Poor Victoria. :(

I wonder who gave them the idea to cast Amelia in the first place. They were so intent on showing the finger to Heather Tom that they didn't realize what a stupid mistake they were making and how much damage would be done.

She seems like a nice girl but totally sucks in the acting department. I still want HT back as Victoria. I don't want GT in the role.

I second that.

It's high time for Heather Tom to leave B&B anyway... She's great but I'm done with her in L.A.

I second that.

It's high time for Heather Tom to leave B&B anyway... She's great but I'm done with her in L.A.

She hasn't done much on B&B. Brad Bell doesn't know what or how to write for his stars. HT needs to return if rumors are true that MTS is gone. She needs to soften the blow a bit.

I wonder who gave them the idea to cast Amelia in the first place. They were so intent on showing the finger to Heather Tom that they didn't realize what a stupid mistake they were making and how much damage would be done.

she is what they wanted.

Rachel Kimsey was the final 2. Its obvious they didnt want Victoria anymore, they wanted podViki.

I forget what other actress read for the role... Martha Madison? Someone that talked about it a few years later after joining a soap.

I second that.

It's high time for Heather Tom to leave B&B anyway... She's great but I'm done with her in L.A.

The problem is.... does HT want to return to Y&R?

Heather has been AWFUL on B&B for the past year or so. I love her, but the writing sucks, so she's been lazy like hell with what they've given her.

Heather has been AWFUL on B&B for the past year or so. I love her, but the writing sucks, so she's been lazy like hell with what they've given her.

i wouldnt say shes been awful, at all.

shes been good. not spectacular or anything, but she has played what they have given her well. I wouldnt say lazy as much as unmotivated. Much like Walton has been on Y&R foir years

Amelia is miscast and she's lazy like hell, but they need to write for Victoria and consider her a main character again. They hardly even write for the character anymore and when they do, they give her this crappy art storyline to support.

Gina Tognoni is fierce actress and if the writing was on her side, she could make this character viable and come alive again...

HT needs to return if rumors are true that MTS is gone. She needs to soften the blow a bit.

I agree, if MTS is gone (and I don't want that role recast) the show definitely needs to bring in an actress that can be a strong Victoria not this watered down version we have now. I'd prefer it to be HT but GT would be awesome in the role too!

i liked AH in the beginning years of her Y&R stint. And I really liked her as Steffi on Loving (though I was really young when she was on--like late elementary/early highschool). I am ready for a change but not all is AH's fault. The writers have made Victoria a very boring character.

I am ready for a change but not all is AH's fault. The writers have made Victoria a very boring character.

Just like some of the other actors, they are writing for the actress and NOT the character and this is coming from someone that liked Amelia as Mia on AMC.

Edited June 18, 200916 yr by Heyou

i liked AH in the beginning years of her Y&R stint. And I really liked her as Steffi on Loving (though I was really young when she was on--like late elementary/early highschool). I am ready for a change but not all is AH's fault. The writers have made Victoria a very boring character.

I agree. Geez, AH had better material in her recent episode of Ghost Whisperer than she's had on Y&R in years.

She's not right for Victoria, but she is also what the writers make her. The actress is part of the problem, but given the weak nature of the material given to actresses like Sharon Case and Michelle Stafford, who can do more, I'm not sure how much is on AH's head. I don't believe Y&R has any real interest in making Victoria a strong character. I also don't believe that Y&R wants to repair the Newman family. They could have rebuilt the family through Adam, and instead they have made him one-dimensional and darker than dark and only further isolated the other Newmans throughout this storyline. I think they had a great story about the estranged, complex Newman family, this was last year, and it was all wrapped up through Nick and Victoria being forgiven because they believed Victor didn't forge the diaries. Ever since then, they've barely existed in Victor's life. Even without MTS and her contract problems, they could have made something with the rest of the family and they didn't.

This team just don't seem to do family. The Abbotts were supposedly going to have a great renaissance with Ashley's return and the new Billy, and instead they're almost as totally isolated as they were during the LML run, if not even moreso.

I hope there's potential to make Victoria a strong character again, if this team knows how to write strong women, but I'm not sure if they'll ever write for families.

Edited June 18, 200916 yr by CarlD2

My biggest fear about Victoria being recast is losing Thad Luckinbill. He's the only one left from the original 'teen scene' and given a chance, Thad can act.

Heather Tom IS Victoria Newman.

This current one is a drip. No other description fits her.

Anyone else will be dull.

My biggest fear about Victoria being recast is losing Thad Luckinbill. He's the only one left from the original 'teen scene' and given a chance, Thad can act.

and easily the worst. JT should have left YEARS ago. His airtime is evident of how completely useless he is

and easily the worst. JT should have left YEARS ago. His airtime is evident of how completely useless he is

Ditto!

My biggest fear about Victoria being recast is losing Thad Luckinbill. He's the only one left from the original 'teen scene' and given a chance, Thad can act

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You forget the Raul is back. So your statment is incorrect.

I thought Raul was going again since Mac has broken up with him.

I don't think airtime shows the importance of a character. Tyra has clogged up the frontburner for a year and she still adds nothing to the canvas.