DARK SHADOWS FORUMS
General Discussions => Current Talk Archive => Current Talk '24 I => Current Talk '08 II => Topic started by: Gothick on October 30, 2008, 03:39:46 PM
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Fans,
Thanks to an incredible sale on Amazon Vendor, I found DVD set #22 (for seventeen bucks plus change!) and it arrived last night. While test driving the discs, I revisited the episode where [spoiler]Barnabas met Regular Time Roxanne Drew for the first time at Sebastian Shaw's parlor. I'd forgotten how poignantly Frid portrayed Barnabas' mingled joy and desire at meeting "his" Roxanne again. I found myself thinking, "he's overjoyed to see her, and some girls would think he's a really creepy old man, but she's being nice."
I have to admit I Laughed Out Loud at the scene where Julia picked up the phone on Roxanne's call to cancel her dinner plans with Barnabas. The look on Julia's face was truly priceless! And then, the scene where Barnabas comes in like a little boy with a new candy cane and Julia is trying so hard not to roll her eyes. The dialogue actually gave her the line, "Barnabas, why does it always have to be me who tries to tell you ..." Another priceless moment.
I have to admit that the crowning gem was when Barnabas, with visibly controlled anger, informed her: "Julia, I am seldom wrong about people!" It was a wonder Julia didn't choke on her reassuring-therapist response "That's true ..."[/spoiler]
I think of the Summer of 1970 as a less-than-successful period in the show's history, but this episode certainly was memorable ... and fun!
cheers, Gothick
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Yeah, we love Barnabas, but he was a tad...shall we say...self deluded? [cool9]
Especially when it came to women. [gorgeous]
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A tad?? [8_1_202] I love Barnabas but all he looks are SYT when he has the REAL DEAL standing in front of him!! [hall2_sad] WOW! I am getting ready to start buying the intoduction of Barney DVDS so hopefully I can find some good deals on Amazon!! Thanks Gothick! [skull_winks]
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I tend to think that the kind of close relationship Julia and Barnabas already have is under-appreciated. Things are what they are.
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Agreed. There are all kinds of intimacy. And wherever Barn's hormones led him, his most lasting and intimate relationship was still with Julia.
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I watched that episode recently and I have to say I laughed my head off when Barnabas said he was seldom wrong about anybody. Um, does the name ANGELIQUE ring a bell, Barnabas?
When Julia said 'that's true' I believe she was probably thinking in her mind 'but only in your deluded subconscious.'
Still love Barnabas, but yes he was self deluded when he wanted to be.