| This week on the box, well there’s not so much. Seems GL has slowed the pace
down quite a bit. Ricky Paul-Goldin was quoted a year or so ago on Soap Opera
Digest as saying that Guiding Light stories would move at a much faster pace and
meet there conclusions quicker with the replacement of the producers and
writers. I anticipate good things to come soon but this week was a snoozer! I
usually watch about 2 to 3 episodes at one time but this week it took me quite a
while to get through each episode. Things I am fed up with are: Ghost Gus (or whatever he is) appearing to Harley and now to Mallet.
It seems when it comes to Beth Ellar’s “Harley,” story lines just seem to drag
their heels. Please stop torturing us cause no one really cares where Gus is or
if he is alive. It is making for some great scenes with Harley, Mallet, and
Dinah but enough already.
Jeffrey O’Neil is everything we knew he was. There was no big secret. We
have known for years that he and Dinah posed as the Prince and Princess of San
Cristobal. There had better be more to this story because without it Jeffrey
O’Neil’s character is boring with a capital B. Maybe say he caused Prince
Richard’s accident in the hopes of being with Cassie and upon coming to
Springfield discovered that she was already involved with Edmund so he just
waited in the wings knowing that Edmund would screw it up all by himself. I also
heard that although he told Cassie he never was “Prince Richard” with her he
will flash back recalling a time when he made love to her while impersonating
dear old Richard. All I can say is ICK!
I did however love the scenes with David Andrew MacDonald (Edmund)
he looked sooo good and was in rare form. How I wish that GL wouldn’t
have wrote this amazing character into a corner and tossed him into
Soap Oblivion.
Tammy and Jonathan. I guess things are more exciting when
you can’t have them. I know I wasn’t alone when I wanted these two to
finally hook up. But now that they are a couple they are at a stand
still, thank God they wrapped up the arson trial quickly, but it
wasn’t necessary in the first place. Why was Cassie so anguished about
her daughter possibly going to prison? She is the reason why Tammy was
arrested in the first place! This new Cassie has even more denial
issues than than the old one, and although I see some serious
potential from her right now she is just a little annoying. To say the
least.
Sandy Foster. I have heard rumors that Scott Bailey’s Sandy
is on his way out, though nothing has been confirmed. Seems the big
wigs at GL agree with me that there is just no place for this guy in
Springfield. They wasted a major opportunity to bring depth to this
character instead opting to find an easy way to end his relationship
with Tammy to make room for the Tammathan scandal that has rocked the
country. I find Bailey to be a very good actor, and handsome as heck
to boot, but this is a soap about family and history. Outsiders cannot
find permanent residence in Springfield. They are a means to an end, a
way to stir the pot. (See Tori Granger) Once they have served their
purpose, they are put in the “Company” dumpster along with last
night’s Baklava. Ava will be there to pick up the pieces when Lizzie
breaks Coop’s heart and unless Coop and Ava tie the knot she could
have the same fate as Sandy. Although I must say she has a lot of
Cooper qualities so she could be an exception to the rule.
Josh in the Dark? Does anyone else find it strange that
Josh is the only one in town that doesn’t know that Olivia was
instrumental in throwing Billy off the wagon? Why does he think Bill
wanted a divorce? This is another case where we will be taken on a
ride with he and Olivia (which I don’t mind) but cannot end well
because the truth is bound to come out. Although I find it horrible
that Olivia would do what she did to Billy. But, I would hope if you
have been sober for 13 years one tiny sip of Martini wouldn’t send you
into a drunken binge followed by rage and complete and total
alienation of friends and family. Unless that Ava really does make one
heck of a Martini!
Well that’s it for this week. Except I forgot to mention the 1
bright spot in this weeks o-so-slow-story lines was the Inside the
Light with Dinah. I loved seeing her and Mallet reconcile and go on
their date. They are such an amazing couple. I want these two to have
a real future together. I mentioned in my Year in Review that these 2
were the best additions and actors in 2005. They showed us just why
that is on Weds.
OK so now that’s it for this week. I hope next week gets the ball
rolling, I am looking forward to seeing what the Coop and Lizzie story
has to offer.
Till next time, this is Natali the stayhomegoddess, stepping off
the box…. For now!
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