I am selfish, impulsive and insecure. I am reserved, reclusive and at times apathetic. I make mistakes and oftentimes can be hard to handle. Those of you who have experienced me at my worst, are truly deserving of my best.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Otalia: Re-discovering Guiding Light
I have re-discovered the Light and for good reason. For the past year or so, the writers have been subtly weaving a great storyline involving Natalia (Jessica Leccia) and Olivia (Crystal Chappel). What I like about the potential pairing is the maturity with which it is being handled. The conflicts involving religion, identity, and sociology are more common and everyday than what All My Children and even As The World Turns have been churning out with their gay/lesbian characters.
With Olivia and Natalia or Otalia, as they have been nicknamed, we have two women struggling to find themselves amongst their friends, family, present and past loves. This storyline is much more organic than those involving, self-loathing closeted-obsessive monkey wrench characters (Kevin and Bryan - ATWT), gender bending rockstars (Zarf - AMC), and conflicted blind bisexual lesbians (Reese - AMC).
The storyline has built quite a fan based, and Otalia is currently one of the most praised same-sex pairing on daytime drama. Kudos to the writers for what has been thus far, an amazing storyline. Also, kudos to actresses for bringing to life such amazing characters!
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