Where do I begin? For one thing, if Victoria and JT
are religious enough to have their baby baptized,
shouldn't they have the ceremony in a church? That's
the traditional venue from what I understand. But on
this show you can call Dial-A-Priest and have the
good Father make a house call so you don't have to
inconvenience yourself.
Except for that fact that Victoria is currently at
odds with not only her father, but his mistress as
well - so why on earth have the christening at her
father's house for God's sake? Not to mention the
fact that her parents can barely stand to be in the
same room with one another even when they're on
neutral ground.
Let's face it, this whole farce of a ceremony was
nothing more than an excuse to gather all the Newman
family together so they could all make bitch faces
at Sabrina at the same time. This isn't about Reed,
it's about making Victor the center of everyone's
attention. The show revolves around him. And as
stingy as they've gotten with the sets on this show
it's a wonder they didn't do it at the athletic
club, where 95% of the scenes these days take place.
The guest list was a joke. Apparently JT has no
family whatsoever; his parents did not attend his
wedding nor were they present for the birth of their
own grandson, nor were they even mentioned when the
child's life was hanging by a thread. The fact that
the writers don't even bother to even address the
issue of JT's parents shows what little interest
they have in this useless character. The only reason
he's on the show is to talk to Victoria. Or
sometimes Paul.
Poor Paul. He has even less to do. I wonder how Doug
Davidson feels showing up for work every week, only
to be handed a call sheet that never has his name on
it. You would think he'd move on to dinner theatre
or something by this point.
And what the hell was Sharon doing at the
christening? She's not even related to Victoria, JT
or their baby. Yes she's Noah's mother but Noah's
father was there, and Sharon's husband is so
unwelcome at the Newman ranch he makes Sabrina look
popular by comparison.
And where the hell was Miguel? Good Lord, the man
practically raised Victoria and Nick single handed.
He cooks and cleans for this family and sits for
their kids and they didn't even invite him? I hope
the next time Victoria and JT expect to dump their
kid off on Miguel he suggests they ask someone else.
Maybe someone who was invited to the child's
christening, for instance.
Oh, and Nikki has a treasured bible, huh? Is this
the same bible that gave her comfort and guidance
all those years she was a stripper, or an alcoholic,
or a drug addict, or a serial bride, or had a case
of the clap? I'm not sure that's exactly something
that should be passed onto Reed. Not exactly a lucky
charm, that particular book.
Not that Reed isn't going to need all the help he
can get with this family. With parents like Victoria
and JT, this kid doesn't need a christening, he
needs an exorcism. Victoria falls asleep on the sofa
with the baby on her lap, JT comes downstairs and
finds them, and instead of moving the baby to his
crib, JT leaves a note and a rose? Where was the
follow up scene with the baby falling off the sofa,
cracking his head against the coffee table and
gashing his face on the thorns?
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