Dark Shadows

  • Premiered: Jun 1966
  • Episodes: 1225
  • Followers: 22
  • Ended
  • ABC (US)
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Season 5
5x1
DS-366
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Air date
Nov 20, 1967
Victoria Winters finds herself dazed and confused. Still wearing her 1967-era clothes, she is shocked to discover that she has been transported back into time to the year 1795. Her .. show full overview
5x2
DS-367
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Nov 21, 1967
Reluctantly, Joshua, the patriarch of the Collins family, hires Miss Winters to become his daughter's (Sarah Collins) new governess. However, his sister, Abigail Collins, is not so pleased. She suspects that Miss Winters may be a witch.
5x3
DS-368/369
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Nov 22, 1967
Barnabas Collins eagerly awaits the arrival of Josette duPres, his fiance from the island of Martinique. Meanwhile, Josette's aunt, Countess Natalie duPres, and the duPres' maid servant, .. show full overview
5x4
DS-370
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Nov 24, 1967
Josette and her father, Andre duPres, finally arrive at The Old House. Jealous of Josette and angry at Barnabas for rebuffing her, Angelique uses her powers of witchcraft against Barnabas, causing him to begin choking and gasping for air.
5x5
DS-371
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Nov 27, 1967
Barnabas' choking brings him close to death. Fearing that she may have gone too far, Angelique releases Barnabas from her spell, but she is still determined to keep him from marrying Josette.
5x6
DS-372
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Nov 28, 1967
In need of an assistant to help her carry out her plans to sabotage the nuptials, Angelique casts a spell over Ben Stokes, an indentured servant to the Collins family, causing him to lose his free will and become her slave.
5x7
DS-373
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Nov 29, 1967
Cousin Millicent Collins arrives from New York City. Although she is young and simple-minded, her rich inheritance inspires Joshua to try and convince his younger brother, Jeremiah, to .. show full overview
5x8
DS-374
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Nov 30, 1967
When Ben Stokes tries to warn Barnabas about Angelique's powers of witchcraft, he suddenly loses his voice and becomes mute. Under Angelique's spell, Josette is impelled to go to Jeremiah's bedroom and once again, profess her love for him.
5x9
DS-375
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Dec 01, 1967
Disgusted with Josette's behavior, Jeremiah tries to tell Barnabas the truth about her lack of character, but then changes his mind because he does not want to make his beloved nephew .. show full overview
5x10
DS-376
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Dec 04, 1967
Countess Natalie duPres tells her brother, Andre, that she saw Josette and Jeremiah in each other's arms. Concerned about the repercussions, Countess duPres consults her Tarot Cards and .. show full overview
5x11
DS-377
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Dec 05, 1967
A gold-digging friend of the Collins family, Lt. Nathanial Forbes, is suddenly smitten by Millicent Collins AFTER he learns that she is a very wealthy orphan. Meanwhile, Jeremiah .. show full overview
5x12
DS-378
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Dec 06, 1967
Ben is in the woods, sharping his ax, when he is summoned to come to the Old House by Angelique. He tries to resist at first, but Angelique's face appears in the woods and tells him he .. show full overview
5x13
DS-379
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Dec 07, 1967
Everyone is talking about Joshua's mysterious disappearence. Natalie & Victoria re-enact what happened between Joshua & Jeremiah. As they re-enact it, the cat appears, like it had when .. show full overview
5x14
DS-380
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Dec 08, 1967
Angelique immediately casts a new spell over Josette and Jeremiah after she learns that certain members of the family are trying to expedite their wedding. Yielding to the power of that spell, Josette leaves Barnabas ""standing at the altar.""
5x15
DS-381
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Dec 11, 1967
The Collins family discovers that BOTH Josette and Jeremiah are missing. Trying to take advantage of Barnabas' loss, Angelique tries to comfort him and profess her love to him, but he angers her when he tells her that he will ALWAYS love Josette.
5x16
DS-382
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Dec 12, 1967
Although they make an unlikely pair, Countess Natalie duPres and Abigail Collins do agree that a witch must be behind their families' misfortune. Suspecting Miss Winters to be that .. show full overview
5x17
DS-383
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Dec 13, 1967
Feeling guilty over their sudden elopement, Josette persuades Jeremiah to return to The Old House and face their respective families. Shocked and feeling bitterly betrayed, Barnabas challenges his once-beloved uncle to a duel.
