"Nevertheless I am devoted to him." That's the duality of Angelique, exactly what kept the character so fascinating. That, and Lara Parker's skilled and believable delivery. Angelique is the author herself of the most misery inflicted on Barnabas, yet unhesitatingly will destroy anyone who tries to harm him. She loves him, yet he spurns her, so she is alternately vengeful but also protective. It's what got us straight home from school by 4p.m. without fail every single weekday. Still amazing.
@ Max Pierce. The reason that the writers of "Dark Shadows" TV soap opera rarely if ever had a character on the TV show say the word, "kill" is because back in the 1960's (and prior to then) the TV network censors would not allow that word to be heard in television shows unless the use of that word was considered necessary or unavoidable in a scene in a made-for-TV movie or in an episode of a TV show. Even in the 1974 made-for-TV movie "Wonder Woman", the evil character Angela (played by "The Price Is Right" model Anitra Ford) says to Diana Prince (a.k.a. Wonder Woman) after they fight each other and Wonder Woman wins the fight, that if she (Angela) ever sees Diana Prince again that she would "take her life". So even in some TV movies, the screenplay writers were not permitted by TV network censors to have a character say that word. Obviously the director or producer(s) of that 1974 made-for-TV movie, "Wonder Woman" decided that because young children might watch that made-for-TV movie when it was broadcast back in 1974, that the screenplay should not have the evil character Angela use the word "kill" in the fight scene between her and Wonder Woman in reference to her intentions towards the character Diana Prince ( a.k.a. "Wonder Woman") should they ever meet each other again.
@@deniswilson8152 . You misread my posted comment. It is not that the TV networks during the 1960's didn't permit TV shows and made-for-TV movies to show a character on a TV show or in a movie being killed ( provided that the TV show or made-for-TV movies did not show the character being killed in an offensive manner ( e.g., showing blood or showing too much blood or showing a death in too violent a manner), but TV shows were discouraged by the censors from using language that was considered back then to be offensive. The word, "destroy" or "destroyed" was considered by the censors to be less offensive-sounding a word than the word "kill" or "killed". Obviously in some TV show scripts, it was necessary for a character to use the word, "kill" or "killed" if a scene called for the use of such a word, such as in the original "StarTrek" episode, "Errand of Mercy" in which Captain Kirk says to the head of the Organian Council that the three members of that council should be on the Federation's side in its' war against the Klingons because Klingon Commander Kor ordered his Klingon crew to kill 200 Organians in that episode of the original "Star Trek" TV series.
Lara and Diana sure play well off each other! I always enjoyed seems like these - 2 strong willed ladies who are willing to battle for what they hold dear. Thank you for posting. Lara and Diana have come to many of the past DS Festivals, to the delight of their many fans.
My dad and I didn't discover this show until the reruns on the Sci Fi channel years ago. (He was in Vietnam during the '60s, and wasn't watching much TV at the time.) We both absolutely loved it! Such complex characters, especially Angelique. I wanted to hate the character, but I kept on cheering every time she showed up. This was definitely one of the top ten moments of the show for me. And it was a good bonding experience with my dad too. We kept a running list of who all died or got killed, and would record the show if either of us had to miss it. Good times....
you better ask somebody Dark Shadows is and has always been the ultimate s*** it will Intrigue you scare the hell out of you back in the day before all of the fake props and bats and everything if you were just into it and didn't know anything about it nowadays I don't know what it would do for you but this heifer right here was a bad knock off Angelique Angelique could keep her ass in check she thought she was going to destroy Barnabas but she was wrong and he was Square as a blue brick the guy that's in this scene with Laura that gun was not gona do him any good somebody got rid of him I forgot who and how he was destroyed I'll have to go back and check 🥂😆😆👍👍🥳🥳🥂 it should have ran longer than it did it was and still is something good to sit around on those rainy days what's a comforter friends or significant other curl up and watch Dark Shadows get some good food ready it's still good the spooky soap opera that ever was created a lot of the actors went other places after the show ended which was of course going to happen just saying while they were Dark Shadows they were awesome. You could not pay me to stay in collinsport if you were a trillionaire ain't no way back in the day😆😆😆👏🥳🥳🥂🥂😷👌🍾🤣🙊🙉 the Spooks were on the loose if you were anywhere in those woods between the old house in the new Collinwood house you were a fried goose🤣🤣🥳 but the actors and actresses were beautiful👏👏👏👏👏🥂🥂🥂 Don Briscoe I miss you💋 he was such a smooth touch.
Dark Shadows had some creepy charaters on it for sure but it was always Laura Collins and Angelique who stood out in m mind the most. I absoluetly loved how these 2 characters were pitted against each other for a brief time! Laura is no one's plaything and for the first time we see fear in Angelique's cold eyes!
Loved this show. My 1911 encyclopedia stated the legend that if a house is inhabited with a vampire then when you sprinkle table salt on the floor it will glow.
