You've hit the nail on the head!

Key Bell actors under Bill Bell dealt with psychologically ambiguous impulses. Underlying, simmering emotions. Nothing ever exploded until the last possible second. As a result, actors like Lauren Koslow and Don Diamont tend to deliver their lines slowly, savouring the words, pulling out every beat of dialogue. As disliked as Christel Khalil is (and as dull as she is), she is another "slower" speaker who clearly learned the Bell style.

These kids like MCE, Liz Hendricksen tend to all speak in the same little-girl, Valley squeak, and they rattle off their lines at 100 mph. As a result, underlying emotion secreted in the dialogue gets lost. The beats don't get all played. I have a harder time buying the story they are trying to sell me, mostly because I wonder if they are racing through their lines because they find the SL laughable or they just want to get filming over and done with.

+1. That is IT.

The thing with typical Bell actors is that they are and they look naturally glamourus. That's just it.

I don't exactly think glamorous is the word for what you're trying to describe

So I haven't been on the discussion threads in awhile, so I'm sure I'm asking a question that's been covered. But here goes...

WTF is the deal with Sharon? All of a sudden, years after her and Nick divorced, they are "meant to be"?!? We're supposed to believe that she's felt this way the entire time? And she's kept this paternity secret for how long???

I hate this story. Hate it. I'm still watching YR a couple times a week for some reason...

Sharon is supposedly off her bipolar medication, which is causing her to act this way. The paternity secret just started in the summer, so she hasn't been quiet for that long.

Thanks bl.

I still think the story sucks lol.

I often watch that ABC cop show, Rookie Blue. I know a lot of people make fun of certain aspects of the show (believe me, I know) but I would appreciate it, if Y&R took as much interest in building Sharon as Rookie Blue did with their bi-polar character. It honestly didn't seem to take that much to do.

Sharon's bi-polar story gives the impression that the writers/producers don't actually know what bi-polar is.

I say, Y&R should just give Sharon a brain tumor, operate, remove it and call it a day. The talking to ghost Cassie is a waste of time and talent and insults people's intelligence. I fell away from watching this show. again.

Let me know when they next show Mason in a towel. I may watch then.

I say, Y&R should just give Sharon a brain tumor, operate, remove it and call it a day.

Then they can't have Crazy!Sharon for sweeps stories.

They should have did the brain tumor story. JG was full of it when he did that interview. So many people called that Sharon wouldn't get better.

They've went down the brain tumor road before with Jana, didn't they? IA though, they botched Sharon's redemption with this bi polar crap. It's quite obvious to me they aren't invested it, and will roll it out as needed when Sharon goes bat [!@#$%^&*] again. Yawn.

Redemption could have been as easy as a mental break, not something chronic, then send her off screen for a few months. The character is prolly played out at this point.

They were never invested in her bipolar story. Sharon burning down the ranch was suppose to be her rock bottom and she would be redeemed in the months after. That didn't happen at all.

I think Sharon's story is ridiculous, even more so by having her dead daughter appear as an evil angel guiding her reckless decisions. On another note, is this show planning to hook up Kevin Fisher and Alex Chavez? I understand bromances and everything, but they were almost a little too cozy the other day.

I think Cassie is suppose to be a hallucination of Sharon's. One visit and I think the audience would have gotten the picture. It's overkill now.

I think Sharon's story is ridiculous, even more so by having her dead daughter appear as an evil angel guiding her reckless decisions. On another note, is this show planning to hook up Kevin Fisher and Alex Chavez? I understand bromances and everything, but they were almost a little too cozy the other day.

I think Cassie is suppose to be a hallucination of Sharon's. One visit and I think the audience would have gotten the picture. It's overkill now.

Yea the Cassie thing doesn't make the story any better.

Ever since they stuck Kevin in the GCPD, he and Alex have had crazy chemistry IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGCsd-GKPs

LOL thatin right there is funny [!@#$%^&*]. I don't care who ya are.