1 hour ago, Vee said:

Reminds me of FV's obsession with having lots of blondes at OLTL,

Another bad habit he learned at the feet of Paul Rauch.

5 hours ago, Khan said:

As one who lives everyday with depression and anxiety, my heart goes out to Maurice Benard and his struggles with bipolar disorder.  Those who are fortunate enough not to live with psychological issues don't fully understand how debilitating our conditions can be; preventing us, in many cases, even from being able to support ourselves financially or maintain close relationships with others.

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Thank you for sharing that.

It's weird how detached from Sonny/MB I've felt during my brief return to watching GH, when the show somehow still centers around him. 

From a story standpoint, I concede Sonny should have been written as the villain he naturally evolved into and/or had a memorable final act decades ago, but at this point I don't see that happening.  I liked the idea of what PM seemed to be doing, with characters like Anna and Laura questioning their past loyalty to him even though I knew the tampered meds would eventually become an excuse to go back to status quo and I would have been disappointed even if it hadn't been so slapdash.

As for MB, it makes me sad to hear what he's going through, in the way that only a veteran soap cast member (which he now is) can affect a complete stranger.  I had what I cannot deny was a tween crush on him.  At the same time, I still believe he did really strong work as Sonny for some years there.  And as far as I know, he's still a relatively benign BTS figure (I hope I'm not wrong about that, and admittedly the bar is low compared to what some of his colleagues have gone viral for).  I don't know what more to say, except I hope he's okay and wish him all the best, whatever that looks like for him.

Edited August 27, 20241 yr by DeliaIrisFan

5 hours ago, Khan said:

As one who lives everyday with depression and anxiety, my heart goes out to Maurice Benard and his struggles with bipolar disorder.  Those who are fortunate enough not to live with psychological issues don't fully understand how debilitating our conditions can be; preventing us, in many cases, even from being able to support ourselves financially or maintain close relationships with others.

At the same time, however, TPTB's job is to entertain the viewers, not make life easier for MB.  If he can't or won't play a storyline that would make sense for Sonny given his circumstances at that moment because of the risks it would pose to his mental health, then he needs to consider retirement and explore new ways in which to express himself as an artist.

Well said!