Favorite Magda Scenes

[Gothick]

Hey fans!  Let's spread the Grayson love around even a little more and talk about our favorite Magda scenes.  A couple that spring to mind:

(1) Jamison comes to the Old House and Magda tells him to go, she needs to get on with the housekeeping and something Barnabas has introduced her to--floorwax!

(2) Magda tells off Gregory Trask in words of one syllable and practically spits in his face.

(3)  After Sandor's death, Magda, in a dramatic black veil, takes an axe and chops the hand of Count Petofi in two.

There's more, so much more, but I'll see whether other fans chime in before continuing.

cheers, Gothique
Member of Grayson's Legion since June 1968!

[Bette]

One of my favorites is after Sandor's death, when she asks Barnabas to bite her, just as he bit Sandor, so she will know how Sandor felt. You can feel the pain and grief that Magda is feeling over the loss of her Sandor.

Great topic, Gothick!

[Mysterious Benefactor]

(1) Jamison comes to the Old House and Magda tells him to go, she needs to get on with the housekeeping and something Barnabas has introduced her to--floorwax!

That scene is absolutely priceless and, not surprisingly since our GMTA, it's also one of my favorites, as is:

(2) Magda tells off Gregory Trask in words of one syllable and practically spits in his face.

Another fave - and one that shows up in the Robservations Slideshow:

1969: Ep #790 - Magda tells Trask she knows he is a 'swine'
because of what he's been doing, particularly to Judith.

One of my favorites is after Sandor's death, when she asks Barnabas to bite her, just as he bit Sandor, so she will know how Sandor felt. You can feel the pain and grief that Magda is feeling over the loss of her Sandor.

I love that as well - and it's also a part of the Robs Slideshow:

1969: Ep #798 - Magda asks Barnabas to bite her so that
she will know how Sandor felt during the last months of
his life.

I have many other favorites but will also wait to see whether other fans post about them...

[Taeylor Collins]

I just watched the scene of her grieving and asking Barnabas to bite her and he says he will not harm her but they will grieve together.  Wonderful scene!

[michaelhacketttodd]

Agreed.  That scene is one of the best of the entire series.  It showed that in the end, Barnabas and Magda respected each other.

[Nightfall59]

Yes. The Magda/Barnabas "we will grieve together" scene is probably the most touching scene they ever had.

 I also adored the "floorwax" comment. I doubt if Barnabas even knew what floorwax was. lol

One of the best qualities about Magda was her dry wit.
 
I loved how some of the barbs she would toss at Barnabas seemed to go completely over his head.

[quentincollins]

Magda is one of my favorite DS characters, probably third behind Angelique and Julia.
She was witty, sharp and flamboyant, I'm glad 1897 lasted so long so that we got so much Magda.
The scenes already mentioned are all great.
I am fond of the horror she experiences at learning that she has cursed Jenny's children. A pivotal Magda moment.

[Janet the Wicked]

I especially like the one where Barnabas is giving her orders; Magda bows and says, "Yes, Your Majesty".

[tragic bat]

What I remember as my favorites are a) when Tim Shaw comes to buy deadly nightshade from her, supposedly to turn lead into gold; a flimsy premise that she quickly destroys with her wit, and b) when she first arrives at the old house with the hand; her banter with Barnabas is especailly hilarious, but gets to the point that none of us know what she is really lying about; a great performance.  

[ClaudeNorth]

I don't remember any of the specifics, but I love the scene in which Magda shows up somewhere to help another character and dismisses that character's impatience and panic by saying, "Magda always gets there when she's needed," in a deliciously matter-of-fact way.  Grayson conveys quite well Magda's confidence in her ability to manage a situation and her frustration with people who still haven't figured this out about her.  You really get the sense that she's had this conversation many times before.

Of course, all Magda scenes are fun because the character is so different from Julia and because of Grayson's commitment to the character.  She's clearly having fun with the role, and her enjoyment is shared by the viewers. 

[michaelhacketttodd]

The 1897 Storyline is when Dark Shadows reached its Zenith.  So popular was Magda, Quentin and Count Petofi, to name a few of the memorable characters, that Dan Curtis extended the storyline 3 months longer than originally planned.

[Nightfall59]

I especially like the one where Barnabas is giving her orders; Magda bows and says, "Yes, Your Majesty".

Lol.  That's another good one. I wish Julia had been allowed to exhibit a sense of humor like that. Throughout the 1897 story, it's plain to see how much fun Grayson was having with Magda.

[Sandor]

There are so many great Magda scenes - and the series of episodes where Jenny dies and Magda vows to curse Quentin are some of her finest.
The one that comes to mind is after Edward has told Magda and Sandor how Jenny supposedly died, and that in fact, she has already been buried. Later, a seething Magda & Sandor come back to Collinwood to retrieve Jenny's belongings, as Magda dryly quips to Edward, "Or have you buried those too?!!"  I always let out a chuckle when I hear that line.

[Taeylor Collins]

I absolutely love when Magda is running from the hand of Petofi after she throws it in the fire. HYSTERICAL! It's so funny how Grayson runs. It's cute. I always get a kick out of that scene!

I also love at the beginning of 1897 when Magda is talking with Beth and she says something like, "But these, these are very old cards...but you wouldn't know anything about that now would you?" And the she lets out a big cackle and Beth storms off!  Great scene in my opinion!

[Julia99]

Julia

Lol.  That's another good one. I wish Julia had been allowed to exhibit a sense of humor like that. Throughout the 1897 story, it's plain to see how much fun Grayson was having with Magda.

Julia did have a few quips that I fondly recall..her inquiry on the new "Divine" antiques shop with Carolyn during Leviathan and was it the Adam storyline where she asks if she should just make herself available all night for Barnabas?  [noted recently on another topic list.]