Just Asking?

[Bob_the_Bartender]

Dear Fellow Dark Shadows Fans,

Do you think that Barnabas despises Vicky's fiance, Jeff Clark, more than Willie loathes Maggie's fiance, Joe Haskell, or vice versa?

Sincerely,

Bob the Bartender, who will soon start loathing a certain, oleaginous fop.

[franimal]

Hmmmm.......I think Barn definitely dislikes Jeff more.   And he's much better at that hostile dislike kinda thing    Some of the looks he gives people are withering!! when he's not reading teleprompter, of course

[Raineypark]

I suspect Mr. Collins would be only too happy to challenge the annoying Mr. Clark to a duel.

Willie, on the other hand, would be very happy to shoot Joe Haskell, in the head, from behind a rock, with a rifle.

Therein lies the difference....decorous vs deranged!

Raineypark

[The Ghost of Sarah Collins]

Dear Fellow Dark Shadows Fans,

Do you think that Barnabas despises Vicky's fiance, Jeff Clark, more than Willie loathes Maggie's fiance, Joe Haskell, or vice versa?

Sincerely,

Bob the Bartender, who will soon start loathing a certain, oleaginous fop.

My brother... excuse me, Barnabas tries desperately
to understand exactly what Victoria sees in "Clark"
while hoping one day her vision will clear and she will come to the conclusion that although "Clark" is younger Barnabas is more her type... (no pun intended) and Victoria will end her infatuation and once again become his.

I do not believe Barnabas loathes Jeff as much as Willie loathes Joe.

what oleaginous fop are your referring to?

[Annie]

Hi,all i think that he does not like Jeff Clarke or
Joe but at least Barnabas does try to be nice
to them especially for Vicki's sake  ( thats Jeff)!!
      Love Anne

[TERRY308]

Barnabas hates Jeff so much.  Jeff is such a crybaby.  If you say what he doesn't want to hear, well, he goes crazy.  Ranting and raving.  Every time I see Barnabas and Jeff, I'm trying to send telepathic messages to Barnabas, so he would kill Jeff.  So far it hasn't happened yet.

Willie on the other hand is just going to take that rifle, and shoot Joe. Like "Dirty Harry" movies, Willie would get on top of the old house, after he had sent Joe a note from "Barnabas" asking him to come over.  Then, BANG!

Then I figure, Willie would have to send Clint Eastwood a thank you note, for the idea, and ask him for an autographed picture.

[Blue_Whale_Barfly]

Do you think that Barnabas despises Vicky's fiance

I don't know about Barnabas but I certainly do.

[Angelique_s_Sis]

 Barnabas tolerates Jeff Clark as much as humanly possible.  Which for most humans is quite a challenge.  

Willie just reacts irrationally sometimes.  Then again, sometimes,  Haskell overreacts too.  

[Miles]

I never really felt a sense of hatred for Joe coming from Willie.  IMO, he views Joe more as an obstacle and I sort of get the feeling that Willie thinks Maggie is oh so close to falling head over heals for him.

Barnabas on the other hand really seems to have a genuine dislike of Jeff (not without reason, I guess).  Jeff has been pretty antagonistic towards Barn, but then again, he did try to cut his head off  

[kuanyin]

I really don't get the impression that Willie thinks of Joe much at all. Joe is a hothead with Willie, but when not being bothered, I don't think Willie cares. Joe's existance and relationship with Maggie certainly don't hinder him from trying to approach Maggie!

Barney though has the double problem of finding Jeff a wretched, whining creep AND seeing the girl he loves fall for the wretched, whining creep. Make that a triple problem, when you consider that the wretched, whining creep makes it so obvious that he doesn't like Barney.

I am also curious about the oleaginous fop.

[Cassandra]

It's obvious that Barnabas isn't too fond of Jeff Clark, mainly of course because of Vicky.  But I do think that Barnabas is too much of a gentleman to act out his hostilities towards Jeff. I also have to give Barnabas credit for saving Jeff's life when Dr.Lang wanted to cut off his head to use for the experiment. Given his feelings for Vicky, it took alot for him to do that, but he thought of Vicky's feelings instead of his own. Jeff, on the other hand has always acted obnoxious and loud around Barnabas that sometimes I wonder how Barnabas manages to restrain himself from clobbering him.

Now if the same situation had taken place between Willie & Joe, (the experiment) Willie would not only tell Dr.Lang to cut off Joe's head, he'd probably even assist him in doing so.