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ÿş<HTML> <title>Reviews and Rants </title> <style>  </style> </head> <body bgcolor="fffffb" body background="bg.gif" bgproperties=fixed text="#000000" link="#7B5115" vlink="6C6C6C" alink="E2B004"> <center><a href="index.html"><img src="logo.jpg" width="754" height="82" alt="Other Beautiful Things" border="0"></a> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <TR> <TD> <A HREF="index.html"> <IMG SRC="home.gif" WIDTH=57 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="images.html"> <IMG SRC="images.gif" WIDTH=76 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="media.html"> <IMG SRC="media.gif" WIDTH=155 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="storyline.html"> <IMG SRC="story.gif" WIDTH=137 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="press.html"> <IMG SRC="press.gif" WIDTH=45 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="words.html"> <IMG SRC="words.gif" WIDTH=142 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="links.html"> <IMG SRC="links.gif" WIDTH=46 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="updates.html"> <IMG SRC="updates.gif" WIDTH=96 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <hr> <a href="words.html#essays">Essays Index</a> | <a href="http://www.stormpages.com/knsfanfic/">Fan Fiction</a> | <a href="humor.html">Humor</a> | <a href="words.html">Words Inspired by Katie & Simon</a> <hr> <a href="#reviews">Reviews</a> and <a href="#rants">Rants</a> <a name="#reviews">KnS Monthly Reviews</center> <li><a href="#july02">July 2002: Two Simons and Another Island</a> ... JenniferH. <li><a href="#july01"> July 2001: From the Island to Oakdale to Malta</a> ... Carrie <li><a href="#dec00">December 2000: Wedding Bells to Christmas Blues and Honeymoon Hell</a> ... Theresa <center> <hr><a href="#reviews">Reviews</a> | <a href="#rants">Rants</a> | <a href="words.html#essays">Essays Index</a> | <a href="http://www.stormpages.com/knsfanfic/">Fan Fiction</a> | <a href="humor.html">Humor</a> | <a href="words.html">Words Inspired by Katie & Simon</a> <hr> <a name="july02"> <h4>"Two Simons and Another Island" ... JenniferH.</h4></center> This month will certainly not go down in the history of the KnS story for any reason, but for one teensy, little detail: July 2002 is number one in terms of the least amount of airtime that our duo was on screen. Out of 23 possible airdates, Katie and Simon were featured in a whopping SEVEN! Yuppers, that's right. Seven. Sigh. Still, other than the fact that KnS were separated throughout the month, the airtime is one of only two complaints I have. When watched in succession on tape, the storyline flies by with humor, fun and appropriate longing between Katie and Simon. Despite not being together physically, the two were so with one another emotionally, in their hearts, souls and minds. Story-wise, not much happened other than Katie and co. (Henry, Lucinda, Paul and Rose) discovered that the man masquerading as Simon was actually Donovan Curry who was there after the damned diamond. Oh, and one more detail ... Henry found the real Simon and a lovely reunion at last took place between Simon and Katie. But that's not until next month. This month our only KnS interaction was in a lovely, little dream that Katie had one episode which served to illustrate three points perfectly. 1. KnS fans really missed Katie and Simon together. 2. Terri Colombino and Paul Leyden are really, really beautiful together. (Okay, so that worked when Leyden was playing Donovan in scenes with Katie, but it's much more noticable in KnS scenes because you know Simon is not a deviant cesspool of humanity as is Donovan.) 3. KnS are really good together. They just work! The dream did one other wonderful thing -- aided by the acting and the writing, show exactly just how different Simon and Donovan are. That difference was highlighted throughout the month, but crystallized most definitely in Katie's fantasy followed by the rude awakening by Donovan. Oh, and one more note about the dream: wardrobe should never, ever put Paul Leyden in that bright, red shirt again. It just doesn't work. What also doesn't work is my other gripe about the Avanya storyline (aside from the afore-mentioned obvious: airtime) and that would be Rose. I did like Rose when I first began watching the show last year, but she has been increasingly getting on my nerves and this storyline makes it clear why. She has got to be one of the most selfish characters on the canvas. Yes, her father is missing (as was Paul for much of the month), and yes, she has every reason to be worried. However, she could show just a smidgen of concern for Katie and Simon. After all, neither one would be in this dangerous landmine of a country were it not for Rose. Simon did not have to fly down there to try and save her sorry butt (and fail miserably thus far, but that's not the point); and Katie would not have had to fly down there to try and save her husband's cute tush (and fail miserably thus far, but that's not the point) were it not to save Rose and her "pop." Yet, despite this knowledge, she showed absolutely no thought nor concern for Katie and Simon and their