I wouldn't say 'role perfectly recasted'. That is a streeeeeeeeeeeeetch.

I think that debate has been put to bed, it should be anyway. Sabine won't be coming back and I doubt they'll try and recast again. Depending on her reasons, this could potentially be a blow to Frons, and I wouldn't put it past him to order the character of Greenlee killed. Or who knows maybe he knew she would only stay for a year from the get go and this was just his good old stunt casting.

Greenlee hasn't been herself since 2003 at the very latest. As soon as Cameron Mathison came back and the two characters got into each other's orbit, the character was toast.

And, gosh, Sabine Singh was terrible to the highest extreme. How does R Sinclair describe her acting style? The "LOOK I AM ACTING OVER HERE!!!" method? How spot-on.

Not that I have perfect grammar/writing by any means...but it's starting to drive me a little nuts since I see it everywhere.

The past tense for recast and cast is...recast and cast. Casted and recasted is just incorrect and is starting to make my ears bleed.

I'm sad that Rebecca Budig is leaving. The planned Ryan/Greenlee reunion is probably the reason. I'm pretty sure I've read that Rebecca was against it and loved Aidan & Greenlee paired.

I'm sad that Rebecca Budig is leaving. The planned Ryan/Greenlee reunion is probably the reason. I'm pretty sure I've read that Rebecca was against it and loved Aidan & Greenlee paired.

Greenlee hasn't been herself since 2003 at the very latest. As soon as Cameron Mathison came back and the two characters got into each other's orbit, the character was toast.

And, gosh, Sabine Singh was terrible to the highest extreme. How does R Sinclair describe her acting style? The "LOOK I AM ACTING OVER HERE!!!" method? How spot-on.

"Hey, I'm acting here"

"Hey, I'm acting here"

Yeah, she was pretty bad. Her biggest problem was that she always seemed to be imitating RB's Greenlee. They should have recast Greens with someone who maybe didn't look like rebecca but had the chops to play Greenlee. If Gina Tognioni ever wised up and left Guiding Light she'd make an excellent Greenlee. Then again, she's a lean mean emmy winning machine over at GL. I wouldn't leave either. Too validating.

WHY DID SHE EVEN COME BACK.......

I know its not because she needs the money....

She came back during the writers strike. Everybody needed money then. Why do you think Mario Van Peebles joined the show? Times were tough and all the bartending and stripper jobs were taken.

Yeah, and then Marina Alburger had to cave and take the last job at Nordstrom's!

RB can always go back to Guiding Light. LMAO.

Surely GL (and its fans) have suffered enough.

Having "the real Greenlee" return did nothing for the ratings.

Having Angie & Jesse return did nothing for the ratings.

Having GL's Gus & Harley come to Pine Valley did nothing for the ratings.

You could bring on Julia Roberts or Tom Cruise for a cameo appearance and it'll do nothing for the ratings.

Soaps don't have any pull to them anymore. The only fans excited about seeing someone come back to their show are the ones that are already watching it... and we're down to just a couple million per soap.

Well, I've expected this since last December. But this is the best for her and AMC.

I'm so sad that Rebecca's leaving, I love her and Greenlee to death, but I don't blame her at all. But, I wish we could have seen more of what Pratt could have done for Greenlee, besides a Rylee reunion.

I hope her exit SL isn't like the last one. I don't want to see her angry at everyone and leaves town as a result. I'd rather see her leave town on good terms and move on with her life elsewhere. But whatever happens, I just don't want her killed off.

And with that, best of luck Rebecca.

Where does Ryan go from here? I agree he needs to be paired with someone new and take it slow. Don't force us with a Tamara/Cameron pairing.

Maybe Taylor? I personally would be interested in that direction. That though could have the potential to fail. The character of Ryan has taken a bit of a differenct direction under Pratt. He is not as condescending and all knowing as he has been under B&E and more so McT.

Also perhaps Cameron will bail next summer when I heard his contract extension is rumored to end.

If the show goes Rendall again though.... those scenes Kendall and him had yesterday where she told him she still loves him. I kind of got the shivers.

I agree with you and LeClerc about Ryan needing to go in a different direction after Greenlee leaves. IMO, he does not need to be paired with Annie again or Kendall. Either pairing is going to make him look more fickle especially since he has claimed that neither one of those relationships were as good as his was with Greenlee and that his love for Greenlee is greater than anything that he felt for these two women. I don't feel like he should just turn around and fall back in love with one of these women, after what he has said about Greenlee. Once Greenlee leaves he needs to be free from Annie and Kendall for good.

After Greenlee leaves I want Ryan to be single for a while. And then I want him to be paired with someone new, and take it slow. I want his new relationship to be built up in a good way and I want to see him fall in love in a way that is beliveable.

I wouldn't mind if he was paired with Taylor. I think that they could fit together. Now if we could just get some scenes between him and Taylor interacting so that we can see if they have any chemistry. I don't like how Taylor is being isolated and we are only seeing her with Jake, Frankie, Amanda and occasionally a few other people. She needs to interact with a lot more people on the canvas and maybe build up other friendships/relationships/connections with the other characters. I would like to see her in some scenes with Ryan and see how they interact with each other.

I also think that Ryan and Amanda could work if they have chemistry and if the storyline is done right. I think that Amanda would need to be given more depth but I think that her and Ryan could work. I think that he could be single for a while and then they could start him and Amanda out as friends, and see where they go from there. I don't see her and Jake lasting a long time and I don't really think there is any other man on the show besides Ryan that she could be paired with, except maybe Aidan. But if she was paired with Aidan they would probably get backburned. So I think that if they leave Ryan single for a while, they could try and pair him with Amanda and it could work.

I think that Ryan should be single for a while and then be paired with either, Taylor, Amanda, or someone new. But not Reese.

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Having Angie & Jesse return did nothing for the ratings.

Soaps don't have any pull to them anymore. The only fans excited about seeing someone come back to their show are the ones that are already watching it... and we're down to just a couple million per soap.

I'd like to believe that the return of Angie and Jesse is more of a long term investment in that the show wanted to bring more color to the canvas. The ratings did spike when they returned and during the wedding because it was THE story to watch, but when you have the sextet sucking up the rest of the airtime you're just cannibalizing the momentum you would've gained.

I doubt they will be putting Cameron with TB seeing as she apparently only signed on for 4 months.

Pratt seemed to be taking Greenlee somewhere so I'm sad to see RB go, but after this, I hope we never see the character again.

I'm surprised she stayed this long. This news isn't shocking, and I'm sad to say I won't miss her. This is really bad news for jack fans with erica moving on with adam, there goes the little air time he will have left, jack has no kids left on this show.