The Best Episodes of Dark Shadows Season 2
Every episode of Dark Shadows Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dark Shadows Season 2!
Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began. The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins appeared a year into its run. Dark Shadows also featured werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles; indeed, as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. Major writers besides Art Wallace included Malcolm Marmorstein, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles.
Season 2 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Dark Shadows" season 2 is "DS-127", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Ron Sproat. "DS-127" aired on 12/20/1966 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "DS-128".
NaN/10 0 votes#1 - DS-127
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 12/20/1966
After Matthew's screams of terror, Burke and Roger break into the old house rescuing Victoria. They find Matthew dead from fright. Elizabeth, calls the Sheriff. Victoria comes home and states that the ghost of Josette Collins saved her. Roger thinks she is traumatized and imagined the ghost. Roger takes Sheriff Patterson to the Old House. Elizabeth orders Burke not to hurt Carolyn or Victoria, whom she suspects he is attracted to. Burke visits Victoria in her room and she thanks him. Burke tells her to flee Collinwood; she believes she's safe now that Matthew's dead. Roger comes home and tells the news that there will probably be no inquest. Matthew died of a heart attack most likely brought about by a big fright. Victoria feels Josette watched over her the whole time and she believes she resembles Josette. She thinks Josette is one of her ancestors. Meanwhile, Josette's ghost appears outside the Old House and dances around the columns.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Sproat
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#2 - DS-128
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 12/21/1966
Sam reveals to Roger that the stranger who spoke to Maggie was Roger's estranged wife Laura, who has returned to town. Elsewhere, Laura wastes no time in making her presence felt.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
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#3 - DS-129
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/22/1966
Elizabeth learns of Laura's return and decides that she must not see David. Meanwhile, Sam finds himself compelled to paint a disturbing picture of a woman burning amidst flames.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Sproat
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#4 - DS-130/131
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/23/1966
Laura visits Collinwood and reveals to Roger and Elizabeth that she has intends to gain legal custody of David. Meanwhile, David has a nightmare about his mother.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
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#5 - DS-132
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/27/1966
David learns the news that his mother has returned to Collinwood. Clearly disturbed by this revelation, he confides to Victoria that he senses Laura's presence watching over him.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Sproat
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#6 - DS-133
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/28/1966
Burke and Laura meet and discuss their respective agendas against the residents of Collinwood. Meanwhile, Sam finds himself compelled to continue working on the painting.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
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#7 - DS-134
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/29/1966
A frosty meeting between Roger and Laura takes place when she visits Collinwood. David is apprehensive about meeting his mother, following his dreams. When the pair meet, he runs away terrified.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Sproat
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#8 - DS-135
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/30/1966
Elizabeth struggles to comfort David, who hears his mother calling to him in his sleep. While attempts are made to reintroduce the boy to his mother, it is agreed that Laura will live in Matthew's empty cottage.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
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#9 - DS-136
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/2/1967
Roger locks horns with Richard Garner, as he attempts to speed up divorce proceedings against Laura. Sam continues to be troubled by his compulsion to paint the fire portrait.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
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#10 - DS-137
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/1967
Sam's painting is now almost complete, depicting Laura surrounded by flames. Meanwhile, Roger learns that the body from the Phoenix apartment has been positively identified as Laura.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
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#11 - DS-138
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/1967
The sheriff questions Laura about the body, but can offer no explanation for the mistake in identity. Roger goes to Laura's cottage with a gun and discovers her and Burke there together.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
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#12 - DS-139
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/1967
Roger demands that Laura tell him what Burke wanted from her. David does not want to meet Laura. When she encounters him by chance at Widows' Hill, he is terrified and almost steps over the edge.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Sproat
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#13 - DS-140
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1967
Victoria makes an effort to reunite David and Laura, in spite of him not believing that Laura is his mother. Later, Laura tells David the story of a mythical bird, the phoenix which is reborn anew through fire.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
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#14 - DS-141
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1967
David shows Laura a picture he has drawn of the phoenix and shows her the Old House. Meanwhile, Laura begins to reveal a darker motivation behind her return and her plans to take David far away.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Sproat
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#15 - DS-142
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1967
Victoria receives the mysterious painting of Laura from Sam and passes it onto David. That night, the painting gives David a terrible nightmare vision of his mother calling to him.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
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#16 - DS-143
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/11/1967
Sam is alarmed to learn of the influence his painting has had on David, but finds himself unable to stop working on a second, identical painting. Lieutenant Riley investigates the fire at Laura's apartment.
Director: John Sedwick
Writer: Ron Sproat
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#17 - DS-144
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/12/1967
Victoria looks through the Collins family album and is intrigued when she realises that its illustration of Josette features an identical locket to the one Laura wears. Riley's continues to search for answers.
Director: John Sedwick
Writer: Ron Sproat
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#18 - DS-145
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/13/1967
Laura is outraged when she learns of Sam's painting. Later, as Sam sleeps in the living room of his cottage, Laura stares into her fireplace and makes a fire erupt around him.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
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#19 - DS-146
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 1/16/1967
Sam and Maggie put the fire out, leaving the cottage barely damaged. Sam is left with badly burned hands, preventing him from painting. The second painting of Laura has been destroyed by the fire.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
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#20 - DS-147
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 1/17/1967
Laura asks for Burke's help to reclaim David. Burke warms to her proposal, but in return asks for her to help clear him of his manslaughter conviction. David refuses to left Roger take the painting away.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Sproat
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#21 - DS-148
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 1/18/1967
Victoria and Frank continue to be concerned by Laura's influence on David and agree that, despite Burke's advice, that the boy should be kept away from her at all costs.
Director: Lela Swift
Writer: Ron Sproat
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#22 - DS-149
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 1/19/1967
The ghost of Josette materialises in David's room and magically completes David's painting, so that it now depicts him and his mother surrounded by a wall of flames.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Sproat
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#23 - DS-150
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 1/20/1967
Roger is appalled by the painting and throws it into the fireplace. Meanwhile, Elizabeth tells Laura to stay away from David. Laura vows that she will regain her son.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
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#24 - DS-151
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 1/23/1967
David reveals to Elizabeth that Laura has visited him in the night. Meanwhile, Roger decides to encourage David to forge a closer relationship with his mother.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
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#25 - DS-152
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 1/24/1967
Laura uses her powers of persuasion to make Victoria agree to stand aside from her and David. The body from Phoenix is positively identified as that of Laura Collins.
Director: N/A
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein