I’ve been so disengaged, I haven’t been interested enough to
write anything. However, Wednesday’s
GH episode did inspire me. It was truly chilling shit. I haven’t seen that Todd since 1993…and I
didn’t miss him.
If I were a Carly fan, I’d be furious. And disgusted. How anyone can think "Tarly" or, more appropriately "Codd", are anything but abusive eludes me.
I’m busy with real
life and real issues. Nursing homes, impending death, moving, fiscal cliffs,
gay marriage, right to work laws, oh, the fun to be had. I’ve been more
interested in dealing with real life dramas than the crap I’ve seen on screen,
or haven’t seen for that matter. I'm running home to see Hardball, not GH.
But I’m off work, for the most part, so I watched GH live. I
had seen the Blair/Tea/Fatmas crap and loved it all. It was fun and sweet and I
loved watching Todd basically trip all over himself at the prospect of getting
his life back. I think I saw him do an actual jig at one point. It was typical Todd and Blair and I enjoyed it. I missed them.
They’re demented fun.
But I wasn’t inspired to write about it as it was
typical- nothing new here. Blair refusing
to admit she’s wrong and being intentionally hurtful. Todd being petty and
sanctimonious and cocky as he knows she is Blair Kramer, Tower of Jell-O. I even missed Skye
and loved the references to the swirlies and such. It was vintage OLTL, in my mind, so I didn’t
feel inspired.
However, there was something notable today. If I were not a
Todd Manning fan from way back, I’d be calling for his head right now. His
behavior is thoroughly reprehensible and disgusting. If it weren’t against
Carly, I’d be railing. But, because she’s reprehensible, it’s not so bad. But
it’s interesting to watch. And I forgive him.
I see people are confused with this turn of events. It’s
quite clear to me and it should be to anyone who’s watched critically and knows
this character, as well as the actor, writers, and show. Todd Manning is manipulating Carly Jax. I’ve
said it before but it was disgustingly obvious in one moment on Wednesday
afternoon. When he told her he agreed it
was time to move forward and not look back, he slithered up to her and smiled
as if he’d gotten his prey in his sights. He was nauseating.
How do I come to this conclusion? It’s obvious. I watched
the show. Todd was just falling all over
himself to get to Blair to stop her wedding- a move I called long ago, BTW.
Then, I watched them poke and prod one another when he arrived after she got
all starry eyed over one of those not so appealing pictures from their very
hairy wedding.
Next up, she heads out to “find” “Tomas”, which she won’t
and he’s not Tomas as Todd waits back in PC for the PP deal to end, telling Starr he has every confidence
he’s getting her back but is going to “back off” for a bit, as that’s what he
thought she was requesting via Starr.
He then had to deal
with the mess he’s made with Carly as she confronted him about his “feelings”
for her. When she mentioned the almost sex, he looked as if he’d forgotten the
whole thing and then had to deal with it as she knew he was “using her as a
fall back”. As she got teary, he gave
her the old “You’re my friend” line- which is painful to say or hear- and she
didn’t let him finish but his discussion with Starr as well as earlier and
subsequent mooning over Blair should have been enough.
As Carly put it, “you’d
do anything to get her back, wouldn’t you”….the answer was not given.
He then lets her run away crying and doesn’t follow her to make
her feel better. He gives her terrible advice about Michael, doing what I
considered a terrible Viki imitation, and then sends her on her merry way. He
threatens Johnny twice in this post-wedding period- once to stay away from
Starr, next to keep his trap shut or he’s going to jail. Never does he mention
Carly.
On Wednesday, Todd sees Johnny about to spill his guts to
Carly in a touching scene with soft music and a loving embrace from a child for
Johnny, so he swoops in and makes it clear he’s in control. He puts his hand on
her shoulder as she looks at Johnny longingly, waiting for his confession. He butts into the conversation, making Johnny
nervous, and then threatens him as she takes care of her daughter. When Johnny
leaves, he questions her, making it clear he’s only her friend, about whether
she’d take Johnny back if he explained himself.
She hesitates, clearly upset, and makes the statement that she needs to
move forward. He agrees, using his Frat
Boy #2 voice for the first time in weeks.
