Y&R: Week of May 04, 2009

[JackPeyton]

[Cat]

That's a beautiful quote! Who wrote it. Oh, dear. It's Shakespeare, isn't it?

[Juliajms]

It scandalizes me, because I don't think anyone should feel the need to dumb themselves down. There is no such thing as a $5 word in the internet age. Google is free.

[JackPeyton]

T. E. Lawrence (i think)

See, i went to the college of Google Search

:lol: :lol:

[Khan]

Thank you, thank you, THANK. YOU. Sheffer always talks about giving soap guys their d**ks back; and with characters like Billy and Victor, he's certainly done just that.

And I think they brought back Mac with the hopes of restarting the Billy/Mac relationship. That's why they also reversed Kay-is-Jill's-mom. (Well, that, and people plain just didn't like the idea.) Unfortunately, though, I think this latest go-round, between a "Billy" and "Mac" who, IMO, have zero chemistry, will be the one to finish this relationship for good.

[Khan]

ITA.

[Ann_SS]

I give ALL the credit for Y&R's turn around to Sheffer. MAB was horrendous before. The show was boring and her Sabrina/Victor love was yucky. Whatever problems Hogan has brought is overshadowed by Y&R finally being interesting and having story pace once more. Kudos to Hogan.

[rhythmchyc]

Exactly.

[MarkH]

We could fix Billy-Mac in one episode...maybe two.

Billy goes to visit Lily for some contrived reason. He finds her on that damnable ladder, trying to change a lightbulb, but she can't reach.

Billy says "I can change a lightbulb", climbs up, tumbles, and lands on his head.

He has a terrible concussion, and is in a coma.

Mac finds out, runs to the hospital. Her defenses down, she weeps bitterly and confides all the feelings she has been suppressing for Delia's sake.

It is wracking, heaving sobs...totally heartfelt emotion. Billy hears none of it, but maybe Chloe does.

Then Billy awakes, no worse for the wear. Mac goes back to her suppression, but now we all know. Also, having articulated her feelings, Mac's eyes from now on betray her emotions.

Fixed it.

[Khan]

Because, they know our gag reflexes can take only so much abuse.

[Juliajms]

I like your idea, but we already do know. It's pretty obvious Mac stayed for Billy. Plus, as Chloe pointed out, Mac didn't slap him

until she got her kiss. Loved that Chloe/Mac scene!

[MarkH]

There are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many places to go with that line....

[Cat]

I got my Master's there. But I was too lazy to "make it to class" this morning.

Word. And I learn something new on this board all the time so keep up with the hig-brow posting! It is thanks to sheilaforever (and TGVN) that I can drop "egregious" into everyday conversation now.

IA. Mac was brought back to reconnect with Billy. I am biased, though, and as a (new) Billy Miller fan, I do think the actor works hard to draw out as much chemistry as he can from his screen partners. The kiss Billy gave Mac on Tuesday gave me a few goosebumps, but I'm fully aware that it was because Billy was holding her face and doing the kissing. Perhaps if AshBash had come back as Mac, it would have been more impactful?

I do think he has more chem with CF than Hendricksen, though. I love EH and Chloe a ton but I don't see the pash between her and Billy.

[Khan]

Which totally explains why Daniel had to go online to get his proverbial rocks off, doesn't it?

[rhythmchyc]

:lol: :lol:

That story would've totally worked if Daniel wasn't depicted as being a simple horndog. If Lily wasn't giving it away, it would all make sense!

Thanks Khan. I feel better about LML now LMAO.

They definitely are two devils in a pod.

Maybe Billy's been so loose cause he's actually the one who's on the DL. Overcompensation much?