People of The Valley - Part 89 - Iolo and Macs

[corvus13]

Dammit, they've gone and redeemed Sioned.



[bryankhoo83]

The intro with a caution pretty excite me in some way, like it always had in the beginning of porn, LOL!!!!!

[immoralq]

Sioned's hair looks god-awful like that.

[anthonydlangford]

I accidentally deleted someone's post here. I don't remember whose it was, so if your post is not here, it's because I pressed the wrong button. I'm sorry about that.

[a7thina]

Why can't he get it in his thick head that he needs help?!

[65vyleen]

@vrymascstud09 I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has no sympathy for Macs and Sioned! I thought I was alone on this! Macs hasn't been altogether great to his brother as well-so the rape kind of puts him in place for all of his arrogance before!

[vrymascstud09]

@65vyleen Thanks for responding! In the last episode, I was heavily criticized for showing no symphathy for Macs. Am just being myself and having fun here.

[65vyleen]

@vrymascstud09 Hey, no problem! This is a great story but I think some people have blurred the line between reality and the fiction of the story! I think the beauty of the plot is that all of the parties affected, Scott, Macs and Sioned are not without fault or moral failings. No good human drama involves people and situations that are merely black and white!

[PABWECG]

@vrymascstud09 Having fun? How can you not feel bad for a person in pain? Any person. Even a person who has caused others pain. I guess I have a difficult time understanding that.

Macs hurt others and that was awful. Now, Macs is hurting and that's also awful.

[vrymascstud09]

@PABWECG Soaps are written for the purpose of entertainment. Is that a bad thing?

[PABWECG]

@vrymascstud09 Of course not. But not all entertainment should make us laugh. Some should make us cry or make us angry, etc.

I was just pointing out that we can feel bad for Macs even while feeling bad for the people he's hurt. My "having fun" comment was because I was disturbed by someone's enjoying Mac's pain. That bothers me.

[vrymascstud09]

@PABWECG I'm sorry my comments botherd you. That was not my intention.

May I suggest that you keep in mind that this is soap, fantasy.

[PABWECG]

@vrymascstud09 Of course I know that. But I think how we "treat" fictional characters translates into how we treat real people...especially since we live in a world which likes to divide people up into "good guys" and "bad guys" as opposed to simply all human beings, with good and bad about us.

I guess I do take even fantasy seriously...but that's me.

And thank you for the apology, btw. I appreciate it. It's nice to be able to exchange civil dialogue with people, even when we disagree.

[vrymascstud09]

@PABWECG I'm really a very nice person and you seem that way too. And I agree, it's refreshing to demonstrate civility while disagreeing.

The writers did a nice job of potraying Macs and Sioned as selfish, nasty and egotistical. They treated Macs as a subhuman.

But because this is soap, I just can't forgive Macs and Sioned for how they treated Scott. It was painful to watch.

If I write something in the future that you disagree with, let me know......... I expect to hear from you!

[PABWECG]

@vrymascstud09 I agree with you on how Sioned and Macs treated Scott.

And hey, I'll keep an eye out for your comments...it's been fun! No, really it has.

[eldho1]

@65vyleen That sounds disturbing like the false logic that rapists use

[jspccz]

Before Macs got raped him and Sioned were so nasty and selfish,no two people were more compatable.Scott did the one thing that would really mess with his head.Since the rape I defnelty like the two actors Rhys and Emily.They've done a great job.

[anthonydlangford]

@jspccz I think people who are posting 'Macs is to blame' are simply looking to make inflammatory statements and get a rise out of people. It's not just boring, but also childish. And like most bores, they are better off ignored.

[rksu747]

Macs is such a terrible person I have a hard time even caring about what Scott did to him. He's such a miser and he did a lot to make Scott miserable as well. No one deserves rape but Macs is only getting a taste of his own medicine.

[ShanetheConquerer]

Thailand? Seriously, could they have found a more random place?

[namkun78]

@ShanetheConquerer What's wrong with Thailand!!??!! it's my homeland for your information :)

[ShanetheConquerer]

@namkun78 There's nothing wrong with Thailand, I just thought it was a weird place for the writers to send Scott. It's so random.

[dayo1026]

I agree. with Genevievewyatt. Also, I am wondering if they are going to bring Scott back and have him deal with his repressed homosexuality along with his sexual assault on Macs. Very interesting storyline.

[genevievewyatt]

I wonder if Macs is finally going to tell his fiancee about what Scott did to him. I feel so sorry for him. At least, he has Iolo and his dad there to support him. At a time like this, he really needs it. This storyline is getting interesting.

[jhr459]

@genevievewyatt - and I am getting tired of it-weird. It's hard to feel too sorry for Macs for all of the reasons outlined by the other posters. and he is exhibiting such typical str8 male behavior thinking he cannot talk about it to a professional because he would seem weak.

Question - how far back should one have to go to see this bad behavior posters are referring to by him and Sioned?

[corvus13]

@jhr459 Maybe a couple of weeks before the rape.

[jhr459]

@genevievewyatt - and he doesn't deserve Iolo either - the way he treats him and Iolo just keeps coming back for more abuse.