From Joe Diliberto
ALL MY CHILDREN has a checkered (read: rotten) recent history when bringing back beloved characters — Dixie (the divine Cady McClain) literally lurked in bushes for months, and since her return Rebecca Budig has not been given anything to do — let alone something to justify the embarrassing "Real Greenlee" hoopla. All that changed when Angie returned to Pine Valley. From her emotional outburst at recognizing her sick son to collapsing at Jesse's grave, Debbi Morgan proved that Angie has a heart — and she's not afraid to use it. Things were no different with Jesse, played by the wonderful Darnell Williams. The halcyon days of Jesse and Angie were many years before I ever even considered watching a soap opera, so the names that carry so much history for other fans meant nothing to me. (I was simply puzzled by the hubbub surrounding "Angel Jesse.") But from the instant each appeared onscreen, Williams and Morgan were Jesse and Angie. Each actor invested so much energy and emotion in the roles that I was swept away. Williams and Morgan so fully inhabit their characters that I never for an instant think of them as Darnell and Debbi — they are Jesse and Angie. I like these characters so much that I instantly became vested in them. I want to know what forced Jesse to leave town for 20 years, and what could be so horrible that it compels him to remain in the shadows now, even with such powerful emotional draws as his wife and sick child. The flashbacks were welcome, and now I understand why my colleagues are swooning over Jesse and Angie — even the young ones who missed the supercouple the first time around. They really are super.

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