It is what it is LOL….from the Canadian day ahead spoilers:

 

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Christine talks about missing the future they intended to share with someone.

Lauren guesses she’s talking about Paul.

She pushes the lawyer to open up. Christine explains that she and Paul had something special for a long time, but that time has come to an end.

Things have been off for months, maybe longer.

He was frustrated with work after retiring.

They went away to fix things and realized they couldn’t.

Lauren is glad she’s finally opening up about this.

Christine says now she’s back in the DA’s office and he’s in Portugal for good.

Lauren tells her she’s welcome to complain to her about Paul. She will always be there for her.

 

Well then.  there it is.

Edited April 10, 20232 yr by janea4old

Popular in 1998?

Okay! Time to make Nick and Christine finally happen.

8 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Popular in 1998?

I never thought Paul/Christine was a popular pairing. I think Bill Bell put Paul/Christine in each other's orbit during the housing discrimination storyline because Michael Damian was on the way out.

3 minutes ago, mango said:

Okay! Time to make Nick and Christine finally happen.

Eww. Besides, Nikki and Phyllis would go apes---.

Unless LLB agrees to come back as a regular, no romance for Christine.

Her unwillingness to appear destroyed the Paul/Christine story and was partly responsible for Paul fading away.

Why they chose to remarry them is a mystery. Never should have happened.

5 minutes ago, Paul Raven said:

Unless LLB agrees to come back as a regular, no romance for Christine.

Her unwillingness to appear destroyed the Paul/Christine story and was partly responsible for Paul fading away.

Why they chose to remarry them is a mystery. Never should have happened.

Whoever said Lauralee Bell was unwilling to appear? 🤨

Well, Danny IS still around so...and it IS an annviersary year...

HOLLERINGGGGG @ this happening off-canvas. A mess. 

I would love to see Danny and Cricket again!

3 hours ago, Liberty City said:

Whoever said Lauralee Bell was unwilling to appear? 🤨

Maybe unwilling was the wrong word. She seems happy to appear anywhere from 1-5 times a month. I think her appearances are usually in a block? So with a limited timeframe its hard to build a solid story around the character.

29 minutes ago, Paul Raven said:

4 hours ago, Liberty City said:

 

Maybe unwilling was the wrong word. She seems happy to appear anywhere from 1-5 times a month. I think her appearances are usually in a block? So with a limited timeframe its hard to build a solid story around the character.

There was definitely an era when LLB seemed like she was over Y&R, namely the Latham through Mid-MAB era. But she has been a fairly regular screen presence since, especially for a recurring player. They did not pair Paul/Christine back together until she started to appear more regularly. Remember Paul and Nicky’s and later Nina’s romances from the MAB era?

Paul’s fate would have been so different if just ONE of his kids worked out. Heather had the most potential, if only Vail’s substance abuse didn’t force an early retirement. Ricky had a great and beautiful actor, and was served bad writing. Dylan, was an experiment set to fail.

Remember when Don Diamont was fired, he said it came down to he or Doug and Doug won because he was in a romance with Nicky that was working. I wonder what would have happened if the roles were reversed? Don had so much chemistry with so many of the leading actresses still on canvas: Sharon, Victoria, Lauren, Ashley. If he was still around, I could see him paired with so many of the actresses on canvas today. His success on B&B with JMW could have been done with one of the younger actresses on YR (Lily! That would be a pairing, and a controversy). Even his kids, Colleen and Abby, were more interesting that Paul’s. They are more memorable and have had more memorable runs.

Don was always the more interesting and captivating actor. Walking sex.

 

 

Granted I'm a tourist, but I was impressed with what I've seen of how they transitioned Christine into an adult role in the '90s. I'm sure it was overbearing but I thought she worked with Doug early on at least. I know they were tired by the time of the rape.

LLB seems to want to be there and be invested. It's a shame what's happened with DD but he did it partly to himself. I don't see an issue with using her.

1 hour ago, Paul Raven said:

Maybe unwilling was the wrong word. She seems happy to appear anywhere from 1-5 times a month. I think her appearances are usually in a block? So with a limited timeframe its hard to build a solid story around the character.

But again, who says that is her choice, though?

27 minutes ago, AMCHistory said:

Remember when Don Diamont was fired, he said it came down to he or Doug and Doug won because he was in a romance with Nicky that was working. I wonder what would have happened if the roles were reversed? Don had so much chemistry with so many of the leading actresses still on canvas: Sharon, Victoria, Lauren, Ashley. If he was still around, I could see him paired with so many of the actresses on canvas today. His success on B&B with JMW could have been done with one of the younger actresses on YR (Lily! That would be a pairing, and a controversy). Even his kids, Colleen and Abby, were more interesting that Paul’s. They are more memorable and have had more memorable runs.

Ugh. They made the wrong decision.

@Liberty City You got *that* right!

As @AMCHistory points out, Brad had far more gas in the tank left than Paul. Even if Brad returned today, he could be a viable character based on his connections. Frankly, Paul's character really faltered after Cassandra was foolishly killed off. 

I have nothing against Davidson, but Don's 14 solid years on B&B more than make the point.

I'm all for Christine/Danny reuniting. Why not? Plus with characters like Lauren, Traci, Daniel, Phyllis on canvas, it's not like they would be telling the story in a complete vacuum.