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Hope and Justin are going to "come together" during this time, perhaps on the premise that they are helping Carly, helping Bo & Hope’s marriage, whatever; but, what’s really probably going to happen is that they will lose sight of their honorable intentions and find themselves attracted to each other.  All four of these characters are using every excuse in the book to be near the person they are trying so hard to convince themselves that they do not.  Carly does it with Bo; Bo follows her around like a lap dog trying to convince both he and her that he’s protecting her; Hope finds Justin whenever she catches Bo and Carly in a compromising situation; and Justin just sits in wait for that to happen, knowing full well that it will.  So, it is inevitable to me that the writers are going to push Bo & Hope into the arms of Carly and Justin, but just how long they’ll remain there is anybody’s guess.  Personally, I like Justin and think in the long run I’m going to feel most sorry for him in this poorly written mess.

of Mickey portrayed by John Clarke once Mickey dies.  I do remember those days well, when he and Maggie first met; Maggie was blind, and Mickey had amnesia.  I always thought Suzanne was such a beautiful girl, and she still is to this day.  It’s going to be very sad to watch, but I’m sure Suzanne Rogers will simply amaze us once again with her acting.

for the characters we already have.  I would hate to see what they tried to come up with for a NEW story involving a NEW character, which is what Troy would be.  Although, this drug story is so bad and not the least bit interesting, that it might not be too hard.  Of course, the obvious NEW SL would be that he would turn out to be somebody’s long lost son, because heaven forbid the writers could come up with something original. (LOL)

right into Justin’s arms, which I’m sure he will be more than ready and willing to have open for her.  If that’s going to be the case, if it’s Hope’s thinking that "what’s good for the goose…..", then it will be very sad to watch for me.  I will admit, I hated Hope for the way she walked out on Bo after Ciara’s dilemma was over, but now I have to say that it is Bo who is disappointing me.  He did give up.  Oh, well, I suppose a person can only take rejection for so long before he or she begins to give up too.  I hate that this is happening to them.  Fix this mess you’ve made, writers.

has the show been renewed beyond 2010; because, if not, what difference does it make how long the actor is contracted for?  So far I haven’t read any news regarding whether or not DOOL has been picked up beyond March, 2010.  If so, will they still be on NBC; how long will the extension be; etc.  I would love to hear something to that end.

right after her "trial", although it so short, it may just be a sentencing hearing or something like that.  I read that Brady is the only one (of course) who speaks up for her.

the writers, I mean.  There’s absolutely no logical rhyme or reason why Justin should have made that statement to Hope.  You mean to tell me that in the short time she’s been living in Victor’s home, he not only fell in love with her, but completely lost all of his feelings for Adrianne, their marriage, their children, and quickly replaced them with this sudden yet undeniable love for Hope?  I know we’re in-between sweeps, but a tiny bit of believability within a storyline wouldn’t hurt, Ms. Higley.  This just plain makes no damn sense whatsoever.

and that’s that Lawrence is dead.