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| January 28, 2008
DAMMIT!!!!!!
Just when I finally have a chance to
give Lucky some props, he goes and blows it again. BIG TIME! What
the fracking frell was Lucky thinking by letting Sam anywhere near
Cameron and Jake?! Yes, I know he is blissfully ignorant of Sam's
crimes regarding the boys, but he DOES know that Lizzeh doesn't want
Sam anywhere near her boys. He also knows that Sam
HAAAAAAAAAATES Lizzeh with the intensity of ten
thousand burning suns and that, alone, should tell him that she has
no business being anywhere near those boys. But, does he have
enough respect for Lizzeh to keep the boys away from Sam?
NO! Not only does he take them to Alexis'
house to visit, but he brings Sam into his home. Where Lizzeh's
boys are staying. As if that weren't bad enough, he actually has
the audacity to leave the boys in her care while he goes off chasing
leads about Johnny Z's whereabouts; in spite of the fact that he
supposedly took a couple of days off to take care of them!!!
OMFG!!!!!
And Sam? I have to admit that she had the
decency to look horrified at being left to care for them; I just
wish that she had stepped up and flat out told him NO! That she
should be the last person watching over them - out of respect to
their mother. But alas... It was not to be. I could totally feel
the coiled rage in Lizzeh the moment she laid eyes on Sam holding
her youngest son in her arms. I can't even feel sorry for her at
this point, because she totally has whatever Lizzeh throws at her
coming. She KNEW she shouldn't be there, let alone be there alone
with those boys - you could see it in her face when she locked eyes
with Lizzeh across the room. She's had every chance in the world to
come clean with Lucky about what she did to those boys and she
didn't take it. Well, now it's time to pay the piper.
Now... onto more deeply disturbing happenings...
Michael, Michael, Michael...
*shudder*
I know that there are "interim" writers who are
penning GH these days, but were they not paying attention a couple
years back when TPTB considered having Michael be the one who killed
his biological father? I remember the sick feeling, the uproar and
the huge backlash that fans unleashed on TPTB at the very thought of
a CHILD killing anyone, let alone his own father. One would have
thought that they had learned from that backlash, but no... here
they go, sending Michael down a dark and dangerous path again. He's
not that much older than he was back then, so... what? Suddenly
he's old enough now? I can't think of a single person who is
responding to this storyline in a positive way. No one wants to see
Michael, or any other child go darkside. And now he's actually
gotten his hands on a gun and taken it home?!
*cringes*
Putting that aside for just a moment, can we talk
about how lame and sloppy this whole storyline is? Correct me if
I'm wrong, but is PC not in the middle of a brewing mob war? Is
there not a serial killer running amok in the confines of Port
Chuckles? Have not people close to Sonny and his family already
been killed? Didn't I hear something about guards being assigned to
trail the Corinthos children EVERYWHERE they
go?!
You know, it's bad enough that Sonny and Carly
DON'T parent their children, but when the Nanny and the bodyguards
drop the ball, that's just inexcusable!!!! (*removes tongue from
cheek*) Come on writers!!! I've said it before, but it bears
repeating:
CONTINUITY, PEOPLE, C-O-N-T-I-N-U-I-T-Y!!!!!
It matters. Just saying. We're supposed to
believe that Carly and Sonny love their children with all due
madness, but it's hard to hold on to that belief when they can't be
bothered to make sure their children are safe, secure and
emotionally grounded. Sonny just up and disappears - in the middle
of a mob dispute - and Carly is off, so busy worrying about JASON'S
child instead of her own. Now we see that there are NO bodyguards
watching Michael and Morgan, nor is the Nanny anywhere to be
found... Spoilers indicate that something TRAGIC will result from
Michael having that gun and I'm afraid Morgan will bethe one who
tragedy steps on.
(Wait... Random thought....Can it be that TPTB
are no longer so enamored of Sonny and Carly? It sure seems that
way, because both of them are completely unlikeable - and have been
for a while now.)
Anyway... back to the matter at hand. Who
thought it would be a good idea to have Michael WANT to be a stone
killer-mafioso-wannabe? Seriously. He's still a little boy, for
crying out loud! Are we supposed to ignore how heinous the very
notion is just because he's still a boy and doesn't fully comprehend
the complete picture, not to mention the consequences? I got into a
little debate recently with someone who insisted that Michael was
fully capable of knowing the specifics of what his father's life
really is, and all the consequences resulting from that life, yet
choosing it anyway, "just like Jason did." Her take is that Michael
knows more than people give him credit for, after all, he's not a
dumb two-year old who doesn't know anything. After all, he's been
overhearing conversations he shouldn't for all his life, right?
*blink-blink*
MY take is that overhearing conversations, or
having a rudimentary understanding of what a mob is, doesn't
automatically mean that he UNDERSTANDS what those conversations
mean, or what the fallout from making certain decisions will really
be. Michael is nowhere near capable of understanding everything
about that world, nor is he capable AT THIS POINT in his life of
making the choice to pursue that life for himself.
