It's probably worth mentioning that Magda's actual wording of Quentin's curse isn't the only instance in which specifics about the werewolf curse was dealt with on DS. There's also Julia's subsequent explanation to Chris. And the two could seem to conflict with one another because in Ep #750 Magda says the curse will extend to "all his male kin of succeeding generations," while in Ep #898 Julia says the curse "was intended to go on to the oldest son in each succeeding generation," which Chris was established to be. However, even that conflict can possibly be reconciled within Romano tradition. Back in the forum's VN days, one of our regular contributors provided a link to a Web site that was all about the Romano clan. The site explained that in Romano tradtion the eldest son in each generation is considered to be
the male descendent and any other sons are considered to be completely insignificant, unless or until the eldest dies - sort of like a royal line of succession.
And placing the curse in that light calls into doubt whether or not every one of Quentin's male descendents in every generation would actually suffer from the curse.
Also, I remember that another poster once pointed out how it doesn't seem as if the curses on DS can be taken completely literally. They used Angelique's curse on Barnabas as an example, citing how Angelique said everyone who loved Barnabas would die, yet death was clearly not the fate for everyone who loved Barnabas. Obviously Julia was the most glaring exception to that - but even Joshua should have succumbed. He may not have been overtly demonstrative of his love for Barnabas, but his love was certainly made obvious by his actions during the end of the 1795/96 storyline. And the curse didn't say only those who outwardly displayed their love for Barnabas would die - it said everyone who loved him, period. So, by virtue of that fact, Joshua should have indeed been a victim of Angelique's curse, but he never was. On DS there are apparent loopholes in almost everything.
And finally, the most fascinating thing about this discussion is how it comes up so frequently. I mean, just look at how many topics on the forum have dealt with it in just the past four years alone.