TIIC never understood this. (Or much of anything else, LOL.)
Right. The introduction of all these strangers who had never existed or been mentioned before was more irritating than comforting. It was clear what TIIC were trying to do, but the audience was not as stupid or as easily duped as "the suits" wanted us to be. Faux Bauers, whom we did not know or care about and whose very existence was absurd, did not placate the longtime fans who were continuing to voice anger at the decimation of TGL's core family.
Demming was only 63 in 1985. She could have retired by then, sure, but many folks (and many soap actors, certainly) continue to work well beyond that age. I was ultimately pleased with Mary Stuart being cast in the role (it should have happened right after SFT ended, IMHO), but I would have approached Ellen Demming first, and then only cast another candidate if Demming declined to return.
I don't recall either Trudy or Clyde being mentioned in the 1970s or ever again until the show ended. When Jeanne Cooper made a guest cameo on the show in his last days, I really wanted her to show up as Trudy Bauer, to give her real historical purpose to the canvas. Alas, her appearance ended being unrelated to anything, and therefore meaningless.
Your posts are always so informative and enlightening, @Reverend Ruthledge . Most sources don't even mention (or know) that Meta appeared sporadically for several years. It annoyed me to no end when she was just dispatched into oblivion in 1974, without any fanfare or closure for the character.
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