3.19 "Believe Me, Natalie"

[MichaelDavid]

Cassie Lakhani talks to Marina.
Dizzy Roberts worries about her relationship.
David Schmidt insists they play clean with the divorce.
A conversation with Callum Lakhani worries Miles Fowler.
Caitlyn Thurlow warns Gillian Sutton.
News helps the search for Frank Nelson.
Diem Joplin voices her concerns about Caitlyn.
Amanda Tucker is told to pursue Aidan Jurado.
Marina's plan for Olivia Joplin takes a step forward.
Natalie Marlowe makes a life changing choice.
Aidan gets an unexpected visitor...

Read the Entire Episode Here, 3.19 "Believe Me, Natalie"

[Kelly]

Scene 1: Cassie/Marina- I always grin when I see these two on my screen, as their friendship is one of many that I fully enjoy to read. As for the ian/Ryan rivalry always have been on team Ryan. It was a good tie in to Callum being a murderer when Cassie mentioned her father was back.

Scene 2: Dizzy/Mac- I was actually quite surprised to see them interact and maybe it's because i had a lot of reading to catch up on today, i had to go back and remind myself they were dating. Can I just say that you have QB1 casted on OCS with Mac and I just adore that casting choice.

Scene 3: Melinda/David- Even though it was a short scene I really liked it was a nice break from the previous two and I prefer legal drama to most other's 95% of the time.

Scene 4: Miles/Callum- I LOVED this scene, I'll say it again I loved it. It was soapy and you could feel the tension I'm actually still shocked at Calum being the killer. That being said I think there is something major going on with his father in town.

Scene 5: Gillian/Caitlyn- i felt that Gillian should cut the woman some slack, no mother should have to bury their child and Caitlyn is grieving in her own way. I've always rooted for Caitlyn and this scene was no different, Gillian is always extremely naive.

Scene 6: James/Diem- I love their relationship. It has truly blossomed for me into one that I look forward too anytime they are on screen.

Scene 7: Amanda/Natalie- I actually teared up when Natalie started talking about leaving, I am going to miss her on canvas and her friendship with Amanda.

Scene 8: Leia/Marina/Seth- I cracked up so many times at this scene. It could be that it was well written but I think it was more that I love idea behind it. You could tell that Leia wasn't amused by it at all, while Marina was chomping at the bits. Seth coming in at the end was a great end to it.

Scene 9: Diem/James- While i liked them in the previous scene I think here James had no right to talk to Diem about Caitlyn's problems with her grief unless Caitlyn asked him too. Caitlyn is going through something very rough and while I'm sure Diem didn't mean to pry she certainly did.

Scene 10: Leia/Marina- Marian although one of my faces has always been kind a a brat on the business front. So I actually like the change of pace with Leia not putting up with it. Put the feud to rest ladies you're both adults now.

Scene 11: Natalie/Oliver- I'm still sad to see her go and in a way Oliver too, but I understand for storyline purposes that it had to be done. I will admit I do think that Ryan deserved a lot better than a text message from her.

Scene 12: Aidan/Taylor- These two either need to hook up or not at this point. It seems like they've been playing the merry go round for a long time. So I was finally happy when Aiden made the move and the two disappeared into the apartment.

Overall it was a good stop in Stone Creek again it's been a while since I've been able to really do any webseries reading and I had some spare time today to get caught up. I had a few minor problems with things. There were a few minor editing things i saw but that has never really bugged me that much. While I think the site is every well done with your background and episode graphics, I have to say the white banner at the top really distracts me as a designer, it breaks the flow so to speak.

Thanks for letting me stop in Michael and keep up the good work.

Kelly

[MichaelDavid]

Thanks for stopping in Kelly! It really does mean a lot to hear other's views and critique's. I have been tinkering with the site a lot lately and that banner has been something I've also been meaning to change. I just haven't found the right top banner yet. Still trying to get one together because, like you, I don't think it goes with the series anymore.

I'm glad you're enjoying the series otherwise. I'm glad you like the friendship between Marina and Cassie, that's always a fun one to write just because they're so comfortable around each other, everything just flows and as Cassie evoles more as a heroin, she is starting to stand up to Marina a little more and get her footing. & yes Marina is a brat! Her new friendship with her mother, Helen, has brought aspects of Marina's personality to light and I've been planning on one of the Thurlow children reaching out to Helen for awhile. I tried with Kirsten, but it just didn't work.

Natalie/Oliver leaving was hard for me because next season I am going to be focusing on the main families of Stone Creek. Having Natalie and Oliver off canvas only enriches their characters and who knows, I might bring them back at a later time. But for Season four I just thought it best for them to part.

Leia/Marina is just getting started and now that Aidan and Taylor have taken the enxt step, he will have to face his feelings. You've hit Gillian on the head, there's a naivity there and it will show in the future.

[Dallas]

Hey - I can't believe I missed this! I started school this week, so my life has been crazy. Add in some family health issues and I had a rough week. I'm glad I was able to read this today.

The last scene - OMG! I have been waiting for that scene for SO long now. It was intense. I also love that Natalie told Amanda to go after Aidan and this happens. Such fun!

I was sad to see Natalie go, but I did feel like the timing was well for her. The way you wrote her out was great because she can always come back. It was nice to see that she was finally able to make herself realize that she is better than throwing herself at a man (Ryan) when he clearly doesn't want her.

Everything else just seemed to move ahead nicely in the episode. I really enjoyed the Diem / James scene. They were refreshing and nice. I also really loved Gillian and Caitlyn. I feel like Gillian has built this wall up around her and she goes on uber attack mode with everyone but Damien - I wonder what it will take for her to realize who Damien is?

Another great episode!
Dallas

On a side note - I love the family tree on the main page! Very cool!

[MichaelDavid]

I'm glad you were able to read the episode Dallas!

I've been needing to push the Aidan/Taylor storyline along so I thought it would be ever so poetic to push it forward at teh same time as Natalie pushing Amanda towards Aidan. I'll admit though there's not going to be much developement for the Amanda/Aidan/Taylor storyline for awhile. I'm going ot be focusing more on Aidan/Taylor as I feel they need to be filled out if I want them to be a solid couple. But don't worry, Amanda's staying in the mix for later down the line.

AS I told Kelly, Natalie/Oliver leaving will only set-up more storylines for the future cast coming in during Season four. Season Three is almost over! I can say the Sutton's and Nelson's are fleshing out a little bit during this next season so I'm sure there'll be a new queen bitch you'll just love!

I've been tweaking the Family Tree's for perfection so you'll see the rest of the Main Families pretty soon!! I'm excited for this.

Stay tuned as everything comes at a head during the next couple episodes! Again thanks for taking the time out to read this[: