A distraught, slightly drunken Roger confronts Elizabeth in the drawing room:
"But why turn to WEED, Liz? Why???"
An arched eyebrow, a disdainful moue of the heavily lacquered lips, a pouting grimace as she turns, gives him a freezing look, and says: "Because I *choose* to do so."
One of the greatest things I have ever read. Thank you!
Actually, Cousin B, I think your comments about Liz and her pain are very astute and on the mark... Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
G.
I agree. That was an extremely perceptive summation of the way Liz felt.
Thanks for the kind words. Yes, my inner-Liz fan is coming out. I seriously feel that she was one of the best characters ever written for television (in her first year).
...How the secrets the present day Collinses all apparently have will factor into the plot. I just hope that each secret will be given its due.
I certainly hope so. It's hard to imagine being able to do all of that in one two-hour film, but if it did happen, it would be the first time ever that we actually got to see the Collins family and Barnabas on an equal playing field, which I believe they deserve to be. Striking a balance between the first year and the latter years of the show is essential to a good telling.
(And, Cousin_Barnabas, you'll be happy to see that Michelle Pfeiffer gets mentioned but not Eva Green, so Pfeiffer is pulling closer to Green. )
I AM happy about that. But, I was actually basing my earlier statement off of what all of the "insiders" were saying, those who visited the studio. They all seem to mentioned Depp and Pfeiffer more than any other combination. (Perhaps this is just me notcing Pfeiffer's name more.
) But, from what I have seen and recall (or want to recall), most mentioned Pfeiffer as opposed to Carter or Green. So, I was using that as my gauge rather than what the entertainment writers are printing.
As for the billing, yes, I see a similar thing happening with Liz. It's been tradition since HoDS. But, my dream billing would go like this:
JOHNNY DEPP
DARK SHADOWS
STARRING
MICHELLE PFEIFFER
Helena Bonham Carter Eva Green
Jackie Earle Haley Jonny Lee Miller Chloe Moretz Gulliver McGrath Thomas McDonell
And
Bella Heathcote
as
Victoria Winters
THOUGH
I expect that we may see something like this:
JOHNNY DEPP
Eva Green Helena Bonham Carter Bella Heathcote
DARK SHADOWS
Jackie Earle Haley Jonny Lee Miller Chloe Moretz Gulliver McGrath Thomas McDonell
And
Michelle Pfeiffer
as
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
(It's tradition by now.
)