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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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   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:

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.

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:

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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

--"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 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 because Eps #66, #377, #384, #449, #646, #727 & #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?

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.

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.

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...