I just can’t stop complaining about Guiding Light’s biggest waste of story right now, Daisy and her two bad boy boyfriends. This whole week was consumed by these insipid young adults. Guiding Light for some crazy reason has invested heavily in these three characters thinking that the audience will fall in love with this triangle and be glued to their televisions to find out what happens. The only thing this viewer was glued to was the fast forward button every time Grady, Daisy, and the back from the run Rafe.  Imagine how many viewers just hit the power off button when this trio was featured?

Since Guiding Light has spent so much time with these three, I’ve decided not to spend much time discussing every thing that is wrong about them. I will just state that these three characters have no base, no merit, no meaning, and especially no rooting value.  Can anyone honestly say that that they tune into to see Daisy be tortured over her love of a killer or an attempted murderer? If Guiding Light continues to feature these three, the ratings will be even further down the toilet.

Since Daisy and the boys consumed the week, not much else happened but for some strange reason I watched the scenes that Natalia was in. I have grown to like the actress Jessica Leccia very much. I think she is trying to bring a unique perspective to her character. You have to admit she isn’t your typical character that was brought on to break up the big couple. Natalia actually has a little rooting value of her own. For some reason I want to see her happy.

Was the fight between Mallet and Marina supposed to be suspenseful or was it meant to be a romantic little scene? I couldn’t tell because I was to busy noticing the zero chemistry between these two. I know they date in real life, but I see nothing there. I also think Rob Bogue sometimes thinks his smile is enough to get him trough a scene.  Think again buddy. 

I don’t buy for one minute that Olivia would believe that Gus will heal her from beyond and she wouldn’t need to see a doctor. Olivia has always been a smart woman up until the past year or so, why does GL feel the need to dumb her down even further. Get this woman back to who she was you idiots. 

Does anyone wish that Alan’s blood clot would kill him? At first I wanted it to happen because Alan hasn’t been Alan since Ellen Wheeler took over, but maybe this is a way to get Alan back to the Alan of old…I’m talking way old. Let him find his Achilles heel again, keep Beth away from him and let him pay for his mistakes.

No one will ever take these outdoor shots seriously if GL continues to feature stupid scenes like the one between Olivia and Grady. Why was Olivia walking around a road with all those shopping bags? You could clearly see a Pizza shop in the back ground and a little bridge right ahead of her. There were no cars in sight. Also there weren’t any shops or boutiques around. It is like they stopped the car, threw the actors out and told them to act. These actors all must hate their jobs because they get no help from the writers, producers, and directors.

I wish I could say that I enjoyed Cassie’s rant at Daisy, but it was marred by being set outdoors in that damn park that everyone can’t stay away from. I also wanted her to slap Daisy and push her to the ground, then buy a gun and shoot Grady in front of Cyrus… but alas no. I have a feeling we are going to see a little romance between Cyrus and Cassie. Between that new pairing, Mallet and Marina, and of course Daisy and gang, their will be nothing much to watch on Guiding Light.

Beatrice writes: I totally agree with you on Grady and Daisy....I HATE both of them and really wouldn't care if either were heard from again. As for Tammy---sorry, didn't like her either, hated her relationship with her cousin, and I hated Jonathan after they hooked up.  Glad they are gone too, and Jonathan can stay gone as long as Lizzie can't have Sarah.

Janet writes: We agree. I am just plain bored with Mallet /Marina too. Alan has been demonized way beyond reality, even soap reality. I also have a lot of trouble believing Lizzie doesn’t want to kill Alan. He tried to drive her crazy, take her child kept her prisoner etc etc, etc. Knowing he had a brain tumor, I would be trying to burst it. Lizzie got the booby prize when it came to family. When she was having trouble none of her family helped her, Gus Alan, Michael, Lillian included. Then Jon and Tammy wanted her child. Bill also took advantage of Lizzie, and then helped hurt her again. Lizzie is the one character I like and feel for. If Marcy leaves I think I won't be able to get past the boredom.

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