Jump to content

Y&R: Week of August 11, 2008


Recommended Posts

  • Members

Sheilaforever, I agree. The sympathy and interest I had in Colleen when either Fonseca or Leon have portrayed her have completely left the building. Right now they're writing her in the most awful way, and I won't comment much on Sursok's portrayal because that could start up another long discussion. We all know where we stand with her.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 303
  • Created
  • Last Reply
  • Members

Colleen comes off to me as a completely rudderless character. Very rarely have I seen her interact with her father or have any kind of meaningful discussion with another character. Admittedly, I didn't watch regularly when the character was played by other actresses so I have no point of reference to how the current actress stands up against the others. And what I've described above puts the onus on the writers.

She is a legacy character and should be written with more insight or historical reference. Right now, she comes across as randomly placed in scenes simply to generate some type of "angst" or "conflict", but it falls flat. Simply calling Amber and Chloe bitches does nothing to endear her to me at all, simply because I love Chloe and makes me have more empathy for that character.

Perhaps with her mother coming back this week will start some changes for Colleen? Hopefully so, because at this moment I have no use for the character or the actress.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Honestly, if she had more elocution lessons, I wouldn't be as annoyed. And I think it's really time for people to start reacting to Chloe's antics in a more multi-layered fashion because I, personally, have become annoyed with all of THEM. Just bad acting all around with this storyline, I think.

If someone can help me out a bit, since Y&R was godawful when Chloe's scheme began, I totally missed all those episodes. Did the writers actually show Chloe and Cane doing it? Did Chloe collect his sperm back there? Or is this supposed to be a mystery that will all come out in a few months? I'm so confused. I even thought Chloe wasn't pregnant at all because of the way she switched the date on the ultrasound last week. Help?

I think Victor and the little girl are sweet because that's what his daughter looked like in Nikki's dream. He's living out the life he would've had if Sabrina hadn't passed.

It's good the writers are showing Adam's vulnerability. Although, it's not new. When Hope passed away, there were brief scenes of his sorrow. So the writers have crafted him very carefully so that he won't be a one-dimensional villain.

Nick/Phyllis boring. I don't care what no one says. Get him back with Sharon.

Victoria/Cane???

Victoria/Billy??? LOL. God, JT/Billy fighting again. Yum!! Probably, Billy/Amber though... hmm.

I want to see TS play lead in a s/l and in a new setting just because I'm tired of seeing her play the same emotions everyday. TS vs. Amber? Get her back to school? She should totally get addicted to drugs. Colleen was a little addict when she first came on SORASed. They should revisit that. DO SOMETHING.

Or just get rid of her.

Loved Melody the last month. She's awesomeness.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

^^^It's just this Colleen that is basically a glorified day player. The other two Colleen's interacted with Brad and other adults. I still remember Leon's Colleen's toast at Victoria's bridal shower...that was a thing of beauty. And I remember Fonseca's kinda reckless teenager s/l and John taking her in. They both had some good s/ls. TS...not so much and while that can be blamed on the writers, it also falls on the actress because I think TPTB see that she just can't even being apart of a major s/l and just seem to be waiting until they get the green light to fire her or something and are basically giving her some bullshit so she'll meet her minimal episodes and be done with her.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

No, they didn't show Cane and Chloe having sex. It's supposed to be a mystery. We'll see how it develops (although I already know what will probably happen).

Colleen was a great character back in the day. I just miss that version of her. This one is just... blah.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Chloe found out she was pregnant and then started her scheme to make Cane the "father". They never had sex. She just offered a very drunk Cane a ride home and he passed out in her car and she took off both of their clothes and when Cane woke up the next morning, Chloe told him that they had sex and you know the rest. LOL

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

If that's the case Chole would still be in for an windfall! Sister Friend is lokking at this Banbino like he or she is an ATM!

