I don't know where you're seeing this. He's reacting...not in a showy way (thank heavens), but with pain...

All I can see is some serious BAD ACTING...

Michelle Stafford is having quite the renaissance here. Its so fascinating to watch. When Phyllis called Michael (I was so waiting for her to do that, and she did) I got tears in my eyes. Phyllis is in a bad, bad place right now and Michelle sold it so well.

Oh, I'm so glad she has someone. Poor Michael, though. He really is the emotional core of this huge, dysfunctional group of people. How on earth can he hold it together with all the support he has to muster.

All I can see is some serious BAD ACTING...

In general, in all aspects of life, I have an issue with bias. Truly, and this is just my opinion, I feel many of you don't give Morrow credit for playing a real man...an ordinary guy who's not particularly verbal or introspective...and how he usually tries to do his best to pick his way through the moral complexities of life. He's failing right now, but I generally admire him when he tries. If I want my showy grand thespian, I have CJL or Bergman or Rikaart. If I want my fratboy Mr. Happy, I have Billy Miller or Michael Graziadei. If I want my mannered-but-beautifully-consistent portrayal, I have Eric Braeden. And so on.

In Morrow I get (a little inconsistent with his character's silver spoon background, but that's been a casting issue from day one) a truck driving (we recently learned) everyman...a grunt...who loves his women and his children. For Nick, it is hard to emote...which is why he was so unavailable after Cassie's death...and which is why when he does break through (Cassie's death, final entranceway divorce moment with Sharon, Nick van Winkle learns Cassie has died) it is so touching.

I generally get a good read on what Nick is thinking. That tells me Morrow is doing his job, albeit in an unaffected manner. Nick...more than almost any guy on the show...reminds me of the men I grew up with, the men in my family, the men I interact with work. For conveying such realism, what you might call "understated performances" (which I realize some of you will more unkindly call non-performances), he usually earns my highest praise.

That said, right now I hate Nick for causing such pain.

I found it funny to see Phyllis ripping up brightly colored undies and etc of Sharon's but every time she and Nick do the deed she's got her black bra and panties on.....

Back in the day it was the red teddie, now it's the black bra and panties----- that's how dull she became (IMO)

Edited April 14, 200916 yr by JSROCKS

Unpopular opinion, I adore Michelle Stafford but I wasn't impressed with her at all today. She was just off to me

Some things will never change.

To be fair, Nick and Phyllis started as a result of an affair, did Phyllis really expect Nick to stay faithful to her in the longrun anyway?

The people in this triangle are so f-ucked up, and that's what makes it so entertaining.

Yep!

I wouldnt mind if Amber turned out to ber her granddaughter.

Me either, Amber is at her best when she's with Mrs. C.

Not wanting to ruffle any feathers.... but if the audience can't do that.... they shouldn't be watching soap operas. I believe in getting invested in these shows and the characters and yes the actors that portray them. But, if you can't separate fiction from reality.... turn off the t.v!

What about the 12 year olds? Many long time viewers started watching in our pre-teens and I've even seen some admit to watching as early as 7 or 8.

All 3 of these characters are damaged and as long as this is acknowledged,then it will be worth investing in.

Doris has mentioned Sharon has had these episodes before,so she needs help.She seems to have hit rock botton.

Phyllis has long standing mental issues.

Nick is emotionally immature.

At this point,I would like to see Nick rejected by both women.Their individual journeys would make interesting viewing,if played right.

Right now,Nick is playing sexual ping pong and these women are going along.

What woman, in their right mind anyways, would ALLOW their husbands to do this? They are writing all of these women as being weakened by the men in their lives. It would serve Nick right if BOTH of them left him.

I saw no change in Morrow's "acting" when he was paired with Stafford. To be fair, it was Sharon Case who carried that Shick pairing on the acting front for years anyway.

However, it was Stafford's acting that suffered greatly from being paired with Morrow. She didn't recover acting-wise until Phyllis and Nick drifted apart recently, and I certainly don't want her acting like she did the 3 previous years.

Stafford deserves better than Morrow period, that's why I'm all for BadZoe's idea!

Whenever you have a "hair model" in a pairing with a strong actor, usually the better actor's acting does suffer.

