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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 95381" data-attributes="member: 27">Franco is one of the few characters allowed to criticize or mock Carly and Sonny since they&#039;ve made him out to be as bad, if not worse, than them.&nbsp; Having him around to criticize them allows someone to speak for the audience, but his moral compass is so compromised that the words do not really hit the mark the way they would if spoken by someone like Monica or Anna.&nbsp; That&#039;s probably why they keep him around.I recall a wonderful scene where Dr. Obrecht (when she was Chief of Staff) told Sonny off in the hospital hallway.&nbsp; I can&#039;t recall what set the scene, but she adopted that superior tone of voice and that cold stare as she called him a common street thug who didn&#039;t deserve to operate in polite society...and she told him to leave &quot;her&quot; hospital.&nbsp; And he did!&nbsp; Of course, this was when Ron C was writing the show.&nbsp; The scene between Dr. O and Sonny yesterday was much, much less sharp...but at least she didn&#039;t offer to give him a tongue bath the way 90% of the characters do.Speaking of Dr. O, she would be the ideal person to give Ava a referral for her &quot;experimental, illegal surgery&quot; (or even do it herself).&nbsp; That&#039;s the kind of shady stuff Dr. O did for ~20 years at her clinic!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 95381, member: 27"] Franco is one of the few characters allowed to criticize or mock Carly and Sonny since they've made him out to be as bad, if not worse, than them. Having him around to criticize them allows someone to speak for the audience, but his moral compass is so compromised that the words do not really hit the mark the way they would if spoken by someone like Monica or Anna. That's probably why they keep him around. I recall a wonderful scene where Dr. Obrecht (when she was Chief of Staff) told Sonny off in the hospital hallway. I can't recall what set the scene, but she adopted that superior tone of voice and that cold stare as she called him a common street thug who didn't deserve to operate in polite society...and she told him to leave "her" hospital. And he did! Of course, this was when Ron C was writing the show. The scene between Dr. O and Sonny yesterday was much, much less sharp...but at least she didn't offer to give him a tongue bath the way 90% of the characters do. Speaking of Dr. O, she would be the ideal person to give Ava a referral for her "experimental, illegal surgery" (or even do it herself). That's the kind of shady stuff Dr. O did for ~20 years at her clinic! [/QUOTE]

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