Alrighty, my post yesterday was about what was wrong with General Hospital. Well, today is about what is oh so right about All My Children. When did this show get so damn good?
Currently we have a few major plots that involve a whole mess of characters taking over the show. The first is the defective heart valve in little Ian Slater's chest. Anyone guessing how this one is going to end? Well, apparently Friday we are getting a nice bit of murder which is going to throw the residents of Pine Valley into a tizzy. The story is tense. I mean, really tense. Everyone is out to get Adam for the part he played, and right now, if Adam ends up dead, then everyone is a suspect.
The writing is tight and fast. The story is barriling through, and I honestly have to say, it's working. I can't catch my breath while watching the show.
The second storyline ties into the heart valve storyline in a way. Marissa's arrival seemed a little to perfect. Babe is dead, so David and Krystal need a child. Enter Marissa. All I have to say about that is... Thank God! Marissa is a great character, showing both equal amounts of kindness and strength. The actress portraying her, Brittany Allen, has hit every emotional beat with perfection, and has helped create one of the best characters the show has seen in a while.
Marissa's arrival has also done something else amazing. It has made David human. His monologue at Babe's grave today was amazingly touching, insightful and well done. Up until this point David has been a very lame villian with no real direction. Now he is a man struggling with his own personal demons, and the need to be closer to the child he never had. Even Krystal has been given a second wind with this story. She is being put into a very scary, dark place, and the scenes between her and Krystal and David are so tense and raw that you can't help but hold your breath while the drama plays out.
Charles Pratt Jr. recently had a little bit of a blow up with the disappointing way the Bianca/Reese storyline was handled (personally, I thought the story was fine. Not to exciting, but it was a nice way to give Bianca a happy ending), and sure he lacked a whole lot of tact when he blamed Eden Riegel for the storyline's failure, but hot damn does he know how to write good soap opera. Gossip stuff aside, Pratt has been a God send to All My Children, giving the show some real power house stories and characters, while also picking up the pace. The show moves so fast that if you don't like a storyline, just wait two or three weeks and it'll be resolved. For the show as it is now, that works beautifuly.
So, all you soap viewers out there, if you haven't caught All My Children recently, check it out. It's everything a soap should be, full of high drama, over the top plots, and tense confrontations.
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