QUOTE (NewDaysFan @ Dec 22 2008, 10:24 PM)

That's because it had a lot more to do with Drake than LK. Or at least it does for me.
They have put John with so many women, and I have liked him with just about all of them. He just has so much chemistry with whoever you put him with, that he could make pretty much any pairing bearable.
I feel this way too. I think LK is also a wonderful actress. Whatever they tell her to do, she does well.
I adore John and Marlena, but I've always enjoyed him paired with others as well, given the circumstances. I didn't like Ava this year as a 'romance'. I bought her as an obstacle and as the only one giving new John a chance, but I wanted John and Marlena together. I really felt intentional bad writing of Marlena was forcing the Ava and John pairing, so I kinda gritted my teeth through it. I spent more time hoping Marlena would stop worrying about that disk and want to get to know the new John.
With Kate though, John thought Marlena was dead. I never expected Kate to help anyone selflessly, but she did help John, and he accepted her. They helped each other move on with their lives when they thought their loved ones were gone. I loved John and Kate being different even though I still rooted for Marlena to come back and reunite, with lots of John, Roman, Marlena, and Kate guilt. I never went for Marlena with Roman because she knew John was really alive, and I have never liked JT with DH as more than friends, even when he was Chris K. How that story turned into the North story, and they just completely dropped John and Kate as friends after all they went through, is still a mystery to me. I'd rather they had stayed friends with Kate eventually getting back with Roman.
Whether Roman or John, I've always liked Drake's chemistry, Deidre's too, I think that is why they are so amazing when they are together. I enjoy watching him interact with others like Bo, Stefano, Andre, Tony, Anna, etc. There's just something about these characters that gel when together on the screen.