IN OUR OPINION

May 5, 2008

Meredith Hagner (Liberty, ATWT)

— George De Sota/JPI

From Joe Diliberto
My first reaction upon hearing that Brad's daughter would be called Liberty was probably the same as yours: "Who names a child Liberty?" Especially a girl; no one wants anyone taking liberties with his/her daughter! So I figured it was supposed to be one of those names filled with portent, a moniker that signals playboy Brad's personal liberty is about to be abridged by the arrival of his daughter. This week, I'm seeing her sobriquet as anvilicious in another way: It's meant to telegraph her...um, free spirit. Liberty does not like to be told what to do (although she delights in egging Parker into doing the opposite of what he wants to do — ironic, much?). She has only been in town for a few days, but she's already cutting school more than attending, and accepting dares from boys in exchange for money — a habit that could get her in a heck of a lot of trouble in a few years. And, after seeing the way she has cajoled Parker into breaking the rules and lying to his parents, it occurs to me that this character could have had another suitable name: Eve. This little temptress employed a cheeseburger instead of an apple to lead her guy astray today, but the results were still the same...

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