Okay, I admit it. I watch soap operas. Actually, I used to watch them but due to disappointing events and frankly poor writing, I dropped a couple of shows several years ago. Now, I watch one. I only have time to watch one. It goes without saying that when I watch my chosen soap, I'm deeply buried under laundry, folding my way out from under a pile of it while waiting for a rare and catchy storyline.  

I like General Hospital. I could love GH again but right now, I can't say I'm enthusiastic with it. I've watched since the early eighties but lately, I'm starting to find that the show lacks the ability to deliver. That is, until the Johnny/Lulu match-up began. However,

after today, I'm back to wonder whether or not the writers will be able to strike up the kind of quivering excitement they need to help Johnny and Lulu make it as a power team.  

Anyone who has ever watched a soap opera knows the power of super-couple. It's all about the chemistry. Either the couple has it or they don't. A prime example of this is Sonny and Carly. The first Carly (Sarah Brown) had phenomenal chemistry with Sonny. The actresses that followed her, while extremely talented, never had the earth-shattering chemistry that Sarah Brown and Maurice Bernard possessed in front of the camera.

The reason that a super-couple becomes classified as such is more than good writing, it's true onstage chemistry between the actor and actress. Julie Marie Berman (Lulu) and Brandon Barash (Johnny) can heat up the television screen but after today, I'm curious if the writers will develop what they've started. After a few episodes this week, I thought so but after today, I'm beginning to have a few doubts.

We've all watched this happen in the past too. At one time, Days of our Lives had Shawn and Belle positioned to become a larger-than-life couple. Truly, they did. Then, someone somewhere dropped the ball. In my humble opinion, they never managed to reach their potential but I don't know. That's one of the shows that I know longer watch even though terrific talent remains there.

The reason this topic is on my mind today is because I have a daughter who is just starting to watch General Hospital. I used to do the same thing when I was thirteen so I allow it. After all, soaps show less skin than what my kids find at the movie theatres. She brought up a good point just yesterday when Lulu went flying back into the arms of Johnny. "Wouldn't it be nice if they only had eyes for each other?"

Truth is, it would be nice. It would be fantastic if for once, the writers would just let this couple have a passionate romance from start to finish without the obstacles of someone like Logan to mess up things.

Now, for those Logan fans out there, I like Logan. He's easy enough on the eyes but I don't like him for Lulu. I actually thought that the writers should've paired an older woman (Skye) with him and they'd have a white-hot hit in the making (and possibly the makings of another super-couple). However, no one asked me. Sadly.

In any event, I wanted to hear from you today. What do you think about Johnny and Lulu and if you have an opinion, do you think GH has what it takes to fully develop them as a couple? AND do you think they have the potential to be as marketable as Luke and Laura? I do. It's time for another super-couple to light up our afternoons. This is a match made in heaven. My mercy, have you seen Johnny smile? And the way he looks at her? See, that alone is enough to melt Crisco, never mind every female heart on the planet.