DARK SHADOWS FORUMS
General Discussions => Current Talk Archive => Current Talk '24 I => Current Talk '02 II => Topic started by: VAM on October 17, 2002, 07:15:33 PM
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Who was better (not necessarily successful) in performance? Was it Professor Stokes or the Revernd Trask? You be the judge...
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Who was better (not necessarily successful) in performance? Was it Professor Stokes or the Revernd Trask? You be the judge...
i think Prof S because he at least had the right enemy
in mind!
jennifer
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I agree with Jennifer. Prof. Stokes had the skills.
Off the top of my head, I can not think of any
instant where Trask really exercised anyone.
It was usually Angelique doing magic and letting Trask
think he did the job.
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Prof. Stokes gets my vote. I like his approach better.
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Stokes was much more convincing/professional.
BUT
Trask was a whole lot more fun to watch.
Dom
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I have to agree that Trask is much more fun to watch. His rantings and ravings just go ON and ON! It's hilarious!
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Oh, I would pick the good Professor any day. (For one thing, I am not wanting to throw anything at the tv!) He is so self assured and confident, even in the face of not being greatly effectual. Then he gets a zinger in, usually at Julia's expense. Can you imagine the bickering these two could have been capable of as a long term couple?
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Then he gets a zinger in, usually at Julia's expense.
Considering the quality of writing at times on the show, I always find myself wanting to kiss the writer's feet when the Stokes character lets nothing slip by him. T. David gets the choicest lines for his Stokes character, second to none (especially in this current storyline).
I'd have to put Mrs. J. in the same category when it comes to consistently good writing for a character.
Dom
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Who was better (not necessarily successful) in performance? Was it Professor Stokes or the Revernd Trask? You be the judge...
Well, Trask did have the theatrics as well as a full knowledge of satanic phrases and spell's, still he seemed shocked when it actually worked! of course we all knew who did the real magic...
Professor Stokes in my opinion was much more professional towards these spirits and I believe had he known more about them for instance their names as well as who they were in regard to the Collins family he would have succeeded... exercising ghost's bent upon revenge is very difficult when attempting such a task in the Dark Shadows of Collinwood.... :D
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At least Stokes knew which end of the divining rod to hold. <snicker>
On the other hand, Trask wasn't very nearly killed while performing the exorcism.
Was PT Angelique the only character that successfully performed one?
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Apparently the good Reverend is not pleased with the voting in this particular message thread.
"The devil speaks to all of you in a loud voice!" [frkoff]
(http://members.aol.com/clchalifoux/images/trask.jpg)
"I do not expect mere mortals to understand
that I am an emissary of the ALMIGHTY - sent
to strike the cloven hoof from this poor wretched
village!"
("I do not sit in judgement, however. I leave
that to a higher authority.")
-CLC ;D
Woman of rare virtue
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At least Stokes knew which end of the divining rod to hold. <snicker>
LOL!! I hadn't even noticed this!
Oh it's definetely the Professor who gets my vote! He is always so fearless in the face of the unknown. When he saw Quentin's face laughing at him in the mirror, he didn't flinch an inch! Compare that to when Trask saw the ghost of Maude Browning and you can see how hysterical Trask was when he faced the supernatural.[wow]
I have to admit though, it was pretty hysterical to watch Trask go at it with all of his mumbo jumbo rantings. I found it amusing that the only exorcism that he actually suceeded in was done after his death
when he perfomed the exorcism on Cassandra in the woods.
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At least Stokes knew which end of the divining rod to hold. <snicker>
lol..i noticed that too... maybe you hold it one way when you are "witching for water" and the other way when you are "witching for ghosts"
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I see (and to no surprise) that most, if not all picked Prof. Stokes. His performance was very good indeed.[hello]
However, I totally enjoyed Rev. Trask attempt to chase away the Devil. It was more fanatical, more fire and Brimstone. [angryf] , and to a degree more humorous to watch! [emblgh]
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[hello][hello] I also think Stokes was very good, better than Trask. I remember Quentin (don't remember which time period) - he was always dabbling in the occult- out in the yard with one of those divining rods. I think he was trying to get rid of Gerard. Can't remember, anyway, he was not successful. He was really rattling off those incantations though.
Afan
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I have to vote for Prof. Stokes, due to his knowledge and professionalism. But as others have noted, the rantings and ravings of Trask were hysterical to watch.
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Prof. Stokes of course!
He has stronger will power. Rev Trask thought he was so powerful when he tried to exorcise Vicki but was such a wimpy man when he faced Barnabas.
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I love Professor Stokes and can't stand Reverend Trask in general, but I think you're all forgetting one thing....[spoiler]Professor Stokes, as hard as he tried, just could not get rid of Quentin's spirit which apparently was too powerful even for the resourceful professor. Trask at least succeeded in exorcising and getting rid of Cassandra (albeit very briefly).[/spoiler]
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Actually, you'll note that VAM's post starting this topic specifies:
... not necessarily successful ...
;)
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Oops, my bad.
[winkg]
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Professor Stokes was fearless and unwavering when he attempted to exercise Quentin's ghost, traits he displays throughout the entire show. He seemed to know a bit more of what he was doing. I'd definitely want him with me were I to encounter unfriendly ghosts. 8)
However, reverend Trask was so full of righteous indignation that watching him in 1795 trying to exercise the witch from the Old House is priceless. Too bad he wasn't successful in catching the true witch, that would have saved the Collins' family a great deal of grief. :(
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However, Reverend Trask was so full of righteous indignation that watching him in 1795 trying to exercise the witch from the Old House is priceless. Too bad he wasn't successful in catching the true witch, that would have saved the Collins' family a great deal of grief. :(
We'd have to like Trask then, and be grateful to him. He must be the lypocritical weasel. He's just no fun unless you hate him. And we wouldn't have wanted a generation of kids to have grown up wanting to be little Jerry Falwells. How many souls did Trask save, by providing a reverse barometer for how to behave morally? A whole hell of a lot, I would guess. Hands?