Episode 344 "Your Words Mean Nothing"

[Dallas]

One Day at a Time has released episode 344 "Your Words Mean Nothing".

In this episode:
- Cory visits Robin in the mental hospital
- Dawn & Natasha try come to an understanding
- Barbara makes a bold suggestion to Helen
and MUCH more!

Episode theme song: "La la la" Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith

Thanks and Happy Reading!
Dallas

[Michael]

Caught up over my lunch today!

I really love this nasty Natasha/Dawn dynamic. You keep complicating the whole situation, now with Barbara thrown into the mix, which is great. It's a total soapy mess. I love, love, love the callbacks to Cassie kidnapping Dawn and Natasha's complicated history with Cassie. Really fun. I have no idea where you're headed next with this, which is how it should be.

I'm also cracking up at Daisy and Meggan asking their relatives about THEIR PASTS. So daytime, haha. Like, Frederick is just gonna go, "Oh, you know what? I thought I had recited every single detail of my life prior to your birth, but now that you mention it, I left one thing out!" LOL. Joking aside, I do like the idea of two members of the older generation having a secret. GL tried this story in the early 2000s and fouled it up, mostly by ignoring onscreen history, but these two characters are pretty blank slates for you, which is great.

And Robin's back! I like how you've flipped Rebecca's allegiance. It was less expected, but it complicates the whole thing in a very interesting way. Curious to see how this all shakes out.

[Britt Ruck]

So I've caught up and decided to pop in

Natasha/Shane/Adam/Helen/Dawn/Barbara: Even though Dawn denies it due to apparently her own problems with the woman, it's clear that she's more like Cassie than she realizes. I really don't know where this story is going especially since Barbara seems to be taking Reg's place as the parent who hates their son-in-law, but can hardly wait to find out. Though I'm going to make a theory that the families of Shane, Natasha, Adam, and Helen are likely to wind up mortal enemies.

Daisy/Jemma/Meggan/Frederick: I thought back to when Meggan's family was staying with Daisy and Vinny and the apparent awkwardness between Frederick and Daisy, I can only imagine what secret Jemma and Frederick are keeping. I love the idea of the two of them having some sort of secret past, imagine if Meggan and Daisy actually teamed up to find out what the secret was though the two can't stand each other so that wouldn't be likely(love the pacing of this by the way). Just a thought lol. Can hardly wait for the truth to come out and how many lives(besides Meggan and Daisy's) will change because of it. 

Fredrick/Felicia/Eva/Dominick: Okay I admit it, I really felt bad about Eva wanting to be with Dominick despite him keeping so many secrets from her and on top of it all, being married to Felicia. But at this point, I've been lacking in sympathy for her since Eva is basically allowing to choose another woman over her and possibly befriended this particular woman under false pretenses(I'm just guessing here but that's what it seems). As for the possibility of Frederick and Felicia being a couple, I'm still trying to decide how to feel about it.

Cory/Robin/Rebecca/Melissa: Rebecca, while it was nice to see you change your allegiance, I'm afraid that it's too little too late for that especially if Melissa has it her way and she was right about Rebecca having the affair with Cory willingly while her sister was getting mental treatment. On the otherhand, I'm glad Robin's back and it'll be good to see how this plays out.

[Dallas]

Hey boys, thanks for taking the time to catch up and leave your notes!

Michael said:

I really love this nasty Natasha/Dawn dynamic. You keep complicating the whole situation, now with Barbara thrown into the mix, which is great. It's a total soapy mess. I love, love, love the callbacks to Cassie kidnapping Dawn and Natasha's complicated history with Cassie. Really fun. I have no idea where you're headed next with this, which is how it should be.

Britt said:

Natasha/Shane/Adam/Helen/Dawn/Barbara: Even though Dawn denies it due to apparently her own problems with the woman, it's clear that she's more like Cassie than she realizes. I really don't know where this story is going especially since Barbara seems to be taking Reg's place as the parent who hates their son-in-law, but can hardly wait to find out. Though I'm going to make a theory that the families of Shane, Natasha, Adam, and Helen are likely to wind up mortal enemies.

I’m so glad you guys are loving this storyline! I knew when I brought Dawn back, I wanted to play on the history that Cassie did raise her for a short time. It is a lot of fun to have her sort of be this “bad” girl, even though she is just lashing out as a result of seeing Adam and Natasha having sex. It is also nice for relatively good people (not villains) to have a “bad” child. Adam and Helen certainly have their hands full. The story will really take a new direction once the truth about the affair is revealed.

Michael said:

I'm also cracking up at Daisy and Meggan asking their relatives about THEIR PASTS. So daytime, haha. Like, Frederick is just gonna go, "Oh, you know what? I thought I had recited every single detail of my life prior to your birth, but now that you mention it, I left one thing out!" LOL. Joking aside, I do like the idea of two members of the older generation having a secret. GL tried this story in the early 2000s and fouled it up, mostly by ignoring onscreen history, but these two characters are pretty blank slates for you, which is great.

Britt said:

Daisy/Jemma/Meggan/Frederick: I thought back to when Meggan's family was staying with Daisy and Vinny and the apparent awkwardness between Frederick and Daisy, I can only imagine what secret Jemma and Frederick are keeping. I love the idea of the two of them having some sort of secret past, imagine if Meggan and Daisy actually teamed up to find out what the secret was though the two can't stand each other so that wouldn't be likely(love the pacing of this by the way). Just a thought lol. Can hardly wait for the truth to come out and how many lives(besides Meggan and Daisy's) will change because of it.

I never watched GL, so I’m not sure of the reference. That being said, this storyline has long legs and it will take a while for any sort of the truth to be revealed. Whether or not anyone can guess what it can be, remains to be seen. I really tried to add different twists to this storyline, but I do love that daytime feel to it. Especially scenes where Meg and Daisy have to be nice to each other, because they have that history.

Michael said:

And Robin's back! I like how you've flipped Rebecca's allegiance. It was less expected, but it complicates the whole thing in a very interesting way. Curious to see how this all shakes out.

Britt said:

Cory/Robin/Rebecca/Melissa: Rebecca, while it was nice to see you change your allegiance, I'm afraid that it's too little too late for that especially if Melissa has it her way and she was right about Rebecca having the affair with Cory willingly while her sister was getting mental treatment. On the otherhand, I'm glad Robin's back and it'll be good to see how this plays out.

Rebecca switching does add a wrinkle to this storyline. The question is … how long will she turn the tables on Melissa? In the coming weeks, we’ll learn a lot more of the motivations behind the characters that are plotting to keep Robin and Cory apart and what exactly is going on with Robin at the hospital. I hadn’t realized how much I had missed writing for Robin until I wrote the first scene of her. It’s good to have her back!

Britt said:

Fredrick/Felicia/Eva/Dominick: Okay I admit it, I really felt bad about Eva wanting to be with Dominick despite him keeping so many secrets from her and on top of it all, being married to Felicia. But at this point, I've been lacking in sympathy for her since Eva is basically allowing to choose another woman over her and possibly befriended this particular woman under false pretenses(I'm just guessing here but that's what it seems). As for the possibility of Frederick and Felicia being a couple, I'm still trying to decide how to feel about it.

Eva has always wanted to be with Dominick in recent years, so that’s why she is desperate to marry him now. This really lays more on Dominick and whether or not he wants to marry Eva. He is using Felicia’s mental health as the excuse, but does he still care for her? Frederick and Felicia’s relationship takes some more turns as we move into the summer and into the fall. He becomes more and more desperate for her to love him.

Thanks again for stopping in and reading guys. Much appreciated!
Dallas