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The "left him for dead" part makes me think someone else killed him. Given that they have apparently hinted of John Sugden killing people, my guess is it's him.

I remember Shelley's Iris as the one on the cruise, yes.

I would guess it may have just been long enough to wrap up the Cecile/Iris storyline. Shelley had a busy theater career, so she probably had a set limit. She's listed in their synopses up to the week of the 7th-11th, although that may just be mentions of her - I could swear I remember a scene of her saying she's going on a cruise though.

IIRC, most of the people who commented in the article are tied to progressive groups, which means those who pandered to Trump and are getting dust (unless they just really, really love Marco Rubio) are still scared and silent.

I think Iris' last scenes with Shelley are her saying she's going on a cruise? She's not bad in those, although I haven't seen them in years, since my AWHP tape.

They don't care. They believe there are all kinds of people lining up for those jobs. Or, as some have speculated, they will just force prisoners to work the fields. Or once they gut Medicare and Social Security they'll put old people in the fields. I hope Maylene and Bobby are ready. And based on Trump gutting FEMA, they can just sleep in the fields instead of worrying about having a house.

The first time I saw those scenes, I was repulsed. After seeing more clips and hearing audio of Beverlee's Iris being hysterical at the drop of a hat, I understand her choices more. I think the real mistakes are in the later scenes where she goes so over the top without any shading. It doesn't help that Mac is so calm, which only shines more of a light on her histrionics. She also lacks the charisma which Beverlee used to help make you care about an unsympathetic character.

I think when you cast Zendaya then the whole fanbase and media campaign around her becomes an innate part of the story. Sometimes that can work for a film - all the baggage Demi Moore brings to The Substance, for instance - and sometimes it can't.

Given the major roles some of the writers who made GH what it now is will have at BtG I'm not sure if the shows will be as separate as we may hope. I do agree GH can never improve if risk-averse Frank is still there. Unfortunately, the ratings dropping as soon as they made any slight change last year probably just makes it more likely they will stick to what they have until they are canceled.

I didn't care for her on Emmerdale (not really her fault), but I know she is an icon. I was heartbroken to hear about her having dementia.

I think that's a topic no interviewers are likely to go into. I think Alan has improved a little, but I often forget about his show being on or I just don't really have the patience. I also think doing them live is a waste of time because he doesn't really go into the live questions anyway.

I could agree about Queer, but I think everything about Challengers was intensely tied to that brain dead tiktok mentality as soon as they got Zendaya involved. The focus became about her, and oh see those cute dumb boys follow her, our fashion queen, and so on. It got his film more interest than it might have otherwise (there's only so many times you can get people to care about which straight actor might or might not kiss another boy this time), but I think the choice to become about Zendaya shut down most major awards consideration, especially now that we're past the MTV Movie Awards era. I know the soundtrack was widely praised, so the rejection of even that might mean there's some kind of bad blood surrounding Luca at present with certain voters. I do agree Isabella got a career nomination, but I prefer her to who else might have been in (I would say Danielle Deadwyler deserved the nod instead, but I don't think they would have chosen her). I like Sebastian Stan well enough, but I think getting nominated for playing Trump may do him more harm than good in the long run.

I think this is who Lulu has always been. Abrasive, obsessive. You could argue they are just writing her in service to their pets, but I think it does make sense with Lulu's history. They at least they seem to have her in the right place with her relationships, if not her job (she isn't doing enough with Laura but I have never found any of Laura's relationships especially interesting, aside from the one with Lesley). Lucky is the return where they truly seem to have no interest. Maura West is an interesting actress for me because I loved her early work as Carly but after she came back, the show put the character through so much trash, I felt like she had to put on a shield to get through it. And the same has been true for Ava, which has led to a very artificial, performative sheen in a lot of her work. This hasn't been helped by a long string of flat-to-outright-bad leading men. I do think she works well with Rick Hearst. The long break from acting seemed to benefit Rick because while he was always a good performer, sometimes you could see all over his face how constipating the material he was given was (not just on GH, but through his soap career, maybe aside from getting to play a monster on Y&R). He doesn't look as pinched now and just has a real glow. If he stays, I hope that can last.

I'm happy for Guy Pearce, Isabella Rossellini, Jeremy Strong, although I won't be watching. I'm also glad to see those Luca Guadagnino movies snubbed. I know some people loved them, some critics and viewers I respect, but overall I did not care for the marketing or tone of them, or the way most fans treated them as fetish material or as an excuse to push Zendaya as their fashion queen, then acted shocked when their memefests did not magically materialize into awards contenders. They seem to have no value beyond people who like to get horny over straight actors playing gay (or doing a half-assed version of a very vague bi tease) and who make fancams. These are stunted softcore by way of music videos. Maybe Luca can team up with Bruce LaBruce, who would at least have used real parts if he was going to have Daniel Craig rutting around for awards bait. Challengers was, with a few exceptions, a movie that will only be remembered by people who think being cute on letterboxd is a mark of quality. Zendaya will likely never be able to get out of a very limited box and no amount of style and expertly orchestrated media will change that. That's not unusual for stars, but you can't be shocked when she doesn't get an award. I'm sure if she stays around long enough she will get a nomination, deserved or not...if the Oscars are still on by that point. Emilia Perez seems to be almost universally hated, which makes sense. I'm more surprised that awards voters like it so much. I guess they managed to package othering and degrading stereotypes for a new era.

Angela also had an NBC TV movie in 1988 called Shootdown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootdown_(film)

Her last album was a big flop. And it seems her streams fell after her warbling off-key for Trump, refusing to shake Kamala Harris' hand, allegedly throwing a fit backstage, etc. Carrie Underwood, Nelly & More Inauguration Performers Up in Sales

She had the potential for more but stuck in a narrow lane. Now she has aged out of that lane, she's in a genre that has less use for women than it ever has, and she was never especially compelling in the first place - she had a good voice, but no charisma, and very generic looks. She can try to hobble to MAGA, but they have made it clear they hate women. Maybe she can do a duet with Jason Aldean about how she wants to kill everyone who lives in New York, Massachusetts, California, etc. but he'd probably go for a younger model. This is her last gasp. And gasping is seemingly all she was ever good at. I know it's pointless but I do respect her for doing what she did, knowing the price she will pay. I am not surprised some on the left, who only care about performative activism and moral superiority, are too busy whining about her somehow stereotyping immigrants (even comparing her to the pathetic Kelly Osborne) to even appreciate her point. I suppose this is the end result of people who posture against Trump in public and beg their arch-Republican parents for money in private.

Thanks. Paul was such an empty character, but with someone as dynamic as Burgi they could have done more. They still could with Larry but I guess they won't. I know Tracy/Cody was never going to happen, but I'd rather Tracy have another turn on the day player wheel than being with MEK in his non-part. At least it's not Cyrus...

Will be happening today.

I think that was Phoebe's last spate of storyline. I enjoyed her working to help bring down Jim.

I don't.

Sorry to hear that.

I hope some of that shows up eventually. I've heard so much about the park scenes and how much they were used to humanize Kim.

I think it's less noticeable with UK soaps if they have larger casts. Neighbours has such a small cast. I know some is also just down to budget and filming limitations, but I don't think they have adjusted well with the writing choices. For instance the choices they made with the Roswell breaks took away most of what made them a good family to me - the whole story with Quinn went off the rails and then you had Sadie blaming Andrew and leaving him home alone until he went away camping on his own for a month or two. It was a world away from the loving family they were intended to be. I am surprised Karl was in that many episodes because I feel like even when he's there they are sort of writing around him.