"The Most Depressing Day EVER"
12/30/02:

Well doesn't this just SUCK? This has got to be w/o a doubt the single most depressing day ever on PC! I just wanna cry! In fact, I'll admit it, I actually did cry. I don't even know HOW to feel right now. One minute I'm angry, the other minute, I'm upset. One thing I do know...I DON'T like this feeling AT ALL!

We Rali fans went through six months of PURE HELL during Superstition and Torn. Some people even refused to watch PC during those arcs. As hard as it was though, I remained optimistic and suffered through all of those days when Rafe and Alison were apart, b/c I knew in the end, it would all turn out well. And finally, finally, Rafe and Alison were reunited on the train! That had to be one of the greatest days on PC. And in my heart, I knew that there was only one other thing that could top that reunion on the train, and that would be a wedding. I even remember saying that I was looking forward to the wedding and I was especially looking forward to the wedding night.

So of course, Rafe proposes to Alison, and we are all promised a beautiful Christmas wedding. What better thing to give Melody for Christmas, huh? A beautiful Rali wedding. It was like TPTB said, "Melody, since you're one of the biggest Rali fans, we're gonna make your Christmas and give you a Rali wedding." And you know what? I swear, that is the ONLY thing I wanted this Christmas. The ONLY thing! It doesn't take much to make me happy, and that would have made me very happy. But then, TPTB take that away from me. "Oh, nevermind, we're not giving you a Rali wedding after all. Instead, we're going to pull one of the most stupidest soap storylines ever and make Alison think Rafe is her brother!"

I don't find that amusing one bit.

Now look, I know this is a soap, and I know that soaps always have couples go through "obstacles" and all of that, but really, couldn't they just let Rafe and Alison have a little bit of happiness before they went and ruined it? Couldn't they let a soap couple just be happy for once?

Well, obviously not as they ruined it. That would have been SUCH a beautiful wedding too! Christina the cute flower girl, all of those beautiful pink roses, Alison in that gorgeous gown, and Rafe looking great in that tux...it would have been PERFECT!

But no. No wedding.

Okay, I have two complaints. Well, actually, I have many complaints. But two things bothered me. For one, why didn't Rafe say anything about Ed? We all know Ed is Rafe's father! Why didn't he say something about it? And two, why is Alison so quick to jump to the conclusion that Rafe is her brother? Now yes, I will admit that if I were in her place and saw the locket right before going down the aisle, I would be a little freaked out, but come on, does she really think that Heaven would send Rafe back to be w/ her if they were brother and sister? NO! Stupid writers. Stupid, stupid writers!

All right, the above was me just basically complaining, b/c I had to get that out...I'm SO PISSED! But, I am the forever optimist, and I have faith that it will turn out okay in the end. I was actually thinking before Rafe even mentioned it on that show that perhaps this is just a setup from Caleb. One thing confuses me...if Rafe had a sibling, wouldn't he know about it?? B/c if you remember, when Alison was reading that letter and Katrina was saying how it would be "just the three of them." Well, we all know Ed died before Rafe was born, so his mother obviously was the one to raise him. So unless Katrina gave up that child or the child died, Rafe should have known about a sibling. So maybe it was a setup.

And okay, if by some chance he does have a sibling, it wouldn't make Rafe and Alison related. There would be no blood connection. Although they would share a sibling, and that could be kinda freaky. But at least they wouldn't be related.

My heart tells me that in the end, this will all work out. Rafe and Alison will get through this. Of course, the writers will make it harder than it actually will be. I mean, it shouldn't take them too long to find out if they are related or not, but you know the writers will drag this out. And then, eventually, they will get married. I'm hoping for a Valentine's Day wedding now. That's a special day for them. I better get a Rali wedding, damn it! And it had better be 100 times better than this wedding would have been b/c I'm not going to take any more crap from them!

So, in conclusion, I'm really pissed about today. And depressed. And if that was the "big" episode that the writers were hoping to hook a lot of viewers, than they are obviously on crack, b/c it SUCKED! I'll tell you what a good episode would have been...A RALI WEDDING ONE! Why do they think so many ppl love PC now? It's b/c of Rali! A wedding would have gotten more ppl interested. But god, think of all of these people who just saw PC for the first time today. They don't know that Ed is Rafe's father. They think Rafe and Alison are now brother and sister and now they just slept together! I don't think an incest story is going to bring in the ratings! Stupid writers.

I swear, if PC does an incest storyline, I will NOT BE HAPPY! I keep telling myself that they won't, but then again, I say that w/ caution b/c PC has always fooled me.

I thought for SURE Rafe would not have to go back to heaven at the end of Secrets - and sure enough, he went back to Heaven.

I thought Rafe and Alison would reunite at the end of Superstition (and Rafe would have his memory back) - and nope, didn't happen.

I was POSITIVE Rafe would never marry Livvie, and of course he would NEVER sleep w/ her - he did.

I was sure the wedding would happen - it didn't.

I'm sure Rafe and Alison are not brother and sister - and if PC makes me say they really are after all, that's it, I'll never enjoy this show again!

Yeah, I'll still watch, but I won't enjoy it much anymore. I'm STILL trying to find enjoyment from GH since they killed off my favorite character Chloe, which I, of course, was sure they would never do, and they did.

Whoever came up with this stupid storyline - YOU SUCK!

Thanks for reading my rant. My suggestion, COMPLAIN to TPTB! Even though it's too late for them to retape stuff since they are so far in advance w/ the taping, complain anyway. Let them know that we were NOT HAPPY w/ the way they ruined the wedding! Call the comment line. Write/email TPTB. Go to my Where to Write Page for addresses, numbers, and emails! Visit Operation Soul Mates and campaign your little hearts out! B/c I don't want them to EVER mess w/ Rali again!

Melody

And yes, I am PISSED OFF!

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