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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 330631" data-attributes="member: 27">It was a really clumsy set-up for Alexis finding the book.&nbsp; One would think such a thing would not be in the top drawer of Kirby&#039;s dresser, but in a safe-deposit box or something more secure/hidden.&nbsp; But we&#039;re going to have to suffer more of these quick-fixes now that time is not on the writers&#039; side.&nbsp; Rather than spend two or three episodes with Alexis learning of the existence of Anders&#039;s book, then scheming to steal it, reading it and then planning ways to use it, they condensed into a one-minute scene.I&#039;ve always been kind of ambivalent about Anders&#039;s Book of Secrets (ABS).&nbsp; I always worried that it would fall into the wrong hands (as it obviously has) and be used by someone who had no skill and nuance in its use (as it obviously will).&nbsp; Alexis having it is like handing a nuclear bomb to a tantrum-prone four-year old.&nbsp; Though they said Anders left it to Kirby as her &quot;insurance policy&quot; I never really bought that; they had no intention of having her weaponize that book in her own interest.&nbsp; Why else would she shove it into her dresser and go on with her life like nothing happened?&nbsp; Maddison Brown only got what....16 or 17 episodes this season?&nbsp; If they had any plans for her to use ABS , they would have had to invest in a plotline where she became alienated from the Carringtons, or at least in some situation where she had to look out for her own interests at the expense of the Carringtons.&nbsp; I think they always intended some other, more prominent character to steal ABS from Kirby---if not Alexis then perhaps Adam, Jeff, or some villain of the week.&nbsp; I do wonder how Dex is going to react to how quickly his wife has reverted to old form.&nbsp; He is out of town for a few days and she&#039;s plotting with her ex-brother-in-law to destroy Blake, dragging all kinds of family dirty laundry out for everyone to see as if the past six months haven&#039;t happened.&nbsp;&nbsp; Isn&#039;t it odd that Alexis, who had forged something of a detente with Blake in the past few episodes, was so quick to jump into the Ben/Blake rivalry with the ABS as ammunition?&nbsp; I mean, Alexis has a new husband, better relations with her family members, and the new company to run---why would she jeopardize all that just to throw in with Ben, someone I got the idea she was not all that close to in the past? *&nbsp; Like I said, that book might end up being a nuclear bomb that Alexis sets off without realizing just how destructive it will be.&nbsp; Her marriage might be the first casualty (within weeks of the wedding!), as well as her relationships with her kids, and by extension her company (Adam co-owns it and it depends on Fallon&#039;s Shopping Network for publicity/sales).&nbsp; Alexis has already put her relationship with Amanda on thin ice by stealing ABS from Kirby (Amanda&#039;s girlfriend).&nbsp; She spent Christmas alone in jail because she had alienated everyone in her family, but had gone through all that effort to mend fences and be a better person (well, a less-awful person, anyway).&nbsp; * They may elaborate in future episodes about just how close Ben and Alexis were in the past, but in this episode they were not acting as if they were anything more than ex in-laws.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 330631, member: 27"] It was a really clumsy set-up for Alexis finding the book. One would think such a thing would not be in the top drawer of Kirby's dresser, but in a safe-deposit box or something more secure/hidden. But we're going to have to suffer more of these quick-fixes now that time is not on the writers' side. Rather than spend two or three episodes with Alexis learning of the existence of Anders's book, then scheming to steal it, reading it and then planning ways to use it, they condensed into a one-minute scene. I've always been kind of ambivalent about Anders's Book of Secrets (ABS). I always worried that it would fall into the wrong hands (as it obviously has) and be used by someone who had no skill and nuance in its use (as it obviously will). Alexis having it is like handing a nuclear bomb to a tantrum-prone four-year old. Though they said Anders left it to Kirby as her "insurance policy" I never really bought that; they had no intention of having her weaponize that book in her own interest. Why else would she shove it into her dresser and go on with her life like nothing happened? Maddison Brown only got what....16 or 17 episodes this season? If they had any plans for her to use ABS , they would have had to invest in a plotline where she became alienated from the Carringtons, or at least in some situation where she had to look out for her own interests at the expense of the Carringtons. I think they always intended some other, more prominent character to steal ABS from Kirby---if not Alexis then perhaps Adam, Jeff, or some villain of the week. I do wonder how Dex is going to react to how quickly his wife has reverted to old form. He is out of town for a few days and she's plotting with her ex-brother-in-law to destroy Blake, dragging all kinds of family dirty laundry out for everyone to see as if the past six months haven't happened. Isn't it odd that Alexis, who had forged something of a detente with Blake in the past few episodes, was so quick to jump into the Ben/Blake rivalry with the ABS as ammunition? I mean, Alexis has a new husband, better relations with her family members, and the new company to run---why would she jeopardize all that just to throw in with Ben, someone I got the idea she was not all that close to in the past? * Like I said, that book might end up being a nuclear bomb that Alexis sets off without realizing just how destructive it will be. Her marriage might be the first casualty (within weeks of the wedding!), as well as her relationships with her kids, and by extension her company (Adam co-owns it and it depends on Fallon's Shopping Network for publicity/sales). Alexis has already put her relationship with Amanda on thin ice by stealing ABS from Kirby (Amanda's girlfriend). She spent Christmas alone in jail because she had alienated everyone in her family, but had gone through all that effort to mend fences and be a better person (well, a less-awful person, anyway). * They may elaborate in future episodes about just how close Ben and Alexis were in the past, but in this episode they were not acting as if they were anything more than ex in-laws. [/QUOTE]

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