From: djg@genrad.com (Deborah J. Graham)
Subject: Re: LOVING:Some musings
Organization: GenRad, Inc.
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 13:58:48 GMT

In article <Rig2NB2w161w@cdthq.UUCP> mitch@cdthq.UUCP (Mitch Harris) writes:
>Clay & DinahLee bore me...when *will* these 2 break up?

I think it's cute - a nobody falling for a somebody and fighting
everyone else that wants part of the somebody. She seems to love him
for him - not for his money.

>Does anyone know why Celeste Holms left? This "new" Isabelle seems OK, but
>the hair is too obviously a wig. Why can't an older woman look her age?
>Bring back the original Isabelle!

Celeste Holms left (according to Soap Opera Digest) because the show
killed off her on-screen, and real-life hubby Cabot (Wessley Abbot).
When she agreed to do the part, it was with the stipulation that she
would have  along-term story with Wessley. She didn't - so she'd out
of there. 

Now, who was the "original" Isabelle?

>Isn't it funny that Ann completely disappeared off the face of the Earth?
>You'd think the writers would have brought her back to her mother's bed-
>side, as sick as she supposedly was...

Yup. Darn strange stuff. A phone call would have been nice. Clay could
have said, "Mother, Ann called (telegraphed, sent a carrier pidgeon,
wrote a note in a bottle). She's sorry she can't make it back from
______, but the next flight out isn't schedule for 6 more months."

>I missed the show where Ava was made store manager for her part in the
>drug bust. Did we get to see Mr. Burnell?

Ava was staking out Baaaasil and the drug deal. Casey was taking
pictures. Baaaasil caught them and was goign to kill them (probably
not), and Ava knocked him out. 

Now Ava wants to see Mr. B. in person - and nothing is going to stop
her!

>Does anyone watch this soap besides me?!

Sure we do. We're just a tiny squeek amoung the AMC articles though.
If you look hard wnough, and ask the right probing questions, we pop
out of the backgorund.

Now, some questions of my own ---------

What do you all think of the Casey/Ava relationship?

Jack lost at sea?

It was nice to acknowledge a new face for Isabelle. Didn't more than
one person say something like "You look different today, Isabelle" or
"You're a new woman"?

Will Trucker or Trisha get custody? Will the judge see through all
this and give then joint custody? Who deserves to get custody? Let's
add to this chart and see if we can logically decide who should get
custody. (No, I'm not suggesting that LOVING is a logical soap.)

         FOR                        AGAINST
Trisha   natural mother             she takes off without telling
                                    anyone. She took the baby for 3
                                    months and never left Trucker see
                                    him.

                                    she was kissing Giff (could this
                                    be used against her in a custody
                                    battle?)

Trucker  natural father             his temper.

                                    his affair with Dinah Lee (I
                                    suppose if Trisha kissing Giff is
                                    allowed, this could be used)

Feel free to add to it.

deb
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