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Weekly Character Discussion: Kate
Topic Started: Feb 7 2012, 07:22 PM (2,626 Views)
Sindacco
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DrewHamilton
Feb 7 2012, 10:24 PM
I miss 90s/early-00s Kate. She was such a diva back then and Lauren Kosow played it so well.

Like lysie, I like Kate's borderline inappropriate relationship with Lucas as well. I can't remember if they ever had a character call her out on it, but that would be a pretty good scene. It would be like when Taylor called Stephanie out on her obsession with Ridge. Kate and Lucas have pretty much the same relationship. No one is ever good enough for Lucas unless Kate hand picks them and she's only going to pick women that don't stand a chance at getting in the way of her and Lucas.

While I enjoy Stefano and Kate's marriage, I'm starting to wonder if it's hurting the character. I would much rather see Stefano killed off and Kate become the "lady of the manor," the DiMera widow. She could be so much fun with all of the power that comes from gaining Stefano's estate. I will say that I like her relationship with Stefano much better than her recent ones with Daniel and Roman or even John. I feel like Kate works much better when she's involved with an older man like Victor or Stefano.
I agree. Kate was at her best during the 1998-2002 period. The way she was written, Lauren Koslow's acting, her looks, everything. I haven't really enjoyed Kate since 2006 or something and Lauren's wardrobe has been a mess since then too.

I also agree about Stefano and Kate as a married couple. They just don't work for me. Not just because of the sloppy writing when they got together but something just isn't clicking when I see them. I know Joe loves playing a more human Stefano but it completely destroys the character.
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lysie
Feb 10 2012, 02:17 PM
It bothers me that Austin is in town, and Kate isn't involved in any kind of plot. Hopefully, when she has three children in town that will change.
Austin doesn't really have much going on ATM though. I'm annoyed that she's not a bigger player in the Will story, in as much as it can be called a story. The real Kate would be driven to find out why WiJ were suddenly so tight. It's too bad Will didn't confide in her about the ejami sex, then the Kate/Sami business story could have been about the two of them secretly trying to sabotage each other (since Kate would be furious that Sami hurt Will).

Does anyone remember how Kate reacted to the Mike/Carrie storyline? I don't remember her being involved at all, but I'm sure she had something to say about it.
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Come on Ron, We are counting on YOU !!

Sindacco
Feb 10 2012, 06:07 PM
DrewHamilton
Feb 7 2012, 10:24 PM
I miss 90s/early-00s Kate. She was such a diva back then and Lauren Kosow played it so well.

Like lysie, I like Kate's borderline inappropriate relationship with Lucas as well. I can't remember if they ever had a character call her out on it, but that would be a pretty good scene. It would be like when Taylor called Stephanie out on her obsession with Ridge. Kate and Lucas have pretty much the same relationship. No one is ever good enough for Lucas unless Kate hand picks them and she's only going to pick women that don't stand a chance at getting in the way of her and Lucas.

While I enjoy Stefano and Kate's marriage, I'm starting to wonder if it's hurting the character. I would much rather see Stefano killed off and Kate become the "lady of the manor," the DiMera widow. She could be so much fun with all of the power that comes from gaining Stefano's estate. I will say that I like her relationship with Stefano much better than her recent ones with Daniel and Roman or even John. I feel like Kate works much better when she's involved with an older man like Victor or Stefano.
I agree. Kate was at her best during the 1998-2002 period. The way she was written, Lauren Koslow's acting, her looks, everything. I haven't really enjoyed Kate since 2006 or something and Lauren's wardrobe has been a mess since then too.

I also agree about Stefano and Kate as a married couple. They just don't work for me. Not just because of the sloppy writing when they got together but something just isn't clicking when I see them. I know Joe loves playing a more human Stefano but it completely destroys the character.
ITA and it not only destroys Stefano but I think Kate also. What should have happened was that somehow Kate does something to tick Stefano off and then covers it but he finds out in time and does something back to her. Remember when she was about to poison him when he suspected Will of shooting Ej? That would have been PERFECT...I just wish she would have actually tried to slowly poison him over time and then when she found out that Will didn't do it and Stefano knew that she would have stopped it, only to have STefano find out later in time that she had in deed tried to kill him, lol.
Edited by LuvingLumi, Feb 10 2012, 07:31 PM.
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Like others, I loathed poison brownie/apple Kate and love her creepy relationship with her sons, but I miss the badass. Her 'rivalry' with Madison was juvenile and embarrassing. I'd like to see her take control again.
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mer4santo
Feb 10 2012, 07:24 PM
Like others, I loathed poison brownie/apple Kate and love her creepy relationship with her sons, but I miss the badass. Her 'rivalry' with Madison was juvenile and embarrassing. I'd like to see her take control again.
I would LOVE to see Kate in control of things that would be AWESOME!!!!! She plays the devious diva so well. :rockon: I would love to see more of that from Kate.
Edited by Virgo Twins, Feb 10 2012, 08:31 PM.
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jenesais


I just cannot like Kate. partly because of the way she looks. Those lips are humongous, the blue hair is pitiful, and her dress is ridiculous. The other part is the way she always tries to act like a YOUNG femme fatale. These Dool women of the elder generation should ALL realize they are no longer 24 years old and cut the mannerisms they used 20 years ago, ergo, Marlena's squeals and little-girl whoops.
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Serenity 808


I like Kate and think Lauren Koslow's a great actress, but isn't it strange how she's morphed into someone so evil? Kate's always been bitchy, but it's weird to see her at odds with people she was once close to, like Marlena and John, and I'd like to forget she poisoned Chloe. The character just seemed more human when I watched in the early '00s, so that's why I like Kate in scenes with her children.
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