One of my all time fave Dark Shadows scenes. Both actresses are terrific but I think this scene is a high point for Diana Millay on the show. And I think the Phoenix was the best thing she ever did. I wish she had been on the show a lot more.
@@lucysmith8326 Just before the show was cancelled, there were plans to bring her back a third time. Diana Millay insisted that Laura Collins be the only character she would play.
One of my "many" favorite DS's episodes, when Angelique (the lovely Lara Parker, those eyes,!!) saves Barnabas life catching Laura (Dianna Milley:she appeared on Perry Mason show quite a few times, and she was cunning on that Classic TV show, too) by great "surprise" yet Laura had a fiery trick up her sleeve. But wait there's more oh much "more" ahead: no one outwits ANGELIQUE when she throws a doubleganger in mix to get raid "destroy" Laura. That was awesome!!
I will be you that most of the people who became DS fans around the time of the introduction of Barnabas or somewhat later did not even know about the Laura Collins cycle.
This show was a classic watching it as a kid on a black and white TV screen (remember those) and now watching it's still enjoyable and brings back good memories.
One of my favorite scenes from the show is during the 1897 storyline and Laura thought she had destroyed Angelique and when she went to get her children Jamison and Nora, Angelique appeared with her trademark sinister laugh
I always liked DS even though they would take a literal moment like this and drag it out endlessly - the scene in front of the coffin started in the prior episode, then was replayed from a different angle at the beginning of the next, then opening credits, then other scenes, then another 30 seconds at the end...
23 February 1897 was the start of the 1897 time frame in Verona, New Jersey, the main house was on the Overbrook site and the old house was on the site of the Essex Mountain Sanatorium (Tuberculosis Hospital which was repurposed as a mental hospital on 12 January 1953 and closed on 14 September 1979.
OMG! I never knew Laura Collins ever met or knew Angelique! These were the two most evil women on the show! Along with Katherine Lee Scott the actresses who portrayed Laura & Angelique were simply superb! The latter two were so menacing and deliciously frightening in any era! And why was Grayson giving the narrative in the 2nd part of this clip? Didn't Vicky Winters always deliver the haunting intro narrative?
I know, I have the early episodes on DVD. Laura believes she can pass on her Phoenix powers to David, but Victoria Winters is warned by the ghost of Josette Dupres Collins that Laura has tried that before in the past with her other children, and it never worked. They all burned to death. I agree Angelique is more devious, but like I said, her emotions are her Achilles' heel. Laura is a lot more ruthless in that she's not hindered by emotions. She'll even kill her own children.
The Leviathans are based on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulu mythos of The Great Old Ones, or the Elder Gods, meaning they would have walked the Earth long before man and have been far more powerful than any vampire. I don't know why they would fear a werewolf any more than a vampire, though. Lovecraft stuff works well if it's done properly, and I don't know if a 60's soap opera would have had the production values to do something so ambitious. Gotta give them credit for trying, though.
He did the same thing before - he went back to 1796 to save Victoria Winters and became a vampire again. Then, when he then returned to the present he was no longer a vampire due to the existence of Adam. When he was rebit during the dream curse, Adam absorbed the curse and kept him from becoming a vampire again. Should have had the same effect when he gets bitten again during the Leviathan arc.
What an incredible match...Both powerful and both beautiful ladies of the supernatural. I always felt like Angelique was crafty and devious and always thought outside the box, where Laura, as powerful and destructive as she was to her enemies, was always one track minded or self absorbed. You cannot vanquish Laura unless her time was up or she had to return to the flames as the Phoenix until another century or so when she would return. Angelique seemed easy to vanquish as all you would need to do her in was fire. Angelique is the wittier of the two opponents as she created a doppelganger of herself that Laura thought she destroyed. But Laura is eternal and can never be truly defeated. Laura is the most powerful between the two.
+A-DUB-YA1984 Good points. Laura often allowed her one track focus to prevent her from harnessing her true powers. Interestingly, she was not as destructive as Angelique. The latter left behind a death toll that few could rival!
Well, he became a vampire again mostly because he traveled backwards in time using the I-Ching bars and pulled a "Quantum Leap" if you will. He left his human body in 1968 which had been cured of his vampirism, and entered his body entombed in the Collins family mausoleum in the 1890's when he was still a vampire. What I'm still confused about is what happened after Barnabas returned from the 1890's and whether or not he somehow remained a vampire.
Interesting that both Laura and Angelique (the latter as Cassandra) would end up marrying Roger seventy years in the future! And Angelique would briefly serve as stepmother to Laura's son David. Not only that, but she would continue to get back at Laura by temporarily turning David into a mute!
Emotions can weaken... or they can strengthen. They provide motivation, perception, insight. Angelique helped destroy the phoenix BECAUSE her emotions for Barnabas motivated her to ally with him temporarily in 1897. Laura's cold arrogance makes her unable to read people or detect danger. OTOH Angelique knows what others are feeling/thinking which enables her to manipulate, predict and outsmart them. Angelique's anger is more deadly than Laura's indifference - just ask Barnabas!!
