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Subject: Re: Let's decide who the best Mason was- once and for all!

Author:
Carolyn
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Date Posted: 16:09:35 10/09/01 Tue
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In reply to: Jai 's message, "Re: Let's decide who the best Mason was- once and for all!" on 07:09:49 10/09/01 Tue

I totally agree with everything you said! Lane really was the emotional center of the show. Mason ALWAYS fascinated me when Lane played him. Neither Terry or Gordon could hook you in the way that Lane did. Lane's Mason was much more complex and I loved him in all of his sardonic, self-torturing ways. Lane is #1!

>Lane Davies, all the way. GT was a fine actor and to
>be honest I was surprised (and irritated) by how good
>he was at times. But Lane created the definitive Mason
>- the emotionally inaccessible character with a lot of
>sadness in him, which came across even when he was
>doing those comic drunk scenes. He was the emotional
>centre of the show, and it was never the same after he
>left. GT's Mason was a lot more open and carried his
>heart on his sleeve - which I didn't think fit in with
>the character.
>
>>I've been checking out other SB discussion groups
>>recently, and many people have said how good Gordon
>>Thompson was as Mason. I haven't actually seen him in
>>the role, but to me Lane Davies WAS Mason. I don't
>>like to think that he has been supplanted in the
>>affections of SB fans!
>>
>>I'm sure this topic has been discussed many times, but
>>let's decide once and for all who the best Mason is
>>and stick with the verdict! If the vote goes against
>>my beloved Lane, I will respect the judgement of other
>>SB fans much though it will pain me! Please let it be
>>Lane!

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Should Mason have been written out when Lane left? Thanh 20:49:11 10/09/01 Tue

Re: Should Mason have been written out when Lane left? -- Jai, 05:36:36 10/10/01 Wed

Are there any male characters like Mason on soaps nowadays? -- Thanh, 22:04:50 10/12/01 Fri

Should Mason have been written out when Lane left? Thanh 20:56:16 10/09/01 Tue

Mason was too important to be written out. People still remember him as the only Mason even with the 2 recasts. That's how great Lane was. -- Barbara, 09:32:14 10/10/01 Wed

Lane was the only Mason.He created Mason and made him alive.Terry Lester and Gordon Thomson created both a new character that wasn't Mason.Their Mason had just Mason's name,but he wasn't the Mason we loved. (NT) -- Catherine, 01:42:08 10/13/01 Sat

Lane Davies was the only best Mason! -- Fran, 11:01:58 01/23/02 Wed