Episode
Dark Shadows: DS-485
Overview
Dr. Eric Lang works on his creation but can't keep his mind off his dream. Julia enters in the same fashion that she came in during his dream. Eric tells her the dream. Barnabas tells Willie to give Elizabeth a note saying that he will be leaving and that Adam Collins, a cousin from England (really Barnabas in a new body) will arrive to take his place. When Willie arrives at Collinwood, only Cassandra is home. She tries to get the letter, but Elizabeth's car pulls up in the driveway before she can. Meanwhile, at Dr. Langs', Julia and Eric get ready to transfer Barnabas' life force into the body of Adam. Barnabas enters. The electricty for the expierment is started. Meanwhile, at Collinwood, Cassandra has clay doll of Eric. She starts putting pains into it. He starts having pain in his chest. Something in the lab explodes and they are forced to stop it. Eric still has pains from the voodoo doll, and Barnabas now appears dead.
Details
- Series
- Dark Shadows
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 1968-05-03
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
DS-485 is Episode 25 in Season 6 of Dark Shadows. It aired on 1968-05-03. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 24: DS-484
Julia argues successfully that Willie is not stable enough to assist Lang. Lang becomes the unwitting recipient of the dream while trying to gain Jeff's assistance, which sees him confronted by his unfinished creation.
Episode 26: DS-486
As he dies, Lang leaves a cautionary message for Julia on his tape recorder, revealing that the curse will be free as long as Adam lives. Meanwhile, Julia becomes the dream's latest victim.
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Episode 23: DS-483
Barnabas asks Julia to arrange the release of Willie Loomis from Wyndcliffe Sanatarium. Barnabas and Julia visit him there and release him, inspite of Julia's objection to Barnabas' plans. They then take Willie to the Old House, where Barnabas tells Willie that he is not allowed to leave the house unless Barnabas is with him or he has permission. Willie does not obey and goes to the Evans Cottage. He scares Maggie, who is still upset about what she thinks he did to him. He chases her around, but the arrival of Joe scares him off. Joe asks Maggie who it was and Maggie tells him to just hold her in his arms. Joe comes to the Old House and talks to Barnabas about Willie returning. As Joe leaves, Willie moves out from behind the column and pretends to shoots at Joe, laughing maniacally.
Episode 27: DS-487
Determined to contain the dream, Julia visits Stokes and appeals for help. Jeff raids Lang's files looking for information. Without Lang's expertise, Julia and Barnabas worry that the experiment will not work.
Episode 22: DS-482
Lang needs a new assistant to replace Jeff, so Barnabas decides to bring Willie Loomis back from Windcliff. Maggie passes the dream on to Jeff in a conversation, which he has himself when he sleeps.
Episode 28: DS-488
Preparations for the experiment continue, as Lang's creation will not last indefinitely. Stokes uses his knowledge of the occult to investigate the dream curse and learns of Barnabas' suspicions about Cassandra.
Episode 21: DS-481
A truce is reached when Lang agrees to spare Jeff, if Julia keeps her silence. Julia finds herself an uneasy player in Lang's experiment. Tony is sent to Lang's house by Cassandra to take Stokes' talisman.
Episode 29: DS-489
Cassandra faces tough questions from Tony over Lang's death. When David witnesses Cassandra kissing Tony Peterson, her magic leaves him unable to speak to protect her secret.
Episode 20: DS-480
Barnabas enlists Julia to hypnotise Jeff and curb his threat. Julia is horrified when Jeff reveals the truth of the experiment. Terrified after seeing Lang's creation, she is determined to inform the police.
Episode 30: DS-490
Julia is compelled to tell Mrs Johnson about the dream. Lang's experiment goes ahead, with Julia at the helm. At its conclusion, both Barnabas and the creation survive, as it begins to come to life.
Episode 19: DS-479
When a distressed Victoria visits Lang in search of Jeff, Barnabas realises how deeply she loves him and reconsiders his plan. However, Lang believes that Jeff must die to protect their secrets.
Episode 31: DS-491
The experiment does not transfer Barnabas' life force, but instead brings Adam to life. Adam acts like a child, unable to control his strength. When night comes, Barnabas' cure seems to be complete.