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raisingirl99I went shopping with my mom yesterday for my father's birthday present (Homicide DVDs). Before we left the store I made her stop so that I could check out the Sports Night DVD set. I picked up, examined the box, and just about started drooling. I just about bought it right then and there, despite the fact that I *so* don't have the money to do that right now.
I read Max's interview last week with Brian Gaskill (Rafe, PC; soon-to-be Scar(?!?), B&B) online (this link may or may not work), and I've been thinking about some of Gaskill's comments since then.
For instance, he had this to say about Rafe and Alison being soulmates, and the concept of soulmates in general:
"…My issue with the idea of soul mates is that if the possibility exists that I believe in soul mates sometimes life just gets too hard. You can be so in tune with someone, so in love but you're just holding on so tight for dear life. You can turn that corner and realize your life is full of light and realize maybe I don't need to love you so much to be happy. That's what I liked so much in the beginning with Rafe and Alison. It would have been nice for Rafe to discover some of the light again. And if he wasn't going to find that in Alison hopefully he'd find it in someone else."
At first, that really bothered me. I guess I wanted him to say something along the lines of Alison being Rafe's soul and there being no Rafe without Alison. :) The more I thought about it, though, the more I began to see what he was saying. In terms of believing in God, you should be able to find the light in the Lord, not in another person.
In the context of a television character, the best characters, IMO, are those that can stand alone, those that aren't defined by their significant other(s). I remember reading, nearly a couple of years ago, a discussion on a Sonny/Alexis board comparing Alexis and Felicia. A poster (whose name I have long forgotten) thought that Felicia, actually, was the romantic heroine type and simply didn't work without Frisco. Alexis, on the other hand, was fascinating with or without a man by her side. While I don't know if that's true or not, it's a thought-provoking concept. Take Alias, for example. Characters like Dixon and Jack are, to me, interesting characters on their own. Vaughn, on the other hand, seems to me to be, first and foremost, a possible love interest for Syd, which makes him somewhat dull.
As for the soulmate thing, I've always hated it when shows called a couple "soulmates," because how could you then accept either the guy or the girl with someone new? On Port Charles, weren't Ian and Eve determined to be soulmates during Fate? If so, then why should we root for Lucy and Ian? Clearly, they aren't meant for each other, and will not be spending eternity together.
In real life… I don't know if I believe in the idea of "soulmates" or not. I guess I want to, but I just don't know. I've always wondered, though, about people who are widowed and then remarry. If you're going to be reunited with your loved ones in Heaven, then will you be with your first or second spouse? Then again, I suppose our human minds aren't able to comprehend Heaven fully, so there's no reason to worry about it. What's important is being with God.
Well, I've successfully put off talking about my real life yet again. I'm moving back into the dorms tomorrow, so hopefully that'll go okay. One last thing: Guiding Light was good today, better than it's been in a while. So, yay. :)
Edited to add that the link goes to a Cameron Mathison interview. Sorry!
I read Max's interview last week with Brian Gaskill (Rafe, PC; soon-to-be Scar(?!?), B&B) online (this link may or may not work), and I've been thinking about some of Gaskill's comments since then.
For instance, he had this to say about Rafe and Alison being soulmates, and the concept of soulmates in general:
"…My issue with the idea of soul mates is that if the possibility exists that I believe in soul mates sometimes life just gets too hard. You can be so in tune with someone, so in love but you're just holding on so tight for dear life. You can turn that corner and realize your life is full of light and realize maybe I don't need to love you so much to be happy. That's what I liked so much in the beginning with Rafe and Alison. It would have been nice for Rafe to discover some of the light again. And if he wasn't going to find that in Alison hopefully he'd find it in someone else."
At first, that really bothered me. I guess I wanted him to say something along the lines of Alison being Rafe's soul and there being no Rafe without Alison. :) The more I thought about it, though, the more I began to see what he was saying. In terms of believing in God, you should be able to find the light in the Lord, not in another person.
In the context of a television character, the best characters, IMO, are those that can stand alone, those that aren't defined by their significant other(s). I remember reading, nearly a couple of years ago, a discussion on a Sonny/Alexis board comparing Alexis and Felicia. A poster (whose name I have long forgotten) thought that Felicia, actually, was the romantic heroine type and simply didn't work without Frisco. Alexis, on the other hand, was fascinating with or without a man by her side. While I don't know if that's true or not, it's a thought-provoking concept. Take Alias, for example. Characters like Dixon and Jack are, to me, interesting characters on their own. Vaughn, on the other hand, seems to me to be, first and foremost, a possible love interest for Syd, which makes him somewhat dull.
As for the soulmate thing, I've always hated it when shows called a couple "soulmates," because how could you then accept either the guy or the girl with someone new? On Port Charles, weren't Ian and Eve determined to be soulmates during Fate? If so, then why should we root for Lucy and Ian? Clearly, they aren't meant for each other, and will not be spending eternity together.
In real life… I don't know if I believe in the idea of "soulmates" or not. I guess I want to, but I just don't know. I've always wondered, though, about people who are widowed and then remarry. If you're going to be reunited with your loved ones in Heaven, then will you be with your first or second spouse? Then again, I suppose our human minds aren't able to comprehend Heaven fully, so there's no reason to worry about it. What's important is being with God.
Well, I've successfully put off talking about my real life yet again. I'm moving back into the dorms tomorrow, so hopefully that'll go okay. One last thing: Guiding Light was good today, better than it's been in a while. So, yay. :)
Edited to add that the link goes to a Cameron Mathison interview. Sorry!
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