Keep GH "CHARMING"
Soapfans know the characters on their favorite show
like members of their own family. We know how they behave,
how they react to things, and even how they feel.
Sometimes, though, for the
sake of the story they want to tell, The Powers That
Be (TPTB) will write a character
to suit their own needs, regardless of their history.
Now, all characters must change and grow to keep things
moving and interesting. Good girls become bad girls,
villains become heroes, and so on. We soapfans accept
this when we can see the cause and motivation for this
person's change of character. What we don't accept is
when a character is suddenly acting like someone else for
no reason. Don't TPTB know that we know who these people
are and how they would react? Why do they think they
can get away with rewriting people we know so well just
overnight?
A perfect example of this is what many soapfans call "the
deconstruction of Robin Scorpio." Many of us watched
Kimberly McCullough grow up playing Robin on GH and fell
in love with the love and loss she knew with Stone. There
was a kind of protectiveness and loyalty with the fans
where Robin was concerned. Even so, in the months before
she left, more and more fans found they could no longer
stand the sight of her. They wanted to remain loyal, but
TPTB had so completely changed her character with no
cause or motivation, that they forced many to turn on her.
I hate that kind of manipulation! Don't get me wrong,
I expect my soap to manipulate my emotions, but not to
change the rules in mid-game. You can't suddenly decide
that a character that has always been one way will
suddenly be something else. The entire integrity
of the show becomes a joke.
The good news is we
soapfans do not have to feel helpless. This
is OUR show, after all. WE, the fans, are what make
GH possible. I, for one, don't want to see our beloved show ruin
one of its best characters and destroy the integrity of
one of its best stories, and there are plenty who agree
with me. The L&L Brigade, an Internet community of
devoted GH and
L&L Jr. fans, has started a campaign to make their voices
heard to TPTB:
The "Keep GH CHARMING" Campaign
Inspired by the "Polish up Port Charles" campaign, where
Ned and Lois fans flooded the ABC studio with bottles
of nail polish, they intend to flood the studio with
Lucky Charms cereal. That should get their attention!
While knowing that bringing Lucky
back, at least Jonathan Jackson, is out of everyone's
hands, we simply want to see the character of Liz
having a normal reaction to his loss. The L&L Brigade
hopes that all GH fans who feel cheated at the way
Liz is being written will join the campaign. There is
more information and letterheads available at
The L&L
Brigade Head Quarters.
Use your voice, soapfans!
Let TPTB know how you feel!
Keep GH "CHARMING"
~Boo
Photo by Sarah.
Don't make Liz forget
"LUCKY"
Many of us soapfans see the same tragedy being done
to the character of Liz. It's true that
Liz has gone through a lot
of changes on the show. She's gone from a little brat to
everyone's little sweetheart. She's gone from a loner
on the outside
looking in to being surrounded by friends. However,
if there is one truth about Liz
that was constant from the first day she showed up in
Port Charles, it was that her sun rose and set on Lucky
Spencer. He was the reason she stayed in town in the
first place. She never had eyes for anyone else. She
never had need for anyone else. Whether this was a healthy
thing or not, he really was her entire world. When I first
heard that Lucky would be killed, I pictured many
different reactions from Liz. I pictured her becoming
suicidal and angry at the world. I pictured her being
in denial, even losing touch with reality and not believing
that Lucky was dead (but it looks like Laura may have the
next bed in Ferncliff). At the very least I pictured
her learning how to stand on her own by holding on to
Lucky's memory and even talking to him like he was still
with her. As sad as it would be to watch, it would have
also been great! We all know that Rebecca Herbst would
have moved us to tears daily with these performances.
What I never imagined, though, was that Liz would get over
Lucky's death in a week or two and be giggling
with her friends! TPTB
are writing Liz as if Lucky were a school crush she had
to get over and she never really needed him in the
first place. Now there are even rumors of pairing her
up with Nikolas. What makes things even worse is that TPTB
have let us soapfans know that Lucky is still alive. So,
in writing Liz this way, they are practically forcing us
to feel she is betraying him! Now, I love Liz and I
intend to stay loyal to her character. It grieves me, though,
to see so many fans online already turning against her
just as they did Robin. Liz was never a fickle, giddy,
schoolgirl, (except for maybe a few silly scenes with
Em). She has such rare depth and range, especially for a
"teen" character.
Why would she suddenly become so shallow
after losing the love of her life?
I fear GH is really going to suffer for this.
Don't make Liz forget "LUCKY"
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