As if you couldn't guess ...
Julia! Julia! Julia!
Other characters for whom I have a sentimental attachment...
Barnabas ... I wonder whether other gay men of my generation (early 40s) identified with Barnabas as a child? He just seemed to encapsulate so perfectly the sense of being an outsider, a misfit, someone who didn't belong. I felt there was a world of difference between how his curse affected Barnabas, and how it affected Quentin.
Cassandra. I'm looking forward to the comments about her imminent introduction! She was on my second episode of DS, and her melodramatic flair had a lot to do with my getting hooked into watching the show.
Prof. T. Eliot Stokes was in my FIRST episode of DS, and I thought he was simply grand! Still think so today!
Nicholas. I still remember his arrival at Collinwood, and how intriguing he was. I thought Humbert added a very different kind of flair to the show--just as Grayson did when she arrived.
Chris. For some it's Barnabas, for others it's Quentin--for me, Chris is the major male heart throb of DS. And I thought that Don Briscoe made Chris (originally not a very sympathetic character--I think the "Marilyn" Ross novel involving the character gives you an idea of how DC might have seen the character play out) more three dimensional, poignant and real.
Count Petofi. I just love ALL of Thayer David's characters, but Petofi has such wonderful wit and cosmopolitan grandeur. I never tire of watching his episodes!
Pansy/Charity. I really love her scenes, especially whenever she's onscreen with Jerry Lacey (and he starts barking "Daughter!" at her).
Magda. Grayson Hall's favorite character, and I can really understand why!
There are others, too, but I am starting to write a book, so I'll desist for now. Julia still rules!
Gothick
