Favorite Spell-Caster

VAM's vampire poll inspired me to ask a question of my own.  Who was your favorite of the DS mages?  Here are the choices:

  Angelique

  Nicholas Blair

  Judah Zachary/Gerard Stiles

  Count Petofi

  Bathia Mapes

My vote goes to Nicholas.

ProfStokes

VAM's vampire poll inspired me to ask a question of my own.  Who was your favorite of the DS mages?  ... My vote goes to Nicholas

Sorry, there is only one spell caster I'll vote for and that is Magda. She may not have been in the business of casting spells, but she certainly knew how to put a curse on someone

Bette

Nicholas Blair gets my vote.

VAM's vampire poll inspired me to ask a question of my own.

 

ProfStokes

So I was inspirational ;)THANKS ProfStokes!
MY VOTE GOES TO ANGELIQUE

I vote for Nicholas Blair.

No other choice for me . . .

Nicholas Blair

Luciaphil

ProfStokes, it would have to be Nicholas Blair.  He's so cute, and wicked.

I vote for Angelique!  Oh, those moon eyes, they spoke volumes!  And no one could smirk better than she.   Her subtle facial expressions were exquisite.  She didn't need many words to convey her feelings - as mixed-up as they were.  But, Bette, Magda would be a real close second for me, as well.  I think that Grayson was at her very best as the jewelry-clanking Magda.  

This is a hard one to decide on .......

I vote for Nicholas Blair but ...............that doesn't leave Angelique out in the dark too far with me.  

Who could forget those big eyes of hers, her haunting laugh.  

Definetely would be Angelique all the way!

My favorite is Cassandra Collins. She always seemed to be on the verge of complete hysteria, which of course gave her spells extra zip.

Angelique always throws in those great one liners while she's revving up for the spell:  "Oh, you'll have him my dear--but not as you had intended!" She had the most complicated spells of any of them.  That card spell for the eye of ice and fire was a doozy.  Someone should do a compilation tape of all of Angelique's spells.  Of course there were several that backfired in a really nasty way ...

Nicholas was so deliciously DEBONAIR.  He brought a delightful charm and elegance to his spellcraft.  One of my favorite scenes was when he first went to the Old House and put Willie Loomis in his power.  They both played that so brilliantly.  Nicholas got so upset when Willie described Cassandra as a witch.

Magda is really in her own category, isn't she?  Her spells had a potency reminiscent of the pungent fumes of freshly ground pepper.  Both Magda and Angelique learned the real-life Craft fact:  A SPELL CAN NOT BE REVERSED.  Its effects can be nullified through the manifestation of new energy, but you can't simply reel it back in.  Just as you can never gather back water into a cup once it's spilled on the floor.  

Love Count Petofi.  His humor was so offbeat.  Even though he liked to paint himself as all-powerful, he never fully controlled his own powers, which made for some interesting twists in his storyline.

Then there's Evan Handley, possibly the show's most incompetent practitioner of the Black Arts.  You have to admit, though, that he did a great job with a spell I'll simply call "The Trask Commission" (for the benefit of those who haven't yet seen the show).

I found Gerard/Judah rather humdrum because his spells became so rote.  I think that was the fault of the writers, though, rather than James Storm's acting.

Natter, natter, natter ...

Steve

I would vote Nicholas because he was just so damn intense and he recited his incantations with such authority.

B

A toss up between Angelique and Nicholas, both of whom said their incantations with such verve and fun.  I loved it when Nicholas attempted to bring Maggie into the fold, then ended his incantation with a kiss.  As for Angelique, she's the queen of spells, what more can I say?

And for an honorable mention, Barnabas reciting the incantation that sent Julia rushing into madness (remember knowing the secret number of the universe, or whatever)?  
Love, Robin