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Can't see that ending well.

I hope Manchin, Sinema, etc. are enjoying themselves while democracy slowly waves goodbye.

Reading through the last page I realize we have been all paying far more attention to this story than TPTB at the time did.

I thought it was supposed to be Vietnam. The "flashbacks" we got of Donna and John also seemed to be '60s themed (in one he is playing Donna the Primadonna on the car radio).

Thanks. You remember it better than I do.

Isn't all that money Milo is getting to hurt kids enough to help keep them afloat?

I'm happy for the cast and crew who work so hard, and for the soap genre - what's left of it, anyway. Yesterday is not soon enough.

Does anyone know who the blonde woman in the first part of this is?

I loved St. Elsewhere. Norman consistently did a fine job and brought a great deal of integrity to a show that could, especially in its last seasons, threaten to spin totally out of control. His scenes with Jane Wyatt were a delight.

<insert gif of someone saying, "Good.">

Didn't she have problems with Rauch? I think this may be what you mean: I really liked her with Kevin so it was hard for me to be objective, but I do think the first Ben was more interesting to watch and I think if Bethea had stayed they would have clicked.

Thanks! I haven't watched much in a few years so I appreciate your kindness. What do you think of the Carla story? The aspect of her playing with the psyches of various characters is compelling, but the stuff with her hypnotizing Nicole is a bit too silly for me. I don't think it helps that the last time I saw Nicole was the ugly, degrading Lincoln storyline, and now a few years later she's in this committed marriage. Something I like about the current episodes actually is the focus on committed married couples who are able to have stories that aren't about the usual cheating and nonsense - like Zara and Boyd and Drew and Harper. I appreciated that episode where Drew decided to try wearing a dress and instead of being treated as something humiliating, he and Harper agreed that he looked hot and then had sex. You won't see that anywhere else. (I make it sound much more pornographic than it was) What did you think of that whole story with Leanne and Rosalyn? Leanne is a good spark plug character that every soap needs. I have to admit the scene of her boyfriend/Marty's father keeling over when he saw them kissing gave me a cheap laugh. Desi is an interesting character but also so overbearing. Damo - not sure how I feel about him. I think he works a little better in serious moments. Marty seems like another of those characters who will be burnt out on misery quickly, based on the current mercy kill story, but I like the actor. (this show has very good casting people)

James Wlcek was a gorgeous man. They had to work hard to find such an unflattering photo.

He's either going to be gerrymandered out or lose a primary and is trying to use this to help him with a statewide run. Not sure he'd win a primary there at this point either...

And they sort of tested him with Frankie too, didn't they? David Forsyth was a good actor but I think Sharlene is what made him work as a character. That's probably one of the reasons so many fans were put off by the Felicia/John pairing. Donna is a character you could do anything with. It's a shame so many regimes seemed to dislike her or have no use for her - Anna saying she would have likely left AW if it had stayed on the air made me sad, although I can't blame her. It sucks that Donna had such a depressing ending.

I wonder if any of the old Clintonworld people are now involved in Labour...

I haven't seen this stuff since the Soapnet repeat but I probably got a few details wrong. The story was terrible, for the reasons you mention, and also because they lacked any chemistry and Philece Sampler was so badly miscast. The only moment I remember enjoying was when at one point she tore into "Mother Hudson" and poor Clara keeled over. It was like something from Soap.

That's shameless. I'm not surprised ABC got the hammer out.

They nearly have sex on the Love yacht, I think, but they stop; then they hear her running off and then she gets into a car accident.

That would have made more sense than her SB stint, but I wonder what would have happened to Gabrielle's accent. Javier probably could have been a good long-term antagonist with better writing. Similar to Manzo, I thought the actor was talented and also very hot. I think the actor (Rene Lavan?) may have had some 'artistic' nude photos out in the late '90s that were very enjoyable... Ugh, Rachel #3 was so hard to watch. Ellen Bethea was such a wonderful presence. They did Rachel very dirty after she left.

I think most of them last through the Labines, and then never appear again once JFP arrives. I don't know about Javier, but Linda and Eddie (wasn't there an Eddie?).