - #536/537 - Separate Sets of Mourners"The cat fight is interrupted by a knock at the door. It's Prof. Stokes,looking for Julia. He is glad to see her, and says he was playing chess with a friend of his, and the friend was taken ill. He wants Julia to come with him. He notices how upset she is, and she says he must find someone else. No, he insists, I can't. She says she's just come in from a case, she'll find him someone else, she says distractedly, and Cassandra tries to plead exhaustion on Julia's behalf-she's been saying incredible things to her tonight and she thinks Stokes had better not bother her. "Yes, and you know that exactly, don't you?" Julia says as Stokes gazes back and forth between the two women. Cassandra tells Julia to get some sleep and heads upstairs, telling Stokes she's sorry she can't help him. Stokes and Julia go into the drawing room and he closes the doors. He is perplexed, and she says she's had enough. He tells her the patient is Adam, and she must come. He's had a strange attack-I think he's dead--think it, but don't believe it-you must come.
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And again the Robservations references the spirit of the quote but not the specifics...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #750 (1897) - Beth - 'I'm sorry, Quentin, but I MUST GO.'
From "Robservations 1/2/03 - 750-751 - Quentin's Terror Begins"Beth has packed her belongings in a suitcase, which she closes. She glances through the window.and begins tying a hat on her head. Quentin comes in, joyously holding and pawing her. "You decided to come with me, eh?" he asks. Yes, she says, pulling away from him. You don't sound very enthused, he complains. Beth turns to look at him, then asks, why do you want me to go with you? That's obvious, he says, for a long time--"I love you, Beth." I've been thinking about us since the other night, she says, and if we are going away, you must be honest--you don't want me along because you love me, because I'm not sure you love me--or anyone (wise gal). Quentin doesn't answer, but turns away from her when he denies what she said. You want me with you, says Beth, because you're the kind of person who can't ever be alone or do anything alone--people mean nothing to you, you use them and when you're tired and bored, you discard them in favor of new ones. If that's the way you feel, he asks gently, why have you decided to come with me? I love you, she says, and care about what happens to you--every instinct tells me not to go, but I'm going anyway. He takes her in his arms and assures her, you won't regret it, then plants a big kiss on her. I'll take you back to the carriage, he says. I have something to do, she says, a personal matter in Collinsport. There isn't time, he says desperately--it will be dark soon, we must leave. Beth, however, insists, I must go.
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And again the Robservations references the quote but not all of it...
And BTW, Quentin doesn't say "we must leave," he actually says " we gotta get out of here."
And this is actually the second quote from this ep. The first (Sandor - 'We MUST make plans to leave here after tonight') was back on September 7th. It could have been a part of this month's sub-theme but, obviously, we didn't start the "31 Days Of Come, I Must Be Going - Stay, I Must Be Leaving" sub-theme until this month. [snow_wink]
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #979 (1970) - Jeb - 'We MUST LEAVE here. We MUST.'
From "Robservations 6/12/03 - #978-979 - Barnabas Turns to Ang; Widows' Hill Again"Jeb returns to Collinwood. I wonder if the shadow will still be awaiting me in this house?--has she tricked me? Hesitantly, he enters the house, looking around the dark foyer warily. He turns on the light and stares around himself, then enters the drawing room, turns on lights there, but sees no shadow. Carolyn! he calls eagerly. She comes running downstairs. It's all over, he says, dancing her around, the shadow is gone. She hugs him. We're free! he exults, it's gone! They hug enthusiastically. Are you sure? she asks--what happened? I had to put it on Nicholas, says Jeb--he's dead--he was going to kill me, explains Jeb, trying to hypnotize me, I took the shadow from my pocket, placed it on his heart--he screamed, and I ran out, I didn't even see the shadow--it's over!--when I think of all I put you through when all I wanted to do was give you happiness--now I will--we must leave here; go to anyplace, away from all this. Where would that be? she asks, will we find one, or will there be someone there who hates you as much as Nicholas Blair does? No, says Jeb. How will you be sure? she asks--why did he hate you so? It's all gone, in the past, insists Jeb, no point in discussing it--let's just leave here tonight. We ran away once before, she reminds him. The shadow was on me then, says Jeb--this time it's different, we can forget everything that happened here. Yes, says Carolyn, hugging him, we can. I promise you that wherever we go, it will be different, he says. She looks unsure.
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And once again the Robservations references the quote but not all of it...
And this is actually the second quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'You MUST revenge this--Jeb Hawkes MUST die!') was back on May 18th...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1057 (1970PT) - Roxanne - 'No. I can't STAY here any longer. I MUST GO.'
From "#1056/1057: Robservations 08/08/03: More Death; A Near-Miss Rescue"Roxanne enters. Why did you kill him? she asks Barnabas, who rises to his feet, delighted to see her. Are you referring to Claude North? he asks--I didn't kill him, Stokes did! I don't believe you, says Roxanne--you killed him and you must die for it! She holds up the dagger at stabbing height. Barnabas recognizes it as the dagger he saw in the secret room--where did you get it? he asks. It was Claude's, and mine, says Roxanne, it belonged to the two of us--it brought us together in a way no two people have been brought together before (so romantic)! He made me take a vow on it--that I would kill anyone who harmed him(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1057-3.jpg)
--and I intend to keep that vow. Claude is dead, says Barnabas, and no longer has a hold over you, you are free. I made a promise, she says. He forced you to make it, says Barn, you didn't do it freely--you cannot hold to it any longer. I've GOT to, she insists, raising the dagger, but instead she drops it and begins to cry. Barnabas puts his hands on her shoulders--it's all right, he assures her. Am I free, really free? she asks. Yes, you are, he says. I don't know, it frightens me, she says, I'm lost without him! There are others to comfort you, says Barn. No, I needed Claude, and he's dead, dead, she says. Sit down, he suggests. I can't stay here anymore, insists Roxanne, I've got to go. I need your help, he pleads. I can't help anyone, she says. Yes you can, he says, you can tell Hamilton exactly what you know. The police? she asks. Yes, says Barn, you must tell prove to them... I can't talk to them, she objects, I wouldn't dare. You must--they won't hurt you, he assures her. I can't stay here any longer, she says, I must go--they couldn't keep me, I couldn't stand it! She runs off. Barnabas, begging, I need your help!, runs after her.
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The Robservations references the quote practically perfectly...
And this is actually the second quote from this ep. The first (Timothy Stokes - 'I want to cooperate, Inspector, but I MUST refuse to participate in such obvious idiocies') was back on November 25th...
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Today's episode brings up memories--it was one of 2 released by MPI on a special promo tape back circa 1992 as "the 1840 Flashback." It was exciting to see these at the time. I didn't get the Sci Fi Channel and hadn't seen these since 1970.
It was strange that I learned there was a rumor in fandom that Grayson played the ghost of Harriet Collins. The actress doesn't resemble Grayson at all. I figured the confusion occurred because nobody had seen this show since 1970 and people's episode log notes did indicate that crazy Daniel for some reason thought Julia was Harriet come back from the grave to haunt and taunt him.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1131 (1840) - Angerie - 'Harriet Collins, return again to the waters that are your grave, but know, you MUST COME to Daniel whenever he thinks of Angelique.'
From "#1131/1132: Robservations 10/20/03: Julia Under Zachary's Control"Don't let her touch me, says Daniel, you must make her go away! If I do, says Angelique, will all your memories of Barnabas and Angelique disappear with her? Yes, yes, please, please! he says. You must understand, warns Ang, that anytime you start to remember, she will come to you. I won't remember, he swears. No, says Ang, you will not remember anything, even this!--but it will lie deep in your consciousness. Daniel, nearly sobbing, Harriet still reaching to touch him, promises he will not remember. Angelique says she will send Harriet back to the waters that are he grave, but know that she must come to Daniel whenever he thinks of Angelique. Daniel is sobbing as Harriet's ghost fades.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well though not as a direct quote...
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Today's episode brings up memories--it was one of 2 released by MPI on a special promo tape back circa 1992 as "the 1840 Flashback." It was exciting to see these at the time. I didn't get the Sci Fi Channel and hadn't seen these since 1970.
Yes, the 1840 Flashback VHS was probably my my favorite of all the tapes MPI released back then for the same reasons you state. It was definitely thrilling to see two eps that hadn't been seen since 1970. And back then we had no idea if we would ever see the full 1840 storyline.
It was strange that I learned there was a rumor in fandom that Grayson played the ghost of Harriet Collins. The actress doesn't resemble Grayson at all. I figured the confusion occurred because nobody had seen this show since 1970 and people's episode log notes did indicate that crazy Daniel for some reason thought Julia was Harriet come back from the grave to haunt and taunt him.
For that reason plus the fact that in her 1840 Concordance Kathy Resch had identified Grayson as having played Harriet. But I strongly suspect that because all she had was audio tapes to go by, that mistake can also be traced back to the scene in which Daniel mistook Julia for Harriet...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1131 (1840) - Angerie - 'Harriet Collins, return again to the waters that are your grave, but know, you MUST COME to Daniel whenever he thinks of Angelique.'[/spoiler]
Oops - I forgot to mention yesterday that Angerie = Angelique posing as Valerie. [snow_smiley]
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1232 (1840PT) - Josette - 'But you know what the doctor said. You need complete rest— you MUST STAY in bed.'
From "#1232/1233: Robservations 01/07/04: Daphne Falls Ill"Old House - Daphne, wearing a pretty white nightgown, comes downstairs. Josette, shocked to see her out of bed, asks, what are you doing? I want to be here, insists Daphne, to greet Bramwell when he comes home. But you know what the doctor said, protests Josette--you need complete rest--you must stay in bed. When is he coming home? asks Daphne. Soon, promises Josette, very soon. She helps the ill young woman slowly back upstairs..
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Again the Robservations references the quote quite well though not as a direct quote...
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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 #61 (1966) - Maggie - 'My Pop. He's not in the kitchen. He MUST HAVE GONE out the back way.'
From "#0061/0062: Robservations 06/29/01:An Unwelcome Guest"This is just about empty, Sam says of the bottle, I'll go get another one from the kitchen. He leaves. Burke watches after him--that's my story, he tells Vicki. It's just so hard to believe Mr. Collins would lie, says Vicki. Why not? asks Burke--it was his neck or mine. You could be wrong, says Maggie--you say you don't really remember. Yes, agrees Burke, I could be wrong--but I'm not. He smiles. Well, he says, I hope I haven't ruined your dinner party with all this ancient history. I'll see about getting dinner on the table, says Maggie, somewhat resentfully. And would you tell Sam to come out for a minute? Asks Burke--I miss his company. Maggie goes into the kitchen. Do you believe my story? asks Burke of Vicki. I don't know what I believe, she says. That's a beginning, anyway, says Burke. Maggie rejoins them and says he Pop isn't in the kitchen, and must have gone out the back way--what is it, Burke, I've got to know what's happening? He's running, says Burke. From what? demands Maggie. Himself, says Burke--from Sam Evans!
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Again the Robservations references the quote well though not as a direct quote...
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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:
Ep #200 (1967) - Liz - 'Yes. Yes, of course you MUST STAY.'
From "#0200/0201: Robservations 10/11/01: Willie and James Dean, Separated at Birth?"Roger comes over and orders Liz to tell him to leave tomorrow. Jason says yes, tell me to leave tomorrow, and I will, for that matter, tell me to leave tonight--you only need say the word. Say it, Liz, say it! says Roger. Stop it, she orders her brother, and Jason says yes, says it, Liz, I'm sure it won't reflect on our long, long friendship, and it certainly won't have any effect on the deep, deep understanding we've always shared. He gives her a significant look. The memories of other days, of your husband, Jason reminds her. Roger says she wants to forget completely about her husband, says Roger. Don't be so sure, says Jason, adding there are some memories he can't possibly LET her forget--so just say the word, the decision is yours, tell me to leave and I will-- immediately. "Liz, please!" begs Roger. Well, Liz, you must decide, says Jason, may I stay? Yes, of course you must stay, says Liz, stunning her brother. Liz! Says Roger, hurt. Jason smiles smarmily, saying if she wants him to stay, he will. "And thank you very much, Elizabeth, thank you very much indeed," says Jason, raising his glass to her. I'm very relieved, he says, looking at Roger, "now that we've had this out."
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And the Robservations gets most of the quote word for word, even if it skips the first "Yes".
Also, this is the third quote that's been used in the slideshow from this ep. The first (Liz - 'You MUST forgive Roger. He's quite puzzled by it all') was back on September 3rd and the second (Jason - 'Well, Elizabeth, you MUST decide') was back on October 17th. And not only are these three quotes from the same ep but they're from the same sequence in the ep...
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Before we move on to the next quote in the slideshow I have to say that I was very happy with how the screen capture for Saturday's quote turned out because I was able to capture each character at a point in their performance that was perfect for the moment -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0123ds_0.jpg)
- Liz is trapped into there being only one way for her to respond, Roger is shocked by her response, and Jason is so smug about her response. It's the sort of screen capture you can only hope to be able to get...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #378 (1795) - Josette - 'Oh I did not COME to discuss that. It's Jeremiah I wish to talk to you about. He MUST NOT GO.'
From "#0378/0379: Robservations 03/01/02: Get Married NOW!"Josette immediately runs downstairs to Barnabas, who spots the mark on her hand. She dismisses it as a bruise. Trancelike, she tells him to stop Jeremiah from leaving. She knows why he's going--he hates her and disapproves of her marriage to Barnabas!
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Once again we're in the Robservations period where there's very little detail so the quote is barely referenced - but there is enough detail to get across the main points leading up to the quote and what comes a bit after it so I don't need to explain those things myself...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #608 (1968) - Angelique - 'You MUST COME, Barnabas. You HAVE TO COME. I don't know what to do. You MUST COME to me now. Now. Now. Now. Now.'
From "Robservations 8/16/02 - #608/609 - Rivals For a Vampire's Affections"The dogs howl. Barnabas, at the Old House (in my favorite red smoking jacket and a scarf to hide his fang marks), is writing something. He is perturbed to hear first the dogs, then Angelique summoning him. You have to come to me, she pleads, I don't know what to do--come to me NOW! Barnabas tries to resist, but it's futile. Now! She demands. Barnabas, in a trance, heads out the door.
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The Robservations does a good job of referencing most of the quote - though, interestingly enough, it doesn't use the word "MUST," which is quite unusual for a Robservations because they often use "MUST" where no such use is in the actual ep...
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Great photo of Count Petofi and Magda. I'd forgotten that he expressed a "certain fondness" for her. It doesn't seem to make her feel any better. Great storyline!
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #820 (1897) - Petofi - 'I hope your brethren will not be too intemperate when they finally catch up with you. I have a certain fondness for you, uh, but you MUST GO now.'
From "Robservations #819-820"You know, says Petofi, as I do, that the gypsies are coming here--I suspect the town will be swarming with them. You already knew? she asks, perturbed. It wasn't an act of clairvoyance, I learned by accident, he replies. What will you do? she asks. Nothing, he says--they won't be looking for me unless they know I'm here--and they don't--the note suggests they are looking for you, he says. Help me, protect me, she says. If I protect you, says Petofi, they may find me, he points out--I'm reluctant to endanger my own life. Maybe they will find out you are in Collinsport, she suggests. They won't know unless you tell them, he says, and you won't betray me because you won't be able to speak or write my name! He touches her mouth with the magic hand--try to say it, he suggests. Magda can't do it! And you will not, he warns--is that quite clear?--I hope your brethren won't be too angry when they find you--I have a certain fondness for you, but you must go now. I don't want to go back to the Old House now, insists Magda. I have another visitor, he says, so get out.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0820-3.jpg)
She sneers, "I hope it's King Johnny himself!" then turns and leaves.
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With only a couple changes again it's a case that the Robservations does a good job of referencing the quote...
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Those are great, great, GREAT captures of Magda and the Count. And I know what I'm watching tonight.
Thanks, MB!
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Great photo of Count Petofi and Magda.
And here it is for those who may have missed it:
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I'd forgotten that he expressed a "certain fondness" for her.
You're not the only one because I'd forgotten about that too. But as I always say, there's no way to remember everything about all the eps. Rediscovering these forgotten bits is the fun of watching the show over and over again.
It doesn't seem to make her feel any better.
No, not exactly. And judging by the expression on his face, Petofi doesn't have much sympathy for the position he's put Magda in. But then it's all about HIS safety...
Great storyline!
You're preaching to the choir there!! [snow_wink]
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Those are great, great, GREAT captures of Magda and the Count.
I particularly love Magda's sneer - no one could sneer like Grayson, not even James Storm as Gerard's Ghost.
And I know what I'm watching tonight.
I hope you enjoyed yourself. [snow_smiley]
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Love seeing Nicholas giving Adam his orders. It was amazing how nobody seemed able to get through to Adam but Nicholas--and somewhat, Professor Stokes.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #211 (1967) - Caretaker - 'Someone was in here. Something happened here. We MUSTN'T STAY.'
From "#0210/0211: Robservations 10/18/01: The Courtly Cousin From England"This place--does it belong to the Collins family? asks Jason. Yes, says the caretaker, Joshua and Naomi Collins--and one of the children--another child, a son, is buried in England they say. Is that all that's happened? asks Jason--just the lock broken? He should never have gone inside, says the caretaker. Why, what's in there? asks Jason. The dead, asleep and at peace, says the caretaker. Is that all? asks Jason. Evil, says the caretaker, evil hovers there, can't you feel it? No, can't say that I do, replies Jason--nothing inside was disturbed, was it? Yes! says the caretaker. You mean somebody disturbed the coffins? Asks Jason. Nothing that profane, says the caretaker, but the dead were disturbed, I can tell! Do you mind if I go in there? asks Jason. Please, you mustn't! begs the caretaker. Why not? asks Jason. I told you, evil is in there! the caretaker replies. Suppose I just take my chances, grins Jason, entering the tomb. No, no, no, for your own sake! cries the caretaker, but he follows Jason inside, telling him they shouldn't be in here--doesn't he feel it? These are the tombs of Joshua and Naomi Collins, says Jason, pointing to them. Yes, says the caretaker, pointing to the third coffin, there is the child, Sarah. I don't see what you're so excited about, says Jason, nothing seems to be disturbed. Something happened in here, someone was in here, insists the caretaker, we mustn't stay.
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The Robservations mixes things around but pretty much references the quote well...
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I loved that dress Judith is wearing today. I've always wondered whether Ramse Mostoller made some of the costumes for 1897. Presumably most if not all were rentals, as I have read was the case with 1795.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #555 (1968) - Nicholas - 'No, that is out of the question. You MUST STAY here.'
From "Robservations 7/10/02 - #554/555 - Guess Who's a Vampire Now?"Vicki sleeps. Adam watches her. Nicholas returns and says he can take Vicki away now--my house isn't far, he says, pleased that Adam used the drugs he gave him. Vicki will sleep several hours, says Nicholas, and will awaken in her new hiding place. She won't know where she is. Don't harm her, demands Adam, and Nicholas promises she won't be if Barnabas cooperates. Adam wants to come along, but Nicholas refuses--you must stay here. Adam wants to go to ensure Vicki's safety. You must trust me, says Nicholas. Adam continues to insist, and Nicholas says it would be a problem if he disappears from this room--Carolyn would immediately suspect Adam was connected with Vicki's disappearance and call the police.
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A least the Robservations references half of the quote quite well and the rest adequately enough...
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Love seeing Nicholas giving Adam his orders.
And here's the screen capture for those who might have missed it:
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It was amazing how nobody seemed able to get through to Adam but Nicholas--and somewhat, Professor Stokes.
Yes - though of course the influences Nicholas and Stokes exerted on Adam were just so diametrically opposed. The writers really ruined Adam as a character when they put him under Nicholas' influence. And that was a shame because Adam was so interesting and dare I say, sympathetic, during the first half of his storyline. But under Nicholas he basically became a one-note brute who just barked the same threats over and over again...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #784 (1897) - Gregory - 'But at least now, Judith, at least now you know the real reason I MUST LEAVE Collinsport.'
From "Robservations 1/28/03 - #784-785 - A Sudden Marriage; Magda Takes a Desperate Chance"I have decided to close Worthington Hall and leave Collinsport forever, says Trask. This boggles Judith's mind. No! she cries. Trask admits, it's been a difficult decision, and I don't want you to dissuade me. You must reconsider, she insists, for the sake of the children. I can't think of them, says Trask. I think you're leaving because of my family, says Judith, and all that has happened. No, he says, just one of the Collinses has made me come to this decision. Judith guesses Edward, then Quentin, but Trask pretends he can't confess at first. Then he tells her, reluctantly, YOU are the one. Have I done something to offend you? she asks. No, you've been here, he says, and that's the reason I must leave--you're in this house, and I'm no more than 10 minutes away, thinking of you, wondering what you're doing (with your money), contemplating your goodness, faith, your hold on the virtues of life (and all that money)--"Oh, Judith, I cannot bear it any longer! You would never consider marrying me!" (Whoa baby, his wife isn't even cold yet!) Judith is shocked--marry you? "Judith, would you marry me?" he asks. She stares at him, stunned by his proposal.
Judith looks angry at first. She rises from the sofa, silent. He apologizes--I thought I had learned to contain my natural impetuousness--you're insulted by my presumption (Judith interrupts and says that isn't true), "but believe me, Judith, even in my innermost thoughts in my wildest dreams, I know there is no hope for my suit, but at least now you know the real reason I must leave Collinsport--it is impossible!"
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The Robservations references the quote just shy of perfectly...
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I loved that dress Judith is wearing today.
And here's the screen capture showing it off for anyone who might have missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0129ds_0.jpg)
I always associate that dress with the green card series because Judith wears it in several of the cards.
I've always wondered whether Ramse Mostoller made some of the costumes for 1897. Presumably most if not all were rentals, as I have read was the case with 1795.
That's a very interesting question. As you say, we know the costumes for 1795/96 were rentals. (And the fact that those 1790s costumes were the ones they got is actually the entire reason that first flashback was set in 1795/96 rather than the 1830s, as events had been established in so many 1966/67 eps.) But I don't believe we've ever been told the 1897 costumes were rentals. (Or if we have, I've completely forgotten about it.) And honestly I wouldn't be at all surprised if Ramse Mostoller did the 1897 costumes just as Mary McKinley did all the costumes for 1840 and 1841PT...
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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:
Ep #212 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Well now I MUST GO.'
From "#0212/0213: Robservations 10/19/01: Barnabas Uses His Charms"You certainly were well schooled in the family history, says Liz approvingly. I wouldn't be a Collins if I weren't, he points out, walking away from the window--and I wouldn't be a Collins if I didn't recognize in my blood, in my soul, that my roots are here--and perhaps my destiny. (gives me shivers) Forgive me, he tells Liz, who looks at him with a fond smile, I tend to romanticize--promise you'll pay no attention to me. I understand, she says. Now I must go, he says.
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And again the Robservations references the quote just shy of perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #775 (1897) - Dirk - 'I don't know. I don't know. But she... she MUST COME back to me. She MUST!'
From "Robservations 1/21/03 - #774-775 - The End For Rachel?"Dirk re-enters the Peabody Farm cellar and closes the doors after himself. Rachel asks him, who are you watching for? For Laura to come back, he replies. But she's dead, objects Rachel. Some people have powers to restore the dead, says Dirk--you don't understand, but you don't have to--just be quiet and wait. Then what? asks Rachel. I don't know, he says, and adds passionately, hitting a wall or something, "She MUST come back to me, she must!"
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While the Robservations doesn't include the entire quote, it does reference it well...
And this quote concludes our "31 Days Of Come, I Must Be Going - Stay, I Must Be Leaving" sub-theme. It may return at some point. Or it may not. Only time will tell...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1242 (1841PT) - Kendrick - 'I Will break the curse. I MUST!'
From "#1242/1243: Robservations 01/19/04: Morgan Collins' Revenge"4:00 - Collinwood drawing room - The clock chimes the hour. Three more hours until darkness, muses Kendrick, and then...I WILL break the curse--I must! He rubs his eyes.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #112 (1966) - Liz - Burke will not stop until he's satisfied-- which means we MUST destroy him-- or be destroyed!'
From "#(0110_)0111/0112: Robservations 08/07/01: Where is Matthew?"At last that nightmare is over, he says, we don't have to worry about that anymore. I don't think that's quite true, she says--aren't you forgetting about Burke? Of course I'm not forgetting about Burke, says Roger, won't he be disappointed when he learns that I had nothing to do with Malloy's death. If I know Burke, he'll also be twice as determined to destroy us, says Liz. I'm not afraid of Devlin anymore, says Roger. I'm not afraid of him, either, says Liz, but don't underestimate him(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0112-3.jpg)
--he won't stop until he's satisfied--which means we must destroy him--or be destroyed!
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1194 (1841) - Judard - 'You will sleep, Daphne. You will sleep. You will have your last dream, the dream that you MUST have and learn that we MUST be man and wife.'
From "#1193/1194: Robservations 12/04/03: A Proposal Overheard"Daphne sits in the Collinwood drawing room, relaxing on the sofa. Gerard watches her, witch's symbol in hand: You will sleep, Daphne, sleep, you will have your last dream, the dream you must have and learn that we must be man and wife--sleep, Daphne, sleep--and you will remember the reason for our love...sleep, sleep, sleep! Daphne falls into slumber and dreams.
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Again the Robservations references the quote quite well...
And of course Judard = Judah possessing Gerard...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #182 (1967) - Roger - 'I MUST admit I find all of this terribly disturbing.'
From "#0182/0183: Robservations 09/27/01: Peter Lays His Cards on the Table, and His Head in the Noose"but there's something else we discovered--an old newspaper, dated 1867--it tells of a death by fire of Laura Murdoch Radcliffe--it also tells about her son--as she was being consumed by the flames, attempts were made to rescue her, but she refused. Her son tried to rescue her? he asks. Oh, no, says Vicki, she was holding her son, clutching him in her arms. He...he burned to death with her? asks Burke. Yes, says Vicki. That's a pretty hair-raising story, isn't it? asks Burke. My heart almost stopped beating when I heard his name, says Vicki--his name, of course, was David.
David? asks Roger, sickened. Yes, David, says Peter. I must admit, says Roger, sitting down at the desk, I find all this terribly disturbing. Then I can count on your cooperation? Asks Peter, sitting beside him. I said disturbing, admits Roger, I didn't say convincing. Then I don't know what else to say to you, short of begging you, says Peter desperately. Do you realize what a serious accusation you're making against my wife, without any real proof? Asks Roger. In time, I might get it, and that's what I need, says Peter--time--and during that time, David must be kept away from Mrs. Collins.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1082 (1970) - Roxanne - 'Oh, you MUST have confused me with the other Roxanne. Mr. Collins mentioned her to me.'
From "#1082/1083: Robservations 08/27/03: Barnabas Strikes Out"Julia (who looks fetching in a dark blue outfit with a light blue scarf and pretty pin), picks up the ringing telephone. The woman at the other end asks, is this Collinwood? Yes, replies Julia. Is Barnabas there? the woman inquires. He isn't in at the moment, says Julia, but I'm expecting him soon--who is this, please? "This is Roxanne Drew," says the woman at the other end of the phone, smiling. Julia is stupefied.
This is Julia Hoffman, says Julia. You must have confused me with the other Roxanne, the redhead says, Mr. Collins mentioned her to me. Oh, did he? asks Julia. Could I leave a message? Roxanne asks--I won't be able to have supper with him tonight--I am sorry. Julia promises to tell him. Please do, says Roxanne, I hate the thought of him waiting there for me.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1082-1.jpg)
I understand, says Julia. Thank you very much, says Roxanne. They say goodbye.
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Again the Robservations references the quote quite well...
As a sidenote, this ep contains one of my favorite moments/lines in the show and especially in Julia and Barnabas' relationship:Tiredly, Julia says, I wonder why I always have to be the one to talk sense
Though does Barnabas listen? No. But then, so what else should we expect?
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #283 (1967) - Vicki - 'I want to put those flowers on her grave. It's something I feel I MUST do!'
From "#0283/0284: Robservations 12/13/01: Julia Gets a Glimmer"When Burke comes to Collinwood to pick up Vicki, she's in the drawing room, listening to the music box. He invites her for a ride to Bangor and dinner (pretending to sell magazines, as I recall). I'd love to, says Vicki, but first I want to place flowers on a friend's grave. He assumes she's referring to Maggie, but Vicki tells him it's Josette.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0283-2.jpg)
Burke isn't pleased with the idea. She invites him in and shows him her gift from Barnabas. Collinwood is getting to you, says Burke, and your extreme interest in the past isn't healthy. Josette has done good things for me, protests Vicki, and I'm going to the cemetery with or without you. Burke gives in and agrees to join her.
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We're back to the Robservations that have very little detail and one that once again barely references the quote. So, what actually happens in the part of the scene around which the quote appears is that after Vicki plays the music box for Burke and says that when she plays it she feels that Josette is very nearby and very near to her, Burke rudely slams the music box shut and says how he can't believe that a "sensible, intelligent girl" like Vicki appears to really believe in "the Collins spooks." "Don't call her that," protests Vicki. But Burke goes on to opine that the house is really getting to her and how she's suddenly talking like all the legends about Collinwood are really true and that's not right. Vicki adamantly says that maybe it's wrong but she can't help feeling close to Josette, to which Burke responds that being attracted to a legend is one thing but it's another thing to treat it as fact. He then says they shouldn't go to Josette's grave because it will only encourage Vicki to think about her more and maybe to believe in her more and that's not good for Vicki. And after Burke says it's not a good idea for him to take Vicki, she then determinedly states that she'll go by herself. And after Burke questions if it means that much to her, Vicki says that right or wrong it's Josette's birthday and someone should do something to remember it. She then follows that with today's quote. And to that Burke agrees to take her if she's that determined, but only for a moment because afterward they're going to go for a nice long drive and have a nice dinner. Vicki readily agrees to that deal and leaves the room to get ready. But Burke hardly looks happy with the deal they've made.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1060 (1970PT) - Timothy Stokes - 'You MUST feel very satisfied.'
From "#1060/1061: Robservations 08/12/03: From PT to the RT Future!"Maggie, terrified, watches Stokes pet his gun. "You're going to kill him, aren't you?" she asks. Let's just say that once this evening is over, all our little scores will be settled, promises Stokes. Quentin, don't come in! screams Maggie--he's got a gun! Quentin, true to form, bursts in anyway, running to Maggie's side--are you all right? he asks. I am, she assures him. Whatever our differences, Stokes, it's between the two of us, says Quentin--let Maggie go, I'll stay. Quentin, objects Maggie. You'll both stay, says Stokes--has Angelique's body been cremated yet? Yes, says Quentin. You must feel very satisfied, says Stokes. I don't feel anything, says Quentin, I'm just glad it's over. It's not over yet, says Stokes, I intend to finish what Angelique started--I restored her to life, she was determined to resume her rightful place as mistress of Collinwood--unfortunately, now it's not possible for her to be with you--but it's quite possible for you to be with her. Quentin, he's going to kill you, says Maggie in a hushed voice. Don't be a fool, says Quentin---you'll never get away with it. I'm not trying to get away with anything, says Stokes, I have nothing to lose, and very little to gain except the satisfaction of seeing you dead(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1060-2.jpg)
--in life, they say a man's is judged by his achievements--my crowning achievement was the restoration of Angelique, and you destroyed it! He closes the doors and holds the gun on Quentin--I live now, Quentin, only to see you die, says Stokes.
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Again the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Stokes isn't exactly correct in his claim that Quentin destroyed his achievement with Angelique. Quentin had little to do with it. Yes, Quentin authorized Angelique's cremation, but the person who probably had the most responsibility for Angelique's destruction is Barnabas because he's the one who set things in motion. But of course, when you're insane, as Stokes is at this point, you're not always thinking clearly. [ghost_nowink]
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Great shot of PT Tim Stokes. Another brilliant characterization from Thayer David.
Thayer's acting and Violet Welles' writing in the Count Petofi storyline in 1897, which I have been revisiting, has me regularly offering all involved a standing ovation. It's mindblowing to me that material this sophisticated was produced for a daytime TV series in 1969. Of course the ratings began to decline, a combination of the storyline getting TOO complicated or so we were told, as well as Frid insisting on taking some substantial time off. I'm so grateful to whoever saved all these shows.
G.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #376 (1795) - Naomi - 'Joshua has set down certain rules-- the mistress of the house MUST be a lady of leisure. You see how fortunate I am.'
From "#0376/0377: Robservations 02/28/02: Andre Takes Control--He Thinks"Drawing room - Jeremiah comes in, sees Naomi drinking and suggests it's too early for it. She's bored, Naomi informs him, since Joshua says she must be a lady of leisure. With nothing else to do, she drinks.
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While not referring to it as a direct quote, the Robservations does reference the quote well...
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Great shot of PT Tim Stokes. Another brilliant characterization from Thayer David.
I was very happy with how that screen capture turned out. And here it is for anyone who may have missed it:
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Somehow that one yellow tooth, whether Thayer's own or something in some way he added, manages to contribute just as much to Tim Stokes' sleaze and the mustache does. [snow_wink]
Thayer's acting and Violet Welles' writing in the Count Petofi storyline in 1897, which I have been revisiting, has me regularly offering all involved a standing ovation. It's mindblowing to me that material this sophisticated was produced for a daytime TV series in 1969. Of course the ratings began to decline, a combination of the storyline getting TOO complicated or so we were told, as well as Frid insisting on taking some substantial time off.
"Or so we were told" is the perfect way to phrase it, Gothick. I've often wondered if the ratings going down during 1897 has any validity. And the reason I say that is because the DS Companion, which was well researched, says that at the end of the 1897 storyline "the ratings were at an all-time high" and nowhere in the book's 1897 section does it mention an 1897 ratings dip. In fact, it would seem to indicate that the ratings just continued to increase. The too complicated/ratings drop notion may have originated with a faction who doesn't like Count Petofi (something hard for me to imagine because Petofi is such a fascinating and intricately written character and Thayer plays him to such perfection), but they are out there. And as we all know only too well, when claims are made on the Internet, regardless of whether or not they're accurate or not, they can take on lives of their own. I'm not saying that for certain the 1897 ratings never dipped, but whenever that does come up I've yet to see a reputable source cited by the ones making the claim.
I'm so grateful to whoever saved all these shows.
That would be ABC - they definitely had a great deal of foresight...
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Hi MB,
In an interview (it was really just a conversation, but it was recorded) Grayson did with fans in 1973, she told them that she had been told that the ratings dropped during the Quentofi body-switch storyline. So, this would seem to be what people working on the show were told at the time. Who knows--I could imagine Dan coming up with this as an excuse to do some of his crazy turn-on-a-dime plot switching which happened as we know in the middle of Leviathan and then happened a couple of times subsequently.
I do remember you, or somebody, mentioning that the ratings were climbing in March of 1971 when the decision to cancel was announced. You know my theory about the real reason and person behind the cancellation so no need to repeat it again.
G.
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And yeah--to me, anybody who doesn't love Petofi and what Thayer did with the role needs their head examined--but I've seen those comments from certain fans--so, go figure! I know of fans who think of 1795 and the Barnabas/Josette romance as the absolute height of classic DS--I completely disagree, but everyone has a right to their opinion.
G.
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The Quentin/Petofi body switch gave both Thayer David and David Selby a chance to do something a little different than their usual characterizations and both actors certainly rose to the occasion. I always thought that this was the plot twist that got the writers so confused that they had to ask the kids outside the studio to explain it.
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Well, I wouldn't doubt Grayson's word. But if the DS Companion's claim is also true, then the dip must have been short-lived for the ratings to have reached their height by the end of 1897. Plus, another reason why the dip must have been short-lived is because the book also details that during the week of Barnabas' return after supposedly having been staked, a return which took place in the midst of the Quentin/Petofi mind switch, the ratings were huge.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #949 (1970) - Lawrence Guthrie - 'You MUST have gotten some interesting pictures.'
From "Robservations 5/21/03 - #948-949"The visitor is Lawrence Guthrie, from Augusta, investigating the mysterious murders in town--I know it's late, but I'd like to come in. Philip is more than happy to invite him in. Jeb requests his ID. This is Jeb Hawkes, our boarder, introduces Philip. Guthrie takes out his wallet and shows his ID to Jeb, then says, Mr. Todd, I want to ask you the same questions Davenport asked. I don't mind, says Philip--I'll tell you anything I can--we were very upset about Davenport. Why? asks Jeb, when such a man dies in the line of duty, isn't that the way he wants to go?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0949-2.jpg)
Guthrie looks at the grinning Jeb and suggests, that's an odd point of view. Mr. Todd, how long was Paul Stoddard here the night he was murdered? Just a few minutes, responds Philip. Where did he stand? queries Guthrie. About where you're standing now, replies Philip. So he was never near that door? asks Guthrie. No, unless it was during the time my wife Megan came up to get him, says Philip. Jeb watches, his tongue thrust into his right cheek. I don't think so, adds Philip--I think the minute she left the room, he ran out--she said he was in a terribly disturbed state. Philip offers to awaken Megan to speak to Guthrie. Don't bother, says the lawman--I'll talk to her another time. As the man walks around the shop, Jeb and Philip stare at each other. Jeb saunters up to the guy and asks, what were those questions about?--I'd like to know. I'd like to know a few things, too, says Guthrie--may I see your ID? I wasn't here the night of the murders, says Jeb, pulling a piece of paper from his pocket and handing it to Guthrie. Yes, I know--where were you? asks Guthrie. Traveling, replies Jeb, cross-country, on both business and pleasure--I'm a photographer. You must have gotten some interesting pictures, remarks Guthrie--I'd like to see them someday--I'm an amateur photographer myself. He hands Jeb back his ID and says goodnight.
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The Robservations references the quote word for word, something we haven't seen very often lately...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #543 (1968) - Cassandra - My curse MUST continue.'
From "Robservations 6/28/02 - #542/543 Nicholas Warns, Cassandra Plots"If she tries to destroy Adam, HE will destroy HER, permanently-this is fair warning, says Nicholas. He heads upstairs and she gazes after him, pissed off. Just find Adam, she says to herself, and she'll find a way to outwit Nicholas and destroy Adam--her curse must continue. Cassandra faces Barnabas' portrait--nothing can prevent it from reaching Barnabas-nothing! she vows.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
And this is not only the second quote from this ep but the second from this scene. The first (Nicholas - 'He will not be destroyed. Adam MUST live') was back on September 23rd.
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Wonderful Cassandra photo! Our favorite Witch!
G.
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[pointing-up] And here it is for anyone who might have missed it:
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #734 (1897) - Gregory - 'One MUST NOT give in to these petty weaknesses.'
From "Robservations 11/20/02 - #734-735 - Jamison Escapes the Closet; Worthington Burns"Trask observes, you weren't at dinner tonight--Charity was upset. I haven't been feeling well, says Tim, give her my apologies. One must not give in to these weaknesses, advises Trask--I trust you feel strong enough to go to Collinwood--Mrs. Trask has come back with unsettling news. Do they want to send the children back? asks Tim eagerly. No, says Trask, Rachel has decided not to return. Tim looks pleased.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
One thing that's almost too unbelievable for words is the following exchange between Trask and Tim (Robin's comment is dead on):Trask orders Jamison to go to his room and study. Left alone, Trask tells Tim, that boy needs discipline--he shall have it!--you aren't being lenient, are you? No, says Tim. Guard against that tendency, warns Trask--children are animals, they can be taught, but not by talking, but through fear. (Sweet guy--who's really an animal here?!)
I'd completely forgotten about that belief of Gregory's and was floored when I saw/heard it!! Gregory Trask and John Yaeger would have gotten along very well if in some warp of time they'd ever met up...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #678 (1969) - Barnabas - 'There's something I MUST do-- something which may prove most interesting.'
From "Robservations 10/7/02 - #678/679 - Maggie Follows David Into Quentin's Lair"Julia says, we know what's in the whiskey. Chris asks what was in the booze that got him sick. Julia and Barn exchange glances; Barnabas tells him to be completely honest. Julia tells him the whiskey was poisoned, which stuns Chris. Who put it there? asks Barnabas. Chris assures them he's considered suicide, but I now have both of you to help me--this isn't the time to do it--I never left the house, nor was anyone else there. Then Chris remembers--David, but he wouldn't have done this--the boy was here for a short while about 6 AM--he stayed right with me the whole time. Barnabas finds this startling. Chris calls David a good kid who's been nice to Amy. Barnabas tells Julia he must do something that might prove most interesting. Julia will stay with Chris.
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Again the Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep, the first time there have been four "MUST" quotes from the same ep. The first (David - 'You MUSTN'T hurt him') was back on May 6th, the second (Beth - 'You MUST NOT TELL him. You MUST NOT TELL him about me') was back on June 17th, and the third (Beth - 'But Quentin had made up his mind that Chris MUST die. That Chris MUST die! That Chris MUST die!!') was back on December 7th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1126 (1840) - Lamar - 'I tell you we MUST continue! We MUST discover the evil!!'
From "#1125/1126: Robservations 09/29/03: A Headless Body; a Jeweled Mask"We must continue with the seance, insists Trask--we must discover the evil. I'm sorry, says Gerard, it is all over, it's too late!
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The Robservations adds a reference to the seance that isn't part of the actual quote and it doesn't include Lamar starting off what he says with "I tell you". But other than all that the quote is referenced fairly well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Lamar - 'My father's last remains MUST be found!') was back on May 21st.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #106 (1966) - Sheriff Patterson - 'Well then whoever it was that was trying to get into your room MUST have had a key.'
From "#0105/0106: Robservations 08/03/01: Caught Pen in Hand!"Roger found out that I knew about the pen, explains Vicki, Carolyn told him--then he came to me and told me his version of what happened that night--that he had been at Lookout Point that night, but had nothing to do with Bill Malloy's death--he said that when he got there, he saw Mr. Malloy, but he was already dead. Did you believe him? asks Patterson. I wanted to believe him, says Vicki, I didn't know what I believed until...things started happening to me--first of all, someone tried to get into my room in the middle of the night. Who? he asks. I don't know, she says, I remember being woken up in the middle of the night hearing footsteps outside in the hall--they stopped outside my door, then my door started to open--I had locked that door! You're positive of that? he asks. Yes I am, she says, I remember locking it--I was terrified. Then whoever it was trying to get into your room must have had a key, says Patterson. I suppose so, she says, locked doors do not open by themselves.!
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While not word for word, the Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1013 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'I have to give you the benefit of the doubt, don't I? But you MUST admit that your arriving here at this particular time is an amazing coincidence.'
From "#1012/1013: Robservations 07/09/03: Stranger in a Sea of Familiar Faces"Are you the same Barnabas those people are talking about? demands Quentin. No, I'm not, replies Barnabas. I've only known you a few hours, points out Quentin--how do I know whether or not you're telling me the truth? If I were that man, why would I lie about it? asks Barnabas--why not just admit it? For a very good reason, says Quentin--the Barnabas they're talking about has lived under a curse. What kind of curse? asks Barnabas. I don't know, says Quentin, but if you are that Barnabas, there's a very good reason for you to be afraid to reveal yourself. I can only reassure you I'm not the man you think I am, says Barnabas--you will simply have to take my word for it. Very well, says Quentin, smiling insincerely, I have to give you the benefit of the doubt, don't I?--you must admit your arrival here now at this time is an amazing coincidence. I can't dispute that, says Barnabas--thank you for understanding.
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The Robservations changes the phrasing here and there but it does reference the quote well...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #144 (1967) - Lt. Riley - 'You MUST have seen another locket.'
From "#0144/0145: Robservations 08/29/01: Lying Locket, Vicki and Frank"I know it sounds strange, says Vicki to Liz, as they and Lt. Riley gaze down at the locket with a photo of David on one side and a lock of hair on the other, but I know that locket was on Mrs. Collins the day she moved into Matthew's cottage. That's impossible, says Liz. You must have seen another locket, says Lt. Riley, this one was found in the rubble of a burned out Phoenix apartment house only last week. Then there must be another one just like that, insists Vicki. There isn't another just like it unless Mr. Collins had a copy made of it, says Liz. What was David's hair doing in this one if she said it was in the locket she was wearing? asks Vicki, upset. You must have misunderstood her, says Liz, that's the only way I can account for it. I guess so, says Vicki, unconvinced.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #897 (1970) - Jenny's Ghost - 'I cannot help you but he can. You MUST find him!'
From "Robservations 4/17/03 - #897-898 - Terror For Megan; David, Book-Keeper"Cottage - Chris, having written a letter to Carolyn, slips it into an envelope and leaves it on the mantel above the fireplace. He takes the gun into his hand. Hearing a woman sobbing, he demands, who's in this room? It's crazy Jenny, hair a total mess. You must not do it, she insists. What are you talking about? asks Chris. You must not die while there is hope, she says. Who are you? he demands. I cannot help you, she says in a hoarse whisper, but HE can!--you must find him! Find who? asks Chris.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0897-3.jpg)
Quentin Collins, she says, and disappears. Wait! Chris calls, but all he hears is her voice, repeating over and over, "Quentin Collins!"
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Again the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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It struck me as a bit odd that Jenny appeared to Chris in her mad woman guise when she appeared quite differently when her ghost appeared to Quentin and Magda in 1897. Maybe because Marie Wallace was playing Megan in the same episode?
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #300 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Unfortunately we MUST trust each other. Neither one of us has any other choice.'
From "#0299/0300: Robservations 01/03/02: Mrs. Burke Devlin?"He tries to sidestep around her accusation that he paid Vicki a visit the night before, but he defensively claims he only wanted to LOOK at her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0300-1.jpg)
Bull, says Julia, I know what you are and what you REALLY wanted. He doesn't like taking orders from her, but she says no Vicki if he wants a normal life. She expresses fear that she can't trust him, and he points out they must trust each other; they have no other choice. A really good scene.
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Another perfect reference in the Robservations to the quote...
Can you imagine if Julia really did say in as many words that Barnabas' story about being in Vicki's room was bullshit! [snow_wink] Though we know the '60s censors would have never allowed it. I doubt the NBC censors would have even allowed it in the '91 Series...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas: 'Burke Devlin MUST die!') was back on April 1st.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #796 (1897) - Aristede - 'Oh, one MUST look one's best at all important moments. And this is an important moment.'
From "Robservations 1/5/03 - #796/797 - Quentin's Bacon is Saved; Another Curse"Aristede admires himself in a mirror as the pendulum comes closer to unmanning Quentin. "One must look one's best at all important moments," says Aristede, his back is to Quentin, who has managed to free his left hand from the ropes. "As your emissary, I'm sure you want me to be at my best." It's time for me to go for Angelique's answer, says Aristede. The pendulum is now about two inches from target. Aristede jovially asks Quentin, are you a gambling man?--I want to make a wager--"Aww, you don't think it's in the best of taste--you may be right," agrees Aristede--"I'll see you again."
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The Robservations references the first part of the quote pretty much perfectly but doesn't reference the second part at all...
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When it comes to yesterday's screen cap, it was a wonder that Aristede was ever able to pull himself away from -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0219ds_0.jpg)
- looking at himself in that mirror. [snow_wink] [snow_laugh]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #551 (1968) - Nicholas - 'Now, you do understand what you must do?'
From "Robservations 7/8/02 - Adam Learns His Origins - #550/551"Adam nods with pleasure, and Nicholas tells him to remember what he must do. It has to remain their secret, and Carolyn can't know; she might not understand.
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Nicholas actually asks Adam if he understands what he must do rather than if he remembers it, but at least the Robservations does reference that Adam must do something. Sadly, though, what it turns out he must do marks the beginning of the ruination of Adam's character under Nicholas' tutelage...
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It struck me as a bit odd that Jenny appeared to Chris in her mad woman guise -
Oops - I forgot to share that screen cap for anyone who might have missed it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0217ds_2.jpg)
- when she appeared quite differently when her ghost appeared to Quentin and Magda in 1897.
You're not alone.
Maybe because Marie Wallace was playing Megan in the same episode?
That's a good possibility. But with this show who knows? Maybe they thought that at first Jenny could have been conscientious about keeping up her afterlife appearance but then she just decided to let it lapse. [snow_wink] [snow_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #646 (1968) - David - 'During the day we MUST attend to something else.'
From "Robservations 9/13/02 #645/646 - The Kids "Play" With Roger"David touches her shoulder and asks if she's thinking of letting him do this all alone. Of course not, she assures him. Good, says David, because I'll need your help, Beth--you must talk to Roger, but not until tomorrow night--during the day, we have other responsibilities
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The Robservations paraphrases the quote rather than reference what is actually said...
As an aside, this ep contains a continuity error. Not that those are anything new on DS. But the one here is sort of amusing because, when first seen in Ep #645 the skeleton David and Amy find in Quentin's room has a full head of hair, but when seen in Ep #646 it's completely bald.
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/ds0645-1.jpg)(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/ds0646-1.jpg)
But maybe we're not supposed to notice that. DC, for one, probably thought everyone in the audience would be too dumb to notice. [snow_rolleyes]
And not only is this the second quote from this ep, it's the second quote from this scene. The first (David - 'My family has made the two of us very unhappy. They MUST be made to realize that. They MUST pay for what they've done to us') was back on October 10th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #2 (1966) - Carolyn - 'All I can say for her, Mother, is she MUST be out of her mind.'
From "0001/0002: Robservations 05/17/01:Vicki Comes to Collinwood"We can't always get everything we want, says Liz. I'm going to try, says Carolyn--please, stop trying to marry me off--OK?--besides, how do you expect me to go away and leave you alone in this beautiful nut house? She gestures to all that's around them. I won't be, says Liz, not anymore. You mean she actually came? asks Carolyn excitedly. A few minutes ago, says Liz--she's a nice girl, you'll like her very much. Carolyn shakes her head and says all she can say for her is that she must be out of her mind.
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The Robservations references the quote pretty well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep, currently tying with Ep #678 for most quotes from an ep. The first (Liz: 'You MUST have asked the wrong person') was back on April 2nd, the second (Vicki - 'Forty rooms! You MUST need an awful lot of people to help you take care of it') was back on September 20th, and the third (Roger - 'If Elizabeth says so, then it MUST be true') was back on November 1st.
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Great shot (and line quote) of Magda today!
I watched an episode a few nights ago where Quentin wanted to summon Angelique, and Magda warned him: "She could be anywhere on Earth ... OR (dramatic pause) IN ... HELLLLL!" It was such a great moment.
G.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #719 (1897) - Magda - 'Anyone who believes in voodoo MUST believe in me.'
From "Robservations 11/7/02 - #718/719 - Barnabas & Angelique in the Tower"He orders her to stop lecturing him, then nervously asks if she still sees the mask of death on him. She nods. He thinks she is making it up to frighten/punish him. I don't say that lightly, she assures him. He claims if she can see that, she knows who will kill him and how. It's gone, she says. So it conveniently disappeared just as I was about to force you to tell me everything you know? he says. You can think that if you want, she retorts. He grabs her arm and demands to know--who will kill me--Barnabas? One minute you make fun of me, the next you're frantic with fear, says Magda--you must believe in my power, she says triumphantly--whoever believes in voodoo must believe in me. He admits, you did see it, I believe you--when and how did it happen? he demands. He grabs and twists her arm to force the information from her. (such a bully!)
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly - almost because Magda actually says "anyone" but the Robservations says "whoever."
Also, Magda doesn't say "You must believe in my power" - if she had, I would have included that as part of the quote. What she actually says is "You believe in my power. You have to."
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Great shot (and line quote) of Magda today!
And here's the screen cap for anyone who may have missed it:
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I watched an episode a few nights ago where Quentin wanted to summon Angelique, and Magda warned him: "She could be anywhere on Earth ... OR (dramatic pause) IN ... HELLLLL!" It was such a great moment.
I don't remember that line. How I could have forgotten such a great line, I don't know - but like I said, it's impossible to remember every moment, no matter how great each may be. But that being said, that is so totally a classic Magda line!
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #308 (1967) - Sam - 'You MUST know something-- you MUST have some lead.'
From "#0307/0308: Robservations 01/09/02: Vicki Puts Her Foot Down"They decide to go question Barnabas at the Old House (it's daytime), and only find Julia Hoffman. Skeptical Sam isn't very friendly towards her. She insists she's just trying to maintain her disguise as an historian and is still trying to help Maggie, but hasn't come up with anything yet.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0308-2.jpg)
Sam doesn't believe her
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As I said when this sequence popped up in the slideshow once before, it's really unfortunate that the Robservations doesn't go into it in detail. But the fact that it's come up again does give me a chance to go into detail when it comes to the circumstances surrounding Wednesday's quote. So what happens after Sam and Joe have discovered Julia at the Old House and Sam has questioned how long it's going to take to put the pieces together when it comes to what happened to Maggie, Julia opines that it will take until the puzzle is complete and they know the whole story. But Sam doesn't honestly think that she'll find all the little pieces. He doesn't want her to get him wrong because he appreciates all the time that she's spending without any remuneration but he thinks it's all hopeless. However, Julia feels they'll never know until they've tried everything. But then Sam wonders if, with all the effort she's been putting in, she actually must know something, she must have some lead, as he says in the quote. And after Julia muses that she really wishes she did, Sam blurts out that he's just decided that he doesn't believe her. (Commercial break)
And obviously, since this sequence has popped up in the slideshow before, Wednesday's was not the first time Ep #308 or this sequence has been in the slideshow. The first quote (Julia - 'These pieces MUST be collected in any way possible, however unorthodox it might seem.') was back on May 14th.
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That scene with Sam and Joe encountering Julia at the Old House really is priceless. Nice capture of her in the Robs.
Today's scene reminds me of that old chart-buster with the refrain, "Go ask Julia ... feed your head."
G.
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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 #462 (1968) - Julia - 'In the meantime you MUST have some rest. Here, take this and you'll rest.'
From "#0461/0462: Robservations 04/29/02: 1968 - Julia Sports a New 'Do"Vicki feels a bit better. Julia advises her to stay in bed, but Vicki feels she must find something, make sense of what happened. It wasn't a dream, says Julia, but Vicki must prove it to herself. Julia promises to help her, and gives her a sedative. Julia has business in town.
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At least the Robservations references the essence of the quote if not the actual quote...
And Thursday's was not the first quote from Ep #462 or even the first quote from this sequence. The first with regard to both (Vicki - 'I MUST go to him and you can't stop me!') was back on December 15th.
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That scene with Sam and Joe encountering Julia at the Old House really is priceless.
Yes, I love how Sam and Julia lob comments back and forth. Sam loses his cool eventually, but Julia remains cool as a cucumber throughout. And as I said before when this sequence came up:I especially love how after Sam storms off and she assures Joe she's doing all she can and he leaves, Julia repeats that she's doing all she can with an absolutely priceless smile -
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- and, of course, the audience is fully aware that she not talking about Maggie but talking about protecting Barnabas...
Nice capture of her in the Robs.
I can't take credit for that because back then I used screen capturing software to randomly take caps as the eps played - I didn't take screen caps directly unless there was something really special I wanted to include but the software had missed it. However, in the case of that cap in the Robs, I remember being quite pleased that the software had gotten it.
Today's scene reminds me of that old chart-buster with the refrain, "Go ask Julia ... feed your head."
Yes - and the screen cap definitely captures Julia in a pose we've seen so often on the show that -
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- I suspect most of us have lost count as to how often we've seen it! [snow_laugh]
That scene is also notable as the last time we see Grayson wearing the "football helmet" wig. [snow_strange] (And if it wasn't for that wig, we'd see a lot more of her face in that screen cap. [snow_angry])
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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 #199 (1967) - Maggie - 'The money MUST have been hard to resist.'
From "#0198/0199: Robservations 10/10/01: Bitter Truths Revealed"Evans cottage - Tears in her voice, Maggie asks Sam why. Not for myself, he says, but for you and your mother. Those two years before Maggie's mother died, she was sick, they desperately needed money.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0199-1.jpg)
They couldn't live off what he made, couldn't keep alive, he found a way to make easy money, a lot of money. And you took it, says Maggie. Yes, says Sam, and if that makes me weak, I'm weak. The money must have been hard to resist, she comments. Hard, says Sam in an almost angry voice, impossible, it meant so much to all of them.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Friday's was not the first quote from Ep #199 or even the first quote from this sequence. The first with regard to both (Sam - 'Roger MUSTA seen me because he came to the house the next morning and offered me $15,000 for the paintings.') was back on May 3rd.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #846 (1897) - Edward - 'The coffin MUST be chained-- the cave MUST be sealed-- he MUST remain here forever.'
From "Robservations 3/11/03 - #846/847 - Charity's Deed Spreads to All"Tim and Edward go to the cave. "To think that his life would end here," comments Edward regretfully, "in a dismal cave." He opens the coffin and looks inside, then closes it again. "Barnabas Collins is dead--may he rest in peace," says Edward--the coffin must be chained, the cave sealed, insists Edward--he must remain here forever. He and Tim leave the cave.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #465 (1968) - Vicki - 'There's something I MUST do first.'
From "#0465/0466: Robservations 05/01/02: Elopement, Interrupted; Mad Doc"Vicki awakens calling, "Peter!" Barnabas is there, demanding to know who Peter is. "Someone I met a long time ago," she says. Someone you cared for, Barn asks. Yes, she responds. Forget him, orders the vampire. I'm trying, she says. You knew I was coming tonight, he reminds her--are you ready to leave now? She moves away from him, upset. No, there's something I have to do first, to get peace--I must know if what happened during the seance really happened or was just a dream.
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This Robservations is amusing by virtue of the fact that it uses "have to" where the show uses "must" and it uses "must" where the show doesn't even use "have to" or any variant thereof. Therefore, obviously it doesn't reference the quote anywhere near perfectly, but it does get the quote's point across well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Joe - 'Someone MUST have lost it in the old courthouse - and the most likely person to have lost it would be you') was back on August 17th.
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Hi MB,
Great shots in response #669! That's our Julia.
The "football helmet wig" (I don't recall ever hearing it described that way before) did come out of the mothballs for a Maggie flashback sequence in 1968. I remember being very surprised that they went to the trouble of trying to get the hair and clothes right for that, and for some of the other scenes of Maggie's flashbacks during that period.
Excelsior!
G.
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That's our Julia.
Exactly!! [easter_cheesy]
The "football helmet wig" (I don't recall ever hearing it described that way before) did come out of the mothballs for a Maggie flashback sequence in 1968. I remember being very surprised that they went to the trouble of trying to get the hair and clothes right for that, and for some of the other scenes of Maggie's flashbacks during that period.
Wow - I have no memory of a Julia flashback in 1968 - I'm shocked that I don't. I only remember flashbacks with Willie and Barnabas. And yes, seeing the show get the clothes right was a surprise. Though why do I strongly suspect it wasn't DC who went to that trouble?! [easter_rolleyes] The person may have even heard from DC that their efforts were way too conscientious because the audience was too dumb to remember what the characters had been wearing. Though while they didn't get the clothes right (though they came close) another surprising thing is how in 1969 they got the dialogue exactly right when they restaged Josette and Natalie in Josette's room on the night in 1796 that Josette was lured to Widows' Hill...
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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 #26 (1966) - Liz - 'You MUST have made a mistake. I'm positive you're wrong.'
From "#0025/0026: Robservations 06/05/01: Evidence Everywhere"The sheriff's going to search Burke's room, Liz tells Vicki--if he should happen to find the missing valve, I assume that would end our discussion. He won't find it, says Vicki. Why are you so sure of that? asks Liz. Because I have it, says Vicki, I found it in David's dresser drawer.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0026-3.jpg)
I don't believe you, says a shocked Liz. You think I wanted to believe it? asks Vicki--but it was there, hidden, I found it when I was looking for my letter. Why did he have it? asks Liz, desperation in her voice. Why did you think Burke Devlin had it? asks Vicki. Liz thinks that over. All that was needed to take the valve from that car was a wrench or a pair of pliers, says Vicki, I remember Mr. Collins saying even a child could do it. Stop it, orders Liz. I'm sorry, says Vicki. Do you know what you're saying? demands Liz--do you want me to believe David would deliberately try to kill or injure his father? All I know is the valve was there and when David saw that I had it, he became frantic, says Vicki. He couldn't have don it, insists Liz. He's a troubled boy, says Vicki gently--you told me that yourself. You must have made a mistake, says Liz desperately, I'm positive that you're wrong. It's in my dresser drawer, says Vicki, would you like to see it. Liz says yes, after a moment's thought. Vicki says she'll get it for her, and after a moment's hesitation, Liz goes up with her, preceding her to the stairs.
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The Robservations references the quote almost exactly - the only difference is it adds a "that," as in "I'm positive that you're wrong."
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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 #152 (1967) - Laura - 'No, no, I... Well, you're right. You're right, of course I-- I MUST be more careful.'
From "#0152/0153: Robservations 09/06/01:"You see, says Laura, there really is a logical explanation for all these so-called strange happenings since my arrival. Yes, but the fact remains that I've been ordered to keep you away from David, says Vicki--I've come here to ask you to help me. Why? asks Laura. Because David will be the one who suffers if there is an unpleasant situation, says Vicki. But this whole thing is an unpleasant situation to me, says Laura, and very painful. Will you help me? asks Vicki. Laura evades the question by saying the water must be burning. She suddenly sticks her hand into the fire. Look out, you'll burn yourself! warns Vicki. Laura draws back quickly. Oh, no, she says...well, you're right, of course, I must be more careful.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0152-2.jpg)
She rubs her unharmed hand. Vicki gazes at her oddly.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
On the other hand (so to speak [easter_wink]) Laura does not say that the water must be "burning," which would be a ridiculous remark. What she says, of course, is that the water must be "boiling." No doubt Robin had Vicki's warning in mind about Laura burning herself and accidentally jumped the gun.
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Perhaps my favorite moment with regard to the scene above is the expression on Laura's face -
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- once she realizes she REALLY screwed up in front of Vicki...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #178 (1967) - Roger - 'So then you leap to the brilliant conclusion that it MUST be something apart from this world!'
From "#0178/0179: Robservations 09/25/01: Tales From the Crypt"As for you, Roger rants to Carolyn, I've let you play mistress of this house long enough--the time has come for it to stop. If you'll just let me explain, she begins. There's nothing to explain! says Roger. It has nothing to do with you! she says. Anything that goes on in this house has to do with me, he says. I simply didn't think you'd understand about Dr. Guthrie's work, she says, walking to the piano. But why didn't you try to explain it to me instead of going behind my back? he demands, how do you think your mother would have felt about a thing like this? In my mother's present condition, says Carolyn, I had to make the decision as to what was best for her--there was no other alternative. Why didn't you give the doctors in Boston a chance? he asks. The doctors had a chance! says Carolyn--they could find nothing wrong with her in this world! So you leap to the brilliant conclusion that it must be something apart from this world! accuses Roger. I don't know, says Carolyn, I'm willing to try anything that might help her. And if it harms Laura at the same time, so much the better, says Roger. Laura never entered my mind, says Carolyn. Laura has never been out of your mind, ever since you got it into your head that Burke threw you over because of her, says Roger.
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The Robservations references the quote almost exactly - it's only missing the word "then," as is "So then"...
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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 #403 (1796) - Angelique - 'I MUST have eyes that follow him everywhere. I MUST have eyes that tell me everyone he sees.'
From "#0403/0404: Robservations 03/19/02: Barnabas Confronts His Witch-Wife"Angelique is upset Barn had the nerve to leave her. I must have eyes that follow him wherever he goes, to spy on him, she decides.
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The Robservations may have paraphrased it, but at least it does reference the quote...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #476 (1968) - Barnabas - 'She will enjoy making me suffer before she makes her big move, and that's why I MUST make my move now.'
From "#0475/0476: Robservations 05/09/02: Give Me Jeff Clark's Face!"Barn says he understands Lang's reluctance to talk of his work, but doesn't feel Lang has concealed anything. Julia has one question--how will it free Barn from the curse? He can't tell her that without revealing the nature of the experiment. An operation? asks Julia. Yes, admits Barn, but the risk is very small. Julia is worried, she doesn't want him to go through with it--the risk is too great. I have the opportunity to be a free man! says Barnabas. Or a dead one, counters Julia, and permanently, this time.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0476-3.jpg)
That might not be so bad, says Barn (oh, that's sad!), and she reminds him that his life has taken a better turn in the past week--you can go on this way indefinitely. No, says Barn, Angelique is here to place the curse on me, and won't be in any hurry--she'll want to watch me suffer, so I must make my move--if I wait any longer, it will be too late. Julia gazes at him with love and concern.
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Again the Robservations may have paraphrased it, but at least it does reference the quote...
As an aside, back in '88 when I was watching DS in syndication, the part of this scene that surrounds the quote was used as a promo by the station airing DS. The promo began with Julia saying "In the past week your life has taken a change for the better" and ended with Barnabas saying "If I wait any longer, it will be too late...too late," and the music stinger swelling.
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As an aside, this ep contains a continuity error. Not that those are anything new on DS. But the one here is sort of amusing because, when first seen in Ep #645 the skeleton David and Amy find in Quentin's room has a full head of hair, but when seen in Ep #646 it's completely bald.
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/ds0645-1.jpg)(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/ds0646-1.jpg)
But maybe we're not supposed to notice that. DC, for one, probably thought everyone in the audience would be too dumb to notice. [snow_rolleyes]
To be fair, people weren't binge-watching back then, and with these episodes being separated by a weekend most people would hardly remember such details. Now, if there had been a noticeable blooper in the scene, such as an obvious line flubbing, scenery mishap, etc., then the audience would certainly have taken notice! [easter_grin]
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[pointing-up] The funny thing is back in the day photos of the wigged version were circulated in various publications. One was even the third Gold Key DS comic. It appeared on both the front and back covers as well as inside. In fact, there were a few publicity photos from Ep #645 featured in that issue...
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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:
Ep #627 (1968) - Julia - 'Of course he would-- it's understandable. He MUST be very upset that no one notified him when his brother died.'
From "Robservations 8/29/02 - #626/627 - Murder!"Julia comes in to see Joe; when she spots Chris, she lets loose with a blood-curdling scream, "Tom, no!" She covers her mouth in horror. Joe assures her it's Tom's brother, Chris. Chris apologizes for startling her. Julia heaves a sigh of relief and introduces herself. Ah, you were one of the people I wanted to speak to, says Chris. I don't have the time, says Julia--I must return to Collinwood. He offers to take her there so they can talk on the way. Julia asks Chris to wait outside, but before he goes, Chris tells Joe he wants to speak to him at greater length. After Chris leaves, Julia asks Joe why he didn't tell her Tom had a brother. Joe explains he didn't figure he'd show up. Julia feels he must be very upset he wasn't notified of Tom's death. Joe says he tried, but Chris isn't an easy man to locate.
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The Robservations may have cut half of the quote and paraphrased what it does include, but it does reference the quote...
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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 #718 (1897) - Jamison - 'Silver. It MUST be with silver.'
From "Robservations 11/7/02 - #718/719 - Barnabas & Angelique in the Tower"Where on the doll should I put the pin? Quentin asks Jamison--above the heart? No, says Jamison, seemingly in a trance now. Quentin suggests another point. No, says Jamison, not there. Silver--it must be with silver, Says Jamison. Quentin takes the cane--with this silver? He presses the wolf's head against the clay doll, which he's placed on the table.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'I MUST fight him in any way that I can') was back on April 15th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #977 (1970) - Chris - 'Or even what happened. I-- I presume Bruno MUST have drugged me in some way.'
From "Robservations 6/11/03 - #976-977 - Tragic Attack"Someone knocks. Roger is at door, asking for Chris--I want to talk to him--how is Chris feeling? Not very well--he had a bad night, she says, I was here, looking after him. Yes, says Roger, I imagine he did have a bad night, but I still want to see him. Chris comes out. Can we be alone? asks Roger. Sabrina leaves the room. You look much better, comments Roger--I'm glad of that. They sit at the table. I was feeling guilty because I couldn't get you medical help, explains Roger--I would have, but then all of a sudden, you were gone from the room, it was incredible. I don't remember leaving or getting here, or what happened, says Chris--I presume Bruno must have drugged me in some way. Do you know why Carolyn was there? asks Roger. I don't know, says Chris. Bruno can't help anyone, anymore, says Roger--I suppose you weren't entirely displeased he was killed, the way he treated you? I'm never happy to hear about anyone being killed, says Chris. Horrible thing, says Roger, he was killed by an unnatural animal. Sabrina told me, says Chris.
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The Robservations references the quote pretty well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Chris - 'Roger, whatever you may have felt about Angelique, you MUST remember that Quentin is bringing Mrs. Collins back) was back on December 25th ([ChristmaS15]). And it certainly wasn't planned but it's funny that in each instance the different band of time's Chris is interacting with the corresponding band of time's Roger.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1003 (1970PT) - Angelexis - 'You will feel cold, but you MUST NOT struggle to look away. You can't now, Fred. You can't. Kiss me. Kiss me..'
From "#1002/1003: Robservations 06/30/03: Cold Violence"Hannah returns with Fred (a.k.a. bullseye) and sternly says, I'll be upstairs if you want me, Alexis. I was coming back to Collin(g)wood, he reminds her. This is better here, she says. He notes, you're cold, and embraces her, kidding her forehead. I feel so much warmer in your arms--look at me, she demands, staring into his eyes. You're so beautiful, he croons, ever since I first saw you... "You've known you would hold me like this," she finishes. I sure hoped so, he says, but is suddenly distracted and looks away from her. No, don't turn your face away, look at me, she orders. What's wrong with me? he wonders, I feel so cold! She draws him back into her embrace, insisting, look at me. He does. This is the way it will be now, she says--you will feel cold, but you must not struggle to look away--you can't now, Fred, you can't. "Kiss me! Kiss me!" She draws his lips to hers, deepening the kiss. He holds her closely, feeling his own life slipping away. His eyes fly open wide; he tries to pull away, but she holds him, draining his life. When she finally lets him go, he falls to the floor, dead. Hannah! calls Angelique--I'm all right now. Hannah examines poor Fred--how cold she is, he mutters.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1003-4.jpg)
Yes, says Angelique, and I am warm again! She touches her cheek. He's dead, says Hannah--it's as if he's been dead for hours! "That's the way it must be now," says Angelique, not at all sorry about it, "this is the way I will live now--and when Quentin comes to join me, he will live this way, too--for eternity!"
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
Somehow I think the pronouns were accidentally switched in the last sentence before the screen caps. Fred was already dead so he couldn't have been muttering. [easter_wink]
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1068 (1995) - Quentin - 'Gone. Yes, they're all gone. Everyone is gone. She MUSTN'T come back here. She MUST never come back to this place. They're all gone.'
From "#1068/1069: Robservations 08/18/03: More Death"She was here! calls Quentin from the stairway-has she gone?-where did she go, I've got to find her. I thought you were resting, says Julia. How did you know she was here? asks Barnabas-did you see her? Quentin looks around eagerly, then grins. Lilac, can't you smell them? he asks. Yes, the scent of lilac, agrees Julia. Whenever she was near, says Quentin, giggling a little, the air was such fragrance. Who? asks Barnabas. Oh, Daphne, says Quentin, as though that explains everything. Who is Daphne? asks Barnabas impatiently. Quentin tilts his head to one side and says, "Yes, who's Daphne?" You mean you don't know? asks Julia. I saw her a few times, says Quentin, so cold, but so beautiful-such sorrow in her eyes-maybe Carolyn knows, he says, getting right in Barnabas' face, sounding like a little boy, huh?--I'd give anything to see her again-will she come back? I don't know, says Barnabas, clearly nonplussed by this. Please let me see her again! begs Quentin-Daphne! --Daphne, why are you so cruel, Daphne? By now, he's talking to the air. Julia goes over and touches his arm-you've got to rest, she urges. Oh, no, I've got to find her, protests Quentin, putting his hand over Julia's. She's gone! says Julia. Gone, yes, they're all gone, says Quentin loonily, they're all gone, she must not come back, here, never, they're all gone... Julia leads the babbling man upstairs.
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The Robservations does a bit of paraphrasing with the quote but references it pretty well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1126 (1840) - Tim Braithwaite - 'This MUST be worth a fortune. If I could just get my hands on it!'
From "#1125/1126: Robservations 09/29/03: A Headless Body; a Jeweled Mask"Aloud, Tim says, "This must be worth a fortune--if I could just get my hands on it!" He again grabs hold of the cross.
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The Robservations references the quote absolutely perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Lamar - 'My father's last remains MUST be found!) was back on May 21st. And the second (Lamar - 'I tell you we MUST continue! We MUST discover the evil!!) was back on February 13th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1218 (1841PT) - Carrie - 'Well I'll try. But you MUST understand, whatever I see in the future I have no control over.'
From "#1218/1219: Robservations 12/22/03: Unfortunate Timing"I've heard about your unusual gifts, says Daphne, and was wondering if you might be able to help me. What do you want me to do? smiles Carrie. I want you to help me make a decision--you see, Bramwell and I are to be married. That's wonderful! cries Carrie, congratulations! Daphne, finally receiving the reaction she wanted, smiles at her enthusiasm and thanks her--the decision concerns the future, and since you can see into the future... I can, but not always at will, says Carrie. Try for me now, asks Daphne, because it's important for me to know wither or not Bramwell and I will be happy. I'll try, says Carrie, but you must understand that whatever I see in the future, I have no control over. I understand, says Daphne.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Josette - 'You MUST answer that as honestly as you know how') was back on December 13th.
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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:
Ep #35 (1966) - Carolyn - 'Vicki, remember when I told you that all the rest of us MUST be crazy? I guess you can add me to that list now too.'
From "#0035/0036: Robservations 06/12/01: Will Vicki Stay or Go?"I'm sorry, says Carolyn--you were right, I was an idiot. I guess we were all under pressure, says Vicki, smiling, relieved. That doesn't excuse...what I mean is, you were right about something else, too--I was jealous of you. There's no reason to be, Vicki assures her. I know that, says Carolyn, Burke doesn't mean anything to me--I don't know, I just have to grab everything! That's a good way to end up with nothing, opines Vicki. An old maid, says Carolyn, that's what Joe said I'd be--sitting in this house with my mother--remember when I told you all the rest of us must be crazy?--I guess you'd better add me to that list now, too. I will, warns Vicki, if you don't stop feeling so sorry for yourself.
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The Robservations references the quote pretty closely...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #308 (1967) - Sam - 'I guess you MUST think there's, uh, some connection. Is that a possibility?'
From "#0307/0308: Robservations 01/09/02: Vicki Puts Her Foot Down"Sam doesn't believe her, calls her "the master of the evasive answer," and stalks away, leaving Joe to apologize for him.
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As I've already said, it's really unfortunate that the Robservations doesn't go into this sequence in detail. But here's another chance to remedy that. So, what comes up surrounding the circumstances of Sunday's quote and beyond is that after the commercial break Julia explains that she really should be angry, but she's curious why Sam doesn't believe her. Sam tells her it's because she's been spending her time in one particular area - she goes back and forth between Collinwood and the Old House and after that is when he delivers the quote. And while Julia says anything is possible, she doesn't believe in generalities and she has nothing concrete to tell him. To that Sam says that he expected her to answer with something like that, prompting Joe to call him on his remark. But Sam believes they're all going to end up knowing nothing at all because they're all looking for the same lead. And after Julia questions what that is, Sam says that it's Sarah. But Julia denies looking for her - she asked some pointless questions that only brought meaningless answers because David doesn't know anything. Joe mentions they just found that out and asks Julia if she thinks there's any significance to Sarah, if she's a key piece? And after Julia says she doesn't know and that the problem is to find her, Julia asks why they wanted to see Mr. Collins? And once Joe explains it's to see if he knows anything about Sarah, Julia says she can save them time because she's already spoken to him and he knows nothing. That prompts, "Mr. Collins knows nothing. You know nothing. You know something, doctor - you missed your calling - you should have been a member of the diplomatic corps because you're a master of the evasive answer," from Sam before he stalks off. And as he stalks off, once again Joe calls Sam on his remark, then he apologizes to Julia. She says she understands and reassures Joe she's doing all she can. Joe is sure she is, and after saying good-bye, leaves. And that's when things conclude with Julia's real meaning about how she's really doing all she can (as illustrated in Reply #669).
And this is the third quote not only from this ep but from this sequence. The first (Julia - 'These pieces MUST be collected in any way possible, however unorthodox it might seem') was back on May 14th. And the second (Sam - 'You MUST know something-- you MUST have some lead') was back on February 24th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #450 (1796) - Bathia - 'There MUST be a witness.'
From "#0449/0450: Robservations 04/19/02: Joshua Tries to Make it Right"In the tower room, Joshua and Bathia wait. He is here! she announces. The door opens and Barnabas, shamefaced, enters. Bathia gazes at him, tight-lipped. Barn asks her what she's going to do to him. Fight she who set the curse, says Bathia, and your mind and soul will be my battlefield. He tries to speak the name of the one who placed his curse and chokes, but she presses her hand to his throat and he gasps out, "Angelique!" He asks her to send his father out, but she insists there must be a witness.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly..
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Bathia - 'There is something you MUST TELL me before I can begin') was back on June 19th. The second (Bathia - 'I fight an enemy that I MUST call by a name') was back on August 27th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #482 (1968) - Dr. Lang - 'Then you MUST make her release him if you're going to be free.'
From "#0481/0482: Robservations 05/14/02: Cassandra Thwarts the Good Guys"Eric and Barnabas discuss the qualities needed for a eplacement assistant--good hands and lots of nerve. Barn suggests Willie Loomis, and Lang says he needs him immediately. Barn says Julia can release him from the mental institution, if she will, and Eric says Barn must talk Julia into it, if he wants to be free.
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Again the Robservations paraphrases much of the quote but references it pretty closely...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #734 (1897) - Gregory - 'She MUST learn!'
From "Robservations 11/20/02 - #734-735 - Jamison Escapes the Closet; Worthington Burns" The young man refuses to get Rachel and bring her back. There is a Mr. Barnabas Collins on the estate who has been helping Rachel, and he knows you are her friend--he will tell you where she is. No! cries Tim.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0734-2.jpg)
Think before you speak, warns Trask. Why must you have Rachel back? asks Tim--isn't it enough you have me, and that I'm going to marry your daughter? Charity has seen fit to love you, points out Trask. Then leave Rachel alone, says Tim. SHE MUST LEARN, insists Trask--remember, you could be in some cell somewhere waiting to take that last walk to the gallows--have you no guilt at all? Don't you remember Simon lying on the floor, dying because of you and Rachel? "I didn't kill him!" yells Tim. Did Rachel? demands Trask--I discovered the two of you stealing the money. Rachel wasn't there, insists Tim, and knew nothing about it. That's what you say, fumes Trask--shall we put the two of you to a test by jury? Cowed, beaten, Tim is silent.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from both this ep and this sequence. The first (Gregory - 'One MUST NOT give in to these petty weaknesses') was back on February 11th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #891 (1969) - Philip - 'But you MUST let us pay you something for it.'
From "Robservations 4/14/03 - 890-891 - The Box Goes Whoosh; the Chosen Ones"Barnabas enters the store, box in hand--he told them he'd be back soon. He tells Megan he has a present for her. Philip insists they couldn't accept it, and Barnabas asks if he's in the habit of depriving his wife of something she clearly wants. Megan looks hopefully at Philip, saying she does adore it, but it's much too grand a present. Barnabas says there's a legend to it, and she must take it. What's the legend, she asks. That whoever gives it will get what he wants in return, says Barnabas, so she's doing him a favor. Megan thinks he just made up the legend. Please take it, urges Barnabas. Please say yes, Megan begs her hubby, dubbing him the proud one. They'd be delighted to have it, says Philip, and Megan takes it from Barnabas and walks away from them. Philip says they must pay him something, but Barnabas says out of the question--he wouldn't know what to ask, anyway. Megan thanks him, saying she will always treasure it, and will be more selfish than him--she'll never give it away. Barnabas says he hopes she never changes her mind, and the tone of his voice causes Philip's forehead to wrinkle.
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Again the Robservations paraphrases the quote but references it closely...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Megan - 'It MUST be incredibly old') was back on April 9th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1002 (1970PT) - Yaeger - 'No, it MUST look as if I left under ordinary circumstances. But how?'
From "#1002/1003: Robservations 06/30/03: Cold Violence"Yaeger's eyes dart back and forth in their sockets as he wonders what to do(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1002-1.jpg)
--Quentin pounds on the other side of the door, asking if anything is wrong, and he's scared. Trask, the drawing room keys! demands Quentin, but the butler doesn't respond, so Quentin races to get them himself. Yaeger considers leaving via the window, but tells himself it must appear that I left under ordinary circumstances--but how, I don't dare go through the foyer. He quickly scribbles a note to Quentin--pardon my leaving without first explaining--then realizes--I'm writing in the hand I decided to use for Yaeger. He starts over, swiftly writing, then caps the pen and leaves the note on the desk. He unlocks and opens the doors and is about to leave through the window, but spots and retrieves Cyrus' missing glasses.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1149 (1840) - Flora - 'Oh Lamar, you MUST be mistaken about Quentin. The very idea of Quentin bewitching anybody is almost amusing!'
From "#1148/1149: Robservations 10/30/03: Rescue; A Sibling Horrorshow"An insidious evil has crept its way inside that house, says Trask, I'm not at liberty to divulge its nature. If you're not at liberty to divulge it, asks Randall, annoyed, why mention it at all? Randall! Chastises Flora. It's quite all right, says Trask, I'm quite aware of Randall's unbelieving, but the Almighty will deal with his blindness. The Almighty will have his hands full dealing with yours! Says Randall angrily. Will one of you please tell me what you're talking about? asks Flora. Mr. Trask has somehow convinced himself Collinwood is filled with witches and evil spirits, says Randall. You are suffering from delusions if you think Quentin Collins is what he seems, says Trask, he is not. What has Quentin got to do with it? asks Flora. Trask tells her Quentin is in league with the devil, practicing witchcraft in that house. Randall informs Trask he's had enough of his inflammatory nonsense. Inflammatory, is it? asks Trask, I find that a curious charge, coming from you, so soon after your dear sister's untimely death. Let my sister rest in peace, says Randall. You seem content to merely accept her death, says Trask, but I am not--I believe she was murdered by an act of sorcery and intend to prove it. Gentlemen, please stop shouting! Trills Flora--oh, Lamar, he must be mistaken about Quentin--the very idea of Quentin bewitching anybody is almost amusing! I do not find it amusing, says Trask--you do not believe me now, but you will soon--I have confidence in your judgment and faith--I'm sorry I can't say the same for you, Randall--go on doubting me, if you will--but I want you--those who doubt the word of truth are only a shade less guilty than those who defy it--good night. He leaves.
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Because "you" was changed to "he," the Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference it almost perfectly...
And I have to say I love Joan Bennett's Flora. Some think she's too flighty, but I love how Joan got to play a character that was so different from all her others. And because she often played Flora with such delight, I suspect Joan also enjoyed the change. The way Joan delivered this quote (as seen here in -
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Ep #1149 (1840) - Flora - 'Oh Lamar, you MUST be
mistaken about Quentin. The very idea of Quentin
bewitching anybody is almost amusing!'
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I'm not a fan of the 1840 story. But carefree, wacky but well meaning Flora brightens every scene that she's in. Now that I think about it, she's kind of a 19th century Roxy Balsom.
What a shame that Harper Collins or even Pomegranate Press didn't attempt to recreate some of Flora's lost novels. Or perhaps even the works of William H. Loomis or Claire and Alex Jenkins.
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[pointing-up] Yeah, that was definitely a lost opportunity.
Speaking of Flora's books, I love how in her first scene she drops by Collinwood with her latest book, A Summer's Death, in three parts - and she feels the need to point out that it's the book that's in three parts, not the death. [easter_cheesy]
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Classic Flora!!
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1204 (1841PT) - Julia - 'Well, Flora, we MUST do something about Stella.'
From "#1203/1204: Robservations 12/11/03: Naive Fiancee"Drawing room - Flora, we must do something about Stella, says Julia. Flora agrees. We've been mad not to consider the consequences of locking her in the tower room, says Julia. I'd do it again, admits Flora--Justin was with us such a short time anyway. I know, says Julia--do you know what to do now? I can't think, says Flora, tears in her voice. I can, says Julia, I have $5,000 here--I know it may not be the answer, but I think we should give it to Stella and ask her to leave Collinsport tonight--she places the money in a bag--and not ever mention anything that's happened to anyone. Will she do it? asks Flora. I don't know, says Julia, drawing the strings tightly on the bag, but we must try. We must, agrees Flora. They head to the tower room.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Possessed Melanie - 'They don't pay any attention to you, do they?--you TELL them what they MUST do, and then you die!) was back on June 1st.
And even though this is PT, so we can't be 100% sure, I suspect that even in 1841PT $5,000 was a huge sum of money.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #63 (1966) - Matthew - 'That happened later-- after I pushed him off Widows' Hill. The current MUST have bumped him up against the rocks.'
From "#0063/0064: Robservations 07/02/01: Who Isn't Capable of Murder?"When you found Bill's body at the foot of the cliff, before you pushed him out to sea again, you said there were no marks on him--you're sure of that? There were no marks on him, none at all, says Matthew. Thank you, says Liz, wandering to the window and opening it. She looks out, her face sad. Matthew asks her if somebody said different. The sheriff, says Liz, he was here again today. I wish they'd never found that body again! says Matthew hotly. Liz looks at him. It's true, they'll never stop hounding you now, he adds. The sheriff is only doing his job, says Liz. Bill Malloy was always real nice to me, says Matthew, but that's why I pushed him back into the water, to keep people from pesterin' ya--is that what they're saying, somebody killed him or something like that? No, says Liz. Then why would you be asking me about marks on his body? asks Matthew. There was an autopsy report, says Liz, he did die of drowning, but there was also evidence of a blow on his dead. Must have happened later, says Matthew, after I pushed him off Widows' Hill, the current must have banged him up against the rocks. That's what the sheriff thought, says Liz. Why are you so worried about it? Matthew asks--poor Mr. Malloy will be buried and everything will go on like it was. I wish it were that simple, says Liz. I don't understand, says Matthew, if the sheriff thinks he died a natural death, wouldn't that be the end of anymore questions?. From the sheriff, possibly, says Liz. Are you sayin' someone else will still be hounding you? asks Matthew. I don't think it will ever stop, she says, ever.
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The Robservations changes the quote a bit, including adding a "must" that isn't in the ep, but it references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #446 (1796) - Joshua - 'I MUST do this. I MUST. Forgive me. Forgive me, dear son.'
From "#0445/0446: Robservations 04/17/02: An Anguished Father"Now Joshua knows everything--I am compelled to this terrible life, says Barnabas. My son, my son, commiserates Joshua, but Barnabas says he is only aware of his father's pain. Let me escape, pleads Barnabas--I'm an animal, with instincts to kill, no longer your son. Joshua, in agony, reaches out to Barnabas, but Barnabas orders him, "Don't touch me!" Josh, face filled with misery, takes the gun in his hand. I must do this, he says, and adds, "Forgive me, dear son." He shoots Barnabas, who clutches his chest.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0446-4.jpg)
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Even though the Robservations leaves out about half of the quote, because a lot of it is repeating what has already been said, it still references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #540 (1968) - Cassandra - 'He MUST have told you more. He MUST have.'
From "Robservations 6/27/02 - #540/541 - A Revelation for Cassandra"On the terrace, Cassandra summons Willie, who, doing some dusting at the Old House, is puzzled. "Come to me," chants Cassandra. Willie protests that he doesn't want to go there, but she orders him to hear her voice and obey her-he has no choice. She realizes he has gotten the message, and he appears before her as ordered. He's surprised to see who summoned him, and she tells him to look at her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0540-2.jpg)
He refuses, but she is insistent, and he has no choice. Hypnotized, he listens raptly to her. "Tell me everything you know about Barnabas Collins," she demands. What happened after the dream? Willie tells her Julia and he found Barnabas after he'd been attacked by the bat, and there were two gashes in his neck and he was bleeding. Julia found no heartbeat. They buried him. Cassandra is shocked to hear this. Willie says Barnabas told Julia he wanted to be buried where nobody could find him, if it happened (this wasn't true; he wanted to be staked). Willie goes on-he dug the grave in the woods, put the coffin in the ground and covered it with dirt. Then he returned to the Old House with Julia, who was going to give him a job at Windcliff. Willie returned to the Old House and there he was, alive. How? asks Cassandra, but Willie has no idea. He escaped the curse was all he told Willie. Cassandra is terribly upset that Willie isn't more forthcoming. He says such things scare him, and he'd rather not know. He's telling the truth, he can't lie to her. She sends him back to Collinwood-he'll forget that she summoned him. He walks off, slowly, and she is in despair. She was so certain he knew something!
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Considering the scene is well summarized, it's very unfortunate that the Robeservations makes no direct reference to the quote. However, the circumstances surrounding how it comes up begin after Willie tells Cassandra that when he went back to the Old House Barnabas was there and alive. When Cassandra asks how, Willie says he doesn't know. Cassandra then asks how did Barnabas leave his coffin, but Willie says he doesn't know that either. Cassandra says Barnabas must have told him something to which Willie replies that Barnabas just told him that he managed to escape the curse. And to that an extremely frustrated Cassandra delivers the quote. But Willie says that Barnabas told him not to worry about such things and then adds that he doesn't want to know about those things because they scare him.
It's funny how some things aren't really in your memory but some things are like they happened yesterday. The latter is definitely the case for me when it comes to this ep because seeing Cassandra's skeleton hand, her increasing panic at the very real possibility that she would be destroyed by Nicholas, but then her hearing Lang's message are a part of my memory as if I really did just watch them yesterday instead of more than 50 years ago. Though I suspect most of the reason for that is that I'd recently come back from a trip to Texas to visit an aunt who, while I was there, had given me a tape recorder, and on the day this ep aired I'd used that tape recorder to record the ep. I also recall as clear as if it happened yesterday that after the show ended I went outside on what was a beautiful July day and played back the ep. In fact, I remember saving the recording and playing it back multiple times that summer along with other eps that I'd recorded. And thankfully the tape recorder had come with an earphone because I suspect my playing them back might have driven my parents crazy otherwise. [easter_grin]
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #727 (1897) - Quentin - 'But we MUSTN'T make a habit of agreeing, Barnabas.'
From "Robservations 11/14/02 - #726/727 - Barnabas Gets a Bit of Charity"Barnabas comments how calm Quentin is behaving over Jamison's disappearance.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0727-1.jpg)
Just the Collins manner, quips Q--we don't panic. Easy when you know where the boy is, says Barn. You said it, I didn't, says Q. Barnabas admits, I would have hidden the boy myself if he'd come to me. Are you expecting a confession? asks Quentin--I don't trust you enough to give you one, and if you keep on, I shall be forced to search the woods, and in my delicate condition, that wouldn't be wise. Barnabas agrees, and is comforted to know Jamison isn't lost and will show up at the appropriate time--I can't believe Cousin Edward would allow his boy to go to that man, and I will learn everything I can about the school. No need, says Q--bread and gruel and a switching for every unlearned lesson. Again we agree, says Barn. We must not make a habit of that, jokes Quentin. Barnabas leaves to go upstairs.
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The Robservations paraphrases the quote but references it well...
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I forgot to mention yesterday that I love the expression on David Selby's face when he delivers the part of the quote about not making a habit of agreeing:
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Ep #727 (1897) - Quentin - 'But we MUSTN'T make
a habit of agreeing, Barnabas.'
But then the part of the 1897 storyline when Quentin and Barnabas were at odds was a lot of fun...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #283 (1967) - Burke - 'Because you have a vivid imagination. But you MUSTN'T let it run away with you.'
From "#0283/0284: Robservations 12/13/01: Julia Gets a Glimmer"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0283-3.jpg)
Stunned, Vicki spies a woman she is sure is Maggie Evans, but Burke assures her it's her imagination--she's under a strain, after all. They leave.
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Even though the Robservations barely summarizes the scene, it references the quote pretty well...
This is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'I want to put those flowers on her grave. It's something I feel I MUST do!) was back on February 6th.
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Before we move on to Saturday's quote I have to say that Ep #283 is a perfect example of why I dislike Anthony George's Burke - the ways he browbeats Vicki is unconscionable. Sure, Burke is supposed to be a Type A personality and times have changed since the '60s but the changes in him once Antony George takes over the role definitely ruin the character more and more as time goes on. Mitch Ryan's Burke never treated Vicki like Anthony George's Burke does. And even though Vicki does stand up to him in a least one instance (when he investigates Barnabas), it doesn't make up for the rest. Malcolm Marmorstein, Ron Sproat and Joe Caldwell were doing most of the writing of the show at this time and they did Burke no favors. It's almost like they knew the character was going to be written out so they ruined him as much as possible so the audience wouldn't miss him as much once he'd be gone. If so, they accomplished their job in spades because in many of the eps during this period all I ever want to do is give Burke a good smack upside the head. :slap:
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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:
Ep #518 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'Please, I realize how difficult this is for your father, but I MUST impress on both of you how dangerous it would be if the dream went one step further.'
From "Robservations 6/12/02 - #517/518 - Stokes, Dream Police"Sam begins to describe his dream to Vicki, but Stokes barges in and orders Vicki to leave the room at once. (He must be the Dream Police.) Sam protests, but Stokes insists. He physically escorts Vicki out of the room, over Maggie's protests, and tells her to wait outside. He must speak to Sam first, says Stokes, it's for the best. Maggie asked Stokes to help them, and he says he will, she must be patient and trust him. Stokes tells Sam he had to take Vicki out, and he plans to send Vicki home. Sam complains, as does Maggie, but Stokes says if the dream goes one step further, to Vicki, it might prove fatal to the next person who has it. Do your best to refrain from telling the dream, begs Stokes
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The Robservations is more detailed than some but still it manages to only reference a bit of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Ep #518 (1968) - Sam - 'Listen to what I have to TELL you. I MUST TELL you the dream before I die. I MUST') was back on June 30th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #814 (1897) - Aristede - 'Barnabas is coming, Master. He's bringing the hand. You MUST stay alive until he comes. You MUST!'
From "Robservations 2/17/03 - #813/814 - Petofi, Restored"Aristede tells Petofi that Barnabas is bringing the hand--you must stay alive until he comes.
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While it doesn't do so directly, the Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #15 (1966) - Roger - 'But you're a bright, attractive girl. There MUST be dozens of ways you can earn a living beside being buried in this house.'
From "#0015/0016: Robservations 05/29/01: Dead Man's Curve"Vicki joins Roger in the drawing room where Roger still searches for his keys. Vicki asks if he could do something for her--actually, for his son--I know you don't approve of my being here, but I really think I can help David. Do you? asks Roger. I think he's beginning to trust me, she says, to believe I want to be his friend. I see, says Roger sarcastically--do you think you can trust him? If you'll give me a chance, she says. Oh, you're referring to the little discussion we had several hours ago, he says. You said you wanted me to leave, she reminds him, because of Burke Devlin. If Devlin creates troubles, it's going to affect everyone in this house, says Roger--you, me, David, my sister--all of us--and I just wanted to spare you the pain--that's the only reason I suggested you leave. But I want to stay, very much, she says. But you're a bright, attractive girl, says Roger, there must be dozens of ways for you to earn a living beside being buried in this house--I suppose the decision is up to you--and my sister, he says, since she hired you.
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Apart from adding the word "for," as in "ways for you," the Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #492 (1968) - Julia - 'We MUST make him trust us.'
From "Robservations 5/21/02 - #491/492 - Son of Barnabas and Julia"Julia and Barn return to the lab. They listen at the door and hear only silence. Barnabas decides to go in, despite Julia's objections, but all they find is the lab, completely wrecked in a short time. Julia says Adam must be strong. Barnabas brandishes a gun and insists Julia stay by the door, just in case. "Do as I say," he demands. Barnabas walks around the lab, searching for Adam, stepping on broken glass. He finds his "son" under a sheet. Julia pulls it back while Barnabas covers her with the gun. Adam, curled in a fetal position, is alive--and sound asleep.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0492-1.jpg)
He really is like a child, muses Julia"he had a tantrum and fell asleep. Barn says he's made it easy for them--they can put him out of his misery now. Julia pushes the gun away. Barnabas compares Adam to an animal, but Julia says he's more like a small child who came into the world, fully grown--we must find a way to communicate with him, she insists, although Barnabas argues against this--Adam is capable of destruction. Julia reminds Barnabas he's a living human being and they are responsible for him. Counters Barnabas, if he murders someone, they will be to blame. Treat him properly and he won't do anything like that, says Julia. Barn fears another rampage, but Julia says Adam is acting out of fear--fear they caused. They must gain his trust. They gave him life, she says, and now that they've done it, they don't have the right to take his life away. (you're right, Julia. Barnabas is so cavalier about life, which is odd, considering what's happened to him)
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Again a Robservations paraphases a quote but still references it well...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #739 (1897) - Angelique - 'Yes. Yes it MUST. When you're marrying death.'
From "Robservations 11/22/02 - #738/739 - Barnabas & Charity Look Into Laura's Past"Charity dreams: Angelique appears at her bedside and says, it's a very special day. Charity rises from bed--it's her wedding day! I'm here to help you get dressed, ready for HIM, says Angelique, showing her a black wedding veil. Charity protests--a wedding veil is supposed to be white! Yes, says Ang, giggling, it must--when you're marrying death.
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The Robservations doesn't at all present what Charity says correctly. She doesn't say that a wedding veil is supposed to be white - what she actually says is, "A wedding veil isn't supposed to be black." And to that remark Angelique delivers the quote. The way the Robservations is written doesn't make it clear that a wedding veil must be black when marrying death.
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Today marks the start of the second year of this slideshow. And as you may have noticed, it now starts off with the newest screen capture with no quote. Then when you click either button it displays the screen capture from the first year with its associated quote. And then clicking the same button again will bring back the newest capture with its associated quote. And all of that is the same way the History Slideshow works on the second and subsequent pages of the Robservations board.
Now, I didn't write the Java script that controls all the slideshows on the forum. I found it somewhere years and years ago and have only made minor modifications to it through the years as necessary. I would actually prefer that the newest quote come up with the newest screen capture before the first combination comes up. But I'm not sure if that's possible. One thing I do know is if it is possible, it would require major changes to the script. When I get the chance I may do some experimenting to see...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1186 (1841PT) - Catherine: 'He belongs to the past, and I MUST live my life by what is to be-- not by what has been.'
From "#1185/1186: Robservations 11/26/03: Deliberations Begin"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1186-4.jpg)
Daphne gasps as she sees her double join Catherine. I thought you were going to wait downstairs, says Catherine. I cannot tell a lie, confesses Daphne--I followed you up here and waited in the corridor. And listened? demands Catherine. Daphne nods. That's unforgivable, teases Catherine. I know, says Daphne, but you'll forgive me because you would have done the same thing yourself. If I couldn't control my curiosity, perhaps I would have, admits Catherine, smiling. I want to know why you didn't give Morgan an answer just now, says Daphne. You heard what I said, Catherine reminds her. I know, says Daphne, but I didn't believe your reason--Catherine, you're my sister and I love you, and I have to be honest with you, especially when you aren't being honest with yourself--you asked for more time because you're not sure of your love for Morgan. But you heard me tell him...begins Catherine. I know what I heard, says Daphne--and I also know your entire life, you've only loved one man. Catherine turns away--he's been gone five years, she says. I know, says Daphne, but there are rumors he's coming back! I don't want to talk about it, says Catherine. It's something you can't avoid, says Daphne--even when you were children, everyone knew how you felt about each other. When he left Collinwood, he left my life, insists Catherine. No, says Daphne, he'll never leave your life--and you'll never leave his. He belongs to the past, says Catherine, and I must lead my life by what is to be--not by what has been. He would be the last person in the world to accept that, says Daphne. We're discussing my life, not his, Catherine reminds her sister, and I will decide what is to be, not anyone else.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And the reason the scene doesn't give any indication as to who the man is that PT's Catherine and Daphne are talking about is because theirs is part of the very first 1841PT scene. Obviously the writers wanted to leave the audience wondering so as to attract them to the upcoming storyline...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #30 (1966) - Vicki - 'Then you MUST have thrown it away.'
From "#0029/0030: Robservations 06/07/01: David Befriends the Monster"All right, Miss Winters, says Roger, there he is--he says nothing you said is true. It's pointless to lie, Vicki tells David. We've already been through this, says Roger, now tell me--did you find that valve in his room? Of course I did, says Vicki. Exactly where was it? asks Roger. I've already told you--in his dresser drawer under some clothes, says Vicki--I would never have found it if I hadn't been looking for a letter that was taken from me. That's why you're making it up, says David--because I tool your stupid letter! I'm not making up a thing and you know it, says Vicki. It's a lie, he says, everything you said about me is a lie--you just want to get me in trouble--well I don't care what you say, I never had that valve, I never took it--now leave me alone! It's useless to pretend, Vicki tells him, putting her hands on his shoulders--are you trying to tell me I lied? You did, didn't you? says David. How many times did you tell me that you hated your father--that he wanted to send you away and you were going to get even with him? I never meant it, says David. You meant to go to that garage, he says take the valve from the car--maybe you didn't know how serious it could be, but just the same... I didn't take that valve--if you don't believe me, look over here--this is all the stuff that was in my pockets. Then you must have thrown it away, insists Vicki. I DIDN'T! cries David. Excuse me, says Burke, joining them in the room. I thought I asked you to leave, says Roger. I know, says Burke, but I thought I might be able to help--is this what you've been looking for(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0030-5.jpg)
--and he holds up the valve for them to see. David looks guilty--and frightened.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #776 (1897) - Judith - 'Dirk, Dirk! He's going to destroy you-- you MUSTN'T let him! Wake up, Dirk!'
From "Robservations #776-777 - 1/22/03 - Sad Demise"Edward follows Judith to Dirk's coffin. "I have come, as you commanded me to," says Judith, her hands on the closed coffin. Edward orders Judith, stand away from the coffin! Calmly, she says, you have no right to be here. "Is he here? asks Edward. "Is this where he hides during the day?" He only summoned me! says Judith Get out my way, orders Edward. Don't hurt him! says Judith. I'll do more than hurt him! vows Edward angrily. I won't let you, says Judith. I'm trying to save you, and all of us! cries Edward. Judith bangs on the top of the coffin, calling, "Dirk, Dirk! He's going to destroy you--you mustn't let him!"--wake up and kill him before he destroys you! Judith passes out and Edward puts her limp body off to the side. He opens the coffin and sees the vampire slumbering inside. It's Dirk! he realizes (wasn't that the name Judith was yelling?)
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
On the other hand, I find so much about this scene to be quite amusing, and not necessarily in a good way. The Robservations excerpt above points out one way by questioning why Edward didn't realize the vampire is Dirk before he opened the coffin. I mean, right there in the quote his sister is standing there pounding on the coffin and calling out to Dirk by name three times - shouldn't that alone have been a major clue to Edward?! Yet when Edward opens the coffin he's surprised to find Dirk. And the second way is not included in the excerpt above but here's an excerpt of it:
It's Dirk! he realizes (wasn't that the name Judith was yelling?), and hastily closes the coffin. It's almost night, mutters Edward, there isn't much time. He finds a large rock on the floor, then searches for something to serve as a stake, heading upstairs. It's dusk. He returns with a stake (did he make it or find it?) and re-opens Dirk's coffin.
Edward had no tools when he arrived at the root cellar and he found no tools there. So, just how did he make/sharpen the stake he uses to dispatch Dirk?! He certainly didn't have time to go back to Collinwood for them because he even remarks his worry that it's almost night. Perhaps he possesses teeth which are a lot stronger than most and Edward was able to fashion a stake by simply biting the end of the tree branch? [easter_wink]
But, of course, the real truth is we're not supposed to ask any of these questions. However, this is a Violet Welles script and one comes to expect much more from her. But apparently not in this script's case...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #666 (1969) - Julia - 'Hear me, Barnabas! Hear me! Come back to us! Try! You MUST try as we are, Barnabas!'
From "Robservations 9/27/02 - #666/667 - Return to 1969; Play the Game With Carolyn?"Julia is sure Barnabas managed to change history and save Vicki and Peter--they're alive somewhere back in time; Barnabas did as he said he would--but did he trap himself there forever in the process? laments Julia. . .it's time, Willie, say nothing to break my concentration. The clock is chiming 8 PM as Julia calls, "Hear me, Barnabas! Hear me! Come back to us! Try! You must try as we are, Barnabas! Reach out to me as I am reaching to you!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0666-2.jpg)
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1156 (1840) - Samantha - 'Yes, I MUST, MUSTN'T I? I never really believed that Quentin's interest in the black arts was anything but a foolish eccentricity-- but I MUST now-- I do!'
From "#1154_1155/1156: Robservations 11/05/03: A Death; An Arrest For Murder"Collinwood - Samantha looks out the window. Trask enters--I don't think I should leave until the constable makes his decision, he says. Where is the constable now? asks Samantha. He just left Gabriel and has gone up to see Quentin, says Trask. What am I going to do when he comes down? she asks. Whatever your conscience dictates, my dear, says Trask. My son...says Samantha. Trask reminds her, it would be worse for him to grow up in this atmosphere of evil--when I think of the heinous practices that have gone on in this house! Please, Lamar, she begs. Painful as it is, says Trask, you must protect your son from his own father. I must, she agrees, I never really believed Quentin's interest in the black arts was anything more than a foolish eccentricity, but I must now--I do! You have just made the most important choice of your life, says Lamar--you have crossed the river of indecision and joined those on the other side that would be saved! Sam smiles proudly.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well, though out of context the quote is deceiving because it appears that the first part is also about Samantha's conclusion that Quentin's interest in the black arts is more than a foolish eccentricity. However, as the Robservations excerpt shows, in context it's actually about protecting Tad.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #130 (1966) - Liz - 'The choice MUST be David's.'
From "#0129/0130: Robservations 08/20/01: FIRE!"What do you mean? asks Liz. I mean I want to live with him permanently, says Laura. You want to take him away from here? asks Liz. Yes, answers Laura. Is that all you want, just to take him with you, asks Roger--you have no other terms? None, Laura says--I have a very good place to live with very good people--I can provide everything for him. I see, says roger. David, of course, says Liz, is in line for a sizable inheritance. Whatever is due him is his alone, Laura assures her, I want nothing, except his love. Are you sure you can get this from him? asks Roger. Laura rises and looks Roger in the face. I have to get it from him, she says--I will--and I desperately need this opportunity. He's not the kind of child that you might imagine, says Roger. He's my child, says Laura, and that's all I need--Roger, do you want him more than I do? What you're saying is, says Roger, you want to take him from me. Well? she asks. Liz watches them. I don't know, says Roger. Liz stands. I think we must all take the time to think this over, she says. I've taken the time, says Laura, I know what I want, I know where I stand and I think I've stated it--and I know what I need. The choice must be David's, says Liz. It has to be, agrees Laura--well, I'll be at the Inn--please call me just as soon as you've talked. I will, of course, says Roger.
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The Robservations references the quote quite perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #898 (1969) - Paul - 'You MUST find out who's after you, you MUST know!'
From "Robservations 4/17/03 - #897-898 - Terror For Megan; David, Book-Keeper"Paul senses someone is outside the door, but tells himself, it's my imagination. Is it? Make sure! Find out who's after you, you must know! He opens the door and spots the mark from the cairn tattooed on his wrist
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly, leaving out a "MUST"...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Mr. Prescott/Paul - 'But you MUST promise not to give it to anyone but Carolyn') was back on December 9th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #613 (1968) - Joe - 'No. No, not Maggie. She must never know.'
From "Robservations 8/20/02 - #612/613 - Barnabas, Joe and Angelique"Joe moans in his sleep, "Make her want me--she will, I know she will." Barnabas urges him to be quiet. Joe says she doesn't want him, he won't kill himself, live now, that's what he'll do, get back at her, and at Barnabas, if he's the one she wants. Barnabas reminds him he tried to help him, but Joe, seeming delirious, says he just wants Angelique. Barn cautions him to be silent, but Joe says he'll tell everyone everything, about both of them and Angelique- everything! He swears it, but Barnabas tells him he won't. Would you even tell MAGGIE about Angelique? queries Barnabas--tell her what you've become? No, Maggie must never know, says Joe. Barnabas urges him to sleep.
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While the Robservations doesn't reference the quote word for word, it does reference it well..
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We used the poisoned medicine as part of the Joe Haskell goes crazy skit The Loco Motion.
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[pointing-up] Sadly, I missed that one. I bet it was a hoot - especially if it was as over the top as when Joe went crazy on the show. Though to be fair to poor Joe, anyone as straight laced as he would probably go crazy after finding out one cousin is a werewolf and the other was a vampire... [Wolfie] (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/vampsmiley.gif)
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1079 (1970) - David - 'You MUST have bumped it when you fell down.'
From "1078/1079: Robservations 08/25/03: The Face in the Photo"Playroom - David kneels beside Hallie, calling to her--can you hear me? She awakens, asking what happened, complaining, my arm hurts. You must have bumped it when you fell down, he suggests, and helps her up.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[pointing-up] Sadly, I missed that one. I bet it was a hoot - especially if it was as over the top as when Joe went crazy on the show. Though to be fair to poor Joe, anyone as straight laced as he would probably go crazy after finding out one cousin is a werewolf and the other was a vampire... [Wolfie] (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/vampsmiley.gif)
It was a riot. The skit follows the vampire Angelique/Chris and Tom Jennings story to the climax where Joe has his breakdown by being caught between his cousin the vampire and his cousin the werewolf. To a song based on the theme from The Patty Duke Show. Unfortunately, the guy who was supposed to play the werewolf flaked at the last minute. And the only one that we could find to play the werewolf was a six year old boy. Yes, we ended up with a shorter werewolf than Alex Stevens.
I wasn't supposed to be in the skit at all but the actor that we had cast as Adam couldn't make the convention, so I had to fill in. We had established that Barnabas and Adam had a Corsican Brothers relationship. Whatever Barnabas experienced, Adam experienced. At the end of the skit, Barnabas and Angelique pretty much recreate what Lara Parker and Roger Davis did on stage the previous year. Barnabas had an orgasmic reaction, so Adam did as well. I recall rolling around on the stage rather like vintage Madonna.
It doesn't quite end there. It wasn't visible from the audience but on the videotape, my pants clearly had dropped enough to show quite a bit of cleavage. Yes, I mooned the entire ballroom.
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[pointing-up] I suspect the reworking of the The Patty Duke Show's Cathy/Patty Lane lyrics for Tom/Chris Jennings were probably a riot in and of themselves. [easter_grin]
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #274 (1967) - Barnabas - 'I MUST make my plans. I've already selected the next Josette.'
From "#0273/0274: Robservations 12/06/01: Jason Gets Careless"Barnabas, insisting that he "must live in a prescribed manner," is off to the races again, all set to turn another young woman (and he knows it's Vicki) into his Josette.
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The Robservations, yet another one with very little detail, doesn't reference the quote at all. In fact, this is yet another example of how a quote was found quite by accident while looking for a different "MUST" line that the Robservations indicates is in the ep but isn't.
But anyway, to start to explain the circumstances surrounding the quote, after Barnabas says that he exists in a prescribed manner (not that he "must live in a prescribed manner"), he also states that there can be no alternative for him. And after Willie indicates that he understands, Barnabas delivers the quote, much to Willie's horror. (Commercial break)
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #986 (1970PT) - Alexis - 'How very deeply you MUST have loved her.'
From "#0986/0987: Robservations 06/18/03: Real or Memorex?"Alexis, sexy in her sister's nightgown, looks genuinely sad when Quentin realizes his wife has left him. He goes into the drawing room and takes a drink of what looks like strong iced tea. Alexis asks if she's intruding, but he warns he isn't good company. She had no idea Maggie would leave because of her, says Ang--can't everyone see how different she is from her sister? Quentin says the resemblance is a but striking. Only superficial, she assures him, even though twins, they were always so different--she had an inner radiance that was reflected in her every movement--people were enchanted by her. Quentin looks evasive when she says this, like he doesn't believe it, but he says he knows what she means. It wasn't easy being her sister, Alexis assures him, believe me. Quentin says he can imagine, and walks off. Everything was so easy for her, says Alexis, and nothing was easy for me, especially imitating Angelique, and she tried to do that--what woman wouldn't want to be as she was? Quentin has refreshed his drink, almost to the top, and he's downing it quickly. Alexis asks his forgiveness, why didn't he stop her immediately? It's all right, he says. How very deeply you must have loved her, remarks Alexis. Believe me, says Quentin, no one knows more than I how extraordinary he was (said with some sarcasm).
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly.
And hmmm - in the last line of the Robservations except did Quentin let slip something about Angelique that otherwise had remained a secret? That she was actually a "he"?!
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #449 (1796) - Countess du Pres - 'Then...then I MUST accept.'
From "#0449/0450: Robservations 04/19/02: Joshua Tries to Make it Right"Barnabas isn't dead, which puzzles her. He doesn't understand himself, says Joshua. She wants to see Barnabas--why did Josette jump if he is alive? Joshua refuses to let her see him, reopening her sorrow. He needs her help. This surprises her. Naomi doesn't know, says Joshua, and it would be cruel to tell her. How has he changed? demands Naomi. He's under a curse, reveals Joshua, and again asks for her help. Joshua tells Natalie Miss Winters isn't the witch, and Natalie guesses Angelique--Peter Bradford told her that, too, so she must accept it.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though it frames the quote differently from how it actually plays in the ep. Countess du Pres does mention that Peter told her Angelique is the witch, but it's not that she must accept it because Peter told her, it's after Joshua insists it's true...
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And hmmm - in the last line of the Robservations except did Quentin let slip something about Angelique that otherwise had remained a secret? That she was actually a "he"?!
That's probably a blooper. But Myra Breckinridge was very much in the news at the time, so maybe DC was trying to push the envelope to see if he could get a transsexual story past the ABC censors.
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[pointing-up] Oops - I'm sorry I didn't make what I was saying clearer. In the actual ep Quentin does refer to Angelique as "she" - it's just in the Robservations that Quentin refers to her as "he".
However, that being said, I totally agree with you that if DC had wanted to try to get something on the air, I wouldn't have put anything past him! [ghost_nowink]
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #880 (1897) - Garth Blackwood - 'And by the power invested in me, I give you the same sentence that he MUST endure!'
From "Robservations 4/7/03 - #880-881 - Plenty 'o' Deaths; Petofi Tries--Again"In the woods, Mrs. Johnny Romano has the misfortune to run into Garth Blackwood. What do you want? she asks. You were helping the prisoner, he accuses. You're crazy, she says--I don't know any prisoners. How do you plead to the charge? asks Garth--I pronounce you guilty, since you gave him refuge. Get out of my way, she orders. By the power invested in me, I give you the same punishment the prisoner must endure! He loops the chain around her throat and strangles her as she struggles and screams.
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The Robservations references the quote well though not exactly...
And I love how Sam Hall wrote that line - it's like Garth is performing a wedding ceremony instead of an execution!! [easter_grin]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Beth's Ghost - 'Quentin. Where is Quentin? Quentin. I MUST find him') was back on October 15th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #503 (1968) - Carolyn - 'You MUST protect me-- you MUST take me back to Collinwood.'
From "Robservations 6/3/02 - Everyone Frets Over Carolyn - #503/504"Carolyn struggles with Adam and breaks free, begging him not to kill her. She sobs, and Adam helplessly approaches her, caressing her blonde tresses gently, then her face. She realizes he doesn't intend her harm, he's trying to comfort her. How strange--at times he's so frightening, but really very gentle, she says. He takes his hands away, and she tells him she doesn't mind. She takes one of his huge hands and places it back on her face. She likes him, she says, wants them to be friends. He repeats, "Friend!", smiling, and Carolyn says she wants them to be friends. Friends protect each other, she says, they must protect each other--he must take her back to Collinwood.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0503-3.jpg)
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The Robservations references the quote well though, once again, not exactly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Willie, I know why you want to find her-- you want to tell her the dream, but you MUSTN'T') was back on July 25th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #212 (1967) - Liz - 'Oh, you MUST be tired after your trip.'
From "#0212/0213: Robservations 10/19/01: Barnabas Uses His Charms"You must be tired after your trip, she says. Yes, it was a long and difficult journey, he agrees--like coming from one world to another. (exactly like!) Is life in England so different from what it is here? she asks. Of course not, he says, and yet so much is so different--but Collinwood hasn't changed, I mean from what I've always heard--and I can't tell you how grateful I am for that--how very grateful. He heads for the door, Liz looking after him with a big grin on her face.
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And again the Robservations references the quote just shy of perfectly...
Though little did Liz know that physically, anyway, Barnabas' "trip" simply consisted of coming from the mausoleum to Collinwood or maybe from the mausoleum to the Old House and then to Collinwood. [easter_wink] But of course within the scene her line is really to set up the fact that Barnabas has actually come from one time period to another...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep, currently tying with Eps #2 & #678 for most quotes from an ep. The first (Liz - Now you MUST promise to come whenever you like. You're not a stranger, you know-- you're a member of the family') was back on November 26th. The second (David - 'He MUST have heard a lot of stories) was back on December 19th. The third (Barnabas - 'Well now I MUST GO) was back on January 30th - and that third quote is from the same scene as this installment's quote - in fact, that third quote directly precedes it in the scene...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #66 (1966) - Burke - 'You MUST imagine that since I've already served my five years, come out of it with my health, made a lot of money since then, I really have no cause for complaint, right?'
From "#0065/0066: Robservations 07/03/01: Showdown!"You don't know anything about Bill Malloy's evidence, says Burke, or about Bill Malloy's death? Neither one, says Roger--he certainly would have said something about it to me, and he didn't. And he didn't say anything about it to Sam Evan? Asks Burke. How should I know? asks Roger. Burke grins--I suppose you would rather I dropped this theory that Malloy told Evans something that would exonerate me? You're beating a dead horse--it's over and done with! exclaims Roger. I guess you're right, says Burke--you must imagine that since I've already served my five years, come out of it with my health, made a lot of money since then, I really have no cause for complaint, right? He sips his tea. It could have been worse for you, you know points out Roger, it's such a long time ago, and finished. I served five years, one month, three days and seven hours, recounts Burke, and every minute of that time I thought of what it would be like when I got back here!
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The Robservations references the quote word for word perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Well, if you MUST know, she was going to TELL me about a dinner party she had with Sam Evans') was back on June 22nd.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #742 (1897) - Dirk - 'MUST be a storm coming up.'
From "Robservations 12/17/02 - #742-743 - Laura Sends Jenny After Q"Charity and Dirk are about to leave the house when Dirk notes a sudden wind--must be a storm coming up. She touches her neck. We'd better get started, advises Dirk.
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Again the Robservations references the quote word for word perfectly...
I had to laugh when I came across this quote. I mean, when ISN'T there a storm at Collinwood?! [easter_wink] The Collinsport weather forecasters have to have the easiest jobs in the world because it's either currently storming or it's going to storm. [easter_grin]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Beth - 'But we haven't settled it yet--sooner or later, we MUST') was back on April 22nd.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #699 (1969) - Maggie - 'That MUST mean that someone has covered it up because I'm positive it was there.'
From "Robservations 10/22/02 - #698/699 - Sabrina Remembers; Barnabas Discovers Quentin"Julia knocks at Maggie's door, but she's gone. Barnabas hopes she didn't go to Collinwood alone. She promised to wait, says Julia. As they're leaving, then run into Maggie, who tells them Amy has disappeared. Barnabas tells Julia to search the third floor--Maggie and I will go to Collinwood--Willie and I searched the West Wing storage room, and found nothing. I'm positive that's the room, insists Maggie--there's a small opening in the base of the wall--someone must have covered it up, and I'm sure that's how David disappeared the first night I went to look for him. Barnabas rushes her out of there.
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The Robservations leaves out half the quote and what is there is in Robin's own words so the "MUST" doesn't appear in quite the same way as it does in the actual quote. But at lease, unlike other instances, it wasn't a waste of time checking it out because a "MUST" does appear in the real line...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1172 (1840) - Judard - 'Julia, I know how upset you are, but you MUSTN'T make accusations like that against me. Now, I don't know where Barnabas is. I've told you that. You MUST believe me.'
From "#1171/1172: Robservations 11/18/03: Another Brick in the Wall""What have you done with my brother?" demands Julia. What an odd question, says Gerard, I told you this morning... I know what you told me this morning, she says, but I know Barnabas too well to believe he could disappear this way(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1172-3.jpg)
--he had to be trapped into it--and you two both had reason to stop him from testifying for Quentin. If you are going to make these formal charges, says Gerard, I do hope you've prepared proof! I know I can't prove anything, she says, but we are in this together, and I don't know why you won't admit you're working hand in hand with Trask, Mr. Stiles. On the contrary, says Trask, I still have not convinced Mr. Stiles that Quentin is the heretic I know him to be--his stubborn loyalty to Quentin continues to mystify me--and as far as your brother is concerned, I suspect that the prospect of severe questioning by Charles Dawson was simply too much for him and he ran away...good night. Julia, arms crossed, gives the departing Trask a glance of hatred. I know how upset you are, he says gently, but you mustn't make accusations like that against me--I don't know where Barnabas is, I told you that--you must believe me--why don't you come in and have a drink with me? He tries to take her arm, but she shrugs him off and leaves.
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The Robservations' version of the quote is nearly perfect...
And I've always found picturing Barnabas running away in the middle of the night because he's too afraid of "severe questioning" to be hysterically funny. It's a really great insult (even if it couldn't be further from the type of person Barnabas is - I mean look at all the worse things he'd faced and stood his ground for)...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #132 (1966) - Roger - 'He MUST have sneaked down and taken a peek-- that's the only logical explanation I can think of.'
From "#(0131_)0132/0133: Robservations 08/21/01: Burke and Laura"How could he have known what I was going to tell him? asks Liz. What I said earlier must be true, says Roger, he must have heard us talking about her. Roger, says Liz, he was able to describe the coat he had on--it was blue, and he said he saw her sitting over there and she was--he said she kept staring into the fire and I noticed that, too--how could he have known all those things? He probably saw Laura, says Roger. He couldn't have, says Liz, he was sound asleep when she was here. We thought he was asleep, says Roger, he must have sneaked down and taken a peek--that's the only logical explanation I can think of. It's logical, agrees Liz, but it is correct? What are you saying? asks Roger--are you saying the boy has extrasensory perception? I don't know what I think, says Liz, I just know I looked in on him earlier and he was asleep--he was still asleep when Laura left the house--there is no way on earth he could have known how to describe those things.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #907 (1969) - 'Grant' - 'Surely someone here MUST have known me.'
From "Robservations 4/24/03 - 907-908 - Weaving a Web Around Paul; Return of Roger"Carolyn is explaining to Grant--Julia checked your ID and found you live at... 1115 Elm Street, Portland, Maine, Apt 3A, finishes Julia. Why can't *I* remember? asks Grant, frustrated--I don't know anything about myself--surely someone here must have known me. Your landlady says he had no wife or immediate relatives, says Julia. "She must have told you something," says Grant. Very little, says Julia. Can she be brought here, asks Grant--I must find out--I may be some clinical case to both of you, but... No, objects Carolyn. "Well then tell me!" cries Grant--"Who am I?
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And, unfortunately, 'Grant' delivers, "She must have told you something," while Julia, not he, is on camera - and "I must find out," is actually delivered as, "I've got to find out"...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #600 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'There MUST be a connection. If there were only some way of making contact.'
From "Robservations 8/12/02 #600/601 - A Chilling Summons"Old House - Julia and Barn hear a knock at the door. It's Stokes, who tells them he went to the place Adam was hiding and learned he left there last night and hasn't been seen since. Barnabas expresses hope that's the last they'll see of him, but Stokes isn't sanguine--his instincts tell him not to hope for the best--he's suspicious of Leona, and if she was the reincarnation of Danielle Roger. . . At this, the doors blow open, the candles blow out and the chandelier sways. The curtains billow, and the storm starts up. The three note that if just the mention of Danielle's name elicits this response, they must make contact! The bookcase opens and a book falls down onto the desk. The disturbance stops and Stokes deems it safe to check out the book. He opens it what turns out to be an account of the French Revolution, written by Philippe Cordier, published in 1798. Stokes says Philippe might want them to contact him, so they should hold a seance and find out.
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The Robservations doesn't really reference the quote, at least not correctly. As reading the quote clearly shows, Stokes doesn't say they must make contact. After surmising that there must be a connection between Danielle Roger and the disturbance, Stokes simply wishes there was some way of making contact - and neither Barnabas nor Julia make any sort of remark about contacting whoever it is causing the disturbance. It isn't until after they learn about Philippe Cordier that the idea of making actual contact comes up - and it's all Stokes' idea at that...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'No, you MUST tell us who lives in that house) was back on November 23rd.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #362 (1967) - Barnabas - 'But before that happens I MUST have her notebook.'
From "#0361/0362: Robservations 02/19/02: Barnabas Gaslights Julia"Barnabas meets Carolyn outside Collinwood and gleefully reports that Julia is terrified and confused. You're being very cruel, Carolyn says, but Barnabas says she deserves such cruelty because she tried to keep him and Vicki apart. By the time he's finished with Julia, he gloats, she'll end up in a home for the incurably insane. First, however, he must get her notebook and destroy the last piece of evidence.
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The Robservations references the quote pretty well - though while it's implied, there's no specific mention of destroying the notebook - simply that no evidence should be left to support what Julia might say...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1028 (1970PT) - Sabrina - 'There MUST be some way for you to turn back to Cyrus, there MUST!'
From "#1028/1029: Robservations 07/21/03: Kidnapped!"Do I frighten you? asks Yaeger--oh, good, because Cyrus Longworth never did. He attempts to retract the sword, but the whole damn thing falls out of the cane, another classic blooper. Yaeger, trying to recover it, asks, what's wrong with you?--you think too much, he accuses, you're just like Cyrus. He picks up cane and blade and holds them together in one hand. Why did you kill Gladstone? asks Sabrina. Because he dared to try to blackmail me! answers Yaeger, and you know what?--it was the perfect murder, just perfect. I don't believe you, says Sabrina--there must be some way for you to turn back to Cyrus, there must! He chuckles cruelly. What a fool I was, she moans, working with you all this time, never suspecting your secret
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #384 (1975) - Jeremiah - 'No, Josette-- you MUST stay out of this.'
From "#0384/0385: Robservations 03/06/02: Family Blood is Spilled"Josette's room - Josette and Jeremiah quarrel about the duel. He has no choice, Jeremiah explains--they broke the rules, and now they have to pay the piper--Barnabas has asked for satisfaction, and this must be done. People can't be brought back to life, she wails. Josette is only too aware of how close Barnabas and Jeremiah were before she came into their lives. No, Jeremiah says, he begged her to elope, they shared some kind of madness--but not love. If she still loves Barnabas, she says, she won't even admit that to herself. Jeremiah tells her that if he lives, they'll have a good life together, and if not...well, she'll be free. She gets very upset at this remark and threatens to go to Barnabas herself to stop it. No, because Barnabas will think him a coward for sending his wife. This is payment due, a little sooner than they expected, but. . .Josette accuses her husband of wanting to sacrifice himself, but he says that's what Barnabas wants.
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Another Robservations that not only doesn't reference the quote directly, it doesn't really reference the quote at all. What actually happens in the scene surrounding the quote is that after Josette threatens to go to Barnabas herself (because he might listen to her, which isn't mentioned) and Jeremiah says Barnabas would then think him a coward for sending her, Jeremiah delivers the quote (to which Josette wonders aloud how she can say out of something that she started - and which is something else that the Robservations doesn't mention).
It's also worth noting that there are several "Must" lines in this ep that are not included in the Robservations - and perhaps not surprisingly, the one that the Robservations indicates for this scene, "Barnabas has asked for satisfaction, and this must be done," doesn't actually exist in the scene...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'You MUST have hated me all your life') was back on July 4th...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #42 (1966) - James Blair - 'You MUST have noticed that the only property that has a mortgage is the big house itself, Collinwood.'
From "#0041/0042: Robservations 06/15/01: Sam's Torment"The thing I like about your work is that it's thorough, says Burke, handing the other man what looks like a legal document--you never ask any questions. That's what I'm paid for, says Blair. Good, says Burke. You must have noticed that the only property that has a mortgage is the big house itself--Collinwood. Carolyn watches. I suppose pride prevented them from putting that up for hock, says Burke. Not at all, says Blair--Mr. Harris said that Mrs. Stoddard inquired about borrowing on it, but it's not an asset--more like a liability. That's interesting, says Burke. Who'd want it? asks Blair--big house like that, unless somebody wanted to turn it into a resort hotel or something--not too long ago, Mrs. Stoddard put in a petition for the property tax to be reduced--the reason for it was that half of the house is shut off and nothing used. The petition was granted, I suppose, asks Burke. Yes it was, Blair tells him. I'm not surprised, says Burke bitterly, that family owns everything there is to own in that town(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0042-2.jpg)
--except me.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly. But as is quite clear once the excerpt above is read, the quote makes no sense within the scene because everything about the rest of the scene treats things as if Collinwood doesn't have a mortgage. Was the line accidentally delivered wrong but no one bothered to try to correct it? Who knows? It just comes off as weird...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #737 (1897) - Laura - 'Look deep in your soul. You will know. You MUST do something, there's very little time.'
From 'Robservations 11/21/02 - #736-737 - How Will Dirk "Warm" Laura?'Laura's bedroom - She lies on the floor, unconscious. Dirk enters, kneels beside her, lifts her into his arms and carries her to the bed. I don't understand, he says. She regains consciousness and says, there's no need to understand, come closer, she orders. I've been speaking foreign words that make no sense, he says. She grabs his lapels. "Come closer to me," she orders. I shouldn't be here, says Dirk. Do you want to leave? She asks. No, he says, I want to stay and help you--I don't know why. Because I'm going to die, she says. You can't, you won't, he promises. You have the power to save me, says Laura. Dirk doesn't believe that. Look deep in your soul, she tells him, you'll know, you must do something, there's very little time. I don't know what to do, he says desperately--I don't know what to do!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0737-4.jpg)
He draws her into his arms, calls her name in a rough voice. You do have the power, she says--only you can restore me! No! he cries, it's impossible. Look inside yourself, and you will see the flame of eternal life. He holds her closely, promising he will never let her go--I don't want to lose you. Use your power, cries Laura, don't let me die! He clasps her tightly in his arms.
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The Robservations references the quote almost exactly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #915 (1969) - Adlar - 'Enemies MUST be dealt with, that is the law.'
From "Robservations 4/29/03 - 913/914/915 - Warning for Barnabas: A Taste of Vampirism"Barnabas gazes into the fire. What is happening to me? He leans back in his chair, and begins to dream, thinking, a child cannot demand that someone be killed, he has no right. Oberon appears before him and says, Barnabas, YOU have no right to disobey. Barnabas looks at Oberon, asking, who are you? I am one of them, says Oberon. It was your presence I felt in the room, says Barn. Yes, says Oberon, I was waiting. What do you want from me? asks Barnabas. Originally, you were not one of us, says Oberon, we made you one of us, because you alone could transport our leader through time--we hoped just the act of making you one of us would be enough, that you would be loyal to us, but you are not. You dared to break our law. How? asks Barn. Enemies must be dealt with, that is the law, answers Oberon. "I will not hurt her!" insists Barnabas--the boy is cruel! He is a true Leviathan, says Oberon, he carries in his mind and heart what we believe--you are just an outsider who must constantly prove yourself, because you will never be above suspicion.
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Before we get to this quote, it needs to be pointed out that the Leviathan who comes to Barnabas in this ep is not Oberon but one named Adlar. That is why Barnabas asks him who he is after he sees him. Barnabas has already interacted with Oberon in the flesh and in dreams and would have recognized him. However, in Robin's defense, nowhere in the ep does Adlar identify himself, plus the credits for the ep were too short to list him. We only know what the Leviathan's name is because it's listed in the DS Program Guide and as part of lists of characters/actors in various PomPress books...
And with that out of the way, the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #586 (1968) - Nicholas - 'No...no! We MUST stop them! We MUST stop them now!'
From "Robservations 8/1/02 - #586/587 - Things Come to a Head"Barnabas is stalling, insists Adam, the life force is holding him up. Nicholas says he should have come to him when Barn was looking for the life force. Nicholas' mouth drops open when he hears Barnabas' choice for the life force--Maggie Evans. Nicholas assures Adam he knows where the lady lives. Barnabas went to get Maggie, says Adam, but Nicholas waves a finger at him and says, in a ragged voice, "NO. . .no, we must stop them NOW!" Adam gazes with puzzlement at the angry warlock.
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The Robservations leaves out part of the quote - but what is there is referenced well...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #365 (1967) - Carolyn - 'Do you want to stop it, Barnabas? MUST you stop it?'
From "#0365/0366: Robservations 02/21/02 - - Welcome to 1795, Vicki!"At the Old House, Barnabas stares out at the storm, then walks around the drawing room, ruminating. Where is Sarah is now? Why did she leave me before I could explain? What can I explain? My life? No. That I still love her? I am still her loving brother, I am not to blame for what has happened to me, I didn't choose this. Or would she rather I was dead--would she forgive me then? Barnabas hears a knock at the door, but before opening it, he asks who it is. Carolyn responds, telling him to let her in. He opens the door partway and tells her he isn't up for company tonight; he has much thinking to do. When she warns him there's going to be a seance at Collinwood, he opens the door fully, allowing her in. The others at Collinwood want to speak to Sarah, Carolyn tells him. Not tonight! Says Barnabas, horrified, remembering what transpired this evening between his sister and him. Julia and Mother are determined to go through with it, says Carolyn, concerned--"Do you want to stop it? Must you stop it?" she asks him.
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The Robservations leaves out Barnabas' name from the quote - but again, what is there is referenced well...
And it's not a complete coincidence that this quote and Thursday's (Nicholas - 'No...no! We MUST stop them! We MUST stop them now!') are both "Must Stop" quotes. I didn't go looking for ones like that for Friday - but when I saw that one was available for the storyline to be featured for Friday, I did definitely pick it deliberately. Think of the two days as sort of a mini "Must Stop" sub-theme. [easter_wink]
One thing that is a complete coincidence is that the latest quote for April 30th is an opposite of the one for last year. This year we have: Carolyn - 'Do you want to stop it, Barnabas? MUST you stop it?' But last year we had: Madame Findley - 'A war is being waged and we MUST find the one who started it.'
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #6 (1966) - Vicki - 'I mean, if she's been waiting for him all these years, hoping he'll come back, he MUST have been quite a man.'
From "#0005/0006: Robservations 05/21/01: Vicki Makes Her Decision"You're very fond of Mrs. Stoddard, aren't you? she asks. A-yuh, he says, sounding like a Maine man. You've know her for a long time, says Vicki. Another assenting A-yuh from Matthew. And her husband, did you know him? asks Vicki. Why should you be asking about him? Matthew asks. Vicki says she heard the story of how he left her 18 years ago and how she stayed here on the hill ever since--and I wondered what kind of a man he was--if she's been waiting for him all these years, hoping he'll come back...he must have been quite a man. I don't know nothing about him, says Matthew, surly, but I do know Mrs. Stoddard's a great lady--and don't you forget it! I think she's very nice, says Vicki.
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The Robservations leaves out the very beginning of the quote - but again, it references the rest quite well. And as we'll learn down the line, Paul Stoddard was indeed "quite a man," though certainly not exactly in the way Vicki meant. Though of course, Vicki was judging off of the lie to explain why Liz hadn't left Collinwood for 18 years...
And another thing that's purely coincidental is the timing of this quote and the previous year's. This time's (Vicki - 'I mean, if she's been waiting for him all these years, hoping he'll come back, he MUST have been quite a man) is from Matthew's first ep and May 1, 2020's (Matthew - 'Voices callin' ta me--you heard 'em, you MUST of!) is from one of his last eps...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #134 (1966) - Roger - 'I MUST say I'm very pleased with this new-found attitude.'
From "#0134/0135: Robservations 08/22/01: David Changes His Mind"Drawing room - So you understand my reluctance, Liz tells Laura. I've learned to understand a great deal, says Laura, and to tolerate much. There's no doubt that you've undergone a complete personality change, remarks Liz--much for the better--what I can't get out of my mind is the image of the former you. I wish you could erase it, says Laura. I wish I could, says Liz. I'd like to help you if you'd let me, says Laura. From the time you decided to renounce being a mother, says Liz, I've tried to fill in that gap. I can't tell you how very much I appreciate it, says Laura. But I'm afraid I haven't been completely successful, says Liz--David still knows the difference. I'm here now to perform that function, she says--it's the only thing I want from life. I must say I'm very pleased with this new-found attitude, says Roger, but I've gotten very used to having David around, it won't be easy to see him go--but on the other hand, if it's the best thing for him, then I am for it.
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The Robservations references the quote exactly...
The dress Diana Millay is wearing is so billowy that one would never know she was pregnant when she did this storyline.
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Though hiding that fact is the whole point of how she was dressed and shot. But that being said, I don't think I've ever read/heard just exactly how pregnant she was...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #365 (1967) - Liz - 'But you MUST say more.'
From "#0365/0366: Robservations 02/21/02 - - Welcome to 1795, Vicki!"Study - Roger and Liz confront Julia, who will only admit that Sarah is NOT imaginary--she thinks Sarah is a ghost.
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Once again we come across a Robservations that doesn't reference the quote at all. So the circumstances surrounding the quote are that after Roger apologizes for disturbing Julia but emphasizing that both he and his sister thought it important, Liz adds that she couldn't talk to her in front of David. Julia advises that they should consider that David is telling the truth, that Sarah is not imaginary - but then says that she can't say any more. And it's at that point that Liz delivers the quote, and Roger begs, "Yes, please." To that Julia offers that if they'd asked her before she came to Collinwood if she believed in ghosts, which Roger interrupts with an incredulous, "Ghosts?! Are we talking about ghosts?!" Julia respond that yes, she believes they are. She begins to explain that first Maggie Evans saw a little girl, and Liz asks if she's seen her. After Julia admits that she has, in true Roger fashion he insists, "I don't believe it! Ghosts?!" But Julia asks, "What else could she be?"
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'Do you want to stop it, Barnabas? MUST you stop it?') was just back on April 30th - however, I picked that one, whereas Midnite is doing this month's quotes - plus they're two totally different types of quotes...
And as an aside that has nothing to do with quotes, I love how soon after Roger arrives home out of a raging storm he questions why the weatherman is always wrong, adding that two afternoon papers said "clear and mild." He then complains that obviously they don't realize their responsibilities. But, oh, foolish man - hasn't he figured out yet that despite what any weatherman might say, storms are going to rage over Collinsport anyway? [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Eps #459 & #661 (1796) - Joshua - 'You have caused enough destruction. You MUST NOT cause more.'
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From "#0459/0460: Robservations 04/26/02: Finale"The curse must be ended, insists Joshua, and he'll do it. He can't allow this to go on any longer, anymore people to die--he must destroy him, but he couldn't drive a stake through his heart. There's another way, says Joshua, a silver bullet fired directly into his heart will do the job. He learned this in Boston. He must destroy him, and if Barnabas has any human feeling left, he'll let him do it. He's sent Riggs into town to have a silver candelabra turned into 6 bullets, and he will use those bullets to destroy him. Barnabas asks where Forbes is, and Joshua is about to respond when Ben burst in--Vicki is gone! Search the grounds, orders Joshua. Barn asks if there's a price on Vicki's head, and they both realize Nathan took her to get the money. He must die, insists Barnabas, but Joshua doesn't want that. He's responsible for Naomi's death, says Barnabas, but Joshua doesn't want his son committing anymore destruction.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0459-2.jpg)
This will be his one last act, says Barnabas, "and one which will give me enormous pleasure." Joshua can't stop him--no one can. Barnabas walks out, leaving Joshua absolutely miserable.
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From "Robservations 9/24/02 - #660-661 - A Trip Back to the Past"Joshua insists the curse must be ended. Barnabas tells him it cannot be ended, but Joshua says it will, and he will do it--I can't allow more people to die--I must destroy you. Joshua can't bring himself to driving a stake through his son's heart, although Barnabas says it's the only way. No, says Joshua, silver bullets fired directly into your heart will destroy you--I learned this in Boston from an ancient volume of witchcraft--destruction will be instantaneous. His voice ragged with unshed tears, Joshua says, "I must destroy you! If you have any human feeling left, you will not try to stop me." I sent Riggs to town with a silver candelabra to have six bullets made--I will fire those bullets into your heart. Barnabas asks of Forbes' whereabouts--he must die! Joshua begs him not to do this. Barnabas doesn't understand why he wants to allow the blackguard to live--if not for him, Naomi would still be alive!--you should hate him as much as I do. Joshua protests it isn't Forbes that concerns him, but Barnabas--my son has caused enough destruction and must not cause more. Barnabas promises this will be his one last act of destruction--and one that will give me enormous pleasure. Joshua begs him not to do it, but Barnabas says he can't stop him, no one can.
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And we can definitely see that Robin didn't simply copy what she'd already written for the Robservations for Ep #459 when she did the one for Ep #661 because they're different. In fact, the quote is referenced much better in the Robservations for Ep #661 than it is in the one for Ep #459...
And there's a good reason that the Robservations for Ep #661 makes no reference to Ben bursting into the drawing room to reveal Vicki is gone or to Barnabas and Joshua deducing that Nathan must have taken her in order to collect the price on Vicki's head - it's because all of that was edited out. At first one might suspect it was cut so that Thayer David wouldn't have to be paid for appearing in the ep, but he does appear in two other flashback scenes, so that's not it. So, the edit may have simply been made for time or to tighten up the focus on how Joshua planned to destroy Barnabas. But, considering that the whole point of Barnabas explaining the 1796 events is because he wants to travel back in time to save Vicki, it might have been a nice touch to remind the audience how Nathan had taken Vicki. But then again, given that after Vicki returned to the present Barnabas only recalled the events of 1796 as they originally occurred with Phyllis Wick and he greatly feared what had happened when Vicki took Phyllis' place, perhaps they decided to get rid of all references to Vicki so as to remain within that narrative for Barnabas. It might be amazing if so because, as we all know, DS was never one to adhere to continuity. But who knows? The only thing that's certain is what was cut from the scene for the flashback...
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But then again, given that after Vicki returned to the present Barnabas only recalled the events of 1796 as they originally occurred with Phyllis Wick and he greatly feared what had happened when Vicki took Phyllis' place, perhaps they decided to get rid of all references to Vicki so as to remain within that narrative for Barnabas. It might be amazing if so because, as we all know, DS was never one to adhere to continuity. But who knows?
I just realized that references to Vicki definitely weren't cut to stay within the original narrative that Barnabas only remembered events as they'd played out with Phyllis Wick because a later flashback in Ep #661 does indeed include discussion of Vicki by name -
From "Robservations 9/24/02 - #660-661 - A Trip Back to the Past"It's dawn. Father and son face each other awkwardly. Barnabas asks for two things--free Ben, he deserves it--he's been loyal to me since all this started--and, help save Miss Winters. I've already tried and failed, says Joshua. Barnabas begs him to send a note to the governor--use your prestige--you might get a stay of execution and a new trial. Joshua promises to fulfill his requests.
- obviously I was quite foolish to even suggest staying within continuity as a reason. [easter_rolleyes] So I suppose the likeliest reasons are that the edit may have simply been made for time or to tighten up the focus on how Joshua planned to destroy Barnabas...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #601 (1968) - Julia - 'Yes, Nicholas stopped it. He MUST have been there when the... when the spirit attacked Adam and he MUST have used his powers to drive the spirit away.'
From "Robservations 8/12/02 #600/601 - A Chilling Summons"Nick warns the spirit it will be consumed by the eternal fires of hell as both Barnabas and Adam announce that they can't breathe. (yet they can talk!) Nicholas succeeds in banishing the spirit; Adam can breathe, as can Barnabas. Adam assures Nick he's all right. He doesn't understand what happened. Barn tells Julie the pain is gone; he has no idea what happened. Nick promises Adam it will never happen again, but won't explain how he stopped it--rest, Nick urges Adam. Julia tells Barnabas Nicholas stopped it--he must have been there when the spirit attacked Adam and used his powers to drive away the spirit.
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Even though the Robservations doesn't reference the quote word for word, it does reference it quite well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #647 (1968) - Madame Findley - 'No. No, Mrs. Stoddard. You MUST tell nothing about this house, neither its history nor your personal experiences.'
From "Robservations 9/16/02 - #647/648 - Madame Findlay Tries to Help"A dark-haired, exotic woman stands in Collinwood's foyer and tells Liz not to tell her anything about the house, not the history nor personal experiences. She doesn't want to know what to expect. This is Madame Findlay, a medium, and she only has her own sensitivities.
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The Robservations certainly reference the quote well, though not as a direct quote or by including "must"...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #764 (1897) - Evan - 'When the moment comes-- the real moment-- everything MUST go smoothly and without error. You understand?'
From "Robservations 1/13/03 - #764-765 - Are Silver Bullets a Solution?"Tim is licking his finger and reading the text. He has four pages left to go. Evan tells him he's done quite enough; he's very impressed with his work. He suggests they "try the card." Yes, says Tim vacantly. They sit at the table. This time, no mistakes, Tim, warns Evan, when the real time comes, all must go without error.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though, again, not directly word for word - but at least this time it does include "must"...
And Evan actually says "try the cards," plural, not singular...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #942 (1970) - David - 'It said, "For the leader of the Leviathan, there is only one enemy to be feared beyond all others, and that it is against this enemy he MUST be protected." Then it said, "The wolf that walks like a man."'
From "Robservations 5/16/03 - Maggie and the Zombie; Followed By a Moon Poppy"Antique shop - David tells Jeb--I came because I had to talk to you about something--Maggie Evans is missing, and no one knows where she is. Too bad, remarks Jeb. Do you know where she is? asks David. No, says Jeb. Good, says David, because Maggie isn't the only reason I came--I must speak to you about something else--warn you--Barnabas was speaking to me about my accident, and thinks it shows you're headstrong--a weakness--Barnabas suggested the book might explain any other weakness you might have--he told me to look in it, and tell him--I didn't tell Barnabas what I'd found, I came here to tell you--it said for the leader of the Leviathans, there is only one enemy to be feared above all others, and must be protected from--the wolf that walks like a man.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0942-4.jpg)
This revelation makes Jeb's voice tremble--forget that, he says, there can't be a wolf within a million miles of here, there can't be! I didn't understand what it meant, says David, I just wanted to warn you.
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The Robservations paraphrases some of the quote but still manages to reference it well...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1020 (1970PT) - Barnabas - 'The lust. The lust. I MUST find someone to make me stop thinking of Maggie. I MUST find someone tonight!'
From "#1020/1021: Robservations 07/15/03: Buffie, the Vampire Victim"Barnabas exits the house and stands outside, lamenting, "The lust...the lust!" He closes his eyes as if in pain. "I must find someone to make me stop thinking of Maggie--I must find someone tonight!"
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1074 (1970) - Carolyn - 'You MUST remember your mother and father when they were alive-- when you were happy together.'
From "#1074/1075: Robservations - 08/21/03: Lilacs"Hearing Hallie's voice suddenly forced, too happy, Carolyn asks, is everything all right? I have trouble sleeping sometimes, the girl admits. So did I, says Carolyn. I really have to stop thinking about the accident, says Hallie. Yes, agrees Carolyn, you must remember your mother and father when they were alive, when you were happy together-I know, I've lost someone I loved very much, too.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1121 (1840) - Quentin - 'You married Gerard. You MUST have a feeling for him.'
From "#1121/1122: Robservations 09/25/03: A Sticky Domestic Situation"You always fall back on the occult, says Samantha. I thought I had reached you, he insists, that you knew--I wanted to believe that so very much(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1121-1.jpg)
--oh, what are we doing, standing here talking like this? What else can we do now? she asks. There's so much you've got to tell me, says Quentin. So very much, she agrees. Are you ready to talk about us? he asks. Are you? she counters. He looks guilty, then asks, "How's Father?" She asks him what she's going to do--tell her! You tell me, he says, because you're the one who's going to have to make the decision. She looks at him, uncertain.
I have to decide? she asks. You married Gerard, points out Quentin, you must have a feeling for him. But that doesn't mean I don't have a feeling for you, she says. I know that, he says softly.
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The quote is referenced perfectly in the Robservations...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1222 (1841PT) - Kendrick - 'Is Gabriel in the house or near the house? I MUST know.'
From "#1222/1223: Robservations 12/24/03: Morgan is Possessed"Kendrick asks her to look at him, and she does. I want you to answer me something honestly, he says--is Gabriel in the house or near the house, I must know. He isn't, says Melanie. Where can he be? wonders Kendrick, frustrated, smacking his fist into his other hand--I've gone this far, I've got to find out--for Stella's sake!--he killed my sister and he must pay for it! He didn't kill her! says Melanie. What are you saying? asks Kendrick He didn't, she says, I just know it. Kendrick pulls her around to face him, demanding, "If Gabriel didn't do it, then who did?" I don't know, says Melanie, growing upset, but someone else, not Gabriel! Kendrick stares at her.
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Once again the quote is referenced perfectly in the Robservations...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #56 (1966) - Sam - 'Can't you see, Collins?-- It builds up like... like an inverted pyramid that sooner or later MUST topple over of its own weight.'
From "#0055/0056: Robservations 06/26/01:"Blue Whale - How long can we go on telling lies? Sam asks Roger--they are now standing by the window--how long can we continue building a wall with bricks that have no substance? Those bricks will be real as long as we say they are, says Roger. It won't work, insists Sam, What would you prefer? Asks Roger--telling the sheriff that Malloy called that meeting to clear Burke's name manslaughter conviction--that you had information that would prove me guilty of that crime? But to pile lie upon lie, says Sam, can't you see--it build up like an inverted pyramid that sooner of later must topple of its own weight! Not if we stand together, points out Roger as they both sit down at the table--I'd better point out something to you--if Malloy had shown up at that meeting and proved his accusation, you wouldn't be sitting here today--you'd be in prison, awaiting trial, as an accessory after the fact--you know that, don't you? Yes, says Sam, rubbing his beard.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #449 (1796) - Countess du Pres - 'But her painting was hanging here the night he died. I was in this room. I saw his body carried from the house. You MUST be mistaken.'
From "#0449/0450: Robservations 04/19/02: Joshua Tries to Make it Right"At the Old House, Joshua impatiently checks his pocketwatch, then paces a few steps. He looks out the window. Natalie knocks at the door and he lets her in. He thanks her for meeting him. He sent her a note, which has made her curious. He gave great thought to where they could meet, which she calls flattering. This is difficult for him, he admits. She tells him she hoped never to enter the house again. Josette's portrait is gone, shocking her. He says Barnabas hung it in Josette's room. It was there the night he died, she reminds him, he must be mistaken. Joshua agrees, the portrait was there, and Barnabas DID move it. He tells her Barnabas isn't dead, which puzzles her. He doesn't understand himself, says Joshua.
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The Robservations references only about half of the quote, but at least it does reference half...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Nathan - 'You MUST. You will. Tonight') was back on September 4th, and the second (Countess du Pres - 'Then...then I MUST accept') was back on April 12th...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #587 (1968) - Maggie - 'Oh, Willie, you MUST be crazy.'
From "Robservations 8/1/02 - #586/587 - Things Come to a Head"In the mausoleum, Willie ponders Maggie sleeping on the cold floor, and wonders, how can he keep watching her all the time? How will he know if it's safe to let her go? Where will he get food? He can't go to the Old House. . .into town. He kneels and is about to touch Maggie, but stops. He opens the step the contains the hidden door release and leaves the secret room. Willie creeps to the wrought iron gate. Maggie stirs, sees the still-open door, and quietly slips out. Willie returns to the secret room and sees she is gone. "Maggie!" he cries, looking around. Maggie crouches behind Sarah's coffin, out of Willie's view. He returns to the secret room, calling her. She leaves her hiding place and rushes for the door. Willie spots her, grabs her, and they struggle. She begs him to let her go, and he tells her he's doing this for her own good. She tells him he's crazy, making up a story about Barnabas trying to hurt her. Willie protests he's more sane than he's ever been
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The Robservations references the quote fairly well...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #743 (1897) - Laura - 'Quentin and Barnabas. I've been expecting them. Oh, they MUST be very anxious over the state of my health.'
From "Robservations 12/17/02 - #742-743 - Laura Sends Jenny After Q"they are interrupted by a knock at the door. I know who my visitors are, says Laura, I've been expecting them--they must be very anxious over the state of my health--sit down and be calm. She lets in Quentin and Barnabas, calling this "a pleasant surprise." Q humorously observes Dirk and asks if they've come at a bad time. Not at all, she assures him--Dirk was helping me rearrange some furniture, and I invited him for a drink. Rearranging furniture all evening? asks Q. Yup, says Laura--that seems to surprise you.
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The Robservations makes it seem as if after the knock at the door Laura actually says she knows who her visitors are in as many words, but she doesn't. What she actually says is simply their names, just as is quoted. But at least the rest of the quote is referenced correctly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jenny - 'You MUST be very solemn and respectful of the dead') was back on December 1st.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #923 (1970) - Sky - 'You MUST be a true art lover.'
From "Robservations 5/2/03 - #922/923 - Death Comes For Amanda; Mrs. Sky Rumson"The Rumson mansion, Little Windward Island - Sky is on the phone, ordering a plane to be here at 7 sharp--and have a helicopter waiting to take us into the city--Mrs. Rumson isn't going with me to Washington, he says, unfortunately, so cancel all appointments next weekend, we're coming back here...no arguments!--do it! commands Sky. Julia is waiting until he finishes this phone call (luxurious living room!) I'm sorry for keeping you waiting, says Sky. It kind of you to let me intrude, she responds. I don't know how you found us, says Sky, few people do. There was a reason, she says. If it's business, says Sky, call my office in the city, any weekday--if you're soliciting for a charity, get in touch with my executive secretary. He jabs a cigar in his mouth. It's about a Tate painting you own, explains Julia. A View From South Wales? he asks. Yes, says Julia, is it here, can I see it? You're something new for me, says Sky--driving 50 miles, hiring a launch just to see a painting. It's most important, she assures him. You must be a true art lover, comments Sky, who leads her to a wall and turns on a light over the painting. She examines it, thinking to herself, it's the right size--but how can I tell if there's anything beneath it?--I must get it to Prof. Osmond.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #976 (1970PT) - Roger - 'People like ourselves are living a completely different existence... here in this room. I MUST find Barnabas and tell him.'
From "Robservations 6/11/03 - #976-977 - Tragic Attack"Roger wends his way through old furniture and cobwebs in the east wing. He opens the doors and sees Bruno lighting a cigarette. Roger, unable to enter the room, is stunned to see a man he saw die a short time ago. Bruno! he calls. Bruno speaks to Angelique's portrait--you're still as beautiful as ever, he says--I remember the day you sat for this portrait, listening to the music I composed for you, the music that will keep your memory alive forever. Liz enters and icily asks Bruno, "What are you doing here?" Roger, watching, is absolutely amazed. You always did have a knack for showing up unexpectedly, says Bruno. Why have you come back? Liz asks angrily. I belong here, he claims. You're the only one who thinks so, he retorts. Wrong--she thought so, says Bruno, gesturing to Angelique's portrait. Quentin is returning soon and will never let you stay here, says Liz. I understand he's married, says Bruno. Yes, says Liz. Won't he be in for a surprise, predicts Bruno--do you think that she will let another woman come into this house?--she won't, you know that as well as I do. Why does everyone keep talking about her as if she were alive? asks Liz--it's frightening. Nothing was ever frightening about her, says Bruno--you were all envious of her because she was the most beautiful creature that had ever graced this earth. I think you'd better leave now, advises Liz. Fortunately for you, says Bruno, I have no desire to argue with you, so I'll see you around, my DEAR Elizabeth. She gazes hatefully after him, then stares at the portrait. Barnabas wasn't imagining things, says Roger, people like ourselves are living a completely different existence, here in this room--I must tell him.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0976-4.jpg)
Roger turns to go, then hears his own voice, inquiring, was that the temperamental boy wonder I saw leave the room just now? Roger turns back, fascinated. Yes, Liz tells PT Roger--he's come back. Back to compose more of his morbid music and bore us with his tiresome memories of her? wonders Roger--it will be worth it to see the look on Quentin's face when he finds out. Roger stares at his counterpart, flabbergasted, as PT Roger laughs.
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The Robservations drops a portion of the last part of the quote...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Bruno - 'I don't like doing it, Carolyn-- But it MUST be done-- Jeb MUST be punished') was back on October 9th, and the second (Roger - 'I am... but I'm, um... there's something I MUST do before I GO to bed') was back on January 8th...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #329 (1967) - Dr. Woodard - 'His heart beat's almost back to normal. He MUST have the constitution of an ox.'
From "#0329/0330: Robservations 01/24/02: Dr. Barnabas Collins"Dave examines Willie, who is doing better every moment. He tells Julia the transfusions worked, and she responds, "That's wonderful, Dave," very unenthusiastically.
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Another Robservations from the period when there isn't as much detail so the way the quote fits into its surrounding area is that the scene starts off with Dr. Woodard moving to examine Willie with Julia soon moving to his side. Checking Willie's heart, Wooddard comments that it's amazing. Jula asks if Willie is still improving and Woodard responds with the quote, to which Julia offers the alternative that perhaps Willie wasn't hurt as badly as they thought. But Woodard counters that when he brought Willie out of the operating room he wouldn't have given him one chance in a hundred and then adds that it must (yes, another "must" line!) have been the transfusions that did the trick. And after Julia asks if he definitely thinks Willie will live, Woodard says it looks that way--as long as he continues to respond to the transfusions. Julia is concerned by that prognosis and barely covers with, as the Robsevations describes it, an unenthusiactic, "Well, that's wonderful, Dave."
She lights up a cigarette (really freaky to see this in a hospital room!) as Dave explains he doubts Willie was the kidnapper.
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No matter how often I see this ep, and no matter the fact that I know Julia is going to do it, I'm still shocked when Julia lights up a cigarette in a hospital room. Though it was allowed back then - and in this case at least it's better than if she was smoking in a hospital room with an operating oxygen tent!! [easter_wink]
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1095 (1970) - Barnabas - 'But a room with a toy and a carousel. Now you MUST have seen it.'
From "#1095/1096: Robservations 09/08/03: Chilling Farewells"It's difficult to believe that anyone with second sight, a talent like that, could get it that quickly, remarks Barnabas. Perhaps I've always had it, she says, and simply didn't realize it. Could you demonstrate this talent for us, asks Barn, or do you p[refer to keep it a secret? It's no secret, she says. Prove it, he challenges. I don't have to! she insists--I can see the past, it's as real to me as this day here. You've always been willing to help us, he says, are you now?--I must know why you want that song--can you see into the past?--if you can, you can help us--where did you learn that song?--in some other time--some other life? I think so, replies Carolyn, smiling, yes. Where? asks Barnabas, think!--in this room, Carolyn? She sees a vision of the turning carousel. "There's a carousel, turning," she describes--"toys, so many toys..." She stops.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1095-3.jpg)
Go on, says Barnabas--you were in the playroom Julia and I saw in 1998 (?) the playroom that doesn't exist in this house now. Then how could I have been there? she asks. Because you found it, says Julia, you must take us there. You're mad! she accuses, I simply described the room! But a room with a toy carousel, points out Barnabas--you must have seen it. In my mind I saw it, she says. Is that all? he asks--you must be honest. I AM being honest, says Carolyn, near tears, why do you keep after me, I've helped you all I can, why do you keep bothering me like this?--leave me alone! She sits in a chair and cries.
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The Robservations goofs up the quote by saying Barnabas simply said a "toy carousel" rather than "a toy and a carousel" - but other than that it references the quote well.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1111 (1840) - Flora - 'But you MUST read it, though. It's by far my best work. Oh I do hope the critics notice.'
From "#1111/1112: Robservations 09/18/03: Julia in Jeopardy"Flora herself, book in hand, red shawl on her arms, enters Collinwood with a cheery, "Hello?!" She runs into the drawing room, smiling, and finds Gabriel, who wishes her good morning. She's startled to see him and gasps, then says she doesn't know what to you--she supposes it's the excitement--a migraine, isn't it typical. He nods. And my horoscope promised me a triumphant day, she complains, sounding rather like a disappointed little girl--and then a migraine, just as I was stepping into my carriage--is he here? she asks, smiling girlishly. Is who here? asks Gabriel sourly. The healer, she says. You give the most improbably names to the most improbable people, says Gabriel, what is that? My new novel, she says, presenting it to him--isn't it GLORIOUS? I don't know, I haven't read it yet, he says, examining it--did you bring it for me? No, not exactly, she says hesitantly, but you must read it, though--it's by far my best work--I do hope the critics notice. A SUMMER'S DEATH, he reads. In three parts, adds Flora, the book, not the death--it's an ironic title--it's a story about love, a love that endures until the lovers die.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And even though it doesn't really have to be included to explain the quote, I included Flora's remark about her book being in three parts, not the death, because, as I mentioned in reply #699 from back in March, I love that remark...
And I really have to thank Midnite for selecting the quote because otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get a screen capture that illustrates Flora to a T:
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And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Daniel - 'And now we MUST play the little game again. You were always so stubborn, Harriet!') was back on July 11th...
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Joan Bennett didn't have all that much to do in this storyline but her Flora was just an absolute delight every time she showed up. It's one of Joan's most interesting characters and somewhat reminiscent of Billie Burke.
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I've always sensed that Flora was more like Joan herself than any of her other characters, not the ditziness but the lilt of her tone when speaking. I saw her on Mike Douglas I think it was and she had this same quality while describing Dark Shadows. At least that has been my memory of it these past few decades. I told someone this and they didn't agree. It was just an impression, tho, based on that memory.
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At least one of Joan's appearances on The Mike Douglas Show appears on the DS DVDs. I haven't seen it in years so I'm going to have to hunt it down to see what I think. Though even without seeing it again I'll say that I've always found Joan much more outgoing in real life than most of her characters appeared on DS. But then those characters weren't given much opportunity to show an outgoing side because they were always steeped in one crisis after another.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1205 (1841PT) - Morgan - 'Well you MUST let her out!'
From "#1205/1206: Robservations 12/12/03: Wedding Interruptus"I never dreamed anything like this would happen--we meant no harm. Who are you talking about? asks Morgan. Your mother and I, explains Julia--Stella did not leave Collinwood--your father tried to...he wasn't himself--that monstrous room! Julia please tell me! he insists. Flora and I discovered Justin threatening Stella--if we hadn't gone in there that very minute, he would have killed her--WE saved her!--but we couldn't allow her to stay in this house, not knowing what she knew about your father, and heaven knows what else--so we locked her in the tower. You WHAT? cries Morgan. We didn't mean her harm! exclaims Julia. You must let her out! says Morgan. We can't, says Julia. This is outrageous, he says--have you lost your mind, too?
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Again the Robservations has a perfect reference to the quote...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #33 (1966) - Liz - 'No one MUST know that. Remember that. No one.'
From "#0033/0034: Robservations 06/11/01: Into the Whirlpool"Then he didn't admit to tampering with the brakes on his father's car, says Carolyn. I told you, says Liz, he wouldn't speak--a nine year old boy lying on his bed, terrified. But you know now that he was responsible, says Carolyn. Yes I know, admits Liz, sighing. It's all over then, isn't it? asks Carolyn. I don't think so, her mother says, it will go on and on--Carolyn, when you were in town, did you tell anybody why David ran away. No, says Carolyn. No one must know it, no one, cautions Liz. But how do you explain what happened to the car? asks Carolyn. I've already taken care of that, says Liz, I said the brakes failed--it was an accident.
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While not including the whole thing, the Robservations references the quote fairly well...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #329 (1967) - Sheriff Patterson - 'I'll get it. It MUST be my deputy. I told him to contact me if there was any change in Willie.'
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Another Robservations from the period when there isn't as much detail and like others, because of that lack of detail, the quote isn't referenced in even the slightest. But the way the quote fits into its surrounding area is that the scene starts off with Barnabas assuring Sam that if there's anything he can do to help Sam or his daughter to be sure to call on him. Sam says that very kind of him. But suddenly Barnabas is startled by a knock at the door and comments that it's odd because he wasn't expecting visitors. However, that's when Sheriff Patterson explains with the quote. Barnabas then moves to the foyer as the Sheriff answers the door, whereupon the deputy informs the Sheriff is needed at the hospital right away because Willie is coming out of the coma and is expected to be able to talk. This panics Barnabas, especially when the sheriff says he'll be able to get the truth out of Willie and that by the time the night is over they'll know everything. (Break for theme.)
And the reason nothing is quoted from Ep #329 is because all of what I've just summarized was actually a part-restaging of the ending of Ep #328 - and because the Robservations for that ep had already done a (very) basic summation of it (still minus not only the sheriff's quote but much of the beginning of the scene) -
From "#0327/0328: Robservations 01/24/02: Barnabas Frames Willie"Barnabas tells Sam and George that he feels responsible for Willie's reprehensible actions and tells Sam to let him know if he or Maggie ever need anything. A deputy knocks at the door--Willie's coming out of the coma!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0328-4.jpg)
Sheriff Patterson vows to get the truth out of him.
- the scene isn't summarized again for Ep #329. (And it's also worth noting that Vince O'Brien played Sheriff Patterson in Ep #328, whereas Dana Elcar was back for Ep #329.)
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Sheriff Patterson - 'Well, he MUST be') was back on August 12th, and the second (Dr. Woodard - 'His heart beat's almost back to normal. He MUST have the constitution of an ox') was back on May 19th.
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Oh wow, according to the dual slide show, I chose quotes from the same ep (#281) exactly one year apart for this date.
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Oh wow, according to the dual slide show, I chose quotes from the same ep (#281) exactly one year apart for this date.
I know - isn't that wild? I'm sure it's completely coincidental and what are the odds of it happening?! [easter_cool]
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #410 (1796) - Angelique - 'You MUST come to me. At once, Ben. At once!'
From "#0409/0410: Robservations 03/22/02: The "V" Word is Spoken"Old House, upstairs bedroom - Angelique is furious when Joshua tells her that, because he fears word of the plague will spread and panic the town, Barnabas is to be buried in a secret place, without a service (yeah, like she really wants a service), and that he is telling everyone his son went to England. She threatens to tell everyone that Barnabas was buried in a secret grave if he doesn't agree to leave her husband with her, she insists, at least until morning, but he nastily informs her she has no rights or protection and what he says goes! Joshua walks out. Angelique, clearly frightened, summons Ben--she needs him immediately!
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The Robservations paraphrases the essence of the quote but gets the point across well...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #616 (1968) - Maggie - 'Nicholas, I MUST see him.'
From "Robservations 8/22/02 - #616/617 - Barnabas Flies the Coop; Roger's Terrible Nightmare"Nicholas says it's better to be completely free of Joe--now she can get back to making decisions she avoided making before. She agrees with a wan smile. She asks him to take her to see Barnabas, now, but Nick says he's in no condition to receive visitors. She feels responsible; she could have warned Barnabas. Nick asks how she could possibly have taken Joe seriously--don't you think a quiet evening at home would be better? I must see Barnabas, she says. I am yours to command, says Nicholas.
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Again the Robservations paraphrases the essence of the quote but gets the point across well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Willie - 'I hear them too, and I know what you MUST be goin' through') was back on August 13th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #742 (1897) - Barnabas - 'Tell me why you MUST have the children!'
From "Robservations 12/17/02 - #742-743 - Laura Sends Jenny After Q"Barnabas calls for Amen Ra to let the way be open for her. Charity feels something happening becomes upset. A ghostly Laura look-alike dressed in 18th century clothing appears and accuses Barnabas of disturbing her. Who are you? he asks. Laura Stockbridge Collins, she replies. Are you the same as the woman who lives here now? asks Barn. I am Laura Stockbridge Collins, she informs him. Why have you returned to Collinwood? he asks. "The children shall be mine," says the woman. This causes Charity to scream "NO!" and race from the house. Why must you have the children? asks Barnabas. Quentin bursts in, sees the apparition, and stops short. "Oh, no! Oh my God!" he cries. The ghost lets loose with a scream and disappears.
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The Robservations drops the "Tell me" (which wouldn't have been very good if we were doing another month of "To Tell Or Not To Tell" quotes) and switches words around in the rest - but it still references the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Beth - 'But we haven't settled it yet--sooner or later, we MUST') was back on April 22nd of 2020, and the second (Dirk - 'MUST be a storm coming up') was back on this past April 17th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #281 (1967) - Barnabas - 'No, you MUSTN'T. Have some more wine.'
From "#0281/0282: Robservations 12/12/01: Josette Speaks Through Vicki"Everyone tells the revived Vicki what happened, that Josette spoke through her again--and she was going to tell who was chasing Josette! Barnabas insists that person is moldering in a grave after 200 years, so cut it out. They speculate--last time Josette spoke through Vicki, she was warning of danger to David. Was she giving them another warning? Who was in danger this time? Could it have had something to do with Maggie's killer? Barnabas, rattled, points out that Maggie's kidnapper/killer had nothing to do with the Collins family (yeah, right). Vicki says she wants to get some fresh air
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Another Robservations with less detail than normal. And is often the case with this sort, the quote isn't even referenced at all. However the circumstances surrounding the quote begin after Vicki agrees that the situation connected to Maggie's "death" has nothing to do with Josette and Vicki suddenly begins to feel the aftereffects of the seance. Vicki says she feels as if she'd been running as fast as she could and as far as she could. Burke jumps in to offer to take her home, but Vicki protests that she's all right and just a little bit tired. She doesn't want to go. And that's when Barnabas delivers the quote, after which Vicki says she would really like some fresh air.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki(possessed by Josette) -'He MUSTN'T catch me!') was amazingly exactly a year ago to the date of this Friday's, on May 28th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #523 (1968) - Nicholas - 'Surely you MUST know by this time, Reverend, that there is no rest for the wicked.'
From "Robservations 6/17/02 - #523/524 - Jeff, Peter, Peter, Jeff"Trask, free of the wall, demands to know who disturbs his rest. Nicholas tells him he's disturbed his plan and one bad turn deserves another. You will obey me, insists Nick, as there is no rest for the wicked. Nicholas laughs at him when he calls himself a man of God, and says, in his time, he was the greatest of fools, a bigot, fraud, intolerant, cruel and unjust-a man after Nick's own heart. Trask calls Nick the devil himself, come to tempt him, or at least in league with him, but he WONT be tempted! Nick says he has no choice.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0523-1.jpg)
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The Robservations references part of the quote - and at least it's the best part.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #727 (1897) - Rachel - 'If they're here, I MUST face them, without fear, but how?'
From "Robservations 11/14/02 - #726/727 - Barnabas Gets a Bit of Charity"Rachel explains she works for the Collins now.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0727-2.jpg)
Charity asks, "Do they KNOW about you?" Rachel looks scared. Charity says, your face has answered that one for you--servants must be very hard to find. "I'm the governess," says Rachel defensively. There is some justice, comments Charity--if my father were given to amusement, that would amuse him. "Will you take me to him, or is that someone else's. . .job?" Rachel is horrified to hear the Reverend Trask is here. Didn't you know? asks Charity, they sent for him--something must be done with the children of the house--but then you must know that. Poor Rachel looks ill. Barnabas appears on the landing. "You must be Miss Trask," he says. Yes, she says. Your father was concerned about you, says Barn. Charity asks Barnabas, take me to my father, since Miss Drummond doesn't seem to know where he is. Barnabas, noticing Rachel's distress, takes Charity's bag from her. "Father will so look forward to his reunion with you," says Charity, turning her back on Rachel, who covers her face (and this is noticed by Barnabas). Barnabas and Charity head upstairs. Panicked, Rachel tells herself, I can't just run from the house, not again, if they are here, I must face them, without fear, but how?--how can I do that?
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'But we MUSTN'T make a habit of agreeing, Barnabas') was back on March 25th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #609 (1968) - Eve - 'Adam, you MUST stop calling me. I hate it. I'm not your servant.'
From "Robservations 8/16/02 - #608/609 - Rivals For a Vampire's Affections"Harry reports Carolyn's answer to Adam, who is thrilled. Was she pleased? asks Adam. Yes, says Harry, and this makes Adam happy. Nicholas must know nothing about this, Adam reminds him. He opens a door and calls to Eve. Harry says he's sure Nicholas wouldn't like what's going to happen, but Adam tells him to just go, he wants to be alone with Eve. Fine with me, says Harry, since you two aren't good company--you fight all the time, or haven't you noticed? Harry shakes his head at Adam before leaving the house. Eve comes out and tells Adam to stop calling her--she isn't his servant. I have marvelous news, says Adam, my surprise is going to happen.
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The Robservations leaves out parts of the quote, particularly using "must" - but at the same time it references the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Adam - 'Nicholas MUST know nothing about this--nothing!') was back on April 19th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #643 (1968) - Roger - 'He MUST have been a boy when this was sent to him.'
From "Robservations 9/12/02 - #643/644 - David, Amy and Quentin"Roger goes into the drawing room and opens his briefcase on the desk. A large book falls from the piano to the floor. Roger turns and looks at it. He picks it up and opens it. He finds a piece of paper inside, a letter. He looks at it, puzzled. When Carolyn comes in, he tells her it's a letter addressed to his father, Jamison, dated 1887. He must have been a boy, muses Roger. "Dear Jamison, you must return to Collinwood, I need your help. You must intercede with Oscar. Only you can save me." They wonder what it means. It's signed "Quentin." Roger doesn't know the ancestor, who spent most of his time abroad, well. Roger describes how he found the letter in the book, which toppled from the piano. He wasn't anywhere near when it happened. They wonder how it could have fallen. Carolyn says SHE did it--Magda--she wanted them to see the letter.
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Once again the Robservations leaves out a part of a quote but still references the quote well...
Aside from that fact that "Oscar" is mentioned in the letter and that character was renamed Edward somewhere along the way before the show reached the 1897 storyline, the subject of the letter seems a bit odd when one realizes that not only would Jamison have been a boy when the letter was sent to him, in 1887 and in the person of David Henesy, Jamison would have only been something like 2- or 3-years-old. What adult would be writing a 2- or 3-year-old to intercede with an adult?! But apparently they weren't thinking like that at the time they dated the letter, nor were they likely to have been thinking of David Henesy playing Jamison in the 1897 storyline (though they probably should have) or they never would have made such a big blunder. Though at least originally the audience had probably forgotten all about that letter by the time the 1897 storyline came around three months later. It's only those of us who've rewatched the show who see the letter for the blunder it really was...
And this is the second quote from this ep - and not only the second, but the second from this same scene. The first (Roger(reading) - 'You MUST intercede with Oscar. Only you can save me') was back on September 6th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #702 (1897) - Barnabas - 'I have no time for your questions-- you MUST answer mine!'
From "Robservations 10/24/02 - #702/703 - Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves"Sandor comes to consciousness with two fresh, bloody holes in his throat. He asks Barnabas what happened--who are you? Barnabas, a drop of blood in one corner of his mouth, tells Sandor he has no time for his questions--but you must answer some of mine--who are you? and Sandor tells him--I live at the Old House--and the year is 1897. I wanted to find Quentin, mutters Barnabas, but not. . .not (by becoming a vampire again are the unspoken words). Quentin just came home, Sandor reveals, tonight--he shipped out on a boat about a year ago, but I don't know where he went. I didn't want it this way, laments Barnabas, how can I help David if I'm back in another time--how?
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While not exact, the Robservations references the quote well...
And when I heard the quote I just knew I had to use it. After all, it's typical Barnabas - it's all about me and what I want...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #3 (1966) - Burke - 'You've been hanging around that house for a long time. You MUST have seen a lot-- heard a lot.'
From "#0003/0004: Robservations 05/18/01: Fears About Burke"Have you ever been to Montevideo? asks Devlin. The furthest I've ever been is Boston, says Joe. There's a bar there, says Burke--crummy joint, butts all over the place, glasses look like they haven't been washed in years--would you believe it, in that filthy hole is where I started to make it big--and do you know why?--a character came over to my table, sat down, made me a proposition, and I didn't think for a minute--I snapped at it, and was on my way. That's you, not me, says Joe. All I'm asking, says Burke, is for you to get your boat--marry Carolyn and be a happy man. I intend to do that, but by myself, says Joe. How long do you think it will take you? asks Burke. Joe says he'll manage. You've been hanging around that house for a long time, says Burke--you must have seen and heard a lot--that's all I want to know--anything--important--unimportant. Sorry, says Joe. Don't make a mistake, advises Devlin.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'Oh, good old Uncle Isaac-- Isaac Collins. He's the one who began it all: Started the whole wingding back in the 17th century, built the fishing fleet, founded the town, gave it a name-- the works. He MUST have really been something') was back on September 1st.
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I do wonder what kind of proposition that guy made Burke at that dive in Montevideo. It would have been quite ironic if the stranger's name had been Strake.
And just what was young Burke posing for at age ten?
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I do wonder what kind of proposition that guy made Burke at that dive in Montevideo. It would have been quite ironic if the stranger's name had been Strake.
Indeed it would have been. [easter_wink] And think of the conspiracy theories it could generate regarding the reason Burke's plane crashed...
And just what was young Burke posing for at age ten?
Inquiring minds do have to wonder. Though we'll never know the answers to that or the former situations.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1203 (1841PT) - Quentin - 'Well, violence MUST manifest itself, I mean, through, through someone. Now, when we brought Father out of the room, he was the one who had violent streaks-- now he's dead-- but violence MUST manifest itself through someone.'
From "#1203/1204: Robservations 12/11/03: Naive Fiancee"Parlor - Julia tells Quentin what happened--if I hadn't walked into the room when I did, she says, Catherine would have been dead, Melanie would have killed her. Did you tell Mother? asks Quentin. Yes, she's as baffled as I am, says Julia. It's obvious violence is inevitable, says Quentin--it must manifest itself through someone, and when they brought Father out of the room, he was the one who had violent streaks--now he's dead--but violence must manifest itself through someone--you know it could probably have happened to any one of us. Do you think it might have happened because of the postponing of the lottery? asks Julia. I don't know, he says.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #550 (1968) - Adam - 'A man MUST grab what he wants!'
From "Robservations 7/8/02 - Adam Learns His Origins - #550/551"Adam tells the professor he's angry at him-you didn't teach me right. Stokes disagrees. Being polite isn't everything, says Adam, and Stokes agrees with this. A man must grab what he wants, says Adam. Stokes replies, "If his hands can hold it, yes." Adam explains that each man has one chance only. True for most men, agrees Stokes. Adam says he's no different, but Stokes hesitates and responds that Adam is different in some ways.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Adam - 'I don't mean to frighten her, you MUST TELL her that, then she'll love me') was back on June 26th, and the second (Adam - 'What do you mean I didn't exist? I MUST have existed!') was back on December 6th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #908 (1969) - Paul - 'And no one MUST know. You see, we MUSTN'T seem to be friends. If I seem to be cold to you, you MUST trust me.'
From "Robservations 4/24/03 - 907-908 - Weaving a Web Around Paul; Return of Roger"Paul decides, I must make sense this time--there's a plot against all of us, everyone in this house, and that child upstairs--Maggie gives a start--those two people in the antique shop know, they're part of it, and Barnabas, he's their leader, I think, has come out into the open with me, and I have proof that he's involved. Involved in what? Maggie demands. I feel you can get more out of them than I can, they suspect me, but you can get the evidence I need. I don't understand, says Maggie--what evidence? That the plots exist, says Paul--you can talk to them, find out what they're doing, we've got to stop this before it goes too far--you can talk to the boy, find out how long he intends to stay here, which might be important, then find out what you can about Megan and Philip--and Barnabas, if you see him do anything at all that seems strange, no matter how trivial, come to me, no one else--can you do that?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0908-2.jpg)
Maggie promises she will (looking at him like she thinks he's starkers). No one must know, continues Paul, we must not appear to be friends, so if I seem cold to you, you must trust me.
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The Robservations drops the "you see," adds a "so" and it has "must not" rather than the correct "mustn't", but other than those things it references the quote quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (David - 'That one MUST have been taken of Carolyn just about the time you left Collinwood') was back on July 18th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #170 (1967) - Mrs. Johnson - 'Oh, they MUST be upstairs. They'll be down in a few minutes.'
From "#0170/0171: Robservations 09/19/01: Laura, Saboteur, Dream-Weaver"Mrs. Johnson is carrying the tray of coffee into the foyer and sets it down to answer Guthrie's knock at the door. He closes his umbrella, remarking that another minute and he would have gone under for the third time--where does this weather come from? She offers to help him off with his coat. Where are the others? he asks. They must be upstairs, she tells him, they'll be down in a few minutes. Sorry I'm tracking the place up, he says. Well, she says, floor needs to be scrubbed anyway. I'll just go in here and wait for them, he says, heading into the drawing room. Make yourself at home, she says.
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And once again the Robservations references the quote quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Dr. Guthrie - 'We MUST keep this circle unbroken at all times') was back on May 2nd of 2020.
And I also want to mention that I decided to use a Mrs. Johnson quote specifically because dom posted this the other day -I didn't remember Mrs. Johnson being a live-in housekeeper. Is she? I guess so. It makes sense knowing how things play out in the near future. If she is though, why didn't she answer the phone? Or the door? Maybe she isn't after all. I don't know why Burke would expect her to be there at 11pm. (I can hardly wait to see her!)
- particularly that last part in parentheses. Of course, having her in the slideshow isn't the same as seeing her in an actual ep, but hey, hopefully it helped tide you over, dom. [easter_wink] Unfortunately though, the quote I used for her for the Laura storyline isn't what I'd actually wanted to use at first - I'd wanted to use "I don't know, it must have been yesterday or the day before" from Ep #130 and referring to when Laura arrived back in Collinsport - but she wasn't on screen when she delivered that line, Burke was. [easter_sad]
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1118 (1840) - Daniel - 'But the book MUST still be there.'
From "#1117/1118: Robservations 09/23/03: Ben Attacked--By What?"Do you remember, asks Ben, some time ago, the newspapers told about a series of murders down Bedford way--it was a petrified head mixed up in it somewhere.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1118-2.jpg)
The Bedford Atrocity! says Daniel. How much do you remember about it? asks Ben. I remember several murders, says Daniel--there was a legend about that strange, disembodied head--yes, I read it about it months later in that book Millicent showed me--yes of course, you must ask Millicent what she did with that book. Ben leans down--Miss Millicent is dead, he reminds him. Oh, says Daniel, remembering now, that's right, she's. . .the book must still be there--she always kept everything in that attic storeroom--poor little dear, she never had a happy day in her life---but the book, that's there. He drifts off to sleep.
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And once more the Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #426 (1796) - Millicent - 'If you have not seen Barnabas, and I have, then someone MUST find out why.'
From "#0425/0426: Robservations 04/03/02: Tragedy on Widows' Hill"Nathan was married!--Suki was Nathan's wife!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0426-4.jpg)
She bursts into tears. Barnabas MUST defend her, Daniel isn't old enough--why did Barnabas run from her?--even Ben denied seeing him--they must punish Ben for lying to her--and if you have not seen Barnabas, and I have, then someone must find out why.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly - though when it comes to the other "MUST" examples in the except above it's the only one that's referenced perfectly because the others are all altered in one way or another from the ways they come up in the actual ep...
And I do have to say that I'm so happy that I was lucky enough to get a capture in which both Millicent and Joshua have priceless expressions on their faces -
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And this is not only the second quote from this ep but it's also the second quote from this scene. The first (Millicent - 'Barnabas MUST kill Nathan. Oh I, I suppose it has to be in the course of a technicality like a duel, but he MUST kill him') was back on September 14th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #993 (1970PT) - Alexis - 'Sabrina, you know that whoever it was near Angelique MUST have murdered her.'
From "#0992/0993: Robservations 06/23/03: Has Angelique Returned?"But there was more, continues Alexis, something else happened while it was dark?--and that's what you saw in the second seance? I began to see it all over again, says Sabrina--Quentin and Angelique in the dark, the noise and shouting, and there was someone else near Angelique. Who? demands Alexis. I don't know, says Sabrina--it was all so dark and confusing. You've GOT to remember, insists Alexis, who did you see near Angelique? I don't know! insists Sabrina. Alexis apologizes--I didn't mean to sound so harsh. That's all right, says Sabrina, I wish I had seen the person, but I didn't. Whoever you saw near Angelique must have murdered her, says Alexis--why haven't you said anything about this before?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0993-3.jpg)
It was all so confusing, says Sabrina evasively, and...please, no more questions. Alexis apologizes--I only want to know for Angelique's sake.
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The Robservations parapharases the quote a bit but gets the same point across...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first(Cyrus - 'Now also, you MUST take safeguards against any impurities or unbalances within the synthesis-- I mean, I have indicated how important and delicate this chemical is!') was back on October 14th, and the second (Hannah - 'All I know is I MUST LEAVE this house!') was back on January 9th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #345 (1967) - Barnabas - 'You MUSTN'T be that foolish, do you understand? You MUST never be as foolish as...'
From "#0345/0346: Robservations 02/06/02: Bad News For Vicki"Vicki wonders about the Brazilian jungles, and vows to ask Burke about them when he gets back. She appeals to Barnabas to tell her that Burke is coming back to her, and he wisely does so, bolstering his own future hopes by telling her if it were HIM, nothing would stop him from returning to her. Vicki expresses sorrow that they never set a wedding date. She mentions the West Wing, and Barnabas says it's beautiful and suggests they look at it together,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0345-4.jpg)
but she prefers to wait for Burke to return. She tells him what a good friend he is, and the widows start to wail. Vicki, hopelessly gazing at the sea, says she always thought the legends surrounding Widows' Hill were untrue, but if she believed Burke were dead, she'd take a jump herself. Barnabas interrupts this in mid-sentence, pulling her back from the cliff's edge. "You must never be as foolish as. . ." he begins, and, as the widows wail, promises her that she will be a bride one day very soon. "Very soon," echoes Vicki, as the widows' wails fills the air.
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Well, as we can see from the quote, "You must never be as foolish as. . ." is not actually how Barnabas "begins" because that's the second half of what's quoted. But nonetheless, what the Robservations does reference, it references well...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1081 (1970) - Hallie - 'I MUSTN'T be afraid, I MUSTN'T!'
From "#1080/1081: Robservations 08/26/03: Return of Roxanne!"David is still staring at the carousel, which stops turning and playing. He smiles and looks around the room, admiring the portrait on the wall (of Tad and Carrie)? Hallie stands outside the playroom door--I know he's in there, she tells herself--I must not be afraid, I mustn't! She opens the door and launches into an attack--"You promised you'd never come here again!" What are you talking about? he asks, sitting on the rocking horse--why would I say a thing like that?
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If it wasn't for the "must not" rather than the correct "mustn't," the Robservations would reference the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sebastian - 'I'm not your husband, Mrs. Hawkes. You MUST have loved him very much to think that I was') was back on July 20th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #679 (1969) - David - 'Well then I MUST have been talking to myself, right?'
From "Robservations 10/7/02 - #678/679 - Maggie Follows David Into Quentin's Lair"Liz enters the room and asks who he's talking to, but Quentin is gone. David claims he was talking to himself. Liz asks if it's about the game he and Amy play. David doesn't know which game, but Liz says it's the one of the phone. David lies about a giant named Lars who lives in a house by the sea--Lars is being held captive by a wicked old witch. Liz is annoyed, feeling David is too old for games involving giants and imaginary people
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Obviously the Robservations references the quote, but not directly as such...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (David - 'You MUSTN'T TELL!') was back on June 7th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #710 (1897) - Evan - 'Rise and help us, for there is an enemy in our midst and he MUST be destroyed!'
From "Robservations 11/1/02 - #710/711 - An Old Enemy Joins the Party"Evan takes a glass of something and holds it over Jamison's head, addressing himself and those here with him to the powers of darkness--I call upon the flame to summon you, upon the raven and the viper and all the dark creatures of nature to draw you like a rising mist from out of the darkness of the earth--rise and help us, for there is an enemy in our midst and he must be destroyed! Rise, rise and help us! And we shall repay you with the gift of innocence. Thunder crashes. "No, stop!" yells Jamison. Evan puts a hand on the child's shoulder, ordering him to be quiet and not break the spell.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0710-4.jpg)
"It's going to be here soon--I can feel it!" cries Jamison.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And no one on DS, not even Lara Parker, seemed to relish doing incantations the way Humbert Allen Astredo did, no matter which of his characters was reciting them...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #10 (1966) - Liz - 'David-- you frightened me so-- I MUST have fallen asleep.'
From "#0009/0010: Robservations 05/23/01: Carolyn Plots"Collinwood - Liz lies asleep in a drawing room chair, moaning, "Ghosts...there are no ghosts here..."(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0010-5.jpg)
She opens her eyes and sees David standing there, covered with muck. David, you frightened me so, she says, awakening--I must have fallen asleep. She looks at him. His clothing is a mess, too, covered with dark splotches. You were talking, he says. Was I? she asks--where have you been?--where did you get so dirty? You were talking about ghosts, says David.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #609 (1968) - Carolyn - 'They MUSTN'T be caught getting into the house.'
From "Robservations 8/16/02 - #608/609 - Rivals For a Vampire's Affections"Carolyn waits in Adam's room, leafing through a book. The place is still a mess, but looks a little better. She seems very nervous about this meeting, but tells herself not to be. She's glad Adam has found someone. They must not be caught getting into the house. Should she have trusted Harry? She chides herself for acting like a little girl.
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Again, while not directly, the Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Adam - 'Nicholas MUST know nothing about this--nothing!') was back on April 19th of 2020, and the second (Eve - 'Adam, you MUST stop calling me. I hate it. I'm not your servant') was back on May 31st.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #992 (1970PT) - Hannah - 'But I MUST have silence-- complete silence.'
From "#0992/0993: Robservations 06/23/03: Has Angelique Returned?"Bruno gazes at the pile of ashes in front of Hannah--what does it mean? he asks. Some spirit is opposed to us, says Hannah, and the truths we want to know. Who, Angelique? he wonders. Soon I might be able to tell you, she says--the cards have often come to my aid in times past-- perhaps now, but I must have complete silence. She arranges the cards on the piano--I ask to be rejoined with the spirits here so I might see with eyes more powerful than my own, and read the truth revealed before me--looks, eyes--and see what no man sees. Quentin quietly enters the cottage. Hannah gasps, "Angelique! Angelique is here--she's here at Collinwood!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0992-3.jpg)
Quentin hastily retreats before they see him, but he has overheard this last.
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The Robservations combines the two parts of the quote but that still references it well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Hannah - 'Ah, Quentin, my dear, please don't invite me to stay. I've managed to upset Alexis terribly and MUST leave at once--no no no, don't try to see me out, I know the way' - which, as I'd said, plays as an absolute hoot) and was back on October 2nd.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #365 (1967) - Julia - 'Our hands MUST touch so that we form an unbroken circle.'
From "#0365/0366: Robservations 02/21/02 - - Welcome to 1795, Vicki!"Form an unbroken circle of your hands on the table, instructs Julia, but when Barnabas deliberately fails to do as asked, Julia is forced to chastise him. "I'm sorry," he apologizes, not sincerely
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The Robservations references the quote well but not directly...
And what a surprise that Barnabas doesn't apologize sincerely considering he desperately wants to do anything he can to sabotage the seance.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'Do you want to stop it, Barnabas? MUST you stop it?') and was back on April 30th of this year, and the second (Liz - 'But you MUST say more') was back on May 3rd of this year.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #647 (1968) - Madame Findley - 'You...MUST...show...me!'
From "Robservations 9/16/02 - #647/648 - Madame Findlay Tries to Help"Stokes tells Liz she's trying to reach her control, her guide to the other world. Madame F calls out, "Are you there? Can you tell me the secrets of this house? Are you there? That's not you." Someone else is answering her, says Stokes. Findlay continues, "Who are you? I cannot hear you plainly. Are you in this room? If you are in this room, speak to me more clearly. You are not in this room, but you are in this house, yes!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0647-4.jpg)
David and Amy exchange scared glances upon hearing this. "I must come to you. I must find you!" Liz calls to Madame F, who begins to toss her head from side to side, declaring, "A battleground--this house is a battleground! Yes, I see that. . .whom are you fighting? Lead me to the room, lead me!" Madame F rises from her chair, but whoever she was speaking to has disappeared. "You must show me!" Stokes asks her if she's all right, and Liz notes she isn't coming out of it.
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The Robservations references the wording of the quote perfectly, though it doesn't indicate the pauses between words...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Madame Findley - 'A war is being waged and we MUST find the one who started it') and was back on April 30th of 2020, and the second (Madame Findley - 'No. No, Mrs. Stoddard. You MUST tell nothing about this house, neither its history nor your personal experiences') was back on May 6th of this year. (Apparently we love to quote Madam Findley from this ep. [easter_wink])
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #795 (1897) - Aristede - 'I'm sorry, but the plan has been set in motion already and we MUST follow through to the end.'
From "Robservations 2/4/03 - #794/795 - Hope For Quentin?""On the table," orders Aristede. Quentin lies back, and stares up nervously at the sharp blade above him. Aristede binds Quentin's hands to the table, too. It's wise for you to cooperate, says Aristede--if you hadn't, the Dancing Girl would have finished you. What difference does it make? asks Quentin, you're going to kill me anyway. I never said that, says Aristede--I want you to live. "Then don't do this to me!" cries Quentin. I'm afraid the decision isn't mine, says Aristede. Whose is it? asks Q--if it's the hand, maybe I can help you get it. Aristede apologizes--the plan has been set in motion and we must follow through to the end.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0795-2.jpg)
Tell me the plan, demands Quentin. Aristede explains, your life now depends on someone else, and if that someone loves you, you'll live--if not...well. . .
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #123 (1966) - Joe - 'Although I MUST say I would have liked to have given her a chop or two.'
From "#0123/0124: Robservations 08/14/01: Found but Abandoned"I'm afraid, says Joe, that Carolyn and I have crossed each other off our Christmas card lists. Maggie grins. Just for the season? she asks. Permanently, he says. Your social-climbing days are over? asks Maggie. He shakes his head--that's not why I was going out with her and you know it. I'm sorry, says Maggie gently.--hey, I won't be able to serve another dinner until I know what happened. It's pretty simple, he says, Carolyn just turned out to be something other than what I thought she was. That's a good reason, says Maggie, how did you finally come to that conclusion? She was in Burke Devlin's hotel room last night, says Joe. Hey, says Maggie, that's enough to blow the horn on anyone(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0123-1.jpg)
--how did you know? I was there, too, he says. Talk about convention! laughs Maggie--how did that little combination fall together? (Did she think they were having a threesome?) Oh, says Joe, we were searching for Vicki, and Mrs. Stoddard thought Carolyn might know where she was--I suspected that Carolyn was with Devlin, so I went to the hotel, knocked at his door. You didn't have to say you were the house detective, did you? asks Maggie. I didn't even have to break the door down, he says--I guess they just wanted to make me look silly. Did they? she asks. In spades, he says. How? she asks. I took a swing at Devlin, confesses Joe. Oh, Joe! she says, but she's pleased to hear this. He drinks his coffee. That was silly, she says, did you at least connect? I connected, all right, he says--and he did, too. How many teeth did that cost? she asks. No problem in the dental department, he says, but a couple of lumps up here--and he gestures to his cheek. She laughs--who hit the floor first? she asks. Carolyn got in the middle and kind of broke it up, says Joe, although I must say I'd liked to have given her a chop or two. I told you the town was swinging, she says, and you didn't believe me.
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Again, the Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And another surprise Joe quote...
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And another surprise Joe quote...
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[pointing-up] I was very happy to find it because, as we know only too well, actual quotes in which Joel Crothers says "must" are few and far between. [easter_sad]
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #544 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'I MUST be more careful. There are times when even a momentary loss of self-control can be dangerous.'
From "Robservations 7/1/02 - Stokes Demands Answers - #544/545"Stokes knocks at the door and Nicholas lets him in. Stokes is surprised to see Nicholas, a reaction the warlock picks up on. Stokes says he must be more careful not to show a loss of control-it could be dangerous.
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The Robservations references the quote fairly well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'If anyone else discovers you, as Mrs. Johnson's son did yesterday, you MUSTN'T panic or be frightened') was back on July 29th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #889 (1969) - Chris - 'I no longer even have the luxury of waiting for the full moon, but that cell, solitary confinement, just isn't the answer. Julia, there MUST be some other way.'
From "Robservations 4/11/03 - #888-889 - The Todds, the Box, the Mysterious Stranger"Chris is in a tizzy--I want to speak to Carolyn. You can't speak to her now, says Julia, I have some questions--why did you leave Windcliff? I was going crazy in that padded cell! Complains Chris. You can't be here, says Julia, you know that, you could change any minute without warning. Yes, says Chris bitterly, I no longer have the luxury of waiting for the full moon, but solitary confinement isn't the answer--there must be some other way. I don't want to raise any false hopes, she says, but I have learned about a man named Tate, who might help you, if he's still alive--a slim chance..
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While not word for word, the Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sabrina - 'Alone. I MUST speak to you alone') was back on October 20th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #142 (1967) - Laura - 'I've given it some thought and decided what MUST be done.'
From "#0142/0143: Robservations 08/28/01: Through a Painting Darkly"Vicki comes up to David's room, where he is on his bed, putting a string on the back of the painting. You're just in time, he says, I finished. Vicki sits on his bed with him and suggests that before he hang it, he think about it. No, sir, he says, my mother said OK, and I'm going to hang it up. She said OK because she knew how much you wanted it, says Vicki, but it's not making her happy. I don't see why she doesn't like it, complains David, it's a beautiful painting, and looks just like her. She doesn't want you to think of her looking like this! protests Vicki. Why not? he asks, it's a good painting. It's time you started thinking of how to make your mother happy, says Vicki. Oh, he says, how about over here (above his dresser)--he stand on a hassock. You're not listening to me! accuses Vicki. This will look good, he says, hanging it on a nail already in the wall. I suppose it's as good as any, says Vicki, upset--I never should have brought that picture here. There, says David, stepping away to admire it--that's a good spot--I can see it from all around the room. Vicki turns and looks. David straightens it, and asks how it looks. Strange, says Vicki. that's the reason I like it so much, he says, it's different. Somehow, says Vicki, I think it looks like it belongs in this room. You can see it from over here very well, says David--I can sit and watch it, all day long. Laura comes in. I've hung it up, he says, taking her by the hand--doesn't it look cool? Oh, David, she says, I've given it some thought and decided what must be done--mothers aren't always the wonderful creatures children would like them to be--and I'm going to do something you're not going to like. She reaches for the painting. Don't take my painting! cries David, grabbing her arm. David! she says. Don't take it, he begs. But it's very bad for you! she says. "If you take it," he warns, "then I won't talk to you--ever!"
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1173 (1840) - Daphne - 'I MUST of had that dream again-- but why can't I remember it?'
From "#1173/1174_1175: Robservations 11/19/03: Desmond in Deep Trouble"Daphne awakens and sits up, distressed--I must have had the dream again, she says--but why can't I remember it--oh, God, what's happening to me?
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #382 (1795) - Naomi - 'By this time you MUST be quite an authority.'
From "#0382/0383: Robservations 03/05/02:"Naomi drinks in her room. She hides the bottle when Abigail knocks at her door. Her sister in law comes in and begins to blather heatedly, hatefully, on and on about the cat, the devil, and Naomi's drinking. Naomi suggests Abigail must be quite an authority on the devil by this time and SHE drinks as a tonic for her shattered nerves.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly...
And I love this line from Naomi - it's good to see that she has no misgivings about mocking Abigail (though in this case we know that even though Abigail has the wrong target in Vicki, she is right when it comes to witchcraft being practiced in the house.)
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1025 (1970PT) - Hoffman - 'You MUST excuse me, I have a busy day tomorrow.'
From "#1024/1025: Robservations 07/17/03: First the Dress, Then Suicide"Midnight - Hoffman comes downstairs at Collinwood, locks the front doors, turns out the light. She enters the party-strewn living room and begins cleaning up. Roger comes out from between the drapes, touches her arm and asks, what's the secret? Secret? repeats Hoffman. Something has happened in this house, says Roger, since you returned from your vacation, something has happened to you. Nothing has happened, she says. You can lie to others, but not to me, Hoffman, he says. You're imagining things, she says. No I'm not, he insists(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1025-3.jpg)
--something has happened in this house, to you--I don't like secrets, unless I'm included in them--and I will be--I will be! She again says, I don't know what you're talking about. Fear, says Roger, I think--fear! You must excuse me, she says, I have a busy day tomorrow. She leaves.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
I love the expressions I was able to capture on Roger and Hoffman's faces:
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And there's so much subtext in this scene, some of which we were completely unaware of when it comes to Roger...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #296 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Tomorrow night, you MUST die.'
From "#0295/0296: Robservations 12/21/01: Julia Protects Her Vampire!"Old House - Julia triumphantly tells Barnabas, who's been nervously pacing and worrying, that, using hypnosis, she wiped Maggie's memory clean--she doesn't remember him and probably never will. That "probably" unnerves Barnabas, but Julia promises him she will renew the hypnosis as needed--if he cooperates.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0296-4.jpg)
She'll do anything to make this experiment happen, short of taking a life, and Maggie, memory gone, can't hurt him. Julia coolly pushes a cigarette in a holder, then lights it in Barnabas' candelabra. He has no choice but to cooperate, she says, and leaves him, agreeing with her, like she's a queen and he a lowly subject. After she's gone, however, he realizes it's dawn. Maggie Evans is safe for now, he says, but, "Tomorrow night, you must die."
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Again, a perfect reference to the quote in a Robservations...
(This ep has several "MUST" lines, so you can be assured that we'll be seeing more from it...)
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #874 (1897) - Lady Kitty - 'I don't care who we are, or what we are, we MUST be happy. We MUST.'
From "Robservations 4/2/03 - #874-875 - Beth's Realization; Beth's Mistake""The day that I become Josette duPres, forget Kitty Soames, something terrible will happen, I know it," says Kitty You can't know it, he says. I know everything Josette knew, she says--there was no picture in London, was there, Barnabas--you did not fall in love with a portrait. No, he admits, I fell in love with a woman. A woman who lived 100 years ago, she reminds him--how can I accept that? "I want you to accept that," he says gently. We focus in close-up on Josette's portrait; the music plays. "Yes," says Kitty, back under the spell, "yes, you are my love--but alive!" Oh, Josette, he murmurs.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0874-3.jpg)
"You've changed--able to live during the day, but alive!" she exults, then reverts back to being Kitty--"The man that I met, the man Kitty Soames met the first night at Collinwood--I met you in the forest and you started all this!" By living! he says. "By the chance that I came here!" she cries. "I would have found you," he counters. Becoming Josette again, she says dreamily, "Yes, yes, you would have found me!" Kitty: "OH, WHAT AM I SAYING, I CAN'T BEAR IT!" She covers her face and tries to flee, but he grabs her, not letting her go. I must leave Collinwood! sobs Kitty, now! That won't stop it, he insists, detaining her--"You'll come back to me!" Please, she begs, but he refuses to release her. He holds her close, his hand on her hair, calming her down. She leans against him, once more Josette. "At last," she says, "I do remember what it was like, being in your arms--I don't care who we are, or what we are, we must be happy, we must." They kiss.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Kitty doesn't actually say "I must leave Collinwood!" - what she really says is "I've got to leave Collinwood now!"
And this is perhaps one of the most romantic scenes on DS. The sad thing, though, is that Kitty is quite right when she says that if she becomes Josette, something terrible will happen. But this is a soap opera, after all, and a Gothic one at that, and Gothic Romance tends to be quite tragic.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #566 (1968) - Willie - 'Wha...I guess she MUST of changed her mind.'
From "Robservations 7/18/02 - #566/567 - Barnabas Learns the Truth"Barnabas finds Willie straightening up the lab and inquires after Julia. Willie evasively says she returned to Collinwood--he doesn't know why. Â Barnabas thought she'd be working late, at least that is what she said. She must have changed her mind, suggests Willie, she was tired, needed rest, was working too hard. Barnabas can tell Willie is holding back information and demands to know what.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0566-1.jpg)
Willie says nothing, but Barn says he's behaving strangely--why?
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The Robservations references the quote well...
And I love the expression on Willie's face as he tries to avoid answering Barnabas' question directly:
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And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Tom - 'You know now you MUST come to me here every night when I call to you') was back on May 5th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #31 (1966) - Roger - 'Burke, he spent an hour with you. If he managed to get into town just to do that, it MUST have been... he MUST have had a darn good reason.'
From "#0031/0032: Robservations 06/08/01: Son vs. Father"Just a minute! says Burke, take it easy, the only reason I didn't tell you he was in my hotel room was because I was afraid you were going to get sore--he's in enough trouble. Roger slugs down his drink and asks Burke how he knew David was in trouble--did he tell you about it? Yes he did, says Burke, I should have been glad about it--because it would get you off my neck, but I felt sorry for the kid. Sorry? asks Roger--why did he come up to see you? Beats me, says Burke. He spent an hour with you, says Roger, if he managed to get into town just to do that, it must have had a darn good reason. Maybe he wanted to see what I looked like, chuckles Burke. All right, Burke! says Roger, annoyed. Why not? asks Burke, you've been blasting off about me for years, haven't you?--ever since that accident, the kid's heard nothing but Burke Devlin around here--so he makes a trip to the zoo to look at the monster--well, he saw him, and let me tell you something else--he didn't think he was such a bad guy! I want you to stay away from David, says Roger.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly - it sort of combines "it MUST have been" and "he MUST have had"...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #155 (1967) - Laura - 'MUST be getting close to your dinner time. You'll have to be getting back. They'll be looking for you.'
From "#0154/0155: Robservations 09/07/01: Caretaker of the Crypt"Cottage - By the fireplace, of course - I'm glad you came to see me today, Laura tells David, her arm around her son--I've missed you! You have? asks David, smiling up at her--I missed you, too. I'm glad, she says, hugging him--it must be getting close to your dinnertime--you going to have to be getting back, they'll be looking for you. Do I have to? he asks. I don't want you to go, she says, but I think it's best--after all, we don't want anyone to find you here, do we? I guess not, he agrees. Are you sure nobody knows you came here? she asks. Nobody knows, he says, Aunt Elizabeth was busy, and I waited until Miss Winters had gone into town.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly with the exception that Laura doesn't start the quote with "It must," just "Must," as the quote is written...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'I MUST say, you're very good at making threats, aren't you?') was back on October 23rd.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #222 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Well, MUST you do the portrait here?'
From "#0222/0223: Robservations 10/26/01: Maggie Is Followed; David, Disappointed"Sam and Barnabas make a deal that Sam will paint Barnabas' portrait for a thousand dollars, a kingly sum in 1967.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0222-3.jpg)
The offer leaves Maggie's and Sam's faces wreathed in smiles; that's probably rent and utilities for six months for them! However, adds Barnabas, Sam must work only during the nights, only at the Old House--and he'd like him to start immediately.
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This is another in the period where there's little detail in the Robservations. As such, the quote isn't even referenced. So, what actually happens surrounding the quote's circumstances is that after the subject of Barnabas wanting to look at Sam's paintings comes up and Sam tells Barnabas to go right ahead, Barnabas says that he thinks he's already seen enough to know that the quality of Sam's painting is exactly what he's looking for. After Sam asks if he's seen anything that he liked in particular, Barnabas explains that rather than purchase a painting, he'd like to commission one. Once Sam questions that, Barnabas asks if he would be interested is accepting a commission to do a portrait of Barnabas. This prospect excites Maggie, as a huge smile crosses her face, and Sam accepts. After Barnabas says he knows it's not proper to talk about money to an artist, Sam interrupts, saying Barnabas is wondering what he will charge. Barnabas says if he doesn't mind. And Sam explains that depends on how many sittings there are, the amount of time that's involved, framing, which Sam does himself. Barnabas asks if he would consider a thousand dollars to be a fair price? Sam agrees that's a satisfactory fee. So Barnabas asks if he accepts, and Sam says with pleasure. Barnabas then asks when Sam can start? Sam offers almost immediately and suggest Barnabas come in the morning and Sam will begin the drawings. Barnabas turns that idea down (what a surprise [easter_wink]) and explains they'll have to work in another way. After Sam questions that is when Barnabas asks the quote. To that Sam responds not necessarily. Barnabas wonders if it would be possible to do the painting at his house? Of course, says Sam, tomorrow morning at his house. But Barnabas asks if he'd be pressing Sam if he asked for him to begin tonight? This surprises Sam, but Barnabas explains that he'd like to get it started. Sam says he supposes he could. Barnabas then explains that his days are so busy that he wonders if it would be possible to work only at night? Sam says it's possible but he's used to the North lights because it's essential to lay out his colors. Barnabas flatters that he's sure that an artist as skilled as Sam is can paint in artificial light. He wagers that Sam has painted through thousands of nights. Sam admits that there have been several times when he's painted around the clock. Then Sam is definitely the man for Barnabas, who then asks if Sam will start tonight? Sam replies, why not, sure. Barnabas says that's wonderful and he'll see Sam shortly. After Sam explains he'll have to get his spare easel and paint box together and stretch a canvas, Barnabas says he's looking forward and adds that he's very fortunate to find a man as talented as Sam is in such a small town. (That's our Barn - he loves to pile it on to get his own way and to keep getting his own way! [easter_cheesy]) Sam thanks him. And after Barnabas and Maggie exchange good nights, Barnabas says he'll see Sam later and leaves.
And one thing that I've often wondered is if that painting in the background (which we'll frequently see in the cottage) -
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- is supposed to be a self-portrait of Sam. It certainly resembles him. But, of course, that doesn't mean it is supposed to be him. And if they ever make reference to the painting somewhere along the way, I don't remember it...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #430 (1796) - Abigail - 'Listen to that. It's going to storm. We MUST get home before the storm starts.'
From "#0429/0430: Robservations 04/05/02: Come Back to Me!"The Countess asks Abigail to leave her alone.
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The Robservations offers very little detail, once again not even referencing the quote so once again there is a need to explain what actually happens surrounding the quote's circumstances. The scene starts off with Abigail pointing out to Countess du Pres that the others have all gone. The Countess knows. Abigail says they must go, too, the carriage is waiting for them. The Countess protests not yet. But after a clap of thunder is when Abigail delivers the quote. Between sobs the Countess tells Abigail to go, that she wishes to remain there. Abigail begs her to be sensible and says that she can't stay out there in a storm. She also points out that the service is over and there's nothing more the Countess can do for poor Josette. The Countess instructs Abigail to wait in the carriage because she wants to have one last moment alone with Josette. Abigail agrees to wait but cautions not to spend too much time because it will just increase her grief. The Countess says there is an end to grief, it ends in despair and that is what she feels for her poor, lost Josette. Only despair. Abigail wishes she could say something to comfort her but the Countess says there's nothing anyone can say or do and she pleads to be left alone for a moment and she will join her. Abigail agrees and leaves.
And is it just me or was Barnabas rather foolish to stand in the doorway to the mausoleum where anyone could see him?!
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Or maybe it was Lela Swift who was foolish because she directed the ep. Or maybe it was actually written into the script, which would have been really foolish! [easter_rolleyes]
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #660 (1969) - Julia - 'Barnabas, if you should disappear, someone MUST know about it.'
From "Robservations 9/24/02 - #660-661 - A Trip Back to the Past"We see Barnabas' portrait in the foyer, and he's looking at it with a resigned expression. Julia comes down to report she thinks Maggie is relieved the trip is off. Barnabas makes it clear he's leaving, realizing she isn't sympathetic to all of this, he says would be better for her to stay out of it--I'm going to ask Stokes to help me back to the past as he did Peter Bradford. Julia wants to go along; if he disappears, someone must know about it. He agrees to this practical suggestion and tells her to hurry. Vicki has so little time, he frets; if I'm right, she might hang tonight.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly...
And Barnabas actually says that "Vicki will hang tonight," with certainty. There's no "might" about it.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #694 (1969) - Prof. Stokes - 'We MUST examine every possibility very closely as soon as we make sure Amy Jennings is all right.'
From "Robservations 10/18/02 - #694/695 - Roger Becomes a Believer"Quentin once again takes over David's mind. By the time the adults arrive downstairs, Quentin is gone and David is racing for the outside doors. Roger pursues his son. Liz asks Stokes why David ran from the house, assuming her nephew must have seen HIM. Roger would insist there's no one there to see, predicts Stokes. Liz wonders why the music has ceased. Our friend has no further need for it, says Stokes--we have to examine all possibilities, but first check to make sure Amy is all right.
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This quote is a rare instance where the show uses "must" (as in "must examine") but the Robservations uses "have to" (as in "have to examine") - all too often it's the other way around...
On the other hand, Liz does indeed use "must" when speculating why David ran from the house...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #747 (1897) - Quentin - 'Have you all put her in some new place? You MUST be running out of hiding places for my wife.'
From "Robservations 12/19/02 - #746/747 - Lovers Caught By a Crazed Wife"Quentin drinks, smiling. Beth comes in and closes the drawing room doors. He asks her not to look at him so seriously--I've had enough serious--I want to drink some good wine, listen to soft music and forget. His good mood evaporates when Beth tells him Jenny's in the house. Well, sneers Quentin, Judith succeeded where I failed--chalk one up for her, she scores again--"You must be running out of hiding places for my wife," he says sarcastically. Judith didn't bring her back, she escaped, says Beth. That's been happening with frightening regularity, quips Quentin.
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The Robservations skips the first half but references the second half of the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #938 (1796) - Oberon - 'You MUST take our seed with you. Plant it, and nurture it in another time.'
From "Robservations 5/14/03 - #938/939 - A Tale By Fireglow; A Lawman Named Sheriff"Flashback: Barnabas rises from the altar. Oberon explains--through you and your ability to transcend time, the Leviathans shall live again(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0938-2.jpg)
--our race has been threatened by extinction, but it has been written in our book that there shall be a resurgence of our kind--there shall be a new leader, who will marry one of your kind and bring forth a new breed. I don't understand, protests Barnabas--I must go to Josette. No, says Oberon, you shall not see her again until you have served us--you must take our seed with you, plant it, nurture it in another time. I must go to Josette, Barn insists again. You may not! orders Oberon--she shall remain with us until you have served us--do as we command and you will see Josette again, disobey, and not only will Josette die, you shall spend all eternity as a creature of the darkness!--you see, we know all about your terrible secret, everything about you, says Oberon, who refuses to tell Barnabas where they are holding Josette.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
Ah, the infamous Ep #938, which caused more harm with the audience than it alleviated...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #991 (1970PT) - Alexis - 'Daniel, you MUST accept the fact that I am a different person. Perhaps I can be some of the things that she was to you.'
From "#0990/0991: Robservations 06/20/03: Seance Redux; Cyrus Investigates Yaeger"Daniel opens the window in his room, looking out at the storm. Alexis enters. She leans in close to him and asks, did you love your mother very much? Yes, he says, and we fought, too, it wasn't all mushy--but you know that. I know so little about you, she says. Don't say that! begs Daniel. You must accept the fact that I am a different person, says Alexis, perhaps I can be some of the things she was to you. I wish you'd just let me think, he says. Call me Alexis and then I'll go, she says. He makes a face and says again, please let me think. She leaves his room, clearly worried.
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Again, a Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1096 (1970) - David - 'You MUSTN'T be frightened, Hallie. You MUSTN'T be.'
From "#1095/1096: Robservations 09/08/03: Chilling Farewells"Gerard and Daphne lead the children into the same room David and Hallie saw in their dreams. I know, says David. Everything is exactly the same except for the dolls that were sitting at the table, says Hallie. The dolls aren't here, says David, because we don't need them anymore. What do you mean? she asks--what's going to happen to us?--David, answer me! Daphne steps forward, puts an arm around each of the children and seats them in the chairs at the table. Gerard watches approvingly, standing by the door. What's going to happen to us? asks Hallie fearfully. Daphne stands by Gerard. It's too late, replies David woodenly, it's too late, Hallie. Why is it too late? she demands. Gerard, sneering, goes over to David, grabs his hand and holds it. He locks eyes with the boy, then does the same to Hallie. The children now resemble dolls more than they do living human beings. Gerard and Daphne leave the room. David and Hallie, mesmerized, gaze at each other blankly. David, I'm so frightened, she says. You mustn't be frightened, urges David, you mustn't be.
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Except for not addressing Hallie by name, the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And considering this quote and the one from this past June 12th -
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1970: Ep #1081 (1970) - Hallie - 'I MUSTN'T be afraid,
I MUSTN'T!'
- the show definitely wanted to stress that Hallie shouldn't ever be scared. [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1186 (1840) - Daphne - 'Barnabas, there MUST be a chance for an appeal!'
From "#1185/1186: Robservations 11/26/03: Deliberations Begin"I tried to convince them the trial was deliberately planned by someone out to destroy you, but it did no good. Did you tell them Gerard was behind the whole thing? asks Quentin. (He finally gets it!) Gerard? repeats Daphne. Yes, says Quentin, does that surprise you?--think about it for a while--in material gains, he has the most to gain if I'm out of the way. No, Gerard said he was for you, I always thought he was, says Daphne. That may have been his most brilliant tactic, explains Barnabas--if Quentin were found guilty, then Gerard stood to win and keep everything--but if Quentin were found innocent, he would still win, because he remained Quentin's friend and stood by him. Daphne paces, taking all this in. He has both sides to play, says Quentin, but believe me, he intends to see this through to the end--but he can't claim a complete victory until they've taken my head! Don't talk that way! begs Daphne, you're not going to die--Barnabas, there must be a chance for an appeal! I urged them to consider this, but I had no success, says Barnabas sadly--unless we find some other solution, I'm afraid, Quentin, that it's all over. Quentin looks as if it already is.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Catherine - 'He belongs to the past, and I MUST live my life by what is to be-- not by what has been') was back on April 1st.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1196 (1841PT) - Melanie - 'Don't say that, Papa. Don't. You'll...you'll upset yourself, and you MUSTN'T.'
From "#1195/1196: Robservations 12/05/03: Angelique, Powerless?; Executioner's Ax"Barnabas opens the PT room doors and hears Melanie laughing, as she tells Justin, her father, I can tell you feel better. The house is very still, he says, sounding like a stroke victim. The boys have gone into Collinsport, says Melanie, kneeling at his feet, everything is all right, Papa--I would tell you if it weren't. You comfort me, he says haltingly. You mustn't say that, she says-- Morgan and Gabriel wouldn't like it--they are your real sons, and I... You are my daughter, he assures her. I wonder whose daughter I truly am, she says, and what I would have been like if I'd grown up with them--if you had not adopted me. Justin says, if you had not...this house... She rests her head in his lap--whatever has happened, she says, it's been worth it, being here with you. You saved my life, he says. Don't say that, she pleads, rising to her feet, don't--you'll upset yourself, and you mustn't.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
It's interesting that in this scene Justin insists that Melanie is his daughter, which she turns out to be, though, of course, neither Melanie nor the audience truly grasp what he's saying, especially considering that Melanie wonders whose daughter she really is because all she knows is that she's supposedly only an adoptee...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #42 (1966) - Carolyn - 'Well then, your honor, I MUST state that the prisoner did none of those things. I alone am to blame. I confess and throw myself on the mercy of the court.'
From "#0041/0042: Robservations 06/15/01: Sam's Torment"Burke asks Carolyn, "Will the witness answer as directed--where did you have lunch on the after noon in question, and with whom?" Right here, she laughs, with you. Is that what you're going to answer when questioned by your mother? asks Burke--your uncle, Joe Haskell and even Victoria Winters? She nods and says she'll tell the truth--unless he doesn't want her to. Always tell the truth, advises Burke, it's much better in the long run--now, to continue--how was this lunch date arranged?--did the prisoner insist?--did he drag you there against your will?--you'll note of course that I am the prisoner. Oh, she says, well, then, your honor, I must say the prisoner did none of those things--I alone am to blame--I confess and throw myself on the mercy of the court! The court recognizes the sterling qualities of the witness and as a reward, presents her with this sterling silver pen--and he hands her the pen he used to write down their order for the waiter.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And I love the way Nancy Barrett plays up things by placing her hand over her heart when she throws herself -
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- on the mercy of the court. The whole section is a somewhat odd bit, written by Francis Swann as part of his second script. But it's more than forgivable for what it helps to set up:
And I wonder just how many of you realized when you saw the quote that it leads up to ONE OF THE TRULY MONUMENTAL MOMENTS on DS: the first formal appearance of THE PEN!!!!
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And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (James Blair - 'You MUST have noticed that the only property that has a mortgage is the big house itself, Collinwood') was back on April 26th. (A line that I really believe was delivered incorrectly because as I said at the time I wrote about it:The Robservations references the quote perfectly. But as is quite clear once the excerpt above is read, the quote makes no sense within the scene because everything about the rest of the scene treats things as if Collinwood doesn't have a mortgage. Was the line accidentally delivered wrong but no one bothered to try to correct it? Who knows? It just comes off as weird...
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Why oh why didn't the manufacturer of the pen not pursue a licensing arrangement for it? The phrase "as seen on Dark Shadows" would have set sales records!!
And even a run of the mill Bic pen would have been superior to a lot of the stuff that did get merchandised.
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Why oh why didn't the manufacturer of the pen not pursue a licensing arrangement for it?
Why oh why, indeed!!
And even a run of the mill Bic pen would have been superior to a lot of the stuff that did get merchandised.
Too true!
If MPI had been smart, instead of the "normal" pens they sold with the DS name of them, MPI should have done a facsimile of the filigree pen, even if it simply just looked like that pen but was really a ballpoint rather than a fountain when you removed the cap. But no...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #296 (1967) - Julia - 'I know what I'm doing and you MUST trust me. And no harm MUST come to Maggie Evans.'
From "#0295/0296: Robservations 12/21/01: Julia Protects Her Vampire!"She'll do anything to make this experiment happen, short of taking a life, and Maggie, memory gone, can't hurt him. Julia coolly pushes a cigarette in a holder, then lights it in Barnabas' candelabra.
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This ep falls into the period where the Robservations aren't all that detailed and the quote isn't really referenced. But there are several "must" lines during just this small section so I'm not going to go into detail explaining the circumstances surrounding the quote as I normally would. Plus, the quote pretty much speaks for itself...
One of the big things about this particular section of the scene is how Julia uses the drawing room candelabra to light her cigarette:
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In particular, Julia fans LOVE it!
And that brings us to yet another thing MPI missed out on: the Julia cigarette holder. She never used one in any other scene - but that doesn't matter because this scene alone would have justified its production. Just judging by past posts on the forum, Julia fans would have fallen all over themselves to buy one, even if they didn't smoke!
And this is the second quote (so far) from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Tomorrow night, you MUST die') was back on June 28th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #430 (1796) - Josette - 'You forced me to come back. Brought me here against my will. But I MUST return to my grave.'
From "#0429/0430: Robservations 04/05/02: Come Back to Me!"The white slippers ascend the Old House stairs. Barnabas notes how deadly silent the room is--the clock stopped! The door blows open and Josette, her face covered in a bridal veil, enters. He's pathetically happy to see her, but she doesn't feel the same. He forced her to come, and demands he keep his distance. She assures him she doesn't hate him, she's beyond all that. She feels nothing.
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The Robservations barely references the quote...
And this is the second quote (so far) from this ep. The first (Abigail - 'Listen to that. It's going to storm. We MUST get home before the storm starts') was back on July 4th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #534 (1968) - Barnabas - 'It's in her nature to love and not destroy. Well there MUST be something in my nature that's like that too-- that... that is worthy of what she's doing for me. And that's why I cannot let it go on, Julia.'
From "Robservations 6/24/02 - #534/535 - The Point of Return?"she thinks Vicki fell asleep. To have the dream again, laments Barnabas. Julia says Cassandra has underestimated Vicki's strength, and Barnabas agrees- and how much consolation is there in that? He's being selfish. What is he roving--accomplishing?-nothing--Vicki is strong, but also being tortured, and he's allowing it. Julia says Vicki doesn't want to tell him the dream, and Barnabas says loving is her nature, not destroying, and he feels he, too, must have something in his nature that will be worthy of what she's doing for him. He can't let it go on-he's going to go to Vicki and let her tell him the dream. Julia protests, asks him to wait longer. It's already been too long, he says. Julia feels Vicki will survive the dream, and reminds Barnabas that if this reaches its conclusion, his fate will be worse than death.
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While not referencing it directly, the Robservations does reference the quote quite well, touching on all the main points...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #749 (1897) - Magda - 'You MUST come with me, Quentin. Jenny is waiting for you.'
From "Robservations 12/20/02 - #748-749 - That Crazy Kiss of Death"Quentin dreams. He sees and hears a tambourine shaking. Magda enters his room and asks if he's ready. He tells her to stay away from him. Don't be frightened, she says, this is a simple ceremony. He refuses to come with her, but she says you must--Jenny is waiting for you. He refuses, ordering her out. Magda shakes the tambourine, telling him, you can't resist. No, he says, "I won't go, please don't make me do this, I'm begging you." He goes with her anyway, compelled to, protesting all the way..
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The Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #937 (1970) - Jeb - 'I knew then how close we'd be, when you learned what you MUST, and now you have.'
From "Robservations 5/13/03 - #936-937 - Barnabas Promises to Come Clean"do you understand why I had to do what I did to you? I do, says David solemnly. Good, says Jeb, I'm glad you do, even if Barnabas doesn't(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0937-2.jpg)
--the two of us always understand each other. "You were Alexander and Michael, weren't you?" asks David. Jeb grins. Yes, he admits--I call myself Jeb now--and you will always do exactly as I tell you. Yes, agrees David. Good, you're a good boy--you get an A, says Jeb, ruffling David's hair--remember the radio your father picked up in Boston for you? asks Jeb--you gave that to me, when I was Michael (actually, Alexander)--I knew then how close we'd be, when you'd learned what you must, and now you have--so I am going to give you something. Jeb displays his leather watch. That's neat, proclaims David.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jeb - 'David MUST understand that I can be cruel as well as kind') was back on April 18th of 2020.
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Cruel to be kind. In the right measure, of course
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I find it hard to imagine Jeb ever being motivated by kindness in any way, shape or form! [nodno] Any kindness he may have seemed to extend had more to do with manipulation than anything else...
(On the other hand, and as a side note, I really liked that song back in the day. And the funny thing is that it's almost as if YouTube knows that because quite frequently when I listen to songs on YouTube that song will come up...)
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1011 (1970PT) - Will - 'In your own time, you MUST have spent plenty of time in here, eh, Mr. Collins?'
From "#1010/1011: Robservations 07/08/03: Interview With a Vampire--Finis!"Will and Carolyn lead Barnabas into the secret room behind the drawing room bookcase. In your own time, you must have spent plenty of time in here, eh, Mr. Collins? taunts Will--sit down.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1108 (1970) - Maggie - 'I've got to go back to Collinwood. You MUST take me.'
From "#1107/1108: Robservations 09/16/03: Buried Alive!"Maggie sits beside Shaw in his two-seater car, heading for Windcliff. You've got to turn around, insists Maggie. It's too late, now, says Shaw--we're going to be at Windcliff soon. No, she protests, I've got to go back to Collinwood--you must take me. You must realize, he says, that what we're doing is going to be for the best for you.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1108-3.jpg)
No, Collinwood is where I belong, she says. We've been driving for an hour and a half now, he says, you haven't said a word and you want to turn back now--why? (How far is Windcliff from Collinwood, it seems to range from a couple of miles to a couple of hundred!) I just realized that if we keep going like this, I'll never see Collinwood again, she says--or any of the people I love.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Sebastian does not say, "You must realize that what we're doing is going to be for the best for you" - what he actually says is "You've got to realize that what we're doing is going to be for the best for you."
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This isn't when she leaves the show is it? I thought it was Quentin who drove her to Windcliff? I'll have to check into it.
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And today's Must quote, I wonder if the Banker spit all of that out without looking at the teleprompter. I wonder if the cameos rehearsed all week with the regulars?
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This isn't when she leaves the show is it?
It is. Ep #1108 is KLS' last - and Maggie's words were certainly prophetic because she never did see Collinwood again or any of the people she loved...
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And today's Must quote, I wonder if the Banker spit all of that out without looking at the teleprompter.
Believe it or not, he did indeed get it all out without looking at the teleprompter. Though, of course, unlike the regular actors, he only had that one script to learn and who knows how long before taping he might have had it? Later on the actors didn't normally get their scripts until the afternoon before taping, but perhaps in the earlier days they were lucky enough to get them sooner...
And here's a reminder of what we're talking about:
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Ep #44 (1966) - John Harris - 'The notes are signed on the
best possible terms and eventually they can be paid off.
But I MUST remind you that they are demand notes and
can be called at any time.'
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1127 (1840) - Samantha - 'Yes. I know with whom I MUST spend the rest of my life.'
From "#1127/1128: Robservations 09/30/03: The Chosen One"Samantha closes the double doors, then turns and looks at Quentin and Gerard. She tells Quentin he looks tired. Kind of you to notice, he says. I notice everything about you, she says. He rises and says, "Well--have you made up your mind."(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1127-4.jpg)
Yes, she says, I know with whom I must spend the rest of my life. The camera pans from Quentin's face to Gerard's.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Desmond - 'If I destroy The Head, the body is bound to die. I MUST do it before they are reunited!') was back on December 12th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #44 (1966) - John Harris - 'The notes are signed on the best possible terms and eventually they can be paid off. But I MUST remind you that they are demand notes and can be called at any time.'
From "#0043/0044: Robservations 06/18/01: Coffee and Conversation"but I must point out to you that this trust fund you've set up is going to put you in a slight bind, financially. Liz chuckles and asks what does he want her to do--go around and make sure all the lights are out? John laughs, too, and says nothing that serious--but there isn't any loose money lying around, and when you took over Roger's interest in the company, you tied up nearly all your own cash to do it. It had to be done, she says. I'm not criticizing you for it, he assures her, the notes are signed on the best possible terms, and eventually they can be paid off, but I must remind you, they are demand notes, and can be called at anytime. Why should they be called if I keep paying the interest? Liz asks. No reason, unless somebody wants to take over your company, says John, and I don't know why anybody would want to do that. (Uh oh!) I wonder, says Liz. Family institution, says John, I had to tell somebody that the other day when he was making inquiries about it. Who was it? asks Liz--who was making inquiries? I don't know, says John, it was some New York syndicate, I just fought them off. Try to find out, John, says Liz anxiously.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #205 (1967) - Liz - 'Well, you MUST have done something to make her nervous.'
From "#0204/0205: Robservations 10/15/01: Willie Goes Too Far"They go into the drawing room, where Liz tells Willie she'll make it brief and to the point--"Leave my daughter alone!" I didn't do anything to your daughter! says Willie. Then why did she have to threaten you with a gun? Asks Liz. She got nervous, smiles Willie--she's a very nervous girl. You must have done something to make he nervous, says Liz. All I did was touch her, but only to admire her hair, says Willie--nothing wrong with admiring her hair. I'm not going to argue with you, says Liz sternly, I'll tell you what I told Jason--leave my daughter alone or I'll call the police and have you put in jail--do you understand me? I hear you, he says. It's no idle threat, says Liz, I'll go through with it--leave Carolyn alone! She turns and leaves. Jason closes the doors and faces Willie, furious.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly. (Well, except for the typo of "he" instead of "her.")
And it's always fun to see James Hall's Willie in a capture -
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- and as much as I love John Karlen and can't even imagine anyone else portraying some of Willie's moments, I can't help but wonder what Willie would have been like if Hall had remained with the show...
Also, I've never really understood why women simply wore the jackets to their outfits thrown over their shoulders rather than wearing them outright. But it's something that was frequently seen back in the '60s...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #373 (1795) - Angelique - 'You MUST get it from a-- an oak tree. You MUST be very careful when you remove it. Not a single strand of the web can be broken. And bring it to me. Go!'
From "#0372/0373: Robservations 02/26/02: Josette Loves Jeremiah?"She tells him to get an unbroken spider's web from an oak tree--she's going to make a dress of it. He lasciviously expresses a desire to see her in that spider web dress, but she says it's for the headless clay figure she shows him.
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This Robservations is also a part of the period in which there isn't as much detail, but at least it does reference the main points of the quote...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #524 (1968) - Vicki - 'I don't know. But there MUST be some reason for the way you were looking at him.'
From "Robservations 6/17/02 - #523/524 - Jeff, Peter, Peter, Jeff"When Vicki comes into the drawing room, Jeff is standing at an open window, gazing out into the darkness. Vicki asks him why he looked at Joe that way, as if he suddenly disliked him. Jeff gets pissy again--Didn't you hear me say I had a headache?
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There is more detail in this period of Robservations but, again, we don't get much detail surrounding the quote. But, again, at least it does reference the main points of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Joe - 'Jeff! Wake up! Wake up! You MUST have been having a pretty bad dream') was back on September 15th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #727 (1897) - Gregory - 'The devil MUST be vanquished. The lamb MUST be cleansed.'
From "Robservations 11/14/02 - #726/727 - Barnabas Gets a Bit of Charity"Trask kneels in the Collinwood drawing room, asking for His help in finding a "lost lamb." The devil has been with him, intones Trask, raising his hands high, and looked upon him with favor. The devil must be vanquished, the lamb cleansed, let you in your infinite wisdom show him the light and guide him to the safe harbor I can provide for him--I ask not for myself, but for the poor, miserable, misguided youth so in need of your divine guidance. Amen. Barnabas overhears much of this, and suggests, "Perhaps I should have prayed with you." Wiser than searching the woods, says Trask. Barnabas curtly informs him, if I had found him, I wouldn't have delivered Jamison to you!--you can't take Jamison to the school until his father returns.
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While not by a direct quote, the quote is referenced well by the Robservations...
I wonder if Jerry Lacy enjoyed doing these types of scenes on his knees in the drawing room? This one -
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Ep #727 (1897) - Gregory - 'The devil MUST be vanquished.
The lamb MUST be cleansed.'
(His eyes look so weird - like he's the devil!)
- is the second one to show up in the slideshow - from August 16th:
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Ep #776 (1897) - Gregory - 'I need Your help, oh Lord.
Together, we MUST help this poor, afflicted woman
possessed by an evil spirit of darkness. With Your help, we
shall drive the demon back into hell from whenst it came.'
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'But we MUSTN'T make a habit of agreeing, Barnabas') was back on March 25th, and the second (Rachel - 'If they're here, I MUST face them, without fear, but how?') was back on May 30th.
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Ep #535 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Willie will bring a wooden
stake and a hammer, and you MUST drive that stake
through my heart.'
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1113 (1840/1970) - Prof. Stokes - 'You MUST visualize a door with the hexagram painted on it.'
From "#1113/1114: Robservations 09/19/03: Barnabas to the Rescue!"I wish there were some other way, says Stokes. Barnabas picks up the wands--there is not, he says. Throw the wands, says Stokes. Barnabas does. I pray this will work, says Stokes--you have no assurance you will arrive in the right time. Barnabas sits before the wands. The 59th hexagram, says Stokes, hexagram of change. I am ready, Professor, says Barnabas. You must visualize a door with the hexagram painted on it, says Stokes--concentrate until the door begins to open. It's opening, says Barnabas, seeing it in his mind. Now, pass through the door--rise and go through that door! instructs Stokes.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Ben - 'You MUST NOT. Mr. Barnabas, you MUST talk to that woman, that Julia-- she's from the future, from 1970') was back on July 21st of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #310 (1967) - Barnabas - 'It's dark now. Come, we MUST go out.'
From "#0309/0310: Robservations 01/10/02: Sad Big Brother"Barnabas insists to Willie that Sarah wouldn't betray him, and wants to go to Sarah's grave to see if she can sense his need for him, and thus appear to him.
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Another one of the Robservations with very little detail and another that doesn't even reference the quote. But the circumstances surrounding the quote begin with Willie turning in Barnabas' direction and remarking that he hasn't said anything for a long time. Barnabas then does indeed insist that Sarah wouldn't betray him she couldn't. And after pausing, Barnabas delivers the quote as he walks toward Willie, who is still lighting the candelabra. Willie asks with surprise, "Out? Where?" Barnabas says to search for her, to find her. Willie wonders if Barnabas might know where she is? Barnabas replies her knows a logical place to find her. And after Willie asks where, Barnabas says her final resting place, her grave. Willie then says, "The Collins Tomb," with a touch of fright, to which Barnabas replies, "Yes." As Willie helps Barnabas put on his cape, he points out that they've looked there before but she wasn't there. Barnabas hopes, "Perhaps tonight she will sense my need for her and come to me."
Had I known about this quote, it might have been a part of "31 Days Of Come, I Must Be Going - Stay, I Must Be Leaving" - but obviously it didn't come up in a search...
And I'm sensing a theme for this day in the slideshow. In 2020's installment Barnabas was talking with Willie while Willie worked in the drawing room and was wearing a print shirt -
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- and the scene for this quote it quite similar -
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- so, if we do a third round of 'must" quotes, I'm thinking we should continue the trend...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #476 (1968) - Barnabas - 'I will agree to nothing until I know more. I MUST know what my chances of success are.'
From "#0475/0476: Robservations 05/09/02: Give Me Jeff Clark's Face!"Lang describes how he's been studying, researching and analyzing for years, and has learned a simple secret of bestowing life on inanimate matter. Life out of death? asks Barn, and Lang wonders if he thinks him altogether mad. This creature, imbued with Barnabas' life force, will be born, live as any other man, and Barnabas will have his cherished freedom--in essence, reborn. HOW? asks Barn.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0476-1.jpg)
By infusing his creature with Barn's life force, with a new body and mind. Barn stares at the creature and asks about his present body and mind. Forever dead, says Lang, but you would forever be free of Ang's curse--because you would no longer be Barnabas. This idea stuns Barnabas, giving him hope, but he insists he must know more--like the chance of success. Almost certain, Lang assures him, but admits it's a chance. If it fails, Barnabas would die in his present form--but Lang feels certain of success.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly or completely, but it does reference the main points of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'She will enjoy making me suffer before she makes her big move, and that's why I MUST make my move now') was back on March 5th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #769 (1897) - Beth - 'I'm hoping you find Dirk quickly, and do whatever you MUST to silence him.'
From "Robservations 1/15/03 - #768-769 - Dirk Goes After Barnabas"Dirk thinks he killed you, points out Beth. That won't keep him quiet, says Barn. Suppose he talked already? She asks. No, says Barn, you were here guarding me and no one came to the house, so it's unlikely anyone has found out, or they would have done something about me by now--I'm going to deal with Dirk, silence him. Beth asks, is that necessary? Yes, says Barnabas. Beth gets teary and tells Barnabas, take care of yourself--if anything happened to you. . . Quentin would stand alone, finishes Barnabas. Yes, she says--I'm sorry to be thinking about him, when you are in danger, but. . . Barn assures her I'll be fine, but I must deal with Dirk in time, and I'm sure I can. What do you want me to do? she asks. Be calm, he says, don't tell Quentin anything--the less he knows, the safer we will be--Quentin can be dangerous, destroy all of us, warns Barnabas. Beth says he's not usually like that, he's just frightened now (an acceptable reason to hit her)? Barnabas, his face inches from hers, says, you are a soft-hearted girl, and in this world of heartless people, you will be hurt. I used to be, she says, until I stood in this very house and pleaded with Quentin not to kill Jenny--but I'm not anymore--I'm hoping you find Dirk quickly, and do whatever he must to silence him. I will, says Barn, I won't allow Dirk to get in the way of what I must do.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #493 (1968) - Mrs. Johnson - 'And I know as hard as I try, I MUST tell him.'
From "Robservations 5/22/02 - #493/494 - Baby Comes Home"At Collinwood, Julia examines Lang's journals. Mrs. Johnson comes in and gasps when she sees Julia. She asks if David is there. He isn't. Mrs. Johnson doesn't want to find him, she tells Julia, she's afraid to see him--she's going to her room and stay there. I've had the dream, says Mrs. Johnson--it was so terrifying! Julia doesn't want to hear Mrs. Johnson talk about bats screeching and begs her to stop. Sarah is crying, saying she tried to resist her beckoner, David, but couldn't. Never tell him the dream, Julia orders. Sarah explains that she was forced to do everything in the dream--and she must tell it to David! Julia sits Mrs. Johnson down and tells her they must stop the dream before it's too late. If she doesn't see David, she can't tell him, Julia reminds her.
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The Robservations only references the main point of the quote...
One thing that's very interesting about the summation of the this particular scene is that it seems like every other line in the scene has the word "must" in it, yet the Robservations doesn't mention most of them but instead uses a "must" in a line where Julia actually says "got to," as in "We've got to stop this dream before it's too late."
And I have to say that I absolutely love the body language Mrs. Johnson and Julia display in the capture -
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- they perfectly convey the tension of the scene...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1235 (1841PT) - Morgan - 'He MUST have given you quite a blow.'
From "#1234/1235: Robservations 01/09/04: Grisly Discovery"Julia lies on the sofa in the Collinwood drawing room. Morgan dabs her forehead with a compress. She awakens and puts her hand to her throbbing forehead. Don't try to sit up, warns Morgan. My head, she moans. He must have given you quite a blow, guesses Morgan. Gabriel! cries Julia in horror. Yes, he locked you in the tower room, he says, I had to find another key to let you out.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1181 (1841) - Charles - 'I am aware of the dangers involved, but I say we MUST use the Head of Judah Zachary!'
From "#1181/1182: Robservations 11/23/03: Samantha's Astounding Declaration"9:10 - Courthouse - Gerard is amazed when Dawson reports that Joanna appeared in court and took the stand--how do you explain this? I told you it was dangerous to use that letter! Dawson reminds him. Are you absolutely sure? asks Gerard. Of course I'm sure, says Dawson. Explain it, demands Gerard. I'm not interested in explaining it, says a furious Dawson, we had it, we had it--that judge was only syllables away from offering a verdict favoring the prosecution, and then she walked in!--we are in very serious trouble at the moment--we need a stronger weapon--I am aware of the dangers involved, but I say we must use the head of Judah Zachary!--are you listening to me? Yes, I heard you, says Gerard, I just need time to think. We don't have any, says Dawson, we have to have something big by 10 tomorrow morning.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1181-2.jpg)
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1064 (1995) - Carolyn - 'The house MUST be ready for them.'
From "#1064/1065: Robservations 08/14/03: Madness & Death"Do you go to the house regularly? queries Carolyn. You know I can't go there! responds Mrs. Johnson, shocked. Who's getting it ready? asks Carolyn. Ready for what? demands Mrs. Johnson. For when they come back, explains Carolyn.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1064-1.jpg)
For when WHO comes back? asks Mrs. J. Everyone! cries Carolyn--my mother, Quentin, Uncle Roger... Mrs. Johnson grabs her by her shoulders and reminds her, they aren't coming home. Carolyn pulls away. But they are, she says, forcing gaiety into her tone, and when they do, the house must be ready for them. Mrs. Johnson again grabs her by the elbows-- they're not ever coming back! she says. Don't say that! shrieks Carolyn. She calms herself, sits down and glances through the album, adding, "Especially when it isn't true."
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1057 (1970PT) - Roxanne - 'You killed him and you MUST die for it!'
From "#1056/1057: Robservations 08/08/03: More Death; A Near-Miss Rescue"Roxanne enters. Why did you kill him? she asks Barnabas, who rises to his feet, delighted to see her. Are you referring to Claude North? he asks--I didn't kill him, Stokes did! I don't believe you, says Roxanne--you killed him and you must die for it! She holds up the dagger at stabbing height. Barnabas recognizes it as the dagger he saw in the secret room--where did you get it? he asks. It was Claude's, and mine, says Roxanne, it belonged to the two of us--it brought us together in a way no two people have been brought together before (so romantic)! He made me take a vow on it--that I would kill anyone who harmed him(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1057-3.jpg)
--and I intend to keep that vow. Claude is dead, says Barnabas, and no longer has a hold over you, you are free. I made a promise, she says. He forced you to make it, says Barn, you didn't do it freely--you cannot hold to it any longer. I've GOT to, she insists, raising the dagger
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #952 (1970) - Megan - 'No, you MUST have your room now.'
From "Robservations 5/23/03 - #952-953"Philip said he was glad the antique shop was gone--well so am I!--it reminded me of him--here there is nothing to remind me of him, it is perfect, and that room will be perfect for you in your higher form--I'll consecrate it immediately. No, you can't, says Jeb, stopping her. But I did before, she protests. The consecration didn't come from you, says Jeb, but from Oberon, and the dream. We can't wait for a dream, says Megan. Can't we? asks Jeb--there is plenty of time. No, you must have your room now, says Megan. I don't want it now, he says, looking into the fire. What did you say? she asks. He repeats it--I don't want my room, that was just fine when I was younger and had to change, but now I'm in a different form, I am me, and I don't see any reason not to remain in this form. She kneels beside him and says, "YOU are what's in that room--Jeb is only what the world sees!"
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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Sorry I missed this one!
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Sorry I missed this one!
Well then here it is for you and anyone else who might have missed it:
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Ep #952 (1970) - Megan - 'No, you MUST have your
room now.'
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #882 (1897) - Charansy - 'The show MUST go on--that's the one and only rule there is now.'
From "Robservations 4/8/03 - #882/883 - Walking the Floor With Q; Fire!"Charity, growing as weary as Quentin, continues to walk him around, relating tales of her life in "the theater." The manager, if ever a man was going to explode, it was he, only thing what matters to you is that I'm here when I'm supposed to be, Pansy Faye ain't never missed a show in her life." Quentin sinks down on the fireplace seat. Charity warns him, if you drift away, you'll drift back sadly changed--let's sing! I'm not in the mood, he says. Charity insists--the show must go on--that's the only rule there is--so here's a chorus from the new team of Pansy Faye and Quentin Collins! She begins to sing, "I Wanna Dance For You." She claps him on the chest, encouraging him, and he joins in. She holds up his head; they both sing. She has to slap him a bit, wake him up, ordering, "Open your eyes!"
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote perfectly, but it does reference it quite well...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #632 (1969) - Nurse Pritchett - 'She's a very disturbed child and you MUST be patient with her.'
From "Robservations 9/5/02 - Reclaimed in Hellfire - #632/633_634"A nurse at Windcliff warns Chris that his sister is very disturbed and he must be patient (this is probably DS' worst acting job, thank God it was of such short duration). Chris understands. The nurse says she'll send her in.
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Again, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote perfectly, but it does reference it quite well...
I could quibble and go on and on about how this is not DS' worst acting job, IMO - but I won't. I'll simply point out that the person involved won a contest and one of the perks was a cameo role on DS. I'm fairly surprised the Robservations doesn't mention that, but that's the way it is. And the interesting thing is there was a whole article published in AfterNoon TV about the situation. When I get the chance I'll dig the article out, scan it, and post it...
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Here's the article:
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(Click here (http://www.dsboards.com/images/Bobbi_Ann-1.jpg) for a 1554X2176 version)
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(Click here (http://www.dsboards.com/images/Bobbi_Ann-2.jpg) for a 1628X2176 version)
As we can see, the article was not in AfterNoon TV as I had thought, it was in Family TV (and when I saw the article, even before reading it, it was obvious that it was not from a daytime magazine because on the back of the first page is an article about Tom Jones' variety show with photos of Jones, Joey Heatherton and Mireille Mathieu (who I'd completely forgotten even existed) performing). But in my defense, for some reason I have the article stored with all the other AfterNoon TV articles I have - and as I was going through those I discovered an article on Lela Swift and the only photo that's a part of it is one of Swift directing Bobbi Ann Worenko (why her and not one of the main actors, who knows? - and something tells me no one will be upset that I didn't also scan/post that photo). [easter_smiley]
(As an aside, on the back of the second page is a large photo of Conard Fowkes as part of an article about Hidden Faces, a soap on which he starred as its central character.)
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #655 (1968) - Cassandra - 'You MUST leave Mrs. Stoddard now. She and I have an account to settle.'