The Dark Shadows dialogue is really good! I didn't know that American writers could do such a good job. I'm just used to the bland cop stuff. This is great!
So true! I had to suffer all of the clunky, ham fisted dialogue of the 1970's drama's - I was amazed when I started watching Dark Shadows. Just as amazed as I am that I wrote the comment that I am replying to eight years ago!!!!!
Sheds new light on Louis Edmonds classic flubbed line in the Collins mausoleum in episode 313: “…several of my incestors- my ancestors are buried here.”
@Bestmanme08 I know John Karlen appeared on an episode of The Waltons, he played a minister i think, i had no idea that David Selby did, do you know what episode he was on?..
He was in the episode where Olivia went to night school and he was her teacher. It was an early season 3 episode and it was directed by Ivan "Kinchloe" Dixon. It aired on Me-TV a few months ago.
Angelique defeated Blair in 1968 - though he was more powerful. She was responsible for getting him demoted and called back to headquarters in shame and flames. Angelique then re-defeated the Leviathan Blair through the shadow curse. Laura was also defeated in 1967 by wimpy Vicky Winters.
I didn't mind the Leviathan storyline, it just wasn't as well executed as it could have been. I liked that they tried to incorporate H.P. Lovecraft into the show and give Elizabeth and some of the other characters more to do than just have Barnabas be the focus all the time. I really like the first 209 episodes and I think the show lost some of that Gothic romance once Barnabas came along. Parallel time worked as long as it stayed in the present. It became convoluted when they went to the past.
A fascinating comparison and set of contenders. Angelique from hell (where her kind live) and empowered by "the devil himself"). Laura from __?___, empowered by the Egyptian god, Ra.
This show frightened Richard Thomas (Johnboy) really bad! He quit The Waltons after David Selby (Quentin) guest starred on TW due to his (RT's) fear of Selby!
I got bored waiting for the afternoon cartoons during the summer days and had to suffer through most of this. My brother and I were waiting for the Monty Hall. Our tv was not color.
Laura was a powerful enemy but no one could outwit Angelique. In the end, Laura was fooled and lost her battle to regain her children. It's too bad Angelique decided to try to prove herself to Barnabus later. Losing her powers and killed. I hated that Gerald stiles/ Judah storyline. It ruined an awesome character 😒
Look at the bright side of things. Barnabas as Bramwell and Angelique as Catherine, in 1840 parallel time lived happily ever after. And IU agree with Gary Graham that the 1840 plotline was the best!
I agree the original Parallel Time worked-I will always despise the Leviathan cycle and I think most fans whether original or not do so also. I had a problem right from jump street-how did the Leviathans have power over a vampire without even using any elements such as silver or garlic which are weaknesses of the undead based upon legend? The Leviathans are scared to death of a werewolf?
@spackar Basically, Angelique was able to make Laura age in front of her children who then rejected her--Laura was as a Phoenix scheduled to be called back to Ra then but wanted to bring her kids with her. I am not happy with the way Angelique had some power over Laura, a creature of fire; that was cheating guys. Angelique could not directly destroy Laura who would have destroyed Angelique--but the Phoenix only has a limited time on earth on each cycle. Laura will return in 1967!
Why not a kitty - an immortal kitty might be nice, or perhaps an immortal mouse? She could make her obsessed with death. She could make her unable to move. She could make her love Roger. She could put out the fire in the urn. She could destroy the scarab. She could curse that anyone who loves her dies giving her no support. Lara outsmarted nobody - it was simply unbelievable to others that she would burn her children to death so they never anticipated or defended against it.
That's true. But Angelique also had the writers on her side trying to redeem her the way they did Barnabas. Laura(Diana Millay) was never going to be anything but a villain. Lara Parker was the more popular of the two.
She should have skipped the Gloating Phase and gotten right to work. And choked up on that damned mallet -- so it couldn't have glanced off his pocketwatch or something. And the extended exposition by Angelique is classic. Curse you, plot devices!
it is fascinating how many children were addicted to dark shadows opposed to hearing adults saying it as much.my mom didn't want me to watch but i pled my case
Not quite; this is not a "sacrifice" but Laura desires the children to be immortal like herself. Let's remember, everybody focuses on Angelique cursing Barnabas: Angelique is responsible for the death of Sara and Josette Collins. It is clear from the clip here: IF Laura really wanted to destroy Angelique she could have done it at the old house. Despite what Angelique says to Laura at one point, the Phoenix does not seek out enemies but responds to them.
Battle of the Bitches....LMAO. Damn thats rough, but I didnt see that coming from Laura...Im thinking shes weak to Angelique. But she gives her a taste of her own medicine. cool!!!
they always make the mistake of taking too much time swinging the mallet too far back giving the vampire a chance to grab their throat! happens everytime
Right on-a major shame Laura was not brought back to tangle with Angelique or Nicholas Blair-although to maintain continuity that might have to have happened in the 21st century or in parallel time. IMO the first parallel time cycle was so underrated and welcome after the horrible "Leviathan" story line.
