GH: September 2024 Discussion Thread

[Contessa Donatella]

I used to feel that way but now I LOVE DIANE!!! 

[Liberty City]

Same! Especially those... blazers and ill-fitting suits she wears. We have Ric Lansing and Alexis Davis... we no longer need Diane Miller.

[carolineg]

Her schtick is beyond tired.   She's smug and gets Sonny out of trouble even though she knows he's guilty because she's such an awesome lawyer.  Then Diane will bemoan and complain about the fact she had to do the job she's paid to do because Sonny/Jason are the worst.  Like, lady, just quit then and leave town.  

Yup.  Take you Talbots suits and move on.  

[Liberty City]

Exactly; tweed and all. Never to be seen again, hopefully!

[Contessa Donatella]

No, now you're not paying attention. She ALWAYS says that Jason is her best client. Not anything at all about Jason being any kind of worst. Sonny, okay, you are right there. 

What is this? Are we being snobs about wardrobe now? If so, can I have a word about Mayor Collins & her wearing those big boxy always black blazers. We know from Dr. Marlena Evans that there are literally 100s of style & colors of blazers. Also it is apparently very possible to get a blazer that actually FITS. I realize you want to talk about Diane, sorry, I do not. 

[carolineg]

She's complained about defending Sonny/Jason for years!  While she was dating Max? the mob flunky at the same time!  Every now and again she pretends to like defending those two, but she mostly acts exasperated at having to do her job.

Diane's suits are ugly af.  So are most of Marlena's, but at least Marlena is a good character.

At least you get me. 

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[Liberty City]

The two are not comparable, especially one fits the character... while the other doesn't fit, period.

[titan1978]

She should not have been sidelined to begin with. And again, when Alexis went to jail she “joked” online that Frank was punishing her. It was around the time Ingo was still there and there were some backstage issues.

They should have used her at the paper much stronger, but again, she was mostly sidelined.

Diane should have been caught in crossfire years ago.

[Liberty City]

Yes, she was: Patrick Mulcahey came in and changed that, thankfully! Alexis being a lawyer again feels comfortable and familiar.

[carolineg]

Diane's suits are so much worse.  Marlena has had a long established wardrobe of suits and it's appropriate for her character.

Diane wear ugly suits while trying to seduce Robert and talking about the hot sex she's having is 

Marlena would never...

[Liberty City]

Marlena is too demure and mindful to do that. She prefers bathtubs with John!

Like, WTF is Diane wearing?!

[Antoyne]

I’d love for Diane to be taken out as her karma for all the years she’s gotten Sonny and Jason off for their crimes.

[carolineg]

Marlena would never have to brag about hot sex.  We know what she and John are doing lol. 

Ugh, gosh that's an ugly outfit Diane is wearing.  And I can get past it all if I didn't hate the character so much.  She was fun for the first 2 or 3 years calling Sonny/Jason out, but it is the same thing GH did with Spinelli.  Just keeping a C character for years and giving them story because people liked that side character. 

Although I actually like Spinelli now.

Edited September 10, 2024 by carolineg

[Liberty City]

She's demure and mindful about her sexual escapades with her husband. I love that for them. Shows that an older, more mature couple can still have a vital, sustainable sex life.

It's ill-fitting, looks two-sizes too small and shrunk while being poorly dry-cleaned.

Re-pairing Spinelli with Maxie helped both characters out (for me).

[Antoyne]

I think it’s helped that Spinelli is used so infrequently now and almost entirely away from the Terrible 3 this go round which is working for me.