#maybe that would've won Jonathan and Christine over who knows?

[see-arcane]

Nemo laughs at Erik and Dracula's failed attempts to kidnap-and-seduce

Dracula: Rich, powerful, supernaturally entrancing--also a predatory bastard toward his captive.

Erik: Genius, multitalented, lover of music and the arts--also a predatory bastard toward his captive.

Nemo: Genius, rich, champion of the oppressed and the ocean's majesty--not a predatory bastard toward his captive(s).

Hmm. Just can't tell where the Count and the Phantom are going awry. What do you think, Captain?

Nemo, juggling buried treasure, pouring out impassioned tales of history, the sea, and aiding his fellow victims on land, playing a melancholy and powerful organ piece, taking Aronnax on a date tour of Atlantis: I really can't say. Guess it's a mystery that will never be solved.