From "Robservations 9/19/02 - #654/655 - Joe Unhinged"Liz begins to moan and twist in her sleep, and she finally dreams: Amy, in night clothes, is singing "Rockabye Baby," in the middle of the woods. Liz approaches her and asks if she came to see "her," too. I heard her voice, telling me to come here, says Amy. Liz isn't sure if she heard the voice, but figures she must have. Liz is nervous and wants to go back, but Amy tells her "she" wants to see them. A woman's giggling voice fills the air, getting louder; Liz is afraid. She sees Cassandra, in her very green coat, come out from behind a tree. Liz calls to Amy, but Cassandra tells her the child can't save her. Liz tells Amy she must return to the house. Cassandra tells Liz Amy can't leave unless she tells her to. "You must know of my powers now, Mrs. Stoddard," taunts Cassandra. Liz retorts, "You have no power over either of us." Cassandra orders Amy to go. The child leaves, to Liz' dismay. We have an account to settle, declares Cassandra. Amy wanders off, to Liz' consternation.
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And yet again, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote perfectly, but it does reference the main points of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'But I MUST touch you. And when I do, it will be as though you are dead') was back on December 21st.
And considering it was Cassandra who caused Liz to think of death, it's so much better that in this ep the show had Cassandra deal with the subject rather than how they had Angelique (and VampAng at that!) do it in Ep #576, something I've often complained about...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #663 (1796) - Nathan - 'You MUST go back to Collinwood, you MUST find a wooden stake and hammer, then you MUST go to the tower room during the day.'
From "Robservations 9/25/02 - #662/663 - Barnabas & Yet Another 18th Century Doxy"I will tell you how Barnabas can be destroyed, but you must promise to do something about it. (Isn't she one of Barnabas' victims herself by this time?--Naomi committed suicide because she caught her son feasting on his cousin's throat.) I promise to try, says Millicent. Find a wooden stake and hammer, orders Nathan, and go to the tower room during the day, where he sleeps in a coffin--you must take that stake and drive it through his heart. Millicent stares at him, horrified. She says she thinks she understands and again promises to try.
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And once again, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote perfectly, but it does reference the majority of the points. It also throws in points that are actually from other lines of dialogue as if they are part of what's quoted - but that's a different story...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Nathan - 'Barnabas MUST be destroyed before it's too late!') was back on November 16th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #365 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Ghosts MUST have a great supply of raincoats and umbrellas.'
From "#0365/0366: Robservations 02/21/02 - - Welcome to 1795, Vicki!"]Study, Collinwood - Barnabas tells Liz he doesn't want this seance conducted. She's surprised he feels this way, considering his passion for the past. I respect my ancestors' privacy, says Barnabas. Liz informs him that Julia saw Sarah. I don't think Miss Hoffman is the most stable of women, says Barnabas. (cold!)(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0365-2.jpg)
Julia wouldn't lie, objects Liz, and the seance might tell us what we have to deal with, and finds Barnabas' objections to this action shocking. He offers an apology--he thought he was being rational. Roger and Julia join them, and Roger invites Barnabas to the seance. He refuses--I'm a cynic, he says. I was, too, at first, admits Roger. He and Liz leave to find candles for the seance.
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This Robservations is pretty well detailed but it doesn't reference the quote at all. So, what happens in the portion of the scene surrounding the quote is that after Roger and Julia have joined Barnabas and Liz and Roger has asked Barnabas if he'd care to join them, Liz mentions that Barnabas doesn't approve. Though Barnabas explains that it's not a matter of approval, it's just that he's a cynic. And after Roger explains that he was, too, at first, he points out, "But then, you know, something very impressive can happen." Appearing to become more positive, Barnabas says that for all their sakes he hopes that something does happen, but if it does, it... And he unfortunately starts to mangle his words a bit before he gets the quote out. Roger says that bothers him too, the realistic aspects of it, which reminds him they'll need some candles and he hates to wake Mrs. Johnson. To that, Julia offers that she thinks she knows where they are. But Liz says she'll get them, and Roger says he'll go with her. And as Liz leaves, Roger asks if they will please excuse them. He leaves...
And I do have to mention that I absolutely love how Julia watches Barnabas with fascination as -
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- he tries to explain himself.
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'Do you want to stop it, Barnabas? MUST you stop it') was back on April 30th, the second (Liz - 'But you MUST say more') was back on May 3rd, and the third (Julia - 'Our hands MUST touch so that we form an unbroken circle') was back on June 18th. (We were on a roll there - how did we ever manage to skip July and wait until August to use a fourth one?! [easter_cheesy])
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #191 (1967) - Laura - 'I don't want to be without you. I MUST have you now!'
From "#0190/0191: Robservations 10/03/01: Into the Fire"Come to me now, before it's too late! calls Laura. David is crying. Mother! he calls. No, David, you'll burn you'll die! yells Vicki. The cabin begins to fall apart, a flaming beam dropping to the floor. Hurry, David, before it's too late, please, calls Laura, hurry, hurry! Mother! cries David. David, don't let me go without you, begs Laura, I don't want to go without you! There are only a few seconds left! I must have you now, David, now. Vicki tells him not to listen to her, he'll burn, come to ME! David, caught between his governess and his mother, looks back and forth between the two women.
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This Robservations, again, doesn't reference the quote directly because it does some paraphrasing, but it does reference it well...
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The scene above is one of my earliest memories of DS, when my sister's friends watched, and I would pass through the living room and catch a glimpse. This one stopped me dead in my tracks.
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Yeah, I think that would catch anyone's attention! [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
And here's the capture for anyone who might have missed it:
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #118 (1966) - Joe - 'She MUST be freezing by now.'
From "#0117/0118: Robservations 08/10/01: They Search For Vicki"Burke and Joe find the fence Vicki must have climbed over, but there's no sign of her. Nevertheless, Burke calls to Vicki. The wind might be carrying your voice in the opposite direction, says Joe. Yeah, I know, says Burke, she could be someplace out there calling to us and we wouldn't hear her. She must be freezing by now, says Joe, the cold and dampness are getting to me already.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
I love whenever we come across an unexpected Joe quote.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #708 (1897) - Edward - 'You MUST talk to her, I'm sure she will agree with me that the will MUST be read.'
From "Robservations 10/29/02 - Barnabas Threatens Quentin - #708/709"Edward, who turns and tells Evan, you must talk to Judith, I'm sure she'll agree the will must be read. Evan feels it's more respectful to wait until after the ceremony. We can discuss it with Judith and Carl, says Edward.
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With the exception of mentioning Judith by name, the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And what a shock Evan says he feels it would be more respectful to wait until after the funeral, considering that he and Quentin are plotting to forge a new will. [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #608 (1968) - Maggie - 'He's changed so much. But still these things MUST have been in him before.'
From "Robservations 8/16/02 - #608/609 - Rivals For a Vampire's Affections"Old House drawing room - Maggie is sobbing when Barnabas comes to the cottage and gives her the news--Joe wouldn't commit suicide, she cries--I can't believe he wanted to die. He did say it, Barnabas tells her. How could I have thought she knew him? laments Maggie--he's changed so much!--still, these things must have been in him before, when they were together, I never realized. "You couldn't," Barnabas says comfortingly. You're right, she says, but someone else might have seen these things and stopped it. Barnabas says perhaps something happened to him, something she couldn't control or help. Everyone has a darker side that only comes to light under certain circumstances, he explains.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
On the other hand, there are things in the excerpt that are oddly wrong. As is indicated at the outset, the setting is the drawing room at the Old House - why there's a mention of the cottage is anyone's guess?! And I suppose technically one could say Barnabas tells Maggie that Joe wanted to die - but that conveys that he does so in words - and that's not how it happens on screen. Maggie asks, "He wanted to die? He said that?" And Barnabas responds by simply nodding his head in the affirmative. For her to ask that, yes, Barnabas must have told her in words before then, but we don't see that.
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Wow, I thought Joe ended up in Windcliff. Maybe fan fiction or board discussion? I remember mention of Maggie ending up there and futurists saw them connecting, getting better and getting together happily ever after. (MUST be fan fiction, lol.)
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[pointing-up] Your memory is not playing tricks because Joe does end up in Windcliff. He gets carted away in Ep #658. (Though that's not the last ep Joel Crothers appears in because he plays Nathan in about four 1796 eps when Barnabas goes back into the past to save Vicki(#3))
And it's not simply fan fiction that Maggie and Joe might have connected at Windcliff because that scenario was spun by Sam Hall in his wrap-up article for TV Guide.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #211 (1967) - Caretaker - 'Oh, but someone was here. The lock was broken, it MUST have been him.'
From "#0210/0211: Robservations 10/18/01: The Courtly Cousin From England"Naomi Collins, wasn't she the woman who was supposed to be buried with all her jewelry? Asks Jason. That's the question HE asked me, says the caretaker, the man who was here last night. What did you tell him? asks Jason. I can't answer anymore questions, says the caretaker. I don't think you have to, says Jason, and everything seems perfectly OK in here, a little damp perhaps, but that can't be helped. Can't you feel anything in the air? Demands the caretaker. I can't even feel the air, says Jason--now tell me, where did this young man go after he left here? I don't know, I didn't see him, says the caretaker. Isn't it possible he wasn't here in the first place? Asks Jason. Oh, but someone was here, the lock was broken, it must have been him, insists the caretaker.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep (tying with Eps #2, #212, #365 and #678 for the most quotes so far from a single ep). The first (Caretaker - 'You TELL him he MUST never come here again') was back on June 20th of 2020, the second (Caretaker - 'Oh no, the living MUST LEAVE. They MUST NEVER COME here again') was back on January 3rd, and the third (Caretaker - 'Someone was in here. Something happened here. We MUSTN'T STAY') was back on January 27th. Apparently we love quoting the caretaker from this ep! [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
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Thanks for clearing that up, MB.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #40 (1966) - Burke - 'My heavens, I think I MUST have lost it, too.'
From "#0039/0040: Robservations 06/14/01: Confrontations!"Collinsport Inn - Carolyn enters through the screen door and joins Burke at his table in the restaurant. I'm here, she says, grinning. So you are, he says, putting down his paper--I was beginning to think you wouldn't show up. I had to get my ring back, didn't I? she asks. Your ring--what ring? He asks. Oh, Burke, she mock-chastises, the ring I left here earlier this morning. Yes, yes, your ring! He says, checking his pockets, where did I put it?--I think I must have lost it, too--unless... he takes her purse and opens it. What are you doing? she asks. I'm looking for a most elusive and important little ring, he says, taking it out of her purse and handing it to her. She makes a face and takes it back--all right, so I had it with me, she pouts--big deal. Good old Uncle Roger, says Burke. I tried, anyway, she says. I knew you would, he says--I've been waiting for you.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #461 (1968) - Barnabas - 'She MUST talk with me alone, or she will never speak again.'
From "#0461/0462: Robservations 04/29/02: 1968 - Julia Sports a New 'Do"When Carolyn sees Barnabas in the drawing room, he orders her to divert Julia tomorrow evening--he doesn?t care how. Carolyn says she isn't sure she can, but Barnabas insists that he be with Vicki alone. He was tonight, she points out. Yes, but not long enough, he says--I'll do what I must, Barnabas continues-- Vicki must speak with him alone, or she'll never speak again.
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The Robservations references the quote fairly perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1181 (1841) - Joanna - 'But surely after she met you, she MUST have realized you couldn't harm anyone.'
From "#1181/1182: Robservations 11/23/03: Samantha's Astounding Declaration"do you know that your sister's at Collinwood? This genuinely surprises Joanna, who says, "Daphne, living at Collinwood...I had no idea! She's been there several months, says Quentin. But she didn't know the Collinses, says Joanna, what made her come there? The fact that you were dead, says Quentin, she thought I did it--she came back to avenge your death. Surely after she met you, says Joanna, she must have realized you couldn't harm anyone. Quentin gazes at her through the bars--that's true, he agrees--things changed after that, quite a bit. I want to see Daphne as soon as possible, says Joanna. Before you do, we must have a long talk, says Quentin. I know, darling, she coos, we have so much talking to do--I'm sure so much happened while I was thought dead. Yes, agrees Quentin, and several things have changed (such as, I'm in love with your little sister).
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Charles - 'I am aware of the dangers involved, but I say we MUST use the Head of Judah Zachary!') was back on August 2nd.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1071 (1970) - Barnabas - 'You MUSTN'T be afraid of us.'
From "#1070/1071: Robservations - 08/19/03: Betrayal"The young girl with long blond hair (the spitting image of Carrie from 1995) looks askance at Barnabas and Julia. The latter rises from the chair. Barnabas tells the blond, I don't know how you helped us, but I want to thank you. Helped you? demands the girl, thoroughly confused.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1071-1.jpg)
Don't be afraid of us, says Barn. Who are you-what are you doing here? the girl asks. Her dress isn't the same, Julia points out to Barnabas. That's right, he agrees--she can't be the same girl we saw in the playroom. The blond petulantly says, I'm going to tell Mrs. Stoddard. Wait, says Barnabas, taking her hand, you mustn't be afraid of us, please believe me. WHO ARE YOU? she asks again, shrilly. Finally, Barnabas introduces himself and Julia. I've heard them talk about you, she says.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And apparently a big part of the Summer of '70 is either Hallie telling herself or someone else telling her some variation of not to be scared:
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Saturday's quote:
Ep #1096 (1970) - David - 'You MUSTN'T be frightened, Hallie. You MUSTN'T be.'
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And considering this quote and the one from this past June 12th -
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1970: Ep #1081 (1970) - Hallie - 'I MUSTN'T be afraid,
I MUSTN'T!'
- the show definitely wanted to stress that Hallie shouldn't ever be scared. [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1007 (1970PT) - Hoffman - 'Perhaps I'm back to make things ready for you, as I always did when you were away. That is what I MUST believe.'
From "#1006/1007: Robservations 07/02/03: Gladstone's Blackmail: PT From the Other Side"Hoffman gazes up at Angelique's painting and says, I thought, when I walked into the house, that "You would be here--I felt it so strongly when I was in Boston, I left. I have returned, that's what I thought, but you've not--but I wasn't just wishing it, I FELT it, I really did! Perhaps I'm back to make things ready for you--as I always did when you were away.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1007-3.jpg)
--that is what I must believe." Behind her, Angelique, who has entered the room and overheard her last few statements--is stunned.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #953 (1970) - Jeb - 'Staring at me--gloating! He's gonna tell her! ... We're gonna burn it--we MUST burn the body!'
From "Robservations 5/23/03 - #952-953"Jeb has dug up Paul's gave; the coffin is out of the ground. Of course Stoddard will be there, insists Megan--you're just being hysterical--you won't even open it, she taunts. He's working against me, wails Jeb. Of course he is, says Megan, because you killed him, and it's your own fault!--Jeb, let's not fight, she begs, this is ridiculous, all of it! We'll see, says Jeb, opening the coffin. He is! exclaims Jeb--he knows! Inside lies Paul Stoddard--grinning, eyes wide open. He's smiling! cries Megan. Staring at me, says Jeb--gloating, he's going to tell her!--I'm going to burn it--we must burn the body!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0953-4.jpg)
Paul smiles up at them.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly, just a switch of one pronoun...
And to say Jeb looked crazed when he delivered the quote -
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #883 (1897) - Petofi - 'You are right--you're absolutely right. It is you I MUST deal with.'
From "Robservations 4/8/03 - #882/883 - Walking the Floor With Q; Fire!"I'm here with Quentin's regrets, says Barnabas--he's left Collinsport. He got away! exults Charity, I'm so glad for him! Left Collinsport? asks Petofi. Yes, he's finally escaped you, says Barnabas, but no matter how angry you are, you can't make this girl pay for it--let her go and deal with me, nothing will be accomplished by killing her. Petofi exhales smoke, chuckles, and agrees--you are right--it is you I must keep--Charity has an excellent chance of surviving the present situation if things go as I expect. Untie Charity, he orders Tate--I've been figuring on using Quentin's body because I know he exists in the future, but now Quentin is gone and I must resign myself to not seeing him until I get to 1969. You don't exist in 1969, protests Barnabas. But I will, exults Petofi--"In your body." Barnabas' mouth drops open--No!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0883-2.jpg)
The solution has been under my nose all the time, and I haven't seen it until now, says Petofi, but my eyes aren't what they used to be.
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The Robservations references the quote rather oddly - it starts off like its going to be perfect but then it goes off the rails at the end...
And one of the best things about Petofi is the devilish smile he exhibits whenever he's -
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- plotting something truly terrible!! Fabulous!!
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Garth Blackwood - 'You aided the prisoner years ago, you aided my murderer--now you MUST die!') was back on August 30th of 2020, and the second (Charles - 'I have a message to take to Quentin and I MUST get it to him. You see, if Quentin is not there within the hour, Charity Trask will die') was back on December 8th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #654 (1969) - Chris - 'There MUST be something stronger--there has to be!'
From "Robservations 9/19/02 - #654/655 - Joe Unhinged"The clock strikes 5:30. Chris looks outside. I must get out of there, he says. Julia comes in and sends Maggie up to Liz. Chris complains to Julia that those sleeping pulls didn't work. He took all 3, and they didn't work. She knows of nothing stronger, but he insists there has to be.
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The Robservations directly references the second part of the quote but references the first part indirectly though Julia's remark...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #630 (1968) - Nicholas - 'And whatever stops her, it MUST be arranged so that it can never be traced to me. Never.'
From "Robservations 9/4/02 - #630/631 - Barnabas & Vicki Try to Reason With Nick"I am giving you the chance to break off with her before I go to see Maggie, she says. I think you recognize honesty and love, he says, and I can't stop you going to Maggie, but after you finish talking to me, Maggie will come to me, and I will make her forget what you said---without using any powers. He helps her into her coat and bids her good night. Vicki tells him she isn't going to see Maggie yet--if Nicholas truly loves her, he will think about it, and will see it is impossible. After the leaves, he furiously smashes something into the fireplace, saying that it would have been that easy--she could have left and not remembered even coming here! Why didn't he do it? Maggie Evans, he says, makes me human--but Vicki can never be allowed to go to Maggie!--whatever stops her must be arranged so it can never be traced to him, never. But there IS a way. He has depended on his own powers for so long, he forgot--there is another way! He races from the room and down into the basement. He counts the flagstones and begins to pry one of them up with a crowbar.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly - again, just a switch of one pronoun...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #664 (1796) - Angelique - 'I MUST remain in this century now, as a punishment for mistakes I made in the past--mistakes I will never make again.'
From "Robservations 9/26/02 - #664/665 - Farewell, Vicki; Barnabas in Deep Trouble"How did you return to this time? asks Barn. Ang explains--I must remain in this century now, as punishment for my past mistakes--mistakes I will never make again. He frowns at her, then asks how she found out about him--about his return to this century. Never mind, I found out, and I know WHY you returned, she says--to save your precious Vicki from hanging. Barnabas assumes she's there to stop him. No, she says, I'm here to help you. He doesn't believe her. I have the power to save Vicki, she says. Barnabas wonders why, given that Angelique hates Vicki. She admits--I do hate her, but I will do it if you will make a bargain with me--I must remain in this time forever, and I want you to stay with me--and never make any attempt to return to the future. Why do you want me to stay? He asks. So we can be together, she says. "After all that's happened, you still want me?" he asks. Replies Ang, "I'm your wife. Husbands and wives should be together."
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
I have to say I always love it whenever there's an instance on the show where someone asks a question where the answer is something they don't want to get into so the question is completely glossed over with an answer like "Never mind." [b003] (Maybe we should do a slideshow of those - surely the show has got to come close to 365 instances of it.)
And it's funny that both yesterday's and today's quotes deal with things never happening, yet never was a very short time in both instances! [lghy]
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #296 (1967) - Julia - 'You MUST cooperate with me. You have no choice.'
From "#0295/0296: Robservations 12/21/01: Julia Protects Her Vampire!"He has no choice but to cooperate, she says, and leaves him, agreeing with her, like she's a queen and he a lowly subject.
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As has been previously mentioned, this ep falls into the period where the Robservations aren't all that detailed. There are several "must" lines during just this scene so once again I'm not going to go into detail explaining the circumstances surrounding the quote as I normally would. Though at least in this instance the quote is referenced even if it's not directly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Tomorrow night, you MUST die') was back on June 28th, and the second (Julia - 'I know what I'm doing and you MUST trust me. And no harm MUST come to Maggie Evans') was back on July 14th.
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The scene above is one of my earliest memories of DS, when my sister's friends watched, and I would pass through the living room and catch a glimpse. This one stopped me dead in my tracks.
Yes, that scene really got my attention. Especially because it was the very first episode of DS that I ever saw! Although it took me a while to figure out what was going on in the storylines (I remember being puzzled, trying to figure out where these guys named Jason and Willie came from and what they were doing) the series must have been captivating to me because it was four weeks later that there was the out-of-left-field moment when Willie opened the coffin in the mausoleum. Needless to say, then I was permanently hooked on the show.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #186 (1967) - Vicki - 'Now...this circle MUST remain unbroken no matter what.'
From "#0186/0187: Robservations 10/01/01: Get David Outta Here!"We have to sit very quietly, she says--put your hands flat on the table--we have to make an unbroken circle of our fingers. Sam does so, David hesitates. What's going to happen next? asks David. If we're lucky, she says, Josette will speak to us, says Vicki. Speak to us? he asks. I hope so, she says, try not to be afraid. I won't be afraid, he says, and adds his hands to theirs. This circle must remain unbroken no matter what, she instructs--clear your minds of everything but Josette--concentrate on Josette Collins--we have to repeat, over and over and over again in our minds, Josette Collins...Josette Collins...Josette Collins. It won't work, insists Sam, not without Dr. Guthrie. Please concentrate! implores Vicki. They do. Josette, says Vicki, we're calling you, Josette, come to us, Josette, come to us, Josette. David begins to moan. David! cries Sam. Leave him alone! orders Vicki--concentrate on Josette. Come to us! calls Vicki, as David continues to moan.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And I love how this seance is shot -
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- similarly to the first one -
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- but then both eps were directed by Lela Swift.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #119 (1966) - Carolyn - 'It MUST be the company I keep.'
From "#0119/0120: Robservations 08/13/01: Roger vs. Burke; Carolyn vs. Joe"Look, I want to talk to you for a minute, he says. Under normal circumstances, she says, I'd be delighted to listen to your apology--as it is, I'm willing to forego it. I don't intend to apologize, he says, it wasn't you I belted. What do you want? she asks, I'm not feeling well and I'm very tired. Not feeling well? he asks, what's the matter, can't you handle your liquor? I can handle anything and anyone, she says, furious. I just wanted to tell you you don't have to worry about handling me anymore, he says. Fine! says Carolyn, send me a letter to that effect. I'm sorry to see this has happened to you, says Joe--you used to be a very nice girl. (When?) I'm even nicer now, she says, it must be the company I keep.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0119-4.jpg)
It's impossible talking to you, he complains. Have you finally realized that? she asks, I was trying to be subtle! And she flounces upstairs. (GOOD RIDDANCE, JOE!)
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
It's interesting that in Art Wallace's Shadows on the Wall bible Carolyn and Joe were to be married with all sorts of potential storylines to come, but things certainly didn't work out that way on the show. Though that was probably for the best because otherwise how would Carolyn have been able to go on to all sorts of other bad relationships? Plus, without her involvement with Joe, Maggie wouldn't have had much to do and may have been written out before a certain vampire arrived on the scene.
It certainly wasn't that the show thought Nancy Barrett and Joel Crothers didn't work well together or have chemistry as actors because they were paired together again in 1795/76...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Joe - 'We MUST have criss-crossed each other's paths about a dozen times') was back on December 2nd.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #804 (1897) - Quentin - 'You wouldn't listen to me, but now you MUST.'
From "Robservations 2/10/03 - #803-804 - Truths and Consequences"Edward, behaving oddly, lifts a figurine and admires it--I appreciates beautiful things, he says--I worked in a very fine home, the Earl of Hampshire's. Quentin calls his name. Yes, says Edward--the Early of Hampshire's name was Edward. Have you been drinking? Asks Q. The "servant" replies, I never drink during working hours. (Priceless expression on Selby's face.) No, of course you don't, says Q--sit down. Edward seems reluctant, but Quentin assures him it's all right--when I told you there was something wrong with Jamison, you wouldn't listen to me, but now you must. Edward assures "sir", I am listening.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #570 (1968) - Liz - 'You MUST hide me, you MUST.'
From "Robservations 7/22/02 - #570/571 - Barnabas Battles the Vampire"Barnabas is drawn out of his thoughts by a knock at the door. It's Liz. She runs in and tells Barnabas they have her coffin all ready--it's empty, waiting for her. Barnabas is shocked, and she accuses him of not believing her. "Hide me," she begs, "you must."
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While the Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote, it does reference it well...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #300 (1967) - Barnabas - 'You MUST cure me!'
From "#0299/0300: Robservations 01/03/02: Mrs. Burke Devlin?"Julia examines Barnabas. His cell structure is really changing, she says, pleased to hear his heartbeat is normal (he has a heartbeat?) While he admits to being skeptical about her experiments, he's now beginning to consider that he might even one day know life as a human being. What would that be like, he wonders. He'd be able to give and accept love, she says (hint, hint?) He WANTS to be happy, he says, and she MUST cure him!
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Once again the Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Burke Devlin MUST die!') was back on April 1st of 2020 (and was the one that kicked off this whole slideshow), and the second (Barnabas - 'Unfortunately we MUST trust each other. Neither one of us has any other choice') was back on February 18th of this year.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #66 (1966) - Liz - 'Then you MUST have a pretty complete record of everything that's happened to you.'
From "#0065/0066: Robservations 07/03/01: Showdown!"we kept hoping--we all kept hoping as soon as we were old enough to know why w were there--one day, we'd get a letter, a special letter from our real parents. Didn't...most of the children know that their real parents were...no longer living? asks Liz, leaning forward. Of course,, says Vicki, but you can always hope. Liz sighs.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0066-2.jpg)
Yes, she says, you can always hope--she rises from the chair and goes to the window--you must have written a great many letters to yourself. It's like some people keep a diary, says Vicki, like my own personal diary, written to myself. You must have a pretty complete record of everything that's happened to, says Liz. It doesn't take as many letters as you might think, Vicki tells her. But your whole life! says Liz. No, says Vicki, not very much ever happened to me--until I came to Collinwood. Liz looks helpless, guilty--and miserable.
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And once again the Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the the third quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Well, if you MUST know, she was going to TELL me about a dinner party she had with Sam Evans') was back on June 22nd of 2020, and the second (Burke - 'You MUST imagine that since I've already served my five years, come out of it with my health, made a lot of money since then, I really have no cause for complaint, right?') was back on April 16th of this year.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #132 (1966) - David - 'No, it wasn't me. You MUST'VE heard somebody else.'
From "#(0131_)0132/0133: Robservations 08/21/01: Burke and Laura"Over and over, David calls to his mother. Vicki enters and says she thought he was resting. I guess I'm not as sleepy as I thought I was, he says. Were you talking to someone? she asks--I thought I heard your voice as I was coming upstairs. No, it wasn't me, he says, you must have heard someone else--can I go out and play? Not now, she says, you've got to go downstairs--your father and Aunt Elizabeth want to talk to you. I don't want to talk to them, he insists. Don't be difficult, she says, they want to see you, now go one, scoot. Do I have to? he asks. Yes, she says. Might as well get it over with, he says. Get what over with? she asks. Never mind, he says, and leaves the room. Vicki closes the window.
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Except for not using the contraction like David does, the Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'He MUST have sneaked down and taken a peek-- that's the only logical explanation I can think of') was back on April 20th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #193 (1967) - Roger - 'Well, they MUST have some value or you wouldn't want them. Tell me, are they valuable?'
From "#0192/0193: Robservations 10/04/01: End of Flames; Portia Faces Sam"Tell me, says Roger, why are these paintings suddenly so precious. None of your business, says Sam. They must have some value, or you wouldn't want them, insists Roger--tell me, are they valuable? Only to me, says Sam. Roger doubts that. Are you going to give them to me? asks Sam. I might sell them to you, if I can locate them, says Roger. Sam tells Roger he's not going to sell them to him, he's going to GIVE them to him. And what if I don't, asks Roger. I'm going to Burke Devlin, warns Sam. Will HE give them to you? Roger asks. You know what I'm talking about, says Sam.
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With the exception of dropping the "Well," the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #404 (1796) - Barnabas - 'If she knew the truth, Angelique would kill her. Somehow I MUST make her listen to me.'
From "#0403/0404: Robservations 03/19/02: Barnabas Confronts His Witch-Wife"Barnabas nervously paces the gazebo, waiting for Josette to show up. He has to warn her about the danger she's in, but can't reveal it's Angelique, or the witch will kill his beloved.
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This ep is another during the period when they weren't all that detailed so this Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly - though it does reference it enough for me not to have to explain how it comes up...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #481 (1968) - Julia - 'Another reason you MUST NOT do it.'
From "#0481/0482: Robservations 05/14/02: Cassandra Thwarts the Good Guys"He grabs the eavesdropping Cassandra. "We have a visitor, Julia!" cries Barnabas triumphantly, holding her tightly imprisoned in his grip. Cassandra, wearing a much nicer wig now, struggles against him--she was just taking a walk. Barnabas demands to know how long she was listening, what she heard, and Julia chastises, "Barnabas!" Cass begs him to let her go, insisting she doesn't know what he's talking about. "You're lying, Angelique!" Barnabas shouts, still clutching her. She orders him to stop calling her that, and he says she won't upset their plans, he'll see to it. "Why do you keep accusing me?" demands Cassandra. "Why do you think I hate you? Julia, why does he? He's mad. Everyone says Roger is, but it's Barnabas who is insane! I'm the only one who knows it--I'm the only one he treats this way!" "YOU KNOW WHY!" thunders Barnabas, but Cassandra cries, "No, I don't!" and pulls herself from his grasp, sobbing. Julia tells him to let her go or make it worse. Barnabas says they're fools to be there, discussing their plans, which Cassandra will ruin if she knows of them. Another reason you must not do it, says Julia, but Barnabas insists they must escalate their plans. Upset, he races off, leaving Julia alone on the terrace, crying, "No, Barnabas, no!"
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #675 (1969) - Barnabas - 'She MUST have delayed him until the moon was out, and then he couldn't help it. The werewolf does not choose his victims.'
From "Robservations 10/3/02 - #674/675 - Donna Friedlander, Bullseye!"Barnabas surveys a headline in the COLLINSPORT STAR--"Mystery Murder." Julia and Barnabas feel responsible for Donna's death--if we hadn't let Chris take Donna with him, could we have stopped it? queries Julia. Barnabas doubts it--wherever Chris and Donna went last night was Donna's fault--she must have delayed him until the moon was up--the werewolf can't help it--he doesn't choose his victims.
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The Robservations references the quote well though not exactly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'The police took him about a half an hour ago, Mr. Garner. There MUST be something you can do!') was back on December 22nd.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #711 (1897) - Rachel - 'The original Barnabas Collins MUST have been distraught when... when Josette died.'
From "Robservations 11/1/02 - #710/711 - An Old Enemy Joins the Party"The original Barnabas Collins must have been distraught when Josette died, says Rachel. He never got over the shock of it, and couldn't accept her death, says Barn--he had to believe he'd find her again someday, it was the only way he could go on living.
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Again, the Robservations references the quote well though not exactly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #902 (1969) - Paul - 'Famed Collins impatience. Everything MUST run according to your timetable.'
From "Robservations 4/21/03 - #901-902 -Carolyn Hears THE Breathing; Liz Follows David"You suspect everything I say to you, don't you? demands Paul. Yes, says Liz. That makes it very difficult when I want to be sincere, and I do, about Carolyn--I want to be sincere. I'm waiting, she says. The famed Collins impatience, rants Paul, everything must run according to YOUR timetable! If you say so, she says.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1011 (1970PT) - Yaeger - 'Why MUST I become Longworth again-- go back to the same miserable life?'
From "#1010/1011: Robservations 07/08/03: Interview With a Vampire--Finis!"Caves - Yaeger, surveying the antidote, asks himself, why must I become Longworth again?--go back to that dull, miserable life! That fool, Gladstone, he's making me take this, even in death, he dictates what I do!
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Will - 'In your own time, you MUST have spent plenty of time in here, eh, Mr. Collins?') was back on July 19th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1108 (1970) - Julia - 'Look, look at how old it is-- it really must be the original card that the family sent to friends in 1840.'
From "#1107/1108: Robservations 09/16/03: Buried Alive!"Julia and Barnabas return to Collinwood. Barnabas starts to dial the phone--let's hope Shaw is home, he says. Barnabas finds a paper under a box once used to house Petofi's hand and takes it--"Quentin Collins, he reads, born 1808 died 1840--may he rest in peace." He shows the note to Julia--"The death notice of Quentin Collins!" he says. Julia looks at it, concerned.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1108-1.jpg)
Look at how old the death notice is, says Julia--must have been the same one sent to friends in 1840. Gerard has put this here, says Barnabas, slipping the card into his jacket pocket. The carousel music begins to play. I feel Gerard' presence in the house, announces Julia--he's somewhere near.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'I've got to back to Collinwood. You MUST take me') was back on July 20th.
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If you asked me tomorrow I would say it was Quentin that drove Maggie to Windcliff. I don't know why I can't get that out of my head.
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If you asked me tomorrow I would say it was Quentin that drove Maggie to Windcliff. I don't know why I can't get that out of my head.
It's probably been years since you've seen the Summer of '70 storyline so it's easily understandable that you don't remember this, but it would have been an amazing feat for Quentin to have taken Maggie to Windcliff considering that when Sebastian does so Quentin has already been buried alive by Gerard and continues to be into the next ep. [ghost_wink]
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Tomorrow will tell, lol.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1112 (1840) - Gerard - 'You MUST be terribly worried about him.'
From "#1111/1112: Robservations 09/18/03: Julia in Jeopardy"Julia returns and he greets her good morning. She says she was taking a walk, she wanted to see the grounds during the day. Any news from your brother? He asks. No, she says, no news. You must be terribly worried about him, says Gerard. Yes, says Julia.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1225 (1841PT) - Kendrick - 'Melanie, I know, but I MUST know again just to be sure.'
From "#1224/1225: Robservations 12/29/03: Kendrick Demands Answers"I could never forget you, he says, the fact is, I've devoted the last three days exclusively to you. Is that what you wanted to talk to me about? she asks. Yes, he says, and I want to ask you again just how your family came to adopt you. I told you everything, she says, upset. I know, he says, but I must know again just to be sure.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #34 (1966) - Joe - 'You MUST be joking.'
From "#0033/0034: Robservations 06/11/01: Into the Whirlpool""Uh, oh," he says, causing her to ask him who else he told off. It's not that--he forgot to pay for his drinks. He resolves to stop off on his way home and pay his tab. She asks him to make it a quick stop, and, smiling, he suggests she's worried about him. Counting on her fingers, she humorously reminds him he made speeches to her, her mother, Vicki and Burke--that's enough for one night! He doesn't know, if Devlin's in the bar, he might find a few more things to say to him. Growing serious, she says that if Burke is still there, she would prefer Joe apologize to him. He says, "You must be joking," and she assures him Burke's really a very nice person. Joe tells her for what he said to the others, he's truly sorry, but what he said to Burke Devlin--"I'm delighted." Carolyn eyes him unhappily and teasingly says he's really horrible.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And it's another surprise Joe quote...
And not only that but it's the second Joe quote from the ep. The first (Joe - 'No, I was drunk. I was just plain drunk. Your mother MUST be sore, huh?') was back on July 1st of 2020.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #211 (1967) - Caretaker - 'No, please, you MUSTN'T.'
From "#0210/0211: Robservations 10/18/01: The Courtly Cousin From England"He should never have gone inside, says the caretaker. Why, what's in there? asks Jason. The dead, asleep and at peace, says the caretaker. Is that all? asks Jason. Evil, says the caretaker, evil hovers there, can't you feel it? No, can't say that I do, replies Jason--nothing inside was disturbed, was it? Yes! says the caretaker. You mean somebody disturbed the coffins? Asks Jason. Nothing that profane, says the caretaker, but the dead were disturbed, I can tell! Do you mind if I go in there? asks Jason. Please, you mustn't! begs the caretaker. Why not? asks Jason. I told you, evil is in there! the caretaker replies. Suppose I just take my chances, grins Jason, entering the tomb.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And given this regarding Ep #211 -
And this is the fourth quote from this ep (tying with Eps #2, #212, #365 and #678 for the most quotes so far from a single ep). The first (Caretaker - 'You TELL him he MUST never come here again') was back on June 20th of 2020, the second (Caretaker - 'Oh no, the living MUST LEAVE. They MUST NEVER COME here again') was back on January 3rd, and the third (Caretaker - 'Someone was in here. Something happened here. We MUSTN'T STAY') was back on January 27th. Apparently we love quoting the caretaker from this ep! [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
- it's perhaps more than fitting that the first ep to reach the [milestone] of a fifth quote is Ep #211 with yet another quote from the caretaker! [ghost_wink] [ghost_cheesy]
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I am eager to read about today's quote! I don't remember it and it's a great quote. It would have made a great green series card.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #406 (1796) - Angelique - 'I MUST make him hear me. I want him to know how sorry I am.'
From "#0405/0406: Robservations 03/20/02 - Cursed!"Barnabas, cautiously hopeful, tells Ben he shot Angelique--are you sure she's dead, Ben? Then Angelique, still holding her bloody shoulder, comes in and tells the two disappointed men she isn't dead and isn't going to die. Ben tries to keep her away from Barnabas, but she says she must look at him, and they must keep him alive. If he dies. . .never mind, she says savagely to Ben. She touches Barnabas' face and says she wants him to know how sorry she is. Ben explodes at her--first she puts a curse on the man, now she's sorry! He tried to kill me, says Ang, that's why I set the curse! But now she wants to reverse it..
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The Robservations paraphrases the quote...
And something hit me that I never fully realized until after I saw that Midnite had picked this quote: from Angelique's POV she was sorry for cursing Barnabas and she didn't understand why he didn't accept that and forgive her. After all, to her mind it was his fault he was cursed because he shot her. Whether that belief is in any way based in reality or completely delusional is almost beside the point because it explains a great deal about Angelique's motivations throughout the rest of the series - if only he would have accepted her apology, she believed she would have acted differently from that point on. And who knows, maybe that would have been true, especially after Barnabas' big realization in 1840/41...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #528 (1968) - Nicholas - 'Here, let me take that. You MUST have a bon voyage drink with me to assure yourself a pleasant journey.'
From "Robservations 6/19/02 - #527/528 - Cass and Nick Bickerson"Later, Nicholas is playing with the vial of potion in the drawing room. He spots Vicki coming down the stairs with her luggage and asks if she's going on a holiday. In a way, she replies. He tells her she deserves it and insists they have a bon voyage drink. As he mixes the potion in with her sherry, he recommends vacationing in the winter, adding that he's allergic to the cold. (Satan's minion would be!) She answers that she likes winters because they are peaceful (and her birth month, right?) Whatever. He offers a toast, "Cheers!", but before either of them take a sip, there's a knock at the door. It's Jeff, and Vicki says she's all ready to leave. Nicholas protests that she hasn't touched her drink, and invites Jeff to join them. Jeff thanks him but says they don't have the time. Some other time, promises Vicki. Nicholas tells her to have a pleasant trip, and they rush out, leaving him standing alone with the two glasses of sherry.
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The Robservations barely references the quote, but we're lucky it's referenced at all because this ep is during the period where the Robservations aren't as detailed...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #709 (1897) - Judith - 'You MUST remember-- on Grandmother's hand in the coffin.'
I am eager to read about today's quote! I don't remember it and it's a great quote. It would have made a great green series card.
And here you are:
From "Robservations 10/29/02 - Barnabas Threatens Quentin - #708/709"Judith spots a lace glove on the floor. Quentin picks it up despite her warning. It was on Edith's hand in the coffin, says Judith, that was her favorite pair of gloves--it was on her hand, and you know it! Quentin stares at the glove, perturbed.
Judith tells Quentin she's frightened. He retorts, you were always a scaredy-cat and I hated playing with you. I'm not a child, she says--open the door. They both go into the study. A glove is indeed missing from the old lady's hand.
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The Robservations references the quote but not directly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Judith - 'I suppose I MUST look at her, MUSTN'T I?') was back on May 7th of 2020, and the second (Quentin - 'You MUST be able to hear it now. You MUST!') was back on October 24th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #886 (1796) - Barnabas - 'I MUST get back to the path. Where is the path? Where is it?'
From "Robservations 4/10/03 - #886-887 - 1796 Finale; Hello, Leviathans!"In the woods, Barnabas finds himself enshrouded in fog. I should be at the road, he says to himself. What is that? He spies a strange stone altar with coiled snakes on the background. Fire burns in two standing torches. I've never seen it before, Barnabas murmurs to himself. He moves closer to the altar, wondering how it's possible--I took this path earlier tonight--this wasn't here. Where am I? What's happened to me--how could I be lost...at Collinwood? I can't be, yet I am. I am! I must get back to the path--where is it?
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The Robservations references most of the quote...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1014 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'Is it true that you can reveal secrets that are hidden in the future? Everything that's happening MUST be leading to something. But what? Does the answer lie here?'
From "#1014/1015: Robservations 07/10/03: Hoffman Learns the Truth"Quentin picks up a Tarot card from the table and holds it up, wondering to himself, is it true it can reveal hidden future secrets?--everything that's happening must be leading to something--but what? Does the answer lie here? He sits at the table and shuffles the Tarot deck, then lays out the cards. This is the card that will tell me what I want to know, he tells himself, and flips it over--"The hanging man!" cries Quentin.
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The Robservations paraphrases part of the quote but still references it well...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1191 (1841) - Daniel's Ghost - 'You, Gabriel-- you turned this hand cold, as my heart has turned cold from you. Now, you MUST die, Gabriel. You MUST die!'
From "#1191/1192: Robservations 12/03/03: A Hideous Visage"Gabriel runs up a spiral staircase to a parapet on the roof of Collinwood. No, Gabriel, your murders must stop, commands his father's ghost. They've stopped, Gabriel promises. Another lie! accuses Daniel. It's not another lie, I'm finished! cries Gabriel--oh, Father, I know you never loved me, for God's sake, I know that Edith didn't, Quentin didn't--Father! You, Gabriel, you turned this hand cold, says Daniel, holding out a ghostly hand--as my heart has grown cold against you--now you must die, Gabriel, you must die!
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The Robservations paraphrases just a bit but still references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #16 (1966) - Liz - 'She MUST. She has to be.'
From "#0015/0016: Robservations 05/29/01: Dead Man's Curve"This is no place for young people, continues Liz, old and decaying, and smells of death. Carolyn seems to have managed, says Vicki. Do you think so? asks Liz anxiously--do you really think so? she's a wonderful girl, says Vicki. I've been so worried about her, says Liz, and not this Devlin business--I'm a strong woman, but if anything happened to Carolyn, I think I'd die (said with heart-wrenching intensity). I'm sure she'll be just fine, says Vicki. She must, she has to be, insists Liz.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And I was really quite happy with the screen capture I was able to get:
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #296 (1967) - Julia - 'You MUST understand that you MUSTN'T do anything to harm Maggie Evans. She can't hurt you.'
From "#0295/0296: Robservations 12/21/01: Julia Protects Her Vampire!"She'll do anything to make this experiment happen, short of taking a life, and Maggie, memory gone, can't hurt him. Julia coolly pushes a cigarette in a holder, then lights it in Barnabas' candelabra.
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Again, this ep falls into the period where the Robservations aren't all that detailed and the quote is barely referenced. But there are several "must" lines during just this small section so once again I'm not going to go into detail explaining the circumstances surrounding the quote as I normally would. And honestly, the quote pretty much speaks for itself...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Tomorrow night, you MUST die'), was back on June 28th, the second (Julia - 'I know what I'm doing and you MUST trust me. And no harm MUST come to Maggie Evans') was back on July 14, and the third (Julia - 'You MUST cooperate with me. You have no choice') was back on August 26th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #392 (1795) - Barnabas - 'We MUST not let time slow us down. We MUST not wait for time to... to heal the wounds that we suffer now. We MUST try to heal them ourselves as best we can.'
From "#0390_0391/0392: Robservations 03/11/02: Jeremiah Wants to Party"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0392-1.jpg)
Barnabas watches a black-frocked Josette kneel at Jeremiah's grave, cross herself, and place down flowers. How can he tell her about his engagement to her maid? He decides it might actually help matters if he does--perhaps telling her of his future plans will ease her remorse. Josette gazes up sadly at him and they exchange chastened greetings. He asks if she's offended that he's there, and she says he has as much right to be there as she does. He tells her not to blame herself-he killed him. She should have come to Barnabas before they ran away, she says. Barnabas assures her that she's young and has many pleasant things to look forward to--even after this. They gaze at each other like lovers for a moment, and Barnabas continues, saying they have to start living again, to heal themselves. How, she asks, and he starts to tell her about Angelique. Seeming to sense he's going to suggest that they get back together; she tells him not to say anything he'll regret.
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The Robservations references at least part of the quote well...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #504 (1968) - Liz - 'Well, then I MUST talk to him myself. Maybe he'll tell me something that he won't tell them.'
From "Robservations 6/3/02 - Everyone Frets Over Carolyn - #503/504"The phone rings and Liz races to answer it. It's the sheriff--they've got the kidnaper, but he apparently isn't talking about where he's hidden Carolyn. Liz relays all this to Vicki. They've been questioning the man, who was caught in front of the Old House, endlessly, but can't get a word out of him. Liz wants to order the sheriff to release the man, who might lead them to Carolyn.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0504-1.jpg)
Vicki doubts they'd release him, even for her. They decide to go into town to speak to the prisoner themselves.
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The Robservations barely references the quote...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #717 (1897) - Judith - 'And I also know that Rachel is beginning to suspect more than she should. She MUSTN'T know anything about Jenny. Nobody MUST.'
From "Robservations - #716/717 -11/6/02 - Jenny and Her Babies"Beth comes downstairs. She tells Judith Jenny put the "babies" back to sleep. Judith calls Beth a fool--we are all turning as mad as she is--those aren't babies, but breakable dolls--she's had dozens of them, and can't tell the difference between them. She can't tell the difference between anything anymore, rants Judith, including life and death--and I won't have it, not now that all this is mine. I said nothing against you, insists Beth, she just happened to find you there--all Jenny is afraid of is that you'll take her babies away. Beth, she must go, insists Judith. She has no where to go, says Beth, and you know that. Rachel is beginning to suspect more than she should, says Judith, and mustn't know about Jenny--nobody must. Beth heads back upstairs.
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The Robservations paraphrases a bit but references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #903 (1969) - 'Olivia'- 'She's a... a fascinating woman. Um, someday I MUST tell you all about her.'
From "Robservations 4/22/03 - #903-904 -Whose Portrait? Barnabas Runs Down A Stranger"Julia has drinks with Olivia in her room at the Inn. The actress is surrounded by her own headshots. I didn't know you were that interested in Tate, says Julia. Oh, yes, says Olivia. A very ambitious project, having a showing of his paintings, says Julia. All I have to do is the preliminary scouting, says Olivia, I have a dear friend in NY who owns a gallery--he does the real work.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0903-2.jpg)
Strange project for someone like you, says Julia. Not really, says Olivia, he painted a portrait of my grandmother--I'd like to see him rediscovered, for her sake--I was very devoted to my grandmother, a fascinating woman--someday, I must tell you all about her. I would like that very much, says Julia.
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The Robservations drops a few bits here and there but still references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #195 (1967) - Carolyn - 'I really MUST insist upon knowing who you are.'
From "#0194/0195: Robservations 10/05/01: Enter Jason McG"Collinwood - Carolyn answers the door. She fixes her hair before opening it. It's Jason, cap in hand, who asks for Liz. She doesn't think she's seeing anyone, she's back from the hospital, explains Carolyn. Yes, he was very upset to hear that, says Jason. She apologizes--she doesn't think she knows him. He didn't expect her to, he says, turning on the thick charm, but I know YOU--you're Carolyn, and she makes him feel terribly old--he reminds her she's letting all the cold air in, and could catch cold. Carolyn invites him in, and he says of course he wouldn't have recognized her if he saw her on the street, except for certain family resemblances. Where do you know me from? she asks. Right here, he says, when you were that big (and he indicates a short person). They go into the foyer, and she asks who he is. He looks around, saying the place hasn't change a bit in all these years--amazing. Where is your mother? Upstairs, resting, she says. She'll be down soon, I trust? Yes, she will. Jason volunteers to wait inside, and walks into the drawing room. But who are you? she asks again. Ah, this room, he says, one of my favorites, not a stick of furniture has been changed. She says she must insist on knowing who it is. Obviously, a very old acquaintance, says Jason. Carolyn gathered that much.
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The Robservations paraphrases but references the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Oh, I know what you MUST have heard. You heard Vicki') was back on December 14th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #625 (1968) - Vicki - 'No. If he wants to see me, I MUST go to him.'
From "Robservations 8/28/02 - #624/625 - Wedding Day?"Roger comes in, grim-faced. Vicki is smiling, radiant, and Liz asks her brother if he isn't going to tell her how beautiful she is. Roger agrees, but he didn't bring up her flowers--Jeff wants to see you, he tells her. Before the ceremony? demands Liz--impossible! Where is he? asks Vicki anxiously. On the terrace, answers Roger. Liz wants to go tell him it's bad luck to see the bride before the wedding, but Vicki wants to go. Liz is upset.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0625-2.jpg)
Vicki glances at Roger's face and, knowing it's important, heads out the door, Liz calling after her, Roger looking miserable.
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The Robservations barely references the quote, but at least it is referenced that Vicki feels she must go to Jeff...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #730 (1897) - Edward - 'I don't understand, Jamison, why you can't do things with other people. Why MUST it always be Quentin?'
From "Robservations 11/18/02 - #730/731 - Quentin and His "Dead" Mistress"It apparently takes more than a warning to teach you a lesson, says Edward, so both of you are to stay in your rooms today. Jamison protests--I didn't do anything! Edward orders him upstairs anyway. Unfair, declares Jamison, I had something important to do today--but he can't tell his father what it was. Then he lies, "Quentin was going to take me on a hike." I might have known it involved Quentin, remarks Edward sourly--why must you always do things with Quentin? "Because no one else ever asks me," says the little boy sadly. (awww!)
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The Robservations only references part of the quote...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #528 (1968) - Cassandra - 'She MUST have the dream.'
From "Robservations 6/19/02 - #527/528 - Cass and Nick Bickerson"Cassandra arrives at the gazebo and informs Nicholas he's interrupted something important--she was trying to keep Vicki from leaving so she can have the dream. He moans that she's wasted too much time on Barnabas, calling her "some commonplace suburban housewife with little human worries."-why hasn't she yet made him the way he was before? Don't start with me again! she warns, and he grabs her wrist and orders her not to speak to him that way.
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The Robservations references the quote, though not directly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'Here, let me take that. You MUST have a bon voyage drink with me to assure yourself a pleasant journey') was back on September 16th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #830 (1897) - Voice Of Tessie's Ghost - 'You MUST listen.'
From "Robservations 2/27/03 - #830/831 - Quentin at Trask's Mercy"Thunder and lightning blast and blare, winds closing and opening the windows. Trask, frightened, assures Minerva, "I will do anything you ask!" Leave this house, the ghostly woman's voice warns him, he's in this house, he will kill again! I don't understand, says Trask. The beast that walks like a man, she clarifies. "You're not Minerva?" he asks. BEWARE OF THE FULL MOON AND THE BEAST, says the voice.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. In fact, the Robservations gets things wrong because the circumstances surrounding the quote are that after Trask tells who he believes to be Minerva that he will do anythings she asks, the ghostly voice delivers the quote and immediately goes on to warn that he is in the house and he will kill again. But at no point does the voice say to leave the house and who knows why the Robservations says that rather than that Trask must listen? [idontknow]
And normally we don't use quote's unless the character's face appears on screen at at least some point while the quote is delivered - but given this was the disembodied voice of a ghost, I figured it was okay to use it...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #629 (1968) - Nicholas - 'I implore you-- if I MUST account for something, let me account for it, but do not harm this woman. She is not responsible for anything that I may have done.'
From "Robservations 9/3/02 - Angelique Sends Nicholas to Hell - #628/629"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0629-1.jpg)
Nicholas asks the master, who still speaks through Maggie, why he has summoned him. Through Maggie's mouth, Nick is informed that he has failed him, and Eve is dead. Unselfishly, Nicholas begs--if I must account for what has happened, don't blame Maggie. The Master knows, but sarcastically asks Nick if he's become the defender of the innocent and pure at heart. No, says Nicholas, but the Master knows he's lying. The Master asks if Nicholas has fallen in love with her--he demands an answer? Nicholas replies, "Yes." The Master says he has become even more human than he was led to believe, and they must do something about it.
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The Robservations references the quote at its minimum and not directly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Diabolos - 'That is the only way you and Maggie Evans can be together, Nicholas. The Black Mass MUST be performed') was back on September 29th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #302 (1967) - Julia - 'The injections take time to prepare and MUST be prepared with caution.'
From "#0301/0302: Robservations 01/04/02: Thrust & Parry"Old House, drawing room - Barnabas is looking through the family album when Julia joins him. Your injection will be ready shortly, she informs him. One mistake could mean your life, he warns her. Julia sits across from him and notes how often he's been looking through that album.
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The Robservations barely references the situation surrounding the quote. And how those circumstances fully play out are that Barnabas is in the drawing room looking at the family album. After Julia comes in and announces she'll be giving him his injection in about twenty minutes, Barnabas remarks that he was beginning to think she wasn't going to be coming out of her "little playroom" for the rest of the evening. At that Julia delivers the quote and then adds that one mistake could mean his life. However, Barnabas points out that she's wrong in that because one mistake could mean her life. And it is after that Julia studies Barnabas a bit, sits down, and then remarks that he hasn't put the album down all evening even though it isn't as though he hasn't seen it before...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #121 (1966) - Matthew - 'If you wanta help me, ya MUST never do anything that might hurt me.'
From "#0121/0122: Robservations 08/14/01: Matthew on the Brink"Did you smoke the cigarettes I brought you? asks David. I smoked some, says Matthew. Mrs. Johnson's mad, she thinks I took them, says David. He again grabs David's arms and warns him not to steal anything like that again--you hear me--don't take chances, just cut it out! I'm sorry, says David. If you want to help me, says Matthew more gently, you must never do anything that might hurt me, understand?
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #122 (1966) - Carolyn- 'You MUST be out of your mind.'
From "#0121/0122: Robservations 08/14/01: Matthew on the Brink"David comes into the drawing room, asking for Aunt Liz. She's upstairs resting, says Carolyn--and don't you bother her--she didn't get very much sleep last night. Where's my father? asks David. He's resting, too, says Carolyn--everyone around this house is exhausted, including me. She plops herself down on the sofa. David sits next to her. Do you think Matthew would hurt Vicki? he asks her plaintively. Let's not talk about it, she says. But I want to, he says, I'm worried about her, too--would he or could he hurt Miss Winters or anyone else. I don't know, says Carolyn, I never used to think so--he was always sort of gruff, but I never thought he could hurt a fly. What made you change your mind? he asks. Bill Malloy's death for one thing, says Carolyn, accident or no accident, Matthew was responsible. What if he wasn't, what if somebody else was? asks David. And somebody else tried to kill Vicki on at least three occasions, too, scoffs Carolyn, like the time the car tried to run her down. Well, my father was out in his car that night, wasn't he? asks David. Carolyn thinks about it. What are you getting at, she asks--if you still think Uncle Roger tried to kill Vicki, you must be out of your mind. Maybe, maybe not, he says. You really are a little monster, to think a thing like that about your own father! she says. Maybe I'm just smarter than everyone else, he suggests.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Matthew - 'Voices callin' ta me--you heard 'em, you MUST of!') was back on May 1st of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #129 (1966) - Sam - 'Well, surely she MUST have said something one way or another?'
From "#0129/0130: Robservations 08/20/01: FIRE!"--all Laura said is that it would be a shock to her family if she made an appearance. Roger makes a choking sound. Shock, he says, that's hardly the word--he rises and walks away from the table. Sam joins him. Why did she have to come back? asks Roger bitterly. I know she felt guilty about the accident, says Sam--during all those years she was married to you--wasn't that when she started drinking?--isn't that the reason she landed in an institution? What of it? asks Roger angrily. Laura may have come back to ease her conscience and get revenge for all those unhappy years, says Sam, and in the process, hang me--unless...she knew I saw the accident. I have already answered that question--I don't know! says Roger. She must have said something about it one way or another, insists Sam. She did not, says Roger firmly.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #281 (1967) - Barnabas - 'I MUST live in the present.'
From "#0281/0282: Robservations 12/12/01: Josette Speaks Through Vicki"Sarah, in Josette's room, carefully lays out her dress on the bed, then disappears(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0281-3.jpg)
when Barnabas comes in. He lifts his sister's dress and gently folds it into the trunk. He speaks to Josette's portrait--she and the past are gone, he says quietly, and he must learn to live in the present. He tells his ancestors not to come back--any of them!
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While Barnabas doesn't include the words "learn to," the Robservations does reference the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Vicki(possessed by Josette) - 'He MUSTN'T catch me!') was back on May 28th of 2020, and the second (Barnabas - 'No, you MUSTN'T. Have some more wine'), coincidentally, was back on May 28th of this year.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #398 (1796) - Angelique - 'Why did he turn on me? He MUST be under the control of someone else, but who could it be?'
From "#0397/0398: Robservations 03/14/02: Mr. & Mrs. Barnabas Collins"Angelique paces the drawing room, exhausted. She must get rid of Jeremiah's ghost, but how? Why did he turn on her, and who's controlling him?
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Even though this is the period when the Robservations aren't as detailed, this one does reference the quote well. Though the funny thing is Jeremiah' Ghost is actually rebelling against Angelique all on his own, no one is controlling him. Bit of course, Angelique needs to think Vicki is controlling Jeremiah to give her a motive to work against Vicki. Obviously Angelique would never admit to herself the possibility that her powers weren't strong enough to completely control Jeremiah's will once he realized she was behind everything that happened to him...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #543 (1968) - Carolyn - 'You MUSTN'T harm him.'
From "Robservations 6/28/02 - #542/543 Nicholas Warns, Cassandra Plots"Carolyn stops Adam just in time, demanding he give her the knife. Adam tells her Harry tried to kill him, but she assures him he won't, he mustn't harm him. She won't let him hurt Adam, says Carolyn, and Adam tells her of Harry's threat to turn him over to the cops. Carolyn reassures Adam on this score, too, and he admits he trusts her. She again asks for the knife as Harry grimaces with fear, and Adam finally relents and hands the knife to Carolyn.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first(Nicholas - 'He will not be destroyed. Adam MUST live') was back on September 23rd of 2020, and the second (Cassandra - 'My curse MUST continue') was back on February 10th.
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...and the audience shouts, "KILL HIM! KILL HIM!!
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Ep #794 (1897) - 'Victor' - 'The hand! I MUST get the hand!'
What a great storyline that could/would have been. Petofi in present time. Thayer is/was awesome in the role. And the HAND! ROFL, I wonder what that would go for at auction?
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...and the audience shouts, "KILL HIM! KILL HIM!!
Poor Harry - he was such a useless character...
At least when Craig Slocum played Noah, Noah actually served a purpose in the storyline.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #646 (1968) - Liz - 'But there MUST be something we can do for her.'
From "Robservations 9/13/02 #645/646 - The Kids "Play" With Roger"Liz paces the foyer. Roger comes downstairs, briefcase in hand, and tells Liz Vicki's in a sad state--I couldn't have gotten angry with her. She should be spending more time with the children, opines Liz--if she does, it would take her mind off Jeff. It's too much to expect, says Roger, we must wait and hope for the best
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. And the way that the quote comes up in the scene is that after Roger says that he couldn't have gotten angry with Vicki even if he'd wanted to, Liz asks what he said to her? It's then Roger, and not Liz, who says that he pointed out to Vicki that it's her responsibility to spend more time with the children and that if she did that, it she might take her mind off of Jeff. To that Liz remarks that she wishes she could believe that were true. Roger concurs but believes it's too much to expect. Then it's at that point that Liz delivers the quote that there must be something they can do for Vicki, but Roger feels there doesn't seem to be and it's then that he says he supposes they should just wait and hope for the best (without using the word "must")...
Also, I was happy to finally be able to capture one of Joan Bennett's bits of body language that we see quite often over the course of the series:
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I'm actually surprised it was the first time I'd done so - but perhaps it shows up most often in circumstances other than when she's using the word "must" so that's why it hasn't shown up in this slideshow until this quote.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (David - 'My family has made the two of us very unhappy. They MUST be made to realize that. They MUST pay for what they've done to us') was back on October 10th of 2020 - and apparently I pulled a Midnite -
Oh wow, according to the dual slide show, I chose quotes from the same ep (#281) exactly one year apart for this date.
I know - isn't that wild? I'm sure it's completely coincidental and what are the odds of it happening?! [easter_cool]
- and did the same thing for Ep #646 for October 10th of this year - it seems like the odds of it happening may not be as big as I'd originally thought [hall_grin] - and the second (David - 'During the day we MUST attend to something else') was back on February 21st.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #794 (1897) - 'Victor' - 'The hand! I MUST get the hand!'
From "Robservations 2/4/03 - #794/795 - Hope For Quentin?"The werewolf growls in the confines of the chair. He stands, looks at his paws, knocks over a table and flees the house. Victor watches him go. I must get the hand, he says. He enters the Old House and sees table that held the box is now empty. Frustrated, he slams his hand down on it.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
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Ep #794 (1897) - 'Victor' - 'The hand! I MUST get the hand!'
What a great storyline that could/would have been. Petofi in present time. Thayer is/was awesome in the role.
If only - what a fantastic storyline it could have been. But alas...
And the HAND! ROFL, I wonder what that would go for at auction?
I suspect an astronomical price!!
Actually, I wonder what happened to it?
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #931 (1970) - Megan - 'I MUST thank you, MUSTN'T I?'
From "Robservations / Robs 5/8/03 - #930-931 - Lung Brat Plays With Paul; Grant Sees Q's Portrait"Barnabas orders Megan to come here. A door opens and she comes to him. What's going on? she innocently asks. You heard nothing? he asks sarcastically. I must thank you, she says--I was so frightened, I knew he was out, I tried to awaken Philip, who'd taken some sleeping pills--I was so frightened! "YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE UNBOLTED THAT DOOR, MEGAN!" he says, don't lie, I know you let him out--and why(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0931-2.jpg)
--stay here and do nothing until I have taken care of Paul Stoddard! Megan looks at him speculatively.
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The Robservations references part of the quote well, though not it all...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Amanda - 'No, he'll never say he loves me! Oh, he MUST! Or else...') was back on August 3rd of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1017 (1970PT) - Will - 'Maggie. I MUST warn Maggie.'
From "#1016/1017: Robservations 07/11/03: A New Cousin From a Distant Land"Will sits on the sofa, where Carolyn dabs a cut on his head. You should have known you couldn't stop him, she says. Will sits up straighter--I must warn Maggie, he says. Carolyn, her hand on his face, asks, what are you talking about? That's why he shut himself up in the room, explains Will, then he heard her voice... Do you mean he's going after her? she asks. Yes, says Will, I've got to get to Collinwood. Carolyn urges him to sit back down--you can't go in your condition, she says, I will. He holds her hand--be careful, he cautions, then leans back, wincing with pain.
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The Robservations references the most important part of the quote...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1151 (1840) - Lamar - 'He has the arrogance still to wear it-- it MUST have been a gift from the devil himself.'
From "#1150/1151: Robservations 11/03/03: Gerard Gives Daphne Dreams"Remember Lorna Bell? Asks Trask--remember the mark on her forehead?--t was the mark of the devil, remember it? Gerard appears to have a dizzy spell. Trask shows him a paper with the symbol from Quentin's ring--think carefully, says Trask, have you ever seen that mark before. Yes, says Gerard, it's on Quentin's ring. Exactly! says Trask, he has the arrogance still to wear it--it must have been a gift from the devil himself. I'm afraid you're wrong, says Gerard--I gave him that ring. You? asks Trask. Yes, says Gerard, we were in a little village in Brazil, up the river, and one of the crew members got suddenly ill--Quentin had heard of a witch doctor who could perform miracles, or so Quentin said. You let him take a Christian soul to a pagan? Asks Trask. Gerard explains it wasn't his decision--but when the witch doctor was doing his incantations, Quentin mentioned the ring he was wearing--when the ceremony was over, I could see plainly Quentin wanted that ring very much, but was afraid to ask for it--so I bought it for him.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1213 (1841PT) - Bramwell - 'I guess I made the mistake in thinking you as the young girl I knew when I went away. Well, a great deal MUST have happened to you, you MUST tell me about yourself-- I, I don't think I even know you.'
From "#1212/1213: Robservations 12/17/03: Gabriel Escapes"I guess I made the mistake of thinking of you as the young girl I knew when I went away, says Bramwell--a great deal must have happened to you, tell me about yourself--I don't think I even know you. Do you really want to know? she asks eagerly. Yes, very much, he says. I don't think anything terribly interesting happened, she says--I just grew up, that's all--it's really funny, I always thought it would be different, but it's not different at all. You mean being an adult? he asks. Yes, she says. Why should it be different? he asks. I don't know, she says, I thought it would bring some freedoms that I didn't have as a child--I guess if I were a man, it would have, I don't know--but as a woman, well, I'm still living in Collinsport, as restrained as always, yet wanting so much to go beyond it. It's no better out there, I've been there, he says, but if you're so sure of it, go--you must have a sweetheart--marry him and go together. You make it sound simple, says Daphne, but I don't have a sweetheart, so that's out. I find that difficult to believe, remarks Bramwell. It shouldn't be, says Daphne--the young men want to leave Collinsport, too, and so they do, they go off and find jobs or go to school, some of them come back--but with wives--I did go out for a while with Gerard Stiles. Who? asks Bramwell. Don't you remember him? she asks. I guess not, says Bramwell.
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The Robservations drops a few words - particularly the all-important "must", adds another, but basically references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #839 (1897) - Quentin - 'I MUST do it, I MUST!'
From "Robservations 3/5/03 - #838-839 - Julia, Prisoner of Petofi!"Quentin stands outside the rectory, thinking to himself, "That's where Barnabas is--where he waits for me--can I betray him? A wolf howls. What if I don't? Petofi...I'll leave Collinwood, he'll never find me, all will be different, and Barnabas safe. And I, what will I, Quentin, be? He hears a rustling in the woods and looks away.
Quentin looks up and sees a hideous wolf's head staring back at him. It disappears, but--I know I must do it, I must! He goes on.
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The Robservations references the quote well with the exception of adding "I know" before it, which is something Quentin doesn't actually say...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'You MUST TELL me!') was back on June 29th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #507 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'According to my calculations, only one more person MUST have the dream-- a woman-- and that woman may make it possible for Barnabas Collins never to have the dream.'
From "Robservations 6/5/02 - #507/508 - Stokes Intervenes"Stokes feels nothing connected to Barnabas is pointless, and the more he studies the dream, the more he realizes that. Has he reached conclusions? she asks--thank heavens, because Willie is going through hell. Only one more person must have the dream, says Stokes, a woman, and that woman may make it possible for Barnabas never to have the dream. Julia is anxious to hear, but Stokes advises this doctor to have patience- she will know in good time
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The Robservations references the quote well - just some dropped words here and there...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #195 (1967) - Liz - 'Well, you MUST have been dreaming it.'
From "#0194/0195: Robservations 10/05/01: Enter Jason McG"Carolyn was so sure she heard her mother. Must have been dreaming, says Liz. Didn't seem like a dream, says Carolyn.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though not in its entirety...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Oh, I know what you MUST have heard. You heard Vicki') was back on December 14th, and the second (Carolyn - 'I really MUST insist upon knowing who you are') was back on September 27th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #3 (1966) - Carolyn - 'MUST have been the wind blew it open.'
From "#0003/0004: Robservations 05/18/01: Fears About Burke"While the girls are talking, unbeknownst to them, the door opens, but we don't see anyone come in. Vicki spots the open door and tells Carolyn she's sure she closed it tightly.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0003-2.jpg)
Looks like you didn't, says Carolyn, but when Vicki insists she did, Carolyn says when in doubt, look! She opens both doors. No one is out there, so she says the wind must have blown it open. There's no wind in here, points out Vicki. Carolyn closes the doors and tells Vicki she's going to have to try to get used to doors like that--it isn't easy, she knows, but she'll have to try
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The Robservations simply rephrases the quote...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'Oh, good old Uncle Isaac-- Isaac Collins. He's the one who began it all: Started the whole wingding back in the 17th century, built the fishing fleet, founded the town, gave it a name-- the works. He MUST have really been something') was back on September 1st of 2020, and the second (Burke - 'You've been hanging around that house for a long time. You MUST have seen a lot-- heard a lot') was back on June 3rd.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #184 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'I MUST know now-- what is it you represent-- the force of good or evil-- what are you?'
From "#0184/0185: Robservations 09/28/01: Laura Gets Revenge"You've come back from the dead and you want your son, he outlines, there has to be a reason--what are you going to do to David? Love him, she says. There's more to it than that, he insists--you want him for a specific purpose. She stands. You're becoming tiresome, she says. I know I am, he says, that's because I'm closing in on you, and you can feel the pressure--I must know now--what is it you represent--the force of good or evil--what are you? You would hardly expect me to tell you I'm evil, she says. Why does Josette oppose everything you want to do? he asks. I can't imagine, she says. Does she represent good or evil? He asks, You're going to have to ask her that yourself, she says. I'll do that, he tells her, and very soon
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #274 (1967) - Barnabas - 'That room MUST NOT be vacant long.'
From "#0273/0274: Robservations 12/06/01: Jason Gets Careless"Oh, no, frets Willie, Barnabas, insisting that he "must live in a prescribed manner," is off to the races again, all set to turn another young woman (and he knows it's Vicki) into his Josette.
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This Robservations is during the period where they really lack complete detail. In fact, it begins with the part I've shared, which is actually after the quote is delivered in the ep. So, explaining the circumstances in which the quote comes up, the pertinent part of the ep begins with a shot of Barnabas going down the stairs in the foyer of the Old House, walking into the drawing room, and stopping where Willie is lighting the candelabrum. Willie remarks that Barnabas has been up "there" a long time. Barnabas replies that he wasn't aware of time. Willie then watches him as he walks over to look out a window. Barnabas waxes on about how if only night could become eternal, the blackness would be with them always. And it is after that when Barnabas turns and moves somewhat toward Willie and delivers the quote, looking upward. Willie walks over and actually asks if there isn't some other way and that's when Barnabas replies there isn't and actually says, "I exist in a prescribed manner," not that he "must live in a prescribed manner"...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'I MUST make my plans. I've already selected the next Josette') was back on April 10th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #449 (1796) - Countess du Pres - 'You MUST promise me that the house will be clear.'
From "#0449/0450: Robservations 04/19/02: Joshua Tries to Make it Right"Joshua asks her about her powers; he needs to fight this thing, undo it. She says if she had that power, she would have stopped what was happening long ago. He hopes she can help him-provide a witch to take off the curse--she might know of something. He reluctantly confesses that Barnabas is at Collinwood. She says they are dealing with the unknown, so the house must be empty--she will send a psychic message and if it's heard, whoever responds may have the power to lift the curse, and this person must be a friend or enemy.
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The Robservations sort of references the quote - though the actual quote comes up after the part that I've quoted, so it isn't really referenced...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Nathan - 'You MUST. You will. Tonight') was back on September 4th of 2020, the second (Countess du Pres - 'Then...then I MUST accept') was back on April 12th, and the third (Countess du Pres - 'But her painting was hanging here the night he died. I was in this room. I saw his body carried from the house. You MUST be mistaken') was back on May 14th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #625 (1968) - Roger - 'Liz, now you MUSTN'T allow yourself to get all worked up.'
From "Robservations 8/28/02 - #624/625 - Wedding Day?"Liz asks Roger what happened. He doesn't know. Liz fears this will hurt Vicki; they love each other, what can change that? Roger tells her not to get worked up, but she can't be calm. He assures her he isn't calm or unemotional
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The Robservations references the quote fairly well, though without using the word "must" - and what's interesting is in the ep there is another "'MUST" quote in this section but it isn't referenced as such either...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'No. If he wants to see me, I MUST go to him') was back on September 28th and was from the scene just prior to this one.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #696 (1969) - Maggie - 'MUST be their imagination-- but it's not!'
From "Robservations 10/21/02 - #696/697 - Quentin Claims David"1:15 AM. Maggie paces the drawing room. She picks up the telephone and listens. It's impossible, she says, they couldn't hear anything out of this. Must be their imagination--but it's not!l
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #761 (1897) - Quentin - 'There MUST be some way to end the curse. You've got to help me find it!'
From "Robservations 1/9/03 - #760-761 - Died By Fire"A very drunk Quentin knocks frantically on Evan's door, hoping his old friend will understand the lateness of the hour. Evan points out how drunk he is. Yup, says Quentin, very--and it doesn't help. It never does, says Evan. Turn on the lights, asks Q, I don't like being in the dark. Evan demands, what do you want? Help! says Q--there's no one else I can turn to; only you understand. But I can't do anything for you, says the lawyer. There must be some way to end the curse, insists Quentin, and you have to find it. I tried twice and failed, Evan reminds him.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Now there MUST be some solution--something that can undo what the gypsy has done to me') was back on July 17th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #952 (1970) - Megan - 'It MUST seem strange to the rest of the world-- the woman whose husband was killed and the woman whose husband confessed to the killing living under the same roof.'
From "Robservations 5/23/03 - #952-953"Megan returns to Collinwood. Did you see him? Liz asks. Yes, says Megan--it must seem strange to the rest of the world--the woman whose husband was killed, in the same house as the woman whose husband confessed to his murder... Will Philip will stick to his confession, or is there danger he will tell the truth? asks Liz. No danger, says Megan, as long as he feels sorry for me. What about you, asks Liz, are you feeling sorry for yourself? I've never been happier in my life, responds Megan with a horribly creepy grin.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well, though it does rephrase the second part of it...
Also, it was quite fortuitous to be able to capture/immortalize Marie Wallace and Joan Bennett with -
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And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Megan - 'No, you MUST have your room now') was back on August 5th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #997 (1970PT) - Sabrina - 'That Yaeger MUST have him someplace!'
From "#0996/0997: Robservations 06/25/03: Yaeger & BuffyWhat's wrong? demands Sabrina, immediately becoming edgy. I don't know, says Quentin, and explains about the girl at the Eagle and the check Cyrus wrote yesterday. Cyrus was at the Eagle yesterday? Sabrina asks. No, says Quentin, he gave the check to some roughneck who tore up the place and gave a check in payment. I'll be able to tell, she says, I balanced Cyrus' records yesterday; he's one of the few scientists who can't subtract. . .there are two checks gone, she says--I know they were there when I finished--do you know this man's name? No, he responds, he said he was a friend of Cyrus', but the girl didn't seem to think he was Cyrus' sort, and found the connection odd. Sabrina thinks it over, and says, last week, I found an IOU made out to Cyrus from a man Cyrus claimed was an old friend--John Yaeger. You never saw Yaeger? asks Quentin.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0997-1.jpg)
No, she answers, but it couldn't have been Yaeger--no friend of Cyrus' would come and take his checks--unless...something has happened to Cyrus--suddenly afraid, she says, I know something is wrong--he said he would call last night, but didn't--that Yaeger must have him someplace! Quentin tries to reassure Sabrina, and says, if he does have Cyrus, I'll find him, he promises.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Yaeger - 'That's an invaluable thing to know-- something you MUST learn unless... unless you want to live the rest of your life like this') was back on September 9th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1064 (1995) - Mrs. Johnson - 'You MUSTN'T blame her. She's blocked it all out. It was too painful.'
From "#1064/1065: Robservations 08/14/03: Madness & Death"Mrs. Johnson paces the dark drawing room of the Old House. She looks out the window and sees Barnabas and Julia returning. They enter the house; he begins to light candles. Mrs. Johnson comes out and asks them, did Carolyn tell you anything? Nothing at all, he says. You must not blame her, says Mrs. Johnson, she's blocked it all out--too painful. We know that, says Barnabas, we didn't try to torment her
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'We simply MUST know what happened') was back on May 20th of 2020, and the second (Carolyn - 'The house MUST be ready for them') was back on August 3rd.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1125 (1840) - Leticia - 'You MUST get free of it before it does something horrible to you.'
From "#1125/1126: Robservations 09/29/03: A Headless Body; a Jeweled Mask"It's no good trying to hide it from me anymore, she says, because I know all about it! She pulls open the curtains and reveals the head. I uncovered it, she says, and looked at it. You shouldn't have done that, he says. Didn't I tell you I felt evil in this room? she asks, and I was right, wasn't I?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1125-1.jpg)
--and now it's killed that poor old man. He died of a heart attack, says Desmond, I must tell his family. He didn't die of no heart attack! she rails, he died of fear, he did--fear of that awful thing!--why did you ever bring it here, it can kill you, too, you know that, don't you? Nothing is going to happen to me, he assures her, but he seems miles away from the fun-loving guy we met. You're wrong! she says--it's already begun to happen--you're afraid of it just like Green was--there's something it wants you to do, and you're afraid not to do it. You just stop talking like that! he says, pointing a finger at her. Let me help you, she begs--I don't want no harm to come to you. Maybe you can help me, says Desmond--this man, before he died, told me something, but I don't know what it means--it concerns something very important that I must find. What is it? she asks. I can't tell you, he says, it's a secret. Her voice rises; she points accusingly at the head and says, you can't tell me because that THING wants you to find it! That's not true! he cries, turning away. Why don't you understand how evil this is? she asks--you must get free of it before it does something horrible to you.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Gerard - 'The suspense is killing me - I MUST find out what the future may hold for me!') was back on December 26th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1234 (1841PT) - Gabriel - 'Well, then believe it, Mother, please, you MUST because it's true! I, I never felt better in my whole life.'
From "#1234/1235: Robservations 01/09/04: Grisly Discovery"Flora joins Gabriel in the tower room. Look at me, Mother, he asks--tell me if I look insane. Of course not, says Flora, facing him. Haven't I been perfectly lucid since you put me here? he asks, sounding rational. Everything you said it true, she agrees. Isn't that proof enough I'm all right now? he asks. She looks at him sympathetically and assures him, no one wants to believe that more than I do. Believe it, Mother, he says, you must because it's true--I never felt better in my whole life. It won't hurt to give it a little more time, she says. You've already given it enough time, he says, pulling the cravat from his pocket while his back is turned to his mother--think of what I've gone through in this room--I haven't complained, have I?--I've tried to understand, haven't I--done my best to take it like a man--he holds up the cravat in a straight line in front of his face--isn't that true, Mother? Yes, agrees Flora, walking away from him. Release me from this room, please, be begs, you've got to--I give you my solemn word, I'll be as good as gold. Distressed, Flora says, I would like to do as you ask, but I can't without consulting the family. You're the head of the family, he reminds her--you can make the decision yourself--Mother, please, he says, make it.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1234-2.jpg)
He advances on her from behind, about to loop the cravat around her throat.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carrie - 'You MUST believe me!') was back on May 22nd of 2020. And I'm sensing a theme of people wanting to be believed, though for very different reasons...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #858 (1897) - Julia - 'But I only know that you MUST be ready to do everything necessary to complete our plan.'
From "Robservations 3/21/03 - Nora & Kitty; Where Did Julia Go?"Rectory - Julia rummages through her doctor's bag and hears the weird, spacey sound that fills the room. Angelique enters-I came as quickly as I could, she says. Do you hear a sound like the wind wailing? Asks Julia. Ang can't hear it. It stops--but it will start again, it's all part of everything else, says Julia-it has to do with the way I came to this time; when I arrived from my own time-- only my astral body came, Count Petofi tried to have me killed because I'm not alive in this time. If you can't die, asks Angie, then what can happen to you? I don't know, says Julia, but you must be ready to do everything necessary to complete our plan, no matter what happens to me--"Are you willing?" asks Julia. "Yes, yes I am," Ang assures her. Good, says Julia, in obvious pain.
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The Robservations references the quote fairly well...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #9 (1966) - Carolyn - '[laughs] It seems every time I pop in here, you're writing a letter. You MUST be loaded with friends.'
From "#0009/0010: Robservations 05/23/01: Carolyn Plots"Vicki sits writing at her desk. Carolyn knocks. When Vicki lets her in, Carolyn asks if she's still keeping the door locked. A habit, says Vicki. A good one around this place, says Carolyn--am I disturbing you? I was just writing a letter, says Vicki. Carolyn giggles and says it seems every time she pops in here, she's writing a letter--she must be loaded with friends back home. I have a few, says Vicki
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While not directly, the Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #159 (1967) - Vicki - 'You MUST remember that she hasn't been out of here for 18 years. Something's keeping her here.'
From "#0158/0159: Robservations 09/11/01: Liz Loses All Her Marbles"How could this illness possibly be related to Laura Collins? asks Frank. I don't know, says Vicki, it's just a very strong feeling I have--let's go talk in here, she says, leading him into the drawing room--we have a lot of decisions to be made, a lot to discuss--Mrs. Stoddard wanted to see you--she wouldn't say why--but that's why I left that urgent message for you. I'm afraid I wasn't available, he says. That's all right, says Vicki, because it wouldn't have made any difference--you couldn't have gotten here in time--just after I called you, she went into that coma. Do you have any idea what was on her mind? asks Frank--did she seem to have a feeling or fear of death? No, says Vicki, she did seem worried about what might happen to her. Maybe she wanted to say something about her will, he suggests, people in this condition often have a change of heart, they want to include someone, or cut somebody out of it. No, says Vicki, I don't think that was it--she seemed so much more urgent. What was she saying? he asks. She was turning over the house to Carolyn, but she was determined not to leave Collinwood, no matter what the doctor wanted. Was does he want? asks Frank. He wants to get her into a hospital so he can do more extensive testing than he was able to do here, explains Vicki. Why doesn't she go? asks Frank--does she have some fear of doctors and hospitals. No, that's not it, she says--she doesn't want to leave this house--you must remember she hasn't been out of here in 18 years--something's keeping her here, but she won't say what it is--she's adamant about not going.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And considering Frank has the quote for November 2nd of 2020 -
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Ep #157 (1967) - Frank - 'Well then you MUST have fairly
complete burial records of this whole area.'
- and he's standing with Vicki, and for this quote's capture Frank is also with Vicki -
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- I'm sensing a theme possibly beginning for quotes for November 2nd. [hall2_wink]
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #271 (1949) - Jason - 'Yes, ma'am. Ya MUST.'
From "#0271/0272: Robservations 12/05/01: Digging Up Paul"He assured her that, for Carolyn's sake (the bastard), he would bury the body in a trunk in the basement, and she would have to stand guard from then on to make sure no one found out (explaining her 18 year self-imprisonment; as the keeper of the key to the crime, she had to stick around and protect it).
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As we've seen with previous quotes from this ep, the Robservations for it is one where there is little detail. So, as for what actually happens in the scene, after Jason comes up from the basement, he finds Liz still pretty much out of it as she leans against the wall near the entrance to the foyer. Thunder echoes around her. He informs her that he did what they planned and now no one will ever know. Liz echoes, "No one?" "No, no," he assures her. Then after taking her arm he instructs, "Come with me." "Where?" Liz asks as she resists. Jason says he has to show her where it is. "No," she protests. But Jason explains that she has to close up the room and lock it and not let anyone in there because otherwise they'll find out. Liz still protests, "No. You lock it. You do it. And then give me the key." Then it's Jason's turn to protest, "No, no, no, I have to show you where it is so that you'll know. You'll know I did my work. Now come on." Liz still tries to beg off by asking, "Must I?" A loud clasp of thunder rumbles as Jason replies with the quote. Liz sighs like going down the basement is the absolute last thing she wants to do but she then begins to move off followed by Jason.
This is the third quote from the ep. The first (Jason - 'You MUST all try to be very calm.') was back on April 24th of 2020, and the second (from 1949 flashback: Liz - 'MUST I?') was back on November 15th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #378 (1795) - Jeremiah- 'And now you've detained me long enough. The storm is worse-- I MUST be off.'
From "#0378/0379: Robservations 03/01/02: Get Married NOW!"Jeremiah, having proclaimed his decision to leave no matter what, turns around to face Joshua. There is a black and white cat sitting there, but Joshua is gone!
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Another instance where there is little detail in the Robservations. So, the way the quote comes up is that Jeremiah tells Joshua that he has kept him long enough, that he horse is waiting. Joshua questions if Jeremiah is more concerned for his horse than his brother. Jeremiah replies that he has listened to Joshua. But Joshua wants to speak about Millicent. To that Jeremiah bids his brother goodbye and starts to leave. But Joshua tells Jeremiah to wait a minute. Jeremiah stops. And as he goes over to Jeremiah, Joshua persists that it might be Jeremiah's last chance with Millicent. Jeremiah remains silent, causing an angered Joshua to wonder if Jeremiah cares so little for the rest of them, how much does he care for himself? Not very much at the moment is Jeremiah's reply. Joshua switches to pointing out that Jeremiah has invested time and money at the Yard, what should happen if something happens to him? Jeremiah somewhat sarcastically insists nothing will happen to Joshua. Joshua laughs and observes that at his age he cannot share Jeremiah's assurance. Moving away, Joahua asks where the the family will be able to reach him. Jeremiah says he will send an address. "When, this may be an emergency." "This is an emergency," insists Jeremiah and as he moves back to the window he adds that he thinks even Joshua could understand that. Keeping his back to Joshua, Jeremiah explains it's a personal emergency and that is all he can tell him. He realizes Joshua won't understand because with his iron will Joshua never loses control, but he does, he has. And after that is when Jeremiah delivers the quote. And hearing a screeching sound, Jeremiah then turns to look where Joshua stood, but all that is there is a cat lying on the table...
This is the second quote from this ep. The first (Josette - 'Oh I did not COME to discuss that. It's Jeremiah I wish to talk to you about. He MUST NOT GO') was back on January 24th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #550 (1968) - Adam - 'Professor, listen: I love her-- Carolyn. She does not understand. You MUST tell her for me.'
From "Robservations 7/8/02 - Adam Learns His Origins - #550/551"Stokes isn't sure what they are talking about, but Adam says he's referring to himself. He asks Stokes if he believes in love. For some people, says Stokes. Some people should not be in love, adds Stokes, it would be most unwise. "I am in love," says Adam--with Carolyn--she doesn't understand; Stokes must tell her for him. Will he do it? Stokes seems at a loss for words.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0550-4.jpg)
"What should I tell her?" asks Stokes. How love is, responds Adam. Stokes is sure Carolyn knows that. Adam wonders why, then, is she so frightened.
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The Robservations rephrases things but references the quote well.
This is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Adam - 'I don't mean to frighten her, you MUST TELL her that, then she'll love me') was back on June 26th of 2020, the second (Adam - 'What do you mean I didn't exist? I MUST have existed!') was back on December 6th, and the third (Adam - 'A man MUST grab what he wants!') was back on June 5th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #685 (1969) - Liz - 'In this telegram, your father specifically asked that I bring you to the airport. He MUST have missed you a great deal.'
From "Robservations 10/10/02 - #684/685 - Mysterious Medallion; Braithewaite Fishes fo"Mrs. Stoddard comes downstairs holding a telegram--I want you to come to Portland, to the airport, to get your father, David. TONIGHT? he bursts out, puzzling his aunt--not that I'm not excited to see my father, he amends. Liz tells him Roger wants his son to come to the airport with her. Liz asks Amy along, but David doesn't move to wash up and comb his hair as requested. Trying to get out of the airport trip, David tells Liz they had something planned, but can't explain what. Then he blathers about studying for a test, finally admitting he doesn't want to go! David can't explain, but it's obvious he's very upset. You wouldn't understand, he tells Liz, but I can't go, I can't!
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The Robservations simply references the crux of the quote...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #727 (1897) - Charity - 'Something MUST be done with the children of the house. But then you MUST know that.'
From "Robservations 11/14/02 - #726/727 - Barnabas Gets a Bit of Charity"Charity Trask and Rachel Drummond each wonder what the other is doing at Collinwood. Charity enters and drops her suitcase. What a splendid school this house would make, says Charity, who wants to know why Rachel hasn't answered her question. Rachel defiantly says, I don't have to. Unfriendliness is a character fault, says Charity, as my father has said so many times. Rachel isn't at all interested in what "your father has to say." You should be, says Charity, he is (interested) in you. Rachel explains she works for the Collins now.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0727-2.jpg)
Charity asks, "Do they KNOW about you?" Rachel looks scared. Charity says, your face has answered that one for you--servants must be very hard to find. "I'm the governess," says Rachel defensively. There is some justice, comments Charity--if my father were given to amusement, that would amuse him. "Will you take me to him, or is that someone else's. . .job?" Rachel is horrified to hear the Reverend Trask is here. Didn't you know? asks Charity, they sent for him--something must be done with the children of the house--but then you must know that. Poor Rachel looks ill.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'But we MUSTN'T make a habit of agreeing, Barnabas') was back on March 25th, the second (Rachel - 'If they're here, I MUST face them, without fear, but how?') was back on May 30th, and the third (Gregory - 'The devil MUST be vanquished. The lamb MUST be cleansed') was back on July 26th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #915 (1969) - Megan - 'Oh, but I MUST, please, Barnabas, you're the only one I can talk to.'
From "Robservations 4/29/03 - 913/914/915 - Warning for Barnabas: A Taste of Vampirism"Michael told me what had happened--he says he wants Julia killed. Did he tell you I wouldn't permit it? asks Barn. Can you really stand up to him? asks Megan. Yes, says Barn, uncertainly. I don't think I can, says Megan nervously--when we talked, the look on his face frightened me so, it was inhuman, when he grows up, he isn't going to be like that, is he?--I mean, that capable of destruction. Barnabas, distracted, insists, this isn't the time to talk about Michael.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0915-2.jpg)
Megan, sounding much like Crazy Jenny, says I must, please, you're the only one I can talk to. Not now, I'm extremely tired, he says. You just said you'd been sleeping, she reminds him--you want to get rid of me--I won't go, I can't, not feeling this way. Looking ill, Barnabas urges her to go--it's starting to rain. Do I have to beg you to listen to me? cries Megan--then I will-- I am SO frightened, when I listen to him, what he says, it seems to right, but when I think about it, I know how wrong it is... Megan, cries Barnabas, I beg you, go now--please go now! I don't understand, she says, and, giving him a look of hatred, she leaves. Barnabas, tortured, asks, what's happening to me? Then he looks in the mirror--and can't see his reflection! "There's no reflection!" he says to himself. He opens his mouth wide, puts a hand to his head and moans, a terrible sound--there are fangs protruding from his mouth!
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Adlar - 'Enemies MUST be dealt with, that is the law') was back on April 28th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1011 (1970PT) - Yaeger - 'I MUST play it smart. I'll hide in Longworth until it is safe to walk the streets again.'
From "#1010/1011: Robservations 07/08/03: Interview With a Vampire--Finis!"He's about to smash the bottle, but realizes, I must play it smart--I'll hide in Longworth until it's safe to walk the street again. He drinks his antidote like a good boy and is instantly convulsed by the transformation pain.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Will - 'In your own time, you MUST have spent plenty of time in here, eh, Mr. Collins?') was back on July 19th, and the second (Yaeger - 'Why MUST I become Longworth again-- go back to the same miserable life?') was back on September 9th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1072 (1970) - Prof. Stokes - 'You MUST have an extraordinary tale to tell.'
From "#1072/1073: Robservations - 08/20/03: Psychic"Eliot shakes Barnabas' hand and says, I was very much afraid we were never going to see you again. "Here I am," says Barn-"it's good to see you again." You must have an extraordinary tale to tell, guesses Stokes, and I'm most anxious to hear it. You once wondered about your counterpart in parallel time, says Barnabas, and what sort of man he would be and what sort of choices he would make. You found out, says Stokes. Yes, says Barnabas, and it nearly cost me my life. Good Lord! exclaims Eliot. You are fortunate that you made the right choices in this period, says Barnabas--let me take you into the drawing room and I'll start from the beginning. They enter. Barnabas closes the doors behind them.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly even though it doesn't present it as a quote...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1122 (1840) - Barnabas - 'And now the drama will begin to unfold. We MUST change it, Julia, you and I. Or else Collinwood in 1970 will be destroyed.'
From "#1121/1122: Robservations 09/25/03: A Sticky Domestic Situation"Julia exits the drawing room, looks around to see if anyone is around, and leaves the double doors ajar while she speaks to Barnabas. So Daphne is here, she says, why didn't she know Gerard's name?--why would she be staring at the house--if her carriage had broken down...she would have come here, finishes Barnabas(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1122-1.jpg)
--exactly--no, she was here for some other purpose, the curious thing is, she said she was leaving Collinsport tonight. Julia says that in the present, they thought Daphne and Quentin were in love--it's such a jigsaw puzzle. And Daphne is the last missing piece, says Barnabas, and now the drama will begin to unfold--we must change it, Julia, you and I--or else Collinwood in 1970 will be destroyed.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1243 (1841PT) - Julia - 'Bramwell, Bramwell, listen to me. Whatever you do, you MUST... you MUST NOT touch either of the corpses in that room.'
From "1242/1243: Robservations 01/19/04: Morgan Collins' Revenge" Bramwell, startled by this sight, examines the dead bodies, sets the candelabra down and reaches to touch the dead James Forsythe.
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Hearing Julia's voice calling his name prevents Bramwell from laying a hand on the body. Kendrick stands besides Julia. Bramwell returns to the main bedroom--I hear you, he assures her. Are you all right? she asks. Yes, he says. I found the secret room, and was in there when I heard you. Hand to her throat, Julia warns, whatever you do, you must not touch either of the corpses--because that's the mistake Morgan made.
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Grayson Hall's delivery aside, the Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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It would have potentially hilarious if Bramwell had touched Amanda's corpse and found himself possessed by her spirit! [hall2_grin] [hall2_shocked] [hall2_grin]
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #119 (1966) - Joe - 'Well, one thing I'll say for you, you MUST have covered an awful lot of ground.'
From "#0119/0120: Robservations 08/13/01: Roger vs. Burke; Carolyn vs. Joe"Joe walks through the woods, shining his flashlight, looking for Vicki. Coming from another direction, Burke searches, too, looking to the left and the right. Find anything? Joe asks him when they meet. Only you, says Burke. Thanks a lot, says Joe. Listen, your tracks are everywhere, says Joe--you wouldn't make a good fugitive. Want to bet on that? asks Burke. One thing I'll say for you, you must have covered a lot of ground, praises Joe. Not enough, apparently, says Burke.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well, skipping just two words...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Joe - 'We MUST have criss-crossed each other's paths about a dozen times') was back on December 2nd, and the second (Carolyn - 'It MUST be the company I keep') was back on August 28th.
And two Joe "MUST" quotes in one ep (the first quote above is also from this ep) - unheard of to this point!
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #159 (1967) - Laura - 'David, we MUST never let anyone come between us.'
From "#0158/0159: Robservations 09/11/01: Liz Loses All Her Marbles"you know what, I think it would be fun if you came over and spent the night sometime--would you like that? David's mouth drops open. Oh, I would--we could stay up real late and keep the fire going... They smile at each other. Yes, that's exactly what I thought, she agrees--oh, I'm looking forward to it--we're going to have such a good time together--everything is going to be wonderful for us--we must never let anyone come between us. Who would want to do that? he asks.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0159-2.jpg)
I don't know, there was someone that...but that will never happen now, she says. (Brrrrr!)
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'You MUST remember that she hasn't been out of here for 18 years. Something's keeping her here') was back on November 2nd.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #249 (1967) - Roger - 'Well, you MUST admit, Liz, keeping a room under lock and key for 18 years is bound to invite a certain amount of curiosity.'
From "#0249/0250: Robservations 11/16/01: Maggie Fakes It"(Entire drawing room scene of Carolyn, Roger and Vicki worrying about Liz and the basement room and then Liz offering to take them there not summarized.)
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As can be seen above, not only does this ep fall into the period where there's little detail, the Robservations actually skips summarizing entire scenes. So, how the ep leads up to the quote is that Carolyn remarks that she wishes she knew whom to believe. Roger opines, "Never believe anyone who's good at keeping secrets." Carolyn lays out that on one hand she has her mother telling her things about her father like he didn't love or care for her, but on the other hand Jason tells her the exact opposite. Roger states that Jason is a congenital liar. And Carolyn says she knows but he did know her father better than anyone else and wonders why he would lie? Roger believes out of habit. Carolyn asks which one of them she should believe, but Roger replies that he doesn't know because he wasn't around at the time because he was at school when Paul Stoddard was there, but obviously he lacked certain qualities. Carolyn feels he must have had some good qualities because her mother married him. But Roger observes that her mother is not the best judge of men. However, Vicki offers that maybe she spoke about her father that way in order to justify her starting the divorce proceedings. Carolyn thinks that's possible but somehow wishes she wouldn't go through with it, to which Roger says she's got to because otherwise Paul Stoddard could march right in and take over because he has certain legal rights, although he's sure her mother would fight it in court. Vicki points out that she does have to protect herself, and Roger adds, "All of us." "But if she does get the divorce," Carolyn wonders aloud. "Well, then she'll be free of one menace and fair game for another, our houseguest," is Roger's reply. Carolyn believes it would be a terrible thing for her mother to have been deserted in her first marriage then blackmailed into the second. "I can't let that happen, I can't! I've got to find what it is he has over her!" Roger agrees they'll try tonight. And at that moment Liz walks in with Jason behind her. "I'm glad you're all here together because there's something I want to say to you." Liz thinks it's time that everything be brought into the open. Roger is all for that. Liz states that they've all been worried and upset about nothing and she wants to put an end to it. "Mother, it's that room in the basement," is Carolyn's excuse. "Do you really think that room is the answer to everything?" "I think so," is Carolyn's belief. And it's then that Roger delivers the quote...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #389 (1795) - Naomi - 'He MUST be able to do something for her. He MUST!'
From "#0388/0389: Robservations 03/08/02: To Save a Child"Sarah's room - Sarah lies in bed, Naomi worriedly watching her. Barnabas comes in and tells his mother the doctor has no idea what's wrong. Perhaps Sarah will recover from her illness as swiftly as he did from his.
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And again we're still in the period where the Robservations don't have as much detail as they normally do and again this one doesn't even reference the quote. So, after Barnabas enters Sarah's room, Naomi turns to him and asks what the doctor said? "Surely he must have said more to you than he did to me." But Barnabas nods his head no and says as much in a word. And that's when Naomi delivers the quote. To that Barnabas asks if she remembers what happened to him? "I was ill. So ill I thought I was going to die. Even the doctor didn't know what was wrong with me. But suddenly I, I recovered. It was as if I'd never been ill at all. Maybe the same thing will happen to Sarah." ...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #463 (1968) - Liz - 'Vicki, look at the stone. Look at the date on it. You MUST realize that whatever happened a week ago had nothing to do with this.'
From "#0463/0464: Robservations 04/30/02: Julia's Ultimatum"Liz kneels beside Vicki and tells her not to cry. He died April 3rd, points out Liz, and it's dusk. She was hanged at dusk, says Vicki, and realizes Peter is going to the gallows at this moment, and she can't stop it. Vicki says Peter is dying because of her, which Liz denies. I killed Noah, not Peter, insists Vicki. Whatever happened to you a week ago has nothing to do with this, says Liz. Vicki wonders if she and Phyllis simply exchanged places--did it all really happen to her? She doesn't believe Peter loved Phyllis, he only loved her, and he didn't kill Noah.
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The Robservations references only part of the quote - but when it comes to the part it does reference, it foes so almost perfectly...
However, as can be clearly seen in the capture, Liz does not kneel beside Vicki -
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- she sits down on a rock.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #740 (1897) - Laura - 'A doll without pins in it. How unusual. He MUST be saving this for someone special.'
From "Robservations 12/16/02 - #740-741 - Hot on Laura's Trail"Magda stokes up a fire in the cottage, then dusts some furniture. Laura comes from the bedroom. Quentin will mind my being here just as much as I do, says Laura--he'll have to find another place for his little games and to rendezvous--take everything that belongs to Quentin and put it in a box, then return it to him. Magda nods. Do it now and unpack later, Laura orders. Magda begins rifling through the items in the desk as Laura ponders who Quentin is meeting here now--the pretty governess? Beth? He always liked her. Magda finds a deck of Tarot cards. Quentin knows how to read them, says Magda. No one knows what an obsession it all is to him, says Laura, who finds Angelique's knitted doll and notes with surprise there are no pins in it--he must be saving it for someone special. "You, perhaps, Madame," suggests Magda ironically. (Loved her delivery.) No, says Laura, this isn't for me, he's done everything to me he possibly can--and soon I will return the favor
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And I absolutely love this quote. As I've said before, one of the best things about both Laura storylines is that she gets such great quips - the writing is so good.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #893 (1969) - Megan - 'I know. I also know that whoever took it MUST pay for it with his life.'
From "Robservations 4/15/03 - #892-893 - Big Surprise For Carolyn; Mom & Pop Todd"Megan and Philip frantically search the shop for the book, and finally conclude that someone must have taken it. Why, it has no value to anyone but us? points out Philip. I know, says Megan, and I also know that whoever took it must pay for it--WITH HIS LIFE!, she says through gritted teeth. She looks around, wondering, what made me say that?--we would never have dreamed of hurting anyone--before. Philip agrees. But it's all different now, we serve him, says Megan, and whoever has taken his book, we will track down.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0893-4.jpg)
"And kill!" adds Philip.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1024 (1970PT) - Maggie - 'I was asleep last night when you came home, I guess. You MUST have gotten up very early.'
From "#1024/1025: Robservations 07/17/03: First the Dress, Then Suicide"Quentin returns home and asks Hoffman, how are things going for tonight? Maggie looks hopefully at him. Very well, says Hoffman--Mrs. Stoddard is trying to calm Cook's nerves. Quentin chuckles. He meets Maggie in the drawing room and says "hello." Did you have a busy day? she asks. Oh, so-so, he responds. They are very awkward with each other. Quentin pours himself a drink. I guess I was asleep when you came home last night, she says--you must have gotten up very early. Yes, says Quentin.
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The Robservations switches things in the first part of the quote but otherwise gets it perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
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.'
From "#1129/1130: Robservations 10/13/03: A Certain Blond Returns"there is an estate here named Collinwood, and a man named Daniel Collins lives there, with two sons, Quentin and Gabriel--go there and talk with one of them. Do these men know you? he asks. You're not to mention my name, she warns him. How do I get in? he asks. She says she'll leave that up to his gypsy ingenuity. I'll talk to one of these men, says Laszlo, what will I find out? You're to find out about a man named Barnabas Collins, she instructs--find out if he's in Collinwood, if anyone knows him. If he's a relative, says the gypsy, of course someone is going to know him. She gets a look in her eye and says they may not.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1130-0.jpg)
Who is this guy? asks Laszlo, and what's his connection with this room? "Barnabas Collins is the only man I've ever loved," says Angelique. Laszlo laughs--except me, of course, he says. She clasps his hands and, laughing, agrees, except you, of course--now go, and hurry--be very careful--one last thing--you must not mention Barnabas' name until it is mentioned to you first. Why? he asks. There are reasons that need not concern you, she says. Barnabas Collins, says Laszlo, another of your mysteries. Yes, she says, and the most important mystery of all--now hurry.
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The Robservations switches things in the first part of the quote but otherwise gets it perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #208 (1967) - Jason - 'Willie, if you MUST steal something, steal something that won't be missed.'
From "#0208/0209: Abbreviated Robservations 10/17/01: Collins Family Jewels"He finds Willie in the kitchen adding four spoons of sugar into his coffee and demands back the pin. The scene between them grew tense and very interesting as Jason counted to five and Willie finally gave it up(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0208-1.jpg)
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The title of the Robservations says it all. So, what goes on in the lead-up to the quote is that as Willie is sitting at the kitchem table putting sugar in his coffee Jason enters the room. Willie says, "Well, that was quick. Where is it?" (Referring to the $500 they'd previously agreed Jason would ask Liz for him.) But Jason's response is, "I was about to ask you the same question." A confused Willie says he's talking about the money. "And I'm talking about Mrs. Stoddard's pin." Willie feigns ignorance, which angers Jason into warning, "Now, you made one beautiful blunder last night by getting into that fight -- but the one you made just now tops them all!" Willie says he doesn't know what Jason is talking about and neither does Jason. Jason orders Willie to stand up, but Willie says he doesn't feel like standing up. "I said, 'Stand up!'" "What for? It's not time to go yet. And besides, where's the five?!" Jason grabs Willie's shirt and demands to know what's in the pocket. "What for?" "Give it to me!" "It's just a set of old keys." "Oh. Well you won't object to handing it over." Willie says, "Maybe I don't feel like it," as he stands up. Jason warns, "Willie, I'll count five -- and then I'll tell Mrs. Stoddard I found that pin -- and when the police and the insurance investigators arrive, they'll know exactly where to look for it. One..." "You won't turn me in." "Two..." "Because when they get me, they get you too." "There would be no need to get either of us if you hadn't been so stupid!" And Jason pushes a chair aside as he lunges right behind Willie. "Three!" "I don't have it, I've told ya!" "Four! I'm not fooling, Willie! I mean it!" And after a few seconds Willie finally acquiesces and takes the pin from his pocket. Jason grabs it from his hand. "I only wanted it because it was so pretty. (Commercial break) Jason counters with, "You wanted it because it's worth a fortune." And Jason turns and moves away as he asks, "How do I get it through your head that there is a right way and a wrong way to get money?" Then waving the pin he adds, "The wrong way is to steal something that will be missed and reported within the next five minutes." "I expected to be gone before she missed it," is Willie excuse. "Even if you were, the insurance investigators id track you down!" And after that is when Jason delivers the quote...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #405 (1796) - Countess du Pres - 'They'll think we've both gone mad. No, Josette, you MUST stay and make your explanations before you leave.'
From "#0405/0406: Robservations 03/20/02 - Cursed!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0405-1.jpg)
In Collinwood's drawing room, Josette firmly tells her Aunt Natalie to make her goodbyes--she's leaving Collinwood. Natalie is upset, knowing this is Barnabas' doing (she says she considers HIM the danger to Josette), and even though she forbids her niece in this foolhardy act, Josette is determined.
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And again we're in the Robservations without much detail. So, what leads up to the quote is after Countess du Pres joins a waiting Josette in Collinwood's drawing room, she learns Josette plans to leave Collinwood in a hour. Countess Du Pres blames Barnabas. But Josette refuses to say what Barnabas told her and insists that nothing her aunt or anyone else can do will stop her. (Theme/Commercial Break) Countess du Pres believes Josette's plans are insanity and forbids her from leaving Collinwood. Josette insists she cannot stop her. The countess begs her to be reasonable, but Josette says there's no time to be reasonable because she must leave as soon as possible. The countess surmises it's because of what Barnabas told her. Josette agrees. Again Countess du Pres asks what Barnabas said and again Josette says they will not discuss it. "I should have seen to it that Barnabas could not see you." "It is good that you did not do that because if you had kept Barnabas from seeing me, I might not have found out that I'm in danger until it was too late." The countess asks what kind of danger, but Josette explains that he could not tell her, that she must trust him to know what he was doing. But Countess du Press says that it seems to her that the only danger she's in is from Barnabas himself. "Lately his behavior has been highly questionable." But again Josette points out that there will not be time for her to say goodbye to everyone and asks her aunt to do it for her. And that's when the quote comes up...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #491 (1968) - Barnabas - 'It MUST be working.'
From "#0491/0492: Robservations 05/21/02: Son of Barnabas and Julia"491
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The Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser because it's a reworking of the ending to Ep #490. So, here's the pertinent part of the summary from that:
From "#0489/0490: Robservations 05/20/02: If Both Live..."Julia starts the liquids flowing through the glass beakers, turns on the electricity, lifts both switches at once. Barnabas' body arches in pain as the electricity crackles. Dials roll, paper tapes run through the machine. Barnabas moans, and he tells Julia it must be working, he feels himself getting weaker, his life slipping away from him. He seems to welcome this, but Julia appears alarmed. Julia grows uneasy; puffs of smoke erupt from several places, unnerving her, and she spins the dials crazily. She turns off the power, then checks Barnabas' pulse. He's still alive!
However, the reworking is an abbreviated version of what was before. For example: there are far fewer shots of the equipment - (even though the previous Robservations doesn't reference it) when Julia checks on Adam's body, she doesn't check for a pulse before she goes over to Barnabas - Barnabas doesn't moan but Julia goes over to him anyway to ask what's wrong, to which he delivers the quote as his answer - and while we don't see shots of some of the pieces of equipment that we had seen previously, we see shots of pieces of equipment that we didn't see previously...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #821 (1897) - King Johnny - 'You finally decided that holding out on your people was a little too dangerous. You MUST have placed it there while I was upstairs, didn't you?'
From "Robservations 2/21/03 - #821-822 - Petofi Threatens; Magda Escapes"821
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Once again the Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser. It's a reworking of the ending to Ep #820. So, here's the pertinent part of the summary from that:
From " Robservations #819-820"Magda wrings her hands nervously, walking around the mess of the Old House drawing room. She rights the candles in the stand. Johnny returns, empty-handed, and says, I see nothing but a lying, thieving gypsy. She begs him. He reminds her, call me "King Johnny." I don't have the hand and don't know who does, she says, and I can't tell you who does.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0820-4.jpg)
You are Magda, who can say anything you want to say, he says--maybe you need some help in remembering, he suggests--I will give you that help. He hits her across the face, first with the front of his hand, then the back of it. How about that?--do you remember the name? asks Johnny. He draws out the knife--or do you need more help? Magda spots something under an overturned chair--the box containing the hand! King Johnny takes the box and says, you finally realized going against your people was a little too dangerous--you were clever, as always, you slipped it there while I was upstairs. I swear I didn't, says Magda, because I don't have it--the box must be empty!
However, again the reworking is an abbreviated version of what was before. For example, when it comes to what he actually says in Ep #820, which is "You finally realized that going against your people was a little too dangerous--but I swear you're clever, as always, Magda--you slipped it there while I was upstairs, didn't you?" as can be seen with what's quoted from Ep #821, he doesn't repeat saying, "but I swear you're clever, as always, Magda" - and rather than saying, "you slipped it there while I was upstairs, didn't you?" he says, "You MUST have placed it there while I was upstairs, didn't you?" and that qualifies it as a MUST quote...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1057 (1970PT) - Julia - 'I'm so tired, so very tired. But I MUST not fall asleep. I've got to stay awake-- it's my only hope. I've got to stay awake.'
From "#1056/1057: Robservations 08/08/03: More Death; A Near-Miss Rescue"In the room where she is being kept prisoner, Julia muses, I could hear someone if they were coming, and they could hear me if she called to them--but she hears nothing, and she's so tired, so very tired. . .but I must not fall asleep, I've got to stay awake, it's my only hope--"I've got to stay awake!"
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Even though the Robservations doesn't present the entire quote as a quote, it references it perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Timothy Stokes - 'I want to cooperate, Inspector, but I MUST refuse to participate in such obvious idiocies') was back on November 25th of 2020, the second (Roxanne - 'No. I can't STAY here any longer. I MUST GO') was back on January 19th, and the third (Roxanne - 'You killed him and you MUST die for it!') was back on August 4th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #480 (1968) - Barnabas - 'You MUST let Clark live.'
From "#0479/0480: Robservations 05/13/02: Forget, Jeff, Forget!"480
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Once again the Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser. It's a reworking of the ending to Ep #479. So, here's the pertinent part of the summary from that:
From "#0479/0480: Robservations 05/13/02: Forget, Jeff, Forget!"Barn grows more agitated and threatens to call Julia himself. Lang refuses to believe Julia could hypnotize Jeff or keep his secret. Barnabas heads for the phone--he's calling Julia! Lang orders him to put down the phone!
But that doesn't include the quote for a good reason because Barnabas doesn't deliver the quote in the original version. How things work in Ep #480 is that the scene opens with Barnabas looking at the unconscious Jeff on a gurney. He then turns to Lang behind him and delivers the quote. Lang's response is, "No." Though Barnabas goes over to Lang as he says, "But Julia will make him forget and she will keep your secret. I swear." But Lang insists, "I said, 'No!'" "I'm going to call her no matter what you say." He moves to the phone, picks up the receiver, and is about to dial when Lang orders, "Put down that phone!"...
Can anyone even imagine what things would have been like if things had worked out and Lang would have used Jeff's face for the body? Can anyone even imagine if the experiment had played out the way it was first presented as Barnabas' being/personality transferring into a new body, meaning RD would have played Barnabas?! [hall2_shocked]
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #249 (1967) - Liz - 'I've decided that I cannot go on living the life I've been leading. I MUST remake it, the best way possible, for everyone's happiness. So I want to say... I want you to know...'
From "#0249/0250: Robservations 11/16/01: Maggie Fakes It"Liz and Jason come in and Liz makes the announcement(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0249-4.jpg)
--she and Jason are going to get married! Roger, Vicki and Carolyn look completely shocked, but Carolyn also looks like she's going to throw up.
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Even though this Robservations is one of the ones that doesn't have much detail, it's unnecessary to summarize how the quote comes about because it directly precedes Liz' announcement that she and Jason are going to get married.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Well, you MUST admit, Liz, keeping a room under lock and key for 18 years is bound to invite a certain amount of curiosity') was back on November 15th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #822 (1897) - Gregory - 'The torments that we MUST live through.'
From "Robservations 2/21/03 - #821-822 - Petofi Threatens; Magda Escapes"I, personally, will bring your luggage here. No, I must think, she insists, you can't force me into this! She runs off, Trask calling, "Wait!" He races past Pansy/Charity, who teases him about having had a fight with his girl... He calls her Charity. She asks why--you know who I am, I'm Pansy Faye! She sings her song and bumps him with her hip (an absolutely riotous scene), swinging her butt around. Trask demands she come into the drawing room. She bursts into laughter. No, you don't get me into that room, no sir, she says, I know your kind.
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Despite the fact this Robservations doesn't lack detail, the quote isn't referenced at all. However, it occurs after Charansy bumps Trask with her hip and continues to sing and dance...
Some things that I must correct so far as the excerpt goes are that, while Amanda does indeed race past Charansy (and we hear but do not see the outside door open and close), Trask goes no farther than the doorway of the drawing room until after he has addressed Charansy, first simply as "daughter" before Charansy teases him about having a fight with his girl, during which time he walks over to her, and then by her full name, "Charity Trask!"
And I love the screen capture I was able to get:
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As Robin says, it's a riotous scene!! [hall2_grin] And we can all thank Midnite for picking the quote...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #301 (1967) - Barnabas - 'I'm glad to see you brimming with such optimism. Your enterprises MUST be going well.'
From "#0301/0302: Robservations 01/04/02: Thrust & Parry"Barnabas comes into the Blue Whale, where Burke is happily celebrating what he must think will be Vicki's acceptance of his marriage proposal. In one of the most fascinating and fun exchanges I've ever seen on DS, they sit down at the same table, Burke buys Barnabas a brandy, and they launch into a discussion that clearly delineates their adversarial relationship. Barn says he, too, might have something to celebrate--and that it would be nothing without Burke.
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This Robservations is another that doesn't have much detail. And even though the scene the quote comes from (the famous thrust/parry) is more detailed than most in the ep, the quote isn't referenced at all. However, how it fits in is that after Burke orders Barnabas a brandy and they sit at a table together, Barnabas observes that Burke seems to be in the midst of a celebration. Burke responds by saying not really-he just feels rather good, to which Barnabas says that could be reason enough. He then asks what it is that makes Burke feel so good. "Uh, the future--yes, let's call it the future," says Burke with a big smile. And after that is when Barnabas delivers the quote. But Burke points out that it has nothing to do with business, it's purely personal...
This scene is definitely a favorite among many fans and is certainly one of Malcolm Marmorstein's best...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #50 (1966) - David - 'It was the Widows. It MUST have been the Widows!'
From "#0049/0050: Robservations 06/21/01: Where's Bill?"I'm not at all sorry I woke you up, she says--look at that, go ahead--tell me what it says. He doesn't respond at first, so she asks again. Death, he replies. And who wrote it there? she asks. I don't know, he says. I've had just about enough of this nonsense, says Vicki. I didn't write it! he says petulantly. Who did? she demands--a ghost or a widow?--I want you to take these tissues--she pulls them from a box on her dresser--and wipe it off. No, says David. I'm not fooling, he says, I didn't go near your old mirror, I was asleep in my room! I want you to take these tissues and erase that, right now! she orders, thrusting them into his hand. It wasn't me, he says, it must have been the widows.
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This Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly or the entire quote - but it does reference it well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (David - 'I went down to TELL Aunt Elizabeth and they MUST have come in here') was back on June 28th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #190 (1967) - Burke - 'Laura MUST have been here.'
From "#0190/0191: Robservations 10/03/01: Into the Fire"Burke and Joe enter Laura's cottage, both bearing flashlights, calling to Laura. Joe searches in back while Burke looks around the living room. Joe tells him the back room is empty and there's no suitcase, but Burke points out that the fire is still burning, and if Laura left early this morning, who was keeping it going?--It's got to be her, Laura must have been here. Not now, and neither is David, says Joe.
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For the first time in a while the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And December 2nd's slideshow seems to be turning into the Dynamic Duo of Burke and Joe Day. In 2020 they'd searched for Vicki together -
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Ep #119 (1966) - Joe - 'We MUST have criss-crossed each
other's paths about a dozen times.'
- and this year they searched for David and Laura -
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Ep #190 (1967) - Burke - 'Laura MUST have been here.'
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #340 (1967) - Barnabas - 'He MUST be eliminated immediately! ... Unless it's already too late.'
From "#0339/0340: Robservations 02/01/02: Woodard Knows Everything"340
Once again the Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser. It's a reworking and extension of the ending to Ep #339. So, here's the pertinent part of the summary from that:
From "#0339/0340: Robservations 02/01/02: Woodard Knows Everything"Freed from the family conference, Julia and Barnabas hasten upstairs, only to find the worst has happened(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0339-4.jpg)
--the strongbox has been pried open and the journal is gone!
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But that doesn't include the quote for a very good reason: that version ends with Julia saying, "It's gone!" However, the teaser version for Ep #340 continues past that point with Barnabas saying, "Then Woodard knows everything. He knows what I am." And that's followed by the quote. End of scene.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #384 (1795) - Josette - 'You MUST stop him, Papa!'
From "#0384/0385: Robservations 03/06/02: Family Blood is Spilled"Angelique goes into Josette's room and overhears Andre and Josette discussing the plan for Barnabas and Jeremiah to engage in a duel. Josette wants her father to stop it--they were as close as brothers, and look at what's happened, thanks to her!
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does indicate it takes place...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'You MUST have hated me all your life') was back on July 4th of 2020, and the second (Jeremiah - 'No, Josette-- you MUST stay out of this') was back on April 25th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #505 (1968) - Sheriff Patterson - 'There MUST be some reason why Willie Loomis knows the man's name. There MUST be some reason why he knows your name.'
From "Robservations 6/4/02 - #505/506 - Adam Over the Edge"The sheriff has two dozen men looking, and he intends to keep asking his questions until he gets satisfactory answers. Barnabas insists he's told him everything he knows, but the sheriff says that means someone else is lying--there must be some reason Willie knows the man's name, and some reason why Adam knows Barnabas' name. Prepare yourself for an ordeal, warns the sheriff, telling Barnabas to sit down--he won't leave until he gets the answers he wants. Barnabas obligingly sits.
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Again, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference it well...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #681 (1969) - Maggie - 'But there MUST be something up there that David wants to see because David was confined to his room--now, he knew that if he got caught, his punishment would be extended--so something up there MUST be terribly important to make him go up there to find it.'
From "Robservations 10/8/02 - #680/681 - Maggie, Mr. Jughans and David"Maggie suspects David has a secret in the West Wing--or why would he go there this evening? Why risk going back tonight? Perhaps, says Liz, what seems important to David is trivial to us. Perhaps, agrees Maggie, but there must be something up there David wants to see--he risked doing so even though he was already on punishment, knowing it would be extended--so something must be terribly important to David in that room. Carolyn agrees with Maggie--David hasn't been himself lately, and for both Maggie's and David's sake, Liz should try to find out what's bothering him.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote, but what it does reference is done so almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #825 (1897) - Beth - 'Barnabas, you MUST hate me.'
From "Robservations 2/24/03 - #823_4/825"Left alone with Barnabas, Beth is uncomfortable. You must hate me, she says, for failing you. No, he assures her, I summoned you, but Petofi prevented you from coming to me, I don't blame you--I misused you, says Barnabas, ashamed--you belong to Quentin. I will never use what powers I have to summon you again.
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The Robservations references almost the entire quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #901 (1969) - Carolyn - 'Whatever is wrong, it MUST be dealt with here--you can't go after it, I can't let you go away. Whatever is wrong, we MUST take care of it here--it would simply follow you, or us. You MUST know that. Here, here in Collinsport, this is where your only hope lies.'
From "Robservations 4/21/03 - #901-902 -Carolyn Hears THE Breathing; Liz Follows David"Nothing has happened except in your mind, she says. Not in my mind, he says. I've listened very carefully, since this began, she says--I'm sorry, but it IS in your mind, I can't bear to think of what's happening to you, but you can be helped. By whom? he asks. Kneeling down beside him, she pleads--let me try. You want to take care of me? he asks--a father is supposed to take care of his daughter, and I've done a miserable job of that. Don't start hating yourself, asks Carolyn. I hope you never understand what that means, he says, and I hope you never will. I know I will, she says passionately--if I let you go away, or go away with you, whatever is wrong must be dealt with here--I can't let you leave, and we must take care of it here, it will only follow us, here in Collinsport is where your only hope lies. He shakes his head. "Then there is no...hope!" he cries, defeated.
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While not perfectly, the Robservations references the quote well...
And again a Robservations sees kneeling where's there's sitting because Carolyn actually sits next to Paul on a bench at the foot of the bed...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #990 (1970PT) - Sabrina - 'You MUST sit. All our hands MUST touch.'
From "#0990/0991: Robservations 06/20/03: Seance Redux; Cyrus Investigates Yaeger"Where are the others? asks Sabrina--where is Cyrus? There will be no seance in this house tonight, Roger insists. But we planned it, protests Sabrina--Cyrus and Mrs. Collins. Maggie? asks Liz. No, not Maggie, says Sabrina--Angelique! Liz and Roger are astonished. You must sit, says Sabrina--all our hands must touch. What's happened to Sabrina? asks Roger. The clock strikes 11 PM. We can't just leave her here, says Liz. She thinks it's that night! says Roger, staring up at the clock--what other explanation could there be?--it was at the same time, six months ago, when we gathered in that room.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1111 (1840) - Daniel- 'Once you kill, you MUST kill over and over again.'
From "#1111/1112: Robservations 09/18/03: Julia in Jeopardy"I'm not Harriet, protests Julia, holding her throat. Ha--how like you to say that, accuses Daniel, do you not think I recognize you?--of course you've changed, but you were always deceptive, always pretending to be someone you were not. He is clearly nuts. I should have known that when I married you! he shouts, coming closer to her. Julia warns him she will scream, she swears. You cannot scream, he insists insanely, if you scream, they will come--they will know how you haunt me, how you always come back to haunt me--I thought when I killed you first, that would be the end of it, but no, once you kill, you must kill over and over again. He lunges at her, grabbing her throat again. She calls him mad, and he demands to know why she came back, why, why do we relive that night, why don't you leave me alone?
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Daniel - 'And now we MUST play the little game again. You were always so stubborn, Harriet!') was back on July 11th of 2020, and the second (Flora - 'But you MUST read it, though. It's by far my best work. Oh I do hope the critics notice') was back on May 21st.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1188 (1841PT) - Flora - 'You MUST learn not to become hysterical every time you hear some strange noise in the night.'
From "#1187/1188: Robservations 12/01/03: In Gabriel's Clutches!"You were engaged as a private secretary for me, is that correct? Yes, says Stella. You enjoy working good hours, earn good wages, and get your room and board free, says the older woman. I know all that, says Stella, I appreciate your having me here--I'm very sorry for the misunderstanding. There was no misunderstanding, says Flora sternly, you were instructed when you came here to remain in your room after dinner, yet last night at nine o'clock, you were found in the hallway leading to the north tower! Agitated, Stella stands--I told you I heard a terrible scream coming from the tower room, she says--Cook heard it, too. I've already talked to Cook, says Flora, she heard nothing. But she was there in the corridor with me, protests Stella--Mrs. Collins, it sounded like someone was dying. Are you telling me someone was killed in that room last night? demands Flora. I don't know, bleats Stella. (Gabriel's eyes widen; are they speaking of him?) If someone had, I'd have known about it, wouldn't I? asks Flora, and done something? Yes of course, says Stella miserably. Nothing happened here last night, insists Flora, nothing out of the ordinary(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1188-2.jpg)
--this is a very old house, and you must learn not to become hysterical every time you hear a strange noise in the night--do you understand? Yes, says Stella.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #785 (1897) - Magda - 'Ah, Mr. Edward, you MUST be so happy to have a man in the family at last! ::laughs::'
From "Robservations 1/28/03 - #784-785 - A Sudden Marriage; Magda Takes a Desperate Chance"Judith answers the door to Magda. "Ah the happy bride, best wishes, Lady," she says. Judith asks, what do you want? To see Quentin, says the gypsy. I'm astonished you dare to come here, says Judith, considering you worked for Barnabas. He is a Collins, like you, says Magda--all Collins are hard to work for. Quentin enters. Leave us alone, Judith, he tells his sister. Judith leaves, first tossing Quentin a dirty look. I had to know, says Magda, I had this feeling. . .if you don't try tonight, I feel you'll never be able to try again, and I trust my feelings. I'll be there at dusk, promises Quentin. Edward comes out. Magda says, "Ah, Mr. Edward, you must be so happy to have a MAN in the family at last!" (oooh, nasty diss against both Quentin and Edward!) She laughs as she exits.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And I love the look on Quentin's face as he checks for Edward's reaction to Magda's remark -
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #555 (1968) - Nicholas - 'So you MUSTN'T be afraid to tell me the truth.'
From "Robservations 7/10/02 - #554/555 - Guess Who's a Vampire Now?"Nicholas goes to see Adam and asks where Vicki is. Adam claims not to know, but Nicholas knows he's lying and assures him he understands why. Nicholas says he won't tattle on him, that he's his friend and saved his life. He wants to know where he'd hiding Vicki.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, Nichols delivers it after he says that he saved Adam's life and is his friend and before he insists Adam show him where he's hidden Miss Winters.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'No, that is out of the question. You MUST STAY here') was back on January 28th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #302 (1967) - Julia - 'Now, if Sarah has indeed returned, we MUST find her before she destroys our plans.'
From "#0301/0302: Robservations 01/04/02: Thrust & Parry"Realizing he's looking at Sarah's picture, she asks him if he thinks she has returned. Don't be absurd, he snaps, she's been dead almost 200 years (and you're a vampire, Barn, what's your point?)(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0302-1.jpg)
You've come back, Julia reminds him defiantly, why can't she?--perhaps she's returned as a ghost. She's concerned that her experiments might fail because of his emotional imbalance--Sarah must be found before everything is ruined.
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The Robservations barely paraphrases the quote, but it does reference that it takes place...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'The injections take time to prepare and MUST be prepared with caution') was back on October 3rd.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #21 (1966) - Vicki - 'Well then you MUST also think that the only reason he came back here was to harm your brother and you.'
From "#0021/0022: Robservations 06/01/01: Coffee Dreams"Carolyn takes and reads the letter. Liz asks Vicki if she's ever heard of Wilbur Strake before. No, says Vicki. Hey, a private eye! says Carolyn with a chuckle, what do you know? Yes, says Vicki--do you have any idea who might have hired this man to ask these questions about me? No, says Liz. Unless it has something to do with what you were talking about says Carolyn--Mother felt Burke might try to dig up something about our past. This has nothing to do with that, insists Liz. It sure sounds like it, says Carolyn, reading, "He was anxious to learn the details of your securing your position"--he means with us, of course, "why you were hired by the Collins family, who recommended you, and all the rest of it"--whatever that means.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0021-3.jpg)
Liz looks around nervously. What she means is, says Vicki, he wanted to know why your mother hired me in particular when she never heard of me before. I've already answered that question, haven't I? asks Liz, forehead furrowed. Yes, says Vicki, you said your brother was the one who made the recommendation, but... Miss Winters, says Liz, rising from the couch, I thought we settled this matter. Maybe you have, says Carolyn, but someone else hasn't--(to Vicki) Don't you have any idea who might be this interested in you? I thought your mother might know, says Vicki--do you think Burke Devlin hired this man? I suppose it's possible, says Liz. Why would he want to know about me? asks Vicki. I can't answer that, I don't know, says Liz, now flanked by Carolyn and Vicki. You think Burke Devlin was responsible for the car accident, don't you? asks Vicki. Yes, says Liz. Then you must also think, says Vicki, that the only reason he came back here was to harm your brother and you. Yes, agrees Liz. Well, then, it's logical the only reason he'd hire someone to make these inquiries is if the results would be harmful to you, doesn't that make sense? Miss Winters, asks Liz, are you asking me whether or not I'm trying to hide something about you and your past? Yes, says Vicki (forthright, spunky girl!) Liz walks away and says the answer is no.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #183 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'David MUSTN'T go near his mother. It isn't safe.'
From "#0182/0183: Robservations 09/27/01: Peter Lays His Cards on the Table, and His Head in the Noose"Collinwood drawing room - Believe me, says Peter to Roger, you're doing the right thing. I hope so, says Roger. David mustn't go near his mother, says Peter, it isn't safe. I don't know how safe I am, says Roger--Laura threatened me, said she would do something drastic if I didn't let her have David. What? asks Peter. It doesn't matter, says Roger, but if she carries out he threat, it could be damaging to me--I would like to believe she won't go through with it. All I can say is, says Peter, your son's life and possibly your sister's life could be at stake--anything you can do to help them has to be done.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'You MUST be joking, drunk, insane or all three!', which is one of my favorites from this entire slideshow) was back on April 8th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #208 (1967) - Liz - 'He MUST leave Collinwood as soon as possible!'
From "#0208/0209: Abbreviated Robservations 10/17/01: Collins Family Jewels"Liz has heard about the fight between Burke and Willie at the Blue Whale, and orders Jason to get him out of not just Collinwood, but Collinsport.
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The Robservations references the situation but not the actual quote. But the way the quote comes up is that after Liz says she wants Willie out of Collinwood and away from Collinsport, Jason says he had an idea that was what she was going to say. Liz insists that she said it and she means it. Jason isn't used to being given orders, but Liz doesn't care. Jason then says he expects that news has reached her of "that unfortunate fight last night in town between my friend Willie and Mr. Devlin." "Willie had absolutely no control. I should never have let him stay here one minute when I found out what he tried to do to Carolyn!" And after that is when Liz delivers the quote, which she.follows with, "And if he doesn't..." But Jason says there's no need to threaten and he shocks Liz after he says that he agrees with her completely...
And I have to say I absolutely love the screen capture I was able to get of Jason for the quote:
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Priceless!! [santa_cheesy]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jason - 'Willie, if you MUST steal something, steal something that won't be missed') was back on November 22nd.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #373 (1795) - Angelique - 'Now hurry! I MUST begin my work.'
From "#0372/0373: Robservations 02/26/02: Josette Loves Jeremiah?"In her room, Angelique tells Ben he is now bonded to her, unbreakably, and she plans to use his strength when she has none to use. He knows he must obey her. She tells him to get an unbroken spider's web from an oak tree
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The Robservations references Angelique's initial order but it doesn't go so far as the quote. But the way the quote comes up is that after Angelique orders Ben to get the spider's web from an oak tree and to be careful to make sure that not a single strand of the web is broken, Ben objects that he can't go because of Joshua. But Angelique insists that he's not Ben master now, she is, and after saying that is when she delivers the quote. Ben leaves. End of teaser...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'You MUST get it from a-- an oak tree. You MUST be very careful when you remove it. Not a single strand of the web can be broken. And bring it to me. Go!') was back on July 24th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #628 (1968) - Julia - 'I MUST see Adam.'
From "Robservations 9/3/02 - Angelique Sends Nicholas to Hell - #628/629"They hear a knock at the door and Nicholas tells Adam he'd better go. Nicholas opens the door to Julia--who says she must see Adam. He tells her Adam isn't there, but she insists he's lying. She opens the living room doors and demands to know where he is. I can't help you, says Nicholas, good night. She tells him she has news about Eve--she's dead. Nicholas' face collapses in disbelief and horror. Dead? She was murdered, says Julia. Adam listens in.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #654 (1968) - Barnabas - 'This animal MUST be found.'
From "Robservations 9/19/02 - #654/655 - Joe Unhinged"Barnabas helps Joe onto the sofa. Joe says he's all right--but says perhaps I was wrong when I described the animal as a wolf that walked like a man; he lunged at me before I knew it, and I could see the shape of a dog, eyes and teeth. That's exactly what Elizabeth saw, says Barnabas--Liz was attacked, as were many other people. Joe says when he was in the hospital, he was trying to solve the mystery of what was making him behave so oddly, to do the things he'd done. Barnabas assures him the past is over with, forgotten, the present is important, (I guess that's his way of saying he forgives Joe for trying to kill him during the Angelique-jealousy mess), and this animal MUST be found.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Chris - 'There MUST be something stronger--there has to be!') was back on August 23rd.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #732 (1897) - Laura - 'Oh Quentin, the pressures MUST be very great on your brain.'
From "Robservations 11/19/02 - #732-733 - Ang & Barn's Bargain; Three For Worthington Hall"Quentin continues to strangle Laura, then abruptly releases her when he's filled with pain, his body enveloped in light. He accuses her of doing something to him, but she says she's not--anger, she says, heats the blood and puts strain on the heart. He clutches his stomach, accusing her of doing something terrible to him. She denies it, and fears coming moving closer to him in case he tries to kill her again. "You're dead already," he moans, writhing in agony. Laura half-humorously suggests the pressures on his brain must be very great. Help me! he beg. Repeat that, Laura asks. I promise to stop you, he vows, whatever you're doing to me. Laura maintains, I'm doing nothing except enjoying your reaping the rewards of a rich and well spent life. When he begs for her help, she laughs. How does it feel to beg? she demands--to suffer? I don't want to die, he says, walking around the room in a pain-filled shuffle. Do you think I wanted to die in Alexandria? she asks shrilly, when the fire priests dragged me, screaming, to the sacrificial altar?-- "Quentin!" I cried, Laura reminds him, "Help me, Quentin!" She notes that he seems to be unconscious, and callously checks to make sure he can still hear her. He can, so she continues--I remembers the priest dragging me to the flames, asking why I was crying to Quentin for help--when he's the one who betrayed me? I had to, groans Quentin, or they would have killed me. I finally figured that out, she says bitterly, and now the death you evaded then has caught up with you, right here at Collinwood!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0732-1.jpg)
She laughs--well, goodbye, she says, enjoy your rendezvous. He tries to grab her before she exits. Laura airily assures him, "Dying is not so bad, Quentin, once you get used to the idea!" She leaves him alone. Quentin sinks to the floor, unconscious.
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The Robservations rearranges the words but still references the quote quite well...
Another one of my favorite Laura quotes. In fact, it's my favorite Laura scene, particularly where she callously checks to make sure Quentin can still hear her. Priceless!! Diana Millay's whole performance is wonderful...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #932 (1970) - Amanda - 'I have five more minutes-- you MUST give them to me!'
From "Robservations 5/9/03 - #932-933 - Mr. Best Has a Busy Day"she finds herself face to face with Mr. Best. It's storming. No, she cries, you can't come for me now. Did you forget your appointment with me? he asks--am I early?--it would be most unlikely. He checks his watch. I have five more minutes, says--you must give them to me. I wouldn't cheat you, he says, not if you were right.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Mr. Best - 'You MUSTN'T try to understand all I say. My mind is much more complex than yours, or anyone's for that matter. I pride myself on that') was back on November 19th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1009 (1970PT) - Roger - 'Well, I'm afraid that's the cross you MUST bear-- the fact that you look so much like her.'
From "#1008/1009: Robservations 07/07/03: Au Revoir, Dr. Gladstone"Angelique sits before the fire on the drawing room. Roger enters. How long have you been standing and staring at me? she asks--I could actually feel you staring, do you believe that? Then you must have the same sixth sense Angelique had, he says, it was uncanny. She smiles-- why were you looking at me? she asks. That's the cross you must bear for looking so much like her, says Roger, smiling gently. At least people no longer think I AM Angelique, she says, I found that terribly disturbing. I never doubted you for a moment, he says. Oh? She asks. I don't mean any offense, he assures her, but Angelique was one of a kind.
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The Robservations doesn't get the quote exactly but it does reference it quite well...
And I love the expression on Roger face when he delivers the quote -
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- though little does he know how foolish he's making himself look because he has no clue that he's actually talking to the real Angelique...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1068 (1995) - Quentin - 'No one MUST know--no one.'
From "#1068/1069: Robservations 08/18/03: More Death"He sits down, still gazing at the envelope, laughing. Like a naughty boy, he takes it out and reads: "I will wait for you at Collinwood-come there and I will tell you all that I remember." Tell all that she remembers? says Quentin aloud--oh, no, no one must... He is about to throw it into the fire when Barnabas enters, demanding, "What is that?" Nothing, says Quentin, just a note, it doesn't say anything. The note from Daphne? asks Barnabas. No, it's from Carolyn, says Quentin. May I see it? asks Barn. Quentin holds it crumbled in his hand, trying to hide it, but Barnabas takes it from him anyway, removing it from his hand. Quentin is ashamed of himself. Barnabas reads it and shouts, "You were going to destroy this?-Why?" Quentin pathetically says, "No one must know--no one." Julia enters--I looked everywhere for the note from Daphne, she says, but it's no where to be found. Barnabas holds out Carolyn's note--this note will be far more valuable, he says-I'll tell you on the way to Collinwood. Julia gives Quentin a last glance before they go. He sits down in the chair and tries to fold his very long legs up around him, begging, "Don't tell anyone-please don't tell anyone! Please, please don't tell anyone, please!" The camera pans back as he pleads, making him appear to be a child.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Gone. Yes, they're all gone. Everyone is gone. She MUSTN'T come back here. She MUST never come back to this place. They're all gone') was back on March 10th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1148 (1840) - Daphne - 'Yesterday was like a door opening for me, but today the door has closed, and it MUST remain closed.'
From "#1148/1149: Robservations 10/30/03: Rescue; A Sibling Horrorshow"I don't understand very much, she says, I don't know what to believe here. Yesterday, what I told you, he says, putting his hand on her arm, you can believe that. Don't touch me, she says, moving away. Yesterday was like a door opening for me, she says, but today the door has closed, and it must remain closed. Why? he asks. Joanna, she says. Joanna is dead! he says, holding her arms. You still love her! says Daphne. No, says Quentin. I can't take her place, insists Daphne. Quentin assures her she's got her own place. Don't even says that, she pleads, don't even ask me to think about that, not after I saw her crying in that asylum for you--do you think we could be happy as long as I remember that--no, Quentin.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laszlo - 'Well I, uh, I was looking for someone-- a servant. A grand house like this MUST have servants') was back on September 10th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1200 (1841PT) - Bramwell - 'You MUST get away from Collinwood now.'
You might think that Bramwell is talking to Catherine there. I did when I saw that quote was on the potentials list for 1841PT. But when I tracked it down to use for the slideshow I discovered:
From "#1199/1200: Robservations 12/09/03: The Woman in White"Justin's room - I had to come back to his room, Bramwell, says Melanie--he loved me, even if I wasn't his real daughter--once I wanted to find out who my real parents were, he told me not to try--wasn't it enough to have him and Mama?--it was...it was...the boys, they resent me, as they do you. Gently Bramwell urges, you must get away from Collinwood now. She looks at him, astounded(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1200-3.jpg)
--get away? she repeats Your father must have left you enough money, says Bramwell. Where would I go? she asks. Somewhere, says Bramwell, anywhere you can have a life of your own--wouldn't you like that?--away from this house, with all its superstitions and fears? I couldn't leave, she insists. Why? he asks. I couldn't, she says, anymore than the rest of them--don't ever ask me about it again. Bramwell looks at her sadly.
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Bramwell and Melanie have a nice relationship in 1841PT. It's almost as if on some level they always knew the truth...
And the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #738 (1897) - Jamison - 'Well, Quentin says servants MUST know their proper place.'
From "Robservations 11/22/02 - #738/739 - Barnabas & Charity Look Into Laura's Past"Jamison knocks at the door. Laura hides the scarab in her pocket. Jamison is disconcerted to see Dirk--I thought you would be alone. Dirk was just helping me with something I needed, Laura explains (tell your son what, Laura, I dare ya!). Jamison orders Dirk to go. Laura wonders how her son could speak to Dirk that way. Quentin says servants must know their proper place, says Jamison. Laura is angry to hear this--Quentin is the person trying to hurt me, she tells him, but Jamison doesn't believe her.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #114 (1966) - Roger - 'He MUST be crouched in some hovel now, a hundred miles from here.'
From "#0113/0114: Robservations 08/08/01: Befriending a Murderer"David quietly leaves the kitchen with his bag of food and walks past the drawing room. I know what I'm doing, says Liz, and I'm going to fight Burke with every means at my disposal. I wish Matthew had managed to strangle Burke at the Blue Whale that day, says Roger. Don't be morbid, says Liz, and don't talk about Matthew--I don't like to remember what happened. David leaves the house. I feel sorry for him, says Roger--he must be crouched in some hovel, a hundred miles from here, knowing he can't go any further, knowing the police are going to find him--and he's in that position because of us.
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Roger's quite right that Matthew's predicament is because of his loyalty to them but how wrong he is that Matthew is a hundred miles away.
The Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #275 (1967) - Willie - 'No, Jason, you MUSTN'T! You can't!'
From "#0275/0276: Robservations 12/07/01: Farewell, Jason!"Once downstairs, Jason homes in on Barnabas' coffin and demands to know what's inside. Scared, Willie tells him the jewels are in a drawer in a table close by, and he goes to collect some pieces. Jason insists on having more, but Willie says the remainder are walled up. Jason is convinced the rest are in the coffin. Willie makes an effort to stop him, but Jason tells him, "I'm gonna open this coffin, Willie, and you're not gonna stop me.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0275-4.jpg)
When Jason lifts the lid, however, his expression of glee turns to one of terror as Barnabas' hand reaches out and clutches his throat.
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Once again we have a Robservations with less detail than normal, and once again it doesn't reference the quote. However, the circumstances surrounding the quote are that after Jason wonders what the coffin is doing in the basement, Willie warns him to stay away from it. Jason questions why and Willie warns him not to go near it. Jason jumps to the conclusion that the jewels are hidden in the coffin and makes a move to open it. That's when Willie leaps in to try to stop him and desperately delivers the quote. Jason pushes Willie away. Willie insists there aren't any jewels in the coffin, so Jason asks where they are. Willie says if Jason wants jewels he'll get him some. Again Jason asks where they are and Willie tells him they're in the table. Jason order him to get them and Willie moves to do so...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #494 (1968) - Julia - 'He has an extraordinarily alert mind, but it's trapped inside him. We MUST find ways to free it so that he can begin to learn.'
From "Robservations 5/22/02 - #493/494 - Baby Comes Home"Adam is banging on the walls while Willie cowers in a corner of the cell. Like a kid having a tantrum, Adam wants to see the pretty jewelry. Julia comes in and calms the big guy down.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0494-3.jpg)
Willie tells her to give him her necklace, it will calm him down and save Willie's life. Julia holds it up, per Willie's orders. When she does so, Adam takes it, happy, and sits back down on his bed. Julia tells Willie to leave quickly, which he does, and he informs Julia outside the cell he won't go back in there--he thinks Adam should be destroyed. No, says Julia. Then Adam will destroy YOU warns Willie, but she disagrees. Adam has an alert mind, but it's trapped inside him. They must free it so he can learn. Willie calls Adam dumb, and Julia haughtily informs him "It takes intelligence to know intelligence."
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Though it paraphrases the quote a bit, the Robservations still references the quote quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'But one thing I MUST say, though. These earrings are different') was back on September 27th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #817 (1897) - 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!'
From "Robservations #817-818"Her neck drips blood; she opens her mouth to reveal two very sharp fangs!
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Beth screams at this vision, sobbing, it can't happen that way! Yes, agrees Petofi, It will unless you do exactly as I say--go to him. She walks slowly toward the adjoining room. This is the very last time that you will go to him, promises Petofi. But I must go to him whenever he calls me, protests Beth--he is my master! He WAS your master, says Petofi, but no longer--turn your back on him, or you will die and spend eternity as a vampire. Miserably, Beth turns her back and leaves the room. Petofi touches Barnabas' coffin and says, "She came to you because you were strong, she left you because I was stronger--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!"
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #26 (1966) - Liz - 'What did you do, David? You MUST have done something.'
From "#0025/0026: Robservations 06/05/01: Evidence Everywhere"Liz and David enter the drawing room and she asks him to explain that statement. Please, Aunt Elizabeth, he says. You made an accusation against Miss Winters, says Liz, and you're not leaving until I get a full explanation. David says she tried to hurt him, that's all--she grabbed at me and pulled me into her room--I was lucky to get away. Miss Winters never seemed like that sort of person, remarks Liz. Nobody believes me! laments David. What did you do? she asks--when he doesn't reply, she insists he must have done something. I took her stupid letter she got today! he says--I borrowed it, just to see what it was about, and she got mad. I don't blame her for being angry, says Liz, but I find it hard to believe she hit you. Well she did, he says, falling into her embrace, I'm scared, she hates me and is going to make up all kinds of stories about me.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #177 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'Before you get too excited, you MUST realize that this is only speculation.'
From "#0176/0177: Robservations 09/24/01: Let's Go Grave Robbing!"Just yesterday afternoon, right here in this room, I suddenly found myself becoming faint--I lost all consciousness of where I'd been, and even how much time had elapsed--I didn't even know how I'd gotten here. That's exactly what happened to my mother, says Carolyn--how awful for you. At the time, I thought so, he says, but now I think it's extremely fortunate--you see, I know who my adversary is--as I told you, something happened to stop the job of putting me into the trance, and unlike your mother, I know where I was and who I was with--I had just paid a call on Laura Collins. Carolyn gazes up at him, smug, smiling.
Carolyn jumps up from the sofa. Laura--of course! she says, I knew it from the very beginning, there was no one else it could have been. Before you get too excited, he warns, you must realize this is only speculation. Not to me, she assures him, I know it's Laura. We have no proof yet, he says.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #275 (1967) - Carolyn - 'We'll get the best lawyers in the country. And... and you MUSTN'T worry. I'll be right there with you-- all through the trial.'
From "#0275/0276: Robservations 12/07/01: Farewell, Jason!"Carolyn goes upstairs to her mother and apologizes for running out the way she did--she realizes her mother did what had to be done in regards to Paul,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0275-1.jpg)
and she will stand by her no matter what--they can get the best lawyer. . .
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This is another Robservations with little detail, but at least in this case the situation surrounding the quote is referenced...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Willie - 'No, Jason, you MUSTN'T! You can't!') was back on December 29th.
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If you've visited the BoardIndex page(the opening page) in the last hour, you may need to clear your browser's cache in order to see the correct graphic for today's "MUST" quote. Otherwise you may be seeing the same graphic for both quotes.
Then again, you may prefer not to see part of Jeff Clark's head. [santa_wink] [santa_grin]
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #425 (1796) - Countess du Pres - 'I only know I MUST keep you alive until after midnight.'
From "#0425/0426: Robservations 04/03/02: Tragedy on Widows' Hill" I must go to the Old House to look for my ring! declares Josette, climbing out of bed--Barnabas will expect me to have the ring. This statement horrifies Natalie, who tries to stop her. They struggle, overturning a small table, breaking the lamp that was on top of it. "The sound of glass shattering," remembers Natalie, who glances at the sky and is aghast to see storm clouds beginning to gather, obscuring the moon. The door blows open, terrifying both women.
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The details in this Robservations aren't bad but it doesn't reference the quote. The quote actually comes up after the lamp breaks and before the countess sees there is no moon. After the lamp breaks, the countess worries that the prophecy is coming true little by little and begs Josette to stay. Josette asks what they're going to do and the countess replies she doesn't know. She then delivers the quote. And after a clap of thunder, the countess checks the window and declares a storm is coming and there is no moon...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Josette - 'I MUST find that ring!') was back on May 4th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #480 (1968) - Barnabas - 'I won't call her but we MUST contact Julia. She's the only one who can get us out of this situation.'
From "#0479/0480: Robservations 05/13/02: Forget, Jeff, Forget!"Barnabas gives in to Lang's threat to shoot and reluctantly hangs up the phone. He's shocked to learn that he can actually die now, which Lang assures him would happen if he pulled the trigger. It almost gives Barn pleasure to think he's THAT human. He agrees not to call Julia but still wants to bring her in, even though Lang continues to insist he doesn't want her to know about the experiment.
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The Robservations doesn't get into the details of the quote but it does reference where and in what manner it takes place...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'You MUST let Clark live') was back on November 27th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #740 (1897) - Barnabas - 'I MUST know the truth about Laura Collins. I have this fear that she will defeat me unless I find out.'
From "Robservations 12/16/02 - #740-741 - Hot on Laura's Trail"Sandor asks Barn what's going on. Barn says he's studying ways to defeat death. There is no way, asserts the gypsy.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0740-2.jpg)
Tell that to anyone but me, advises Barn (LOL!)--Go to the cemetery and look for a tombstone that says, "Laura Stockbridge, died 1785."--if I'm correct, they buried her in the crypt below the old meeting house--go there and find the tomb--I must know the truth about her, I have this fear she will defeat me unless I find out, says Barn.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'A doll without pins in it. How unusual. He MUST be saving this for someone special') was back on November 18th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #896 (1969) - David - 'What I MUST. Amy, you stand outside the door and see that no one comes in while I'm reading the book.'
From "Robservations 4/16/03 - #894/5-896 - Blanket Boy Falls Ill; Ms. Olivia Corey"David stares down at the page, riveted. Amy speaks to him--give me the book, she pleads--I'll tell! You'll tell nothing, he says curtly, not sounding like a little boy anymore.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0896-2.jpg)
I'm not going to burn it, he assures Amy, not now... What ARE you going to do? she asks. What I must, says--stand outside the door and make sure no one comes in while I'm reading the book. This startles her--you don't know how. Yes I do, he says. Read some of it for me, she demands. You're forbidden to hear it, he says.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
They probably didn't realize they were going to do 1970PT at the point this ep was done, or at least they probably didn't realize how they were going to go with the fashion because, if they had, they really should have kept Amy's outfit for 1970PT. That blouse would have fit in perfectly with the colorful, loud prints the women often wore!
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1020 (1970PT) - Will - 'Oh I don't know him actually. I ran into him once. Tall, dark, wild man. Described him to Quentin, Quentin said that MUST be who it is.'
From "#1020/1021: Robservations 07/15/03: Buffie, the Vampire Victim"At Cyrus' lab, Will shakily takes a big gulp of yet another drink. Are you sure I'm not bothering you, Cyrus? asks Will. No, I need company tonight, Cyrus assures him. So do I, says Will--I remember once you and I talking about good and evil, and I accused you of knowing nothing at all about evil. You were wrong, points out Cyrus--we all have evil inside us, I think it best that we just admit it, and let it out. Like your friend Yaeger, laughs Will nervously. Cyrus stares at him--I didn't know you knew John. I didn't actually, says Will, I ran into him once, described him to Quentin, who said that must be who it is--he never mentioned me to you?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1020-3.jpg)
No, says Cyrus, why should he? I just thought he might, says Will--where is he now? He's waiting somewhere, says Cyrus, to come back--you know, he and I are much more alike than you think--the only difference is, I work and he plays--and I do what I should, and he just does what he wants. Try it yourself, Will suggests--quit work, have fun, just have a ball. I wouldn't know where to begin, says Cyrus, examining a test tube. Do it by just doing whatever you want, for once, advises Will. Yes, agrees Cyrus, you're right, I should--I will!
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'The lust. The lust. I MUST find someone to make me stop thinking of Maggie. I MUST find someone tonight!') was back on May 9th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1090 (1970) - Sebastian - 'I MUST say I was not prepared for you at all. I heard your name mentioned amongst the family, but no one ever said how lovely you were.'
From "#1089/1090: Robservations 09/03/03: Maggie, Attacked"Maggie is doing paperwork at the drawing room desk when Shaw knocks. Mrs. Stoddard is out for the day, she says. When will she be back? he asks, it's very important I speak to her. I expect her later on this afternoon, says Maggie--is there anything I can do to help? Are you one of the family? he asks. She introduces herself as Maggie Evans--I work for Mrs. Stoddard. Clearly smitten by her prettiness, he says, it's nice to meet you. Maggie smiles back, looking at him intensely--I've heard of you, she says--Mrs. Stoddard has often spoken of you, quite often, I knew who you were when I opened the door. Thanks for not reacting the way everyone else does, he says. You mean your resemblance to Jeb Hawkes? she asks--I was prepared for that. He grins--I wasn't prepared for YOU at all, he says--I've heard your name mentioned, but no one ever said how lovely you were. You're very direct, she says, smiling back. Does it frighten you? he asks. No, I find it disarming, she says. I want to disarm you a little further, he says--would you like to go to dinner tonight?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1090-2.jpg)
"You're a very unusual man," says Maggie, pleased--I am flattered. But you're going to decline, he finishes. Actually, she says, I'd be inclined to say yes--she smiles some more.
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Again the Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1151 (1840) - Daphne - 'Oh you MUST!'
From "#1150/1151: Robservations 11/03/03: Gerard Gives Daphne Dreams"Gerard says to himself, "You always get what I want, don't you, Quentin?--no, Quentin always got what Gerard Stiles wanted--but I am Judah Zachary now--I want her as Judah Zachary once wanted Miranda--and I will have her!" He takes the circular symbol out and holds it near the flame. Daphne, says Gerard, Daphne, wherever you will be, you will fall into a very soft sleep--sleep...
Daphne leans back in her chair in the Collinwood drawing room, but continues reading a book.
Don't fight me, intones Gerard, surrender--surrender to me and though you will not remember when you come to me or why you come to me, you will be one step closer to being completely mine!
Daphne falls asleep, leaning her head against the chair.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1151-2.jpg)
She dreams Gerard enters the drawing room and stands smiling at her. She goes to him, into his arms. I mustn't stay, he says. You must! She insists, caressing his face and hair. This house is too dangerous for me, he says. Nothing is dangerous for you when you're with me, she vows. How about Quentin? he asks her. Do you think I care about Quentin? she asks, grinning, and kisses him passionately, then holds her. Whenever you want to see me, he says, you will have to come--you will have to come. I'll see you always, she says, don't stop me from holding you--and she kisses him again. He backs away, and tells her to come to him whenever she wants to see him--you'll come--you'll come. He backs away, Daphne calling his name over and over. Daphne awakens, rises from the chair, looks around, puzzled, then hastily leaves the house.
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And once again the Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Lamar - 'He has the arrogance still to wear it-- it MUST have been a gift from the devil himself') was back on October 14th.
Also, how coincidental it was that both this slideshow -
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Ep #1151 (1840) - Daphne - 'Oh you MUST!'
and the NoDS Anniversary Slideshow -
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Page 47/Scene 106 - Tracy (lowly): 'Don't you ever
touch me again!'
featured graphics with Kate Jackson and James Storm, though their characters were in completely opposite circumstances...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1199 (1841PT) - Morgan - 'Do you know the first thing I remember?-- I MUST'VE been about 5 or 6. I remember hearing mother and father talking. They were talking about that room and what would happen when we grew up. And one day that Quentin and I would have to go into that room and spend the night.'
From "#1199/1200: Robservations 12/09/03: The Woman in White"One of the first things I remember, says Morgan, I must have been five or six, I remember hearing my parents talking about that room and what would happen when we grew up, and that one day Quentin and I would have to go into that room and spend the night--I couldn't understand why--then the next day, I went to the West Wing, down the corridor, and I stood in front of that door, and I began to tremble, as if I could feel the evil inside--and then I ran away--but I can't run anymore, can I? One of us cannot now, agrees Julia. It will be me, says Morgan with certainty--I'll be the one who will have to go into that room--I've known that, I've always known it since the first time I heard of it
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
And this quote makes up for yesterday's quote, which was probably the shortest in the slideshow, by probably being the longest...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #640 (1968) - David - 'Well, it's because it makes a circle, and that circle MUST never be broken.'
From "Robservations 9/10/02 - #639/640 - Ghosts and Werewolves, Oh My!"First we have to light a candle, says David, and does. They promise each other not to be scared. David says he's no virgin seance holder. He tells Amy to turn off the lights. They sit at the table, the old telephone in the center, along with the candle. David instructs her to touch hands on the table to make a circle, which must never be broken. Concentrate, advises David, on Quentin--he makes sure she isn't afraid one more time, then calls to Quentin. "We are calling you! Wherever you are, come to us! Tell us about the old telephone and why you spoke to Amy through it."(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0640-1.jpg)
"Quentin Collins, we are calling you. If you are here, speak to us. Give us some kind of sign!" Nothing happens, but David looks frightened as he proceeds to call Quentin again. The door opens by itself and they see a hooded figure in the hallway. It's just Vicki. and her dark hair, dressed in black. She switches on the lights.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #52 (1966) - Vicki - 'It MUST have been one of the shutters. The wind's up.'
From "#0051/0052: Robservations 06/22/01: Dead Man Body Surfing"Carolyn and Vicki are turning down the bed. (Vicki's wearing a nightgown, not PJ's.) I heard it again! says Carolyn. Must have been one of the shutters, says Vicki--the wind's come up. Carolyn shakes her head--it wasn't a shutter. She says--I know the sound every single shutter in this house makes. There's a banging sound. There it is again, says Carolyn. Sounded like it came from the drawing room, says Vicki--has your uncle come upstairs yet? I heard them come up not long after we did, says Carolyn. Then it must have been David, says Vicki, unlocking the door. Don't unlock the door! says Carolyn; however, Vicki says she's going to catch a live little ghost. Carolyn watches her go into David's room, but Vicki reports he's sound asleep--poor David gets blamed for everything that happens in this house. They return to Vicki's room and Carolyn locks the door. That's usually right, says Carolyn, David usually is to blame--but if it wasn't David, who was it? I don't know, says Vicki, grinning, but I'm not going into your mother's room or your uncle's room and ask if they happened to knock over something downstairs. I can, says Carolyn--if you go with me. I don't know, says Vicki--they already think we're seeing things, now they're going to think we're hearing them. We ARE hearing things! says Carolyn--and we did see a dead man at the foot of Widows' Hill tonight--nobody can convince me differently.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'Oh Pop, this MUST be the purest atmosphere in the country. Why do you think all those summer people come up here every year?') was back on July 22nd of 2020.
Funny how we never really heard about any of those supposed "summer people."
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #275 (1967) - Liz - 'This MUSTN'T be a dream. It MUSTN'T!'
From "#0275/0276: Robservations 12/07/01: Farewell, Jason!"Carolyn goes upstairs to her mother and apologizes for running out the way she did--she realizes her mother did what had to be done in regards to Paul,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0275-1.jpg)
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This is another Robservations with little detail, but unlike how when this same scene came up for January 3rd's slideshow, it's not a case that the situation involving when/how the quote takes place is referenced. So, getting into all that we'll start with how we see Liz in her bed tossing and turning as she worries about Carolyn, Carolyn enters her mother's bedroom. After she goes to Liz' bed and wakes her, Liz is surprised to see her and wonders if she's dreaming. Carolyn reassures her that it's really her and says that she's come home and she's going to stay. Liz asks where she was and Carolyn replies she was just out wandering around. "All night?" Liz asks. "Yes. I had to think. I had to decide a lot of things. And I have." Liz is happy Carolyn is home safe. But seeing that Liz seems to be acting of if she's a bit out of it, Carolyn asks what's the matter with her, is she sick? Liz explains that she's been given something to make her sleep. Carolyn says then she'd better sleep but Liz protests she doesn't want to. However, Carolyn tells her mother not to try to talk, to just listen to her for a minute. She then goes on the say that she's sorry she ran out on her and she's never do it again. "Sorry?" is Liz' reaction. Carolyn then goes on the explain that she was so mixed up that she couldn't think. "You're sorry? You?" "Yes. Because I should have known better. I should have known, well, that anything you did, you did because you had to do. I know you well enough to know that." "You don't hate me?" "Of course I don't hate you. You're my mother and I love you." "You love me?" "Why do you think I came back?" And that's when Liz delivers the quote...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Willie - 'No, Jason, you MUSTN'T! You can't!') was back on December 29th, and the second (Carolyn - 'We'll get the best lawyers in the country. And... and you MUSTN'T worry. I'll be right there with you-- all through the trial') was back on January 3rd.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #405 (1796) - Josette - 'I MUST ask a favor of you, Aunt Natalie.'
From "#0405/0406: Robservations 03/20/02 - Cursed!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0405-1.jpg)
In Collinwood's drawing room
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Again we're in the Robservations without much detail. So, what leads up to the quote is the ep opens with Josette in Collinwood's drawing room. In the foyer Countess du Pres exits from the door on the landing and comes down the stairs. She hesitates for a moment and then joins Josette and asks her, "What did you wish to see me about?" Josette replies with the quote to which the countess replies "Anything at all. What is it?" "There will not be time for me to say the appropriate farewells to everyone. The carriage will be here at ten." Countess du Pres is shocked, "Farewells?! Carriage?! Whatever are you talking about?!" Josette turns away and explains she's leaving Collinwood in an hour...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Countess du Pres - 'They'll think we've both gone mad. No, Josette, you MUST stay and make your explanations before you leave') was back on November 23rd.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #521 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Please! Now we MUST get that picture tonight.'
From "Robservations 6/14/02 - #521/522 - Enter Nicholas Blair!"Collinwood - Barnabas tells Julia to distract Roger while he goes up to Cassandra's bedroom.
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Even though for the most part this Robservations has quite a bit of detail, it doesn't reference the quote. But the way the quote comes up is that after Barnabas instructs Julia to distract Roger so that he can go to Roger and Cassandra's bedroom to look for Angelique's portrait, she is a bit reluctant. However, that's when he delivers the quote to persuade her...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #745 (1897) - Jenny - 'I MUST wait. He said that. I MUST be quiet and wait. I don't want to wait. He told me to. I MUST.'
From "Robservations 12/18/02 - #744-745 - Barnabas & Jenny"Quentin tries to unlock the door with one of the keys on the ring, assuring Jenny, I'll be with you very soon. He hears a door slam, tells Jenny not to make a noise, and assures her he will be back. Beth listens at the door and screams when Quentin leaps out at her. Jenny asks, "Who's with you?" Beth grabs for the gun--I she won't let you do this, Quentin!--I'll wake Barnabas, she threatens-- "I will!" she swears. The both walk away. Jenny asks Quentin, wasn't I pretty enough? She looks at her reflection in the mirror, realizing he never saw her. Why am I so scared, I didn't used to be so silly...I must wait, she resolves, he told me that, and be quiet. . .I don't want to wait! she cries, but he told me to, so I must...she touches her hair nervously, then sits down on the bed, looking like a frightened bride, to wait.
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While the Robservations doesn't reference the quote exactly, it does so well...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #975 (1970) - Bruno - 'I can look at the moon and enjoy its beauty, but you, tonight, how desperate you MUST feel knowing that tomorrow it will be even more beautiful and more full.'
From "Robservations 6/10/03 - #974-975"Bruno raises the shade and tells Chris, you can look at the moon and enjoy its beauty, but you, tonight, how desperate you must feel, knowing tomorrow it will be even more beautiful, more full!--are you going to help me, yes or no? I'll never help you, vows Chris. Bruno shows him the knife up close and asks, do you love Sabrina, and if you do, you'd better change your mind--I'll let the two of them be together a while, and perhaps you will realize how much she means to you.
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The Robservations screws up the very beginning of the quote but otherwise references it quite well...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1035 (1970PT) - Hoffman - 'You MUST get back as soon as possible. Now I have uncovered something concerning Barnabas. It may be what we want.'
From "#1034/1035: Robservations 07/25/03: Cyrus' Sad End; Hoffman KNOWS!"We see Angelique's portrait and hear Hoffman talking. At first, it appears she's speaking to the portrait, but then we realize Hoffman is on the phone, Mike R. Phone above her head, telling Angelique, all I know is that Maggie is back at Collinwood--I don't know how he got to her, but Yaeger is dead. Yes, I was as shocked as you--yes, Barnabas must have killed him--that's what troubles me--there's no telling how much he knows--yes, I will--you must come back ASAP--I have uncovered something--concerning Barnabas--it may be what we want--yes, I'll tell you as soon as you arrive, hurry, please. We pan in on Angelique's portrait again.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1123 (1840) - Daniel - 'Have you taken leave of your senses? That woman is married to you. She MUST do as you tell her!'
From "#1123/1124: Robservations 09/26/03: The Bedford Atrocities"Have you been told about her and that young man? asks Daniel nervously. Yes, I have, says Quentin. What are you going to do about it? asks Daniel. The decision was left entirely to Samantha, says Quentin. What? asks Daniel. She is going to have to choose between Gerard and me, says Quentin. Have you taken leave of your senses? demands Daniel...that woman is married to you, you must do as you tell her! (chauvinist) Quentin begs him to calm down, and Flora reminds him this is supposed to be a happy moment. He hasn't changed a bit, says Daniel, gesturing to Quentin, I haven't been in his presence five minutes, and already he's made me furious! He turns away. Quentin chuckles and goes to him, turning him around, saying it's just like old times, despite all of your fury, you're still secretly glad to see me. Grumpily, Daniel says he supposes he is, but Quentin is still thoroughly impossible.
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Once again a Robservations confuses a pronoun, but other than that it references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1220 (1841PT) - Catherine - 'No, Bramwell, you can't stop me that way, or any other way. You MUST have faith in me.'
From "#1220/1221: Robservations 12/23/03: Morgan's Sacrifice"Now that Gabriel is gone, a new decision has got to be made about the lottery, she says. Bramwell becomes upset--surely you won't be involved in that any longer!--my wealthy relatives may permit their women to face danger, but not when it comes to having children!--if you talk to them... I will tell them nothing, she insists. I will not permit you to endanger my child! cries Bramwell. I will tell them nothing, she says--and I'm endangering no one --don't you understand, there is no real danger? People have died, gone mad, he reminds her--so, I have no choice but to do what you won't do--if necessary, Catherine, I will go to that house and tell them that you're having a child. You can't do that, she says--you gave me your word. I won't tell them the whole truth, just that you're pregnant, he says. Don't you see? she says--that IS telling them the whole truth--each of them will ask themselves how YOU came to know I was going to have a child--no, Bramwell, you can't stop me that way, or any other way--you must have faith in me(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1220-1.jpg)
--I have my own good reasons for what I'm going to do--and I intend to do it! Nearly crying, she leaves the house. Bramwell is perturbed.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #113 (1966) - Burke - 'Drunk or sober, I would never run away from anything. You MUST believe that, Mrs. Johnson.'
From "#0113/0114: Robservations 08/08/01: Befriending a Murderer"In his room at the Inn, Burke looks through some legal paperwork, feet on the coffee table. Sarah Johnson pays him a visit, telling him she has to talk to him. I have some news that couldn't wait, she reports--they found out who's been trying to kill Vicki Winters. Roger Collins? he guesses hopefully. No, she says, and what's more, Mr. Collins did not kill Mr. Malloy. What are you talking about, he's got to be the one, insists Burke. No he isn't, says Sarah, you were wrong and I was wrong--the man who did the actual killing was Matthew Morgan.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0113-1.jpg)
I don't believe it, says Burke--what possible reason could he have? He thought that Mr. Malloy was hounding Mrs. Stoddard, and that was reason enough for him, she explains--he had to protect the sacred name of Collins. I suppose that's still what he's doing, says Burke--did he make an actual confession? Not to the sheriff, he didn't says Sarah, but he did to Miss Winters and he as much as did to Mrs. Stoddard. Where is he now? asks Burke. He could be in Canada now, she says--he turned and ran as soon as Mrs. Stoddard confronted him. I can't believe it, says Burke, I was so positive it was Roger, as positive as I am that he was guilty of that manslaughter charge they tried to hang on me. Could you have been wrong about that? she asks. No, I was not driving that car, insists Burke. They said at the time you were drunk, she reminds him. Yeah, sure I was drunk, he says, and everything about that night is hazy, but...well... You didn't run away from something you knew you'd done, she says. Drunk or sober, I would never run away from anything, and you must believe that, says Burke. (I think Mitchell mixed up lines here.) I know, she says, it's Roger Collins, he'd run away from anything, from every one of his responsibilities--he'd hide behind his sister's skirts.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly with the exception of addressing the second part to Mrs. Johnson. And I don't think Mitch Ryan mixed up his lines - Clarice Blackburn did have to feed him a bit when he suddenly went up, but It looked to me that what he said was what he was supposed to say and how he was supposed to say it...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #208 (1967) - Liz - 'You seem to forget that man is a threat to my family-- a violent man with no control. It's come to a point when I MUST stop thinking of myself.'
From "#0208/0209: Abbreviated Robservations 10/17/01: Collins Family Jewels"Liz has heard about the fight between Burke and Willie at the Blue Whale, and orders Jason to get him out of not just Collinwood, but Collinsport. Aha, but you can't send the boy away without funds, so Jason puts the screws to Liz once again and, after verbally sparring with him in their usual Blackmail Threat of the Day, gets her to agree to give Willie $500 to get him out of Collinsport.
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Once again with this ep, the Robservations references the situation but not the actual quote. But the way the quote comes up is that after Jason has agreed with Liz completely that Willie must go, Liz says she considers the matter settled and excuses herself. However, Jason doesn't believe the matter is quite settled because if Willie is to leave, he needs the means to leave. Liz protests that if he or Willie expects to be bribed to see that he goes, the answer is no. "Bribe? ::tsk sounds:: What an ugly word." "Well, then don't forced me to use it." Jason says he won't and changes his tact by saying his approach is purely practical because Willie can't get to wherever he's going without money, she wants Willie to leave, then he thinks it's only fair that she furnish the necessary money. Liz offers the bus fair to Bangor, but Jason is afraid that won't do because "Willie should be compensated for his inconvenience." "Then you are asking for a bribe." "Oh, no no no. I'm asking for a $1000." "You can ask all you like but you won't get it." Jason though Liz wanted Willie to leave. Liz protests that she refuses "to be involved in this sordid business." Jason doesn't know that she's in a position to refuse and he might have to remind her that this isn't the first time she's "involved herself in something slightly sordid." "I forbid you to keep bringing that up!" "But you keep making it necessary." "I won't be forced this way!" They then notice that the pin she was wearing has fallen to the floor. Jason picks it up and says that she broken the clasp, but Liz tells him to never mind the pin - she's not giving him any money. But Jason ignores her and says that the pin is beautiful. (All this about the pin factors into other events in the ep, ones that come up in Reply #995 of this topic and that day's quote.) After Liz asks for the pin and receives it, she asks if he heard what she said about the money? Jason indicates he did but insists. "Insist all you like, the answer is no!" Jason questions why she says that because she knows she's going to give him the money but Liz declares she's not and that's final. "Well, then Willie does not leave Collinwood." "He most certainly does!" "Jason gives a bit of a snicker and asks what she'll do if he doesn't? "I'll call the police. And when they're here, feel perfectly free to tell them what you like." "Now, you know you don't mean that!" "Don't I?" And that's when Liz adds the quote. Jason realizes she's not bluffing. "I promise you I'm not." So, from that point Jason tries to persuade Liz to give Willie only $500. Liz acquiesces and agrees to get the money...
This scene certainly features some of Liz and Jason's best verbal sparring. Ron Sproat did an excellent job writing it and Joan and Dennis played it to perfection. [thumb]
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Jason - 'Willie, if you MUST steal something, steal something that won't be missed') was back on November 22nd, and the second (Liz - 'He MUST leave Collinwood as soon as possible!') was back on December 17th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #427 (1796) - Trask - 'The authorities agree-- Miss Winters MUST be brought to trial without warning, without having a chance to contact her master: Satan.'
From "#0427/0428: Robservations 04/04/02: Vicki's Trial Begins"In a series of rapid cuts, the faces of Abigail and Trask are shown against a stark black background, accusing Vicki of witchcraft, detailing every attack in town. Trask declares that Vicki will be brought to trial without warning, before she can enlist the services of her master.
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The Robservations paraphrases but references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #540 (1968) - Nicholas - 'Now you MUST find a way to rectify your mistakes and you MUST do it alone or you are of no further use to me.'
From "Robservations 6/27/02 - #540/541 - A Revelation for Cassandra"Cassandra, clutching her bandaged hand, comes downstairs. Nicholas tells her bandaging the hand was very sensible of her, and she does so few sensible things. She pleads with him to not do this to her, and he reminds her he could have done worse. You need me, she insists, and can't destroy me-you need me in order to stay at Collinwood. Nicholas points out that no matter what happens to her, Roger will still think him her brother, and if he decides to destroy her, he will let Roger think she has gone away and allow him to stay at Collinwood indefinitely, if he wants. She insists he can't do this, but he assures her he can-and will-if she doesn't learn what went wrong with Barnabas' curse. You only gave me a few hours, she whines, I need help. He refuses, telling her to stop pleading with him, she's made too many mistakes already. She tells him she doesn't know what to do, how to start. That's your problem, he says (he's tough!)
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And once again we have a situation where even though the Robservations is pretty detailed, it doesn't reference the quote. But where the quote comes up is after Nicholas says that Cassandra has made far too many mistakes already, that's when he delivers the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'He MUST have told you more. He MUST have') was back on March 24th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #716 (1897) - Judith - 'Nora, you and Jamison MUST forget your mother. You MUST.'
From "Robservations - #716/717 -11/6/02 - Jenny and Her Babies"Kicking and screaming in Dirk's grasp, Nora insists she wants to see "her" when she gets back. No one is coming to the house tonight, insists Judith--behave or I will lock you in your room--go, Dirk--I'll take care of this. Nora doesn't want to tell her aunt who is coming back--because I don't want her to come back! Who? asks Judith. My mother, says Nora--"I had a dream, last night and the night before--she came, she did, and she looked just as pretty as she did before, and she woke me with hugs and kisses. . ." "Now Nora," cautions Judith. "Don't tell me dreams don't come true," commands Nora, "because they do--Jamison dreamed about her, too." Judith tells her that her mother is away for treatment. People get better, insists Nora. She hasn't, says Judith. "Did you get a letter from her?" asks Nora eagerly--if that's true, why didn't she write her and Jamison? She didn't write, says Judith, the doctor did. Nora wants to go see her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0716-2.jpg)
You can't, says Judith--she isn't strong enough. Edward and I listened to what the doctor said, explains Judith. Daddy didn't hear from the doctor, says Nora. (oops, caught, Judy!) Gently, Judith tells her, you and Jamison must try to forget your mother. We both tried writing our mother, says Nora, but we know the letters never mailed, because we found them in Daddy's desk--you won't let us write to her, or answer any of our questions, wails Nora. When you're older, says Judith, you'll realize there are questions for which there is no answer--now go upstairs to bed; you get cranky when you don't get enough sleep. Reluctantly, Nora goes upstairs, Judith right behind her.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #251 (1967) - Barnabas - 'She tried to betray me. She tried to destroy me. She MUST die.'
From "#0251/0252: Robservations 11/17/01: And Then Came Buzz"]Willie tries to convince Barnabas how good Maggie was, but Barnabas says she's going to her grave as common old Maggie Evans.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0251-3.jpg)
Cruelly, Barnabas says that she deserves to die, painfully, slowly, so that when she does die, it will be a merciful death. She'll die lifeless--and bloodless!
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This Robservations falls in the period where there's very little detail so it's no surprise that it doesn't reference the quote all that well. However, Barnabas delivers the quote at the outset of saying Maggie deserves to die...
And I suspect getting the screen capture for this quote is the first time I've ever played Ep #251 on DVD because I'm pretty sure I had no idea that before Act 1 there's a summary of the previous week's eps. Not having been watching DS yet back in June of 1967, I didn't see Ep #251 when it was originally aired, and for the life of me I can't think what might have preempted DS for some people during that week and would have required the summary to catch the audience up. And I don't recall any of the PomPress books bringing up the need for the summary or the announcement of the summary during Ep #251's theme or the actual summary being included when the Sci-Fi Channel ran Ep #251 (though I will look that up when I have time, which I don't right now). Does anyone recall what was going on from June 5th through the 9th that could have caused DS to be preempted?
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The six day Arab/Israeli war happened that week. If memory serves me correctly, the news coverage pre-empted a lot of regular TV that week.
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[pointing-up] That would explain it. Thanks, Uncle Roger. [snow_smiley]
I did look up the Sci-Fi Channel broadcast and discovered something interesting though not altogether pleasing for anyone who doesn't have the DVDs and is relying solely on their Sci-Fi tapes for the eps. Not only are the announcement made during the theme and the summary missing, but also Barnabas' first line of dialogue for Act 1. On the DVD (and presumably on Volume 50 of the Collector's Series VHS), Act 1 of Ep #251 opens with Barnabas saying, "You still haven't answered my question. What were you doing with this tool?" Whereas Sci-Fi's version opens with Barnabas simply asking, "What were you doing with this tool?" But we can just add that to so many of the other things that were changed or dropped when Sci-Fi ran DS. [snow_rolleyes] [snow_mad]
It's just too bad that Eps #246 through #250 may have been preempted that week because those are some really great eps. Maggie escapes Barnabas. Sam sees her. She's recaptured and put in a coffin as punishment. Jason persuades Liz to open the locked basement room for Carolyn, Roger and Vicki to check out for themselves. Liz announces she and Jason will marry. And facing becoming a vampire, Maggie attempts to destroy Barnabas. Thrilling stuff!
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The line "What were you doing with this tool?" could be interpreted quite differently these days. [snow_wink] [snow_wink] [snow_wink]
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[pointing-up] That's very true. [snow_smileydevil] Though at least in the scene Barnabas is holding the metal tool out to Maggie, so there's no misinterpreting what he's asking. [snow_wink] [snow_laugh]
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It's along the lines of one of my favorite lines from Night of Dark Shadows. Where the mysterious noise is identified as sounding like brick being laid. [snow_smileydevil] [snow_smiley] [snow_smileydevil]
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #485 (1968) - Dr. Lang - 'I MUST... I MUST get back to work.'
From "#0485/0486: Robservations 05/16/02: Cassandra Wins Again"Lang works on his creation, distracted. He can't forget the nightmare. He answers a knock at the door, it's Julia. She asks him what's wrong, and he says, "The dream! This is exactly like the dream!" Upset, he asks her what's happening to him.
Julia can't tell him what's happening to him. He says he can't work because of the dream. She asks what he's done about an assistant, and he can't even respond. She asks if something's happened to stop the experiment, and he says he must return to work. He only has a limited amount of time or the body will deteriorate, after 48 hours at the most.
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This Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference it well...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #831 (1897) - Petofi - 'You MUST come within reach of your triumph, but only within reach. The ultimate triumph for tonight will be mine. And I shall have it.'
From "Robservations 2/27/03 - #830/831 - Quentin at Trask's Mercy"7:30 PM - Trask comes in from the servants' entrance, gun in hand. He opens the double doors and enters, then sits before the desk and puts the gun down. He takes the inkwell and pen, and writes, "Tonight, there will be another full moon. I can no longer bear the thought of changing into the animal and spilling more blood. I must take my own life, it is the only escape for me." The front door opens. Trask takes the gun and puts it into the desk. He rises. Petofi enters carrying something large and bewrapped. He cordially greets Trask, who is standing there like an automaton. I'm looking for Quentin, says Petofi. I haven't seen him, says Trask. Curious, says Petofi, I was sure you'd know where he was. No, says Trask, slowly and carefully. Charles Tate finished Quentin's portrait, says Petofi--I consider it an extraordinary likeness. Petofi notices Trask is ignoring him, and says, "Someone has decided to prevent you from pursuing your duties--I won't have that, Mr. Trask, you must come within reach of your triumph, but only within reach." (Ah, so he set all this up! Probably gave Charity the visions.) The ultimate triumph for tonight will be Petofi's, but I shall have it! Petofi puts the portrait in the foyer, leaning it against the table.
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The Robservations references the quote but changes the wording here and there...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #320 (1967) - Burke - 'All I know is David is terrified of him. He MUST have some reason for it.'
From "#0319/0320: Robservations 01/17/02: A Trap is Set"In the drawing room, Burke tells Vicki about David's nightmare (way to keep a secret--and a promise, Burke!) She's puzzled by it. Perhaps David's judgment is stronger than ours, says Burke. Barnabas isn't capable of harming anyone, insists Vicki
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This Robservations is once again during a period with little detail and doesn't reference the quote at all. However, the way the quote comes up is that after Burke brings up that some kids are a better judge of character than the adults around them, Vicki asks what's he's hinting at. Burke theorizes that maybe there's more to Barnabas than meets the eye and David senses it. To that Vicki says that she thought they'd settled all his suspicions about Barnabas. And that's when Burke delivers to quote, to which Vicki follows up by saying that David is disturbed because of the things that have been happening. "No, it's Barnabas he's afraid of. You'd know that if you saw the way he looked at Barnabas when I found him at the Collins mausoleum. He was terrified." But Vicki sighs and says, "Barnabas is totally incapable of harming anyone, least of all David. And besides, what reason would he have for wanting to harm David?"...
Oh, Vicki, Barnabas has you so snowed!
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #744 (1897) - Barnabas - 'Jenny, I MUST go now, but I want you to stay in this room.'
From "Robservations 12/18/02 - #744-745 - Barnabas & Jenny"Jenny's hair looks much better. She ties it back with a ribbon. Barnabas enters and tells her, I must go now, but you must stay until Quentin comes for you--some people will be here to look after you, he explains. Do you like the way I look? asks Jenny. I do, says Barn. She teases him--you shouldn't flirt with me--Quentin is very jealous.
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This Robservations references almost the entire quote. And as you can see, even though the Robservations indicates Barnabas says Jenny must stay, he actually says he wants her to stay in the room - another example of a Robservation using "must" where it isn't actually used in the ep...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1176 (1840) - Leticia - 'There MUST be a way of saving Gerard from Judah.'
From "#1176/1177: Robservations 11/20/03: Arrival From the Future"The cards don't lie, says Leticia--the first time I read them for him, I saw his future as he would be as himself--tonight I read the fortune of another man--I saw the future of Judah Zachary--I know it--Gerard has been possessed by Judah. There's only one way to end this, says Desmond, sounding crazed--if I could get out of this jail I would kill him myself! No! she cries. You still feel for him, accuses Desmond. Gerard? she says--oh, Desmond, you are so kind, when I was possessed by Judah, doing what he was telling me to do, you wouldn't have killed me--you'd have tried to help me, wouldn't you? Yes, says Desmond, you know I would have. Then you must try to do the same for Gerard, she says, there must be a way of saving Gerard from Judah.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1176-3.jpg)
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1043 (1970PT) - Hoffulia - 'We MUST find out who murdered Angelique.'
From "#1042/1043: Robservations 07/30/03: Julia Stands Up to Barnabas"Carolyn, who killed Angelique?...you must tell me insists Julia!--it wasn't Quentin, was it?--why won't you say? Carolyn, hand on her heart, shakes her head and, voice shaking, says don't ask me. We must find out who murdered Angelique, asserts Julia. Quentin will be caught and hanged unless we do something.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And of course Hoffulia = Julia taking the place of Hoffman...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #978 (1970) - Jeb - 'We MUST talk, perhaps for the last time.'
From "Robservations 6/12/03 - #978-979 - Barnabas Turns to Ang; Widows' Hill Again"The outer door opens. It's Jeb. He takes the paper shadow from his pocket, holds it up, then returns it to his pocket and knocks at the inner door. He enters and says, "Thought we'd never meet again, huh?" I had hoped that would be so, answers Blair. But we must, oh, yes, too much has been left undone, says Jeb--we must talk, perhaps for the last time. Nicholas eyes him with evil intent.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Chris - 'Sabrina, you MUST TELL me what happened, you MUST!') was back on June 5th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #870 (1897) - Judith - 'I'm sure it was her "soul" he was interested in--he MUST have spent hours trying to find it.'
From "Robservations 3/31/03 - Engagement; Petofi Finds What He's Searching For"thank you for getting the portrait. Oh, it was worth it just seeing Trask's face, says Charity. Judith walks over to the portrait--what she was like? she asks. Sort of fetching, like her picture, says Charity--he went around telling everyone he was trying to save her soul. I'm sure it was her "soul" he was interested in, comments Judith--he must have spent hours trying to find it. They were a bit "chummy," reveals Charity. That's a quaint way to put it, says Judith. What are you planning to do with the picture? asks Charity. "I'm thinking of hanging it in the master bedroom," says Judith. (on the ceiling, perhaps?) In with you and Mr. Trask? asks Charity, surprised. Why not? asks Judith, Mr. Trask has always taken pride in the souls he's saved--it's only appropriate that the portrait of his latest "achievement" should hang on their wall--"You see what a devoted wife I am?" I see what a smart one you are, says Charity, and am getting to like you more every day.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly. And I've always loved that line from Judith - finally, she definitely has Trask's number. [snow_wink]
Also, I love how colorful the screen capture for the quote is:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0204ds_0.jpg)
The show often seemed to up the color quotient whenever the storylines were set in the past...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #677 (1969) - Barnabas - 'He MUST have been afflicted by a curse.'
From "Robservations 10/4/02 - #676/677"Barnabas returns to Collinwood. Julia meets him in the foyer and tells him she has been reading THE LYCANTHROPE OF ANGIERS--I figure I should do some werewolf research, she explains, before I begin working on Chris--I have learned there are two schools of thought on werewolves--that a man becomes a wolf, or that it's a mental disease, and he only behaves like a wolf. We know it's not the latter with Chris, says Barnabas--we've seen the animal he becomes. Julia has found two ways someone becomes a werewolf--if bitten by another werewolf and survives, or if part of a curse. It must be a curse, says Barn--Chris would surely have known if he was bitten. Julia takes the book to continue studying before bed, and bids Barnabas good night.
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It doesn't do so directly, but the Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #481 (1968) - Cassandra - 'You will do anything I ask. Anything. But you will not remember what I have told you or what you MUST do.'
From "#0481/0482: Robservations 05/14/02: Cassandra Thwarts the Good Guys""You're angry," she says, and he says, "You--you made me come here." He doesn't understand her power, but she says there's no need for him to. It's wrong meeting her, she's married to Roger, but she says they aren't doing anything wrong. She demands he look at her, and reluctantly, he finally does. "You will do anything I ask," she demands, "anything, but you will not remember what I have told you or what you must do."(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0481-3.jpg)
He agrees.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Another reason you MUST NOT do it') was back on September 5th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #230 (1967) - Barnabas - 'You MUST have told them. You MUST have betrayed me'
From "#0229/0230: Robservations 11/1/01: Connections"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0230-3.jpg)
Barnabas grills Willie--how did he know people were coming to search for Maggie, and how did they know where to look? Willie denies giving them any information, but Barnabas doesn't believe him; he lifts his cane high and brings it down on Willie, who cries out in agony.
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This Robservations falls into the period where there isn't much detail. However, after Willie denies giving any info about the graveyard, Barnabas says, "You're a bad liar, Willie. You told them." Willie protests, "No, Barnabas, I wouldn't do that." And after that is when Barnabas delivers the quote. Willie denies things again, but Barnabas chastises, "You shouldn't have done that, Willie. That means I going to have to punish you."...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #137 (1967) - Sam - 'Well, I, uh, thought he was being very clever, but I MUST say you topped him beautifully.'
From "#0136/0137: Robservations 08/23/01: Roger in a Dither"Evans cottage - We hear a car pull up. Sam and Roger enter the house. I didn't invite him to sit down! Sam argues with Roger. Then why didn't you stand up and walk away? asks Roger, irritated. It would have made me look too suspicious, insists Sam, taking off his coat. It was all very embarrassing, complains Roger. I'm sorry, says Sam, I didn't even know he was there--I thought he was being very clever, but I must say you topped him beautifully. You can save the applause and tell me what it is you brought me here for, says Roger. Well, in the first place, I want to know just where we stand as far as your wife is concerned. It's very simple, says Roger--Laura has no idea of getting involved in any investigation of that accident, says Roger--she has too much to lose--David. That's good, says Sam--then we're in pretty good shape, eh?
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The Robservations references the quote practically perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #27 (1966) - Vicki - 'He MUST have snuck into the garage, and found the wrench, and taken the valve from your uncle's car.'
From "#0027/0028: Robservations 06/06/01: A Sundae With David""David?" Carolyn asks, stunned. She doesn't believe it. Vicki rises and says she had better... Carolyn interrupts incredulously: "Vicki, you're talking about a kid tampering with the brakes on his own father's, car!" "I know!" Vicki says. "But David," Carolyn counters--"He's only nine years old." Vicki realizes that, but it doesn't change the facts--David must have snuck into the car, found the wrench, took out the valve, and left it on the front seat, just as Devlin found it. "How could you know?" Carolyn persists. "Because David didn't throw the valve away," Vicki explains. "I found it in his dresser drawer less than an hour ago."
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While phrasing things a bit differently and also combining other lines, the Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #768 (1897) - Quentin - 'Now, there are answers I MUST know. I can't take my mind off this bullet. I've got to find the person who's planning to kill me--and kill him first.'
From "Robservations 1/15/03 - #768-769 - Dirk Goes After Barnabas"In Collinwood's drawing room, Quentin comes in, offering the brooding Barnabas a penny for his thoughts. Jamison's dream, says Barn. Aren't you disturbed by that silver bullet? Asks Quentin. I have no explanation for that, says Barnabas. I believe someone knows what has happened and has joined the hunt, says Q--someone is planning to kill me, and I think you know who it is.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0768-1.jpg)
Quentin finds his cousin's silence disturbing. Don't' jump to conclusions, advises Barn. Quentin holds up the silver bullet--for a werewolf--and wonders, who knows enough to have one made?--a few names come to mind, and yours is one of them--it's interesting that this bullet was found so soon after you concerned yourself with my situation. I'm only trying to help you says Barn, probably fed up with his cousin's suspicions by now. Quentin grins--if that's true, he asks, where did the bullet come from--who had it made? I don't know, says Barn--the bullet wasn't used, so we should put it out of our minds. Quentin says, you can convince others to trust you--but not me!--there are answers I must know, I can't forget the bullet and must find out who is planning to kill me--and kill that person first.
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Again, some parts of the quote are phrased a bit differently, but the Robservations references the quote quite well. And note that the Robservations indicates Quentin says "must find out who is planning to kill me" when he actually says "got to find the person who's planning to kill me," another instance where a Robservations indicates the use of "MUST" where no such use is used...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #577 (1968) - Liz - 'I MUST have it then.'
From "Robservations 7/25/02 - Freud, Adam, Liz and Carolyn - #576/577"Liz admits Tony to her room. He says he's always on call, like a doctor, and she tells him Richard Garner will no longer handle her legal matters. He'll do whatever he can, he promises, and she says she has some strange requests to make of him. She wants to add to her will, she begins. Her coffin is to be in the center of the room, resting on a marble base--no marble around the coffin, however. The coffin will be specially made, including air vents where her head will lie.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0577-3.jpg)
Tony, writing her wishes down, comments on her unusual requests. She says he agreed to handle her affairs, so. . .inside the coffin will be a buzzer, which, when she presses it, will release the lid of the coffin and also start a bell ringing in the tower, a bell loud enough to be heard in every room of this house. She's finished. He says he's got it all. She wants him to have the changes made as early in the morning as possible--she must have it then.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #246 (1967) - Carolyn - 'He MUST have some hold over her. But what?'
From "#0245/0246: Robservations 11/14/01:"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0246-3.jpg)
Roger comes in and tells the disbelieving pair that it looks like Liz is getting a divorce--so she can marry Jason! Carolyn is certain Jason is holding something over her mother, probably having to do with that mysterious basement room, so she determines to get the key or break in
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This Robservations also falls into the period where there isn't as mush detail, however, it does reference where and under what circumstances the quote takes place...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #41 (1966) - Roger - 'Well, if you MUST know, I spent it. But I had fun with my money, Liz. I enjoyed it. Can you say the same?'
From "#0041/0042: Robservations 06/15/01: Sam's Torment"Liz imperiously asks her brother if he thinks Carolyn is really interested in this man, and Roger kindly responds that it's her daughter, her problem--he has his own with his son. "Well at least your problems with David won't be financial ones," Liz says pointedly. "Oh, I see," says Roger disgustedly, "now we're going to discuss what happened to my inheritance!" He wanders to the piano, smiling, then faces her. "Well, if you must know, I spent it, but I had fun with my money, Liz, I enjoyed it--can you say the same?" Liz approaches him. "No I can't," she says, "the difference is, I still have some.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1239 (1841PT) - Kendrick - 'She MUST get out of this house!'
From "#1238/1239: Robservations 01/14/04: Melanie's Mother; Another Death"Kendrick, are you sure I can't persuade you to change your mind? asks Julia. Only Melanie could do that, he says--if she sincerely told me she wanted me to stay--but I know she wants to leave Collinwood! What Melanie wants and what is good for her are two different things! says Julia. I'm sorry, says Kendrick, I believe they are one and the same--she must get out of this house!--good night. He leaves. She sits down, dejected, shaking her head--no one wants to listen to me!
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Brutus' Ghost - 'My curse MUST be fulfilled') was back on August 6th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1121 (1840) - Samantha - 'There MUST have been some way you could have let us know.'
From "#1121/1122: Robservations 09/25/03: A Sticky Domestic Situation"all you did was think I was dead--and I very nearly was. I can't believe it, why didn't you write? She asks. I did, from Brazil, Chili--if the letters didn't get here, you can blame the towns I was passing through, he says. There must have been some way to let us know, she says. Not the way I was traveling, he says, no money, no friends--all I could do was try to get through everyday, get enough food for Tad and myself, that's all--there was this one night--I concentrated very hard and tried to reach you--I thought I did--I thought I could make you understand my thoughts. You always fall back on the occult, says Samantha. I thought I had reached you, he insists, that you knew--I wanted to believe that so very much(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1121-1.jpg)
--oh, what are we doing, standing here talking like this? What else can we do now? she asks.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'You married Gerard. You MUST have a feeling for him') was back on May 11th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1097 (1970) - Carlie - 'Yes, you're right. I'm sorry. I MUSTN'T forget that.'
From "#1097/1098: Robservations 09/09/03: Barnabas Grills the Kids"Tad looks around and proclaims, "We're alive!" Yes, says an elated Carrie--Daphne kept her promise, I can't believe it's true! But it is, says Tad. Where are Daphne and Gerard? asks Carrie. I don't know, says Tad. You don't suppose they've gone, do you? asks Carrie, standing, looking around nervously. You do become alarmed so easily, complains Tad. He takes her hands and assures her, Daphne hasn't left us--don't you remember?--she promised she never would. Where is she? asks Carrie--she's our governess, isn't she? You must be more careful than that, warns Tad--she WAS our governess, that was a long, long time ago, in a different life. Yes, you're right, says Carrie, I'm sorry, I mustn't forget that. There are so many things they must get used to, he points out, like these clothes. I'll never get accustomed to these, says Carrie (pointing to her short red dress).
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Carlie = Carrie possessing Hallie.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1000 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'Angelique is dead, but her body remains intact, perfectly preserved-- now, for the sake of her own rest and for our peace of mind, the body MUST be destroyed.'
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
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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Too bad for Alexis that she didn't agree to the cremation when the subject first came up.
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[pointing-up] Exactly. [snow_wink]
The scene at the end of Ep #1000 is one of my absolute favorites on the show! [thumb] Actually, I'm surprised it hasn't shown up in this slideshow yet because it certainly qualifies...
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One of my favorite scenes as well. It prompted Jonathan Frid to quote a line from the great Jean Kerr: The snake has all the lines. [snow_cheesy] [snow_grin] [snow_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #974 (1970) - Nicholas - 'Now, we MUST work very quickly, Bruno.'
From "Robservations 6/10/03 - #974-975"Bruno quotes, "Even the pure of heart who say their prayers at night" poem. Nicholas' eyes widen and he grins--the werewolf?--isn't that interesting? I thought that would please you, says Bruno. I think you might have found a way for him to redeem yourself, says Nicholas--the moon will be full tomorrow night, if we can get Chris here then, we can put his talents to very good use--haven't you begun to wonder how Jeb is managing to stay alive? He won't be alive long, says Bruno--Angelique is seeing to that. I don't want her to see to it! protests Nicholas angrily--I want to get him!--I believe his marriage to Carolyn is providing Jeb with the will to live, and if anything happened to her, Jeb would lose that, right? Yes, agrees Bruno. We must move quickly, says Nicholas--my mission here has been a failure (again?) and if I can dispose of Jeb, I'll have salvaged something--if Angelique gets him first, it's all over for me. He gives Bruno his instructions...
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #860 (1897) - Lady Kitty - 'Yes, Edward, I MUST find out what's happening. Now please leave us alone.'
From "Robservations 3/24/03 - #860-861 - Trask is Busted; Kitty Goes to Widows' Hill"Midnight - Charity tells Kitty, we will have a seance--it's the only way. On the upstairs landing, Edward asks, what's the only way? A seance, she explains, do you mind if we invite a few spirits? He does, but Kitty says I'm the one who wants to do this; I must learn what's happening--please don't stop this. I want to join the seance, says Edward--I've been through this much with you and it's affected me nearly as much as it has you--I will take part, he tells Charity. They go into the drawing room.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote exactly as it takes place in the scene or the entire quote, though it does come close. One thing things that's completely off is that it isn't Lady Kitty who tells Edward she wants to do the seance, it's Charansy who says Lady Kitty does...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #646 (1968) - David - 'We MUST keep it a secret. You know that, don't you?'
From "Robservations 9/13/02 #645/646 - The Kids "Play" With Roger"The kids have slipped into the clothing that was in the trunk. Amy tells David he looks grown-up, and he asks, "Like Quentin?" Yes, she says. He asks her to call him Quentin, and she says to call her Beth. They can pretend this is their room. It is, says David, don't you remember --Beth? Yes, Quentin, she responds. We must keep it a secret, warns David,
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The Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote, but what it does is referenced well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (David - 'My family has made the two of us very unhappy. They MUST be made to realize that. They MUST pay for what they've done to us') was back on October 10th of 2020, the second (David - 'During the day we MUST attend to something else') was back on February 21st, and the third (Liz - 'But there MUST be something we can do for her') was back on October 10th of 2021. So that all means that Ep #646 has joined an exclusive club with Eps #2, #211, #212, #296, #365, #449, #550, #678, #727 and #1057. However, recall that Ep #211 has five quotes...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #629 (1968) - Maggie - 'I don't understand it. I MUST of fainted.'
From "Robservations 9/3/02 - Angelique Sends Nicholas to Hell - #628/629"Maggie's head tips to one side; the room is once again normally lighted. Maggie comes to, Nick's hand on her face. He's holding her hand, and asks if she's all right. I don't understand, she murmurs, I must have fainted--I can breathe all right now. I was frightened, she admits. Nicholas holds her close. I don't know why I'm here, she says, but he kisses her forehead and assures her she will be all right.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And with that quote Maggie may have actually hit a new height (low?!) of DS ingenue cluelessness because even Vicki never combined an inability to understand with fainting. [snow_rolleyes]
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Diabolos - 'That is the only way you and Maggie Evans can be together, Nicholas. The Black Mass MUST be performed') was back on September 29th of 2020, and the second (Nicholas - 'I implore you-- if I MUST account for something, let me account for it, but do not harm this woman. She is not responsible for anything that I may have done') was back on October 2nd.
Speaking of Nicholas having performed the Black Mass on Maggie, nothing was ever made of that after Nicholas' defeat when it came to Adam/Eve or when he returned and was subsequently destroyed during Leviathans. However, even though nothing was ever made of it, nothing ever said the effects of the Black Mass were removed from Maggie after Eve's resurrection failed and Nicholas was summoned back to hell. So, does that mean that once Maggie dies she will go to hell and will be with Nicholas? Something to contemplate...
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I'd often wondered about that myself. The black mass scene was genuinely creepy and I'm a bit surprised that it got past by the censors. If the blue noses in the audience were complaining about the much more lighthearted Bewitched, than this scene has a lot more to set them off. And, as I've probably mentioned before, that episode aired on the day before Thanksgiving and the show was preempted for holiday programming on the next two days. So the audience was left hanging about Maggie's fate until the following Monday. Quite a cliffhanger! The writers tried to repeat the basic scenario in 1840 with Gérard/Judah and Daphne but, in my opinion, it didn't work out very well.
And there really should have been some scene or scenes between Maggie and Nicholas during the Leviathan plot line. How much would Maggie have remembered? Would she have remembered anything? Would she have chewed him out for skipping out on her without a word before the wedding? I guess by that point they wanted to get rid of the Leviathan story and all the related characters as quickly as possible.
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I'm not sure if I saw the Black Mass ep in 1968 or I didn't. And that's because it was originally shown while DS was on at 8:30AM on the ABC affiliate in Providence, RI and at 2:30PM on an independent station in Boston. I know I saw the ep in which Angelique tattled on Nicholas to Diabolos because I happened to be home sick on the day whichever one of those stations ran it. But the Black Mass ep was four eps later and I doubt I was still home from school. I suspect my confusion stems from the fact that the DS Viewmaster set includes the Black Mass ep and even features a slide of Nicholas performing the ceremony, so in a way I did "see" at least parts of the ep before I saw the full ep in 1987 when DS was showing in syndication in my area. (Though the Viewmaster set didn't come out until 1970.)
And don't even get me started on the lost opportunities during Leviathans...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #428 (1795) - Joshua - 'But there MUST be an explanation for what these people saw.'
From "#0427/0428: Robservations 04/04/02: Vicki's Trial Begins"With Peter gone, Joshua brings Ben to the mausoleum. Some people have seen Barnabas in the woods, says Joshua. Impossible! Says Ben. I agree, says Joshua, but there must be some explanation
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The Robservations does so in a bit of a roundabout way, but at the same time it does reference the quote well...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #239 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Willie, that's enough. This is Josette Collins. It is her portrait that is hanging upstairs. From now on you MUST call her Miss Josette and Miss Josette only.'
From "#0239/0240: Robservations 11/8/01:"At the Old House, the object of their concern is sitting across from Barnabas Collins at the elegantly set table. As Willie lights the candles, he asks Barnabas why he keeps calling her Josette. Hell, that's her name, Barnabas asserts, and that's the only name by which Willie must address her--"Miss Josette." Barnabas talks to Maggie, calling her Josette over and over, reminding her of her impeccable taste, how they always used to dine together by candlelight,...
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it does reference it well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'You MUST learn to never LEAVE me. You MUST STAY with me always') was back on January 14th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #158 (1967) - Laura - 'You MUST forget.'
From "#0158/0159: Robservations 09/11/01: Liz Loses All Her Marbles"It's so close to remembering, I can almost grasp it! says Liz. You might never remember that image that's glimmering in your mind, says Laura. I will! Says Liz. Some things are best forgotten, best left unspoken, says Laura. I have to remember! gasps Liz, I know it's important! You must forget, insists Laura. No, I'll remember, says Liz.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0158-3.jpg)
Memories are very hazy, says Laura. Everything seems to be fading, says Liz. Memories are elusive, disappearing into the fog, says Laura, in a hypnotizing voice--a fog that envelops everything! What's happening to me, says Liz, sinking to the pillows. Time is stopping for you, says Laura, coming to a halt--not future, no past--only the nothingness of being in limbo. Liz, eyes wide, stares at Laura.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Dr. Reeves - 'It MUST be done - and quickly!') was back on December 18th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #106 (1966) - Carolyn - 'She MUST have a grudge against Uncle Roger!'
From "#0105/0106: Robservations 08/03/01: Caught Pen in Hand!""You think my Uncle Roger lost it there--you think he killed Bill Malloy." Her voice rises with anger, and Garner pays close attention. I don't think anything, Patterson assures her, I'm just trying to collect information. Did Vicki come to you with this wild story? asks Carolyn. She didn't come to me with a wild story, she came to me with what she knew, says Patterson. She doesn't KNOW Uncle Roger killed Bill Malloy or anyone else! insists Carolyn. And she didn't say that he did, says Patterson. She must have implied it! wails Carolyn, or why are you holding Uncle Roger? We're only holding him for questioning, so far, says Patterson. That must have been because of what Vicki told you, says Carolyn--she must have a grudge against Uncle Roger--she has no reason to say Uncle Roger or anybody else killed Bill Malloy! She has a very good reason--someone tried to kill her last night, he says--someone tried to run her down on the road from Collinsport. What? she asks, stunned.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Carolyn certainly shows that her devotion to her uncle runs quite deep when she's obviously more than willing to cast aspersions against her supposed new best friend in defense of him - but that's our Carolyn. Not to mention Carolyn definitely proves in this section of the scene that "MUST" is most assuredly one of her favorite words! [snow_wink] [snow_cheesy]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sheriff Patterson - 'Well then whoever it was that was trying to get into your room MUST have had a key') was back on February 14th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #717 (1897) - Judith - 'Beth, she MUST go.'
From "Robservations - #716/717 -11/6/02 - Jenny and Her Babies"Beth comes downstairs. She tells Judith Jenny put the "babies" back to sleep. Judith calls Beth a fool--we are all turning as mad as she is--those aren't babies, but breakable dolls--she's had dozens of them, and can't tell the difference between them. She can't tell the difference between anything anymore, rants Judith, including life and death--and I won't have it, not now that all this is mine. I said nothing against you, insists Beth, she just happened to find you there--all Jenny is afraid of is that you'll take her babies away. Beth, she must go, insists Judith. She has no where to go, says Beth, and you know that. Rachel is beginning to suspect more than she should, says Judith, and mustn't know about Jenny--nobody must. Beth heads back upstairs.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And something I neglected to point out when a different quote from this scene came up for the September 26th's slideshow is that there is a mistake in the part that's been excerpted because rather than "I said nothing against you, insists Beth," what actually takes place is that Beth says "She," meaning Jenny, "said nothing against you."
And this is the second quote from this ep. As mentioned above, the first (Judith - 'And I also know that Rachel is beginning to suspect more than she should. She MUSTN'T know anything about Jenny. Nobody MUST') was back on September 26th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #606 (1968) - Angelique - 'You MUST put an end to their suspicions. And I'm sure you'll find a way.'
From "Robservations 8/15/02 - #606/607 - Former Vampire Now a Victim"Hoffman and Stokes will be waiting for him, wondering why he's so long. Angelique doesn't care. What can I tell them? asks Barnabas Tell them anything, she suggests--tell them the truth. Barnabas can't do that--what can I say? I'll leave it up to you, she says. They'll be suspicious, he reminds her. You must end their suspicions, she instructs him. Yes, but it won't be easy, he says. She says that Stokes and Julia already suspect too much--he must end that, and she's sure he'll find a way. "You may leave me now--temporarily." He gives her a look of hatred as he starts to leave, and she repeats her orders about Stokes and Julia. Yes, he says. "I release you," she tells him. "You may go." Giving her another look of hatred, he limps away, and she looks after him, a woman in lust with her victim.
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While not addressing it directly, the Robservations references the quote fairly well...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #261 (1967) - Dr. Woodard - 'Seems to me it would be a help to us if we could locate this child. She MUST know something.'
From "#0261/0262: Robservations 11/28/01: ESCAPE!"Hospital room - Maggie lies in a bed, unconscious. Sam asks Woodard how long she'll be like this. When Joe arrives and touches her, Maggie jumps with fear. She must have been terrorized by someone, theorizes Woodard. Sam explain how and why he came to find Maggie-Sarah. Maggie mutters the little girl's name.
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This Robservations falls into the period where there isn't much detail. The way the quote comes up is that after Sam explains that a strange little girl told him where he might find Maggie, Dr. Woodard makes the quoted remark...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Dr. Woodard - 'We three MUST be the only three in the world') was back on April 16th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #79 (1966) - David - 'She said that you wanted to get it in any way you could. And I MUSTN'T see you again.'
From "#0079/0080: Robservations 07/17/01: Burke Plays Carolyn and David"Burke leads David into his hotel room and locks the door. He checks the kitchen and bedroom, making sure they're alone. OK, he says, now, what's on your mind? Is it true you want to take Collinwood and everything away from my Aunt Elizabeth? asks David (such a pathetic face)! Who on earth told you that? asks Burke. That's what she said, David tells him--you said you wanted to get it in any way you could--and that I wasn't to see you ever again. Burke leans down and asks him if she said he offered to buy it--did she say that? All she said was I could never could see you again, because you wanted to get it in any way you could, says David. Ah, Davy, says Burke, his hands on the boy's shoulders, sit down. They sit on the sofa and Burke reminds him of the last time he was here--you suggested that I buy it then, remember, so we could have fun? And SHE thinks you're doing it just to be mean! says David, vastly relieved. (Ah, innocence!)
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This Robservations paraphrases a bit but it references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #128 (1966) - Maggie - 'Hey, you MUST'VE heard about Matthew Morgan.'
From "#0127/0128: Robservations 08/17/01: Who is that Blonde?"The blonde woman enters and sits at the counter. Hello! Says Maggie--menu? No, just coffee, please, the woman says. Maggie pours her a cup and asks how she is today. Fine, thank you, the blonde replies. You must have heard about Matthew Morgan, says Maggie. No, I haven't, the woman says. They got him last night, says Maggie--he was dead. Oh? asks the woman. Yeah, they found him that way, says Maggie, continuing to fill the sugar canisters--of a heart attack--so they say. So they say? asks the woman. Some people say he died of fright, says Maggie. What was he frightened of? asks the woman. As far-fetched as it may sound, he saw the ghost of Josette Collins, Maggie tells her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0128-1.jpg)
The woman looks scared.
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This Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #260 (1967) - Sarah - 'You MUSTN'T die. I don't want you to die.'
From "#0259/0260: Robservations 11/27/01: Sarah Visits"Sarah appears in Maggie's cell, playing "London Bridge" on a flute. Don't cry, says Sarah--I'll let you keep my doll. Realizing Sarah is real, Maggie begs her to go to Sam Evans, her father, and tell him she's here. Sarah assures Maggie she doesn't want her to die. Tell me how to get out of this cell, pleads Maggie, and Sarah tells her a riddle that will show her how-(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0260-2.jpg)
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Despite this ep being in the period where there isn't much detail, and despite the Robservations not referencing the quote directly, it does reference it well...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #400 (1796) - Angelique - 'You MUST see each other face to face, and watch that each of you obeys my least command.'
From "#0399/0400: Robservations 03/15/02: Is My Wife A Witch?"In her old servant's room, Angelique constructs a house of Tarot cards, ordering them to do her bidding.
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Despite the Robservations not referencing the quote directly, it does reference it well...
One of the more interesting anecdotes that Lara Parker has shared through the years is how once the cards were set fire in this ep, they burned much faster and more intense than expected because a stagehand had squeezed too much lighter fluid on them. Ah, the joys of live-on-tape and little rehearsal. [snow_wink]
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #480 (1968) - Julia - 'He MUST be mad. None of what he was saying could possibly be true. A laboratory? On this floor?'
From "#0479/0480: Robservations 05/13/02: Forget, Jeff, Forget!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0480-3.jpg)
Jeff tells her to go to the lab on the second floor--she'll know he's telling the truth. She promises to do so. Now that she's cooperated with him, he must return the favor. She sits back down and begins doing the ol' medallion-twirl on him. "Find the center." He stares, searching for the center of the light, and does. Julia tells him that, when she snaps her fingers, he'll sleep, and when he wakes up, he won't remember anything that happened there tonight--just finding his belongings and falling asleep. "Yes," he says. She snaps, his head falls to one side. Julia thinks that Jeff must be mad, what he said was impossible. The lab. . .she gets up and leaves the room.
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Again, a Robservations that doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference it well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'You MUST let Clark live') was back on November 27th, and the second (Barnabas - 'I won't call her but we MUST contact Julia. She's the only one who can get us out of this situation') was back on January 5th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #649 (1968) - Madame Findley - 'I know you exist here, but you MUST make your presence known to me. You MUST make your presence known!'
From "Robservations 9/17/02 - #649/650 - A Tumble Downstairs; A Rejected Proposal"649
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As you may have already deduced, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. In fact, it doesn't summarize any of the teaser from which the quote comes - and that's quite odd because the teaser goes on beyond how things ended in Ep #648:Madame Findley, very excited, has entered the storage room in the West Wing. She spots the opening in the panel the kids made and crawls inside. Something pushes her. "You're here, aren't you?" she demands--"I can tell your presence!" The door bangs closed behind her, locking her in. David and Amy enter the other room and hear her say, "You won't frighten me, I want to help you!" David covers the open panel with a trunk and the kids gaze at it.
But David and Amy aren't in Ep #649 so none of their part is recreated - the teaser is strictly Madame Findley. And in the recreated part, after Madame Findley has entered the storage room, the line she delivered in Ep #648, "Yes. Oh, Yes," is dropped in favor of her going right to discovering the opening in the wall and entering Quentin's room. However, once inside she doesn't repeat the lines, "You're here, aren't you?" and "Yes, I can tell your presence!" Instead she says "I can sense your presence. Someone, now dead, lived in this room. Who are you? Who are you?! Why..." And at that point the door slams shut. But unlike how that happened previously, we don't see Madame Findley say, "You won't frighten me, I want to help you!" as David and Amy heard her say. Instead after finding the door locked and as she moves to back up against the fireplace, she says, "Whoever you are, you're trying to keep me here! Why?! Why do you haunt this house?" She begins to look around the room as she asks, "What do you want? Who are you? Who?!" She then laughs and delivers the quote, after which she is excited when the gramophone begins to play...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #886 (1897/1796) - Barnabas - 'How she MUST loathe me.'
From "Robservations 4/10/03 - #886-887 - 1796 Finale; Hello, Leviathans!"Josette's room at Collinwood - Natalie enters and assures Barnabas Josette is safe--I found her at Widows' Hill--if you had gone to her, says Natalie, she'd have run from you, and died. I know, says Barnabas. The witch showed Josette a vision of herself as she would be if she went with you, reveals Natalie. "How she must loathe me," laments Barnabas.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'I MUST get back to the path. Where is the path? Where is it?') was back on September 18th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #927 (1970) - Philip - 'You MUST understand-- he's not like other children.'
From "Robservations 5/6/03 - 926-927 - Michael Must Die!"I suppose you're wondering about the boy and why he did what he did, says Philip. Yes, says Maggie, I am thinking about him. Understand, he's not like other children, says Philip--since his parents were killed in the accident, he's been angry all the time, angry at the world--he wants to strike out at anyone because of what happened to him. And I just happened to be there, says Maggie. Yes, says Philip, I'm sorry.
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Not exactly the real explanation, but it's one Maggie would swallow.
And while the Robservations doesn't reference the "MUST" part of the quote (shameful!!), it does reference the quote well...
And wow - what an understatement that quote is!!
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1031 (1970PT) - Angelexis - 'He's the only one, Julia, who can ruin all our plans. Barnabas Collins MUST be destroyed.'
From "#1030/1031: Robservations 07/22/03: Papa's Revelation"Angelique's face segues into that of her portrait. I don't know why you pay any attention to what Barnabas Collins said, says Hoffman--Maggie left of her own free will--of course I don't deny we encouraged her departure, but we didn't hurt her--it's not as if we have her hidden away somewhere. Angelique grins. Why are you smiling? asks Hoffman. No reason, the other woman replies. Back in RT, Julia opens the double doors and listens to the two women, one of whom it her exact double. You know where she is, don't you? ask Hoffman. Yes, replies Angelique, I know where she is, and will tell you all about it later--but I'm concerned about Barnabas right now--he's the only one who can ruin all our plans, Barnabas Collins must be destroyed. "Destroyed?" cries RT Julia. "Barnabas, no! No!".
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With the exception of not addressing Hoffman as "Julia," the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1075 (1970) - Barnabas - 'Then something MUST happen to Hallie or David or somebody else before she'll even listen.'
From "#1074/1075: Robservations - 08/21/03: Lilacs"That's the next clue, says Barn--the unfinished horoscope. I saw the finished chart in Liz' room, says Q. No disaster was mentioned? asks Barnabas. Completely the opposite, says Quentin, it states that Collinwood is to come under a siege of unrelieved tranquility. It must be unfinished, says Barnabas--where is Elizabeth? She went to Portland for a day or two, answers Quentin. I wish she were here, frets Barnabas, I want to tell her there's danger for the entire house.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1075-5.jpg)(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1075-6.jpg)
She would probably disregard the horoscope as having anything to do with the sun and the moon, predicts Quentin, and she'd also say it's not unfinished, it's absolutely complete. Then something must happen to Hallie, David or somebody else before she'll even listen, says Barn.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1181 (1841) - Charles - 'Your honor, I MUST ask the court not to allow this woman to take the stand.'
From "#1181/1182: Robservations 11/23/03: Samantha's Astounding Declaration"What did you say your name was? asks Judge Vail. Joanna Mills, the dark-haired woman replies. Step forward to the bench, urges the judge. This is some gigantic hoax! Pronounces Dawson. Barnabas leans forward and asks Quentin, is this Joanna? I don't believe it but yes, it is, he says. My name has been mentioned in this trial, says Joanna, that's why I'm here to give testimony. I ask the court not to allow this woman to take the stand, demands Dawson. Why? the judge asks. On the grounds that she cannot possibly be Joanna Mills, says Dawson--that woman is dead, I have offered into testimony the transcript of her death certificate--this woman is an impostor! Wait a minute, orders Vail, banging his gavel, you have introduced into evidence a death certificate, but it can't possibly be the death certificate of this young woman--unless you believe that this woman you see standing before you is dead--is that what you're saying? Of course that's not what I'm saying, says Dawson, irritated. Is counsel willing to admit this woman is alive? Barnabas asks Dawson. Of course I admit that, this is ridiculous, says Dawson. Then the defense urges the court to allow this woman to testify, says Barnabas.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly, save for once again not including the "MUST" part (again shameful!!)...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Charles - 'I am aware of the dangers involved, but I say we MUST use the Head of Judah Zachary!') was back on August 2nd, and the second (Joanna - 'But surely after she met you, she MUST have realized you couldn't harm anyone') was back on August 18th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1215 (1841PT) - Justin's Ghost - 'The room. Someone MUST go into the room.'
From "#1214/1215: Robservations 12/18/03: Not Gabriel!"The clock in the foyer at Collinwood strikes 7 PM. Melanie comes down, calling to her mother and Morgan, but gets no answer. Why do I suddenly feel so cold? she wonders, hugging herself. She goes into the drawing room and screams. Justin's ghost is there. Papa! she cries. "No rest," says Justin--"they will not let me rest!" Oh, Papa! wails Melanie. "The room--someone must go into the room!" says Justin. Melanie shakes her head.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
(The funny thing is that when I saw that Midnite had picked that quote for Saturday, rather than think of its significance for the 1841PT storyline, I instantly thought of the "Take her to the room!" sequence in Barbra Streisand and George Segal's film The Owl and The Pussycat. If you've never seen that film, sadly, it's your loss because it's quite funny, and that particular sequence is hysterically funny. [snow_laugh])
And as more proof that I rarely ever notice when one of the cameras accidentally appears on screen, it wasn't until yesterday, after I saw the screen capture for the quote displayed on the forum's BoardIndex page, that I even noticed that a camera can be seen on the left side of the frame in front of Isaac Collins' portrait:
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I didn't even notice it when I took the capture. Though in my defense so far as having seen the scene in the past goes, I would have been watching on an old cathode ray tube TV, which would have cut off much of the outer edges of the shot. And so far as the day I took the capture goes, the top part of the camera doesn't really show up all that much against the portrait - it's not unless you notice the bottom of the camera that you even realize it's there - but while I was taking the capture I was only interested in getting a frame that showcased Justin's Ghost best...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #31 (1966) - Vicki - 'But the facts are there-- if Mr. Devlin said he found that valve on the road, then it MUST be where David threw it after he got it out of my drawer.'
From "#0031/0032: Robservations 06/08/01: Son vs. Father"But my father said he was going to send me away! protests David. That's no reason to do what you did! exclaims Burke. I know, says David, it WAS stupid--and he looks very depressed.
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We segue into Roger telling Vicki that it was very stupid not holding onto the valve after she found it in David's room. I thought it would be safe locked in my drawer, says Vicki, I never dreamed David would find another key and get it back. Are you certain that's what happened? queries Roger. I'm getting a little bit tired of people not believing me, says Vicki testily. I'm sorry, Roger says, rising from the chair, clutching the valve--it's not easy to accept the fact that one's own son--and now Devlin tells me he found this valve in the road--I don't know what to think. Vicki says not to think any of this has been easy for her--I know that David is only a boy, and what I've been saying is horrible, but the facts are there--if Mr. Devlin said he found that valve in the road, it must have been where David threw it after he got it out of my drawer. And where Devlin conveniently found it, says Roger--Miss Winters, I... He's interrupted by the phone
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Burke, he spent an hour with you. If he managed to get into town just to do that, it MUST have been... he MUST have had a darn good reason') was back on July 1st.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #214 (1967) - Vicki - 'It MUST have been a very beautiful house.'
From "#0214/0215: Robservations 10/22/01: Barnabas' Deception"We got a shaky shot of the Old House. Vicki, on one of her seemingly endless searches for David, got stuck inside the Old House (I assumed Barnabas did that to see who he'd snared in his web). I loved the way they have fog rolling past outside the windows topping the door, and Barnabas' theme music is excellent and eerie. He, of course, is easily able to open the "locked" door, and then begins to regale Vicki with stories about the building of the Old House,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0214-1.jpg)
comparing it with the pyramids of Egypt (luckily some history with which he IS familiar).
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Obviously the Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. But the way it comes up is that after Barnabas explains away how he knew how to open the stuck door and how he knows all about the house because of supposedly reading old letters and listening to stories in his youth, Vicki makes her remark. Barnabas agrees and believes it's now more beautiful than ever...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #405 (1796) - Abigail - 'I MUST talk to you at once.'
From "#0405/0406: Robservations 03/20/02 - Cursed!"Abigail goes to the Old House and is shocked to see Josette's portrait hanging over the mantle.
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Obviously once again the Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, the way it comes up is that after Abigail uses the knocker on the door to the Old House and Angelique answers, Abigail delivers the quote...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Countess du Pres - 'They'll think we've both gone mad. No, Josette, you MUST stay and make your explanations before you leave') was back on November 23rd, and the second (Josette - 'I MUST ask a favor of you, Aunt Natalie') was back on January 15th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #521 (1968) - Julia - 'Yet, if Cassandra is still alive, why is Trask's skeleton hanging in the basement of the Old House? He MUST'VE gotten rid of her. If only we could find out.'
From "Robservations 6/14/02 - #521/522 - Enter Nicholas Blair!"Julia says Cassandra must be responsible for what happened to Liz, given the clue of the 18th century potion. My mother probably took the same, agrees Barnabas. If Cass is still alive, says Julia, why is Trask's skeleton down in the Old House? Barnabas suggests checking with Stokes, he can help them.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote, but what it does reference, it references well...
And while picking moments for the screen capture, when I saw this one -
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- I just knew it had to be the one to use. [snow_wink]
And Julia doesn't say Cassandra "must" be responsible, she simply says Cassandra "is" responsible...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Please! Now we MUST get that picture tonight') was back on January 16th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #798 (1897) - 'Victor' - 'I MUST see you. I don't care how late it is. There's a certain thing you should be apprised of, Aristede. One hour. At the usual place. And do not be late.'
From "Robservations 1/6/03 - #798-799 - Losses"Quentin's music plays in the drawing room; he listens and drinks. Victor, downstairs on the phone, tells whoever he is speaking to, I must see you, Aristede, no matter how late it is--there are certain things you must be apprised of--meet me in an hour, usual place--and don't be late! Victor joins Quentin, remarking, I thought the music indicated a love sick lady. Far preferable to a disillusioned man, says Q.
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The Robservations paraphrases a bit but references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #905 (1969) - Julia - 'It MUST seem impossible.'
From "Robservations 4/23/03 - #905/906 - The Obnoxious Alex; Is Grant Really Quentin?"It's 10:20 AM, according to the clock on the hospital desk (no desk nurse, however--too expensive to pay an extra). Julia checks the time. Chris comes in. Where did you go when you left Stokes? she asks, I was calling the cottage all night. I was there but had the phone off the hook, says Chris, what's going on? I know why Jenny appeared to you, says Julia--come inside--we've found Quentin Collins, as Jenny said. Looking down at Grant Douglas, Chris says, Impossible--if this were Quentin, he'd be very old--this is a young man. Julia says there's no time to give you explanations, you'll have to take my word--there is a logical reason Quentin looks young.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, after Julia tells Chris that the man in the hospital bed is Quentin and Chris says that's impossible is when Julia delivers the quote...
Also, Chris doesn't actually say that he had the phone off the hook, what he does say is, "I had the phone shut off."
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1031 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'The fact is she got there so she MUST have some way of getting there.'
From "#1030/1031: Robservations 07/22/03: Papa's Revelation"Collinwood, drawing room - Barnabas has just read the note Yaeger forced Maggie to write. Are you convinced now she left of her own free will? asks Quentin, taking back the note. No, insists Barnabas. Here's the letter, insists Quentin--she wrote it herself. Isn't it possible, poses Barnabas, that someone could have forced her to write it? Why do you keep insisting, asks Quentin, irritated, despite there being no evidence, that Maggie was kidnapped? Because, says Barnabas, I don't believe she wanted to leave you! And who's the better judge of that, you or I? demands Quentin. Patiently, Barnabas says, I firmly believe something's happened to Maggie, and she might be in great danger. You keep saying that, but you don't have a reason for it, says Quentin. How did Maggie leave? asks Barn--is one of the cars missing? This letter, says Quentin, was mailed from Collinsport, so she must have got there, which means she did get there somehow, and she didn't walk, so she must have some way of getting there.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1031-1.jpg)
It's possible someone was taking her, but not to the place she wanted to go, says Barnabas. Why do you keep insisting that? demands Quentin--who would have done a thing like that to Maggie.
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While the Robservations doesn't reference the quote in its entirety, it does reference it quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelexis - 'He's the only one, Julia, who can ruin all our plans. Barnabas Collins MUST be destroyed') was back on March 9th.
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I suppose that it never occurred to Barnabas that Maggie might have called a taxi. [cold-weather] [cold-weather] [cold-weather]
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[pointing-up] That would have been much too logical for Barnabas' mind. [snow_wink]
Though to be fair, I think at this point in the storyline Barnabas strongly suspects Angelexis is at least partly behind things and he can't come out and tell Quentin that. But still, one would think he could have come up with better arguments that Maggie didn't leave on her own.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1143 (1840) - Angerie - 'No, Julia. You will not go now. I know what Barnabas wants you to do. But you MUSTN'T go now because you're tired. So very tired.'
From "#1142/1143: Robservations 10/27/03: Julia in Jeopardy--Bigtime!"Valerie, sitting by the fire in the Old House, holds up a clay doll--Julia, she says, you will not go now--I know what Barnabas wants you to do--but you mustn't go now, because you're tired, so very tired--you'll sleep--sleep, Julia--she rubs one of Julia's handkerchiefs (conspicuously marked with a J) over the doll's body.
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The Robservations references the quote practically perfectly...
And, of course, Angerie = Angelique using the alias Valerie...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1240 (1841PT) - Flora - 'It's almost as if the Ghost of Brutus waited for that moment of happiness and then deliberately struck again. What a cruel and evil man he MUST have been.'
From "#1240/1241: Robservations 01/16/04: Morgan Learns the Truth"What's happened? asks Morgan. It's Melanie, explains Julia--Kendrick and I had to lock her in the tower room. She's had another attack? asks Flora. Yes, only this one may be permanent, says Julia--she tried to kill Kendrick with a knife, we got it away from her. Why do you say this might be permanent? asks Flora. After we took her up to the tower room, we went back downstairs--we thought it just another attack--then Kendrick and I saw the ghost of Brutus Collins(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1240-1.jpg)
--he was laughing at us, then he spoke, and he said Melanie would never be sane until another Collins goes into the locked room. All of them express dismay. We have no choice, we must do it! cries Julia. We must do this, for Melanie's sake, agrees Morgan. Poor Melanie, laments Flora, she was married only last night--it's almost as if the ghost of Brutus waited for that moment of happiness, then deliberately struck her down--what a cruel and evil man he must have been.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And, yes, all those uses of "must" (and even more) really do appear in the scene, so some may certainly pop up in the slideshow in the future...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #116 (1966) - Matthew - 'I left. I took my car and drove. I MUSTA drove over a hundred miles.'
From "#0115/0116: Robservations 08/09/01: Prisoner of a Madman"Vicki gazes around the damp brick room into which Matthew has brought her. What is this? she asks. A secret room, he says, nobody knows about it but me--not even Mz. Stoddard--they'll never find me here, nor you either. How long have you been here? asks Vicki. Since the night I ran away, he says, the night you came to my cottage. Vicki gulps--the night you tried to kill me, she says. That night, says Matthew. Then you never left Collinwood, she says. I left, he says, I took my car and drove, I musta drove over a hundred miles. Why did you come back? she asks. I couldn't think of anyplace else to go, he says, besides, this is the last place in the world they'll come lookin' for me.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'You MUST be insane') was back on August 29th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #208 (1967) - Jason - 'But I'm afraid I MUST insist.'
From "#0208/0209: Abbreviated Robservations 10/17/01: Collins Family Jewels"Liz has heard about the fight between Burke and Willie at the Blue Whale, and orders Jason to get him out of not just Collinwood, but Collinsport. Aha, but you can't send the boy away without funds, so Jason puts the screws to Liz once again and, after verbally sparring with him in their usual Blackmail Threat of the Day, gets her to agree to give Willie $500 to get him out of Collinsport.
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Once again with this ep, the Robservations references the situation but not the actual quote. But the way the quote comes up has already been explained in Reply #1058After Liz asks for the pin and receives it, she asks if he heard what she said about the money? Jason indicates he did but insists. "Insist all you like, the answer is no!" Jason questions why she says that because she knows she's going to give him the money but Liz declares she's not and that's final.
though in that explanation I deliberately didn't include that Jason said, "I'm afraid I MUST insist," because I figured that line would come up in the slideshow at some point, as indeed now it has...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Jason - 'Willie, if you MUST steal something, steal something that won't be missed') was back on November 22nd, the second (Liz - 'He MUST leave Collinwood as soon as possible!') was back on December 17th, and the third (Liz - 'You seem to forget that man is a threat to my family-- a violent man with no control. It's come to a point when I MUST stop thinking of myself') was back on January 23rd. So that all means that Ep #208 has joined an exclusive club with Eps #2, #212, #296, #365, #449, #550, #646, #678, #727 and #1057. However, recall that Ep #211 has five quotes...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #662 (1796) - Barnabas - 'I know, and now I MUST go to the village to finish what I started to do.'
From "Robservations 9/25/02 - #662/663 - Barnabas & Yet Another 18th Century Doxy"Barnabas notices that Peter and Vicki's gravestones are gone, so he realizes he has been successful in returning to the past. Ben comes over to him--I thought you had gone into town to find Forbes, he says. Barnabas remarks, "I have returned on the right night," a statement which Ben finds confusing. Barnabas knows--now I must go to the village to finish what I started. Ben asks Barnabas if he feels all right. I'm going to do something no one else ever has, says Barnabas--change the course of history!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0662-1.jpg)
Ben is further puzzled at this statement--I don't understand a word you're saying.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #505 (1968) - Carolyn - 'You can't keep me here. The police MUST be out looking for me by this time.'
From "Robservations 6/4/02 - #505/506 - Adam Over the Edge"She hears Adam's chain outside. He moves the rock, opens the door and looks around. Carolyn, hiding behind a wall, tries to crawl quietly out, but he sees and grabs her, toppling her to the ground. He grabs her hair, and she cries that he's hurting her. She begs him to let her go--he's hurting her! "Hurting" repeats Adam, "No hurting, no!" He lets go of her hair. She cries that she wants to go home and begs him. He repeats home, and she screams that he has to stop repeating what she says. He covers her mouth and drags her back into the root cellar, closing the door. He tries to calm her down. She tells him he can't keep her here. The police are looking for her. Doesn't he understand? They'll find them here, arrest him, take him to jail. You don't want to go there, do you? she asks, then realizes he doesn't understand her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0505-2.jpg)
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Even though it doesn't reference the quote perfectly, the Robservations does reference it well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sheriff Patterson - 'There MUST be some reason why Willie Loomis knows the man's name. There MUST be some reason why he knows your name') was back on December 5th
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #712 (1897) - Angelique - 'I really MUST. I make a habit of keeping my word.'
From "Robservations 11/4/02 - #712/713 - Angelique Toys With Barnabas"Angelique asks if he always enters rooms without knocking, and he tells her it's part of his job.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0712-1.jpg)
He's overseer of the estate. He saw a light, and the cottage isn't supposed to be occupied. Does the family know she's there? Not all the family, she says, and he wants to know who does know--it's part of his job to keep strangers off the estate. She gets into his face and assures him she isn't a stranger. He says she is until he finds out who brought her there. She tells him Quentin asked her to meet him here. "I might have known," says Dirk, annoyance in his voice. No other member of the family would arrange a "meeting" here. He knows Quentin too well, and she asks about him. She's better off not knowing, he insists, by her or any other woman. He ruins everything he touches. She asks Dirk if he isn't taking a chance talking this way in front of her. How does he know she won't tell. Dirk says she can tell him anything he'd like--nothing would please him more. Oh, I see, says Ang. Dirk doesn't think she'll tell. She says he doesn't know her or her life, but he thinks she's very nice, and he advises her to leave this place and never come back. She's flattered and appreciates his concern, but she's going to stay--she must. She's a big girl, he says, and knows what she's doing.
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The Robservations barely references the quote, but enough to know when it takes place...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #251 (1967) - Barnabas - 'But we MUST be realistic. If she were still alive, the police would have found her by now.'
From "#0251/0252: Robservations 11/17/01: And Then Came Buzz"It's Vicki, who explains that there's a curfew in town now, due to the attacks and Maggie's disappearance. He asks about poor Miss Evans in the past tense, which upsets Vicki. She might not be dead, Vicki says--but then again, she might, says Barnabas. "Unless she's being held by a madman," counters Vicki (zing, Barnabas!)
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Again we're in the period in which the Robservations aren't that detailed so the quote isn't directly referenced. However, there is enough of an indication to discern how/when the quote comes up...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'She tried to betray me. She tried to destroy me. She MUST die') was back on January 27th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #506 (1968) - Liz - 'Now lock your door after I go out. You MUST get some sleep.'
From "Robservations 6/4/02 - #505/506 - Adam Over the Edge"Carolyn calms down and tells Liz Willie broke into her room; she doesn't know why. Liz locks the window, assuring her he wouldn't get another chance--she's telling Barnabas to send Willie back to Windcliff. He told me he didn't mean any harm, explains Carolyn, he wanted to talk to me--he must be crazy, he kept jabbering about a dream he had and had to tell me about it. He's having hallucinations, says Liz, he told her about some dream, too, at the Old House. Carolyn thinks what scared her the most was the way he spoke of the dream-it must be the most terrifying thing that's ever happened to him--he acted like he had no peace of mind until he talked about the dream. He said Carolyn was the one he had to tell the dream to, which puzzles both women. He took a huge risk, breaking into my room, says Carolyn, yet he did it anyway-why? Willie's mental state, guesses Liz, but Carolyn said he didn't act deranged, just terribly frightened. Carolyn thinks Willie really did have this dream and for some reason, she is the only person he could tell about it.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0506-4.jpg)
Liz doesn't believe this, and tells Carolyn to go to sleep. No, says Carolyn, she's afraid. No one can get in, Liz assures her. But it's the dream that is scaring Carolyn-if she goes to sleep now, she'll have the dream Willie was telling her, and if she does, she's afraid she'll die!
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For some reason the Robservations only partly references the quote. However, as with the previous quote, there is enough of an indication to discern how/when the quote comes up...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #711 (1897) - Evan - 'I don't know, but we MUST try before the situation becomes worse than it is.'
From "Robservations 11/1/02 - #710/711 - An Old Enemy Joins the Party"Quentin suggests they imagined Angelique. I didn't imagine being helpless and speechless, says Evan. If she sees something, says Quentin--how did she know about my women? "Perhaps just by looking at you," says Evan sarcastically--or perhaps she knows more about all of them than she's telling. Yet we know nothing about her, says Quentin. Evan suggests they fight Barnabas without her--send her back to the dark hell she came from!--we must try, before things get worse. Quentin says there's no way to send her back, and they know it, not for them, not against her--whatever reason she's come here, wherever she is right now, our Angelique, our ally, our beautiful black-hearted child of the angels, is planning to stay. Angelique's laughter fills the cottage and both men stand, staring around them, scared as hell.
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The Robservations only references a portion of the quote, and what it does reference it paraphrases - but what it does reference it references well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Rachel - 'The original Barnabas Collins MUST have been distraught when... when Josette died') was back on September 7th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #463 (1968) - Barnabas - 'The witch MUST be burned!'
From "#0463/0464: Robservations 04/30/02: Julia's Ultimatum"At the Old House, Carolyn tells Barn she can't stay long, and he's annoyed--she promised to help him. Now he needs her. . .it never worked with Vicki, he says, and he doesn't know why. Maybe he does know--the picture told him. There's a spell working on him, using Vicki to fight him. Carolyn is confused. Barnabas can't explain, he knows she's anxious to go on her date. She assures him she'll do anything for him--she came here, didn't she? Yes, says Barnabas, pleased, grateful. They must do something for Vicki immediately--the witch must be burned, says Barn. What witch? asks Carolyn, and he tells her the woman in the picture is the witch. She giggles, and he isn't happy. A picture can't fight you, chuckles Carolyn--a witch can't be bought in an antique shop. He'll deal with that himself, tonight, he says.
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For the first time in a while, the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
I love the expression on Barnabas' face as he delivers the quote:
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And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Vicki, look at the stone. Look at the date on it. You MUST realize that whatever happened a week ago had nothing to do with this') was back on November 17th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #716 (1897) - Judith - 'Are you here? You MUST be.'
From "Robservations - #716/717 -11/6/02 - Jenny and Her Babies"Judith figures the mysterious woman might have returned to her home, so she walks the corridor outside the tower room and goes in. "You are in this room, aren't you?" she asks. The door slams shut.
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Having the Robservations reference the quote perfectly again was very short lived because obviously this one doesn't reference the quote at all. However, Judith delivers it as she makes her way down the corridor to the door to the tower room...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Judith - 'Nora, you and Jamison MUST forget your mother. You MUST') was back on January 26th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1174_1175 (1840) - Desmond - 'They MUST think you know something that can hurt Quentin's case.'
From "#1173/1174_1175: Robservations 11/19/03: Desmond in Deep Trouble"Rose Cottage - Desmond sits at a desk, writing. Leticia runs in--I just answered the door, she says--a constable handed me this--she gives it to him. It's a subpoena, he says, you're to be called today as a witness. For the prosecution, she says--why did they call me? They must think you know something that can hurt Quentin's case, says Desmond nervously--what could it be?--oh, no, it couldn't be, they have no way of knowing... About what, luv? she asks. Judah Zachary, he says. I would never tell them about that, she says--eight policemen couldn't force me to do it, I swear
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly again - how long that lasts remains to be seen...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #997 (1970PT) - Yaeger - 'The antidote, I MUST have it...the police will track me here--I MUST be Cyrus Longworth again!'
From "#0996/0997: Robservations 06/25/03: Yaeger & Buffy"At the lab, Sabrina removes her lab coat and heads upstairs. The back door opens. Yaeger, whistling very close by, leaps inside--the antidote, I must have it. . .the police will track me here--I must be Cyrus Longworth again! He reaches into the safe and is about to drink the potion when Quentin enters the lab. Yaeger? he calls. Ah, Mr. Collins, Yaeger replies in a friendly voice. So you're Yaeger, says Quentin. At your service, sir, says Yaeger grandly.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly again - three times in a row...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Yaeger - 'That's an invaluable thing to know-- something you MUST learn unless... unless you want to live the rest of your life like this') was back on September 9th of 2020, and the second (Sabrina - 'That Yaeger MUST have him someplace!') was back on October 27th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #899 (1969) - Liz - 'You MUSTN'T! I forbid it!'
From "Robservations 4/18/03 - #899-900 - Paul's Most Precious Possession"Carolyn comes out of the kitchen and starts in when Liz returns home--were you brilliant, Mother, cold as only you can be, did you listen to him at all, Mother? I listened, Liz insists. Why didn't you bring him back here? demands Carolyn--that was what he wanted! You don't know your father, says Liz, I do. I KNOW him, says Carolyn, you KNEW him, that's the difference. You're being very difficult, says Liz--I was always grateful you never had to see your father while you were growing up. Well I wasn't! cries Carolyn. He was a very complex man, says Liz, not to be trusted. I do trust him, insists Carolyn. I order you not to see him again, says Liz. Carolyn won't hear of it.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0899-4.jpg)
You must not, says Liz says--I forbid it. "He is my father," says Carolyn, as if that explains all.
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The Robservations references the quote so close to perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'You MUST give love to get it') was back on September 8th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #784 (1897) - Gregory - 'We MUST do something about this room. It has a certain frivolous air.'
From "Robservations 1/28/03 - #784-785 - A Sudden Marriage; Magda Takes a Desperate Chance"Judith, in the foyer, admires the big, fat wedding ring on her finger. I can't believe it, she says. You will, promises Trask. It's wrong to feel the way I do, says Judith. You will become accustomed to happiness, Trask assures her. He looks around the drawing room. We must do something about the room, he says, get rid of its frivolous air--you don't want anyone to think us frivolous. No, she says, but many of them are keepsakes from the family. We won't make changes quickly, he says.
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The Robservations paraphrases a bit of the quote but references it well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Gregory - 'But at least now, Judith, at least now you know the real reason I MUST LEAVE Collinsport') was back on January 29th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #671 (1969) - Chris - 'I guess I fell asleep. I MUST NOT of heard the phone.'
From "Robservations 10/1/02 - #670/671 - Carolyn, Liz & the Werewolf"Chris, in severe pain from the oncoming transformation, tries to leave the cottage, but Maggie arrives at the cottage, preventing his departure. He hugs the wall, asking who it is. It's about Amy, says Maggie. Chris is trapped!
Maggie begs Chris to open the door, which he finally does. He tells her he's fine. We've been trying to phone you, she says. I must not have heard the phone, says Chris nervously.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote, but what it does is referenced close to what is said...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #556 (1968) - Vicki - 'Why am I here? You MUST tell me.'
From "Robservations 7/11/02 - #556/557 - Adam's Ultimatum"Vicki lies on the bed, sobbing. The door opens and Angelique, dressed in 18th century garb, enters the room. "So we meet again," says Ang. You aren't real, assets Vicki. Ang assures her she is quite real. It isn't possible, you're dead, protests Vicki. Ang giggles--she isn't a ghost, and asks Vicki to touch her and prove she's made of flesh and blood. She takes Vicki's hand, proving her ghost is flesh and blood. You are real, says Vicki, but you died in 1795--is it possible?--have I gone back in time again and am living in 1795. It's possible, says Ang, and might be true. Ang can't tell Vicki why she's there or who is keeping her.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. But Vicki asks the quote before Angelique says she can't tell Vicki why...
(I'm not quite sure why, but back in the day I remember being thrilled when Afternoon TV had an article with a photo from this scene. But then, back then we couldn't have dreamed of owning the show on videotape and then DVD, so any photo was a way to commemorate and remember what a scene looked like. So, maybe that's my answer...)
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #449 (1796) - Millicent - 'It MUST have been a reflection of the moonlight.'
From "#0449/0450: Robservations 04/19/02: Joshua Tries to Make it Right"Millicent complains her headache is worse. She sees the light in the tower, and she asks if he sees it. He says no, and he will spend the rest of his life trying to understand her mind. Who lives up there? Nathan asks her. She should go up there and find out, he says slyly--face the reality. She couldn't, she says. There is no light in the tower, he insists, and she must check it out for her own good. She'd be afraid, but he says she must conquer her fear-for their lives. He refuses to go with her. She refuses to go. He says she made him so many promises, how can she be afraid to walk upstairs to a place she lives in? Even though she still sees the light, Millicent claims she doesn't see it anymore. He accuses her of telling him her first lie--she still sees the light, admit it!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0449-3.jpg)
Yes, she cries, she does see it, but she doesn't want to find out what's there.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. But Millicent delivers it after she claims she doesn't see the light, that it has gone...
However, the other uses of "must" in the excerpt do indeed take place in the scene, so chances are they'll show up in the slideshow at some point...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Nathan - 'You MUST. You will. Tonight') was back on September 4th of 2020, the second (Countess du Pres - 'Then...then I MUST accept') was back on April 12th, the third (Countess du Pres - 'But her painting was hanging here the night he died. I was in this room. I saw his body carried from the house. You MUST be mistaken') was back on May 14th, and the fourth (Countess du Pres - 'You MUST promise me that the house will be clear') was back on October 22nd.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Ep #211 - and as I mentioned above, it will probably go beyond five quotes...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #340 (1967) - Barnabas - 'You're going to do it because you MUST.'
From "#0339/0340: Robservations 02/01/02: Woodard Knows Everything"Collinwood, Julia's room - Barnabas tells Julia Woodard must die--and SHE must help him do it! When she steadfastly refuses to kill her friend (or former friend, as Barnabas so cruelly points out), the vampire promises Woodard an agonizing slow death at his own hands. Which way does Julia want it?
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly. And Barnabas doesn't say Woodard "must die," he says Woodard "has to die." However, after a bit of back and forth over how Julia won't help him, Barnabas delivers the quote insistently, and in that way the Robservations saying "SHE must help him do it" is it referencing the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'He MUST be eliminated immediately! ... Unless it's already too late') was back on December 3rd.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #129 (1966) - Maggie - 'This MUST be what you started. Doesn't look like your style, though-- I've never seen you paint like this before.'
From "#0129/0130: Robservations 08/20/01: FIRE!"Hey, what's this? she asks--I've never seen this before-is this the painting you started last night? This brings Sam to full, open-eyed consciousness. He asks if he was painting last night. Don't you remember? asks Maggie. No, he says. You were determined to paint last night, she says, I couldn't talk you out of it--this must be what you started--doesn't look like your style, though, I've never seen you paint like this before. Sam looks perturbed. Let's see it, he says, and stands beside her. Now do you remember it? asks Maggie. No, says Sam. It looks like a woman standing in fire, remarks Maggie. I don't like it, says Sam, turning away from the painting. There's something about this painting that gives me the creeps, says Maggie--such wild colors, and what a subject for a painting--a woman in flames--Pop, I can't imagine what was going on in your head. Sam rubs his throat and asks for the coffee. OK, she says, and goes to get some. Sam looks at the painting, removing it from the easel.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0129-4.jpg)
We see it for the first time--what appears to be an abstract of a woman, arms upraised, burning in fire!
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sam - 'Well, surely she MUST have said something one way or another?') was back on October 6th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #114 (1966) - Roger - 'As long as you continue to see him, I MUST regard you as our enemy also.'
