The first Martian Shadows of 2026 is a true Friday episode: Dark Shadows 224, first aired May 5, 1967. Barnabas rescues David from a stuck door and a pack of howling dogs, sweet-talks Elizabeth into letting Willie stay on, and gives Jason a quiet warning. Then, while Sam paints by candlelight, Maggie has a nightmare so well done that Emmy stops riffing to admit this is exactly why she watches the show.