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For me, on OLTL, Jessica was made rancid by her pairing with Antonio... It was so forced and creepy. It happened at a time when Brian Frons had been rumored to "market" couplings on the shows - having interns pose as viewers on various sites & organize internet fan-bases, and this certainly stank of that... Jessica's initial interactions with Antionio arrived with a suddenly materialized fan-base called "Java" (don't ask me what that means...) I encountered many a bizarre "Java" fan on message boards. Some people joked they were a Mitch Laurence cult: They attempted to "recruit" more followers and offered up "Java songs" and "Java poems" and... wait for it... "Java x-rated fan fiction."

Yes, that was you about to throw up in your mouth, wasn't it? :lol:

Of course, soon after came more insta-fan-bases like "Jolie" and "Rylee" ... I think I saw a person proclaiming herself a "Jolie" supporter within 24 hours of their first scene together. Anyway, I digress....

For me, these two had no chemistry, and I was grossed out that Antonio was suddenly chasing the skirt of his kid brother's one-time adolescent sweetheart. I guess it was appropriate that they first got it on at some disgusting rock quarry (though it was ironic that at the same time, Marcy & Al were the ones contracting a staph infection). And Antonio became so annoying, that I was betting HE caused Tess! ... Other than the fanatics who were one-note about this pairing (and held no other interest in OLTL), it was apparent that nobody else seemed to like them... If anything, IndiJessTonio - their alternate title - seemed to inspire repulsion. Thankfully they're a very distant memory now.

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The Felicia and John pairing on AW made me hate John Hudson. I would've hated Felicia if Linda Dano wasn't so damn talented and likable. I never bought that either of those characters would betray Sharlene like that. The only thing good that came out of that storyline was a few intense scenes between Felicia and Sharlene ... they were beautifully acted, even if they were completely out of character.

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everyone had sex at the quarry!

Speaking of which, the Jen/Joey pairing made me hate Joey. I wasnt to keen on the recast and making him a reverand, but having him marry that ho definetly ruined him in my eyes. I couldnt stand how sanctimonious and stupid he got, fighting for and defending her. Joey became a damn fool and it wasnt fun to watch

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Gosh Antonio and Jessica seem like so long ago now. I don't remember liking them together but I think the thing that really killed me was the Santi storyline. That was a mess if I ever saw one. It was just ridiculously bad for both Vega boys. It was a huge misstep in OLTL's writing history. That being said I liked Jessica with Nash and Antonio with Talia. But it was obvious that Antonio's story started waning after Keri left who was totally assassinated as a character for Antonio in the first place. Oh the irony.

I actually liked most of Jen's relationships. I liked her with Christian, Al and Joey. I think her pairing with Riley was boring though and I also thought it was a terrible way to kill the character off. It still saddens me that the Rappaports are gone from OLTL, they were a very interesting family.

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Nick and Phyllis on Y&R. Nick was my fav character for years, but he lost alot of his appeal for me when he starting screwing Giggly Heffa. That pairing ultimately led to me giving up Y&R for good in 2009.

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