carolineg

Your ideas sound really good. I never got the feeling the show was terribly interested in a Jason/Brenda pairing during that era. Steve and Vanessa had good chemistry and I really think the show should have gone with it 2003, but I think the idea was probably to pair Brenda with AJ instead pre-Sonny-and the show did flirt with that for a minute. I like they took their time with finding Brenda a love interest. I think a Jason/Brenda pairing would have boxed the character of Brenda in too much and she was far more easily disposable than Jason at the time. I also can't line up the entire time frames in my head, but I assume they knew ASJ was out as soon as his contract was up, so I don't know how much the show would want to waste time on a quad with the characters.

Interesting. Thank you. I couldn't remember who started writing the Robin crush. Robin's buddy, who I cannot recall a name for, appears more than I thought when I watched 1992 a while ago. It seems like the show might have been testing the character out actually. I guess they ditched her for a few Christie Clark appearances (random) and eventually Brenda. My assumption was that the show was waiting until KMc looked more adult but also had more life experience as Robin. Jason (pre-accident) is pretty directionless outside the Keesha romance, which honestly doesn't get that much attention. I am sure there are interviews out there, but I would be curious to know if the plan was Jason/Robin, Labine wanted the AIDS/Stone story, and the show always intended to move back to J/R later on.

Perhaps. The problem with Scout is she's not Wiley level bad or anything, but she's unmemorable. I feel like GH likes to give their more "precocious" kids bigger story.

I think it was Levinson that created the Robin/Jason seed. She had a huge crush on him when they were doing the crisis hotline stuff. She and her silly friend would talk about it all the time. I could see Labine or Guza easily picking that thread back up once KMc was a bit older. When I watch them in 1992 I get the sense the show could have always been playing the long game with the pairing.

I don't see how the little girl that plays Scout could possibly act out the beats of shooting her father. At least Days had the good sense to replace Rachels before the reveal. By the time GH gets to the climax of this story it won't even be a rip off of Days any longer because so much time will have passed lol.

The action scenes are great. It is definitely one huge advertisement for the hotel though. Don't get me wrong, I love every minute of it, but that hotel is truly massive and Sonny/Brenda give you the grand tour while running through it. Lucy watching the whole chase with binoculars and not doing anything is pretty funny too. I also will never forget Maurice walking back and forth on the grounds to go to Rivera's compound? safe house? Whatever? It was hilarious to watch him walk for nearly a minute each time. That's a long time to watch someone walk. I liked the fact that they showed what I believe was a real Ricky Martin concert. You know how I feel about Miguel, but it made L&B seem much more legitimate than BLQ being a record producer with her husband and Blaze as her top artists. You have almost inspired me to watch it again. I remember personally having some issues with the climax of the story like Luke being left in the water by Sonny/Brenda and Rivera kidnapping everyone to just let them go because Lily said so.

To be clear, I don't think TA is tanking scenes or not doing her job. It just seems like her material doesn't inspire her much these days which I don't blame her for. I don't think Steve or Maurice are the romance or money problem. They don't even have real love interests. It's the 100 recurring players taking up space. You honestly don't need a big budget to hire actors that have chemistry. I am sure GH can afford an actress that didn't get her SAG card yesterday for Michael.

I think so? Because Robin was one of the few people Jason had a positive response to after he woke up. He hated pretty much everyone else. I do remember he was very impressed by Lily (eyeroll) after he met Sonny though.

It's interesting to wonder what Labine would have done with all those characters/arcs. It seems like she just created the characters and/or the specific accident, but never elaborated on a clear plan for the future. Jax would have been "a lot of fun!" gives me no idea lol.

I swear 50% of the male characters were dead by the time GH changed that odd opening. Even if they flip flopped the men and women everyday it would have been better. I just only remember Luke getting up from the chair like is this shoot over yet? Lol.

I personally was always perplexed with Mac ending the opening. The beginning seemed more intentional character wise. I did notice that even if the shots changed the characters maintained similar spots. Brenda, Sonny, Jax, Robin were all carrying major story and were always in the middle and never really moved from there-the show just added or deleted characters. I thought they maintained the right groupings for the most part though.

I held out hope for Wayne coming back as well. It sort of looked like a triangle today, but I actually liked Roman/Marlena in this episode. I don't think JT and DH have any romantic chemistry at all. I do think they play friendship and familiarity well. Roman's very sweet and kind to her. I like Kate/Roman and always have. I can understand the Roman/Marlena bond though even if I am not keen on a triangle.

At the time I did think it was a good move for Jason as a character. Looking back, Idk? He always should have gotten his memory back. I do think they tried to keep Jason in the mix with Emily and Lila, but Monica/Alan did get shifted on the story.

