Episode 31 Morals

In plain English, these are the morals from Episode 31:

Nick touches base at his new work in Seattle

We were told flat out that Nick had a job offer. Then we later learned it was just a request for an interview. Is it so hard to get that kind of detailing right? It does matter. The newsgroups were abuzz with the notion that it was so easy to get an offer, then we learned it hadn't even happened! Make up your minds. Check your continuity.

Victor's vision of Hope's vision hopes a fair sight short-sighted

In discussion on the newsgroup, it's generally agreed that Hope has become nothing more than a couch potato. Shirley (sdamo@aimnet.com) even advanced the metaphor of her as ``the Kato Kalen of Y&R'' because she seems the perpetual houseguest with no apparent purpose. Whatever metaphor one chooses, it's just as sad.

Didn't I read in the ``rags'' that Signy Coleman was thinking of leaving the show, and that she had returned only on the condition that she'd get one? If not, maybe it should have been so. Her character does nothing. What a horrible, sad waste of a character who could be so strong and powerful--and of an actress capable of pulling it off if they'd just let her. Shame on the Y&R writers for ignoring her potential in this way!

Tony and Grace taste victory in their search for Cassie

What is it with names that are so similar on this show? How many possible names are there in the world? So few that they have to clash the way Y&R names do?

  Jed Sanders, Joshua Landers
  Frank Barrett, Peter Garrett, Shawn Garrett
  Amy Wilson, Cliff Wilson
  Brandon Collins, Doris Collins, George Rowlins
  Patty Minter, Ellen Winters, Neil Winters

And so then there's Mamie Johnson and Millie Johnson. I didn't make it up--I'm just trying to make sense of the coincidence.

And I suppose I shouldn't even bother whining about naming conventions like Phyllis Summers vs. Neil Winters. At least there's no Fall, Autumn, or Spring. Phew! And Carolyn Harper, Vanessa Prentiss, and Walter Addison. Hmmm. Makes me thinks the names came from publishers' names on the edge of a nearby book. Well, ok, these choices of names may seem silly, but at least they're distinct from others on the show. The problem with Mamie and Millie's last name is not how it was chosen, but that it wasn't unique.

Joani and Danny sound out Phyllis on a critical matter

I don't want this new actress in a role that persisted in the first place only because Michelle Stafford made it hers. It is not for someone else. I want her out. Expect me to keep trying.

That's all for Episode 31's morals. Don't miss Episode 32 and its morals!
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