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Topic: Does Carly really want Craig or is she...

Topic Posted by: julia
Date Posted: Wed Nov 11 16:49:17 2009
Additional Comments: just messing with his head? I think she's messing with his head, playing games. She certainly rendered him speechless today.

Posted by: dandyfop
Date posted: Thu Nov 12 16:59:48 2009
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I think she is just messing with Craig- although I am sure it stings that someone she thought was hers for the taking prefers someone else- particularly her sister and frequent romantic rival. I think she was just making sure she had not lost her touch. That is what that look was about as Craig walked out. She was not sure it worked.

Posted by: blue fairy
Date posted: Thu Nov 12 10:57:56 2009
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I agree with Pita below. I really didn't like Carly's behavior. It seems she should have a lot more serenity for someone freshly out of rehab. Also that behavior is compelling with Jack (her true love/soul mate...) but with Craig, it just seemed cheap, narcissistic, and like infidelity to Jack as well. It was also very disrespectful to Rosanna, and as far as I'm concerned, Carly was just as wrong to start up with the fella that was married to her sister and put her sister in a coma, as Rosanna was to fall for Craig while Carly was in rehab. Rosanna was much more forgiving than Carly is proving to be. I didn't ever buy that Carly loved Craig, and I do buy that Rosanna does. Therefore, I have more sympathy for Rosanna in this triangle.

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It seems she should have a lot more serenity for someone freshly out of rehab. I imagine it's hard to maintain new found serenity when you return from rehab to learn that your fiance was screwing your sister IN YOUR HOUSE, and he took the affair public. (eom) Mandi

I agree, Mandi.

I disagree. Rosanna seemed to take Carly's relationship with the man that put her in a coma and stole her fortune (and was her ex) with a lot more serenity than Carly has been able to muster. I mean it was obvious Carly never really loved Craig, and is just playing him now. I normally love Carly, but must admit this is one time I'm having a really hard time empathyizing with her. I like her in the Jack story- but really hate the bug she put in Craig's ear that seems destined to ruin Craig and Rosanna's reconciliation. JMHO. eom/bf

Infidelity to Jack ??? LMAO !

Posted by: Matilda
Date posted: Thu Nov 12 8:41:58 2009
Message:
Totally messing with him. Why should she want a man who slept with her sister while she was in rehab? I hope she gets him back and dumps him.

Posted by: Mandi
Date posted: Thu Nov 12 8:06:49 2009
Message:

I love it when Carly is bad! The only thing I have to note is that my husband was most impressed with the scene when Carly had Craig against the door, and she was asking if Rosanna did the things to him that Carly did. LOL!!

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Oh yeah, I can see your husband liking that scene! I got a kick out of it myself! ht

Posted by: soul
Date posted: Wed Nov 11 23:24:04 2009
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Carly was playing Craig like a violin. Let him have Rosanna, but now he's thinking about her. Carly is so good when she's bad. :)

imo

Posted by: Mia
Date posted: Wed Nov 11 21:02:49 2009
Message:

She's freshly out of re-hab and I think she's feeling her oats. Messing with his head sounds like just the ticket she needs to feel that she is in control of her life and not that the bottle controls her. She certainly played the temptress today, playing up to him, and put everything she had into a very seductive moment. I thought it wasn't worth the effort. I don't believe for a moment that she was really and truly in love with him ... how many times did she cancel her engagement and/or wedding day to him?

Posted by: IWatchTooMuchTV
Date posted: Wed Nov 11 19:51:16 2009
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Well, the look on her face after he walked out and slammed the door sure was one of a woman who was hurting over losing a man. When she spoke to Craig today, it was JUST like she used to talk to Jack when she was trying to get him to drop some woman or another that Jack claimed he loved. I don't think she was messing with Craig's head at all.

Posted by: aggpride
Date posted: Wed Nov 11 19:46:41 2009
Message:
I think Carly is messing with his head because she didn't seem that effected. And I agree with gallyn; I didn't enjoy this scene. The whole time I was thinking "This scene would be so hot if it was Jack & Carly." Instead it was wasted on two characters with no sexual chemistry who aren't the endgame. I know the writers are trying to wring as much drama out of this situation as they can, but I hope they don't waste our time with too much more Carly/Craig crap.

Posted by: BessBeau
Date posted: Wed Nov 11 18:46:29 2009
Message:
I think she was messing with his head....even she doesn't believe that crap, I don't think.

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I dunno, BB. It seemed Carly's words may have had an effect on Craig after all. He seemed less than anxious to partake in the romantic evening Rosanna planned. (eom) Mandi

Now that you mention it, yes ! **

Posted by: Bertha
Date posted: Wed Nov 11 18:12:09 2009
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She is messing with his head, I think. I was wondering about Craig when he was back with Rosanna and he had that wondering stare about him.

Posted by: pita
Date posted: Wed Nov 11 17:33:48 2009
Message:

That's a head scratcher for me too. Watching her use her tried and true methods that were reserved for Jack was very unsettling for me. I didn't like it. This is exactly what she always did with Jack, the whole "you know it's really me" thing while turning him into a spellbound wreck who would either cave in or get really angry and push back. I didn't like seeing it in play with Craig.

It felt like infidelity. And it was confusing. I can't buy that she would really feel that much loss where he's concerned, but I guess no woman wants to be dumped for someone else - that's pretty bruising to the ego and Carly's already taken her fair share of rejection so maybe it's only natural that she would pull out her old bag of tricks to unglue her latest rejector.

Anyway, sense or not, I didn't like watching it.

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You are absolutely right with everything you said; and I didn't like it either. It's the Carly who chased Jack through all his wifes, and the Carly who seduced Mike Kasnoff #1. Rehab should have changed some of these bad habits.I also thought it was cruel to show Janet how Jack would answer her calls but not his wife's. I know Janet is unpopular on this board, but her husband should be more considerate./MissM

I don't think it was cruel at all. Jugs was all over Carly's case about everything; all she did was help her get in touch with Jack.

Posted by: Patty
Date posted: Wed Nov 11 17:32:20 2009
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Messing with his head. We all know who Carly really loves and now that Janet and Jack are on the ropes I am sure she will get Jack sooner, rather than later.