I think the DNA of GL was damaged before either story. Both stories went on for too long, although it's not until the Labines that the stories truly sour on me. I think because they tried to add a grit which was just ugly rather than increasing the depth. The SC characters added more to the canvas than the mob, where, aside from getting to see Miriam Colon do her thing, the only positive was Paul Anthony Stewart. Olivia, Edmund, and to a degree, Richard were all good additions. I liked the Richard/Cassie relationship and Bradley Cole as the dashing prince, even if the inherent racism and colonialism in the SC story was noticeable at the time, let alone now. As others said, the nadir is Cole as Jeffrey. That character, and hambone Jonathan, are the moments I'd say corroded what was left of the show's DNA. No matter how much Rauch and B&E loved Annie, they knew she was not the rooting party. Jeffrey and Jonathan were somehow meant to be our heroes. It was like two Todd Mannings being dumped into Springfield. (yes, there was Roger, but the show was always much more honest about Roger than they ever were about those two pieces of [!@#$%^&*])
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