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I admit at least Connie in the mirror had me watching though it's getting close to those DID limbo scenes Ron loved on OLTL where all the alters argue with each other in that surreal mind area that looked like a cheap porno S&M dungeon.

It was strangely filmed too--when she'd knock against the glass you could tell she wasn't knocking against anything real

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Today's episode was embarrassing. The writing sucked... and I started feeling sorry for poor Kelly Sullivan. She's a poor "actress" to begin with... but then to be burdened with such horribly written scenes under equally horrible direction... she was destined to fail. I mean, really... Connie locking Kate in a mirror?

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You said the same thing about Natalie Hall and her horrid portrayal of Aunt Colby on AMC. I'm noticing a running theme, here. These modern day Broadway chicks simply aren't cut out for television drama. Maybe if Kate vs. Connie were done on a Broadway stage, Sullivan's over the top theatrics would've played better. However, the Prospect Studios ain't no Broadway stage... so tone that mess DOWN!

Robin Mattson used to do the same exact thing on AMC -- playing Janet vs. Mirror Janet -- and it was never over the top. It was subtle, dry, nuanced... but not "guffaw, guffaw!"

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This would be beneath Megan Ward. And I say this not even being a Megan Ward fanboy. I just know that what she did with Kate Howard and what this girl is doing with Kate Howard are MILES apart... and this whole Mirror Connie thing wouldn't shouldn't be a consideration.

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IA. I would cringe at the thought of her being relegated to playing this material. Its almost as if RC is making a joke out of KS with these OTT theatrics. The character is a complete joke now and this is fit for bargain bin Kate, not the original

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Ben Hendrickson was another theater transplant who never quite learned to bring it down to the TV cameras. He was still playing to the last row at the end. I loved him, so it's not about liking or not liking but the transition from stage to TV can't be an easy one. Movies are hard enough, but TV is a much smaller medium.

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