Ruby Vee wrote:
> On 2008-04-13 19:52:14 -0400, "Laura M. Young" <bridgeplayer60@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> said:
>
>> I just rewatched Friday's episode, mostly to see the Diane and Max
scenes
>> again, but I was also struck by how many people are berating
>> themselves for
>> being responsible for Michael's condition. It occurred to me that
>> most of
>> the people in this town can rightfully be accused of doing, or not
doing,
>> something that would have prevented this.
>>
>> 1. In my opinion, the blame goes first and foremost to Claudia who
>> put out
>> the hit that sent a man with a rifle shooting in the direction of
>> Michael.
>> 2. Would be Dr. Evil who actually fired the shot that did NOT hit his
>> intended target and wound up hitting Michael instead.
>> 3. Sonny, of course, who after torturing Michael's biological father
>> into
>> signing away his parental rights, has refused to get out of his
>> "business"
>> for years, despite he and people he loved nearly being killed time and
>> again
>> by attempts on his life.
>> 4. Carly, who cheated on Michael's father (her husband), and had
>> unprotected *** with a man she didn't even like who was a known
>> mobster, and
>> then conspired with him to get Michael away from his dad and allowed
>> Sonny
>> to adopt Michael despite knowing what Sonny was, and then going back
>> to him
>> time and time again even though she saw repeatedly what danger her
>> kids were
>> in because of him.
>> 5. Jason, who was Michael's first "father" and swears that he adores
the
>> kid, but not enough to get out of the "business" and encourage Sonny
>> to do
>> so too to keep the kid (s) safe.
>> 6 & 7. Alexis shares Diane's guilt in repeatedly keeping Sonny out of
>> jail
>> where he wouldn't have been a threat to his children.
>> 8. Max, who was the professional bodyguard, who should have insisted
>> that
>> Michael not go anywhere without protection.
>> 9. Kate, who encouraged Sonny to take Michael to see what his
>> "non-mobster"
>> dad did for a living. (I've forgotten whose idea it was initially.)
>
>
> I'd put Kate number three on that list -- it was her idea for Michael to
> be there in the first place, and she talked Sonny into it when he didn't
> think it was a good idea. Turns out he was right. Interestingly
> enough, she and Devlin are the only two people involved who aren't
> blaming themselves for the disaster!
>
>> 15 -18. + AJ, Alan, Monica, Edward and the rest of the
>> Quartermaines, for
>> not using all their money and power to maintain joint custody of
Michael
>> which would have gotten him out of the hands of Sonny and his mobster
>> friends at least part of the time (the night he was shot MIGHT have
>> been one
>> of those times)
>>
>> I'm sure I'm forgetting others who could get on this game too.
>
>
> Ruby
>
The BLAME goes first to Carly for tying her son up to a mobster!!
That's FIRST on this stupid "too much time on your hands" list.
Vox
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