Remember when I was all about Jason getting a spinoff show where he drives all the teens/early 20′s characters around in the Expedition of Vigilante Justice solving crimes like the shortlived Mr. T cartoon? Well, I would consider this whole adventure with Spinelli to save Lulu as the Pilot. Good God. Is there nothing Jason can’t do? What I want to know is why Jason doesn’t try to leverage all of his good deeds when he is inevitably put on trial for murder again. Diane can be like “sure he killed Anthony Zacchara, but he also a) saved the hostages in the Metro Court, b) saved the citizens of Port Charles during the monkey virus epidemic, c) saved Liz’s life multiple times, d) found Baby Jake, e) saved Lulu, f) saved my friends and I from a cruise ship disaster (this was a a dream) and g) attempts to keep Carly on a tight reign”. Say what you will, but Jason has the patience of a saint, which coincidentally is because Jason is, in fact, a Saint.
When is Amelia going to wise up, cut her losses with Sam, and hire Jason as the new host of Everyday Heroes? I imagine she’s made a list similar to this one:
Pro: Would cut down on wardrobe budget since Jason only wears monochromatic tees and tight jeans.
Con: Hair budget would increase exponentially to tame that mop Jason calls hair.
Pro: Jason isn’t an ex-con woman who married men for money and killed Amelia’s father.
Con: Jason is a current Mafia hitman and kills people quarterly.
Pro: Everyone loves Jason.
Con: Everyone hates Sam (except for Alexis, Lucky, Maxie, and Nik, 3/4 of the time)
Pro: Children love Jason.
Con: When Sam is not shooting someone in self defense in front of a child, she is watching another child get kidnapped.
Pro: In hiring Jason, Everyday Heroes can gain a valuable sponsorship deal with Sonny’s Coffee.
Con: In firing Sam, Everyday Heroes will lose the patronage of Maxim, Stuff, and FHM.
If I were Amelia, the decision would be a no-brainer, but the real Amelia is clearly smarter than me since she’s decided to work with this guy instead.
The other problem with Jason as the host of Everyday Heroes is his general lack of talkiness. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an asset in everything else – and makes me hate him less than Sonny and Carly despite the killing because they never shut up – but not so great in a TV show host.
If Jason’s not a saint, he’s certainly a superhero, and his super power is “shutting up and letting everyone else talk themselves into holes”.
You’re right on the lack of talking, however, I think that where Sam’s strength is flailing around with her arms, Jason’s is more looking at people like they’re idiots, which he perfects day in an day out with Spinelli, Sonny, Carly and most recently Lucky. There’s nothing I love more than a talk show host that clearly hates his job and the people that he’s talking to, or in Jason’s case, staring at with a look of disdain.
[...] have a boyfriend that doesn’t get the holidays and hates dressing up. Just go as Sam and Jason. He can wear his jeans, a regular t-shirt, and then do something horrendous to his hair. [...]
[...] On the bright side, at least Alexis is back in the action. Even if said “action” is just sitting around Kelly’s with her depressed nephew or reenacting a screwball comedy caper with Spinelli and Winnifred. Then there’s the issue of Sam’s P.I. license. Is Agent Grant Harrison really so petty that he’d hold up something trivial like that to bring Jason and Spinelli in line? Yes, but this is Sam McCall we’re talking about. Why is she even trying to do things legally? This is a woman who went on some rogue police mission with Lucky that involved hottubs and international men of mystery. Besides, doesn’t Agent Grant Harrison know who he’s dealing with? A third rate reality star An Everyday Hero! [...]