Your critfan essay directly identifies the ongoing tension many of us experienced in the last decade or so watching our old favorites - processing the show as it is (or was, at those times) and simultaneously absorbing and comparing those episodes to the shows living in our memories.
and for new shows, as well. watching beyond the gates, i see ways in which they are carrying forward irna’s vision, but others that undermine the integrity of soaps as we’ve experienced in the past. i still cannot see how the whole will ever exceed sum of its parts — disparate as they are.
Your critfan essay directly identifies the ongoing tension many of us experienced in the last decade or so watching our old favorites - processing the show as it is (or was, at those times) and simultaneously absorbing and comparing those episodes to the shows living in our memories.
and for new shows, as well. watching beyond the gates, i see ways in which they are carrying forward irna’s vision, but others that undermine the integrity of soaps as we’ve experienced in the past. i still cannot see how the whole will ever exceed sum of its parts — disparate as they are.
thanks — i’ve got plenty of material to post. what i would love to know is your thoughts on ‘yearning for the world as it was.’
Can I be of any help?