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November 9, 2006 The other day while Babe confessed her sins to JR, I felt for him. Yes, he’s been emotionally detached lately and there was that attempt on Babe’s life and all but I can’t help it. He had a perfect Rob Lowe face during the scene and I purred. I’m a sucker for Rob Lowe in “About Last Night” and though I often see a bit of nasty-boy Brad Pitt (whom I have never found attractive) in Jacob Young, his teary eyed face is a dead ringer for Rob Lowe. The look made me want to pull out my old videos in search of “About Last Night”. AMC has made Babe their version of Carly Corinthos. White trash girl from the wrong side of the tracks hooks up with rich dude; their lives are dramatic and heavy yet they can’t stop loving each other. Sound familiar? I don’t think Babe’s a bad character but I’m not just not that into her either. Does she warrant the visibility she’s got? I’m not sure. Nonetheless, she’s lighting up my TV on a daily basis and I can either watch or fast forward. I’ve got to be honest; I’m starting to lose interest in their storyline. It’s believable that she would cheat on JR given all they’ve been through and it’s believable JR would react the way he did. I’m not sure the dive through the window is true to character but it’s sweeps so all’s fair, right? I’m hopeful the storyline doesn’t repeat all of the past incidents between the two. I’ve had enough of the custody threats and the whining on both of their parts. I’d like to see something different but I’m not sure there’s really much they can do with the characters that hasn’t already been done. JR’s life is going to be on the line and I’m sure Babe will sit by his side professing her undying love. Personally I’d rather see her say “You’re an idiot,” and head off to the Fusion rooftop with Josh. That might add a bit of kick to the story, don’t you think? Sweeps also bring us the union of Ryan and Greenlee’s twin. Apparently I’m not the only one who noticed the resemblance between the two characters because even the actors have commented on the similarities. I was never that interested in Ryan and Greenlee and this relationship doesn’t float my boat either. One minute Ryan’s in love with Kendall and the next he’s devoted to Annie and saving her daughter from the evil Dixie and Tad. Can that guy ever mind his own business? Their relationship doesn’t show up on my believability scale and I’m not sure I’ll ever have anything invested in it. A union I am interested in on AMC is that of Jeff and Erica. No, I’m not an Erica fan now. I still can’t stand her but I like this version of Jeff and it’s interesting to see him flirt. I know I’m getting older when the older men tickle my fancy and the younger men annoy me. I like Jeff. He’s just fun to watch. I’d prefer to watch him with someone else. AMC dropped the ball on the chance of a Jeff and Brooke union because Ms. Kane has to be up front and center during sweeps and since she and Jack haven’t so much as passed each other on the street, there weren’t many other options left. I realize once a couple marries on a soap, they’re doomed. I actually like that. It’s what creates the drama. Jack and Erica took years to walk down the isle but they didn’t even have five minutes of happiness before their fall started. Erica has loved Jack forever yet she acts as though he doesn’t exist. The story was dropped and it seems the writers didn’t know how to handle that so they just decided to make them have problems and rush to the death of the marriage. Jack has been reduced to annoying and Erica’s becoming even more annoying unless she’s around Jeff. Speaking of annoying? What happened to Tom Cruise? I mean Josh? He went from nasty boy to p’whipped and it’s B O R I N G! All he ever does is declare his love for Babe. Oh, wait. He’s also bonding with Binks because everyone loves Binks. I’d like to see him be nasty again. Eventually he and his mother will become buddies but I hope it’s a long, hard road. Personally, if I knew I was the unwanted baby, I don’t think I’d be willing to even consider the thought of forgiving my mother. Maybe it’s me. I’m amazed that Erica suddenly loves this child…the child she never wanted just because he’s hers biologically. Genetics don’t ensure love and after all of the things Josh did to her, she shouldn’t love him. Remember when Kendall first came around? Erica did not love her. She didn’t want to have anything to do with her. She never really cared for Kendall until after AM took over the roll and played it for some time. How then, can she possibly love Josh so quickly? Maybe it’s that mother-son connection? Maybe it’s me, but the whole story just seems too surreal. Then again, this is a soap opera. I’m interested to see what November brings for All My Children. I’m sad to see David go and I hope he’s not totally destroyed in the process. How fun would it be for him to show up in Port Chuck along side his ex-wives other husband, Robert? Those two could tango! I’m not interested in Colby, in fact she would be a wonderful sweeps casualty and I’d be thrilled to toss in Tad and Dixie for good measure. Kendall and Zach still entertain me though he’s a bit too martyr-ized for me anymore. Simone’s on her way out and I hope she does it with a bang. All I can do is wait and watch, so that’s what I’ll be doing.
Happy watching!
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