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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 431346" data-attributes="member: 27">I read a very interesting article discussing the Carly/Josslyn/WSB plot where the author pointed out a (potentially) important parallel.&nbsp; Years ago, Monica was devastated to learn that Jason had taken a job as Sonny&#039;s enforcer/hitman.&nbsp; Up until his accident, Jason had been the &quot;golden boy&quot; of the family, destined for great things.&nbsp; Seeing he was now throwing all that away for a job killing people and possibly getting killed in the process kept Monica on edge for literally decades.&nbsp; Sonny and Carly did everything they could to make sure his decision &quot;stuck,&quot; too, keeping him estranged from his family and making sure they looked like the bad guys for &quot;wanting to control him&quot;.&nbsp; They benefitted greatly from his NOT interacting with his mother.Now we have Carly devastated to learn her &quot;golden child&quot; Josslyn has taken a job killing and/or getting killed in the WSB, throwing away her future (in Carly&#039;s eyes).&nbsp; Jack Brennan lured Josslyn into the WSB just as Sonny and Carly lured Jason into the mob.&nbsp; Is Carly doomed to decades of worry and despair like Monica had to endure, fearing Josslyn will end up killed in some random shoot-out?&nbsp; I couldn&#039;t believe I had never made that connection before, since soaps are all about having characters getting a taste of their own medicine occasionally.&nbsp; It made me wonder if perhaps this was the point of the whole, drawn-out story of Josslyn&#039;s recruitment into the WSB--to force Carly (and maybe even Sonny) to reflect on how &quot;what goes around, comes around&quot;----and how they took a wrecking ball to Monica&#039;s life.If Carly had an OUNCE of self-awareness she&#039;d realize that karma has come back around to bite her in the a$$.&nbsp;&nbsp; But she doesn&#039;t, so I&#039;ll just have to settle for the echo of Monica&#039;s laughter floating down from heaven.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 431346, member: 27"] I read a very interesting article discussing the Carly/Josslyn/WSB plot where the author pointed out a (potentially) important parallel. Years ago, Monica was devastated to learn that Jason had taken a job as Sonny's enforcer/hitman. Up until his accident, Jason had been the "golden boy" of the family, destined for great things. Seeing he was now throwing all that away for a job killing people and possibly getting killed in the process kept Monica on edge for literally decades. Sonny and Carly did everything they could to make sure his decision "stuck," too, keeping him estranged from his family and making sure they looked like the bad guys for "wanting to control him". They benefitted greatly from his NOT interacting with his mother. Now we have Carly devastated to learn her "golden child" Josslyn has taken a job killing and/or getting killed in the WSB, throwing away her future (in Carly's eyes). Jack Brennan lured Josslyn into the WSB just as Sonny and Carly lured Jason into the mob. Is Carly doomed to decades of worry and despair like Monica had to endure, fearing Josslyn will end up killed in some random shoot-out? I couldn't believe I had never made that connection before, since soaps are all about having characters getting a taste of their own medicine occasionally. It made me wonder if perhaps this was the point of the whole, drawn-out story of Josslyn's recruitment into the WSB--to force Carly (and maybe even Sonny) to reflect on how "what goes around, comes around"----and how they took a wrecking ball to Monica's life. If Carly had an OUNCE of self-awareness she'd realize that karma has come back around to bite her in the a$$. But she doesn't, so I'll just have to settle for the echo of Monica's laughter floating down from heaven. [/QUOTE]

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