That's a good point, but Angelique does allow herself to be used and thrown away by those men she gets close to, like Barnabas and Nicholas Blair. Laura may have been defeated in 1897, but she only ended up reincarnating herself again in the 20th century and did it again in 1967. Angelique wields magic, and Laura is made of magic. I don't know which is worse. Laura overreaches and fails with each life, and Angelique keeps getting screwed over by men and coming back for more.
@PRNeneChulo To be sure, I was way PISSED when the brought Angelique back so easily--again do not violate mythology--she was completely destroyed by Ben and Barnabas by fire when she was in human form in her own century--not a ghost.
if i am not mistaken..i remember angelique destroying Laura..by burning her up in a fire. I thought laura had power of the fire but evidently angelique was more powerful..both were witches.
I don't know about that. Laura was introduced first, and is motivated by the desire to reincarnate herself over and over again by burning and rising from the ashes reborn, so she's essentially immortal. She's also motivated to pass her Phoenix powers on to her children by burning with them, like she tried to do with her son, David Collins. Both women are clever, but Angelique's weakness has always been her emotions where Barnabas is concerned. Men are always getting the best of her.
By the way, wasn't Barnabas a normal human being once he returned to his body back in the present-day after the 1890's storyline? I thought he hadn't been a vampire in the present-day 1960's since the Adam and Eve storyine.
Angelique is evil-demonic in fact; Laura is not evil but does evil things although she thinks what she is doing is a blessing to the children-to make them immortal like herself-Angelique thinks immortality is vampirism or zombieism.
very simple-as you can see from their encounter at the old house, Angelique could not affect the Phoenix at its full power-she only can do so as the life span of the Phoenix starts to wan and with that its powers.
"Nevertheless I am devoted to him." That's the duality of Angelique, exactly what kept the character so fascinating. That, and Lara Parker's skilled and believable delivery. Angelique is the author herself of the most misery inflicted on Barnabas, yet unhesitatingly will destroy anyone who tries to harm him. She loves him, yet he spurns her, so she is alternately vengeful but also protective. It's what got us straight home from school by 4p.m. without fail every single weekday. Still amazing.
Yes there is a thin line between love and hate! That's what most people don't realize!
Nicely summed up. Its their rollercoaster relationship that is the most complex and compelling. This is a great scene, and conveys that yin/yang....
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Well put! Their relationship was always compelling & complex.
So cool!!
No one simply tried to 'kill' someone on DS. Instead, it was always, 'I am going to DESTROY you!' I love this show.
Except in the scene when Barnabas enters Julia's bedroom and she told him she knows what he is.
@ Max Pierce. The reason that the writers of "Dark Shadows" TV soap opera rarely if ever had a character on the TV show say the word, "kill" is because back in the 1960's (and prior to then) the TV network censors would not allow that word to be heard in television shows unless the use of that word was considered necessary or unavoidable in a scene in a made-for-TV movie or in an episode of a TV show. Even in the 1974 made-for-TV movie "Wonder Woman", the evil character Angela (played by "The Price Is Right" model Anitra Ford) says to Diana Prince (a.k.a. Wonder Woman) after they fight each other and Wonder Woman wins the fight, that if she (Angela) ever sees Diana Prince again that she would "take her life". So even in some TV movies, the screenplay writers were not permitted by TV network censors to have a character say that word. Obviously the director or producer(s) of that 1974 made-for-TV movie, "Wonder Woman" decided that because young children might watch that made-for-TV movie when it was broadcast back in 1974, that the screenplay should not have the evil character Angela use the word "kill" in the fight scene between her and Wonder Woman in reference to her intentions towards the character Diana Prince ( a.k.a. "Wonder Woman") should they ever meet each other again.
@@michaelbarlow6610 the cartoon long ranger regularly killed and murdered ppl all the time in the 70s
@@deniswilson8152 . You misread my posted comment. It is not that the TV networks during the 1960's didn't permit TV shows and made-for-TV movies to show a character on a TV show or in a movie being killed ( provided that the TV show or made-for-TV movies did not show the character being killed in an offensive manner ( e.g., showing blood or showing too much blood or showing a death in too violent a manner), but TV shows were discouraged by the censors from using language that was considered back then to be offensive. The word, "destroy" or "destroyed" was considered by the censors to be less offensive-sounding a word than the word "kill" or "killed". Obviously in some TV show scripts, it was necessary for a character to use the word, "kill" or "killed" if a scene called for the use of such a word, such as in the original "StarTrek" episode, "Errand of Mercy" in which Captain Kirk says to the head of the Organian Council that the three members of that council should be on the Federation's side in its' war against the Klingons because Klingon Commander Kor ordered his Klingon crew to kill 200 Organians in that episode of the original "Star Trek" TV series.
Yes, just like one of Barnabas' threats on Julia: "You represent a threat to me, so I cannot allow you to continue your existence."
