Posted by ProfStokes on February 07, 2002 at 16:42:53:
In Reply to: Nominees-Most Poignant Moments on DS posted by Julia99 on February 07, 2002 at 10:48:37:
[spoiler]1) During the Leviathan sequence when Josette's ghost bids good-bye to Barnabas and he calls desperately to her as she fades away. At that point, it's finally over between them
2) Also during the time of the Leviathans, when Angelique sends Sky away, watching him go from the window of the Old House, and then runs to Barnabas for comfort. For the first time, the gesture didn't seem possessive or twisted; she was just relying on a friend for help.
3) In 1897, when Magda informs Quentin that he was the father of twins but that one is now dead. Everybody was amazing in that scene, but the expression on David Selby's face and his tone of voice were wrenching.
A subsequent scene between Quentin and Edward, when Quentin lambastes him for his Collins pride, dragging his dead son and Jamison into the mess, was also very powerful.
4) Another 1897 scene that always gets me: Crazy Jenny is in her basement cell tending to her 'babies' when she hears Quentin's music playing. Realizing that he's returned, she panics, snatches up the dolls and covers their ears as if by protecting them from the sound of the music, she can protect them from Quentin's menace too. There's something so pathetic and desperate about that scene, but in a weird way, it's also touching to see her maternal instincts kicking in. Jenny was my favorite Marie Wallace character.
5) From 1795, Barnabas learns that Josette has run off with Jeremiah, but declares that he still loves her anyway--much to Angelique's dismay.[/spoiler]
ProfStokes