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« on: November 30, 2015, 05:32:28 PM »
Kinescope. Barnabas is congratulated on how wonderful he has been through the crisis of Quentin's incapacity. Barnabas told PT Liz to call a doctor, then hung around. I think that's been the extent of his wonderfulness. Maybe he always gives off a subtle "trust me" vibe to all around him, as a vampire. That would explain a lot, wouldn't it?
Barnabas's strange (to me) love for Maggie rears its head again. It's a love they never set up in RT; they just acted as if it had been going on awhile, and we the viewers were just slow to notice. We saw no dates, or love talk. It was talked about in casual conversation only, weird for a soap opera. This only gives me the impression that Barnabas just automatically latches onto a woman out of those in the immediate vicinity.
Bad Barnabas sneered at Maggie, and considered her worthless. I know he's better now, but love? Maybe by living at Collinwood, and not being a diner waitress, she rose socially for him. Sorry writers, I know I wasn't supposed to be thinking about this...
Barnabas plays an incoherent game with Will, with the cross. Don't give me away or I'll kill you both, he makes sure they know. I have all the power, remember that. By the way, Will, go get that cross, and keep me prisoner. I give you all the power temporarily. ?? We see how Barnabas will apparently take the power back, when the charade is over-- he does some mind thing to overcome Will, when Will gets uppity, and Will drops the cross. So Barnabas can do that any time he wants. He could have done that instead of allowing himself to be taken prisoner, in the first place.
Thus having proven the cross can't control him, Barnabas says pick up the cross Will, and control me with it, so I don't leave this room tonight. When the time comes, Barnabas of course just pushes past Will, then can't resist a good, nostalgic, unnecessary Willie-beating before he goes.
Barnabas in Maggie's bedroom, with the atmosphere all handled very well, just as if this were an A story, not something thrown in. He moves to bite, getting about a millimeter from Maggie's neck... end.