#meet laura

Blonde fire witch Laura Murdoch Collins has returned to Collinsport, Maine, after a long absence. She wants to divorce her husband, high-born ne’er-do-well Roger Collins, and to go away with their son, strange and troubled boy David. Roger is delighted by this prospect, but he is dependent for his living on his sister, reclusive matriarch Liz, and Liz is adamant that David must stay with her in…

Episode 135: No one is being kind

Mysterious and long-absent Laura Collins has returned to the great house of Collinwood, seeking custody of her son, strange and troubled boy David, and a divorce from her husband, high-born ne’er-do-well Roger. Roger is enthusiastic about this plan, but David’s attitude has shifted from eagerness to see his mother to the terrified belief that the person who has come to the house is not his…

Episode 134: Stage fright

Strange and troubled boy David Collins is about to see his mother for the first time in several years. Well-meaning governess Vicki calls on him in his room, finding that he is so excited about this event that he has gone to what she will describe as “the extreme length of changing his shirt, brushing his hair, and washing his hands.” As he talks with Vicki, David’s mood darkens. What if he says…

Episode 130: Someone should watch you

Strange and troubled boy David Collins is using a swing set near the long-abandoned Old House on the grounds of the great estate of Collinwood. This is a jarring moment for returning viewers. David just had a traumatic experience at the Old House. He had found his governess, the well-meaning Vicki, bound and gagged there, about to be murdered by the fugitive Matthew. Terrified that he would be…

Episode 129: Woman in flames

Maggie Evans, The Nicest Girl in Town, is worried about her father, drunken artist Sam. Maggie’s boyfriend, hardworking young fisherman Joe, is with Maggie at the Evans Cottage, waiting for Sam to come back from his current binge. Maggie is particularly worried about Sam’s attitude towards a mysterious woman who has recently returned to town. Maggie doesn’t know who the woman is, but yesterday,…

Episode 128: Whaddaya hear from the morgue?

Maggie Evans, keeper of the restaurant at the Collinsport Inn and The Nicest Girl in Town, greets her boyfriend, hardworking young fisherman Joe, with a hearty “So, whaddaya hear from the morgue?” As Dark Shadows gets to be more deeply involved with horror and the supernatural, that will become a plausible alternative title for the series. Maggie wants to know the details of the death of Matthew…

Episode 124: To die again

Well-meaning governess Vicki has been the prisoner of fugitive Matthew, bound and gagged in a secret chamber, for several days. Vicki is sick of it, the audience is sick of it, and Alexandra Moltke Isles is sick of it. Just look at her bouncing the production slate on her knee: #DarkShadows pic.twitter.com/5QRYaEAPpy— The Widow Tillane (@TheWidowTillane) March 3, 2019 Posted on Twitter by the…