Bright Eyes

City Slickers - I only vaguely remembered it from my childhood, but I just watched it as an adult and I had no idea how much heart and humanity there was in it. Pushing 40 in a few years myself, it really hit home. Not to mention all the supporting cast is a real who's who from a young Yeardley Smith to being Jake Gyllenhaal's film debut. Plus, it must be said, even before I saw Jack Palance had won an Oscar for it, I thought he was fan-f*cking-tastic in this movie.

To be fair, he originally was a cop and I think even had a different name when Elon mentioned him to Anita, so she's probably just as confused as the rest of us. Speaking of retcons, remember when Randy said he had a wife and kids to Joey? Was that bs? I guess they went the way of Laura's boyfriend, though she's been M.I.A long enough that they easily could have broken up, but a continuous thread wouldn't hurt on continuing soap opera.

Also, hair experts let me know, Suzanne Rogers' gorgeous hair isn't all naturally hers right? That's extension magic? Do people, lads or ladies, of her certain age ever have that quality of hair naturally ever?

I'm not trying to sound like his defender, but RSW as Alex has an all too real world familiarity to him. We all know a straight guy just like him in real life for better or worse. The show got a genuine chuckle out of me with Philip's creative phrasing about realizing Stephanie was Anastasia Sands, and Alex's reaction, especially later on with Stephanie, felt so true. He's trying his best to keep his composure, but he's jealous and a bit possessive, and RSW plays that anger well. I swear if Chad adds to the debacle, Alex is going to explode and I'd be excited to see him go off, and where that could lead him or Stephanie. I don't have the chemistry issue with him others may, but that's all subjective, of course, and at the end of the day he (and Stephanie) would be on my eventual axe list. Sarah and Xander's dramas had me glued to the screen once again. This whole story, literally going on a year now!, has been a complete hit for me. Still one of the strongest parts of the show. That moment we saw Xander control himself from losing control was very important to show us how far he's truly come. Still, I was a bit miffed when Sarah was listing off his prior crimes that Eric and Nicole weren't mentioned since that was his first big story. The actress playing Amy has always been good so I have no problem with her being a thorn in Johnny and Chanel's hopes to adopt Tesoro. I wonder if this will push Chanel to fight dirty and let EJ help them, and if that's the case, I would hope it blow up in her face.

Wonderful to see classic Marlena or any of DAYS before the supercouple era. Being that they were in 1979 and Marlena still mentioned the David Martin clinic, I wonder how much longer the clinic was around, considering Susan was long gone. It would have been smart to never let it go and always have that faint link to the past and small hope that Susan could return at any point. I'd bring Annie Peters or probably her heretofore mentioned grandchild first to re-open it in a heartbeat.

All this bloviating about wombs makes me yearn for the days when child characters were sent to boarding school en masse. One of soaps finest lost traditions.

Today was a solid episode and one of the main reasons for that was because there was no major and exhausting exposition dumps.

If anyone knows where I can watch Hollyoaks Later, DM me, please and thank you.

And they use Julie, Marlena, and Maggie very well, and are starting to do the same with Abe.

Taking guesses at Andre's past ... did he run out on a woman who had his kid? For some reason, maybe cause the stories were played concurrently, but I almost got the impression that maybe Andre has secretly been working with Hayley? Maybe it's too farfetch'd an idea, but it did pop into my head regardless.

Randomly found myself re-watching the final scenes of Six Feet Under and noticed 2025 was the same year Ruth passed. Made it even more heartbreaking.

The first and second page of the thread have indexes for all the actors and the page number their profile is on.

This makes it even more annoying that they're recasting Chad, instead of letting him and the kids leave town and resting them.

So, so happy for Paul Telfer! He could easily win again next year for all the great work he's done in 2025.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/samantha-eggar-dead-collector-doctor-dolittle-brood-1236403855/ Samantha Eggar has passed, making her the third Oscar nominated actress to pass way this week! Goddamn!

John Paul's initial stint will always be so important to me, being that I was in my late teens at the time, so he'll always have a special place in my heart. It's really sad and pathetic how he hasn't had one remotely good story since he returned the first time and things have just deteriorated beyond belief with him. The only saving grace is how much of a stud James Sutton, who was always gorgeous, has become. I've literally had a crush on him my entire adult life.

The recasting of Tony's children made me feel that the show future isn't ending anytime soon, but for some reason, James' return from the dead then made me start to feel they're getting ready for the end, and they're doing this for Ste's happy ending (gag!). Then a more horrifying thought happened ... if this is a short-term return, what if he was just brought back to get a happily ever after with John Paul when he leaves? That is worse case scenario.

