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walkwithheroesHS is certainly not the innocent and pure "Cinderella" she was before, is she? I have to say that she's annoying me with all the "KH is mine" talk - to him no less. I always hate when characters call other characters 'mine' in a possessive way. Especially when it's clear the other party has no romantic interest in them.
I suppose I'm meant to feel badly for HS, but I just can't. She spends her father's money, stays out for days with her friends and boyfriends, makes up lies to annoy/hurt EJ, buys gifts to win her stepmother's love, whines that everyone but her has someone, tries to date a man that clearly isn't interested,
tells someone "Don't die" while inwardly thinking: 'Die. Don't wake up'
So, no, I just can't feel sorry for her. I see HS has problems and issues with her sister. But, those issues are issues that weren't pushed onto her - she shares some blame for where she is in life and how others view her. Yes, EJ, could have been nicer while they were growing up, but HS could have risen above it.
I don't think HS is playing the "victim", but she certainly isn't trying to move on and be strong. I mean, all EJ has to do is mention "take your dad's. . ." and HS calls EJ evil; EJ knows this and it's how she gets HS to do work for the company. It's, like, HS should be doing more - she only does things around the business as punishment - and doesn't try to make something of herself. Sure, she has ballet, but that doesn't seem to be going well. I get HS has no real interest, but at 23/24, you think she'd be trying to find one. Instead, she's trying to get KH to want to marry/date her.
As for the HS/EJ sister relationship - I think these episodes have made it clear that EJ does care, but she isn't about to say so. As for HS, it seems she hates EJ more and more, and is getting things twisted around due to her jealously and her feelings of "not living up" to EJ in their father's eyes.
Grown-up JW is very sweet. The writer and PD have stated that his character is a "sweet, simple man whose love for EJ guides him" and, yes, he's living up to that. I just hope he doesn't get all twisted and "evil" later.
KH - Uh, KH - you've got some angst and I am loving it.
But. . .why was there no preview for episode seven?!
Random: episode 5 was 19.7% in the ratings and episode 6 was 18.6%. Who wants to bet it breaks 20% at some point?
I suppose I'm meant to feel badly for HS, but I just can't. She spends her father's money, stays out for days with her friends and boyfriends, makes up lies to annoy/hurt EJ, buys gifts to win her stepmother's love, whines that everyone but her has someone, tries to date a man that clearly isn't interested,
tells someone "Don't die" while inwardly thinking: 'Die. Don't wake up'
So, no, I just can't feel sorry for her. I see HS has problems and issues with her sister. But, those issues are issues that weren't pushed onto her - she shares some blame for where she is in life and how others view her. Yes, EJ, could have been nicer while they were growing up, but HS could have risen above it.
I don't think HS is playing the "victim", but she certainly isn't trying to move on and be strong. I mean, all EJ has to do is mention "take your dad's. . ." and HS calls EJ evil; EJ knows this and it's how she gets HS to do work for the company. It's, like, HS should be doing more - she only does things around the business as punishment - and doesn't try to make something of herself. Sure, she has ballet, but that doesn't seem to be going well. I get HS has no real interest, but at 23/24, you think she'd be trying to find one. Instead, she's trying to get KH to want to marry/date her.
As for the HS/EJ sister relationship - I think these episodes have made it clear that EJ does care, but she isn't about to say so. As for HS, it seems she hates EJ more and more, and is getting things twisted around due to her jealously and her feelings of "not living up" to EJ in their father's eyes.
Grown-up JW is very sweet. The writer and PD have stated that his character is a "sweet, simple man whose love for EJ guides him" and, yes, he's living up to that. I just hope he doesn't get all twisted and "evil" later.
KH - Uh, KH - you've got some angst and I am loving it.
But. . .why was there no preview for episode seven?!
Random: episode 5 was 19.7% in the ratings and episode 6 was 18.6%. Who wants to bet it breaks 20% at some point?
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Date: 2010-04-17 05:38 am (UTC)I don't think I'd call EJ's behavior as "lashing out" or a facade. She's lived that way for more than 2 decades, that's how she's built. So for HS to not even have an understanding of how she acts, it really just proves to me how egotistical she can be. And I don't like that HS likes to deflect most of the blame for what she has become on EJ.
I suppose I'm so attached to EJ because I can see a bit of myself in her, and I've lived with a bunch of HS to last me a lifetime. I can completely understand her desire to just up and run away.
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Date: 2010-04-17 05:44 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-04-17 06:08 pm (UTC)Totally. Her voice-overs are what really made me see just how big her ego is. I think what really bothers me is that you never see her practice her ballet - but she thinks she should get leads; you never see her offer to help out or spend time with the family - yet she whines she's alone; you never see KH show her romantic feelings - yet she goes around calling KH 'Mine' and decides they should marry. All while blaming EJ for everything bad that happens.