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Josh Madden (Martin-Kane).

They wanted his abortion to make daytime history ... well it did. Reversing it decades later doesn't change that. In fact, undoing it also made history. Surely. And killing him off now certainly doesn't change it. So why do it?

Don't tell me you can't use him. How can a canvas that has room for newbie Reese's family, newbie Natalia's family, and newbie Taylor's family not have room for a Kane/Martin baby boy? It's absurd. Completely absurd. At best it is pandering to political correctness. At worst, it's just plain bad writing. Laziness in the shape of character assassination. Which, now that I think about it, has become the norm for the AMC regime.

It makes me sad, to be sure. But more than that it makes me angry. The show I have loved for decades has been hijacked. Heck, the whole genre seems to be in exile. Where are the sappy love stories? These days the "happy" couples suffer more than anybody else. (Well, except the audience.) Where is the adventure? Where are the laughs? The warm family moments? Seems like everything worth watching happens off camera while we are treated to gloom, doom and despair. (All we need now are the Hee Haw hobos. Oohhhh.)

Josh is a character with limitless possibilities. And Colin Egglesfield is an actor who can pull off any of them. Misunderstood hero with a heart of gold? Done it. Sneaky weasel with his own dastardly agenda? Done. Insecure guy finding his way in a new family situation? Yep, he's done that too. The character is smart, charming and well-educated but prone to stupid decisions. He has ties to the two major families in town, leaving him connected to nearly everybody on the canvas. So how can there be no place for him?

And, to add insult to injury, they write him off in the most bogus way possible. Grand theft artist as victim of the very man he stole from. Um ... what? Using his love for Kendall as a catalyst for his attack on Zach doesn't make this go down any easier either. It just makes it all the more confusing. If he loves Kendall that much, why would he want to hurt the man who loves her most in the world ... and the man she loves most. Oh yeah, that's right. Zach is to blame. For everything apparently. Even tornadoes.

See, I always said he was a god!

So long, Josh. We'll miss you. At least until your evil twin shows up. Hey, it's Greg Madden. Anything is possible, right?