All My Children Week in Review: Week of January 10, 2011

Performer of the Week: Daniel Cosgrove as Scott Chandler. We really forgot how much we liked Daniel in this role. He’s injected Scott – a character who hasn’t always had a terribly distinctive personality – with a sarcasm, charm and charisma that’s so welcome. Scott’s sly smile, cut to the chase style and “are you kidding?” demeanor (especially with Greenlee) is refreshing, but Daniel is still able to convey Scott’s sense of fear over the future and regret from the past. Also, he worked a prison jumpsuit, which isn’t easy.

 

WTH? Moment: Damon and Liza had sex!?!?!?! WHAT?!?!?! That’s her daughter’s man! The whole thing is like a V.C. Andrew novel on crack – or eerily reminiscent of Liza having her own teenage boyfriend sleep with HER mom (as Tad, said boyfriend, observed). Still, it was crazy and awesome.

 

Best Moment: Natalia and Brot finally have sex! It’s been a slow build with these two, but totally worth it. Between Natalia making herself vulnerable and admitting she was a virgin, to Brot being so sweet in his response. These two are adorable together and it’s about time they got the spotlight.

 

Funniest Moment: We’re coming up short. What made you guys chuckle this week?

 

Why We Love All My Children This Week: Brot and Natalia finally getting some romance? Liza making incredibly stupid life decisions? Michael E. Knight getting to act his face off with Jamie Luner? A just–sprung-from-jail-cutie like Scott walking around town? Plus Erica wearing some froofroo jacket with fur sleeves? Need we say more?

 

Comments (20)

Sun, Jan 16 - 11:13 am

Shoeme83, ITA that it should be Kendall looking into what happened to Zach.....not Ryan freaking Lavery...

It ticks me off to no end to see once again, Ryan shoved down our throats in a s/l that he has no business in...

Kendall should be the one trying to find out what happened to Zach, going after who did it.....Not the low-life, woman abusing jerk who made Zach, KEndall, Zendall's life a living hell....

It was bad enough when TK/Zach was here that Zach, Kendall, Zendall were never allowed to have a story that Ryan didn't end up stinking up.....but even with Zach supposed death, Ryan is still riding Zach, Kendall, Zendall coat tails...

I also hate any & all scenes involving Kendall with Ryan, GL, or Rylee.... It makes me sick to see my favorite character Kendall having to constantly pimp/prop the gruesome twosome....

Kendall smiling at Rylee, saying she loved them, reminising about a time when those two treated her like she was thier own personal whipping dog, like it was some great time for her, is BS...

TPTB may want us all to forget the "REAL" history with these 3 characters, but we do NOT>...

Rylee are the most vomit inducing couple too ever grace daytime, but Kendall - Rylee is the most vomit inducing, forced, contrived pack of garbage, fake friendship ever to appear in a daytime soap...

Kendall would never & should never be friends with either of them..

I get that Brian Frons wants CM/RB front/center everyday... .We get that Mr. Frons loves the characters of Ryan & Greenlee and the couple Rylee....but we fans DO NOT>>>>>

I don't want another scene of Kendall praising the vile, visicious succubus who kidnapped her son, almost killed both her kids, caused Spike to lose his spleen & hearing, caused Ian to have heart & brain surgery, tried to get her & Erica put in prison, and is indirectly respsonible for Erica's plane crash & the reason Zach was on that damn plane in the first place...

I dont want another scene of KEndall acting like Ryan Lavery is her friend after all the hell he put her & Zach through.....

Sadly, this is just more proof that TPTB will never get it..

We do NOT want Kendall stuck in s/l with the gruesome twosome.... Rylee are not Kendall's friends...... Ryan is not a hero, good guy, saint.... GL is not a victim....

Give me a s/l with Kendall looking into what happened to Zach, being the smart, independent, fiesty, kick ass Kendall we love.... Have her ask Jesse/Tad for assistance....but allow her to be free of the gruesome twosome that are killing AMC....

