thehottag
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Post by thehottag on Feb 21, 2022 8:01:19 GMT -5
The storyline is: Lilly dolls sold well over Christmas, so we need to feature them on TV more. And they achieve this by... Alexa Bliss not featuring Lilly on TV? I'm not annoyed at the storyline for 'being stupid' or whatever, I'm bothered that it makes no sense. The therapist is hired to help Alexa with her Lilly obsession. Alexa seems to be responding to the treatment. Then, all of a sudden, the therapist tells Alexa she needs Lilly to succeed. Alexa then shows up without Lilly. Like, is it THIS HARD to just connect the dots & keep the story coherent? If the end result was to keep Lilly, fine, have Alexa get more frustrated with her therapist each week before eventually snapping &, I dunno, burning down the building or something. That way the characters at least remain consistent. Oh, & if you're end result is to feature Alexa & Lilly together, at least ensure that actually happens?
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Post by sunnytaker on Feb 21, 2022 8:17:15 GMT -5
and then going by the recent trademark grab of "the Goddess" by wwe it sounds like the end game is no more lily and the return of Goddess Alexa, so obviously the best way to do this is for lily to be featured more to reinforce the endgame they're seeming not heading to.
on the other hand. Alexa vs. someone dressed up in a Lily costume (odds on dakota kai if i had to guess- given hr current character is talking to invisible people right now anyway) for the rights to alexa's sanity at Mania is a thing i will not totally dismiss at this point.
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Post by polarbearpete on Feb 21, 2022 9:14:35 GMT -5
Me and my brother were talking about this and have to ask here because I’m not watching; Wasn’t the whole point of her being in therapy was to put separation from her and Lily? Even going as far as to show her torn to bits to start the separation? And the solution of the therapy was…to just give her the doll back? That sounds to me like going to rehab for drug addiction, being shown your drugs being destroyed and your reward for passing is to be given new drugs. I’m starting to think he wasn’t a licensed therapist.
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Post by eJm on Feb 21, 2022 9:15:51 GMT -5
Me and my brother were talking about this and have to ask here because I’m not watching; Wasn’t the whole point of her being in therapy was to put separation from her and Lily? Even going as far as to show her torn to bits to start the separation? And the solution of the therapy was…to just give her the doll back? That sounds to me like going to rehab for drug addiction, being shown your drugs being destroyed and your reward for passing is to be given new drugs. I’m starting to think he wasn’t a licensed therapist. *jokes here about WWE’s healthcare plan being “send our stars to random people we find on Craigslist to help with mental health issues*
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Post by King Devitt on Feb 21, 2022 9:18:43 GMT -5
She also went to therapy to "cure" her. Because that's how a 76 year old man who's never been would think it works. A 76 year old man who has never been to therapy but, on the evidence of the past 40 years, really needs therapy. We should take bets on how long it would take Vince being in therapy before he's so pissed off he's trying to fight the therapist. The first session, obviously, but how long into it?
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 21, 2022 9:19:08 GMT -5
The storyline is: Lilly dolls sold well over Christmas, so we need to feature them on TV more. And they achieve this by... Alexa Bliss not featuring Lilly on TV? I'm not annoyed at the storyline for 'being stupid' or whatever, I'm bothered that it makes no sense. The therapist is hired to help Alexa with her Lilly obsession. Alexa seems to be responding to the treatment. Then, all of a sudden, the therapist tells Alexa she needs Lilly to succeed. Alexa then shows up without Lilly. Like, is it THIS HARD to just connect the dots & keep the story coherent? If the end result was to keep Lilly, fine, have Alexa get more frustrated with her therapist each week before eventually snapping &, I dunno, burning down the building or something. That way the characters at least remain consistent. Oh, & if you're end result is to feature Alexa & Lilly together, at least ensure that actually happens? I figure maybe they felt this would "protect" Lily, not having Alexa have her in-tow when losing. Which, if that was the thought process, then they should probably have had the therapist suggest taking Lily AFTER the loss, since then it'd at least maybe have some kayfabe reasoning behind his suggesting it.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Feb 21, 2022 9:20:33 GMT -5
A 76 year old man who has never been to therapy but, on the evidence of the past 40 years, really needs therapy. We should take bets on how long it would take Vince being in therapy before he's so pissed off he's trying to fight the therapist. The first session, obviously, but how long into it? The second they take a note and won't tell Vince what they are writing. So 2 minutes in.
