'Guiding Light' - pregnancy alternatives for Natalia

July 1, 9:21 AMSoap Opera ExaminerMary Montanari

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The ever talented Mindschmootz has a great blog titled about Natalia appearing to be pregnant with Frank's baby.  A Franken-baby wasn't quite what she had in mind.

What happened?  That glacial soap movement soon turned into something just short of continental drift.  OTALIA became the melodramatic Pangaea.  De-sexualizing this couple out of whatever corporate pressure you are under anesthetized the pace.  And now you are impregnating or simulating the impregnation of Natalia as a logistical answer to Jessica’s maternity leave?  I cannot begin to tell you how many ways that is insulting whether plot or ploy, but I can offer you a few suggestions on how an alternative would bring about a better result and a happier ever after…especially since this thing is a wrap in a month.  Who knows, this is a soap, and things change.  Depending on which way the public or corporate wind blows, Natalia could wake up from a very bad dream of failed pregnancy tests and soap fan blow-back."

Do see the entire article for some terrific alternative plots she's got in mind for Natalia.  We can only hope this alleged pregnancy is a really bad dream.