Baby-Mama Drama & Other Thoughts

Well, I hate to say this, but I quite enjoyed the Metro Court hostage crisis for the most part. Sure Lulu was kind of an idiot and I can't stand MaxiePad or Lucky, but I loved the Spinelli/Jason scenes as well as the emotional force known as Emily. (Even though she was one of the reason I originally began to watch, I still hadn't forgiven her for the whole Sonny debacle!) Overall, I thought it was a well-written couple of weeks that really showed off a number of characters and led to some interesting twists and turns.
That being said, I hate that they killed Alan and I hate what they have done to Liz. Ever since the rape storyline in the '90s, her character has always interested me. Unlike the typical female long-running soap character, Liz has remained pretty true to herself and not fallen into the usual pitfalls. She isn't a selfish *beep* like Carly and she up until now I never saw her character as a manipulator. But I am having a real issue where her character is going at the moment. I quite like Liason...I liked them years ago and I especially like them now that Sam has been written in a corner and no matter what they do she will always be an asshat to me. I think Jason could be happy with Liz for the long-term and I would like to see him get out of the mob. We have been doing that for years. Why not allow Steve Burton to evolve into a new character...perhaps one with less spikey hair! I don't know just a thought...
I don't doubt that the baby news will come out at LL2's second wedding. I mean this is a soap, but I don't mind the cliche as long as some good comes from it. Let Jason be with his kid and let's ditch Sam completely. While we are at it...let's eliminate the Carly/Sonny/Jax idiotic love triangle (come one we have all endured at least one Carly/Sonny or Sonny vs. Jax storyline!) and focus on some of the more stable couples for a change like Robin and Patrick!!

Good-bye Alan

I have to say that the hostage situation bored me to tears. I had really hoped this was going to be a good story-line, but I'm really tired of hotels being blown up or burned down. That really gets old after a while. I'm still wondering why they had to kill off Alan. Before long, none of the long time P.C. residents are going to be left. And really, what kind of story-line can Monica have now that she's declared Alan was the love of her life? Oh, and she really needs to lay off the plastic surgery. Before long her face is going to stretched so tight that she's going to smile all the time.

And how long can the secret about Liz and Jason's baby remain a secret? I have a feeling that the kid will turn out to be Lucky's after all, because Maxie switched the paternity results. That would be a classic soap twist.

Begrudged Interest

I hate to admit this, but I am really enjoying the 'Explosion at the Metro Court' plot at the moment. Sure we have only had 1 episode, but so far...I'm completely enthralled...okay mindly interested. This is actually quite a big step since I had pretty much gone into this February Sweeps stunt with a mindset to hate everything about it. At the moment, most of the characters are bothering me and I hit an all-time new record of fastest episode watch time: 6.5 minutes. I thought I might be losing my faith in the sudser and then they give me this. Never thought I would admit this, but I kind of want to get home to be able to see today's ep. Go figure!

The Good Father

I spent the day catching up on the episodes I missed while the power was off.
Things I'm tired of:
Sonny and Carly being married - They are not Luke and Laura. Let Carly be happy, as long as possible or her, with Jax
Liz/Lucky/Maxie - Liz needs to make up her mind about Lucky. He needs to get off the pills (I'm so tired of that storyline). Maxie needs to find someone else.

I've also noticed all the characters who have confessed their sins to Father Mateo. Liz isn't even Catholic, but she told the Father about her baby's paternity. Mateo is going to use all this ammunition to try and bring down a lot of the top dogs in Port Charles. I'm interested in seeing what they are going to do with Mateo. Will he be the good guy, or turn out to be the new ultimate bad guy of Port Charles? I don't really want to see them kill Mateo off, because I like the actor.

Oh the tedium...

So, I have finally caught up on GH and I have to say that I'm not really enjoying any of the storylines at the moment:
The whole Sonny/Carly marriage redux
The ramifications of that silly blackout
The Tracy/Sam dirt war
The untimely end of Alcazar
Maxie-Pad hell
I could go on and on. Perhaps TPTB (The Powers That Be) will give Helena some juicy stuff, although I am not holding my breath. Lulu is fast becoming a fav and now that it looks like Georgie and Dillon are through, I can start to like him again (although not with Lulu).
I would also like a bit more of Spinelli (I can't explain that one) and if Jason is going to leave the mob...he needs to do it soon, but please don't make me have to go though another Liz miscarriage. I like her and I would hate for the writers to put her through that again!

Triangles galore

I am so sick of the Ric/Liz/Jason/Sam blackout stuff. They slept around that night, and now they all need to get over it. I never liked the idea that Sam would sleep with Ric knowing all the people it would hurt. I don't really buy that she wasn't thinking. I think she saw it as a way to get back at Alexis and Jason for doing and saying hurtful things to her. She is really bad about playing the victim sometimes. She whines that every time she sees Liz she thinks of that night. Sam just needs to get over it, or move on somewhere else.

I am interested in seeing how far Skye is willing to go in the mob business. Deep down she has always wanted power, and now she's about to get her chance. I have always liked Alcazar. He's a bad guy I tend to gravitate towards. I think it's that whole tortured mobster trait. I used to like that in Sonny until he kept having all those break-downs. The question is will Skye be able to hand things back over to Alcazar if/when he gets better.

I've always liked Lulu. I really don't want her to end up with Dillon. They did that last summer with the whole pregnancy/abortion storyline. I'm warming up to seeing her with Milo. I was hoping to see her with Prof. Marquez, but it looks like they're going to throw him and Georgie together. Georgie was interesting when she was with Dillon, but she's turned into a really boring character lately. As far as I'm concerned Maxie could end up walking off a pier and I wouldn't miss her.

Any guesses on who the new British guy will turn out to be? Will he be a mobster or a good guy? I'm voting for mobster. I thought he might have been the one to poison Alcazar, but that would be too easy. Mateo is my vote for trying to finish off Alcazar. After all Alcazar basically got his brother killed.

Liason vs Jasam

First of all...I love Elizabeth, whether or not she is with Lucky. To be honest, I only really liked her with the original Lucky. I haven't cared for the other 2 at all. That said, I too see her at least leaning to the dark side. I don't see her ever going there since she is one of the only 'good' characters left. Besides, GH is too busy committing character assasination on too many others to worry about her at the moment. If I am honest, I do want Liason back. I lost my faith in Jasam when Sam slept with Ric, but I do want Jason to be happy - 'cuz let's face it...that's why I have watched off and on all these years.
I do wonder if the child will turn out to be Jason's or if the writers will simplify things by having her miscarriage. I don't see her going back to Lucky any time soon and I don't really care if he goes back to the drugs or not. I just don't care anymore. Let him be with that idiot Maxi for all I care!
I don't think the Angel of Death with be Mateo since that is too easy. My money is on Anna or Robert Scorpio. But who knows...I have never really liked Alcazar and I don't mind if he leaves. Skye used to be an interesting character and now she is just a pale imitation of Carly. As far as I am concerned, good ol' Lorenzo can't die fast enough!
On a completely different note, after a slow start, I am really warming to Lulu. What about you? And what do you think about the possible Lulu/Dillon/Milo love triangle?