Not only is Ron Carlivati stuck on stupid, he is stuck on genetics and nature vs. nurture. There is nothing wrong with delving into this subject, but he has been playing it out in one sorry scenario after another for years. I’m not quite sure when it started and I’m not saying that Ron is the only writer who has done it, but he is the only one who is so fascinated with the subject that nearly every character on the show is faced with rediscovering him or herself when she or he discovers that one or both of his or her parents aren’t really his or her parents. Who will ever forget that dreadful "Back To The Future story", 1968? That was an embarrassingly bad attempt to explain David Vickers as Bo Buchanan's son, and it was yet another excuse for Ron to write for Rex and Gigi.
David Vickers is the son of Bo Buchanan. Say WHAT???
Rex’s father of record (Dr. Balsom) isn’t really his father. So What?
Dani’s father of record (Ross Rayburn) isn’t really her father. So What?
Nate doesn’t know his real father. So What? (I don't know who Nate is and I don't care to know who he is!)
Roxie isn’t Rex’s mother. That's a big deal,even if Roxy is not. It takes away her connection and her meaning, and the connection has conveniently been given to another character.
Roxie is really the mother of Schuyler Joplin. (This was discovered just before he was hauled off to prison, never to be seen again, so what does it matter?)
Dr. Joplin wasn’t really Schulyer’s mother. (So, what was the point?)
Destiny’s real father is her brother, Greg. The people she thought were her
parents are actually her grandparents.
Next up are the children of the Buchanan twins. The paternity of their unborn babies is up for grabs, and DNA testing is about to run amuck.
