I dunno about that. I don't think either Steve or Kimberly would have stood for that at the time, and as I said earlier I think Robin remained uniquely untouchable in certain ways despite some of the passive aggression evident in the show. Even in '99, Robin is the only character who got away relatively clean.
We were also in a real dog year when Kimberly returned. They brought her back to try to help right the show at the end of a nadir period for the show (2005), and it worked (and credit to Steve for pushing for it). Several Jasam stories, like the summer DWTS caper and Michael's imaginary friend, had also just flopped. Kelly was about to enter contract tango, which led to the ONS with Ric in '06 and the villainizing of Sam's character for a year or two when Frons and co. thought she might leave. IIRC Jason and Sam did not fully reconstitute until 2008. So I think those factors as well as Robin's immense popularity would have left Sam on the outs. I would not have bet against Robin if it came down to the two of them. Steve also wielded enough power at that time. But I am glad Robin moved on too. Kimberly was right. I would've cackled if they'd put them back together in the BM recast period though, when Patrick was with Sam. I had moved on from Jason and Robin long ago but that's absolutely something I'd have done.
Speaking of Sam coming up snake eyes, I was reminded of the very hands-off way they handled Brenda re: Courtney in '02 when she later returned again in '10 and met Sam. They seemed very, very hesitant to let her be in proximity to Sam, because they knew of the obvious Brendabot issue there (with Sam inheriting most of Brenda's planned story in '04) and they knew Jasam still could not stand up to Brenda. So they sort of avoided it and kept their scenes together awkward, bland and inoffensive IIRC.
Same here. I would be happy to see JT make a short visit to consult on a case and tangle with Emma, but I fully expect we will see Kimberly with BB when they honor Robert.
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