Were the Quentins different? In small ways, I'd have to say yes. I think the main problem that arrives with the David Selby characters is that they're all named Quentin. In your mind (or at least in my mind), all the Quentins start running together and its hard to tell which one cheated on whomever he cheated on or something to that effect.
Anyway, my fave characters go as follows:
Ghost Quentin: This was this storyline that drew me into DS in the first place and his mysterious presense had much to do with me sticking with the series.
1897 Quentin: His progression from the bastard who barged into Collinwood to his passionate admitance of guilt to Beth's ghost at the end of the 1897 was great. He surely had fumbles along the way, but this incarnation of Quentin was a fully rounded figure. However, hiis subsequent appearance in the present day did not live up to his 1897 material.
1995 Quentin: I think crazy Quentin is a somewhat natural progression from his 1897-1970 self. This Quentin had a lot of guilt so when everything falls apart, he obviously has a certain amount of self hatred and it drives him up the wall. Once again, a really nice characterization.
What was wrong with the other Quentins?
1970PT Quentin: He was a boor. If I had been Maggie . . . ugh . . . lets just say that someone would've been cleaned out by a divorce settlement.
1840 Quentin: He was, I suppose, fine and I really liked his relationship with Daphne (they looked so nice togehter). He just didn't have the same spirit as 1897 Q. He seems more like a victim of circumstance than someone who had an active role in his own life.
1841PT Quentin: Once again, I don't necessarily dislike this Quentin. He had a certain amount of worldy weariness to him that I liked. However, there just wasn't alot to him.
NoDS Quentin and Charles: They could have been interesting characters but were not given time to grow.
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