5x18
DS-384
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Dec 14, 1967
Despite their pleas, Angelique, Andre, and Josette are unable to stop Barnabas and Jeremiah from dueling. To protect Barnabas, Angelique gives him a ""special"" good-luck charm to wear .. show full overview
5x19
DS-385
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Dec 15, 1967
While family members tend to Jeremiah at The Old House, Abigail Collins invites Reverend Trask to interrogate the mysterious Miss Winters. His harsh interrogation of her escalates into mutual hostility and hatred.
5x20
DS-386
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Dec 18, 1967
Upset with Reverend Trask's harsh methods, Barnabas Collins and Lt. Nathanial Forbes search the woods for Miss Winters. In confidence, Reverend Trask tells Countess duPres that he tied .. show full overview
5x21
DS-387
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Dec 19, 1967
Reverend Trask returns to the tree and discovers that Miss Winters is missing. He suspects that someone may have helped her escape, so he begins to question everyone. After overhearing .. show full overview
5x22
DS-388
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Dec 20, 1967
Reverend Trask notices an unusual mark on Josette's hand and suspects that she may have been a victim of witchcraft. Despite everything that has happened, Barnabas re-iterates to .. show full overview
5x23
DS-389
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Dec 21, 1967
Angelique begins her assault by stealing Sarah's doll and inserting pins into it, causing Sarah to become very ill. The Collins family and their doctor are at a loss as to what is .. show full overview
5x24
DS-390/391
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Dec 22, 1967
Despite the family's optimism, Josette believes that Jeremiah is dying and that he doesn't have much time left. Having ""cured"" Barnabas' little sister Sarah, Angelique pressures him to keep his promise and marry her soon.
5x25
DS-392
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Dec 26, 1967
Anxious to leave The Old House and its recent bad karma, Joshua Collins makes plans to move the family into the new house, Collinwood. He becomes furious, however, when his son, .. show full overview
5x26
DS-393
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Dec 27, 1967
Grieving widow Josette is terrified when she sees Jeremiah's hand reach out to her from his grave. Angelique happily tells Josette that she is going to marry Barnabas and Josette .. show full overview
5x27
DS-394
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Dec 28, 1967
When Abigail Collins begins to suspect Angelique of being a witch, Angelique quickly diverts her rising suspicions back onto Miss Winters. Frightened by the close call and obvious .. show full overview
5x28
DS-395
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Dec 29, 1967
Barnabas approaches his father and insists upon marrying Angelique immediately, infuriating Joshua who then disinherits his only son. As Barnabas makes plans to leave Collinsport with .. show full overview
5x29
DS-396
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Jan 01, 1968
The ghost of Jeremiah continues to torment Angelique. As Reverend Trask and Abigail Collins continue to hunt for Miss Winters, Barnabas and Ben Stokes hide her at the Old House. Just .. show full overview
5x30
DS-397
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Jan 02, 1968
Angelique summons Ben to save her from the grave of Jeremiah. Ben saves her, and they run as Jeremiah's figure walks after them. Naomi has come over by this time, and Angelique tells .. show full overview
5x31
DS-398
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Jan 03, 1968
Angelique discovers that Barnabas has hidden Victoria Winters in a room in the Old House when she sees Victoria. She talks to Barnabas about Victoria, and Barnabas gets the impression .. show full overview
5x32
DS-399
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Jan 04, 1968
Abigail believes that Ben was forced by the witch to steal her hair ribbon. Meanwhile, Angelique is trying to cast more suspicion on Victoria by summoning Sarah to the Old House using .. show full overview
5x33
DS-400
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Jan 05, 1968
Reverand Trask performs the rite of exorcisim at the threshold of the Old House. According to Trask, the witch should run out of the house during the exorcism. Angelique casts a spell .. show full overview
5x34
DS-401
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Jan 08, 1968
Barnabas bribes one of the servents and enters the New House at Collinwood to interogate Ben. Ben says he doesn't know who the witch is. Ben gets frustrated and hits Barnabas over the .. show full overview
5x35
DS-402
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Jan 09, 1968
Barnabas now knows for sure that Angelique is the witch that has been causing all the terrible things to happen. Barnabas tells Ben how he figured it out when he heard Angelique say the .. show full overview
5x36
DS-403
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Jan 10, 1968
Angelique is prepared for Barnabas' murder attempt, and puts a pillow in her place. He confronts her and tells her he knows she is a witch. He tries to stab her again, and Angelique says .. show full overview
5x37
DS-404
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Jan 11, 1968
