Everyone In Collinsport's Favorite Word Slideshow

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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!! 

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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!"

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.

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.    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? 

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! 

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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.    But nonetheless it's another 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 -

- 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.

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.