The Best and Worst of 2006

It's almost April but oh well, let's get on with it.

The "Wow what a bitch" award goes to: Lynn Marie Latham for firing Jack Smith, just months after he buried his son, who died of cancer. It would have been much worst if she fired him by text message.

Best Slamming of the TPTB: Julia Barr, rather than take a recurring role, she decided to leave but not before she said what everyone else was thinking.

Worst Recast: Spencer Grammer as Lucy on ATWT. She went from a rebellious, stands up to her father woman to a ho bag who was trying to seduce Dusty five minutes after Jennifer died, it was painful to watch.

Best Guest Casting: B&B, for casting Betty White as Stephanie's mother who was in serious denial about the abuse she suffered by the hands of her father.

Best Return: Laura, GH just watch the videos to see why.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5oz1Bgdgh4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eutEPDRSPvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpYRtr5aCFk

Worst Return: Dixie, AMC. This was anticipated comeback for AMC's most beloved heroines and what did we get? A Dixie who gave up her daughter and then spent five years pretending to be dead, came back and didn't let her family know that she was alive and well, was trying to get a married man and acting like she was dumb. Cady McClain's talent was wasted.

Best episode: Guiding Light's 70th anniversary special. GL has a lot to be desired but this episode when the whole cast dressed up like the 1930's through 50's for the story about how GL got started. It was well written and acted by all.

Worst Plot: Who killed Greg Madden/Josh is Erica's son. These two are entirely stupid, stupid ideas to begin with. One took too long and when the murderer was finally revealed, Tad Martin, it ruin the character. The other was just a slap on the face of history. For those who don't know, in 1973 Erica decided to get an abortion because she wanted a modeling career not motherhood, this was controversial and groundbreaking at the time. Having the aborted fetus being the one who drugged you and tried to take other your show is just stupid.

Biggest Trend: Shocking plots. Murders, rapes, psychos, killer viruses, sexual violence, evil twins, disasters. Just another day in soapland.

The WTF show: Young and the Restless. Nazis, Carmen Metza, Victor become soft and new agey. Too many lame storylines to count for this award.

The Most Disappointing: ATWT. Lame plots centered around the same people who have few redeemable qualities. Don't forget the Oakdale Slasher while Maddie's secret was just background for the story.

Most Improved: DAYS. After several years of bad writing and acting, it got back to what it did best, supercouples, families and villains. Soap's comfort food show is slowly coming back.

Worst Show: AMC. see worst plot

Best Show: Fashion House. While 2006 saw the beginning for the destruction of AMC and other trying to shock the viewers with lame plots. This all to brief show was the one show that I couldn't what to see day after day. Soaps at its best, there is still hope after all.

Well there you have it. The first Best and Worst. Next time I won't take so long.