27 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

Valentin is less of an issue as a recurring character; he easily could be written out, or never been written back into the show; it wouldn't have been a problem. At all. We were rid of him until TPTB felt it was time to bring him and his mistake back onto the canvas, and now we're saddled with them again.

Does JPS even get enough outside work to justify his insane schedule limitations? 

3 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Does JPS even get enough outside work to justify his insane schedule limitations? 

He did before, but not now.

1 hour ago, carolineg said:

If it were up to me I'd probably keep about 5 characters and just bring a bunch of good ones back.

I'd keep maybe three and just create new ones, lol.

1 minute ago, Khan said:

I'd keep maybe three and just create new ones, lol.

You'd bring Brenda back though RIGHT???  I know you would LOL.

Anyhow, I hope JPS gets cast as a series lead on a primetime show and I never have to see him or Charlotte again.   

Alexa Havins really is killing it as Lulu though.  She's like JMB but without the smugness and lack of charisma.

25 minutes ago, carolineg said:

You'd bring Brenda back though RIGHT???  I know you would LOL.

Anyhow, I hope JPS gets cast as a series lead on a primetime show and I never have to see him or Charlotte again.   

Alexa Havins really is killing it as Lulu though.  She's like JMB but without the smugness and lack of charisma.

And, she's elevated Amanda Setton, which, frankly, has been a shock to me. I did not know she had this in her. 

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Unless Alexa Havins elevates Amanda Setton's wardrobe I am not terribly interested lol.  Amanda Setton's acting has never been the main problem with Brook Lynn

21 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Does JPS even get enough outside work to justify his insane schedule limitations? 

Not that I am aware; his Disney show was canceled, but again, ABC is Disney-owned, so that wasn't so much an issue. I think Valentin was rightly rested and shouldn't have been brought back at all. His return was not needed, especially as a recurring player.

8 minutes ago, carolineg said:

You'd bring Brenda back though RIGHT???  I know you would LOL.

To get rid of Maurice Benard (Sonny), yes, I would! One contract cycle of thirteen weeks, and done.

Frank will never stop bringing JPS back unless the network forces his hand. He's kept using him through multiple other jobs. He thinks this is 1991 and the dude is a major get from AMC.

I'm not saying Stuart is not talented. But he plays a lot of slithery little creeps. He's good at it. Yet the show clearly thinks he is a major sexy male lead they refuse to let go of.

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2 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

To get rid of Maurice Benard (Sonny), yes, I would! One contract cycle of thirteen weeks, and done.

Boo!  Vanessa deserves more than 13 weeks lol.  Talk about a rested character here.  Mo can leave after 13 weeks.  Brenda and Lois can sit around and chit chat for the next 10 years and I'd be happy.

12 hours ago, Khan said:

I dunno, maybe it’s time for David Hayward to show up in Port Charles?  *shrug*

I am honestly out of ideas for poor Anna, who I adore despite her recent humiliations, so I could get onboard with David at this point lol. I liked them together.

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4 minutes ago, Vee said:

Frank will never stop bringing JPS back unless the network forces his hand. He's kept using him through multiple other jobs. He thinks this is 1991 and the dude is a major get from AMC.

I'm not saying Stuart is not talented. But he plays a lot of slithery little creeps. He's good at it. Yet the show clearly thinks he is a major sexy male lead they refuse to let go of.

As an almost middle-aged white woman I can confirm he is not sexy or appealing. 

3 minutes ago, Vee said:

Frank will never stop bringing JPS back unless the network forces his hand. He's kept using him through multiple other jobs. He thinks this is 1991 and the dude is a major get from AMC.

I'm not saying Stuart is not talented. But he plays a lot of slithery little creeps. He's good at it. Yet the show clearly thinks he is a major sexy male lead they refuse to let go of.

It is wild to me how weak his Valentin was allowed to be. The most scary Cassadine ever is more like the Cowardly Lion. I have no problem with sensitive men. But that’s not what he was supposed to be.

The only time I found him remotely interesting was when he was revealed as the head of Pikeman, and was messing with Sonny’s meds. And all that was brushed away to keep him as Papa. It’s ridiculous!

I think the online fandom for Vanna and Liz/Franco was strictly down to the audience craving romance, and if you are watching GH those are the ones we got that the show invested in enough to show every beat.

3 minutes ago, titan1978 said:

It is wild to me how weak his Valentin was allowed to be. The most scary Cassadine ever is more like the Cowardly Lion. I have no problem with sensitive men. But that’s not what he was supposed to be.

The only time I found him remotely interesting was when he was revealed as the head of Pikeman, and was messing with Sonny’s meds. And all that was brushed away to keep him as Papa. It’s ridiculous!

I think the online fandom for Vanna and Liz/Franco was strictly down to the audience craving romance, and if you are watching GH those are the ones we got that the show invested in enough to show every beat.

The fact that even Helena was scared of Valetin is a real reach.  The show really should have thought harder about resurrecting Valentin as a character and given JPS something he's more suited to play.  A slimy grey character.  Not a super villain that people are actually afraid of.

14 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Boo!  Vanessa deserves more than 13 weeks lol.  Talk about a rested character here.  Mo can leave after 13 weeks.  Brenda and Lois can sit around and chit chat for the next 10 years and I'd be happy.

It'd be cute to have Vanessa do "video chat calls" like Jess Walton on Y&R, with Brenda on GH, instead; I think that'd be interesting and cool, but the thirteen-week cycle would be for Benard's long-ass overdue exit as Sonny Corinthos. It's time.

10 minutes ago, titan1978 said:

I think the online fandom for Vanna and Liz/Franco was strictly down to the audience craving romance, and if you are watching GH those are the ones we got that the show invested in enough to show every beat.

I frankly think it was down to those actresses' fanbases (particularly the Liz fans) just being desperate for someone, anyone valued by this creative regime to be linked to their favorite. Liz fans knew Howarth was a FV favorite and would guarantee her airtime and some security, so a portion of them got behind the serial killer. And some Anna fans are just tired of Anna being single so they get behind this weepy wuss.

I agree the only time I found Valentin interesting or halfway credible was when Mulcahey revealed him as the co-head of Pikeman. (The show seems to consistently avoid acknowledging that he and Brennan were in it together.)

1 minute ago, Liberty City said:

It'd be cute to have Vanessa do "video chat calls" like Jess Walton on Y&R, with Brenda on GH, instead; I think that'd be interesting and cool, but the thirteen-week cycle would be for Benard's long-ass overdue exit as Sonny Corinthos. It's time.

Lord, no. This show needs Brenda back on contract.

I have no great ambition to rid the show of Sonny Corinthos. Sure, I'd love it, but it's not going to happen bearing some massive change at the network or in Maurice's life. But you can manage and control how he's used, and you do that by sidelining him for Brenda.

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