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I think you might be referring to Deanna Wright's Kay. She is everything! Lol she owns the role for me hands down, loved her.

Oh wow, the prom boat episodes are when I first started watching. I of course caught up on all the earlier episodes when they reaired on scifi and superchannel but this was when the show was at its best for me.

I can't imagine another writer writing it, but RC would have been a great choice (if we knew anything about him at that time).

Haha, I was trying to figure out if RC was in the spotlight yet. Either way, if the show hadn't got cancelled that year I can't imagine the direction the show would have gone without JER.

I'm honestly scratching my head as to how anyone could unequivocally see Theresa as anything but a gold-digging villain.

Surely Gwen had her fans, but If what you say is true, how come you think most fans rooted for Theresa? Not to answer my own question, but could it be the way Lindsey portrayed the character? Even with the writing, most of what Theresa did throughout the series was well intentioned.

On a different note, JER's passing happend literally months after Passions ended. Who do you think could have continued writing the show had it continued as head writer, or who would you have preferred?

I personally think Ron C. would have been a good choice to write the show with his comedic style of storytelling.

Inside the July 6th issue of Soap Opera Weekly 1999, the mag covers the upcoming premiere of Passions and gives an insiders guide. Looking back at the article now, I noticed a few interesting things:

Theresa's description makes her seem like she's going to be a villain. "Longing for a life of luxury, scheming, calculating Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald has her sights set on Ethan Crane... Pilar wants Theresa to be down-to-earth like her eldest son, Luis..."

Frank Lomax, described in the article as "Detective Frank Petito" was suppose to be a main character. I think he was suppose to be Whitney's original love interest as the show alluded to earlier on. That however was scrapped after Chad was introduced and came to town from LA. Frank disappeared.

The article comes with candid photos and a picture of the cast outside of there studio.

I would really like to know what JER's original plans were. Was Theresa meant to be the bad girl that tears apart Ethan and Gwen and be a vixen. Were Frank and Whitney meant to be?

And the biggest surprise for me was, NO TIMMY! The article doesn't mention him so at first I figured maybe this was meant to be a surprise to the audience, but in a later interview with JER, he reveals Timmy was never in Passions bible and only came as a thought while he was laying out the first week of the show. This makes me wonder how Tabithas character was suppose to be without her sidekick.

Oh the things I would like to ask Mr. Reilly.

Agreed! I like the actress and everything, but I hate how she played Simone. I will always favor Lena Cardwell as my favorite.

The last time I saw Lena she was in Jeepers Creepers 2. Has anyone seen her in anything else?