The Jeremy and Chad scenes were my favourite today. Chad desperately needed someone on his side, and to have Jeremy do it in a way that tows the line about whether he's truly a changed man really worked. On one hand, his non-judgmental attitude could be completely genuine and made me happy to see a new friendship blossom, but on the other hand he seemed to have almost an antipathy for his family. When he mentioned Julie forgiving Nick for being a murderer and all the rest, it made me question if there was a deep seated jealousy or rage there. However, I also noticed he vaguely mentioned that he found his faith, so hopefully he meant his Jewish faith and that we'll some examples of that with the holiday coming up. Now, if Jeremy's support prompts Chad to still try and be with Cat, I hope Cat finally gets some major agency and tells him to kick rocks for trying to drag her heart through the mud again. I can envision a whole scene in my head where she finally just crashes out on him and it would be glorious. I do think she's headed for EJ's bed, and hopefully not Rafe's, and them both picking up a copy of Wuthering Heights drove that home for me. Leo is bothering me less these days because I genuinely think his guarantee was lowered and since I have a feeling we're stuck with him, I'm trying to cope. Alex and Jeremy was exciting to me, because there really are NO RIVALRIES AT ALL on this show and it depresses me to think about. We need RIVALRIES for the love of God. And I must have been feeling generous, because I was actually happy to see Roman today. Josh Taylor looked damn good for his age, too. Now, please have a scene with Abe, and Jeremy needs to reunite with Maggie, since she was the only one who gave a damn about him (a.k.a was the only one around) last time he was in town.

And it would be the easiest choice to make the brand new recurring character the shooter. Cwikly/Ford improved the story leaps and bounds by my count. Coincidentally, Amy was in the guest cast this week so I guess we'll see her tomorrow.

They somehow made an episode full of recapping feel exciting. Kudos to the actors. Though, I think Leo forgave Aaron way too fast. That animosity should have lingered for a bit longer. Before I started watching regularly, Melinda was just a name on a page and had a permanent residence on my axe list, but Tina Huang is so brilliant to me. She always elevates the material, and to do that opposite Rachel Boyd is a magnificent feat. Still, as warped her performances can be, the show has done well to still make me sympathize with Sophia. Does anyone else think she could end up taking a page out of Ali McIntyre's book? Would the show still have the cajones to go there? With Rachel shooting EJ and those graphic scenes when Xander beat the hell out of Philip, I think they could still pull it off. Anyway, I wanted Melinda's last scene to be of her getting hold of Amy and telling her how much trouble her daughter is in. I almost hoped when Sophia opened her bedroom door, Amy would have been standing there to stop her. Excited to see what tomorrow brings. Abe recalling the best version of Lexie was like summoning a mention of a Goddess. So happy to see Abe is being used properly again. Very interested in where they're going with this mentorship. It's always smart to tie a new character to an established one.

With the 30th anniversary coming up, and the classic characters having briefly returned, I've been on a huge classic Hollyoaks kick today. 1995-2008, I would binge through in record time if I had the chance. And if you threw all of Night and Day in there, I'd be in absolute heaven. However, the elusive Taylor James character still has yet to cross my sights. In current times, let's all praise all-time soap hunk Philip Olivier for still being absolutely gorgeous in 2025, judging by the screenshots of his return.

I absolutely agree with you on both fronts, and have stated my praise of Tyler Joseph Andrews previously. But to be fair, a lot more people watch BtG, me included, while only a small handful of us regularly watch DAYS.

Other than Susan, I really enjoyed this episode. I thought Tony was written pitch perfect. He screwed over Gabi, but was fair in giving her Gabi Chic as a consolation. I'm glad Gabi Chic will be its own company going forward. I had to make a mental note when Tony mentioned how Gabi slept her way through his brothers, that she also slept through various Hortons. I respect her game! She might possibly have the best track record, ever? And am I the only one jumping 100 steps ahead in thinking her scenes with Theo were setting up a future Gabi/Theo/Arianna triangle? Maybe I just had sex on the mind. A random note I've been meaning to say: that DiMera chess set is so cool. I can't play for shite, but I want it for the aesthetic. I was very happy to see Abe get a point of view today, and his having scenes with Belle were a nice surprise. I hope we get Abe confronting Tony about his plans for Theo, so hopefully Tony (and Anna) won't be in Monte Carlo for too long. The whole 'therapy session' Xander/Sarah had with Marlena was completely ridiculous if it was happening in reality. Just way too many boundary violations to count.

That music video we all know about is responsible for so many sexual awakenings.