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From the July 10 issue of Soap Opera Digest:

ATWT's Elena Goode is leaving the show. "It was either now or in a year, when my contract was up, so I'm fine," assured Goode at an Emmy party. "They were never really sure what to do with the character, which also made it difficult for me." While the actress is considering a move to L.A., there are also rumors that she might be meeting with OLTL. Her final air date has not been released, but she should be off-screen by the end of July.

I am really upset by this news, she should have been given a real storyline instead of just being a prop to Will and Gwen for over a year There were alot of possibilities with the character but instead lets just have her chase after Will for the whole time she was with the show.

Oh god! I'm gutted! Jade was one of my favorites and I thought there was so much potential there. Why did they waste her with Will and Gwen? What about her being ROSE'S daughter? Luke's friend? Love interest for Aaron or Dusty or Paul or Dallas or Elwood? So much potential wasted.

Now I'm sure they'll make her evil and run her out of town. Then Gwen, Maddie and Will won't have anyone to call them on their bullshit. Ugh! So annoyed by this!

I haven't enjoyed Jade but that was through no fault of Elena's. I really think there was a lot of potential if they had just moved her into a different story. It was the writing that was all wrong. I was really hoping they would try her with Aaron and mover her away from Gwen and Will. If they hadn't had her so obsessed with them I think she could have been a really interesting character. The writers blew it big time with this character!

Aw, too bad, they never utilized the character to its full potential. I guess this means Luke and Maddie will be even closer friends, with Jade now gone.

Then again with Cady, Scott, and Agim all back, they needed to get rid of someone...

Edited June 27, 200718 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

Terrible news. Elena and the audience deserved better. Now ATWT has no actors of color. Dallas is invisible so he doesn't count. I hope that Jennifer Landon is still the star when ATWT is canceled. I have never seen a show so determined to write itself out of existence like ATWT. Goutman and JP are the worse of the worse.

NOOOOOOOOOOO!

This girl was my favorite younger actress on this show. She deserved way better.

If anyone needed to be cut, I would easily make it Maddie Coleman. She's like watching paint dry.

What a FREAKIN waste! Hopefully another soap will pick her up. If given yhe proper writing she could be one of daytimes best young actresses. I'm sure she already is ,she just hasn't be given the chance.

SO PISSED OFF! There were so many possibilities for Jade! TPTB blew it big time!

Beyond shocked. This is without a doubt the worst release I've seen on ATWT in a while.

So much potential....gone. A year on the soap and for what? To be the foil to Gwen and Will? Please that worked in the beginning but it became stupid and repetitive. NO ONE in their right mind would obsess about someone for THAT long. How about a Dallas/Jade/Casey triangle? Or exploring her and Luke more. Or even getting her involved with Lucinda. ANYTHING!?

Just ridiculous. I would start a campaign because I truly think Jade is worth it (A future Oakdale Diva in the making for goodness' sakes) but I just don't know if I have the time or how to go about it to be honest.

The lack of diversity on the show is really sad. ATWT could be so much better if it would just branch out even a LITTLE.

Seriously pissed off...

This is a major disappointment for me. I was always left hoping that JPiss would write Jade as the lovable b*** of Oakdale. Ugh. I hope Goode pops up somehwere else on daytime, she's a very talented actress.

I'm gonna miss Luke and Jade's friendship, it was one of a kind.

On the bright side, YAY I can cast Goode on my blog as Olivia Spencer's real long lost daughter .

Ugh. Elena deserved so much better than that. Jade was easily on her way to becoming a long-running character, had they just written her with a heart and soul instead of bending over backwards to make her Will and Gwen's bitch. This is complete bullshit.

I'm not at all suprised. When she didn't make it into the new opening it was a pretty good sign they weren't keeping her around.

Jade was always a prop to Luke too not just Will and Gwen.

IMO Luke was a prop for Jade.

Very surprised by this but I wish Elena luck in future projects.

Jade was so much more than a prop, at least she could have been given the opportunity! She was Rose's daughter for crying out loud, we loved Rose for the most part and the story has been wasted!! I met Elena...AND OMG!! I am in love, I hope another soap snatches her up because she is that good!