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Post by King Devitt on Feb 21, 2022 9:25:28 GMT -5
We should take bets on how long it would take Vince being in therapy before he's so pissed off he's trying to fight the therapist. The first session, obviously, but how long into it? The second they take a note and won't tell Vince what they are writing. So 2 minutes in. "what are you writing?!" - "Mr. McMahon I can't tell you th-" "Goddamit pal what are YOU WRITING?!" - "Mr. McMahon please I can't- *furniture starts flying*
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Feb 21, 2022 9:26:28 GMT -5
The second they take a note and won't tell Vince what they are writing. So 2 minutes in. "what are you writing?!" - "Mr. McMahon I can't tell you th-" "Goddamit pal what are YOU WRITING?!" - "Mr. McMahon please I can't- *furniture start flying* Yeah that's about how I imagine it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2022 9:35:24 GMT -5
A 76 year old man who has never been to therapy but, on the evidence of the past 40 years, really needs therapy. We should take bets on how long it would take Vince being in therapy before he's so pissed off he's trying to fight the therapist. The first session, obviously, but how long into it? Therapist: "Okay, Vince, now let's talk about Ted Turner." Vince:
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Feb 21, 2022 10:19:49 GMT -5
Me and my brother were talking about this and have to ask here because I’m not watching; Wasn’t the whole point of her being in therapy was to put separation from her and Lily? Even going as far as to show her torn to bits to start the separation? And the solution of the therapy was…to just give her the doll back? That sounds to me like going to rehab for drug addiction, being shown your drugs being destroyed and your reward for passing is to be given new drugs. The therapist segments got a re-write mid-way through filming, probably
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Post by asuka007 on Feb 21, 2022 10:43:16 GMT -5
I get wanting to keep the doll around because of merch sales. And Alexa likes playing this character (she’s both a huge Disney and huge horror movie fan, so this is not surprising).
But why waste so much time with the dumb therapy stuff, if her character was not changed in any way?
And why did she not at least bring the doll with her at EC?
The whole thing was stupid and pointless.
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Post by thehottag on Feb 21, 2022 10:51:39 GMT -5
I figure maybe they felt this would "protect" Lily, not having Alexa have her in-tow when losing. Which, if that was the thought process, then they should probably have had the therapist suggest taking Lily AFTER the loss, since then it'd at least maybe have some kayfabe reasoning behind his suggesting it. Well, maybe have the therapist say Alexa doesn't need Lilly to be succesful. Alexa then loses, next week she screams at the therapist saying Lilly not being there was the reason she lost. Alexa then brings Lilly out from then on. I literally just came up with that off the top of my head & it makes more sense than what WWE presented.
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Post by FALLOUT Goldashausen #BLM on Feb 21, 2022 17:27:18 GMT -5
EXACTLY what I thought of, lmao. I'm going to have to make a Lily/Alexa AMV with this song now.
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Post by DSR on Feb 21, 2022 18:51:34 GMT -5
Lilly refused to wear a bodysuit to SA, so they didn't let her come to the show.
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Post by khali on Feb 21, 2022 22:49:57 GMT -5
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 21, 2022 22:53:05 GMT -5
Me and my brother were talking about this and have to ask here because I’m not watching; Wasn’t the whole point of her being in therapy was to put separation from her and Lily? Even going as far as to show her torn to bits to start the separation? And the solution of the therapy was…to just give her the doll back? That sounds to me like going to rehab for drug addiction, being shown your drugs being destroyed and your reward for passing is to be given new drugs.
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Post by ARI WOW WOW on Feb 22, 2022 0:22:06 GMT -5
How i would have done:
She could have faked it and pretended to be fixed and gotten the doctor to certify that she's 100% health but Lilly was lurking around talking to her and she'd talk back when nobody's around.
Cuz why is she in treatment? did the company want her to get her head straight?
and why am i thinking logically with wwe booking??
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Post by theironyuppie on Feb 22, 2022 0:33:14 GMT -5
Lilly refused to wear a bodysuit to SA, so they didn't let her come to the show. I like it.
It's interesting that there wasn't any follow-up to her return, but WWE's all-in on Bianca at the moment so I guess they saw Alexa having to lose her comeback match clean as a necessary evil.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2022 3:22:42 GMT -5
I just want this gimmick to end man.
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