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Notorious · 09-04-2002, 04:57 PM

What did everyone think of Betsy Durkin? I think, in some way, she looked like Alexandra Moltke, and she sounded EXACTLY like her. But, the hairstyle was all wrong. And, Betsy didn't act like Alexandra did. Victoria seemed to be more aggressive when Betsy played her, like the scene when Victoria and Maggie were talking the beginning of episode 630.

Sean Snow · 09-04-2002, 07:25 PM

I think Betsy is OK. IMO She doesn't look anything like AM cept that she has brown eyes and wears ugly blue sleeveless dresses from the outcast closets from Ohrbach's. Betsy seems to yell out some of her lines wher she is talking normally and she says some of her lines normally when she's supposed to be surprised *shrug* I thought Betsy may have been good as a brand new character, but Betsy's Vicki does not act anything like AM's more well known Victoria.

Someone on a DS message board mentioned this . . . Betsy Durkin seems to bare a little resemblence to Monice Lewinski!

seventies_sitcoms · 02-02-2005, 04:14 PM

I'm watching the show now on DVD and just watched the Betsy episodes. She had to be the worst actress ever!! Her face was too square! She looked liked she could've been a guard in a women's prison!! Carolyn Groves was more "Vickyish", but in the end it is too bad that Alexandra didn't return. Losing her probably helped force the show to end. I wonder where Betsy is at today? As far as I know DS is the only thing she done. Carolyn Groves did do some more television work.

Angelique 2 · 09-19-2005, 12:53 AM

The show went on for three years after AM left so I don't think that really hurt the show.I didn't miss Vicky to be honest nothing against AM but I liked the direction of the show better after she left,I don't think Vicky paired off with anyone well maybe if Alexandra had been around when David Selby joined as Quentin they would have worked well together.Besy Durkin didn't seem like Vicky but neither she nor Carolyn Groves had many episodes on the show so it's hard to judge if they would have worked longterm.

seventies_sitcoms · 10-04-2005, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Angelique 2

The show went on for three years after AM left so I don't think that really hurt the show.I didn't miss Vicky to be honest nothing against AM but I liked the direction of the show better after she left,I don't think Vicky paired off with anyone well maybe if Alexandra had been around when David Selby joined as Quentin they would have worked well together.Besy Durkin didn't seem like Vicky but neither she nor Carolyn Groves had many episodes on the show so it's hard to judge if they would have worked longterm.

I wonder why Betsy doesn't do any DS festivals?

Birdman60 · 01-14-2008, 04:35 PM

Alexandra Moltke was the original Victoria Winters, and I can agree with her discontentment with the role. Although her appearance, plain yet pretty, was perfect for a governess, her role was that of a nieve "airhead".

I guess blonds hadn't been stereotyped yet.

Now, enter Betsy Durkin. Cute Cute Cute!

She really didn't get a fare shake at continuing the role. She really did a good job as the ever vulnerable damsel in distress.

Exit Victoria..Carolyn Groves. She only appeared in three episodes, however I (just my opinion)think she was the most attractive of the three. Victoria disappears back in time to 1796, is hung as a witch and pronounced dead. Barnabas to the rescue. He corners Angelique in the tower room and Ben
Stokes burns her alive

. The spell on Victoria is broken and she runs away with her true love, Peter Bradford, and they live happily everafter in 1796.

At least the role of Victoria was written out of the script without the shows first leading lady being murdered or something like that.

Fallon97 · 05-12-2008, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Angelique 2

The show went on for three years after AM left so I don't think that really hurt the show.I didn't miss Vicky to be honest nothing against AM but I liked the direction of the show better after she left,I don't think Vicky paired off with anyone well maybe if Alexandra had been around when David Selby joined as Quentin they would have worked well together.Besy Durkin didn't seem like Vicky but neither she nor Carolyn Groves had many episodes on the show so it's hard to judge if they would have worked longterm.

I'm the complete opposite. I felt the show did go downhill after AM left. Vicky (along with Maggie and Barnabas), was always my favorite, and the heart of the show. I liked the show much better when Alexandra was still on.

bry · 06-08-2008, 05:40 PM

i also felt it went downhill some after Moltke left.

also, with her living in 1796 with Peter Bradford..i am surprised that it wasn't written into family history, that Vicotria Winters was a blood relative of the Collins' from that period. remember, in the first episodes, they suggested that Victoria might be an "unknown" daughter to Elizabeth because of their likenesses. had they made it out that she was a blood relative IN the actual bloodline to Elizabeth and Roger, that would explain the facial likeness between the two.
well...they coulda done it.

