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Topic: Blair....Tea....Marty.....Once And For All: WHICH One Should Todd Pick???


Topic Posted by: PhoenixTamer
Date Posted: Wed Nov 18 21:43:01 2009
Additional Comments:

At this stage of Todd's maturation, and with the way TSJ plays him...I really think I am a TnT fan.

Blair is a Witch and Marty Dr Saybrooke is always waaaaaaay bitter towards him.

Tea...i dunno...Tea...''Gets'' Todd.

Todd should Pick Tea to be with Once and For All out of those 3 To Be With.

Thats What I think!!!

Chris/pt





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Posted by: Ice Cream Soldier
Date posted: Thu Nov 19 13:22:47 2009
Message:
Ideally, Todd shouldn't be let near any of them, but if I had to pick, I'd say Tea. Todd & Marty would be too gross, and Todd & Blair has been done to death.

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  • once again, im tending to agree with you ics ... - chris/pt

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    Posted by: Proudmary74
    Date posted: Thu Nov 19 4:18:15 2009
    Message:
    PT,
    I always love your posts, but you are assuming a lot here in that all three women are Todd's to pick. Marty really wants little to nothing to do with him for reasons that should be obvious to everyone by now, hopefully even our thick headed writers!

    Blair apparently does still want him for reasons some of which I think I understand, most which I don't, but really, after all she has been through with this man, shouldn't this be her choice to make? In a way, I think she just made a choice. She decided she doesn't want him if he is determined to go after Tea. What I'm hoping is that if things go wrong with Tea, and he comes running back wanting to take up with Blair where he left things off, that the door will be closed and locked. I think there has to be a limit, even on soaps for how often a woman will put up with her heart being stomped on by a man who just isn't worth it.

    And now we come to Tea. I think Tea also has to decide how much she really wants, let alone trusts this man who apparently fathered a child he did not know was his for fifteen years. That means that Tea has kept the truth from him for that long for reasons that to the viewer are still murky at best. Based on Todd and his history with women and especially his recent behavior toward his known teenage daughter, I think she has every reason in the world to be reluctant to tell him the truth. Todd has always had an obsession with the people in his life that he claims as belonging to him, and he has shown that when push comes to shove their feelings do not enter into the equation. From Marty in college with her frightened eyes and a sweat rag in her mouth, to a pregnant Starr being carelessly shoved out of the way, causing her to fall down the stairs, when he was bound and determined to make her boyfriend pay for taking her away from him. Tea herself got knocked in the face when she angered him one time.

    Anyway, my issue with your post is that sadly the women and children in Todd's life do seem to belong to him as far as Todd himself is concerned and unfortunately I think too often that is the way the writers see it too, but as I see it, the choice should be left with the women in his life, because they are the ones who have the most to lose from this man.


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  • I was going to say the same thing. Why is it Todd's choice to make? Todd should consider himself damned lucky if *any* of them want him. And I'm pretty sure Marty does NOT. //SqueezeMe
  • PM...wow, what an awesome and thoughtful anaylsis - thanks!!! ... you make alot of excellent points ... i think though you may give the writers too much credit. I too, as you say, would like to believe that some of Tea Delgado's murky motivations really exist and are multi-layered, but we don't KNOW that the writers are setting that up...for all we know, they are just throwing poorly-motivated actions out there for the convienience of the plot ........I also agree that Todd Manning has done many many things that would make any NORMAL woman want to be as far from him as possible, unfotunately, Tea and Blair have this needy, sick obsession to him.....Marty seems to be getting over hers, but, as soon as God-John bangs Natalie for some good ol fashined ''Grief-Sex'' todd will probably swoop in just to stick it to john ........ SQUEEZE, the reason they are Todd's to pick from is because he plays them and manipulates them...the real-life reason is because hes the lead character of the show and the writers like to glorify him...its not RIGHT, but its what they do...............CHRIS PT

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    Posted by: ladfan
    Date posted: Wed Nov 18 21:47:50 2009
    Message:
    I think Todd should pick the grim reaper.

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  • HuH??? - I Dont get it :(
  • she wants him dead. vh
  • But why is it Todd's choice to make? Todd should consider himself damned lucky if the grip reaper chooses him. :oD //SqueezeMe
  • grim, not grip. //SM
  • SM, Todd already chose the grim reaper once to please Marty. Too bad stupid Blair got in the way and saved his worthles behind. Todd can again beg the GR to *pick me, choose me, love me* :) ladfan
  • Can he beg wearing a long red wig and a bad knit dress? Because that would be *must see.* //SM
  • Or, he could dust off his favorite nun habit and wear it :) ladfan
  • Oh!!! - i get it now!!!!!!! - SQUEEZW wants Todd to ''Grip'' the Grim Reaper lol!!!

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