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I don't mind if characters like Sonny. It's better to just cut to the chase rather than having characters give big righteous speeches about him which go nowhere. The problem is the show always needs to make sure we know characters love Sonny more than they love anyone else. I also think Carly would have been more interesting if they had kept her mob involvement where it was for Sarah Brown's first few years - not caring, and at times even thinking she should have some power (which she would not known what to do with). One of my favorite Carly scenes back in the day was around the time of Brenda getting shot in the arm, when Carly made some kind of mob decision and Jason got pissed at her.

Beyond working at the paper or taking photographs it's hard to remember her working in the '80s. Her longest lasting job is talk show host. Thanks. Vanessa makes more sense to me as the owner.

A very gracious response from Susan Seaforth Hayes. https://www.instagram.com/p/DL77hEfvTPW/

I think it was the same house and they just changed the design under Rauch but I'm not completely sure.

I wonder if Vanessa and Alex had any real interaction in the mid '00s when Vanessa was finally acting like her true self again and Marj's Alex was finally more restrained.

Josh probably pays for everything with the kids. The rest I would just assume HB paid for, in offcameraland, as he adored her. Either that or Alan. Did he have some role in buying the house for her? I can't remember.

Many of us did think the role would be open for Chad, but that seemed to be just assumptions due to past history. I can see where fans who loved his Michael might be upset that they recast - and that the recast has seemingly been well-received - but it's not going to do Chad any good if fans rake the matter over. And involving Kirsten may just remind her of the whole situation with Jen Lilley which at times got ugly.

I am surprised that Steve Burton got involved in reposting Kirsten's statement as I didn't even know if he and Frank got on that well. Unless Chad Duell was promised in writing that he could return whenever he wanted, I don't think there's anything to complain about. It's not the same situation as whatever is going on with Kirsten.

I thought the Bobbie material was very early 2024...I'm not sure what the qualifying period is. I can't think of any supporting performance Kate has had in the past year. She's a lead.

I agree, and I rarely would praise Easton. I hope Jane Elliot did not submit as otherwise what a travesty she wasn't nominated. Vernee Watson was also a natural for supporting actress. Mulcahey used her so well (sadly and unsurprisingly that hasn't continued).

These are such thin nominations, it's a shame they didn't make an effort to throw a few to Neighbours. I guess they just didn't give a damn (and supposedly Neighbours didn't bother to promote to US media anyway). Do any of you watch The Bay? What did Olivia d'Abo do to get a nomination after so many years in the industry? Some odd nominations like Greg Rikaart (wasn't he just getting ass and running a failed soap - how is that lead material), and several played out Y&R ladies. Was Laura Wright a lead this year? What would she submit? Michael's burns, maybe. Kate Mansi was not a support. I'm glad for Gregory Harrison, NLG and Blake Berris. Considering some of the names on the list, this is a year I would have actually thrown Michael Easton in. He did some of his best work in Finn's last few weeks. So this explains about Neighbours. Thanks. A shame, although I guess it doesn't make much difference, the show is ending soon anyway. If Jonathan is in there, I wonder why Alexa Havins isn't. She was more deserving than a few on the list.

I wonder if Gary was that popular or if the actor just felt he was. You could see the toning down of Blake even in Sherry's last few months. I don't know if they ever said what happened to Vaughn (I'd never really seen much of him but then I haven't watched some of those episodes in decades). Holly keeps working at WSPR up to 2003 or 2004. I think she then goes back to the Journal and briefly almost helps run Spaulding from what some here have said (I was not watching by then) until the character abruptly disappears. WSPR is on the show to the end. I believe Vanessa is the last owner. Regarding Holly and Meg, not knowing where she is leads Holly to crack up. When Fletcher returns briefly in 1999 Meg is with him. Holly gets some access to her but she is put in a special school, IIRC.

Thanks @Maxim Supposedly there were backstage issues with Sarah so that may also be why the material is a mess. I'd never watched that Dorian scene. Dorian in therapy is a no-brainer but not that common. It's very Dorian that the therapy does not really help her but leads her to redirect her obsessions and anger to another target. Doug Marland therapy this ain't. I love how Elaine Princi played that last moment. So big but also fitting.

I still wonder if that was the plan last year, but I guess we'll never know.

I always wonder if I missed the good years with Ava because I often hear her fans talk about how her stories and pairings are beneath her (even this Cody story which isn't really a big deal) - I love Maura West and I can't claim I sat around watching all of Ava's material over the years, but so much of what I have seen with the character just seems like a mess, maybe aside from moments like when Kukla or Kiki or whoever was murdered.

I can see where fans might be tired of villainous characters who always win, but I'd agree there is still room for Drew and Willow at the present time and with some tweaking they could go on for a while. You've mentioned before about some fans just not wanting conflict for characters, and I do think that's true in a number of cases.

Me too. It must have been so tough replacing Carolee Campbell.

Jake Weary (ex-ATWT) will be on Locher Room tonight.

Her last two appearances were in July 1998 when Mac and Felicia got married.

She has her moments, but most of her good material is already behind her. I think Rauch was just trying to dump a lot of people and Tylo was an easy exit, and Nola and J were not important enough to need to address his exit. There may be some mentions and I just forgot about them...

Thanks @safe what a great find.

That actually would make sense, especially given Michael's instability. I suppose they can't resist tormenting Sasha. It's so depressing to watch but it's also why I probably have a soft spot for the character.

I had forgotten Hendrickson was even on GH. Then again I keep forgetting she's been on Y&R for...is she still on there? So that explains it. You'd think he would care more about giving Rota story or character that might last rather than just giving his wife a throwaway part. I wonder if Willow has any thought beyond being jealous of Sasha so wanting to take her child to punish her since she lost her own kids.

@alwaysAMC Glad to see the mini-reviews again. Sad to say I don't even know if Hearst would have sold it as he didn't have as much Bauer interaction as he should have, but he would have tried. Don Stewart fit back in so well, they really should have capitalized on it and at least had him as a recurring figure. I think to fully enjoy Harley's return you'd have to know her history on the show. They dipped heavily into this (much more than I had expected, especially with Josh and Reva). The scenes with Harley and Reva got some soap press praise at the time, rightfully so. This complicated history isn't really used when she returns full time - I think the work here may be down to the interim writers having more history with the show than the writers who joined in a few months. The ball is also Michael Tylo's final appearance as Quint. He was abruptly fired, no exit, and I don't even remember if he was ever mentioned again until Nola's return in 2009. He deserved at least a proper exit, given how important he'd been to the early '80s for GL, but that's what we were getting by this point with P&G.