I don't understand it either, Uncle Roger. What do these fanatic "fans" want? A line-by-line recreation of the OS? As much as we love it, it was far from perfect. The comedic aspects of '12 regarding Barnabas trying to understand and deal with the culture and technology of 200 years was not only funny but brilliant. So much better than the OS, '91 or '04 versions that had him fully understand it all within 48 hours so he could slip into society (how utterly preposterous; what did he do? - have Willy give him a crash course in everything from history to how zippers work?). And '12 paid greater homage to the OS story than '91 or '04. Sorry, but Victoria was not the reincarnation of Josette - Maggie was. Both '91 and '04 committed heresy. In '12, Maggie Evans remained Josette's reincarnation; she made up the name of "Victoria Winters."
if I may you seem to be something of a "one issue voter" in terms of the movie...
everything else being what it was in terms of tone and tempo, if Maggie had not been part of the story, or had been a 'supporting' player (like she was in 91), and had NOT been the "reincarnation" of Josette, but Victoria had (as she was in other iterations), would you have actually loved the movie so much? or even liked it???
at any rate most "fans" don't seem to care who "gets" to be Josette. they still despise the movie.