Dark Shadows: Season 11
Season 11 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Dark Shadows Season 10.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 11 Progress Shield
DS-1110
Sep 25, 1970 · 22 min
Julia finds herself in 1840. Gabriel Collins (wheel chair bound) tries to force Ben Stokes to tell Daniel Collins that Quentin is dead (apparently Quentin and his son Tad have died
DS-1111
Sep 28, 1970 · 23 min
Ben stops Daniel from harming Julia; Daniel mistakes her for his wife who he killed ten years earlier. During the struggle one of Julia’s earrings falls off and Gabriel later finds
DS-1112
Sep 29, 1970 · 22 min
Julia opens Barnabas’ coffin, he does not recognize her and tries to kill her. Ben stops Barnabas from killing her. Julia introduces herself as “Julia Collins,” a cousin from Engla
DS-1113
Sep 30, 1970 · 23 min
Ben tries to convince Barnabas that he must be chain in his coffin, he refuses. Gerard and Leticia make plans to “get money” that is at Collinwood. In 1970 Barnabas decides he must
DS-1114
Oct 1, 1970 · 23 min
Barnabas is unable to go back to 1840, Barnabas and Stokes find Julia’s grave in the graveyard. In 1840 Julia meets Roxanne. Lamar Trask expects to marry Roxanne, but she detests h
DS-1115
Oct 2, 1970 · 23 min
Gerard tries to romance Samantha, knowing that she is the heir to the Collins fortune (now that Quentin is dead). Gabriel tells Gerard that he knows his real name is Ivan Miller a
DS-1116
Oct 5, 1970 · 23 min
Ben shows Julia a note from Barnabas explain what he plans to do. Samantha finds Roxanne nearly dead; however when Samantha returns with Gerard for help she is gone. Julia is able
DS-1117
Oct 6, 1970 · 23 min
Barnabas tells Julia that he has used the I Ching and was able to travel back in time from 1970. Desmond Collins (Flora’s son) returns to Collinsport with a disembodied head to giv
DS-1118
Oct 7, 1970 · 23 min
Ben is upset by the presence of the head. Barnabas meets Daniel, who remembers him from when he was a child in 1797, Barnabas tells him that he is the son of the Barnabas he knew.
DS-1119
Oct 8, 1970 · 22 min
Gabriel tells Gerard he wants him to kill Samantha soon, he agrees. Ben is found dead; it appears as if he tried to cut his own head off. Gabriel is surprised to find that Gerard a
DS-1120
Oct 9, 1970 · 23 min
Gabriel tells Daniel that Ben is dead and that Samantha has married Gerard; Daniel tells Gabriel that he approved of the marriage. Desmond finds a note left behind by Ben telling h
DS-1121
Oct 12, 1970 · 23 min
Quentin explains that he and survived. Quentin finds that Samantha has married Gerard. Quentin tells Samantha that she will have to choose between him and Gerard; she decides to go
DS-1122
Oct 13, 1970 · 22 min
Barnabas questions Daphne about Gerard, she does not know he is. It is revealed that Quentin was responsible for Gabriel ending up in the wheelchair when they were children. Quenti
DS-1123
Oct 14, 1970 · 22 min
Desmond starts to act erratically. Daniel is happy to find that Quentin is alive. Daniel tells Desmond about several strange murders that centered around a disembodied head in 1803
DS-1124
Oct 15, 1970 · 22 min
Leticia walks in on Desmond and senses evil, later she finds the Head of Judah Zachary. Lamar suspects that Barnabas is linked with the evil that is happening in Collinsport, and t
DS-1125
Oct 16, 1970 · 23 min
Desmond tries to find the body of Judah from the clues that Otis Greene gave him before he died. Gabriel believes that Samantha is going to choose Gerard to stay with. Desmond asks
DS-1126
Oct 19, 1970 · 23 min
