I also have to question the final results. I believe the scene where Julia confronts Barnabas with the line "I know what you are" was chosen number one? My mind is shot already. lol The scene with Angelique placing the curse on Barnabas came in the top 5 I believe.
The top three scenes all favored Grayson Hall more than Frid. The confrontation was voted Number 1, which shocked me because it must have been all of 45 seconds long. Second place was the scene when Willie goads Barnabas into admitting that he cares more deeply for Julia than he'd like to admit after she's disappeared to meet Tom Jennings. Third place was the scene from 1995 [spoiler]where Julia admits that she is under Gerard's spell and begs Barnabas to return to 1970 alone. He refuses, vowing, "Never without you!"[/spoiler]
A majority of the scenes were from Barnabas's first year on the show. Not only did none of the clips feature KLS, but there were no scenes of Barnabas with Quentin either, which I found to be surprising since he's one of the "main" characters on the show.
Frid played each clip in chronological order and ended by replaying them in a countdown format from 10 to 1 to show us where each scene had placed with the voters. We saw Barnabas's first meeting with David at the Old House and heard him address the portrait of Josette. We watched Barnabas recount to Vicki and Carolyn the story of Josette's death on a stormy night (knowing what an iconic scene this is considered to be here on the board, I was sure it would be named Number 1 or 2; instead I think it made the list at 5 or 6). As mentioned, we saw the scene where Barnabas shoots Angelique and is cursed, as well as Barnabas's final scene with Angelique in 1840. The scene where Julia returns to Collinwood after getting her hair cut and Barnabas pleads with her to help him find out what Vicki remembers from 1795 also placed on the list, though I don't recall exactly where. The countdown recap also included the "duel" discussion between Barnabas and Anthony George's Burke Devlin; however, this scene was not played during the introductory screening.
I hope to be able to write a more detailed recap of the Fest over the weekend. In the meantime, it was delightful to see old friends again, and to meet new people face to face for the first time. How I wish the fun didn't have to end!
ProfStokes