As The World Turns Discussion Thread

[Mitch]

I know..but she sure is fun..and really, she could have just gone across town slapping practically everyone but Nancy Hughes and calling them "Whores"!!!

[DramatistDreamer]

 

She definitely left a memorable impression on Emily (her cheek, to be precise) with a good old fashioned soap slap, which hadn't been delivered in a couple years, since Babs, Margo and Lily, Iva and Sierra seemingly all retired from slapping folks.

[Liberty City]

 

Kind of sad the edge Emily had during Melanie Smith's portrayal was taken away with Kelly Menighan in the role.

[DramatistDreamer]

 

All nuance eventually wore away as well.

[Liberty City]

 

Which is unfortunate.

[RavenWhitney]

Kelly was another fail recasting on soaps but who lasted for years.  Great actress, wrong role.  Melanie was so Susan like. They had a gold mine with that actress and could have found a similar replacement.  I never liked the character after Melanie left.

[Liberty City]

 

I don't think Menighan was the problem. It was the writing for her in the role.

[Bill Bauer]

I don't even consider Melanie's Emily and Kelly's Emily as the same character. 

[Soapsuds]

Can anyone guess what's different about this episode? If your a long time fan and paid attention to every "word" you'll get it.

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[Liberty City]

Got too distracted by a young Scott Bryce.

[DramatistDreamer]

 

I'm still watching it, but the repartee between John and Lucinda where John asks her "Can I borrow your bathtub?" sounds like incredible foreshadowing. I also chuckle whenever I see that, in the midst of the verbal jousting between them, John still finds the time and wherewithal to tell Lucinda how good she looks. More breadcrumbs.

 

Just as an aside, I always found it cute that John and Dusty had that special "too much to do" handshake.

[DramatistDreamer]

Also, when exactly did John find out that Lucinda was Mary Ellen Walters?

 

I wish there were more episodes with Steven Weber.

 

For a moment, I thought Heather was going to grab that check right out of Marie Kovac's bosom but Heather kept it classy.

[victoria foxton]

The dialogue doesn't sound very Marlandish. I wish there was more of the Doug Cummings saga. The stuff with Doug is giving me Henry Slezar/EON vibes. I didn't realize John already knew Lucy's real name. Years before DM did her origin story. It's nice to see Jay still around. Also like seeing Jay and Heather playing  supporting roles. In the Cummings story. Marie was a hoot. The show felt very vibrant and edgy.  And not stuffy like it became later. 

Edited May 14, 2021 by victoria foxton

[DramatistDreamer]

 

Iva must've been stalking Lucinda for months, as it was several months before she was revealed to be behind those phone calls.

 

I could see how penny-pinching P&G might have thought the cast needed to be culled. Those Halloween party scenes are chaotic.

Edited May 14, 2021 by DramatistDreamer

[Soapsuds]

I liked Iva in 1985. She had some Nola in her. Later on she became wimpy and boring.