All My Children Fans Revisted!! (still loving and hating our show)

[DopeyRN]

It has been really good lately!! Bout time!!

 

[Poohbear123]

Thanks Pembo! Kind of figured it would happen that way.

 

[PamOKW]

I watched again on Soap Net since I missed parts this afternoon. I still don't get Erica's changing act. Everyone told her how nice she looked in the sack dress and Opal commented on how she had finished doing her hair just right. Kendall and Bianca kiss Erica and wish her luck telling her how lovely she looks. Next, we see Erica standing at the door in a new dress with an upswept hair-do. Real odd. Also, all the flowers everywhere and the fancy dresses and Erica's bouquet looked like a sprig of artificial flowers that had broken off something on the discount rack. And it really looked like fake flowers flopping around. Is that how ABC is cutting costs?

Oh well, I guess that's nothing compared to not knowing the real reason Crazy Mary all of a sudden is so intent on Jackson and why she thinks telling him Greenlee is his daughter will bring him closer to her.

Also, that rumor we heard about Bianca being pregnant could happen if she's not getting any medical attention and then she plans to run off to the South of France to forget about it.

Seems like there is a lot developing. Now, if they can just get this Fusion man contest over with, bury poor Chris and bring back Ryan.

 

[Poohbear123]

Bring back Ryan and Bury poor Chris!

 

[dizneenut]

LOL, Pam!!

Only 5 more days till Ryan comes back!! WOO HOO!!



Lisa, the ET thing was like 3 minutes long. Susan said how this will be Erica's 10th husband, and listed off all the last names she has. LOL


I think they put that "thing" over her dress to keep her dress a secret until she actually walked down the aisle.
I agree about her bouquet. That was one SAD looking bouquet. Sheesh!

 

[elgerber]

I have finally caught up again, after being behind for about a week and a half, here's my 2 cents (or more)...

This Bianca thing I did not like at all, until she sat down with Maggie. Wow, I was glued. She and Maggie both did a fantastic job. However, if they continue to keep it a secret, it's going to disgust me all over again.

Reggie, I just love him now, he cracks me up! He is perfect for Jack. I hope they keep him around for a long time.

The dress, I too was really worried about that Blue thing. Not suprised when it turned out to be a coat though. The hair did throw me however, they kept telling her how perfect she looked, then her hair was totally re-done. Go figure.

I loved scenes with her and Kendall, I hope they stay this way. Won't Ryan be surprised?

Myrtle must really be having problems getting around lately, she looked like she would fall down walking down the aisle yesterday.

Fusion women and Carlos and what's his face. YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't take much more, it's just disgusting. Tad is still a riot though when he makes fun of him. Jamie is really growing on my too, he looked great dressed up for the wedding.

Bridesmaids, I thought the dresses were really pretty, especially Kendalls.

Erika

 

[Pembo]

I too have to agree about the bouquet! And then she had her little tirade about how the flowers were all wrong. I wanted to scream, yes your bouquet is terrible! Anyone else giggling at Binks's little speech about the last wedding that both her & kendall were at. Of course it was a totally different Kendall and Binks........LOL!!!

I'm actually starting to like Maggie.....her scenes with David and Binks were very good. I really hope Binks isn't pg but it looks like that is the only way she'll ever tell........



5 more days to Ryan?! Woo-hoo................Maybe he'll come back and take out Juan Pablo...........

 

[sgtdisney]

Originally posted by Pembo
Anyone else giggling at Binks's little speech about the last wedding that both her & kendall were at. Of course it was a totally different Kendall and Binks........LOL!!!

LOL!!! Yes, I laughed too. I wanted to say out loud. "Well you and 'Kendall' weren't really there, but your characters were!" Anyone else remember how lovey dovey Erica and Kendall were during the last wedding then it fell apart shortly thereafter. I keep hoping that won't happen this time. I think Alicia Minshew and Susan could pull this off better. There was always a tension between Susan and Sarah Michelle that came through before.

 

[Poohbear123]

JACK! That is one very strong Headstone that Greens is beating UP! Unlike some of the characters on this soap.

 

[IASW Rider]

Haven't seen today's episode, yet, but I agree with all of you about yesterday's episode - Erica's quick change act, her fake-looking bouquet, etc.! I am wondering why Kendall and Bianca's dresses seem more appropriate for a fall wedding than a summer one, though! Erica's real wedding gown was pretty nice - of course, anything would look great on her - definitely better than Greenlee's wedding gown was! I think that Maria's is the nicest that we've seen lately - since Hayley's last wedding to Mateo! I remember that Laura's wedding gown was pretty weird, too.

I loved that Myrtle walked Erica down the aisle and that Erica carried a picture of Mona in her bouquet!

And I love the cameraderie between Jack and Reggie, and the loyalty that Reggie is showing to his (hopefully) soon-to-be family!

