GH: Discussion for the Month of March

[alexisfan07]

I just CANNOT with this Todd begging Carly to take him back, coming to her door multiple times. This isn't even an issue of Todd and Blair, this just isn't Todd. Period.

EDIT: Ok the Easter Bunny isn't Todd, but still

[Vee]

If this was Blair or Tea he'd have had her arrested or humiliated her in public at least three or four times by now. Todd's getting dating advice from somewhere.

[alexisfan07]

John and Rafe are cute until I realize that he's a total deadbeat to his actual kid. Ugh. Also, what's the point? Easton's done in like two episodes.

I was looking at Les Mis stuff when Ellie said that. SO WEIRD.

[Vee]

I suppose they could be seeding stuff for his return. But you get the impression that Ron was absolutely refusing to deal with the reality of that situation with these actors. Because as we know, he is OLTL.

ME has always worked well with kids, so they keep him putting him with babies and teens over and over. I'd rather see Rafe with the Quartermaines, though, if those rumors are true.

[Ryan Chamberlain]

Hypnorelish was not as bad as I thought.

But, now my mind is in the gutter. (I posted something so wrong on DD..and I won't post it again here)

[alexisfan07]

Yeah from the stuff with John and Rafe and Sam to Todd and his desperate plea for Carly, Ron is going overboard to make sure that if he doesn't get the actors/characters back, they have ridiculously strong ties to some people on the GH canvas regardless. I'm personally more offended by the Todd and Carly stuff than John and Sam flirting (even though he has been a deadbeat for like a year, but they've sort of acknowledged that with Clint/Natalie). I wonder why he was so hellbent on destroying Todd and Blair, while John and Natalie got off a little easier. He's such a psycho, not sure why I'm wondering about it, there's no answer that will make me feel better.

[DRW50]

They tried to make Natalie into a child-stealing bitch who used her father to keep her son away from its father.

Ron never liked Blair, so I'm not surprised by any trashing of her. The problem is he can't write Todd. In any form. His Todd is the world's sexiest, funniest gang rapist. Nothing more.

Sorry, that message looked like [!@#$%^&*]. Don't type while distracted.

[dragonflies]

Whoa my Liz is giving AJ the bitchface

Love seeing Kevin and Lucy together and separate

[Vee]

I think Ron actually liked Blair. I think he just took her for granted. He did that with Natalie as well, a character he loved, at least at one point; he had no problem tearing her down for a story. Same goes for Marty, or Brody, or Dorian, or for Charlie Banks or Schuyler Joplin, or Victor, or even Jessica. I think these are all characters he loves and had passion for, but I think in the end, ultimately, they all get trod upon and twisted out of shape by his focus on his stories and his vision above all. And it's gotten worse as the years have gone by. Character is really a secondary concern to him, and he thinks some characters, the gray ones like the Todds or Blair or Dorian, can take anything.

I also think when it comes to the Todds he had his view of making statements about the characters which often were schizophrenic at best.

[alexisfan07]

Totally random but why will it take the OLTL three a month to get back home? Maybe they'll pick up on April 29th like a month with them home has already passed

[doolfan]

In the 60s, 70s, 90s, 2000s sure GH was a serious soap. But in the 80s GH was just as campy as OLTL. Ice Princess, Aztec Treasure, Casey the Alien....so yeah haha

[Cheap21]

Danielle hates Todd yet she keeps calling him to yell at him and hang up. I wonder what the heck RC has planned bc PP has their own plans for the character. I hope this transition isnt gonig to be inconsistent

[dragonflies]

Yeah why do people act like GH has never been campy, it has had more than it's share of camp.

[DRW50]

The best camp is camp that is played straight. Ron is so busy guffawing at himself that everything seems fake and cloying, when it's not strangely bitter. It's also one-note and poorly acted. I think someone might have told him long ago that soaps are parodies. If he actually wrote straight drama, then he would be in a better place, as, once upon a time, he wasn't too bad at that.

[Cheap21]

The show got WAY too dark in the last decade. Very little humor or fun to be found. Even if its not the best, I appreciate that its a bit more light hearted in tone and can be silly at times.