Michael has no concept about consequences, big or small, because he
has never had to pay any consequences for what he does. Sonny pats
him on the head and laughs, thinking it's cute and that boys will be
boys. Carly will ground him from video games, for like... an
hour... but so what? He probably just pops in one of his DVD's of
"The Soprano's" and dreams about all the power he will one day
have. His parents have made excuses and covered up for him over
the years so much that Michael has never had to answer for anything
he's done wrong. And if his parents DO happen to get mad at him,
he just sits there and says whatever they want to hear because he
KNOWS that all he has to do is wait five minutes and both of them
will be out the door and onto more important things than actually
parenting their children.
Someone else also pointed out that Jason or Jax
will likely be blamed for whatever happens with that gun in the
future. How sad is that? I mean, I agree that Jason should have
blabbed for all he was worth to both Carly and Sonny about Michael
trying to steal Sonny's gun, but they're no where to be found.
Sonny was off, who knows where - completely out of touch for at
least two days - and Carly is too busy trying to rip Jake from
Lizzeh's arms. (If I were Jason, I would have shipped Michael off
to military school the moment he tried to take that gun, but maybe
that's just me. At least he would have gotten some DISCIPLINE
there!) As for Jax? Carly will probably try to blame him, saying
he was so busy taking care of his business interests to help her
with Michael... Of course, you and I know that Jax DID try to warn
her about the boy before he left on his trip, not that she'll
remember that. I say "poor Jax" because the guy has all the
responsibility of a father without any of the authority. He's in a
no win situation there.
*sigh*
*deep breath*
Okay...now I have a little bug in my ear about
the whole Sonny/Carly thing... Really, is it possible that the bloom
has fallen off the rose where they're concerned for TPTB? Think
about it... There was a time when they wouldn't even consider
letting Sonny be seen in anything but a positive light. "The
mobster with a heart of gold." The man who wanted and longed for a
family more than anything else in the world... Well, he HAS a family
now - three beautiful children, to be exact, yet...he can't be
bothered to spend any time with them? He is more concerned about
chasing down Kate/Connie and couldn't care less what's going on with
his kids? That golden heart has been getting increasingly tarnished
over the last year or two. Sonny, having grown up the way he did,
should be hearing alarm bells going off where Michael is concerned.
The instant Michael brought up wanting to follow in his footsteps,
Sonny should have focused ALL his attention on Michael and turning
him around. Period. Likewise for Carly. She seemed genuinely
frightened at one point - even going so far as to alert Jason to the
problem. Then she does a complete 180 and claims later that Michael
is just going through a phase?! Now she's ignoring her own children
in favor of obsessing over Jason's son?! Could they possibly be
more unlikable than they are right now? Not in my book.
Moving on...
R.I.P. Cooper Barrett, we barely knew ye!
Seriously. Talk about wasted potential! There was gold there, and
TPTB let it slip through their fingers. Here's hoping Mr. Gerhardt
lands on his feet in a better role somewhere, and that he's properly
appreciated for all he has to offer.
Poor Maxie. YES, I can say that with a straight
face! Girlfriend has her issues, but YEESH! She's likely to wind
up in Shadybrooke, losing all the people she has like that! I look
forward to more consummate acting from Kirsten Storms, but the poor
girl (Maxie) needs to catch a break!! While we're on the subject of
Maxie, I'm not all about pimping her out right after she lost
another boyfriend to death, but someone on one of the message boards
brought up the point that Maxie needs to get away from danger-boys
for a change, and suggested how pretty she and Dr. Leo would look.
Having seen them share scenes together on Nightshift, I have to
agree! They had amazing chemistry!! There is a lot of potential
there. I strongly encourage anyone who didn't see Nightshift to go
out and rent the DVD's. It's not all gold, but there were some
powerful performances in that 13 week run.
Robin.
Robin.
Robin.
You know, I GET why she is having a hard time
telling Patrick that he's about to be a daddy, but girlfriend needs
to heed Lizzeh's warning. She should know better than anyone how
the truth has a way of coming out eventually - and in the worst way
possible. Add to that the fact that she's about to step in a major
pile of hypocrisy by withholding the truth about her baby's
paternity from its father. You can't have it both ways, Robin. I
know you're in a tough spot with Patrick Jerkface, but you
proclaimed many, many times that EVERY father deserved to know he
WAS a father and have the choice left up to him about the nature of
his involvement with said child. Ya gotta sack-up, girl. So what
if Jerkface thinks you got preggers on purpose. That's his problem,
not yours. Make it clear that you expect nothing from him by way of
monetary or emotional support and move on.
Coming up this week:
The return of Sarah Joy Brown to GH!
WOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!! I know I am not alone in my excitement over seeing
her in Port Chuckles again. I have to add - doesn't she look
AMAZING in those promos?! I would be more excited at her
involvement with Sonny, except for all the reasons I brought up
previously. *points up* It's just one more distraction - keeping
Sonny from doing what he SHOULD be doing: parenting his children.
Still, I look forward to the energy she brings
back to GH. Welcome home, Sarah. *raises toast* Here's to you!
Until next time!
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