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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.

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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[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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[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!"

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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.

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 -

- 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.

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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.

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? 

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.