predicament Selfish, self-centered and entirely ignorant of the pain of those around her. She is definitely Lily's sister. However, the other members of this motley crew, Henry, Lucinda and (especially) Paul have been much better. Lucinda and Katie have even seemed to strike up a rather genuine connection which I hope does not dissipate once they return to their lives in Oakdale. Henry actually stepped up and showed a somewhat heroic side ... which is even more remarkable considering that the heroics were in the service of Simon, a man who had left him on that other island to rot. Go Henry! Lastly, despite his own imprisonment and concern over Rose's whining (about her father), Paul more than anyone of the above has shown consideration for what Katie and Simon are going through. Go Paul! All in all, once looked back upon on tape without the seemingly endless droughts between airdates, the actual scenes aired in July of 2002 had some punch, some kick, some humor, some angst, a sweet little fantasy and the love that Katie and Simon share -- although separated -- remained as strong as ever. <center><a href="#reviews">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="july01"> <h4>"From the Island to Oakdale to Malta" ... Carrie</h4></center> July 2001 was a fabulous month for Katie and Simon fans. Lots of airtime, stellar scenes, and plenty of pleasant surprises characterized this month, giving us scenes that are sure to be favorites for a long time to come. The month opened with Katie still stuck on the island, and Simon on his way to find her. Though Katie's scenes from that first day-Henry proposing, ick!-aren't ones that I find myself watching often, Simon's certainly are. From his frustrated flashbacks to Katie's more difficult moments, to the wonderful montage to Faith Hill's "There You'll Be," seeing Simon battle over his growing feelings for his wife never fails to bring a smile to my face. Three days later KnS returned to our screens, reunited at last. We were treated to a wonderful, hilarious two days, in true KnS style. Simon couldn't resist kissing his wife-for nearly 45 seconds-but denied it vehemently afterwards. Paul Leyden absolutely rocked in those scenes, his anger towards Henry displayed so articulately through his subtle body language. Clenched fists, a taut jaw and perfectly stunted line delivery conveyed to the audience Simon's attempts to curb his anger. Eventually he failed, and got a bit physical with Henry-only to be stopped by Katie realizing, in an awed voice, that he had inadvertently referred to her as "his wife." Eventually our duo waded back to their pontoon plane, Simon re-discovered the joys of shirt wearing, and as they took off, they nailed one diamond-holding bird. The flight back to Oakdale was-well, it was typical Katie and Simon. Katie coerced him into saying that he loved her-but only in "some loosely defined way." And, she even got him to agree to sleep with her-hooray! Once they landed, they hightailed it back to the Lakeview. (Simon may've put up a good fight, but c'mon-it had been since HALLOWEEN!) After waking Simon up, Katie finally got to begin what she'd been asking for-only to be stopped by a serious turn in the evening. "What do you see in me, Katie?" Simon's question led to an amazing discussion about Katie's feelings for him, her 'tangled brain,' and her patience, all over the backdrop of the perfectly fitting "Forever In Your Eyes." They began kissing again& only to be interrupted by 'pit bull' Rose. And so Simon headed off to see Lucinda, who talked him into chasing Lily's sorry butt to Malta. But before he left, he stopped back at the suite to pack a few things& and say goodbye to his wife. After assuring Katie that he wasn't going because of any 'residual romantic feelings' towards Lily, he tried to convince Katie not to come along. She replied by being, well, Katie, and telling him that she'd finally gotten him and wouldn't let him go. This opened the door for a very small, but wonderful, exchange, as Simon sat down, pulling Katie onto his lap. "I'm gonna come back in one piece& I promise." He kissed her, and then, in the next minute of discussion, nearly told her he loved her& twice. Now Katie, being Katie, stuck to her plan to accompany Simon to Malta& even if it required donning a nun's habit, sneaking into first class, stealing (BORROWING!!!) a bike, and hitchhiking to do it. And oh yeah, angering Simon and Lily& but they got over it. Or at least, they were getting over it until Katie was thrown in jail for the aforementioned bicycle. But, like all clouds, this too had a silver lining. Not only did Katie find out where Holden and Luke were, and come up with a plan to get in, but there were a few nice KnS-related moments, too. Simon's "I got it" in reference to Katie's bail was precious, but even more wonderful for me was the Simon-Lily scene that followed. Yes, I said Simon and Lily-who were talking about Katie. Lily nailed Simon's feelings about Katie& and when Katie returned to the room, being Katie, the grin on his face rivaled the Cheshire cat's. Then off to the Opera they went. Discovering Dante was a bit of a bore, until he discovered KnS and put them in a storage