Barnabas gets Millicent to set up a way for him to meet with Josette, by getting Millicent to take a walk with Josette in which Barnabas will stop the two. Victoria is unable to get a .. show full overview
5x38
DS-405
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Jan 12, 1968
Josette starts getting ready to leave for Boston and Natalie sees her. She finds out that Barnabas told her to leave and tells Josette she is leaving too. Natalie tells Abagail to say .. show full overview
5x39
DS-406
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Jan 15, 1968
After being bitten, Barnabas becomes deathly ill and faints. Ben enters the household and finds Angelique dead and Barnabas hanging on to life. He takes Barnabas upstairs. Barnabas, .. show full overview
5x40
DS-407
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Jan 16, 1968
Angelique tries to clean her blood off the carpet, but is not able to remove it. Naomi comes to the Old House to see Barnabas. Angelique tells her that he left last night on business. We .. show full overview
5x41
DS-408
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Jan 17, 1968
Angelique tells Josette and Natalie that Barnabas has the plague. They ask if he has seen a doctor, and she quickly responds that he hasn't. When asked why, Angelique says that she is .. show full overview
5x42
DS-409
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Jan 18, 1968
Josette is upset about what the book says about how she dies. Natalie tells her it is all lies. Josette wants to see the fate of Barnabas. According to the book, it was Jeremiah who met .. show full overview
5x43
DS-410
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Jan 19, 1968
Angelique is furious when Joshua tells her about the lie he will tell concerning the death of his son. What upsets her even more is that his body will be buried in secret. She wants the .. show full overview
5x44
DS-411
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Jan 22, 1968
In an attempt to stop the vampire curse from becoming complete, Angelique attempts to drive a stake through Barnabas Collins' heart at sundown. However, Barnabas stops her and exerts his own revenge upon her by strangling her to death.
5x45
DS-412
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Jan 23, 1968
Grief-stricken over Barnabas'death and with mis-placed anger, Josette tells Victoria Winters that she will do everything she can to see to it that Miss Winters is hanged for being a .. show full overview
5x46
DS-413
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Jan 24, 1968
Victoria warns Naomi Collins that she must keep her daughter, Sarah, from leaving the house until the day after her birthday, otherwise, she is fated to die from exposure on the same day .. show full overview
5x47
DS-414
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Jan 25, 1968
Sarah Collins is forced to spend the night locked in the family mausoleum, exposing herself to the cold night air. In the meantime, gold-digging Lt. Nathanial Forbes proposes to his .. show full overview
5x48
DS-415
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Jan 26, 1968
Little Sarah Collins becomes deathly ill after being out all night during a heavy rain storm. Guilt-ridden, Barnabas secretly visits his beloved little sister and apologizes for having .. show full overview
5x49
DS-416
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Jan 29, 1968
A grieving Joshua vows that Victoria will pay for her part in Sarah's death. As his guilt over his condition grows, Barnabas begs Ben to kill him at dawn with a wooden stake, so that the trail of death will end.
5x50
DS-417
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Jan 30, 1968
Natalie makes plans to leave Collinsport, fearing for Josette's safety. As Ben prepares to drive a stake through Barnabas' heart, Angélique's spirit arrives to stop him, so that her curse will remain for eternity.
5x51
DS-418
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Jan 31, 1968
Realising the fate his vampire curse will bring Josette, Barnabas resolves they must remain apart to protect her. Angélique draws Josette to Eagle Hill, where Barnabas is unable to resist baring his fangs.
5x52
DS-419
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Feb 01, 1968
Barnabas struggles with his instincts and spares Josette, insisting that they must remain apart. As Nathan cements his relationship with Millicent, he is disarmed by the arrival of his gold-digging wife Suki.
5x53
DS-420
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Feb 02, 1968
Posing as Nathan's sister, Suki makes herself known, whilst blackmailing Nathan to maintain her silence. Barnabas decides to meet Josette for the final time, but is unable to resist his vampire urges.
5x54
DS-421
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Feb 05, 1968
Barnabas and Josette make a pact to be reunited by death. Natalie meets with Victoria to appeal for mercy, but Victoria's attempts to tell the truth serve only to further confirm Natalie's suspicions.
5x55
DS-422
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Feb 06, 1968
Natalie and Joshua are alarmed to see Josette wearing the ring Barnabas was buried with. Deciding to investigate further, Joshua is shocked to discover that Barnabas is missing from his coffin.
5x56
DS-423
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Feb 07, 1968
Suki puts pressure on Nathan for money, and the pair agree to meet at the Old House to strike a deal. Barnabas attacks Suki and leaves her for dead. As she dies, she manages to tell Barnabas' name to Nathan.
