Trying to get caught up. One more to go. I really enjoyed the Horton gathering. Eli is a cutie. Love his smile. It's funny but something about the way he talks, and the expressions he makes when he is talking, reminds me of the character's mother, Valerie. (Sorry, I don't know the actors' names).
Chad and Gabi, blah, I'm so sick of their misdirected longings and day dreams of them. It's gotten to the point that I no longer care which direction it goes--either put them together or not but make it stop!
Then there is the tension between Ciara and Claire. It's painful to watch these two. I know I'm not in touch with the times, but I strongly disagree with the advice Hope gave Ciara about telling Claire how she felt. To me, it seems self-indugent to confess things to someone, when it serves no purpose other than trying to make oneself feel better. How is it going to help Claire or Theo? Ciara needs to find another way to deal with her own feelings.
That said, I am by no means a fan of Claire. I don't feel a bit sorry for her. It made me roll my eyes when she said she knew she could be a little bit self-absorbed at times. I wish Theo would break up with her, and I wish she would go off to Nashville or somewhere and take her leap to stardom or wherever that path leads her. Talk about predictable......it was clear what she had in mind when Marlena told her she should consider Theo's needs. I think Marlena was probably the only one who had to stop and wonder about it. Her expression after Claire walked away all happy made her seem clueless.