Lara and Diana sure play well off each other! I always enjoyed seems like these - 2 strong willed ladies who are willing to battle for what they hold dear. Thank you for posting. Lara and Diana have come to many of the past DS Festivals, to the delight of their many fans.
My dad and I didn't discover this show until the reruns on the Sci Fi channel years ago. (He was in Vietnam during the '60s, and wasn't watching much TV at the time.) We both absolutely loved it! Such complex characters, especially Angelique. I wanted to hate the character, but I kept on cheering every time she showed up. This was definitely one of the top ten moments of the show for me. And it was a good bonding experience with my dad too. We kept a running list of who all died or got killed, and would record the show if either of us had to miss it. Good times....
good memories.
you better ask somebody Dark Shadows is and has always been the ultimate s*** it will Intrigue you scare the hell out of you back in the day before all of the fake props and bats and everything if you were just into it and didn't know anything about it nowadays I don't know what it would do for you but this heifer right here was a bad knock off Angelique Angelique could keep her ass in check she thought she was going to destroy Barnabas but she was wrong and he was Square as a blue brick the guy that's in this scene with Laura that gun was not gona do him any good somebody got rid of him I forgot who and how he was destroyed I'll have to go back and check 🥂😆😆👍👍🥳🥳🥂 it should have ran longer than it did it was and still is something good to sit around on those rainy days what's a comforter friends or significant other curl up and watch Dark Shadows get some good food ready it's still good the spooky soap opera that ever was created a lot of the actors went other places after the show ended which was of course going to happen just saying while they were Dark Shadows they were awesome. You could not pay me to stay in collinsport if you were a trillionaire ain't no way back in the day😆😆😆👏🥳🥳🥂🥂😷👌🍾🤣🙊🙉 the Spooks were on the loose if you were anywhere in those woods between the old house in the new Collinwood house you were a fried goose🤣🤣🥳 but the actors and actresses were beautiful👏👏👏👏👏🥂🥂🥂 Don Briscoe I miss you💋 he was such a smooth touch.
"That, and Lara Parker's skilled and believable delivery." That and Lara Parker's incredible looks and luminous bue eyes.
Her eyes gave me nightmares as a kid.
I loved this series through and through when i was a little girl and i still do.
Dark Shadows had some creepy charaters on it for sure but it was always Laura Collins and Angelique who stood out in m mind the most. I absoluetly loved how these 2 characters were pitted against each other for a brief time! Laura is no one's plaything and for the first time we see fear in Angelique's cold eyes!
Don't forget trask
Just can't get enough of this ‼️💯 love it I'm 55 I love this as a child growing up 👍🏼🤗🤷🏼♀️
lara parker is still beautiful even in her 70's
She is. So is Kathryn Leigh Scott. I think they both found the fountain of youth.
I wish I could have aged that well.
Lara is a member of UA-cam and she left her comments on another DS channel.
Now I. Her 80s!!! Still 💯 beautiful!!!
Loved this show. My 1911 encyclopedia stated the legend that if a house is inhabited with a vampire then when you sprinkle table salt on the floor it will glow.
One of my all time fave Dark Shadows scenes. Both actresses are terrific but I think this scene is a high point for Diana Millay on the show. And I think the Phoenix was the best thing she ever did. I wish she had been on the show a lot more.
Yes me too!
@@lucysmith8326 Just before the show was cancelled, there were plans to bring her back a third time. Diana Millay insisted that Laura Collins be the only character she would play.
Agree 💯. Laura was more sophisticated than the always Jealous Angelique.
I loved the fact that both the 1897 and the 1840 storylines made references to the 1795-97 time period on the show.
Lara is such a hoot in this episode its so nice to see her get the upper hand in the end
She's so cool!! Gotta love her
One of my "many" favorite DS's episodes, when Angelique (the lovely Lara Parker, those eyes,!!) saves Barnabas life catching Laura (Dianna Milley:she appeared on Perry Mason show quite a few times, and she was cunning on that Classic TV show, too) by great "surprise" yet Laura had a fiery trick up her sleeve.
But wait there's more oh much "more" ahead: no one outwits ANGELIQUE when she throws a doubleganger in mix to get raid "destroy" Laura. That was awesome!!
When Barnabas & Angelique team up no one can stop them not even Judah Zachary
I always found Laura Stockbridge Collins to be a Fascinating character. Men weren't her Goal.. getting her Children was.🔥💯
I will be you that most of the people who became DS fans around the time of the introduction of Barnabas or somewhat later did not even know about the Laura Collins cycle.
Ur right, bc I certainly don't remember a Laura Collins. That character definitely escapes me.
This show was a classic watching it as a kid on a black and white TV screen (remember those) and now watching it's still enjoyable and brings back good memories.
One of my favorite scenes from the show is during the 1897 storyline and Laura thought she had destroyed Angelique and when she went to get her children Jamison and Nora, Angelique appeared with her trademark sinister laugh
Two evenly matched women. Great scene where Laura blocks Angelique's path with fire then walks right through it.
