It Hit the Fan this Week

Genoa City is nothing if not dysfunction at a heightened state.  Yikes, we were all over the place this week.  We started the week with people STILL not knowing that Bictoria had lost Lucy.  Once we got that bit of exposition out of the way we moved to Victoria lashing out at Billy over the mess he created.  I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m sick of the entire story.  Bictoria were a happy light-hearted couple this time last year and now they are just another sad-sack couple residing in GC.  I get that they need obstacles and struggles to make good story, but really?  The writers couldn’t have them struggle through the adoption process for awhile first (with no real threat to breaking up) and THEN have Billy buy a baby?  Was there any real need to rush them into having more babies and all this drama?  Sometimes you just want SOMEBODY to be happy on the show.  Y&R is running very low on that these days.

Lets take a moment to discuss Genoa City’s most hated resident.  And no, I’m not talking about Adam or Diane, but the queen B herself Phyllis.  What kind of person does what she did?  I get that she wanted Lucy to be with “family” but that doesn’t always mean blood.  Phyllis expected Jack to love Summer like his own when they were together so why couldn’t Lucy grow and thrive where her dad placed her?  Oh that’s right because Phyllis decided she wanted another child to neglect.  I feel like Phyllis has crossed a line that isn’t easy to come back from.  I’ve never bought the whole “white-washing” of Phyllis’ original past to generate this sainted woman they want us to believe she is.  I really don’t get how you can EVER justify baiting a psychopath by dangling dreams that she may get her daughter back in order to try and use her.  Why does Phyllis think she’s so smart?  Has she already forgotten that the last time she tried to “manage” Daisy, Daisy escaped and left Daniel for dead on the side of the road? Did she forget what happened when Victor tried to use a crazy person to get back at Jack?  Because I do, Summer almost died.  Hope it works out better for you this time Phyllis.  I also hope that you get shunned and treated light straight crap every single moment of the day.  I hope that everyone shoots daggers at you and crosses the street to avoid you.  You have earned this.  I want Daniel to never speak to you again, except to say what a horrible mom you are and I hope Summer and Lucy grow up to despise you for what you have done!

I usually complain that people in soap opera comas are never in them for more than a minute.  So imagine my surprise when Tucker spent upwards of a month in his coma.  Then when I realized it was just going to be that shrew Katherine talking/fussing/yelling at God for each day we saw him I instantly got a headache.  Lately I’ve found myself thinking that “none is more” with Kay.  I’m SO tired of her hypocritical butt going around lecturing everyone and judging everyone like she hasn’t done squat wrong in her life.  Please, please, please make her SHUT UP ALREADY!!!!!  Arrghhh!!!  But the bonus is Tucker has awakened.  Hopefully he’ll make one of those soap opera lightening quick recoveries and we can move on. 

Speaking of judgy mcjudgersons, Chloe spent the week not working to support her daughter or to maybe buy a place of her own, but going from listening ear to listening ear bitching about Billy and his lack of ability to parent Delia properly.  Hey Chloe while you were so busy chatting up anyone who would listen and even some who wouldn’t where was Delia?  Have you actually spent more than five minutes with her this month?  That coupled with the fact that Chloe is not some angelic mom of the year make me think she might want to just shut up already.

Well, in “Who’s My Baby’s Daddy Story 2.0″ we had the big reveal this week.  Sofia apparently could no longer lie to Malcolm and blurted out – with light speed I might add – that he might not be her unborn child’s father.  Rather than go into all the obvious plot holes in this story let me just get right to the point that irritated me the most.  Sofia is supposed to be a top level business executive with her stuff in order.  She is a strong, black woman who isn’t going to be pushed around by anyone.  Unless that someone is Malcolm apparently.  This is the second time he’s decided to throw her away like some trash on the street without hesitation.  The first time he did it I was amazed at his brazenness just because she chose to think for herself WITHOUT consulting Malcolm.  Technically she only lied to him and did not cheat on him since when she and Neil did the (awkward and uncomfortable to watch) deed, Malcolm had already bounced.  Now he’s only interested in knowing how soon he can find out if he’s the father.  Malcolm!  Guess what?  You sir, need to back up and calm down.  YOU did this very same thing to your brother with Drucilla and it was NOT when they were broken up.  You basically took advantage of her for your own desires when she was incapacitated so there is NO need for you to huff and puff right now.  Nobody cares about what this is doing to you.  You now know what it feels like and I hope Sofia NEVER takes you back.  She should have more respect for herself and her baby – that same babythat all your yelling and screaming and name calling might cause her to lose Malcolm whether it’s yours or Neil’s.

Sharon and Sazzzzzzzz zzzzzzzz  zzzzzzzz.  Yeah, I never remember what they’re doing or why I should care.  I like Sean Patrick Flannery’s portrayal of Sam, but ugh this story is tedious and has dragged on for long enough.  The whole problem with these types of stories is that you eventually have to send the character back to town and then you end up taking the country bumpkin with you and kill the energy/way of said bumpkin.

Briefly I’ll say that Victor’s chair throwing scene couldn’t hold a candle to the one with he and Jack years ago.  That was passion, this was just going through the motions.  I was interested in the whole IPO debacle until it had to go and throw Jack under the bus too.  I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I do know that if Jack ends up losing Jabot after JUST getting it back I’m going to be mad.  I just can’t deal with the torment of the Abbott’s anymore.  Why do the writers hate them so much?  It really doesn’t make for good tv if you’ve been doing the same thing for ten years.  Just an FYI.

Lastly, but certainly not least we come to the Atkinsons.  My new favorite family of GC.  I know Genie Francis’ performance is a bit over the top but I am really enjoying the interjection of something new and crazy in town.  I love that she is mad in both senses of the word and a little unpredictable.  I give it three months before she’s either gone or another lemming.

No matter what else is going on in town the costume designers and make up artists for the show do a FANTASTIC job.  Lily looked stunning all week as did Jill and Abby.

Agree, disagree?  Let me know in the comments.

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