Sunday Surgery: Death of a (Fill In the Blank)

 

Well, I have a lot to say this Sunday and while some of it is good, a lot of it is just plain bitching. I don't understand how the show was structured this week and I think the editing was shoddy. Settle in for some good ol' Wubsy criticism!

I left the title up to the reader because we all think of Luke as something different. Anti-Hero, Romantic Lead, Rapist, Narcissist, Good Guy, Bad Guy, Icon.. it's all up to your own memory. 

I guess we can toast Luke with some beverages and ribs. 

Let's get the big stuff out of the way first--mainly, Lucas Lorenzo Spencer falling to his death in the Austrian Alps. For me it was time and it didn't really even phase me that much. Meh. "LUKE" died for me long ago with my wayward youth.  The bigger than live idea of Luke was long gone. 

Then, GH seemed to mess the whole timeline of his death up. Wed/Thursday shows should have been edited for a Friday bang-up with fallout on Monday. But that's me. Having "Luke is Gone" a thing for a day and 1/4 then...nothing? Truly baffling.

DEAD MAN OF THE WEEK: SO, SURPRISE! Tracy comes in and lets Laura know Luke is dead. He went in a gondola accident in Austria. Plausible? I guess? She and Genie shared good scenes. Laura then called Bobbie and they were also powerful. No flashbacks yet though. No real rush to tell people except through phone calls. Hm... oh and we find out it was Victor that ordered the whole thing. Luke was killed by a Cassadine!! Ding Dong. Do I think he's really dead? As long as this management/writing team is around? Yes. Plus, I think Geary is done. Done. Done. Done. 

NO MOVEMENT OF THE WEEK: Holy Heck! One of the most HUGEST of all legacy characters (ok, you know what I mean) DIES this week and... and...??? What is with GH? Seriously? WHO edited the last 2 days? Tracy comes home, a handful of people react and then it's 2 days of the Nina/Sonny/Bailey stories. Bizarre. Just bizarre. Why wouldn't they have Jackie Z go right to Carly's house to tell her? Bobbie is her mother. Why doesn't Liz know?? Wouldn't Lucky have called her? FFS, Brook and Maxie--two of the biggest mouths in town DON'T TELL LUCY? Lucy who was involved with Luke for how long? Alexis reacts by a shoulder shrug and has Tracy arrested. Delicious yes but.. a little incongruous to everything happening. Felicia, Robert, Maxie and Anna sit at Charlie's and cry. Anyone telling Mac? If anything that news needed to be on everyone's twitter feed and a chain text go out through the town. Olivia talks to Carly for ages and...says "That's Bobbie's news to tell" .. like she wouldn't be blabbing all over the place. Dante doesn't know (he's a cop, you'd think the cops would have gotten word). Sonny doesn't know. It's just the strangest thing I've seen in a long time on soaps and yep, I'm harping on it. Ruined the whole 'shock value'. 

Photo thx to @GHSnarky 

FICKLE FINGER OF FATE OF THE WEEK: If you know that reference, you are old so welcome to the party. Anyway, the one we all HOPED would die moved his finger and then WOKE UP. Not only did he wake up, he talked and hired Martin Gray to "defend" him against the murder of Franco. Never in the history of ever was I so ready to have a character gone. Wu and Brad killed him off and it would have been glorious. BUT NOPE!! Because why? I guess WA's contract got extended and since we never finished the Bailey/Louise story that has to play out. Pssssssst: here's a secret: no one would have cared if you just had Petra die and Maxie reclaim Louise. NO. ONE. 

DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE WEEK: WHY did you take Peter's defense? Is it just the money? Because come on...we were loving you and unless you have your own plan to stop him, it's just WRONG. You faked us out once before so do it again! 

 

SMART PERSON IN THE ROOM OF THE WEEK:  Welp! Tracy is home for 1/2 day and figures out that not only Bailey isn't Brook Lynn's...she also realizes she's Maxie's! Where you been!!?? Just throw money at Jane Elliot. She's perfection. 

