Do we even like the characters?

Cendrillon, 9/29/2022, 5:56PM(584 days ago) @GracieGirl

Soap characters are not necessarily always meant to be likeable, as much as MEMORABLE, I think. Characters like Susan Lucci's Erica Kane from AMC and of course Victor and Nikki Newman from Y&R for instance have been immensely popular over the decades, whether or not they would be "likeable" as real people.

I wish they had kept the ORIGINAL Storm too, or even the 2nd Storm from the early 90s - both versions were great, although I probably prefer the 80s Storm overall!! Was not a fan of the last Storm AT ALL.

Overall, my all-time FAVOURITE character on the show is Taylor, of course, and I have come to like Krista Allen as much I was into Hunter Tylo, albeit in different ways. Hunter Tylo's Taylor was an always well-intentioned and admirable person who ended up going off the rails after losing Ridge. Krista Allen's Taylor is a woman who has spent time dealing with her inner demons and emerged on the other side having recaptured both the sense of propriety AND fun that Taylor possessed in the 1990s.

My other favourite B&B characters are Kimberly Fairchild and Mary Warwick/Erica Lovejoy - I LOVE how these two were VERY HAPPY to be virgins throughout their time on the show, and actually left the show with their virginities intact. They were still more than capable of fighting and holding their own against the 'vixen' types like Brooke and Amber of course. I will never forget the scene where Kimberly broke into Brooke's office, as a hooded figure, and terrorized her before revealing who she was. I miss Kimberly and Mary/Erica very much.

In fact, I see NO PURPOSE in keeping Sheila around anymore, unless they bring Mary/Erica back. That would also give Finn more of a storyline - having his half-sister in town, and Steffy, Ridge and the Forresters will have to determine to what extent they are comfortable with her or not (although they would presumably be fine with her now since she has spent the past 2 decades primarily in the company of James Warwick).

Hope to me is a CHEAP KNOCK-OFF of the younger, more 'innocent' Kimberly.

From the more recent characters, I am pretty much only a fan of Nicole Avant, who was a beautiful, sensitive, very nuanced character.

Back in the day, I was also a fan of Maggie Forrester and Carmen (Deacon's very first girlfriend). Becky Moore was very sympathetic and sweet - was sorry to see her go - and Tawny Moore was very ENTERTAINING as a pseudo-villainess.

I definitely DON'T think I would be watching right now AT ALL if Taylor weren't back, however. Even though it's always great to see Steffy and Thomas doubling down and COUNTERING Brooke, I wouldn't be nearly as invested if Taylor wasn't in the picture. Couldn't imagine anyone other than Hunter Tylo playing her at first, but now I'm happy to have Krista Allen, and think it may prove to be a GOOD thing for Taylor in the long run.

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