GUIDING LIGHT-- Goodbye My Friend, part 10

Vanessa keeps Lillian away from Ed and Maureen. Ed begs Maureen to live.

[@djintheatl]

Vanessa was always classy, like she is in this clip with Lillian.

[@sapphiresnape7456]

great storyline from a a legendary show that deserved better from the suits in it's final years..perhaps it would still be here.

[@DLFfitness1]

The storyline really gave all involved a chance to shine.

[@saskwatcher]

The cause of Maureen's car accident was producer Jill Farren Phelps. After all of her focus groups made no mention of Maureen at all, Phelps figured the character was not essential to the show and killed her off. In many ways, that death and Phelp's allowing Beverlee McKinsey to quit, were multiple nails in the show's coffin. Phelp's finger prints are all over the show's dead body.

[@jjh2456]

David Creelman Maureen’s death was all Phelps, but not Beverlee. Beverlee was getting tired of the grueling schedule as Alexandra was a tent pole character.

[@DegrassiInstantStar]

Jill Farren Phelps and producers had no control over Beverlee McKinsey's quitting. She had the out in her contract and used it; no one could have stopped her.

[@frankieseward8667]

@@DegrassiInstantStar Phelps could've reduce her days or given her an extended break. But she apparently didn't read Beverlees contract and thus was screwed after she left.

[@Nigelsmom2136]

Phelps has the reputation of The Kiss Of Death for soaps.

[@itsalongstory1024]

I never could stand Lillian or Ed. Vanessa's great.

[@vickilanger1228]

NEVER TRUSTED LILLIAN AGAIN NEVER GOT OVER MAUREEN'S DEATH...................

[@mslady239]

I wish they had not killed off Maureen.

[@2snowgirl520]

Selfish Ed makes me sick.

[@lorimendoza4721]

Yes you were so much better than Alan. Not so Holier Than Thou now are you Ed.

[@sarahcheney1222]

2nd Chance, Ed?? How about 3rd or 4th? Yah!

[@triciajohansen9295]

Three strikes and you're out! Three women and she's done!😎

[@jenbirdscully]

“Don’t leave me alone.” It’s all about Ed, as usual. Ugh. Never liked him.

[@itsalongstory1024]

Ed was always a douche.

[@2snowgirl520]

I didn’t like him on ATWT either.

[@johnodonnell5474]

Such a tragedy when Jill Farren Phelps killed Maureen the show again lost its center

[@Goldenrod636]

I know Maureen was her mother, but did Michelle ever bond with Claire?

[@vickilanger1228]

SOMEWHAT BUT NOT REALLY👀💗👀💗👀

[@la73sh19]

@@vickilanger1228, right. Not much. Claire tried, once an adult Michelle sought her out, but it was nothing like the bond she had with Maureen.

[@laminage]

@@la73sh19 Exactly. Also claire was very manipulative. She wanted to live in The Old Bauer Apartment above the garage but Danny said no. She started crying and Michelle decided to give her a break but when she found out that she and Carmen were in cahoots to keep her and Danny apart, that was the last straw.

[@Nigelsmom2136]

I never liked Lillian after this. Or Ed either for that matter. And he was asking for a second chance for the third or fourth time.

[@lindadowns230]

I Hated Ed and Lilian especially after this.

[@laminage]

That was the "whole" point. I told UK Soap Fans about what happened with Lillian, and if this were a UK Soap, Lillian would have been treated like a pariah big time. Also for 17 Years Lillian never tried to make amends for what she did. Then history repeats itself with Rick & Beth. Those Bauer Men are in many ways just as damaged goods as are The Spaulding Men, and The Lewis Men.

[@kavan30013]

saskwatcher- I loathe JPF but she didn'y allow BM to quit. BM didn't tell anyone she was quitting, she used a clause in her contract to leave and JPF didn't know until the night BM left b/c JPF was on vacation. She deserves blame for so much, but the BM thing was not really her fault. The only thing JPF could have done was to reduce the time the show was taking to film an episode.

[@jjh2456]

kavan30013 Beverlee wanted to retire. She was getting tired of the grueling schedule as Alexandra was a tent pole character.