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A lot going on here. Janice has overplayed. Loved the Iris/Rachel scene, and Carl and Rachel with their hands on the bars. Nice to see Grant finally trying to be a good father to Kirkland.

I'm glad Clara's still around. I wonder what her involvement was with Sylvie.

Matt. Wow.

I love how everyone keeps assuming Felicia and John are having an affair again.

Kirkland is playing with fire.

As always your stories are very well-paced.

I like Rachel trying to keep control instead of getting upset.

Thanks!

I hope if we see him again he might talk to Felicia - they were supposed to be very close (as he sort of idolized her - it was a weird story), but the show sort of forgot.

Are Rachel and Amanda really fighting or are they fighting for Carl's benefit?

Great installment. It's classic soap that just as Lindsey agrees to keep quiet, Jake begins to remember. I'm glad you included Derek - that conversation with Lindsey did a lot for her character.

I really enjoyed the dialogue between Vicky and Kirkland. It sounded so much like her.

I know - I just meant in the story, that's the year the man they knew as Michael came back.

Thanks again.

This is going to make poor Donna go nuts, having to keep it a secret.

Love the GL mention.

Michael came back in 1995.

Lots of cliffhangers in this!!

I like the way Cass and Stacey argue. It's very sibling-like.

I really enjoyed this. Poor Duncan. I'm glad you remembered him though. And I like seeing Bonnie used in this story. Carter wooing his opponent's mother is a great twist, as is Scott as his rival. And Cameron Mathison certainly fits who Scott was the last time he was in Oakdale.

I was going to ask about the profanity with certain words taken out - it's a little distracting to me. I'm not criticizing, as I think you're a great writer, but perhaps you might want to just write words that won't be caught up in SON's filter, or just avoid profanity.

Nice to see stories building up and intersecting. The tension between Carl and Cory is interesting. I hope Carl gets a scene with Elizabeth soon, a solo scene.

I really like the way you write Toni. She reminds me a great deal of the Toni on the show.

You didn't need to ask me, I just wanted people to know that you get the credit. I really appreciate the mention.

I'm honored to be listed as history consultant, although you certainly wrote all this good stuff on your own (if you ever have any more questions I'd be happy to answer them).

I'd always wondered why they kept the name "Cory Publishing" for so long. This makes sense.

Wasn't expecting to see Rachel go to Paulina. This will be good.

Beautiful conversation between Michelle and Vicky. At first I thought she meant her sister had sent her.

Great chapter all around. Everything. The best is the Christy/Frankie conversation, which was very complicated and makes me wonder who Christy is now.

I have to laugh at Felicia at a grave-digging. Once upon a time she would have been digging it up herself, probably wearing a huge boa. I like how you pair up some exes in this chapter. Allen seems to be getting that cheating itch...

Grant handled that terribly.

Great twists with Reginald's killer. I wasn't expecting that. This really brings stories together.

Good to hear a little more about Tyrone's mother. The show never talked about her that often.

I hope Allen's news will take some weight off of Marley's mind. I'm glad you're tying up these stories so carefully.

Carly off the wagon again. Wow. I liked that scene with the bartender.

I feel dumb. I didn't get why Jake hurt his knee. Now I do...

So many great scenes in this. I loved Carl's line about "one...big...orange." I like the Bridget/Jake bonding moment and Lindsay overhearing.

I keep forgetting LK plays Stacey in this, and that she got back together with Derek. Stacey was so judgmental, and you really pick up on this in your writing.

Nice to see Christy being integrated into Jack's story, Jack being integrated into the larger canvas. Paulina smiling and waving cracked me up.

Janice is a mess. I guess Rachel is used to mentally unstable behavior so it doesn't show up on her radar.

Glad to see Toni worked back into the story.

Carl is going back to his old paranoid, controlling self.

I like seeing Rachel trying to outplay Iris. I also like that you used some more recent headshots of some actors.

I like how spacy and angry Donna is in this - she was always that way in murder mysteries.

Intrigued with Amanda and Iris.

I think you forgot a word in the description of Spencer.

Glad you're tying up loose ends.

I also liked the Mitch/Felicia talk. It seemed important even beside big drama.