and it bears repeating once again. NO storyline should last longer than three or four months, or from one sweeps to the next. In other words, sweeps are when story lines should either be resolved or at least be somewhere close to resolving, but the cast of DOOL is so large, that this is practically impossible to do. So why keep bringing these old characters back? The only return I am anxiously awaiting is Jack Devereaux. Core characters and family stories are the ones I care about. So I blame the headwriter(s), because he or she controls where these stories go and how long they go, but too much of anything for too long will not keep fans happy…..at least not this one.