With nothing left to do during
the afternoons this summer break, I have resorted to watching afternoon soaps
on both ABS-CBN and GMA7. I have so many opinions about each show, but let us
start first with GMA’s The Good Daughter, which is approaching its finale this
week.
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The plot is meh! Everything you
have already seen on Philippine soap operas in the last decade, you’ll see it
here in this soap. I don’t know how writers and producers are able to come up
with the same garbage over and over again. Well, I can’t believe how the
viewing public keeps latching on to these soap operas with their repetitive
plotlines. Just because you twist the story a bit (and by bit, I mean, A BIT) and
you put in different faces to portray the characters does not make a soap opera
new. Can you at least try putting up a semblance of creativity, dear writers? Anyway,
constantly reused storylines I can forgive, but horrendous delivery? Give me a
break!
And when it comes to horrendous
delivery, Kylie Padilla surely brings the house down. In flames. Honey, there’s
this thing the showbiz industry calls acting workshop. Have you even attended
one before starting your career? By the looks of it, the answer is an obvious no.
Being a Padilla does not entitle you to skip workshops and classes that will help
make you less annoying on screen. You cannot rest on your laurels. I don’t care
if your father is a well-recognized actor and personality in the whole
archipelago. You can only ride on your parent’s luminous name for so long. And
again, having a beautiful face does not equate to great acting.
Here’s my problem with Kylie: her
face. No, not in a your-face-is-f**king-ugly-I-have-a-problem-with-it kind of way.
My problem is that her face exudes the same emotion in every situation her
character, Bea Guevarra, finds herself in. To illustrate better, let Kylie show
it to you.
Kylie, give me a happy face.
Good. Now give me a sad face.
How about a what-the-f*ck-is-happening
face?
A sleepy face, perhaps?
Mind you, that’s an exceptional
talent. Oh wait, it's not that exceptional because almost every actor I see in front of
my telly does that. I think this is the reason why LJ Reyes’ character is so
bent on making her life miserable. I mean, if I were Frances I would
gladly put Kylie Padilla’s character on the wringer because of her horrible (Sorry,
can’t think of any other accurate adjective) portrayal. There is no greater
satisfaction than making life a living hell for a person who does not have a
clue how to act in front of the camera properly.
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| LJ Reyes: Her kontrbida acting is good. Just needs a little fine-tuning. |
I actually like LJ Reyes’
portrayal. Well, that’s because I’m a bitch like her character. I actually find
myself cheering her on whenever she’s scheming against Kylie. For the most
part, her kontrabida acting is good. However, may I suggest she watch Cherie
Gil’s kontrabida portrayals? So that she can pick up valuable lessons from the
benchmark of all Philippine kontrabidas, Cherie Gil, for her next kontrabida
outing. I’d love to see her again lambasting co-actors who clearly do not deserve to be
called actors and are making my eyes bleed every time I see them.
As for Rocco Nacino… Well, he’s
the male counterpart of Kylie Padilla. That is why I am not surprised that the
network and the show’s producers decided to pair them up. They both have
chemistry, and they are both clueless when it comes to fine television acting.
Remind me again why GMA keeps giving them projects and roles that are blatantly
beyond their thespic capacities and abilities? And don’t even get me started
with their supporting cast.
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| Rocco Nacino: Kylie Padilla's male counterpart when it comes to acting. |
I’m actually shedding tears for
the upcoming end of this program. Tears of joy. Now if only I can gather myself
long enough to witness the next dreadful teleserye offering GMA has in store
for me next week. I can only hope it’s a soap where I won’t have to endure
Kylie Padilla all over again. Or Rocco Nacino. Sh*t! What if they come up with
a Good Daughter Sequel? OMFG! Stop it!