Look at AMC, Chuck loves her

I know. Still makes me sick.

That makes me want to watch. Chuck sees the talent in her and knows how to utilize it

I like Chelsea when she has scenes with Gabriel/Adam. I hope there are more. I could do with less Chelsea/Billy though. snoozefest.

Considering that the Adam/Gabriel story is one of the main stories the show has going I'm not surprised that MCE would be heavily involved in scripts.

I have no issue with MCE getting more airtime - the show really needs the Adam/Chelsea pairing to work. MCE is definitely in the top 1/3 of those who should stay on show. I just hope the story delivers - it's going to be all about the writing at this point.

Oh, God. When it rains, it pours.

The only reason the Adam story is (somewhat) working is because of Justin Hartley. That's it. Hartley is carrying the whole story, its characters/actors and every single scene he's in, including MCE. MCE was, is, and always will be insufferably boring on her own. Past glories from AMC be damned.

I would agree with that. MCE and MM were horrible together, IMO. JH (for me at least) is the draw in that pairing.

Hunter King isn't bad. I always thought her sister Joey King was a better actress than her

Oh, God. When it rains, it pours.

The only reason the Adam story is (somewhat) working is because of Justin Hartley. That's it. Hartley is carrying the whole story, its characters/actors and every single scene he's in, including MCE. MCE was, is, and always will be insufferably boring on her own. Past glories from AMC be damned.

IA Hartely is just about the best thing on the show right now. MCE isn't horrible and I liked her with Dylan but she can't save the chemistry free scenes with Billy. I don't think anyone could.

Speaking of insufferable, Devon and Hillary are selfish buttholes and I wish they would both get struck by lightening and die. Well, maybe just Devon should die but they really do suck. When they played Neil's flashback's today it really brought home what a liar Hillary is. I was hoping Neil would stumble upon an iHOP go in and order breakfast and let the rest of the survivors freeze. Although nobody looked cold today, in fact they looked like they were hot wrapped up in blankets and coats,lol.

Interesting make up choices today. Nikki looked like Violet Beauregarde after chewing the blueberry gum and Nick looked like a Romulan.

I wonder how many times Kelley is going to let Phyllis smack her across the face before it's a full on cat fight.

I love Hevon, I want Neil to die of hypothermia

I would agree with that. MCE and MM were horrible together, IMO. JH (for me at least) is the draw in that pairing.

Which, of course, is all sorts of ridiculous because no newbie should be better than 98% of the cast. Ever.

IA Hartely is just about the best thing on the show right now. MCE isn't horrible and I liked her with Dylan but she can't save the chemistry free scenes with Billy. I don't think anyone could.

I agree with you -- MCE is in no way, shape or form horrible. She's actually pretty good (although nothing phenomenally special). Too bad she has a horrid character that is unbelievably boring most of the time.

That makes me want to watch. Chuck sees the talent in her and knows how to utilize it

Oh, I'm sure Chuckie sees something in her, but it's not her talent.

I knew MCE was going to be worked heavily once Pratt got in. He adores her. I know that Justin, Grandpa, and anyone tied to her will be grateful too. I don't mind Chelsea, I just don't care for her excessive whining. I like her when she's scheming or working on her line.

The one thing Chuck Pratt did very well at AMC was bring out the best in Missy Egan - Annie became a completely different character and it was largely due to him. She was hired at Y&R on the strength of that character, whose loss crippled AMC. But Chelsea, for most of her run, has been the pre-Pratt, milquetoast version of Annie who was completely useless. I think she's picked up a bit more spunk and fire recently, and has great chemistry with Hartley. She's also not nearly as pointless as some other female leads at the moment, so at the moment Chelsea is not the waste she has been for forever and a day.

MO is decent, but I think she's a bit limited in range. Being a Newman and a Abbott, this should be a main character and a strong actress should be playing her.

Sometimes characters are actor-proof. DC hyped Marcy Rylan like she had their families hidden in her basement, and she still flopped with fans and in the writing. Abby was a character who never should have been born, and she just never has fit into the show for me.

I agree. I just need her to go back to being a scheming minx.

Now Avery, on the other hand, can go! Like J. Collins but hate Avery with a fiery passion.

Oh, God. When it rains, it pours.

The only reason the Adam story is (somewhat) working is because of Justin Hartley. That's it. Hartley is carrying the whole story, its characters/actors and every single scene he's in, including MCE. MCE was, is, and always will be insufferably boring on her own. Past glories from AMC be damned.

MCE is one of many Y&R actors who struggle to find a connection with scene partners. It's perpetually depressing and stilted to watch. This has never been a happy set, and I guess the lack of rehearsal time and terrible writing just make it even more impossible for actors to form genuine connections.