Now, what he said could be interpreted many ways, and that’s
point. You could see him expressing interest in her and saying he, too, wants
to move forward, and with her. You could see him being happy for his friend as
Johnny’s a snake and he wants better for her. But I saw something else.
It was
the way he said it and I applaud Howarth for this moment as he’s so good at
them. I saw the spider and the fly. I saw him be soft in his voice, lean
forward as she backed off a bit, and smile as if he had her where he wanted
her. Away from Johnny. Forever. Is it
because he’s in love with her? No, he said just days ago he’s in love with
Blair and has every intention of getting her back. Is it for her interests? No,
he’s not protecting her or he’d be warning Johnny to leave his friend alone or
face his wrath.
Know why it is? It’s because he hates Johnny and she’s his
tool for revenge. He has no intention toward Carly but nefarious ones. He began
hitting on her when he found out about Johnny having info on him. He told her
sleeping with him would be great revenge on Johnny. He now wants her to stay
away from Johnny as it’s obvious Johnny is coming unhinged and he’ll spill his
guts, implicating Todd. Then he’ll maybe go to jail and lose Starr. And his current chance with Blair.
This is all about Starr, if you haven’t noticed. The anvils
have been flying. And it’s a given he’ll lose her. And losing her is losing
everything. She’s all he has left of his
family. But, don’t worry, he’s sure he’ll get Blair. And, come on, except for
blind, stubborn Codd fans, it’s obvious he will once the PP deal is over in about a month.
But that’s what this is about.
He doesn’t want Carly. Hell, he seems to forget she exists except when it comes
to Johnny. She barrels in the door constantly seeking him out. She gets brushed
aside at the simple mention of Blair. It was hysterical how he knocked her out
of the way to get in to the house and tell Blair his “news”. He seemed to
hardly notice she’s there unless she’s yelling or crying or talking to Johnny.
That’s it. He’s using her. She’s his stooge but also his
weapon. And, for a brief moment, I felt bad for her. It’s so obvious. They are
doing a great job making her and Johnny sympathetic. They’re both being manipulated by Todd and
Connie. Granted, Johnny’s no saint but this show is clearly making him the
sympathetic figure here. Todd is nasty, mean, and manipulative. One minute, he’s
smarmy Eddie Haskell. The next, he’s sleazy Frat Boy #2 trying
to make a crying woman have sex with him or thinking about doing a stranger.
Then another moment, he’s stealing babies and lying to grieving mothers.
Lastly, he’s caring father who loves his kid and misses his wife…………
Oh yeah, that’s it. That’s why I’m a Todd Manning fan. They keep
reminding me. That’s good because from
what I’ve seen on GH for the most part, makes me want to join Team Hatred and
get my ceremonial pitchfork. But I’m glad for it. At least he’s not Paul Ryan.
YUCK!!!There’s a reason that character shared the name with the Republican
Loser. They both SUCK ASS!!! And should
never be heard from again.
So, my friend Todd is playing a really sick revenge game and
every Feminist bone in my body is yelling. But, there’s a problem. He’s
manipulating and destroying Carly, who I hate, so I don’t care much. It’s
horrifying to see but sort of okay as, well, SHE SHOULDN’T HAVE SLEPT WITH
TONY!!! And I know this is her penance for a lot of misdeeds. It will get worse
and, thankfully, it will be over momentarily.
She’ll pay. Good.
Will Todd pay? HHMMMM, now that’s a gray area. I argue he’s
doing the audience a service by destroying her. However, I think he’ll lose
Starr, for a moment, and know he’ll get Blair back in the process as she is
Blair Kramer, Tower of Jell-O. And the
only woman truly crazy enough to love him for what he is- a psycho manipulator
with sexual issues. But, hey, whackjobs need love, too.
I also know, in the end, they’ll find that loser SNV and he’ll
get Jack and Viki, as well. Which I truly hope for. I miss Viki. The world I live
in needs her. Hilary has a 66% approval
rating for the 2016 Election. That’s
good but I think Viki could kick her ass.
But first, let’s get 2013 here already. I’m losing my patience. And my
interest.
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