No you are not alone. Everyone seems to be raving about Destiny but hte fact is that she is played by a horrible actress and I cringe everytime she is onscreen

Eh, their refreshing after having other characters jammed down our throats. However, like others, I don't find their portrayers all that talented, and their characters need a bit more developing.

I actually never got the big hoopla over Keys. Yes he was handsome as hell, but I found him as useful as Shaun, Destiny, Moe, and Noelle.

Personally, I like Destiny. As for Shaun, I could take or leave the character....I don't really feel strongly one way or the other. But I like Destiny because he does not look or act like a typical teenage girl (as does Matthew's crush Becca). In an way I think she is like a breath of fresh air.

I don't understadn what you mean by typical teenage because girls like Destiny are a dime a dozen where I am from but I do think that she is a breath of fresh air and a much needed taste of diversity

Shaun and Destiny are both an annoying, futile waste of airtime IMO. Shaun has been on the show for 3 years now, and has had zilch character development. He's just this imposing stump who is featured a few times every other week...disappears for 3 to 4 months at a time...then is abruptly shown again. I liked Todd's other bodygaurd Keys MUCH better. For a dayplayer, he was a more fleshed out character and the actor was much less arthritic. Destiny seems like a caricature plucked from an old UPN sitcom. Her friendship with Matthew has its charm, but she's become a little too attached too soon. And while some people like to speculate that maybe there will be some kind of romance between them later on, I seriously doubt it. She'll sit on the sidelines being his voice of reason, quietly longing for him, while he gets sucked up into the web of characters like Becca. Furthermore I'm not at all enticed by this mysterious "brother" of theirs who Destiny keeps making reference to.

But they are part of the reason why of OLTL keeps coming in under budget. They, along with Fish, Moe, Noelle and those non contract players reviving yesteryear characters are infesting the show like mice...but are inexpensive.

Probably true.

I actually think this KAD SL would be the perfect way to end John. He came to town because of a serial killer, and he'll leave town because of one. Preferably is a body bag.

I'm totally with you there on Rex. To add to that, he is not above scheming either, so with his experience with that plus being a PI his stupidity is, for lack of a better word, stupid.

But remember what happened the last time John was thought to be dead....they had a huge funeral for him, while many other long time cast members barely got any kind of sendoff whatsoever. Even in 'death,' John McBain stole the show...damn it!

The capabilities of Shaun and Destiny's portrayers limit the show's ability to expand the roles.

I'm dying to get confirmation of (Real Andrews being cast as their brother) because what the characters of Shaun and Destiny need are to be centered by a strong, talented, commanding actor who can both take the focus off of them, and work with them enough for the actors to learn and grow from him.

For the actress that plays Destiny, she's still young enough where she could pick up a lot. I've liked her better in scenes with Shaun, so if she played with another brother portrayed by a MORE talented actor, I think the actress could pick up a lot more.