Picking up Scene 188 with what actually happens after Maggie replies she'd like more champagne (David's exams be damned, I suppose
):
After Maggie is seen taking a sip of champagne -
- is when Barnabas actually brings up the subject of Josette's "original portrait" (but was there ever another one? Neither the movie or even the daytime series ever brought up another one, so it seems odd, to me at least, that the script should refer to the portrait in Josette's room as the "original portrait"), as was seen in this past Monday's capture when Barnabas actually said -
"You know, I was looking at the portrait of Josette earlier
this evening. And again, I couldn't help but think how much
you resemblance her." - and after Maggie replies with an unscripted -
"Barnabas, I'd love to see the portrait." - and to that Barnabas replies with an unscripted -
"You will -- very soon." - (at which point I usually scream at the screen "Show her the damned portrait already!" I mean, this scene is the second time he's brought up the portrait and this time it's actually in the house with them. What the hell is he holding off for?! If I were Maggie, I'd be thinking "Put up or shut up about the damned portrait already!!" But at least in the film it's not referred to as the "original portrait.") - and it isn't until after the whole business concerning the portrait that Willie is actually seen in the background -
- as he enters the room - and unlike the script, Barnabas immediately becomes aware of him (though it would sort of hard to miss him when Willie is right in his line of sight) and he asks -
"What is it, Wille?"
- which was scripted to be the first line of dialogue in the scene - to which Willie actually replies -
"I just wondered if you wanted something else?"
- which is slightly different from what was scripted - but then instead of asking Maggie if she like more champagne, which is something that has already been dealt with, Barnabas asks an unscripted -
"Would you like some coffee?" - to which Maggie replies with an unscripted -
"No, thank you." - (I guess she doesn't want to kill her champagne buzz
) and that's when Barnabas actually delivers Saturday's first quote -
"That will be all, Willie." - exactly as scripted - but after Willie remains -
- unmoved, Barnabas becomes perturbed and actually delivers Saturday's second quote as -
"That will be all." - after which Willie swallows hard and, looking none too -
- happy, leaves -
- the room and Barnabas watches -
- him go.
And we'll break there to conclude the scene in an upcoming post...