Desmond hires a local man, Tim Braithwaite to help him move the coffin with the body of Judah. Lamar, Flora and Gerard have a seance to contact the Reverend Trask; during the seanc
DS-1127
Oct 20, 1970 · 22 min
Desmond returns to find Tim dead and the body gone; he decides he must destroy the head, he later finds it missing. Desmond tells Quentin about the head, they make plans to destroy
DS-1128
Oct 21, 1970 · 21 min
Samantha chooses Gerard. Quentin tries to stop Samantha from taking Tad, she tells Quentin that Tad is not his son. Samantha makes plans to secretly leave Collinwood with Tad; Gabr
DS-1129
Oct 22, 1970 · 22 min
Quentin reminds Samantha not to get any ideas about leaving with Tad. Quentin tells Barnabas about Judah and his headless body. Julia warns Daphne to leave town and not to accept a
DS-1130
Oct 26, 1970 · 23 min
Angelique has Laszlo help find what happened to Barnabas. Leticia has the head and is under its power; she is able to find Judah’s body and returns in to the underground cave. Ange
DS-1131
Oct 27, 1970 · 23 min
Angelique introduces herself as Valerie Collins to Daniel Collin, he recognizes her from his childhood; Valerie makes him forget. Julia finds there is a curse on families of the ju
DS-1132
Oct 28, 1970 · 22 min
Julia comes under the power of Judah, and she is to help join the head and the body. Quentin finds that Joanna killed herself (a woman who once had an affair with). Daphne moves in
DS-1133
Oct 29, 1970 · 23 min
Lamar continues to investigate Barnabas to find the truth about the disappearance of her father. Lamar tells Roxanne that Barnabas is married to Valerie. Valerie finds that Barnaba
DS-1134/1135
Oct 30, 1970 · 22 min
Julia has prepared a laboratory to reunite the head and body of Judah Zachery. Leticia dreams that they need the mask to succeed making Judah live. Leticia searches for the mask an
DS-1136
Nov 2, 1970 · 23 min
Gerard follows Leticia to the underground vault, however he loses her in the cemetery. Gerard suspects that Daphne is using a false name. Quentin tells Gerard about Joanna Mills an
DS-1137
Nov 3, 1970 · 21 min
Gerard finds out information about Judah Zachery and jeweled mask. Barnabas discovers that Julia is under Judah’s power. Gerard finds the underground cave, Judah awakes and tries t
DS-1138
Nov 4, 1970 · 21 min
Judah is destroyed in the fire, Julia is released from his power. Gerard has a dream in which Judah tells him he must find something. Roxanne reluctantly agrees to marry Lamar Tras
DS-1139
Nov 5, 1970 · 23 min
Gerard brings the head and the mask back to Rose Cottage. Julia tries to talk Roxanne out of marrying Trask. Roxanne goes to Barnabas telling him she still loves him; Valerie catch
DS-1140
Nov 6, 1970 · 23 min
Valerie (aka Angelique, aka Miranda) remembers that her real name is Miranda, a follower of Judah Zachery who testified against him in 1692. Amadeus Collins was a judge at Judah’s
DS-1141
Nov 9, 1970 · 23 min
Gerard is determined to not let Judah posses him, he tosses the head off of Widow’s Hill. Carrie is fond of Gerard, however he asks Daphne out to dinner, which bothers Desmond. Ger
DS-1142
Nov 10, 1970 · 22 min
Gerard is forced to put the mask on and Judah takes possession of him. Gerard (Judah) plans to get revenge on the Collins family and Miranda. Trask overhears Lorna Bell and Quentin
DS-1143
Nov 11, 1970 · 23 min
Randell Drew questions Barnabas about his sister Roxanne’s death. Julia admits to Angelique that she and Barnabas have come from 1970. Angelique causes Julia to fall asleep so that
DS-1144
Nov 12, 1970 · 22 min
