Topic: If Emily has Casey's baby, it's sick--and why this story is weird
Topic Posted by: walter curtin
Date Posted: Sat Sep 27 1:34:33 2008
Additional Comments: I don't understand how Margo and Tom or any other Hugheses can tolerate this situation, especially Daniel. His mother is sleeping with his half brother. It's sick. If Casey and Emily have a child, then Daniel's half brother will also be his nephew. It shows no regard for him on the part of Emily or Casey, and it is quasi-incest. But the writing is so bad, nothing happens. I'm surprised Daniel hasn't been driven to drugs or to a gun. Also surprised that there is NO story writing: in the old days of soaps, Margo would have consulted Barbara on how to eliminate Emily. She would have gone to James for help, perhaps gotten him to loan her the money to hire a guy to seduce Emily. And in return, look the other way when James committed a crime. This would have led to Margo's corruption, Tom's prosecution of her maybe, real trouble everywhere--in other words, an umbrella story that could have been riveting.
BUT THEY CANNOT WRITE THE SHOW PROPERLY!
Posted by: fatima1 Date posted: Tue Sep 30 22:59:12 2008
Message: And don't forget the cousins Jon and Tammy marrying on GL. But if you think all the intermarrying is bad on this show, don't watch B&B. My head hurts just thinking about all the incest, pseudo incest, quasi incest, etc.
Posted by: sass Date posted: Sun Sep 28 10:15:00 2008
Message: Don't worry, she'll be dumping her boy toy to chase Dusty around when he returns...(not a spoiler, just speculation)
Posted by: Barb Date posted: Sat Sep 27 21:01:14 2008
Message: That's probably why Em refuses to even think about having a child with Casey-good possibility there would be some kind of genetic disorder with that coupling.She just wants her "jollies" so to speak. It's a great example for the teens who watch this soap-NOT!!!
Posted by: suziQ Date posted: Sat Sep 27 13:28:05 2008
Message: Oh for heaven's sakes! Soap characters have been intermarrying since soap time began. Bob married each of two sisters. I won't even begin to unravel what sister married another sister's rapist, women with brothers, on GL, Reva not only married all the brothers, she married her father in law as well. Also on GL, both Blake and Holly were with the same man, Cassie married Reva's Prince of a husband, then married her sister's ex, Josh. So Emily dating her son's half brother isn't so bad at all.
Posted by: Sammie Date posted: Sat Sep 27 12:41:49 2008
Message: I hear you Walter, I hear you, and I totally agree.
