I'm a more character over plot kind of viewer, but I think AMC seems slow right now. It is because it hasn't gelled yet for me in my mind. I wish the other characters in Pine Valley knew about David returning to town since the shooting. That at least would give a reason for why Brooke was having nightmares and why people were talking about what happened again. Instead it seems kind of random.

I said that yesterday. Everyone is acting freshly traumatized and there's no understandable reason for it. It's the pitfall of time jumps. If you're going to have a jump then IMO the writer still needs to have a firm idea of what happened in that missing time. You have to have the "deleted scenes" of the canon in the back of your mind otherwise you end up writing nonsense because you use the missing time as a free pass (I'm looking at you, Scandal.)

David's release would've been a perfect excuse for everyone to start relapsing into their PTSD.

You're right, it isn't. This should have happened BEFORE Cassandra returned to Pine Valley. She should have been involved with human trafficking in Europe, escaped, and then come home. Cassandra should pretend everything's fine, but Angie and Jesse notice she isn't altogether eager to talk about whatever happened back in Europe. And all the while, Vlad and Yuri are in P.V., insinuating themselves into society, and hot on her trail.

I like the sound of that especially since we haven't seen Cassandra in a few years. While I know Angie/Jesse will hit a bulls eye with their reactions, the story does have to rest on the person being taken hostage.. and having that person be Cassandra is risky for that reason alone.

Now, if they had been able to get back the actress who played Natalia.. then I could see the present scenerio working since we had gotten to know her over the last few years of AMC. Plus, since she is a cop/detective.. I could see her being taken hostage while trying to crack the human trafficking ring.

Edited May 1, 201312 yr by Soaplovers

I don't get it, people complained characters didn't talk about stuff when the show was on ABC and now that they are, people are still complaining.

I like it. we're getting conversations, something that lacked on the show for a very long time

And those are legitimate criticisms. That's vastly different than the idea that there isn't enough happening fast enough.

Well it's a good thing I never said that!

I legitimately have no problem with the pace of the show. Fast paced soaps, where something has to constantly bEHAPPEningRIGHtNOW are not at all appealing to me because it gets to the point where nothing has any gravity. It's just event after event and you end up not caring at all.

Could

Dimitri

be Celia's guardian?

It probably is, but I wish they weren't. I'd rather it be

Yuri

.

Some of the conversations don't make sense. And other conversations are with characters we don't know yet so why should we care (Celia I'm talking about you...)

I don't need plot, but even when nothing is going on, per se, except characters just sitting around and talking, I need to feel as if something about this-or-that character is being revealed. Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer were masters at this on RYAN'S HOPE, a show that could try the patience of anyone who needs every day to be like Friday.

Thanks for saying this better than I apparently was. I'd take an hour of Opal talking about her hair as long as I felt like I was getting to know her better.

It probably is, but I wish they weren't. I'd rather it be

Yuri

.

Ooh...I like that. It would be fascinating if he had a ward that he wanted to keep innocent and untouched all while...doing the other thing.

I don't get it, people complained characters didn't talk about stuff when the show was on ABC and now that they are, people are still complaining.

I like it. we're getting conversations, something that lacked on the show for a very long time

I think people aren't complaining that the characters are talking to one another, I think they are complaining about the writing of said scenes.

Jesse/Zach, Angie/David, even Cara/Griffin had some very good scenes together due to the writing and the fact that there was exposition and some plot movement.

However, Adam/Brooke seem to be filler to some.. if I'm reading what some posters are saying correctly?

I like the sound of that especially since we haven't seen Cassandra in a few years. While I know Angie/Jesse will hit a bulls eye with their reactions, the story does have to rest on the person being taken hostage.. and having that person be Cassandra is risky for that reason alone.

Now, if they had been able to get back the actress who played Natalia.. then I could see the present scenerio working since we had gotten to know her over the last few years of AMC. Plus, since she is a cop/detective.. I could see her being taken hostage while trying to crack the human trafficking ring.

This sounds like it could be better with the Natalia storyline. With her being the detective with respect to the idea of a human trafficking ring. I am intrigued. See I can be open-minded to posters here and their commenting.

I think people aren't complaining that the characters are talking to one another, I think they are complaining about the writing of said scenes.

Jesse/Zach, Angie/David, even Cara/Griffin had some very good scenes together due to the writing and the fact that there was exposition and some plot movement.

However, Adam/Brooke seem to be filler to some.. if I'm reading what some posters are saying correctly?

When JR hits the scene, Adam's storyline will pick up big time.

I wanted Brooke to rob a grocery store and Adam to be Celia's pimp.

Sweeps.

(Oh, [!@#$%^&*], they don't do sweeps online, do they? Nevermind.)

What would Brooke and Adam have had to do in these past three days for you to consider that a storyline?

Okay. It's five years later. Brooke and Adam are married (no need to repeat the marriage proposal) and about to celebrate their anniversary with a big party at the Chandler mansion. However, Adam has received the results of his latest medical exams: he is exhibiting signs of dementia. Adam wants to keep the diagnosis quiet out of fear of what it would do to Brooke and to Chandler Enterprises. Brooke, however, suspects her husband is keeping something from her.

That's one idea.

I wish the other characters in Pine Valley knew about David returning to town since the shooting. That at least would give a reason for why Brooke was having nightmares and why people were talking about what happened again. Instead it seems kind of random.

ICAM, bl.

Fast paced soaps, where something has to constantly bEHAPPEningRIGHtNOW are not at all appealing to me because it gets to the point where nothing has any gravity. It's just event after event and you end up not caring at all.

Exactly.

I think they could have found better, tighter ways to start from. Right now, it feels like it's only been a few weeks since the party. So, they definitely failed in that.

As for the slow pace, I'm totally fine with that (if you grow up watching Y&R, slow pace takes a whole other meaning). I think it adds to everything. For example, they're delaying Angie finding out about the disappearance and you know it's gonna be great when she does... I cannot wait and I'm glad that's the case. It builds tension, expectation and interest.

Edited May 1, 201312 yr by YRBB