GH: Discussion for the Month of May

[DynamiteKiddo]

This DID story is too stupid for me to even go as in-depth with it as you guys have, lol. I just don't have the energy or desire to analyze it all. I do enjoy it because it's so batshit crazy and KS is such a hot mess and it's fun, IMO. But the story is completely senseless and for it to make any sense, it would have to rely on Kate being super anxious about reentering Sonny's life under GW, which she wasn't. She fought romantically reuniting with him, but she started re-associating with him after Olivia asked her to after, like, two times. And she only seemed mildly uncomfortable and the couple voiceover flashbacks to the wedding shooting didn't have enough weighty effect to be the 'signs' that she was terrified enough for an alter ego to protect her to emerge.

To me, RC's Connie is Kate's alter. Whereas Connie Falconeri and Kate Howard are the same character, just at different points in her life. Connie/Kate just evolved as a person over time, albeit because she forced the change in an effort to completely reinvent herself. But Guza and GW repeatedly displayed that Connie was gentle, understanding and instrumental in keeping Sonny from completely going off the deep end, even though that's exactly what happened when she left him. She may've been all Brooklyn like Lois and Olivia, but she wasn't, as NeNe Leakes says, a "trashy hooker" and she definitely wasn't a destructive psychopath. This Connie alter is definitely not the girlhood/teenage Connie we've been hearing about for the past five years.

But Olivia's motivations for keeping Dante from Sonny have also changed multiple times and make no sense. This wave of Bensonhurst characters' back-stories have not been well done, did the last wave (Lois and Cates boys) have such all-over-the-place back-stories, too? Even Dante's back-story with Brenda makes no sense. We know all these Bensonhurst characters grew up on the same block; he wouldn't ever have met Lois' best friend, Brenda? At a family thing--something? There wouldn't have been any talk of her being with the well-known-'round-those-parts Sonny? Something? Anything?

Anyway, even more than the DID, my biggest problem with Kate is how she looks. I think KS is really pretty and could look like Kate, but the styling for her is atrocious, regardless of any role she'd play. But especially Kate Howard. This broad looks nothing like a famous fashionista, from the hair to the makeup to the (espically!) wardrobe. Kate and Maxie's short hair is actually part of their external characterization to me, and that was my first problem with KS and then it became evident that the wardrobe department forgot how to dress the Kate character. That's what I want fixed even more than the stupid DID story, LOL.

[SweetPea36]

There's no way I can look at KSu's Kate and see a successful fashion mogul.

[frequentsoapfan]

That was supposed to be ribs in that sign? Looked more like peppers!

[SweetPea36]

I assumed that was supposed to look like a rack of ribs. Too bad it doesn't. I thought it looked like some cocktail weenies on a big chunk of lettuce.

[VirginiaHamilton]

Hater Yellgado has some damn nerve throwing some shade at Alexis for being a "mouthpiece for the Mob" when her entire damn career in soapland has consisted of defending criminal vermin like her "dead" husband, Frodd.

I don't even like Alexis and wished that she verbally shanked that bipolar banshee's ass.

My Todd discussing his love for my Blair to the bootleg version of Blair just made my miss my favorite bitch with a heart so much. Because it always bears repeating - Starr's mother needs to be here to support her troubled daughter instead of that bogarting bitch that Cartini insisted on bringing over.

[MissLlanviewPA]

+1. Especially since Sam being sick can only be used to explain Blair being gone for so long. I'd be nervous if he were sick for seven straight weeks (which is how long Tea is supposed to be on the show). But there you have it.

[soapfave06]

I thought she signed a long-term contract.

[MissLlanviewPA]

I heard that too. I didn't take into proper consideration that seven weeks is not what makes a long-term contract, lol.

If she actually did sign a long-term contract, how long was it for? (And boy, I'm REALLY worried about my poor little Sam now . )

[Susan Hunter]

After years of watching various DID storylines, this is the first one that I don't get, but I'm going to ride it out and stop taking it too seriously. I'm going to also stop over-thinking the Bensonhurst gang.

I agree that Kate dresses like she shops at TJ Maxx. Her look is completely wrong, but maybe that has to do with the show's budget.

I've always liked Tea, but I get the feeling that I'm in the minority on that one. I like that she's loud and sassy. Which one did Todd hit in the face with a shovel, Tea or Blair?

[Mr. Vixen]

Now that Y&R fired Eileen Davidson, GH should snatch her up to play Liz's mom.

[DRW50]

He punched Tea out. She hit him with the shovel.

Tea has plenty of fans and all kinds of hype. She always has. The problem is her stories are always garbage because they mostly focus on how awesome she is and how everyone else (aside from her kids and the rapists she loves) sucks.

[Cheap21]

Todd punched Tea in the face with his fist. She hit him over the head witha shovel

[AllMyDaysatGH]

lol at Heather. She is so mean to the GH nurses.

Patrick was compelling to watch this week

RH was embarrasing to watch in those Todd/Tea scenes on Thursday. I thought I had seen worse acting from him until that point!

He's been feeling guilty and having little flash memories of killing Lisa since the end of Maxie's trial.

LOL!!

[SweetPea36]

Thank you very much. I'll save it this time just in case.

[frequentsoapfan]

Her clothes have nothing to do with the shows budget because the show only buys top designer wear. Like average 150-200 for a top