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• Roger just rocked the house. From his sly amiability with Lucy to his new resolve with Meg, RH's portrayal of Paul was so multifaceted, so on key, so well done that the underlying metaphor of his final scene with Meg just sprang out. Paul and Meg and the "strip scene" was an exact mirroring of what Meg has been doing to Paul. Exact. And don't get me wrong ... regardless of all the bullshit that the writers seem compelled to drown Paul and Meg in ... I still am rooting for Peg. BUT! I had little empathy for Meg because I STILL vividly remember her sending DUSTY with Eliza for Paul's visitation. I still vividly remember all the things she has done to Paul about Eliza. All of her support of Dusty's demands about Paul, his dealings with Paul. Vividly. (NT) -- tat statler, 03:32:28 04/09/09 Thu

  • And maybe that is the point that the writers are making. Metaphor. Mirror. Meg stripped Paul "naked" time and time again ... and then rejected him and HIS need to be with his daughter in a normal manner ... all the while understanding and sympathizing with Dusty's pain over Johnny. I'm way past giving the writers any credit anymore ... but I assume that my visceral response to this scene is exactly one of the reactions that they wanted. Even so ... it was Roger who made it all so very satisfying. Oh, yeah. (NT) -- tat statler, 03:34:34 04/09/09 Thu
    • Wheh. Had to take a breath. Grin! TK ... marvelous snaps. Paul's bruises just make me cringe. Yikes! And Eliza? Little Miss ADORABLE. I LOVED the easy way that RH was carrying her, too. Obviously a man who is very comfortable with babies ... and "Eliza" more than demonstrated her trust in him, too. Adorable. (NT) -- tat statler, 03:53:45 04/09/09 Thu
  • Tat, this is just how I'm interpretating the story and what we're seeing right now. Paul indeed has been stripped down so many times and left to just go and lick his wounds. Meg's getting a little taste of it and I hope she gets it -- and figures out where she belongs. It's so hard to give these writers credit because they come up with the most obscene ways sometimes, but the picture to me is quite clear as to what's been happening to Paul and why he responds as he does and where his heart is, and it makes me love him and root for him all the more to make it. Thank you, I needed some sanity on the net this morning :) --- Also want to add I adore "our little Eliza" and I hope her daddy won't ever let her go. (NT) -- cataz, 06:26:35 04/09/09 Thu
    • Hey Lois! Hugs! You know ... I think I have become wearied by a certain plot dynamic that has played over and over in Peg's Story. I firmly believe that I can not be accused of misogny when I recognize a character trait that I do NOT like in women ... fictional or otherwise. If you read my comments in the pics Topic below, you know what I mean. Meg giving her "close" friendships with Craig, Mike and now Dusty precedence over Paul telling her that they HURT him, and saying that Paul is irrational and jealous about it time and time again in the face of her actions with those men has just worn out my empathatic response to Meg. Yes, Paul has done stupid things it's true ... but so has Meg and she refuses ANY acountability for HER actions or her betrayals ... her lies and her manipulations. Probably the writers point in all this. Accountability is a two way street and screams of "misogony!!!" are specious at best and lazy thinking too. (NT) -- tat statler, 04:19:12 04/10/09 Fri
      • So ... Am I firmly on Paul's side? Damn right! Grin. Because Meg's stupidity with Dusty was the third time Meg has pissed me off and the third time is NOT the charm, let alone charming ... especially when it's with DUSTY. Ick. (NT) -- tat statler, 04:21:28 04/10/09 Fri
        • And that's "misogyny" ... senior moment, grin. (NT) -- tat statler, 04:43:11 04/10/09 Fri

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• ROGER ROCK THE HOUSE! HE Can do so much -- LOVE Watching him!! -- Super pics, TK!! (NT) -- cataz, 06:29:04 04/09/09 Thu
  • ^^^ummm....that should be ROGER ROCKS THE HOUSE!!! :) (NT) -- cataz, 06:30:31 04/09/09 Thu

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• Paul didn't ask Meg to strip, that was Meg's interpretation of what she thought Paul wanted....I was happy that Paul said "no". I read all of these other boards and everyone is feeling sorry for Meg losing her baby...she could have given Paul joint custody after seeing how he is with Eliza but she elected to keep all of the power and have her gravy too (Disgusty). What about Paul's pain and hurt? Paul is always saying "I'm sorry" "please forgive me"....feels guilty. I don't always agree with Pauls tactic but I always feel for the man. After today's show I have a sick feeling that Meg is playing Paul now....it makes me wonder if Meg ever had feelings of love for Paul, Roger and Marie have been awesome the last couple of days!!! This is good soapy stuff. (NT) -- emacrh, 17:19:55 04/09/09 Thu
  • No, I didn't see Paul "forcing" her to strip, either. She had a choice in how far she would take her response to his asking her if she would be his wife. The look on Paul's face (BRAVO, Roger!) not only told me he was NOT enjoying it ... but that he didn't really expect her to go that far. What was really uncomfortable about it also ... was that it pointed up how little Meg understood Paul and what he really wanted with her. Sex was the implication ... but was it really? I think not. (NT) -- tat statler, 04:31:47 04/10/09 Fri

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• Re: SOME WEDNESDAY PAUL SNAPPYS! -- truefan, 19:15:14 04/09/09 Thu
  • I hope so too, truefan. I'm still rooting for Peg because RH and MWil's chemistry knocks my socks off ... but man, I'm getting weary of the closed loop writing of these past few years. Sigh. (NT) -- tat statler, 04:40:05 04/10/09 Fri

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• Well....as Inigo Montoya said in Princess Bride...."Let me sum up".....TAT! Excellent points, girl! It is a loop of writing the same story, setting up the very same dynamic time after time that I am sick of. In fact, you have nailed the whole problem in each of the points you have made. At the same time, I WANT to root for Paul to get Meg, because he does love her....but for now, I find myself just rooting for Paul to keep Eliza with him. And after last week watching Meg try to play Paul - KNOWING what it will bring out in him....made my head hurt! (NT) -- TK, 21:32:31 04/15/09 Wed