Y&R: Week of May 18, 2009

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Recast or send her ass out of town, that's all I have to say.

I don't care for more writing at this point. Vail doesn't impress me, and the only good thing about her was that she and Enggen had some natural chemsitry, as much as I didn't like either of them. Now that he's thankfully gone, I'd like the same for her as well.

[dm.]

There are a few actresses that come to mind that deserve to be kicked out before VB.

[Cashton]

OOOhhh...

[dm.]

Yeah, I've put that in the spoiler island section.

[MarkH]

If you'd have concrete suggestions of things I say/do to change, I'd welcome the feedback and would try to respond. That is best done via PM. I apologize if you are perceiving rudeness; you seem to understand if so it is not intentional. Therefore, if you have specific issues, I'd appreciate the feedback. Regardless, I am asking you nicely to please refrain from personalization; I will as well. I'm fine if you agree, disagree, or ignore me. But if you have a specific concern, I am offering to address it, but that is not appropriate for the public thread.

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Back to show: I am very hopeful for the Williams clan now. For me though, the missing link will always be Mary. If Carolyn Conwell is unable to reprise the role, I'd either like a firm statement on Mary's whereabouts, or maybe (gasp) a recast. She is pretty essential here.

[Cashton]

She's not the greatest actress, but she's so charismatic and I don't think they've given her any writing that lets us see how good she is. Her character is so cold and illogical that it's hard to like her, but I do. She gets me so mad sometimes (when she was prosecuting Kevin I hated her) but I think she's so sexy and just...fun to watch. i like her realtionship with Paul, too. Her best work to me was when she lost the case agaisnt Victor, the first time, and she let Paul console her. She could be so dynamic if they just wrote her SOMETHING that makes sense and gave her a clear throughline, a pulse.

[dm.]

Exactly, the writing sucks SO much for this character. She's basically used to fill Adam's storyline or whenever they need someone that people will hate for prosecuting their favorite characters.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

"Colleen", Lily, and Heather all suck. Some actresses might suck harder than the others, but it doesn't negate from them all being sucky.

I'm hoping for a skilled recast with better writing, or a simple exit out of town.

I happen to enjoy Heather the most when Victor treats her life crap and slams the door on her ass.

[MarkH]

I regret that they never really dealt with the Paul-Heather relationship. So much territory there...how it has affected her perception of men and relationships. Maybe, if the Williams come into focus, it will happen.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Vail Bloom comes off as a repressed slutty librarian to me, as I mentioned in another thread.

[dm.]

They tried to and then cut their scenes... they should have worked on this more, and maybe kept April for awhile.

[Cashton]

Mary....i hated her too (in a love-to-hate-way), but she is so needed. If Carolyn is unaavailable I have the PERFECT suggestion for a re-cast: Betsy Palmer (Jason's mother in Friday the 13th).

[AllAboutAngst]

Mean, yet not entirely inaccurate

[dm.]

Where did you get that impression, if I may ask?

And yeah, his meanness is reaching new levels these days. She must be doing all kinds of wrong to make him hate her so much.

[MarkH]

Maybe they'll revisit it. I wondered why they had to recast April. But this is important unexplored territory, and it may be part of the reason many of us never fuly got Heather.

Is she healthy, alive and kicking? Because that picture is perfect.

Slutty librarian worked very well for Lucy Coe on GH. Maybe if Heather could become is "Stockholm Syndrome" partner in crime? And become a very, very bad girl