Sorry, Charlie!

It’s clear that Charles Pratt’s definition of a “ground-breaking” lesbian love story and wedding and that of a large swath of the viewing audience could not be further apart if it had been scripted by the AMC writing staff.

The relationship between Bianca and Reese began with the difficult challenge of having the audience accept that the pair, particularly Bianca, had asked Bianca’s brother-in-law to not only father their child…but to keep that information from his wife.

And while Bianca’s loyalty to Kendall has always, in my mind, been a debatable topic, the sheer callousness of Miss Montgomery showing up in Pine Valley unannounced and pregnant wasn’t exactly engineered to endear her to long-time viewers.

So, Charles Pratt decides to up the ante by having Binks wax poetic about the “super cool” partner who was so wonderful, that a normally “cautious around strangers” Zach Slater agreed after a single meeting to father a child for the pair and keep the donation a secret from his wife.

WTF?

We like drama. Okay?!

We get it. But, this nonsensical, plot-driven crapfest was doomed before the first keystroke.

Enter SuperCoolReese. The secret-keeping, former fiancee of a MAN, the recent lesbian who proclaims her love for Bianca to her face, while proclaiming her “feelings” for Zach behind Bianca’s back. Each time she raged about anyone daring to question her commitment to Bianca it just made her that much more intolerable.

Sorry, Charlie.

You definitely created a couple to root for – it’s just that I’m rooting for Bianca’s farce of a marriage crumble before she even leaves the chapel. And I am rooting Kendall to kick her sister’s betraying ass back to Paris. I am also rooting for Bianca to feel the sting of betrayal and pain when she finds out that Reese has been panting after her brother-in-law since she hit town.

And as for SuperCoolReese…I know I’ll be grinning widely when Bianca takes those kids back to Paris, leaving Reese to deal with the aftermath – Pine Valley style. And I can hardly wait for Reese to realize that when the chips are down, Zach will always do what is necessary to keep Kendall.

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Reese Williams: The Enjoli Woman of Pine Valley

Is there nothing this woman cannot do?

She's such a "catch" that Bianca fell head over heels for her and almost immediately wanted to make babies to raise with her.

She's so "compelling" that intensely private Zach began confiding the intimate details of his life to her upon their first meeting.

She's so "dynamic" that a normally cautious Erica threw herself wholeheartedly into wedding planning, without securing a background check.

She's Reese Williams.



And I don't like her.

And it's a damn shame because I love Tamara Braun. She was one of my favorite Carlys on General Hospital and I was so disappointed when she left the show. I was thrilled when she showed up on the short-run sitcom Freddie. So, I am quite perturbed that her All My Children debut has her embroiled in AMC's "2009 Nonsensical Storyline" award winner.

I simply cannot get into the "ground-breaking" aspect of a storyline that has so much wrong with it from the outset. And since the writers have chosen to make the character Reese the catalyst for all of this abnormal behavior from my regular Pine Valley-ites, she bears the weight of all my frustration (although I've got plenty left over for Bianca).

Now, I've learned that I'll have to deal with SuperReese buzzing around Casa de Slater this holiday season acting like a cross between Florence Nightingale and Martha Stewart. Reese must have skipped the "Charm" and splashed on the Enjoli. Yikes!

Some days, around 1 p.m. EST, I envy Kendall her coma.

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