Editing 655

{{Sidebar episode
|topimage=655zh.jpg
|number=646
|timeline= [[1968]]
|narrator= [[Joan Bennett]]
|writer= [[Sam Hall]]
|director= [[Henry Kaplan]]
|airdate= [[Template:December 27|December 27]], [[1968 productions|1968]]<br><small>(Friday)</small>
|tapedate = [[Template:December 19|December 19]], 1968<br><small>(Thursday)</small>
|video =[[The Complete Original Series#Collection 12|Complete: Disc 68]]
<br>[[Collection 11|Collection 11: Disc 4]]
|prevep= [[654|←]]
|nextep= [[656|→]]
|bottomimage=655zi.jpg
}}
[[Elizabeth Collins Stoddard|Elizabeth]] has a dream in which [[Cassandra Collins|Cassandra]] warns her that she will be buried alive; she later appears to die, but she does not.

== Synopsis ==

: ''The second night of a full moon shining over the great house of [[Collinwood]], a night marked for tragedy. For in the village one [[Joe Haskell|man]] has watched his [[Chris Jennings|cousin]] turn from a human being into a mad vicious [[werewolf|animal]], an animal that only the night before tried to kill him. And having escaped, he has only one thing he must do. The shock and horror have robbed him of his reason and sent him on a mad mission, which must necessarily end in disaster, perhaps for more people than anyone realizes.''

Carolyn has returned home and is quite distraught over Victoria's disappearance and her mother's condition. She asks Julia if anything can be done, and Julia does her best to explain Elizabeth's preoccupation with death. Meanwhile Joe sneaks into Collinwood, obsessed by what he has witnessed. He finds Amy and impulsively decides to take her away, to save her from the curses that befell her brothers.

Joe and Amy are eventually found by Julia. Amy is frightened of Joe's rambling and runs upstairs. Joe tries to follow her, but Julia stops him. She tells him that if he can explain himself she might let him take her. He tries, but is unable to say anything except "the animal!" He starts giggling hysterically and Julia slaps him to bring him to his senses. It works, but they are interrupted by a loud scream from upstairs.

Julia rushes to find Carolyn screaming, as she has discovered her mother - dead.

== Memorable quotes ==

: '''[[Carolyn Stoddard|Carolyn]]''': My mother, is there anything anyone can do for her?
: '''[[Julia Hoffman|Julia]]''': Do you want me to answer that as a doctor?
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: '''Carolyn''': You think she's going to die.
: '''Julia''': No, she thinks she is. That's more the point.
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: '''Carolyn''': What am I going to tell my mother?
: '''Julia''': Lie to her.
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: '''[[Cassandra Collins|Cassandra]]''': You must know of my powers by now, Mrs. Stoddard.
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: '''[[Elizabeth Collins Stoddard|Elizabeth]]''': You did this!
: '''Cassandra''': Oh, you give me too much credit.
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: '''Elizabeth''': Why can't I speak? Why can't I move? Why can't I somehow let them know?

== Dramatis personae ==

* [[Joan Bennett]] as [[Elizabeth Collins Stoddard]]
* [[Grayson Hall]] as [[Julia Hoffman]]
* [[Nancy Barrett]] as [[Carolyn Stoddard]]
* [[Joel Crothers]] as [[Joe Haskell]]
* [[Lara Parker]] as [[Cassandra Collins]]
* [[Denise Nickerson]] as [[Amy Jennings]]

== Background information and notes ==

=== Production ===

* [[Lara Parker]] returns to the cast after an absence of 24 episodes. The is the final appearance of [[Angelique Bouchard Collins|Angelique's]] "Cassanda Collins" alias.
* First episode directed by [[Henry Kaplan]]. He would remain with the [[Dark Shadows (1966)|series]] until its [[cancellation]] in [[1971]].

=== Story ===

* [[Harry Johnson|Harry]] and [[Sarah Johnson|Mrs. Johnson]] are mentioned but not seen. Harry was previously seen in [[631]] and Mrs. Johnson in [[615]].
* [[Julia Hoffman|Julia]] wrongfully declares [[Elizabeth Collins Stoddard|Elizabeth]] dead. She has made the same mistake before, most recently with [[Carolyn Stoddard|Carolyn]] in [[592]] and Elizabeth in [[604]].
* '''[[DREAM SEQUENCE]]''': Elizabeth dreams of [[Cassandra Collins|Cassandra]] who tells her about the [[curse]].
* '''[[INTERNAL MONOLOGUE]]''': Elizabeth: Why can't I speak or move?
* '''[[SEDATIVE]]''': Julia offers Elizabeth a sedative to get back to sleep. She refuses.

== Bloopers and continuity errors ==

* When the [[Collinwood]]'s front doors shut they do not completely close after Joe closes it when he sneaks into Collinwood.
* As [[Carolyn Stoddard|Carolyn]] and [[Julia Hoffman|Julia]] move to take the luggage upstairs, just before, we see a crew member's head on the bottom of the screen trying to avoid the camera.
* During Elizabeth's dream, when she hears Cassandra's laughter, you can see that the studio floor is only partially covered in the "grass."
* When Julia and Carolyn rush into Elizabeth's bedroom after hearing her scream, the lights are lit before Julia actually turns to the wall and pretends to turn the switch.
* When Amy rushes in the front door of Collinwood after escaping Joe, there is a sound effect for the door closing, but Amy leaves the door wide open when she runs in.
* The howl in the middle of [[Joan Bennett]] 's narration is loud enough to drown out some of her words.
==External Links ==
<span class="">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0872757/?ref_=tt_ep_nxhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0872757/?ref_=tt_ep_nx Dark Shadows - Episode 655 on the IMDb]</span>

[https://darkshadowseveryday.com/2015/05/31/episode-655/ Dark Shadows Every Day - Episode 655 - Accidentally Yours]
== [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|Gallery ({{PAGESINCAT:{{PAGENAME}}}})]] ==

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655m.jpg|Dreams of Death
655zn.jpg|Joe's Insanity
655zp.jpg|Elizabeth's Curse
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