room& with their feet tied and hands handcuffed behind their backs. But a kidnapping KnS-style is like no other kidnapping you've ever seen. "Katie and Simon get closer" was the understatement spoiler of the year, as our duo spent their time as prisoners redefining sexual tension. The plot was this: Simon needed a tool to pick the lock on the handcuffs. Katie had said tool-in the form of a cross necklace. The twist? It had fallen down into her bra& and Simon, still handcuffed, had nothing but his teeth with which to retrieve it. The chemistry? Better than ever. The Friday-Monday scenes were true "I can't believe this got past the censors" stuff. Of course, it was infused with gobs of typical Katie and Simon humor& from Katie worrying that there was a shark pit in the basement to the bet that Simon wouldn't be 'affected' (ha ha!), the scenes were a joy to watch. But the highlight was certainly the steaminess& not only via the overtly sexy moments-like when Simon's head was buried in Katie's chest-but almost more through the tiny things& Simon commenting on Katie's perfume, and later, asking if she could handle all of his attention& And so July drew to a close, Simon and Katie still kidnappees but at least unhandcuffed. From the island to Oakdale to Malta, it was one awesome month. In early July I held a vaguely invested interest in the hot Australian and his nutty faux wife, but by the end I was head over heels for Oakdale's fastest rising couple. In July, they did it all-except for the angst, they saved that for September. But there was humor, silliness, sexiness, serious discussion, betting, promises& and chemistry. And one more devoted fan. Carrie <center><a href="#reviews">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="dec00"> <h4>"Wedding Bells to Christmas Blues and Honeymoon Hell" ... Theresa</h4></center> Going to the chapel and we're gonna get married. Going to the chapel of love! Okay, so it wasn't a chapel and they weren't in love, but there was definitely a wedding and what a wedding it was, too. Simon and Katie's quickie nuptials on December 13, 2000 had to be the most memorable, not to mention hilarious, soap wedding that I have ever seen. Simon is about to be deported and he will never see his "true" love {gag} Lily {gag} again. By the way is it just me or is Simon about the second or third true love, Lily has had in the past few years. Anyway, Katie who has the hots for Simon ever since their one night stand on Halloween comes up with a plan. She will agree to marry Simon, in name only, so he can stay in the country and in return she gets a place to stay since her brother kicked her to the curb. Now I am sure you are wondering why Simon's true love, Lily didn't marry the man herself; after all they are in love. Well here is the kicker, folks, it seems the oh-so-perfect, Ms. Lily is still married to former true love, Holden Snyder. You know someone really ought to explain the proper etiquette to Lily. It is usually best to completely unload one true love before embarking on a relationship with the next one. Simon, after much persuading on the part of the indomitable Katie, agrees to the plan and after rounding up Katie's nephew Bryant and his gal pal Jennifer, off they go to the courthouse to get themselves hitched. But alas, the story doesn't end there and frankly that is a good thing. It seems the perfect Princess Lily has enlisted the aid of Katie's estranged sister, Margo and her husband Tom to stop this wedding at all costs. Seems Lily just cannot abide her love, Simon, marrying her nemesis, Katie, so the three of them rush off to the same courthouse to put a stop to this nonsense. But Lily, Margo and Tom aren't the least of Simon and Katie's problems, it seems the pesky INS agent who wants to deport Simon gets wind of the nuptials as well and you guessed it, he and his partner make haste to the courthouse to stop this wedding. Margo, Tom and Lily arrive at the courthouse and after they harass the poor court clerk and get the scoop on the pending nuptials, they wait for the bride and groom to arrive. As Simon and Katie march in to do the deed, they are confronted with Oakdale's version of "The Three Stooges." Margo and Tom proceed to blast Katie for this latest crazy stunt. "When will she ever learn that actions have consequences?" They cry. She can't marry some guy she just met to keep him from being deported. It's illegal. Besides. Simon is in love with Lily. But Katie is having none of it. This is her life and she is going through with the wedding. At the same time, Lily, wearing her best woe-is-me pout, tries to talk some sense into Simon. How could Simon do this to her? She thought he loved her? Why would he marry Katie of all people? (Oh Shut Up, Lily -- you are getting on my last nerve with your whining!) Simon assures Lily she is his love and he is doing this so that he can stay in the same town as her and have the opportunity to watch her from afar with love burning in his eyes, blah, blah, blah. (Oh, brother, talk about vomit inducing). Katie pipes in and tells Lily only she can help Simon now because Lily is still married to Holden. During Katie's speech about how she is only doing this to