The BEST episodes of Dark Shadows season 8
Every episode of Dark Shadows season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dark Shadows season 8!
With vampires, witches, warlocks, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures, it became a surprising phenomenon. The show revolves around Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid), a guilt-ridden 175-year-old vampire who longs to be human again and returns to his estate after being chained inside a coffin for nearly 200 years.
#1 - DS-899
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/5/1969
Elizabeth follows Carolyn and finds her with Paul. Elizabeth demands that Paul leave town. A sailor recognizes the Leviathan mark on Paul’s wrist and agrees to help him. Paul sits inside a pentagram and there is a knock on the door.
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Season 8 - Episode 63 - Aired 2/16/1970
Barnabas, now a vampire again, kills Nelle Gunston a devoted Leviathan who has come to town in search of Jeb. Julia and Quentin find that Barnabas is a vampire again. Barnabas goes to the antique shop and burns it down.
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Season 8 - Episode 65 - Aired 2/18/1970
Nicholas Blair arrives to make sure that his plan for the Leviathans will not fail. Nicholas consecrates a new room in which Jeb can change to his true form, and makes him change. Jeb becomes paranoid and digs up Paul Stoddard’s grave, Paul’s corpse smiles at him.
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Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/1969
Megan and Philip find a book inside the box. Barnabas tells Megan that a room must be prepared. Philip and Megan put a cradle in the room they have prepared and claim “in darkness it will grow.” The strange man identifies himself as Paul Stoddard, Carolyn’s father.
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Season 8 - Episode 72 - Aired 2/27/1970
Bruno locks up Chris and tells Sheriff Davenport to kill him when he changes to the werewolf. Jeb warns Roger that everyone he loves is under the control of the Leviathans and not to get any ideas. After a scuffle with Jeb, Bruno decides to use Chris against him. As the moon rises Davenport prepares to shoot Chris.
#6 - DS-937
Season 8 - Episode 49 - Aired 1/27/1970
David gets a broken leg due to Jeb. Julia notices the birthmark on Jeb which was the same as the children who previously lived at the Todd’s antique shop. Julia and Quentin dig up Michael’s grave. Barnabas tells Maggie to watch Carolyn and try to keep her away from Jeb. Julia demands to talk with Barnabas and tells him that Michael’s grave is empty.
#7 - DS-959
Season 8 - Episode 71 - Aired 2/26/1970
Bruno arrives, and the figure haunting David disappears. Later an unseen force chokes Bruno with a noose. Sabrina and Chris decide to get back together. Bruno discovers that Chris is the werewolf; Bruno holds Chris at gunpoint.
#8 - DS-957
Season 8 - Episode 69 - Aired 2/24/1970
Jeb is frightened off by something, then the door mysteriously unlocks allowing Maggie and Willie to escape. Willie tells Barnabas and Julia that he is going to be married and does not want to get involved in all the trouble at Collinwood. Jeb accuses Barnabas of what happened to him in the hallway were Maggie and Willie were locked up. Willie decides he cannot turn his back on Barnabas and agrees to help. Jeb attacks Julia, however the mysterious force once again scares Jeb away.
#9 - DS-956
Season 8 - Episode 68 - Aired 2/23/1970
Amy overhears Quentin and Maggie talking how they must fight the Leviathans. Amy tells Elizabeth about Maggie’s betrayal and locks her up. Willie returns to Collinsport and announces that he going to get married. Willie !nds Maggie and gets locked up with her; they both hear the sound of breathing.
#10 - DS-955
Season 8 - Episode 67 - Aired 2/20/1970
Angelique uses her powers to choke Sky and escapes. Barnabas tries to bite Maggie, Quentin interrupts him. Sky begs Angelique to forgive him and become a Leviathan; she refuses. Barnabas warns Maggie that Nicholas is back. Angelique, jealous, makes Maggie and Quentin fall in love.
#11 - DS-952
Season 8 - Episode 64 - Aired 2/17/1970
Jeb has survived the fire. Julia starts new treatments to cure Barnabas. Barnabas and Julia make plans to bring Willie back to help them. Megan pretends to be on Philip’s side now that he is jail for all the recent murders. Jeb moves into one of the cottages on the Collins estate. Jeb is reluctant to take on his true form because it upsets Carolyn. Someone approaches Jeb’s cottage.
#12 - DS-950
Season 8 - Episode 62 - Aired 2/13/1970
Barnabas warns Jeb that he will always !ght the Leviathans. Carolyn again has a disturbing dream in which Jeb tells her that he, the baby, Alexander and Michael are all the same person. Barnabas goes to the antique shop and steals the Leviathan box; he then takes it to the Leviathan alter to destroy the box, however the bat attacks him.
#13 - DS-949
Season 8 - Episode 61 - Aired 2/12/1970
Jeb threatens to kill Philip, however he warns him not to cross him again otherwise he will kill Megan. Philip tricks Lawrence Guthrie, who is investigating Paul Stoddard’s death, into going into Jeb’s room; Jeb kills him. Quentin tells Carolyn that Jeb killed her father. Jeb shows up at Collinwood and tells Carolyn that Philip killed her father and Lawrence Guthrie.
