OLTL: Discussion for the week October 20-24, 2008

[Ripley Todd]

Never watched Passions but I'm finally back to enjoying a majority of the show.

[Rakesh]

Passions fan here.

OLTL is really good now so I can see a lot of people liking it.

[Faulkner]

From what I've seen of her on OLTL, Farah Fath is so blisteringly awful that it's hard to watch her, much less root for her. She should in no way be anchoring a show.

[chrishntr]

Well they picked up for me today....I got Viki and Charlie, maybe not together but that will happen tomorrow.

There wasn't much for me to watch on the show over the summer, I did however catch it whenever Charlie or Tina were on because they are the ones I wanted to see with Viki gone, now that Viki is back and the story seems to be moving at a faster pace, I am really enjoying the show. There are still some things I don't care about, so I FF them but for the most part, I'm getting back into the grove of watching or having something to look forward to.

That said....I LOVED it when Charlie showed up at Viki's, cannot wait to see them tomorrow.

[Vee]

I really like Gigi and Rex, or I did until 1968. I still like them but they are currently way overexposed, and Farah is simply too inexperienced to handle this. Even I have started wincing at the faces she makes in the last couple days. I may side with Gigi over Adriana but Melissa Fumero's work in this story has been incredible (and incredibly evenhanded by the writers, IMHO) and she just makes FF look bad by comparison. Gigi and Rex need some serious downtime for the audience to tolerate them again; I'm hoping they will get it, because I've gotten awfully sick being one of their few remaining defenders online.

[Cheap21]

Roxy speaks the truth! "I cant stand Adriana" Haha, truer words were never spoken

[Gordon24]

I still like Rex and Gigi. You are not one of the few defenders online. Rex and Gigi have plenty of fans but many who don't see the point in arguing the same points over and over, especially since it won't change anyone's mind. As much as I love this pairing I do agree downtime can do wonders for those who are still on the fence about them. From what I hear is they will be dealing with their relationship and Shane up until the New Year.

As for today's show it was pretty good with my favorite parts being:

Gigi leaving Bo the oh so subtle message of "what she is not going to do"

and

Viki and Charlie stares.

[EricMontreal22]

This should prob also be addressed to Frons--if his pushing "Rylee" on AMC is anything to go by despite who writes...

[Cheap21]

I disagree. Gigi/Rex rock. They are one of the few bright spots on the show and a reason to watch

[oltl1]

Does this show feel disjointed or choppy this week or is it just me. I can't seem to get into any of the storylines right now no matter how hard I try. Ray being shot fell flat to me because I don't know who Vanessa is and I don't care. Rex and Gigi can be good, when there not on every day. I really like Fath but I don't think she can handle this pace yet. I feel like the show is trying to wrap everything up into one neat ball but for me it doesn't all fit together. The scenes feel way too short to get any sense of emotion out of them and the flow of the show seems off. One thing that I always liked about RC is that he tied all of his storylines and scenes together so that when one exploded it would cause an avalanche. I don’t see how Tina and Cain fit into Ray, Dorian and Clint. Please ABC, let RC write this show by himself and get Brian Fronz another pet project.

[rhinohide]

It's all a matter of preference. I hate when they're on the same days as stuff I am really interested in. The more I see of them, the less I like them. But I feel the same way about a lot of stuff. More and more all the time. I liked Viki and Charlie today, for the first time. I never hated them, but I just didn't care. Today was good for them. I miss Dorian.

[detroitpiston]

I wouldn't call her awful. Just mediocre.

[Rakesh]

I'm so sick & tired of Gigi and Rex. I wish Adrianna would lock Gigi up in her basement or something.

[MarkH]

I agree! They bring a lightness and a passion and...I find them to be a reason to tune in. I'm watching as I type this, and I'm loving the suspense of Gigi trying to sneak in to see Rex.

I'd say she was 100% better than, say, Andrea Evans. But she is in that same campy vein. (I wish SHE had been Flash!). I didn't like her on DOOL, but she really is a lot of fun for me on OLTL.

Adrianna is a lot of fun now too!

[Cheap21]

How convenient that Tess is now hiding out at Todd's house. She's in perfect proximity for him to deliver and steal her baby, give it to Marcie, and let everyone beleive that there was a miscarriage and that Tess was responsible. Tess wont be around to defend herself bc of course by then Jessica will have returned and not know what the heck just happened to her and her baby. I avoid the spoilers but does anyone else have a feeling that this is whats going to happen?

BTW, loved the Todd/Tina stuff. They really should have been interacting more