From "#0113/0114: Robservations 08/08/01: Befriending a Murderer"He folds up the paper and goes to answer the phone. It's Burke, asking for Vicki. It's for you, says Roger, scowling. Vicki takes the phone. Hello, she says. Burke asks her to come to his hotel room this morning. I'm not sure, she says. It's very important, he tells her, vitally important. In that case, all right, she says. I'll be waiting for you, he says. Goodbye, she says, and hangs up. What did Devlin want? asks Roger--do you think I didn't recognize his voice?--what are you conspiring about now? We're not conspiring about anything, says Vicki. What did he want? asks Roger. I think he just wanted to see me, she says--I imagine he heard what happened with Matthew and me. He can get a full account of that in the local paper, says Roger--he must want something else from you--what? I don't know what he wants, he didn't say, she says. I suppose I can't stop you from seeing him, says Roger, but I'll tell you this much, Vicki--this man is trying to destroy this family--he is our enemy(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0114-0.jpg)
--and as long as you continue to see him, I must regard you as our enemy also. (Ouch!)
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'He MUST be crouched in some hovel now, a hundred miles from here') was back on December 28th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #915 (1969) - Adlar - 'You are just an outsider. You MUST constantly prove yourself...because you will never be above suspicion.'
From "Robservations 4/29/03 - 913/914/915 - Warning for Barnabas: A Taste of Vampirism"the boy is cruel! He is a true Leviathan, says Oberon, he carries in his mind and heart what we believe--you are just an outsider who must constantly prove yourself, because you will never be above suspicion. What are you saying? asks Barnabas. "Will you deal with Julia Hoffman?" demands Oberon. "No," says Barnabas firmly. I ask you to reconsider, says Oberon. "I will not--nothing will make me change my mind!" says Barnabas. Suppose we find out, says Oberon, laughing cruelly. Barnabas' forehead wrinkles in confusion and dismay.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this bears repeating:it needs to be pointed out that the Leviathan who comes to Barnabas in this ep is not Oberon but one named Adlar. That is why Barnabas asks him who he is after he sees him. Barnabas has already interacted with Oberon in the flesh and in dreams and would have recognized him. However, in Robin's defense, nowhere in the ep does Adlar identify himself, plus the credits for the ep were too short to list him. We only know what the Leviathan's name is because it's listed in the DS Program Guide and as part of lists of characters/actors in various PomPress books...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Adlar - 'Enemies MUST be dealt with, that is the law') was back on April 28th, and the second (Megan - 'Oh, but I MUST, please, Barnabas, you're the only one I can talk to') was back on November 8th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #779 (1897) - Quentin - 'You MUST speak softly, Magda. These walls have ears, and what you have to say MUST be heard by no one else.'
From "Robservations 1/23/03 - #778-779 - One Hand Clapping"Collinwood - Quentin, drinking, listens to his music in the drawing room. Magda enters. Ah, the gypsy back from her mission of mercy, he says--come in and shut the doors. She does so. You must speak softly, he warns, these walls have ears, and what you have to say must be heard by no one else. He turns off the music. What do you have for me? he asks. Magda doesn't reply. Cruel to the end, accuses Quentin
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly, simply leaving out Quentin addressing Magda by name...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carl - 'There's a coffin in there, I swear it--you MUST believe me') was back on May 17th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #475 (1968) - Dr. Lang - 'Oh, yes, I suppose I MUST.'
From "#0475/0476: Robservations 05/09/02: Give Me Jeff Clark's Face!"Barnabas tells Lang his visitor was Angelique--she turned Ben mute and tried to give him a similar attack. Lang agrees he must accept this
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The Robservations references the quote fairly well. However, before Dr. Lang delivers the quote and after Barnabas explains about Ben and says surely Lang believes him now, Lang replies that he doesn't want to believe him. It's only after Barnabas says Lang must that Lang delivers the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Dr. Lang - 'No! No! No one else MUST know!') was back on October 16th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #203 (1967) - Liz - 'I MUST talk to you right now.'
From "#0202/0203: Robservations 10/12/01: Another Boarder at Collinwood"Jason tells Willie that he'll take him up to his room now, before anyone else sees him. Yeah, you can tuck me in, too, remarks Willie, grinning, holding his seabag, laughing. Jason opens the doors and finds Liz standing there--she wants to speak to him. Jason introduces Liz to Willie, but she ignores the latter and angrily tells Jason she must speak to him right now. She enters the room and Jason sends Willie to the study down the hall--he'll meet him there later.
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Other than using "speak" rather than "talk," the Robservations references the quote quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jason - 'He didn't actually do anything? Well now he MUST have done something to upset Mrs. Stoddard') was back on July 3rd of 2020.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #20 (1966) - Burke - 'Then someone MUST have put it there!'
From "#0019/0020: Robservations 05/31/01: Tension Escalates Everywhere""All right, Roger," Burke says, "I've had enough of this." "Why?" asks Roger superciliously, "did you remember something?" Again he asks Vicki the last time she saw Burke, and she says in his garage. Burke, exasperated, says again he was looking over Roger's car, deciding if he should buy one like it. LOOKING at it, not tampering with it. Roger says the valve could have been removed with a pair of pliers--or a wrench. Roger asks Vicki if Burke had any tools in his hand. He did, right, a wrench? Yes, Vicki says. Burke again denies accusations of tampering--he found the wrench on the front sear of the Mustang, and he asks Vicki if he didn't tell her that. Vicki agrees. He was merely looking over the upholstery and dashboard; when Vicki came along and he threw it on the workbench. Roger protests that he drove the car earlier--there was no wrench on the front seat! "Then someone must have put it there!" barks Burke. He again asks Vicki if she saw him fool with the brakes, and she shakes her head and says no. She also agrees that she didn't see him do anything with the wrench beside hold it and toss it aside. "Of course she didn't," Roger says, "by the time she arrived, you were already through!" Burke: "Miss Winters, get him out of here!"
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sam - 'You MUST be joking, it's after midnight!') was back on December 17th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1243 (1841PT) - Julia - 'Stop it, both of you. We've got a whole night to get through-- we MUST NOT fight.'
From "#1242/1243: Robservations 01/19/04: Morgan Collins' Revenge"What about Melanie? asks Kendrick--don't you care about her? I took her into consideration, Morgan assures him--the prophecy said she would remain insane until someone went into that room, and someone has. I was the one picked to go into the room! shouts Kendrick. It makes no difference who goes in, says Morgan--Brutus only wants a sacrificial lamb--a family member--and Bramwell is eminently more qualified than you. I will hold you responsible if Melanie isn't well when the night is over! vows Kendrick. Are you threatening me? demands Morgan. No, promising you, says Kendrick. How dare you, says Morgan, advancing on Kendrick.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1243-1.jpg)
Stop it, orders Julia, getting between and separating them--we have a whole night to get through, we must not fight. Quite "wite," Julia, says Morgan there's no point in that.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And I have no idea why it says "wite" rather than "right" because it sounded like he said "right" to me...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Bramwell, Bramwell, listen to me. Whatever you do, you MUST... you MUST NOT touch either of the corpses in that room') was back on November 12th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1128 (1840) - Gerard - 'Well, it's done...and you MUSTN'T regret what you've done.'
From "#1127/1128: Robservations 09/30/03: The Chosen One"Speak to each of us separately, Quentin suggests. Samantha thanks him, and says she'll speak to Gerard alone for a minute. Quentin says he understands; he will be waiting in their bedroom upstairs. He leaves, closing the door behind him. Sam tells Gerard this has been the most painful and difficult decision she's ever had to make. I'm quite aware of that fact, he says, I don't envy the choice you have to make. She says she believes he knew from the beginning, didn't he? Yes, he says reluctantly. She says he knew, as she did--it was only a matter of facing up to the realities of the situation.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1128-1.jpg)
Well it's done and you mustn't regret what you've done, he says, assuming he is not the Chosen One--we've actually know each other for such a little time.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Samantha - 'I MUST be with the man I love') was back on November 11th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1089 (1970) - David - 'Oh, about how, how cruel and mean they were. They MUST have been in order to have been buried there.'
From "#1089/1090: Robservations 09/03/03: Maggie, Attacked"Cemetery - Gerard's grave. "In darkness he did live and die." David reads his epitaph aloud and wonders what it means. Hallie neither knows nor wants to--I want to get this over with and go home! It isn't 12 yet--we must do it at the stroke of midnight, says David. What about the fenced-in area? asks Hallie. He points to the gate, which has been locked more than 100 years--during the 18th and 19th centuries, he explains, they used to bury criminals and misfits here--most of the graves are unmarked, and there are a lot of legends about them. What sort of legends? she asks. (Sure, David, that's what she needs--to be terrified even more!) About how cruel and mean they were, says David--they must have been, in order to have been buried there--the story is that their souls had no place to go, they weren't wanted in heaven or hell, so they were left to molder in their graves and try to come back from death. Understandably, Hallie says she doesn't want to stay here anymore; it's almost 12.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #995 (1970PT) - Trask - 'Well, Sir, she MUST be here somewhere. I'll go back upstairs and search further.'
The quote is delivered exactly the same at both the end of Ep #994 and the beginning of Ep #995 - however, only the summary for Ep #994 references it:
From "#0994/0995: Robservations 06/24/03: Dameon Edwards"Trask comes down and reports to Quentin--Amy doesn't seem to be upstairs. I told you not to leave her alone! Quentin reminds him angrily. She must be here somewhere, says Trask, I'll go upstairs and search further.
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However, I chose a screen capture from Ep #995 because it shows off Trask better than Ep #994 does.
The Robservations (for Ep #994) references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #975 (1970) - Bruno - 'I have an enemy, a man who shouldn't be alive, but he is, because he's in love so his will to live is very strong. We've got to change that, you and I. We MUST destroy the person who keeps him alive!'
From "Robservations 6/10/03 - #974-975"if you do your part--tomorrow night the moon will be full--You didn't expect me to forget what you become? Chris rises from the chair and takes a few steps--Bruno, he asks, what do you want from me? I request the pleasure of your company for what remains of this fast-diminishing night, says Bruno--until dusk--we will spend the day together, and tomorrow night, when the moon rises... "What are you going to do to me?" demands Chris. I have an enemy who shouldn't be alive any longer, says Bruno, but love is keeping his will to live strong--we must change that--we must destroy the person who keeps him alive!
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The Robservations paraphrases a bit and leaves out other bits, but it does reference most of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Bruno - 'I can look at the moon and enjoy its beauty, but you, tonight, how desperate you MUST feel knowing that tomorrow it will be even more beautiful and more full') was back on January 18th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #701 (1897) - Edith - 'Edward is the oldest, and because of that he's the one that I have to tell the secret to. He MUST come back soon. I MUST live to tell him the secret.'
From "Robservations 10/23/02 - Barnabas Thumbs a Time-Trip Via I-Ching #700/701"You do make me feel young, she says--the others make me feel like apiece of paper about to be blown away--you're getting what you deserve, she says, every one of you will, except Edward--he's the oldest and must be told the secret--he must return soon, and I must live to tell him the secret. Quentin begs her, wide-eyed, to tell him, leaning in close. No, she says--I think I hear him, someone is coming.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #678 (1969) - Barnabas - 'He MUST live! He MUST! Not only for our sake, but for Amy's.'
From "Robservations 10/7/02 - #678/679 - Maggie Follows David Into Quentin's Lair"Julia assures Barnabas that Chris is alive, but barely. They can't imagine what happened to him, and it surely isn't connected to his becoming a werewolf. Barnabas finds the empty whiskey bottle and sniffs it. There's something in it, he tells Julia (good nose!) She smells it--strychnine, she pronounces--I have to get some atropine, she says. Barn wants to take Chris to a hospital, but she asks if he thinks it's wise to involve the police. Barnabas agrees not. Julia will call Windcliff and have the necessary antidote sent ASAP. Barnabas kneels beside Chris and says, "I don't blame you. How often such a short time ago, I would sit in the Old House and doubt I'd have the strength to get through another night, and wonder if it wasn't best to die now." Chris begins to moan. He's coming to, says Barnabas. Julia reaches Windcliff. Barnabas says they must save him, not just for their sakes, but for Amy's.
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While not referencing the quote in all it's actual words, the Robservations references the quote quite well...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (David - 'You MUSTN'T hurt him') was back on May 6th of 2020, the second (Beth - 'You MUST NOT TELL him. You MUST NOT TELL him about me') was back on June 17th of 2020, the third (Beth - 'But Quentin had made up his mind that Chris MUST die. That Chris MUST die! That Chris MUST die!!') was back on December 7th of 2020, and the fourth (Barnabas - 'There's something I MUST do-- something which may prove most interesting') was back on February 12th of 2021.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #211 & #449.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #608 (1968) - Angelique - 'Barnabas - wherever you are, Barnabas, I need you. You MUST come to me, Barnabas. You MUST.'
From "Robservations 8/16/02 - #608/609 - Rivals For a Vampire's Affections"Angelique is horrified to see what Joe has done to himself. He lies on the floor, grunting in pain. She starts to remove the letter opener, but he insists he wants to die. So many rules, he moans, forgotten, broken, once I started I could never go back, never! Joe's hand is covered with his blood. Let me die! He begs Unsure of what to do, Angelique calls to Nicholas, then Joe, begging him to get up and out of here. (she is some piece of work, isn't she?) Joe is unresponsive. Panicked, she closes the doors and goes to the window, where she summons Barnabas. Come to me, she says, you must.
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The Robservations only references about half of the quote, but it does make clear how/when it takes place...
And when I've watched this ep, I've always had a completely different interpretation of why Angelique says Nicholas' name. To me it comes across as her being petrified of what Nicholas might do if he finds out what's happening with Joe - not to mention that she knows Nicholas is with Maggie and there would be hell to pay if she interrupted that with a problem Nicholas would surely blame on her, so she wouldn't call for his help. That's why she closes the doors to the room to hide what's happening and then begs/summons Barnabas to come to her because she needs him.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'You MUST COME, Barnabas. You HAVE TO COME. I don't know what to do. You MUST COME to me now. Now. Now. Now. Now') was back on January 25th of 2021, and the second (Maggie - 'He's changed so much. But still these things MUST have been in him before') was back on August 14th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #384 (1795) - Josette - 'Jeremiah, if you MUST be punished, so MUST I.'
From "#0384/0385: Robservations 03/06/02: Family Blood is Spilled"Andre comes in and tells his son-in-law that Barnabas wishes to see him. Jeremiah is reluctant, but Andre says he must--settle it without violence, perhaps, so the men can live without each other's friendship. Jeremiah refuses to go, but Josette begs him to let their lives together be their punishment, not his death (how depressing is that)?
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it's delivered as a prelude to Josette begging Jeremiah to let their lives together be their punishment...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'You MUST have hated me all your life') was back on of July 4th of 2020, the second (Jeremiah - 'No, Josette-- you MUST stay out of this') was back on April 25th of 2021, and the third (Josette - 'You MUST stop him, Papa!') was back on December 4th. So that all means that Ep #384 has joined the club with Eps #2, #208, #211, #212, #296, #365, #449, #550, #646, #678, #727 and #1057. However, recall that Eps #211, #449 and #678 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #315 (1967) - Sarah - 'They MUST be very worried about you.'
From '#0315/0316: Robservations 01/15/02: "Hullo, David!"'Sarah finally appears to David in the secret room. He's mad at her for leaving him there, and for not telling him how to get out.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0315-4.jpg)
He had to hide from Willie and Barnabas, who also know about this room, in the coffin. She explains the way to get out, but warns him that he still must keep quiet about the secret room.
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Being that this Robservations falls into the period where there's very little detail, it doesn't reference the quote at all. However, the way it comes up is after David explains how he hid in the coffin from Barnabas and Willie, he admonishes Sarah for never telling him how to get out of the secret room. She apologizes. But he says he's the one who's going to sorry when his family gets him. And after that is when Sarah delivers the quote. David agrees and asks if she can get him out...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #176 (1967) - Laura - 'MUST you always be so cryptic?'
From "#0176/0177: Robservations 09/24/01: Let's Go Grave Robbing!"You really do stump me, she says--I don't know how you can be so kind and complimentary one minute, and the next do everything you can to thwart me--after all, what am I?--only a woman who wants nothing more out of life than to get her son. Why are you so desperate to have him back? asks Peter. Oh, Dr. Guthrie, really, she says--even a parapsychologist should know enough about human psychology to realize that maternal instincts are the strongest in the world. IN the world, yes, he says. Must you always be so cryptic? she asks. Aren't you surprised to see me up and around? he asks. Why should I be? she asks. Isn't that why you came up here to the house? he asks. She blows out a plume of smoke. I'm afraid I don't know what you mean, she says, you're getting too complicated for me. Complicated things are sometimes the most fascinating, he says, for instance, you.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And, oh the times when pregnant women (Laura wasn't, but Diana Millay was) thought nothing of smoking...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'You MUSTN'T count every single word I say) was back on August 4th of 2020.
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YES!!! Another quote involving THE PEN!!!!
[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #105 (1966) - Roger - 'There MUST be thousands of pens like that!'
From "#0105/0106: Robservations 08/03/01: Caught Pen in Hand!"Is this the pen you're talking about? asks Burke. Where did you get it, says Roger, looking pale. I don't think that matters, says Burke. Is that the pen you lost? asks Liz. It couldn't be, insists Roger. (Because you buried it.) Why? asks Burke. I mean, it certainly resembles it, fumbles Roger, no I don't think it could be the same pen--I didn't look at it that closely, I certainly couldn't remember every single detail of a pen. Why not? asks Burke, you had plenty of time to look at it when you took it from Carolyn--when you STOLE it from Vicki. Roger asks to see it, and Burke hands it to him--no, I don't think this is the pen at all, says Roger, it's true, the resemblance was merely superficial. May I have the pen back, please? asks Burke, taking it back--I'm sure Carolyn's memory will be better than yours, I know Vicki's will. Liz, who has been staring at her brother all this time, insists that they won't disturb either girl now. That won't be necessary, agrees Patterson, but I'd appreciate it if both of them would come to my office first thing tomorrow, I'd like to see if they can make a positive identification. What good would that do? demands Roger--there must be thousands of pens like that! Not in this country, says Burke, this is the only one of its kind. Would you see to it that your daughter and Miss Winters come down to my office first thing tomorrow? Patterson asks Liz. Of course, she promises.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #733 (1897) - Magda - 'You MUST be brave. You MUST be brave, or you are going to die.'
From "Robservations 11/19/02 - #732-733 - Ang & Barn's Bargain; Three For Worthington Hall"I have no family, no one to help me, says Rachel--Tim is marrying Charity, and Barnabas is marrying Angelique. Magda looks at Rachel's palm. Oh, no! she says--when I read it before, I told you you had an enemy--the enemy is still here, but closer, like a shadow of death behind you--you must go, fast, says Magda, I have an idea, but you must be brave, or you will die.
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The Robservations references most of the quote perfectly...
And Magda doesn't say "you must go, fast," what she actually says is "you've got to go, you have to go, fast."
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Minerva - 'The innocent MUST suffer. Providence sometimes tests them. Sometimes by putting them in jail, or even putting them on a gallows) was back on October 3rd of 2020.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #609 (1968) - Eve - 'We MUST be very clever. Nicholas cannot find us, ever.'
From "Robservations 8/16/02 - #608/609 - Rivals For a Vampire's Affections"I have marvelous news, says Adam, my surprise is going to happen. She's ecstatic to learn they're leaving the house. She asks about Nicholas, but Adam says he won't know. Do you have a plan? asks Eve, excited--do you have money? Is the trip all arranged? She's touching him, telling him they must be very clever and avoid Nicholas finding them, ever.
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While not presenting it directly, the Robservations does reference the quote well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Adam - 'Nicholas MUST know nothing about this--nothing!') was back on April 19th of 2020, the second (Eve - 'Adam, you MUST stop calling me. I hate it. I'm not your servant') was back on May 31st, and the third (Carolyn - 'They MUSTN'T be caught getting into the house) was back on June 16th. So that all means that Ep #609 has joined the club with Eps #2, #208, #211, #212, #296, #365, #384, #449, #550, #646, #678, #727 and #1057. However, recall that Eps #211, #449 and #678 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #310 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Yes, Willie, we MUST.'
From "#0309/0310: Robservations 01/10/02: Sad Big Brother"Barnabas insists to Willie that Sarah wouldn't betray him, and wants to go to Sarah's grave to see if she can sense his need for him, and thus appear to him.
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Because this ep falls into the period where the Robservations lack detail, it doesn't reference the quote at all. However, back in Reply #859 I had already summarized much of the scene during which the quote takes place:But the circumstances surrounding the quote begin with Willie turning in Barnabas' direction and remarking that he hasn't said anything for a long time. Barnabas then does indeed insist that Sarah wouldn't betray him she couldn't. And after pausing, Barnabas delivers the quote (Barnabas - 'It's dark now. Come, we MUST go out') as he walks toward Willie, who is still lighting the candelabra. Willie asks with surprise, "Out? Where?" Barnabas says to search for her, to find her. Willie wonders if Barnabas might know where she is? Barnabas replies her knows a logical place to find her. And after Willie asks where, Barnabas says her final resting place, her grave. Willie then says, "The Collins Tomb," with a touch of fright, to which Barnabas replies, "Yes." As Willie helps Barnabas put on his cape, he points out that they've looked there before but she wasn't there. Barnabas hopes, "Perhaps tonight she will sense my need for her and come to me."
After that Willie asks if they have to go there tonight, to which Barnabas replies with the quote. And after adding, "Come," Barnabas makes his way to the door to leave. Willie follows behind, grabbing his jacket from the coat rack as he passes by and as Barnabas opens the door. They exit...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'It's dark now. Come, we MUST go out') was back on July 28th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #3 (1966) - Carolyn - 'But if Uncle Roger took off when you mentioned this Burke Devlin's name, he MUST have had a good reason.'
From "#0003/0004: Robservations 05/18/01: Fears About Burke"Vicki and Carolyn go into the drawing room. How could we know what he was thinking? asks Carolyn, but if Uncle Roger took off when you mentioned this Burke Devlin's name, he must have had a good reason. Vicki closes the double doors. He knows what he's doing, says Carolyn, he can take care of himself--I'm not worried about him, she adds confidently. Vicki says he seemed frightened, she never saw a man so frightened. Look, says Carolyn, are you sure you want to continue this grand tour?--because I'm beginning to think this place is really getting you down. Vicki assures her no, she's all right--and promises not another word about Mr. Devlin.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'Oh, good old Uncle Isaac-- Isaac Collins. He's the one who began it all: Started the whole wingding back in the 17th century, built the fishing fleet, founded the town, gave it a name-- the works. He MUST have really been something') was back on September 1st of 2020, the second (Burke - 'You've been hanging around that house for a long time. You MUST have seen a lot-- heard a lot') was back on June 3rd, and (Carolyn - 'MUST have been the wind blew it open') was back on October 19th. So that all means that Ep #3 has joined the club with Eps #2, #208, #211, #212, #296, #365, #384, #449, #550, #609, #646, #678, #727 and #1057. However, recall that Eps #211, #449 and #678 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #123 (1966) - Maggie - 'You MUST'VE just gotten into town.'
From "#0123/0124: Robservations 08/14/01: Found but Abandoned"are you back for a visit? Sort of, the woman says. Has the town changed any since you last saw it? asks Maggie. Not a bit, the woman replies. Maggie laughs. In fact, it's just the same way it was today as it was then (said with distaste). That's what I keep saying, Maggie says. And if I know this town, it never will, the woman says. You know this town, all right, says Maggie. Same feeling, the woman says--the salt smell of the ocean, the gulls making those sounds, the fog, the dampness, the fishing boats--the noises of the docks and the old building. Chamber of commerce, anyone? quips Maggie. Is that what I sound like? the woman asks. Right out of the brochure, says Maggie--except there was something in your voice that told me you weren't actually praising those things. Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way, says the woman--actually, all those things are very meaningful to me--they've been part of my life until...the last few years. Then you missed it, says Maggie. Yes, I missed too much of everything, the woman replies. You must have just gotten into town, says Maggie. Um-hm, I got into town about an hour ago, the woman says.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Joe - 'Although I MUST say I would have liked to have given her a chop or two') was back on June 21st.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #193 (1967) - Roger - 'You MUST want these paintings for a reason. And the only reason could conceivably be money. I'll not give them to you but, um, yes, I'll sell them to you.'
From "#0192/0193: Robservations 10/04/01: End of Flames; Portia Faces Sam"Roger thinks I over, then says you must want these paintings for a reason--and for money--therefore I won't give them, but sell them to you. Sam offers to give back the fifteen thousand. Roger turns to look at him, fascinated--where would YOU get that kind of money? he demands. I'll get it, promises Sam. I see, then they are valuable, guesses Roger. Let me think--art prices usually rise in time, if the artist is any good--and I think you're exceptional, Evans, I've always told you that--I'll sell you back the paintings for 50 thousand dollars. Sam is stunned--and angry.
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The Robservations does a bit of paraphrasing but it references the quote quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Well, they MUST have some value or you wouldn't want them. Tell me, are they valuable?') was back on September 3rd.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #366 (1795) - Barnabas - 'I'm afraid you MUST forgive me, Miss. If we have met before, I'm sorry to say I don't remember it.'
From "#0365/0366: Robservations 02/21/02 - - Welcome to 1795, Vicki!"Barnabas comes out of the Old House, and Vicki tells him she's glad to see him. He is confused; he's never met HER, he says, and she asks him if he's teasing her--and why is he wearing those old clothes?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0366-1.jpg)
He notes that her attire is odd, to say the least.
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The Robservations only basically references the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'I MUST be having a dream') was back on April 17th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #462 (1968) - Barnabas - 'I cannot count on you. I MUST do what I can myself.'
From "#0461/0462: Robservations 04/29/02: 1968 - Julia Sports a New 'Do"Julia says Vicki only remembers moments, fragmented, she seems afraid to remember all of it. Barnabas fears Vicki does know about him, why else is she afraid? He kneels on one knee (such a submissive posture!) and begs her to help him as he did before. Can't they be friends again? She doesn't know. She was ready to save him then, he points out, and his life depends on what Vicki knows.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0462-3.jpg)
If Julia won't let him, she must find out. She says she's trying to. Will she use what she learns to help or hurt him, he asks, and she says that depends entirely on him. (GOOOO, Julia!) She leaves him, still kneeling, and he decides he can't count on Julia--he must do what he can himself.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'I MUST go to him and you can't stop me!') was back on December 15th of 2020 and the second (Julia - 'In the meantime you MUST have some rest. Here, take this and you'll rest') was back on February 25th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #627 (1968) - Chris - 'Well, you MUST have known him more than casually or you wouldn't have had the reaction you did when you saw me.'
From "Robservations 8/29/02 - #626/627 - Murder!"Julia and Chris return to Collinwood. She thanks him for the ride. She reluctantly agrees to answer more questions and invites him into the house. She tells him she didn't know Tom well at all, but he feels her reaction says otherwise. I examined him at the hospital, she admits. You told me you weren't on the staff of the hospital, Chris says. Julia explains that she's in research, and asked to see his unusual wounds. What about that wounds? asks Chris. Julia says it appeared to be an animal bite. What kind? He asks. Julia doesn't know. Chris doesn't seem to believe her.
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The Robservations barely references the quote, but again it's enough to know when it takes place...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Of course he would-- it's understandable. He MUST be very upset that no one notified him when his brother died') was back on March 6th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #702 (1897) - Magda - 'What MUST be.'
From "Robservations 10/24/02 - #702/703 - Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves"Quentin darts out at Magda as she's heading for the door, humorously asking if she told Grandmama she'd live forever. She knows that isn't true, says Magda--I told her what the cards said. Quentin asks if the cards suggested a sum of money for the gypsies. Magda doesn't answer. Quentin reminds her when his grandmother dies, Magda is going to need friends--and I have no prejudice against "your kind"--if Edith should die tonight, you would be forced to leave by morning. Magda says what must be. . .I might be happy to leave. Quentin says you've been here too long and have forgotten the road, you know that
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'I have no time for your questions-- you MUST answer mine!') was back on June 2nd.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #886 (1796) - Barnabas - 'Disappear. I MUST disappear. I cannot. I cannot. Who are those people? What strange powers do they have.'
From "Robservations 4/10/03 - #886-887 - 1796 Finale; Hello, Leviathans!"The two peculiar people kneel and bow to Barnabas, raising their hands to him as if in salute. Who are you? he asks--what are you doing? They rise to their feet and approach him. Don't come any closer, warns Barnabas--what do you want of me? The woman waves her hand again. What kind of sign is that? demands Barnabas--you expect me to understand?--let go of me! The man holds him tightly, preventing his escape. Disappear, Barnabas tells himself, but he can't--I can't! Who are these people? What strange powers do they have? He struggles in the man's grip, unable to free himself.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly, but it doesn't even indicate the use of "MUST"...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'I MUST get back to the path. Where is the path? Where is it?') was back on September 18th, and the second (Barnabas - 'How she MUST loathe me') was back on March 7th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #971 (1970) - Julia - 'Barnabas, if it is Parallel Time, you MUSTN'T let yourself become part of it until we know more about it. It could be very dangerous.'
From "Robservations 6/6/03 - #970-971 - Willie's Thankless Task; An Odd Book"I'm going up to bed--are you retiring, too? Barnabas, standing in the doorway, out of Liz' sight, shakes his head, indicating to Julia, I want you to stick around. I'm not going up yet, Julia tells Liz. Barnabas hides from his cousin, waiting until she's gone upstairs, says Julia, I he saw many things up there, including you and Liz, and you were quarreling over a portrait of Angelique, who was important to both of you. She's part of this other existence, too, muses Julia. I couldn't get in this time, either, says Barn--there's a barrier there. I'm not sorry, says Julia, if it is parallel time, you must not let yourself become part of it until you know more about it--it could be very dangerous--we must talk to Stokes again.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1063 (1995) - Carolyn - 'You MUST see just one.'
From "#1062/1063: Robservations 08/13/03:"Sheriff's office - Carolyn has brought a photo album to show the sheriff. Seeming almost annoyed, he tells "Miss Carolyn", I don't have time to look at pictures. Nevertheless, she opens the album--you must see just one, she says. You spend too much time thinking about those days, he says. I do not, she says irritably, I never think about them, it's just that when I saw her last night, I began to remember... She turns the album around and shows him a photo of Julia. It's the same woman, he says. Look, she says, pointing to the writing, spring, 1970.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1063-3.jpg)
She even wears her hair the same way, he says. Yes, says Carolyn, rising to her feet, and begins to giggle. What kind of joke are you trying to pull? he demands. It's no joke, she says. That was 25 years ago, he says, no one looks now like they did then. No, says Carolyn, throwing her arms around like a child having a tantrum.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
I don't remember if when this ep originally aired on July 22, 1970 we knew that photo is a publicity shot for hoDS. I know it was definitely published at some point in 1970. But loads of hoDS material began being published in April of '70 and continued to be for quite a while after the film opened in September. Though little did we know it's a photo associated with a scene (Scene 186 - Julia's walk with Barnabas) that isn't even in the film...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1186 (1841) - Daphne - 'None of this is possible. I MUST be having hallucinations. But no, I know what I just saw. But how?'
From "#1185/1186: Robservations 11/26/03: Deliberations Begin"--you're so thoughtful and considerate, I've always considered myself lucky to have a sister like you. I only want you to be happy, says Daphne--I just don't see how you can be in this house, I know I couldn't--there's a coldness here, a kind of terrible hostility, I feel it every time I come here--it frightens me. Perhaps if I come here, everything will change, suggests Catherine. I'm not sure that anything can change this house, says Daphne. We'll see, predicts Catherine. She walks away. Daphne RT is suddenly faced with an empty room again. She enters the dark room and looks around, sure she's having hallucinations--how can this be possible?--but no, I know what I just saw--but how? She closes the doors and leaves.
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The Robservations does a bit of rearranging and word changing, including leaving out "must," but it references the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Catherine - 'He belongs to the past, and I MUST live my life by what is to be-- not by what has been') was back on April 1st of 2021, and the second (Daphne - 'Barnabas, there MUST be a chance for an appeal!') was back on July 11th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1110 (1840) - Ben - 'You MUST mean Hortense.'
From "#1109/1110: Robservations 09/17/03: Back to the Past"Where's Daphne? asks Julia. I've never heard the name, says Ben.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1110-4.jpg)
The children's governess, says Julia. You must mean Hortense, says Ben.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #4 (1966) - Carolyn - 'Oh I told her she MUST have been mistaken, that you don't jump that easily... unless you have a good reason.'
From "#0003/0004: Robservations 05/18/01: Fears About Burke"Carolyn closes the doors and says they really should have the door soundproofed, don't you think? (if only she knew!) Just a little family discussion, Kitten, says Roger, nothing for you to worry about--why don't you go back up to bed?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0004-2.jpg)
I will, promises Carolyn, as soon as you answer one question--who's trying to kill you? Liz wants to know how long Carolyn has been outside the door? Not long enough or I wouldn't have to ask, says Carolyn--who is it?--Burke Devlin? Where did you hear that name from? demands Roger. It was Vicki, she mentioned it, says Carolyn. Roger exchanges looks with Liz. Did I say something wrong? asks Carolyn. Liz asks what Vicki said. Only that she told Uncle Roger that Devlin had given her a ride back from the railroad station, says Carolyn--and you almost blew a fuse, she tells her uncle. Roger walks away, to the piano, his head averted. I told her she must have been mistake, adds Carolyn, that you don't jump that easily--unless you have a good reason. She looks at him hopefully. This is not your affair, says Liz. How can you say that? asks Carolyn, if someone's trying to hurt Uncle Roger? Your mother is right, Kitten, says Roger, besides, it's nothing I can't handle myself, really. So what was all the yelling about? asks Carolyn--who is Burke Devlin, anyway?
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Typing "mistake" rather than "mistaken" aside, the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #195 (1967) - Liz - 'You MUST be mistaken.'
From "#0194/0195: Robservations 10/05/01: Enter Jason McG"Carolyn is taking a nap; she's a little tired--Liz woke her several times last night because she heard her prowling around. Liz looks uncomfortable, asking, "You heard ME? That's impossible--I didn't get out of my bed last night." Carolyn assures her she heard her mother's door open and close several times last night. You must have been mistaken, says Liz.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Oh, I know what you MUST have heard. You heard Vicki') was back on December 14th of 2020, the second (Carolyn - 'I really MUST insist upon knowing who you are') was back on September 27th, and the third (Liz - 'Well, you MUST have been dreaming it') was back on October 18th. So that all means that Ep #195 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #208, #211, #212, #296, #365, #384, #449, #550, #609, #646, #678, #727 and #1057. However, recall that Eps #211, #449 and #678 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #367 (1795) - Joshua - 'But you MUST understand, I am engaging you only on a trial basis. If at any time and for any reason I decide to discharge you, you MUST go immediately.'
From "#0367/0368_0369: Robservations 02/22/02: Introducing Angelique"Joshua questions Vicki about her odd behavior, and says he knows about the carriage accident. He asks if she reads and writes, and, seeming surprised, says she does both, plus knows history, English lit, math and can play the. .clavichord? suggests Joshua. Yes, she quickly agrees.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0367-4.jpg)
He asks where she got her education. I was brought up in a Boston foundling home, replies Vicki. He asks her to step into the light, looks her over, pronounces her intelligent and harmless, and offers her four bucks a month plus room and board. She's to be in the nursery 8 AM the following morning; Sarah will be ready.
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This Robservations falls into the period where there isn't as much detail and as such it doesn't reference the quote at all. However, after Joshua pronounces Vicki looks intelligent and seems perfectly harmless, Vicki questions, "Perfectly harmless?" But Joshua tells her to forget he said that. He then says that they need a governess, she is there, and he's willing to give her a chance. Vicki thanks him. And it is after that when Joshua delivers the quote. Vicki says she understands. And it is then that Joshua informs Vicki that her wages will be four dollars a month...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Abigail - 'It MUST be crushed, destroyed!') was back on August 7th of 2020.
And BTW, for those who may not know, when this ep was shown in '80s syndication it was a kinescope. The color Master Tape wasn't issued until Volume 28 of the MPI VHS tapes came out in June of 1991. The Sci-Fi Channel also ran the color version.
I checked my old syndication tapes and unfortunately the day Ep #367 aired I was getting terrible over-the-air reception (it's funny that happened rarely, but it did happen, often when an ep I was really looking forward to watching aired. [easter_rolleyes]) And it didn't help that some kinescopes weren't the clearest to begin with. But the point here is to show that it really was a kinescope:
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #465 (1968) - Vicki - 'We MUST go to the Collins mausoleum now.'
From "#0465/0466: Robservations 05/01/02: Elopement, Interrupted; Mad Doc"Vicki awakens calling, "Peter!" Barnabas is there, demanding to know who Peter is. "Someone I met a long time ago," she says. Someone you cared for, Barn asks. Yes, she responds. Forget him, orders the vampire. I'm trying, she says. You knew I was coming tonight, he reminds her--are you ready to leave now? She moves away from him, upset. No, there's something I have to do first, to get peace--I must know if what happened during the seance really happened or was just a dream. It makes no difference, he insists, she's beginning a new, different life. She asks if he wants her to be happy. Of course, he responds. I won't be until I know for sure, she says, and there's a way I can do so--go to the Collins tomb and see if there really was a secret room--if there is no secret room, she'll know it was a dream; if they do find it, she'll know she lived through part of the past.
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This Robservations doesn't reference the quote very well, but at least one can tell when/where it comes up, even if it doesn't use "must"... (And speaking of using "must," in the excerpt the Robservations uses "must" in a place where it isn't used in the ep and doesn't use it in the four places where it actually is used. [easter_rolleyes])
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Joe - 'Someone MUST have lost it in the old courthouse - and the most likely person to have lost it would be you') was back on August 17th of 2020, and the second (Vicki - 'There's something I MUST do first') was back on February 28th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #703 (1897) - Quentin - 'Oh, well you MUST forgive us. We're not as familiar with our own family's history as we should be.'
From "Robservations 10/24/02 - #702/703 - Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves"Judith introduces Barnabas to her brother. "An unexpected pleasure, Cousin," greets Quentin, smiling broadly. Barnabas apologizes for not letting them know sooner of his arrival. Quentin warmly assures him, we're always delighted to welcome family members, no matter how distantly related. I arrived late this afternoon, says Barnabas, and I enjoy traveling. Quentin tells Judith Barnabas really resembles the portrait in the foyer. Ah, yes, the original Barnabas Collins, agrees Barnabas. Yes, says Judith, he lived a hundred years ago, in this house. Yes, says Barn, I'm quite familiar with his life, being a direct descendent, and all--Barnabas left Collinwood in 1798 (?), went to England and established that branch of the family. Quentin apologizes for not being familiar with Collins family history. Barnabas says, I'm not a historian.
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This Robservations references the quote, though not fully, and not by using "must."
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #887 (1969) - Julia - 'If he did disappear, then he MUST be on his way back here!'
From "Robservations 4/10/03 - #886-887 - 1796 Finale; Hello, Leviathans!"Back at Collinwood, Carolyn pours tea from a silver service, telling Julia, it will calm you down. Julia still clutches her journal. You need rest, insists Carolyn. She hands Julia a cup of tea--exactly what happened? she asks. For the past few weeks, explains Julia, I've been hearing voices that seemed to come from the past--I think I heard them tonight. And they told you Barnabas is dead? asks Carolyn. No, says Julia, they said he disappeared from the Old House. You already knew that, says Carolyn. I was wrong to think that meant he was dead, admits Julia--I should have known--if he did disappear, then he must be on his way back here! You aren't making sense, says Carolyn. Julia, however, is already half out the door--I've got to go!
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Oberon - 'It is for that reason that we MUST go on in spirit') was back on July 8th of 2020, and the second (Julia(reading) - 'I MUST NOT, I will not give up hope, though there seems so little left now') was back on August 24th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1111 (1840) - Daniel - 'No, you MUSTN'T scream. You MUSTN'T scream. They will come if you scream.'
From "#1111/1112: Robservations 09/18/03: Julia in Jeopardy"Julia's captor, Daniel Collins, tells her, don't scream--they'll come if you scream--it's my duty to kill you. Julia struggles as he drags her into the playroom.
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The Robservations references the quote fairly well, though, again, without using a form of "must"...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Daniel - 'And now we MUST play the little game again. You were always so stubborn, Harriet!') was back on July 11th of 2020, the second (Flora - 'But you MUST read it, though. It's by far my best work. Oh I do hope the critics notice') was back on May 21st of 2021, and the third (Daniel - 'Once you kill, you MUST kill over and over again') was back on December 10th. So that all means that Ep #1111 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #365, #384, #449, #550, #609, #646, #678, #727 and #1057. However, recall that Eps #211, #449 and #678 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #975 (1970) - Barnabas - 'Is there a time band running parallel to ours? Do we all live in that band as well as this one-- live differently because we have made different choices? I MUST find out.'
From "Robservations 6/10/03 - #974-975"...unable to even enter, when I watch my friends live other lives--are Julia and Stokes right--is there a time band running parallel to ours, where we live different lives because we have made different choices? I must find out! Why can't I always see those lives in this room, why?
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The Robservations does a bit of paraphrasing but still references the quote well...
And it's too bad that when it comes to the screen capture of Barnabas' close-up it was shot too close to fully show off the Pepe Le Pew spike in his bangs:
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And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Bruno - 'I can look at the moon and enjoy its beauty, but you, tonight, how desperate you MUST feel knowing that tomorrow it will be even more beautiful and more full') was back on January 18th, and the second (Bruno - 'I have an enemy, a man who shouldn't be alive, but he is, because he's in love so his will to live is very strong. We've got to change that, you and I. We MUST destroy the person who keeps him alive!') was back on April 20th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1061 (1995) - Julia(reading) - 'We MUST leave Collinwood before the day is out. We MUST.'
From "#1060/1061: Robservations 08/12/03: From PT to the RT Future!"Barnabas enters the drawing room, where more beams have come down, leaving it almost unrecognizable--there was no war or hurricane here, he says--it's as if the house was simply abandoned. Barnabas, in one month? she asks, astounded. The house is as still, quiet as the grave, he says--do you suppose that everyone we knew, all our friends--Maggie, Elizabeth, David--are dead? Julia horrified, says, I don't know. They continue to wander around. She finds and picks up some papers on the desk she'd left there the night she went to parallel time--look how they crumble at my touch! Perhaps, suggests Barn, radiation has sped up the process of deterioration. (Barn knows about radiation)? She gazes at the pieces in her hand--it could be, she says. What could have happened? he wonders. She finds another piece of paper that says, "We must leave Collinwood before the day is out--we must." It's a note in Liz's handwriting, unfinished, says Julia. Then they did leave for a reason, says Barn, walking amongst the rubble--but what is it? On the floor, he finds Liz' diary, which has been burned. I wonder why anyone would burn it? asks Julia. It's as though they wanted everyone to forget they ever existed, says Barn.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Mrs. Johnson - 'You MUSTN'T ask and I MUSTN'T TELL') was back on June 3rd of 2020.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1187 (1841PT) - Julia - 'They would change only if you told her the whole truth. And your mother and I would never accept that. You know you MUST never tell anyone.'
From "#1187/1188: Robservations 12/01/03: In Gabriel's Clutches!"You've asked her to marry you, haven't you? Julia asks Morgan, her voice icy. Nothing that happens in this house ever escapes you, does it? asks Morgan coldly. The proposal was inevitable, we've all known it, she replies--I suppose she did not give you an immediate answer? You suppose correctly, as always, he says. Catherine knows her own mind, says Julia, she's strong and loyal--and if she accepts you, she will make a fine wife. You're leading up to something, my dear aunt--what is it? The question of where you and Catherine will live, she replies--after you're married. We're going to live here, of course, says Morgan. You know very well that you cannot bring anyone into this house! hisses Julia, and you know very well why. I refuse to let my fears be decided by the fears that exist in this house, insists Morgan. I am speaking of realities, says Julia--how can you possibly deal with the problem--if Catherine is living here?--how can you explain to her that she's got to lock her doors every night, that her life is in constant danger--what in the world will you tell her? I will tell her nothing, says Morgan, because I believe she is what this house has needed for a long time--I believe things will change if she were here! They will change only if you told her the whole truth, says Julia vehemently, and your mother and I would never accept that--you know you must never tell anyone. Now listen to me, insists Morgan, we can't allow this secret to go on any longer--we can't live in this atmosphere of fear!--we can't lock our doors every night, we cannot walk down the halls without feeling fear! Please lower you voice now, cautions Julia. The servants are in bed, says Morgan, there's no one listening. They may or may not be, she says, I don't want to take the chance of anyone overhearing
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If it weren't for the changing of one word, the Robservations would reference the quote perfectly...
And an interesting bit of trivia about this scene is that when it came time to shoot this scene none of Grayson Hall's 1841PT outfits were ready so they decided to dress PTJulia in something Countess Du Pres' wore in the 1795/96 storyline. If fact, a screen capture of Countess Du Pres wearing the same outfit was featured in the slideshow back on March 7th:
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Also, it's really interesting how often Julia and Morgan pop up in the slideshow together:
From January 11th:
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From April 16th:
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From May 22nd:
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From May 22nd 0f 2021:
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From August 1st of 2021:
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From October 19th of 2020:
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From November 12th of 2020:
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It's also interesting that in some of the early PT1841 scenes, Grayson seems to wearing a fall that reminds me of Hazel Court.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #18 (1966) - Vicki - 'Your father was almost killed. I'm sure he MUST be very upset, just as you are.'
From "#0017/0018: Robservations 05/30/01: David's Case of the Guilts"I tried to tell him I'm sorry, says David resentfully, but he wouldn't listen! Is that all? asks Vicki. He yelled at me and told me to go to bed, complains David. Look at me, says Vicki--your father was almost killed--I'm sure he must be very upset, just as you are. I wanted to apologize, that's all, says David. But there's no reason for you to apologize, says Vicki, believe me--I know what's bothering you--you told me you wished your father would die, and he almost did, and now you think it's your fault. It's not true, says David, it's not my fault, and I had nothing to do with it
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And if I do aay so myself, the screen capture for this quote came out really nicely -
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- but then that's also due to the fact that Midnite picked a quote from such a great moment from the scene...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #196 (1967) - Liz - 'You MUST be careful, particularly now, not to misinterpret what you see or hear.'
From "#0196/0197: Robervations 10/09/01: Blackmailed by a Blackguard""I will not be cross-examined or have my motives analyzed!" says Liz, leaping to her feet. "I invited a houseguest and that is it." Vicki begs her not to allow herself to get too excited. (Vicki, Roger and Carolyn are lined up in front of the fireplace, leaving Liz standing alone by the sofa. It underlines how isolated she must feel right now.) Roger walks over to her, assuring her they aren't attacking her. They're obviously interested and concerned about her friend, that's all. "He isn't your concern," says Liz crisply, "so you hereby have my permission to ignore him." Actually, he seemed a pleasant enough sort, says Roger sarcastically, but if that's your attitude, I might take your advice--and he leaves the room. Carolyn apologizes to her mother for causing this. Not your fault, says Liz. I've been reading meanings into things that don't exist, says Carolyn. Liz tells her to be careful, especially now, and not misinterpret what she sees and hears. I'll try, Carolyn promises, and I'm not like Uncle Roger--I'll make Jason feel welcome. No, that isn't necessary, says Liz, too sharply, then adds, more softly, I don't want you to go out of your way. Don't worry, says Carolyn, it's no trouble at all! And she leaves, too. Vicki is the only one left. She walks over to Liz and asks if there's anything she can do. No, says Liz. You should get some rest, advises Vicki. I'm beginning to feel tired, says Liz. You need to get your strength back, says Vicki. Liz agrees she's going to need all the strength she can muster. Why do you say that? asks Vicki. Liz tells her she's going to need her support. You know you have it, says the young woman.
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The Robservations references the quote well even though it doesn't use "must" and it uses "especially" instead of "particularly"...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'MUST you indict everyone?') was back on July 14 of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #371 (1795) - Josette - 'I shall pray for you to be well again. You MUST get well. You MUST.'
From "#0370/0371: Robservations 02/25/02: Choking on Her Revenge"Josette clings to the suffering Barnabas, crossing herself, praying for him to get well.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the actual quote, but it does reference Josette's actions while delivering the quote...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #464 (1968) - Barnabas - 'You MUST come tonight. When you hear the music, you will rise and leave Collinwood and come to me.'
From "#0463/0464: Robservations 04/30/02: Julia's Ultimatum"Vicki gets into bed. We see Josette's music box on her dresser. Barnabas, staring out the Old House window, says that Vicki now represents too great a danger to him, and he must do something about it. He orders her to come to him when she hears the music. Josette's music box opens by itself and Vicki, in a trance, climbs out of bed and takes it into her hands, listening intently. Barn tells her not to be afraid, to let the music guide her to a new life. "Come to me, Vicki, come to me!" he commands.
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Again, the Robservations doesn't reference the actual quote, but it does reference when/how it takes place. And as is too often the case, the Robservations uses "must" where it wasn't used in the ep and doesn't use it where it actually was. The full text of what Barnabas actually says is, "There's no longer a choice for me, Vicki. If you stay as you are, you represent too great a danger for me. You must come tonight. When you hear the music, you will rise and leave Collinwood and come to me."
But what it perhaps the most shocking aspect of this ep is on view in this screen capture:
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Look closely. ... YES, those really are Alexandra's naked feet, she's not going to bed wearing shoes!! I mean, how often have we remarked about how unrealistic it is that the actresses nearly always go to bed wearing shoes when their characters are going to be called upon to get out of bed at some later point in the ep? But that's the accepted thing they do. What was Alexandra thinking while taping this ep?! :o
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #704 (1897) - Judith - 'Well now that he's back, we MUST be much more cautious. We MUSTN'T let him become suspicious.'
From "Robservations 10/25/02 - Welcome to Collinwood, 1897! - #704/705"Beth arrives with dinner, and quietly tells Judith Quentin stopped her in the foyer and questioned her about the food. She said she was bringing it up to Judith and she thinks he believed her (all Judith takes from the tray is a cup of something). Judith warns her that now that Quentin is back, they must be cautious, not let him become suspicious. Edith calls for her consomme, and Judith tells Beth to take the rest of the tray upstairs and don't let him see her.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #197 (1967) - Roger - 'They didn't- I didn't lose them. But they MUST be around, unless someone threw them out.'
From "#0196/0197: Robervations 10/09/01: Blackmailed by a Blackguard"Sam drinks at the Blue Whale. Roger enters. Other patrons are being served by the bartender. Roger joins Sam, who notes his arms are empty--"I thought you were going to bring me something." I thought I would, too, says Roger, he doesn't know where his paintings are--he searched all over the house, everywhere--he can't locate them. Sam insists he has to be kidding. They sit at a table. Roger says he wishes he were--they were in the house. I didn't expect you to hang them, says Sam, but I didn't expect you to lose them! He didn't, says Roger, they must be around--unless someone threw them out. This horrifies Sam--how can anybody throw out paintings?
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The Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Well, it MUST be very personal and very important to have such a special padlock on it') was back on July 23rd of 2020, and I love that quote, so Roger! [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #466 (1968) - Jeff - 'You MUST'VE liked this Peter Bradford a great deal. I envy him.'
From "#0465/0466: Robservations 05/01/02: Elopement, Interrupted; Mad Doc"She's surprised he doesn't know who she is, I was sure you'd remember--we knew each other long ago. He seems puzzled. His face, his hair, his hands are all the same, points out Vicki--you are Peter Bradford.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0466-2.jpg)
I'm Jeff Clark, he corrects her, sorry to be upsetting you. He wants to help, tells her not to cry. Neither of them understands, which makes them perfect for each other. He wants to go, but she begs him not to leave. Where did he come from, she asks. The road, he says--he hasn't lived in Collinsport long at all and doesn't want to give her his life story after all she's been through--not 1795, but the accident, he says. He starts to go, promising he won't disappear. He figures she liked Peter and envies him that. Don't envy him, advises Vicki.
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The Robservations references the quote fairly well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Dr. Lang - 'Mr. Collins, you and I MUST talk') was back on May 26th of 2020, the second (Julia - 'I MUST have an ambulance immediately') was back on May 31st of 2020, and the third (Julia - 'Alright. But there are certain precautions that MUST be taken. Under no circumstances MUST he be exposed to any light') was back on November 30th of 2020. So that all means that Ep #466 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #365, #384, #449, #550, #609, #646, #678, #727, 1057 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #211, #449 and #678 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #705 (1897) - Edith - 'Well, I MUST sit up for company.'
From "Robservations 10/25/02 - Welcome to Collinwood, 1897! - #704/705"Edith frets to Judith, "Why hasn't Edward gotten here yet?" Judith doesn't know, but there's someone else who wants to see her. She can't tell the secret to anyone else, insists Edith. He didn't come about the secret, he's a distant relative who has brought her a family heirloom, explains Judith. The poor old lady is delighted to think someone has brought her a present, and agrees to a few moments--she's very tired. She says she must sit up for company, and Judith props her up on pillows.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #467 (1968) - Dr. Lang - 'Please, Mr. Collins, you MUST tell me. I MUST know what I'm fighting.'
From "#0467/0468: Robservations 05/02/02: Miraculous Sight of Sun"What about Angelique? persists the doctor. Barnabas hastens back into the room, reluctant to tell him, but finally says she was a witch he married before he realized what she was--her curse turned him into this creature, and he wishes he could hide from her still. In modern medicine he might find his best hiding place, suggests Lang, and he will defend him.
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The Robservations barely references the circumstances under which the quote is delivered, much less the quote itself. But it comes up while Barnabas is reluctant to explain to Dr. Lang about Angelique...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1183 (1841) - Judard - 'The first thing you MUST do is realize you don't know all my plans. I have reasons for everything I do.'
From "#1183/1184: Robservations 11/25/03: Another Witchcraftian Death"What am I going to do? she asks. The first thing you must do is realize you don't know all my plans, he says, I have reasons for everything I do--I have one why Daphne was in this room. Don't you think I know THAT? she asks sarcastically. There you go again, he says, my reasons aren't exactly like yours. What are your reasons? she asks. Do you think I will tell you, he asks, after the threats you made to me?--your threats are not exactly conducive to confidence. She looks sorry.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And of course Judard = Judah possessing Gerard...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Judard - 'Daphne, you MUST marry me') was back on September 19th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #993 (1970PT) - Alexis - 'It MUST be Angelique! It MUST be! I know it is!'
From "#0992/0993: Robservations 06/23/03: Has Angelique Returned?"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0993-1.jpg)
The piano plays on. Alexis, terrified, insists, it must be Angelique, I know it is! I don't believe it, says Quentin--it can't happen. Alexis agrees--but it's true! Are you sure it's Angelique? asks Quentin. There was a fragrance in the room when I came in, reveals Alexis--Angelique's favorite perfume--I though it my imagination, but when I started writing to some friends in Florence, slowly, as I was writing, I began to feel something, I can't describe it, a presence--so I kept trying to write, but the feeling grew and grew
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The Robservations references most of the quote...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Cyrus - 'Now also, you MUST take safeguards against any impurities or unbalances within the synthesis-- I mean, I have indicated how important and delicate this chemical is!') was back on October 14th of 2020, the second (Hannah - 'All I know is I MUST LEAVE this house!') was back on January 9th of 2021, and the third (Alexis - 'Sabrina, you know that whoever it was near Angelique MUST have murdered her') was back on June 10th. So that all means that Ep #993 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #365, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #646, #678, #727, 1057 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #211, #449 and #678 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #942 (1970) - Maggie - 'I MUST be going crazy, it can't be happening!'
From "Robservations 5/16/03 - Maggie and the Zombie; Followed By a Moon Poppy"Why did you cause something to happen to me, why? demands Maggie--where did you come from, why did you do this? You will understand, he assures her--everything is going to be all right. He sets the box down and adds, I'll make everything all right. Why are you doing this to me? she asks. You know, says Jeb, just as you know who I REALLY am--you do know, don't you? he asks, staring into her eyes. I don't know, she says, I must be going crazy, this can't be happening! It's happening, he assures her, and I want you to tell me who I am--go on. "I don't understand it, but you're Michael grown up," she says.
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Aside from changing "it" to "this," the Robservations references the quote quite well. However, there's a glaring error in that Maggie doesn't say, "I don't know. I must be going crazy," she prefaces the quote by saying, "I know," which is exactly the opposite of what the Robservations indicates...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (David - 'It said, "For the leader of the Leviathan, there is only one enemy to be feared beyond all others, and that it is against this enemy he MUST be protected." Then it said, "The wolf that walks like a man."') was back on May 8th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #884 (1897) - Barnabas - 'You MUST paint another portrait of Quentin. ... You MUST!'
From "Robservations 4/9/03 - #884-885 - Farewell, 1897; 1796 Redux"Continue to paint other portraits, urges Barnabas. Charles picks up a tattered canvas and says, I cared a great deal about some of the portraits destroyed here! And there was one particular portrait someone else cared about, says Barn. Quentin Collins, says Tate, we're back to that. Was his portrait here? asks Barn. I did steal the portrait, he confesses, believing it would do me some good, but now it won't do me or Quentin any good.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0884-1.jpg)
This pleases Charles. Then the next time there's a full moon, says Barnabas..."You'd better stay away from Quentin Collins," advises Tate. There has to be a way of stopping it from happening, says Barn--you must paint another portrait of Quentin, you must--if you did it before, you can do it again
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly (though it does leave out the pause)...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Lady Kitty - 'Why did I change my dress? I MUSTN'T! I know I MUSTN'T!') was back on October 31st ([BOO]) of 2020.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #680 (1969) - Maggie - 'Well, there MUST be something in the storage room that you don't want anyone else to know about.'
From "Robservations 10/8/02 - #680/681 - Maggie, Mr. Jughans and David"She warns him to stop acting innocent, he can't fool her. Hurt, he accuses her of not wanting to believe him. Stop it, she orders--it won't work--whatever it is, it's something you're terribly afraid of. What? he asks. Whatever he's trying to hide, she replies. He denies that, too. You're hiding something in the storage room, says Maggie--did you really find the phone there?
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The Robservations turns the quote into "You're hiding something in the storage room," which Maggie doesn't say, rather than going with what Maggie actually says...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'There MUST be something you're terribly afraid of') was back on July 6th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #629 (1968) - Nicholas - 'There's something vitally important that I MUST speak to you about.'
From "Robservations 9/3/02 - Angelique Sends Nicholas to Hell - #628/629"Nicholas comes to the door and Julia greets him. I must speak to you, he says, his face sober, something of vital importance--this has to do with both you and Barnabas. Liz looks startled.
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Even though it flips things around with regard to it, the Robservations references the quote well. Though one thing that it makes a bit misleading is Nicholas' arrival because it's actually Liz who answers the door and greets Nicholas - though after that Julia does greet him from inside the foyer...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Diabolos - 'That is the only way you and Maggie Evans can be together, Nicholas. The Black Mass MUST be performed') was back on September 29th of 2020, the second (Nicholas - 'I implore you-- if I MUST account for something, let me account for it, but do not harm this woman. She is not responsible for anything that I may have done') was back on October 2nd, and the third (Maggie - 'I don't understand it. I MUST of fainted') was back on February 21st. So that all means that Ep #629 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #365, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #646, #678, #727, #993, #1057 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #211, #449 and #678 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #393 (1795) - Countess du Pres - 'Clearly, we MUST find Miss Winters. Whether we like it or not, there is a reason that she's disappeared.'
From "#0393/0394: Robservations 03/12/02: Jeremiah Plays Hide 'n' Go Seek"Later, Natalie assures Naomi she believes she saw what she says she saw. They agree there is an evil force at work, and ponder who it could be. Not Vicki, insists, Naomi. The warlock could be Joshua, suggests Natalie. Nat asks Naomi if she's wondered about her, Countess duPres, and Naomi admits, yes, she did, but never came to a definite conclusion. Andre? Never. Naomi suggests Angelique. Well, says Nat, it would make her more interesting, but she's known her since she was an uninteresting child, and doubts she's the one. (countess, you know zilch!) The victims, Barnabas or Josette, who earned no pain but got so much of it? They must find Vicki, Nat says. For whatever reason she disappeared, they must find her.
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Despite not referencing the quote directly, the Robservations does reference it pretty well...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #291 (1967) - Barnabas - 'If we're to succeed, a mutual trust MUST exist between us.'
From "#0291/0292: Robservations 12/19/01: Julia's Amazing Offer"Barnabas and Julia return to the Old House. Does anyone else know your true identity and mission? demands Barnabas--there must be complete trust between us. Only Dave Woodard knows she's a doctor, says Julia, but no one else knows about Barnabas.
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Considering this ep falls in the period where there's little detail in the Robservations, it's fairly surprising it references the quote as well as it does...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #154 (1967) - Laura - 'Roger, uh, must we talk about this tonight?'
From "#0154/0155: Robservations 09/07/01: Caretaker of the Crypt"I have something to tell you, Roger tells Frank--I was going to call you first thing in the morning, hoping to anticipate a call you can expect from Lt. Riley. Must we talk about this tonight? asks Laura. I'm merely going to tell Mr. Gardner what Lt. Riley told us, says Roger, that's all. What did Riley have to tell you? asks Frank. Something very amusing, says Roger--that the authorities in Arizona--they're very diligent, you know--they have identified beyond any question of doubt who that woman was who burned up in the fire. They have? asks Vicki. Yes, says Roger, dental records, blood types--all of the things modern science has invented to make this possible--and at least the great mystery is solved. I'm glad to hear that, says Frank--who was she? The lady who burned up in that fire has proven to be, with absolutely certainty, says Roger--Laura Murdoch Collins. Laura Murdoch Collins, died by fire, murmurs Vicki. I think it's amusing, don't you?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0154-4.jpg)
--very amusing, says Roger. Frank, not smiling, looks at Laura, whose face is expressionless.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Caretaker - 'You MUSTN'T go in there') was back on July 2nd of 2020.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #111 (1966) - Frank - 'That means she MUST be here on the grounds. She MUST be someplace close by, but where?'
From "#(0110_)0111/0112: Robservations 08/07/01: Where is Matthew?"That sheriff has been out there over 20 minutes, frets Frank to Liz in Collinwood's drawing room--why hasn't he found Vicki? Liz, sitting on the sofa, says she doesn't know. He sits beside her and tells her he should he helping them search. The sheriff was right, says Liz, he and the deputy know the grounds better than you do. It would be something, he says--sitting here waiting, doing nothing is driving me nuts!--what's taking so long? She stands and asks if he has any idea of the size of this property--if Vicki wandered off into the woods, it could be hours before they found her--she opens the window to look out--but that isn't saying she isn't going to be found. He comes over to her. You really believe that? he asks. I want to believe it, she says. So do I, he says--I would if I didn't know what's already happened--two attempts on her life--that's what really has me worried. I know, says Liz. Are there any back roads leading from this place into town? he asks. One, she says, but it's practically impassable. I know she didn't take the main road into town, I'd have passed her coming up here, he says--maybe Vicki went someplace with Carolyn. No, says Liz, I sent Carolyn to a friend's house earlier this afternoon--she was very upset about her uncle--and Vicki was with me when she left. That means she must be here on the grounds, someplace close by, says Frank, but where could she be? He paces, and Liz continues to look out the window.
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The Robservations references the quote rather well...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1057 (1970PT) - Timothy Stokes - 'I MUST talk to you. It's very important for your sake. You MUSTN'T be frightened, I won't hurt you.'
From "#1056/1057: Robservations 08/08/03: More Death; A Near-Miss Rescue"Roxanne lies on a couch in a strange house--and is finally wearing clothes! She hears someone coming and hides. It's Stokes, who says, I know you're there somewhere--I must speak to you, it's very important, for your sake--you must not be frightened, I won't hurt you...I've come to warn you...the police are looking for you--can you hear me? She reluctantly exits her hiding place--I do hear you, she says. Why are you hiding? he asks, you know I'm your friend. What do the police want with me? she asks. To question you, he says. But I've done nothing wrong, she says. I'm afraid the police might find that difficult to believe, he says. I was forced by you and Claude, she says. If I remember correctly, he says, you agreed because you'd do anything for Claude. I didn't agree freely and you know it, she says. I know nothing of the kind, he says, so you see, my dear, you'd better stay hidden here for a little while, anyway--I'll come and see you and bring you anything you want. Claude will see that I have what I want, she says. Sorry, says Stokes, Claude is dead.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1057-2.jpg)
Her face convulses with sorrow.
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With the exception of changing "talk" to "speak," the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Timothy Stokes - 'I want to cooperate, Inspector, but I MUST refuse to participate in such obvious idiocies') was back on November 25th of 2020, the second (Roxanne - 'No. I can't STAY here any longer. I MUST GO') was back on January 19th of 2021, the third (Roxanne - 'You killed him and you MUST die for it!') was back on August 4th, and the fourth (Julia - 'I'm so tired, so very tired. But I MUST not fall asleep. I've got to stay awake-- it's my only hope. I've got to stay awake') was back on November 26th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #211, #449 & #678.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #805 (1897) - Gregory - 'This madness MUST NOT touch you again. Never again.'
From "Robservations 1/11/03 - #805-806 - Portrait of a Confession""Do you know the story about the vicar's daughter, named Alice?" she asks, bursting into laughter. Trask grabs her, forces her to her knees--where you belong, so you can pray! She rises, laughing, hits him gently with the recorder and tells him, I don't remember how to pray. He grabs her arm again and says, you're going to, because it's a part of you, of your life, like the blood in your veins! She continues laughing. He repeats, "It's your life blood--now pray, Charity, pray!" She comes back to herself and obediently says, "Yes, Father." She falls to her knees, in praying posture. Keep praying, he orders--this madness must not touch you again. He kneels beside her, says, "Never again," and puts his hands together in prayer, too. "My plans are too close to completion," he says intensely.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
A bit of trivia about this ep: it wasn't included in WorldVision's '80s syndication, despite the fact that they had a copy of it. Why? Who knows? Even though the Master Tape version was damaged, they were in possession of the kinescope, so they could have easily substituted it in place of the Master Tape as they did in situations when the Master Tapes were missing. But what was even more aggravating is that it was only one of several eps that weren't included despite WorldVision having copies of them.
Interestingly enough, because the Master Tape was damaged at a point during a scene between Charansy and Trask, the damaged portion was removed and replaced with a sepia tinted copy of the kinescope and it was that repaired version of the ep that was released on MPI VHS back in April of 1992. It wasn't seen on TV again until two years later when the Sci-Fi Channel first ran Ep #805 on April 18, 1994. And of course, the DVD version is the same repaired version...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #655 (1968) - Liz - 'I MUST move! I MUST make them hear!'
From "Robservations 9/19/02 - #654/655 - Joe Unhinged"Carolyn, in her mother's room, kneels beside her mother, who is lying on the floor. Julia joins Carolyn. I found her here, cries the blonde. Julia takes Liz' pulse, checks one of her eyes, then stands. Liz speaks to herself, asking, "Why can't I speak? Why can't I move? Why can't I somehow let them know?" Julia soberly informs Carolyn, "You mother is dead. The young woman immediately begins to sob against Julia's shoulder. Julia presses a comforting hand to Carolyn's head as Liz continues to talk inside her own mind: "I'm not! I'm not! I must move! I must make them hear! I'm not dead!"
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly. But what isn't quite so perfect is that the excerpt gets wrong where Liz is found because it's in Amy's room, not her own bedroom.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'But I MUST touch you. And when I do, it will be as though you are dead') was back on December 21st of 2020, and the second (Cassandra - 'You MUST leave Mrs. Stoddard now. She and I have an account to settle') was back on August 8th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #636 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'It MUST be controlled. The ritual is the only way.'
From "Robservations 9/6/02 - Vicki, Perpetual Victim - #635/636"Stokes lets Jeff in, who tells him, someone picked up your phone but didn't say anything. Stokes suspects his home is haunted, but he's never in his reading encountered a ghost who used the telephone (this is prophetic, given what will soon happen). Jeff says someone was there, he heard breathing. Wrong numbers, says Stokes--I was out finding the herbs I told you about. He opens a packet and shows Jeff, telling him he advises against this. You promised to help me, Jeff reminds him. Stokes admits he is having second thoughts--the herbs can be dangerous, and mysterious things could happen. I need that, insists Jeff. Trapped between curiosity and knowledge, says Stokes, and suggests he discuss this with Vicki. The herbs can help me remember if I'm using Jeff Clark's body, but am really Peter Bradford--I need to know more, like how I came to this century-- then I could go back to my own (please, GO!). Stokes advises him to marry Vicki and consider it an unusual marriage--but most are, in one way or another. When Stokes' back is turned, Jeff munches some of the herbs. Stokes catches him and demands to know what he's doing--you must do it by the ritual, the only way it can be controlled, protests Stokes--you might have spoiled it! He orders Jeff to sit down, turns off the light, and lights a candle on the table.
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The Robservations paraphrase a bit but references the quote well...
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Apparently something strange happened to the screen caps I'd uploaded for today's slideshow and they weren't displaying in the correct order - actually, today's wasn't displaying at all. But I've uploaded them again and they're working fine now. However, if you've been to the forum between 12am ET and a few minutes ago, you'll probably need to clear your browser's cache in order to see things correctly. [ghost_smiley]
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #300 (1967) - Julia - 'You MUST cooperate with me. Which reminds me, you broke your word to me.'
From "#0299/0300: Robservations 01/03/02: Mrs. Burke Devlin?"He tries to sidestep around her accusation that he paid Vicki a visit the night before, but he defensively claims he only wanted to LOOK at her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0300-1.jpg)
Bull, says Julia, I know what you are and what you REALLY wanted.
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This Robservations is during the period when they lack detail and the quote is barely referenced. However it comes up right before Julia confronts Barnabas over the fact that he'd been in Vicki's room the night before...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Burke Devlin MUST die!') was back on April 1st of 2020 (and was the one that kicked off this whole slideshow), the second (Barnabas - 'Unfortunately we MUST trust each other. Neither one of us has any other choice') was back on February 18th of 2021, and the third (Barnabas - 'You MUST cure me!') was back on August 31st. So that all means that Ep #300 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #365, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #727, #993, #1057 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #211, #449, #678 and #1057 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #103 (1966) - Roger - 'You MUST be exhausted if you've been walking all this time.'
From "#0103/0104: Robservations 08/02/01: Will My Real Enemy Please Stand Up?"Collinwood - Vicki comes out of the kitchen, quietly closing the door. She sneaks upstairs, but Roger calls her from the drawing room. You startled me, she says, coming back down. I'm sorry, says Roger. I didn't know anyone was up this late, she says. I was worried about you, he says--won't you come in for a moment. She joins him, walking slowly--you knew I'd gone out? she says. Please don't think I was spying on you, he says--I thought of something else that you ought to know--he prepares another drink--I went up and knocked on your door, and to my surprise, no Vicki! I couldn't sleep, she says, I went for a walk. You must be exhausted if you've been walking all this time, he chuckles grimly. I wasn't walking all the time, she says, I went to Maggie Evans' house. (uh oh) Did you? he asks--and how is Maggie Evans? She's fine, says Vicki--you remember, she called me earlier this evening. Yes, I seem to remember, you spoke at some length, says Roger--something to do with the portrait of the Hanscomb girl? That's right, nods Vicki. Then is that what you discussed this evening? asks Roger, knowing she's lying. Yes, says Vicki, she said she found out something new about it, but apparently she was wrong. What a shame, says Roger--then your visit was entirely wasted. Not really, says Vicki, I like talking to Maggie. So do I, he says, I must really get to know her better. She's lots of fun, says Vicki, it's nice to talk to someone who has no big problems to solve. Yes, says Roger, sipping his drink, I can imagine. He drains the glass. You said you wanted to see me, she says. It's not important, he assures her. What was it about? she asks. Out minds run in the same channels, I was about to suggest to you that you call Maggie Evans. What for? asks Vicki. To see if she can throw any light on the portrait of the Hanscomb girl.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0103-4.jpg)
That is a coincidence, agrees Vicki. I told you, laughs Roger, our minds seem to work alike. I think I'll go to bed tonight, says Vicki--I'm quite tired. You should be tired, agrees Roger, after that long walk. She nods and bids him good night. He watches her go upstairs. Pleasant dreams, Miss winters he says, taking another slug of his drink.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
I absolutely love this scene, which is why I've posted the entire Robservations summary of it. It reminds me of the scene in 1897's Ep #863 in which Gregory rambles on and on to Edward about how he visited Judith in the sanitarium and how much worse she was and Edward reacts with feigned sympathy which can barely contain his extreme amusement because he knows that Judith has returned to Collinwood and is perfectly fine. Here it's a case that Roger knows full well that Vicki didn't see Maggie because while Vicki was out Maggie had called Collinwood earlier in the night to speak to Vicki, had also revealed that she and her father hadn't been home because they were at the Blue Whale, and not only that but she hadn't seen Vicki at all. And like Edward, Roger can barely contain his amusement over all of Vicki's lies - and all that begins with the quoted line, as can be seen in the screen cap I chose for it:
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1236 (1841PT) - Gabriel - 'No one MUST know anything about this.'
From "#1236/1237: Robservations 01/12/04: Gabriel Attacks Again"Gabriel sneaks into Catherine's room, where she lies asleep--vulnerable. He quietly walks over to her. Is that you, Melanie? she asks, eyes still closed. She opens her eyes and sees who it is--"Gabriel!" she cries, staring up at him fearfully. I haven't much time, he says. What are you doing here? she asks. What is Gabriel doing? he repeats, referring to himself in the third person--Gabriel is leaving--nothing became his life more than the leaving it--I read that in a play somewhere--oh, you didn't know Gabriel could be clever and witty, did you?--he chuckles. Catherine sits up, then stands--I should call someone to help you, she says. He grabs her--call no one, he orders--no one must know anything about this--we wouldn't want anyone else to know what we're up to, he asks, would we? His face is very close to hers, as though he's going in for a kiss. Terrified, she asks, what do you want from me? Money! he cries, that's the only way I can get out of here--the only way I can get them to open the gates of hell and let me out!
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And because even after clearing their browsers' caches for some odd reason some people still couldn't see the screen cap, here it is:
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1173 (1840) - Daphne - 'Of course, you're right, someone MUST have overheard us in the jail.'
From "#1173/1174_1175: Robservations 11/19/03: Desmond in Deep Trouble"Gerard sloppily pours himself a drink and gulps it down. Daphne comes downstairs and gazes at him in confusion. She sits by the fire, not saying anything. You look as though you had a nice nap, he says--did you rest well?--I was thinking of you earlier--perhaps it would be best if you went to Desmond and told him to get prepared for what Trask is going to bring into court. Yes, you're right, says Daphne, I'll go to Desmond first thing in the morning before he goes to court. And if you like, I'll be happy to take you there, says Gerard. How very strange you are, she says seriously, I owe you an apology for doubting you so--of course, you're right, someone must have overheard us in the jail. You believe me now? he asks. Yes, she says. Why? he asks. I don't know, she says, I just feel differently, that's all.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Daphne - 'I MUST of had that dream again-- but why can't I remember it?') was back on June 25th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1102 (1970) - Tadid - 'I MUST get candles now.'
From "#1101/1102: Robservations 09/11/03: Caught!"Tad finishes drawing the pentagram on the floor. I must get candles now, he tells himself.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Tadid = David possessed by Tad...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Daphne - 'But I MUST think. I MUST decide what I MUST do') was back on October 8th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #996 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'Whoever he is, he MUST be pretty dangerous.'
From "#0996/0997: Robservations 06/25/03: Yaeger & Buffy"Do you know the man who attacked him? asks Quentin. He's only been in here a couple of times, she responds, I don't know him at all. Whoever he is, says Quentin, he must be pretty dangerous--I've got other things to worry about--good night. She stops him before he leaves, reminding him, when I was at Collinwood, you were very nice to me, and I never lied to you--I don't know his name, but there is someone who does know. Perhaps if there's anymore trouble, you can give the name to the police, suggests Quentin--good night. That someone is a friend of yours, she says. A friend of mine? he asks. They fought here tonight and broke a lot of stuff, explains Miss Harrington, and this guy says he's going to pay for it, and he goes out and comes back with this check, which is probably forged, but look at the signature--Cyrus Longworth. He gave you this? asks Quentin, stunned.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Alexis - 'Please TELL me, I MUST know!') was back on June 4th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #977 (1970) - Sabrina - 'He MUST have gone upstairs.'
From "Robservations 6/11/03 - #976-977 - Tragic Attack"Desperate for blood, Barnabas realizes--I must go out, down to the docks, anywhere... Someone knocks at the door. He looks out the window--it's Sabrina--I can't let her in!--she'll go away if she doesn't see me. Sabrina, however, opens the door and lets herself in--Barnabas?--I could have sworn I saw you at the window. He hides from her. She continues calling to him. Figuring he went upstairs, she goes to check, calling his name. He exits his hiding place and goes into the drawing room. You startled me, says Sabrina. I'm sorry, he says. I want to talk about Chris, she says, you're the only one Chris will listen to--
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This Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference it well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first, which was from a 1970PT scene (Chris - 'Roger, whatever you may have felt about Angelique, you MUST remember that Quentin is bringing Mrs. Collins back'), was back on December 25th ([ChristmaS15]) of 2020, and the second, which was from a Leviathans scene (Chris - 'Or even what happened. I-- I presume Bruno MUST have drugged me in some way'), was back on March 9th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #853 (1897) - Lady Kitty - 'Whatever is happening to me, it MUST stop.'
From "Robservations 3/14/03 - #852/853 - Catfight: Kitty 'n' Ang/Petofi Gives Q a Ring"In her room, Kitty tells Edward--whatever is happening to me must stop. It will, he promises, with rest, and love. Will love cure me? she asks. I'm sure it will, he says gently. I don't think I could live through this without you, she says
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This Robservations references the quote close to perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #685 (1969) - Barnabas - 'You MUST help us with Amy.'
From "Robservations 10/10/02 - #684/685 - Mysterious Medallion; Braithewaite Fishes fo"Barnabas tells David, you must help us with Amy--what's wrong?--it's important. David changes the subject--
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'In this telegram, your father specifically asked that I bring you to the airport. He MUST have missed you a great deal') was back on November 6th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #615 (1968) - Angelique - 'You MUST learn that you are mine.'
From "Robservations 8/21/02 - Julia's Horrifying Discovery - #614/615"you're still too much your own person, Barnabas." He rises from the chair. She walks slowly toward him. "I will not have that," she says. "No, I will not. You must learn that you are mine." She wraps her arms around his neck. "No. . .no," he murmurs. (We get a quick glimpse of her slipping the fangs into her mouth.) He moans as she sinks her fangs into him, and she looks like she's going for every drop he's got.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #426 (1795) - Joshua - 'Yes, I MUST find out why.'
From "#0425/0426: Robservations 04/03/02: Tragedy on Widows' Hill"--and if you have not seen Barnabas, and I have, then someone must find out why. Yes, agrees Joshua, someone must find out why. Outside, dogs howl.
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The Robservations references the quote well, changing "I" to "someone" for some reason...
And this is not only the third quote from this ep but it's also the third quote from this scene. The first (Millicent - 'Barnabas MUST kill Nathan. Oh I, I suppose it has to be in the course of a technicality like a duel, but he MUST kill him') was back on September 14th of 2020, and the second (Millicent - 'If you have not seen Barnabas, and I have, then someone MUST find out why') was back on June 9th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #321 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Goodbye, Maggie Evans. I might have loved you. I might have spared you. But now you MUST die!'
From "#0321/0322: Robservations 01/18/02: March Toward Destruction"Barnabas gazes balefully out the Old House front window, thinking to himself, "At last darkness has come. Goodbye, Maggie Evans. I might have loved you. I might have spared you. Now you must die." Dogs howl.
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With the exception of missing a "but," the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #134 (1967) - Vicki - 'Well, your other ones MUST be torn to shreds.'
From "#0134/0135: Robservations 08/22/01: David Changes His Mind"In his room, David puts on a tie. He runs to the window and gazes out, excited. Vicki comes in and asks what he's doing. Changing my shirt and tie, he says. Your other ones must be torn to shreds, she quips. No, he says, I even washed my hands, too. With soap? asks Vicki, grinning. Yup, says David. Something's cooking, says Vicki. David looks at himself in the mirror and adjusts his tie. My mother's coming, he says. That's wonderful! she exults. I never thought I'd see her! he says, brushing his hair. I guess in that case you'd better brush your hair some more, she suggests.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'I MUST say I'm very pleased with this new-found attitude') was back on May 2nd of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #44 (1966) - Carolyn - 'But how did you know about it? Oh. I suppose Vicki MUST have told you.'
From "#0043/0044: Robservations 06/18/01: Coffee and Conversation"Then you did go to Bangor, says Liz. Yes, I had lunch with a friend, says Carolyn. Liz asks John to excuse them for a minute and leads Carolyn into the foyer, closing the doors behind them. Was this friend by any chance Burke Devlin? asks Liz. Yes, says Carolyn, but how did you know about it?--I suppose Vicki must have told you. No she didn't, says Liz--you know how I feel about Burke. Yes, but I don't see why, begins Carolyn. Never mind why, says Liz, I don't want you associating with him. I don't know exactly what you mean by associating, says Carolyn--all I did was have lunch with him--you'd think it was a federal crime--
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (John Harris - 'The notes are signed on the best possible terms and eventually they can be paid off. But I MUST remind you that they are demand notes and can be called at any time') was back on July 22nd.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #814 (1897) - Aristede - 'You MUST settle with me.'
From "Robservations 2/17/03 - #813/814 - Petofi, Restored"It wouldn't do any good to see him, says Aristede, if you have the hand, give it to me, it can save them both! Not until I have a promise from Petofi, says Barnabas. He can't promise anything; sys Aristede--he can't speak, hasn't been able to speak since he possessed Jamison. I must get a promise from Petofi, insists Barnabas--even a flicker of an eye or a hand raised that he will cure Quentin and end this reign of terror at Collinwood. I will promise that, Aristede assures him. I refuse to accept your word, says Barnabas--I want to talk to Petofi. You must trust me, says Aristede, or the child will die. Barnabas thinks a moment and agrees
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The Robservations ignores the quote. The exchange actually goes:
Aristede - "I'll promise that."
Barnabas - "I do not accept your word. Now, I want to talk to him. If he can hear me..."
Aristede - "You MUST settle with me."
Barnabas - "How do I know I can trust you?!"
Aristede - "You must trust me. If you don't, the child dies."
Also, Barnabas does not use the word "must" when he says that he wants a promise from Petofi...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Aristede - 'Barnabas is coming, Master. He's bringing the hand. You MUST stay alive until he comes. You MUST!') was back on March 28th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #593 (1968) - Julia - 'If Adam hasn't made his move yet, I don't think he'll make it. He MUST have had some reason to change his mind.'
From "Robservations 8/6/02 - #592/593 - Astonishing Recovery"Willie arrives to complain that he and Maggie are both going stir-crazy in the mausoleum's secret room. Barnabas isn't interested--they've got a bigger emergency here. Carolyn died following the attempted experiment, and Adam's gone to Collinwood to destroy the Collins family. Willie says Adam can't be at Collinwood, because he saw him sitting alone under a tree in the woods (aw, poor guy, but it's nice that he put his killing spree on hold to mourn Carolyn a bit).(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0593-2.jpg)
Barnabas explains that Carolyn's body has disappeared. Julia theorizes that Adam must have changed his mind about getting revenge. Barnabas wants to know if Adam didn't take the body, who did? Willie says none of it's going to matter if Maggie gets out and tells the police about Barnabas.
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The Robservations references only part of the quote...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #19 (1966) - Liz - 'I felt sorry for him then. I knew how terrible it MUST have been.'
From "#0019/0020: Robservations 05/31/01: Tension Escalates Everywhere"Carolyn closes the double doors. Liz sits down. I want you to tell me why you think Burke would try to kill Uncle Roger, demands Carolyn. I wanted to forget about it, says Liz--you were just a baby--all the unpleasantness--I was hoping it would be over with--10 years ago, there was a trial--manslaughter--Burke was convicted. He went to prison? asks Carolyn. Yes, says Liz--your uncle was a witness, and Burke swore he would come back here someday and destroy him--destroy all of us--I felt sorry for him then, I knew how terrible it must have been for him. Why didn't you ever tell me? asks Carolyn. You were just a child, says Liz, and I wanted it to be forgotten--and then Burke came back.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #130 (1966) - Laura - 'Oh yes, we MUST. Now more than ever.'
From "#0129/0130: Robservations 08/20/01: FIRE!"When you say you want David, what do you mean? Roger asks his wife. I mean I found the one element of my life that was missing, she says, one that everyone needs--love--David can give me that. Are you saying that you love David and want his love in return? Asks Liz. Exactly, says Laura. How do you expect to acquire it? asks Roger--you're only a vague memory to him. Surely he's asked about me, says Laura anxiously. Of course he has, says Liz. But he doesn't expect to see you ever, says Roger. Why not asks Laura. Because your case was considered to be...so hopeless, says Roger. Now that you've see me, says Laura, do I still seem to be so hopeless? I don't know, he says. Come now, she says. Let's be straightforward, says Roger. Oh yes, we must, she says, rising to her feet--now more than ever. Where do we stand exactly? Asks Roger. More important, she says, where are we going? All right, legally, he says, we are still man and wife, if you will, and I am still responsible for you. I have no desire whatsoever to continue our marriage, she says, I won't oppose a divorce--I feel we should both be free to face the future squarely. What is it that you want? he asks. I want complete custody of David, replies Laura, looking at Liz.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'The choice MUST be David's') was back on April 6th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #208 (1967) - Jason - 'Well then, it MUST still be there.'
From "#0208/0209: Abbreviated Robservations 10/17/01: Collins Family Jewels"Liz knows damn well who stole it and sends Jason to retrieve it.
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As the title for this installment of Robservations indicates, it's among the ones that have little detail. In fact, it summarizes the entire scene in which the quote takes place with that one excerpted sentence, which in itself isn't entirely accurate. The fact of the matter is Liz goes to the study and accuses Jason of having taken the pin. After she reminds him how earlier he'd retrieved the pin that she dropped, Jason reminds Liz that he gave it back to her. Then Liz reminds him that she put it on the table. And it's after that point that Jason delivers the quote. However, Liz insists he knows perfectly well it isn't. Jason protests he wouldn't do a "silly thing" like take it. Liz states if he didn't, then he knows who did, and she would like him to get it for her immediately. Jason questions whether or not it's still there, but Liz is positive it isn't and points out that if it really is "missing," she must notify the insurance company immediately and they'll send investigators out. Jason doubts that will be necessary and begins to leave the room. Though Liz says, "Please see that it isn't," before he fully does so.
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Jason - 'Willie, if you MUST steal something, steal something that won't be missed') was back on November 22nd, the second (Liz - 'He MUST leave Collinwood as soon as possible!') was back on December 17th, the third (Liz - 'You seem to forget that man is a threat to my family-- a violent man with no control. It's come to a point when I MUST stop thinking of myself') was back on January 23rd, and the fourth (Jason - 'But I'm afraid I MUST insist') was back on March 23rd.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #211, #449, #678 & #1057.
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BTW, if you think today's Julia quote is in regard to Barnabas -
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Ep #638 (1968) - Julia - 'No. I MUST find him. Where can
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- that would certainly be a logical conclusion, especially given Julia's devotion to him. But you would be wrong. And if you don't remember who she's actually talking about, you will find out once I get the chance to post Ep #638's Robservations excerpt for the quote...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #372 (1795) - Joshua - 'You MUST have done something to frighten her.'
From "#0372/0373: Robservations 02/26/02: Josette Loves Jeremiah?"Vicki, searching for Sarah in the Old House drawing room, encounters Matthew Morgan lookalike Ben Stokes stoking the living room fire, and immediately screams in terror, remembering when Mattew kidnapped her. Her scream brings Joshua running, and even though Vicki vouches for Stokes and explains that he resembles a man who once frightened her, Joshua sternly insists that Ben is not permitted to speak to any of the women in the house, so be broke a rule.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0372-1.jpg)
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The Robservations doesn't even reference the quote. However, after Joshua arrives on the scene and demands to know what "Stokes" is doing and insists he let go Miss Winters at once, Ben does so and backs away from Vicki as Joshua walks over to them. Joshua then says he's waiting for an explanation. And Ben explains that he didn't do anything, they were talking and when he turned around she started screaming, but he doesn't know why. It's then that Joshua delivers the quote. Ben swears he didn't. And at that point Vicki comes to his defense and confirms that he didn't do anything. And it's after that that Joshua questions why she screamed and Vicki explains that he looks like someone she knew a long time ago who frightened her but it was all her fault. Ben declares he never saw her before in his life, and Vicki confirms that's true, it's just the resemblance, and she admits fault again. But though Joshua feels it's very kind of her to take the blame, he insists punishment is necessary because "Stokes" is forbidden to engage the young ladies of the household in conversation...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #468 (1968) - Carolyn - 'That's incredible! But of course this whatever-his-name-is MUST be Peter Bradford.'
From "#0467/0468: Robservations 05/02/02: Miraculous Sight of Sun"Foyer, Collinwood - Vicki tells Carolyn about Jeff. Perhaps Jeff is Peter, suggests Carolyn, perhaps he's a ghost, like Sarah. This guy isn't a ghost, says Vicki, and Carolyn apologizes for getting carried away. Vicki wishes she could pretend her trip to the past never happened, but she can't.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly or even correctly because Carolyn doesn't suggest "whatever-his-name-is" is Peter, she declares he must be Peter...
And given the degree to which she makes that statement to Vicki, perhaps we can better understand why Carolyn will be so quick in a future storyline to think Sebastian is in reality someone come back into her life...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #638 (1968) - Julia - 'No. I MUST find him. Where can he be?'
From "Robservations 9/9/02 - #637/638 - Mrs. Peter Bradford--or is That Mrs. Jeff Clark"Liz answers the phone--it's for Julia. (Busy lady.) She's upset to learn Amy has escaped Windcliff. She tells the caller to let her know if there's any news. Julia rushes into the drawing room and is upset to find Chris gone--Amy, her patient at Windcliff, escaped, and Chris said he was leaving Collinsport tonight. I must find Amy's brother, says Julia--where can he be?
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference it well...
BTW, if you think today's Julia quote is in regard to Barnabas -
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- that would certainly be a logical conclusion, especially given Julia's devotion to him. But you would be wrong.
Now you know the one in question is Chris...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #706 (1897) - Magda - 'You MUST wait for a will. The cards are silent.'
From "Robservations 10/28/02 - #706/707 - A Helluva Dysfunctional Family"Magda tells Carl the money will not stay with the person who gets it. If I get it, says Carl, it will stay with me, and not any of my siblings. Magda picks the death card and gasps. She rises from the chair, walks around the room staring at the air, waving her hands about. Carl demands she finish, but she shushes him, then says, "She is gone now! Edith is dead!" Carl is stunned--how do you know? The cards, and then I felt her spirit, says Magda. Where? asks Carl. She tells him the reading it over and they must wait for her will--the cards are silent. Carl grabs and shakes her, demanding to know if Grandmother told Edward the secret. No, she says. Someone has to know, asserts Carl. Someone does, she insists, but not Edward. He shakes her harder, insisting, tell me who does know!. Go! she commands, get out and grieve for your grandmother. I am going to, at least, she says sadly.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
And I love this moment from the scene -
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- after Magda says Edith is dead, she tells Carl she felt her spirit and he turns to look around - delightfully amusing...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #977 (1970PT) - Liz - 'You manage the estate for Quentin. There MUST be some way of stopping Bruno from moving into the cottage.'
From "Robservations 6/11/03 - #976-977 - Tragic Attack"Chris enters--hello, Cousin, he says to Liz. Bruno is back, says Liz, if you haven't heard. I have, says Chris. You manage the estate for Quentin, says Liz, there must be some way of stopping Bruno from moving into the cottage. Moving in? asks Chris--I'd assumed he was merely passing through. No, says Liz, he plans to stay, says he belongs here. He never belonged here, especially not now, says Chris. You'll do something about it then, says Liz.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0977-1.jpg)
Of course, Chris assures her. Quickly, says Liz warningly--Quentin will be back with his bride soon! Roger laughs evilly--you make me laugh, Liz, talking so earnestly, trying to put together a plan to protect Quentin and his little bride from big bad Bruno and all the others--and it's all useless. Whatever you felt about Angelique, says Chris, you must remember Quentin is bringing Mrs. Collins back. Roger gazes up at Angelique's portrait, and repeats what Chris said--don't you realize that Mrs. Collins never left, not for a moment.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first, which was also from this same 1970PT scene (Chris - 'Roger, whatever you may have felt about Angelique, you MUST remember that Quentin is bringing Mrs. Collins back'), was back on December 25th ([ChristmaS15]) of 2020, the second, which was from a Leviathans scene (Chris - 'Or even what happened. I-- I presume Bruno MUST have drugged me in some way'), was back on March 9th of 2021, and the third, which was also from a Leviathans scene (Sabrina - 'He MUST have gone upstairs'), was back on June 21st. So that all means that Ep #977 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #365, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #727, #993, #1057 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #449, #678 and #1057 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #888 (1969) - Carolyn - 'I saw a man's face outside the window. It MUST have been the same man you found outside the house.'
From "Robservations 4/11/03 - #888-889 - The Todds, the Box, the Mysterious Stranger"Julia races upstairs to the terrified Carolyn, who says, I saw a man's face outside, probably the same man you saw. They go to the window, but there's no sign of anyone. They wish they knew what the guy wanted.
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The Robservations references the quote, but once again by rephrasing it doesn't get a quote quite correctly because something that's probable is something that's strongly possible, but something that must be is certain...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1064 (1995) - Barnabas - 'You MUST tell us who.'
From "#1064/1065: Robservations 08/14/03: Madness & Death"You don't belong here, whines Carolyn, I want you to go away! --make them go away, she begs Mrs. Johnson, who takes her into her arms as if she were a scared child and says, "Please, don't trouble her, it does no good to talk to her, I should know." We've got to try, says Julia--someone at Collinwood just tried to kill me. There are no murderers at Collinwood, says Carolyn with dignity (!)--there are only intruders who get whatever punishment they deserve. The man was dark-haired, continues Julia, with fierce, penetrating eyes--he wore clothes from another century. No! moans Mrs. Johnson, covering her mouth with her hands. It was a ghost, says Barnabas. It was HIM! says Mrs. Johnson. Who? asks Barnabas, who? No one, says Carolyn. You must tell us who! says Barnabas. Crying, Mrs. Johnson leaves the cottage. Julia begs her not to go, but can't stop her.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'We simply MUST know what happened') was back on May 20th of 2020, the second (Carolyn - 'The house MUST be ready for them') was back on August 3rd, and the third (Mrs. Johnson - 'You MUSTN'T blame her. She's blocked it all out. It was too painful') was back on October 28th. So that all means that Ep #1064 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #365, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #727, #977, #993, #1057 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #449, #678 and #1057 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1111 (1840) - Julia - 'Barnabas-- Barnabas Collins. You can hear me-- you MUST. It's Julia-- Julia Hoffman. You MUST recognize my name. Let your spirit reach out to me. Let me feel its presence.'
From "#1111/1112: Robservations 09/18/03: Julia in Jeopardy"Julia stands at the gate of the family mausoleum, thinking she can't meet that family, not now--Barnabas is summoning me, I know it! She enters the tomb, dressed in a cape and the gown Ben gave her. What if he isn't, she thinks, what if it's my imagination--my Barnabas is here--I know it! She opens the secret panel and steps into the room, looking at the chained coffin. She lights a candle and thinks that if his spirit has not made the journey through time, he will not know her. Barnabas Collins, she says, you can hear me--you must--it's Julia Hoffman--you must recognize my name--Barnabas!--let your spirit reach out to me--let me feel its presence. She gazes hopefully at the heavens.
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The Robservations references the quote close to perfectly...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Daniel - 'And now we MUST play the little game again. You were always so stubborn, Harriet!') was back on July 11th of 2020, the second (Flora - 'But you MUST read it, though. It's by far my best work. Oh I do hope the critics notice') was back on May 21st of 2021, the third (Daniel - 'Once you kill, you MUST kill over and over again') was back on December 10th, and the fourth (Daniel - 'No, you MUSTN'T scream. You MUSTN'T scream. They will come if you scream') was back on May 19th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #208, #211, #449, #678 & #1057.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1192 (1841PT) - Morgan - 'My darling, I MUST insist upon an answer before you leave Collinwood tonight.'
From "#1191/1192: Robservations 12/03/03: A Hideous Visage"Catherine and Morgan enter. I mustn't stay very long, she says--I don't think your Aunt Julia was very pleased to see me here in the evening. I have no intention of detaining you, my darling, he says (Daphne clings to Quentin)--you may leave as soon as you've given me your answer. Why Morgan, says Catherine, you're becoming impatient with me. Frankly, I am, he says, you've had more than the little time you asked for--it's been a week. Yes, she says, I realize that. If some obstacle has arisen that I don't know about, he says. It's nothing like that, she assures him. Then darling, I must insists upon an answer before you leave Collinwood tonight, he says--I'll give you a few minutes to think about it. Catherine looks stunned. Morgan leaves through the double doors.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #25 (1966) - Vicki - 'I suppose your sister MUST have had something else on her mind, too, when she told me that same story.'
From "#0025/0026: Robservations 06/05/01: Evidence Everywhere"You know the situation here, he says, that Burke's reason for coming back to Collinsport was to harm me and my family--he would try to learn anything at all that might be damaging--for tampering with the brakes in my car, I assure you was far more fruitful than prying into your past. If he did tamper with them says Vicki. Of course he did, says Roger, just as he hired a detective to find out all he could about you--I certainly wouldn't have helped him remove the bleeder valve from my car, but I could have told him everything about you. You mean because you knew the person who recommended me for the job, says Vicki. That's right, he says. Your sister told me about it my first day here, she says shrewdly, I mentioned it to you then, you must have forgotten about it. I guess so, he says, embarrassed at being caught in an obvious lie. I haven't, she says, I remember your reaction at the time--you acted as if you never heard of it before. (Yeah, Vicki!) I suppose I had something else on my mind, he says. I suppose your sister must have had something else on her mind, too, says Vicki, when she told me that same story. Why do you call it a story, as though it's not the truth? asks Roger. I checked with the foundling home, says Vicki, perhaps you didn't know that--just like that detective did--and I know that no one at the foundling home had ever heard of you or your sister. Of course they hadn't, says Roger. But you just said, she points out. He interrupts her, saying he told her she had been recommended to him, it's true, but not by anyone living in the foundling home--
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The Robservations references the quote flawlessly... And Vicki does indeed use "must" a bit earlier in the scene...
I absolutely love that quote - it's the perfect comeback! [ghost_wink] [ghost_grin]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'I MUST admire you, Liz--you really have a neat way of managing people') was back on April 11th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #216 (1967) - Liz - 'First the boy is sorry, then the boy is sick, now the boy MUST stay.'
From "#0216/0217: Robservations 10/22/01: Willie Answers the Summons"Once again, Jason blackmails Liz into letting Willie stay.
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And again we have a Robservations that lacks so much detail that it doesn't even come close to referencing the quote. However, the scene starts off with Liz saying, "I knew it was all leading to this." But Jason says, "Liz, I tell ya the boy is sick." And after that is when Liz delivers the quote, after which Jason makes the point that she saw him herself. And, of course, because Liz continues to protest, Jason soon turns to threats to force Liz to agree...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #373 (1795) - Angelique - 'But you do know you MUST do as I say.'
From "#0372/0373: Robservations 02/26/02: Josette Loves Jeremiah?"In her room, Angelique tells Ben he is now bonded to her, unbreakably, and she plans to use his strength when she has none to use. He knows he must obey her.
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Once again a Robservations doesn't really reference the quote. Though, of course, Angelique has to ask the question before Ben can acknowledge that he knows...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'You MUST get it from a-- an oak tree. You MUST be very careful when you remove it. Not a single strand of the web can be broken. And bring it to me. Go!') was back on July 24th, and the second (Angelique - 'Now hurry! I MUST begin my work') was back on December 18th. Interestingly enough, all three quotes come from this same scene. Though only one is actually referenced in the Robservations...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #469 (1968) - Barnabas - 'I am not an ordinary patient, doctor-- you know that. Now you MUST tell me exactly what's happening to me.'
From "#0469/0470: Robservations 05/03/02: Imperfect Cure; Jeff's Odd Job"Barnabas bares his teeth, breathing heavily. Scared, still baring his teeth, he goes to the window, hears the howling dogs, pushes open the double doors and sees the rain. Quickly he closes the doors. Lang bursts in and Barnabas tells him he felt someone was watching him--he felt eyes looking at him while he was in bed, and even more frightening, he felt the urge for blood!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0469-2.jpg)
He wanted to get up, leave the hospital and go back to the Old House basement. The feeling has passed, says Barnabas, which Lang assures him is good--Lang doesn't know why it happened, he hasn't completed his tests. He doesn't know how often or severe these relapses will be. Barnabas is upset, he didn't know about these possibilities, he thought he was completely free of the curse. In time, says Lang, perhaps he'll be completely well. Barnabas accuses him of lying, but Lang he's not, and reminds him he can function in daylight now, a major step. Barn denies being an ordinary patient and demands Lang tell him everything. From time to time, you'll feel as if you're slipping back, explains Lang. Barnabas thought the transfusion had cured him, but Lang never used the word cured. What did you mean? asks Barnabas. Your condition was temporarily arrested by the transfusion, explains Lang. Barnabas is disappointed. "I see. Then I could revert to what I was almost any time." Lang admits this is true, but also says the chances are very great he won't, if he cooperates fully with him. Barnabas refuses to allow him to be used as a guinea pig; he's been there, done that, and with disastrous results.
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Once again a Robservations paraphrases a quote, but it does reference it fairly well...
And this ep is a true rarity in that someone looks outside during a storm and we actually see rain falling:
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That the production personnel figured out how to do it is interesting in itself - but that someone in production even thought of trying to do it is almost too amazing given that this is a show where 999 out a 1000 times when someone comes in from a storm neither they nor their clothes show any signs of having gotten wet. [ghost_wink] [ghost_rolleyes]
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #707 (1897) - Edward - 'You MUST be the one.'
From "Robservations 10/28/02 - #706/707 - A Helluva Dysfunctional Family"Edith died before telling him the secret--but she did tell one of the other three! Judith and Quentin deny it, but Edward encourages Carl to speak. The Collins prankster tells them about how he was with Magda the night before, she knew the exact moment Grandmother died--and that she didn't reveal the secret to Edward--however, she said someone else knows it. She didn't tell the children, surmises Edward, or anyone outside the family, so it's one of us. Carl says, I'm not the one--why would I have told you what I did if that were so? Why not? says Edward--to cast suspicions elsewhere--I think you are sometimes crazy as a fox--it could easily be you and you know it. Carl says he'll swear an oath on not knowing the secret. Quentin suggests they get the Good Book and let Carl take the oath. This isn't a matter to be lightly treated, barks Edward. Quentin counters that it isn't a matter for a minor inquisition, either. Quentin is sure Judith knows it, and offers to let the prosecution state it's case.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0707-1.jpg)
Judith, incensed, tells Edward to make him stop carrying on, but Edward refuses to help his sister. Quentin, getting in his sister's face, asks who in the house in the past week saw more of Grandmother than anyone else, and who did the utmost to prevent others from seeing her?--"dear Judith"? She tells Edward she doesn't know the secret. Both Quentin and Edward agree she wouldn't say if she did know. Judith had the best opportunity, argues Quentin, and she did. Judith insists she did not. Quentin points out, you never did lie very well. Indignant, Judith stands and tells Quentin, when it comes to straight-faced lying, no one can compete with you! Touche, says Quentin. Judith suggests Quentin tell Edward about his visit to Grandmother. Looking uncomfortable, Quentin says there's nothing to tell. Judith informs the others that Quentin tried to force the secret from Edith the night before. Edward demands to know if this is true. Quentin asks Judith if she feels "cleansed," now that she's done her duty? Edward demands an answer. Quentin admits it's true--it happened in a weak moment. Then Quentin must be the one, asserts Edward. Quentin doesn't follow his logic. You terrorized her, probably told her you'd kill her if she didn't tell, accuses Edward, so she gave up and told. Alas, no, the old lady wasn't afraid of dying, and didn't spill the secret, says Quentin. The siblings gaze suspiciously at each other. Edward finally breaks the silence--one of them is lying, and they won't leave the room until he learns who it is.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well...
This is a fantastic scene and sets the stage for so much about 1897. [thumb]
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Edward - 'You're so easily amused, Carl, you MUST be a frightfully happy person') was back on December 16th of 2020, and the second (Sandor - 'There MUST be gypsy blood somewhere in your family. ::laughs::') was back on December 23rd of 2020.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #889 (1969) - Prof. Stokes - 'Good. You remember him finding you. You MUST remember him asking you what happened. What did happen?'
From "Robservations 4/11/03 - #888-889 - The Todds, the Box, the Mysterious Stranger"Stokes sits with Sabrina--we're going to have a review, he says--what's your name? Sabrina Stuart, she answers hesitantly--I was born in Malden, PA. Good, says Stokes--you lived there until you were 20, and in that year, something happened one night. Night, repeats Sabrina. It's the last thing you remember, prods Stokes. I remember, says Sabrina, growing upset. Tell me what happened that night, and you'll be well again, says Stokes. The night Ned found me, begins Sabrina. Who is Ned? asks Stokes. My brother, she responds. You remember him finding you, says Stokes, asking what happened--what DID happen, what frightened you so? Sabrina opens her mouth, unable to say. Try to remember, he begs.
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The Robservations references most of the quote but shamefully neglects to include the use of "must"...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Sabrina - 'Alone. I MUST speak to you alone') was back on October 20th of 2020, and the second (Chris - 'I no longer even have the luxury of waiting for the full moon, but that cell, solitary confinement, just isn't the answer. Julia, there MUST be some other way.') was back on June 23rd of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #979 (1970PT) - Roger - 'Somehow we MUST discover the secret to this room.'
From "Robservations 6/12/03 - #978-979 - Barnabas Turns to Ang; Widows' Hill Again"Roger goes to the east wing. We must discover its secret, he muses to himself--is Barnabas right? Were we really seeing parallel time? Are all of us living different lives in different bands of time? Why am I afraid to open the door?--what is so threatening?
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The Robservations references the quote fairly well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'You MUST revenge this--Jeb Hawkes MUST die!') was back on May 18th of 2020, and the second (Jeb - 'We MUST LEAVE here. We MUST') was back on January 18th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1065 (1995) - Barnabas - 'Then we MUST go in. Quentin, we MUST go in!'
From "#1064/1065: Robservations 08/14/03: Madness & Death"7:55 - The threesome walks down the hallway to the playroom. Julia notes, we are hearing the same music we heard the other night. Yes, agrees Barnabas, before we saw that figure in the window. Quentin backs away from the door--I don't want to go in there, he insists. Are you frightened? asks Barn. No, says Quentin. Then we must go in there, says Barn--Quentin, we MUST go it! The music stops as Quentin opens the door. He looks in. NO! he screams, and runs off--NO!
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Especially if we ignore the typo, the Robservations references the quote pretty closely...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'I warn you, you MUST stop going there') was back on April 6th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1112 (1840) - Barnabas - 'I MUST get out, Ben. I MUST.'
From "#1111/1112: Robservations 09/18/03: Julia in Jeopardy"She's alone in a time she don't know, says Ben, a bad time for us all. Barnabas says he'll find out for himself. No, cautions Ben, no. He puts his hand on the open coffin. You expect me to go back there? asks Barnabas--you think I'll let you chain me in again? You've got to! Ben insists. I've been there over 40 years, I cannot do it, says Barnabas--this curse...this curse--the blood--I cannot stop it! You don't understand, says Ben desperately, everything's changed--the village--don't go there. I must get out, Ben, I must! Cries Barnabas. You'll get caught! Ben warns him. Barnabas says he cannot stop this craving, I cannot! Ben tries to prevent Barnabas from leaving the room, but can't; he begs him not to leave this room, for his own sake, but Barnabas pulls free from him and exits the tomb, in search of sustenance.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
(And note how it's the opposite of Wednesday's quote. [ghost_grin])
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Gerard - 'You MUST be terribly worried about him') was back on September 11th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #27 (1966) - Liz - 'Darling, do you realize how upset he MUST be?'
From "#0027/0028: Robservations 06/06/01: A Sundae With David"At Collinwood, Liz is on the phone with Roger, her tone disapproving, explaining that David has been gone for three-quarters of an hour. "Well, if I knew where, I wouldn't be calling you...well, he's your son and he was very much upset. All I want you to do is get home as soon as you can. All right. Goodbye." She walks from the phone, twining her fingers together, and mutters, "Useless! Absolutely useless!" "Isn't Uncle Roger coming?" Carolyn asks from her seat on the sofa. "I don't think he cares whether David ever comes back," Liz says sadly. "Carolyn, I want you to go search the grounds." "Oh, look, he's only been gone a short time," Carolyn reminds her. Liz: "Darling, do you realize how upset he must be?" "Mother, he was frightened, and he ran. He's bound to come back because don't forget, he's only nine years old." "I'm not forgetting," Liz assures her, "and please hurry!" Carolyn agrees to go
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And yes, in the beginning of the show wasn't Roger just the epitome of the perfect parent? [ghost_wink] [ghost_nowink] [ghost_rolleyes]
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #218 (1967) - Liz - 'Well, you MUST admit it's a bit startling having a person of your obvious means wanting to live in such shambles.'
From "#0218/0219: Robservations 10/24/01: Willie & Cattle"When Barn shows up, he smoothly bypasses Roger's question about his accommodations (can't very well tell the guy he beds down in a coffin during the day),(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0218-1.jpg)
but asks to live at the Old House, startling Liz. He speaks so passionately about the house and his desire to live there, and I laughed when he assured her, "I'm the product of a proper marriage."
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The Robservations barely references the quote at all save for saying Liz is startled by Barnabas' request - but the quote doesn't really come up until after Barnabas has pressed them a few times and pushed against questions of why he would ever want to live at the Old House...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #374 (1795) - Barnabas - 'Well you MUST, you know. He- he's my closest friend-- he has been all my life. I can always talk to Jeremiah about anything.'
From "#0374/0375: Robservations 02/27/02: Caught in Each Other's Arms"As they head downstairs to the drawing room together, Jeremiah protests Barnabas' leaving bed over doctor's orders, but Barnabas wants to see Josette, and look at a wedding present together. Jeremiah feels Josette should have brought the gift up to Barnabas' room, and makes her promise to get him back there after they open their first wedding gift. After Jeremiah leaves, Josette tells Barnabas that she feels his uncle orders everyone around and makes her feel selfish. Barnabas knows how protective Jeremiah is, but they are very close, and he wants Josette to like him.
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Another Robservations that barely references the quote at all, though this time it is clear when and how it comes up...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #470 (1968) - Jeff - 'There's a reason why I can't answer your questions. You MUST believe that.'
From "#0469/0470: Robservations 05/03/02: Imperfect Cure; Jeff's Odd Job"He hesitates before asking her a very personal question-is she in love with Barnabas? No, she says, but Jeff asks if he's going to marry Barnabas. Who told you? demands Vicki--she assures Jeff they know each other better than he thinks and can ask her anything. He asks again if she's planning to marry Barnabas. Before the accident, they were going to elope, admits Vicki, but she isn't going through with it--she can't--she doesn't know how to tell Barnabas; she doesn't want to hurt him. It's unavoidable, says Jeff.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0470-2.jpg)
Vicki wants to go to the hospital, but Jeff sharply tells her to wait until Barnabas is released--that hospital isn't safe for Vicki or Barnabas. There's a reason why he can't answer her question. He admits he works for Dr. Lang--did she trust Peter Bradford? Yes. Jeff asks for the same trust. He'll tell her everything eventually, but if she must go see Barnabas, do it quickly and come straight back to Collinwood--that's all he's able to tell her right now. She looks at him, bewildered.
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The Robservations only references the non-MUST part of the quote. It also skips Vicki saying to Jeff that he MUST have a reason for telling her not to go to the hospital (but she says it off-screen, so it won't ever be a part of the slideshow). But as is so often the case, it uses MUST, as in "if she must go see Barnabas," when Jeff actually says "if you have to go to the hospital and see Barnabas." [ghost_rolleyes]
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #708 (1897) - Evan - 'But we MUST wait for Carl. Now it was not fair of Judith to give you the letter saying where the will is, not without getting Carl's permission first.'
From "Robservations 10/29/02 - Barnabas Threatens Quentin - #708/709"Evan and Edward are coming downstairs. The lawyer tells Edward that Carl should have been informed that Judith had given him the envelope containing the information about the location of the will. Nonsense, says Edward, "Let's open it and get it over with." As they enter the drawing room, Edward says he supposes Evan will require Quentin's permission, too. Evan and Quentin lock eyes. Edward opens the envelope. . .
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Once again a Robservations that not only doesn't reference the full quote, but it doesn't reference the MUST part...
Love how Edward, who is normally MR. By The Book, is willing to fly in the face of all legalities when it comes to finding out where Grandmama's will is! Boy, does he have several surprises awaiting him!! [nodassent]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Edward - 'You MUST talk to her, I'm sure she will agree with me that the will MUST be read') was back on August 13th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1113 (1840/1970) - Prof. Stokes - 'We MUST get her to a psychiatrist at once. She should be at Windcliff.'
From "#1113/1114: Robservations 09/19/03: Barnabas to the Rescue!"Carolyn joins them--I love visiting Cousin Barnabas, she says, like one in a dream, but I can't understand why you insisted just because Mother is away--"I think it was a very good idea for her to take David and Hallie on a trip" she blathers--they've had no vacation at all this year.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1113-3.jpg)
Stokes purses his lips, downcast. I'll go spend the weekend at the beach house, says Carolyn--could I, Cousin? she happily asks Barnabas. We'll decide that later, he replies. We always used to go there this time of year, says Carolyn girlishly--I loved it in the fall--the leaves are red, dying. . .she closes her eyes, then, her mood changing from light to dark, says, something happened at Collinwood--what?--who are those men?--who set fire to it? She abruptly giggles, switching gears--how silly I am, it was only a nightmare, I don't remember what it was about now--I should go upstairs and pack a bag so I'll be ready to go to the shore in the morning--it will be so lovely to be by the sea, and alone. She leaves. You must get her to a psychiatrist at once, says Stokes, she should be at Windcliff. I keep hoping the effects of what had happened would wear off, sighs Barnabas. That's not true, says Stokes, you told me yourself she was...she will be just the same in 1995. She would harm no one, says Barn.
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Save for saying "You" instead of "We," the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Ben - 'You MUST NOT. Mr. Barnabas, you MUST talk to that woman, that Julia-- she's from the future, from 1970') was back on July 21st of 2020, and the second (Prof. Stokes - 'You MUST visualize a door with the hexagram painted on it'), which is from this same ep, was back on July 27th of 2021, coincidentally exactly a year ago (and it's not the first time Midnite has inadvertently done that).
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Sadly, this is the last time we see Carolyn.
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[pointing-up] I totally forgot that Ep #1113 is Carolyn's last - thanks for bringing it up. [ghost_smiley]
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #218 (1967) - Barnabas - 'I MUST acknowledge your powers of recognition.'
From "#0218/0219: Robservations 10/24/01: Willie & Cattle"Fascinating conversation between Barnabas and Jason. Jason wonders how Barnabas knows about him, while Jason finds Barnabas' resemblance to the portrait uncanny.
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Being yet another Robservations with very, very little detail, it doesn't reference the quote at all, though as with others it does reference the circumstances under which the quote is delivered...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Well, you MUST admit it's a bit startling having a person of your obvious means wanting to live in such shambles') was back on July 23rd.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #471 (1968) - Vicki - 'I thought of that. But you MUST understand that it's not my imagination, but my memory, that I'm afraid of.'
From "#0471/0472: Robservations 05/07/02: Attack on Lang Through Roger"Barnabas asks Vicki if she has any idea what is going on with Roger--she doesn't, but it scares her. Why does he think he's Joshua? wonders Barn. Vicki suggests that only Joshua escaped Angelique's witchcraft (what about Millicent and Daniel?), but perhaps she's trying to finish what she started. That sounds too incredible, opines Barnabas, but Vicki says after what she's been through, anything is possible. He suggests she shouldn't let her imagination run away with her, but she says it's not her imagination, it's her memory she fears. Barnabas notes the marks are gone from Vicki's throat.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0471-2.jpg)
If Ang uses her powers, says Vicki, no one in the family will be spared--this scares her terribly. Vicki notices how remote Barnabas seems, but he assures her he's all right, he just felt weak (translation: he felt like biting her for a moment there).
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote in its entirety, but it does reference it well,even if it doesn't reference the use of MUST...
However, something the Robservations doesn't reference well is Vicki's remark about who escaped Angelique's witchcraft because Vicki doesn't say that Joshua was the only one to escape, she actually says he was "one of the few."
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #709 (1897) - Beth - It MUST.'
From "Robservations 10/29/02 - Barnabas Threatens Quentin - #708/709"Quentin is clearly nervous when Beth joins him in the drawing room. You're just the person I wanted to see; he says. Beth doesn't believe him. Why should you? asks Quentin you never believe anything I say. Very little, she admits. It was true, he insists--sometimes, at night, this house. . .when I think of all the strange, inexplicable things that have happened here--as if a curse had been put on it. I don't believe in curses, she assures him. You're much too modern, chides Quentin. I hope so, she says. I like that, he says, his face very close to hers--no matter how far away I've gone from Collinwood, I seem to belong to it more and more - that makes me very unhappy. It must, says Beth quietly. He observes that for once--you're not snapping and biting, taking the opposite side. I know what it's like, wanting to get away from certain people and things, she says--I'm sorry I said that--you won't stop trying to find out more about it. We are friends, Quentin reminds her--after years of battling, and in two minutes, we're friends--perhaps you'll even agree we can be more than friends. She changes the subject.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And the expression on Beth's face in the screen capture says it all:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0730ds_0.jpg)
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Judith - 'I suppose I MUST look at her, MUSTN'T I?') was back on May 7th of 2020, the second (Quentin - 'You MUST be able to hear it now. You MUST!') was back on October 24th of 2020, and the third (Judith - 'You MUST remember-- on Grandmother's hand in the coffin.') was back on September 17th. So that all means that Ep #709 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #365, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #727, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #449, #678, #1057 and #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #472 (1968) - Barnabas - 'You know how it works? The person inflicting the pain MUST have something belonging to the victim.'
From "#0471/0472: Robservations 05/07/02: Attack on Lang Through Roger"Barnabas, left alone with Lang, takes the harpoon into his hands and explains that Roger was not there for an examination, but to kill Lang!
Lang takes back the harpoon, shocked at Barnabas' pronouncement. He asks Barn if he's lost his mind.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0472-3.jpg)
No, replies Barnabas--but Roger temporarily lost his. Why would he harm him, asks Lang--Roger is a wealthy man with a rep to protect, why would he kill someone he barely knows? Barn explains Roger had no choice--he didn't know why he was there--Roger was possessed by Angelique. Ridiculous, insists Lang--this witch lived 200 years ago, so how could she reach across time to possess Roger? Her spirit is very much alive and determined to perpetuate the curse, says Barn. Lang, a man of science, doesn't buy this. What about your brutal headache and blindness? Barnabas reminds him--a spell caused by Angelique and executed by Roger from Collinwood via black magic. Roger stole your headpiece, says Barn, returning it to him. I misplaced it, insists Lang. No, it was stolen, says Barn, found in Roger's room. Lang sits down, considering all this information with astonishment. It's true, says Barnabas, and although Roger failed to kill him, Ang will order him to try again.
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Even though the Robservations contains a good deal of detail, it doesn't reference the quote at all. However, how and where the quote comes up is after Barnabas explains that Roger caused Lang's brutal headache and blindness by executing a black magic spell and before Barnabas returns Lang's headpiece and reveals Roger stole it...
A bit of trivia: the sequence at the end of this ep when a shocked Barnabas points and says, "Julia, look!" and she gasps as the camera pans the drawing room to reveal that Angelique's portrait is back on the easel was used as a promo for DS in 1986 by the station that ran DS in my area. I thought it was an odd choice. Yes, it's definitely a thrilling and pivotal moment in the story for those who are watching - but anyone who wasn't watching would have had no idea what the big deal was. It might have encouraged non-viewers to watch the show in the hope of finding out. But it wasn't that the promo ran to promote Ep #472 - it ran to promote the entire series for a period of several weeks after Ep #472 had already aired. Anyone tuning in because of that promo would have had to figure out on their own what the moment was all about and who knows if they ever would have been able to depending on how long a period had passed between the time Ep #472 had aired and they came into the show?
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #882 (1897) - Angelique - 'It MUST be quite wonderful to be loved the way you love Amanda Harris.'
From "Robservations 4/8/03 - #882/883 - Walking the Floor With Q; Fire!"Angelique closes the double doors and says, Quentin, when Barnabas came to ask my help, I had to decide whether or not I would give it--I've decided to do help you get to New York--on one condition--that you take me with you. Angelique...he says. Is the idea so abhorrent to you? she asks. I was willing to marry you and live here at Collinwood--"What choice did I have, after you threatened to kill Amanda?" he asks, eyes half closed. Amanda! she rants, there's a new life waiting for you in New York, a new life with HER, that's what you keep thinking, her, not me! You answered your own questions, says Q--her, not you. She sits beside him and presses her hand to his face. "Look at me," she says--there's so much I can do for you, if you'll only let me--at least let me try to make you happy--I can, I promise you I can--please take me to New York with you. I can't, he says, and even if I told you I'd promise not to look for Amanda, I couldn't keep that promise--every night I went to bed, I'd be thinking tomorrow might be the day I'd find her. Then you aren't willing to pay my price for helping you? she asks. I can't, he says, yawning. I see, she says softly, very disappointed. My eyes are burning, he says, I swear I'd do anything just to get some sleep, close them for a while. But you can't, she says, grabbing his arm. "It must be quite wonderful to be loved the way you love Amanda Harris," says Ang wistfully. It only happens once in a lifetime, he says (and should have been Beth!).(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0882-2.jpg)
With ordinary people, yes, says Ang, teary.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And, of course, I chose this quote because of how all Quentin fans are so fully supportive of and love Quentin's relationship with Amanda. Right? ... [evilg] [tongue11]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Charansy - 'The show MUST go on--that's the one and only rule there is now') was back on August 6th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #534 (1968) - Carolyn - 'If Prof. Stokes was willing to take you in and try to teach you, then he MUST understand you. He MUST realize that when you ran from his house, it was out of fear, and that means he isn't angry.'
From "Robservations 6/24/02 - #534/535 - The Point of Return?"he asks her to stay, please--"Stay with Adam." She can't stay long, but she will help him, if he wants. He says he does, gazing at her with love. She notices how many more words he can say, and wonders how. Yes, Adam learn very good, he says (grammar isn't amongst his accomplishments). He displays that he knows the words ground, wall, door, outside, inside, feet, clothes, hands, face, hair (and of course, he touches her hair as he says it). She's amazed, wondering who taught him all those things. Stokes, he says. Joe was right, she realizes, Adam was staying with the professor--why are you here, why aren't you with Stokes? He couldn't, he says--he can't return there--Stokes angry at me for being bad--he didn't tell him that, exactly, and Stokes doesn't know he's in the root cellar, but he knows the professor is mad. Carolyn teaches him to say "I" instead of Adam, and asks if he was happy with Stokes. Yes, he says, Carolyn wants to take him back there, but he refuses. You have no food and it isn't safe, she points out, and Stokes must realize that when you ran from his house, it was out of fear and he isn't angry. No, says Adam, I can't go back there. Carolyn decides to get Stokes, bring him here, assures Adam he isn't angry--stay-and don't leave before I get back, she says.
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The Robservations references only part of the quote, but what it does reference, it does so well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'It's in her nature to love and not destroy. Well there MUST be something in my nature that's like that too-- that... that is worthy of what she's doing for me. And that's why I cannot let it go on, Julia') was back on July 16th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #300 (1967) - Julia - 'This MUST never happen again. Do you understand? The risk is too great.'
From "#0299/0300: Robservations 01/03/02: Mrs. Burke Devlin?"He tries to sidestep around her accusation that he paid Vicki a visit the night before, but he defensively claims he only wanted to LOOK at her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0300-1.jpg)
Bull, says Julia, I know what you are and what you REALLY wanted.
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As I've pointed out before, this Robservations is during the period when they lack detail and the quote is barely referenced. However it comes up soon after Julia has confronted Barnabas over the fact that he'd been in Vicki's room the night before...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Burke Devlin MUST die!') was back on April 1st of 2020 (and was the one that kicked off this whole slideshow), the second (Barnabas - 'Unfortunately we MUST trust each other. Neither one of us has any other choice') was back on February 18th of 2021, the third (Barnabas - 'You MUST cure me!') was back on August 31st, and the fourth (Julia - 'You MUST cooperate with me. Which reminds me, you broke your word to me') was back on June 15th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #208, #211, #449, #678, #1057 & #1111.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #42 (1966) - Carolyn - 'It MUST have cost a lot.'
From "#0041/0042: Robservations 06/15/01: Sam's Torment"That's not mine, I gave it to you, says Burke seriously. It was just in fun, says Carolyn. I never do anything in fun, says Burke, gazing at her intently, the pen is yours. I couldn't, she insists, it must have cost a lot. Do you think I would give you anything that didn't cost a lot? asks Burke, handing it back--I insists that you take it. She thanks him very much and takes it back. Yes, perhaps you can write down your innermost secrets with it, suggests Burke. I have no secrets, says Carolyn, gazing at the pen. Then you're very fortunate, says Burke. Maybe I'll use it to write down what happens to me every day--I'll start a diary, she says.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0042-3.jpg)
You're right, says Burke, everyone should have a diary from the day they are born--the pen is yours. She examines it, takes off the cap (it's a fountain pen), replaces it.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And I truly hope that even before you saw the Robservastions' screen captures, right when you read the quote you immediately realized that it's connected to ONE OF THE TRULY MONUMENTAL MOMENTS on DS: the first formal appearance of THE PEN!!!! [milestone]
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (James Blair - 'You MUST have noticed that the only property that has a mortgage is the big house itself, Collinwood') was back on April 26th of 2021 (and is a line that I really believe was delivered incorrectly), and the second (Carolyn - 'Well then, your honor, I MUST state that the prisoner did none of those things. I alone am to blame. I confess and throw myself on the mercy of the court') was back on July 13th of 2021
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1197 (1841) - Quentin(reading) - 'For Tad's sake, you MUST know the truth.'
From "#1197/1198: Robservations 12/08/03: The End of 1840/41RT"Collinwood - Bags are packed, waiting in the foyer. Quentin exits the drawing room with a note from Samantha (don't ask me how that happened) the contents of which he dubs "beautiful:" "Dear Quentin--I've done you a great injustice in regard to Tad--whatever else went wrong between us, it didn't involve Tad--I lied to you, he is your son--for Tad's sake, you must know the truth--Samantha." They hug each other joyously. Come on, the carriage is waiting, says Quentin.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Judge Vail - 'You MUST refrain from any further demonstrations') was back on August 14th of 2020
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1100 (1970) - Daphne - 'Now you MUST do whatever they tell you to do.'
From "#1099/1100: Robservations 09/10/03: Daphne Brought to Life"Tad and Carrie come in, expressing fear over being taken to Windcliff. It's a hospital or something, says Carrie.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1100-3.jpg)
Before night! says Tad. Don't you understand? says Carrie--if they catch us, we won't be able to bring Gerard back! You must go, insists Daphne. We can't--Gerard! says Tad, holding her hands. He'll understand, says Daphne. He will NOT understand, you know he won't! says Tad. He never understands, adds Carrie. Gerard will understand, insists Daphne, you must do whatever he tells you to do. She puts placating hands on their shoulders, and, even as Tad cries no, pushes them out the door and orders, return to Collinsport (I'm assuming Collinwood). Run! Daphne says, closing the door after them.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Daphne - 'Can there be hope for this love of ours--or MUST we be forever apart?') was back on May 10th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1050 (1970PT) - Roger - 'She MUST have gone to the tower to try to see him again.'
From "#1050/1051: Robservations 08/05/03: Mourning; Claude North and His Dagger"We've got to find Quentin, insists Roger. I can't believe he did this, says Liz. No one wants to, says Roger, but... He was always so fond of Carolyn, Liz reminds him. He's not as he was, says Roger. Why is he like he is, why? demands Liz--what made him this way--if I'd only listened to Carolyn when she said she'd seen him. She must have been telling the truth, says Roger. Julia listens to everything; hearing this latter, she carefully asks Liz, when did Carolyn say she saw Quentin? Yesterday, she said, reveals Liz. Roger speculates--Carolyn must have gone to the tower to try to see him again. If I'd only talked to her, reasoned with her, laments Liz, instead of just dismissing her story as a mad delusion. I'm guilty of that, too, confesses Roger--Carolyn told me a secret, one (he turns to Julia and stops)--it's all our fault, really, he says, we've gone on living in this house half suspecting Quentin was here, ignoring all the signs that pointed to more violence. Liz rises from the sofa--I'm going to my room, she announces. I'll go with you, Julia offers. No, says Liz, please--if there was only something constructive I could do to let me know I won't feel this way forever. You shouldn't be alone, insists Roger. I want to be alone for a few moments, says Liz, and leaves.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #891 (1969) - Philip - 'Surely whoever gave it to you MUST have told you.'
From "Robservations 4/14/03 - 890-891 - The Box Goes Whoosh; the Chosen Ones"Philip can't guess what country it's from. Megan asks Barn if he knows where it's from, but he says he knows little about it--it was given to him. Surely whoever gave it to you must have told you, says Philip, but Barn says no(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0891-1.jpg)
He's never looked inside, and asks them if they think that strange. Megan smiles and says they're very curious people. Philip asks if he'd consider selling it, but Megan tells her hubby they could never afford it. Barnabas doesn't want it in a shop, but they assure him they would never do that with it. He tells them he can see they are true collectors, and that they will discuss it another time.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Megan - 'It MUST be incredibly old') was back on April 9th of 2020, and the second (Philip - 'But you MUST let us pay you something for it') was back on March 18th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #794 (1897) - 'Victor' - '*I* MUST get it!'
From "Robservations 2/4/03 - #794/795 - Hope For Quentin?"The lady named Angelique may be a most formidable enemy, or a most valuable friend, says Victor. I regard her as an enemy, says Aristede, since she tried to choke me. The hand doesn't always bring out the best in people, says Victor--she would kill to get it, as would you, or I. I vow to kill her next time I see her, says Aristede. I doubt that, says Victor--I'm convinced she has supernatural powers, which means it will be tough to get the hand from her. We must get the hand, says Aristede. Victor counters, "*I* must get it!" Allow me to get it back, begs Aristede. This calls for careful planning, says Victor, and finesse--we will have to stick around longer than I anticipated
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly. Though one thing it doesn't mention is that 'Victor' slams his right hand down on the table when he delivers it...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first ('Victor' - 'The hand! I MUST get the hand!') was back on October 11th. 'Victor' definitely has a one-track mind in this ep - though one could definitely say he has a one-track mind until he actually gets the hand...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #700 (1969) - Maggie - 'David, before we go, there's one more thing you MUST do.'
From "Robservations 10/23/02 - Barnabas Thumbs a Time-Trip Via I-Ching #700/701"David stands at the top of the stairs, Maggie at the bottom. I'm coming to get you, she says, Quentin can't stop me, he doesn't have the courage--David belongs to me and his family. She heads slowly up the stairs, begging David come to her. In one leap, he runs into her arms. She calls out his name, hugs him, tells him there's one more thing you must do
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It doesn't reference it entirely but the Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'David, you MUST. You have to send Quentin away') was back on August 2nd of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #607 (1968) - Nicholas - 'You MUST NOT see Barnabas again!'
From "Robservations 8/15/02 - #606/607 - Former Vampire Now a Victim"Blair House living room - Angelique looks out the window. In a few moments, the sun will rise, she says, and when it sets again, she will summon Barnabas to come to her. He won't be able to resist her, she says dreamily, and he will be hers at last. She smiles at this thought. Nicholas enters. She tells him she must go to her coffin. He insists on speaking to her--don't argue, he orders, this is vital--it's Barnabas and you are concerned. Stay away from him, orders Nicholas. But you told me. . .she protests. Nichilas knows, but he must change his mind because of Adam. They forgot--Eric Lang's message on the tape recorder! It said there was a connection between Adam and Barnabas, and if anything happens to the latter, the same would happen to Adam. And something has--he has wounds on his neck, says Nicholas, and is weak and dazed, just as Barnabas is--you must not see Barnabas again. When I rise, I'll need Barnabas, she insists. Call Joe, Nick orders. I don't want Joe! Ang says.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0607-2.jpg)
Too bad, says Nick, summon him anyway. Ang accuses him of wanting Joe summoned because of Maggie Evans and Nicholas' involvement with her--you want her for yourself. Beside the point, says Nicholas--the sun is rising, are you going to do as I say? She agrees to his terms; he calls her wise. She goes to her coffin, slowly, first turning to give him a look before heading to "bed."
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #450 (1796) - Joshua - 'MUST I say the words?'
From "#0449/0450: Robservations 04/19/02: Joshua Tries to Make it Right"Joshua sets up Barn's portrait in the drawing room. You didn't tell me everything, she says--you must trust me, tell me all--I need a name for this enemy. "My son. . .my son is a vampire," Joshua says painfully, made so by the curse
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, after Bathia says she needs a name is when Joshua asks the quote, and then he follows it up with saying that Barnabas is a vampire...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep and the first that isn't delivered by Bathia. The first (Bathia - 'There is something you MUST TELL me before I can begin') was back on June 19th of 2020. The second (Bathia - 'I fight an enemy that I MUST call by a name') was back on August 27th of 2020, and the third (Bathia - 'There MUST be a witness') was back on March 15th of 2021. So that all means that Ep #450 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #365, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #300, #449, #678, #1057 and #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #315 (1967) - Barnabas - 'I MUST find David before anybody else does.'
From '#0315/0316: Robservations 01/15/02: "Hullo, David!"'Barnabas and Julia get into an argument over David's fate.
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No doubt due to the fact that there aren't as many details during this period, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, after Julia points out that Barnabas seems to be "in an unusual hurry" to leave, and Barnabas compliments her on how perceptive she is (I absolutely love their exchange), and then after Julia says she suspects it's for a reason he hasn't told her, Barnabas counters with, "I gave you my reason," and follows that with the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sarah - 'They MUST be very worried about you') was back on April 25th.
And I've mentioned this before but this is one of those episodes that whenever I come across it, it seems like I just saw it today. I totally remember my 11-year-old self reclining on my couch and really getting into it. It's funny how some eps are like that...
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It struck me yesterday after I posted about Saturday's quote that a clip from Ep #315 was used to promote DS when it was on in '80s syndication in my area. I dug out the tape I thought the promo was on and indeed it was. However, for some reason the video portion wouldn't play in my current VCR, only the audio - this, despite the fact that the video and audio for the DS eps do play. Who knows? However, I've recreated it as best I could:
This promo ran Jan-Mar of 1986, between the time Eps #315-#365 were airing...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #142 (1967) - Vicki - 'I'm sure there MUST be an explanation.'
From "#0142/0143: Robservations 08/28/01: Through a Painting Darkly"Cottage - Sam looks at the painting, tortured. What made me paint this? he agonizes--I only wish I knew. Pop, says Maggie, you've painted things before and haven't known where the idea came from, she says. Sure, he says, but painting like this, with this kind of intensity, had to come from some place specifically! I'm sure there must be an explanation, comforts Vicki. You've been thinking about Laura Collins ever since she came back, says Maggie--it's obvious to me where you got the idea from. OK, he says, I'm willing to buy that, but that doesn't explain the mood, the feeling, of this painting--the control it's got, the feeling AI got when I worked on it--all the fire in it!--why is it such a violent painting? It's because I explained the legend of the Phoenix bird, says Maggie--I remembered it affected you--it's a logical explanation for everything. I've disliked my canvases before, says Sam viciously, but I've never hated one before--I hate this one, I can't stand to look at it! Take it easy, urges Maggie I feel that thing owns me, says Sam, dictates to me--commands me--I don't ever want to put a brush to it again--I don't want to look at it anymore!
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
It's so nice to be reminded that during the pre-Barn eps Vicki actually had a brain. She often said things had explanations and often came up with them herself.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'I've given it some thought and decided what MUST be done') was back on June 24th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #43 (1966) - Bill - 'Only I MUST say Sam makes no secret of it.'
From "#0043/0044: Robservations 06/18/01: Coffee and Conversation"Look, why don't you let me take you home? Joe asks Bill. Bless your heart, says Bill, I don't need to be taken anywhere--you're thinkin' this is gettin' the better of me, eh? I didn't say that, Joe assures him. You're thinkin' Bill Malloy is takin' the secret drink and you've discovered his vice, says Bill. Of course not, says Joe, but Bill plows on--like Sam Evans, only I must say Sam makes no secret of it, only a secret of WHY. Mr. Evans has been drinking as long as I can remember, says Joe. You're memory doesn't go back very far--no reflection on you, says Bill, it just means that you're too young to remember when Sam Evans was as happy a man you could find in the township of Collinsport.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #735 (1897) - Laura - 'You MUST do as I tell you, darling.'
From "Robservations 11/20/02 - #734-735 - Jamison Escapes the Closet; Worthington Burns"Come closer, begs Laura. You'll leave again! accuses Nora, like you always do! When you're grownup, you will understand, Laura promises. Where are you, cries Nora, why can't I see you? Laura encourages her to look into the fire if she loves her--closer. No, I'm afraid, cries Nora. Trust me, says Laura. Come here and take me away, begs Nora. I must do it this way, her mother insists--I didn't want to leave you, that night in Collinwood, I went to your room, saw you there, sleeping, but they wouldn't let me take my children--they had taken them away.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0735-2.jpg)
Nora promises "mummy", I'll come to you. Come closer, urges Laura, look into the fire, where I'll be smiling--do you see my face now? No, says Nora. Come closer, says Laura, come to me! Finally, Nora spots her mother's face. Laura tells her daughter, come closer. . .
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The Robservations sort of references the quote. When it comes to "I must do it this way, her mother insists," in the actual ep things don't transpire quite that way because what Laura actually says is the quote...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #466 (1968) - Jeff - 'Well, I MUST have a double somewhere.'
From "#0465/0466: Robservations 05/01/02: Elopement, Interrupted; Mad Doc"She's surprised he doesn't know who she is, I was sure you'd remember--we knew each other long ago. He seems puzzled. His face, his hair, his hands are all the same, points out Vicki--you are Peter Bradford.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0466-2.jpg)
I'm Jeff Clark, he corrects her, sorry to be upsetting you.
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For some strange reason, because it isn't that there's little detail, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote. However, the quote comes up after Vicki points out all the different ways he resembles Peter and before she states that he is Peter...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Dr. Lang - 'Mr. Collins, you and I MUST talk') was back on May 26th of 2020, the second (Julia - 'I MUST have an ambulance immediately') was back on May 31st of 2020, the third (Julia - 'Alright. But there are certain precautions that MUST be taken. Under no circumstances MUST he be exposed to any light') was back on November 30th of 2020, and the fourth (Jeff - 'You MUST'VE liked this Peter Bradford a great deal. I envy him') was back on May 29th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #208, #211, #300, #449, #678, #1057 & #1111.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #315 (1967) - Julia - 'Barnabas, I MUST insist that you stay here for the time being.'
From '#0315/0316: Robservations 01/15/02: "Hullo, David!"'She wants him to wait 15 minutes for an injection,
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Because there aren't many details during this period, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote. However, as Barnabas goes to get his cape, Julia delivers the quote. Barnabas warns her that his patience is not without its limits and if she interferes with his plans, she'll come to regret it. But Julia explains he needs to have another injection and the timing of them is of vital importance...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Sarah - 'They MUST be very worried about you') was back on April 25th, and the second (Barnabas - 'I MUST find David before anybody else does') was back on August 13th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1188 (1841PT) - Flora - 'I MUST insist you remain in your room after dinner.'
From "#1187/1188: Robservations 12/01/03: In Gabriel's Clutches!"My demands on you are very few, says Flora, but I must insist you remain in your room after diner, and pay no attention to any sounds you hear outside your room. Stella nods--yes, she says, just as you wish.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly... (Though who knew that the 1841PT Collinses ate at a diner?)
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Flora - 'You MUST learn not to become hysterical every time you hear some strange noise in the night') was back on December 11th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1188 (1841) - Joanna - 'I MUST see my sister - it's very urgent.'
From "#1187/1188: Robservations 12/01/03: In Gabriel's Clutches!"Gerard exits the drawing room and joins Joanna and Gabriel in the foyer. I'm sorry for coming so late, says Joanna, but I must see my sister--it's very urgent. I'm afraid she's not here, says Gerard. Do you know where I might find her? queries Joanna. No, I don't--she left the house, I don't know when she'll return, says Gerard. Gabriel listens with interest. Do you mind if I wait? asks Joanna. Can't you take care of your business with your sister in the morning? asks Sam curtly--it's very late, you know. I know my presence here is unwelcome, says Joanna, but as I said, my business is very urgent. We understand, says Gerard--why don't you wait in your sister's room?
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first, from 1841PT (Flora - 'You MUST learn not to become hysterical every time you hear some strange noise in the night'), was back on December 11th, and the second, not just from 1841PT but from the same scene (Flora - 'I MUST insist you remain in your room after dinner'), was back on August 19th. It's the first time quotes from the same ep have ever followed one another in the slideshow - but there are very few eps that feature two separate storylines - Ep #1188 featuring both 1840/41 and 1841PT.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1101 (1970) - Leticlyn - 'Why MUST you always be so cruel?'
From "#1101/1102: Robservations 09/11/03: Caught!"Daphne, realizing that death is imminent, presses her forehead to the door and begins to sob. Suddenly, the flames disappear. She backs away from the door, staring around the undamaged room. Finding the door opens easily, she quickly leaves.
(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1101-1.jpg)
You were doing something to the doll's house, weren't you, Gerard? asks Carolyn--you were trying to destroy it--I won't let you do that--it isn't yours to do with as you wish, it belongs to Carrie! Gerard glares at her. I gave it to her for her birthday, and she's so devoted to it--I will not allow anything to happen to it, Carolyn (Leticia?) insists--why must you always be so cruel, Gerard--why have you no feelings for others?--poor Carrie never did anything to you, why would you want to hurt her--or was it someone else you were trying to hurt?
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And of course Leticlyn = Carolyn possessed by Leticia.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1001 (1970PT) - Angelique - 'You MUST face it, you MUST accept it.'
From "#1000/1001: Robservations 06/27/03: Switched at Death"We see the sisters face to face now, Angelique stripping off the long, white gloves she wears in her portrait as Alexis holds her coat closed in abject fear. The dead cannot live again, insists Alexis. "They can, to help the living," insists Angelique--how my body remained preserved, that will remain my secret, but I always knew that my spirit would never die, that someday someone would have to come and open my casket, and all that would be needed was the touch of a human hand--you gave me that! The warmth of your touch brought the life back into my body!" Angelique is stunning, exultant, but Alexis still doesn't believe it. That's what's happening now, and of course you don't believe it, mocks Angelique, but it is happening--you can feel that, can't you? It's so cold, whispers Alexis. And you will become colder, and colder, until all the warmth is gone from your body and you die! promises Angelique--I must have your warmth to sustain myself! No! protests Alexis. "Keep looking into my eyes, Alexis," commands Angelique. No, please! begs her sister. "You cannot resist me--you will keep looking into my eyes!" cries Angelique. "NO, I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" screams Alexis. Your time has come, says Angelique cruelly, and you must face it, you must accept it, you have only a few moments left, and in that time, you're going to tell me all I need to know before we change places. Change places? asks the shivering Alexis. You will take my place in the coffin, says Angelique, advancing on her sister, and I will take yours at Collinwood. NOOOOO! howls Alexis futilely.
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Thunder rolls and lightning flashes overhead as Trask returns to stand outside the tomb
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #974 (1970) - Sabrina - 'I don't hear them talking anymore, they MUST have gone away.'
From "Robservations 6/10/03 - #974-975"Sabrina rises from her chair and tells Sky, I think you friend Nicholas has forgotten you. This pisses off Sky, who asks, what do you mean? I don't hear them, they must have gone away, says Sabrina. Nicholas promised to speak to me, says Sky--you just sit and relax.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
(And the rest of that scene is a true classic on DS:He unlocks the door and finds the outer room empty--except for Angelique, who taunts, "From tycoon to lackey--my, how the mighty are fallen." (A favorite line of many, including me.) She grins at him.
Though not so classic for Lara Parker as in a piece she wrote for The DS Companion she confused the wording of the taunt and thought she delivered it to Nicholas!! [ghost_rolleyes])
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'Now, we MUST work very quickly, Bruno') was back on February 18th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #774 (1897) - Judith - 'I'm sure that she would be the first one to tell you that your life MUST go on.'
From "Robservations 1/21/03 - #774-775 - The End For Rachel?"it's Judith. She expresses her condolences and offers help in his loss. He apologizes for being startled at seeing her there--I should have known a woman of your high character would respond to anther's grief. I didn't know Minerva well, begins Judith. She wasn't easy to know, says Trask, bowing his lying head--but she was a devoted wife and good woman. I felt that the first time I met her, agrees Judith. Choking up, Trask says, that's very kind of you--I tried to be brave about this, because it's what Minerva would have wanted, but it's so difficult. I understand perfectly, she assures him. She was his strength, sighs Trask, my whole reason for being, and her passing has left a void which may be impossible to fill... Judith, her hand on his arm, says, Minerva would be the first one to tell you your life must go on. He covers her hand and tells Judith, you knew Minerva better than you thought you did--my life must go on, he agrees, but what of the school?--what will become of it without Minerva? The school still has you, points out Judith. No, dear lady, he says, at best I'm a competent administrator, but Minerva was the driving force, the life blood of this institution, and without her, the future seems very bleak. With all due respect, says Judith, I don't believe that--I have faith in you, and the future of your school. "Miss Collins," he says, taking her hands, "I am not deserving of such faith." (Or much else!)
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #671 (1969) - Carolyn - 'I MUST go on believing she'll be with us again. I MUST go on believing that.'
From "Robservations 10/1/02 - #670/671 - Carolyn, Liz & the Werewolf"Carolyn stands beside her mother's coffin, thinking over what Maggie told her about no one being able to return from the dead. Carolyn, crying, clasps her face and moans. I must go on believing you'll be with us again, she tells herself.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0671-3.jpg)
In her coffin, Liz, eyes closed, tells Carolyn, "I AM alive, and must find a way to tell you--you're in terrible danger!" "Good night, Mother," says Carolyn. Liz wonders why she can't make herself heard. Silently, she begs Carolyn to stay with her. Turning away from the door as if she'd heard something, Carolyn dismisses it and leaves the cute little tomb they built for Liz. The werewolf is in the woods, prowling, growling.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Chris - 'I guess I fell asleep. I MUST NOT of heard the phone') was back on April 5th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #611 (1968) - Nicholas - 'You MUST pretend.'
From "Robservations 8/19/02 - #610/611 - Back in Time; Harry's Repulsive Order"Peter and Jeff are one and the same, insists Eve--I also recalled I loved Peter enough to kill for him. Philippe Cordier, guesses Nicholas, who says he knows all about her past; YOU are the one in the dark. Philippe and I came from France after the French Revolution, and I fell in love with Peter here, she says--Philippe tried to keep me away from Peter, so I knifed him to death. You weren't very nice in your other life, says Nicholas. Now I understand my urge to kill Adam, she says. An urge you will never fulfill, says Nick. You can't force me to love Adam, says Eve. Nick says you must pretend--someone as fundamentally evil as you are can do it--forget Peter, orders Nicholas--I have my ways of making you forget.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0611-1.jpg)
They smile at each other. I don't believe your threats, she says, if you were going to punish me, you would have done it before. Grandly, she leaves the room, running into Adam, who demands to know where she's going. She says nothing, but leaves the house in a flutter of filmy black.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Eps #459 & #661 (1796) - Joshua - 'I MUST destroy you!'
The reason that quote is attributed to two different eps is because it was originally said in Ep #459 -
From "#0459/0460: Robservations 04/26/02: Finale"Joshua comes downstairs and tells them that there's no need for a doctor--"Your mother is dead." Barnabas face crumples with grief. Joshua asks Ben to leave them, he wants to talk to Barn alone--but stick around, he'll need him later. Joshua assures Barn Naomi died quietly, but this is little consolation to Barnabas. Joshua feels he's to blame for her death, too, she wouldn't have taken her own life if she felt she could turn to him. Barnabas says he never heard his father speak this way before. She told me she loved me, says Joshua. "You didn't know?" asks Barnabas, but Joshua said he thought she'd stopped loving him long ago. "Because you stopped loving her," says Barnabas. "Perhaps," says Joshua--I wanted to love her, she was my wife. But you didn't, says Barnabas. Uncomfortable, Joshua suggests he's incapable of loving anyone. It could be your salvation, says Barnabas--you can't love me, so you won't be a victim of the curse. (As if he isn't already a victim--he's lost his sister, daughter, wife and, for all intents and purposes, his son!) The curse must be ended, insists Joshua, and he'll do it. He can't allow this to go on any longer, anymore people to die--he must destroy him
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From "Robservations 9/24/02 - #660-661 - A Trip Back to the Past"Joshua comes in and tells them there's no need for a doctor--"Your mother is dead." Barnabas' face crumples in grief.
Barnabas continues telling Julia that for his father, the agony of that terrible night had only begun--he still had to face the task of disposing of me. Joshua insists the curse must be ended. Barnabas tells him it cannot be ended, but Joshua says it will, and he will do it--I can't allow more people to die--I must destroy you.
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And we can definitely see that Robin didn't simply copy what she'd already written for the Robservations for Ep #459 when she did the one for Ep #661 because they're different. In fact, the quote is referenced correctly in the Robservations for Ep #661...
And there's a good reason that the Robservations for Ep #661 makes no reference to Ben and that's because all of Ben's parts in the scene were edited out for the flashback. And there's also a good reason why none of Joshua's inability to love is referenced and that's because it doesn't appear in the flashback either.
And this is the second quote from these eps. The first was (Joshua - 'You have caused enough destruction. You MUST NOT cause more') back on May 4th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #230 (1967) - Barnabas - 'I MUST teach you your lesson, Willie!'
From "#0229/0230: Robservations 11/1/01: Connections"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0230-3.jpg)
Barnabas grills Willie--how did he know people were coming to search for Maggie, and how did they know where to look? Willie denies giving them any information, but Barnabas doesn't believe him; he lifts his cane high and brings it down on Willie, who cries out in agony.
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This Robservations falls into the period where there isn't much detail. However, after Willie continues to deny things, Barnabas chastises, "You shouldn't have done that, Willie. That means I going to have to punish you."And after that is when Barnabas delivers the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'You MUST have told them. You MUST have betrayed me') was back on February 7th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #159 (1967) - Vicki - 'But you MUST understand.'
From "#0158/0159: Robservations 09/11/01: Liz Loses All Her Marbles"I didn't realize that I was keeping David from his studies, says Laura. I didn't mean to blame you, it's not your fault, says Vicki, but you must understand, with Mrs. Stoddard so sick, we have to try and keep things running as smoothly as possible. I agree with you completely, says Laura, you're a very bright, loyal girl. Thank you, says Vicki. Did you notice how I backed you up about David's studies? Yes, says Vicki. And how willing I was to make adjustments? says Laura. Yes, you saved me from quite a scrap with him, agrees Vicki. I'm very glad about that, says Laura--however, I am a little disappointed in you, Vicki. Why? asks Vicki. Because you were so helpful to me in that very difficult beginning with David, says Laura--but right now you're not backing me up--I wonder why? Vicki turns away, uncomfortable.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And given how often over the course of the show Vicki says she doesn't understand, isn't it ironic to see Vicki telling someone else they must understand? [ghost_wink] Though at this point on the show, and especially during this storyline, Vicki does understand quite a lot and figures out things before anyone else. If only they continued writing her that way. Chances are Alexandra wouldn't have become quite as dissatisfied playing Vicki as she eventually would. But once Art Wallace left...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'You MUST remember that she hasn't been out of here for 18 years. Something's keeping her here') was back on November 2nd, and the second (Laura - 'David, we MUST never let anyone come between us') was back on November 14th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #54 (1966) - Roger - 'You MUST have gone to a great deal of trouble to pick out something in such poor taste!'
From "#0053/0054: Robservations 06/25/01: Collinsport, Patterson's Town"Doesn't it bother you that the manager of your plant seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth? Asks Burke. Of course it bothers me, says Roger--I've been making inquiries, asking questions. With what results? asks Burke. None at all, says Roger--perhaps I should ask my son to look into his crystal ball. Never mind the cracks, says Burke. And you never mind sending gifts to my son, especially gifts of that nature, says Roger. What's wrong with what I sent him? asks Burke. It was possibly one of the most inappropriate things you could have selected, says Roger, for an over sensitive, over-imaginative child--you must have gone to a great deal of trouble to pick out something in such poor taste! Burke grins mischievously and says he thought David might get a kick out of it--Lord knows, the kid has little enough fun in that tomb you call a home--anyway, that's neither here nor there.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
One of Roger's best lines of the pre-Barn era! [ghost_grin] And I LOVE Burke's grin:
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And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Burke - 'He MUST have had a terrible worry on his mind') was back on October 18th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #544 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'Learning MUST come first.'
From "Robservations 7/1/02 - Stokes Demands Answers - #544/545"Stokes observes the cheerless surroundings and hands Adam a bunch of books, a writing pad and some pencils. Adam is pleased, but unhappy Stokes can't stick around. Stokes says Carolyn will help him, but first. . .Adam admits to liking Carolyn very much, but Stokes warns him against liking her TOO much. Stokes feels ill equipped to answer Adam's why, wishing he'd had the foresight to marry and raise a family. He sits down beside Adam and orders him not to panic if anyone else discovers him. Just tell Carolyn, says Stokes, she's his friend and knows what's best for him--obey her wishes--most important are your studies, says Stokes; everyone has warm feelings toward certain other people, which is fine, but for Adam, learning must come first--the sooner he's educated, the sooner he can leave the room and go out among other people.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0544-3.jpg)
Adam agrees to concentrate on reading and writing.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep - and they're all from Prof.Stokes. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'If anyone else discovers you, as Mrs. Johnson's son did yesterday, you MUSTN'T panic or be frightened') was back on July 29th of 2020, and the second (Prof. Stokes - 'I MUST be more careful. There are times when even a momentary loss of self-control can be dangerous') was back on June 22nd of 2021.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #29 (1966) - Vicki - 'I know how worried you MUST have been.'
From "#0029/0030: Robservations 06/07/01: David Befriends the Monster"Vicki sits on her window seat, gazing out at the estate. Liz knocks at her door. Vicki lets her in. Liz says she wanted to be sure her windows were tightly shut; she thinks there's going to be a storm. Liz leans out to close them herself. I can take care of that, protests Vicki. It's no bother, says Liz, closing the windows. Carolyn's gone to town, says Liz--we had a call, David's there, she's gone to try and find him. Then he's all right, says Vicki eagerly. As far as we know, says Liz, looking at her hands--I'm a foolish woman, and I say many foolish things--I want to apologize for the way I talked to you. I know how worried you must have been, says Vicki. Worried?--yes I was, and still am, says Liz, but I'm afraid I was trying to deny reality--and trying to make you suffer for it. I'm sure David will be all right, Vicki assures her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0029-3.jpg)
I hope so, says Liz, he belongs to this house, and there's no peace here, not for me, or Carolyn, or poor little David--and I'm not sure there ever can be peace.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #132 (1966) - Roger - 'Well, what I said earlier MUST be true-- he certainly MUST have overheard us talking about her.'
From "#(0131_)0132/0133: Robservations 08/21/01: Burke and Laura"David asks if he can go to his room now. Don't you want us to tell you more about your mother? asks Liz. I know all there is to know, he says--can I go? I suppose so, if you want to, says Liz. I do, says David, and leaves the room. Well, says Roger, that was certainly strange. Certainly was, agrees Liz. I imagined a hundred different ways he would take the news, says Roger, but I certainly didn't think he would be quiet and thoughtful--it's so unlike him. How could he have known what I was going to tell him? asks Liz. What I said earlier must be true, says Roger, he must have heard us talking about her. Roger, says Liz, he was able to describe the coat he had on--it was blue, and he said he saw her sitting over there and she was--he said she kept staring into the fire and I noticed that, too--how could he have known all those things? He probably saw Laura, says Roger. He couldn't have, says Liz, he was sound asleep when she was here. We thought he was asleep, says Roger, he must have sneaked down and taken a peek--that's the only logical explanation I can think of. It's logical, agrees Liz, but it is correct? What are you saying? asks Roger--are you saying the boy has extrasensory perception? I don't know what I think, says Liz, I just know I looked in on him earlier and he was asleep--he was still asleep when Laura left the house--there is no way on earth he could have known how to describe those things.
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This Robservations references the quote practically perfectly...
And though it's a natural gesture for Roger/Louis to have crossed his arms in Roger's confusion, it's not a gesture we normally see on Roger -
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- In fact, I can't think of any other time that we see it. But then Roger is normally so certain of his opinions - even when he's dead wrong...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'He MUST have sneaked down and taken a peek-- that's the only logical explanation I can think of') was back on April 20th of 2021, and the second (David - 'No, it wasn't me. You MUST'VE heard somebody else') was back on September 2nd of 2021, exactly a year earlier...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #221 (1967) - Barnabas - 'You MUST and you will.'
From "#0220/0221: Robservations 10/25/01: Barnabas Meets Maggie"Willie knows Barnabas left the cane behind on purpose, but he drops that line of questioning when ordered to go do his usual grisly task. Willie's almost crying, begging, saying he'll go crazy if he has to, but Barnabas orders him to do it
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This Robservations is also in the period where there is little detail. However, the portion of the scene in which the quote comes up is referenced because the quote is Barnabas' order...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #375 (1795) - Countess du Pres - 'I am asking you. If you want me to cover up for you then you MUST share your confidences with me.'
From "#0374/0375: Robservations 02/27/02: Caught in Each Other's Arms"Josette tells her aunt she wasn't feeling well, and asks her to go with Barnabas to the cabinetmaker to choose their furniture. Natalie is perturbed, reminding Josette she'll have to live with that furniture for the rest of her life--she should pick it out herself. Natalie delicately asks if Josette is fearful of marriage--or Barnabas (I guess she was talking about sex). No, Josette assures her, she'd marry Barnabas tonight if she could. Natalie questions her further, and mentions how handsome Jeremiah is. Josette nervously disagrees.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0375-2.jpg)
Natalie asks her niece to go along with Barnabas to the cabinetmaker, but if she wants her to cover for her, she's going to have to be more forthcoming. . .
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This Robservations references the quote but paraphrases it...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #473 (1968) - Cassandra - 'Oh you MUSTN'T go.'
From "#0473/0474: Robservations 05/08/02: A Startling Elopement"A pleased-looking Cassandra examines the foyer. Barnabas gazes carefully at her. She wishes she and Roger weren't going on a honeymoon; this house is more foreign to her than Martinique would be. More so, suggests Barn, and she asks what he means by that. She remarks that the portrait is a perfect likeness of him, and Barnabas explains that is isn't his portrait, look at the clothes--he's an ancestor. How unusual the likeness, she says, and Barnabas excuses himself. "Don't go," she says, a little too forcefully. He says they'll see each other again soon. "Inevitably," she says. "Yes, inevitably," agrees Barnabas, and leaves. She smiles at the portrait.
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Who knows why the Robservations directly quotes Cassandra's line as "Don't go" rather than "Oh you mustn't go," which is what she actually says?! But sometimes ours is not to try to fathom these things...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #639 (1968) - Julia - 'Amy, you MUST realize that I am responsible for you.'
From "Robservations 9/10/02 - #639/640 - Ghosts and Werewolves, Oh My!"Julia wonders what to do about Amy, Chris' sister. Amy doesn't want to go back, but Julia says you must go--you shouldn't have run away; your treatment is important. Amy says she only needs her brother, and she'll find him. Julia promises to have Chris come to see her at Windcliff tomorrow. Heartbreakingly, Amy begs not to be sent back; Chris promised her he'd stay and never go away again--he'll take care of her. Julia explains--I'm responsible for you, Amy. Chris will do that, says the little girl. I haven't been able to reach him, explains Julia.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though not completely...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #711 (1897) - Barnabas - 'Oh we MUSTN'T have that, MUST we?'
From "Robservations 11/1/02 - #710/711 - An Old Enemy Joins the Party"As Sandor works on forgery practice, he finds Barnabas standing over him, greeting him good evening. Sandor isn't happy at being caught, and tells Barnabas he's working on an old gypsy game. Sandor crumples it up and is about to toss it into the fire, but Barnabas grabs it before he can do so, opens it, reads. "Seems to be worth your time, or worth it to someone," comments Barn shrewdly. Sandor says I couldn't help it, it just happened--I can get out of it, forget it--"You forget it, I forget it," says Sandor. As simple as that, says Barnabas, but the people who hired you won't let you forget it. Sandor says I don't know what to do, I don't want anymore trouble in my life. Barnabas says he can imagine what happens to someone who forges wills. . .(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0711-3.jpg)
Sandor doesn't want to be turned over to the authorities and go to jail. Sandor covers his face and seems to cry, sobbing, "And bring disgrace on my family!" We mustn't have that, says Barnabas soothingly (and humorously, this scene was pretty funny, and Barn is grinning) Barnabas agrees to keep the authorities out of it, and admires what a talented fellow Sandor is--you just need "guidance" for your pen.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well, though not completely...
I love that line and that scene. But then the whole ep is great.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Rachel - 'The original Barnabas Collins MUST have been distraught when... when Josette died") was exactly a year earlier on September 7th of 2021, and the second (Evan - 'I don't know, but we MUST try before the situation becomes worse than it is') was on March 29th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #890 (1969) - Barnabas - 'And I will know to trust them, and to lead them through the mysteries that will make them spawn and do what they MUST do if all is to go as it MUST.'
From "Robservations 4/14/03 - 890-891 - The Box Goes Whoosh; the Chosen Ones"It is time, he tells himself. He sits in his favorite chair. We hear breathing emanating from the Leviathan box, and see flames, then the altar in the woods. Barnabas is there, making hands gestures, calling to Oberon, who appears, calling him Master. Barnabas is in need of his guidance, tell him, man of earth, how he will know the chosen ones--tell him so he will make no mistake in this most important moment in time. One will wear the sign of the Naga, says Oberon, and they will come to you--you will hear a knocking at your door, will wake you from your sleep, when you open the door, they will be strangers, but you will know them.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0890-4.jpg)
And I will know to trust them, to lead them through the mysteries that will make them respond, and do what they must do if all is to go as it must. Oberon tells him he will know the sign of the Naga, the sudden knocking at the door.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well, though, again, not completely...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #981 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'You MUST never forget. Never ever forget.'
From "#0980/0981: Robservations 06/13/03: Farewell, Leviathans, Hello, 1970PT!"you haven't even spoken since you called Collinwood. Perhaps we should have stayed away longer, he suggest. You were the one who wanted to go back, she reminds him. A mistake, says Quentin. Why do you hate going back so much? she asks. I didn't say that, says Quentin, draining his glass. You obviously do, says Maggie--it's Angelique, isn't it? He stands, moving away from her. Oh, Quentin, she says, I' m sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned her. He's moved to the terrace. It's me, isn't it? she asks--I'm why you're worrying about going back--She clings to his arm--I'm much more efficient than you think, I'll manage the house well. Miss Hoffman's very good at that, he says, so don't worry about it. Oh, Quentin, she begs, noting his dark mood, please love me! She goes into his arms. I DO love you, he assures her, I do. I know you do, she says. Never forget that, ever, he begs. They kiss, a nice, long, hot one. If you don't want to go home tonight, says Maggie, we can stay there in Boston, go to the concert and then... No! he says firmly, we leave tonight. He hugs her, obviously upset.
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The Robservations paraphrases the quote but references it well...
And apparently never forgetting is how Maggie coped with a lot of what she was put through. Explains a lot...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1066 (1995) - Julia - 'Barnabas, it will be dawn soon. We MUST go.'
From "#1066/1067: Robservations 08/15/03: Poor Quentin and Eliot and Everyone!"Barnabas, it's almost dawn, Julia reminds him. And another night's gone by, laments Barnabas, and each new clue that we find leads to so many more questions--three meaningless names. They're meaningless now, says Julia, but in time, they don't have to be--we'll learn who they are. Yes, in time, agrees Barnabas. He walks to the cellar and closes the door behind him. Julia is thinking hard.
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The Robservations paraphrases again but doesn't reference the whole quote...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1114 (1840) - Barnabas - 'I MUST not see her again. I MUST stay away from her.'
From "#1113/1114: Robservations 09/19/03: Barnabas to the Rescue!"may I ask who you are? Roxanne Drew, she says. He repeats her first name--it's beautiful, he praises. Are you planning on staying at Collinwood? she asks. I hope to be, he says, gazing into her eyes, but my plans aren't finalized yet. They make serious eye contact--I trust you're no longer afraid, he says. No, I'm not, she agrees, moving in close--if my father knew that I stopped to talk to a perfect stranger, he'd have apoplexy. Barnabas smiles--I hope you won't consider me a stranger for much longer, he says. They smile at each other. You're the most amazing man, she says--I really should be on my way. Miss Drew, may I see you again? he asks. You're very direct, aren't you? she asks. You may not understand this, he says, but when I first saw you, I had the feeling that somehow we were always destined to be together, to meet.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1114-3.jpg)
You're a most unusual man, Mr. Collins, she says. Barnabas, he corrects--may I call on you at home? My father is out of town on business for a few days, she says--we have a guest in the house, but he retires very early--I'd be pleased if you'd call on me anytime you wish. Getting near kissing distance, he assures her, I will. He kisses her hand and says, "Till we meet again." Good night--Barnabas--she says, and drifts off. He looks after her, already in love. His forehead creases when he realizes, I can put her life in danger--don't see her again, he orders himself--"I must stay away from her!"
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The Robservations references the quote well - and half of it perfectly...
And Barnabas' resolve lasted for what, a whole 3 seconds?! But then his willpower isn't located in his brain, now is it...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Lamar - 'But it is my livelihood, and it MUST NOT be treated frivolously') was back on October 13th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1194 (1841PT) - Melanie - 'We MUST keep Papa alive.'
From "#1193/1194: Robservations 12/04/03: A Proposal Overheard"I'm sorry for upsetting you, says Flora--the West Wing has been on my mind all day--your father went there last night. Oh no! cries Melanie. They found him in the corridor, says Flora, outside the room. Why does this have to happen? asks Melanie, upset. Nothing has happened, comforts Flora, we found him. But if he goes there one more time, he will die, wails Melanie--he can't die!--he can't--I love him so--he can't die--we couldn't stand to have that lottery again. Don't call it that! insists Flora--never!--darling Papa's not going to die, I'm sorry I told you that. You had to tell me, says Melanie, we should leave this house, all of us. A generation ago, says Flora, William Collins found that didn't help--it happens to us wherever we go. We must keep Papa alive, insists Melanie.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1194-2.jpg)
We will, Flora assures her--now, Papa wants to see you, but you must not mention any of what happened--because he doesn't seem to remember what happened last night--we don't want him to, do we? No! agrees Melanie breathlessly, I only wish no one remembered. The two women leave the room, Daphne watching them in consternation.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first, which was from 1840/41 and not 1841PT, like this one, was (Judard - 'You will sleep, Daphne. You will sleep. You will have your last dream, the dream that you MUST have and learn that we MUST be man and wife') and was back on February 3rd of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #30 (1966) - Roger - 'Well, it MUST have been me. I was on my way to the basement to replace a fuse.'
From " #0029/0030: Robservations 06/07/01: David Befriends the Monster"Eerie music plays to great effect as Vicki wipes nervous palms on her shirt. The power comes back on and she blows out the candle. She walks slowly toward the open doors, the candlestick in her hand--just n case (which is probably used often as a weapon on DS). She starts to ascend the stairs but hears a door slam. Roger enters through the kitchen. Vicki asks if he just came in. Yes, he says, looks like I just managed to miss the storm. When the lights went out, says Vicki, voice shaking, I saw someone standing in the doorway. Must have been me, he says, I was on my way to the basement to replace a fuse. He goes into the drawing room to pour a drink. Vicki asks if he's sure--she called out and no one answered. Roger says he didn't hear a thing
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The Robservations references the quote practically perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'Then you MUST have thrown it away') was back on April 2nd of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #224 (1967) - Barnabas - 'You MUST be very proud of her.'
From "#0224/0225_0226: Robservations 10/29/01: Barnabas Makes Maggie's Acquaintance"Old House - Barnabas is assuring Sam that his lovely daughter's future "is assured"
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Once again a Robservations with very little detail. However, the quote comes up as Barnabas is discussing Maggie with Sam as he works on Barnabas' portrait...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #377 (1795) - Nathan - 'Then you MUST learn everything from me.'
From "#0376/0377: Robservations 02/28/02: Andre Takes Control--He Thinks"Drawing room - Forbes flirts with Millicent, who is clearly innocent of the wiles of handsome men. Yes, she knows her broker, banker and lawyer, but that's about it. He promises to teach her about men, and she calls him wicked. He admits he is, and she likes his honesty. Nathan pours it on thick, telling her SHE made him honest just by looking at him. He showers her with outrageous compliments, she calls him forward,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0377-3.jpg)
and he laughs and takes her hand in his, promising to show her a whole new world.
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Not only is the Robservations one without a great deal of detail, but when it comes to this scene, at least, it's not related in the chronological order that it tales place on the show. However, the quote is referenced along the way...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. And the previous three are all from the same scene. The first (Jeremiah - 'Because I MUST!') was back on August 22nd of 2020, the second (Jeremiah - 'It MUST! Or everyone will know!') was back on October 22nd of 2020, and the third (Jeremiah - 'I MUST LEAVE this room! LEAVE this house! LEAVE this town!') was back on January 4th of 2021. So that all means that Ep #377 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #365, #384, #449, #450, #466, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #300, #449, #466, #678, #1057 and #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #474 (1968) - Vicki - 'You MUST recognize her from the portrait.'
From "#0473/0474: Robservations 05/08/02: A Startling Elopement"In the gazebo, Vicki waits. Julia shows up, asking what's wrong--she got Vicki's note. Has something happened to Barnabas, asks Julia anxiously. "Not yet," says Vicki--Cassandra looks like Angelique's portrait, and she IS. Julia doubts it, and cites Peter and Jeff, and how Jeff knew how to get into the secret room. Julia insists they can't be inundated by people she met in the past. Vicki points out that Angelique was a witch and a witch can return as a ghost, like Sarah. I just bandaged Cass' ankle, says Julia, I know she's human. Vicki fears if they don't do something, Barnabas will die...(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0474-3.jpg)
Julia reminds her THAT Barnabas isn't here, which confuses Vicki. No, but why did she come back? Only to settle a score with Barnabas' ancestor, the present Barnabas--but why, asks Vicki. Julia doesn't know.
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The Robservations references the quote roundaboutly...
Also, the Robservations makes it appear that Julia brings up that Jeff knew how to get into the secret room. Though if she had actually said that, it would have defeated her argument that Peter and Jeff aren't the same person. But throwing aside the fact that she'll be proved wrong down the line, Julia doesn't say that Jeff knew how to get into the secret room - it's Vicki who says it to strengthen her argument...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #712 (1897) - Rachel - 'There MUST be something wrong with me.'
From "Robservations 11/4/02 - #712/713 - Angelique Toys With Barnabas"Rachel drinks some water and Barnabas takes the glass and asks if it helped. Yes, she says, thanking him. He asks what happened. Nothing like it has ever happened before. She kept murmuring "Widows' Hill," but Rachel has no idea what that is. It's a place that overlooks the ocean, he explains. She can't figure out why she would say it when she doesn't know what or where it is. He suggests she overhead someone in the house mention it, but she doesn't think so. What else did she say? He turns away from her, but doesn't tell her what else she said beyond Widows' Hill.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0712-2.jpg)
It makes no sense, she says, she thought she was dying, and suddenly was all right. She insists there's something wrong with her, but he disagrees. It's the only answer, she cries, falling into his arms. He surveys her pretty neck, the one Ang just strangled a few moments before, and has to fight the urge to bite into it.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'I really MUST. I make a habit of keeping my word') was back on March 26th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #892 (1969) - Philip - 'The windows MUST be closed off so that no light can come in.'
From "Robservations 4/15/03 - #892-893 - Big Surprise For Carolyn; Mom & Pop Todd"without question...without question...without question... Megan murmurs the words in her sleep, then wakes up, calling Philip. He's gone from his bed. She's frightened, panicky. When he enters the bedroom, carrying planks of lumber, she asks, where were you? He puts down the planks and tells her the windows must be closed off so no light can come in. Who told you to do that? she demands. I don't remember who, replies Philip, but it must be done--without question. Megan repeats the words--we both had the same dream, she says.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #982 (1970PT) - Carolyn - 'I know him. You MUST see that.'
From "#0982/0983: Robservations 06/16/03: Barnabas, Imprisoned"Down in the cellar, standing by the open coffin, Barnabas tells Carolyn, I'm worried about that book. He's drunk, says Carolyn, and will remember nothing in the morning. (Although he might wonder where his cousin's room is.) I'm not so sure, says Barnabas. I know him, you must see that, she says. Guard me carefully, says Barnabas--I'm in a an unfamiliar time without any touchstones, I'll need all the help I can get.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1115 (1840) - Gerard - 'You MUST be out of your mind.'
From "#1115/1116: Robservations 09/22/03: Roxanne in Love"May I ask who this unfortunate victim is to be? says Gerard. Hearing the front door slam, Gabriel checks his pocket watch--your timing is excellent, he says--the first person who comes through that door is your victim. Gerard turns to look. Samantha enters and innocently appraises them.
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Noting Gerard's upset face, Samantha asks, what's wrong? Nothing, he says. If my brother in law is disturbing you, she begins. We were having a friendly conversation, interrupts Gabriel, until you interrupted. You have such a short memory, Gabriel, smiles Samantha--I go where I please--now you may continue your friendly conversation. She exits. Gerard quickly closes the doors--Gabriel, he says, you're out of your mind. Don't tell me you're surprised, hisses Gabriel, she is the logical victim, isn't she? There must be another way to get the family money! insists Gerard. There isn't, insists Gabriel, I've tried to reason with Father, but his mind is too far deteriorated--Samantha hates me, she always has--as long as she is alive, my days are numbered in this house, and the only solution is to dispose of her--are you still with me or not? I need time to think, says Gerard, slapping his head with his hands. I don't have time--I want your answer! says Gabriel.
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The Robservations paraphrases but references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #34 (1966) - Joe - 'Oh, I MUST'VE really been drunk.'
From "#0033/0034: Robservations 06/11/01: Into the Whirlpool"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0034-1.jpg)
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It's anyone guess what happened with this Robservations that the scene containing the quote wasn't summarized because this period of Robservations is quite detailed. But what happens is that first up Joe wakes on the sofa in Collinwood's drawing room and sees a blurred image of Carolyn. He hears her ask, "Want some champagne. Joe?" He rubs his head and says, "Don't shout, please." Blurry Carolyn comes into focus and asks, "How's you head?" Trying to sit up he replies, "Great. Just great." After pulling himself up and noticing his surroundings he asls with surprise, "How did I get here?" Carolyn remarks with disappointment, "Oh, I thought you were gonna to pull the 'where am I?' bit." "Yeah, I know where I am. All I know, all I don't know is how I got here." Carolyn gestures with her arm that he "floated." "C'mon, Carolyn. How long have I been here?" She checks her watch and informs, "An hour and a half, not counting falling down time." He puts his face in his hand and then pulls them away to deliver the quote, after which Carolyn opines, "The understatement of the century." "What time is it?" And Carolyn replies that it's time for coffee and he should stay right there because she'll bring it. "I couldn't get up if I tried." And stopping Carolyn before she leaves the room, Joe asks, "Did I do anything foolish?" "You made an enemy, that's what you did." "Who?" "Me." And she turns to leave the room. Joe puts his head in his hands. End of scene.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Joe - 'No, I was drunk. I was just plain drunk. Your mother MUST be sore, huh?') was back on July 1st of 2020. I'm sensing a theme with Joe's dialogue in the ep. [ghost_wink]
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #227 (1967) - Maggie - 'Well, let's just say that my illness MUST have improved my hearing.'
From "#0227/0228: Robservations 10/30/01: Carolyn is Curious; Maggie Awaits her Lover"Barnabas takes a candle to the window and sends Maggie a telepathic message--Come with your father tonight to the Old House. I want to see you, Maggie. She suddenly feels well enough to drive Sam to the Old House, and says she overheard Willie come to the door, which Sam insists was impossible. Something improved her hearing, and the flirtatious tone in her voice says it's something Sam would not be too happy about!
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The Robservations references the quote oddly. It's not just "something" that Maggie says improved her hearing, it's her "illness." And I didn't think she said it in a particularly flirtatious tone that Sam wouldn't be happy about - but maybe that's just me...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #377 (1795) - Josette - 'Oh Angelique, nothing MUST happen now. Not with the wedding so near.'
From "#0376/0377: Robservations 02/28/02: Andre Takes Control--He Thinks"Josette, in her room, fearing the pox, desperately tries to wash off the brand, but it doesn't come off until Angelique,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0377-2.jpg)
who claims she had a similar mark, uses the rosewater, which easily removes it. Josette hugs her maid, grateful, and asks Angelique what she would do without her. Angelique, hugging back, her eyes cold, tells her mistress she will never let her find out.
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As I've mentioned before, this installment of Robservations is one where there's little detail, and as such the quote isn't even referenced. However, it comes up while Angelique is cleverly using the rosewater to "remove" the mark on Josette's hand...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Jeremiah - 'Because I MUST!') was back on August 22nd of 2020, the second (Jeremiah - 'It MUST! Or everyone will know!') was back on October 22nd of 2020, the third (Jeremiah - 'I MUST LEAVE this room! LEAVE this house! LEAVE this town!') was back on January 4th of 2021, and the fourth (Nathan - 'Then you MUST learn everything from me') was back on September 15th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #208, #211, #300, #449, #466, #678, #1057 & #1111.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #474 (1968) - Roger - 'You MUSTN'T be depressed. We'll leave as soon as your ankle is better.'
From "#0473/0474: Robservations 05/08/02: A Startling Elopement"Roger opens a bottle of champagne and promises Cass they'll leave as soon as her ankle is better. Cass doesn't mind the delayed honeymoon--she's happy to be with him. He so often thought they were wrong to return to Collinwood. Cass is used to people not liking her at first--Liz will get used to her--she has her little tricks (uh oh).
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The Robservations only references the second part of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'You MUST recognize her from the portrait') was back on September 16th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #715 (1897) - Edward - 'We MUST stay here until the governess goes to sleep. We MUSTN'T take any chances.'
From "Robservations 11/5/02 - #714/715 - Judith Rubs it In; Rachel & the Tower""You see what you've done now?" Edward demands of Beth. And to the occupant of the chair, he snarls, "Yes, even you! I'll have to stay in this room with you even longer." We must stay here until the governess falls asleep--we can't take any chance. It's 12:30.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #894_895 (1969) - Barnabas - 'I expect you to do what MUST be done, exactly as it MUST be done. You speak of time, my children. There is only one time for us-- the time of the Leviathan people.'
From "Robservations 4/16/03 - #894/5-896 - Blanket Boy Falls Ill; Ms. Olivia Corey"He's a beautiful baby, Barnabas tells Philip. And a very sick one, I'm afraid, says Philip--if we could only find a way to help him. Find out why he's sick, advises Barnabas--perhaps you must find out what is happening. Philip and Megan exchange glances. Barnabas tells Philip, I have decided to sell you the Hitchcock chair--you can come with me RIGHT NOW to pick it up. If it were any other time, I'd be at your door before you could change your mind, says Philip, but I can't go tonight. Yes you can go, insists Barn, and you will. Puzzled, Megan says, you can't expect Philip to leave on a night like this. I expect you to do what must be done, exactly as it must be done, says Barnabas firmly--you speak of time, my children, there is only one time for us--the time of the Leviathan people.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0894_95-2.jpg)
Megan and Philip listen raptly. The latter repeats the last words Barnabas said. "And that time is now," says Barnabas.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #228 (1967) - Carolyn - 'Mother, there MUST be something in there, and if they're my father's things, I have every right.'
From "#0227/0228: Robservations 10/30/01: Carolyn is Curious; Maggie Awaits her Lover"Study - Roger tells Carolyn he never saw Jason before this current visit; he was away at school during the time Liz knew Jason and Paul Stoddard. Carolyn laments that she knows so little about her father, but Liz refuses to discuss him. Roger tells her that what Paul left behind is in the locked basement room. Carolyn, who never knew what was in that room, is curious about it. Vicki advises Carolyn not to pursue that.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0228-2.jpg)
When Liz comes in, Roger tells her that they are all annoyed at Jason's participation in the business. Carolyn asks her mother for the key to the basement room, but Liz, upset, forbids any discussion about that room and leaves.
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The Robservations is again during the period where there's little detail. However, the quote comes up after Carolyn asks for the key to the basement room, Liz claims she's mislaid the key and forbids the breaking of the lock, and before she insists none of them mention the room ever again and leaves...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #475 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'You MUST keep it on your person always if it is to be effective.'
From "#0475/0476: Robservations 05/09/02: Give Me Jeff Clark's Face!"Stokes is fascinated by the house--early Greek revival, but more satisfying than Collinwood. The Professor starts examining a an antique table, and remarks that the man was drunk when he made that. Barnabas is impatient and offers Stokes a grand for the talisman. Stokes says no, he couldn't afford to buy it back. Name your price, persists Barn, and Stokes realizes his impatience. He says he'll give it to Barn on loan, but won't sell because he might need it someday, as Barnabas does now. Keep it on your person, says Stokes, and finally hands it to him.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0475-1.jpg)
Stokes says he won't forget this evening, it's a chapter in a book he intends to finish. (a truly delightful scene between these two.) Barnabas holds the talisman and looks at it.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though not completely...
This is certainly one, if not my absolute favorite Stokes scene on the show. It's priceless! [thumb]
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Dr. Lang - 'No! No! No one else MUST know!') was back on October 16th of 2020, and the second (Dr. Lang - 'Oh, yes, I suppose I MUST') was back on April 13th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #717 (1897) - Barnabas - 'Why did the light go out? I MUST know. I don't need a key, but I MUST do it Rachel's way-- I MUST use a key. Where is she? Where is she?'
From "Robservations - #716/717 -11/6/02 - Jenny and Her Babies"Barnabas notes that the tower light is gone and wonders why it went out--I must know!--I don't need a key to open the tower door, but must do it Rachel's way and use a key--where is she?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0717-4.jpg)
The door opens and Rachel comes out with the key, explaining how Judith detained her Barnabas tells her to go to bed and stay there--let me handle it. She tells him to take care of himself--I've never had many friends. Neither have I, confesses Barn. They hold hands and look into each other's eyes.
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The Robservations references the quote quite well, though not perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Judith - 'And I also know that Rachel is beginning to suspect more than she should. She MUSTN'T know anything about Jenny. Nobody MUST') was back on September 26th of 2021, and the second (Judith - 'Beth, she MUST go') was back on February 26th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #476 (1968) - Jeff - 'And I know that you have to have a past, but, well I MUST have a past, but before...'
From "#0475/0476: Robservations 05/09/02: Give Me Jeff Clark's Face!" Is she going to hear all about Jeff Clark, asks Vicki, but Jeff says he knows nothing about Peter. His past is a mystery, but Vicki might help him learn something. She's his only friend, and needs her help. He apologizes because she can't get straight answers from him. He doesn't know the beginning; he doesn't know who he is. His name might not be Jeff Clark. He knows of no past. Before the sanitarium, he doesn't remember anything. This perturbs Vicki. That's where he was before Lang. He doesn't know why he was there, and he hasn't thought about anything, but since he met her, he's begun to feel things that induce him to want to know his past. He wants to know all about her, and why they met when they did. She already knows, because they spoke a long time ago.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0476-4.jpg)
He seems upset she still thinks he's Bradford. She wants to believe it.
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For some reason the Robservations doesn't reference the quote, well, except for maybe the word "before" because the quote comes up just prior to Jeff bringing up the sanitarium...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'She will enjoy making me suffer before she makes her big move, and that's why I MUST make my move now') was back on March 5th of 2021, and the second (Barnabas - 'I will agree to nothing until I know more. I MUST know what my chances of success are') was back on July 29th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #709 (1897) - Judith - 'This will upset Edward very much-- I MUST tell him at once.'
From "Robservations 10/29/02 - Barnabas Threatens Quentin - #708/709"they must conduct a simple, dignified funeral. Barnabas enters; Judith introduces Rachel to him. She rises and looks at him, greeting him politely. Judith informs Barnabas that he will be a pallbearer--at the funeral being held at 2 PM tomorrow (oh, no, that's not vampire hours!) Barnabas says he can't be there; he has business in Bangor that he can't cancel. Judith is shocked--surely you can try to cancel this business? He promises to try, "but please don't count on me." Judith, perturbed, says this is going to really upset Edward--I must tell him at once.
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The Robservations paraphrases a bit but references the quote well...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Judith - 'I suppose I MUST look at her, MUSTN'T I?') was back on May 7th of 2020, the second (Quentin - 'You MUST be able to hear it now. You MUST!') was back on October 24th of 2020, the third (Judith - 'You MUST remember-- on Grandmother's hand in the coffin.') was back on September 17th of 2021, and the fourth (Beth - It MUST') was back on July 30th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #678, #1057 & #1111.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #544 (1968) - Nicholas - 'I MUST find Dr. Lang's creation, the man called Adam-- only after I've found him can I avenge your suffering. I command you to lead me to him. Surely you MUST know where he is, each of you is a part of him.'
From "Robservations 7/1/02 - Stokes Demands Answers - #544/545"Nicholas tells the two deformed ghosts that he must find Dr. Lang's creation, Adam--only after that can he avenge their suffering. Lead me to Adam, he commands, you must know where he is, being part of him--if you can't lead me, then point the way. The two ghosts lift their arms and gesture. "Collinwood!" says Nicholas. He asks what part of the house Adam is in, but they disappear without supplying that information. That's all right, says Nicholas, he knows enough--he will find him!
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote perfectly, but it does reference it well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep, the first that isn't from Prof.Stokes. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'If anyone else discovers you, as Mrs. Johnson's son did yesterday, you MUSTN'T panic or be frightened') was back on July 29th of 2020, the second (Prof. Stokes - 'I MUST be more careful. There are times when even a momentary loss of self-control can be dangerous') was back on June 22nd of 2021, and the third (Prof. Stokes - 'Learning MUST come first') was back on August 31st. So that all means that Ep #544 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #365, #377, #384, #449, #450, #466, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #678, #709, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
And as a bit of trivia, I'm sure those with sharp eyes have spotted David Groh of Rhoda fame as the armless ghost:
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And some questions to ponder:- Did Jeff disrobe the bodies to remove the body parts that he did or were they buried naked from the waist up? I suspect the former.
- But why does the headless ghost have a bloodied torso? Shouldn't his blood have been drained when the body was embalmed before burial? Though I supposed we're not supposed to think about that.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #303 (1967) - Joe - 'Look, I know how boring all of this MUST be for you, but you gotta understand...'
From "#0303/0304: Robservations 01/07/02: Burke Becomes Suspicious"Joe and Maggie are hanging out at the cottage, and she is bored, feeling like a prisoner in her own house. She wants to return to her job at the coffee shop, on a day shift, but Joe says they feel she still needs protection.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0303-2.jpg)
He begs her to be more patient, and she smiles, kisses him (I want Vicki and Burke to take notes, these two seem to really love each other), and says she'll give them more time.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote. However, it comes up it comes up while Joe is making the point that Maggie still needs protection...
And I came across this quote quite by accident while looking for something else. But then most Joe quotes seem to have been found by accident...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #25 (1966) - Roger - 'Well, it MUST be pretty important for you to go to all this trouble.'
From "#0025/0026: Robservations 06/05/01: Evidence Everywhere"What is bothering you? asks Roger. Miss Winters, says Liz--she's going to start prying again, wondering again--want answers again. You think she's the only one, Liz? asks Roger.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0025-2.jpg)
Liz makes a face. Don't you think I've been wondering about her? asks Roger. I imagine you have, says Liz. Why did you reach out all the way from Collinsport to a foundling home in New York? he asks--why did you suddenly decide to engage that girl? Because she seemed to be well-qualified to take care of David, says Liz. But how could you know this? wonders Roger, you haven't been out of this house for 18 years--how could you know about a girl who was a total stranger when she walked in here? All I know is what you told me, says Liz. Me? asks Roger, perplexed. That's right, says Liz--you recommended her to me. Roger bursts into laughter. Did I say something amusing? Asks Liz. Oh come on, says Roger, I never heard of the girl until you told me she was on her way here. Perhaps you've forgotten, then, persists Liz. Now you're not making any sense, says Roger--how could I forget something I never knew. I engaged Miss Winters, says Liz, because you told me someone at the foundling home told you she was excellent with children--that is what I've told her in the past, and that's what you're going to tell her. Roger nods. I see, he says. She'll undoubtedly ask you the person who recommended her, says Liz--you'll have to prepare an answer for that she can't check on. And what about my answer? asks Roger. I've already told you, she says. You've told me hocus pocus, he says, now I want the truth--why did you engage her? That's a private matter, she says. It must be pretty important for you to go to all this trouble, comments Roger. I said it's private, says Liz. Sure it is, agrees Roger, until some private detective digs up the truth--Liz, don't you understand--if it's important enough for Burke to find out about it, don't you think I have a right to know? It has nothing to do with you, she says again.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
Great Liz/Roger scene!
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'I MUST admire you, Liz--you really have a neat way of managing people') was back on April 11th of 2020, and the second (Vicki - 'I suppose your sister MUST have had something else on her mind too when she told me that same story') was back on July 13th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #832 (1897) - Amanda - 'I MUST make a phone call.'
From "Robservations 2/28/03 - #832/833 - A Stunning Revelation for QAmanda races to the phone. She reaches Tim--there must be another way to do what you want, she insists--I can't stand looking at him, and the way he follows me around the room... This is the best way to handle the situation, says Tim. I don't care, I'm not staying! says Amanda--he's returning, I'll call you back. Turns out it's not Trask, but Quentin, who is pleased Amanda remembers him, calling it an honor. I'm sure a girl like you has a lot of names to remember, adds Quentin (what are the implications of that?)(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0832-3.jpg)
I'm glad you know so much about a girl like me, she says, more than I do myself. He ambles over, smiling. You're beautiful, he says. And you're handsome, she says, and neither of us are very happy, are we? He grins--when you were a little girl, what did you wish for when you saw the first star? I don't remember ever wishing on a star, she says. He moves in close--I'd like to get to know you a lot better, he says--perhaps we can talk again sometime, I'm afraid I must go. I have to make a phone call, says Amanda. He murmurs, it's been an unexpected pleasure, but then this whole day has just been full of surprises...if you'll excuse me... He leaves. She stands there for a moment, then calls Tim back and tells him, before he has a chance to talk her into going through with it as planned, she would like him to bring her luggage to Collinwood ASAP. He's very happy she decided to stay, and wonders why she changed her mind. You were right, she says, I let myself get far too upset over nothing(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0832-4.jpg)
--I think things will be just fine at Collinwood. She hangs up.
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The Robservations substitutes "have to" for must - SHAMEFUL!! [hall2_angry] And the Robservations also pulls one of it's favorite tricks: using "must" where "have to" is used and using "have to" where "must" is used, as in "I'm afraid I must go" is actually "I'm afraid I have to go".
And my, how attitudes change once Quentin is in the picture! [hall2_wink] [hall2_grin]
And when I came across this Quentin/Amanda scene I knew instantly that I had to use it. Not only because of how humorous it is that they both have excuses for why they can't continue their encounter (particularly Amanda's excuse), but also because both Amanda fans (and you know who you are) and detractors (and you know who you are) will appreciate that the shot perfectly showcases Amanda's certain "assets," as seen in the screen capture:
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1199 (1841PT) - Julia - 'I think not! You MUST NOT tamper with tradition!'
From "#1199/1200: Robservations 12/09/03: The Woman in White"if only Father could live another week--I'd marry Catherine tonight! Morgan! cries Julia, you cannot marry Catherine tonight, tomorrow--if Justin lives for a week and you marry Catherine, then when Justin dies, Catherine will be part of the lottery! No! he cries. She will, it happens to all of us! insists Julia. No, I won't have it--there will be no women! he says. There always have been! Julia reminds him. There won't be this time, says Morgan--I've discussed it with Quentin and he agrees. Does Gabriel? she asks. He will, Morgan assures her. I think not, says Julia--you must not tamper with tradition. You sound as if it's an honor instead of a curse, he says. I'm just being realistic, she says. So am I, says Morgan--I know six Collins have gone to that room and spent the night--three were found dead in the morning, and three were found like Father--mad for the rest of their lives--I am realistic, too, about one thing--that either Quentin, Gabriel or I will be on that list.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Morgan - 'Do you know the first thing I remember?-- I MUST'VE been about 5 or 6. I remember hearing mother and father talking. They were talking about that room and what would happen when we grew up. And one day that Quentin and I would have to go into that room and spend the night') was back on January 11th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1177 (1840) - Roxanne's Ghost - 'Hurry! You MUST hurry!'
From "#1176/1177: Robservations 11/20/03: Arrival From the Future"9:15 - Julia, asleep on the sofa, dreams: Julia! calls Roxanne. Julia rises--Roxanne! she calls, and finds her at the front door. He's dying, Julia, Barnabas is dying! cries Roxanne(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1177-2.jpg)
--follow me--follow me--she gestures for Julia to follow her. Where? asks Julia, where? Follow me, bids Roxanne, over and over, Barnabas is dying! They go to the docks. You must save him, Roxanne, says Julia. I can't, insists Roxanne, you must follow...follow me! Yes, says Julia. Oh, there is little time, hurry, Julia, hurry! cries Roxanne--you must hurry!
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roxanne's Ghost - 'You MUST follow me...follow me!'), also from this scene, was back on August 28th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1054 (1970PT) - Maggie - 'It's not safe here anymore, you MUST realize that.'
From "#1054/1055: Robservations 08/07/03: Everyone in Jeopardy!"I've taken the children into town, and I think you should go, too, Alexis, it isn't safe here anymore, you must realize that. Roger pours a drink. Whoever is doing this has nothing against me, points out Angelique. These murders have been irrational, says Maggie. I'm not afraid, Ang assures her. I don't understand you, asks Maggie--why would you want to stay here? Perhaps you're right, perhaps I should leave, says Ang, realizing how odd she sounded, wanting to stay.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And how ironic is it that Maggie is remarking how unsafe Collinwood is in the presence of the very two people who are making it unsafe?
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #902 (1969) - Paul - 'You MUST get her out of Collinsport as soon as possible!'
From "Robservations 4/21/03 - #901-902 -Carolyn Hears THE Breathing; Liz Follows David"]You suspect everything I say to you, don't you? demands Paul. Yes, says Liz. That makes it very difficult when I want to be sincere, and I do, about Carolyn--I want to be sincere. I'm waiting, she says. The famed Collins impatience, rants Paul, everything must run according to YOUR timetable! If you say so, she says. He grabs her and says, there is only one solution to Carolyn, and only you can make it happen--you must get her out of Collinsport ASAP.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0902-3.jpg)
Why--just tell me why? orders Liz.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Paul - 'Famed Collins impatience. Everything MUST run according to your timetable') was back on September 8th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #742 (1897) - Charity - 'I MUSTN'T be here tonight.'
From "Robservations 12/17/02 - #742-743 - Laura Sends Jenny After Q"Charity has gone. She shows up outside the Old House, gazing at Barnabas through the window. He opens the door to let her in. I must not be here tonight, she cautions him. Ignoring what she said, he tells her to come in. Entranced, she complies.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Beth - 'But we haven't settled it yet--sooner or later, we MUST') was back on April 22nd of 2020, the second (Dirk - 'MUST be a storm coming up') was back on April 17th of 2021, and the third (Barnabas - 'Tell me why you MUST have the children!') was back on May 27th of 2021. So that all means that Ep #742 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #365, #377, #384, #449, #450, #466, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #678, #709, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #646 (1968) - David - 'Then we MUST go through with it.'
From "Robservations 9/13/02 #645/646 - The Kids "Play" With Roger"The kids bury Quentin's bones. His spirit is still alive, says David, so no need for prayer--we'll return to Collinwood, play a while, then get ready for tonight. David asks her if she still doesn't feel right about doing it. Amy assures him she'll do whatever he wants. It's not what I want, says David, but what HE--Quentin--wants-do you understand? Yes, she says. They don't want to anger him, so they must go through with it. The children pick up the box and leave the disturbed plot of earth behind.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (David - 'My family has made the two of us very unhappy. They MUST be made to realize that. They MUST pay for what they've done to us') was back on October 10th of 2020, the second (David - 'During the day we MUST attend to something else') was back on February 21st, the third (Liz - 'But there MUST be something we can do for her') was back on October 10th of 2021, and the fourth (David - 'We MUST keep it a secret. You know that, don't you?') was back on February 20th. Apparently we're only allowed to pick quotes from this ep in February and October, and only within a day of each other in each of those months! [hall2_grin]
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #678, #709, #1057 & #1111.
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Today's Dr. Guthrie quote Ep #163 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'What an interesting observation-- we must discuss it sometime.' appears to read exactly like a recent Laura quote. I am wondering if it is a part of a writer's intentional conversational duel between Laura and Dr. Guthrie in the same episode. Surely not coincidental I expect.
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As you'll see when I finally catch up to yesterday's and today's quotes, it's definitely not a coincidence that both Laura and Dr. Guthrie spoke the exact same line. [hall2_smiley]
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #587 (1968) - Adam - 'You MUST tell me you are not going to use violence.'
From "Robservations 8/1/02 - #586/587 - Things Come to a Head"an approaching Adam, who tells him Barn is upset about using Carolyn, but didn't talk him out of it. Barnabas told Adam it would be dangerous, which Nicholas said he would do. He made Adam believe it, but Nick insists that was just a ploy to scare him. No, says Adam, he wants him to wait until he finds Maggie. NO, says Nick, Maggie won't be used--he wants Adam to love this woman, which will only happen if she's like Carolyn. Yet I am not like Barnabas, states Adam. Nicholas says he'll see Carolyn in the mate, just as Adam and Barnabas share certain traits. Adam doesn't feel Barnabas believes they share any characteristics, but Nicholas insists that's only because Barnabas won't admit it. Nicholas asks Adam if he saw Willie, and Adam replies no. Adam wants Nick to tell him how he's going to get Carolyn to cooperate, and, grabbing his arm, insists he not use violence on Carolyn. Of course not, says Nicholas. Adam wants Carolyn to WANT to be part of the experiment, and Nicholas says he understands that. She must want to do it, says Adam, for HIM, and Nick promises that will happen.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
And how amazing is it that Adam can threaten all the violence he wants to get what he wants but he's so concerned that Nicholas not use violence on Carolyn. It's a totally different situation when Carolyn is in the mix. Perhaps he should have remembered that and tried to see things from others points of view. But, well, apparently Adam was incapable of that, mostly thanks to Nicholas' influence...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'Oh, Willie, you MUST be crazy') was back on May 15th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #410 (1796) - Angelique - 'You MUST treat him as your son would wish.'
From "#0409/0410: Robservations 03/22/02: The "V" Word is Spoken"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0410-2.jpg)
Later, Ben quietly enters the Old House and Joshua returns to find him there. He curtly tells Ben that Barnabas is dead and accuses him of coming to rob the body. He was my friend, protests Ben, then adds, touchingly, "If you had any love for your son, you'll let me grieve for him." Angelique, coming downstairs, agrees with Ben. Joshua orders her to stay out of it, but Ang insists Joshua must treat Ben as Barnabas would have wished. Joshua asks Ang if she's afraid of being alone with Ben, and she says of course not--they were servants together. Joshua curtly responds, in a delicious diss, "THAT I will NEVER forget!" He stalks out.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
Joshua's diss is one of his best moments in this storyline. It says so much about him - and Louis Edmonds delivers it expertly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'You MUST come to me. At once, Ben. At once!') was back on May 25th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #224 (1967) - Jason - 'Well, you MUST tell me how you did it sometime.'
From "#0224/0225_0226: Robservations 10/29/01: Barnabas Makes Maggie's Acquaintance"Barnabas assures McGuire,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0224-3.jpg)
and he can deal effectively with Willie and keep him under control.
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This Robservations is also in the period where there's little detail, and as such there's no reference to the quote. However, after Barnabas sends Willie off to "do that job that you have to do" and Willie instantly leaves to do so, Jason remarks that there been quite a change in Willie because he was never the kind to be an errand runner. But Barnabas counters that with, "Willie is now an errand runner." This surprises Jason, to which Barnabas offers, "There are a lot of things about Willie that would surprise you." Jason asks how Barnabas managed it and Barnabas simply says he found a way. And after that is when Jason delivers the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'You MUST be very proud of her') was back on September 14th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #163 (1967) - Laura - 'What an interesting observation-- we MUST discuss it sometime.'
Sunday's quote:
Ep #163 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'What an interesting observation-- we MUST discuss it sometime.'
From "#0162/0163: Robservations 09/13/01: Laura's Portrait Reappears"I am always sorry when someone is ill, Doctor, she says, aren't you? And such a strange illness, he says--what do you make of it. I'll leave making anything out of it to you, she says, after all, that's your business. I've never seen anything like it--not in this world, he says. Are there any other worlds? She asks. There might be, he replies. What an interesting observation, she says--we must discuss it sometime. Haven't you ever considered the possibilities of another world? he asks. (another soap, now defunct.) Let me put it this way, she says, I feel that the possibilities of things in this world are so infinite that it's difficult to conceive of another. What an interesting observation, he says, grinning--we must discuss it sometime. Are you going to be around long enough for us to have our...discussions? she asks. That depends on how soon I get to the bottom of your sister in law's illness, he says. I wish I could be of some help, she says. You may be, he says, you may very well be. Not if you go looking in other worlds, says Laura, because I am strictly part of this one.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0163-4.jpg)
But as you just commented, he points out, the possibilities of THIS world are infinite.
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The Robservations references the quotes perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #52 (1966) - Vicki - 'Well, it MUST have fallen off the table.'
From "#0051/0052: Robservations 06/22/01: Dead Man Body Surfing"Who's in here? asks Vicki, then strides over to the open window and closes it. Must have been the wind, she says with a nervous chuckle. Carolyn spots something on the floor--a book. She picks it up and drops it, and they both hear the odd sound they'd heard upstairs. That's it, says Vicki. Yes, it is, agrees Carolyn--but who did it? It must have fallen off the table, says Vicki--she observes the distance from the table to where it was located on the floor and remarks that she guesses it couldn't have gotten all the way over here, though. Not by itself, says Carolyn--now do you believe what I was saying? No, says Vicki, placing the book on the desk--there has to be a logical explanation! Yes, agrees Carolyn. Maybe a cat got in the window and knocked it off, suggests Vicki. In all my life in this house, I have never seen a cat in here, says Carolyn--anyway, a cat couldn't get that book from that table to here--it's very heavy. You're right, says Vicki. So if there isn't a logical explanation, says Carolyn, there's only one other possible explanation, and I don't even like to think about that one--please, let's go back upstairs--I feel a lot safer there--at least we can lock the door. Vicki agrees. She turns off the lamp and they exit the drawing room. The book opens by itself to a page with a bookmark.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0052-3.jpg)
The bookmark slides off to reveal a page. JOSETTE COLLINS, it says, Born 1810, died 1834.
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The Robservations references the quote practically perfectly...
It's amazing how Joshua not only lied about Barnabas going to England, but apparently he somehow managed to have Josette's birth year listed as 15 years after she'd already died! [hall2_shocked] Though of course, when it comes to the explanation that Joshua was behind all the discrepancies between what takes place in the 1795/96 storyline and what we were led to believe before it, we're not supposed to think about the discrepancies where that excuse makes little sense. The simple fact is when it came time to do the flashback the show couldn't get costumes for the 1830s so they had to set it during a period they could get costumes for. What's really amazing is how a circumstance like that changed so much...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'Oh Pop, this MUST be the purest atmosphere in the country. Why do you think all those summer people come up here every year?') was back on July 22nd of 2020, and the second (Vicki - 'It MUST have been one of the shutters. The wind's up') was back on January 13th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #750 (1897) - Beth - 'If we're going to go away together, Quentin, we MUST start by being honest with each other.'
From "Robservations 1/2/03 - 750-751 - Quentin's Terror Begins""You decided to come with me, eh?" he asks. Yes, she says, pulling away from him. You don't sound very enthused, he complains. Beth turns to look at him, then asks, why do you want me to go with you? That's obvious, he says, for a long time--"I love you, Beth." I've been thinking about us since the other night, she says, and if we are going away, you must be honest--you don't want me along because you love me, because I'm not sure you love me--or anyone (wise gal). Quentin doesn't answer, but turns away from her when he denies what she said. You want me with you, says Beth, because you're the kind of person who can't ever be alone or do anything alone--people mean nothing to you, you use them and when you're tired and bored, you discard them in favor of new ones. If that's the way you feel, he asks gently, why have you decided to come with me? I love you, she says, and care about what happens to you--every instinct tells me not to go, but I'm going anyway. He takes her in his arms and assures her, you won't regret it, then plants a big kiss on her.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Sandor - 'We MUST make plans to leave here after tonight') was back on September 7th of 2020, and the second (Beth - 'I'm sorry, Quentin, but I MUST GO') was back on January 17th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #543 (1968) - Carolyn - 'You MUST promise me that you'll never try to harm anyone again.'
From "Robservations 6/28/02 - #542/543 Nicholas Warns, Cassandra Plots"Carolyn returns to Adam, who looks chastened and sad. She sits beside him and says she isn't angry at him, just frightened. He tried to kill someone. Adam says Harry tried to kill him, lied to him, but Carolyn insists she doesn't care-he shouldn't have done to Harry what he did. Even if he attacked him with a knife, he should have just taken the knife away, not tried to kill Harry. Adam listens.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0543-4.jpg)
Killing is wrong, explains Carolyn, under any circumstances. Adam says he understands. Unless he makes the promise not to harm anyone, she will go away. He promises, for her sake.
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Again, a Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first(Nicholas - 'He will not be destroyed. Adam MUST live') was back on September 23rd of 2020, the second (Cassandra - 'My curse MUST continue') was back on February 10th of 2021, and the third (Carolyn - 'You MUSTN'T harm him') was back on October 9th of 2021. So that all means that Ep #543 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #365, #377, #384, #449, #450, #466, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #742, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #232 (1967) - Maggie - 'I MUST be getting better if I slept so well.'
From "#0231/0232: Robservations 11/2/01: Maggie at Odds; Jason Issues a Warning"Cottage - Joe keeps a vigil at Maggie's bedside, who wakes up at first seemingly glad to find him there.
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Another Robservations with very little details which doesn't reference the quote. However, after Maggie wakes, surprised to see Joe, she asks what he's doing there and she suddenly fears that she was sleepwalking again. But Joe reassures her she slept most of the night. Relieved, Maggie then asks how long Joe has been there. He replies only a couple of hours, he took over from Sam, who had to go out. And that's when Maggie makes a realization and delivers the quote...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1244 (1841PT) - Bramwell - 'You can fight-- you MUST fight!'
From "#1244/1245: Robservations 01/21/04: The End!"Catherine, he's trying to possess you! warns Bramwell. There is nothing anyone can do, she says. Yes there is, he insists--you can fight--you must fight! No, she says, there is only one way for us to have peace. You have the willpower! he says urgently. No, Brutus will never set us free, you know that! she says.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1153 (1840) - Randall - 'You MUST be the new governess.'
From "#1152/1153: Robservations 11/04/03: Proof Positive"Daphne returns to the drawing room, does not find Quentin, and goes upstairs, but before she gets far, someone knocks at the door. It's Randall, and he introduces himself to Daphne after a moment's hesitation. Yes, you're Mrs. Collins' brother, won't you come in, says Daphne. You must be the new governess, says Randall, I'm looking for Quentin. Daphne explains she's been looking for him herself; she doesn't know where he is. I see, says Randall. Daphne excuses herself, saying she'll go look for Quentin and Randall can wait in the drawing room. He asks her if they know each other from somewhere. Daphne says she doesn't believe so. I'm almost certain I've met you before, he says--what is your name? Daphne Harridge, she replies. He says her name and says that nothing comes back. She smiles in relief. I'm not good at names, he says, but I always remember faces.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1071 (1970) - Liz - 'You both MUST have imagined this!'
From "#1070/1071: Robservations - 08/19/03: Betrayal"the fire occurred over a week ago. Barnabas, says Quentin, are you telling us that the room changed over a week ago, with you and Julia in it?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1071-2.jpg)
Yes, says Barnabas. Then where have you been? queries Quentin. That's the incredible part of our story, he says-we found ourselves transported to the future-to the year 1995. 1995? repeats Liz in disbelief. Barnabas! says Quentin, skeptical, too. (but how?-he's been a werewolf!) It's true, says Julia, we were there, and the two of you must listen to what happened to us. Unless something is done very soon, warns Barnabas, there will be a catastrophe right here at Collinwood. What are you talking about? asks Liz. After we left the West Wing room, says Barn, we came down to the foyer and found the house in ruins-the beams had collapsed, the floors were covered with leaves, no power at all-the house was in a complete shambles. Julia adds, we couldn't imagine what had happened, the entire place was deserted--we went to the cemetery and saw Mrs. Johnson, who was putting flowers on David's grave. This horrifies Liz. Yes, says Barnabas, according to the tombstone, David had died in 1970. You must have imagined it! insists a stricken Liz. You must listen, says Barn, as don't have much time to prevent what's going to happen. Time for what? asks Quentin. The disaster is due to happen very shortly, says Barnabas.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly...
And sometimes it absolutely fascinates me what the DS characters are willing to accept and what they absolutely reject. Sure, you crossed over into a parallel world though a room in the house that changes bands of time - NO, you had to have imagined going into the future via said room and discovering a ruined Collinwood and David dead! Though at least when it comes to the parallel world, Liz couldn't argue against that because too many people have seen evidence of it...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'You MUSTN'T be afraid of us') was back on August 19th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1034 (1970PT) - Cyrus - 'She MUST be found...before you feel the pain.'
From "#1034/1035: Robservations 07/25/03: Cyrus' Sad End; Hoffman KNOWS!"You cannot leave that girl there--she must be found before you feel the pain, because you will, you can't stop turning into him now, you can't! He leans against the mirror, gazing at his reflection. It looks like there are two Cyrus'. I can't call them at Collinwood; Yaeger saw to that! I can call Barnabas! He picks up the phone and dials.
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The Robservations references the quote practically perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Cyrus - 'I MUST TELL them everything!') was back on June 14th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #915 (1969) - Michael - 'Now that you serve us, you MUST forget all that happened before.'
From "Robservations 4/29/03 - 913/914/915 - Warning for Barnabas: A Taste of Vampirism"There's no reason to treat her like some kind of a special case, insists Michael--now that you serve us, you must forget all that happened before. I cannot forget that Julia risked her life for me, insists Barnabas--I cannot take her life and won't let anyone else do it, either. I don't! cries Michael, you can't let sentimentality make you careless!--she is now an ENEMY! I refuse to regard her as such, says Barnabas--neither will you, and the subject is closed. Furious, Barnabas leaves the shop.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
One thing the Robserbations doesn't make clear is why Michael says, "I don't!" Well, that's because what's left out is that after Barnabas says that he cannot take Julia's life and won't let anyone else do it, either, he adds, "Now, do you understand that?"
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Adlar - 'Enemies MUST be dealt with, that is the law') was back on April 28th of 2021, and the second (Megan - 'Oh, but I MUST, please, Barnabas, you're the only one I can talk to') was back on November 8th of 2021, and the third (Adlar - 'You are just an outsider. You MUST constantly prove yourself...because you will never be above suspicion') was back on April 11th. So that all means that Ep #915 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #365, #377, #384, #449, #450, #466, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #742, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #710 (1897) - Evan - 'Because it's an important part of what I MUST do.'
From "Robservations 11/1/02 - #710/711 - An Old Enemy Joins the Party"Evan answers the door and admits Quentin and Jamison. Quentin told me we're going to see the future, says Jamison. Evan cautions him--it doesn't always work. Jamison asks about the table in front of the fireplace. That's more of an altar, says Evan--look directly into the flame, and while I'm talking, you're to concentrate very hard and keep looking into the flame--or the spell will be broken.
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Strangely, the Robservations of this period are quite detailed but this one doesn't reference the quote. However, after Evan instructs Jamison to look directly into the flame, Jamison asks, "What for?" And that's when Evan delivers the quote before he then instructs Jamison to concentrate very hard...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Evan - 'Rise and help us, for there is an enemy in our midst and he MUST be destroyed!') was back on June 14th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #670 (1969) - Amy - 'Well, he MUST have something to do with it.'
From "Robservations 10/1/02 - #670/671 - Carolyn, Liz & the Werewolf"After Maggie is gone, Amy sits up. "How was that?" she asks David, and he lauds her performance. You almost had me worried, he praises--now we must make sure Carolyn goes to the cottage to get Chris. Amy wonders why. You don't have to know, answers David. Amy wants to know what Chris has to do with all this. How should I know? he answers. Hearing Maggie's voice, Amy sags back down on the bed. Carolyn and Maggie come in, speculating on what's wrong with the child.
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The Robservations references the quote a bit indirectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Amy - 'I MUST have been dreaming just now. I dreamt that I was with Chris and he was saying goodbye to me') was back on November 6th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #498 (1968) - Willie - 'But there MUST be something you can do, some way you can fight her.'
From "Robservations 5/28/02 - #497/498 - Barnabas' Unusual Commission"David told him the dream, says Willie Mrs. Johnson returned from Boston and told David, and so it goes on. Barnabas says Willie will have the dream tonight, bringing him one step closer to it himself. Willie doesn't want to have the dream. Barnabas assures him he has nothing to fear--HE is the intended victim of the dream curse--time is running out for him. Fight her, urges Willie. Barnabas can't think of how. You must do something, insists Willie, but Barn says he tried to destroy her before, back in the very beginning.
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The Robservations references the quote in a roundabout way...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #663 (1796) - Nathan - 'You MUST be crazy if you think I'd be willing to incriminate myself like that.'
From "Robservations 9/25/02 - #662/663 - Barnabas & Yet Another 18th Century Doxy"Barnabas takes a sheet of paper out of the desk and demands a signed confession exonerating Vicki and Peter of their crimes. Nathan tells him he's wrong, but Barnabas yanks him from the chair--I'm not going to argue with you, ordering, "Write that confession!" Nathan refuses to incriminate himself, but Barnabas believes he'd rather be in prison than die in this room.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0663-1.jpg)
If you need my help that desperately, points out Nathan cagily, you can't afford to kill me--I don't want to go to jail, so we should agree on a compromise. Barnabas once again grabs Nathan's throat, telling him there will be no compromise--he'll write and sign the confession!
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The Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly...
And this is yet another Joel Crothers quote that I came across by accident while looking for something else.
And this is the third quote from this ep - all Nathan quotes, as it happens. The first (Nathan - 'Barnabas MUST be destroyed before it's too late!') was back on November 16th of 2020, and the second (Nathan - 'You MUST go back to Collinwood, you MUST find a wooden stake and hammer, then you MUST go to the tower room during the day') was back on August 9th of 2021. Perhaps in his last days on the show the writers were trying to make up for the lack of "must" lines they'd given Joel Crothers in the past. [hall2_wink]
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #308 (1967) - Sam - 'She MUST be asleep.'
From "#0307/0308: Robservations 01/09/02: Vicki Puts Her Foot Down"Meanwhile, Sam and Joe arrive home to find Maggie very excited
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This Robservations comes up in the period where there's little detail. And actually, when Sam and Joe return to the cottage they find it in darkness. That's why, as the quote indicates, they assume Maggie is asleep...
The funny thing is I suspect Maggie's sleeping habits get the most mention of any other character's, especially during this storyline. In fact, they also came up recently with October 20th's quote (Maggie - 'I MUST be getting better if I slept so well').
And this is the fourth quote from this ep - mostly all Sam quotes. The first (Julia - 'These pieces MUST be collected in any way possible, however unorthodox it might seem') was back on May 14th of 2020, the second (Sam - 'You MUST know something-- you MUST have some lead') was back on February 24th of 2021, and the third (Sam - 'I guess you MUST think there's, uh, some connection. Is that a possibility?') was back on March 14th of 2021. So that all means that Ep #308 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #365, #377, #384, #449, #450, #466, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #742, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #44 (1966) - John Harris - 'But I MUST point out to you that this trust fund that you've set up is going to cause you to have a slight bind, financially.'
From "#0043/0044: Robservations 06/18/01: Coffee and Conversation"John shows Liz where she needs to sign the legal paperwork he brought to her. This trust fund can't be touched by anyone? she asks. The principal can't even be touched by David, he assures her--and the interest guarantees him security for he rest of his life. (I wish I were him.) He takes the papers and places them in his briefcase. And this goes on in perpetuity? asks Liz. It goes on as long as we have a monetary system, John assures her--it assures him of an education and an income--but I must point out to you that this trust fund you've set up is going to put you in a slight bind, financially. Liz chuckles and asks what does he want her to do--go around and make sure all the lights are out? John laughs, too, and says nothing that serious--but there isn't any loose money lying around, and when you took over Roger's interest in the company, you tied up nearly all your own cash to do it.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first, which also happens to be a John Harris quote (John Harris - 'The notes are signed on the best possible terms and eventually they can be paid off. But I MUST remind you that they are demand notes and can be called at any time'), was back on July 22nd of 2021, and the second (Carolyn - 'But how did you know about it? Oh. I suppose Vicki MUST have told you') was back on June 28th.
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Watched the John Harris actor on Perry Mason the other day as the prosecutor. A much more substantial part and he was letter perfect. I guess more rehearsal time and editing make for a much better performance.
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[pointing-up] I didn't realize he did Perry Mason. (I've actually been rewatching the show from time to time on Paramount+ - I'm still in the 1st season.) I looked Patrick McVey up and apparently he appeared three times, playing different characters, in the 2nd season's 29th ep, the 7th season's 7th ep, and the 8th season's 2nd ep. It looks like you caught his first appearance, which originally aired in 1959. Were you even born then? [hall2_grin] I was all of 3...
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Perry Mason (along with Gunsmoke) is background noise in my house. I can hear them and see it in my mind. Diana Millay was on recently too, she was in at least two. And Dennis Patrick the other day as well. It's always fun seeing DS actors on these shows.
You're older than me, I was one and change in '59. [hall2_wink]
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #36 (1966) - Vicki - 'Because I MUST.'
From "#0035/0036: Robservations 06/12/01: Will Vicki Stay or Go?"Liz, perturbed, asks Vicki when she decided to leave us? A little while ago, says Vicki--it's not something I wanted to do. Then why go at all? asks Liz. Because I must, says Vicki. Are you sure it's only about David? asks Liz. Mostly, says Vicki, yes--I know I thought about leaving before, but somehow I never did it--I always thought things would straighten themselves out--but now I see it's impossible. Because it isn't easy? asks Liz--very little in life is easy, Miss winters, I should think you of all people would know that.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0036-1.jpg)
"You're going to be sorry you ever came here"--that's what David said to me a little while ago, Vicki tells her--standing in that doorway--those words. So you're afraid of him, too, says Liz--I shouldn't be surprised. It isn't that, says Vicki, I wasn't thinking about fear. Of course you are, says Liz--David threatened you, just as he threatened his father--and then he tampered with the brakes on his car--why shouldn't you be afraid of him--heaven knows, I am. YOU? asks Vicki in disbelief. Yes, admits Liz, but not for myself--for him--for David--she closes the doors, not seeing David standing there
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (David - 'I won't do anything else bad, I promise I won't, but you MUSTN'T stop loving me') was back on September 12th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #133 (1966) - Burke - 'A woman. She's living here at the Inn, so she MUST have come in here.'
From "#(0131_)0132/0133: Robservations 08/21/01: Burke and Laura"Maggie serves a customer in the restaurant. Burke enters and bids her good morning. She offers coffee. Good idea, he says. You won't say that after you drink it, she predicts with a chuckle, pouring. I'm looking for someone, a woman, says Burke, she's staying here, so she must have come in here. Is she blonde and very attractive? asks Maggie. Yes, says Burke, have you seen her? There is a woman who used to live here, says Maggie--yeah--you're talking about Laura Collins? Have you seen her? asks Burke impatiently. Not yet, she says, she mentioned she knew you. What did she say about me? he asks. I said you had a big chip on your shoulder, she says, and she said you weren't always that way. That's interesting, what else did she say? asks Burke. Maggie takes a cup of coffee for herself and sits in the stool next to him. That was about all on the subject of you, she says.
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The Robservations references the quote well, but it changes "living" to "staying" and drops the "at the Inn" part...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'I MUST solve my own problems first. Then and only then will I be able to, to uh, deal with the other practical realities') was back on December 3rd.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #229 (1967) - Sam - 'Lost a-- a great deal of blood? Uh, doc, you MUST be mistaken.'
From "#0229/0230: Robservations 11/1/01: Connections"Cottage - Sam opens the door to Joe and tells him a doctor is with Maggie. They agree that she looks very ill, washed out. Dr. Woodard comes out to inform them that Maggie's problem is a severe loss of blood.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0229-3.jpg)
He's at a loss to explain where it went, however, and says he's going to do tests on it.
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This Robservations also appears during the period where there's little detail and it doesn't reference the quote directly, but at least the subject the quote refers to is referenced...
And something I found noteworthy about November 3rd's slideshow is that Dr. Woodard made two appearances -
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Ep #229 (1967) - Sam - 'Lost a-- a great deal of blood?
Uh, doc, you MUST be mistaken.'
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Ep #336 (1967) - Dr. Woodard - 'It MUST have been a very
extraordinary reason that brought her back after all these
years. I think once we've uncovered that reason, Julia,
we'll... we'll finally have arrived at the truth in this
twisted situation.'
- but neither was Robert Gerringer's Woodard - this year we got the original Woodard, Richard Woods, and back in 2020 it was Peter Turgeon, the third Woodard.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #378 (1795) - Angelique - 'Oh, there MUST be somebody who can stop him. There MUST be someone in this house he'll listen to.'
From "#0378/0379: Robservations 03/01/02: Get Married NOW!"Angelique isn't happy to hear about Jeremiah's sudden trip, and asks Ben to help her figure out a way to keep him from leaving. He tells her Barnabas already spoke to Jeremiah, trying to convince him not to go, but it didn't work. Ben says Josette must make Barnabas prevent Jeremiah from leaving; it's the only way, and Angelique is pleased that her slave came up with such a great idea--to make Barnabas' fiancee keep her lover in town.
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This Robservations also appears during the period where there's little detail and it doesn't reference the quote. However, the quote comes up after Angelique asks Ben to help her stop Jeremiah from leaving. She muses that there must be someone who can stop him...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Josette - 'Oh I did not COME to discuss that. It's Jeremiah I wish to talk to you about. He MUST NOT GO') was back on January 24th of 2021, and the second (Jeremiah - 'And now you've detained me long enough. The storm is worse-- I MUST be off') was back on November 4th of 2021, exactly a year before this one.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #477 (1968) - Angelique - 'Barnabas, I MUST see you and tell you what the future holds.'
From "#0477/0478: Robservations 05/10/02: Cassangelique Snags a Trask Clone"Barnabas sleeps in his drawing room chair. He hears Angelique calling to him, and his wife, dressed in her 18th century clothing, says she must see him and tell him what the future holds. Barnabas orders her to get away from him, but she insists they must talk. He can't move, what is she doing to him? Nothing she says--you're having a dream, and I'm causing it so we can be together again for just a moment. She walks toward him, touches his head. He wants her out of his sight, but she says she won't harm him. Do what you want to do get it over with, he moans. You won't escape me, she swears, and no doctor will help you. Go away, he cries. Only a dream, she says.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0477-4.jpg)
He wants to awaken, and will, she giggles, when the time comes.
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The Robservations references the quote well, but not perfectly...
And I love the way Angelique's appearance is lit:
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #640 (1968) - David - 'You MUSTN'T feel so bad, Amy. Maybe you'll get to stay here. Wouldn't you like that? We'd have fun. Honest we would.'
From "Robservations 9/10/02 - #639/640 - Ghosts and Werewolves, Oh My!"David tries to comfort the depressed Amy--maybe you'll get to stay here, with us!--wouldn't you like that?--we'd have fun. Amy doesn't answer.
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The Robservations references part of the quote well, but not all of it...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (David - 'Well, it's because it makes a circle, and that circle MUST never be broken') was back on January 12th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #718 (1897) - Quentin - 'Remember the words I taught you. They will help you to understand why we MUST go on.'
From "Robservations 11/7/02 - #718/719 - Barnabas & Angelique in the Tower"Jamison stops Quentin from stabbing the doll with the pin--that won't end the curse, it will only hurt Barnabas! Quentin orders Jamison, keep looking at me--I thought you were my friend, on my side, that you want what I do--don't you? Yes, agrees Jamison. Remember what I taught you, says Quentin, which will help us to understand why we must go on--Baal gives us the power to serve him, says Quentin.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0718-4.jpg)
Jamison repeats it. Baal's hand becomes my hand, intones Quentin. Jamison repeats. Whatever Baal's hand does is the good for man, says Quentin. Jamison repeats this. Do you believe it? asks Quentin. Jamison nods.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'I MUST fight him in any way that I can') was back on April 15th of 2020, and the second (Jamison - 'Silver. It MUST be with silver') was back on March 7th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #896 (1969) - Julia - 'Well, you MUST be mistaken. I'm sure I MUST'VE read it somewhere.'
From "Robservations 4/16/03 - #894/5-896 - Blanket Boy Falls Ill; Ms. Olivia Corey"It's curious, remarks Julia--I've seen you onstage, and seen photographs of you in newspapers and magazines, but never noticed your extraordinary resemblance to Amanda Harris--quite unique. Olivia looks at her and says--not really--Amanda Harris was my grandmother. Who was your grandfather? queries Julia. Olivia laughs and asks, are you interested in genealogy as well? I really want to know, says Julia. His name was Langley, reveals Olivia (shades of Edmonds' role on AMC?) Oh, says Julia. Olivia notes, you seem almost disappointed. No, responds Julia, of course not. I find it strange that you knew my name was Amanda Harris, says Olivia, it was never mentioned in conjunction with any of Tate's works, I knew her name, of course, but how did you? You must be mistaken, says Julia, I must have read it somewhere, I'm sure. I suppose so, says Olivia
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The Robservations references the quote well, switching around some words...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (David - 'What I MUST. Amy, you stand outside the door and see that no one comes in while I'm reading the book') was back on January 7th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #983 (1970PT) - Maggie - 'She MUST'VE been a very beautiful woman.'
From "#0982/0983: Robservations 06/16/03: Barnabas, Imprisoned"Liz enters the drawing room. Maggie leans on the mantel, upset. It's going to take time, comforts Liz, you can't expect him to accept you without some difficulty. It was a total disaster! laments Maggie..(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0983-2.jpg)
The boy is living in the past, has never accepted his mother's death, says Liz--difficult as it may be, you will have to make him accept it. She must have been a very beautiful woman, comments Maggie. That calculating, ugly look on her face, Liz says, yes, that she certainly was. (But that was all?)
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1067 (1995) - Barnabas - 'Julia, you MUST be careful-- very careful-- especially when I'm not with you during the day.'
From "#1066/1067: Robservations 08/15/03: Poor Quentin and Eliot and Everyone!"Julia, I'm convinced more than ever that the evil spirit holds the key to everything that's happened here. He can't be reached, says Julia. What if I don't want to reach him--what if I just want to get rid of him? suggests Barnabas. How? she asks. Another exorcism, says Barnabas. You can't, she objects. I can try, he says, or get someone who knows how. She shakes her head. No, it's too dangerous, she says, believe me, I know what I'm talking about--when he wants to do something, nothing will stop him. His forehead creased with puzzlement, he asks, how do you know that? Because of the way he made me feel when I saw him first, she says, I tried to explain that to you. But if he were gone, perhaps Carolyn and Quentin would recover, suggests Barnabas. That's what Stokes thought, but it didn't work, says Julia. I can't give up, he insists. Barnabas, she says, looking deeply into his eyes, but she walks away and says, I have something important to tell you. Outside the window the ghost stands, looking in at her. Spotting him, she hastily says, it happened at dusk tonight--I was sitting in this room. And what? prompts Barnabas. Nothing, says Julia, it wasn't important, I felt a presence here, probably my imagination, I shouldn't have mentioned it. That's all? asks Barnabas. Yes, she answers. The ghost is gone when Barnabas stands close to Julia and warns, you must be careful--very careful--especially when I'm not with you during the day. I will be, don't worry, she assures him.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1116 (1840) - Samantha - 'I suppose I hadn't wanted to face it, but I really MUST make some decision about Gabriel.'
From "#1066/1067: Robservations 08/15/03: Poor Quentin and Eliot and Everyone!"Give me your hand, he asks. I beg your pardon? she demands. No, he says, taking her hand, I want to see what the future holds for you. What are you doing? she asks. You didn't know I was an authority on astrology, numerology and palm reading, did you? he asks. I don't believe in such things, she replies. That's a pity, says Gerard, because it says here that your troubled life lies behind you. What do you mean? she asks. Look at your hand, he says, touching her palm intimately--the lifeline, heartline and the love line--the last two converge here, meaning that you're going to have a very successful love life(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1116-1.jpg)
--but what is more important is your lifeline--strong and clean, although there is a very clouded area here. Is that bad? she asks. One might say it's just a clouded area of your life, he says--who it is or what it is is impossible to say. Do you really take this seriously? she asks. Yes, and you should, too, he says--perhaps this is the clouded area of your life you're going through--a thought just occurred to me--who in your life is making you the most miserable--Gabriel Collins, am I correct?--what are you going to do about it? There's nothing I can do, says Sam. In time, you will become the mistress of Collinwood, he says, now is the time to start planning what you'll do--doesn't that make sense? Yes it does, she agrees, I suppose I hadn't wanted to face it, but I really must make some decision about Gabriel--at the moment, however, I still feel like being alone--I think I'll take a walk around the grounds--please excuse me. Of course, he says.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Gerard - 'Now Samantha, you MUST STAY here and take care of yourself. Everything will be all right once we find her') was back on January 11th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1195 (1841PT) - Quentin - 'You've, uh, grown up the past 5 years, and I MUST say I like what I see.'
From "#1195/1196: Robservations 12/05/03: Angelique, Powerless?; Executioner's Ax"now, let's talk about you--when I first came back and saw you, I didn't recognize you--you've grown up the past five years, and I must say I like what I see. Thank you very much, she says. May I take you for a walk? He offers. I can't, says Daphne--I've got to go back to the village. That's where I'll walk you, he says--you might as well get used to it--I never take no for an answer. He leads her away, an arm around her shoulders.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #38 (1966) - Carolyn - 'Ghosts, Vicki. Ghosts. And like all the rest of us kooks you'll just have to get used to it-- I really MUST change.'
From "#0037/0038: Robservations 06/13/01: Giving Carolyn a Ring"I really have to change, I just might be taking a trip to Bangor this evening. Carolyn, calls Vicki, can I ask you a question. Anything at all! says Carolyn, ecstatic. You remember that sobbing I told you about? asks Vicki. You heard it again last night, says Carolyn. How did you know? asks Vicki. Because I heard it, too, says Carolyn--I hope you had the good sense to stay in your room--that's what I always do. But when I told you about it before, says Vicki, you told me you'd never heard it--that I must have dreamt it. From the kitchen doorway, Liz listens. I didn't want to frighten you away, admits Carolyn--but now that you're one of us--sure, that ghost lady sobs--I've heard it, off and on, for most of my life--but right now, I couldn't care less! Where does it come from? asks Vicki. Ghosts! says Carolyn, and like all the rest of us kooks here, you're just going to have to get used to it--I really must change. She leaves Vicki on the landing alone.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep - actually, the second quote from this scene. The first (Vicki - 'But when I told you about it before, you, you said you'd never heard it-- that I MUST have dreamt it') was back on October 6th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #135 (1966) - Liz - 'I MUST say I'm favorably impressed by Laura.'
From "#0134/0135: Robservations 08/22/01: David Changes His Mind"Good night, Laura says to Roger and Liz, who say it back. How does the house look to you? asks Carolyn as they leave the house. The same, and yet different, says Laura.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0135-1.jpg)
The door closes. Roger and Liz walk forward. What do you think of her now? asks Roger. I must say I'm favorably impressed by Laura, Liz says. So am I, he says. I'm worried abut David, says Liz, I don't like the way he's behaving. He's just acting up, says Roger--that's standard for David--pay no attention to him.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And I must say that when I saw this look on Roger -
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- I knew the moment had to be the capture! [hall2_grin]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'Yes, I think I MUST have done something to frighten him') was back on September 2nd of 2020.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #230 (1967) - Barnabas - 'And now we MUST go somewhere else, my dear. Come.'
From "#0229/0230: Robservations 11/1/01: Connections"Maggie waits in the cemetery, looking for someone. Barnabas appears and stands before her,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0230-2.jpg)
his eyes locking with hers. He takes her hand.
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The Robservations is once again during the period where there's little detail so the quote isn't referenced. However, it comes up as Barnabas takes Maggie's hand...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'You MUST have told them. You MUST have betrayed me') was back on February 7th, and the second (Barnabas - 'I MUST teach you your lesson, Willie!') was back on August 28th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #379 (1795) - Countess du Pres - 'Now you answer me: You attempt to explain why you MUST leave Collinsport so suddenly.'
From "#0378/0379: Robservations 03/01/02: Get Married NOW!"She insists that Vicki re-enact the circumstances under which the master of the house disappeared, and does a dead-on impression of Joshua's pomposity. Vicki, regarding this as cruel and embarrassing, isn't at all pleased about being asked to participate in this charade, ordered to look out the window as Jeremiah was during the argument, but the Countess feels if they do, the cat Will show up--and it does!
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The Robservations is yet again during the period where there's little detail so the quote isn't referenced. However, it comes up as Countess du Pres roleplays as Joshua and wants Vicki to roleplay as Jeremiah...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #479 (1968) - Dr. Lang - 'No one MUST know what I'm doing. No one. Is that clear?'
From "#0479/0480: Robservations 05/13/02: Forget, Jeff, Forget!"Lang lurches forward and injects Jeff, who falls to the floor. Barnabas fears he's dead, but Lang says not, yet--but soon, very soon. Lang binds Jeff back to the table, and Barnabas asks the doctor to listen. He nearly died, says Lang, but Barn says killing Jeff isn't necessary--Jeff can be completely harmless. Lang is doing this to protect his experiment, and will allow no interference. Barnabas suggests they call in Julia to save Jeff's life--she can hypnotize him. Lang refuses to listen. Lang implies Barnabas is stupid to believe such a thing. It's been successful, insists Barn, but Lang doesn't want Julia to know about the experiment. She needn't know, insists Barn, but Lang is sure Jeff will tell her right away. Tell Julia Jeff was momentarily deranged, suggests Barnabas, but Lang feels the inquisitive redhead would probe until she learned the truth. Then let her know everything, advises Barn, but Lang considers this a mad idea. She'll keep his secret, insists Barn, but Lang considers him too trusting and stupid. Julia isn't without her guilts, says Barnabas--she had her mishaps when they tried her experiment. No one can know what he's doing, insists Lang. Jeff starts coming to, calling to Vicki to help him.
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Re: the title of this Robservations: If only Julia could hypnotize us into forgetting Jeff!! [hall2_wink] [hall2_grin]
The Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly...
And Dr. Lang REALLY doesn't want anyone to know about what he's doing because, in addition to the quote from this ep, back on October 16th of 2020 we shared this one:
Friday's quote:
Ep #475 (1968) - Dr. Lang - 'No! No! No one else MUST know!'
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #719 (1897) - Magda - 'MUST you play that again?'
From "Robservations 11/7/02 - #718/719 - Barnabas & Angelique in the Tower"Magda tells Quentin's fortune with the Tarot. She asks if he has to keep playing the music. "I like it!" he insists. You've heard it before, he says, but it's soothing to me while I listen to you telling me my future tragedies. You HAVE no future, says Magda. Judith bursts in and orders Quentin to turn off the music.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Magda - 'Anyone who believes in voodoo MUST believe in me') was back on February 23rd of 2021.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #897 (1969) - Barnabas - 'Do you understand what MUST be done?'
From "Robservations 4/17/03 - #897-898 - Terror For Megan; David, Book-Keeper"Barnabas, pleased with himself, opens the secret bookcase, turns off a tape recorder, rewinds the tape and plays it back: "There is no margin for error. Punishment is necessary", it says over and over. He turns to someone and asks, "Do you understand what must be done?" He's speaking to Philip, telling him to go and see that it is done. Philip, walking like an automaton, leaves the secret room and the Old House. We continue to hear the tape, and Barnabas smiles.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jenny's Ghost - 'I cannot help you but he can. You MUST find him!') was back on February 17th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #985 (1970PT) - Alexis - 'I MUST go.'
From "#0984/0985: Robservations 06/17/03: Exit the Bride!"Quentin, I must leave, insists Alexis, I can't stay here. That's unthinkable, he says. But I'm having such a devastating effect on Maggie, protests Alexis. She'll be all right, Quentin assures her, and besides, I have, and always will, make the decisions at Collinwood. Of course, she agrees. It's settled, says Quentin--we have much catching up to do.
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The Robservations: why change "go" to "leave"? - [idontknow]
And Alexis would have been much better off had she gone. But then it would have been so much harder for Angelique to return...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Alexis - 'I can understand how much you MUST miss her') was back on May 9th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1117 (1840) - Barnabas - 'I cannot go through eternity alone. I MUST have someone.'
From "#1117/1118: Robservations 09/23/03: Ben Attacked--By What?"1117
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Once again a Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser. It's a restaging of the ending to Ep #1116. So, here's the summary of that scene:
From "#1115/1116: Robservations 09/22/03: Roxanne in Love"Barnabas appears in Josette's room from the other door. He stares down at her raptly, and is about to go in for a bite when Julia calls, "Barnabas!" So, YOU brought her here! he accuses, his eyes vicious. You must not touch her, insists Julia, please, please try to understand! "I cannot go through eternity alone, he says, I must have someone." It's wrong, don't you see? wails Julia, please, leave her alone. Barnabas advances on Julia and grabs her into his arms.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1116-4.jpg)
"You will not interfere again!" he shouts. He draws back, fangs bared, and is about to bury his face in her throat and attack when he abruptly stops, his face contorted. Moaning, he covers his face with his hands, drops his cane. Julia watches, horrified, as Barnabas sinks to the floor, unconscious.
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And that Robservations summary references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'You MUST TELL me!') was back on June 2nd of 2020.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #231 (1967) - Sam - 'No, she MUST'VE gone out through those French windows.'
From "#0231/0232: Robservations 11/2/01: Maggie at Odds; Jason Issues a Warning"Maggie lies in her bedroom as Joe and Sam await the doctor. What's with those marks on her neck, they wonder? Dogs, howl, cuasing Maggie to move restlessly on her pillows. When Sam comes in to close the French doors, he, too, is spooked by the howling, wolf-like sound.
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And once again this is a Robservations with less detail than usual. However, the quote comes up after Sam has already closed the French doors after hearing the howling dogs in the teaser and in Act I he wonders why the doors are always open. And Sam doesn't "come in to close the French doors" because he and Joe are already in Maggie's room from the beginning of the ep...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #380 (1795) - Angelique - 'I MUST find a new way to put Josette under a spell.'
From "#0380/0381: Robservations 03/04/02: Wedding Interruptus"The Joshua-cat sits on Angelique's bed, and Ben comes after it with an axe. Angelique stops him, but promises he will eventually get his revenge against Joshua for his cruel treatment of him, she'll see to that! She orders him to get a handkerchief from Jeremiah's room for her latest spell.
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And yet again this is a Robservations with less detail than usual. However, the circumstances of the quote are that after Angelique returns to her room and settles things with Ben concerning Joshua, she delivers the quote to Ben. She then explains to Ben that Countess du Pres is urging Josette and Barnabas to marry that night. Ben laughs that all her conniving has come to nothing. Angelique insists nothing will go wrong and she needs his help to cast a new spell. And after that is when she orders Ben to get one of Jeremiah's handkerchieves...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #481 (1968) - Julia - 'Operator, the police MUST have an emergency number.'
From "#0481/0482: Robservations 05/14/02: Cassandra Thwarts the Good Guys"The men pound on the door and Lang holds the gun on the closed doors. Julia gets a busy signal from the Collinsport police, and dials the operator, asking frantically for an emergency number for the cops.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though certainly not directly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Another reason you MUST NOT do it') was back on September 5th of 2021, and the second (Cassandra - 'You will do anything I ask. Anything. But you will not remember what I have told you or what you MUST do') was back on February 6th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #720 (1897) - Dirk - 'Really, Beth, you MUST. After all, you were her, uh, personal maid, weren't you?'
From "Robservations 11/8/02 - #720-721 - A Pissed-Off Wife Takes Revenge"Dirk tells Beth he's feeling better. I'm sorry this happened to you, she says, Judith should never have involved you, but waited for me to return from the village. Dirk curtly tells her he knows her big, dark secret and will keep it because he's being paid to.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0720-1.jpg)
He asks her how long she's known about Jenny. From the beginning, reveals Beth, when she had her breakdown and Edward sent her to the tower room. Removing the compress, he stands and wants to know what caused Jenny's breakdown. Beth says she doesn't know. Dirk he is sure she does, being Jenny's personal maid. She repeats, I didn't know.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though not directly once again...
And who knows why RD reaches out to Terry Crawford when he delivers the quote?
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1125ds_0.jpg)
But then, RD can rarely keep from touching his contemporary female costars, now can he?! [hall2_rolleyes] They and his hair are the biggest things that are impossible for him not to touch!! [hall2_wink] [hall2_grin]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jenny - 'You MUSTN'T be frightened of me') was back on August 11th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #988 (1970PT) - Gladstone - 'I MUST admit, I find this a trifle embarrassing.'
From "#0988/0989: Robservations 06/19/03: Dr. Longworth and Mr. Yaeger"Cyrus realizes his desk has been tampered with, and finds both flashlight and crowbar. Come out where I can you, orders Cyrus. Gladstone reveals himself, admitting, I find this a trifle embarrassing. I'm not surprised to see you, says Cyrus, my instincts told m you couldn't be trusted. Were my instincts as good, laments Gladstone--your young lady told me you wouldn't be back until late, and I believed her. How long have you been here? demands Cyrus. Long enough to realize I have contributed to a most intriguing experiment, says Gladstone. You have contributed nothing, says Cyrus, you were paid for that ingredient you contributed. Forgive me, says Gladstone, but I just couldn't contain my curiosity.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #232 (1967) - Jason - 'I see, but you MUST cross the country in a raging storm to be at the bedside. Vicki, your goodness is obviously without limits.'
From "#0231/0232: Robservations 11/2/01: Maggie at Odds; Jason Issues a Warning"As Vicki is leaving Collinwood, Jason quizzes her about Maggie's illness
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This Robservations is another with very little detail. However, after Jason overhears Vicki on the phone and realizes she's going out, he advises her against it because of a storm coming up. Vicki points out that a friend is sick, though Jason says his advice against the storm still stands. As she goes to get her coat, Vicki says she'll be all right and informs him it's Maggie Evans and that she can't be left alone. Jason says he didn't realize she's that ill. Vicki explains that it's not that she's that sick. And it's then that Jason delivers the quote. And it's after that that Vicki explains about Maggie's sleepwalking and how she was found in Eagle Hill cemetery. That gets Jason's attention and he questions Vicki about it...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'I MUST be getting better if I slept so well') was back on October 20th.
(And speaking of Maggie's sleeping habits, apparently PT Maggie also has hers brought up, as I noticed in November 20th's slideshow:
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Ep #1024 (1970PT) - Maggie - 'I was asleep last night
when you came home, I guess. You MUST have gotten up
very early.'
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #481 (1968) - Cassandra - 'No, no, you MUSTN'T do that. You MUST leave that privilege to me.'
From "#0481/0482: Robservations 05/14/02: Cassandra Thwarts the Good Guys"She explains that Lang is definitely not home, and in his study is a desk with a medallion in it, small, round and old, a talisman against witches. "To protect him against you!" says Tony, sounding much like Trask. "No," she coos, again caressing his forehead. "That's a very unkind thing to say. I told you to be kind. . .you will not be able to sleep until you bring this to me." He nods. If it isn't there, she says, you'll have to wait until Lang returns, but he mustn't know you've taken it. "I won't kill him!" explodes Tony. "No," she says, you must leave that privilege to me--overpower him, take his watch and wallet, but be certain to bring me the medallion. Tony understands.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Another reason you MUST NOT do it') was back on September 5th of 2021, the second (Cassandra - 'You will do anything I ask. Anything. But you will not remember what I have told you or what you MUST do') was back on February 6th, and the third (Julia - 'Operator, the police MUST have an emergency number') was back on November 24th. So that all means that Ep #481 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #449, #450, #466, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #742, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #721 (1897) - Barnabas - 'Angelique, I know you can hear me. Why don't you respond to me? Don't you understand?-- you MUST come to me. I need you. I need you.'
From "Robservations 11/8/02 - #720-721 - A Pissed-Off Wife Takes Revenge"Barnabas grows impatient, ordering Angelique to come to him. "I need you!" he begs. "Why thank you," she says, appearing at last, "you have no idea how gratifying it is after all these years to hear you finally admit that YOU need ME!" She grins at him. Barnabas looks as if he's wondering if this was such a great idea after all.
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The Robservations references part of the quote, though not perfectly...
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One of my all-time favorite scenes, the first and only time I saw it. I was wondering if I guessed correctly.
I was watching the series for the first time from beginning to end. I don't know how'd I'd feel about it now. I should give it a watch and figure this out, lol.
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One of my all-time favorite scenes
It's definitely a great scene. [santa_thumb]
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #233 (1967) - Barnabas - 'I'm terribly sorry if I startled you. I knocked but the thunder MUST'VE drowned the sound.'
From "#0233/0234: Robservations 11/5/01: GONE!"a lightning flash reveals the figure of a man standing in the doorway between the foyer and the living room. The girls shriek, only to find out it's cousin Barnabas, who apparently has stopped knocking on doors, too, and just let himself in. He apologizes for startling the ladies and asks about the electricity.
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This Robservations is also during the period where there's little detail and it barely references the quote. However, Barnabas delivers it as soon as he enters the drawing room...
And hmmm - Barnabas apparently did knock - it's right there in the quote that he did.
And talk about a great ep! I've said this before but this was the first ep I'd watched in '80s syndication - and despite the fact that I didn't want to get caught up in DS after having put it behind me for nearly 15 years, after seeing this ep again, that notion flew right out the window! [santa_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1197 (1841PT) - Bramwell - 'In other words, a poor Collins won't do-- you MUST have a rich one.'
