Re Mon.’s show: WHY would Alexis drink the tea Julian fixed (well, she did drink the KOOL-AID, so to speak, didn’t she? She “swallowed” his act!)

This!!!

I agree, Rissa. God forbid we can have a mature, happy couple on the show. It seems Julian (suddenly) not only puts himself ahead of Alexis, but Ava and the Mob rate higher also. Stupid man and stupid writers!

……ahh, Rissa!! This is done to make Sonny look the hero. Not that I am a fan of of this couple (Alexis and Julian)….never was! But, I detest Sonny even more.
TPTB are trying to erase Sonny’s murderous image from our minds…..’tis a trick. ‘Ain’t gonna’ work for me…..a vulture is a vulture is a vulture.

I agree. I’m sooooo done with the mob stuff.

They could have pivoted to anything other than the mob stuff but noooooo it’s mob mob mob. I agree with Celia, this is about making the always insufferable Sonny a gold plated hero.

These storylines just draaag ooooonnnnn. It’s been a year of bipolar Morgan. Makes me remember with great unhappiness the year plus Jason wandered around not knowing he was Jason. If you’re going to bore the audience with Captain Obvious stories, can we be quick about it?

Wow, if that is the “best ” couple, I’d like to see the worst!

Me too. I think he’s scum!

Obviously, from this interview, not if these writers have anything to do with it! Sadly.

Your preaching to the choir As I have said these writers suck. Someone said they are going back to watching the old soaps for their drama fix.

Yes, how great was it when Carlos reappeared to haunt Julian! A perfect reminder of the loss of (another) terrific actor so we can bring on more blonde bombshells for more love triangles. Maybe Carlos has a twin so that J.V.P. can return, ala Michael Easton.

Ain’t that the truth, SuzieQ.

Still agree with you re Vincent Parisi–now THERE’s a character that could play Shapespeare!

That’s not his hair. Ha, Jimmy!

But, the pairing of the two is hurting me! LOL!

No he won’t hurt her but the writing of Julian over the last few months is little more than character assassination. There is nothing to root for.

Lol, Sam. It’s about the mob…..dark, dark, and more dark.

Darn autocorrect! Jax. Not Ajax!

I want to stuff morally superior Carly into a vast of anything and lock down a lid. She really has zero room to talk. Other than Elizabeth, who else tells her to tuck it in? Even Alexis… now written as the dumbest of doormats doesn’t challenge the insufferable Carly.

@Melissa….Yep, Carly is the ultimate hypocrite and an insufferable one to boot, but I have to say it was an absolute delight for someone, anyone, to finally give “St. Sabs” the business…..this coddled character is one of the most utterly useless creatures to ever hit Port Charles, and every time there is a perfect out to get rid of her, the showrunners bring her back like a bad penny. The writers have bent over backwards to contrive a place and purpose for this weepy, annoying, insipid parasite, and no matter what she does, everyone acts like she’s the berries. This… Read more »

The story is one of the better efforts of our illustrious writers. I do not want Alexis to stay with Julian. She can do better even if it means no man in her life. Run, Alexis!

Up until today I have found it riveting. Alexis toting her phone around and putting it on record – with an icon of a big mike encompassing the screen as she leaves it in full sight of Julian during any and every potential conversation is just so ridiculous and lame that it has honestly detracted from the enjoyment I was having with the story.

I like Richard Burgi (Paul) but I agree with your general assessment.

@ Mister Media
Perfectly said!!!!!!
I sooo agree!!!

How wonderful are you, Mister Media? Not as logically and structurally delineated as you have depicted these guys; I did try, in my own haphazard way, to impart the same thing, many times. This ‘uplifting’ of Sonny’s (the criminally inclined Nabob), code of moral ethics , is laughable. As I keep repeating ad nauseam, it does not work for me. I am pretty focused when it comes to defining Sonny, Julian, Ava and their ilk. I could not have described Paul Hornsby’s ‘nature’, if you will, as you have. This character is an enigma. I cannot dislike him or like… Read more »

Well said!

Great and accurate analysis–beautiful said! Kudos!

YES! What he said. 🙂 100% agree.

The writers and FV need to get a clue as to how their “fast paced” style is truly ruining what used to be compelling about GH. There is just no way to develop a character of any sort when they can’t use detail or nuance for anything.

Thank you!!! I hope to find the channel!

