Historically, this is interesting because it features the future Charles Tyler of "All My Children", Hugh Franklin, the first husband of Phoebe Tyler who later married Langley Wallingford, played by "Dark Shadows'" own Louis Edmunds. Franklin plays an old Collins family attorney who it looks over a letter sheet that Victoria has found that has a name she wants to investigate as the potential of being an important clue. Franklin seems to be reluctant to really discuss the family history, and introduces Victoria to his partner son, played by the very busy soap hopper Conard Fowkes who really knows nothing. So for soap opera historians, that aspect of this episode is very intriguing. Episode listings indicate that the two actors made appearances after this so it will be interesting to see who they interact with.
Plot wise, this is not really revealing even though it sets up the potential of something down the road being revealed. It's obvious that these were meant to be viewed on a daily basis so the viewer would turn in another day rather than in marathons that we do now because of the availability of all of the episodes. An encounter between Victoria and Burke in a restaurant also reveals nothing other than the fact that Burke does have a tender side, although his gruffness is rather off-putting as his moods keep switching.
Plot wise, this is not really revealing even though it sets up the potential of something down the road being revealed. It's obvious that these were meant to be viewed on a daily basis so the viewer would turn in another day rather than in marathons that we do now because of the availability of all of the episodes. An encounter between Victoria and Burke in a restaurant also reveals nothing other than the fact that Burke does have a tender side, although his gruffness is rather off-putting as his moods keep switching.
