DARK SHADOWS FORUMS
General Discussions => Current Talk Archive => Current Talk '24 I => Current Talk '07 I => Topic started by: Gothick on March 05, 2007, 05:48:59 PM
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So, yesterday I was watching some 1897 episodes... not actually watching whole shows but just fast forwarding around to various scenes... and I saw one of the early scenes between Tim and Amanda. And Tim actually informed Amanda that her face was full of "wisdom and innocence." I just about died.
I couldn't think of anything that could top Trask's line about Abigail's "kindly, loving face" but this did the trick.
G.
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Oh my, Gothic, I couldn't agree with you more! Amanda and wisdom shouldn't be used in the same sentence! ;D ;D 8)
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That is funny i've been watching up to these episodes
and i really wish she had ran off with Gregory ;D
poor Rachel she really got a rotten deal
jennifer
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What a fantastic topic. When I saw this I had to smile. Amanda Harris tops my list for the most annoying character.
Alondra
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I always saw physical similarities between Kathryn Leigh Scott and Donna McKechnie - and wonder if, had KLS not been away on an extended vacation, that she would have been cast in the role of Amanda Harris. Would have added more palpable tension, since Tim, Quentin and Trask all featured prominently in Rachel's life - so her coming back as "Amanda" would have had more exciting plot potential - especially if Barnabas got into the mix.
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ROFL. Seriously.
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What would everyone think if Q hadn't fallen for her? She over-enunciates, but half a dozen actors on DS did. I think they were probably told to. I liked her somewhat as the worldly smartass scam artist, or accomplice to one. She pegged Trask right away.
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Actually recent viewing have me doing a total 180 on my previous opinions of the girl, but still, wise and innocent are not words I would ever use to describe her. It's quite clear from the moment we meet her that she's very adept at using her wiles to get what she wants.
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I liked her somewhat as the worldly smartass scam artist, or accomplice to one. She pegged Trask right away.
I'm with you, Magnus, Amanda was more interesting as Tim's partner-in-crime but once they paired her with Quentin she lost the potential she had to be a truly interesting and important character.
I also agree with arashi that the words wise and innocent and Amanda Harris, those words just do not belong in the same sentence. But as far as Trask was concerned she was pretty perceptive there.
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The only dear Amanda is a dead Amanda. Even at that, that she is dead is dear, and she still isn't.
N
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The only dear Amanda is a dead Amanda. Even at that, that she is dead is dear, and she still isn't.
;D
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I always liked Amanda. I can never figure out what it is about her that turns people off. As far as acting, the character that always turned me off was Beth. She had a habit of speaking her lines in a monotone. Amanda wasn't award winning material, but she was better than that. The thing I didn't like was her falling in love with Quentin, I mean, good grief, every woman who came within 50 feet of the guy was kissing him within 60 seconds of meeting him. I thought she played a pretty interesting part in the story line up until then, but once she fell for Q she was just another lovestruck goof. I'm just starting on the Leviathan story right now and I really like her character in that as well, she's one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dull plot.
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I mean, good grief, every woman who came within 50 feet of the guy was kissing him within 60 seconds of meeting him.
Yes, and your point is . . . ? ;D
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I love some of those scenes in 1897 where Q and B were practically chin to chin in one another's faces and it looked as if one was going to kiss the other at any moment--particularly with Q's habit of cracking those sweet, sarcastic smiles when he's about to make one of his famous Quentin-zingers...
G.
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The only dear Amanda is a dead Amanda. Even at that, that she is dead is dear, and she still isn't.
Heh heh heh. I like your avatar, I have 6 cats of my own.
I will agree that I liked how Amanda pegged Trask right away, "He's disgusting!" Other than that I can't think of much positive to say about her.
Alondra
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I always liked Amanda. I can never figure out what it is about her that turns people off.
Ok let me explain my own personal feelings here. The woman was a consummate whiner. Her first line was "Why did I have to wait downstairs for five minutes?" Good grief it was ONLY five minutes! Second she wears way too much makeup. Third, four men were after her, and one of them considered her the perfect woman. Why pray tell, does the "perfect woman" need so much makeup? Her fake eyelashes were an inch long! Fourth, Quentin fell for her instead of not only Beth, but every other woman he'd ever been with. What was it about her? She was nothing but a plastic barbie doll.
As far as acting, the character that always turned me off was Beth. She had a habit of speaking her lines in a monotone. Amanda wasn't award winning material, but she was better than that.
I will concur on this one, though I like Beth. She could be a whiner herself. But her loyalty and love for Quentin win me over to her much more than that flake Amanda Harris. I believe Quentin had sincere feelings for her but it never seemed to actually amount to love. Her time with him was during his still immature stage when he couldn't appreciate her as much as he should have.
The thing I didn't like was her falling in love with Quentin, I mean, good grief, every woman who came within 50 feet of the guy was kissing him within 60 seconds of meeting him.
And if I met him I'd be trying for that same honor...wow is he sexy or what?
I thought she played a pretty interesting part in the story line up until then, but once she fell for Q she was just another lovestruck goof. I'm just starting on the Leviathan story right now and I really like her character in that as well, she's one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dull plot.
While she was more bearable as Olivia, I liked her hair and her makeup wasn't as bad, she was still a whiner and truth be told I was very very very happy when [spoiler]she fell off that bridge into oblivion!![/spoiler]
Alondra
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[spoiler]she fell off that bridge into oblivion!![/spoiler]
Uh, you might want to [spoiler]watch Ep #934 again because that isn't quite how she met her end.[/spoiler]
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Uh, you might want to [spoiler]watch Ep #934 again because that isn't quite how she met her end.[/spoiler]
In a way I kind of feel sorry for the poor girl as [spoiler]immediately after the scene where she is buried under the rocks, they turned the lights out on that set and she was forced to pull herself out of the rubble in the dark![/spoiler]
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Sorry, can't read any of your spoilers because I'm not that far into the Leviathon plot yet ;D
Oh you women and your Quentin ;D Mutton chops and all?!?
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Personally, I think Quentin is much better looking once he loses the mutton chops. But hey, that's just me. [winkg]
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Mutton chops or not, it's the suit that kills me. I absolutely *love* men in three piece suits, especially with frock coats. *dies* The wardrobe for 1897 is my favorite of the entire series.
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Oh you women and your Quentin ;D Mutton chops and all?!?
the man still has it too ;D(and i hate mutton chops but the Q man could pull it off 8))
jennifer