One last thing if Y&R hadn't cast LH in this role Chole would have been a total JOKE! Of Course if LH wasn't so amazing this story wouldn't have happened because Chole was only supposed to be on for a few eps.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Yeah I wouldn't be shocked if Kay and Jill aren't mother and daughter and while I wouldn't mind if that was changed, it's messed up that making them mother and daughter blew Billy and Mac's relationship out if the water. That s/l was a prime example of shock and awe that was good at the moment for dram's sake but really messed up s/ls down the line.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



  • Recent Posts

    • Speaking of 1986, YT recommended me some 1986 episodes revolving around Kyle/Reva/Maeve/Fletcher/Cain. What struck me most about the episodes is Zimmer seems at a loss. This does not feel like Reva at all. Was Kyle always such an a-hole? Why was the pairing so popular? He's so unlikeable, and Malloy's theatrical acting does not help matters. Jay Hammer is extremely charming as Fletcher--did they ever try Reva and Fletcher? The real star of these episodes is Leslie Denniston. When she tells Kyle she wants a divorce, it's a fantastic scene and Denniston is putting in some great work while the stuff around her is just weird and off-putting. 
    • The Day Of The Jackal author Frederick Forsyth dies
    • 6-5   Case in point...lol.   Kat and Jacob can soooo have a spinoff. Just watching her being adamant that Eva is up to no-good while Jacob continues to try to play straight man to the craziness continued to be a hoot to watch. And the sad part is that Kat is on the right trail, just following the wrong clues. Or worse coming to the wrong conclusion. All because of her dislike for Eva.    Meanwhile, Eva continued to make inroads. I know I have said this since the start of the show, but I love how for the most part, the writers write the characters in gray. Not completely white. Not completely black. Most of the characters have moments where they resonate with the audience and then have moments where they are unlikeable. Like technically, Eva should be a pariah. I like that she knows this, understands this, and still shows remorse and still tries to work to get back the lost trust. It makes her so rootable. And played by a star is a bonus.

      Please register in order to view this content

       It is also what makes the rivalry between Eva and Kat so much fun to watch. Also played by a star. Neither one is perfect really, but they are oh so watchable and a nice by-product of the SilkPress storyline.    Same for Anita. I love the regal coldness TT has given to the role. The sense of ruthlessness beneath the beautiful face. And yeah it can be a turn-off. And it's been nice to see a softer side to her throughout this story of her and her bandmates. She is far from perfect. She...is also NOT a doormat so it was great to watch her versus her bandmates this episode.    I like the run-in between NuTed and Nicole. I'm getting used to NuTed. And Nicole's presence has been a little too light for my liking. I can only assume that is to build to the next Nicole vs Silk Press Sheila confrontation which rumor has it will be another good one.    Speaking of which...LAURA IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL!!!! Praise it be!!! And I thought it was so adorable that Nicole, Kat, and Mona were on hand to welcome her back. I liked that Laura has an open mind toward Eva (unlike her feelings toward SilkPress). Another layer to add to the Eva vs Kat rivalry. 
    • Victoria Principal clearly stacked her Dallas coins real good. In the grand scheme of things, she was smart to walk away from Dallas when she did.
    • When Robert Calhoun became EP I thought GL was finally hitting its stride after some pretty rough years. Unfortunately the ratings during Robert Calhoun's run did not reflect the quality of the show.
    • There was a five week break between the last Friday episode and the Thursday episodes which were the final four episodes. I have a feeling the final four episodes were refilmed to wrap up the storylines. 
    • Yes, I forgot there was a gap between his exit from GL and his start at ATWT. This almost makes me want to cry. He really turned ATWT around (and good for them). It would have been great if someone had done the same for GL. Can't imagine who. The Dobsons were doing Santa Barbara at this point. I mainly blame Kobe. She may not have been the worst EP they ever had, but she almost totally destroyed the Bauers and decimated much of the rest of the cast, sometimes for egotistical reasons. That was a huge mistake and made it that much harder for the show to recover.
    • Douglas Marland began at As the World Turns in September 1985 but it took about a year for his run to show growth in the ratings. 1986 As the World Turns becomes CBS's #2 daytime drama after Y&R.
    • This is not at all surprising. Watching the recently uploaded episodes, the uneveness is SO apparent. Characters are changing at the drop of a hat. The stories are close to incoherent. It's a mess, and we're only up to May. What a fall from grace. An Emmy-winning show with good ratings and within a few short years hitting possible cancelation territory.  I'm surprised CBS and/or P&G didn't try to do SOMETHING to restore its former glory. Was Marland still at ATWT at this point? 
    • I think she did, yes. The only part of that return I remember appreciating was the ripoff they did of Earrings of Madame De, where a secretly broke India sold a trinket and Ross or Alan (I think it was Ross) then bought it for her, not knowing it was hers.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy