Members Soapsuds Posted May 7, 2020 Author Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 She was so bland and looked too old for the part. She was a totally different character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted May 7, 2020 Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) That pretty much covers it. For whatever reason Y&R isn't exactly known for discovering breakout talent and launching primetime/film careers. Worst recast ever. The nepotism made awful even worse. Edited May 7, 2020 by kalbir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted May 7, 2020 Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 I think this is my favorite LLB look. She’s gorgeous with that shorter hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted May 7, 2020 Author Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 I always preferred Susan Walters as Diane instead of Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michele Soap Writer Posted May 7, 2020 Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 I liked her as Ashley. Honestly I have liked every actress who has played Ashley. I dont know what it is about Diane but yuck! Dont see what makes her appealing to Victor or Jack. This Phyllis wasn't bad. Not as good as MS but she wasn't bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted May 7, 2020 Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 Ok now you've gone TOO far! Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michele Soap Writer Posted May 7, 2020 Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 I think she made a good phyllis but I do agree with you that she did look too old for the part Even back in 98 I never liked the giant collared white blouse look on Christine! LMAO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted May 7, 2020 Author Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 Victor and Nikki are so boring in this episode. The highlight was Katherine and Jill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vizion Posted May 7, 2020 Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 This is honestly a weird view because of the extenuating circumstances. I have found the ratings for all the soaps during this pandemic pretty awful. People are FORCED to stay home. Nobody is working, stay at home orders are in place in almost every state but a few - and even when soaps were showing new episodes ratings were down from the previous year. Meanwhile, cheaper to produce talk shows are able to provide new content during the entire pandemic and a lot of them are seeing better ratings than they have in years. I get being optimistic, but when people actually go back to work and things are back to normal, what is the expectation for soap viewership? People were shut in and forced to stay home and still not watching soaps in signigicantly large or increased numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soapfan770 Posted May 7, 2020 Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 Alex was so regal as Diane; Sandra was great as Phyllis, she’s the same age as Stafford so I don’t find her old and she brought her own fierceness to the role. Her and Michael were so much fun together. Jill and Katherine are definitely tHe highlight of the episode loved how their feud was heating back up again at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vizion Posted May 7, 2020 Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 Agree. Also Sandra Nelson never felt like a clown to me the way Stafford often does. Some of her and Michael's antics were OTT but she never felt like a straight up joke. Alex was the only Diane IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted May 7, 2020 Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 It's so great seeing Alex as Diane. Recasting her and then killing off the character was such a mistake. She could have been rested and then brought back in when useful for story. Jill and Katherine are always the highlight. Their scenes are so easy to get sucked into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted May 7, 2020 Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 Victor was so sweet to Nikki when he put makeup on her. EB was so handsome here Please register in order to view this content The Katherine/Jill feud was reigniting and the attic fight was not long after this. Can't wait for that episode next week. At least the editing for this episode was better than the previous two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted May 7, 2020 Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 I much preferred Stafford (at the time), but Sandra was an ok recast. How good did everyone look in that episode? Faces beat to the gods, flattering lighting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Planet Soap Posted May 7, 2020 Members Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) Todays 1998 episode was perhaps the best one this week! As much as I like 90s early 00s Michelle Stafford, I'm prepared to say Sandra Nelson is my favorite. I saw shades of her in Gina T.'s portrayal. When they exhaust the theme weeks, a cool concept might be to do storyline weeks. Example, one week of the most critical episodes from the Nina/David Kimball saga. I'm impressed that y&r actually is airing all episodes unlike B&B where we can barely get something pre 2015. Edited May 7, 2020 by ironlion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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