I don't think it's a southern thing. And Bob, Kim, Nancy and Lisa didn't even get ONE goodbye scene with Casey! I could have cut TIIC a little slack, had those frackin' idiots just shelved ONE day of repetitive Teen Talk to let THE HUGHES FAMILY say goodbye to the ONLY member of the family to really have any airtime in the past two years!!

As for Gwen....she's moaned about how unflappin'worthy she is nearly every day since the end of the Adam story. Has she done anything but bitch and moan? Has she resolved to repay her karmic debt? Has she professed some new understanding of the human condition? Has she decided that maybe she should finally honor the promise she made to Carly to watch out for her niece and nephew(s)? Or even just professed a new understanding of Carly's tendency to land in trouble? No...she just acts like the frackin' victim she insists she isn't. I'm sick of it.

I don't even understand what Casey said when he apologized. It sounded like he said "I'm sorry I kept the baby from you." and that doesn't make a bit of sense. Had he apologized for being one heck of a pig to her while she was trying to prove it was his kid, that I could have agreed with, even though he's apologized for that before.

Seriously, I want an explanation. Why werent Bob, Kim, Nancy and Lisa there to say goodbye to Casey? [!@#$%^&*]..[!@#$%^&*] [!@#$%^&*]

If I was going to prison my parents ,aunts uncles,siblings,cousins and cousins twice removed would have been there.

I missed today's show but I totally agree that my family would do the same! But I guess everyone's family is different...

See I have to say something about that comment about not missing Bob, Kim, Lisa, or Nancy, having them on would have seemed like a ATWT moment, in the past, and I know you said you started watching in 99 I think, so on that I give you leeway, but in the past All family would be in attendance during events like this not just his parents. I think those scenes just proved how cheap ATWT has gotten that they could no afford to have four vets show up for atleast one scene on one show. All they would have had to do was take out the Vienna and Maddie scenes which we have seen a million times and replaced it with the vets for Casey's going away. I know that it my first comments it made it seem like I did not care much about it either but after several hours of thinking about it it did matter to me.

How do you know it has anything to do with budget? As for getting rid of the Maddie/Vienna scenes I think those were really crucial for the episode as a whole. They showed how Vienna and Maddie are close now. They served to further open Henry's idiotic eyes open about the woman a million guys would kill for and could have been his. Not to mention Maddie finally realized that what happened last night was all about Casey truly loving her and wanting her to become, "a better woman" as Vienna put it. Plus like I said this is an immediate family moment. Its not some type of celebration. Hes going to JAIL.

If I was going to prison my parents ,aunts uncles,siblings,cousins and cousins twice removed would have been there.

Maybe that is a southern thing though.

It would have been an Oakdale thing for Casey because that is what this show was once about. The Hughes,the Lowells,the Stewarts.the Snyders. Families that were portayed realistically who came together in times of trouble,sorrow or celebration.

The stuff that set this show apart from the rest.

I don't think its a southern thing. I live in NC and I don't think my entire family would be there to see me carted off to prison as if it were some type of "special moment". Sorry but thats just embrassing and sad. Instead this would be a PRIVATE matter. Yes my family would know and I'd probably say byes to a few people but in reality I'd keep this under wraps as much as possible. Yes ATWT should have had a day earlier where Bob and the rest of them said their goodbyes but they didn't and it truly didn't affect the episode for me since I know I honestly wouldn't want to be surrounded by everyone's pity looks and crying.

And why wasn't Craig there too. Yes, he hasn't cared for Casey. But it would have added to the drama with him there along with the rest of the Hughes family.

Jean and Chris are hacks who are ruining this show to the ground.

Edited May 3, 200718 yr by Soapsuds

Y'know, I always thought Craig should take one of Margo's sons under his wing as the "heir apparent", since Bryant's dead. Imagine the family drama as Margo discovered her son turning over to the "dark side" under Craig's tutelage.