Week 16, Part III
Frisco: "You don't seem like you trust men very much."
Lucy: "Oh, well, I'm, I'm afraid of most men, but I, I trust you. You're the first man I've ever trusted."
-- the thing is, there might be some truth there
Laurelton: Almost immediately after she arrives, Lucy tells Jake, Brett, and Anna that Kevin wasn't in the library on March 17. The pro-Kevin team spend the rest of the week seeking to undermine the credibility of not only Lucy, but Red Flynn and John Hudson (the student who signed in Kevin for a lecture that he allegedly did attend, not the future Bay City doctor). It's often quite tedious. By the end of the week, Lucy Frances Coe has taken the stand four times.
I said earlier that Leslie Charleson wins the acting crown for this week. Lynn Herring is not close behind her, and earns the title of April's MVP. Most of Lucy's non-court scenes are spent with Frisco, whom she recognizes from TV. (Again, this might actually be true.) Lucy stays in character as the "frigid old maid," and it's fun to watch her subtly play Frisco like a fiddle. Score one for the writers.
Lucy: "... I've got to get going. I'm running late and I've, I've got to fix my hair. ..."
To his credit, Frisco's not totally taken in by Lucy. He senses that something's off about her, but can't quite figure out exactly what.
Over the last few weeks, I've been thinking about how modern technology would help pick up this story's pace. It's things like security cameras being at the airport and the university library, or using John's card information to prove he was paying for breakfast and not actually at the lecture that Kevin belatedly attended. That particular thought led me on another tangent, wondering if Kelly's only accepted cash in 1986 and if it didn't take card payments until after Ruby's death.
Wednesday's episode includes Kathleen O'Connor, Patrick, and Sheriff Broder testifying on Kevin's behalf. We can all thank our lucky stars that Terry doesn't take the stand. The episode also includes Ruby and Dan testifying that John was at Kelly's on St. Patrick's Day. He had wanted a second helping of corned beef hash. (I went back to verify that this actually happened.)
It's at this point in my viewing that I actually got kinda mad about GH having so many characters working to prove Kevin's innocence. On the one hand, I have a little bit of respect for the show ultimately being so brazen, that the campaign in Kevin's defense is so exhaustive and ultimately unnecessary. On the other hand, I also feel like the show's kind of betraying its viewers' trust. I dunno, am I making too much of this?
Side note: It's also interesting how Ruby's characterized as a waterfront matriarch, someone who knows all her customers, etc. She's only been running Kelly's for a year-and-a-half at this point.
Other thoughts:
-- Robin claims a peanut butter and corn chip sandwich is delicious. I dunno, I think it would be kind of bland. Maybe the chips need to be flavored.
-- They really need to move on from Anna continuing to miss events at Robin's school. We get it, Anna's dealing with the difficulties of being a working mother. I'm curious when GH will actually allow Anna (and/or Robert) to be there for Robin.
I'll wrap things up tomorrow. We've got just the rest of my thoughts on Laurelton and some quick stuff about Jeff's family situation and Claudia/Bryan/Debbie.
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