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Viewpoint | All My Children: The Reese/Bianca ReunionThe Bianca & Reese reunion happened so quickly, I thought I was unknowingly pressing fast forward during their scenes.
It feels like so many things were left unresolved, most glaringly a dialogue about Bianca's rush to judgment when it came to Reese. I almost choked on a sip of water when Bianca claimed not to care what anyone else thinks about her relationship with Reese, as if she hadn't allowed the seeds of doubt planted by her mother and sister to grow wildly out of control. And Reese didn't have time to call her out on it either, she just claimed sexual confusion, taking on more of the unwarranted blame that was haphazardly thrown her character's way. I think what irks me most about the rushing of this storyline, is how viewers were left with an implicit implication that Reese was this destructive, predatory woman with an utter disregard for the sanctity of relationships, rather than a woman unjustly attacked by the loved ones of her partner, and left unsupported by the woman she loved. I walked away with a sense that the writers were screaming: "Just in case lesbianism and bisexuality aren't vilified enough, here are a couple of additional stereotypes to add to the pile!" Maybe expecting a more complex exploration of a breakthrough relationship was too much to hope for. *sigh* Submitted by brothasoul (20 posts) on April 29, 2009 - 8:23pm. |
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This storyline had so much potential. I can't believe (though maybe I should have known) how much they (the writers) messed it up. They had two awesome actresses and could have done so much but no. The reunion of Bianca and Reese was so rushed (they didn't even get a kiss for goodness sake). I was left with a "That was it? Really?" reaction. Kudos to Eden and Tamara for trying to make the best out of crap writing. All I can say is now that they're gone I won't be tuning in to AMC anymore. It's ridiculous.
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Breese - One Big Tease
After truly falling for this coupling and all that it was meant to represent I found myself feeling the sting of sheer betrayal watching the final Breese scenes today, While Riegel and Braun acted the heck outta the script today - nothing rang true. Brothasoul you are so spot on to say it was rushed.
After the things that were said and the actions that were taken to reach a resolution in half a day (soap time not ours) was complete madness.
If GLAAD or any other similar organization has a 'Razzie' department or the like the writers of this sl should be given the dubious distinction of that designation.
Once again to Eden and Tamara thanks for taking a chance on this for us - I think I can speak for many of us when I say we are grateful for your willingness to participate in what you anticipated to be groundbreaking TV. While the storyline wasn't what any of us were promised your attitudes and work ethic were!
As Breese would say, Au Revoir AMC!!
SMB
I was also disappointed with
I feel bad for saying this...
Don't get me wrong, I was a diehard Breese fan. I still have the episodes of them, pre-wedding fallout, on my TiVo. I knew Bianca was coming back to town to reunite with Reese and that they'd move on to Paris but...that was just bad. I love Eden and I adore Tamara just as well. I'll follow both of their careers. Yet, watching this week of AMC was bittersweet. I was happy the characters were reuniting but I was sad b/c the storyline was sooo poorly written. I've been a fan of AMC since 1994 (or whenever that 1st tornado hit) but I don't know if I'll really watch more after today...especially now that Daddy Cambias is back. I've jumped ship to the sinking GL. After months of watching Otalia, AMC's lesbian storyline is like giving a crackhead a pixie stick.
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You know a storyline is bad...
and that well, the entire show is being poorly written...when your favorite characters are leaving the show...and you are glad...because then their characters are no longer being assassinated and the actors protraying them no longer have to do scenes that you know they are not thrilled (putting it mildly) with.
Bianca and Reese leaving for Paris are the lucky ones.
I feel badly for Kendall, Zach and Erica who have to stay behind and wade through the yuck.
There were bright moments in the Bianca and Reese storyline but not enough to overlook the overall muddled and confused story conveyed.
It hurt the sensibilities of anyone who is a fan of the show and watched it play out.
I think the actor who plays Zach rebelled by refusing to shave or wash his hair until the storyline was finally over. lol
Every actor who was involved in the storyline deserved better then what was written.
My AMC watching is over as of yesterday.
Considering ...
The recent quotes by Charles Pratt - nothing surprises me about AMC and what happened for Bianca and Reese. Nothing!
Hopefully some day AMC has a better head writer in charge who knows how to write and arc well without throwing characters onto stereotyped stories.
In the mean time I hope Bianca and Reese stay away. They need to be in better hands