I definitely think her acting is much better than Kate M’s was at the beginning. She does have a little bit of a whine to her voice sometimes which bothers me. It sounds a little like she’s reading a script when she does that. I actually really enjoyed the scene with she and Chad when they argued after the vow renewal. The content made no sense, but I thought the acting was good, especially Chad. The writing for her is really awful, however. They’re trying so hard to make sense of what she’s doing, but none of it is believable, even in soap world. If she’s supposed to be healed, or sane, or whatever they’re trying to portray, it’s not working. If they had Abby pay a visit to Marlena to adjust her medication, it would make more sense.