I love how surly the new John Black is. He’s basically the soap opera version of The Monkey’s Paw. Marlena wished knew that John was alive and he is…but he’s not quite the John that we all knew and begrudgingly loved. He’s gruff, doesn’t remember his past and has to be re-strained while wearing Christopher Moltisanti’s old wardrobe. It’s just so great how hostile he is to Marlena and she’s not even cooing, squinting or “oh my gosh”-ing yet. I can’t wait for Anna Dimera to show up and inform John 2.0 that he and Marlena used to suck face 24/7. I think that knowledge will kill him.
In other news, I have no idea where this sorority plot is going. If you will remember, I really enjoyed the sorority plotline but I’m not sure how the writers whomever is writing this show are going to resolve this one and make the girls somewhat redeemable. On one hand, I like that Chelsea is start to crack, which she should since this is her second accidental death (third if you count her peripheral involvement in the Willow/Nick debacle) but seriously she and the rest of the young Bradys have been playing Weekend at Bernie’s with Ford’s corpse since before Christmas. Also, what is up with everyone’s hair? I know that Stephanie has been gradually lightening her hair but what the hell happened to Morgan’s hair? I have been putting blonde highlights in my hair for years and today I looked at Morgan’s hair and wondered if people think I look that bad. (Note to those who know me: do I?)
Meanwhile, I guess no one really loves Claire. Is it because she’s not played by the twins who hate Belle? I ask because everyone says that they’re looking for her, but when dumbass Shawn and his trusty sidekick, Busty Lane Black, are the only ones making headway on the case, you know you’re in trouble. Marlena can drone on and on about how worried she is for her granddaughter but you know her priorities go something like this:
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Curing John
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Acting like a high school tease around Roman
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Convincing Hope, Bo, and Roman that she’s not a delusional psycho
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Keeping up appearances that John isn’t a brainwashed, amnesiac pawn
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Giving Belle updates on John
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Mentally preparing for another verbal go-round with Stefano
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Coffee
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Thinking about Claire*
* Note before this evening this would have been “thinking about Brady”. Other noticable absences: worrying about Sami and her twins.
Speaking of which, how thankful am I that EJ’s master plan to hide out with Sami and the twins didn’t involve a) a cruise ship and b) a tropical island?
I don’t think you look bad. Course, I don’t know you so maybe I’m not the best person to give advice.
On the sorority storyline, it’s starting to seem like one way they could get everyone out of this mess is that Ford dies of something other than an accidental fall, like an aneurysm. That way they are only responsible for the coverup, and by then I bet other girls will come forward about their rape.
Everyone’s hair looks terrible, though I think they lightened Stephanie’s to look more like her parents. I liked RM’s hair better last week, I hate it so straight and uneven.
Though I’m loving John being so mean to Marlena, I’m so sick of her whacked out priorities. Though, I’m more sick of their fans going on and on about this being the greatest love story ever told.
I think you’re right with the aneurysm bit (or some other pre-existing medical condition).
True story: I used to love John and Marlena (I was very young). I was also so happy that she chose Marlena over Roman (Wayne Northrup–only now through the beauty of YouTube do I realize how great he was) because I didn’t remember Roman that well and I loved John.
I’m not sure what a greater love story is: Sexy Grandma brings her amnesiac soldier husband back from the dead or the whole European Prince halucinates deceased fiancee due to brain tumor on General Hospital.