#14 - DS-948
Season 8 - Episode 60 - Aired 2/11/1970
Barnabas, Maggie and Julia hold a seance and find that Josette is not being held hostage by the Leviathans. Barnabas asks Philip to steal the Leviathan box. Josette appears to Barnabas and tells him to forget her and move on with his life. Jeb catches Philip as he tries to steal the Leviathan box.
#15 - DS-944
Season 8 - Episode 56 - Aired 2/5/1970
Once Chris is the werewolf he cannot make himself eat the flower. Jeb fears the howling of the werewolf; Bruno goes to hunt it down. Sabrina meets the werewolf in the woods, however Bruno chases it off. Angelique wants Barnabas to take Elizabeth and Carolyn away, she is afraid that one of them will recognize her as Cassandra. Jeb gets a mysterious phone call telling him where Carolyn is at.
#16 - DS-942
Season 8 - Episode 54 - Aired 2/3/1970
A man named Bruno appears at the antique shop and pledges his loyal obedience to Jeb. Bruno questions Maggie about Barnabas, he leaves her with sheriff Davenport. David reads in the Leviathan book that Jeb must beware of werewolves; David tells this to Jeb. Jeb tells David he must help him destroy Barnabas. Jeb shows the Leviathan box to Maggie.
#17 - DS-941
Season 8 - Episode 53 - Aired 2/2/1970
Quentin beats up Jeb and takes Carolyn back to Collinwood. Barnabas tells Elizabeth that she and Carolyn should go away for awhile. Jeb kidnaps Maggie; Barnabas goes to Jeb and demands that he release her.
#18 - DS-940
Season 8 - Episode 52 - Aired 1/30/1970
The poison has no effect on Jeb. Barnabas asks Angelique to help hide Carolyn for a while. Barnabas, Quentin, and Julia plan to send Carolyn away, however they find she has already gone on a date with Jeb. Jeb drugs Carolyn’s drink and plans to take her up to his room.
#19 - DS-939
Season 8 - Episode 51 - Aired 1/29/1970
Jeb tells Carolyn that they are going to be married; she does not take him seriously. Jeb tells the sheriff that he has been raised from the dead to serve the Leviathans. Barnabas gives Jeb a drink, which he has poisoned.
#20 - DS-938
Season 8 - Episode 50 - Aired 1/28/1970
Barnabas explains everything to Julia; how the Leviathans are holding Josette hostage, and have threatened to make Barnabas a vampire again. Barnabas also tells Julia about Jeb and his plans for Carolyn. A hand appears coming out of sheriff Davenport’s grave.
#21 - DS-947
Season 8 - Episode 59 - Aired 2/10/1970
The werewolf knocks Jeb unconscious but changes back to Chris before killing him. Barnabas takes credit for saving Jeb, who now appears to trust Barnabas again. Angelique tells Sky that Barnabas is fighting the Leviathans; Sky later tells this to Jeb. Jeb acquires a large bat, which he will use to return the curse of the vampire to Barnabas.
#22 - DS-970
Season 8 - Episode 82 - Aired 3/13/1970
Barnabas explains the strange things he saw in the East wing of Collinwood. Julia explains Stokes’ theory of Parallel Time. Barnabas and Julia find Megan and offer to try to cure her, but she refuses. Megan bites Roger. Julia and Barnabas plan to have Willie drive a stake through Megan’s heart. Barnabas again sees parallel time in the East wing; Elizabeth tries to remove a portrait of Angelique however Julia stops her.
#23 - DS-980
Season 8 - Episode 92 - Aired 3/27/1970
Sky tries to kill Carolyn, but Jeb arrives and struggles with Sky, who pushes Jeb off of Widow's hill. Sky escapes, and Carolyn runs back to Collinwood in tears. Barnabas learns about Jeb's death and kills Sky. Carolyn dreams that Jeb will return to her. Barnabas, unable to control his blood-thirst any longer, decides to go to Parallel Time in order to keep the family safe from him. He enters the empty room, but it suddenly changes and Barnabas finds himself in Parallel Time, Angelique's room. The other Carolyn is in this room and asks Barnabas who he is.
#24 - DS-978
Season 8 - Episode 90 - Aired 3/25/1970
Jeb asks Barnabas for help. Quentin sees the bite marks on Sabrina’s neck and confronts Barnabas. Barnabas asks Angelique to help Jeb for Carolyn’s sake. Barnabas shows Quentin the room in the East wing. Angelique tells Jeb how he can transfer the shadow to someone else. Jeb visits Nicholas.
#25 - DS-976
Season 8 - Episode 88 - Aired 3/23/1970
Roger saves Carolyn from Bruno, just before Chris changes. Later Bruno attempts to strangle Carolyn, however the werewolf attacks Bruno; Bruno dies. Roger sees himself, Elizabeth and Bruno Hess in parallel time.