ATWT: Week of May 26 Discussion

[detroitpiston]

Actually, I find Noelle to be a better actress than Martha. She doesn't bring any of the annoying qualities Martha did when she played the role. The only thing she lacks IMO is strong chemistry with some actors. Then again, Martha had over 20 years to form a bond with them and Noelle has had what a month so I'll let that pass. All in all she's doing a fantastic job IMO and has quickly one me over with her portrayl!

[P.J.]

Paul and Meg...couldn't care less. Really, couldn't.

Just when I was starting to like Chris, he turned into a real SOB. That shot he took at Alison was way below the belt.

Carly....sigh. I used to think Maura would have chemistry with a stone. Jon's proven me wrong. And aside from the proof they are chemistry free....shouldn't scenes have a point? Mindless small talk is not must see tv.

It was nice seeing Mike, Henry and Susan today. They should have been on more.

[Soapsuds]

Sigh...why should I post PJ? Does anyone actually listen anyways?? I watched yesterdays show and todays. I still havent watched last Thurs, Fri, or Mon. Todays show what to say.

Paul and Meg...feel the same way...I just ff their scenes. I dont care. Meg is stupid. Meg is stupid. Meg is stupid. Get that through your thick head Goutman....Meg is ruined by still having the hots for worthless Paul.

Chris...mmmmmmmm....so hot.....as for Ali/Chris/Aaron.....eh....still has potential but Goutman doesnt have a clue how to write them.

Carly and Holden....again more of the same........talk with no substance. Why do remote scenes if there is nothing going on?? Holden and Carly need to be dropped fast.

Wasnt Mike looking hot today? I sure thought so. Am I the only one who saw chemistry between Mike and Henry? Moving on..ummmm

The show was boring and predictable. Nice to see Babs btw.

[P.J.]

I agree...I think it's time to pull the plug on Paul/Meg. I could have been alright with them, before Rosanna returned. I just think that both Paul and Meg are shallow human beings who bring out the worst in each other.

The problem with Chris/Ali/Aaron is that both couples have been done before, and there's no overwhelming reason for anyone to believe that either couple should reunite. I had been leaning toward Chris, but his pissy bitchfest, throwing Ali's porn past in her face disgusted me.

Holden and Carly are the cure for insomnia. I thought maybe I was just being my Carjack 'shipper self...but it's like the more intense the moment is supposed to be, the less chemistry appears. And it's not that Maura isn't trying to sell it. It's like whatever Jon is putting in to the scene just lays there like a rotten egg. (IMO...before anyone tries to bite my head off... IMO, IMO, IMO.) And there is something really annoying about how Jon's tone never changes. Even when he was angry with Lily and Carly last week...the tone didn't change. The volume did, a little...but not one inflection of his speech.

Mike...I fear for him. TIIC don't seem to have a plan for him beside the initial stuff with Katie. Meggie is leading him around with a choke collar. It drives me nuts. He acts like they're a couple, and she feeds off it when she's pissed at Paul! Then when she's not, Mike is dead to her. WTFever.

[JSROCKS]

ICAM. I have been tired of Mighty Mouse Mike for a looooong time and his actions toward Meg have not changed my mind. If TIIC had to bring back a Kasnof they should have brought back the brother, who IMO would have been a much better love interest for Meg.

[P.J.]

To heck with Meg. Meg has been passed around Oakdale too much already. They could have brought Mark Kasnoff back for Lily, given that history. But of course, who knows what age he'd be now...19? He and Brad could have formed a support group....for old men time warped to be younger brothers. *sarcasm off*

[JackPeyton]

Noelle really has been amazing.

[JSROCKS]

You are toooo funny but -- YOU ARE SOOOOO RIGHT.

[SalemPlace]

Really??!! Was there anything on today's show that I was supposed to even remotely care about? If there was, I missed it.

[Actor87]

I'm sorry, but I have to just say....

WTF? is Chris's problem? And why (honestly) is Ali shutting him down? I could see if she had been raped or almost raped or been through a traumatic event of some sort, but she hasn't been. There's no reason for her to stall unless she's just not in love with Chris like she thinks she is.

And am I gonna have to make it a habit to at every mention of Ali's porn past that seems to be thrown in her face every time someone gets angry with her? I'm dreading this.

P.S. Noelle sucks, ya'll! C'mon!

[P.J.]

O...M...G.

And I thought yesterday was bad. Today was definitive proof neither Jake or Van can act. (Throw your tomatoes...it's my truth.)

More interesting trivia....while watching a L&O:CI marathon, I realized Daniel Hugh Kelly played the congressman that Logan was demoted and shipped away for striking back in the day.

Chris Hughes is an asshat.

[brimike]

If Lily Snyder was just another character who'd been on the show for a couple of years, Noelle would be fine in the role. She's beautiful and talented and working her ass off - and doing a good job.

Unfortunately, we're talking about LILY. The character that, for better or worse, is the most recognizable and iconic character on that show at the moment (one could also argue Lisa Grimaldi is bigger than Lily, but she's been on the outskirts for so many years, I just can't see her that way). Martha may not have had the dynamic presence that, say, Maura has, or the sophistication of Colleen Zenk-Pinter. But she was vital and valuable in a way that nobody else on that show is, except maybe Liz Hubbard. There's nothing offensive or insulting about anything Noelle is doing, but she's just not Lily, and every time she's on the screen, although it isn't her fault, her mere presence just shines a light on the insane ego that's running that show into the ground.

Unfortunately, I don't count to that ego, and it won't ever see this post.

[winterguy125]

*disagrees with PJ about the acting of the actors*

The only part of the show that I even was remotely interested in was the Winston/Luke/Noah/Amerra scenes finally after months the storyline seems to be moving. Paul/Meg/Sofie just gag me. Ali/Chris/Aaron still pointless in my eyes.

Nice seeing alot of Babs today though.

[Soapsuds]

WTF?? The Nuke storyline is pure [!@#$%^&*]!! It makes zero sense! What horrible writing!!

Umm....what was that at the Lakeview?? A party for Sofie?? Seriously, Sofie a designer? GMAFB!!!

Meg and Paul....round 1,000,000.....ff'd again.

Chris/Ali/Aaron...same old drivel...boring.

[P.J.]

Come back from the dark side....we have cookies.

So...the fact it makes no sense, looked like it was shot all on one block, and featured the InTurn wasn't enough to make you groan out loud? Really? I was getting nauseous at the extreme close ups of Luke's distraught face from minute one.

But, I think I was right...Winston is using Ameera to leverage his future. That's the only possible reason she'd be important to him.