I hated that Phyllis cut up Sharon's clothes. Just like Dru did to Carmen Mesda's stuff. That's lame... even though Phyllis was scheming the whole time and knew what she was doing, watching that sartorial destruction again was like revisiting a bad memory. Let's leave LML in the past, shall we? In fact, during that entire meltdown, I didn't even see Phyllis. All I saw was Dru with her long weave, going bonkers on Carmen's clothes. I hope this wasn't the writers' intention. I don't know why they'd want to compare Phyllis and Dru. Are they comparing to reveal Phyllis's inner lunacy? Are they foreshadowing Phyllis going to the asylum as Dru did? I just don't like that idea at all.

I'm not sure what their intention was but that's all I could think of was remembering when Dru did that and actually how much better acted it was then.

Unpopular opinion, I adore Michelle Stafford but I wasn't impressed with her at all today. She was just off to me

I thought she did much better in today's US episode.

Edited April 14, 200916 yr by Heyou

What woman, in their right mind anyways, would ALLOW their husbands to do this? They are writing all of these women as being weakened by the men in their lives. It would serve Nick right if BOTH of them left him.

Yes, it would be amazing if Phyllis rejected him and Sharon refused to be with him once she got herself normal again.

Bregman did the PSA today.

How dare they give someone who plays a character with no on-screen sex life a PSA to do!!!!!!!

Edited April 14, 200916 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

How dare they give someone who plays a character with no on-screen sex life a PSA to do!!!!!!!

I'm not sure what their intention was but that's all I could think of was remembering when Dru did that and actually how much better acted it was then.

Yo, Rowell went over the edge and never came back in that scene. She was completely over the top. But Phyllis is more calculating than Dru, which is what we witnessed as Phyllis's conniving plan came to life. I much rather a conniving jealous wife than a completely off-the-cuff lunatic. Crazy people who plan are so much more fun on soaps. We've seen how characters who don't think (GLORIA) bring about a stellar soap's rapid destruction.

I'm sick of the who's really K's daughter talk, too. Seriously, let's just hope that she's died a long long time ago and didn't have any children. Please. This whole storyline was done to put that whole blasphemous history rewrite to rest. Let's put the resolution to rest.

Joshua's Joshua. He's bad but not the worst. It is a shame that he doesn't bring it but I'm not gonna complain. He's so much better than he was and he's not an utter eyesore like other ingenues in the cast.

Edited April 14, 200916 yr by rhythmchyc

Also, why isn't my avatar updating?

I'm sick of the who's really K's daughter talk, too. Seriously, let's just hope that she's died a long long time ago and didn't have any children. Please. This whole storyline was done to put that whole blasphemous history rewrite to rest. Let's put the resolution to rest.

Agreed. It's there, in the show's back pocket, if anybody ever wants to look into it wa-a-a-a-a-a-a-ay down the line, should they run out of story ideas for the Chancellors. But I'm not interested in revisiting it now. We just got the history fixed. Just let it lie.

I can't believe Sharon's attitude about the books "thank goodness Micheal is such a great lawyer, otherwise Eden could have had a criminal record which might affect her for life." No real remorse, lucky me and lucky her for having Micheal. I might have felt something for her if she said, "I owe that girl an apology. Letting her take the fall for something I did must have been very traumatic. She could have gone to jail and had a criminal record follow her for life if it wasn't for Micheal." She really doesn't think of anyone other than herself which is why I really want to see her have to pay for all this stealing. I bet they are going to pin it all on Phyllis and let her get away scott free with the sympathy of most in town. Oh poor Sharon, she's had a tough year.

I don't want Amber to be Kay's grand-daughter either. I have always found that the relationships you forge can be just as strong as the ones you are born into. Let Kay's friends remain just that, her friends.

Edited April 16, 200916 yr by BadZoe

Somehow I knew you'd love that capture of Sharon that's in your avatar, BadZoe.

I groaned when Sharon confessed to taking those things. Why???? Why is no one looking at the hotel tapes to see who was in sharon's room? We know they have from the Carmen Mesta case. Don't get sloppy MAB.

I offically HATE Heather. I don't want her to leave the show, but I want her to get fired, again. She's just a mean valley girl who has no interest whatsover in justice, just prosecution. Wasn't Christine Blair once ADA or something like that? She seemed to want to get to the truth, unlike Heather.

Loved Michael quitting on Sharon when she realized she stole the books from the library.

By the way - I met the actor who plays Det. Gill (Cassius) at a coffee house in North Hollywood the other day. Really cool guy! Laid back and smooth just like he is on TV. I like how he plays the detective role as conscientious and calm even when he has to get aggressive. He asked that his fans write the show and ask for more Detective Gill - where should I write to? Do they have an e-mail address? He gave me some dirt on a few actresses but I promised i wouldn't tell......for a while! Hehe..