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I don't see why recast when the character is kind of taking up space

The random pacing (i.e. multi episode breaks for stories) is killing the potential momentum of the Doug/Vanessa/Joey story... right after Vanessa finds out about Doug's gambling and becomes partners with Joey to pay off the debt... the story has kind of stalled and the on and off featuring of the plot isn't helping matters either.

My least favorite story has been the Articulette story because it seems kind of like filler, although it's nice that Anita was shown to be the bad guy in the situation. I guess I'll wait till the concert arc is over before resuming my viewing of the show.

The writers didn't seem to know quite how to handle some of the characters during this period of time. I always viewed Stephanie as a floater character after her Romeo and Juliet story with Kevin bombed so making her the killer was an effective way to write her off the show. Tina was adrift for awhile after Cord's departure and having Cain as her partner in crime was a good idea on paper.. but the show didn't seem to think about Cain/Tina long term. I remember having to tell my mom that Blair was originally Asian, and she thought I was making it up because why would a show be so stupid as to change a character's ethnicity from Asian to a blonde southern girl. And I said 'soaps have always not dealt in reality so why would we expect them to maintain the ethnicity of a character.. especially in the early 90s'.

I'll be honest... I'm not into Andre/Ashley nor Andre/Dani because both couplings are basically rebounds for both Dani and Ashley with Andre trying to be a player and not doing a good job of it LOL

No, she doesn't have any claim on the house. Her time is up, and it was time for her to leave. And I'll be honest.... I didn't like Mo and wasn't heartbroken when she was killed off. She judged, she victim blamed, and she was kind of bitch to her own husband... and she sided with a rapist (Roger) over his victim (which showed she wasn't objective). In fact, I think Michelle marrying and falling in love with a mobster was partly due to the shoddy example set forth by Maureen (who seemed to treat a rapist nicer then she did other people).

While Tomas is a dog, both Eva and Kat are also to blame for their current situations.. .but we can't ever have women take ownership over their mistakes unless it's to blame a man LOL Eva knew Tomas was with her sister and she still hit on him and made out with him.. then cries because he lied about being with said sister.. and Kat knew in her heart that Tomas/Eva were being more then just platonic and instead of listening to her instincts.. she chooses to jump into bed with him to one up her sister. These are adult women and the lack of holding both accountable for their parts in this situation is typical in this day and age.

I was more like Kat after both of my first times (I lost my V card twice.. one with a guy and one with a girl because I wanted to see if I was gay or bi). I kept thinking 'this is it?' and just never really enjoyed it all that much even when I was in long term relationships. Or Kat just hasn't met someone that she's head over heels for yet. It seems as though Tomas was her first serious boyfriend.

The Kat/Tomas/Eva triangle took on a new turn with Eva into Tomas, Tomas into Kat, and Kat no longer into Tomas nor herself. I really hope that Kat examines her motivation for losing her virginity... all in the name of one upping her newly discovered half sister Eva.

The house was Ed's that he had bought for Rita long before Mo came into the picture so I'm gathering that he owned the house and Mo didn't own the house. I had forgotten that Sam had a crush on Frank, but it didn't last long before Sam was moved into Dylan's orbit. Dylan/Sam were a cute couple and had OG Justin come back onto the canvas instead of the recast.. I think it would have been an interesting forbidden love coupling. If I recall Justin didn't exactly think Reva was all that, which was refreshing.

Naomi not having an office featured isn't that big of deal since I assume her line of work would afford her the ability to be at the police station more often. Some attorneys will frequent the police stations more often in order to gather evidence, represent a client, or to do plea deals directly with law enforcement. Not all attorneys frequent the police stations at the same rate as other attorneys.. but realistically Naomi would be down at the station more-so then Bill or Tomas.

The way the show is writing Kat is pretty realistic.. for a soap. I think her feelings post sex are realistic considering the fact that she was saving herself for the right time, and the reason she did agree to have sex with Tomas was due to fear and jealousy over potentially losing him to Eva, her half sister rival. So now she's feeling regret over sacrificing her principles and perhaps deep down realizes that she isn't really into Tomas.

Bobby dying could have ushered in a new era at Dallas, but the powers that be got nervous when Dynasty hit #1 and decided in the 1985 to 1986 season to try to be more like Dynasty instead of remembering the very elements that made Dallas so watchable and addictive up till 1985. Instead of Pam hunting for Emeralds with Marc Singer or JR/Jack Ewing dealing with Angelica Nero.... the show should have focused more on Pam working at Ewing and Pam vs JR becoming a reality. Jenna's grief worked, but the show should have revealed that she was going through grief earlier then it did while the Sue Ellen arc was quite good as well as the Ray/Donna arc that season.