Liza · 05-22-2011, 06:01 PM

Betsy Durkin was kind of - meh. Nothing special about her. Granted Alexandra had been with the show from the very first shot (literally) and nobody really wanted a replacement. But Betsy did fine in wrapping up the Jeff Clark storyline.

Personally I preferred Carolyn Groves. I thought she looked much more like Alexandra and appeared to be (in her three episodes) a better actress than Durkin. I would have liked to have seen her continue in the show.

I just wish they had used Carolyn Groves to finally wrap up the whole Victoria Winters parentage thing. That was the main mystery when the show started and the writers just left it hanging. That still bugs me. Apart from that, though, I didn't really mind Vicky being gone.

Liza · 05-22-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by seventies_sitcoms

I wonder why Betsy doesn't do any DS festivals?

She actually has. I know she made it to at least one.

09-04-2002, 04:57 PM	#1
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09-04-2002, 07:25 PM	#2
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,408	I think Betsy is OK. IMO She doesn't look anything like AM cept that she has brown eyes and wears ugly blue sleeveless dresses from the outcast closets from Ohrbach's. Betsy seems to yell out some of her lines wher she is talking normally and she says some of her lines normally when she's supposed to be surprised shrug I thought Betsy may have been good as a brand new character, but Betsy's Vicki does not act anything like AM's more well known Victoria. Someone on a DS message board mentioned this . . . Betsy Durkin seems to bare a little resemblence to Monice Lewinski!
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01-14-2008, 04:35 PM	#6
Birdman60 Member First Time Poster Join Date: Jan 14, 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1	The Three Victorias Alexandra Moltke was the original Victoria Winters, and I can agree with her discontentment with the role. Although her appearance, plain yet pretty, was perfect for a governess, her role was that of a nieve "airhead". I guess blonds hadn't been stereotyped yet. Now, enter Betsy Durkin. Cute Cute Cute! She really didn't get a fare shake at continuing the role. She really did a good job as the ever vulnerable damsel in distress. Exit Victoria..Carolyn Groves. She only appeared in three episodes, however I (just my opinion)think she was the most attractive of the three. Victoria disappears back in time to 1796, is hung as a witch and pronounced dead. Barnabas to the rescue. He corners Angelique in the tower room and Ben Stokes burns her alive . The spell on Victoria is broken and she runs away with her true love, Peter Bradford, and they live happily everafter in 1796. At least the role of Victoria was written out of the script without the shows first leading lady being murdered or something like that.

06-08-2008, 05:40 PM	#8
bry Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 21, 2003 Location: n.c. Posts: 819	i also felt it went downhill some after Moltke left. also, with her living in 1796 with Peter Bradford..i am surprised that it wasn't written into family history, that Vicotria Winters was a blood relative of the Collins' from that period. remember, in the first episodes, they suggested that Victoria might be an "unknown" daughter to Elizabeth because of their likenesses. had they made it out that she was a blood relative IN the actual bloodline to Elizabeth and Roger, that would explain the facial likeness between the two. well...they coulda done it.
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02-02-2005, 04:14 PM	#3
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	I'm watching the show now on DVD and just watched the Betsy episodes. She had to be the worst actress ever!! Her face was too square! She looked liked she could've been a guard in a women's prison!! Carolyn Groves was more "Vickyish", but in the end it is too bad that Alexandra didn't return. Losing her probably helped force the show to end. I wonder where Betsy is at today? As far as I know DS is the only thing she done. Carolyn Groves did do some more television work.

09-19-2005, 12:53 AM	#4
Angelique 2 Angeliique 2 Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 15, 2005 Location: California Posts: 93	The show went on for three years after AM left so I don't think that really hurt the show.I didn't miss Vicky to be honest nothing against AM but I liked the direction of the show better after she left,I don't think Vicky paired off with anyone well maybe if Alexandra had been around when David Selby joined as Quentin they would have worked well together.Besy Durkin didn't seem like Vicky but neither she nor Carolyn Groves had many episodes on the show so it's hard to judge if they would have worked longterm.

05-22-2011, 06:01 PM	#9
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	Betsy Durkin was kind of - meh. Nothing special about her. Granted Alexandra had been with the show from the very first shot (literally) and nobody really wanted a replacement. But Betsy did fine in wrapping up the Jeff Clark storyline. Personally I preferred Carolyn Groves. I thought she looked much more like Alexandra and appeared to be (in her three episodes) a better actress than Durkin. I would have liked to have seen her continue in the show. I just wish they had used Carolyn Groves to finally wrap up the whole Victoria Winters parentage thing. That was the main mystery when the show started and the writers just left it hanging. That still bugs me. Apart from that, though, I didn't really mind Vicky being gone.