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Monday, March 17, 2008
GH’s Dylan Cash gives impressive performance
Kids on soaps are more often seen than heard. (And in some cases they just disappear, i.e. the attic-climbing, ski-waxing Bobby Martin on All My Children.)
But every once in a while a show actually gives a child actor something to do.
On General Hospital, little Michael has been on the run after illegally buying a gun, trying to dump it and then accidentally shooting his father’s on-again, off-again girlfriend.
OK, it’s not exactly a typical feel-good story, but what did impress me were the scenes between Michael (Dylan Cash) and Carly (Laura Wright) after they had been reunited.
GH viewers have watched Dylan grow up on screen, which is a major indicator of how much he must be valued by the higher ups. Most children face SORASing every year or so. (Did you see how big Spencer’s gotten?)
But Michael, like Robin (Kimberly McCullough) before him, has been allowed to age at a normal pace. Because of that, viewers have been able to watch Dylan grow as an actor, too.
You know what? He can be pretty impressive.
Maybe it was the nature of the scenes, the fact that Michael was finally admitting what he had done (which will hopefully put an end to Sonny’s knee-jerk and downright jerky attitude toward, well, pretty much everyone). Maybe it’s the parent in me that responded so deeply, recognizing the dynamics between a concerned mother and her upset son.
Whatever the reason, Dylan did an excellent job relaying Michael’s fear — fear that he’d killed Kate, fear of Sonny’s reaction, and fear that he’d never be forgiven.
I guess big performances really can come in small packages.
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