Love’s a bloomin…..

I guess not telling those you love and care about how you feel about them, was one of the gripes that I had towards All My Children over the last few years. Yes, we had our couples (some of them forced together by the mindset of the writing regime at the time) but we never really had any “love in the afternoon,” a staple that daytime was known for. Instead, we were provided with gloom and doom and had to endure as some of our favorite couples were ripped apart or had more permanent goodbyes.

But lately, seems things to have changed and the love in the afternoon and focus on couples has become prevalent once again.  I’m glad that someone, somewhere at this show sees grasps this concept and is actually giving us couples we want to see together (and some interesting pairings at that I might add).

Finally, I have some couples on this show that I can actually root for being together….example, Greenlee and David. When I first heard the news that Rebecca Budig was OFFICIALLY returning to the show, I somewhat gagged at the thought of having round 3 of “Rylee”. I’m sorry but I just could not stand watching Greenlee and Ryan giving each other those sappy looks of love and I certainly do NOT believe that Greens was Ryan’s true love, nor do I think he was hers. 

So I bet you can imagine my surprise and happiness when it was revealed that the show was pairing Greenlee and David together. I’ve always thought Budig and Vincent Irizarry shared an undeniable chemistry with one another and wondered what a romance between the former in-law’s would indeed be like.

David seems to be the one man Greenlee could trust and open up too since the death of her beloved Leo. Furthermore, David is the only man that is able to put up with Greens bull and dish it right back to her. Yes, I know their marriage is one of revenge and was Greenlee’s way of hurting Ryan as much as he hurt her by cavorting with Kendall and then Erica, but to be honest I’m LOVING what I am seeing between them. 

Something tells me that these two will be the next “Zendall” and the marriage of convenience between the two of them will actually turn into one of love and mutual respect and in the meantime I’m going to enjoy watching this pairing unfold.

And perhaps while Greens and David are busy falling in love, her papa Jackson will work out his issues with ex-wife Erica and the two of them will reunite. I never understood the reason why the show chose to split up Erica and Jackson, these two are meant for each other and have weathered multitudes of storms and always come out stronger and better than ever. 

Now that Walt Willey is back (even though it is recurring), I’m hoping our new writing staff will explore reuniting the former spouses and have them actually deal with the issues that tore their marriage apart in the first place……something that is not done in daytime. Jackson and Erica have the potential of being the matriarch and patriarch of this show, now that Ruth and Joe Martin have moved off to warmer climates. 

Speaking of couples who have a long history with one another, I’m enjoying the blossoming romance between Tad Martin and Liza Colby. Yes I know Liza has a new face, but the history between the two character’s, not to mention the fact that Knight and Luner ooze chemistry make this couple worth pursuing in my eyes. 

Besides could imagine the reactions of Opal, Colby, Adam, Krystal and the rest of Pine Valley when news broke that Tad and Liza were an item?  Something tells me that Liza would kick Krystal outta Tad’s house and the green-eyed monster would rear it’s ugly head, especially if Liza began to bond with little Jenny and Kate.

This pairing might open the door for Krystal to reunite with her former husband Adam Chandler. I might have been in the minority, but I enjoyed the pairing between Krystal and Adam. Bobbie Eakes and David Canary seemed to have fun and enjoy their scenes together, thus contributing to the chemistry and dynamics they shared. 

Is Krystal the former leading lady that Adam would reunite and leave town with? I would hate for the show to lose Bobbie Eakes, but let’s face it Krystal has had very little to do in Pine Valley as of late and I’ve always thought that their might be some unfinished business between Adam and Krystal. 

After all, Adam is going to kick Annie to the curb once he figures out she has been cavorting with his nephew Scott. While I enjoyed the concept and thought between the Annie and Adam pairing/marriage, I found it somewhat odd that the show would go this route with these two. 

I mean Annie and Adam had no interaction or no real connection until she attempted to take Emma and hide out in the Chandler mansion. Why would Adam be so inclined to help Annie? If they wanted to give him a romance with a young starlet on the show, why not make it Amanda, Kendall or even Greenlee for that matter? Adam at least has some type of connection with these three young ladies. 

As for Annie and Scott, I’m curious to see how the romance between the two of them plays out. Could Annie end up pregnant after their roll in the hay with one another? Hmmm something tells me we could have a little office romance going on here with the two them and that folks could be quite entertaining!

Ahhh yes love….we all need a little bit of lovin in our afternoons and now it appears we’ve got it….now let’s just keep it.

Do you like the fact that there is loving in the afternoon once again in Pine Valley? Is their a couple that intrigues you? Is their a couple you would like to see together? Click on the email link below and send me your thoughts.