help a friend, it somehow slips out, accidentally of course, that Katie is the woman Simon had the one night stand with. Can you just say Oops! It seems Simon came clean to Lily about doing the horizontal mambo with another woman, but conveniently forgot to mention that woman was his soon-to-be-missus. At this point in the episode I was literally rolling on the floor I was laughing so hard. The innocent look on Katie's face as she apologized so sweetly for her slip up was absolutely hysterical. I have to say I almost felt sorry for Simon caught as he was between vixenish Katie and poor, sad Lily. In the end, Simon tells Lily that he loves her so much {gag}, he will let her decide what he should do. If Lily says no, he will not marry Katie and will let the INS deport him back to Australia. Lily says no and the wedding is off. Speaking of the INS, where are they? Last we knew they were rushing to the courthouse to find the infamous Simon Frasier and boot him out of the country. Well, now that Lily has made the decision that Simon not marry Katie, Katie is preparing to leave the courthouse unhitched, when she hears the INS arriving. Katie is informing all of this latest development when Lily changes her mind again and decides that Simon should marry Katie. That's right folks, the only reason Simon and Katie are married today is because Lily decided those two should go ahead with the wedding. Talk about poetic justice! Katie and Simon make a mad rush to say their I Do's before the INS arrives. The vows were truly some of the funniest vows I have ever heard. Katie quoted the post office creed "through rain, snow, sleet, hail and the darkness of night" and Simon actually used the words, "Righto, Ditto and Yada, Yada, Yada." At last, our fearless duo were married just as the INS burst through the door. Ah, but the INS had a little surprise of their own. It seems the INS were going to be keeping a close watch on the new Mr. and Mrs. Frasier for the next two years and if they got even an inkling that this marriage was a sham, Simon would be deported and Katie would go to jail. Two years of marital bliss -- that was news to Simon and Lily. Apparently those two rocket scientists actually thought that all Simon had to do was get married, then he could see whomever he wanted. Jeez, haven't they ever seen the movie "Green Card?" (This is why I hated Simon and Lily together because Lily turned Simon, a sly, intelligent con man into a braindead moron.) Katie, of course, knew the whole time about that little stipulation and in true Katie form decided not to share that little tidbit with Simon or Lily. Go, Katie! Katie and Simon go riding off together in the sunset (actually they bummed a ride back to Burt's Garage with the INS, but you get the picture) and poor, pathetic Lily is left all alone. Yay! Simon and Katie return to Burt's Garage to enjoy their wedding night. Katie tells Simon that they must share a bed because the INS could be peeking in the windows. Simon, looking like a man walking to his execution, finally agrees. As Simon hits the sack with his new wife, he finds that Katie may not have been entirely truthful when she agreed the marriage was in name only, especially since she is waiting under the covers stark naked. Poor Simon, he has no idea what he is in for with Katie. Hmmm, well as they say on the sports channel -- Let the Games Begin! Now that Katie and Simon are married, Katie decided that the next step in their plan to thwart the INS is for them to have a honeymoon, someplace warm and tropical where clothing is minimal at best. Simon isn't exactly chomping at the bit to spend time alone with his new missus. Besides he says they have no money and Katie isn't exactly rushing to find a job. What a dilemma, but wait Katie has a plan. Of course, she does. When doesn't Katie have a plan? Katie rushes off to see her big brother, Craig. However, before she can get to him and put a Katie spin on her new marriage, big sister Margo gets there first. Margo tattles to Craig about what a mess Katie has made of her life, again. She even informs Craig that she had called in the big guns, their mother, Lyla. The only problem is how to get Katie to come to Margo's for the holidays, so that Lyla can talk some sense into her wayward daughter. Katie arrives at Craig's and runs into Margo. The two exchange some tender words that would bring a tear to your eye. Okay, that's a lie. Actually they exchange a few insults and Margo leaves. Katie tells Craig all about her marriage and then says she needs his help. Craig thinks Katie has come to her senses and wants his help to get out of the marriage. Come, on Craig, I really would expect that you would know Katie better than that. Of course, Katie tells Craig she is staying in the marriage and she wants him to foot the bill for her honeymoon. She tells him to consider it his wedding present. Craig agrees to the plan but adds a condition: Katie and her new hubby must attend Christmas dinner at Margo's house. Craig then informs Katie that there will be a surprise guest in attendance, Lyla. Katie is not exactly thrilled by this turn of events, but finally Katie agrees and in return Craig will give her $1000.00 for her trip. Meanwhile, Simon unexpectedly runs into Lily while she is out Christmas shopping. Hmm, wonder if she has a present in her bags for her former true love, but still husband, Holden! They talk about their undying love I'm sure, frankly, I wasn't paying much attention because they bore me. The only thing I remember about their conversation is that Simon and Lily agree that Simon should go on a honeymoon with Katie because it will help them with the INS. Back at the garage, Katie informs Simon she has come up with the needed funds for the honeymoon. Simon tells Katie he is now onboard for the honeymoon but they are going some place close, Bay City, Illinois. Wow, Simon sounds like a happening hotspot to me. Anyway then Katie informs Simon about the family dinner at Margo's. Simon is not interested, but eventually Katie convinces him that they need her family on their side, if they have a chance in hell of fooling the INS. A few days later, Simon and Katie arrive at Margo's for the dreaded Christmas dinner. Simon gets cold feet and says he cannot go through with this farce, he didn't sign on for cozy dinners with the in-laws. Then Lily calls him and all of a sudden, he has a change of heart (whatever). Katie and Simon go in to dinner and Simon tries to make nice with Katie's family. Let's just say they are less than impressed with Mr. Frasier. Margo, Tom, and Lyla ambush Katie the minute she arrives. They want her to end this marriage, pronto. Craig hustles Simon outside to give them time to brainwash Katie into dumping Simon. Alas it is all for nothing because Katie hangs tough. She is staying in the marriage, she tells them before storming out. Simon follows and gleefully congratulates Katie on standing firm with her interfering family, but unfortunately Katie is in no mood to be gleeful. It seems the run-in with her family upset Katie a lot more than she let on. Simon realizes that this whole situation is taking a toll on Katie and the two share a comforting hug. After the fiasco of a family Christmas, Simon and Katie finally head off on their honeymoon. For some odd reason they decide to take a train to Bay City on New Year's Eve. Forgive me if I am wrong, but Bay City is a short drive so why don't they just take a car. Unfortunately the reason they needed to go by train becomes apparent once the trip begins. It seems Lily gets it into her head to follow Simon on his honeymoon. Simon sends Katie off to look for food and he and Lily attempt to get busy on public transportation. Talk about tacky! Thankfully, Katie comes back before we are forced to endure anymore. Lily slips away, but unfortunately she isn't gone for good. Lily trails Simon to the hotel and again Simon sends Katie off to look for food. Frankly if I was Katie, I would have told the bozo to get his own food, but then Katie is a lot nicer than I am. Lily and Simon spend more time swapping spit and Lily somehow loses her bracelet which was an aniversary present from Holden. Can I just say how incredibly tacky it is to wear a present from your husband when you are meeting your wannabe lover? When Katie returns, Lily is forced to hide in the closet. Please could Lily act more like a tramp? I think not. While Lily is hiding in the closet, she gets to hear Katie tell Simon the story Katie came up with for the INS about how she and Simon met. The story is that Simon met Katie when her car broke down and he stopped to help her. Katie is upset and Simon in an attempt to comfort her picks some daisies and weaves her a crown. The look on Simon's face when he realizes that he is going to have to go along with such a sappy story was priceless. All I can say is that it serves him right. After Lily leaves, Katie finds the bracelet and she asks Simon what the hell Lily was doing in their hotel room? Simon lies and says Lily wasn't there, that the bracelet is a present from Simon for Katie. Katie wants to know how Simon could afford such a nice gift on a mechanic's salary. Simon lies again and says it isn't real, it is just costume jewelry. Katie is surprised and touched that Simon got her a gift. Oh, just you wait until Katie finds out what a liar Simon is? <center><a href="#reviews">Go To Top </a><hr> <a href="#reviews">Reviews</a> | <a href="#rants">Rants</a> | <a href="words.html#essays">Essays Index</a> | <a href="http://www.stormpages.com/knsfanfic/">Fan Fiction</a> | <a href="humor.html">Humor</a> | <a href="words.html">Words Inspired by Katie & Simon</a> <hr> <a name="rants">As The World Turns KnS-Related Rants</center> <li><a href="#rant7">"The Evil Energizer Bunny"</a> ... Kim <li><a href="#rant6">"Major Rant Regarding Airtime"</a> ... Eliza <li><a href="#rant5">"Lack of KnS this Week"</a> ... Kim <li><a href="#rant4">"I Couldn't Agree More"</a> ... Theresa <li><a href="#rant3">"Poor Simon"</a> ... Jenn <li><a href="#rant2">"Days 1-3 of Hogan Abusing his Favorites"</a> ... Carrie <li><a href="#rant1">"The Things Bruno Says and Does"</a> ... Theresa <hr> <a name="rant7"> <center>"The Evil Energizer Bunny" By Kim -- posted on <a href="http://pub101.ezboard.com/botherbeautifulthings">Other Beautiful Things</a> Message Board</a></center></center> I don't even