47 minutes ago, Vee said:

And maybe they should've! It had a forbidden element to it. But you could never today.

At the time I remember the show making it very clear they didn't grow up together, weren't blood related, and Alexis basically kept Kristina away from Michael/Sonny/Carly, so it could have happened.  Especially if Michael decided to move more into the Q fold.

Drew Garrett and Lexi had some chemistry.  I am sure it would have been a disaster but it would have been a memorable disaster unlike whatever happened during James Franco's run.

 

4 hours ago, carolineg said:

My point was that Brenda is the original-the others were replacements.  Although I don't put Claudia in that category at all.

Even though SJB was playing a second character I thought Claudia was fairly original.  She was more similar to Faith than any of Sonny's previous love interests.

Agreed.  It would be a great time to explore Rory's chemistry with new love interests.  It doesn't appear he's the chemistry vacuum Chad was.

I still wonder how far a long they got with casting Zoe.  I remember the character being mentioned in interviews and on the show, but never appearing.  I suppose Guza ditched the idea early on when he really couldn't figure out what to do with Maya.

While I agree with your assessment that Claudia is not necessarily a Brenda doppelgänger, she does fit look of a typical Sonny love interest.

She was perhaps the last new Sonny love interest that I found compelling.

3 minutes ago, Planet Soap said:

While I agree with your assessment that Claudia is not necessarily a Brenda doppelgänger, she does fit look of a typical Sonny love interest.

She was perhaps the last new Sonny love interest that I found compelling.

I really liked MW's Kate.  She was probably the last love interest I liked for Sonny.  The recast was a mess though.

2 hours ago, Planet Soap said:

While I agree with your assessment that Claudia is not necessarily a Brenda doppelgänger, she does fit look of a typical Sonny love interest.

She was perhaps the last new Sonny love interest that I found compelling.

Claudia was far more compelling before they insisted on making her a Sonny love interest. SJB had chemistry with most of the other men Claudia interacted with in particular TC as Nikolas.

Well, HELLO, EVIL WILLOW!!!

 

I give it up to Kate McM. That little smirk she gave to the camera after she found out Sasha is leaving town was EVERYTHING. 

4 hours ago, carolineg said:

I really liked MW's Kate.  She was probably the last love interest I liked for Sonny.  The recast was a mess though.

And she was sooooo different, too, which made her a refreshing love interest for him.