Yup. All those actors would benefit from having rehearsal time and an onset acting coach IMO.

Word.

OLTL has some lazy-ass actors who could do better with some training. I thought OLTL had on set coaches though, I remember hearing Lisa Brown was once one of them.

Word.

OLTL has some lazy-ass actors who could do better with some training.

I also think some of them don't understand how they are suppose to be playing certain scenes, which is due to bad directing.

Justis Bolding

David Fumero

Melissa Archer

John Brotherton

Bree Williamson

And a couple of others.

Please add Tika Sumpter to that list. Somebody needs to explain to these kids that rolling your eyes and shrugging your shoulders does not = ACTING.

Edited September 17, 200817 yr by marceline

Is it just me or does Ray's wife, the woman with Cristian, look exactly like AMC's Melissa Claire Egan (Annie) with black hair?

Is it just me or does Ray's wife, the woman with Cristian, look exactly like AMC's Melissa Claire Egan (Annie) with black hair?

Sorta, but Missy's hotter

Is it just me or does Ray's wife, the woman with Cristian, look exactly like AMC's Melissa Claire Egan (Annie) with black hair?

I was thinking the EXACT same thing today!!!! She looks so much like MCE beyond words.

Sorry but Bree Williamson.She the best of acting on OLTL

I am totally loving this bad side of Clint. He pisses me off on one hand but has me rooting for him on the other. I love it!! But that doesn't mean to say that I want Natalie to forgive him so easily and that goes for Tess/Jess too.

Tess is just making it hard for me to watch this part of the story. I just do not care for the way that Bree is portraying Tess this time around, and I cannot wait for her dimise.

Really enjoying the Dorian/Ray/Langston stuff and I didn't think I would.

Yup. All those actors would benefit from having rehearsal time and an onset acting coach IMO.

Well you pretty much named all the under 30 actors (except the teens). I agree they're not as strong as the vets, but IMO they're as talented as any other actors I've seen on other soaps in that age group. JMO of course.

Sorry but Bree Williamson.She the best of acting on OLTL

No need to be sorry. You're as entitled to your opinion as anyone else. I agree she's usually one of the better talents in the under 30 category, but lately she's not meeting the challenge IMO.

I admit to having very mixed feelings on Bree/Tess, but today, I LOL when Tess turned to the hidden camera and smirked at Natalie.

I think it was last week when Tess had just locked Natalie in the room and was taunting her, I was really mesmerized by the scenes, especially the bold choice when Tess licked the glass wall that stood between Tess and Natalie. It added a whole other demented layer to the scene, and I was quite shocked... But it's really the only set of scenes that made me stop and take notice, everything else has been hammy.

Ok. Just needed a bit of clarification because your thought processes in particular sometimes mystify me. You come from this broader perspective where although you have favorites, you aren't immersed in them so much that you lose the bigger story aspect. I just don't see anything rootable or sympathetic about Tess at this stage, which is really a shame. Unlike Brody where I can understand all the steps that led him to take action and that makes him multifaceted (neither completely good nor bad), Tess as an alter just came out and I never see her sad or grieving for what she lost, or caring about her fatherless children or anything that would make me see the justification for her actions. She's just so one note to me. I wish I could see more there, and I've tried. She's just a ball of anger and hatred that goes beyond reason. I guess it's like rooting for Carlo Hesser to ruin Cris's life. I see the bigger story, but I am not rooting for Carlo to succeed.

Pardon my butt in, but I think the problem is you're looking for Tess to be more than she is. She's an alter. She is supposed to represent the big ball of anger that Jess has inside her from the things done to her. All the repressed anger and frustration. There isn't another side to her because she ISN'T a whole person. Just the manifestation of the very worst part of Jessica. I don't think you can expect her to think or act like a rational being because frankly she isn't. Nikki Smith represents the wild abandon, to hell with anyone, I'm going to do what I have to to get what I want side of Vicky. She works for me because I don't expect her to act rationally. She's crazy as hell and does crazy/stupid things. Tess is no different.

I acutally really liked the Nora scenes, about starting school, etc. Was it just me or did Clint comfort her and WHILE hugging her look at his watch? lol

I acutally really liked the Nora scenes, about starting school, etc. Was it just me or did Clint comfort her and WHILE hugging her look at his watch? lol

Not just you. That was a hoot, especially following their earlier conversation where Nora was gushing over how sweet he was to Matthew and Clint tried to convince her that was who he really is. Truthfully, that was one of the most Asalike moments I've seen for Clint to date. I am really loving JvD's Clint.

Pardon my butt in, but I think the problem is you're looking for Tess to be more than she is. She's an alter. She is supposed to represent the big ball of anger that Jess has inside her from the things done to her. All the repressed anger and frustration. There isn't another side to her because she ISN'T a whole person. Just the manifestation of the very worst part of Jessica. I don't think you can expect her to think or act like a rational being because frankly she isn't. Nikki Smith represents the wild abandon, to hell with anyone, I'm going to do what I have to to get what I want side of Vicky. She works for me because I don't expect her to act rationally. She's crazy as hell and does crazy/stupid things. Tess is no different.

Your opinion is welcomed, so no pardon required.

I guess I AM looking for Tess to be more than she is in this current incarnation, because she was far more complex and multifaceted in her previous appearance. Unlike Niki Smith IMO, Tess was really an independent character that was far more than just a component of Jessica's psyche, so much so in fact, that there was significant debate on the boards about which character should emerge as dominant subsequent to "integration". Furthermore, the integrated character that did emerge was dramatically changed, and although Jessica remained dominant, she retained a significant dose of Tess that shaped her character in a way that was very different than before. So you're correct. My expectations for Tess far exceed who she appears to be now, and I can't simply disregard who I knew her to be before because it suits the story Ron Carlivati is trying to tell.