Title: All that she might have lost
Jules - July 2, 2008 11:18 PM (GMT)
I wanted to give applause to AM for her great scene with Billy Miller in today's show. One thing that's been a little off for me in this story is that Kendall and Richie have never interacted before, and they didn't talk much at the hospital or at the courthouse, but today, somehow, AM dug deep and came up with pure rage as Kendall talked about all that Richie did to Zach, all that her children would have lost (and I'm a sucker for any mention of their children possibly losing their father), and all that she would have lost if Zach hadn't come home to Team Slater. I tend to believe that AMC saved the best ranting for last because Kendall's pain seemed so much more real to me than the other characters' rantings.
I also think that the best touch, for me, was Kendall slapping Richie. She was caught up in the moment, and I do believe that AM made contact with BM (though I may be wrong about that). It was a great, gutsy, emotional performance by AM, and I believed Kendall would have killed him if she hadn't had the presence of mind to realize all she would have lost if she'd let loose.
Way to go, Lish!
Crystal - July 2, 2008 11:45 PM (GMT)
Oh wow, Julie. You make me to want to watch. lol Great Lish/Kendall days are always a must for me. :)
Desiree - July 3, 2008 01:03 AM (GMT)
I don't think the smack was real, although BM seems like the kind of dude who'd be cool with being smacked around by a chic for the sake of the scene lol. They were yanking his hair and pulling his head back and shit.
Lish was really freakin' good, shit she had me scared for a second. Then she goes outside and she's all sweet on the phone. "Oh hi honey, we have a present for you!!" LMAO. Good times. I wish Z had been there because he would have shit his pants and doodled a note to never, ever, EVER piss off his wife. It helped that Lish an Billy appeared to have some nice chemistry, but then Lish could generate chemistry with a wooden spoon.
Kendall's pain was believable, the other two, not so much. Greenleee wahing about the hole that got her a shiny new BFF/harem member and redemption for that thing that happened a year ago that we don't talk about rings false to me. Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get the fuck over it.
Dianna08 - July 3, 2008 01:48 AM (GMT)
Lish was fantastic today.
Personally I just could not feel any sympathy for the two baby stealers. Especially not when Greenlee is talking about how the system failed her and whining about the pain Richie caused her, this coming from the woman who kidnapped and nearly killed her supposed BFF’s small child. When Richie told Greenlee to shut up I was cheering him on. So Greenlee and Babes attempts at scaring Richie just made me laugh. But Kendall's pain and anger towards Richie I could totally feel.
Fantastic performance, Lish!!
Gloria - July 3, 2008 02:00 AM (GMT)
An amazing performance by Lish today...
zenamo - July 3, 2008 02:27 AM (GMT)
Kendall/Greenlee/Babe/Richie/Annie - Okay, I really loved AM and BM in those scenes. And actually, AB was pretty good too. I think she's improving. RB, however, wasn't bringing it in the same way (this may have to do with the fact that it was SS in that hole, but whatever). I've said it before and I'll say it again--I'm seriously bummed that BM is leaving! He inhabits his character so well, and seems like such a nice guy in real life (I mean from clips I've seen of him as himself; I've never met him). Richie didn't care about the pain he'd caused Greenlee (not that I could blame him), seemed to be amused by Babe's rant (which felt like a defense mechanism because she doesn't wuv him after all), and got defiant when it was Kendall's turn (trying to protect himself from the only one who really did have the guts to do it, but the smarts not to).
Kendall rocked. She was ready to use that knife--but in a different way than the knife strapped to her thigh that she was gonna get Michael Cambias with. Then, I think she would have done it if she'd had the chance, but now she's got too much to lose. And that's what she was thinking about, all those people that she loves. The emotion was raw, and real, and really well portrayed. I floved it when she slapped him. I wish she'd called Zach sooner so he could have arrived during her speech, but no such luck. I also wish we'd heard his end of the convo, but hopefully tomorrow will be good!
