Members Contessa Donatella Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 OIC. Yes, from that perspective you are correct, of course. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Maxim Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 Episode 5859 - July 20, 1987. Modesta's wedding got cancelled, of course. What masochistic portrayal of a woman who is being treated like trash... for making a mistake in the past. Yeah, she was a hooker, so what... So what? In 2024 she would have probably been celebrated for this and her fiancé would have opened her an onlyfans account to post that porn and earn some cash. The only thing they didn't make her do is self-flagellate with a whip... in front of the whole town. CRINGE. I did laugh out loud when Modesta told her mother - "I was a prostitute, mama! I was a hooker! I slept with men for money!" Maybe she should have added - I turned tricks and I slept with Johns! (she did in the previous episodes) Sorry, but the dramatic effect of these lines missed me. It was just too... direct and too simplistic... and cheap. Modesta has been repeating "I was a hooker" now for 4 episodes. I mean... okay, I guess, she's in a sort of a mental breakdown, but... that dialogue could have been a lot stronger and less masochistic. And in the end she ran into the huge strong arms of her former pimp - Chad-the-stud... Oh, Modesta, Modesta! Old habits die hard, darling. Positives - Mac was giving swag with his mustache through the whole episode! And finally - Rachel! I've been missing her! The episode felt like it was giving closure to a lot of things. I understand why they chose this period to start the show on SoapNet. It's right before the new storylines start shaping up. Overall 5.5/10! It's mediocre material, and I truly hope they are moving on from this Modesta storyline. The 0.5 added bonus is just for Mac's mustache and Rachel's beautiful eyes! Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Xanthe Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 The most galling thing about the popups is that MJ was never named Modesta. I don't know where they got that from. MJ was supposed to stand for Michael Joseph (I think it was Joseph and not John), which was why she went by MJ. Vince would use the nickname Mike for her. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Maxim Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 So they lied to me and made me think she is Modesta? How dare they? I feel SoapNet violated! Thank you for correcting this. Otherwise I would have continued calling her Modesta. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 I was scratching my head trying to figure out who this "Modestx" person was!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Maxim Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 (edited) The freaking SoapNet trivia text box said that her actual name is Modesta Josephina. LOL. Here is the proof for you guys! Please register in order to view this content And they showed this text box maybe only once or twice... but the crazy ADHD people like me, who possess the talent of - hyperfocus... that remember details like these... get in trouble with mistakes like these. And how could I forget the name Modesta Josephina? If I have a cat one day... I'll definitely call her that. Come here, Modesta Josephina! Edited November 14, 2024 by Maxim 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Franko Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 (edited) I'll take a shot in the dark and assume that "Modesta" was meant to shade M.J. Like if her name was P.J., SoapNet would be claiming the P stood for Prudence. Early SoapNet could be a bit snarky. They had a promo once with a baby's rattle and a voice actress saying, "Gee, he really doesn't have his father's eyes, does he?" Or the promo I'd love to find again, where The Colbys comes across as a farce. Edited November 14, 2024 by Franko 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 Oh, yeah, it definitely was intentional snark on their part. They were being clever. D'oh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Maxim Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 I may continue calling her Modesta... It's kinda cute. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 Since we had this great lucky find, Eddie says that we could be on the lookout for these: Unverified: ALF, Biography: Ray Liotta, Falling Over Backwards, Hunter, Valerie's Home Cooking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Xanthe Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 Falling Over Backwards, about 19 minutes in, main character's mother bores him by watching AW and describing more or less accurately some stuff about Reginald, Mary, Vince, Michael, Donna, Cheryl, and Scott. It's Philece Sampler and she says Michael and Donna just got married so I guess it's sometime in early March 1987. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Maxim Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 This is so iconic! I need a person like the woman in that scene to sit by me and tell me all about it... Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 Wonderful!!! Our luck is holding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Xanthe Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 I'm skeptical only because there is nothing noticeably cute about the way they present it -- it just sounds factual. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted November 14, 2024 Members Share Posted November 14, 2024 Understandable I think MJ’s name being Modesta Josephina was another long running AW rumor, and SoapNet just ran with it lol Eddie Drueding debunked it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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