To me, Jennifer as become Sami number two. In the sense that like the character of Sami, Jennifer is supposed to be some kind of heroine we the viewers want to root for. But it's not working. At least, not for me. Of course, Jennifer did not do all the despicable things Sami has done, but there are similarities to both these characters.
Like Sami, Jennifer is almost always on screen, hogging the air time. It's too much for my taste, especially when some of my favorite characters don't appear for weeks at a time. (Lucas :love: , John, who's only used now as a prop for Brady's addiction storyline, Nicole, who was missing in action for a week, though she's on more than others for sure, even Roman, who I would love to see more, Abe with Maxine, before TIIC decided not to pair them up, etc.) And what disappoints me is that Jennifer is not the loveable person the writers want me to think she is. She judges everyone, spits venom with a fake smile on her face, cries fake tears also, never really works, never really takes care of her children (she's clueless about Abigail, doesn't include JJ in family matters, just pushes him away cause she "can't deal with this right now"), is never truly there for her family and friends, as she's always focused on herself. To me, she's a selfish, narcissistic woman who thinks the world revolves around her.
Even in this new battle with Eve, I can't really root for Jennifer. Not because I root for Eve, mind you, but because I found Jennifer to be detestable from the moment Eve entered her house. Jennifer still didn't know why Eve was there, but her whole attitude was already that of an almighty person. She was looking down on Eve (again, I don't expect Jennifer to like Eve, but she could at least have tried to hide her feelings) and she was also the one who brought Frankie up. Now why would she do that ? Jennifer brings out, not the best, but the worst in people. She did it with Nicole by harassing her, and she now did it with Eve by provoking her. Again, I'm not approving Eve's actions, but I would like to see something more believable than what was shown on screen. More of a development in the storyline, more balance, instead of this new blatant "Pure Jennifer against Evil Eve", which to me, is a repeat of everything involving Jennifer since she came back (Jen against Anne, Jen against Nicole, Jen against Theresa and now Jen against Eve).