I don't think Marcy (there is no way I'm calling her that) Rylan is asexual. I do think she is way, way overhyped for her skill set. I think she's fun and sweet in measured doses. And I think GL and Y&R overused her in a series of lame stories which DC too often pretended were the second coming. She's a decent young actress - she's not Genie Ann Francis circa 1978.

I do, actually, think she'd be a perfect recast for Lulu, because she has a sense of whimsy and fun which Julie Berman quite simply lacks. At least she won't be so consistently morose. Whatever one can say about Rylan, she'll give that character life. I'm for it.

Unfortunately "life" with Luke tends to mean unbearable hijinks. I think she's too similar to Maxie in the area of being a weird child-woman who seems to have been kept in an attic for a few years and suddenly unleashed onto society. If they get rid of Dante and dump Maxie out of the story then they might be able to work with her.

I just wish Shell Kepler were still alive. I would have enjoyed seeing her with this Lulu.

I liked her with Daniel Cosgrove, they were cute and sweet, but that was the last guy I thought she didn't seem like an awkward Saved by the Bell episode with.

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/rylan-leaves-yr-gh

Soap Opera Digest can confirm that Emme Rylan (previously known as Marcy), who recently returned to Y&R as Abby, has been cast as GH's new Lulu, replacing Julie Marie Berman, who announced her departure last week. The first airdate for the popular star, who had been let go from Y&R, then brought back on a recurring basis, is unknown at this time.

Wow! That was fast!

I'm not sure about this, but after readong Vee's reasoning behind why this could work, I'll give it a shot. JMB played a soul draining harpee for 7 years!

I will say it will be nice to have a Lulu who can move her face.

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/rylan-leaves-yr-gh

Soap Opera Digest can confirm that Emme Rylan (previously known as Marcy), who recently returned to Y&R as Abby, has been cast as GH's new Lulu, replacing Julie Marie Berman, who announced her departure last week. The first airdate for the popular star, who had been let go from Y&R, then brought back on a recurring basis, is unknown at this time.

1. Emme-formerly-Marcy? Is this some Coltin Stephen Martines Scott type of trip?

2. Glad to know that my desire to repeatedly run Shrewlu over with a truck will continue on with this recast...

The other thing that I have always liked about Emme is that she can play the genuinely sweet girl which is something that I have always that Laura's daughter should be and never was with JMB in the role.

Edited March 6, 201312 yr by Ann_SS

on twitter she has her name as Emme Marcy Rylan, so she goes by either or I guess lol

Don't know anything about her but I looked on YouTube...her voice has a similar neurotic tone to it as JMB's

Emme is a great choice.

It's not that Julie couldn't move her face, it's that she seemed to doggedly refuse to emote at all beyond 'gritty' sullenness, which is what Guza loved. I think that period where she was the Frons/Guza teen superstar, all things to all men with like three or four different guys vying for Lulu simultaneously, ruined her. She started out well and then after that, she became like a lot of talented young people who have come out of Guza's GH - they get a taste of the big time and stop giving a [!@#$%^&*] because they know they have security. Steve Burton was the same way.

I don't know if Dante and Lulu will work, but DZ deserves a partner with more life. And I think what works about the Spencer clan will work with Rylan far more than Berman, who I think reinforced only Geary's bleak take on the characters.

Her Lulu and Maxie together will be strange. But then I've been thinking for awhile that both Spinelli and Maxie need to take off. I love Kirsten Storms, she's a gem but I'm not sure what else there is to do right now.

Edited March 6, 201312 yr by Vee

JMB did become lazy and uninspired, as did everyone on GH.

I think she bounced back tho and was steller during the brief drinking storyline.

I will mostly miss her scenes with KS/Maxie. Those two actress - like Becky & Kemo - just played so, so well off eachother and made that dynamic work despite the writing.

LOL, I was reading the SOD article and was like, "Who the f-ck is Emme?" I thought we were getting Marcy's sister or something.

Next up: Michael Muhney renames himself "Egot." It's all aspirational, people.

Ok Y&R time for Crystal Hunt as Y&R's Abby

Edited March 6, 201312 yr by John

Crystal Hunt as Y&R's Abby

You're ridiculous.

JMB did become lazy and uninspired, as did everyone on GH.

I think she bounced back tho and was steller during the brief drinking storyline.

I will mostly miss her scenes with KS/Maxie. Those two actress - like Becky & Kemo - just played so, so well off eachother and made that dynamic work despite the writing.

I will miss NOTHING! Bye!!!!!