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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 444878" data-attributes="member: 27">There are very few instances I can recall where the invention of a dual role for an actor came organically from the established plot--it was almost always a "stunt".  In daytime soaps there was usually an agreement of sorts between actor and producer to create the "dual role" to please a bored actor who wants to branch out, to do more than they already do (and sometimes just to get an Emmy). The daytime actor who campaigns to have a dual role will feel obligated to take advantage of the opportunity by crafting the character and making more of it than might be on the page, but if an actor is just handed this material and told Make the best of it, they likely won't be as dedicated to the situation.  There are examples where actors hated playing that dual role and subtly sabotaged the plot by not giving their all to the challenge.In daytime, though, they have the luxury of time---as much as five hours per week to write/play all the various differences between the two roles.  Dynasty had no such time available.  I agree they didn't do enough to differentiate Rita from Krystle, but the plot was already long enough without spending time forcing us to get to know Rita as a person rather than a tool in a plotline.</blockquote>

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