AMC - Friday - September 23, 2011

[Kylie]

Haven't watched yet. Heard some mixed reviews. Can't wait. Do I need tissues? LOL

[Soapsuds]

Yeah mixed reviews is where it stands. I am interested to hear Toups comments as well as Marceline. Has she posted yet on her thoughts??

[marceline]

My thoughts:

• The beginning montage made me cry.
  
• All the keep hope alive messages: Angie and Cara talking about how "Second chances mean everything." Erica saying "Stay tuned." Okay Agnes, we hear you!
  
• Angie and David. That relationship could've provided years of drama.Such a missed opportunity.
  
• A Hubbard grandbaby! Yay!
  
• One last tacky outfit for Opal Yay!
  
• I want to have MEK's baby. Tad, Jesse, Angie, Greg, Jenny...those characters were MY Pine Valley so when Tad talked about meeting them in high school...yeah.
  
• Jackson to Erica: "You don't want to get married." Ironic statement for the most married woman in soaps. Also, having Jack pull a Rhett Butler was just so smart and literate. I loved it. It was a fitting homage to as an archetypal romance.
  
• Adam/Brooke getting engaged just as Jackson/Erica break up was a perfect dramatic nod to the long term history between Brooke and Erica. Brooke getting a public happily-ever-after with one of Erica's "leftovers" minutes before Erica herself gets rejected..
  
• On the subject of JR: I know that a lot of people are bothered and upset by the way he's come apart. I know that I would resent the hell out of it if something like this had been done to say...Frankie BUT...I think it's appropriate that this most legacy of legacy characters is being used to launch the next phase of the show. But I know it still sucks for his fans.
  
• I loved the cliffhanger. The shooting is a "short term" cliffhanger while "the second patient" is one that can stay in the background forever. Also just because we only heard one shot doesn't mean only one shot was fired. JR could've shot a bunch of people AND/OR turned the gun on himself AND/OR the shot could've come from someone other than JR.
  

All I can say is that I'm proud of my soap. AMC went out like a champ.

LOL! Great minds. I loved it. Obviously there are things I might have done differently but this was my Pine Valley. I've often been called a bad soap fan but this episode made me a proud soap fan.

[Antoyne]

I've got some beers and I'm about to press play. I haven't read this thread so as to not spoil it. I expect to cry.

[Kylie]

I've got a drink, some chocolate, some tissues and am about five minutes from watching.

[Antoyne]

Yeah my eyes are already full of tears.

[Pine Charles]

Don't know if this has already been mentioned (sorry, too lazy to go through all the postings, and I'm about to get ready to go clubbing tonight, LOL), but AMC was the #1 searched topic on Google today (Susan Lucci was #9):

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

[Mr. Vixen]

Also Cheap, I absolutely ADORE your all my children banner. I hope you do not mind that I set it as my desktop background.

[Pine Charles]

HA!

[Antoyne]

Even the opening made me sad. O my god the kids saying Agnes' words.

Aww AJ

[Cheap21]

Why is JR obviously going to be recast? He could end up dead after killing himself and if he shot someone else, the show could start up with him already in jail and off the canvas

[marceline]

Ha. I poured myself a glass of wine before watching.

[Antoyne]

So Uh Jamie, you should probs tell JR his uncle is alive.

Good for Jack.

[Pine Charles]

I wanted to pour myself my usual vodka tonic, but even I don't drink THAT early -- I watched the show live. When I have some drinks tonight I'll probably bring up AMC in my stupor and everyone at the club will think I'm loonier than JFAP. aahh.

I hope at least one drag queen tonight will dress as Erica Kane. It would be a nice tribute. Ha

[marceline]

LMAO! Don't live blog it sweetie. Dump all your thoughts into one place then post.