Today's General Hospital...
Please skip over the first part if you want to... mostly this is a recap of GH
Let me first say that I'm not an overtly political person. I go to the polls and vote for what I feel is best. I don't push my ideals on anyone because I know I hate to have things pushed on me. I'm a Republican, good or bad, it was how I was raised. I don't believe all the things that the party stands for, in fact I would even go as far as to say I'm a pretty liberal conservative. An oxymoron I know, but it's true. I don't believe in people telling other people who to love, I think marriage between two people that love each other (no matter the race and/or sexuality) is always best and I believe that while war isn't the best action, sometimes it is necessary. Oh and yeah, I actually do know how to shoot a gun, but I don't own one or ever plan to.
You might be wondering what this post has to do with a soap opera, well its about the "Plow" story that Nadine and Nikolas are involved in. I have really tried to be open minded about this, but today sort a irked me. Today it really felt like the writers were pushing their own political agendas onto the audience. Maybe I was a little sensitive and I could be wrong, but it wouldn't be the first time that while watching a show I felt like I should be ashamed to be a republican. Like people should look down upon me. I don't know what exactly set me off, maybe it was introducing Alexis into the story that pushed my buttons (the actress is known to push her Democratic views). I just felt extremely uneasy and maybe a little annoyed. It really made me not want to watch the storyline anymore. Is that a rational response? Probably not. Will I actually stick to it? Again probably not. I like Nikolas and Nadine, but I won't watch if they use this storyline as a way to push agendas. I get enough of that from the mainstream media. I don't want it in my soap opera!
Another thing that annoyed me about today's show was Lulu. Is the actress going out of her way to make her character unlikable? I just don't get this whole act she has going on. Yesterday she was a raving witch to her brother, basically telling Lucky that she would pick Johnny over him. Lucky didn't do anything to deserve her bitchy attitude. He is a cop. He was told to arrest Johnny because someone claimed Johnny assaulted them... this is his job. Her snarky little smirk and annoying remarks made me want to smack her. Lulu really doesn't deserve to have the family she does. Lucky and Nikolas deserve to have a better sister than her. I really wish she would fall into a black hole and disappear forever. Do we really need Lulu? I don't think so.
Maxie really hurt Spinelli today. I felt so bad for him, but man I loved seeing Maxie's claws come out again. You see I'm one of the few Maxie fans from her badass days. I loved her through the "Lucky" saga, when she fought Lulu, through the nastiness with Logan and when she was slammed by everyone in Port Charles. She has always been one of my favorites. She is fierce, loyal, honest and yes a bitch. Watching her slip back into the "bad blonde one" role was a treat because she was doing it to protect Spinelli. Of course in doing so, she actually broke his heart. Spinelli has always been on the outside, so hearing her tear Winnifred apart in such a cruel fashion brought up, I'm sure, some bad memories from his own past. The pain just radiated from him and it was heartbreaking to see. Bradford Anderson has always amazed me, but I'm really blown away when he does subtle. Little movements, the way he carries his body, everything lets the audience know exactly what he is feeling without him having to utter a word. Maxie made strong points and I want Spinelli to believe her, because I know who Winnie really is, what she was sent to do, but her tactics were harsh. I have to give credit to Kirsten Storms. She really showed Maxie as jealous, scared, mean and oblivious all in a couple scenes. Kirsten's Maxie is so twisted up over her unacknowledged feelings for Spinelli and it shows in how she reacts. Obviously as a Spixie fan, I can't wait to see where this story goes. As a Maxie fan it was nice to see her fire and spirit again. As a Spinelli fan I wanted to hug him and tell him that her words were not a reflection upon him. As an Anti-Winnie fan, I wanted someone to push her in the river. *laughing* This is getting good. Let's bring on the angst!
Oh and can I get some love for the Sam/Maxie scenes. I love them as girlfriends. Sam was dying to call Maxie out on her feelings for Spinelli. Especially when Maxie slipped up with that "I'm the one that steals other girl's boyfriends." when she was talking about Winnie stealing Spinelli. *grin* I squee'd at that. I would love some icons of my two favorite GH women. *whistling innocently, hoping Angel friend is reading* Long live Saxie!!!! *laughing*