Didn't RC have a story planned for Hope where she falls for a Navy SEAL? If Hope is going to be recast, I assume RC is just desperate to tell this story of his (possibly recycle old scripts from his OLTL days involving Brody).  

2 hours ago, MichaelGL said:

Didn't RC have a story planned for Hope where she falls for a Navy SEAL? If Hope is going to be recast, I assume RC is just desperate to tell this story of his (possibly recycle old scripts from his OLTL days involving Brody).  

Yeah, which never sounded very exciting.  If I had my way Bo would turn up alive and they just are happily living together off screen.  They could be in witness protection or something to explain their absence.  Unfortunately KA never was able to create much chemistry with her non-Bo love interests, although I did think her and DC were cute until that was ruined.

1 hour ago, carolineg said:

Unfortunately KA never was able to create much chemistry with her non-Bo love interests, although I did think her and DC were cute until that was ruined.

KA played Hope more severely after Zach's death. That combined with the cop business sort of wrung Hope's charisma.

I wasn't watching a ton when Cosgrove was on but he and Kristian had chemistry. I liked when he tried to kill Hope though. 😄

Is Colleen Zenk working? She'd make an interesting Vivian if Louise won't do it.

1 minute ago, KLN said:

KA played Hope more severely after Zach's death. That combined with the cop business sort of wrung Hope's charisma.

I wasn't watching a ton when Cosgrove was on but he and Kristian had chemistry. I liked when he tried to kill Hope though. 😄

Is Colleen Zenk working? She'd make an interesting Vivian if Louise won't do it.

There was something brittle about her performance in her 90's return.  I actually blame some of that on her weight loss.  She was gorgeous but it gave her a harder look.  I am not sure if her being a supermodel or a cop is a worse career choice for her.   I don't know why every soap had to have a supermodel in their cast in the 90's.  

Her and Cosgrove were actually cute together until the show ruined it.  I rag on Hope a lot but she got some really bad stories.   But leaving the show permanently when she was just going to be 'rested' for a few months rubs me the wrong way.

1 hour ago, KLN said:

 

Is Colleen Zenk working? She'd make an interesting Vivian if Louise won't do it.

No...she lives in Florida now. I'd love to see her on a soap again. She would be great opposite Lauren Koslow!!

1 hour ago, Soapsuds said:

No...she lives in Florida now. I'd love to see her on a soap again. She would be great opposite Lauren Koslow!!

I've always thought that.

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I liked Cosgrove and Alfonso too, and I echo that it's a shame that they ruined such a relationship. 

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I actually liked Hope and Giles Marini's character Ted Laurent. I liked the contrast of commissioner/cop Hope Brady getting involved with a character who had questionable morals but on the rare occasion did the right thing (similar to Jack Devereaux). 

15 hours ago, Chris B said:

I understand the need to wrap Hope's story up in someway, but I'd be happier with it happening off screen and being told what the solution is. They haven't been able to write a successful story for her for many years and her love interest is dead, so what's the point? Just have her come back to Salem and have Belle, Shawn, Ciara and Ben recap her scenes explaining she's getting married or whatever and leave her off screen. 

The rising star vet blind is likely about Lamon Archey. Hasn't his role on All American been expanded? Plus he's on recurring, so I'm sure he's at least looking for more opportunities outside of Days. The cast cuts have to be Days. I won't even entertain it being one of the other three.

Its either LA. or VK

55 minutes ago, MichaelGL said:

I liked Cosgrove and Alfonso too, and I echo that it's a shame that they ruined such a relationship. 

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I actually liked Hope and Giles Marini's character Ted Laurent. I liked the contrast of commissioner/cop Hope Brady getting involved with a character who had questionable morals but on the rare occasion did the right thing (similar to Jack Devereaux). 

I don't remember much about Hope/Ted.  Wasn't it just sorta of non-starter of a relationship?

I liked Hope with the character of Vargas, but I believe that didn't go anywhere. 

4 hours ago, carolineg said:

There was something brittle about her performance in her 90's return.  I actually blame some of that on her weight loss.  She was gorgeous but it gave her a harder look.  I am not sure if her being a supermodel or a cop is a worse career choice for her.   I don't know why every soap had to have a supermodel in their cast in the 90's.  

A lot of us have said it before, I think: Kristian was a natural in the madam role she played on Melrose Place around that time. Hard, brittle and dark was her gear. I saw her there first, and did not buy it as a kid when she turned up on DAYS not long after supposedly playing an earth mother and wife. I never have really bought it since. Gina/Princess Gina, etc. keeps being brought back bc it's what she's more suited for as an older woman. The problem is Hope is expected to be a straight-line heroine, and Kristian onscreen is more nuanced than that.

In any event, I think the show did her dirty and no, they should never recast. It would be doomed to fail.

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4 minutes ago, Vee said:

A lot of us have said it before, I think: Kristian was a natural in the madam role she played on Melrose Place around that time. Hard, brittle and dark was her gear. I saw her there first, and did not buy it as a kid when she turned up on DAYS not long after supposedly playing an earth mother and wife. I never have really bought it since. Gina/Princess Gina, etc. keeps being brought back bc it's what she's more suited for as an older woman. The problem is Hope is expected to be a straight-line heroine, and Kristian onscreen is more nuanced than that.

In any event, I think the show did her dirty and no, they should never recast. It would be doomed to fail.

I agree and disagree.  I do think she's more suited to harder/darker roles.  KA herself seems to enjoy playing that more and she has that exotic sort of look that works for that as well.  But, I do think there was an earnestness/warmth to her 80's portrayal of Hope that was lost along the way.  I am in no way advocating for a recast, but KA seemed checked out for years before she left.  Like, I think Dee's acting has regressed ten fold over the years, but she doesn't seem bored or over it the way KA did.  And listen, I don't fault the woman.  KA started playing Hope as a teen-it probably does get stale after awhile.  I don't think the show really did her dirty though.  I think Corday bent over backwards to make her continually relevant throughout the years. 

Wouldn't it be a hoot if they recast Hope with Ana Alicia.😂

6 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Wouldn't it be a hoot if they recast Hope with Ana Alicia.😂

It doesn't look like she's acted in 25 years and is a little old, but I don't think that's even a bad idea.  And I fully realize you were joking.🤣

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1 minute ago, carolineg said:

It doesn't look like she's acted in 25 years and is a little old, but I don't think that's even a bad idea.  And I fully realizing you were joking.🤣

A seven year difference between Alfonso and Ana. I was kind of joking.😂