know where to start. I already was having a rotten day at work and was hoping that the show would be good. I should have known better then to think that. First of all, we only got two days of KnS and each show was probably only 5-6 minutes a piece. I am so mad that they aren't being shown as much as they should be. Paul and Terri are the only reason I watch the show and they are hardly ever on. The only thing I liked about today's show was the very beginning and that was it. I loved when Katie was reading Simon's horoscope. She was trying to give him clues so they could spend some romantic time together. What does he do? He wants to work on the cottage. Then, he uses Margo and this party as a way to get Katie out of the house. Bad idea. We ended up with Katie coming home to Dahlia and Simon in a compromising position. I feel like we are back to square one with the two of them. I can understand her maybe misconstruing the situation. It did look pretty bad. But, she should know her husband and she should know in her heart that he loves only her. I don't even want to go into the whole gun going off at the end of the episode. That part really irritated me and I don't think there is anything I can say about that without getting madder. As you can tell, I really needed to vent. I really want this story over with and it keeps dragging on and on. It is like the energizer bunny. It keeps going and going. <center><a href="#rants">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="rant6"> <center>"Major Rant Regarding Airtime" By Eliza -- posted on <a href="http://pub101.ezboard.com/botherbeautifulthings">Other Beautiful Things</a> Message Board</a></center></center> So just read the SC spoilers for tomorrow, and Simon and Katie are not on again. I am absolutely sick of this, we have the conclusion of a five month story, and they are not on but two days, and that is if they are on Friday, and I will not hold my breath on that one. The story gets momentum, whether we like it or not, the story that is, then they are off for a week. Then they are on for a few episodes and then off for five more. I think everyone knows I hate this story and am glad it is almost over, but maybe if the were on consistenly throughout the story and it had a nice flow to it, then maybe I would not have hated it so much. But the way their airtime is the story is very choppy, and that makes for a bad story, IMO. And why is it that Rose is on every single day, and now she gets an engagement party, WTF? Simon and Katie, ATWT's most popular couple, do not even get a reception in fact they get two scenes after their wedding? And why do I think that Paul and Rose's wedding will last for weeks? I am sorry I am so mad, and on Friday I know it will be the party, so with Rose she will have five minute scenes, the Scotland wedding, and the KnS, if they are on, and there scenes will be about one minute in length. I hate Dahlia, but I would like some quality airtime as to how and why she did what she did. I am sure that it will begin with Dahlia attacking them, a fight, in one like one minute scene Dahlia saying what she did and then that is it, how is that a wrap up? But heaven help us, if Rose has a hangnail, that will be a ten minute scene of why she has it and how come the perfect and beloved Rose could have a hangnail? I love KnS, and they are absolutely wonderful, but why do they get treated like third class citizens? I also would have liked to see a nice quiet talk between Simon and Katie, after he was cleared on what they went through and what they learned, but since in soap time it will have been 24 hrs later, that talk happened off screen. My other worry is this, the Dahlia story at least was a storyline, a bad one, but still a storyline, when this wraps up probably Monday or Tuesday of next week, then they will not have one, then how much airtime will they get then. sorry for rambling, I am just so mad, and 48 hrs ago, I was happy, it is no wonder this show has lost viewers. <center><a href="#rants">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="rant5"> <center>"Lack of KnS this Week" By Kim -- posted on <a href="http://pub101.ezboard.com/botherbeautifulthings">Other Beautiful Things</a> Message Board</a></center></center> I really hoped they would have shown Katie and Simon on Tuesday, today or tomorrow. They only showed them on Monday and we know they will be on Friday. It doesn't make any sense to me since this story is suppose to be over on Friday. At least that is what we have been led to believe. I don't see how they can cram all of the scenes we need to see in one hour. I mean, Dahlia needs to get to Katie and Simon's cottage and they finally need to have it out with her once and for all. There needs to be some discussion between the three of them like some explanation from Dahlia as to why she did what she did. O.k. I need something more out of this story then the crap we were given over the last few months. Paul and Terri have made a couple that shouldn't work come alive when they are together. KnS are the best reason to be watching the show and should be shown alot more then one to two days a week. They still bring in new fans even with the lack