Forget last week {kidding!
It’s below!}, let’s talk about Monday’s show (11-19-01)!!
All
of the correct couples were together. What
a novelty!
Jax & Kristina.
Neither of them is nearly as annoying when they’re together.
Her spastic energy doesn’t seem so exaggerated around him and he is
less condescending with her because she calls him on it. I like it. It
works. It works best in fastforward
for me, but hey, I’m not picky.
Ned & Alexis - straws, I know
–I’m an optimist, give me a break.
Skye & AJ – unrelate them QUICKLY!
There’s chemistry and poor AJ needs to get laid.
Even if that doesn’t work, unrelate them so Ned will be unrelated too,
because I’d take a Skye/Ned pairing as second
choice to Nexis. I do so love the
sparring between Skye and Ned. That
could be fun. I definitely do not like her with Jax.
Sonny & Carly – An S&C fan I am
NOT, but even MY knees got weak when he whispered into her ear to come back to
the penthouse with him. Yesiree.
I’m there. Test out the
new furniture, yeah, go with that excuse.
Scotty & Bobbie. Ok, so I’d prefer
her with Stefan, but I’ll take what I can get right now.
They’re comfortable, as old friends should be.
I like it. They can be the
rebound couple until she finds her way back to Count Vlad.
And, finally, I saved the best for
last, Luke and Laura, soulmates, for there can be
no other. When she smiles at him
like she does and he looks at her with those adoring looks I melt into the
cushions. I cry when she cries most
of the time anyway and that scene at the club was no exception but I lost it
when he clutched his chest after the hug and she left.
Back at her office, (he must have Helena’s transporter) He was so
obviously rethinking the divorce. She’s
already been rethinking it and admitted to Scotty that she still has feelings
for Luke so why (why, WHY!?) did she tell Luke not to rethink things in light of
the anniversary? I know we have to
drag it out slowly but throw me a crumb or something!
Even her laughter doesn’t sound forced around Luke like it does around
Scotty. The dialogue was something
less than original and the editing was giving me whiplash but overall, thanks to
Tony and Genie, the Luke and Laura scenes on Monday were pure L&L magic.
Looks like I should have skipped the
‘Puffs with Aloe’ in preparation for the tribute to Luke & Laura’s 20th
anniversary and gone straight for the KY Jelly because we were SCREWED bigtime.
Just when I think that the show has reached the bottom of the barrel
(Endgame-blech!) they get a taller barrel.
We got more flashbacks on the commercial on SoapNet (This Friday! 12 hours! Don’t
forget!) than we actually got on GH. I
don’t want this reunion to be about the past but I do want it to r-e-s-p-e-c-t
the past and that is all I asked. GH
has tainted the magic of L&L by allowing this divorce (and if you’d care
to see my thoughts about that episode via slideshow: http://members.tripod.com/tracey_eos/lllovedyouanyway.htm).
Very few times, if at all, does any soap couple stay together forever,
especially one where the fans witnessed the relationship from the beginning.
They had an opportunity to let L&L be the first at something else.
Aside from the scenes of Laura/Bobbie (when did they become best buds,
again?) and Roy/Luke being completely unnecessary they totally smacked of
{post-rewriting of Endgame} filler. As
far as an anniversary goes, that ranks right up with kitchen appliances as
gifts. Blech.
HATED the 'let's play dress up with big
sister' thing. How old are you, Krissy? Perhaps it's just me, after
being held prisoner for a few days under ground and being concerned for my
safety and the safety of everyone I love---A drunken party with a bunch of
people I don't know isn't my idea of relaxation (no it isn't--shut
up!). In my mind it’s a long hot bath, a "forgotten" pair
of silk jammies, a massage from MyNed's "licensed" hands, popcorn
and movies on the couch. Ned on one side, Krissy on the other and me
falling asleep with my head on Ned's shoulder. . . French toast in the morning.
The only problem I had with Alexis’
outfit was that it was completely out of character.