Until TPTB realize that Ryan, GL, Rylee aren't worth the trouble, get rid of them, and free us all of those 2 vomit inducing characters, the show will continue to suck...

Sun, Jan 16 - 10:15 am

IT'S ONLY POSSIBLE ON SOAP OPERAS LOL---
I DIDN'T KNOW THE NEW SCOTT ACTUALLY IS THE REAL SCOTT ---I STILL DON'T CARE ABOUT HIM---MAY HE'LL GROW ON ME ---
IT WAS GREAT THIS PAST WEEK ERIKA WAS GONE MOST PART OF IT---
RERUNS ON WEDNESDAY THE 19 SO NOT LOOKING FORWARD---ABC IS DOING RERUNS TO CUT ON COSTS BUT TELLING THE VIEWERS THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IT ???COME ON ABC WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT---YOU CAN WATCH ANY EPISODE ON LINE ANY TIME YOU FEEL LIKE IT---WHY WOULD WE ASK FOR RERUNS ??? IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENCSE---

Sun, Jan 16 - 10:50 am

Here's what made me chuckle this week: Madison, after spending all day hanging out at Krystal's, stops off at ConFusion on her way home (where Ryan "just happens" to be as well) because she needs some caffeine??? What was she doing all day in a diner and then going to a bar for some coffee? And I thought pregnant women were supposed to avoid caffeine. Then we have Greenlee, leaving Ryan at ConFusion because she had to "go in to work," which is just upstairs. And how did Madison get a letter from Scott in the US mail on the same day that Greenlee asked him to cozy up to her? It's called snail mail for a reason, writers! It's silly, contrived dialogue and plot points like these that make me chuckle--and not in a good way. And is the prison now a hop, skip and a jump away from Fusion and the hospital? The way people were traipsing in and out of there last week you'd think there was a highway passing right through it.

What I did like is Scott and Greenlee scheming. He's slimy and skeevy and I can't wait for this to backfire on Greenlee, but in the meantime, I enjoy seeing the two of them plotting and planning. And I am always amused by the return of Crazy Annie. She's so much more entertaining this way, and Melissa Claire Egan does do the crazy so very well.

Most of all, however, I want to see Kendall to take charge of looking into what happened to Zach. She's a smart, strong woman and this would give her something to focus on and a reason, besides her beautiful boys, of course, to go on. I'm really tired of seeing her lying in a hospital bed--two comas, brain surgery, a heart transplant, now pneumonia, and who knows what's next? It's ridiculous. She should have a story where she's doing something, not having everyone around her living her life for her. If Zach was killed off so Kendall could have this story, what a terrible miscalculation and a huge waste of talent, AMC. (Not to mention alienating a whole lot of fans.) But since there was no body, now would be a great time to bring Zach back. Let Ryan tell Kendall his suspicions, get her up out of that bed, and send her off on a mission to find her husband. A little bit of danger, a lot of intrigue as she finds out who's holding him and why, and a beautiful, romantic ending to this story as the two of them are reunited. It would definitely be something worth tuning in for!

Sat, Jan 15 - 4:30 pm

I can't blame TK for chooseing his real family over his fake one and it's time to accept that. The worst thing that AMC did was to decided to move to CA. That made them lose the best charactors that made the show.

Sat, Jan 15 - 2:32 pm

Erica was nt there this week

Sat, Jan 15 - 7:36 am

The best part of the entire week was Kendall & her boys.... Spike & Ian are adorable, but what really stood out is that Zach is missing.... Team Slater is just incomplete without it's Captian, as is the show...

The most vomit inducing scenes, Kendall - Rylee at the hospital..... Reminising about the times Rylee abused Kendall, tortured Kendall, tormented Kendall like it was a big joke...

The biggest WTF moments: Ryan handing Kendall, Zach's will... Ryan taking to Zach's attorney, Ryan deciding to investigate Zach's death....WTF is up with that...

