So, when it comes to today's quote -
Page 32 - Elizabeth (O.S): 'I don't believe it.'
- just what is it that Elizabeth doesn't believe? Well, I'm pretty sure every DS fan has already figured out that it's the uncanny resemblance the stranger bears to the portrait of Barnabas Collins:
And the way the script sets up this scene is:
INT. GREAT HALL - COLLINWOOD - NIGHT
He enters, transfixed, STARING toward the wall over the great fireplace. There, a magnificent portrait of
BARNABAS COLLINS,
the name etched on a gold nameplate dated 1788, hangs halflit by the flickering firelight.And it's at that point that Elizabeth states her disbelief.
And as a bit of trivia, normally the interior of Greystone isn't opened to the public. But the exception is when it's hosting some sort of an event. And in 2007 Midnite was lucky enough to attend such an event - and to her amazement what did she discover hanging in one of the rooms but the portrait of Barnabas from this pilot. And, of course, she took a photo of it:
Who would have thought it would have still been there three years later...
And you'll note that there is no wolf's head cane to be seen in the full length portrait of Barnabas. That's because TPTB behind the pilot chose to forgo the cane (though there was talk that it
might have made an appearance had the pilot gone to series). And while Barnabas does wear the black onyx ring, unlike in previous versions, no repeated special attention is paid to it. In fact, while the ring is referenced in the script in the scene in which Barnabas is revived in the mausoleum, no mention is made of it when Carolyn is attacked or when Barnabas returns to the mausoleum (in the never shot scene). And no mention will be made of it in this scene.