"We are chomping at the bit for Greenlee's return," exults AMC Executive Producer Julie Hannan Carruthers of the imminent comeback of the fiery heroine played by Rebecca Budig from 1999-2005. The character makes her first move toward Pine Valley- and ex-husband Ryan who's now betrothed to Annie-on April 20, with daytime newcomer Sabine Singh taking over from Budig. "Greenlee comes back into the life of Pine Valley thinking the world has stopped for her and everything has moved on," says the exec of what awaits the woman who walked out on Ryan (and best friend/stepsister/business partner Kendall) a year and a half ago. "What you are seeing right now is the build of the Ryan/Annie love story, building to Ryan and Annie's wedding, [and] Kendall coming to terms with Ryan and Annie, and Annie being a stepmother for Spike. Greenlee coming back into the Ryan/Kendall/Annie/Zach portion of all of this obviously is going to impact a lot. "She's coming back trying to reclaim her life, really," Carruthers continues. "She wants her best friend, Kendall; she wants her company, Fusion; and she wants the love of her life, Ryan. And as everybody knows about Greenlee, if [things] don't go the way she imagines they should, stuff's gonna hit the fan." Carruthers is confident that fans will cotton quickly to Singh's take on the fan fave role. "Sabine got this hands-down, unanimous, like, no discussion," she says. "You always go through this mourning process when you lose the actress who you feel is the character but Sabine, when she did her test...I don't want to say you forget Rebecca, but Greenlee became this actress. I know [recasts are] always hard for the audience, and I know that we're not always successful with recasts, but this one, to me, is a slam dunk. She's not trying to imitate the way Rebecca did Greenlee, she's just making Greenlee her own. With her performance and her commitment and exuberance for the character, which is what comes shining through, I'm hoping the audience will feel the same way we did, which is, 'Greenlee's back.' "
Grapevine:
Even though it's been a while since Taylor Gildersleeve has put in an AMC appearance as Sydney, show EP JHC says the actress "is still part of the AMC cast, and chances are you are going to see Sydney reappearing at some moment in the near future."
Comings:
Jill Larson (Opal): Tad's mom returns on April 20 to deliver a gift to Krystal, who just gave birth to Opal's granddaughter, Jenny.
Louis Van Amstel (Himself): The DWTS pro appears on April 25 when Ryan and Annie take dance lessons for their upcoming wedding.
Sabine Singh (Greenlee Smythe Lavery): As previously reported, Greenlee is heading home to Pine Valley. Singh debuts on April 20.
VCR Dates: On Monday, April 23, Adam has ominous plans for Tad and Krytal's baby. "He sinks really, really, low," warns Bobbie Eakes of what Adam has in store for newborn Jenny. On Tuesday, April 24, Jamie suspects Amanda knows more than she is letting on.
What Will Happen:
JR refuses to give in to Adam's manipulations.
Lily isn't about to part with her newfound sibling.
I dont like the writing for Adam either, though they did show him at least hurting a little at the end of todays show
I seen the previews of tad family in the hospital room and it showed adam looking in and how sad he looked. i wish they didnt mess with kwak and adam storyline and left the baby his.
This is definitely a weird storyline with baby Jenny. I think that they'll come out with the ultimate twist being that the baby is Adam's, and he's going to have to deal with the fallout of his actions, and the attempted redemption of Adam.
The writing for his character has been so all over the place, first with pod-Adam and hillbilly love, now evil Adam, and then goodness knows what we'll get with the new head writer. I'm really confused related to if they will try to write out of the Carey lovefest, especially with Babe leaving. I don't even know how to predict this one, except that Adam will end-up being baby Jenny's real daddy.