5x57
DS-424
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Feb 08, 1968
Joshua and Nathan search for answers over Suki's murder. Millicent is shocked to learn Suki's true identity. When bite marks are found on Josette's neck, the prediction of her death seems inevitable.
5x58
DS-425
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Feb 09, 1968
As the Collinwood household struggles to protect Josette, Angélique uses witchcraft to lure her to Widows' Hill. Tormented by a vision of herself as a vampire, Josette throws herself from the cliff to her death.
5x59
DS-426
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Feb 12, 1968
Barnabas is devastated by Josette's suicide. Millicent is intrigued to see Barnabas in the cemetery and shocks Joshua and Naomi by announcing that Barnabas should combat Nathan, to appease her honour.
5x60
DS-427
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Feb 13, 1968
The witchcraft trial opens. Abigail has her day in court, denouncing Victoria as a witch from the stand. Peter is forced to admit that he freed Victoria to obtain the Collins Family History.
5x61
DS-428
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Feb 14, 1968
Becoming increasingly troubled, Joshua goes to the mausoleum, where he is shocked to learn that the coffin concealed inside now contains Barnabas. Millicent attempts to kill Nathan for his betrayal.
5x62
DS-429
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Feb 15, 1968
Trask tries to make Peter abandon Victoria's defence. Reading the Collins Family History, Peter realises it threatens to become powerful evidence against Victoria and decides to dispose of it.
5x63
DS-430
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Feb 16, 1968
Calling on supernatural powers, Barnabas resurrects an unwilling Josette from beyond the grave. When she appears to him, to his horror she is a now a tragic, ruined figure, resentful of being disturbed from her solace.
5x64
DS-431
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Feb 19, 1968
Barnabas tells Ben of what happened between him and Josette earlier before. They're moving Barnabas' coffin to the cellar of the Old House. Ben sees Daniel outside the Old House and they .. show full overview
5x65
DS-432
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Feb 20, 1968
Barnabas tells Abigail that she has been wrong about evil all along. He tells her that Angelique was the witch but she won't believe it. Abigail thinks Barnabas is just an apperition .. show full overview
5x66
DS-433
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Feb 21, 1968
At Victoria's trial, Trask relates the story of Abigail's death. He says that Victoria did it. Peter gets angry and says there is no proof of that. The judges tell Trask that there is .. show full overview
5x67
DS-434
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Feb 22, 1968
Nathan is working in his room when Peter enters. Peter asks him many times why he decieved them and Nathan tells him that he changed his mind about Victoria. Before long, the two are .. show full overview
5x68
DS-435
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Feb 23, 1968
At Barnabas' urging, Ben takes to the stand to give evidence in Victoria's defence. Ben's testimony soon lies in tatters when Angélique makes a shock appearance in court to refute his claims.
5x69
DS-436
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Feb 26, 1968
Angélique's performance in court convinces Peter and Victoria that she was the witch. As Victoria's fortunes grow worse, Peter makes a declaration of love. Peter appeals to her to tell the truth to the court.
5x70
DS-437
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Feb 27, 1968
At Trask's suggestion, Nathan commits purjury and claims to have been under a spell from Victoria, testimony which seals her fate. Victoria is devastated when a guilty verdict is returned.
5x71
DS-438
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Feb 28, 1968
Barnabas is furious to learn of trial verdict, blaming Trask for his victimisation of Victoria. Using his supernatural powers, he summons a disembodied hand to taunt Trask with the promise of death.
5x72
DS-439
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Feb 29, 1968
Suspicions about Barnabas, Nathan enlists Noah Gifford to gather information. Barnabas is forced to flee the scene of an attack, losing his cane. Nathan retrieves it and makes a valuable discovery.
5x73
DS-440
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Mar 01, 1968
Trask tells Nathan that the hand that appeared to him wore Barnabas' ring, confirming his theories. Barnabas kills Maude Browning, a street-walker, and leaves her body for Trask to find on his bed.
5x74
DS-441
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Mar 04, 1968
Nathan helps an increasingly unhinged Trask remove the body. Later, Abigail appears to Trask in a dream, warning him of an evil force at the Old House which must be destroyed.
5x75
DS-442
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Mar 05, 1968
Barnabas lures a terrified Trask to the Old House and intimidates him into signing a confession of purjury during Victoria's trial. Barnabas then bricks him up in the Old House cellar as a final act of vengeance.
