I just think that Jesse shouldn't be a police chief at all. He, Tad and Aidan should form their own PI business together and solve mysteries themselves. Derek Frye and Anna Devane should be the new COP's in charge. At least Derek never broke the law. As for Anna, sometimes she did to protect David, correct me if im wrong.

I agree. Derek may not have solved a crime during his stint as chief, but he wasn't corrupt. No matter how many times Tad would pull the "we're best friends" card.

I just think that Jesse shouldn't be a police chief at all. He, Tad and Aidan should form their own PI business together and solve mysteries themselves. Derek Frye and Anna Devane should be the new COP's in charge. At least Derek never broke the law. As for Anna, sometimes she did to protect David, correct me if im wrong.

Here's a thought: why not just do what Agnes Nixon said and "follow the characters"? I could begin another boring-ass tirade about the utter stupidity of many who've pissed away the honor of being HW for AMC; suffice it to say, however, if someone would just take the [!@#$%^&*] risk of getting canned by Frons and write these characters as three-dimensional people, it would solve many problems and save many of us a whole lot of heartburn and headaches.

It really doesn't take a genius to know most of those characters were thrown under the bus to prop David as THE bad guy and it was written horribly. Most of those characters have been ruined b/c of the David character, not all, most. It really doesn't take a genius to figure that one out.

*ruffles your hair*

*snaps off your fingers*

No.

I laugh at how desperately you try & fail.

You're tenacious though.

I'll give you that.

But... but... that's a white man's thumb!

I agree. Derek may not have solved a crime during his stint as chief, but he wasn't corrupt. No matter how many times Tad would pull the "we're best friends" card.

Right. I just wonder what will happen, will Derek come back and take over the spot or will dead Jesse get it back?

*snaps off your fingers*

...Still trying too hard.

But... but... that's a white man's thumb!

It's Christel's.

She didn't moisturize.

It really doesn't take a genius to know most of those characters were thrown under the bus to prop David as THE bad guy and it was written horribly. Most of those characters have been ruined b/c of the David character, not all, most. It really doesn't take a genius to figure that one out.

Look, it's fine to have characters (such as David) who force others to say and do things they wouldn't under "normal" circumstances; that's what good drama is! But when characters behave abominably (and yes, OOC) even when their buttons aren't being pushed? Then, it's not character-propping, or agenda-pushing. It's bad writing. ALL MY CHILDREN has been guilty of that since 19-frigging-91, and it has to stop.

will Derek come back

The only reason Derek didn't commit too many crimes is cause he barely had stories.

But when he did he DID break the law.

He was also extremely overprotective of HIS daughter & let most of the same people who practiced vigilante justice under Jesse (Adam, Palmer, Erica, Kendall, Greenlee, Tad, David, Ryan, Zach) go free too.

But... but... that's a white man's thumb!

Better?

Look, it's fine to have characters (such as David) who force others to say and do things they wouldn't under "normal" circumstances; that's what good drama is! But when characters behave abominably (and yes, OOC) even when their buttons aren't being pushed? Then, it's not character-propping, or agenda-pushing. It's bad writing. ALL MY CHILDREN has been guilty of that since 19-frigging-91, and it has to stop.

I'm trying to think of one thing that made sense when they were propping David. The HW at the time was Charles Pratt Jr. Mr.Melrose Place turned PV into Death Valley, a place where the sun didn't shine, a place where Ryan Lavery turned into GH's Jason, a place where the only right thing that happened was that Babe died. Everything else was as if you were watching a nightmare.

I like how Angie's, "It not your [Jesse's] fault, it's nobody's fault, it just happened" set the burden of David's involvement free from this situation and these two can concentrate on THEIR story as a couple and as parents, keeping the focus where it belongs. I hope the writers will stay true to that line and let them do this as David-free as possible... at Pine Valley Hispital. I still think David will be the miracle worker who flies in the specialist from Europe who'll give Angie her sight back.

Better?

Children should be seen and not heard.

Look, it's fine to have characters (such as David) who force others to say and do things they wouldn't under "normal" circumstances; that's what good drama is! But when characters behave abominably (and yes, OOC) even when their buttons aren't being pushed? Then, it's not character-propping, or agenda-pushing. It's bad writing. ALL MY CHILDREN has been guilty of that since 19-frigging-91, and it has to stop.

Exactly! EXACTLY! In drama, there's a little concept called an ANTAGONIST!