carolineg

I don't get why Rafe doesn't just break up with Ava? He's already on to her game, so what difference does it make if he dumps her? I totally tune out in their scenes so maybe I missing some sort of nuance to their relationship that makes this charade between them make sense.

This is early in their on the run game, so maybe they got better? The blonde wig gives me doubts though. Luke could have put on a hat or something though lol.

That Laura wig reminds me of the time Sonny/Brenda went on the run during that tinman saga with a bunch of Luke/Laura "disguises" and one was a blonde pig tailed wig and Sonny put on a baseball hat. And I think even Brenda said WTH would Laura have a blonde wig? So my assumption is that Luke/Laura weren't as stealthy as we thought in the disguise department.

It's a much better idea than some of the names I've heard bandied about like Hunter Tylo, Gina Tognoni, and Vanessa Marcil. But I am 99% whenever there is a role available on any soap someone says GT lol. And you are right 7 years isn't too much especially considering Shawn has a kid so old.

It doesn't look like she's acted in 25 years and is a little old, but I don't think that's even a bad idea. And I fully realize you were joking.🤣

I agree and disagree. I do think she's more suited to harder/darker roles. KA herself seems to enjoy playing that more and she has that exotic sort of look that works for that as well. But, I do think there was an earnestness/warmth to her 80's portrayal of Hope that was lost along the way. I am in no way advocating for a recast, but KA seemed checked out for years before she left. Like, I think Dee's acting has regressed ten fold over the years, but she doesn't seem bored or over it the way KA did. And listen, I don't fault the woman. KA started playing Hope as a teen-it probably does get stale after awhile. I don't think the show really did her dirty though. I think Corday bent over backwards to make her continually relevant throughout the years.

I don't remember much about Hope/Ted. Wasn't it just sorta of non-starter of a relationship?

There was something brittle about her performance in her 90's return. I actually blame some of that on her weight loss. She was gorgeous but it gave her a harder look. I am not sure if her being a supermodel or a cop is a worse career choice for her. I don't know why every soap had to have a supermodel in their cast in the 90's. Her and Cosgrove were actually cute together until the show ruined it. I rag on Hope a lot but she got some really bad stories. But leaving the show permanently when she was just going to be 'rested' for a few months rubs me the wrong way.

Yeah, which never sounded very exciting. If I had my way Bo would turn up alive and they just are happily living together off screen. They could be in witness protection or something to explain their absence. Unfortunately KA never was able to create much chemistry with her non-Bo love interests, although I did think her and DC were cute until that was ruined.

GH still feels vaguely like GH to me so I agree. I just think WR would be a lot more wise with casting decisions and wouldn't keep RH and ME around as their 50th character. I can see her streamlining the cast and adding old faces people actually would want to see.

Hope has a lot more goodwill towards her character then Jen. But MR bolting because she couldn't handle her personal business left a bad taste in my mouth long before her more problematic behavior came to light. I think Hope probably took more hits as a character over the years than Jen though. Jen can stand better on her own as a character without Jack, but Hope seems to need Bo.

Maybe Sonny's history of mental illness? I guess that would be an explanation.

She gave John/Marlena another kid, correct? But one that was younger than Belle-because Stefano lol. I haven't read the second book, but I liked the first. I sort of liked how all this was occurring when Jarlena were off our screens for those few years. I liked Abby and Chelsea a lot in the book. More than on the show.

I think the Bay is over. I actually think WR might be game. She seems to love the genre and it would be easier than helming 2 shows like she did in the 90's. I think she would clear out a lot of dreck that FV seems so fond of.

That's 90% of the cast🤣 Seriously though, I wouldn't be mad if KA came back. I just don't regularly miss her. But i have never been a huge Hope fan.

Gotcha. I guess I don't know why KA was personally offended by the show wanting to rest the character. Hope NEEDED a rest. I guess it's a slap in the face, but they fired Dee, Drake, Stephen, MBE etc, so it could be worse. Idk, it sort of sounds like KA was being overdramatic, but if she wants to retire more power to her. She worked her entire adult life.

What is Riche doing now? She seems to have a fondness for the show and is doing interviews? Is anything stopping her from coming back?

Well it didn't help that Shawn D made her a grandma at like 42. She's a former ingenue, but I don't think Marlena suffered with grown children. But I guess Marlena was never really an ingenue. Unfortunately for KA the show wasted a lot of years on trying to push John/Hope on and off and then taking away any juicy story to make Bo the father of all her kids so she ended up being so tied to him. I don't think Hope's role was under-served. She was wedged into front burner storylines year after year that were awful. It's not like she didn't have the most guarantees on the cast.

I hate to marginalize an iconic character like Hope, but once Bo left she was basically useless. For someone that drove so much story, she really has a hard time standing on her own.

I don't see a point in recasting Hope. Aside from her being absent from major events because she can't catch a flight, I don't miss Hope at all. Hell, if Days told me she was in the other room I would be fine with it.

Jason was so [!@#$%^&*] weird with Jake. But man did that kid look like a mini-steve burton circa 2009. There is soooo much to unpack with Luke/Laura and I almost feel like the show can't because "LUKE/LAURA.

I am just not sure THIS is the couple to tell the story with. They already have a story that is interesting. I don't think I need more on this. This couple always seemed very much in love and attracted to one another. I literally have no problem with Craig being gay, but it actually needs to add up and thus far it hasn't. And also this kinda puts the show into criticism because Nancy is already an "unconventional" lead so of course hottie Craig would cheat on her.

lol I really thought he was vaguely just brought back to life.... Also I am going to sound like a LIZFF but like why don't they make more of the fact the kid is Jason's Like the material is there and no one cares

I am not against Craig being gay. That's great, but it does undermine his devotion to Nancy which has never seemed to waiver. I just don't like Craig being gay for the sake of being gay because the actor is. Nancy/Craig were always an unconventional love story and this sort of demeans it. I am probably not conveying this right but it just seems lazy to do this now.

Was Luke running over Jake undone? I legit can't remember. I just feel like Lucky/Liz have been so marginalized to suit RH has chemistry with everyone so why not? propaganda. FV likes to marginalize all supercouples (see Sonny/Brenda) but Lucky just literally barely exists on this show now. Kids? Africa? No. Take care of your own kids Lucky....