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<blockquote data-quote="Jason73" data-source="post: 241522" data-attributes="member: 3">I made it to Robin Mattson&#039;s first episode as Gina.&nbsp; As much as I loved Linda Gibboney&#039;s take on the role, it&#039;s exciting to get to Mattson&#039;s version.&nbsp; Even though Gina is currently down on her luck, Mattson brings a strength and resilience to the character that wasn&#039;t present with Gibboney.Gina orchestrates it so that Mary walks in on her and Mason in a compromising position and Mary finally learns that Gina and Mason once had an affair.&nbsp; Mary is disgusted and goes so far as to call it incest.&nbsp; She dumps Mason.&nbsp; An enraged Mason tears apart Gina&#039;s room and finds his father&#039;s will that she&#039;s been holding over his head and also the bottle of pills Gina used to cause Eden&#039;s breakdown.&nbsp; Mason burns the will removing the hold Gina had over him.&nbsp; He assumes the pills are there because Gina is addicted again.&nbsp; As revenge for her ruining his relationship with Mary, Mason blackmails Gina into signing over custody of Brandon to him and he promptly hands Brandon over to Santana.Kelly&#039;s relationship with boring Nick has finally gotten interesting--because she slept with his hot brother Dylan.&nbsp; Again, I really like Dylan and it&#039;s unfortunate the turn his character is going to take.[ATTACH=full]23249[/ATTACH]Lionel and Sophia are trapped in a forest fire -- another of example of SB tapping into the California setting.&nbsp; Santa Barbara really is a perfect setting for a soap.&nbsp; It&#039;s a big enough city to have cosmopolitan touches, it&#039;s glitzy, it&#039;s located near the beach and also near mountains and forests to provide additional settings for the drama and it&#039;s Spanish influences set it apart from other metropolitan areas.&nbsp; (Side note: SB is one of my favorite get away destinations when I need a break from the desert.)&nbsp; (Second side note: there&#039;s something I really like about soaps that are named after the location they take place in.&nbsp; For some reason I get excited every time they say &quot;Santa Barbara.&quot;&nbsp; It&#039;s the same way I felt every time someone said &quot;Knots Landing&quot; on Knots.)&nbsp; Anyways, while Lionel and Sophia were trapped in the forest fire they grew closer and ended up kissing.&nbsp; Augusta doesn&#039;t know what happened but she&#039;s wracked with insecurities over what she thinks might have happened.&nbsp; It&#039;s given Louise Sorel some wonderful material to play.&nbsp; The scenes between Lionel and Augusta as they grapple with her insecurities regarding Sophia have been soap at it&#039;s best. It&#039;s nice to see Lionel and Augusta and Sophia get some meaty material finally.Kirk and Eden are married now.&nbsp; Honestly, the way Kirk has wormed his way into Eden&#039;s life and sort of forced her (but in a way that she doesn&#039;t really notice that he&#039;s forced her) to marry him is uncomfortable to watch.&nbsp; She&#039;s clearly in love with Cruz and wants to be with him and there&#039;s Kirk pressuring her into marrying him and then trying to get her to consummate their marriage.&nbsp; It&#039;s creepy, but it&#039;s riveting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jason73, post: 241522, member: 3"] I made it to Robin Mattson's first episode as Gina. As much as I loved Linda Gibboney's take on the role, it's exciting to get to Mattson's version. Even though Gina is currently down on her luck, Mattson brings a strength and resilience to the character that wasn't present with Gibboney. Gina orchestrates it so that Mary walks in on her and Mason in a compromising position and Mary finally learns that Gina and Mason once had an affair. Mary is disgusted and goes so far as to call it incest. She dumps Mason. An enraged Mason tears apart Gina's room and finds his father's will that she's been holding over his head and also the bottle of pills Gina used to cause Eden's breakdown. Mason burns the will removing the hold Gina had over him. He assumes the pills are there because Gina is addicted again. As revenge for her ruining his relationship with Mary, Mason blackmails Gina into signing over custody of Brandon to him and he promptly hands Brandon over to Santana. Kelly's relationship with boring Nick has finally gotten interesting--because she slept with his hot brother Dylan. Again, I really like Dylan and it's unfortunate the turn his character is going to take. [ATTACH type="full" width="294px" alt="1602384397440.png"]23249[/ATTACH] Lionel and Sophia are trapped in a forest fire -- another of example of SB tapping into the California setting. Santa Barbara really is a perfect setting for a soap. It's a big enough city to have cosmopolitan touches, it's glitzy, it's located near the beach and also near mountains and forests to provide additional settings for the drama and it's Spanish influences set it apart from other metropolitan areas. (Side note: SB is one of my favorite get away destinations when I need a break from the desert.) (Second side note: there's something I really like about soaps that are named after the location they take place in. For some reason I get excited every time they say "Santa Barbara." It's the same way I felt every time someone said "Knots Landing" on Knots.) Anyways, while Lionel and Sophia were trapped in the forest fire they grew closer and ended up kissing. Augusta doesn't know what happened but she's wracked with insecurities over what she thinks might have happened. It's given Louise Sorel some wonderful material to play. The scenes between Lionel and Augusta as they grapple with her insecurities regarding Sophia have been soap at it's best. It's nice to see Lionel and Augusta and Sophia get some meaty material finally. Kirk and Eden are married now. Honestly, the way Kirk has wormed his way into Eden's life and sort of forced her (but in a way that she doesn't really notice that he's forced her) to marry him is uncomfortable to watch. She's clearly in love with Cruz and wants to be with him and there's Kirk pressuring her into marrying him and then trying to get her to consummate their marriage. It's creepy, but it's riveting. [/QUOTE]

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