After being bitten by Roxanne, Valerie holds Julia captive; Valerie plans to let Julia die and become a vampire. Gerard plans to have Quentin beheaded as revenge against the Collin
DS-1145
Nov 13, 1970 · 23 min
Quentin shows Gerard the “staircase through time.” Gerard causes Lamar to dream that Quentin is a practicing witchcraft. Lamar tells his suspicions about Quentin to Samantha. Saman
DS-1146
Nov 16, 1970 · 23 min
Daniel suffers an attack. Gerard causes Daphne to have a dream in which she loves him. Gerard tries to gain the affections of Edith Collins (Gabriel’s wife). Quentin sets a trap to
DS-1147
Nov 17, 1970 · 22 min
Quentin realizes that it “could not be” Daphne. Quentin finds another note from Joanna. Daphne plans to make Quentin fall in love with her as part of her plan to kill him. Quentin
DS-1148
Nov 18, 1970 · 23 min
aphne admits that she is Joanna Mills sister and she came to kill Quentin. Daphne tells Quentin that she has not been leaving the letters from Joanna. Barnabas forces Laszlo to tel
DS-1149
Nov 19, 1970 · 22 min
Roxanne tries to stop Barnabas from taking Julia away. Roxanne attacks Trask. Barnabas tells Randall that Roxanne is a vampire. Barnabas and Randall follow Trask as he is summoned
DS-1150
Nov 20, 1970 · 23 min
Roxanne calls out to Barnabas’ name as Randall forces her to face the sunlight destroying her. Julia and Trask are released from Roxanne’s power. Randall finds that Banabas has loc
DS-1151
Nov 23, 1970 · 22 min
The spirit of Joanna disappears. Desmond finds the journal of Judah Zachery in Gerard’s room, he takes it. Trask is convinced that Quentin is practicing witchcraft. Quentin tells G
DS-1152
Nov 24, 1970 · 22 min
Valerie finds that Julia is still alive. Julia tries to help Desmond who is still chocking. Leticia sees a vision of a voodoo doll on some stairs. Angelique sees a vision which lea
DS-1153
Nov 25, 1970 · 23 min
Trask takes the doll and plans to use it as proof that Quentin is practicing witchcraft; later he finds that it belongs to Quentin. Randall finds that Daphne is Joanna’s sister and
DS-1154/1155
Nov 26, 1970 · 22 min
Edith finds Randall searching Gerard’s room. Mordecai Grimes accuses Quentin of using witchcraft to kill his cattle and the strange things going on in Collinsport. Edith tells Gera
DS-1156
Nov 30, 1970 · 22 min
Trask finds Quentin standing over Randell’s body and accuses him of murder. Samantha believes that Quentin is guilty. The Constable releases Quentin after questioning him. Trask “c
DS-1157
Dec 1, 1970 · 22 min
Daniel suspects that Quentin is guilty of the witchcraft at Collinwood. Daniel asks Gerard to help him find the truth out about Quentin; If Quentin is guilty Daniel plans to change
DS-1158
Dec 2, 1970 · 22 min
Gerard tells Gabriel that there is going to be a new heir; Gerard implies that it might be Gabriel. Valerie suspects that Gerard is Judah Zachery; she sends Laszlo to steal Gerard’
DS-1159
Dec 3, 1970 · 22 min
Valerie finds that the watch fob was given to Gerard by Quentin; Gerard leads Valerie to believe that Quentin is Judah. Daphne finds Joanna’s purse and gloves. Gabriel finds that D
DS-1160
Dec 4, 1970 · 23 min
Daniel dies and Gabriel destroys the new will. Edith becomes a follower of Gerard (Judah). The family fights over the whether to read Daniel’s will. Desmond reads the will and is s
DS-1161
Dec 7, 1970 · 23 min
Daniel has left Gerard control of the Collins fortune until Tad is twenty-one years old (if Quentin is proven innocent of witchcraft then the fortune will return to him). Gerard pe
DS-1162
Dec 8, 1970 · 22 min
Trask finds Quentin standing over Mildred’s body. Desmond asks Daphne to watch Gerard, as they both believe he is the cause of witchcraft; Trask overhears them and reports this to