of airtime. That should tell tptb something. Show them more and give them a storyline that is worthy of them. I am really hoping this next storyline will be alot better then this one. I am trying to be optimistic that they will be shown a lot throughout the summer. <center><a href="#rants">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="rant4"> <center>"I Couldn't Agree More" By Theresa -- posted on <a href="http://pub101.ezboard.com/botherbeautifulthings">Other Beautiful Things</a> Message Board</a></center></center> I couldn't agree more. Simon and Katie have a real mess on their hands and Margo really has not been much help, so it is no wonder they decided to take care of the situation themselves. Let's see supercop Margo lets James Stenbeck escape too many times to count, Babs apparently can avoid being put in jail even when her bail is revoked because she needs to see Hal, Craig practically runs the darn police station and and don't even get me started on all the crimes Hal and Jack have broken lately and Margo turns a blind eye. But suddenly today Margo decided she is going throw the book at Simon because he didn't tell her about the bug. Puleeze, why is it that Margo can give everyone else in town the benefit of the doubt, but not Simon, even though he is the guy who helped her out when her good friends Hal and Jack were unavailable. Argh!!!! And as for Margo's so-called evidence against Simon, well any first year law school would have Simon out in no time. All she has is some circumstantial evidence and the supposed word of a woman who has been missing for weeks who clearly has a vendetta against Simon. Yep that Dahlia will sure make one credible witness especially since Katie has said that Simon was not trying to kill her. For the most part I can deal with Margo but today she was working on my last nerve. And to top it all off, that stupid picture is still in perfect shape on the mantel, not a scratch on it. Yikes! (BTW I know that I am becoming obsessed with that picture but I REALLY hate it) But I did love Simon in protective mode, always one of my favorites and Katie refusing to leave without Simon was great as well. <center><a href="#rants">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="rant3"> <center>"Poor Simon" By Jenn -- posted on <a href="http://pub101.ezboard.com/botherbeautifulthings">Other Beautiful Things</a> Message Board</a></center></center> Poor Simon has been put through hell with this storyline and it will only get worse for him. The last thing he needed was to almost be blown up and threatened with arrest today. I loved how Katie refused to leave Simon's side. They're both adorable in protective mode. I had serious issues with Margo and felt she was out of line today. She was scolding them for trying to take care of Dahlia on their own without police assistance, but she or anyone else in the police department hasn't done a thing to help them. KnS got pushed aside because of Nick's murder case and the whole apprehension of James and Weston and the resuce/recovery of Carly, Emily and Rose. The only time they were given any attention was when they went to Margo themselves and practically demanded it. Barbara has been given better treatment by the police then they have despite what she's done. Margo knew Katie was a target of either Simon or Dahilia but only showed concern in the moment and never checked up on her or sent a cop over to the cottage to make sure nothing suspicious was going on. Margo even asked Jack to look into the case against Simon because she was fed up. She basically said it was ok for him to treat their situation as a low priority so he could be there for Carly. We never saw Jack do the slightest bit of investigating or even heard him utter the name Dahlia Ventura. Simon went out of his way to rescue Jack from Julia, but he isn't given the same courtesy at all even though Jack said he would help if Simon needed anything. We never even saw Margo ask Jack anything about the Dahlia/Jill investigation either. It annoys me that the writers added that scene in if they were never going to follow up on it. Katie and Simon really don't have any true connections in Oakdale because nothing that happens with them affects anyone else. I guess it all goes back to KnS not being treated the way they should or getting the attention they should by the writers. KnS are just as important as anyone else in Oakdale, to me they are more important since they are my absolute favorites, and should be treated just as well as the others. <center><a href="#rants">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="rant2"> <center>"Days 1-3 of Hogan Abusing his Favorites" By Carrie -- posted on <a href="http://pub101.ezboard.com/botherbeautifulthings">Other Beautiful Things</a> Message Board</a></center></center> Blame it on Jenn. It's her idea, her fault. :P We were discussing, in chat tonight, the crappy treatment KnS have received lately at the hands of the ATWT execs. So Jenn suggested that we have a countdown of sorts on the board-let's see how many days they have completely crappy writing before things turn around. This chronicles days 1-3 of stuff that's so yucky even I, miss RCG girl