From: cantor@heron.cis.ohio-state.edu (scott eric cantor)
Subject: Re: GH: Holly the Horrible Homewrecker
Keywords: Anna, Robert, and Holy
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 19:05:35 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.043901.999@olaf.wellesley.edu> sdoshi@olaf.wellesley.edu (Sucheta Doshi) writes:
>In article <1992Oct8.151334.17617@cis.ohio-state.edu> cantor@oyster.cis.ohio-state.edu (scott eric cantor) writes:
>>In article <1992Oct7.205053.10137@olaf.wellesley.edu> sdoshi@olaf.wellesley.edu (Sucheta Doshi) writes:
>
>>>	Too bad Holly didn't die.  Is that bomb I wished for going to 
>>>drop on PC any time soon????
>>
>>	It already dropped on Anna 8^)  Too bad Robert got caught as well.
>>
>	Can I ask you a simple, polite question, Scott?  WHY THE #$%^&**((
>don't you like Anna?  I understand that you seem to be basing her entire
>character just on the few months in the beginning when she was trying to 
>sabotage Holy and Robert's marriage, but can't people change? As soon
>as Anna realized how much Robert believed he loved Holy, she let him go
>and even helped him find Holy when Sean had Holy kidnapped.  Over the past
>several years, Anna has evolved into the compassionate, strong, intelligent,
>independent heroine that she was meant to be.  I find it a bit ridiculous
>that you keep on hating her simply for the few not so great things she did
>at the very beginning of her GH term and refuse to see her in light of 
>all the good she did for Port Charles and its residents over her time on
>the show.  

	Here's a simple polite answer.  I don't really hate Anna.  I did
dislike her intensely at the beginning, but once they moved her into the lead
after Robert left the first time, I didn't mind her.  Frankly, I liked Robert
better as the "lead" character in the show.  Nevertheless, I certainly didn't
hate Anna.  At worst, I may have been indifferent to her, which is why I
didn't cry my eyes out when she left the show.  Sorry if you can't accept that
she's not my favorite character, but she's not.  I did say that Robin always
rubbed me the wrong way, but I never said that about Anna.

>	Before you say that it's just as ridiculous as all of us hating
>Holy..let me remind you that Holy has always been a whiney, petty 
>individual.

	Obviously, I beg to differ, but so what?  Whether you like it or not,
your feelings about Holly are just as irrational to people who like the
character.  I'm tired of defending a position which I have every right to hold
just because you and many others disagree.  Basically, the point is that Anna
will never be my favorite character, and I don't miss her.  I wouldn't mind if
she came back, but I'm hardly waiting anxiously.

	I should add that this is the first time I've seen you attack Holly
on the basis of her own character, instead of basing your anger on some claim
that she wrecked Robert's or Anna's life.  If anything, it's the other way
around, but you may notice that I didn't blame Anna for Holly and Robert
breaking up, because I know that it was just because Emma Samms left the show.
I wonder what would have happened if she hadn't left originally?  Probably
your worst nightmare, right?

>Could it be that 
>you subscribe to Pat Buchanan's version of family values????????  
>(no offense intended here, I'm just curious)

	Not in the least.  I could explain how ridiculous that statement is,
but you don't know me, and it's hardly relevant 8^)

>
>
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	And that goes for the three or four other people on the net who like
Holly as well, right?

>
>
>-Sucheta

	BTW, in the interest of historical accuracy, you mentioned that you
thought Holly was in Australia when Robin found out who her parents were.
I don't claim to be certain, but I don't think that's right.  You said that
it was some people in the Asian Quarter who helped her over it, right?
Wasn't that the storyline with the doll?  If so, then I'm pretty sure Holly
was kidnapped along with Celia Quartermaine, and eventually, Luke.
You may be right about her not helping Robin (which is irrelevant, because I
like them better as adversaries anyway), but I don't think she was in
Australia.  She hadn't left the show yet.  Anyone with a good memory care
to elaborate?  If I'm wrong, when was the storyline I refer to?

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