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Thanks. That was fun. This version of Lucy is the one I know a number of people, like Michael Logan, preferred. By the time I got into GH Lucy was with Kevin and was much tamer. I can see why many loved this Lucy though, and got enjoyment out of her being knocked back down to Earth (with the show counting on this so much they even play the Wicked Witch of the West music!). Are there any sites that have photos of each of the Quartermaine mansion design or set changes over the decades? The Loving blog does this for various sets, which is a big help. I was so used to the '90s/'00s version, I didn't realize how different the design can get, especially early on. I'm glad Monica and Lucy had this moment (with Scott) when Gail died. Better Lucy writing than some of what I've seen of her over the last decade.

Thanks. I'll probably skip it until Cyrus is actually gone.

I keep forgetting Diane and Robert were a long-term pairing. She never seemed like his type...but like you said it doesn't matter to the show. I think MEK looked nice with the beard. I almost wish they'd just brought him in as Tad as that's probably who we are going to think of anyway. I wonder if I'd be more involved if not for the convoluted story of being Laura's brother. I appreciated that they had Lulu say Laura might be fond of him but she's not, as that's the logical reaction. She was saying this because of Valentin but I just take it as - GTFO insta-uncle. (I don't know how Lucky reacted to him - have they interacted?) I guess I should try to track down the scenes of Lesley being tormented over her past by Cyrus, as I do want to see what may be Denise Alexander's last time as Lesley, but it doesn't sound very good. I don't know why they didn't just bring in some Vinings we never heard of if they wanted to give Laura new family.

@Vee Thanks. Clearly I only ever remembered that she dated a football player. I agree this story is weaker. Part of the issue is I think Trina outgrew this type of storyline through her pairing with Spencer and crossing swords with Cassadines. I'm not saying she should be thrown into major drama and trauma, but being on a B or C-level in this freewheeling college football story is a waste. I feel like the show still is mostly using Sasha in some semblance of support (with Cody today, worrying for Michael, etc.), although if we are heading towards her being Jason's love interest (I hope not) that would change. It would be more interesting to me if all of his losses led him to start becoming too fixated on her pregnancy only to pull back and realize he is repeating the old habits that led Michael to where he is now. Losing a solid friendship for a measuring contest would definitely be a bad idea. The show's going to need to work to rebuild Lulu/Dante and throwing Cody in won't do that. I didn't even realize until yesterday they were hinting at Martin/Tracy. I knew they'd never do Tracy/Cody but it would interest me much more. Even if MEK is no longer talking like Foghorn Leghorn, I still just see him slumming through a non-part.

@Alan That's neat stuff. Thanks. I swear they used the same face for Ali Sweeney and Erika Slezak. They also seem to have lightened the skin of Debbi Morgan and REG (not sure what's going on with REG's neck and head either). They just used a Hillary Swank doll for Kelly Monaco. The best is probably Victoria Wyndham, maybe because she would have kicked their ass otherwise.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christian-juttner-dead-return-witch-mountain-wanna-hold-your-hand-1236110220/ This seems to be Juttner's last acting credit. At about 8 minutes. There's also a very fun bitchfest between Susan and Monica near the end of this clip. Monica wipes the floor with her.

Thanks @soapfan770 ! I am laughing at that wig on Reva for the time travel photo. I can't imagine Kim being thrilled.

Thanks. That whole story did get a lot of attention. I found Marshall to be repulsive but he did have a fan base, which made the rapid write out of him all the stranger.

Thanks. I used to roll my eyes at the Victor adoration from the show after Bill Bell pulled back, but I do see now just how enduring his appeal is to a lot of people. Even now the only time I hear some people talk about Y&R is if it's to talk about Victor, as shown again with the devastating wildfires.

