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<blockquote data-quote="James from London" data-source="post: 228802" data-attributes="member: 22"><p>1. <strong><u>John Ross Ewing, New DALLAS</u></strong> - He could be as gasp-inducingly wicked as his daddy, he could be devastatingly vulnerable; often, thrillingly, he was both at the same time<em>.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><img src="http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/32700000/John-Ross-Sue-Ellen-his-mom-john-ross-ewing-32743959-718-409.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>2. <strong><u>Greg Sumner, KNOTS</u></strong> - A character so complex, so multi-faceted, so unpredictable, he was almost too good for Soap Land.</p><p></p><p>3. <strong><u>Joshua Rush, KNOTS</u></strong> - Innocent, evil, heartbreaking, horrifying. Sad, bad, mad. Always compelling.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://greginhollywood.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/1217204-julie-harris-et-alec-baldwin-dans-cote-310x232-2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>4. <u><strong>Richard Avery, KNOTS</strong></u> - Flawed, funny and frighteningly relatable. Arguably the most recognisably 'real' character in Soap Land.</p><p></p><p>5. <strong><u>Gary Ewing, DALLAS/KNOTS</u></strong> - The most three-dimensional Ewing, he's the rare TV character to mature and evolve (in his case, from black sheep to Everyman) without becoming a blandly generic nice guy in the process.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RRjiNo3yUF8/hqdefault.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong><u>1. Abby Lots-of-Husbands, KNOTS</u></strong> - I'm still not quite sure how she did it: Every other Soap Land baddie we were expected to root for, from Alexis Colby to Richard Channing to JR, was driven by some deep down dysfunctional need for approval or revenge. Conventional soap wisdom dictates that Abby, a character completely unfettered by the past (that unfortunate Michael York interlude notwithstanding) with no inner demons to exorcise should, therefore, be <em>less</em> complex, <em>less</em> interesting, yet she was constantly fascinating, constantly surprising and just a total blast to watch.</p><p></p><p>2. <strong><u>Lilimae Clements, KNOTS</u></strong> - Such a joyous presence, she lit up every scene, every line of dialogue, but the shadow of her sad and shameful past was never far from the surface.</p><p></p><p>3. <strong><u>Laura Avery, KNOTS</u></strong> - As funny, flawed and relatable as her first husband, as complex and unpredictable as her second (well, almost). Yet there was something unique about her too; something edgy and squirmy that prevented her from completely fitting into the gushy, glossy, glitzy world of soap. But this just made her more fascinating.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/36/59/9a/36599a362577d684a1dd36f9bb19c061.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>4. <strong><u>Sue Ellen Ewing-Ewing, DALLAS</u></strong> - Those eyes, that mouth, that station wagon. What a bitch, what a drunk, what a hopeless mess, what a ballsy survivor. It took New DALLAS to realise she could be all those things simultaneously and how explosive it could be.</p><p></p><p>5. <strong><u>Paige Matheson, KNOTS</u></strong> - You never knew who she was gonna be from week to week: snooty princess, plucky Nancy Drew heroine, executive sex fantasy, working girl underdog, star-crossed lover, scheming bitch, vulnerable daughter. Not so much an Everywoman as an Everything Woman.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ekladata.com/Bvh1fx0OVSbr16nJrXX5Vmxzm_w.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James from London, post: 228802, member: 22"] 1. [B][U]John Ross Ewing, New DALLAS[/U][/B] - He could be as gasp-inducingly wicked as his daddy, he could be devastatingly vulnerable; often, thrillingly, he was both at the same time[I]. [/I] [IMG]http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/32700000/John-Ross-Sue-Ellen-his-mom-john-ross-ewing-32743959-718-409.jpg[/IMG] 2. [B][U]Greg Sumner, KNOTS[/U][/B] - A character so complex, so multi-faceted, so unpredictable, he was almost too good for Soap Land. 3. [B][U]Joshua Rush, KNOTS[/U][/B] - Innocent, evil, heartbreaking, horrifying. Sad, bad, mad. Always compelling. [IMG]https://greginhollywood.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/1217204-julie-harris-et-alec-baldwin-dans-cote-310x232-2.jpg[/IMG] 4. [U][B]Richard Avery, KNOTS[/B][/U] - Flawed, funny and frighteningly relatable. Arguably the most recognisably 'real' character in Soap Land. 5. [B][U]Gary Ewing, DALLAS/KNOTS[/U][/B] - The most three-dimensional Ewing, he's the rare TV character to mature and evolve (in his case, from black sheep to Everyman) without becoming a blandly generic nice guy in the process. [IMG]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RRjiNo3yUF8/hqdefault.jpg[/IMG] [B][U]1. Abby Lots-of-Husbands, KNOTS[/U][/B] - I'm still not quite sure how she did it: Every other Soap Land baddie we were expected to root for, from Alexis Colby to Richard Channing to JR, was driven by some deep down dysfunctional need for approval or revenge. Conventional soap wisdom dictates that Abby, a character completely unfettered by the past (that unfortunate Michael York interlude notwithstanding) with no inner demons to exorcise should, therefore, be [I]less[/I] complex, [I]less[/I] interesting, yet she was constantly fascinating, constantly surprising and just a total blast to watch. 2. [B][U]Lilimae Clements, KNOTS[/U][/B] - Such a joyous presence, she lit up every scene, every line of dialogue, but the shadow of her sad and shameful past was never far from the surface. 3. [B][U]Laura Avery, KNOTS[/U][/B] - As funny, flawed and relatable as her first husband, as complex and unpredictable as her second (well, almost). Yet there was something unique about her too; something edgy and squirmy that prevented her from completely fitting into the gushy, glossy, glitzy world of soap. But this just made her more fascinating. [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/36/59/9a/36599a362577d684a1dd36f9bb19c061.jpg[/IMG] 4. [B][U]Sue Ellen Ewing-Ewing, DALLAS[/U][/B] - Those eyes, that mouth, that station wagon. What a bitch, what a drunk, what a hopeless mess, what a ballsy survivor. It took New DALLAS to realise she could be all those things simultaneously and how explosive it could be. 5. [B][U]Paige Matheson, KNOTS[/U][/B] - You never knew who she was gonna be from week to week: snooty princess, plucky Nancy Drew heroine, executive sex fantasy, working girl underdog, star-crossed lover, scheming bitch, vulnerable daughter. Not so much an Everywoman as an Everything Woman. [IMG]http://ekladata.com/Bvh1fx0OVSbr16nJrXX5Vmxzm_w.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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