Bright Eyes

Well, that's me ending my time watching. It's been a nice 2 and half months. Bring on The Gates!

"Lucas thinks he doesn't deserve Dillon." He doesn't! It's so sad that the show only sees Dillon as a plot point appendage of Lucas. Oscar Curtis can't act worth a lick, while Nathaniel Dass is gorgeous, has charisma in spades, and the camera loves him. He and Dillon both deserve so much better.

Maybe I'm being naïve, but I feel like the writers have been very careful not to mention Sonny being a criminal whenever Natalia is around and when she finds out, that will be the catalyst to her actively doing something nefarious to get Kristina out of Blaze's life.

They should do with Victoria Rowell what EastEnders did with Pat Butcher on EastEnders. Have her be mentioned here and there for about a year and then bring her on to shake things up. But I fear people are really getting their hopes on casting. The majority will probably be newbies. I want this show to have it's own identity. I want The Gates to have The Gates actors, not a smattering of who's who from various other places. They should be sprinkled in. That said, I would cast Debbi Morgan to be part of the original cast initially, like Rosemary Prinz on AMC, and end up killing her off after 6-9 months.

I'm blanking, why would Portia and Curtis be there?

Apologies because I know ya'll have posted it a million times, but what's that site where someone can read articles online even if they're blocked somehow?

Ya'll worrying about characters, and all I can think is, I hope The Gates' opening theme isn't trash. I pray Michele Val Jean is met with people working alongside her that care about the show in all aspects of it's production. No flops please.

How's your OLTL list coming along? Just a few letters remain, granted they're the big ones, P,Q,R,S,T,U!

Sue me, but I don't mind Natalia at all. Maybe I just like Eva LaRue, but I'm hoping now that Ava was seething and sharpening her fangs at her interloping presence that she'll inform Natalia of who Sonny really is, a criminal, and that'll be the catalyst in her making real moves against Blaze/Kristina. As for the mention of a brother ... a potentially sexy latino newcomer ... I'm sensing he's the one that could be brought in for Trina. And no he isn't shredded, but I still think Chad Duell looked like a snack. I wouldn't have kicked him out of bed.

It was an open question, so thank you for answering. And to titan and Vee for confirming.

Regarding the Eckerts mentioned above, there have been a couple instances in current day GH where characters have gotten food from an Eckerts bakery and @dc11786 mentioned they used to own one. Is there a blatant connection there or just a coincidence?

It's funny, because with your typo you could mean Whitney/Leo or Stacey/Theo and it would still make your point for you.

I can't say about the latter, but Doug's funeral won't air until December.

It's the perfect use of him. In fact, if they showed him half-naked anytime Joss started to talk, I'd want her in every episode.

If Sonny had motor neurone disease, it'd be the performance of his career!

They were similar looking enough I was second guessing myself if he was actually a new head. He didn't seem all that much better, but the previous had three years, so I'll give the new one some leeway. But why did make-up make him ghost white? The Aidan you hate actually seemed a little cool to me, while this new one comes off like a total dork. I thought it was hilarious that Maxie said Bailey was with Felicia, and then Felicia popped up in the next scene and Bailey was not mentioned and nowhere to be found. All the kids today were a struggle for me. That should never be allowed again.

I'm happy it's ending. With the original comeback season it was so nice to see The Conners again, but comparing it to the original show, this one has always come off like an amateur production and not anywhere near the exceptional sitcom, my personal favourite, of it's predecessor. Also, though I agreed with retconning most of the original ending, including ignoring Dan and Roseanne's useless youngest child, I hated that they erased Jackie's divorce and child. It would have only made her character stronger to say that Andy kept his distance because she, growing up as negelcted and unloved as she was, took helicopter parenting to a whole new level leaving him wanting his independence as far away from her as possible. That said, I think Lecy Goranson and Becky were this show's biggest strength. And though I'm not a fan of David being a bad father, Jay R. Ferguson as Ben has fit in on this show like a glove.

With Drew and Nina, this is my first time watching either character in any iteration so I have the luxury of lying to myself that they were always this watchable. On that note, I'm actually coming around to this Molly a bit. No, I wouldn't really miss her if she was gone, but I think she's beginning to settle in a bit. Only Sasha and her whole aesthetic, especially those ugly ass outfits she wears, truly bother me on a continuous basis.

Just realized Doug, Nicole, and I think Harris will all last air in July. Maybe Harris is sooner?

Great episode today, except for Sasha. For a second, I though Nina wanted a word with Carly to try and bury the hatchet. I'm glad that didn't happen. I was surprised the show took so long to get back to them. I was actively cheering when Laura was so forthright with Sonny. Even Ava immediately listening in to every word and that magically appearing the second Laura left. I'm so invested, it hurts. Speculation time: If Michael Easton is leaving as is rumoured and certainly hoped for, I'm guessing after Gregory dies, Alexis will stop him from succumbing to his alcohol addiction and they'll end up either kissing or hooking up. Being the kind of man he is, he'll tell Elizabeth the truth, she'll end things between them, and he'll leave Port Charles with Violet. Nicely, I do think he was trying his best today and was quite good for him.

One of soaps' best ever. Her work as Belle on The Secret Storm is probably top of the list of material I wish I could see.

Today's episode was cute I guess. A lot of cringe dancing and earnestness doesn't lend itself to an exciting episode, but I understand the importance of showing the characters in happier times. I'd say the best moments were Tracy threatening Spinelli and Anna taking the axe from Ned as he welcomed Chase to the family. At least the episode ended on a strong note. Kate Mansi is good at looking furious. GH is lucky to have her. Maybe I just haven't been paying enough attention, but seeing Tracy in a ponytail felt so wrong to me. And I know he's more Dante's friend, but not having Cody at the bachelor party seemed like a weird omission. Is that restaurant Stella/Trina/Joss were at a new set? MVP: I'll give it to Rena Sofer. Her energy is infectious.

Thanks for the updates!

Mentally, I'm just blocking out his so called performances. My survival instinct kicking in.