wow, surprised no one mentioned Sandy Edwards, the only top dog in the history of the show who managed to bring ratings up. While she, Kate and Marie fought for power, Bea Smith and company took a backseat (Val Lehman and the actress playing Doreen were doing a play) and the ratings rose, which was a big shock to producers, as they feared the absence of Bea would hurt ratings. Had the actress portraying Sandy not been pregnant she would have remained a main character. In fact, her exit from the show was left open in case she decided to return after her daughter was born.
favorites:
1. Bea Smith
2. Myra Desmond
3. Sandy Edwards
4. Marie Winter
5. Lizzie Birdsworth
6. Kate Peterson
7. Erica Davidson
8. Joan Furgeson
9. Reb Keane
10.Lou Kelly
hated:
1. The chef that married Joyce. AWFUL character, constantly scowling and treating the inmates like children.
2. Lexi Patterson. Supposed to be a character to root for, but I rooted against her, cheering when Kath Maxwell took her down defending herself.
3. Lurch Jenkins. One of the worst ideas producers and writers had was making this character one of the main inmate characters. Hideous, bad actress, boring storylines, and another one I rooted against. So bad I started hating Rita Conners for being best friends with her.
4. Rita Conners. Started out brilliantly but once she was buddies with Lurch she lost all credibility as a tough woman.
5. Judy Bryant. Started off loving Judy, despite her fondness for whining and playing victim. But once she started the halfway house storyline I despised her. She turned into a wannabe Bea Smith, but treated her residents horribly. Was disgusting in how she treated her staff, expecting them to cater to women, despite not doing it herself, even when being threatened with broken bottles.
Yay, more characters to love than hate!
"I don't do scared." -Yvonne Atkins
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