From "#1197/1198: Robservations 12/08/03: The End of 1840/41RT"Morgan has asked me to marry him and I've agreed, says Catherine. Look at me, commands Bramwell--LOOK AT ME! She does. You love me, tell me that you love me! he demands passionately. No, she says, her face showing how torn she is. You don't love Morgan, you love me, insists Bramwell, as I love you!--that's the way it should be--he pulls her into his arms--that's the way it always has been--you and I--Catherine and Bramwell--there's no other way. I'm sorry, she says, withdrawing from of his embrace. I won't listen to you say you're sorry, he growls, I will not let you destroy both our lives. There's no point in putting yourself into one of your vicious tempers! she retorts. I will show my temper when I see Morgan, he vows. There's no reason for you to see Morgan, she says. I have every reason to see Morgan, he says--I would like to kill him. Oh, you haven't changed, she says with a bitter smile--no one could ever talk to you when you were angry. How did you expect me to react to what you just said? he demands. I expected you to listen to me while I try to explain, she says. I'll listen, he agrees. When I made the decision to marry Morgan, it was a very difficult one, she says--you know how I've always felt about you--how I still do feel--but I also know the kind of life I want--and I know the two of us could never find it together. But you and Morgan will? he asks. Yes! she says. You are telling yourself lies! he says, we belong to each other! No, we're too much alike, she protests, we'd destroy one another--and we could never find the kind of stability I must have if I'm to be happy. In other words, a poor Collins won't do, he accuses--you must have a rich one. That isn't fair, she says. But it's TRUE! he shouts--look at me and tell me you love Morgan Collins. I do love him, she says. I don't believe that, says Bramwell, I don't believe you love him, nor do I believe he loves you--he only wants you because he doesn't want me to have you!
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first two are from the 1840/1841 storyline. The first (Judge Vail - 'You MUST refrain from any further demonstrations') was back on August 14th of 2020, and the second (Quentin(reading) - 'For Tad's sake, you MUST know the truth') was back on August 5th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1193 (1841) - Daphne - 'You MUST be exhausted.'
From "#1193/1194: Robservations 12/04/03: A Proposal Overheard"Collinwood - Joanna sits by the fire. Daphne enters, smiling, tea tray in hand--good morning, she says--what are you doing here so early? Actually, I never left, says Joanna, I went for a long walk and then when I found out what time it was, I decided to come back here and wait for you. You must be exhausted, remarks Daphne. No, says Joanna, I'm fine--you got some sleep yourself, didn't you? Yes, and I had a good night's sleep, I'm glad to say, says Daphne.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And yet more discussion about a character's sleep. [santa_wink]
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #993 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'Now, there MUST be something that can be done!'
From "#0992/0993: Robservations 06/23/03: Has Angelique Returned?"Quentin races to Hannah's side. What happened? he asks. "My throat!" she cries. "Light the lights, quick!" He does as she asks. Whatever is throttling Hannah lets go. She gasps out to Quentin, a hand was choking me!. Sounding as if he doesn't believe her, he insists, tell me what happened. She flatly informs him, I can't do anything to help you, because the spirit that roams these rooms won't be driven out--it wants to stay--and it's powerful--believe me, most powerful! There must be something that can be done, protests Quentin. Look! says Hannah, pointing to the desk drawer, which is opening by itself. What does it mean? asks Quentin. Look inside and see! blares Hannah. Quentin opens the drawer and takes out Bruno's sheet music, which has blood on it.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0993-4.jpg)
There's a note, says Quentin--"It must be tonight." In whose hand? she asks. I can't make that out, he says--it's printed; it's all got to mean something--Bruno, the music, the message.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Cyrus - 'Now also, you MUST take safeguards against any impurities or unbalances within the synthesis-- I mean, I have indicated how important and delicate this chemical is!') was back on October 14th of 2020, the second (Hannah - 'All I know is I MUST LEAVE this house!') was back on January 9th of 2021, the third (Alexis - 'Sabrina, you know that whoever it was near Angelique MUST have murdered her') was back on June 10th of 2021, and the fourth (Alexis - 'It MUST be Angelique! It MUST be! I know it is!') was back on June 2nd.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #1057 & #1111.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #943 (1970) - Jeb - 'But you MUST NOT listen to the book. Your loyalty is going to be to me.'
From "Robservations 5/16/03 - Maggie and the Zombie; Followed By a Moon Poppy"he told you nothing about the Leviathans? I never heard that name before, she says. You'll hear it often now, he promises, but you must not listen to the book--your loyalty will be to me--Barnabas likes to follow the book--"But I do not!"--that's why you were told to discourage Carolyn from seeing me--all I wanted to do was bring Carolyn the same peace I brought you
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sabrina - 'You MUST take the flower and eat it') was back on May 8th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #780 (1897) - Carl - 'It MUST be getting dark.'
The quote actually comes up at the end of Ep #779 and at the beginning of Ep #780, and as such the Robaervations for Ep $780 doesn't really summarize the scene again. All we get is:
From "Robservations 1/24/03 - #780-781 - Senseless Death; Barnabas in Dutch"Karlen doesn't grab onto the cross in the re-do of the previous episode's ending.
However, the Robservations for Ep #779 has:
From "Robservations 1/23/03 - #778-779 - One Hand Clapping"Carl checks his pocket watch. It must be getting dark, he realizes, I have to get out! He bangs on the coffin with both fists, then seems terrified. Be logical, he encourages himself, somehow there's a way to open that door--"THERE'S GOT TO BE!" he screams--I must get Edward or the police. . .
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And that Robservations references the quote perfectly...
However, the reason I chose Ep #780 over Ep #779 is I thought the restaging of the scene shows Carl off better. Originally Carl thinks the line to himself and is seen in a very shadowy medium shot -
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- whereas in Ep #780 he speaks the line out loud and is seen in a less shadowy close-up -
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #671 (1969) - Liz - 'I MUST find a way out! I MUST reach you, Carolyn! You're in terrible danger!'
From "Robservations 10/1/02 - #670/671 - Carolyn, Liz & the Werewolf"In her coffin, Liz is still trying to figure out how to warn Carolyn of the terrible danger she's in.
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The Robservations references the quote, though not completely..
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Chris - 'I guess I fell asleep. I MUST NOT of heard the phone') was back on April 5th, and the second (Carolyn - 'I MUST go on believing she'll be with us again. I MUST go on believing that') was back on August 25th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #503 (1968) - Sheriff Patterson - 'He MUST have had some reason for coming here.'
From "Robservations 6/3/02 - Everyone Frets Over Carolyn - #503/504"this man, why did he come to the Old House?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0503-4.jpg)
Julia has no idea, and Willie doesn't, either, but the sheriff doesn't believe them
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However it comes up as part of Sheriff Patterson's disbelief...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Willie, I know why you want to find her-- you want to tell her the dream, but you MUSTN'T') was back on July 25th of 2020, and the second (Carolyn - 'You MUST protect me-- you MUST take me back to Collinwood') was back on April 14th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #426 (1796) - Millicent - 'Ben knows that Barnabas is back. But he lied to me. You MUST punish him for lying, Cousin Joshua. When it is this important, someone MUST be punished.'
From "#0425/0426: Robservations 04/03/02: Tragedy on Widows' Hill"why did Barnabas run from her?--even Ben denied seeing him--they must punish Ben for lying to her
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The Robservations references part of the quote, though not all of it...
And I love the look on Millicent's face that one could say approaches glee at the prospect of -
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- Ben being punished.
And this is not only the fourth quote from this ep but it's also the fourth quote from this scene. The first (Millicent - 'Barnabas MUST kill Nathan. Oh I, I suppose it has to be in the course of a technicality like a duel, but he MUST kill him') was back on September 14th of 2020, the second (Millicent - 'If you have not seen Barnabas, and I have, then someone MUST find out why') was back on June 9th of 2021, and the third (Joshua - 'Yes, I MUST find out why') was back on June 25th. So that all means that Ep #426 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #449, #450, #466, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #742, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #313 (1967) - David - 'I MUSTN'T fall asleep. Somebody's got to come! Somebody's got to!'
From "#0313/0314: Robservations 01/14/02: Incestors Galore"David, who has dozed off, wakes up and murmurs, "Somebody's got to come!"
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Once again the Robservations references part of the quote, though not all of it - though considering this ep falls into the period where there's little detail, even referencing part of a quote is pretty much a milestone...
And this is not only the second quote from this ep but it's also the second quote from this scene. The first (Caretaker - 'No. No, there is no help for you. No help is possible. You MUST rest. Rest. Rest') was back on October 26th of 2020. And considering the caretaker is only in 23 eps, it's quite interesting that he already has 7 quotes in this slideshow - and even more may be possible...
(Something else that's interesting is that the caretaker is not listed in either version of the DS Almanac when it comes to the Character Appearances list. To find out how many eps he was in, I had to look up the actors who played him and add their eps together. But then, should the fact that there are omissions in the list surprise us? Uh, no, sadly...)
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #185 (1967) - Sam - 'Yes, it looks very fresh-- The artist MUST have used very good materials.'
From "#0184/0185: Robservations 09/28/01: Laura Gets Revenge"Old House - Have you ever been here before? David asks Sam. This is my first time, says Sam, and I hope the last. Would you like to see a very beautiful painting? offers David. Here? asks Sam in disbelief. Right here, says David, pointing above the mantle. You've got a sharp eye, praises Sam--it's a good portrait. It's Josette, says David. Is it? asks Sam--there's a dimensional quality about it--the artist caught a very expressive face--eyes alive, lips seem soft, wanting to speak. You know, that's exactly the way I feel when I look at it? says David. It's amazing, it's in very good condition, says Sam, considering how it's been exposed to the temperatures all these years--yes, it looks very fresh--artist must have used very good materials--no sign of cracking or drying.
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Once again the Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunrday's quote:
Ep #106 (1966) - Roger - 'Oh, I see what you're getting at. Our little governess MUST have told you that someone was trying to break into her room-- well it's ridiculous, she imagined the whole thing!'
From "#0105/0106: Robservations 08/03/01: Caught Pen in Hand!"Why did you lie to me the next day, asks the sheriff, why did you tell me you hadn't been near Lookout Point? For the same reason, says Roger. You didn't want to be involved, says Patterson. Yes, says Roger, and I didn't want to put my sister through the ordeal of an investigation--surely that's not a crime! Keeping information from the police, hiding evidence--yes, that is a crime, Patterson informs Roger. Well, what do you intend to do about it? asks Roger as though he's above it all. I don't know yet, says Patterson. I've told you the truth, insists Roger--I was on the beach, but I did not kill Malloy, I had no reason for killing him. No one has established a motive for murder, points out Garner. I haven't accused you of killing anybody, have I? Patterson asks Roger. Not yet, says Roger. If you will just be honest with me, you'll have nothing to worry about, says Patterson. I'm trying to be honest with you, says Roger. Do you have a complete set of keys at Collinwood? asks Patterson. That's an odd question, remarks Roger. Answer it, says Patterson. No, says Roger, I have the key to the front door and a few rooms, my sister has the rest. Do you have a key to Miss Winters' room? asks Patterson. Of course not! shouts Roger. Do you have access to your sister's keys? Asks Patterson. I see what you're getting at, says Roger, our little governess must have told you that someone was trying to break into her room--well it's ridiculous, she imagined the whole thing! Yes, but you're still not answering the question, are you? asks Patterson--do you have access to your sister's keys?
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The Robservations references the quote practically perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Sheriff Patterson - 'Well then whoever it was that was trying to get into your room MUST have had a key') was back on February 14th of 2020, and the second (Carolyn - 'She MUST have a grudge against Uncle Roger!') was back on February 25th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #727 (1897) - Gregory - 'We MUST pray. We MUST give thanks that she has been delivered back to us.'
From "Robservations 11/14/02 - #726/727 - Barnabas Gets a Bit of Charity"Charity reports to Daddy that the lost lamb has been found, the lamb so in need of saving--I saw Rachel, not just in Collinsport--but here--as the governess! Trask is stunned. We must pray, he says, give thanks that she has been delivered back to us. Father and daughter sink to their knees.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'But we MUSTN'T make a habit of agreeing, Barnabas') was back on March 25th of 2021, the second (Rachel - 'If they're here, I MUST face them, without fear, but how?') was back on May 30th of 2021, the third (Gregory - 'The devil MUST be vanquished. The lamb MUST be cleansed') was back on July 26th 2021, and the fourth (Charity - 'Something MUST be done with the children of the house. But then you MUST know that') was back on November 7th of 2021.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #993, #1057 & #1111.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #545 (1968) - Carolyn - 'But we MUST be more careful.'
From "Robservations 7/1/02 - Stokes Demands Answers - #544/545"Carolyn leads Adam back to his room. She goes in with him and expresses relief that no one saw him. She tells him everything is all right, but they must be more careful. She still doesn't understand how Nicholas got in. Adam tells her he was sitting and studying, went to get a book, then heard Nicholas speak. He was just standing there.
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Once again the Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this must have been a period on the show for people to realize they must be more careful because in Ep #544 it was Prof. Stokes who said -
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Ep #544 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'I MUST be more careful. There are times
when even a momentary loss of self-control can be dangerous.'
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And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'You MUST NOT die through magic--Nicholas would surely know that I was responsible') was back on May 29th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #313 (1967) - Caretaker - 'You MUST go-- the both of you. You're in danger here.'
From "#0313/0314: Robservations 01/14/02: Incestors Galore"Roger and Joe spot the caretaker, whom Rog dubs "senile," but when Joe questions the codger, he learns the old man heard voices. Yes, he knows of a David, David Brewster, says the caretaker, drowned at sea.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0313-3.jpg)
Joe presses the ancient mariner, who reveals he heard voices at the Collins tomb. Roger sarcastically his ancestors are kicking up a fuss, but Joe, despite the caretaker's warnings of danger, persists, and they go to check out the mausoleum.
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This is another Robservations where there's very little detail so the quote isn't referenced. However, the caretaker talks about David Brewster before he brings up having heard voices, and he warns them to go right after he talks about that David...
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And considering the caretaker is only in 23 eps, it's quite interesting that he already has 7 quotes in this slideshow - and even more may be possible...
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And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Caretaker - 'No. No, there is no help for you. No help is possible. You MUST rest. Rest. Rest') was back on October 26th of 2020, and the second (David - 'I MUSTN'T fall asleep. Somebody's got to come! Somebody's got to!') was just back on December 9th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1233 (1841PT) - Catherine - 'The way I've treated her since she married you-- she MUST think I hate her by now.'
From "#1232/1233: Robservations 01/07/04: Daphne Falls Ill"Catherine shakes her head--no, it can't be true! I'd give me life to make it a lie, he says, but it is true(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1233-0.jpg)
--when Mother told me the news, I went to see Dr. Fletcher myself--he doesn't know what's wrong with her. Doesn't know? says Catherine--he's a doctor, of course he knows (spoken like a doctor's daughter). He wasn't able to diagnose the illness, says Bramwell, he could only tell that she is dying--all the vital life signs are weakening, she hasn't the will to fight--unless the situation changes soon, she will not have very much time. It can't be true, insists Catherine--she's so young, she's never been sick before in her life. I know, says Bramwell--if this happens to her, then I will be responsible. Why? asks Catherine. I married her, then completely neglected her, he says--I've given her nothing to live for, and now she's dying. You mustn't blame yourself, says Catherine. But I do, he says--last night I came home with such good news--my ship had arrived--I now have as much wealth as I'd ever want, now it means nothing to me--I would gladly give it all up if I thought it would make her well again. Catherine rises from the sofa--if anyone is to blame, I am, she says--the way I've treated her since she married you--she must think I hate her by now. The fact is, says Bramwell, you are right, Daphne should have listened to you--I married Daphne because I was hurt and angry at you--but now, I feel very deeply toward her
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Bramwell - 'Dr. Fletcher suggested that we get someone in for consultation, but he didn't hold out much hope--we MUSTN'T fool ourselves') was back on October 7th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1171 (1840) - Judard - 'You MUST understand. You MUST believe me. It's the truth.'
From "#1171/1172: Robservations 11/18/03: Another Brick in the Wall"I'd rather see him beheaded--that's a fitting end to Quentin Collins! Have you always hated him this deeply? asks Gerard. He's responsible for ruining any happiness I might have had, she says sadly. You still have a chance, he says--did it ever occur to you that I was forced into treating you like I did when you had to choose between Quentin and me? I don't believe that! she says. You must believe it, because it is true, he says--Samantha, I knew there wouldn't be any chance between you and me if Quentin was still around. He tries to touch her, but she moves away. You must understand and believe me, he says tenderly, putting his hand on her shoulder, kissing her temple, it's true.
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The Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Samantha - 'Do you understand why I MUST get even with him for all the misery that he has caused me?') was back on April 23rd of 2020.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1108 (1970) - Julia - 'As soon as she's well enough, you can go and take her away from there-- but now you MUST take her to Windcliff!'
From "#1107/1108: Robservations 09/16/03: Buried Alive!"Windcliff Sanitarium? asks Sebastian--isn't that just a polite word for insane asylum?--you know as well as I do that Maggie's problem is physical, not mental. It's both, says Julia, and YOU know that as well as I do (Yes, they were both vampire victims)--now Maggie is going to Windcliff, where she will have proper treatment and protection--as soon as she's well enough, you can go and take her away from there--but now you must take her to Windcliff! Barnabas helps Maggie, who is wearing a scarf tied under her chin, downstairs--she's ready, says Barnabas. Good, says Julia, everything's been arranged--Mr. Shaw, go get the car.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'I've got to back to Collinwood. You MUST take me') was back on July 20th of 2021, and the second (Julia - 'Look, look at how old it is-- it really must be the original card that the family sent to friends in 1840') was back on September 10th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1025 (1970PT) - Maggie - 'He MUST know how, how terrible this is for me...is he so obsessed with Angelique that I don't matter at all?'
From "#1024/1025: Robservations 07/17/03: First the Dress, Then Suicide"Maggie sits in the drawing room, wondering, why hasn't Quentin come back?--he must realize how terrible this is for me...is he so obsessed with Angelique that I don't matter at all? The front door opens; we see only legs--it's Roger, and Maggie is disappointed. Still waiting up? he asks, the champagne glass still in his hand--"That's bad form, you know. Most husbands don't like their wives sitting up waiting for them, especially..." Good night, she says angrily. Roger goes on--"Especially in a marriage like this!" You don't know anything about my marriage, she says.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1025-2.jpg)
Don't forget, he says, I lived through the last one in this house, so I know--by comparison. You're drunk, she accuses distastefully.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Hoffman - 'You MUST excuse me, I have a busy day tomorrow') was back on June 27th ([occasion13]) of 2021.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #978 (1970) - Angelique - 'All you MUST do is place it on the heart of another.'
From "Robservations 6/12/03 - #978-979 - Barnabas Turns to Ang; Widows' Hill Again"Old House - Angelique and Jeb sit bare inches apart, looking almost intimate. Only the fireplace glows. Isn't it considerate of me, she asks, keeping us in the dark, just the two of us, as if we were alone. Yes, but it waits for me, says Jeb, for one little bit of light, and you know that as well as I do. Barnabas told me you're in love, says Ang--I'm a great believer in love. Please, Jeb begs, take the shadow off me. Make it disappear? she asks, I can't do that--it must kill. Why? asks Jeb--you can do it. I can't, she says, but you can, if you're willing--do you still have the paper cutout I placed on your heart?--all you must do is place it on the heart of another. I can't kill anyone now, protests Jeb. How you've changed, remarks Angelique
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Chris - 'Sabrina, you MUST TELL me what happened, you MUST!') was back on June 5th of 2020, and the second (Jeb - 'We MUST talk, perhaps for the last time') was back on February 3rd.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #883 (1897) - Petofi - 'I've been concentrating on regaining Quentin&'s body because I know he exists in the future, but now Quentin is gone-- I MUST resign myself to the fact that I won't see him again until I get to 1969.'
From "Robservations 4/8/03 - #882/883 - Walking the Floor With Q; Fire!"I'm here with Quentin's regrets, says Barnabas--he's left Collinsport. He got away! exults Charity, I'm so glad for him! Left Collinsport? asks Petofi. Yes, he's finally escaped you, says Barnabas, but no matter how angry you are, you can't make this girl pay for it--let her go and deal with me, nothing will be accomplished by killing her. Petofi exhales smoke, chuckles, and agrees--you are right--it is you I must keep--Charity has an excellent chance of surviving the present situation if things go as I expect. Untie Charity, he orders Tate--I've been figuring on using Quentin's body because I know he exists in the future, but now Quentin is gone and I must resign myself to not seeing him until I get to 1969. You don't exist in 1969, protests Barnabas. But I will, exults Petofi--"In your body." Barnabas' mouth drops open--No!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0883-2.jpg)
The solution has been under my nose all the time, and I haven't seen it until now, says Petofi, but my eyes aren't what they used to be.
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With the exception of a few word changes, the Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Garth Blackwood - 'You aided the prisoner years ago, you aided my murderer--now you MUST die!') was back on August 30th of 2020, the second (Charles - 'I have a message to take to Quentin and I MUST get it to him. You see, if Quentin is not there within the hour, Charity Trask will die') was back on December 8th of 2020, and the third (Petofi - 'You are right--you're absolutely right. It is you I MUST deal with'), which is obviously also from this scene, was back on August 22nd of 2021. So that all means that Ep #883 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #742, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #727, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #639 (1968) - Julia - 'If you saw it, Mrs. Stoddard, there MUST be some explanation for it.'
From "Robservations 9/10/02 - #639/640 - Ghosts and Werewolves, Oh My!"Collinwood - Julia comes downstairs, worried. She eyes the silent phone, then turns as Amy and Liz enter the house. Liz almost faints as she describes the wild animal that almost attacked her. Liz sits in a chair describes what looked like a wolf--and, as incredible as it sounds--it was dressed like a man!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0639-1.jpg)
Julia looks skeptical, but says if Liz saw it, there must be an explanation. Julia goes upstairs to get Liz a sedative and tells Amy to stay with her.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Amy, you MUST realize that I am responsible for you') was back on September 6th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #655 (1968) - Liz - 'I don't know. I MUST have.'
From "Robservations 9/19/02 - #654/655 - Joe Unhinged" Liz begins to moan and twist in her sleep, and she finally dreams: Amy, in night clothes, is singing "Rockabye Baby," in the middle of the woods. Liz approaches her and asks if she came to see "her," too. I heard her voice, telling me to come here, says Amy. Liz isn't sure if she heard the voice, but figures she must have. Liz is nervous and wants to go back, but Amy tells her "she" wants to see them.
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The Robservations references the quote fairly well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'But I MUST touch you. And when I do, it will be as though you are dead') was back on December 21st of 2020, the second (Cassandra - 'You MUST leave Mrs. Stoddard now. She and I have an account to settle') was back on August 8th of 2021, and the third (Liz - 'I MUST move! I MUST make them hear!') was back on June 13th. So that all means that Ep #655 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #727, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #664 (1796) - Angelique - 'Then you have no choice, you MUST trust me.'
From "Robservations 9/26/02 - #664/665 - Farewell, Vicki; Barnabas in Deep Trouble"I want you to stay with me--and never make any attempt to return to the future. Why do you want me to stay? He asks. So we can be together, she says. "After all that's happened, you still want me?" he asks. Replies Ang, "I'm your wife. Husbands and wives should be together." She lifts her ring finger to show she is still wearing the ring he placed there on their wedding day. He darts forward and venomously informs her--I can't even pretend to love you. She retorts that she isn't asking him to pretend anything, she only asks him to stay here with her. If I stay, I would remain as I am, he reminds her. Yes, says Ang, it would be quite a sacrifice--are you willing to make it for your precious Miss Winters? Can I trust you? Barnabas demands. Can you save Vicki alone? she counters. No, he admits. Then you have no choice, she says, you must trust me. Perhaps, he says. She softly asks, will you stay with me--forever?
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep and this scene. The first (Angelique - 'I MUST remain in this century now, as a punishment for mistakes I made in the past--mistakes I will never make again') was back on August 25th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #340 (1967) - Barnabas - 'And you yourself, with all your sentimentality, MUST know that he has to die.'
From "#0339/0340: Robservations 02/01/02: Woodard Knows Everything"Collinwood, Julia's room - Barnabas tells Julia Woodard must die--and SHE must help him do it! When she steadfastly refuses to kill her friend (or former friend, as Barnabas so cruelly points out), the vampire promises Woodard an agonizing slow death at his own hands. Which way does Julia want it?
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The Robservations falls into the period where there's little detail. However, the quote comes up as Barnabas is initially telling Julia that Woodard has to be eliminated...
It really is unfortunate that because of the NABET strike and Robert Gerringer's refusal to cross picket lines DC recast Woodard with Peter Turgeon because many fans, including myself, have commented that they had no emotional attachment to Turgeon's Woodard and therefore Woodard's death has much less of an impact on them than if Gerringer had still been in the role. Of course, knowing the way DC thought about the audience, he most likely thought recasting the role would have meant nothing to the audience - but if so, he was wrong...
And this is the third quote from this ep and this scene. The first (Barnabas - 'He MUST be eliminated immediately! ... Unless it's already too late') was back on December 3rd of 2021, and the second (Barnabas - 'You're going to do it because you MUST') was back on April 8th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #133 (1966) - Maggie - 'When a man says that about woman, she MUST have meant an awful lot.'
From "#(0131_)0132/0133: Robservations 08/21/01: Burke and Laura"she comes in, sits quietly, alone, doesn't want to talk much, or eat much--doesn't eat anything--just sits there with a cup of coffee--which she seldom drinks--I don't think she's finished a cup yet. Burke helps himself to more coffee. He gives her some, too. I was just a kid, says Maggie, but I remember you used to go with her. She was quite a girl, says Burke softly, I don't think I've ever met anyone as fun or exciting to be with. When a man says that about woman, she must have meant an awful lot, says Maggie. Yeah, he says, if she'd married me, our lives would have been different in this town
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'I MUST solve my own problems first. Then and only then will I be able to, to uh, deal with the other practical realities') was back on December 3rd of 2020, and the second (Burke - 'A woman. She's living here at the Inn, so she MUST have come in here') was back on November 2nd.
(And it's funny that there have been two consecutive days where the first quote came up on December 3rd.)
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #104 (1966) - Vicki - 'Well, then it MUST have been someone who was already in the house.'
From "#0103/0104: Robservations 08/02/01: Will My Real Enemy Please Stand Up?"Whoever it was tried to get into my room wasn't a prowler or burglar, says Vicki, he was after me. Matthew enters and asks, "What about a prowler?" Liz stands and thanks him for coming right away--Miss Winters thinks someone tried to force his way into her room last night. That doesn't seem likely, says Matthew, the house was locked up good, I saw to it before I went to my cottage. Couldn't the window have been locked? Asks Vicki.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0104-0.jpg)
Not unless twas unlocked after I made my rounds, says Matthew evenly. Do you always check the house every night? asks Vicki. Part of my job, says Matthew. Well, says Vicki then it must have been someone already in the house. That doesn't include many people, says Liz. I don't think it was anyone who lives here, says Vicki--someone could have gotten in during the day or earlier in the evening and hidden in any one of a dozen rooms. That's possible, says Liz, but it still doesn't explain why--
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The Robservations references the quote close to perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #875 (1897) - Beth - 'What am I going to do? I can't go to Collinwood, it's too dangerous for me now. There MUST be someone in Collinsport...'
From "Robservations 4/2/03 - #874-875 - Beth's Realization; Beth's Mistake"Petofi's mind in Quentin's body, Beth muses, panic-stricken--soon he'll find out I know about it, and kill me! I can't go to Collinwood, there must be someone in Collinsport...but even if there is, they'll think me crazy! No, wait, there's Tim Shaw--he knows about Petofi and how much power he has, Tim Shaw is my only hope! She hurries from the mill.
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The Robservations references only about half of the quote...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #597 (1968) - Eve - 'You have made me, given me life. You MUST have some reason--'
From "Robservations 8/8/02 - #596/597 - Adam & Eve & More Problems"Eve gets annoyed and says they'll be asking her next about Leona Eltridge--Adam seemed to think the name would mean something to her, too. She finds them and their questions strange. Barnabas thinks it odd SHE has so few questions. She asks if she will stay here. Stokes turns to Barnabas, and there is no answer. When will it be decided? she asks. Stokes asks if she wishes to leave--and where she would go? She's pissed they aren't answering her question. "I am used to my questions being answered!" she says. Barnabas jumps on that, demanding to know WHEN she was used to that? She doesn't know, she says, suddenly upset--what do you want me to say--tell me, I'll say it!--you gave me life, you must have a reason--tell me what to do and I'll do it, but I want to talk no more.
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The Robservations references the quote pretty well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #346 (1967) - Julia - 'Why MUST every woman he loves be a shadow, a reflection of Josette?'
From "#0345/0346: Robservations 02/06/02: Bad News For Vicki"Julia is alone in Josette's room, sitting at her dresser, touching her brush and comb, musing over Barnabas' obsession with this woman, trying to fathom why. She talks to herself--why can't this dead woman STAY dead and buried? Julia hears a sound and demands to know who's there. She must be scientific about this Josette business.
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This ep falls in the period where there's little detail, but at least the Robservations references the essence of the quote...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #42 (1966) - Carolyn - 'Oh, but I thought you said that money was your first love, and Mr. Blair MUST represent money.'
From "#0041/0042: Robservations 06/15/01: Sam's Torment"Burke introduces Blair to Carolyn Collins Stoddard. How did you know my middle name? asks Carolyn. It had to be that, says Burke--Mr. Blair is a nefarious old swindler who I am engaged with to defraud your mother out of every single one of her vested interests. Oh, come off it, giggles Carolyn, it's nice to meet you, she says. Mr. Blair is an old friend of mine from New York, says Burke, who just invited me up here for a drink--how will that do? I'll buy that, she says. I thought you would, says Burke--and I will buy you lunch. She sits in the booth. Unfortunately, says Burke, Mr. Blair has another appointment, don't you, Mr. Blair? Yes, says the letter, checking his watch, I'm rather late now--great pleasure, Miss Stoddard. He leads Burke away from Carolyn. Burke tells him to go back to the hotel, he'll call him later. Blair agrees, then turns to Carolyn and asks her to forgive him for not joining them, but business before pleasure. Burke sits beside Carolyn, who asks him if it's possible he got rid of him so he could be alone with her. Why not? asks Burke, you're much prettier than he is. But I thought you said money was your first love, she says--and Mr. Blair must represent money. Oh, he does, my dear, says Burke, he DOES!--Mr. Blair represents more money than I'll ever see--and of course it's true I do have a fondness for the stuff, but only to buy pretty things for attractive young girls. Are you putting me on? she asks, grinning. Why on earth would I do that? he asks. I admit, I acted like a child, following you here, she says, but please don't treat me like one. Very well, Miss Stoddard, he says, how would you like to be treated? Oh, well, like a girl you really had a lunch date with, she says, Splendid, says Burke, now we shall start by ordering a splendid lunch--
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The Robservations references the quote just shy of perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (James Blair - 'You MUST have noticed that the only property that has a mortgage is the big house itself, Collinwood') was back on April 26th of 2021 (and is a line that I really believe was delivered incorrectly), the second (Carolyn - 'Well then, your honor, I MUST state that the prisoner did none of those things. I alone am to blame. I confess and throw myself on the mercy of the court') was back on July 13th of 2021, and the third (Carolyn - 'It MUST have cost a lot') was back on August 4th. So that all means that Ep #42 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #727, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #856 (1897) - Quentofi - 'My boy, we MUST get you a mirror. Indeed, we MUST.'
From "Robservations 3/20/03 - #856-857 - Trading Places; A Doxy Named Wanda"Petofi lies on the floor, his glasses have fallen off his face, so when he comes to consciousness, and everything is blurry. He stares around himself, confused, his vision near blindness. He reaches out blindly, pushing aside the glasses. Aristede enters. Who are you? asks Petofi--what's happened to me?--what are you gonna to do me? Aristede picks up the glasses--"I'm going to help you," he says. Who are you? asks Petofi. Put these on, says Aristede, handing him the glasses. Petofi does so and recognizes Aristede. At your service, the other man says. What am I doing here? asks Petofi--how did I get here? You've been here all along, says Aristede. "Is this one of his rotten tricks?" demands Petofi, grabbing for Aristede's lapels--I'll make him tell me! Then Petofi notices his hideous hand. (Someone sneezes loudly in the background.) He holds it up, asking hysterically, give me a mirror! Aristede laughs at him--there's no mirror here! "Aristede, for God's sake, tell me what he's done to me!" cries Petofi. The other man just laughs. Someone else is laughing--Quentin, standing in the doorway. "My boy," he says, "we must get you a mirror." His eyes are filled with mirth. He holds up a mirror in front of Petofi. "Oh, NO!" he moans. Yes, says Quentin--yes, you know, there is an essential difference between us--your mind is having great difficulty adapting to your new body, while mine is making the transition with incredible ease--how exhilarating is it to be young and handsome and so full of energy again.
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The Robservations references most of the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #41 (1966) - Roger - 'Well, if you MUST know, I had a perfectly valid reason for being home-- I prevented your daughter from meeting Burke Devlin.'
From "#0041/0042: Robservations 06/15/01: Sam's Torment"Roger is on the phone still, hand impatiently perched on his hip. He drops it back in the cradle, dials, then cuts off the call with a guilty expression on his face when Liz comes in. He claims he was trying to get the office on the phone, and she asks if that isn't where he should be. He faces her and says he had a valid reason for being home--he prevented Carolyn from meeting Burke. Why would Carolyn want to meet Burke? Liz asks. He claims that question is open to the wildest of speculation and she orders him not to be silly. She asks how he prevented the meeting, and he explains how Carolyn deliberately left her ring at the restaurant, where Burke found it. Carolyn had every intention of going back to get it from him. Liz pooh poohs this idea, but Roger, grinning, asks smoothly, "When you were a girl, didn't you ever accidentally on purpose leave something behind as an excuse for returning?" Liz imperiously asks her brother if he thinks Carolyn is really interested in this man, and Roger kindly responds that it's her daughter, her problem--he has his own with his son.
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The Robservations references most of the quote well, though not perfectly...
And this is not only the second quote from this ep but it's also the second quote from this scene. The first (Roger - 'Well, if you MUST know, I spent it. But I had fun with my money, Liz. I enjoyed it. Can you say the same?') was back on February 13th.
And apparently "must" isn't the only favorite of Roger's, he's also fond of using it in the phrase, "Well, if you MUST know," [santa_wink]
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #140 (1967) - Vicki - 'This is the second time you've run away from your mother. You MUSTN'T do that.'
From "#0140/0141: Robservations 08/27/01: Phoenix, Laurizona"Why did you do that? she asks. I don't know, he says resentfully. It was a terrible thing to do, she says, stroking his hair--you almost went over. I was so scared! He says. What were you scared of? she asks--nothing to be frightened of. Yes there is, he insists--it's--he looks at Laura, who's back is turned--I don't know, there was something about her eyes. This is the second time you've run away from your mother, says Vicki--you mustn't do that--she's come such a long way just to see you, and now she thinks you don't want her. I don't know, he moans. Look at her, says Vicki, turning him toward his mother--she's crying because she loves you and you won't even let her touch you. Do you really think so? he asks. I know it, she says gently--the one thing that's very important in her life is you--you told me a lot of times you wanted your mother to come back--now she's here and you act as if you don't want to see her There's just something I can't explain! he says, agitated.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #234 (1967) - Barnabas - 'I believe you, but I'm afraid you MUST do something about your friend Jason McGuire. You MUST tell him not to come around here anymore, and you MUST ask him to stop his stupid questions.'
From "#0233/0234: Robservations 11/5/01: GONE!"Barnabas strongly urges Willie to get Jason McGuire and his questions off his back, but gives poor Willie no idea how to go about it--just get it done! He tells Willie Jason is all his problem and that he wants to meditate--leave! Defeated, Willie goes.
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Another Robservations with little detail, but at least it does reference the circumstances of the quote...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #381 (1795) - Angelique - 'Oh I could have him that way, yes, but he would not be truly mine. He MUST turn to me of his own free will.'
From "#0380/0381: Robservations 03/04/02: Wedding Interruptus"Angelique lies on her bed and Ben comes in without knocking, pissing her off. He calls her M'lady, sarcastically. He congratulates her for having them all dancing like puppets, and she tells him she always gets what he wants. Then he tells her that, in the meanness department, Joshua is a saint compared to her! She is angry that a convict dares to speak thusly to her and calls him stupid. He tries to strangle her for that, but of course can't follow through. She suggests he stick around and watch the fireworks. She wants Barnabas to know about Josette and Jeremiah before they return as a married couple, and she's going to hasten that. He'll feel humiliated and turn to her--without having to use a spell. She doesn't want to get Barnabas that way;(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0381-2.jpg)
she wants him to be truly hers, of his own free will--and it's going to happen!
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The Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'You MUST GO downstairs first. We wouldn't want them to think that we've been up here together, would we?') was back on January 15 of 2021.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #482 (1968) - Dr. Lang - 'Yes, I MUST.'
From "#0481/0482: Robservations 05/14/02: Cassandra Thwarts the Good Guys"Lang will go without sleep until the project is finished, and tells Barnabas he is as important to the experiment as he is--Barn will give his creation life.
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The Robservations barely references the circumstances under which the quote is delivered...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Dr. Lang - 'Then you MUST make her release him if you're going to be free') was back on March 16 of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #641 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'MUST is a word I do not recognize. I can or I cannot. I wish to or I don't wish to.'
From "Robservations 9/11/2 - #641/642 - Insane Love/Who is Magda?"Why did you send for me? asks Stokes--I'm not a wizard who transports people through time. I know that, she says. Is he here, listening to them? If so, he'll give her a sign, says Stokes, a sign to forget this insanity. Is loving insane? she asks. It has been known to be (make a list of DS characters whose love was insane.)(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0641-2.jpg)
I won't accept that, Vicki insists--you have my husband something that last night, that made him know he'd lived before and enabled him to be called back. Stokes admits to giving him three Indian herbs. Vicki wants them, too, but Stokes refuses--I can or cannot, wish to, or not, but not must. She asks him not to wordplay.
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The Robservations references the quote in a roundabout way...
And after I saw this quote I agreed with Midnite that it's an awesome quote and told her she'd picked one that's perfect for the slideshow. Though there is one thing that really interesting about it: Stokes has absolutely no trouble telling people what he thinks they must do! [snow_wink] [snow_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #722 (1897) - Carl - 'Well I'll admit they're private matters, maybe they shouldn't be discussed with others, but still they MUST be said.'
From "Robservations 11/12/02 - #722-723 - Quentin on the Rise"it wasn't easy telling the police what happened--this house is a private place. Murder is a very public thing, counters Carl. That's why I agreed to cooperate with the police, says Judith--I did what had to be done, as I always do. Carl giggles derisively. Well, I convinced the police, says Judith--had them in and out so fast, didn't let them search the grounds--I had Dirk do it. Dirk searched and found no one, says Carl. The murderer is down by the docks, says Judith, I'm sure a transient sailor struck up a discussion with Quentin in a card game and found a way to make a fortune for himself. It was done with Quentin's own knife, Carl reminds her. We made no attempt to hide that, says Judith. It could have been almost anybody Carl starts to say, but Judith gives him a look and he falls back on the transient sailor theory she suggested. It could have been someone else who is still here, insists Carl--I understand your need for privacy, but I'm your brother, and Quentin's, and I know Quentin wasn't killed by a stranger. Judith says the murderer knew him. His family, friends and his women had reason to hate him most, insists Carl. He smiles, laughs evilly--I have some ideas about that, but they must be said. Let Quentin rest, demands Judith.
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The Robservations only references a part of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Rachel - 'I know how close you were to him, but you MUST be brave now and help Nora. It won't be as bad if you stay together') was back on November 18 of 2020.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #898 (1969) - Philip - 'You've got to bring it back. We MUST have it.'
From "Robservations 4/17/03 - #897-898 - Terror For Megan; David, Book-Keeper"The baby is sick, says David, I've come to make it better--such a beautiful baby... Give me the baby, asks Megan. David hands the baby to her, then gives her a pouch--after you give it to him, the fever will go down, he promises--it's a kind of medicine, just what he needs--I know. Philip begins, "What you just saw..." You don't have to explain it to me, says David, I understand exactly what was happening. You stole the book, didn't you? accuses Philip. Yes, says David. Give it back, orders Philip. It isn't possible, says David--I am the keeper of the book and protector of the baby(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0898-1.jpg)
--we all have our duties; you've found yours and now I have found mine. How do I know I'm not being lied to? asks Philip. You aren't, says Megan--I know he's speaking the truth.
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Again, the Robservations references only a part of the quote...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Mr. Prescott/Paul - 'But you MUST promise not to give it to anyone but Carolyn') was back on December 9th of 2020, and the second (Paul - 'You MUST find out who's after you, you MUST know!') was back on April 7th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #990 (1970PT) - Sabrina - 'Why am I the only one who knows we MUST do this?'
From "#0990/0991: Robservations 06/20/03: Seance Redux; Cyrus Investigates Yaeger"Drawing room - Sabrina is arranging the participants, telling them where to sit. The others will come, she says--Mrs. Stoddard, sit down...why am I the only one who knows we must do this? I feel we must do it, agrees Liz, not just for Sabrina, but just because I feel we should. I refuse to participate, says Roger. Are you that frightened? asks Liz. Indignant, he walks over to get another chair, brings it over, and arranges it at the table.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sabrina - 'You MUST sit. All our hands MUST touch') was back on December 9th of 2021. (And that quote is hardly the only time it's mentioned that hands/fingers have to touch - I swear it seems like it comes up at least a dozen times over the course of the ep! [snow_wink] [snow_cheesy])
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1068 (1995) - Barnabas - 'Carolyn, I can't tell you how much this means to me. I know how difficult this MUST have been for you...'
From "#1068/1069: Robservations 08/18/03: More Death"As Barnabas and Julia enter Collinwood, she reminds him, only terrible things have happened every time we've come there. We've been trying to get Carolyn to talk, he reminds her--now that she's willing, you're against it. I'm not against it, she says, I just think it's a trap-Barnabas, please, please forgive me, but I'm too frightened to go in there now. Wait here, he says gently. Barnabas finds Carolyn sitting at the desk in the drawing room, writing another note. He says, "Carolyn, I can't tell you how much this means to me-I know how difficult this must have been for you. . ." He sees how still she is and touches her shoulder. "Carolyn?" he says. She topples from the chair and falls to the floor, dead. CAROLYN! screams Barnabas.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Gone. Yes, they're all gone. Everyone is gone. She MUSTN'T come back here. She MUST never come back to this place. They're all gone') was back on March 10th of 2021, and the second (Quentin - 'No one MUST know--no one') was back on December 24th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1118 (1840) - Barnabas - 'You MUST be Daniel Collins.'
From "#1117/1118: Robservations 09/23/03: Ben Attacked--By What?"Ben comes downstairs and into the drawing room, arm in arm with Daniel. You must be Daniel Collins, says Barnabas, smiling. Amazing! says Daniel--(Ben looks nervous--absolutely amazing--I've been waiting so long for you to come back(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1118-1.jpg)
--you look exactly as you did when I was just a boy. Barnabas looks worried, Desmond fascinated. Is the cat about to be released from the bag?
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Daniel - 'But the book MUST still be there') was back on June 8th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1196 (1841PT) - Justin - 'Close the door. We MUST talk. You are the only one I will talk with. Close the door.'
From "#1195/1196: Robservations 12/05/03: Angelique, Powerless?; Executioner's Ax"Well then, if Morgan wants it, Bramwell will be invited to the wedding--it's as simple as that, says Catherine.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1196-1.jpg)
Is it? asks Melanie, showing her father Morgan's wedding invitation. The old man grows agitated and clutches his chest. Melanie embraces him--Papa!--Catherine, go get my father's medicine--you'll be all right, says Melanie, please, Papa, don't leave me!--don't leave us now! She must not marry him! Justin struggles to say, his head tipped back--no strangers in the house! You're upsetting yourself, protests Melanie. The room, the room! he cries. Don't speak of it! she orders, don't! No, I must now! he says. Papa, she assures him, we will not have that lottery again--you will live, Papa. The door closed, he rants, the door. . .we must talk--you are the only one I will talk with--close the door. She does so, blocking the scene off from Barnabas
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Melanie - 'Don't say that, Papa. Don't. You'll...you'll upset yourself, and you MUSTN'T') was back on July 12th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #42 (1966) - Liz - 'Oh. You MUST mean Burke Devlin.'
From "#0041/0042: Robservations 06/15/01: Sam's Torment"This is the first time I've ever been in this room, remarks Sam--it's beautiful. It's dark and gloomy and you know it, says Liz--please get to the point. To me, says Sam, any room that has paintings on the walls is a beautiful room--they're all ancestral portraits, aren't they? Yes, says Liz. Do you know that your husband once consulted me about doing his portrait? asks Sam. Paul? asks Liz. Yes, I remember distinctly, says Sam, it was the same size as that one over the mantelpiece--I believe I have some prelimnary sketches, if I could find them, perhaps you'd be interested in seeing them. No, I don't want to see them, says Liz, turning away. Strangely enough, someone else asked me to do a portrait with the same specifications, says Sam--well, that is, he mentioned the size he wanted--identical to that one up there (he indicates Jeremiah). You don't often find subjects in a small place like Collinsport, remarks Liz, not customers who can afford to pay the price--is it a local person? You might know him, says Sam, he used to be a friend of your brother's. You must mean Burke Devlin, says Liz with distaste--did you agree to do the portrait? Burke is a very persuasive fellow, says Sam, besides, he has an interesting face. Have you had a chance to talk to him at any great length? Asks Liz. Not yet, says Sam, but if I do the portrait, of course, it will mean several days of sittings.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (James Blair - 'You MUST have noticed that the only property that has a mortgage is the big house itself, Collinwood') was back on April 26th of 2021 (and is a line that I really believe was delivered incorrectly), the second (Carolyn - 'Well then, your honor, I MUST state that the prisoner did none of those things. I alone am to blame. I confess and throw myself on the mercy of the court') was back on July 13th of 2021, the third (Carolyn - 'It MUST have cost a lot') was back on August 4th, and the fourth (Carolyn - 'Oh, but I thought you said that money was your first love, and Mr. Blair MUST represent money') was back on December 30th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #727, #993, #1057 & #1111.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #236 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Yes, from now on that will be your name-- a name of great beauty-- and you MUST take it proudly. It's bestowed on you as the best honor I can pay to a mortal woman.'
(Well, if you say so, Barnabas. [snow_strange])
From "#0235/0236: Robservations 11/6/01:"Barnabas' plan comes out as he escorts Maggie into Josette's room, which has been lovingly and painstakingly refurbished. "This is your room," he tells her, "just as you left it long, long ago." He calls her Josette and says that will be her name from now on. She repeats the name, wonderingly, questioningly, and sits down to gaze at her reflection in the vanity mirror. They are going to be together from now on, he assures her, and enjoy the happiness they were denied so long ago.
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Even though this Robservations is during the period with little detail, it references the quote well, though certainly not perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #382 (1795) - Vicki - 'I MUST be very careful tonight. I MUST not look at the hurt in Barnabas' face, questions on the faces of the others. I MUST let no one realize that I know why Jeremiah and Josette have run away.'
From "#0382/0383: Robservations 03/05/02:"Vicki comes in from visiting the post office bearing more wedding presents for Barn and Josette. She muses that if she ever gets back to her own time, she'll never again want to know anyone's secrets. Natalie enters and says the gifts will have to go back. How long have you known about Jeremiah and Josette plans to elope?, the Countess demands of Vicki, who denies knowing anything.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it comes up after Vicki's musing that she'll never want to know anyone's secrets and before Countess du Pres enters...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Naomi - 'By this time you MUST be quite an authority' - a great diss of Abigail! [snow_wink] [snow_smileydevil]) was back on June 26th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #483 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Now Willie, for a few days there... there are certain rules that you MUST obey faithfully.'
From "#0483/0484: Robservations 05/15/02: The Return of Willie"Willie joyous returns to the Old House. Barnabas tells him he must obey certain rules: remain inside the house and go outside only if accompanied by Barnabas. When Willie asks why, Barnabas explains that certain people will need time to adjust to his being home. Willie asks if Barnabas thinks he'd hurt anybody, and Barnabas assures him on that score. He sends Willie to his room to rest, and Willie goes upstairs, a smile on his face.
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The Robservations references the quote fairly well...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #723 (1897) - Judith - 'I MUST get some rest. It's almost dawn.'
From "Robservations 11/12/02 - #722-723 - Quentin on the Rise"Rachel is in the drawing room when Judith comes in and assures her Quentin won't rise again. Rachel thanks her for letting her know. It's near dawn, says Judith--you must get some rest. Rachel volunteers to shut off the lights,
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The Robservations references the quote but gets wrong just who it is who must get some rest...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #899 (1969) - Paul - 'But... I MUST see you.'
From "Robservations 4/18/03 - #899-900 - Paul's Most Precious Possession"The phone rings. When he picks it up, he's relieved it's Carolyn, who apologizes--David forgot to give me the note. Can you come down now? he asks--I might have to go out of town. No, she says. Please, he begs--have you spoken to your mother?--I MUST see you. Carolyn is interrupted by Liz, who says, we have to go. Carolyn whispers to Paul, I have to go; I'll try to see you later.
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The Robservations references the quote pretty well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'You MUST give love to get it') was back on September 8th of 2020, and the second (Liz - 'You MUSTN'T! I forbid it!') was back on April 3rd.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #992 (1970PT) - Hannah - 'Stars in opposition. The heavens in turmoil. Signs in disarray. You MUST beware.'
From "#0992/0993: Robservations 06/23/03: Has Angelique Returned?"Stokes' cottage - Hannah Stokes does Bruno's horoscope, which reveals, the stars are in opposition, the heavens are in turmoil--beware! she advises. Of what? he asks. Some alien forces at work against you, she says. Could this alien force be of the spirit world? he asks. I can only conjecture, she says, but my answer is yes. Can you anticipate my next question? asks Bruno. You want to know if it's the spirit of my niece, Angelique, she guesses. Well? he asks. You know as well as I do that the charts convey nothing of such a thing, says Hannah. This woman at Collinwood, posing as Alexis is Angelique, says Bruno, and I must have proof to end this uncertainty that's driving me out of my mind--that's why I brought you here tonight.
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The Robservations references the quote well but not perfectly since "Signs in disarray" is missing...
And this is the third quote from this ep, and all from Hannah - could Hannah be the star of this ep? [snow_wink] The first (Hannah - 'Ah, Quentin, my dear, please don't invite me to stay. I've managed to upset Alexis terribly and MUST leave at once--no no no, don't try to see me out, I know the way' - which is a quote I absolutely love because it plays as an absolute hoot) was back on October 2nd of 2020, and the second (Hannah - 'But I MUST have silence-- complete silence') was back on June 17th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1119 (1840) - Gabriel - 'The family MUST be informed at once.'
From "#1119/1120: Robservations 09/24/03: Elopement; A Stunning Surprise"Gerard returns to Collinwood to alert Gabriel and Edith about his grisly find. Poor Ben, comments Edith--what a horrible way that was to die. At least he lived to a ripe old age, says Gabriel, unconcerned--more fortunate than some people--Gerard, how much time did you spend with the police? Several hours of questioning him, says Gerard. Where is the body? asks Edith. Gerard explains that they marked it down as a suicide, and the body is with the police--the frightening thing was, Ben looked like he'd cut his own head off. Edith says she doesn't want to hear anything more about it. The family must be informed at once, decides Gabriel--Edith, go find Carrie. Edith rises from her chair and says she can't do that--she can't break it to her! Find a way and do it now, says Gabriel--I'll have to talk to Father--that should be the high point of my day. Edith hurries out.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1197 (1841PT) - Bramwell - 'From that day on, his two sons saw to it that I stayed the poor relation. Yes, Bramwell Collins MUST stay in his place.'
From "#1197/1198: Robservations 12/08/03: The End of 1840/41RT"I also know the kind of life I want--and I know the two of us could never find it together. But you and Morgan will? he asks. Yes! she says. You are telling yourself lies! he says, we belong to each other! No, we're too much alike, she protests, we'd destroy one another--and we could never find the kind of stability I must have if I'm to be happy. In other words, a poor Collins won't do, he accuses--you must have a rich one. That isn't fair, she says. But it's TRUE! he shouts--look at me and tell me you love Morgan Collins. I do love him, she says. I don't believe that, says Bramwell, I don't believe you love him, nor do I believe he loves you--he only wants you because he doesn't want me to have you! That's not true! she says. Not only is it true, says Bramwell, it's been the story of my life at Collinwood--my father, Barnabas, who was driven to his grave by this family--from that day on, they devoted themselves to making me and my mother miserable. Justin Collins always loved you, Catherine reminds him. Yes, says Bramwell, he was the one exception--but before he could give me my rightful place in the business, that accident happened, and from that day on, his (two--there are three?) sons saw that I stayed the poor relation--yes, Bramwell Collins must stay in his place--and that's why I left Collinwood--and now I return to find that they have claimed you, too. She rises--no one has claimed me, she says--the decision was mine to make and I made it. This is the final insult, says Bramwell, I suppose they rejoiced when you said yes to Morgan.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first two are from the 1840/1841 storyline. The first (Judge Vail - 'You MUST refrain from any further demonstrations') was back on August 14th of 2020, and the second (Quentin(reading) - 'For Tad's sake, you MUST know the truth') was back on August 5th. And the third (Bramwell - 'In other words, a poor Collins won't do-- you MUST have a rich one'), which is also from the 1841PT storyline, was back on December 1st. So that all means that Ep #1197 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064 and #1111. However, recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #727, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #43 (1966) - Maggie - 'Well, then it MUST be either Roger Collins or Burke Devlin.'
From "#0043/0044: Robservations 06/18/01: Coffee and Conversation"This information you think Pop has, says Maggie--it concerns somebody else, right? Yes, says Malloy, sipping his coffee. Then it must be either Roger Collins or Burke Devlin, says Maggie. Why did you say that? asks Bill--did your father mention either one of them, or both? Not exactly, says Maggie, but they've both been to the house, and no one else has--it stands to reason it has something to do with Burke coming back to Collinsport. Then you have noticed something different about your father since Burke came back, says Bill. Sure, says Maggie
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Bill - 'Only I MUST say Sam makes no secret of it') was back on August 15th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #238 (1967) - Carolyn - 'Hello, Barnabas. We came to see how the restoration was coming along, and I MUST say I'm absolutely amazed at what you've done here.'
From "#0237/0238: Robservations 11/7/01:"Barnabas himself appears. The girls wax rhapsodic about the room, which Barnabas admits is Josette's-"brimming with femininity."
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The Robservations is another during the period where there's little detail and the quote isn't referenced, but at least the circumstances under which the quote comes up is referenced...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #382 (1795) - Abigail - 'Now, you cat. Ah, I am not afraid of you. You cannot harm me, and you cannot stop me from doing what I MUST do... 'cause I am protected by my faith.'
From "#0382/0383: Robservations 03/05/02:"Foolishly, Vicki says she likes cats, but Abigail insists she hates them. Vicki wants Abigail to leave her room when she does, but Abigail reminds her they own the house and can go into any room they want. She tells Vicki to tell her master that she, Abigail, is his enemy, and orders Vicki to go to Naomi. After Vicki leaves, Abigail informs the cat it won't stop her, and she begins searching Vicki's dresser drawers.
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The Robservations barely references the quote...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Naomi - 'By this time you MUST be quite an authority') was back on June 26th of 2021, and the second (Vicki - 'I MUST be very careful tonight. I MUST not look at the hurt in Barnabas' face, questions on the faces of the others. I MUST let no one realize that I know why Jeremiah and Josette have run away') was back on January 15th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #484 (1968) - Jeff - 'There MUST be something-- something I can do-- something to make me stop thinking about it.' [touches hair]
From "#0483/0484: Robservations 05/15/02: The Return of Willie"Jeff lies on the sofa, at the Evans cottage, reading. He hears the tinkle of Josette's music box and then a bang at the door. He can't stop thinking about the dream. He has to do something about it or go out of his mind. There's a knock at the door for real, and he answers. It's Lang. "No, it can't be," Jeff says, agitated. It's happening just like in the dream, again!
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The Robservations references the quote, though certainly not perfectly... (Not to mention there's no acknowledgement of the hair touch - shameful! [nono])
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jeff - 'The third door MUST be yours') was back on April 25th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #724 (1897) - Barnabas - 'Now you MUST tell Rachel I sent you. You MUST tell her that she is not to leave the room and you MUST see that no one ever gets in there.'
From "Robservations 11/13/02 - #724/725 - Zombie Quentin and Reverend Trask"go to Rachel's room--I'm afraid for her, and my presence has caused a spell to be cast. You bring trouble wherever you are, Magda slings at him. I'm not that callous, insists Barn, I want no harm to come to Rachel. What is the spell? she asks. You don't need to know that, insists Barn. I won't go! Says Magda. You must, says Barn--Quentin is buried and Rachel may be summoned to the grave--a ridiculous trick Angelique will like--tell Rachel I sent you, he commands her, and tell her that she isn't to leave the room and no one will get in there--report to me at dusk. Payment, says Magda. My gratitude, says Barn. Not enough, says Magda. Sandor rises from his soup and tries to intervene. "He is under your control, not mine!" snaps Magda. Barn reminds her, I can easily change that. Sandor begs his wife to go--do as he says. Furious, she leaves.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #239 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Willie MUST'VE dropped something. He isn't the most agile of servants.'
From "#0239/0240: Robservations 11/8/01:"Maggie, upstairs in Josette's room, prowls restlessly around, and even though Willie tries his best to get her to sit and relax, she hears Sam's and Joe's voices and reacts to it.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0239-3.jpg)
Willie finds everything falling down around his ears as she says she doesn't want to stay in that room, she wants to leave! "Pop," Maggie whispers. "Joe." This wigs out poor Willie, who is still trying to get her to remain in Josette mode and not cause trouble that will bring Barnabas' wrath down on them. Maggie struggles in Willie's grasp and something falls. Sam and Joe hear it, but Barnabas says that's just his clumsy servant, Willie.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the first part of the quote and paraphrases the rest...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'You MUST learn to never LEAVE me. You MUST STAY with me always') was back on January 14th of 2020, and the second (Barnabas - 'Willie, that's enough. This is Josette Collins. It is her portrait that is hanging upstairs. From now on you MUST call her Miss Josette and Miss Josette only') was back on February 23rd.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #485 (1968) - Barnabas - 'It will work, Willie, because it MUST.'
From "#0485/0486: Robservations 05/16/02: Cassandra Wins Again"Barnabas seals the envelope as Willie worries things won't be the same; suppose they won't let Adam live there, what will happen to him? Trust me, Willie, says Barn, things are changed at Collinwood--make sure only Liz gets that letter. Willie asks if Barnabas will see him before he leaves. Very likely not, says Barn. He assures the anxious Willie he'll recognize him upon his return, being deliberately unsentimental--even in the other body, he'll know who he is--I promise.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0485-2.jpg)
Willie is still sure it won't work, and as the dogs continue to howl, Barnabas tells him it will work--because it must! Willie leaves with the letter.
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With the exception of Barnabas addressing Willie by name, the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Dr. Lang - 'I MUST... I MUST get back to work') was back on January 28th of 2022, exactly a year earlier.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #725 (1897) - Judith - 'What am I going to do? If he comes downstairs, he'll see him. This MUST not be known.'
From "Robservations 11/13/02 - #724/725 - Zombie Quentin and Reverend Trask"Barnabas returns with the zombie Quentin. Judith says they can't come in. We must, insists Barn. She tells him about their unexpected visitor. There's a small pulsebeat, Barnabas tells her, their noses nearly touching--Quentin must be near Jamison. He's with the visitor, protests Judith. "Are you willing to let him die again?" demands Barn. She relents. She moves out of the way and Barnabas leads Quentin into the foyer, then the drawing room. Judith closes the double doors, saying, I can't bear to look at them--"Can he hear us?" Barnabas doesn't know. What will I do, frets Judith?--if he comes downstairs, he'll see Quentin!--this can't be known! Barnabas tells her that he's learned that nothing can be known for sure. This must be kept secret, she insists. Barnabas re minds her this isn't Quentin's fault.
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The Robservations paraphrases much of the quote, including using "can't" instead of "must not"...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #240 (1967) - David - 'Well it MUST'VE been her because when I started to go back towards the house the door opened automatically, all by itself, and it MUST'VE been Josette who did it.'
From "#0239/0240: Robservations 11/8/01:"Barnabas comes across David in Josette's room and maintains his cool beautifully. He works on the kid a little, trying to convince him Josette is a fantasy (take a dose of your own medicine, Barn!), and is understandably upset to learn his cousin has been looking through his windows where he might catch a glimpse of his kidnapped houseguest.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0240-2.jpg)
He assures David it was no spirit that admitted him, but the capriciously-behaving front door of the Old House. Barnabas insists David give the portrait a good look, and the child admits that Josette isn't there.
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The Robservations is once again in the period where there's little detail and the quote isn't referenced at all - though the circumstances under which the quote is delivered is referenced...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #726 (1897) - Gregory - 'Sir, MUST I ask you to remember that you are speaking of your own sister.'
From "Robservations 11/14/02 - #726/727 - Barnabas Gets a Bit of Charity"Quentin awakens, smiling. A family conference, about time, I should say, he says--did you find "her" and lock her up? he asks Judith. Trask pushes him back down on the sofa, discouraging too much activity. Quentin asks Judith who this is--some new flunky? "You owe Reverend Trask a great deal," she says. Quentin chuckles. "Have you told him I never pay my debts?--I thought Trask a doctor--didn't anyone send for one, I've been stabbed! Barnabas assures him that time has healed his wounds considerably. Quentin thinks it just happened, in the cottage, but Barnabas tells him Dirk and I found you. Trask says he wasn't aware there had been an attempted murder and doesn't want to discuss it in front of the boy. Jamison demands to know who stabbed his uncle--was it you? he demands of his aunt--but Quentin assures him she wouldn't have the courage--she would only wish it done. Trask reminds him he's speaking of his own sister. Judith tells Jamison not to listen to his uncle. Quentin wants an explanation, but Trask insists that take place in another room. Quentin asks Judith if she's sure she's still in charge of this house, and tells his sister they have much to discuss, later. Barnabas and Quentin leave the room.
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The Robservations references the quote well but not perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Gregory - 'You MUST be saved!') was back on April 4th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1183 (1841) - Joanna - 'We MUST find out. We, I said we--for so long now, I've only said I MUST do this, I MUST do that--but now that I'm with you, I said we.'
From "#1183/1184: Robservations 11/25/03: Another Witchcraftian Death"Jail - Quentin, says Joanna, Daphne showed me one of the notes she's been receiving--"It wasn't my handwriting, so I don't know if it was mine, I didn't write it--do you know who could have done it?" I couldn't prove it, at least not now, Quentin says. We must find out, she says--we, I said we--for so long now, I've said I must do this, I must do that--now that I'm with you, I say we. He starts to say something. Joanna shows him her locket. Did you see this? she asks--I've been wearing it in the hospital--everything else is gone, it just disappeared--do you know when you gave it to me? Yes, I remember, he says, reluctantly. It was at my birthday, she says, grinning, you said next year, at my next birthday, I would be Mrs. Quentin Collins, living at Collinwood--next year, everything would be different. Yeah, says Quentin, pacing the cell, not knowing what to say to her remembrances.
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The Robservations omits one word and gets another wrong, but for the most part it references the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Judard - 'Daphne, you MUST marry me') was back on September 19th of 2020, and the second (Judard - 'The first thing you MUST do is realize you don't know all my plans. I have reasons for everything I do') was back on June 1st.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1058 (1970PT) - Roxanne - 'All Right. I will try. But you MUST NOT expect too much.'
From "#1058/1059: Robservations 08/11/03: Stokes on the Warpath"There's something I want you to do for us, he says, you have certain powers, psychic powers. She seems upset at his mentioning this. Stokes told Julia that you did, says Barnabas-that is why... That is why Claude North was interested in me, she says resentfully. Will you use them for us? he asks. I don't like to use them, she says, turning away from him. Do they frighten you? he asks. Oh, you know even that, she murmurs, pleased. We have a woman named Julia Hoffman, he says, we don't know if she's dead or alive-if she's alive, we want you to tell us where--will you do that? Oh, Barnabas, she says, unsure. You must not be afraid, he says. Right--I will try, she promises, but you must not expect too much. I have faith in you, he says.
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The Robservations omits one word but otherwise references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #979 (1970) - Nicholas - 'Well, we shall have to be careful about planning this because it MUST be turned on her.'
From "Robservations 6/12/03 - #978-979 - Barnabas Turns to Ang; Widows' Hill Again"Will you make the shadow disappear? asks Jeb. That is the only way it will end, says Nicholas, but I have someone in mind who interferes with me constantly, and I don't like that. He hands Jeb a drink and asks, who'd ever have thought we'd be allies again--to new and bigger projects, he toasts. Whatever they may be, adds Jeb, smiling. They both down their drinks. Do you have the paper Angelique used to create the shadow? queries Nicholas. Yes, at Collinwood, says Jeb. Nicholas takes out his gold cigarette holder and says, the shadow must be turned on her, and it will be a very difficult thing to do. He shines the light in Jeb's eyes as he speaks. I'll do it, says Jeb, staring at the cigarette case, then away. Look at me, commands Nicholas--keep looking...
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The Robservations references only part of the quote...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'You MUST revenge this--Jeb Hawkes MUST die!') was back on May 18th of 2020, the second (Jeb - 'We MUST LEAVE here. We MUST') was back on January 18th of 2021, and the third (Roger - 'Somehow we MUST discover the secret to this room'), which is part of the 1970PT storyline, was back on July 19th. So that all means that Ep #479 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111 and #1197. However, recall that Eps #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #727, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #712 (1897) - Edward - 'Your legend hardly sounds likely enough to frighten a young lady into fainting. It MUST have been something else.'
From "Robservations 11/4/02 - #712/713 - Angelique Toys With Barnabas"Edward doubts the legend Barnabas related could have scared Rachel into fainting. It must be something else. Perhaps, says Barn. He asks Edward about Rachel's background. She's well-educated, her references are quite good and she managed herself nicely during the interview. What about her childhood or family? Edward doubts those things caused her fainting spell. Barnabas agrees
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The Robservations paraphrase the quote...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'I really MUST. I make a habit of keeping my word') was back on March 26th, and the second (Rachel - 'There MUST be something wrong with me') was back on September 17th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #639 (1968) - Amy - 'It's bigger than any house I've ever seen. It MUST have a hundred rooms.'
From "Robservations 9/10/02 - #639/640 - Ghosts and Werewolves, Oh My!"if she isn't afraid, he'll be going, he says, but she asks him to stick around and talk. They sit by the fire. Amy asks what it's like living at Collinwood. Like any other place, he says. She remarks on how huge the house is. David says no one has ever counted the rooms--there's a whole wing, the west wing, closed off all the time--I don't want to tell you why, it will keep you awake (isn't he cute?) She guesses it's haunted, and bets he's never been to the west wing. I sure have, he insists. Is it true it's haunted? She asks. Maybe, says David.
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The Robservations only references when the quote comes up...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Amy, you MUST realize that I am responsible for you') was back on September 6th, and the second (Julia - 'If you saw it, Mrs. Stoddard, there MUST be some explanation for it') was back on December 21st.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #651 (1968) - Liz - 'You're very young. You MUST think about living, not about death.'
From "Robservations 9/18/02 - #651-652/3 - Liz & Death; Joe vs. Werewolf"Liz stands before the mausoleum. The tomb is ready--and *I* am ready, she thinks to herself--there is no reason to wait any longer. She walks toward the mausoleum. Amy stops her, asking what she's doing here all alone. Liz turns to face her, speechless, in the foggy cemetery. Amy wants an answer. Liz tells her you shouldn't have come here. I saw you weren't feeling well, she explains, I wanted to help. No one can help, says Liz--you're very young, you must think about living, not death.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #348 (1967) - Sarah - 'David MUST'VE given you that.'
From "#0347/0348: Robservations 02/07/02: Quick Treatment = Disaster"Carolyn, dusting her room, is holding the soldier when she hears Sarah's flute--then the ghost girl herself appears! Sarah begs them not to send David away; she'll be lonely!
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This Robservations is another that has little detail and as such doesn't reference the quote at all. However, the circumstances surrounding the quote are that as Carolyn dusts her room she hears London Bridge. She gazes at the toy soldier, and suddenly a little girl's voice delivers the quote. Carolyn turns to see the girl behind her and correctly identifies her as Sarah. She asks how Sarah got in and Sarah explains that she's a ghost. She then begs Carolyn not to send David away, because then she'll have nobody to play with....
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #180 (1967) - Caretaker - 'The dead don't like to be disturbed-- they don't like strangers walking on their graves-- they might get angry-- you MUST be very, very careful.'
From "#0180/0181: Robservations 09/26/01: David Radcliffe's Fate"Frank looks after him oddly. I know what you're thinking, Pete, he says to Guthrie. We'll discuss it outside, says Peter--are you with me? I don't know, says Frank. We've gone this far, we can't stop now, insists Peter--Mrs. Stoddard's life may depend on what we're able to find out. All right, maybe I'm crazy, says Frank, but I'm with you. Good--let's go then, says Peter. The men file out of the crypt. You're going now? asks the caretaker--you're going to leave me? Yes, but we'll be back, promises Peter--we'll put the coffin back to where it belongs. You're going to her--Laura Murdoch Radcliffe, aren't you? asks the caretaker. That's right, says Peter. Be very careful, cautions the old man--the dead don't like to be disturbed--they don't like strangers walking on their graves--they might get angry--you must be very, very careful. I will, Peter assures him. You promise to come back? asks the caretaker. Peter promises, and they leave
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
... And considering the caretaker is only in 23 eps, it's quite interesting that he already has 7 quotes in this slideshow - and even more may be possible...
He racked up his 8th with this one - and even more are probably still possible...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #50 (1966) - Carolyn - 'The stupid strap MUST have broken.'
From "#0049/0050: Robservations 06/21/01: Where's Bill?"I didn't write it! he hurls back at her--it was the widow! He goes into his room. Vicki returns to her own room and tells Carolyn, "That's all I needed tonight." Little David, says Carolyn--I still don't see how you stand all of it. Easy, says Vicki, finishing the job David started, just stay away from the edge of the cliff. Talking about the cliff, says Carolyn, did you see my wristwatch in the drawing room before you left? No, says Vicki. That's just great, says Carolyn--the stupid strap must have broken--I didn't even miss it until I was ready to go to bed--it could be anywhere! Maybe one of the widows took it, jokes Vicki, smiling. Maybe I'll just have to go right back out there and find it, insists Carolyn. Tonight? asks Vicki. Carolyn nods. Why can't you get it in the morning, asks Vicki. Because if it is there, says Carolyn, the ocean air will ruin it. Happy hunting, says Vicki. Carolyn asks if she'll go with her. Why, are you nervous? asks Vicki. Tonight, yes, says Carolyn--I suppose I am.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
However, something that's definitely not perfect is the impression it gives that we see David go into his room and that Vicki leaves hers while he does so, but neither takes place. All we see is David leave Vicki's room and she never leaves hers so there's no need for her to return...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (David - 'I went down to TELL Aunt Elizabeth and they MUST have come in here') was back on June 28th of 2020, and the second (David - 'It was the Widows. It MUST have been the Widows!') was back on December 1st of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #807 (1897) - Jamitofi - 'You MUST begin by taking us there, in the light of this day.'
From "Robservations 2/12/03 - #807-808 - Women in Peril"she can be trusted now--she's seen the light--fascinating what a little kiss will do, isn't it? asks Jamison. Oh, I see, says Aristede, patting Magda's head, "Our gypsy friend is about to have her moment of truth." "I warned you that your time would come, Magda," says Jamison-- "It's coming now, you should see the horrible true self." Vacantly, Magda says, "I don't want to." "But you do," says Jamison, "and you're going to tell me all about it--I'm waiting, Magda." She says, "I am the cause of all the tragedy at Collinwood, all the pain and suffering and death, the unchaining of Barnabas, the death of Jenny, the curse on Quentin, the murder of my poor Sandor, and Julianka, I was the cause of it all. I must be punished for it, I must be punished!" No, says Jamison, nothing at all would come out of your being punished--"We're going to help you end this tragedy, you must do that, you know, don't you?" I do, she says, but what can I do?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0807-4.jpg)
You can begin by taking us to our most formidable enemy, Mr. Barnabas Collins--we know what he is, how he lives at night and sleeps during the day in his coffin. He moves her face, forcing her to look at him. "You were his ally, and he told you where his coffin is, didn't he?" Yes, she says. You must begin by taking us there, says Jamison, in the light of day. Aristede listens eagerly. Yes, I will take you, says Magda. Jamison orders Aristede, help the lady up. The three of them leave the cell.
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With the exception of skipping the word "this," the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And of course Jamitofi = Jamison possessed by Petofi...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #490 (1968) - Mrs. Johnson - 'No, I MUST come in.'
From "#0489/0490: Robservations 05/20/02: If Both Live..."Barnabas tries to order Mrs. Johnson back to Collinwood, but Julia insists that she must speak to her--I'll never make it, Julia sobs--if you want the experiment to succeed, she tells her, I must clear my mind of this dream!
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Even though this Robservations isn't part of the period where there's little detail, it doesn't reference the quote at all. However, the quote comes up while Barnabas is trying to persuade Mrs. Johnson to go back to Collinwood...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #353 (1967) - Julia - 'I can handle Vicki. It's Carolyn I MUST watch and fear.'
From "#0353/0354: Robservations 02/12/02: Carolyn Stoddard, Spy"When Vicki leaves to check David, Carolyn mentions what an odd coincidence, Vicki dreaming about taking a walk--but strangely, she doesn't remember taking a walk for real with Julia.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0353-1.jpg)
Julia thinks Carolyn is being hostile towards her, but the blonde assures her they're on the same side. "She suspects me," Julia thinks to herself. If Carolyn learns the truth, she'll tell Barnabas, so she'd better watch out--watch and fear.
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This Robservations is part of the period where there's little detail and, thus, doesn't reference the quote directly. However, it does reference the circumstances under which the quote takes place...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #111 (1966) - Vicki - 'They'll know I MUST be somewhere here on the grounds.'
From "#(0110_)0111/0112: Robservations 08/07/01: Where is Matthew?"Think about it, Vicki tells Matthew--think what'll happen if you kill me--the sheriff will find out, come after you, and he'll capture you and you'll have to stand trial for murder. No, he says, it won't happen that way. But it will, she says--the sheriff isn't stupid, he'll know how it happened. He didn't connect me with Malloy, says Matthew. That was an accidental death, completely different, says Vicki, this is premeditated murder--so he'll be questioning, and sooner or later, they'll question you. Why me? he asks. Because they'll find out I didn't leave Collinwood--Mrs. Stoddard will tell them--they'll know I must be somewhere here on the grounds--there are only four people here--Mrs. Stodddard, Mrs. Johnson, David, and you--she points at him--(not wise, Vicki; your concept is cunning, but this man has blinders on)--and sooner or later, they're going to come up with the right answer.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And, oh, the early days, when Vicki had a mind...
Not to mention her logic is sound because this is the second quote from this this ep and the first, which was back on June 6th, was: Frank - 'That means she MUST be here on the grounds. She MUST be someplace close by, but where?'
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1218 (1841PT) - Josette - 'We MUST talk, Catherine--alone.'
From "#1218/1219: Robservations 12/22/03: Unfortunate Timing"Catherine opens the door to Josette. We must talk--alone, says the older woman. Yes of course, says Catherine, come into the drawing room. If you've come here to plead Bramwell's case, it will do no good, says Catherine. On the contrary, says Josette, I'm here to tell you I couldn't agree with you more.
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This Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Josette - 'You MUST answer that as honestly as you know how') was back on December 13th of 2020, and the second (Carrie - 'Well I'll try. But you MUST understand, whatever I see in the future I have no control over') was back on March 12th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1125 (1840) - Leticia - 'If I ever meant anything to you at all, you MUST help me now. Please, Gerard.'
From "#1125/1126: Robservations 09/29/03: A Headless Body; a Jeweled Mask"Collinwood drawing room - Leticia enters. Only Gerard is there. All alone, are you? she asks coldly. So you finally decided to talk to me again, he says. But not to forgive you, she says, not likely--sarcastically, she adds, where's your sweetheart? She went to Boston to be with her son, he says--what are you doing here, anyway? I'm here to see you, she says. So, you want something from me, he says--I never knew you to turn off your temper so easily--what's the matter? I don't want to stay at Rose Cottage anymore, she says, it frightens me--I want you to take me somewhere else. Frightens you? asks Gerard, what are you talking about? There's been a definite change she says, there's an evil spirit there, I can feel it. He starts to laugh. Don't laugh at me! she orders--I feel it, you have to believe me--I want to go someplace else--if I ever meant anything to you at all, you must help me now--she goes into his arms--please, she begs, as he caresses her hair. Gabriel enters and says my, my, your sympathetic shoulder is always available, isn't it, Mr. Stiles? (I love this guy!)
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This Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Gerard - 'The suspense is killing me - I MUST find out what the future may hold for me!') was back on December 26th of 2020, and the second (Leticia - 'You MUST get free of it before it does something horrible to you') was back on October 29th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1077 (1970) - Quentin - 'You MUST have led me here for a reason-- if you need help, there's nothing I won't do, but you MUST appear to me.'
From "#1076/1077: Robservations - 08/22/03: Quentin Besotted"Quentin follows Daphne to a door. She opens it and goes in, closing it behind her. Quentin opens it, too, and enters. He calls to Daphne. The room is obviously unused; the bed is unmade and cobwebs abound. He lights a candle. picks it up, and finds a note on the desk. He reads, "I tried not to tremble, but I couldn't help myself-nothing in my life has terrified me more than the thought that you love me-nothing in my life has..." that's all it says, it was never finished-someone loved her, and it frightened her. He calls to Daphne--I have so many questions to ask, and only you can give me the answers-why do you come to me, then go away?--you must have led me here for a reason-if you need help, there's nothing I won't do, but you must appear to me. The note disappears. Quentin calls to Daphne, but she doesn't respond. He blows out the candle and leaves the room.
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #977 (1970PT) - Liz - 'There MUST be something very special in the east wing, because suddenly everyone is so interested in it--and I would like to know what that something is.'
From "Robservations 6/11/03 - #976-977 - Tragic Attack"Liz interrupts them-- what are you doing here--I looked out the window and couldn't believe what I saw--lights in the empty east wing--what are you doing here? Looking around, says Roger evasively. There's nothing to see, says Liz--or is there?--there must be something very special in the east wing, because everyone is suddenly very interested in it--and she wants to know what that something is. Very well, says Roger, I'll tell you, but you will be stunned, as I was.
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This Robservations references the quote almost perfectly, just rearranging two words and changing one other...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Chris - 'Roger, whatever you may have felt about Angelique, you MUST remember that Quentin is bringing Mrs. Collins back,' from 1970PT) was back on December 25th ([ChristmaS15]) of 2020, the second (Chris - 'Or even what happened. I-- I presume Bruno MUST have drugged me in some way,' from Leviathans) was back on March 9th of 2021, the third (Sabrina - 'He MUST have gone upstairs,' also from Leviathans) was back on June 21st, and the fourth (Liz - 'You manage the estate for Quentin. There MUST be some way of stopping Bruno from moving into the cottage,' also from 1970PT) was back on July 8th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #727, #993, #1057 & #1111.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #936 (1970) - Jeb - 'You MUST forget about your father.'
From "Robservations 5/13/03 - #936-937 - Barnabas Promises to Come Clean"Antique shop - Carolyn writes Megan a note--I've been to Mrs. Davenport's, and stopped by to thank you for coming today--sorry to have missed you. Jeb comes downstairs quietly, sneaking up on her, and puts his hands over her eyes. She cries out, prying his hands away. "I frightened you," says Jeb, looking delighted. He introduces himself--I live upstairs--and you're Carolyn Stoddard. How do you know? she asks. He chuckles, not answering. Where are the Todds? she asks. Out, he answers. She turns away from him. Don't be frightened of me, he says. I have to be going, says Carolyn. No, he says, Megan and Philip told me so much about you. He brushes her shoulder with his fingers. You must forget about your father, he says. She gazes at him, astonished. "I will help you," he promises. I'm afraid no one can, she says. But you don't know me, he says, I know so many ways to help you, make you forget. She closes her eyes, then apologizes and says, I have to go.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0936-4.jpg)
He stops her, a hand on her shoulder. You don't look at me when you talk to me, says Jeb. She turns to face him. That's better, he remarks. "You're shy, I like that--I like that very much." She stares into his eyes, but then, when he tries a more intimate touch, says, "Goodbye."
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This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #834 (1897) - Edward - 'What MUST be done, I will do alone, as difficult as it will be.'
From "Robservations 3/3/03 - Edward's Prisoner - #834/835"Anxiously, Edward asks, what do you know about Barnabas? As much as I need to, says Petofi--that he is a vampire--I know you wish to keep that secret (Tate is listening to all this from the other room), and I respect that and came to you instead of the police. How did you find out? asks Edward. That isn't important, says Petofi. Edward agrees--you could have gone to the police--I've been wrong about you, I think. (he still put curses on you and Jamison!) Magda can tell us where Barnabas is, says Petofi. She knows? asks Edward--I know how to deal with her! We can use her to lead us to Barnabas, says Petofi. No, says Edward--what must be done, I must do alone, it is my responsibility, difficult as it may be--there was always someone in the family who was supposed to know of his existence, one person who was supposed to keep him chained to his coffin--had my grandmother lived, I'd have been the one she would have told
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For some reason the Robservations combines the quote with dialogue that comes after it...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #658 (1969) - Joe - 'She MUSTN'T ever see it! Do you understand?!'
From "Robservations 9/23/2 - #658/659 - Joe's Terrible Nightmare; Quentin Gets His Way"Joe sits in the cell, staring straight ahead. Patterson leads Julia into Joe's cell. I can't stay here, Joe tells Julia--I have to go, tell everyone. What? asks Julia. Chris, says Joe, left him in his room, don't know where he is--gotta find him. Julia assures him she did find Chris. Joe says he must get Amy out of Collinwood, she must never see it--ever! cries Joe wildly. Julia asks for clarification, and Joe says Amy isn't the only one in danger--everyone is--no, babbles Joe, no one should ever see it.
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The Robservations references the circumstances of the quote...
And as this is Joe's last ep, the quote may be his last use of some form of "MUST" (I haven't checked beyond that scene). But one thing is certain: Joe doesn't say he "MUST" get Amy out of Collinwood because what he actually says is "I gotta go to Collinwood, get Amy out of there"...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #556 (1968) - Vicki - 'This MUST be a dream.'
From "Robservations 7/11/02 - #556/557 - Adam's Ultimatum"Vicki lies on the bed, sobbing. The door opens and Angelique, dressed in 18th century garb, enters the room. "So we meet again," says Ang. You aren't real, assets Vicki. Ang assures her she is quite real. It isn't possible, you're dead, protests Vicki. Ang giggles--she isn't a ghost, and asks Vicki to touch her and prove she's made of flesh and blood. She takes Vicki's hand, proving her ghost is flesh and blood. You are real, says Vicki, but you died in 1795--is it possible?--have I gone back in time again and am living in 1795. It's possible, says Ang, and might be true. Ang can't tell Vicki why she's there or who is keeping her. It must be a dream protests Vicki, but I can't wake up. Ang says it's no dream, she really exists in this place--perhaps you're lost in a void in time suggests Ang, caught between present and past but belonging to neither.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0556-3.jpg)
Vicki refuses to believe this. Ang says she's come to help her escape.
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The Robservations references the quote well...
When in doubt, they love to have this version of Vicki think the unexplainable must be a dream. [snow_rolleyes]
And this is not only the second quote from this ep but also the second quote from this scene. The first (Vicki - 'Why am I here? You MUST tell me') was back on April 6th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #367 (1795) - Jeremiah - 'The point is, Joshua, you MUST decide whether she stays or goes. That is, unless of course Abigail has taken over as head of the household.'
From "#0367/0368_0369: Robservations 02/22/02: Introducing Angelique"Naomi points out to her husband that Sarah needs a governess, and Jeremiah enters and quickly agrees. She's got the references, he says, and continues, explaining that the carriage overturned, she was wandering around the woods, and the name Victoria Winters popped into her head--which is why she gave that as her name. Abigail suggests he's bewitched by her beauty, and Jeremiah insists she's jealous of it (get her)! He goes on to wonder just who is the head of the household, Abigail or Joshua, and the latter insists that he wants to see Miss Winters. Angry, Abigail suggests her little brother has turned against her, too.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the actual quote but it does reference the circumstances under which it appears...
Some of the attacks against Abigail are an absolute hoot in this scene! [snow_cheesy] Ron Sproat must have had a lot of fun writing it.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Abigail - 'It MUST be crushed, destroyed!') was back on August 7th of 2020, and the second (Joshua - 'But you MUST understand, I am engaging you only on a trial basis. If at any time and for any reason I decide to discharge you, you MUST go immediately') was back on May 15th.
And once again for those who may not know, when this ep was shown in '80s syndication it was a kinescope. The color Master Tape wasn't issued until Volume 28 of the MPI VHS tapes came out in June of 1991. The Sci-Fi Channel also ran the color version.
And as I mentioned previously, the day Ep #367 aired I was getting terrible over-the-air reception (which happened rarely, but it did happen. [snow_rolleyes]) And it didn't help that some kinescopes weren't the clearest to begin with. But again, the point here is to show that it was a kinescope:
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It's also interesting how much more the Master Tape shows of the frame compared to the kinescope. But then kinescopes were recorded off of TV monitors, which always cut off parts of the frame...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #363 (1967) - Tony - 'Well, I MUST confess your story does have a certain appeal.'
From '#0363/0364: Robservations 02/20/02: ". . .So You Must Be Good"'Carolyn tries to run, but Tony grabs her arm and swings her around, demanding answers. She says she would lie to the cops, but not to Tony, and comes up with a fascinating little tale about a man with whom Liz had an affair and who, apparently, fathered Carolyn! One has to wonder if this might not be the truth as far as Vicki is concerned. Carolyn explains, with all sincerity and a catch in her voice, that this mysterious man, Liz' former lover, was planning to blackmail Mrs. Stoddard, but died before putting his plan into action. Julia got hold of the notebook, which was this man's diary, and was going to blackmail Elizabeth with it's contents. It would be a huge scandal for the Collins family, explains Carolyn, and she has to stop Julia no matter what! Tony likes the idea that the Collinses are as human and mistake-prone as anyone else--why don't they just pay Hoffman off?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0363-1.jpg)
Perhaps alluding to the problems with McGuire, Carolyn reminds Tony that most blackmailers are never satisfied. She tells him to take her to the cops if he doesn't believe her, and home if he does. He chooses the latter option
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all, however, it comes up after Carolyn tells Tony to take her to the cops if he doesn't believe her, or home if he does...
And I was quite surprised once I realized that in 1481 quotes so far this is the first time Tony has his own. He appears in one other screen cap and in a different scene that's being quoted from, but he isn't the one being quoted in either of those instances. Though when it comes to Jerry Lacy, he appears many times, particularly when Gregory Trask is being quoted (11 times so far...).
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #133 (1966) - Maggie - 'This may be hard to believe, but he MUST have been a little shy.'
From "#(0131_)0132/0133: Robservations 08/21/01: Burke and Laura"Laura sits at a table. Maggie brings her coffee. So you're Sam's daughter, says Laura. In person, says Maggie. At the risk of sounding ancient, says Laura, I think I remember you when you were this high--I wish I'd known sooner. As a matter of fact, says Maggie, laughing, we were all wondering who you were. All? asks Laura. I'm a little ashamed, says Maggie--confession time--I've been trying to find out who you were for the last couple of days. Were you? asks Laura. Do you remember the other day when you came in, says Maggie, bringing over her own coffee cup and sitting with Laura--you sat with your back to the rest of the room--and my father came in and saw you from behind--he said you looked familiar but couldn't quite figure out who you were. He should have introduced himself, says Laura. Maggie makes a face. This may be hard to believe, but he must have been a little shy, says Maggie--he asked me to find out--now you must have been aware of all my questions. I was, says Laura, but I understand. Your arrival in this town has caused a lot of interest
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'I MUST solve my own problems first. Then and only then will I be able to, to uh, deal with the other practical realities') was back on December 3rd of 2020, the second (Burke - 'A woman. She's living here at the Inn, so she MUST have come in here') was back on November 2nd, and the third one (Maggie - 'When a man says that about woman, she MUST have meant an awful lot') was back on December 25th ([ChristmaS15]). So that all means that Ep #133 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111 and #1197. However, recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
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Yesterday I forgot to comment about just how ridiculous Maggie looks with that cap on her head:
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Who in their right mind ever thought that was a good look for a waitress? And how come waiters didn't have to wear things on their heads? Oh, could it be because a man came up with the look for the woman but no man in his right mind would have worn anything like it? [snow_wink] [snow_rolleyes]
Watch for Maggie's ridiculous look to make another appearance in the March 2nd slideshow as the 2nd capture...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #62 (1966) - Roger - 'Miss Winters, I've been thinking about you and the pressures that you MUST be living under.'
From "#0061/0062: Robservations 06/29/01:An Unwelcome Guest"I don't want to be involved, insists Vicki. I don't blame you, he says, but I don't see how you can avoid it as long as you go on living in this house--I've been thinking about you and the pressures that you must be living other. You've added your share, she tells him. (You go, girl!) I'm sorry for that, he says, and I hope maybe I can make it up to you--I have friends in Florida--they have a delightful house and two charming children--they're desperate for someone to come down there and live with them and help take care of the children. What about David? asks Vicki. We managed before you arrived, says Roger, I'm sure we can work something out--Florida has wonderful weather, you know, and this house is right on the water--there would be no Widows' Hill, no ghosts, no dark corners, no pressure(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0062-3.jpg)
--you'd be free of us and away from probings and questions and all the rest of it. Vicki grins and says it sounds very lovely--but I'm afraid I have to say no.
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The Robservations references the quote well - well, other than the typo...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #840 (1897) - Petofi - 'I dislike using force on such short acquaintance, but if I MUST, I will.'
From "Robservations 3/6/03 - 840-841 - Petofi Sics Aristede on Julia"Petofi holds out his ugly hand, telling Julia, who is seated in a chair--this is the source of my power. He introduces himself, and we learn that Aristede "so kindly" brought her to the mill. I know who you are, says Julia. My fame has preceded me, Dr. Hoffman, says Petofi. What do you want? she asks. I find you direct, remarks Petofi--are all women in your time are like that?--I'm fascinated by the future, but find it forbidding, considering everyone who's been there seems so reluctant to talk about it--why?--I can force you to tell me, he warns--I dislike using force on such short acquaintance, but will if I must--before this night is over, I intend to see what you so recently have seen--the glories of Collinwood in another time--I intend to leave this lamentable year tonight, and you will help him! Julia's forehead creases.
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The Robservations references the quote well - but it does rearrange parts of the second half...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #576 (1968) - Carolyn - 'MUST you do it now?'
From "Robservations 7/25/02 - Freud, Adam, Liz and Carolyn - #576/577"We see candles, smoke, a beautiful coffin topped with flowers. Carolyn and Roger, dressed in funereal colors, stand by the coffin. Roger wants to know why the coffin was open, he ordered it closed. Carolyn remarks that Liz, lying in the coffin, looks beautiful. Liz speaks to herself--she isn't dead! She must open her eyes, try to open your eyes, try to move. You must show them you aren't dead-you must. Roger tells Carolyn he's closing the coffin. No, says Liz silently. Liz can neither speak nor move--they're going to bury her alive. Carolyn asks if Roger must close the coffin now, and he says yes. He closes it over Liz. Carolyn sobs, and Liz silently begs them--I'm not dead, I'm not, don't bury me! Roger leads the crying Carolyn away.
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Again, the Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'You MUST use me as the life force') was back on August 10th of 2020, and the second (Liz - 'You MUST open your eyes. You are not dead! Try to open your eyes! Try to move! You MUST show them you aren't dead! You MUST!') was back on November 5th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #354 (1967) - Julia - 'You MUST resist him no matter what he says, no matter what he does, you MUST resist his will.'
From "#0353/0354: Robservations 02/12/02: Carolyn Stoddard, Spy"Julia brings Vicki to "Maggie's cell" in the Old House basement, which now contains only the coffin Willie had crafted for Maggie. Julia tells the tranced-out, protesting Vicki that the coffin is intended for HER--Barnabas plans to make her what he is, then make her his bride. Vicki protests that she doesn't WANT to be his bride,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0354-3.jpg)
and Julia again reinforces the only way she can avoid it--recoil when he touches her, behave frightened of him when he's in her presence--resist his will. Vicki vows to do just that.
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The Robservations is again during the period with little detail so it doesn't include the quote - but at least it does reference the circumstances under which the quote is delivered, even if it doesn't reference them in the same chronological order as they play in the ep...
And I love the expression of Julia's face as she delivers the quote -
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- she's so pleased with herself - though little does she know that Carolyn is eavesdropping on her...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #44 (1966) - Bill - 'I'll be going up there myself. I MUST see your mother.'
From "#0043/0044: Robservations 06/18/01: Coffee and Conversation"Bill raises his glass heavenward, asking for another--you care to have anything, Princess? He asks Carolyn. Like what? she asks, smiling. Like whatever it is you like, he falters. No thanks, she says, I've got to be getting home. Going up to Collinwood, he says. Sure, that is where I live, isn't it? she reminds him. I should be going up there myself, he says, to see your mother. Great, she says, I'll give you a lift. I'm not ready to leave yet, he says, I'm in no hurry to add to her distress. Now what do you mean by that? asks Carolyn, sitting back down again--are you going to tell her about my meeting Burke, because I didn't make any secret of it--when I called from Bangor, I told Vicki about it--I just happened to mention, casually, in passing. It's best to be above-board, says Bill. Then why make a big thing of it? asks Carolyn.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0044-0.jpg)
I wish what I had to tell your mother was as simple a matter as that, says Bill. I'll tell her I saw you, says Carolyn. You do that, says Bill--tell her I'll be seeing her soon. Carolyn turns and gives Bill a disturbed glances before leaving the bar.
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The Robservations references the quote, though it does paraphrase it...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (John Harris - 'The notes are signed on the best possible terms and eventually they can be paid off. But I MUST remind you that they are demand notes and can be called at any time'), was back on July 22nd of 2021, the second (Carolyn - 'But how did you know about it? Oh. I suppose Vicki MUST have told you') was back on June 28th, and the third {John Harris - 'But I MUST point out to you that this trust fund that you've set up is going to cause you to have a slight bind, financially') was back on October 31st ([BOO]). So that all means that Ep #44 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111 and #1197. However, recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #144 (1967) - Laura - 'Well, you MUST be mistaken. I don't remember what I was wearing but whatever it was, it wasn't that locket. It MUST have been some other piece of jewelry.'
From "#0144/0145: Robservations 08/29/01: Lying Locket, Vicki and Frank"Vicki picks up the locket. Weren't you wearing this locket the other day? she asks Laura. This locket?--of course not, says Laura--how could I have been, it was in Phoenix, I just got it back. Would you have one like it? asks Vicki. Well, no, says Laura. I could have sworn you were wearing one just like this, says Vicki, why we even talked about it--you told me that you kept it with you always because it had a lock of David's hair in it--don't you remember? Yes, says Laura, I remember the conversation; I was telling you about this locket. Yes, says Vicki, and I'm sure you were wearing it, I remember distinctly, it was on that chain--she indicates the one Laura is now wearing. Laura holds the chain. You must be mistaken, she says--I don't remember what I was wearing, but whatever it was, it wasn't that locket, it must have been another piece of jewelry. I see, says Vicki, staring at her. You remember the conversation, says Laura, so you thought you saw it--but of course you didn't--you couldn't have, could you? No, I suppose not, says Vicki. Why are you looking at me that way? asks Laura. I was just thinking it's time for me to get back to the house, says Vicki, setting the locket down on the table. They say goodbye, each knowing the other is lying
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The Robservations references the quote practically perfectly...
And Vicki isn't buying a word of your denial, Laura - this Vicki is way to smart to fall for your excuses, especially when she saw the locket with her own eyes...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Lt. Riley - 'You MUST have seen another locket') was back on February 16th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #241 (1967) - Maggie - 'Yes. I want to talk. There's something that I MUST say.'
From "#0241/0242: Robservations 11/9/01: Barnabas Destroys the Evidence"David talks to Maggie/Josette, who is played today by KLS instead of the silent stand-in. Her voice is high-pitched, weird. She was in a place of death, she tells him, but she's come back. She seems surprised to hear him refer to this as her house, and shows him her music box, a gift from "someone." He's very happy she's conversing with him, as is she.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0241-1.jpg)
There's something important she's trying to remember, but it isn't coming to her. They'll talk often, she promises.
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This Robservations is in the period with little detail so it doesn't reference the quote. However, the quote comes up after David points out that it's the longest that "Josette" has talked to him and how happy he is and before "Josette" says there's something that she's trying to remember...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #383 (1795) - Josette - 'We MUST go back.'
From "#0382/0383: Robservations 03/05/02:"When Jeremiah awakens, her entire mood, once lighthearted, passionate and flirtatious, has changed--she wants to go back to face the music at Collinwood. She's crying, wishing she had told everyone before they eloped. He reminds her they tried to fight it, but it didn't work. When he tries to touch her, she orders him not to, but he reminds her they're married (so that gives him the right to, I gather).(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0383-1.jpg)
"Take me back, tonight, now," she demands. She tells him about hearing Andre's and Barnabas' disapproving voices, and feels they have no right to happiness.
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This Robservations doesn't reference the quote, but it does reference the circumstances under which the quote takes place...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #486 (1968) - Barnabas - 'We MUST not be emotional about his death, Julia. Every instinct, every feeling I have is to let go, to get revenge, but we MUST not, we have no time.'
From "#0485/0486: Robservations 05/16/02: Cassandra Wins Again"Lab - Julia tells Barn Eric tried to tell her something important before dying: "If they both live, then, listen, listen," and then he lost consciousness. Julia hates this room, this experiment, it killed him as much as she did. If not for the secret, he'd have let her send for help. Barnabas tells Julia they can't be emotional about Eric's death; his every instinct tells him to let go, get revenge, but there is no time--the experiment will go on, as will Julia. While the body may have 48 hours, Barnabas isn't sure HE does--his vampirism is returning, all those urges--Eric's formula is less effective. She prepares the potion.
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The Robservations paraphrases the quote but still references it well...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #643 (1968) - Carolyn - 'She MUST have been speaking through me. It MUST have been some kind of warning.'
From "Robservations 9/12/02 - #643/644 - David, Amy and Quentin"Roger goes into the drawing room and opens his briefcase on the desk. A large book falls from the piano to the floor. Roger turns and looks at it. He picks it up and opens it. He finds a piece of paper inside, a letter. He looks at it, puzzled. When Carolyn comes in, he tells her it's a letter addressed to his father, Jamison, dated 1887. He must have been a boy, muses Roger. "Dear Jamison, you must return to Collinwood, I need your help. You must intercede with Oscar. Only you can save me." They wonder what it means. It's signed "Quentin." Roger doesn't know the ancestor, who spent most of his time abroad, well. Roger describes how he found the letter in the book, which toppled from the piano. He wasn't anywhere near when it happened. They wonder how it could have fallen. Carolyn says SHE did it--Magda--she wanted them to see the letter. This name is unfamiliar to Roger, but Carolyn explains about Magda's spirit being in the house. She wanted them to see the letter--but why?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0643-3.jpg)
Roger and Carolyn sit before the fire. I'd like to call it nonsense, he says, the seance, the book falling, but I can't--neither of us imagined what happened tonight--what is the significance of the letter? "Stop them!" bursts out of Carolyn's mouth. She doesn't know why she said it, or what it means--it was Magda speaking through me, says Carolyn, a warning. Roger doesn't understand, but Carolyn says Magda is still there, speaking through her, warning them--someone in the house is in danger, and it could be any one of them.
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While paraphrasing the quote the Robservations drops some bits, but it still gets the points across...
And this is the third quote from this ep and, interestingly enough, they're all from this same scene. The first (Roger(reading) - 'You MUST intercede with Oscar. Only you can save me') was back on September 6th of 2020, and the second (Roger - 'He MUST have been a boy when this was sent to him') was back on June 1st of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #727 (1897) - Charity - 'Servants MUST be very hard to find here.'
From "Robservations 11/14/02 - #726/727 - Barnabas Gets a Bit of Charity"Charity Trask and Rachel Drummond each wonder what the other is doing at Collinwood. Charity enters and drops her suitcase. What a splendid school this house would make, says Charity, who wants to know why Rachel hasn't answered her question. Rachel defiantly says, I don't have to. Unfriendliness is a character fault, says Charity, as my father has said so many times. Rachel isn't at all interested in what "your father has to say." You should be, says Charity, he is (interested) in you. Rachel explains she works for the Collins now.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0727-2.jpg)
Charity asks, "Do they KNOW about you?" Rachel looks scared. Charity says, your face has answered that one for you--servants must be very hard to find. "I'm the governess," says Rachel defensively. There is some justice, comments Charity--if my father were given to amusement, that would amuse him. "Will you take me to him, or is that someone else's. . .job?" Rachel is horrified to hear the Reverend Trask is here.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this quote sets a bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) than we've set before because it's the first time a sixth quote from the same ep has appeared in the slideshow!! The first (Quentin - 'But we MUSTN'T make a habit of agreeing, Barnabas') was back on March 25th of 2021, the second (Rachel - 'If they're here, I MUST face them, without fear, but how?') was back on May 30th of 2021, the third (Gregory - 'The devil MUST be vanquished. The lamb MUST be cleansed') was back on July 26th 2021, the fourth (Charity - 'Something MUST be done with the children of the house. But then you MUST know that') was back on November 7th of 2021, and the fifth (Gregory - 'We MUST pray. We MUST give thanks that she has been delivered back to us') was back on December 12th.
And wow, Nancy Barrett is showing up all over the place in the screen captures featured in the Robservations excerpts...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1070 (1995) - Barnabas - 'You MUST never blame yourself.'
From "#1070/1071: Robservations - 08/19/03: Betrayal"Let me go, says Julia, near tears-he's watching us, I know it, somewhere outside this house, he's watching, he knows what's happening here-"Barnabas, go, go!" Look at me, Julia, commands Barnabas. She refuses, turning away. Look at me, he repeats-you can hear me, you will do as I say-"Now, look at me!" Her head swivels around with reluctance; they lock eyes. "You can escape," she says. "Not without you," he responds tenderly. "You can't take me with you," she says, shaking he head. He moves in close, almost within kissing distance, and adds, "Never without you." You won't be able to take me, she warns. I will, he insists -you must believe me, I will. I can't, she says. Once we are back in our own time, he can't get to you, he reminds her-"You must depend upon me, not him!" She tips her head back and sobs. He says it again--"You must depend upon me!" Julia falls into his embrace, crying, "How could I ever...?" You must never blame yourself, he says, holding her close, rubbing her back with his hand. Oh, but I do, I do, she says
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'And you MUST depend upon me, not him. You MUST depend upon *me*!") was back on July 10th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #993 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'There's a note: 'It MUST be tonight.''
From "#0992/0993: Robservations 06/23/03: Has Angelique Returned?"She flatly informs him, I can't do anything to help you, because the spirit that roams these rooms won't be driven out--it wants to stay--and it's powerful--believe me, most powerful! There must be something that can be done, protests Quentin. Look! says Hannah, pointing to the desk drawer, which is opening by itself. What does it mean? asks Quentin. Look inside and see! blares Hannah. Quentin opens the drawer and takes out Bruno's sheet music, which has blood on it.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0993-4.jpg)
There's a note, says Quentin--"It must be tonight." In whose hand? she asks. I can't make that out, he says--it's printed; it's all got to mean something--Bruno, the music, the message. All I know is, says the terrified Hannah, I must leave this house! You mean you can't explain anymore of this? asks Quentin angrily. I'm too frightened to try, she admits.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this quote sets another bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because it's the second time a sixth quote from the same ep has appeared in the slideshow, joining Ep #727!! The first (Cyrus - 'Now also, you MUST take safeguards against any impurities or unbalances within the synthesis-- I mean, I have indicated how important and delicate this chemical is!') was back on October 14th of 2020, the second (Hannah - 'All I know is I MUST LEAVE this house!') was back on January 9th of 2021, the third (Alexis - 'Sabrina, you know that whoever it was near Angelique MUST have murdered her') was back on June 10th of 2021, the fourth (Alexis - 'It MUST be Angelique! It MUST be! I know it is!') was back on June 2nd, and the fifth (Quentin - 'Now, there MUST be something that can be done!') was back on December 3rd.
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Today's quote and image are awesome. Classic.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #900 (1969) - Julia - 'I know that you MUST care about something, but what, Barnabas, what?!'
From "Robservations 4/18/03 - #899-900 - Paul's Most Precious Possession"I'm sure Olivia is acting for him, says Julia--Quentin is still alive. Barnabas calls her "a bad detective" (ouch!)--you're wasting your time as well as mine. I contacted Jamison and asked for Quentin, says Julia--he told me Quentin's spirit is gone--that can only mean Quentin is alive! You sound like a hysterical woman novelist, says Barnabas--it doesn't matter whether Quentin is alive or dead, or if Amanda is here, I'm simply not interested in them. What ARE you interested in? demands Julia--and don't tell me nothing, because I won't believe it--I know you must care about something, but WHAT, Barnabas, what? Carolyn runs in. Barnabas is immediately concerned. I must speak with you, Julia, says Carolyn. Barnabas asks, exactly what is wrong? sounding anxious.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0900-2.jpg)
Julia, tight lipped, says, you just gave me a clue as to what you DO care about. Barnabas looks at her. "See how bad a detective I am," she retorts.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Julia may have been wrong about Olivia acting for Quentin, but she actually turns out to be quite a good detective during Leviathans...
And yet another Nancy Barrett screen capture in a Robservations excerpt!
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1120 (1840) - Gerard - 'Now darling, we MUSTN'T start off like this. We have a brand new life ahead of us. The past is gone, dead, gone forever.'
From "#1119/1120: Robservations 09/24/03: Elopement; A Stunning Surprise"darling, we must not start off like this. He hugs her, adding that they have a brand-new life ahead of them, the past is gone, dead, gone forever. Yes, she says, blissful, they will be happy forever. He plants a big smooch on her and wishes they could leave here--he fears this place has too many memories for her. When I'm with you, I never think of them, she says.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
Though the past is gone for more like 15 seconds given what comes next in the scene...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Gabriel - 'There has been a marriage today, and we MUST do something about it') was back on August 9th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1198 (1841PT) - Julia - 'We MUST get rid of the body, Flora. Now.'
From "#1197/1198: Robservations 12/08/03: The End of 1840/41RT"1841PT - No one must know, says Julia quietly. Everyone will, objects Flora. Not if we're clever, says Julia. First poor Stella, now this stranger! laments Flora. Shush, says Julia, someone is in the hall. What will we do? asks Flora. Julia opens the doors to checks, returns to Flora and says, we must get id of the body--now. The two women get down to the task.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
Today's quote and image are awesome. Classic.
Indeed! [easter_wink]
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0312ds_0.jpg)
I wonder if there are as many bodies buried in the woods in PT as there are in RT? [easter_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #46 (1966) - Roger - 'If you're anxious to meet an artist, why MUST it be Sam Evans? There are four or five others in the vicinity.'
From "#0045/0046: Robservations 06/19/01: Fateful Meeting at the Cannery"Drawing room, Collinwood - Not that I know Evans well, says Roger, he has a reputation in town--I think you ought to be aware of it. Vicki, sitting in a chair, says all right, he drinks too much--what else? I don't think you understand, insists Roger, when Evans drinks, he gets ugly--he, how shall I say, is not the most pleasant person to be around. Then I'll have to take my chances, says Vicki. Don't you see, I'm trying to help you, says Roger--if you're anxious to meet an artist, why must it be Sam Evans?--there are three or four others in the vicinity. None of whose daughters have invited me to dinner, points out Vicki. I think something can be arranged, says Roger. But that's silly, says Vicki--I'm still a stranger here, and I've found someone friendly enough to invite me to her house--why should I turn her down and then go looking for someone else? Because I'd prefer it, says Roger--as long as you're a member of our household, any associations you make reflect on us. Then I won't tell anyone where I'm from, says Vicki. Don't be rude, says Roger, annoyed. Vicki rises and apologizes if she was rude--but I do think it's a little ridiculous--I mean it--all this fuss over a simple dinner invitation--unless there's some other reason you don't want me to meet Sam Evans.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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Gorgeous shot of the duel, MB. Their facial expressions pretty much tell the story, and doesn't Anthony George look fancy in his final episode?
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #243 (1967) - Dr. Woodard - 'All I want to be sure of is that you're not suffering from the same thing. That's why I think that an examination is absolutely necessary. Now surely you MUST understand that.'
From "#0243/0244: Robservations 11/13/01: A Proposal"Woodard comes to the Old House wanting to examine Willie and take a sample of his blood.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0243-1.jpg)
Mr. Loomis can't allow that, of course, and went into wild-eyed insistences that it was impossible. Even after Dave said he and Maggie could be suffering from the same serious blood disease, Willie refuses to cooperate.
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The Robservations is during the period where's there's little detail so the quote is barely referenced but at least the circumstances sort of are. However, how things progress to the quote and a bit beyond is that despite Willie trying to close the door on him, Dr. Woodard pushes his way into the foyer as Willie pleads that Dr. Woodard has to go away. Dr. Woodard questions why and Willie says he didn't call him and he doesn't need a doctor. But Dr. Woodard points out that he's already been consulted and says that all he wants to do is reexamine Willie's wounds and make sure they're healing properly. Willie protests that honestly he's fine, but Dr. Woodard warns that he may not be as well as he thinks he is. Willie asks why he says that and is informed that it's because there's another patient whose symptoms greatly resemble Willie's and she's suffering from a very strange blood disorder. Dr. Woodard doesn't want to alarm him but he thinks he ought to examine Willie again. Willie asks who he's talking about, and after Dr. Woodard says it's Maggie Evans, Willie gets a pained expression on his face and turns his head away. As Dr. Woodard opens his bag and removes a needle, he delivers the quote. After Willie says that he doesn't know if he understands, Dr Woodard says that of course he understands and surely he doesn't want to be sick. When Willie says no, Dr. Woodard reaches out for Willie to give him his hand so that he can take a small sample of blood. However, Willie forcefully says, "No!" and pulls away into the drawing room and insists he doesn't want to be examined because he feels fine. Dr. Woodard starts to say that possibly he is but gets cut off by Willie's reiterated insistence that he doesn't want to be examined because he feels fine. Dr Woodard again tries to say that Willie may feel fine but again Willie cuts him off. "I told ya. I don't want an examination and I don't need an examination so go away!" To that Dr. Woodard says that he doesn't understand Willie's attitude at all...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #384 (1795) - Jeremiah - 'You MUST believe that in all these years, I never lied to you until this. And that lie made me a stranger, even to myself.'
From "#0384/0385: Robservations 03/06/02: Family Blood is Spilled"Woods - Barnabas and Jeremiah stand back to back, discussing the Duel Rules. Ten paces, turn, count to three, fire. Jeremiah tells Barnabas he never lied to him, and this one lie made them strangers. Then it's a stranger he will kill, vows Barnabas, face stony. They count the paces (I don't think they made 10, the set wasn't large enough), turn, count to three--but only Barnabas fires.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the actual quote but it does reference the quote's circumstances quite nicely...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'You MUST have hated me all your life') was back on of July 4th of 2020, the second (Jeremiah - 'No, Josette-- you MUST stay out of this') was back on April 25th of 2021, the third (Josette - 'You MUST stop him, Papa!') was back on December 4th of 2021, and the fourth (Josette - 'Jeremiah, if you MUST be punished, so MUST I') was back on April 24th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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Gorgeous shot of the duel, MB. Their facial expressions pretty much tell the story, and doesn't Anthony George look fancy in his final episode?
Thanks - yes, that screen capture came out really nice.
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0315ds_0.jpg)
But remember, I wouldn't have been able to get that capture if it wasn't for you picking out such a good quote, so you definitely share in how good a screen capture it is. [easter_smiley]
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #487 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'You MUST care a great deal about the person you're trying to save.'
From "#0487/0488: Robservations 05/17/02: Desperate Measures"She describes her terrifying dream, then tells him others have had it, and it goes one step further with each dreamer. It started with Maggie, then Jeff, and there's a terrible compulsion to tell the next person about the dream. Then it went to Dr. Lang, with whom it went one step further, and then Julia herself had the dream last night. Stokes finds this interesting.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0487-3.jpg)
It makes sense to him--he's read of a Dream Curse. The objects of the curse are the instruments through which the curse was carried out. The curse usually ends in sudden death, which is what Julia feared he was going to say. He asks her to describe the dream to him, but she fears doing so, afraid he'll have it. She explains that Mrs. Johnson is next in line, and she feels she'll go mad if she doesn't tell her, but she wants to stop the dream. He asks if Mrs. Johnson is the object of the curse, and Julia says no, she thinks she knows who, but can't tell Mrs. Johnson. She's trying to save someone, suggests Stokes, someone she cares a great deal about. Julia admits this, her face going soft. I don't know if I can save him, she cries.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the actual quote but, once again, it does reference the quote's circumstances quite nicely...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #728 (1897) - Edward - 'Now we will talk later, dear. I MUST think now, and do something about finding Jamison.'
From "Robservations 11/15/02 - #728/729 - Quentin Seeks Jenny--and Beth"We like Collinwood, and Rachel, she's so nice, protests Nora. I like Rachel, too, says Edward, try to understand my reasons. She begins to cry, saying, if we are sent away, I'll just DIE! Edward, upset, assures her that after dinner, the three of us will sit down and I'll tell you about the school. No good, she says, because Jamison isn't here anymore, he ran away last night, saying Trask was cruel and mean to him and would rather die than go to the school. Edward is horrified--I thought you'd like the idea of the school! Nora clings to him and begs him to let them stay at Collinwood, please! I need to think and find Jamison, he tells her, run along and play.
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Once again the Robservations doesn't reference the actual quote, but it does reference the quote's circumstances quite nicely...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Edward, she's your wife. Now surely you MUST be curious as to what became of her when she followed me out of this house and halfway around the world') was back on September 24th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #901 (1969) - Barnabas - 'We think of everything, Mr. Stoddard. We MUST.'
From "Robservations 4/21/03 - #901-902 -Carolyn Hears THE Breathing; Liz Follows David"when you do leave, you will find yourself more successful than you've ever been. I don't want that again, insists Paul. You have no choice, says Barnabas. "I will not have it!" shouts Paul. You will do whether you want to or not, says Barnabas--you see, we do keep our bargains, that is why we expect you to keep your. I want my daughter back, free, says Paul. Not possible, says Barnabas. "I will make it possible!" screams Paul. There is no way to erase that night, says Barnabas. Paul reaches into a drawer and pulls out a gun. "But I can kill you, Mr. Collins," he says, pointing the gun at Barnabas. If I die, someone else will replace me, says Barnabas. They will get this, too! shouts Paul, who fires--but nothing happens.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0901-4.jpg)
Put the gun down, advises Barnabas, laughing. It was loaded, cries Paul--you got to it somehow! Of course it was, says Barnabas, we think of everything, we must--we knew about the gun, as we know about your efforts to get Carolyn to leave here, another thing you will not do--we know everything you intend to do before you do it. Beaten, Paul turns away from him.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
It's so easy to tell that Jonathan Frid had a lot of fun with this scene. Say what you will about the latter parts of Leviathans, and we have, but many of these early eps are really well done.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'Whatever is wrong, it MUST be dealt with here--you can't go after it, I can't let you go away. Whatever is wrong, we MUST take care of it here--it would simply follow you, or us. You MUST know that. Here, here in Collinsport, this is where your only hope lies') was back on December 8th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #996 (1970PT) - Alexis - 'Quentin, Quentin, something's happened since we heard the music in my room, with no one on the piano. Do you know what it is? You MUST tell me.'
From "#0996/0997: Robservations 06/25/03: Yaeger & Buffy"Someone knocks at the door. Trask, terrified, he doesn't want to open the door. What if it's Mr. Collins? she asks--you must open the door! Trask very reluctantly unbolts the door. It is Quentin, who, annoyed, asks, why was the door bolted? Something has happened since I heard the music in the room, says Alexis, with no one at the piano--do you know what it is--you must tell me. Close up the house, Trask begs Quentin, we have to leave, all of us! We aren't doing that, insists Quentin, so you should just relax.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Alexis - 'Please TELL me, I MUST know!'), which is from this same scene, was back on June 4th of 2020, and the second (Quentin - 'Whoever he is, he MUST be pretty dangerous') was back on June 20th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1121 (1840) - Barnabas - 'I MUST congratulate you, Mr. Stiles.'
From "#1121/1122: Robservations 09/25/03: A Sticky Domestic Situation"Barnabas enters and Gerard asks if he saw anyone on his way over here--Samantha thought she saw someone through the window, that's all. Barnabas congratulates him, but Gerard says congratulations are a bit premature, and he doesn't wish to discuss it any further. Of course, says Barnabas, and joins Gerard in the drawing room
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The Robservations references the circumstances of the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'You married Gerard. You MUST have a feeling for him') was back on May 11th of 2021, and the second (Samantha - 'There MUST have been some way you could have let us know') was back on February 15th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1199 (1841PT) - Julia - 'Morgan, until the lottery is over, you MUST have nothing to do with Catherine. Do you understand?'
From "#1199/1200: Robservations 12/09/03: The Woman in White"I know six Collins have gone to that room and spent the night--three were found dead in the morning, and three were found like Father--mad for the rest of their lives--I am realistic, too, about one thing--that either Quentin, Gabriel or I will be on that list. Do you think you or I can decide who will or will not be in the lottery? she asks--when your father dies, and you read that letter, it will tell us(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1199-0.jpg)
--until the lottery is over, you must have nothing to do with Catherine, do you understand? I can't! he says.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Morgan - 'Do you know the first thing I remember?-- I MUST'VE been about 5 or 6. I remember hearing mother and father talking. They were talking about that room and what would happen when we grew up. And one day that Quentin and I would have to go into that room and spend the night') was back on January 11th of 2021, and the second (Julia - 'I think not! You MUST NOT tamper with tradition!') was back on October 6th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #48 (1966) - Liz - 'Well, he MUST have left sometime between 10:30 and 11.'
From "#0047/0048: Robservations 06/20/01: Malloy is Missing"Joe says, according to Mrs. Johnson, Malloy came home about ten o'clock last night and had some supper. About 10:30, he received a phone call. Mrs. Johnson had to leave to visit her daughter, but Malloy was still there when she left. "What happened this morning?" asks Liz. Joe says Mrs. Johnson came back to the house, around 6:30 to fix his breakfast. He never came down, so she went upstairs to look. He wasn't there, and his bed appeared not to have been slept in. Liz rises from the sofa, rubbing her hands nervously together. "He must have left sometime between 10:30 and 11:00, she muses. Why does she says that?" Joe asks, and she describes how she tried to reach him several times after eleven, with no answer.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0048-2.jpg)
She asks if Mrs. Johnson knew who phoned Malloy, and Joe says no, all she said was Malloy seemed very upset. "You don't suppose something really did happen to him, do you?" Joe asks. Liz says, "I don't know, Joe, I don't know."
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #244 (1967) - Liz - 'But you MUST, because it affects you.'
From "#0243/0244: Robservations 11/13/01: A Proposal"Carolyn goes into the drawing room, and indeed finds her mother quite upset. As Liz speaks to her, she senses that her mother is about to make a confession, and she tells Liz that she'd rather not hear it if it's that upsetting to Liz. Liz insists it's necessary for her to free herself--but first she has a few things to reveal about Paul Stoddard--he loved no one but himself.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0244-3.jpg)
This distresses Carolyn, who isn't sure she wants to hear more. Your father never loved or wanted you, Liz tells her daughter, who becomes terribly upset. Refusing to listen further, Carolyn runs from the room, slamming the door closed behind her.
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This is another Robservations in the period where's there's little detail and once again the quote isn't referenced. However, it comes up when Carolyn becomes upset and doesn't want to hear what Liz is trying to tell her...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #385 (1795) - Trask - 'We MUST have tangible evidence of an act of sorcery.'
From "#0384/0385: Robservations 03/06/02: Family Blood is Spilled"Drawing room - Natalie and Abigail talk to Trask, who asks for evidence of witchcraft. Abigail gleefully regales him with all that has been happening, focusing on the mysterious disappearance of Joshua, who was turned into a cat, then transformed back. Of course, Abigail could see the devil possession in Miss Winters' eyes the day she arrived! Barnabas overhears what's happening and reluctantly shakes "Mr. Trask's" hand. It's absurd, he scoffs, Miss Winters is a fine young lady, no more a witch than he is!
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This is another Robservations in the period where's there's little detail and once again the quote isn't referenced directly. However, the circumstances under which the quote comes up is referenced. Though the summary makes it seem as if Barnabas having overheared Abigail say that she could see the devil possession in Miss Winters' eyes the day she arrived is what prompts him to defend Vicki, but that is not the case. Abigail actually makes that remark in the beginning of the scene before she explains about things like Joshua's disappearance and before Barnabas even comes downstairs to begin to overhear what's happening in the drawing room. In actuality, it's Barnabas having overheard Trask say he wants to question the young woman Abigail suspects and Abigail identifying her as Vicki that grabs Barnabas attention and prompts him to question what is happening and to defend Vicki...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #488 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'You MUST think I'm a madman. I assure you I'm not. I'm an expert in the occult.'
From "#0487/0488: Robservations 05/17/02: Desperate Measures"Evans cottage - Stokes comes to see Maggie and gives her his card--he urgently needs to speak to her. She invites him to sit down. She's puzzled, wondering what this stranger wants. He heard about her terrifying dream from Julia Hoffman--she's had the same dream, as have a number of other people. He asks her to tell him everything she remembers about the dream, but she just wants to forget the horror of it. Force yourself--it's a matter of life and death, he explains--it's part of a dream curse, which is perpetrated by a series of dreams--the chain must be broken or someone will die. That's incredible, declares Maggie, but he says he's an expert in the occult, and he thinks he can stop the dream. He needs to know about her dream--she may be saving a human life. Standing over a lamp that makes her look very pretty, Maggie describes her dream to Stokes. She recites the riddle to him.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0488-3.jpg)
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The Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote but it does reference part of it quite well...
How interesting that Prof. Stokes follows Trask this month - given his deranged thinking, I'm surprised that after Trask showed up in 1968 he didn't try to exorcise Prof. Stokes. Can you just picture Stokes tied to a tree in the woods?! [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy] But perhaps Trask was just grateful that Stokes had helped him return to exorcise Cassandra, who as Angelique was the real witch back in 1795/96...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'If you know who the witch is, you MUST TELL me') was back on June 18th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #729 (1897) - Quentin - 'I'm afraid I got so curious I opened it. And I MUST say you carry the most interesting items in your purse.'
From "Robservations 11/15/02 - #728/729 - Quentin Seeks Jenny--and Beth"Beth comes downstairs hurriedly. She angrily tells Q, I hope you haven't cost me my job. I doubt it, says Q. Edward is furious with me, Beth reminds him. Edward's fury is like the common cold, remarks Quentin, a nuisance, but it always goes away. Beth says, I'm sorry we can't continue our conversation, I have to go to the village. She picks up her purse. Quentin stands idly by, whistling innocently. She turns and demands, give me the envelope that was in my purse! He feigns innocence, but she says I won't play games--give it to me or I will have Edward get it from you. Quentin takes the envelope from his pocket and comments, you carry some interesting items in your purse. She grabs the cash out of his hand. He assures her it's all there. You were going into the village last time I saw you with a large sum of money--what do you do with it? It's none of your business, I don't wish to discuss it further, says Beth coldly.
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Again, the Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote but it does reference part of it well, even if it's not verbatim...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #245 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Yes, I know what you mean. Whoever he is, he MUST certainly be, at one and the same time, more than a man and less than a man.'
From "#0245/0246: Robservations 11/14/01:"Barnabas warns Woodard to be careful--the man who broke into his office had great strength, after all. Woodard refers to that man as a monster and remarks that Barnabas seems to feel sympathy for him.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0245-1.jpg)
On the contrary, says Barnabas, "I loathe him very deeply."
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This is another Robservations where there's little detail and once again it doesn't reference a quote. However, the quote comes up after Woodard refers to that man who broke into his office as a monster and before Woodard remarks that Barnabas seems to feel sympathy for him...
And considering the Robservation would seem to be directly quoting Barnabas' actual feelings for the man, it's unfortunate the quote isn't exactly what Barnabas says because what he actually says is,
"I loathe him very, very deeply."
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #489 (1968) - Roger - 'Well I suppose she was right. It MUST have been a bit of a shock to you, but if you'll give Cassandra a chance, I'm sure that you will grow to love her as much as I do.'
From "#0489/0490: Robservations 05/20/02: If Both Live..."Roger says he's disappointed in his son and David apologizes. Roger says it takes very little effort to be civil, even to someone he dislikes--and he should get to know her before he dislikes her (perhaps David is more intuitive than his father).(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0489-2.jpg)
He didn't say that, objects David, he doesn't know how to act in front of Cassandra. Roger's good humor returns. He understands. Give Cassandra a chance, and he will grow to love her as much as he does. David says yes, but doesn't sound like he means it, and Roger makes a face.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote - and what it dies, it paraphrases...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #730 (1897) - Edward - 'You MUST be insane!'
From "Robservations 11/18/02 - #730/731 - Quentin and His "Dead" Mistress"I have no doubt you have some reason for returning, he says, and if you'll be good enough to tell me what it is, I'll try to accommodate you, and then you will leave--I can't express my feelings more clearly than that. I want you to take me back, she says plaintively. You must be insane! he says. I know you have every right to hate me, but please don't, she begs--I know how wrong. . .Spare me your feelings, demands Edward, they mean nothing to me.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0730-3.jpg)
Oh, Edward, I am so sorry, she says, but I can't help myself, I'm throwing myself on your mercy, do you think that easy for me? Yes, I do, he responds. (You do get the feeling this is all an act on Laura's part.) Please don't be cruel, she asks. I refuse to be taken in by all this, he says. I want only a second chance, on any terms you dictate, she says--please don't turn me away--I've been through so much suffering and misery, but I've learned from it, I swear!--all I want is a chance to prove it to you!
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'Because there is something I MUST do before I can return to Collinwood') was back on September 16th of 2020, and the second (Edward - 'I don't understand, Jamison, why you can't do things with other people. Why MUST it always be Quentin?') was back on September 29th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #490 (1968) - Barnabas - 'And you MUST find some way to get hold of yourself.'
From "#0489/0490: Robservations 05/20/02: If Both Live..."Barnabas says Julia now knows what it is he discovered years ago--there's no escape from the witch--Julia will have the dream until she's so scared she's forced to tell Mrs. Johnson.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0490-1.jpg)
Julia insists she must tell Mrs. Johnson before she loses her mind. Barnabas wants them to do the experiment tonight. Find some way to get hold of yourself, urges Barnabas coldly. Julia wonders if Cassandra can somehow control the experiment, but Barn believes she knows nothing about it.
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The Robservations references most of the quote quite well, though not the "must" part...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Mrs. Johnson - 'No, I MUST come in') was back on February 11th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #731 (1897) - Rachel - 'You MUST not linger here too long. You MUST be a good teacher. You MUST not do anything that might anger your headmaster.'
From "Robservations 11/18/02 - #730/731 - Quentin and His "Dead" Mistress"I had to go back and fulfill the rest of the contract. Rachel looks resigned, but angry. Tim thinks it was actually a good thing, but Rachel turns on him--how could you say that, Trask is a sadist! True, says Tim, but we were good for the children, and as long as I'm there. . .besides, I decided to take a new tack with Trask--I know he can't be persuaded to change his mind, but I'm trying to temper him, get him to be more tolerant with the children. I guess you aren't succeeding, she says bitterly. Tim insists I'm making some progress--Rachel, listen, he says, isn't it better to light even one candle than curse the darkness? He's taken all of the spirit out of you, she lashes out, all your will to fight back--"He's defeated you!" Tim coldly asks her to have the children to come down--I have work to do at the school.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0731-3.jpg)
Venomously, she says, "Yes, of course, you must not linger here too long, you must be a good teacher, you must not do anything that might anger your headmaster!" She leaves him, furious. Tim just looks sad.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
A triple "must" quote - we haven't seen one of those in quite a while!
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'You've been drinking again. Oh I really MUST have you very worried') was back on May 27th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1156 (1840) - Constable Ward - 'Randall's reasons for going to the police MUST have been mentioned.'
From "#1154_1155/1156: Robservations 11/05/03: A Death; An Arrest For Murder"11:40 - Collinwood - Constable Ward asks Gabriel, did Randall speak with you earlier this evening? And my wife, Edith, yes, says Gabriel. What was the purpose of his visit? asks Jim. Merely paying a visit, seeing his sister, says Gabriel. So it was a social visit? asks Jim. Yes, agrees Gabriel. Your brother Quentin told me that you said he was on his way to the police, reveals the cop--Randall's reasons for going to the police must have been mentioned. Yes, says Gabriel--Randall thought the police weren't concerned enough about the animal attacks in the woods. So, says the constable, he was coming to see us at midnight to censure us? That was very much like Randall, yes, says Gabriel. And completely untrue! says the constable, he's been in town for quite a few days and we haven't heard from him--you're lying to protect your brother, aren't you? Quentin can protect himself! says Gabriel. Then why do you bother? asks Jim--I think I'll have a talk with Mr. Trask before I see you again--but I will see you again.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And I love the look on Gabriel's face in the screen capture when Constable Ward delivers the quote -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0401ds_2.jpg)
- when one knows what's really going on with Gabriel, one appreciates it so much more! [easter_wink] And things like that are definitely part of the fun in watching DS over again.
(And poor Isaac Collins - the founder of everything Collins relegated to hanging in the study in 1840 when he normally hangs in the drawing room. What was some member of the family thinking?! [easter_shocked] But thank heavens he'll regain his rightful place in the future!! [easter_wink])
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Samantha - 'Yes, I MUST, MUSTN'T I? I never really believed that Quentin's interest in the black arts was anything but a foolish eccentricity-- but I MUST now-- I do!') was back on April 5th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #64 (1966) - Liz - 'I suppose you should, if you feel you MUST.'
From "#0063/0064: Robservations 07/02/01: Who Isn't Capable of Murder?"I've only been concerned about what's best for you, Liz tells Carolyn, how I wish you could have gone away from here before all this started. It wouldn't have changed anything, insists Carolyn. For you it would have, says Liz(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0064-4.jpg)
--I know what you've been going through. Mother, says Carolyn, I've always liked Burke. Always? asks Liz, you've known him such a short time. I know, but...why did he have to do it? asks Carolyn--why did he have to say those horrible things about Uncle Roger? Because he's bitter and angry, says Liz. He always seems so...I don't know, so different, says Carolyn--how can you ever know anything about anybody? I've never learned the answer to that question, says Liz, smiling, I suppose you have to put faith in someone you love and hope they'll be honest with you. Yes, agrees Carolyn, if I could only talk to Burke and asks him how he could say these things. I suppose you should, if you feel you must, says Liz You wouldn't object? asks Carolyn. Would it make any difference if I did? asks Liz. No, I suppose not, says Carolyn.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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Great shot of Don Briscoe from ep #671 today! [luv]
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1017 (1970PT) - Carolyn - 'You MUST feel very relieved.'
From "#1016/1017: Robservations 07/11/03: A New Cousin From a Distant Land"Why can't you leave this room, why? asks Will. Can't you guess? asks Barnabas. I suppose I can, says Will, facing Barnabas again. They hear Maggie's voice outside calling to Will and Carolyn--is anybody home? "Maggie," whispers Barnabas to Will. Carolyn comes out to greet Maggie--how are you? asks the latter. All right, answers Carolyn--Barnabas mentioned to us that you were back--how's Quentin? He seems much better, says Maggie--I just took him to the hospital for tests, and he seems to be coming along fine--I can't understand what went wrong. You must feel very relieved, says Carolyn, and moves to stand in front of the secret bookcase. I do, says Maggie--I just wish I could stay at the hospital with him--I should apologize for coming by so late and just walking in like this, but I did want Barnabas to know that everything seems to be all right now--he's not here, is he? No, he isn't, says Carolyn. Perhaps you could give him the message, says Maggie--tell Will, too--I'll let you know the results of the tests. Inside the secret room, Barnabas listens to Maggie's voice. I would hate to think of what would have happened if Barnabas hadn't been there when Quentin had his attack, says Maggie--Liz told me how calm he was, took complete charge--it's difficult to believe he's a distant relative, but more like someone who had known us all our lives, and how strange that is. Barnabas listens, smiling a bit, liking what he's hearing. Carolyn agrees--it's strange. I should get back to Collinwood, says Maggie--Liz and the others will want to hear the news, too, and the doctor might call tonight--it's good seeing you, Carolyn, she adds, and leaves.
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Will says to Barnabas, "It's SHE you're hiding from, isn't it, yes, when I was writing the book, you mentioned, how much she reminded you, in the other time, of Josette?" That's enough, Will, orders Barnabas (notice that they're on a first name basis since Barnabas bit him). And this Maggie reminds you of that one, doesn't she? asks Will. Outside, a dog howls. Open the panel, commands Barnabas. WHAT? asks Will. I said open the panel! Barnabas repeats, clearly beset by blood lust. No, you don't want to leave here, says Will, you know you don't--you told me to stop you! Nothing can stop me now, says Barnabas. Will pulls out the cross and holds it in front of the vampire's face. Barnabas turns away. This is what you wanted me to do, Will reminds him.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
It's too bad that the screen capture for the ep is a bit blurry because while delivering the quote Carolyn is walking through the room and motion in kinescopes is often blurry:
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But given the screen captures in the Robservations excerpt, obviously the entire kinescope is not all like that.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Will - 'Maggie. I MUST warn Maggie') was back on October 13th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #157 (1967) - Caretaker - 'Laura Murdoch Radcliffe--her other records, they MUST be here--her parents, her ancestry.'
From "#0156/0157: Robservations 09/10/01: Liz in Serious Trouble"Laura Murdoch Radcliffe, says the caretaker (I'm tired of typing that!), taking down another book--her other records, they must be here--her parents, her ancestry. Are you sure I can't do that for you? asks Frank, as he watches the caretaker searching the shelves--you can tell me where to look. Vicki looks through one of the volumes. Oh, no, says the caretaker, they wouldn't like it.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And with reference to the caretaker's quotes total:...
He racked up his 8th with this one - and even more are probably still possible...
With this one he has 9. And even though he was only in 23 eps even more are probably still possible because "must" definitely seems to be his favorite word...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Frank - 'Well then you MUST have fairly complete burial records of this whole area') was back on November 2nd of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #935 (1970) - Julia - 'Quentin, the important thing is that you're here, and you're the only one capable of doing what MUST be done.'
From "Robservations 5/12/03 - Enter Jeb; Quentin Mourns - #934-935"Julia outlines to Quentin how it's been since Barnabas got back--I think something happened to him in the past, something that forces him to act this way. Julia, says Q, I just lost the one woman I ever loved, finally found my portrait--I've SEEN myself. Quentin, she says, what you need is a new interest--the important thing is you're here, and the only one capable of doing what must be done. Sure, he says sarcastically, because my strength is the strength of 10 men, because my heart is pure--you and your unholy belief in the Collins family--well, here is one Collins that doesn't even have a name--just how is he going to explain himself--as Quentin Collins, born in the 19th century, once a ghost and tormentor of children? Quentin, there is a way, she says, if you'll help Barnabas. He puts a hand on her shoulder, his voice gentler. Julia, you have done many things for me, he says, and I appreciate it--do one more thing for me--LEAVE ME ALONE!-- just let me think about things--you don't worry--I won't go anywhere without telling you, I promise. He pours himself another drink.
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I can definitely think of at least one fan who, like Quentin, would mourn the loss of Amanda (and he knows who he is [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]), but why do I suspect there are also fans who would have a drink to celebrate her exit (and they know who they are [easter_wink] [easter_grin]).
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #364 (1967) - Vicki - 'No. No, there MUST be a mistake!'
From '#0363/0364: Robservations 02/20/02: ". . .So You Must Be Good"'Drawing room, Collinwood - Vicki tells Liz she feels the Boston trip was good for David. Liz sadly informs Vicki that Burke's plane turned up--and all 16 passengers were found dead.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0364-3.jpg)
Vicki refuses to accept the worst, even though all the bodies were burned beyond recognition (on any other soap, this would have left the door open for Burke's eventual return)
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Because this is another Robservations with little detail, it doesn't references the quote, but it does reference the circumstances of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'The wicked are punished, so you MUST be good') was back on August 15th of 2020.
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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 #743 (1897) - Laura - 'Just as soon as I prepare her for what she MUST do.'
From "Robservations 12/17/02 - #742-743 - Laura Sends Jenny After Q"Q suggests they go. Barn agrees it's getting late--I'm going to show Quentin some rare family volumes at the Old House. The men depart. Laura sweetly wishes them good night. After they're gone, she exults that Jenny will want to know they went to the Old House. When do you want me to let her out of her cell? asks Dirk. Tonight, says Laura, as soon as I prepare her for what she must do.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Jenny - 'You MUST be very solemn and respectful of the dead') was back on December 1st of 2020, and the second (Laura - 'Quentin and Barnabas. I've been expecting them. Oh, they MUST be very anxious over the state of my health') was back on May 16th of 2021.
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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:
Eps #459 & #661 (1796) - Joshua - 'The curse MUST be ended!'
The reason that quote is attributed to two different eps is because it was originally said in Ep #459 -
From "#0459/0460: Robservations 04/26/02: Finale"Uncomfortable, Joshua suggests he's incapable of loving anyone. It could be your salvation, says Barnabas--you can't love me, so you won't be a victim of the curse. (As if he isn't already a victim--he's lost his sister, daughter, wife and, for all intents and purposes, his son!) The curse must be ended, insists Joshua, and he'll do it. He can't allow this to go on any longer, anymore people to die.
- as well as in Ep #661 as part of a flashback when Barnabas was explaining to Julia about the events of his last day in 1796 -
From "Robservations 9/24/02 - #660-661 - A Trip Back to the Past"Barnabas continues telling Julia that for his father, the agony of that terrible night had only begun--he still had to face the task of disposing of me. Joshua insists the curse must be ended. Barnabas tells him it cannot be ended, but Joshua says it will, and he will do it--I can't allow more people to die
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And it's interesting that the Robservations for Ep #661 references a bit of detail ("Barnabas tells him it cannot be ended, but Joshua says it will") that the one for Ep #459 doesn't...
And this is the third quote from these eps. The first was (Joshua - 'You have caused enough destruction. You MUST NOT cause more') back on May 4th of 2021, and the second (Joshua - 'I MUST destroy you!') was back on August 27th.
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When I was getting the screen capture for today's quote I discovered something disturbing about the DVD version of Ep #582. Perhaps many are already aware of it - I'm pretty sure I wasn't. And I did s search of the forum to see if maybe I'd forgotten about an old post about it, but I didn't come up with anything. Perhaps my discovery isn't a widely discussed topic or perhaps not even known by many fans. But when I highlight today's quote in about two days I will explain all...
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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 #639 (1968) - Amy - 'It MUST be very old.'
From "Robservations 9/10/02 - #639/640 - Ghosts and Werewolves, Oh My!"The West Wing, filled with cobwebs, old furniture and portraits - David, flashlight in hand, leads Amy through the West Wing. He shows her the portrait of Thaddeus Collins, alive during the Civil War. They pass a door and David tells her it's a storage room, perfect for exploring. They go in. The room is filled with even more cobwebs (plus a brass bed that will play a big role in future episodes of DS). Amy pronounces this room exciting, with lots of secrets. David says this room is supposed to be haunted. Do you think it is? asks Amy excitedly. No, says David--just a legend--nothing has ever happened to me in this room--another room, down the corridor, has a secret passageway. Amy remarks on how lucky he is, living here. She spots a 19th century telephone on the floor and picks it up.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0639-3.jpg)
David suggests a game--the kind that first pops into your head. A pretend game? asks Amy. David suggests they pretend all the junk isn't there and it's the same as it was when the West Wing was first opened. And see the people who lived there, too, suggests Amy. If we can't see them, perhaps we could talk to them--on the phone they found!--we can pretend to talk to someone who lived in the past.
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Despite it containing a great deal of detail, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote, but Amy delivers it as she's picking up the phone...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Amy, you MUST realize that I am responsible for you') was back on September 6th, the second (Julia - 'If you saw it, Mrs. Stoddard, there MUST be some explanation for it') was back on December 21st, and the third (Amy - 'It's bigger than any house I've ever seen. It MUST have a hundred rooms') was back on February 5th. So that all means that Ep #639 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111 and #1197. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[pointing-up] I hadn't realized until I scrolled through the quotes on Sunday that there was a semi-theme -
April 9, 2023:
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Ep #639 (1968) - Amy - 'It MUST be very old.'
April 9, 2020:
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Ep #891 (1969) - Megan - 'It MUST be incredibly old.'
- if I had realized when I picked this year's quote that it was extremely similar to the one from 2020, I probably would have picked a different one for this time around. But hey, I suppose there's absolutely nothing wrong with a semi-theme. [ghost_nowink]
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Just why the storyline date for today's quote says -
(1841PT[-1967])
-will all be explained in about two days...
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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 #582 (1968) - Angelique - 'You MUST not fight me, Jeff. You MUST not.'
From "Robservations 7/30/02 - #582/583 - Willie Takes Matters Into His Own Hands"Ang finds Jeff in the woods and tells him she wants to try the experiment again. He demands she not touch him and wonders why she is that she can just disappear and reappear this way. She's not human, he says, holding his head--she's a demon! When I'm with you, I'm real, she says, reaching out for him--you must meet me tomorrow night. Jeff says he can't help her--he's free of the experiment now and doesn't have to go back to the lab. She is adamant--they will do this experiment so she can be the life force. He dodges her, but she says they won't fail--and she will answer all his questions when it's over. She holds out her hand and insists he take it; she says it feels human, doesn't it?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0582-2.jpg)
You must not fight me, you must not! She bites his throat.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And there's more to come about this ep...
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[pointing-up] As I said the other day, when I was getting the screen capture for Ep #582's quote I discovered something disturbing about the DVD version of Ep #582. And actually it wasn't until after I noticed that the Robservations said -
... she says it feels human, doesn't it? You must not fight me, you must not! She bites his throat.
Julia assures Barnabas Jeff did no harm. She can't believe he meant to destroy the body, but Barnabas is sure. ...
- but when I'd watched the DVD I did not see Angelique bite Jeff, nor did I see in the scene that follows that Julia tells Barnabas that Jeff did no harm. However, the funny thing is, as you'll see when you play this video, it does look like something could have been cut:
So, what I decided to do next was check to see what that section of the version of Ep #582 that I'd taped from the Sci-Fi Channel looked like and sure enough there is more to it. Not much more - only 2 seconds - but more:
As we can see it shows Angelique beginning to move in on Jeff and Julia saying Barnabas' name, and all that proved that someone at MPI had indeed made some sort of cut to the Master Tape of Ep #582 for the DVD version - and it is interesting that it was a bit of a deeper cut than Jim Pierson had made to it for the Sci-Fi broadcast.
So next I decided to check to see what that section of the version of Ep #582 that I'd taped back in '80s syndication looked like and that proved to be most interesting because it's 15 seconds longer:
The funny thing is back in '87 I most probably thought there had been some sort of problem with the station's broadcast and never even realized the disturbances in the video were due to glitches in the Master Tape for the ep. And those were certainly major glitches. But even so, I was surprised that the cut had been made to the version of Ep #582 that I'd watched on DVD because I could have sworn that, after there was a big backlash about cuts on some of the earlier DVDs, MPI has promised to go back and restore the cuts and offer them to fans who wanted replacements, and I also could have sworn that MPI had said that those restored versions were to be the ones included in the Limited Edition boxed set, which is where the copy of the DVD I watched came from. But if they did include some of the restored DVDs, obviously they didn't do so when it came to disc 1 of Collection 10, if they had ever even restored Ep #582.
Now, you're probably confused as to how the Robservations could have summarized the complete ending of the Jeff and Angelique scene as well as the complete beginning of the Julia and Barnabas scene. Well, that's because I recall Robin saying that she was using the MPI VHS tapes to do her summaries. So that means that anyone who's held on the their copy of Volume 70 has the complete version of Ep #582 that seemingly no fans who only own disc 1 of Collection 10 of the DVDs do have...
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[pointing-up] This whole business with Ep #582 got me to wondering just when did MPI start adding to the beginning of the DVDs that they were not editing the Master Tapes. Well quite interestingly and quite conveniently it was on the disc 1 of Collection 11:
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And it didn't take long to find out why the notice was placed on that disk because Ep #618 contains these glitches -
- which are nearly as bad as the ones Ep #582 has. (And it's very interesting that when it comes to the broadcast of Ep #618 on the Sci-Fi channnel, those glitches were completely edited out -
- but then how often have we lamented the changes that certain someone made to the eps when they were shown on Sci Fi?! [easter_angry] [easter_rolleyes])
The thing I'm now wondering is with 400 eps having been released in the Collection series before Collection 11 came out, just how many other eps might have been edited on DVD? It was by pure accident that I discovered the edit made to Ep #582 because I just happened to pick a "must" quote that occurs close to the edit - but how many others might we have as of yet never noticed?
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Carrie Stokes isn't one of my favorite characters but that screen cap of her in today's slideshow is absolutely gorgeous. Right down to the bonnet!
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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 #1195 (1841PT[-1967]) - Quentin - 'Now, I MUST admit I've never gotten along particularly well with my family, but it's the only family that I've got.'
From "#1195/1196: Robservations 12/05/03: Angelique, Powerless?; Executioner's Ax"I don't believe a word of it! declares Catherine. I think you should at least find out what's going on in this house before you decide to come and live here, says Daphne. I don't intend to let anything upset my marriage plans, says Catherine--and I certainly won't go asking the family embarrassing questions about a locked room!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1195-2.jpg)
Dashing, handsome PT Quentin joins the ladies, curtly informing Catherine, I think you just made a wise decision. How long have you been standing there? asks Catherine. Long enough to be disturbed by what I heard, he says. I'm sorry, says Catherine. You should be, says Quentin--Catherine, Morgan wants to see you downstairs--something about wedding arrangements, I believe. Catherine excuses herself and leaves the room. I want to go with my sister, says Daphne. Stay right here, insists Quentin. It's all right, I'm not going to hurt her, Quentin assures Catherine. I've been gone for seven years, Daphne, says Quentin--do you know why? Yes, she says, you were convicted of manslaughter and have been in prison. That's right, he says--I got into a fight with a man and killed him--because he was spreading stories about my family--the same kind of stories Ezra Robinson is telling you--he was trying to make my family look like a pack of fools--I must admit I've never gotten along particularly well with my family, but it's the only family that I've got--and I don't like to hear stories or so-called legends about that--and I don't like to hear them slandered--do I make myself absolutely clear to you? You do, she assures him--I'm sorry for what happened. All right, he says, smiling, it's all forgotten
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first, which also happens to be from this 1841PT scene (Quentin - 'You've, uh, grown up the past 5 years, and I MUST say I like what I see') was back on November 12th.
And to explain what "(1841PT[-1967])" means, obviously the "1841PT" part means that it's a quote from the 1841PT storyline, but the "-1967" part means that what really should have been featured is a quote from 1967's Blackmailing Liz-Introducing Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Introducing Julia storyline. Midnite and I have have been mostly working off of a list I made back in 2020 shortly before this slideshow began. I'd searched the Robservations summaries and compiled a list of over 3500 "must" quotes from the various storylines. Though even with that large amount, some of the storylines had fewer quotes on the list than others, and the Blackmailing Liz-Introducing Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Introducing Julia storyline is one of those. Midnite and I have pretty much exhausted all the quotes that were on the list and lately we've been hunting for new ones by scanning the actual eps. I suspect there are still quite a few to be found but who knows how many more we're going to find. So, rather than run out of quotes for that storyline, we're going to space them out so that quotes from that storyline will hopefully still appear over the entire fourth year of the slideshow. There are other storylines, like 1841PT, where we're never going to use all the possible "must" quotes because there are so many of them, so rather than use all the intended quotes for the Blackmailing Liz-Introducing Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Introducing Julia storyline, only two (or even one if we're having a really hard time finding something) might show up in any given future month's slideshow, and to fill in for the intended ones not to appear, we'll substitute something from a storyline like 1841PT that still has a lot of potential quotes on the list. And you'll always know when a substitution has taken place because there will be some sort of notation like "(1841PT[-1967])" in the quote...
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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 #884 (1897) - Josette's Voice - 'Kitty Soames...it is Kitty Soames you MUST forget...'
From "Robservations 4/9/03 - #884-885 - Farewell, 1897; 1796 Redux"Josette's room - Kitty holds up a candelabra and speaks to the portrait--whatever link exists between us must be broken now--I'm going away, and not coming back, to live my own life, and you can't come with me--please, let me be myself, I've got to forget Josette duPres. She replaces the candelabra and hears Josette speaking to her, "Kitty Soames...it is Kitty Soames you must forget..." Barnabas enters the room--Kitty! He calls. Don't come near me, demands Kitty, I can't fight both of you. Then stop fighting and running away, urges Barnabas--that's why your bags were packed, you were running away? Yes, she admits.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Lady Kitty - 'Why did I change my dress? I MUSTN'T! I know I MUSTN'T!') was back on October 31st ([BOO]) of 2020, and the second (Barnabas - 'You MUST paint another portrait of Quentin. ... You MUST!') was back on June 4th.
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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 #609 (1968) - Carolyn - 'I MUSTN'T be nervous.'
From "Robservations 8/16/02 - #608/609 - Rivals For a Vampire's Affections"Carolyn waits in Adam's room, leafing through a book. The place is still a mess, but looks a little better. She seems very nervous about this meeting, but tells herself not to be. She's glad Adam has found someone.
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Even though this is not a Robservations with little detail, it doesn't reference the quote directly. But at least it does reference the quote's circumstances...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Adam - 'Nicholas MUST know nothing about this--nothing!') was back on April 19th of 2020, the second (Eve - 'Adam, you MUST stop calling me. I hate it. I'm not your servant') was back on May 31st of 2021, the third (Carolyn - 'They MUSTN'T be caught getting into the house) was back on June 16th of 2021, and the fourth (Eve - 'We MUST be very clever. Nicholas cannot find us, ever.) was back on April 29th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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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 #1215 (1841PT) - Carrie - 'You MUST wait--Gabriel will find you.'
From "#1214/1215: Robservations 12/18/03: Not Gabriel!"Give Carrie Gabriel's letter, instructs Morgan. Flora does so. Will this do? asks Morgan. I think so, she says. She opens the letter and gazes at it, concentrating, then seems to enter a trance.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1215-3.jpg)
Anxiously, Morgan asks, do you see Gabriel. Carrie murmurs, "Trees...forest..." Where? asks Morgan--near here?--can you tell that? A stream, leading to the sea, says Carrie--trees are not tall, they are young; over the stream is a bridge, a rope bridge big enough for one. Where is the bridge? asks Morgan. It's so dim, I can hardly see it, she says--he stands there, staring at it... Carrie, close to unconsciousness, comes out of the trance. Flora is concerned for the girl's well-being. Morgan, however, immediately asks Carrie, do you remember everything you said to us? I think so, she says. There's no rope bridge around here, points out Flora. Wait a moment, says Gabriel, and leaves them. I'm sorry for not helping you, says Carrie. It's not your fault, Flora assures her. Perhaps if Mr. Stiles were here...suggests Carrie. Morgan returns with a small painting in his hands--this picture hung on the wall under the stairs, Mother, he says--the bridge over Biddleford Creek. That's not far, says Carrie. This is a rope bridge, says Morgan. That was painted before I was born, says Flora, sometime in the last century--there's a stone bridge there now, you know that. But this was there, Morgan insists, holding up the painting--is this the bridge, Carrie? Yes it is, she replies. I'm going there, insists Morgan. Flora protests. I don't understand anything she's saying, says Morgan, but if she thinks Gabriel might be there, I'm going to go find him, whether you approve of it or not. He starts to go. No, says Carrie, Gabriel isn't there now--you must wait--Gabriel will find you--I don't know why I say that, but I know it's true. She gazes at the letter again.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And unlike the 1841PT quote on this past Tuesday, this one is an intended quote for the slideshow.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Justin's Ghost - 'The room. Someone MUST go into the room') was back on March 12th of 2021.
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Carrie Stokes isn't one of my favorite characters but that screen cap of her in today's slideshow is absolutely gorgeous. Right down to the bonnet!
Yes, I was also happy with the way that screen capture turned out.
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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:
Ep #106 (1966) - Vicki - 'Well, when I told him what happened, he said that I was crazy--that no one would want to get into my room and that I MUST have imagined the whole thing.'
From "#0105/0106: Robservations 08/03/01: Caught Pen in Hand!"What happened next? asks Patterson. I screamed, she says, and I heard the footsteps turn and run away--then Roger came in. What did he say to you? asks Patterson. When I told him what happened, says Vicki, turning to look at Garner again, he said that I was crazy--that no one would want to get into my room and I must have imagined the whole thing. Isn't it possible that you dreamed it all? asks Garner. No, it's not possible! cries Vicki, upset, someone tried to get into my room, I know that--and someone also tried to run me down on the road to Collinsport, I know that, too! All right, says Patterson, please try to calm down--Mr. Garner, I have warned you about interrupting for the last time! All right, says Garner.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Sheriff Patterson - 'Well then whoever it was that was trying to get into your room MUST have had a key') was back on February 14th of 2020, the second (Carolyn - 'She MUST have a grudge against Uncle Roger!') was back on February 25th of 2022, and the third (Roger - 'Oh, I see what you're getting at. Our little governess MUST have told you that someone was trying to break into her room-- well it's ridiculous, she imagined the whole thing!') was back on December 11th. So that all means that Ep #106 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111 and #1197. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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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 #1146 (1840) - Daniel - 'It will ruin us. It will ruin us all. I MUST stop it. I will stop it!'
From "#1146/1147: Robservations 10/29/03: The Real Daphne, Revealed"Quentin, Daphne and Gerard enter the bedroom. Quentin rushes to his father's side. You, you, you're not who you say, you're not the man you were, gasps Daniel. (How ironic, considering GERARD is the one who has changed--to another person!) Edith tries to force Quentin to leave. Get away, says Quentin. Edith tells Daphne and Gabriel, Daniel is too ill for company. Gerard leads Daphne out of the room. Why what? Quentin asks Daniel, who mutters, "It will ruin us all--I must stop it, I will stop it!" You want Daniel to die, accuses Edith. Get out of here, Daniel orders her. But Father Collins, she protests. Leave this room! he cries. Get out! shouts Quentin. Edith takes the hint and goes. I saw your stairway, says Daniel--I saw the past--you killed Lorna! No I didn't, says Quentin. Daniel passes out.
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The Robservations references most of the quote perfectly...
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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 #160 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'She MUST have had a memory block, then.'
From "#0160/0161: Robservations 09/12/01: Calling Dr. Peter Guthrie"what was the relationship of Mrs. Stoddard to Mrs. Collins? It wasn't a very good one, obviously, says Carolyn. Was there anything else significant about her state of mind? asks Guthrie. Yes, says Vicki, she acted as if she'd forgotten something--that she'd done something or gone somewhere. In other words, an unexplained lapse of time, says the doctor. Exactly, agrees Vicki--she had the feeling that she'd gone out of the house and come back from wherever she'd been. My mother seldom left the house and never the property, explains Carolyn as Guthrie writes in his notebook. She must have had a memory block, then, he says. I guess so, says Carolyn, she said she went out the front door, then came in--a short time after that, she collapsed--what does it mean? On the surface, he explains, it could mean a very common occurrence--a reaction to trauma--I'm suggesting she had an emotional experience of such intensity--something shocking or frightening--that gave her nervous system a delayed reaction--just as when you step off the curb in front of an oncoming automobile, and the car narrowly misses you, you jump back, then continue to cross the street--when you get to the other side, you start to shake. What sort of an experience could she have had? asks Vicki. I don't know, he admits, whatever it was--he looks at Liz--it was deep enough to block it right out of her mind.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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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 #1095 (1970) - David - 'I know...I know. I MUST follow.'
From "#1095/1096: Robservations 09/08/03: Chilling Farewells"David comes downstairs. We hear the carousel music. Yes, he says to the air, yes. He opens the front door and goes out. "Are you going to punish me, Gerard?" he asks. "I know. . .I know, I must follow." And he walks away.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'But a room with a toy and a carousel. Now you MUST have seen it') was back on May 20th of 2021.
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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 #355 (1967) - Barnabas - 'I MUST dispose of Hoffman. And I will want your help.'
From "#0355/0356: Robservations 02/13/02: Carolyn & Julia Square Off"Julia will be sorry for not heeding his warning about her jealousy, Barnabas says--he'll permanently dispose of Dr. Hoffman. While she seemed pleased at this prospect in the previous show, Carolyn is upset to hear this--killing Julia would be wrong! No, because she's obstructing his plans for Vicki, Barnabas says. Carolyn suggests Barnabas talk to Julia, scare her off, but Barn says Julia, while professional and sensible, is nevertheless as emotionally as foolish as most women. (ooh, nasty!)(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0355-1.jpg)
He wants Carolyn's help, he says, but Carolyn insists she can't. Be sensible, Barnabas orders his cousin, you have no choice.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does reference the circumstances under which it occurs...
And this time a quote from 1967's Blackmailing Liz-Introducing Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Introducing Julia storyline actually shows up in the slideshow where it belongs...
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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 #1009 (1970PT) - Roger - 'Then you MUST have the same sixth sense Angelique had--it was uncanny.'
From "#1008/1009: Robservations 07/07/03: Au Revoir, Dr. Gladstone"Angelique sits before the fire on the drawing room. Roger enters. How long have you been standing and staring at me? she asks--I could actually feel you staring, do you believe that? Then you must have the same sixth sense Angelique had, he says, it was uncanny. She smiles-- why were you looking at me? she asks. That's the cross you must bear for looking so much like her, says Roger, smiling gently. At least people no longer think I AM Angelique, she says, I found that terribly disturbing. I never doubted you for a moment, he says. Oh? She asks. I don't mean any offense, he assures her, but Angelique was one of a kind.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
Little does Roger realize how foolish his assertion that "Alexis" couldn't possibly be Angelique because she was one of a kind sounds to Angelique as she pretends to be Alexis. But then maybe ASSertions have the same end result as ASSumptions. [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
And this is not only the second quote from this ep but also from this scene. The first (Roger - 'Well, I'm afraid that's the cross you MUST bear-- the fact that you look so much like her') was back on December 23rd of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #449 (1796) - Millicent - 'You MUST let go of me! When Nathan hears of this, he will kill you!'
From "#0449/0450: Robservations 04/19/02: Joshua Tries to Make it Right""Why did you have to come here?" demands Barnabas of a hysterical Millicent, clutching her tightly. No! she cries, and sees the coffin. She thinks he's going to kill her, that the coffin is hers. She pulls away from him, screaming for Nathan. He grips her again, warning her that she must not tell anyone she saw him there, but she is too far gone to be rational--I must tell! She wails--you must let go of me, Nathan will kill you when he hears of this! He asks her to promise not to tell anyone, but she says she can't, pulling out of his grasp again.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0449-4.jpg)
She sees his face, his fangs, as he says, harshly, "Then, my dear Millicent, you give me no choice!"--and he bites into her throat (and gets a good mouthful of blonde curls) as she screams uncontrollably.
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The Robservations paraphrases a bit but references the quote well...
And the screen capture that I was able to get for this quote is definitely one of my top favorites for the slideshow:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0421ds_0.jpg)
And as I predicted back in April of 2021 that this ep would go beyond a fifth quote, this quote sets that bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) again because it's the third time a sixth quote from the same ep has appeared in the slideshow, joining Eps #727 & #993!! The first (Nathan - 'You MUST. You will. Tonight') was back on September 4th of 2020, the second (Countess du Pres - 'Then...then I MUST accept') was back on April 12th of 2021, the third (Countess du Pres - 'But her painting was hanging here the night he died. I was in this room. I saw his body carried from the house. You MUST be mistaken') was back on May 14th of 2021, the fourth (Countess du Pres - 'You MUST promise me that the house will be clear') was back on October 22nd of 2021, and the fifth (Millicent - 'It MUST have been a reflection of the moonlight') was back on April 7th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #966 (1970) - Nicholas - 'Prince of Darkness, I call upon the flames to summon you, I beseech all of the dark creatures of nature to help summon you here to me, for you MUST be a witness to this ceremony, you MUST give your blessing to these two creatures who shall become your obedient servants.'
From "Robservations 6/4/03 - #966-967 - Repercussions; Vampire Megan's Life"She lies on her bed, falls asleep, then begins to dream. The double doors at Collinwood open; Jeb comes out, dressed in a suit. Carolyn, on the dark landing, drifts downstairs in a lovely wedding gown and veil, holding a bouquet. Everything is ready, says Jeb. In a moment, I'll be Mrs. Jeb Hawkes, she whispers. Come with me, says Jeb, offering his arm. She takes it and they go into the drawing room. Nicholas Blair, wearing his black robe, holding the scepter, awaits them. Carolyn, disturbed, asks--what is he doing here? He's going to perform the ceremony, says Jeb. I don't want him to, insists Carolyn--he frightens me. No one is going to harm you, Jeb assures her--Nicholas won't. Good evening, greets Nicholas. Hello, says Carolyn. Nicholas compliments her beauty and says, if you are both ready, we can begin. We can't, says Carolyn, my parents aren't here, and we can't begin without them. Your mother doesn't approve of the marriage, says Jeb, and won't be here. My father will--we must wait for him, says Carolyn. You know your father is dead, Jeb reminds her. No! I can't believe that, cries Carolyn. Believe it, because it's true, says Jeb--do you understand? Yes, she replies. Begin the ceremony, says Jeb--you and I will be together very soon. She smiles and agrees--very soon. Nicholas raises the scepter and intones--Prince of Darkness, I call upon the flame to summon you, beseeching all the dark creatures of nature to help summon you, for you must be a witness to this ceremony, give your blessing to these two creatures who shall become your obedient servants. What is he saying? she asks--I've never heard a marriage ceremony like this! Be silent, says Jeb. Nicholas continues--I summon you in the name of the seven plagues, in the name of the charred and blackened stars that reigned at my beginning to rise out of the darkness of the earth. Carolyn grips Jeb's hand and says, I can't go through with it--I'm too frightened. Let him finish, says Jeb. Thunder and lightning fill the room; the lights go out. Only burning candles remain. Carolyn, terrified, asks what's happening. I don't know, says Jeb.
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The Robservations drops some words here and there but references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #494 (1968) - Maggie - 'The woman they belong to MUST be very beautiful.'
From "Robservations 5/22/02 - #493/494 - Baby Comes Home"She opens her purse--the keys are there! She also finds the diamond and emerald earrings. Josette's music begins to play. Joe swears he didn't give her the earrings; he couldn't have afforded them. Sam couldn't, either--how did they get into her purse? Joe suggests she ask Sam, and if he didn't give them to her, turn them over to the police--she'll get them back if no one claims them. Maggie admires them in the light and says the woman who wore them must be beautiful. All you need is money, remarks Joe, but Maggie says she thinks of someone lovely, elegant and--sad owned them. Joe says she has sentiment and imagination, but she says they remind her of something she's forgotten. Joe tells her to put them safely away so they can go out, but Maggie feels compelled to put them on.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does include a paraphrased version of Maggie's remark...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'But one thing I MUST say, though. These earrings are different') was back on September 27th of 2020, and the second (Julia - 'He has an extraordinarily alert mind, but it's trapped inside him. We MUST find ways to free it so that he can begin to learn') was back on December 30th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #734 (1897) - Tim - 'She MUST have been very happy at Collinwood.'
From "Robservations 11/20/02 - #734-735 - Jamison Escapes the Closet; Worthington Burns"Worthington Hall, schoolroom - Tim asks Jamison why he handed in a blank sheet of paper instead of doing his spelling and math tests--I know you knew the work!--if Trask knew about this--I'm not sure I'll tell him or not. Tell him, begs Jamison--I won't learn from him because I hate him--I want to go back to Rachel. Tim takes off his glasses and notes, you miss Rachel. Not as much as Nora does, says Jamison, but some. Tim understands--she must have been very happy at Collinwood. Trask enters and asks "Collins" why he's being kept after class. Jamison is silent. Trask warns him, I give my boys one chance only, and you'll have to learn it--what did he do wrong? he asks Tim, who crumples up Jamison's paper. Nothing, says the latter, we were just talking. Trask orders Jamison to go to his room and study.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Gregory - 'One MUST NOT give in to these petty weaknesses') was back on February 11th of 2021, and the second (Gregory - 'She MUST learn!') was back on March 17th (If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 7th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 7th's quote:
Ep #798 (1897) - Aristede - 'Julianka MUST'VE had the hand somewhere. Why didn't you get it from her?'
From "Robservations 1/6/03 - #798-799 - Losses"Aristede talks to Victor but Quentin can't hear them. The fact you killed Julianka has nothing to do with me, says Aristede. I would not have had that emotional reaction if you had gotten the hand and kept it, says Victor--we should have been out of here by now. Julianka must have had the hand, Aristede reminds him--why didn't YOU get it from her? Victor grabs his lapels and shakes him, asking, are you criticizing me? No, Aristede assures him, never. See that you don't, warns Victor, infuriated.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first ('Victor' - 'I MUST see you. I don't care how late it is. There's a certain thing you should be apprised of, Aristede. One hour. At the usual place. And do not be late') was back on March 17th ((http://www.dsboards.com/41987961.gif)) of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #651 (1968) - Julia - 'I know it's very difficult for you to accept this, Barnabas, but you MUST, for your own piece of mind.'
From "Robservations 9/18/02 - #651-652/3 - Liz & Death; Joe vs. Werewolf"Julia got the story about Vicki from Liz. Barnabas can't bear to contemplate life without Vicki. Julia touches him arm, telling him she's sorry. Barnabas wonders why Jeff had to come and take her away-- why?--WHY? It was Vicki's choice to make, says Julia. Barnabas doesn't want to hear that. Julia tells him she's spoken with Vicki since Jeff's disappearance, and the young woman was willing to sacrifice her life to be with him. This enrages Barnabas. Julia says he must accept this for his own peace of mind. Barnabas spits out that he'll accept she's gone and he'll never see Vicki again--but I blame Jeff for interfering in the first place! I can't force you to see what you should see, sighs Julia.
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The Robservations paraphrases but references the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'You're very young. You MUST think about living, not about death') was back on February 6th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #65 (1966) - Vicki - 'You MUST still have a lot of the sailor in you, don't you?'
From "#0065/0066: Robservations 07/03/01: Showdown!"One of the most fascinating places to me was Norway, Burke relates to Vicki, who is now sitting on the sofa--those men are sailors--reminded me of my dad--he would have loved it there. Fascinated, Vicki asks if he loved the sea that much. Crazy about it, says Burke, but he never got much chance at it--he was, well, not too healthy, so he had to settle for being a landlubber. You must have a lot of the sailor in you, don't you? asks Vicki, smiling. I don't know, says Burke, what I am--when I was old enough to think of what I wanted to be when I grew up--nothing. He sits beside her. When I was little, I wanted to be bareback ride in the circus, says Vicki--all beautiful and dressed in spangles and riding the most magnificent big white horse you ever saw. Did you ever try? he asks. I was in that foundling home, how could I? she asks. You could have run away, he says. I'm not that type, she says. I wish you were--I mean from here, he says--I wish you'd pack your bags and run away as far as you can. To what? she asks--the circus and a big white horse? Maybe, he says, maybe even to Norway--anywhere but this dungeon--you don't belong with ghosts, but with the world, with laughter and smiles, and everything the world can give you.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote perfectly but it does do so quite well...
And I picked that quote because I found it so interesting. When I think of Burke, I think of many things, but him being a sailor isn't one of them. (But then I don't picture Vicki as a bareback rider in the circus either. Who knows what Art Wallace was trying to tell us with that dialogue exchange?)
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #897 (1969) - Jenny's Ghost - 'You MUST not die while there is hope.'
From "Robservations 4/17/03 - #897-898 - Terror For Megan; David, Book-Keeper"Cottage - Chris, having written a letter to Carolyn, slips it into an envelope and leaves it on the mantel above the fireplace. He takes the gun into his hand. Hearing a woman sobbing, he demands, who's in this room? It's crazy Jenny, hair a total mess. You must not do it, she insists. What are you talking about? asks Chris. You must not die while there is hope, she says.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Jenny's Ghost - 'I cannot help you but he can. You MUST find him!') was back on February 17th of 2021, and the second (Barnabas - 'Do you understand what MUST be done?') was back on November 19th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1238 (1841PT[-1967]) - Daphne - 'You're the two people in the world I love the most...and you must...comfort each other.'
From "#1238/1239: Robservations 01/14/04: Melanie's Mother; Another Death"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. You see, she says, I can say it--you will want Catherine(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1238-4a.jpg)
--and she will want you--Bramwell, you have my blessing. She turns her head, trying to breathe, and says, you're the two people in the world I love most--and must comfort each other.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And what "(1841PT[-1967])" means is that what really should have been featured is a quote from 1967's Blackmailing Liz-Introducing Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Introducing Julia storyline but a quote from 1841PT was substituted to help to stretch out the 1967 quotes...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #860 (1897) - Quentofi - 'Well, uh, you know how we MUST humor her.'
From "Robservations 3/24/03 - #860-861 - Trask is Busted; Kitty Goes to Widows' Hill"Angelique, what's wrong? Nothing, she says--I want to speak to Quentin alone. Quentin turns to Edward and say, "You know how we must humor her." Edward agrees and leaves the room. Angelique looks very distracted. Quentin asks, where have you been? I went for a long walk--to think, she says(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0860-3.jpg)
--I'm not going to marry you tomorrow, she says, and you yourself can easily see why not. No, says Quentin curtly, I don't! (why does Petofi want to marry her--for the sex or control, possibly over her powers?--as IF!) Nonsense, she says, you never wanted to marry me, I forced it all, and now I'm afraid. That's another human emotion I didn't know you had, he accuses. She looks at him, startled.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Lady Kitty - 'Yes, Edward, I MUST find out what's happening. Now please leave us alone') was back on February 19th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #530 (1968) - Cassandra - 'There is something you MUST do for me.'
From "Robservations 6/20/02 - 529/530 - A Ghost Carries Out His Orders"At the cemetery, Cassangelique stands at Sam Evans' grave ( 1915-1968 ). She summons Sam's spirit and orders him to rise and appear to her. He does (in a trenchcoat and dark glasses, was he buried in those things?), and asks why she has disturbed his rest. The witch tells him that she has a job for him to do. I know what you are, Sam's ghost says.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does reference its circumstances well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'For a moment when I first saw him, I felt a stirring in me. The love I felt for him once was beginning to return. I MUST guard against that feeling. I MUST feel nothing but hatred toward Barnabas Collins. I MUST concentrate on nothing but vengeance') was back on November 17th of 2020.
And we've joked about Sam apparently being buried wearing a trench coat and sunglasses [easter_rolleyes] and how much of a hoot it is, but that can never be said too many times. [easter_grin]
We also once immortalized Sam's ghost as a floaty:
(http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Themes/default/images/sam.gif)
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #50 (1966) - Roger - 'Well, you MUST know that Bill and I have had differences about a number of things at the cannery.'
From "#0049/0050: Robservations 06/21/01: Where's Bill?"You told me you hadn't seen Bill since late yesterday afternoon, Liz reminds him--but he was here last night, arguing with you, shortly before he disappeared. Roger puts his milk and sandwich on the table and stands. He asks his sister if she's suggesting that... who told you I was arguing with Bill--Miss Winters? He pours a drink. Yes, says Liz. Did she tell you what we were arguing about? asks Roger. No, there was some mention of a meeting, says Liz. And that's all she heard? Asks Roger, draining his glass. I want to know why Bill was here and exactly what you were arguing about, says Liz. Roger turns to her and says it was a business matter. Something to do with Burke Devlin? asks Liz. Of course not! says Roger--you must know Bill and I have had differences about a number of things at the cannery. Skeptical, Liz says, "Go on." Well, says Roger, there are matters relating to some of our accounts that he felt I hadn't handled properly--we had words about it and he insisted I meet him in the office and we go over the billing--and that's about it. What accounts are they? asks Liz. What difference does it make? asks Roger, annoyed, when he comes back we'll all sit down and discuss it--right now I'm tired, it was a long trip and I want to replace. He finishes off his drink.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
But one thing it definitely doesn't reference anywhere near perfectly is this: "right now I'm tired, it was a long trip and I want to replace." Replace? What Roger actually says is, "right now I'm tired, it was a long trip and I want to relax," which make far more sense. Who knows why the Robsevations says "replace"? But then, when it comes to instances like this, it's best not to try to figure them out...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (David - 'I went down to TELL Aunt Elizabeth and they MUST have come in here') was back on June 28th of 2020, the second (David - 'It was the Widows. It MUST have been the Widows!') was back on December 1st of 2021, and the third (Carolyn - 'The stupid strap MUST have broken') was back on February 9th. So that all means that Ep #50 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111 and #1197. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #146 (1967) - Liz - 'It's my fault for coming up in back of you so quietly. You MUST have been very deep in thought.'
From "#0146/0147: Robservations 08/30/01: Burn, Artist, Burn!"Liz asks Laura what's the matter--is something wrong? Recovering, Laura rises from the fireplace seat. I was startled, she tells Liz. My fault, says the latter, for coming up in back of you so quietly--you must have been very deep in thought. My mind was somewhere else, admits Laura, that often happens to me when I'm staring into a fire, I shouldn't have become so deeply involved. That expression on your face, says Liz--I've never seen anything like it before. I apologize, says Laura, I don't think I knew what was happening, or where I was--was it very ugly? Yes, says Liz--not really, maybe it was just surprise--I don't know how to describe it to you. If it wasn't complimentary, don't bother to try, says Laura with a touch of humor. It was far from complimentary, says Liz, disturbed, as Laura walks back to the fire, it was frightening. The women look at each other.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote in its entirety but does reference its circumstances well...
And even if I do say so myself, I love the screen capture I was able to get for the quote - I love the way Lela Swift composed the shot and the use of shadow -
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- but once again if it wasn't for Midnite having picked the quote, I wouldn't have been able to get it in the first place.
And when it comes to the expression on Laura's face that's discussed in the Robservations excerpt, it's one of the screen captures featured for the ep -
(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0146-0.jpg)
- it's just too hysterically funny not to have featured it! [easter_grin]
The shot of her expression is also one that we once immortalized as a floaty, a Valentine floaty:
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Now I ask you, who couldn't love an expression like that?! [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #246 (1967) - Carolyn - 'That madman, whoever he is, MUST have gotten to her and taken her away with him from the hospital.'
From "#0245/0246: Robservations 11/14/01:"In the study, Vicki and Carolyn discuss Maggie's disappearance again, and agree they're both frightened.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all and obviously that's because this is another Robservations during the period where there's little detail to them. But also obviously, the quote comes up while Carolyn and Vicki are discussing Maggie's disappearance from the hospital...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'He MUST have some hold over her. But what?') was back on February 12th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #386 (1795) - Countess du Pres - 'Barnabas, Barnabas, you MUST go out and look for the girl. I am very worried about her.'
From '#0386/0387: Robservations 03/07/02: Vicki is "Treed"'Barnabas and Nathan come in and ask Natalie to describe Trask's interrogation of Miss Winters. Natalie explains exactly what happened, and how Vicki refused to cooperate with Trask. Nathan and Barnabas agree that, for her safely, Vicki must leave the house, but Natalie informs them it's too late--Trask forcibly took her away! She regrets allowing it, she confesses, and tells them how Trask hopes to prove by morning that Vicki is a witch. Natalie accepts blame for what happened and asks them to look for Vicki--she fears Trask is torturing the girl. Nathan and Barn resolve to search for Vicki, but Barnabas first tells Natalie that she and Abigail should be ashamed of themselves.
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The Robservations doesn't directly reference the quote but it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #491 (1968) - Barnabas - 'There MUST be other books. We MUST act quickly.'
From "#0491/0492: Robservations 05/21/02: Son of Barnabas and Julia"Adam gazes back and forth at them as Barn explains that Adam can't talk, or move properly--what if he's some kind of monster?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0491-1.jpg)
Julia reminds him they took that chance. Adam stands and tries to walk. Julia thinks he understands them, and showed them he could walk. Barnabas asks Adam if he can understand them--do you know what we're saying? Adam smiles a bit, staring at Barn's mouth, and Julia advises him to move away from Adam--it will show if he trusts them. Barnabas walks away and Adam gazes at him, but doesn't move. Then, balancing himself like a toddler taking his few steps, Adam walks to Daddy, knocking over a stool. That's exactly the way a child learns to walk, says Julia, shaking her shiny bracelet in front of him. He takes it, smiling, and listens happily to it jingle. Barn tells Julia to check Lang's books, but Julia insists she didn't miss THIS possibility--he's alive, Julia says, and we are responsible for him. We can't stay here constantly, Barnabas objects, but Julia reminds him harshly that he knew this experiment could have any result, and what has happened is something they didn't consider.
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Once again the Robservations doesn't directly reference the quote but once again it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'It MUST be working') was back on November 24th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #643 (1968) - David - 'Somebody pushed that over. It MUST have been her.'
From "Robservations 9/12/02 - #643/644 - David, Amy and Quentin"David and Amy walk up a flight of stairs into the West Wing. David leads the way, commenting that he thought he heard something. A large old grandfather clock suddenly falls in front of them, scaring them spitless. She must have done that, says David--whoever she is, she wants us to go back! Maybe we should, suggests a frightened Amy. David insists they go on, and she asks him to take her hand. He does.
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Once again the Robservations doesn't directly reference the quote but once again it does reference most of the quote well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Roger(reading) - 'You MUST intercede with Oscar. Only you can save me') was back on September 6th of 2020, the second (Roger - 'He MUST have been a boy when this was sent to him') was back on June 1st of 2021, and the third (Carolyn - 'She MUST have been speaking through me. It MUST have been some kind of warning') was back on March 6th. So that all means that Ep #643 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111 and #1197. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #732 (1897) - Rachel - 'No, they were sent to Reverend Trask's school less than an hour ago. You MUST get them out of there.'
From "Robservations 11/19/02 - #732-733 - Ang & Barn's Bargain; Three For Worthington Hall"Laura, in Collinwood's drawing room, walks, thinking. Rachel enters and introduces herself--I've been looking forward to meeting you, she says, but sorry about the circumstances. Laura is under the impression the children are upstairs. Rachel informs her they aren't--they were sent to Trask's school an hour ago, and you must get them out of there. "EDWARD!" calls Laura--if he thinks he can take my children away from me. . .
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And again the Robservations doesn't directly reference the quote but it does reference nearly the entire quote quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'Oh Quentin, the pressures MUST be very great on your brain') was back on December 21st of 2021.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #902 (1969) - Paul - 'Elizabeth, you MUST take Carolyn on a cruise around the world.'
From "Robservations 4/21/03 - #901-902 -Carolyn Hears THE Breathing; Liz Follows David"I won't do anything without being told why, insists Liz. You must take Carolyn on a cruise around the world, without saying anything to anyone, says Paul--lawyers, Roger--no one must know! Liz bursts into laughter--I almost took you seriously, she says, but as usual, you went too far--go around the world secretly?--you've lost your mind. She starts to leave; he begs, don't go. Then tell me what this is all about, she says.
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And again the Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote, but what it does, it does so perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Paul - 'Famed Collins impatience. Everything MUST run according to your timetable') was back on September 8th of 2021, and the second (Paul - 'You MUST get her out of Collinsport as soon as possible!') was back on October 9th. Apparently we love to quote Paul from this ep! [easter_wink]
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #998 (1970PT) - Yaeger - 'You're a persistent man, Mr. Collins, and obviously a very dedicated friend to Cyrus Longworth. He MUST appreciate it a great deal.'
From "#0998/0999: Robservations 06/26/03: Mystery of Dameon; Angelique's Coffin"Barely controlling his anger, Yaeger tells Quentin, you're a persistent man, and obviously a dedicated friend of Cyrus'--he must appreciate it a great deal. What's your connection to Cyrus? Asks Quentin. We've only known each other a short time, reveals Yaeger. Where and how? demands Quentin. Ask HIM that, says Yaeger. I'll have to see him first, won't I? challenges Quentin. You will, when he gets back to town, says Yaeger. He hasn't left town and you know it, accuses Quentin. Yaeger chuckles and says I don't like a man who raises his voice to me--MR. Collins.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote, dropping a few words here and there. But it still references the quote quite well...
And whoa, even though it looks better than it did in its debut in Ep #996, in which it looked so bad that we made a floaty of it -
(http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Themes/default/images/nose.gif)
- the nose still looks pretty bad in this ep:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0509ds_2.jpg)
Though at least they will make improvements to it down the line...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1071 (1970) - Barnabas - 'Elizabeth, you MUST listen. We don't have very much time to prevent what's going to happen.'
From "#1070/1071: Robservations - 08/19/03: Betrayal"Unless something is done very soon, warns Barnabas, there will be a catastrophe right here at Collinwood. What are you talking about? asks Liz. After we left the West Wing room, says Barn, we came down to the foyer and found the house in ruins-the beams had collapsed, the floors were covered with leaves, no power at all-the house was in a complete shambles. Julia adds, we couldn't imagine what had happened, the entire place was deserted--we went to the cemetery and saw Mrs. Johnson, who was putting flowers on David's grave. This horrifies Liz. Yes, says Barnabas, according to the tombstone, David had died in 1970. You must have imagined it! insists a stricken Liz. You must listen, says Barn, as don't have much time to prevent what's going to happen. Time for what? asks Quentin. The disaster is due to happen very shortly, says Barnabas. Exactly what do you think is going to happen? asks Quentin. I wish I knew, says Barn-Julia and I found everyone completely changed in the future, everyone either unable or unwilling to tell what caused the catastrophe.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote perfectly but it does reference it well...
And this is the third quote from this ep (and the second from this scene). The first (Barnabas - 'You MUSTN'T be afraid of us') was back on August 19th of 2021, and the second (Liz - 'You both MUST have imagined this!') was back on October 23rd.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1122 (1840) - Daphne - 'I thought the driver stopped because he had to work on it. MUST have misunderstood him.'
From "#1121/1122: Robservations 09/25/03: A Sticky Domestic Situation"At a tavern, over tea, Desmond is telling Daphne it makes no difference that her carriage started working. I thought the driver stopped because he said he had to work on it, she says, I must have misunderstood him. I'm glad you did, says Desmond, I wish you'd let me persuade you not to leave Collinsport. She says he might regret it if she stays. Never, he says. You sound positive, she says. I am, he assures her, I have a good feeling about you.
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The Robservations adds words to the quote, but at the same time it does reference it well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'And now the drama will begin to unfold. We MUST change it, Julia, you and I. Or else Collinwood in 1970 will be destroyed') was back on November 11th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1199 (1841PT) - Flora - 'It MUST be one of the Trasks that owns the bakery. You MUST destroy this, Julia.'
From "#1199/1200: Robservations 12/09/03: The Woman in White"that man's name is Trask--she opens a wallet she found on the body. It must be one of the Trasks that owns the bakery, says Flora (a real cream puff Trask, eh?), taking the wallet--we must destroy this--she looks through it, sees Lamar Trask, and says I know no Lamar Trask. I don't understand it, says Julia--look at his business card (did they have those back then?)--it says he's an undertaker with a chapel on Front Street. There is no funeral chapel there, says Flora. Perhaps he had just come to town, suggests Julia, perhaps he was planning on starting one.
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The Robservations reference most of the quote correctly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Morgan - 'Do you know the first thing I remember?-- I MUST'VE been about 5 or 6. I remember hearing mother and father talking. They were talking about that room and what would happen when we grew up. And one day that Quentin and I would have to go into that room and spend the night') was back on January 11th of 2021, the second (Julia - 'I think not! You MUST NOT tamper with tradition!') was back on October 6th, and the third (Julia - 'Morgan, until the lottery is over, you MUST have nothing to do with Catherine. Do you understand?') was back on March 21st. So that all means that Ep #1199 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111 and #1197. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #52 (1966) - Sam - 'Something MUST have happened to him to keep him from meeting me.'
From "#0051/0052: Robservations 06/22/01: Dead Man Body Surfing"I've never seen you so gloomy, she says. I've never had as much to be gloomy about before, he says. Is it money? she asks. No, he says. What then? she asks. I told you--Bill Malloy--this man made an appointment with me and never showed up, says Sam--I went to the meeting, even though I didn't want to--went to meet him--he just never appeared--he pours a drink. Where was this? asks Maggie. At his office, says Sam, almost saying Roger's office--something must have happened to keep him from meeting me. He drinks. Are you afraid for yourself? she asks. No, he says, nothing could hurt me worse than what I've done to myself
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Once again a Robservations rearranges something about a quote, but it does reference the quote well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first, and from this same scene (Maggie - 'Oh Pop, this MUST be the purest atmosphere in the country. Why do you think all those summer people come up here every year?'), was back on July 22nd of 2020, the second (Vicki - 'It MUST have been one of the shutters. The wind's up') was back on January 13th of 2022, and the third (Vicki - 'Well, it MUST have fallen off the table') was back on October 17th. So that all means that Ep #52 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #246 (1967) - Roger - 'Oh there MUST be some reason for her behaving this way. He snaps his finger and your mother jumps as though she doesn't have a will of her own anymore.'
From "#0245/0246: Robservations 11/14/01:"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0246-3.jpg)
Roger comes in and tells the disbelieving pair that it looks like Liz is getting a divorce--so she can marry Jason! Carolyn is certain Jason is holding something over her mother, probably having to do with that mysterious basement room, so she determines to get the key or break in, if she must, and get to the truth. If she exposes what's in that room, she's sure it will loosen Jason's hold over her mother. Roger tells her the key is on a chain around Liz' neck
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all and again that's because this is another Robservations during the period where they have little detail. But the quote comes up while Roger, Carolyn and Vicki discuss the hold Jason seems to have over Liz...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'He MUST have some hold over her. But what?') was back on February 12th of 2021, anf the second (Carolyn - 'That madman, whoever he is, MUST have gotten to her and taken her away with him from the hospital') was back on May 3rd.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #387 (1795) - Nathan - 'Well you MUST stop doing that because the things you say make no sense whatsoever.'
From '#0386/0387: Robservations 03/07/02: Vicki is "Treed"'Collinwood drawing room - A hungry Vicki devours the food Nathan brought her. He tells her Angelique saw him with the food, but Vicki is sure she won't say anything. She thanks him and expresses a hope he isn't endangering himself by helping her. Then, foolishly, she begins to talk about getting back to her own world, her own time. Nathan warns her that talk like that will begin to make even her friends doubt her. She apologizes--does Nathan think her a witch? No, but he does think her strange. He likes her and wants to help her, he assures Vicki.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all because this is another one with little detail. But the quote comes up as part of Nathan warning Vicki that she should watch the things she says...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #492 (1968) - Barnabas - 'He's destroying the place. We MUST stop him.'
From "Robservations 5/21/02 - #491/492 - Son of Barnabas and Julia"Adam struggles to get out, but Barnabas and Julia push the door closed on him, then Barnabas locks him in. Adam, infuriated, continues to destroy the lab. Barnabas tells Julia they must kill Adam before he kills them
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Oddly the Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all because this isn't one with little detail. But the quote comes up before Barnabas tells Julia they need to kill Adam...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'We MUST make him trust us') was back on March 30th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #733 (1897) - Judith - Well, you MUST admit that you don't always admire each other.'
From "Robservations 11/19/02 - #732-733 - Ang & Barn's Bargain; Three For Worthington Hall"Quentin returns to the house, where Judith sharply calls his name. "Oui, mon capitaine," he says humorously--how can I help you--black your boots, polish your brass? Judith, not amued, warns him to keep away from Laura. I was in her room on family business, after some letters I wrote her that Laura will use to blackmail Edward, says Quentin--I assure you that you don't want to know the content of the letters. Judith says, I can't see you as reputation of the family rep--or David--Edward's honor, considering you and your elder brother don't "admire" each other. You're too ladylike, complains Quentin, you mean Edward and I hate each other's guts. You really do, observes Judith. Yes, agrees Quentin--I hate Edward, but, dear sister, I hate Laura even more...
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it comes quite close. And I just love Quentin's response...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Minerva - 'The innocent MUST suffer. Providence sometimes tests them. Sometimes by putting them in jail, or even putting them on a gallows) was back on October 3rd of 2020, and the second (Magda - 'You MUST be brave. You MUST be brave, or you are going to die') was back on April 28th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #903 (1969) - Julia - 'You MUST have been very devoted to your grandmother, huh?'
From "Robservations 4/22/03 - #903-904 -Whose Portrait? Barnabas Runs Down A Stranger"I didn't know you were that interested in Tate, says Julia. Oh, yes, says Olivia. A very ambitious project, having a showing of his paintings, says Julia. All I have to do is the preliminary scouting, says Olivia, I have a dear friend in NY who owns a gallery--he does the real work.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0903-2.jpg)
Strange project for someone like you, says Julia. Not really, says Olivia, he painted a portrait of my grandmother--I'd like to see him rediscovered, for her sake--I was very devoted to my grandmother, a fascinating woman
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Actually, what's really fascinating is that the Robservations references the quote as if it was delivered by Olivia when it's actually delivered by Julia. [confused1]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first ('Olivia' - 'She's a... a fascinating woman. Um, someday I MUST tell you all about her') was back on September 26th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #998 (1970PT) - Cyrus - 'Well, something quite exciting happened. We- we found this exciting thing and I MUST follow up with it soon.'
From "#0998/0999: Robservations 06/26/03: Mystery of Dameon; Angelique's Coffin"For the last time, says Cyrus, I went to Portland with my colleagues, we performed an experiment, and I got back early because the experiment failed. She apologizes. Sometimes, failure can be rewarding in it's own way, he says--something quite exciting happened, and I must follow up on it very soon--I can't discuss it until the work is more complete.
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The Robservations references most of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Yaeger - 'You're a persistent man, Mr. Collins, and obviously a very dedicated friend to Cyrus Longworth. He MUST appreciate it a great deal') was back on May 9th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1072 (1970) - Carolyn - 'Oh no, you MUSTN'T be. I'll protect you both. I won't let them harm you.'
From "#1072/1073: Robservations - 08/20/03: Psychic"Carolyn stops, hearing the spooky sci fi sound, and the wind--we aren't the only ones in this room-there's someone else here, watching us-I can feel it. Hallie runs to David--"I was right!" she cries-"Carolyn can feel it, too!" David, angry, orders them, just cut it out! Hallie runs to Carolyn's arms, proclaiming herself scared. You mustn't be, says Carolyn, putting her arms around Hallie,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1072-2.jpg)
I'll protect you both-I won't let them harm you. The camera pans backward, showing the frightened females and deliberately stoic David.
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While not perfectly, the Robservations references the quote quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'You MUST have an extraordinary tale to tell') was back on November 10th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1123 (1840) - Voice of Judah - 'You MUST help me. Help me. You will help me.'
The quote actually comes up at the end of Ep #1122 and at the beginning of Ep #1123, and as such the Robaervations for Ep #1123 doesn't summarize the scene again. The Robservations begins with:
From "#1123/1124: Robservations 09/26/03: The Bedford Atrocities"Desmond awakens from his terrifying dream with a start.
However, the Robservations for Ep #1122 has:
From "#1121/1122: Robservations 09/25/03: A Sticky Domestic Situation"At Rose Cottage, a window blows in the wind from the storm. Desmond, looking ragged, closes it. He goes over to look at the head, staring down at it. Can the legends me true? he wonders, smiling, and walks away. The head's eyes are open, staring at Desmond, who now has his back to it. When he turns to look again, the eyes are closed. Desmond sits down on a love seat and opens the book Ben gave him, but seems too tired to read it. He sinks back and falls into a nightmare-plagued asleep, in which the head speaks to him--"Help me! You will help me!"
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And that Robservations references most of the quote but skips the "must" part even though it is said. Shameful!
However, two things are very different in Ep #1123's restaging of the scene. For one, in Ep #1122's version, as the Robservations for it indicates -
From "#1121/1122: Robservations 09/25/03: A Sticky Domestic Situation"... Can the legends me true? he wonders, smiling, and walks away. The head's eyes are open, staring at Desmond, who now has his back to it. When he turns to look again, the eyes are closed. Desmond sits down on a love seat and opens the book ...
- but in Ep #1123's version, after Desmond wonders if the legends can be true and then walks away, we do not see the head's eyes open and Desmond does not turn back to look at it but the eyes are then closed, because in Ep #1123, after Desmond walks away from the head, what we see is a shot of the head with its eyes closed immediately followed by Desmond going to sit down on the love seat. And for two, when the head speaks to Desmond in his dream a shot of the head with its eyes open is superimposed over the shot of Desmond -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/ds1122-1.jpg)
- followed by the shot of Desmond dissolving to only leave the shot of the head -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/ds1122-2.jpg)
- but in Ep #1123, as you may recall from the slideshow's screen capture, there's simply a shot of Desmond without any shot of the head -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0521ds_0.jpg)
- but of course, the likely reason for the differences in the stagings isn't that Lela Swift, who directed Ep #1122, and Henry Kaplan, who directed Ep #1123, had different visions, it's that Dan "Cheapskate" Curtis didn't want to pay Michael McGuire to repeat his physical presence in Ep #1123. Knowing DC, he was probably already upset that he had to pay Michael McGuire a reduced wage for using his voice again...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Daniel - 'Have you taken leave of your senses? That woman is married to you. She MUST do as you tell her!') was back on January 20th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1200 (1841PT) - Melanie - 'Papa, don't get up. The doctor said you MUSTN'T get up.'
From "#1199/1200: Robservations 12/09/03: The Woman in White"Melanie sits with her father. I can tell you're feeling better, she says--would you like me to read more to you? He shakes his head. The storm, she says--tomorrow, it will be a lovely day, Papa. She gazes out the window, opens it, and spots the apparition of the woman in white. What? asks Justin, sensing her fear. It was nothing she says, the lightning, so close it frightened me. The...woman...in...white! he struggles to mutter. No, it wasn't, she lies. He struggles out of bed, despite her insistence the doctor told him not to. I've got to see! he insists, stumbling across the floor. Melanie tries to make him get into bed, but he looks out the window, and says, she is here--she has come for me.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1200-1.jpg)
You didn't see her, says Melanie, it was an illusion, that all. Once before, when father died, I saw her standing there, says Justin, I'm not ready to die, I won't! You have to live, you have to! cries Melanie.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference the circumstance under which it's delivered...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Bramwell - 'You MUST get away from Collinwood now') was back on December 26th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #54 (1966) - Sheriff Patterson - 'Well, Matthew, you MUST have taken a little time. You said you looked him over carefully.'
Out of context that quote could be interpreted so many ways!! [naughty] [toothy12]
From "#0053/0054: Robservations 06/25/01: Collinsport, Patterson's Town"Let's see if I have this straight now, says Patterson, writing in his book. He's sitting on the sofa. Matthew is still standing. It was shortly after midnight when you found the deceased--and how long after that did you flip the body back into the water? Right away, says Matthew. You must have taken a little time, says Patterson, you said you looked him over carefully. Five or 10 minutes, says Matthew. He was back here in less than half an hour, chimes in Liz, he walked up the shore and back. What for? asks Patterson. No, I didn't, corrects Matthew--I didn't walk anywhere--I stood there and studied the matter, trying to decide what to do--it was a good 20 minutes--
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Burke - 'He MUST have had a terrible worry on his mind') was back on October 18th of 2020, and the second (Roger - 'You MUST have gone to a great deal of trouble to pick out something in such poor taste!'), which is one of my all-time favorite Roger lines, was back on August 30th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #734 (1897[-1967]) - Rachel - 'I think somewhere deep inside him, Timothy has just decided he MUST work and wait for his chance to escape. He won't betray me. Tell him, Magda.'
From "Robservations 11/20/02 - #734-735 - Jamison Escapes the Closet; Worthington Burns"Magda asks Rachel, can you trust Tim? There was a time I trusted him over anyone I've ever known, says Rachel, but he seems changed--what should I do? Your decision, says Magda. He wouldn't have offered money if he didn't mean to help me escape, decides Rachel--tell Tim yes. "You're sure?" asks Magda, skeptical. For over a year, we met everyday, making plans to escape, says Rachel, nobody could change that much--somewhere deep inside him, he decided he must work and wait for his chance to escape--he won't betray me--tell him, Magda!
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The Robservations paraphrases a bit but still references the quote quite well...
And what "(1897[-1967])" means is that what really should have been featured is a quote from 1967's Blackmailing Liz-Introducing Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Introducing Julia storyline but a quote from 1897 was substituted to help to stretch out the 1967 quotes...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Gregory - 'One MUST NOT give in to these petty weaknesses') was back on February 11th of 2021, the second (Gregory - 'She MUST learn!') was back on March 17th (If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 7th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 7th's quote:
Ep #798 (1897) - Aristede - 'Julianka MUST'VE had the hand somewhere. Why didn't you get it from her?'
From "Robservations 1/6/03 - #798-799 - Losses"Aristede talks to Victor but Quentin can't hear them. The fact you killed Julianka has nothing to do with me, says Aristede. I would not have had that emotional reaction if you had gotten the hand and kept it, says Victor--we should have been out of here by now. Julianka must have had the hand, Aristede reminds him--why didn't YOU get it from her? Victor grabs his lapels and shakes him, asking, are you criticizing me? No, Aristede assures him, never. See that you don't, warns Victor, infuriated.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first ('Victor' - 'I MUST see you. I don't care how late it is. There's a certain thing you should be apprised of, Aristede. One hour. At the usual place. And do not be late') was back on March 17th ((http://www.dsboards.com/41987961.gif)) of 2021, and the third (Tim - 'She MUST have been very happy at Collinwood') was back on April 24th. So that all means that Ep #734 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #387 (1795) - Angelique - 'No. I begin to see something. My whole body is filled with a strange sensation. It MUST be religion. And Reverend, you are responsible.'
Yes, of course he is. [easter_rolleyes] What a fool Trask is to eat up her shtick and not to see she's using him. Though it's a complete hoot to watch Angelique do it. [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
From '#0386/0387: Robservations 03/07/02: Vicki is "Treed"'She claims to fear the Almighty and assures him she knows nothing of sorcery. The devil has never tempted her because she has such a strong loyalty to her (?) God. Angelique drops to her knees, clasps her hands together, and claims she wants to be a child of religion. Suddenly, she has a vision, which she claims is thanks to Reverend Trask's influence. Joshua enters while Ang is having her spiritual revelation--she hears voices, a man and a woman. They are in a big, new house, and no one is there. Joshua recognizes the description as Collinwood, the house being built, and Trask immediately wants to hasten there and find the witch! Angelique, still kneeling, grins.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0387-3.jpg)
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
And I don't know why it says , "Joshua enters while Ang is having her spiritual revelation," because he never left...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Nathan - 'Well you MUST stop doing that because the things you say make no sense whatsoever') was back on May 15th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #493 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Now you can't stay out here in the woods. You MUST come home with me. Come.'
From "Robservations 5/22/02 - #493/494 - Baby Comes Home"Barnabas and Willie have found Adam in the woods. Barnabas offers him his hand. "You know I'd never hurt you," says Barnabas--I want to take you home. Willie says they need help, but Barn says that's impossible. Gently, Barnabas tells Adam to come home with him, there's nothing to be afraid of. Adam is nervous, afraid. He very reluctantly accepts Barnabas' hand gazing happily at "Daddy", and they walk off, leaving Willie staring unhappily after them.
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Again, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Mrs. Johnson - 'And I know as hard as I try, I MUST tell him') was back on July 31st of 2021.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #736 (1897) - Laura - 'You MUST do as I say, darling. I shall not disappoint you.'
From "Robservations 11/21/02 - #736-737 - How Will Dirk "Warm" Laura?"She shows Nora the urn. The little girl is disappointed--oh, it's just an urn. Yes, agrees Laura. Why did you hide it? asks Nora. It's a secret, says Laura. I like secrets, says Nora. Go home to bed, says Laura--I'll come and tell you a wonderful story about the urn. Nora wants her mother to come back to the house with her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0736-3.jpg)
I want to stay here a while, says Laura--I can't explain why, but it's necessary and I will see you later. Nora promises to wait for her.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote. However it comes up after Laura says she can't explain why she has to stay for a little while...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'O hear me, Master, bearer of warmth and fire, giver of life and destroyer, hear me. Grant me through your flame the energy and the sustenance that I MUST have'), which is also from this same scene, was back on November 24th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1201 (1841PT[-1967]) - Catherine - 'Morgan, you MUST NOT hold this lottery.'
From "#1201/1202: Robservations 12/10/03: Impassioned Lovers"You're a very strong-willed young woman, he says, very well--he sits her down--you're going to know sooner or later, I might as well tell you now. Tell me what? she asks. He sits beside her and tells her about the legendary locked room and the family lottery. Do you mean that the stories and rumors in the village are true? she asks. Yes, I'm afraid they are, he says--there is such a room, and once during each generation, someone is chosen by lottery to spend the night in that room. What's in the room? she asks. I don't know, he says, no one has ever known. What about the people who've spent the night there? she asks. No one has ever lived to talk about it, he explains--those who spent the night there have either died or gone mad. Do you mean what happened to Joshua Collins (blooper, should be Justin) was not the result of an accident? she asks. That's right, he says--something happened in that room to my father that was so terrifying he was unable to think of it for the rest of his life. You must not hold this lottery, she insists. We must go through with it, he says. I tell you, I will not lose you this way! she says--it's primitive, I don't even see how you can take it seriously. Of course you would think it strange, he says, I can understand that--and I can also understand if you have second thoughts about marrying into this family. Second thoughts? she asks--I am more determined than ever to marry you now--
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The Robservations reference the quote almost perfectly...
And what "(1841PT[-1967])" means is that what really should have been featured is a quote from 1967's Blackmailing Liz-Introducing Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Introducing Julia storyline but a quote from 1841PT was substituted to help to stretch out the 1967 quotes...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Morgan - 'You MUST NOT ask any more questions') was back on April 28th of 2020.
Apparently Ep #1201 is one in which people are being told what they "must not" do. [easter_wink]
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #495 (1968) - Barnabas - 'We MUST find him.'
From "Robservations 5/23/02 - #495/496 - Baby Wreaks Havoc"Liz bursts in--she saw a mute giant on the path halfway to the Old House--and he said Barnabas' name. Barnabas pretends surprise. She mentions the shackle around his ankle with a broken chain--David!--they must find him. Roger leaves to get his gun, and Barnabas asks if that's necessary. Liz says, "If Barnabas knows him. . ." "ELIZABETH!" bursts out Barnabas. She doesn't understand why the man said her cousin's name, and Barnabas says they'll have to find out. Liz tells them both to be careful and Roger advises them to close and lock all doors in case the man shows up there. Liz closes the door on them, worried.
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The Robservations reference the quote almost perfectly...
But hmmm, whom is it that Barnabas is referring to? A question Midnite posed after she picked the capture - and a very good question at that. Is it really David, as the summary implies? Barnabas certainly wants Roger and Liz to think it's David. ;)
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #737 (1897) - Quentin - 'No, no, we MUSTN'T exert ourselves, my dear. You don't have any energy to spare, do you?'
From 'Robservations 11/21/02 - #736-737 - How Will Dirk "Warm" Laura?'Laura's room - Quentin helps Laura inside and into bed. Nervous, he keeps licking his lips. He turns on the lamp. Laura lies there, pale, breathing heavily. She gazes at him. Rest, he urges-- the doctor will be here soon. He leans in close. "How do you feel now, too weak to talk?" he asks--what's happened to you? You already know, she says--you're much too concerned. Of course, he says, grinning, we wouldn't want anything to happen to you now. I don't know how it was possible, says Laura, but you did this to me--it couldn't have been anyone else. I don't know what you're talking about, says Q. "You're trying to kill me," she accuses. Oh, he says, now that is a very strong accusation--tell me, he says, touching her, do you have any way of proving that? I'll find a way, she assures him--you'll pay for this. I don't think you have that much time left, says Q. He's right beside her, very close, almost in bed with her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0737-2.jpg)
She raises her head and orders him to get out. He suggests she doesn't exert herself--you don't have energy to spare, do you?--ohhh, now don't look at me that way, it almost compels me to feel sorry for you. I wouldn't want your pity, she says. And you wouldn't get it, he retorts--and for a very good reason--I recall an incident at the cottage the other evening--we both thought that I was dying. . .I asked you to help me, and you refused, you left me there to die--now I do believe that one bad turn does deserve another? He moves to kiss her mouth; she turns away. He grabs her face and forces a kiss on her mouth. "Why, your lips are ice cold," he says viciously--"Goodbye, Laura." And after a last caress of her face and shoulder, Quentin leaves his former lover alone, presumably to die.
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The Robservations paraphrases part of the quote but nonetheless references it well...
Another great Quentin/Laura scene - and it even references my favorite Quentin/Laura scene in the cottage...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'Look deep in your soul. You will know. You MUST do something, there's very little time') was back on April 27th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #496 (1968) - Cassandra - 'It's also rather fascinating. We MUST ask Barnabas about this strange creature.'
From "Robservations 5/23/02 - #495/496 - Baby Wreaks Havoc"Cassandra apologizes to Roger for not being there--she thinks he shouldn't be allowed to play alone in the woods, but Roger says David never listens. Roger said Liz told him she ran into the man in the woods, and Roger, gun in hand, went with Barnabas. Thanks to Barn, says Roger, he had some influence over the strange man. The man was holding David in his arms and Barnabas warned Roger not to shoot. He spoke gently to the man, who was affected by what Barnabas said, listened to him, and put David down. The man started to growl and came toward David--and Roger shot at him. The man didn't say anything to any of them--except to Liz, to whom he said "Barnabas." Liz said he kept repeating it. Could Barn and this man know each other? asks Cassandra.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0496-1.jpg)
Roger says a cultured, well-bred man like Barnabas could never be acquainted with this man of lower class--mean-tempered, grotesque, downright unnatural. (snob, Roger--wonder what you would have thought of Ben Stokes?) If Roger hadn't seen him moving around, making those grunting sounds, he would have easily imagined he was dead. A walking dead man? asks Cassandra (much like my first husband?). Absurd, says Roger. Fascinating, she suggests, he must ask Barnabas about this strange creature. Cassandra looks happy to hear this potential trouble in Barnabas' life.
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The Robservations paraphrases the quote and also gets the "we" part wrong by saying "he," but it does still reference the quote well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1206 (1841PT) - Josette - 'You haven't asked me, Bramwell, but I MUST say it--you MUST forget Catherine.'
From "#1205/1206: Robservations 12/12/03: Wedding Interruptus"Old House - Bramwell sits brooding by the fire, silent. You haven't asked me, says Josette, but I must say it--you must forget Catherine. If I only could, he sighs. But you must, she says--perhaps your life won't ever be what you want it to be, that's one of the things we learn--we can do without the things we most dearly desire. Well if you made that adjustment, says Bramwell, I haven't, and I cannot. But you'll have to, she insists.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Morgan - 'I MUST get to him') was back on November 12th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #99 (1966) - Ezra Hearne - 'We're not stupid, at least not as stupid as you MUST think.'
From "#0099/0100: Robservations 07/31/01: Pen-Man-Ship"We're turning down your offer, says Ezra, sticking to our old jobs. Why? asks Burke. Because that's what we want, says Ezra. Name your price, insists Burke, I mean it. We haven't got a price, says Ezra. Then you're the first men I've met who don't. Could be, the other man says, but that's how it is. Are you staying with Elizabeth Stoddard out of some misguided sense of loyalty? Not misguided, says Ezra. What is Mrs. Stoddard to you, a patron saint? Demands Burke, truly pissed off. No, says Ezra passionately, just a woman who's fed us and provided for us most of our lives!--we figure we owe her something in return--we're not stupid, at least not as stupid as you must think. What's that supposed to mean? asks Burke. We know what you're trying to do to Mrs. Stoddard, says Ezra--we know you're trying to run her out of business. What's wrong with a little honest competition? Asks Burke. Nothing, says Ezra, but we don't want to be a part of what you're trying to do! Do you have any idea what you're throwing away? asks Burke. Yup, says Ezra, more money than any of us will ever see. And that doesn't matter to you? asks Burke. It matters, but not enough, replies Ezra. You've made a fast decision, says Burke, and a fast decision can be a sentimental decision--think over what I told you, and come back. We thought it over, says Ezra, we made a decision--it isn't likely we'll change our minds--the answer is no. All right, says Burke, furious, I'll get other men! Fishermen, maybe, says Ezra, but not men who can run a cannery--they don't exist in these parts(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0099-3.jpg)
--if they did, you wouldn't have made us the offer that you did! Get out of here! barks Burke. Why not, says Ezra calmly--we've said everything we've got to say to each other--and he goes. Burke slams the door after him
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly - the first time in a while...
And when I first saw this ep I remember that when Ezra said the quoted line to Burke I actually said out loud that it was about time someone called Burke out on his supposed master manipulation that is hardly masterful. I love how Ezra was only too happy to throw things back in Burke's face - and of course that only made Burke irate. Oh, poor baby, his plan fell through! [lghy] Them's the breaks...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Burke - 'No one MUST know there's ever been any connection between you and me') was back on April 20th of 2020.
Another thing about this ep is that until I finally saw it on Sci-Fi in '95, I'd never realized, having seen him in numerous TV movies and guest appearances on so many TV series, that Dolph Sweet had been on DS -
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- and I had been watching a former DS actor. Sure, he only did the one ep (having replaced the uncredited and silent actor who'd played Ezra in Ep #89), but still he was on DS. [easter_wink]
(One thing that's funny, though hardly surprising with DS, is that Ezra's last name changes from Ep #89 to Ep #99. In Ep #89 he's identified as Ezra Belledeaux (and don't believe all the names of the men as they're listed in the DS Program Guide because they differ from the actual ep), whereas in Ep #99 he's Ezra Herne. Even back then they couldn't always keep things straight. [ghost_nowink] Though in this case maybe it's because Ep #89 was written by Francis Swann but Ep #99 was written by Ron Sproat. Then again, maybe Mitch Ryan couldn't remember their names in Ep #89...)
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1140 (1692) - Amadeus - 'This man is a warlock, the living embodiment of Lucifer himself--he's depraved and evil!--his acts of sorcery are legendary--he MUST be condemned--and it is your Christian duty to tell this tribunal all you know about him!'
From "#1140/1141: Robservations 10/24/03: Who is Miranda?"we are transported back in time 150 years, where a very youthful-looking Angelique is being chastised by a man--Amadeus Collins, a judge--in a courtroom--"Wittingly or unwittingly," he says, "you have done Satan's bidding--you realize that the penalty for your sins is death." Yes sir, I know that, she says, trembling. And yet, Amadeus continues, you refuse to bear witness against Judah Zachary. I told you my reasons! she cries. "A curse upon your reasons!" he retorts, banging his fist repeatedly on the table for emphasis. "This man is a warlock, the living embodiment of Lucifer himself--he's depraved and evil!--his acts of sorcery are legendary--he MUST be condemned--and it is your Christian duty to tell this tribunal all you know about him!" I want to, she says, but I can't because I'm afraid of what will happen! You have nothing to fear in this courtroom, he assures her, you will stand here (he points to a podium), draped in the protective cloak of the Almighty--think of it, my child, think of the golden opportunity God has given you--he is willing to forgive your own sins--you will be immune from persecution, and given safe escort out of this country!--but only if you cooperate in helping us dispatch Judah Zachary back to the hell from whenst he came!--if you refuse, you will take his place in the prisoner's dock.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #174 (1967) - Lt. Costa - 'Yeah, I MUST say I'm relieved.'
From "#0174/0175: Robservations 09/21/01: The Missing Body; Peter vs. Laura"Phoenix Police Department - Lt. Riley is in the office signing off on papers. I thought I'd never see the day, Riley says. So did I, says Lt. Costa (who will eventually play Horace Gladstone in 1970PT)--I must say I'm relieved. So am I, says Riley, I guess we'll have to settle for that. We could have kept at it until we went out of our minds, Costa agrees, but what would be the point? I'm with you there, says Riley, this case is finished, closed, over with, done. We hope, Costa says. I've never been a drinking man, says Riley, but this case very nearly converted me. It did the opposite with me, Costa, when those medical records came from back east, saying that Laura Collins was alive, even though the body in the fire checked out so completely--you want to know something? If it's about Laura Murdoch Collins, no, says Riley. No, this isn't about the REAL Mrs. Collins, Costa says, the one that's alive in Maine. You mean you consider the woman in the morgue to be the unreal Mrs. Collins? asks Riley. Exactly, the other man says, that's what I was going to tell you. Oh, come on, says Riley. It's not my preference, believe you me, says Costa, I can't help it--try as I might, I can't think of that woman in the morgue as identity unknown--I cannot believe that she is not the real Laura Collins, no matter what the proof is. I make it a policy to go as far as the evidence goes, and no further, says Riley. So do I, says Costa, only don't forget, I lived with positive proof there that that WAS Laura Collins, and I cannot let it go.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the first time we've quoted John Harkins' Lt. Costa. Previously we've quoted 1897's Garth Blackwood twice and 1970PT's Horace Gladstone twice. And contrary to the sources that say he only played three characters on the show, he actually still has one character left that we might eventually quote, one that he played during Leviathans...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Joe - 'That MUST be kind of rough on ya') was back on April 29th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1097 (1970) - Tadid - 'And the way we talk, we MUST change that.'
From "#1097/1098: Robservations 09/09/03: Barnabas Grills the Kids"Tad looks around and proclaims, "We're alive!" Yes, says an elated Carrie--Daphne kept her promise, I can't believe it's true! But it is, says Tad. Where are Daphne and Gerard? asks Carrie. I don't know, says Tad. You don't suppose they've gone, do you? asks Carrie, standing, looking around nervously. You do become alarmed so easily, complains Tad. He takes her hands and assures her, Daphne hasn't left us--don't you remember?--she promised she never would. Where is she? asks Carrie--she's our governess, isn't she? You must be more careful than that, warns Tad--she WAS our governess, that was a long, long time ago, in a different life. Yes, you're right, says Carrie, I'm sorry, I mustn't forget that. There are so many things they must get used to, he points out, like these clothes. I'll never get accustomed to these, says Carrie (pointing to her short red dress). And the way we talk, adds Tad, we must change that--and our names
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carlie - 'Yes, you'e right. I'm sorry. I MUSTN'T forget that'), obviously also from this scene, was back on February 16th of 2022.
And Tadid = Tad possessing David (and Carlie = Carrie possessing Hallie).
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #305 (1967) - Barnabas - 'I MUST tell you that if I feel that there's any further weakening, I'll have to say that the experiments are through.'
From "#0305/0306: Robservations 01/08/02: What's in the Coffin?"Julia tells Barnabas she's pleased with the test results, but he says he doesn't believe her--she'd lie to protect herself and continue her experiments whether they were helping him or not..(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0305-3.jpg)
The good news is real, she assures him, borne out by facts--she has changed the cell structure of his blood. It's working! Everything she believes is at stake, she tells him. "So is your life, doctor," he warns her. "So is your life." Julia tells him to stop threatening her all the time (go, Julia!) How can she gain his trust? He vows that if he feels any further weakening, he'll end the experiment--he's got to deal with Burke, and he needs all his strength to do so.
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The Robservations paraphrases but references the quote well, which is amazing given the opposite is usually true during this period with little detail...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1015 (1970PT) - Hoffman - 'You MUST try, if you want him.'
From "#1014/1015: Robservations 07/10/03: Hoffman Learns the Truth"Hoffman enters the storage room upstairs and hands Angelique Quentin's handkerchief. No one saw me come up here, Hoffman assures her. Angelique covers the clay doll with the handkerchief. Hoffman wants to stand outside in case someone comes, but Ang begs her not to leave--stay here with me. Why? asks Hoffman, then realizes Ang is afraid. You find that so surprising? asks Ang. You never were before, points out Hoffman. I have felt the coldness of death, says Ang...my powers--I have never been able to control Quentin as I want to. You will now, Hoffman assures her. It's so difficult, says Ang, I'm afraid I'll go too far. He must only be sick enough for us to send for Maggie, says Hoffman. But if I lose him completely, frets Angelique--he's never reacted the way I wanted him to, I could have controlled him before if it had ever been that easy. You must try, says Hoffman, if you want him. She holds up the pin. "Start now," she commands Angelique.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #886 (1796) - Millicent - 'We MUST find out where she has gone.'
From "Robservations 4/10/03 - #886-887 - 1796 Finale; Hello, Leviathans!"Millicent reads Josette's note to Natalie, which says, "I have gone away with Barnabas." Natalie looks ill. She can't have, protests Millicent. She loves him, says Natalie. "But she would have to die," protests Millicent. (how does she know that?) Many have died for love, says Natalie sadly. We must find out where she has gone, says Millicent, go after her. No, insists Natalie, we cannot fight him, I learned that. I refuse to give up on her, says Millicent, even if you do.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'I MUST get back to the path. Where is the path? Where is it?') was back on September 18th of 2021, the second (Barnabas - 'How she MUST loathe me') was back on March 7th of 2022, and the third (Barnabas - 'Disappear. I MUST disappear. I cannot. I cannot. Who are those people? What strange powers do they have?') was back on May 8th of 2022. So that all means that Ep #886 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #883, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #907 (1969) - Liz - 'Something MUST be done. Bringing him here was not the answer. He's been talking, someone will listen, believe him. Something MUST be done.'
From "Robservations 4/24/03 - 907-908 - Weaving a Web Around Paul; Return of Roger"Liz exits the kitchen, watches Julia walk across the landing, and joins Barnabas in the drawing room. Something must be done, Liz tells Barnabas--bringing him here was not the answer--he's been talking, someone will listen, believe him--something must be done.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0907-4.jpg)
No, says Barnabas, Paul Stoddard will be taken care of by someone else--and he smiles.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And you just gotta love LevaLiz! I've often wondered what Joan Bennett thought about playing her, but I've never actually seen/heard a comment from her about it.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first ('Grant' - 'Surely someone here MUST have known me') was back on April 21st of 2021.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #641 (1968) - Vicki - 'You gave my husband something that last night. Something that made him know that he had lived before. Something that MUST have made him available to be called back.'
From "Robservations 9/11/2 - #641/642 - Insane Love/Who is Magda?"I want to be with him--no, that's not right, I HAVE to join him. Why did you send for me? asks Stokes--I'm not a wizard who transports people through time. I know that, she says. Is he here, listening to them? If so, he'll give her a sign, says Stokes, a sign to forget this insanity. Is loving insane? she asks. It has been known to be (make a list of DS characters whose love was insane.)(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0641-2.jpg)
I won't accept that, Vicki insists--you have my husband something that last night, that made him know he'd lived before and enabled him to be called back. Stokes admits to giving him three Indian herbs. Vicki wants them, too, but Stokes refuses
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'MUST is a word I do not recognize. I can or I cannot. I wish to or I don't wish to') was back on January 6th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #797 (1897) - Quentin - 'Let's go, Magda, MUSTN'T keep our ever-hopeful cousin waiting.'
From "Robservations 1/5/03 - #796/797 - Quentin's Bacon is Saved; Another Curse"someone knocks at the door. It's Magda--Barnabas wants you, and fast, she says--he has a plan. Beth asks what plan?--I'm coming, too. Magda says Barn only wants Quentin. Q claps Magda on the shoulder and says all right, Quentin he'll get--you must excuse me, Beth, I must beg off the next waltz. Beth starts to blather something about Barnabas' plan working. Quentin ignores her optimism and says, let's go, Magda, mustn't keep our ever-hopeful cousin waiting. And they go. Beth sits down in the chair Quentin vacated, looking as if she's going to cry. And the music plays.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And contrary to the Robservations excerpt, Quentin does not say "must" where indicated before the quote comes up. What he actually says is, "My dear, you'll have to excuse me. I'm afraid I'll have to skip that next waltz."
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #669 (1969) - Harry - 'There MUST be an inch of dust here.'
From "Robservations 9/30/02 - #668/669 - Terrorizing Mrs. Johnson"Harry and Mrs. J pass by. Harry finds the door locked; his mother produces the key--if I had my way, it would stay locked, she bitches. Harry says she's really uptight about this place--an expression she sourly questions him about. She turns on an overhead lamp. Harry observes that there must be an inch of dust. He complains it will take them half the night to get it ready. He places a bag of rags on a table and they get down to work.
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
Unfortunately the Robservations doesn't even mention one of my favorite moments in the scene because before Mrs. Johnson lights the overhead lamp, she tries to light a table lamp that doesn't cooperate and she makes one of her patented disgusted hand gestures that are always funny no matter how many times one sees them...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1025 (1970PT) - Roger - 'You MUST have learned a lesson. No one can take Angelique's place. You know that. No one.'
From "#1024/1025: Robservations 07/17/03: First the Dress, Then Suicide"Roger enters the drawing room and asks Maggie, are you waiting up for Quentin?--"I wouldn't if I were you. Frankly," he says nastily, "pouring himself a drink, "the party would have been a disaster even if the host had been here--not like last year, ahh, last year there was laughter in the house, and in the room, genuine laughter, not the forced, uncomfortable sounds we heard tonight." Annoyed, Maggie starts to quietly trail out of the room. Take that dress off, advises Roger--it doesn't suit you--but then you know that, don't you?--you must have learned a lesson, no one can take Angelique's place, you know that--no one. He cruelly laughs at the departing Maggie.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
I not only love the expression on Roger's face as he delivers the quote -
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- but he's an absolute hoot as he laughs after Maggie leaves the room -
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- he's definitely at his most cruel in the scene - and you can certainly tell Louis Edmonds relishes every minute of playing it.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Hoffman - 'You MUST excuse me, I have a busy day tomorrow') was back on June 27th ([occasion13]) of 2021, and the second (Maggie - 'He MUST know how, how terrible this is for me...is he so obsessed with Angelique that I don't matter at all?') was back on December 18th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #66 (1966) - Vicki - 'I suppose you MUST think it's very strange that when a child is surrounded by so many other children, she's lonely enough to write herself letters.'
From "#0065/0066: Robservations 07/03/01: Showdown!"Vicki tells Liz she must think it very strange that when a child is surrounded by so many other children, she's lonely enough to write herself letters. I know what loneliness can be like, says Liz. But you--well, you could leave Collinwood if you want to, says Vicki. No I couldn't, insists Liz. What I mean is, you have Carolyn and she has you, says Vicki. Still, says Liz, I understand why it's so important for you to write letters to yourself. It's become more important lately, says Vicki, I try and write down everything--I'm so afraid I might miss something that might shed light on who my parents are. Does it mater that much? asks Liz. Even if they're dead, I want to know who they are, says Vicki--until I do, I just can't feel I belong anywhere. Isn't it enough to know that you're here now? asks Liz. No, it isn't, replies Vicki passionately.
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The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Well, if you MUST know, she was going to TELL me about a dinner party she had with Sam Evans') was back on June 22nd of 2020, the second (Burke - 'You MUST imagine that since I've already served my five years, come out of it with my health, made a lot of money since then, I really have no cause for complaint, right?') was back on April 16th of 2021, and the third (Liz - 'Then you MUST have a pretty complete record of everything that's happened to you') was back on September 1st of 2021. So that all means that Ep #66 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #883, #886, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #753 (1897) - Charity - 'He was there. I'm sure of it. He MUST have gone out through the window.'
From "Robservations 1/4/03 - #752/753 - Beth Learns the Terrifying Truth"Charity says she wants to talk to Edward, but Beth tells her that he's at the Old House with Barnabas. Since she can't phone him there, Charity decides she and Tim will wait for his return. That could be very late, warns Beth. Charity asks to go into the drawing room. Beth reluctantly lets her in, and Charity notices her hesitation. There is no one to be seen when they enter the room. Charity wants to search the house, but Beth insists Edward must give permission for such a search. Charity suspects that Jamison is hiding behind the drapes and orders him out. She doesn't find him there, and figures he must have escaped through the window. I opened the windows myself, says Beth.
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The Robservations only references part of the quote, and what it does reference, it paraphrases...
And Beth doesn't use "must" when it comes to Edward giving permission. Beth says, "I'm afraid you'll have to get Mr. Edward's permission to do that."
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1232 (1841PT[-1967]) - Morgan - 'No, you're right. I MUST never think anything like that. I'm sorry.'
From "#1232/1233: Robservations 01/07/04: Daphne Falls Ill"Morgan walks into the drawing room and pours himself a drink. Explain what you meant by that, demands Daphne. I think it's quite obvious what I meant, he says. I don't think it's obvious at all, says Daphne--I don't know where Catherine is. Do you know where Bramwell is? he asks. No, she says. Do you think it's possible they might be together? he queries. Is that something you know or just suspect? she asks resentfully. He sips his drink and says, it's a very real possibility--you see, the week I was possessed, your husband took advantage of me--he saw Catherine every day!--that doesn't seem to surprise you very much--or maybe you didn't know anything about it. No, I didn't KNOW anything, she says. Then why aren't you defending your husband? he asks. I don't think it's necessary! she says, if you're implying that Catherine and Bramwell have been unfaithful, I don't believe it! You don't or won't? he demands. I think the things you said are shocking, accuses Daphne--do you really believe Catherine could be unfaithful to you? Morgan thinks that over--you're right, he says, I must never think anything like that--I'm sorry--but I'm no less angry at Bramwell
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And what "(1841PT[-1967])" means is that what really should have been featured is a quote from 1967's Blackmailing Liz-Introducing Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Introducing Julia storyline but a quote from 1841PT was substituted to help to stretch out the 1967 quotes...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Bramwell - 'Daphne, nothing MUST ever happen to you--nothing') was back on May 12th of 2020, and the second (Josette - 'But you know what the doctor said. You need complete rest-- you MUST STAY in bed') was back on January 21st of 2021.
And here's another perfect example of something that could only make sense on a show like DS -
- what other type of show could so matter-of-factly throw out a reference to having been possessed like it's a perfectly normal life occurrence?! [lghy]
(Also, even though it would have been a very different type of scene, watching Kate Jackson and Keith Prentice work together really makes one wonder whatNoDS Scene 83
might have been had Keith Prentice been cast as shop owner Gregory and DC had actually shot it. But alas... (Scene 83 lasts from initial Reply #144 through Reply #156.))
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #694 (1969) - Prof. Stokes - 'Amy and David MUST NOT be left alone for one minute tonight.'
From "Robservations 10/18/02 - #694/695 - Roger Becomes a Believer"Stokes keeps trying the door, then leans his back against it, staring at the fire spreading around his room. Quentin's image continues to laugh at him. Stokes, desperate, grabs, a candlestick and smashes the mirror, covering his eyes to protect them from the class. Miraculously, the fire goes out. Stokes stares around himself, asking for a moment, when Roger knocks at the door. Stokes assures him, I am NOT all right. Roger jiggles the doorknob. Stokes lets him in. I heard laughing, and a crash, says Roger--the mirror! I just received an answer to my ultimatum, says Stokes and I'm not surprised--if I were a ghost, which I will be someday, I wouldn't let words drive me away from his room, not even the words of the exorcist. Roger insists there are no ghosts and begs Stokes to tell Liz the spirits are gone (why should he need to, if there ARE no ghosts?). That's too dangerous, objects Stokes--Amy and David can't be left alone tonight. Roger, following him out of the room, says no, Professor, you aren't to leave the room until you agree to keep silent about this latest trick of your imagination.
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The Robservations paraphrases the quote but references it well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'We MUST examine every possibility very closely as soon as we make sure Amy Jennings is all right') was back on July 6th of 2021.
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Although, to be fair to the writer, I think it's more Prentice's atrocious delivery of the line that makes this really ridiculous.
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It can certainly come off as ridiculous to the outside world looking in. How could it not? Though it's not ridiculous within the framework of the story. Just like Barnabas saying in Ep #447 that he told Joshua he killed Angelique but he never said she was dead (which is one of my all-time favorite lines on the show). To the outside world that's perfectly absurd, but within the framework of the story it makes perfect sense. And only on a show like DS could such lines make perfect sense. [b003]
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[spoiler]Sunrday's quote:
Ep #556 (1968) - Nicholas - 'And you MUST accomplish something during the visit. I'll tell you what in a moment. But the visit MUST be the most terrifying experience she has ever had in her life.'
From "Robservations 7/11/02 - #556/557 - Adam's Ultimatum"Nicholas tells her what she was about to do would have been a bad mistake. I didn't do it, she says, Bart Simpson--like, and he points out that's only because he stopped her. The temptation was overpowering, she complains, but he reminds her of the rules. He tips up her face and says, "You disobeyed me the first chance you got." She asks what he's going to do, and he says he could deny her her coffin, forcing her to face the sunrise, but he won't do that--he'll forgive her, but only because he has something for her to do, and if she EVER disobeys him again. . .she says she'll do whatever he asks. He orders her to go see Vicki--and make it a terrifying experience!
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The Robservations barely references the quote, but at lease it does so in the most important way...
And this quote contains a classic DS ploy: the ol' We-Won't-Discuss-It-Right-Now-But-We-Will-Discuss-It-Later so as to move things along quicker and/or to keep the audience in suspense. Who knows how many times DS did that? But why do I suspect we could actually make a year-long slideshow with examples of it! [lghy]
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'Why am I here? You MUST tell me') was back on April 6th of 2022, and the second (Vicki - 'This MUST be a dream') was back on February 21st. And both of those quotes come from the same scene...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1120 (1840) - Gerard - 'Oh, you MUST have had a good few times, sir.'
From "#1119/1120: Robservations 09/24/03: Elopement; A Stunning Surprise"Gerard enters the tower room, where Daniel, still in bed, greets him in a friendly way, telling him he's been waiting to see you. I thought you would be, sir, says Gerard. What an unusual man you are, says Daniel. I do hope you mean that as a compliment, says Gerard, sitting in a chair beside the bed. Oh, I do, Daniel assures him, coming to see me on your wedding night--I've been remembering my own wedding night, which turned out so badly. Oh, you must have had a good few times, sir, says Gerard. I don't remember, says Daniel, I only remember the feeling of relief when it was over--when she was...she's dead, you know...
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And I've often wondered if James Storm got things tongue-twisted in his delivery or not? Should it have been "a few good times", or was "a good few times" a common way of saying it in the early 19th century? Sam Hall, who wrote the ep, was very well read and educated and he may very well have intended it to be the way it's delivered...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Gabriel - 'There has been a marriage today, and we MUST do something about it') was back on August 9th of 2020, and the second (Gerard - 'Now darling, we MUSTN'T start off like this. We have a brand new life ahead of us. The past is gone, dead, gone forever') was back on March 11th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #102 (1966) - Roger - 'I MUST talk to you, and I didn't want you to call out and bring that little counter girl back.'
From "#0101/0102: Robservations 08/01/01: Roger's Evil Intentions"Vicki struggles in Roger's grasp. I had to do that, he tells her, so you couldn't call out for your little friend to come back--do you understand? Vicki nods. If I take my hand away now, will you promise not to scream--it won't do you any good anyway, you know, we're the only ones in this house. Vicki nods. Roger slowly removes his hand, pushes Vicki into the drawing room and closes the doors. Vicki backs away, scared. Roger advances toward her and she backs away. Please don't do anything silly, he says, you don't honestly think you can escape from me, do you? Vicki stands behind a chair. What do you want? she asks. You think I killed Bill Malloy, don't you? he asks. I don't think anything, she says, darting away from him. If you really think that, he says, you must be petrified with fear right now, because if I killed him, then I would surely have to kill you, too, wouldn't I? Vicki is terrified. Be reasonable, says Roger, if I'd have meant to harm you, I'd have already done it--I must talk to you, and I didn't want you to call out and bring that little counter girl (always the snob!) back. What can you possibly say to me? demands Vicki. What I hope you want to hear, he says. About Bill Malloy? she asks. Yes, he says--they say confession is good for the soul--well, my soul needs purifying--I want to tell you exactly what happened that night. What do you expect me to do after you've told me? asks Vicki. That's for you to decide, he says, all I ask is that you hear the whole story--agreed? All right, she says cautiously.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
(always the snob!)
And we wouldn't want it any other way. In fact, considering we often use Roger's "cheap, insufferable pig" to refer to Jeb, maybe Maggie should be referred to as the "little counter girl." Well, at least until she stops working at the diner. There are way bigger issues once she becomes governess at Collinwood. ::) But that's another discussion!!
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1056 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'God. The poor man MUST have been insane.'
From "#1056/1057: Robservations 08/08/03: More Death; A Near-Miss Rescue"Maggie now lies on the chaise in Angelique's room. Quentin kneels before her, gazing at her with love. She awakens and calls his name. Don't be frightened, he urges. I'm not, she assures him she isn't--I know the truth. He goes into her arms. She hugs him fiercely--I was so wrong about you, she says--how can you ever forgive me? I should be asking the same thing of you, he says. What happened to us, why couldn't we trust each other? she asks. I don't know, he says, I look back now and see all the things I should have seen so clearly when they were happening. So should I, says Maggie, touching his face--do you know, I actually believed you'd killed Angelique and were about to kill me, and I didn't know until I found out that Roger killed her... Roger? asks Quentin, stunned. Yes, says Maggie, that's how Carolyn and Elizabeth died, they found out, and he knew... Quentin draws away from her embrace. God, he says, the poor man must have been insane. At least you don't have to worry that the police will blame you, she points out. Somehow, that's small consolation, says Quentin
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Inspector Hamilton - 'Mr. Collins, I'm a simple police inspector. I MUST of necessity deal with things that are real. Things that are unreal I leave to the writers of fiction. As far as I'm concerned, the only reality in this case is the increasingly apparent guilt of Quentin Collins') was back on November 20th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #165 (1967) - Laura - 'No, no. You MUST have been dreaming.'
From "#0164/0165: Robservations 09/14/01: Laura's Looking Guilty"Cottage - David is falling asleep in his mother's arms. Laura feels a presence and sits up straighter. I know you're here, she says, you're here, Josette--you're somewhere in this room--what do you want? Josette's ghost appears by the door. Leave him alone, he's mine! orders Laura. Josette steps closer. As long as I hold him in my arms, you have no power over him, says Laura. Josette comes closer, trying to reach for David, but she can't, and drops her ghostly arms. Stay away, Josette! says Laura--you see, I told you it was useless to interfere--now leave us! Josette, thwarted, does so. And never come back, adds Laura--never! Josette fades away.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0165-4.jpg)
David abruptly awakens. Aunt Elizabeth? He calls. (attaboy, David!) Laura caresses his hair. It's Mother, says Laura, pulling him close, go back to sleep, dear. Who was just here? he asks. No one, she says. It feels like someone was just here, he insists. You must have been dreaming, she says, placing his head in her lap--go back to sleep again
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The Robservations references most of the quote perfectly...
And I've always loved how this story incorporates Josette's Ghost and has her opposing Laura. It's a great element to this Laura storyline that's totally dropped when they bring Laura back in 1897 for the viewers who never saw the original story because they didn't come to DS until after Barnabas came on the scene. And that's too bad. But then, by the time 1897 comes around Josette's Ghost's role on the show has been severely diminished to the point of practically being nonexistent.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #966 (1970) - Jeb - 'You MUST believe it because it's true.'
From "Robservations 6/4/03 - #966-967 - Repercussions; Vampire Megan's Life"She lies on her bed, falls asleep, then begins to dream. The double doors at Collinwood open; Jeb comes out, dressed in a suit. Carolyn, on the dark landing, drifts downstairs in a lovely wedding gown and veil, holding a bouquet. Everything is ready, says Jeb. In a moment, I'll be Mrs. Jeb Hawkes, she whispers. Come with me, says Jeb, offering his arm. She takes it and they go into the drawing room. Nicholas Blair, wearing his black robe, holding the scepter, awaits them. Carolyn, disturbed, asks--what is he doing here? He's going to perform the ceremony, says Jeb. I don't want him to, insists Carolyn--he frightens me. No one is going to harm you, Jeb assures her--Nicholas won't. Good evening, greets Nicholas. Hello, says Carolyn. Nicholas compliments her beauty and says, if you are both ready, we can begin. We can't, says Carolyn, my parents aren't here, and we can't begin without them. Your mother doesn't approve of the marriage, says Jeb, and won't be here. My father will--we must wait for him, says Carolyn. You know your father is dead, Jeb reminds her. No! I can't believe that, cries Carolyn. Believe it, because it's true, says Jeb--do you understand? Yes, she replies.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote exactly, but it does reference it well...
And, oh, if only more people lived by that sentiment today...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'Prince of Darkness, I call upon the flames to summon you, I beseech all of the dark creatures of nature to help summon you here to me, for you MUST be a witness to this ceremony, you MUST give your blessing to these two creatures who shall become your obedient servants') was back on April 22nd.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #318 (1967) - Julia - 'You MUST find Sarah and persuade her not to tell David any more of your secrets.'
From "#0317/0318: Robservations 01/16/02: Who Influrnces Barnabas?--Only Sarah"Outside, closing the panel, Barnabas says that he finds it hard to believe Sarah would betray him by telling David about the secret room. Barnabas feels his sister has rejected him. She will appear to you if she knows you feel threatened, predicts Julia--the best way to silence David is not to kill him, but to find Sarah! Barnabas walks over to his little sister's plaque and touches it.
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Once again the quote isn't referenced at all because the Robservations is in the period where there's little detail. However, the quote comes up after Barnabas says he can't believe that Sarah would do anything to betray him and before he wonders why Sarah would reject him...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #755 (1897) - Beth - 'Oh, Quentin. Quentin, there MUST be something we can do. There MUST be.'
From "Robservations 1/6/03 - #754-755 - Laura Pursues Barnabas"Quentin staggers in and collapses in the foyer. Beth cries out, thrilled that he's returned. She wakes him up and helps him into the drawing room, locking the door behind them. Tell me what happened to me, gasps Quentin. What do you remember? She asks. Nothing after the pain started, he answers. She can barely bring herself to tell him, but Quentin, impatient, insists--what do I become?--what kind of monster?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0755-3.jpg)
She says, you attacked me. . .you changed. . .into an animal. Edward and Barnabas saw you, and Barnabas beat you away with his cane--they describe you as "a wolf that walks like a man." Quentin is overcome with horror, and buries his face in his hands. There must be something we can do, says a crying Beth. Who did I kill? Asks Quentin. No one! cries Beth, overwrought. Look at me! commands Quentin. It isn't you! wails Beth--you don't know what you're doing--it's the curse!
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The Robservations references the most important part of the quote quite well...
A bit of trivia about this ep: I remember back in '96 when this ep ran on Sci-Fi, online Quentin fans went into a sexual frenzy because it was confirmed to them that David Selby had chest hair. My thing was, "Have you never seen Falcon Crest or any of the many movies he's made in which he's shirtless?" Plus, I recall back in '92 when Time or Newsweek (I forget which) promoted the Lady Boss miniseries, they used a photo of Selby's character in bed with a woman and he's clearly hairy chested. I guess none of his online DS fans had seen that either. [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #375 (1795) - Josette - 'Aunt Natalie, you MUST do me a favor.'
From "#0374/0375: Robservations 02/27/02: Caught in Each Other's Arms"Josette comes downstairs later and Natalie tells her that Mrs. Collins was quite upset that she didn't come down for lunch, terrible food nothwithstanding. Barnabas came home for the meal, too. Josette tells her aunt she wasn't feeling well, and asks her to go with Barnabas to the cabinetmaker to choose their furniture. Natalie is perturbed, reminding Josette she'll have to live with that furniture for the rest of her life--she should pick it out herself.
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Another Robservations where there's not as much detail and so the quote isn't even referenced. However, it comes up before Josette asks her aunt to go with Barnabas to the cabinetmaker...
And I absolutely love how Natalie complains about how the fish served at lunch was inedible and why. It's so perfectly character defining.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Countess du Pres - 'I am asking you. If you want me to cover up for you then you MUST share your confidences with me'), which is obviously also from this same scene, was back on September 4th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #695 (1969) - Carolyn - 'There MUST be something you just don't think I can help you with. Something I can't know. And that makes it terribly difficult to understand you.'
From "Robservations 10/18/02 - #694/695 - Roger Becomes a Believer"At Chris' cottage, Carolyn admires a photo of Amy and Chris. She returns it to the mantle, smiling. Chris comes in. I expected to find the cottage empty, says Carolyn, but realized you hadn't gone when I saw the photograph--you'd never leave it behind. He says nothing. She wonders why he decided to stay--I have trouble reading you, she teases. Don't even try, says Chris.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0695-4.jpg)
Funny, she says, for a day or so, I thought we had a bit of a romance going. You were wrong, he says. Carolyn denies that--you're being wrong now, she says. We HAD something going, he amends. You aren't very subtle today, she says. Why do you keep making me do this? Demands Chris, upset--part of the reason I was leaving was YOU. But why? she asks--you never offers an explanation for anything, and I believe there's a mystery in your past I can't help you with, can't know, and it makes it difficult to understand you--why can't you settle whatever it is within yourself? she demands. Maybe, just maybe, I'm trying to do exactly that, says Chris, and MAYBE I can only do it alone, completely alone! Do you want my help? she asks. I'm going to stay, says Chris, but we can't see each other anymore. Carolyn turns away, disappointed and heartbroken.
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The Robservations paraphrases the quote but references it quite well...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #627 (1968) - Angelique - 'And when Nicholas tells you that Eve is dead, then you MUST pretend to be shocked, stricken with grief.'
From "Robservations 8/29/02 - #626/627 - Murder!"Eve was evil, agrees Angelique--that's what Nicholas wanted--he knew Eve was secretly seeing Jeff. No, denies Adam, Nicholas is my friend!--he did everything for me. He gave you a mate that deceived you, spits out Ang-- Nick was the one who brought Danielle Roger to the experiment--not Leona Eltridge, but a treacherous woman who lived in the 18th century--Nicholas brought her back from the grave because she served his nefarious purposes, and never considered Adam his friend--he used you, as he uses everyone. Adam is rocked by this, hurt. He isn't sure, he says, but Ang tells him if he lets Nicholas go on using him, he's little more than a slave. He asks why she's telling him this. She answers that they must work together to escape Nicholas--I need your help--when Nicholas learns that Eve is dead and that Jeff Clark killed her, exactly what Ang wants him to think, it will fit in well with her plans--go back to the house, orders Ang, pretend nothing happened--pretend to be shocked, grief-stricken, when you hear about Eve. In the meantime, I will prepare for Nicholas departure. Adam isn't sure. . .he needs time to think it over. We have little time, warns Ang.
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Again a Robservations paraphrases the quote but references it quite well...
And unfortunately Angelique doesn't use the word "must" when she says she and Adam need to work together because what she says is, "Because neither of us can escape Nichols--ever--unless we work together."
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Of course he would-- it's understandable. He MUST be very upset that no one notified him when his brother died') was back on March 6th of 2021, and the second (Chris - 'Well, you MUST have known him more than casually or you wouldn't have had the reaction you did when you saw me') was back on May 6th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #771 (1897) - Judith - 'We simply MUST find Dirk and hear exactly what he told Jamison.'
From "Robservations 1/16/03 - #770-771 - Pansy, Carl's Tart; Dirk Causes Trouble"Collinwood - Carl stands and listens as Judith tells Barnabas, we must find Dirk and learn exactly what he told Jamison--it's hard for me to believe monsters are running around the estate, but given all the strange things that have happened lately. . . Barnabas says, I'm anxious to find Dirk myself. Listen to me, Carl tells Judith--I have a way to find Dirk. Tell Judith all about it, advises Barnabas--I'm going to investigate the cottage. Don't take chances, warns Judith. Barnabas exits.
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And again a Robservations paraphrases the quote a bit but references it quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carl - 'Oh, she MUST have ate it. I gave you the wrong one. Well, you know how women eat when they're nervous') was back on October 28th of 2020.
And to this day I still can't believe that back when this ep was shown in '80s syndication, and despite the fact that Worldvision was told the ep was out of sequence, they continued to show it between Eps #511 & #512. One minute it's 1968 and Trask's ghost has Barnabas prisoner in the alcove in the basement in the Old House, the next it's 1897 and Barnabas and Beth are fretting over Dirk and Carl is announcing his engagement to Pansy, then it's back to 1968 and Trask continues his revenge against Barnabas. (Though thankfully things were corrected for the Sci-Fi showings.)
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #469 (1968) - Dr. Lang - 'Yes, it MUST be-- but I thought that you could wait until tomorrow.'
From "#0469/0470: Robservations 05/03/02: Imperfect Cure; Jeff's Odd Job"She visits Lang in what looks like Tony Peterson's office, and he greets her heartily. She calls him Eric. She sits down and says she has something important to discuss. Lang knew she was coming to see him. She'd seen Barnabas earlier and was disturbed by what he said. She asks Lang if he knows a permanent cure for Barn's problem. He does, but won't tell her what it is.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0469-3.jpg)
She thinks he should tell her, but he reminds her that HE is Barnabas' doctor, and Barnabas will remain his patient after he leaves the hospital, says Lang, because Barnabas knows only he can help him.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it comes up after Julia says she has something important to discuss and before Dr. Lang says he knew she was coming...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'I am not an ordinary patient, doctor-- you know that. Now you MUST tell me exactly what's happening to me') was back on July 16th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #55 (1966) - Roger - 'Liz, why MUST you jump on every little thing so vehemently?'
From "#0055/0056: Robservations 06/26/01:""I and my ghosts want a drink! My nerves are shot" He turns around and marches into the drawing room. Liz, shrugging her shoulders, follows. Roger quaffs his drink. Liz clasps her hands together and said, "You distinctly led me to believe that you were to meet Bill Malloy on a business matter alone." Roger, his mouth working, looking very uncomfortable, asks if he denied anyone else was present. "Omitting the truth is the same as lying," Liz asserts. Why must she jump on every little thing so vehemently? he asks. He had reasons for not revealing that Burke and Sam were at the meeting. Explain these reasons, she demands, and he says, "I did it because of you." "Because of me?" Liz asks incredulously. He knew she would be upset by it and didn't see any point in bringing it up until he learned from Malloy the purpose of the meeting and why he didn't appear at it. Liz finds it hard to believe that Bill called a meeting consisting of himself and the others and neither Roger nor the others were aware of what it was for. That's precisely right, Roger insists.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but still does so well...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #148 (1967) - Vicki - 'Well, somebody MUST have had a key.'
From "#0148/0149: Robservations 09/04/01: Protecting David From Laura"That woman was not Laura Collins, that much we know, Frank tells Vicki. If only they could identify that woman it might clear up the whole thing, says Vicki. They're working on that now, he says, dental records, blood samples and everything. Could she have been a thief? suggests Vicki. That's a possibility, says Frank--but how did she get a key to that apartment?--that room was locked from the inside. Somebody must have had a key, says Vicki. We know something now that throws that whole robbery thing out of kilter, he says--someone was seen or possibly seen near that apartment the night of the fire. Then they think it could have been a murder? asks Vicki, standing. It is a possibility, says Frank. And the person they suspect, says Vicki, is that the person seen near the apartment? Yes, he says. That's awful, says Vicki. The identification was made by a Mrs. Henworthy, says Frank--she's rather elderly and her sight isn't what it used to be, and she says she could have been mistaken. Was it somebody that Mrs. Collins knows? asks Vicki. Yes, he says, I'm afraid it is. Who? asks Vicki . Let me remind you again that murder is only an outside possibility, he says. Who is it? she repeats. Laura Collins, he says. That's impossible, says Vicki, Mrs. Collins left Phoenix five days before that fire! Did she? asks Frank. She said she did, says Vicki. I know what she says, he tells her, but is she telling the truth--that's the question. Vicki looks perturbed at the possibilities
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The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And are we supposed to believe that just because they changed what's hanging over the fireplace by removing the dartboard and centering the painting this is Frank Garner's office -
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- I mean, if you're trying to pass off an existing set as a different set, do a better job of furnishing it differently!! [easter_rolleyes]
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #247 (1967) - Sam - 'My pipe, I MUST have left it in here. I know I had it when I came in.'
