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Great cliffhanger. And great to see Lorna again.

I love the time you spent letting us see these individual conversations and reactions to Carl's impending death, rather than just having everyone find out off-panel. This is what  soaps USED to excel at. 

Good catchup on all the stories. Very snappy dialogue between Christy and Grant. And good intro for Maggie. Interesting character to bring back. 

Another very fine chapter. The scenes about Carl were very typical of your writing - moving without being maudlin. And I like how you are using Russ in this story. I'm so proud of Rachel here - strong yet vulnerable.

The conversation between Jake and Michelle was a highlight. Jake is trying, but he doesn't see that assuming the worst of Michele, right or wrong he may be, only guarantees that is how she will act.

Beautiful work. That last segment with Carl and Rachel is such a wonderful tribute to them. 

200 chapters. I'm in awe of your dedication and talent, even as many treat these types of stories as a fad or a whim. You truly love AW and you have truly done it proud. Thank you.

If MAB had written Cane and Philip like this the story would have been a hell of a lot more entertaining. 

Olivia!

"My son is having a baby with the devil's daughter" - good line. 

On Doctor Who a character (Leela) once changed eye color because of an explosion. Maybe Sheila's offspring are part-Sevateem. 

Wonderful work as always - slow and steady bubbling up about Frankie's secret, showing the differences between Mitch and Felicia even as he's trying to support her, and then the heartbreaking reveal to Rachel. I also like how you dealt with Russ' past with Rachel. Great dialogue.

Awesome last scene with Michele spiraling and struggling.

Love all the business drama with Iris and the Corys, with Felicia in the middle.

I'd forgotten about Joy's plans against Marley. On the edge of my seat.

Great work.

As always I love your dialogue for Felicia.

Shocked that Grant saw Jack and Paulina. I wonder if he will move from wanting her to wanting to get revenge on her.

Dr. Wu! Wow. Is it too much to hope Vivian might make an appearance someday?

Great contrast of Jack/Paulina coming together just as Grant and Christy (loved her dialogue in this) are about to destroy them.

Poor Carl.

Really enjoyed the talk between Jake and Paulina. Loving but tough and honest - just as they always were.

Is Kirkland gay or bi? I can't remember. Either way, kudos to you for using the characters to discuss and humanize an important topic, and show another side to Grant.

My heart breaks for Lindsay.

Love the Paulina and Jake interaction, and Donna being torn, and Michele's scheme. I wonder if any of her plans are Reginald's work.

I got emotional reading Stacey's speech to Lindsay. It's heartbreaking to see this happen, but I'm glad you had Stacey tell her what she had to hear. I'm also glad you didn't feel you had to drag this out for many chapters, the way too many soaps do.

And poor Carl. Russ concerned for Rachel, as always.

I'm glad you had the quick comic relief with Frankie and Cass.

Laughed at Donna somewhat grudgingly being kind about Lindsay.

Poor Lindsay.

Good to check back in with Marley after her being out for a while. Now that Michele has become her I wonder how they will interact.

It's good drama to see Jake and Vicky further divided over their daughters.

Poor Lindsay.

Seeing Vicky lash out at Stacey even as her daughter is ill is horrific to read, but so in character for Vicky.

Oh Michael, you were more than "friends" with Stacey - I have the eye scars to prove it...

I've said it before, but you have a terrific ear for dialogue. When I was reading the argument between Kirkland and Grant, I "heard" Grant's voice throughout. That's not easy to do.

Also a great choice to have Michele meeting Lindsay dovetail into everyone finding out about Lindsay's illness.

I realized I never left a comment on some of these...

Loved Iris trying to get to Rachel and the Corys through Felicia. Great writing.

Having the bond between Sharlene and Mitch grow, as those close to them struggle with it, is a very smart choice.

This was a terrific chapter - one of your best. I especially enjoy how torn Frankie is between trusting Christy and turning against her. Felicia pushing her is so in character, as is the great dialogue you give Felicia (I can hear her saying those lines). Eric/KC is such a believable, character-driven pairing. And the other stories are bubbling along nicely.

Nice to see more of some of the other characters, like the Burrells, Amanda, etc. Poor Amanda's eye seems off the ball with her relationship with Allen. Loved the way Iris was toying with Allen.

Nice to see more development of Joy/Stephen.

I thought the Joy/KC conflict was a little rushed/OTT and I think Etta Mae's dialogue was a little tough to read (although writing dialogue is very difficult), but it's great getting more of the Burrells and more of the conflicts between them, more of Toni's dilemma, etc. KC is a real firecracker.

Really enjoyed this - Paulina spending time with Rachel and Carl, and Vicky with Jack. This reminded me a lot of the old Vicky, especially the finger snapping.

I love seeing that feisty, aggressive side of Paulina again.

I don't think Grant is a match for Christy.

Michele seems like she's going to do her best to put the hurt on her family, especially Michele. It will be interesting to see where Lindsay falls into this.

As mentioned above, I love Donna bringing up Marley's breakdown.

Love seeing Felicia bulldoze into the middle of the confrontation at the wedding too. So Felicia.

Great job. I like how you wove so many stories in, even the smaller beats, like Felicia and Mitch remembering the good times.

Michele is back, and yet even with an attempt at a happy reunion, the tension is so thick. Great pacing and building up for what's to come.

I liked Kirkland's line about Steven being related to everyone.

And that's a great cliffhanger. Christy's been such an isolated character, it's good to see her in the mix now.

I like how you have Kirkland and Charlie reacting to all the drama surrounding everyone else, not realizing the storm coming for them.

Sharlene - wow. Sad. I wonder if this is also from her integration. That was something Sharly or Janice might have done.

I like how Mitch still tried to support Felicia.

Poor Michele. She's so isolated from her family and it takes DNA evidence for them to believe her. That must sting. It must hurt.

Great cliffhanger as always.

Poor Michele. This is turning into Vicky/Marley - Marley perfect, illness and trauma made her go bad, while Vicky became good.

I felt so sad for both her and Bridget.

Great cliffhanger.

Even with Vicky being in the wrong, you still have to feel sorry for her, somehow. Classic Vicky.

It's been a while since we've seen Amanda. I'm glad to see Iris again too, getting some nice thumb-screwing in on her enemies.