Members Dan Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 I hate to pile on the gushing. Everyone has said things more eloquently. But what an incredible episode! As I said in another thread, this show is driven by character and what makes these characters tick shows through brilliantly. The returning castmembers seamlessly reentered the canvas. I confess that my favorite so far was not Dina or even Nina. I never saw Liz Foster before, being a fairly recent fan, but her appearance today was wonderful and her speech was very heartfelt. I truly enjoyed it. I'm also amazing at the variety of emotions the writers evoked throughout the episode. I cried at the eulogies, I laughed at the various side comments and thoughts, I felt angry at Jeffrey for being such an ass during such a solemn moment, I felt happy at the beginning while Adam and Heather celebrated and anxious as Frank Ellis came up. I alternately felt sympathy and annoyance at Kevin for even considering taking Katherine's money. I feared what was happening to Kay. All of that tied up with a great amount of heart. It's episodes like this that prove to me that daytime still holds such relevance and power, despite declining ratings. By the way, congratulations Kate Linder. More than almost everyone else, you made me cry like a baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 Kate Linder has been WORKING hard for her money, she's been so believably heartbroken. She's really, really impressed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 Yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 Kudos to Paula Cwikly for a great breakdown. I've heard that she was a fan of Y&R for years before she got the chance to write for it, and it showed in today's episode. Also, kudos to Paul Rauch and the set designers for the ditch by the river set where Murphy found Katherine. It's one of the most realistically built outdoor sets I've seen in daytime, at least in the past few years, and even the river looked real. Mike Denney, so good to have him back, directed a beautiful episode. Y&R has been embracing it's history lately, and I've never gotten the feeling that they're trying to recreate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 Sara A. Bibel blogged about the funeral, and brought up some interesting points (with regard mostly to Friday's episode) on how different it was from traditional Y&R, but how much it worked and worked very well. http://thebiz.fancast.com/deep_soap/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dan Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 COUGH COUGH Ron Carlivati COUGH COUGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MTSRocks Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 Yes, All My Shadows it's Beau Kayser!! He was excellent, as was the divine McCarthy. I think the most impressive thing is the amount of emotions generated from viewers for the funeral of an undead person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BadZoe Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 Did Kay crash into the hot springs of Genoa City, or is she going to catch pneumonia. Murphy was in no hurry to drag her out of what one would perceive to be a rather chilly river in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted November 18, 2008 Administrator Share Posted November 18, 2008 There's a good Traci/Lauren scene in Tuesday's episode...... What's the history between the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveFrame Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 Tracy and Lauren were big time rivals over Danny Romalotti. Lauren was a real b*itch to Traci. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveFrame Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 Okay I just got through watching Today's eppy on SoapNet. I am so very mad unless I missed something. I know that Jill is mad at Nikki right now but how in the world could they robbed us of some comments from Nikki. If she gave any I missed them. I loved Brock and so loved Julianna McCarthy as Liz. She was wonderful. Nikki was more a daughter to Kay than Jill ever really was. I would have loved to heard what she said about Kay. But I guess she just didn't do it because of what Jill said to her Friday. I so loved the eppy today. I had not watched Y&R since last April. I started back on Thursday and it was so easy to pick back up. Man is it really so much better than it was. Oh by the way if someone can answer this please let me know. Did Liz and Stuart Brooks get a divorce? The last I saw them on the show in the 80's they were still married. Then when she returned for the Jill/Kay story I never could figure out if they were still married or not. Then today she used Liz Foster. I still would have loved to seen some of the Brooks return. They were friends with Kay back in the 70's - esp. Stuart who was married to Liz. Plus Laurie and Brock and Leslie and Brock dated. I wish these show writers who are seeking to embrace history would remember that these shows have history before about 1982. Carlivati celebrated 40 years of OLTL and totally forgot the first 12 to 15 and Y&R just always seems to want to wipe away those years too. I understood why Bell did it back in 1982 but to totally forget it's importance and relevance to characters that are still there is totally unforgettable. I mean Stuart Brooks was even married to Jill. I mean they brought all these stars back - just a few from that time period would have been nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted November 18, 2008 Administrator Share Posted November 18, 2008 What were some things Lauren did to Traci? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 Traci grew up with low self-esteem. She's the soft and emotional one of the Abbott children. Anyway, Lauren would often prey upon her vulnerabilities, especially Traci's problems with her weight Lauren would also always try to put Traci in a ton of embarrassing situations. I believe there was one time Lauren ordered tons of ice cream and had it sent to Traci, just to make fun of how fat she was. Anyway, Traci took the ice cream and dumped it on Lauren. There's also the affair with Brad. Was that when Brad and Traci were married or separated? Anyway, that resulted in one big cat fight. Lauren was a spoiled rich bitch in her teens and really up until she came back to Y&R earlier this decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 so. much. WORD. oh im so happy! its about damn time she talks to people not related to mcihael. And i LOVE it. lol i love Traci & Lauren. They have such history. Danny was like, a rockstar. lol. Lauren, the beautiful spoiled bitch and Traci, the chubby nice girl both use to sing with him and they hated eachother. Well more Lauren hated Traci and would do anything she could to hurt her in any way. Lauren would alway use Traci's weight against her but Traci did fight back. Then there was brad. Traci married Brad and Lauren had an affair with him. It was amazing. Brad actually had a heart attack suring sex and Lauren & Traci got into a massive catfight in the hospital. Toups, go to the clip area.. im about to go on a traci/lauren clip posting fit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dm. Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 So Lauren finally got a scene without a Baldwin or a Fisher. Did Hell freeze over? It took them long enough. But already tomorrow she'll be probably knee deep in that family again. Except she won't do anything but deliver a few lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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