GH: Classic Thread

[janea4old]

I hated that part of it.

[Contessa Donatella]

1982 Daytime Emmys GH Edit
David Lewis
Directing
Tony Geary
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[j swift]

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Why didn't Steve respect Monica and Jeff's decision?  I understand that he's Jeff's father, and that's how the secret came out.

But I don't like the ethics of a stranger getting to make life or death decisions against a wife's consent?

 

I hope Monica secretly never forgave Steve's chauvinism.

Given we all have personal beliefs about end-of-life care, however, this is an egregious case; in retrospect.  Jeff tried to unalive himself.  His wife felt that her husband wished with die, so she refused life-saving surgery, which is totally within her rights.  Then, her boss, the chief of medicine, says that he is the patient's father, with no proof, and proceeds to conduct the surgery himself, without regard to his patient's concerns.

Edited Sunday at 10:11 PM by j swift

[victorlord75]

As you all know, my memories are sketchy, and at the time of this story, GH was probably at its most awful in its history.  I think Patsy Rahn was still playing Monica at this time, and her Monica was not written as a sympathetic character, so maybe that's why the viewers were able to forgive Steve, because it appears Steve was more interested in saving Jeff's life than Rick-infatuated Monica was.

[DRW50]

Wasn't it even framed as Monica wanting Jeff out of the way so she could be with Rick?

Edited 3 hours ago by DRW50

[j swift]

With the disclaimer that I fully understand the culture of the times versus today, I still think it stinks.

Jeff unalived himself.  Monica, regardless of motive, knew that Jeff wouldn't want to live an incapacitated life, if he survived the surgery.  She was also a doctor, and fully aware of the risk. 

Then, Steve performs surgery on a family member (which is already verboten), without their consent.  IRL, he'd totally be fired because third payment wouldn't accept billing for nonconsensual brain surgery. 

And the story, which was designed to entertain women, is basically that men are heroes, and women should not be allowed to decide what happens to their bodies, or the bodies of those they love.

Edited 40 minutes ago by j swift