On 12/31/2019 at 10:26 PM, DaytimeFan said:

That is lovely news. Robin was totally miscast and I was really disappointed in her recasting as Vivian. I did not think a single one of her scenes was good. And I think Robin herself, based on her voluminous Twitter, wasn't happy with a lot of it herself, particularly in regard to how she looked, but that it did reignite her passion to act. 

 

I think there's lots of backstory BS about what happened. I think it's telling that Robin didn't speak to Louise before accepting it. That strikes me as odd with a friend. 

 

 

 

I think it's really weird that you wouldn't tell your supposed friend you're taking over the role she's played on and off for two decades.

7 hours ago, Antoyne said:

I think it's really weird that you wouldn't tell your supposed friend you're taking over the role she's played on and off for two decades.

 

Right? Something about it doesn't pass the smell test to me - Robin admitted she didn't speak to Louise, why? Seems bizarre to me. And perhaps karma got back at her for doing it...

4 hours ago, DaytimeFan said:

 

Right? Something about it doesn't pass the smell test to me - Robin admitted she didn't speak to Louise, why? Seems bizarre to me. And perhaps karma got back at her for doing it...

 

I feel like it was the rush. DAYS told her she had five days to get ready and obvious she'd have to memorize dialogue as well. Due to the rush of it she could've assumed they asked Louise and she said no hence the need for an emergency recast. I still think DAYS did it on purpose for a little casting buzz and never asked Louise to return.

On 12/31/2019 at 7:36 PM, DynamiteKiddo said:

RS seemed salty that she wasn't going to be playing Vivian again when she made those comments about giving herself credit for the ratings going up or something.  I love RS but I don't think she always thinks before she speaks... aaand, she doesn't always articulate herself well... like years ago when she was in a pretty intense contract renegotiation and she very publicly threatened to walk over money... then she later clarified that her issue wasn't with taking a pay cut, it was that they were offering her significantly less than what they were paying some newer male "stars" (always assumed she was alluding to Trevor St. John and Michael Easton)... she could have just said that in the first place lol.  She's so fantastic but she seems to not catch any breaks but she never helps herself out, either.

 

lol, I agree with you on Robin

8 hours ago, Chris B said:

 

I feel like it was the rush. DAYS told her she had five days to get ready and obvious she'd have to memorize dialogue as well. Due to the rush of it she could've assumed they asked Louise and she said no hence the need for an emergency recast. I still think DAYS did it on purpose for a little casting buzz and never asked Louise to return.

 

It felt rushed so I do believe that part. I also think they wanted Robin for some buzz, but I also can believe Louise might have turned them down for such a quick visit in such a quick turn-around. There's definitely a little more to this than we're getting. I'm just glad Louise agreed to return. I think most folks panicked when she was unhappy with leaving in 2018 (that felt rushed then too) and that she'd never come back, then the Robin recasting ... so I'm guessing this return is longer than a drive by but who knows?

 

I'm glad she's back in the role.

Robin said she left Louise a message once she arrived in Burbank. I think Robin was going to accept the offer with or without Louise's blessing and figured it was best not to reach out at all at the risk of looking disingenuous had Louise not given her said blessing. I just find it extremely suspicious that Louise was given such short notice to return. There are so many people involved on a television show, so many working parts, planning, and organizing going on behind the scenes. I can absolutely see someone being offered a last minute recast position but giving they're vet less than a week notice seems unusual. 

Also, you know damn well Robin would see red had she been unemployed and they approached another actress to play Dorian. It was different when they hired Elaine because Robin was happily out of Rauch's orbit and doing quite well in primetime out on the coast. This whole scenario never sat right with me only because I distinctly remember the interview where Robin talks about how she and Louise promised (even if jokingly) not to accept one another's parts. I dunno, I'd be interested to hear Louise's take, maybe she couldn't give a damn.