SHE DIDN'T WALK THROUGH THE FIRE. SHE PUT IT OUT SO SHE COULD LEAVE. HOWEVER, IN THE END, ANGELIQUE, DESTROYED LAURA, WITH FIRE.
That’s because Laura is a Phoenix
Good guy Roger Davis as Dirk, make his vampire creature very frightening! Thanks for showing this again! Now on my favourites!!
All Angelique has to do is turn her into a kitty.....
I always liked DS even though they would take a literal moment like this and drag it out endlessly - the scene in front of the coffin started in the prior episode, then was replayed from a different angle at the beginning of the next, then opening credits, then other scenes, then another 30 seconds at the end...
23 February 1897 was the start of the 1897 time frame in Verona, New Jersey, the main house was on the Overbrook site and the old house was on the site of the Essex Mountain Sanatorium (Tuberculosis Hospital which was repurposed as a mental hospital on 12 January 1953 and closed on 14 September 1979.
OMG! I never knew Laura Collins ever met or knew Angelique! These were the two most evil women on the show! Along with Katherine Lee Scott the actresses who portrayed Laura & Angelique were simply superb! The latter two were so menacing and deliciously frightening in any era! And why was Grayson giving the narrative in the 2nd part of this clip? Didn't Vicky Winters always deliver the haunting intro narrative?
Vicki had long since left the show by this time.
Vicky did most but had Joan Bennett and Nancy Barrett just this week. 1795 time period
While Vicky was still on the show, other narrators began the show. If she wasn't in the episode, Vicky did not narrate.
I know, I have the early episodes on DVD. Laura believes she can pass on her Phoenix powers to David, but Victoria Winters is warned by the ghost of Josette Dupres Collins that Laura has tried that before in the past with her other children, and it never worked. They all burned to death. I agree Angelique is more devious, but like I said, her emotions are her Achilles' heel. Laura is a lot more ruthless in that she's not hindered by emotions. She'll even kill her own children.
What a cliff hanger at 5:00! That's what kept us racing home from school to watch this!
Great jumping grasshoppers '''' I LOVE THE SHOWS , WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN ''
The Leviathans are based on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulu mythos of The Great Old Ones, or the Elder Gods, meaning they would have walked the Earth long before man and have been far more powerful than any vampire. I don't know why they would fear a werewolf any more than a vampire, though. Lovecraft stuff works well if it's done properly, and I don't know if a 60's soap opera would have had the production values to do something so ambitious. Gotta give them credit for trying, though.
They did a better job than any of the movies "based" on his writing.
Great video from my favorite show!
He did the same thing before - he went back to 1796 to save Victoria Winters and became a vampire again. Then, when he then returned to the present he was no longer a vampire due to the existence of Adam. When he was rebit during the dream curse, Adam absorbed the curse and kept him from becoming a vampire again. Should have had the same effect when he gets bitten again during the Leviathan arc.
I had the replica Black Onyx Ring that Barnabas wore on the series when I was a kid but somehow lost it. Best soap ever!
What an incredible match...Both powerful and both beautiful ladies of the supernatural. I always felt like Angelique was crafty and devious and always thought outside the box, where Laura, as powerful and destructive as she was to her enemies, was always one track minded or self absorbed. You cannot vanquish Laura unless her time was up or she had to return to the flames as the Phoenix until another century or so when she would return. Angelique seemed easy to vanquish as all you would need to do her in was fire. Angelique is the wittier of the two opponents as she created a doppelganger of herself that Laura thought she destroyed. But Laura is eternal and can never be truly defeated. Laura is the most powerful between the two.
+A-DUB-YA1984 Good points. Laura often allowed her one track focus to prevent her from harnessing her true powers. Interestingly, she was not as destructive as Angelique. The latter left behind a death toll that few could rival!
are you kidding? anqelique wiped the floor with laura. Please!!!!
Totally. Angelique was the real deal, Laura was generic.
Jeers to what you said about Parker!
@6:20 love seeing the witch and the phoenix battle it out
Yes I absolutely love this scene!
I loved this this show when I was young I'm 63 now 2020.❤
Well, he became a vampire again mostly because he traveled backwards in time using the I-Ching bars and pulled a "Quantum Leap" if you will. He left his human body in 1968 which had been cured of his vampirism, and entered his body entombed in the Collins family mausoleum in the 1890's when he was still a vampire. What I'm still confused about is what happened after Barnabas returned from the 1890's and whether or not he somehow remained a vampire.
44excalibur I love dark shadows but it’s so werid
uh yeah i didn't notice that lol!!!! I forgot that she married Quentin and left Edward, poor Edward :( Thanks for commenting!!!
Girl - I know you aint gonna touch my vampire man !
Interesting that both Laura and Angelique (the latter as Cassandra) would end up marrying Roger seventy years in the future! And Angelique would briefly serve as stepmother to Laura's son David. Not only that, but she would continue to get back at Laura by temporarily turning David into a mute!
