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I figure James is there to make us feel sorry for Ste or Ste/Rex, rather than any story of his own, but I hope I'm wrong.

This almost feels like trolling but I think they are just tone deaf.

Yes, that's my issue - there's a story to be told, it just has not been told properly as they don't want to make the effort.

Kim said she went in today for an ultrasound and everything is benign. Very happy for her.

Happy birthday to her. Forever a legend.

It's an especially odd choice with Noah as I'm not sure there is one actor hugely identifiable enough with the role to where they need the explanation. I wonder if they may be winking at GH for having Rory Gibson debut as Michael without any of the "new face due to severe burns" writing even though they'd had Michael severely burned.

He never even had much of a chance. I guess at least he was spared MAB's pen. But I saw how good he was in that type of role on Wiseguy.

I saw a bit of Ric's explanation. Rick Hearst's delivery of, "I joined a cult!" genuinely made me laugh. I hope the show keeps working out whatever arrangements they can for him to stay around.

Nathan being involved at least maps out the next part, I suppose, as if he is Faison or a Faison puppet he would want another way to be able to cause problems for the Spencers. This story would have more impact if Lucky was around or if Laura was more involved, but what else is new.

I guess you could count Daisy and her abortion.

I hope Sharon is doing well health-wise as I was a bit startled seeing her in the video. It looks less like bad plastic surgery than I'd expected. And wow I didn't recognize her voice either, although that may be down to terrible audio.

You're right. He'd have a big feud with Drew which Jason and Michael can't quite fill (Michael due to the age difference and Jason because he's a bit too inert). Not getting to see his grandkids also makes me sad to think about.

That's how I felt too. Lucky berating Laura at length because she didn't handle her rape in a way he saw fit summed up a great deal of where the show was and where it was heading.

I suppose I could see some who'd want Britt to return, but Nathan's story was so tied to Maxie and he already had a perfectly clear and fine exit storyline. There will always be a hole on the canvas without AJ there because of the horrible treatment of the character, but I think it stands out more when there's a strong presence in the role of Michael. There is not much left to tell in his relationship with Sonny or Carly, so you just think of what we are missing. And the Quartermaines being in a decent place at the moment only makes the loss more glaring.

You're right - not many along those lines. There were some but the stories would usually lend into the melodramas (like Lillian's breast cancer or Beth's abuse). One of the few I remember was that clunky piracy story from late 2000 that presumably was put on them by the government.

If I were new to this period of GL I would recommend trying to stick it out to the end of B&E's run - summer 2000 or whenever it is, just for completion's sake. I will acknowledge they were running on fumes. @Mitch64 I'd forgotten they didn't have a Bauer barbecue one year. For shame.

William Russ (AW, Y&R) and Bonnie Bartlett (Love of Life), along with various other Boy Meets World cast members, showed up on DWTS to support Danielle Fishel.

Not sure why the GH Youtube channel uploaded a deleted scene for the first time in four years, but deleted scenes always interest me so you may feel the same way. It's Brook Lynn and Chase (I can already see you walking away), before Monica's funeral.

Sorry to hear about her passing. So many talented people came from Love of Life. Someone should tell Hollywood Reporter Love Is was not on the air in the '80s.

Thanks so much @slick jones

I've never seen a soap that has actually told the story. EastEnders and Emmerdale had children born into the show with Down's and they have both been on their shows, off and on, for 15-20 years, but they are rarely seen. Neighbours brought in a young woman with Down's soon before their show ended in 2022. In real life she is a friend of Guy Pearce's so they cast her as his daughter. When the show was revived in 2023 (it's ending again in a few months), they brought her back, and she pops up every once in a while for some light comedy or background moments, not much else. I just don't think this is a story soaps want to tackle, especially not in such an exploitive time for the genre. They will tell "issue-based storylines," but that tends to be giving 10 different characters cancer or diabetes or infertility or depression. It would probably take a soap on public television, and that era of public television is long gone. On paper, this could have been a strong story for Holly, especially when you add in Holly's career, regrets over keeping a baby she hadn't planned, her history of depression (it was implied in 1992 at least, IIRC), but I don't think it was ever going to happen. The best I can say is the show didn't kill Meg off for awards and misery.