From "#0247/0248: Robservations 11/15/01: Maggie Makes An Escape"Willie, who is hammering a chair in the living room, is very reluctant to even talk to Sam, no less let him in. Willie gazes nervously upstairs, then decides it's the better two evils to let Sam take the portrait home and work on it, since he's so determined to do so. As Sam carries the painting out to the station wagon, Willie grabs the easel so he'll only have to make one trip. While they're outside, Maggie/Josette drifts downstairs, spots Sam's pipe on a nearby table, and takes it. Holding it pressed to her breast, she disappears back upstairs, missing the returning Sam and Willie by seconds. (so suspenseful!) Sam comes back in to look for his missing pipe, but it's obviously gone, so he asks Willie to keep it for him if he should find it. Willie is relieved to see Sam go
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Once again being in the period with little detail, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However it comes up right after Maggie disappears up the stairs and Sam reappears at the door and before he actually goes in to look for his pipe...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #388 (1795) - Angelique - 'She MUST be the witch.'
From "#0388/0389: Robservations 03/08/02: To Save a Child"Barnabas' room - Barnabas sits in a chair in his room, eyes blissfully closed, as Angelique rubs his temples, ridding him of his headache. She points out how useful she can be, and Barnabas makes a face. Trask is on his way, he says sourly. Angelique is sure Vicki is the evil-intentioned witch in the house and thinks Barnabas should cooperate completely with the Reverend. What else has caused all the strange things that have happened? Barnabas doesn't know, but he does know Vicki isn't responsible. Angelique points out that he isn't the best judge of women--he thought Josette faithful, and she wasn't, right?--she deceived him with a member of his own family!
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Tthe Robservations doesn't reference the quote, but it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
And yes, Angelique, you're right that Barnabas isn't the best judge of women. But certainly at this point the one whom he's the worst judge of isn't Josette, it's you.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Trask - 'The devil MUST be exorcised from your body, and his handmaiden MUST be captured') was back on May 15th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #492 (1968) - Mrs. Johnson - 'I MUSTN'T fall asleep.'
From "Robservations 5/21/02 - #491/492 - Son of Barnabas and Julia"At Collinwood, David is still under Cassandra's muteness spell. Mrs. Johnson sits in a chair across from him, almost nods out, then remembers she isn't supposed to sleep. She asks David if he wants anything and he shakes his head. She sympathizes with him not being able to say anything.
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does nicely reference the circumstances under which it comes up...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'We MUST make him trust us') was back on March 30th of 2021, and the second (Barnabas - 'He's destroying the place. We MUST stop him') was back on May 16th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #644 (1968) - Amy - 'Quentin MUST be playing that music. He MUST be someplace nearby.'
From "Robservations 9/12/02 - #643/644 - David, Amy and Quentin"David and Amy try to get the door open, to no avail. What will we do? laments Amy, but David has no answer. They spot an old armoire, and Amy asks what's inside it. Just cobwebs, says David. Amy asks what's in the chest. David never saw it before. Perhaps it's full of toys, suggests Amy. They open it. Only old clothes, says David, unimpressed. Amy pulls out a boy's suit, and a girl's dress--who did the clothes belong to? Some Collins ancestors, says David. Amy wants to put on the clothes and play dress-up, but David thrusts the clothes back in the trunk, insisting, in his macho way, that he doesn't play such games. Amy hears the sound of sweet music. Quentin must be playing it, she says, excited, and someplace nearby!
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The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does a good job of referencing the circumstances under which it comes up...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #738 (1897) - Laura - 'You MUST do something. There's so little time left.'
When that quote came up, you may have asked yourself if you'd actually seen it before in the slideshow? And that's probably because something like it appeared as part of the April 27th of 2021 -
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Tuesday's quote:
Ep #737 (1897) - Laura - 'Look deep in your soul. You will know. You MUST do something, there's very little time.'
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From "Robservations 11/22/02 - #738/739 - Barnabas & Charity Look Into Laura's Past"We see a different version of the previous episode's ending, with Dirk and Laura mostly standing, rather than sitting on the bed. He speaks some foreign words to her, but it ends with Laura begging him not to let her die, holding out her arms to him from where she lies on the bed.
And because the scene was restaged and the dialogue isn't exactly the same, as opposed to repeating the same video or restaging the scene with the exact same dialogue, the quoted line qualifies as a different quote for the slideshow, hence it's use.
Unfortunately, though, the Robservations for Ep #738 doesn't reference the quote at all. But the circumstances under which it comes up are similar to how it does in the ending of Ep #737, so revisiting that via the link above to the April 30th of 2021 post will explain adequately enough...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jamison - 'Well, Quentin says servants MUST know their proper place') was back on December 27th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #903 (1969) - Liz - 'Well, I'm sure there MUST be a great many paintings that have been put away over the years.'
From "Robservations 4/22/03 - #903-904 -Whose Portrait? Barnabas Runs Down A Stranger"Liz enters. Julia asks, do you have any family portraits that might have been stored, forgotten in a closed wing of the house? Probably, says Liz--many. I want to search through them, says Julia. Do you have a particular one in mind? asks Liz. A painter named Tate lived in Collinsport around the turn of the century, says Julia--I bought a painting of his recently at the antique shop. Antique shop? asks Liz. Yes, why? asks Julia. Nothing, says Liz. I thought there might be others around, perhaps stored right at Collinwood, says Julia. Look as much as you like, says Liz, but I'm really not in the mood to discuss specific places for you to start looking--we'll talk about it tomorrow. She goes upstairs.
Talk about pairing down the quote to one important word! The Robservations does just that rather than referencing the whole thing. But what it does gets the point across...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first ('Olivia' - 'She's a... a fascinating woman. Um, someday I MUST tell you all about her') was back on September 26th of 2021, and the second (Julia - 'You MUST have been very devoted to your grandmother, huh?') was back on May 18th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #999 (1970PT) - Cyrus - 'Sabrina, I have told you-- I have my work. My work MUST come first.'
From "#0998/0999: Robservations 06/26/03: Mystery of Dameon; Angelique's Coffin"That experiment, it's always that experiment, rants Sabrina, what is so fascinating about it? It IS, that's all, responds Cyrus. She turns away and asks, listen just one minute--you expect me to marry you? Sabrina, I have told you I have my work and it must come first! But when it affects you in this way, she protests. How? he asks. You're different, that's all, she says,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0999-2.jpg)
I can't explain it--ever since you came back, I just feel it, and I know you don't put any faith in feelings. Yes, says Cyrus, but perhaps I'm beginning to. Well if you are, it's because of THAT, not because of me, she says. She puts her hands on his shoulders and faces him squarely--I'm worried about you, she says--I used to think I knew everything about you, but now, I don't feel secure about that anymore-
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1073 (1970) - Sebastian - 'Now I MUST find out the exact time of your birth.'
From "#1072/1073: Robservations - 08/20/03: Psychic"a more complete, day by day chart. Yes, I'd like that, says Liz. It will be an honor to do one for you, says Shaw. An honor? she asks. Yes, you're very troubled, he says, and if the stars can help you in any way, I will feel a sense of personal gratification, and that is all-now, I must find out the exact time of your birth. I haven't the faintest idea, says Liz. The entire chart is based on the position of the planets, says Shaw, pointing skyward-isn't there any way you can find out? I don't know, says Liz-actually, there is-Carolyn found some letters just last week, one from my mother to my father-he was in New York when I was born-I believe she did mention the time. Call me this evening, says Shaw, smiling, and tell me.
The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1124 (1840) - Lamar - 'You MUST try.'
From "#1123/1124: Robservations 09/26/03: The Bedford Atrocities"I warned you about going out alone at night, even before this vicious animal made its appearance again. Again? asks Barnabas...what do you mean again? I made a most interesting discovery, says Trask, one that I hope will help the police with their capture...he asks Roxanne if she gave the police a complete description of what attacked her? I can't seem to remember, she says. How is that possible? he asks. I can't explain it, she says. You must try, insists Trask. Barnabas harshly tells him there isn't anything to be gained by this questioning. Trask asks him--don't you?--your attitude is remarkably like that of your late father, the original Barnabas Collins. I didn't realize you were old enough at that time to make such an observation, says Barnabas sharply...I was not. It is all here, in this letter, all of it, says Trask, withdrawing a letter from his breast pocket...your father's ridiculing of my father...yes, the most interesting document was written in April, 1797 in this very house, and to my dear mother...yes, it seems that at Collinwood at the time, there were these same mysterious attacks. Roxanne insists one has nothing to do with the other. We shall see, smiles Trask
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
Two days in a row scenes involving discovered letters - interesting coincidence...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1200 (1841PT) - Morgan - 'We MUST do as Father wanted.'
From "#1199/1200: Robservations 12/09/03: The Woman in White"Morgan enters, an ancient paper in his hands. What have you got there? asks Gabriel. You know as well as I do, says Quentin--Brutus Collins' letter--dated 1680. Father told Melanie I was to read it this evening, says Morgan. You're not going to read it aloud, are you? asks Gabriel nervously. Quentin laughs--what's the matter with you, Gabriel?--are you afraid to hear it? We must do as Father wanted, says Morgan, and proceeds to read
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Bramwell - 'You MUST get away from Collinwood now') was back on December 26th of 2021, and the second (Melanie - 'Papa, don't get up. The doctor said you MUSTN'T get up') was back on May 22nd.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #56 (1966) - Carolyn - 'But he MUST know by now. It's probably all over town.'
From "#0055/0056: Robservations 06/26/01:"Liz enters the room and says she thought Carolyn would be dressed by now. Vicki and I were just talking about life and death. Vicki tells Liz she's very sorry. Liz thanks her and says they all are--darling, she tells Carolyn--get dressed, go into town and see if you can find Uncle Roger. (Cell phone/beeper, where art thou?) Do I have to? asks Carolyn, I'd so much rather stay here with you. I think he ought to know about Bill, says Liz. But he must know by now, objects Carolyn--it's probably all over town! Do if for me, begs Liz, please? Carolyn nods and gives her mother a hug before she goes--did I ever tell you that I love you? she asks her mother.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sam - 'Can't you see, Collins?-- It builds up like... like an inverted pyramid that sooner or later MUST topple over of its own weight') was back on May 13th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #248 (1967) - Barnabas - 'You MUST never go. Just like long ago when you tried to leave me. You MUST never leave me again.'
From "#0247/0248: Robservations 11/15/01: Maggie Makes An Escape"She tries to run away from him, so he snatches hold of her, twists her arms and demands that she never leave him, never. "You must stay with me always, Josette" he entreats over and over. He's going to have to punish her for her attempt to leave him! She insists she wants to stay with him
The Robservations references the circumstances of the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #390_391 (1795) - Andre - 'No, Josette my dear, you-- you couldn't have seen him come into your room. No, you MUST have dreamed it.'
From "#0390_0391/0392: Robservations 03/11/02: Jeremiah Wants to Party"Andre covers Jeremiah's dead face. Josette bursts in--she saw Jeremiah! She cries. The clock was striking two when he appeared in her room! That's impossible, insists Andre-- Jeremiah died, and just as the clock was striking 2 AM!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0390_91-4.jpg)
Josette gazes somberly at her dead husband.
The Robservations doesn't references the quote, but obviously it comes up as Andre is trying to explain to Josette that she couldn't have seen Jeremiah - though the audience knows that she definitely did...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #495 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Just a moment. You MUST sit. No, Adam. Sit.'
From "Robservations 5/23/02 - #495/496 - Baby Wreaks Havoc"Frustrated, Adam tries to break the metal bonds, but is unable to. Barnabas enters with his tray of food and greets him, "Good evening." Adam grabs for his meal, but Barnabas orders him to sit and tells him when he does so, he'll get his supper. Adam touches his mouth, sits, and points to his tray. "Good," says Barnabas.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it does reference it well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'We MUST find him') was back on May 29th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #739 (1897) - Charity - 'Dead? How could she be? You MUST be mistaken.'
From "Robservations 11/22/02 - #738/739 - Barnabas & Charity Look Into Laura's Past"Charity insists Barnabas must be mistaken about Laura. He assures her that Laura is much more than she seems--and exactly what she is is what they will find out.
The Robservations only references the second part of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'Yes. Yes it MUST. When you're marrying death') was back on March 31st of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #905 (1969) - Barnabas - 'Carolyn, you MUST understand-- it was an accident.'
From "Robservations 4/23/03 - #905/906 - The Obnoxious Alex; Is Grant Really Quentin?"Barnabas asks Carolyn, is this the man you met today?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0905-1.jpg)
(IT LOOKS LIKE QUENTIN!) Yes, she says, terribly distressed. It was an accident, he assures her. I understand, she says
The Robservations only references the second part of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'It MUST seem impossible') was back on March 18th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1000 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'Now, I MUST go on-- and no one's going to stop me.'
From "#1000/1001: Robservations 06/27/03: Switched at Death"1000
Once again a Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser. It's a restaging of the ending to Ep #999. So, here's the summary of that scene:
From "#0998/0999: Robservations 06/26/03: Mystery of Dameon; Angelique's Coffin"Quentin and Cyrus have opened Angelique's tomb and are moving the casket to open it when Alexis interrupts them. "Quentin, please!" she begs, if you ever loved my sister at all..." What are you doing here? demands Quentin, a sick look on his face--how did you know to come here unless you're... Unless I'm Angelique? Alexis finishes--you believe it now, too, don't you?--well I'm here because I heard the two of you talking and I will not have my sister's grave defiled--Quentin, if you'll stop now, I'll go away, and all the torment you're going through will be over--I'll leave Collinwood tonight, I promise. Will that stop what's happening in this house? Quentin asks--no, I've got to do it, and no one's going to stop me.
The Robservations paraphrases the first part of the quote (and without using "must") but gets the second part exactly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Angelique is dead, but her body remains intact, perfectly preserved-- now, for the sake of her own rest and for our peace of mind, the body MUST be destroyed') was back on February 17th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1074 (1970) - David - 'No, after I described it to you, you MUST have gone and got it somewhere.'
From "#1074/1075: Robservations - 08/21/03: Lilacs"As if in a dream, Hallie walks toward David. Even her hair is done in period style, complex ringlets galore. She wanders past David, up onto the gazebo. Who are you? he asks. The wind blows strongly, messing their hair. Hallie? asks David. She suddenly seems to come withdraw from her trance and asks, David, what am I doing in this dress?-and doing here? He stares at her--you wrote me a note to meet you here, he explains-and hands it to her to examine. I didn't write it, she says. What kind of game is this? he asks.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1074-e.jpg)(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1074-f.jpg)
I didn't write it, repeats Hallie. I know your handwriting, he says. It's different, she says. It is sort of different, he agrees, looking at the note again, a little old-fashioned looking. She turns to him and asks, tears in her voice, who wrote it? You didn't, he says-then how did you know to come? I don't know, she says, I don't. I was going to bed when I saw this dress-it's the dress from your dream, isn't it? Yes, he nods, where did you get it? It was lying on my bed, she says. No, says David, after I described it to you, you must have gone and got it someplace. No, she says, it was lying on my bed before you ever had that dream. Hallie! he objects in disbelief. It's true! she says. How can I have a dream about a dress I've never seen, he asks, a dress that's real? She shakes her head--I don't know. It's crazy, he says. Everything is, she responds-my coming here-David, I didn't know where I was going when I left the house, but when I came to the gazebo, I knew-this is where I was meant to come-I wasn't even surprised to see you-oh, David! Somebody else wanted you here, guesses David. WHO? she asks. I don't know, he replies, but I'm going to stick around and find out.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'You MUST remember your mother and father when they were alive-- when you were happy together') was back on May 10th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1125 (1840) - Desmond - 'This man, before he died, he told me something but I don't know what it means. It concerns something I MUST find-- something very important to me.'
From "#1125/1126: Robservations 09/29/03: A Headless Body; a Jeweled Mask"He didn't die of no heart attack! she rails, he died of fear, he did--fear of that awful thing!--why did you ever bring it here, it can kill you, too, you know that, don't you? Nothing is going to happen to me, he assures her, but he seems miles away from the fun-loving guy we met. You're wrong! she says--it's already begun to happen--you're afraid of it just like Green was--there's something it wants you to do, and you're afraid not to do it. You just stop talking like that! he says, pointing a finger at her. Let me help you, she begs--I don't want no harm to come to you. Maybe you can help me, says Desmond--this man, before he died, told me something, but I don't know what it means--it concerns something very important that I must find. What is it? she asks. I can't tell you, he says, it's a secret. Her voice rises; she points accusingly at the head and says, you can't tell me because that THING wants you to find it! That's not true! he cries, turning away.
The Robservations paraphrase the last part of the quote but still references it well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Gerard - 'The suspense is killing me - I MUST find out what the future may hold for me!') was back on December 26th of 2020, the second (Leticia - 'You MUST get free of it before it does something horrible to you') was back on October 29th of 2021, and the third (Leticia - 'If I ever meant anything to you at all, you MUST help me now. Please, Gerard') was back on February 15th. So that all means that Ep #1125 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #883, #886, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #740 (1897[-1967]) - Barnabas - 'Good. You MUST find something to open it with.'
From "Robservations 12/16/02 - #740-741 - Hot on Laura's Trail"Sandor tells Barnabas, I found it, in the crypt. Barnabas orders him to open it--I'll be with you at midnight, then takes down the portrait and looks at it. "But first, I must pay a visit to an old friend," says Barn.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does reference its circumstances...
And what "(1897[-1967])" means is that what really should have been featured is a quote from 1967's Blackmailing Liz-Introducing Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Introducing Julia storyline but a quote from 1897 was substituted to help to stretch out the 1967 quotes...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'A doll without pins in it. How unusual. He MUST be saving this for someone special') was back on November 18th of 2021, and the second (Barnabas - 'I MUST know the truth about Laura Collins. I have this fear that she will defeat me unless I find out') was back on January 6th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #58 (1966) - Sam - 'But surely you MUST'VE spoken to them. After all, Caroline is your lady love.'
From "#0057/0058: Robservations 06/27/01: Vicki in the Lions' Den?"It's a terrible day, says Sam, when a good friend dies, you sit around and wonder what the world was like. I didn't know Malloy was a good friend of yours, remarks Joe. That he was, says Sam, one of the best--he was a very great man, of course you only knew him as your boss, but he was one of the finest men that ever walked the face of this earth--shall we drink to his memory? They do. You haven't been up to Collinwood since they took Bill's body out of the water, have you? Sam asks. No, says Joe. Surely you've spoken to them, Caroline (that's how he pronounced it) is your lady love. Not yet, says Joe. Then you have no idea how they're taking it, says Sam. All I know, says Joe, is that they ordered the plant closed for the rest of the day; that's how I happened to be in here.
The Robservations references the quote well but not perfectly...
It's not too often that DS shows it's a product of its time, but Ep #58 is certainly one of those times because there's a running bit about how Joe should hog-tie Carolyn that would never go over today. Ah the '60's attitudes toward women. Though sadly it seems like there's more than a few who are trying to do their damnedest to bring some of that thinking back...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #392 (1795) - Angelique - 'He will not make me lose Barnabas now, no matter how long I wait. But there is one person who can take him from me. I MUST see that she doesn't... and tonight.'
From "#0390_0391/0392: Robservations 03/11/02: Jeremiah Wants to Party"She wants Joshua's approval, but he coldly refuses to give her that. Naomi is appalled. He offers Angelique $10,000 in gold--she can return to Martinique in style with that kind of money. (whew, nice bribing, Josh!) It's a small enough ransom for Barnabas' future. Angelique wants him to like her, and if he doesn't bend to this, his life will be very lonely. Naomi agrees. Joshua asks her to wait a suitable mourning period, to be decided by him, but Angelique says he only wants to buy time to fight her. Then we understand each other, says Joshua stiffly. Then the wedding will take place immediately, spits back Ang. Naomi begs Angelique to wait the mourning period, and promises her friendship to her for the rest of her married life. (drunkard or not, Naomi makes the most sense.) Angelique, smiling triumphantly, agrees to this.
Angelique realizes, however, that she still must contend with Josette, who could very well take Barnabas from her. She must fix that--tonight!
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, and what it does acknowledge is only partly referenced...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'We MUST not let time slow us down. We MUST not wait for time to... to heal the wounds that we suffer now. We MUST try to heal them ourselves as best we can') was back on September 23rd of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #498 (1968) - Barnabas - 'You MUST go to Collinwood and steal the portrait.'
From "Robservations 5/28/02 - #497/498 - Barnabas' Unusual Commission"Willie might not have to suffer the dream, just follow simple instructions--go to Collinwood and steal the portrait after dark. Barn will assure the window is unlatched. Bring it back to the Old House, and he will give Willie a note instructing Cassandra to come to the Old House at 10 that evening. Even if his plan fails, says Barnabas, he has very little to lose, if he succeeds, Cassandra will leave Collinwood and be returned to the 18th century where she belongs.
The Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote - and most shamefully what it doesn't reference is the "MUST" part...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Willie - 'But there MUST be something you can do, some way you can fight her') was back on October 28th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #741 (1897) - Laura - 'You MUST!'
From "Robservations 12/16/02 - #740-741 - Hot on Laura's Trail"741
Once again a Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser. It's a restaging of the ending sequence to Ep #740. So, here's the summary of the scene from that sequence:
From "Robservations 12/16/02 - #740-741 - Hot on Laura's Trail"Somehow, Laura hears the sound of Sandor's work. When Magda comes out, Laura questions her about the noise, which the gypsy doesn't hear. It sounds like chipping stone, says Laura, and is getting louder. Rest, encourages Magda. Laura cries out, "Oh, God!" and races from the cottage.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it comes up after Magda says she doesn't hear anything...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1126 (1840) - Gerard - 'But Samantha MUST remain with Quentin.'
From "#1125/1126: Robservations 09/29/03: A Headless Body; a Jeweled Mask"Rose Cottage - Gerard sits before the crystal ball, agitating over why Leticia couldn't see which man Samantha was going to choose. Flora interrupts--are you trying to read your own future? she asks. He smiles--I see nothing but happiness, he says. I hope that's true, she says. He takes her hand--who could deny me anything? he asks. A woman with a husband and a child, answers Flora. Depressed, he rises from the chair. Dear Gerard--you love her so much? inquires Flora sympathetically. He nods, rubbing his hands together--Samantha must remain with Quentin, he says. Yes, agrees Flora
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Lamar - 'My father's last remains MUST be found!') was back on May 21st, of 2020, the second (Lamar - 'I tell you we MUST continue! We MUST discover the evil!!') was back on February 13th of 2021, and the third (Tim Braithwaite - 'This MUST be worth a fortune. If I could just get my hands on it!') was back on March 11th of 2021. So that all means that Ep #1126 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #883, #886, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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I'm making this as a separate post because it really isn't related to the ep itself, but when I was getting the screen capture for the quote -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0727ds_0.jpg)
- I noticed how Flora was dressed and I loved how they'd put multicolored feathers in her hair -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/ds1126-1.jpg)
- so I had to get a screen capture that showed that off. I'm sure Joan Bennett must have really loved getting to play 1840's Flora when she got to dress so differently from any of her other characters, not to mention to be just a bit flighty...
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Joan's performance is on a par with Billie Burke and Gracie Allen.
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I found it startling but in a good way. I theorized that this was Joan's everyday voice but as I recall, a well-respected friend shot that theory down. I'm not sure I ever got used to the change. Flora's fashions were striking.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1202 (1841PT[-1967]) - Quentin - 'Her carriage is still by the front gate. Then that MUST mean she's still on the estate.'
From "#1201/1202: Robservations 12/10/03: Impassioned Lovers"Morgan, frantic, enters--I'm right, he says--something has happened to Catherine--she hasn't returned home yet, and her carriage is still parked out by the gate!
If the carriage is still there, Catherine must still be on the estate, says Quentin. That's right, agrees Morgan. Oh no, says Quentin--Mother said they ran into Bramwell outside--she told him about the wedding tonight, and he was very upset. Morgan races away, Quentin calling after him. Morgan returns with a pistol.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote...
And what "(1841PT[-1967])" means is that what really should have been featured is a quote from 1967's Blackmailing Liz-Introducing Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Introducing Julia storyline but a quote from 1841PT was substituted to help to stretch out the 1967 quotes...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #499 (1968) - Cassandra - 'I have not been able to hear you. I MUST find you and get to you. Oh try and speak to me. Try. Try.'
From "Robservations 5/29/02 #499/500 - Sam Caught in the Middle"A hooded figure waits in the gazebo, calling to someone, begging that person "to try." Sam pauses in his work at a little after midnight, sipping some coffee. He hears sobbing emanating from the portrait.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote though it does reference the circumstances under which it comes up. However, I don't believe she's calling to a person. The way things are shot in the teaser and the way in which Tony eventually shows up in Act I, it seems more like she's trying to contact her portrait...
And I love how the "hooded figure" is shot, just giving a fleeting hint of the figure's chin:
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #743 (1897) - Barnabas - 'It MUST have been very strange indeed.'
From "Robservations 12/17/02 - #742-743 - Laura Sends Jenny After Q"Quentin is ready to leave, but Barnabas thinks they can help each other for once--I'll answer your questions if you answer mine--unless you're afraid to tell me about Laura Collins.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0743-1.jpg)
Quentin isn't afraid--but I would like to know why you are so interested--and what were you doing when I came in? Barn counters with his own question--why did you lie to me about being in Alexandria, when you know darn well you and Laura spent lots of time there? All right, it's true, so what? says Q. I want to know what happened there that made you permanent enemies, says Barn, and so anxious to get rid of her? Quentin sits. I'm not afraid to talk about it, he assures his cousin, but more afraid you won't believe me. It must have been very strange, says Barn, sitting across from him.
The Robservations references nearly the entire quote...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Jenny - 'You MUST be very solemn and respectful of the dead') was back on December 1st of 2020, the second (Laura - 'Quentin and Barnabas. I've been expecting them. Oh, they MUST be very anxious over the state of my health') was back on May 16th of 2021, and the third (Laura - 'Just as soon as I prepare her for what she MUST do') was back on April 7th. So that all means that Ep #743 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #883, #886, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384. #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #499 (1968) - Carolyn - 'I MUST say, I didn't expect to find anything quite so tacky as this.'
From "Robservations 5/29/02 #499/500 - Sam Caught in the Middle"Cassandra covers her face in the hood and Carolyn asks if one of them isn't going to say something in his/her own defense. Tony assures her this isn't what she thinks. She says he doesn't sound convincing--what's going on? asks Carolyn. Tony says Cassandra needed help in a legal matter. To be discussed in a tender, romantic atmosphere? asks Carolyn--she happened to wander out here because she saw his car pull in the driveway--she thought he was coming to see her! She saw him get out of his car and go to the garden, so the followed him, and didn't expect to find anything so tacky as this. Tony turns to Cassandra. Please tell her she's wrong, he insists. Speak up, Carolyn urges Cassandra. Cassandra says it wouldn't do any good--Carolyn has already passed judgment on them. No, I've only had to come to a conclusion, says Carolyn--the one who will have to pass judgment is Uncle Roger. This upsets Cassandra, who has far more pressing matters to contend with. You remember him--your husband, says Carolyn. That would be a mistake, says Cass
The Robservations references the quote well but shamefully doesn't include the "MUST" part...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'I have not been able to hear you. I MUST find you and get to you. Oh try and speak to me. Try. Try') was back on July 29th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #41 (1966) - Vicki - 'Of course, that MUST be it.'
From "#0041/0042: Robservations 06/15/01: Sam's Torment"Liz laces her hands and said she'd hoped to hear from Carolyn. Vicki brightly reveals that Carolyn called her earlier and said she would be out and possibly not home for dinner. Liz wishes she could have spoken to her herself, but Vicki says Carolyn didn't want to disturb her, she just told Vicki to tell her mother that. Liz wonders (hopes) if Carolyn has a date with Joe. Vicki agrees that of course, that must be it. Vicki gushes over what a nice boy Joe seems to be, and Liz smiles and agrees. Liz speculates that Carolyn might be looking, instead, for a very clever man. Vicki assures Liz that if she's worried about Carolyn being serious about Burke Devlin, she's not; Carolyn hardly knows him. Perhaps that's what intrigues her, Liz frets, and explains that she's sure Carolyn had planned to meet Burke this afternoon, but Roger was fortunately able to stop her. Pronounces Vicki, "If Carolyn planned to meet him, I don't think anyone could stop her!"
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Well, if you MUST know, I spent it. But I had fun with my money, Liz. I enjoyed it. Can you say the same?') was back on February 13th of 2022, and the second (Roger - 'Well, if you MUST know, I had a perfectly valid reason for being home-- I prevented your daughter from meeting Burke Devlin'), which is from the same scene, was back on January 1st ([occasion18]). And it would certainly appear that "Well, if you MUST know" was Roger's favorite phrase in the ep! [easter_wink]
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #133 (1966) - Maggie - 'Now, you MUST have been aware of all my questions.'
From "#(0131_)0132/0133: Robservations 08/21/01: Burke and Laura"he asked me to find out--now you must have been aware of all my questions. I was, says Laura, but I understand. Your arrival in this town has caused a lot of interest--Burke Devlin was in here a little while ago and he was looking for you. Oh, she says, not happy."
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'I MUST solve my own problems first. Then and only then will I be able to, to uh, deal with the other practical realities') was back on December 3rd of 2020, the second (Burke - 'A woman. She's living here at the Inn, so she MUST have come in here') was back on November 2nd, the third (Maggie - 'When a man says that about woman, she MUST have meant an awful lot') was back on December 25th ([ChristmaS15]), and the fourth ( Maggie - 'This may be hard to believe, but he MUST have been a little shy') was back on February 24th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1227 (1841PT[-1967]) - Kendrick - 'But now I realize we MUST work together and break down this door!--and let truth in.'
From "#1226/1227: Robservations 12/30/03: Gabriel, Insane"7:30 - The clock strikes the half hour. Kendrick knocks at the drawing room doors. When Flora answers, he says, I'm glad to see you at home. You're wasting your time, says Flora, I have nothing to tell you. You're only one of the reasons I'm here tonight, he says--I've come to take Melanie out for the evening. You've come to what? demands Flora. I think you heard me the first time, he says. Impossible, says Flora--Melanie can't go anywhere with anybody. I'm not anybody, says Kendrick, I happens to love her very much--and I intend to help her--I would never harm Melanie. The harm has already been done, she says coldly. What does that mean? he asks. I think you'd best forget it, she says. What harm are you talking about? he asks--I want to know if it affects Melanie. Melanie isn't a normal girl, Flora reminds him--you've seen that for yourself, only my family can take care of her. The great Collins family, he mocks, that's why she runs frightened to her room every time because that's all she's ever seen. Whatever problems we have, she says sternly, we prefer to deal with ourselves. How can you deal with your troubles? he asks--you're building them on a wall of lies!--the truth has been missing from this house for so long, you can't recognize it--let me help you--perhaps we were enemies at one time, before I fell in love with Melanie, but now I realize we must work together and break down this door!--and let truth in--who killed my sister?--you know who she was acquainted with--who had reason to kill her? I assure you, says Flora, we know of no one who had reason to kill Stella. Perhaps there was no reason--perhaps it was a mindless, senseless act after all! suggests Kendrick. Gabriel did not do it, says Flora. Someone did--who?--who? demands Kendrick. I don't know, says Flora. First tell me where it happened, says Kendrick, and how! I can't tell you anything! says Flora.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1227-4.jpg)
From the doorway, Melanie calls, "Mama--you had better tell him--I tried, but I couldn't--so you tell him--please!"
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And what "(1841PT[-1967])" means is that what really should have been featured is a quote from 1967's Blackmailing Liz-Introducing Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Introducing Julia storyline but a quote from 1841PT was substituted to help to stretch out the 1967 quotes...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #623 (1796) - Mr. Prescott - 'She asked the hangman to put a mask over her head. After the execution, they took the mask off and it wasn't her! It was some young lady that we'd never seen before. Nobody knows how or why it happened but it convinced us all that she MUST have been a witch.'
From "Robservations 8/27/02 - #622/623 - Back to the Past"The jailer says it's a pity Bradford had to die, with his appeal for pretty women. He tells her that a few short weeks ago, it appeared he might marry another lady, found guilty of witchcraft, and hanged. This surprises Eve. Her name was Gloria Winters, he reveals (Victoria, we all know), but no one knew who she was or where she came from. Victoria Winters died here? asks Eve. They explain how, when she was hanged, she had a mask over her head. When it was removed after the execution, it wasn't her, and no one knows how or why it happened--it convinced them she must have been a witch. So, mutters Eve, she came back here and fell in love with him!
The Robservations paraphrases the quote but gets it quite well...
And I just love how Marie Wallace plays her line after Tom Gorman as Mr. Precott has mistakenly referred to Vicki as Gloria. You can see her mind racing as to whether or not she should also refer to her as Gloria - but of course she decides to correctly refer to her as Victoria.
Maybe Mr. Gorman should have stuck to playing his unspeaking Blue Whale Customer. [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #608 (1968) - Maggie - 'You've just got to get well. You MUST.'
From "Robservations 8/16/02 - #608/609 - Rivals For a Vampire's Affections"Maggie enters Josette's room and calls to Joe. He seems more himself, but turns his face away. Don't you want to see me? She asks. I don't want you to see me, he replies, despondent. What's happened? she asks miserably--I promised I wouldn't ask, I don't care what you did, you must get well! She moves around to look at him, telling him their lives are so much different than they ever thought or planned
The Robservations compacts and paraphrases the quote...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'You MUST COME, Barnabas. You HAVE TO COME. I don't know what to do. You MUST COME to me now. Now. Now. Now. Now') was back on January 25th of 2021, the second (Maggie - 'He's changed so much. But still these things MUST have been in him before') was back on August 14th of 2021, and the third (Angelique - 'Barnabas - wherever you are, Barnabas, I need you. You MUST come to me, Barnabas. You MUST') was back on April 23rd of 2022. (Is anyone else sensing that Angelique really wanted Barnabas to come to her? [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]) So that all means that Ep #608 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #883, #886, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384. #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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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 #700 (1969) - Prof. Stokes - 'The child is possessed. She MUST be removed from this house as soon as possible.'
From "Robservations 10/23/02 - Barnabas Thumbs a Time-Trip Via I-Ching #700/701"Barnabas and Maggie enter Quentin's room. She recognizes it as the room she was in during her dream. Barnabas calls to David, urging him not to be frightened. Maggie hears a door open, then close, followed by footsteps. Barnabas and Maggie stare at each other. Someone's coming! The door opens--it's Stokes, who was searching the West Wing until he heard the sound of pounding. Barnabas explains about taking down the panels. Stokes finds the room fascinating--it appears nothing in it has been disturbed since the Victorian era--except for the spirit of the man who died there. Quentin died here? asks Maggie. Yes, says Stokes, the room was sealed, imprisoning his spirit until the seal was broken. Stokes wonders how she knows the name. Maggie explains she heard David mutter it in his sleep one night. You made a more remarkable discovery, opines Stokes--the room will tell us much. Barnabas says they want to find David. Stokes says he didn't see him while searching the house--he does, however, spot Amy's shoes peeking out from under a curtain, and pulls it aside. She tumbles forward, fainting to the floor. Maggie and Barnabas rush over to her. Barnabas asks her to speak to them. The child is possessed, says Stokes, and must be removed from the house immediately. Maggie leads Amy out.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote but gets the point across well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'David, you MUST. You have to send Quentin away') was back on August 2nd of 2020, and the second (Maggie - 'David, before we go, there's one more thing you MUST do') was back on August 10th of 2022. Apparently we love to quote from Ep #700 in August - though at least this this time we didn't quote Maggie again.
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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 #1225 (1841PT) - Carrie - 'He said he knew she was down here someplace. That MUST be her.'
From "#1224/1225: Robservations 12/29/03: Kendrick Demands Answers"Basement, cottage - We hear Julia upstairs--I don't see anyone here, she says. I'm sure I heard someone going down into the basement, says Carrie. The cellar door is open, agrees Julia. They go downstairs and find Forsythe lying unconscious on the floor. Julia kneels and checks him. Is he dead? asks Carrie. He's still breathing, says Julia--we've got to find a way to get him back to Collinwood--what could have happened to him down here? I don't know, says Carrie, but I feel the spirit again, the same angry spirit I felt at Collinwood the other day. Morgan told me about that, says Julia. I'm frightened, says Carrie. I don't think you should stay here tonight, says Julia--stay at Collinwood. Yes, I think I'd like that, agrees Carrie. I'll try to revive him, says Julia. Wind blows through the room. What's happening? asks Julia. It's him! says Carrie, the spirit--he doesn't want you to touch him--we've got to get out of here. They notice the unearthed skeleton of Sarah Forsythe. Morgan asked me if I felt her spirit in the room, sobs Carrie--he said he knew she was down here someplace, that must be her. Who is she? asks Julia. I don't know, says Carrie
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Kendrick - 'Melanie, I know, but I MUST know again just to be sure') was back on September 12th of 2021.
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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 #1182 (1841) - Daphne - 'It's happening again. I want to sleep. I MUST sleep. What is really happening?'
From "#1181/1182: Robservations 11/23/03: Samantha's Astounding Declaration"Daphne yawns, realizing it's happening again--I want to sleep, I must sleep--what is really happening? She falls asleep and dreams
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Joanna - 'We MUST have many, many talks like this-- long ones') was back on July 27th of 2020.
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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 #1065 (1995) - Carolyn - 'If you do know, you MUST tell me. You MUSTN'T keep it a secret from me!'
From "#1064/1065: Robservations 08/14/03: Madness & Death"When we were outside the door, we heard voices, notes Julia--who was it? I was talking to myself, says Carolyn, rocking vigorously, I often talk to myself because I'm alone so much--I don't like being alone--I ask myself how long it will be before they all come back. Before WHO comes back? asks Barnabas. Everyone, answers Carolyn--do you know where they've gone? Barnabas looks at Julia and patiently asks Carolyn, who are you talking about? If you do know, says Carolyn, you must tell me, you mustn't keep it a secret from me.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1065-1.jpg)
She grows petulant, gritting her teeth, and says, it isn't fair! Barnabas and Julia exchange sympathetic looks.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'I warn you, you MUST stop going there') was back on April 6th of 2020, and the second (Barnabas - 'Then we MUST go in. Quentin, we MUST go in!') was back on July 20th of 2022.
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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 #1018 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'What?!-- You MUST have made a mistake.'
From "#1018/1019: Robservations 07/14/03: Framing Maggie; Another Victim Needed"Hospital - Quentin gets dressed. He looks in the mirror and adjusts his hideous mustard-colored shirt. Cyrus enters. Quentin asks, "What's the bad news?" Cyrus, chart in hand, notes, the tests proved most fascinating. You mean I have to go through more? asks Quentin. No, we've completed them, responds Cyrus. Don't tell me I have some hitherto undiscovered tropical disease, says Quentin. If you had, says Cyrus, perhaps I'd have known what to do. What are you talking about? asks Q. There's nothing wrong with you, says Cyrus. This shocks Quentin, who asks, WHAT?--you must have made a mistake. No mistake, says Cyrus, you're in perfect physical condition. You saw me last night, Quentin reminds him--in extreme pain, barely able to breathe. I'm aware of that, says Cyrus, but these tests don't lie--you're in sound health. Did the report say anything about mys mental condition? asks Quentin. Mentally, you're fine--as well balanced as anyone I know, says Cyrus (that's not good!) A man doesn't have an attack for no reason, says Quentin--there must be either a mental or physical cause. There's a third possibility, suggests Cyrus--the symptoms appeared so suddenly, without any reasons whatsoever, or warning, that this must have been caused by something supernatural. Quentin stares at him.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'You MUST be able to read minds') was back on April 14th of 2020.
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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 #976 (1970) - Roger - 'That man MUST have been a maniac!'
From "Robservations 6/11/03 - #976-977 - Tragic Attack"Roger and Carolyn return to Collinwood. She buries her face in her hands. Her uncle asks her for explanations. Please, she begs, not now. I know that man must have been a maniac, says Roger, but he's also supposed to be a friend of Jeb's, right? I don't know, I'm confused, says Carolyn. I want to speak to Jeb, insists Roger. I don't want Jeb or Mother to know what happened tonight, says Carolyn. In heaven's name, why not? demands Roger. I can't tell you that, she says. This man is dangerous--the police should be notified, says Roger. Promise me you won't call them, pleads Carolyn. I don't understand your attitude at all, complains Roger--he could have killed you tonight--and what did he do to Chris Jennings? Promise me you won't tell anyone about this, at least not tonight, she says--if anyone talks to Jeb, I will. Do it ASAP, suggests Roger. I will, Carolyn assures him.
The Robservations references the quote quite well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Bruno - 'I don't like doing it, Carolyn-- But it MUST be done-- Jeb MUST be punished') was back on October 9th of 2020, the second (Roger - 'I am... but I'm, um... there's something I MUST do before I GO to bed') was back on January 8th of 2021, and the third (Roger - 'People like ourselves are living a completely different existence... here in this room. I MUST find Barnabas and tell him'), which is related to 1970PT, was back on May 18th of 2021. So that all means that Ep #976 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #883, #886, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384. #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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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:
Ep #881 (1897) - Petofi - 'When one loses an engagement, one doesn't surrender, one fights harder to win the next engagement. I MUST act now. There are many reasons for me to go to the future, but not one for me to stay here.'
From "Robservations 4/7/03 - #880-881 - Plenty 'o' Deaths; Petofi Tries--Again"Back at the studio, Petofi pours himself a drink. To Aristede, he toasts--Charles, we spent many pleasant hours together, but in the final test, he proved disloyal. He didn't look so pleasant lying on the floor in the mill, says Charles coldly. Death seldom shows us at our best, says Petofi--you shouldn't upset yourself over Aristede. Aristede wasn't Garth's only victim, says Charles--on his way back here, he stumbled on the body of a woman. Whatever she did to anger the Master of Dartmoor, says Petofi, she won't do it again. You look so self-satisfied, says Charles, but then you don't know who the woman was. Why should I care? asks P. The woman was a gypsy! cries Tate, right in Petofi's face. This catches the old man's attention--where did you see her? Close to here, says Tate. She must have known I was here, says Petofi, thanks to Aristede--his last act of betrayal--I must hurry, I have no time to lose. He stands but nearly passes out. Tate warns him against going anywhere. My psychic powers are as weak as this body, says Petofi, I won't he able to go anywhere, but I must escape them--I must and will, I, Petofi, can do anything, and I must go to the future now--I'm going as Quentin, that is how I'll go, he vows. He has his own body back, Tate reminds him. I have mine back, too, says Petofi--and the power of the hand as well--when one loses an engagement, one doesn't surrender, one fights harder to win the next--I must act now, there are many reasons for me to go to the future, but not one to stay here. Garth Blackwood, Tate reminds him.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'MUSTN'T sleep. MUSTN'T. Too much to do before I leave Collinwood. But maybe...just for a minute...') was back on December 28th of 2020.
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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 #58 (1966) - David - 'I went down to the rocks and I figured out the exact spot where Mr. Malloy's body MUST have been.'
From "#0057/0058: Robservations 06/27/01: Vicki in the Lions' Den?"David returns from outside and tells Carolyn he figured out the exact spot where Mr. Malloy's body must have been(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0058-2.jpg)
--maybe the exact spot doesn't matter that much, but... He heads into the drawing room and Carolyn orders him to come back here--didn't he understand anything she said to him? Sure, you don't like this house, he says. I'm talking about Mr. Malloy, she says--what you're doing is morbid--can't you see that? No, he says, because I don't know what that means.
The Robservations doesn't references the entire quote, but what it does, it does so perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sam - 'But surely you MUST'VE spoken to them. After all, Caroline is your lady love') was back on July 23rd.
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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 #190 (1967) - Vicki - 'But Mr. Collins put her on the bus to Heartland early this morning. She MUST be there, waiting for her train.'
From "#0190/0191: Robservations 10/03/01: Into the Fire"Mrs. Johnson is sure if David went with his mother, harm will befall him; she's afraid of Laura. Vicki says she is, too, but Mr. Collins put her on the Heartland bus early this morning, and therefore she must be there, waiting for her train. Mrs. Johnson bets she got off the bus before it left Collinsport. Vicki says they can find out--she'll phone the bus station, and the driver will tell her what happened. Mrs. J says she thinks Laura is somewhere nearby--with David. Vicki picks up the phone
The Robservations changes things a bit but still references the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Burke - 'Laura MUST have been here') was back on December 2nd of 2021.
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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 #318 (1967) - Barnabas - 'And I MUST see to it that it doesn't happen to me.'
From "#0317/0318: Robservations 01/16/02: Who Influrnces Barnabas?--Only Sarah"In the secret room, Barnabas accuses Julia of arousing Woodard's curiosity. He opens the panel. David must be silenced, insists Barnabas, but Julia protests. Barnabas opens the coffin and shoves her into it violently. "Think about an existence of total darkness and loneliness," he says--"does that appeal to you?" Of course not, she answers. I intend to remain free and take my chances, he tells her. He closes the coffin and they leave.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote. However, it comes up after Julia says that being sealed in the coffin doesn't appeal to her...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'You MUST find Sarah and persuade her not to tell David any more of your secrets') was back on June 24th.
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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 #367 (1795) - Jeremiah - 'You MUST-- if you don't, you could be in real trouble.'
From "#0367/0368_0369: Robservations 02/22/02: Introducing Angelique"]Vicki is pacing her room at the Old House when Jeremiah comes in with her clothes--keep them hidden, he advises. He tells her they must concoct a story, a plausible lie, to tell Joshua, or she'll be in danger.
The Robservations doesn't reference the actual quote but it does reference the circumstances under which it appears...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Abigail - 'It MUST be crushed, destroyed!') was back on August 7th of 2020, the second (Joshua - 'But you MUST understand, I am engaging you only on a trial basis. If at any time and for any reason I decide to discharge you, you MUST go immediately') was back on May 15th of 2022, and the third (Jeremiah - 'The point is, Joshua, you MUST decide whether she stays or goes. That is, unless of course Abigail has taken over as head of the household') was back on February 22nd. So that all means that Ep #367 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #883, #886, #915, #976, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384. #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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And once again for those who may not know, when this ep was shown in '80s syndication it was a kinescope. The color Master Tape wasn't issued until Volume 28 of the MPI VHS tapes came out in June of 1991. The Sci-Fi Channel also ran the color version.
And as I mentioned previously, the day Ep #367 aired I was getting terrible over-the-air reception (which happened rarely, but it did happen. [easter_rolleyes]) And it didn't help that some kinescopes weren't the clearest to begin with. But again, the point here is to show that it was a kinescope:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/Synd_0367_4.jpg)(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0816ds_0.jpg)
It's also interesting how much more the Master Tape shows of the frame compared to the kinescope. But then kinescopes were recorded off of TV monitors, which always cut off parts of the frame...
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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 #641 (1968) - Liz - 'She MUST forget Jeff Clark. You know that as well as I do. She MUST.'
From "Robservations 9/11/2 - #641/642 - Insane Love/Who is Magda?"7 AM - Collinwood's foyer - Liz tells Stokes that while she knows Vicki sent for him, she fears what she will ask him to do. Stokes promises to help as much as possible, but Liz wants Vicki to forget Jeff Clark--it's for the best. Don't encourage her, says Liz.
Again, the Robservations doesn't reference the actual quote but it does reference the circumstances under which it appears...
If only we could all forget Jeff Clark!! [easter_rolleyes] [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'MUST is a word I do not recognize. I can or I cannot. I wish to or I don't wish to') was back on January 6th, and the second ( Vicki - 'You gave my husband something that last night. Something that made him know that he had lived before. Something that MUST have made him available to be called back') was back on June 10th.
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It struck me yesterday after I posted about Saturday's quote that a clip from Ep #315 was used to promote DS when it was on in '80s syndication in my area. I dug out the tape I thought the promo was on and indeed it was. However, for some reason the video portion wouldn't play in my current VCR, only the audio - this, despite the fact that the video and audio for the DS eps do play. Who knows? However, I've recreated it as best I could:
This promo ran Jan-Mar of 1986, between the time Eps #315-#365 were airing...
Seems I was a bit off because while preparing to capture video to get that screen capture from the kinescope of EP #367 in Reply #1672 I came across the following version of the ad. There's a slight glitch to it - but still, it's the full ad:
How I missed it when I prepared to get video for the three previous screen captures is beyond me because it comes up on the tape right before Ep #367. But maybe the other three times I fast forwarded the tape to a point where Ep #367 was already in progress and I never saw the beginning. Who knows? But I found it this time around...
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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 #644 (1968) - Carolyn - 'It's Magda--she MUST want us to go someplace.'
From "Robservations 9/12/02 - #643/644 - David, Amy and Quentin"Roger, Carolyn and Liz troop downstairs. Roger is going to search the grounds, but won't let Liz--and don't phone Chris until after the kids are found, he says. Carolyn and Liz go into the drawing room and wonder why David had to go out tonight in a storm. Carolyn feels a hand pushing her toward the door. It's Magda--she must want us to go someplace, the only place in the house we haven't searched--the West Wing. Carolyn thinks they should go, and if Roger won't go with her, she'll go alone. Roger follows her, annoyed. He won't allow her to go alone.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Amy - 'Quentin MUST be playing that music. He MUST be someplace nearby') was back on July 6th
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I don't remember how Carolyn knew about Magda. A séance?
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[pointing-up] Yup. In Ep #642, during a seance that was supposed to contact Jeff Clark (remember, he'd disappeared into the past and Betsy Durkin's Vicki was desperate to contact him), Magda was actually the one who was contacted and she spoke through Carolyn.
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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:
Ep #1133 (1840) - Angerie - 'Valerie, please, Barnabas-- you MUSTN'T give me away-- you'll give yourself away as well.'
From "#1133/1134_1135: Robservations 10/21/03: Valerie Threatens Roxanne"Angelique sits by the fire in the Collinwood drawing room. She hears the front door open and goes out to greet Barnabas. You've come to call! she says cheerily. On Quentin, he says, turning away from her. You'll have to settle for me, she says--you and I still have a great deal to discuss. I think we said everything we can say to each other, he says. No, says Angelique, you still haven't told me about my new sister in law, Julia. He turns to face her. I never knew I had such a CLOSE relation, says Ang sarcastically--I knew you had a sister--Sarah--but she's dead, remember? You caused her death, Barnabas reminds her harshly--I will never forget it. Perhaps, says Angelique, I will be equally kind to Julia. Angelique! he explodes. Valerie, she corrects in a hushed voice--you mustn't give me away--you'll give yourself away as well. I'm quite aware of that, he says testily, walking away from her again. So, she says, you have found yourself a sister--where did you find her, the woods? (Bitchy, bitchy) Make up any story that will satisfy you, advises Barn. Nothing will satisfy me except the truth, she says--it seems she came here to meet you, saying she received some kind of note--but it was several days before you arrived and she became quite concerned--where were you hiding?--does she know what you are? He turns to look at her. I wouldn't trust her if I were you, continues Angelique. I do implicitly, Barnabas assures her. Are you in love with her? demands Angelique. She's a friend, that's all, says Barn. Where did you get such a good friend, hm? asks Ang--where did you get such a good friend, and how long have you been out of the coffin? I don't think it's wise to discuss these things here, says Barnabas. Do you plan to answer me? she asks. No, he says. DO you think that's wise? she inquires, her face very close to his.
The Robservations doesn't reference the complete quote - but what it does, it does so perfectly...
And given the quote, this is probably unnecessary, but Angerie = Angelique using the alias Valerie...
And the way Angerie brings up Sarah - you just want to slap her across the face!! Lara Parker really nails it - that expression on her face when she says Sarah is dead is beyond nasty!! [thumb]
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RE: Reply 1677
Wow, so I imagine this was the first mention of Magda and none of us knew who the hell she was. I guess they had gotten at least that far in the writing of 1897. Fascinating. I'll have to locate these eps on TUBI to get a better understanding or as one might say, take a refresher course, lol. All of a sudden I've got an itch for 1897. Thanks, MB for answering the question.
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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 #1100 (1970) - Carlie - 'MUST we sit here all night?'
From "#1099/1100: Robservations 09/10/03: Daphne Brought to Life"Willie, trying to figure out what to do, paces back and forth in front of Tad and Carrie, who sit on the sofa in the drawing room. Why don't you go look for your friend, Barnabas? asks Tad. Shut up, orders Willie, just sit there and be quiet. Are we going to wait here until he arrives? asks Tad. Must we sit here all night? asks Carrie plaintively. Willie rubs his hands together, thinking. Can't we go to bed at all? asks Carrie. Hearing dogs howling, Willie listens carefully. I don't want to stay down here anymore, bleats Carrie. I'm not taking you back upstairs until I find out what's going on--and why, insists Willie.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Carlie = Carrie possessing Hallie.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Daphne - 'Can there be hope for this love of ours--or MUST we be forever apart?') was back on May 10th of 2020, and the second (Daphne - 'Now you MUST do whatever they tell you to do') was back on August 6th of 2022.
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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 #1042 (1970PT) - Maggie - 'The music that Bruno played for Angelique. You MUST have heard it. You MUST! There was somebody in there and they wouldn't let me in and they were playing it.'
From "#1042/1043: Robservations 07/30/03: Julia Stands Up to Barnabas"Maggie finds the door to Angelique's room locked and rattles the knobs. Quentin is that you? she asks, please! The music stops. Julia comes to her--what's wrong? she asks. There was music was playing in that room, says Maggie, and the doors were locked! She's verging on hysteria when she sees the doors are opening now. What music? Julia asks. The music Bruno used to play for Angelique, says Maggie...you must have heard it, someone was playing the music--the doors were locked, and they wouldn't let me in. She turns and sees the doors ARE open. They were locked! She screams, they were! They find no one at the piano. It can't be! wails Maggie, there was somebody sitting there playing the piano and those doors were locked, I'm not going mad, I'm not!
The Robservations paraphrases the quote a bit, and leaves out a bit, but what it does reference, it does so well...
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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 #889 (1969) - Julia - 'That box. Why did he bring it back from the past? What does it mean to him? He didn't want me to touch it-- there MUST be something inside it, something that will explain why Barnabas isn't himself anymore.'
From "Robservations 4/11/03 - #888-889 - The Todds, the Box, the Mysterious Stranger"something has happened to him--he's undergone a frightening change--"There was no reason for him to lie to ME!" says Julia--he told me he returned to the future the same way he got to the past--via I-Ching--that would mean through the cellar, but that's not possible, since I locked the cellar door from the outside.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0889-4.jpg)
Chris doesn't understand, and neither does Julia--but I'm getting to the bottom of it--go back to your cottage, I've got something to do here. Chris leaves. That box, muses Julia, why did he bring it back from the past, what does it mean to him? He didn't want me to touch it--there must be something inside that will explain why Barnabas isn't himself anymore. Determinedly, she enters the house
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Sabrina - 'Alone. I MUST speak to you alone') was back on October 20th of 2020, the second (Chris - 'I no longer even have the luxury of waiting for the full moon, but that cell, solitary confinement, just isn't the answer. Julia, there MUST be some other way.') was back on June 23rd of 2021, and the third (Prof. Stokes - 'Good. You remember him finding you. You MUST remember him asking you what happened. What did happen?') was back on July 18th of 2022. So that all means that Ep #889 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #883, #886, #915, #976, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384. #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #880 (1897) - Gregory - 'How many candles? I MUST think of that. I will get no more.'
From "Robservations 4/7/03 - #880-881 - Plenty 'o' Deaths; Petofi Tries--Again"He looks around the room, noting how dark it is. He takes a two-candle candelabra and lights it with his one candle. How many candles?--I must think of that--I will get no more. What will I do. He hears the door squeak.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
Candles are the last thing Gregory should have been worrying about. [easter_wink] [Candle]
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Beth's Ghost - 'Quentin. Where is Quentin? Quentin. I MUST find him') was back on October 15th of 2020, and the second (Garth Blackwood - 'And by the power invested in me, I give you the same sentence that he MUST endure!') was back on April 14th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #121 (1966) - Sheriff Patterson - 'Now, you MUSTN'T feel that way. No one could have predicted this.'
From "#0121/0122: Robservations 08/14/01: Matthew on the Brink"And Matthew? asks Liz. He could be anywhere or everywhere, says Patterson, I'm pretty sure he's not out of the state, though. I wish he were, says Liz, then I'd know he didn't have Vicki. We've gone over this area very carefully, says Patterson, and I'm convinced he's not around here. But you're not sure? says Liz. I'm reasonably certain, just not positive, says Patterson--I am going to leave my men here to go over places we've already looked. What about Vicki? asks Liz. Not a trace, he says, I've called the Bangor and state police--they're checking into all the hotels, hospitals, taxis, buses, railroad stations, everything--I've even got men back on the beaches and up on the cliffs. Liz rises and asks what the odds are that Matthew has her. I can't give you odds, he says. Then it's possible, she says. It is, he agrees. Do you think he'd harm her? asks Liz. To be realistic about it, says Patterson, yes, he might--but on the other hand, he might not, he's very unpredictable--you know the strain he's been under, and you know what he was like to begin with. I'm to blame if anything's happened to her, laments Liz. You mustn't feel that way, says Patterson, no one could have predicted this. So much has gone on here, says Liz, so much that's wrong--if only I could turn time back and make everything right. I think I know what you mean, he says. You only know part of what I mean, says Liz. (A clue to Vicki's parentage?)
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And it has nothing to do with a "MUST" quote, but I love this earlier portion of that same scene, both Mrs. Johnson and Liz' remark about her antics -
Someone knocks. Sarah answers. It's Patterson, asking for Liz. Sarah invites him in and asks if she's found her yet. I'd like to see Mrs. Stoddard, insists George. You can tell me if you've found her, after all, I know the poor girl...says Sarah. If you don't mind, says Patterson. Oh, I see, you haven't found her, says Sarah--what a police department!--you could have a hundred clues and 50 eye witnesses and you still wouldn't solve the case. (LOL!) Have you finished? He patiently asks her. Oh, a murderer around here someplace, what kind of protection do we get? asks Sarah grumpily. It's Mrs. Stoddard I'd like to see, says Patterson. Liz appears in the drawing room doorway and calls to the sheriff, inviting him inside. They haven't found her yet, as you might expect, says Sarah disapprovingly. Come inside, says Liz, and orders Mts. Johnson to please shut the doors. She does so. I see you know her well enough not to pay any attention to her, says Liz humorously. I ought to deputize her, says Patterson--she gives a pretty mean interrogation. He sits beside Liz on the sofa--unfortunately, he says, she's right--I haven't a clue, not a trace.
- but Mrs. Johnson's assessment of the Collinsport police really is right, and even Sheriff Patterson admits it. [easter_cheesy]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Matthew - 'If you wanta help me, ya MUST never do anything that might hurt me.') was back on October 4h of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #356 (1967) - Julia - 'I can't leave the book in my room-- it isn't safe there. I MUST find a place to hide it until tomorrow, then I'll take it into town and put it in a bank vault.'
From "#0355/0356: Robservations 02/13/02: Carolyn & Julia Square Off"Julia stands on the landing in Collinwood's foyer, clutching her notebook. She heads downstairs to gaze at Barnabas' portrait, ruminating that she knows he plans to kill her. There's no way she can keep it in her room; she must find someplace to hide it overnight until she can stow it away in the bank tomorrow. Julia stands in the drawing room, pondering where she can hide the notebook where Carolyn can't find it. She searches everywhere for a suitable hiding place, finding nothing to her liking.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0356-1.jpg)
As she's heading toward the kitchen, the grandfather clock in the foyer strikes, and Julia decides to hide her notebook inside the trusty clock.
The Robservations paraphrases but references the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #518 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'You don't say much but you seem to understand very well what's said to you. That's most unusual. We MUST find out why.'
From "Robservations 6/12/02 - #517/518 - Stokes, Dream Police"Adam spots the light shining in the window and gazes in. He opens the door and enters. Stokes, waiting for him, greets him, "Adam?" Adam is all set to run, but Stokes assures him he's a friend and wants to help him. Adam is mistrustful, afraid, despite Stokes' assurance. The professor observes the scars, calling him an extraordinary creature. When Adam tries to push Stokes away, the latter drops a stick pin on the carpet. Stokes says "Friend," says Stokes--I AM your friend, possibly the only one you have left--I can help you, give you food, which you can't survive without. The word food makes Adam point to the kitchen, which surprises Stokes. "My name is Adam," says the big man, and Stokes asks him to say more. "Paintbrush" says Adam, showing him the object. Stokes is pleased.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0518-4.jpg)
They must find out why Adam says little but understands what is said to him. He offers Adam a home with him, give him lots of food, teach him to speak and communicate with people. Adam tries to say "Communicate," and Stokes says he'll help him learn quickly--they'll be good friends. He leads him out, and Adam repeats the word "Friend" with good cheer, happy to have found someone who cares-and is alive.
The Robservations paraphrases but references the circumstances of the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Ep #518 (1968) - Sam - 'Listen to what I have to TELL you. I MUST TELL you the dream before I die. I MUST') was back on June 30th of 2020, and the second (Prof. Stokes - 'Please, I realize how difficult this is for your father, but I MUST impress on both of you how dangerous it would be if the dream went one step further') was back on March 27th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #731 (1897) - Quentin - 'Angelique! Angelique, you made me a promise. Now, you owe it to me to keep it. I helped you, now you MUST help me, do you hear?!'
From 'Robservations 11/18/02 - #730/731 - Quentin and His "Dead" Mistress'Quentin drunkenly sits by the fireplace and tells Angelique she made him a promise, and she owes it to him to keep it. He helped her, now she must help him! He sways around, pissed off. Laura comes in, asking if he's taken to talking to himself--a very bad habit. What are you doing Here? he demands. I'm going to be staying in the cottage, didn't Edward tell you? she asks.
The Robservations references the circumstances of the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'You've been drinking again. Oh I really MUST have you very worried') was back on May 27th of 2020, and the second (Rachel - 'You MUST not linger here too long. You MUST be a good teacher. You MUST not do anything that might anger your headmaster') was back on March 31st.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1245 (1841PT[-1967]) - Catherine - 'I'll remember now that I MUST follow my heart, not my head. I'll never make that mistake again.'
From "#1244/1245: Robservations 01/21/04: The End!"Catherine and Bramwell share a passionate kiss, too, but Catherine's feelings are a lot more mixed. "See, my darling," he says, "everything's going to be all right." I feel responsible for Morgan's death and all the unhappiness I caused when I married him, admits Catherine--do you know how I feel when I look at Flora, and at Julia? Darling, he says. She draws away from his embrace--I feel guilty when you call me that, she says. But you are my darling, he reminds her, drawing her close again. Yes, she says, kissing his hand, holding it pressed to her face. You always will be, he says--we will leave within the week--we will forget everything that happened here. I can never forget, she vows--I'll remember now that I must follow my heart, not my head--I'll never make that mistake again. "Never forget, you will always have my love," he says tenderly. That I will remember, she promises, kissing his hands. I will make you happy, Catherine, I promise, he says. They kiss, holding each other tightly.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Stokes - 'She MUST have been attacked by something-- some kind of wild animal') was back on September 11th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #625 (1968) - Roger - 'Liz, whatever happens, you MUSTN'T allow it to affect you.'
From "Robservations 8/28/02 - #624/625 - Wedding Day?"Liz asks Roger what happened. He doesn't know. Liz fears this will hurt Vicki; they love each other, what can change that? Roger tells her not to get worked up, but she can't be calm. He assures her he isn't calm or unemotional, and she says she didn't mean to attack him. She prayed that for once, everything would be well. Perhaps it will be, says Roger, not convincingly. Liz can tell he isn't sincere. Whatever happens, says Roger, you must not allow it to affect you--the expression on Jeff's face spoke of bad news--Vicki might need you more now than ever before
The Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'No. If he wants to see me, I MUST go to him') was back on September 28th of 2021, and the second (Roger - 'Liz, now you MUSTN'T allow yourself to get all worked up') was back on October 23rd of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #745 (1897) - Magda - 'We MUST find her. We MUST-- she has a devil in her!'
From "Robservations 12/18/02 - #744-745 - Barnabas & Jenny"Magda tells Sandor to check upstairs for Jenny--I will go downstairs and look outside(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0745-4.jpg)
--we must find her--she has a devil in her!
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jenny - 'I MUST wait. He said that. I MUST be quiet and wait. I don't want to wait. He told me to. I MUST') was back on January 17th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #629 (1968) - Diabolos - 'There is something more important that MUST be done before she can be accepted here-- she MUST be sacrificed on the Black Altar.'
From "Robservations 9/3/02 - Angelique Sends Nicholas to Hell - #628/629"I don't want to return here, says Nicholas. No one ever does, intones the Master. If I give you what you want, I deserve more, insists Nicholas--to remain on earth, without my powers. How will you survive? wonders Diabolos. Perhaps I wouldn't, says Nicholas quietly--it's because I want Maggie with me, admits Nicholas--I love her very much. The Master pronounces Nicholas hopelessly lost--no wonder he made such a mess of things--when the experiment is over, you must return to hell. I won't be allowed to be with her? Asks Nicholas. I didn't say that, says the Master--your story has touched me--I mean that you can be with her. Nicholas is excited. Then the Master drops the other shoe, "But only here." "But that would mean she would have to die," protests Nicholas. Yes, says the Master--arrange it--there is something else that must be done before she can be accepted here--she must be sacrificed on the black altar. No, protests Nicholas.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Diabolos - 'That is the only way you and Maggie Evans can be together, Nicholas. The Black Mass MUST be performed') was back on September 29th of 2020, the second (Nicholas - 'I implore you-- if I MUST account for something, let me account for it, but do not harm this woman. She is not responsible for anything that I may have done') was back on October 2nd of 2021, the third (Maggie - 'I don't understand it. I MUST of fainted') was back on February 21st of 2022, and the fourth (Nicholas - 'There's something vitally important that I MUST speak to you about') was back on June 6th of 2022.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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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 #62 (1966) - Vicki - 'Well, let's see-- I was in the upstairs hallway and I heard the front door slam. It MUST have been about 10:35.'
From "#0061/0062: Robservations 06/29/01:An Unwelcome Guest"when I came downstairs at 10:30, Mr. Malloy was gone and you were talking on the phone. 10:30? Asks Roger--I was on the phone at 10:30? Yes, we talked about Sam Evans' dinner invitation, do you remember? I remember our conversation, says Roger, but I don't remember any phone conversation--who was I talking to, do you remember? I wasn't paying attention, says Vicki. Do you remember what the conversation was about? asks Roger. Something about a meeting, I think, says Vicki--what difference does it make? None, says Roger, I was just curious. Bill Malloy was gone, says Vicki, and you and I talked about Sam Evans, and then I went upstairs and you left. That's nonsense, says Roger, I didn't leave this house until 10 of 11. Oh no, it was much earlier than that, says Vicki. What time do you think I left? asks Roger. Let's see, says Vicki, I was in the upstairs hallway and I heard the front door slam--it must have been about 10:35, not much later--why? (Time discrepancy!) I simply feel that if you're going to report my movements to Burke Devlin, says Roger, that you should at least be accurate. I wasn't reporting your movements, says Vicki. As you wish, he says, be that as it may, I did not leave this house until 10 of 11. If you say so, says Vicki doubtfully. Good, then we're agreed, says Roger--it's not important, of course, it's just that I have rather a personal fetish for accurateness.
The Robservations references the quote practically perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Miss Winters, I've been thinking about you and the pressures that you MUST be living under') was back on February 25th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #147 (1967) - Roger - 'For giving this painting to David. You MUST have known it would upset him with that imagination he's got.'
From "#0146/0147: Robservations 08/30/01: Burn, Artist, Burn!"Roger gazes at the painting. I should be angry with you, he tells her, for giving this painting to David--you must have known it would upset him, with that imagination he's got. I knew it would disturb him, agrees Vicki, I don't know why I gave it to him.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #247 (1967) - Barnabas - 'You MUST continually keep an eye out for that young David.'
From "#0247/0248: Robservations 11/15/01: Maggie Makes An Escape"At the Old House, Willie tells Barnabas he's been having problems keeping Josette in her room, and Barnabas asks Willie to bring her to him.
This Robservations is during the period where there's little detail and so the quote isn't even referenced. But at the start of the above scene, before Willie brings up "Josette," Barnabas issues his warning about David as Willie lights the candles...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sam - 'My pipe, I MUST have left it in here. I know I had it when I came in') was back on July 3rd.
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As a preview of coming attractions, thanks to Midnite picking today's quote from Ep #500, I discovered that there's an edit on the DVD version of that ep. And like how I learned that for Ep #582 the Sci-Fi version has some of the missing bits but the syndicated version has even more because it's completely unedited, the same holds true for Ep #500. And once again I'll be sharing videos of how the edit or lack thereof plays with each version...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #393 (1795) - Josette - 'I did. It woke me so it MUST be true.'
From "#0393/0394: Robservations 03/12/02: Jeremiah Plays Hide 'n' Go Seek"Josette and Naomi burst in and tell the two skeptical men about seeing the hand thrusting through the earth of Jeremiah's grave. Joshua is sure Naomi's been dipping too heavily into the sherry again and Andre figures Josette's at the end of her rope, emotionally, and encourages her to go to bed. He goes with her because she's afraid to be alone--Jeremiah is going to come looking for her!
This Robservations is during the period where there's little detail and so the quote isn't even referenced. However, before the hand thrusting through the earth is even brought up, Josette says she heard a voice, telling her Jeremiah was alive - and after Andre says she couldn't have heard it is when she insists she did by delivering the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Countess du Pres - 'Clearly, we MUST find Miss Winters. Whether we like it or not, there is a reason that she's disappeared') was back on June 7th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #500 (1968) - Sam - 'You MUST have known.'
From "Robservations 5/29/02 #499/500 - Sam Caught in the Middle"Barnabas wants Julia to stay, and a furious Sam accuses her of being "in on this" with Barn. I'm not in on anything, insists Julia. Sam says she can stay, then explains to Barnabas that he followed his instructions; he describes what happened. Julia listens carefully as Sam tells of aging Angelique's portrait--all ordered and paid for. A woman came in, the woman in the portrait--she said it was stolen. Barnabas insists he had permission from the owner. Sam refused to give it to her. When he went back to paint, the woman told him he'd never finish it. He picked up his brush and found he couldn't see! Barnabas exhibits fear, knowing what has happened, feeling extremely guilty that he has brought this on Sam, who demands to know what Barnabas involved him in.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0500-2.jpg)
Barnabas says he had no idea there would be any danger.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote. However, it comes up after Barnabas says he had no idea there would be any danger. And Barnabas may feel bad in the aftermath, but that's too little too late. Despite the fact that he knows full well what Angelique is capable of, of course he had no idea he would be putting Sam in danger - first and foremost Barnabas thinks of himself - he doesn't think ahead to how the repercussions of he wants might affect others - just so long as he's going to potentially get what he wants out of his schemes...
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As I said the other day, when I was getting the screen capture for Ep #500's quote I discovered another edit on the DVDs. It occurs in the scene just before the one that includes the quoted line. As the scene was playing I noticed what definitely looked like an edit had been made to the scene. Of course, that didn't necessarily mean that it was an edit specific to the DVDs because as we know on rare occasions the Master Tape for an ep was edited if, for example, the ep ran long. So I pulled out my syndication copy of the ep and lo and behold there was indeed more. And something that's different from the situation with Ep #582, the Sc-Fi Channel's version of the ep does include footage that isn't on the DVD, but it's also missing footage that is on the DVD. So, with all that in mind, first up here's a clip from the DVD of the edit in question -
- and note that Maggie's line that her father has gone blind is in that version - however, note that it doesn't appear in the version shown on the Sci-Fi Channel -
- though note that what it does include that the DVD doesn't is Julia saying, "We'll go with you, both of us." - but those bits from Maggie and Julia are only a part of what should be in the scene, as you'll see when you watch the following clip made from my tape of the syndication version of the ep -
Interestingly enough, the Robservations summary of that scene from Ep #500 makes reference to both Sam having gone blind and that both Julia and Barnabas will go -
From "Robservations 5/29/02 #499/500 - Sam Caught in the Middle"Julia sits upstairs at the Old House, reading a book. She answers Maggie's knock at the door. The young woman relates what happened to Sam--he wants to see Barnabas, but he needs Julia more--he's gone blind. Julia rushes off to get Barnabas--they'll both go.
- and again that's because I recall Robin saying that she was using the MPI VHS tapes to do her summaries. So that means that anyone who's kept their copy of Volume 54/#3 has the complete version of Ep #500 that seemingly no fans who only own disc 1 of Collection 8 of the DVDs do have. Or, of course, if you're like me, you kept your syndication tapes. Though that won't save me in all instances if there are edits on the DVDs for any of the eps between Eps #210 and #338 because I didn't start recording and keeping my syndication tapes until I recorded Ep #339 in syndication...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #645 (1968) - David - 'Oh, I just showed Amy one of my secret hiding places. If you really MUST know, I'll tell you. But then it...'
From 'Robservations 9/13/02 #645/646 - The Kids "Play" With Roger'Liz turns to David and tells him, we've been worried to death about you two. Barnabas asks where they disappeared to. Liz wants to know, too. Amy walks over to David and says, "And YOU said they wouldn't miss us!" We went out for a walk, lies David. We've been searching for you for two hours! Says Liz--where have you been?--did you get into trouble? No, says Amy--is it all right to tell them, David? David protests. You don't want me to tell because you'll feel embarrassed, says Amy--boys are like that, whenever they do something they should be proud of, it always makes them embarrassed when anybody talks about it. Amy explains that it started early this morning--she had a terrible dream, and woke up crying, ran to David's room.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0645-4.jpg)
She told him she was afraid of this big house, it makes her feel small and lost. David took her outside to an open field to watch the sun come up, so warm and peaceful and quiet, and when she looked at the house again, she felt good inside and knew she'd never again be frightened. This made-up tale impresses a grinning Liz, who can't possibly be angry at such tripe. Amy asks her not to be angry. We were frightened, says Liz. Amy chides David for not thinking of everyone else; he apologizes, sincerely, to his aunt. Liz, proud of his obvious feeling for Amy, says they're safe, and it's all right. Barnabas, puzzled, asks, "If the two of you were out in the open field for such a long time, it's odd no one found you." Amy says, we weren't there all the time, and I have to keep where we went David's secret. David admits they went to one of his secret hiding places, and if they really must know, he'll tell. Liz says he doesn't have to do that, but insists David give his word that it will never happen again.
The Robservations references the quote well.
Amy is becoming as good a BS artist as David!! [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #744 (1897) - Barnabas - 'As soon as he can. And you MUST be ready for him.'
From "Robservations 12/18/02 - #744-745 - Barnabas & Jenny"Barnabas easily disarms Jenny, taking the knife away from her. She cowers against one of the columns, fearing he will kill her now. He assures her he won't do that, takes the knife and tosses it into the fireplace. "No more knife," he assures her. Quentin is going to hurt me, says Jenny. No he won't, says Barnabas. Why is he coming here? she asks. He kneels and tells her, "You know why--because he's in love with you--there were other girls, but he married you." Yes, she says joyously, in a church (imagine Quentin taking vows in a church!)--when is he coming back? As soon as he can, says Barnabas--you must be ready for him. I don't understand, she says. Wash your face, comb your hair, put on a pretty dress, to show Quentin how beautiful you are, urges Barnabas. Yes, I'd like that, she agrees. Barnabas leads her upstairs.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Jenny, I MUST go now, but I want you to stay in this room') was back on January 31st of 2022.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #906 (1969) - Paul - 'They MUST be very anxious to get rid of me.'
From "Robservations 4/23/03 - #905/906 - The Obnoxious Alex; Is Grant Really Quentin?"Someone knocks--Carolyn. Thank God you're here, he says. She asks, what's wrong--Megan said you were terribly upset when you left the shop. Please, he begs, listen carefully because there isn't much time--there must be some way to get out of here. There is a way, she says, and holds up a check--it can take us anywhere we want to go.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0906-3.jpg)
Seeing it's for five grand, Paul remarks, they must be very anxious to get rid of me. Oh, yes, she agrees. So typical of the Collinses, he says--want just a little extra for their money, to prove I came back for that money and nothing else. Carolyn gazes at him hopefully. Again, Paul hears Alex chanting his birthday song in his mind, over and over. Paul is nervous. The check could make all the difference, he admits, but if I take it, it will ruin you and me, and I don't want that. He tears up the check. Carolyn falls into his embrace.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1001 (1970PT) - Angelique - 'My dear Alexis, you are always so right. Someone MUST be destroyed. But it won't be me. It will be you.'
From "#1000/1001: Robservations 06/27/03: Switched at Death"1001
Once again a Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser. It's a replaying of the ending scene of Ep #1000. So, here's the summary of that scene:
From "#1000/1001: Robservations 06/27/03: Switched at Death"Alexis enters the tomb (they play some really scary music here) and opens her sister's coffin. She looks down at the seemingly slumbering visage of Angelique and wonders, what was your secret? She touches her arm--why do you still look as you did in life?--I only know that it is wrong--it goes against the natural order of things--I don't want to do what I have to do now--Quentin and Cyrus are right--your body must be destroyed.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1000-4.jpg)
The woman in the coffin opens her eyes and, with a slight smile, says, "My dear Alexis, you are always so right--someone must be destroyed--but it won't be me--it will be YOU."
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'You MUST face it, you MUST accept it') was back on August 22nd of 2022.
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[pointing-up] I do have to say that when I saw that Midnite had picked the above quote, I was thrilled because it's not only one of my favorite moments from the entire series, but it's from what it easily one of my Top 5 favorite scenes. It wasn't always easy for DS to completely shock its audience, but that's definitely a time that the show accomplished it. [thumb]
And in honor of that quote being picked, I've pulled out an audio tape that I discovered while working on my NoDS audio tape. Among other things, this other tape has a few incomplete audio recordings of a 60 second ad ABC ran to promote the 1970PT storyline. It's probably my second favorite promo ad behind the '66 one that features Vicki running across Collinwood's lawn - the one that was finally released on the Master of DS DVD/Blu-ray - but the 1970PT ad has never been released. So, for those who may have never seen it or have simply forgotten about it, here's a transcription of what the ad was like (you may recall that back in the day I kept a folder transcribing every DS ad I ever came across, many of which I've shared here on the forum).
Barnabas is in the mysterious East Wing room at Collinwood and he is holding the book The Life And Death Of Barnabas Collins.
Julia: Barnabas, please, I must talk to you.
Barnabas: Julia, go back!
Suddenly the room has changed into Angelique's room.
Will is in the basement of Loomis House.
Will: You're going to be my prisoner. My hope, my salvation. Yes, my salvation.
Then he turns around and closes the lid of the coffin.
Alexis is playing "Ode To Angelique" on the piano in Angelique's room, unaware that Quentin is behind her.
Then Quentin is sitting beside her on the piano bench. She looks at him as he puts his hang on her chin.
Quentin: I understand.
He kisses her.
In the drawing room at Collinwood during a seance.
Sabrina: Murder! ::sigh:: ::sigh::
Alexis starts to faint and her head falls to the table.
In the mausoleum Alexis is looking down toward Angelique's coffin.
Alexis: Your body must be destroyed.
Suddenly Angelique's eye lashes flutter, she opens her eyes, and she turn to look toward Alexis.
Angelique: Someone must be destroyed. But it won't be me. It will be you.
"Dark Shadows" is written on the waves.
Announcer: Watch Dark Shadows this afternoon at four, three o'clock Central Time on ABC.
So, you may be asking yourself why did he mention the audio tape but share the transcription? Well, sharing the transcription is a way to set things up to share audio of the ad to better picture what the ad is like. Now here are two copies of the audio, illustrated with screen caps from the scenes you'll be hearing. The second one has more of Will and a different voiceover from the announcer at the end (the first voiceover is why I'm sharing them both):
Unless my mind is playing tricks on me, I seem to recall that I may actually have a complete audio copy of the ad, but as of yet I haven't come across it. But I also haven't had the chance to listen to even a third of the audio tapes I have and I know that many of them are 1970PT eps, so it could be quite likely that if I do have a complete copy, it could be on one of them. If I ever do come across it, I'll most likely share it. Though one day when I have the time what I would really like to do, given that it may never be released, is recreate the ad entirely with both the audio and the video...
And finally, here's an interesting anecdote: I checked out each individual scene to make sure I had transcribed it correctly (I had) and as I was checking the scene from Ep #986 in which Alexis is playing Ode to Angelique on the piano in Angelique's room and Quentin comes over to her and asks "Alexis, what's wrong?" (a part of the scene that isn't in the ad) suddenly the Alexa on my tablet comes to life and says, "As far as I can tell, nothing is wrong. If something looks wrong, you can use the Alexa app to submit feedback." Whoa! Even putting aside that apparently Alexa doesn't know its name isn't Alexis, that was spooky!!
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1075 (1970) - Barnabas - 'Well, she MUST be made to understand. Are we to stand around waiting for the second clue to take place?'
From "#1074/1075: Robservations - 08/21/03: Lilacs"Drawing room - Quentin repeats, "The night of the sun and the moon." That's all Carolyn wrote, explains Barnabas--I'm sure she meant tonight. What do you think we ought to do? asks Quentin. Julia has gone upstairs to see if the children are all right, says Barn, but I feel they should be gotten out of Collinwood immediately, for their safety. Impossible, says Quentin, pouring himself a drink--I may believe that, bit Elizabeth never will. She must be made to understand, insists Barnabas. Quentin downs a healthy swig. Are we to stand around waiting for the second clue to take place? asks Barn. What would that be? asks Q. Again, it's cryptic, says Barnabas, says an unfinished horoscope. Barnabas, says Quentin, are you sure of that? Yes, says Barnabas, positive. Do you know why Liz won't send the children away? queries Quentin. Because she doesn't want to frighten them, guesses Barn. . More than that, says Quentin, she is convinced that for the remainder of the year, nothing will go wrong here at Collinwood. That's a rather dangerous assumption, opines Barnabas. She's convinced of that because she just had an astrologer draw up her horoscope! reveals Quentin. Barnabas regards his cousin with alarm.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Then something MUST happen to Hallie or David or somebody else before she'll even listen') was back on March 10th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1127 (1840) - Desmond - 'But you MUST tell me if you have it. Please, don't lie to me.'
From "#1127/1128: Robservations 09/30/03: The Chosen One"Leticia prepares to go to bed. Desmond knocks on her door and she pats her hair and squeezes red into her cheeks, prettying herself up. He anxiously asks her if she took something from the drawing room. What are you talking about, Ducks? she asks. He reminds her she told him to get rid of the head. It's gone? she asks. Yes, he says, and if you didn't take it... If I didn't take it, what? she asks. He swears that he won't blame her, he knows she did it because it frightened her, and he appreciates that, but she must tell him if she has it--please don't lie to me!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1127-1.jpg)
Leticia assures him she'd tell him if she had it--he'd make her tell him the truth--she could never lie to a man as nice as he is. He's very upset, and she tells him it's for the best that it's gone--it was changing him, it was evil--don't try to find it, don't ever try, she begs.
The Robservations references the quote quite well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Desmond - 'If I destroy The Head, the body is bound to die. I MUST do it before they are reunited!') was back on December 12th of 2020, and the second (Samantha - 'Yes. I know with whom I MUST spend the rest of my life') was back on July 21st of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1203 (1841PT) - Julia - 'I hope you haven't seen him. But if you do, you MUST not talk to him.'
From "#1203/1204: Robservations 12/11/03: Naive Fiancee"What happened to Stella Young? asks Melanie--why isn't she here anymore? She wasn't happy here, so she left, says Julia. Why did she leave us so abruptly? asks Melanie. Why are you so concerned about Stella? asks Julia. I'm not concerned, just curious, says Melanie, it seems so odd--she was Mother's secretary for such a short time, then just vanished. Vanished? asks Julia--she left. Did she leave a forwarding address? asks Melanie. No, says Julia. Isn't that rather unusual? asks Melanie. Julia rises--why are you asking all these questions? asks Julia. I told you, I'm just curious, says Melanie. There must be a reason, says Julia--does it have anything to do with that man?--Kendrick Young--has he been on the grounds, have you seen him? Melanie turns away and lies, "No, Julia." I hope you're not lying to me, says the older woman, it's imperative that if you see him, you must tell me. I haven't seen him, I swear it, says Melanie. I hope you haven't seen him, says Julia, but if you do, you must not talk to him. Why does he upset you so? asks Melanie. He doesn't, says Julia, he's just a troublemaker, arrogant and unreasonable--he will never be welcome in this house.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1203-3.jpg)
I will remember that, says Melanie.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Well, violence MUST manifest itself, I mean, through, through someone. Now, when we brought Father out of the room, he was the one who had violent streaks-- now he's dead-- but violence MUST manifest itself through someone') was back on June 4th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #66 (1966) - Roger - 'I MUST say, Burke, I've been completely wrong about you.'
From "#0065/0066: Robservations 07/03/01: Showdown!"I'm just as anxious as you are to find out how he managed to slip in the water and drown, says Roger--and that's what happened you know--don't make it any worse than it is! A man who's been around boats all his life just slipped and fell in the water? asks Burke. There is no evidence to the contrary, says Roger. Evidence!--I'd rather rely on my instincts, says Burke. Why should I kill Malloy? asks Roger--he was a friend of mine--I had no reason to want him dead. You didn't? asks Burke--Malloy set up that meeting to force Sam Evans to state that I was NOT driving that car the night the man was killed. "Burke, you make me sick!" says Roger.--"How long are you going to hang on to that ridiculous story?" And if I wasn't driving the car, you were! shouts Burke--you should have served that sentence, not me! I must say, says Roger, I've been completely wrong about you. I'm glad to hear that, says Burke. I said that you served five years in prison, and that it hadn't done you any harm--now I see that it has--it's driven you insane! I still have sense enough to say that you were the only one who had a motive to kill Bill Malloy, says Burke.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And I love how Roger makes it seem as if saying he's been wrong about Burke is a good thing only to turn around and say that Burke is insane. Pure Roger!! [thumb]
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Well, if you MUST know, she was going to TELL me about a dinner party she had with Sam Evans') was back on June 22nd of 2020, the second (Burke - 'You MUST imagine that since I've already served my five years, come out of it with my health, made a lot of money since then, I really have no cause for complaint, right?') was back on April 16th of 2021, the third (Liz - 'Then you MUST have a pretty complete record of everything that's happened to you') was back on September 1st of 2021, and the fourth (Vicki - 'I suppose you MUST think it's very strange that when a child is surrounded by so many other children, she's lonely enough to write herself letters') was back on June 14th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, $629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #249 (1967) - Carolyn - 'If that's the case, fine, but I MUST know it.'
From "#0249/0250: Robservations 11/16/01: Maggie Fakes It"(Opening scene of Carolyn, Roger and Vicki in the drawing room and Jason eavesdropping on their conversation not summarized.)
The Robservations falls into the period where there's little detail - so much so that in this instance both the Teaser and Act III aren't even summarized at all! However, what happens in the Teaser is that first Carolyn walks from the window to Roger, who's standing in front of the fireplace, and she says, "I don't care what anyone says, I'm going into that room." Roger replies, "Yes, but, Kitten, how do you propose to do that?" The camera pulls back to reveal that Vicki is sitting on the couch as Carolyn replies, "Somehow." But Roger says, "Well, I'm as determined to get into that room as you are, but how?" Vicki pipes up and offers, "Carolyn, you might be placing an awful lot of importance on something that has nothing to do with the problem." But Carolyn counters with the quote and then insists, "I intend to get into that room tonight." Though Vicki warns, "Carolyn, please don't do anything that you're going to regret later." Roger wonders, "But how can you get in the room if it's locked?" Carolyn explains, "Well, there are two ways. The first way is to steal the key from my mother." But Vicki believes, "I don't think you're going to do that." "I don't think so either. So I'm left with the other alternative-- to break in." Roger says, "Well, that will take some doing. Do you want my help?" "I'll need your help. Then it's settled, we'll break in tonight, after Mother goes to sleep." But little do they know that Jason has been listening outside the door...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Well, you MUST admit, Liz, keeping a room under lock and key for 18 years is bound to invite a certain amount of curiosity') was back on November 15th of 2021, and the second (Liz - 'I've decided that I cannot go on living the life I've been leading. I MUST remake it, the best way possible, for everyone's happiness. So I want to say... I want you to know...') was back on November 28th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #394 (1795) - Jeremiah's Ghost - 'You cannot open the door. It is locked. You MUST stay here until I have finished with you.'
From "#0393/0394: Robservations 03/12/02: Jeremiah Plays Hide 'n' Go Seek"Barnabas sits down, looking exhausted and discouraged. To his horror, Jeremiah's ghost appears to him and warns him that he, his murderer, had better not marry Josette, or he will haunt them for the rest of their lives! Barnabas tries to assure the apparition that he's marrying Angelique, but Jeremiah knows Barnabas still covets Josette, and he'd better remember his warning. . .(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0394-3.jpg)
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. But it comes up right after Barnabas sees Jeremiah's Ghost and turns to try to leave the room, all of which happens before Jeremiah's Ghost issues his warning...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #501 (1968) - Barnabas - 'I MUST. I suppose I've known this all along, but I just couldn't face it. He's too dangerous even for me to handle.'
From "Robservations 5/30/02 - #501/502 - Tiny Blonde and the Big Guy"Barnabas searches, meeting up with Julia. You shouldn't be here, he says, you can't stop me. He can't think in this situation. When he gets Adam back, what will he do? Stronger chain? Another helper? Let him disappear, begs Julia. Rain pours down as Adam hears their voices. Barnabas wants Julia to go back to the house--I must find and kill Adam--I've known it all along but couldn't face it--Adam is too dangerous, and I worry what will happen to the creation if anything happens to me
The Robservations doesn't quote the lines directly but does reference the quote well...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #744 (1897) - Judith - 'He's gone. He's going to be gone for a long time. Now, you MUST come back to your room with me.'
From "Robservations 12/18/02 - #744-745 - Barnabas & Jenny"Judith enters the drawing room, looking around to see who is there, but sees no one. Then she hears a wild giggle. It's Jenny, looking for Quentin. Judith tells her Quentin is far away. Jenny accuses her of lying. I'm not, insists Judith.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0744-2.jpg)
Yes, you are, and Laura lied to me, too. That's all right, says Judith. I know Quentin is at the Old House, says Jenny, and that's where I'm going. Quentin will be gone for a long time, says Judith, and you must go back to your room. No, says Jenny, raising the knife. Judith, horrified, orders her to put it down. "Put my knife down?" says Jenny. Before you hurt herself, cautions Judith. I'M not the one who will be hurt, says Jenny--not anymore. She approaches Judith with the knife, backing her towards the wall. Judith doesn't notice when Jenny grabs a candlestick holder; the redhead hits the brunette over the head, knocking her unconscious on the floor.
Again, the Robservations doesn't quote the lines directly but does reference the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Jenny, I MUST go now, but I want you to stay in this room') was back on January 31st of 2022, and the second (Barnabas - 'As soon as he can. And you MUST be ready for him') was back on September 7th.
Funny how Judith tells Jenny that Quentin is going to be gone for a long time, but Barnabas tells her that Quentin is coming to see her as soon as he can. No wonder Jenny wants to believe Barnabas...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #907 (1969) - Julia - 'Now what- what story was it that you could not tell the police? And if you know the answer to why Barnabas is behaving in this peculiar fashion, you MUST tell me.'
From "Robservations 4/24/03 - 907-908 - Weaving a Web Around Paul; Return of Roger"Collinwood - I want something from you, Julia tells Paul. You're the only one in this house who does, says Paul ruefully. Perhaps you are disturbed without reason, she says, but I think there is one--what story was it that you couldn't tell the police(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0907-3.jpg)
--if you know why Barnabas is acting in this bizarre manner, you must tell me! You don't waste time, notes Paul--you come right to the point. I hope you will, too, she says. You are the answer, says Paul, when I think of what a terrible judge of character I am...I thought you were...anyway, this Barnabas, he's connected with some group, an organization, and they are going to... Paul looks up to see Barnabas has entered the room.
The Robservations paraphrases a bit but references the quote quite well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first ('Grant' - 'Surely someone here MUST have known me') was back on April 21st of 2021, and the second (Liz - 'Something MUST be done. Bringing him here was not the answer. He's been talking, someone will listen, believe him. Something MUST be done') was back on June 9th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1003 (1970PT) - Angelexix - 'Quentin, my dear, I was here all the time. Well, you MUST admit the strain you've been under.'
From "#1002/1003: Robservations 06/30/03: Cold Violence"He opens the doors. Angelique is there; he's stunned that the room has been restored. What is it? she asks--nothing's changed... What do you mean? he demands. You look as if I've completely rearranged the furniture, she says. He describes what happened before--I saw Daniel and Amy, wearing clothes I'd never seen before, discussing Barnabas(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1003-1.jpg)
--then I heard them again, but this time saw them in the hall--and I wasn't hallucinating! My dear Quentin, she says, I was here all the time, you must admit the strain you've been under. I don't like to admit I'm the kind of man who strain could affect, says Quentin--at least not that much--so many strange things have been happening around here. Yes, I know, she says meaningfully.
The Robservations does a bit of rearranging of words but references the quote quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelexis - 'You will feel cold, but you MUST NOT struggle to look away. You can't now, Fred. You can't. Kiss me. Kiss me') was back on March 9th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1128 (1840) - Gerard - 'Nevertheless, I feel very strongly that a woman MUST stay true to her first love.'
From "#1127/1128: Robservations 09/30/03: The Chosen One"Sam tells Gerard this has been the most painful and difficult decision she's ever had to make. I'm quite aware of that fact, he says, I don't envy the choice you have to make. She says she believes he knew from the beginning, didn't he? Yes, he says reluctantly. She says he knew, as she did--it was only a matter of facing up to the realities of the situation.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1128-1.jpg)
Well it's done and you mustn't regret what you've done, he says, assuming he is not the Chosen One--we've actually know each other for such a little time. I feel as if I've known you all my life, she says passionately. Nevertheless, he says, I feel strongly that a woman must stay true to her first love. Sam believes that, too--"That's why I've chosen you, Gerard!" You've chosen me? he asks, genuinely surprised. You thought I'd decided on Quentin, she realizes. Yes, he admits, I did. And you were ready to bow gracefully out of my life? she asks. Yes, I was expecting the worst, he says. Oh, darling, she says, hugging him, I could never have sent you away, you are my own love and my first love. He looks sick.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Samantha - 'I MUST be with the man I love') was back on November 11th of 2020, and the second (Gerard - 'Well, it's done...and you MUSTN'T regret what you've done') was back on April 17th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #66 (1966) - Vicki - 'I suppose it MUST have.'
From "#0065/0066: Robservations 07/03/01: Showdown!"What is it you want me to tell him? asks Vicki. The truth, of course, says Roger--that I left the house at 10 of 11. I don't know when you left, says Vicki, I didn't see you go. That's a pity, says Roger, still, if we did discuss your dinner engagement until 10:45, surely you believe it took me at least five minutes to get my business papers together. I suppose it must have, says Vicki.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0066-3.jpg)
That's all I want you to tell Burke, says Roger. Very well, she says. Roger stands, smiling.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this quote sets another bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) again because it's the fourth time a sixth quote from the same ep has appeared in the slideshow, joining Eps #449, #727 & #993!! The first (Roger - 'Well, if you MUST know, she was going to TELL me about a dinner party she had with Sam Evans') was back on June 22nd of 2020, the second (Burke - 'You MUST imagine that since I've already served my five years, come out of it with my health, made a lot of money since then, I really have no cause for complaint, right?') was back on April 16th of 2021, the third (Liz - 'Then you MUST have a pretty complete record of everything that's happened to you') was back on September 1st of 2021, the fourth (Vicki - 'I suppose you MUST think it's very strange that when a child is surrounded by so many other children, she's lonely enough to write herself letters') was back on June 14th, and the fifth (Roger - 'I MUST say, Burke, I've been completely wrong about you.') was back on September 13th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #746 (1897[-1967]) - Magda - 'She MUST have opened that door. It could only have been her.'
From "Robservations 12/19/02 - #746/747 - Lovers Caught By a Crazed Wife"She starts to go upstairs, but notices the basement door ajar. She heads down there, but Jenny is no where to be seen. She must have opened the door, muses Magda. Did she see the coffin, open it? Is he all right? She herself opens the coffin. Barnabas is asleep, unharmed. Hearing Jenny crying, Magda closes the coffin. She finds her sister huddled against a wall, sobbing for Quentin.
The Robservations references part of the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Magda - 'You MUST release Sandor from whatever spell you have him under.') was back on July 7th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #395 (1795) - Naomi - 'Will you come into the drawing room? There's something we MUST talk over before you leave.'
From "#0395/0396: Robservations 03/13/02: The Bride Wore A Filthy White Gown"Foyer - Naomi stops Barnabas and Angelique as they are leaving. Barnabas fears repercussions should Joshua find them still there, but Naomi invites them into the drawing room and gives them with the Old House, which she owns, as a wedding gift. Barnabas, moved, wants to refuse; Angelique is clearly thrilled. Oh, Joshua will rage and rant, says Naomi, but she's used to that. Barnabas is all set to refuse, but she asks him to accept the house as a favor to her. Joshua will come to his senses, regret what he's done, and seek Barnabas' forgiveness; she doesn't want Barnabas to be far away and unreachable when that happens, or it will kill Joshua. Barnabas accepts, agreeing to stay on as master of the Old House, for his mother's sake.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0395-3.jpg)
The Robservations doesn't reference the actual quote but does reference the circumstances in which it take place...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #502 (1968) - Tony - 'He MUST know one.'
From "Robservations 5/30/02 - #501/502 - Tiny Blonde and the Big Guy"Tony, upset about Carolyn's kidnapping, appears at Collinwood and offers Liz his help. The cops have been there and gone, and are out searching. She wonders where the man took Carolyn. Tony asks about him. He's a mute giant, says Liz, not from another country, but. . .she says he's just some monster from. . .well, she doesn't know. He's not human, she says.
For some reason the Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it comes up as Liz is telling Tony about Adam and theorizes that it doesn't seem as if Adam knows any language, and to that remark Tony delivers the quote...
And speaking of Tony, it's quite nice that Midnite was able to find a second quote from him because all he's had so far was the one we used for February 23rd of this year...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #746 (1897) - Judith - 'She would kill us all. I'm afraid we MUST face the public scandal. She MUST be sent to an institution this night.'
From "Robservations 12/19/02 - #746/747 - Lovers Caught By a Crazed Wife"I am ashamed you arrived a short time knowing nothing about us, says Judith--now you know the worst. I'm not here to make judgments, but to help, he assures her. Why did you keep her here, she asks, instead of sending her back to us? I didn't know the story, he says, I was trying to decide what to do when I was called away--I'm very concerned for this poor, unhappy woman and her children. There are no children, Judith hastily tells him. She talks of them, says Barn. She's mad, says Judith. It isn't what you and Edward are going to do, says Barnabas, but what JENNY is going to do. She would kill us all, says Judith, we will have to face a public scandal and send her to an institution this night.
The Robservations paraphrases but references the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Magda - 'You MUST release Sandor from whatever spell you have him under') was back on July 7th of 2020, and the second (Magda - 'She MUST have opened that door. It could only have been her') was back on September 22nd.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #909 (1969) - 'Grant' - 'I'm waiting to leave. I-I MUST go away from here. I MUST go right now.'
From "Robservations 4/25/03 - 909-910 - Grant Goes With Olivia; Music For Q's Memory?"Hospital - Grant sits in a chair near the window. Julia closes the blinds, holds up her medallion, and says, keep looking at it until I snap my fingers. She twirls it, urging--look at it deeply, deeper and deeper, until you see the center of the stone. I can see it, he says. Look for another center, orders Julia, and another--can you see it? Yes, he answers, I can see beyond what I saw before. Deeper and deeper, to the center of the stone, she whispers. He stares. As far as you can go, she encourages. I can go no further, he says. Look inside yourself, she says--who are you? "I am...I...am..." he falters. What's the matter? Asks Julia. I don't know, he says. "Who are you?" she asks again. His face twists; he utters a sound between a scream and a sob: "I DON'T KNOW!" I am waiting, says Julia severely. So am I, says Grant. Why are you waiting? She asks. I'm waiting to leave, I must go away from here, right now... No, says, pushing him back in the chair, you cannot go. I must, insists Grant. Why? she asks--did you do something wrong? "I must leave here, I must," says Grant. Why?--try to remember why you must leave, says Julia. Because of HIM, says Grant. Who is he? she asks--who are you? I can't answer that, he says desperately, licking his lips.
The Robservations reworks things a bit but references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1204 (1841PT[-1967]) - Melanie - 'Stella, why did she put you in here? You MUST tell me. You MUST.'
From "#1203/1204: Robservations 12/11/03: Naive Fiancee"Melanie, says Julia, there is no one in that room. I can't stand anymore secrets, says Melanie, and rushes to open the door. Stella sits in a chair, bound and gagged.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1204-0.jpg)
Melanie runs to her and removes the gag--Julia, why are you keeping her here? asks Melanie. That's no concern of yours, insists Julia. Melanie, help me! begs Stella. Why did she put you in here, Stella? demands Melanie. Mr. Justin Collins, answers Stella. Papa had nothing to do with it, I know that, says Melanie. But he did, says Julia.
Again, the Robservations reworks things a bit but references the quote well - though shamefully no references to using "MUST" twice...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #503 (1968) - Julia - 'Willie, I know the memory of the dream is frightening, but you MUST tell me.'
From "Robservations 6/3/02 - Everyone Frets Over Carolyn - #503/504"Willie tells Julia his dream, biting his knuckles, his face contorted with horror. The last door held a snarling dog, and it would have ripped him to pieces.
The Robservations doesn't even reference the quote at all. However, the quote comes up after Willie explains that he came to the last door and before he explains that behind the door there was something like a snarling dog but worse...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Willie, I know why you want to find her-- you want to tell her the dream, but you MUSTN'T') was back on July 25th of 2020, the second (Carolyn - 'You MUST protect me-- you MUST take me back to Collinwood') was back on April 14th of 2021, and the third (Sheriff Patterson - 'He MUST have had some reason for coming here') was back on December 7th. So that all means that Ep #503 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #883, #886, #889, #915, #976, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #66, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384. #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #747 (1897) - Judith - 'What if she's left the estate? What if she's in the village? We MUST find her. We MUST.'
From "Robservations 12/19/02 - #746/747 - Lovers Caught By a Crazed Wife"Quentin listens to his music, the throttling rope gripped in his hands. The music grinds to a stop, the clock chimes. Quentin starts it over again. It hasn't worked, notes Barnabas. Are you giving up? asks Quentin. It's been over half an hour, Barn points out. Q tucks the rope into his pocket and asks, are you tired of listening to the music? "Frankly, yes," says Barn, smirking. It soothes me, says Quentin. Barn figures Jenny isn't in the house. Judith and Beth hurry in. Has she left the house? Asks Beth Is she gone? asks Judith. Where? wonders Beth. Barnabas asks about Laura. Judith suggests, Barnabas and I will look in the cottage. Judith orders Quentin and Beth to check the West Wing again. Judith fears Jenny has left the estate, gone to the village, and tells Barnabas, we must find her!
The Robservations paraphrases a bit but references the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Have you all put her in some new place? You MUST be running out of hiding places for my wife') was back on July 7th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #504 (1968) - Liz - 'But he MUST. But you've got to keep trying.'
From "Robservations 6/3/02 - Everyone Frets Over Carolyn - #503/504"Liz tells Vicki that Carolyn is dead or soon will be. Vicki argues this, wishing she could be of more help. The phone rings and Liz races to answer it. It's the sheriff--they've got the kidnapper, but he apparently isn't talking about where he's hidden Carolyn. Liz relays all this to Vicki. They've been questioning the man, who was caught in front of the Old House, endlessly, but can't get a word out of him.
The Robservations doesn't references the quote at all. However, the quote comes up after Liz learns they have the kidnapper (we only get Liz' side of the conversation) but he hasn't said anything about Carolyn...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Well, then I MUST talk to him myself. Maybe he'll tell me something that he won't tell them') was back on September 24th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #695 (1969) - Barnabas - 'Then he MUST of died just after he got to Europe.'
From "Robservations 10/18/02 - #694/695 - Roger Becomes a Believer"Barnabas reveals what Chris said, about seeing a stranger staring at the house--a figure from another time. Quentin? she asks, explaining to Chris and Barnabas how she heard David say that name after he'd claimed to have fallen--he kept murmuring that name.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0695-2.jpg)
I found a Quentin Collins in the books I was looking through, says Barn, and shows Chris and Maggie a photo album to see if they can identify the man. Barnabas reads that Quentin was born 1870, date of death, unknown. Chris and Maggie locate the photo of Quentin and show it to Barnabas. It's captioned: "Quentin, just before he left for Paris." Chris and Maggie say he looks the same age as in the photo, so Barnabas figures he died shortly after going to Europe--why didn't we know this, and why is his spirit haunting Collinwood now--and why has he decided to possess the children? Why?? Quentin stares back at them from the photo, implacable.
The Robservations paraphrases but references the quote well...
Of course, we now know that Quentin never went anywhere near Europe just before he died - Joshua-Collins-Family-History-Fibbing-Syndrome, which apparently affects multiple generations, rears its head...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'There MUST be something you just don't think I can help you with. Something I can't know. And that makes it terribly difficult to understand you') was back on June 27th ([occasion13]).
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #734 (1897) - Tim - 'I MUST speak to him about Miss Drummond.'
From "Robservations 11/20/02 - #734-735 - Jamison Escapes the Closet; Worthington Burns"Tim is knocking at the Old House door, asking for Barnabas. He isn't in, says Magda. I must wait, Tim says--when is he expected? Come back tomorrow night, advises Magda. Could he be at Collinwood? asks Tim, I must speak to him about Miss Drummond--I'm a friend of hers. Magda lets him in. He explains, we used to teach at the school together. Magda says I know Trask sent you.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Gregory - 'One MUST NOT give in to these petty weaknesses') was back on February 11th of 2021, the second (Gregory - 'She MUST learn!') was back on March 17th (If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 7th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 7th's quote:
Ep #798 (1897) - Aristede - 'Julianka MUST'VE had the hand somewhere. Why didn't you get it from her?'
From "Robservations 1/6/03 - #798-799 - Losses"Aristede talks to Victor but Quentin can't hear them. The fact you killed Julianka has nothing to do with me, says Aristede. I would not have had that emotional reaction if you had gotten the hand and kept it, says Victor--we should have been out of here by now. Julianka must have had the hand, Aristede reminds him--why didn't YOU get it from her? Victor grabs his lapels and shakes him, asking, are you criticizing me? No, Aristede assures him, never. See that you don't, warns Victor, infuriated.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first ('Victor' - 'I MUST see you. I don't care how late it is. There's a certain thing you should be apprised of, Aristede. One hour. At the usual place. And do not be late') was back on March 17th ((http://www.dsboards.com/41987961.gif)) of 2021, the third (Tim - 'She MUST have been very happy at Collinwood') was back on April 24th, and the fourth (Rachel - 'I think somewhere deep inside him, Timothy has just decided he MUST work and wait for his chance to escape. He won't betray me. Tell him, Magda') was back on May 24th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #507 (1968) - Prof Stokes - 'We MUST hope so. I am not fond of wasting time.'
From "Robservations 6/5/02 - #507/508 - Stokes Intervenes"You're going to hear a knock at the door, says Stokes, but you won't be frightened-because I will be the person knocking--you will expect to see me in your dream, and you will--understood?--repeat it, orders Stokes, and Carolyn does. If for any reason I'm not, says Stokes, you will immediately awaken. Julia and Stokes lead the entranced Carolyn into Josette's bed, where she lies down. When he says the word, she will close her eyes and sleep, says Stokes.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0507-3.jpg)
Julia anxiously asks if it will work, and Stokes says they must hope so-he isn't fond of wasting time. Carolyn dreams. When the knock comes, she asks who it is, but there is no answer, so she glides over and finds Stokes.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote perfectly but does so well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'According to my calculations, only one more person MUST have the dream-- a woman-- and that woman may make it possible for Barnabas Collins never to have the dream') was back on October 17th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #926 (1970) - Philip - 'Then he MUST have gotten out of here in another way.'
From "Robservations 5/6/03 - 926-927 - Michael Must Die!"David and Philip go to Maggie's room. The room looks exactly as it did last night, says David, when we were in here. Both you and Michael were in here? asks Philip. Yes, we were fooling around in here before Michael went home, reveals David. Michael never went home last night, says Philip. This shocks David. He obviously sneaked back here after you'd gone to bed, says Philip. But your room is just down the hall, notes Philip--if he'd tried to lure Maggie out into the corridor, you'd have heard them, right? Yes, says David. Then she must have gotten out of here another way--how, David? I don't know, says David. Is there another way out of this room? asks Philip
Who knows why the Robservations has "she" rather than "he," but if it wasn't for that it would reference the quote well..
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Philip - 'You MUST not be protective about Michael now!) was back on April 27th of 2020, and the second (Megan - 'His is the only way. His cause MUST be served') was back on September 25th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1014 (1970PT) - Cyrus - 'I can't possibly tell Quentin what I know, and I MUST forget what Yaeger knows.'
From "#1014/1015: Robservations 07/10/03: Hoffman Learns the Truth"At Cyrus' lab, Quentin asks his doctor pal, answer just one question--am I losing my mind? Don't be ridiculous, says Cyrus. Then why did I slash Maggie's portrait last night? asks Quentin Any number of things, says Cyrus--don't forget the strain you've been under lately. I may have been caught off-guard by meeting Barnabas Collins, says Quentin, but that's no reason to... Cyrus interrupts, asking about his meeting with Barnabas--the man we've been discussing in the empty room? No, says Quentin, he's a distant cousin descendant of the first Barnabas--just turned up the other evening--he's staying with the Loomises. Cyrus raises his eyebrows: "Oh?" Quentin wonders why the surprise. Cyrus quickly says no reason, nothing. Quentin looks weary as hell. Cyrus asks about Will--no one knows what he's up to. Cyrus realizes, I was Yaeger when I saw that coffin in the basement of Loomis House--I can't tell Quentin what I know, and he must forget what Yaeger knows. What is it? asks Quentin, irritated. I was just trying to analyze why you slashed Maggie's portrait, says Cyrus
If it weren't for one word, the Robservations would reference the quote perfectly..
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Is it true that you can reveal secrets that are hidden in the future? Everything that's happening MUST be leading to something. But what? Does the answer lie here?') was back on September 19th 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #384 (1795) - Jeremiah - 'You MUSTN'T blame yourself, Josette. I begged you to come away with me.'
From "#0384/0385: Robservations 03/06/02: Family Blood is Spilled"Josette is only too aware of how close Barnabas and Jeremiah were before she came into their lives. No, Jeremiah says, he begged her to elope, they shared some kind of madness--but not love. If she still loves Barnabas, she says, she won't even admit that to herself.
This is again a period where the Robservations have little detail but it does reference where the quote comes up...
And this quote sets another bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) again because it's the fifth time a sixth quote from the same ep has appeared in the slideshow, joining Eps #66, #449, #727 & #993!! The first (Barnabas - 'You MUST have hated me all your life') was back on of July 4th of 2020, the second (Jeremiah - 'No, Josette-- you MUST stay out of this') was back on April 25th of 2021, the third (Josette - 'You MUST stop him, Papa!') was back on December 4th of 2021, the fourth (Josette - 'Jeremiah, if you MUST be punished, so MUST I') was back on April 24th of 2022, and the fifth (Jeremiah - 'You MUST believe that in all these years, I never lied to you until this. And that lie made me a stranger, even to myself') was back on March 15th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1094 (1970) - Liz - 'Oh there's a fascinating book you MUST read. It's in the study. I'll get it for you.'
From "#1093/1094: Robservations 09/05/03: A Song is Sung"On the landing, Liz tells Shaw, I'm just as concerned about Maggie as you are--even more so, I think--but she's getting the best of care. I'm sure she is, says Shaw, but could you please just ask her if she could see me for just a moment? I'm sure she will when she feels better, Liz assures him, and starts going downstairs, Shaw behind her. When Maggie is better, says Liz, I want you to do her horoscope--I've become quite a believer. I'm glad to hear that, says Shaw. I can't believe I ever discounted astrology, says Liz, oh there's a fascinating book you must read, it's in the study, I'll go get it for you. Carolyn exits the kitchen, listening, and joins Shaw. "Why don't you tell her the horoscope is false?" she asks--"Why don't you admit that it's all a lie?" His eyes nearly bulge out of their sockets.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #315 (1967) - Barnabas - 'That's why I MUST find him and question him. And then I'll know and do whatever is necessary.'
From "#1093/1094: Robservations 09/05/03: A Song is Sung"Barnabas and Julia get into an argument over David's fate. She wants him to wait 15 minutes for an injection, but he is impatient to get to Collinwood to find out where they've been so he can conduct his own search for David. Julia does not want Barnabas to harm David, but he reminds her that she has as much to lose as he does. Barnabas is sure Sarah has told David about him.
The Robservations is from the period where there's little detail and so it doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it comes up over the course of why Barnabas insists he can't wait the 15 minutes because he has to find David to question him and in response to Julia's point that he doesn't even know if David knows anything about Barnabas secret...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Sarah - 'They MUST be very worried about you') was back on April 25th of 2022, the second (Barnabas - 'I MUST find David before anybody else does') was back on August 13th of 2022, and the third (Julia - 'Barnabas, I MUST insist that you stay here for the time being') was back on August 18th of 2022. So that all means that Ep #315 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #883, #886, #889, #915, #976, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #384, #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #191 (1967) - David - 'The phoenix lives in paradise, and every 100 years it decides it MUST go to a very special place, so the phoenix gathers up all the herbs, spices and flowers and flies to find a new place.'
From "#0190/0191: Robservations 10/03/01: Into the Fire"the whole place will go up in a few minutes.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0191-2.jpg)
"That's right, Vicki," says Laura, "in just a few minutes." But you'll burn, too! cries Vicki. That's right, smiles Laura, I will, that's why I'm here, why David is here, the fire will consume everything and everyone. Vicki tries to open the boarded-up window, but without success. (This is where this episode annoyed me--why didn't Vicki toss something through the window? I would have, but she just keeps pounding ineffectually at the window, very wimpily, too.) Tell me the legend, Laura again bids her son. David says that the phoenix lives in paradise, and every 100 years, it decides it must go to a very special place, so the phoenix gathers up all the herbs, spices and flowers and goes to find a new place. Vicki screams, "Mrs. Collins, you can't do this!" and Laura triumphantly retorts that she isn't Mrs. Collins, she's Laura Murdoch. Vicki repeats it, and Laura says surely, she knew what to expect. But not this, protests Vicki, it's so horrible! Laura replies, nastily, it's the only way, you should know it by now, you and your doctor Guthrie
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'I don't want to be without you. I MUST have you now!') was back on August 11th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1148 (1840) - Daphne - 'You MUST beware of him, he hates you so.'
From "#1148/1149: Robservations 10/30/03: Rescue; A Sibling Horrorshow"Collinwood drawing room - Quentin tells Daphne she hasn't looked at him since he came into the room--why? There's so many reasons, she says. Has Gabriel told you anything? asks Quentin. Holding herself, she says you must beware of him, he hates you so. He doesn't hate me, says Quentin, you just don't understand about Gabriel and me. I don't understand very much, she says, I don't know what to believe here. Yesterday, what I told you, he says, putting his hand on her arm, you can believe that. Don't touch me, she says, moving away.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Laszlo - 'Well I, uh, I was looking for someone-- a servant. A grand house like this MUST have servants') was back on September 10th of 2020, and the second (Daphne - 'Yesterday was like a door opening for me, but today the door has closed, and it MUST remain closed.) was back on December 25th ([ChristmaS15]) of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #44 (1966) - John Harris - 'I MUST talk to your mother about this.'
From "#0043/0044: Robservations 06/18/01: Coffee and Conversation"Burke started with nothing and built it up to a fortune, but he's not content--he wants more, because when you start with nothing, you'll always want more--I wish I could handle his bank account. I'm afraid you haven't a chance, says Carolyn--Burke seems to travel with his own banker--I met him today at lunch--a Mr. Blair. Blair? Asks John. Yes, from New York, says Carolyn. Are you sure? asks the banker, getting off the couch and standing in front of her. Sure about what? she asks. This man, says John, this banker from New York, his name is James Blair?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0044-3.jpg)
Yes, says Carolyn, James Blair. I must talk to your mother about this, says John. Wait a minute, says Carolyn, my mother's already bawled me out. This has nothing to do with your lunch date, honey, he says--I have to talk to her about James Blair. Oh, do you know him? asks Carolyn. Yes, I had no idea he was working with Burke Devlin, says John. Carolyn looks as disturbed as the banker.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (John Harris - 'The notes are signed on the best possible terms and eventually they can be paid off. But I MUST remind you that they are demand notes and can be called at any time'), was back on July 22nd of 2021, the second (Carolyn - 'But how did you know about it? Oh. I suppose Vicki MUST have told you') was back on June 28th, the third {John Harris - 'But I MUST point out to you that this trust fund that you've set up is going to cause you to have a slight bind, financially') was back on October 31st ([BOO]), and the fourth (Bill - 'I'll be going up there myself. I MUST see your mother') was back on March 1st.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #384, #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1245 (1841PT) - Julia - 'We MUST go and see Melanie now. If she's all right, the curse will be over.'
From "#1244/1245: Robservations 01/21/04: The End!"Julia, says Flora, I should be looking for Morgan; perhaps I could talk to him. We must check on Melanie, says Julia--if she's all right, the curse will be over. I only hope she is, says Flora fervently. They enter the tower room and look down on Melanie's placidly sleeping face.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote a bit but still references it well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Stokes - 'She MUST have been attacked by something-- some kind of wild animal') was back on September 11th of 2020, and the second (Catherine - 'I'll remember now that I MUST follow my heart, not my head. I'll never make that mistake again') was back on August 28th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #777 (1897) - Pansy's Ghost - 'I MUST find him.'
From "Robservations #776-777 - 1/22/03 - Sad Demise"my Pansy is a wonderful girl, he says, beautiful, refined, cultured--she's English, and just disappeared, he says unhappily. He suggests they return to Collinwood. Tim says he'll join him in a moment. After Carl leaves, he picks up a scarf from the purple piece of furniture and suddenly hears Pansy' singing her song. He listens. The curtains blow in, and he's afraid. Pansy's ghost appears before him.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0777-3.jpg)
Who are you? he asks, where did you come from? You aren't the one I'm looking for, says Pansy--I have so little time, I must find him. Barnabas? he asks.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #644 (1968) - David - 'Maybe he can't. Maybe we MUST go to him.'
From "Robservations 9/12/02 - #643/644 - David, Amy and Quentin"David and Amy hear the music coming from behind a paneled wall. David knows of no room behind there, but the music gets louder. Why is Quentin playing it? It might be a message that he's behind that wall, says David--perhaps we have to go to him. We can't go through a wall, protests Amy. David knocks on the wall, listening for hollow spots. The wall isn't solid, David explains.
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Amy and David hear the music fading away. David muses that perhaps Quentin told them all he wanted them to know--that he's behind the wall. Why won't he appear to us? asks Amy (hey, this scene is a repeat of the one we just saw! A blooper). David tells Amy the wall is covering something up, and she wonders if Quentin is behind it. Something is, states David.
The Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote, but at least it references when the quote comes up. Well, at least the first time it comes up. And the funny thing is when I got the screen capture I didn't even realize that the show repeated much of the same scene twice. I came across the second version and that's where I took the screen capture -
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- not even realizing both David and Amy were onscreen -
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- the first time around...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Amy - 'Quentin MUST be playing that music. He MUST be someplace nearby') was back on July 6th, and the second (Carolyn - 'It's Magda--she MUST want us to go someplace') was back on August 18th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #917 (1969) - Mrs. Johnson - 'Well no, we MUSTN'T have that.'
From "Robservations 4/30/03 - #916-917 - Is Grant a Werewolf?: Paul Into the Fire"Paul grows sleepy. The empty glass of milk is on the tray. Liz and Mrs. Johnson enter the room. It didn't take long, says Liz. No wonder, says Mrs. J., with all that medicine in his milk. It had to be this dosage, says Liz, we needed for him to take that much before moving him. Are we doing the right thing by him? asks Mrs. Johnson. My doubts were erased by Mr. Barnabas, says Liz. It still seems a little drastic, says Mrs. J. I can't take a chance on Paul getting away, upsetting Carolyn again, says Liz. No, we must not have that, agrees Ms. Johnson. Go up to the tower room and be sure everything is ready, orders Liz--I will wait for Barnabas--when he gets here, we'll move him. One more thing, adds Liz--don't say anything to anyone about this--I'll handle it, with Barnabas' help. Of course, says Mrs. J, and leaves.
The Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #534 (1968) - Carolyn - 'You MUST believe that and let me go now.'
From "Robservations 6/24/02 - #534/535 - The Point of Return?"Carolyn decides to get Stokes, bring him here, assures Adam he isn't angry--stay-and don't leave before I get back, she says. "Stay with Adam," he begs, grabbing her in his arms. I only want to get you help, she says. He gazes into her face, sure she won't come back, but she promises she will, and he must believe it and let her go. He trustingly opens the door to allow her to leave, a touching moment indeed.
The Robservations paraphrases but references the quote well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'It's in her nature to love and not destroy. Well there MUST be something in my nature that's like that too-- that... that is worthy of what she's doing for me. And that's why I cannot let it go on, Julia') was back on July 16th of 2021, and the second (Carolyn - 'If Prof. Stokes was willing to take you in and try to teach you, then he MUST understand you. He MUST realize that when you ran from his house, it was out of fear, and that means he isn't angry') was back on August 2nd of 2022.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #372 (1795) - Angelique - 'Oh really, she MUST have because I don't know how else they could have come here.'
From "#0372/0373: Robservations 02/26/02: Josette Loves Jeremiah?"Vicki enters Angelique's room and is puzzled to find the toy soldier and Barnabas' handkerchief. When Angelique comes in after her leaf-gathering expedition, Vicki asks the blonde what she's doing with these items. Angelique has no idea--Sarah must have brought them in here. She visits periodically, and Angelique likes the child. Vicki is all set to either scold or talk to Sarah about leaving the items in Angelique's room, but the latter talks her out of it(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0372-3.jpg)
--if she gets into trouble for leaving those things in Angelique's room, she might not visit her anymore--would Vicki just quietly replace the items and keep silent? Vicki agrees, accepting Angelique's gratitude, then leaves. Angelique ponders what a close call she had
The Robservations is again during a period with not as much detail so the quote isn't referenced. However, it comes up as Angelique is trying to blame Sarah for the soldier and the handkerchief being in her room but before Vicki says she'll deal with Sarah...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Joshua - 'You MUST have done something to frighten her') was back on July 4th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1053 (1970PT) - Hoffulia - 'Yes...yes, I can understand how you MUST have felt.'
From "#1052/1053: Robservations 08/06/03: Murderer Revealed; Julia Imprisoned"Julia, startled, says, I don't know what you mean. Don't you? asks Ang--you've been carrying on this deception for quite some time now. Deception? queries Julia, and one can only imagine how hard her heart is beating right now. What have you done with Hoffman? demands Angelique. You've made a terrible mistake, insists Julia, I AM Hoffman. No, says Angelique, I knew that you were acting strangely for quite some time, but I didn't get suspicious until I went into my own room tonight--and there I saw two people from the other time, the time Barnabas Collins came from--I saw Quentin and Maggie and they were saying that Dr. Julia Hoffman had come to this time--then very suddenly, everything you had been doing began to make very good sense. If I've changed, says Julia, it's only because I've become so frightened about how all this will end, and what will happen. You've changed because you've begun to help Barnabas Collins! accuses Ang. I'm not helping Barnabas, Julia assures her--I swear it. "What have you done with our Hoffman?" repeats Angelique. I swear I am Hoffman, insists Julia, the one that was loyal enough to believe you were coming back(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1053-1.jpg)
--"I alone believed that," she points out. Ang walks away. If I were this "Dr. Hoffman," would I be here pleading with you? asks Julia--how can I prove to you that I AM your servant? You don't have to, says Ang, because I do believe what you're saying is true--I'm sorry I had to put you through that ordeal, but you have to understand that after I saw those two people in the room, I had to find out if anything had happened to the one person I knew I could trust. Yes, says Julia, obviously (to us) relieved, I can understand how you must have felt. I didn't want anything to have happened to you, adds Ang--"You're so very valuable to me." Thank you, says Julia.
The Robservations references most of the quote well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1203 (1841PT[-1967]) - Quentin - 'If Catherine marries in the family, then she becomes part of the family, and she MUST abide by all decisions made by the family.'
From "#1203/1204: Robservations 12/11/03: Naive Fiancee"Quentin sits in the parlor, thinking. Daphne comes in--I must talk to you, she insists. Anytime, he says, but I don't like the look on your face. You aren't going to like what I have to say either, I'm afraid, she says severely. Speak right up, he urges. I know all about the lottery and the locked room, she reveals. Just what in God's name did your sister tell you? asks Quentin, immediately furious. It won't do you any good to get angry, says Daphne--I know about it and that's all there is to it. No, my dear, that's not all there is to it, says Quentin. Catherine has pledged me to secrecy, says Daphne, and I wouldn't do anything to upset her--your family secret is safe--but I've come to you because I don't know who else to go to. Just what are you talking about? asks Quentin. My sister can be very stubborn about certain things, says Daphne--I have urged her not to come live in this house, but she's refused to listen to me, so I want you to promise me something--Catherine says the lottery will take place after she and Morgan are married--I want you to promise me you won't allow her to become involved in it. Quentin shakes his head--no, I can't make that kind of promise--if Catherine marries in the family, she becomes part of it, and must abide by all decisions made by the family--if it is decided everyone will take their chance in the lottery, Catherine will be one of those.
The Robservations paraphrases a bit but references the quote well...
And Daphne doesn't actually say she must talk to Quentin - what she really says is, "Quentin, I've got to talk to you."
And just a reminder that what "(1841PT[-1967])" means is that what really should have been featured is a quote from 1967's Blackmailing Liz-Introducing Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Introducing Julia storyline but a quote from 1841PT was substituted to help to stretch out the 1967 quotes...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Well, violence MUST manifest itself, I mean, through, through someone. Now, when we brought Father out of the room, he was the one who had violent streaks-- now he's dead-- but violence MUST manifest itself through someone') was back on June 4th of 2021, and the second (Julia - 'I hope you haven't seen him. But if you do, you MUST not talk to him') was back on September 12th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1165 (1840) - Charles - 'Now then, Mrs. Collins, I know you MUST have searched your conscience long and hard before deciding to come here to take the stand against your husband.'
From "#1165/1166: Robservations 11/13/03: Gaslighting Daphne"The judge orders Dawson to call his first witness. If it please the court, says Dawson, the prosecution had intended to call as its first witness Mr. Lamar Trask, whose testimony is considers vital to this case--however, I should like to postpone Mr. Trask's appearance in favor of another witness, one who came forth this morning with information I feel may expedite a decision in this case--Samantha Collins. Objection! Shouts Desmond--under the law, she cannot take the witness stand! May I ask why not? queries Dawson. You know very well why not, says Desmond, she is the defendant's wife--and he would have to waive his constitutional rights--and he will NOT waive them! The estate would point out to the counselor that the law which applies here pre-dates the constitution by almost a hundred years. The judge tells Desmond there is nothing in the law that states a wife may not testify against her husband--there is, indeed, ample evidence that in trials of this nature, wives were allowed to take the witness stand. Your honor, may I have a ruling? Demands Desmond. Your objection is overruled, says Judge Vail--the tribunal calls Samantha Collins. She enters the courtroom and Quentin stares at her with hatred. She is sworn in on a bible and swears to tell the whole truth. Dawson asks her how long she's been married to the defendant. Almost 16 years, she says. How long have you known for an absolute fact that Quentin Collins indulged in occult practices.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1165-3.jpg)
For as long as I have been married to him, says Sam. Desmond has his fist pressed against his forehead, and objects, insisting he wants the term occult practices defined. The judge tells Desmond the court would interpret this phrase to mean any act of witchcraft or sorcery perpetrated against another human being. Desmond says the defense is very happy with that definition, and thus asks the prosecution to re-phrase the question. The judge tells him to do so. I withdraw the question, says Dawson--Mrs. Collins, I know you must have searched your conscience long and hard before deciding to take the stand against your husband--will you tell the court specifically what brought you to this decision? My husband has always dabbled in the occult, she says, even though he's been repeatedly warned not to do so by his own father. Objection, says Desmond, the witness is not giving a direct answer to the question. Sustained, says the judge--Mrs. Collins, the counsel for the prosecution has asked you to testify to a specific incident--please do so.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #146 (1967) - Liz - 'And it's pointed up something-- something we MUST all consider carefully.'
From "#0146/0147: Robservations 08/30/01: Burn, Artist, Burn!"Laura and I were talking abut David, says Liz, and I think you ought to hear what I have to say. I'd like to, says Roger. I think Laura's presence here is disturbing to David, says Liz. Now really, Liz, objects Roger. His behavior and nightmares...begins Liz. That child has always misbehaved, says Roger, and had the worst possible dreams imaginable, for David, it's running true to form. I insist there's something different about him this time, says Liz. I'm sure I know what's at the bottom of this, says Laura--that painting. What painting? asks roger. That horrible thing Sam Evans did of me, says Laura. You mean the one of the fire? asks Roger. Yes, David has it up in his room, says Laura. What's it doing here? asks Roger, annoyed. It was given to him, says Laura. And it's affecting him, says Liz. I called Evans every name in the book when I saw that painting, says Roger. And it's pointed up something, says Liz--something we must all consider carefully--the relationship between David and Laura isn't progressing--in fact, it's worsened. That is not altogether true, says Laura. It seems to be they're getting along very well, says Roger. That's because you haven't paid close enough attention, points out Liz. It's because of that painting, says Laura, it's frightened David, caused him to have nightmares--it's got to be taken away from him. I'll take care of it, Roger assures his wife. The curious thing is, David wants it, says Liz. Not curious at all, knowing David, says Roger. Another thing, says Laura--Sam has started another one, almost exactly like the one in David's room. Evans has gone absolutely mad, says Roger. I consider it a deliberate attack against me, says Laura--I want you to do something about it. I will, says Roger, rising--I won't have him doing these insulting paintings.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'It's my fault for coming up in back of you so quietly. You MUST have been very deep in thought') was back on May 2nd.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1197 (1841PT) - Catherine - 'No, we're too much alike. We'd destroy one another-- and we could never find the kind of stability I MUST have if I'm to be happy.'
From "#1197/1198: Robservations 12/08/03: The End of 1840/41RT"He opens the doors to the PT room and sees Catherine standing there, looking solemn. It's obvious that Barnabas is thinking how much she resembles Angelique. A door opens. Bramwell Collins, son of Barnabas and Josette, enters. I have come back, as I promised I would give years ago, he says. Overcome with joy, she says his name. Catherine, he says, my Catherine--they rush together to share a long kiss. No, she says, pulling away, this is insane! What is it?--you're happy to see me? he asks. She hesitates, not replying. For the love of heaven, he begs, tell me what's wrong. You've been gone five years, she says, did you expect me to stay the same? In the doorway, Barnabas listens closely. I expected your love to stay the same, says Bramwell, as mine did--you know what we mean to each other--so I came back to marry you! No! she says, you can't--I'm going to marry Morgan Collins. What? asks Bramwell, totally blown away. Morgan has asked me to marry him and I've agreed, says Catherine. Look at me, commands Bramwell--LOOK AT ME! She does. You love me, tell me that you love me! he demands passionately. No, she says, her face showing how torn she is. You don't love Morgan, you love me, insists Bramwell, as I love you!--that's the way it should be--he pulls her into his arms--that's the way it always has been--you and I--Catherine and Bramwell--there's no other way. I'm sorry, she says, withdrawing from of his embrace. I won't listen to you say you're sorry, he growls, I will not let you destroy both our lives. There's no point in putting yourself into one of your vicious tempers! she retorts. I will show my temper when I see Morgan, he vows. There's no reason for you to see Morgan, she says. I have every reason to see Morgan, he says--I would like to kill him. Oh, you haven't changed, she says with a bitter smile--no one could ever talk to you when you were angry. How did you expect me to react to what you just said? he demands. I expected you to listen to me while I try to explain, she says. I'll listen, he agrees. When I made the decision to marry Morgan, it was a very difficult one, she says--you know how I've always felt about you--how I still do feel--but I also know the kind of life I want--and I know the two of us could never find it together. But you and Morgan will? he asks. Yes! she says. You are telling yourself lies! he says, we belong to each other! No, we're too much alike, she protests, we'd destroy one another--and we could never find the kind of stability I must have if I'm to be happy.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep, though they come from two different storylines. The first two are from the 1840/1841 storyline. The first (Judge Vail - 'You MUST refrain from any further demonstrations') was back on August 14th of 2020, and the second (Quentin(reading) - 'For Tad's sake, you MUST know the truth') was back on August 5th of 2022. And from the 1841PT storyline are the third (Bramwell - 'In other words, a poor Collins won't do-- you MUST have a rich one'), which was back on December 1st of 2022, and the fourth (Bramwell - 'From that day on, his two sons saw to it that I stayed the poor relation. Yes, Bramwell Collins MUST stay in his place'), which was back on January 21st.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057 & #1111. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #384, #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #55 (1966) - Roger - 'Malloy a suicide? Well, I MUST say, that never occurred to me.'
From "#0055/0056: Robservations 06/26/01:""Malloy a suicide?" Roger asks, crossing his arms and looking almost jolly. "Well, I must say, that never occurred to me." Liz says she doesn't think so, and Patterson agrees he doesn't think Bill the type to take his own life--but as he said, they can't overlook the possibility. Roger says the more he thinks about it, the more possible it seems. What reason? Liz asks, and Roger points out that Bill knew she was trying to get Ned Calder back into the company. Liz insists Bill was delighted at the prospect. "But that isn't necessarily what he thought," Roger theorizes. "He had given his whole life to the Collins enterprise, he might very well have been depressed at the thought of being demoted after all the years of faithful service. He may have brooded over it until, well, his mind snapped." Liz says Bill was much more interested in the fishing fleet than he was in the business end of the company," Liz insists.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Liz, why MUST you jump on every little thing so vehemently?') was back on July 1st.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #748 (1897) - Edward - 'She MUST have seen them here.'
From "Robservations 12/20/02 - #748-749 - That Crazy Kiss of Death"Why did Jenny come to your room in the first place? Queries Edward. I don't know, answers Beth. What are the clothes doing on her dresser? He asks. I was taking them into the village, to the children, says Beth. Yes, says Edward, Jenny's children. And Quentin's, too, Beth reminds him. "God help them," says Edward, "she must have seen them here." Yes, agrees Beth, sobbing--Quentin doesn't know, I'm sure. He orders her to get rid of them--and when you're finished doing that, get rid of the knife and fix the cut on your face--you did it by accident. Beth touches the scratch and tries to talk to him, but he commands her to just get busy--much to be done, little time to do it. Beth puts down the knife, touches the baby clothes, and cries her heart out..
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #622 (1968) - Angelique - 'You MUST find what you need in six hours or you won't come back at all.'
From "Robservations 8/27/02 - #622/623 - Back to the Past"She finds Angelique waiting in the drawing room. Nicholas will be angry when he learns I lied to him says Eve. Don't tell him, suggests Ang--you were just merely mistaken. Ang searches for a special medallion used for this purpose, and finds it, a gold disk, in the desk. Ang turns out the lights, which she explains is necessary for the ceremony. She closes the doors, has Eve sit in a chair, takes the medallion in her hands, and tells Eve, you won't even know it's happening--you only have a limited time, six hours, then you must return--you must find what you need in that time or you won't come back at all. Eve understands. Angelique tells her to relax and look at her. Their eyes meet, widen; Ang holds the medallion before her, addressing the powers of time and space "for one who wishes to return to another time and place."(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0622-4.jpg)
Her mind is suspended now, free of all things present, chants Ang--"waiting to be guided back and given temporary refuge in the past. She is waiting, she is waiting! Take her back to the year 1795!" Eve disappears. Angelique looks impressed with her handiwork.
The Robservations paraphrases but references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #245 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Well, I MUST say that, uh, I hope that Willie has nothing to do with what's happened to that young girl.'
From "#0245/0246: Robservations 11/14/01:"Dave puts away the equipment and takes back the slide, explaining that he hopes to find similarities in Willie's blood and Maggie's, and would then more closely investigate Willie. Barnabas warns Woodard to be careful--the man who broke into his office had great strength, after all.
Once again because this Robservations is in the period where there's little detail, the quote isn't even referenced. However, it comes up after Dr. Woodard says that if there are similarities between Maggie and Willie's blood, Willie will have to be more closely investigated...
And this is not only the second quote from this ep but also from this scene. The first (Barnabas - 'Yes, I know what you mean. Whoever he is, he MUST certainly be, at one and the same time, more than a man and less than a man') was back on March 27th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #102 (1966) - Carolyn - 'And the funny thing about it was, she was right there in the house-- they MUST have just missed each other.'
From "#0101/0102: Robservations 08/01/01: Roger's Evil Intentions"I don't think we have to worry about Uncle Roger, says Carolyn, moving he drink in circles--he's much more concerned about other things right now--I think he's interested in Vicki, seriously. Burke pops a cigarette into his mouth, but takes it out to ask, "What makes you say that? He wanted to know where she'd gone this afternoon, just because she had some errand in town--he couldn't even wait for her to come home, he went driving off right after her." Burke lights his cigarette. Roger and Vicki, that's an unusual combination, opines Burke. Not so unusual, really, says Carolyn, I guess they're both pretty lonely. So Roger went looking for her, says Burke. Yes, and the gunny thing about it was, she was right there in the house, says Carolyn, they must have just missed each other. Why was he so anxious to see her? asks Burke. You ought to know better than to ask me a question like that, teases Carolyn.
With the exception of the typo, the Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second 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.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #884 (1897) - Lady Kitty - 'I understand somehow that it's what I MUST do, whoever I am.'
From "Robservations 4/9/03 - #884-885 - Farewell, 1897; 1796 Redux""Will you marry me?" he asks. Kitty's eyes grow huge. Does the idea terrify you, too? he asks. She considers a moment and says no, it doesn't, I understand somehow that it's what I must do, whoever I am. Then you will marry me? he asks. Yes, she says, as soon as possible. I'll arrange for the wedding this evening, he says, overjoyed. Yes, Kitty agrees eagerly. Wait until I return, he says. I'm afraid, says Kitty. No harm will come to you, he assures her. I hope not, says Kitty. He squeezes her hands, then leaves his bride to be. Kitty looks very uncertain.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Lady Kitty - 'Why did I change my dress? I MUSTN'T! I know I MUSTN'T!') was back on October 31st ([BOO]) of 2020, the second (Barnabas - 'You MUST paint another portrait of Quentin. ... You MUST!') was back on June 4th of 2022, and the third (Josette's Voice - 'Kitty Soames...it is Kitty Soames you MUST forget...') was back on April 12th. So that all means that Ep #884 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #883, #886, #889, #915, #976, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111 & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #384, #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #462 (1968) - Vicki - 'I MUST save Peter!'
From "#0461/0462: Robservations 04/29/02: 1968 - Julia Sports a New 'Do"Julia continues to swirl the medallion; Vicki calls to Barnabas, to Jeremiah, for help.
The Robservations is yet another with little detail and the quote isn't referenced. However, the quote comes up before Vicki calls out to Barnabas and Jeremiah...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'I MUST go to him and you can't stop me!') was back on December 15th of 2020, the second (Julia - 'In the meantime you MUST have some rest. Here, take this and you'll rest') was back on February 25th of 2021, and the third (Barnabas - 'I cannot count on you. I MUST do what I can myself') was back on May 5th of 2022. So that all means that Ep #462 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #976, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111 & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #384, #449, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1222 (1841PT[-1967]) - Kendrick - 'Melanie, why are you crying, you MUST tell me.'
From "#1222/1223: Robservations 12/24/03: Morgan is Possessed"Where can he be? wonders Kendrick, frustrated, smacking his fist into his other hand--I've gone this far, I've got to find out--for Stella's sake!--he killed my sister and he must pay for it! He didn't kill her! says Melanie. What are you saying? asks Kendrick He didn't, she says, I just know it. Kendrick pulls her around to face him, demanding, "If Gabriel didn't do it, then who did?" I don't know, says Melanie, growing upset, but someone else, not Gabriel! Kendrick stares at her. Why are you crying, you must tell me, says Kendrick. It would take so long to list all the reasons, she says, and goes into his arms. I'm willing to listen, he assures her, no matter how long it takes.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1222-3.jpg)
You are so good to me, she murmurs against his shoulder, so understanding.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is not only the second quote from this ep but the second from this scene. The first (Kendrick - 'Is Gabriel in the house or near the house? I MUST know') was back on May 12th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #876 (1897) - Aristede - 'He MUST be angry about the way I ran away. Isn't he?'
From "Robservations 4/3/03 - #876-877 - Garth's World"Have you seen His Excellency? asks Aristede--he must be angry about the way I ran away, isn't he? You're wasting your time, says Tate--you can go grovel at the feet of your master--maybe he'll take you back--then again, maybe he won't! Afraid, Aristede asks--you go see Petofi and tell him I'm back, explain why I ran away--once you explain why, I'm sure he'll understand. Then why not explain yourself? asks Tate. I can't face him, protests Aristede--please do me this favor, you won't regret it. I have my own problems, says Tate--I'll see to it you're fed and get some nice clothes--and you do need all that--but as far as getting you together with Petofi and making things up, I draw the line. Tate opens his door--good night, Aristede.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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I forgot to mention yesterday that apparently it wasn't just DS actresses Roger Davis couldn't keep his hands off of because the hand seen on Michael Stroka's shoulder in the capture for the above quote -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1031ds_0.jpg)
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #67 (1966) - Mrs. Johnson - 'Well, it MUST have been a man. Mr. Malloy was shouting. You had to hear even without listening.'
From "#0067/0068: Robservations 07/09/01: Enter Mrs. Johnson!"All I know for sure is what the doctor told me, says Patterson, that the death coincided with the time on his watch--and it stopped 10:45. That was right after I left the house, murmurs Sarah. Now, about the time, says Patterson, you said that Bill received a phone call at 10:30--do you have any idea who that was from? Not the slightest, she says. Nothing he said gave you any hint as to whether it was a man or a woman? asks the sheriff. I'm not in the habit of eavesdropping, George, she says. I didn't mean that, he says, chastened. How did you expect me to hear anything, then? she asks. I guess I didn't, he says. Must have been a man, says Sarah--Mr. Malloy was shouting, you could hear even without listening.
The Robservations references the quote practically perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #149 (1967) - Roger - 'It means that we're seeing the total representation of David's dream. But I MUST know how it was completed!'
From "#0148/0149: Robservations 09/04/01: Protecting David From Laura"Vicki runs down, painting in one hand--the painting, look at it! she cries, holding it up--it's finished. She balances it on the foyer table. I knew it! says Sam--I knew it! Look, says Carolyn. It's unmistakably David, says Roger. It was just hanging there on the wall with a strange glow of light around it! says Vicki.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0149-3.jpg)
What does this mean? Roger demands of Sam. I don't know, says Sam. I saw this painting earlier this morning, says Roger, and it wasn't completed. Sam touches the painting. It's dry! he proclaims. (how he could tell through those thick bandages is beyond me.) What about it? asks Roger. The painting is dry--you couldn't have seen this empty space this morning, insists Sam. I saw it empty, says Vicki. It's oil, says Sam--it takes days for that to dry! How do you explain it? asks Roger, taking the painting into his hands and heading into the drawing room. I can't--I don't know what to say, says Sam. You must know something, says Roger, setting up the painting on a chair--you didn't just come here by coincidence! Sam stares at the painting. I don't know what it was, he says, I only knew the painting was finished--all day, I could see it going through my mind, see the empty space, see the lines coming in, I could see a face, but I couldn't make it out. Why is David's face in it? asks Vicki. What does that mean? asks Carolyn. It means that we're seeing the total representation of David's dream, says Roger--but I must know how it was completed! I can tell you how, says Sam, the power that started me on it, finished it! What power are you talking about? asks Roger. I don't know, says Sam. You don't know, you don't know, that's all you seem to say, rants Roger, there's got to be an explanation, do you hear, and I mean to get it! Sorry, says Sam, I can't think of any explanation except...weird sensations, that I was being used--to say something, to communicate. Who would be using you? asks Roger. I don't know, says Sam. When I was in David's room, says Vicki, I sensed something very strange, as though someone had been in there. What do you mean? asks Roger. There was a specific perfume in that room, says Vicki--jasmine. What about it? asks Roger. Mrs. Stoddard doesn't use it, says Vicki. I don't, either, adds Carolyn. Mrs. Johnson could hardly use it, remarks Roger (LOL!). It's not Mrs. Collins', either, says Vicki. That takes care of everyone, says Roger, who could be using it. I smelled that perfume once before,, says Vicki, when I was in the Old House, just after Josette Collins appeared to me. Roger harrumphs. Really, Vicki, you're as preposterous as Evans, complains Roger, I've had about as much of this painting as I can stand.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
The funny thing is that even if Vicki said she'd actually witnessed Josette's Ghost complete the painting rather than Vicki simply having deduced it (correctly), we all know Roger still wouldn't have believed it. [hall2_wink] [hall2_grin]
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #250 (1967) - Maggie - 'My name. My name. I MUST remember my name.'
From "#0249/0250: Robservations 11/16/01: Maggie Fakes It"Sitting at the dressing table in Josette's room, gazing at her reflection, Maggie forced herself to remember just who she is--Maggie Evans, not Josette, daughter of Sam, and even though the sound of the accidentally-opened music box deterred her for a few moments, she kept her resolve firm.
This is another Robservations with little detail so the quote isn't referenced at all. But it comes up when Maggie regains her resolve to remember who she really is...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #396 (1796) - Angelique - 'MUST we live in this house after we're married?'
From "0395/0396: Robservations 03/13/02: The Bride Wore A Filthy White Gown"Angelique realizes she has lost control over Jeremiah's ghost, and when he menaces her, causing her to cower against one of the pillars in the Old House drawing room, she orders him to leave her alone and not return until summoned. Barnabas returns to find her trembling, terrified, but she insists nothing is wrong. She tearfully asks if they have to live in the Old House--perhaps, given all the bad stuff that has happened, it would be better to start out somewhere else? That would make them appear ungrateful for Naomi's gift, protests Barnabas. She denies being afraid, but clearly is.
While not doing so directly, the Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #505 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Apparently, Willie mentioned my name several times. That MUST be the reason that he picked it up.'
From "Robservations 6/4/02 - #505/506 - Adam Over the Edge"This whole business stinks to high heaven, opines the sheriff (love it!), and no one is above suspicion, including Barnabas. Barnabas asks what connection he could have with a vagrant, which is what he believes the man to be. The sheriff doesn't know anything but what he feels, and he won't let up on Barnabas until he tells him everything he knows. Barnabas feels he's making a big deal about nothing. The man kidnapped a member of your family, the sheriff says, but Barnabas says he believes Carolyn is quite safe. How do you know that? asks the sheriff, and Barnabas says it was something Willie told him. Ah, now we're getting somewhere, exults the sheriff. Not that Willie knows the man, says Barnabas, but the man did come to the house several days ago, looking for food. Willie felt sorry for the man and gave it to him. The man couldn't speak at all, and didn't understand what Willie said. Willie did mention Barnabas' name several times, which could explain how he knew that name. What did Willie say to reassure him that Carolyn is still alive? Asks the sheriff. The man seemed gentle, said Willie, but the sheriff points out all the opposing facts-the kidnapped woman, wrecked jail cell and broken-necked deputy--why didn't Barnabas come to him in the beginning? Barnabas explains that he feared being implicated somehow. The sheriff still isn't convinced he's not.
Again, while not doing so directly, the Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #646 (1968) - David - 'We MUST do what he wants, Beth.'
From 'Robservations 9/13/02 #645/646 - The Kids "Play" With Roger'they have much to do. Amy agrees. He asks what's wrong. I wonder if we will do what HE wants.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0646-2.jpg)
We must, says David
The Robservations only partly references the quote...
And this quote sets another bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) again because it's the sixth time a sixth quote from the same ep has appeared in the slideshow, joining Eps #66, #384, #449, #727 & #993!! The first (David - 'My family has made the two of us very unhappy. They MUST be made to realize that. They MUST pay for what they've done to us') was back on October 10th of 2020, the second (David - 'During the day we MUST attend to something else') was back on February 21st, the third (Liz - 'But there MUST be something we can do for her') was back on October 10th of 2021, the fourth (David - 'We MUST keep it a secret. You know that, don't you?') was back on February 20th of 2022, and the fifth (David - 'Then we MUST go through with it') was back on October 11th of 2022.
And this quote shatters the notion that apparently we were only allowed to pick quotes from this ep in February and October - obviously it's November. [hall2_wink]
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #746 (1897) - Jenny - 'I MUST tell him myself. Yes. Before anyone else does.'
From "Robservations 12/19/02 - #746/747 - Lovers Caught By a Crazed Wife"From Josette's room, Jenny looks out the window and spies Quentin leaving. She tries to open the window, growing more and more hysterical, and calls to him, "I'm here, Quentin, come back!" She tries the locked door, but can't get it open. Magda races to the door and starts to unlock it. Jenny accuses her, you told Quentin I'm dead, you let him go--I hate you! Magda opens the door and holds her sobbing, hysterical sister. Jenny falls onto the bed and tells Magda, I only want to see him. Magda promises her Quentin will come back, which comforts Jenny. "Then I can tell him," murmurs Jenny--"There's so much he doesn't know, he couldn't know--I must tell him myself, before anybody else does, then he will love me, he will, I know. . ."
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Magda - 'You MUST release Sandor from whatever spell you have him under') was back on July 7th of 2020, and the second (Magda - 'She MUST have opened that door. It could only have been her') was back on September 22nd, and the third (Judith - 'She would kill us all. I'm afraid we MUST face the public scandal. She MUST be sent to an institution this night'') was back on September 25th. So that all means that Ep #746 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #976, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111 & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #906 (1969) - Megan - 'Alex, Alex please, you MUST tell me what is bothering you. Please, please, I MUST know so I can know what to do for you.'
From "Robservations 4/23/03 - #905/906 - The Obnoxious Alex; Is Grant Really Quentin?"I'm afraid, he says. Of what? she asks, scared. I'm beginning to feel so alone! Says Alex. Tell me what's wrong, begs Megan, sounding irrational as she touches and paws him--what's bothering you, I must know so I can know what to do for you! (there's a healthy mama)"
The Robservations references most of the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Paul - 'They MUST be very anxious to get rid of me') was back on September 8th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1004 (1970PT) - Angelexis - 'You MUST come here. I need your help. You were right about Dameon Edwards.'
From "#1004/1005: Robservations 07/01/03:"Hannah answers the phone and assures Angelique, I took care of "it" without problems, but we must be very careful. Angelique interrupts her and says, I don't want to hear about it--you must come to me, I need your help--I was right about Dameon Edwards. Hannah, clearly frazzled, says, I can't do anything about Dameon, his spirit is too powerful. You can do nothing, but I can, Angelique assures her. Then do it, says Hannah. And expose myself? asks Angelique--oh, no--even Bruno accepts me now--I don't plan to take any chances--they will think you exorcised the ghost--I will do it through you.
The Robservations references most of the quote well, though why it indicates that Angelexis says she was right about Dameon Edwards when she actually says Hannah was right is anyone's guess. [hall2_rolleyes] Also, Hannah doesn't say they "must" be very careful - Angelexis interrupts her before she get's much of anything out...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Hannah - 'I will do this thing because I MUST!') was back on April 26th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1076 (1970) - Julia - 'What? Oh, Quentin. I MUST'VE fallen asleep.'
From "#1076/1077: Robservations - 08/22/03: Quentin Besotted"6 AM - Collinwood - Quentin comes downstairs and goes into the drawing room. Julia, who has fallen asleep in the chair, awakens. Joyfully, he says, it's over, the sun's up, it's morning. Julia is all set to go upstairs and check the children, but Quentin assures her, I've already been up there, and they are sound asleep-apparently, everything is all right. Thank heaven, says Julia gratefully. Collinwood never looked more at peace than last night, says Q. Perhaps something happened we don't know about, says Julia. Consider one other thing, says Quentin, Carolyn's cryptic warning about the night of the sun and the moon-perhaps it meant nothing at all. It was the last thing she did before she died, Julia reminds him-she wrote those clues. You said yourself Carolyn was mad, Q reminds her-perhaps the warnings of disaster came from that madness. Perhaps, agrees Julia, but there's one important thing we can't let out of our sight-this room was in ruins-the whole house was in ruins, everybody was gone except you and Carolyn, and you were both insane-I saw it, it was horrible-perhaps those clues aren't really clues, and we won't get anywhere with them, but we've got to try to prevent that total disaster and those clues are our only guide. Concerned, she leaves the drawing room. Quentin, grim-faced, watches her go.
Surprisingly enough the Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, as is pretty easy to deduce, it comes up right after Julia awakens and sees Quentin...
And speaking of Quentin, he's apparently a better man than I and obviously a morning person to be up and completely dressed at 6AM. I have never been up and dressed at that early hour unless I absolutely had to be - more often than not I'm still in dreamland - and only more so since I've retired. [hall2_wink] The idea of being up and completely dressed at 6AM as quite possibly a normal and every day practice is a completely foreign concept to me and one I'm never about to adopt!! [hall2_rolleyes] But then I'm certainly not a morning person - I'm definitely a night person. [hall2_grin]
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1127 (1840) - Quentin - 'It's impossible, Desmond. A severed head can't live. And a body buried over 200 years MUST decompose.'
From "#1127/1128: Robservations 09/30/03: The Chosen One"Pacing, Desmond tells Quentin, "Poor Tim Braithwaite--his body was ripped from his head" (he means the other way around, I'm sure)--I know what happened and what caused it--Quentin, the body has somehow found the head. Quentin nods--Judah Zachary, he says. He's alive again, says Desmond. Quentin shakes his head, saying it's impossible--a severed head can't live--and a body buried 200 years ago must decompose. I came to you because you have an interest in these things, says Desmond desperately, you accept the fact of unexplainable happenings
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly. Though Quentin would seem to have gotten his math wrong because the time between 1692, when Judah Zachery was beheaded, and 1840 is not 200 years - it's slightly less than 150...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Desmond - 'If I destroy The Head, the body is bound to die. I MUST do it before they are reunited!') was back on December 12th of 2020, the second (Samantha - 'Yes. I know with whom I MUST spend the rest of my life') was back on July 21st of 2021, and the third (Desmond - 'But you MUST tell me if you have it. Please, don't lie to me') was back on September 11th. So that all means that Ep #1127 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #976, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111 & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1205 (1841PT) - Catherine - 'I've just been at home alone. And I was thinking about you-- thinking what you're going through, what you MUST continue to go through and I thought to myself: Morgan needs me.'
From "#1205/1206: Robservations 12/12/03: Wedding Interruptus"Looking at her eager, anxious face, Morgan is thrilled--do you really mean it--tonight? Yes, she says, from my heart--she hugs him again. Oh my darling, of course we can be married tonight, he assures her--we've had the license for days!--forgive me, I hope you don't mind me asking this--is there anything wrong?--for the reason you suddenly came here this evening? Nothing, she says evasively, I've just been home, alone, and I was thinking about you--about what you're going through, what you must continue to go through, and I thought to myself Morgan needs me
The Robservations references the quote well.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Morgan - 'Well you MUST let her out!') was back on May 22nd of 2021.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #68 (1966) - Roger - 'I MUST confess that part of the fact was that I never knew how to handle David and I suppose I resented my sister thinking that a young girl could succeed where I failed.'
From "#0067/0068: Robservations 07/09/01: Enter Mrs. Johnson!"you're always ganging up on me, accuses David--just like in school! He runs off. Vicki calls his name and Roger advises her to let him go and cool off--actually, it was you I wanted to talk to. Whatever you say, she tells him. I was sitting in my office twiddling my thumbs, says Roger, and all of a sudden, a thought occurred to me--I haven't been very fair to you. I haven't complained, she assures him. That was part of my thought--here you are in a strange place, a strange situation, and I haven't done anything at all to make it easier for you--and that's what was bothering me. David comes downstairs and listens from this point on. Roger adds that if he had only met her Halfway, things might have been much more pleasant in their relationship. Mr. Collins, protests Vicki. Don't argue, says Roger, as David creeps closer to the drawing room, I'm the one to blame, not you. I don't think anyone's to blame, says Vicki. I insist, says Roger, as David listens at the half-closed door--as long as I'm being noble about it, at least let me go first class--I must confess that part of the fact was that I never knew how to handle David and I suppose I resented that my sister felt a young girl could succeed where I failed--perhaps you'll let me make it up to you and take you out to dinner one night. Well, says Vicki, beginning to pick up the downed chair. There are some wonderful places along the coast, says Roger, where the lobster is delicious. I've been waiting to have some of that ever since I got up there, she says as they right the chair together. Good, then it's agreed? asks Roger. Agreed, says Vicki, and he asks her to call him Roger--I think it would be nice for David to have some happy people around this place for a change, she says
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #150 (1967) - Liz - 'David MUST be protected.'
From "#0150/0151: Robservations 09/05/01: Strange Visitation"Liz returns to Collinwood, takes off her coat and tosses it onto a chair. Did you see Laura? asks Roger, who is stretched out on the sofa, reading a book. Yes, says Liz. What was the outcome? asks Roger. The outcome will be determined, she replies. How? he asks. By which one of us is the stronger, she says. Sounds like you ladies squared off, says Roger. Possibly, says Liz. That would have been something to see, he says, flipping the pages of his book. I'm glad you're taking it so lightly, says Liz, your wife and son have a problem--and you're ducking the issue just like you duck everything else. (nasty, but true.) Very vindictive tonight, he notes. I told Laura she couldn't see David anymore, reveals Liz. That's pretty drastic, says Roger, standing. It's the best I can do for now, says Liz, if she doesn't stop seeing him, I'll have to go further. I see says Roger. Vicki enters. Roger asks her if she calmed David down. He's asleep, she says. Let's hope he sleeps through the night, says Liz. I think he's used up all his tears, says Vicki. My concern is he doesn't have to shed anymore, says Liz--David must be protected.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Someone MUST TELL her that she can't see David anymore') was back on June 11th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #251 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Did you, Josette? But I MUSTN'T call you Josette any longer. You are no longer worthy of that name.'
From "#0251/0252: Robservations 11/17/01: And Then Came Buzz"Willie and Maggie hear Barnabas heading back to the basement. He reminds her to let him do the talking. Willie tries to convince Barnabas how good Maggie was, but Barnabas says she's going to her grave as common old Maggie Evans.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0251-3.jpg)
This Robservations falls in the period where there's very little detail so it's no surprise that it doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it comes up as Willie is trying to convince Barnabas how good Maggie was and after Willie says, "She did just what you told her to do," and before Barnabas says she will go her death with the common name Maggie Evans...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'She tried to betray me. She tried to destroy me. She MUST die') was back on January 27th of 2022, and the second (Barnabas - 'But we MUST be realistic. If she were still alive, the police would have found her by now') was back on March 27th of 2022.
Also, it's worth reminding:
And I suspect getting the screen capture for this quote is the first time I've ever played Ep #251 on DVD because I'm pretty sure I had no idea that before Act 1 there's a summary of the previous week's eps. Not having been watching DS yet back in June of 1967, I didn't see Ep #251 when it was originally aired
I did look up the Sci-Fi Channel broadcast and discovered something interesting though not altogether pleasing for anyone who doesn't have the DVDs and is relying solely on their Sci-Fi tapes for the eps. Not only are the announcement made during the theme and the summary missing, but also Barnabas' first line of dialogue for Act 1. On the DVD (and presumably on Volume 50 of the Collector's Series VHS), Act 1 of Ep #251 opens with Barnabas saying, "You still haven't answered my question. What were you doing with this tool?" Whereas Sci-Fi's version opens with Barnabas simply asking, "What were you doing with this tool?" But we can just add that to so many of the other things that were changed or dropped when Sci-Fi ran DS. [snow_rolleyes] [snow_mad]
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #397 (1796) - Angelique - 'You MUST consider me very disorganized. I'm not usually.'
From "#0397/0398: Robservations 03/14/02: Mr. & Mrs. Barnabas Collins"Drawing room - As Naomi and Ben stand in as witnesses, Barnabas and Angelique are married in a simple ceremony, with the groom saying a solemn "I do". He places a ring on her finger, the minister declares them husband and wife, and the reluctant bridegroom plants a chaste kiss on his wife's mouth. The minister offers his best wishes; Naomi kisses Barnabas and tells him to love Angelique, and Barnabas heartily calls Ben to get champagne. Bland takes his leave, saying, "I didn't expect to be this long, as delightful as it was." Barnabas closes the door after him, leaning against it for a moment as though he wishes he could disappear along with the Reverend Bland. He has had enough! Looking like a condemnded man heading for the gallows, Barnabas returns to the festivities. Angelique is telling Naomi she wishes there had been some flowers, and Naomi wishes she'd sent some over. She tells Barnabas the wedding was beautiful and she's very happy. He says he is, too, but not very convincingly.
The Robservations is in the period where isn't as much detail and as such the quote isn't referenced at all. However, it comes up during the point where Angelique says she wishes there has been flowers...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'Well, where is Ben with the champagne? We MUST have champagne now') was back on July 24th of 2020, and the second (Reverend Bland - 'No no, I MUSTN'T. My dear wife will be concerned. She expected me back for the ladies' prayer group') was back on December 20th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #506 (1968) - Barnabas - 'No, you MUST stay here and help me with the search.'
From "Robservations 6/4/02 - #505/506 - Adam Over the Edge"Willie needs to go to Collinwood; the dream is driving him crazy and he has to tell it to her. Barn forbids it, even though Willie says he'll go crazy. Carolyn's been through an ordeal, Barnabas reminds him, and he won't let him put her through another. What about what I'm going through, demands Willie?-- I'd rather go back to Windcliff than have the dream again. Barnabas says he understands (but his voice belies that), but if the dream curse goes to its end, he'll be the one who suffers. Willie complains he's scared all the time, always shaking with fear. Barnabas assures him he DOES know how he feels. Then let me go to Collinwood, begs Willie, and stop searching for a dead man. They argue about it vehemently.
Even though the Robservations has a fair amount of detail, for some reason the quote isn't referenced at all. However, it comes up in response to Willie begging Barnabas to let him go to Collinwood and before Willie says "there ain't any sense looking for a dead man"...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Now lock your door after I go out. You MUST get some sleep') was back on March 28th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #749 (1897) - Sandor - 'We MUST have a drink to seal our bargain.'
From "Robservations 12/20/02 - #748-749 - That Crazy Kiss of Death"Quentin assures her, I can make it worth your while to remove the curse--now--I know what the curse is--Jenny's ghost has already appeared to me and won't let me rest--I'm willing to give you all the money I have if you stop it. "You came to buy me!" exclaims Magda, making a face at him. Sandor, grinning, tells her to wait. I'm insulted at his offer of filthy money, insists Magda. Quentin admits, I came to buy you off and aren't ashamed to admit it--I want to tell you how much. Yes, he hasn't said how much, smiles Sandor. Magda says her husband's name in an angry, disbelieving voice. Let him show us, then he can go, suggests Sandor. Quentin offers them 10 thousand dollars, cash--I have it right in my pocket. Sandor wants to see the money, but Q insists on hearing Magda's answer first. Sandor points out, we could travel very far on so much money. Quentin agrees. We could do all the things they always wanted, live like kings!, adds Sandor. Magda wants to see it.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0749-4.jpg)
After your answer, says Quentin. "May my poor sister forgive and understand me," says Magda, pointing at Quentin with the two-fingered gypsy salute. "I remove the curse, she says, and all your suffering." He hands her the money, gratefully thanking her. Sandor suggests a drink to seal their bargain, saying Quentin has been relieved of a very heavy burden. While Magda counts the money in her lap, Sandor prepares three drinks, pouring the amber liquid into one of them. Magda happily says, we are all satisfied--we are rich and you are free! Sandor hands out the drinks and suggests a toast to that. Quentin drains his doctored drink, stands and says, I'll be on my way now--minus ten thousand dollars, of course, but it's worth it--at least I'm free of the curse. He starts to leave. Magda informs him, the curse has actually just begun--you thought the curse was Jenny's haunting. She tosses the envelope filled with money at him--that was just your guilt--"Keep your rotten money," she says, "I just pretended to take it so you could relax and have a drink, because the potion that would make the curse effective was in that drink. THE CURSE WILL START TONIGHT!"
The Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Magda - 'You MUST come with me, Quentin. Jenny is waiting for you') was back on July 17th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #909 (1969) - Paul - 'She had long blonde hair. Now you MUST have seen her.'
From "Robservations 4/25/03 - 909-910 - Grant Goes With Olivia; Music For Q's Memory?"Paul runs downstairs. Julia is standing in the foyer. Did you see the little girl who just came downstairs? He asks. I saw no one, answers Julia. She had long, blond hair, insists Paul--you must have seen her! The only child I saw was David, she says. Did you see Alexander? Paul asks. I don't know who that is, she says--however, I know David was playing hide and seek with someone. Paul brushes past her and looks into the drawing room--she isn't here, he mumbles, you saw no little girl--who is she, where did she go, how did she get here in the first place? Julia asks, why is she so important? He starts to say something, then stops.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first ('Grant' -'I'm waiting to leave. I-I MUST go away from here. I MUST go right now') was back on September 26th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1006 (1970PT) - Yaeger - 'I don't relish the thought of being Cyrus Longworth again, but that lawyer MUST be brought into line, and soon!'
From "1006/1007: Robservations 07/02/03: Gladstone's Blackmail: PT From the Other Side"Lab - Yaeger returns. He opens the safe and takes out the antidote. I don't relish being Cyrus again, he says to himself, but that lawyer must be brought into line, and soon! He reluctantly drinks the antidote and feels the pain of transformation.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third 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, and the second (Buffie - 'You MUST have something better to do') was back on August 21st of 2020.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1128 (1840) - Samantha - 'I want you to go and pack his clothes. You MUST do it secretly, do you understand?'
From "#1127/1128: Robservations 09/30/03: The Chosen One"What a pity, says Samantha, I've undone all your pre-conceived notions--she tells Hortense she wants to see her immediately in the drawing room, then says to Gabriel that they finally have something in common, don't they?--they're both destined to rot in this house! She goes into the drawing room and closes the double doors, then asks Hortense where Tad is. Upstairs in his room, reveals Hortense. Samantha tells her she's going to be leaving Collinwood. This shocks Hortense, who reminds her she just told Mr. Gabriel... I told Mr. Gabriel what I wanted him to hear, says Samantha--I'm going and taking Tad with me--I want you to go and pack his clothes--do it secretly, do you understand? You mean you're taking the boy without Mr. Quentin knowing about it? asks Hortense. That's exactly what I mean, says Samantha, tonight, at seven o'clock, I want you to go to Tad and tell him I'll be at Rose Cottage, and I will go there sooner and wait for you to bring him to me. Hortense objects--suppose she gets caught? Samantha assures her she has always been very kind to her. No one has been as good to me as you, agrees Hortense. Then please stop worrying, says Samantha, and do as I say. Gabriel is listening closely outside the doors as Samantha orders Hortense to bring her to her as soon as it gets dark.
The Robservations true crime is that it leaves the "must" part of the quote out!!...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Samantha - 'I MUST be with the man I love') was back on November 11th of 2020, the second (Gerard - 'Well, it's done...and you MUSTN'T regret what you've done') was back on April 17th of 2022, and the third (Gerard - 'Nevertheless, I feel very strongly that a woman MUST stay true to her first love') was back on September 20th. So that all means that Ep #1128 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #976, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #750 (1897[-1967]) - Judith - 'You know that's impossible. Quentin MUST never know about those children.'
From "Robservations 1/2/03 - 750-751 - Quentin's Terror Begins"Judith, wearing a lovely green velvet dress, tends to her mail. She asks Beth into the drawing room and hands her a letter terminating her employment at Collinwood, plus two weeks' severance pay--you can thank Edward for the latter; says Judith, frankly, I was against it. Beth timidly asks, why am I being fired? Judith gives her a look and says, with Jenny gone, your services are no longer needed. Beth, shocked at this abrupt dismissal, doesn't know what to say. Judith doesn't understand why--you were only kept on to care for Jenny. What about the children? asks Beth. They'll stay in Collinsport with Mrs. Fillmore, replies Judith. They could be brought back here, with Jenny gone, suggests Beth eagerly. No, says Judith, not very practical, and how to explain two infant children suddenly arriving at the house? Tell the truth, says Beth, that the children belong to Quentin and Jenny. Impossible, says Judith sternly, Quentin must never know about the children. I never understood why you and Mr. Edward decided to do that, says Beth--it seems to me Quentin should know about the children. Judith notes, you seem very concerned about Quentin lately. What is that supposed to mean? asks Beth. That your infatuation for my brother hasn't gone unnoticed, says Judith--the servants have been gossiping about it for a month. Is that the real reason for my dismissal? asks Beth. The reason for your dismissal is stated in the letter, says Judith cruelly, sending Beth scuttling away.
The Robservations partly references the quote well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Sandor - 'We MUST make plans to leave here after tonight') was back on September 7th of 2020, and the second (Beth - 'I'm sorry, Quentin, but I MUST GO') was back on January 17th of 2021, and the third (Beth - 'If we're going to go away together, Quentin, we MUST start by being honest with each other') was back on October 18th of 2022. So that all means that Ep #750 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #976, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #398 (1796) - Barnabas - 'And now I MUST go into Collinsport this morning. There are some people there I MUST see about work. Do you mind being left alone for a while?'
From "#0397/0398: Robservations 03/14/02: Mr. & Mrs. Barnabas Collins"Barnabas finds Angelique wide awake in the drawing room, and fuming about his failure to tell her he's hiding a woman in their house. Oops, says Barn, he intended to tell her, but there's been no opportunity. Vicki is there for protection from Trask, insists Barnabas, but Angelique hints there's another reason, and Barnabas laughingly accuses his bride of jealousy. Does I have reason to be? demands Ang. No, Barnabas says. Why is he taking the risk of hiding Miss Winters, then? Barnabas explains he doesn't believe in witchcraft, and even if he did, he doesn't believe Vicki is a witch--does Angelique believe Vicki is a witch? asks Barn, to which Ang responds, "I know nothing of witches." She was just upset he kept this from her, and he apologizes for doing so. They hug, and she says they've both been cast aside by his family, they only have each other. . .she promises to keep quiet about Vicki. They kiss as he heads off into town to find work
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all but at least it references its circumstances...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'Why did he turn on me? He MUST be under the control of someone else, but who could it be?') was back on October 8th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #506 (1968) - Liz - 'But he kept you against your will. He MUST have had to use force.'
From "Robservations 6/4/02 - #505/506 - Adam Over the Edge"Carolyn doesn't seem happy to hear the police are certain Adam is dead--she needs time to get back to being herself. Liz asks if Adam hurt her. He used force to keep me there, says Carolyn, yet didn't hurt her--he was strange, pathetic, trying in his own clumsy way to be gentle. Liz finds this hard to believe.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0506-2.jpg)
He was frightened, trapped, and had to do something desperate, explains Carolyn. Liz wonders how she can defend this man, who could have killed her. He wouldn't have done that, says Carolyn, trying to explain, but in a strange way, she feels sorry for Adam, but doesn't understand why--she isn't happy the man is dead, because now they'll never know who he was, where he came from--there was something about him that made him so different from other people, almost like a child who hasn't learned to talk or had any experience with other human beings.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but at least it references its circumstances...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Now lock your door after I go out. You MUST get some sleep') was back on March 28th of 2022, and the second (Barnabas - 'No, you MUST stay here and help me with the search') was back on November 17th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #751 (1897) - Beth - 'There MUST be something I can do!'
From "Robservations 1/2/03 - 750-751 - Quentin's Terror Begins"751
Once again a Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser. It's a restaging of the ending scene of Ep #750. So, here's the summary of that scene:
From "Robservations 1/2/03 - 750-751 - Quentin's Terror Begins"Quentin shakes Beth, demanding she tell him what she must do in town, but she, equally adamant, insists, I can't explain it--let me go! Forget it and come with me! he says. I want to go, pleads Beth, it will only take a few minutes. There isn't that much time! he shouts. Why not? she asks. It's getting dark out, he says, and the gypsy told me. . .Quentin abruptly begins to experience terrible, terrible pain, tearing at his insides--I can't bear it! he cries, I feel like I'm going to die!--get a doctor, before it's too late! As she runs from the room, Quentin falls to the floor, writhing in agony. A dog howls. We see the full moon.
Though as we can see the Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all there either. However, it comes up right after Quentin says that he can't bear the pain and before he says he feels like he's going to die...
And the reason Midnite chose Ep #751 over Ep #750 is because the shot onscreen in Ep #750 when the quote is delivered -
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(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1125ds_0.jpg)
- which is closer and shows Quentin and Beth better.
Observant fans will no doubt notice that there's a different glass top on the lamp on the table at the foot of the bed. Who knows? But ours is to never question these sorts of things. [hall2_wink] [hall2_grin]
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1006 (1970PT) - 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.'
From "#1006/1007: Robservations 07/02/03: Gladstone's Blackmail: PT From the Other Side"Did you get the signature for the bank account? asks Cyrus. Yes, says Chase, but I tore it up after getting it--I can't believe you won't listen to reason about him. Cyrus, shocked, says, I'm not in the mood to argue about this. Explain, be more specific, insists Larry, as to why you need Yaeger--surely someone can replace him, perform whatever services he's doing for you. I can only tell you, says Cyrus, that I'm not going to change my mind about this--I want that bank account opened in his name--and one more thing--I want you to change my will--in the event of my death or disappearance, everything that belongs to me shall go to John Yaeger.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does reference it in a paraphrasing sort of way...
And this is the fourth 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. So that all means that Ep #1006 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #976, #977, #993, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #752 (1897[-1967]) - Evan - 'When the sun sets, you place these two black candles at the bottom of the pentagram. And then you MUST get inside of the pentagram and stay there no matter what happens.'
From "Robservations 1/4/03 - #752/753 - Beth Learns the Terrifying Truth"Later, Evan returns to Quentin's room and draws a huge pentagram in chalk in the middle of the floor. He calls it a haven and sanctuary against many evils--though I'm still not sure what we're dealing with, this pentagram may help. He tells Quentin to place two black candles at the bottom points of the pentagram at sunset, then get inside the pentagram and stay put. Quentin asks what will happen then, but Evan can't answer that. Skeptical and afraid, Quentin doesn't appreciate how little Evan learned about his curse, and rubs out part of the pentagram with his foot to show his disdain Evan, pissed over the desecration of his art work, stops being delicate and relays to Quentin the cold hard facts: it's possible you may die inside the pentagram. I won't be getting in the pentagram in the first place, Quentin assures him--I'll just kill Magda instead. Evan says that would make matters even worse, and Beth warns that, if he does that, there might be no hope at all. Quentin, fed up, orders Evan out. The lawyer gives Beth a stern caveat--get out and stay away from Quentin tonight, go far, far away. Evan leaves.
The Robservations paraphrases but references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #507 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'Now you MUST tell me your dream from the beginning. And quickly, for I MUST have it this night.'
From "Robservations 6/5/02 - #507/508 - Stokes Intervenes"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0507-4.jpg)
Funeral music leads her to the next door, which contains her headstone: CAROLYN COLLINS STODDARD, BORN DEC 8, 1948, DIED JULY 15, 1968. "No!" cries Carolyn, and she awakens, screeching, "I saw my own gravestone!" "Tell me your dream!" demands Stokes.
The Robservations barely references the quote, but at least it references some of it...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'According to my calculations, only one more person MUST have the dream-- a woman-- and that woman may make it possible for Barnabas Collins never to have the dream') was back on October 17th of 2021, and the second (Prof Stokes - 'We MUST hope so. I am not fond of wasting time') was back on October 3rd. Apparently we love to quote Stokes from this ep! [santa_wink] [santa_grin] And I say "we" because Midnite may have picked this latest quote, but I picked the first two.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #754 (1897) - Edward - 'We MUST get her to the house before it gets back.'
From "Robservations 1/6/03 - #754-755 - Laura Pursues Barnabas"The werewolf leaps at Beth, who screams, but can't bring herself to kill the man she loves, even in this dangerous form. It knocks her to the ground, which attracts the attention of Edward and Barnabas, who are nearby on the same path. Barnabas beats the werewolf off with his cane, forcing the creature to retreat. Barnabas asks Edward, "Have you ever seen this creature before?" No, Edward assures him. We must take Beth back to the house, says Edward, before it returns. Jamison is in the woods! Beth informs them, hysterical. Barnabas wants Edward to return to Collinwood, but Edward doesn't want Barn left alone--we need a gun, and I need your help with Beth.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0754-1.jpg)
I have my cane to protect me, says Barnabas. The wolf, back on his boulder, watches, growling low in his throat.
The Robservations paraphrases a bit but references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #509 (1968[-1967]) - Tony - 'You know it MUST be old. Otherwise how would it have gotten under the floor?'
From "Robservations 6/6/02 - #509/510 - Adam's New Friend/Taken to Trask"Stokes offers him a sherry, and Tony accepts. Stokes says the cross is probably not authentic and he'll need it for a few days to test it. Tony agrees. It's used for protection against witches, says Stokes. Stokes pours the sherry, and Tony surreptitiously takes out the ring containing the poison. Stokes says he's going to get some cheese, which helps him sleep, and excuses himself to get it. Tony says he'd like some, too, and after Stokes leaves the room, empties the powder in the ring into Stokes' glass. When Stokes returns, he finds Tony examining the cross, saying he's fascinated by it--his wife thinks it's real gold. Tony's back is to the professor while he's talking to him, and Stokes urges him to come drink his sherry.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0509-4.jpg)
"To your antique gold Coptic cross," toasts Stokes, "may it turn out to be antique and gold for your wife's sake." They drink, Tony draining his glass in one gulp. While Stokes is prattling on about the cheese, Tony grabs his throat and begins to convulse. "Professor!" cries Tony, before falling to the floor, unconscious.
Another Robservations that doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it comes up after Stokes returns with the cheese and Tony mentions how fascinated he is by the cross and before Stokes says he will give a great deal of thought to Tony's question (another line the Robservations doesn't reference) and Tony says his wife thinks it's real gold...
It's great that Midnite was able to come across another Tony quote - that gives him three now. An interesting thing is that the same line is repeated in the Teaser of Ep #510, but in the restaged version Tony isn't on screen when he delivers it, so that's why we had to go with getting the screen capture from Ep #509 even though it's a kinescope.
And best of all it's the infamous cheese episode/scene!! [santa_thumb] [santa_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #644 (1968) - Roger - 'We've searched every place they could be. They MUST be outside.'
From "Robservations 9/12/02 - #643/644 - David, Amy and Quentin"Roger, Carolyn and Liz troop downstairs. Roger is going to search the grounds, but won't let Liz--and don't phone Chris until after the kids are found, he says.
Yet another instance where the Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it comes up at the outset of the scene before Roger says he's going to search the grounds...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Amy - 'Quentin MUST be playing that music. He MUST be someplace nearby') was back on July 6th, the second (Carolyn - 'It's Magda--she MUST want us to go someplace') was back on August 18th, and the third (David - 'Maybe he can't. Maybe we MUST go to him') was back on October 14th. So that all means that Ep #644 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #870 (1897) - Lady Kitty - 'No! No, I MUSTN'T respond, I MUSTN'T let him find me!'
From "Robservations 3/31/03 - Engagement; Petofi Finds What He's Searching For"Silent a moment, Charity says, you were frightened when we found you downstairs--what was it? As soon as I came inside, says Kitty, I felt myself in danger, from someone in the house--I don't know who, I wish I did. Charity ponders it--I can't think of anyone in the house who'd want to harm you. I still feel it, says Kitty, like a presence trying to speak to me. Let it, advises Charity. No, says Kitty, terrified, I mustn't do that, must not let him find me, must resist her! You poor thing, murmurs Charity--lie down.
The Robservations doesn't reference a few bits of the quote and writes others differently, but all in all it references the quote well. Though one thing that the Rebservations has wrong is that after the quote Charity asks who Kitty is talking about and her response is "I must resist him!" not "resist her"...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Judith - 'I'm sure it was her "soul" he was interested in--he MUST have spent hours trying to find it') was back on February 4th of 2022. I love that line - Judith finally has Trask's number. [santa_wink]
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #975 (1970) - Bruno - 'You MUST be very quiet. Even if you have the pain, I want no screams.'
From "Robservations 6/10/03 - #974-975"Chris checks out the window and hears a knock at the door. Sabrina is safe, Bruno assures him-- for the moment, and will be safe as long as you observe one rule--you must be very quiet, even if you have the pain, I want no screams--scream and Sabrina will pay, believe me!
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Bruno - 'I can look at the moon and enjoy its beauty, but you, tonight, how desperate you MUST feel knowing that tomorrow it will be even more beautiful and more full') was back on January 18th of 2022, the second (Bruno - 'I have an enemy, a man who shouldn't be alive, but he is, because he's in love so his will to live is very strong. We've got to change that, you and I. We MUST destroy the person who keeps him alive!') was back on April 20th of 2022, and the third (Barnabas - 'Is there a time band running parallel to ours? Do we all live in that band as well as this one-- live differently because we have made different choices? I MUST find out') was back on May 20th of 2022. So that all means that Ep #975 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #600 (1968) - Julia - 'Barnabas, if it's, if it's Nicholas, he MUST know about the experiment.'
From "Robservations 8/12/02 #600/601 - A Chilling Summons"]Barnabas surmises that Cassandra had to have told Nicholas everything about the past--if he did erase Maggie's memory, he did it knowing he was helping him, and there's only one reason for that--Adam--Blair knows if Barnabas is in danger, so is Adam. Julia says if it is Nicholas, he must know about the experiment, but they need proof.
While not referencing the entire quote, the Robservations references the quote quite well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'No, you MUST tell us who lives in that house) was back on November 23rd of 2020, and the second (Prof. Stokes - 'There MUST be a connection. If there were only some way of making contact') was back on April 22nd of 2021.
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[spoiler]Tuesnday's quote:
Ep #367 (1795) - Jeremiah - 'You MUST be the girl who came to the house this afternoon.'
From "#0367/0368_0369: Robservations 02/22/02: Introducing Angelique"Vicki goes to Collinwood, which is, indeed, under construction, only to find Burke Devlin's twin, Jeremiah Collins (in a magnificent powder blue waistcoat). She runs into his arms but quickly realizes this isn't Burke. She explains that the man she loved is dead, and apologizes for her mistake. He kindly tells her he's sorry he isn't who she thinks he is. She bursts into tears and he gives her his handkerchief. She introduces himself, although she can't explain where she's from. He tells her that everyone is really curious about her, and this business about her arrival in place of the other governess is really strange.
As I've pointed out before, this Robservations falls into the period where there isn't as much detail, as such it doesn't reference the quote at all, plus there's some confusion in the way the quoted section above is written and events not presented in their correct sequence. For example, Vicki bursting into tears and Jeremiah sharing his handkerchief happens before he apologizes for not being the man Vicki thought he was. Vicki asks who he is and he introduces himself as "Jeremiah Collins." Vicki responds with, "Yes, of course." And after Jeremiah asks why she said that, Vicki explains that "Mrs. Collins," being sure not to say "Mrs. Stoddard," mentioned his name. And after that is when Jeremiah delivers the quote, upon which Vicki introduces herself. And Vicki doesn't say that she can't tell him where she's from until after Jeremiah remarks about how everyone is very mystified about her and asks where she comes from...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Abigail - 'It MUST be crushed, destroyed!') was back on August 7th of 2020, the second (Joshua - 'But you MUST understand, I am engaging you only on a trial basis. If at any time and for any reason I decide to discharge you, you MUST go immediately') was back on May 15th of 2022, the third (Jeremiah - 'The point is, Joshua, you MUST decide whether she stays or goes. That is, unless of course Abigail has taken over as head of the household') was back on February 22nd, and the fourth (Jeremiah - 'You MUST-- if you don't, you could be in real trouble') was back on August 16th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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And once again for those who may not know, when Ep #367 was shown in '80s syndication it was a kinescope. The color Master Tape wasn't issued until Volume 28 of the MPI VHS tapes came out in June of 1991. The Sci-Fi Channel also ran the color version.
And as I've also mentioned previously, the day Ep #367 aired I was getting terrible over-the-air reception (which happened rarely, but it did happen. [santa_rolleyes]) And it didn't help that some kinescopes weren't the clearest to begin with. But again, the point here is to show that it was a kinescope:
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And also again, it's so interesting how much more the Master Tape shows of the frame compared to the kinescope. But then kinescopes were recorded off of TV monitors, which always cut off parts of the frame...
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[spoiler]Wednesnday's quote:
Ep #998 (1970PT) - Cyrus - 'Now, I can end my relationship with Yaeger at any time it suits me. Now, you MUST believe that.'
From "#0998/0999: Robservations 06/26/03: Mystery of Dameon; Angelique's Coffin"Cyrus pours some stuff into a beaker, and says, when I first met Yaeger, I'd never met anyone like that before in my life--he certainly has some rough edges, the doctor admits. Quentin lays it on the line--what kind of a hold does this man have over you? What do you mean? Cyrus asks. Whatever you say won't go beyond these doors, Quentin assures him. I don't understand what you mean, insists Cyrus. Are you being blackmailed by Yaeger? asks Quentin. Of course not, responds Cyrus, annoyed--now listen, both of you--my relationship to Yaeger is purely professional, nothing more--I appreciate your concern, but it isn't necessary--I can end my relationship with Yaeger anytime it suits me (sounds like a man talking to himself about a drug or alcohol addiction)--you must believe that--is there anything else you wish to discuss with me? Not tonight, says Quentin, but if I'm right about Yaeger, feel free to call on me. I appreciate that, says Cyrus, but doubt it will be necessary
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Yaeger - 'You're a persistent man, Mr. Collins, and obviously a very dedicated friend to Cyrus Longworth. He MUST appreciate it a great deal') was back on May 9th, and the second (Cyrus - 'Well, something quite exciting happened. We- we found this exciting thing and I MUST follow up with it soon') was back on May 19th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1091 (1970) - David - 'Then Dr. Hoffman MUST have been right-- it MUST have been an animal!'
From "#1091/1092: Robservations 09/04/03: Carolyn Finds the Playroom"Carrie, it's you! says David, speak to me, please, if you can! She just grins. I have a question for Gerard, but perhaps you know the answer, he says--Hallie and I were afraid Maggie learned what's happening to us, and that Gerard punished her--she was attacked in the woods--we wouldn't want anything to happen to Miss Evans--did Gerard do this to her? All Carrie does is smile. You don't have to speak to me, he says desperately, just nod, yes or no--did Gerard do this to her? She shakes her head. Then Maggie doesn't know anything about what's happening to us? asks David. Again, Carrie shakes her head. That's what I was hoping you'd say David says--then Dr. Hoffman must have been right--it must have been an animal!
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Hallie - 'To question him directly. And you MUSTN'T. We've got to stay far away from him') was back on August 1st of 2020.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #248 (1967) - Barnabas - 'You MUST come with me.'
From "#0247/0248: Robservations 11/15/01: Maggie Makes An Escape"Maggie wanders into the cemetery, where, unfortunately for her, Barnabas is the one who finds her--and promptly grabs her around the throat. He drags her to the mausoleum where he opens the secret panel. "Come," he orders. She tries to run away from him, so he snatches hold of her
This Robservations is another in the little detail period and it doesn't reference the quote at all. However it comes up after Barnabas has opened the secret panel and told Maggie/Josette to come and before she...
Also things are jumbled up from the way they play in the ep because the portion of the excerpt where Barnabas finds Maggie/Josette in the cemetery and grabs her by the throat actually occurs at the end of the second scene of the Teaser, but taking her to the mausoleum and ordering her to come with him occurs as the second scene of Act I and as the beginning of Act II...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'You MUST never go. Just like long ago when you tried to leave me. You MUST never leave me again') was back on July 14th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #167 (1967) - Roger - 'Do you really expect Laura to join in on this lunacy? Why, you MUST be out of your mind!-- I wouldn't consider it!'
From "#0166/0167: Robservations 09/17/01: Sam Off the Wagon; David Home at Last"The whole idea is preposterous and idiotic, says Roger, predictably, to Dr. Guthrie as Carolyn and Vicki stand by. And very necessary, insists the doctor. I refuse to play these parlor games! rants Roger. I can assure you, this will be no parlor game, says Guthrie. A seance, indeed! Says Roger--I've indulged this family enough with its superstitions as it is, but this is going too far! But if there's a possibility it might help Mother, cajoles Carolyn. Help your mother?--why not dance a voodoo dance around the hospital table? demands Roger--chanting semi-guttural noises? (I'd like to see that.) I can tell you, says Guthrie, that I feel a seance is the one real contribution I can make to this entire case.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0167-3.jpg)
I congratulate you, says Roger--it is the first succinct confession of quackery I have ever heard. It is not quackery, says Vicki, we can't ignore what's been going on here! I'm aware that you've never cared for my ideas, says Peter to Roger. These are not ideas, says Roger, ideas are the product of the human mind!--this is a product of irrational superstition. I know that you're anxious to have me leave Collinwood, says Peter, well there is one way you can hasten my departure. A simple request, perhaps? Asks Roger. (LOL!) If the seance fails, there will be no reason for me to stay on, says Guthrie. Oh? asks Roger. Once the seance is over, begins Peter. You'll forget this foolishness? Asks Roger. I'll have no choice, says Peter. Well, then let's do it at once! says Roger eagerly--come along, girls, let's gather 'round. (so subtle.) Uncle Roger, says Carolyn, he's only trying to help! says Carolyn. I'm not sure when the time will be right, says Guthrie, but I'll let you know. When do you think it will be? asks Roger. Soon, promises Peter, very likely--you'll participate? I think I should, replies Roger, I think somebody should be present who has a firm hold on their sanity. Good, that's settled then, says Peter--I'll let you know when the exact time will be. Carolyn thanks him and Vicki volunteers to show him to the door. (wasn't he supposed to stay at Collinwood?) He follows Vicki out. Carolyn chastises Roger--He's only trying to help my mother, and the only thing you can do is be rude. Oh, Kitten, please, says Roger, I've agreed to your simple little pleasures, isn't that enough? I wonder if he wants us to talk to Aunt Laura about it or if he'd prefer to do it himself? Asks Carolyn. Do you really expect Laura to join in on this lunacy? asks Roger--(Vicki rejoins them) you must be out of your mind!--I wouldn't consider it--he looks up at the ceiling--I'll be in my room if you want me, he says, just tap on the night table--seance indeed, he mumbles, I've never heard anything so ridiculous in my life. He leaves the room. Do you know what? asks Carolyn--I think the real reason Uncle Roger is objecting is because the idea of a seance frightens him, just as it does me. Do you really think your Aunt Laura will refuse? asks Vicki. Of course she will, predicts Carolyn, and we won't even have the argument we used with Uncle Roger--that it might help Mother. I don't know... says Vicki. Of course you know! says Carolyn, you know as well as I do that Aunt Laura probably had something to do with my mother's illness--she was the last person to see her--if she hadn't done anything wrong, why did she lie about that?
This Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And even though a lot of what I excerpted doesn't relate to the quote, I had to include it because every time I see Roger ask if they should do a voodoo dance at the hospital I practically start rolling around on the floor in hysterical laughter! [a1f5] And he continues to be totally priceless in the scene...
Also, this is another of the very few scenes in which Roger is seen dressed so casually - normally they have him in suits or sport coat/dress slacks, as so totally befits his buttoned up personality...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1118 (1840) - Daniel - 'We MUST make the proper funeral arrangements.'
From "#1117/1118: Robservations 09/23/03: Ben Attacked--By What?"Daniel sits at a desk in his tower prison, writing a note. Ben enters and greets him. I'm glad you're here, says Daniel, I need your help--I'm writing a note to that wasteful son of mines. You mean Mr. Gabriel? asks Ben. No, Quentin! says Daniel querulously--you've heard what he's done, haven't you?--appropriated funds from the family business. Look at me, Mr. Daniel, bids Ben--you can't write no note to Mr. Quentin--he's dead. Astounded, Daniel looks at him, then says, Quentin, dead? I told you, don't you remember? asks Ben--Mr. Quentin was lost at sea? Daniel repeats, "Lost at sea?--he always loved the sea, Ben--well, then, we must make the proper funeral arrangements." I came up to tell you there's someone waiting downstairs who is real anxious to see you, says Ben--a relative. Rubbish, says Daniel, I'll have none of that--I know my relatives too well--they all come with outstretched palms. This one ain't like that, says Ben
This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Daniel - 'But the book MUST still be there') was back on June 8th of 2021, and the second (Barnabas - 'You MUST be Daniel Collins') was back on January 11th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1226 (1841PT) - Flora - 'But we MUST be careful-- we don't want to happen to him what happened to...'
From "#1226/1227: Robservations 12/30/03: Gabriel, Insane"Collinwood drawing room - We'd just better pray Quentin finds her before she finds Kendrick, Julia, says Flora--the state she's in, she's likely to tell him more than you did. There's nothing wrong with what I told him, says Julia defensively. There was no reason to tell him anything at all, says Flora. After what he'd seen? asks Julia, I had to say something to him! How do you know he won't repeat that to everyone he meets? asks Flora. I don't know, says Julia, but it was better than saying nothing about it! We should have found some way of dealing with him a long time ago, says Flora--we always knew something like this was inevitable. I tried to deal with him, I even offered him money, says Julia. He refused? asks Flora. Yes, says Julia, he said he wouldn't take any amount of money to not see Melanie again. Do you think seeing Melanie change that way shocked him so badly, he'll never come back? asks Flora. I don't know, says Julia, there was no way of telling what he was thinking when he left. We'll have to face it, says Flora, if it didn't shock him enough, he'll be more trouble than ever--if he really is in love with Melanie, we'll never get rid of him! We've got to keep trying, insists Julia, we must convince him the situation is hopeless. Yes, agrees Flora, but we must be careful--we don't want to happen to him what happened to... Julia interrupts--how is Morgan? she asks. No change, reports Flora
This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And speaking of what Kendrick saw, I absolutely love the earlier scene as Julia angrily and desperately tries to get rid of Kendrick, going so far as to order him to leave the house and never return, only to open the drawing room doors to escort him out, but she soon sees a possessed Melanie slithering down the stairs out in the foyer and rambling about death being the only answer until no one is left and until the curse has been appeased, so Julia hastily changes tact by quickly closing the doors and saying that perhaps they can talk for a few minutes longer. But of course Kendrick sees right through that, demands to look in the foyer, and much to his shock discovers the possessed Melanie for himself. Both the version at the end of Ep #1225 and the one at the beginning of this ep are played to perfection.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #70 (1966) - Vicki - 'You MUST be the only person that's been in here in years.'
From "#0069/0070: Robservations 07/10/01: Mrs. Johnson, Spy; Josette Dances"We see our first view of the Old House, its columns gleaming eerily in the setting sun (this is a great outdoor shot--how sad that the Tarrytown Old House burned down). Flashlight in hand, David leads Vicki across the porch and up the stairs between the columns. The wind blows hard. David opens the doors and they enter. There is a lot of junk strewn all over the place; the windows are broken. It's huge, observes Vicki. It's got an attic and cellar, says David. You must be the only person that's been here in years, says Vicki. Are ghosts a person? he asks. Oh, a ghost...oh, David, they don't exist, says Vicki, annoyed. They aren't alive, but they exist, all right, David assures her--wait and see. A shutter abruptly bangs closed, scaring both David and Vicki. It bangs in the wind. I think that shutter is one of your ghosts, says Vicki. No it's not, he says, you'll know it when you see it. Vicki hugs herself against the chill. David lights a candle as the wind hums through the ancient house.
This Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #806 (1897) - Gregory - 'An evil force has aroused your spirit against me. You MUST believe that, Minerva. You MUST believe that!'
From "Robservations 1/11/03 - #805-806 - Portrait of a Confession"At Collinwood, Trask is all set to again toss the confession into the fireplace. This time, he chooses to tear it into pieces. The room darkens, wind blows, thunder rolls. Trask turns on a single lamp, then tosses the balled up paper into the trash can. The window blows open; the room is filled with eerie, outer-space sounds. Scared, he closes the window, looks around himself, and seems to be trying to escape something. He covers his ears against the awful noise, then runs into the foyer. Minerva! he cries--I know you're here, and why--leave this house!--do you hear me?--Minerva, stop doing this to me! He begs her to stop, sinks to his knees, covers his ears, screaming, "Stop it!" over and over.
The lights in the drawing room come on; all sounds subside. Trask asks Minerva, listen to me--I'm innocent! The wind howls and the supernatural sound returns, as if disputing his claim. He rises to his feet--Minerva, an evil force has roused your spirit against me, you must believe that! He covers his ears again. Silence once more, lights returning. Charles Delaware Tate asks him, are you all right?
This Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #651 (1968) - Chris - 'This is an emergency. I MUST talk to her immediately!'
From "Robservations 9/18/02 - #651-652/3 - Liz & Death; Joe vs. Werewolf"Chris stares from his awful hotel room at the moon. He gazes at his reflection in the mirror, feeling for excess facial hair. He paces, nervous. He checks his watch. He picks up the phone and calls the operator to get him 7758. The phone rings at Collinwood. Barnabas answers. Chris asks to speak to Julia. Barnabas says Julia can't come to the phone. I must speak to Julia, insists Chris. There's been an emergency with Liz, explains Barnabas. My emergency is more important, says Chris. I'll have Julia call you as soon as she can, promises Barnabas. Chris slams the phone down in frustration and looks anxiously out the window again. He falls into a chair, feeling the first stabs of pain, and we hear a wolf howling.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote, but it does reference its circumstances...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'You're very young. You MUST think about living, not about death') was back on February 6th, and the second (Julia - 'I know it's very difficult for you to accept this, Barnabas, but you MUST, for your own piece of mind') was back on April 25th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #620 (1968) - Angelique - 'Vicki's with him. Do whatever you MUST with her, but find the cross and destroy it.'
From "Robservations 8/26/02 - A Concerted Effort to Save Barnabas - #620/621"I can't control Barnabas anymore, says Ang, he has a cross that protects him, and as long as he has it, he can do whatever he wants--he can kill Eve! Adam, backing away from her, falls onto the sofa. She tells him Barnabas is in his former room, lying on his bed. He's planning to come kill Eve--I swear it. Adam vows that won't happen, but he can barely move. Vicki is with him, explains Ang, do whatever you must with her, but find the cross and destroy it Then Barnabas will be as he was before. Adam insists he cannot go. Ang says Barnabas is weaker than you are, and I know you can get there--please try, she begs. He assures her he will go and take, that cross! Ang is relieved.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #913_914 (1969) - Michael - 'She's beginning to suspect too much, David-- we MUST find a way to deal with her-- immediately.'
From "Robservations 4/29/03 - 913/914/915 - Warning for Barnabas: A Taste of Vampirism"Julia asks Michael, are you another relative of Megan and Philip's? Yes, responds Michael, I will be staying with them a while. That's nice, remarks Julia.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0913_14-4.jpg)
When Michael raises his hand, she notices the moon shaped birthmark on his wrist and stares at it. What's the matter? Asks Michael. Nothing at all, answers Julia--when is Carolyn expected? She doesn't usually come in until afternoon, says David. I'll come back then, says Julia, and leaves. "She noticed my birthmark," says Michael--"She didn't say anything, but I knew what she was thinking. She's beginning to suspect too much, David--we must find a way to deal with her--immediately." David looks unhappy at this announcement.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Michael - 'Good. Now there are some rules you'll have to obey. You MUST be very quiet. You MUST stay awake. And you may not call for help no matter what happens') was back on September 17th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1005 (1970PT) - Gladstone - 'Your experiment MUST be moving along very nicely, especially considering the amount of the quantity of the compound you're using.'
From "#1004/1005: Robservations 07/01/03:"Cyrus sits at the desk in his lab. He's just taken another shipment of the compound from Gladstone--bring another tomorrow, requests Cyrus. Another? asks Gladstone--so soon? Can you do it? asks Cyrus. Of course, says Gladstone--your experiment must be moving along very nicely, especially considering the quantity of the compound you're using. Cyrus doesn't answer at first, then says only, the experiment is continuing. Successfully? asks Gladstone eagerly. The delivery can be accepted tomorrow by Sabrina, says Cyrus, I won't be here. You still won't discuss this project, will you? asks Gladstone, sounding just a bit nuts. Apparently, that's the case, isn't it? says Cyrus.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Gladstone - 'If you're Dr. Longworth's assistant, you surely MUST know how important my compound is to his experiment') was back on July 9th of 2020, and the second (Angelexis - 'Alexis! How many times MUST I tell you only call me Alexis?!') was back on September 18th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #377 (1795) - Josette - 'We MUSTN'T care. We MUST be together!'
From "#0376/0377: Robservations 02/28/02: Andre Takes Control--He Thinks"when she answers her door, finds Jeremiah there. He swears he didn't want to be alone with her, but her flirtatious manner assures him she's very glad he stopped by. He's angry with himself, but she insists their matching brands are the result of Fate, and they should stop hiding what they feel for each other. She caresses him, and even though he shakes her and reminds her, roughly, that she loves Barnabas, they end up in a passionate clinch. She tries the rosewater on his hand, to no avail, and he tells her Naomi dreamed of this "brand for lovers." Their hands touch, they kiss again.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0377-4.jpg)
He walks away, tells her that when he's alone in his room, he doesn't feel this fever for her; then returns to her side and kisses her face. Let everyone in the house know, insists Josette. we must be together! Jeremiah succumbs, then cries out this can't be--he is leaving Collinsport, now, tonight. He races from the room. Josette is upset and confused.
The Robservations only references part of the quote - but considering that it doesn't at all reference some of the other quotes we've used from this ep, that's an excellent accomplishment...
And this quote sets another bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) again because it's the seventh time a sixth quote from the same ep has appeared in the slideshow, joining Eps #66, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993!! The first (Jeremiah - 'Because I MUST!') was back on August 22nd of 2020, the second (Jeremiah - 'It MUST! Or everyone will know!') was back on October 22nd of 2020, the third (Jeremiah - 'I MUST LEAVE this room! LEAVE this house! LEAVE this town!') was back on January 4th of 2021, the fourth (Nathan - 'Then you MUST learn everything from me') was back on September 15th of 2022, and the fifth (Josette - 'Oh Angelique, nothing MUST happen now. Not with the wedding so near') was back on September 23rd of 2022.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1218 (1841PT[-1967]) - Bramwell - 'I'm a totally changed man now-- totally changed-- and you MUST remember that!'
From "#1218/1219: Robservations 12/22/03: Unfortunate Timing"she's wrong--she's remembering something in the past--but I'm a totally changed man now--you must remember that--and she cannot accept it! The thought didn't even occur to me until I was on my way back here, says Daphne. Furious, seemingly talking to himself, Bramwell wonders, how dare Catherine try to interfere with our lives--she chose how to live hers--now let her live it and let us alone! Oh, Bramwell, says Daphne, why is there so much emotion in your voice when you speak of her? There are many kinds of emotions, says Bramwell, and anger is one of them, and I've never been one to hide my anger--you will have to learn that. I have learned it, says Daphne, stepping back from the intensity of his emotions, and you still haven't said the words I want to hear. I love you--very much, he says (and gets a zero on the love meter for his lack of sincerity). No, says Daphne, I know you better than you think, and I know you didn't mean what you said. She gazes at him regretfully.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Josette - 'You MUST answer that as honestly as you know how') was back on December 13th of 2020, the second (Carrie - 'Well I'll try. But you MUST understand, whatever I see in the future I have no control over') was back on March 12th of 2021, and the third (Josette - 'We MUST talk, Catherine--alone') was back on February 14th. So that all means that Ep #1218 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197 and #1199. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1150 (1840) - Randall - 'Someone at Collinwood MUST have a key. I'll go there and I'll be back here as soon as I can make it.'
From "#1150/1151: Robservations 11/03/03: Gerard Gives Daphne Dreams"he can't spend another moment down in that basement, he feels the presence of evil down there! There's no key, says Randall, he probably took it with him. Break the lock, says Trask. I can't, objects Randall, the door is solid iron--someone at Collinwood must have a key, he'll go there and return as soon as he can. Randall! calls Trask through the bars, please hurry!
The Robservations references the quote quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Randall - 'I MUST. I MUST, there is an innocent woman dying in Rose Cottage') was back on May 11th of 2020.
Apparently we like quoting Randall from this ep, even if it's been over three years since we first did so..
And it probably wouldn't hurt to mention once again for those who still might not know that the role of 1840's Randall Drew was originally created for Don Briscoe but he was unable to play it...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #170 (1967) - Carolyn - 'My uncle will be along in a moment and I MUST warn you, though, his attitude is not the best.'
From "#0170/0171: Robservations 09/19/01: Laura, Saboteur, Dream-Weaver"Vicki lights the candles. We must keep in mind that experience may be a very gratifying one, he says, we may be able to understand the reason for Mrs. Stoddard's trance. Carolyn enters and greets Peter. My uncle will be along in a moment, she says, I must warn you, his attitude is not the best. Mr. Collins' attitude doesn't bother me in the least, he assures her. Good luck to all of us, she says, on this occasion. I hear someone toasting, quips Roger, but I don't see anyone drinking--good evening, Doctor. Peter greets Roger and says if they're all ready, they can begin. I'm as ready as I'll ever be, says Carolyn. Vicki says she is, too, continuing to light the candles. Let's get it over with, agrees Roger. If you'll all sit at the table, I'll turn out the light, says Guthrie. He closes the double doors and turns out all the lights, then turns on the recorder. How very restful, remarks Roger. Make yourselves as comfortable as possible, advises Guthrie. He sits across from Roger. Vicki and Carolyn face each other. Our object here tonight, says Peter, is to summon the ghost of Josette Collins--now we're all reasonably certain that she's been trying to communicate with us (Vicki looks nervous)--now we feel if we can create the proper atmosphere and right state of mind, that she will come into this room and speak to us--she might either appear to one of us or use one of us as a medium, to speak through. Well I certainly hope she uses you, doctor, it will be something to remember, hearing her voice coming out of your mouth.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And I do so love this period of Roger because he gets some of the best lines, like how it would be something to hear Josette's voice coming out of Dr. Guthrie's mouth. [santa_grin]
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Dr. Guthrie - 'We MUST keep this circle unbroken at all times') was back on May 2nd of 2020, and the second (Mrs. Johnson - 'Oh, they MUST be upstairs. They'll be down in a few minutes') was back on June 7th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #69 (1966) - Burke - 'Well, I MUST admit, I did jump the gun.'
From "#0069/0070: Robservations 07/10/01: Mrs. Johnson, Spy; Josette Dances"Uncle Roger could no more have killed Mr. Malloy than I could--do you mind if I get a drink of water? She starts to go to the kitchen and he stops her, saying that place is an awful mess--I'll get it for you. He does so, preventing Sarah's being discovered. Burke and Sarah look at each other as he fills a glass with water. He smiles at Sarah before returning to Carolyn, to whom he hands the water. She drinks. Maybe I was a little hasty about that part of it, says Burke--it seemed so logical. You just don't know Uncle Roger the way I do, she says. And you don't know him he way I do, counters Burke--but I must admit, I did jump the gun--I have a lot on my mind. I know you have, she says. Bill Malloy's death struck me harder than most people, he says, I guess because he was my only real friend--I guess the only other person affected as much was Mrs. Johnson.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1232 (1841PT) - Morgan - 'He MUST NOT see her anymore, because if he does, I'm going to kill him.'
From "#1232/1233: Robservations 01/07/04: Daphne Falls Ill"but I'm no less angry at Bramwell--he must not see her anymore, because if he does, I'm going to kill him. Julia comes in--that isn't the answer, she chastises--I told you not to get upset about this. I can't help it, he says.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Bramwell - 'Daphne, nothing MUST ever happen to you--nothing') was back on May 12th of 2020, the second (Josette - 'But you know what the doctor said. You need complete rest-- you MUST STAY in bed') was back on January 21st of 2021, and the third (Morgan - 'No, you're right. I MUST never think anything like that. I'm sorry') was back on June 16th. So that all means that Ep #1232 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199 and #1218. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #849 (1897) - Quentin - 'I MUST be wrong, it can't be the same one.'
From "Robservations 3/12/03 - #848/849 - Return of Aristede; Music Box Mystery"Quentin pours himself a drink in he drawing room. She holds up the music box--do I owe you thanks for it? she asks. He's shocked to see it--where did you get it? he demands. I hoped you could tell me, she says. I don't know, says Q. You've seen it before, she challenges him--where? I must be wrong, it can't be the same one, he says. Who did it belong to? she asks---it matters to me, a great deal. He reluctantly tells her it belonged to a relative who once lived at the Old House. Barnabas Collins? she asks. How do you know that name? he asks. I collect information, she says craftily, and remember what I hear--you wouldn't expect me to forget a vampire, would you?--I listen when people speak--now is there any reason I shouldn't know? No, not now, he says--Barnabas is dead. I think I saw him the first night I was here, says Kitty--I cannot believe he was a vampire. She opens the music box and asks, "If this was his, why was it given to me?"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0849-2.jpg)
I don't know, says Quentin. She looks haughty and disbelieving. She drops the lid, closing off the music.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #545 (1968) - Nicholas - 'You MUSTN'T worry about what other people think, Adam, and you needn't always do what other people want you to do. You MUST learn to be a strong-willed individual.'
From "Robservations 7/1/02 - Stokes Demands Answers - #544/545"Adam is reading when Nicholas appears in his room. Adam, surprised, orders Nicholas to leave, but the warlock tells him they will be good friends. Carolyn is his friend, insists Adam, but Nicholas points but so is Stokes, whom he knows. Stokes told me you were here, reveals Blair, and I am going to be teaching you, too, taking up where Stokes left off. He knows Adam will finish the simple books soon, and Nicholas will see to his higher learning--Carolyn doesn't know I'm here, says Nicholas. Adam smiles and admits he likes Carolyn very much, and Nicholas tells him not to worry about what others think or do what others want him to do-he must be a strong-willed individual. He tells Adam he is stronger than other people, bigger, can learn faster, has a better brain, can do things others can't-a very important person.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0545-2.jpg)
Adam likes this ego-stroking a lot. Nicholas promises he will learn, with his help, how important he is. Nicholas says he's never seen anyone quite like Adam, a man who, with his guidance, can alter the course of history. Adam likes this, too. Nicholas shakes his hand and promises they will be going a long way together.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And speaking of the quote, there you have it, the advice from Nicholas that would go on to completely ruin Adam's character!! [santa_sad] [santa_angry]
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'You MUST NOT die through magic--Nicholas would surely know that I was responsible') was back on May 29th of 2020, and the second (Carolyn - 'But we MUST be more careful') was back on December 13th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #318 (1967) - Barnabas - 'What else can I do? The boy MUST be silenced!'
From "#0317/0318: Robservations 01/16/02: Who Influrnces Barnabas?--Only Sarah"In the secret room, Barnabas accuses Julia of arousing Woodard's curiosity. He opens the panel. David must be silenced, insists Barnabas, but Julia protests. Barnabas opens the coffin and shoves her into it violently.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote entirely but does reference it well - and during this period where the Robservations lack details, that's something major...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'You MUST find Sarah and persuade her not to tell David any more of your secrets') was back on June 24th, and the second (Barnabas - 'And I MUST see to it that it doesn't happen to me') was back on August 15th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #119 (1966) - Liz - 'You MUST be frozen, come on inside.'
From "#0119/0120: Robservations 08/13/01: Roger vs. Burke; Carolyn vs. Joe"There's a knock at the door. Carolyn goes to answer. It's Joe and Burke, reporting they didn't find a trace of Vicki. Roger, left alone in the drawing room, looks pissed off at the sound of Burke's voice. We searched just about everyplace, says Joe. You must be frozen, says Liz, come on inside. I could stand to thaw out a little, agrees Burke. They troop into the drawing room and Burke spots Roger. What do you have there? Roger demands of Burke. A weapon, says Burke, holding up the rifle. It's mine, isn't it? asks Roger. I didn't want them to go out without some protection, says Liz, sitting on the sofa. It could be dangerous in here, as we'll as outside, quips Burke, handing Roger back his rifle. If you don't mind, says Roger, the sight of you with a loaded gun is not a very comfortable picture.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Joe - 'We MUST have criss-crossed each other's paths about a dozen times') was back on December 2nd of 2020, the second (Carolyn - 'It MUST be the company I keep') was back on August 28th of 2021, and the third (Joe - 'Well, one thing I'll say for you, you MUST have covered an awful lot of ground') was back on November 13th of 2021. So that all means that Ep #119 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #717 (1897) - Beth - 'Try to understand-- you MUST be good! Will you be good?'
From "Robservations - #716/717 -11/6/02 - Jenny and Her Babies"if you do what you did today, Miss Judith will send you away, warns Beth. Jenny insists Judith can't do anything; she's nobody. Beth says that's not true anymore--she owns the house now, everything, gives all the orders, even to her brothers-- everyone! says Beth bitterly--and you must, too--you have got to be good, and quiet and try to understand or she'll send you far away.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0717-3.jpg)
This upsets Jenny, who asks, Will she let me take my babies with me? Yes, Beth assures her. Jenny calms again--that's all that matters. No, says Beth, try to understand--you must be good!--will you be good? Yes, says Jenny, covering her "babies"--the climate I used to live in was warmer than here--do you think my babies will get a chill? Resigned to the madwoman's inattention, Beth assures her they will be fine.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Judith - 'And I also know that Rachel is beginning to suspect more than she should. She MUSTN'T know anything about Jenny. Nobody MUST') was back on September 26th of 2021, the second (Judith - 'Beth, she MUST go') was back on February 26th of 2022, and the third (Barnabas - 'Why did the light go out? I MUST know. I don't need a key, but I MUST do it Rachel's way-- I MUST use a key. Where is she? Where is she?') was back on September 29th of 2022. So that all means that Ep #717 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #520 (1968) - Julia - 'You MUST hope, Barnabas.'
From "Robservations 6/13/02 - #519/520 - Trask Makes it Right"Julia says Trask finally got his revenge on Angelique, and Barn speculates on whether the Reverend returned to "that other world." They both wish there was a way to know for certain, that Trask could give them a sign. Then she remembers-Trask's skeleton. If he's ended Cassandra, his skeleton will be back where it was, Trask at peace at last. They must go check-if it's there, Barnabas will be free. Eagerly, they leave together for the Old House basement. Barnabas fears even looking, wondering if Trask won't rest until he finishes him, too. Julia reassures him. Julia checks first-the skeleton is there! "It's true!" exults Barnabas. "Angelique is no more!" He hardly dares to believe it, and asks Ang to give him a sign if she still exists. No, says Barn, she won't appear-her cruelty will want him to hope. He must hope, says Julia
The Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1236 (1841[-1967]) - Brutus' Ghost - 'You MUST prove yourself worthy of such a mission.'
From "#1236/1237: Robservations 01/12/04: Gabriel Attacks Again"I have given my orders, says Brutus, you will carry them out--do you not appreciate the honor I am bestowing on you?--allow you to kill my enemies--you must prove yourself worthy of such a mission. I will be, says Gabriel, picking up the knife, and he leaves. Brutus' ghost fades away, but not before we hear his laughter.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Gabriel - 'No one MUST know anything about this') was back on June 17th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #754 (1897) - Jamison - 'It MUST be very far away.'
From "Robservations 1/6/03 - #754-755 - Laura Pursues Barnabas"I know you love me, she says--go away with me--it will all be so wonderful--even time will be different!--where we're going, there is no time. This disturbs him, so she amends it--what I mean is, people don't pay attention to time. It must be very far away, says Jamison. It's a place of warm sun, she describes, very sunny--you'll love it there, it's a place of special people. Jamison wants to know what this fabulous place is called (Las Vegas?). I'll tell you, promises Laura, if you agree to come with me--I don't want you telling your father. I'm worried you'll leave without me if I say no, worries Jamison. I must go, she says. When? He asks. I can't stay much longer, she warns him. I don't want you to go, protests the boy. Then come with me, says Laura--Nora will come with us, it will be just the three of us; just like when you were young--"Darling, I cry every night when I think of you and Nora in that dreadful school." (oh, good one, Laura!)(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0754-2.jpg)
--Edward won't be able to stop us--we won't let him know when we leave. When would we leave? He asks. Tonight, she says--say yes, darling. Jamison agrees--I'll go! She hugs him, stroking his hair. You'll learn so much so quickly, she gushes, it will be well worth what we much go through--and we shall be together, always. . ."
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Edward - 'We MUST get her to the house before it gets back') was back on November 29th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #69 (1966) - Burke - 'There's only one important family in this town. You MUST mean the Collins family.'
From "#0069/0070: Robservations 07/10/01: Mrs. Johnson, Spy; Josette Dances"Burke's suite - Sarah Johnson comes to call, and Burke tells her he's glad she could come. You said it might help find who murdered Mr. Malloy, she says. Then you agree with me that he was killed? asks Burke. Yes, that was no accidental drowning, she says, the way they would have you believe. They way who would have you believe? asks Burke. Everyone, she replies--the sheriff, the doctor, they think if they can write this off as an accidental death, they could close the case and no harm done. You think they'd like that? asks Burke. Of course, says Sarah, if they investigated with half the sense the good Lord gave them, they might turn up embarrassing information about certain people in this town. There's only one important family in this town--the Collinses, he says. Yes, she agrees. Did Mr. Malloy ever have any misunderstanding with any of them--with Roger in particular? asks Burke. Well, he thought the world of Mrs. Stoddard, says Sarah--he didn't have much use for Roger. Isn't that strange? asks Burke, I don't have much use for Roger, either--between us, maybe we can do something about it. She looks at him expectantly.
The Robservations references the quote well, but leaves out the "must" part - shameful...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Burke - 'Well, I MUST admit, I did jump the gun') was back on December 22nd.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #151 (1967) - Liz - 'Laura MUST go. She MUST leave here immediately!'
From "#0150/0151: Robservations 09/05/01: Strange Visitation"her feeling for Burke is a normal, healthy passion--a woman who's experiencing that might do almost anything for the man involved--what would Burke most want her to do? You're forgetting about David, says Liz, she wants him, and mother love is a strong emotion. After all these years, where does it suddenly come from? asks Carolyn--why did she never make any attempts to communicate with David, even when she was getting well. Because she knew he wouldn't like it, says Liz. That would account for a kind of weak mother love, says Carolyn--when she suddenly appeared, without telling anyone she was coming back, why was Burke one of the first people to speak with her? I don't know, admits Liz. After everything we've put her through, how fond do you think she is of Uncle Roger--of any of us? wonders Carolyn--do you think she'd be above wanting to hurt us?--do you think it might not even be considered normal for her to want to? I suppose it could, admits Liz. What would be the best way for Laura and Burke to hurt us? asks Carolyn.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0151-1.jpg)
Through David, says Liz, the last of the Collins--the one hope of our name being carried on--oh, Carolyn--David! Yes, Mother, says Carolyn--David. Liz gets up from the table. Laura must go, she must leave here immediately! Insists Liz.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #250 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Now you know what you MUST do just before the sun sets, don't you?'
From "#0249/0250: Robservations 11/16/01: Maggie Fakes It"Maggie follows the sounds of the hammering (Willie has built the coffin for her vampire self) and eavesdrops on Barnabas and Willie down in the basement. Barnabas explains that his power over Maggie isn't absolute, but once she becomes as he is, he will have none--she will be his, forever, Josette, and never remember Maggie. Barnabas comments that he's sure Josette will love the coffin, but Maggie, hugging a brick wall, listening to all this, doesn't look anything but petrified.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0250-2.jpg)
The Robservations, being another with very little detail, doesn't reference the quote at all. However, the quote comes up before Willie says he knows he's to bring her the gown she's supposed to wear and then he's to bring her down there, and before Barnabas explains about his power over Maggie...
It's funny how in these early Old House eps people get to the basement after going through the doors in the drawing room between the windows and the fireplace, but that's completely forgotten about in future eps and there's a steel door in the foyer that leads to the basement. And we can't even try to explain it away by saying maybe Willie eventually installed a more direct route to the basement while he was fixing up the house because the steel door is used in 1795/96.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'My name. My name. I MUST remember my name') was back on November 3rd.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #398 (1796) - Angelique - 'I MUST say it comes as kind of a shock to find that one's husband is hiding another woman in the house.'
From "#0397/0398: Robservations 03/14/02: Mr. & Mrs. Barnabas Collins"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0398-2.jpg)
Barnabas finds Angelique wide awake in the drawing room, and fuming about his failure to tell her he's hiding a woman in their house. Oops, says Barn, he intended to tell her, but there's been no opportunity. Vicki is there for protection from Trask, insists Barnabas, but Angelique hints there's another reason, and Barnabas laughingly accuses his bride of jealousy. Does I have reason to be? demands Ang. No, Barnabas says. Why is he taking the risk of hiding Miss Winters, then? Barnabas explains he doesn't believe in witchcraft, and even if he did, he doesn't believe Vicki is a witch--does Angelique believe Vicki is a witch? asks Barn, to which Ang responds, "I know nothing of witches." She was just upset he kept this from her, and he apologizes for doing so. They hug, and she says they've both been cast aside by his family, they only have each other. . .she promises to keep quiet about Vicki. They kiss as he heads off into town to find work, and she watches him leave from a window. She won't tell anyone about Vicki, but that doesn't mean no one will find out...
The Robservations, being yet another with very little detail, doesn't entirely reference the quote, but it does reference its circumstances well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'Why did he turn on me? He MUST be under the control of someone else, but who could it be?') was back on October 8th of 2021, and the second (Barnabas - 'And now I MUST go into Collinsport this morning. There are some people there I MUST see about work. Do you mind being left alone for a while?') was back on November 23rd.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #506 (1968) - Carolyn - 'It MUST be the most terrifying thing that's ever happened to him. He was shaking like a leaf the whole time he was in the room.'
From "Robservations 6/4/02 - #505/506 - Adam Over the Edge"he kept jabbering about a dream he had and had to tell me about it. He's having hallucinations, says Liz, he told her about some dream, too, at the Old House. Carolyn thinks what scared her the most was the way he spoke of the dream-it must be the most terrifying thing that's ever happened to him--he acted like he had no peace of mind until he talked about the dream. He said Carolyn was the one he had to tell the dream to, which puzzles both women. He took a huge risk, breaking into my room, says Carolyn, yet he did it anyway-why? Willie's mental state, guesses Liz, but Carolyn said he didn't act deranged, just terribly frightened. Carolyn thinks Willie really did have this dream and for some reason, she is the only person he could tell about it.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0506-4.jpg)
Liz doesn't believe this, and tells Carolyn to go to sleep. No, says Carolyn, she's afraid. No one can get in, Liz assures her. But it's the dream that is scaring Carolyn-if she goes to sleep now, she'll have the dream Willie was telling her, and if she does, she's afraid she'll die!
The Robservations only references about half of the quote, but what it does reference, it does so well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Now lock your door after I go out. You MUST get some sleep') was back on March 28th of 2022, the second (Barnabas - 'No, you MUST stay here and help me with the search') was back on November 17th, and the third (Liz - 'But he kept you against your will. He MUST have had to use force') was back on November 24th. So that all means that Ep #506 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #647 (1968) - Liz - 'You MUST lie down.'
From "Robservations 9/16/02 - #647/648 - Madame Findlay Tries to Help"Liz leads Roger to his room; but all he can speak of is that wire. She helps him sit up in bed. This happened at a bad time, he laments--I have business in London the day after tomorrow. That can be changed, says Liz.
Even though the Robservations isn't in the period where there's little detail, the quote isn't referenced at all. However, it's delivered at the very outset of the scene as Liz helps Roger into his bedroom...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Madame Findley - 'A war is being waged and we MUST find the one who started it') was back on April 30th of 2020, the second (Madame Findley - 'No. No, Mrs. Stoddard. You MUST tell nothing about this house, neither its history nor your personal experiences') was back on May 6th of 2021, and the third (Madame Findley - 'You...MUST...show...me!') was back on June 19th of 2021. (Apparently we REALLY love to quote Madam Findley from this ep. [snow_wink]) So that all means that Ep #647 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #754 (1897) - Barnabas - 'A werewolf at Collinwood-- he MUST be connected somehow to Chris Jennings. This MUST be how Chris' curse started. But where are the clues? I MUST find him, put him in the mausoleum.'
From "Robservations 1/6/03 - #754-755 - Laura Pursues Barnabas"Barnabas finds Edward in the drawing room, examining a rifle. Barnabas joins him and tells him Beth doesn't want them to send for a doctor. Disbelieving, Edward recounts how the animal--if that's what it was--was wearing clothing and walked like a man. Your bullets won't kill this creature, warns Barnabas. Nonsense, insists Edward, desperate to go searching for his son. Jamison might have gone to Laura, suggests Barnabas. This makes sense to Edward, who passes his rifle onto Barnabas--"I don't put much trust in your cane." Edward leaves. Barnabas wishes he had silver bullets, realizing that, for the first time since I arrived in this century, I understand why I'm here. He knows THIS werewolf is connected to Chris, and hopes to solve at least one of his riddles soon--he'll stash the creature in the mausoleum.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference the circumstances surrounding it...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Edward - 'We MUST get her to the house before it gets back') was back on November 29th, and the second (Jamison - 'It MUST be very far away') was back on December 31st.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #910 (1969) - Julia - 'She MUST either know or suspect that he is really Quentin Collins.'
From "Robservations 4/25/03 - 909-910 - Grant Goes With Olivia; Music For Q's Memory?"when I went to the hospital to get Grant, he said he didn't want me to treat him anymore, refused to come with me. Why, asks Chris, if he has amnesia, would he turn you down? He left with Olivia, reveals Julia. i don't get it, says Chris--why is she so interested in him? She either knows or suspects he's really Quentin, says Julia--let me see the x-ray. She holds it up to the lamp and says, now I know why she's so interested in the painting--there's another painting under it--a portrait!
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote exactly, but it does reference it well - though it shamefully leaves out the word "must"...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1007 (1970PT) - Liz - 'Quentin, you MUST listen.'
From "#1006/1007: Robservations 07/02/03: Gladstone's Blackmail: PT From the Other Side"did you enjoy New York? I saw Maggie there, she says. Quentin turns away. She rises from her chair, going after him--you must listen, she insists. I'm not interested in what she has to say about me, he says. She's not bitter, she's hurt, says Liz. I don't want to hear about it! says Quentin, avoiding her. Don't be a fool, she says. And don't you be a meddler, he retorts. Maggie wants you to come to New York, she says. And how does she expect me to get there? he asks--does she want me to come on my knees? If you love her, Quentin, go, advises Liz. Does Maggie have a list of demands I'm to give in to? he asks. She wants nothing but the assurance of your love, Liz responds. Isn't she interested enough to find out? he asks nastily. Quentin, says Liz... She left me, he reminds her. You forced her to, says Liz. How? he asks--by not forcing Alexis to leave this house? She thought Alexis was Angelique, Liz reminds him, you know that. A hysterical idea that had no basis in reality, argues Quentin--does she know that Alexis is still here?.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1007-2.jpg)
Angelique listens in, a smile on her face. She assumed that, says Liz, knowing how stubborn you are.. Stubbornness has nothing to do with it, insists Quentin. Yes it does, says Liz--it's making both of you desperately unhappy. You let me decide about my state of happiness, says Quentin testily, I don't need you to decide for me--I don't expect you to understand me and Maggie. Because you don't understand yourself, says Liz pointedly. Quentin turns and says I understand one thing--I don't want a child for a wife, and only a child runs away and sulks--if you are in touch with her, you should tell her that. He leaves the room.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Hoffman - 'Perhaps I'm back to make things ready for you, as I always did when you were away. That is what I MUST believe') was back on August 20th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1077 (1970) - Quentin - 'Well, I MUST say that your gratitude is less than overwhelming.'
From "#1076/1077: Robservations - 08/22/03: Quentin Besotted"Quentin knocks at David's door, making Daphne disappear. Quentin has brought his camera, which David wanted to borrow for the picnic (another clue!). Thank you, says David. i must say your gratitude is less than overwhelming, says Q, you've been wanting to use my camera for the last year, and now...Quentin stops. David, he says, I'd swear that I smelled lilacs. It's too late for them to bloom, says David. I know that, says Quentin
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'You MUST have led me here for a reason-- if you need help, there's nothing I won't do, but you MUST appear to me') was back on February 16th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1129 (1840) - Barnabas - 'It MUST be only an animal.'
From "#1129/1130: Robservations 10/13/03: A Certain Blond Returns"Barnabas and Julia roam the woods, hearing something heavy moving about. Barnabas hands Julia the lantern and takes his cane in hand, holding it as a weapon. They hear the sound retreating, and Barn figures it's only an animal. They come across the dead body of Hortense. Barnabas! calls Julia.
The Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1206 (1841PT) - Julia - 'The two of you MUST think of the scandal.'
From "#1205/1206: Robservations 12/12/03: Wedding Interruptus"I always knew you and I would have a fight someday, says Morgan, but I thought it would be with our hands (didn't you two already do that?)--but pistols are better. No, screams Catherine. She and Julia stand there. Go back to Collinwood! orders Morgan. There will be no duel! insists Catherine. That is up to us! says Bramwell. Think of the scandal, warns Julia. What a ridiculous reason to stop this duel! says Morgan--we are going back to Collinwood, he orders Catherine and Julia. I will not let you kill each other! cries Catherine. We are leaving, commands Morgan
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it does references its circumstances well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Morgan - 'I MUST get to him') was back on November 12th of 2020, and the second (Josette - 'You haven't asked me, Bramwell, but I MUST say it--you MUST forget Catherine') was back on June 1st.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #70 (1966) - Carolyn - 'She MUST feel almost like a widow now. She has no place where she feels needed.'
From "#0069/0070: Robservations 07/10/01: Mrs. Johnson, Spy; Josette Dances"You were worried about the dinner, says Carolyn--there, you see what you ought to have is a housekeeper and cook--it's silly for you to do all that. Why are you suddenly so interested in a housekeeper for Collinwood? asks Liz--do you think we owe something to Sarah Johnson? Yes I do, says Carolyn, Mr. Malloy worked for our company, so in a way, Mrs. Johnson did, too--she must feel almost like a widow now--she has no place where she feels needed. I'm glad you're so considerate, darling, says Liz. Besides, grins Carolyn, she's a great cook. Ah ha! says Liz. That's only one reason, says Carolyn. I'm relieved to hear there's nothing but good food on your mind, teases Liz. Then you will ask her? says Carolyn. I'll think about it, promises Liz and walks toward the stairs. Carolyn closes the window, smiling, pleased.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
Interesting that Carolyn gives a reason to hire Mrs Johnson is because she's a great cook - that's not exactly how the show describes her cooking in later eps. [ghost_nowink]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'You MUST be the only person that's been in here in years') was back on December 12th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #252 (1967) - Joe - 'Well, I MUST say there's nothing like the Collins family for setting this town on its ear.'
From "#0251/0252: Robservations 11/17/01: And Then Came Buzz"Joe and Vicki are having drinks at the Blue Whale when he tells her he saw Buzz' motorcycle gang revving their engines--and Carolyn was with them. On a second go-round, they left a pile of beer cans in their wake--and Carolyn was still with them. Vicki says Carolyn is just doing this to upset her mother, then suggests that Liz might be marrying Jason because he's charming and not unattractive. Joe, however, thinks Mrs. Stoddard is heading for a fall. Buzz and Carolyn lurch in, both drunk, and order more booze at the bar. Vicki and Joe are upset to see her in such gruesome company, and not at all happy when Carolyn drags Buzz to their table to introduce them.
Being in the period where there's little detail, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, Joe delivers it after Vicki says Carolyn is with Buzz to get back at her mother and before the subject of Liz' impending marriage to Jason comes up...
And how great that Midnite uncovered another Joe quote. [spin] So few are actually acknowledged in the Robservations and are mostly discovered completely by accident.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #399 (1796) - Vicki - 'No matter what happens, you MUSTN'T tell anyone you've seen me, especially your Aunt Abigail and your father. Do you understand?'
From "#0399/0400: Robservations 03/15/02: Is My Wife A Witch?"Sarah has found Vicki in her upstairs room, but the latter denies calling to the child. Sarah complains that she never sees her brother anymore, nor Miss Winters, and Abigail is very scary! Vicki sympathizes with her. However, Vicki is very upset to learn that Abigail and Joshua are downstairs--she has to hide! Sarah takes her to a hiding place in the attic that no one knows about, and promises not to tell anyone she saw her.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly and only references its circumstances through Sarah's response...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Abigail - 'The Old House MUST be searched!') was back on April 21st of 2020.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #510 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'Julia, thank goodness it's you. You MUST come here immediately.'
From "Robservations 6/6/02 - #509/510 - Adam's New Friend/Taken to Trask"Stokes calmly dials Collinwood, luckily reaching Julia, and tells her to come immediately-he might have just killed a man!
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it does reference its circumstances...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #755 (1897) - Laura - 'Barnabas, you MUST feel quite the hero. Were there tears in Edward's eyes when you brought the boy to him?'
From "Robservations 1/6/03 - #754-755 - Laura Pursues Barnabas"Barnabas prepares to leave, but runs into. She taunts him about playing the hero--were there tears in Edward's eyes when you brought his son home to him?--and blames the boy's illness on the school--tell Edward I've come for my son. She tries to stall Barnabas leaving; he says, I'll leave you to plot your revenge.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0755-1.jpg)
I will have it! Laura hisses at him--before this day is over, I will have it!
The Robservations paraphrase the quote but does so well... (The Robservations also leaves out identifying Laura by name as the person Barnabas runs into.)
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Beth - 'Oh, Quentin. Quentin, there MUST be something we can do. There MUST be') was back on June 25th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1010 (1970PT) - Yaeger - 'Well, well, what deep dark secret is Will Loomis keeping from the rest of the world? I MUST find out. Perhaps it's something that might come in handy some day.'
From "#1010/1011: Robservations 07/08/03: Interview With a Vampire--Finis!"Yaeger enters a room--this has to be another building on the Collins estate, he muses, the only one that could have a cellar this size is Loomis house.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1010-4.jpg)
He spots Barnabas' chained coffin and runs his hands over it. Well, well, he wonders, what dark secret is Will Loomis keeping from the rest of the world? I must find out, decides Yaeger--it just might come in handy someday. Using nothing more than his hands, he begins to remove the chains from the coffin!
The Robservations paraphrase the last part of the quote but does so well...
And the scene in which the quote appears not only closes Ep #1010 but is the Teaser for Ep #1011. The second version is a restaging by Henry Kaplan of his own previous version. And as can be seen in a comparison of the two, he didn't have the camera go in as close on Yaeger the second time around -
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(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/ds1011-1.jpg)
- though I'm actually shocked that Kaplan didn't end each version with a camera shot that practically went up Yaeger's nostrils because, if you pay attention to so many of his eps, it's an understatement to say Kaplan just loved extreme closeups!!
Also, interestingly enough, there weren't any candles lit in the basement in the first version, which in and of itself is shocking because DS is a show in which there have been candles lit in the secret room of the mausoleum even though no one has been in there for days or even weeks...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #911 (1969) - Julia - 'I know I-I MUST explain but please, please let me choose the time.'
From "Robservations 4/28/03 - #911-912 - Leviathan Amy?; Harrison Monroe Delaware Tate"Grant comes out and remarks, you and Barnabas aren't the only ones who know Quentin. No, she says. That requires an explanation, too, he says--does everyone in the house know Quentin? No, says Julia, the children do. How's that possible? asks Grant. He came back from the dead, says Julia. Grant laughs--is that what you think I'VE done?--no wonder you're interested--a ghost with amnesia, that could be fascinating--I might forget that I'm dead! he says sarcastically. Julia reminds him, I treated you in the hospital, I know you're alive. And the kid saw a ghost, how do you explain that? asks Grant. I want you to explain it to me, says Julia. I have no answers, says Grant--you know that, (he grabs her arm in a painful grip) and you'd better start giving me some if you expect to see me here again.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0911-1.jpg)
Hurting in his grip, Julia says, I know I have to explain, but please let me choose the time. He releases her. She cradles her sore arm and unlocks the door.
The Robservations changes the "must" to "have to" - shameful!!
And I didn't even realize at the time I took the capture for the quote -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0119ds_0.jpg)
- that it was so similar to the capture that's used in the Robservations and the capture I took for the quote. But at any rate, I love them both and think either would make a great Julia avatar...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1130 (1840) - Leticia - 'Where are you? Where are you? There is danger for you. I MUST find you before they do, for they are enemies.''
From "#1129/1130: Robservations 10/13/03: A Certain Blond Returns"Leticia looks at the head and says to it that she has tried before and will again--"Body of Judah Zachary, she calls, "show me where you are, for I have been chosen to find you--by the powers that I possess, let me see. . .let me see--men, I see men searching for you--where are you?--where are you?--this is danger for you, I must find you before they do, for they are enemies--body of Judah Zachary, show yourself to me!" She sees a vision of boots, of the creature lying on the ground covered in leaves. Yes, she says, yes! She turns to the head and says I know what I must do now, Judah Zachary.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this quote is a perfect example of what I referred to the other day -
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- though I'm actually shocked that Kaplan didn't end each version with a camera shot that practically went up Yaeger's nostrils because, if you pay attention to so many of his eps, it's an understatement to say Kaplan just loved extreme closeups!!
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- because I had to take the capture for this quote -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0120ds_0.jpg)
- early on or what I would have ended up with would have been this -
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The nose knows!
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[pointing-up] Maybe that actually was Henry Kaplan's directorial philosophy. If so, it would explain a lot...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1207_1208 (1841PT) - Gerard - 'Tool shed. We MUST find a tool shed. If I remember correctly, there is one inside the stable. Come along.''
From "#1207_1208/1209: Robservations 12/15/03: Plagued; A Grisly Discovery"Gerard and Kendrick walk through the woods, searching for Stella. Why are you stopping here? ask Kendrick--there are no buildings around. We're no longer looking for a building, says Gerard--tool shed--we must find a tool shed, and if I remember correctly, there is one inside the stable--come along. They hurry off.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly - if only it hadn't added the word "and," as in "and if I remember correctly"...
And hmmm - could that quote be evidence that the original site of the Tool Shed Bar & Grille in PT was in an actual tool shed on the Collins estate? [snow_wink] [snow_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #71 (1966) - Burke - 'Well, you MUST have some idea. It's your report he'll be reading.'
From "#0071/0072: Robservations 07/11/01: A Suspect Day With Roger"When do you expect the coroner's findings? Asks Burke. Sometime today, says Patterson, sitting on his desk. How do you think it will go?--you must have some idea--it's your report he'll be reading. What's your guess? asks Patterson. I think it depends on how much weight the Collins family carries, says Burke. They own the biggest house, says Patterson, the biggest fishing fleet, cannery--but they don't own me or the coroner! I'd like to believe that, says Burke. You'd better believe it, advises Patterson, annoyed--no matter how this decision goes, it's going to be an honest decision, and I don't want any trouble from you!
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1131 (1840[-1967]) - Barnabas - 'Julia, you MUST go to Bedford-- find out what you can about the trial. There MUST be some newspaper file of some sort. We MUST find out.'
From "#1131/1132: Robservations 10/20/03: Julia Under Zachary's Control"Old House - Barnabas speaks of a missing head, a headless body--is it still missing? he asks Julia. It was when the governess was killed by a headless body, says Julia. They could have been brought together after that, says Barnabas, and if they are, what kind of evil could be along us? In 1970, they had no idea all this was involved--if the head was so important at this time, surely Daphne would have told them. Maybe she never had a chance to learn about it, says Barnabas--they've got to find out more about Judah Zachary if they are to understand any of this, says Barn. Julia asks if that's the name of the man when he was alive. Yes, says Barnabas, he was convicted to witchcraft in 1692 in the town of Bedford--decapitation is an unusual form of execution for witchcraft, there must be a reason for that--you must go to Bedford, he says, find out what you can about the trial, there must be a file of some sort--we must find out--Bedford was an important port at that time--can you go this evening? Probably, she says, but the courthouse probably isn't open in the evening. You must try, insists Barnabas
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angerie - 'Harriet Collins, return again to the waters that are your grave, but know, you MUST COME to Daniel whenever he thinks of Angelique') was back on January 20th of 2021.
And, of course, Angerie = Angelique using the alias Valerie...
And every time I see this ep I remember how thrilling it was that MPI first released it (along with Ep #1130) on VHS apart from the other 1840 eps -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1840FlashbackCover.jpg)
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #401 (1796) - Barnabas - 'But witches MUST be destroyed, Ben. Of course she will have to suffer, but she MUST be destroyed.'
From "#0401/0402: Robservations 03/18/02: Ben Shows Barn He Can Write"Fishing shack - Inside, Ben slugs booze from a jug. He's going to leave Collinsport, he vows. He's dismayed when Barnabas, hastily promising not to turn Ben in, enters. Ben apologizes for hurting him, but Barnabas says he understands. I wanted to let you know you're safe from the witch, says Barn craftily--she's been caught and will be executed. Who are you talking about? asks Ben. Why, Victoria Winters, replies Barnabas. Are you sure of her guilt? asks Ben, disturbed. I am, says Barnabas--the evidence was overwhelming. Ben ponders Vicki's possible fate, unhappy
The Robservations falls into the period where there's little detail and so it doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it comes up after Ben unhappily ponders Vicki's fate...
And sadly the dialogue in this scene is just as bad as the copy on the NoDS posters because Barnabas and Ben refer to Vicki possibly being "hung" when they should be saying "hanged":
Is it 'Hung' or 'Hanged'? - Merriam-Webster (https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/hung-or-hanged#:~:text=The%20past%20tense%20of%20hang,hanged%20or%20hung%20used%20incorrectly.)
"The past tense of hang in almost all situations is hung. You hung a picture on the wall, or you hung out at the mall. Only use hanged when referring to someone being sentenced to death via hanging.
Some people bristle when they hear hanged or hung used incorrectly. Their blood boils. Their vision blacks out. Mixing up hung and hanged will make these people thoroughly cheesed off and mad as heck. Irate copy editors are no fun"
One would think Ron Sproat, who wrote the ep, would have known better. Though I suppose there is a possibility that Sproat wrote it correctly but Jonathan Frid misspoke it accidentally and Thayer David just followed suit so as not to embarrass Frid. Who knows? But it is clever how the Robservations avoids the issue altogether by simply referring to it as the witch "will be executed."
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #510 (1968) - Cassandra - 'Midnight. Where is Tony? It MUST be done by now.'
From "Robservations 6/6/02 - #509/510 - Adam's New Friend/Taken to Trask"Cassandra hears the clock striking midnight. Where is Tony?--it must be done by now!--what if he failed, or was caught? Tony watches her through the window, then knocks at the glass. She gestures for him to come to the front door. He comes inside. I was worried about you, she says, and he tells her it's done-he's dead! Tell me how he died, she demands. Roger appears at the top of the steps and Tony, quickly covering, says he's sorry Carolyn is asleep and he hopes he didn't disturb her. He bids her Cassandra good night and leaves. Cassandra sees her husband glaring down at her.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'Julia, thank goodness it's you. You MUST come here immediately') was back on January 16th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #756 (1897) - Barnabas - 'Then one of us MUST lose.'
From "Robservations 1/7/03 - Angelique Defends Her Ex - 756-757"Robbing a grave is a bizarre activity for a beautiful woman, Barnabas says to Laura. Laura denies doing any such thing. Then what are you doing with something that doesn't belong to you? he asks, and takes the book. She gives him an argument, but Barnabas reminds her that, "One of us must lose." Dirk attacks Barnabas, who is able to subdue Laura's lover-henchman with one vampiric hand. You're not human! Laura accuses.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0756-1.jpg)
Then what am I? he inquires. I don't know, admits Laura, but I'm sure this book has a name for it-- I came back to Collinwood for just one thing-- my children--at every turn you've tried to stop me-- but not anymore-- I will destroy you! YOU are the one who will be destroyed, promises Barnabas--goodnight.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And Barnabas' greeting to Laura seems to beg the question that if a woman is plain, or even average in looks, would it then be perfectly acceptable for her to rob a grave?
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1209 (1841PT[-1967]) - Kendrick - 'I MUST be direct, Mrs. Collins. Will you tell us the truth now-- all of it?'
From "#1207_1208/1209: Robservations 12/15/03: Plagued; A Grisly Discovery"They all go into the drawing room--sit down, offers Flora. Only Kendrick sits, and asks, Mrs. Collins, tell me the truth now--all of it. That implies I didn't tell you the truth before, says Flora. I'm sorry, says Kendrick, but that is what I suspect. Melanie listens intently. I know your sister's death has come as a great shock to you, says Flora, but I have just lost my husband, and I don't feel this is the time to discuss the matter. When you hear where we found Stella, says Gerard, I'm sure you will understand we cannot believe the stories you told Mr. Young--Stella's grave was found in the woods, on this estate! Melanie busts into tears. This is too much for Melanie, protests Flora--we'll have to discuss this some other time. Stella! sobs Melanie. Kendrick rises--Melanie, I'm so sorry it had to happen this way, he says--I wish I could have made it easier for you. Please stop! begs Melanie, crying, moving away from him.
The Robservations not only paraphrases the quote but it also changes its tone from a question to an order...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #512 (1968) - Joe - 'Well Sam, don't you realize? The man that you've been sheltering-- he MUST... he MUST be the same guy that kidnapped Carolyn Stoddard.'
From "Robservations 6/7/02 - #511/512 - ANOTHER Brick in the Wall"Joe Haskell walks in; the frightened Adam knocks him down and runs out the door. Joe asks Sam about what happened and Sam tells him that he's been helping Adam for the past few days-with Maggie gone, there's been no one for him to talk to. (seriously, who leaves a blind man alone?) Joe tells Sam that's no ordinary man, his face looks like it's been through a meat grinder-he knocked me down like a feather, and I'm no lightweight-what if this guy is an escaped murderer? Sam assures Joe the two of them got along well-in his own ways, he's as handicapped as I am-I sensed an innocence about him. Joe tells Sam this man and the guy who kidnapped Carolyn Stoddard may be one and the same.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0512-2.jpg)
I already figured that out, says Sam, which appalls Joe-why didn't you call the police? Adam saved Carolyn's life, says Sam, he isn't dangerous, he needs friendship and understanding.
Again a Robservations paraphrases the quote and at least conveys the quote's important point...
And Midnite uncovered another Joe quote. [spin]
The Robservations also glosses over a goof by not even referring to how Joe initially refers to Carolyn as "Carolyn Collins" before correctly saying "Carolyn Stoddard" in the quote. Although, technically Carolyn's middle name is "Collins," so...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #757 (1897) - Laura - 'I MUST warn you: I am not without powers. And it's good to see that you are not without fear.'
