Comments on: Mourning Sickness – plot or ploy, it’s just sad

By: drumstikkgirl

drumstikkgirl — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:57:18 +0000

“Ok, why not have a little fun, shall we? It’s healthier than ranting about how pathetic another stereotypical and trite, pregnant, lesbian couple, that can’t stand alone as an independent family unit, is portrayed on TV.”

This is what really bothers me. Others are saying this show is about different types of families, as if a lesbian couple is not different kind of family enough. I agree with all of your brilliant post.

By: suzotchka67

suzotchka67 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:27:21 +0000

Thank you for articulating our collective disappointment that a s/l that had been handled so sensitively,up to that point, could take such a wrong turn. I am really far more bothered by the *way* Natalia left, than the pregnancy (or red herring) itself, at this point. But those two plot points have almost tainted the s/l for me, now, because I know it could have been *so* much better, had they gone a different direction.

By: Resis

Resis — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:09:20 +0000

Just wanted to say this post is brilliant. The pregnancy thing is tedious (whether it is indeed a false positive or not). I am curious about why a slightly altered ept box was used- it gives me some hope that the character isn’t pregnant for realz.

By: donnaj819

donnaj819 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:53:33 +0000

I love the huge scarf stuck in closet for a month s/l the best. So creative next to the one we’ve been handed. Thank you for making me laugh today, not much else has.

By: Frog Princess

Frog Princess — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:54:55 +0000

Another option: What if Otalia decided that they would be more of a family (and the biological clock is ticking) and Emma would understand the idea of family better if Otalia got pregnant together and had a baby and asked Frank to be the donor. Then you get the same tension/drama of baby daddy. It is a soap opera world. I just hate to see all of the crap Olivia has had to wade through. Her big understanding listening doggie eyes get me every time.

By: Carmen

Carmen — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:32:19 +0000

Maybe it was inevitable that a soap s/l that had so successfully toyed with the usual soap conventions (runaway bride anyone?), would finally mis-step. And in a big way.

Maybe they thought this would just be another soap cliche they could riff on, and ultimately give another Otalia twist, that would make it all okay in the end. They seem to be unaware at just what a raw nerve this plotpoint is in our community, and have obviously underestimated how badly this would go over.

My only – slim, wafer thin – hope is that people in power are aware of this blow back and are scrambling to do script damage control. Cause JL returns to work on Monday, and the die will really be set after that.

*sigh*

By: GirlBoston

GirlBoston — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:21:28 +0000

Great blog as usual. After such an amazing orginally storyline the prgnancy does seem rather lame even if it turns out to be false. And I agree with the post that the door scene was so smoldering..what happened??

By: Redblaze18

Redblaze18 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:55:00 +0000

Well said. Lot of the same thoughts going on for me as well. Sad and yucky. To have JL in front of us for months and we have to pretend she’s NOT pregnant, now we get to watch her pretend to BE pregnant? It’s just sad and yucky.

By: Tyna

Tyna — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:51:34 +0000

I agree with everything you said and as always, you say it so well. I have one suggestion. Instead of Natalia being possessed, I think Father Ray is and he is the one who kidnaps her and she fights back with all of her goodness and light…and her best snark.

By: Audra

Audra — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:48:02 +0000

I wish you wrote for Guiding Light.