Straight men are easy to read and understand.. plus easier to work with because of that very fact. And I say this as a gay man
I think EON & DS were popular with men and teen viewers because of the timeslots for both shows being later in the day. My grandfather used to turn on EON when he was coming home from work while my mom would watch DS after school and before she had to do her homework.
Victor Newman is to straight men what Erica Kane was to gay men and to some of the female audience. A character that said and did the very things they secretly wish they say or do. It's not that difficult to understand.
In regards to OLTL, I think another reason why Cathy was pretty much phased out by the end of the decade was a combination of different things.
1) Last actress hired wasn't exactly the best person to play the role despite the fcat that she snagged a daytime emmy nomination. Her take on Cathy weakened the character and made her less of a rival to Vicki.
2) Killing off baby Megan. Sure it gave the character of Cathy some meaty scenes and story for awhile... but keeping the baby alive would have ensured Cathy/Vicki would have remained in one another's orbit for much longer especially once Kevin/Joey were born.
Also, I did come across scenes of JC playing her dual role of Pat and Maggie.. and the way JC played Maggie was the same way that Eileen Davidson played Susan Banks. I give JC props for giving it her all.. but very few people can play a dual role successfully. Not everyone is an Anne Heche or David Canary.
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