From "Robservations 1/7/03 - Angelique Defends Her Ex - 756-757"If you hadn't come along, I would have destroyed Barnabas, says Laura. I will always be here when Barnabas. . .needs me, says Angelique meaningfully-- unless, of course, you plan to destroy me, too-- an even more foolish idea. You're being foolish, counters Laura-- perhaps I can't destroy you, but he can hurt you-- Collinwood has always held unhappy women, and Barnabas is a Collins. Rather different than the others, says Ang-- nevertheless, I will remain devoted to him, no matter what you try to tell me. Laura laughs-- you ARE a fool-- perhaps you can force him to love you through spells and potions, but if he really had a choice, do you think Barnabas would choose YOU? No, says Angelique coolly, anymore than Dirk would choose YOU. I'm not interested in Dirk, says Laura, only my children-- but you do care for Barnabas, don't you?-- how does it make you feel that you are succeeding as a-- whatever you are-- but failing as a woman? (oooh, low blow!) We should both get rid of him, says Laura, we'd be better off without him. Pissed off, Angelique says, I am going to destroy you-- you will never leave this house! Ang heads upstairs. A wall of flames rears up before her. Angelique, afraid, draws back. I must warn you, says Laura, I am not without power. And it would seem you are not without fear-- till we meet again, my dear Angelique, says Laura triumphantly, and flounces off.
And once again a Robservations paraphrases the quote a bit...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1132 (1840[-1967]) - Daphne(reading what she has written) - 'At last I am in his house. I MUST be very careful he does not know how near death is.'
From "#1131/1132: Robservations 10/20/03: Julia Under Zachary's Control"Daphne writes in her diary, saying at last I am in his house--I must be very careful so he does not know how near death is. She smiles at the entry and closes the diary, then looks at the cute little pistol lying nearby and picks it up and looks at it more closely. She slips it into her red velvet handbag.
The Robservations adds a word, but other than that it references the quote perfectly...
And interestingly, video of Daphne's arrival at Collinwood in this ep was used in one of the many commercials MPI put together to promote their release of DS on VHS, the entire commercial of which is quite funny and is probably my favorite:
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #758 (1897) - Angelique - 'You MUST call on Set.'
From "Robservations 1/8/03 - #758/759 - Barn & Ang Combine Forces"Quentin is still reading from the Book of the Dead, trying to get Ra, the sun god, to summon Laura to his breast. When the fire goes out, Angelique can't get it restarted--Laura is fighting us! She wants Quentin to try some more incantations to another Egyptian god, Osiris, but he feels it's not good to disturb the god of death. Laura will know you took part in this, Angelique reminds him convinces him to continue. Quentin begins the incantation again and entreats Osiris to show Ra that his powers are greater and rekindle the fire once more--"Let her burn for your glory!" The fire starts again
If you're questioning why the Robservations refers to the Egyptian god Osiris, whereas the quote refers to Set, you'd be asking an excellent question. One might presume that the Robservations summaries should be summarizing what actually happens in the eps, but in this case apparently the liberty was taken to correct a perceived mistake the show may have made. And I say "perceived mistake" and "may have made" because, while Osiris was the Egyptian god of the underworld and symbolized death, Set was considered the god of the dead for a period of time in Egyptian mythology. So, it could be debated as to which god was the correct one to call on - perhaps Angelique should have told Quentin to call on Osiris and perhaps Quentin should have done so in his incantation. But be that as it may, in the ep Angelique clearly says "Set", though the Robservations doesn't reference her quote directly, and Quentin clearly says "Set" in his incantation:
My biggest disappointment in all that is that because the corrections were made and what actually happened in the ep wasn't summarize, the corrections should have been explained in the Robservations notes for the ep, but they aren't, which leaves anyone who hasn't seen the ep for themselves to believe Osiris was the one referenced and not Set.
But as for when the quote comes up, the circumstance under which it does so is at least referenced in the Robservations...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #639 (1969) - Julia - 'I'm afraid I MUST.'
From "Robservations 9/10/02 - #639/640 - Ghosts and Werewolves, Oh My!"Julia wonders what to do about Amy, Chris' sister. Amy doesn't want to go back, but Julia says you must go--you shouldn't have run away; your treatment is important. Amy says she only needs her brother, and she'll find him. Julia promises to have Chris come to see her at Windcliff tomorrow. Heartbreakingly, Amy begs not to be sent back; Chris promised her he'd stay and never go away again--he'll take care of her. Julia explains--I'm responsible for you, Amy. Chris will do that, says the little girl. I haven't been able to reach him, explains Julia. Between the storm and the lateness of the hour, Liz suggests Amy stay tonight.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0639-2.jpg)
Julia agrees, but "It's back to Windcliff tomorrow."
Actually, Julia doesn't exactly say that Amy must go - what happens is after the subject of Amy being a "runaway" who "disappeared from Wyndcliff," Amy asks, "You're not going to take me back there, are you, Dr. Hoffman?" and to that Julia answers with the quote...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Amy, you MUST realize that I am responsible for you') was back on September 6th of 2022, the second (Julia - 'If you saw it, Mrs. Stoddard, there MUST be some explanation for it') was back on December 21st of 2022, the third (Amy - 'It's bigger than any house I've ever seen. It MUST have a hundred rooms') was back on February 5th, and the fourth (Amy - 'It MUST be very old') was back on April 9th. Apparently Julia and Amy have been battling it out to see who can have the most quotes from the ep, with Julia now back on top.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #735 (1897) - Gregory - 'What kind of insolence is this?! MUST I tell you everyone I speak to each day?'
From "Robservations 11/20/02 - #734-735 - Jamison Escapes the Closet; Worthington Burns"Trask wonders about Rachel's insolence, asking about Mrs. Collins this way!--must I tell you everyone I speak to each day? I simply wondered if she had been here, says Rachel. Why? asks Trask--is there a reason? No, says Rachel, no reason. You're lying, he accuses--have you learned that, too?
The Robservations does reference the quote but only half of it specifically...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'You MUST do as I tell you, darling') was back on August 16th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #969 (1970) - Jeb - 'You MUST come in and join us and help us celebrate.'
From "Robservations 6/5/03 - #968-969 - Miserable is the Bride; A Bit 'o' PT"Julia walks diffidently down the stairs. Jeb greets her--come in, he says, join us, help us celebrate, offer us congratulations--we're married. Julia's eyes fly open in astonishment. Jeb presses his head against Carolyn's and says--it's a surprise, you never thought it would happen, did you? Stunned, not knowing what to say, Julia doesn't reply. Come in! urges Jeb, every celebration needs guests. Julia enters the drawing room, hugs Carolyn and wishes her happiness--Jeb, take care of your bride, then accepts a glass of champagne from Liz. "To my husband," toasts Carolyn, "may neither of us ever forget the way we feel as this moment."
The Robservations certainly references the circumstances of the quote but not the quote itself and without using "must," which, as we know, is shameful...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sky - 'She MUST. You MUST convince her because, you see, you are responsible for what is happening to me') was back on November 8th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #571 (1968) - Roger - 'Well then we MUST get her back to the sanitarium as quickly as possible.'
From "Robservations 7/22/02 - #570/571 - Barnabas Battles the Vampire"Roger questions Julia about the coffin in the crypt--Liz did follow her, but not to the crypt. Roger decides this means Liz must return to Windcliff, but Julia says she won't make progress there if she doesn't want to go and won't cooperate. Roger finds Julia's talk about her own hospital strange. Julia advises him to let Liz stay home--she will be a consultant. Barnabas comes upstairs and tells Roger and Julia that Liz believes they are plotting against her. Again Julia tells him to let Liz stay at Collinwood, where she feels secure. Roger goes downstairs. Julia confesses she lied, which Barnabas agreed was the only thing to do.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote but it does reference its circumstances...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #439 (1796) - Nathan - 'I MUST be wrong.'
From "#0439/0440: Robservations 04/12/02: Barnabas, Judge and Jury"Nathan takes her into the Eagle and buys her rum to assuage her fear of almost losing her life. He wants her to go to the police, but she's so frightened, she just wants to leave town. Nathan promises to take care of this himself. I must be wrong about whose cane it is--my friend who had a similar one is in England.
The Robservations references the quote well, though it adds words that Nathan never says...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1060 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'Something MUST have happened to her.'
From "#1060/1061: Robservations 08/12/03: From PT to the RT Future!"Roxanne sits in a chair, awaiting Barnabas' return. Julia and Quentin enter. Julia introduces him to Roxanne. Where are Maggie and Barnabas? asks Julia. Maggie never came back after you called, reveals Roxanne. This greatly concerns Quentin. Barnabas got worried about her and went to look for her. Something must have happened to her, says Quentin. Would she have any reason to go to Collinwood? asks Julia. No, says Quentin, she was going to come directly here. The phone rings. Quentin answers. It's Stokes, who says, I didn't expect you to answer. What do you want? asks Quentin. I'm calling to extend an invitation to you, says Stokes. How did you know I was here? asks Quentin. Your wife was on her way to Loomis House, says Stokes--I assumed it would be just a matter of time before you joined her there--but of course, she didn't get there, did she? Do you know where Maggie is? asks Quentin. She's with me, says Stokes.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Timothy Stokes - 'You MUST feel very satisfied') was back on February 7th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1066 (1995) - Julia - 'Quentin, you MUST know who you saw.'
From "#1066/1067: Robservations 08/15/03: Poor Quentin and Eliot and Everyone!"Barnabas approaches Quentin, who asks how long have you been standing there? We just came in a moment ago, says Barnabas, but we couldn't help overhearing--Quentin, who is Daphne? I'll tell you nothing, says Quentin. Is she the girl we saw talking with David a short time ago? Barnabas asks. David? repeats Quentin--David Collins?--David Collins is dead! We know that, says Barnabas, we all saw his ghost earlier in the playroom--you ran when you saw it. Quentin, voice trembling, asks Barnabas, why are you trying to confuse me? Julia steps forward---you must know who you saw, she says. I did not see David in the playroom--it was Tad that I saw! cries Quentin. Barnabas, she says, that was one of the two names on that birthday card.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'Barnabas, it will be dawn soon. We MUST go') was back on September 10th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #340 (1967) - Barnabas - 'You helped me. You protected me. You share the responsibility for any act of violence I MUST commit.'
From "#0339/0340: Robservations 02/01/02: Woodard Knows Everything"Collinwood, Julia's room - Barnabas tells Julia Woodard must die--and SHE must help him do it! When she steadfastly refuses to kill her friend (or former friend, as Barnabas so cruelly points out), the vampire promises Woodard an agonizing slow death
The Robservations falls into the period where there's little detail and it doesn't reference the quote. Plus, Barnabas doesn't say Woodard "must die," he says Woodard "has to die." However, after Julia says she can't be an accessory to murder, Barnabas points out that she's already an accessory, and after she denies being responsible for him, Barnabas insists that of course she's responsible and that's when he explains by delivering the quote...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'He MUST be eliminated immediately! ... Unless it's already too late') was back on December 3rd of 2021, the second (Barnabas - 'You're going to do it because you MUST') was back on April 8th of 2022, and the third (Barnabas - 'And you yourself, with all your sentimentality, MUST know that he has to die') was back on December 24th of 2022. So that all means that Ep #340 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #130 (1966) - Liz - 'I think we MUST all take the time to think this over.'
From "#0129/0130: Robservations 08/20/01: FIRE!"I want to live with him permanently, says Laura. You want to take him away from here? asks Liz. Yes, answers Laura. Is that all you want, just to take him with you, asks Roger--you have no other terms? None, Laura says--I have a very good place to live with very good people--I can provide everything for him. I see, says roger. David, of course, says Liz, is in line for a sizable inheritance. Whatever is due him is his alone, Laura assures her, I want nothing, except his love. Are you sure you can get this from him? asks Roger. Laura rises and looks Roger in the face. I have to get it from him, she says--I will--and I desperately need this opportunity. He's not the kind of child that you might imagine, says Roger. He's my child, says Laura, and that's all I need--Roger, do you want him more than I do? What you're saying is, says Roger, you want to take him from me. Well? she asks. Liz watches them. I don't know, says Roger. Liz stands. I think we must all take the time to think this over, she says. I've taken the time, says Laura, I know what I want, I know where I stand and I think I've stated it--and I know what I need.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'The choice MUST be David's') was back on April 6th of 2021, and the second (Laura - 'Oh yes, we MUST. Now more than ever'') was back on July 2nd of 2022.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1157 (1840) - Judard - 'You MUSTN'T worry about that, Charles.'
From "#1157/1158: Robservations 11/06/03: A Frightened Witch"Collinwood - Gerard comes downstairs and enters the drawing room--Charles, he burbles, everything is splendid--how would you like to play a ghost?--we're going to have a little seance, and you will enact the part of Randall Drew--Daniel Collins wants proof of Quentin's innocence or guilt, and we're going to give it to him--of course, it will be fake, but he won't really know the difference. But his condition, says Dawson, isn't the seance dangerous? Yes, says Gerard, but you must not worry about that--you will be well prepared in every detail and movement--and every word.
The Robservations almost gets the quote exactly, save for using "must not" rather than the contraction "mustn't," which is what's actually said...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1221 (1841PT) - Catherine - 'Morgan, you can't run away from something that you MUST face.'
From "#1220/1221: Robservations 12/23/03: Morgan's Sacrifice"The lottery has been held, she says, we agreed on the rules beforehand, I must go into the room. Oh, but darling, he objects, hugging her, it isn't fair!--we've only been married such a short time--you don't understand, one thing or another may happen to you--you may die or go insane--I can't bear the thought of that, and won't let it happen to you--I want to take your place. The family would never allow it, she insists. He rises from the sofa--I'll order a carriage, he says, we can be gone long before dusk. What are you saying? she demands. I'm going to take you away from here--as far as it will go. Do you think that will solve anything? she asks. If it will keep you out of the room, I'm willing to do it, yes, he says. This family has believed in this curse for a very long time, she says, and they all say that you can't run from it--it will find you wherever you go. I'm willing to take that chance, he vows. You can't run away from something you must face, she insists. Gabriel went into that room and faced it for a short time, says Morgan--look what happened to him--he's running through the woods, crazed!--the police are after him, I don't want that to happen to you. It won't, she assures him, because I don't believe in the curse--I never have and never will
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Daphne - 'Now, I know we've had our differences but they must be put aside now') was back on December 27th of 2020, and the second (Catherine - 'Morgan, the lottery has been held. We agreed on the move beforehand. I MUST GO into the room' was back on January 12th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #68 (1966) - David - 'That MUST be what Miss Winters does! Why don't you fire her!'
From "#0067/0068: Robservations 07/09/01: Enter Mrs. Johnson!"Miss Winters is always making up stories about me, says David. I don't doubt it, Roger assures him, people usually lie when they have inadequacies of their own. What's that supposed to mean? asks David. If a person is at fault, explains Roger, he or she, as the case may be, will lie to cover that fault. That must be what Miss Winters does! says David excitedly--why don't you fire her? Oh but Aunt Elizabeth likes her here, says Roger. What if she did something Aunt Elizabeth didn't like? asks David. I don't see how she could do that, says Roger--she's a paragon of virtue, she can do nothing wrong. But Aunt Elizabeth might THINK she did! says David. Don't tell me about it, says Roger, putting his hand on his son's shoulder--just don't tell me about it.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'I MUST confess that part of the fact was that I never knew how to handle David and I suppose I resented my sister thinking that a young girl could succeed where I failed') was back on November 13th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #877 (1897) - Petofi - 'Aristede. Poor, conscience-stricken Aristede--you MUSTN'T indulge in this orgy of recrimination.'
From "Robservations 4/3/03 - #876-877 - Garth's World"Aristede, contrite, enters the studio. Do you want me to get rid of him? asks Tate. No, Charles, says Petofi, I think I know why Aristede has come--bring your work into the next room, and bring it back to me when it's finished. Charles does as ordered. "So, Aristede, you've come back to face me." says Petofi, grinning. To beg forgiveness, says Aristede. Close the door, dear boy, says Petofi, and come in. Aristede complies. You must understand, pleads Aristede, it was a natural mistake, I had no way of knowing what happened. Aristede, poor, conscience-stricken Aristede, croons Petofi--you must not indulge in this orgy of recrimination, I do understand what happened. Aristede is grateful. One must admire Quentin's courage and ingenuity, says Petofi--of course you believed his story, why shouldn't you? Aristede, relieved, kneels beside Petofi and asks, are you going to be all right? Of course, Petofi assures him, quite all right--and I'm anxious to forgive you.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly, save for not using the contraction, as in "must not" instead of "mustn't," which is what is actually said...
And this is one of my favorites when it comes to Petofi's lines - "orgy" indeed...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #698 (1969) - Barnabas - 'Now we MUST find a way to, to stop her from telling Stuart...'
From "Robservations 10/22/02 - #698/699 - Sabrina Remembers; Barnabas Discovers Quentin"At the Old House, Julia tells Barnabas Sabrina KNOWS. Why didn't she tell? he asks. She will, predicts Julia. Barnabas points out that she had every opportunity to tell--and now Ned, who stays at her elbow every second, is always there--we should have stayed with her. They agree it's tragic, Ned spending every cent he has to hunt Chris down. . .taking care of Sabrina himself--and the girl, she hasn't looked in a mirror since that terrible day. And Chris, poor Chris, having all this on his conscience. Julia asks what they can do--we are involved, if she talks, then Ned will go to the police--we've been shielding a werewolf. Are you afraid? he asks. We haven't been able to help Chris, she says. You were more patient when helping me, he says (love has everything to do with that). I will see Chris through this, vows Barnabas, as promised--I will end the curse, with or without your help, he says adamantly. She nods, gazing at him with love. Now they must find a way to stop Sabrina from telling her brother. . .
The Robservations paraphrases the quote but gets its point well...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #550 (1968) - Carolyn - 'Professor, you MUST take him with you--tonight.'
From "Robservations 7/8/02 - Adam Learns His Origins - #550/551"Carolyn closes the doors and tells Stokes he must take Adam with him-tonight--he can't stay with her. It's neither his fault, nor hers, adds Carolyn, but he's changing, growing up--it's to be expected--he's sweet and bright, and learns fast. Stokes is surprised at the list of positives--what about the bad? She tells Stokes what Adam did and that he wants to make her love him. Carolyn begs for help--Adam is no longer a child, but a man.
Once again a Robservations paraphrases the quote, but also again it gets the quote's point well...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Adam - 'I don't mean to frighten her, you MUST TELL her that, then she'll love me') was back on June 26th of 2020, the second (Adam - 'What do you mean I didn't exist? I MUST have existed!') was back on December 6th of 2020, the third (Adam - 'A man MUST grab what he wants!') was back on June 5th of 2021, and the fourth (Adam - 'Professor, listen: I love her-- Carolyn. She does not understand. You MUST tell her for me') was back on November 5th of 2021. Apparently we loved quoting Adam and he loved using "must" (Adam fit into Collinsport so quickly [snow_wink]), but we've finally quoted someone else using "must."
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #924 (1970) - Julia - 'If you ever felt anything at all for Quentin, you MUST do this, Angelique--you MUST!'
From "Robservations 5/5/03 - #924-925 - Ang Returns; Maggie's Missing; Todds Divided""Julia," she says earnestly, "we became friends in the past, please let us be friends now, don't tell them I'm here, please don't." I won't, promises Julia, if you give me the picture. But I can't, protests Ang. Quentin is in trouble, reports Julia. Ang is surprised to hear Quentin is at Collinwood. A man I assume to be Quentin arrived a few weeks ago, says Julia, but he's lost his memory, and I am sure the portrait will help him regain it--he's just as he was, he hasn't changed at all. Don't tell me those things, begs Ang, I don't want to hear them! Allow me to take a View of South Wales and have it transferred to another canvas, asks Julia--your husband need never know--if you ever felt anything at all for Quentin, you must do this, Angelique--you must! Stricken, Angelique considers Julia's words.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1001 (1970PT) - Angelique - 'I MUST have your warmth to sustain myself!'
From "#1000/1001: Robservations 06/27/03: Switched at Death"Angelique sits up, smiling. Alexis, her face twisted with disbelief, gazes at her twin with terror, insisting, "No, this can't be happening, it isn't possible!" "But it is happening, dear sister, thanks to you," says Angelique. "You were dead!" Alexis moans. There were always so many things that didn't interest you, says Angelique, laughing, taunting--"you were always the innocent one, so content with life as it was, but I have always known that life is much much more than it seemed to be--I was able to master secrets you never dreamed existed!" We see the sisters face to face now, Angelique stripping off the long, white gloves she wears in her portrait as Alexis holds her coat closed in abject fear. The dead cannot live again, insists Alexis. "They can, to help the living," insists Angelique--how my body remained preserved, that will remain my secret, but I always knew that my spirit would never die, that someday someone would have to come and open my casket, and all that would be needed was the touch of a human hand--you gave me that! The warmth of your touch brought the life back into my body!" Angelique is stunning, exultant, but Alexis still doesn't believe it. That's what's happening now, and of course you don't believe it, mocks Angelique, but it is happening--you can feel that, can't you? It's so cold, whispers Alexis. And you will become colder, and colder, until all the warmth is gone from your body and you die! promises Angelique--I must have your warmth to sustain myself! No! protests Alexis.
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') was back on September 9th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #430 (1796) - Josette - 'You MUST!'
From "#0429/0430: Robservations 04/05/02: Come Back to Me!"Barnabas notes how deadly silent the room is--the clock stopped! The door blows open and Josette, her face covered in a bridal veil, enters. He's pathetically happy to see her, but she doesn't feel the same. He forced her to come, and demands he keep his distance. She assures him she doesn't hate him, she's beyond all that. She feels nothing. He wanted them to be forever together, he says. He asks if she forgives him, and she replies there is nothing to forgive--they have gone to their respective fates. They can't be together, she says, and he must allow her to rest. He presses her to stay, relentlessly, and she finally lifts her veil to reveal her torn, tattered, hideously deformed face. Barnabas gasps, "No!"
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The Robservations doesn't reference the actual quote but it does reference its circumstances quite well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Abigail - 'Listen to that. It's going to storm. We MUST get home before the storm starts') was back on July 4th of 2021, and the second (Josette - 'You forced me to come back. Brought me here against my will. But I MUST return to my grave') was back on July 15th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1231 (1680PT[-1967]) - Amanda - 'James, you MUST be very careful.'
From "#1230/1231: Robservations 01/05/04: Brutus' Revenge"I know he's embezzling funds and trying to get me out of the partnership--but I don't know how to prove it. There's only one way, she says--to go to the secret records room and find the books he keeps himself. We've gone through this already, he says--if I only knew where the record room was, but only Brutus knows that. I know, she says, I found out today--quite by accident. Tell me, where is it? asks James.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1231-1.jpg)
Constance listens outside the window as Amanda tells James--just off Brutus' bedroom--at the head of the bed is a large drape--behind the drape is a door leading to that secret room. He hugs her gratefully--I know I can prove it now, he says--I'll go there tonight. James, she says, staring into his eyes, you must be very careful.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1145 (1840) - Samantha - 'I quite agree-- something MUST be done.'
From "#1144/1145: Robservations 10/28/03: Angelique, the Hunted"The truth came to me tonight in a dream, he says--about your husband--until tonight, it had only been a suspicion, but after my dream, I'm convinced Quentin is in league with the devil. Mr. Trask! scoffs Samantha--are you serious? Yes, he says--your husband is guilty of practicing the foulest acts of witchcraft--he was responsible for the death of poor Lorna Bell, and there is also the possibility he was involved in the death of Roxanne. Samantha stares at him. I see, she says, and this dream of yours constitutes the only evidence you have against Quentin? The dream revealed the truth to me, he says, Lorna Bell was branded on her forehead with a strange sign, the same sign Quentin wears on a ring--now, his strange behavior offers further evidence of his guilt--surely you've noticed how odd he's been acting since his return.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1145-2.jpg)
As a matter of fact, says Samantha, I've always been a bit troubled by the work he does down in his lab--I figured it was just his eccentric way of trying to fill time. No, Madame, says Trask, 'tis much more than that! Whether you're right or wrong, says Sam, it's impossible for me to leave Collinwood--Quentin would never let me take Tad, but I would be interested in anything else you might happen to find out. I will keep you fully informed, he promises, rubbing his hands together--and you can help by keeping an eye on Quentin's activities. Yes, she says, brushing off Ima Fly, I intend to do so. Because, says Trask, if what I told you is true, something will have to be done. I quite agree, she says, something must be done.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #158 (1967) - Liz - 'But if I MUST go, Carolyn, remember, that you and you alone are in charge.'
From "#0158/0159: Robservations 09/11/01: Liz Loses All Her Marbles"Will you let them take me out of this house? asks Liz. Only because of you, to help you, says Carolyn. There's no help for me, away from Collinwood, murmurs Liz--don't let them do this to me! You're making it very difficult, says Carolyn. I want to stay here--what could be less difficult? Asks Liz. Please, begs Carolyn, please, if you won't do it for yourself, then do it for me--I won't rest easily until I know what's wrong with you--she looks at Roger.. I see, says Liz, you've made up your minds without consulting me. you're in no position to make the decision, says Carolyn. Very well, says Liz, I can't fight all of you--if I must go, remember, that you and you alone are in charge--I don't want any decisions made, not about David or anything else, until I return. Roger looks surprised at this directive. I'll try to do everything as you would do, promises Carolyn.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Dr. Reeves - 'It MUST be done - and quickly!') was back on December 18th of 2020. and the second (Laura - 'You MUST forget') was back on February 24th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #54 (1966) - Burke - 'And when Bill didn't show up last night, you MUST have talked to Evans and told him to keep his mouth shut.'
From "#0053/0054: Robservations 06/25/01: Collinsport, Patterson's Town"you insinuated to my niece and one of my employees that I had something to do with Malloy's disappearance? I didn't insinuate a thing to them, or you, says Burke, I'm TELLING you, loud and clear! Why shouldn't I? asks Roger--didn't I agree to meet you and Evans and Malloy right here in this office--doesn't that prove I didn't have a thing to worry about? Burke grins. No, he says, it only proves that Malloy was right when he wanted to tell me something at that meeting, something detrimental to you and Sam Evans. That doesn't make sense, says Roger, I tell you I have nothing to do with Evans. Then why did Bill want him there last night? asks Burke. I don't know, says Roger, I told you he might have gone haywire, he's been saying all sorts of things for which he had absolutely no basis. I think he had a basis, says Burke--he wanted Sam to corroborate that evidence. Then why didn't he? asks Roger, when you and I were here in this office for almost an hour--why didn't Evans speak up then? Burke says maybe he was afraid--what have you got on him? On Evans?--I hardly know the man, says Roger. Bill Malloy set up that meeting for one reason only, says Burke--to clear me of that manslaughter charge? How could he? asks Roger. Through Evans, says Burke--and when Bill didn't show up last night, you must have talked to Evans, told him to keep his mouth shut. Ridiculous, says Roger--you're like a man with a jigsaw puzzle, trying to force the pieces to fit when they don't.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Burke - 'He MUST have had a terrible worry on his mind') was back on October 18th of 2020, the second (Roger - 'You MUST have gone to a great deal of trouble to pick out something in such poor taste!'), which is one of my all-time favorite Roger lines, was back on August 30th, and the third (Sheriff Patterson - 'Well, Matthew, you MUST have taken a little time. You said you looked him over carefully') was back on May 23rd. So that all means that Ep #54 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #742 (1897) - Laura - 'Your presence has given me great strength-- but you MUST go now.'
From "Robservations 12/17/02 - #742-743 - Laura Sends Jenny After Q"In the cottage, Laura tells Dirk his presence has given her great strength (great something)!--but you must go now. I don't want to leave now, he protests--you need me, my protection. She assures him she'll be all right, but suddenly grows faint, weak, her strength ebbing away. Dirk holds her.
The Robservations references the quote well...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Beth - 'But we haven't settled it yet--sooner or later, we MUST') was back on April 22nd of 2020, the second (Dirk - 'MUST be a storm coming up') was back on April 17th of 2021, the third (Barnabas - 'Tell me why you MUST have the children!') was back on May 27th of 2021, and the fourth (Charity - 'I MUSTN'T be here tonight.') was back on October 10th of 2022.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #581 (1968) - Angelique - 'We MUST go ahead with it. You MUST NOT refuse me. You MUST do as I say.'
From "Robservations 7/29/02 - #580-581 - Jeff Attempts the Experiment"He tells her there's too much he doesn't understand, but she says she can't wait another night. She forces him to look at her, and, feeling her marks on his throat, he does. They must go ahead with it, and he must do as she says, she tells him. Mesmerized, he agrees. Begin, she orders. He warns her they are taking an insane risk, he doesn't know what he's doing
The Robservations references most of the quote well...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1206 (1841PT[-1967]) - Morgan - 'He MUST get out of Collinwood. I MUST make him leave! After tonight he MUST go!'
From "#1205/1206: Robservations 12/12/03: Wedding Interruptus"We could have been married by now, says Morgan. I know, says Catherine--what Bramwell did was unforgivable. Did you give him any reason to do it? asks Morgan. She doesn't answer. I'm sorry, he says, I didn't mean it--I know you didn't (going to bed with him doesn't count, does it?)--he's a very persuasive man, I know that--I must make him leave Collinwood--after tonight, he must go. You can't just force Bramwell to leave, points out Catherine--please forget about Bramwell. How can I do that? he asks.
Again a Robservations references most of the quote well...
And this is the fourth 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, and the third (Julia - 'The two of you MUST think of the scandal') was back on January 12th. So that all means that Ep #1206 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #52 (1966) - Vicki - 'Well-- then it MUST have been David.'
From "#0051/0052: Robservations 06/22/01: Dead Man Body Surfing"Carolyn shakes her head--it wasn't a shutter. She says--I know the sound every single shutter in this house makes. There's a banging sound. There it is again, says Carolyn. Sounded like it came from the drawing room, says Vicki--has your uncle come upstairs yet? I heard them come up not long after we did, says Carolyn. Then it must have been David, says Vicki, unlocking the door. Don't unlock the door! says Carolyn; however, Vicki says she's going to catch a live little ghost.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first, and from this same scene (Maggie - 'Oh Pop, this MUST be the purest atmosphere in the country. Why do you think all those summer people come up here every year?'), was back on July 22nd of 2020, the second (Vicki - 'It MUST have been one of the shutters. The wind's up') was back on January 13th of 2022, the third (Vicki - 'Well, it MUST have fallen off the table') was back on October 17th of 2022, and the fourth (Sam - 'Something MUST have happened to him to keep him from meeting me') was back on May 13th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #746 (1897) - Magda - 'You MUST NOT tell him!'
From "Robservations 12/19/02 - #746/747 - Lovers Caught By a Crazed Wife"She finds her sister huddled against a wall, sobbing for Quentin. I only have you and Sandor now, cries Jenny. Magda urges her upstairs. Barnabas is dead, says Jenny, laughing--not Quentin, but Barnabas. She touches the coffin, then walks around it--I shouldn't have looked, but I feared it was Quentin--when I see him and tell him. . .. Magda warns Jenny not to tell him.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
Two corrections, however: it's Magda who says that Jenny only has her and Sandor, not Jenny who says she only has them, and Jenny doesn't says that she shouldn't have looked, what she says is she shouldn't have laughed.
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Magda - 'You MUST release Sandor from whatever spell you have him under') was back on July 7th of 2020, and the second (Magda - 'She MUST have opened that door. It could only have been her') was back on September 22nd, the third (Judith - 'She would kill us all. I'm afraid we MUST face the public scandal. She MUST be sent to an institution this night'') was back on September 25th, and the fourth (Jenny - 'I MUST tell him myself. Yes. Before anyone else does') was back on November 7th.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #555 (1968) - Nicholas - 'Now, you MUST trust me.'
From "Robservations 7/10/02 - #554/555 - Guess Who's a Vampire Now?"Adam wants to go to ensure Vicki's safety. You must trust me, says Nicholas. Adam continues to insist, and Nicholas says it would be a problem if he disappears from this room--Carolyn would immediately suspect Adam was connected with Vicki's disappearance and call the police. This convinces Adam to stay where he is. Nicholas tells him to stay a few hours, then leave--meet me in the woods near the Old House--I have a plan
Again, a Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'No, that is out of the question. You MUST STAY here') was back on January 28th of 2021, and the second (Nicholas - 'So you MUSTN'T be afraid to tell me the truth') was back on December 13th of 2021. Apparently we love to quote Nicholas from this ep.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #274 (1967) - Barnabas - 'I MUST build up a relationship with the next Josette.'
From "#0273/0274: Robservations 12/06/01: Jason Gets Careless"Outside, Jason keeps prowling around, and looks in the window in time to see Willie bring a big box of jewelry in for Barnabas' perusal.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0274-1.jpg)
Willie tells Barnabas he knows his next Josette will be Vicki, but Barnabas refuses to confirm or deny it.
This is once again a Robservations that has very little detail and doesn't reference the quote at all. However, after Willie brings Barnabas the box of jewelry and Barnabas begins looking through it, Barnabas picks up a diamond bracelet and Willie asks him, "Are you going to give someone one of these?" Barnabas replies, "That's what 'gift' means," and then follows that with the quote...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'I MUST make my plans. I've already selected the next Josette') was back on April 10th of 2021, and the second (Barnabas - 'That room MUST NOT be vacant long') was back on October 21st of 2021. And apparently we love to quote Barnabas from this ep.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #71 (1966) - Vicki - 'No, but I dreamt about them all night long. I MUST have wakened up 20 times thinking there was something in my room.'
From "#0071/0072: Robservations 07/11/01: A Suspect Day With Roger"what did you want to see me about? I was just wondering how well you're getting along with David, he says, we had a talk about you yesterday, you know. I think he's trusting me a little more, says Vicki, as Roger leads her into the drawing room and seats her in a chair--he'd even be willing to introduce me to his friends. Friends? asks Roger--I didn't know he had any friends. Ghosts, says Vicki--he took me to the Old House last night to have me meet them--that's a scary place. Yes, and a good place to stay away from, says Roger--did you meet any ghosts? No, but I dreamt about them all night long, she says--I must have awakened 20 times thinking there was something in my room. What you need is a change, an excursion away from all our gloom, he says. David's lessons start at nine, she tells him. You've never seen our cannery, have you? he asks. I haven't had time, she says. Today I'm going to conduct you myself on a personal tour, he says. What about David? she asks. Let's be extravagant and give him the day off, says Roger.
The Robservations references the quote very well but not perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Burke - 'Well, you MUST have some idea. It's your report he'll be reading') was back on January 22nd.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #153 (1967) - Liz - 'I have no intention of arguing, but I don't like the effect Laura is having on this house, and after tonight, I'm more determined than ever that she MUST leave.'
From "#0152/0153: Robservations 09/06/01:"Let's face it, Roger accuses, you're ready to put the wrongs of the world at Laura's feet--you have it in for her because you want David. And you want to get rid of him, says Liz. We've argued about this a hundred times, says Roger, and I'm not in the mood to talk about it tonight. I have no intention of arguing, says Liz, but I don't like the effect Laura is having on this house, and after tonight, I'm more determined that ever that she must leave. She's already said she would leave, he says. But she hasn't done anything about it, says Liz. She hasn't had time, points out Roger. I've tried to be patient with her, says Liz, but my patience is at an end, either she decides to go soon, or I'll have to decide for her.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #253 (1967) - Maggie - 'I MUSTN'T give in. I won't forget who I am. I can't.'
From "#0253/0254: Robservations 11/20/01: Double Wedding"Pity poor Maggie! Now she's attired in a somber black dress (who's been dressing her, anyway, and doing her fancy sausage curls, Willie?) instead of the pretty white bridal gown, but I guess Barn figured she isn't worthy. She's trying desperately to think of a way to escape the cell, but all she can think about is that coffin !
Again, a Robservations with little detail and it doesn't reference the quote. And when the Teaser opens Maggie isn't actually trying desperately to think of a way to escape the cell because what she's really doing is desperately telling herself the quote. It isn't until after that that she tells herself "I've got to get out of here. I can't think-- all I can remember is that coffin."...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #400 (1796) - Trask - 'I MUST repeat: Surrender her to me before I am forced to capture and expose her.'
From "#0399/0400: Robservations 03/15/02: Is My Wife A Witch?"Drawing room, Old House - Trask orders Barnabas to surrender the witch to him. There is no witch in this house, Barnabas says. Exorcism is terrible stuff, inviting evil, says Trask--turn the witch over to me! Again, Barnabas refuses, and warns him that he is not to search the house. Trask says it will work effectively from outside the house
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote because it comes after Trask has ordered Barnabas to surrender the witch and after Barnabas has told him that so far as he knows there is no which in the house (and it's good that he qualifies it that way because, as we all know, there IS a witch in the house, it's just not Vicki) and before Track says an exorcism is a terrible and painful act...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'You MUST see each other face to face, and watch that each of you obeys my least command') was back on March 4th of 2022, exactly two years earlier. It's funny that the only two quotes from this ep so far appear in the slideshow on the same date.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #512 (1968) - Barnabas - 'They MUST hear me!'
From "Robservations 6/7/02 - #511/512 - ANOTHER Brick in the Wall"When Barnabas demands to be allowed to defend himself, Trask invites him to go ahead. Barnabas tries to question Nathan, who vanishes before saying another word. We're ready to render a verdict, says Trask, over Barnabas' protests that he hasn't been given a fair trial. There is no need to hear anymore evidences, states Trask. You're a madman! Accuses Barnabas. Trask pronounces the verdict-guilty-and the sentence-death!
And once again the Robservations doesn't reference the quote. However, when it comes up is after Barnabas insists he hasn't been given a fair trail and before Trask declares that the jury has heard all the evidence that is necessary and shall hear no more...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Joe - 'Well Sam, don't you realize? The man that you've been sheltering-- he MUST... he MUST be the same guy that kidnapped Carolyn Stoddard') was back on January 28th.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #648 (1968) - Joe - 'I-I don't see anything. MUST be your imagination.'
From "Robservations 9/16/02 - #647/648 - Madame Findlay Tries to Help"Amy sees a star on Joe's forehead, and Madame F turns and sees it, too.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0648-2.jpg)
She is horrified. It fades away. Joe looks in a mirror and sees nothing. He asks Amy to go find Mrs. Stoddard!
And yet again the Robservations doesn't reference the quote. However, it comes up after Joe looks in a mirror and sees nothing and before he asks Amy to go find Liz...
And yes, we can thank Midnite for finding another Joe quote. And once again, which is probably obvious given the above, it was quite by accident...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Madame Findley - 'I will aid you in your fight against the spirit you oppose, but you MUST TELL me where to look!') was back on June 25th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #755 (1897) - Barnabas - 'Quentin, I MUST see you alone. I found out so much about our... our mutual friend. But we MUST act quickly.'
From "Robservations 1/6/03 - #754-755 - Laura Pursues Barnabas"On the landing at Collinwood, Beth assures Quentin there's no full moon tonight. Sarcastically, he asks her, "Am I supposed to be my old self?--should we have dinner tonight?--do you think I can forget about last night--or the night before?" What if I'm different than the books say?--suppose I change even if there isn't a full moon? Quentin decides to check with Evan Hanley, seek his advice. Barnabas arrives, anxious to speak to Quentin alone. I found out a great deal about our mutual friend, hints Barn--but we must act quickly. Not tonight, insists Quentin, and exits. Barnabas gazes at Beth.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote, though it gets its essence quite well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Beth - 'Oh, Quentin. Quentin, there MUST be something we can do. There MUST be') was back on June 25th, and the second (Laura - 'Barnabas, you MUST feel quite the hero. Were there tears in Edward's eyes when you brought the boy to him?') was back on January 17th.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #910 (1969) - 'Grant' - 'I MUST say I'm impressed. I really wouldn't mind being a Collins.'
From "Robservations 4/25/03 - 909-910 - Grant Goes With Olivia; Music For Q's Memory?"Collinwood - Julia brings Grant in. He looks around, shaking his head, grinning. I must say, I'm impressed, says Grant--I really wouldn't mind being a Collins, but nothing rings a bell. I'll take you upstairs, she says. He glances around and spots Barnabas' portrait. Are you beginning to remember something? she asks. I recognize him as the man who visited me in the hospital, says Grant--why is he dressed like this in the portrait? It's not the same man, says Julia, it's one of his ancestors--come upstairs.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly, save for the fact that 'Grant' pauses before he says that nothing rings a bell. That comment is not part of the same sentence as the second part of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'She MUST either know or suspect that he is really Quentin Collins') was back on January 8th.
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1011 (1970PT) - Barnabas - 'I MUST have my coffin.'
From "#1010/1011: Robservations 07/08/03: Interview With a Vampire--Finis!"Will and Carolyn lead Barnabas into the secret room behind the drawing room bookcase. In your own time, you must have spent plenty of time in here, eh, Mr. Collins? taunts Will--sit down. I must have my coffin, says Barnabas. You'll have it, sit down! commands Will. Barnabas sits. If you'd only let me go, laments Barnabas. Don't start that, the author warns. Will, listen to him, murmurs Carolyn. Shut up, Will says. Please listen, pleads Barnabas--you have enough of my story now. I will decide when we have enough, sneers Will. You can write your book, says Barnabas. Oh, sure, says Will--and let you free? There's only one thing I want, says Barnabas sorrowfully--to go back to my own time, to the Collinwood I know. Let him go, Will, says Carolyn. He's got no chance of getting back, says Will. I have, says Barnabas. You don't know how to make the change, insists Will. If I could only get to that room! begs Barnabas. Hah--nothing will happen, says Will.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly. It's been more than a week since that happened...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Will - 'In your own time, you MUST have spent plenty of time in here, eh, Mr. Collins?') was back on July 19th of 2021, the second (Yaeger - 'Why MUST I become Longworth again-- go back to the same miserable life?') was back on September 9th of 2021, and the third (Yaeger - 'I MUST play it smart. I'll hide in Longworth until it is safe to walk the streets again') was back on November 9th of 2021. So that all means that Ep #1011 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1078 (1970) - Barnabas - 'Well I MUST congratulate you on such a splendid acquisition.'
From "#1078/1079: Robservations 08/25/03: The Face in the Photo"I found it in the attic, says David--is anything wrong with my having it? Of course not, says Barn, but I've never seen it before. I only found it yesterday, says David, isn't it neat? Barnabas agrees--it's in very good condition for something that's been stored away in the attic. It was all wrapped up in paper, says David. Barnabas returns the ship to the desk--congratulations on your splendid acquisition. Thanks, says David.
Another Robservations paraphrasing...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1129 (1840) - Barnabas - 'I'm afraid it MUST be now. The murder of that girl in the woods MUST be dealt with.'
From "#1129/1130: Robservations 10/13/03: A Certain Blond Returns"Quentin looks very sad and defeated. He pours himself a drink. Barnabas enters the drawing room and says he wants to talk to him. Not now, says Quentin. It must be now, Barnabas tells him--the murder of that girl in the woods must be dealt with. Let the police deal with it, insists Quentin, sipping his drink. Barnabas asks what Hortense meant by headless creature? Just what makes you think I know anything? asks Quentin. Because Julia and I both saw it in your face when she told you about the girl's dying words, says Barn. You were both imagining it, says Quentin.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'It MUST be only an animal') was back on January 11th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1210 (1841PT) - Flora - 'She MUST be burned. She had the plague. She had the plague. She MUST be burned. It's not our fault. For everyone's sake, she MUST be burned. Burned. Burned. Burned.'
From "#1210/1211: Robservations 12/16/03: Catherine's Husband, the Clod; Lottery Again"Melanie dreams: A grieving Flora asks, what did we do to deserve this?--God, how much must we go through?--do we have to go through this now?--when will the punishment end? Quentin stands in the doorway, Melanie's body in his arms. She's dead, he says.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1210-3.jpg)
I can't believe it, says Flora. She died in my arms, says Quentin. You shouldn't have gone into her room, says Flora. I had to, says Quentin, staring into Melanie's dead face--she was crying, I heard her. Take Melanie's body to the village and burn it, orders Flora--she had the plague!--she had the plague--she must be burned--it's not our fault--for everyone's sake, she must be burned...burned...burned! Melanie awakens, screaming. Quentin runs in and finds Melanie holding her head as if in agony. Burned, burned! she cries, I'm, burning, burning, don't touch me.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #73 (1966) - David - 'Gee, you MUST be a genius.'
From "#0073/0074: Robservations 07/12/01: Two Collins in the Monster's Lair"Has anyone ever told you that you have a great smile? asks Sam. David shakes his head and says no. You have, and I'd love to paint it someday, says Sam. Are you an artist? asks David eagerly. Am I an artist? asks Sam--son, I can take a raging storm and turn it into something beautiful!--I can take a buttercup and breathe eternal life into it! You must be a genius! says David. Not quite, says Sam
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #254 (1967) - Liz - 'Well, if he has got a hold over me, then I MUST have done something terrible.'
From "#0253/0254: Robservations 11/20/01: Double Wedding"Liz begs Vicki to help her, but Vicki says the only thing that's going to change all this is if Liz decides not to marry Jason.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0254-1.jpg)
Liz insists she only wants to have some happiness, a life of her own, but she doesn't sound very convincing, and Vicki doesn't buy it. Liz loves Carolyn more than anything, but there doesn't seem to be a solution to this.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all, and that's because it's another where there's little detail. However, after Liz says neither Carolyn nor Vicki believes Liz is marrying Jason because she wants to and Vicki confirms that, Liz wonders she can do to convince Vicki. But Vicki says she doesn't have to do anything because it's none of her business and she can hardly tell Liz how to lead her life, though once again Vicki brings up her feeling that Jason is forcing Liz to do things she doesn't want to do. Liz responds that she thought she'd cleared that up once and for all when she let them all into the basement room and they found nothing and questions then what exactly they think the hold Jason has over her is. And after Vicki says she doesn't know is when Liz delivers the quote, prompting Vicki to apologize that she didn't mean that...
Also, the Robservations seems to imply that it's Vicki who brings up Liz calling off her marriage to Jason as a solution to Carolyn acting out, but it's actually Liz who brings it up and Vicki simply agrees.
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #402 (1796) - Barnabas - 'She has taken my reason for living. I MUST repay her myself. Today.'
From "#0401/0402: Robservations 03/18/02: Ben Shows Barn He Can Write"Ben assures Barnabas grimly that Angelique can make anything happen. Why did she do all this, demands Barnabas. Because she loves you, says Ben. Love? explodes Barnabas--she ruined my family!--no, she did this out of hate, and I'll teach her the meaning of hate! Be very careful, warns Ben, but Barnabas seems far less concerned for his own safety than finding a way to kill Angelique--revenge isn't sweet for Barnabas, but a necessity. Ben offers to do it himself, hide in the woods with a gun and shoot her, but Barn insists he must do it himself--Angelique took his reason for living away, and it's payback time!
The Robservations paraphrases the quote and gets the main points across well...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #513 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'In the meantime, we MUSTN'T let this little setback defeat us. We MUST think of a new plan to destroy the witch.'
From "Robservations 6/10/02 - Liz and Stokes vs. Cassangelique - #513/514"Tony discusses with Stokes the events that transpired in the basement of the Old House; they also talk over their strategy for destroying Cassandra (Angelique), which Tony believes impossible.
Another Robservations with very little detail. However, the quote comes up just before Tony says he beginning the believe that that's impossible. But Stokes follows up by reassuring him that being an old hand at this, it is possible, if not easy...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #757 (1897) - Angelique - 'I don't care what it costs or who MUST be destroyed. Barnabas MUST be kept safe forever.'
From "Robservations 1/7/03 - Angelique Defends Her Ex - 756-757"Angelique has Magda join them and asks her to deal with "a small matter of theft" for them-- she describes the scarab to the gypsy, who is reluctant to help. You have no choice, insists Angelique-- I will tell Barnabas you were out of the house when Laura visited him this morning-- my feeling is, he'll kill you. Barnabas can't kill Magda, says Quentin-- if she dies, I'll remain under her curse. I can't be involved in that, says Ang--I only care that Barnabas be protected, whatever the cost or who must be destroyed-- Barnabas must be kept safe forever!
Another Robservations that paraphrases but gets the essence of the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'I MUST warn you: I am not without powers. And it's good to see that you are not without fear') was back on January 29th.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #911 (1969) - Julia - 'Well, Professor Osmund said that he died ten years ago, but this says 1968. There MUST be some solution.'
From "Robservations 4/28/03 - #911-912 - Leviathan Amy?; Harrison Monroe Delaware Tate"Julia holds a landscape that she and Liz found. It's incredible, remarks Julia--it looks almost exactly like the Tate I found last week--the sky is painted exactly the same way--Harrison Monroe, 1968. I bought it at a charity auction last year, says Liz--thank goodness it was a worthwhile charity, when I got home with it, Roger told me to come right up here with it, and I did. They chuckle. I wish I knew more about paintings and artists' techniques, says Julia--it seems inconceivable that two artists could paint so much alike. You're asking the wrong person, says Liz. Julia asks, may I take the painting to Stokes? Why the interest in Tate? inquires Liz. Professor Osmond said he died 10 years ago, says Julia, but this says 1968, must be some solution!
Yet another Robservations that paraphrases but gets the essence of the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'I know I-I MUST explain but please, please let me choose the time') was back on January 19th.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1012 (1970PT) - Barnabas - 'Nothing MUST disturb the sleep or sully the name of that other Barnabas Collins who died in this time. Come, we will burn the book together.'
From "#1012/1013: Robservations 07/09/03: Stranger in a Sea of Familiar Faces"I'll do anything you say, anything you want, I will. Very well, relents Barnabas--gather all you have written--and burn them. Burn my book? asks Will, horrified--oh, no, you don't know what a book means to a writer. A writer!--all you did was copy down what you forced me to tell you, says Barnabas--now gather the book together and burn it! No! cries Will. It's time you do precisely what I tell you to do, says Barnabas. No, insists Will. "Is that your final answer?" demands Barnabas (hey, Regis stole that for his game show)! Barnabas advances threateningly on Will; when they are face to face, the writer agrees--all right, I'll do it--I'll do anything you say. Nothing must disturb the sleep or sully the name of that other Barnabas Collins who died in this time, insists the vampire--"Come--we will burn the book together!"
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Will - 'I MUST do your bidding?') was back on November 9th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1131 (1840) - Leticia - 'Oh it is you, luv. Thank heaven. You MUST come with me.'
From "#1131/1132: Robservations 10/20/03: Julia Under Zachary's Control"Leticia comes downstairs at Collinwood at the same time Julia returns. Come with me, insists Leticia. I can't, says Julia, not now. I found the headless body, she reports to Julia--it won't move, it just lies there!
The Robservations barely references the quote...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Angerie - 'Harriet Collins, return again to the waters that are your grave, but know, you MUST COME to Daniel whenever he thinks of Angelique') was back on January 20th of 2021, and the second (Barnabas - 'Julia, you MUST go to Bedford-- find out what you can about the trial. There MUST be some newspaper file of some sort. We MUST find out') was back on January 23rd.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1211 (1841PT) - Morgan - 'If you pick the losing slip, I MUST insist that you let me take your place in that room.'
From "#1210/1211: Robservations 12/16/03: Catherine's Husband, the Clod; Lottery Againl"Catherine waits in her room for Morgan. When he joins her, she kisses him. He sits on the bed with her--we're going to be going downstairs again soon, he says--there's something I want to tell you. What is it, darling? she asks. If you pick the losing slip, he says, I must insist you let me take your place in that room.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #74 (1966) - Carolyn - 'Well, if you MUST know, I really couldn't care less.'
From "#0073/0074: Robservations 07/12/01: Two Collins in the Monster's Lair"I thought you said you were in the middle of a meeting, says Carolyn, carelessly tossing her coat on a chair. I am, says Burke. Where is she? asks Carolyn--in the bedroom? You are a girl with a suspicious, salacious mind, teases Burke. (I like his vocabulary.) If you must know, I really couldn't care less, she says, obviously lying. Good, then we can relax together, he says--why don't you sit down? of course Vicki Winters might be a little upset by it! says Carolyn nastily. Oh, I see, he says, you're worried about Vicki's interests--I'm glad to see she has such a good friend in you. My cousin's governess is no friend of mine, says Carolyn, but she's obviously very close to you! I see, says Burke, smelling the jealousy, you found out I drove her home this afternoon, is that it? Maybe, says Carolyn viciously, anyway, she'll be very happy t know about your little meeting! I'm glad you reminded me, says Burke, going to the closed kitchen door--honey, you can bring the drinks in now! He opens the door, remarking that his friend is a little shy. David comes out, drinks in his hands, and he hands one to Burke. Seeing his cousin, he asks, "What's SHE doing here?" Carolyn, surprised, asks David what HE'S doing here. Visiting my friend, says David. Does my mother know you came up here? demands Carolyn--you know how she feels about Mr. Devlin, you know she wouldn't want you to visit him. Then what are YOU doing here? asks David. Very good, Burke praises the boy--your turn, he tells Carolyn. Angry, she stomps a few feet away.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1133 (1840[-1967]) - Roxanne - 'I MUST go to my sister.'
From "#1133/1134_1135: Robservations 10/21/03: Valerie Threatens Roxanne"Roxanne enters Collinwood. Barnabas calls her name. Excuse me, Mr. Collins, she says formally. Mr. Collins? he repeats--Roxanne, what is it? Hurt, she asks, is it true?--"Are you married?" Yes, he admits, shame-faced, it is--I am. Her mouth drops open, then closes. I must go to my sister, says Roxanne. Forgive me, begs Barnabas, there's no possible way for me to explain this. She agrees--there's not, is there?
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angerie - 'Valerie, please, Barnabas-- you MUSTN'T give me away-- you'll give yourself away as well') was back on August 18th.
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #403 (1796) - Millicent - 'No, no, you MUST NOT come with me.'
From "#0403/0404: Robservations 03/19/02: Barnabas Confronts His Witch-Wife"Nathan and Millicent giggle together on the terrace. They've apparently been meeting in secret, and he's been quite touchy-feely with the airheaded heiress. She shocks herself in his presence, she says breathlessly. He tells her she's falling in love, but she wisely points out that he always talks about her loving him, but never the other way around. (Millicent is sharper than she appears.) He wants her to invite him to tea, but she insists that's flaunting the rules, and he says he hates rules.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, Millicent delivers it just as she and Nathan finish giggling together and before Nathan replies that that's nonsense because he always sees his ladies home. And to that Millicent says that a lady wouldn't be getting in so late and wonders what she should say if someone sees her? Nathan offers that it was such a lovely night that she decided to go for a walk, but Millicent points out that she never walks and that it's not lovely, it's black and gloomy. Nathan comments that's how she is so suddenly, and when he tries to pull her closer she pulls away and tells him, "No." Then Nathan comments that she's changed too quickly as he follows her through the gate and into the terrace and points out that an hour ago she was more than willing to let him... But she cuts him off by saying, "Lieutenant, please," which makes Nathan question why she addressed him that way and he points out that she hasn't called him that since to first night she stole out to meet him. Millicent insists she's not going to do that ever again. Nathan asks, "Do you really believe that?" Millicent replies that she's going to try not to do it again and adds that she's not at all like the way he makes her-she shocks herself-and that's bad for one's constitution...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'I MUST have eyes that follow him everywhere. I MUST have eyes that tell me everyone he sees') was back on March 4th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #514 (1968) - Maggie - 'Pop and Joe MUST be back from the Blue Whale by now and they'll be wondering what's happened to me. I've got to go, Willie.'
From "Robservations 6/10/02 - Liz and Stokes vs. Cassangelique - #513/514"Maggie is puzzled about why she keeps thinking of this place, but Willie puts an arm around her and leads her to a chair. He's been lonely, and he wanted someone to talk to, and bam, she showed up. He's been thinking a lot of her lately. He wants them to get together. Perhaps, she responds, which pleases him greatly. He leans in close and asks her not to wear those earrings next time she visits--they look too valuable, she might lose them.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0514-1.jpg)
He wants her to take them off and put them in her purse, perhaps they can take a walk, then go downtown. Once the earrings are off, the trance is broken; Maggie switches gears--she has to go home, she tells him. Willie is confused, did he say something wrong? No, she says. She can't understand the strange feelings she has while in the Old House. Willie again asks her to stick around and keep him company, but she races out.
The Robservations only slightly references the quote...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #759 (1897) - Laura - 'I MUST.'
From "Robservations 1/8/03 - #758/759 - Barn & Ang Combine Forces"Cottage - Laura thanks Ra, seeming weak. Dirk comes in and holds her, urging her to rest on the sofa. She looks around, talks to Ra--you've helped me so many times--but I've asked for your help too often, she says--and now you want me back. Dirk tells her, you're imagining that someone wants you--you can't go away now, I won't let you. You can't stop it, she tells him, you can't waste my time--I have so little left with so much to do.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it comes up after Dirk tells Laura that she cannot go away and before he says he's not going to let her...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1212 (1841PT[-1967]) - Julia - 'The curse MUST be appeased. It is our duty as a family to appease it. There is no other way.'
From "#1212/1213: Robservations 12/17/03: Gabriel Escapes"You're new here, says Julia, new to our ways--of course you're entitled to whatever opinions you have--but I would caution you not to try to impose yourself on this house too quickly. What exactly do you mean by that? asks Catherine I mean, says Julia severely, that you are not the mistress of this house. Is it your impression that I am trying to take over the family? demands Catherine. You are an ambitious person, says Julia--there's nothing wrong with ambition, as long as it doesn't affect the rest of the family(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1212-2.jpg)
--we don't like change, we will not accept it. Catherine, her forehead creased, says, "I see--are you finished?" Not quite, says Julia, since you objected so to the lottery, I might assume you would do something to change its outcome--you probably think you're alone in feeling sorry for Gabriel--that's not true--we all feel very sorry about the ordeal he has to face, but not one of us would stop him from going into that room. And you think that I might, suggests Catherine. Yes I do think you might, says Julia--you would regret it--the curse must be appeased, and it's our duty as a family to appease it--there's no other way. Having made her point, Julia leaves.
Because it adds the word "and" and it changes "it is" to it's," as in "and it's our duty," the Robservations doesn't quite reference the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #515 (1968) - Sam - 'Yes. I wouldn't harm you so you MUSTN'T harm me.'
From "Robservations 6/11/02 - #515/516 - Tragedy; Rescue"Events spiral out of control as Sam orders Maggie behind him. He holds up his cane and reminds Adam he's his friend. Friend, repeats Adam. Don't harm me, says Sam, I wouldn't harm you. Adam is getting calmer.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0515-1.jpg)
"Maggie is my friend," says Sam, wanting Adam to repeat it, but Adam insists, "KILL MAGGIE!"
The Robservations paraphrases the quote and gets both main points across...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #760 (1897) - Barnabas - 'There MUST be no fire or flame in the house this evening. All fireplaces, oil lamps, candles and stoves MUST be extinguished.'
From "Robservations 1/9/03 - #760-761 - Died By Fire"Barnabas paces the drawing room. Edward comes in and asks if Laura has come downstairs, then assures him that the children are safely hidden from her. I should have known she was plotting something, he says--why else to come back to Collinwood?--doing something to the children would hurt me the most--Laura can look for them, but she won't find them. She has unusual powers at her command, warns Barnabas. I can't buy that, says Edward--she's disturbed and dangerous, but supernatural powers?--absurd! Take me word for it, says Barn, and be prepared--her powers are weakening, but she's desperate and has little time and will use what powers she has to communicate with the children. How, if she doesn't know where they are? asks Edward. Take precautions, cautions Barn--no fire or flames anywhere this evening--extinguish everything, but use electricity wherever possible. Absurd, insists Edward, but allows Barnabas to do what he suggested.
Again the Robservations paraphrases the quote but manages to get the main points across...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #516 (1968) - Julia - 'If you- if you MUST destroy, destroy the one who was responsible. Destroy Cassandra Collins. Destroy the witch.'
From "Robservations 6/11/02 - #515/516 - Tragedy; Rescue"Willie, who doesn't understand what's going on, starts chipping away at the mortar with a hammer and awl. Julia stands back, does nothing, and keeps yelling at him to hurry. Willie suddenly stops and grabs his neck. He felt a strange draft. Julia insists he continue, but he stops again, shivering with fear-someone touched me, he says. A chair falls over nearby, then a box. Willie freaks out. Trask's laughter fills the basement; he appears and tells them to leave or they will die. The apparition disappears. Julia begs the spirit of Trask to listen to her, appealing to him as a man of God not to murder. If he must destroy, he should destroy evil. Apparently interested, he reappears.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0516-1.jpg)
Julia begs him to go after the witch, who has survived through time--Cassandra Collins--destroy her! Trask disappears, on a new crusade now.
I wouldn't even say that this time the Robservations paraphrases the quote - but at least it does do a good job of spelling out the circumstances under which it's delivered...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #761 (1897) - Edward - 'And yet I MUST find some way of explaining her death.'
From "Robservations 1/9/03 - #760-761 - Died By Fire"and now you yourself have seen evidence of Laura's supernatural powers. Edward admits it--I never believed it could happen--is Laura gone for good now? I assume she died in the room, says Barn, consumed by her own flames. Flames that left the children untouched, marvels Edward--and what became of Laura's body? The circumstances surrounding her death make it impossible to explain by ordinary logic, says Barn. And yet, says Edward, I must explain her death for the children's sake--they don't believe it was their mother in that room, but an incredibly old creature they had never seen before. It WAS their mother, insists Barn. Edward frets, how will I ever explain that to the children?
Again a Robservations paraphrases the quote and gets the main point across...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Now there MUST be some solution--something that can undo what the gypsy has done to me') was back on July 17th of 2020, and the second (Quentin - 'There MUST be some way to end the curse. You've got to help me find it!') was back on October 25th of 2021.
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Believe it or not, today marks the beginning of the fifth year of this slideshow. (And some people didn't think we'd be able to find enough "Must" quote for one year! [easter_wink]) However, this year we're going to be changing things up a bit - but I don't want to get into details until the first instance that will show the change comes up - and at least a couple different circumstances could spur that change. But again, more on that later. Though for now I know the change definitely won't surface for several days because I've already found quotes through the 6th. The first example could possibly show up for the 7th, or perhaps the 10th, or perhaps not. Time will tell once I go looking for quotes for those days using a criteria that I've only started using this year (a criteria that might actually become obvious once we get more and more into this month's quotes)...
Until then, we hope you continue to enjoy the quotes as they come up. [easter_smiley]
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... The first example could possibly show up for the 7th ...
Well, it won't be on the 7th because I just found a quote for that day that fulfills my new criteria...
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #1241 (1841PT) - Bramwell - 'I understand only one thing. That is, you MUST see me, and I will not leave here until you promise you will.'
From "#1240/1241: Robservations 01/16/04: Morgan Learns the Truth"If we are seen together now, it will be very difficult for me, she says, sitting down. Very well, he says--I'll leave on one condition. What's that? she asks. Agree to see me tonight at nine o'clock at the gazebo, he says. Don't be absurd, she says, that's impossible. It's essential that you see me, he insists. I can't afford to be seen with you, she says. Is Morgan really watching you that closely? he asks. Can't you understand? she asks. I understand only one thing, he says, sitting beside her, and that is that you must see me--and I will not leave here until you promise you will. Very well, she says--yes I'll come.
The Robservations references the quote close to but not entirely perfectly...
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... The first example could possibly show up for the 7th, or perhaps the 10th, or perhaps not. ...
I'm afraid it's a perhaps not because it won't be on the 10th either because I just found a quote for that day that fulfills my new criteria...
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #1190 (1841) - Leticia - 'Because I MUST if it is to happen.'
From "#1189/1190: Robservations 12/02/03: Prison Break!"there are police and townspeople out looking for you everywhere--if you was to go out now, you'd get yourself killed--please stay a bit longer--Joanna will be back--I'm sure of it. All right, he says, if she does, what is she going to tell me--that Daphne's dead?--alive?--or simply that she's gone forever? I believe in fate, says Leticia, and I believe that fate meant for you and Daphne to be together, just as it meant for me and Desmond to be together. You really believe that? asks Quentin.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1190-2.jpg)
Yes, she says softly. Why? he asks. Because I must, she says--if it is to happen--she begins to cry. Quentin hugs her.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #1107 (1970) - Barnabas - 'Just know that you MUST NOT try to destroy her.'
From "#1107/1108: Robservations 09/16/03: Buried Alive!"How did you know she was here? asks Barnabas. I saw Willie in the crypt, reveals Shaw.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1107-1.jpg)
Tell me exactly what you know about her, commands Barnabas. There's only one thing you need to know, says Shaw--he whips off the scarf around his throat to reveal that he is Roxanne's victim. You are in her power, says Barnabas. Not anymore, says Shaw, not since Maggie--I hate her--I'm going to destroy her! He turns back to the coffin to do that very thing. Barnabas struggles with and stops him, taking the gun away from him. She'll kill Maggie! cries Shaw. I won't let that happen, Barnabas assures him. Why did you bring her here, why? asks Shaw. That's no concern of yours, says Barnabas, you must know that you cannot try to destroy her--do you understand that?--I will take care of Maggie, she will be safe
The Robservations paraphrases and paraphrases strangely, putting the "must" in a totally different part of the actual line...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1059 (1970PT) - Barnabas - 'You simply MUST take my word and listen to what I have to say.'
From "#1058/1059: Robservations 08/11/03: Stokes on the Warpath"I can't believe that Julia's gone-I'll never forgive myself for letting her stay here. Stay here?--what do you mean? asks Maggie. Of course you wouldn't understand, says Barnabas, perhaps I'll tell you someday. Maggie picks up the scarf that Roxanne used to tell them Julia's fate--it would be a supreme irony if Quentin were to be freed by Hoffman, of all people, she says. "Good Lord!" says Barnabas. "What a fool I've been!" (Hurray-light has dawned!) Maggie asks, what do you mean? The scarf, he says, pulling it into his hands-the scarf belongs to Hoffman-it's Hoffman who's dead!--Julia may still be alive! He rises from the chair. What are you talking about? she asks. Of course you wouldn't understand, he says, and there's no time to explain-you simply must take my word and listen to what I have to say-there's still the possibility that Julia is still alive. Maggie doesn't get it. Listen, he advises, don't try to understand-go upstairs--at the end of the corridor, you'll find a closet with some women's clothes in it-bring it down here and wait for me-I'm going to get Roxanne
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #980 (1970) - Julia - 'Oh Barnabas, there MUST be something we can do, some way of controlling your need for blood.'
From "#0980/0981: Robservations 06/13/03: Farewell, Leviathans, Hello, 1970PT!"Collinwood - Barnabas paces the drawing room. Julia returns, medical bag in hand. I came from the cottage where I examined a very weak Sabrina, reveals Julia. Barnabas apologizes. "Why did you do it?" demands Julia--you gave Quentin your word that you wouldn't go to her again. I stayed at the Old House and fought the urge to leave, says Barnabas--Sabrina came to me. And you couldn't help yourself, accuses Julia. Ashamed, defensive, Barnabas asks, do you think I do this by choice? No, she assures him, I am aware of that--I know what you're going through, and that the injections are responsible. Don't blame yourself, he urges. Until the effects wear off, you're in danger of exposure, warns Julia--people in the town are worried about the attacks now. And you're afraid I'll kill Sabrina before the effects wear off, says Barnabas, I'm quite aware of that. There must be something we can do, says Julia desperately--some way to control your urge for blood.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #879 (1897) - Gregory - 'No, first we MUST put my plan into operation, then you will be able to get away.'
From "Robservations 4/4/03 - #878-879 - Tim and Judith Plot Together"Aristede describes how he saw Blackwood strangle Evan with the chain. Why would he would kill Evan? Asks Trask. The man will kill anyone, everyone, insists Aristede--you must hide me! Put my plan into operation, orders Trask, then you will get away. He'll come after me! protests Aristede. Did he follow you? asks Trask, frightened. No, says Aristede. Then you're safe for the moment, says Trask. No, says Aristede, never, he always knows where I am--he's a monster from hell! That is often said, but seldom true, says Trask I'll hide you where you'll be safe until you are needed. They exit the drawing room.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote and it addresses the circumstances under which it's delivered...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #697 (1969) - Barnabas - 'Somewhere in this house. Somewhere, there MUST be a room I haven't searched.'
From "Robservations 10/21/02 - #696/697 - Quentin Claims David"697
Once again a Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser. It's a restaging of the ending scene of Ep #696. So, here's the summary of that scene:
From "Robservations 10/21/02 - #696/697 - Quentin Claims David"2 AM - Barnabas stands on the landing at Collinwood, perplexed--somewhere in the house must be a room I haven't searched, haven't found.
The Robservations does a bit of paraphrasing but comes quite close to the actual quote...
And the staging for both eps is similar, so there's really no reason to compare camera shots as we have in the past. However, interestingly some wording of the dialogue from Ep #696 is changed here and there in Ep #697's teaser. But we'll get into that in the future because some of it is directly related to other "must" quotes in both eps.
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... The first example could possibly show up for the 7th, or perhaps the 10th, or perhaps not. ...
I'm afraid it's a perhaps not because it won't be on the 10th either because I just found a quote for that day that fulfills my new criteria...
Well, it may not have been the 7th or the 10, but it did turn out to be the 8th, today. As I'm sure you've noticed, the entry in the slideshow for today is from hoDS. And why is that? Well, you may have also noticed that the actual hoDS quote is partly preceded by "(-1968: Ep #659)". That means that a quote from 1968's "Vicki/Jeff-Cassandra/The Dream Curse-Adam/Eve/Nicholas" storyline would have been used if Ep #659 actually featured a "must" quote. But that's right, there are no "must" lines at all in Ep #659! Shocking, I know. [easter_shocked] [easter_wink] And why didn't I just pick a "must" quote from some other ep from that storyline? Well, that's because after Midnite sent me her final quotes for March, I decided that before I picked my quotes for April, I wanted to make a chart of all the eps we've picked quotes from over the past four years of the slideshow and what ones we haven't so that this time around I could only pick quotes from eps we haven't already featured "must" quotes from, and if I discovered that there actually aren't any in a given ep, rather than jump to a different ep, a "must" quote from a version of DS other than the original series would be featured in that must-less ep's place. So that means that this time around quotes from hoDS, NoDS, DS 1991, DS 2004 Pilot, and DS 2012 will be popping up whenever that situation exists. And today marks the first time it's happened.
However, there is one caveat to all that because I've exempted 4 original DS storylines from using alternate DS versions because at this point I have no idea just how many original DS eps don't feature "must" lines and I don't want to run out before this year's version of the slideshow ends. Those exempted storylines will feature "must" lines from other original storylines, just as we have been occasionally doing for a while now with 1967's "Blackmailing Liz-Intro to Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Intro to Julia" storyline.
Of course, it might turn out that there aren't many non-"must" eps among the eps we haven't quoted from - but I've already selected all the quotes for April and I came across 6 eps already. Yes, also shocking, I know! [easter_shocked] [easter_wink] So given that, the way things are going to play out whenever I come across any eps without any "must" lines are as follows in the chart below:
ORIGINAL SERIES STORYLINE |
| | ALTERNATE DS OR ORIGINAL
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Vicki's Arrival-Burke's Revenge |
-Matthew Morgan |
-Introducing Josette |
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| | hoDS, NoDS, DS 1991,
| DS 2004 Pilot, DS 2012
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|===================================
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The Return of Laura |
|
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| | hoDS, NoDS, DS 1991,
| DS 2004 Pilot, DS 2012
|===================================
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Blackmailing Liz-Intro to Barnabas |
-Kidnapping Maggie-Intro to Julia |
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| | 1841PT
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|===================================
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1795/1796 |
|
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| | hoDS, NoDS, DS 1991,
| DS 2004 Pilot, DS 2012
|===================================
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Vicki/Jeff-Cassandra/The Dream |
Curse-Adam/Eve/Nicholas |
===================================|
| | hoDS, NoDS, DS 1991,
| DS 2004 Pilot, DS 2012
|===================================
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The Werewolf-Quentin's Ghost |
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| | 1841PT
|===================================
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1897 |
|
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| | hoDS, NoDS, DS 1991,
| DS 2004 Pilot, DS 2012
|===================================
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Leviathans |
|
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| | hoDS, NoDS, DS 1991,
| DS 2004 Pilot, DS 2012
|===================================
|
1970 Parallel Time |
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| | 1897
|===================================
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1995-Gerard and Daphne |
-Summer of '70 |
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| | hoDS, NoDS, DS 1991,
| DS 2004 Pilot, DS 2012
|===================================
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1840/1841 |
|
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| | hoDS, NoDS, DS 1991,
| DS 2004 Pilot, DS 2012
|===================================
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1841 Parallel Time |
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| | 1897
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Actually, I think it's going to be fun to change things up and see "must" quotes pop up from hods, NoDS, DS 1991, DS 2004 Pilot and DS 2012. [easter_smiley]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
hoDS: Scene #86 (-1968: Ep #659) - Carolyn - 'Mother, you MUST wear them.'
From DC's hoDS script:
He crosses to a portrait on the other side of the room.
BARNABAS
Naomi Collins, isn't it?
LIZ
Yes. The first Barnabas's mother.
From his pocket, he takes a small velvet box.
BARNABAS
I so hoped there would be someone
like you to wear this.
He hands it to Liz.
LIZ
Why, thank you.
CAROLYN
What is it, Mother?
She opens it, is astonished.
LIZ
Look at this. Isn't it beautiful?
She holds up the necklace. It is the same one that Naomi
wears in the portrait.
CAROLYN
I've never seen anything like it.
CONTINUED
Rev. 4/14 Rve. 4/14/70
86 CONTD
ROGER PAN TO
The missing jewels. Naomi's necklace. CU Rog
Barnabas, where did you find them. SLOW PAN
PAST JULIA
LIZ TO CU
It's absolutely magnificent. PROFILE BARN
ROGER
Legend had it they were buried in
the revolutionary War and never
found again.
BARNABAS
Legend is so much more romantic than
reality. Naomi gave them to my ancestor when
he left Collinwood. They were his share of the
estate.
CAROLYN
Mother, you must wear them .
ROGER
I remember reading she gave him the
Old House too.
BARNABAS
I'm so looking forward to seeing it.
The first Barnabas wrote a fascinating
memoir about his life there. I've always
dreamed of living in that house.
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And the script references what Carolyn actually says in the film perfectly...
And another bit of business is that I used a screen capture from the VHS -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0408ds_1.jpg)
- so that it would be in keeping with the dimensions of the screen captures from the original show, but this is what the Blu-ray looks like -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/hoDS_Scene_86_Blu-ray.jpg)
And as I discovered after this post was made, apparently there was, or perhaps still is an alternate 4X3 print of hoDS that, unlike the VHS, shows more of the frame at the top but less on the sides and bottom, and it was shown as the July 14, 1985 installment of Elvira's Movie Macabre. So, I'm adding a screen capture from it of Scene 86 to this post:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/hoDS_Scene_86_Movie_Macabre.jpg)
And Ep #659 is our first one without any "must" lines - and it'll be several days before we see the second one.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #460 (1796) - Barnabas - 'You MUST or I will go on destroying.'
From "#0459/0460: Robservations 04/26/02: Finale"Barnabas observes his father is trembling. He asks if Joshua has the gun and silver bullets, and when he nods, tells him to use it. Joshua can't, not here or now, but Barnabas says he must, or he'll go on destroying.
And once again a Robservations paraphrases the quote as it addresses the circumstances under which it's delivered...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #361 (1967) - Julia - 'Wait. The caretaker, he MUST live somewhere nearby.'
From "#0361/0362: Robservations 02/19/02: Barnabas Gaslights Julia"After realizing she's been deserted by Sarah, Julia finds herself locked in the Collins mausoleum (although she could have probably crawled underneath that gate, it looks like enough space).
Another Robservations during the period where there's little detail. So, how the quote comes about is that after the mausoleum's gate slams shut and she can't open it, Julia says to herself that she can't be locked in, but then she realizes the quote. Julia cries out for help several times, but to no avail...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #192 (1967) - Carolyn - 'And something MUST have happened to you there.'
From "#0192/0193: Robservations 10/04/01: End of Flames; Portia Faces Sam"In the hospital, Liz tells Carolyn she's beginning to remember, she knows she is. Carolyn says please, don't even try, the doctor says she must rest. Liz says she must remember what happened, or she can't rest. Carolyn reminds her that just before she got sick, she was at Aunt Laura's cottage, and something must have happened to you there, but please try to sleep--she'll be right here. I was asleep, and dreaming, says Liz, Dreaming about Laura at the cottage. You called to us, encourages Carolyn, and said you remembered. I woke up, continues Liz, I called, yes, I remembered about the choir, I got up out of bed, there was a storm someone in my room, I couldn't see who it was. Seeing her mother is getting upset, Carolyn tells her to rest, just a little while, then she'll help her remember. Liz promises to rest, but first she must remember---please help? All right, if you promise to stay very calm, says Carolyn, who then says she, Roger and Vicki heard Liz calling, saying she'd remembered what had happened; but by the time they got to her room... Liz remembers--she got up--there was something in the corner, she could see it, it was so dark, a shadow, a shrouded fog, she couldn't see who or what it was, at first she thought it Vicki, Carolyn or Uncle Roger. It was Aunt Laura, wasn't it? asks Carolyn. Not the Laura they think they know, says Liz, she can't describe her face, it was distorted with hate, eyes blazing, Laura in some other form, almost some other being, horrible, you can't imagine what she looked like.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
On the other hand, Carolyn does not use the word "must" when she says the doctor says Liz has to rest, and Liz does not use the word "must" when she says she's got to remember. And "I remembered about the choir." What?! Liz actually says, "I remembered about the quarrel." Choir, quarrel - not exactly, or even slightly the same thing - sometimes I really begin to wonder about some of these Robservations. I like to think fingers played tricks when they were being typed up, which is something that can easily happen if one is distracted. But who knows...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #126 (1966) - Vicki's Voice - 'No, Matthew, it's wrong, you MUSTN'T, please!'
From "#0125/0126: Robservations 08/16/01: How to Kill Vicki?"you won't feel a thing--I told ya it would be an easy death--did you ever see an animal led to the slaughter--they don't know what him 'em. I'm not an animal! Says Vicki, gazing up at him, I'm a human being--do you want to have my blood on your conscience for the rest of your life? The widows are out for blood tonight! insists Matthew. There are no such things as widows, says Vicki (yes there are, but not ghostly ones, I guess she means)--they don't exist! I didn't think so before, but now I do, he says--it's all around us--tellin' me I have to kill ya--and I gotta obey! You don't know what you're doing! cries Vicki as he leaves the secret room. Matthew, please! she begs. I gotta obey! he says. No, you don't! she wails. He goes to the stairs and grabs the banister. I've gotta obey! he repeats. No, Matthew, it's wrong, you mustn't, please, Matthew, please, Matthew, please! He leaves the house. Vicki begins to cry. Somebody, please help me! she begs, somebody, please!
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And no doubt you've noticed that Vicki doesn't appear in the screen capture -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0412ds_0.jpg)
- only Matthew. And normally I wouldn't use a "must" line like that for the slideshow. However, that's the only "must" line in the ep. So, considering my criteria is to quote from eps we haven't quoted from and to only choose alternate quotes from other eps or other versions of DS if there aren't any "must" lines at all in an ep, I went with it anyway. And there will be slightly different situations coming up before long. But more on that when the first example comes up.
(And it's funny that the use of only Vicki's voice coincides with an entry for this same day using Josette's voice.
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0412ds_1.jpg)
Ep #884 (1897) - Josette's Voice - 'Kitty Soames...it is
Kitty Soames you MUST forget.'
Though that one is a totally different situation because with it Josette is speaking through her portrait, which is onscreen while she speaks.)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
NoDS: Scene #80 (-1966: Ep #1) - Quentin - 'Yes, it MUST have been.'
From DC's NoDS script:
80 INT - SARAH'S ROOM 80
It is obviously a child's room. Carlotta stands on
the other side of the four poster bed. She is
straightening the stuffed animals that are propped
there.
80 CONTD CONTD 80
QUENTIN
I saw a little girl in that window.
CARLOTTA
Little girl?
Quentin crosses to the window and looks out.
QUENTIN
I was outside --
CARLOTTA
I know. I saw you from the window.
QUENTIN
But I didn't see you. I saw a
child...holding a teddy bear...
He looks around the room.
CARLOTTA
Yes, this is a little girl's room.
It was Mrs. Stoddard's when she
was a child. It must have been a
trick of light.
FLASH CUT - LITTLE GIRL IN THE WINDOW
as he remember's what he saw.
QUENTIN - CLOSE-UP
QUENTIN
Yes , it must have been.
Then not knowing what else to do
QUENTIN
Well I'd better get to work.
He EXITS toward the tower as she stands there watching
him go.
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And the script references what Quentin actually says in the film perfectly. Other things are a bit different...
And similar to hoDS, I used a screen capture from the Laser Disc for NoDS -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0413ds_1.jpg)
- so that it would be in keeping with the dimensions of the screen captures from the original show, but this is what the Blu-ray looks like -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/NoDS_Scene_80_Blu-ray.jpg)
(It's interesting that even on the Laser Disc you can't see what's outside the window because it's washed out.)
And Ep #1 is our second one without any "must" lines - not a long wait at all for the next one.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #1 (-1966: Ep #124) - Mrs. Johnson - 'All I can say is Barnabas Collins MUST be a wonderful man.'
From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - MINISERIES PART ONE (EPISODE ONE):
KITCHEN: A dismayed Mrs. Johnson watches as the
Sheriff questions Willie: Where did he go after he dropped off
Miss Winters? Willie protests he went back to the stables and
got drunk. Patterson asks, why is he nervous? Where has he
been for the last three days? Willie claims he was 'working'.
Neither the Sheriff nor Roger believe him, but Victoria comes
to his defense. Patterson asks Willie where he was working.
Willie, by this time, has dissolved into tears, protesting he
"doesn't feel too good". Barnabas arrives and is introduced.
Barnabas confirms Willie's story - he heard in town that Willie
knew the property and was available for work. He apologizes
if he's caused any problem. Roger comments it would have
been nice if they'd been told. Willie apologizes to all: he knows
he hasn't been a good worker; he knew Roger was about to
fire him, and that's why he took this job. Roger warns Barnabas,
''You don't know what you're taking on." Barnabas, "I
somehow feel Willie wants to make a true start - don't you,
Willie?" Willie agrees. Mrs. Johnson is pleased by this turn of
events. Barnabas, warningly to Willie, ''We have much work to
do." Patterson agrees that Willie can go with Barnabas. As
they're leaving, Barnabas announces they're making splendid
progress. He's already moved in. He invites them all to visit.
He takes his leave. Mrs. Johnson admiringly, "Barnabas Collins
must be a wonderful man."
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And the summary references quite well almost all of what Mrs. Johnson says...
Though I don't know why the summary says: Barnabas, "I somehow feel Willie wants to make a true start" when what Barnabas actually says is, "But I somehow feel that Willie truly wants to make a new start."
And similar to hoDS and NoDS, I used a screen capture that's the same dimensions as the ones from the original series. In this case one from the from the TGG Direct DVD release -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0414ds_1.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_1-1_VHS.jpg)
- 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.
I definitely wasn't going to go with the MGM DVD release. Even though, like the TGG Direct release it's clearer than the VHS, frustratingly, the aspect ratio is cropped from 4X3 to 16X9 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_1-1_DVD.jpg)
And Ep #124 now joins Eps #1 and #659 as ones without any "must" lines - and another will show up very shortly.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1204 (1841PT[-1967: Ep #198]) - Melanie - 'But after the funeral, you MUST set her free.'
From "#1203/1204: Robservations 12/11/03: Naive Fiancee"Parlor - Flora explains to Melanie--we didn't want to lock the girl up, but if we hadn't come in at just the right minute, Justin would have killer her--he wasn't being himself--we had to lock her up, or she'd have gone to the police--don't you understand?--they would have taken Justin from us--we didn't tell you about it because we knew how much you loved Justin. You shouldn't have locked Stella up! cries Melanie. What were we to do? asks Flora--we were so frightened--try to understand. I do, says Melanie--but it's wrong. We know that, Julia assures her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1204-1.jpg)
But you just put the gag back in her mouth, locked her in there again! protests Melanie. Do you want the police to be here tomorrow, the day of her father's burial? asks Julia. They can do nothing to Papa now! says Melanie. They can to Flora, and to me, Julia reminds her (busy ladies--burying the dead Trask, kidnapping Stella). Yes, says Flora, we're guilty of holding her captive. Her brother will never accept our actions, says Julia. They shouldn't, says Flora, we both know that--and she begins to cry, upsetting Melanie, who puts an arm around her, assuring her, I do understand, except you knew you couldn't go on keeping Stella in the tower room. We've tried to think of what to do, says Julia. You must do something now, says Melanie--her brother was here yesterday, and I promised I would help--please do something now--let her go, ask her not to tell. We will do something, vows Flora, after the funeral. You will let her go? queries Julia. Somehow, some way, says Flora--I don't know how, but we will--all I can think of now is poor Justin--she wipes her nose with a handkerchief. I know, Mother, says Melanie, but after the funeral, you must set her free! Flora looks at Julia, who regards her solemnly.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
A correction, though, this scene does not take place in the upstairs parlor - it takes place in Melanie's bedroom. One might think the bed in the room may have been a huge clue, but, well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Possessed Melanie - 'They don't pay any attention to you, do they?--you TELL them what they MUST do, and then you die!') was back on June 1st of 2020.
And of course, we've seen notations like "(1841PT[-1967])" before and know it means that an 1841PT quote has been substituted for what should have been a 1967 quote. But this time around "(1841PT[-1967: Ep #198])" means all that plus that the quote should have come from 1967's Ep #198 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #198 now joins Eps #1, #124 and #659 as ones without any "must" lines - and another will show up before too long.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #370 (1795) - Jeremiah - 'She MUST be in the playroom.'
From "#0370/0371: Robservations 02/25/02: Choking on Her Revenge"Angelique, having swiped Barnabas' toy soldier, stands in the drawing room. She questions Jeremiah about the toy, which he, amused, identifies as "a member of the Regiment," one of his nephew, Barnabas', favorite toys as a child.
The Robservations is yet another with little detail. However, as the scene starts to lead up to the quote being delivered, Angelique is in the Old House's drawing room examining the toy soldier. She hears Jeremiah coming down the stairs in the foyer and hides the toy in the pocket of her dress. After Jeremiah enters the drawing room, he and Angelique exchange good afternoons, and then Jeremiah asks if she's seen Sarah? Angelique replies that she hasn't seen Sarah since "this morning," and that's when Jeremiah delivers the quote and then turns to begin to leave. But Angelique stops him, takes out the toy, and that's when she starts to question Jeremiah about it...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
DS 2004 Pilot (-1968: Ep #478) - Barnabas - 'You MUST be my cousin Elizabeth.'
From the DS 2004 Pilot script:
INT. GREAT HALL - COLLINWOOD - NIGHT
He enters, transfixed, STARING toward the wall over the great
fireplace. There, a magnificent portrait of
BARNABAS COLLINS,
the name etched on a gold nameplate dated 1788, hangs half-
lit by the flickering firelight.
ELIZABETH (0.S.)
I don't believe it.
VAMPIRE
My apologies for the hour, but I
couldn't resist any longer.
The Vampire turns as Roger and Elizabeth comes down the
stairs, gaping at their visitor. He is, in fact, a DEAD
RINGER for the man in the portrait.
BARNABAS
(taking Elizabeth's hand)
I'm Barnabas Collins.
ELIZABETH
Barnabas? You even have his name?
BARNABAS
A tragic lack of imagination on the
part of my parents.
(kissing her hand)
You must be my cousin Elizabeth.
While Elizabeth is taken with Barnabas, Roger is suspicious.
BARNABAS (CONT'D)
(to Roger)
And you... are staring.
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Dark Shadows - M. Verheiden - 1/19/04 33.
ROGER
Roger Collins. You're in from...?
BARNABAS
England. I tried to get a message
through, but I understand there's
been a family emergency.
ELIZABETH -
My daughter, Carolyn. She was...
injured. Bitten by some sort of
animal.
Barnabas tightens with surprise and regret. He had no idea
Carolyn was a member of the Collins family.
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And the script references what Barnabas actually says in the pilot perfectly. Other things are a bit different, including the setting because the scene actually takes pace in the Drawing Room, and Barnabas doesn't take Elizabeth's hand until just before he delivered the quote and he kisses her hand after he delivers it...
And for those who may be interested in such things, I recently noticed that the version of the pilot currently on YouTube has been upgraded from 514X360 to 686X480.
And Ep #478 now joins Eps #1, #124, #198 and #659 as ones without any "must" lines - one more left to come for this month.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #652_653 (1968) - Liz - 'They MUST have someone to take care of them immediately.'
From "Robservations 9/18/02 - #651-652/3 - Liz & Death; Joe vs. Werewolf"Liz's fear of premature burial persists as she talks to Barnabas. He tells her it's in her mind, which only supports her argument that there's something wrong with her. Suddenly her thoughts turn to David and Amy.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0652_53-1.jpg)
She insists that they'll need a governess to replace Vicki immediately, in fact, tonight. She suggests that Maggie would be a good choice. (a waitress as a teacher? Only on the Collinwood universe!) Barnabas agrees to call her.
The Robservations paraphrases but gets the point across well, though without using "must"...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
DS 2012: (-1969: Ep #904) - Barnabas - 'Why MUST I alone bear the rotten fruit of our cursed family tree? My parents, taken. My true love, taken.'
From the DS 2012 script:
CUT TO:
EXT. COLLINWOOD MANOR - NIGHT
Even at this distance, we can hear the anguished
exclamations of --
BARNABAS (PRE-LAP)
"Angel Bay!"
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INT. COLLINWOOD MANOR (DRAWING ROOM) - NIGHT
Elizabeth is alone with Barnabas, trying to sooth his
melodramatic anguish, despite her own shock at the
revelation of Angelique's true identity.
BARNABAS
The very audacity of the name
summons vomit into the recesses of
my mouth!. For it has as its
proprietor the devil herself!
ELIZABETH
I always thought there was
something a little off about
Angie.
BARNABAS
Oh, if my vampire eyes were
capable of tears, I would flood
the earth with my weeping!
ELIZABETH
Barnabas, you've done more for
this family in ten days than I
have in ten years.
BARNABAS
Angelique means to destroy us,
Elizabeth. She hates me.
ELIZABETH
"Hate?" No, if she merely hated
you, she would've killed you. A
curse takes devotion.
BARNABAS
Fate sees fit to punish me
forever! Has the infernal
calculus of grief any limit? Any
end?
ELIZABETH
Barnabas...
BARNABAS
What our ancestors did to incur
such wrath I know not, but why
must I bear the rotten fruit of
our family's cursed tree?
He throws himself onto the organ; buries his head in his
hands.
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BARNABAS (CONT'D)
My parents, taken. My true love,
taken.
ELIZABETH
And what did you do?
BARNABAS
(a beat, then)
I tried to kill myself by jumping
off a cliff.
ELIZABETH
You fought, Barnabas. When your
parents were killed, you fought
on!
Barnabas raises his head.
BARNABAS
I did, didn't I.
ELIZABETH
You tried to keep the family
business afloat! Tried to find
the source of our curse and
extinguish it forever!
A raised head becomes a full-on raised body.
BARNABAS
My God...you're right. I fought
for the survival of our name.
ELIZABETH
You fought because it's in your
blood!
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And the excerpt is from the November 30, 2010 version of the script, which is not the exact version that was ultimately shot. As such some of the dialogue is different in the excerpt. Case in point, in the film the quote is not preceded by Barnabas saying "What our ancestors did to incur such wrath I know not, but", and you'll note the remainder of what's scripted is slightly different from the quote, which is what Barnabas actually says in the film. Also different, while the exterior shot of Collinwood is in the film (preceded by crashing waves), Barnabas doesn't actually say "Angel Bay" until we see him in the drawing room with Elizabeth.
And Ep #904 now joins Eps #1, #124, #198, #478 and #659 as ones without any "must" lines - and that's the final one for this month.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #987 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'You MUST stay. You have to. It would mean very much to Daniel.'
From "#0986/0987: Robservations 06/18/03: Real or Memorex?"Alexis draws back from the kiss, murmuring, "Quentin, please." He apologizes--I didn't know what came over me. Yes you did, she says, rising from the piano bench, and so do I--you thought I was Angelique, just like everyone else--it's been that way my entire life, as if I didn't even exist, she sobs, staring at the portrait--"But I did think that YOU, at least...(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0987-1.jpg)
"No, he says, it can't be. Why shouldn't you be like everyone else? she asks-- Julia Hoffman and Amy--they both think I'm some kind of ghost, and the way Bruno acted this afternoon... Bruno? asks Quentin. Yes, he was here, mostly out of curiosity, I'm sure, says Alexis. Bruno was here in this room? asks Quentin. He heard me playing a song of his, explains Alexis, and came in with all kinds of excuses, but what he really wanted to do was see if I was real! He won't come in here again, I promise you that, says Quentin. It really doesn't matter, says Alexis, I won't be here, I'm leaving--I really believed that you, of all people, believed who and what I was, but now... But I do, protests Quentin, I do--you're Alexis, and what I did just a moment ago was very stupid and meaningless--please forgive me and tell me you'll stay. I really shouldn't, she says, there's been nothing but trouble ever since I've arrived, I even caused your wife to leave you. It wasn't your fault Maggie left, he says. I wish I could believe that, but I still feel I shouldn't be here, says Alexis--maybe if I leave, Maggie will come back. I got a telegram from Maggie earlier today, says Quentin--she wants to think things through before deciding anything. With me gone, it would be easier for her to decide, says Alexis. Quentin looks odd. I'll miss not meeting Daniel, she says--I've looked forward to it so much, I can't tell you. She picks up the photo of Daniel and Quentin, gazing wistfully at it. You must stay, he insists, you have to--it would mean so much to Daniel-- please. Not nearly as much as it would mean to me, says Alexis--he's such a handsome boy. Then it's settled, says Quentin, you'll stay
The Robservations has the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1136 (1840) - Gerard - 'This MUST be worth a fortune.'
From "#1136/1137: Robservations 10/22/03: Julia & Leticia Tend to Zachary"Gerard caresses the mask--Leticia where did you get it? he asks. I found it, simpers Leticia. You're lying! he accuses, this must be worth a fortune--this gold and all these jewels. Jewels? she laughs, no they're pieces of colored glass!--it wouldn't fetch a farthing, it's just a plaything. Don't take me for a fool, he says, growing angry
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #973 (1970) - Sabrina - 'I know Chris has forbidden me to get involved, but I feel I MUST.'
From "Robservations 6/9/03 - #972-973 - On the Run From a Shadow"I want to try, she says, help Chris--I don't care how much he tries to shut me out, I will--I thought of one way--get rid of Bruno--Chris won't mention it, but I know he's worried about the fact that Bruno knows all about him--and Bruno is waiting for Chris. Quentin sits on the bed. I wish Chris had killed him when Bruno captured him, says Sabrina. Don't wish him that, says Quentin--every life he takes gives him great pain--very great pain--and he looks as if he knows exactly what Chris is experiencing.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0973-2.jpg)
He isn't to blame for that, says Sabrina. I know that, says Q--but the pain is still there. You have great insight, she says, seem to understand how others feel--please try to understand how I feel, she begs--Chris has forbidden me to get involved, but I feel I must.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And if only they'd written Quentin like they did for this scene more often, he would have been a lot more interesting during Leviathans, which is a storyline he was all too often wasted during. But sadly, no - that's certainly wasn't what DC wanted pushed. [easter_rolleyes] I suppose we should just be grateful that we got this scene and the one between Quentin and Chris in Ep #962. And should we be surprised that both eps were written by Violet Welles? I think not...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #878 (1897) - Garth Blackwood - 'Justice MUST be served, sir. He who obstructs justice will suffer for it.'
From "Robservations 4/4/03 - #878-879 - Tim and Judith Plot Together"Garth, holding his chain in both hands, enters Evan's house--I've come for the prisoner! He declares. Who are you, and what do you mean by barging into my house? demands Evan. Garth comes closer and says, I am THE LAW--tell me where the prisoner is! You're a madman, accuses Evan--get out! He was seen entering this house, says Blackwood--the penalty for harboring criminals is severe--justice must be served--he who obstructs justice will suffer--I will search until I find the criminal. You will not search this house, says Evan firmly--you're here illegally and I'm calling the police! I have one and only one warning for you, sir, says Blackwood--stand aside!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0878-4.jpg)
Evan refuses. Garth wraps his chain around the lawyer's throat and throttles him unconscious.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #657 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Vicki wants my help and I MUST stay here and help her.'
From "Robservations 9/20/02 - #656/657 - Barnabas Deals With Heartbreak"Maggie comes in and tells Barnabas she wants to speak to him. She sends the kids upstairs. David asks if something's the matter, but she brushes him off. The kids overhear her telling Barnabas what happened. He reads the note and tells her he didn't want to believe it before, but Vicki must really be trying to contact them. What will they do? We can't leave the house, insists Barn--Vicki needs my help, and I must stay and help her.
If not for one word, the Robservations would have referenced the quote perfectly...
And Barnabas does indeed use "must" in that other spot during the scene - but that's a quote for another time.
And who knows what sort of glitch the camera shooting the quoted moment was having?
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0425ds_1.jpg)
But thankfully they either repaired or replaced it before it caused weird shots in too many eps...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #360 (1967) - Tony - 'Miss Hoffman, I--I, I can't pretend to understand any of this. I only know that my clients MUST trust me.'
From "#0359/0360: Robservations 02/15/02: Julia Asks Sarah For Help"Although Tony Peterson is in a big hurry to get to court, Julia tells him someone could die if he refuses to help her immediately, so he agrees. She wants to see her notebook, she says, to reassure herself it's all right.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0360-1.jpg)
She's behaving just the slightest bit loony, but Tony complies and opens the safe; however, when he can't find it immediately, she accuses him of being in on the conspiracy, of stealing the notebook from her. He's so insulted that when he does find it and she checks the lock to make sure it hasn't been tampered with, he tells her to take the blasted thing with her, if she doesn't trust him. She has to work hard to convince him she does trust him, and he reluctantly takes it and puts it back in his safe, clearly thinking she's got some missing attic insulation.
This is another Robservations with little detail and the actual quote isn't referenced - but at least the circumstances under which it comes up is...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #125 (1966) - Matthew - 'I MUSTA startled you when I came in.'
From "#0125/0126: Robservations 08/16/01: How to Kill Vicki?"She exits the secret room, terror on her face, and rushes to the front door. Matthew is there, and he comes toward her, his face awash in confusion, but doesn't attack her. You look scared, he says, you got no reason to be scared of me What? asks Vicki. I musta startled you when I came in, says Matthew, sorry, Mz. Stoddard, I just come to say good night. I see, says Vicki, hope on her face. I just finished chopping the wood, says Matthew, smiling, is there anythin' else you'd like me to do before I go back to my cottage? No, says Vicki, nothing. It starts to rain. It's a bad night, says Matthew, if I go back to my cottage now, I'll get soaking wet--would ya mind if I wait here a while?--the rain'll probably stop soon. No, says Vicki, you wait here--but I think I'll go to my room. Good night, Mz. Stoddard, he says, and she says it back to him, walking toward the door. Wait a minute! He says. What is it? she asks. This isn't the main house, he says, it's the Old House--what are we doin' here? Don't you remember? she asks, we're looking for something. I don't remember, says Matthew, what are we lookin' for? David, she answers, we thought that he was here, but he wasn't. I don't know what's the matter with me, he says, I can't think right. You're probably very tired, she say, you should lie down--you need a good rest. No, he says, I don't wanna rest, I don't wanna sleep, I just woke up from a terrible dream--I dreamt I saw the ghost of Mr. Malloy. I'm sorry you had a bad dream, Vicki tells him. Was it a dream? he asks, it seemed so real. Of course it was a dream, she assures him. It happened in the woods, he says, what was I doin' in the woods? That was just another part of your dream, she says. No, he says, it wasn't a dream, it was real, I was runnin' from the police! I've got to go to my room now, she says. I came here to hide, he continues, that's it--it's comin' back to me. Good night, says Vicki, and moves toward the door. Wait a minute! orders Matthew, wait! He closes the door she has just opened. He looks at her. You're not Mz. Stoddard, he says, you're Miss Winters, tryin' to get away from me again!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0125-2.jpg)
She screams no in protest, but they struggle violently as he propels her toward the secret room, warning her that she'll never get away with it this time, never get away from him again. He pushes her into the secret room and follows her in.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #207 (1967) - Alexandra Moltke Voiceover - 'My name is Victoria Winters. The halls of Collinwood echo to the heavy footfalls of those who would plunder and pillage. Those who have no conscience. They take and they take until it becomes a disease spreading uncontrollably. But there comes a time when the victims will be pushed no farther and MUST strike back.'
This time the slideshow goes where it's never gone before: using an opening voiceover. It isn't the first time we've ever come across a voiceover that uses "must," but it is the first time that the voiceover is the only place in an ep where "must" is used. So, it was the only choice from Ep #207. And since the quote is not dialogue from a scene, there's no Robservations excerpt. Though I will point out that the graphic -
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- was chosen from the exact moment in the voiceover when Alexandra says "must"...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #497 (1968) - Mrs. Johnson - 'Someone else is controlling me. Everything I do, everything I think. You MUST have gone through this, too.'
From "Robservations 5/28/02 - #497-498 - Barnabas' Unusual Commission"What is it about the dream that makes us stop being ourselves? wonders Mrs. Johnson. Julia doesn't know, but she's bringing in Stokes to help them. Mrs. Johnson wants to go see Stokes, but Julia says it's going to take several days to figure things out--she'll call the professor today.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0497-1.jpg)
Mrs. Johnson cries, what can I do until Stokes is ready? Control yourself, encourages Julia, but Mrs. Johnson feels that someone else is controlling her, and she can't. Julia went through it, too.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote, but it does reference the circumstances under which it comes up...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #714 (1897) - Quentin - 'Judith, I MUST congratulate you. I haven't seen him get this worked up in a long time.'
From "Robservations 11/5/02 - #714/715 - Judith Rubs it In; Rachel & the Tower"Judith asks if any of them have anything to say. Edward stands and says whatever will be said by him will be said in court. This surprises Judith, who calls it melodramatic. I'm going to contest it, insists Edward--it's inconceivable to me that Edith would leave Carl and me nothing! Contest it to your heart's content, advises Judith, you'll get no where. I thought you above treachery, Edward spits. Judith asks, who am I betraying? "ME"! he shouts--you know I was in line to receive the bulk of the estate, but while I was away, you worked on her, didn't you? Judith denies it. Edward says, you poisoned Edith's mind, suggesting she leave everything to you. Not true, says Judith, I merely spent all my time caring for the old woman--I'm the only one who did it. And out of the goodness of your heart, prods Quentin? hand over his heart. Because I loved her, says Judith. I think I'm going to cry, Quentin tells Edward. Shut up, barks Edward. I DID love her, rants Judith, more than any of you can claim! You didn't love her, says Edward--you catered to her, what do you know about love anyway--"You're a narrow-minded, selfish old maid!" (Oooh, nasty diss, Edward!) Now that the power has shifted to me, warns Judith, you'd better be careful what you say to me. Carl and Quentin, one morose, the other amused, listen as Edward promises Judith, I'm going to fight you! You'll lose, she assures him, and go on losing--I'm mistress of the house, I inherited the Collins fortune and you are ALL dependent on me. She's trying to tell us something Quentin says teasingly to Edward. "Can't you ever be serious about anything?" shouts Edward. No, says Quentin, sipping a drink--I congratulate you, Judith--I haven't seen you get this worked up in a long time! If he's going to do nothing but make snide remarks, get out of the house at once, says Edward. You have a short memory, Quentin reminds his brother, and asks Judith to re-read the paragraph that says he has a permanent home at Collinwood--even if she did give him the back of her hand financially. That's true, says Judith, Quentin can live here as long as he wishes, even I can't put him out. That must sadden you, opines Quentin. She retorts, I inherited the money and the estate--I'll find a way of tolerating you. I'm sure you will, he says. Judith begins to head off to have a word with the staff, a move which pisses off Edward. Quentin drinks some more. Judith reminds Edward he isn't dictating anything to anyone anymore--I am, and there will be many changes you should be prepared to accept. Quentin suggests that when she's done with the staff, perhaps they can all go upstairs and watch her write a check (LOL!) She walks up to him. "Keep it up, Quentin," she says coldly, "and in the end you'll end up with less than nothing." She sails off.
A longer than usual excerpt, but I couldn't sacrifice even one bit of it. Though the Robservations would have gotten the quote perfectly if it didn't say "I haven't seen you get this worked up" rather than the correct "I haven't seen him get this worked up" Who knows?! [easter_huh] [easter_rolleyes]
And Ep #714 is one of the best eps ever on DS and the scene the quote is taken from is one of the best scenes ever - how it took us this long to quote from the ep is beyond me, especially considering there are other "must" choices in it - and there's also a non-"must" scene that I love later in the ep:
Judith takes a drink in the drawing room, surveying all that is hers. Edward, in night clothes, comes downstairs. He asks if this is to be a feature of the new regime--being roused by a servant in the middle of the night. I've made a decision and wants to inform you of it, she says. What was so earth shattering it couldn't wait until morning? Asks Edward. I've decided to move into Grandmother's room, it's only fitting and proper, says Judith. And you woke me to tell me about it? demands Edward. I thought you'd want to know about it, she says. How very considerate, he says sarcastically. Do you approve? She asks, a twinkle in her eye. It's such a weighty matter, he says sarcastically, I'd like to go up and sleep on it--"May I?" By all means, she says--don't be too upset with me--this is all so new to me, I want to make the most of it." "You're doing splendidly, sister, just splendidly!" he says sourly, and goes back upstairs.
Priceless!!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #75 (1966) - Roger - 'For goodness sake, Kitten, it MUST be here in the house somewhere. It's bound to turn up sooner or later.'
From "#0075/0076: Robservations 07/13/01: No More Pretense"I saw Burke today--he looks at her--I did see him, I had to talk to him about something. I wish you would stay away from that man, says Roger. I mentioned the pen to him and he said you hadn't given it back to him, says Carolyn. So much happened that night, I suppose it's entirely possible, says Roger. He said when you came to the office, says Carolyn, you were going to give it back to him, but when you reached into your pocket, you said you didn't have it with you. I believe he's telling you the truth, says Roger, I remember something like that. Oh, I hope you haven't lost it, she says, it was so valuable. I'll be happy to buy you another, he says. It was from South America, she says. I'll fly to Rio first thing in the morning and pick one up for you, how's that? he asks. I wish you wouldn't joke about it, she says, it really is my responsibility. For goodness sake, Kitten, it must be here in the house somewhere, he says, it's bound to turn up sooner or later. Hands on hips, Carolyn insists she wants it to turn up NOW! Shall I call the sheriff and tell him to mount a full investigation? asks Roger mockingly. Please! she says, exasperated. Yes, Kitten? he asks mockingly. She giggles, and he chuckles.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
Thankfully THE PEN makes its glorious reappearance near the end of the ep:
Vicki is still picking up items from the beach, and she finds something really interesting--a filigreed silver pen exactly like the one Burke gave Carolyn! She takes it into her hand, then looks around at the water and the rocks.
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Roger searches the couch cushions for the pen.
And Ep #75 just happens to be one that we hadn't quoted from before. But unlike how for April I specifically quoted from eps we hadn't before, Midnite didn't set out to do that for this month - it just happened serendipitously. But then if we look back I'm guessing there are a least a few times every month that we quote from an ep for the first time. I mean, no one was trying to do it back in March yet it happened 16 times with Eps #153, #253, #1078, #1210, #73, #254, #402, #513, #1211, #74, #514, #759, #1212, #515, #760 and #516...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #153 (1967) - Vicki - 'I just know that I MUST be looking for something. It MUST be that house! Look, there, beyond the trees.'
From "#0152/0153: Robservations 09/06/01:"Keep going straight now, Vicki tells Frank. I wish you'd tell me what's going on, he says. We're almost there, she says. Almost WHERE? he asks. Where we're supposed to be going, she says. We're in the middle of no where, he points out. Stop, right here, she orders, please, now! He does so, making a face. OK, we're here, now what? he asks. I don't know, she says, I've never been here before. You've never been here before? he asks, perplexed. I just know that I must be looking for something, she says--it must be that house--look there, beyond the trees.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0153-3.jpg)
That's a strange looking house, he says, can't you see those things in back of that house--they're gravestones--we're on the edge of a graveyard. She looks at him.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'I have no intention of arguing, but I don't like the effect Laura is having on this house, and after tonight, I'm more determined than ever that she MUST leave') was back on March 2nd.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #255 (1967) - Barnabas - 'You MUST make sure that she doesn't. You know what will happen if you fail.'
From "#0255/0256: Robservations 11/21/01: Sarah and Maggie"Maggie seems eager to be what he wants, but once he kisses her hand, she draws it away from his icy lips. This angers him. When will she forsake that common creature, Maggie Evans? Hearing her true self thus insulted, Maggie slams the music box closed and says, through gritted teeth, "NEVER!" She's Maggie Evans, that's all there is to it, so he might as well just kill her. Barnabas is just about to give her what she wants when Willie bursts in--her father is heading for the Old House and will soon be at the door! Maggie becomes instantly agitated and Willie grabs her and puts a hand over her mouth. Barnabas gives him a handkerchief to gag her with, and orders him to take her to the top of the stairs so she can listen to what he has to say. If she cries out or does anything, not only will she die, but so will her father! (Barnabas has rarely been meaner, but worse is yet to come).
The Robservations is another with less detail, so it doesn't even reference the quote. However, after Willie grabs Maggie and covers her mouth with his hand, he suggest they should take Maggie back downstairs. But Barnabas prefers to leave her there. And after Willie protests that it isn't safe because she might make a sound and her father might hear her, that's when Barnabas delivers the quote. Willie protests again, but Barnabas orders him not to argue with him and then gives Willie the handkerchief...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'And you MUST be Josette in every detail') was back on November 22nd of 2020.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #400 (1796) - Angelique - 'She MUST be somewhere in the house.'
From "#0399/0400: Robservations 03/15/02: Is My Wife A Witch?"Exterior, Old House - Barnabas holds the blackened stick Trask used in his ceremony. I don't understand what happened, he tells Angelique. She pretends not to know and asks what happened. He describes the odd circumstances--he heard Vicki calling fire and went to her room, but she wasn't there. She implies that Vicki's a witch, reminding him of all the weird things that have occurred. She is unaware of the barrier that has come between them--he answers her words, but in the manner of one speaking to himself. I don't believe in witchcraft, says Barnabas, but it would sure explain a lot.
Another Robservations with less detail, and another that doesn't even reference the quote. But the way things play out as they lead up to the quote is that after Barnabas explains how he heard Vicki calling fire and then discovered that she wasn't in her room, Angelique asks about the fire. Barnabas replies there was no evidence of any fire and now he can't find Vicki. And after that is when Angelique delivers the quote, to which Barnabas insists she isn't. And after Angelique feigns hesitation as she says that even though it's impossible because they both know there's no such thing as a witch, they know so little about Vicki other than she's strange, though that's no indication that she's a which. Barnabas says it's all so confusing, and Angelique agrees and is quick to mention that so much has happened that can't be explained. They go into the instances of his sudden choking, Sarah's sudden illness and Joshua's disappearance. And after each says they both don't believe in witches, Barnabas points out that it would explain everything so easily. And after he wonders if Vicki could be a witch and says he wishes he knew what happened, Angelique jumps on that with, "Well, it seems as though Reverend Trask's little ritual had some effect on her after all." ...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Trask - 'I MUST repeat: Surrender her to me before I am forced to capture and expose her') was back on March 4th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #516 (1968) - Liz - 'You made me think of death and I can think of nothing else. That's why I can't sleep. It's because of you. I don't know what you're doing to me or why, but you are, and you MUST stop. Please, you've got to stop or I'll go mad.'
From "Robservations 6/11/02 - #515/516 - Tragedy; Rescue"At Collinwood, Elizabeth comes downstairs and approaches Cassandra in the drawing room. Why are you doing this to me? she begs. Cassandra plays innocent. Liz can't sleep, she only thinks of death, and it's because of Cassandra. The witch forces Liz to look into her eyes. After she's hypnotized, Cassandra gives her a sherry and says she hasn't had it bad yet--the worst is yet to come.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but at least it does reference it's circumstances...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'If you- if you MUST destroy, destroy the one who was responsible. Destroy Cassandra Collins. Destroy the witch') was back on March 30th.
I remember first watching this ep back in 1968 and thinking Trask had really destroyed Cassandra - and I'm sure I wasn't the only one. How foolish we were!! [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #649 (1969) - Madame Findley - 'Alright, I'll wait for you, but you MUST appear to me. Appear to me.'
From "Robservations 9/17/02 - #649/650 - A Tumble Downstairs; A Rejected Proposal"The music starts playing. Madame Findlay calls to the spirits--"I'm here to help!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0649-1.jpg)
The music suddenly stops, but she continues to speak to the spirits, assuring them, "I'm here to bring you peace, but if you won't help me, I'd like to leave." She tries the door, but it won't budge. Scared, she tells them she isn't afraid. The medium suddenly realizes someone died in this room. The air around her grows frigid. "You exist in darkness!" she accuses--"and you want me to exist in darkness!--APPEAR TO ME! APPEAR TO ME!"
The Robservations ends the excerpt above by presenting supposedly quoted dialogue, however, no dialogue is delivered as such. Yes, Madame Findley does say, "And you want me to exist in darkness," but she doesn't jump from that to say, "APPEAR TO ME! APPEAR TO ME!" What she actually does is deliver the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Madame Findley - 'I know you exist here, but you MUST make your presence known to me. You MUST make your presence known') was back on March 6th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #759 (1897) - Magda - 'I know it won't, but it MUST be told and then I will know how angry you can get.'
From "Robservations 1/8/03 - #758/759 - Barn & Ang Combine Forces"He sarcastically tells Magda, it's an honor to see you--where were you at dawn, when you were supposed to be protecting me?--and where was Sandor? Magda, looking nervous, tells him to listen, but he's too angry to pay attention to her.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0759-2.jpg)
I have news, insists Magda. News won't deter me, says Barnabas. It must be told, she says, and I will know how angry you can get. Realizing this is a serious matter, Barnabas shuts up and pays attention. Magda crosses herself and reports, "Laura--she knows about you." Barnabas grabs Magda's arm. Laura knows you're a vampire! reveals Magda, terrified. Barnabas is stunned--and perturbed!"
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote perfectly, but it does do so well enough...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'I MUST') was back on March 26th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #912 (1969) - Barnabas - 'Just for your own good-- I MUST do what is destined for me to do. Let me do it.'
From "Robservations 4/28/03 - #911-912 - Leviathan Amy?; Harrison Monroe Delaware Tate"You aren't in charge of me, says Alex. I am, says Barn, and don't you forget it--Haza and Oberon entrusted Alex to me, and you can be kept completely secret, you know, kept locked in your room until the time comes--would you like that? Megan and Philip wouldn't let you, says the boy. I tell THEM what to do, Barnabas reminds him. Alex, pouting, doesn't answer, he just walks away. Do we understand each other? asks Barnabas--answer me! Yes, says Alex. Look at me when you say that! Barnabas insists. Alex turns and says, I understand! You will not let it happen again, says Barn. Alex repeats his worlds. This is for your own good, says Barn, leaning on his cane, I must do what is destined for me to do, let me do it. Alex nods. You will be kept locked in your room as long as you're here, says Barn--is that quite clear? Alex nods, his back to Barnabas, who adds--Megan and Philip will be informed--I can't stay here any longer. Where are you going? asks Alex. To undo what you have done, says Barnabas angrily--and he picks up the Leviathan box.
Again a Robservations doesn't reference the quote perfectly, but it does do so quite well...
And as with Ep #75 back on the 1st, Ep #912 just happens to be one that we hadn't quoted from before. And once again, Midnite didn't set out to specifically do that for today - it just happened serendipitously. But as I said back on the 1st, there are a least a few times every month that we quote from an ep for the first time, and today's quoting from Ep #912 for the first time is just another example of that.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1013 (1970PT) - Angelexis - 'Now, we'll need mandragora, and spring water for the potion. You MUST have it all ready before Quentin returns.'
From "#1012/1013: Robservations 07/09/03: Stranger in a Sea of Familiar Faces" I take it the second Mrs. Collins has decided to return to Collinwood, and you're worried--and understandably so, says Hannah. No, she hasn't, says Angelique, and Quentin is being very stubborn about persuading her to, which leaves it up to us. Hannah is puzzled. We will use our methods to force him to bring her back, says Angelique. You mean you WANT her to come back? asks Hannah. She's all he thinks about, complains Angelique, and as long as that's true, I haven't any hope of winning him back--as long as she's in New York, I can't fight her--I want her HERE, where I can deal with her. How will we get her here? asks Hannah. We'll put a spell on Quentin, says Ang, reach deep into his heart and make him long for Maggie so much, he can't bear it. You may be making a great mistake, warns Hannah--a spell that affects the heart can be very dangerous. Not if it's kept under control, scoffs Angelique. It can't be kept under control, says Hannah, there's no telling how Quentin will react, he may even become violent. I don't care how he reacts, as long as he brings her back here, insists Angelique--that's all I want. You may lose him forever, warns Hannah. No, says Ang, Quentin will be mine again, it's just a matter of time--now, we're going to need madrigore (?) and spring water for the potion, and we must have it all ready before Quentin returns! She leaves the room.
Again a Robservations doesn't reference the quote perfectly, but it does do so rather well...
And apparently there was some question of how to spell "mandragora" - but the quote has it correctly. I guess the spelling wasn't looked up for the Robservations. [easter_rolleyes] Apparently in ancient times the mandragora plant was used as a narcotic and an aphrodisiac, and it was also believed to have certain magical powers. A perfect choice for Angelique's spell! I wonder if Gordon Russell, who wrote Ep #1013, came up with it on his own or if someone else suggested it? Though why do I picture the writers having a rolodex of plants and other possible spell ingredients so they could browse it for just the right one for a spell a character was concocting? [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'I have to give you the benefit of the doubt, don't I? But you MUST admit that your arriving here at this particular time is an amazing coincidence') was back on February 15th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1079 (1970) - David - 'We seek the spirits who know about this room. The spirits who will tell us what we MUST know.'
From "#1078/1079: Robservations 08/25/03: The Face in the Photo"The kids return to the playroom, Hallie's arm in a sling. How's the arm? asks David. It hurts, she says--David, you promised to tell me why we had to come here again! Remember when I told you there were some things we had to find out?--there's a way we can--we're going to hold a seance, just the two of us, here in this room. He begins clearing off toys from a table. Hallie objects--I don't know anything about seances. You don't have to, he assures her, I know all about seances--I've seen the grownups do it a lot of times (!!!!!) I'm scared, she says. There's nothing to worry about as long as you do exactly as I tell you to, he says. Why can't we do it somewhere else? she asks. Everything started to happen once we first came to this room, David reminds her, so this is the logical place to hold it. He drags over some chairs, lights a red candle in the middle of the table and turns off the electric lights--sit down, he says. She does, reluctantly. Put your hands on the table, he says, let them touch mine--the most important thing is, don't break contact--do you understand? She nods. David looks upward and says, "We seek the spirits that know about this room, the spirits who will tell us what we must know--there are questions that have to be answered--why are you so disturbed?--what do you want from us?--can't you please give us a sign?" They hear wind, and the sci fi noise, terrifying Hallie. "Let us live! Let us live!" cries a voice that sounds much like David's, over and over. "LET US LIVE!" Both kids look horrified.
Again a Robservations doesn't reference the quote perfectly, but it does do so quite well with the exception of one word ("that" instead of the correct "who")...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (David - 'You MUST have bumped it when you fell down') was back on April 9th of 2021.
And a forewarning: Midnite informed me that there are other "must" quotes in Ep #1079 that are still available, ones from Julia, Quentin, and David, and they're all delivered in extreme closeup! Though that didn't surprise me in the least once I saw that Henry "I love to shoot up actors' noses" Kaplan directed that ep. It should prove quite interesting to see what sort of screen captures appear if/when any of those remaining "must" quotes might show up in the slideshow! [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1133 (1840) - Angerie - 'Oh, my dear Roxanne, you MUST pay for loving him.'
From "#1133/1134_1135: Robservations 10/21/03: Valerie Threatens Roxanne"Angelique sits by the fire in spell-casting mode. Roxanne Drew, she intones, you wanted to be Mrs. Barnabas Collins--I could see it in your eyes--but he is MINE--and he shall remain mine. She holds up a clay doll. Oh, my dear Roxanne, you must pay for loving him--she sets two pins in motion toward the doll's throat.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Angerie - 'Valerie, please, Barnabas-- you MUSTN'T give me away-- you'll give yourself away as well') was back on August 18th, and the second (Roxanne - 'I MUST go to my sister') was back on March 23rd.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1213 (1841PT) - Morgan - 'I MUST. I MUST find him and he MUST go into that room tonight.'
From "#1212/1213: Robservations 12/17/03: Gabriel Escapes"Catherine sits in Collinwood's drawing room, exhausted. Morgan enters. Catherine calls him "darling." A horse is missing from the stables, reveals Morgan--I think Gabriel has gone into town, and I'm going after him. Catherine stops him--be careful--in his condition, there's no telling what Gabriel will do to you. I can handle him, he assures her. That poor, poor man, she laments--I just feel so sorry for him. Start feeling sorry for both of us, advises Morgan--if I can't bring Gabriel back, one of us might have to go into the room--I'm going to leave. Darling, please be careful, she begs, hugging and kissing him. I'm sorry for being abrupt, he says. It's all right, she says--You have every reason to act this way--and I'm sure you will find Gabriel. I must, says Morgan, and he must go into that room tonight. He goes.
Another quote in the rare league of triple "MUST" quotes. But while the Robservations references the second part of the quote perfectly, it abbreviates the first part, and what's unforgivable from this slideshow's perspective is that abbreviating the first part means the quote is not acknowledged in the Robservations as a triple "MUST" quote. [ghost_angry] But nonetheless it's another [milestone] for the slideshow as that quote from Ep #1213 becomes its seventh triple "MUST" quote, following in the footsteps of the ones from Eps #517, #530, #678, #731, #976 and #1102.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Bramwell - 'I guess I made the mistake in thinking you as the young girl I knew when I went away. Well, a great deal MUST have happened to you, you MUST tell me about yourself-- I, I don't think I even know you') was back on October 15th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #76 (1966) - Liz - 'Sell Collinwood? You MUST be joking.'
From "#0075/0076: Robservations 07/13/01: No More Pretense"You'll never find anyone else who would want to buy this place! Roger argues with Liz. Burke smokes a cigarette. Collinwood is not for sale, says Liz. You yourself have said it's dreary, drafty and desolate, Roger reminds her--why not get rid of it? Sell Collinwood?--you must be joking, insists Liz. I am not joking, says Roger, the money we would get, we could get a place much more practical, a place we would really enjoy. Out of the question, says Liz, I can't imagine this place belonging to anyone but a Collins--this isn't the kind of place you buy and sell--our great-grandfather didn't buy it, he built it himself, for his family--and that's the reason why I kept it--in hopes David would someday feel the same way I do. I'm very sure that David would feel the way I feel about it, says Roger--I would be willing for the place to burn down tomorrow! Burke looks pleased. Then why not sell it to me? asks Burke. Whether Roger likes it or not is beside the point, says Liz, I'm sure you understand MY feelings about Collinwood, and how you must have known I would never consider selling it--I don't even know why you asked!
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Burke - 'Well, I didn't give them away. I didn't sell them or lend them, therefore, they MUST have been stolen') was back on December 31st of 2020.
And Liz does indeed say the second "must" in the excerpt, so that line may show up in the slideshow sooner or later...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #256 (1967) - Alexandra Moltke Voiceover - 'My name is Victoria Winters. Hope of a rescue is fading for a girl being held captive. And now, she MUST struggle to retain her sanity. For soon she MUST make the decision for her own life or death. But there is a presence that could affect her fate.'
This time the slideshow goes where it's only gone once before: using an opening voiceover. And once again it's because the voiceover is the only place in the ep where "must" is used. So, it was the only choice from Ep #256. And since the quote is not dialogue from a scene, there's no Robservations excerpt. And the graphic -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0514ds_0.jpg)
- was chosen from the exact moment in the voiceover when Alexandra says the first "must" because the second time wasn't really usable because what was on screen was dissolving from a shot of Collinwood to a shot of the Old House...
And as with Eps #75 & #912 earlier this month, Ep #256 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #403 (1796) - Barnabas - 'Countess, I MUST see Josette tonight.'
From "#0403/0404: Robservations 03/19/02: Barnabas Confronts His Witch-Wife"Barnabas appears. Millicent moans, "I'm ruined!" She lies and said she and Nathan met by chance while strolling outside. He begs her to awaken Josette, but the Countess appears (eliciting another moan of disaster from Millicent), congratulates Barnabas on his marriage and says it's a strange way to be spending his honeymoon. Josette doesn't wish to see him, says Nat firmly.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, Barnabas delivers it right after Countess du Pres congratulates him on his marriage and before she remarks, "What an odd way to spend your honeymoon"...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'I MUST have eyes that follow him everywhere. I MUST have eyes that tell me everyone he sees') was back on March 4th of 2021, and the second (Millicent - 'No, no, you MUST NOT come with me') was back on March 24th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #514 (1968) - Liz - 'Well, neither do I, so it MUST have been someone else.'
From "Robservations 6/10/02 - Liz and Stokes vs. Cassangelique - #513/514"Liz, on the phone at Collinwood, says she finds it hard to believe Adam jumped from Widows' Hill and survived, but there have been numerous reports of Adam sightings.
The Robservations does reference the circumstances of the quote but doesn't reference the quote itself at all. However, the way things actually play out is at first we see Liz on the phone asking the sheriff if the descriptions are accurate? Then she asks if he believes anybody could jump from Widows' Hill and survive? And after apparently getting the answer that he doesn't is when Liz delivers the quote. And after that is when Liz learns there have been quite a few people describing having seen Adam...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'Pop and Joe MUST be back from the Blue Whale by now and they'll be wondering what's happened to me. I've got to go, Willie') was back on March 25th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #762 (1897) - Tim - 'Reverend Trask, I-I MUST say there may have been times in the past when I misjudged you.'
From "Robservations 1/10/03 - #762-763 - A Heart-Wrenching Truth"Alone with Tim, Trask asks him to conjugate some Latin, then questions him about whether or not he's happy at the school. Tim plays it cagey at first, saying, "You taught me to endure it," finally admitting his unhappiness. Perhaps, suggests Trask, you and Charity could go away and start a life of your own together. This surprises Tim. The lawyer I saw, says Trask, needs someone to translate a Latin manuscript--perhaps you could get a job through Mr. Hanley. The possibility that Trask would release him astounds Tim, who points out, that it would mean losing Charity, too. I'd still have the Mrs., says Trask. Tim is incredulous--I want to apologize to you for misjudging you in the past, he says. Trask assures Tim, I've never misjudged YOU, I know exactly what you are. He sends Tim to see Evan immediately.
Rather than reference the actual quote, the Robservations paraphrases it - but again the paraphrasing gets the point across...
And as with Eps #75, #256 & #912 earlier this month, Ep #762 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #913_914 (1969) - Julia - 'There MUST be... there MUST be more to your secret than meets the eye.'
From "Robservations 4/29/03 - 913/914/915 - Warning for Barnabas: A Taste of Vampirism"At the turn of the century, says Julia, you did a portrait of a man named Quentin Collins--you knew he was suffering from a curse that when the moon was full, he turned into an animal--that portrait ended his curse, and you can't tell me you don't remember that.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0913_14-1.jpg)
Legend, insists Tate, no truth to it. Julia says, it's completely true and you know it; I believe the portrait has to do with why Quentin still looks young, because he is alive and living in Collinsport now. You are wasting my time, insists Tate. I will bring him here, prove it to you, says Julia. Bring no one here, orders Tate, and remove yourself! Julia rises from the chair, intending to continue to plead her case. Sit down! Tate commands--you will not come near me! Julia sits. There must be more to your secret than meets the eye, she says. Yes, agrees Tate bitterly, I spent too much time being touched and put-upon by others!--so, I have let Tate die, and now my burden is gone--that was over 10 years ago, and as Harrison Monroe, I've found solitude and no one will ever be close to me again!--good night! Where is Quentin's portrait? Asks Julia. It was destroyed in the fire 100 years ago, says Tate. I know that isn't true, says Julia. Then you know more than I do, retorts Tate, and again bids her a curt good night.
The Robservations references the quote quite well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Michael - 'Good. Now there are some rules you'll have to obey. You MUST be very quiet. You MUST stay awake. And you may not call for help no matter what happens') was back on September 17th of 2020, and the second (Michael - 'She's beginning to suspect too much, David-- we MUST find a way to deal with her-- immediately') was back on December 16th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1013 (1970PT) - Barnabas - 'Is she really Alexis or is she the Angelique I know? I MUST find out about her-- soon! And I MUST go back to that room, now, while no one is in there. It's the only way I know of getting back to my own time.'
From "#1012/1013: Robservations 07/09/03: Stranger in a Sea of Familiar Faces"Outside the front door of Collinwood, Barnabas wonders to himself, is she really Alexis? (and he just met her)! Or is she the Angelique I know? I must find out about her--soon!--and I must go back to that room, now, while no one is there--it's my only hope of getting back to my own time. He disappears.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'I have to give you the benefit of the doubt, don't I? But you MUST admit that your arriving here at this particular time is an amazing coincidence') was back on February 15th of 2021, and the second (Angelexis - 'Now, we'll need mandragora, and spring water for the potion. You MUST have it all ready before Quentin returns') was back on May 9th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1080 (1970) - Liz - 'Carolyn, I MUST insist that you stay away from Sebastian.'
From "#1080/1081: Robservations 08/26/03: Return of Roxanne!"I sincerely wanted my horoscope done--your reasons for wanting to see Sebastian are quite different, adds Liz haughtily, and have nothing to do with your horoscope. Carolyn looks away and claims, it isn't true. His name is Sebastian Shaw and always has been, insists Liz.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1080-2.jpg)
How do you know that? asks Carolyn. I see no reason to believe anything else, says Liz--In the first place, you heard him tell you he wasn't Jeb, in the second place, if he was Jeb, why wouldn't he admit it to you? He may not know it himself, suggests Carolyn. What on earth does that mean? asks Liz, annoyed. Shortly after Jeb died, says Carolyn, I had a dream--in it, I saw Jeb and he told me he would come back to me one day--he said I might not be able to understand, and when it did, I would know it. That was just a dream, insists Liz. And Sebastian's appearance in Collinsport is just a wild coincidence, says Carolyn, irritated, I just don't believe it. You have no choice but to believe it, says Liz, because that's all it is, a wild coincidence, and obviously, an unfortunate one--I must insist you stay away from Sebastian. Are you forbidding me to see him? demands Carolyn. No, I'm thinking what's best for you, says Liz, let's leave it at that. Carolyn's lip curls with determination; she plucks the business card from the desk blotter, goes to the phone, and dials. She asks to speak to Sebastian Shaw. Please.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And as with Eps #75, #256, #762 & #912 earlier this month, Ep #1080 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1132 (1840) - Julia - 'You MUST lie convincingly. We can't take any chances.'
From "#1131/1132: Robservations 10/20/03: Julia Under Zachary's Control"Crypt - Reading from a list, Leticia tells Julia she's gotten the bandages and the wood alcohol--but the apothecary in the village just laughed when I asked him for these drugs! Julia, reading a book, tells Leticia she has to get them. Where? asks the other woman. Bangor, I suppose, says Julia. Leticia says everyone will want to know why she's going. Lie convincingly, says Julia, we can't take any chances. I know that, says Leticia.
The Robservations references the quote well - though skipping the "must" part is shameful! [ghost_wink]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Daphne(reading what she has written) - 'At last I am in his house. I MUST be very careful he does not know how near death is') was back on January 30th.
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Well, she is Angelique. But an Angelique but not the Angelique. But mere logic never got in his way.
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[pointing-up] And logic isn't the only thing that never got in his way. But then that's what happens when it isn't the head on you're shoulders that you think with. [easter_rolleyes]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1214 (1841PT) - Nancy Barrett Voiceover - 'An unbearable time of waiting for the family at Collinwood. The lottery has taken place and Gabriel MUST spend the night in a locked room that has brought death or madness to those of the family who have entered it. If he survives this evening and retains his sanity, the curse which has afflicted the Collins family for many generations will be lifted. Now, Julia and Morgan, who locked Gabriel in the room, are waiting by the doors for sounds from within, sounds of life or death.'
And this time the slideshow goes where it's only gone twice before: using an opening voiceover. But unlike the previous times, the reason isn't because the voiceover is the only place in the ep where "must" is used - it's because Midnite felt the voiceover is much more interesting than any of the other uses of "must" in the ep. And since the voiceover isn't dialogue from a scene, there's no Robservations excerpt. And the graphic -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0522ds_0.jpg)
- was chosen from the exact moment in the voiceover when Nancy says "must"...
And as with Eps #75, #256, #762, #912 & #1080 earlier this month, Ep #1214 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #77 (1966) - Liz - 'Darling, you said you trusted me, then you MUST believe what I say. You're either for me or against me.'
From "#0077/0078: Robservations 07/16/01: A Family Divided"David comes downstairs at Collinwood and joins his aunt in the drawing room. You wanted to see me? he asks. Yes, sit down, she says. She sits beside him and says she wants to talk about Burke. Oh, I haven't given him much thought for a long time, lies David. I know we've discussed this before, she says, but the situation has changed a lot since then--Burke has declared open war on our family. Not on me, he hasn't! declares David, standing. You're a Collins, she reminds him. But Burke's my friend, protests David. He might want you to think he is, says Liz, but his actions prove differently. He even gave me a present, says David. That was in the nature of a bribe, says Liz. No it wasn't! says David, Burke wouldn't have to bribe me to do anything. Liz asks why he thinks so much of Burke. I like him, he's my friend, says David. Do you think a friend would come here and tell me he intends to take away the cannery, the fishing fleet and all of Collinwood? I can't believe it, says David. Do you trust me? asks Liz. David thinks it over. Yes, he admits, sadly. Then you must believe me when I say that Burke wants to gain possession of everything we own--he wants to get it any way he can. But he wouldn't! says David. She turns him around to face her. Darling, you said you trusted me, says Liz, then you must believe what I say--you're either for me or against me. He looks at her, helpless.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Liz does indeed say "must" the time previous to delivering the quote. But that's possibly a quote for a future installment.
And as with Eps #75, #256, #762, #912, #1080 & #1214 earlier this month, Ep #77 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #763 (1897[-1967]) - Evan - 'Because it MUST be done, and you have been chosen.'
From "Robservations 1/10/03 - #762-763 - A Heart-Wrenching Truth"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. Evan holds up a card--the queen of spades--and tells Tim, when you see it, the name of the person you are to kill will be in your mind, and nothing will stop you. He makes sure Tim looks closely at the card--it has meaning for you and you alone--it's the face of a woman who needs to be punished, and deserve everything that will come to it--you have been chosen to do it, and it will be done, says Evan firmly.
The Robservations paraphrases and rearranges the quote and all without suing "must" - SHAMEFUL!!
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Tim - 'I MUST do whatever you TELL me') was back on June 16th of 2020, and 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.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #404 (1796) - Barnabas - 'I have no desire to threaten you but I ask desperately for your help. And you MUST give it to me. I MUST speak to Josette. I MUST see her and you MUST make that possible.'
From "#0403/0404: Robservations 03/19/02: Barnabas Confronts His Witch-Wife"Barnabas utilizes a little blackmail--he saw her with Nathan, and he brought her home VERY LATE! She's flustered, but she insists Nathan is genuinely fond of her--and besides, both of them are single. Barnabas tries to warn Millicent that the charming Nathan is too much for an innocent like her to handle, but she refuses to listen, and diverts the discussion by saying she COULD arrange for Josette and herself to be taking a walk when Naomi and Natalie are in town, and he COULD accidentally run into them--the garden gate after sundown! Don't fail him, says Barnabas soberly; this is a matter of life and death.
This ep is another during the period when they weren't all that detailed so this Robservations doesn't reference the quote (even though it does several other uses of "must" - but more on that to come). So, how the quote comes about is that after Millicent refuses to listen to any of Barnabas' warnings about Nathan, Barnabas concedes that what transpires between her and Nathan is her own business but he is asking her for help and she must give it to him. That prompts Millicent to ask if Barnabas is threatening her, and that is when Barnabas delivers the quote...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1092 (1970) - Julia - 'On October 14, 1839, the original Quentin wrote: "Tonight I do what I dread-- I MUST GO and see G at the cottage." G MUST mean Gerard, and the cottage MUST mean Rose Cottage-- Gerard MUST have lived there.'
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Again the Robservations references the quote perfectly - and it's the very first quadruple "MUST" quote. Perhaps even the only such quote we'll see...
Quite obviously it is not the only one because we have a second quadruple "MUST" quote today.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'If she knew the truth, Angelique would kill her. Somehow I MUST make her listen to me') was back on September 4th of 2021.
And this may be only the second "MUST" quote used from this ep, but Midnite informed me that she counted 31 uses of "must" in the ep!! There are 6 uses of "must" in just the 2 minute long teaser alone!! [easter_shocked] Whether or not Ron Sproat, who wrote the ep, wrote all of them into the script or the actors threw in some themselves is anyone's guess without a copy of the script to check. But it doesn't really matter if they were all written on the page or in combination of some added by the actors because all that matters is that they're all delivered over the course of the ep. And it's highly unlikely there are other eps with as many instances of "must" in them, so we're awarding Ep #404 the title:
THE MUST [milestone] OF ALL TIME EPISODE
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #517 (1968) - Cassandra - 'Vicki MUST hear the dream for it is she who will take the final step and carry the dream to Barnabas Collins.'
From "Robservations 6/12/02 - #517/518 - Stokes, Dream Police"At Collinwood, Cassandra goes to the open window with a candle and speaks to Sam Evans, casting yet another spell--"You must live until Vicki hears the dream--Vicki must hear the dream because she will take the final step and carry the dream to Barnabas."
The Robservations references the quote well, though it changes/leaves out some words here and there, so it is not a direct quote and should not be in quotes...
And yes, Cassandra does indeed use "must" prior to the quote, though what she says is also not quoted correctly - not to mention, as you'll see below, she uses "must" in places that aren't even referenced in the excerpt.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'Hear my voice, Sam Evans. Listen carefully to what I say. You MUST NOT die yet. You MUST live. You MUST live until Victoria Winters is at your side and you have told her the dream') was back on July 5th of 2020.
And if the quotes referred to in this post hadn't been broken up into two different quotes, it would have been another example of a quadruple "MUST" quote. But that's not the way we went with it because back in 2020 I ended things before my quote got to the fourth "must," which is how Midnite was able to use that last part today......
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #764 (1897) - Ezra - 'Tonight. And she MUST be in an awful hurry for it too.'
From "Robservations 1/13/03 - #764-765 - Are Silver Bullets a Solution?"The phone rings--Ezra Braithwaite. Judith leaves to use the study phone to call the police.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0764-3.jpg)
Barnabas takes the phone and the very young Braithwaite informs him that Beth Chavez ordered a pentagram charm, and changed it to Quentin--she ordered it tonight and is in a big hurry for it. Before hanging up, Barnabas tells the young man, (a sweet gesture, too) you will be a great addition to your father's firm.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote but gets the point across...
And I do find it fascinating that the Collinses have at least two separate telephone lines at Collinwood at a time when most families were lucky to even have one. Evidence of just how prominent and rich the Collinses were, especially considering they live in such a small fishing village as Collinsport.
And given how Barnabas often speaks out loud what he's thinking with little regard to how it comes across to others, I'm fairly surprised her didn't say what I posted on the "Caption This! - 1897" board today:
[90f4]
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Beth - 'You MUST help him. If this keeps on-- and it will-- he's going to be caught') was back on July 26th of 2020, and the second (Evan - 'When the moment comes-- the real moment-- everything MUST go smoothly and without error. You understand?') was back on May 7th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1134_1135 (1840[-1967]) - Julia - 'There is going to be an electrical storm tonight-- later. We MUST use the lightning to transmit the life force to him.'
From "#1133/1134_1135: Robservations 10/21/03: Valerie Threatens Roxanne"Julia and Leticia look at the head in the box. I only saw the mask in a dream, says Leticia--it took shape right there in the case. In your dream, you were told I must have the mask for the operation? asks Julia. Yes, replies Leticia, but how are we ever going to find it?--I don't know where to begin to look for it. This must be the secret place where they buried the body, says Julia, and the mask was buried with it--the mask has enormous powers. That doesn't tell us where it is now, says Leticia. I know, says Julia--Desmond came here and took it away. Excited, Leticia asks, how do you knows that? Because Desmond told Barnabas, says Julia. Then the mask is at Rose Cottage, says Leticia. Yes, and you must go there and bring it back to me, insists Julia--tonight. Tonight, why? asks Leticia. There's going to be an electrical storm tonight, later, says Julia, we must use the lightning to transmit the life force to him. I don't understand, says Leticia. Go to Rose Cottage and bring back that mask, orders Julia. Leticia leaves. Julia tends to the headless body.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angerie - 'Valerie, Barnabas. You MUST remember to call me Valerie. I don't want an embarrassing scene from the rest of the family') was back on November 21st of 2020.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #518 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'Miss Winters, I MUST ask you to leave this room at once.'
From "Robservations 6/12/02 - #517/518 - Stokes, Dream Police"Sam begins to describe his dream to Vicki, but Stokes barges in and orders Vicki to leave the room at once. (He must be the Dream Police.) Sam protests, but Stokes insists. He physically escorts Vicki out of the room, over Maggie's protests, and tells her to wait outside.
The Robservations references the circumstances of the quote quite well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Sam - 'Listen to what I have to TELL you. I MUST TELL you the dream before I die. I MUST') was back on June 30th of 2020, the second (Prof. Stokes - 'Please, I realize how difficult this is for your father, but I MUST impress on both of you how dangerous it would be if the dream went one step further') was back on March 27th of 2021, and the third (Prof. Stokes - 'You don't say much but you seem to understand very well what's said to you. That's most unusual. We MUST find out why') was back on August 26th. So that all means that Ep #518 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #765 (1897) - Magda - 'I-I MUST know-- did you get the pentagram to the child?'
From "Robservations 1/13/03 - #764-765 - Are Silver Bullets a Solution?"Magda joins Beth in the foyer and says, I came in "her own way" since Judith wouldn't let me in--did youget the pentagram to the baby boy? Yes, says Beth, and one for myself, which she shows Magda is around her neck--the boy is wearing it now. And does Barnabas know everything? asks the gypsy. Yes, says Beth--I had to tell him. You're a fool, says Magda. He wants to help Quentin, says Beth. He can't, argues Magda, I'm the only one who can, and will tonight--I found the only way to end the curse.
The Robservations references the circumstances of the quote well...
And as with Eps #75, #77, #256, #762, #912, #1080 & #1214 earlier this month, Ep #765 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #519 (1968) - Roger - 'Then you MUST see a doctor. Elizabeth, you are not behaving naturally. When something is wrong, a reason MUST be found.'
From "Robservations 6/13/02 - #519/520 - Trask Makes it Right"Roger is perturbed, frightened, but Liz says death is natural. She's obsessed by it, insists Roger, who asks if she's ill--does he have to asks Julia or Dr. Tobias? She hasn't been to a doctor--she's become aware of how much time has passed, the years she has spent not really living. Roger insists she's feeling sorry for herself--what is making her speak this way? She calls him shallow. He says he's taking Sam's death more strongly than Liz is. She heard about Sam's fight with the monster, and she began worrying the night the monster took Carolyn away--she had a foreboding. What's the reason? asks Roger, are you hiding something? No, replies Liz. Roger wants her to see a doctor, but she refuses. There must be a reason, says Roger.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote, but it does reference the quote's circumstances...
And as with Eps #75, #77, #256, #762, #765, #912, #1080 & #1214 earlier this month, Ep #519 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before. Though it happened almost half as many times as it happened in March because in March she came across 16 eps that hadn't been quoted from before, but for May it was only 9.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #5 (-1966: Ep #5) - Julia - 'Then you MUST tell me something and it MUST be the truth. Barnabas' life depends upon it.'
From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - EPISODE FIVE:
OUTSIDE THE OLD HOUSE: Julia learns from Willie that
Barnabas is out for a walk. She worries too much sun could be
dangerous for him. Willie comments he keeps telling him that,
but Barnabas can't get enough of the sun. He feels the same
way about his Auntie's blueberry hotcakes. Julia slowly, "You
know how much I care about Barnabas, don't you?" Willie,
"Sure. You're the only one who's really helped him out." She
questions him on Barnabas seeing Victoria - "his life may
depend" on Willie's answers. "I want to know about their
relationship." Willie is confused - "Does Barnabas like her and
stuff like that?" He admits he's worried - he knows he
shouldn't say this, then takes her inside the house.
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And the summary only references the end of Julia's quote, and doesn't even reference the "MUST" at all - shameful!
And similar to what I did back in April, I used a screen capture that's the same dimensions as the ones from the original series. In this case one from the from the TGG Direct DVD release -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0601ds_1.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_5-1_VHS.jpg)
- also like the VHS release, it has the correct aspect ratio, plus it even tends to show a bit more of the frame (though interestingly not when it comes to the right side, where the VHS actually shows more) and it's clearer than the VHS.
And even though the MGM DVD release, like the TGG Direct release, is clearer than the VHS, frustratingly, the aspect ratio is cropped from 4X3 to 16X9 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_5-1_DVD.jpg)
And Ep #5 now joins Eps #1, #124, #198, #478, #659 and #904 as ones without any "must" lines - and that's just the first one for this month.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
hoDS: Scene #161 (-1967: Ep #136) - Sheriff Patterson - 'I don't understand this. Alex MUST have seen something.'
From DC's hoDS script:
161 INT: HALLWAY OUTSIDE TODD'S ROOM - NIGHT 161
TIGHT ON TODD. As he moves down the hallway, CAMERA
TRUCKS IN FRONT OF HIM. He stops momentarily as he
reaches part of hall parallel to first floor landing.
CAMERA PANS LEFT with him and as he passes this spot
we see another policeman with his back to us looking
out the window on first floor landing. Todd continues
down hall as CAMERA TRUCKS IN BACK of him. As he gets
to the entrance to Carolyn's room he stops.
TODD - CLOSE UP
As he reacts to what he sees.
SHERIFF AND STOKES - TODD'S POV
They are both looking out the window. The Sheriff is
on the two-way radio. HAND HELD CAMERA TRUCKS by bothby
doors into back hallway. During this, Sheriff can be
heard ad libbing instructions to men below.
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And the script doesn't reference Sheriff Patterson's quoted dialogue because all the dialogue that appears in Scene 161 in the film is unscripted. And the way Scene 161 plays out in the film is exactly as scripted until the point that Todd reaches the door to Carolyn's room and sees the sheriff and Stokes because at that point is where the unscripted dialogue begins. After actually hanging up the phone (not speaking on the two-way radio), the sheriff says, "They've got both men out of the car." And as the camera is panning to Todd's view of the back hallway, the sheriff is heard to say, "Doctor Hoffman is looking at them now." Then as Todd begins to make a move, Stokes is heard to ask, "Are they going to be all right?" To which the sheriff answers, "Yes, I think they're just badly shaken up," as Todd makes his way to the next section of the hallway. And then we see the sheriff in the command room as he says the quoted, "I don't understand this. Alex must have seen something." And then as Stokes asks, "Yes, but what?" Todd comes into view through the doorway. And after the sheriff replies, "I don't know," Todd comes into focus as the sheriff says on the two-way radio, "Hank, I want every available man to report to," and then completes with, "the front entrance immediately," as Todd is seen watching them. And then as Todd begins to move away and closer to the stairs, the sheriff is heard to say, "I'm on my way down." And at that point Todd begins to rush down the back stairs as the sheriff is heard to say, "We better check Todd now." Umm, too late! [b003]
And as with April's hoDS screen capture, I used one taken from the VHS -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0602ds_0.jpg)
- so that it would be in keeping with the dimensions of the screen captures from the original show, but this is what the Blu-ray looks like -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/hoDS_Scene_161_Blu-ray.jpg)
And as I discovered after this post was made, apparently there was, or perhaps still is an alternate 4X3 print of hoDS that, unlike the VHS, shows more of the frame at the top but less on the sides and bottom, and it was shown as the July 14, 1985 installment of Elvira's Movie Macabre. So, I'm adding a screen capture from it of Scene 161 to this post:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/hoDS_Scene_161_Movie_Macabre.jpg)
And Ep #136 now joins Eps #1, #5, #124, #198, #478, #659 and #904 as ones without any "must" lines. More to come...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1204 (1841PT[-1967: Ep #210]) - Possessed Melanie - 'But it MUST go on. Don't they realize that? The lottery MUST happen again. ::laughs::'
From "#1203/1204: Robservations 12/11/03: Naive Fiancee"Melanie comes in, laughing uproariously. Why aren't you ready for the funeral? Flora asks her daughter and she and Quentin stare at Melanie, shocked. Melanie goes over to the coffin, puts her hands on it and says, giggling, "They don't pay any attention to you, do they?--you tell them what they must do, and then you die!--but they don't have that lottery, oh, no, they're much too smart for that!" Melanie, please! begs Flora. Melanie continues, "It must go on, don't they realize that, the lottery must happen again!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1204-3.jpg)
She laughs, chillingly.
The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Possessed Melanie - 'They don't pay any attention to you, do they?--you TELL them what they MUST do, and then you die!') was back on June 1st of 2020, and the second (Melanie - 'But after the funeral, you MUST set her free.') was back on April 15th.
Plus, I know I've said this before, but I LOVE this scene. This is what I wrote about it back in June of 2020:
No one played possessed better than Nancy Barrett, and the writers often imbued humor into those types of scenes for her. Perhaps no other scene is a better example of that than this one from Ep #1204. And it's quite obvious that NB had a field day playing it! And by contrast, the way Joan Bennett and David Selby played Flora and Quentin's horror at her behavior only makes what NB did as Possessed Melanie all the better...
And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1841PT[-1967])" before and know it means that an 1841PT quote has been substituted for what should have been a 1967 quote. But this time around "(1841PT[-1967: Ep #210])" means all that plus that the quote should have come from 1967's Ep #210 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #210 now joins Eps #1, #5, #124, #136, #198, #478, #659 and #904 as ones without any "must" lines. More to come before too long...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #407 (1796) - Josette - 'Angelique, I'm going to tell you something and I MUST beg you to understand.'
From "#0407/0408: Robservations 03/21/02: Bedrest For Barnabas"It's a tense scene between Angelique, Josette and Natalie as the latter two try to explain that they're concerned about Barnabas and there was nothing improper going on. Josette admits to Angelique that she left because Barnabas felt her life in danger, but Angelique essentially tells them her husband's whereabouts are not their business and orders them out of her house when they become insistent.
Because it is in the period with much less detail, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote all. However, it comes up before Josette admits why she left...
Also, I feel the need to point out that when it comes to this section of the Robservations -
Nat begs them to forget the petty quarrels for now, and after again begging Angelique to help them, coldly says she hopes that, wherever Barn is, he's safe.
- while it is indeed Natalie who says it is no time for petty quarrels, she does not beg Angelique to help them, instead questioning why Angelique refuses to understand that something terrible may be happening, and it is not Natalie who says she hopes Barnabas is safe wherever he is, it is Josette who says it, and I wouldn't exactly say Josette does so "coldly."
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #508 (1968) - Sam - 'I MUST take you there.'
From "Robservations 6/5/02 - #507/508 - Stokes Intervenes"refusing to open the door unless the person knocking identifies himself/herself. The knocking continues, relentlessly. "Who is at the door?" asks Stokes insistently. It's the blind Sam Evans, a friend. They are linked together, says Sam. "By whom?" demands Stokes, hearing Cassandra's laughter. Stokes refuses to allow Sam to lead him, but Sam warns him he'll die if he goes alone. "I will not die. . .here," says Stokes.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote, but it does reference its circumstances...
Also, Sam doesn't identify himself by name: After Prof. Stokes refuses to answer the door unless the person knocking identifies themself and he asks, "Who is at the door?", the person says, "You do not know me." At that point Stokes opens the door to reveal Sam and a woman begins to laugh. Stokes asks, "Who are you?" but Sam simply says he's "a friend," which prompts Stokes to rightly question, "If I do not know you, how can you be a friend?" Sam answers that they are linked together, prompting Stokes to actually ask, "By what? By whom?" Then the persistent laughing causes Stokes to question, "Who is laughing?" and orders, "Show yourself, if you're not afraid." But no one appears. Sam then begins to beckon Stokes, but Stokes says, "No," and pushes himself past Sam saying, "I know the way." Sam says, "I will lead you," which prompts Stokes to again say, "No." And after that is when Sam delivers the quote, but Stokes insists, "No!" And then Sam claims, "You will die if you go by yourself." But Stokes replies, "I will not...die...here."
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1223 (1841PT[-1969: Ep #667]) - Jamorg - 'I'm sorry, Mrs. Collins, but I do not like to be spied on. I MUST have my privacy.'
From "#1222/1223: Robservations 12/24/03: Morgan is Possessed"What have they been saying about me downstairs? He asks. Nothing, she assures him, everyone is as concerned about him as she is. Being Collinses and suspicious by nature, he says, I expect they intend to keep me watched, don't they? They haven't said anything about that, she tells him--if I can't appeal to you as my husband, perhaps you can try to understand me as a human being--this has come as a great shock to me--it's as thought my own husband were dead. She sees him standing at the door. I'm sorry, he says, but I do not like to be spied on--I must have my privacy. He locks her in the bedroom and leaves while she bangs on the door, begging to be let out. Stoically, he walks away.
The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jamorg - 'My mind is functioning quite well. But I MUST admit one thing, my body is tired') was back on October 19th of 2020.
And just as a reminder, Jamorg = Morgan possessed by James Forsythe.
And Ep #667 now joins Eps #1, #5, #124, #136, #198, #210, #478, #659 and #904 as ones without any "must" lines. More to come before too long...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #766 (1897) - Barnabas - 'It could be tonight, it could be tomorrow. It could be anytime. We MUST act quickly.'
From "Robservations 1/14/03 - #766-767 - Trouble in the Future, Trouble in the Present"I've been thinking and searching for an answer--I thought of someone who might help--an old woman who lived in the forests near Ahsjdin--she turned Count Petofi into a werewolf--she knew about everything--gypsies came from everywhere to consult with her. She was an old woman when I was a child, says Barnabas, incredulous. Yes, says Magda, but she had a daughter, Julianka, and if that daughter is alive, perhaps she has the knowledge--the problem is, the world is wide for the gypsies, so where might she be? She is a member of the Romana family, and not long ago, there were some in Boston--King Johnny Romano was there, perhaps she is, too. We must hope she isn't too far away, says Barn, we have no idea how much longer it will be before his destiny catches up with him--it could be tonight, tomorrow, anytime, we must act quickly. Magda wants to go to Boston right away, but Barn wants to speak to Quentin first. Magda says, I'm sorry for what's happened and wants him to know I wants the children to be healthy, well and free from the curse. Probably remembering the baby's coffin he and Chris dug up, Barnabas looks away guiltily. What's the matter? Asks magda--I got a cold feeling just now, as if you know something about the children I don't--something that's going to happen. Avoiding her question, he advises, start packing for your long trip. She stands, brooding.
While the Robservations doesn't reference the exact quote, it references it well...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #916 (1969) - Liz - 'Barnabas, I've often heard you talk about the goal we MUST achieve, but you've never mentioned what it is.'
From "Robservations 4/30/03 - #916-917 - Is Grant a Werewolf?: Paul Into the Fire"What is our goal? asks Liz--can you tell me? What makes you ask that now? queries Barnabas. Something Julia said, reveals Liz--what is our goal?--what are we trying to do?--and what does Paul have to do with it? You will know when the time comes, promises Barnabas--but this I can tell you--we will bestow on a particular person a very great honor. He smiles. Who is this person? she asks. Someone we will all be very proud of, says Barnabas, and that's all I can tell you.
The Robservations doesn't reference the exact quote, but it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #972 (1970PT) - Barnabas - 'Something exists and I MUST understand it. And I will understand it, no matter what happens.'
From "Robservations 6/9/03 - #972-973 - On the Run From a Shadow"I don't think you ought to look for anymore surprises, advises Willie uneasily--they're no good--take that book and burn it. The problem can't be disposed of as easily as that, says Barn--something exists, and I must understand it--and I will understand it no matter what happens--now let me read. All right, agrees Willie, but don't forget--I warned you! Willie goes. "Of one thing there is no doubt," reads Barnabas, "Barnabas Collins was born in the middle of the 18th century, heir to Collins lands that spread from..." He reads further ahead "...and so, rich in years, he died in 1830, grieved by his descendants, and most particularly by his loving wife, Josette. "Josette!" murmurs Barnabas aloud, entranced.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1083 (1970) - Sebastian - 'But you MUST remember that Mrs. Stoddard is not under any obligation to live her life according to my projections.'
From "#1082/1083: Robservations 08/27/03: Barnabas Strikes Out"I understand you prepared Elizabeth's Stoddard's horoscope in great detail for the rest of the year 1970, says Stokes. Yes, agrees Shaw. And according to your observations, you saw nothing that would indicate a disaster of any kind at Collinwood in that time? queries Eliot. As far as Mrs. Stoddard was concerned, no, replies Shaw. You are aware, says Stokes, that there are those who disagree with you? I'm aware that Mrs. Stoddard harbored certain fears when she first came to see us, says Shaw--about the two children at Collinwood, I believe. That's correct, says Stokes, but you managed to convince her those fears were groundless--Mr. Shaw, are you absolutely certain that your projections are correct? Shaw looks uncomfortable. He stands and walks away, remarking, no one can be absolutely certain of anything--I think I made the best interpretations of the signs I could--but you must remember, Mrs. Stoddard isn't under any obligation to live her life according to my projections--she may live any way she wants. How much did you charge her for her horoscope? asks Stokes. No charge, says Shaw. Are you independently wealthy? asks Stokes. My clients are told to give me whatever they feel my services are worth, explains Shaw. And what did Mrs. Stoddard feel your services are worth? asks Stokes (I love his nosiness). I suggest you ask HER that, Professor, advises Shaw. Stokes rises from the sofa with one more question--when and how did you acquire this ability of your? Shaw smiles--I like a man who is direct--but why don't we just skip my background for the moment and get right to the point--the fact is, you think I'm a charlatan, don't you? To be quite frank, I don't know, says Stokes, but I am concerned about your influence on Mrs. Stoddard. Let me put your mind at rest, says Shaw--I'm quite honest, quite legit--as a matter of fact, I'm something more than just an astrologer. What do you mean by that? asks Stokes.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1083-3.jpg)
I'm a clairvoyant, says Shaw, I have the ability to see into the future.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1137 (1840) - Julia - 'We MUST be very careful. If everything continues to function, then the body will be alive.'
From "#1136/1137: Robservations 10/22/03: Julia & Leticia Tend to Zachary"Leticia reverently removes the mask from Judah's face--he's alive! she proclaims--soon he will be able to talk with us! Julia listens to his heart, first with the stethoscope, then her ear-- all the vital organs are just barely functioning, she reports, we must be very careful--if everything continues to function, the body will live. What should we do now? asks Leticia. Keep watching, says Julia, check his pulse and heartbeat to see there's no change. How long will he stay like this? asks Leticia. All through the night, answers Julia
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1217 (1841PT) - Catherine - 'Morgan, you MUST tell her, now.'
From "#1216/1217: Robservations 12/19/03: A Shocking Announcement"we've got more important things to worry about now--how am I going to tell Mother about Gabriel? Haven't you? she asks, incredulous. I didn't want to upset her after the things she's been through, says Morgan. You must tell her, now, insists Catherine--shall I come with you? No, I've got to do this, he says--you go to bed.
The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1189 (1841) - Joanna - 'But they MUST!'
From "#1189/1190: Robservations 12/02/03: Prison Break!"Fishing shack - Told the news, Leticia is thrilled to hear Joanna's plan--I've been pondering and pondering what I can do about Desmond and Quentin--and you have it all figured out!--oh, me, and they say I got second sight--11:30. The light leaves Leticia's eyes when she has a premonition--I have a feeling it isn't going to work--they're never going to get on that ship. But they must! cries Joanna. No, says Leticia, something is going to happen. Don't even say things like that! begs Joanna.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
On the other hand, the unfortunate thing is that Joanna delivers the quote while she's off screen and it's Leticia who's on screen, which is why today's screen capture features Leticia -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0613ds_0.jpg)
- rather than Joanna. And normally we would just skip a quote if the character saying it isn't on screen. But this year I'm focusing on quoting from eps that we've never quoted from before and the reason why Joanna's quote is being used for the ep is because it's the only "MUST" line in the entire ep and, therefore, the only option.
You'll also note that the screen capture has red bars on the left and right sides of it because that's something that we're using to further indicate that a character other than the character delivering the quote is on screen. Maybe a situation like the one in Ep #1189 won't pop up again. But if it does, we'll handle it the same way...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1055 (1970PT) - Angelique - 'She MUST NOT speak, Barnabas. She MUST NOT be allowed to speak.'
From "#1054/1055: Robservations 08/07/03: Everyone in Jeopardy!"Collinwood drawing room - Tell me what you've done with Julia Hoffman, Angelique! demands. Nothing, she responds weakly, I don't know what you're talking about. Is she dead?--have you murdered her, too? he asks. Perhaps I have, she taunts--and perhaps not. You're feeling faint, he comments although you deny it. No, she says, but he catches her mid-swoom. You are weak, he says, helping her into a chair. It's Roxanne, says Ang, something is happening to her--she must not be allowed to speak, Barnabas. For once we agree, he says, she must not speak, at least not yet. He leaves her almost unconscious in the chair.
The Robservations combines the two parts of the quote into one...
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A preview of the scene that will be quoted from tomorrow:
Caption This! - Leviathans
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #970 (1970) - Barnabas - 'I MUST. We MUST find her coffin during the day. We MUST stop her the only way she can be stopped.'
From "Robservations 6/6/03 - #970-971 - Willie's Thankless Task; An Odd Book"Roger enters and weakly greets Barnabas--I was looking for the two of you, he says, but can't quite remember... Are you all right? Julia asks. Yes, he says, why shouldn't I be?--the light is so bright...Elizabeth, I must find Elizabeth--I just ran into Megan Todd--terrible about her husband. Barnabas' eyes shoot open; he looks at Julia, who immediately catches what he's conveying. Roger, says Julia, let me give you something for your headache. Certainly not, insists Roger--I can take care of it myself. Roger, dazed, leaves. We've got to help him, insists Julia. He's under her spell, says Barnabas, what can we do; one by one, we will watch others come under her spell--we must stop Megan. She turned down the injections, Julia reminds him. You know what we must do, insists Barnabas, we must find her coffin during the day and stop her the only way she can be--with a stake and a hammer.
The Robservations drops a bit of the quote but still conveys it well...
Something the Robservations doesn't mention is that after Barnabas says to Julia, "You know what we must do," Julia replies, "You can't do it." That's why the quote starts out with Barnabas saying "I must." (And it's also why I have Julia reacting the way she does in the caption I posted on the "Caption This! - Leviathans" board that I linked to above.)
And this scene alone has 8 uses of "must," some referred to in the Robservations, others not. In fact, there are 18 uses of "must" in this ep, and no doubt some of those unused examples will show up in the slideshow at some points down the road...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #873 (1897) - Lady Kitty - 'Now you're not a stupid man, Mr. Collins-- far from it. You MUST be aware of the effect you're having on me.'
From "Robservations 4/1/03 - 872/873"Kitty gazes at Barnabas' portrait. Barnabas comes up behind her and says he hopes she isn't still not bothered about his resemblance to the portrait. Coldly, she tells him she must speak to him, and when he says he has something to do, she says he must hear her about before doing anything else. Puzzled, he follows her into the drawing room. She'll be direct-leave Collinwood today-now! He's horrified that he's offended her. Kitty says he must know why she wants him to leave, but he says he doesn't, really. You aren't stupid, she says, he must know the effect he's having on her. He hoped to have some effect, yes, he says. She's trying to say he's responsible for everything happening to her-he seems determined to drive her insane. That's not true, insists Barnabas. Her attacks started...before he ever arrived here, he finished. She says she had some premonition he would arrive, the first night in the house, she asked about his portrait. Not his, his ancestor's, corrects Barn. He can explain what's happening to her-he knows, will she listen. He watched her very closely-don't take offense(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0873-2.jpg)
-at first he didn't understand why she had the empathy for the hall portrait, but now he realizes that she is the reincarnation of Josette duPres, and the latter's mind is trying to enter Kitty's consciousness-Josette is determined to live again. "You're mad!" says Kitty, how can he be so cruel as to even suggest that? Because she will be happier if she lets Josette live, insists Barnabas. He sits beside her, telling her she knows things only Josette knew. Ho do you know THAT? she demands. Why is he such an authority on Josette duPres? Barnabas looks nervous. He can't answer.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote, and in the process, shortens it...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #693 (1969) - Prof. Stokes - 'He MUST be prevented from leaving. By force, if necessary.'
From "Robservations 10/17/02 - #692/693 - Stokes in Serious Danger" The practical Stokes tells Julia that Carolyn has problems, too--but this exorcism must get done--you and Carolyn are to watch David very closely while I am outside--he must not leave the drawing room, and detained by force, if necessary--I hope David will provide a clue as to when the exorcism is over and if we have succeeded or failed--if the spirit leaves David, there will be a marked change in his behavior--it could manifest itself in any number of ways--if there's no change, they we have failed.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote but gets the points across well...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #656 (1968) - Barnabas - 'This has been a mistake on someone's part, but you MUST have come here unnecessarily.'
From "Robservations 9/20/02 - #656/657 - Barnabas Deals With Heartbreak"Mrs. Johnson brings Mr. Jarrett in to see Barnabas. They shake hands. I was shocked to learn of Liz' death, Mr. Jarrett says, as will the rest of the town when the news gets out--I'm the man from the funeral home, he explains, to Barnabas' astonishment. Barnabas didn't call him, but someone did. Is it a practical joke? inquires Mr. Jarrett--isn't Mrs. Stoddard dead? Yes, confirms Barnabas, but I didn't make the call and can't imagine who else did. Odd, says Mr. Jarrett, my wife got a message for me to come here, someone who sounded like a man. Barnabas tells him they made other arrangements for the burial, and this is a mistake on someone's part. Barnabas sends Mr. Jarrett on his way. Mrs. Johnson says no one but you would have made the phone call, and if you didn't, who did--and why? Barnabas doesn't know.
The Robservations paraphrases a part of the quote but still manages to get the point across well...
And as an aside, it just goes to show that Clarice Blackburn was a real professional because she doesn't so much as flinch when the actor playing Mr. Jarrett arrives and asks for "Mr. Jonathan" rather than Barnabas. She plays things as if the mistake never happens...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #458 (1796) - Joshua - 'Oh, Naomi. You MUSTN'T talk like that.'
From "#0457/0458: Robservations 04/25/02: Sorrow Beyond Measure"Joshua comes downstairs to face his wife in the drawing room. She is staring straight ahead, unseeing. Joshua pours a drink and gives it to Naomi. She refuses it, probably a first. He sits beside her and explains that he took Millicent to her room--she'll be all right. Naomi disagrees with this--nothing will be all right. She reveals that Nathan told her about Barnabas, but Joshua had hoped to help him. He's known since the day Millicent announced her marriage, and went to Boston to try to find a cure. Naomi doubts there's an answer for any hope for the future. Barnabas was so pale, she says, standing there alive, staring at Millicent with pure evil in his eyes. Forbes is right--he is a murderer, like some depraved beast. Joshua begs her not to talk about it.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0458-1.jpg)
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it comes up after Naomi says she doesn't think there's an answer with any hope for the future...
And yes, Joshua is barely seen on screen when he delivers the quoted line -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0619ds_0.jpg)
- BUT part of him IS on screen, so there's no need to treat the screen capture like we did the one for Joanna on the 13th...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #359 (1967) - Mrs. Johnson - 'Miss Hoffman, if you saw someone behind those curtains, you MUST tell Mrs. Stoddard and Mr. Collins.'
From "#0359/0360: Robservations 02/15/02: Julia Asks Sarah For Help"Mrs. Johnson comes into Julia's room to find her frantically trying to pull down the drapes. She wants to make the room lighter, she says, very tense. She didn't sleep at all, and confesses she thought she saw Dr. Woodard in front of her window. Mrs. J doesn't help matters by going on and on about what a wonderful man Woodard was;(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0359-1.jpg)
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all - but then this ep falls in the period where there's not all that much detail. In fact, the Robservations actually combines the teaser with Act I, and that's something they don't do later on when there's more detail. And the way things actually play out is that the teaser ends with Julia telling Mrs. Johnson, "I saw someone standing there last night behind the draperies." And then she asks, "Now do you understand?" Mrs. Johnson looks shocked. Then when Act I begins is when Mrs. Johnson delivers the quote. But Julia explains, "No, actually, I, I don't mean to say I saw anyone. I just don't want to start any trouble. Mrs. J opines that the time to stop trouble is when you first see it. But Julia then says she might not have seen anyone, it just may have been a nightmare. Julia then goes on to say that she didn't sleep soundly, she was half awake and half asleep because she's been very nervous and upset lately, realizing Mrs. J has noticed, that she supposes everyone has noticed. And that prompts Mrs. J to say that Julia hasn't been herself lately, ever since Dr. Woodard's funeral. Julia agrees and says they were friends for many years. And then Mrs. J offers her opinion of what a fine man and doctor he was and how he must have been a good friend. At that point Julia interjects with, "Please, Mrs. Johnson!" but then apologizes and explains that she's just upset. And it isn't until then that Julia admits that what she'd seen was Dr. Woodard, shocking Mrs. J...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #9 (-1967: Ep #189) - Barnabas - 'MUST I bar my door to keep you away?'
From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - EPISODE NINE:
BARNABAS' ROOM: A grieving Barnabas sits alone
drinking. Angelique enters. Barnabas, angrily, "Must I bar my
door to keep you away?" She claims she simply wants to ex-
press her sorrow for his brother. Disbelieving, he thanks her
for her concern. Angelique, "I'm the only one you truly cares
about you - you know this. I'm not like that dandelion Josette,
whose love is gone with the first wind." Barnabas, furious,
"How many times must you hear this? I want nothing to do
with you!" Angelique rages on, insisting Josette hates him,
despises him - "She will never change!" Barnabas, "So be it,
then! But as long as she is on this earth, I will never love
another - and that is the fact of it!" Angelique breathes, "Bar-
nabas, you do not mean this. I know what you need." "Clearly
you do not." He orders her out. "Barnabas... May God be my
witness, for this I promise you - you will be sorry!" She storms
out.
(And yes, "I'm the only one you truly cares about you," is misprinted that way in the book rather than it
correctly reading, "I'm the only one who truly cares about you."
And Barnabas does indeed say "must" when he says, "How many times must you hear this?" So, that line
may show up in the slideshow at some point...)
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And the summary references the quote perfectly...
And similar to what I've been doing, I used a screen capture that's the same dimensions as the ones from the original series. In this case one from the from the TGG Direct DVD release -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0621ds_0.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_9-1_VHS.jpg)
- also like the VHS release, it has the correct aspect ratio, plus it even tends to show a bit more of the frame on a few sides, and it's clearer than the VHS.
And even though the MGM DVD release, like the TGG Direct release, is clearer than the VHS, frustratingly, the aspect ratio is cropped from 4X3 to 16X9 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_9-1_DVD.jpg)
And Ep #189 now joins Eps #1, #5, #124, #136, #198, #210, #478, #659, #667 and #904 as ones without any "must" lines.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
NoDS: Scene #51 (-1966: Ep #120) - Carlotta - 'Everything has changed. You MUST accept that.'
From DC's NoDS script:
51 INT - PANTRY - DAY 51
Gerard is filling a thermos of coffee from the
electric urn. Carlotta enters.
51 CONTD CONTD 51
GERARD
Do you know what happened last night?
She does not answer.
GERARD
Do you?
CARLOTTA
Everything has changed now.
You must accept-
GERARD
(interrupting)
I was good enough before he
came, now...
CARLOTTA
(snapping at him)
Go to the stables. He will be
down to ride soon.
Gerard is about to object.
I've told you things are different
now.
She just looks at him. Finally, he turns and
slams his way out of the room.
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And what Carlotta actually says in the film is a bit different than what was scripted. Other things are also a bit different...
And similar to hoDS, I used a screen capture from the Laser Disc for NoDS -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0622ds_0.jpg)
- so that it would be in keeping with the dimensions of the screen captures from the original show, but this is what the Blu-ray looks like -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/NoDS_Scene_51_Blu-ray.jpg)
And Ep #120 now joins Eps #1, #5, #124, #136, #189, #198, #210, #478, #659, #667 and #904 as ones without any "must" lines - and that's the last of the six for this month...
(Interestingly, there are only three eps without any "must" lines among the eps I've currently picked for August. And I say "currently picked" because there's always the chance that for July Midnite could pick a quote from one of the eps before I get to it...)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #7 (1966) - Vicki - 'Mr. Devlin, I MUST say you're a strange man.'
From "#0007/0008: Robservations 05/22/01: Investigations"Vicki and Burke share a table and coffee, served by Maggie, who warns Vicki Burke is a fire-eater. Burke assures Vicki he's harmless, yet she seems nervous in his presence. Burke asks her if she had known anyone in town before her arrival. No, she says. They arrived on the same train, met at the railroad station, and he gave her a lift in his car; therefore, chronologically, he is her oldest friend in Collinsport, and having a cup of coffee with her oldest friend is acceptable. She grins in agreement. Has she heard deep dark things about him? He doesn't wait for an answer, but explains how he spends his days robbing widows, killing infants, foreclosing all the mortgages he can...he offers her a donut. She calls him strange, and he says she is, too. Why would a young girl leave the big city to find romance, fortune and bury herself in a small town? So did he, she says. Ah, but he had a reason. What's hers? A job, she counters. He has a hard time believing she would come to a dark house to play patty cake with a woman who hasn't left the house in 18 years. She decides to try her call again. Burke apologizes for being rude and asks her to stay. She explains that the pay is very good and she's tutoring a 9-year-old boy--that's all. Turning on the charm, he asks her to sit down and stop raising controversial issues. They'll discuss the weather, Maggie's clam chowder, the best in the world. . .please.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote in its entirety, just the important part...
And Vicki probably would have done well if she had remembered that impression of Burke. If she had, it might have saved her a lot of aggravation down the road after she and Burke become romantically involved and, at best, he treats her like a child without the ability to think for herself.
Also, "fire-eater" seems to have been a popular expression in 1966 because it might be recalled that in Ep #2 Burke's PI Strake says of Carolyn as she dances at the Blue Whale, "Real fire-eater, huh?" It's funny though that even though I was 10 back in 1966 and old enough to pick up on expressions, particularly the ones my older relatives used, I don't recall anyone ever saying it in relation to anything other than people who actually ate fire as part of an act. But maybe that's just me. Though Art Wallace certainly liked it since he included it in two of his scripts in two totally different situations...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #213 (1967) - Burke - 'Still, you knew. You MUST have known.'
From "#0212/0213: Robservations 10/19/01: Barnabas Uses His Charms"Burke gazes at Carolyn, who looks at him, then looks away. He continues to sip his drink. Carolyn finally gives in, goes to him, and brings her back to his table. Burke tells her he's ashamed of how he used her to hurt her family, and she admits that she hoped he liked her for herself. He asks if they can be friends now, and apologizes for hurting her. She had been warned about him, she says ruefully.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0213-2.jpg)
He says he's sorry he upset her and wishes things could be different. Carolyn leaves.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all, mostly because it's in the period where there's little detail. However, before we get into how the quote comes up, it needs to be pointed out that Burke doesn't bring Carolyn back to his table because he's never sat anywhere other than at the bar in this ep - he and Carolyn actually go back to her table. And the way the quote comes up is that after Carolyn decides they should drink to old times, Carolyn asks what he wanted to say to her. Burke apologizes for the way he treated her and admits he's ashamed. To that, Carolyn makes Burke admit that he led her on and that he was using her to hurt her family. But Burke also says that she knew he was using her to hurt er family, that she said so when they stopped seeing each other. Her response is that he'd never admitted it before. And that's when Burke delivers the quote, which prompts Carolyn to say that she guesses she was an idiot because she kept hoping that he liked her. Burke says he does like her. Though that makes Carolyn realize Burke likes her, and that's all...
And you've no doubt noticed that once again a screen capture has red bars on the left and right sides of it because that's something that we're using to indicate that a character other than the character delivering the quote is on screen. Obviously while Burke delivers the quote, it's Carolyn who's on screen, which is why today's screen capture features Carolyn -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0624ds_0.jpg)
- rather than Burke. And as I said back when a similar situation came up with Ep #1189, normally we would just skip a quote if the character saying it isn't on screen. But this year I'm focusing on quoting from eps that we've never quoted from before and the reason why Burke's quote is also being used for the slideshow is because it's the only "MUST" line in Ep #213 and, therefore, the only option.
And since this situation has come up again, so much for this remark:
Maybe a situation like the one in Ep #1189 won't pop up again.
So now I suspect these two aren't the only ones we may see...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #511 (1968) - Julia - 'Tony. We MUST stop. He-he's been ill.'
From "Robservations 6/7/02 - #511/512 - ANOTHER Brick in the Wall"511
Once again a Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser. And interestingly, most of it is the exct same footage that ended Ep #510, but then it goes beyond that with new footage. But before we go into that, here's the summary of the end of Ep #510:
From "Robservations 6/6/02 - #509/510 - Adam's New Friend/Taken to Trask"Stokes, Julia and Tony assume the seance position, fingers touching. Concentrate on the spirit of the Reverend Trask, and don't break the connection. Stokes calls to Trask, asking for his spirit to come to them--they need him, they're at the mercy of a witch. An innocent girl was hanged because of Trask, and he didn't see the truth until it was too late. You have the chance to correct that wrong, Trask, come to us, help us, calls Stokes. Tony goes into a trance, and Julia wants to stop-he's been ill. Stokes orders her to be quiet. "No, no," says Trask. "Ben Stokes does not need me." Timothy says HE needs him very much, Angelique tried to kill him, and he let her live. "I was killed before I could do anything!" says the Trask-possessed Tony.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0510-4.jpg)
Stokes urges, "Come back to us, for your own sake, for your conscience's sake, finish Angelique and rest in peace!" The candle goes out as Stokes demands an answer. Behind them comes the sound of the brick wall behind which Reverend Trask was entombed coming apart, breaking up!
And now how it was extended for Ep #511:
From "Robservations 6/7/02 - #511/512 - ANOTHER Brick in the Wall"(Love Stokes' blue bow tie!) "He's coming out!" cries Julia, standing, and behind the now waist-high bricks, we see the top half of the Rev. Trask's skeleton!
The Robservations for Ep #510 doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does paraphrase it well...
And similar to how Joshua barely showed in the frame for Ep #458 on the 19th, Julia barely shows when she delivers the quote (in both Ep #510 and Ep #511, considering it's the same footage) -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0625ds_0.jpg)
- only her hands are visible. So we may be splitting hairs when it comes to what actually constitutes being on screen - but for the purposes of what I'm doing this month, seeing her hands does count, just as Joshua's nose and forehead did for Ep #458.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #668 (1969) - David - 'They MUST.'
From "Robservations 9/30/02 - #668/669 - Terrorizing Mrs. Johnson"She asks what they're doing down here. Just playing, replies David. He sits and bounces on the bed. Amy asks Mrs. J not to tell, but she reminds them Carolyn gave strict orders about they're not playing together today--besides, they're supposed to be in bed. It's not that late, protests David. She asks about the strange clothes they're wearing. They claim to have found them in a trunk in the attic---they belonged to some ancestors, they think, and dress-up is part of their game. Mrs., Johnson is puzzled about their claim of playing dress-up.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0668-3.jpg)
She asks about what they were talking about, and David says they were acting as other people, as if in a play. Mrs. Johnson says their games are odd, and Amy asks if she didn't play dress-up as a little girl (yes, she dressed as a maid). Sometimes, says Mrs. J. It's fun, state the kids. You're supposed to be in bed, warns Mrs. Johnson, and I am going to tell Carolyn you didn't obey her. They start to argue with her, but she insists they return to bed. Mrs. Johnson gives one last baleful look behind her.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, after Mrs. Johnson asks, "What-what are those strange clothes you're wearing?" and David claims they found them and Mrs J asks "Where?" and Amy answers, "In a trunk in the attic," and David agrees, Amy adds, "David thinks they belong to some of his ancestors." And after that is when David delivers the quote. And after Mrs J asks why they're wearing them, David claims they're part of their "game." "Game?" Mrs J queries. And David matter-of-factly answers, "Dress up"...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #767 (1897/1969) - Quentin's Ghost - 'You MUST make the most of it, David, because it's the last one you're ever going to have.'
From "Robservations 1/14/03 - #766-767 - Trouble in the Future, Trouble in the Present"I'm so frightened, says David. Don't be, says Quentin--it won't be so bad--why don't we sit down and eat the cake? Quentin starts to cut into it, putting a slice on David's plate. David realizes it's made of Styrofoam--it isn't real, it's a make believe cake for a make believe birthday! Make the most of it, advises Quentin, because it's the last one you're ever going to have! Carolyn's puppet sings Happy Birthday to David again.
The Robservations references almost all of the quote with the most glaring exception being the "You must" part - SHAMEFUL!!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #989 (1970PT) - Sabrina - 'Our fingers MUST touch. The circle MUST NOT be broken.'
From "#0988/0989: Robservations 06/19/03: Dr. Longworth and Mr. Yaeger"Sabrina stands in the woods, musing, this is where it all began, long ago. She enters Collinwood and wanders through the foyer and into the darkened drawing room, which now contains a table and chairs and looks ready for a seance. A black candle stands in the center of the table. Sabrina sits in one of the chairs and puts her hands down--"Our fingers must touch," she says--"the circle must not be broken--let the seance begin!"
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
Though when it comes to its indication that Sabrina "stands in the woods," that's not quite the case because she's simply standing in front of a tree outside the door to Collinwood.
And interestingly enough, as we can see when it comes to today's screen capture in the slideshow, when Sabrina enters the drawing room and delivers today's quote at the end of Ep #989, the room is very dark =
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0628ds_0.jpg)
- and she's standing at the table - yet when they redo the scene as the Teaser for Ep #990, the room is a bit brighter -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/ds0990-1.jpg)
- and Sabrina sits at the table before she delivers the same lines. But then when another director takes over the same material (in this instance Lela Swift restaged what Henry Kaplan had previously staged), they almost always put their own stamp on it...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #872 (1897) - Quentofi - 'Okay, but we really MUST hurry because I do have a very urgent appointment.'
From "Robservations 4/1/03 - 872/873"It's pretty odd, her coming up here to see him, huh? She asks. Yes, it is, he agrees, but she says she knows his secret-he is the one. Scared, he smiles and asks her how she knows. A little birdie told her, she says, but she won't say who. You had better say, my dear, he warns, making her look oddly at him. "All this fuss over your birthday?" she asks. Birthday? he says, puzzled. It is, she looked it up in the family bible, she says-he forgot! He says she's right. He's in luck she's here to remind him-they must have a glass of champagne! They can't, he says, but she says she won't take no for an answer. He deserves a glass of champagne, he agrees, but he gets to propose the toast. She was never any good at it. He has an urgent appointment, so they must hurry, he says. Just one glass, she says, it wouldn't even get tickly, would it?
The Robservations paraphrases the quote but gets its point across well...
But when it comes to Charansy's last line, who knows why the Roservations has "Just one glass, she says, it wouldn't even get tickly, would it?" [ghost_huh] What she actually says is "Oh, just one glass, love. It wouldn't do to get giggly, would it?"
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #637 (1968) - Vicki - 'And I love you, and we MUST keep saying that and believing it, and we'll always be together.'
From "Robservations 9/9/02 - #637/638 - Mrs. Peter Bradford--or is That Mrs. Jeff Clark"The newlyweds clink and drink. Jeff says the storm is making him nervous. They sit together by the fire. He comments that the storm is like a warning. She realizes he fears something might still happen, and reassures him it's too late--they're married, one, no one can take him from her now. He tells her he want to believe that, and she begs him to do so, because it's true. Earlier that evening, he felt himself being pulled back into the past, but it didn't happen, he's still here, and he'll stay here. He tells her he loves her and they kiss. And I love you, she says--we must keep saying and believing it--and we'll always be together. They kiss with tremendous enthusiasm--and saliva.
The Robservations references the quote just the slightest fraction off of perfectly...
And OK, at the end of the scene Jeff and Vicki do kiss "with tremendous enthusiasm," but adding "and saliva" is a bit of wishful thinking that there's no evidence for. [b003]
And I've mentioned this situation before, but I didn't see this ep when it was originally shown on December 3rd of 1968 because protests against the show from parent's group had succeeded in convincing both the Boston, MA and the Providence, RI ABC affiliates to move DS to time periods when kids were still in school and wouldn't be able to see it (Boston at 2:30pm and Providence at 8:30am(!)). The stupidity of that is another whole discussion, but I did finally see the ep when it was shown in my area in April of 1987 in syndication. And sure, I felt bad for Vicki when Jeff faded away - but personally I was thrilled to death that it was the last we would ever see of Jeff! [clap] [occasion18] [toothy10] [occasion18] [clap] It's just too bad that I had to wait almost 20 years to get that satisfaction. But then, some things are worth waiting for!! [ghost_wink] [ghost_grin]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #78 (1966) - Roger - 'You deserve a gold medal for the progress you've made with David, but in lieu of a medal we will have something to eat, something to drink, a little music, a little dancing, but above all, we MUST forget all of the worries for the evening. Agreed?'
From "#0077/0078: Robservations 07/16/01: A Family Divided"Foyer - Vicki checks her face in a very large compact mirror, applying powder. Come, come, I call that gilding the lily, teases Roger. I guess I'm as ready as I'll ever be, says Vicki. Did I hear the phone a moment ago? asks Joe. Yes, it was Joe Haskell, says Vicki. Good old Joe Haskell, says Roger, every faithful. He's awfully nice, agrees Vicki, and certainly attentive to her. Why shouldn't he be? asks Roger--how else can he become more than just a fisherman? And what's wrong with being a fisherman? Asks Vicki. Nothing, he says, I didn't mean to sound like a snob. Is it any worse than being just a governess? asks Vicki. I see I've touched a sore spot, says Roger--my sincere apologizes. He helps her into her coat and says she deserves a gold medal for the progress she's made with David--but in lieu of a medal, they'll have something to eat, something to drink, a little music, a little dancing, but above all, they must forget all their worried for the evening--agreed? Agreed! she says. He offers her his arm and they leave the house together.
The Robservations paraphrases a bit but gets the points of the quote quite well...
And Ep #78 is this month's first example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #154 (1967) - Roger - 'Don't you understand? I MUST know it for your own sake. You MUST tell me the truth so that I can handle the entire situation as it has to be handled.'
From "#0154/0155: Robservations 09/07/01: Caretaker of the Crypt"What would you like to hear? she demands--tell me exactly what is it and I'll say it! Don't you understand, I must know, it's for your own sake, he says, you must tell me the truth so that I can handle the entire situation--as it has to be handled. What are you thinking? asks Laura--surely not that I murdered that woman! Is it impossible? he asks. Roger! she says. Oh, you're so shocked, he mocks-- when will you learn that nothing a human being does is shocking. The idea that I could murder anyone, says Laura--I refuse to discuss this, Roger! If you go through that door, warns Roger, as she starts to leave, it may be the first step in your eminent departure from Collinwood! Don't be ridiculous, she says, my staying or leaving is Elizabeth's decision--at the moment, she has agreed to my staying. I'm afraid that was before our visit from Lt. Riley, says Roger--my sister and I had a chat in this very room before you came here--tonight's episode has convinced her there is no longer any reason for you to stay on in Collinwood. I am not leaving here without David, she reminds him. You are if Liz says you are, he tells her. Did you hear what I said? she repeats--I said I'm not leaving without my son! We'll see, says Roger. I think you and Liz had better listen to me, says Laura--I'm getting a little tired of her threats and I think it's time she realized I have a few of my own! Oh? he asks. And if she thinks she can force me to leave Collinwood... begins Laura. Yes? asks Roger. I don't advise her to try it, because I can carry out my threats, too! says Laura And you think you're incapable of murder, says Roger--I want you to look at yourself right now.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Caretaker - 'You MUSTN'T go in there') was exactly four years ago, back on July 2nd of 2020, and the second (Laura - 'Roger, uh, MUST we talk about this tonight?') was back on June 9th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #259 (1967) - Alexandra Moltke Voiceover - 'My name is Victoria Winters. Collinwood, for 18 years, has held one woman captive, but the true prisoner has been the lonely secret locked deep within her heart. Terror is a ransom that MUST be paid, and freedom is more terrifying than captivity. But the stones of Collinwood are not impregnable to the thrusts of love, and the time will come when even the embattled heart MUST yield its long-held secret to freedom and to light.'
This time the slideshow goes where it's only gone three times before: using an opening voiceover. And once again it's because the voiceover is the only place in the ep where "must" is used. So, it was the only choice from Ep #259. And since the quote is not dialogue from a scene, there's no Robservations excerpt. And the graphic -
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- was chosen from the exact moment in the voiceover when Alexandra says the first "must." The time she says the second "must" was also a possibility, but I decided to go with the first because a shot of that lit window is frequently seen during voiveovers and is more representative of them. But here's the other option that I could have chosen to use for the slideshow -
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And as with Ep #78 earlier this month, Ep #259 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
And as an aside, Midnite informed me that Eps #257 & #258 don't have any "must" lines. That means that at some point I'll be featuring them in the slideshow with quotes taken from other versions of DS. But I won't get to those eps until sometime in 2025...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #404 (1796) - Judge Matigan - 'Well, naturally, I MUST communicate with the Foundling Home.'
From "#0403/0404: Robservations 03/19/02: Barnabas Confronts His Witch-Wife"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0404-2.jpg)
At the Collinsport Gaol, Barnabas brings Judge Matigan, who he hopes to defend her at her witchcraft trial, to see Vicki. Although Barnabas does his damndest to deflect Vicki's responses, saying she was hurt in that carriage accident and her brain has suffered as a result, Vicki decides to be completely honest. Barnabas offers to be her character witness, but the judge says he hasn't known Vicki long enough. Unfortunately, the judge's questions about her family and friends in the Boston area where she claims to have come from a foundling home, unnerve Vicki, so the brilliant Miss Winters decides to tell Matigan that she came from another century! To no one's surprise, including Vicki, Judge Matigan bows out of defending her.
Being during a period with less detail, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly. But the way it and the foundling home come up is that after it's explained that odd initial behavior was caused by her having "an accident on the road," Judge Matigan asks Vicki where she lived before she came to Collinwood, Barnabas interjects that he's told him that Vicki came from Boston and was brought up in a foundling home. But Judge Matigan directs, "Please, I am asking Miss Winters." Barnabas apologizes and then Judge Matigan follows up by asking Vicki if she says she was raised in a foundling home in Boston? Vicki lies and says, "Yes." Judge Matigan then asks if that is where she lived before she came to Collinwood? Vicki again lies, "Yes." But then Judge Matigan asks, "And what is the name of that foundling home?" Vicki shakes her head and asks, "Why - why does that matter?" and Barnabas again interjects and asks, "Yes. What difference does that make?" And that is when Judge Matigan delivers the quote. That prompts Barnabas to ask, "Why?" and Judge Matigan replies, "Well, to find people who knew her before she came here. Friends, relatives, anyone who can testify on her behalf." But Vicki says that's not possible. And after Judge Matigan asks why not, Vicki admits there's no one. Judge Matigan believes she had to have had friends of some kind. And after Vicki hesitates and turns to Barnabas, he offers to testify, believing his testimony is sufficient. But Judge Matigan is quick to point out that unfortunately Barnabas has only known Vicki since her arrival in Collinwood. Vicki then tells Barnabas that Judge Matigan may as well know the truth. Barnabas tries to protest, but Vicki presses on that she comes from another place, another time, confusing Judge Matigan. Vicki goes on to explain that somehow she was transported there from the future where she works for descendants of the Collins family "who will live 200 years from now." Not exactly the smartest move. But at least Vicki realizes her admission means that Judge Matigan won't be willing to defend her...
And who knew that quoting "MUST" lines would have us commemorating Addison Powell's first bodily appearance on the show after having been the voice of Jeremiah's Ghost earlier in the storyline.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'If she knew the truth, Angelique would kill her. Somehow I MUST make her listen to me') was back on September 4th of 2021, and the second (Barnabas - 'I have no desire to threaten you but I ask desperately for your help. And you MUST give it to me. I MUST speak to Josette. I MUST see her and you MUST make that possible') was back on May 25th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #520 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Elizabeth, we MUST get you to a doctor quickly.'
From "Robservations 6/13/02 - #519/520 - Trask Makes it Right"Tower room - Liz begs Barnabas to let her in, to see him once, and she opens the door on the empty room now littered with books. She calls to Barnabas, feeling the poison working on her. "No, not until I see him," she cries. Barnabas runs in. Liz begs her "son" to hold her. I am not your son and you aren't Naomi, says Barnabas-you are under a spell. No, you are, she insists--Joshua told me you were dead, but you are alive--what is true? I'm not under a spell! says Barnabas. I did what I had to do, says Liz, fading, I have no life, she told me that. We must get you to a doctor, Barnabas says. He clasps her in his arms, demanding to know what she took
The Robservations references most of the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'You MUST hope, Barnabas') was back on December 29th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #650 (1968) - Roger - 'Oh, it MUST have been terrible for you, dear, but it's something that you're just going to have to wipe out of your mind.'
From "Robservations 9/17/02 - #649/650 - A Tumble Downstairs; A Rejected Proposal"Liz, in a pretty blue dress, paces the drawing room. It's 6:30. She looks at the Tarot card. Roger comes in, looking exhausted. Madame F had a heart attack, Roger tells Liz, who consider that odd--did she see something that scared her to death? Roger chides her--Mrs. Findlay died of natural causes and Liz must accept it. Liz vividly describes how the medium fell down the stairs. Roger advises her to wipe it from her mind (like that's easy).
Unfortunately, the Robservations only references the most important part of the quote...
And "Findlay" should be "Findley" (perhaps the Robservations should have stuck to using "Madame F" [wink2]).
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'Please, Jeff, the watch MUST tick. I MUST know that you're close to me') was back on November 27th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #763 (1897) - Beth - 'But she IS at rest. Magda, MUST he go on forever like this?'
From "Robservations 1/10/03 - #762-763 - A Heart-Wrenching Truth"You aren't a gypsy, says Magda. Yes, says Beth, and I'm glad--I wouldn't want the power to do the evil you do. The gypsy says, I have helped Quentin more times than you know. Help him now, begs Beth--you can remove the curse. I don't want to, says Magda--it's the only way to let my sister's spirit rest, to be avenged. She IS at rest, cries Beth, must we go on forever like this? Every night when there is a moon, says Magda, he'll be at its mercey--for months, for the rest of his life. Can't we do something? sobs Beth--I can't go back without some hope. Don't go back, advises Magda cruelly. You have no right to speak to me that way, says Beth--I could spend the rest of my life with Quentin, marry him, get money somehow, travel, and find a cure! Magda looks unhappy--you would marry him, knowing his son, if he has one, will suffer the same fate as Quentin. "You're mad!" says Beth, horrified. That's the curse, says Magda. "Then" says Beth, "you have cursed your own kin." But Jenny had no children, says Magda. "Remember the dolls, Magda?--dolls I gave her because her own children were taken from her." You're lying! Magda accuses. I'll take you to them, offers Beth--twins, a boy and a girl, who live 20 minutes away--shall we go now? I wouldn't believe it if I saw them, says Magda. You'd have to, says Beth--the little girl looks exactly like Jenny. How could anyone not know of this? asks Magda. Edward and Judith are the reason, explains Beth
Unfortunately, when the Robservations references the quote, it has "we" instead of "he," which changes the meaning entirely...
And this is the fourth 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, and the third (Evan - 'Because it MUST be done, and you have been chosen') was back on May 24th. So that all means that Ep #763 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #915 (1969) - Barnabas - 'No, you MUST leave me alone.'
From "Robservations 4/29/03 - 913/914/915 - Warning for Barnabas: A Taste of Vampirism"Barnabas finds himself on the docks near the Greenfield Inn, searching for a victim. Why am I here? he asks himself--this cannot be happening to me again, I know why I'm waiting, I am standing here...I will not let it happen...I will go home, I must. He turns to leave, but feels a hand on his shoulder. He turns to see a smiling face (a young, untried Marsha Mason), who smiles and asks, where are you going? Please leave me alone, I'm in a hurry, he says. Try that on someone else, she advises flirtatiously, I've been standing here, watching you looking lonesome. Why have you been watching me? he asks. Maybe I didn't have anything better to do, she says, grinning, I'm new in town, and lonesome, too. Go to the Blue Whale, he suggests, you'll find lots of friends there. He tries moving away, but she pursues him and says, "I found the friend I want." No, leave me alone, he insists. She leans her head against his shoulder, caressing it--I can be a very good friend, she promises, you'll find that out--we should both go to the Blue Whale. She teasingly touches his ear. I can't go to the Blue Whale, says Barnabas, or anywhere else except my home. Take me with you, she coos. No, he says, I'm going alone--good night. He doesn't move, however. I don't think you are going home, she says--why should you?--a man, standing alone on a dark street, a storm coming up any minute--that man is waiting for something, isn't he? Barnabas stares at her evilly, hungrily.
The Robservations references the quote well, though it makes it seem as if Barnabas only tells her once to leave him alone when he actually tells her twice...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Adlar - 'Enemies MUST be dealt with, that is the law') was back on April 28th of 2021, the second (Megan - 'Oh, but I MUST, please, Barnabas, you're the only one I can talk to') was back on November 8th of 2021, the third (Adlar - 'You are just an outsider. You MUST constantly prove yourself...because you will never be above suspicion') was back on April 11th of 2022, and the fourth (Michael - 'Now that you serve us, you MUST forget all that happened before') was back on October 25th of 2022.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1014 (1970PT) - Hannah - 'Oh. I-- You MUST excuse me. I really MUST go now. Quentin, Quentin, please be careful.'
From "#1014/1015: Robservations 07/10/03: Hoffman Learns the Truth"Collinwood - Angelique's room - Quentin enters. I've been worried about you, says Hannah--Alexis said you haven't been feeling well. I'm feeling better now, he says. I'm glad to hear it, says Hannah--where's Alexis?--she's been looking for you. Downstairs, he says, sounding very distant. I really must go now, says Hannah--Quentin, be very careful, please. She leaves. Quentin picks up a Tarot card from the table and holds it up, wondering to himself, is it true it can reveal hidden future secrets?
The Robservations paraphrases the quote but gets it well...
And I was a bit surprised when I saw that Midnite had come up with the quote because I'd mistakenly thought we might have already used all of Hannah's potential quotes. I mean this one is the sixth Hannah quote used in the slideshow, yet she appeared in only 7 eps. And who knows, there may yet be more...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Is it true that you can reveal secrets that are hidden in the future? Everything that's happening MUST be leading to something. But what? Does the answer lie here?') was back on September 19th of 2021, and the second (Cyrus - 'I can't possibly tell Quentin what I know, and I MUST forget what Yaeger knows') was back on October 3rd.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1080 (1970) - Hallie - 'Someone MUST'VE brought it here to the drawing room.'
From "#1080/1081: Robservations 08/26/03: Return of Roxanne!"I couldn't tell, says David, I was too scared. So was I, confesses Hallie, as soon as I saw that (she indicates the ship). How did it get down here? wonders David, it was up in my room, both of us saw it! Someone must have brought it here, she says. But who? asks David--you, me and Aunt Liz were the only ones here. I don't know, she says, but it was someone that none of them could see. I'm going to take it out of here, put it in the playroom, and leave it there, says David determinedly. He takes the ship away. Hallie nervously watches him go.
The Robservations references nearly the entire quote, and it does so well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Carolyn, I MUST insist that you stay away from Sebastian') was back on May 20th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1134_1135 (1840) - Gerard - 'Now you listen to me. Flora is our last chance. My plans have changed here at Collinwood. Now we MUSTN'T do anything to have her upset.'
From "#1133/1134_1135: Robservations 10/21/03: Valerie Threatens Roxanne"Rose Cottage - Leticia examines the instruments. Gerard enters--where have you been? he asks--I've looked all over for you. Round and about, she says, trying to keep my mind occupied, as it were. I suggest you go upstairs and occupy your mind with Flora, he says--she is writing a new book in which you are to be the main character--she can't finish it without you--now get on up there! I'm sorry, I don't have time right now, says Leticia. What do you mean, you don't have time? he demands, grabbing her arm and swinging her around. I mean just what I said, she says, I have something important to do. He puts his hands on her shoulders--Flora is our last chance, he says--my plans have changed here in Collinwood, and I'm not going to do anything to get her upset. No one wants to do that, agrees Leticia--I'll get to Flora when I have time--go up and turn on your charm, that ought to sort her out. He follows her to the door--where are you going? Out! she answers--we've each got our own lives to live, don't we? He calls after her, but she's gone.
Again a Robservations paraphrases most of a quote, and gets the main points across well...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Angerie - 'Valerie, Barnabas. You MUST remember to call me Valerie. I don't want an embarrassing scene from the rest of the family') was back on November 21st of 2020, and the second (Julia - 'There is going to be an electrical storm tonight-- later. We MUST use the lightning to transmit the life force to him') was back on May 28th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1215 (1841PT) - Flora - 'Well, of course you MUST have children.'
From "#1214/1215: Robservations 12/18/03: Not Gabriel!"Catherine and I had our first disagreement last night, he says--it was about our having children. Of course you must have children, insists Flora. She says that too, he says--I won't have children as long as that curse exists! Morgan! says Flora disapprovingly. I will put no child of mine through any of this, insists Morgan--we can't let that child face what we had to face last week!--I'm sick of it--I will find Gabriel and end that curse. How? she asks--he could be anywhere by now, there's no way of telling where he is.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Justin's Ghost - 'The room. Someone MUST go into the room') was back on March 12th of 2021, and the second (Carrie - 'You MUST wait--Gabriel will find you'') was back on April 14th of 2023.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #80 (1966) - Roger - 'Nothing. Nothing at all, except, as with all fishermen, he MUST feel that there are more fish in the sea.'
From "#0079/0080: Robservations 07/17/01: Burke Plays Carolyn and David"I think it would be better if I talked to Joe alone, says Liz, her tone tinged with annoyance. As you wish, my dear, says Roger, exiting the room and closing the doors behind him. (Liz really likes to "decapitate" Roger in the southern region, doesn't she?--ouch!) Carolyn comes downstairs, coat over her arm, beaming. You don't want to go in there, warns Roger, your Mr. Haskell and my sister are having a frightfully important conference. Really? asks Carolyn--what about? I believe your mother is offering Joe some great bribe to take you off her hands, says Roger. Uncle Roger, says Carolyn reproachfully, then looks at his angry face and adds, "You are joking?" She wouldn't say it in so many words, he says, but that's what it sounded like to me--oh, Kitten, you can't be serious about marrying an ordinary fisherman--that's the extent of his ambition. What's wrong with being a fisherman? asks Carolyn defensively. Nothing, says Roger, except as with all fishermen, he must feel there are more fish in the sea. What is that supposed to mean? asks Carolyn, irritated. Well, you might ask Joe if he enjoyed his date last night at the Blue Whale. What date? asks Carolyn quietly. I'm not one to talk out of school, says Roger, (get a switch and hit yourself, liar!) but Vicki and I happened to be there and we saw him with Maggie Evans.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And as with Eps #78 and #259 earlier this month, Ep #80 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #260 (1967) - Maggie - 'Little girl, I don't know who you are or why you're here, but you MUST help me. You've got to go tell someone that I'm locked in here so they can come and get me. You MUST tell my father.'
From "#0259/0260: Robservations 11/27/01: Sarah Visits"Sarah appears in Maggie's cell, playing "London Bridge" on a flute. Don't cry, says Sarah--I'll let you keep my doll. Realizing Sarah is real, Maggie begs her to go to Sam Evans, her father, and tell him she's here. Sarah assures Maggie she doesn't want her to die.
The Robservations falls in the period with little detail, so it doesn't reference the quote, however, it does reference the circumstances under which the quote is delivered because after she realizes Sarah is real is when Maggie delivers the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sarah - 'You MUSTN'T die. I don't want you to die') was back on March 3rd of 2022.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #405 (1796) - Barnabas - 'In order to harm her, you MUST first know where she is, and you don't know that.'
From "#0405/0406: Robservations 03/20/02 - Cursed!"Angelique and Barnabas square off. He's made a big mistake, she says, her eyes glinting angry sparks. He tried to betray her, but he won't succeed--does he really think getting Josette out of town will stop her? She's got more powers than he thinks, spits Angelique, and proves it by turning Josette's portrait into a bloody skeleton. Oh, sure, you can distort the portrait, but not really hurt Josette, says Barn. She asks where Josette is, but he refuses to tell her. She could force him--but then, he says smugly, she wouldn't be getting him the way she wants him, thus defeating her purpose.
Unfortunately, this Robservations falls into the period where there still isn't as much detail as there will be, so the quote isn't referenced. However, at least the circumstances around it are referenced. After Barnabas says Angelique may be able to distort the portrait but she can't harm Josette, Angelique counters that he's a fool if he believes that. But Barnabas says she's a fool if she thinks he would believe anything else. And after that is when Barnabas delivers the quote. That prompts Angelique to accuse Barnabas of going to Josette and telling Josette about her. He denies this. But Angelique points out that he sent her away, which he admits. And after Angelique asks where, Barnabas asks if she really believes he would tell her...
And when it comes to the screen capture for this quote, it's so the case that if looks could kill, the expression on Angelique's face would have definitely killed Barnabas -
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- just look at those eyes(!) - but as angry as she is there, it's nothing compared to what she will look like in the not too distant future in this ep! [ghost_wink]
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Countess du Pres - 'They'll think we've both gone mad. No, Josette, you MUST stay and make your explanations before you leave') was back on November 23rd of 2021, the second (Josette - 'I MUST ask a favor of you, Aunt Natalie') was back on January 15th of 2022, and the third (Abigail - 'I MUST talk to you at once') was back on March 15th of 2022. So that all means that Ep #405 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #521 (1968) - Julia - 'Roger, Roger, don't stay there too long. She MUST have her rest.'
From "Robservations 6/14/02 - #521/522 - Enter Nicholas Blair!"Physically, Liz will be fine, but still thinks she's Naomi and living in the 18th century-she needs treatment, she's mentally ill. She attempted suicide for a reason, and they must find out why or she will try it again.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0521-1.jpg)
Julia advises a stay at Windcliff, but Roger refuses to commit his sister. Barnabas agrees with Julia, but Roger coldly says he wants to speak to Liz himself and decide. Julia warns him not to question her or let her know of his concern, but Roger angrily says he can deal with Liz himself. Don't stay too long; Liz needs her rest, advises Julia. Roger leaves.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it does state the quote's main points quite well...
And as a point of references, the reason why the Robservations screen caps for this ep are grainy is because back in April of 1996 while I was recording DS on Sci-Fi my cable went out for a few days so my VCR was unable to record Ep #521. That meant that in order not to infringe on MPI's copyright, which was a big thing back then, when it came time to do the screen caps for the ep I had to use the tape I'd recorded back in November of 1986 when DS was syndicated in my area. Over-the-air reception for the station that ran DS varied from day to day and apparently that day it was grainy. One of these days I should redo all the grainy screen caps - but at the moment that's a project way down the road...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Please! Now we MUST get that picture tonight') was back on January 16th of 2022, and the second (Julia - 'Yet, if Cassandra is still alive, why is Trask's skeleton hanging in the basement of the Old House? He MUST'VE gotten rid of her. If only we could find out') was back on March 16th of 2022.
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Oops, I didn't realize until just now that I didn't do yesterday's quote. [ghost_embarrassed]
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #764 (1897) - Evan - 'It is an honor to be chosen. You MUST think that way too, Tim.'
From "Robservations 1/13/03 - #764-765 - Are Silver Bullets a Solution?"Tim is licking his finger and reading the text. He has four pages left to go. Evan tells him he's done quite enough; he's very impressed with his work. He suggests they "try the card." Yes, says Tim vacantly. They sit at the table. This time, no mistakes, Tim, warns Evan, when the real time comes, all must go without error. Evan deals the cards and talks of a primitive tribe in the Brazilian jungles--the brightest youth is chosen to deliver death to those condemned by the elders--truthfully, isn't our society a primitive tribe, too--you must consider it an honor to be chosen. He orders Tim, who is listening raptly, to pick up his cards. Tim does. Evan talks of the emotional significance attached to cards. The heart signifies romance, for example, the spade--what does a spade mean to Tim? Death! replies Tim. All spades mean that? asks Evan. Yes, says Tim. When you played the four of spades, you had no desire to kill anyone, right? Queries Evan No, says Tim, because it isn't the right card! Evan puts down the queen of spades--is this the right card? Tim rises and pours the brandy again, then adds the poison.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote but gets its main points across well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Beth - 'You MUST help him. If this keeps on-- and it will-- he's going to be caught') was back on July 26th of 2020, the second (Evan - 'When the moment comes-- the real moment-- everything MUST go smoothly and without error. You understand?') was back on May 7th of 2021, and the third (Ezra - 'Tonight. And she MUST be in an awful hurry for it too') was back on May 27th. So that all means that Ep #764 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993 have six quotes.
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Oops, I forgot to come back to do yesterday's quote. [ghost_embarrassed]
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #916 (1969) - Liz - 'The interruption MUST'VE broken the spell. She didn't open it.'
From "Robservations 4/30/03 - #916-917 - Is Grant a Werewolf?: Paul Into the Fire"Barnabas joins Liz in the foyer--Julia never will open the box, he says--the interruption shouldn't have stopped her; the spell shouldn't have been that easily broken--there are certain people who we can't absorb; it has to do with their genetic structure--Julia is one of them
The Robservations paraphrases the quote but, again, gets its main points across well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Barnabas, I've often heard you talk about the goal we MUST achieve, but you've never mentioned what it is') was back on June 8th.
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1015 (1970PT) - Angelexis - 'Quentin, you MUST bring Maggie here. You MUST.'
From "#1014/1015: Robservations 07/10/03: Hoffman Learns the Truth"Angelique, brandishing clay doll and pin, intones, "Guide my hand carefully. "Do not let it go too deep lest it kill him--guide my hand carefully..." She inserts the needle into the doll's chest.
It's my turn to apologize to you, Quentin, says Barnabas. Yes, agrees his cousin, who grabs his chest. What's wrong? asks Barnabas. "My heart," he moans, clutching at the pain.
Angelique pushes the pin in more deeply and says, "You must, Quentin, you must!"
Quentin collapses to the floor. Barnabas cries out, "For God's sake!" and kneels beside him, worried.
For some extremely bizarre reason the Robservations doesn't reference the quote. But then the Robservations doesn't quite have correctly how things play out because after Quentin grabs his chest, Barnabas asks what's wrong, and Quentin says, "My heart," what actually happens next is that things switch back to Angelexis and she grabs the head of the pin and without adjusting it at all she delivers the quote. And it is after that that Quentin collapses to the floor and Barnabas cries out, "For God's sake!" and kneels beside him, reaching out to touch his upper arm. And after that things switch back to Angelexis again and while simply holding the doll she says, "You must, Quentin, you must!" - she does nothing to the pin. And then things switch back to Quentin and Barnabas with Barnabas still touching Quentin's arm but doing nothing else. End of ep. And as I said, it's extremely bizarre that the quoted bit of dialogue isn't included in the Robservations because it's the whole point of the spell and without it the spell has no context. Just what is it that Quentin must do - we have absolutely no idea.
(And interestingly, when the events are restaged for Ep #1016, things are a bit different from the way they are at the end of Ep #1015. But because they are different, the beginning of Ep #1016 may show up at some point in the slideshow, so we'll hold off getting into the differences until such time as a quote from them may appear in the slideshow...)
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Hoffman - 'You MUST try, if you want him') was back on June 7th of 2023.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1081 (1970) - Barnabas - 'Carolyn, we MUST make him finish that horoscope.'
From "#1080/1081: Robservations 08/26/03: Return of Roxanne!"you must go to Shaw and have him finish that horoscope. No, he won't do that, says Carolyn, he doesn't think I'm sincere. We must make him finish that horoscope! insists Barnabas.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Sebastian - 'I'm not your husband, Mrs. Hawkes. You MUST have loved him very much to think that I was') was back on July 20th of 2020 - exactly four years ago, and the second (Hallie - 'I MUSTN'T be afraid, I MUSTN'T!') was back on June 12th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1136 (1840) - Gerard - 'But surely you MUST have other copies.'
From "#1136/1137: Robservations 10/22/03: Julia & Leticia Tend to Zachary"Gerard mulls it over and picks up the sheet music--you said you destroyed the sheet music? he asks. Yes, says Quentin. Surely you must have other copies, suggests Gerard. I made exactly two copies, says Quentin, one I gave to Joanna, the other I kept myself. So, you destroyed yours, says Gerard, and this must be Joanna's. That's right, says Quentin--why?--who, what is doing this to me? There are two reasons, says Gerard--either somebody is deliberately trying to upset you, or Joanna is trying to communicate with you--beyond the grave.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Gerard - 'This MUST be worth a fortune') was back on April 22nd.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #81 (1966) - Liz - 'We MUST accept these things, Mrs. Johnson.'
From "#0081/0082: Robservations 07/18/01: Let's Piss Off Patterson!"As you know, says Liz, I haven't had any permanent help here since Matthew Morgan, for a good many years--and there was a time when the house was full of servants. Yes, Mr. Malloy often spoke of those times, says Sarah--even on the night that he...night he died. She's overcome, and says she's sorry--she can't realize he's gone. We must accept these things, says Liz. He was a good person, he needn't have died, says Sarah. We can't always control accidents, says Liz. You do think it was an accident? asks Sarah. Don't you? asks Liz. I think it could have been prevented, says Sarah--I'm sorry, I came here to speak about a position, not to talk of Mr. Malloy. They a re connected, I suppose, says Liz--Mr. Malloy always spoke so highly of you, when I began considering hiring a housekeeper for Collinwood, you were the first person who came to my mind. I appreciate that, says Sarah.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And as with Eps #78, #80 and #259 earlier this month, Ep #81 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #766 (1897[-1967]) - Quentin - 'Stop saying that. Listen, everybody in the house will hear you. They MUSTN'T know!'
From "Robservations 1/14/03 - #766-767 - Trouble in the Future, Trouble in the Present"Collinwood - Quentin returns home, still hearing the sobbing. He sees the wrecked ghost of Dorcas Trilling standing before him. "Murderer!" she accuses, even as he offers to get help for her. He wipes his mouth as she keeps calling him that. Stop! he says--everyone in the house will hear you and know! He jumps forward to grab her, but she disappears, still calling him a murderer!
The Robservations paraphrases the quote but gets all the main points well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'It could be tonight, it could be tomorrow. It could be anytime. We MUST act quickly') was back on June 6th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #406 (1796) - Josette - 'But you MUST be able to see something. You always have before.'
From "#0405/0406: Robservations 03/20/02 - Cursed!"Natalie finds the Tarot reading very vague, yet disturbing--the lover is surrounded by cards of destruction. Holding her neck, Josette insists Barnabas is in danger; Natalie checks her niece's throat and gasps--blood is running from non-existent wounds in her neck!
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote though it does the circumstances under which it comes up. After Natalie says she's never seen the cards arranged the way they are and she can't clearly interpret things is when Josette delivers the quote. And to that Natalie says she cannot define what she reads because it's too vague...
And confusingly, the Robservations claims the next scene begins as -
Ben hauls a pasty-faced Barnabas into bed.
- but that's how things actually play because when the scene begins Barnabas is already settled in bed...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'I MUST make him hear me. I want him to know how sorry I am') was back on September 15th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #522 (1968) - 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.'
From "Robservations 6/14/02 - #521/522 - Enter Nicholas Blair!"522
Once again a Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser, or at least it doesn't get into the part that the quote comes from. And interestingly enough, Roger doesn't say "MUST" when he delivers his lines during the same scene at the end of Ep #521. In fact, what he says is different in a few ways: "Oh, I've been selfish. My life is so settled here, it's difficult for me to realize that it's hard for someone new to fit in here." But for what it's worth, here's the summary from Ep #521:
From "Robservations 6/14/02 - #521/522 - Enter Nicholas Blair!"Roger tells Julia Cassandra hasn't been that happy there--maybe they should have gotten a place of their own. He's been selfish, he's been so settled here, and his wife knew he didn't want to leave. It's hard for someone new to fit in. Julia adds Cassandra had nothing to do, with Liz in charge. Barnabas comes in while they're talking and shakes his head at Julia. Roger says Cassandra did something especially strange, and takes out the portrait Vicki bought. It's faded almost to white! Roger found it in an empty closet, the vibrant colors faded. It looks like someone left it in the sun, and why would Cassandra lock it away? Roger plans to take it to town and see if it can be restored.
And interestingly, the part of the teaser that is summarized for Ep #522 adds some details that were left out when Ep #521 was summarized:
From "Robservations 6/14/02 - #521/522 - Enter Nicholas Blair!"Just noted Roger's comment to Julia about how active Cassandra can be, and Julia said she sure could. LOL! Again, we see Roger showing Barnabas and Julia Angelique's faded portrait. The two co-conspirators exchange glances as Roger blathers about taking it to be restored and how upset Vicki will be.
But anyway, as with Eps #78, #80, #81 and #259 earlier this month, Ep #522 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #767 (1897/1969) - Liz - 'You MUSTN'T be. I had the cake made especially for you.'
From "Robservations 1/14/03 - #766-767 - Trouble in the Future, Trouble in the Present"Liz again suggests the cake. Carolyn makes her puppet say I'm hungry, hungry hungry--"starving to death!" Roger orders her to stop talking that way. Why? asks David. It's a surprise party, Liz reveals. Playfully, Carolyn says she knows what the surprise is. What? asks David. The puppet says it's forbidden. David is frightened. Liz says she had the cake made especially for him.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0767-2.jpg)
Quentin is suddenly standing there. David says, Quentin, you've come! Quentin, bathed in green light, grins. None of the others besides David can see him, however. He's here, insists David. Liz says we're the only ones here.
The Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote, particularly the "MUST" part - shameful! And it's even more of a shame that what it drops is that Liz tells David he mustn't be frightened...
And you've no doubt noticed that once again a screen capture has red bars on the left and right sides of it because that's something that we're using to indicate that a character other than the character delivering the quote is on screen. Obviously while Liz delivers the quote, it's David who's on screen, which is why today's screen capture features David -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0726ds_0.jpg)
- rather than Liz. However, unlike how in similar situations with Eps #213 & #1189, where the quote being used is the only "MUST" line in those eps, this time there already has been a quote where the character saying it does appear on screen, and there is an unused quote in the ep where the character also appears on screen, but Midnite decided that rather use that one she wanted to use one from the, as she put it, "weird dream". So, for the record, there are still two quotes left unused from Ep #767, one with the character on screen and one with the character off screen. Who knows which one might show up in the slideshow, if at all...
So with all that said, this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin's Ghost - 'You MUST make the most of it, David, because it's the last one you're ever going to have') was back on June 27th ([occasion13]).
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1137 (1840) - Leticia - 'It keeps getting weaker. I MUST be doing something all wrong.'
From "#1136/1137: Robservations 10/22/03: Julia & Leticia Tend to Zachary"Leticia, checking Zachary's pulse, notes, he's getting weaker--I must be doing something all wrong, she worries--oh, Julia, where are you, why don't you come back? She listens to his chest, wailing, please God, his heart has almost stopped--the mask--maybe the mask will help! She places the mask over his face again; his arm drops to his side. He's dying! she cries, I've got to find Julia before it's too late! She runs off, leaving the mask on covering Judah's face.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'We MUST be very careful. If everything continues to function, then the body will be alive') was back on June 11th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #768 (1897[-1967]) - Barnabas - 'There are winds blowing in all directions. We MUST be watchful.'
From "Robservations 1/15/03 - #768-769 - Dirk Goes After Barnabas"Calm down, says Barn. I can't, she says hysterically, I've been telling one lie on top of another and soon they will all come crashing down on me, I don't know how much more I can take, and there's no one in the world I can turn to. . ."Except me," he assures her, "except me." (That was hot!) They are face to face. "And you have me, to do whatever has to be done," she says, calmed now. "And now I'll tell you what has to be done," he says. With Magda and Sandor in Boston, you must guard me. "I will," she promises. It will be difficult, but you must do it, he says, handing her a gun--there are winds blowing in all directions, you must be watchful. She promises that, too.
The Robservations references the quote well with the exception of changing "we" to "you"...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Now, there are answers I MUST know. I can't take my mind off this bullet. I've got to find the person who's planning to kill me--and kill him first') was back on February 10th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #522 (1968) - 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.'
From "Robservations 6/14/02 - #521/522 - Enter Nicholas Blair!"Nicholas says his sister is very young (one of the charming things about her, says Roger), and Nicholas is glad he found a man who appreciates that. They talk about how much the portrait resembles Cassandra, and how weird that a member of the household picked it up in an antique shop. Roger wants her back desperately, which Nicholas doesn't doubt, and hopes she's all right. She'll turn up, they're more than brother and sister, they are great friends, says Nicholas. Cassandra has never mentioned a brother, nor any other family, says Roger, then apologizes.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0522-2.jpg)
They're close, says Nicholas, and remarks that the portrait fascinates him.
While the Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, it does reference most of it's main points well. However, it doesn't give any context for what the first part of the quote refers to. So, to give it context, after Roger mentions that it was a member of the household who saw the portrait before he ever saw Cassandra, Roger says he considers it almost as a premonition and explains he's desperate to have her back, which Nicholas doesn't doubt it for a moment. Roger then says that he hopes Nicholas is right about what's happened to Cassandra because he has imagined the most horrible things happening to her. And that's when Nicholas tells him that he mustn't before he goes on with the rest of the quote...
And speaking of the quote, given the terrible ways he treats her and the terrible things he does to her, one definitely has to wonder if Cassandra would agree that she and Nicholas have "always been great friends"?
Also, does this Robservations make a major revelation that never really came out on the show but which would have been fascinating if true?Nicholas says his sister is very young (one of the charming things about her, says Roger), and Nicholas is glad he found a man who appreciates that.
Was Cassandra/Angelique really a man disguised as a woman? [ghost_shocked] [ghost_wink] [ghost_blink]
And this is the second 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.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #769 (1897) - Barnabas - 'Don't worry, I will. I will not let him, know what he knows, step in the way of what I MUST do.'
From "Robservations 1/15/03 - #768-769 - Dirk Goes After Barnabas"Barn assures her I'll be fine, but I must deal with Dirk in time, and I'm sure I can. What do you want me to do? she asks. Be calm, he says, don't tell Quentin anything--the less he knows, the safer we will be--Quentin can be dangerous, destroy all of us, warns Barnabas. Beth says he's not usually like that, he's just frightened now (an acceptable reason to hit her)? Barnabas, his face inches from hers, says, you are a soft-hearted girl, and in this world of heartless people, you will be hurt. I used to be, she says, until I stood in this very house and pleaded with Quentin not to kill Jenny--but I'm not anymore--I'm hoping you find Dirk quickly, and do whatever he must to silence him. I will, says Barn, I won't allow Dirk to get in the way of what I must do.
The Robservations does a good job of cleaning up the quote rather than referencing it directly. The sad thing is, though, if Frid had said "nor what he knows" instead of "know what he knows" the whole thing would have made perfect sense...
And this is the second quote from this ep. And how coincidental is it that the first (Beth - 'I'm hoping you find Dirk quickly, and do whatever you MUST to silence him'), which is from the same scene as today's quote, came up in the slideshow exactly three years ago, back on July 30th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #523 (1968) - Vicki - 'Well, you MUST have had some kind of identification.'
From "Robservations 6/17/02 - #523/524 - Jeff, Peter, Peter, Jeff"She hears a knock at the door and finds Jeff waiting there. He hugs her and she's thrilled to see him. He's not in a good mood. He went to Portsmouth and found a big dead end there. Three weeks of day and night investigation, he still doesn't know who he is. She holds him, trying to comfort him. He visited hospitals, spoke with doctors, cops, nurses, and got nothing. He was found there, Vicki reminds him, wandering the docks, without ID.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0523-4.jpg)
He doesn't even know how he got the name Jeff Clark, unless Lang gave it to him in the sanitarium. Jeff is angry that he knows nothing about himself, or if he had a life before Portsmouth, or an existence.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote and barely references its circumstances. However, the way it comes up is that after Jeff explains that he visited hospitals, talked to doctors and nurses, and city officials, and he bugged the police until they thought he was some kind of a nut (perceptive police [b003]), he learned nothing, absolute zero. Vicki comments that doesn't make any sense - he was found in Portsmouth. And to that Jeff says that Lang didn't lie to him about that - he was found wandering around the Portsmouth docks. It is then that Vicki delivers the quote, but Jeff replies that if anyone knew about it, they wouldn't say. "Not even the police?" Vicki asks. "Not even the police," Jeff answers. Vicki then asks who decided his name was Jeff Clark? Jeff says he couldn't even get an answer on that - the only answer he could come up with was Lang gave him the name when he was in the sanitarium. And to that Vicki remarks that they know one thing: his real name isn't Jeff Clark, to which Jeff frustratingly remarks that means he knows less than when he went to Portsmouth...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'Surely you MUST know by this time, Reverend, that there is no rest for the wicked'), was back on May 29th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1237 (1841PT) - Kendrick - 'You MUST tell me who this woman is, now!'
From "#1236/1237: Robservations 01/12/04: Gabriel Attacks Again"Melanie said you had a vision, he says, you saw a woman, and said she was her mother. Yes, says Carrie, but the vision wasn't clear--I couldn't see the woman's face. But just before you were interrupted by Julia, says Kendrick, you told her the image WAS clear! No, says Carrie, not clear enough for me to see. What are you frightened of? demands Kendrick of the trembling girl. Nothing, she says. Is it Julia Collins? he asks. Why should I be afraid of her? asks Carrie. Because she threatened you the other evening if you said anything at all to Melanie, he says. No, that isn't true! says Carrie, face shaking. Then you didn't see her, says Kendrick. No, she didn't come here, says Carrie. But your father said she did! says Kendrick. That's impossible, says Carrie, Father wasn't here when she... She sees the smile on his face and knows she's been tricked. Then she was here, Carrie, he says. Please go, Mr. Young, she begs. Not until you tell me the truth! he says. Please, I don't want to get into trouble, pleads Carrie. What possible trouble could you get into? He asks. I don't know, says Carrie, but I'm afraid if I get Julia angry, she'll make my life miserable! I guarantee you that nothing will happen to you, he says--trust me, trust Melanie!--tell me--why did Julia come to visit you? She made me promise to lie to Melanie, confesses Carrie. Then Melanie was right, says Kendrick, excited, the vision WAS clear enough to see the woman's face. Yes, says Carrie. And you know who Melanie's real mother is, says Kendrick. Yes, I know, says Carrie. Look at me, he says, you must tell me who this woman is, now. What are you going to do? she asks. Never mind, he says, just know that if you tell me this, you will be doing Melanie the biggest favor of her life--for Melanie's sake, please, tell me!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1237-2.jpg)
Carrie looks at him, unsure, miserable at having to make this decision.
The Robservations reference the quote perfectly...
And as you've no doubt noticed, right off the bat August starts off with a screen capture that has red bars on the left and right sides of it. And as you'll no doubt recall, that's something that we're using to indicate that a character other than the character delivering the quote is on screen. Obviously while Kendrick delivers the quote, it's Carrie who's on screen, which is why today's screen capture features Carrie -
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- rather than Kendrick. And as I said back when a similar situation came up with Ep #1189, normally we would just skip a quote if the character saying it isn't on screen. But this year I'm focusing on quoting from eps that we've never quoted from before and the reason why Kendrick's quote is also being used for the slideshow is because it's the only "MUST" line in Ep #1237 and, therefore, the only option.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1185 (1841) - Carrie - 'Quentin isn't guilty of anything, he wouldn't hurt anyone. You MUST believe that.'
From "#1185/1186: Robservations 11/26/03: Deliberations Begin"Quentin didn't kill him, I know that! wails Carrie, shaking her head. Miss Stokes! warns Dawson. Quentin isn't guilty of anything! Carrie says, he wouldn't hurt anyone--you must believe that. As Quentin gazes fondly at Carrie, Dawson orders her remarks stricken from the record. The judge agrees. Dawson turns to Carrie--no further questions, he says. The defense has no questions, says Barn. The judge dismisses the sobbing Carrie, who grabs Quentin's hands for reassurance, then leaves the courtroom.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And just as a slight preview of what to expect this month, the first ep without any "MUST" lines won't show up until the 13th - and unlike April and June, in which there were 6 eps without "MUST" lines, August has only 3 eps...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1106 (1970) - Willie - 'You know what MUST be done, You know she MUST be destroyed.'
From "#1105/1106: Robservations 09/15/03: The Identity of the Other Vampire"Willie, we can't do it, not without his knowing. Julia, let's make it easy for him, for once, says Willie, I mean we gotta do it for Maggie. Please, begs Julia. Maggie will die, Willie reminds her--you said so yourself. I know, says Julia, I know! If we have to wait until dusk for Barnabas, this Roxanne--he points to the vampire--she won't be here tonight, she'll be with Maggie--he won't blame us. She's what he always wanted, says Julia sadly, someone with whom he could share eternity. (Oh, the sorrow on her face is heartrending!) This one ain't like him, says Willie, she's vicious, that's what he said, I heard him--Julia, I'll take the blame. You didn't even want to come here, she says. But I am here, he says, because Barnabas told me--Julia, you just walk out of here, I'll do it for Barnabas. He holds out his hands for the tools. She reluctantly starts to hand them over, then stops--I can't, she says--there has got to be another way--close the coffin--close it. He does. Now go and find Quentin, she says. I don't understand you, says Willie--you know what must be done, that she must be destroyed--and we'll never get this chance again--I know it, and so do you.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1052 (1970PT) - Hoffulia - 'I've been under a tremendous strain. You MUST realize that.'
From "#1052/1053: Robservations 08/06/03: Murderer Revealed; Julia Imprisoned"We see Angelique's portrait, then Angelique herself, who asks Julia, where is Barnabas right now? Somewhere in the house, replies Julia. Are you sure you've been following him everywhere he goes, as I told you to? asks Ang. Of course, every opportunity I get, says Julia. Why haven't we been able to discover his secret? demands Ang impatiently. I don't dare follow him too closely, says Julia--he has powers and I'm in terrible danger as it is. I don't know, says Ang, you really don't seem yourself these days--you were always famous for your efficiency. I do what I can, says Julia--I've been under a tremendous strain. Was it the strain you were under, asks Angelique, that caused you to completely forget, in your conversation with Inspector Hamilton, that his wife had been dead for three years, even though you yourself attended her funeral? Her hypnotic eyes bore into Julia, who responds, in a guarded tone--of course it was, what else could it be? I don't know, says Ang. I promise to continue doing all I can for you, says Julia--as a matter of fact, I think I should be looking for Barnabas right now. Angelique agrees.
The Robservations references part of the quote almost perfectly but, SHAMEFULLY, not the "MUST" part...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #968 (1970) - Angelique - 'Well, I MUST be confusing you with some other photographer.'
From "Robservations 6/5/03 - #968-969 - Miserable is the Bride; A Bit 'o' PT"Collinwood drawing room - Angelique sits with Liz, sipping coffee--I meant to call you, Mrs. Stoddard, she says, and I'm glad we ran into each other in town--it's hard to call when all the news is bad. I'm so sorry to hear about you and Sky, says Liz--I thought you were so... "Perfect for each other," finishes Angelique, "so happy."--yes, we were. Jeb enters to report to Liz, I took care of the matter at the police station. Angelique stares at Jeb. I took care of the marriage license, says Liz, so you and Carolyn can pick it up whenever you want. She introduces Mrs. Rumson to Mr. Hawkes. Mrs. Rumson? repeats Jeb. Mrs. Sky Rumson, grins Angelique. We stayed with them at Little Windward Island, explains Liz. Mr. Hawkes has been there, reveals Ang. I don't think I have, says Jeb. Really, says Ang, I could have sworn we had, Jeb and Sky were such good friends. Liz expresses surprise at this connection. I met him a few times when I was taking pictures for his magazines, says Jeb, but I'm not a friend of your husband's. I must be confusing you with some other photographer, suggests Ang. Of course, says Jeb, I'll go get Carolyn. Ang puts down her cup, stands and walks over to Jeb. Are you and Carolyn planning to get married? she asks. Yes, answers Jeb--today, here. Well, says Ang, there's an old Irish saying--"may ye have all the luck ye need." Thank you, he says, not quite knowing how to take the fury in her eyes mixed with her pleasant tone.
The Robservations reference the quote perfectly...
And a small correction: "Really, says Ang, I could have sworn we had," is not what's said, Angelique actually says, "sworn you had," which makes a lot more sense...
And once again there's a screen capture that has red bars on the left and right sides of it, which is something that we're using to indicate that a character other than the character delivering the quote is on screen. Obviously while Angelique delivers the quote, it's Jeb who's on screen, which is why today's screen capture features Jeb -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0805ds_1.jpg)
- rather than Angelique. And as I said back when a similar situation came up with Ep #1189, normally we would just skip a quote if the character saying it isn't on screen. But this year I'm focusing on quoting from eps that we've never quoted from before and the reason why Angelique's quote is also being used for the slideshow is because it's the only "MUST" line in Ep #968 and, therefore, the only option.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #871 (1897) - Petofin - 'You MUST get hold of yourself, Charles.'
From "#0870/0871: Robservations 3/31/03 - Engagement; Petofi Finds What He's Searching For"Tate grins and says, the former Charles Delaware Tate is waiting for you. You're drunk, Petofi observes. Yes, says Tate--drunk and an artist who can't even hold a brush to paint--I've suffered enough--please, please give me back my talent, begs Tate. You aren't the only victim of Petofi, says QIPB--he took away your ability to paint, but far more from me--he took my body and trapped me in his! What? asks Tate. I'm not Petofi, I'm Quentin, says the man. Tate doesn't believe it--come on, he shouts, you didn't take away my mind, or my eyes (I think he poked himself in the eye on this one), or my ears! I know what you did to me, please, please give me back my talent! I can't, says Petofi. All right, says Tate, slamming his hand against the wall, breaking the bottle. Get hold of yourself, advises Petofi, go home and...Tate, now pointing a gun at him, says, hear me out--I know it's suicide to kill you, but I don't care anymore--and don't call me Charles, I am not Charles Delaware Tate and only care about one thing--I'm going to see you die! And he aims the gun at Petofi's face.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote and doesn't have Petofin address Tate as Charles, which makes "and don't call me Charles" confusing...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #692 (1969) - Liz - 'Then I MUST get the children out of the house right away.'
From "Robservations 10/17/02 - #692/693 - Stokes in Serious Danger"Stokes asks Julia and Liz if Maggie and Mrs. Johnson are both convinced the kids are aware of these apparitions. Liz says all of us are convinced, although the kids have admitted nothing--they keep saying the adults are imagining things. Stokes explains it's not the kids' stubbornness they need to contend with; the disturbances are not imaginary. He senses a supernatural presence in the house, which he sensed at the first seance--it was stronger at the second, and now it's like the music they heard last night--one cannot pinpoint the source of it because it is everywhere.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0692-3.jpg)
Liz asks what can be done. Stokes isn't sure, but the overall behavior of the kids is the most disturbing aspect--it exhibits all the signs of true possession. He agrees with Maggie--each child has been possessed by a spirit, probably someone who lived in the house in the past. Stokes asks if the kids sometimes revert to their normal behavior. Yes, says Liz, but they can't get anything out of them then, either. Stokes says this indicates the possession is not yet complete. Could that really happen? asks Liz. Eventually, yes, says Stokes--complete loss of identity and free will. Liz rises--I want to get the kids out of the house right away! Stokes says this will only solve part of the problem--removing the kids won't remove the spirits, nor their machinations. Liz is afraid to leave them here. Stokes says the amount of danger depends on how imminent the danger is. Liz feels it's very imminent. Stokes, however, says the spirits have motivations--they want something and are using the children to get it--naturally, it's to their advantage to possess them only when it suits their needs--it may be to our advantage to keep the children here, because at the moment they represent the only exiting link between the two worlds. Liz doesn't want the children used. I want to speak to the kids, Maggie and Mrs. Johnson, says Stokes--I prefer to question them separately, in their rooms. Liz gives him permission. Stokes heads upstairs.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote but gets its point across well...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #635 (1968) - Barnabas - 'We MUST get to her before he kills her.'
From "Robservations 9/6/02 - Vicki, Perpetual Victim - #635/636"Barnabas returns to the Old House, calling Julia. He finds her on the floor, unconscious and revives her. Adam's in the basement, doing something, she doesn't know what. Barnabas tells her Adam has Vicki down there, he kidnapped her--we must get to her before Adam kills her! They both hurry to the basement door, wondering what Adam is doing down there.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly, save for referring to Adam by name rather than simply "he"...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #457 (1796) - Naomi - 'I MUST know everything, you've got to tell me.'
From "#0457/0458: Robservations 04/25/02: Sorrow Beyond Measure"He doesn't know how to tell her, but he says she isn't losing her mind--there's still hope, because he's not dead. She was with him when she died, saw him put in that coffin. He's been alive the whole time, he says, under a terrible curse, like a sleeping sickness--he doesn't wake up. Why didn't anyone tell her? Pleads Naomi. We didn't want to break your heart--he was cursed by a witch, he says, not Miss Winters, but Angelique. You told the truth in court? She asks. Yes, he says. If Barnabas is still alive, why is he in the coffin?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0457-1.jpg)
He has to stay there until the curse is lifted, says Ben. He doesn't know more, but that's why Joshua went to Boston, to find help to lift the curse. Barnabas hasn't left the coffin since the night he died? she asks. Yes, lies Ben. Forbes lied to her, then. Does he know about Mr. Barnabas? asks Ben, gulping. Yes, says Naomi, he knows he's up in the tower room--he sent her there--Barnabas is the strangler, according to Forbes.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote but it comes up after Ben twists the truth by saying Barnabas mustn't leave the coffin until the curse is lifted...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #358 (1967) - Carolyn - 'Control yourself, Julia, you MUST!'
From "#0357/0358: Robservations 02/14/02: Enter Tony Peterson, Esq"Tony calls Carolyn from Deer Point to tell her he won't be calling her at 11--but he would like to see her for dinner the following night. She accepts, but Julia interrupts the call and even grabs the phone from Carolyn and hangs up the receiver. Julia shows the blonde the items she found in her room and accuses her of putting them there. Why do they upset you? Carolyn asks (I don't think she really knows, does she)? Leave me alone, Julia demands, verging in hysteria. It's bad enough that I remember. "Control yourself, Julia!" Carolyn taunts.
The Robservations references part of the quote, but not the "MUST" part - again shameful...
And I know I'm not alone in this scene being one of my favorites. The expressions and body language of both Nancy Barrett and Grayson Hall say it all:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0810ds_0.jpg)
And both actresses play the scene to perfection. Classic DS at its best.
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When it comes to Ep #358, back in May when I was watching the ep to see if there are any "MUST" lines in it (I found six) I discovered another edit on the DVDs. It occurs in one of the earlier scenes, one in which Carolyn is explaining to Barnabas about how she was unable to get Julia's notebook because of the appearance of Tony Peterson at Collinwood and how Julia went into town with him, gave him her notebook, and it's now in his safe at his office. After Barnabas says he wants them to drive to his office, Carolyn warns that he can't take that chance, however, Barnabas protests, "Do you think I'm going to allow a black box to interfere with me?" But as you'll see in the following clip from the DVD version, after that something is obviously missing -
- however, when I check the Sci-Fi version, it's the same as on the DVD. So, of course, that meant that the next course of action was to check my syndication VHS tape. And sure enough, when you watch the following clip made from my tape of the syndication version, you'll see how things actually played on the Master Tape -
- though, unfortunately, all we can see from what's missing is the changing of the camera angle earlier than on the DVD/Sci-Fi versions - the switch to black screen doesn't give us a clue as to what Barnabas probably says to prompt Carolyn to say, "You're right, you have no time."
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #188 (1967) - Roger - 'I MUST say, Laura, I'm rather impressed with your show of sensibility.'
From "#0188/0189: Robservations 10/02/01:"Before Roger can kick her out, Laura says she's decided to leave - without David. She'll take the bus to Boston tomorrow and won't say good-bye to David.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0188-1.jpg)
Roger is surprised she's not bitter.
(ADMIN NOTE: Robin accidentally posted Eps #186/187 again instead of Eps #188/189 - so for the time being here are summaries for Eps #188/189 that were originally posted on AOL in 1995)
As such there's not as much detail as there would be with most Robservations and the quote isn't referenced. However, the way in which it comes up is that after Laura says she's leaving, Roger explains that he's surprised because he didn't think she'd give up so easily. Laura says she's not giving up easily, it's very painful for her because she wants David very much, but her opposition is far too strong. And after that is when Roger delivers the quote. Laura claims it's the only sensible thing left to do. And after Roger asks when she will leave is when she explains that tomorrow morning she'll take the bus to Boston...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #117 (1966) - Liz - 'Well, then I guess Vicki and Carolyn MUST be together. Both of the girls seem to have disappeared.'
From "#0117/0118: Robservations 08/10/01: They Search For Vicki"There's a knock at the door. Liz tells Sarah she isn't expecting someone. The housekeeper answers the door. It's Joe. Liz looks at him, puzzled. My landlady told me you called, says Joe, she said it was urgent. Isn't Carolyn with you? she asks. No, he says, why? I thought she had a date with you, says Liz. I haven't seen or talked to Carolyn in over a week, he says. Then I guess Vicki and Carolyn must be together, concludes Liz--both girls seem to have disappeared.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0117-1.jpg)
I'm sorry I can't help, says Joe--I'm probably the last person in the world who'd know where Carolyn could be.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #3 (-1966: Ep #8) - Victoria - 'Boy, that MUST have been some dream. You want to tell me about it?'
From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - MINISERIES PART TWO (EPISODES TWO AND THREE):
COLLINWOOD: David strolls inside, shouting for
people. "Mrs. Johnson? Anybody around? When are we
having dinner?" A door squeaks open. He calls for whoever it
is to come out. Carolyn does. He laughs, "You really scared
me. Where is everybody?" She remains silent. He becomes dis-
turbed by this. She suddenly hisses and reveals fangs. She
goes for him. Screaming, he races upstairs and into a room.
There Daphne, fangs bared, waits for him. He runs to Victoria,
who also reveals fangs. Daphne and Carolyn join her, fangs
glistening, all hissing and coming for him -- David wakes up
screaming. Victoria tries to comfort and soothe him. He gasps
Daphne is coming back to get him. Daphne can't come back. David, "I
don't care what you say. She was dead the last time." She of-
fers to stay with him for a while.
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And the summary doesn't reference the quote at all - nor does the summary in DS Resurrected - both simply say Victoria tries to comfort David. But what happens as things lead up to the quote is that after David wakes, sees the real Victoria, and realizes it was all a dream, she reassures him, "Nobody's going to hurt you. It's me. It's Vicki. Nobody's going to hurt you." And after Victoria turns on the light and tells David to sit up, she hands him a glass of water, which he quickly drinks from. And once he's done drinking, Victoria takes the glass from him and delivers the quote, after which David explains that Daphne is still trying to get him...
And similar to what 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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0813ds_0.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_3-1_VHS.jpg)
- 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, is clearer than the VHS, frustratingly, the aspect ratio is cropped from 4X3 to 16X9 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_3-1_DVD.jpg)
- and it's interesting that in this instance compared to the MGM release, the TGG Direct release shows more of the left and right sides of the frame, which is the first time we're seeing something like that happen.
And Ep #8 now joins Eps #1, #5, #120, #124, #136, #189, #198, #210, #478, #659, #667 and #904 as ones without any "must" lines - and that's just the first one for this month.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
DS 2012: (-1967: Ep #138) - Barnabas - 'You MUST have faith, doctor - for if a man can become a monster, than a monster can become a man.'
From the DS 2012 script:
SMASH TO:
INT. COLLINWOOD MANOR (HOFFMAN'S OFFICE) - DAY
Dr. Hoffman gives Barnabas a physical; his shirt off.
BARNABAS
If God will not aid me, I shall
become the agent of my own
salvation.
DR. HOFFMAN
I suppose we could try a gradual
transfusion. Try and purify your
blood.
BARNABAS
And God willing, my soul with it.
DR. HOFFMAN
I should warn you, Barnabas --
there's little to suggest it'll
work, medically speaking.
BARNABAS
Have faith, doctor. If a man can
become a monster...then a monster
can become a man.
She lowers her stethoscope.
DR. HOFFMAN
Why become a man, Barnabas? Why
sacrifice the gift of eternal
youth? Look at me -- every year I
get half as pretty and twice as
drunk.
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Barnabas looks her up and down.
BARNABAS
If that is true, madam, you must
have begun life as the most
beautiful creature that ever
lived.
Maybe it's the booze, but we could swear that the
cynical, world-weary doctor almost giggles.
DR. HOFFMAN
Barnabas...are you aware of the
concept of doctor/patient
confidentiality?
BARNABAS
I am afraid not. Perhaps you
would be kind enough to enlighten
me.
DR. HOFFMAN
(bites her lip)
Drop your shorts and I will...
As she jumps him, to his sincere surprise --
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And the excerpt is from the November 30, 2010 version of the script, which is not the exact version that was ultimately shot. As such some of the directions, descriptions and dialogue are different in the excerpt. The differences start in the scene right from the outset because, as the scene begins, Barnabas is not shirtless and Dr. Hoffman is not examining him, plus, his first bit of dialogue is dropped. What is really happening is that Dr. Hoffman is rolling up his right shirtsleeve as she actually says, "No, it's brilliant. Theoretically, anyway. A series of transfusions to try to purify your blood," rather than what's scripted. And as Dr. Hoffman gets some paraphernalia, Barnabas adds, "And my soul with it," which is a close variation of what's scripted. And then rather than what's scripted, Dr. Hoffman returns to Barnabas and actually adds, "I should warn you, Barnabas, there's a slight chance it won't work. It isn't exactly the kind of thing they teach you in medical school," as she prepares his arm to take a blood sample. After that is when Barnabas delivers the quote, with Depp either adding the "MUST" on his own or it having been added in a subsequent version of the script. Then obviously Dr. Hoffman doesn't lower her stethoscope because she hasn't been examining Barnabas. However, her reply is very close to what is scripted. And as Dr. Hoffman goes to prepare something else, Barnabas' reply is also very close to what is scripted (and it's another "MUST" line, so you just know it will be quoted sometime down the line [hall2_wink]). And Dr. Hoffman doesn't giggle at that but it most definitely gets her attention and she delivers her next line about doctor/patient confidentiality exactly as scripted. And then instead of Barnabas saying, "I'm afraid not," he simply says, "No," but his next line is delivered exactly as scripted. And then rather than delivering what her scripted reply is, Dr. Hoffman simply says,"All right." And rather than jumping him, she merely sinks down out of frame in front of him and his reaction to what she does off camera definitely surprises Barnabas. End of scene.
