Dark Shadows Episode 625 - 11/15/68

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Peter smokes in the garden when Eve comes to see him. She says she has a message for him, and he tells her it's his wedding day. She says she has proof that he is Peter Bradford. She says she has a letter he wrote to her 200 years earlier. She reads him the letter, describing how he has chosen not to escape with her. He takes the letter from her to read what Peter said about his goal of reconnecting with Vicki. She tells him the guests are waiting for a dead man's wedding. He tells Eve to leave him alone. She says he will change.

He hears Roger calling to him, and he sends Eve away. Roger says he's ready to bring Vicki down and the ceremony is about to begin. Jeff says he can't, and tells Roger he has to see Vicki.

Liz helps Vicki get dressed in Naomi Collins' veil. She thanks Liz for treating her like part of the family. Liz says she can hardly remember when Vicki wasn't there. She thanks her for helping with David. Vicki tells her Collinwood will always be home for her.

There's a knock at the door and Roger comes in. He says Jeff wants to see her. Liz says she'll speak to him, and Vicki says she must speak to him. She's sure it's something important. Liz asks Roger what happened, and he says he doesn't know. He tells Liz not to get worked up. He says whatever happens, she must not let it affect her.

Vicki finds Jeff on the terrace. He tells her she's beautiful, and that he really loves her. He explains that he hasn't changed his mind, but they have to postpone the wedding. He takes out the letter and hands it to her. He asks if she recognizes the handwriting, and she says she does. He tells her the date on the letter is 1795, which would mean he lived then. He says that if he's Peter Bradford, he can't marry her.

She asks him who gave him the letter. He tells her it was a woman named Eve; someone he had never seen before. She asks him to tell her about Eve. He says he doesn't understand anything. She asks what the woman wants. Jeff grabs his head and says he doesn't remember. He says he needs to go to the old cemetery. He leaves her.

Roger tells Liz he'll speak to the minister, but Liz asks him not to leave her alone. She points out that nothing ever works out for any of them. She then says that Vicki needs her. She runs downstairs.

Jeff kneels before Peter Bradford's grave. He takes a shovel and starts to dig.

Liz finds Vicki alone on the terrace. She says Jeff left to take care of something, and he'll be back. She says there won't be a wedding today, and Roger offers to take care of the guests. Vicki apologizes to Liz. She says she should have known that something was wrong when she got the book of the Collins family history as a present.

Jeff is about to open Peter Bradford's coffin when Roger shows up in the cemetery. Roger threatens to call the police, and Jeff asks if there's a law against opening your own coffin? He says he intends to find out if he came from the past. He pries the lid of the coffin open, and finds it empty.

Our thoughts

John: Wouldn't a letter from Peter Bradford saying he was leaving Danielle for Vicki further convince Jeff to go ahead and marry the woman of his dreams?

Christine: Maybe all that head grabbing indicates that he has some kind of brain tumor that's preventing him from thinking clearly. Whatever happened to Vicki's backbone anyway? She should have let him know that if he ditched her at the altar, he could forget ever meeting her there again. She needs to move on. This guy is no Peter Bradford, even if he thinks he is.

John: Seriously, Jeff? You assume that if you're Peter Bradford reincarnated that his grave will be empty? This is what you get for being a career grave robber.

Christine: Peter Bradford was hung as a murderer. Who would have gone to the trouble of putting him in a coffin and marking his grave? Did those responsible bury an empty coffin or did he venture forth into the future from under the ground?

John: Once again, we see that one man with a shovel can do miraculous things, like dig up a coffin, lift it to the surface, and check its contents in a matter of minutes! Of course if we're to believe Peter was transported from 1795 to the present, just when and how did that happen, and how did he become Jeff Clark? And isn't it oddly convenient that he would only come to Vicki by way of Dr. Lang's experiment? I have to say, I think the writers have let us down on building up the Jeff Clark side of the Peter Bradford story.

Christine: They may come up with some semi plausible explanation for how it all happened, but it's a pretty weak storyline as it stands now. Perhaps we'll be whisked away into the past again soon so we'll forget all about this mess they've created for the characters.

Roger: You're mad!
Jeff: Oh, I wish I were. Boy, I wish I were. It wouldn't be so bad then, would it?