OLTL -- anyone NOT feeling the Oliver/Kyle story?
- From: Rain <ThisTimeNPlace@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:00:10 -0700 (PDT)
Why should I care about the "love story" of Kyle and Oliver - two
insignificant newbie characters, who aren't related to anyone special,
and principally associate with boring backburner characters like
Cristian/Layla/Roxy?
Moreover, I also think that the show is being very manipulative and
deceiving with these two. Just a few months ago Kyle was this seedy
guy; more than willing to abuse his power and had no problem with
callously blackmailing folks for his own personal gain. Now, with the
exposing of his homosexuality, he is suddenly presented as this
earnest, sincere, compassionate (and oddly high & mighty) "nice guy."
Roxy went from being disgusted by him, and regularly trying to get him
out of her hair, to suddenly being his hag. Does finding out someone
is gay automatically make them sympathetic? To let OLTL tell it, it
does.
And Oliver. This guy is a liar, a coward, a user, and a dork. He knows
that Layla has been unlucky in love, and is using her desperation and
naiveté to play her. And the worse part is that when she finds out the
truth, she'll probably only be quasi-upset (with a carefully worded
and blatantly inoffensive reaction) at him for about 20 seconds before
she turns into Roxy to his Kyle. Furthermore, I just don't understand
how someone who is so worried about other peoples opinions would try
to boastfully present a black woman as his beard. Wouldn't his
conservative parents—as well the same officers at the LPD who he
claims are so insenstive towards gays—be almost as likely to make a
disapproving or snide comment about his and Layla's skin tones not
exactly matching? I know all the white women on the show are currently
taken, but this is still somewhat out of sync.
I think the Kyle/Oliver thing is amongst the weakest s/l on the show.
It is harrowingly playing on television audiences general interest in
gay characters and storylines.
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