I just hope any rift between Jason and Carly/Sonny lasts and we aren't back to status quo and the Qs on the outs within a week. Still it's nice to be reminded that Steve Burton can act when he tries. A few days ago I was watching the very depressing Q Thanksgiving from 2011 where Tracy was at a very low point and so was Jason (she was being investigated over funny money from Gino Soleito and Sam had just been raped by Franco) - she of course tore into Jason and Sam (they didn't know about the rape) and he shouted at her, she asked if he was going to shoot her, etc. Never thought I'd see them in a meaningful moment. The only way the Cody stuff would interest me is in this downward spiral is meant to culminate in learning he and Sasha aren't related, but they are still going with Cody/Lulu, aren't they (unless that has been dropped). How long has the football team been a part of GH? Has it been big in story before? I know OLTL had the football team stories in the early '80s, which makes their being mentioned in some of this plot fitting. Maybe if they need more new characters they could introduce a grandson of that football player Carla was married to - Jack? The one who couldn't get it up? Maybe I have all that wrong. All I remember was Ellen Holly disliked him.

Thanks. That Lauralee cover is a horrible fashion flashback. Trying to remember if they had many ATWT or GL covers. Likely not. I remember SOD was asked why they didn't have more GL covers and the answer was that they did not sell.

@depboy @FrenchFan @slick jones I can't remember if any of you are doing GH episode counts but if you are this might interest you. Mark Hamill gives off a listing of his credits and he specifically mentions being in 51 episodes of GH.

Cindy Pickett with that hair in side profile looks a lot like Maeve Kinkead. A shame we never got to see her Jackie face off with Vanessa.

Thanks. Those would go in history books and magazine spreads for a long while. I remember the second one well because it made me wonder if Jackie was going to recreate Isadora Duncan's fate.

True, although I think this was an earlier cut she had, not the more severe cut. I can't remember the timelines. The one I disliked most was the very blonde pageboy hair around late 95/early 96.

That's a lovely photo. At about 7 minutes Cindi Rinehart gets a caller who complains about "Dixie's hair cut off." The worst part is they put a camera on some poor lady in the audience with similar hair and leave it on her as the caller says Dixie "looks old" now. Some part of the nation was gripped with Cady's hair for about 3-4 years. No wonder she has never had short hair again in her soap run.

@dc11786 As you're around this time in your GH watch I thought this Cindi Rinehart recap might interest you. Around 14 minutes in Cindi talks with an audience member about the impending L&L return. The woman's extremely blunt, "I don't like Bill," tells you just why they wrote that character out.

They never liked each other anyway. In Ross' mind he will always be the guy who was a prick to him and hurt his beloved Debbie.

I don't think Ross is doing anything very different than the last time he was around. He was a shockingly badly written character at points in that run. I'm not surprised he has a hostile attitude toward the man who inadvertently caused him to be doused with acid.

Jim Muneco has put up three more episodes of The City. This is the episode where Steffi and Tony have sex. Marlena de la Croix's comments at the time about how the whole thing was a turnoff made me remember the scenes as much more explicit than they were. It's still something I can't remember soaps doing very often from this point on (a man having sex with a woman who is heavily pregnant by another man). I'm not sure I ever have, actually.

A part of me thinks it is a sign that some shows aren't meant to last forever, but then I wonder if this is how many felt when John Beradino and Emily McLaughlin passed. I can't believe it's been almost two years since Jackie Zeman passed.

It's also the only one that seemed to suit him, although he at least wore suspenders well on OLTL.

I think there could have been a way but admittedly I'm not sure how. What I've watched of Eden (the Playboy Channel soap) is a little better at being cohesive, but that was more along the lines of a trashy primetime soap with bonus nudity.

Nothing against Bailey (RIP) but he bores me, so I'm not surprised you forgot him. Ryan and Penberthy are definitely standouts, although the former seemed to be on the way out by that point. There is something so compelling about Ryan. I think he's a real DILF before the term was used. If AW had been a bit sleazier seeing him get involved with one of Marianne's friends might have been interesting (if horribly traumatizing for the family - poor Aunt Liz would need oxygen).

1988 will be an...interesting year to go through. It's one of the last that I think has the core of AMC, even though many things go haywire. I am curious to know if people think AMC was the worst affected by the strike that year - if it wasn't it must still be high on the list. (admittedly there were issues even before the strike) Barbara really never did have a good hair day.