My only fear is that if June does turn out to be the biological mom of Tyrell and Samantha... and June's sister wants to fight for custody... that Smitty will agree to take Martin back in order to present themselves as the perfect family when the two should probably break up. Who knew having Derek dump Ashley would light a fire under the actress since her acting has gotten better since she's been dumped LOL

I think when one is grieving, you tend to flashback to significant moments in your past in order to make sense with what you're feeling in the present. The possession story was pretty significant for John/Marlena.. and with Marlena grieving John.. it would make sense for her to flashback to a significant traumatic time in your life... and both the Queen of the Night and the Possession experiences did rob Marlena of her identity and autonomy.... and losing John is bringing up those same questions of identity and autonomy because now she's got to figure out who she is without a man in her life.

I think she meant that the majority of her work during Marland's era was about Princess Lily.. and not really about her. Although, I don't quite agree with that because she and John had a marriage that was pretty front burner and it was interesting seeing two people that love one another and were probably too much alike to be married since both of them were control freaks. Had Marland not passed.. I think the Neal/Royce story would have been seen through completely and given Lucinda more of a story from her past.

The whole Martin and Smitty conflict over Smitty wanting to go back to work would have made more sense had their kids been 6 or 7 vs 16 an 17.

Ronn Moss had that rich playboy character archtype down pat.. and he was appealing to watch (Charisma is probably even more important then good acting is). Brandon Claybon has that rich elitist vibe down pat.. and he carries himself off as someone that thinks he's superior to everyone.. including his spouse Smitty. So his anxious panic attacks fit with the character. Alex A... has the player vibe down.. but he isn't bringing anything beyond that to the role.... I put him and the actress that plays Chelsea on the same level acting wise.

Naomi and Jacob have savior complexes... which is what I think you're seeing when you see them interact with June. Nicole in her solo interaction with June seemed better able to read June and I wish that we could see June utilize Nicole's services.

The OC has always changed their cast lineup every season, yet decided on keeping this group instead of doing the sensible thing and cutting Gina and/or Emily from the cast? Katie is still learning, but I liked her tagline.. it's very tongue in cheek. Next season better have some drastic cast changes.

Passions: It seemed as though every female and male character was sexually assaulted... and the Vincent/Julian situation topped the list of most inappropriate. Days: Kristen tried to use a mirror to hypnotize John into sleeping with her in an effort to get pregnant (in a illogical attempt at covering up her miscarriage). B & B: Brooke having sex with Hope's boyfriend outside as the two are wearing masks. ATWT: Dani hooking up with Craig.. even calling him daddy (the creepy thing is that Craig had originally believed she was his child when she was first born). AW: Marley becoming obsessed with breaking up Jake and Vicky... not because she was trying to protect her twin from potentially suffering the same fate as her when she was married to Jake... but because she wanted to get back together with Jake (the man that cheated on her, and also raped her). GL: Holly and Roger having sex in 1993 and eventually had the two end up in a romantic relationship again in 1994. After the way he had raped her, held her hostage, and then basically haunted her when he came back the dead in 1989... it just seemed wrong.

I don't think June is suffering from mental illness per se. I think the Orphey Gene scene was June wanting to feel like she was contributing something and Naomi deciding to humor her instead of trying to make an awkward situation even worse. I agree with the above that Nicole should be shown counseling June irregardless if June has mental health issues or not.

Are you a Charlotte is the one Kristin Davis is doing talking about SATC. She's had some interesting episodes already. I've listened to some episodes of the podcast discussing Ugly Betty, Step by Step, and The middle. Some are decent and some get too gushy. I'm hoping 'Still the Place' returns from hiatus so that the women can get into discussing season 2 of Melrose Place

The thing about Kristen was that her descent into the dark side didn't just happen over night.. but happened over a period of time. The first sign of Kristen starting that descent was when Kristen hid a letter and/or diary.. another was her miscarriage and her lamenting that now she had nothing to keep John tied to her, then trying to use a mirror to hypnotize John into sleeping with her so she could become pregnant. Her desperation to hold onto John stemmed from earlier events such as the marriage to Tony, her not believing John was innocent of 'killing Tony', and seeing how close John/Marlena got after the Satan possession story and Marlena believing John was innocent. That type of gradual story telling is hardly told in this day and age. Nowadays, Kirsten would wake up evil instead of the viewer being shown the journey to revealing that side of her.

To be honest, a soap opera reaching 100 episodes isn't a milestone.. usually once a soap celebrates 500 or 1000 episodes is where it becomes a huge deal.