Well, I don't think a pregnant Lois hanging around Jax would have been the best look regardless. Obviously I have 0 problem with Jax ending up with Brenda. I like the idea of introducing a new character and having them chemistry test around town instead of having a super set plan. Honestly Jason's accident and Jax feel very Guza to me. I have no idea though. While Labine loved some depressing stories Stone dying on top of Jason being in an accident feels like too much for Labine. How much more can we hurt Robin? Lol.

It's been so long, but I think Riche let him do Broadway with the intent of bringing him back if necessary. I don't think Miguel's tour was more than a few months. I assume Jax was an easy filler for the spot Miguel could have played in the Clink/Boom arc, especially since Jax/Brenda were much better received than Miguel/Brenda were. Although on paper, Miguel being the father of Lily's child/ex-fiancé would make the stakes higher since Jax really couldn't care less about Lily. Considering Jax was initially for Lois and Rena decided to leave the show probably shuffled some things around to make it work. Besides no one was really clamoring for a Miguel return and I feel like ABC daytime was really obsessed with Australian actors in this era lol.

I believe Ricky Martin was let out of his contract early to do Les Mis on Broadway, so he might appear in the credits for a bit after he left. They didn't always update them that quickly. And, the internet does not back me up on this, but I remember Miguel making a quick cameo after he initially left when Sonny/Lily are about to get married. Brenda calls him to get him to help break up the wedding and he declines and tells her she's being a crazy person. This does not deter Brenda however. I hope someone else on this board remembers this and I am not having Miguel Morez hallucinations. And, yes, it's Brenda/Sonny on the beach. Them jumping off the tram and them on the beach appeared for years in the credits-long after VM left. I would almost say all the way through the Faces of the Heart opening era.

It is strange Trina is THAT invested in her parents marriage, especially since it really doesn't affect her life much. She doesn't even live with them lol. Tbh, though, the entire Ashford clan seems to be obsessed with Curtis's love life, not just Trina. I am the first to admit I preferred SM's Trina and it took me a minute to warm up to TA. I don't think TA is miscast, but I do get the sense sometimes the material bores her. Which, same lol. While Joss is off on her spy adventures, Trina is talking to Kai about her parents marriage for the 1000th time. I know times have changed and the budget is tight, but the show islands these young characters in a way they didn't in the 90's or 2000's. Trina gets stuck with the same characters talking about the same thing when she could talk to Emma or Gio about her problems.

She probably was good at her job when she first started. I am just used to her tanking her life on a daily basis so I forgot. I assume more is coming, but no one is ever angry in the relationship.

Probably. Portia never seemed very competent, but no one at the hospital really does. There is a slow build and there is whatever is happening now lol. I am sorry I fell asleep because BLQ and Chase are that boring. Unless I am trying to get inspiration for the world's largest blazer from Brook Lynn they are just dull.

The lack of conflict between Brook and Chase is so odd. They are dull on their best day, but the show seems to think happy equals boring. It's going to be strange when Chase cheats on her with Willow because the two of them haven't had a disagreement in 4 years. The ruining Portia's life stuff? It's silly. Sure, I feel bad for Portia, but the woman has made consistent idiotic decisions her entire run. I am sure Britt will get her job and the wacky hijinks can ensue with off screen Terry and Brad.

Could you even imagine if Lulu did something like that to Carly? Frank's treatment of Lulu is actually having the opposite effect for me. I don't even like Lulu much and I am 100% on her side. Havins is fabulous and is being made to be the villain at every turn. She's still more entertaining than BLQ crying over Gio and his violin. Although, same Brook, same. Gio and his violin are fabulous.

I am no Britt historian or anything, but I think the narrative is that Britt is a very good doctor. Carly betraying Lulu is just another dump on the Lulu character. It's clear FV has no time for Lulu at all.

I don't think Britt stealing eggs was ever an issue lol. She kept her license for years after that and I don't recall her suffering any consequences for the embryo switch. In fact, she was made co-chief of staff later on. Portia basically got Britt's job, so since Portia got suspended I bet Britt will get the position again. The current issue at hand was Britt faking her own death. Carly betraying Lulu like that is out of character. Carly does a lot of wacky things and is selfish, but I think it's awful how she went behind Lulu's back especially considering how close Lulu/Carly were (are?).

I thought the entire episode was really good-even the Davis girls. I usually eyeroll their noodle/cuddle time stuff, but Cody was fun with them and Scout showing up was nice. I hope there is a time in the near future that they start calling Scout her real name Emily though.

Lol! Much like Martha Jefferson and perhaps Betty Buckley, I am easily impressed by a hot guy playing the violin.