This is the first of what I hope are many opinion pieces on the show. Lyn is a great post writer and a Téa fan as well as TnT. She was gracious enough to write this on Téa and let me post here at Schmooland, thanks Lyn.





For the past month I have been constantly frustrated by the current TNT storyline. I have enjoyed these two from the start oftheir "romance"..and even though the worst of times (ANT sex)..I have always had faith that they would be together eventually. I have never in all my years of Soap viewing loved a couple this much..and it really upsets me when I see the writers doing anything that would destroy my enjoyment of them. I have hung in for a years now for my payoff..only to be kicked in the teeth a number of times...but TPTB have never succeded in making me give up, or even think of giving up on my couple yet..but lately I have been feeling that they are succeeding in doing just that. For the past month..I have flet a lot less sure of where TNT is going..and if I want to bew around for their journey..why many may ask.....it's the way Pam Long has been writing my favorite Female character..Tea.

The character of Tea has become unreconizable to me these days. She has always had some inconsistencies..but they were never jarring(except for the song..which made no sense)..and could be easily explained by the context of the story. But lately..it like from day to day..her attitude towards Todd changes (the last month or so)....and everyone has seen it..and are very frustrated by..it seems to me that these writers are not interested in the character and may not want tp put TNT together..and it shows. I have noticed alot of inconsistencies with other characters..but Tea seems to be the most affected by this..and I'm begining to believe some who say that the writers seem to love he character of Blair..but hate the character of Tea.

To me when written correctly..TNT are the couple I want to see..I have seen the entire TB love story and was never thiis much into them as I am into TNT..and it hurts me so much to see the character of Tea ruined..so much so that I don't even know if I could continue watching it....it like watching your favorite house or toy burned to the ground..little by little. Yes I get angry and frustrated..but not at the character of Tea..becasue Iknow that when written consistently..she is the one I like..but at the writers who seem more inclined to write just to further their plotlines..than to stay true to the charcater. That leaves many holes..and inconsistencis..especially if the writers don't seem to care for the character. Many have tried to convince me that Tea was always this way..always a non believer when it comes to Todd..and only wanted control of him..but Iknow what I saw and this was not it. I have watched TNT from the start and Tea back then is in no way the tea we see now..not even close..she was never like this..and she always stood by Todd..and supported him (that's why the song..shocked many it made no sense)..and this is the Tea that disappeared around the closing ofthe Labine's run. So no one is going to convince me that Tea was like his before...I have my tapes..and they don't lie. I tired of complaining..and not being listened to or heard..and I'm ready to give up..because if TNT are destroyed like this..I might have to go the way of Liz and the T&Bers.

If the writers want to pair T&B back..then they could have done it without destroying Tea as a character..if that is not thier intention..and just wanted conflict..well I say again..they could have done it without all the inconsistencies..if they just don't want TnT together..andwant Toddto be by him self..again..they could have don it without destroying the character of Tea.....it seem to me that this is very deliberate..I really don't know what the writers are trying to accomplish...but the only thing they are doing is turning me off from the show. I really hate feeling this way..because I love OLTL and TNT..and I want them together..but I don't want it at the expense of any of the characters....I want Tea as she was..with Todd..and I want Todd as Todd (not Tom/Pete) with Tea..this will never change..but if the writers still insist on destroying my enjoyment of this couple...I will have to insist on not viewing the show anymore.

Lyn

A Major Todd fan

A Major Tea Fan

An Even Bigger TnT Fan

Please e-mail me any feedback you would like to send to Lyn and I will make sure she gets it.


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