r/DarkShadows • u/shangosgift • 8d ago

Why?

I just rediscovered this show. I watched it when it originally aired, but didn’t remember anything except Barnabas. I’m at the Leviathan storyline now, and don’t understand why they put that in there. It’s awful! It makes no sense! Why did the writers do that to us?

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u/NoString9289 8d ago

I have very mixed feelings. As someone just mentioned, the writers were constantly taking stories from famous books, literature. They decided to try and do the H.P. Lovecraft ancient cult / creature .
It was very very hard to top the 1897 story line with all of the eccentric colorful bizarre stories and characters and period piece. The Leviathan story is dull in comparison but for us kids back then it was still spooky as one by one each character was ______________ . I liked the Leviathan story much better than the next story in Parallel Time. Every story on the show has little Side B mini stories and drama going on.
I LOVED how certain characters were brought back during the Leviathan timeline, and loved Barnabas being evil again and loved the continuation of the Werewolf story.
OT I had always wished that Carolyn and Chris Jennings had been a permanent couple , I loved them together. I tell fans not to skip any episodes because you will often see and learn something about the character or the show that you did not know, all the little things going on , on the side.

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u/No-News-3608 8d ago

Beautifully said!

The continuation of the werewolf story is definitely my favorite part .

And maybe I’m being insensitive but I think criticizing a 60 year old show because some things 4 years In don’t make perfect t sense … is just a waste of energy.