Members bluejeanbaby3 Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 There is a poll at SOD asking what viewers think about Sharon being diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. I am not sure what I think about this yet, but my first reaction was not favorable to her story being taken in this direction. What do you all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 I kind of like it. It's a good way to get the character back on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dm. Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 They had to come up with something that isn't a tumor... I like it, it might just get me to somewhat think Sharon might be fixed as a character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 Sharon has been in a mental asylum before so this is not new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 I like it and it would explain all her irrational behavior over the last several years. I think it might at least redeem her a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluejeanbaby3 Posted November 4, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 I think I feel negatively about it for the wrong reason -- that this is the only way the writers think they can justify all that MAB (and others) had the Sharon character do over the years. And then I am chastizing myself because this is a real problem for a lot of people - bipolar disorder - and many of them I am sure are treated successsfully. I wonder how SC feels about it. -- Really feels about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 No need to chastize yourself, bluejeanbaby. I, too, think the writers are using a very real, and very serious, mental disorder to explain away years of bad story decisions, rather than just admit Sharon has been written into a proverbial corner and needs to be taken off the show (if only for a little while). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 I think it's ok that they are using a very real mental disorder to explain away years of bad writing, as long as the upcoming story is done well and seriously. It can't be camp anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 I just want to hear someone say that a penis is not going to cure her mental illness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dm. Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 Yeah, she needs to stay off that thing for at least half a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JaneAusten Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 I think it's a cheap tactic. And honestly out of all the stories playing out on Y&R now, Sharon's is of the least interest to me. Ok she has a mental disorder and is likely going to be treated. Theyve already played that card. Plus it's a man again who's Sharon's savior. Rinse and repeat. I'd rather they wrote her off canvas for 6 months, let her go spend time with her mom, and come back versus another storyline like this for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 Especially if it's his penis: It's a penis, not a bong. Although I see your point. Exactly. Y&R shouldn't waste a potentially useful story on such a character as Sharon. Give it to someone like Paul, who has been through hell with Patty and Ricky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluejeanbaby3 Posted November 4, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 I think this SL will put a lot of pressure and responsibility on Case's shouders. It is not like her character will have a fatal diagnosis and will have to play that out with respect to the condition and those who have suffered from it, she will have a mental condition and will have to play that out authentically from now on? Or at some point perhaps she will appear to be "normal" or unaffected by the diagnosis - with the help of meds and therapy? I feel for her - Sharon, the actress. She has been through a lot, esp. at the hands of MAB's writing. Thanks for the sweet reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Khan Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 I think I asked the same questions once in regards to Victor's now-forgotten temporal lobe epilepsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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