I can't believe that Mary put all of the pressure on Greenlee to be the one to stop the wedding and confront Erica. It's not Greenlee's responsibility to do that, and you figure that she is already reeling from not only finding out that Jack is really her father and that Roger wasn't, but also from finding out about Mary's little "indiscretion" in France! How would she be of a mind to rationally stop the wedding? Maybe that's the point - maybe Mary wanted to manipulate Greenlee into being so angry and confused, in general, that she would do such an irrational thing.

Simone and Mia and the contest are making me sick - GROW UP, ALREADY! Don't these people have better things to do with their lives than have childish contests, at work???

I hope that Ryan comes back and takes out Carlos AND Juan Pablo, Pembo!

And I definitely agree that Bianca will probably wind up being pregnant, Pam. And somehow David is going to get involved, from a medical perspective - I just know it. Somehow, he'll get Bianca's secret out of Maggie.

I thought it was cute when Brooke and Anna dragged Jack aside and told him that he still has time to escape, yesterday! If Anna wasn't leaving the show, I really suspect that she would have wound up with Jack, eventually. As it is, I'll bet that he and Brooke will finally get together, when he dumps Erica and she winds up with David!

Can't wait to see the rest of the wedding, today!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

 

[elgerber]

Poohbear, I was thinking just the opposite! That it was one strong stick to not break after repeatedly beating up the marble/granite headstone LOL.

Erika

 

[Poohbear123]

Usually they are made of styrofoam, but, I think this headstone was made of Lucite! Little stick too. So, are they going to go ahead with the wedding or not?

 

[PamOKW]

I realize the whole Bianca rape incident has a lot of holes but one other thing keeps bothering me. Why does Michael assume that Bianca won't tell? Both Erica and Kendall spoke up when he came after them. And, how does he have the nerve to keep coming back?

And while we are on the subject of holes in the stories.....Greenlee is supposed to be 26 and Mary was only a teen-ager when she was born. Mary's life sure has taken a toll on her if she's only in her early 40's. And, if Jack was 18, then he's 44 -- quite the younger man for Erica.

I liked the line Marion had about Greenlee having also wrecked Laura & Leo's wedding but "at least we didn't get wet" this time. LOL!

 

[elgerber]

As long as we're talking holes, I've always had HUGE problems with Kendalls and Erica's age. How old was Erica, was it 14 or 16? Either way, Kendall is around the same age as Greenlee, which would actually make Erica young enough for Jack LOL. Yeah right!!! And Mary seems way too old for both of them. I think Kendall and Bianca are way too close in age too. Picky, picky, picky, I know, but it's always bugged me. Kendall should be in her late 30's!

Erika

 

[PamOKW]

Erika, I agree about the Kendall thing. Bugs me, too. It was Erica's 14th birthday. Bianca is what, 20 at most (didn't they just have her graduating H.S. last year?). That makes her roughly 6 years younger than Kendall. So, Erica was 20 when Bianca was born? And if Kendall is 26 then Erica is 40 now? Heck, Susan Lucci's been on AMC for more than 30 years!

 

[sgtdisney]

I am glad someone else has noticed these holes. At the time Kendall was introduced to AMC I think she was supposed to be 22 or 23 if I remember correctly. However as rumors go, Susan Lucci supposedly wanted a younger actress playing the part so it wouldn't make her look older.. In comes Sarah Michelle Geller who was 16 to play the part.. Lots of people talked about that then. So, theoritically Kendall is about 30ish now.. However it is obvious Alicia isn't in her 30s so they have brushed that whole thing over. AMC started in what, 1970 or 1971.. Susan started on the show as someone in around High School age.. So that would make Erica in her lower 50s, right. And Erica was raped at 14 so Kendall should be pushing 40 right about now... I think I need to move to Pine Valley so I can age slower. Of course on the flipside, kids age super fast there. Scary..

Speaking of Mary's age, I could have sworn when they showed Greenlee's birth certificate that it said the mother was born in December 1950. That would make more sense in reality because it looks like the actress playing the part is around 50ish.. However, again if Greenlee is 26 she was born in '77... Mary would have been 27 then? And Jack was a pool boy at 18.. More of the magic aging processes in Pine Valley.

 

[PamOKW]

Greenlee is 26 she was born in '77...

Yesterday, she said May, 1976 was her birthday. That makes Greenlee 27?

In real life, I've seen Susan Lucci's birthday as either 12/23/46 or 1947. The actress playing Mary, Anne Stuart has a birthdate of 11/1/48. That makes Susan 56-57 and Anne 55 or about 10 years older than the characters they are playing. Yes, PV is a good place to live.

 

[PamOKW]

For fun, I looked up some of the real (or published) ages of the actors.

Jack, Walt Willey is younger in real life as well. He's 52.

Greenlee is 30
Kendall 29
Mia 30
Simone 32

Maggie is 24 and Bianca is 22.

 

[elgerber]

It cracks me up how all the kids age fast in PV, except Kendall, who is so young LOL!!!
Erika

 

[Poohbear123]

Yes, they are ALL ageless on Soaps, you all didn't know that?