For one, Ryan has no business putting his hands on Zach's will.. Kendall is the executor & the attorney should have talked to her, not Ryan.... Also, let me get this straight, the biggest low-life in PV.... the monster that treated Zach, Kendall, Zendall like garbage for years, stole Zach's company, casinos's, & used Zach's wife to stick it to him just because he needed someone to blame for the vile green gnats death... .The low-life who never owned up to his vile treatment of Zach, Kendall, Zendall is now going to solve what happened to Zach....

Forget that Kendall is perfectly capable of doing this.. Zach's wife, the mother of Zach's children...the woman who single-handedly saved Bianca & Miranda...who helped Zach fight ACS.....Nope, she's too weak, so Ryan appoints himself the hero..... Forget that...that just ruined a potentially great s/l...

Why not Kendall asking Jesse/Tad for help....and Ryan deal with the front burner s/l he's already in.....

GL is just as disgusting as ever.... Lying, schemeing witch who never pays....

The show is lacking without TK/Zach.......and the infestation of RYan, GL, Rylee in s/l they have no business in makes it worse...

I did like seeing Jangie....for the 30 seconds we got them... . Unbelievable that Jesse/Angie have no story, but Rylee are in them all...

For the life of me, I will never understand why Kendall isn't allowed to be free of the gruesome twosome.... No amount of propping/pimping/ or sick scenes of Kendall smiling happily at them, saying she loves them, all the while talking about the wonderful ways that treated her like ish....

Free Kendall...

Free Us.....

Bring Back TK/Zach...... He's desperately needed....

and get rid of what doesn't work... Ryan Lavery, Greenlee Smythe, Rylee.....PLEASE!!!

Fri, Jan 14 - 9:48 pm

Spike and Ian smiling upon Kendall's arrival from the hospital was refreshing. Any interaction Mommy and her boys have is super cute. Their scenes, however, just reiterate that Daddy Zach should be a part of these experiences! The more people that attempt to fill the void left by Thorsten Kaye, the more I miss him. As a fan favorite, Kaye's shoes cannot be filled. I'm hoping that the story playing now is laying the groundwork for Kendall to be reunited with her soulmate! Please reach an agreement with Mr. Kaye to return to Pine Valley as the ruggedly handsome Zach Slater!

Fri, Jan 14 - 9:34 pm

I continue to miss the show's male lead Thorsten Kaye! No matter the amount of people placed in the Slater's home or Kendall's orbit, Kendall and the boys desperately need Zach! It remains my fondest hope that All My Children will reach an agreement with Mr. Kaye to return!

Fri, Jan 14 - 7:03 pm

I would like to comment but I stopped watching the show last week when Griffin started rubbing Kendall's arm. I do keep up with what's going on via the internet. How subtle of AMC to have Cara move into Kendall's house in order to force the planned relationship between Kendall and Griffin. Ugh! Doesn't everyone have a doctor move into their house when they're recovering from an illness? LOL Contrived, plot-driven drivel. No matter what you do I will never accept Griffin in Kendall's life. He's not nearly of her caliber in any way, and she will not be over Zach's death for a long, long time. So no thank you. Bring back Zach/TK and reunite Zendall. That's when I will tune back in.

Fri, Jan 14 - 2:21 pm

The only moment that made me laugh was when Jake walked into Zach and Kendall's house and said that Kendall should really put a lock on the door. Um, yes, she should, so that it doesn't become a Holiday Inn where relative strangers live (Cara), Madison works because she's scared of Greenlee (be an adult, Madison!), and everyone feels free to drop by and interact, whether Kendall's home or in mourning or not. I remember when Zach drew up the plans for that house, and now it's like Myrtle's boarding house for wayward strays. It's all so contrived and plot-driven. Why can't Kendall interact with characters naturally? Why can't Rylee celebrate New Year's at their penthouse, and Jamanda talk with Cara at ConFusion? Why is Casa Slater the new happening place to be? Ugh. And...I'm still missing Zach Slater, the architect of the house and of his family.

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