We KNEW who those characters were! 🙂

Great comment, Mary. Right on!! Furthermore, if I may…..and, I am aware I will be kicked in the arse for saying it…..But, what’s up with Anna? She is so consumed by her ideologically misplaced fealty to Duke. As she is, Anna’s actions hold no fascination for me. I would have found a storyline centered upon AJ as a much more justified act of revenge by Monica. But, Anna is just so drunk with anything Julian that she is blind to what Sonny is and represents…..Do not buy her mettle to nab the guy who put a hit on Duke. For… Read more »

Couldn’t agree more with your sentiments and those of others who talk about how GH has whiplashed characters back and forth between bad and good. Julian, Nicholas, Paul. Who are they and what do they stand for? Their moral compasses keep shifting. They’ve turned Julian so hard to the dark side that it’s hard to see him coming back from this. If I were WdV I’d start looking for another job. He’s a good actor so I hope he lands somewhere.

My sentiments also–Bye, bye, Julian–NOT glad I “knew” you!

Rodd, well stated: “Another example of the writers manipulating the characters to fit into their story lines instead of having the s/ls organically grown from character descriptions.” Still think the writers could benefit from that 001 writing class on character development and dramatic structure. NO, NO, NO–not ready for Shakespeare classes yet!

Agreed, “pretty criminal” what the writers have done to the character of Alexis.
Re Liz and Franco–get me a barf bag, ASAP!

Originally Alexis was a smart, fun character who had the misfortune of being on Helena’s revenge radar. I can live with the Sonny mis-step, if she had learned something from it. But what really gets me upset is why writers of all soaps seem to like to destroy stronger women ( like Anna, or “bi**h them up, or steal someone else’s love interest and leave us with wimpy guys) and then put the likes of Sonny and Victor as their main characters. What’s wrong with having at least some stories with a moral center? And with GH, when I see… Read more »

I agree. Carly talked Jax into keeping Nicks baby. She is no better then Sonny, or coerced filing papers Alexis. The women mentioned are as disgusting as the men. They each run around on a high horse. The show now has no good guys .or gals. Even Anna has no right to talk. TIIC are all full of themselves ,and they have no idea what they are doing. Having Sonny call anyone out for the exact same things he has done. Killing in cold blood ? I guess if I watched , it would be good for a laugh. You… Read more »

“Many bumps in the road,” eh? 100 to zero in a nanseceond–“love” to contemplating murder, eh? So THAT’S what defines a “relationship”? “Julexis fans should not give up hope,” eh? This “NOT” fan is not giving up hope for the end of this so-called relationship! And I’m wondering who could be a fan of this twisted, masochistic, sick “relationship”?? “Shakespeare,” eh? They couldn’t hold his cape–not even stand in the “pit” with the groundlings! And getting on stage–HAH–I wouldn’t try it! Tomatoes and other vegetables coming their way–LOL! “Like Hamlet,” eh? If they think Hamlet was indecisive–they should look in… Read more »

“It’s like Hamlet”–well, minus the plausibility, the complex and compelling psychological explication, the well-defined characters, the dramatic tension, and the beauty of the words and the language. Other than that, yeah, sure, it’s JUST like Hamlet, Jean. I TOTALLY see the comparison. Totally. So the current headwriters see (another) marriage to a mobster as being “for the long run.” Carly and Sonny weren’t enough; we have to have Julian and Alexis as well. Because, absolutely, marriages to mobsters are, like, TOTALLY viable over the long run. Amiright? It’s just another occupation your husband can have. Some people marry doctors, some… Read more »

Hmmmm. Short-man-syndrome. I wonder if Sonny drives a big-arsed car, Kay.

@k/kay….My oft-used description of Alexis and Julian’s constant “activities” was “like pigs in heat!” Seems soooo very appropriate, and since you are by your own admission familiar with farm life, I needn’t expound upon that notion, eh, k/kay???? By the way, congratulations on your new equine pal….it’s wonderful to hear of nice people enjoying the good things in life. I’ve been taking a little break from posting here, but have continued to read others’ musings, and yours are consistently interesting and entertaining….keep it up, “Girl!”

LOL ikr? I love Alexis and Julian together

And thankfully, TPTB don’t seem to think that love/romance/sex stops at 30; we have numerous characters on GH who are well past that age and still have love lives (and lives in general, even if far too many of those lives involve the mob for my taste). I suspect there’s marketing research—because they don’t do anything without that—that tells them that most younger viewers (the ones TPTB actually care about) aren’t all that interested in a show that involves only teens and twenty-somethings. (Anecdotally, I can remember that when I was a teen/twenty-something watching soaps, I didn’t care all that… Read more »