Too bad those “Eddie’s Angel” photographers weren’t around for
that outfit or the one she was flaunting in front of Sonny later.
Did anybody notice that the cup Alexis
was making that toast with was completely empty?
Also, hated watching Luke and Laura
roaming around inside their respective abodes. LOVED the “You were
right” scenes in the attic later. Why
would Luke doubt that Laura kept the love letters, he surely knows what a
sentimental fool she is – I mean the woman jumped out of an airplane after a
pair of baby shoes!
Hated the party at Laura's house-- hated
it!. I'm thinking...my kids are safe...I'm safe. I want to hug the
stuffin's out of my kids...play some candyland....order pizzas...tuck everybody
in bed...then play nekkid twister with Luke. >:}
What was Flea's point at the station?
Nik and Gia should have put those
handcuffs to better use. They lack
creativity.
Taggs is a riot.
Love the patriotic ribbon.
Gag inducing moment of the week was
offered when Lucky railed at Helena in jail “Love does conquer all”.
Hurl. Next time I fly I’m going to have to remember to pick up
some air sickness bags for use during this show.
Gotta love Monica protecting Edward
(Lila!) by paying off Janine. That’s more like it. Interaction
with people who don’t live in your house!
The catfight was a bit much, but I did howl out loud.
No, Jaxhole an "I'm sorry I thought
you were a cold-blooded murderer, forgive me?" doesn't get you off the
hook. I still think your a worthless piece of uppity Eurotrash ---run along
now and go play with your buddy Angel. Also,
Stefan didn’t need Jax’s charity in that card game.
Once again I’m not going to buy into the “Jax is the white knight”. Stefan could have easily taken those companies back from Jax
without blinking twice and that would have made for some interesting corporate
raiding.
Just who would Liz be talking to when
Lucky tried to call her if everyone is supposed to believe that she's dead?
Picture
of the Week, Scene of the Week, Performer of the Week.
Queen Hells. Brilliant as always.
Just brilliant. Just where the HELL is Andreas? I'm raising bail
money. Who's in? I never thought I'd say this about Hellz...but the
orange jumpsuit does nothing for her.
Loved seeing Lesley, Serena, Lee and
Gail. We need more family
interaction from that crew.
Scott---down, boy, DOWN!
Let the woman AT LEAST change clothes after the day she’s had before
proposing marriage.
Fluke is dead!
Fluke is dead! Party at my house!! We’ll
heat the pool. BYOB.
Alexis has been taking a beating for the
last few weeks over her Sonny-lust, as if everybody out there hasn’t drooled
over him. I admit it, it happened
-- I got over it, so will she.
There’s nothing wrong with a little fantasy (hello—“MyNed”) and
is it really in Sonny’s best interest to remain married to a woman that he
himself has stated that he can’t trust? Alexis
isn’t necessarily allowing that lust to dictate how she deals with her client.
She’s under a lot of stress; let her have her little dreams.
It’s going to get much worse before it gets better though
y’all. Prepare yourselves.
Kelly’s got new tables and chairs when
nobody was looking.
He has the job and the leather jacket,
now the only thing Zander needs to become Jason II is the spikey hair.
Some off –topic information to help you
through the upcoming long weekend:
I rarely go to the movies but this past
weekend I saw two. Life as a
House was outstanding! Highly
recommend it, well worth the price of popcorn.
Monsters, Inc. did not live up to the high hopes I had from the
commercial. My nephew (age 2 ½ )
thought it was great. He loved the monsters, but then again he really loves frogs
too so take that recommendation with a grain of salt. My niece (age 4) was a scared by the concept of monsters in
the closet. The best part of the
whole movie was the trailer for the new Star Wars movie coming in May 2002.
Woohoo, can’t wait!
Also, for the readers among you, The
Smoke Jumper, by Nicholas Evans (author of The Horse Whisperer) was
worth the price of the hardback copy.
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
