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This show is driving me insane! I'm so happy Passions exists! After a slow period where it seemed months went by with Ethan trying to tell Gwen he wants Theresa, he FINALLY told her! Considering all the senarios set it, it was fairly straight forward how he told her, but the aftermath was so crazy that it all made sense. Now it seems for a month you've had Gwen fighting Theresa with a baseball bat, lots of Rebecca interference, Pilar defending her daughter against Rebecca, everybody trying to keep Luis from finding out, etc. In addition, there is a major plot where Tabitha tried to kill the kids and Charity has gone evil again. They've been stunk in a mine shaft for quite a while and this story just as twist after twist. On top of this Hank is still trying to kill Sheridan, Luis and Sheridan are finally making progress as a couple and it looks like Ethan's paternity is going to blow up soon.

I now realize just how much Passions changed by the time I started watching. This stuff is so exciting and fun! They even had a cameo from Jay Leno, making jokes on Tonight Show about Gwen getting dumped. In the episodes now the kids are still in the mine shaft, but Hecuba has arrived played by Robin Strasser. There has also been a new Kay who is fabulous. I can't wait to see what 2001 brings!

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1999 and 2000, minus a few missteps, were great, IMHO. I know many hate on PASSIONS but as Chris can see, the show gets VASTLY different. It had a lot of potential in the beginning. I really hate it went on such an awful doward spiral into complete craziness.

Deanna Wright was my everything as well at the time. She OWNED that role and just wait. She gets much more delicious, especially in 2001, with Ivy and Grace. I know Wright left over her religious beliefs, I believe, but dang, I wish she had stayed.

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The best part of Passions was Eve's past being revealed in summer 2004. Partly because it was bout time! I was looking forward to the fallout. That, and I loved Liz, TC, and Aunt Irma! Especially Irma!! All she did was call her niece Eve a whore, a slut, a tramp, heathen, "lady of the evening", "dime store floozy"... lol! I also loved seeing Liz tell Eve every day she was going to get her revenge. And she said it with the same facial expression, same smirk, and no voice fluctuations which I loved! Haha

Did anyone like Theresa/Jared? I did! I thought they had a lot of potential. And it was fun seeing Ethan chasing Theresa for once. I wish people had been harder on him for the double standards about Jared not being right for her and Theresa eventually marrying the "wrong" man. He did the same damn thing! And this is coming from someone who was often very annoyed by Theresa (I liked her some days, disliked or hated her others.)

None of my friends or coworkers know that I ever watched Passions. Or even any other soaps. I'm not a big soap watcher though. Many parts of this show were just so embarrassing and too silly. I really could have done without all the supernatural crap even though I enjoyed Juliet Mills as Tabitha.

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15 years ago today (July 5) was the premiere of Passions. NBC aired Passions in the timeslot previously occupied by Another World, which had ended it`s 35 year run 10 days earlier. The break in between the end of Another World and the premiere of Passions was due to NBC`s coverage of Wimbledon.

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Just of out curiosity what did everyone think of Antonio and Sheridan getting together again for the series finale instead of the signature pairing Luis and Sheridan? During the tortuous time I watched Passions part time (2000-2004ish) I thought Antonio had potential at first but then it went donwhill with that stupid coma and illness he had.

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I've resumed my viewings and Sheridan has been buried alive for what feels like an eternity! Still, no matter how slow certain things move, the episodes don't ever feel slow. It feels like things are happening. I can't explain it. The show is very watchable. Another nice thing is that after a year and a half Luis finally knows about Theresa and Ethan. It's things like that that make the pacing all worth it. I like how Passions is very old school James E. Reilly does Bill Bell, but still is very modern and humorous and they have a GREAT cast.

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Also gotta say Natalie Zea is FANTASTIC as Gwen!

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To answer the question, I had checked out of Passions more or less by the last few years, but I didn't like it at all that Sheridan and Antonio were put back together. Rumors had Beth impersonating Sheridan towards the end of the show. If Theresa/Ethan got their happy ending, Shuis should have too.

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Riddle for you: Soap opera or porno?

OMG. Shrewridan almost runs over A Hunk. Her car then won't start, so he offers to take a look at it. "But you'll ruin your shirt!" (A wifebeater, btw). The guy takes the wifebeater off while the camera zooms out to show his shirtless body, he throws the "shirt" to Sheridan, a woman he just met, and proceeds to look at the car.

Is this a soap opera or the beginning of a porno? laugh.png

Meanwhile, Timmy is shaking his Martimmy for the past 10 minutes & Charity was sitting down and talking to herself about having to get to Grace before she leaves instead of getting up and actually getting to Grace. Lord!

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