Young And The Restless Discussion Group -- Paul was NOT Patty's savior when she was a teen

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Topic: Paul was NOT Patty's savior when she was a teen

Topic Posted by: Gidge
Date Posted: Wed Feb 1 17:22:01 2012
Additional Comments:

And I love Paul (well, especially Doug Davidson).

Paul was a wild teen, playing sex games with Nikki. He was really not a role model for Patty. Yes, he was a brother and I am sure he cared abt his sister but the way Patty was talking Paul walked on water and at that time I don't even think Patty thought he walked on water. (Wait, she was talking about when he was 14, well, maybe, then but certainly not when he was 18 or 19).

Posted by: Yasmine
Date posted: Thu Feb 2 14:12:49 2012
Message:
When Patty was talking about ''her savior'' in Wednesday's show, she was referring to Adam, not Paul. She then went on to tell Ricky that her savior had a dark side, saying he was both devil and angel and that he could only be saved by ''our true Lord and Savior.''

Posted by: Laird Worthington
Date posted: Wed Feb 1 19:56:52 2012
Message:

Well, Patty & Paul were the closest of the two siblings, however. That was pretty clear even in the 80s. Back then, Patty's YOUNGER brother, Todd, was sent off to one of those Catholic Seminary High Schools for 14-year old boys who wanted to become priests (e.g. St. Lawrence in Mount Calvary, Wisconsin), so he wasn't even around. And Patty's OLDEST brother, Steve, was very career-driven. Within The Williams family Steve's main role seemed to be to show how different he and Paul were. Steve would point out how Paul had no drive or ambition to make anything of his life, believing Paul had some kind of inferiority complex, because he was the SECOND SON who didn't even want to try to match the FIRST SON'S accomplishments for fear of failure. As I recall, Steve was pretty much gone (off to Washington, DC) by the time Lilibet Stern took over the role of Patty in 1981. So, the majority of sibling scenes we got were between the two middle-children, Paul & Patty, and their tighter-knit relationship is believable based on this history. - jmho

Posted by: Villain-fan
Date posted: Wed Feb 1 19:53:42 2012
Message:
Even if it is not consistent with the show's history, this is Patty's memory and perspective. It could be skewed because of her natural bias toward Paul or because of her mental illness or a little of both. Maybe she remembers what she wants to remember.

Posted by: pixy242
Date posted: Wed Feb 1 18:42:05 2012
Message:
When the writers don't bother about continuity in very recent history... I wouldn't nitpick about them rewriting history thus far back.

Posted by: AJ Buttons
Date posted: Wed Feb 1 17:48:10 2012
Message:

Even when Paul was 18 and 19 and sowing his wild oats he was probably a loving brother to little sister Patty.

He more than likely didn't tell his younger sister about his sexcapades at the time and she only knew him as her savior and protector.

I like Doug Davidson as well and "Paul" is endearing, regardless of his Inspector Clouseau profession.