Geoff/Melody

[Mr.Copeland]

This certainly has the makings of an awesome storyline.

[Laura]

  sexyluc said:

I think there is unfinished business between Melody and Geoff. Just you wait and see......

Yeah, I agree. I don't think they are over for good, I just hope Melody doesn't go completely mental if she gets hurt by Geoff again.

[xGlowingAngelx]

  ~Lynd~ said:

I loved them.As Jody said,i loved that he picked Melody over Nicole because it showed that the hot guy might not always choose the equally hot girl.I'd love them to get back together eventually but not straight away.Melody needs to concentrate on herself without him first.

With all due respect, I do think that works in many ways.

Melody may not be the "Equally hot girl" to Geoff's "Hot guy", but there's a lot more they have to delve into with the relationships. Yeh, Nicole would probably be first choice with (And I tread carefully saying this!) stereotypical guys, but Geoff wouldn't exactly be first choice with the stereotypcal girls after the hot guy, as has been shown a few times before now. Geoff has shown interest in girls before and has more often than not been turned away by the girl before she's actually gotten to know him. Some of those have actually laughed at his efforts.

Yes, Nicole judged him just like that when she first got to know him (I still think some of the stunts she pulled on him at the beginning were plain cruel!), but even she's realised that being clever, grounded and a genuine, good guy can win out over popular, perhaps more attractive guys.

When it's about the Guy choosing between the girls (One being hotter than the other) we often get given a sense that the hitter girl thinks she'd win his affection by default, whereas we didn't get that with Nicole. Ever since she got with Geoff, she's shown insecurities and fear of losing him to Melody and she seemed genuinally fearful of that. IMO, that kind of balances out the judging why the guy chose the girl and why she chose him.

The way I see it, Melody does need to concentrate on herself first. She still has a lot to work through and I don't think allowing her and Geoff to get back together would do any favours at all. Alright, maybe people say Geoff shouldn't be with Nicole because she's not right for him, but I don't think Melody is right now. If we're trying to way all the pros and cons of both relationships, I'd say the ideal solution would be Geoff was with neither of them. Melody has her own issues and Nicole could be deemed too selfish.

Geoff really cared about Melody, but that's not to say they'd work out at this stage. He seems to care about Nicole quite a bit now and I think he and Nicole balance each other out pretty nicely. Personally, if Geoff were to end things with Nicole and go back to Melody, I'd question the real reason he did so.

Melody doesn't seem to want Geoff as just a friend, which would be quite awkward if he attempted to be JUST friends whilst she still has a lot of issues to work through. If he were to finish with Nicole and suddenly run to Melody's side - even as a friend - it'd be judged. If he were to end up with Melody in the long run, I'd rather it played out really slowly over a period during which he builds a trusting friendship with both the girls and it would build to an extent where Nicole herself would see that she and Geoff wouldn't have worked, whereas he and Melody may. I can't see how they could do that right now when Melody's in the state she is.

Apologies if that doesn't make any sense. lol.

[Jody]

  xGlowingAngelx said:

Melody may not be the "Equally hot girl" to Geoff's "Hot guy", but there's a lot more they have to delve into with the relationships. Yeh, Nicole would probably be first choice with (And I tread carefully saying this!) stereotypical guys, but Geoff wouldn't exactly be first choice with the stereotypcal girls after the hot guy, as has been shown a few times before now. Geoff has shown interest in girls before and has more often than not been turned away by the girl before she's actually gotten to know him. Some of those have actually laughed at his efforts.