ADMISSION OF THE WEEK: All roads led to this moment; Carly asks Sonny if he still has feelings for Nina. Oh, yes...yes he does!! All the screaming and crying was reduced to a quiet whisper. I'm living for the CarSon angst and fallout. They were boring and same ol' same ol'. Sonny is at least layered now. His Penthouse is a swank bach pad too! LOL 

CHEM TEST OF THE WEEK: If you didn't get this drift ....um, you were probably where Lulu is; in a coma. I love both RH and KTh so I'm willing to see where this goes. Both are masters of dialog. It would put him in Obrect's orbit too.  I didn't think he and Maxie fit at all, ergo, let's go go. 

OBSESSION OF THE WEEK: Good Lord, just get Esme to that damn cabin. She's got it hard for it so something good and or evil is bound to happen.  By the way, Esme told some tale about her family and them divorcing and hating people that break up families. Oh! And she sported a total Kylie K smoky eye look! 

NOSE OF THE WEEK:   Even though you gave us a fake-out of the lipstick, 99% of us know Sasha did a line in that bathroom. 

WTF OF THE WEEK: Ok, what's going on? Who would want to do this? Who would have found the ring and left it in the locker?  One of her kids? Um.. don't think so. Herself? Is she going a little 'off'?? Maybe stupid Peter but how would he even have known it was in there? WHY DO THIS?  Lord help me. I'm only into it if Elizabeth is going to have an alter because Becky would slay that. 

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Lord I love this picture. I've sent it to A LOT of people. The framing? Perfection. thx to @CanLyn for the cappie 

SET OF THE WEEK: Just kills me. :giggle: I DID expect one of those busts to be of St. Jaysus however!! 

BE STILL MY HEART OF THE WEEK: Oh lordy, that Bailey was just a doll. BUT..why would Chase introduce her all over knowing what he knows??! I guess to create more angst. 

LINE OF THE WEEK: Britt calls Peter a DUMBASS :) You know it's true. 

COMING UP: Celebrity Death Match 2022

WEEK IN A WUBSHELL: 

Peter wakes up; hires Martin to defend him

Maxie and Brook panic because Peter's awake and Tracy knows the truth

Sasha is ready to work; or is it chemically enhanced?

Crimson prepares to go public 

Alexis takes Shawn's job offer to work on the Intruder 

Tracy comes to town to tell Laura that Luke is dead 

Alexis and Sam have Tracy arrested for false statements on Alexis' DUI

Joss agrees to get the cabin for the weekend

Sonny is banished to his old Penhouse; decor by 1980

Sonny admits he has feelings for Nina 

Spencer has to work in the Art Gallery for restitution 

Portia and Curtis have zex and declare their love 

Drew and Carly talk on St. Jaysus bridge about his miraculous life 

Olivia and Ned re-pledge their love 

Valentin throws in with Victor to get revenge on Brook Lynn 

Carly goes to confront Nina

Liz finds her wedding ring in her locker at GH 

NEWS AND NOTES: Eden McCoy (Josslyn) signed a new 3 year contract !! 

SPOILERS: Well, Luke's Memorial isn't until January 21st so.. I guess settle in. Liz, Portia and Terry have a gab fest about life and love, Dante gets suspicious and Carly confronts Nina. The teens prepare for their "big weekend" and Victor comes up with a plan for Brook Lynn. 

So, what did you think of this? Nice ...but remember Portia's whole "Not Trina's Daddy to Jordan"?? Well, if Taggert isn't around, who cares?  And that brings me to the end of this week's blog. The whole Luke thing spoiled most of it because I felt like it was just so jumbled up.  We should have had: Tracy home...town finds out...reactions... memorial. THEN proceed with the Bailey/Louise and CarSon messes!! Ok, done. FIN. 

I am back to work and traveling all over the place during the day. You know I'll try to keep up with blogging as much as possible. Cheers and have a great rest of your Sunday!! 

What did YOU Use to fill in the blank for Luke's death??! I'm dying to know!