Well I don't know about anyone else, but I am just not digging this whole Jason and Sam only being on twice a week thing. As crazy as this sounds, I am excited a little about the accident because it will mean we see more of our super couple even if one of them is clinging to life and laying in a bed the whole time. I just want to see more of them.
One set of characters we have definitely being seeing more then our share of have been Lucky, Elizabeth and Siobhan. Lucky is still strung out and has spent the better part of the week wondering around without shoes from place to place and yet no one has noticed him yet. I find that a little hard to believe that one one has noticed a crazy strung out shoeless detective wander around town when Jax can't make a single phone call without getting noticed? Siobhan is determined to hold on to her man and fight Elizabeth every step of the way. Siobhan's really only fault in all of this (yes, other then that horrible phoney accent we have just learned to ignore) is that she didn't show Lucky she was supportive of his investigation and instead went on the defensive. I don't think Siobhan was wrong is the lawsuit because let face it, Liz might have been up to something on some level. When Siobhan went tumbling down the stairs I was thinking, this poor girl has had nothing but horrible luck since she married Lucky. She never asked for any of this that day she met Lucky in the pub back in Ireland. But Siobhan stayed true to her character and her convictions when she was fading in and out of consciousness in the car. I loved the line:
"It is always an accident to you." -Oh Honey, you and Sam should talk. Sam 2007 and you could write a book on this one. Elizabeth has a freaking PHD at turning EVERYTHING into either an accident or making it someone else fault. She is the master of spin.
Why didn't Elizabeth just call an ambulance when Siobhan fell? Was moving her really a good idea given her condition? Poor Siobhan and now she get to be the victim of Elizabeth's horrible driving skills.
Of course all of this drama is taking place while Lucky is wandering around the church he and Elizabeth said their vows to one another and all the while he is not thinking about his current wife at all. But that is something that is very true to the Lucky and Liz romance was that church so he is staying true to himself and his obvious growing feelings for Liz. However, sit tight Lucky, it is going to be awhile before anyone finds you, my friend.
But across town, there was another couple staying true to who they are. Our newly engaged super couple, of course!. All these wedding plans seem a bit overwhelming but I am excited that Jason and Sam are doing it together. While Jason could not tell you what the purpose is of 97% of the information in those binders Sam was flipping through, one this is sure. He is loving being engaged to Sam. If Jason had his way, they would be on a beach in Hawaii right now saying their "I do's" and pledging their lives to each other. Jason never struck me as an impatient person, but he is now. He is so ready to get married. He want to set the date to be tomorrow and get married. But he also knows that Sam isn't alone anymore. She has a family and that is something she has always wanted. That family is going to be part of the wedding, so it is going to have to be an event. But even if that church looks like it has been hosed down in Pepto-Bismal, the bridesmaids are wearing the most hideous Southern bell dresses ever created and he is wearing pink himself from head to toe, he is ready to pledge his life to Sam forever. That is such a beautiful love.
My heart just was soaring watching these two talk about weddings and spending the rest of their lives together. Jason promising he will step on her toes at the reception while they dance at their wedding is a well placed nod to their history when Sam did that toe stepping the first time they danced together after Emily's wedding. Later they stood on the balcony and talked again about dancing in the rain. I love that they are talking about the past so much and looking back on it all. They know that their love has withstood bigger then life hurdles and along the way things happened and they went wrong but the also went right too. They their way back to each other and love each other more then ever. They have stayed true to themselves and true to their amazing love.
Oh and Carly, yes she has stayed true to herself too. Jason and Sam really need to re-key the Penthouse. Carly, in her true to self fashion, barged into the Penthouse without even considering anyone else. I found these few scenes rather annoying personally. Yes, she interrupted their special moment, which really ticked me off but when have Jason and Sam ever had a private moment. I liked that Sam decided instead of leaving the room like she has in the recent future she would point out to Carly she should really call the cops instead of feeling the need to involved Jason in every crisis she has big or small. Carly didn't check to see if Josslyn was home, she ran to Jason's in her classic true to the character fashion. Then if that wasn't enough Carly had to go and use Jake to emotionally blackmail Jason because she knew that would make him go with her. I didn't feel there was a lot of cohesion between this scene and then Carly and Jason in the car. I feel Jason should have said to Carly he would help her but she needs to respect Sam enough to listen to her side. I wanted him to tell Sam he loved her at least before he left. I felt like Jason was siding with Carly a little in this situation. Jason, staying true to his character, let Carly push is buttons so he would jump to her aid. I think I am starting to get why Sam slaps Carly next week. Can she slap Elizabeth too for causing the whole accident?
I did love that Sam, instead of being beyond pissed Carly ruined a perfectly good night with her drama, Sam just picked up the calendar and circled the date of their wedding. It is not that Sam wants Carly to not come to Jason at all ever for help and I think she did understand that Carly felt she had no other options. Sam has grown a lot as a character and does accept Carly and her crazy drama as part of the package. But I am not sure after Jason is in the accident, Sam will be so accepting of Carly's drama since it nearly got Jason killed. We will have to see.
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Nice post. But I have to disagree about the twice a week air time for Jasam. I like it, because every time they are on it averages out to about 11 minutes. This is a whole lot better then the 2 -3 minutes we were getting 2 - 3 days per week. Every time the are is about 8 - 13 minutes. That's great. Also, I like that GH is now showing some balance. Showing other characters. Remember when it was the dante or brenda show. Not any more.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I hate the way the are treating Siobhan. Just like they did with Sam in 2007, they are justifying Liz going after someone else man, but making Siobhan (and Sam 2007) look unstable.
Lastly. I like that Sam is getting her backbone back, but I think she should let Jason handle Carly. It annoys me every time she cuts him off when he's trying to explain things to Carly. Personally, I don't like and think Jason should be handling this, it is HIS friend.