Ryan's Hope Discussion Thread

[safe]

I agree. He's just repeating what has been said about RH over the years.

 

Can't say if it's Michael, but there is a strong resemblance

[Matt Powers]

In the promos in posts above, they make a big deal about Pat, Siobhan, and Kimberley returning. Who is the actor portraying Pat? Did the characters actually all come back at the same time?

[j swift]

@Matt PowersThat would be Patrick James Clark as Pat from February 1982 - January 1983

Sadly, he passed away in 2018 -

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I laughed at the last line from We Love Soaps website

Edited July 29, 2023 by j swift

[dc11786]

Patrick and Kimberly returned to New York on the same flight I believe. Patrick saved Kim's daughter, Arley, who had been ill. Siobhan was there around the same time as she returns in the St. Patrick's Day episode that year. 

It technically is like a three week period. I think Kim leaves for New York at the end of the first week of March. The second week, Pat treats Arley on the plane. The third week Siobhan returns home. 

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[Chris 2]

That must be one of the final episodes for Randall Edwards as Delia. I believe Ilene Kristen returned around this time.

[John]

Alan interviewing Helen & Malcolm was hard to watch

 

Its so amazing at 97 she still teaches acting but seeing that she has memory issues was difficult (probably trigged cause of My Dad's experiences before he died)

However what still came thru was Helen's love for Ryan's and that was a beauty to see

[gimmetoo]

Helen was showing her age...but she still looks beautiful and to hear the lilt of her voice again was a treat.   Such a good move bringing Malcolm on alongside her.  

Edited August 28, 2023 by gimmetoo

[danfling]

Malcolm Groome is one of my favorite soap opera actors, but I also enjoyed all of the actors who played Dr. Patrick Ryan - expecially Pat #2 John Blazo!

[DRW50]

I was very fond of John Blazo. I thought he captured a gentle spirit in Patrick. He just had bad writing.

[DRW50]

A few more 1982 glimpses.

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[safe]

Thanks to JASON47! for the ratings at the beginning of the 1981 writer strike

 

 

June 1- 5 1981

7.3

#5

Roger told Seneca of Kim and Michael’s affair.  Rae confronted Kim and Michael.  Michael confessed to Kim that Rae was his other paramour.  Joe ordered Sal, his messenger, to keep Michael quiet.  Kim fired a shot at Michael while Sal lurked outside.  Seneca and Jack rushed to the scene.

 

June 8- 12 1981

7.0

#6

Kim shot Michael before he was finished off by an unseen party.  Rae confessed to the murder to protect Kim.  Sal swore to Joe that he didn’t terminate Michael.  Seneca gave Kim the heave-ho.  Siobhan and Joe battled over her friendship with Jack.  Siobhan was green at seeing Delia and Joe discoing.  Wes courted Delia.  Matt and Rose warned Jack against investigating his setup.  Faith renewed ties with Maeve and Johnny.

 

June 15- 19 1981

7.0

#5

Rae admitted to Roger that Kim shot Michael, but swore Roger to secrecy.  Rae was charged with first degree murder.  Frank and Jill suspected Rae was covering up for Kim, who is staying with Maeve and Johnny.  Joe was relieved when Sal’s alibi checked out.  Joe bristled at Siobhan’s impassioned defense of Jack to the police.  Jack told Siobhan to stay out of his investigation of Michael’s misdeeds.

 

 

June 22- 26 1981

7.8

#4

Joe ordered Sal to locate Amelia, Rose’s missing daughter, in a campaign to hurt Jack.  Kim fell and hit her head during a brouhaha with Seneca.  Frank and Jill grew closer.  Bob chastised Faith for playing flirtatious games with men.  Dee disliked Cynthia Ramsey, Joe’s buxom bartender, who mixed well with Roger.  Siobhan contemplated starting a career.

 

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June 29 - July 3 1981

7.8

#4 

 

July 6 - July 10

7.7

#4

 

July 13 - July 1 7 1981

7.4

#5

 

July 20 - July 24, 1981

7.6

#5

 

 

 

Edited August 7, 2023 by safe

[DRW50]

A few more 1982 RH promos in this (and a few from 1981)

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[safe]

Thank you! I'm glad to see these very small snippets of 1982 and have only heard about Kim's interest in Pat. 

[Sallyinlondon]

I've just finished the first 2.5 years and WOW this soap is so unusual and well crafted, it feels more like a play than a TV show.  I also love the insight into what ordinary life was like for my parents' generation

I've just come to the end of the Kate Mulgrew years.  I find it astonishing that she went through a whole pregnancy and gave the baby up, then had to act out the happy ending she didnt get (which must have been very hard).

For those that watched it at the time - did people know what had happened? What were people's reactions to it/was it shocking?  If this happened today the reaction would be crazy but obviously very different times.  I read her memoir (which is what instigated my love of RH) and she states nobody really knew but watching it now, it's obvious she's real life pregnant vs Jill's neat little bump. 

[DRW50]

I don't really want to post the video link all over the board, as I already have twice, but if you look in the Classic GH thread, at about 4 minutes, there's a promo for November 20, 1979 - the entire ABC soap lineup.