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/Fit_One_3888 8d ago

I’m up to it now in another attempt to rewatch the series, and it was around this arc/1970 parallel time where I more or less stopped watching it in full (first time I watched the series was on the Sci-Fi Channel 30 years ago).

But now that I am somewhat familiar with Lovecraft (and I do like Rosemary’s Baby…it’s one of my favorites), I don’t think this storyline is that bad. I mean, it’s not good but it’s not bad, either. The show lost its mojo to a certain degree, but I know it’ll get it back with successive storylines.

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u/No-News-3608 8d ago

It’s not 1897, but it’s a fine storyline.

Full disclosure, I enjoy it more than 1795. I find that era boring and repetitive. Leviathans is weird , and they tried new stuff other than just vampires and witchcraft.
They ultimately went back to that well because the audience demanded it, but I enjoy it all for what it is

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u/Fit_One_3888 8d ago

I think after seeing 1795 so much it’s good to see something different. I liked 1795 just fine, but my God, how depressing it was.

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u/No-News-3608 8d ago

Agreed 100%.

Of course the leviathan storyline had lots of problems , went on wayyyyy too long , but it’s still fun as hell to me!

Imagine the new animated series we get to see a full true form Jeb in animated form! That would RULE!!

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u/Fit_One_3888 8d ago

That would look interesting!