DS-1163
Dec 9, 1970 · 23 min
Desmond is concerned that Quentin might be convicted of being a warlock. Carrie becomes attracted to Jeremy Grimes (son of Mordecai Grimes). Flora decides to write a book on vampir
DS-1164
Dec 10, 1970 · 22 min
Roxanne’s spirit claims that Angelique was responsible for making her a vampire. Valerie refuses to help Quentin. Gerard again causes Daphne to dream that she loves him. Daphne fin
DS-1165
Dec 11, 1970 · 23 min
Samantha claims to have seen an evil spirit of a woman and claims that Daphne has caused it to come to Collinwood. Charles Dawson (Gerard’s friend) is named the prosecutor as Quent
DS-1166
Dec 14, 1970 · 21 min
Daphne is called to testify, she is forced to admit that she and Quentin held a seance to contact Joanna Mills. Samantha fires Daphne. Daphne has a dream in which she is happy with
DS-1167
Dec 15, 1970 · 22 min
Trask and Gerard suspect that Barnabas might be a vampire. Daphne starts to fall in love with Gerard, she kisses him. Gerard and Trask find Ben’s diary which lead them to find the
DS-1168
Dec 16, 1970 · 23 min
Trask and Gerard discover that Barnabas is the vampire, and killed Trask. Gerard finds there is a secret room in the Old House where he suspects that Barnabas’ coffin is. Gerard go
DS-1169
Dec 17, 1970 · 22 min
Julia finds that Valerie has lifted the vampire curse from him. Valerie claims that she lifted the curse only for his love and no other reason. Barnabas convinces that Gerard is po
DS-1170
Dec 18, 1970 · 23 min
Leticia interrupts Gabriel before he can kill Gerard. Gerard visits Quentin in jail and assures him that he is still his friend. Daphne receives another note from Joanna and believ
DS-1171
Dec 21, 1970 · 23 min
Gerard finds that it was Samantha who has been trying to kill Daphne; Samantha claims she was just trying to scare Daphne. Samantha tells Gerard about Joanna and that Daphne is her
DS-1172
Dec 22, 1970 · 22 min
Trask walls up Barnabas. Julia searches for Barnabas, Quentin suspects that his disappearance was to keep Barnabas from testifying for him. Gerard tells Daphne that Joanna tried to
DS-1173
Dec 23, 1970 · 23 min
Trask plans to use the note as evidence that Quentin communicates with the dead, however Gerard has him return it to the tree so they can get further evidence. Valerie tells Julia
DS-1174/1175
Dec 24, 1970 · 22 min
Samantha is sure that Joanna has left the note, and has come back from the grave to kill her. Gerard tells Charles Dawson that Leticia has to be dealt with. Leticia is called to te
DS-1176
Dec 28, 1970 · 23 min
Desmond tells Leticia that Gerard is possessed by Judah. Valerie tries to play on Judah’s love for Miranda to get him to reveal something about Barnabas. Julia and Valerie search Q
DS-1177
Dec 29, 1970 · 23 min
Professor Stokes comes down the stairs; Julia explains all that has happened to him. Julia plans to introduce him as a friend. Julia has a dream in which Roxanne says Barnabas is d
DS-1178
Dec 30, 1970 · 23 min
Trask tells Gerard that Barnabas is dead. The judge only gives Quentin three hours to find a new lawyer to replace Desmond. Quentin is forced to defend himself. Charles calls Trask
DS-1179/1180
Dec 31, 1970 · 22 min
Frightened by the reappearance of Barnabas, Lamar decides not to testify against Quentin in the latter’s witchcraft trial. During a recess, Barnabas calmly tells Lamar that he will
DS-1181
Jan 4, 1971 · 22 min
Joanna testifies and Trask’s testimony is nullified. Charles tells Gerard that they need to use the head of Judah if they are going to convict Quentin. Joanna shows up at Collinwoo
