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
