Y&R Recast

[Ann_SS]

When Morrow first startrd at Y&R, he was something to behold so I understood them put up with him lack of acting ability. He is not any more, but he has managed to survive with tons of story despite his absolute lack of acting skills. Even Sharon Case who was mediocre at first improved and is capable of giving solid performances. Of course, Y&R dumped Heather Tom who was their best younger actress in favor of the talentless Amelia Heinle. This is why I will never be convinced that the soap genre is anything special when the talentless and mediocre continue to strive.

[Soapsuds]

Sharon did get better. She was mediocre on ATWT. Morrow still sucks big time.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Of course those tasteless hacks from Daytime Confidential are protesting this recast and acting as if Blake Hood was some type of classically trained actor that contributed something to the show, when he didn't.

[Vee]

That guy always creeped me out.

[DRW50]

First Marcy and now Blake! What will we do

I went over there and saw someone saying Summer needs a big bust to be viable. I kick myself every time I go there.

[yr9190]

hmmm.....doesn't really look like an Abbott, but as long as the acting is good.

[sheilaforever]

Actually, I found him quite stud-worthy - pretty face, nice body, typical soap material.

[y&r_fan]

Indeed.

[frequentsoapfan]

Summer does have a big bust but that's beside the point.

Blake Hood sucked from the start and no one can say they didn't try to make him work because they did and he still sucked.

[Cat]

I think Blake Hood got better, especially when JG/JFP "sent" him to NY and Kyle came back with the Billy Miller affectations toned down and the voice inflections more realistic and mature. I liked his chem with HK and was warming to him. I also thought they were going to have Phyllis and Kyle fall into bed together just as their relationships with Jack/Summer were getting serious, and that would have been icky but soapy.

TBH, this thin-lipped, washed out-looking recast does nothing for me (the Van Hansis look never did), and the best Kyle was 12-year old Kyle from 1-2 years ago.

[y&r_fan]

This saddens me because I really liked Blake Hood, though I'm not going to take it out on the new actor.

I wonder if they wanted someone younger looking so the Kyle/Summer age difference would be less glaring.

[soapfave06]

I kind of liked the Kyle being older than Summer angle and had finally started liking Blake Hood as Kyle but I can understand a recast. I have been impressed by JFP's casting so far especially when compared to MAB so as long as the new recast can act, I'm good.

[sheilaforever]

I suppose this might be the reason. But then, what is the prupose of it? I thought the setting was already lame but I liked the Summer/Phyllis dynamic recently.

As Cat I suspected Phyllis to follow the tramping ways of Brooke Logan and hit the sheets with Kyle as soon as he and Summer were dating. But with the new teenie actor, not so much.

[Cheap21]

he reminds me of a mix between Sam Page and Justin Bruening

[Ann_SS]

Don't put it just on DC, you find it at SON, SOC, and all over the soap boards. It is how the online soap fan world rolls. The worse actor will have a vocal fan base that swears up and down that he or she is the next Robert DeNiro or Meryl Streep. How else do these bad actors stay in employed and flourish on the soaps?