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« on: February 15, 2007, 08:55:04 PM »
MB, darlin', you know I'm LMAO at your list! You definitely understand the Dark Shadows approach to romantic love.
I'm not really one for anything related to that holiday, but for me the most romantic episode, when it comes to REALNESS, was in the 1995 sequence when
[spoiler]Julia had briefly broken free of Gerard's thrall and told Barnabas to get away from her and return to their own time, leaving her behind. Barnabas takes her into his arms, holds her tight, and murmurs those stirring words: "Not without you. NEVER without you." For me, THAT is IT when it comes to romance on the show.[/spoiler]
I do agree that the final two episodes supply a more conventional happy ending. As Miss Brodie said on a memorable occasion, "For those who like that sort of thing, that's the sort of thing that they like." I do think that Melanie and Kendrick make a truly adorable couple...
Oh, another fabulous moment for MB's list occurred to me:
[spoiler]Quentin goes down to the Netherworld to fetch Amanda Harris, in a storyline inspired by the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Because she can't keep her paws off him, Amanda gets buried alive under a ton of rubble. What more festive way to celebrate the Triumph of True Love? *BWAhahahahaha!*[/spoiler]
G.