#SBsoap fans are a devoted group, both to the show & each other. I didn’t know Carrie but it feels remiss to have a page devoted to #bipolardisorderawareness & not pause for those lost to it. Her husband’s FB posts about learning to live w/o her tell us all what a beautiful soul she was and is.
This was the first clip I found of RB on #SBsoap My first thought was that Robert Barr's house probably came with an infinity pool, but he probably just swam in the ocean. Writing about Robert’s bipolarity was a way to look objectively at my own symptoms & how to deal with them.
All good writing eventually addresses plot holes and tries to fix them or at least distract from them. Part of the joy of rewriting Robert’s storyline was coming up for solutions for them, but the distracting dialogue here is acted so well, unanswered questions don’t matter #SBsoap #RoscoeBorn
I tried to cut this scene to less than a minute but I couldn’t. Every second is necessary. Am I right If you’d never watched #SBsoap before, you’d be able to understand the Robert Barr storyline & feel the tension of it from just this one scene? u.pc.cd/JWPrtalK #PeterLove #MarcyWalker #SBsoap
A script can be beautifully written, but the interpretation by the actor is everything. When Cruz closes his eyes, we get to see him go from pride and anger to “I’m being an idiot.” So much said with no words in less than a minute #SBsoap #AMartinez #MarcyWalker
I love #darkcomedy and dark #soapopera comedy even more. It’s difficult to write and one needs excellent actors like #RobinMattson and #JudithMcConnell to bring it to life. #SBsoap was certainly on part with #TwinPeaks in this regard if not better.
The most interesting characters aren’t clearly good or bad. We become addicted to them bc the human brain is wired to categorize & it’s never clear which box to put them in. I couldn’t stop watching original #rhony for that reason and #SBsoap writers were excellent at creating Robert that way.
The original scene was one of the most painful for #CruzEden fans but such incredible performances by #AMartinez and #MarcyWalker make it clear why #SBsoap is still so loved. Recutting this scene as I rewrote the Robert Barr storyline felt like a bit like a travesty even to keep #CruzEden together