DS-1182
Jan 5, 1971 · 23 min
Samantha explains to Gerard how she pushed Joanna off a cliff. Joanna visits Daphne. Samantha believes that Joanna has come back to kill her. Gerard causes Daphne to dream that she
DS-1183
Jan 6, 1971 · 23 min
Gerard tries to convince Daphne that she should marry him because Quentin loves Joanna. Quentin tells Joanna that he loves Daphne now. Gerard causes Daphne to have a dream that Que
DS-1184
Jan 7, 1971 · 22 min
Quentin begs Daphne to wait until the trial is over before doing anything. Quentin (finally) tells Gerard that he does not trust him. Mordecai is scheduled to testify. Gerard has M
DS-1185
Jan 8, 1971 · 23 min
Carrie is called to testify of Mordecai’s dying words that incriminate Quentin. Charles introduces Mordecai’s letter further incriminating Quentin. The case against Quentin is conc
DS-1186
Jan 11, 1971 · 22 min
The judges find Quentin guilty and sentence him to be beheaded. Gabriel overhears Edith with Gerard. Later Gabriel kills Edith. Daphne sees parallel time in the East wing of Collin
DS-1187
Jan 12, 1971 · 22 min
Daphne tells Julia and Stokes about what she saw in parallel time. In parallel time Julia Collins warns Morgan that Collinwood is no place to live. Daphne finds Edith’s body and su
DS-1188
Jan 13, 1971 · 22 min
Gabriel locks up Daphne in a remote part of Collinwood. Gabriel sees parallel time. In parallel time Stella Young has heard someone screaming in the tower room, and Flora warns her
DS-1189
Jan 14, 1971 · 22 min
Joanna finds nobody and leaves. Joanna plans a break out for Quentin and Desmond. Joanna plans to recapture Quentin’s love. Quentin and Desmond escape from prison, however Desmond
DS-1190
Jan 15, 1971 · 23 min
Joanna searches for Daphne. Daphne finds a secret passage and is able to escape from where Gabriel locked her up. Daphne gets lost. Joanna sees parallel time in which Melanie Colli
DS-1191
Jan 18, 1971 · 22 min
Daniel Collins appears to Gabriel and torments him and he falls to his death. Daphne is able to escape. Joanna gives Quentin and Daphne her blessing to be together. In parallel tim
DS-1192
Jan 19, 1971 · 23 min
Quentin and Daphne hide and overhear as Morgan tries to get Catherine to accept his marriage proposal, she finally agrees. Samantha shoots Joanna, however the bullet has no effect
DS-1193
Jan 20, 1971 · 23 min
Samantha falls off of Widow’s Hill, Joanna causally returns to Collinwood. Gerard finds Samantha’s body. In parallel time Kendrick tries to find out what happened to his sister Ste
DS-1194
Jan 21, 1971 · 22 min
Gerard tells Charles that he has found where Quentin and Desmond are hiding. In parallel time Melanie and Flora discuss the possibility of a lottery taking place if someone dies. G
DS-1195
Jan 22, 1971 · 23 min
Quentin is caught by Trask and returned to jail. In parallel time Daphne tells Catherine about a rumor that there is room at Collinwood that anyone who goes in either dies or ends
DS-1196
Jan 25, 1971 · 23 min
Gerard stops Valerie and takes away her powers making her human again. Charles holds Valerie captive. In parallel time Justin Collins is ill and warns that Catherine should not mar
DS-1197
Jan 26, 1971 · 22 min
Valerie brings the head of Judah and interrupts the execution. Valerie explains that Gerard is possessed by the Judah and explains that she was once Judah’s follower. Desmond grabs
DS-1198
Jan 27, 1971 · 22 min
Barnabas declares his love for Angelique, however she dies before he could tell her. Barnabas stabs Trask; Trask escapes and dies in parallel time. Leticia and Desmond plan to be m