Memo to AMC: I would have liked Damon even if you didn't make his father a monster. Who behind the scenes over there has daddy issues? This has become a very tired plot device for AMC. Ryan, Erica, Greenlee, Madison, now Damon (who have I missed?), I'm sick of fathers being bashed to drum up (imo unneeded) sympathy for characters on this show. It's too easy, too uncreative. "Make me" like a character through his or her actions, not by explaining away the assholeishness with bad parenting.

It's a shame that they spoiled AmandaFan in the promos. To me, that makes every scene spent pondering on her a waste of time. The audience shouldn't be several steps ahead of the show.

I agree. Wholeheartedly. Paul Miller (I LOL every time I hear that name because that's the name of the dealership I bought my car) was written WAY over the top.

However, I'm just glad "Adoption is EVIL" has taken a backseat.

Edited April 29, 201015 yr by R Sinclair

Who behind the scenes over there has daddy issues? This has become a very tired plot device for AMC.

I know Agnes Nixon has mentioned her issues with her father; her parents divorced when she was young. She must be ghost-writing again

well todays show was boring. Oh and there goes my theory about Madison working for David. Its either Zach or some new person from Ryan's past

Memo to AMC: I would have liked Damon even if you didn't make his father a monster. Who behind the scenes over there has daddy issues? This has become a very tired plot device for AMC. Ryan, Erica, Greenlee, Madison, now Damon (who have I missed?), I'm sick of fathers being bashed to drum up (imo unneeded) sympathy for characters on this show. It's too easy, too uncreative. "Make me" like a character through his or her actions, not by explaining away the assholeishness with bad parenting.

It's a shame that they spoiled AmandaFan in the promos. To me, that makes every scene spent pondering on her a waste of time. The audience shouldn't be several steps ahead of the show.

Yeah, they did go overboard with Paul Miller. It doesn't help that the show is trying to explain most of his assholeishness with ADHD and making his father so cruel just feels like overkill. For once, I'd like to see someone's father be distant without being evil.

I wish they hadn't spoiled who AmandaFan is in the promos, too.

well todays show was boring. Oh and there goes my theory about Madison working for David. Its either Zach or some new person from Ryan's past

As along as it's not Jonathan, I'll be okay with it. I don't suppose there's any chance Gillian didn't die?

As along as it's not Jonathan, I'll be okay with it. I don't suppose there's any chance Gillian didn't die?

No it's not me she's calling.

Actually, didn't the spoiler say that she was in some sort of really bad debt and that she was trying to hide how really broke she is? I think the person she's been talking to is her landlord trying to kick her out. I think we're just led to believe that she's scheming, when she really isn't. I haven't watched today's episode yet so I might be totally off.

Edited April 29, 201015 yr by Jonathan

well todays show was boring. Oh and there goes my theory about Madison working for David. Its either Zach or some new person from Ryan's past

Yep. Most of that put me to sleep. Yeah, you were wrong about Madison and David working together from the beginning of her wanting to work at the casino, but it looks like you were still on the right track. Now David has her right where he wants her. She needs money and David has something to hold over her head.

Erica and Jackson had dinner at ConFusion....but when she went to his office later on, she said "before you left BJ's"

KWAK and Jackson aren't that bad together, I kind of like them. KWAKerJack, anyone? LOL

Liza was cracking me up when she found Damon and Colby lounging in the park. I loved when Colby told her that they never took a sip of the beers, and liza was like, "huh, you wanted to just water the flowers?". Liza was being to serious with the beers though, uhm you poured them into a trashcan, you should have noticed that they were full and that they didn't drink anything! I did like how Liza mentioned to Damon how alcoholism runs in Colby's family, though.

AMC has been adding a lot of social issues that are out there into it's story lines and dialogue. The texting while driving, nude modeling, etc. And then today Natalia started lecturing Amanda about how every year over a million women are stalked in the U.S. alone.

Edited April 30, 201015 yr by AllmyDaysatGH

I don't think Madison is working with anybody from Ryan's past or anything like that. I think it was just setting up Madison's need for money and a second job, Greenlee's insistence that she solely remain at Fusion, and David finding this information out so he can use it to his advantage.

Erica and Jackson had dinner at ConFusion....but when she went to his office later on, she said "before you left BJ's"

The scenes must've been shot on different days.

Natalie Hall's voice annoys me much more than Eden Riegel's when she first started

Well they both come from strong musical theatre backgrounds...

Well they both come from strong musical theatre backgrounds...

True. I heard Natalie Hall sing at Broadway Cares. She has a good voice.

I saw her in the Chorus Line tour and she was *great*--really good dancer.