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I don't think he forced her, as I don't think he knew what she was doing, but I'm not sure, as I've never seen it. He knew where Janice had taken Mac to kill him. Some of that material should be available to download on AWHP now.

Lien arrived around Christmas 1987. I had no idea Lee Bryant's Lyla was on for almost all of October 1986. Wow. And she's actually getting some meaty material in this episode. I had to laugh at Dusty bounding into the room in scene after scene, only to be shocked at what he finds each time. Why was he bounding in to see Lyla? A casual viewer would think he was in love with both Lily and Lyla. I also like that they had Barbara speak about her time in a mental institution, although I'm surprised they didn't mention James' involvement. Very happy that Iva refused Craig's rebound proposal. Today that never would have happened. They'd be married on the spot.

I would be surprised if she stayed, although a trans character staying on a show would be a breath of fresh air, as the only one who ever has is Hayley Cropper. What are your favorite and least favorite stories right now?

What parts with Ashdown bothered you? The Branning stuff? Sadly I doubt Reason will get much notice or credit, as it's clear a lot of the vocal fans now only watch for the Carters and non-stories like Lucy's murder. Bleh.

What do you think of Blessing?

We've probably found our new Phil Robertson. Fox News is sure to be calling. http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/05/29/gay_couple_kicked_out_of_restaurant_for_being_gay.html Meanwhile, Joni Ernst, the latest media darling as she is the closest thing around to a Sarah Palin/Michelle Bachmann successor, calls the Santa Barbara shootings an "accident." http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/05/29/ernst-debate-remark/9752323/ Ralph Hall, longtime Texas Congressman, lost his primary. He was the last WWII veteran serving in Congress. http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/05/u-s-rep-ralph-hall-91-battles-john-ratcliffe-for-final-term.html/

Given that this is a show where lying about being sexually abused makes you a stud and a hero (Robbie Roscoe), Holly should be the new crown princess of Chester. The problem with Cindy's story is that

That would have been an interesting story, especially since HBS' exit from the show for large portions of 1988 meant Tom had little to do beyond that ill-advised relationship with an equally story deprived Shannon. I'm so glad I have had the chance to see more of the late 1986 episodes, to get to see some of the nuances and shapes in Marland's material. He was going from town villain to town villain, with some lulls in between. After Marcia/Doug (although Doug never was a villain - he was a tragic figure, as Frannie repeatedly pointed out), you had Tad Channing (who didn't work for me - I think they made a mistake recasting with a less attractive actor, although Larry Pine did well at the snidely whiplash elements), and as his last story threads are tied up, the impending arrival of James. The most lasting element of Tad's stories was what he did to Steve and Betsy, and you could see that spiraling further at this point, as Tonio preys on his insecurities about Craig, and as Steve makes stupid mistakes, refuses to acknowledge those mistakes, and then makes even more stupid mistakes. I rarely find "she/he has no money for hospital bills!" stories on soaps to be interesting. Even in this era of ATWT, stories like who will pay for Emma's hospital bills or Elizabeth's hospital bills or how will the farm cope with hospital bills...I just don't care. It's realistic, but soaps aren't realistic in that area, and frankly, I don't want them to be. In the case of Iva's hospital bills though, the drama is fascinating, because the whole thing encompasses the worst of Steve's personality traits - self-righteousness, thoughtlessness, stubbornness, delusional thinking. I didn't even know Kim was involved in this story, so it was a great surprise to see this episode where she went to try to reason with Steve, before finally just blowing up at him before he stalks off. One of the other parts of these episodes that interests me is the writing for Meg. While I don't think Meg works that well as a schemer (I find her to be whiny and skirting the edge of one-dimensional - she was much better as a burgeoning heroine in Ashe's last year on the show), I do appreciate the efforts of Marland and Calhoun to make sure she is never too dark or too beyond redemption. Switched blood tests at the hospital make her think she's pregnant, but she didn't switch them herself, it just happened. She wants to elope with Dusty, and does a lot of manipulating to try to make it happen, but when she learns Iva had a bad fall, she rushes to the hospital and gives up her chance to get away. The downtime for Hughes drama means we get some nice moments like Margo trying to slow down for the rest of her pregnancy (making her miscarriage even more heartbreaking when it happens), Kim managing Tom's campaign, etc. The whole drug story/Tom being threatened by The Falcon is very weak (in the episode above there's a hilarious scene where one of the big drug lords is watching Tom's speech on a bar TV and, to show us he's bad, he not only smokes, but he blows smoke through his nostrils in a dramatic fashion), although I do kind of wish they'd made Earl a villain after all, as Farley Granger does well with the menace. There's a scene where Kim and Bob and Tom and Margo joke about their active sex lives, and I imagine poor Irna rolling in her grave. The above episode also has some short, sweet scenes of Lisa flipping out over Kim calling Tom her son, as this just reinforces toa menopausal Lisa that she has been a terrible mother and her life has been a failure while Kim is a great mother, campaign manager, etc. Nancy has to hold her back, almost literally hold her down, and lavish praise on her.

I think the current dynamics will just give them a repeat of the NJ fadeout. The current dynamics mean the drama will continue to be offcamera, with what is oncamera being badly edited whispers of whispers. And Brandi needs a lot of help, not a camera.

Her OLTL character was named Lana McClain.

I really wish I could see some scenes of Addie with her parents around this time. That relationship has always interested me, as she seemed to be such a needy, haunted person, even with loving parents.

Ouch. How cold (to use the same tickets).

Carlton says her firing is a blessing. http://www.eonline.com/news/546381/carlton-gebbia-breaks-silence-on-her-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-firing-it-s-a-blessing-in-disguise

Melissa McBride has been nominated for a Critics' Choice Award. http://comicbook.com/blog/2014/05/28/the-walking-deads-melissa-mcbride-nominated-for-critics-choice-television-award/

Thanks so much for sharing these. I really wish I could see some of the material Denise, Bill, and Susan had in those years.

Ah yes. Victor schools the man on the meaning of patriotism. A scene that would never air today, for better or worse.

She was OK. Decent in small doses. I liked Billy's relationship with her.

Another one from right before this. General Hospital- 30:45 - 36:44 Thursday May 18 1978 General Hospital- 1:13:19 - 1:19:58 Friday May 19 GENERAL HOSPITAL Monica Webber- Leslie Charleston Rick Webber- Chris Robinson Dorrie Fleming- Angela Cheyne Bobbi Spencer- Lana Jackie McClain Zeman Leslie Webber- Denise Alexander Laura Webber- Genie Francis GENERAL HOSPITAL Jeff Webber- Richard Dean Anderson David Hamilton- Jerry Ayres Jessie Brewer- Emily Mclaughlin

Some GH audio uploaded from the OLTL audio guy. May 1978. I don't think this has been online before. Timeline:00:00 - 3:58 General Hospital clip Friday May 19 1978 45:29 - 53:56 General Hospital Clip May 22 1978 GENERAL hOSPITAL- David Hamilton- Jerry Ayres Rick Webber- Chris Robinson Laura Webber- Genie Francis GENERAL HOSPITAL Nurse- ??? Jessie Brewer- Emily Mclaughlin Monica Webber- Leslie Charleston Lesley Webber- Denise Alexander

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIIWXtXF5TY Low volume/lots of static. Oh my...this has some of that "jungle madness" nonsense.