A terrible atmosphere of impending doom hangs over the great house at Collinwood. On this night, Carolyn Stoddard Hawkes has had a frightening dream, in which she witnessed the death of her husband Jeb on Widows' Hill. Believing the dream to be an omen of tragedy, Carolyn has left Collinwood and gone to Widows' Hill.
| Episode 980 | |
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| Series Dark Shadows Season 1970, Episode 980 | |
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| Air date | March 27th, 1970 |
| Writers | Gordon Russell; Art Wallace |
| Director | Henry Kaplan |
| Producers | Peter Miner; Dan Curtis |
| Starring | Joan Bennett; Jonathan Frid; Grayson Hall; Nancy Barrett; Christopher Pennock; Geoffrey Scott |
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Episode 980 is an untitled episode of the daytime Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. The episode was directed by Henry Kaplan and written by Gordon Russell. It was produced by Peter Miner and first aired on ABC on Friday, March 27th, 1970. This episode brings to a close "The Leviathan Cult" storyline, which began with episode 886. Beginning here, the "1970 Parallel Time" storyline becomes the dominant story-arc of the series for the foreseeable future. In this episode, Sky Rumson (controlled by Nicholas Blair) has a final battle with Jeb Hawkes on the cliffs of Widows' Hill. Meanwhile, Barnabas Collins considers entering parallel time in order to keep his loved ones safe from his vampiric urges.
Cast[]
Notes & Trivia[]
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- Dark Shadows was created by executive producer and showrunner Dan Curtis. Major storylines were developed by writers Art Wallace and Sam Hall. The original daytime Gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows aired on ABC from June of 1966 to April of 1971 spanning a total of 1,245 episodes. Two spin-off films House of Dark Shadows and Night of Dark Shadows were released in theaters in 1970 and 1971. A remake series of Dark Shadows was produced in 1991 and ran for thirteen episodes on NBC. In 2012, director Tim Burton crafted a comical reboot of Dark Shadows as a high-budget feature film.
- Story created and developed by Art Wallace.
- This episode is included on disc four of Dark Shadows DVD Collection 19 and disc 100 of the Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series DVD collection.
- Opening narration: Jonathan Frid.
- Closing still: Portrait of Angelique Stokes Collins.
- This episode was recorded on March 4th, 1970.
- This episode marks the final chapter in "The Leviathan Cult" storyline. It also begins the next story-arc, which is the "1970 Parallel Time" storyline.
- This is the 149th episode of Dark Shadows directed by Henry Kaplan.
- This is the 245th episode of Dark Shadows written by Gordon Russell.
- Final appearance of Jeb Hawkes who dies in this episode in a fight with Sky Rumson.
- Final appearance of Sky Rumson who dies due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound after grappling with Barnabas Collins.
- It is unclear whether Jeb Hawkes' appearance in Carolyn Stoddard's dream is in fact just a dream, or perhaps his ghost has managed to communicate with her through the dream. Given how many ghosts occupy this town, either answer is just as likely.
- This is the first appearance of Carolyn Loomis, who is the Parallel Time counterpart to Carolyn Stoddard. Both versions of the character are played by Nancy Barrett, though she is only credited as Carolyn Stoddard in this episode.
- This is the first appearance of The Life and Times of Barnabas Collins, which appears as part of the Parallel Time reality. The author is noted as William Hollingshead Loomis.
Allusions[]
- Reference is made to Sabrina Stuart in this episode by both Barnabas Collins and Julia Hoffman. Barnabas believes that by fleeing to parallel time, he might be able to spare Sabrina's life.
- Sky Rumson makes repeated references to Nicholas Blair. Nicholas Blair is the warlock who forced him to murder Jeb Hawkes.
- Barnabas Collins makes reference to Angelique during his confrontation with Sky Rumson, noting that she would have relished the opportunity to take revenge against him.
- Reference is made to Bruno, who was a member of the Leviathan cult and the owner of the house that Sky Rumson is staying at.
- Reference is made to William Hollingshead Loomis in this episode. This is the 1970 Parallel Time counterpart to Willie Loomis.
Character oddities[]
- Julia Hoffman's reaction to Barnabas' sudden disappearance seems exaggerated. As soon as they heard the news that Sky Rumson killed Jeb Hawkes, it should have been plainly obvious to Julia exactly where Barnabas went.
- Barnabas Collins is seen wearing a pinky ring in this episode for some reason.
Bloopers[]
No spell-check in the 1970s.
- Jonathan Frid stammers a bit during his initial conversation with Julia Hoffman. He also has a few pregnant pauses during this scene, which may or may not be intentional. There is also a bit of dialogue in this scene that come off rather clumsy, suggesting that Frid may have ad-libbed a few lines.
- During Barnabas' confrontation with Sky Rumson, Jonathan Frid says "I can do many things an ordinary people can't do".
- The shadow of some camera equipment can be seen moving on the door to the drawing room in the scene where Carolyn Stoddard begins describing her dream.
- During the confrontation between Barnabas Collins and Sky Rumson, both Jonathan Frid and Geoffrey Scott really seem to have trouble remembering their lines. Both actors take extended dramatic pauses in the middle of sentences.
- The tradition of a vampire being unable to cast a reflection is largely ignored in the Dark Shadows mythos. Barnabas' reflection can be briefly glimpsed in the mirror on the staircase side of the Collinwood foyer as he exits the house.
- In the closing credits, Geoffrey Scott's name is mis-spelled Geoffery Scott.
Quotes[]
"Buh-bye, Jeb!"
- Carolyn Stoddard Hawkes: No!
- Sky Rumson: Yes Mrs. Hawkes, I am here, even if Jeb is not. You see, Nicholas didn't show you all that was going to happen. He spared your feelings, knowing that you would not want to witness your own death! [Carolyn screams] I am afraid Mrs. Hawkes that there is no escape.
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- Julia Hoffman: Oh, Barnabas. There must be something we can do... some way of... of controlling your need for blood.
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- Julia Hoffman: Barnabas, trying to transcend that other time level can be very dangerous. You could get trapped there forever.
- Barnabas Collins: Who is to say that might not be a blessing?
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- Barnabas Collins: Going somewhere, Mister Rumson?
- Sky Rumson: How... how did you get into the house here?
- Barnabas Collins: I can do many things ordinary people can't do.
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- Barnabas Collins: You are not going to leave this room alive.
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- Barnabas Collins: Even if Nicholas were here, he has no power over me!
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- Barnabas Collins: I'm glad you have the pistol. It will save me the trouble of killing you myself.
See also[]
Media
The World of Dark Shadows
Miscellaneous
External Links[]
The Original Series
The Revival Series
Tim Burton's Dark Shadows
Keywords[]
1970 | Alternate realities | Barnabas' ring | Barnabas' wolf's head cane | Bruno's place | Collinsport | Collinwood | Collinwood foyer | Collinwood drawing room | Dreams | East Wing of Collinwood | Falling from a great height | Gunshot victims | Invulnerability | The Life and Times of Barnabas Collins | Portrait of Angelique Stokes Collins | Revolver | Vampires | Widows' Hill
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