ROGER: Liz, I just don't get enough respect around here, so I'm moving to Pine Valley to start a new life. Send my mail care of Phoebe Tyler.

BARNABAS: See, Julia? I told you there'd be no harm in slipping a few Seconals into Willie's glass of Tang this morning.

Amanda Harris from the 1897 storyline - her only redemption is she shared many scenes with the dashing Don Briscoe...

..and though there are few Donna McKechnie fans based on her DS run, I discovered she was the lead go-go dancer on the 60's music show "Hullabaloo".... and was actually a groovy dancer. Guess if Quentin, Charles or Tim Shaw took her out dancing, we'd have seen a more well-rounded performance. Then again, no one was doing the Frug, Monkey, Jerk, Pony, or Watusi back in 1897.

DS Milestone: an afternoon soap opera that prompted kids and teenagers to run home from school at breakneck speed to catch an episode (up to that point, most daytime programming was watched by and primarily geared toward women over 18).
Another milestone was the phenomenon of the DS stars being featured in teen magazines like "16", "Tiger Beat", "Fave" - once exclusive to teen idols and rock groups. Suddenly, there was forty-ish Jonathan Frid and Grayson Hall gracing the pages of "16 Magazine" with the likes of The Monkees, The Mod Squad, and Bobby Sherman.

Magda and Sandor - They were a fun pair, and they really seemed to be in love.  They teased each other a lot, but really cared for each other, and had one of the most realistic marriages depicted on the show IMO.

Thank you, PennyDreadful-
My sentiments too, though runners-up include Barnabas & Julia, Chris & Carolyn, Quentin & Beth, Willie & Maggie, Elizabeth & Stokes, David & Amy, and Roger & the Collinsport Dirty Book Store...

Remember that song "People who need people..."? I tend to care about the characters whose purpose involved watching out for others, and still entertaining us daily:
Vicki - because if she didn't care about that motley Collinwood crew enough to face ghosts, witches, vampires, Matthew Morgan, time travel, co-stars with hair obsession, bleeder valves, etc., we wouldn't be here today.
Barnabas - because he wanted so much to protect the ones he loved, yet anyone he loved ended up.... well... enjoy the series and carry a box of tissues.
Julia - because she loved the humanity of Barnabas, despite his inhuman tendencies.
Chris - because he loved his orphaned kid sister enough to stick around and face the light of a silvery moon, and live in a musty cottage Mrs. Johnson was too scared to dust or vacuum.. 

JULIA: (sighs contently) Mmmm, tomorrow I'll have to thank Mrs. Johnson for picking up those extra Double D batteries....