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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
GH’s Lulu falls in love too fast
What in the name of Luke and Laura is Lulu doing on General Hospital?
The daughter of soaps’ mega-super couple should not be having such lame love stories.
Seriously.
I thought she and Logan had real potential. I mean, it doesn’t get much better than pairing Luke’s daughter with the son of longtime nemesis Scotty Baldwin.
Julie Marie Berman (Lulu) and Josh Duhon (Logan) have a nice chemistry. And their story line had plenty of soapy goodness. Bad boy Logan makes bet with bad girl Maxie that he can get (sorta) good girl Lulu into bed. Once he gets to really know his target, though, Logan develops genuine feelings for her … and shows a side of himself to Lulu that few people see.
When friends and family warned her about Logan, Lulu told them that he was a better person than he appeared to be. She understood him. She knew who he really was.
Classic set-up, really. But then GH went and blew it.
Instead of building Logan and Lulu’s story and showing the nuances of the situation, the powers that be put these characters on the relationship express. Logan never truly had to work for Lulu’s affection; she pretty much capitulated after one measly date. She then bedded and moved in with him, all in the span of several months.
Now enter Johnny (Brandon Barash).
Johnny and Lulu meet, she spends a few hours with him here and there, and suddenly she “understands” him and “knows” the kind of person he is … even though she’s only been acquainted with him for several months.
And apparently he feels the same way.
Sound familiar?
Maybe Lulu really is so spectacular that men instantly fall under her spell. I just don’t see it.
All I see is an awkward attempt by GH to force a love story on viewers, rather than taking the time to show us why two people are perfect for each other, why they connect, why they keep coming back for more.
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