A couple of weeks ago, I started watching the storyline where [spoiler]Vampire Angelique or "Vampilique" as she might be called is given permission by her Master, the fiendishly debonair Nicholas Blair, to go after Barnabas Collins. It's been a few years since I visited this particular storyline and it's been interesting watching it again.[/spoiler]
What I did not realize before is how heavily the writers seem to have drawn upon the works of English novelist D H Lawrence in their portrayal of Angelique and Barnabas at this point. This storyline seems to have taken their love/hate relationship, particularly the view of Angelique as a fiend literally sucking the lifeblood out of Barnabas, to its logical conclusion.
I'd be interested to hear further discussion of this storyline, particularly from fans of the Ang/Barn relationship. The dialogue reveals some fairly bitter twists, such as when both characters inform one another of their hatred for the other, or when Ang takes evil pleasure in breaking down Barnabas' sense of self-worth and dignity. The whole Angelique/Joe denouement is an even more bitter spin along these lines.
Maybe folks who haven't seen these shows can just avoid this thread, so most of the discussion doesn't have to be behind those hard-to-read spoiler curtains?