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I'm reminded of how irrationally annoyed I was by the way Hope pronounced "Franco."

Is he even that close with Jason now? I suppose it's down to airtime, as I assume Bradford and Steve are still close.

Wilding lasted such a long time. Off and on. Didn't he even have story with Chelsea? I wonder if he just got focus because of his mother. I know Malloy did have some support as Kyle but based on his exit I am not sure if something was off backstage. Has Zimmer ever spoken about him? I agree Mowery was doomed, as Marland didn't seem to have much interest in Jackie or Justin anyway.

I might say Lisby Larsen, although she wasn't as high-profile. Chris Pennock is another. There are some I could mention but they lasted a long time, so I guess they made it work.

Carlo and Alex.

Krista not auditioning for Tina was a real mistake. She was not right for the part (not helped by lousy writing). I think by that point with Curlee phasing out the show just lost any ability to properly establish any characters, returning or new. Mindy existed solely for angst with Nick, as did Alex. She had no character. Crampton was well-liked on Y&R but Mindy was nothing like Leanna. She was clearly just cast because of that popularity and the idea that a soap name will help paper over nonexistent material. The only time I thought she was fitting in was toward the end, with Michael O'Leary. At that time characters only seemed to fit in just as they were leaving (Mindy, Nick, Tangie).

I know Jean best for her work in Doctor Who, especially the fascinating Sara Kingdom, very of her time and ahead of her time. I hope more of her episodes are found to honor her. Jean also graciously returned later in life to record some audios for Big Finish. @I Am A Swede I know this is a tough one for you.

Thanks @chrisml Eden and Cruz were so idolized by many from so early on, I'm not sure I've ever heard A Martinez talking about the backlash he received. It is another reminder that being perfect, as Cruz often was, still does not stop bigotry or racism.

I may be wrong, but I think they broke up after she left. I thought Neil was a likeable actress who often got cast in dud parts (although I know many loved her on Texas - I haven't seen a lot of her on there). I appreciated her work on ATWT as Dawn. What made Simms work so well in the part was she was able to play sexy but also vulnerable. She was able to play a heart in the character. That was something the show took for granted...and it was something the show struggled with in many younger women they cast. They should have fought much harder for her to stay, if only JFP hadn't been so arrogant.

I believe Wyndham and Charles Keating were regularly doing productions of a play called Couplets in these years. I got the sense that Wyndham just ended up adopting her persona from that play into her work on AW, and by that point no one in charge cared enough to question her. (why does this remind me of the Luvahs sketch on SNL)

The time would have been when Buchanan left in 1994.

At that time, Ashley was not involved with Victor anyway. I have a feeling whoever was playing Ashley in 1999 would have been fired to make way for Eileen's return. Simms would have done a better job than Shattuck, but Bell by that time didn't have much interest in Ashley.

He's not a character you necessarily need in a very trim cast, but in a cast that is already so bloated you do wonder why he isn't there. I agree that he could be a good alternative in that age range to a group of men who are all very played out. And even though I have no use for Joss, it might add another dimension to her story if he is around. He could give her some corporate job and she might end up paired with some long lost Q (who is probably also a spy or whatever).

I wonder if JFP was trying for A Martinez yet again. You'd think AW would have just cast someone who was willing to play both Vicky and Marley...

You're right that the altar dumping was a catalyst for so much of the worst of what would become with Emily. IIRC she blamed Susan for Royce dumping her, which led to even more whining and playing into KMH's worst. They should have recast Emily at that point. I'm sure many did appreciate the story - I think at that time the whole execution of the show was falling flat for me. I do remember some of his interaction with Shannon (and Julie I saw in a recent episode). I had no memory of anything with Sam possibly being romantic (or is that not how it was framed). Maybe a vague memory of him talking about a therapy session on the subject. I do remember them being friendly as part of setting up her arrival in Oakdale.

She couldn't have. They did a good job of writing for a Mindy who was not necessarily more mature but who had grown out of the princess mode. Kimberley was more like a woman. Indeed. Just awful. He also always sounded like he'd just eaten a peanut butter sandwich right before he went oncamera. The only time I liked him was his initial stories with Francesca and Mindy. Unsurprisingly, those barely involved JFP.

I know all about Lisa and her life. I just thought the recipe name was funny. I wish these conversations didn't have to always be so intense.

Thanks. Why does that Peluso recipe sound oddly dirty... I love the Vicky Wyndham article, in part because looking up a photo of her husband and her does give real hoebag vibes (although he did save her when a weirdo fan started hitting her), and in part because several years later she would blast Logan to hell for panning her work as Justine.

I don't remember anything about him being abusive or raping her, but I do remember one flashback. It starts around 20 minutes. Sorry for the low volume. Hopefully someone here who saw the 1978 scenes may know how similar they are.

I agree that he was toned down...and admittedly there were periods later on where we could see him turning away a good thing because of Revamania and the damage this caused (everything with Annie in 96/97). I do think the Sonni story was a good window into Josh's obsessive, unpleasant nature as he only married her to get away from Reva, and then everything he did became about Reva when he returned to Springfield. It wasn't hard to see why Sonni went around the bend.

Thanks @chrisml I'd be fascinated to know if Deena stuck with OLTL through the years of noble rapist #1 and noble rapist #2 and finally noble rapist #3, Ford. I also wonder how she felt about Brad Vernon... Malone judging people for not wanting to see Todd's (totally unearned) "redemption" is a great example of the attitude that drove many soap fans away, never to return. Logan having the editorial freedom to get to have an entire column on such a controversial subject, and to have a column which goes against decades of soap precedent, is an example of voices the soap press would soon lose. Can you imagine anything like this ever happening even by the '00s? (not to mention the ass-kissing Daytime Confidential/"Soap Opera Spirit Awards" era). Angel Square never quite worked in terms of the double life/return of grit (partly because of the overall decay of ABC Daytime and partly because Horgan just wasn't a strong enough producer), but I did respect the idea and I'm glad it stayed around to the end of the show.