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I know she’s retired, and has said she’d never do a soap again, but come on you know people would love this! 
 

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Not a good episode. All kinds of caricatures running around. Vanessa needs a brain transplant asap. She is NOT INTERESTING anymore. ONE-NOTE. To a point of cartoon.

And as I said yesterday and the day before - this frequent retelling of what happened all the time... is really irritating. That's Bradley Bell sh-t right there. So I'm gonna say it - after a great start... the show is struggling to maintain the dynamics of the first few weeks. I hope to God they get a good step going next week. As much as I want to constantly give them slack (because it's only month 2)... I'm also saying to myself - it's too early to feel so tired of these characters. Bradley Bell-ish writerisms all around. 

Again... nothing that can't be fixed. But work needs to be done, recasts need to be made. I didn't want to be a negative opinion... but I also can't lie. 

Another week, another chance. We'll see how it goes. 

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Loads of potential exists with this show but it's like they're not stepping outside of the box, but instead, are operating the kind of vibe that soaps ran on 20+ years ago. I don't think it's going to work when all is said and done. I think people want something more different now, and I can't emphasize enough about the pacing.

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LOL I mean, you're not wrong 

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But still, would visibly seem more appropriate/realistic than some of the other choices when folks are younger (like Smitty having two high school aged kids... I know Mike M's age would technically allow for it, but he looks so young to me).

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Its easier to make women who are hovering around 80 look older. And quite frankly Jon Lindstrom looks good for his age. I pegged him at being late 50s, not 67. I just want things to look beleviable

Did you know that the girl playing the daughter is 30 and the boy is 19?

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WHAT?!?  30 damn years old?  LOL - I mean, she looks great for her age, but that's a ridiculous casting choice if she's 30 years old.

I agree on Lindstrom - he looks good for 67 and I too want it to appear believable.

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