Babe went on in the same vein, but wasn't quite as powerful. I can't believe I'm saying this, but . . . can Kendall get rid of Greenlee and be friends with Babe? She showed her priorities today, and while I felt it was a little hypocritical of her to talk about Richie's plan to kidnap Little A (as if she hadn't done that a few dozen times or whatever), she showed real concern for others.
Greenlee sucks. Honestly, Richie never would have trapped them in that bomb shelter if she hadn't given him the opportunity by trapping them in it first herself. And she kept saying that her life ended the day he trapped her in there--um, hello, her life got nothing but better after the HoR except for the 5MS thing; she got off on the kidnapping charges, got a man, got her employess to worship at her feet, got her victims to kiss her ass and be her wery bestest friends ever, blah, blah, blah. . . . UGH!!! Yeah, I'm with those who don't care if she has some right to be angry; her behavior toward others, for me, totally negates any rights she may have.
Annie's such a bitch now. What was with that look on her face when Babe was defending her to Richie? There was no gratitude--it was more like, "how can I use this to save my own ass?" Her crazy mode was fun when she was bashing Greenlee, but who thinks she might just pop off Richie and blame it on Kendall, or Greenlee, or Babe, or all three? I don't want Kendall to have to suffer through that crap. Babe doesn't deserve it either. And Greenlee will turn herself into the martyr of PV if she gets blamed. UGH. It seemed like they were setting things up with Babe telling KWAK that Richie was "taken care of" and Kendall telling Zach that they had a surprise that she thought he'd like. They'll all walk in tomorrow and he'll be dead or something. Oy ve. It'd be more fun if she'd cut him loose--but then the story would probably drag on forever.--Wait, I just read the thing about tomorrow . . . so it is gonna be fun. . . .
Adam/KWAK/Carmen - So done with Adam/KWAK. Adam and Carmen could be fun, but felt misplaced today.
Tad/KWAK - Was that really necessary? It dragged the pacing down.
Erica/Sam - They were okay today, but since I wanted to see the Richie vs. Kendall stuff, they felt like a drag too. Just an awkward juxtaposition.
Teens - Lame. So, so very lame. Did they change Colby's birthday? I swear her sweet 16 thing was in September or something. So they've SORASed her two whole months. Okaaaay. . . . And somebody asked about Cass's age--I think she's supposed to be 18 too. Wasn't she supposedly living in France to study? I guess she was doing a high school exchange student thing.
GO TEAM SLATER!!!
MinKayefan - July 3, 2008 05:42 AM (GMT)
OMG, Kendall Rocked it today.......I got so misty when she spoke about the boys loosing their father and she her husband.......omg, perfection....I thought she was going to slice him a little....I thought Richie was baiting and a little scared that Kendall might actually poke him with that knife......
on a side note, I don't know why, but I always feel like Kendall only acknowledges Ryan as Spike's father as an afterthought, which I totally dig...since I in noway ever view Ryan as Spike's father...
Why, Greens ever mentions Justice is a total WTF? for me on a constant basis....the Writers really should leave that out of the dialogue for Greenlee..
AM, is the WOman.........
Diva - July 3, 2008 04:51 PM (GMT)
Lish's performance today was beyond Amazing! Kendall/ Lish really rocked that scene with Richie. I wish that Zach could have seen his take no prisoners wife today. Kendall showed us that just like Zach she was capable of killing Richie and that showed in Richie's reaction to her. She lost the most of all of them, yet she spoke about Zach's pain and her children's pain and even Greenlee's, but not of her own while she was searching for Zach. Kendall always considers those who she loves first before herself. Greenlee is just the opposite.
Can't wait till tomorrow when the men arrive. Zach will probably be very upset with Kendall going after Richie without calling him, but he will be very proud of his beautiful kick-ass wife. Wish they could have a few moments alone without the baggage, but I know we won't be that lucky.