I had to catch up on a week’s worth of GH and since I am sick, it was 4.3 hours of “Jason, the Slavic Seducer/Advocate for the Mentally Ill” but I enjoyed every minute of it. I think it was the Sudafed.
It went something like this:
Lulu is steadily embarking on the self-fulfilling Road to Crazyville as pioneered by Mom, Laura. By the way, when Lulu brazenly left her (unlocked!) room to wander into to talk to a wig in a chair, I had some questions about Shadybrook as a facility:
- What’s up with Lulu being able to go where ever she wants? (I’ll address the issue of Jason checking her out later.) Is Shadybrook progressive? I would think that despite Nikolas being a rich and powerful benefactor that they’d at least confine Lulu to a locked room.
- Does WigLaura sit in a chair all the time? I mean, does she sleep there? Or does someone wake her up every morning and physically put her in the chair? Does she go to the bathroom? How does she eat? How often do they change her bathrobe? I’ll admit to not understanding her Guza-induced strand of catatonia.
- Is Lainey just like the most understanding therapist ever? I feel that if anyone expects to break through to Lulu, it’s going to have to be Dr. Marlena Evans. Oh, she’s loopy, but she’s also been demonically possessed and knows what it’s like to physically harm a stalker or too.
- Okay, I get that we can’t bring in Marlena, however, why does it seem like the only two people making a difference on Lulu in Shadybrook don’t actually work in Shadybrook (or legitimately at all)? Of course, I’m talking about Jason Morgan and Sonny Corinthos. I don’t know why I didn’t think this would happen sooner; as we are all good and aware that Sonny is the Mentally Ill Whisperer and Jason helps all petite blondes and brunettes under 30 in this town. Meanwhile, Nikolas is across town romancing Nadine over seventeen course meals.
- Why are people on the staff taking Lulu’s word that Jason is her brother? Hello! She’s mentally unstable and may or may not be a hostage victim/accomplice to murder. Surely lying isn’t under her radar.
Speaking of Nik and Nadine, I’m torn. I like that Nadine is plucky and an unconventional love interest for Nikolas (or is she? she is rather sweet like Emily, but Emily grated and I find Nadine charming) but God help me, I do like Nik and Claudia, or Naudia as I call them. With that name, I picture them leaving Port Charles hopefully on the run and going undercover as an award winning Russian ice dancing team. You know they both have it in them: Nikolas can cut a rug and obviously Claudia enjoys wearing skintight outfits in poor taste. Match made in heaven!
Another match made in heaven, or at least in my eyes when they appear ever so rarely on my screen: Sam and Lucky! I love how protective Lucky is of Sam, but he has to realize that Sam’s been shot at least two hundred times. I had to laugh when Sam was talking about her scar being in vein if she wasn’t allowed to go over Karpov, Sam has to be like 40% scars right now, a good 30% of which is in her uterus. Also, I would like to point out how much I enjoy Sam’s pronunciation of Karpov: it’s like Car-pof! She cracks me up.
Robin and Patrick, I can’t even deal with them anymore. They fight, they make up, they get pregnant, they fight, they’re happy, now they’re angsty. Guess what? I still don’t care?
Oh, and do you think Jason is jealous that Johnny is like the new Big Man on Campus at the PCPD Holding Cell? He’s getting sooo many visitors!
I’m sure Jason is ok with Johnny taking up temporary residence in his secondary office, the room is probably named The Jason Morgan Memorial Holding Cell at this point.
I don’t know which way to go with Nik/Nadine/Claudia myself. I like that Nadine isn’t your typical GH gloom and doom character, but there’s heat between Naudia as well. I’m amazed that I’m even interested at this point, I’m sure the Guze will destroy that soon enough.
One final thought, with Lainey as her therapist, Lulu should remain in Shadeybrook forever. Good thing her mom is gonna help her, I guess, though I’d prefer Lulu catatonic forever myself. I never get my wish though, Marlena was in her coma for about 5 seconds. Sigh.
By: nolebucgrl on August 26, 2008
at 7:33 am
Yes and Marlena was cooing her way into recovery today.
Seriously, though, I love how the PCPD just lets anyone see any prisoner anytime they like. That was even true when Sam was in lockup when she was framed by Ric for stealing evidence and she ran around in the mixed denim jumpsuit with an illadvised braid in her hair.
By: brandi11 on August 26, 2008
at 8:49 pm
IIRC a nurse gets Laura up every morning and parks her in the chair. I believe the nurse explained that to someone sometime in the last year. The only thing I remember it is because I wondered about bathroom visits — or does she wear Depends? And is she wearing a standard hospital issue robe or does she have several identical robes?
By: densie on September 4, 2008
at 12:36 am