And Ep #138 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #120, #124, #136, #189, #198, #210, #478, #659, #667 and #904 as ones without any "must" lines - and there's one more to come this month.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #215 (1967) - Joe - 'The police think somebody MUST'VE dumped it there.'
From "#0214/0215: Robservations 10/22/01: Barnabas' Deception"Joe comes in, depressed--his uncle is searching his farm for a missing calf, which seems to have disappeared. They finally found it--dead--with two small puncture wounds in its throat.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0215-3.jpg)
Everyone is grossed out and perplexed at this story.
As is probably obvious, this Robservations falls into the period where there's little detail, and as such the quote isn't even referenced. However, after Joe reveals that the missing calf was found dead on the other side of town, he's adds that nobody knows what happened. But when his uncle had the veterinarian take a look, he found something "very weird," that the the calf wasn't injured in any way but it had died from a loss of blood - there was not one drop of blood in the calf's body. And after both Maggie and Burke express their confusion is when Joe delivers the quote. Then shortly Joe adds the detail that the veterinarian says that the calf seems to have been expertly drained and he's examining what he thinks are two very small puncture marks on the throat...
And Joe quotes are finally piling up...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #409 (1796) - Josette - 'Are you going to tell me Miss Winters had time to print that book? No, She MUST be from another century. She MUST have brought this book with her.'
From "#0409/0410: Robservations 03/22/02: The "V" Word is Spoken"Josette is shocked over what she has read about herself in the book in Vicki's room, but Natalie calls Vicki a devil. Does Barnabas live or die according to the book? wonders Josette, and they continue to read despite being terrified. It says Jeremiah met Josette on a business trip to Martinique, which Josette knows is false. There is no mention of her being engaged to Barnabas. It says the marriage was unhappy, and that Barnabas was attracted to his uncle's wife--which was true.
The Robservations is from a period where there's less detail than there will be with most eps and, therefore, the quote isn't even referenced. However, after Josette and Natalie point out how the book has the relationships between Josette, Jeremiah and Barnabas wrong, Josette also points out that what the book says is almost true. "It's almost as if somebody knew some of the facts and wrote them down and did not know what actually did happen." Natalie reminds Josette who's room they found the book in, a girl accused of witchcraft. It is then that Josette delivers the quote, after which Natalie asks, "Then why are the facts wrong?" Josette says she doesn't know. And it is after that that Natalie reads from the book about how the marriage between Josette and Jeremiah seemed unhappy...
Of course we know that it's not a case of somebody knowing some of the facts but not knowing what actually happened. It's a case of Joshua knowing all the facts but twisting them to conceal the truth.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #525 (1968) - Jeff - 'I know it MUST NOT make much sense to ya.'
From "Robservations 6/18/02 - #525/526 - Cassangelique, Resurrected"Joe struggles with Jeff, yelling his name, demanding to know what's wrong with him. Jeff finally comes to and recognizes him as Joe Haskell, not Nathan Forbes.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0525-1.jpg)
Jeff apologizes to Joe, saying that he looks exactly like someone named Nathan Forbes, and that he was having a dream in which he was trying to kill Forbes. Joe asks Jeff, why don't you like me, puzzled--Jeff really doesn't know Joe well enough to like or dislike him.
The Robservations is another from a period where there's less detail than there will be with most eps and, therefore, the quote isn't even referenced. However, the way things begin to lead up to the quote is that after Jeff realizes that Joe isn't Nathan Forbes, Joe asks who Forbes is because it's the second time he's heard his name. Jeff says Joe looks exactly like him and explains he was having a dream about him in which he was trying to kill him. When he saw Joe leaning over him, he thought he was Forbes and that's when Jeff attacked him. After that is when Jeff delivers the quote. Joe says, "No, not much," after which Jeff apologizes. Joe says he'll survive but is glad it wasn't Maggie who came in to try to wake him. But Jeff says he wouldn't have attacked Maggie because the only reason he attacked Joe is because he thought he was Nathan Forbes. And shortly after that is when Joe makes the point that Jeff doesn't like him...
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When it comes to Ep #525, back in May when I was watching the ep to see if there are any "MUST" lines in it (I found seven - including two Joe lines) I discovered another edit on the DVDs. It occurs in a sequence that comes up after the one I quoted from for today, one in which Nicholas is trying to persuade Vicki to allow him to "restore" Vicki's now faded painting but Vicki will have none of his offer. After Nicholas finally relents and hands the painting to Vicki, she bids him goodnight and turns to leave the room. But as you'll see in the following clip from the DVD version, after that something is obviously missing -
- and sure enough, when I checked the Sci-Fi version as well as my syndication VHS tape it became clear what was edited and why. When you watch the following clip made from my Sci-Fi version, you'll see how things actually played on the Master Tape -
- and what is missing from the DVD.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #672 (1969) - Carolyn - 'Well, there, there MUST have been something about this bracelet that -- that kept the animal from killing me.'
From "Robservations 10/2/02 - #672/673 - Sibling Weirdness"Barnabas wonders how Carolyn fought off the animal while they were on their way. She explains she didn't fight him off, she put her hands over her face to protect herself, he grabbed her, then stopped--something attracted his attention--her bracelet--it fascinated or scared him.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0672-2.jpg)
Barnabas observes that it's silver--and the head of my cane is silver, too. Barnabas isn't certain what it means, but apparently has an idea.
Even though the Robservations isn't from a period where there's less detail than there will be with most eps, for some reason the quote isn't referenced. However, it comes up after Carolyn realizes her bracelet attracted the animal's attention and before she offers the possibility that something about it seemed to fascinate or frighten him...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #770 (1897) - Barnabas - 'He's looking for a vampire. We MUST give him a vampire.'
From "Robservations 1/16/03 - #770-771 - Pansy, Carl's Tart; Dirk Causes Trouble"Edward leaves the house. Beth comes downstairs as soon as he leaves. I'm safe, Barnabas tells her, but only for the moment--he refused to believe there's no vampire and is going to pursue it until he's satisfied--and we must make him satisfied, says Barn--he's looking for a vampire and we will give him one--Dirk will not live out the night, but die and rise as a vampire--I will see to it that Edward discovers and destroys Dirk, closing the whole matter and keeping my secret. Barnabas, proud of this idea, orders her to stay with Dirk until the end. He opens the secret panel, but finds Dirk already gone!
The Robservations paraphrases the quote a bit but does so well, even if the paraphrasing doesn't use "MUST," which, of course, is shameful...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #918 (1970) - David - 'Everything we MUST know. Everything we MUST do is in this book.'
From "Robservations 5/1/03 - #918-921 - Tate Gets Ahead of the Game"David looks at the snakes in the Leviathan book and seems to fall into an orgasmic trance, breathing heavily. To Liz, he reads, "For the people of Leviathan, all others are enemies, but the enemies of Leviathan must not die by the hand of Leviathan, only their own kind, themselves can end their existence on the earth if they have stolen from the people of Leviathan. In that way, their spirits shall not return to war against us." Liz asks what that means. That you're a true Leviathan, says David(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0918-2.jpg)
--something inside of you kept you from killing Julia, from disobeying the book. No, says Liz, not true--I wasn't thinking of the book, or Leviathan, I was thinking of her, and our friendship. No, denies David vehemently, you were thinking of Leviathan--you knew if you killed her, her spirit would come back to war against us, and you knew that because you are one of us--we do not kill because the spirit of a dead enemy is more dangerous than the enemy himself--it's all in the book, Aunt Liz, everything we must know and do is in this book.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote to shorten it but does so well. Thankfully the paraphrasing only drops one "MUST," which isn't quite as shameful...
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From "Robservations 5/1/03 - #918-921 - Tate Gets Ahead of the Game"
David looks at the snakes in the Leviathan book and seems to fall into an orgasmic trance, breathing heavily.
I'd say there's nothing "seems to fall" about it, he outright falls -
I don't recall what my reaction to that was back in January of 1970, but when I saw it again in syndication in May of 1988 I was like: Whoa! Where can I get a copy of the Leviathan book and how can I learn how to read it?! [ghost_wink] [ghost_cheesy]
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Could you buy Leviathan Book for Dummies? Or at least Monarch Notes? [devil2] [8_1_1] [devil2]
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[pointing-up] Hey, if it works, I'd go with anything so long as I get to, uh, achieve the desired effect. [ghost_wink] [ghost_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #994 (1970PT) - Trask - 'Well, Sir, she MUST be here somewhere. I'll go back upstairs and search further.'
From "#0994/0995: Robservations 06/24/03: Dameon Edwards"Trask comes down and reports to Quentin--Amy doesn't seem to be upstairs. I told you not to leave her alone! Quentin reminds him angrily. She must be here somewhere, says Trask, I'll go upstairs and search further. Quentin bites his lip, fearful.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And if the quote seems familiar, that's because we also used it for the April 19th of 2022 quote:
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #995 (1970PT) - Trask - 'Well, Sir, she MUST be here somewhere. I'll go back upstairs and search further.'
The quote is delivered exactly the same at both the end of Ep #994 and the beginning of Ep #995 - however, only the summary for Ep #994 references it:
From "#0994/0995: Robservations 06/24/03: Dameon Edwards"Trask comes down and reports to Quentin--Amy doesn't seem to be upstairs. I told you not to leave her alone! Quentin reminds him angrily. She must be here somewhere, says Trask, I'll go upstairs and search further.
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However, I chose a screen capture from Ep #995 because it shows off Trask better than Ep #994 does.
The Robservations (for Ep #994) references the quote well...
And here's the screen capture from Ep #995 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0419ds_2.jpg)
- which you can see does indeed show off Trask better.
But getting to today's screen capture, you've no doubt noticed the blue bars running down -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0821ds_0.jpg)
- either side of it. Yes, part of the meaning is that it's a graphic for an exact quote that has already appeared in the slideshow. But it's also more because there's a very good reason why the exact same quote is appearing twice and that's because not only does the exact same quote appear in two different eps under the same circumstances, but both are the only "MUST" quotes in the eps. So, when it came time to use a quote from Ep #994, which hadn't been quoted from before, there was no alternative quote to pick from it. I had no choice but to go with the exact same quote that had already been used earlier.
What will prove interesting will be to see if this is a unique situation or if if it might occur again. Though I won't know which it might be until I've gone through all the eps and I still have to watch over 360 eps that haven't been quoted from yet...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1084 (1970) - Julia - 'I suppose it wouldn't hurt to see him, but we MUST decide what to tell him.'
From "#1084/1085: Robservations 08/28/03: Beckoned"I still think Sebastian Shaw could help us, says Stokes. You really do believe in his psychic abilities, says Julia. If he's a fraud, says Stokes, he's an extremely credible one--when it comes to clairvoyance, I'm not easily impressed. Julia stands--it wouldn't hurt to see him, she says, but we must decide what to tell him. I say tell him everything, says Stokes, beginning with the transition of parallel time into the future. Do you think he might have a little difficulty believing the story? asks Julia. Why should he? asks Eliot, if he himself can transcend time mentally, he should be willing to accept that it may be transcended physically.
The Robservations references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1138 (1840) - Gerard - 'What powers that man MUST have had!'
From "#1138/1139: Robservations 10/23/03: Stick Domesticity"Rose Cottage - Judah Zachary, says Gerard to himself, Julia and Leticia were making him whole again--what powers that man must have had!--why am I so sleepy?--a moment ago, I felt wide awake--here I am dependent upon the whim of a woman like Flora Collins--and yet all that was going on around me--I didn't even know it. He falls asleep, and dreams
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #869 (1897) - Quentofi - 'You MUSTN'T be frightened of me.'
From "Robservations 3/28/03 - #868-869 - Doppelganger"Quentin enters; Charity cries out. Quentin closes them in the drawing room, but she refuses to stay alone with him, promising, I'm gonna scream if you don't open the doors. You must not be frightened of me, he says. That's what you say, she retorts. I'm as scared as you are, says Q, wondering if Edward is wrong about the man upstairs. I'm not sticking around to find out, she insists--I'm leaving the house! That won't solve anything
The Robservations references the quote well but uses "must not" instead of "mustn't"...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #631 (1968) - Vicki - 'Then he MUST'VE sent him here to kill me!'
From "Robservations 9/4/02 - #630/631 - Barnabas & Vicki Try to Reason With Nick"they exist under a terrible curse--of the living dead--they cannot live in the light of day, but in the dark of night, they cannot die--they feed on the blood of other human beings, and they are called VAMPIRES. (Barnabas sounded like a professor giving this discourse to Vicki.)(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0631-2.jpg)
Vicki says she never knew such things really existed. (ghosts, warlocks and witches are OK, but not vampires?) They do, says Barn, and you were almost a victim of one. Vicki reminds Barnabas Tom worked for Nicholas before he died--perhaps he was responsible for turning him into this! Yes, agrees Barn uncertainly. Vicki realizes Nicholas sent Tom to kill her--he warned her not to interfere--she explains that Maggie is considering marrying Nicholas and she went to try to talk him out of it.
The Robservations references the circumstances of the quote but not the quote itself...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #357 (1967) - Julia - 'But you -- MUST promise that, that you won't look at it, that you won't read it.'
From "#0357/0358: Robservations 02/14/02: Enter Tony Peterson, Esq""If you've never had money," says Tony, "you never know how it will hit the blood.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0357-3.jpg)
His comment, too close to home, rattles Julia. He notices how scared she is and tries to get her to talk, but she's hesitant. She notices he has a safe, takes out the notebook and reveals to Tony that there's a man who wants this notebook very badly. She refuses to give him details, but does say this man will kill her tonight if she leaves this office with the notebook still on her person. Tony guesses the man is Roger, but Julia tells him that's incorrect. She begins to break down, her fear overcoming her. I can't go to the police, she says, trembling--lock it up in the safe. Tony finally agrees, and she makes him swear that he won't read the contents. She locks the book and keeps the key. (flimsy) You'll hear many lies about me and the contents of that notebook, she warns him--if I die, I want that notebook taken to the police. She then leaves, assuring him she'll take a taxi back to Collinwood.
Again, the Robservations references the circumstances of the quote but not the quote itself, which is a good thing given this Robservations comes up during the period where there's little detail...
And it might have been nice to quote Tony again, but Julia's line is the only "must" line in the entire ep.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #115 (1966) - Liz - 'Oh, you MUSTN'T feel that way. Lots of people love you.'
From "#0115/0116: Robservations 08/09/01: Prisoner of a Madman"There are times when I wonder where your loyalty is, says Liz. I don't understand about loyalty, says David, sitting at the desk with her--who should I be loyal to? Basically, those who love you, she says. I don't think anybody loves me, he says. (Oh, give it up, David!) Oh, you mustn't feel that way, she says, lots of people love you--you know I love you, don't you? Yes, he says. And you know I'd love you no matter what, says Liz. I guess so, he says. That's the meaning of loyalty, she says. What about my father? he asks--do I have to be loyal to him, too? Before anyone else, says Liz. Before anyone else? asks David unhappily. He's the closest to you, points out Liz, your family comes first, then your friends. I don't know, says David, there are friend I think I like better.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1223 (1841PT[-1967: Ep #217]) - Melanie - 'But there MUST have been hundreds of other children at that orphanage. Why did he choose me?'
From "1222/1223: Robservations 12/24/03: Morgan is Possessed"Melanie says Julia is behaving defensively, as if she had some secret to protect--you do know more about it than you've ever told me, don't you? If I tell you everything I know, says Julia, will it satisfy you? Yes, replies Melanie. Julia sits down and explains that Justin was on the Board of Directors of the orphanage from which Melanie was adopted, and that's where he found her. But there must have been hundreds of other children at that orphanage, says Melanie, why did he choose me? He had know both your parents, Julia says. Why didn't he ever tell me that? demands Melanie. I don't know, says Julia, but he told me they were in an accident and killed, which is why Justin felt an obligation to adopt her.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Jamorg - 'My mind is functioning quite well. But I MUST admit one thing, my body is tired') was back on October 19th of 2020, and the second (Jamorg - 'I'm sorry, Mrs. Collins, but I do not like to be spied on. I MUST have my privacy') was back on June 6th. Apparently when it came to Ep #1223 we loved quoting Morgan possessed by James Forsythe, but we broke away from that this time.
And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1841PT[-1967])" before and know it means that an 1841PT quote has been substituted for what should have been a 1967 quote. But this time around "(1841PT[-1967: Ep #217])" means all that plus that the quote should have come from 1967's Ep #217 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #217 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #120, #124, #136, #138, #189, #198, #210, #478, #659, #667 and #904 as ones without any "must" lines. And that's the last one for this month.
(And as a preview there are five eps without any "must" lines among the eps I've currently picked for October. And I say "currently picked" because there's always the chance that for September Midnite could pick a quote from one of the eps before I get to it...)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #526 (1968) - Nicholas - 'You know what you MUST tell to Roger.'
From "Robservations 6/18/02 - #525/526 - Cassangelique, Resurrected"Nicholas and Cassangelique stand outside Collinwood, synchronizing their stories--he's her brother--everyone believes that. Some family members are suspicious of Cassandra (for which he chastises her), but she thinks she can win them over with Nicholas' help.
For some reason the Robservations doesn't reference the quote in any way. However, it comes up right after Nicholas confirms that everyone accepts him as Cassandra's brother. And after she delivers it she assures Nicholas that she'll make Roger believe her. Nicholas says he doesn't anticipate any problems with Roger but she's made other members of the household suspicious and that was a mistake...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #772 (1897) - Tim - 'It MUST happen tonight.'
From "Robservations 1/17/03 - #772-773 - Minerva, Queen of Spades"Tim writhes in his narrow bed. When Charity comes in, he awakens with a start, rising to his feet. I was having a nightmare, he says. Why are you behaving so strangely? she asks. I'll be OK once the work for Evan is completed, he says. He must want it badly, she says, handing him a message from Evan. Tim wants to open it later, but the messenger is awaiting an answer, says Charity, if there is one. Written on the paper is QUEEN OF SPADES. Reading it, Tim gets a faraway look in his eyes. Tonight, Tim tells himself--he told me when he sent me this, I'd know when the time had come--it must happen tonight. Tim tells Charity there's no answer to the message and returns to his Latin.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And yes, Charity does indeed say "must" with regard to Evan wanting Tim's work badly, so at some point that will likely be a line quoted in the slideshow. (Actually, it's one of four additional "must" lines in the ep.)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #626 (1968) - Vicki - 'I MUST.'
From "Robservations 8/29/02 - #626/627 - Murder!"Vicki asks about Jeff. Roger explains that he left him at the cemetery. At Peter's grave, guesses Vicki. Roger tells her I advised Jeff against coming back--what good would it do? They arrived at the decision mutually, says Roger. That he agreed not to come--how frightened and hurt he must be, says Vicki--I want to see him. Liz says she can't help him now. I must, insists Vicki. She begins to grab clothing from the closet. Roger looks lost.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And yes, Vicki does indeed say "must" with regard to Jeff feeling frightened and hurt, so, like the previous example, at some point that will likely be a line quoted in the slideshow. (Actually, of the three "must" lines in the ep, that's the only one where Vicki's face is seen - when it comes to the third, she isn't even on screen - but I split the difference with today's entry and went with the shot of her back so as to save when her face is actually seen for another time.)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #82 (1966) - Burke - 'But he didn't have it when he got to the meeting. So that means he MUST'VE lost it somewhere along the way.'
From "#0081/0082: Robservations 07/18/01: Let's Piss Off Patterson!"Roger Collins had that pen in his possession the night he left the house, says Burke, but he didn't have it when he got to the meeting--so that means he must have lost it along the way. Or at his home before he left his house, says Patterson. Don't you think you should question him about it? asks Burke. No I don't, the case is closed, insists Patterson. But you can reopen a case with new evidence, says Burke. There isn't new evidence! Says Patterson. Aren't you even going to ask him about it? says Burke. About what? asks Patterson, a fountain pen and a hare-brained notion of yours? Ask Roger Collins where he lost that pen, says Burke. I don't care where or even if he lost it, says Patterson, I told you before, I searched Lookout Point from top to bottom. But not the beach, says Burke. No, says Patterson, I didn't--call me a lousy cop, call me anything you want--just get off my back about this, will you, and stay off? All I want to do is find out who killed Bill Malloy, says Burke. The coroner brought in a decision of accidental death, says Patterson, and that settled it--there's no reason in the world for me to ask anybody about anything.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And Ep #82 is this month's first example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before. (It's also the only "must" line from the ep.)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #155 (1967) - Laura - 'However, in the meantime, these visits MUST be our secret, okay?'
From "#0154/0155: Robservations 09/07/01: Caretaker of the Crypt"There are a lot of things your Aunt Elizabeth doesn't understand, says Laura--how much I need you and you need me. I don't understand my aunt, he says, I guess she's just being mean--she never acted this way before. That's because she doesn't understand, says Laura, but one day she will--however, in the meantime, these visits must be our secret, OK? OK, he agrees. I'll get your coat, she says.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep (and the second from this scene). The first (Laura - 'I MUST say, you're very good at making threats, aren't you?') was back on October 23rd of 2020, and the second (though the first from this scene) (Laura - 'MUST be getting close to your dinner time. You'll have to be getting back. They'll be looking for you') was back on July 2nd of 2021. (And there's a third Laura "must" quote from this scene that will no doubt show up in the future.)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #261 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Yes. Please express my deepest condolences, and tell them that if there's anything I can do, they MUST feel free to call on me.'
From "#0261/0262: Robservations 11/28/01: ESCAPE!"Barnabas approaches the desk where a nurse sits; he asks about Maggie's condition. Dr. Woodard comes out and tells Barnabas that Maggie is dead-and she never regained consciousness.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0261-4.jpg)
Please convey my condolences to her father and Joe, says Barnabas with a barely-hidden smile of triumph.
The Robservations only partly references the quote - but this ep falls into the period where there's little detail. But at least, unlike many other eps, the circumstances under which the quote is delivered is addressed...
And Barnabas' feigned sympathy for Sam and Joe is beyond the pale.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Dr. Woodard - 'We three MUST be the only three in the world') was back on April 16th of 2020, and the second (though the first from this scene) (Dr. Woodard - 'Seems to me it would be a help to us if we could locate this child. She MUST know something') was back on February 28th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #406 (1796) - Ben - 'The living dead? You MUST be crazy. Dead people don't come back to life.'
From "#0405/0406: Robservations 03/20/02 - Cursed!"Ben doesn't want to leave her with Barn; he's afraid she'll kill him, but she tells him he's just going to have to trust her. He was attacked by a bat, explains Ang, but they must keep him alive, because after he dies, even worse will happen--he'll become one of the living dead! Ben denies there is such a thing, but she assures him there is, and if this happens to Barnabas, he'll be cursed with eternal life!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0406-3.jpg)
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote - but once again at least it does reference well the circumstances under which the quote is delivered...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'I MUST make him hear me. I want him to know how sorry I am') was back on September 15th of 2021, and the second (Josette - 'But you MUST be able to see something. You always have before') was back on July 24th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #523 (1968) - Nicholas - 'Oh what a poor deluded creature you MUST have been.'
From "Robservations 6/17/02 - #523/524 - Jeff, Peter, Peter, Jeff"Nicholas laughs at him when he calls himself a man of God, and says, in his time, he was the greatest of fools, a bigot, fraud, intolerant, cruel and unjust-a man after Nick's own heart. Trask calls Nick the devil himself, come to tempt him, or at least in league with him, but he WONT be tempted! Nick says he has no choice.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0523-1.jpg)
Trask says he can return to his grave, but Nick tells him only when he says so. "I've spent my life resisting Satan!" cries the Rev. You only thought you did, Blair counters. Trask insists he served only the Almighty, and tries to cast Nick back into hell. "Begone!" shouts Trask, eliciting applause from Nick-totally ineffective-I give the orders, insists Nicholas
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, the quote is delivered after Trask insists he served only the Almighty and before Trask commands Nicholas to begone...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'Surely you MUST know by this time, Reverend, that there is no rest for the wicked'), was back on May 29th of 2021, and the second (Vicki - 'Well, you MUST have had some kind of identification') was back on July 31st.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #650 (1968) - Barnabas - 'MUST you?'
From "Robservations 9/17/02 - #649/650 - A Tumble Downstairs; A Rejected Proposal"Barnabas asks her to let him speak--I know you don't feel for me as you feel for Jeff, but I believe you have some feeling for me. Of course I do, says Vicki. Barnabas continues--there's the possibility that, in time, your feelings might grow, and I might be able to make you happy--I'd do anything in the world to make you happy--consider going away with me as my wife. (pick ME, Barnabas, pick ME!!) You're the kindest, most considerate man I know, says Vicki gently, and I feel close to you and always will.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0650-3.jpg)
Please be sure before you say no, says Barnabas softly. I'm honored you asked, she says, and I truly wish I didn't have to say no, but I must. "Because you could never learn to love me?" he asks. No, says Vicki, in many ways, I feel something like love for you, and if I hadn't met Jeff. . . Barnabas reminds her Jeff is gone. He isn't, says Vicki, and while I know he will never return to me, I'll never stop loving him, I always will--my love for him will always exist in me, and so a part of Jeff will always exist, too.
What can I say because the Robservations doesn't reference the quote, and it twists how Vicki replies to the quote. The way things actually play is that Vicki says, "I'm very honored you want me to be you wife. I only wish I didn't have to say no." Barnabas asks, "Must you?" and Vicki simply replies, "Yes." Vicki doesn't use the word "must" when she replies, only Barnabas uses it...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'Please, Jeff, the watch MUST tick. I MUST know that you're close to me') was back on November 27th of 2020, and the second (Roger - 'Oh, it MUST have been terrible for you, dear, but it's something that you're just going to have to wipe out of your mind') was back on July 6th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #770 (1897) - Edward - 'I shall believe nothing without seeing proof. But by the same token, I MUST give Jamison the benefit of the doubt.'
From "Robservations 1/16/03 - #770-771 - Pansy, Carl's Tart; Dirk Causes Trouble"Old House - 11:50 - Barnabas tells Edward, I don't know what to say to Jamison, except that I'm somewhat shocked that he lent such credence to this story--we both know Dirk has been behaving strangely lately, and wouldn't put it past him to say incredible things to Jamison. I've never seen Jamison this scared, says Edward, and I don't think only words would do that. Do you actually believe the story he told? asks Barnabas, incredulous. No, scoffs Edward, you're a member of our family, and I won't believe anything without proof--but I must give Jamison the benefit of the doubt--I'd like to look at your cellar--Jamison says he was there earlier and saw a coffin. I believe you are actually believing this story, says Barnabas softly. No, says Edward, I didn't say that. Take my word for it, says Barnabas--there is no coffin in my basement. Edward still insists on looking. "My word is not enough?" asks Barnabas, stung. Under the circumstances, says Edward, not enough for Jamison, and he's the one I must deal with. Barnabas faces Edward and tells him, follow me.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote and does so well...
And Edward doesn't actually say, "and he's the one I must deal with." What he really says is, "and he's the one I have to deal with."
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'He's looking for a vampire. We MUST give him a vampire') was back on August 19th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #915 (1969) - Adlar - 'That is not the issue. The issue is your disobedience. Fortunately, for the moment Julia Hoffman need not die. But she MUST be dealt with. And you will do it.'
From "Robservations 4/29/03 - 913/914/915 - Warning for Barnabas: A Taste of Vampirism"I see, says Oberon, you need time to think about it--think about THIS, Barnabas, you want more?--an endless procession of nights like this--and in the days, the desperate hunt for the coffin?--the race against the impending dawn? What will happen after this night, Barnabas. "If it is to begin again," says Barnabas helplessly, "then perhaps it would be best for the dawn to find me here and destroy me--but I will not kill Julia Hoffman!" he adds passionately. That is not the issue! shouts Oberon--the issue is your disobedience!--fortunately, for the moment, Julia Hoffman need not die--but she must be dealt with, and you will do it!
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
On the other hand, sure, it's not any sort of a surprise that Michael would defy the Leviathan book, which we learn in Ep #918 forbids the killing of enemies, and order Barnabas to kill Julia, BUT it IS to have Adlar do it because he is supposedly a true Leviathan and a stickler for the law. But of course, this part of the Leviathans storyline is a complete mess where they desperately try to start to regain the audience they'd lost, so what really is no surprise is that the plot in certain eps completely contradicts the plot in other eps.
And this quote sets another bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) again because it's the eighth time a sixth quote from the same ep has appeared in the slideshow, joining Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #993!! The first (Adlar - 'Enemies MUST be dealt with, that is the law') was back on April 28th of 2021, the second (Megan - 'Oh, but I MUST, please, Barnabas, you're the only one I can talk to') was back on November 8th of 2021, the third (Adlar - 'You are just an outsider. You MUST constantly prove yourself...because you will never be above suspicion') was back on April 11th of 2022, the fourth (Michael - 'Now that you serve us, you MUST forget all that happened before') was back on October 25th of 2022, and the fifth (Barnabas - 'No, you MUST leave me alone') was back on July 8th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1014 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'I understand it all now. I know what it is I MUST do.'
From "#1014/1015: Robservations 07/10/03: Hoffman Learns the Truth"He goes over to Maggie's portrait and demands to know why she's staring at him--why? Oh, God, he screams, covering his face with his hands, what have I done?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1014-3.jpg)
--what have I done?--I've killed you, Maggie, God, I've killed you! Blood is running down the slashed portrait. He turns away, drops his hands from his face and calmly says, I understand it all now--I know what it is I must do. He takes a sheet of paper, sits at the desk, and begins to write.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Is it true that you can reveal secrets that are hidden in the future? Everything that's happening MUST be leading to something. But what? Does the answer lie here?') was back on September 19th of 2021, the second (Cyrus - 'I can't possibly tell Quentin what I know, and I MUST forget what Yaeger knows') was back on October 3rd, and the third (Hannah - 'Oh. I-- You MUST excuse me. I really MUST go now. Quentin, Quentin, please be careful') was back on July 9th. So that all means that Ep #1014 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1081 (1970) - Sebastian - 'I MUST go to my meditation. Surely you're not so insensitive as to interfere with that.'
From "#1080/1081: Robservations 08/26/03: Return of Roxanne!"now I don't want to get involved with your cousin, and if I did her horoscope, I knew I would. You needn't do that, Barnabas assures him--you'll never have to see her again if you finish this. Shaw, astounded, asks, can you promise that? Yes, says Barn. If you have such a hold over her, says Shaw, I should be doing YOUR horoscope, not hers--no, Mr. Collins, I choose who I want to work for--and I choose not to work for you, either. Shaw suddenly looks heavenward, as if he's listening to faraway music--I must go to my meditation, he says--surely you aren't so insensitive as to interfere with that--don't bother saying goodbye, Mr. Collins. He goes into another room and closes the door. Barnabas follows, begging to the closed door, "Mr. Shaw, please!"
For some unknown reason, the Robservations changes the "you're not" part of the quote to "you aren't," but it gets the rest perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Sebastian - 'I'm not your husband, Mrs. Hawkes. You MUST have loved him very much to think that I was') was back on July 20th of 2020, the second (Hallie - 'I MUSTN'T be afraid, I MUSTN'T!') was back on June 12th of 2021, and the third (Barnabas - 'Carolyn, we MUST make him finish that horoscope') was back on July 20th. So all that means that Ep #1081 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1057, #1064, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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From "#1080/1081: Robservations 08/26/03: Return of Roxanne!"
Shaw suddenly looks heavenward, as if he's listening to faraway music
I also noticed how Sebastian suddenly from out of nowhere gets a faraway look (though, honestly, it's impossible to miss), as seen in the screen capture -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0910ds_0.jpg)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1138 (1840) - Barnabas - 'Judah MUST be dead, or you would still be in his power.'
From "#1138/1139: Robservations 10/23/03: Stick Domesticity"Cemetery - Smoke issues from the underground crypt. Barnabas and Julia stand over it. Judah must be dead, says Barn, or you would still be under his power. She looks at him pleadingly. "You needn't come with me," he assures her. I want to, she insists. They both go down into the vault.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Gerard - 'What powers that man MUST have had!'') was back on August 23rd.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1216 (1841PT) - Julia - 'She MUST not leave here ever. You will find that out.'
From "#1216/1217: Robservations 12/19/03: A Shocking Announcement"She's more sensitive than you have any idea of, says Julia--she's led a very sheltered life. Who's responsible for that? asks Kendrick. I will thank you not be arrogant with me! says Julia angrily. Have you said all you want to say, Miss Collins? he asks. No, what will it take for you to leave and never come back? she asks. Are you trying to buy me off? he asks. You might say something like that, yes, replies Julia.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1216-4.jpg)
They stare at each other like duelists. Every man has his price, is that it? asks Kendrick. Yes, she says. You Collinses believe money can buy anything, shouts Kendrick, and yet you're all miserable!--why are you all so miserable, if money can buy you everything--answer me that, Miss Collins! How much, Mr. Young? she persists. No amount--you're wasting your time, he says. I could take legal action, she says. You could but you won't because you know you'd lose, he says--as Melanie said, she is legally of age, she could leave right now--tonight--and you could do nothing about it. She must not leave here, ever, says Julia grimly, you will find that out. Don't you count on it, he says--and now, if you will excuse me--he leaves. Julia stands, hand on the fountain, looking as if it's the end of the world.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Melanie - 'Why is there no end to the terror we MUST live through') was back on July 12th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #83 (1966) - Vicki - 'Nobody would just walk in here and take the pen, so it MUST be somewhere in the room. Help me look for it, won't you David?'
From "#0083/0084: Robservations 07/19/01: Vicki Imprisoned"Meanwhile, Vicki can't find her pen in David's room. I thought I was through with my homework, he whines. You are, she says, scrabbling through the books on the desk, I just came up here to get my notebook and pen, but the pen's gone. No it's not, it's right over there, insists David. Where? she asks, looking. Can't you see anything? he asks--I put it right here...he looks, but the pen is not there--I'm sure that's right where I put it! You must be mistaken, she says. But I know I put it right there, he says, pointing to the spot--I think I did. Nobody would just walk in here and take it, she says, so it must be right here--help me look for it. They begin to search.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote and does so well...
And yes, Vicki does say the other "must" line, so it will no doubt show up in the slideshow at some point...
But as for the current quote, as with Ep #82 earlier this month, Ep #83 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #262 (1967) - Liz - 'Carolyn MUSTN'T know. She MUSTN'T!'
From "#0261/0262: Robservations 11/28/01: ESCAPE!"Liz asks Vicki to be a legal witness to her marriage to Jason. Tell Carolyn the truth, urges Vicki, but Liz won't consider it.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0262-1.jpg)
Vicki promises Liz she'll think about it.
The Robservations falls into the period where there's little detail and the quote isn't referenced. At least it does basically reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
And as with Eps #82 and #83 earlier this month, Ep #262 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
Also, Ep #262 is significant, some may even say infamous, for the fact that it's the ep in which Anthony George takes over as Burke
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #407 (1796) - Angelique - 'Barnabas, you MUST drink this.'
From "#0407/0408: Robservations 03/21/02: Bedrest For Barnabas"I feel something terrible is happening to me, Barnabas says. She promises to help him. "Help me," he mutters. She lifts his head and orders him to drink what's in the glass. It's the only thing that will help you, she says, sighing--if only you hadn't tried to betray me, this wouldn't have happened.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote, though at least it does reference the circumstances under which the quote is delivered (though it's delivered before Angelique is at Barnabas' bedside and helps him to drink)...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Josette - 'Angelique, I'm going to tell you something and I MUST beg you to understand') was back on June 4th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #525 (1968) - Nicholas - 'Spirit of Angelique, you MUST hear me and obey me. You MUST guide me through the forest. You MUST guide me to the tree where you were exorcised and burned. I MUST find your ashes if I am to restore you to life.'
From "Robservations 6/18/02 - #525/526 - Cassangelique, Resurrected"Back at Collinwood, Nicholas brings Angelique's portrait into the drawing room and props it up on a chair. He begins to address the portrait, commanding Angelique's spirit to guide him to the tree in the forest where she was tied, so that he can bring her ashes back to life. We hear Angelique screaming in the distance, and Nicholas increases the intensity of his incantation.
The Robservations reference the main points of the quote but not the quote itself...
Even back in the day, the things I've found interesting about Nicholas incantation is how he refers to Angelique having been burned and how he must find her ashes. But when Trask's Ghost exorcised her in Ep #519 Cassandra simply disappeared, no fire or burning on view. Although, as part of his incantation Trask's Ghost says, "Depart from her, ye cursed demons, into the everlasting fire which burns all evil and leaves only the ashes of what good she once possessed." Perhaps Sam Hall envisioned that the scene would show Cassandra being burned at the end of the exorcism but John Sedwick, who directed Ep #519, didn't stage it that way, and when Ron Sproat wrote Ep #525, he picked up on what Sam Hall had written. But who knows? Though one thing that's in all likelihood true is that Ron Sproat would have had no idea how Ep #519 would be shot when he wrote Ep #525.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jeff - 'I know it MUST NOT make much sense to ya') was back on August 17th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #771 (1897) - Barnabas - 'He will look for some secret dark womb that will keep him safe. And we MUST find that place.'
From "Robservations 1/16/03 - #770-771 - Pansy, Carl's Tart; Dirk Causes Trouble"Beth is puzzled--how did Dirk leave the room?--I'm frightened. Barnabas says--there's no time for that. You know what happened to Dirk? asks Beth. Barnabas responds, I didn't expect him to die so soon. He's dead, states Beth. Yes, says Barn, that's what I've sentenced him to--there much to be done tonight; Dirk's dying is part of my plan, but I needed to know his movements and where he slept, so that when the day came and the vampire had to be found, you could lead them to Dirk. How can we find him? she asks. Barn explains, when Dirk's first need is satisfied, he'll know the fear of the day, the terrible sense that darkness is disappearing and light showing--he'll look for a secret, dark womb that will keep him safe--and we must find that place.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0771-1.jpg)
HOW? asks Beth, there's so many possible hiding places!
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Carl - 'Oh, she MUST have ate it. I gave you the wrong one. Well, you know how women eat when they're nervous') was back on October 28th of 2020, and the second (Judith - 'We simply MUST find Dirk and hear exactly what he told Jamison') was back on June 29th of 2023.
And I know I've mentioned this before, but I still can't believe that back when this ep was shown in '80s syndication, and despite the fact that Worldvision was told the ep was out of sequence, they continued to place it between Eps #511 & #512. One minute it's 1968 and Trask's ghost has Barnabas prisoner in the alcove in the basement of the Old House, the next it's 1897 and Barnabas and Beth are fretting over Dirk and Carl is announcing his engagement to Pansy, then it's back to 1968 and Trask continues his revenge against Barnabas. At least Worldvision corrected things for the Sci-Fi showings - though they managed to screw up the order of some Leviathans eps that had played in their correct order in syndication - but that's anther story...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #917 (1969) - Liz - 'Darling, you MUSTN'T worry so. Everything that can be done is being done for him.'
From "Robservations 4/30/03 - #916-917 - Is Grant a Werewolf?: Paul Into the Fire"Carolyn walks downstairs, throwing a look of concern towards her father's room. Liz exits the drawing room. Carolyn asks, are you sure keeping my father sedated all the time is the best thing? Dr. Reed says it is, answers Liz--we must accept his judgment. I wish Julia was still treating him, says Carolyn. You know why she isn't, says Liz. I want to speak to Paul, convince him that his fear of Julia is unfounded, says Carolyn. I'm going to the Historical Society meeting, says Liz, bringing some old pieces of silver--you should be taking interest in it, too. I'm interested in my father now, she says curtly--it kills me to walk into his room and see him unable to move or speak--he's almost not human anymore. Liz (who today is wearing a gold serpent pin), assures her daughter, everything that can be done is being done--and she leaves with her silver tea service.
The Robservations doesn't reference the first part of the quote, which is the "MUST" part, shameful!! But it doesn't reference the second part well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Mrs. Johnson - 'Well no, we MUSTN'T have that') was back on October 15th.
Liz (who today is wearing a gold serpent pin)
And the screen capture shows it off quite well:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0918ds_0.jpg)
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And the screen capture shows it off quite well:
Yes! It's an excellent detail, but where do you suppose they found that hideous thing?
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[pointing-up] That's a really good question? You also have to wonder what first inspired someone to make a snake/serpent pin? But then, that having been said, snake/serpent bracelets have existed for at least 2000 years with various symbolism, like bringing good luck, protection, and warding off evil spirits. They're even believed to have healing powers. So... But none of that has any bearing on why Liz is wearing the pin. [ghost_nowink]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1016 (1970PT) - Angelexis - 'I MUST see her.'
From "#1016/1017: Robservations 07/11/03: A New Cousin From a Distant Land"A door opens. Liz and Maggie hug. I'm so glad you called me, says the younger woman. I had to, says Liz. Angelique listens to this exchange. Did you tell him I was coming back? asks Maggie. I must see her, Angelique thinks to herself. He DID ask for me, didn't he? Maggie inquires. He hasn't said much of anything, says Barnabas. The attack was very sudden, reveals Liz--he's had severe pain. Then he didn't, concludes Maggie--he may not want to see me. I'm sure he will, says Barnabas.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And as with Eps #82, #83 and #262 earlier this month, Ep #1016 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1139 (1840) - Barnabas - 'Roxanne, you MUST stop.'
From "#1138/1139: Robservations 10/23/03: Stick Domesticity"Well, what have we here? asks Angelique. It isn't what you think it is, says Barnabas hastily. You can do better than that, says Angelique. It's exactly what you think it is! says Roxanne proudly. Let me settle this, suggests Barnabas softly. Be quiet, Barnabas, I think the young lady's trying to tell me something, says Angelique. He's never loved you--never! proclaims Roxanne--he loves me and I love him. How deeply touching, says Angelique. Roxanne, you must stop, warns Barnabas. No, says Ang, go on, Roxanne, let's play out this tawdry little scene to its conclusion.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And as with Eps #82, #83, #262 and #1016 earlier this month, Ep #1139 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #84 (1966) - Carolyn - 'Well you sure MUST'VE been expecting my call. Look at you-- all spiffed up and ready to go out on the town.'
From "#0083/0084: Robservations 07/19/01: Vicki Imprisoned"Carolyn comes downstairs at Collinwood to answers Joe's knock. Joe Haskell, what a surprise! She says. Hi, Carolyn, he says dispiritedly. Is that all you have to say? she asks--kissing him--you can do better than that--and he gives her a warmer kiss--better than that, too, she says.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0084-1.jpg)
He takes her hands off his arm and says he came over as soon as he could. You sure must have been expecting my call, she says admiringly, observing his suit and tie--all spiffed up and ready to go out on the town! You see, says Joe hesitantly, I...Carolyn--hello, Mrs. Stoddard, he greets Liz, who has exited the kitchen. I see you've decided to speak to each other again, she observes with a grin. I never said I wouldn't, says Joe--I was here earlier, looking for you. I was out, says Carolyn--walking off my idiotic mood. That's what Vicki told me, says Joe. You saw Vicki? asks Liz--how long ago was that? About an hour, says Joe--why? Joe came to take me out to dinner, chides Carolyn, not to worry about David and Vicki. Did she say anything about going out? asks Liz anxiously. No, says Joe. David and Vicki aren't here, says Carolyn. Was David here when you stopped by? Asks Liz. Yes, says Joe, Vicki said something about she and David being alone in the house--she acted a little uncomfortable about it--I got the impression she wanted me to stick around until someone else got home. Why didn't you? asks Carolyn. I really couldn't, says Joe, I had things to do and I had to leave. Frankly, I'm a little worried, says Liz. That's enough about that, says Carolyn--David and Vicki are perfectly all right and will turn up any minute--you'll see
The Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly, leaving out some words here and there...
And serendipity appears to have been working overtime lately because this is the third time in a row that Midnite happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before. Just as with Eps #82, #83, #262, #1016 and #1139 earlier this month, Ep #84 is another example.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #773 (1897[-1967]) - Evan - 'You remember what I said, Tim? This is all an experiment. It is as if we were in a laboratory. We MUST remain very clinical.'
From "Robservations 1/17/03 - #772-773 - Minerva, Queen of Spades"Charity's mother lies in her chair, still alive, moaning. She opens her eyes and sees Tim. You did this to me, she accuses--why? You played the Queen of Spades, he tells her. "Murderer!" she calls him, finally sinking back in her chair, dead. "I had to," he says, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, "you played the Queen of Spades--he told me when you played the queen, it would happen." The door opens; Evan Hanley walks in. "Who told you, Tim?" he asks, assuring him, it's all right--I will help you--this is like an experiment; it's as if we are in a laboratory, and we must remain very clinical. Evan checks out Minerva, taking her pulse. He glances at Tim and says, "You did well."
The Robservations references the quote well, though not perfectly, leaving out parts and changing others...
And serendipity definitely appears to have been working overtime lately because this is the fourth time in a row that Midnite happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before. Just as with Eps #82, #83, #84, #262, #1016 and #1139 earlier this month, Ep #773 is another example.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #408 (1796) - Vicki - 'You MUST find it and read it. It tells what lies ahead. And perhaps, by some miracle, knowing it will change it.'
From "#0407/0408: Robservations 03/21/02: Bedrest For Barnabas"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0408-3.jpg)
Josette, determined, goes to the gaol to see Vicki. Lift Barnabas' curse, she begs the governess, and I'll get you out of here somehow. Or, begs Josette, destroy ME, I have no life without him anyway. Vicki denies being a witch, but, disturbed to learn how ill Barnabas is, once again makes a foolhardy decision--go get the Collins family history book out of my room, she tells Josette. Something terrible is going to happen to you, and perhaps if you have foreknowledge, you'll be able to prevent it. You're in terrible danger, leave Collinwood, advises Vicki passionately.
This Robservations is from the period where's there's little detail and the quote isn't referenced. However, some of the points the quote covers are at least mentioned. But the way the quote comes up is that first, after Vicki continually denies that she's a witch so she can't help Barnabas, it dawns on her that that there is something she can do to help Josette. Josette insists she doesn't need the help, but Vicki tells her that she has to leave at once because she's in terrible danger. Josette realizes that's what Barnabas told her. Vicki doesn't know if the past can be changed, but Josette has to go away. After Josette asks why, Vicki says a terrible fate awaits her, a terrible death. Josette accuses her again of being a witch, which Vicki denies, but Josette asks then how could she say those things? Vicki says she could explain but she wouldn't believe her. But she then goes on to explain that there's a history book of the Collins family in her room. Josette asks what good that could do her? And after that is when Vicki delivers the quote. And after Josette accuses it is witchcraft, Vicki insists she's only trying to help her and begs Josette to find the book and read it and leave Collinwood. Josette stares at Vicki, not knowing what to think. End of scene...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Never TELL her, I MUST never TELL her') was back on June 9th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #526 (1968) - Cassandra - 'I need your help, Nicholas. The dream curse MUST continue. Nothing MUST prevent its fulfillment.'
From "Robservations 6/18/02 - #525/526 - Cassangelique, Resurrected"His help may be needed to make sure the dream curse continues. He reminds her of their bargain, which means "more than anything else" to him (wonder what that is?). She seems uneasy about this "bargain," but promises to keep it.
This Robservations covers the first two points of the quote but not the third, which is the second "MUST" part - shameful!!...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'You know what you MUST tell to Roger') was back on August 29th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #772 (1897) - Carl - 'Oh yes, you see when Judith ran away, Pansy MUST have realized that Judith didn't like her.'
From "Robservations 1/17/03 - #772-773 - Minerva, Queen of Spades"Barnabas hides Pansy's body in the secret room. Carl, still calling "Barnabas!" over and over, continues knocking. Barnabas hangs up his cloak, lets Carl in and claims not to know where Pansy is. You must know, says Carl. I went out to look for Dirk, claims Barn. Carl is unhappy Pansy was left alone. She said she'd be all right, Barn assures him. Carl figures Pansy guessed Judith didn't like her, and wonders, what'll I do?--Judith says I'm not in love, but she's always trying to tell me how I feel--Pansy and I love each other, she's a fighter--she wouldn't just leave!-- Pansy hasn't had an easy life, she wouldn't get mad and leave because Judith left. Barn apologizes for not being more helpful.
This Robservations doesn't reference the quote but it does bring up the circumstances under which it's delivered and it paraphrases the quote's main point, though without using "MUST" - shameful!!...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Tim - 'It MUST happen tonight') was back on August 30th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #918 (1969) - David - 'For the people of Leviathan, all others are enemies. But the enemies of Leviathan MUST NOT die by the hand of Leviathan. Only their own kind, themselves, can end their existence on the Earth that they have stolen from the people of Leviathan. In that way their spirits shall not return to war against us.'
From "Robservations 5/1/03 - #918-921 - Tate Gets Ahead of the Game"David looks at the snakes in the Leviathan book and seems to fall into an orgasmic trance, breathing heavily. To Liz, he reads, "For the people of Leviathan, all others are enemies, but the enemies of Leviathan must not die by the hand of Leviathan, only their own kind, themselves can end their existence on the earth if they have stolen from the people of Leviathan. In that way, their spirits shall not return to war against us." Liz asks what that means. That you're a true Leviathan, says David(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0918-2.jpg)
--something inside of you kept you from killing Julia, from disobeying the book. No, says Liz, not true--I wasn't thinking of the book, or Leviathan, I was thinking of her, and our friendship. No, denies David vehemently, you were thinking of Leviathan--you knew if you killed her, her spirit would come back to war against us, and you knew that because you are one of us--we do not kill because the spirit of a dead enemy is more dangerous than the enemy himself
This Robservations reference the quote almost perfectly. Oddly, it changes the "that" in "that they have stolen" to an "if," as in "if they have stolen"... [ghost_huh]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (David - 'Everything we MUST know. Everything we MUST do is in this book') was back on August 20th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1140 (1840[-1967]) - Daniel - 'I'm sorry. I have made a mistake. I MUST have been thinking of someone else.'
From "#1140/1141: Robservations 10/24/03: Who is Miranda?"Daniel enters--have you heard the terrible news about Roxanne? he asks--good Lord, no one is safe outside anymore--do they know how she was attacked? Valerie looks down. No, it's still a complete mystery, says Quentin. Strange how her death is similar to those I remember when I was a boy, says Daniel. Don't start imagining things, cautions Quentin. I'm not imagining anything, insists Daniel imperiously, I remember the incidents very clearly--it was in 1797, the village was in an uproar, there was a whole series of these vicious attacks, and each victim had two marks left on his neck and suffered a tremendous loss of blood--you remember the incident, don't you? he asks Valerie. Father, how would Valerie know anything about what happened in your childhood? asks Quentin.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1140-2.jpg)
I'm sorry, says Daniel, I have made a mistake, I must have been thinking of someone else, I have not been well since I heard the news
This Robservations reference the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Amadeus - 'This man is a warlock, the living embodiment of Lucifer himself--he's depraved and evil!--his acts of sorcery are legendary--he MUST be condemned--and it is your Christian duty to tell this tribunal all you know about him!') was back on June 3rd of 2023.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #527 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'Jeff, Jeff, we MUST continue, we MUST forget Adam. We MUST continue with you before Lang, before Lang.'
From "Robservations 6/19/02 - #527/528 - Cass and Nick Bickerson"If you saw Lang's creation, would you recognize it? Stokes asks. I would, says Jeff. Stokes retrieves Adam from the bedroom and asks Jeff is this is the man Lang was trying to bring to life. Jeff goes to Adam, who recoils, afraid. Stokes reassures him it's all right. Jeff looks over Adam's arm and screams, "Yes! He's alive!" Stokes sends Adam back into the bedroom and tries to calm down Jeff, who is very agitated
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but at least it references the circumstances of the quote as it is delivered as Prof. Stokes tries to calm Jeff down...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'Go now. Pack quickly. You MUST get away from this house') was back on July 16th of 2020, and the second (Nicholas - 'Well, I MUST go and thank her for it. Where did she find it?') was delivered back on October 25th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #774 (1897) - Gregory - 'You MUST forgive me, Miss Collins.'
From "Robservations 1/21/03 - #774-775 - The End For Rachel?"He answers--it's Judith. She expresses her condolences and offers help in his loss. He apologizes for being startled at seeing her there--I should have known a woman of your high character would respond to anther's grief. I didn't know Minerva well, begins Judith. She wasn't easy to know, says Trask, bowing his lying head--but she was a devoted wife and good woman. I felt that the first time I met her, agrees Judith. Choking up, Trask says, that's very kind of you--I tried to be brave about this, because it's what Minerva would have wanted, but it's so difficult.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference the quote's circumstances so that it's easy to see when it's delivered...
And what a hypocrite Gregory is!! [hall2_rolleyes] [hall2_angry]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Judith - 'I'm sure that she would be the first one to tell you that your life MUST go on'), which is from the same scene, was back on August 24th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #528 (1968) - Vicki - 'You haven't been until now. Jeff, I know how depressed you MUST feel.'
From "Robservations 6/19/02 - #527/528 - Cass and Nick Bickerson"In the drawing room, Jeff and Vicki argue over whether she should leave Collinwood. He wants her to stay because the dream is no big deal. She says it's a curse, and Stokes believes she will be the one to bring the dream to Barnabas. Jeff says Stokes isn't infallible-- after all, he sure didn't help him!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0528-1.jpg)
He whines that he still doesn't know who he is, and even though he's taking his frustrations out on her, he needs Vicki to be with him. (oh, get a grip!) He also doesn't like the idea because Vicki's doing it for Barnabas.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. Though it does reference the quote's circumstances because it comes up after Jeff admits he's taking out his frustrations on Vicki...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'Here, let me take that. You MUST have a bon voyage drink with me to assure yourself a pleasant journey') was back on September 16th of 2021, and the second (Cassandra - 'She MUST have the dream') was exactly 3 years ago today on September 30th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #7 (-1966: Ep #12) - 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.'
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." He takes
her to another room, which contains a writing desk, and
writes a letter of introduction from her "previous owner" -
"Joshua is a stickler; he will need bonded word." He offers to
speak to Barnabas on her behalf. "You must have a sound tale,
soundly told..." He continues writing.
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And the summary doesn't specifically reference the entire quote but certainly enough of it to know when and how it comes up. On the other hand, a few lines here and there have been dropped. And the two uses of "must" in the latter part of the summary are indeed used, so those lines may show up in the slideshow as some future installment...
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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1001ds_1.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_7-1_VHS.jpg)
- 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, is clearer than the VHS, frustratingly, the aspect ratio is cropped from 4X3 to 16X9 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_7-1_DVD.jpg)
- and it's interesting that in this instance compared to the MGM release, the TGG Direct release shows more all around, which is the first time we're seeing something like that happen.
And Ep #12 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #120, #124, #136, #138, #189, #198, #210, #217, #478, #659, #667 and #904 as ones without any "must" lines - and that's just the first one for this month.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
NoDS: Scene #119 (-1967: Ep #139) - Strack - 'This evil MUST be driven from the land before it destroys us all.'
From Grayson's NoDS script (because DC didn't change the names):
119 INT - GALLERY - DAY 119
as Sarah walks into the (Contd)
room PAN WITH HER as tensions I did not under-
she crosses to the stand...but feared. Every-
windows. one did not love my Angel-
ique as I did.
SARAH - CLOSE-UP
as she stares out at (Contd)
the steady downpour. I knew that something ter-
rible was about to happen.
WIDEN as the SOUND OF FOOTSTEPS can be heard coming
down the hall. Sarah, not wanting to be seen, runs
and hides in back of a chair.
LAURA
SAMANTHA (O.S.)
We can talk in here.
LAURA STRACK
Samantha, Gabriel and the Rev. Trask ENTER THE HOST
and cross to the windows.
LAURA
SAMANTHA
You must make a decision, Gabriel.
GABRIEL
You've already made it for me.
Why else would the good Reverend
STRACK Trask be here?
LAURA
SAMANTHA
Gabriel, don't you realize how I've
dreaded this moment? But we've
both known it had to come...
STRACK
TRASK
Where is the witch now?
LAURA
SAMANTHA
Where she always is -- in the tower,
"posing" for my husband.
119 CONTD CONTD 119
STRACK
TRASK
Well, Mr. Collins?
GABRIEL
Why do you want my permission?
STRACK
TRASK
Angelique Collins is your wife.
Sarah listens.
LAURA
SAMANTHA
Do you want a mob outside this
house? A mob with firebrands?
STRACK
TRASK
I promise you it will come to that.
And soon. The strange death of
Reverend Herridge. After his ser-
mon denouncing her --'
LAURA
SAMANTHA
You yourself heard her say she
would settle with him for that --
GABRIEL
But the scandal...
LAURA
SAMANTHA
There will be no scandal.
STRACK
TRASK
We have selected four men from the
estate, all of whom have seen proof
of her witchcraft...they have sworn
to remain silent forever.
LAURA
SAMANTHA
Gabriel -- if we must, we'll do it
without you.
STRACK
TRASK
The evil must be driven from the
land -- before it destroys us all.
GABRIEL
(a sigh)
You are right. There is no other
way.
Strack
Sarah reacts, as Trask moves to the window, looks
down and nods.
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And what Strack actually says in the film is a bit different than what was scripted. Other things are also a bit different, including dropped dialogue which would have implied strongly that Angelique is a witch. The dialogue that's being continued from Scene 118 is, of course, Carlotta's voiceover. And Laura's "must" line does indeed contain "must" when it's delivered in the film, so it has a good chance of being a future installment in the slideshow...
(And as an aside, it's interesting how they broke up Angelique - I've always and everyone I've heard pronounce it has said An-ge-lique - I've never heard it as An-gel-ique - but know knows...)
And similar to hoDS, I used a screen capture from the Laser Disc for NoDS -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1002ds_0.jpg)
- so that it would be in keeping with the dimensions of the screen captures from the original show, but this is what the Blu-ray looks like -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/NoDS_Scene_119_Blu-ray.jpg)
And Ep #139 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #120, #124, #136, #138, #189, #198, #210, #217, #478, #659, #667 and #904 as ones without any "must" lines.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1235 (1841PT[-1967: Ep #219]) - Daphne - 'Catherine, please listen to me because it's very important. Now, I've already said it to Bramwell, and you MUST hear it, too, because I love you both so.'
From "#1234/1235: Robservations 01/09/04: Grisly Discovery"Please listen to me, Catherine, begs Daphne, it's very important--I've already said it to Bramwell, and you must hear it, too--because I love you both so, and I know you still love each other. I can't bear to hear you talk like this, please don't, begs Catherine. I've got to, Daphne insists, because I know how right it would have been for the two of you--you said you've been happy, but you haven't been, not really, and you never will be, without Bramwell(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1235-1.jpg)
--you were always so much more prepared for life than I was--more than I ever could be...Catherine, she says, suddenly gasping for breath, bring Bramwell to me, please. Catherine runs to the door--Bramwell, come upstairs!
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Morgan - 'He MUST have given you quite a blow') was back on August 1st of 2021.
And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1841PT[-1967])" before and know it means that an 1841PT quote has been substituted for what should have been a 1967 quote. But this time around "(1841PT[-1967: Ep #219])" means all that plus that the quote should have come from 1967's Ep #219 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #219 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139,#189, #198, #210, #217, #478, #659, #667 and #904 as ones without any "must" lines. Though tomorrow there will finally be the first quote from a new ep - and it's a classic line at that...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #411 (1796) - Barnabas - 'Then, according to the curse, you MUST die.'
From "#0411/0412: Robservations 03/25/02: Barnabas Rises--and Kills"He remembers the other part of the curse, and gleefully says, "Anyone who loved me would die."(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0411-1.jpg)
She failed to lift the curse, and he knows why she tried to stop him from rising--she knew she was going to be the curse's first victim--unless she lied all those times she told him how much she LOVED him! All her powers of witchcraft can't save her now! he cries. She screams her denial of his accusations, but he strangles her, one-handed, against his coffin, and slowly, eyes staring, wide and dead, she falls to the floor.
Quite sadly, the Robservations doesn't even reference the quote. But how it comes up is that Barnabas asks if she was lying when she told him how much she loved him, which she denies and professes her love. And that's when he delivers the quote. That prompts Angelique to beg, "No, Barnabas, please!" To which Barnabas retorts as he grabs Angelique by the throat, "Yes, my dearest." And Angelique screams "No!" as Barnabas insists, "All your powers of witchcraft will not save you now," and he proceeds to strangle her as she chokes and then slumps to the floor...
Such an iconic scene.
And all of this reminds me of the upcoming exchange between Barnabas and Joshua when, after Barnabas warns Joshua that Angelique will stop him from undoing Barnabas' curse and Joshua says he told him she was dead, Barnabas explains, "I told you I killed her, I never said she was dead." Only on a show like DS could that make any sort of sense. [ghost_wink] [ghost_cheesy]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #529 (1968) - Vicki - 'That MUST have been why she appeared in this room. To leave this bottle of cologne.'
From "Robservations 6/20/02 - 529/530 - A Ghost Carries Out His Orders"Vicki says good night and returns to her room. She spots the bottle of rosewater sitting on the desk and sits down. Touching it, she thinks to herself what a beautiful bottle it is--where did Maggie find? Sniffing it, she pronounces the aroma "lovely, like flowers." Surely Maggie wouldn't mind if she used some. Just as Vicki is about to dab on some of the rosewater, Maggie enters to make sure everything is all right. Vicki assures her she feels fine now--by the way, you mind if she I some cologne? Maggie says it's not hers-she had assumed it was Vicki's. Vicki abruptly replaces the stopper, realizing Angelique had compelled her to use it. She tells Maggie to take it away and smash the bottle!--she almost used it, and she escaped Angelique this time, but how long can she go on escaping her?
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote, but it does reference the circumstances around it because the quote comes up after Vicki realizes she had a strange compulsion to use the cologne and before Vicki tells Maggie to take it away and smash it...
And the quote wasn't actually the one I would have liked to have used from the ep - but when I checked out the one I would have liked to have used, I discovered that Vicki isn't on screen when she delivers it. And since she is on screen when it comes to what I did use, that's why I went with it. But who knows, the quote I originally wanted to use may show up in the slideshow at some point.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #673 (1969) - Amy - 'No, I MUST. I've got to see Chris.'
From "Robservations 10/2/02 - #672/673 - Sibling Weirdness"Amy comes downstairs, fully dressed, and tells Julia, "I have to go see Chris." No way, says Julia, go back to bed. Amy, however, is insistent--it will be too late if I don't see him now--something is happening; I had the scariest dream I've ever had, and my brother was in danger--I must see him to find out! Julia won't let her go, but Amy won't listen to this grownup. Please let me go, she begs. It's too dangerous, protests Julia. I'm afraid, because of Chris, says Amy. Julia tells her Chris is all right, but Amy sobs that she's scared, and tries to flee the house. She begs Julia to please let her go. Julia shakes her and orders her to stop--I'll go check on Chris at the cottage, I promise!
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but once again it's a case that it does reference the circumstances around it because the quote comes up after Amy says she has to find out what kind of terrible danger Chris is in but Julia says she can't see him and before Julia forbids Amy to leave the house because it's dangerous for her to go out in the woods alone at night...
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When I was watching Ep #673 to see if there are any "MUST" lines in it (I found only two) I discovered yet another edit on the DVDs. It occurs in the Teaser while Barnabas is attempting to track down the "animal that walks like a man," since they're not calling it a werewolf yet. And as the animal finally reveals itself to him, it struck me that something might very well be missing -
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- I discovered that it was definitely different - however it wasn't until I checked my syndication version that I discovered what was really going on -
Obviously, everything on the Master Tape where the lines are visible (the shot of Barnabas just before the "animal" is about the reveal itself and the animal crawling across the rock and jumping down) was removed from the DVD. Though why even the shot of the animal landing its jump was also removed in the Sci-Fi version is anyone's guess. And something else I discovered puzzled me because I'd always presumed that the versions of DS running on Tubi and Pluto are the DVD versions, but that's not the case with at least Ep #673 because, unlike how none of the lines are visible on the DVD, the very tail end of them as the animal jumps down from the rock are visible on Tubi and Pluto. Unfortunately, I can't show footage of that, but here's a screen capture -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/Ep_0673_Tubi_Pluto.jpg)
And you might have also noticed that something else is also missing from the DVD but does play in the Sci-Fi and Syndication versions, namely the full stinger to end the Teaser before the theme plays. Very strange. But then, so what else is new?
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I just realized something: the DVD disc that Ep #673 is on (Volume 12 , Disc 2 / Disc 70 of the boxed set) has this notice on it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/Unedited.jpg)
Well, so much for the verasity of that claim!! [hall2_rolleyes] [hall2_angry]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #781 (1897) - Edward - 'We MUST go to the Old House now and do what MUST be done.'
From "Robservations 1/24/03 - #780-781 - Senseless Death; Barnabas in Dutch"Well, speak up, orders Edward. Trask tells him Barnabas, your cousin, is the source of evil plaguing this house, and Carl is dead because he discovered Barnabas' secret--fortunately, Carl had a chance to reveal it to me before Barnabas killed him. What secret? demands Edward. Barnabas is a vampire, says Trask, and Dirk was only used by Barnabas to divert suspicion from himself--the secret is out now, I witnessed proof with my own eyes--the living dead can't exist in the light of day, and I challenged Barnabas to meet the dawn with me--but he was forced to vanish before my very eyes to save himself, a power he has, among others. Edward finds this incredible. But true, says Trask. I believe you, says Edward--a great many things are beginning to make sense now. It's imperative to find and destroy Barnabas Collins, insists Trask. It won't be easy to find him, says Edward. I believe we'll find him at the Old House, says Trask. No, says Edward, now that he knows he's been exposed, he wouldn't leave it there. He was there until dawn, says Trask, and couldn't possibly have moved it since then (has Trask associated all this with the marks on his own daughter's throat?)--I think we should send the police to the Old House. Edward shoots that idea down--for the sake of this family's peace of mind, no one else must ever know this terrible secret. (Now Edward is showing emotion!)--we must go to the Old House now and do what must be done.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
(And Edward does not say, "no one else must know this terrible secret," because what he actually says is, "no one else is ever to know this terrible secret")
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #919_920_921 (1970) - Tate - 'What do you want then? What do you want? You MUST want something.'
From "Robservations 5/1/03 - #918-921 - Tate Gets Ahead of the Game"why did I let you in?--go away! I can't--not yet, says Chris. I have jewels and money, offers Tate. I don't want your money, says Chris--I want you to paint my portrait, the way you did Quentin's--I know about that, about how it solved for Quentin the awful agony of the full moon! Then you're a...begins Tate. That's right, I'm a werewolf, admits Chris, who grabs Tate's lapels and gets right in his face--and you're going to start painting right now and not stop until you finish. I can't paint anything, protests Tate softly, if I'm imprisoned. He releases himself from Chris' grasp. Chris apologizes--I've been searching for an answer for so long, I'm desperate.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote st all. However, it comes up after Chris tells Tate he doesn't want his money and before he tells Tate he wants Tate to paint his portrait...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #808 (1897[-1970PT: Ep #1008]) - Quentin - 'No, no, you don't. You MUSTN'T ever know.'
From "Robservations 2/12/03 - #807-808 - Women in Peril"She turns. Jamison is gone, replaced by Quentin. I've been looking for you, she says. You've found me, he says, grinning. Yes, she agrees. Here I am, he says, looking at his portrait, for all to see--sometimes I think that face is more real than my own. That isn't true, she says. Do you know the truth? he asks. I want to, very much, she assures him. No, you don't, he says, you must not ever know--why must you always insist on talking about it--can't you be happy, gay?--don't you want to make me feel good? Yes, I do! she says eagerly. Sing, and make me stop thinking, please, he begs. Oh yes, she cries, then stands onstage in front of sparkling curtains and sings "I'm Gonna Dance For You," to a fast version of the song. The music stops, Quentin disappears and Charity hears laughter.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
(And Quentin does not say, "why must you always insist on talking about it," because what he actually says is, "why do you always insist we talk about it?")
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jamitofi - 'Perhaps Barnabas Collins had, had a premonition of danger. He merely follows his instinct--as we MUST now do') was back on August 25th of 2020.
And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1897[-1967])" before and know it means that an 1897 quote has been substituted for what should have been a 1967 quote. But this time around "(1897[-1970PT: Ep #1008])" means all that plus that the quote should have come from 1970PT's Ep #1008 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #1008 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139,#189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #478, #659, #667 and #904 as ones without any "must" lines. And there's just one more coming up this month, but it'll be quite a while before it does...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1085 (1970) - David - 'But they're calling to us! We MUST go in!'
From #1084/1085: Robservations 08/28/03: Beckoned"David and Hallie are drawn to the seductive voices of their 1840 counterparts. They stand in the corridor outside the playroom. Don't go in, David, begs Hallie. They're calling to us, he says. We've got to try never to go into the playroom again, insists Hallie. But they're calling to us, we must go in, he says. They do.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1085-4.jpg)
Inside, Tad and Carrie seem to be standing on something very high, towering over them, their hands held out in urgent supplication. Come--hurry! bids Tad. Please come! implores Carrie. Hurry, hurry, don't keep us waiting, says Carrie. Follow us, begs Tad. David and Hallie stare at them, unsure of what to do.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
(And David and Hallie don't actually go into the playroom - David simply pulls the door open, they stand in the doorway, and, as can be seen in the second Roberservations capture, Carrie and Tad can be seen inside.)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1142 (1840) - Lorna - 'Don't worry, I won't say anything to Lamar. Well, I MUST sign the guestbook, goodnight.'
From "#1142/1143: Robservations 10/27/03: Julia in Jeopardy--Bigtime!"Lorna and Quentin exchange looks; she says, "I will see YOU later." Oh? asks Quentin. Don't worry, she assures him, I won't say a word. Trask overhears, puzzled. She goes to him--I won't be at the services tomorrow, she says--I have an engagement in Boston, so I'll say goodbye. She's about to leave when Quentin asks, just what do you mean about seeing me later? You know, she says--the memorial services for Roxanne? What memorial service? asks Quentin. Don't worry, I won't say anything to Lamar, but I must sign the guest book--goodnight, she says.
The Robservations references the quote well but not perfectly because it substitutes "but" for "well," which is actually what Lorna says...
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A bit of trivia concerning the actress who played Lorna. Marilyn Joseph was actually Chris Pennock's wife. They had been married only very slightly more than 5 months before Ep #1142 was shot.
Here's a page from one of the artilces about their wedding:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/Chris_Marilyn_Wedding.jpg)
Interestingly enough, if the plan really was to use Marilyn as "one of those 'vampire haunted ingenues'" and for her to play opposite Chris, obviously that didn't pan out. Not only didn't Lorna have any connection to anything vampiric, she didn't share any scenes with Gabriel. In fact, Chris Pennock wasn't even in Ep #1142 (nor was he in Ep #1145 when Lorna made a second appearance).
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There's not much information out there on Marilyn Joseph. She appeared on stage in Washington in The Tales of Canterbury and later was on Broadway with Chris in A Patriot For Me. Her two episode stint on DS is her only credit on imdb and seems to be her final credit of any kind.
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And speaking of A Patriot for Me, I wonder what it was about Chris that first caught her eye? But I digress. [b003]
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Was there nudity in the play? [bonny_hand] [bonny_hand] [bonny_hand]
At any rate, the production had a quite stellar cast, including two Oscar winners, Maximilian Schell and Tommy Lee Jones, as well as DS day players Keene Curtis and Brian Sturdivant.
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From the October of 1970 issue of Tiger Beat, as part of its Dark Shadows Diary:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/Tiger Beat 10-70 Dark Shadows Diary - Nude.jpg)
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That was quite interesting, MB. Would I have been able to make the trip into NYC to see this back then? Probably not, let alone grasp the content. I'd certainly consider attending a revival. Thanks for sharing the article!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1219(no video) (1841PT) - Catherine - 'I know it seems highly unusual to you, Doctor, but I MUST insist that you do as I say.'
From "#1218/1219: Robservations 12/22/03: Unfortunate Timing"1219 - Here, my friends is the infamous "lost" episode of DARK SHADOWS, narrated by Lara Parker, using still photos from previous shows and an audio track provided by a blind fan. ...
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Drawing room - While I know it seems highly unusual, Doctor, says Catherine, I must insist you do as I say--I have my own reasons. I can't imagine what they are, says the doctor (played by the once-Inspector Hamilton in PT). Nevertheless, you will tell my husband exactly what I told you to tell him, she orders. Very well, he says.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly, if it weren't for the facts that it adds a "while" that Catherine doesn't say and leaves out a "but" and a "that" that she does say...
And of course there's no screen capture for this quote in the slideshow because we don't have the video of the ep. However, the recreation with the audio uses this screen capture taken from a surrounding ep to represent Catherine as she delivers the line:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/ds1219-1.jpg)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1230 (1841PT) - Julia - 'Yes, you MUST tell me! Tell me, you MUST!'
From "#1230/1231: Robservations 01/05/04: Brutus' Revenge"Upstairs, Julia hears Morgan screaming, "STAY AWAY FROM ME! STAY AWAY FROM ME!" She comes in to find Morgan lying on the floor. You are still Forsythe, she says. Yes, he agrees, but Brutus is here and sending me back to my tomb--time is running out, I feel weaker every moment--you must listen to me, while there is still time, you must hear the truth about the curse--what really happened in 1680. Yes, says Julia anxiously, you must tell me!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1230-4.jpg)
"Brutus is here! It is too late for you to stop me!" Forsythe shouts--"I am going to tell the truth at last--what really happened in 1680--your family will finally know about the curse!"
The Robservations references part of the quote perfectly, but not the second part of it...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1179_1180 (1840) - Judge Vail - 'No, no, the defense MUST be given the right of cross-examination, Mr Dawson.'
From "#1178/1179_1180: Robservations 11/21/03: Amazing Appearances"Are you prepared to cross-examine the witness? asks Vail. I request a transcript of the witness' testimony for the prosecution, says Barnabas. By all means, agrees the judge, as Trask tries to recover from his astonishment. Looking as if he's about to hurl, he says, I can't continue my testimony. I beg your pardon? says the judge. Dawson gazes warningly at Trask and darts forward--Mr. Trask, is something the matter? I'm not well, falters Trask, I have a severe pain in my chest, I think I should consult a doctor. In view of the witness' condition, Dawson tells the judges, I urge you to release him from further testimony. Is counsel asking that the witness not be cross-examined? queries Barnabas. It's obvious Mr. Trask is a very sick man, says Dawson. The defense must be given the right of cross-examination, Mr. Dawson, says Vail, the question is when? The defense would welcome a brief postponement in order to fully acquaint myself with the case, says Barn. The request is granted, says Judge Vail--court is adjourned until 10 AM tomorrow.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1049 (1970PT) - Carolyn - 'You MUST tell me, really, why you killed her.'
From "#1048/1049: Robservations 08/04/03: Julia Messes Up; Another Murder?"Carolyn stands in the tower room, by the window where it happened, asking Will, do you mind me lying about you?---I know you must come, if I stay here long enough, you must come here. The door opens and closes; an unseen person enters the room. I'd almost given up on you, says Carolyn, smiling, I'm not afraid, you see, before yesterday, I would have been--you must tell me, really, why you killed her--I have to know.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #967 (1970) - Philip - 'I MUST be dreaming.'
From "Robservations 6/4/03 - #966-967 - Repercussions; Vampire Megan's Life"Philip lies on the bed in his jail cell. Megan leans over him as if to kiss him. He wakes up and is shocked to see her--I must be dreaming. No, she says, I'm here. How did you get in at this hour? He asks. I made an "arrangement" with one of the guards, she says (a hungry, horny vampire is our Megan), grinning; I realized I hadn't seen you in a long time. No, you haven't, says Philip in a wounded tone, and I've needed you desperately. I know, she says, fingering her scarf, but I haven't been feeling well. Instantly concerned, he asks, what's the matter? Never mind, I'm fine now, she says, forget about me, let's talk about you.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #868 (1897) - Edward - 'Nevertheless, we MUST take him anyway.'
From "Robservations 3/28/03 - #868-869 - Doppelganger""He's gone, he's finished with me--he's never going to come back to me anymore!" He IS finished with you, says Edward. "Yes," says Barnabas, relieved. "How do you know?" He's dead, reveals Edward. Quentin pulls Edward away from Barnabas, and says, wait a minute, come here you fool--why are you telling him the creature's dead?--do you know what that means?--that you believe he's a vampire victim and not the vampire? Well, I don't. Incredible as it sounds, says Edward--it could have happened. If it didn't, says Q, and the man is lying, what then? Edward agrees--I was ready to accept this man too easily. I want to finish him off right now, says Q. Not yet, says Edward--there's one way we can test him, one more way, with more than words to prove it--the three of us together can go to the cave and look into the coffin. No, says Quentin, I saw the body in the coffin and brought you the ring. Yes, but you were there before this man went to Dr. Reed, Edward says--I think we should go another time--now. I think he's too weak to go to the cave, says Q. We must take him anyway, insists Edward, who helps the unsteady Barnabas off the table and assists him in walking.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #691 (1969) - Mrs. Johnson - 'Mrs. Stoddard, if you don't believe me, ask the children. David, Amy, you MUST have seen him, too. This time you can't deny it.'
From "Robservations 10/16/02 - #690-691 - Deathly Silence at Collinwood"Liz runs to Maggie, asking what happened. Mrs. Johnson says he was there, the same man I saw at the cottage, in THIS very room. Liz insists it's impossible--you only preceded me into the room by five seconds. He's more than a man, insists Mrs. J, evil and sinister. Liz is more concerned about Maggie. Mrs. Johnson tells Liz, if you don't believe me, ask the children--she turns and asks David and Amy to back her up. They can't deny seeing him. David says we didn't do anything, it wasn't our fault. Mrs. J grabs David's arm to force him to admit it. He complains she's hurting his arm. Liz stands and orders her to stop it and take the kids upstairs. David begs his aunt--I don't want to be alone!--and Mrs. Johnson refuses to go anywhere "with that man about!" There is no man! says Liz, assuring David that Amy will be with him. (no safety in those numbers!) Mrs. J agrees to take the kids upstairs, but refuses to stay there--I will lock the door to keep them safe, but I'm not staying there.
The Robservations references the quote well but not in its entirety...
And I love this ep. It's one of only two eps Ralph Ellis wrote and it's a shame that he only wrote two because both are spectacular. But it seems to have been insinuated that, shall we say, working on DS wasn't the type of environment for him.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #624 (1968) - Nicholas - 'Adam MUST believe that you love him, whether you do or not.'
From "Robservations 8/28/02 - #624/625 - Wedding Day?"He asks about the book and wants to see it. She hands it over and he glances through it. While he's engrossed, Eve hides her letter behind the clock. Nicholas realizes it's a history of the Collins and asks where she got it. At Collinwood, she says. Why did you want it? he asks. I just wanted to know more about the illustrious Collinses, she replies. He accuses her of hiding something, and you'd better cooperate with me, he warns--you know why I've allowed you to live--because of Adam--and you had better make Adam think you love him--you haven't been very successful so far. She promises to do better. She smiles winningly at him, and he asks why she's suddenly so cooperative. Because I know what will happen if I'm not.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote and doesn't even use "must" in the process - shameful...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #456 (1796) - Vicki - 'That's Nathan. He MUSTN'T find me.'
From "#0455/0456: Robservations 04/24/02: Nathan Outdoes His Own Villainy"they all overhear Nathan calling Millicent.
It's strange that the Robservations doesn't deal with the quote at all. However, what happens is that after they all hear Nathan calling for Millicent, Vicki delivers the quote as she, Naomi and Daniel begins to panic and then Naomi concurs with Vicki...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #352 (1967) - Carolyn - 'It was only my imagination just as the things you're saying about Barnabas-- Barnabas are your imagination. And you MUST understand and accept that before it's too late.'
From "#0351/0352: Robservations 02/11/02: Cousin in a Vampire Thrall"heads into David's room at the ungodly hour of 6 AM and wakes him up. Essentially, she denies ever having seen or spoken to Sarah, putting it down to her imagination, and tells him if he doesn't straighten up and admit everything about Sarah and Barnabas came from HIS imagination, he'll be sent away to a home for disturbed children.
The Robservations is another in the period where's there's little detail and as such it barely deals with the quote. However, it comes up after Carolyn denies having seen Sarah and she delivers the quote right afterward. That prompts David to ask what she means by "before it's too late"? And Carolyn explains that if he insists on believing the things he's been telling people, before long they're going to start thinking he's very sick. David denies being sick and says she knows it. But Carolyn presses the point with, "You don't want them to send you away, do you?" David asks, "Away where?" And Carolyn seizes that to say, "To a home for mentally disturbed children." What a loving cousin...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #187 (1967) - Roger - 'I MUST say I don't shock easily, but Guthrie's death has made me sit up.'
From "#0186/0187: Robservations 10/01/01: Get David Outta Here!"Roger comes in. I'm afraid we have some bad news, says Carolyn. So I've heard, says Roger, removing his hat, it's all over town--he shakes his head and enters the drawing room, coming face to face with Burke. Burke carries David home, says Carolyn. Joe Haskell filled me in, says Roger, thank you, Devlin, I appreciate--I must say I don't shock easily, but Guthrie's death has made me sit up. He pours a drink--I behaved rather shabbily, too, when all he was trying to do was help. Burke steps forward. I did the same thing, says Burke. I found what he had to say preposterous, says Roger--he blamed everything that happened here on Laura--I'm sure he would have pointed the finger of responsibility for his own death at Laura. Who else could he have pointed it at? asks Burke--he'd drawn his conclusions about her and was on his way to reveal that information at the seance--Laura knew what he was going to do--she got to him somehow. Do you think she did it? asks Roger. I think she had something to do with it, says Burke, just as I think she had something to do with putting your sister in the hospital.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And quite obviously this topic/slideshow has proved time and time again that "MUST" is everyone in Collinsport's favorite word. However, I've suspected for some time that they may very well also have a favorite phrase that includes "MUST," and it's "I MUST SAY" - in honer of today's quote I took inventory of the quotes we've shared so far in the slideshow and that phrase has shown up 27 times, counting today's entry!
09/27/20: Ep #494 (1968) - Maggie - 'But one thing I MUST say, though. These earrings are different.'
10/05/20: Ep #206 (1967) - Liz - 'I don't need any help, and I MUST say, Vicki, I'm rather annoyed with you.'
10/23/20: Ep #155 (1967) - Laura - 'I MUST say, you're very good at making threats, aren't you?'
05/02/21: Ep #134 (1966) - Roger - 'I MUST say I'm very pleased with this new-found attitude.'
06/21/21: Ep #123 (1966) - Joe - 'Although I MUST say I would have liked to have given her a chop or two.'
01/09/22: Ep #1090 (1970) - Sebastian - 'I MUST say I was not prepared for you at all. I heard your name mentioned amongst the family, but no one ever said how lovely you were.'
02/08/22: Ep #137 (1967) - Sam - 'Well, I, uh, thought he was being very clever, but I MUST say you topped him beautifully.'
08/15/22: Ep #43 (1966) - Bill - 'Only I MUST say Sam makes no secret of it.'
11/12/22: Ep #1195 (1841PT) - Quentin - 'You've, uh, grown up the past 5 years, and I MUST say I like what I see.'
11/14/22: Ep #135 (1966) - Liz - 'I MUST say I'm favorably impressed by Laura.'
01/23/23: Ep #238 (1967) - Carolyn - 'Hello, Barnabas. We came to see how the restoration was coming along, and I MUST say I'm absolutely amazed at what you've done here.'
03/03/23: Ep #241 (1967) - Maggie - 'Yes. I want to talk. There's something that I MUST say.'*
03/26/23: Ep #729 (1897) - Quentin - 'I'm afraid I got so curious I opened it. And I MUST say you carry the most interesting items in your purse.'
06/01/23: Ep #1206 (1841PT) - Josette - 'You haven't asked me, Bramwell, but I MUST say it--you MUST forget Catherine.'
06/04/23: Ep #174 (1967) - Lt. Costa - 'Yeah, I MUST say I'm relieved.'
07/31/23: Ep #499 (1968) - Carolyn - 'I MUST say, I didn't expect to find anything quite so tacky as this.'
09/13/23: Ep #66 (1966) - Roger - 'I MUST say, Burke, I've been completely wrong about you.'
10/23/23: Ep #55 (1966) - Roger - 'Malloy a suicide? Well, I MUST say, that never occurred to me.'
10/26/23: Ep #245 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Well, I MUST say that, uh, I hope that Willie has nothing to do with what's happened to that young girl.'
01/04/24: Ep #398 (1796) - Angelique - 'I MUST say it comes as kind of a shock to find that one's husband is hiding another woman in the house.'
01/10/24: Ep #1077 (1970) - Quentin - 'Well, I MUST say that your gratitude is less than overwhelming.'
01/14/24: Ep #252 (1967) - Joe - 'Well, I MUST say there's nothing like the Collins family for setting this town on its ear.'
03/08/24: Ep #910 (1969) - 'Grant' - 'I MUST say I'm impressed. I really wouldn't mind being a Collins.'
05/17/24: Ep #762 (1897) - Tim - 'Reverend Trask, I-I MUST say there may have been times in the past when I misjudged you.'
06/23/24: Ep #7 (1966) - Vicki - 'Mr. Devlin, I MUST say you're a strange man.'
08/11/24: Ep #188 (1967) - Roger - 'I MUST say, Laura, I'm rather impressed with your show of sensibility.'
10/22/24: Ep #187 (1967) - Roger - 'I MUST say I don't shock easily, but Guthrie's death has made me sit up.'
*(Although, the 03/03/23 quote uses it differently than the others.)
And so far the #1 character to use the phrase most often, 5 times, is Roger. But who know how many more examples of its use may show up in the future and who it is who will use it...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #108 (1966) - Matthew - 'Mz. Stoddard MUSTA said somethin' about it.'
From "#0107/0108(_0109): Robservations 08/06/01: Revelation; Vicki in BIG Danger"That car that tried to run me down, that wasn't my imagination, she says. Probably that was an accident, too, the driver didn't see you, he says. He saw me, all right, he came right at me, says Vicki viciously. Maybe he didn't see ya until he almost hit ya, you can't see past your headlights on a country road at eight in the evening. (Oh, God--enlightenment!) What did you say? asks Vicki. I said it was probably an accident, he says--and what were you doing wandering around on a lonely stretch of road that time of night--you should know better. She looks at him. How did you know what time it happened? she asks him. (Now would have been a good time to shut up, Vicki!) You mentioned it, he says shakily. No, she says, I didn't--I said the car tried to run me down last night, I didn't say what time, just last night. Mz. Stoddard must have said something about it, mumble Matthew, realizing he screwed up. You told me that she hadn't spoken to you all day, accuses Vicki. I just overheard one thing she said, says Matthew, she was talking about an accident, she said it happened at eight o'clock--I didn't know what she was talkin' about! All right, I guess that explains it, says Vicki. You don't believe me, do ya? asks Matthew.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #11 (-1966: Ep #13) - Trask - 'Your Honor, MUST we suffer this catalogue of slanders against a woman who cannot defend herself?'
From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - EPISODE ELEVEN:
LATER: Under Peter's
questioning, Ben testifies that he doesn't remember
how Angelique put the hex on him, but he's positive
she did. Peter shows him the doll, pointing out it was
found in Angelique's room. Peter asks if Angelique was
responsible for Jeremiah's death. Ben testifies how he knew
there was no ball in Barnabas' pistol, that Angelique used
black magic to put the ball there. Trask objects - there's no
point in listening to slander against a dead woman. Despite
her death, Collinsport is still being plagued by demonic acts of
witchery - just last night there were two "heinous" acts in
town. "Does Mr. Bradford believe she is striking from beyond
the grave?" Peter says he does - and this is no different than
Trask claiming Victoria is instigating witchery from a jail cell.
To everyone's astonishment, Angelique enters the courtroom.
"Please... May I say something?" Ben screams in horror -
"You're dead! I saw you!" He keeps repeating this, shouting
"SHE'S A WITCH!" The courtroom mutters. Angelique, hurt,
asks how he can say such a thing. Of course she isn't dead.
Ben tries to attack her, shouting that Angelique is a witch. He's
dragged from the courtroom amid general chaos.
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And the summary doesn't use exactly what Trask says, but it does get the quote's point 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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1024ds_0.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_11-1_VHS.jpg)
- 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, is clearer than the VHS, frustratingly, the aspect ratio is cropped from 4X3 to 16X9 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_11-1_DVD.jpg)
- and too bad for the courtroom onlooker because he's practically completely clipped out of MGM DVD release.
And Ep #13 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #478, #659, #667, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines - and it's the last one for this month. (And as a preview there are only three eps without any "must" lines among the eps I've currently picked for December. And I say "currently picked" because there's always the chance that for November Midnite could pick a quote from one of the eps before I get to it...)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #220 (1967) - Liz - 'And I MUST check with the doctor. He MUST have given him one of those new miracle drugs.'
From "#0220/0221: Robservations 10/25/01: Barnabas Meets Maggie"Drawing room - Jason tells Liz he's convinced Willie to leave, and she encourages Jason himself to consider going. Willie comes in
The Robservations falls into that abyss where there's little detail and it's definitely a shame in this case because the scene between Liz and Jason is great. The way things begin to lead up to the quote is that Jason asks Liz, who's sitting at the desk in the drawing room, if she's pleased but she replies that "pleased" is hardly the word. "He'll be out of here in a few minutes, and then everything will be back to normal." Liz stands and says, "Nothing will be back to normal until you're gone, too." And Jason actually says that might be sooner than she thinks. "Anything that I can do to speed the day?" "I'll let you know." "Yes, do." Liz then mentions that she was under the impression that Jason's friend was very much sicker than he is and would be there a long, long time. Jason says he's feeling better. "Is he now? What an amazing recovery." "Well, now, Liz, the doctor said--" Though Liz cuts him off by saying, "Yes, amazing," and she follows that with the quote. And after that is when Willie comes in...
And no one could deliver lines of sarcasm better that Joan Bennett (and Louis Edmonds). Those quoted lines from Liz is are some of my absolute favorite from the show and she delivers them to perfection, as she does all her sarcastic lines in the scene. It's exchanges like this that make the Blackmailing Liz storyline one of my favorites, and it really is a pity that the Robservations doesn't include it.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #531 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Oh Julia, we MUST find him and put him out of his misery once and for all.'
From "Robservation 6/21/02 - #531/532_533 - Barnabas Offers Himself"She checks out Joe--he isn't dead, says Julia, but right now, I'm not certain if he'll live. Barnabas doesn't understand how Joe met Adam but he now knows that Adam is completely out of control and that they must find him. Julia is convinced that Adam is getting help from someone because no one has seen him for a week. That person is probably dead, says Barnabas soberly, and she is forced to agree.
Some of the way the Robservations is written is a bit misleading and the way things actually play is that Julia says that it doesn't matter how Joe encountered Adam because the damage has been done. But Barnabas says, "No. Julia. The damage was done long before tonight. We allowed Adam to live, and now he's at large and completely out of control. He will go on killing unless we can find him, and stop him somehow." To that Julia says, "Barnabas, it's been almost a week since Adam disappeared after Sam Evans' accident, and there's been no reports of anyone seeing him. Which may mean that someone has been protecting him." "If anyone did help him, then probably he's dead by now." And then Barnabas follows that with the quote, followed by Julia remarking, "Yes. Yes, you're probably right."...
And something I feel compelled to say is that in this ep Barnabas is perhaps his most rotten to Willie to get Willie to agree to do what Barnabas wants:
Later, after Barnabas tells him what's been happening, he instructs Willie to take Joe to the hospital in Julia's car. Willie says that it looks to him like Adam is trying to frame Barnabas. Willie doesn't want to help Barnabas even after Barnabas tells him to just do as he is told. Willie says that Maggie likes him and with Joe out of the way he might have a better chance (LOL!). Barnabas doesn't believe a word of this. Willie tells Barnabas that he can prove Maggie wants to see him again. Totally annoyed by Willie's refusal to listen to reason, Barnabas says that he will leave the body where it is and have the police find it-of course, Barnabas will make sure that the police understand that Willie had a good motive to hurt Joe (that's just nasty, Barn, reverting to your old ways!). He gives Willie 10 seconds to make up his mind about what he's going to do.
Many fans often like to say that it was the curse that made Barnabas act as nastily as he did when he was under the curse. But that scene is proof that Barnabas could be even more rotten when he wasn't under the curse and someone wasn't willing to bend to his will. Taking manipulation to rotten extremes to get his way is simply a part of Barnabas, curse or no curse. And actually, Barnabas is even more rotten in the scene towards Willie than the Robservations fully details - watch it some day and you might be shocked...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #782 (1897) - Charity - 'But you MUST NOT stay here long. You MUST make other plans.'
From "Robservations 1/27/03 - #782-783 - Trapped!"Go to the window and remove the cross, and then I will appear to you, he promises. Looking very pleased at this prospect, she takes down the cross and puts it away in her dresser drawer. Barnabas appears. She's very relieved--I thought about you all day, she says--there was so little time before the dawn, I was afraid...I didn't know if you have found safety or perished. "I am safe now," he says smiling, "thanks to you." "I have pleased you?" she asks. "Very much," he responds. It's too dangerous for you to come back here, says Charity. Your father believed it would be impossible for me to come back here, says Barnabas, but he's underestimated my powers. Charity looks puzzled--you must not stay long, she warns Barnabas--you must make other plans, find a permanent hiding place, and then take me there with you--I want to be with you, she says, "Oh, Barnabas, that is what I want."
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #867 (1897) - Edward - 'I know this isn't pleasant for you to hear but you MUST hear it for your own good, for your own peace of mind.'
From "Robservations 3/27/03 - #866-867 - Angelique in Captivity; Barnabas' Twin"Collinwood - Believe me, Edward tells Kitty, the longer you hold onto your delusions, the harder it will be to get rid of them. I saw Barnabas, she asserts. You saw someone who resembled him, corrects Edward--now say it! (How chauvinistic)! Bemused, she says, I can say whatever you want, but it doesn't make it true, it just means I'm trying to please you. I thought I was helping you, he says, wounded. You are, she says, enormously, but sometimes the world is a strange place. "And things are not always what they seem," he points out--"like the man in the woods."--it wasn't Barnabas. You are a bulldog, an adorable bulldog, she teases, about to go in for a kiss, but the front door opens, distracting them, Quentin enters and reports, I went to the cave, opened the coffin--Barnabas was there, the stake still in his heart. Kitty's mouth drops open in horror. Edward puts an arm around her--I know this isn't pleasant for you to hear, he says, but for your peace of mind, you must. "You didn't see Barnabas, but Quentin did--you did, didn't you?" asks Edward. You still doubt me, says Q. I'm still trying to make sure, that's all, says Edward. BE sure, says Q, you can rest your mind--he holds up Barnabas' ring, reminding him, I could only have gotten it in one place, and you saw it on him in the coffin. Yes, agrees Edward, sickened, it was his ring. "It's his ring," says Kitty, now Josette--"please, give it to me." No, says Edward, you'll only upset yourself. Please, she begs, taking it into her hand. "My beloved and I have so little." "Kitty, my dear," murmurs Edward, beside himself, "why are you looking at me like that--I only want to help you!" I know what you want, she cries, you want to take it from me, but you can't--and she runs upstairs with the ring securely in her hand.
The Robservations paraphrases, rearranges some, and drops other parts of the quote...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #619 (1968) - Julia - 'He was lying when he said he didn't know where Barnabas was. He MUST know. Or maybe he doesn't.'
From "Robservations 8/23/02 - #618/619 - Barnabas Turns to Vicki"Julia walks through the woods, musing that Nicholas was lying when he said he didn't know where Barnabas was. He must know! Or maybe he doesn't. He was anxious to get me out of there, after he went to the window and looked out at the sky. The sun will be going down soon, then he'll take some kind of action. But. . .what?
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #351 (1967) - Barnabas - 'You MUST be very careful when you go back to Collinwood.'
From "#0351/0352: Robservations 02/11/02: Cousin in a Vampire Thrall"He sends her back to Collinwood with a kiss on her hand and warns her to watch for questions about the changes in her. She responds obediently and he says he has every confidence in her.
Another Robservations that falls into the less detail period. And even though it ignores the actual quote in favor of rephrasing other things Barnabas says on the subject, it does touch on the point of the quote...
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When Ep #351 came up to use in the slideshow today, it didn't even dawn on me that the ep originally aired on October 30, 1967, and that it was going to come up as part of today's entry in the Robservations slideshow:
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1967: Ep #351 - Julia asks Carolyn how she is feeling
after Barnabas' attack.
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1967: Ep #351 - Barnabas has every confidence that
Carolyn will serve him well.
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1967: Ep #351 - Even though Barnabas refuses to
continue with the experiment, Dr. Hoffman insists
that he still needs her.
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1967: Ep #351 - Carolyn explains that she merely
went for a long walk to think about David.
And if I hadn't just checked the slideshow for the fun of it to see what eps would come up, I probably never would have realized it. [ghost_nowink]
I wonder if there have been other times but I just never knew?
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #783 (1897) - Magda - 'No, but there will be tomorrow. I told him we MUST wait until the full moon starts to rise before we use this.'
From "Robservations 1/27/03 - #782-783 - Trapped!"Magda carries the box containing Petofi's hand through the woods. The wind blows, and the gypsy is nervous. She walks into a cave, Barnabas' new home, and assures him, "No one followed me--I had to see you." Why did you bring the hand? Barnabas asks. Quentin came to the Old House, wanting to see the cure I have, says Magda--tomorrow there is a full moon--I told Quentin that we will have to wait until the moon starts to rise before we use it--I made him leave, but I know Quentin will come looking for this. "The hand of the legendary Count Petofi," says Barnabas--Oh, Magda!"--I'm afraid of it, he confesses, afraid it will change Quentin in 1897 and Chris Jennings in the present--don't forget, there is a man in another century locked in the secret room in the mausoleum, a man who has changed into a werewolf and cannot change back--it seems like such a chance, we know nothing about what this hand can or cannot do. It's evil and good, explains Magda.
The Robservations does a bit of paraphrasing but still gets the quote quite well...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #84 (1966) - David - 'Well, I guess she MUST'VE taken a walk or something.'
From "#0083/0084: Robservations 07/19/01: Vicki Imprisoned"Where have you been? asks Liz--I've been worried about you. Oh, I was outside, he says, I came in the back way. Where are you going now? she asks him. For a glass of milk, he says. David, she says, do you know where Miss Winters is? Isn't she in her room? he asks. No, she isn't, says Liz. I guess she must have taken a walk or something, says David--I think I'll have a piece of pie, too--I'm starved! Liz looks perplexed--and concerned.
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Vicki continues to call to David to open the door, unaware that he's long gone. She gazes with fear at the lightning, hears creepy sounds, and clings to the door.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'Well you sure MUST'VE been expecting my call. Look at you-- all spiffed up and ready to go out on the town') was back on September 21st.
Though as the screen captures show, David knows exactly where Vicki is because he's locked her in the West Wing storage room.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #157 (1967) - Vicki - 'Yes. I guess so. She MUST be her ancestor.'
From "#0156/0157: Robservations 09/10/01: Liz in Serious Trouble"Do you know what it means, our being here? asks Frank. We're searching about the past of someone called Laura Murdoch, says Vicki. It means more than that, insists Frank--you think that Mrs. Collins--Laura Murdoch Collins--had something to do with what happened to Mrs. Stoddard last night, don't you? I don't know, says Vicki. But you do suspect there's some connection between the "L" or Laura Murdoch buried here and Mrs. Collins, right? he asks. Yes, she says, I guess so, she must be her ancestor.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Frank - 'Well then you MUST have fairly complete burial records of this whole area') was exactly four years ago today on November 2nd of 2020.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #262 (1967) - Carolyn - 'And I MUST admit I don't feel very much like going out.'
From "#0261/0262: Robservations 11/28/01: ESCAPE!"In the foyer, Vicki finds Carolyn, who is about to get together with Buzz, in one of her defiant, flippant moods, which changes to shock and sorrow when Vicki tells her about Maggie's death. Shaken, she asks Vicki for details, and tells her how sorry she is. When Vicki suggests that she stay in, however, Carolyn returns to bitchy biker chick mode and refuses.
We're back in the land of little detail when it comes to the Robservations. However, the way the quote comes about is that after Carolyn expressing her sympathy over Maggie's death, she delivers the quote, and that's what promps Vicki to try to persuade her not to go out with Buzz...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Carolyn MUSTN'T know. She MUSTN'T!') was back on September 14th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #408 (1796) - Angelique - 'Her destruction is certain the moment she learns the truth about me. If you want to protect her, you MUST tell her nothing, is that clear? She MUST be told nothing. One word and Josette is doomed.'
From "#0407/0408: Robservations 03/21/02: Bedrest For Barnabas"Angelique caresses Barnabas' hair. She knows he almost told Josette about her, but that isn't important. His family knows now, and will want to see him. If he doesn't keep his mouth shut about her to them, Josette will die. One word, and Josette is doomed!
Not much detail in this Robservations either. However, at least part of the quote is referenced, indicating exactly when it comes up...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Never TELL her, I MUST never TELL her') was back on June 9th of 2020, and the second (Vicki - 'You MUST find it and read it. It tells what lies ahead. And perhaps, by some miracle, knowing it will change it') was back on September 23rd.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #526 (1968) - Roger - 'No. But it's odd. The bedclothes are mussed, so she MUST have been there.'
From "Robservations 6/18/02 - #525/526 - Cassangelique, Resurrected"Roger returns to tell Jeff that Vicki isn't in her bed, although she was at earlier in the evening. They both find it unusual. Jeff mentions that the front door was open when he arrived. Jeff leaves to look for her.
Another Robservations without as much detail as there will be, and as such the quote itself is completely ignored. However, at least the circumstances of the quote is touched on even if it makes no explanation whatsoever that how Roger knows Vicki was in her room earlier is because her bedclothes are mussed...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'You know what you MUST tell to Roger') was back on August 29th, and the second (Cassandra - 'I need your help, Nicholas. The dream curse MUST continue. Nothing MUST prevent its fulfillment') was back on September 24th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #651 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Elizabeth was perfectly normal until Cassandra came. They hated each other from the moment they met. Cassandra MUST have cast some kind of spell over her.'
From "Robservations 9/18/02 - #651-652/3 - Liz & Death; Joe vs. Werewolf"Julia tells Barnabas that Liz is in bad shape--this is one shock she may not recover from--she had a serious relapse because of Vicki's leaving, and Liz associates it with a slow kind of death, the kind she thinks is coming for her. It's all in her mind, surely, protests Barnabas. It's a very real threat to Liz, Julia assures him--I've given her a sedative, and perhaps in the morning, her outlook will be better. Barnabas fears Liz will be worse. Julia says she has no answers, but Liz does have an alarming preoccupation with death, rooted deeply in her mind--I don't know where or how it began. With Cassandra, says Barnabas--considering she and Liz hated each other on first sight--it must be a spell Cassandra cast. That doesn't matter now, says Julia, Cassandra is gone. Barnabas supposes she's right.
The Robservations does a lot of paraphrasing of the quote but it references it well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'You're very young. You MUST think about living, not about death') was back on February 6th of 2023, the second (Julia - 'I know it's very difficult for you to accept this, Barnabas, but you MUST, for your own piece of mind') was back on April 25th of 2023, and the third (Chris - 'This is an emergency. I MUST talk to her immediately!') was back on December 14th. So all that means that Ep #651 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #775 (1897) - Edward - 'Then he MUST be found tonight. I don't want her to go through another night like this.'
From "Robservations 1/21/03 - #774-775 - The End For Rachel?"Midnight. Edward and Barnabas have settled Judith in bed. (She's in a nightgown, who put her into it?) You must stay with her the rest of the night, Barnabas tells Edward--I will keep searching for Dirk; either he's the vampire, or he knows who is. He must be found tonight, says Edward, I don't want her to go through another night like this (he does love his sister). Watch her carefully, advises Barn, especially if she awakens--the vampire might communicate with her or try to lure her from the house. Edward promises not to let her leave. You won't be able to prevent it, says Barn, Judith is completely under his power--let her leave. And have that maniac attack her again? asks Edward. It might be the only way to learn where the coffin is kept, says Barn, and the sooner he's destroyed, the better for Judith.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Dirk - 'I don't know. I don't know. But she... she MUST COME back to me. She MUST!') was back on January 31st of 2021.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #917 (1969) - Paul - 'No, no. I have no time to talk. MUST get out of here.'
From "Robservations 4/30/03 - #916-917 - Is Grant a Werewolf?: Paul Into the Fire"Carolyn, distraught, enters the drawing room and closes the doors. Upstairs, the door opens; Paul, hair a mess, clings to the railing like a kid learning to walk, stops and gazes down, obviously stoned. Clutching the banister, he totters downstairs. Walking unsteadily, he tries to open the front door. Hearing a sound, Carolyn runs to him, grabbing him before he tries to leave. They're after me, he insists, I've got to get away! She struggles with him--where are you going? she asks. Anywhere away from here, he babbles. Come into the drawing room to talk, she urges. I must get out of here, he says, there's no time for that. No one else is here, she assures him, no one's going to come--please, she begs. Paul relents.
The Robservations does quite a bit of paraphrasing but still gets the points of the quote across...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Mrs. Johnson - 'Well no, we MUSTN'T have that') was back on October 15th of 2023, and the second (Liz - 'Darling, you MUSTN'T worry so. Everything that can be done is being done for him') was back on September 18th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1016 (1970PT) - Liz - 'Yes, we MUST have faith. His life has been such a strange one, been too much tragedy. So very much. He can't die now. He can't.'
From "#1016/1017: Robservations 07/11/03: A New Cousin From a Distant Land"Barnabas asks, is it a heart attack? Yes, a very severe one, says Cyrus--I wish I could be more reassuring, but I can't--I'm sorry, Mrs. Stoddard. Angelique looks overwhelmed with guilt. How much time does he have? asks Barnabas. Is there nothing we can do? asks Liz. I wish there were, says Cyrus. He's just about to leave when Liz suggests calling in another doctor for consultation. Cyrus agrees--but I think we're going to reach the crisis point soon, and I'd better get back to Quentin. I can't believe it, says Liz. Barnabas comforts her. Angelique runs from the room. You must pray that he will live, Cousin, advises Barnabas. Yes, we must have faith, agrees Liz--his life has been such a strange one, so much tragedy, so very much--he can't die now, he can't. Barnabas looks upset and worried.
The Robservations comes close to referencing the quote perfectly but for some strange reason changes the quote's "been too much tragedy" to "so much tragedy"...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelexis - 'I MUST see her') was back on September 19th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1084 (1970) - Prof. Stokes - 'We MUST find out before it's too late. There are only three clues left. Somehow we MUST be prepared for them.'
From "#1084/1085: Robservations 08/28/03: Beckoned"Collinwood drawing room - Julia tells Eliot I don't see why we have to involve Sebastian Shaw in any of this. The fact is, says Stokes, you and Barnabas have accomplished almost nothing--when you returned to Collinwood, you had six clues to go on, three of them have become reality--the night of the sun and moon turned out to be a lunar eclipse, nothing happened, it was the same with the other two clues, the picnic and unfinished horoscope--nothing happened. Nothing that we KNOW happened! amends Julia, miffed. We must find out before it's too late, insists Stokes--there are only three clues left, somehow, we must be prepared for them. He sucks on a cigarette. How? demands Julia, lovely in lavender. I still think Sebastian Shaw could help us, says Stokes.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'I suppose it wouldn't hurt to see him, but we MUST decide what to tell him') was back on August 22nd and is from this same scene.
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Yesterday I forgot to post that while the show always seemed to dress Prof. Stokes in sartorial splendor, I was quite surprised when they dressed him in such a bright green shirt in Ep #1084. Stokes often wore brightly colored bow ties but rarely if ever again such a bright shirt:
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Not that it looks bad. Not at all. Actually, the shirt goes really well with the bow tie. But the bright green just seems somehow out of character for Stokes. But hey, maybe he'd spied once too often on the people in 1970PT and was influenced to try out something like their fashion choices, if only once. [hall2_wink] [hall2_grin]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1139 (1840) - Barnabas - 'We MUST put her to her final rest and spare her the misery of the living dead.'
From "#1138/1139: Robservations 10/23/03: Stick Domesticity"Collinwood drawing room - Roxanne, dead? Barnabas asks Julia, I had hoped that Angelique would understand, but of course I was a fool to think she would--if there was only some way to destroy that woman! You know that's not possible, says Julia--the thing to worry about is the aftermath--after Roxanne is buried she will rise. Yes, says Barnabas sorrowfully, and live a life of darkness. Unless we do something to prevent that, says Julia. We must put her to her final rest, agrees Barnabas, and spare her the misery of the living dead. It's almost dawn, says Barnabas, there's no time to make plans now--meet me at dusk, then we'll decide what to do.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Roxanne, you MUST stop') was back on September 20th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #158 (1967) - Liz - 'I know there's something I MUST remember.'
From "#0158/0159: Robservations 09/11/01: Liz Loses All Her Marbles"I won't let you have David, warns Liz, no matter what happens to me--I won't let you!--there's something about you that...I don't know what it is--but I don't know--this...I know there's something I must remember. but you can't remember, can you? asks Laura. It's so close to remembering, I can almost grasp it! says Liz. You might never remember that image that's glimmering in your mind, says Laura. I will! Says Liz. Some things are best forgotten, best left unspoken, says Laura. I have to remember! gasps Liz, I know it's important! You must forget, insists Laura. No, I'll remember, says Liz.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0158-3.jpg)
Memories are very hazy, says Laura. Everything seems to be fading, says Liz. Memories are elusive, disappearing into the fog, says Laura, in a hypnotizing voice--a fog that envelops everything! What's happening to me, says Liz, sinking to the pillows. Time is stopping for you, says Laura, coming to a halt--not future, no past--only the nothingness of being in limbo. Liz, eyes wide, stares at Laura.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Dr. Reeves - 'It MUST be done - and quickly!') was back on December 18th of 2020, the second (Laura - 'You MUST forget'), from this same scene, was back on February 24th of 2022, and the third (Liz - 'But if I MUST go, Carolyn, remember, that you and you alone are in charge') was back on February 21st. So all that means that Ep #158 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #651, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1217 (1841PT) - Morgan - 'I keep wishing this night were over. But tomorrow will be no better because tomorrow we MUST hold that lottery again.'
From "#1216/1217: Robservations 12/19/03: A Shocking Announcement"Nearly 7 PM - Drawing room - Morgan, we shouldn't have let Daphne go, says Catherine. Darling, says Morgan, we sent a servant to take Daphne back to the Old House--he'll stay with her until she comes back--then he'll take her home--we've done everything we can for her! (I don't like his attitude at all!) Catherine apologizes. I keep wishing this night were over, he says, but tomorrow will be no better, because we will have to hold that lottery again! Morgan! cries Catherine, sorry for him. And tomorrow night, he says, another Collins will be in that locked room. Don't think about it, she says. What else can I think about? he asks
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Catherine - 'Morgan, you MUST tell her, now') was back on June 12th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #85 (1966) - Liz - 'I MUST say, you are acting like a child, and I'm ashamed of you.'
From "#0085/0086: Robservations 07/20/01: What Do You Say to a Dripping Sailor?"I was all ready to go out with Joe, says Carolyn, I apologized to him, practically begged him to forgive me for what I'd said to him--he let me go through the whole speech, before he told me he had another date for tonight--I'm not about to sit here and look at these walls while Joe's having a ball with some other girl. What kind of nonsense is this? asks Liz. I'm going to get my raincoat! insists Carolyn, turning away. Carolyn! says Liz sternly--come back here this instant. Carolyn does so. What's this about Joe and another girl? asks Liz. He's having dinner with some other girl, says Carolyn. Who? asks Liz. I don't know and I don't care, says Carolyn, all I know is I was all set to have a big night and I'm going to have it--with or without Joe. I must say, you're acting like a child, says Liz, and I'm ashamed of you. Thank you, says Carolyn. Joe loves you and you know it, says Liz--he's a fine boy and I'm sure he wouldn't do anything to hurt you. Not anymore, he won't, vows Carolyn. You haven't been very fair with him, you know, says Liz. I really don't want to hear anymore lectures, insists Carolyn. Well you're going to, says Liz--not so long ago, you chased a man all the way to Bangor! All right, says Carolyn, I had lunch with Burke. If I were Joe, I'd have taken a dozen girls out by now, says Liz--you ought to be thankful he hasn't. Carolyn covers her ears and says she's not going to listen to anymore. You think your world is coming to an end because for once Joe didn't jump when you snapped your fingers, says Liz--if you want to know, I'm delighted. I can't hear a word you're saying, says Carolyn, hands covering her ears. Yes you can, says Liz, and it's high time you realized the world doesn't revolve around Carolyn Stoddard! (Go, Liz, she needs to hear this!)(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0085-0.jpg)
Carolyn uncovers her ears and says I don't care what you say--I'm going out and find someone and I'm going to have some fun--and I don't care who it is--maybe it will even be Burke Devlin--I don't care! And she races off, Liz gazing unhappily after her. (Spoiled brat!)
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
The quote is also the slideshow's 28th time someone has said "I MUST say."
And Ep #85 is this month's first example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
And I've never paid attention, but I wonder if this ep is the first time they dress Liz in that outfit that will show up many times over the course of the series and even makes an appearance in hoDS. And it must have have been something that Joan Bennett herself really liked because she also wore it when she made a guest appearance on The Governor & J.J. in November of 1970.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #262 (1967) - Vicki - 'I don't know what the circumstances were, but I know you, and I'm sure that there MUST have been something more to it than just a single act.'
From "#0261/0262: Robservations 11/28/01: ESCAPE!"Liz asks Vicki to be a legal witness to her marriage to Jason. Tell Carolyn the truth, urges Vicki, but Liz won't consider it.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0262-1.jpg)
Vicki promises Liz she'll think about it.
As I've said before, the Robservations for this ep falls into the period where there's little detail, and because of that the quote isn't referenced. However, right after Liz insists that she can't tell Carolyn that she murdered her father is when the quote come up. Liz admits that there is more to it, but it's another thing she can't tell Carolyn. Vicki tries unsuccessfully to change Liz' mind and Liz says she'll understand if Vicki doesn't want to become legally involved. But once Vicki learns that Liz doesn't need an answer right away, Vicki says she'll try and let Liz know her decision sometime that day. Liz thanks her for not saying no right away...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'Carolyn MUSTN'T know. She MUSTN'T!') was back on September 14th, and the second (Carolyn - 'And I MUST admit I don't feel very much like going out') was back on November 3rd.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #409 (1796) - Joshua - 'You MUST save your strength.'
From "#0409/0410: Robservations 03/22/02: The "V" Word is Spoken"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0409-2.jpg)
Writhing, Barnabas again begins screaming about the bat while his parents try fruitlessly to comfort him. "It's coming for me, help me, Josette!" wails Barnabas. Joshua looks helpless, sorrowful, and Naomi covers her face, unable to bear her son's suffering. Joshua tells Barnabas that Josette is there to see him, but Barnabas insists that his father help him sit up on pillows before she comes in--Josette will give me strength, he assures his father, and asks Joshua to keep Angelique away (she isn't even in this episode, which I found fascinating).
The Robservations has less detail than usual, but without referencing the actual quote it does get into its circumstances from a different direction because after Joshua delivers the quote, that's what prompts Barnabas to say that Josette will give him strength...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Josette - 'Are you going to tell me Miss Winters had time to print that book? No, She MUST be from another century. She MUST have brought this book with her') was back on August 16th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #528 (1968) - Nicholas - 'All the time you have wasted, Cassandra-- weeks are minutes to you. And there has been no accounting. But now, there MUST be.'
From "Robservations 6/19/02 - #527/528 - Cass and Nick Bickerson"Gazebo - Nicholas waits, complaining to himself that Cassandra has been wasting too much time--it's time they had a chat. Touching his temples, he issues a command for Cassandra to come to the gazebo, NOW.
While the Robservations doesn't reference the actual quote it does reference one of the quotes points...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'Here, let me take that. You MUST have a bon voyage drink with me to assure yourself a pleasant journey') was back on September 16th of 2021, the second (Cassandra - 'She MUST have the dream') was back on September 30th of 2021, and the third (Vicki - 'You haven't been until now. Jeff, I know how depressed you MUST feel') was back on September 30th of this year. So all that means that Ep #528 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #158, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #651, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #776 (1897) - Tim - 'I MUST. You need a doctor. You can be all right here, really.'
From "Robservations #776-777 - 1/22/03 - Sad Demise"Tim, carrying Rachel, enters the Old House, frantically calling for Barnabas--for anyone! He helps her lie down on the sofa. I feel very weak, she says. Of course, he says. The pain is gone, she says. That's good, says Tim. No, it's bad, she says. Tim calls over and over for Barnabas, speculating he doesn't hear me. Rachel thinks Barnabas isn't here. Tim says you're hurt bad, but that doesn't mean...you'll be all right, you need a doctor to fix you up. No, doctor, she tells him. Yes, he insists, I'm going into town to get a doctor--I hate to leave you here, but I have to. Rachel doesn't want him to go. I must he says--you'll be all right, really. No, I won't be, she says, and if you go into town, they'll catch you. I'm willing to take that chance, says Tim. Please, she begs, they're looking for you. I only have to go to the edge of town to Dr. Brooks' office, says Tim. No, she objects. Please stop saying no, begs Tim. You don't understand, she says--if they catch you, they'll kill you. Her body rises as she feels pain. I'm going for the doctor, he says. She begs him to stay with her.
The Robservations gets most of the quote quite well...
And for me Rachel's death is one of the saddest deaths on the show. Not as bad as Sarah's death in Barnabas' arms, though - that death is a killer.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Gregory - 'I need Your help, oh Lord. Together, we MUST help this poor, afflicted woman possessed by an evil spirit of darkness. With Your help, we shall drive the demon back into hell from whenst it came') was back on August 16th of 2020, and the second (Judith - 'Dirk, Dirk! He's going to destroy you-- you MUSTN'T let him! Wake up, Dirk!') was back on April 3rd of 2021.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #919_920_921 (1969) - Michael - 'You MUST take me seriously.'
From "Robservations 5/1/03 - #918-921 - Tate Gets Ahead of the Game"Michael curls his hand over Carolyn's. I'm sure I'll be happy here, he says--because you're here. He gazes at her, obviously smitten. Uncertain, embarrassed, she turns, chuckles, and sets a spinning wheel spinning. Don't do that, Carolyn, he says (it sounds like a command)--don't laugh at me--you must take me seriously. I do, she assures him; I'm sure we'll be good friends.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And one of the best things about this ep: Good Riddance, Alex!!
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Tate - 'What do you want then? What do you want? You MUST want something') was back on October 8th
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1017 (1970PT) - Barnabas - 'You MUST NOT allow me to leave this room.'
From "#1016/1017: Robservations 07/11/03: A New Cousin From a Distant Land"Will, says Barnabas, open the secret panel. Barnabas has to ask again. Will, terrified, does so. Barnabas and Will enter the room. Will closes the door behind him. You must not allow me to leave this room, instructs Barnabas. How can I stop you? asks Will ironically. I give you complete power over me this one night only, says Barnabas. I don't understand, says Will. Do you still have that cross? Barnabas asks. Yes, why? asks Will. Get it, bring it here, and do not let me see it unless... ...Unless you try to leave, finishes Will. Yes, says Barnabas. Will is still puzzled. No need for you to understand, says Barn
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Will - 'Maggie. I MUST warn Maggie') was back on October 13th of 2021, and the second (Carolyn - 'You MUST feel very relieved') was back on April 3rd of 2023.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1141 (1840) - Gerard - 'Tell me-- tell me what it means. You MUST let me know what it means.'
From "#1140/1141: Robservations 10/24/03: Who is Miranda?"Gerard continues to converse, one-sided, with Judah, pleading, tell me what it means--you must let me know what it means!
The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Charles - 'Oh, surely you MUST know who I am--you MUST have been expecting me') was back on April 12th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #777 (1897[-1967]) - Gregory - 'You MUST be silent.'
From "Robservations #776-777 - 1/22/03 - Sad Demise"you had no control over what happened. But I did kill her, says Judith, how do you think I feel? How do you think I feel? asks Trask, for so many years I was responsible for Rachel's soul, may it rest well in heaven tonight. (oh, give me a break!) I can't bear it anymore, says Judith, I want you to call the police and get it over with. Be strong, he urges her, putting his hand under her chin and making her look at him--I have fought against evil all my life and recognizes the enemy--I know what the evil force wants you to do next--permit yourself to be destroyed because of Rachel's murder. But I did it, objects Judith. Only if you confess to the crime, only then will you be evil, says Trask, only then will you be lying--you didn't kill Rachel, Dirk did. But Dirk is dead, says Judith. And so is Rachel, says Trask--will it restore her for even one moment if you, Judith, are destroyed too?--and you could easily go to the gallows. This horrifies Judith. And if you died, says Trask, my life would be bleak, dark, meaningless, that I would soon die, too. Do you mean that? she asks. Every word, swears Trask--you should be silent--I will speak to the police myself. What about Tim? she asks. Relax, says Trask, I will do what has to be done. You can't keep Tim from telling the police about me, says Judith. Trask assures her, I can. He picks up the phone. There is a way, he says, asking for the sheriff's office.
The Robservations changes "MUST" to "should - SHAMEFUL!! - But it still gets the point across...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Pansy's Ghost - 'I MUST find him') was back on October 13th of 2023.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #529 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'I didn't realize she was still staying at Collinwood. I MUST have dropped it then.'
From "Robservations 6/20/02 - 529/530 - A Ghost Carries Out His Orders"Joe finds the flashcards and says he thought Stokes taught college. Stokes claims he has a three-year-old nephew. They hear heavy footsteps, and Stokes says it's just his cleaning woman. (damn large cleaning woman!) Determined to make Stokes confess, Joe gives him the stick pin, saying it was found on the floor of the Evans cottage.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0529-4.jpg)
Stokes says he must have dropped it on one of his visits to Sam, but Joe says that's not possible because it was found AFTER Sam's death. Let me think, says Stokes--oh yes, I stopped by the cottage to pay my condolences--the door was unlocked so I stepped in; when I realized Maggie wasn't there, I left. "I see," says Joe, sounding unconvinced. Stokes ushers them out
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it's delivered after Stokes says he stopped by the cottage to pay his condolences and before he explains that the door was unlocked so he went inside...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'That MUST have been why she appeared in this room. To leave this bottle of cologne') was back on October 5th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #778 (1897) - Magda - 'The time comes, you will know what MUST be destroyed, and you will destroy it.'
From "Robservations 1/23/03 - #778-779 - One Hand Clapping"How can this hand end Quentin's curse? asks Barnabas. When the moon is full, says Magda, just before the curse seizes Quentin and turns him into an animal, we will lay this hand on Quentin's heart--it will draw the curse from him--and Quentin will be cured forever. As simple as That? asks Barn. The simplest magic is often the strongest, she says. She puts a candle on the table and removes the hand from the box. Holding it, she says, "The blood of the slaughtered nine has been washed away. . .and you who are against us are now with us. Released by the guardians of the chains and blessed by the custodians of the 12 days, grant us the use of your powers, the powers of life and death, of night and darkness. . .the time comes, you will know what must be destroyed, and you will destroy it!" Magda stands. There, she says, it is done--His Excellency's hand will obey our command. "His Excellency?" asks Barn. In the Old Country, says Magda, he was a very important person. Who was he? asks Barn. It doesn't make a difference, says Magda. I doubt this grotesque thing can help us at all, says Barnabas. It can, she assures him, King Johnny Romano swears it.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Pansy - 'You can't stop me, the show MUST go on. And what a revealing show it's goin' to be') was back on July 30th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1018 (1970PT) - Hoffman - 'But I MUST say that I feel that Mrs. Collins would like me to leave the house.'
From "#1018/1019: Robservations 07/14/03: Framing Maggie; Another Victim Needed"she's tried to get me out of the house ever since I arrived. (She sounds defensive again.) You've got to stop letting Hoffman disturb you, insists Quentin, you've got to be firm with her. I've tried that, says Maggie--it doesn't work. Quentin takes her hands--I don't know what to say, Maggie--I can't fire someone for walking into a room. But I'm sure she was there for some other reason, insists Maggie. Now listen, says Quentin, sounding like the husband of old, I know Hoffman is hard to get to know, but she's been a family fixture here for years. Hoffman herself enters--the door was open, she says, and I couldn't help overhearing my name--did you want something? No, says Quentin, that's all right. I was telling Quentin about finding you in our room earlier this evening, says Maggie-- frankly, I was saying I didn't believe the reason you gave for being there. Hoffman says, "I see, I'm sorry about that." Do you have anything to say about the matter? asks Quentin. Nothing I haven't said before, says Hoffman--I thought there was a prowler and was concerned for Mrs. Collins' safety. I still don't believe that, insists Maggie. Maggie...cautions Quentin. His wife continues--I'm sorry, but I trust my instincts, and they tell me this woman would stop at nothing to get rid of me... If I may say so, sir, says Hoffman, I realize that Mrs. Collins and I have not gotten on ideally; I thought it was more of a personality problem that time would take care of, but I must say that Mrs. Collins would like ME to leave the house. That's absurd, insists Maggie, the only thing I've truly resented about you is your stubborn loyalty to someone who's dead! She stops, horrified at what she's said, then turns to Quentin. Hoffman smiles a bit--it's true, she admits, I've never made my devotion to Mrs. Collins a secret--it's very difficult to change one's feelings. I've never asked you to change your feelings, says Hoffman. Quentin intervenes--listen to me, he says--both of you are to drop this incident, right now--we'll go to bed, and tomorrow morning you'll both have a fresh start--do you both understand that? (Isn't it already pretty close to morning?) Whatever you say, Mr. Collins, agrees Hoffman. Quentin puts his arm around Maggie--I'll take you upstairs, he says.
The Roberservations comes close to getting the quote perfectly but for some reason leaves out the "I feel" in the "I feel that Mrs. Collins"...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'You MUST be able to read minds') was back on April 14th of 2020, and the second (Quentin - 'What?!-- You MUST have made a mistake') was back on August 10th of 2023.
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[pointing-up] I don't know how, but I forgot to point out that Hoffman's quote is another "I MUST say." That now makes 29!!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1142 (1840) - Charles - 'But you MUST be careful. Your body is mortal, never forget that.'
From "#1142/1143: Robservations 10/27/03: Julia in Jeopardy--Bigtime!"I can move again, exults Gerard, taking a few steps around the room--I can feel the warmth within my body--I know who my enemies are, I live amongst them. But we must go carefully, says Dawson. Are you giving me orders? asks Gerard threateningly. No, says Dawson, but you must realize... I realize everything, insists Gerard. Do you? the man asks--you have been invincible for so long, you are not now! Gerard chuckles--do you think I'd let anyone kill me? Gerard Stiles' body can die, the other man reminds him. It won't, says Gerard. But you must be careful, says Dawson--your body is mortal, never forget that. It has powers, says Gerard. Yes, you have powers, says Dawson--more than I, more than anyone in our coven--that is why we will do what you tell us.
The Roberservations references the quote perfectly...
Also, Charles does indeed say "But we must go carefully" and "but you must realize..." so those may show up in a future installment of the slideshow.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Lorna - 'Don't worry, I won't say anything to Lamar. Well, I MUST sign the guestbook, goodnight') was back on October 11th.
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Oops - back on the 24th I forgot that I'd wanted to scan/post this behind the scenes photo of Grayson Hall and Jonathan Frid rehearsing the Ep #778 scene that that day's quote came from:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DSFiles_Return-To-Collinwood_P21.jpg)
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The photo was published in the Return To Collinwood installment of the DS Files books, though it may have been shared elsewhere as well. I only remember it being in that book, which is why I scanned that copy even though those books don't scan very well. But if one day I come across a different version that scans better, I'll certainly update this post...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #530 (1968) - Sam's Ghost - 'I MUST return. I cannot roam the face of the earth forever in search of peace.'
From "Robservations 6/20/02 - 529/530 - A Ghost Carries Out His Orders"Old House - Vicki hears someone call her. Sam's ghost appears. He tells her that he has been sent to finish what he could not finish when he was alive.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0530-2.jpg)
Vicki tries to convince him not to do anything Cassangelique says because, among other things, she is a witch. Sam tells Vicki he is aware of that, but he will not be able to return to his grave if he does not do her bidding. He begins to tell her the dream. She screams that she won't listen and is about to flee. Sam tells her that he will follow her wherever she goes and continues to tell the dream. Unable to resist any longer, she listens.
The Roberservations doesn't reference the quote at all, though at least it references the circumstances under which it's delivered...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'For a moment when I first saw him, I felt a stirring in me. The love I felt for him once was beginning to return. I MUST guard against that feeling. I MUST feel nothing but hatred toward Barnabas Collins. I MUST concentrate on nothing but vengeance') was back on November 17th of 2020, and the second (Cassandra - 'There is something you MUST do for me') was back on April 30th of 2023.
And this quote is a perfect excuse to bring back the Sam's ghost floaty:
(http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Themes/default/images/sam.gif)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #779 (1897) - Barnabas - 'David will die and Chris Jennings will keep on as an animal. I MUST help them.'
From "Robservations 1/23/03 - #778-779 - One Hand Clapping"She begs him to listen--you have very little time left here--I warned you you might be trapped in the past, and now it's almost too late--come back to your own time with me, begs Angelique--I wouldn't ask it if it weren't necessary. I can't, insists Barnabas--I haven't done what I came to do. FORGET ABOUT THAT! she urges. I can't, he says, I'm too close, it's within my reach, to save David and Chris. Let them save themselves! she cries. I can't, repeats Barnabas--David will die if I don't, and Chris will keep on as an animal--I must help them. This is your last chance, she says--trust me, just this once, trust me and forget about the past--we both will. "Is it so terrible, what I have faced?" he asks. You'd rather face anything alone than commit to me, she says--that's it, isn't it?--all right, do it, do it!--why do I always think you will change?" she angrily asks(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0779-1.jpg)
--"Remember that I have helped you in the past? Oh, go on, Barnabas, go on," she says softly.
For some reason the Roberservations adds words to the quote that Barnabas doesn't say: "if I don't," as in "David will die if I don't" - but the rest of the quote is referenced perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Carl - 'There's a coffin in there, I swear it--you MUST believe me') was back on May 17th of 2020, and the second (Quentin - 'You MUST speak softly, Magda. These walls have ears, and what you have to say MUST be heard by no one else') was back on April 12th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1218 (1841PT[-1967]) - Bramwell - 'Well someone MUST have, and it could only have been Catherine. She's led you to believe that I'm still in love with her. Isn't that right?'
From "#1218/1219: Robservations 12/22/03: Unfortunate Timing"I never thought we would face this opposition, says Daphne--it's a terrible thing to want something so much and to have everyone so much against it! We can't afford to listen to others, he says, taking her hands and staring into her eyes--we have to live our own lives. I know that, she says. That isn't the only thing troubling you, is it? he asks--other peoples' feelings aren't the only thing bothering you--somewhere in your mind, there is a doubt that didn't exist there before. (They're playing Barnabas' theme music.) Perhaps there is, admits Daphne, I hadn't thought of it as a doubt, but perhaps there is. Then you must tell me about it, he urges. She turns away, admitting, you have never once told me you love me, Bramwell. I wouldn't have asked you to marry me if I didn't, he assures her. She closes her eyes and asks, "Do you love me, Bramwell?" Who has put this doubt in your mind? he demands. No one did, she says. Someone must have, he says, growing angry again, and it could only have been Catherine!--she's led you to believe I'm still in love with her--is that true? No, Catherine didn't say anything, says Daphne, near tears.
The Roberservations paraphrases a bit but gets the main points across...
And the other example of the use of "MUST" does appear in the scene, so it may show up in the slideshow at some point...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Josette - 'You MUST answer that as honestly as you know how') was back on December 13th of 2020, the second (Carrie - 'Well I'll try. But you MUST understand, whatever I see in the future I have no control over') was back on March 12th of 2021, the third (Josette - 'We MUST talk, Catherine--alone') was back on February 14th of 2023, and the fourth (Bramwell - 'I'm a totally changed man now-- totally changed-- and you MUST remember that!') was back on December 19.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, & #1197. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #531 (1968) - Barnabas - 'No, it is my destiny that I MUST face. And I will stay and face it.'
From "Robservation 6/21/02 - #531/532_533 - Barnabas Offers Himself"Julia tells him that Vicki has no will power to resist Angelique. Barnabas sighs-I'm not surprised, I've been fighting Angelique for almost two hundred years-perhaps I should give up. Julia suggests that they leave and volunteers to go with him to protect him. (she's so sweet-but rest assured she has ulterior motives.) Barnabas immediately refuses her suggestion and reminds her of the torture that a person who has the dream but is unable to tell it goes through--I would rather stay than do that to Vicki, he insists.
The Roberservations doesn't reference the quote directly and it barely references the circumstances under which the quote is delivered, but at least it does give an idea when the quote comes up...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Oh Julia, we MUST find him and put him out of his misery once and for all') was back on October 26th.
And Ep #85 is this month's first example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
And surprisingly enough, that was the only time this month that Midnite happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1229 (1841PT) - Catherine - 'Morgan went into that room to save me. That's why I MUST stay here and help him.'
From "#1228/1229: Robservations 01/02/04: Daphne Faces the Truth"1229
Once again a Robservations doesn't summarize the teaser. Instead, here's how the summary from Ep #1228 does it:
From "#1228/1229: Robservations 01/02/04: Daphne Faces the Truth"He went into that room to save me, says Catherine brokenly, that's why I have to stay!--why I have to help him, even if it takes the rest of my life. You are remarkably generous with the rest of your life, says Bramwell, considering it belongs to me!--every minute you breathe is mine, just as every breath I take is yours. No, she says.
As you can see, the lines are delivered slightly differently in Ep #1229 from how they are in Ep #1228, but they have the same elements, with the exception of Catherine saying "have to" instead of "must"...
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #1178 (1840) - Judard - 'So that is why the head MUST NOT be used until the last resort.'
From "#1178/1179_1180: Robservations 11/21/03: Amazing Appearances"Dawson sits in the courtroom, looking over paperwork. Gerard enters. I'm glad you came, says Dawson--looking over these papers, I realize there's little reason to drag this out any longer. Gerard agrees--what is your plan? We must find positive proof that Quentin is Judah, says Dawson. Correct, says Gerard, and you have the proof. No, actually, you have it, corrects Dawson--Judah Zachary's head--all we have to do is find the head in Quentin's lab, and the case will be ended. Yes, says Gerard unhappily, true. I expected you to be a little more enthusiastic, says Dawson. Yes, says Gerard, surely there's another way to put an end to this trial than using the head of Judah Zachary. There may be, says Dawson, but this is so simple, the time is so right. What happens when the trial is over--what will they do with the head? asks Gerard--if you were the court, what would you do with it? Light dawns on Dawson, who says, I see--they'd destroy it. Exactly, says Gerard--so that is why the head must not be used unless as a last resort.
For some reason the Robservations changes "until the" to "unless as a"...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1105 (1970) - Willie - 'I MUST be stupid even to have listened to her.'
From "#1105/1106: Robservations 09/15/03: The Identity of the Other Vampire"Willie searches the woods, flashlight and paper in hand. He shines the light on the paper, saying to himself, "Where the North Woods path is narrow." OK, so the path is narrow, what do I do now? It would be at sixes and sevens? How am I supposed to figure this out? he says aloud, I don't even know what it means! I must be stupid even to have listened to her, he frets, I know she ain't got all her marbles. What's the matter with me?--Maggie isn't anywhere near here, I'm just wasting time. Hearing the dogs howling, he says to himself, the path goes off to the right--I might as well see where it leads to. He finds himself in the Eagle Hill cemetery--she could be here--maybe Carolyn ain't so crazy after all.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1048 (1970PT) - Hoffulia - 'I don't have any choice. I MUST go back and to try to bluff my way through it.'
From "#1048/1049: Robservations 08/04/03: Julia Messes Up; Another Murder?"Carolyn flops on the sofa. Julia emerges from her hiding place, expressing fear over Hamilton's planned questioning--what will I do? I don't know, admits Barnabas, you've been lucky so far to avoid something like this. Yes, but it's happened now, says Julia--bad enough Hamilton will want to discuss the seance, but what if he wants to talk about "old times?" Carolyn grins. Maybe you'd better stay here tonight, he suggests. I can't, protests Julia, Angelique expects me back at the house. Carolyn throws her head back and bursts out laughing. They look at her reproachfully. This is getting kind of sticky, isn't it? she asks wickedly--all the pretending and the lies?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1048-1.jpg)
She drinks. I have no choice, says Julia--I must go back and try to bluff my way through it. Be careful, urges Barnabas. Carolyn giggles on the sofa and pours more booze (how is she still conscious)? Barnabas walks toward her. Seeing his expression, says, "I feel another lecture coming on." I only have this to say to you, he says, if you keep drinking like this, you'll say the wrong thing to the wrong person and end up in serious trouble! She looks up at him archly, like she doesn't give a damn about him or his opinions.
The Robservations does a bit of paraphrasing of the quote but gets all the points across...
And this is one of my all-time favorite scenes, not just in 1970PT, but in the entire show. Nancy Barrett is just superb, both in Carolyn's anger and especially her laughing comments.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #965 (1970) - Nicholas - 'We can no longer wait, the ceremony MUST go on tonight.'
From "Robservations 6/3/03 - #964-965 - Jeb's Odd Request; Quentin, Buried Alive!"Your childish pranks are beginning to bore ME, says Nicholas. They're not pranks, insists Jeb, I happen to enjoy being the way I am now, and intend to destroy the thing that's me in that room. Jeb, explains Nicholas, you can't do that because that is ALL you are--you destroy the thing in that room and Jeb Hawkes will cease to exist. How do you know that? asks Jeb. I know more about you than you do, says Nicholas, and I feel if I go on letting you make certain decisions, our entire plan will fail--therefore, I have come to a conclusion--we can no longer wait, the ceremony must go on tonight. I'm not ready for that! protests Jeb. Do you love Carolyn? asks Nicholas. Yes, says Jeb, but... Only as Jeb Hawkes, well, you cannot have her that way, says Nicholas, you can only have Carolyn after BOTH of you have reverted to the other form--that is the only way for both of you--we won't discuss this any further, continues Nicholas--I want you to call Carolyn at Collinwood and find some excuse to bring her here--she will then be taken to the shrine and the ceremony performed. Seething during Nicholas' entire speech, Jeb assures him, angrily, "The orders are clear."
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #866 (1897) - Edward - 'Charity, I don't know what made you say those things last night, but you MUST not do it again. Now, my sister and I will do everything we can to make you happy here, and we will protect you from harm in every way. But you MUST cooperate.'
From "Robservations 3/27/03 - #866-867 - Angelique in Captivity; Barnabas' Twin""I was only sayin' what I thought was the truth!" cries Charity--I always trust my instincts, and they convinced me it wasn't Quentin--I felt very frightened when he came near her. Edward asks, did you try to harm her? I didn't lay a hand on her, insists Quentin. "I am asking HER," says Edward. He grabbed me by the arm and started shaking me, says Charity. Nonsense, says Q, I was just trying to bring you back to your senses. Look at Quentin, Edward tells Charity. She does.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0866-3.jpg)
Do you feel the same way you felt last night?--do you think it's Quentin, or someone else? "We're waiting for an answer," says Q with a touch of menace. Well, she says, I suppose I could have been wrong--right now you seem to be the way you always was. Quentin grins in triumph. Edward, puzzled, asks, you have no reason to be frightened of him, do you? No, she admits tearfully, uncertainly. I don't know what made you say those things last night, says Edward, but don't do it again!--my sister and I will do what we can to make you happy and protect you from harm in every way, but you must cooperate, learn to control yourself, because if you don't, we'll have to send you somewhere to be "looked after." Charity doesn't look at all happy over this prospect, but Quentin is delighted--I won!
The Robservations paraphrase parts of the quote, and in the process it doesn't include the first "MUST" in the quote - SHAMEFUL!! - but it does get the points across...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1194 (1841PT[-1969: Ep #690]) - Flora - 'Papa wants to see you, but you MUST mention none of what happened - any of it.'
From "#1193/1194: Robservations 12/04/03: A Proposal Overheard"I'm sorry for upsetting you, says Flora--the West Wing has been on my mind all day--your father went there last night. Oh no! cries Melanie. They found him in the corridor, says Flora, outside the room. Why does this have to happen? asks Melanie, upset. Nothing has happened, comforts Flora, we found him. But if he goes there one more time, he will die, wails Melanie--he can't die!--he can't--I love him so--he can't die--we couldn't stand to have that lottery again. Don't call it that! insists Flora--never!--darling Papa's not going to die, I'm sorry I told you that. You had to tell me, says Melanie, we should leave this house, all of us. A generation ago, says Flora, William Collins found that didn't help--it happens to us wherever we go. We must keep Papa alive, insists Melanie.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1194-2.jpg)
We will, Flora assures her--now, Papa wants to see you, but you must not mention any of what happened--because he doesn't seem to remember what happened last night--we don't want him to, do we? No! agrees Melanie breathlessly, I only wish no one remembered. The two women leave the room, Daphne watching them in consternation.
The Robservations paraphrase the quote, though it does get the points across...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first, which was from 1840/41 and not 1841PT, like today's, was (Judard - 'You will sleep, Daphne. You will sleep. You will have your last dream, the dream that you MUST have and learn that we MUST be man and wife') and it was back on February 3rd of 2021, and the second (Melanie - 'We MUST keep Papa alive') was from 1841PT and as you can see above was also from this same scene and it was from back on September 12th of 2022.
And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1841PT[-1969])" before and know it means that an 1841PT quote has been substituted for what should have been a 1969 quote. But this time around "(1841PT[-1969: Ep #690])" means all that plus that the quote should have come from 1969's Ep #690 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #690 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #478, #659, #667, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines. And two more such eps will be showing up before too long...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #618 (1968) - Angelique - 'I MUST be more careful. I MUST keep you alive until the moment comes.'
From "Robservations 8/23/02 - #618/619 - Barnabas Turns to Vicki"Softly, Angelique says, "Regardless of what I am, what I have been, I'm still a woman, Barnabas. I think and feel like a woman. I hate the things you've done, but I've never hated you yourself. How could I? The memory of a night in Martinique has never left my mind." "Angelique!" says Barnabas, embarrassed or irritated, a combination of both. (THIS again??--how much do I have to pay for some hot rolls in the hay all those years ago?) She continues, "You came to me that night, and I was full of love for you. How else could I have given you so much of myself? And I knew then that no power in the universe could prevent us from one day keeping the pledge we made that night." His voice filled with anger, Barnabas insists, "I made no pledge!" To which she replies, "Not every pledge is made with WORDS, Barnabas." (I guess he let his body do the talking.) You'll never succeed, says Barnabas--Nicholas will find out. She insists that won't happen--Nicholas has his own involvements, and won't have time to find out--in a few days, I'll have all the preparations made. . . Barnabas, realizing the full import of her words, sinks back on the rock. She asks if he can hear her. "You're going to turn me into what you are," he says, defeated. "Yes," she says, sounding surprised at his reaction. "Well, it's too late, he says--you've moved too quickly, you've been too anxious." What do you mean? She asks. He replies, "You can't afford to let me die now, before you're ready--dawn is approaching."(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0618-2.jpg)
She assures him he won't die yet, and he says, with a grim smile, "I will if you don't leave me." She touches him. The cock crows. She caresses his head and says, "Perhaps you're right. I must be more careful. I must keep you alive until the moment comes." "I hope I disappoint you and die before dawn," he says bitterly. (Too bad he didn't disappoint her in bed, in Martinique--perhaps he wouldn't be in this mess at all!). She assures him he will survive this night and a few others but will be too weak to move, which is why she brought him here
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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A reminder about a previous post about Ep #618:
... This whole business with Ep #582 got me to wondering just when did MPI start adding to the beginning of the DVDs that they were not editing the Master Tapes. Well quite interestingly and quite conveniently it was on the disc 1 of Collection 11:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/Unedited.jpg)
And it didn't take long to find out why the notice was placed on that disk because Ep #618 contains these glitches -
- which are nearly as bad as the ones Ep #582 has. (And it's very interesting that when it comes to the broadcast of Ep #618 on the Sci-Fi channnel, those glitches were completely edited out -
- but then how often have we lamented the changes that certain someone made to the eps when they were shown on Sci Fi?! [easter_angry] [easter_rolleyes])
The thing I'm now wondering is with 400 eps having been released in the Collection series before Collection 11 came out, just how many other eps might have been edited on DVD? It was by pure accident that I discovered the edit made to Ep #582 because I just happened to pick a "must" quote that occurs close to the edit - but how many others might we have as of yet never noticed?
Of course, now we've seen examples of a few eps before Ep #618 that were edited. And we've also seen at least one (Ep #673) that was edited even after the inclusion of the claim that MPI would "present the episodes unedited, complete with technical difficulties inherent in the master tapes. Uh huh. ::) Liars, liars, pants on fire!! [nono]
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #455 (1796) - Peter - 'You MUSTN'T forget that if he hadn't lied at the trial, Vicki would have never been convicted.'
From "#0455/0456: Robservations 04/24/02: Nathan Outdoes His Own Villainy"Naomi is heading upstairs when she hears a knock at the door. She's glad to see Peter and assures him it's safe. He doesn't want to tell her where Vicki is hiding, but their former governess believes Daniel is in terrible danger. Naomi is upset to hear this. Peter says Vicki dreamed Nathan intended harm to Daniel, but Naomi feels Forbes isn't inhuman. Nathan can't be trusted, says Peter, he lied about Vicki at the trial. What can I do? asks Naomi. We need to leave the country, says Peter, who wants to speak to Joshua. Joshua is in Boston, but will help them when he returns, they have her word, Naomi promises.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote, and when it comes to its circumstances, it mentions only part of them...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #350 (1967) - Liz - 'All these things that David has been saying MUST have been in his imagination, or maybe all of them have been.'
From "#0349/0350: Robservations 02/08/02: Wrong Place, Wrong Time For Carolyn"Liz brings up sending David away again; it might put an end to these fantasies. Carolyn confesses to her mother that SHE saw and spoke with Sarah; if the little ghost girl is real, why not. . .the other stuff? Liz is upset to think her own daughter is having delusions, too, and asks her if she REALLY thinks Barnabas has a coffin in his basement, etc.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0350-1.jpg)
Carolyn admits she doesn't know about that, or about a connection between Sarah and Barnabas, but. . . David overhears Liz tell Carolyn she thinks he's mentally disturbed and must be sent away. David clutches the balustrade and hangs his head in defeat.
Once again we're in the period where the Robservations has little detail and doesn't reference the quote. However, after Carolyn admits she doesn't understand about the lack of a coffin in Barnabas' basement when Dr. Woodard and Burke searched there or what the connection could be between Sarah and Barnabas, Liz insists there is no connection. And then she delivers the quote. And after that is when she comes to the conclusion that David is mentally disturbed and something has to be done for him before he loses all contact with reality - she has no choice but to send him away (sadly, not that he "must be sent away.")...
And normally I like to pick quotes where the characters delivering them have their faces seen on screen, and there are other quotes that I could have picked from Ep #455, but the two sections of that line seemed so redundant that I just had to go with it despite the fact that Liz -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1210ds_0.jpg)
- is mostly seen from behind. I find it hard to imagine that Sam Hall wrote it that way. It's probably a case that Joan Bennett accidentally delivered it that way. But who knows...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #181 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'Well, David MUSTN'T under any circumstances go away with his mother.'
From "#0180/0181: Robservations 09/26/01: David Radcliffe's Fate"Is that one of the books from the crypt? Asks Vicki. Yes, says Peter, the old caretaker lent it to us for a few days. What's in it? asks Carolyn. Joe thumbs through some pages. Just records, he replies, but look at this--there's this old newspaper clipping tucked away in it. 1867, reads Vicki--that's the year Laura Murdoch Radcliffe died. That's right, says Peter. Is there something in the paper about it? asks Carolyn. No, not in this particular copy, says Peter. Look at this, says Joe, there's a whole section that's completely faded--now it's our guess that there was something about it, right there. How can you tell? asks Carolyn. The old caretaker, says Peter, he halfway remembered something that he was looking for among his books, but he couldn't remember what. Very strange thing, says Joe, he seemed to have a memory lapse. Joe is going to do some research for us, says Peter. At the library in town, says Joe, I think I might be able to get my hands on another copy of this paper.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0181-0.jpg)
When are you going to find something definite, something positive/ asks Vicki. Very soon, perhaps, says Peter. What does two empty graves have to do with my mother being sick? asks Carolyn--I don;' understand that. You will, promises Peter, and I hope we all will very soon. Is there anything I can do to help? asks Vicki. I might have to ask you to do another seance, says Peter--I'm not sure yet, but there is one thing I can very strongly advise--try to keep David away from Mrs. Collins. But we can't! objects Carolyn. You know that we've tried, says Vicki, but we have no right to, she's his mother. And Uncle Roger always takes her side, says Carolyn--he wants her to take him away, and the sooner, the better. David mustn't under any circumstances go away with his mother, insists Peter. What can we do to stop her? asks Vicki. Uncle Roger is the only person who can do that--and he's gone to Boston to see my mother, says Carolyn. Then I'll have to make my appeal to him when he returns, says Peter, but in the meantime, try to do everything you can to keep David away from his mother--and in particular, try to persuade him to stay here at Collinwood--for good.
The Robservations references the quote practically perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #107 (1966) - Liz - 'He MUST be outside. It's dark, I-I'm worried, he shouldn't be outside by himself.'
From "#0107/0108(_0109): Robservations 08/06/01: Revelation; Vicki in BIG Danger"Liz comes downstairs and asks her if she's seen David. (I thought Vicki was alone in the house.) Not since this morning, says Vicki. He isn't in his room, says Liz, and not in the closed-off section of the house--he must be outside--it's dark, I'm worried, he shouldn't be outside by himself. I bet I know where he is, says Vicki--to the Old House to talk to some of his ghost friends. Would you mind going down there? asks Liz. Of course not, Vicki assures her.
The Robservations references the quote practically perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #14 (1966) - Carolyn - 'Oh, that MUST be Joe.'
From "#0013/0014: Robservations 05/25/01: David Acts Weirder Than Usual"you think this hem ought to be shortened? It looks fine to me, says Vicki--I wouldn't be too eager to join the Devlin admiration society, if I were you. Stop worrying, says Carolyn, Mr. Devlin is leaving town in a couple of days, so I'll just have to be satisfied with good old Joe. Who happens to be in love with you, Vicki reminds her. Uh huh, says Carolyn, like she doesn't care--I think if I took a half inch off, it would look better--what do you think? I think love is a good deal more important than charm, says Vicki, standing up to make her point. I don't know how we got into this, says Carolyn, but let's not make a big case of this--sure, I think Devlin is attractive, charming and dynamic, and he's been around--but that's the end of it--I brought him out here to make peace with Mother and Uncle Roger and it worked--chances are, none of us will ever see him again and it couldn't matter less--period--exclamation point! Vicki smiles and says her Uncle Roger is going to see him again, Good for Uncle Roger, says Carolyn, sounding deliberately unconcerned, but then she adds, "When?" What difference does that make? asks Vicki. No difference, lies Carolyn, no difference at all. Someone knocks. Carolyn asks Vicki to be a doll and let Joe in while she changes. Why, you look great in that dress, says Vicki. I think it's a little too schoolgirlish, says Carolyn, tell him I'll be right down, will you? And she hurries from the room, leaving Vicki concerned.
The Robservations doesn't references the quote. However, it's fairly easy to figure out that it comes up after Vicki and Carolyn hear a knock at the door down in the foyer (it's amazing how sound travels in the house - the knock is as loud as if it was on Carolyn's bedroom door!! [santa_wink] [santa_cheesy]) and before Carolyn asks Vicki to let Joe in...
And as a preview of tomorrow, the second ep without a "MUST" quote will be coming up in the slideshow and in its place will be a quote from Ep #2 of the '91 Series...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #2 (-1967: Ep #141) - Barnabas - 'You MUST, Doctor. I promise I will not hurt you. Put it away.'
From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - MINISERIES PART TWO (EPISODES TWO AND THREE):
OLD HOUSE: Julia lets herself in. Willie frantically tries
to convince Julia to leave. She will not be deterred. Where is
Barnabas? He desperately insists he isn't there. She knows he
will be there soon "because the sun has nearly set, and that's
when Barnabas comes to life, isn't that right, Willie?" He
denies everything. She demands he tell her where Barnabas is.
She notices the cellar door, quickly determining from Willie's
panicked reaction that she's on the right track. He ineffectual-
ly tries to prevent her from going downstairs. She descends
the stairs. Willie, right behind her, frantically begs her to leave.
She enters the cellar room and heads to the coffin. Willie, "Oh,
God, Doc, I'm beggin' ya, please, Doc!" She opens the coffin.
Barnabas' eyes jerk open. She holds a cross before his face.
Barnabas gives a strangled cry of pain and covers his face with
his hands, snarling, "Put that away!" He promises not to hurt
her. She demands his word. Barnabas, "I have already given
you my word! Put that away!"
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And the summary skips the actual quote but certainly conveys the circumstances surrounding it...
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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1214ds_0.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_2-1_VHS.jpg)
- also like the VHS release, it has the correct aspect ratio.
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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_2-1_DVD.jpg)
And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "DS 1991 Ep #2 (-1967: Ep #141)" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from 1967's Ep #141 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #141 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines. And this is the only installment in this month's slideshow where the quote featured comes from an alternate version of DS.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1230 (1841PT[-1967: Ep #223]) - Quentin - 'We MUST join hands. Now, we MUST maintain contact throughout, and remember, we've got to concentrate, concentrate very deeply.'
From "#1230/1231: Robservations 01/05/04: Brutus' Revenge"With the unconscious Morgan seated in one of the chairs at the table, the seance commences. Quentin again assures Carrie and Ben, Carrie will be safe, even if the drug wears off. I've already told you the history of the man who has possessed Morgan, Quentin reminds Carrie--I want you to contact the spirit of James Forsythe. Scared, Carrie says, I'm ready. Hopefully, we will be able to rid Morgan of his possession if we succeed, says Quentin. The lights are put out; everyone (all six of them) sits at the table and joins hands. Maintain contact throughout, says Quentin--concentrate very deeply. Carrie calls to James Forsythe--who once lived and died here--if you can hear us, give us a sign...we are waiting to hear from you--can you please speak to us? The chandelier tinkles. A figure appears outside the window. Morgan stirs and speaks. "What is it you want of me? I am James Forsythe." Why are you speaking through Morgan? asks Carrie. I speak through Morgan because I must--I am only a spirit without form or substance--I possessed Morgan to be free again and right all the wrongs that were done to me. Who wronged you? demands Carrie--tell us, please.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1230-3.jpg)
He is here now....he has come to get me again!" cries Morgan--"BRUTUS! Brutus is in this room!--Brutus has come to get me, to send me back--you will not get me!"
The Robservations references only parts of the quote but does get the points across...
It's unfortunate that the screen capture for the quote was shot with one of the wacky cameras whose video footage whose colors were off, among other things -
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- but it's at least nice that when things were shot from other angles those cameras use shot things correctly (as can be seen in the Robservstions screen captures).
As a bit of trivia, Ep #1230 is the last ep that David Selby appeared in before he had the appendicitis attack that took him off the show prematurely. He was originally slated to appear in subsequent eps. The quote is also close to his last lines on the show before he runs out the foyer door and into daytime DS history...
And again, just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1841PT[-1967])" before and know it means that an 1841PT quote has been substituted for what should have been a 1967 quote. But this time around "(1841PT[-1967: Ep #223])" means all that plus that the quote should have come from 1967's Ep #223 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #223 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines. And Ep #223 is the last ep to come up this month that doesn't have any "must" lines.
(And unlike in my other months, I've been busy with other stuff this month so I haven't already picked out the eps for my upcoming month, which will be February, so at this point I have no idea just how many eps could come up without "must" lines...)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #412 (1796) - Josette - 'Aunt Natalie, you MUST have imagined you saw her.'
From "#0411/0412: Robservations 03/25/02: Barnabas Rises--and Kills"Trask enters the room alone despite Natalie's protests of danger, but he finds it empty. Josette checks for the book, but it's gone, too, so they know Vicki took it.
This Robservations is another in the period with little detail and the quote isn't referenced. However, after Trask finds that Josette's room at Collinwod is empty, he turns toward the doorway and tells Countess Du Pres and Josette that they can come in, "There's no one here." A puzzled Countess Du Pres and Josette come in, looking around. It is then that Josette delivers the quote, but Countess Du Pres insists, "I saw her, she was here." Josette questions, "How did she get out?" To that Countess Du Pres says it doesn't matter how she got out, the important thing is only why was she there? Josette, "The book." And after checking for it, she announces that it's gone. They react with distress. End of scene...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #532_533 (1968) - Joe - 'I guess the gun MUST have scared him, beca...(sigh) he made a break for the door.'
From "Robservation 6/21/02 - #531/532_533 - Barnabas Offers Himself"The sheriff shows up, explaining he has permission from the doctor to talk to Joe for five minutes to find out what happened.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0532_33-1.jpg)
Joe describes finding Adam at Stokes', Adam running away, Joe cornering him in the woods, and Adam with his unbelievable strength taking the rifle away from Joe and hitting him over the head. Joe is exhausted. The sheriff departs
Again, little detail and the quote isn't referenced. However, the way the quote comes up is that after Adam reveals himself at Stokes, Joe explains that he raised the gun and that he tried to call the sheriff, and then he delivers the quote. Joe then goes on to explain that he shot at Adam and missed, but he ran after him...
And another Joe quote. He still doesn't have as many as most of the main characters, but at least now he's up to having 19.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #674 (1969) - Chris - 'Well, you MUST know, think very hard and try to explain it to me.'
From "Robservations 10/3/02 - #674/675 - Donna Friedlander, Bullseye!"Her brother lifts her up high so he can speak to her face to face, then asks who or what called her from the cottage and made her leave. She claims not to know. Mrs. Stoddard or Carolyn or David. She said it was a woman, Chris says. Amy must know. Amy says she sometimes thinks she hears him. He isn't exactly calling to her, but--one night, she thought she heard him calling her name--I went to the window, it was so bright, almost as bright as day, the moon was so big, and I thought I heard you crying--that's silly, though, because boys don't cry--you wasn't crying, right? No, he hastily tells her. Perhaps you were just unhappy, suggests Amy.
Again a Roberservations skips getting into a quote. However, after Amy says that sometimes at night she thinks she hears him. Chris asks if he's calling to her, but she says that's not exactly it. And after Chris then asks what it is, Amy says she doesn't know, prompting Chris to deliver the quote. And that's when Amy explains that one night she thought she heard him calling her name and that caused her to go to the window where she saw that everything was so bright because of the moon and she thought she heard him crying...
And before all that Chris does indeed say that Amy must know who was calling her when she was at the cottage, so that quote might be likely to show up in the slideshow one day...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #786 (1897) - Gregory - 'I hope you're not too disappointed, but we MUST accept the changes that divine providence imposes on our lives, MUSTN'T we?'
From "Robservations 1/29/03 - #786/787 - Edward Faces Barnabas"Collinwood - Charity enters with her father. She looks around with satisfaction as they enter the drawing room. "Your new home," he says--I hope you will be happy--I realize this is quite sudden, after your dear mother's passing. . . My mother never questioned your good judgment, says Charity, and I won't now, but I am concerned about the future of the school. Yes, I've thought about that a great deal, he says--you must bear in mind that my marriage to Judith carries with it certain burdens and responsibilities, not the least of which is the time-consuming management of this estate.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0786-1.jpg)
Meaning, she says, that you won't have time for Worthington Hall. I hope you understand, he says, but we must accept the changes Divine Providence imposes. She agrees.
The Roberservations leaves out bits of the quote and paraphrases others, but it does get the main points across...
And I'd completely forgotten about this post in this Robservation topic:
Today's episodes were great.
I was flipping through the Dark Shadows Almanac and came across the landmarks section. The section said that in episode #786, Charity and Quentin sing "I Wanna Dance With You." Does this happen later on, instead of #786 as the book stated?
First off, there is no section entitled "Landmarks" in either version of the Almanac, it's actually entitled "Shadows Milestones" in the original 30th Anniversary Tribute edition and "Dark Shadows Milestones" in the reworked Millennium edition - but those are minor issues. What is truly bizarre, though, is that "Dark Shadows Milestones" does indeed say -
Episode 786 Charity Trask dreams of a romantic duet and dance with Quentin, singing I Wanna Dance With You.
- which is totally wrong, but the "Shadows Milestones" in the original version of the Almanac correctly has -
Episode 786 Charity Trask has a dream in which Quentin recites Shadows of the Night.
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Episode 873 Charity Trask dreams of a duet and dance with Quentin, singing I Wanna Dance With You.
There is no entry in "Dark Shadows Milestones" for Episode 873, no doubt because it has Episode 786 wrong. Who knows who in the world is responsible for the errors in the Millennium editions' list (and adding the word "romantic"), particularly when those entries were correct the first time around in the 30th Anniversary Tribute edition? But what's even more bizarre, while spotting errors in the PomPress books is hardly a surprise, what is surprising is them getting something wrong which they'd previously had correct! ::)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #922 (1970) - Julia - 'You MUST tell me, where is the portrait of Quentin Collins?'
From "Robservations 5/2/03 - #922/923 - Death Comes For Amanda; Mrs. Sky Rumson"Julia goes in to Tate, takes his pulse. What do you want? he asks. Where is Quentin's portrait? she asks. It was destroyed, insists Tate. Not true, says Julia, because Quentin isn't a werewolf, so it must exist somewhere--but where? I'll tell you what you want in exchange for what I want, he says--life, that's what I want--you can't, can you? No, says Julia, I can't.
Again, the Roberservations leaves out bits of the quote and paraphrases what it does reference, but again it does get the main point across...
And Julia does indeed say that Quentin's portrait must exist somewhere, so that quote might be likely to show up in the slideshow one day...
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[pointing-up] Yesterday I forgot to mention that Ep #922 is an odd ep in that there are a few obvious edits along the way. And it's not that they only appear on the DVD because they were also present when Sci-Fi ran the ep and even back in syndication. I suspect the ep may have been edited for time, which didn't happen often, but it did happen. Though I suppose there's also the possibility that the edits might have also been for some technical reasons that are probably lost to time.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1019 (1970) - Angelexis - 'If I go back to that tomb again, I'll never be awakened. That's why you MUST bring me someone, here, now!'
From "#1018/1019: Robservations 07/14/03: Framing Maggie; Another Victim Needed"7:00 - Angelique, wrapped in a shawl, races downstairs, calling frantically for Hoffman--what's keeping you? she cries. She enters the drawing room and tries to warm her hands by the fire. Hoffman joins her. "Where have you been? I've been calling you!" demands Angelique accusingly. I've been in the servant's quarters--what's wrong? asks Hoffman. It's happening to me, says Ang, I feel cold all over--you remember I told you I must have warmth to survive--Julia, you've got to help me. Of course, says her faithful servant, what do you want me to do. "Find someone for me!" insists Angelique No, says Hoffman, dismayed, shaking her head. If I go back to that tomb again, I will never be awakened, warns Angelique, so you must bring me someone here, now. No, objects Hoffman. I barely have any time left, says Angelique. Don't say that, begs Hoffman. It's true, Angelique assures her--the next person who walks in that door will give me the warmth I need--don't fail me, Julia--unless you come back here with someone, Julia, YOU will be the next victim! Hoffman surveys her, their eyes warring in a weird duel. Hoffman leaves without another word.
The Roberservations does another bit of paraphrasing but doesn't leave anything out this time...
And Angelexis does indeed remind Hoffman that she told her that she "must" have warmth, so that quote might be likely to show up in the slideshow one day...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1144 (1840) - Judard - 'But he is a Collins. And therefore MUST he pay for it.'
From "#1144/1145: Robservations 10/28/03: Angelique, the Hunted"Dawson takes a slug of his drink--too bad, he remarks--Quentin seems like a friendly chap. Yes, he is, agrees Gerard, but he is a Collins, and therefore must pay for it--as with all the Collinses, every last one of them--they will all pay--and soon, I will make Collinwood all mine.
The Roberservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1224 (1841PT) - Jamorg - 'Now I know now what I MUST do. And tonight I shall attend to it.'
From "#1224/1225: Robservations 12/29/03: Kendrick Demands Answers"Morgan enters what appears to be a fishing shack, where he opens and reads from Brutus' journal: "And as for Sarah, she is the soul of treachery, pretending loyalty to me, but all the time betraying me to her brother, just as Amanda has been doing. Sarah went to the cottage expecting to find the lovers in their trysting place, instead she found me, Brutus Collins, and now she is dead, buried where no one will ever find her!" Forsythe claps the book closed--now I know now what I must do, he says--and tonight I shall attend to it. He leaves the shack.
The Roberservations references the quote perfectly...
And considering a shovel, a pick-axe, and woodworking tools are on display -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/ds1224-1.jpg)
- it seems much more likely that Jamorg enters a tool shed rather than a fishing shack. (Though as off as the Robservations' interpretation of the setting may be, it pales in comparison to how the 1840/1841PT Concordance indicates that he's in Collinwood's drawing room! But then, the concordances can be forgiven for such goofs because they were not working from the actual eps but mostly from audio tapes and memory...)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #865 (1897) - Aristede - 'He MUST be quite a good lawyer. I mean, any man who can talk himself out of being buried alive...'
From "Robservations 3/26/03 Charity Makes an Odd Purchase--and a Startling Annoucement"In the old mill, Aristede cleans his knife. I wonder where your good friend Evan is now? he asks Petofi--he must be quite a good lawyer--anyone who can talk himself out of being buried alive... Be quiet! insists Petofi, annoyed. If you're not happy with my company, says Aristede, you might as well leave--Count Petofi. Stop calling me that, demands P. That's your name, insists Aristede. You know who I am, counters P, address me by my real name. What would people say if I did that? asks Aristede, then adds, sarcastically, "My name is Aristede, may I introduce you to my good friend, Quentin Collins--what's that?--oh yes, I realize he doesn't look like him, but..." STOP IT! yells Petofi. You might as well resign yourself to it, says Aristede--as far as the world is concerned, you will play the master and I the servant--at least for the moment!
The Roberservations references the quote well but not perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #617 (1968) - Liz - 'Oh, Vicki, there's one favor I MUST ask of you.'
From "Robservations 8/22/02 - #616/617 - Barnabas Flies the Coop; Roger's Terrible Nightmare"Liz happily tells Vicki she refuses to be gloomy--they have so many plans to make! They hold each other's hands, and Liz assures her it will be all smiles and cheers--Vicki will be married right here in the drawing room, filled with candles and flowers--can't she see it? (sounds like a daughter's wedding to me!) I can, says Vicki, glowing. Liz asks her to let Roger give her away. Vicki wonders if he'd like it. Liz assures her he would--Roger, coming downstairs, rather pompous and proud, you, a beautiful bride on his arm, all in white. Vicki can hardly believe it. Vicki will come into the room, lift her veil, and be so radiant, gushes Liz.
The Roberservations doesn't reference the quote, but it's pretty easy to figure out that it comes up before Liz asks Vicki to let Roger give her away...
And Vicki doesn't exactly look "radiant" after her veil is lifted in Roger's nightmare:
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #349 (1967) - Julia - 'You'll have to forego an appointment with Vicki. That MUST be a bitter pill to swallow.'
From "#0349/0350: Robservations 02/08/02: Wrong Place, Wrong Time For Carolyn"He accuses Julia of doing this to him, revenge for spurning her feelings. She denies it. It's his own fault. He blames her, too, for not realizing that, if he became human, he could very well become his true age. She screwed up, missed the obvious! He must revert back to being a vampire, he says. No, Julia insists, he'll go on destroying and she'll be partially responsible. Yes, he grimly agrees. He orders her to go to Collinwood, break his date with Vicki and tell her he has to leave town.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0349-1.jpg)
She sarcastically calls that a "bitter pill to swallow" for him and opens the door to leave, but Vicki is there, and has overheard the last part of what Barnabas said! Quickly, while Julia keeps Vicki at the door, Barnabas arranges one of the high-backed chairs so he can sit in it and speak to Vicki without being seen. He explains to her that he's going away on business and isn't feeling well.
Given that this ep is during the period where the Roberservations have little detail, it's nice that at least part of the quote is referenced directly, however, it's a shame that what is mentioned isn't more closely associated with Barnabas having to forego his appointment with Vicki because that's what gives the "bitter pill to swallow" remark its full impact...
And actually this is one of the great Julia/Barnabas scenes with her alternately taunting Barnabas over Vicki and encouraging him to go after her. Ron Sproat did an excellent job. Though once we actually see the 1795 flashback and realize that Josette did indeed come to Barnabas "willingly," it completely ruins the whole notion that Vicki had to come to him "willing as Josette," which is something that he claims many times during this period Josette never did. But then, when one reads Frid's letters to his mom, one realizes that at this point they had no idea the 1795 flashback was in the offing or that they were going to torpedo half the things they'd set up as Barnabas' backstory and indeed the whole history of Jeremiah and Josette...
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #101 (1966) - Carolyn - 'I just caught him red-handed standing and listening to your conversation. It's just what he MUST have been doing earlier today when we were talking about my date then he had to go and blab everything to Uncle Roger.'
From "#0101/0102: Robservations 08/01/01: Roger's Evil Intentions"the important thing is, Bill Malloy was murdered! Is that all you know? asks Maggie. No, I think I know who killed him, says Vicki. Who? asks Maggie. I can't tell you that, says Vicki, there isn't enough evidence for a judge and jury, but there's enough for me--and there's a motive, too. I don't think you have the right to go around saying things like that, says Maggie, standing, her voice and face cold. What do you mean? asks Vicki. You know perfectly well what I mean, says Maggie. Vicki stands, too. I don't understand you, she tells Maggie. And I don't understand you, says Maggie--you pussyfoot around, pretending to be so friendly with everyone, and all you succeed in doing is stirring up trouble--as a matter of fact, all the trouble in Collinsport started the day you arrived. Burke Devlin arrived back that same day, says Vicki. That has nothing to do with it, says Maggie. At that moment, Carolyn catches David listening in and grabs his arm. Caught ya this time, didn't I! shouts Carolyn. David screams for her to let him go. What's going on out here, asks Vicki, exiting the drawing room with Maggie right behind her. I just caught him red-handed, says Carolyn, standing and listening to your conversation--it's just what he must have been doing this afternoon when we were talking about my date--then you have to go and blab everything to Uncle Roger. I did not! says David, and I wasn't listening, and I didn't tell my father anything! If I didn't feel so good, says Carolyn, still holding onto him, I could really belt you one! You wouldn't dare! he taunts. Don't tempt me, she warns him, and he wriggles out of her grasp and races into the kitchen. Come back here, orders Vicki. Let him go, says Carolyn, grabbing her coat off the foyer table
The Roberservations paraphrases a bit but gets the crux of the quote perfectly...
And I always find it interesting that, though it's not stated outright, Maggie jumps to the conclusion that Vicki is implying Sam killed Bill Malloy when Vicki isn't implying that at all. Though, of course, that is Maggie's own fear coming to the forefront...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #225_226 (1967) - Joe - 'That's why I know something pretty frightening MUST have happened to you.'
From "#0224/0225_0226: Robservations 10/29/01: Barnabas Makes Maggie's Acquaintance"He takes her to the Blue Whale for brandy (no wonder everyone thought of booze as a calming drug), where she told him about her nightmare.
Yup, we're back in the period of Robservations where there's little detail. However, after Joe has brought Maggie to the Blue Whale and they've sat down, Joe orders a double brandy and a bourbon. Maggie believes that she doesn't really need a drink, but Joe's response is, "Uh-huh, that's what you think" Maggie apologizes for acting the way she is and says it isn't like her. And to that is when Joe delivers the quote. And then Maggie says, "Well, when I tell you about it, you'll really think I'm being silly." But joe says to let him be the judge of that. And that's when Maggie starts to explain about her dream...
And yet another Joe"must" quote is stumbled upon. And what's really interesting is that it's the only "must" line in the whole ep.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #536 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'Because I'm not yet ready to give up my intuition that more is happening tonight than is happening here, and more will happen yet. We MUST wait, Miss Stoddard, a few moments longer.'
From "Robservations 6/25/02 - #536/537 - Separate Sets of Mourners"Stokes tells Carolyn Adam's heart has stopped, and she grieves, crying, "No!" She says he made a mistake, but Stokes feels no pulse. She can't understand him dying, he was so strong and healthy earlier-how could he die? Stokes is perplexed, but says he feels it isn't true. Carolyn says someone should go for the police.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0536-4.jpg)
Not yet, says Stokes, he isn't ready to give up his intuition that more is happening this night than is happening here. They must wait a few moments longer, he insists.
And again a Robservations paraphrase a bit but gets the main points of the quote across...
And unlike what Prof. Stokes wears in Ep #1084 -
Yesterday I forgot to post that while the show always seemed to dress Prof. Stokes in sartorial splendor, I was quite surprised when they dressed him in such a bright green shirt in Ep #1084. Stokes often wore brightly colored bow ties but rarely if ever again such a bright shirt:
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- what he wears in this ep to give him a bit of color -
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- is more like it. He wears his usual conservative white shirt and then a colorful vest over it. And even that sort of vest is a bit unusual for him because, like I said, it's his ties that usually give him any of the color that he's wearing.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #787 (1897) - Evan - 'If there was a way of doing this to me, there MUST be a way of undoing it. There MUST be an answer somewhere.'
From "Robservations 1/29/03 - #786/787 - Edward Faces Barnabas"Evan is staring at his horribly distorted face in a mirror at his home. He gazes out the window, then goes to his cluttered desk, where the hand sits in the box. There must be a way of undoing this, he tells the hand--"If you could speak, I'd wring the answer out of you!" he shouts at the hand. He puts it back down on the desk and raises a letter opener over it. He can't bring himself to stab it, however, and puts it back on the desk. He consults one of his books, finds nothing, looks in another--nothing. He angrily pushes some of the books onto the floor, then looks into the fire, banging his hand on the mantle.
The Robservations doesn't reference the entire quote, but it does reference its main point...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #864 (1897) - Angelique - 'Well, I MUST have them right away, it's vital!'
From "Robservations 3/26/03 Charity Makes an Odd Purchase--and a Startling Annoucement"Ang calls the pharmacy again and asks Mr. Coburn, are my medicines ready--I need them right away, it's vital. Quentin enters. Angelique says into the phone, "No, she's not here now, she just left." She hangs up. Quentin asks, "Charity? Don't tell me she has a secret admirer." I don't know who it was, replies Ang, and heads for the door. I hope you aren't leaving because of me, he says. No, she says. You said that too quickly, insists Q--what's wrong? Nothing, she assures him. You're a bad liar--which surprises me, he says--where have you been keeping yourself since postponing the wedding? Perhaps I didn't want to see you, she suggests--I might regret the decision I made.
More paraphrasing in a Robservations, and the worst part it changes using the "must" - shameful - but at least it does get the main points across...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #88 (1966) - Carolyn - 'You MUST have the most generous nature I've ever heard of.'
From "#0087/0088: Robservations 07/23/01: Maggie and Mainsails; Hope of Rescue"I was terribly worried about you--we all care about you, we're not demonstrative or anything, but we care, all of us! Including David? asks Vicki. How can I explain what David thinks? asks Carolyn--he's a nut!--but Mother and I care about you, and so does Uncle Roger. This may sound very strange, says Vicki, but the person I'm most concerned about is David. I thought you said he's the one that locked you in that room, says Carolyn. That's why I'm so concerned about him, says Vicki. I don't get it, says Carolyn, I would think you'd hate him. No, I feel very sorry for him, says Vicki. Then you must have the most generous nature I've ever heard of, says Carolyn. It doesn't have anything to do with that, says Vicki, I feel so sorry for him because Collinwood has become his whole world, and there's nothing he can do to get away from it. Oh, says Carolyn, and there is something you can do to get away. Of course, says Vicki, sitting on her bed, all I have to do is walk out that door and turn my back. Carolyn sits beside her and begs her to please don't.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Ep #88 is this month's first example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #160 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'I MUST tell you I don't like to be quite as secretive as this.'
From "#0160/0161: Robservations 09/12/01: Calling Dr. Peter Guthrie"Vicki answers the doctor. It's Dr. Guthrie, and Vicki invites him in. He slips off his coat. We've been expecting you, she tells him, taking his coat and hat. Frank Garner suggested I talk to you privately before I examine the patient, says Guthrie. Of course, says Vicki, placing his things on the foyer table--we can talk in here. They go into the drawing room. I must tell you, he says, I don't like being secretive like this. I understand that, she says, but Frank did explain the circumstances, didn't he? Yes, he did, says Guthrie, which intrigued me enough to come. I'm very glad you did, says Vicki, please sit down. They sit on opposite ends of the sofa. Do you understand the kind of work I do? he asks. Parapsychology, she says, it has to do with extra sensory perception. Yes, that's right, except I go further than that, he says, to investigate other psychic phenomenon, such as reports of the supernatural--we have a research lab at the college. Frank's told me, says Vicki, and he says if anyone can be of help, it's you.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0160-1.jpg)
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #264 (1967) - Roger - 'You MUST know that I will never be anything to you except an enemy.'
From "#0263/0264: Robservations 11/29/01: Roger vs. Jason"Jason intends to take over the estate, but Roger assures him that papers are being drawn up to prevent such a catastrophe. Roger, furious, leaves. Jason laughs, sits down and relaxes, secure in his future.
And again we're in the period where there's little detail and the quote isn't referenced. However, after Roger questions whether it's impossible to prevent Jason from marrying his sister, Jason says that if an obstacle could have been placed in the way of the marriage, it would have been done long ago. He and Liz are going to be married on schedule and he's sure that as time goes by the barrier between them will be lifted. Roger still contends that she won't go through with it, but Jason counters with, "How little you know her." And after that is when Roger delivers the quote. At that Jason puts down his drink and says, "All right. Then let me tell you something, brother-in-law. I've gone out of my way. I've bent over backwards, I've smiled at you when I should have spat. Now, let me tell you, if it's an enemy you're after, you've chosen an adversary who never loses. And if you continue to oppose me, you may find yourself hung up on the short end of Collinwood." Roger begins to reply with, "Do you really think that if by some fluke you should marry my sister--" Jason tries to interrupt by saying, "Never mind what I mean--" But Roger continues with, "-- you would get control of this estate?" And again Jason says, "Never mind what I mean." And that's when Roger informs him, "Well, just for your information... Some papers are being drawn up which will prevent any such takeover." But Jason explains that papers being drawn up is step number one - the signing is step number two - and step number one is no good without step number two. However, after Roger assures him the papers will be signed, he points out that other measures are also being taken to prevent the marriage. And after that Roger says, "Now, I find your presence in this room-- it makes it just a little less habitable." And he leaves...
And as with Ep #88 earlier this month, Ep #264 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #410 (1796) - Josette - 'I have promised someone I MUST stay.'
From "#0409/0410: Robservations 03/22/02: The "V" Word is Spoken"Natalie wants to take Josette back to Martinique as soon as possible, even if Jeremiah's estate isn't settled yet. Natalie denies believing the suicide prophecy in Vicki's book, but she feels it would be better not to chance it. Josette informs her concerned aunt that she's going to stay and wait for Barnabas to come back--he promised he would, and she said she'd wait until he does. Even if it takes forever? asks the upset Natalie. Even then, says Josette calmly. She loved him, she's waitin'!
The Robservations doesn't address the quote directly but it does get into the circumstances surrounding it. However, as can be seen in the quote, at first Josette does not say to whom she made the promise and won't say even when Natalie insists. But eventually Josette says there's one person and one person alone who could ask her to stay and she would, and Natalie should know who, it's Barnabas...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #532_533 (1968) - Barnabas - 'You may be tempted to interrupt me. Please, you MUST not do that.'
From "Robservation 6/21/02 - #531/532_533 - Barnabas Offers Himself"He says if she leaves, she'll regret it--he's going to say something she's wanted to hear for a long time. She probably knows Vicki has had the dream, but she doesn't realize that her strength of character and feelings for Barnabas won't allow her to tell him--she'll just continue suffering day and night, and he won't allow it. "I am willing to submit to you. It is I you have always wanted. You may have me. I give you my solemn word that I will always try to be what I was to you in the beginning in Martinique. If you stop Vicki's suffering, I will do everything in my power to love you and to be faithful to you for all time." She turns away, probably not daring to hope he means what he said. When you've reached a decision, he says, you can find me at the Old House.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0532_33-2.jpg)
He leaves the room. Cassangelique slowly turns back around, her eyes bright with tears and a happy/sad grin on her face. "Could you ever really love me, Barnabas? I wish I could believe that. You don't know how much I wish I could believe that!"
The Robservations doesn't address the quote at all, though it does address the circumstances that lead up to it and follow it. The way the quote comes up is that after Barnabas says that what he has to say to "Cassandra" is something she's wanted to hear for a long time, she counters she hasn't known him for a long time. He asks her to pretend that she has. And when she accuses him of playing games, he insists she will find out soon enough that it isn't a game. To that "Cassandra" agrees to humor him, and it is after that that Barnabas delivers the quote. He then asks for a chance to speak and says afterward he will leave quietly. He follows that by saying that she probably knows that Vicki has had the dream...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #652_653 (1968) - Joe - 'Amy, you MUST be imagining that.'
From "Robservations 9/18/02 - #651-652/3 - Liz & Death; Joe vs. Werewolf"Joe stays downstairs and talks to Amy. He tells her he's talked to Chris, who promised to spend more time with her. Her smile turns to a look of shock when she sees the red pentagram again appear on Joe's face. Suddenly fearing for Joe's safety, and begs him not to leave Collinwood this night.
Another Robservations that doesn't reference the quote at all. However, the way it comes up is that after Amy's face displays the shock of seeing the pentagram on Joe's face again, Joe asks her what's the matter. Amy explains that she saw the star on his face again - it was there for just a second and then it went away. And after that is when Joe delivers the quote, but Amy insists it was there. Joe doesn't understand, if it's there, why can't he ever see it? Amy doesn't know, and she wishes he didn't have to go back into town...
Now Joe has 21 quotes in the slideshow.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #778 (1897) - Pansy - 'There is one answer we seek tonight and it MUST be found. I need a volunteer. You, sir?'
From "Robservations 1/23/03 - #778-779 - One Hand Clapping"We hear applause, see PANSY FAYE in glitter. She stands onstage and says, "There is one answer we seek tonight, and it must be found. She asks for a volunteer, and points to Barnabas, who shakes his head, no. She asks Judith to come up, not to be afraid, give her a hand! she calls. She instructs Judith to concentrate on the answer, which will come slowly, but it will come. Judith says she can't concentrate on the answer without knowing the question. .
The Robservations directly references only part of the quote, but at least it does mention the other important part...
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[spoiler]Wednesday's quote:
Ep #919_920_921 (1970) - Tate - 'You MUST.'
From "Robservations 5/1/03 - #918-921 - Tate Gets Ahead of the Game"The full moon has risen when Tate puts finishing touches on Chris' portrait. Chris is in pain already when Tate announces, "It's done--take it and get out of here!" Chris moans. What's the matter with you? asks Tate. Chris rises from the chair--the pain has already begun, he gasps. Take your painting and get out of here, says Tate. I can't go! Chris shouts--I can't even move! You must, says Tate, you must! Get away from me, cries Chris, don't you understand, it didn't work! I told you it wouldn't, says Tate--don't blame me for that, I did what you asked, what you could. Chris lies writhing on the floor. I can't stay here with you now, says Tate. "I can't do anything," moans Chris, transforming. Tate, locked in with the werewolf, tries fruitlessly to get out.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0919_20_21-4.jpg)
The animal growls. Grant comes to the door, hears Tate's scream of agony, and tries to get in.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Thursday's quote:
Ep #1018 (1970PT) - Quentin - 'Well now, she MUST have had some explanation.'
From "#1018/1019: Robservations 07/14/03: Framing Maggie; Another Victim Needed"You want me to dismiss Hoffman? asks Quentin. Yes, says Maggie. Why, what happened while I was at the hospital? he asks. I was asleep, explains Maggie, and awakened to find Hoffman in the room--I don't know what she was doing there. She must have had some explanation, he says. She SAID she heard someone in our room and was afraid it was a prowler, says Maggie. That doesn't sound too implausible, says Quentin. I just don't believe it, Maggie says--I'm sure she was there for some other reason. What other reason? Quentin asks. I don't know, admits Maggie, I just know there's something very frightening about that woman, and she's tried to get me out of the house ever since I arrived. (She sounds defensive again.) You've got to stop letting Hoffman disturb you, insists Quentin, you've got to be firm with her. I've tried that, says Maggie--it doesn't work. Quentin takes her hands--I don't know what to say, Maggie--I can't fire someone for walking into a room. But I'm sure she was there for some other reason, insists Maggie. Now listen, says Quentin, sounding like the husband of old, I know Hoffman is hard to get to know, but she's been a family fixture here for years.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #1085 (1970) - Julia - 'The staircase MUST be someplace. I was on it myself.'
From "#1084/1085: Robservations 08/28/03: Beckoned"Another bedroom, points out Quentin, like so many of the others. I wonder whose room it was, says Julia. Perhaps there are more plans we haven't gone through downstairs, says Q--why not go back and look? We're looking for a stairway...time, says Julia. If you're going to go rummaging around through every room in this house, we might as well forget about the staircase, advises Quentin, taking her arm. One of his hands is shaking. I'm sorry, she says--yes, we can check for other plans, the staircase must be someplace, I was on it myself.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Saturday's quote:
Ep #1143 (1840) - Samantha - 'Yes, these things MUST be done.'
From "#1142/1143: Robservations 10/27/03: Julia in Jeopardy--Bigtime!"Julia enters the room--I'm sorry for interrupting, she says. It's quite all right, says Randall--please do come in. I'd like to know about the schedule tomorrow, if you feel up to talking about the funeral, says Julia. Yes, says Sam, these things must be done. Valerie comes in and overhears Samantha telling Julia, we will be leaving the house shortly before one o'clock--you will be in the carriage with Gabriel and Edith--the ceremony at the cemetery will begin promptly at one-thirty. Valerie quietly goes upstairs, unseen. It will be very brief, says Samantha, as I feel that's the way she would have wanted it--Reverend Stone will give the eulogy--Lamar Trask insisted on that honor--it gave me great pleasure to turn him down. (She says this last with great hatred.)
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1219(no video) (1841PT) - Bramwell - 'Yes, since she is mistress of the family, Daphne and I felt that she MUST know.'
From "#1218/1219: Robservations 12/22/03: Unfortunate Timing"Collinwood - The next day - Morgan answers the door to Bramwell and Daphne. What do you want? asks Morgan. To see Flora, says Bramwell, may we come in?--she is in, isn't she?. Yes, may I ask what you want with her? asks Morgan. Since she is the mistress of the family, says Bramwell, Daphne and I felt that she should know. Know what? asks Morgan. "That Daphne and I are now man and wife," announces Bramwell proudly. Catherine overhears and promptly faints.
When it comes to the quote, the Robservations does a small bit of paraphrasing, but it gets the points across quite well...
And of course there was no screen capture for this quote in the slideshow because we don't have the video of Ep #1219. However, the recreation with the audio uses the following screen capture taken from a surrounding ep to represent Bramwell as he delivers the line:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/ds1219-2.jpg)
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[spoiler]Monday's quote:
Ep #90 (1966) - Vicki - 'I MUST admit, though, it doesn't look quite as bad in daylight.'
From "#0089/0090: Robservations 07/24/01: Should I Stay or Should I go?"Carolyn looks around what was Vicki's prison. This is where you were? she asks. Vicki nods, and says she must admit, it doesn't look so bad in daylight. Glancing around, Carolyn says it's horrible in any kind of light--I'd have just died! I almost did, says Vicki--when that candle went out, and there was no more light in here, I thought it was the end--I finally fell asleep from exhaustion. If you fell asleep, says Carolyn, everything else might be something you dreamed. Oh, no, says Vicki, the storm woke me up--I remember being awake--I remember the thunder, the lightning, and Mr. Malloy standing right there. Carolyn goes over to the spot. Right here? she asks. Vicki nods--he was dripping with seaweed, she says.
And once again when it comes to a quote, the Robservations does a small bit of paraphrasing, but it gets the points across quite well...
And as with Ep #88 and #264 earlier this month, Ep #90 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Tuesday's quote:
Ep #265 (1967) - Julia - 'I MUST warn you, however, that it could prove quite painful, both to you and to your daughter.'
From "#0265/0266: Robservations 11/30/01: Sea, Grave; Grave, Sea"In Julia's office, Dave tries to convince her to allow Sam and Joe to see Maggie. She's angry that they're there at all. Julia asks to see the two men, and when they enter her office, says that he wants to see Maggie. She warns them it might be painful, indicating that she's allowing the visit partly to see the effect it has on Maggie. She gives instructions for Maggie to be brought in, then walks over to the fish tank, in effect showing her disinterest in them. Joe and Sam exit. Dave asks her what is going to happen. It will be a disaster, she assures him, but perhaps it will stop their meddling.
Again we hit upon a Robservations with less detail than there will be and so the quote isn't directly referenced. However, at least in this one there's a good indication of when and how part of it comes up...
And as with Eps #88, #264 and #90 earlier this month, Ep #265 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #411 (1796) - Ben - 'Mr. Barnabas, you MUSTN'T talk like that.'
From "#0411/0412: Robservations 03/25/02: Barnabas Rises--and Kills"Ben notes with concern that Barnabas' mouth and clothes are stained with blood--is he all right? Yes, I am, says Barnabas sorrowfully, but I attacked some poor villager. He realizes he needs human blood to survive, and painfully says there will be talk of an attack in the village the next day. The marks will make it look like the attack of a wild animal, but I am the guilty one. . .I needed blood!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0411-4.jpg)
Ben covers his face, tortured, trying to comprehend. Barnabas miserably wishes he'd let Angelique kill him--he'd rather be dead than go through eternity as what he's become. . ..
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, Ben delivers it after Barnabas says that he should have let Angelique kill him...
And you've no doubt noticed that it isn't Ben who appears in today's screen capture. That's because Ben delivers the quote while he's off screen and it's Barnabas who's on screen, which is why today's screen capture features Barnabas -
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- rather than Ben. And as I've explained before normally we would just skip a quote if the character saying it isn't on screen. However, in this instance Midnite really liked the shot of Barnabas that's on screen when Ben delivers the quote, so she chose to use it rather than one of the others from Ep #411 where the character delivering the quote is on screen. But there's certainly a chances that some, if not all of those unused options will show up in the slideshow sooner or later...
You'll also note that once again a screen capture has red bars on the left and right sides of it. And that's because it's something that we're using to further indicate that a character other than the character delivering the quote is on screen.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #534 (1968) - Barnabas - 'I can no longer bear to, to think of, of what Vicki is going through for me. I MUST put a stop to it.'
From "Robservations 6/24/02 - #534/535 - The Point of Return?"Barnabas says there's no way out, but Julia refuses to believe this. He went to see Cassandra, he tells the horrified Julia, and asked her to release Vicki from the dream's effects. In return for WHAT? asks Julia, already knowing. I was willing to admit defeat and restore our relationship of long ago, he says. Julia can't believe he was serious in this offer, and he explains he told her he'd wait at the Old House for her answer, but there was none. If Cassandra wasn't willing to respond to that, there's nothing else, and he can't bear contemplating what Vicki is going through for him. (Does he have any clue what JULIA is going through for him?)(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0534-4.jpg)
Julia begs him to think it over, and he says, firmly, he has thought about it and is prepared to accept it. He leaves, and Julia stares after him, in despair. A very nice scene between these two.)
And again a Robservations paraphrases a quote and gets most of the points across...
And presumably there should be an opening parenthesis before the word "A" in the last line in the above excerpt, as in "(A very nice scene between these two.)", but there isn't.
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'It's in her nature to love and not destroy. Well there MUST be something in my nature that's like that too-- that... that is worthy of what she's doing for me. And that's why I cannot let it go on, Julia') was back on July 16th of 2021, the second (Carolyn - 'If Prof. Stokes was willing to take you in and try to teach you, then he MUST understand you. He MUST realize that when you ran from his house, it was out of fear, and that means he isn't angry') was back on August 2nd of 2022, and the third (Carolyn - 'You MUST believe that and let me go now') was back on October 16th of 2023. So all that means that Ep #534 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #158, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #528, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #651, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #780 (1897) - Gregory - 'MUST we listen to that?'
From "Robservations 1/24/03 - #780-781 - Senseless Death; Barnabas in Dutch"Morose, Quentin listens to his music in the drawing room. He ignores the knock at the door, turning up the volume. Trask enters and suggests that Quentin should play reverent hymns (as IF!). This is MY hymn, says Quentin, grinning, calling him "Mr." Trask. The Reverend asks him to turn off the music. Does it lead you into some unknown temptation--REVEREND--dancing, beautiful women in low-cut gowns, whispered laughter? taunts Quentin. Trask soberly says, I've come to see Judith. Then you'll have to wait, says Quentin; I can't keep you company, I have a meeting at dusk. He leaves him the record playing, and suggests Trask "imagine" to his heart's content.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote, though it does reference circumstances surrounding it. The quote comes up after Quentin says the music is his hymn and before Quentin asks if its rhythm leads Trask into some unknown temptation. The quote doesn't ask that the music be turned off, nor does Trask ask that it be in other dialogue, so in that respect what the Robservations summary indicates is misleading...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #923 (1970) - Julia - 'A View of South Wales. Somewhere in this room there MUST be an answer to this. But where? Where?'
From "Robservations 5/2/03 - #922/923 - Death Comes For Amanda; Mrs. Sky Rumson"Julia searches Tate's home, looking for papers. She sits and reads, concentrating on what she's found, for a long time. She continues to flip through Tate's paperwork, and finds a batch of form letters, all signed by Harrison Monroe. One reads, "Sir, for many years I've been trying to find a large Tate canvas which disappeared following a fire at the turn of the century." Just before the fire in his studio, realizes Julia--he painted over Quentin's portrait! She continues reading, "The painting was titled, a View of South Wales. It is of paramount importance that I find the painting. Would you kindly check your records and see if your gallery has had the painting at any time--if so, would you kindly advise me who the purchaser was--money is no object, I must have the painting to complete my Charles Delaware Tate collection. Very truly yours, Harrison Monroe." A View of South Wales, repeats Julia. Somewhere in this room there must be answer to this--where? Where? She continues her search.
The Robservations drops a couple words from the quote but references it close to perfectly otherwise...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1019 (1970PT) - Angelexis - 'It's happening to me. I feel cold all over. You remember that I told you I MUST have warmth to survive.'
From "#1018/1019: Robservations 07/14/03: Framing Maggie; Another Victim Needed"7:00 - Angelique, wrapped in a shawl, races downstairs, calling frantically for Hoffman--what's keeping you? she cries. She enters the drawing room and tries to warm her hands by the fire. Hoffman joins her. "Where have you been? I've been calling you!" demands Angelique accusingly. I've been in the servant's quarters--what's wrong? asks Hoffman. It's happening to me, says Ang, I feel cold all over--you remember I told you I must have warmth to survive--Julia, you've got to help me. Of course, says her faithful servant, what do you want me to do. "Find someone for me!" insists Angelique No, says Hoffman, dismayed, shaking her head.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1144 (1840) - Charles - 'Gerard MUST have made quite an impression on you the one time you met him before tonight.'
From "#1144/1145: Robservations 10/28/03: Angelique, the Hunted"Dawson suggests to Valerie, Gerard must have made quite an impression on you the first time you met him before tonight. I'm sorry, she giggles, I have been going on about him, haven't I?--shall we talk about you now? I would much prefer to talk about you, says Dawson. Barnabas rushes in--Valerie, he says, I must speak with you immediately. She introduces Barn to Mr. Dawson and tells the latter, my husband does seem to be concerned about something--will you excuse us?
The Robservations changes one word but otherwise gets the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Judard - 'But he is a Collins. And therefore MUST he pay for it') was back on December 22nd.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1220 (1841PT) - Flora - 'Julia, we MUST decide on a gift. Something from the family.'
From "#1220/1221: Robservations 12/23/03: Morgan's Sacrifice"Morgan informs the startled Flora and Julia of Bramwell and Daphne's wedding. He's annoyed when the ladies discuss sending a wedding present to the newlyweds. This family is not obligated to Bramwell, says Morgan. Bramwell is a Collins, Julia reminds him, and when a Collins marries, it's customary to send a gift. We have more important worries than wedding gifts, he says. Morgan, it's simply a gesture, we are not going to dwell on it, we're just going to do it, says Flora.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it does reference its circumstances...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Catherine - 'No, Bramwell, you can't stop me that way, or any other way. You MUST have faith in me') was back on January 21st of 2022.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #91 (1966) - Vicki - 'Well, don't you see? She and I look so much alike, so there MUST be some sort of a connection.'
From "#0091/0092: Robservations 07/25/01: Garnering A Boyfriend"Vicki has gotten Sam on the phone, and asks if he remembers the portrait of the girl who looks so much like her--would you happen to know her name--uh huh--would you happen to know if that's a nickname or a...good...no, that's all I wanted to know--thank you very much--goodbye. She hangs up and excitedly tells Carolyn, I was right--her name is Betty Hanscomb. And you think that's the same name that's on the ledger sheet? Asks Carolyn. It has to be, says Vicki--how many B. Hanscomb's can there be in Collinsport? What does that prove? Asks Carolyn. Don't you see? asks Vicki, sitting beside her on the sofa--she and I look so much alike, there must be some connection. You mean you think she might be your mother?--is that what you're trying to tell me? asks Carolyn. I don't know, admits Vicki, all I do know is there is a possibility that I have or did have some family here in Collinsport. Wouldn't that be wonderful? asks Carolyn. Yes, it would, says Vicki.
The Robservations leaves out a few words here and there but it references the quote well...
And as with Eps #88, #264, #90 and #265 earlier this month, Ep #91 is another example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #781 (1897[-1967]) - Barnabas - 'What I need is a small amount of earth from the grave. That grave is in the basement of the Old house. It's too dangerous for me to go there, so you MUST get it for me.'
From "Robservations 1/24/03 - #780-781 - Senseless Death; Barnabas in Dutch"You must not fail me, says Barn--I must find another coffin to rest in. I understand, she assures him--what do you need? I need a small amount of earth from the grave in the basement of the Old House, he says--it's too dangerous for me to go there, so you must go for me. She's set to leave immediately, but he warns her, Edward is guarding the house, and if he sees your there, you won't be able to explain yourself. How can I do it, then? she asks. I'm going to tell you another way to get into the Old House, promises Barnabas, and Edward will never know you've been there.
The Robservations paraphrases parts of the quote but does get the main points across...
And yes, the two examples of using "must" previous to the quote in the excerpt do indeed take place in the scene and may show up in the slideshow at some point.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Edward - 'We MUST go to the Old House now and do what MUST be done') was back on October 7th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #412 (1796) - Vicki - 'No, you MUSTN'T. That book will be misunderstood in a court.'
From "#0411/0412: Robservations 03/25/02: Barnabas Rises--and Kills"Josette calls the Collins history a book of sorcery--Barnabas said he knew the identity of the witch, but didn't say who. Vicki denies being a witch, but Josette says the book has convinced her, and she wants to use it as evidence against her in when her trial begins. Vicki desperately points out that Barnabas was going to help her, so why would she do such a thing, but Josette doesn't listen--she's going to testify against her and make sure she's punished for taking away the one person she most cared about. And if the book is right, and she is going to die by her own hand, she'll make sure Miss Winters hangs first!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0412-1.jpg)
Josette leaves
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote but it does mention the circumstances that lead up to it being delivered...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Josette - 'Aunt Natalie, you MUST have imagined you saw her') was back on December 16th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #535 (1968) - Julia - 'Barnabas, there MUST be some reason that this dream was different from all the others.'
From "Robservations 6/24/02 - #534/535 - The Point of Return?"She asks if he's all right. He tells her he had the dream, but nothing happened. Both are puzzled. Wonderingly, he says it happened just as Vicki described it--I came through the door and into the room, and was waiting for the end to come-and it never did!-did you jar me awake? No, I just watched you sleep, she replies. He is jubilant, but Julia wonders why this dream is different from the others. Exultant, he says I've won-I wasn't meant to survive the dream, but I did, and now I'm free of Angelique! Julia is wary--how can you be so sure? Something went wrong with the dream curse, guesses Barnabas. Julia protests this seems too easy. Barnabas is sure it's all over now, and orders Julia to go get Willie from the basement. Julia wants them to go down there together, she doesn't want him alone, but Barnabas says nonsense--go get him. (oh, we just KNOW this is bad!)
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it does include how and why it comes up...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Willie will bring a wooden stake and a hammer, and you MUST drive that stake through my heart') was back on July 31st of 2020.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #782 (1897) - Gregory - 'Yes, the Collins name MUST be protected.'
From "Robservations 1/27/03 - #782-783 - Trapped!"Edward says the coffin hasn't been touched. Then we know Barnabas didn't spend the day there, says Trask. Yes, says Edward, and that's all we know--I have a feeling he's outsmarted us, I don't know how, but it's obvious his powers are more formidable than we thought.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0782-3.jpg)
Trask assures him Barnabas' days are numbered. What concerns me most right now is the possibility that someone else might learn this dreadful secret, says Edward, ruining my family's reputation. Trask agrees the Collins name must be protected. Edward remarks, it will be dark in another hour--another opportunity to get him
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Charity - 'But you MUST NOT stay here long. You MUST make other plans') was back on October 27th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1020 (1970PT[-1967]) - John Karlen Voiceover - 'Parallel Time on the great estate of Collinwood. On this night, a dead woman finds a plot to separate her husband and a wife interrupted-- where she feels herself getting colder and colder and she knows she MUST steal all the warmth from another's body if she is to evade the eternity of the tomb.'
This time the slideshow goes where it's only gone four times before: using an opening voiceover. Although, unlike in the other instances, it isn't the only place in the ep where "must" is used, but it is the only place in the ep that was left to feature in the slideshow. And no doubt you're asking yourself what kind of graphic was this to choose for the slideshow:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0127ds_0.jpg)
Well, as has been the case in the past, the graphic was chosen from the exact moment when "must" comes up in the voiceover. Unfortunately, what was on screen wasn't particularly interesting because it was at the outset of a shot of a panel in the foyer's stained glass window going from out of focus to in focus:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/ds1020-1.jpg)
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'The lust. The lust. I MUST find someone to make me stop thinking of Maggie. I MUST find someone tonight!') was back on May 9th of 2021, and the second (Will - 'Oh I don't know him actually. I ran into him once. Tall, dark, wild man. Described him to Quentin, Quentin said that MUST be who it is') was back on January 8th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #536 (1968) - Julia - 'Yes, we can, Willie. We can, because we MUST.'
From "Robservations 6/25/02 - #536/537 - Separate Sets of Mourners"Julia rocks back and forth as Willie brings her the stake and hammer. She asks for them, not really wanting the instruments of her loved one's destruction. She sets the stake against Barnabas' heart, but can't go through with hitting it with the hammer. She gazes at them, drops them, steps away from Barnabas, shaking her head. "I cannot do it," she cries, and Willie grabs her shoulders with joy, pressing his head against her shoulder. They both know. . .she thanks him. She can't do it! He'll turn into a vampire, Willie reminds her--should they get his coffin set up in the basement or secret room? Willie reminisces about discovering Barnabas in the tomb-he never should have taken him out of there, he knows it now. (an understatement!) They can't put him back there; too many know about that place, says Julia, including Angelique. Julia tells Willie she promised Barnabas he'd never live as a vampire, and she'll keep that promise-they'll bury him in the woods. He's dead, they must face it. She orders him to dig the grave. They can't do it alone, protests Willie, but Julia says they can because they must.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote, though gets the main points across...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'Because I'm not yet ready to give up my intuition that more is happening tonight than is happening here, and more will happen yet. We MUST wait, Miss Stoddard, a few moments longer') was back on December 29th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #783 (1897) - Charity - 'But you MUST not stay here too long. You MUST make other plans-- find a permanent hiding place, and then take me there with you. I want to be with you. Oh Barnabas, that is what I want.'
From "Robservations 1/27/03 - #782-783 - Trapped!"Go to the window and remove the cross, and then I will appear to you, he promises. Looking very pleased at this prospect, she takes down the cross and puts it away in her dresser drawer. Barnabas appears. She's very relieved--I thought about you all day, she says--there was so little time before the dawn, I was afraid...I didn't know if you have found safety or perished. "I am safe now," he says smiling, "thanks to you." "I have pleased you?" she asks. "Very much," he responds. It's too dangerous for you to come back here, says Charity. Your father believed it would be impossible for me to come back here, says Barnabas, but he's underestimated my powers. Charity looks puzzled--you must not stay long, she warns Barnabas--you must make other plans, find a permanent hiding place, and then take me there with you--I want to be with you, she says, "Oh, Barnabas, that is what I want."
The Robservations doesn't directly quote the entire quote, but what it doesn't is almost perfectly represented...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Magda - 'No, but there will be tomorrow. I told him we MUST wait until the full moon starts to rise before we use this') was back on October 31st.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1145 (1840[-1967]) - Lamar - 'I've come to warn you. You MUST leave Collinwood tonight.'
From "#1144/1145: Robservations 10/28/03: Angelique, the Hunted"Samantha answers a knock at the door. It's Trask, apologizing for coming so late, but I've come on a matter of the utmost importance. What is it? Samantha asks. I've come to warn you, he says--you must leave Collinwood tonight!
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Samantha - 'I quite agree-- something MUST be done') was back on February 20th of 2024.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #784 (1897) - Evan - 'I MUST say that I am, uh, fascinated with having someone like you under my control. I'm sure you know much that I want to know.'
From "Robservations 1/28/03 - #784-785 - A Sudden Marriage; Magda Takes a Desperate Chance"The cock crows. You're quite right, Evan tells Barnabas, you have very little time and there is much I want to know--should I lower the cross, so we can look at each other? Evan does so. Barnabas turns and says, I don't trust you. Evan agrees--I'm not to be trusted--but I'm not going to kill you now. Later, says Barnabas, of course. Depends, says Evan. I don't want to be at your mercy, says Barnabas. Evan grins, big, enjoying himself--you have no choice, he tells the vampire, You're at my mercy as long as I wish it to be so--I find you fascinating to have under my control, and feel you knows much I would wish to know. "So I am to be impaled by a pin and put under a microscope," says Barnabas. "No, Mr. Hanley." You'll enjoy it eventually, maintains Evan--you've forgotten the pleasures of confession. I never knew them, insists Barn, and don't plan to start now. The question is academic, says Evan.
Again a Robservations paraphrases a quote, though it manages to get the main points across...
And Evan's quote is another "I MUST say," so that makes 30.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Gregory - 'But at least now, Judith, at least now you know the real reason I MUST LEAVE Collinsport') was back on January 29th of 2021, and the second (Gregory - 'We MUST do something about this room. It has a certain frivolous air') was back on April 4th of 2022.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #6 (-1966: Ep #22) - Carolyn - 'I can't believe you're sitting around taking this seriously. You MUST all be crazy.'
From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - EPISODE SIX:
DRAWING ROOM: The party guests have left. Maggie
has brought out a ouija board. Roger, Elizabeth, Joe, Carolyn,
Julia and George Patterson watch with interest as Maggie ex-
plains the workings of the ouija board. Barnabas joins them as
Maggie and Roger begin working the board. Roger's question:
"Will the State of Maine ever secede from the Union and name
Collinsport as its capitol?" The board gives a decisive "No."
Roger is mock-crushed. Maggie suggests someone ask a "real
question". Sheriff Patterson asks if the person responsible for
the "troubles" in Collinsport is still around. Julia gives Bar-
nabas a nervous look. Elizabeth is disturbed that he's bringing
up these memories. Barnabas and Carolyn trade glances. Mag-
gie closes her eyes. The board answers "Yes". Elizabeth accuses
Roger of moving the planchette. Patterson: "Is it someone we
know?" The planchette doesn't move. Roger suggests they ask
it for a name. Patterson, "What letter does the killer's name
begin with?" The planchette moves around and finally chooses
"C". Roger observes, "There are a lot of 'C's' in the room. I
wonder if it means a first name, or last?" Patterson asks if "C"
stands for a last name. It answers yes. Roger, "I have an alibi."
Elizabeth warns them to stop, but Roger refuses, calling the
suspense "excruciating". Roger offers: "O great mystical board,
answer this next question: Which letter does the first name
begin with?" The planchette moves, circling around the board.
Barnabas glances at Carolyn. Julia notices the interchange be-
tween them. Carolyn suddenly hurls herself at the board,
knocking it to the ground, shouting this is all stupid. Elizabeth
takes her to task for her "wild behavior". Carolyn flares
they're all crazy and storms out. Roger comments, "Sorry,
George, you almost had your killer," declares the party over
and leaves. Barnabas and Julia trade glares.
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And the summary doesn't directly reference the quote but certainly conveys the circumstances under which it occurs...
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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0201ds_0.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_6-1_VHS.jpg)
- 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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_6-1_DVD.jpg)
And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "DS 1991 Ep #6 (-1966: Ep #22)" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from 1966's Ep #22 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #22 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines.
(And unlike in my other months, I've been so busy with other stuff that I haven't already picked out all the eps for February, so at this point I have no idea just how many eps will be coming up without "must" lines. Though I do know that there will be at least two...)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #143 (1967) - Liz - 'Well, I MUST say I agree with her.'
From "#0142/0143: Robservations 08/28/01: Through a Painting Darkly"These recurring nightmares David is having are starting to worry me, Liz tells Vicki down in the drawing room. Liz sits at the desk. I can't imagine what causes them, says Liz. I can't, either, agrees Vicki. Having that frightening picture in his room doesn't help--why did you give it to him, you must have known it would upset him, says Liz. I'm not sure why I gave it to him, says Vicki, some kind of an impulse--he was so insistent about having it--he seemed to want it so much. Has Mrs. Collins seen it? asks Liz. Yes, says Vicki. What did she say? asks Liz. She was mystified by it, says Vicki, when I showed it to her, she seemed very frightened--she was very insistent that it shouldn't hang in David's room. I must say I agree with her, says Liz.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And now with Liz' "I MUST say" quote there are 31.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #235 (1967) - Dr. Woodard - 'Don't let her talk too much. She MUSTN'T waste her strength.'
From "#0235/0236: Robservations 11/6/01:"Maggie, in the hospital now, sleeps, an IV in her arm. Dr. Woodard says her heartbeat is stronger, her color better. An anxious Joe shows up. Maggie awakens, and they explain to her that she's in the hospital. Maggie is glad Joe and Sam are both with her, but when she starts describing what happened, she grows agitated and says she doesn't want to remember her terrible nightmare.
This Robservations is another that comes up during the period where there's little detail - it doesn't reference the quote at all. However, after Maggie says that she glad Joe and Sam are both there, Sam responds by giving a nervous laugh and saying, "Of course we're here, darling. And we're gonna to stay right here with you." He then turns to Dr. Woodard and asks, "Dave, would it be all right if we spoke to her for a few minutes?" Dr. Woodard replies, "Yeah, but just for a few minutes," and he follows that by delivering the quote. Sam agrees with an "All right," and Dr. Woodard leaves the room. Then Sam gently asks Maggie if she can calmly and quietly explain what happened. Maggie starts to remember that Vicki was there but then she had a terrible dream. And after that point is when she becomes quite agitated...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #414 (1796) - Millicent - 'Oh, no, no, you MUSTN'T'
From "#0413/0414: Robservations 03/26/02: Barnabas Visits the Docks"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0414-1.jpg)
At Collinwood, Millicent gushes to Nathan how much she appreciates his showing her the eclipse, even if it WAS really late. They discuss Barnabas' odd, hasty departure for England, and he takes her in his arms.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, after Millicent thanks Nathan and says she enjoyed the eclipse very much, she starts to go on about how so few people see eclipses and how so few people are up as late, well, so few people one knows, but she understands that some people stay up later, somehow. She then bids Nathan goodnight, but he says he's staying for a few minutes. That's when Millicent delivers the quote and reminds Nathan of when Barnabas discovered him there so late. Nathan points out that Barnabas is on his way to England. Millicent points out that's an odd fact in itself given that he never mentioned his going, and she'd seen him just a day or two before - and for him to leave for England in the middle of the night, wasn't it lucky there was a ship. And at that point is when Nathan closes the drawing room doors and takes Millicent in his arms, despite more of her protests that he should leave. Her family will not think she values herself very highly - and what if Abigail should find them...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #538 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'For once, I MUST admit I-- I don't know what we should do. You MUST forgive me, it's been a long time since I had this feeling.'
From "Robservations 6/26/02 - #538/539 - Nicholas Disciplines Cass"Stokes joins them, and Carolyn tells him that Adam doesn't remember anything that happened. Adam, rubbing his stomach, says he wants to go home now--this place makes him sick. Stokes tells him they can't go home because the police are looking for him. Carolyn thinks he needs a doctor. Stokes says Julia is coming. No Julia, insists Adam. Carolyn whispers that Adam doesn't trust Julia. Stokes doesn't know what they should do and apologizes for his inability to come up with an idea--he doesn't normally react this way.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0538-2.jpg)
Carolyn says they need a place to hide him and he needs someone to take care of him.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does reference most of the quote's main points...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #689 (1969) - Maggie - 'David, you said that you were frightened. You MUST know what frightens you, don't you?'
From "Robservations 10/15/02 - #688-689 - Quentin Punishes David"Maggie assures David she'll stay with him until he goes to sleep. He tells her he sometimes thinks he'll never sleep again--I don't know why I feel that way. She asks what he's frightened of. I know what it is, he say but can't tell you--I don't know how. She asks if it's a person in the house that's scaring him. Stop asking so many questions, says David.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but once again there is a reference to the circumstances under which it's delivered...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #788 (1897) - Judith - 'All right, Edward, the animal has been apprehended, and we're all safe. MUST we discuss it for the rest of the day?'
From "Robservations 1/30/03 - #788-789 - Quentin Gets a Break, Gaslighting Judith"Edward relates to Judith the incredible story of how the animal's features turned into those of a man at the crack of dawn--a grotesque man. Judith appears to be in a trance. You haven't reacted to anything I've said, points out Edward. I'm glad they caught the animal, says Judith, but I have something else on my mind. Edward wonders--what could possibly be of more concern than the animal that almost killed you? All right, says Judith, the animal has been apprehended and we're all safe, but insist we not discuss it all day, it's morbid. This annoys Edward--what is the matter with you? he asks. Nothing, she says, tapping her beringed hand on the table. Edward stiffly asks, are you having second thoughts about your ridiculous marriage? No, my marriage wasn't a mistake, maintains Judith. "Give it time," says Edward sarcastically. I will, with the full knowledge that, if it fails, it was no more ridiculous than yours, retorts Judith. Touche, says Edward
The Robservations references the quote quite well but does paraphrase parts...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #925 (1970) - David - 'She MUST be somewhere in the house. Well, it doesn't seem like Maggie to go off without telling anybody.'
From "Robservations 5/5/03 - #924-925 - Ang Returns; Maggie's Missing; Todds Divided"Roger comes downstairs and asks David, who's put the game away, do you know where Maggie is?--I couldn't find her anywhere. I haven't seen her all morning, replies David--she must be somewhere in the house--it's not like her to go off without telling anybody. Yes, I know, agrees Roger. Michael exits the kitchen, and listens as Roger sternly asks David, did something happen last night that I don't know about?--when I went to look for Maggie, she wasn't in her room, nor had her bed slept in. I don't understand, says David. Roger leaves to make a through search of the house.
Again, a Robservations references the quote quite well but does paraphrase parts...
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- but I think the edit went too far because it certainly looks like the black could have been edited without also editing out Roger's, "Well, I don't understand why she isn't here - she knew very well that there were no other adults in the house." But then, as I've lamented before, there would seem to be no way to fathom how/why some of the edits during the Sci-Fi run were made. [snow_rolleyes] [snow_undecided]
At least we're lucky that Ep #925 comes up after MPI decided they shouldn't edit the Master Tapes for the DVDs...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1021 (1970PT) - Barnabas - 'I MUST find that man!'
From "#1020/1021: Robservations 07/15/03: Buffie, the Vampire Victim"Buffie looks at her love bites in the mirror, fingering them. Barnabas appears--does John Yaeger still interest you? he asks. "You were standing out there all that time?" she asks. He advances on her. Tell me everything you know about Yaeger, he commands. I hardly know anything, she says, the doctor can answer your questions; he knew him better than anyone. Oh? asks Barnabas. Yaeger used to help him with his experiments, she says, I bet he could tell you where Yaeger is right now. That would please you to know, wouldn't it? asks Barnabas. No, I never want to see him again, she insists. I, on the other hand, want to see him, ASAP, says Barn--I have important questions to ask him, concerning a certain basement room--I want you to find out everything you can from Cyrus.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1021-1.jpg)
You told me to stay away from Cyrus, she protests. That was before I knew there was a connection between Yaeger and him, says Barnabas--make sure he doesn't find out our secret--I must find that man!
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1086 (1970) - Hallie - 'Oh, we've got to be careful. They MUSTN'T ever find out.'
From "#1086/1087: Robservations 08/29/03: Murderous Gerard"I'm sorry, Hallie, says David, you don't know how sorry I truly am. I do, she assures him--I know you would never do anything to hurt me. The intensity of their statements to each other makes Liz look from one to the other for a few moments--well, off to bed, both of you, she says--and David, I don't want to find you outside this room again tonight--is that clear? Yes, he says. Almost to herself, but aloud, Liz murmurs that probably safer, having him in here alone, away from strangers. Hallie gazes at her, puzzled. Liz bids them good night and leaves the room. Hallie says, "'Strangers'--what does she mean, do you think she knows?" I don't know, says David--Quentin said something about strangers earlier. We've got to be careful, says Hallie, they must not ever find out. I wish they would, says David. But they won't--ever--says Hallie, because we won't tell them!
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1147 (1840) - Samantha - 'And that staircase! You really MUST destroy it.'
From "#1146/1147: Robservations 10/29/03: The Real Daphne, Revealed"At least I tried to be civil, she says--I simply came here to tell you your father is much better, but he's very disturbed about those insane experiments of yours--you should get rid of them--and that staircase!--you really must destroy it! Before it's finished? he asks. Finished! she cries--a staircase through time, really, Quentin--when Daniel told me about it, I almost doubted your sanity. Of course! he says--I think a staircase would be very good here at Collinwood--you've got to admit that one or two times you would have used it since you've come here. Don't talk nonsense, she advises--people will think you're mad. Do you? he asks. About this, yes, she says, what if Mr. Trask found out? My dear, he says, I will finish that staircase simply because of Trask, and I shall send him to another century!
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And I always like the screen captures I pick for the slideshow - I work diligently on them. But sometimes I happen upon one that I really love having been able to get, and today's is a perfect example of that -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0211ds_0.jpg)
- I mean, just look at those eyes! And truthfully the whole scene between Samantha and Quentin is one of the best in the entire show. I love the way Sam Hall wrote it and David Selby and Virginia Vestoff play things to perfection, particularly, Vestoff. And not that I don't enjoy Diana Millay's performance in NoDS, but it's scenes like this that really show what a loss it was that Vestoff was unable to portray Samantha in the film...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1228 (1841PT) - Flora - 'He IS Morgan, we MUST continue to think that.'
From "#1228/1229: Robservations 01/02/04: Daphne Faces the Truth"Collinwood - Catherine comes downstairs. How is Morgan? asks Flora. Morgan? repeats Catherine sarcastically--isn't it strange how we keep calling him that, despite what's happened?--it's not Morgan, James Forsythe went into that room that night and took Morgan's body for his own! He IS Morgan, says Flora, we must continue to think that. Do you? demands Catherine, do you really believe that man up there in that room, staring down at us, hating us because we're Collinses, that stranger--is my husband or your son? Not as he is, says Flora, I don't know how to bring my son back, except to wait. Wait for what? asks Catherine
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the last 1841PT not to have been quoted from, meaning now all the 1841PT eps have been quoted from at least once. So, whenever an 1841PT ep comes up in the future months when I'm picking the quotes for the slideshow, I'll be substituting quotes from the alternative versions of DS. Though I will be using an 1841PT quote if I should come across a "Blackmailing Liz-Intro to Barnabas-Kidnapping Maggie-Intro to Julia" ep or a "The Werewolf-Quentin's Ghost" ep that doesn't have any "must" quotes.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1170 (1840) - Leticia - 'Gerard, what's troubling her? You MUST tell me.'
From "#1169/1170: Robservations 11/17/03: A Curse is Lifted"What am I going to do? asks Daphne. (We see Mike R. Phone.) I overheard, says Gerard, joining the ladies--it's Joanna. Daphne nods--yes, she agrees. Who is Joanna? asks Leticia. I'm afraid she's someone who's risen from the dead, says Gerard. Oh the one Samantha told about at Quentin's trial, remembers Leticia. Yes that's right--excuse me, says Daphne, and hurries from the room. Gerard, what's troubling Daphne? asks Leticia--you must tell me. Before Gerard can reply, Daphne calls to Gerard from the foyer, where she's found another note on the table.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1047 (1970PT) - Timothy Stokes - 'It defies rational thought. That's why I think there MUST have been someone else behind this.'
From "#1046/1047: Robservations 08/01/03: Carolyn Mourns; Claude North"why would a man of his talents, his future, with a young, beautiful wife--why would such a man deliberately destroy himself?--I can't for the life of me figure it out--why would Will do such a thing? She looks up at him--I would rather not talk about it, if you don't mind, she says. Of course you wouldn't, he agrees, it defies rational thought! She drinks some more. I think there must have been someone else behind it, says Stokes--am I right or wrong?--tell me. She looks him in the face--you're right, she says.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1047-2.jpg)
Then there was someone else behind it, says Stokes again, but before he can question Carolyn further, Barnabas returns home.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
"Rational thought" in Collinsport? What a radical concept! When is anything that happens there rational? And we wouldn't have it any other way!! [ghost_nowink]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #964 (1970) - Roger - 'Well, of course not, but we MUST be clever. More than they.'
From "Robservations 6/3/03 - #964-965 - Jeb's Odd Request; Quentin, Buried Alive!"Collinwood - Roger asks Quentin, why did they take Julia? Q replies, it's Jeb's declaration of war on all of us(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0964-1.jpg)
--Barnabas, Julia, me and you. Are they going to kill her? asks Roger anxiously. Unless we can stop them, says Q. How do we know where they went? asks Roger. Not the carriage house, says Quentin, he's too smart for that--they'll try the crypt at the cemetery. It may be a trap, says Roger--they'll know you or Barnabas would try to rescue her. You're right, says Q, but we can't simply forget about her. Of course not, says Roger, but we must be clever--more clever than they. Both men try to think of a plan.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #863 (1897) - Evan - 'The robber of a soul MUST NOT be spared.'
From "Robservations 3/25/03 - #862-863 - Quentin Asks For Evan's Help"Evan, in black robes, stands, muttering to himself. He checks Quentin and Petofi's pulses, then lifts a golden chalice and says, Lucifer, great god of man and beast, look on us with favor, help us correct this evil that has been done in defiance of you, renew our bondage as your servants, grant us the power we need this night, and we will be yours for eternity, for Bow, who guides your mind, for Beelzebub, who rules your spirit. Evan drinks from the chalice. He places his hands on Quentin's head and says the robber of a soul must not be spared.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
On the other hand, Evan doesn't invoke Bow, he invokes Baal, who is invoked several times on DS.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #682 (1969) - Prof. Stokes - 'Janet Findley. Janet Findley, we are calling to you. You MUST hear us and speak to us from beyond the grave. Janet Findley, hear us. Hear us!'
From "Robservations 10/9/02 - #682/683 - Beth Gives Amy a Gift"Stokes has them put hands on the table, fingers touching, and reminds them not to break the circle. He tells them to think only of Janet Findlay--concentrate on her alone and clear your minds of everything but her image. Stokes calls to Janet Findlay, asking her to hear them--speak to us from beyond the grave--hear us, he intones, if you're in the room, give us a sign--we need your help. Stokes senses a presence in the house and asks it to make itself known. Sarah Johnson snatches her hands out of the circle. Stokes warns her, "Your hands!" She apologizes, replacing them on the table. As Stokes calls, we see the door upstairs on the landing opening. A spirit comes downstairs and enters the drawing room. Mrs. Johnson goes into a trance, asking "Why did you call me?" Stokes asks if she's Janet Findlay. Yes, she says. What happened? he asks.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0682-4.jpg)
"The children," she says, "the panel, the room." Stokes asks for more explicit details. "I found that room, I waited there for something to happen, and then, then. . .he killed me! He killed me!" she cries, and collapses on the table.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote entirely, but it does reference the most important parts of it...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #614 (1968) - Mrs. Johnson - 'You MUST be out of your mind!'
From "Robservations 8/21/02 - Julia's Horrifying Discovery - #614/615"Joe orders Mrs. Johnson to stay there--you don't know what Barnabas is like!--but she comes right over and tries to release his hold on the rope around Barnabas neck. Mrs. Johnson actually hits him, but he pushes her away and strangles Barnabas into unconsciousness. Nothing can stop me! screams Joe. Crying uncontrollably, Mrs. Johnson returns to the fray, screaming "Please!" over and over. Realizing what he's done, Joe loosens his hold on the rope and runs. Mrs. Johnson yells, They'll find you--I'll see to it!"
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, after Joe says no one knows what Barnabas is really like, and Mrs. Johnson comes over, as she tries to release Joe's hold on the rope, she begs, "Let go of him! Let go!" And then she delivers the quote, followed by Joe insisting, "I'm not! I'm not. He's the reason."...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #347 (1967) - Vicki - 'I -- I -- I MUST have fallen asleep over my book and I -- I'm just not quite awake yet.'
From "#0347/0348: Robservations 02/07/02: Quick Treatment = Disaster"When Barnabas comes to see Vicki a short while later, she seems to flinch in his presence, not wanting to be there with him. Vicki, uneasy, shows him the crystal Julia found--she wants the three of them to see if it matches the West Wing chandelier. Barnabas brings up her unpleasant association with Widows' Hill and suggests that they form some new, happy memories of the cliff. Why don't they watch the sunrise over Widows' Hill, that very morning?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0347-3.jpg)
Vicki doesn't answer at first, then says, sure, why not, dawn is her favorite time of day. Mine, too, says Barn
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly. However, after Vicki seems to flinvh, Barnabas asks Vicki, "What's the matter?" She replies, "Nothing," and then delivers the quote. Barnabas says he wouldn't want to disturb her if she tired, but Vicki asks him to please come in and sit down because she has something very special to tell him. She then explains about finding the crystal and wanting him to be a part of checking to see if it's a match for the chandelier in the foyer of the West Wing, however, she does not show Barnabas the crystal. In fact, the crystal is nowhere to be seen in the scene...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #179 (1967) - Caretaker - 'Not me. Them, you, you MUSTN'T trouble them.'
From "#0178/0179: Robservations 09/25/01: Tales From the Crypt"Is there nothing I can say to you to convince you? asks Peter. The caretaker shakes his head. Joe and Peter move away from him. I'm afraid he means it, says Joe. What are we going to do? asks Peter. I guess we'd better get out of here. I can't do that, says Peter--we've got to get that coffin open somehow. Frank comes running in. I knew I'd find you here, he says--and what did you two think you were going to do? Isn't it obvious? asks Peter. And isn't it obvious what this could mean? demands Frank. The graves might rise, says the caretaker--the cries for help, the screams, the smoke! I'm sorry, Frank tells him, I apologize for my friends. I know you, says the caretaker. Yes, I was here with a young lady, says Frank. With long black hair, recalls the caretaker. (only a few notes behind.) You were a great help, says Frank. I helped them--I stopped them, says the caretaker. I'm very grateful, says Frank, we won't trouble you anymore. Not me, says the caretaker, sweeping his hand toward the graves--them, you mustn't trouble them. We won't, promises Frank, then turns to the other two men--do you realize you could go to jail for this, and you, too, Joe?--there are ways of doing things, legal ways. Ways that take a long time, protests Peter.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #100 (1966) - Burke - 'Roger was guilty of that manslaughter charge. Malloy MUST have found out.'
From "#0099/0100: Robservations 07/31/01: Pen-Man-Ship"Would you please repeat that last statement? Asks Burke. I think Roger murdered Bill Malloy, says Vicki--or I should say I think it's very possible. Why? asks Burke. He had a motive if the things you say about that accident 10 years ago are true. They're true, all right, says Burke--Roger was guilty of that manslaughter charge--Malloy must have found out, Roger had to keep him quiet--but how do you know Roger was at Lookout Point that night? I found the pen he lost that night, says Vicki, it was on the beach at Lookout Point. A silver filigreed fountain pen, with a fancy design on it? asks Burke. Yes, says Vicki. That was my pen, says Burke, I gave it to Carolyn--Roger took it away from her and lost it. I know, says Vicki.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And it's a hoot that today's quote coincides with the current ep in the Watching Project and the "Caption This!"/"Complete This Phrase / Fill In The Blank(s)" boards. I don't think that's ever happened before...
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
hoDS: Scene #187 (-1966: Ep #23) - Julia - 'It would be pointless now anyway. We MUST wait until we achieve total success.'
From DC's hoDS script:
187 INT: DRAWING ROOM - OLD HOUSE - NIGHT 187
CLOSE SHOT of music box. It is TINKLING OUT ITS TUNE.
PAN UP to Barnabas gazing at it fondly. PULL BACK as
Julia enters from the foyer carrying her medical bag.
Barnabas beams at her.
187 CONTD CONTD 187
JULIA
I spoke to Professor Stokes today.
The fact that there have been no
attacks recently has almost con-
vinced him that the vampire has
disappeared. And the police have
lifted the curfew.
BARNABAS
Julia, I owe it all to you. I
don't know how I shall ever be
able to thank you.
JULIA
It would be pointless now anyway.
We must wait until we achieve total
success.
(seeing the music box)
Where did you get that?
He picks it
BARNABAS up
It belonged to someone I knew
many years ago.
Julia listens and is enthralled.
JULIA
It's very beautiful.
BARNABAS
(he smiles at her)
I intend to give it to someone
soon -- someone I love very much.
CAMERA TRUCKS in on Julia. She is speechless -- and CU J
hopeful.
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And Julia delivers the line exactly as scripted...
And similar to hoDS, I used a screen capture from the Laser Disc for NoDS -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0222ds_0.jpg)
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(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/hoDS_Scene_187_Blu-ray.jpg)
And as I discovered after this post was made, apparently there was, or perhaps still is an alternate 4X3 print of hoDS that, unlike the VHS, shows more of the frame at the top but less on the sides and bottom, and it was shown as the July 14, 1985 installment of Elvira's Movie Macabre. So, I'm adding a screen capture from it of Scene 187 to this post:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/hoDS_Scene_187_Movie_Macabre.jpg)
And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "hoDS: Scene #187 (-1966: Ep #23)" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from 1966's Ep #23 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #23 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1199 (1841PT[-1967: Ep #237]) - Julia - 'Morgan, until the lottery is over you MUST have nothing to do with Catherine.'
From "#1199/1200: Robservations 12/09/03: The Woman in White"Morgan! cries Julia, you cannot marry Catherine tonight, tomorrow--if Justin lives for a week and you marry Catherine, then when Justin dies, Catherine will be part of the lottery! No! he cries. She will, it happens to all of us! insists Julia. No, I won't have it--there will be no women! he says. There always have been! Julia reminds him. There won't be this time, says Morgan--I've discussed it with Quentin and he agrees. Does Gabriel? she asks. He will, Morgan assures her. I think not, says Julia--you must not tamper with tradition. You sound as if it's an honor instead of a curse, he says. I'm just being realistic, she says. So am I, says Morgan--I know six Collins have gone to that room and spent the night--three were found dead in the morning, and three were found like Father--mad for the rest of their lives--I am realistic, too, about one thing--that either Quentin, Gabriel or I will be on that list. Do you think you or I can decide who will or will not be in the lottery? she asks--when your father dies, and you read that letter, it will tell us(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1199-0.jpg)
--until the lottery is over, you must have nothing to do with Catherine, do you understand? I can't! he says.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And again, just a reminder, we've seen notations like "(1841PT[-1967])" before and know it means that an 1841PT quote has been substituted for what should have been a 1967 quote. But this time around "(1841PT[-1967: Ep #237])" means all that plus that the quote should have come from 1967's Ep #237 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #237 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, #23, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines. And Ep #237 is the last ep to come up this month that doesn't have any "must" lines.
(And once again, I've been busy with other stuff this month so I haven't already picked out the eps for my upcoming month, which will be April, so at this point I have no idea just how many eps could come up without "must" lines...)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #541 (1968) - Cassandra - 'David, I'm your mother now, and you MUST obey me.'
From "Robservations 6/27/02 - #540/541 - A Revelation for Cassandra"Cass admires her restored hand. David comes in--he wants his tape recorder, then he'll go to bed. She says he can't take it, but he insists it's his. She doesn't want him listening to it half the night, she's his mother and he can have the recorder back in the morning. He says she's acting strangely--she screamed at him and scared him by the way she looked at him earlier.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0541-3.jpg)
She apologizes for scaring him and asks his forgiveness. He accuses her of understanding what's on the tape, but she denies it. He said she got excited after listening to the tape, but she claims she was puzzled. She believes it doesn't mean a thing, and touches David on the shoulder. He notices the missing bandage, and she says her burn wasn't as serious as she thought. He heads upstairs, giving her a weird look
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly and mostly not at all, but it does reference where in the scene the quote comes up...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #789 (1897) - Greegory - 'If this spirit is a danger to us, it MUST be silenced.'
From "Robservations 1/30/03 - #788-789 - Quentin Gets a Break, Gaslighting Judith"Trask comes in--where have you been for the past 24 hours, he asks Evan. We had better decide what to do about your new wife, advises Evan, and quickly--for some reason, she imagined herself your first wife, and accused me of being responsible for her death! Is this a macabre joke? Asks Trask. No, replies Evan says--she was like someone possessed--she seems to have recovered for the moment, but if this manifests itself again, we could be in serious trouble--REVEREND. Is possession by Minerva possible? asks Trask. Yes, says Evan, that Minerva's spirit is restless shouldn't come as a surprise to either of us. If the spirit is a danger to us, it must be silenced, says Trask. It's a ghost that won't rest until it causes trouble for us, warns Evan. There must be a way, says Trask--find out what it is. Evan is thinking wicked thoughts--fear, he says, even though Minerva is dead, Judith still has an enormous fear of her--perhaps we can use that fear to our advantage--by bringing Trask's first wife back to haunt Judith.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly, changing "this" to the"...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #862 (1897) - Jeremiah's Ghost - 'You MUST leave this place. Leave Collinwood and never return.'
From "Robservations 3/25/03 - #862-863 - Quentin Asks For Evan's Help"Jeremiah's ghost steps close to Kitty and raises his hand. "You must leave this place," he says, "leave Collinwood and never return. If you stay, he will kill you!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0862-1.jpg)
Kitty looks at the spirit in horror.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #605 (1968) - Nicholas - 'You know, I have an affinity for the past myself. I really MUST discuss it with him sometime.'
From "Robservations 8/14/02 #604/605 - Biting Into an Old Flame"They sit, drink. Stokes finds the sherry interesting. He invites Nicholas to Barnabas' dinner party that evening at the Old House. Nicholas ponders this, and Stokes explains it is spur of the moment plan.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0605-2.jpg)
Nicholas has no other plans this evening, and Stokes notices his indecisiveness. I'm puzzled, says Nicholas--Barnabas and I don't know each other well, and I feel he doesn't really like me, either. Stokes says not to worry, he got the same impression from Barn, but they've become good friends. What promoted the invitation now? asks Nicholas. Stokes professes not to know. Nicholas asks why Barnabas sent Stokes rather than phoning. Because Barnabas is eccentric and refuses to get a phone, says Stokes--dine by candlelight, because he has no electricity. Blair finds this fascinating, and Stokes calls Barnabas "unusual". Nicholas says he has an affinity for the past himself and admires this in Barnabas--perhaps he'll discuss it with him sometime. Stokes says it's a touchy subject with Barnabas, so discussion isn't a good idea.
The Robservations mixes things up a bit when it comes to how the quote is delivered because Nicholas says he's beginning to admire Barnabas before he says he has an affinity for the past, not to mention in getting into the quote it uses "perhaps" rather than "must," which is a very different intent, as well as a shameful lack of acknowledging the use of "must"...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #344 (1967) - Liz - 'Then we MUST find a way to help him show it. He can't go on like this, keeping everything pent up inside.'
From "#0343/0344: Robservations 02/05/02: David's Awful Premonition"Concerned, Liz tells Carolyn and Vicki about David's strange reaction. Carolyn volunteers to bring up her cousin's lunch
The Robservations falls into the period where there's little detail and the quote isn't reference at all. However, how it comes up is that after having just talked to him about Woodard's death in the previous scene, Liz tells Carolyn and Vicki that she can't tell them what David is like, but it's frightening. Carolyn asks if he was terribly upset, and Liz says that's just it, he seemed to have known about it. Vicki wonders who could have told him. Liz doesn't know, he probably heard them talking, but what worries her is that he had almost no reaction. Carolyn thinks he just hasn't found a way of showing it. And after that is when the quote comes up, followed by Carolyn volunteering to take David's lunch up to him...
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #88 (1966) - Roger - 'All right, suppose that he did all of this deliberately and intended to come back and get Vicki out. Now, by the enormity of what he had done, it MUST have scared him off and he said nothing.'
From "#0087/0088: Robservations 07/23/01: Maggie and Mainsails; Hope of Rescue"Liz looks around, spots David's toys, and asks what all these things are doing here? I can't imagine, says Roger. One of David's drawings, his toy, his books, says Liz--David's been in this room before--he brought Vicki here deliberately! All right, says Roger, suppose he did all of this deliberately, and intended to come get Vicki out--now, by the enormity of what he'd done, it must have scared him off and he said nothing. Poor Vicki, remarks Liz, and Roger echoes her sentiments--he's done a very dangerous thing, and if I know David, he's going to twist it so it seems to be Vicki's fault. Is that why you're afraid for her? asks Liz. Yes, he says, I suppose it's a horrible thing for a father to say about his son, but I think David is an incipient psychopath--there's no telling what he might or might not do. And that's why you think she must leave? asks Liz. To be perfectly candid, yes, says Roger. Liz walks across the room and asks Roger if Vicki's claim that she saw Bill Malloy's ghost have any effect on his decision. Why should it? he asks--anyway, it's utter nonsense--when I found her, she was babbling and I saw nothing at all to substantiate what she said. Then you didn't look very closely, says Liz--she points to the floor, where the seaweed sits in a pile. She picks up a piece and says it's just as she described it--wet seaweed.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0088-3.jpg)
Roger gazes at it, his face twisted with disbelief.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
One of the great early supernatural scenes...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'You MUST have the most generous nature I've ever heard of') was back on January 1st ([occasion18]).
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #161 (1967) - Carolyn - 'Uncle Roger, I don't want to fight with you. But you MUST respect my wishes when it comes to the running of this house.'
From "#0160/0161: Robservations 09/12/01: Calling Dr. Peter Guthrie"Drawing room - I think the time has come for me to tell you exactly where you stand, says Carolyn. I think my dear nice is about to deliver a speech, says Roger, frowning. A brief one, and to the point, she says--the reason Dr. Guthrie will stay on here, despite your rumblings. Crossing his arms over his chest, Roger tells her he should be very glad to hear it. My mother is in a hospital bed in Boston, begins Carolyn, right now, she's the most important thing in the world to me--she's placed a very heavy burden on me--she's left the entire responsibility of the entire Collins family to me--not to you. And now you are drunk with power? he asks. No, this is what she planned in case anything happened to her, says Carolyn, and I intend to see it through. How do you intend to force whatever little policies you devise? he asks. (nasty!) Mother left a specific document with the attorneys, says Carolyn, that will advise and support me whenever necessary--please, Uncle Roger, don't make it necessary. I see, he says--and exactly where does that leave me? Life won't change for you, she assures him, you'll continue to be what you've always been--I don't want to fight with you, but you must respect my wishes when it comes to the running of this house!--she sighs--her instructions about the business were quite clear, too--hesitantly, she adds--with everyone's help, I'm to be in charge until she gets back--now if you'll excuse me--and she takes down her coat and slips it on. Roger follows her.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Your mother MUST have been out of her mind! Leaving a half-grown girl with such enormous responsibilities') was back on October 12th of 2020.
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[spoiler]Yesterday's quote:
Ep #266 (1967) - Jason - 'I MUST say your attitude pleases me very much, and, uh, it also has me a bit puzzled.'
From "#0265/0266: Robservations 11/30/01: Sea, Grave; Grave, Sea"Down in the foyer, Liz, ready to go out in coat and scarf, is stopped by Jason, who wishes to discuss wedding arrangements. Liz mechanically agrees with all his suggestions. Jason wants the wedding held in Collinwood's drawing room, with the town's most prominent judge doing the honors, with a big reception following,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0266-3.jpg)
He's puzzled by how agreeable she is, but all she wants to do is go for a walk. As she leaves, Jason grins.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly because this ep is also in the period where there's little detail. However, the circumstances under which the quote comes up is addressed...
And Ep #266 is this month's first example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before. (It's also the only "must" line in the ep.)
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #410 (1796) - Angelique - 'Barnabas... Barnabas will come to life again at night-- this night and every night throughout eternity. Yes, Ben, that was my curse. I hated him at that moment. I thought he had killed me. He is one of the living dead. I cannot bear to think of what he... he will do terrible things. Ben, more terrible than I would ever wish on anyone. I MUST stop him. And the only way is to drive this into his heart.'
From "#0409/0410: Robservations 03/22/02: The "V" Word is Spoken"Ben brings Angelique the stake. She orders him to have a carriage waiting for her by nightfall. She won't tell him anymore, but nervously notes how dark it is with the storm outside. Upstairs, as she packs, Ben demands to know how Barnabas died. He was bitten by a bat, says Ang, she didn't want him to die, but he'd shot her, and she thought SHE was going to die! Did Ben tell Barnabas about her, she asks? He never said a word, Ben replies (ironically). Barnabas will ris at nightfall, she explains, and every night thereafter. As one of the living dead, he'll do terrible things, worse than she'd wish on anyone! The stake Ben made must be driven into his heart, says Angelique.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, paraphrases much of it, and even leaves out the "MUST" part - SHAMEFUL!! It also uses a "must" that isn't actually used...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'You MUST come to me. At once, Ben. At once!') was back on May 25th of 2021, the second (Angelique - 'You MUST treat him as your son would wish') was back on May 25th of 2022, and the third (Josette - 'I have promised someone I MUST stay') was back on January 4th. So all that means that Ep #410 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #158, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #528, #534, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #651, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #537 (1968) - Julia - 'You go and get ready. We MUST leave here before dawn. We MUST. Yes. I MUST.'
From "Robservations 6/25/02 - #536/537 - Separate Sets of Mourners"Willie is afraid, he wants to leave before the questions start. He has no reason to stay there anymore. Julia agrees Willie should leave tonight, and he's surprised she isn't convincing him to stay. She, too, will go, with no reason to stay. She tells Willie he can come with her, to Windcliff. Willie doesn't want to go, but she says she'll give him a job there, he won't be a patient. He's touched, pleased. He can be a gardener or attendant, she says, because Barnabas would want her to do this for Willie. Not because of the police? asks Willie. She assures him that's not it. He hopes to work himself into a real good job, gain respect, and Julia says he can if he wants. She sends him to the Old House to pack and tells him to close up the house. What about Barnabas' clothes? says Willie. Pack a suitcase, says Julia-it was bright of you to think of that. They agree to pack and meet in an hour; they will leave before dawn. Willie walks away, but Julia lingers, staring down at Barnabas' grave.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly and ignores much of it, but it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'Julia, you MUST COME. It's Adam. You remember that name, don't you? Adam') was back on January 16th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #652_653 (1968) - Liz - 'They MUST have a governess-- someone who can be their constant companion.'
From "Robservations 9/18/02 - #651-652/3 - Liz & Death; Joe vs. Werewolf"Liz's fear of premature burial persists as she talks to Barnabas. He tells her it's in her mind, which only supports her argument that there's something wrong with her. Suddenly her thoughts turn to David and Amy.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0652_53-1.jpg)
She insists that they'll need a governess to replace Vicki immediately, in fact, tonight. She suggests that Maggie would be a good choice. (a waitress as a teacher? Only on the Collinwood universe!) Barnabas agrees to call her.
Again, no direct reference to the quote in the Robservations, but it does reference the circumstances under which the quote is delivered...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'They MUST have someone to take care of them immediately') was back on April 18th, and the second (Joe - 'Amy, you MUST be imagining that') was back on January 6th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #782 (1897) - Barnabas - 'I MUST see you, Charity. Do you hear? I MUST come to you. But the way is blocked.'
From "Robservations 1/27/03 - #782-783 - Trapped!"Dusk - We see the cross in Charity's window. She's dozing by the fire. Barnabas calls to her--do as I tell you to do, he says. Charity stirs in the chair. I must see you, says Barnabas, I must come to you, but the way is barred--open your eyes, he commands. She does. Rise! He says. She does. Go to the window and remove the cross, and then I will appear to you, he promises. Looking very pleased at this prospect, she takes down the cross and puts it away in her dresser drawer. Barnabas appears.
The Robservations drops a part of the quote and paraphrases another part, but it gets the main points of the quote across...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Charity - 'But you MUST NOT stay here long. You MUST make other plans') was back on October 27th, and the second (Gregory - 'Yes, the Collins name MUST be protected') was back on January 26th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #923 (1969) - Sabrina - 'You MUST come with me, please. Don't ask. Just come.'
From "Robservations 5/2/03 - #922/923 - Death Comes For Amanda; Mrs. Sky Rumson"The moon, moans Sabrina without preamble, looking up at it. (I cannot tolerate this actress or this character. I wish the blasted moon would swallow her up!) Carolyn asks, why are you here? You must see, insists Amanda--come with me! Carolyn, realizing Sabrina has run away, wants to call the rest home--I want to help you. Come with me, don't ask, just come, begs Sabrina.
The Robservations drops a part of the quote and it's the "must" part - shameful...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Sky - 'You MUST be a true art lover') was back on May 17th of 2021, and the second (Julia - 'A View of South Wales. Somewhere in this room there MUST be an answer to this. But where? Where?') was back on January 18th.
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[spoiler]March 9th's quote:
Ep #1021 (1970PT) - Barnabas - 'You MUST tell us, Miss Harrington.'
From "#1020/1021: Robservations 07/15/03: Buffie, the Vampire Victim"What happened? Cyrus asks Barnabas. The vampire kneels down and quickly covers Buffie's fanged-marked throat with her scarf. I had just taken her home, explains Barnabas, and had left her apartment--I heard her scream, returned and found her this way. I heard her scream, too, says Cyrus. Buffie, can you hear me? Barnabas asks. I want to take a look at her, says Cyrus. No, says Barnabas hastily--she's coming to. What happened? asks Buffie. Barnabas stares into her eyes and says, "You must tell us, Miss Harrington." Frightened? she asks. Through hypnosis, he coaches her: Yes, what was it, he asks--something in the room, out the window? Yes, she agrees--I thought she saw someone at the window, looking in. Barnabas asks Cyrus to check, which he does--I don't see anyone, he reports, nor did I see anyone when I came in. Are you sure you sure you didn't imagine it?, asks Barnabas. I guess I did, she says, I do silly things sometimes; I hope I didn't cause anyone any trouble.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And since the forum was offline, here's the graphic for the quote:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0309ds_0.jpg)
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'I MUST find that man!') was back on February 9th.
