It took me a few years to accept Liz, as Sherry had such a sultry, jagged edge and had such great chemistry with Michael Zaslow, Jerry ver Dorn and Maureen Garrett. Blake's relationships with Roger and Holly were never as interesting to me post-Sherry, although a big part of that is the severe decline in the writing. Liz did have her own chemistry with Jerry, and she had a certain humor which helped her, along with playing the insecurity integral to Blake. Around 1995 or 1996 I was able to care more about her Blake, after she did what she could with some very dubious stories, even if I still missed Sherry.
I think if Glynis had been given more time she might have won viewers over (especially if they'd known how much Ellen Dolan would end up phoning in her final run), but she came into the show at just about the worst time.
I think what helped Beth Chamberlin in her first run was that Beth had been "dead" for three years and had mostly existed in that time as Philip's fragile love (any other layers she'd had long gone). Kimberley I think may have benefited from the other Musketeers slowly being phased out.
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