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September 25, 1969 |
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Count Petofi, now inhabiting Quentin's body, attempts to fit in at Collinwood without anyone noticing.
Synopsis[]
- Collinwood at the turn of the century. On this night, Count Petofi has arranged a horrifying substitution. He has trapped the mind of Quentin Collins in his own ungainly body. To everyone who looks at him, this man is Quentin Collins, but in fact the mind within is that of the evil Count Petofi.
Quentin (Petofi) attempts to fit in at Collinwood without anyone noticing. Edward plans to marry Kitty. Petofi (Quentin) tries to convince Edward that he is really Quentin; Edward does not believe him. Aristede finds a woman to test the I Ching wands; shortly after entering the trance she turns into a skeleton.
Memorable quotes[]
- Edward (to Trask): Blast your ledger! You can't run Collinwood like a boarding school!
- Petofi (in Quentin's body): Edward, that man [Trask] is insufferable. He's like some medieval torture machine, some grim punishment pressing down upon all of us, squeezing every ounce of life out of this family.
- Edward: What is it? Is there something wrong?
- Quentin (in Petofi's body): Something is terribly wrong. Edward… I am Quentin. (Edward pours a drink.) Do you hear me? I am Quentin! Edward, you can forget about the brandy.
- Edward: I assure you, if you were Quentin, you wouldn’t forget about the brandy.
- Wanda: It sounds coo-coo, goin' through a door that ain't there....There ain't no doors in my mind, honey.
Dramatis personae[]
- David Selby as Quentin Collins / Andreas Petofi
- Thayer David as Andreas Petofi / Quentin Collins
- Louis Edmonds as Edward Collins
- Jerry Lacy as Gregory Trask
- Michael Stroka as Aristede
- Karen Lynn as Wanda Paisley
Background information and notes[]
Production[]
- Only appearance of Karen Lynn as Wanda Paisley.
Story[]
- The Hampshire holdings take up half the county (or so Edward believes).
- Wanda throws the I-Ching wands to show the 34th hexagram (white, white, black, black, black, black), representing vigor. She sees death and is reduced to a skeleton.
- INTERNAL MONOLOGUE: Count Petofi: New eyes; Quentin: He's got to know me now.
- TIMELINE: Aristede is to bring someone to the cottage in two hours to enter into an I-Ching trance.
Bloopers and continuity errors[]
- When Edward opens the drawing room doors and invites Quentin/Petofi into the room, you can see a couple yellow blocking marks on the floor.
- When Quentin/Petofi and Trask are arguing in the drawing room, David Selby steps on Jerry Lacy's line. Trask: "You are incapable of loving anyone..." Quentin: "Are you..." Trask: "...of caring for anyone except for yourself!" Quentin: "Are you quite finished now, Trask?"
- At the beginning of the scene with Aristede and Petofi/Quentin in the cottage, there is a repeated squeaking noise that sounds similar to a bird chirping. The squeaking sound persists throughout much of the episode.
- At the beginning of Act II, when Edward announces he will marry Lady Hampshire, a boom mic shadow passes across Quentin/Petofi's back.
- When Quentin and Edward are in the drawing room discussing Edward marrying Lady Hampshire, there is a loud noise offstage.
- When Wanda throws the I Ching wands, all six sticks seem to land black-side-up. However, when Quentin rearranges the sticks, only four of the six sticks are now black side up.
- As Wanda goes into a trance, there is a cough heard offstage.
External Links []
Dark Shadows - Episode 857 on the IMDb
Dark Shadows Every Day - Episode 857 - All of Him
The Dark Shadows Daybook - Episode 857