On 1/9/2026 at 12:33 AM, DRW50 said:

They made them both look past their best, especially Ted, who just looks rough here.

I especially don't like the way Donna Mills' hair is styled in that photo. It somehow makes her look older.

Edited 12 hours ago12 hr by Khan

Like you said @Khan Kathleen Noone preferred playing parts like Claudia... but like you said, her strength was playing mother/daughter scenes. Not only was she at her best opposite Galina as Kate... but on Sunset Beach, her wacky/over the top man eater character Bette lacke depth/purpose until the show created her daughter for her.. and then her character took off.

If you have a gift, why fight it.

In regards to Strasser, she was of a certain age and wasn't going to be getting roles with depth and range like she did on daytime even though she proved she was more than capable in the mini series Baby M. To a part like Dianne on Knots Landing, you have to infuse it with layers.. and I don't think she was able to successfully do so.. but she at least did come out on top at the end.

Maybe she should have been the one to play Claudia on KL instead.

7 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

Maybe she should have been the one to play Claudia on KL instead.

Or she could've played a (recast) Jane Sumner, since I never bought Millie Perkins as Greg's ex-wife.

31 minutes ago, Khan said:

Or she could've played a (recast) Jane Sumner, since I never bought Millie Perkins as Greg's ex-wife.

For whatever reason, Knots Landing didn't go the long-suffering younger wife route in the vein of Sue Ellen Ewing and Julia Newman with Jane Sumner.

38 minutes ago, Khan said:

Or she could've played a (recast) Jane Sumner, since I never bought Millie Perkins as Greg's ex-wife.

I was actually thinking Noone should have played a recast Jane had the show not killed off Mary Francis recklessly so fast. Perhaps Jane had developed great business acumen after running her second and now dead husband’s company who happened to be a wealthy industrialist as well.

Jane could easily have come back under the guise to be close to Mary Francis but also look to reconnect with Greg and snag his company for her own. At least we might have gotten a more age appropriate Anne/Greg/Jane triangle out of it.

Instead we got the identical cousin (already done with Ciji/Cathy but also clearly influenced by Twin Peaks at the same time lol), complete with this classic moment:

Karen: Greg has a sister…????

Mac: Of course, I’m sure I’ve mentioned Claudia numerous times over the years!

(Don’t worry Karen we were just as puzzled too! 😂)

3 hours ago, Khan said:

Or she could've played a (recast) Jane Sumner, since I never bought Millie Perkins as Greg's ex-wife.

I wonder if Barbara Parkins would have worked as Greg's ex wife ?