Christel Khalil on an LML-Free Y&R
By Jamey Giddens on February 18, 2009
I know I've been hard on Christel Khalil (Lily, The Young and the Restless), but the actress really impressed me in her scenes where Lily blasted Chloe (Elizabeth Hendrickson) and Billy (Billy Miller) about their dirty, little baby secret this past week. For the first time in awhile it felt like Khalil was holding her own and even showed that she has the potential to make the character every bit her late mother's daughter. Finally, I remembered why I enjoyed the character and actress so much during her initial teen storyline stint opposite Michael Graziadei. Khalil further impressed me in a recent interview with Michael Fairman, where she had high praise for new boss Maria Arena Bell, proving she didn't drink from the LML kool-aid and actually knows the difference between good writing and bad writing for her show.
I know I've been hard on Christel Khalil (Lily, The Young and the Restless), but the actress really impressed me in her scenes where Lily blasted Chloe (Elizabeth Hendrickson) and Billy (Billy Miller) about their dirty, little baby secret this past week. For the first time in awhile it felt like Khalil was holding her own and even showed that she has the potential to make the character every bit her late mother's daughter. Finally, I remembered why I enjoyed the character and actress so much during her initial teen storyline stint opposite Michael Graziadei. Khalil further impressed me in a recent interview with Michael Fairman, where she had high praise for new boss Maria Arena Bell, proving she didn't drink from the LML kool-aid and actually knows the difference between good writing and bad writing for her show.
Michael Fairman: Have you noticed a difference in the scripts under Maria Arena Bell and the new regime?
Christel Khalil: Yes, I love Maria Bell. I love what she is writing. Honestly, I loved when Josh Griffith was writing the show, when Lynn latham was gone because of the Strike. It was amazing and we miss Josh. I think with Maria it's great, too. She knows the history of the show, which is something Lynn Latham did not know. So it's great having someone who knows the show and how she writes it."
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16 October 2008
22 hours 12 min
Preach it, Christel!
LML's reign of terror SUCKED!
I love after she got canned how practically every character was seen carrying a water bottle as if to give LML the finger! (LML banned plastic bottles, diamonds, and a shitload of other stuff that she "ojected" to.
And she fired the divine Eileen Davidson claiming she never "got" the character of Ashley! What an ass!
16 August 2007
6 hours 41 min
I loved Lily and Daniel's teen romance and especially them on the run, this version of Lily not so much.
20 November 2007
14 hours 52 min
I am with you Luke, loved Lily while she was with Daniel and I was glad she came back, now regrets it deeply, who knew?
19 December 2008
4 years 4 weeks
You know I had almost given up hope that anyone on DC would ever give CK credit for anything. Thank you Jamey.
5 January 2009
4 years 4 weeks
Yes, bless you Jamey! Colleen and Lily are my girls and I am glad you guys finally started taking notice. Now tell the rest of your DC Friends and Nelson Branco, to go apologize and kiss her a@#!
Say what you will about Lily, but she makes every guy she is with spark! Daniel, Cane, Billy and even Kevin!
Billy does have a few of his own sparks...but still, I'm saying!
16 August 2007
6 hours 41 min
LOL....speaking for myself, and I'm unanimous in this, I won't be apologizing or kissing either Colleen or Lily's "a@#!" Everyone is entitled to an opinion.
23 July 2008
17 weeks 6 days
She may not have liked LML's writing but Lynn was the one that dumped Davetta to bring her back.
5 January 2009
4 years 4 weeks
ROFLMAO! Yes, God bless you too Luke! You need Jesus though!
I still love you guys! Even if you are smoking Chilly crack!
5 January 2009
4 years 4 weeks
Very true Season! But she didn't say she didn't like LML, only that LML didn't know the soap's history.
I don't know the story lines well enough to place them relative to LML's tenure, but to her credit, she had some very engaging story arcs to me. For example:
Brad never had a great backstory, and especially in light of the fact that he was killed off this year, I loved the anti-Nazi backstory she gave him and it really incorporated a lot of the ensemble cast in an organic way.
She also created what started out as a great character Cane, until MAB got her hands on him, and Lane was one of the most romantic and engaging love stories I've seen until MAB started writing it.
Further the death of Cassie and resulting Phyllis and Nick affair, was the hottest thing I've ever seen on soaps and really brought Joshua Morrow to a higher level as an actor.
I understand from some reports that things were hectic behind the scenes, but to a sometime fan of the show who favored General Hospital, she made Y&R must see TV for me, until the dwarf raped Cane and they decided that Cane should be a chump and Lily should be the punching bag for "the man" and all hell started to break loose!
From August 08 to Sweeps week this year, I've been cherrypicking Y&R on Youtube, but after today's show, I think I'll wait until this Quad crap reveal and then decide if a full episode warrants my attention again.
12 November 2008
3 years 18 weeks
I've always been on CK's corner, she was one of my faves and this shows that her couple years on the show she has grown and learned a lot
23 July 2008
17 weeks 6 days
I didn't say that she didn't like Lynn I was just saying that Lynn dumped Davetta for her.
11 December 2007
10 weeks 6 days
Luke's been watching "Are you being served?" lol.. I got that reference.
As for CK. She's doing good work. I'm not ringing any bells just yet. But I enjoy a bit now.
16 August 2007
6 hours 41 min
Are you being served is one of my favorite shows and though I can't usually remember the "speaking for myself, and I am unanimous in this" I try and get it in when I do and it applies. Not to many people get it so it's nice to see that someone did. I love the show. In fact I was just watching it last night. Surprisingly it was an ep I hadn't watched before. It was the one where Mr. Humpries find's out he's Old Mr. Grace's son.
This is one of those shows I can watch over and over and never get tired of it. It is hilarious.
19 February 2009
4 years 4 weeks
Christel is on the money. LML did not know the history of the show and I still have not got over some
of the firings of fan favorites, but most of all Cassie's death.
Christel has impressed me with her growth as an stress and she delivered big time with the way she let Chloe and Billy boy have it! Her miscarriage scenes were amazing to me as well.
I love Lane and am hoping they get back together soon. Christel is Lily, that "substitute Lily" is no where to be found for a reason, she was horrible. That girl had one look it and was "confused". Never liked Daily period but am crazy in l love with Lane, Christel, and DG, this combination is gold!
5 January 2009
4 years 4 weeks
Dear Luke,
I just wanted to let you know that NB gave Christel Khalil a back-handed complement in his column this week!
I do believe hell is beginning to frost over.
I understand you still like your grape hatorade, but perhaps it's time to switch flavors.
Wubya!