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<blockquote data-quote="Monzo" data-source="post: 441268" data-attributes="member: 19949">In my view, Rosalind was a pretty good mother to Amanda; however, the fact that Amanda completely cut her out of her life suggests otherwise. I can understand why Rosalind didn&#039;t attend the wedding—Alexis probably didn&#039;t want two mothers of the bride present—but Amanda really should have turned to Rosalind for support, especially after Alexis caught her in bed with Dex. An interaction between Rosalind and Caress at that point (possibly teaming up against Alexis) could have been exciting. Above all, Rosalind could have served as the reason for Amanda&#039;s sudden departure from the show—perhaps by receiving a serious diagnosis and facing a long battle with an illness, prompting Amanda to stand by the woman who had raised her.It was certainly advantageous for the creation of The Colbys that Jeff’s mother was never really a focus on Dynasty, though I do wonder why that was the case. Was it because her backstory would have been too similar to Alexis&#039;s (a mother forced to leave her child behind)? I could easily imagine Jeff&#039;s mother appearing at the start of the fifth season; she could have learned of his wife&#039;s death and seized the opportunity to reconnect with him. A storyline centering on Jeff and his mother would have been more interesting than watching him hunt for treasure with Nicole. Then again, perhaps the fifth season already had too many surprise relatives lined up (Blake&#039;s sister, Alexis&#039;s daughter, Sammy Jo&#039;s father), leaving no room for Jeff&#039;s mother.I’ve noticed that Karen Atkinson hasn’t received a single vote so far. I wonder why that is. She presented herself as a loving mother—she was even willing to act as a surrogate to support her family after her husband left her—and yet, no one views her as a good mother.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Monzo, post: 441268, member: 19949"] In my view, Rosalind was a pretty good mother to Amanda; however, the fact that Amanda completely cut her out of her life suggests otherwise. I can understand why Rosalind didn't attend the wedding—Alexis probably didn't want two mothers of the bride present—but Amanda really should have turned to Rosalind for support, especially after Alexis caught her in bed with Dex. An interaction between Rosalind and Caress at that point (possibly teaming up against Alexis) could have been exciting. Above all, Rosalind could have served as the reason for Amanda's sudden departure from the show—perhaps by receiving a serious diagnosis and facing a long battle with an illness, prompting Amanda to stand by the woman who had raised her. It was certainly advantageous for the creation of The Colbys that Jeff’s mother was never really a focus on Dynasty, though I do wonder why that was the case. Was it because her backstory would have been too similar to Alexis's (a mother forced to leave her child behind)? I could easily imagine Jeff's mother appearing at the start of the fifth season; she could have learned of his wife's death and seized the opportunity to reconnect with him. A storyline centering on Jeff and his mother would have been more interesting than watching him hunt for treasure with Nicole. Then again, perhaps the fifth season already had too many surprise relatives lined up (Blake's sister, Alexis's daughter, Sammy Jo's father), leaving no room for Jeff's mother. I’ve noticed that Karen Atkinson hasn’t received a single vote so far. I wonder why that is. She presented herself as a loving mother—she was even willing to act as a surrogate to support her family after her husband left her—and yet, no one views her as a good mother. [/QUOTE]

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