I was not a fan of the Laura character but loved Angelique!
i like this one better then the new one that's coming out nothing beat the classes
I love this part of Dark Shadows. hehe
l think Angelique is too beautiful to be so evil but I guest that's the idea of the show.
Only bad witches are ugly.
Emotions can weaken... or they can strengthen. They provide motivation, perception, insight. Angelique helped destroy the phoenix BECAUSE her emotions for Barnabas motivated her to ally with him temporarily in 1897. Laura's cold arrogance makes her unable to read people or detect danger. OTOH Angelique knows what others are feeling/thinking which enables her to manipulate, predict and outsmart them. Angelique's anger is more deadly than Laura's indifference - just ask Barnabas!!
The Dark Shadows dialogue is really good! I didn't know that American writers could do such a good job. I'm just used to the bland cop stuff. This is great!
So true! I had to suffer all of the clunky, ham fisted dialogue of the 1970's drama's - I was amazed when I started watching Dark Shadows. Just as amazed as I am that I wrote the comment that I am replying to eight years ago!!!!!
Laura was married to her own grandson Roger while here in 1897 she is the mother of his father Jamison...lol
WASP incest. :D
Jim Davis nothing like a little incest in the family lol
Sheds new light on Louis Edmonds classic flubbed line in the Collins mausoleum in episode 313: “…several of my incestors- my ancestors are buried here.”
I'm surprised some paper or magazine didn't pick up and print an article about the incestuousness of it all. Lol
@Bestmanme08 I know John Karlen appeared on an episode of The Waltons, he played a minister i think, i had no idea that David Selby did, do you know what episode he was on?..
He was in the episode where Olivia went to night school and he was her teacher. It was an early season 3 episode and it was directed by Ivan "Kinchloe" Dixon. It aired on Me-TV a few months ago.
I like the end when the two witches are going at it.
Laura with her "oh no,s" is such a hoot
Diana Millay's LAURA had such Beauty & Charisma. On the other hand, Angelique was a boring one-note.
Angelique defeated Blair in 1968 - though he was more powerful. She was responsible for getting him demoted and called back to headquarters in shame and flames. Angelique then re-defeated the Leviathan Blair through the shadow curse. Laura was also defeated in 1967 by wimpy Vicky Winters.
Is Laura Collins a “phoenix” and what does that mean?? 😮😮😮
this esp is 44 yrs old...damn!!!
Uh-Oh, looks like Laura Collins has some bite to back up her bark....
I must warn you, I am not without power, and it's good to see that you are not without fear. Til we meet again, my dear Angelique.
I didn't mind the Leviathan storyline, it just wasn't as well executed as it could have been. I liked that they tried to incorporate H.P. Lovecraft into the show and give Elizabeth and some of the other characters more to do than just have Barnabas be the focus all the time. I really like the first 209 episodes and I think the show lost some of that Gothic romance once Barnabas came along. Parallel time worked as long as it stayed in the present. It became convoluted when they went to the past.
A fascinating comparison and set of contenders. Angelique from hell (where her kind live) and empowered by "the devil himself"). Laura from __?___, empowered by the Egyptian god, Ra.
I read that in JR's voice.
This show frightened Richard Thomas (Johnboy) really bad! He quit The Waltons after David Selby (Quentin) guest starred on TW due to his (RT's) fear of Selby!
In the end Barnabas confesses his love for Angelique!
Dirk (Roger Davis) would become a short-lived but scary vampire.
I got bored waiting for the afternoon cartoons during the summer days and had to suffer through most of this. My brother and I were waiting for the Monty Hall. Our tv was not color.
Laura was a powerful enemy but no one could outwit Angelique. In the end, Laura was fooled and lost her battle to regain her children. It's too bad Angelique decided to try to prove herself to Barnabus later. Losing her powers and killed. I hated that Gerald stiles/ Judah storyline. It ruined an awesome character 😒
The 1840 storyline was a natural progression that could have only one outcome. It was the best storyline the show ever had.
Look at the bright side of things. Barnabas as Bramwell and Angelique as Catherine, in 1840 parallel time lived happily ever after. And IU agree with Gary Graham that the 1840 plotline was the best!
I agree the original Parallel Time worked-I will always despise the Leviathan cycle and I think most fans whether original or not do so also. I had a problem right from jump street-how did the Leviathans have power over a vampire without even using any elements such as silver or garlic which are weaknesses of the undead based upon legend? The Leviathans are scared to death of a werewolf?
@spackar
Basically, Angelique was able to make Laura age in front of her children who then rejected her--Laura was as a Phoenix scheduled to be called back to Ra then but wanted to bring her kids with her. I am not happy with the way Angelique had some power over Laura, a creature of fire; that was cheating guys. Angelique could not directly destroy Laura who would have destroyed Angelique--but the Phoenix only has a limited time on earth on each cycle. Laura will return in 1967!
