Remember when he went blond last year? Let's hope he doesn't get any ideas this year.

Dear Princess/Queen In The Making Maria Bell,

We, YRBB & JackPeyton, are loving the show. However some things are not working. Something is just off. it feels as if something is missing. After much discussion, debate, and oogling of pictures via soaphunks.net we have come up with what is sure to be a solution all around.

Daniel must be shirtless more often.

Much love,

Your devoted followers.

Co-sign. We sincerely believe that more exposition will lead to a better show overall, and higher ratings.

Thanks.

That's because you, brimike, never met a post-er you didn't like.

Hmmm...but Khan, I hope that doesn't mean you've already decided not to like me. I'll use less expensive words, I promise.

That's a good thing, I wish I could control myself.

All I can say is OUCH!!! That's just demented.

Maybe that is the clue. We've all been acting as though he is sane, and therefore his suspected gaslighting of Ashley is evil. But what if...all those lonely nights on the farm with a blind mama...nothing but the bleeting of sheep...eventually drove him MAD! What if he's warped and crazy? Insanity is a defense! It means he can gaslight Ashley and do all manner of heinous things...and then, with the help of a pill and some psychotherapy...be redeemed.

We can't be, it's an ongoing thing!

Hmmm. Weren't you complaining about thread length?

One of the things that's wrong about the show!!!

I tried to add a picture of shirtless Daniel to the "soaphunks thread"...but I find nothing STRAIGHT ON. I have a flash of his back tattoo. I have a profile shot. I even have his bare *ss! But I don't have shirtless Graz. I guess he objects to objectification?

Daniel needs to get a f-cking haircut first....

In all seriousness, I think he has never looked as hot as he does now. No haircuts for The Graz, Maria Arena make sure of it!!!

I tried to add a picture of shirtless Daniel to the "soaphunks thread"...but I find nothing STRAIGHT ON. I have a flash of his back tattoo. I have a profile shot. I even have his bare *ss! But I don't have shirtless Graz. I guess he objects to objectification?

Boogyman 2 or butterly effect 3?

Daniel needs to get a f-cking haircut first....

No he doesn't! After some of the clunkers he has sported, this is at least a return to something close to his debut haircut.

No, he doesnt. I love it right where it is....

Me too. Although, if spoilers are true, maybe he'll get a

G-Man/Elliot Ness cop-cut

?

I even have his bare *ss!

*faints*

In all seriousness, I think he has never looked as hot as he does now. No haircuts for The Graz, Maria Arena make sure of it!!!

Cut, cut...

Boogyman 2 or butterly effect 3?

Boogeyman2

Y&R needs more romance. Not cheap bed-hopping. I don't want them back together, but Victor/Nikki used to be great at that. I loved the scene where Victor got Il Divo to serenade Nikki. We need more of those scenes. One last thing, PLEASE don't give those scenes to Lily/Cane either. Kay/Murphy are a great place to start (I loved the mambo proposal, more of that).

Boogeyman2

Mmmmm, will be checking it out!

Hmmm. Weren't you complaining about thread length?

I was, until it became an absolute farce. For months I've been trying to keep this thread on-topic and concise, I'm not even going to bother anymore.

If they were going to go this way with Adam then they probably should have just had him try to kill Ashley. The gaslighting and possible threat to her unborn child is been there, done that. Ashley's gone through mental breakdowns three or four times and is still standing. She's lost babies and is still there. Victor only needed a few months of pouting over losing Sabrina and their unborn child before he was bedding Ashley and planning his new happy family. He'll probably discard Ashley and find a new model, or go back to Nikki. I'm sure Jack will feel sad for Ashley, but he's gone through all this before with her, he will already have plenty on his plate with "Mary Jane" and when he finds out Sharon is pregnant, he might be the father, and Billy has slept with Sharon and might be the father.

The story has no real payoff if the focus is only on poor Ashley and her child, at least not if it involves Adam trying to scheme. It doesn't help that we know Victor will win in the end, because Victor always wins, so Adam is more of a gnat than a villain.

This works precisely because it happened before. Just as the Katherine/Marge s/l. It's a repeat of history with a twist.

What Victor and Jack eventually do after they figure out who's gaslighting Ashley doesn't make a difference. Adam's not thinking about how Victor might not love Ashley as much as his other loves, he's thinking, "she's an easy target that will directly affect Victor and not frame me." Same with Jack.

In Wednesday's US episode, Adam speaks to Ashley privately and tries to pin the whole thing on Victoria... without even really doing so. He tells Ashley that Victoria would be able to help Ashley get to the bottom of this mystery because she was Sabrina's best friend and is in the house a lot.

He is his father's son. No one will see this coming cause he's made sure not to let anything get traced back to him... Just like Victor.

And of course Victor will win in the end, but, to me, that doesn't matter. What matters is how we get there. And Ashley won't be the only one who gets caught in this whole scheme. I'm sure he'll have a bunch more up his sleeve.

I also don't think he'll be a gnat after this. Adam is no Nicholas or Heather. He is Jack. He'll win one of these battles. But there'll be plenty of battles coming.

Like me. You ENJOY the show so much more by not reading spoilers.

Yes, I am too. Darn, now I can barely read the rest of this thread because people will start responding to it without being either vague or using spoiler tags themselves.

ETA: OK, I see some people were kind about it. Thanks!

Edited May 5, 200916 yr by rhythmchyc

Hmmm...but Khan, I hope that doesn't mean you've already decided not to like me.

What are you talking about? I don't like anybody!

But what if...all those lonely nights on the farm with a blind mama...nothing but the bleeting of sheep...eventually drove him MAD!

Nah.