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[spoiler]March 10th's quote:
Ep #1086 (1970) - Hallie - 'No, David, we MUSTN'T! We MUSTN'T!'
From "#1086/1087: Robservations 08/29/03: Murderous Gerard"As Tad and Carrie stand on a mysterious staircase, beseeching them, come into the room!, David asks Hallie, take my hand. No, she says, we mustn't go to them. They're calling us! objects David. And while the two of them argue what to do, Tad and Carrie disappear. They're gone, says David, where did they go?
The Robservations sort of references the quote, but Hallie's line is delivered as quoted and she doesn't say anything about not going to them...
And since the forum was offline, here's the graphic for the quote:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0310ds_0.jpg)
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Hallie - 'Oh, we've got to be careful. They MUSTN'T ever find out') was back on February 10th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1146 (1840) - Edith - 'No, now you MUST lie down.'
From "#1146/1147: Robservations 10/29/03: The Real Daphne, Revealed"No, moans Daniel, lying in bed, no sense to it, no sense at all!--why?--why, Quentin, why? Edith puts a comforting hand on his shoulder, calling him Father Collins. Who are you? he asks. I'm Gabriel's wife, she reminds him. Get out! he cries You must lie down, insists Edith. Don't tell me what to do, he orders. Someone has to--you've had an attack, she says, now please lie down--there, Gabriel has gone for Cousin Julia. What good will a doctor do? he asks, oh, Quentin, why, why? Father Collins, says Edith eagerly, what did Quentin do?--what?
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And in case anyone misses it, here's the graphic for the quote:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0311ds_0.jpg)
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Daniel - 'It will ruin us. It will ruin us all. I MUST stop it. I will stop it!') was back on April 16th of 2023.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1221 (1841PT) - Bramwell - 'You MUSTN'T say that.'
From "#1220/1221: Robservations 12/23/03: Morgan's Sacrifice"Daphne looks through the window and sees Bramwell returning home. Guiltily, he says--I felt I had to, he says, you understand? I want to understand why you had to see Catherine, she says softly. In times of crisis, one can never completely erase the past, he says--memories come back that demand certain actions--she's risking her life!--I couldn't let her go without trying to stop her. Are you sure that's all there is to it? asks Daphne.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1221-4.jpg)
He turns to face her--I'm sure, he says. Then I do understand, she says, and I love you all the more for it. You mustn't say that, he insists, turning away again. Why not?--it's true, she insists--you could never hate Catherine and that's as it should be--you're a good man, Bramwell, and deep down, a very gentle one--I'm going to make you a good wife, I swear--I'll do everything in my power to make you happy. I believe that, he says.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Catherine - 'No, Bramwell, you can't stop me that way, or any other way. You MUST have faith in me') was back on January 21st of 2022, and the second (Flora - 'Julia, we MUST decide on a gift. Something from the family') was back on January 21st. Apparently we love to use quotes from this ep on January 21st. [easter_wink] [easter_grin]
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[spoiler]March 13th's quote:
Ep #90 (1966) - David - 'Mr. Malloy's ghost will keep coming back for 100 years until they find out who killed him. You MUST know something about that.'
From "#0089/0090: Robservations 07/24/01: Should I Stay or Should I go?"What ghosts? She asks. There are two of them, he says, Josette Collins and another girl, but I don't know her name. There aren't two of them, reveals Vicki, but three of them. All I ever saw was two, he says. Didn't anybody tell you what I saw? she asks--I saw the ghost of Bill Malloy. I don't believe it! says David. You don't have to, says Vicki, I know I didn't believe you when you told me about your ghosts, but I do believe now. David is pleased. What did he do? he asks, talk to you? Yes, says Vicki, he told me to leave Collinwood. Oh, but you can't leave now, he says, you just can't. That's why I'm packing, she explains, I thought you wanted me to leave. That was before I knew he says, that you had seen a ghost--besides me, you're the only one who ever has. What difference does that make? she asks. If they let themselves be seen by you, he says, then that means they like you and want you to stay. Oh, no, he told me to leave, before I was killed the way he was, says Vicki, continuing to pack. Then that means that his death wasn't an accident, says David--I knew it all the time--he was murdered! What makes you say that, says Vicki. If it had been an accident, he wouldn't have come back, says David--the same way with Josette Collins--she didn't fall of Widows' Hill--somebody pushed her! That was more than 100 years ago, says Vicki. Mr. Malloy's ghost will keep coming back for a hundred years, insists David, until they find out who killed him--you must know something about it! I don't, she says. You could know and not even know it, points out David. That's nonsense, she says. It isn't, either, he says, please, don't leave Collinwood.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'I MUST admit, though, it doesn't look quite as bad in daylight') was back on January 14th.
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[spoiler]March 14th's quote:
Ep #267 (1967) - Vicki - 'Preparing to jump? No, you MUST be mistaken.'
From "#0267/0268: Robservations 12/03/01: Will Liz Take a Dive?"What ghosts? She asks. There are two of them, he says, Josette Collins and another girl, but I don't knowhe felt so comfortable with her, he was able to tell her about his concern for Liz--that it appears to him as if she's contemplating suicide.
The Robservations falls into the period where there's little detail so it doesn't reference the quote at all, but it does at least reference the circumstances...
And Ep #267 joins Ep #266 as an example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]March 15th's quote:
Ep #413 (1796) - Barnabas - 'Sarah. No, Sarah, you MUSTN'T see me.'
From "#0413/0414: Robservations 03/26/02: Barnabas Visits the Docks"Sarah is about to light the candle in Josette's window when she peers outside and sees Barnabas looking up at her! Sarah calls to him, but he quickly recedes into the shadows, not wanting her to see him. Sarah races downstairs, intent on finding him, and Barnabas hurries away-she mustn't see him! Sarah asks why he's running away and begs him to come back.
The Robservations falls into the period where there's little detail so it only references part of the quote, but it certainly gets the main point across...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'I know this book MUST be very hard for you to accept') was back on July 15th of 2020.
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[spoiler]March 16th's quote:
Ep #538 (1968) - Julia - 'I MUST be alone. You-- you heard me. Please, please leave me alone.'
From "Robservations 6/26/02 - #538/539 - Nicholas Disciplines Cass"At the cemetery, Julia tells Stokes to hurry and get the lid open. Maybe you'll be in less of a hurry next time you bury the dead, suggest the professor. The lid is open, and Julia tells Stokes that she must be alone.
Another Robservations that falls into the period where there's little detail so it only references part of the quote, but it certainly gets the main point across...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'For once, I MUST admit I-- I don't know what we should do. You MUST forgive me, it's been a long time since I had this feeling') was back on February 5th.
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[spoiler]March 17th's quote:
Ep #785 (1897) - Edward - 'We MUST, Quentin! In this we MUST be united.'
From "Robservations 1/28/03 - #784-785 - A Sudden Marriage; Magda Takes a Desperate Chance"we know why he married her. I never really thought much about Judith's charms, says Quentin. We both know that isn't why Trask married her, says Edward--if she thinks for one minute that HE will be master of Collinwood--Quentin, do you have plans tonight?--we should go see Evan--there must be a way of annulling this mistake. "Don't count on me," warns Quentin. Edward huffily says, in this we must be united. "I SAID DON'T COUNT ON ME!" shouts Quentin, and leaves the room.
The Robservations references most of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Magda - 'Ah, Mr. Edward, you MUST be so happy to have a man in the family at last! ::laughs::'') was back on December 12th of 2021.
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[spoiler]March 18th's quote:
Ep #925 (1969) - Roger - 'And David MUST start on his lessons.'
From "Robservations 5/5/03 - #924-925 - Ang Returns; Maggie's Missing; Todds Divided "Roger goes to answer the door. It's Philip, who has come to pick up Michael. Roger invites him in. Philip bids Michael good morning. We haven't finished this game yet, says Michael. I can't wait for you to finish, says Philip, I have work back at the shop. And David must start his lessons, adds Roger. "He can't do that until his governess comes back," points out Michael. Roger looks at him, as does Philip, who asks Roger, is David's governess away? We don't know where she is, says Roger--she seems to have disappeared. Philip stares at Michael, who smiles innocently, wiggling his eyebrows.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (David - 'She MUST be somewhere in the house. Well, it doesn't seem like Maggie to go off without telling anybody') was back on February 8th.
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[spoiler]March 19th's quote:
Ep #1022 (1970PT) - Cyrus - 'No, I MUSTN'T. I know I MUSTN'T. She's Quentin's wife. Quentin's my best friend. Has been all my life.'
From "#1022/1023: Robservations 07/16/03: Yaeger Lusts For Maggie"4:30 - Cyrus' lab - He returns and quickly starts to open the safe. No, I mustn't, he cautions himself, I know I mustn't--she's Quentin's wife, Quentin's my best friend, has been all my life! Buffie's right--so soft, so quiet, so special! What did Yaeger achieve with Buffie--nothing at all!--but with Maggie...no, I wouldn't do it, there have to be limits, even for John Yaeger! No, there are no limits for Yaeger, he would never give in so easily, never keep saying, over and over, no, no, no--his word is yes, nothing stands in his way--nothing! He opens the safe, takes out the potion and swiftly downs it. Immediately, he is beset by the pain.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Buffie - 'You MUST think I'm some kind of a fool') was back on May 19th of 2020.
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[spoiler]March 20th's quote:
Ep #1147 (1840) - Quentin - 'But we MUSTN'T keep secrets, you know that? Secrets only haunt us.'
From "#1146/1147: Robservations 10/29/03: The Real Daphne, Revealed"tell me, he asks gently, do you know what it is to be without love? Love is something I know very little about, she says. I don't believe that, he responds. It's always frightened me, she admits. Sometime it won't, he promises. I don't like what it does to people, she says. What has it done to you? he asks. She looks at him. Ah, so you have a secret, he says--someone you love? She shakes her head. So you say, but you do, he says, and so do I--but we mustn't keep secrets--they only harm us, they don't want us to forget things that are all over. His voice seductive, he moves in close, adding, we've got to forget them, because "you and I are alive", you know--oh, Daphne is her name. Quentin, she murmurs, smiling. He touches her face and says, that's the first time you've ever called me that.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1147-1.jpg)
They kiss, lustily; she returns it with equal passion. He hugs her. Oh, yes, he says, now I have something else to apologize for--but I won't--because I wanted to--and I think you wanted to. Yes, she agrees.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Samantha - 'And that staircase! You really MUST destroy it') was back on February 11th.
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[spoiler]March 21st's quote:
Ep #1222 (1841PT) - Julia - 'Morgan, Morgan you MUST come out of there at once.'
From "#1222/1223: Robservations 12/24/03: Morgan is Possessed"1222
The Robservations for Ep #1222 doesn't summarize the teaser, which is a reworking of the ending of Ep #1221, however, originally Julia didn't include the word "must" - that's an addition to the reworking. But for what it's worth, here is the Robservations summary from Ep #1221:
From "#1220/1221: Robservations 12/23/03: Morgan's Sacrifice"Julia leads Catherine down the corridor to the cursed room, touching her shoulder once before they arrive. Go on, says Catherine, open the door. Julia finds, however, that her key does not work. There's something wrong, Catherine--I'm certain this is the right key. "It is the right key, Julia," says Morgan's voice, coming from INSIDE the room, "but the lock has been changed." Morgan! protests Catherine. Yes, Catherine, he says proudly.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1221-5.jpg)
We see him on the other side of the doors--I'm in here!. Come out of there at once, orders Julia. It's too late, says Morgan--Quentin has the only key to the new lock, and I made him promise to give it to no one--"I'm taking your place, Catherine--I wouldn't have it any other way." Julia looks at Catherine, who gazes back, both in despair.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Kendrick - 'Is Gabriel in the house or near the house? I MUST know') was back on May 12th of 2021, and the second (Kendrick - 'Melanie, why are you crying, you MUST tell me') was back on October 30th of 2023.
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[spoiler]March 22nd's quote:
Ep #91 (1966) - Burke - 'Now, now-- you MUST know that business always comes before pleasure.'
From "#0091/0092: Robservations 07/25/01: Garnering A Boyfriend"You're going to Bangor today, says Burke, how are you going? By bus, says Vicki. Nonsense, insists Burke, I'm going there myself--why don't you drive along with me? Oh, no, demurs Vicki. The bus will be along in a few minutes, says Carolyn hastily. I insist, where is your luggage? Asks Burke. No, really, objects Vicki. I'm going there on business, anyway, he says. But, Burke, protests Carolyn. You must know that business always comes before pleasure, Burke tells Carolyn. I know, she says, upset, but I... Business first, then pleasure, says Burke firmly, and asks Vicki where her luggage is, so he can put it in his car.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'Well, don't you see? She and I look so much alike, so there MUST be some sort of a connection') was back on January 22th. Apparently we love using quotes from this ep on a 22nd of a month. [easter_wink]
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[spoiler]March 23rd's quote:
Ep #786 (1897[-1967]) - Quentin - 'The wheel of fortune spins, Charity. You MUSTN'T be frightened.'
From "Robservations 1/29/03 - #786/787 - Edward Faces Barnabas"They separate as the music finishes. It's beautiful, she whispers. Go upstairs and wait for me, he says--I'll be there in a while. She walks, then hears terrible growling. What's that sound? She asks. I only hear my music, insists Quentin. No, it's the animal that attacked me in the woods, she says. Quentin, sitting in his chair, lost in his music, bids her good night. The werewolf pops up right behind Quentin's chair. It's in the room with us! Cries Charity.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0786-4.jpg)
Peaceful and soothing, says Quentin, ignoring Charity as the werewolf comes closer and closer, even as she's begging for his help. She runs away. "The wheel of fortune spins, Charity," says Quentin from his chair. "You mustn't be frightened. Good night, my darling, good night. . .good night. . .good night." We see the chandelier that began the dream.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Gregory - 'I hope you're not too disappointed, but we MUST accept the changes that divine providence imposes on our lives, MUSTN'T we?') was back on December 19th.
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[spoiler]March 24th's quote:
Ep #414 (1796) - Barnabas - 'Oh, you MUSTN'T tell anyone.'
From "#0413/0414: Robservations 03/26/02: Barnabas Visits the Docks"Barnabas goes to the docks, where he meets the flirtatious, heavily make-up Ruby Tate. She recognizes him, and they flirt. Since the married man she was expecting to meet didn't show up, Barnabas is certainly an excellent substitute, purrs Ruby, although I do wonder why you're staring at me like that. (hungry!)(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0414-3.jpg)
She clasps his arm and says she can't wait for her friends at the Eagle to see her with Barnabas Collins! No one must know they met, he says, still gazing raptly at her. He makes a half-hearted attempt to leave without harming her, but she insists that he stay, and melts against his chest. This gives him a good opportunity to munch on her throat, and he attempts to fang her, but she realizes something isn't right, and backs away.
The Robservations falls in the period where there's little detail so it doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference the quote's circumstances quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Millicent - 'Oh, no, no, you MUSTN'T') was back on February 4th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding March 25th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]March 25th's quote:
Ep #539 (1968) - Nicholas - 'Miss Winters, you MUST be delirious.'
From "Robservations 6/26/02 - #538/539 - Nicholas Disciplines Cass"Nicholas barges in looking for Cassandra. Vicki sobs that she went out a few minutes ago. Noticing her mood, he unsympathetically offers her some brandy and says she looks upset. She sobs that Barnabas is dead. His back turned to her, he can't conceal his glee, but he recovers quickly to display a poker face.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0539-3.jpg)
How awful, he says, how did it happen? She doesn't know (Vicki, Vicki, repeat after me-dream curse, dream curse, dream curse-you knew it was destined to kill him?) Nicholas remarks that Cassandra had always spoken so highly of Barnabas. Flatly, Vicki says "Really. That's hard to believe." Why? wonders Nicholas. Because, explains Vicki, "She's your sister. And you're her brother." (LOL!) Nicholas should know that Cassandra is the greatest enemy this family ever had! He accuses her of being delirious--Cassandra has always been charming, ever since she was a sensitive child. Oh, says Vicki, how long ago was that? (get him, Vicki!) Nicholas declines to give away a lady's age.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference the quote's circumstances quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'Oh, I MUST win, I will win and, Barnabas, you will die!') was back on April 10th of 2020.
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[pointing-up] I forgot to mention that I think that remark from Nicholas is hysterically funny, especially under the circumstances it's delivered. [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding March 26th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]March 26th's quote:
Ep #787 (1897) - Edward - 'I don't think that two supernatural creatures appearing simultaneously at Collinwood could be just a coincidence. There MUST be a connection.'
From "Robservations 1/29/03 - #786/787 - Edward Faces Barnabas"We found the other supernatural creature--the one wandering the woods, says Edward. Magda, uneasy, asks, where did they find this animal? He notes her concern and seems somewhat amused--do you know as much about it as Barnabas? (uh huh!) She refuses to answer. I don't think two supernatural creatures appearing at once at Collinwood is a coincidence, opines Edward--I'm sure you know about the wolfman as well as the vampire. I know nothing, maintains Magda.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote but gets the main points across well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Evan - 'If there was a way of doing this to me, there MUST be a way of undoing it. There MUST be an answer somewhere') was back on December 30th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding March 27th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]March 27th's quote:
Ep #1149 (1840[-1967]) - Roxanne - 'She MUST remain here.'
From "#1148/1149: Robservations 10/30/03: Rescue; A Sibling Horrorshow"Barnabas kneels beside Julia, lifting her up, telling her who he is--can she hear him? She says his name. I've got to get you out of here, says Barnabas, then looks up and sees the vampire Roxanne gazing at him. She must remain here, orders Roxanne. Barnabas rises to his feet. I wanted to spare you this, he says, I wanted you to have peace. But I'm alive again, says Roxanne, her face a ghastly white, and I'm going to stay alive! When I leave, he says, I will leave with Julia--and there is nothing you can do to stop me. No, says Roxanne. She can't go with you--she responds to my will, says Roxanne. The two vampires lock eyes. Look at me, he commands.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1149-1.jpg)
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Flora - 'Oh Lamar, you MUST be mistaken about Quentin. The very idea of Quentin bewitching anybody is almost amusing!') was back on March 20th of 2021.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding March 28th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]March 28th's quote:
Ep #540 (1968) - Cassandra - 'There MUST be some intervening factor. That's what I've got to find out, what it is.'
From "Robservations 6/27/02 - #540/541 - A Revelation for Cassandra"She was so certain he knew something! She starts climbing up on the terrace and finds Nicholas sitting there. "Well, Cassandra," he says, sounding jubilant, "another failure!" He witnessed her fiasco and could almost pity her as each tick of the clock brings her closer to her own destruction. She learned a great deal from Willie, she says, Barnabas did revert to what he was, temporarily, and he was buried in the earth-so her conversations wasn't a complete failure. Nicholas wants to know why Barnabas didn't revert to being a vampire permanently, and how did he escape from his grave? Find out those things, he says, if she expects him to spare her. She doesn't know those answers, but there must have been an intervening factor. She will learn what it is and remove it, she swears, and Barnabas will become a vampire again. She needs a little more time, she pleads, and he tells her how much her pleading bores him. Be reasonable, she asks, how can I learn what I need to know before midnight?--I need a day, a week! He insists he's been lenient enough already. She begs and begs for more time, and he tells her to stop it. "All right, Cassandra!" he says, he's decided he won't destroy her at midnight if she can't come up with the info-her pitiful pleas have caused him to change his mind. She thanks him, and he advises her not to, so relieved, but then he drops the bomb-he's changing her deadline to 9 PM, one hour from now! He's quite annoyed with her failure and pleas for mercy. If she can't obtain the necessary info by then, he will destroy her.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'He MUST have told you more. He MUST have') was back on March 24th of 2021, and the second (Nicholas - 'Now you MUST find a way to rectify your mistakes and you MUST do it alone or you are of no further use to me') was back on January 25th of 2022.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding March 29th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]March 29th's quote:
Ep #788 (1897) - Judith - 'I know what MUST be done. I know now.'
From "Robservations 1/30/03 - #788-789 - Quentin Gets a Break, Gaslighting Judith"Edward suggests a sane, rational explanation for Judith's dream--your own guilt, of marrying Trask so soon after his wife died. Judith denies this. Come home, insists Edward. I want to stay, insists Judith--I must stay, I'm wanted here, not you. Edward orders her to stop talking nonsense. "I'm the one," says Judith, and nearly faints, alarming Edward. Judith tips her head back and closes her eyes. Edward wants to take her home and get a doctor--come with me, he pleads.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0788-2.jpg)
"I will thank you to call me Mrs. Trask," says Judith--"I will come home when I am ready." (She seems in a total, weird trance.) Edward stalks off, leaving her there. "I know what must be done," says Judith, smiling. "I know now." We again view Minerva's tombstone.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Judith - 'All right, Edward, the animal has been apprehended, and we're all safe. MUST we discuss it for the rest of the day?') was back on February 7th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding March 30th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]March 30th's quote:
Ep #541 (1968) - Julia - 'Eric. He said he was going to leave a message for me. He MUST have left it on the tape recorder.'
From "Robservations 6/27/02 - #540/541 - A Revelation for Cassandra"Old House - Julia answers David's knock. He says he must speak to her, he had to sneak away from Collinwood. It's about the tape recorder-there's something funny on it. Music, then a man's voice. Julia is attentive. The man speaks to you, says David, and says things I don't understand. Julia puts it together-Eric left her a message. David explains something about Barnabas and Adam, if Adam lives, something would happen to Barn, but if Adam died, something else would happen to Barnabas. David doesn't remember specifics
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does references the circumstances under which the quote is delivered...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'David, I'm your mother now, and you MUST obey me') was back on February 24th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding March 31st's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]March 31st's quote:
Ep #789 (1897) - Gregory - 'Now, you MUST not be afraid, Judith. You MUST not be afraid.'
From "Robservations 1/30/03 - #788-789 - Quentin Gets a Break, Gaslighting Judith"Judith lies on her bed. She answers a knock at her door--no one is there. She closes the door, starts to return to bed. Another knock. Again, no one there. She closes the door. The third knock makes her rub her hand nervously over her face, this time she asks who it is. It's Gregory, darling, he responds. She smiles happily and opens the door--did you knock a moment ago? She asks. No, why? he asks. Someone did, says Judith, but there was no one there. Perhaps you just thought you heard a knock, he suggests. I'm so glad you're here! says Judith, and hugs him. Edward gave me quite a scare, says Trask--I'm very concerned over your state of mind. No reason to be, says Judith. That's what I told Edward, says Trask. I just had a disturbing dream, she says. I don't agree with Edward, says Trask. I'm not myself today, admits Judith, but it has nothing to do with you. We will face it together, he promises, you should not be afraid. Not as long as you're with me, she says, hugging him. I'll stay with you, says Trask, but must make one more trip to the school--I'll be back ASAP and stay with you, he promises. I'll be miserable without you, she says, a statement that seems to bring him great pleasure.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference the circumstances under which the quote is delivered...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Gregory - 'If this spirit is a danger to us, it MUST be silenced') was back on February 25th.
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You may have noticed that April still has only five quotes/captures and no new ones have been added for the start of the slideshow's sixth year. Well, that's because for the past month most of my time has been consumed by real life issues that have kept me away from home and I haven't had the time to pick out the April quotes. However, I plan to start to do that very shortly and hopefully catch up sooner rather than later... [easter_wink] [easter_smiley]
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I did notice but, as I know all too well, real life takes its place at the head of the line. Usually when it's the most inconvenient. I hope that things have settled down and that you're okay.
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I hope that things have settled down and that you're okay.
Oh, I'm fine - I'm actually helping out someone else and have been spending practically 24/7 at their house. Thanks for your concern. [easter_smiley]
I just realized that the first quote for April would have been from an 1841PT ep that hadn't been quoted from before. But since there aren't any unquoted 1841PT eps left, I said I would use a quote from an alternate version of DS in the cases where 1841PT was supposed to come up. Well, I brought a whole lot of DS stuff with me from my house but I didn't bring the hoDS, NoDS, or 1991 Series Blu-rays/DVDs. [6184] So, I can't get screen captures from them. Therefore, April 1st's screen capture for its sixth entry in the slideshow will have to wait until I can get the chance to get them. But I will pick out a quote and post that. And then I'll add the screen capture to the post later...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding April 1st's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]April 1st's quote:
hoDS: Scene #142 (-1841PT) - Barnabas - 'No, I MUST get back to the Old House. I have work to do.'
From DC's hoDS script:
142 JULIA - MEDIUM ANGLE 142
as she turns away from camera to continue fixing her
face. CAMERA MOVES IN over her shoulder and we see
her reflection in the small mirror. As the other go
on talking her face suddenly goes white. She sees
something that sends a chill through. She angles
the mirror slightly in such a way that we can see the
group on the opposite side of the room. We can see
Roger addressing Barnabas -- but there is no reflection
of Barnabas.
BARNABAS (OS)
No, I must get back to the old house.
I have work to do.
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Julia turns around and looks at the group. V
Whip
Pan
ROGER (OS)
But it's dangerous going through
these woods alone!
142 CONTD CONTD 142
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During this, CAMERA WHIP PANS TO the two men. We see
Barnabas standing there as before.
REVERSE
JULIA - CAMERA ZOOMS IN TO CLOSE-UP WIDE
She turns again and looks in the mirror. Again there
is no reflection of Barnabas. She closes the compact
and stands there frozen.
GROUP SHOT - JULIA IN F.G.
Maggie X into shot
BARNABAS
On the way here I encountered half
a dozen of the sheriff's deputies.
The estate is being well patrolled. protected
Nothing will happen to me. Good-
night. Julia turns to face them.
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And the script has the quote perfectly. However, I cut off the excerpt where I did because before Barnabas delivers his last lines the actual scene inserts some unscripted dialogue from him before going back to what's scripted.
And as with other hoDS screen captures, I used one taken from the VHS -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0401ds_0.jpg)
- so that it would be in keeping with the dimensions of the screen captures from the original show, but this is what the Blu-ray looks like -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/hoDS_Scene_142_Blu-ray.jpg)
- and while looking to see if there is a copy of the VHS version online (there doesn't appear to be) I came across something quite surprising, at least to me. Apparently, there's was, or perhaps still is an alternate 4X3 print of hoDS that, unlike the VHS, shows more of the frame at the top but less on the sides and bottom, and it was shown as the July 14, 1985 installment of Elvira's Movie Macabre. Here's a screen capture from it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/hoDS_Scene_142_Movie_Macabre.jpg)
Who knew?! And I wonder if somewhere online there's also an alternate 4X3 print of NoDS that may have been shown on TV somewhere? One of these days I'm definitely going to have to check...
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It's amazing how much time you devote to this and I can't imagine how much is involved in compiling all of these things. I hope things have worked out with the other issues. We certainly appreciate all you do!!
[Bunny Eggs]
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding April 2nd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]April 2nd's quote:
Ep #1169 (1840) - Julia - 'Barnabas, this is madness. You MUST NOT believe her!'
From "#1169/1170: Robservations 11/17/03: A Curse is Lifted"Collinwood drawing room - "Barnabas, this is madness!" cries Julia, "you must not believe her!--if you believe her then she will be manipulating you, and you will never know where you are--oh, Barnabas, if you believe her you'll be at her perpetual mercy, you must not trust her!" But I do, I must, says Barnabas, she's changed and I have changed because of her--I'm free now, and I MUST believe her! Julia shakes her head--anything you feel beyond gratitude will be a serious mistake, she says--she will use her power against you again--"Oh, Barnabas, I care for you too much..." She stops, inches from making the three-word declaration, and he looks at her, brow furrowed. Forcing a neutral expression onto her face, tamping down on her passion, Julia says carefully, "You're my good friend, I don't want to lose you." You will not lose me, he assures her, not now, I am not afraid of anything anymore, I'm ready for anything that might come along because I'm human now--what am I doing standing here when I can be outside in the sun?--"Julia, excuse me, I'd like to take a walk alone for a moment." I understand, she says, and watches him walk outside into the light of day.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And the other "MUST" lines do indeed appear in the scene, so they will no doubt be showing up as future installments in the slideshow...
And here's the screen capture to go with the quote:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0402ds_0.jpg)
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding April 3rd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]April 3rd's quote:
Ep #1104 (1970) - Barnabas - ''Ep #1104 (1970) - Barnabas - 'Gerard, he MUST'VE brought it as a way to lure the children here.'
From "#1103/1104: Robservations 09/12/03: Beginning of the End"Barnabas enters the only room we've seen in Rose Cottage. He finds the carousel there, turning and playing. It wasn't in this room when I was here before, says Barn, why is it here now?--Gerard--he must have brought it as a way to lead the children here. He calls to the kids again- answer if you are here! he begs. The music stops, as does the carousel. The door closes. Gerard, I know you're here in this room! says Barnabas. He turns--Gerard IS there.
Strangely, the Robservations changes a word in the quote but otherwise references it quite well...
And here's the screen capture to go with the quote:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0403ds_0.jpg)
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding April 4th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]April 4th's quote:
Ep #1046 (1970PT) - Timothy Stokes - 'Meanwhile, I MUST invoke those powers of darkness that guided me so in this experiment.'
From "#1046/1047: Robservations 08/01/03: Carolyn Mourns; Claude North"Stokes explains to Angelique, who lies in her bed at Collinwood, the moment Roxanne speaks, I'm afraid it will be the end for you. The end? asks Ang--what are you talking about?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1046-2.jpg)
If she regains her powers of speech, he explains, she'll be in complete control of her faculties--it would mean the life force has left her body and returned to that of the other woman. Then I will die, says Ang, distressed. Yes, he says. What will you do about it? she demands. I combined black magic with medical science to do this, he reminds her--the medication I gave you a few moments ago should be of some help, but meanwhile, he says, lighting black candles, I will call upon the powers of darkness that have led me so successfully in this experiment. Over the candles, Stokes intones, "You that exist in a world beyond the scope of mortal view, beyond the realms of time and space, hear me as you have before, and again make your unique powers available to me..."
The Robservations paraphrases the quote and combines it with other lines...
And here's the screen capture to go with the quote:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0404ds_0.jpg)
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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 #963 (1970) - Julia - 'You MUST do it, Barnabas, now, before she rises.'
From "Robservations 6/2/03 - #962-963 - A New Vampire in Collinsport"I know you were leaving to see somebody else, says Megan, but I won't let you--I won't, she says huskily, I want to be yours again. She begins untying the scarf around her throat. Please, she begs, let me... Barnabas, unable to resist this blatant, erotic invitation, sinks his fangs into her throat, and thirstily drinks. She passes out in his arms. He calls out her name like a lover. Julia enters, yelling for Barnabas in a far different tone of voice. He leads Megan over to a chair, where Julia takes her pulse. "I didn't want her to come back," says Barnabas miserably, "but she knew...she knew there was something wrong with me. Julia gazes steadily at him. "Don't look at me that way!" pleads Barnabas guiltily. Julia drops Megan's arm and rummages in her bag. Do you think I did this by choice? Barnabas asks. No, says Julia, I know you did not. Julia examines Megan. Will she be all right? Barnabas asks. "She's dead," says Julia quietly. Oh, no, says Barnabas, sinking down into a chair. If not for you, Megan would have been against us, Julia reminds him--if Jeb had told her to kill you or I, she would have done it. Barnabas, head down, orders her, don't comfort me. I'm just trying to be realistic, she assures him. I vowed that I would get every one of Jeb's followers, says Barn sadly, but I didn't mean it this way--why didn't she go back to Collinwood?--why did I panic?--perhaps I would have died and this all would have been over. It is over now, says Julia, then gulps, "For her." No, says Barnabas--don't forget what will happen to Megan. She'll become as YOU are, says Julia, horrified. Unless, says Barnabas. You must do it before she rises, says Julia. Don't you think I know that? demands Barnabas. Do you think I want her to go through the agony that I do, want her to need the blood so strongly...? Julia's face displays her sorrow as she says, you must do it, now, before she rises. Yes, Barnabas agrees, and they go over to look at Megan. I must do to her what my enemies want to see happen to me, says Barnabas--a hammer and a stake.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And here's the screen capture to go with the quote:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0405ds_0.jpg)
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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 #861 (1897) - Petofin - 'I MUST think it over very carefully before I speak to her.'
From "Robservations 3/24/03 - #860-861 - Trask is Busted; Kitty Goes to Widows' Hill"Petofi decides Judith is my answer and starts to open the double doors, then stops, realizing she'll never believe what's happened to him--I must think it over very carefully before speaking to her.
The Robservations does a tiny bit of paraphrasing but gets all the main points across...
And for those who may miss it because they don't realize the slideshow is active again, here's the screen capture to go with the quote:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0406ds_0.jpg)
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding April 7th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]April 7th's quote:
Ep #688 (1969) - Ned - 'Yes, well, he MUST be very usual.'
From "Robservations 10/15/02 - #688-689 - Quentin Punishes David"Maggie tells Ned she thinks they're going in circles. He suggests David might have returned to the house. Maggie doubts it. He wonders about a little boy wandering these woods all night, unafraid. David is no ordinary boy, Maggie assures him. Ned agrees.
The Robservations doesn't really reference the quote at all. However, it comes up after Maggie tells Ned that an ordinary child might get a little scared but not David and before Maggie agrees with Ned that David is very unusual...
And for those who may miss it because they don't realize the slideshow is active again, here's the screen capture to go with the quote:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0407ds_0.jpg)
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding April 8th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]April 8th's quote:
Ep #604 (1968) - Julia - 'Mrs., Mrs. Stoddard, listen to me. I, I MUST find out what's happened to you.'
From "Robservations 8/14/02 #604/605 - Biting Into an Old Flame"Liz bolts from the sofa--she KNEW IT! She was right! They gather around her. Barnabas urges her to lie down. I'm not safe here, Liz insists. Julia tells Liz she must find out what's happened to her, and wants Liz to sit on the sofa and explain. Liz begs Vicki to tell them what they discussed, but Vicki encourages her to sit down--Dr. Hoffman will help her. Liz says no one can help her. Julia quietly tells Barnabas to get her bag and a glass of water for Liz. He leaves. Julia asks Liz what she thinks happened to her. That's not important, says Liz, but you thought me dead!--I was for a while. Not true, says Julia. Liz heard them saying she had no heartbeat or pulse, which Julia reasonably says proves she wasn't dead. They THOUGHT she was, and if she hadn't come to, they'd have buried her alive after a couple of days. Vicki corroborates that Liz did tell her and Roger of this very fear.
The Robservations reference part of the quote quite well...
And for those who may miss it because they don't realize the slideshow is active again, here's the screen capture to go with the quote:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0408ds_0.jpg)
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding April 9th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]April 9th's quote:
Ep #454 (1796) - Alexandra Moltke Voiceover - 'A seance has been held in the great house at Collinwood. A seance which has suspended time and space and sent Victoria Winters on an uncertain and frightening journey into the past, back to the year 1795. As she nears the end of that journey, she finds herself a hunted woman. In her place of refuge in the Collins mausoleum she will have a strange dream in which she will discover that she MUST change the course of history.'[/spoiler]
This time the slideshow goes where it's only gone five times before: using an opening voiceover. And in this instance the reason isn't necessarily because the voiceover is the only place in the ep where "must" is used. I started to watch Ep #454 and when I came across the first "MUST" line in the ep the character delivering it wasn't on screen and I didn't want to use one of those and I didn't have time to watch more of the ep, so I went with the opening voiceover. And since the quote is not dialogue from a scene, there's no Robservations excerpt. And as before, the graphic -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0409ds_0.jpg)
- was chosen from the exact moment in the voiceover when Alexandra says "must."
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding April 10th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]April 10th's quote:
Ep #343 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Extremely inconvenient to have a confiden-conscience, isn't it? Well, you MUST keep it in close check at every moment.'
From "#0343/0344: Robservations 02/05/02: David's Awful Premonition"Barnabas enters the lab Julia has set up in the Old House basement. Julia is down there, testing the equipment, a complex labyrinth of tubes and bubbling, vari-colored fluids. Concscience-stricken, Julia tells Barnabas she wants to discontinue the experiment. She elaborates--you wouldn't like being human, she assures him, it brings the torment of guilt. Barnabas, insistent, demands that the new treatments begin at midnight
The Robservations falls in the period where there's little detail and as such the quote isn't referenced. However, the circumstances under which the quote appears is brought up somewhat...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding April 11th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]April 11th's quote:
Ep #175 (1967) - Vicki - 'Well, I'm not sure. But it MUST mean something, or, or Josette wouldn't have made me discover it.'
From "#0174/0175: Robservations 09/21/01: The Missing Body; Peter vs. Laura"I know you suspect she had something to do with what happened to Liz, says Burke--now tell me why. I can't, says Vicki. Look, he says, sitting beside her, out of your friendship for me, you've got to tell me--why do you suspect her of hurting Liz?--please, Vicki, please tell me! All right, she says, but there's so much to explain--anyway, you probably won't believe me. If you tell me, I'll believe you, he says. Well, she says, the spirit of Josette Collins has been trying to tell me something--twice now, she's led me to a cemetery and a crypt where two of Mrs. Collins' ancestors are buried and--they both have the same name as her--Laura Murdoch--and then a last name--and they both died the same way that woman in Phoenix died--in fire. What does that mean? asks Burke. I'm not sure, says Vicki, but it must mean something, or Josette wouldn't have had me discover it. What does all this have to do with Laura hurting Liz? asks Burke. I wish I knew, says Vicki, but don't forget that she lied about being the last person to see Mrs. Stoddard before she got sick. Well, says Burke, what does that prove? You asked me whether or not I trusted Mrs. Collins, says Vicki, rising and walking away from him, well I don't at all and I'm afraid of her
The Robservations references the quote closely...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding April 12th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]April 12th's quote:
Ep #98 (1966) - Liz - 'Oh, that MUST be Mrs. Johnson now.'
From "#0097/0098: Robservations 07/30/01: Is Vicki a Hanscomb?"Matthew enters the drawing room, where Liz does paperwork at the desk. She tells him Mrs. Johnson is moving in today, she ought to be here any time now. I figured you might have changed your mind about her, says Matthew, disappointed. Certainly not, says Liz, we can use the extra help. I told you I could do everything that needs to be done around here, he reminds her. You've been managing alone long enough, says Liz--besides, Mr. Malloy would want me to engage her--she was his housekeeper for years, and now that he's dead, she has no place to go. She could find other work, says Matthew, people do. I'm not going to discuss it, says Liz, I've engaged her, and I want you to do everything you can to make her feel welcome. I'll try, he promises. There's a knock at the door, and Liz tells Matthew that's Mrs. Johnson-- please let her in.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #10 (-1966: Ep #24) - Ben - 'MUST be some reason, ma'am.'
From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - EPISODE TEN:
COLLINWOOD: Several men carry an enormous
quantity of trunks inside. Millicent has a temper tantrum
when she learns Ben hasn't been able to bring them all to
the new house and will have to make a special trip. Mil-
licent, "Whay am I always the last to be considered?!" Ben,
"There must be some reason, ma'am." She insists on being
informed when he goes for the trunks; she wants to be sure he
doesn't destroy anything. They leave. ...
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For some reason the summary adds the word "there" to the quote, however, Ben doesn't say it in the actual ep...
And as I've done previously when it comes to the '91 Series, I used a screen capture from the TGG Direct DVD release (thanks to YouTube) that's the same dimensions as the ones from the original series -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0413ds_0.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_10-1_VHS.jpg)
- 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 (thanks to Dailymotion), like the TGG Direct release, tends to be clearer than the VHS, frustratingly, the aspect ratio is cropped from 4X3 to 16X9 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_10-1_DVD.jpg)
And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "DS 1991 Ep #10 (-1966: Ep #24)" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from 1966's Ep #24 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #24 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines.
(And as usual lately, I've been so busy with other stuff that I haven't already picked out all the eps for April, so at this point I have no idea just how many eps will be coming up without "must" lines...)
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And when it comes to Reply #2324 for today's entry in the slideshow, I don't currently have access to my '91 VHS tapes, so the screen capture from Ep #10 will have to wait to be posted until after I do...
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[pointing-up] I forgot to also mention that the summary of the scene will have to wait until I once again have access to my 1991 Concordance...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
NoDS: Scene #88 (-1967: Ep #145) - Alex - 'Gregory strikes again! He MUST think we're the manor folk.'
From both Grayson's and DC's NoDS scripts:
There are two slightly different ways that Scene 88 is setup, depending on whose script one is reading. Grayson's sets things up thusly, beginning at the bottom of page 37:
CUT TO:
88 INT - DINING ROOM - NIGHT - GROUP SHOT 88
Seen from the corridor as the CAMERA TRUCKS TOWARD
THEM. They have finished dinner and are on their
coffee.
88 CONTD CONTD 88
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Whereas in DC's script he has handwritten at the top of page 38:
INT. CORRIDOR NIGHT - TRUCKING
Camera truck toward dining
room - they have finished dinner
88 CONTD CONTD 88
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And in both cases that's when today's quote comes up in the script -
ALEX
(gesturing to Claire)
Will you look at that dress? Gregory
strikes again! He must think we're
the manor folk -- honey, remember,
we're broke.
Quentin looks TOWARD CAMERA as if it were Carlotta,
who just entered the room.
QUENTIN
What's that?
INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHT
CARLOTTA
Having just ENTERED the room, she holds a gift-
wrapped package.
TRACY O.S.
It's our surprise.
WIDEN as Carlotta crosses to Quentin and gives him
the package.
QUENTIN
What is it?
He starts to rip the paper.
TRACY
Something you can't be without?
He draws out a riding habit.
QUENTIN
You've got to be kidding.
Alex ROARS with laughter.
TRACY
Gregory said I can return it.
Quentin starts to laugh and gets up crossing to
Tracy.
QUENTIN
No...NO...
(He kisses Tracy lightly)
I'll get around to wearing it
sooner or later --'
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End of excerpt but not end of scene.
And the dialogue in the scene is a bit different here and there, plus there's extra dialogue added. However, the quote is delivered as scripted.
And similar to hoDS, I used a screen capture from the Laser Disc for NoDS -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0414ds_0.jpg)
- so that it would be in keeping with the dimensions of the screen captures from the original show, but this is what the Blu-ray looks like -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/NoDS_Scene_88_Blu-ray.jpg)
And Ep #145 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, , #24, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1199 (1841PT[-1967: Ep #242]) - Flora - 'Julia, you MUST burn this. Promise me that.'
From "#1199/1200: Robservations 12/09/03: The Woman in White"that man's name is Trask--she opens a wallet she found on the body. It must be one of the Trasks that owns the bakery, says Flora (a real cream puff Trask, eh?), taking the wallet--we must destroy this--she looks through it, sees Lamar Trask, and says I know no Lamar Trask. I don't understand it, says Julia--look at his business card (did they have those back then?)--it says he's an undertaker with a chapel on Front Street. There is no funeral chapel there, says Flora. Perhaps he had just come to town, suggests Julia, perhaps he was planning on starting one. He wouldn't have cards printed first, says Flora--you must burn this, promise me that. It's almost funny, isn't it, says Julia--an undertaker, buried by two women, in the field?
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And of course, we've seen notations like "(1841PT[-1967])" before and know it means that an 1841PT quote has been substituted for what should have been a 1967 quote. But this time around "(1841PT[-1967: Ep #242])" means all that plus that the quote should have come from 1967's Ep #242 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #242 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, , #24, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #145, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #415 (1796) - Millicent - 'You MUST care about yourself for all our sakes.'
From "#0415/0416: Robservations 03/27/02: Saddest Death of All"The following day, Naomi sits at her very sick daughter's bedside. Although Millicent tries to convince her that Sarah looks better and Naomi should drink her tea and keep up her own strength, Naomi isn't buying either; the medicine the doctor left hasn't helped, and she knows the child has pneumonia, even if the doctor is too kind to say so.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote, but it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
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[spoiler]April 17th's quote:
Ep #542 (1968) - Mrs. Johnson - 'MUST have been the West Wing.'
From "Robservations 6/28/02 - #542/543 Nicholas Warns, Cassandra Plots"Harry finds his mother straightening out the drawing room. He tells her the high and mighty Carolyn will be giving her static about him-he didn't do anything, but when he went looking for Carolyn, she was angry at him for being upstairs. Mrs. J tells him to listen to Carolyn, and he describes Carolyn's exit from the West Wing, which she locked behind her. Mrs. J says the West Wing is always kept locked, per Mrs. Stoddard's orders. She doesn't know why, but it's off-limits. Why was Carolyn there? wonders Harry, but Mrs. J says it's none of his business.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0542-4.jpg)
Harry ponders what could be so secret about it, and she says she doesn't know and doesn't ask questions, and if he's going to stay there, he'd better do the same.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote, but it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
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[spoiler]April 18th's quote:
Ep #683 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Well, the woman MUST have brought us to it for a reason. And whatever she wanted us to find out MUST be in that coffin.'
From "Robservations 10/9/02 - #682/683 - Beth Gives Amy a Gift"Barnabas and Chris unearth a grisly find--a child's coffin. The lift it from the unmarked grave. We should open it, says Barnabas--the woman brought you there for a reason and that coffin must be why. Chris uses the shovel to open the small coffin and opens it
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #790 (1897) - Quentin - 'You MUSTN'T be afraid of your own brother.'
From "Robservations 1/31/03 - #790-791 - Master of Collinwood!"Quentin returns to Collinwood at midnight. He wanders into the drawing room, not knowing where he is or why he came here. Who am I? he asks himself--I don't know that or this place--why am I here? He meanders to the gramophone and plays the music, listening to it. Judith hears the music downstairs and leaves the room. Quentin is reciting "Shadows of the Night," out loud. Judith comes in. He turns, revealing his disfigured face. She screams. "Judith, be quiet," he warns her, taking her arm. Who are you and how do you know me? she demands. "I am Quentin," he says. Not believing him, she tries to leave, but he grabs her arm. Don't get anyone, he asks. Let go of me, she says, I'm afraid. Don't be afraid of your own brother, he says--I am Quentin. You're not! she says. I want help, he says, they're after me. Who? she asks. The police, he answers. I don't get it, she says--who you are, how you know me, why you're here. "Because it's my home!" he insists, "I am Quentin!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0790-4.jpg)
She backs away and turns around to find Minerva holding up a letter opener, ready to stab her!
Again, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #928 (1970) - Megan - 'Oh, please darling, darling, you MUSTN'T be frightened!'
From "Robservations 5/7/03 - #928-929 - Michael Returns; Paul in Too Deep "928
The Robservations for Ep #928 doesn't summarize the teaser, which is a reworking of the ending of Ep #927, however, the way things play in the ending of Ep #927, Megan says things differently to Michael, so that quote may come up at some other time. But for what it's worth, here's the Robservations summary from Ep #927:
From "Robservations 5/6/03 - 926-927 - Michael Must Die!"Michael lies in bed, moaning, I don't want to be by myself! He thrashes on the pillow as if in pain. Please! I don't want to be by myself! he says again. Julia listens to his heart, then turns to the Todds.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0927-4.jpg)
Didn't he look well when he returned from Collinwood? asks Julia. He looked as if something was coming on, answers Megan--you can tell that with children--he didn't want to lie down, so I asked him to lie down in my bedroom--then I (Megan sobs) came back and found him lying unconscious on the floor. She again falls into Philip's arms, crying wildly. He comforts her, assuring her, he's conscious now. I don't like it, says Julia--his heartbeat is irregular and his vital signs not what they should be--I want him in the hospital immediately. She picks up the phone to call for an ambulance. As she's dialing, Michael moans, I don't want to go, I'm afraid. Don't be afraid, says Megan, it's what's best for you. Michael suddenly goes limp. Megan, concerned, calls Julia over. She takes his pulse, but can't find one. He's dying! sobs Megan. Julia goes to get her bag--perhaps I can shock him back to life. (Paddles...everyone clear--no, this was before the time of that.) Please, you must save him, wails Megan--don't let him die. Philip assures Megan, the doctor knows what she's doing, we must wait and see. Julia prepares a hypo and injects Michael with it...will be live or die?
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[spoiler]April 21st's quote:
Ep #853 (1897[-1970PT: Ep #1023]) - Lady Kitty - 'I'm sorry. I know this MUST seem absurd to you, but we have met before.'
From "Robservations 3/14/03 - #852/853 - Catfight: Kitty 'n' Ang/Petofi Gives Q a Ring"A morose Quentin drinks and listens to his music in the drawing room. Kitty, fully-dressed and highly agitated, enters in and interrogates him all about his fiancee--is she French? No, he says. (We accidentally see Lara Parker in the background.) She must be, frets Kitty, how long has she been here? Six months, and she came to see me, says Q. From where?--I'm sure I knew her in England, says Kitty, growing more and more upset--surely you can tell me that much. If he can't, interrupts Ang, I can--no, I've never been to England--does that satisfy you curiosity? Kitty apologizes for how absurd it must sound--but I am sure we have met before. Have we? asks Ang. Were you ever a servant or personal maid? queries Kitty. I'd have been a poor one, says Ang, since servitude requires a temperament I don't possess (she seems pretty insulted, too). Coldly, Angelique asks Quentin--assure Lady Hampshire you aren't marrying below your status (ooh, bad flashbacks to her marriage to Barnabas, and Joshua's disapproval). Kitty knows that, Quentin tells his fiancee. I didn't mean to be insulting, snaps Kitty, and stalks from the room.
The Robservations references the quote quite well...
And of course, we've seen notations like "(1897[-1970PT])" before and know it means that an 1897 quote has been substituted for what should have been a 1970PT quote. But this time around "(1897[-1970PT: Ep #1023])" means all that plus that the quote should have come from 1970PT's Ep #1023 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #1023 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, , #24, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #145, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #242, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Lady Kitty - 'Whatever is happening to me, it MUST stop') was back on June 22nd of 2022.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1152 (1840) - Angerie - 'She's gone. Julia must have destroyed her.'
From "#1152/1153: Robservations 11/04/03: Proof Positive"Collinwood - Valerie continues to call Roxanne, ordering her to answer her call and appear to her. She is gone, realizes Valerie, I can feel it--she's gone--Julia must have destroyed her!
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #962 (1970) - Quentin - 'Somehow, I've got to make you understand what I'm saying. You must understand!'
From "Robservations 6/2/03 - #962-963 - A New Vampire in Collinsport"Quentin is walking through the woods when he the werewolf drops from a tree, holding his wound. Quentin leaps away at first, then stops, carefully observing the wounded creature. What have you done? he asks him. What have they done to you? Someone tried to capture you, kill you, or you killed him. Quentin moves in closer, looking at his kin--Chris, I want to help you, I really do(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0962-1.jpg)
--somehow I must make you understand what I'm saying. The werewolf raises a hand to him, then collapses, moaning, to the ground. The night is over, says Quentin, gazing up at the sky. Indeed, it is. The werewolf transforms back into Chris.
The Robservations references the quote well...
The rare ep in which Quentin and Chris actually discuss how Quentin is responsible for Chris' curse...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #859 (1897) - Petofin - 'If she thinks I am Petofi, and if she knew him before, then she MUST have known his powers, and been afraid of him.'
From "Robservations 3/21/03 - Nora & Kitty; Where Did Julia Go?"Petofi asks Kitty what SHE wants-surely you know why I'm here? You can be honest with me, she says-you caused me to come here the other night, right? You were in a trance, he says. And you deny causing it? she asks--what have you done with the woman who lived here? She returned to her own time, he says, called back to her own body in 1969. You're talking nonsense, says Kitty. I'm not Count Petofi, he says-I can explain, please let me. Ah, yes, I heard you've gone mad, she says bitterly. It's not true, he says. Again, she asks, what happened to the woman who was here? She's gone, he reveals--I wanted her to stay, she believed me, believed I'm Quentin. I know you well enough to know you're up to something, she accuses. "You know me...well enough?" he asks. Her face filled with indignation, Kitty says, I can't forget what you did to me in England as conveniently as you can. I know nothing of England, he says, frustrated, or of you, or Petofi-how can I make you understand? Why are you doing this, she demands, who are you plotting against-me?--the Collins?--or only that poor woman who lived here-"tell me!" He realizes that while he can't convince her, perhaps he can use her?--if she thinks I'm Petofi, and if she knew him before, then she must have known his powers, and been afraid of him...he looks at her, then tells her, in a very Petofi- like manner (great acting gig here), how wise you are for someone so beautiful. You're incredible! she says nastily-- but I have always known that--not always, she says, I was fooled, at first--now tell me what you did with that woman who lived here! I told you, she's gone, says Petofi. Were you afraid she would tell you why I was drawn here? asks Kitty--was she ally or enemy? Still acting like Petofi, he says, I'll leave that for you to decide. Ahh, she says, you want me to continue to wonder what's happening to me, why I'm not myself, so you can accomplish what you set out to do?
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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The quote and the screen capture have finally been picked out for April 2nd and they've been added to Reply #2313 along with the relevant Robservations excerpt:
April 2nd's quote:
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #603 (1968) - Roger - 'How they MUST all be laughing in the village.'
From "Robservations 8/13/02 - #602/603 - Death Stalks Mrs. Stoddard"Liz hides her model tomb from him, telling him he'll see it soon, standing on the cliffs. When she reveals it to him, Roger looks lost--he can't believe she had an architect draw up plans--did you tell him of your terrible fear of being buried alive?--do you know what he thought while making it? Liz doesn't want to hear such cruel, negative talk. He was humoring an insane woman! shouts Roger--they must be laughing in the village. Vicki steps in to assure him they aren't. Liz tells him he shouldn't be so concerned about what others think--he'd have a better life. They're talking about THAT, says Roger, disdainfully pointing to the model.
The Robservations references the quote well...
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The quote and the screen capture have finally been picked out for April 3rd and they've been added to Reply #2314 along with the relevant Robservations excerpt:
April 3rd's quote:
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The quote and the screen capture have finally been picked out for April 4th and they've been added to Reply #2315 along with the relevant Robservations excerpt:
April 4th's quote:
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #342 (1967) - Sam - 'That, uh - that MUST be the sheriff with the autopsy report.'
From "#0341/0342: Robservations 02/04/02: Au Revoir, Dr. Woodard"Evans cottage - Patterson calls Sam to inform him that Dave died of a heart attack, per the coroner's report.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0342-4.jpg)
Maggie expresses relief, but Sam doesn't completely believe it.
This Robservations is also from the period where there's little detail. However, the except does reference the circumstances of the scene well and, of course, the quote comes up after the phone begins to ring and before Sam answers it...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #97 (1966) - Carolyn - 'Well, you MUST have had quite a time in Bangor.'
From "#0097/0098: Robservations 07/30/01: Is Vicki a Hanscomb?"Carolyn and Roger sit on the steps, drinking their coffee. I think you have it all wrong about Vicki, he tells his niece, if she had such a special interest in Devlin, why would she call me to come and get her? That's exactly what I'd like to know, says Carolyn--didn't she tell you? No, he says, all I could get out of her was that possibly Burke was a little too drunk and she didn't want to drive home with him in that condition. Burke does get quite drunk at times, agrees Carolyn. There you are--that could be the solution, says Roger. If that had been the case, Vicki could have driven that car by herself! insists Carolyn. Not last night, he says--in that storm, we were lucky to get home with me driving. They stand. Uncle Roger, says Carolyn, you said that Burke had already left. Apparently, I didn't see him, says Roger. Then why didn't Vicki just stay at the hotel, asks Carolyn--why did she make you come all that distance in a storm? I may be an old fogy to you, because I'm your uncle, says Roger--but I'm not Vicki's uncle. (You just might be, Roger, and what are you implying?) You mean you and Vicki? asks Carolyn joyfully--oh, no, then she'd be my aunt! (That's good news?) Vicki exits the drawing room. Roger asks if the boss is available. I think so, she replies, and Roger goes in after first smiling conspiratorially at Carolyn. Vicki starts to head to the stairs, but Carolyn hoists herself up on the table and says, "Well, you must have had quite a time in Bangor." It was all right, says Vicki coolly. Do you really like my Uncle Roger? asks Carolyn. Yes, I think he's very nice, says Vicki. I think so, too, says Carolyn--he's very fond of you. Oh? asks Vicki.
This Robservations references the quote comes perfectly...
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When it comes to Reply #2311, the post for April 1st's quote and screen capture, I was able to get access to the DVD of hoDS, so I've added an appropriate screen capture for the quote to the post. After I get access to my Blu-ray, I'll replace the DVD screen capture with one from the Blu-ray...
April 1st's quote:
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #257 (1967) - Carolyn - 'There MUST be a better place than this. A place where we can really swing.'
From '#0257/0258: Robservations 11/26/01: "Little Girl!"'Blue Whale - Carolyn and Buzz dance while Buzz drinks. They decide to go someplace more rockin', and Carolyn leaves to powder her nose.
This Robservations falls in the period with little detail and the quote isn't referenced. However, the circumstances under which it's delivered are referenced...
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When it comes to Reply #2311, the post for April 1st's quote and screen capture, I'm home for a brief time and I've been able to get the VHS and Blu-ray screen captures for Scene 142, so they've been added to the post. The excerpt from the script is still forthcoming...
April 1st's quote:
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #546 (1968) - Cassandra - 'Roger, you're keeping me from something I MUST do.'
From "Robservations 7/2/02 - Last-Ditch Efforts For Cass - #546/547"Roger demands to speak to Cassandra, but she says there is something she must do. He demands she come upstairs with him, grabbing her. No, she isn't!--she doesn't care what he thinks of her. Roger asks when it DID matter, and she tells him he can figure that out by himself. She seems to be growing weaker as he tells her their marriage is a mistake--she isn't interested in him. She agrees with that, but says she must go. WHAT? He demands, but she says she doesn't have time and never had time for him. "Goodbye, Roger," she says, breaking free of him and racing to the door. He follows her, tells her he was willing to do anything for her--"I offered you my life so you could share it, but you weren't willing to share it, were you?" "No," she retorts. "Now you have learned the truth, there is nothing between us and there never has been!" Roger insists there was in the beginning. "I used you!" she spits at him. "Face it, I used you!" "For what?" demands Roger, angry and hurt.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0546-4.jpg)
She responds, "For what I'm going to do now." Roger closes the doors as she goes off into the night. The camera pans on Barnabas portrait.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote correctly because where the quote actually comes up is where the Robservations indicates that Cassandra says she must go and before Roger demands to know what is so important to her...
However, the "MUST" line in the Robservations does indeed take place as indicated and will no doubt show up in a future installment of the slideshow...
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The VHS screen capture has finally been added in Reply #2324 for April 13th along with the excerpt of the scene from the 1991 Concordance:
April 13th's quote:
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #792 (1897) - Quentin - 'Suppose we come to some arrangement. I keep the hand until it does what it MUST, and then, then I'll give it to you, huh?'
From "Robservations 2/3/03 - #792/793 - Angelique Meets Aristede"The flashily dressed man introduces himself to Quentin as Aristede. He again demands the hand, but Quentin refuses. Aristede points out, you were willing to kill your friend (Evan) just a minute ago for it, but you'll give it up eventually--I can be very persuasive and persistent. You're not getting it, insists Quentin. Aristede draws out a curvy knife--this was made by a Persian swordsmith a long time ago, he explains--he called her the Dancing Girl--isn't she beautiful? He holds it up to Quentin, warning, when she dances for you, it's the dance of death, and I don't really want to hurt you. Quentin asks, how did you know?--and how did you find me? That's my business, says Aristede--to find and get what I need. He refuses to tell Quentin why he needs the hand--just give it to me, he demands--and quickly, the Dancing Girl is getting restless. Suppose we come to an arrangement, suggests Quentin--I'll keep the hand until it does what it must, then give it to you. Aristede laughs--excuse me for being rude--there's no need for any deal as long as I have the Dancing Girl. I need the hand!, insists Quentin Find some other way out of your difficulties, advises Aristede--I hope you do--that faces doesn't suit you at all
The Robservations does a bit of paraphrasing of the quote but definitely gets all the main points across...
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And also when it comes to Reply #2311, I was finally able to add the excerpt from DC's script. And along with that I've also added something that I discovered online that I found surprising...
April 1st's quote:
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Hmmm - there seems to be a dispute as to when hoDS aired on Elvira's Movie Macabre. IMDb indicates it's the date I posted: July 14, 1985. But other sources say it was June 22, 1986. [idontknow]
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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 #92 (1966) - Richard - 'You MUSTN'T think that Collinwood was always the way it is now. There was a time when it took a large staff to run the place.'
From "#0091/0092: Robservations 07/25/01: Garnering A Boyfriend"Vicki unfolds the ledger sheet she found. Where did you get this? he asks, guarded. I found it in Collinwood, she says. I see, he says. It has your firm's name on it, says Vicki. One of our firm's old ledger sheets, obviously, says Garner--will you tell me why it interest you? Well, says Vicki, walking around to stand beside him, there is a name on it--right there, B. Hanscomb. This is a very old ledger sheet, he says, was it in a book? No, says Vicki, it was in a pile of papers in a box. Did you notice if the box had a date on it? asks Garner. I'm afraid I didn't, says Vicki. It would have helped, he says. Do you know her name? asks Vicki. HER name? asks Garner. I know that at one point, there was a girl named Betty Hanscomb who lived in Collinsport. In that case, I'm afraid I can't be of any help after all, he says, the only Hanscomb I recall is the Collins' butler. The butler? Asks Vicki. You mustn't think Collinwood was always the way it is now, says Garner--it once took a large staff to run the place. Do you remember his name? asks Vicki. I haven't the vaguest notion, says Garner, he was always called Hanscomb. It began with a B, points out Vicki. Yes, so I see, says Garner, but I don't think I can remember--Burt, Ben, Brad?--no, no use. What is that list of names and the amounts of money opposite? Asks Vicki, sitting back down. Seems to be an old monthly wage list of the employees at Collinwood, he says. Were there that many? Asks Vicki. A large staff, he says, two chauffeurs, three cooks, upstairs maid, butler, housekeeper, gardeners, handyman--and on special occasions, they'd bring in a dozen extras to help
The Robservations does some paraphrasing of the quote but definitely gets all the main points across...
And Ep #92 is this month's first example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #162 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'MUST have been a spectacular place in its day.'
From "#0162/0163: Robservations 09/13/01: Laura's Portrait Reappears"Old House - Birds chirp. We focus on Josette's portrait and the cobweb-covered chandelier. David and Guthrie enter. This is it, says David. How old is this house? asks Guthrie, amazed. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of years old (an exaggeration), says David. Who lived here? asks Guthrie. My grandfather, says David--my great, great, great grandfather--his name was Jeremiah Collins--Josette was his wife. Must have been a spectacular place in its day, remarks Guthrie. I like it the way it is now, says David proudly--it's real spooky. Yeah, says Guthrie, I agree with you. Come on, I'll show you Josette Collins, says David, and leads him to the portrait--that's her painting. She was very beautiful, says the doctor
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Ep #162 joins Ep #92 as another example this month of Midnite serendipitously happening upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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And I wonder if somewhere online there's also an alternate 4X3 print of NoDS that may have been shown on TV somewhere? One of these days I'm definitely going to have to check...
I did a search, particularly of the site that hosts the Elvira's Movie Macabre version of hoDS, but all I came up with is several sites that feature the DVD/Blu-ray version of NoDS. Oh well. But who knows what I might come up with some other time?
Unfortunately, once I bought the VHS of NoDS, I taped over my over-the-air version (taped from one of the Turner showings) and I doubt I checked to see if it was any different than the VHS. If it was different, I'm sure I would have kept it. But who knew that, like hoDS, it might have been. And nowadays when hoDS or NoDS are shown on TV, it always seems to be the DVD/Blu-ray version...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #268 (1967) - Carolyn - 'Well, it MUST be in your thoughts.'
From "#0267/0268: Robservations 12/03/01: Will Liz Take a Dive?"Drawing room - Liz waits for Carolyn, who defiantly comes in and says she's been out with Buzz. While Carolyn thumbs through a magazine, Liz explains to her that she's her mother's whole life, and she has never stopped loving Carolyn. Carolyn would like to believe her, but knows Jason is the cause of their problems, and can't comprehend why Liz is marrying him.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0268-3.jpg)
The Robservations falls in the period where there's little detail and the quote isn't referenced. However, after the subject of Liz' impending marriage to Jason comes up, Liz says that she'd rather not talk about the wedding, though Carolyn pushes things by delivering the quote while she's thumbing through the magazine. But Liz replies that it's Carolyn who is in her thoughts...
And Ep #268 joins Eps #162 & #92 as the third example this month of Midnite serendipitously happening upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #414 (1796) - Barnabas - 'You MUST be home. You MUST go home.'
From "#0413/0414: Robservations 03/26/02: Barnabas Visits the Docks"Barnabas enters the mausoleum and is startled when Sarah pops up and joyfully calls him. He tries to keep his back to her as she begs her big brother to take her home; she's so tired! He tries to tell her he can't, and she can't tell anyone she saw him, but when he turns and she sees his bloody mouth, she cries, "You aren't Barnabas!" and runs from him. "Oh no," moans Barnabas, realizing dawn is upon him.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0414-4.jpg)
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote, however, it comes up after Sarah tells Barnabas she fell asleep and before she asks him to take her home and says that she's so sleepy...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Millicent - 'Oh, no, no, you MUSTN'T') was back on February 4th, and the second (Barnabas - 'Oh, you MUSTN'T tell anyone') was back on March 24th.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #542 (1968) - Carolyn(reading) - '`The widest land, doom takes to part us, leaves thy heart in mine with pulses that beat double. What I do and what I dream include thee, as the wine MUST taste of its own grapes. And when I sue God for myself, He hears that name of thine, and sees within my eyes the tears of two.`'
From "Robservations 6/28/02 - #542/543 Nicholas Warns, Cassandra Plots"she encourages him to sit and eat. No, he says, then recites, "The widest land. Doom takes two." He shows her a book he was reading, and she glances at it. She reads, "The widest land, doom takes to part us, leaves thy heart and mine with pulses that beat double." It's a romantic poem, for sure, and she reads more as Adam listens intently, love in his eyes.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0542-2.jpg)
She asks if he read this and is astonished how far he's come from reading simple sentences. Alone, he reads, he says, and she expresses pride in his accomplishment. He is very happy to have made her proud and giggles, embarrassed. He asks what the words mean, and she says it's a poem, a love sonnet. Adam repeats "Love sonnet," and asks what it means. She says it's written by a woman telling a man how much she loves him. "Woman loves man?" asks Adam. Yes, says Carolyn, looking uncomfortable. She slaps the book closed and says, "Class is dismissed." She urges him to eat, and he touches her shoulder and turns her to face him. He touches her hair, gazes at her longingly, says her name. She's unnerved and tells him not to do that.
The Robservations references half of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Mrs. Johnson - 'MUST have been the West Wing') was back on April 18th.
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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 #654 (1969) - Julia - 'Well then, Barnabas MUST have.'
From "Robservations 9/19/02 - #654/655 - Joe Unhinged"Julia bandages Joe up--you're lucky you weren't hurt worse, she remarks--the police will want to speak to you--Barnabas must have called them Julia. Joe doesn't want the cops involved; it didn't help when Liz called them. That animal is on the loose, says Julia, and might attack someone else--tonight. I stabbed him with a scissors, says Joe, and while I don't think I killed him. . . Julia thinks they should call the sheriff.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does reference its circumstances quite well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Chris - 'There MUST be something stronger--there has to be!') was back on August 23rd of 2021.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 7th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 7th's quote:
Ep #789 (1897) - Judith - 'But you MUST see her. She's there... in that chair.'
From "Robservations 1/30/03 - #788-789 - Quentin Gets a Break, Gaslighting Judith"I'd like to speak to Judith alone, says Trask, and escorts his wife into the drawing room. She sits down, he sits beside her and asks--tell me why you lied to Edward?--I can see something is wrong in your eyes. She confesses, a few moments ago, in my room, I saw Minerva's spirit in the corner of my room. He smiles quickly, then says--it had to be your imagination--even if spirits were possible, Minerva's never would, she was kind and tolerant, and I'm sure that, wherever she is now, she looks upon our union with the greatest of joy. He clasps her hand. I suppose so, says Judith. Now you know how I feel about liquor, says Trask, but a little brandy might be just what you need right now. He gets up to pour her one to calm her nerves. Judith says, "Minerva is here again, on the other side of the room." Trask looks where Judith directed and sees Minerva sitting in a chair, doing needlepoint. Trask, of course, claims no one is there--no one in the room but us. "But you must see it," insists Judith, upset. "She's there in that chair!" It's all in your mind, says Trask. It can't be, wails Judith. Look at me, orders Trask--remember what I said earlier about being afraid. I remember, says Judith, clearly terrified. For some reason, continues Trask, the memory of Minerva is dominating your thoughts, when you should be thinking about us and our future together(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0789-4.jpg)
--if you think about THAT, everything will be all right, he assures her--it's what you want, right? Yes, very much, says Judith.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Gregory - 'If this spirit is a danger to us, it MUST be silenced') was back on February 25th, and the second (Gregory - 'Now, you MUST not be afraid, Judith. You MUST not be afraid') was back on March 31st.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 8th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 8th's quote:
Ep #926 (1969) - Barnabas - 'I MUST find the strength to fight this but I need time. I MUST stall everything until I find the answer.'
From "Robservations 5/6/03 - 926-927 - Michael Must Die!"Barnabas calls up to Megan. This thing is getting out of hand, he tells himself--I'm losing control!--I must find a way out of this, but how?--why is it there are moments I doubt everything I'm doing, and other times I'm sure the cause is so right? How did I get to be this way?--it began when I opened the Leviathan box, when I opened it, I surrendered my will--I can't go on this way, seeing people hurt, people I know and love--I must find the strength to fight this, but I need time, I must stall everything until I find the answer. Megan comes down
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Philip - 'You MUST not be protective about Michael now!) was back on April 27th of 2020, the second (Megan - 'His is the only way. His cause MUST be served') was back on September 25th of 2020, and the third (Philip - 'Then he MUST have gotten out of here in another way') was back on October 4th of 2023. So all that means that Ep #926 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #158, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #410, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #528, #534, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #651, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 9th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 9th's quote:
Ep #1024 (1970PT) - Angelexis - 'Oh, but you MUST. You'll be meeting most of these people tonight for the very first time.'
From "#1024/1025: Robservations 07/17/03: First the Dress, Then Suicide"Angelique looks at Hoffman's watch--it's getting late, she observes--are you sure Maggie is going to come? Positive, says Hoffman. I hate leaving things to chance, complains Angelique. Mrs. Stoddard told her to, points out Hoffman. Chance and Mrs. Stoddard are identical twins, remarks Ang. There's a knock at the door. Come in! calls Angelique. When Maggie enters, Angelique is holding the lavender gown against herself, asking Hoffman--do you think I should wear this one?--do you think the color suits me?--what do you think, Maggie? I think it's very pretty, says Maggie. Then I'll wear it, says Ang, handing it to Hoffman. You have so many dresses here, observes Maggie. Have you chosen one yet? asks Angelique. Not yet, says Maggie. Please help yourself, there are some beautiful things, encourages Angelique. Hoffman smiles--may I be excused?--I have things to attend to downstairs. Yes, and thanks so much, says Ang.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1024-3.jpg)
After Hoffman leaves, Angelique tells Maggie, Hoffman really is invaluable--she ironed everything in the trunk, so you can wear what you like. I don't really care that much, says Maggie. But you must, protests Angelique, you'll be meeting some of these people for the very first time tonight. I think I'd rather wear my own clothes, says Maggie. Darling, you can't, it's always been a costume party, Ang reminds her. Yes, I know, says Maggie with irony. Ang hands Maggie an orange gown--how do you like this? she asks. Maggie holds it against herself and looks in the mirror. It's all wrong, insists Ang. Do you think so?--I think it's rather pretty, comments Maggie. I'll find something better, says Ang. Were you ever in the states after Quentin married Angelique? asks Maggie. Of course, says Ang. Did you ever attend one of these parties? Maggie asks. No, says "Alexis"--Angelique would never have asked me. Why not? asks Maggie. Actually, says Ang, we didn't get on, and she didn't like having other women around, especially one that looked exactly like her. She picks up the gown she intended for Maggie. It's pretty, says the latter. I'm not sure it's right for you, says Ang--perhaps it is. Maggie holds that gown against herself--I like it, she says. You should wear it, says Angelique. I wonder how many beautiful women wore this dress? Muses Maggie. You will wear it as they did, flatters Angelique. Maggie thanks her, a huge grin on her face. Angelique is smiling, too, a nasty grin.
The Robservations references the quote quite well, though not perfectly...
And this is the screen capture for the quote:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0509ds_0.jpg)
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Maggie - 'I was asleep last night when you came home, I guess. You MUST have gotten up very early') was back on November 27th of 2021.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 10th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 10th's quote:
Ep #1088 (1970) - Quentin - 'If Julia followed me now, what will I say? I don't care, I MUST see her.'
From "#1087/1088: Robservations 09/02/03: He's Got Liz!"Quentin goes to Daphne's room--why did I come here again? he wonders--didn't last night teach me it isn't safe?--if Julia's followed me now, what will I say?--I don't care, I must see her. He enters the room and finds the rope lying on the floor. Was this here before?--why don't I remember?--Is Julia right, are Daphne and Gerard. . .
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the screen capture for the quote:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0510ds_0.jpg)
And Ep #1088 joins Eps #268, #162 & #92 as the fourth example this month of Midnite serendipitously happening upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 11th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 11th's quote:
Ep #1149 (1840) - Barnabas - 'You MUST take her upstairs to a bedroom, and then find a cross.'
From "#1148/1149: Robservations 10/30/03: Rescue; A Sibling Horrorshow"Barnabas calls to Flora and Desmond, asking if anyone is home. He's supporting Julia, who is wavering dangerously, and tells Randall and Flora he found her in the abandoned lighthouse. Flora examines Julia and sees her neck. Take her upstairs to a bedroom, orders Barnabas, and find a cross. Flora asks why a cross. I can't explain it to you now, says Barnabas
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Flora - 'Oh Lamar, you MUST be mistaken about Quentin. The very idea of Quentin bewitching anybody is almost amusing!') was back on March 20th of 2021, and the second (Roxanne - 'She MUST remain here.) was back on March 27th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 12th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 12th's quote:
Ep #1223 (1841PT) - Julia - 'Well, where did he go? He MUST be somewhere in the house. We've got to find him.'
From "#1222/1223: Robservations 12/24/03: Morgan is Possessed"Julia, hearing Catherine banging on the door, begging for anyone to let her out, releases Catherine from the bedroom. Catherine tells her that Morgan locked her in when her back was turned. Where did he go? asks Julia--he must be somewhere in the house--we've got to find him. Catherine says she doubts he's in the house--he was talking about the cottage over there--he seemed very interested in it, but wouldn't tell her why. Julia says they should go, and the women leave the room.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Jamorg - 'My mind is functioning quite well. But I MUST admit one thing, my body is tired') was back on October 19th of 2020, the second (Jamorg - 'I'm sorry, Mrs. Collins, but I do not like to be spied on. I MUST have my privacy') was back on June 6th, and the third (Melanie - 'But there MUST have been hundreds of other children at that orphanage. Why did he choose me?') was back on August 28th of 2024. So all that means that Ep #1223 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #158, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #410, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #528, #534, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #651, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #926, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 13th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 13th's quote:
Ep #93 (1966) - David - 'I think, uh, Mr. Malloy's ghost picked Miss Winters to appear to because she MUST know something about how he died.'
From "#0093/0094: Robservations 07/26/01: Heartache for Maggie; Hope For Vicki"has the ghost told you to ask Miss Winters to stay on here? No, says David, she saw it--she's the only one who did see it--and if she stays here, the ghost might come again, but if she leaves, the ghost might leave, too, and I want to see it! Such things do not exist, says Roger. If they don't exist, says David, how did Miss Winters see it? She was dreaming, says Roger, there are no such things as ghosts. There are, too, I've seen them before, says David, and I wasn't dreaming, I was wide awake(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0093-1.jpg)
--I think Mr. Malloy's ghost picked Miss Winters to appear to because she must know something about how he died. He slipped, fell in the water and drowned, says Roger with a hint of anger, rising from the chair. No he didn't, says David--the ghost said so--the ghost told Miss Winters somebody killed him, somebody in Collinsport, and if she stays here, I think Mr. Malloy's ghost might come back--and this time, he might tell her who killed him--David stands and faces his father--he might even tell her YOU killed him. Roger slaps David across the face. The boy runs to the door, gazing with hatred at his father. Where are you going? Roger asks him, but David runs off, Roger in pursuit, ordering him to come back.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'You MUSTN'T jump to conclusions') was back on August 8th of 2020.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 14th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 14th's quote:
Ep #269 (1967) - Vicki - 'There MUST be another way out.'
From "#0269/0270: Robservations 12/04/01: On With the Wedding?!"Liz stands on Widows' Hill, agonizing over taking the jump. She paces. Just as she's gotten the courage to jump, Vicki, screaming, stops her. My life is hopeless, insists Liz, sitting down on a rock--I've betrayed everyone.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0269-1.jpg)
Because this is within the period where the Robservations have little detail, the quote isn't referenced at all. However, after Liz sits down on the rock, Vicki pleads with Liz to come back to the house, but Liz insists she can't ever go back because there's nothing left for her. Liz then insists that she has to go through with it. Vicki protests that she doesn't, and after that is when Vicki delivers the quote...
And Ep #269 joins Eps #1088, #268, #162 & #92 as the fifth example this month of Midnite serendipitously happening upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 15th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 15th's quote:
Ep #415 (1796) - Barnabas - 'Ben, come. I MUST know about Sarah. I MUST know. Ben!'
From "#0415/0416: Robservations 03/27/02: Saddest Death of All"Mausoleum - Barnabas frets about Sarah--should he risk going to Collinwood? Ben finally shows up and tells him how sick Sarah is. Barnabas blames himself--if Sarah hadn't seen him. . .
The Robservations has little detail for the scene and it doesn't reference the quote. However, it does reference the circumstances under which the quote is delivered...
And this is the 2nd quote from this ep. The first (Millicent - 'You MUST care about yourself for all our sakes') was back on April 16th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 16th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 16th's quote:
Ep #543 (1968) - Harry - 'My mother told me that you lock up this part of the house and I figured you MUST have had a reason. And I wanted to know what that reason was.'
From "Robservations 6/28/02 - #542/543 Nicholas Warns, Cassandra Plots"Carolyn goes outside to Harry, standing and thinking for a long time. He tells her it's lucky for him she came or he'd be dead. Harry admits he figured Carolyn had a reason for locking the West Wing, and confesses to picking the lock. Carolyn is tempted to turn him over to the cops, but he reminds her what he knows, that the police are looking for Adam. He could pick up a nice piece of change-unless she makes it worth his while.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0543-3.jpg)
Blackmail? She asks. An ugly word, says Harry, preferring to call it an exchange of favors. He asks for five grand to keep her secret, and she says she'll give him exactly. . .nothing. They dicker. She knows about his record, so she can send him back to prison-if she wants to. Harry knows she's got him by the short hairs, and asks what happens now. She needs help with Adam, and Harry will bring him food and help keep her secret.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote but at least it does reference the circumstances under which the quote is delivered...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first(Nicholas - 'He will not be destroyed. Adam MUST live') was back on September 23rd of 2020, the second (Cassandra - 'My curse MUST continue') was back on February 10th of 2021, the third (Carolyn - 'You MUSTN'T harm him') was back on October 9th of 2021, and the fourth (Carolyn - 'You MUST promise me that you'll never try to harm anyone again') was back on October 19th of 2022.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 17th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 17th's quote:
Ep #790 (1897) - Gregory - 'Judith, I MUST. For your own sake.'
From "Robservations 1/31/03 - #790-791 - Master of Collinwood!"Judith hears the creaking rocker again, and turns to listen. You aren't paying attention to me, says Trask. Make her stop rocking! begs Judith. No one is rocking, says Trask. Yes she is! cries Judith, can't you hear her?-- "Listen, please listen!" she begs. Trask heads for the door--I can't bear talking to you like this, he says, it breaks my heart--Edward is planning terrible things and you can't even concentrate on what it means to both of us. Her voice filled with tears, Judith says, I CAN concentrate, I will listen, if you make her go away--she'll do it for you, you're her husband! Trask says, "Judith, I am YOUR husband." Then don't leave me, she begs. He pries the key from her hand. "I must," he says, "for your own sake." He locks her in the bedroom as she screams and pleads, "Don't leave me alone with her--don't lock me in! "Do I hear Judith Collins begging?" he asks. Judith bangs on the door, pleading to be let out. He smiles. I will pray for you, he says. He leaves. Judith turns away from the door to see Minerva sitting and rocking, rocking, rocking...
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'You MUSTN'T be afraid of your own brother') was back on April 19th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 18th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 18th's quote:
Ep #927 (1969) - Megan - 'You MUST hear! And you MUST accept. So MUST I. No matter how lonely it makes me.'
From "Robservations 5/6/03 - 926-927 - Michael Must Die!"You don't even care what I did to Maggie Evans? he asks. Of course not, says Megan, but I do care that too many people notice you, asking questions. I like it when people notice me, he says petulantly. And they all will, promises Megan, at the right time, but it's not that time yet, and that's why, for your own good, something is going to happen you won't like at all. Going a little crazy, Michael covers his ears, screaming, I don't want to hear! You must hear! insists Megan, and you must accept--so must I, no matter how lonely it makes me. Michael's countenance takes on, for real, the look of a frightened little boy.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Philip - 'You MUST understand-- he's not like other children') was back on March 8th of 2022.
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[spoiler]May 19th's quote:
Ep #1025 (1970PT) - Maggie - 'You MUST. You're her sister.'
From "#1024/1025: Robservations 07/17/03: First the Dress, Then Suicide"if I'd stopped to think, I might not have been able to go through with it. I'm sure no one had any idea anything was wrong, says Ang--it was very clever of you to say Quentin had suddenly taken ill. What else could I say? asks Maggie despairingly. All I mean is, if I'd been in your position, says Ang, I'd never have been able to carry it off. Roger says I didn't, says Maggie. "Roger!" says Angelique, her voice filled with disgust. Maggie continues--Roger said the whole evening was a fiasco and SHE, Angelique, wouldn't have carried it off so badly--what hold did she have over these people? I don't know, replies Angelique. You must, you're her sister! insists Maggie. She never had any hold over me, the other woman says--we were too different--she enchanted everyone, I resented that; besides, there's no reason to talk about Angelique. Yes there is, says Maggie, because wherever Quentin is, that's what he's thinking about--where could he go, dressed in that costume? Probably down on the beach, staring into the waves, says Ang, almost without thinking. How do you know that? asks Maggie sharply. What? Angelique asks? I'm sure you're right, that's where he is, says Maggie--I found a letter Quentin wrote to Angelique, and in it, he spoke of staring at the sea for hours, listening to the waves
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Hoffman - 'You MUST excuse me, I have a busy day tomorrow') was back on June 27th ([occasion13]) of 2021, the second (Maggie - 'He MUST know how, how terrible this is for me...is he so obsessed with Angelique that I don't matter at all?') was back on December 18th of 2022, and the third (Roger - 'You MUST have learned a lesson. No one can take Angelique's place. You know that. No one') was back on June 13th of 2023. So all that means that Ep #1025 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #158, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #410, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #528, #534, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #651, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #926, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218, #1223 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #543, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 20th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 20th's quote:
Ep #1089 (1970) - Liz - 'Julia, Julia, we MUST get the children out of this house tonight!'
From "#1089/1090: Robservations 09/03/03: Maggie, Attacked"1089
The Robservations for Ep #1089 doesn't summarize the teaser, which is a reworking of the ending of Ep #1088, and though it's staged slightly differently (Gerard isn't bathed in green light in Ep #1089), despite what the summary for Ep #1088 indicates, the quote is exactly the same. So, for what it's worth, here's the Robservations summary from Ep #1088:
From "#1087/1088: Robservations 09/02/03: He's Got Liz!"Liz runs downstairs, through the foyer and into the drawing room. "Julia," she cries, "we must get the children out of this house tonight!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1088-4.jpg)
She flings open the doors and, standing there in the dark, is Gerard Stiles, looking straight at her.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (David - 'Oh, about how, how cruel and mean they were. They MUST have been in order to have been buried there') was back on April 18th of 2022.
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[spoiler]May 21st's quote:
Ep #1150 (1840) - Quentin - 'Now we MUST maintain contact throughout. Understand?'
From "#1150/1151: Robservations 11/03/03: Gerard Gives Daphne Dreams"Daphne and Quentin have set up the drawing room for a seance. A red candle stands on the table. He asks her if she's frightened. She says she's not, but she doesn't think they should try to disturb the dead. Sometimes the dead are already disturbed, he points out, and it takes the living to put them at peace. They sit at the table across from each other, and he says they must touch hands and maintain contact throughout. She understands. Quentin calls out to seek the spirit of one known to each of them, one they have each loved in their own way--we beseech the spirit of Joanna Mills to appear to us, to communicate through one of them, so we may put an end to the troubles that have afflicted all of our lives--please, Joanna Mills, appear to us, or gives us a sign! Thunder booms outside.
The Robservations doesn't references the quote directly but definitely references the quote's circumstances...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Randall - 'I MUST. I MUST, there is an innocent woman dying in Rose Cottage') was back on May 11th of 2020, and the second (Randall - 'Someone at Collinwood MUST have a key. I'll go there and I'll be back here as soon as I can make it') was back on December 20th of 2023.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 22nd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 22nd's quote:
Ep #1224 (1841PT) - Bramwell - 'I expected silence from the other members of the family, but not you. Now you MUST tell me.'
From "#1224/1225: Robservations 12/29/03: Kendrick Demands Answers"Catherine totters over to a love seat and sits down. Bramwell enters, closes the doors, comes in and sits beside her. I heard about last night, he says. Have you seen Morgan? she asks. What happened to Morgan? asks Bramwell--I expected silence from other family members, but not you--you must tell me. Catherine explains about the possession--they say he may never be himself again. Is he sane? asks Bramwell. He seems to be, says Catherine, but we can't know for sure.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1224-2.jpg)
I knew you would only find misery in this house, says Bramwell--if you had only come away with me yesterday, we'd have been able to start a whole new life.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jamorg - 'Now I know now what I MUST do. And tonight I shall attend to it') was back on December 23rd.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 23rd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 23rd's quote:
Ep #94 (1966) - Joe - 'You MUST take me for a prize sap.'
From "#0093/0094: Robservations 07/26/01: Heartache for Maggie; Hope For Vicki"Let's dance, Joe almost orders Carolyn. Not now, I'm not in the mood, says Carolyn. I am! says Joe, come on, let's dance. All right, she agrees, and they leave the table. You didn't have to bark at me, she says, going into his arms. You must take me for a prize sap, he says--you don't think I know why you called me tonight? I told you why, several times to be exact, she says--because I wanted to see you. You're lying, says Joe, you called me for the same reason you called me before--because you're jealous of Vicki and Burke. That is ridiculous, she says. I don't think so, he says--you might not believe this, but I do have eyes and ears--I know what's going on. You can't call me a liar, Joe Haskell, says Carolyn, you or anybody else. You can't expect me to come crawling back every time Devlin isn't around, says Joe--you'd better start understanding that right now! All right, she says, pulling away from him, I've had enough--take me home. He forces her to look at him, telling her they're not going until she's heard what he has to say--and he's got plenty. TAKE ME HOME! she orders, her voice ragged--if you don't take me home, I'm going to walk! She grabs her coat and leaves the bar. Joe takes his and follows.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0094-2.jpg)
Maggie gets a hopeful half-smile on her face--perhaps this is the beginning of the end of Joe and Carolyn?
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Ep #94 joins Eps #1088, #268, #162, #92 & #269 as the sixth example this month of Midnite serendipitously happening upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 24th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 24th's quote:
Ep #791 (1897[-1967]) - Judith - 'No, no, you MUSTN'T leave me here. I don't like this place.'
From "Robservations 1/31/03 - #790-791 - Master of Collinwood!"Tower room - Fearfully, Judith tells Trask, Minerva is going to do something to me--she thinks I stole from her--make her go away! Cries Judith, burying her face in her hands. And at that very moment, Minerva fades away. Look at me, Judith, says Trask. She does--"She's gone!" cries Judith. "Yes, and now I must go, too," says Trask. "You can't leave me here," insists Judith--I don't like this place.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote (without using "MUST" - shameful!!) but gets the main points across...
And Gregory does indeed says that he "MUST" go, so that line may show up in a future installment of the slideshow.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Evan - 'Spirit of darkness, I now dismiss you and you MUST do as I say for it is I who have summoned you. Disobey and I will smite you eternally with the blasting rod of the great Ariel and Jehovam. Begone') was back on November 28th of 2020.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 25th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 25th's quote:
Ep #416 (1796) - Naomi - 'We MUST call her. Sarah! Sarah! She'll come running down the stairs, laughing-- through the doors, into my arms.'
From "#0415/0416: Robservations 03/27/02: Saddest Death of All"She's glad Sarah died, she informs her husband, she was suffering so. He assures her he would have come home if he'd known, but she is in no mood to listen to him: "Daughter, son, wife--what do they mean to you?" she cruelly demands.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all and barely even references the circumstances under which it's delivered. However, how things get to the quote is that after Naomi explains how much Sarah suffered and Joshua expresses that he can't believe Sarah's dead, Naomi says, "Yes. That's what we must do, not believe it. Pretend it never happened." And that prompts Joshua to say, "No, that's not what I meant." But Naomi picks up her thought by delivering the quote...
And, of course, the "MUST" quote in the above explanation may show up in a future installment of the slideshow.
And Ep #416 joins Eps #1088, #268, #162, #92, #269 & #94 as the seventh example this month of Midnite serendipitously happening upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before. And that's not even the last time it will happen this month...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 26th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 26th's quote:
Ep #792 (1897) - Aristede - 'You MUST stop. Stop!'
From "Robservations 2/3/03 - #792/793 - Angelique Meets Aristede"She wraps the handkerchief around the figure. Not so dapper as you, of course, says Ang, but definitely you--"Turn around and he'll call to you in your own voice--what's your name?" "Aristede, at your service," he says, grandly bowing to her. I like that, she says--turn around. She wraps the handkerchief around the soldier's neck and calls, "Aristede!" in a girlish voice. Aristede laughs--that isn't at all like my voice. She agrees, her face changing from affable to crafty. "But I did fool you," she says, tightening the red handkerchief around the soldier's throat, causing Aristede to choke. What's happening?--what are you doing to me? he gasps. Choking you, she says cruelly. Stop! he begs, clutching his throat. When I get the hand, she says. This stuns him. Give it quickly, she orders--any moment now, it will be too late. She viciously twists the handkerchief around the soldier's throat. . .
The Robservations references part of the quote, but not the "MUST" part (shameful!!)...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Suppose we come to some arrangement. I keep the hand until it does what it MUST, and then, then I'll give it to you, huh?') was back on April 30th.
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[spoiler]May 27th's quote:
Ep #544 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'Yes, yes, we MUST avoid arousing Dr. Hoffman's suspicions.'
From "Robservations 7/1/02 - Stokes Demands Answers - #544/545"Outside the room, Carolyn tells Stokes Julia spotted his car outside and wondered where he was. She said he was in her mother's private library looking at a first edition of THE FEDERALIST. Stokes grows very excited-does Liz really have such a thing? Carolyn has no idea; she made it up. She tells him to go downstairs and he agrees; they can't rouse Julia's suspicions.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it does mention the circumstances surrounding it...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Prof. Stokes - 'If anyone else discovers you, as Mrs. Johnson's son did yesterday, you MUSTN'T panic or be frightened') was back on July 29th of 2020, the second (Prof. Stokes - 'I MUST be more careful. There are times when even a momentary loss of self-control can be dangerous') was back on June 22nd of 2021, the third (Prof. Stokes - 'Learning MUST come first') was back on August 31st of 2022, and the fourth (Nicholas - 'I MUST find Dr. Lang's creation, the man called Adam-- only after I've found him can I avenge your suffering. I command you to lead me to him. Surely you MUST know where he is, each of you is a part of him') was back on October 2nd of 2022.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #543, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 28th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 28th's quote:
Ep #1225 (1841PT[-1967]) - Julia - 'Well then, you MUST not go back there.'
From "#1224/1225: Robservations 12/29/03: Kendrick Demands Answers"Were you aware you were in some danger? she asks. I am, he says. Then you must not go back there, she insists. I'll agree to that on one condition, he says--that someone goes to the cellar, gets the skeleton and makes sure she gets a proper burial--she deserves that much. She? says Julia--who is she?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1225-3.jpg)
That much I don't mind telling you, he says sadly--Sarah Forsythe--she was my sister.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Kendrick - 'Melanie, I know, but I MUST know again just to be sure') was back on September 12th of 2021, and the second (Carrie - 'He said he knew she was down here someplace. That MUST be her') was back on August 7th of 2023.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 29th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 29th's quote:
Ep #545 (1968) - Cassandra - 'No, it MUST be done as only another human being could do it.'
From "Robservations 7/1/02 - Stokes Demands Answers - #544/545"Cassandra is listening to Lang's tape for the umpteenth time. She smiles as the music resumes, then turns off the recorder. She leaves the drawing room, weapon in hand, and goes to the West Wing, where Adam lies asleep. 2 AM - She finds the door locked, holds out her hand and opens it via witchcraft, with a gentle wave of her hand. She enters, gazes at Adam for a moment, and says to herself he must not die by magic or Nicholas will know she is responsible. She must kill him the human way-and so she raises an axe above his unsuspecting head.
The Robservations doesn't directly reference the quote, but it does reference its circumstances well...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'You MUST NOT die through magic--Nicholas would surely know that I was responsible') was back on May 29th of 2020, the second (Carolyn - 'But we MUST be more careful') was back on December 13th of 2022, and the third (Nicholas - 'You MUSTN'T worry about what other people think, Adam, and you needn't always do what other people want you to do. You MUST learn to be a strong-willed individual') was back on December 25th ([ChristmaS15]) of 2023. So all that means that Ep #545 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #158, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #410, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #528, #534, #543, #544, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #651, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #926, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1025, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218, #1223 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding May 30th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]May 30th's quote:
Ep #793 (1897) - Petofi - 'Since our first attempt has failed, we MUST employ our alternate plan.'
From "Robservations 2/3/03 - #792/793 - Angelique Meets Aristede""Look at me" the man commands Aristede, and slaps him across the face--"You didn't get the hand, did you?" I got it, says Aristede, terrified, but have it no longer--I swear to get it back. The man asks, was a woman, assailant, or combination? She was no ordinary woman, Victor, blathers Aristede--she possessed powers, and almost killed me. Victor backs him up against a pillar and angrily says she SHOULD have killed you and spared ME your ineptitude. Aristede vows to find her and get it back. I will do it, says Victor--if that fails, we must employ our alternative plan. That might not be necessary, says Aristede. The hand is vitally important, says Victor--I suspect its power has already been used--am I correct?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0793-2.jpg)
Yes, says Aristede.
The Robservations references part of the quote quite well...
And Ep #793 joins Eps #1088, #268, #162, #92, #269, #94 & #416 as the seventh (and last) example this month of Midnite serendipitously happening upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
(And I've already picked out all the eps for June (and half of August). And as you've seen, there have already been two days in June with alternate quotes because the ep from a given storyline didn't have any "MUST" quotes. And as you'll see this month, there are four instances where the ep I would have quoted from doesn't have a "MUST" quote - but more on that once we get into June's quotes. We still have one from May to deal with...)
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[spoiler]May 31st's quote:
Ep #546 (1968) - Cassandra - 'But if I MUST die, so MUST you.'
From "Robservations 7/2/02 - Last-Ditch Efforts For Cass - #546/547""I have been told I wasted my time on you, and I think that's true. You have never known what I was thinking or feeling--why did I love you so much?--Nicholas says that I still do, that even dying, I love you." "Dying?" asks Barnabas suspiciously--"What do you mean by that?" She tells him she's been granted one of the privileges of being human--for once, he should understand, since he couldn't die either for so long. "We are both human tonight, Barnabas." "You are a witch," he says. "Not anymore," she says. "I have only until morning to live, that is my punishment--morning is coming so quickly. But if I must die. . ." she pulls a gun on him, "so must you." "No," he mutters.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'Roger, you're keeping me from something I MUST do') was back on April 29th.
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[spoiler]June 1st's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #4 (-1966: Ep #28) - Sara's Writing - 'Oh, my brother, you MUST stop your plans for the young girl with the dark hair or else she and you are in terrible danger.'
From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - EPISODE FOUR OLD HOUSE: Barnabas discovers Sara's diary lying on a
table and coldly asks Willie why it's there - he put it in his
desk. Willie agrees - why is it there? Barnabas, exasperated,
"That's why I'm asking you, Willie!" Willie doesn't know -
"You sure you didn't put it there?" Barnabas, coldly, "Yes, I
am." Barnabas sets the diary down on a table near the win-
dow, then asks if the wine is chilled in preparation for
Victoria's visit. Willie answers, "It's real cold." The window
bursts open and a wind blows the pages open. The fire flares.
Willie, terrified, "Jeez! What's happening now?" He manages
to get the window shut and they go to the diary. A new entry
is appearing, letters forming before their eyes warning Bar-
nabas to stay away from the girl with the dark hair or they're
both in danger. Willie bursts out this has to be a message from
Sara - "It's talking about you and Vicki, ain't it! It's telling you
to stay away from Vicki. It's a message from your little sister
Sara!" Barnabas shoves Willie against the wall. Enraged,
shouting, "Don't you ever mention Sara's name! Ever!" Willie
tearfully claims he doesn't want anything to happen to Vicki -
"or to you either." Barnabas relents and straightens Willie's
clothing. I know you mean well." He assures him nothing is
going to happen - either to him or Miss Winters...
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The summary doesn't address the quote directly, but it does reference its circumstances quite well...
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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0601ds_0.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_4-1_VHS.jpg)
- 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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_4-1_DVD.jpg)
And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "DS 1991 Ep #4 (-1966: Ep #28)" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from 1966's Ep #28 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #28 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, #24, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 2nd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 2nd's quote:
Ep #164 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'I can imagine what that MUST be for a painter.'
From "#0164/0165: Robservations 09/14/01: Laura's Looking Guilty"Collinsport Inn restaurant - Please go right over, Maggie encourages Vicki and Guthrie, I'm sure he'd be delighted to see someone interested in his paintings! How's he feeling? asks Vicki. Ready to blow sky high because he can't work, says Maggie--his hands still haven't healed--my father had an accident, he burned his hands, she tells Guthrie. I'm sorry to hear that, he says--I can imagine what that must be for a painter--rather, I can't imagine. He's a little restless to put it mildly, says Maggie, but I'm sure it would help a lot if you went over to see him, Mr. Guthrie.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 3rd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 3rd's quote:
Ep #1222 (1841PT[-1967: Ep #258]) - Kendrick - 'I'm sorry, but I must insist. This is a most urgent matter.'
From "#1222/1223: Robservations 12/24/03: Morgan is Possessed"Someone knocks at the door. Quentin goes to answer it, but Julia says she'll go. It's Kendrick Young, and even though Julia says she'd rather he didn't come in, he insists--this is a most urgent matter. All right, for just a few moments, she agrees. Kendrick enters and she glares at him. What is it? she asks. You know very well, he says--your nephew, Gabriel. Has he been found? asks Quentin. Kendrick says no, but he's decided he knows right where he is--here, at Collinwood. Absurd, says Julia. On the contrary, says Kendrick, the police have checked every mode of transportation, questioned many people, and the one fact they have come up with is that Gabriel is still in the area--yet still they cannot find him. So Gabriel is missing and everyone thinks he's here, is that it? asks Quentin. Yes, says Kendrick. Did it ever occur to you or them, asks Quentin, that somebody else might be hiding him out? Yes, it did, says Kendrick, but I doubt it--the logical place for him to be is right here.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1222-1.jpg)
He isn't here, insists Julia crisply--no one in the family has seen him
The Robservations references the second half of the quote quite well, but not the first half...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Kendrick - 'Is Gabriel in the house or near the house? I MUST know') was back on May 12th of 2021, the second (Kendrick - 'Melanie, why are you crying, you MUST tell me') was back on October 30th of 2023, and the third (Julia - 'Morgan, Morgan you MUST come out of there at once) was back on March 21st. So all that means that Ep #1222 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #158, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #410, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #528, #534, #543, #544, #545, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #651, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #926, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1025, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218, #1223 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218 have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
And just a reminder, we've seen notations like "1841PT[-1967: Ep #258]" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from 1967's Ep #258 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #258 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, #24, #28, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 4th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 4th's quote:
Ep #417 (1796) - Barnabas - 'Josette, how can I say goodbye? How can I ever say goodbye to you. But I MUST. I MUST.'
From "Robservations 3/27/02 - Reunited and it Feels So Good - #417/418"Josette sleeps. Barnabas enters her room, first as a bat, then transforms into himself. He gazes at her, says goodbye, and even as he's cautioning himself, moves closer. The door opens and before he can take action, Natalie, gasping, has spotted him!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0417-2.jpg)
The Robservations has less detail than normal and doesn't reference the quote. However, after Barnabas first appears in the room and says goodbye to Josette, against his better judgment he does indeed go around her bed to move closer to her. After that point is when he delivers the quote, and after that is when he moves back away just before Countess du Pres enters...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 5th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 5th's quote:
Ep #547 (1968) - Roger - 'Whoever she is, where did she come from? How did she get here? The house is at least a quarter of a mile from the road. She MUST have come up the path.'
From "Robservations 7/2/02 - Last-Ditch Efforts For Cass - #546/547"Barnabas joins Roger in the foyer and the latter closes the doors. "It's simply incredible," says Roger, "that woman is dying." Roger wonders how she got there, she couldn't even speak--thank God Julia showed up. Barnabas asks if Roger was the only one who has seen her, and Roger says yes. What if she dies there, wonders Roger. "What if she does indeed?" asks Barnabas.
The Robservations has less detail than normal and doesn't reference the quote. However, it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 6th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 6th's quote:
Ep #684 (1969) - Chris - 'But if there were another werewolf around here before, it MUST have something to do with me.'
From "Robservations 10/10/02 - #684/685 - Mysterious Medallion; Braithewaite Fishes fo"Barnabas and Chris gaze into the coffin. "It was an infant!" observes Barnabas, horrified. He withdraws a silver pentagram from the tiny casket. Chris notices that two of its points aim downward. Someone here, long, long ago, needed protection from a werewolf, notes Barnabas. Chris finds this news astonishing-surely, if there had been a werewolf, there would have been stories, legends, about it? They agree that, whatever happened, this is somehow connected to Chris' problem. Barnabas guesses the coffin is 50-75 years old, not the pine box of an earlier (my?) period. I wonder why it wasn't buried in the cemetery? Muses Chris. Was your family in Collinsport 50-75 years ago? Questions Barnabas. Yes, Chris said, but they wouldn't have known the Collins family.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote. However, it does reference the circumstances under which it's delivered...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 7th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 7th's quote:
Ep #799 (1897) - Charity - 'Your wife MUST have been very young and very beautiful when she died.'
From "Robservations 1/6/03 - #798-799 - Losses"Don't you know what happens to nice ladies who are in locked rooms with drunken bachelors? he asks. You're a widower, she reminds him, which elicits a bitter comment from him. He asks, do you know I'm also a father?--I say that because I don't know who has heard these things and who has not. I didn't know, Charity says. I AM a father, he says. I had no idea, she says. Does that frightens you? he asks. No, it just makes me sad, she says--your wife must have been very young and beautiful when she died. "So I'm told," says Quentin. It's understandable that you didn't remarry, but I'm sure in time you will find that you do need someone, just as my father found out quickly after Mama died. He needed JUDITH, I think, says Q tellingly. Man isn't meant to live alone, says Charity, at least I've been told.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 8th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 8th's quote:
Ep #929 (1969) - Paul - 'You MUSTN'T tell your mother that you saw me down here.'
From "Robservations 5/7/03 - #928-929 - Michael Returns; Paul in Too Deep"Collinwood - Paul creeps downstairs and into the drawing room. He opens a drawer in an armoire (where any of the kids could find it) and takes out a gun. Hearing a door slam, he slips it into the pocket of his robe. Carolyn finds him--what are you doing here? she asks. I thought I would move around a bit, he says--I'm feeling better. You look better, too, she says--I think it's wonderful. Looking a little loony, he says, I've discovered I'm allergic to the medication I'm taking, so I decided to stop taking it. I'm sure Mother will be delighted to see you're looking better, too. Don't tell your mother you saw me down here, he says, you know how finicky Liz has been about my illness; she would say I'm up prematurely--you know what I mean. She agrees.
The Robservations references the quote well but not perfectly because, shamefully, it substitutes "Don't tell" for "You MUSTN'T tell"...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 9th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 9th's quote:
Ep #1026 (1970PT) - Liz - 'You MUST stop comparing yourself to her.'
From "#1026/1027: Robservations 07/18/03: Burning Eyes; Yaeger Stalks"Maggie sits on her bed in her room. Liz comes over and begins to brush her hair. You make me feel like a little girl, says Maggie. Are you feeling better? ask Liz. Calmer, says Maggie. That's a beginning, says Liz. Not a beginning, counters Maggie, only an ending; I've got to accept that. You can't, says Liz. Tonight I wore a dress that belonged to Angelique, says Maggie-Quentin saw me in that dress, he saw so clearly the difference between Angelique and me, I don't blame him for getting angry, for running from the house and not coming back. I do, says Liz. You shouldn't, says Maggie, it's not his fault I'm not Angelique. You must stop comparing yourself to her, insists Liz. Would Quentin stop? asks Maggie--never--she's won and I must accept that. You mustn't, says Liz. I have no choice, says Maggie. Don't allow the dead to overcome the living, urges Liz. Please, says Maggie, I want to accept defeat, please don't make me fight anymore, I just want to rest. She lies down on her bed.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 10th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 10th's quote:
NoDS: Scene #126 (-1970: Ep #1087) - Strack - 'Angelique Collins, you have been condemned as a witch and you MUST die.'
From a combination of Grayson's and DC's scripts because DC didn't changed the names and Grayson didn't cross out material not shot:
CUT TO:
126 EXT - BACK OF COLLINWOOD - DAY - HIGH ANGLE 126
The rain has finally stopped. A heavy ground mist
now swirls about the great hanging tree. Angelique
stands on a branch high up in the tree, a noose
about her neck. She is held by two of the men.
Strack
Gabriel, Quentin, Trask and the other two men stand
below. Samantha and Mrs. Castle watch from the
veranda. Laura
Strack
Angelique Collins, you have been
condemned as a witch and you must die
as a witch. Let your soul be
returned to the pits of darkness
forever more.
Angelique
As I die, so shall all of you. For
that will be my legacy --
Strack
I ask the good Lord to forgive your
blasphemy. Prepare yourself for
eternity, witch.
Angelique looks down at Charles.
THE GROUP - ANGELIQUE'S P.OV.
ZOOM IN TO CLOSE-UP OF CHARLES as he looks up at her.
WIDE ANGLE
With the house in the B.G., ZOOM IN TO THE UPSTAIRS
WINDOW OF SARAH'S ROOM, her face is pressed against
the glass, her eyes wide with fear.
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And when it comes to Scene 126, things are actually quite different from the way they're scripted. However, the only thing that relates to the quote is that Strack delivers his lines as "Angelique Collins, you have been condemned as a witch and you must die. But your spirit will not live after you. For your earthly remains will hang here until your spirit returns to the pits of darkness forever more" rather than what's scripted. And, of course "forever more" should actually be spelled as one word: "forevermore".
And similar to what I've done in the past with NoDS and hoDS, I used a screen capture from the Laser Disc for NoDS -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0610ds_0.jpg)
- so that it would be in keeping with the dimensions of the screen captures from the original show, but this is what the Blu-ray looks like -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/NoDS_Scene_126_Blu-ray.jpg)
And Ep #1087 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, , #24, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #145, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #242, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904 and #1008 as ones without any "must" lines.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 11th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 11th's quote:
Ep #1158 (1840) - Mildred - 'She MUST have found out it's true, like all the rest of us have known all along. She's right to stay away.'
From "#1157/1158: Robservations 11/06/03: A Frightened Witch"Daphne sleeps, and dreams, tossing her had back and forth on the pillow. Where's Daphne? Quentin asks Mildred. She must have found out it's true, she accuses, pointing a finger at him--like the rest of us have known all along--she's right to stay away, so she stays untainted by the likes of YOU! No, she told me she'd come here, says Quentin--the execution's got to be put off until she gets here! The execution is going on as scheduled, says Mildred, you can't keep everybody out there waiting. (Her exaggerated gestures and eye movements are really funny.) Daphne! calls Quentin--where are you?--you promised me you'd come here--why can't I see you one more time before I die, why?--Daphne?--Daphne!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1158-2.jpg)
-Daphne is in Gerard's arms, kissing him. It's too late, says Gerard--besides, she doesn't care what happens from now on--there is no longer you and Quentin--from now on, it is you and me--you and me, Daphne--it doesn't matter whether he loses or not--isn't that right, Daphne? She wakes up, breathing heavily--what did I dream, what was it? she asks...why can't I ever remember?
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 12th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 12th's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #8 (-1841PT) - Phyllis - 'The mistress MUSTN'T see me like this.'
From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - EPISODE EIGHT COLLINWOOD - 1991: Patterson pulls up in front of the
house. In the back seat is a dirty, disheveled Phyllis. She's
wearing a tattered shirt and wrapped in a blanket. Patterson
tries to coax her out of the car. Near hysteria, she insists that
he not touch her. Patterson tries to calm her. Upset, she cries,
"The mistress must not see me like this!" He assures her
Elizabeth is a very understanding woman. She finally leaves
the car - then runs away, whimpering with dread at the sight of
the vehicle. He assures her, "It's only a car. It's not going to
hurt you." He and his deputy try to guide her toward the
house - she breaks away and runs. They follow.
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The summary paraphrases the quote a bit...
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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0612ds_0.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_8-1_VHS.jpg)
- 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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_8-1_DVD.jpg)
And just a reminder, we've seen a notation similar to "DS 1991 Ep #8 (-1841PT)" before and in that case it meant that the quote should have come from an 1841PT ep but because there are no longer any 1841PT eps that haven't been quoted from, an alternate version of DS is being used instead. In this case that alternate version is the '91 DS and a quote from its Ep #8 is being used.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 13th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 13th's quote:
Ep #1168 (1840) - Lamar - 'If I can best serve our maker by testifying against Quentin Collins, then I MUST do so.'
From "#1167/1168: Robservations 11/14/03: An Amazing Revelation For Gerard"Trask hands him the pistol. Why are you giving this to me? asks Gerard--it won't be used until tomorrow morning--and I thought you were so intent on using it yourself. I was just informed that I must appear in court tomorrow, says Trask--you're going to have to do it--it must be the will of God(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1168-3.jpg)
--in my whole life, my one great ambition was to avenge my father's death--but if I can best serve our maker by testifying against Quentin, then I will do so. There's only one thing we've overlooked, Gerard reminds him--we can't find Barnabas or his coffin. I know, says Trask, but it can't be in the Old House, we searched it top to bottom. Has it ever occurred to you there might be a secret room in the Old House? queries Gerard I've thought of that, says Trask, but we can't find it--there's no mention of it in the diary. I know, says Gerard, but I have found the secret room!--although I haven't been there yet--it occurred to me while searching for Barnabas that if there is a secret room, the one way to find it is look at the architect's drawings--well, I found those drawings, and tomorrow morning, we will find Barnabas Collins behind the bookcase of the drawing room of the Old House.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote and leaves out the "MUST" in the process - shameful...
However, the other "MUST"s in the excerpt do indeed appear in the ep and are quite likely to show up in future installments of the slideshow.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 14th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 14th's quote:
Ep #1045 (1970PT) - Will - 'I MUST be careful. Maggie says he's mad.'
From "#1044/1045: Robservations 07/31/03: Will's Sad Sacrifice"1045
The Robservations for Ep #1045 doesn't summarize the teaser, which is a reworking of the ending of Ep #1044, staged slightly differently, but the quote is exactly the same. So, for what it's worth, here's the Robservations summary from Ep #1044:
From "#1044/1045: Robservations 07/31/03: Will's Sad Sacrifice"Will, heading to the West Wing tower, warns himself, be careful--Maggie says he's mad--Quentin will know I'm on his side, he'll realize I want to help him...unless...unless somehow Angelique has changed him? He stands at the door and determinedly goes in.
While the Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, it does get it quite closely...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 15th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 15th's quote:
Ep #961 (1970) - Barnabas - 'You will come to me, Megan. Come to me. You MUST.'
From "Robservations 5/30/03 - #960-961 - Hideous Kinky Bruno "Old House - Barnabas summons Megan--wherever you are, my mind will reach you, you will know I need you, you will come to me! Come to me, Megan! You must!
The Robservations switches up the quote a bit...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 16th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 16th's quote:
Ep #857 (1897) - Petofin - 'Please, you MUST NOT send for the doctor, Edward! You MUST NOT!'
From "Robservations 3/20/03 - #856-857 - Trading Places; A Doxy Named Wanda"Edward is skeptical about Petofi's claim that Quentin is still alive in 1969--I think I'd better call the doctor. No doctor, insists Petofi, grabbing Edward by the shoulders, he'll think me mad, and that would suit his plans perfectly, to have me confined where the gypsies could get me!--please, don't send for the doctor! Get hold of yourself, says Edward, promising not to call the doctor--I think you had better go home--and leads Petofi to the door. Believe me, please help me! begs Petofi. I promise to help you in every way I can, says Edward--go home and stop talking about these aberrations of yours--you're only hurting yourself. Petofi looks around the foyer before silently going (very sad to see him kicked out of his own home).
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does reference the circumstances under which it comes up...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 17th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 17th's quote:
Ep #687 (1969) - Barnabas - 'Yes, we MUST find an answer, somehow.'
From "Robservations 10/11/02 - #686/687 - Ned Stewart Comes to Town"Barnabas returns. We made it to the mausoleum without a moment to spare, he says--Chris did go through the transformation, but he's safely ensconced in the secret room for the night--this latest development makes it impossible for us to work; he could go through the transformation every night now--we have to find an answer, someone. How? asks Julia.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote and not only doesn't use the "MUST" (shameful!!) but weirdly has "somehow" as "someone"...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 18th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 18th's quote:
Ep #602 (1968) - Adam - 'Nicholas, I MUST talk to you. I MUST take Eve away from here.'
From "Robservations 8/13/02 - #602/603 - Death Stalks Mrs. Stoddard"Adam tells Nicholas he must take Eve away. Nicholas agrees their time is almost up, but HE makes the decisions here. Eve and I are unhappy, bitches Adam, we want to leave tomorrow. Where would you go? asks Nicholas. The city, nearby, says Adam--I want to be alone with Eve--I can get a job.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does reference its circumstances...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 19th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 19th's quote:
Ep #453 (1796) - Nathan - 'I'm the one you MUST talk to. As long as Millicent is no longer capable of making decisions on her own, I MUST make them for her.'
From "#0453/0454: Robservations 04/23/02: Daniel's Life in Danger"Daniel says Riggs told him his sister was to be kept under lock and key, and no visitors. Soberly, Nathan says it wasn't his decision alone, Joshua and the family doctor said to keep her isolated for a few days. Daniel loves his sister, and he's worried about her. She'll have to stay in her room for a while, and might not recognize Daniel. She isn't herself, her mind has become irrational. Daniel is puzzled. Nathan promises she'll get good care and treatment, but the doctor isn't optimistic. Is Millicent crazy? asks Daniel--I don't believe it. Nathan understands. She was all right the day before yesterday, says Daniel, and promised him they'd return to NY. All that's changed, says Nathan, they're staying at Collinwood--and Daniel has no choice. Daniel is going to talk to his cousins about that, but Nathan tells him HE is making Millicent's decisions, and now that she's incapacitated, HE is Daniel's legal guardian.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0453-1.jpg)
Daniel doesn't want him to do that, but Nathan says it's a question of law--he's married to Millicent and responsible for her brother's well being. (uh oh) Daniel accuses him of being different--unfriendly. He doesn't want to stay at Collinwood, and won't do anything until he talks to his sister. He threatens to get Cousin Naomi, and Forbes grabs and shakes the boy, warning him that he is in HIS care now, and he'll make all the decision affecting him and his future--cooperate and life will be pleasant, if not, very difficult. Is that quite clear? Yes, mutters Daniel, and stumbles from the room.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does reference its circumstances...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 20th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 20th's quote:
Ep #341 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Death MUST have been instant. There doesn't seem to have been any pain and such a good man, too.'
From "#0341/0342: Robservations 02/04/02: Au Revoir, Dr. Woodard"Julia looks at Dave's body and cries, "No!" Barnabas demands that she tell him if Dave is dead, and she heartbrokenly assures him he is. Barnabas marvels that a lesser dose of that same medicine is curative. Well, it worked, he taunts Julia, Woodard has been cured of fatal curiosity!
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote but it takes place after Julia explains that Dr. Woodard is indeed dead and before she insists it will be attributed to a coronary and she points out that a lesser dose of the medicine could have been curative and Barnabas marvels at that fact...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 21st's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 21st's quote:
Ep #173 (1967) - David - 'Why? Why MUST there be secrets from me?'
From "#0172/0173: Robservations 09/20/01: Sarah Guards the Gate"Drawing room - Vicki arranges flowers in a vase. David comes in and, apparently furious, says he wants to talk to her. Look at these flowers from Dr. Guthrie, she says, he sent them to me because I wasn't feeling well--wasn't that nice of him? I don't care, pouts David. What don't you care about? she asks, that I wasn't feeling well or that he sent me flowers? I don't care about anything, he says angrily, I want to talk to you. All right, she says, and sits on the piano bench. I heard about last night, he says, about the seance. Who told you? she asks. Mrs. Johnson, he says. I'm going to have to talk to her, says Vicki--she shouldn't have! Why must there be secrets from me? he asks. She seats him next to her. It's not a question of secrets, she says, but there are certain things it's better off for a little boy not to know about. Not when it comes to Josette, he says, I saw her first, so she's mine! There is no such thing as owning her, says Vicki. But there is! he insists. First of all, you're being very silly, she says, and secondly, you're being rude.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 22nd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 22nd's quote:
Ep #96 (1966) - Vicki - 'And that MUST have been the one I found at Lookout Point, exactly on the spot where Bill Malloy was killed. (THE PEN!)'
From "#0095/0096: Robservations 07/27/01: Roger or Burke?"It was in the restaurant where you met me, says Vicki--Burke came in there with a business associate of his, a Mr. Blair--Mr. Blair sat down to look at some papers and he took out a pen identical to the one I'd found. That sounds odd, says Roger--what was so special about it? It had all that silver filigree work on it, says Vicki--I'd have recognized it anywhere. Was it like the one you thought David had stolen? Asks Roger. Exactly like it, says Vicki, and when I asked Mr. Blair about it, he said there were only 6 in the whole world, four in South America--he has one, and Burke the other--and that must have been the one I found on Lookout Point--exactly on the spot where Malloy was killed.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0096-1.jpg)
You mean where he had his accident, don't you? asks Roger. I don't know what I mean anymore, says Vicki. Roger smirks and gives her an arch look.
The Robservations references the quote nearly perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 23rd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 23rd's quote:
Ep #37 (1966) - Roger - 'I know you MUST be angry with me.'
From "#0037/0038: Robservations 06/13/01: Giving Carolyn a Ring"Drawing room - Roger apologetically tells Vicki he's been boorish and rude and completely unfriendly. And without reason, she tells him. And I certainly wouldn't blame you if you went up and repeated everything to my sister, he says, but I'd really rather you didn't--why burden Elizabeth with our petty quarrels. It was hardly a petty quarrel, says Vicki. I know it, he says, and you're completely right, and I do deeply apologize--but lately I've had all these pressures on me from many directions--you do understand, don't you? It's still no reason to accuse me of snooping and prying, she says. Did I say all those words? He asks. Many times, she says, sitting on the sofa. Then I'm prepared to offer you a complete apology for every time, if you will, he says, sitting across from her--you see, I'm willing to go to any lengths to be restored to your good favor
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it comes up at the outset of the scene before Roger admits that he's been boorish, rude, and completely unfriendly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 24th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 24th's quote:
Ep #1214 (1841PT[-1967: Ep #263]) - Melanie - 'Cousin Josette, why did you come here tonight? It MUST be terribly late, and was I very ill?'
From "#1214/1215: Robservations 12/18/03: Not Gabriel!"The only important thing, says Josette, is that you're well again. You mean that, don't you? asks Melanie. With all my heart, Josette assures her. I'm so glad you are my friend, says Melanie--stay with me for a while? As long as you want me to, Josette promises. Why did you come here tonight? asks Melanie--it's terribly late--was I very ill? For a while, admits Josette. Then you were concerned about me, says Melanie. Almost as if you were my very own, says Josette--oh, I'm so fond of you, and I hope you are of me, too. Oh yes! says Melanie--I think I'm just very happy--no one's ever felt about me the way you do--I've never had the feeling anyone was concerned about me--not really being a member of this family--not deeply concerned--I guess I felt no one loved me--strange, I almost have the feeling that you do. I most certainly do, says Josette, hugging her.
The Robservations references most of the quote, though not the "MUST" part - shameful...
And as a reminder, we've seen notations like "1841PT[-1967: Ep #263]" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from 1967's Ep #263 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #263 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, #24, #28, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #258, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904, #1008 and #1087 as ones without any "must" lines.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 25th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 25th's quote:
Ep #548 (1968) - Julia - 'We-- we MUST find her, now!'
From "Robservations 7/3/02 - #548/549 - Adam Proclaims His Lust"548
The Robservations for Ep #548 doesn't summarize the teaser, which is a reworking of the ending of Ep #547, staged slightly differently, however, the quote didn't even appear originally because what Julia says in Ep #547 is "We-- we've got to find her, now!" so there's no need to share an excerpt from Ep #547's version...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 26th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 26th's quote:
Ep #686 (1969) - Liz - 'And I MUST accept that as an answer?'
From "Robservations 10/11/02 - #686/687 - Ned Stewart Comes to Town"In the drawing room, Liz comments how she hasn't felt the same in this room since the seance, hearing that woman warning them--there's been nothing but trouble since. Handing her a cup of tea, Barnabas asks Liz if he and Julia can examine some family information, including receipts and records--we want to check them out tonight. Liz finds his request odd, at this hour, but figures, hey, why not?--I suppose you have a reason. Barnabas asks to explain the reason afterwards. Liz wants to know what's happening in her own house--I fear something is terribly wrong.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0686-3.jpg)
Barnabas says sometimes one can't understand a story until the end comes. And I must accept that? asks Liz. Yes, say Barn and Julia. Liz sighs
The Robservations doesn't directly reference the quote but it does reference the circumstances under which it plays...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 27th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 27th's quote:
Ep #800 (1897) - 'Victor' - 'I MUST maintain a certain innocence in order to be worthy of the beauty I constantly seek.'
From "Robservations 1/7/03 - #800-801/2 - Count Petofi - To Tell the Truth"Old House - Petofi and Aristede are searching the drawing room for the hand when Quentin and Magda enter. "What's going on here?" demands Quentin. I think you already know that, responds Victor--I regret that I've been less than completely honest with you in the past, but sometimes, from the purest motives, one is forced to follow the most devious roots. I want to know those motives, says Quentin, and they had better be pure, or you won't leave alive. Please, says Victor, threats make me extremely uncomfortable--I'm sure we can conduct our business in a more pleasant manner. What business? asks Q. Yes, our odd methods aside, says Victor, this is a matter of business. You have something, I want it--the hand, and I've wanted it for a long time. Why? asks Quentin. Because it is unique in the entire world, says Victor, because I collect the unique and pursue anything that meets the standards I set, which is why I am the one person who shall have it--may I be completely honest?--once, I had the hand, I asked no more of it than was my due to ask. Why don't you have it now? asks Quentin. A good question, praises Victor--I owned the hand at one time, but if you don't know it, let me tell you that there are men who are unscrupulous, men who smile and steal easily--I who know so much about some things is a mere babe in arms about others, but I do not regret it--I must maintain a certain innocence in order to be worthy of the beauty I constantly seek. "We ain't got what you want," Magda says. I think you do, says Victor. No, says Quentin. She told you she doesn't, says Victor, she told you it disappeared before her startled gypsy eyes--one thing I've learned during my career is that every gypsy has a price--whatever that price may be, I will pay it. I'm telling the truth, insists Magda--we don't have it. I don't always trust the word of a gypsy, says Victor.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 28th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 28th's quote:
Ep #1027 (1970PT) - Barnabas - 'I am looking into the eyes of Angelique. It is the truth of Angelique that I MUST know.'
From "#1026/1027: Robservations 07/18/03: Burning Eyes; Yaeger Stalks"1027
The Robservations for Ep #1027 doesn't summarize the teaser, which is a reworking of the ending of Ep #1026, staged slightly differently. So, for what it's worth, here's an excerpt of how things play at the end of Ep #1026:
From "#1026/1027: Robservations 07/18/03: Burning Eyes; Yaeger Stalks"Now Barnabas' eyes are superimposed upon Angelique's. "It's the eyes of Angelique I'm looking into, he says--it is the truth of Angelique that I must know--come closer to me...closer...closer! "My eyes, stop looking at me!" screams Angelique, entering her room in a panic. She sees Barnabas standing there. "Why?" demands Barnabas, "because I see Angelique?" "You!" she cries. "You know!" "Yes, Angelique, I KNOW!" he says, gazing at her triumphantly.
That Robservations references the quote perfectly as it plays in Ep #1026, but it plays a bit differently in Ep #1027, as reflected by the quote itself...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 29th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 29th's quote:
Ep #855 (1897) - Beth - 'Oh, Quentin, you MUST wake up. Oh, Quentin, you've got to listen to me. They're trying to do something dreadful to you. And I don't know what it is. But you MUST wake up before it happens. Before it's too late!'
From "Robservations 3/19/03 - #854-855 - Body Snatcher"Beth suddenly screams. Be quiet! Aristede reminds her. She covers her face with her hands, wailing, "No, I can't let you do anything to him, he does mean something to me, I still love him, and you can't take him from me!" She races out of the mill, Aristede calling, you can't go to him, you'll ruin everything. She races to Collinwood, finding Quentin asleep in a chair. She kneels and breathlessly says, "You must wake up, Quentin, listen to me, they're trying to do something dreadful to you, and I don't know what it is, but you must wake up before it happens, before it's too late!"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0855-4.jpg)
She shakes him, trying to rouse him, but he seems to be in a deep sleep from which he cannot be awakened.
The Robservations changes things up a bit but references the quote quite well...
The interesting thing is when the scene is restaged for the teaser of Ep #856, every "must" is changed to "got to." Shameful!!
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding June 30th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]June 30th's quote:
Ep #599 (1968) - Maggie - 'Joe MUST have told you that I wanted to see you.'
From "Robservations 8/9/02 - #598/599"At the Evans cottage, Maggie surveys a black and white drawing of Barnabas, her face inscrutable. Barnabas and Willie knock on the door, both nervous. Maggie, looking pretty in blue and red, answers and greets them calmly. The men are afraid to come into the house, but Maggie cordially invites them in, her face neutral. She asks if something is wrong. Willie starts to speak. Barnabas shushes him, explaining to Maggie that he was surprised she wanted to see him. It's not important, she says, handing him the sketches Sam made before starting his portrait--she thought he'd want to have them. Barnabas grins, exchanges amazed (probably grateful) glances with Willie, and accepts them. Willie asks if that's all she wanted, and Maggie says that's it. Willie is glad to let the matter drop. She tells him she's glad he came over too, it's been a long time since she's seen him. Just HOW long? asks Willie, as Barnabas listens intently.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0599-4.jpg)
Three or four weeks, she says, and Willie nods and grins like a jack o lanterns. She tells him not to be a stranger--stop by anytime. Barnabas thanks her for the sketches. She's disappointed they won't stay for coffee. They leave the cottage, stunned. Willie doesn't get it, but Barn figures someone got to her before she got to the police, erasing her memory. Julia, suggests Willie. No, says Barn, she tried and failed--Nicholas Blair must have done it--he's the only one who could.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all, but it comes up as Maggie greets Barnabas and Willie at the door...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 1st's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 1st's quote:
Ep #94 (1966) - Maggie - 'You MUST be loaded.'
From "#0093/0094: Robservations 07/26/01: Heartache for Maggie; Hope For Vicki"Blue Whale - A drunken Sam calls the waiter over to order another drink. You promised me that would be your last! Says Maggie, annoyed. Next to last, says Sam, this will be the last one. He takes her hand. You said that three drinks ago, she complains--oh, I give up. I really need it very badly right now, he says--because of ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night. She smiles at him, accusing him of being loaded. Not yet, he assures her (after all that booze)? Then don't talk that way, you make me nervous, she says.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but comes pretty close to doing so...
And this is the 2nd quote from this ep. The first (Joe - 'You MUST take me for a prize sap') was back on May 23rd.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 2nd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 2nd's quote:
Ep #163 (1967) - David - 'The picture of my mother... and now me too. It was there where Josette is. When you called I turned around, and they MUST have taken it away again.'
From "#0162/0163: Robservations 09/13/01: Laura's Portrait Reappears"Guthrie calls to David, who turns away from the portrait--which switches back to that of Josette. I've been looking for you, calls Guthrie, off-camera (didn't he tell him in yesterday's ep to wait for him in the drawing room?) He finds David standing on the chair and asks what's the matter. Where is it? asks David desperately--what happened to it? What happened to what? asks Guthrie. My painting, wails David, it's gone! But the picture's still there! points out Guthrie. Not that one, says David, the other one, my painting. Calm down, take it easy, says Guthrie. They're always taking it away from me, rants David, but it's mine!--mine! What picture? asks Guthrie. The picture of my mother, says David, and now me, too, it was there where Josette is, when you called, I turned around, and they must have taken it away again. Nobody's taken anything out of this room, says Guthrie, you and I are the only ones here. Didn't you see it? says David. I saw no picture of you and your mother--none at all, says Guthrie. David jumps off the chair and both stare up at Josette's portrait.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the 3rd quote from this ep. The first (Laura - 'What an interesting observation-- we MUST discuss it sometime' was back on October 15th of 2022, and the second (Dr. Guthrie - 'What an interesting observation-- we MUST discuss it sometime') was back on October 16 of 2022.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 3rd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 3rd's quote:
Ep #269 (1967) - Jason - 'It MUST have cost you a pretty penny. Have it encased in plastic or something-- it's very artistic.'
From "#0269/0270: Robservations 12/04/01: On With the Wedding?!"Jason comes in. Burke explains to him that he came to talk Liz out of the wedding, without success.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0269-4.jpg)
After Jason is shown the papers, he issues Burke a wedding invitation. Disgusted, Burke says goodnight to Liz and leaves.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all because the summary is one of the ones with little detail. However, after Jason has Liz admit that nothing in Burke's report bothers her, Jason says Burke had better have the report back and he follows that with the quote...
And that is one of my favorite bits of Jason dialogue (along with how in the same scene, after Burke says he was using Jason's character as ammunition to try to persuade Liz not to marry him, Jason says, "Ah, well, you see now, that's your mistake. Because she's marrying me because of my character.")
And this is the 2nd quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'There MUST be another way out') was back on May 14th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 4th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 4th's quote:
Ep #416 (1796) - Barnabas - 'Tonight I MUST go into the village.'
From "#0269/0270: Robservations 12/04/01: On With the Wedding?!"He wants to turn himself in to save Vicki, but Ben wants to help her escape, and asks Barnabas for money to do so. No, Barn decides, they might get caught; he'll turn himself in, and if he's not back by sunrise, and it's the end of everything, including his own undead existence, so be it. Ben won't allow it, but Barnabas says he can't stop him.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote, but it comes up as Barnabas is explaining how he will give himself up and free Miss Winters...
And this is the 2nd quote from this ep. The first (Naomi - 'We MUST call her. Sarah! Sarah! She'll come running down the stairs, laughing-- through the doors, into my arms') was back on May 25th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 5th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 5th's quote:
Ep #547 (1968) - Julia - 'No, no, Barnabas, if she is human, you MUST destroy her before she can get to him.'
From "Robservations 7/2/02 - Last-Ditch Efforts For Cass - #546/547"Julia wants Barnabas to stop Cassandra, and says he must destroy her before she gets to Nicholas-it's his only chance to escape her. Barnabas explains he had his chance, he had the gun in his hand--why didn't he do it? He values life now that he's human, perhaps it's that simple, even the life of a woman who has made his life hell. Julia notes he regrets not doing it, but Barnabas insists that they let Nicholas finish her-it's the only way he will be truly free. Julia says she won't let him be so passive about it, she won't let him lose this moment, and she caresses the barrel of the gun. If you won't do something, the years of agony she caused you, sobs Julia, then I will! I haven't forgotten, says Barnabas. She reminds him with Cassandra powerless, this is the moment to strike--she will get back her powers, as she has in the past, after Trask, after the aging of the portrait, why is it different now?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0547-2.jpg)
Says Barnabas, for once, she wasn't pretending--I want to watch and learn a great deal about Nicholas. You can go on learning, but I will be more practical, insists Julia, taking the gun into her hand. No, Julia, says Barnabas.
The Robservations references the circumstances of the quote quite well...
And this is the 2nd quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Whoever she is, where did she come from? How did she get here? The house is at least a quarter of a mile from the road. She MUST have come up the path') was back on June 5th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 6th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 6th's quote:
Ep #655 (1968) - Julia - 'Yes, you MUST.'
From "Robservations 9/19/02 - #654/655 - Joe Unhinged"As Joe approaches the front door of Collinwood, inside, Carolyn is chastising Julia (and in absentia, Barnabas) because no one sent for her in light of Vicki's disappearance, her mother's breakdown and other recent upheavals in the household.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0655-1.jpg)
Julia defends herself--there was nothing anyone could do about Vicki. As for Liz, she's physically fine, but she thinks she's going to die. Joe sneaks into Collinwood as Julia explains to Carolyn that Liz feels they will all BELIEVE her to be dead, but she won't be. Julia doesn't know how it got started, and none of the doctors at Windcliff could delve into it. Carolyn demands to see her mother, so Joe, who was about to go upstairs, is sidetracked into the servants' quarters.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote, but it comes up right after Carolyn demands to see her mother...
And this is the fifth quote from this ep. The first (Cassandra - 'But I MUST touch you. And when I do, it will be as though you are dead') was back on December 21st of 2020, the second (Cassandra - 'You MUST leave Mrs. Stoddard now. She and I have an account to settle') was back on August 8th of 2021, the third (Liz - 'I MUST move! I MUST make them hear!') was back on June 13th of 2022, and the fourth (Liz - 'I don't know. I MUST have') was back on December 22nd of 2022.
And this ep now shares the [milestone] of a fifth quote with Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218. However, recall that there's an even bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) because Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 7th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 7th's quote:
Ep #793 (1897) - Edward - 'He did his best to clear you of suspicion, but I MUST be frank with you and tell you that he did not succeed.'
From "Robservations 2/3/03 - #792/793 - Angelique Meets Aristede"Angelique comes downstairs at Collinwood, carrying the boxed hand. I received a surprising telephone call from Evan, Edward says--he did his best to clear you of suspicion, but he didn't succeed--the fact that Evan knew you before you met Barnabas has no bearing on your innocence--I believe it was known all along what Barnabas is. Not true, she says. Edward adds, I believe you know where he is now. No, she says, and don't want to know. If you had nothing to fear, he asks, why did you run away? Faltering, she says, I was terribly confused--I knew everyone would suspect me of helping Barnabas--I didn't know what else to do. Then you did know about him? asks Edward. No, she replies, only after we became engaged, not before. And you remained silent while he was victimizing this community? demands Edward. She looks at him. The victim of a vampire has no choice, she says--I wanted to expose him, but he robbed me of my free will--just as with Charity Trask--I was a helpless slave--it was the most shameful, degrading thing that ever happened to me.
Angelique really is a true BS-artist!! [easter_wink] [easter_cheesy]
The Robservations references most the quote, though it skips the "MUST" part - shameful...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first ('Victor' - 'Since our first attempt has failed, we MUST employ our alternate plan') was back on May 30th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 8th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 8th's quote:
Ep #928 (1970) - Philip - 'The formalities MUST be dealt with.'
From "Robservations 5/7/03 - #928-929 - Michael Returns; Paul in Too Deep "Antique shop - Julia sits at the desk, making out the paperwork for Michael's death certificate. Philip, I'm sorry, she says. The formalities must be dealt with, he answers. I wish I knew what happened to him, she says. The answer is on the death certificate, says Philip--his heart just failed--but for me and Megan, it will be more difficult to find an answer--I'm sorry--I didn't meant to be rude, you've been wonderful both to the boy and Megan afterwards.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Megan - 'Oh, please darling, darling, you MUSTN'T be frightened!') was back on April 20th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 9th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 9th's quote:
Ep #1026 (1970PT) - Barnabas - 'It's the eyes of Angelique I'm looking into. It is the truth of Angelique that I MUST know. Come closer to me. Closer. Closer.'
From "#1026/1027: Robservations 07/18/03: Burning Eyes; Yaeger Stalks"Now Barnabas' eyes are superimposed upon Angelique's. "It's the eyes of Angelique I'm looking into, he says--it is the truth of Angelique that I must know--come closer to me...closer...closer! "My eyes, stop looking at me!" screams Angelique, entering her room in a panic. She sees Barnabas standing there. "Why?" demands Barnabas, "because I see Angelique?" "You!" she cries. "You know!" "Yes, Angelique, I KNOW!" he says, gazing at her triumphantly.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And as discussed in Reply #2411, this quote from Ep #1026 is a bit different from what Barnabas says in Ep #1027, so that's why both versions are able to be a part of the slideshow.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Liz - 'You MUST stop comparing yourself to her') was back on June 9th.
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Interesting power that Barnabas demonstrates here. Too bad he didn't think to use it in other storylines.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 10th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 10th's quote:
Ep #1090 (1970) - Barnabas - 'You MUSTN'T do that. Whatever's happening to them is not your fault.'
From "#1089/1090: Robservations 09/03/03: Maggie, Attacked"I should have made a point of talking to you before this. About what? he asks. About the children, she says. Has something happened to them? he asks. Yes, I'm certain, says Maggie, I don't know exactly what it is, and that's what's so frustrating--but something has happened to change them, that much I'm sure of. Describe that feeling, he says. The children have become cold and distant, she says, they rarely smile anymore and seem uninvolved in their lessons--it's almost as if they're doing the lessons for my benefit, not their own--I blamed myself at first. You mustn't do that, says Barnabas, whatever is happening to them is not your fault. Barnabas, she explains, there have been times when I've felt a kind of presence in this house, not something I can defined, but it's made me uncomfortable, even frightened me--it's that feeling of being watched without knowing who it is--I felt that presence in my room tonight--that's why I couldn't sleep--I feel that presence in this room right now
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sebastian - 'I MUST say I was not prepared for you at all. I heard your name mentioned amongst the family, but no one ever said how lovely you were') was back on January 9th of 2022.
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Interesting power that Barnabas demonstrates here. Too bad he didn't think to use it in other storylines.
Exactly. But you know the writers - they give characters powers and then forget they have them. Case in point, somehow I suspect Barnabas' knowledge of how to unlock the secret number of the universe might have come in handy even when he wasn't just using it to terrorize Julia in 1967...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 11th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 11th's quote:
Ep #1150 (1840) - Lamar - 'Randall, you MUST tell me what's happened. A little while ago, suddenly, a change began to come over me.'
From "#1150/1151: Robservations 11/03/03: Gerard Gives Daphne Dreams"Old House - Randall enters, calling to Barnabas. Trask has been locked in the basement; seeing Randall, he orders him, "Get me out of here!" Randall tells Trask the door is locked. Trask explains that Barnabas locked him in there, then left, and he doesn't know where he went. You must tell me what's happened, says Trask--a little while ago a change came over me. You are no longer under Roxanne's control, says Randall--she's dead. You destroyed her? asks Trask. I had to, says Randall, his voice tortured, don't you understand? Yes, of course, says Trask, may the poor child rest in peace now--and may we discover the heretic that caused her to be that way.
The Robservations references the quote close to perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Randall - 'I MUST. I MUST, there is an innocent woman dying in Rose Cottage') was back on May 11th of 2020, the second (Randall - 'Someone at Collinwood MUST have a key. I'll go there and I'll be back here as soon as I can make it') was back on December 20th of 2023, and the third (Quentin - 'Now we MUST maintain contact throughout. Understand?') was back on May 21st. So all that means that Ep #1150 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #158, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #410, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #528, #534, #543, #544, #545, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #651, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #926, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1025, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218, #1222, #1223 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218. have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 12th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 12th's quote:
Ep #1226 (1841PT) - Melanie - 'Julia, I love him. If I'm going to lose him, I MUST hear it from him.'
From "#1226/1227: Robservations 12/30/03: Gabriel, Insane"He hasn't gone away forever, has he? asks Melanie. I think it's best if he has, says Julia. But he didn't say that, she says, he didn't say he'd never see me again--because I couldn't stand it if that happened, wails Melanie--I'm going to die if it did! You've got to face this realistically, says Julia. I love Kendrick, says Melanie, he's the only man I've ever loved, I can't let him just go like that. You can't stop him, points out Julia, it's not right for somebody with your secret--you can't love anyone. (What a terrible thing to say!) That's not true, says Melanie, I love Kendrick, I can't help myself--I'm going to go to him, face him and tell him how I feel. You can't do that, says Julia. I love him, repeats Melanie, if I'm going to lose him, I must hear it from him. That's absurd, protests Julia, it's the worst thing you could do. I don't believe that! says Melanie, I believe he'll listen to me! She runs to the door, Julia calling, come back! Julia is unable to stop her and Melanie leaves.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Flora - 'But we MUST be careful-- we don't want to happen to him what happened to...') was back on December 11th of 2023.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 13th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 13th's quote:
Ep #95 (1966) - Frank - 'Well, there MUST be something wrong with the male population of Collinsport.'
From "#0095/0096: Robservations 07/27/01: Roger or Burke?"In any case, we've established one point, says Frank--that is that Burke Devlin doesn't qualify as a boyfriend--is there a boyfriend in the picture? You do ask blunt question, says Vicki. As a lawyer I find it's the best way to get straight answers, he says--what is the answer? The answer is no, says Vicki. He smiles--I'm surprised, he says, I'd have thought half the male population of Collinsport would have been be beating a path to your door. Not at all, she grins. There must be something wrong with the male population of Collinsport, he says. They look at each other a moment, and Vicki says, I guess I should go.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (James Blair - 'You MUST have a fondness for fountain pens--you've hardly taken your eyes off it') was back on May 13th of 2020, and the second (Vicki - 'He told me that he'd been killed by someone in Collinsport, and I MUST LEAVE Collinwood because I'm in danger') was back on January 1st ([occasion18]) of 2021.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 14th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 14th's quote:
Ep #270 (1967) - Jason - 'Now if you'll excuse me, I MUST straighten out my things. And then I MUST dress. Because I'm getting married, you know.'
From "#0269/0270: Robservations 12/04/01: On With the Wedding?!"I know you're forcing my mother to marry you! accuses Carolyn,(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0270-1.jpg)
and he retorts that he expects her to marry Buzz and get the hell out of Collinwood--in his new role as Liz' husband, he will have her out tonight!
It's true shame that this Robservations falls in the period when there's little detail because not only this scene but this ep is spectacular. However, in the case of this ep, the AOL Update from when the ep was shown on the Sci-Fi Channel as the second ep back on Thursday 10/05/95 and written by Shebastorm/Teri Darcy does indeed provide more detail as well as reference when the quote comes up:
Carolyn is making a thorough search of Jason's room. She finds a small locked diary-type book and slices through its strap with a letter opener. Before she can read anything, Jason arrives and informs her she's going to regret being there very much. With a combination of snarling, threatening and manhandling, he manages to convey to her that he expects her to leave Collinwood - tonight! Now she'll have to excuse him to get ready for his wedding, and he suggests she use the time to pack her bags. Since the wedding will be "too moving for words", he bids her goodbye now. She flounces out with a slam of the door.
And Ep #270 is this month's first example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 15th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 15th's quote:
Ep #417 (1796) - Barnabas - 'You may go now, Ben. And don't return until after sunrise when you know you MUST do what MUST be done.'
From "Robservations 3/27/02 - Reunited and it Feels So Good - #417/418"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0417-1.jpg)
Ben tells Barnabas he's afraid to destroy him, but Barnabas reminds him it would be giving him the gift of peace, which he longs for, and would be his only salvation. Ben promises, and also swears he'll help Vicki. Barnabas has told him where to find money and asks him to keep the rest, start a new life for himself and forget all the horror that has transpired. He also, heartbreakingly, asks Ben to remember the good about him. Barnabas wonders how it will be, to know no more sun or moonlight, but Ben advises him to think of nothing. When Ben mentions that Josette will only remember the good about him, Barnabas decides he must see her once more before the end. Ben tries to discourage this--what if Barnabas does something to her, as he did to the woman murdered the night before? That won't happen, promises Barn, but Ben continues to make his case against seeing Josette again, and Barnabas curtly sends him away.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does bring up its circumstances as it closes the summary of the scene...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Josette, how can I say goodbye? How can I ever say goodbye to you. But I MUST. I MUST') was back on June 4th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 16th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 16th's quote:
Ep #548 (1968) - Angelique - 'You MUST. If I'm to have any peace, for that reason only.'
From "Robservations 7/3/02 - #548/549 - Adam Proclaims His Lust"He asks if she's come to try to kill him, but she says no, she has a different reason and asks him to please sit down and listen to her this one last time. Bent over, barely able to breathe, she watches him sit. She asks if he remembers her as she was when he first met her. He reluctantly admits yes. Do you feel pity? she asks. Does it matter? he queries. Yes, she says, because if you pity me, I have a chance. What, to torture me more? he asks.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0548-2.jpg)
No, to make you forgive me, she sobs, falling to her knees before him--forgive me for my injustices, wickedness and cruelty, the pain I caused you, your friends and family, she cries. What new trick is this? He demands, and she denies that, begs him to listen. He refuses to believe her; she caused the death of everyone he loved. I am sorry, she moans. It's too late, he tells her, Josette and my mother have been dead for two centuries, and you murdered them both. Can't you forget that? (now that is asking a lot!) she asks. I will never forget, he retorts, the look on my mother's face when she knew what I was. "I loved you-forgive me!" implores Cassandra, her voice ragged. Barnabas says he cannot forgive. You must, she says, clutching at him, if I am to have any peace. I cannot he says firmly, I'm sorry-if peace were mine to give, I would not have to be honest. He walks away from her. I cannot forget the suffering you've caused in this house-the dream, he continues--"No, Angelique, even if I forgave you for what you've done to me, I can never forgive you for what you've done to others."
The Robservations references most of the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'We-- we MUST find her, now!'') was back on June 25th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 17th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 17th's quote:
Ep #794 (1897) - Barnabas - 'Come in, I MUST talk to you.'
From "Robservations 2/4/03 - #794/795 - Hope For Quentin?"Old House - Someone knocks at the door. Barnabas checks to see who it is--Angelique. Come in, he says, I must talk to you. I sense urgency in your tone, she says, smiling--could it be that you are finally willing to admit I was right?--"I told you they'd find out about you, and then your mission here in this century would become impossible." If that happens, he says, it would be your fault, not mine. Meaning? she asks. I spoke with Magda, he explains, who said Quentin appealed to you for help--have you agreed to help or haven't you? Yes, she says. How? he asks. He told me about the hand, says Ang, and so I was able to get it for him--I tried to use it, but wasn't successful--Quentin underwent another transformation, she admits. You fool! Snarls Barnabas--even you should have realized you couldn't control that thing.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first ('Victor' - 'The hand! I MUST get the hand!') was back on October 11th of 2021, and the second ('Victor' - '*I* MUST get it!') was back on August 9th of 2022. 'Victor' definitely has a one-track mind in this ep - though one could definitely say he has a one-track mind until he actually gets the hand...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 18th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 18th's quote:
Ep #929 (1970) - Megan - 'We MUST be prepared to accept whatever is in store for us.'
From "Robservations 5/7/03 - #928-929 - Michael Returns; Paul in Too Deep"Barnabas, joining them. Liz goes to him, welcoming him--I was hoping you'd drop by this evening. I'm glad, says Barnabas--your curiosity seems to be nagging at you. He closes the double doors. No, she says, I just want to know exactly what our ambition is. We are waiting for HIM, says Megan. And what do we hope to accomplish, after he arrives? asks Liz. We must be prepared for whatever is in store for us, says Megan. Well said, praises Barnabas. I only asked because I've been thinking about the future, says Liz--I'm starting a new life, but part of the old life is still very dear to me--specifically, Carolyn. Megan, confused, stares at Philip. "What about Carolyn?" asks Barnabas. I've been worried about what's to become of her, says Liz. Don't worry about her, says Barnabas. I want my daughter to share this experience with me, says Liz--I want her to become one of us.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0929-4.jpg)
This catches Barnabas off-guard, but he recovers--it's only natural for you to be concerned, he says, and I'm also concerned for Carolyn's future. Megan, noticing something odd about his response, his behavior, watches him closely. I'm glad to hear that, says Liz.
The Robservations references the quote well though not perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Paul - 'You MUSTN'T tell your mother that you saw me down here') was back on June 8th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 19th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 19th's quote:
Ep #1028 (1970PT) - Yaeger - 'I'll take her out of this house. But where? I MUST find a place.'
From "#1028/1029: Robservations 07/21/03: Kidnapped!"Eying the sleeping Maggie with salacious intent, Yaeger urges himself--go for it now. . .I'll take her from this house--but where? I must find a place! He's about to pounce when the phone rungs. Yaeger hides in the drapery. Maggie awakens and answers the phone. It's Quentin, at the lab with the upset Sabrina. Stay with her, says Maggie--find out everything you can. Yaeger listens carefully to Maggie's side of the conversation. Maggie asks Quentin, do you want me to come to the lab? He apparently says no. I understand, says Maggie--good night. She falls back onto her pillow. Yaeger is again about to strike, but a knock at the door sends him scurrying back to his hiding place (he so reminds me of an old-time villain in these scenes). It's Daniel.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Sabrina - 'There MUST be some way for you to turn back to Cyrus, there MUST!') was back on April 24th of 2021.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 20th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 20th's quote:
Ep #1091 (1970) - Barnabas - 'If I had done it, at least we'd know what to do. But as it is, she's in constant danger from an unknown source-- a source that we MUST find before any further harm is done.'
From "#1091/1092: Robservations 09/04/03: Carolyn Finds the Playroom"8:15 - Drawing room - All the symptoms are there, explains Julia, seated beside Barnabas on the sofa--the disinterest in other things, weakness, hostility. Did you at any time imply to her that I might have done it? asks Barnabas. I almost did, says Julia, when it first happened, then I realized I couldn't say anything that would implicate you. Isn't it possible, asks Barn, that deep, deep down, you knew I didn't do it? No, says Julia severely, I was certain that you HAD done it!--I'm sorry, but I don't want to lie. You still have doubts, don't you? he asks sadly. I don't know, she says. Take me to her, says Barnabas, you'll see by her actions that I didn't do it. If you insist, agrees Julia. In a way, I almost wish I had done it, says Barnabas as they stand--that shouldn't be too difficult to believe--if I had done it, at least we'd know what to do--as it is, she's in constant danger from an unknown source, a source we must find before any further harm is done. Julia looks at him, says nothing, and leads him upstairs to Maggie's room.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Hallie - 'To question him directly. And you MUSTN'T. We've got to stay far away from him') was back on August 1st of 2020, and the second (David - 'Then Dr. Hoffman MUST have been right-- it MUST have been an animal!') was back on December 7th of 2023.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 21st's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 21st's quote:
Ep #1151 (1840) - Judard - 'People tell me you've been working rather hard, up here all by yourself. Now you MUST take care or you'll tire out.'
From "#1150/1151: Robservations 11/03/03: Gerard Gives Daphne Dreams"Drawing room, Rose Cottage - Gerard enters and bows to Flora, who is delighted to see him--did he have a nice trip? Very much, he says--I see you've been writing again--people tell me you've been working rather hard, here by yourself--you must take care or you'll tire yourself out. She tells him she can't help it, she found such an exciting new subject--vampirism--so much has happened while you've been gone--Roxanne came back from the dead as a vampire--I can't blame you for being shocked--you can imagine how we all felt!--she's at peace now--Barnabas helped Randall find, her, and he put her to rest--poor boy, how awful it must have been!
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Lamar - 'He has the arrogance still to wear it-- it MUST have been a gift from the devil himself') was back on October 14th of 2021, and the second (Daphne - 'Oh you MUST!') was back on January 10th of 2022.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 22nd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 22nd's quote:
Ep #96 (1966) - Roger - 'I know I MUST sound like a broken record, Vicki, but I seriously think you're in personal danger.'
From "#0095/0096: Robservations 07/27/01: Roger or Burke?"I know I must sound like a broken record, he says, but I seriously think you're in personal danger. But you yourself said that the pen wasn't very strong evidence, she says. I know Burke better than you do, he says, I know what he's capable of--he's absolutely determined to have himself absolved from that manslaughter charge--he still insists he's innocent. You were in the car with him, points out Vicki, you ought to know. So was Laura, we both were, says Roger--Burke was the only one so drunk he didn't remember anything. But now he said that Malloy was going to clear him of that charge, says Vicki--why would he kill him?(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0096-3.jpg)
Malloy was jealous of me, says Roger, before I came back to Collinsport, he was entirely in charge of the Collins Enterprises, but naturally when I came back, he had to be demoted--he'd have done anything to get rid of me--even if it meant siding with Burke and getting someone to testify falsely against me. But I still don't see why Burke would have killed him, says Vicki.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Vicki - 'And that MUST have been the one I found at Lookout Point, exactly on the spot where Bill Malloy was killed' (THE PEN!)) was back on June 22nd, a month earlier.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 23rd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 23rd's quote:
Ep #795 (1897[-1967]) - 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.'
From "Robservations 2/4/03 - #794/795 - Hope For Quentin?"Back at the Old House, Barnabas tells Julianka, I'll keep the hand until you need it. Yes, of course, she says, sounding a lot like Charity. How long it will take to cure the curse? asks Barnabas. It isn't necessary to wait for a full moon, says Julianka--bring Quentin here, and I will do as you want. I'll bring him tomorrow night, says Barnabas. There isn't a full moon tomorrow night, says Julianka, why not before? He's already gone through one transformation, says Barn--you see, someone tried to use the hand on him. Yes, says Julianka, 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
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second 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.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 24th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 24th's quote:
Ep #418 (1796) - Angelique - 'If Barnabas refuses to go to her, then she MUST come to him. Ha ha ha ha ha.'
From "Robservations 3/27/02 - Reunited and it Feels So Good - #417/418"Angelique's head appears again, laughing at Ben. Her curse will be fulfilled, she assures him; if Barnabas won't go to Josette, Josette will come to him! She speaks Josette's name, first in her own voice, then it changes over to Barnabas'.
The Robservations references the circumstances of the quote perfectly...
And Ep #418 joins Ep #270 as the second example this month of Midnite serendipitously happening upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before. And those aren't the only times it happened this month...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 25th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 25th's quote:
Ep #549 (1968) - Carolyn - 'Oh you MUST have dreams.'
From "Robservations 7/3/02 - #548/549 - Adam Proclaims His Lust"(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0549-1.jpg)
Adam reveals he had a visitor, dark woman with burning eyes. Carolyn realizes it was Cassandra and asks what she wanted. To kill me, says Adam. Carolyn suggests he had a nightmare. She describes what a dream is, filled sometimes with people you know, sometimes people you don't. Adam finds it hard to believe that, but Carolyn asks who here would want to kill him?
The Robservations references the circumstances of the quote well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Adam - 'I love you! You MUST love me!') was back on October 4th of 2020.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 26th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 26th's quote:
Ep #796 (1897) - Angelique - 'How arrogant you are. It MUST please you very much to have saved the day when I cannot.'
From "Robservations 1/5/03 - #796/797 - Quentin's Bacon is Saved; Another Curse"Julianka is our effort to get that hand. Who he is doesn't matter, says Ang, we are wasting time. When are you to meet? he asks. Fifteen minutes, she says--the woods outside Collinwood. Meet him, says Barnabas. It will be useless without the hand, says Ang, picking up the box. You can't take that, insists Barn. If I had no power over him, neither will you, says Ang. I have advantages you don't, he says--is the medallion in the form of a cross? No, she replies. Then I'll try my luck says Barnabas. "How arrogant you are," accuses Ang--"It must please you very much to have saved the day when I cannot." Barnabas responds, "I'm saving him for his sake, not for yours or for mine, but for him, and David Collins and Chris Jennings--they are my reasons."--we must plan, says Barnabas.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Julianka - 'I MUST begin at the moment when the moon begins to descend to the earth, the moment before the moon disappears, for when it does, it MUST take the curse with it to the underside of time') was back on May 30th of 2020, the second (Julianka - 'I MUST GO in one moment. I MUST find the one thing that will draw them here-- it will not fail-- the new blood of the orris root') was back on January 7th of 2021, and the third (Aristede - 'Oh, one MUST look one's best at all important moments. And this is an important moment') was back on February 19th of 2021. So all that means that Ep #796 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #158, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #410, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #528, #534, #543, #544, #545, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #651, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #926, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1025, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1150, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218, #1222, #1223 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218. have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 27th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 27th's quote:
Ep #1152 (1840) - Lamar - 'Now, if you'll excuse me, I MUST go upstairs and see Samantha.'
From "#1152/1153: Robservations 11/04/03: Proof Positive"Then let's discuss you and the ordeal you went through, suggests Trask. What about it? asks Julia. You said after you were attacked, you were taken to the abandoned lighthouse--who took you there? Roxanne, of course, lies Julia (how ironic that she is forced to protect Valerie). But Roxanne couldn't stay with you in the daytime; after she was gone, why didn't you leave the lighthouse? asks Trask. Julia turns to him and says he is well aware of her condition--she was too weak to be moved. Is that the reason--or were you forced to stay there by someone else? he asks. You were the victim of an attack--did you meet the person responsible for Roxanne? asks Julia. Of course not, he says. Then why do you consider it so logical that I did? she queries, annoyed--I trust the subject is closed. No, it is not closed until I get to the bottom of it, insists Trask testily--I'm sorry you could not shed any light on the subject--excuse me, I must go upstairs and see Samantha.
The Robservations references the quote well but not perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angerie - 'She's gone. Julia must have destroyed her') was back on April 22nd.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 28th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 28th's quote:
Ep #930 (1969[-1967]) - Barnabas - 'If I tell her everything, she will become too involved. And her own life will be in even greater danger. I've already caused enough harm-- I MUST work this out alone.'
From "Robs 5/8/03 - #930-931 - Lung Brat Plays With Paul; Grant Sees Q's Portrait"Collinwood - Barnabas coldly tells Julia, I have no feelings about your being involved with Paul's case one way or another. You're so totally different now, says Julia, what happened to you in the past? Nothing, he says. Not true, she counters--you used to be a man of feelings, who cared about the people at Collinwood. I still do, insists Barnabas. That's progress, she says, the first sign of emotion I've seen since... Please, leave me alone, he begs passionately--stay out of this! Out of WHAT? she asks. He doesn't answer. We've been through so much together, reminds him, I feel you need a friend, let me be that friend, let me try to help. If I tell you everything, he says to himself, you'll be too involved, and your life in greater danger--I've already caused enough harm, I must work this out alone. He turns to her and says, I've always valued your friendship, and that's why I don't want you involved
The Robservations paraphrases a bit but references the quote well...
And Ep #930 joins Eps #270 & #418 as the third and final example this month of Midnite serendipitously happening upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 29th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 29th's quote:
Ep #550 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'Then why MUST he be taken away from here? What has happened?'
From "Robservations 7/8/02 - Adam Learns His Origins - #550/551"Carolyn closes the doors and tells Stokes he must take Adam with him-tonight--he can't stay with her. It's neither his fault, nor hers, adds Carolyn, but he's changing, growing up--it's to be expected--he's sweet and bright, and learns fast. Stokes is surprised at the list of positives--what about the bad? She tells Stokes what Adam did and that he wants to make her love him. Carolyn begs for help--Adam is no longer a child, but a man.
The Robservations doesn't really reference the quote. However, what actually happens is that after Carolyn lists the good things about Adam, Prof. Stokes delivers the quote, to which Carolyn explains how Adam locked her in his room with him, how he thinks he's in love with her, and how he said he would make her love him...
And this quote sets another bigger (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) again because it's the ninth time a sixth quote from the same ep has appeared in the slideshow, joining Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727, #915 & #993!! The first (Adam - 'I don't mean to frighten her, you MUST TELL her that, then she'll love me') was back on June 26th of 2020, the second (Adam - 'What do you mean I didn't exist? I MUST have existed!') was back on December 6th of 2020, the third (Adam - 'A man MUST grab what he wants!') was back on June 5th of 2021, the fourth (Adam - 'Professor, listen: I love her-- Carolyn. She does not understand. You MUST tell her for me') was back on November 5th of 2021 (apparently we loved quoting Adam and he loved using "must" - he fit into Collinsport so quickly [easter_wink]), and with the fifth (Carolyn - 'Professor, you MUST take him with you--tonight'), which was back on February 15th of 2024, we finally started quoting someone else.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 30th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 30th's quote:
Ep #797 (1897) - Julianka's Ghost - 'You stole the hand from your own people, you who severed the chains that MUST be linked together forever.'
From "Robservations 1/5/03 - #796/797 - Quentin's Bacon is Saved; Another Curse"It wasn't Quentin's fault, protests Barnabas, nor is he the only one who suffers from the curse--there are two young children whose mother was a gypsy! I refuse to help them, says Julianka, my own blood or not--they no longer deserve the name because of her--and she points an accusing finger at Magda, who cries out. Stay away from me, begs Magda. Julianka says, I will go away and stay away forever, but before I do, I will lay my curse upon you. "You stole the hand from your own people, you who severed the chains that must be linked together forever. You who dishonored us--you deserve to die!" Then let me die, sobs Magda. No, says Julianka, my curse will bring you tears and more tears, and more graves and only loneliness... What do you mean? asks Magda.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0797-4.jpg)
This is the curse I lay upon your head, says Julianka--first will come three knocks on the door--hear them and begin to weep, for they will herald the beginning, but not the end--the first but not the last--you will live, Magda Rakosi, but everyone you love will die! Magda rises and begs, don't do this--listen! Julianka, however, has already faded way.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'Let's go, Magda, MUSTN'T keep our ever-hopeful cousin waiting') was back on June 11th of 2023.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding July 31st's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]July 31st's quote:
Ep #551 (1968) - Barnabas - 'I didn't, Adam. Now you MUST trust me. I'm not even a doctor.'
From "Robservations 7/8/02 - Adam Learns His Origins - #550/551"Barnabas says he had to protect others from Adam; in the beginning, he reacted out of fear and was dangerous, even if he didn't intend to be. He had to stop him. Adam says that isn't how he hurt him; he made him different from other people and didn't tell him he was a creature. Barnabas is shocked; Dr. Lang was responsible for his creation, not him. Adam doesn't know Dr. Lang, but Barnabas was standing by the table when he woke up. Ever since then, he thought Barnabas created him, but Barn tells him this is wrong; he isn't a doctor.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0551-4.jpg)
Adam accuses him of lying; he knows the truth, whoever created other people made them beautiful, but Barnabas created him and made him ugly, and that's why people fear him and don't want to come near him-I am alone, and am tired of being alone--I will not go on being lonely and unhappy, and since ordinary people can't love me, I need someone else who is different to love me and be with me all the time.
The Robservations references some bits of the quote but not the quote itself...
However, this is not the first time a similar quote has appeared as part of the slideshow because back on September 5th of 2020 a reworked version (Barnabas - 'Adam, I did not. You MUST listen to me. I'm not even a doctor') appeared as part of the teaser of Ep #552.
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'Now, you do understand what you must do?') was back on February 20th of 2021.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 1st's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 1st's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #12 (-1841PT) - Judge Braithwaite - 'You MUST be mad. I don't know what you're talking about.'
From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - EPISODE TWELVE JUDGE BRAITHEWAITE'S HOME:
... The judge
agrees to start the procedure. But after Peter leaves, the letter
turns blank. And in his bedchamber, Angelique waits. She
murmurs, "There is no letter." Startled, he protests, "How did
you get in here? What do you want?" She speaks hypnotically,
"There is no Mr. Bradford... There was no visit... And you...
have been sleeping like a baby..." He flusters, "You must be
mad! I don't know what you're talking about." She soothes,
"You will have the most pleasant dreams... And when you
wake up, you will remember them... But you will remember
nothing else... Nothing..." He stares, mesmerized.
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The summary references 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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0801ds_0.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_12-1_VHS.jpg)
- 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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_12-1_DVD.jpg)
And just a reminder, we've seen a notation similar to "DS 1991 Ep #8 (-1841PT)" before and in that case it meant that the quote should have come from an 1841PT ep but because there are no longer any 1841PT eps that haven't been quoted from, an alternate version of DS is being used instead. In this case that alternate version is the '91 DS and a quote from its Ep #12 is being used.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 2nd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 2nd's quote:
Ep #1167 (1840) - Jeremy - 'Then he MUST never know'
From "#1167/1168: Robservations 11/14/03: An Amazing Revelation For Gerard"Rose Cottage - A smiling Jeremy Grimes finishes writing something down in a notebook, then hands it to Flora, who exults in having found him--I've needed an accountant for years, and this is the very first time I've ever understood how much I realized in royalties from LOVE'S FIRST SUMMER--oh but your father isn't going to like you working for me, even part time. Then he must never know, insists Jeremy. It's hard to believe Mordecai Grimes is your father, says Flora, you're nothing like him, I'm glad to say(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1167-2.jpg)
--I'm sorry, but I always speak frankly--you don't believe in this witchcraft trial, do you? I can give you a list of things I don't believe in, says Jeremy, witchcraft is first. You need say no more, she says, patting his face with approval--you're always welcome here. Thank you, he says--I'm grateful to you
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 3rd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 3rd's quote:
Ep #1103 (1970) - Julia - 'Oh, you're talking about Tad and Carrie. I'm talking about David and Hallie. I... Their lives MUST be restored.'
From "#1103/1104: Robservations 09/12/03: Beginning of the End"Julia turns on the light--who brought you to life? she asks again. You have never seen me before, says Daphne, and I don't know what you're talking about. I know a great deal more than you think I do, says Julia--I insist you answer all the questions I ask. Daphne walks away from her--I have nothing to say to you, she says. Unless something is done to stop Gerard, says Julia, the house will be ruined, the family destroyed and the children will die! Nothing bad will happen if you just leave me alone here with the children tonight, says Daphne--at this moment, I am their only hope of staying alive. Julia, skeptical, says, you are talking about Tad and Carrie while I'm talking of David and Hallie--their lives must be restored. Daphne shakes her head--there is nothing I can do for David and Hallie anymore, she says. There is a great deal you can do to help, insists Julia--I want you to come to the Old House with me and tell me everything you know about Gerard and the children--the children will die--Quentin will be destroyed. Daphne looks at her, unsure
The Robservations paraphrases the quote a bit...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 4th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 4th's quote:
Ep #1044 (1970PT) - Angelexis - 'Surely he MUST know that would end me.'
From "#1044/1045: Robservations 07/31/03: Will's Sad Sacrifice"what are Barnabas Collins' choices? You must consider the possibility someone else may have taken her, says Julia. No I won't, says Angelique, HE is my enemy, why hasn't he killed her?--I would think he would have done it by now--surely he must know that would end me?--I don't understand him, but I will--I WILL!(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1044-4.jpg)
Concerned, Julia considers this threat.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 5th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 5th's quote:
hoDS: Scene #126 (-1970: Ep #960) - Carolyn - 'You MUSTN'T be afraid, David. I'm not going to hurt you -- you know I would never do anything to hurt you --'
From DC's hoDS script:
126 DAVID'S POV David from in back of him 126
From out of a dark corner he sees her emerge and step
into a shaft of moonlight in a long, diaphonous gown,
her face deathly pale. She moves toward him slowly,
her arms outstretched to him.
David
DAVID AND CAROLYN Carolyn - where are you
- I can't see you
As she slowly moves towards him, he start to inch where are
backwards. you
CAROLYN Carolyn
You mustn't be afraid, David. I'm here David
not going to hurt you -- you know just come to me
I'd never do anything to hurt you -- I'm here
She is very close to him now. Suddenly she opens her David
mouth, baring two glistening fangs and makes a grab Oh Carolyn
for him. The horrified David jumps out of the way I knew it
and SCREAMS at her. I knew it
I knew you were
DAVID alive
Stay away from me!! You're dead.
He turns and runs for dear life back along the walkway.
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And the script has the quote perfectly.
And as with other hoDS screen captures, I used one taken from the VHS -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0805ds_0.jpg)
- so that it would be in keeping with the dimensions of the screen captures from the original show, but this is what the Blu-ray looks like -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/hoDS_Scene_126_Blu-ray.jpg)
- and apparently, there's was, or perhaps still is an alternate 4X3 print of hoDS that, unlike the VHS, shows more of the frame at the top but less on the sides and bottom, and it was shown as the July 14, 1985 installment of Elvira's Movie Macabre. Here's a screen capture from it:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/hoDS_Scene_126_Movie_Macabre.jpg)
And Ep #960 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, #24, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #145, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #242, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904, #1008 and #1087 as ones without any "must" lines.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 6th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 6th's quote:
Ep #854 (1897) - Petofi - 'Quentin Collins, you MUST bend your will to mine and there shall be no resistance because I am the fire in the air, the water of the Earth. I am the powers of all the stars.'
From "Robservations 3/19/03 - #854-855 - Body Snatcher"Petofi sits in the chair and intones, "Quentin Collins, you must bend your will to mine, and there shall be no resistance, because I am the fire, the air, the water and the earth, I am the powers of all the stars! You will hear the rustling of leaves in a thousand trees, telling you the wind of change is upon you--so it is, and so it shall be, forevermore!"
The Robservations gets a bit of the quote wrong but references most of it well...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 7th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 7th's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #1 (-1968/69) - Sara's Ghost - 'You MUST stop, Barnabas. You MUST stop.'
From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - MINISERIES PART ONE (EPISODE ONE): VICTORIA'S ROOM: She brushes her hair, then goes to
the window. Outside, Barnabas watches. He bares his fangs,
his eyes glowing yellow. Then he's startled by the sound of a
haunting, childish voice calling, "Barnabas...." His eyes turn
normal. He turns and sees her figure. Astounded, he calls,
"Sara - is that you?" She begs him, "You must stop...!" Elated
he calls, "You have come back!" She runs from him. He franti-
cally follows, shouting, "Wait! Sara don't leave me! Please
don't go away!" He follows her into the woods. But the child
vanishes completely. "Sara... My sweet little sister... COME
BACK!" Sobbing, he drops to his knees. His voice is torn in an-
guish. "Please don't hate me... Please! I CANNOT HELP
MYSELF!!!"
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The summary references only part of the quote - this despite the fact that the summary follows with the script and the script does indeed have the full quote...
And an interesting bit of trivia is that even though the pilot as aired ends with the above scene, the pilot script does not. The pilot rearranges the sequence of some of the scenes, and rather than end with the above sequence, the scripted ending begins with this post:Setting up the first scene in the script's next sequence:
whereas the pilot ends with the above sequence beginning with this post:Moving through several of the next scenes in the sequence:
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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0807ds_0.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_1-2_VHS.jpg)
- 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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_1-2_DVD.jpg)
And just a reminder, we've seen a notation similar to "DS 1991 Ep #1 (-1968/69)" before and in that case it meant that the quote should have come from a 1968/69 ep but because 1968/69, like 1841PT, has reached the point where there are no longer any eps that haven't been quoted from, an alternate version of DS is being used instead. In this case that alternate version is the '91 DS and a quote from its Ep #1 is being used.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 8th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 8th's quote:
Ep #598 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'I MUST see Barnabas Collins at once.'
From "Robservations 8/9/02 - #598/599"Willie is about to leave the Old House with a bag of food when someone knocks. He hides the bag behind a column and opens the door. It's Stokes, who says he must see Barnabas or Julia right away. Willie doesn't know where they are, and Stokes notes his nervousness. Willie has something important to do, so Stokes lets him go. The doors blow open and Willie wonders why. Stokes glances outside and says it wasn't the wind; the trees aren't moving. What's going on, wonders Willie. Stokes says it's here again. The chandelier and curtains begin to blow. Willie is spooked, and Stokes calls it the same astral projection that was there last night, after the experiment was completed. He thinks it has something to do with--what? Willie is anxious to get out of there, and the strange happenings stop. Willie doesn't care, he's leaving. Stokes stands in the middle of the room, calling it utterly fascinating.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does refer to its circumstances...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 9th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 9th's quote:
Ep #452 (1796) - Joshua - 'Barnabas is dead. Sarah is dead. As difficult as it is, you MUST accept it.'
From "#0451/0452: Robservations 04/22/02: Things Look Grim For Everyone"it's insanity to think Barnabas alive and hidden in a room in the tower just because she saw a light. She heard his voice, crying out in pain, insists Naomi--it was Barnabas. Both of our children are dead, Joshua says--the mind can play strange tricks, believe it for your own sake. She did hear voices, if not Barnabas?, says Naomi--what happened at the Old House?
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does refer to its circumstances...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 10th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 10th's quote:
Ep #339 (1967) - Barnabas - 'Don't argue with me. Those notes MUST be burned now, tonight, before they get into the wrong hands.'
From "#0339/0340: Robservations 02/01/02: Woodard Knows Everything"When Julia keeps insisting she needs her notes, Barnabas says they're going to Collinwood right now to destroy them--no argument! She offers to bring it back to the Old House, but he wants to check out the lock to make sure it wasn't tampered with. Julia expresses awe over his show of fear; she didn't think he could feel any emotion, not even fear. Barn just hustles her out the door, not wanting to get involved in that touchy discussion, either.
Again, the Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does refer to its circumstances...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 11th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 11th's quote:
Ep #172 (1967) - Laura - 'You MUSTN'T do that. Leave the fire alone, I want it left burning all the time.'
From "#0172/0173: Robservations 09/20/01: Sarah Guards the Gate"It may be an old New England custom, says Sarah, but I never held with anything like those seances and that kind of tomfoolery. Neither do I, says Laura. I smell something fishy, says Sarah (did Roger bring home his work again?, and it's not the wind off the bay, and I don't like it. Time will tell, says Laura--and if one has enough time, it will tell everything. I'm going to try to keep him away from Vicki, vows Sarah, picking up a shovel from the andirons. that might be a very wise idea, says Laura. I'd better finish up here and get back to the house, says Sarah, tamping out the fire. What are you doing? asks Laura. Trying to put out the fire so I can clean your hearth, replies Sarah. Laura rises. You mustn't do that, she orders(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0172-0.jpg)
--leave it alone--I want it left burning all the time. Sarah looks are her oddly. It gets awfully chilly in here, says Laura by way of explanation. It won't take but a minute, says Sarah. You heard what I said--don't touch that fire--don't ever touch it, ever, do you understand that? asks Laura desperately--I want that fire burning all the time! Yes, Mrs. Collins, says Sarah. Thank you, says Laura, much more quietly. Sarah returns the andiron and leaves the cottage, but not without giving Laura a look first. Laura sits by the fire
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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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 #89 (1966) - Liz - 'Seeing you here at this time of day MUST mean that something's wrong.'
From "#0089/0090: Robservations 07/24/01: Should I Stay or Should I go?"Liz goes to answer a knock at the door. It's Amos, and she cordially invites him in--seeing you here this time of day must mean something is wrong, she says. There is, something real wrong, says Amos, Burke Devlin called me--asked me to get in touch with Ahearn, Billadou and Cartwright--he said that he had some important business to talk over with us at his room in the hotel. What did he want? asks Roger. I talked it over with the other boys, says Amos, and we all agreed we should go over and find out what was so important--when we got there, Burke told us he was going to take over Logansport--fleet, canning industry, everything--then he gives us this big pitch that he wants us to ditch Collins and join up with him.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0089-3.jpg)
I don't believe it! says Liz, stunned. It was a shocker, all right, says Amos
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And an interesting bit of trivia is that this is the only "MUST" line in this ep.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 13th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 13th's quote:
DS 2004 Pilot (-1966: Ep #39) - Joe - 'From the injuries, Dr. Hoffman thinks ... she ... she MUST have had some kind of fall.'
From the DS 2004 Pilot script:
EXT. COLLINSPORT MEDICAL CENTER - DAY
Small but modern.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - COLLINSPORT MEDICAL CENTER - DAY
As the rhythmic BEEP of a heart monitor sounds in the
background, reveal an unconscious
CAROLYN
lying in bed. Her face is bruised and cut, her throat
wrapped with gauze. Joe is sitting bedside, holding her
hand, while Roger and Elizabeth stand watch nearby. After a
moment, DR. JULIA HOFFMAN (attractive, professional) enters.
Joe stands, concerned...
JOE
Dr. Hoffman. What happened?
HOFFMAN
Ben Griffin found her inside his
garage. From the look of things,
she must have fallen through the
skylight.
JOE
The skylight?
ELIZABETH
Doctor, is she going to be all
right?
Hoffman checks the I.V. dripping blood into Carolyn's system.
HOFFMAN
She's cracked three ribs and lost a
lot of blood. The next twenty-four
hours are critical.
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Dark Shadows - M. Verheiden - 1/19/04 30.
JOE
I don't understand. The Sheriff
said she'd been attacked by an
animal.
HOFFMAN
That's true. We found bite marks
in her throat...
ROGER
(incredulous)
That's insane. What kind of animal
could have thrown her like that?
HOFFMAN
I have to be honest with you. I
don't know.
Carolyn suddenly MOANS. Concerned, Elizabeth pulls away from
Roger and goes to her daughter.
HOFFMAN (CONT'D)
I'll be back in a minute...
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And as you can see the quote doesn't appear anywhere in the script. And that's because the scene was completely reworked before shooting. What happens in the pilot is the scene begins immediately with Joe explaining to Elizabeth and Roger that "Ben Griffin found her outside his garage," with that followed by the quote. Joe's lines are a reworking of info that was originally scripted to be delivered by Dr. Hoffman. (And in the pilot there's actually no reference to Carolyn being found inside Griffin's Garage or having fallen through the skylight - a shame because Dr. Hoffman's original lines would have been a "MUST" quote. In fact, the scene is almost entirely different in the actual pilot. Check out -Re: And Even Yet Another New Slideshow
- to begin to learn the differences)
And Ep #960 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, #24, #39, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #145, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #242, #263, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904, #960, #1008 and #1087 as ones without any "must" lines.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 14th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 14th's quote:
Ep #166 (1967) - Burke - 'Poor Carolyn. It MUST be tough to wake up and discover you're not the belle of the ball anymore.'
From "#0166/0167: Robservations 09/17/01: Sam Off the Wagon; David Home at Last"Burke enters and asks Joe if he can join him. Help yourself, says Joe. I've been meaning to talk to you, says Burke--it's about time we declared a truce. Suits me, says Joe. I've got enough enemies in this town without adding to them, says Burke. I'm no enemy of yours, says Joe, the object of our defection is no longer of any interest to me, she's all yours. Isn't that a coincidence, says Burke, I was just about to tell you the same thing. Is that how it is, says Joe. Poor Carolyn, says Burke, must be tough to wake up and discover you're not the belle of the ball anymore. The trouble is, says Joe, she always wanted the things she just couldn't get. Being Mrs. Stoddard's daughter, says Burke, there wasn't much that came under that heading. Joe agrees. Yeah, she was spoiled, he says, it's a shame, too, because she could be a nice girl.
The Robservations references the almost quote perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 15th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 15th's quote:
Ep #1224 (1841PT[-1967: Ep #272]) - Jamorg - 'I MUST have time. I MUST know, he buried her here someplace.'
From "#1224/1225: Robservations 12/29/03: Kendrick Demands Answers"Morgan returns to the darkened cottage and knocks something over. Carrie, adorable in her little blue nightgown and cap, comes out--what are you doing here? she demands. He turns on a lamp--please don't be frightened, he says. You don't belong here, she says. But I do, he insists, I know this cottage much better than you do. What do you want? she asks. I want to turn back time, he says. Impossible, she says. I know, he says--this gift you possess--it helps you to sense certain things that escape ordinary circumstances. Sometimes, she admits. Are these rooms inhabited by a spirit, long since dead, who was brutally murdered? he asks--have you ever heard or felt her presence? I have never felt such a presence, says Carrie. Her name was Sarah Forsythe, he says--she was very loyal and devoted to me and died because of it--I want to find her body. Nothing you're saying makes sense to me, says Carrie--please go now. Please don't put me out, he begs, I must have time--he buried her here someplace. There's no one here except me, she objects--Mr. Collins, please... PLEASE! he shouts, do not call me by that name.
The Robservations references most of the quote...
And as a reminder, we've seen notations like "1841PT[-1967: Ep #272]" before and in this case it means that the quote should have come from 1967's Ep #272 but that ep doesn't have any "must" lines to quote from. So, with that in mind, it means that Ep #272 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, #24, #39, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #145, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #242, #263, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904, #960, #1008 and #1087 as ones without any "must" lines.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 16th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 16th's quote:
Ep #419 (1796) - Mr. Mooney - 'Oh, I'm sorry, Miss, but a lady MUST be escorted by a gentle...'
From "#0419/0420: Robservations 03/29/02: Mrs. Lt. Nathan Forbes!"At the Eagle, the 1796 version of the Blue Whale, Nathan orders bartender Mooney's best rum to celebrate his engagement to Millicent. The place is empty because of the recent attacks on local women, laments the barkeep. A blonde walks in (and I always thought this lady was a total hoot), and we learn it's Suki Forbes, Nathan's WIFE from Baltimore! He apparently left her home eight months ago while he pursued his career, rum, and other women-and he never sent her any money, either, she complains.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it's delivered before we learn the woman's identity and before Nathan says she is with him and they sit down...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 17th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 17th's quote:
Ep #553 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Now, listen to me. You MUST tell me where Adam is hiding. It's imperative I talk to him.'
From "Robservations 7/9/02 - #552/553 - Adam Takes Rash Action"Carolyn is working at the desk when someone knocks at the door. It's Barnabas. He asks if she's alone, and says he must speak to her at once. He requests that they go into the drawing room, which they do. He closes the doors. He tells her she must reveal Adam's hiding place, but she insists she doesn't know. Barnabas says he didn't believe her before or now, but now is different--Vicki's life may be in danger--she disappeared after visiting the Old House, and he and Jeff searched the woods and couldn't find her. Barnabas is certain Adam had something to do with it, Adam came to visit him earlier, too. Carolyn starts to say that's impossible, but stops, and he gazes at her, commenting that she seems upset by what he told her. She says she's surprised, she had no idea Adam was anywhere near Collinwood. Barnabas insists she and Stokes have known of Adam's whereabouts all along, and that Carolyn has been protecting him.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does reference its circumstances...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 18th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 18th's quote:
DS 1991 Ep #5 (-1968/69) - Julia - 'You've already seen the danger in rushing this process. We MUST proceed with moderation.'
From SHADOWS IN THE '90s: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991 - PLOT SUMMARIES - EPISODE FIVE OLD HOUSE: Julia finishes an injection and asks
Barnabas if he feels anything. "Only the joy of knowing
that soon the old Barnabas Collins will fade into
oblivion while the new one takes his place." Julia com-
ments she wishes all her patients were as optimistic as
he. He demands to know how much longer it will take.
She reminds him he's already seen the danger of rush-
ing the process - moderation is important. He's con-
temptuous of moderation - "What a dull way to plod through
life. Do you remember, Julia, when you told me what it would
be like - to feel life coursing through my body, to rekindle
emotions that have long laid dead within me. I want those
things! I want them all! I want to be alive! I want to grow old -
and when the time comes, I want to die..."
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The summary doesn't reference the quote directly but it does reference 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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0818ds_0.jpg)
- because even though that release also doesn't have the correct color timing like the VHS release does -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_5-2_VHS.jpg)
- 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 -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/DS_1991_Ep_5-2_DVD.jpg)
And just a reminder, we've seen a notation similar to "DS 1991 Ep #5 (-1968/69)" before and in that case it meant that the quote should have come from an 1968/69 ep but because there are no longer any 1968/69 eps that haven't been quoted from, an alternate version of DS is being used instead. In this case that alternate version is the '91 DS and a quote from its Ep #5 is being used.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 19th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 19th's quote:
Ep #801_802 (1897) - Magda - 'But, Quentin, Quentin, you got to be, you got to be careful. You MUSTN'T do anything foolish.'
From "Robservations 1/7/03 - #800-801/2 - Count Petofi - To Tell the Truth"Petofi leaves. Magda laments, "Quentin, Quentin!" You stole the hand, says Quentin, and you brought him here--I should kill you for that. Don't talk such foolishness, she says, we must get that hand, he won't leave us alone if we don't. Unless we can fight him, suggests Quentin. Magda gets an idea--Evan has books that tell about Petofi, he even knows about the hand! But Evan and I aren't friends any longer, says Q--I must try to fix up our relationship. Be careful, says Magda, don't do anything foolish--promise me! He leaves without another word. Magda knows the hotheaded Q is heading for trouble.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote and doesn't use "must" - shameful!! On the other hand, it indicates the use of "must" where it was not used - the only other place in the excerpt that it's actually also used in the ep is when Quentin remarks that he must patch up his deteriorating relationship with Evan Hanley, although it doesn't actually play as it's presented...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 20th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 20th's quote:
Ep #933 (1970) - Amanda - 'But we MUSTN'T forget.'
From "Robservations 5/9/03 - #932-933 - Mr. Best Has a Busy Day"Stop! Quentin orders Amanda, who is about to touch him--I nearly lost you! I don't understand, she says--I was told you were here, and to come to you. Weren't you told not to touch me? he asks. No, she says. That means the test has already begun, says Q grimly. Test? she asks, confused--I thought we could be together! And we will be, Quentin promises--in the land of the living--we are not allowed to touch, he warns, no matter how much we want to, because if we do, can't take you with me--every minute we're here, we're in danger--I thought it wouldn't start until the journey out; I didn't expect it quite so soon. Amanda is frightened, uncomprehending. Of course you are, he says soothingly, but I'll be here, as close as I can, and when it's all over, I'm going to hold you so tight--"I love you!" he says. We must not forget, she says. Quentin lights the two candles and hands one to her. She takes it carefully, avoiding his touch. Let's begin, he says, there's no point in holding back now.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote and gets its point across...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 21st's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 21st's quote:
Ep #1029 (1970PT) - Yaeger - 'Everything she's touched, I MUST have. Oh, I just want her so much.'
From "#1028/1029: Robservations 07/21/03: Kidnapped!"In Maggie's room, Angelique watches as Yaeger picks up a silver beaded necklace belonging to Maggie. "This is hers," he says, fondling the necklace in his fingers, "everything she's touched I must have! Oh I just want her so much!" And you will have her, promises Angelique, holding his arm, all you need is for me to help you to make your plan work perfectly--I can arrange it so Maggie Collins leaves this house hating Quentin--and I can also arrange it so Quentin will not follow and look for her. "You want him," says Yaeger. Yes, she says eagerly, now we understand each other(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1029-3.jpg)
--your plan is a good one, very good, all it needs is for me to give it the finishing touches. And here, Miss Stokes, Yaeger says, all I thought of you was that you're a very pretty woman. Oh, I'm more, she brags, much, much more
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 22nd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 22nd's quote:
Ep #1093 (1970) - Carolyn - 'Oh, David, you MUST hear it.'
From "#1093/1094: Robservations 09/05/03: A Song is Sung"Carolyn exits the room across the hall, wondering where the music is coming from. David tries to leave the playroom quietly enough so his cousin won't hear him, but she turns and catches him. David! she cries--I've been looking for you--what are you doing up here? I was looking for Hallie, he says. And why would Hallie be here? she asks, folding her arms over her chest. I don't know, says David--she likes to explore the house sometimes. She's probably the one who's playing the music, says Carolyn, let's find her. Music? asks David innocently. You must hear it, says Carolyn. I think it's a radio, he says, coming from the other wing--somebody just has a window open--anyway, why would Hallie come here to play music? I don't know, says Carolyn, but we're going to find out
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 23rd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 23rd's quote:
Ep #1159 (1840) - Judard - 'There MUST be an explanation for it, either natural or supernatural.'
From "#1159/1160: Robservations 11/07/03: Shocking Revelation; Another Death"Gazebo - Daphne runs and sits on a bench there, reading the letter: "You have not heeded my warning; therefore I shall protect you and watch over you. " Gerard appears. She tells him he shouldn't have followed her here, she would prefer to be alone. Gerard asks her why--being alone will only make it worse--why doesn't she show him what the letter says? Daphne hands it to him, calling it the most frightening one of all--it means Joanna is in the house. Yes, agrees Gerard, this note implies that--there must be an explanation for it, either natural or supernatural--I wouldn't advise you breathing a word of this to anyone--if it became public knowledge, it could be used against Quentin. Daphne looks at him for a long moment; he asks why. She says she doesn't know, she supposes it's because he confuses her when he begins to defend Quentin, she never knows if he's really sincere or not.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 24th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 24th's quote:
Ep #852 (1897) - Angelique - 'Quentin, MUST you? Why MUST you throw away your love on that nobody?'
From "Robservations 3/14/03 - #852/853 - Catfight: Kitty 'n' Ang/Petofi Gives Q a Ring"Drawing room - We'll have an informal little ceremony, Angelique tells Quentin--a shame it must be so small, I'll be a beautiful bride. And I'll be a miserable, unhappy groom, snaps Quentin. Must you throw away your love on that nobody? she asks--there's so much I can do for you! He turns away from her.
The Robservations references most of the quote perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 25th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 25th's quote:
Ep #596 (1968) - Eve - 'You know. You MUST! You know!'
From "Robservations 8/8/02 - #596/597 - Adam & Eve & More Problems"Dazed, Eve says it's not her fault she can't remember. Julia asks if she remembers opening her eyes for the first time in this room, and hearing their voices. She heard voices, so far away, it was like she was watching a dream. Julia is wondering how she knows about dreams, how she can speak, know what she does? Why ask me? demands Eve--you brought me here, you tell me. Barnabas tells her she hasn't lived until now, and Eve again talks of the far away voices--it was as if she could do nothing--where did I come here from, she cries, "Tell me!" Barnabas says if she has a memory, she couldn't have lived until now. But I have, she declares, but doesn't know where or when. Upset, she accuses them of knowing--they brought her here, they know. Barnabas calls for Julia to do something, and she starts to give Eve a shot. "How could I not have lived until now?" asks Eve--she's fully grown
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it does reference its circumstances well...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 26th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 26th's quote:
Ep #338 (1967) - Vicki - 'You MUSTN'T feel responsible for old Caleb Collins and his crazy will.'
From "#0337/0338: Robservations 01/31/02: Kevorkian Dave Woodard"Burke comes to Collinwood only to tell Vicki he's leaving again, for South America (let's have a funeral dirge here). They disagree about setting a wedding date, and Liz overhears Vicki giving Burke the old "David needs me" spiel. She offers them the West Wing of the house to live in so they can get married right away.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0338-2.jpg)
That way, Vicki can be close to David, marry Burke, yet still have privacy. Vicki is thrilled, ready to accept immediately, but Burke is far less enthused. Liz suggests they think about it.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote because it falls into the period where there's little detail. However, the way it comes up is that after having heard Vicki and Burke quarreling, Liz apologizes for them being unhappy "because of all of us," after which Vicki delivers the quote...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 27th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 27th's quote:
NoDS: Scene #101 (-1966: Ep #87) - Strack - 'Angelique Collins, you have been condemned as a witch and you MUST die as a witch.'
This quote is a correlation with June 10th's quote(June 10th's entry in this slideshow
), which came from NoDS' Scene 126 and the following post from "Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of Dark Shadows" explains it all:
As we know, as NoDS currently stands, what replaces Scenes 41 through 45 is an amalgam of things taken from what were originally intended to be other parts of the film and turned into a dream. The sequence is made up of Scene 126 (though audio only from some of the dialogue from that scene), Scenes 145 & 146, and Scenes 101 through 103 (though in Grayson's script part of Scene 101 was originally Scene 67 before a 3/31 rewrite - but more on that when we get to that part of the script).
One of the things that I think is most effective in the dream sequence is Strack's echoing voiceover at the dream's start. Now, we know that after the enforced marathon edit, David Selby was called in to loop a voiceover for the scene in which Quentin, Tracy, Claire and Alex try to find a way into the house after Gerard gets his comeuppance. And Darren Gross has written that John Karlen also did some looping to make things clearer, though he doesn't say what Karlen did and I've never been able to discern on my own what it might be. But I've often wondered if Thayer David was also called in to loop Strack's dream voiceover? Even apart from the echoing effect, it's different from how Strack's condemnation plays during the actual hanging:
The dream:
STRACK
Angelique Collins, you have been
condemned as a witch and you must
die as a witch. Let your soul be
returned to the pits of darkness
forevermore. For thou knowest we
do what we must for thy sake, in
thy name. Amen. Prepare yourself
for eternity, witch. Let the devil take
his own!
The hanging (edited down to being more similar to the dream voiceover):
STRACK
Angelique Collins, you have been
condemned as a witch and you must
die. But your spirit will not live after
you for your earthly remains will
hang her until your spirit returns to
the pits of darkness forevermore.
...
For thou knowest that we do what we
must for thy sake, in thy name.
Amen. Prepare yourself for eternity,
witch. Let the devil take his own!
Interestingly enough, the "Angelique Collins, you have been condemned as a witch and you must die as a witch. Let your soul be returned to the pits of darkness forevermore" part of the dream's voice over is the way it's written in the script for the hanging, but it's actually delivered as "Angelique Collins, you have been condemned as a witch and you must die. But your spirit will not live after you for your earthly remains will hang her until your spirit returns to the pits of darkness forevermore."
And unfortunately, if Darren has shown what actually plays in the 129 minute version in the place that the dream currently appears - if it is indeed the dream or some portion thereof - I'm not sure because I'm pretty certain I've never seen it if it was shown because I would remember because it's a big question I have regarding the 129 minute version...
And when it comes to Scene 126, things are actually quite different from the way they're scripted. However, the only thing that relates to the quote is that Strack delivers his lines as "Angelique Collins, you have been condemned as a witch and you must die. But your spirit will not live after you. For your earthly remains will hang here until your spirit returns to the pits of darkness forever more" rather than what's scripted. And, of course "forever more" should actually be spelled as one word: "forevermore".
And similar to what I've done in the past with NoDS and hoDS, I used a screen capture from the Laser Disc for NoDS -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0827ds_0.jpg)
- so that it would be in keeping with the dimensions of the screen captures from the original show, but this is what the Blu-ray looks like -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/NoDS_Scene_101_Blu-ray.jpg)
And Ep #87 now joins Eps #1, #5, #8, #12, #13, #22, #24, #39, #120, #124, #136, #138, #139, #141, #145, #189, #198, #210, #217, #219, #223, #242, #263, #272, #478, #659, #667, #690, #904, #960, #1008 and #1087 as ones without any "must" lines.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 28th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 28th's quote:
Ep #273 (1967) - Jason - 'For many, no price is too high for the truth. And now, gentlemen, I really MUST leave you.'
From "#0273/0274: Robservations 12/06/01: Jason Gets Careless"Drawing room - After Jason has told Liz the entire story, Liz has Roger, Burke and Patterson come in. Paul was only stunned by that fireplace poker, says Jason, who agreed to help Paul escape for a portion of the money he was stealing. He last saw Paul 10 years ago in Hong Kong, and has no idea where he is now. Liz announces that she's dropping all charges against Jason, payback in return for the truth. Furious, Roger demands Jason be arrested; the money he took also belonged to HIM, after all. Sneering, Jason reminds them of the public scandal this revelation would cause. Liz insists she can't bear that thought, and only wants Jason to go. Burke agrees with her, and Roger grudgingly gives in.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote because it falls into the period where there's little detail. However, it comes up after Liz says that she can't go back on her word that she's dropping charges in exchange for Jason having told her the truth...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 29th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 29th's quote:
Ep #557 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'You call it a mistaken impression. But there MUST be some logical basis for it.'
From "Robservations 7/11/02 - #556/557 - Adam's Ultimatum"Stokes is reading, monocle in his eye, when someone knocks at the door. "Go away, go away, there is no one at home," he mutters (LOL, love this man!), then, when the knocking continues, says, "Damnation." It's Barnabas. Stokes knows he'll come in even if he says no. Stokes wishes Barnabas had called; he detests unannounced visitors. We need your help, says Barnabas, which has a familiar, unpleasant ring to Stokes. Barn tells him of Vicki's disappearance. Stokes is surprised. Do you know what's happened to her? asks Barnabas. Stokes suggests he's taken leave of his senses. Barnabas wants to bring everything out into the open, and Stokes demands to know what he's talking about. Vicki has been abducted by Adam and is being held prisoner, reveals Barnabas. This stuns Stokes--why? Barnabas asks if he knows, but Stokes assures him he doesn't. Barnabas says Stokes could be poisoning Adam's mind--he did hide him and teach him, after all. Stokes doesn't deny this, he felt sorry for Adam, and more important, he had faith in his potential for learning. His aim was to broaden Adam's mind, not poison it. Stokes confesses he did tell Adam of his origins, and Barnabas informs him that Adam now expects Barnabas to provide him a mate. Stokes asks Barnabas if he didn't have some basis for thinking Barnabas created him, but Barn says it's too complex to explain. Stokes says that's usually true in matters concerning Barnabas, who is very miserly with his information (get him, TS!).
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but it does the circumstances surrounding it...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 30th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 30th's quote:
Ep #803 (1897) - Beth - 'I MUST go to him.'
From "Robservations 2/10/03 - #803-804 - Truths and Consequences"Quentin pounds on Beth's door--I must talk to you--I know you[re in there. He comes in without invitation, and finds her lying on the bed. I know what's happened, he says--don't try to deny it. She sits up and says, I'm not denying anything. How can you claim to love me and at the same time be going to HIM?--look at me! She doesn't. "You know how much I need you," says Quentin. I must go to him, says Beth. "NO!" says Q, grabbing her arm--"No more!" She slips from his grasp and leaves.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And as a bit of trivia, this is the only "must" line in the ep, which, of course, tells us that Quentin does not say he "must" talk to Beth. What he actually says is, "Beth, I've got to talk to you."
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding August 31st's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]August 31st's quote:
Ep #595 (1968) - Leona - 'And most important of all, no one MUST know my relationship with Nicholas. No one MUST know Nicholas has anything to do with this.'
From "Robservations 8/7/02 - #594/595 - A Life Force of Dubious Origins"Adam leads Leona to Josette's room and helps her off with her coat. (Nice yellow outfit and scarf, and the coat matches.) Adam asks who she is, and she says she's a friend of Nicholas'. Quite a good friend, says Adam, and she agrees. He asks how long she's known Nick, and she says he asks as many questions as the guy downstairs. She reminds him of two things Nicholas said--no one must know they only met tonight, and most importantly, no one must know her relationship with Nicholas--or that he has anything to do with this. Adam promises, and Leona watches him leave, disdain on her face.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly, but it certainly does its circumstances...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 1st's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 1st's quote:
Ep #97 (1966) - Liz - 'There MUST be absolutely no importance attached to the picture.'
From "#0097/0098: Robservations 07/30/01: Is Vicki a Hanscomb?"Vicki saw a portrait of this B. Hanscomb painted by Sam Evans and she thought it looked like her, says Liz. Did it? asks Roger. I've never seen the picture, says Liz. Would you like me to call Evans and ask him for it? Roger queries. No, says Liz, there must be absolutely no importance attached to the picture. Why not? asks Roger, as if he really wants to know. Because I prefer it, says Liz. Now you've succeeded in arousing my curiosity, says Roger. I don't mind arousing your curiosity, says Liz, I don't want anyone else's aroused. And you still won't tell me anything about it? asks Roger. No I won't, she says. I realize you've always tried to protect David and Carolyn, he says, now I presume you're trying to protect Vicki. Yes I am, she says. Why? he asks. I told you--she's my responsibility, says Liz
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Carolyn - 'Well, you MUST have had quite a time in Bangor') was back on April 27th.
And speaking of Carolyn, I love how after Liz says she doesn't see a resemblance between Vicki and the painting and Roger has concurred, Carolyn comes in and says it looks exactly like her. The look Vicki gives Liz is priceless!
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Loved the capture and the scene. Liz framed by the drawing room window from the outside looking in is my personal favorite iconic DS image. Being flanked by Roger is the cherry on top.
First viewing of the pre-Barns' on VHS rented from the local video store had me riveted and the dream I'd never had any hope of coming true, had, and, oh, it was SO thrilling. My mate was less than thrilled. I dumped him, bought the tapes and kept them, lol.
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Loved the capture and the scene. Liz framed by the drawing room window from the outside looking in is my personal favorite iconic DS image.
Many would agree - and here it is:
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0901ds_0.jpg)
Being flanked by Roger is the cherry on top.
Indeed.
the dream I'd never had any hope of coming true, had, and, oh, it was SO thrilling. My mate was less than thrilled. I dumped him, bought the tapes and kept them, lol.
A smart move I fully support!! [b003] [toothy12]
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 2nd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 2nd's quote:
Ep #167 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'We MUST persuade them.'
From "#0166/0167: Robservations 09/17/01: Sam Off the Wagon; David Home at Last"What's this about a seance? asks Carolyn, entering the room. Dr. Guthrie thinks he can contact Josette, says Vicki. Or someone who may be able to help us, says Peter. I don't know, I'm not even sure I believe in that sort of thing, says Carolyn. (what happened to it being a gas?) Fortunately for themselves, spirits don't depend on us for their existence, says Peter. But the idea, says Carolyn--it frightens me. Because you do believe, in a way? he asks. Maybe, she says, I know there's something frightening here, and the idea of getting closer to it... The more we know, the more we'll be able to help your mother, says Guthrie. And you think a seance might help? she asks. We won't know until we try, he says. Will I have to be there? She asks. I think we all should be there, says Peter. Not David, please! says Vicki, it would frighten him so! David might be the one person who could make the necessary contact, says Peter. Can't we at least try without him? Vicki asks. Well... says Guthrie doubtfully. With Mrs. Stoddard gone, says Vicki, David is my responsibility; he's already been made so upset by the things that have happened. I guess we can give it a try, Guthrie agrees. But you do think the rest of us should be there, says Carolyn. Definitely, replies Peter. Even my Aunt Laura and Uncle Roger? Carolyn asks. Yes, very definitely, he says. I don't think you'll be able to persuade them to do it, says Carolyn. We must persuade them, says Guthrie. It's for your mother's sake, Vicki reminds her--they can't very well refuse to help her, can they? No, says Carolyn, of course not
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Roger - 'Do you really expect Laura to join in on this lunacy? Why, you MUST be out of your mind!-- I wouldn't consider it!') was back on December 9th of 2023.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 3rd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 3rd's quote:
Ep #271 (1967) - Judge Crathorne - 'Elizabeth, I MUST go before you say anything more, but if there's anything you want me to do, please ask. Please?'
From "#0271/0272: Robservations 12/05/01: Digging Up Paul"Jason protests to those assembled that Liz is sick, insane, hysterical. Carolyn, in disbelief, can't believe what her mother had said (although Miss Stoddard herself was ready to commit murder, and Liz saved his miserable life with her confession). Vicki urges Liz to tell the entire story, but Roger wants to call in Frank Garner before his sister utters another word. Paul insists Liz needs a doctor, not a lawyer, she's ill! Liz insists on telling the whole story, particularly to her daughter. Judge Crathorne wisely departs, since he might well be sitting in on this criminal case and asks Liz to let him know if there's anything he can do to help.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly and, actually, barely references it at all because the ep falls into the period where there's little detail. However, the AOL Upadate from back when the ep was shown on the Sci-Fi Channel as the first ep on 10/6/95 is slightly better:
Liz says she killed Paul, and Jason buried him. Jason claims that Liz is hysterical, she's been under a great strain. Roger, who can't quite believe what he's hearing, asks Liz to wait for a lawyer. Jason maintains she's ill, and needs a doctor, not a lawyer. The judge reminds Liz of his responsibility to the law, and asks her not to say anything until he's had the chance to leave. Liz, meanwhile, doesn't need a doctor, and she doesn't want to wait for her lawyer; she's held the secret for so long that she needs to tell it now, especially to Carolyn.
And as an aside that has nothing to do with the quote, Roger does not say that he wants to call in Frank Garner because he actually says, "Before Liz says another word I want Garner called in here," with no first name, and when Liz' lawyer is referred to simply as "Garner," it has always referred to Richard Garner, not Frank.
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Jason - 'You MUST all try to be very calm.') was back on April 24th of 2020, the second (from 1949 flashback: Liz - 'MUST I?') was back on November 15th of 2020, and the third (from the 1949 flashback: Jason - 'Yes, ma'am. Ya MUST') was back on November 3rd of 2021. So all that means that Ep #271 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #158, #195, #208, #211, #212, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #410, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #528, #534, #543, #544, #545, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #651, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #796, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #926, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1025, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1150, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218, #1222, #1223 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218. have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #550, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 4th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 4th's quote:
Ep #418 (1796) - Barnabas - 'Please, you MUSTN'T come near me.'
From "Robservations 3/27/02 - Reunited and it Feels So Good - #417/418"Josette wonders why she's following a dream, but keeps going, into the mausoleum. She reads Sarah's plaque, hears a noise, wheels around, and finds herself face to face with Barnabas!
(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0418-4.jpg)
Josette is stunned and happy to find him, but Barnabas is not; when she tells him she heard his voice, calling her, he denies it. He begs her to leave, go far away. He walks away, to the other side of the tomb; she pursues him. She's in danger, she must leave, he implores. She's puzzled, she knows he loves her, they both have suffered so, he promised to return to her, and now he has! He says there are powers over them they can't control; she agrees--their love for each other! He backs away from her, but she assures him she isn't afraid--take me and hold me in you arms, Josette pleads. She reaches out to him, and Barnabas, overcome, gathers her in his embrace and, as she murmurs that she is, at last, safe, he moves her hair away from her throat and prepares to sink in his fangs. . .
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, when it comes up is as Barnabas backs away from Josette...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Angelique - 'If Barnabas refuses to go to her, then she MUST come to him. Ha ha ha ha ha') was back on July 24th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 5th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 5th's quote:
Ep #549 (1968) - Adam - 'You MUST start behaving like a man.'
From "Robservations 7/3/02 - #548/549 - Adam Proclaims His Lust"Adam is eating his breakfast when Nicholas joins him. Adam says it isn't polite to eat while someone else is there, something Stokes taught him. He was going to make a gentleman out of you, says Nicholas, and Adam says yes. There are more important things, says Nicholas. They discuss what happened the previous night, and Nicholas tells him to allow Carolyn to think it all a dream. Adam doesn't want her to think him a liar. Nicholas says what Adam thinks about him is important. Adam agrees. Nicholas says telling her things like that is childish, and will upset Carolyn--Adam must start behaving like a man. How, asks Adam eagerly. Why do you he allow people to lock you up? asks Nicholas. To hide from the cops, says Adam, but Nicholas assures him the police can be taken care of, it's done all the time.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0549-3.jpg)
He doesn't need to be cared for, even if his keeper is as pretty as Carolyn. Adam grins foolishly, agreeing Carolyn is pretty. Nicholas asks if he's in love with her. Adam turns away, embarrassed. Nicholas says all men are allowed to fall in love, it's expected. Adam finds this astounding-every man falls in love?
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does its circumstances...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Adam - 'I love you! You MUST love me!') was back on October 4th of 2020, and the second (Carolyn - 'Oh you MUST have dreams') was back on July 25th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 6th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 6th's quote:
Ep #657 (1968) - Barnabas - 'She MUST be. There's no other explanation.'
From "Robservations 9/20/02 - #656/657 - Barnabas Deals With Heartbreak"Maggie comes in and tells Barnabas she wants to speak to him. She sends the kids upstairs. David asks if something's the matter, but she brushes him off. The kids overhear her telling Barnabas what happened. He reads the note and tells her he didn't want to believe it before, but Vicki must really be trying to contact them. What will they do?
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does its circumstances. And how it comes up is that after Maggie asks if Barnabas believes Vicki is actually trying to contact them, Barnabas delivers the quote...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Vicki wants my help and I MUST stay here and help her') was back on April 25th of 2024.
And sadly, both the screen capture for the first quote -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/0425ds_1.jpg)
- and the screen capture for this quote -
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- were shot with the same screwy TV camera that was having color problems. [easter_sad]
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 7th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 7th's quote:
Ep #798 (1897) - Aristede - 'Julianka MUST'VE had the hand somewhere. Why didn't you get it from her?'
From "Robservations 1/6/03 - #798-799 - Losses"Aristede talks to Victor but Quentin can't hear them. The fact you killed Julianka has nothing to do with me, says Aristede. I would not have had that emotional reaction if you had gotten the hand and kept it, says Victor--we should have been out of here by now. Julianka must have had the hand, Aristede reminds him--why didn't YOU get it from her? Victor grabs his lapels and shakes him, asking, are you criticizing me? No, Aristede assures him, never. See that you don't, warns Victor, infuriated.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first ('Victor' - 'I MUST see you. I don't care how late it is. There's a certain thing you should be apprised of, Aristede. One hour. At the usual place. And do not be late') was back on March 17th ((http://www.dsboards.com/41987961.gif)) of 2022.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 8th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 8th's quote:
Ep #930 (1969) - Megan - 'You-- you MUST understand. We, we don't know how he got here, but he can't stay. He, it's too dangerous.'
From "Robs 5/8/03 - #930-931 - Lung Brat Plays With Paul; Grant Sees Q's Portrait""Megan, come upstairs!" screams Philip. Hearing the panic in her husband's voice, Megan runs. Paul, barely able to move, clings to the wall. We have to get Paul out of here, Philip tells Megan. HE doesn't want us to, cries Megan. I don't care what he wants, says Philip, we must get Stoddard downstairs! The creature sounds very angry. Megan speaks to it directly--we don't know how he got here, but he can't stay--it's too dangerous! The creature grows more furious. Philip tries to help Paul out, but the creature's noises grow even more intense in protest. Don't touch him! Megan orders Philip. We can't let him stay here, protests Philip. He's giving us a warning, says Megan. They close the door, leaving Paul alone with the creature.
Even though it skips a bit, the Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'If I tell her everything, she will become too involved. And her own life will be in even greater danger. I've already caused enough harm-- I MUST work this out alone') was back on July 28th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 9th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 9th's quote:
Ep #1029 (1970PT) - Barnabas - 'We MUST find her.'
From "#1028/1029: Robservations 07/21/03: Kidnapped!"Barnabas is telling Quentin, I tried to stop her, but she wouldn't listen. I know you did, Quentin assures him. We must find her, Barnabas insists. No, says Quentin angrily--she'll come back. Barnabas doesn't look as if he agrees with his cousin at all.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Burke - 'No one MUST know there's ever been any connection between you and me') was back on April 20th of 2020, and the second (Ezra Herne - 'We're not stupid, at least not as stupid as you MUST think') was back on June 2nd of 2023.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 10th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 10th's quote:
Ep #1092 (1970) - Julia - 'She just disappeared. Barnabas, we MUST find her.'
From "#1091/1092: Robservations 09/04/03: Carolyn Finds the Playroom"Woods - Julia holds her coat closed against the chill, searching for Maggie. Barnabas, looking for the other vampire, runs into Julia. You frightened me so! she says. Why aren't you with Maggie? he asks. She was being summoned, says Julia. You let her go? asks Barn, horrified. I thought I could follow, she says. She might have been killed! exclaims Barnabas. She just disappeared, says Julia, we must find her. I must--you go back to the house, he orders. Two of us would be better, she says. He's so insistent, however, that she agrees to return to the house. I can protect myself, he reminds her--I'll find Maggie
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And Barnabas does indeed say, "I must," when referring to who will find Maggie, so that quote will no doubt show up one of these days.
And I'm sensing a shortly lived theme in the slideshow: woman needing to be found. [easter_wink]
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Julia - 'On October 14, 1839, the original Quentin wrote: "Tonight I do what I dread-- I MUST GO and see G at the cottage." G MUST mean Gerard, and the cottage MUST mean Rose Cottage-- Gerard MUST have lived there') was back on January 10th of 2021.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 11th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 11th's quote:
Ep #1153 (1840) - Lamar - 'Laboratory? Why, you MUST be mistaken.'
From "#1152/1153: Robservations 11/04/03: Proof Positive"Having found the doll with the ascot tied around its throat, Trask stands in Collinwood's foyer. Daphne comes out of the kitchen and asks him what he was doing in Quentin's lab. You must be mistaken, says Lamar. I'm surely not, says Daphne, I was standing in the kitchen and saw you come up the cellar stairs--Mr. Collins never allows anyone down there when he isn't here. I suggest you forget you saw me this evening, advises a nervous Trask. I shall do no such thing, Daphne assures him, I intend to tell Mr. Collins you were there. Very well, says Trask, if you wish to be in league with the devil in this house... With the devil? She demands. Or perhaps you're already in league with him, says Trask, and that's why you're so anxious to help him. I'm sorry, says Daphne, I don't understand what you're talking about. All right, says Trask, reaching into his cape and producing the doll (with the ascot still wrapped around its throat; doesn't he care about saving Desmond?)
The Robservations leaves out parts of the quote but references what it does well...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Randall - 'You MUST be the new governess') was back on October 22nd of 2022.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 12th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 12th's quote:
Ep #1227 (1841PT) - Flora - 'Oh you MUSTN'T hurt him. He's not well. He's confused.'
From "#1226/1227: Robservations 12/30/03: Gabriel, Insane"Gabriel goes on, ranting, "All you Collinses are always talking, you think it's so precious, all those words!--it's not what I want, I don't want your words." She steps forward--Gabriel, she says sympathetically. He raises the knife, snarling, "I said I don't want your words!" She cries out in horror--"NO!" Give me those jewels or I'll cut them off you, he threatens, his mouth a hideous rictus. No, Gabriel, no! she cries. Stop calling me that, he commands--I hate that name--I hate myself--and oh, I hate you, so much...his demeanor changes abruptly, and he asks, sounding normal again, "What are you doing here?" You asked me to meet you, don't you remember? she asks. I did? he asks--well, you were a fool to come, he giggles. Perhaps, she says, but I'm still your mother. My mother? he asks, reverting back, "You know, you'd like just to stop me from what I'm supposed to do--well it's not going to stop me, all those lies--because I'm going to kill you, and everyone else!" Listen to me, she begs, I am your mother! He holds up the knife, pronouncing it "the only family I'll ever need," this knife! He menaces her, about to stab her. Kendrick appears and they begin to grapple in the gazebo. Kendrick knocks Gabriel to the ground, retrieves the knife, and orders Flora, get out of here--I'll take care of Gabriel! You mustn't hurt him, protests Flora, he isn't well, he's confused. You seem very concerned, considering he was about to kill you, points out an agitated Kendrick. He IS my son, Flora says. And Stella was my sister, but she had no one to plead for her life, did she? asks Kendrick.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Kendrick - 'But now I realize we MUST work together and break down this door!--and let truth in') was back on August 3rd of 2023.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 13th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 13th's quote:
Ep #99 (1966) - Mrs. Johnson - 'And... and you think what I heard MUST have come from another room?'
From "#0099/0100: Robservations 07/31/01: Pen-Man-Ship"What's all this about a haunted house? he asks. If you'd been with me last night, you'd have seen, she says--I'll tell you, I'm so frightened, I don't know if I can stay in that house--I mean it--I didn't count on an experience like I had last night, never. Calm down, he says, sit down. She sits on the sofa and he sits beside her and asks her to tell him about it. There was sobbing coming from a padlocked room in the cellar, says Sarah--nobody in that house could have been in that room, nor any human being--it had to be something inhuman. Come on, says Burke, you're a sensible woman, surely you don't believe that! Yes I do, she says, I was there, you weren't, I know what happened! And it frightened you enough to give out on everything we've been working on? he asks. Of course I'm frightened, wouldn't you be? she asks. It could be the ventilating system, he says--systems in old houses like Collinwood--miles and miles of pipe--connecting the rooms--if someone made a sound in one of the rooms, it would be heard in another room--or maybe even the basement. And you think what I heard must have come from another room? she asks. It's the only logical explanation I can think of, he says. Why would anybody be sobbing in the middle of the night like that? she asks. I don't know, says Burke, what do I know from sobbing women and females? I guess it could have happened that way, she admits. Could have and probably did, says Burke convincingly--now, you don't believe in the bogeyman, do you? You make me sound foolish, she says, smiling slightly. I don't mean to, he says, patting her arm, I just don't want you to give up.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Burke - 'No one MUST know there's ever been any connection between you and me') was back on April 20th of 2020, and the second (Ezra Hearne - 'We're not stupid, at least not as stupid as you MUST think') was back on June 2nd of 2023.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 14th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 14th's quote:
Ep #273 (1967) - Sheriff Patterson - 'There are, however, some other questions that MUST be answered.'
From "#0273/0274: Robservations 12/06/01: Jason Gets Careless"Burke and Patterson come back upstairs as a call comes in that Jason has been captured.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all because the ep falls in the period where there's really little detail. However, how things unfold leading to the quote is that after learning Jason has been captured, the sheriff asks that he be brought to Collinwood, which enrages Roger. Liz asks if it's really necessary because she'd rather not see him. Roger agrees. However, the sheriff apologizes and says there are some specific questions that he wants to ask Jason about the trunk in the basement. Liz believes she could answer them, but the sheriff doubts that. Liz then asks if she will have to identify the body and it's stated that won't be necessary, and after that is when the quote comes up...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Jason - 'For many, no price is too high for the truth. And now, gentlemen, I really MUST leave you') was back on August 28th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 15th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 15th's quote:
Ep #419 (1796) - Suki - 'Then Miss Collins MUST be very wealthy.'
From "#0419/0420: Robservations 03/29/02: Mrs. Lt. Nathan Forbes!"Does his latest girlfriend know he's already married? questions Suki evilly, and Nathan grabs her wrist. She's even brought their marriage contract with her, Suki exults. Nathan promises to give her what he's saved--about $400--if she goes back to Baltimore on a carriage leaving at daybreak. She says that would be fine--until the barkeep informs her that Nathan's fiancee is a very wealthy Collins. You can almost see the dollar signs dancing in Suki's pretty blue eyes as she says, "That's interesting"
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does its circumstances...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Mr. Mooney - 'Oh, I'm sorry, Miss, but a lady MUST be escorted by a gentle...') was back on August 16th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 16th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 16th's quote:
Ep #550 (1968) - Prof. Stokes - 'Perhaps I MUST. A great deal of trouble can be caused by kindness.'
From "Robservations 7/8/02 - Adam Learns His Origins - #550/551"Stokes and Carolyn go to Adam. Outside the door, he says he had best see Adam alone--he knows what he must do. Carolyn begs him not to hurt the big guy, but he says he might have to; a good deal of trouble can be caused by kindness. After she leaves, he knocks on Adam's door.
The Robservations doesn't directly reference the quote and the part that it does reference, it paraphrases...
And Prof. Stokes does indeed say that he's made up his mind what he must do and that quote may also show up in a future installment of the slideshow.
And speaking of quotes from this ep appearing in the slideshow, a new, even more exciting (http://www.dsboards.com/SMF/Smileys/classic/milestone.gif) has been reached because with this latest quote from EP #550, it's the first time seven quotes from the same ep have appeared in the slideshow. The first (Adam - 'I don't mean to frighten her, you MUST TELL her that, then she'll love me') was back on June 26th of 2020, the second (Adam - 'What do you mean I didn't exist? I MUST have existed!') was back on December 6th of 2020, the third (Adam - 'A man MUST grab what he wants!') was back on June 5th of 2021, the fourth (Adam - 'Professor, listen: I love her-- Carolyn. She does not understand. You MUST tell her for me') was back on November 5th of 2021 (apparently we loved quoting Adam and he loved using "must" - he fit into Collinsport so quickly [easter_wink]), and with the fifth (Carolyn - 'Professor, you MUST take him with you--tonight'), which was back on February 15th of 2024, we finally started quoting someone else, as was also the case with the sixth (Prof. Stokes - 'Then why MUST he be taken away from here? What has happened?'), which was back on July 29th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 17th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 17th's quote:
Ep #799 (1897) - Nancy Barrett Voiceover - 'A cry of despair in the night, for many strange things have happened since the blood-red sun set on the great estate of Collinwood. And in the main house, a man grieves for a dead child he did not know was his, while in an old house nearby, a gypsy, lamenting a curse which has killed her husband as well, decides she MUST destroy what has brought her to disaster.'
This time the slideshow goes where it's only gone six times before: using an opening voiceover. And as has been the case in the past, the graphic -
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And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Charity - 'Your wife MUST have been very young and very beautiful when she died') was back on June 7th.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 18th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 18th's quote:
Ep #1030 (1970PT) - Timothy Stokes - 'No, you MUST go alone.'
From "#1030/1031: Robservations 07/22/03: Papa's Revelation"I am far beyond your level of thinking, I'm a most unusual man, the first modern scientist to use the black arts. Yes, she agrees, you're the greatest scientist in the world! Flattery worked when you were alive, he says, but that was before I did this--you're only an element mixed with another element. WHAT DID YOU DO? she cries. I went back to an experiment I started long ago, one that terrified me, he says, but when I saw you lying dead before me I had a reason to finish it--I was ruthless. How, Father, now? she asks. Don't ask me, he begs. Please, she cries, share it with me, please! I cannot do it alone, he says, that is all I will say.
The Robservations doesn't directly reference the quote but it does its circumstances...
And Ep #1030 is this month's first example where Midnite serendipitously happened upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 19th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 19th's quote:
Ep #931 (1969) - Julia - 'All right, Amanda, you MUST go back to the hotel. You MUST stay with Grant Douglas. You MUST do everything you can to make him remember.'
From "Robs 5/8/03 - #930-931 - Lung Brat Plays With Paul; Grant Sees Q's Portrait"Julia enters. I've been waiting and waiting, complains Amanda. "Wait just a moment," says Julia. Please, begs Amanda, Mr. Best is here in Collinsport--I saw him in the hotel lobby, simply looking at his watch and smiling at me--tonight he'll come for me, I only have two hours left! Go back to the hotel, Julia orders, stay with Grant, do everything you can to help him remember! He'll never say he loves me, laments Amanda--he must, or else...¦when there's a knock at the door, I'll answer it and Mr. Best will be there--and this time he'll give me no more time. Two hours! says Julia, heading for the phone--Professor Osmond said Quentin's portrait would be ready at 3--we will have to see it before then--go back to the hotel and stay with Grant, says Julia, I will call you--"Amanda, you must keep trying."
The Robservations doesn't directly reference the quote but it does its circumstances, even if it paraphrases a bit...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Amanda - 'No, he'll never say he loves me! Oh, he MUST! Or else...') was back on August 3rd of 2020, and the second (Megan - 'I MUST thank you, MUSTN'T I?') was back on October 12th of 2021.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 20th's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 20th's quote:
Ep #1154_1155 (1840) - Judard - 'But you MUST learn the lessons first-- the first being that you MUST tell me everything. You MUST not keep any secrets from me.'
From "#1154_1155/1156: Robservations 11/05/03: A Death; An Arrest For Murder"Aren't you going to be nice to me? she simpers, or are you going to be awful like you are sometimes? He gives her a long, rough kiss, then draws away. That's what you came for, isn't it? he asks. I don't know what I came for, she says, all I know is I feel terrible at Collinwood--sometimes I feel like I can't stand it anymore. You took a very big chance coming up to my room, he warns. You should be glad I did, says Edith. Why? he asks. Nothing, she says--you said you had plans for me--I want to know what they are. And I want to know what you meant that I should be glad you're up here, he says. You said you could change my life, she says. I can, he says, but you must learn the lessons first--the first being that you must tell me everything--you must not keep any secrets from me--tell me what you know.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 21st's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 21st's quote:
Ep #100 (1966) - Burke - 'There MUST be some answer.'
From "#0099/0100: Robservations 07/31/01: Pen-Man-Ship"I'm still not sure that roger killed Malloy, says Vicki. I don't understand you, says Burke, exasperated, you know the facts, how can you doubt it. All I know is that Roger was at Lookout Point the night Malloy was killed, says Vicki--I can't be anymore sure of things than that--he could have had a motive to kill him, and he could have left the house earlier than he said he did, but I cannot be certain of these things! You sound like you're trying to protect him, says Burke. Vicki rises and walks over to him. No, she says, I'm not--I'm frightened, but I think there is a very good chance he did kill Malloy. Well? asks Burke. I'm still not positive, says Vicki, and if I'm not positive, how can the sheriff be? You're right about that, agrees Burke--the sheriff wouldn't believe Roger killed Malloy if he saw him do it on Main Street with a butcher knife at high noon. I can't stand by and do nothing, either, she says, that's not right. there must be some answer, insists Burke, balling his fist in frustration.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Burke - 'Roger was guilty of that manslaughter charge. Malloy MUST have found out') was back on February 21st.
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If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding September 22nd's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]September 22nd's quote:
Ep #800 (1897[-1967]) - Tim - 'But not with similar content. You MUST admit, this hand is unique, isn't it?'
From "Robservations 1/7/03 - #800-801/2 - Count Petofi - To Tell the Truth"Tim holds the hand up before Evan, laughing--I've been very curious about my new possession, says Tim. What about it? asks Evan.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0800-2.jpg)
I hope you can answer that, says Tim. My field of study is law, not gypsy artifacts, says Evan. What makes you think it has something to do with gypsies? asks Tim. I've seen boxes with carvings like that before, answers Evan. But not with similar contents, says Tim, this hand is unique, isn't it? I don't know, replies Evan. I think you do know; says Tim, I heard Magda talking. Is that why you came here? queries Evan. One of the reasons, says Tim--it will do for a start. He holds the hand out to Evan, who backs away, warning--if you don't know how to use it, that's one dangerous thing. I know enough about how to use it, says Tim, and before we are finished speaking, will know a great deal more--won't I? demands Tim. Evan keeps backing away. Dangerous for you, but not for me, says Tim, because I intend to let the hand work its will on you. Noticing how much this scares Evan, Tim deliberately pushes the hand closer to the lawyer's terrified face.
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first ('Victor' - 'I MUST maintain a certain innocence in order to be worthy of the beauty I constantly seek') was back on June 27th ([occasion13]).
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[spoiler]September 23rd's quote:
Ep #420 (1796) - Barnabas - 'Why doesn't she come to the window? I MUST see her one more time before she leaves. One more time. If she will not come to the window, then I MUST go to her.'
From "#0419/0420: Robservations 03/29/02: Mrs. Lt. Nathan Forbes!"It's 2 AM and Barnabas is tired of waiting for Josette to come to the window, so he goes to her instead.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does its circumstances...
And Ep #420 joins Ep #1030 as the second example this month of Midnite serendipitously happening upon an ep that hadn't been quoted from before...
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[spoiler]September 24th's quote:
Ep #553 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Oh, it MUST have been 40 minutes ago.'
From "Robservations 7/9/02 - #552/553 - Adam Takes Rash Action"Old House - Barnabas, reading, answers Jeff's frantic knocking at his door. Tell Vicki I'm here, instructs Jeff, but Barn says she left already. Jeff said she never made it back, or he wouldn't be here. Barnabas, perturbed, says Vicki left 40 minutes ago. Jeff wonders if there's another way back, but Barnabas says the path is the most direct way. Jeff says he should have run into her, then. Barnabas asks if he's implying he didn't tell the truth; his tone implies that. Jeff says he'll pose it another way--he came to get Vicki, and if they took the same direct route, they should have met at some point. Barnabas agrees, but. . .then Barnabas remembers Adam's threat that he'd be sorry for his decision not to give him a mate. "Oh my God!" Barnabas exclaims as an annoyed Jeff continues blathering.
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote directly but does its circumstances...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Barnabas - 'Now, listen to me. You MUST tell me where Adam is hiding. It's imperative I talk to him') was back on August 17th.
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[spoiler]September 25th's quote:
Ep #801_802 (1897[-1967]) - Petofi - 'You MUST learn, Mr. Collins. I paid my price. You MUST pay yours.'
From "Robservations 1/7/03 - #800-801/2 - Count Petofi - To Tell the Truth"Quentin shakes the latter opener threateningly at Petofi, demanding the cure. Don't anger him, begs Magda. Petofi asks her, should I hypnotize Quentin?--or paralyze him completely, leave him here, and when the moon comes out--would you like that, gypsy? Magda begs Q, let him go! For once, you are right, says Petofi, slamming his hand down on Quentin's wrist, making him drop the weapon. Nursing his injured wrist, Quentin asks, in a heartbreaking voice, "Why won't you help me? If you know what it's like, why won't you?" To get something, you must pay the price, says Petofi--a little bargaining, perhaps. I'm willing to bargain, says Quentin. You're only willing to cringe, says Petofi, to make inept excuses--you must learn--I paid my price (he holds up his false hand) you must pay yours! Petofi leaves.
The Robservations reference the quote almost perfectly...
And when it comes to the first "must" line in the except, Petofi does indeed say it, so it will no doubt show up in the slideshow one day...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Magda - 'But, Quentin, Quentin, you got to be, you got to be careful. You MUSTN'T do anything foolish') was back on August 19th.
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[spoiler]September 26th's quote:
Ep #932 (1970) - Julia - 'You MUST look at the portrait and let it affect you whatever way it does.'
From "Robservations 5/9/03 - #932-933 - Mr. Best Has a Busy Day"#932
The Robservations for Ep #932 doesn't summarize the teaser, which is a reworking of the ending of Ep #931. So, for what it's worth, here's an excerpt of how things play at the end of Ep #931:
From "Robs 5/8/03 - #930-931 - Lung Brat Plays With Paul; Grant Sees Q's Portrait"Osmond's place is adorned with paintings all over the walls. Julia leads Amanda and Quentin into a room where the covered portrait awaits them. Osmond allowed us to see it alone, says Julia. I should be used to you dragging me into strange rooms by this time, says Grant--"What is it, doctor?" Julia stands before the covered painting--it's a Tate of Quentin Collins, she explains. "Grant" laughs--another attempt to prove I'm 100 years old. Glancing at Amanda's solemn face, he adds, "And you take it as seriously as she does!" Yes, admits Amanda, but won't tell him why. Have you ever seen that portrait?--does it look exactly like me? asks Grant. No, says Julia, I haven't seen it--it was covered by a landscape that Osmond had removed. Oh, two Tates for one, laughs Grant--commercially, not a bad deal--and I'm supposed to stare at it and say "I'm Quentin, it all comes back to me now"--this is too insane! He starts to leave. Amanda stops him--it isn't insane, believe me, she begs. All right, my lady, he says, just what secret do you know--or are you both crazy? He'd prefer to leave the room and the house. Amanda begs him not to. Look at the painting, advises Julia--see what effect it has on you--it's vitally important to all of us that you regain your memory. I don't see why it matters to anyone but me, says Grant. You're wrong, says Amanda seriously. Very wrong, agrees Julia--clear your mind of anger and be as responsive as possible. All right, doctor, he says. Julia removes the covering from the painting. Amanda screams. Grant's face screws up in incredulous horror.
And as you could see, Julia's line is delivered slightly differently in Ep #931, so no doubt that version will show up in the slideshow one day...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Mr. Best - 'You MUSTN'T try to understand all I say. My mind is much more complex than yours, or anyone's for that matter. I pride myself on that') was back on November 19th of 2020, and the second (Amanda - 'I have five more minutes-- you MUST give them to me!') was back on December 22nd of 2021.
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[spoiler]September 27th's quote:
Ep #1031 (1970PT[-1967]) - Quentin - 'Well, uh, I'll leave you two alone. I'm sure that there MUST be a lot that you want to talk about after such a long time.'
From "#1030/1031: Robservations 07/22/03: Papa's Revelation"I'm sorry for the late hour, Stokes tells Quentin, but I haven't visited Collinwood in such a long time--it's as magnificent as ever. I can't guarantee that Alexis will be happy to see you here, says Quentin--it's no secret you two never got along. She is my daughter, says Stokes, gazing around the room, and I thought it high time we saw each other again. Are you looking for anything in particular? asks Quentin. No, just admiring everything, says Stokes--I can't tell you how much I enjoyed my visits to Collinwood, when Angelique was alive. I seem to remember your enjoyment, says Quentin coldly, with no trouble whatsoever. Angelique enters. "Well, hello, Father," she says icily. Alexis, my dear, he greets her. I'll leave you alone, says Quentin--I'm sure you have much to talk about after such a long time--if you'll excuse me--he leaves. And what was it you wanted to see me about? she asks coldly. Nothing in particular, he says, just wanted to renew my taste for living, Collinwood style. So saying, he pours himself a nice big drink of fine booze. Angelique asks, do you really think that's necessary? He turns and grins--there's no one listening, he says--you can stop pretending now. What makes you think I'm pretending? she asks. You've always been very fond of me, he reminds her, we get along very well together. And we shall continue to do so? she asks. If I do as I did when you were married to Quentin--am I correct, if I stay away from Collinwood as I did before? I do think that would be best, she says. I don't. . .fit in here, am I right? he asks. I didn't say that, she says, ashamed. It's difficult for the mistress of Collinwood to sustain her grand role with her rather seedy father hanging around, he points out. I never said that either, she says. You didn't need to, he says--you made it perfectly clear; however, it's time for a change around here--
The Robservations paraphrases the quote but does indeed reference it...
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Angelexis - 'He's the only one, Julia, who can ruin all our plans. Barnabas Collins MUST be destroyed') was back on March 9th of 2022, and the second (Quentin - 'The fact is she got there so she MUST have some way of getting there') was back on March 19th of 2022.
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[spoiler]September 28th's quote:
Ep #554 (1968) - Barnabas - 'Why are they howling that way? I'm cured of what I was. They MUST sense something is happening. What could it be?'
From "Robservations 7/10/02 - #554/555 - Guess Who's a Vampire Now?"The dogs howl, making Barnabas very nervous--he wonders why they are doing that. He's cured, so they must sense something else--what? Why do they keep howling that way, he asks, fear-stricken.
Once again a Robservations paraphrases the quote but does indeed reference it...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'Too bad you had to open that door, Jennings. I could almost pity you, knowing what MUST be in store for you now') was back on December 29th of 2020.
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[spoiler]September 29th's quote:
Ep #804 (1897) - Edward - 'Oh, but I MUST call you ‘sir.’ If anything, I know my place, sir.'
From "Robservations 2/10/03 - #803-804 - Truths and Consequences"Edward, behaving oddly, lifts a figurine and admires it--I appreciates beautiful things, he says--I worked in a very fine home, the Earl of Hampshire's. Quentin calls his name. Yes, says Edward--the Early of Hampshire's name was Edward. Have you been drinking? Asks Q. The "servant" replies, I never drink during working hours. (Priceless expression on Selby's face.) No, of course you don't, says Q--sit down. Edward seems reluctant, but Quentin assures him it's all right--when I told you there was something wrong with Jamison, you wouldn't listen to me, but now you must. Edward assures "sir", I am listening. Quentin orders, don't call me sir! But I must, says Edward, I know my place! This is YOUR place, objects Quentin, you are Edward Collins, you live here, this is your home--now, tell me who you are. Edward Collins, agrees Edward, the Earl of Hampshire's gentleman, Edward! Quentin looks defeated.
The Robservations leaves out a few bits of the quote but does indeed reference it...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Quentin - 'You wouldn't listen to me, but now you MUST') was back on August 29th of 2021.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #555 (1968) - Adam - 'Nicholas, you MUST not harm her.'
From "Robservations 7/10/02 - #554/555 - Guess Who's a Vampire Now?"Vicki sleeps. Adam watches her. Nicholas returns and says he can take Vicki away now--my house isn't far, he says, pleased that Adam used the drugs he gave him. Vicki will sleep several hours, says Nicholas, and will awaken in her new hiding place. She won't know where she is. Don't harm her, demands Adam, and Nicholas promises she won't be if Barnabas cooperates.
The Robservations paraphrases the quote not using "must" - shameful - but it does cover the main point...
And this is the fourth quote from this ep. The first (Nicholas - 'No, that is out of the question. You MUST STAY here') was back on January 28th of 2021, the second (Nicholas - 'So you MUSTN'T be afraid to tell me the truth') was back on December 13th of 2021, and the third (Nicholas - 'Now, you MUST trust me') was back on February 28th of 2024. Apparently we loved to quote Nicholas from this ep. So all that means that Ep #555 has joined the club with Eps #2, #3, #42, #44, #50, #52, #54, #66, #106, #119, #133, #158, #195, #208, #211, #212, #271, #296, #300, #308, #315, #340, #365, #367, #377, #384, #405, #410, #426, #449, #450, #462, #466, #479, #481, #503, #506, #518, #528, #534, #543, #544, #545, #550, #608, #609, #629, #639, #643, #644, #646, #647, #651, #655, #678, #709, #717, #727, #734, #742, #743, #746, #750, #763, #764, #796, #883, #884, #886, #889, #915, #926, #975, #976, #977, #993, #1006, #1011, #1014, #1025, #1057, #1064, #1081, #1111, #1125, #1126, #1127, #1128, #1150, #1197, #1199, #1206, #1218, #1222, #1223 and #1232. However, not only recall that Eps #42, #44, #52, #66, #133, #208, #211, #300, #367, #377, #384, #449, #466, #543, #544, #550, #609, #629, #639, #646, #655, #678, #709, #727, #734, #742, #746, #915, #977, #993, #1057, #1111, #1197 & #1218. have five quotes, but Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #550, #646, #727, #915 & #993 have six quotes, and even more of a milestone, Ep #550 has seven!!
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #45 (1966) - Roger - 'Then he MUST have wanted something from you.'
From "#0045/0046: Robservations 06/19/01: Fateful Meeting at the Cannery"Devlin again? asks Roger, unhappily. Uh-oh, says Carolyn, now you're giving me a guilty conscience--I had lunch with Burke today. Whatever made you do a thing like that? asks Roger, pulling off his glasses. I thought if we got to be friends, he'd forget about whatever it is he seems to have against our family, says Carolyn. It would take more than a luncheon date to make him forget that, says roger. He was certainly nice enough to me, she says dreamily. Then he must have wanted something from you, says Roger. Don't be mean, she says--the only thing he wanted was my company
The Robservations references the quote almost perfectly...
And you've no doubt noticed that it isn't Roger who appears in today's screen capture. That's because Roger delivers the quote while he's off screen and it's Carolyn who's on screen, which is why today's screen capture features Carolyn -
(http://www.dsboards.com/MUSTquoteimages/1001ds_0.jpg)
- rather than Roger. And as I've explained before, normally we would just skip a quote if the character saying it isn't on screen. However, in this instance Roger's "must" line is the only one in the ep.
You'll also note that once again a screen capture has red bars on the left and right sides of it. And that's because it's something that we're using to further indicate that a character other than the character delivering the quote is on screen.
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And you've no doubt noticed that it isn't Roger who appears in today's screen capture. That's because Roger delivers the quote while he's off screen and it's Carolyn who's on screen, which is why today's screen capture features Carolyn -- rather than Roger. And as I've explained before, normally we would just skip a quote if the character saying it isn't on screen.
It was worth it for your terrific screen grab of Carolyn!
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[pointing-up] Very true. [b003]
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #168 (1967) - Dr. Guthrie - 'I assume it MUST have something to do with Mrs. Stoddard.'
From "#0168/0169: Robservations 09/18/01: Heat on Dr. Guthrie"So you're meeting Burke Devlin? asks Sam. Yes, says Peter, although I don't know why, he called, left a message for me to meet him here--I assume it has something to do with Mrs. Stoddard. I can't imagine why, says Sam.
The Robservations leaves out the use of "must" in the quote - shameful - but certainly gets the main point across...
And once again the quote is the only "must" line in the ep - though at least this time the character delivering the line is actually on screen.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #276 (1967) - Barnabas - 'He MUST be buried in a place where no one will find him...where his body will not represent a danger to me.'
From "#0275/0276: Robservations 12/07/01: Farewell, Jason!"Basement, Old House - Willie stands stunned by Jason's death. Barnabas chides him angrily for allowing McGuire into the basement, promising him a fate worse than death should it happen again.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0276-1.jpg)
Barnabas decrees that Jason's body will be buried in the secret room in the mausoleum
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote and, actually, barely references its circumstances at all because the ep falls into the period where there's little detail. However, the AOL Upadate from back when the ep was shown on the Sci-Fi Channel as the second ep on 10/11/95 is a bit better:
After Jason is lying quite dead on the floor, Barnabas asks Willie the obvious question - what the heck was Jason doing here? Willie tells Barnabas that Jason was after the jewels. Barnabas tells Willie that this didn't mean Willie had to bring Jason to the basement. He warns Willie to never ever ever do anything like this again, or else. He then turns his attention to the problem of disposing of Jason's body. He decides they'll bury him in the secret room in the Collins mausoleum. Willie comments that Jason was always curious about that mausoleum, and now he's going to spend eternity there. What bitter irony. Shut up and help me carry this corpse upstairs, Barnabas orders.
And yet again the quote is the only "must" line in the ep.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #421 (1796) - Vicki - 'What do you want, Countess? You MUST want something.'
From '#0421/0422: Robservations 04/01/02: "Lit Only By Our Love"'Natalie goes to the Gaol to see Vicki, and with Peter (who Vicki assures Natalie is her friend) standing by, listening, promises her anything--money, freedom--if she'll just release Josette from the spell she's put her under. Once again, Vicki denies weaving any spells, but Natalie doesn't believe her, accusing her of putting Josette under a spell so her prophecy about Josette's death will come true.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0421-2.jpg)
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote or its circumstances at all because the ep falls into the period where there's little detail. However, the quote comes up after Vicki tells Countess du Pres that Peter is her friend and the Countess remarks that's a very dangerous thing to be.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #558 (1968) - Barnabas - 'We MUST find a way of getting to him and find out who attacked him.'
From "Robservations 7/12/02 - #558/559 - Nicholas' Romantic Designs"Julia comes to see Barnabas. She was at the hospital and couldn't get in to see Tom Jennings--only his attending doctor can see him. Julia did see a few doctors who described it as a bite inflicted by an animal with fangs--so they were right--but there's only a slight chance Jennings will survive. We must get to him and find out who attacked him, says Barnabas
The Robservations paraphrases a bit but references the quote well...
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #1201 (1841PT[-1968/69]) - Morgan - 'You MUST NOT marry me.'
From "#1201/1202: Robservations 12/10/03: Impassioned Lovers"Sit down, says Morgan--I must warn you. About what? she asks. You will feel impelled to ask questions, and I must ask you to refrain from doing so, at least until tomorrow, he says. I'll do whatever you ask me to do, she says. As the oldest son, I've inherited certain responsibilities, he says, one of these is most serious, and must be carried out this evening--I want you to promise that if anything happens to me... Happens to you?--what? she asks, concerned. I didn't mean to put it that way, he says, what I'm trying to say is, if I act any different tomorrow, you must not marry me.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/1201-2.jpg)
She regards him with shock.
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And both the first and second instances of "must" do indeed appear in the scene, so no doubt they will show up in a future installment of the slideshow.
And this is the third quote from this ep. The first (Morgan - 'You MUST NOT ask any more questions') was back on April 28th of 2020, and the second (Catherine - 'Morgan, you MUST NOT hold this lottery') was back on May 28th of 2023.
Apparently Ep #1201 is one in which people are definitely being told what they "must not" do. [easter_wink]
And just a reminder, we've seen a notation similar to "Ep #1201 (1841PT[-1968/69])" before and in that case it meant that the quote should have come from an 1968/69 ep, but because there are no longer any 1968/69 eps that haven't been quoted from, an alternate version of DS is being used instead. In this case that alternate version is the 1841PT storyline and a quote from its Ep #1201 is being used.
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #809 (1897) - Jamitofi - 'And MUST I do childlike things, Mr. Collins. All right, I'll amuse you. I'll become that dutiful child that you want to see.'
From "Robservations 2/13/03 - #809-810 - A Mother Comes to Help"Jamison joins Quentin in the drawing room and sarcastically says, "Uncle Quentin, let's play treasure. Find the important paper--you'll need it soon(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0809-3.jpg)
--here are some clues: Twice burned, once torn, but still intact and fear is born--the secret of the Reverend Trask reveals a face behind the mask--he's hidden it for none to see, but the paper's where IT wants to be."
The Robservations doesn't reference the quote at all. However, it's actually the case that Quentin joins Jamitofi in the drawing room, where he says that many people have suggested that it would be wise if he changed his personality, but he doesn't agree with them, so Quentin will have to take him as he is. Quentin insists he's a child. And after that is when the quote is delivered, followed by Jamitofi taking on Jamison's persona and suggesting they play a game...
Also, some of the dialogue that is quoted in the synopsis isn't actually delivered the way it's written. The way things are actually said is:
Jamitofi: "Can we play a game, Uncle Quentin?"
Quentin: "Well... So that's how you fooled Magda. She let you out of the cell because she thought you were cured."
Jamitofi: "What are you talking about? Let's play treasure."
Quentin: "Jamison!"
Jamitofi: "You know how. There's a paper in this room. A very important paper. You're going to need it soon, Uncle Quentin."
Quentin: ::sigh::
Jamitofi: "Honest you will."
Quentin: "What are you talking about?"
Jamitofi: "I'll give you a clue: Twice burned, once torn, but still intact and fear is born."
Quentin: "Twice...burned... Now, what is twice burned then torn? Tell me. Why is it important to me?"
Jamitofi: "You'll need all the help you can to get it. And in a way it'll be insurance for you, once you find it."
Quentin: "And, uh, where shall I find it?"
Jamitofi: "That would be telling."
Quentin: "If you know."
Jamitofi: "The secret of the Reverend Trask reveals a face behind the mask."
Quentin: "It has something to do with him?"
Jamitofi: "Oh."
Quentin: "The paper?"
Jamitofi: "You're wasting time, Quentin. He'll be here any minute with that...girl."
Quentin: "Give me another clue."
Jamitofi: "All right. He's hidden it for none to see, but the paper's where IT wants to be."
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[spoiler]Today's quote:
Ep #939 (1970) - Barnabas - 'I MUST kill him. Now.'
From "Robservations 5/14/03 - #938/939 - A Tale By Fireglow; A Lawman Named Sheriff"Barnabas enters as she's arranging the roses into the vase and comments how pretty they are. I came to see if you're all right, he says. I feel much better today, she says. You have an admirer, I see, comments Barnabas. It appears that way, she agrees. You don't sound very convinced, he says. I'm not, agrees Carolyn--he's a very strange, impetuous young man. What's his name? Barn asks. Jeb Hawkes, she says--he's someone I keep meeting, accidentally, first at the antique shop, then on the terrace. Barnabas doesn't look happy.(http://www.dsboards.com/epimgs/0939-4.jpg)
So he's the one who has upset you so much? he asks. How did you know I was upset? she asks. I came in after you went upstairs, says Barnabas, Maggie told me--she's worried about you. She needn't be, says Carolyn, I'm sure the incident meant absolutely nothing. What kind of incident was it? he asks. She laughs--you shouldn't start worrying about it. Carolyn finishes arranging the roses and takes the vase away--I'm getting some water for them, she says. Barnabas picks up the card that came with the roses and says to himself, if I don't stop Jeb, there's no hope for Carolyn. I must kill him--now!
The Robservations references the quote perfectly...