In a dream, David is with Sarah, and she leads him to the basement of the old house, where Barnabas rises from a coffin. Sarah says this is who she came to find, and Barnabas is pleased to see his sister. As he approaches her, David tells her to look out. Barnabas then approaches him, raising his cane to strike him.
David wakes up screaming for help. Vicki comes in and he tells her that he saw Barnabas rise out of a coffin to get Sarah, and then he turned to get him. He tells her that cousin Barnabas is dead, and Sarah is dead, too—a ghost. He also mentions seeing a lady in the shadows who shined a piece of jewelry at him. David says he'll prove it's real by finding Sarah in the woods tomorrow.
Julia is reading a book in the old house when Barnabas returns home. He tells her to put the book away, as they have things to talk about. He says he had a revealing talk with David, and then a trip to the hospital. He says Willie clings to life with a leech-like persistence. He mentions that Willie is still a threat, and she assures him that he will die. He decides that he'll have to kill Willie, and Julia explains that if something happens to Willie, it will be clear that he was not the one responsible for Maggie's abduction. Barnabas bemoans all the threats facing him—Willie, Maggie, and David. Julia suggests that she could hypnotize David as she did Maggie. She brandishes her hypnotic medallion.
In the main house, Julia comes downstairs and hears Vicki telling Liz about David's dream, and his declaration that Barnabas is dead. She joins them in the drawing room and asks about David. Liz explains that he had a nightmare last night, and Julia says she's concerned about his irrational behavior. She asks Liz if she could have a private talk with David. She claims to have experience with Child psychology. Liz calls her a woman of many talents. She agrees, and says she'll check with David. After she's gone, she asks Vicki for details on David's dream.
David is drawing when. Liz comes in and asks if he'll talk to Julia about what's troubling him. He agrees. She asks what he was drawing, and he shows her a picture of a coffin and a tombstone with Barnabas' name on it.
David joins Julia in the drawing room. He comes in and she shuts the door behind him. She asks him about his bad dream. She asks if he saw Barnabas come out of a coffin. He says yes, and she asks where it was. He says it looked familiar, but he's not sure where he was. She asks why he thinks Barnabas was in a coffin. He says he doesn't know. She asks if Sarah told him why, and he says no, he tried to protect her. She says she's going to show him something that will make him more comfortable, and she pulls out her medallion. He tells her that she's the one he saw in his dream. He tells her he doesn't want to look at it, and runs into the foyer calling for Vicki.
Our thoughts
John: It's pretty funny just how worked up Barnabas gets about Willie taking too long to die. We get some great lines as he complains to Julia.
Christine: I like how Julia was kicking back reading medical journals at the Old House while he comes home whining about his crummy day. They act like a married couple already. I especially enjoyed when Barnabas told Julia, "Well, children aren't the easiest subjects. Their attention span leaves something to be desired."
John: I kept waiting for Barnabas to declare that Willie, Maggie and David must die—tonight!
Christine: Willie, Maggie, David, Burke, Cersei, The Hound... I'm a little disappointed in David's artwork. He just didn't seem to put much effort into it. I would have expected a scary vampire with dripping fangs coming out of that coffin he drew. Vicki should spend more time instructing him in the fine arts, and work more on cultivating his creativity.
John: Julia's plan backfires, thanks to David's precognition via his dream. How is she going to keep Barnabas from killing David now?
Christine: Things are really heating up on Dark Shadows. The big V on the wall behind the coffin in David's dream is the closest we've come to having Barnabas called out as a vampire.
It won't be until the flashback until someone mentions the word vampire but I like the V shape in the dream.
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