Actually I always thought he'd become the poster boy for the good looking teen guy, once the old teen group broke up. And he has. His unique personality is long gone now. Now he is made to be the good looking hero, who has two girls fighting over him. Who isn't nervous about a first kiss any more, but is comfortable having sex after just one kiss. And his face sells magazine covers. I knew it wouldn't be too long since they changed him to suite the image of the resident hot guy. It was always a given that they would do that. So when they paired him with Melody, it surprised me. And his shyness around her, and the fact that he was still the guy who didn't know how to handle girls, made me feel that maybe there was hope for him. But, even with the serious storylines they had, they weren't on any magazine covers though. But they pair him up with Nicole and suddenly they appear on every cover together. Even though this couple has barely done anything so far. They are hot people who look hot together. So naturally they would end up going with the couple who would look hot together on magazine covers. Because thats the way it is in T.V land. So it was good too see the 'not so hot girl' win for once. It doesn't happen very often.

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Yes, Nicole judged him just like that when she first got to know him (I still think some of the stunts she pulled on him at the beginning were plain cruel!), but even she's realised that being clever, grounded and a genuine, good guy can win out over popular, perhaps more attractive guys.

Not really, she didn't. Instead of having feelings for Geoff, she became hooked on Aden. And that was still happening after she became friends with Geoff too. So she had got to know him. Then when met Elliot and 'she never felt this way about anyone', she basically ignored Geoff. She got a good look at the kind of person Geoff was yet she was more focused on Elliot. She only turned to Geof after she was rejected by Aden, and used by Elliot, and even then only after he told her how he felt. Even though she started to see what he was like during their friendship was still pining after Aden at first, then Elliot. So she didn't choose him over them, because at the she didn't have the option of them any more.

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When it's about the Guy choosing between the girls (One being hotter than the other) we often get given a sense that the hitter girl thinks she'd win his affection by default, whereas we didn't get that with Nicole.

She did think she could get him. Infact all the comments to Melody earlier on suggests that. She acted like she could get him with a snap of her fingers. That attitude only changed since her personality transplant after the OC. And that happened after she got him.

But I do agree with your point about Mel needing to be on her own. I don't want to see her paired with anyone any time soon as well. She needs to get herself together first. And I think she has a long way to go before that happens.

I do respect your opinion on this matter though, but just thought I'd share mine.

Edited January 10, 2009 by Jody

[Red Ranger 1]

Can actually see both sides of this argument.If Geoff and Melody do get back together, which seems more possible than it used to, then like I said earlier I wouldn't want it to happen straightaway.They should probably have a go at being friends first and build up to it.Is Melody interested in being friends with Geoff?Perhaps not at the moment, which is unfortunate because before they got together she did seem quite happy with it.And I certainly wouldn't want Geoff to cheat on Nicole with her, that'd pretty much be the end of both of them.

Is Geoff considered a "hot, popular guy"?Could go either way.Girls did seem to be interested in him at the start of the year but the fact that his idea of a good time seemed to involve taking them to prayer meetings put them off a bit.Then when he and Melody broke up, he did notice he was receiving more female attention and Nicole told him it was because the word was out he was single again and she ended up pretending to be his girlfriend in order to put off suitors.

Even though this isn't her thread, I feel the need to defend Nicole here a bit.Certainly at the start, she didn't seem particularly interested in Geoff(or anyone else)as a person but after it came out about the bet she did actually seem to be genuinely trying to help Geoff and Melody when Christine had banned them from seeing each other(which is a bit surprising given that now she seems determined to keep them apart).And then there was that bonding scene on the beach after she'd been rejected by Aden and he'd been rejected by Melody and they did actually seem to be becoming friends, even though she was still hung up on Aden(even though, at the time, he seemed to treat her as at best a poor substitute for Belle).I remember that scene where they saw Ruby and Pat kissing in the surf club and Geoff told her he saw it as a private expression of affection rather than showing off in public and even though she didn't exactly agree she saw his point of view(although again, they do that sort of thing all the time now).But then there was the incident at the camp where, with the best of intentions, Geoff got her into trouble and she decided that he wasn't her friend(it was interesting that even Ruby, who was hardly Nicole's biggest fan, thought Geoff should have minded his own business), which I think pretty much pushed her into Elliot's arms.When he told her on the beach that he liked her, her reaction was broadly the same as Belle's when Aden told her he still liked her, as if he was the one she really wanted to be with but she(still)thought he wasn't interested.Even when he made a fool of himself blurting out how he felt in the corridor, she seemed more pleased than embarassed.I think it was knowing that Geoff would be there for her that gave her the courage to stand up to Elliot and finish things.

