Dark Shadows Episode 351 - 10/30/67

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Old Barnabas tells Carolyn he won't be old for much longer, and that he wouldn't do anything to hurt his own flesh and blood. He bares his fangs to bite her as she screams in terror.

Carolyn lies on the bed in Josette's room. Julia asks if she knows where she is, and if she knows what happened. In a daze, she says she knows, and that she's where she belongs. She asks Julia if that was really Barnabas. Julia tells her Barnabas had to stop aging to turn back the years. Carolyn asks if she was able to do that for him, and Julia says she doesn't know. It may be too late. Carolyn asks to see Barnabas. Julia tells her to rest. They hear someone coming up the stairs. Carolyn sits up and says she hopes she didn't fail Barnabas.

The door opens and Barnabas enters, once again looking young.

Roger is fixing himself a drink when Liz asks him if he's seen Carolyn. Roger says she's probably on a date and forgot to tell her. She's alarmed, and Roger is dismissive.  She says Carolyn is beginning to believe some of the things David is saying. She tells him that Carolyn says she spoke to Sarah, who told her David was telling the truth.

Julia is surprised Barnabas reverted so quickly. He calls her Dr. Hoffman, and Carolyn is surprised. Barnabas explains that there are many secrets that Carolyn will now be privy to. He sends Julia downstairs and asks Carolyn how she feels.

She says she's relaxed. He asks her not to tell anyone about him and Dr. Hoffman. He says she will help him with two things. First she must convince everyone that the things David said about him are the figment of David's imagination. Second, he says that Vicki will soon replace Josette. He tells her that Vicki must come to him willingly, and she says she'll see to it.

She asks what is going to happen to her, and what their relationship will be. He says since they are of the same blood, he will not give her the same status as Willie, who was just a servant. He tells her he can give her the gift of eternal life if she serves him well.

Barnabas sends Carolyn home, and says she will need to be careful, as others will recognize the change she's gone through. She leaves and Julia tells him he looks proud of himself. He says he should be, and that Carolyn will be very helpful to him. Julia tells him that she's ready to resume her experiment, but it's going to be on her timetable. He tells her that she must be joking to think he'll resume her experiments after what happened. He asks if she can guarantee he won't age. When she says no one could guarantee that, he says that is why they shall not resume her experiments.

He tells her he will have very little time for her from now on. He's going to focus on making Vicki his  next Josette. She explains that he needs her, because he's still vulnerable during the day. Carolyn cannot do that. He says he must find a servant somewhere else. She says she can help, and he tells her that she's a professional woman, and cannot be his servant. She says she's not offering to be his maid, and he accepts her offer until he can find a full time replacement.

Liz asks Roger the time. He tells her not to worry, and the door opens and Carolyn enters. Roger tells her that she's had her mother worried all night. She says she went for a walk because she was upset about her talk with David. She apologizes. Carolyn goes upstairs to go to bed. Liz tells Roger that something did happen to Carolyn. He asks what, and she says something other than David has her seeming like a stranger in her own house.

In the middle of the night, Carolyn goes downstairs and stares at the portrait of Barnabas. She removes her scarf, revealing two bite marks on her neck.

Our thoughts
                                                                
John: Wow. What a revolting development this is. One bite and Carolyn is a willing servant. Considering how readily Willie was to turn on Barnabas, I don't understand why he thinks he'll have complete control over Carolyn.

Christine: Is this vampire incest? It is disturbing on so many levels. Barnabas molests Carolyn, but rather than becoming fearful as Willie did, she has become a submissive, dreamy eyed school girl with a vampire crush, who's eager to discredit her troubled little brother and help make her friend a vampire bride. 

Willie's reaction to Barnabas' vampire treatment.

Carolyn's response to Barnabas' bite.

John: It looked like Julia's contract might have been up, as Barnabas was about to send her packing. It looks like she's earned an extension. Surprising that no one has mentioned death-bed Willie since Dr. Woodard's death.

Christine: Julia is not going to let Barnabas break up with her, despite his penchant for young girls who resemble Josette. If she's spending all day babysitting Barnabas at the Old House, does this mean she's no longer treating patients? How is she earning a living? Barnabas didn't offer to pay her for her services.

John: I kept expecting a cuckoo after we lingered on the portrait of Barnabas while the clock ticked away.

Christine: Carolyn stroking her vampire bite was just plain creepy. Will she become one of the undead, or will Julia eventually be treating her with hypnosis as she did Maggie?