Members DeeeDee Posted May 1, 2010 Members Share Posted May 1, 2010 +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted May 1, 2010 Members Share Posted May 1, 2010 that was a disgusting mess of a story and his reign of terror was one of the most revolting ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catsmeouch Posted May 1, 2010 Members Share Posted May 1, 2010 Vincent and his story were one of my all-time favourite things about Passions. I love that JER was so daring and actually went there. Kudos to him and to Vincent's portrayers (including Daphnee Duplaix) for pulling it off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 1, 2010 Members Share Posted May 1, 2010 It was so campy, which surely wasn't intentional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted May 1, 2010 Members Share Posted May 1, 2010 I wouldn't call it disgusting. I think this story was just an example of throwing everything including the kitchen sink into one story and the wind up was every shocking development resonated less and less. Ok, you have a guy who can change genders. Ok, he is sleeping with the secretly on the down lo longrunning character. Ok, he is a mystery villain behind everything. Now he is pregnant? And pregnant by who??? It just becomes too much. I liked a lot of the craziness of Passions: the mermaid, the magical chalice to control the universe that Alistair wanted (with a special cameo by the Pope), but by the time they got to Vincent it seemed like there was this desperate need to top themselves on a daily basis, so everything lost some impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted May 1, 2010 Members Share Posted May 1, 2010 the guy raped his sister and screwed his father repeatedly. Thats disgusting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ian Posted May 1, 2010 Members Share Posted May 1, 2010 Totally agree... if it was only that easy. When there are more black brown and yellow then it'll be something to not care about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted May 1, 2010 Members Share Posted May 1, 2010 Neil's alcoholism story didn't bother me (that's not to say I actually like it, I'm not sure if I do). It helped that KSJ gave some good performances and Shaughnessy produced the hell out of it (I recall some fantastic new sets and wonderful, I mean truly wonderful lighting during that time). And they did those great, extra long scenes that ended in an emotional cliffhanger.... I wouldn't really say it was campy at all. Not terrifically written but not bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 1, 2010 Members Share Posted May 1, 2010 All that with Neil and his hobo beard and the big yelling, it just didn't work for me as a serious story, at least not until Dru got involved. I know they were trying to show how far down he'd slid but I think a storyline where he more quietly slid downhill would have been more effective. It all seemed to be rushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted May 1, 2010 Members Share Posted May 1, 2010 +1. It was cliche but Kristoff did good work & as usual Jack Smith ruined it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Darn Posted May 1, 2010 Members Share Posted May 1, 2010 This thread wouldn't be necessary if daytime weren't so segregated. As a whole the genre has regressed tremendously over the last 20 years. Almost every character is homogenized. Executives are giving into the blatant racism and homophobia in select viewers. What's the point of being a multi-generational and multi-cultural viewing audience when the shows that we're watching only show 20-50 year old straight white people exchanging sex partners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted May 2, 2010 Members Share Posted May 2, 2010 I don't know who this woman is, or what this reply is saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted May 2, 2010 Members Share Posted May 2, 2010 Wanda Sykes, Vincent lookalike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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