Censor's Passions Commentary - September 05, 2004

WWHHHHEEEEEE!!!  Guess whose antibiotics and drugs galore have kicked in and who's feeling MIGHTY FINE these days?  That would be your old pal, Cens-- and I am all FIRED up to rant and rave about our favorite show.  Grab a beverage and pull up a chair, because this is gonna be long-- 'cuz everyone's favorite "Censor" feels a RANT COMING ON!!

GRAVES-- Chad.  I'm sorry guys-- I know everyone has been raving about Charles Divins' performance on the show-- but I gotta disagree.  On my little bitty pinky toe I can understand Chad's inclination to comfort Whitney after the big news broke.  ON THE REST OF MY ENTIRE BODY-- Can I get a HUGE COLLECTIVE EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!  This is so unbelievably NASTY!!  I cannot believe that JER even had the gall to go there.  Now-- I personally, do not believe for one iota of a nanosecond that these two are related.. but for now-- that's the pill JER wants us to swallow.  Chad should have been feeling the exact same way that Whitney was (this explanation to come later).. with the full-on OOKY factor that would be associated with the realization that you have been schtupping your sister for 2 1/2 years.  EEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!

RAVES-- Chad.  For one glistening moment.  When Chad said, "I don't want you to be my parents-- I WANT WHITNEY."  My eyes teared up and a lone tear fell down my cheek.  And then-- I went right back to the EEEEWWWWWWW factor.  (shudders)

RAVES-- Whitney.  I KNOW!!  Shock of shocks.  I've been ripping Whitney since they got back from LA-- but Brook's work this week was RIGHT ON!!  She is appropriately disgusted by the fallout.  Of course-- she is also holding the ULTIMATE trump-eww card.  That she is preggers.  If the rumors I am hearing are true-- I'll be dissing Whitney soon enough.  But for now-- her reaction is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!  She portrayed the disgust, upset, disbelief, anger, rage TO A TEE!  And believe it or not-- did anyone notice that we went AN ENTIRE WEEK without Psychotney over there slapping Eve?? YIPPEE!!

RUH-GRAVES-- Eve and Julian.  Their actions this week were just substandard.  I understand the need to comfort their children, etc-- but the truth is-- how in the world are Tracy and Ben *SUPPOSED* to know how to react to this?  By stocking up on Jerry Springer tapes?  I think not.  Their substandard portrayals this week are ultimately JER's fault.  They can only act what they are given-- and with such an unbelievably UNREALISTIC storyline-- the only place that blame can be put-- IS AT JER'S feet.

RAVES-- Paloma.  The girl showed her moxie this week.  I could have dealt without the "Don't mess with the L-F's", etc lines-- but for the most part-- we finally got to see Paloma as a strong woman-- and not the whiny brat she has been playing for months now.  She was pretty good this week.  Maybe the first time I have ever approved of her portrayal in the eyes of the writers.

GRAVES-- The writers.  Okay-- let me get this straight-- Martin, Katherine AND Sheridan couldn't get into the tomb-- couldn't even pick up one of the rocks-- but mighty Paloma can?  Give me a flippin' break.

RAVES-- The SHUIS reunion.  Yes-- I am a SUCKER.  This was great.  Their embrace was wonderful, and worthy of the accolades that accompanied Sheridan's first "death" and the SHUIS reunion in the church on Christmas Eve.  I thought this was great-- and played to perfection.  That said-- I'm sure the writers will muck this up, too.