In which I opine that Barnabas really should have had a telephone installed in The Old House once he stopped holding girls prisoner in his basement.
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Episode 643: Interceding with Oscar
In which I point out that the Barnabas who kidnapped Maggie had far more in common with Boris Karloff’s Mummy than with any previous vampire story.
Episode 673: The Shambles
In which I observe that Chris knows how he’s supposed to pay his rent.
Episode 706: The Cliffhung
I enjoy the contrast between the haughty, paranoid Collinses who treat Barnabas so coldly in 1897 and their isolated, helpless descendants who clamored to welcome him to the estate in 1967.
Episode 712: The Neverending Story
In which I say that Angelique’s hatred of Josette makes the two of them more of a supercouple than are Barnabas and either woman.
Episode 724: Exquisite Corpse
In which I say that Dark Shadows did, contrary to what people keep saying, reboot The Mummy.
Episode 740: Local Parlor Tricks
In which I mention that Barnabas could have solved a lot of his problems in his first sixteen weeks on the show if he’d just bitten Burke Devlin.
Episode 768: Number One with a Bullet
Jonathan Frid’s greatest work as an acting teacher?
Episode 791: Sign the Paper
Dracula meets The Fugitive.
Episode 819: War and Peace
In which I note that Magda, having inherited Julia’s habit of addressing herself to “Barnabas Barnabas,” has started speaking to “Quentin Quentin.”
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