GH: December 2024 Discussion Thread

[Vee]

Scott tried to woo Tracy again early this year as part of a dumb plot with Lucy (pre-Mulcahey, IIRC). She wasn't going for it.

I don't need more Scott than we already have in the last few years, frankly.

[Liberty City]

Same. Plus, we have Ric Lansing right now, and he's far more effective and relevant to the canvas than Scott Baldwin has been. 

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[Contessa Donatella]

That pre-dates my GH viewing, so thanks so much for the further edification. I can count this as my minimum "learn something new every day" requirement!!! Tracy & Scott, huh? Okay! 

[Cheap21]

I really like this Molly. I saw some of the other recasts which were a bit cringe but this new girl is awesome

[carolineg]

I think there are places Scott could be useful.  Aside from Scott/Ric filling a similar role career wise, I don't find them redundant.  I just can't stand the kooky way Kin decides to play Scott these days.  He plays him more like a joke than a human.  Outside the scenes with Jagger about Karen, he's usually so OTT and campy.  It's not like Kin doesn't know the character or how to give Scott nuance-he just chooses not to for whatever reason.

[Dion]

I did like Scott's fatherly relationship with Liz which was just about the only good thing to come out of the Liz/Franco pairing

[Contessa Donatella]

Yeah, this is it. You've hit on it, exactly. When Kin plays it straight, we can see & like or dislike Scott, but when he is far less than serious, it's like he's trying to be cute, but like Violet, it's an epic failure.

[Bright Eyes]

I'd want Scott on the canvas because he's currently the earliest debuting US soap character. I'd give him a depression storyline which would see him go through a character reset into someone than could be much more respectable and not such a joke or a bastard. And yes, obviously bring on Serena.

Edited December 6, 2024 by Bright Eyes

[Contessa Donatella]

A good example of when Kin is serious about the role!

[ranger1rg]

This is the "Bless Your Heart" post of the week.

Honestly, I blame the writing for this. I think Kin is playing OTT and campy because that's what they give him. It doesn't help that his hair looks like it was cut by a lawnmower, giving us the mad scientist look.

[Contessa Donatella]

I am so honored! I'd like to thank the members of the academy, the fans, my parents & most of all, Jesus Christ my Lord & Savior. 

Seriously, I go to 4 different sites about soaps & I know 1 Natalia fan on 3 of them & 0 on the 4th. Anecdote, sure, but to me the dame has 3 fans! And, she should thank her lucky stars both for them & for Mo liking her so she has this job. 

[Vee]

Kin has looked like that and behaved like that onscreen for the better part of 25 years. It's his vibe. I have very limited tolerance for it these days. I fell out when Luke called Scott "Laura's Eraserhead fiance" in 2013 bc that's exactly what his hair looked like.

Edited December 6, 2024 by Vee

[Liberty City]

Credits for Friday, December 6, 2024:

Created by: Frank & Doris Hursley
Executive producer: Frank Valentini
Head writers: Chris Van Etten, Elizabeth Korte
Writers: Celena Cipriaso, Scott Sickles, Anne Schoettle
Director: Tina Keller

[Jdee43]

Kin's dad was a famous comedian in the 1940s and 50s on radio and early TV, Herb Shriner. Maybe that's why Kin gets the urge to act goofy.

[Aragorn]

I also like Brad. Am I the only one?