Y&R: February 2014 Discussion Thread

[bluejeanbaby3]

gross. in very poor taste on the part of tptb.

[bluejeanbaby3]

exactly. i could not describe those scenes with Lane and the kids any better than thrown away. such a waste of airspace. with the polar vortex ratings so high, tptb probably don't even care either.

[bluejeanbaby3]

OMG. He is whining and screeching. It's horrible. And I miss BM's personality. Not sure that it would have shown during this ordeal but good Lord, DT's whining and screeching has got to stop.

[bluejeanbaby3]

[ajsp35801]

Gonna put my response spoiler because people could guess what happens from it

[chicklitsandfantasies]

Billy is not allowed to whine about his daughter?

[Cat]

I love it! Because it is so soapy and is going to create drama!

[bluejeanbaby3]

If you don't mind the sound of a man whining and screeching as opposed to lamenting or grieving, more power to ya. If you read the previous posts you will see that people are complaining about the sound, not the grief, and I agree. Never before have I read that the sound of an actor whining is OK. I was as open as anyone to DT reprising the role of Billy. His younger appearance is......different, and the whining/screeching certainly doesn't do much to help that.

[edgeofnik]

From the two days (Friday/Monday) that I've seen of DT, he seems so completely natural in the role. (I watched his first run too.) Considering the magnitude of the recast, not just of a popular actor, but in the middle of a huge storyline, I think DT has been doing a great job. As far as any whining, isn't he just playing out the script? It's not like DT creates the dialog! I like BM, but I'm glad DT was the actor they chose to replace him.

[cassadine1991]

You basically proved our point

[ajsp35801]

I think DT looks handsome. He looks fresh and young but that's a good thing. I don't want him old and haggard. Lol.

I only watched that one day he was on with jill. I thought he did great. I can't respond to whining or screeching because I haven't heard it yet.

[bluejeanbaby3]

No I haven't proved anyone's crazy point. But aren't you all doing something yourself, refusing any criticisms at all because he is DT?

I will not try to explain myself to people who are commmitted to misunderstanding me. Thankfully, in all my time here, there have only been 2 instances of this, both today and both about DT.

I think my posts on this forum clearly show that I am a reasonable and measured soap watcher. So go find a BM stan to be irrational with. I'm not one of them.

[bluejeanbaby3]

I certainly don't want him to look old and haggered either.

[ajsp35801]

Well, I can see the benefit of it for Hevon to a certain point. At least it helps give them a real romance and intrigue. I need to think of the positive instead of the negative. See what things brings instead of what it takes away. I will be glued to the TV to see how it plays out.

[John]

DT seems very natural in his protrayal. He is a lot more subtle in his performance and it suits the character well.