From: Joanna L. Castillo <pefv702@perv.pe.utexas.edu>
Subject: DOOL: A few thoughts
X-Xxdate: Fri, 9 Oct 92 20:53:41 GMT
Organization: UT Petroleum Engineering Dept.
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Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 20:02:31 GMT

Well, it's time for me to ramble again for a bit.

First:  I just gotta say it again.  That baby playing Brady is 
absolutely the cutest thing.  Everytime he's in a scene I can't help
but grin from ear to ear -- he's so cute.  I loved the way he was
looking at Isabella the other day in the hospital when he was laying 
on top of her in the hospital bed.  It was just adorable.  And he just 
smiles at the drop of a hat.  A very cute kid.

Second:  Okay so...Tanner and Molly are gone?  Really gone?  I know 
they were slated to leave the show but their departure was even more 
obscure than Ginger and Brian's.  At least Ginger called and told Molly 
they'd moved.  Molly and Tanner don't say good-bye to anybody???  How 
stupid.

Third:  I'm sorry Spud and the rest of you Vern lovers but I don't 
think we'll be seeing him anymore.  I don't think TPTB will be using 
him anymore now that the rest of his family is gone.  I mean, Cassie 
melted into the woodwork aaaaaaages ago and now Tanner and Brian are 
gone.  We got to see Jo for all of about 10 seconds last week (or was 
it the week before?) and no sign of Vern so I think he's gone.

Fourth (is there any point in numbering these things?):  I liked 
Shane's despedida (for you non-Spanish-speaking netters, that means 
"send off" but I really like the Spanish word better -- sorry) quite a 
bit.  I was so glad that Kim was Kim for the episode and that we didn't 
have Lacey around.  I actually liked Kim for awhile this week.  Very 
wierd.  I thought Charles and Patsy did a good job with their good-byes.

Fifth:  Speaking of good-byes...what's to become of Marcus?  I really
hope that if he does leave (I really can't imagine why he'd stick 
around), they do something good for him.  Wouldn't it be swell if they
threw him a party or something?  I'm getting really sick of this habit
DOOL's gotten into of having people just disappear (read:  Neil, 
Desiree, Brian, Ginger, Molly, Tanner, and even Shane to some extent).  
The only person not getting this treatment is Isabella.  It stinks.  
Please note that I'm not saying Isabella's treatment is necessarily bad 
-- I am, in fact, enjoying that storyline -- I just think the other 
people should also get decent farewells.

Sixth:  Why did Scarrie offer to get Billie a job at Alice's?  It's 
obvious that we won't ever see Alice's again now that Brady's has
opened.  Since that pub opened, we haven't seen one single scene at 
Alice's that I can recall.

Seventh (and last -- aren't y'all just thrilled?):  Where are Lisanne
and Viv???  I'd love to know what they think about Larry's new attitude
toward Carly.

Eighth (sorry, I lied):  What's the deal with Taylor suddenly being the
"screw up cop"???  She was transferred over to be Bo's partner because
she had lots of experience and would be able to keep him in line, 
right?  That's what we were told.  But what happens?  She has to beg
for the job to stop the prostitution/gambling ring (what happened to 
that story, anyway? -- not that I want to see it -- I'm just curious) 
that was handed to Bo with barely a thought.   And now she releases a 
press release without permission?  This is totally ridiculous!  I just
don't buy it.  And, while we're on the subject of the cop shop?  Where
have Abe and Lexie been?  Abe has been mentioned a few times but that's
it.

Ninth (I guess since I started with something positive, I should end
with something positive):  Stella's been fantastic!  Watch out.  I 
loved it when she saw that hole yesterday...pure insanity in those 
eyes...it was great.  Gosh, I used to just hate that character but now
I find her quite refreshing.  :)

Okay...that's enough for me for one day.  Later.

Joanna (aka Lemon Scented Post-a-Matic Supreme Peel).

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