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Dorian will definitely be adding a menacing presence. I do think it's been too easy splitting up Clint and Viki, as the emphasis is entirely on her falling for Sloan and what a boar and a bore Clint is. Maybe that would have changed. I'm not sure. Marty is a difficult character to figure out as I think until later in 1993 they just kept her around because they thought highly of Susan Haskell and also just because they thought the canvas needed wildness and an unknown. For me it's more interesting than what she gets later on but some of it is very thrown together.

That would have been fun in some shows, but on here I think they would have just degraded Trina and made her the third wheel.

Thanks @Maxim Fitting to have so many of these encounters in the dying days of their marriage take place in the office rather than their home. I do think, as you said, Viki is looking for an excuse to move on, but she's right about his behavior and about Cord's return. It's not out of character for Cord to be controlling or cold toward Tina, but Malone seemed to ramp that up as I don't think he had much use for Cord (or anyone involved in this). As "free" as Cain may be, he is in many ways not that far off from Cord in mostly wanting one side of her and nothing more.

Thanks @slick jones I'd never looked for those Bright Promise stills. I hope those episodes that are supposedly saved show up while we still have a chance to see them.

If we reduce Aidan's role any more we would probably just erase him from existence... I do think that Jake would be interesting as a bi character, if bi men exist in Port Charles (I guess he could talk with Kristina). I wasn't paying tons of attention but for a bit they seemed to be showing more about why she felt forced to do what she was doing or being in Sidwell's lair, rather than just being the Britch. That was just awful. Sometimes I wonder if it would fly today but Ron did the same with Leo for years and no one cared. It tells you a lot about how the general public sees gay men.

I hope they won't have the old cliche of Portia having a miscarriage on the witness stand.

Jeffrey married Edmund and they lived happily ever after.

Thanks again @slick jones I never knew CLB did any thirst trap photos, although he did appear on Red Shoe Diaries, so I guess it's not entirely far off. Kudos to him for having a good body.

Thanks again @dc11786 . You have done a great job finding the heart and nuances in this storyline. When I watch the story in full, I'm going to have more understanding now. Chandler Hill Harben had several roles in daytime, but I wonder if this was his biggest test. Has he ever spoken about being on AL?

I think the trajectory for Reva could have been similar to Erica in that anything she got wouldn't have been enough. As others have said, I think the grimy feel of GL's last years did suit Reva. Living in a rundown house and driving out of Springfield in a pickup truck felt like Reva connecting to her roots and remaking them to fit the woman she had become. She'd been in the poor house, she'd had the penthouse, and now she could be she wanted.

I would also give Dinah blame, a good chunk of the blame, but I think it started with Matt and this led her to some stories I thought were generic and just put her in some noble/suffering roles. I don't think anyone in Springfield liked Vanessa those first few years (even Ross eventually moved on), so I could see Justin changing his opinion of her. Thanks for telling me what interaction Philip and Vanessa had.

Thanks @Paul Raven And she never did get married. I wonder if they knew the show was ending and never wanted to have her marry or if they were caught by surprise.

Probably not, although BBG would have made the lines work (with a wry smile). I can't see her writing a book either, but I would have preferred that over two different doppelgangers of her dead husband.

He was excellent in It 2. I know some fans thought he de-gayed Eddie or took away from the Richie/Eddie relationship or what have you (I doubt he had that much power) but I thought he really embodied much of what Eddie was when I read through the book, and I thought he gave a strong and emotive performance. It was obvious that he had a lot of struggles with how he had to deal with the aftermath of the film and some fan interactions, which seemed to lead to him retreating from the public eye. There was clearly so much else going on too. I'm very sorry to hear that he's gone.

Thanks for letting us know @YRfan23 . Julianna was one of the best actors on Y&R, or any soap, and has had so many other wonderful performances on everything from Dark Shadows to Starship Troopers. I am sorry to hear about her struggles.

I wouldn't mind seeing John and Larry again, although not with the humiliation walk of many vets who are brought in. That reminds me - firing Larry was one of the first things Frank did when he took over OLTL, although I assume it wasn't personal and more just Larry playing one of the worst characters in OLTL history.

I can see your point, I just think even with the changes in the show there was still a window for Ginger to explore herself (I don't mean it that way, sorry), as we were seeing Laura and Valene rebuild their shattered lives around the same time. Maybe just a season, but I don't think it would have been as much of an issue as some of the other characters who ended up staying too long (Olivia, Cathy [that character probably never should have existed], Claudia, etc.).

I can't see a spinoff ever working and I'm surprised they even almost had a spinoff. I would have kept Ginger on the show on her own for a season though, to see where they might have taken her.

Great to see another of your reviews @dc11786 . So much to take in but you always manage to take a chunk of episodes seem brisk. I agree Chapman would have been a better Lori recast, as the one we get never really works for me.

Not to jump on this, but my biggest issue with the relationship is how it comes to define Vanessa, to the point of nothing being left of her. I did not hate Matt, but for someone who was a rough character when he met Vanessa, I thought he was sanctimonious. I also disliked the Matt/Dinah dynamics and how clear it was multiple regimes wanted them to sleep together but didn't have the guts to go through. And he's just not a compelling character. He could have been, with better writing, as I think Kurt was...OK when he got some tougher material later on (no spoilers), but the Matt we got was not that. (this is just my opinion of course - I know they had a lot of fans and I don't remember ever hearing of them being crazy like some fan groups, other than driving Paul Rauch up the wall) I didn't really care about who Vanessa ended up with in those years - my favorite Vanessa story (the custody battle over Peter) - had her alone. If she had gotten with someone I would have paired her with someone who was on her level of success, didn't feel threatened by her, could stand up to her, but also accept that she would push back on him. And someone with a good sense of humor as Vanessa, admittedly never a character prone to hilarity, needed that to balance her life. (also someone who would not have sexual tension with Dinah - preferably, someone who would rather put her in a box and send her away) I might have recast Justin Marler again. This would cause tension with Ross, as Justin was his brother, and they could bring back Sam, who would become like a daughter to Vanessa, causing tension with Dinah. I'd also be interested in seeing how Philip and Vanessa interacted due to Justin as I don't remember them ever being that involved in story.

Thanks (and for your writeup on 157). Good promo, and such interesting characters in those early days. It's a shame almost all the "soapies" of those days are gone (I think Generations is left - I'm not sure).

I was very wary of RTD returning, and unfortunately those reasons were proven more valid than I had expected. I still want to try to watch some of that run but I haven't felt up to it. I heard the spinoff show is much better, but probably too late.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT - BILL CULLEN - NBC - May 23, 1957

Reva and Josh were always more interesting without each other, maybe aside from Josh in 93-95, and that was just a dreary period for many.