Members Faulkner Posted October 16, 2020 Members Share Posted October 16, 2020 Dina’s passing was poignant, as expected, but it could have had more impact with a more thoughtful lead-up. Like a lot of Y&R these days, it felt a little generic. The actors did most of the heavy lifting. It didn’t have to be as prolonged as what GH did, but a happy medium would be nice. Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 16, 2020 Members Share Posted October 16, 2020 Y&R will still enter those episodes for Emmy consideration, the way they did Neil/KSJ's death. It's becoming what they are known for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soapfan770 Posted October 17, 2020 Members Share Posted October 17, 2020 I’m sorry and no offense but Michael/CLB’s silver hair/wig(?) doesn’t work for me at all. When I first saw it I thought “Who is that 80 year Fenmore executive?!?” Dina’s last scenes were beautiful and moving I’m glad Esser wrote the episode it was fitting but I wish we had a bit more buildup. Just out of curiosity when was the last time Jerry Douglas appeared as Ghost John? The quad between Devon/Elena/Nate/Amanda is the best thing on the show at the moment but I haaaate that it they may rush it instead of extending it further on. Nate and Elena should at the very least boink a second time with either Lily, Abby, or Billy spying on them to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted October 17, 2020 Members Share Posted October 17, 2020 Thanks to the classics and the clips online, we got to see Dina's original run (1983-1986) where she served up that Alexis Carrington Colby fierceness. Dina's 2017 return breathed new life into the Abbotts. She was the real MVP of that family and Dina should've been cemented as Genoa City's grande dame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lucaslesann23 Posted October 17, 2020 Members Share Posted October 17, 2020 last time Jerry Douglas appeared as ghost John was 2016, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted October 17, 2020 Members Share Posted October 17, 2020 At some point it would have been good to have Jerry back. I envisaged Dina imagining that she and John had stayed together all these years and in the Abbott living room John makes a speech about family etc.so all the Abbott actors be reunited for a final time. I'm sure Jerry would have been pleased to return for something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LondonScribe Posted October 17, 2020 Members Share Posted October 17, 2020 I’d love it, too, but Jerry Douglas is 87, and I suspect (not formed on any factual basis, but just a guess) that he may not be in rude health. Add that to the restrictions they’re under, I imagine having 2 octogenarians on set may have been a risk too much for them. My intention isn’t to come across as ageist, of course, just to cover that base. But I agree, not having John/Jerry Douglas has left a hole the show has never filled. One the biggest misfires in the show’s history, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted October 17, 2020 Members Share Posted October 17, 2020 I realize that at present it would be impossible. I was thinking further back around the 45th anni where Jerry appeared on a talk show and seemed in good health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lucaslesann23 Posted October 17, 2020 Members Share Posted October 17, 2020 In his last appearance (2016) he was seated the whole time, implying mobility issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fevuh Posted October 17, 2020 Members Share Posted October 17, 2020 Oh wow - sorry I missed it. I’ll have to find it online. Would have tuned in for Dina. They just don’t advertise anything now...from reading the recap it sounds nice. In the minority but I liked Back when they did the young John and Dina and family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ranger1rg Posted October 17, 2020 Members Share Posted October 17, 2020 Dina’s exit was very well done, but I agree that one episode just wasn’t enough. I guess Covid is the reason for that decision. Marla Adams was excellent. It’s not easy to do these emotional scenes with no one even touching let alone hugging. Michael’s white hair was ok, if only because the dark dye jobs were so bad. He needs to cut it shorter, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members durk Posted October 17, 2020 Members Share Posted October 17, 2020 As a person who has gone through this with a parent and watching them die as well this hit me. Marla did well in those scenes. I do agree if covid wasn’t a factor we would have gotten more touching, hugging but they all did well to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted October 17, 2020 Members Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) The tweet has a video of the best of Dina. Edited October 17, 2020 by kalbir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Planet Soap Posted October 18, 2020 Members Share Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) I feel like had Dina not been given alzheimers, she could have filled Kay Chancellor's void in some way. Edited October 18, 2020 by ironlion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoldRestless Posted October 18, 2020 Members Share Posted October 18, 2020 Abbott reunion from April 2018 with Jerry and Marla: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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