All My Children Week in Review: Week of 1/31/11

Funniest Moment: When Colby, totally off the cuff, said to Annie “How’s the weather in koo-koo land?”

 

WTH Moment?: So Kendall is in the hospital, knows she’s in critical condition and all of a sudden remembers she shot David. Which, yes, is a big deal. Desperate to talk to her mother, Kendall chose to LEAVE THE HOSPITAL AND WANDER THROUGH THE WOODS rather than wait for Erica to call her back. OK, first, duh Kendall. Second, why wander through the woods? Supposedly she got out of a cab but why not at Erica’s house?

 

Performer of the Week: We’re going to give this to Melissa Claire Egan (Annie), because she’s made Annie’s descent into madness totally watchable and compelling. Is it weird that we sort of feel bad for her? Maybe, but Melissa has gotten us there, so kudos for that.

 

Best Moment: The Annie/Colby catfight. We love when tough ladies battle on soaps, and this was no exception.

 

Why We Love All My Children This Week: That Jack and Erica totally got into a huge fight! No, not because we want Jack and Erica apart – quite the opposite – but because it’s good, juicy conflict for them and we love whatever puts them front and center. And also, Jack finally voiced what we’ve been wondering – why is Erica turning to Caleb for all this stuff when she could clearly turn to Jack?

What were your highlights (and lowlights) this week?

Comments (39)

Thu, Feb 10 - 12:55 pm

OMG!!! annie is about to be on the loose again.. writers r u guys crazy r what... I am a huge fan of this show an the last thing i want to see is annie going nuts again.... greenlee an ryan r my favorite an madison just needs to get over the fact that ryan has moved on with greenlee an after all the hell they have been through OMG just let them b married already... go on writers an lets get it together come on with some great an better shows to make things interesting plz....

Thu, Feb 10 - 9:34 am

Ugh! Please don't make Annie crazy again!! She so deserves a happy ending...if anybody should go crazy it's should be Greenlee over Madison's pregnancy & let Ryan find out that she knew all along & leave her! Jack is such a HUGE jerk...he gets mad @ Erica for not confiding in him but then throws a big hissy fit in the hospital embarrassing Erica....who cares about his daughter, Greenlee, she's the cause of the David problem but Jack never went off on her like that! I agree the whole ambulance idea was STUPID....so Annie just drives away, huh? Now this will be her fault too? Give Annie a break for crying out loud! This new Marissa is worst than the first one...why is she so up in JR. business anyways?

Mon, Feb 07 - 6:25 pm

I haven't actually watched in quite some time. My WTH moment is WTH have they done to JR's hair?

Mon, Feb 07 - 10:37 am

Kendall could have taken over Zack's casino, which would give her a strong position for lots of story lines and running into her husband's killers (they seemed to start this killer thing with shadows watching them, but then nothing happened). Cara and her brother could have joined Doctors Without Borders to counterract their father being a Mexican drug lord (rather than that dopey plot of Cara with childhood lukemia). And that's the connection Cara's brother had with Zack and why Cara had to suddenly leave Jake. The bad guys are after all of them. Tad and Ryan are investigating Zack's death, so this would eventually bring everybody together for a big climax and plenty of adventure along the way.

There...was that so hard?

Mon, Feb 07 - 6:41 am

I agree with almost every comment here. Too bad the writers don't read these posts. Maybe they should let the folks who watch this failing show create a story line.... Couldn't be any worse. Also, most of the time the story has no flow. A character is in one place, but after the commercial somewhere else and talking to someone else...... Did I fall asleep again? I agree the Kendal just walking out of the hospital, taking a cab (how did she pay for it) was just so stupid. I thought the move to California and new writers would be the breath of fresh air this show needed, but now
I'm not so sure. There are more holes in these story lines than Swiss cheese!

Mon, Feb 07 - 1:09 am

I am SO DISGUSTED by the forced storylines on AMC. It's been going on for a while, but now it's unbearable! Please explain to me why Erica is SO AFRAID that David (WHO NO ONE BELIEVES) will tell the authorities that Kendall shot him??? First of all, if he did, who the hell would believe him? Secondly, all of the evidence pointed to Erica and she was absolved of the shooting. So David telling anyone is a moot FN point. Move on already. This whole "Kendall's life in danger" story got old after her second heart transplant and third time in a freakin coma! Move on already. This thing with her in the woods is so forced, I can't stand to watch it! So obvious that the writers need a BIG story to bring Kendall and Griffin together...God forbid a Kane woman be strong, independent, self-sufficient. God forbid! I FF through 90% of the eps. Sad! Furthermore, how forced is this whole Jake/Cara story? You want the viewers to believe in their NON-chemistry on screen, so Amanda is conspicuously missing for weeks while Jake & Cara continue to have heart-to-heart meetings. As she looks up at him with that dopey, doe-eyed gaze and that goofy grin on her face. So not interested. The same thing with Caleb and Erica (and I still hate that coupling).
Nothing is natural about this show anymore. The plot progression isn't organic, it does NOT flow well. We (the viewers) can see the machinations of the writers as they try to cling to this sinking ship. Forcing stories on us, thinking it's interesting...but it's so fake, so pathetic. I continue to DVR the show, hoping beyond hope that some amazing, talented writer will jump on board and make AMC the jaw-dropping, nail-bitting, must-watch show that it was YEARS ago. Pipe dream...I know
P.S. I hope, before Annie leaves for greener pastures in a straight jacket, she kills either Colby or Marissa (or both). I am so SICK of those chicks, I can't stand to see them enter a scene, before my finger's on the FF button!

Sun, Feb 06 - 7:12 pm

I guess I wasn't done. Writers....an ambulance accident.....really? Seriously? No originality. And Griffin confessing his stealing meds...Sure. Also wish Natalia got a better send off. wish her the best in whatever she will be doing now, as well as Finn 'Damon" Wittrock. they are definately on their way to better things. Both are very talented. I agree with a few others that Frankie should have been along for the ride in the ambulance. He and the rest of the Hubbards are too good to not give them a decent story line. They are fun and interesting and all of them are very attractive. Give us a breather from the boring Ryan and Greenlee. Writers please find Tad a Lady. He is also too good to just leave lying around and do not put him with Liza Pleez! O.K. now I am done.

Sun, Feb 06 - 5:49 pm

I will always watch this horrible show. It is part of who I am and part of my family history. Watching it with my Grandmother and my mom, But I beg you AMC writers, go back to school, take a class, go take a poll at your local mall and make notes. Do whatever you have to do to revive this once wonderful show. It is worse than horrible, it is boring and on no parallel universe plausible or believable. get rid of Cara and Griffin, too forced and who cares, I don't know anyone that doesn't fast forward through any scene with them in it. And if and when they ever leave please have them take pouty Colby and her hot mess mother Liza with them. Would like to see Kendall and Reverend Ricky get together. Hate to see Annie loose it again especially over JR. she is one of the only fun interesting characters left. And writers you have a good opportunity with Madison and Scott. they are good together and can be fun and lots of possibilies. Don't mess it up. I'm done for now.

Sun, Feb 06 - 4:00 pm

PLEASE let Jerica work out their issues like adults and not teens running to others. It's time for them to grow up and be together.

Sun, Feb 06 - 3:58 pm

PLEASE give us our Jerica. Let them work on their issues as adults and not teens who run to others. IT'S TIME

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