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Why can't we get more Al/Michael besides scenes with Marcie?
I know we aren't getting much of Al at all but when we do get him it's usually interacting with Marcie. I know that's his mission, to win Marcie over as Michael but there's so much more about Al as Michael that they could be showing. Not that I don't like the stuff with Marcie, I want more of that too but I think it's kinda understandable why we may not get as much of Marcal that we would like. I know we'll get more of that when the time comes. But why can't get more of Al dealing with being in someone else body? I'd personally like to see Al dealing with the pressure of working in a hospital and all that. or just seeing him interacting with more people, those who he was friends with as Al but doesn't know as Michael.
and why did they have to bring Madison back, I thought we were rid of her before when she got expelled. but they have to go and bring her back, essentially just to get killed. Then to add the fact that she was involved with Michael too . I know it adds more drama to the Michael and Marcie situation and whatever but I think similar drame could have been created if it were some random girl from the school, they could have said that she was on of the girls from the soroity too. I know it's adds more drama with it being Madison instead of some random girl but I really didn't need to see her on my screen again.
I would like to see Michael wearing some diff clothes too. I know Nathaniel looks good in whatever he's wearing but that doesn't mean I don't get sick of it if he keeps wearing the same outfit over and over again. I was happy when Al finally got put into Michael's body because we'd get to see some new clothes since Angel Al kept wearing the same outfit but now it's the same thing all over again, except a different outfit.
Well, that was my attempt to get some conversation started since it's been quiet around here for a couple of days. I didn't intend for it to be this long but I guess I had a lot on my mind.
Jen
aka whitetiger or Eevil Awakening -On the outside I may look like a sweet little cat but beware because underneath it all is a ferocious tiger ready to pounce at a moments notice.
Natalie: "Al, when are you gonna realize that love isn't supposed to be this hard? When it's meant to be, it just happens."
Al: "Oh, whatever, in what fairy tale?"
Ok, I agree to really bring Michael on board he needs to interact with some people other than Marcie. I had almost completely given up, until I saw (I think)Mondays show. If Marcie admits that she saw Michael yelling at Madison before she was killed it puts him in John's view as a murder suspect. So I think from this we are finally goin' to see some more Michael/John interaction possibly leading Michael into some other people.
That said, Marcie was getting on my nerves. She seems rather irrational to me. Half the time Michael says hi and she bites his head off. I understand her questioning regarding his involvement with Madison, but her being rude is getting tired. He had a rite to a life b4 he tried to get with her.
I think the Michael clothing thing, is just them being cheap. And why is he hanging out at the college??
Re: Why can't we get more Al/Michael besides scenes with Mar
I've been asking myself the same question. Michael is an intern at the hospital, so why aren't we seeing him interact with any of the patients or medical staff?
Also, there is clearly some bad history between John and Michael, shouldn't that be explored as well?
While I'm thrilled to have Marcal on screen, I think we need to explore Michael's history onscreen to truly understand why he needs to be redeemed.
NM and KB are great together, but TPTB also need to give them the opportunity to shine separately as well.
Re: Quiet isn't the word!
It should be interesting with Michael as a potential murder suspect. We will definitely get to see more of the Michael, John interaction which is good. Maybe we'll get to learn some things of why these two brothers have a shaky relationship.
I kinda agree with what you said about Marcie, most of the time he's just trying to be friendly and she just yells at him. I remember that scene in the hospital when Al first got in Michael's body, and she was talking about them both having completely different values when all she had to base that on was him making that gay comment. Sure it wasn't right for him to make that comment but since Al became part of Michael he apologized for it. and there's been a couple of other things here and there that might give her reason to dislike him but other than that I can't see anything. Personally I think that she is just trying to find anything she can that she doesn't like because whether she likes it or not she does feel some kind of connection with him, you can tell by her reaction after he kissed her and some other moments. Al was the love of her life and she doesn't want that again, Al was it for her. and along comes Michael who intrigues her and she doesn't know why, so I think that she might be looking for whatever reason she can to push him away because she doesn't want another Al.
Quote:And why is he hanging out at the college??
Good question. I have no clue, especially since he's an intern at the hospital which means he probably spends a good portion of his time there. Which probably explains him wearing the scrubs all the time but I still say he could wear something different. and since he's obviously spending so much time at the hospital, why can't we see him there?
and about the clothing thing. If they wanna be cheap, I can think of a much better way to be cheap with clothing and at the same time please a lot of viewers.
Quote:By the way Jen is a skeezbag.
yeah, tell me something that I don't know.
Jen
aka whitetiger or Eevil Awakening -On the outside I may look like a sweet little cat but beware because underneath it all is a ferocious tiger ready to pounce at a moments notice.
Natalie: "Al, when are you gonna realize that love isn't supposed to be this hard? When it's meant to be, it just happens."
Al: "Oh, whatever, in what fairy tale?"Edited by: whitetigergirl81 at: 12/10/03 4:23 pm
Re: Why can't we get more Al/Michael besides scenes with Mar
Quote:Michael is an intern at the hospital, so why aren't we seeing him interact with any of the patients or medical staff?
I think it would be fun to watch Al dealing with the pressures of working in a hospital. The Michael in him will shine in the end but this is an environment that Al hasn't had to deal with before. I think it would be the perfect opportunity for NM to show off is comedic ability when he says the funny comment at the perfect moment.
You're right Tina, they should definitely let us know more of what led up to this bad history between John and Michael. I'd take more scenes with ME and NM anyday. We will hopefully get some of this when Michael gets questioned about Madison's murder. It would be nice to get more history about Michael and the McBains too. This could lead us to discover why Michael and John have a shaky relationship, why Michael was who he was before Al. They mentioned their father a little while back. I'd like to know more about that situation, maybe it had something to do with why Michael and John chose their particular professions.
We all know that both Nathaniel and Kathy can shine on their own not just in scenes together. Maybe TPTB think because the main force behind the fight for NM was the Marcalers, that's all we wanna see. But many of us are fans of what these two do outside of Marcal just as much, if not more than what they do with it and TPTB need to realize that.
Jen
aka whitetiger or Eevil Awakening -On the outside I may look like a sweet little cat but beware because underneath it all is a ferocious tiger ready to pounce at a moments notice.
Natalie: "Al, when are you gonna realize that love isn't supposed to be this hard? When it's meant to be, it just happens."
Al: "Oh, whatever, in what fairy tale?"
. I know it adds more drama to the Michael and Marcie situation and whatever but I think similar drame could have been created if it were some random girl from the school, they could have said that she was on of the girls from the soroity too. I know it's adds more drama with it being Madison instead of some random girl but I really didn't need to see her on my screen again.
but that doesn't mean I don't get sick of it if he keeps wearing the same outfit over and over again. I was happy when Al finally got put into Michael's body because we'd get to see some new clothes since Angel Al kept wearing the same outfit but now it's the same thing all over again, except a different outfit.
or Eevil Awakening 
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