Thoughts on the "isolation" of Abby

[Betsey]

Abby is on an island. She is suffering through this ALONE. She has not reached out to any of her family members (except whatever that was with Ashley which Im still confused about).

In normal times, other soap characters would rally around the main character that is going through something....or at the VERY LEAST, they would know about the situation!!

I wonder if TPTB are reflecting the state of the world onto Abby's situation. Meaning the pandemic. At first, we were told to stay at home and isolate so as not to be exposed or expose anyone else to Covid. And as a result of that, a lot of people started suffering alone and not even reaching out to family or friends even by phone or facetime.

I know that I don't call people like I used to or see them in person. Ive grown so accustomed to being alone and dealing with situations that arise alone that it barely occurs to me to clue my family in on things. This isn't a woe is me thing, Im totally fine with it and have the world's best kitty cat by my side so all is good.....but Abby should be reaching out because her situation is HUGE and life changing.

Maybe Im going too deep and overthinking this and its literally a budget issue or a storyline that has gone wrong and now they're in too deep and feel like they cant rectify it.......who knows??

[Soras]

As I read my thought was “going too deep.” And you asked that yourself. I don’t think this has anything to do with the pandemic and/or isolation.

Abby is strong willed and in this case she was wrong headed as I said from the start when she accepted Devon’s offer to be sperm donor. It was a bad decision from the start to choose your best friend and someone your husband knows and will see often as sperm donor. But Abby isn’t one to consult. She just speeds ahead.

There is no plausible explanation why Abby didn’t, in this very serious matter, choose to consult her mother, powerful father, level headed Uncle Jack or any other trusted family members during this hell Devon put her through. Viewers have commented and raised it often so the writers threw in that dumb, one-sided phone call to her mother the other day, leaving us to believe Ashley knew yet didn’t try to steer Abby into fighting Devon on this so Ashley thinks shared custody is an acceptable arrangement. We’re not sure what Ashley thinks but Ashley has never had a problem expressing her opinion even with her adult daughter so that’s what we are left to conclude.

[Betsey]

Im struggling so hard trying to figure this sl out that I think Im "reaching"
I should just accept that its bad writing.

[Babe to family]

I don't post often but I just can't with this. I fully expect TGVN to be happy to hand over Abbys bio baby to St Devon next week. There will be some disgusting celebration with ev in town. That is my final day of watching.

[Betsey]

I hear ya!! I have posted before that I had a shred of hope that TGVN would go to visit his grandson and stumble into Devon stealing the baby and LOOK OUT! The wrath of TGVN would unleash on Devon but I have really lost all hope. Sad day for this once great soap.

[CloverLeaf]

It's so curious that Victor can get vibes that Ashland is making secret moves to take over NL but he doesnt have a clue that Devon is angling for custody of his grandson. How incongruous. Betsey, it's not you. It's just poor writing with this s/l. It's so patched together that it makes no sense to anyone. There is no logic or rationale to it at all.

[Babe to family]

Thank you so much for your comment. This will be the final insult to the fans of this show for years. I have loved and hated Victor over the years as have we all. If they do this - - which I am pretty sure they are that stupid - - I know I will not be the only one who cannot go on watching. If you dare to ruin an icon like TGVN for a twerp like dumb Devon there is no show. EB is getting old and he should be going out on top. Not slug boy Devon

[Frank52]

I never cared for Abby's character in the past and I was all over her earlier in this storyline. She is responsible for most of this mess, but I sympathize with the situation that she is in now and think MO is doing a great job. She is totally isolated and no one cares, including her family. Her uncle Billy was over at Devon's celebrating the snatching of her child.

[AdamGotYourBack]

Billy Boy is an effing moron. But what else is new about this unlikeable twit?

[Nancy T]

What would you expect from a guy who would sleep with his brothers wife.

[DallasGal]

Nick just accepted the nonsense too. I can’t even watch Devon and Amanda; they are on FF for me.

[Nancy T]

Look at how the Newmans went after Sharon for switching Summers paternity. And yet Devon takes Abbys baby from her & nothing.