November 4, 2005

Drama. Romance. Lies. Betrayal. Friendship. Insanities. Crime. Obsession. Love. Trust.

Can you guess? No. It’s not General Hospital I’m talking about. It’s those other two. Those two that get so little press but pack so much punch. 

Honestly, I’ve been busy lately. Doctor’s appointments, cheerleading competitions and practices, rehabbing a trashed rental property...you name it, I’m doing it.  I have TIVO. I do not have SoapNet. Unfortunately I only TIVO GH.  That’s going to have to change. I tend to make the effort to watch the other two shows and usually catch a glimpse or two of General Hospital and frankly, I often delete the recording before I even watch it. Though there are certainly some good things happening on GH (Sam and Jason, Alexis and Ric, Lucky and Liz, Luke and Tracy, Skye and possibly Lorenzo, though I think that one might be tanked at least temporarily), there’s more not good.

So I’m taking a break.  

I’ve always like AMC and OLTL. But I admit it, I’m a girl of the 80’s and have been pulled by some invisible string to General Hospital since Luke and Laura tied the knot. Maybe I’m too loyal and I can’t call One Life To Live or All My Children my ‘favorite’ because it would be like cheating on GH.  But since I’ve officially said I’m taking a break... 

General Hospital is not my favorite anymore. The problem is, I just can’t decide which of the other two is my favorite. I’m torn between the two (a silly love song of the 70’s comes to mind, but I won’t make you suffer through the lyrics).   

There is some much good about All My Children.  Kendall and Zach.  Adam and Krystal.  Greenlee dumping the saint (sorry to all of you Ryan fans, but I’m over it).  Jonathan.  Di.  And for a change, the whole show doesn’t seem to be focused around Erica Kane. Or Montgomery. Whatever she’s going by now.   

I think I read in one of the soap mags that next week Zach admits his feelings to Kendall. Okay. It’s unlikely that he’ll admit his feelings about Kendall to Kendall, more likely he’ll comment to her about wanting to be a real father to Ethan.  I don’t think we’ve suffered enough angst yet to see Kendall and Zach together. I could be wrong and we’ll all know next week.  But, between you and me, I’m enjoying the build up. It’s always the best part of the romance.   

We all also know that Rebecca-the-bachelors-wife is leaving.  What does this mean? Well, either Greenlee’s dead from the upcoming events (which would parlay Ryan into another self-fulfilling prophecy and blame game, so hopefully this isn’t the solution...been there, done that far too recently).  Or she’ll leave for a while and the role will be recast.  Though I can’t imagine who would play that role. Then again, I couldn’t imagine anyone playing Carly after Sarah Brown and Tamara Braun did a decent job.  But how fun would it be for Greenlee to play dead like Ryan and give him a taste of his own medicine? That would sure be fun!  I imagine they’ll recast and I just hope the chemistry between Greenlee and Kendall is similar.  When Jennifer Bransford came to GH, instead of trying to continue the friendship between Carly and Courtney, they just acted like they barely knew each other. Way to incorporate ‘recent’ history into a recast.  I hope that doesn’t happen if Greens is recast.   

I also think a great plot twist would be to have Kendall actually preggers with Zach’s baby. He’s got money. He could easily go to that clinic where Duke Lavery works and throw some sperm into a container. Heck, all it takes is a small room and a few magazines or videos and wa-la! Baby Zachall is born.  If Greens is killed off, this would be a great way to deal with Ryan having a child since he’s far too busy to be a daddy right now anyway.  Of course, if Zach has done this, we can’t find out right away. They’ll have to profess their love and then when the baby is born, it will have some tragic condition and need something genetically created from the father and then Zach the hero will step to the plate, thus ticking off Kendall and Ryan and starting the “not happily ever after’ each couple needs to keep the love alive.  

Oh, I’m sorry. I got off on a tangent there. Imagine that!  What I wanted to say is that I am enjoying the chemistry between Zach and Kendall.  Let’s face it, Alicia Minshew has ‘it’.  Unfortunately for AMC, but fortunately for her.  She’s beautiful, charming, innocent and bitchy all in one.  And she can act.  I see great things for her.  I just hope it’s later rather than sooner, for our sake.  Kendall lights up the TV when she’s interacting with Zach, bad Lucky Spencer recast and just about anyone else she happens by in the 1:00 – 2:00 time frame here in Georgia. But lately, the angst between Zach and Kendall has been more intense.  We’re building up to the love connection and I think it’s going to be a good one!  I see a super couple in our future.  

Does anyone like Di?  I do.  At first, I wasn’t that thrilled with the whole, “Dixie’s back and ain’t she still just the whipped topping on my hot fudge sundae” thing but since we’ve found out she’s actually not Dixie and is Di, I’m liking the storyline a lot more.  There’s meat to this character. She’s been thrown into a huge storyline and has been posed to develop a friendship with Julia...likely to replace the Kendall and Greenlee relationship if a recasting doesn’t take place.  She’s got a heart, but a shaky history, making us feel she’s a survivor.  I have to be honest, the whole Dragon storyline was silly and a waste because it could have been written much, much better.  The story could have been huge.  And it was the ‘Dragon’ right? It went so quickly I can’t even remember.  But with that being said, it did help to integrate the character into the fold.   

Krystal and Adam are just fabulous.  Krystal has much more chemistry with Adam than she ever had with David and Tad and I hope the couple discovers true love...just not right away. I’d rather they bicker back and forth for quite a while first.   

Speaking of Tad...can AMC either get Dixie back (the ‘real’ Dixie, that is) or stop having him date and fall in love with everyone who steps foot onto our TV screen for a little while? The guy’s like a used car.  Let him do this thing, sans a relationship because I’m starting to wear thin of him.   

Which brings me to someone else I’ve been worn thin of but am starting to sort of think might have potential...the bad Lucky Spencer recast. Of course, only if he’s dealing with Babe.  Babe’s grown and matured and become a mother focused on one goal, getting more time with her son.  With that, however, she’s got several obstacles to overcome, one of them being JR.  The way the character is handling him is inspiring. I wish I had the patience and wherewithal to deal with someone as annoying as JR.  Kudos to Babe. And you know it’s very likely they’ll actually fall in love again, right? Call me crazy, but I’ll bet on it.  Poor Jamie.  That’ll stink for him.  Especially since he’s got a psycho on his back that’s likely to lock him up in a room, force sex upon him and carry his baby.  Oh, wait. That’s One Life To Live.  But, it’s likely something like this will happen. She is Janet’s daughter, after all.  

All My Children has good things happening. It’s always centered on the characters and relationships.  The show’s been true to its’ history, which is key to the fan base.  The writers, though sometimes they may slip up, write good stories and know what the fans want.  That, my friends, makes a huge difference.  

Okay. For today, All My Children is my favorite. I’ll write later about One Life To Live and I’m pretty sure it’ll be my favorite then. Stay tuned. 

Have a great weekend!