Members Gray Bunny Posted March 25, 2019 Members Share Posted March 25, 2019 +1 No offense to James Reynolds, but having Lexie saddled to stodgy ol' Abe when she was more than capable of creating steamy chemistry with younger guys (Tek, Brandon, Jonah way back in the day) really handicapped her from romantic storylines. I guess DAYS was too afraid to break up their one token black couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted March 25, 2019 Members Share Posted March 25, 2019 I never liked the Babe/Bianca baby switch storyline. Just couldn't get interested in it, probably cause Babe was just a horrible character and why should we care about her pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted March 25, 2019 Members Share Posted March 25, 2019 The best I've seen was the Channing Capwell Jr./Brick Wallace switch on SB. The story came to a head in late 1985/early 1986. Clips can still be found on YT. Both the acting (especially by Richard Eden, Dame Judith Anderson, Nicolas Coster and Judith McConnell) and writing were superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SamandWillowFan Posted March 25, 2019 Author Members Share Posted March 25, 2019 That one was fantastic. I was so happy when Bianca got to slap Babe, as I hated her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoria foxton Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I loved when Lexie became a bad girl. Desperately trying too prevent Zach's true parentage from being discovered. She became a worthy adversary and rival for Sami. During this time period Lexie was the most interesting she would ever be. Renee Jones really got to showcase her acting talent. Sadly this didn't last long. Poor Lexie became nice and bland. Stuck with Abe. But it was great while it lasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cruising Soaps Posted March 26, 2019 Members Share Posted March 26, 2019 SHEILA AND LAUREN!!!!!!!!! Epic!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted March 26, 2019 Members Share Posted March 26, 2019 @Cruising Soaps That should've been the first one mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Planet Soap Posted March 26, 2019 Members Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) best baby switch plot ive seen pulled off is Y&R's Sheila & Lauren 1990-1992. The conclusion was epic, the farmhouse fire, Sheila's presumed death, and her resurfacing on the Bold & the Beautiful. So many years of storyline stemmed from this! Edited March 26, 2019 by ironlion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted August 17, 2019 Members Share Posted August 17, 2019 The Nelle/Brad switch on GH seems like a bust. I was thinking about that today. Where is that story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted August 17, 2019 Members Share Posted August 17, 2019 The only thing that can save it is the reveal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted August 17, 2019 Members Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) When even Stephen King -- STEPHEN! [!@#$%^&*]! KING! -- was touting the storyline in (I think) EW, I knew I had truly stepped into the Twilight Zone. The Jenny/Katrina story is my personal favorite storyline of ANY kind, because it illustrates beautifully how one simple act (Karen and Marco's decision to switch the babies) can impact an entire canvas. By the time Jenny returned Mary/Kristine to Katrina, just about everyone in Llanview seemed to have some investment in the storyline. That, to me, is soap opera at its' finest. Edited August 17, 2019 by Khan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted August 17, 2019 Members Share Posted August 17, 2019 What’s sad is that with the right setup (namely, having Lucas/Brad as actual characters the show had invested in) and pacing, that story could have been fascinating. But it was botched beyond belief. I don’t know why they bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcar03 Posted August 17, 2019 Members Share Posted August 17, 2019 Just when you think the Wiley/Jonah one is done on GH, it keeps going (really seen once a week at best). I thought things were coming to a head when Shiloh figured out Willow had his baby and he was going to sit there all smirky in court and the paternity test results would be read and it would say he wasn't the father, Willow would realize something was off, etc, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted August 18, 2019 Members Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) But of course they couldn’t do it correctly. They had to tie Shiloh to Helena and Dr. Cabot and make it all about Franco. I can’t believe they messed it up that much. I put this all on Frank and his pet writers. That was one of the reasons why I made the “Who was worse for GH” thread. Edited August 18, 2019 by AbcNbc247 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members will81 Posted August 26, 2019 Members Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) The fact this story crossed over onto another show and drove story there was amazing. I loved the fact that it didn't just get wrapped up nicely after Sheila left Y&R, I always assumed once the truth was out Lauren would have everything she wanted back, her son and Scott, but she no longer loved Scott and he wasn't sure their son would accept her as his mother, so Scott basically forced Lauren into a re-marriage which led to her subsequent affair with Brad, then Sheila using that to her gain, so she could blackmail Lauren into keeping quiet. The ramifications from this story didn't really wrap until Sheila's almost suicide in 1995 on B&B. That's 5 years of story across two shows, absolutely brilliant. Edited August 26, 2019 by will81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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