5x76
DS-443
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Mar 06, 1968
Peter attempts to convince Natalie of Victoria's innocence. Nathan puts his plan into action. Posing with the stolen cane, Noah Gifford attacks Millicent to unmask Barnabas as the Collinsport strangler.
5x77
DS-444
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Mar 07, 1968
Nathan fakes a rescue of Millicent and feigns shock when she claims that it was Barnabas who attacked her. Nathan's plan works and Millicent later reconsiders her decision and asks him to stay.
5x78
DS-445
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Mar 08, 1968
Joshua is enraged when Millicent plans to marry Nathan, while Nathan threatens to expose Barnabas as the strangler if Joshua objects. Joshua investigates the Old House and discovers Barnabas' coffin.
5x79
DS-446
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Mar 11, 1968
Barnabas faces Joshua and reveals the truth about his death and return from the grave. Joshua reluctantly blesses Millicent's marriage plans. Joshua faces a crisis of conscience and shoots Barnabas.
5x80
DS-447
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Mar 12, 1968
Joshua is astonished that his bullets do not harm Barnabas. Joshua hides Barnabas in Collinwood and begins the search for a cure. Millicent makes plans to sign her fortune to her younger brother, Daniel.
5x81
DS-448
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Mar 13, 1968
Nathan and Millicent marry, but Nathan's triumph is short-lived when he learns of Daniel's newfound fortune. A shell-shocked Nathan tries to salvage the situation by making Millicent question her sanity.
5x82
DS-449
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Mar 14, 1968
Joshua confides in Natalie, who agrees to help Barnabas. Millicent's pre-occupation with the tower room continues, causing to fall into Barnabas' clutches. A seance summons a powerful ally for Barnabas.
5x83
DS-450
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Mar 15, 1968
White witch Bathia Mapes makes her presence felt. Millicent is left unhinged from Barnabas' attack. Bathia uses magic to return Barnabas to Collinwood, where she tries to break Angélique's curse on him.
5x84
DS-451
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Mar 18, 1968
Angélique proves a formidable foe for Bathia, who is left weak after a failed effort. After Naomi accidentally disturbs a renewed attempt to cure Barnabas, Bathia is destroyed by supernatural flames.
5x85
DS-452
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Mar 19, 1968
Naomi begins to question Barnabas' death. Joshua unsuccessfully attempts to intercede on Victoria's behalf. Peter helps Victoria stage an escape from jail, but she suffers a gunshot wound in the process.
5x86
DS-453
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Mar 20, 1968
Millicent's mental illness allows Nathan to become Daniel's guardian. With Ben's help, Victoria and Peter hide in the mausoleum, where she has a nightmare vision in which Nathan strangles Daniel.
5x87
DS-454
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Mar 21, 1968
Nathan decides to kill Daniel to gain control of the boy's money. Noah is blackmailed into abducting the boy, who breaks free. Forewarned by her dream, Victoria hides him in the mausoleum as Noah approaches.
5x88
DS-455
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Mar 22, 1968
Daniel tries to leave the mausoleum, where Noah is waiting for him. Victoria is forced to shoot Noah to protect the boy. Peter is found by Nathan with Noah's corpse and taken to the authorities.
5x89
DS-456
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Mar 25, 1968
Victoria and Daniel return to Collinwood. Nathan and Naomi face off over the attempt on Daniel's life and Nathan's association with Noah. Nathan delights in telling Naomi that Barnabas is hidden in the tower.
5x90
DS-457
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Mar 26, 1968
Naomi is shocked to see Barnabas in his coffin. As Nathan vies for custody, Naomi sends Daniel away to avoid his clutches. Later, following Millicent, Naomi is devastated to witness Barnabas attack her.
5x91
DS-458
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Mar 27, 1968
Struggling to cope with the truth about Barnabas, Naomi's melancholy grows and she leaves a final note for Joshua. After drinking poison, she goes to the tower room, where she falls dead into Barnabas' arms.
5x92
DS-459
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Mar 28, 1968
Ben and Barnabas are waiting in the dining room awaiting the news which will tell them if Naomi is dead. Joshua comes in. She has died. Barnabas swears revenge against Nathan Forbes who .. show full overview
5x93 Season finale
DS-460
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Mar 29, 1968
It turns out the arrow missed Barnabas' heart. Barnabas kills Nathan by strangulation. Joshua has Ben bury Nathan and has it reported that Nathan had left Millicent. The sun rises. .. show full overview

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