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November 16, 2006
My
DVR recently reminded me that if I didn’t start watching the twenty plus
episodes of General Hospital it had compiled, it would have to start
making decisions for me about what is really important to keep. So, I
hosted my very own marathon viewing party for one, complete with hummus
and bagel chips. It was a success, particularly since whenever the guest
seemed to get restless I just went back for more hummus, and she settled
back down. Even with refreshments though, I do not recommend this form of
viewing, as there is little to nothing that actually holds up under that
kind of pressure, it’s just too much at once. So you can take that into
consideration if my comments seem…grim. There is also no more hummus in
the house, also a possible contributing factor.
Mac! Mac looks awesome, younger and more handsome than ever if you ask
me. I was warned to expect an “Extra-special Fake Tan, Now with Even More
Wattage!” but I have to tell you, if you just plan ahead for these things
and adjust your television accordingly, it works out fine. So Ric looks
extra pale now, so what? Adds to the whole “shadow of the man he could
be” mystique.
I
applaud the PCPD for the stellar training they give their officers
regarding perpetrator communication. They obviously took to heart the
idea of speaking slowly and clearly during tense standoff situations,
ensuring that the bad guys with guns understand the situation completely.
Unfortunately they gave Sam too much time between words and she drifted
off into thinking about what to wear while on the run, and Jason has spent
too much time around Sonny to have the patience for anything less than
spitting it out and maybe throwing something for emphasis. Good try
though.
You all know I was gone for like a year from this show, and I *trusted*
you to make sure everyone was clear that for me, “Soily” never happened.
It NEVER HAPPENED. I thought we had an understanding. There they were
though, Nikolas and Emily, discussing thatthingthatneverhappened. Who was
in charge of sending out the memos? Fess up. Thirty lashes with one of
Sam’s used bullet graze bandages!
I
had a most hopeful moment! Sam was dangling off a building and no way
could anyone know which building she’d be hanging off of and she had on
clothes that would compliment a pavement background and I was *sure* my
dreams were coming true! Apparently it was another memo slip-up. We
really need to have a meeting or something.
Okay, I can’t explain this at all, so don’t even ask me to, but I think I
like Robin and Patrick. I’ve never really cared much about Robin (well
since that whole tattle-tale episode anyway) and Patrick held little
interest for me either but…they make me smile a little. Just a little, I
swear! Pfft. We should just pretend I didn’t confess this and move on.
Oh
dear. Just kill me now if there is any chance I will ever have to watch a
computer geek fawn over Sam ever, ever, EVER again. This is a person who
can manipulate top mobsters with his expertise…okay wait, that doesn’t
take much does it? Carly’s been manipulating them with her uh “expertise”
for years now. But anyway, he’s supposed to be smart and he thinks
he wants to steal Sam from Jason? I was only half watching (hummus refill
– woot!) but I hope he was pretending or something, because if he can’t
tell Sam is running on
"a simple batch processing arrangement (running) only a single job at a
time, one after another" then he’s obviously not much of a computer
whiz and he’s beyond any help we can offer him. It's too bad too because
he may need a job reference soon and he’s not getting it from me.
Carly was a witch for Halloween. *yawn* Not original or extra crispy
much?
Holy water gun, Batman! Some reproduction that kid has there! I’m
surprised Sonny wasn't shot by a security guard just trying to purchase it
and get it out of the store! I think I might need one for under my
pillow.
So
Maxie is faking, right? More importantly though, does she really believe
wearing an afghan disguised as a sleeveless, cowl neck, baby doll blouse
makes a whit of sense? Somebody hand her the water gun so I can watch the
police talk in slo-mo to *that* outfit.
It’s unpopular opinion time! I was happy Genie Francis was returning as
Laura. It’s one of the reasons I started watching again, who would want
to miss out on that? Turns out that would be me. *I* could’ve missed out
on this. I have to tell you, I’m angry at the whole thing. Genie Francis
and Tony Geary have been phenomenal. I felt Luke willing her to wake up,
I felt his trepidation, and I felt his joy. Usually I’d try to further
talk up the good parts, but heck, you all know what they are.
Unfortunately, it’s ruined by this convoluted story that makes the whole
thing feel more like an interruption than an event. Why on earth didn’t
they write it so that no one knew how the medication would work, if it
would last? Why couldn’t the return be celebrated and joyful, and then
“oh no, she’s slipped away…thank God we had that time with her?” I’m
guessing the point is to let some people say a few things and have some
closure, which is great, but I think we could’ve accomplished that even
still. A greater lesson is to appreciate the people you have even when
you don’t know they’re going to leave again! Good grief, it feels
pathetic! There was a time I would’ve rued the day I’d say something like
that about a Luke and Laura reunion, but there ya go. Luke says he wants
to give Laura this gift, a wedding, in the time she has. Well Luke maybe,
just maybe, if she knew she only had a few more days she’d choose to do
something other than eat cake and entertain the Quartermaines and other
friends she could probably care less about in the grand scheme of her
*life*? Maybe marrying *you* for the thirty-fifth time wouldn’t be as
meaningful as…I dunno, hugging the kids extra long and saying the
important things she has to say? Maybe she wouldn’t have chosen to spend
November 14th and 15th ordering flowers and catering services
and borrowing wedding days from other brides and instead would’ve just
hugged a grandbaby more or written a will or had her hair deep
moisturized? Yeah Luke, it’s the “only gift” you can offer her.
Whatever. I’m still unspoiled, but I swear, if she drifts back to
Catatonia-ville right after saying “I do –forevah Luke” you’ll be hearing
things you never dreamed you’d hear come out of my mouth. Fricken ratings
ploy.
Oh, and while I still like Laura Wright, Carly is so going back to Sonny
and I so don’t want to watch it. “I can’t elope, I have to babysit!”
Okay, that was really good, lol, but still who do I have to promise Sam’s
services to in order to get out of viewing *that*?
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