herself, had to rant about it. Last Friday, 2/8, Tuesday, 2/12, and Wednesday, 2/13. From here on out, any time they have a crappy day, the first one to the board to post can start the post, post the next count number, and rant about why that day's episode sucked. (They'll probably be much longer than these; these are just to review& full-fledged ranting allowed in day posts.) So without further ado, here are my three rants& Friday: I call abuse on Simon's lack of motivation, and Katie's resulting coldness. Jenn did a lovely job explaining things, but should THAT MUCH analysis have been required to know what was going on? Tuesday: I call abuse on filler, filler, and more filler-and writing Katie stupidly. The filler was grievous enough; having Katie written as some two-bit idiot who's driven with a suspended license for four years, and takes out her niece to drive at night, against her brother's wishes, and when her nephew was killed in a car accident only months earlier was criminal. Wednesday: I call abuse on many Tuesday things being repeated, plus the addition of having Dahlia called for no reason but a repeat of the 'Bruno bails Katie out' situation of a few months ago. Rehash is understandable on a soap; with the same characters, within a few months? That's simply uncreative. And thus ends the short recap of Abused Days 1, 2, and 3. You'll note that Monday-which wasn't fabulous but was a sight better than the surrounding days-and Thursday-which was much more on par for the couple-weren't included; not every day is crappy. But where it used to be that rarely they were, the bad now outnumbers the good& let's see by how much. <center><a href="#rants">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="rant1"> <center>"The Things Bruno Says and Does" By Theresa -- posted on <a href="http://pub101.ezboard.com/botherbeautifulthings">Other Beautiful Things</a> Message Board</a></center></center> Okay, so I have been thinking of doing this post for the past few days and the time has come. As some may remember from my previous posts, I actually did not mind Bruno when he first came on the scene, I thought he was amusing, but as of now I am no longer amused. A word of warning, I am in the mood to do a serious rant on Mr. Portalano, so for those faint of heart, you may want to bypass this post. THE THINGS BRUNO SAYS (Do they ever drive me crazy?): <li> Face it Katie " I own you" - first off where has this open collared, gold chain wearing, lounge lizard been living for the last 100 years. He owns her, WHAT!!! Who says things like that or even worse who believes things like that. Hey Bruno why don't you try joining the rest of us in the 21st century. I find it hard to believe that even strippers from Jersey would be attracted to this guy. I don't care how much money he has. <li> It is one thing for Bruno to call Simon "Cowboy," (I admit I thought the nickname was funny) but calling Simon a "moron" is a whole different thing altogether and seriously crossed the line in my book. You want to talk moron Bruno, how about a guy who has to threaten and bribe a woman to be with him. Now that is a moron or a RB (which I will explain later). <li> Now as for calling Katie "honeybun" and "honeybunny" can I just say ick!!!! What a really lousy choice for a term of endearment for Katie. Just goes to show how very little Bruno knows about Katie. <li> Bruno telling Katie, he is not going to be some second rate substitute for her husband. Umm, Bruno I hate to break it to you, but you are second rate and as for being a substitute, well you don't even come close. THE THINGS BRUNO DOES (Yep, they also drive me crazy): <li> Buying Katie clothes and jewelry - okay, okay showering someone with nice clothes and jewels is fine, if the person you're giving them to actually wants them, but showering gifts on a person you barely know, who ditched you on your romantic weekend is just pathetic. <li> Acting like he is better than everyone in town. His oh so condescending attitude towards Bonnie at Java, (don't get me wrong I see nothing bad about taking Bonnie down a peg or two, she does have a serious attitude problem) but use a little class okay. Smirks and snapping your fingers to get attention is just so tacky. <li> Ordering for someone when they didn't ask you too. You know Bruno, I'm sure you will find this hard to believe, but Katie seems to be perfectly capable of deciding what to drink without your advice. She's been doing it for years. <li> Carrying a concealed weapon to a wedding. Please, what is up with that? Some bad guy you are Bruno that you need a gun to keep a girl on your arm. Besides, Bruno didn't anyone ever tell you that having a weapon as a fashion accessory when you are wearing a tux, only works if you're James Bond. <li> Using force or the threat of force to get a girl - well what can I say that is just too pathetic to even comment on. So, Bruno no matter what you say and do, you will always be nothing more than a lousy RB who has lost even the power to amuse me. (And what pray tell does RB stand for, well let me tell you, it is my new nickname for Bruno which I think is most appropriate. 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