Why not a kitty - an immortal kitty might be nice, or perhaps an immortal mouse? She could make her obsessed with death. She could make her unable to move. She could make her love Roger. She could put out the fire in the urn. She could destroy the scarab. She could curse that anyone who loves her dies giving her no support. Lara outsmarted nobody - it was simply unbelievable to others that she would burn her children to death so they never anticipated or defended against it.
I think Angelique would have won. Angelique is motivated by love/hate and venegance whereas Laura is simply arrogant. Besides, Angelique is smarter.
That's true. But Angelique also had the writers on her side trying to redeem her the way they did Barnabas. Laura(Diana Millay) was never going to be anything but a villain. Lara Parker was the more popular of the two.
She was actually defeated by Vicky and the ghost of Josette Collins and Dr. Guthrie.
Love the theme music.
I adored this show as a girl, and I love it now...
This is great. Which season is this?
Where was the setting for DARK SHADOWS? In what part of the United States?
It took place in a coastal town in Maine.
on the east coast
Collinsport Maine.
No chance in hell of that.
What was LAURA'S ?? a witch, ghost WHAT
She should have skipped the Gloating Phase and gotten right to work. And choked up on that damned mallet -- so it couldn't have glanced off his pocketwatch or something. And the extended exposition by Angelique is classic. Curse you, plot devices!
This whole episode is the Battle of the Bitches! LOL!
it is fascinating how many children were addicted to dark shadows opposed to hearing adults saying it as much.my mom didn't want me to watch but i pled my case
Not quite; this is not a "sacrifice" but Laura desires the children to be immortal like herself. Let's remember, everybody focuses on Angelique cursing Barnabas: Angelique is responsible for the death of Sara and Josette Collins. It is clear from the clip here: IF Laura really wanted to destroy Angelique she could have done it at the old house. Despite what Angelique says to Laura at one point, the Phoenix does not seek out enemies but responds to them.
Battle of the Bitches....LMAO. Damn thats rough, but I didnt see that coming from Laura...Im thinking shes weak to Angelique. But she gives her a taste of her own medicine. cool!!!
how was nicholas defeated and who did it i never saw that episode...
they always make the mistake of taking too much time swinging the mallet too far back giving the vampire a chance to grab their throat! happens everytime
If characters did the correct action..there would be No storyline.
Why do these people spend their time in crypts?
Right on-a major shame Laura was not brought back to tangle with Angelique or Nicholas Blair-although to maintain continuity that might have to have happened in the 21st century or in parallel time. IMO the first parallel time cycle was so underrated and welcome after the horrible "Leviathan" story line.
That's a good point, but Angelique does allow herself to be used and thrown away by those men she gets close to, like Barnabas and Nicholas Blair. Laura may have been defeated in 1897, but she only ended up reincarnating herself again in the 20th century and did it again in 1967. Angelique wields magic, and Laura is made of magic. I don't know which is worse. Laura overreaches and fails with each life, and Angelique keeps getting screwed over by men and coming back for more.
Hey no problem! Isn't this story line fantastic :)
@hotgritz4sho various people did the intro. The Victoria ones were more towards the beginning of the run...
Damn...over 2 soon, well time 2 take a trip 2 f.y.e(for your entertainment-dvds)
@PRNeneChulo
To be sure, I was way PISSED when the brought Angelique back so easily--again do not violate mythology--she was completely destroyed by Ben and Barnabas by fire when she was in human form in her own century--not a ghost.
Easy answer - writers forgot what they wrote. I agree that Barn should not be able to become a vampire again as long as Adam was alive.
Found a few episodes on Amazon Prime
The witch Angelique would've learned the hard way that you don't mess with the Phoenix.
Other way around, actually.
if i am not mistaken..i remember angelique destroying Laura..by burning her up in a fire. I thought laura had power of the fire but evidently angelique was more powerful..both were witches.
If they didn't monologue they wouldn't get stopped
Good point.
I don't know about that. Laura was introduced first, and is motivated by the desire to reincarnate herself over and over again by burning and rising from the ashes reborn, so she's essentially immortal. She's also motivated to pass her Phoenix powers on to her children by burning with them, like she tried to do with her son, David Collins. Both women are clever, but Angelique's weakness has always been her emotions where Barnabas is concerned. Men are always getting the best of her.
@InfiniteWhizBang yeah, well I'm sure that the person who made the coffin did not think that the dead would need to lock their doors.
By the way, wasn't Barnabas a normal human being once he returned to his body back in the present-day after the 1890's storyline? I thought he hadn't been a vampire in the present-day 1960's since the Adam and Eve storyine.
Angelique is evil-demonic in fact; Laura is not evil but does evil things although she thinks what she is doing is a blessing to the children-to make them immortal like herself-Angelique thinks immortality is vampirism or zombieism.
now that a very good show of dark shadow
very simple-as you can see from their encounter at the old house, Angelique could not affect the Phoenix at its full power-she only can do so as the life span of the Phoenix starts to wan and with that its powers.