They did mention Monica. Why should they mention Steven? Were Amanda or Fallon mentioned when Adam married Dana? I don't think so. As a viewer I don't need a reminder what was important to Fallon two seasons ago.
Maybe you can tell that to those 2,9K viewers who approved this comment:
You see, viewers need a reminder that Steven was important to the Carringtons, two seasons ago. They don't like that "they all just forgot Steven".
Your comparison with OG
Dynasty is interesting, and tends to prove my point actually : seasons 7 & 8 writing was not the best to say the least. And at the time, the situation was different : viewers knew that Fallon was alive in
The Colbys, and nobody cared about Amanda after the recast.
As you're taking OG
Dynasty to compare (thanks for that), when Fallon 1 was gone during season 5 (you know, when the show was still good and correctly written) they never stopped to mention her, a way or an other. Something that Nu
Dynasty is failing to do with Steven.
Once, I compared the show's writing with
Game Of Thrones writing :
I think that Steven was a beloved character. And most of us think he deserved better than being in limbo, ignored by his own family. That's just bad writing. Yes, he's in a facility in Paris. Yes, it was the character's decision to stay there. Fallon, Sam, respected his decision. That's fine. But what is not fine, is that they now behave like he just never existed. Not even a word about him. We don't need Fallon to talk about Steven 24/24 : just one or two mention of him in a season would be enough. Like Fallon telling to Liam that she wished Steven would be here for her wedding. Alexis saying to Adam that she misses her other son, and wished Adam could meet him (as Alexis doesn't know Adam already met Steven). Unfortunately
Dynasty is too much (mostly weak) plot driven than character driven. Now it seems like the writers just want fun dialogues & silly situations... Fun dialogues and silly situations are great. I love them. But that's not enough. The show needs characters driven plots. And good ones. I was watching a George RR Martin interview (the writer of the Game Of Thrones books) and he was explaining what good writing was (in his opinion). Good writing is having the death or absence of a character a real impact on the remaining ones. It's not something you process and get over with, in one day or one episode. Think about Cristal/Celia's death, and how little impact it had on the characters. Blake mourned her like what, 1 episode? It doesn't matter for the fans that he mourned her for weeks off screen. We also needed to mourn Celia with the characters. The writers robbed us of that, in favor of Cristal 2, jumping in the Carrington's manor and in Blake's bed in no time, when we were still missing and grieving Celia. That's bad writing. That's stupid. And worst, from a writing standpoint, it's inconsequential. George RR Martin insisted on the fact that actions, decisions, should have real consequences. And that's also why his books are so brilliant. (The show is a different beast. The 4 first seasons, based on the books, are amazing. The rest is a mixed bag of very good to mediocre episodes).
I binge watched
Game Of Thrones lately, it was amazing that missing/gone/dead characters were still mentioned many years/seasons later. Characters mattered. George RR Martin also insisted on saying that his books were character driven, and not plot driven.
About real life weddings we'll have to agree to disagree. I have a huge family, when a brother or a sister is missing, we talk about their absence right before/right after a wedding... Even the groom, even the bride. Of course, this is only true when you have been raised in a loving family who cares about the others and are able to feel compassion.
Anyway, to be back on the subject, like it or not, the Steven situation is the elephant in the room. And to be honest, I know that you just can't stand when I mention it. Because you always deny my feelings and thoughts about it. I feel when people kinda resent me, like you or Tommie. Maybe I am paranoid (and that's MY problem). But you know what, I am gonna trust my guts feelings. Maybe from now, you can ignore my comments, like I will ignore yours.
