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I have no hatred against Wright if that's what you are talking about. I just think she is unable to portray Carly as anything more then a loud mouth, holier than thou bitch. That's about it. In terms of vulnerability and sensitivity Wright has her work cut out for her because I have not once seen her as a woman who loves her children or a woman who really loved anything with her entire soul. Brown and Braun both brought a sense of depth into Carly there was an underlying sadness to her and when we saw them interact with their children they were able to bring out a variety of emotions and express them with ease.

With Brown we saw that Carly was terrified of being a mother, overwhelmed and scared of having to be an important figure in Micheal's life we saw that Carly felt she needed to be more for Micheal and that she was scared of the responsibility of Micheal. We saw an unease and insecurity about her but also a love for Micheal as well and althought Carly was deeply flawed we saw that she did love her child and want what she believed was best for him.

With Tamara we saw that Carly would die for Micheal and that she would fight for him and do anything to keep him safe. We saw that Micheal's kidnapping KILLED something inside of her and that she was NOT the same after Faith "killed" him. We saw her fracture and break from the inside out and saw that apart of her died when she believed her son did.

I am not seeing this at all with Wright. She isn't expressing one modicrum of substance and work SB and TB did. She is not able to portray these emotions or this heartbreaking loss. This is mostly due to the fact that she isn't believable as a concerned mother or a maternal figure.

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Although I haven't watched GH since Jackie Zeman was taken off contract I will say that I found Laura Wright's 'Carly' appalling. She chews the scenery like an inmate after a hunger strike. Laura Wright brings absolutely no grit to the role of Carly, she plays her like a Valley girl, something Braun, Brown (and even that horrible Bransford) never did.

I'm curious, has Jackie Zeman' 'Bobbie' gotten a scene in this storyline...being Michael's grandmother, Carly's mother and Sonny's former mother in law after all?

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Even though SJB will always be the #1 Carly :) .

I felt nothing for TB Carly. I remember her first year on the show was HELL and SOD and other mags reported that she was on her way out but somehow ABC managed to force on on a lot people. However, the writers made Carly more likable which they shouldnt had did it the first place but somehow it worked :mellow: . TB Carly was good but it wasn't great but at the end of her run, I started to like her just a little bit. Honestly, she wasn't believable as a Mother and I saw no Chemistry with SB (Jason) even though she did have a lil with MB (Sonny) and a lot with Ted King (Lorenzo). I also didn't see Mother/Daughter Chemistry between her and Bobbie :angry: . With LW, she comes off a lil too Bitchy and annoying but is more believable as a Mother than TB.

Since Wright joined GH in late 05, one of the reason why she hasn't recieved a Emmy nod is because of her damm Yelling. However, LW has been kicking ass since Carly's Miscarriage and she so deserves a Emmy not next year.

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Sam is a disgusting pig

God bless Sam! She runs into the hospital to tell her ex that she did not wish any harm on him for the little boy he has always thought of as a son being shot. Sheesh, let's call Sam the Mother Teresa of Port Charles! Oh oops! She forgot one tiny little thing. Who was it that allowed Cameron and Jake to be kidnapped while sitting there doing nothing? Yep that is St. Sam! So now she is coming in to offer compassion when a child is harmed? Where was this compassion for children when those kidnappers got a hold of Cameron and Jake? Talk about being a hypocrite to the tee! If only she had gotten shot instead of Michael...oh wait, she does get into life and death situations before but somehow escapes death every single time to p1ss me off. Why p1ss me off more with another escape from death? This character is so disgusting and repulsive!

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I isagree about Kate, but i so understand your point.

The independent woman thing came from the fact that lulu actually belives she is one. as well as selfless and kind and caring and whatnot - all bullshit lulu makes herself think because its all so far from the truth. Lulu was late for an internship she doesnt even really deserve to have - thats not the worse part. but shes busts in there demanding understanding. if she wants understanding and propping she is in the wrong line of buisness and needs to go back to kellys.

yes devlin was wrong. however the Z's orderd a botch hit. they are directly responsable for what happened to michael. Johnny even USED lulu as someone to be with when it happened. and i do think its also sonnys fault - as well as carlys. i just dont understand how someone can think it is devlin - the himman. and sonny - the man on the other mob side. but not the z's - who orderd the hit?

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SJB - shes a good actress and it stops there. at good. shes not steller, amazing, flawless, perfect, or even great. Her first time around on GH she had a good story and amaziong writing. its much wasier to take good material and play it good than it is the take horrid writing and try and do the ebst with it. again, comparing thw carlys is like comparing 4 comp diff char's from comp diff shows - because they might as well be.

Nadine is love.

Jason & Carly are breakin my heart.

Kate is fierce as hell and i love her putting lulu in her place.

and If lului really thought johnny didnt have anything to do with the shooting, would she really feel the need to go around telling everyone? i still say that her pushing her agenda on carly who is bedside with her son in a coma syas all there is to say about that selfish bitch.

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I knew I could count on you to infuse Sam hatred in the middle of a debate about the 1000 Carlys.

Let me just offer up this correction in that she watched Jake be kidnapped. She only (and I'm not minimizing what she did in any way) involved Cameron in the fake gunmen/park attack.

As for her going to Jason---share pandering. This is part of what makes GH a fraction of what it used to be and what it could be. There was absolutely no reason for that scene. Instead they should have had him go to Monica since Carly should have been with her mother for comfort. Michael gets shot in the head so there will be this great excuse to have Jason and all the women that the dozen couples fanatics want him to pledge his undying love to. Last I checked, they were supposed to be wearing me down with this trying love story about how Jason and Elizabeth want to be together but danger gets in the way. I think she agreed to marry him then not so disaster strikes and she doesn't even get to have a scene where she offers comfort to him as a friend. Uhm but he did come busting in the hospital when Joe and his strapped on flasks were on the scene leading me to assume he cares about Elizabeth.

I'll leave the great Carly and actresses debate alone but if they decide to expand the Emmy categories to include Stupid Arse Never Ending Plot Point then GH has it in the bag.

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In the midst of this "who is the best carly" debate, :lol: I have realized that Maurice Benard is really just phoning it in. This is meant to be GH's alterna-Sweeps and he is just not present. I just do not buy him as the grieving father, unable to see anybody, hiding behind Kate, destroyed by this "tragedy." It smacks of horrendous egotism on Sonny's part, his inability to see anybody or even go to the hospital. The character of Sonny really is played out and I think MB realizes that.

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