When did Morgan Hollingsworth become a character that just waltzes into various homes firing on all cylinders? Has she inherited the Shawn “It’s my hot body, I do what I want” Brady role? Because by my estimation, all that was missing on Friday’s episode was a motorcycle crashing through John’s living room and an armful of male leather bracelets.
Remember Morgan as she first appeared on this show? She was straight out of a Sweet Valley University book: the sorority president with the over-the-top Southern accent and Elle Woods wardrobe. Then for reasons still unknown to me, she befriended Chelsea and Stephanie with their Uncle-loving ways, and she became a full-fledged secondary character. Now she’s neck and neck with Caroline as they threaten to eat their way through the show. (What is with characters with the name of Morgan totally taking over soaps?)
I understand Morgan is upset that her father is presumably dead. I, too, was sad to see Linden Ashby go, but if Morgan had any sense at all, she would realize that he faked his death and is taking up residence on that same island that Amanda and Dr. Peter Burns fled to in the finale of Melrose Place.
Here are two things I want to call out about Morgan:
1) What is with all prissily traipsing into the Dimera Mansion? I know she was there to ostensibly accuse John of murdering her father (again) but who is she? Dr. Marlena Evans? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: these rich people have to hire better doormen. Or take it one step further and live in a gated community. I loved that she was yelling at John while he was wearing a robe. The girl doesn’t even have enough decency to accuse him of murder when he’s fully dressed. I think even the police give you that much credit. Sidenote: if you were Morgan and you believed your father to be dead at the bottom of a lake, would you get up, put on your best father-murdering sundress, accessorize with multiple earrings and then curl your hair like you’re a Victoria’s Secret model? No? Okay then. See, I would find Morgan much more believable if she’d shown up in the college coed’s wardrobe of PINK sweat pants and sorority mixer T-shirt. Plus her hair would be in a messy ponytail. Negative points for the Emmy-Nominated Hair Team.
2) Remember a few months back when Morgan actually helped cover up a murder? Yeah, I thought so. It’s kind of hard to be self-righteous about someone covering up a murder when you, yourself, did the same thing. Granted, I know that a murder investigation would have interfered with Fall Finals and the sorority Christmas party, but Ford Decker’s mother and father wanted to know where their son was…just like you want to know about your Daddy.
