From: cf@planck.physics.purdue.edu (Coleen Flanagan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: DOOL:  Stuff
Summary: Don't get me started....
Date: 6 Jan 93 20:24:30 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Physics Department

In article <1993Jan6.131123.21226@cbfsb.cb.att.com> mins@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (timothy.j.mizerak) writes:
>In article <9028@dirac.physics.purdue.edu> cf@planck.physics.purdue.edu (Coleen Flanagan) writes:

>>          When she told Julie that Jack is just having another
>>          kneejerk reaction to things I wanted Julie to reply
>>          "I don't think so Darling, the Spectator IS his life".  

>But Jack *IS* having another knee-jerk reaction!   Jenn hit the
>nail right on the head!   This is exactly Jack's problem, he just
>shifts from one scheme to the next with about two minutes of 
>thought behind it.  Oh, I'm going to be a house husband.  Oh,
>I'm going to get this book published.  Oh, I'm going to produce
>Jenn's show.  Oooh, look, the Spectator.  I think I'll try to get
>it back.  It is totally ridiculous.


                               ***************
            Yes, Jack was having a knee-jerk reaction and rightly so!
            I hardly can fault a man for trying to find ways of making
            more money so he can support his family.  Being a house-
            husband helped Jennifer's guilt in not being there for her
            child.  How can you fault Jack for that?  As long as he
            was at home doing articles for the Spectator he reworked
            a manuscript.  The book was almost sold.   This so-called
            "scheme" of Jack's hurt no one but Jack.  Except for the 
            day Jen's first producer walked out and Jack was stuck
            producing Jennifer's show he never asked or wanted that
            job.  Jack did eventually find the right Producer for her
            show.  I don't see anything so irrational here.  Jack's
            been a veritable anchor for Jennifer these days.

>>          When Jack left to talk to Bill 
>>          about loaning him money for the binder Jennifer did far 
>>          too much gloating for me.  Insinuating that without her 
>>          help Jack wouldn't get the paper back.  How annoying!

>Without her help he *wouldn't* get it back!

                               *******************
            I think that was obvious.  Leave it to Jennifer though to
            point out that fact.  Humility isn't her strongest quality. 


>Jack gave Jenn this long speech about confidence yesterday.  I don't
>know who he thinks he is talking to her like that.  You have to *earn*
>confidence, and Jack has done absolutely nothing to show that he can
>be relied upon.  He continues to lie and scheme and be totally 
>irrational.   To think that he can buy the Spectator is ludicrous.
>The only way is with Horton help.  Jenn realizes this and tried to
>help him, while also trying to spare his feelings.   Her reactions
>throughout this entire storyline have been totally appropriate.

                                *******************
            Not necessarily.  I never bought the old adage that someone 
            has to earn your respect either.  To me respect and confidence
            is a given unless someone gives you reason not to.  When it
            comes to confidence and trust I hardly think Jennifer is an
            expert on them considering how she lied and schemed to Jack
            for months all the while posing as "Katerina".  Jack readily 
            admitted he's given her enough reason not to believe in him but 
            Jack and Jen run neck and neck in that area.  I agree Jack lies
            to her which, for the most part, makes no sense to me.  I think
            Jennifer wanting to help him was touching but all the good was
            taken out of it when she inappropriately told Carly about it. 
            Later at Wings we find out Julie also knows about it.  Jen's
            scheme was made hastily and carelessly thought out.  IMO she
            got so caught up in her own pride she stepped on his.
           

>Tim

>Intriguing lyric of the week:  (send guesses via email)
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>   "You're a human sacrifice to the goddess of ice
>    Your hairdo is full of diamonds and rice."
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>      _ _ _ _ L E    by   _ _ E   _ _ _ _ _ _ 
>-- 
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>|  What is it up in the air for?                :   Timothy Mizerak        |
>|  It's going to fall if it's there for long.   :   tm@mhnmc.att.com       |
>|  It's over, it's over me.             R.E.M.  :                          |



          ======
          Coleen
          ======
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps