One Life To Live Discussion Group -- ladfan, you win! (re Natalie)

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Topic: ladfan, you win! (re Natalie)

Topic Posted by: sea
Date Posted: Fri May 2 16:17:26 2008
Additional Comments: You were right all along about Natalie, and while I held out hope that she would be strong, she isn't. I don't know if I hate her yet, but I will try.

Posted by: ladfan
Date posted: Mon May 5 10:38:42 2008
Message:
Sea, I knew that sooner or later, Natalie would revert back to form. She put up a good fight, but she gave in. I can go right back to hating her now. I despise Jared, he is a smarmy loser. I think the actor overacts with exaggerated tics. But what ourages me the most is the fact that Natalie thinks that David is 'money-hungry'. Hey Nat, what do you think this other loser is? I don't see why Jared is so much better than David? They are both the same on the conman level and TW has more tanlent in his pinky than Jared. David is infinitely more entertaining than this piece of work. See, now you got me all worked up. I hope Natalie pays dearly for choosing Jared over her family.

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I have to agree that TW is a better actor, and David is a much more interesting character than Jared. I want to like Jared and Natalie because it's the best chemistry I've seen MA have with someone, but the actor just isn't selling it to me. I don't believe he loves Natalie; I don't feel his pain over his upbringing. With Charlie he comes off as a petulant child. I can cut Natalie some slack because she has always been impulsive and it gets her in big trouble. But I doubt that she will catch much flack from the Buchs about keeping Jared's secret as I'm sure they will all agree that Jared is better than that ''devil-incarnate'', David Vickers. Wanda Wolek

If the Buchanans actually do that, I will be extremely disappointed in Bo and Clint. The fact that Asa wanted David to inherit and be a part of teh family trumps all for me. If Asa thought less of David and didn't think he deserved to be a Buchanan, he wouldn't have left him the inheritance. For all Natalie's talks of her grandpa, she is not respecting his wishes and neither is Nigel. What about Jared? Asa didn't choose him. Jared is a whiny loser, I hate him. Enough of him crying over his childhood. You are a grown-ass man now. Stop whining about it. Natalie doesn't surprise me, pathetic is as pathetic does. ladfan

ladfan, I was wondering how you felt about this. When Jared was telling Natalie 'the rest of the story' today, I just about gagged. This is the most tangled web we've ever had in one storyline, and I just can't support Natalie in this. eom/sea

Posted by: allison13
Date posted: Sat May 3 11:22:01 2008
Message:

C'mon guys,we all saw this coming.Nat and "Uncle"Jared were inevitable from day one.At least she held out until after she found out the truth about him.All that talk about him giving her a choice was a joke considering the choice she made.So much for the independent thinker she always claims to be.As a couple,I just don't feel the love. Lots of lust,but no love.Maybe later.Maybe not.

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That's why it is so sad for me. I have always liked Natalie--more when she first came on the scene--but I just don't find it a romantic gesture that Jared has repeatedly lied to her, the latest ending up in Texas just so he could explain the difference between love and stalking. And, from what I've read, this is just another SPD to bring David back, along with Moe and Noelle, I'm guessing, so it's not all bad. I just don't think I could forgive Jared that easily. eom/sea

Posted by: Wanda Wolek
Date posted: Fri May 2 17:06:26 2008
Message:
I was so hoping Natalie, when she walked away, would keep on walking. I was thinking today why it is that with some stories I just want them to move along, while others move to fast. And what happens with the stories that I wish would just move along is that they devolve into repetitious scenes and dialogue. That is what happened with Natalie and Jared. But the answer to that isn't for Natalie to fall into Jared's arms. The answer, IMO, would have been for Natalie to keep on walking, Jared to give up for about 6 months, and let these two do something other than be in each other's faces all the time. Keep up the yearning and jealousy, but let the characters interact with other people - say, Miles for Natalie and Gigi for Jared. Why couldn't there be a 6 month story arc where Jared and Gigi date? It would drive Rex nuts, especially if Gigi starts to develop some feelings for Jared. And Miles and Natalie could be friends who are trying to sort out if there is something more, only for someone to come along who really rings Miles's chimes just about the time of November sweeps so then Natalie and Jared could reunite. But not now. It's way too soon.

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That would be perfect, Wanda, but did you read RC's interview? He loves this couple. Blechhhh! eom/sea

I could love this couple too if they weren't rammed down our throats so quickly. Make 'em laugh, make 'em cry, make 'em wait. But in an entertaining manner. Wanda