I blame the writers more than the actor for the failure of the character. They didn't give her anything to work with. Part of the reason is that she was supposed to be the mirror of Chloe this year (bad at IQ, good at EQ, where Chloe is good at IQ but bad at EQ)- and Mary Lynn was taken out half way through because of her pregnancy. But even in light of that, they should have given her more. Even Rhys and Ever got the cheating bit along with the mole stuff. And Olivia had spades of stuff. Janis got an inferiority complex and inherited the thankless job of the Greek Chorus/ Jiminy Cricket voice after Mayer, Larry and Bill died.
She really had little to work with, so I can't say it's all Janeane's fault. But there were moments where I wanted to hug her. Particularly whenever Larry was spazzing about Renee and in the one episode where they gave her something to do with John the Chemical Plant guy.
And you know, truth be told, I never really warmed up to Edgar, and the only reason I cared about him was because Chloe did.
But I agree with you that if they can't write a better character, then it's best that she's not coming back.
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Date: 2009-06-02 05:22 am (UTC)She really had little to work with, so I can't say it's all Janeane's fault. But there were moments where I wanted to hug her. Particularly whenever Larry was spazzing about Renee and in the one episode where they gave her something to do with John the Chemical Plant guy.
And you know, truth be told, I never really warmed up to Edgar, and the only reason I cared about him was because Chloe did.
But I agree with you that if they can't write a better character, then it's best that she's not coming back.