Boy, what a tough crowd we have on here tonight - or possibly they're just not romantics.
Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. That's what makes the discussions on these boards so much fun. Be that as it may, though, I could produce dozens of letters to the various fan magazines from people who definitely saw Barn and Julia as a romantic couple, and who, in fact, continued to watch DS with the one hope that they would eventually get together.
{blows whistle} Time out... LOL
For whatever it's worth, I just wanted to add my odd three odd cents and say that I completely agree with what MB and Steve...er..Gothick said.
I think that Julia's heart's desire was Barnabas and in the end, given the right circumstances, they would've ended up together {now, that's not to say that Julia wouldn't of had any *other* relationships or whatnot, just that I believe that her heart belonged to that complex and thick skulled character and that's who she should've ended up with (okay, maybe after a little slapp slap there
, or a few heart-to-heart wrenching scenes there...)
Barnabas too - I mean, the more the series goes on, the more there are subtle signs as to their true feelings for one another. The infamous "Never without You" and "I am that devoted to her..." quotes, etc. Now, everyone interprets things differently and that perfectly fine - like Emeril says - won't hurt my feelings (well, not too much - chortle)... but ya know, we're a big happy family here, right kids? It's allllllllright darlings {big group hug}}
Besides, like one of my bestest buds on another list likes to say: B + J + smut = good. Phht...Nuff said... LOL
Anyhoo - since they weren't an officially declared couple on the show, I'm okay with the nominations too (afterall, there's still fanfic - evil cackle). Good work, DS to DA - may the best man, woman or couple/pair win - looking forward to the emmys!
-Heather