Either/Or

[dom]

Crystal Ball. One bigger than David's (not that I'm envious).

Sam Evans' pipe or Dr. Woodard's hat?

[Uncle Roger]

The hat--love that hat!

Who would you rather have as a governess: Rachel Drummond or Daphne Harridge?

[Lydia]

Rachel Drummond, purely because I'd rather live with the 1897 family than with the 1840 crowd.

Roy Thinnes or Jonny Lee Miller?

[Uncle Roger]

If we are comparing Rogers, neither of them holds a candle to Mr. Edmonds. I'll go with Roy Thinnes simply because he gets to fool around with Ely Pouget's Maggie, while Mr. Miller gets the coatroom attendant.

Which animal would you prefer--Joshua the cat or Hannah Stokes' bird?

[dom]

Joshua. (The bird might know how to talk.)

Pansy's boa or Cassandra's butterfly dress?

[Uncle Roger]

Pansy's boa. Timeless and the perfect accessory for just about any outfit.

Which book would you rather read: The Life and Death of Barnabas Collins or The Ghost at Corinth Bend?

[Lydia]

The Ghost at Corinth Bend.  What we hear of The Life and Death of Barnabas Collins suggests to me that it wouldn’t be terribly interesting.

Either Jamison’s dream about the birthday party for David in episode 767:

Or Elizabeth’s Leviathan dream in episode 904:

[MagnusTrask]

Lizzie's dream, 'cause give me psychadelia every tiime.  I'm very visual.   David's dream laid the gloomy irony on pretty thick, without being at all witty about it.

Parallel Quentin 1970, or parallel Quentin 1841?

[dom]

Quentin '41, because PTQ was a jerk (or an idiot, or both) and a bad dresser.

Phyllis Wick or Vicki Winters for Miss Governess of Territory of Maine 1795?

[Lydia]

Neither Phyllis nor Vicky would make the short list, if I had anything to do with it: they both were dimwits.  But we are told that Vicky learned how to manage Sarah, whereas we have no idea if Phyllis was capable of learning anything, so I'm choosing Vicky.

Incestors or Grandmamamma?

[Uncle Roger]

Incestors. Classic moment and Louis realizes that he's made a boo boo and covers it beautifully.

Which seance would you rather have attended--the one that sends Vicki back to 1795 or the one where PT Angelique is murdered?

[Mysterious Benefactor]

PTQ was a jerk (or an idiot, or both) and a bad dresser

And once again I feel the need to defend 1970PT Quentin. The man had issues galore. And as much as so many might want to deny it and/or block it out, his clothes were considered quite stylish for 1970. Just check just about any magazine/TV show/film from the era. 

But getting back to the game, I would have much preferred to have attended the 1970PT seance. A much more eclectic and therefore interesting crowd. As much as I love the original present day Collinses, they and their associates could be awfully stuffy. 

And as for the next choice: would you prefer some sort of sexual encounter with NoDS Angelique and/or Charles or 1841PT's Catherine and/or Bramwell?

[Lydia]

The real question for me is: which of the possibilities would be the least unpleasant?  Bramwell would spend the encounter wishing I were Catherine.  Catherine is not my preferred gender of sex partner, and I have the same objection to Angelique (while noting that it is interesting that we get two Lara Parkers in this quartet of choices).  Charles would be an unknown quantity because I've never seen Night of Dark Shadows.  I think I'd go for Bramwell and Catherine together.  They would be so absorbed in each other that they would never notice it when I snuck off to find a good book to read.

Who is the more attractive male in this capture: Nicholas Blair or Colonel Mustache?

[Uncle Roger]

Nicholas--for making gray a great color choice. A complete outfit of a single color can be, well, monotonous but it works quite well for Mr. Blair.

Which Dark Shadows novel would you prefer to read--something by Lara Parker or something from Marilyn Ross?

[Lydia]

Marilyn Ross, purely because it would be shorter.

1795 or 1897?