As The World Turns Discussion Group -- Katy's reaction

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Topic: Katy's reaction

Topic Posted by: Miss Marple
Date Posted: Thu Oct 29 15:09:26 2009
Additional Comments: I don't get it, Katie accepts no responsibility for her idiot actions that were the proximate cause of her husband's death. She is mad at Henry, as she should be, for putthe the events in motion that led to Ralph coming to town. But there are other people that share the blame. She does not blame Jack who pulled the trigger. She put herself in harm's way, no one else did. She seems rather disinterested in her new baby.

Posted by: Frank Wendell
Date posted: Thu Oct 29 20:00:01 2009
Message:
I don't get this it's Henry, it's Katie, it's Jack, it's Ralph's fault. All are culpable, but NONE of this would have happened if it wasn't for Audrey. And she gets away, scott-free?

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ITA...everyone jumps on Katie as if she is 100% responsible for this whole tragedy when it was AUDREY, not Katie, who because of greed, set this whole thing in motion !! Katie shouldn't havve gotten involved with Uncle Thugsy, but it was half over when she entered the picture ! ***

Posted by: Linny
Date posted: Thu Oct 29 19:52:48 2009
Message:

I can't stand Katie. And yes, she has a habit of failing to point out blame and forget her part in things. HOWEVER, I can't believe that I'm in "wait and see" mode with her. After everything she's been through, I wouldn't be surprised if she ended up in a padded cell by the end of the week. She has every right to be livid at Henry, whose greed put this in motion. Yes, she made a very stupid and fatal decision. But the decision she made wouldn't have even been in the mix had it not been for Henry. And we can't know for sure how safe Katie would have been even without her own stupidity. Ralph almost successfully burned both V and Katie to a crisp and Katie was just minding her own business.

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No, Linny, it was Audrey who started this whole mess, NOT Henry and NOT Katie....neither needed to get involved, but they didn't start it.**

Posted by: Cricket
Date posted: Thu Oct 29 19:01:26 2009
Message:

I've never been a big Katie fan, but I can certainly understand her reactions to things today.

In the past few hours she has been kidnapped, stranded in a warehouse thinking she wouldn't be rescued, given birth alone and suffered the physical consequences of that, been held hostage by a madman who she though would not only kill her but also her newborn baby, and above all her husband was killed by his own brother in an attempt to rescue her.

Who wouldn't be slightly unhinged after all that?

I have no doubt that she will eventually get around to recognizing her own guilt in all of this. There will be lots of lonely hours to do some soul searching and re-thinking all the "what ifs". Yes, even Fluffy is in for some regrets and reality.

Again, I've never been a Katie fan, but the last scene with her curled up on the bed with Brad's shirt and photo made my heart ache for her, just a little.

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I agree, Katie seemed in shock today. I'm sure sooner or later she'll get around to accepting some of the blame for what happened here. And yes, she did put things in motion by going to Ralph but Henry failed again to go to the police. He should have gone to the police after the fire at the diner and he should have gone to the police the minute Ralph told him he had Katie. eom/Allison

Posted by: NOLA
Date posted: Thu Oct 29 18:30:01 2009
Message:

I had several thoughts about Katie today. First of all, TC and MP were fabulous in their scenes when Jack told katie the truth about the shooting. I thought they both did such a great job, and I cried along with them. But...

Henry in no way, shape or form, told (or even ASKED) Katie to go strutting her pregnant self to a known mobster, threatening him with the speed dial on her phone. What a total idiot! Sure, Henry's greed got the wheels in motion for this mobster guy, but Katie should have just told the police (her great sister leaps to mind) to meet the guy on the rooftop. She had no business going there by herself. How stupid can one person be?! So yeah, while Henry may be reponsible for Ralph being in Oakdale, Katie can blame herself for being kidnapped and ultimately for husband dying.

Finally....I couldn't even imagine going home from the hospital without my baby. I would have absolutely taken the room next to the NICU or a cot in the hallway. I was shocked that she went home without him.

Posted by: Cupcake_
Date posted: Thu Oct 29 18:20:00 2009
Message:
I guess kate gone good bye and KATIE'S back! It is katie fault. Even henry did not want to interfere, he was packing to leave town. I can't believe her? jack also shot brad but yet it still henry fault. That not fair , no one asked katherine to go stick her nose. Also who tells a mobst , their exact plans. Right down to look the phone im ready to dial now. you leave town or else. So childish, while pregnant with a miracle baby. Please writers we are smart viewers. As the world turns is a drama not comedy for this sl.

Posted by: Bertha
Date posted: Thu Oct 29 18:01:02 2009
Message:

It is Katie's responsibility for putting herself and her baby in harm's way. Henry did not tell her to go to the warehouse and he was scared to death of the guy which should have given her a clue. She was an idiot to go over there but I doubt it will be adressed by the writers.

Posted by: seth
Date posted: Thu Oct 29 16:15:08 2009
Message:
I blame Katie for everything. Katie unleashed this chain of events that ended in this tragedy. Katie was told many times that she was a high risk pregnancy ie no stress, no undue drama period. Who can be so stupid is to threaten a known gangster for pete's sake??? She went to Ralph, Ralph never heard of her, guns a blazing like she was going to storm the Alamo, threatens this thug unarmed and ALONE mind you and gets herself kidnapped all the time within days of her due date! If she didn't stick her nose in this mess Brad would have been alive. Henry is just too sad, dumb and pathetic to really be mad at. She knows that Henry is failure at life and sad excuse of a man, that's nothing new, let the chips fall but she had to get involved, well look what happened Fluffy.

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Uh, no...that would be Audrey who unleashed the chain of events that lead to to tragedy..not Katie..she acted stupdly, but in NO way did she start the debacle.**