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...On Jason Morgan It’s been awhile since I’ve made my last attempt at writing but it hasn’t been because I haven’t been watching GH. I’ve liked a lot of stuff that’s been going on. The last time I wrote was to criticize what they had done to the character of Robin. Am I any happier with her character? I’d say only slightly. I’d say they could have handled the secret of John’s parentage a bit better. You would think as much of an impact telling Michael’s paternity had on her life that it would have made her a bit wiser when placed in a similar situation. Instead of blurting it out at the christening because Carly made her mad (which by the way, made her seem as though she were about twelve) she could have pulled Jax aside the minute she found out to tell him she knew and to get his take on why he was keeping such a secret. I mean, they were friends, right? Don’t even get me started on how he left town with zero closure between the two of them or anyone else in PC other than Carly. But, anyway immature Robin who really should have learned SOMETHING from the Michael paternity was too busy blaming Carly for all the lies. Instead of being mad a Jax and Carly she could only simply be mad at Carly every time they came around. I was really hoping that Patrick would have provided a calming influence over Robin and that she would have told him what she knew and he could have helped her with her decision. It’s strange how Patrick never dragged it out of her and they didn’t even make him a part of the big reveal scene. There were so many neat things they could have done with this storyline once Robin found out the truth. I also wish there had been more scenes with Jason and Carly concerning John’s paternity where maybe he’d slap some sense into her. Sigh. I could go on and on about the negatives concerning Robin’s storylines. What I really wanted to talk about this time around was the character of Jason. I’ve got to be upfront about all of my biases. Before I critique the character of Jason I guess it’s only fair that you know where I’m coming from. I love Robin and Jason and I loved them together. But, I’ve learned to accept them apart. I loved Jason with Liz and I also liked him with Sam until recently. I’m happy that he pushed Sam away and I’m happy that he took the biz away from Sonny. I feel like he’s really grown as a character. People have written that what he’s done lately is out of character but I think it’s what you call…growth. That’s right people! I got tired of seeing him as Sonny’s doormat. I got tired of Sonny and Jason getting people killed and still not trying to change their lifestyle. It’s like it was everyone else’s fault they got themselves killed. The fact that seeing Sonny with his little sis drove Jason to do all of this is even better because seeing Emily with Sonny is just gross. Don’t hate me you Emily/Sonny lovers out there. I’ve tried to like them! I can’t do it! Every time I see Emily with Sonny it’s like she’d pretending to play a grownup. I can’t take it! Whew. Now, that that’s off my chest I have to say that Jason’s character has always stayed true to the character of Jason since the brain trauma. He was loyal to Sonny and didn’t put up with anyone’s bullshit. Well, one day he woke up and realized that he was putting up with too much of Sonny’s bullshit and decided to take action. Hurray! It’s nice to see Jason take charge when he always seemed like he had more common sense than Sonny even with the brain damaged parts. It would have been impossible for the “love affair” between Jason and Sonny to continue forever. A lot of stuff has happened between them such as Jason taking care of Brenda, Jason taking care of Sam, Jason taking care of his kids, Jason taking care of Carly, Jason taking care of Sonny and his breakdowns. Everybody has a line you don’t cross and Sonny crossed it when he started shagging Jason’s little sis. People say Jason is a hypocrite for doing what he did considering he married Courtney but that’s a bunch of crap. Courtney was the mob boss’s sister. Wasn’t she always a target because of that? I don’t think Emily being Jason’s sister made her that much of a target. Plus, Sonny knew Courtney for like a month before Jason started dating her. It wasn’t like there was some big emotional connection there between brother and sister. Also, let’s not forget the fact that Sonny watched Emily grow up and that would gross out any older brother. I’m glad that Jason told Sam to get out of his life. He’s realizing that taking over the biz has its price. He’s realizing that he should do what he has asked Sonny to do. Also, the two of them as a couple were getting pretty stale. It was the Sam and Jason show for awhile and it got old. I’m glad to see them interacting with other people. Hey, maybe Sam will make some friends and stop being up Jason’s butt all the time! I mean can you name me one female friend that Sam has? Her little sister doesn’t count. SPOILER ALERT! I read that Sam gets mad at Jason and Alexis and cooks up some kind of scheme to get back at Alexis. Good! Bring it on! Give Sam something else to do other than make her life all about Jason. Then maybe I’ll like her again and want her to get back with Jason. Right now I like them better apart because when they interact with other people it actually makes them seem like they are real people. I’ll end this with my happiness concerning the newest Jason and Liz scenes. I was beginning to forget that they were ever friends. I like it whenever GH revisits its past history. It makes sense that they would lean on each other during their time of need. If GH wanted to pair the two of them back together it would make me even happier. But, for right now I’ll take whatever scenes they want to give me with the two of them. Now…if they could only work on Robin’s character and make her more likeable…
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