Have to go with Barnabas and Angelique in the tower room...it's just a classic scene between the two of them, further illustrating their relationship's dysfunctional dynamic.  

He needs her, fears her, can't stand her, and can't stay away from her; while she figures if she stalks him long enough and threatens whoever he's currently envisioning as Josette he'll eventually have to give in.

It's just a core Dark Shadows moment...makes me laugh, cringe and want more.

I'd say that it's Collinwood, the house itself.

Possible spoilers


ALL-TIME FAVORITE DS MOMENT:
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"My name is Victoria Winters, my journey is beginning..."
The simple phrase that starts it all off - have only seen it once, May 2001 when I didn't even know they were airing the show again.  Love the anticipation of all the stories to come!



FAVORITE OH YUCK, THAT WAS AWFUL, BUT CAN I SEE IT
AGAIN? MOMENT:
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Josette's vision of herself as a vampire that caused her to jump.


FAVORITE GHOST:
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Gerard Stiles - smolderingly sexy.  Yes, Quentin is a bigger babe, but I ended up liking him as a person.  

FAVORITE I DIDN'T LIKE THEM AT FIRST, BUT THEN THEY
GREW ON ME CHARACTER:
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Charity Trask - too prissy and self-righteous.  But that was nothing a little vampire bite and posession couldn't cure.


BEST CLUELESS IN COLLINWOOD CHARACTER:
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Any of the characters who can't believe something supernatural is going on, when they just got done dealing with the supernatural in the last storyline.

FAVORITE SCENE STEALER:
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Magda Rakosi - just try to look away when she's onscreen, I dare you!


FAVORITE STORYLINE OR PLOT:
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The Dream Curse/Vampire Angelique.  Messy and uneven, but it features some of the series' best showdowns.  And I like messy.



WORST STORYLINE:
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1841PT - Just couldn't get into it.  Dull and somehow unsettling - and not in a good way.


FAVORITE ROMANCE OR ROMANTIC MOMENT:
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Barnabas to Julia - never without you...


FAVORITE VILLAIN:
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Count Petofi - Thayer David deserved an Emmy.  This was a villain I loved to hate - in a good way.  Nicholas Blair is a very close second.

WORST COUPLE:
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Jeez, they were all pretty dysfunctional.  Guess I'd have to say Roger and Cassandra or Megan and Philip Todd.  Nothing going on the chemistry department for either couple.

FAVORITE COUPLE:
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Maggie and Joe.  They seemed to really care about each other more than themselves.  That's love, IMO.

But Maggie and Nicholas Blair was a way interesting pairing.  Imagine the possibilities if they'd had Magggie turn to the Dark side!

I WISH THEY HAD GOT TOGETHER, BUT THEY DIDN'T COUPLE:
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Barnabas and Julia.  'Cos the good doctor really knew how to stand by her vamp.


CHARACTER YOU WISH THEY HAD USED MORE:
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Any of the characters played by Thayer David, but especially Prof. Stokes, who should've been let in on the secrets by Julia and Barnabas.


FAVORITE SUSPENSE:
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This one is hard...I'll go with the whole 'Elizabeth nearly marries Jason McGuire (who Carolyn's planning to shoot), but instead Liz reveals she killed Paul Stoddard and buried him in the cellar, after which Jason reveals Liz only thought she killed Paul.'  Lots of revelations and insight into the initially fascinating Liz Collins Stoddard character. Good television.


THIS HAD ME ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING MOMENT:
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Nicholas Blair turning Cassandra's hand all skeletal -"Look at your HAND!"  Could run this on a continual loop and laugh myself sick.


FAVORITE DS BLOOPER:
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Not really a blooper, but when the ghost of Jeremiah kidnapped Angelique on her wedding night and tried to bury her alive why didn't she JUST SIT UP?  The grave was like six inches deep! LOL


What a great idea this was, Rhonda.  It's been really interesting reading through everyone's responses!

Know what you mean about the Dark Shadows DT's, they can be rough!  Have a great holiday in Florida with your family!  

Cassandra B

And then in 1978 or 1979 Grayson and Sam bought WILDERCLIFF, a house that isn't very far at all from Wyndcliffe.

The construction date of Wildercliff?  1799.  How's THAT for synchronicity!

That is way interesting, Gothick!  Where *do* you get your information?  I don't suppose you know of any pics of Wildercliff online? You must be the ultimate Grayson fan, which I totally respect.  

Thanks for the spelling suggestions.  And I really loved the pics and story behind the 'real' Wyndclyffe!

also thought Edward, Judith, Carl and Quentin
which didn't seem strange as my grandmother had two sons after a 15 year gap. also do we know there wasn't two mothers here?

IIRC, there isn't any information actually given about the parents of the four 1897 siblings.  I've always thought that maybe they had different mothers, given their very different temperaments and the wide age gap.

Dear CastleBee,

So sorry to hear about the death of your mother.  Please accept my condolences at this difficult time.

And thanks for your message about smoking. As a reformed smoker who experiences the occasional relapse, it's important for me to remember just how dangerous a habit cigarettes are.

God(dess) bless you too,

Cassandra B