carolineg

I have said before and will say again-almost all of 1997 was a mess. The only bright light was the Carly/AJ/Michael saga. Miranda being entirely dropped threw off the intended Cassadine story and it was handed to Alexis, the Stefan/Katherine debacle, Genie being gone, the absolute stupidity of the Sonny/Brenda/Jax nonsense, Kevin/Lucy being on their way out, the Pierce Dorman mess which I still don't understand (he's a drug lord?). Somethings couldn't be helped casting wise like Rena leaving, Genie's maternity leave, KMc going part time, LH/JL going to PC, LH as Miranda bombing and VM and MB being wishy washy about staying or leaving, but, man, the momentum was lost. 1998 even with Guza had some moments, but also a lot of iffy stories like Brenda's breakdown and the Tale of 2 Macs. I really think Guza had a pretty good idea of where he was headed and I wouldn't be surprised if he kept it to himself. Casting issues may have taken him out too, but I think it would have at least been more coherent that year if he had stayed.

Maybe they can just ask John/Steve to take on the drug case for free too. Then they will just ask Shane to solve it😂

Agreed. As long as he takes Violet with him though.

I can't believe Andrew just let Theresa go with that flimsy ass excuse lol. Oh well, at least your cute Andrew! Kostantin is ridiculous. Hiding behind Christmas trees and eavesdropping? He needs to go. I don't get why John/Steve/the ISA aren't working with Jada and the police on the kidnapping. You'd think they fill Jada in on their own rogue investigation.

I am pretty sure someone on here mentioned he was still taping about a month ago. So I don't think there is any end in sight.

Thank you! That's more or less what I thought. The thing is with a Melanie pairing he would have always had some story even if he was on the backburner for a bit. Perhaps Hapka thought the jobs would roll in a just miscalculated. I doesn't seem like an insurmountable difference to work out especially when the regime changed and they could have brought Nathan back, but I guess the character was just dropped instead. AK's Stephanie just lacks depth in general. She is practically perfect in every way without nuance and has numerous men fighting for her attention. It's just a very simplistic view of the character and it makes Stephanie boring.

Animals. Chad screaming "Clyde murdered my wife!" at the top of his lungs while people are trying to get a burger.😂 Go break glassware at your own restaurant, Stefan! Don't cause scenes in other peoples.

Today's episode was okay. I don't have much to say about it. All I have to say is I feel bad for those poor Pub employees. Stefan screaming at them to bring him more drinks, Stefan/Chad yelling at each other across the entire restaurant, and Chad knocking over chairs. I can't believe no one kicked them out. @SoapsudsNo Andrew today. He just called Theresa to meet on the phone. ETA- Welcome to the board @MissPhoenixGirl92!!

Yeah, that really backfired for him lol. I think he was up for a few soap roles that didn't pan out either. Too bad. I thought he was pretty good. Nathan would be a better blast from the past ex for Stephanie than Everett these days.

I am not a Dr, but she was feeling rundown and had a sore throat/troubling swallowing. Those are signs of leukemia. But it could be anything.

I can't recall why I thought Hapka was a problem. I think he was fired and trashed his character or the show or something? It may not have been anything serious, but I don't think either side walked away with happy feelings after his stint.

I was thinking cancer. I have no basis or spoilers on this. Just a guess. I wasn't thinking her heart just because she has been tested so many times.

It definitely should continue to be a conflict. Eric's reaction was so mild and basically "no harm, no foul-Jude is back!" I know it's Nicole, but he should have been more outraged and concerned. I have a feeling it will be something other than heart issues.

I think Nathan was pretty popular. Wasn't Hapka a bit of a problem though? Again, I don't know if we were ever clear if Nathan was an only child, so perhaps a brother or sister could show up. Since Nathan went by the last name Horton I would assume Melissa and his father aren't together still though.

Lars. Then she was with Jack and then Emilio who she ended up killing lol. I wonder if they were going to try to connect Nathan's father to someone on the canvas or bring his father on later, but nope. I guess we will never know. I wasn't even clear if Melissa was still married to Nathan's father or if he had siblings either.

So dull. Her story sounds so exciting on paper and then you watch her and her and Josh and you are like zzzzzzzzzzzzz.... Nick was the most exciting thing to come out of that.

I'm not arguing Sloan did something really stupid by leaving the baby unattended. I am just wondering why everyone was acting like Sloan was being unreasonable with her reactions to Nicole. I don't think she was. Just because Sloan did something stupid doesn't make Nicole doing something stupid right.

I would argue the issue with Melissa was never LT, but the show's inability to find a suitable love interest for her. In an era when supercouples reigned supreme she never had a pairing (besides Pete) that caught on at all. Jessica was dull from start to finish though lol.

Today's episode was okay. I thought Chad/Stephanie broke up when she moved out. Guess not. Decent scenes. I am not too heartbroken over it. So nothing happened with Harris which I assumed, but is that it? Is this plot point going anywhere lol? As far as Paulina, I am interested in the story, but I thought this woman was getting regular checkups after all those panic attacks and issues she was having during the Sloan saga. The Nicole/Eric/Sloan/EJ stuff was good. This part of the story was really rushed though. The kidnapping should have lasted more than 1 episode. And, yes, clearly Sloan is wrong because she did steal Nicole's baby, but people are acting like she is crazy for having a perfectly normal reaction. Nicole has demanded a DNA test and now kidnapped Jude and everyone is like you are completely overreacting Sloan! With the current facts the characters have she really isn't at all lol.

I liked him all the way through the Diana/John story. Or at least didn't dislike him. I wouldn't mind him coming in and out. I wouldn't mind him as a "friend of" if you will. I wouldn't even mind him as supporting. The main character nonsense is my issue. He's evil, but isn't a villian and we are made to sympathize with someone who has 0 redeeming qualities.

Thank you for clarifying. While looking at the dates I was a bit confused because a lot of things I attributed to Guza or felt like Guza didn't fall in line with the actual timeframe. Aj being Michael's father was probably the best thing about all of 1997 tbh.

I honestly think I could deal with Leo being a side character. I don't think I would like him, but if he only popped up every now and then with a witty joke I think it would be okay.

Thank you! And also...🤮 After Thursday's episode I actually did skip their Friday scenes due to being traumatized. Lol.

I personally didn't think Monica/LC looked that awful. You can tell she's a bit frail but I thought her lines were delivered fine. Also, people need to warn me on this thread if there is Robert/Diane "sexy" time. Even if it's just alluded to. Someone on here thankfully warned me about Violet singing so I was prepared. Not prepared for Robert/Diane.😂

Guza takes over on March 4th, 1996 with Karen Harris. Guza departs and Culliton and Harris take over on Aug. 6th of the same year. Culliton takes over solo briefly then Iacobuzio/Whitesell and Guza is back by December 1997.*** Clink Boom is May 1996, so I don't know if that was entirely Guza's idea or part of Labine's story arc. I always though Guza created Miranda, but she doesn't appear until later in 1996 although she was hinted at for awhile. Culliton does most of the culmination of the triangle including S&B's reunion. I/W do the actual non-wedding. And Sonny is gone by the time Guza comes back in 1997. So in all honesty, Guza didn't write a lot for Sonny/Brenda/Jax-just their most famous moment. Labine did most of the heavy lifting with Sonny/Brenda. ***All these dates are from Wikipedia, so take that for what it's worth. I also don't know how involved Guza was before he took over in 1996. I was always under the impression ideas like pivoting Jax to Brenda were more Guza ideas than Labine's, but the dates don't really support that. I am sure someone on this board has articles or better knowledge of the Labine/Guza transition, but those are just some dates to help you out.