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Date Posted: 17:47:15 06/12/02 Wed
Author: OTWB
Subject: She has all that range! From A to B.... Big shock. At least SOMEONE is being honest about it.
In reply to: Lafaux 's message, "SOW's Critical Condition Highlights OLTL for the second week in a row. Click to see what he has to say about Tea, Jen, Troy, Nora, Viki and Todd and Blair.)" on 17:02:32 06/12/02 Wed

>LIVE Week.
>
>In putting OLTL under the microscope, P.K. Waddle
>attempts to look at the flaws as well as what was near
>perfection.
>
>Waddle first compliments Matthew’s seeing dead people,
>and says how much he loved seeing old favorites
>flipping the credits. He then goes on to say, “I know
>she is a fan favorite, but poor Florencia Lozano (Tea)
>had to have had the most painful trial by fire this
>week. She stood in the door waiting for a cue way too
>long on Wednesday. She stepped on lines, and while I
>have faith that the writers are going to give us
>something punchy during her stint, as I kept watching
>her pale in comparison to her colleagues, I thought,
>“Why the big deal to bring her back?” In other
>misfires, while I do appreciate the scenes Nora had
>with Rae to explain her feelings, and no matter how
>well Ty Treadway and Hillary B. Smith are acting it
>out, I am still too creeped out by the Troy/Nora
>pairing to buy into it. Sorry.”
>
>Waddle goes on to praise Erika Slezak’s performance,
>in particular, her miming “It’s Raining Men”. Waddle
>talks about a few surprises too, among them were
>Jessica Morris (Jen). Waddle says her “acting was
>downright impressive in her scenes with Natalie.”
>
>…”The centerpiece of the week was Blair and Todd.
>This story wasn’t a taped climax to a very complex,
>soapy plot anymore. It was theater. If Todd were
>Southern, I could have seen the ghosts of Eugene
>O’Neill’s James and Mary Tyrone breaking each other’s
>heart when the truth came out about what Todd did with
>Jack. Blair’s devastation, hysterical when necessary
>but oh-so-deadly cold with bitter resignation when
>needed, was simply some of the most amazing soap
>acting I have ever seen. (Did anybody elses blood
>freeze while watching that phone call with Todd before
>their first confrontation?) “
>
>Waddle adds, “ If the show, the writers, Slezak, Roger
>Howarth and Kassie De Paiva (Todd and Blair) are not
>nominated for Emmys next year… well, let’s just say,
>if you thought my Emmy columns this year were huffy…”

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[> I love all the KdP praise thats been in the press post-Live Week. It's so well deserved. I'd love to see her nominated for (and win) an Emmy. /Spicy George -- Spicy George, 00:07:51 06/13/02 Thu


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[> [> Note to self: This is not MD. No need to place your handle at the end of response. Handle shows up on its own. -- Spicy George, 00:09:42 06/13/02 Thu


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