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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 28524" data-attributes="member: 27">I do agree that the show isn&#039;t very &quot;uplifting&quot; these days, but there are some bright spots.I agree that Kevin/Laura is a good thing, and I appreciate the slow build rather than just shoving them together in an insta-couple type situation like so many soaps do these days.&nbsp; Similarly, I like the way they&#039;re building up Kiki/Dillon slowly.&nbsp; The two actors seem to work well together, and I think the two characters are pretty dull separately, but end up being very watchable together.&nbsp; I&#039;m also cautiously optimistic about Kiki finally deciding to do some self-examination about what she wants to do with her life (career, at least).The Tracy/Laura friendship (when they&#039;re allowed to play it) is always fun to watch.&nbsp; They&#039;ve so much shared history that you never quite know if they&#039;re going to hug or if they&#039;ll end up snarking on one another.&nbsp; Tracy in general is a hoot, though it bothers me when the show uses her to prop the interminable Dr. Finn/Hayden story.&nbsp; I cannot believe that this story is what Frank Valentini waved under Michael Easton&#039;s nose when he coerced Easton to return to the show.But back to the bright spots.&nbsp; I hope Anna&#039;s newest rivalry with Valentin lives up to her past few such feuds (the rivalries with Faison, Dr. O, Julian, with Kyle Sloane, and of course Paul Hornsby).&nbsp; I have a soft spot for the Nina/Valentin thing, since she strikes that odd balance between a woman of her age and that of a 25-ish woman (since she lost those 25 yrs. in the coma).&nbsp; Though I hate how they&#039;ve back-burnered Maxie and Nathan, I still look forward to their all-too-brief screen time and hope the wedding will also help them kick off a new story.&nbsp; I like Griffin Munro, the character, even if his most recent story is/was a dud.&nbsp; Good characters can survive dud stories, though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 28524, member: 27"] I do agree that the show isn't very "uplifting" these days, but there are some bright spots. I agree that Kevin/Laura is a good thing, and I appreciate the slow build rather than just shoving them together in an insta-couple type situation like so many soaps do these days. Similarly, I like the way they're building up Kiki/Dillon slowly. The two actors seem to work well together, and I think the two characters are pretty dull separately, but end up being very watchable together. I'm also cautiously optimistic about Kiki finally deciding to do some self-examination about what she wants to do with her life (career, at least). The Tracy/Laura friendship (when they're allowed to play it) is always fun to watch. They've so much shared history that you never quite know if they're going to hug or if they'll end up snarking on one another. Tracy in general is a hoot, though it bothers me when the show uses her to prop the interminable Dr. Finn/Hayden story. I cannot believe that[B] this[/B] story is what Frank Valentini waved under Michael Easton's nose when he coerced Easton to return to the show. But back to the bright spots. I hope Anna's newest rivalry with Valentin lives up to her past few such feuds (the rivalries with Faison, Dr. O, Julian, with Kyle Sloane, and of course Paul Hornsby). I have a soft spot for the Nina/Valentin thing, since she strikes that odd balance between a woman of her age and that of a 25-ish woman (since she lost those 25 yrs. in the coma). Though I hate how they've back-burnered Maxie and Nathan, I still look forward to their all-too-brief screen time and hope the wedding will also help them kick off a new story. I like Griffin Munro, the character, even if his most recent story is/was a dud. Good characters can survive dud stories, though. [/QUOTE]

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