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Around the same time there was a convincing physical fight, with what appeared to be real punching, between Roger and The Great Hulswit's Ed. The show might not have been running on all cylinders yet but people were taking notice. It felt like The Dowdy Soap but that was part of the appeal. It felt more real

I would have been in my teens then but I remember my grandmother referring to Elvira Roussel as Miss Piggy. Looking back I believe there might have been some viewer backlash at the departure of Lenore Kasdorf. GL was kind of a dowdy soap back then except for Rita. I also remember people saying Maureen Garrett wasn't pretty enough to play Holly after Lynn Deering. That changed when she was given a chance to act but I still remember the stark physical differences between Holly 1 and Holly2. I give wide-eyed Deering credit for at least trying to act like a rape victim but she wasn't much.

I wasn't a daily viewer, and there were long periods when I I didn't watch, but it seemed we went from Evie, Rita's unattractive and obnoxious little sister, as a forced character with the incredibly handsome Ben. When Douglas Marland arrived the show got the new Jack Ubront theme. Evie barely had a line. I hated the character anyway but it was sad to see her last few days with minimal or no lines.

How did we get here? It's scary.

Apparently people are speaking out by cancelling their Disney and Hulu subscriptions. Not sure if that helps, seems misplaced.

This thread has been a true treasure for an old soap viewer like me.