[Foxy]

I really liked Geoff and Melody when they got together. They were very unlike any couple the show had explored in it's recent history, with a sense of naeivity and innocence that made them endearing. And I really felt like Lincoln and Celeste had the right sort of chemistry to pull off that relationship to. But, having said that, I really don't think they should reunite. The thing that made them so special in the first place has gone completely - their innocence. And by that I don't just mean sexual innocence in the case of Geoff but all general "life" innocence in the case of Melody. They've both moved on from who they used to be and to me they're both in places where they just wouldn't work well together at all - the relationship dynamic would just be so far removed from what it was and it just feels like they'd be too much baggage. I'm far happier remembering them as the couple they used to be than contemplating any feasible future for them - for me it just wouldn't work like it did before.

[Jody]

  Foxy said:

But, having said that, I really don't think they should reunite. The thing that made them so special in the first place has gone completely - their innocence. And by that I don't just mean sexual innocence in the case of Geoff but all general "life" innocence in the case of Melody. They've both moved on from who they used to be and to me they're both in places where they just wouldn't work well together at all - the relationship dynamic would just be so far removed from what it was and it just feels like they'd be too much baggage.

I agree with this. Both of them have changed to much. And I don't see them working anymore. Maybe they could work, if once Melody sorts herself out, we get to see her being like her old self again, but I don't see that happening. And another reason that it would be safer to keep them apart is because I can see Melody being blamed if Nicole and Geoff broke up, even if Geoff and Mel only happens a long time after. It will be seen as Melody's fault that Nicole and Geoff aren't together, instead of it being that they weren't strong enough as couple, to get through the hard times together. Kinda like the way Sam was treated when she first started dating Jack.

Edited January 11, 2009 by Jody

[Red Ranger 1]

I agree that if Geoff and Melody got back together it wouldn't be the same as before.And yet...there's something there still.Even if they'd stayed together, they'd probably have become different people (Beginner's guide to soap characterisation:Introduce fun and interesting characters, then torture them until they're as miserable as everyone else)and I think it's only because they split up that there's a desire to keep their relationship in some sort of bubble rather than letting it be spoilt.But I agree they'd have to be very careful how they did it.If Melody's responsible for breaking up Geoff and Nicole, that could well be the final nail in her coffin as far as some people are concerned.

[LuvAden]

I liked Geoff and Melody for what they were as a couple at the time. There was a uniqness to both of their characters and their relationship was really sweet. However if they were to get back together they wouldn't be the same couple. Their naviety has gone for good and to be honest, Geoff's credibilty imo has gone too.

I was thinking about this earlier and realised that if Melody and Geoff were to get back together they would become Mr and Mrs Jones!!! Melody has some really strong elements of her mother in her personality and I think would become the dominate personality in the relationship. Once she makes her mind up about something she becomes very determined. Meanwhile Geoff, like Mr Jones, just hovers around making faces and contributing very little to any situation. He only ever reacts after the fact and it is really Melody and Nicole who shape all of his storylines.

So, i don't think Melody and Geoff would make a good couple anymore...or maybe I should rephrase that, I don't think they would make a healty couple. They might make good tv for a while though watching them morphy into the Jones's!! Having said that, I don't think I'd like to see them back together, but I don't like the Nicole/Geoff pairing either and given the choice between Geoff and Melody as they were or Geoff and Nicole now I think G/M made a more interesting couple.

[grumble bum]

I don't think that Geoff and Nicole will last. Geoff's christian beliefs will get in the way and Nicole will want more. As for Geoff and Melody. No. Melody at the moment is in a bad place. Geoff and Melody as friends will work.