Now that the Beginnings DVDs have begun to be released, I'm reminded of this exchange from back in '03:
... wish I had Episode Number 2 on tape where Elizabeth identifies all the Collins ancestors in the drawing room. It's the one to the left of the fireplace - the guy in the big floppy hat. Who was this - Leonardo Collins? :-
... I looked up the scene in question ... and the only portrait Liz makes mention of in that scene is the one of Jeremiah, which hangs over the mantle (but I think we all knew that). The portrait of "Leonardo" isn't even anywhere to be seen in Episode #2.
In Episode #3, Carolyn explains to Vicki that the bearded gentleman whose portrait hangs over the piano is Issac Collins ... "Leo" is among the missing again.
In Episode #4, while lecturing Roger, Liz identifies Issac and Jeremiah again, as well as naming the man in the portrait between the cabinet and the fireplace as Theodore and the man in the portrait above the sideboard (where the phone is) as Benjamin. I'm afraid that "Leo" is still nowhere in evidence.
If Sci-Fi decides to run DS from the beginning again, I think a game we should play on the forum is Be The First To Spot Leonardo's Portrait.
Well, unfortunatly Sci-Fi decided not to run DS again, but the Beginnings DVDs are the next best thing. So we're officially launching the "Be The First To Spot Leonardo's Portrait" game, the only point of which is to spot the first appearance of "Leo's" portrait and then be the first to post the episode number.
And in case you're unaware of which portrait we're referring to (though if you are, you really have no right whatsoever to call yourself a DS fan!
) here's a nice bright capture ("Leo" often lurks in the shadows
) from Ep #701:
And no doubt you will have already realized that "Leo" is already hanging in the drawing room in the episodes that are being discussed as part of the Watching Project, so apparently "Leo" makes his debut at some point prior to Barnabas but after the first week of DS...
Happy spotting!!