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A very strong chapter to close out your time at SON on. I'm so happy for Marley. If only it could last.

Frankie is annoying me though.

Very powerful chapter. The aftermath was even better than his final moments. I like how you include so many reactions of his loved ones. Iris and Russ and then Rachel/Paulina/Felicia was my favorite.

Really beautiful passing for Carl. Very poignant and classy. I like Ryan saying goodbye to Kirkland and Vicky too. A fitting sendoff to Carl - and to Charles Keating.

I love the way you write Christy and Grant. Both dangerous people who are convinced they are in the right, and Christy convinced that she's a genuinely good, fair person.

Poor Carl. I wonder if he's really seeing Ryan or if it's from the tumor.

Love all the family drama, especially over the impending divorce. And Vicky lashing out that way with Joy, reckless as ever - classic Vicky.

That conversation with Elizabeth and Carl, where she says she feels like every moment is their last, is so poignant. And I love that catfight with Michele and Bridget.

Ohhhh, we're heading back to Jake and Paulina. That should be interesting, and emotional.

I was really shocked at what Grant had on Jack. 

Was there a part 4?

I love Christy's line about the black picket fence. 

Great cliffhanger. 

That slap Donna gave Michael was from me...

So Christy has made Felicia start to go off the wagon. Very cruel.

I'm glad you've included the emotional toll taken on Carl's family, alongside the games he's playing with various enemies. It adds more weight to the story. And addressing that he's come back from the dead before, which also has an impact on a family. 

The games between Carl and Grant (with Ryan there to watch) are good though.

I'm glad you keep Frankie's psychic powers as part of the narrative. Yet they are never used as a plot device or fix-it.

Eric and Kirkland - that's just going to be a disaster, but a hot one...

I'm intrigued at Christy's medical problems. 

Very moving, seeing the end near for Carl, seeing him try to keep his beloved Rachel strong for when she's without him. 

Kirkland biting off more than he can chew...and clearly Charlie is doing the same.

Love Amelia Marshall!

Wow - I was genuinely shocked by the twist with Eric and Kirkland. 

Taylor causing trouble all the way to the end. 

Marley's been pregnant forever. 

Oh I love the twist with Carl and Devin at the end.

Poor Carl. I'm glad he mentioned Kathleen...

I wonder why Lorna took Gregory's water bottle. 

That was a real surprise for Kirkland. I'm glad Ryan was there with him. 

You really are making Christy and Eric into such an umbrella story.

Great to see the bonding with Lindsay and Charlie.

Wonderful to see Ryan back. And he's straight talking to Vicky like he always did. 

Ugh at Michael perving around Stacey again. He never changes.

I did enjoy her heart-to-heart with Lindsay.

Well that sex scene probably wouldn't air on a soap...yours is more realistic by far.

It does feel like Marley's been pregnant forever, lol. 

Love all the use of history in this chapter.

So are Olivia and Dennis married with several kids? It's great to see Olivia name-checked in this. Loved her.

I wonder if Maggie and Matt will be hooking up.

Very emotional scenes at the Cory mansion.

It's nice to see Michele having some doubts about all her scheming. Elizabeth doesn't really know how disturbed Michele is...

Such a real, honest, believable, and totally in-character argument between Jake and Vicky. 

And everything with Lorna, Felicia and Mitch walking in on Carl and Devin was perfect. I love when Lorna says "I spelled it different." So her.

It's good to see the Joy story back again. I love the conversation Steven has with Vicky - it sounds just like her.

I wasn't expecting that twist with Devin as Iris' partner. Wow. And I'm glad Iris is thinking logically about the business rather than just being a one-note schemer. 

That whole thing with Felicia and the drink she kept putting down - Jim Reilly would be proud. I loved it.

Kirkland's insecurities dominating him. 

Love the thought of Amanda and Iris working together, and Amanda's head being in the business, instead of acting irrationally. 

I wonder if Christy is trying to kill Felicia or make her fall off the wagon.

Great casting of Wendy Moniz.