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The same uploader put this episode up today, undated. Not sure if it has been up before? It has Jo's kidnapping story. And if @amybrickwallace still posts here, you may want to know it has Liza and Travis.

Thanks for the links.

It must have felt so special to have them as 'friends' for 35 years, as many fans did. They both feel so real and easy to invest in in a way that some long-running characters don't. I guess that is mostly down to Larry and Mary. Watching this I couldn't help wondering how bittersweet it must have been for some of the fans of most of the characters who were getting their happy endings. You had Liza meeting with a Travis double, yet Louann Gideon (RIP) was never the Liza who knew Travis. You had Hogan and her Liza wishing each other well, even though they were never the Liza and Hogan who were that popular. You had Hogan and Sunny briefly interacting as their fans now saw Hogan marrying one last recast Patti and Sunny paired off with a man who, as someone said here pages ago, kind of comes off like her gay best friend. Still, for the cast they had, it is nice enough. It must have been surreal for NBC soap viewers to see Patrick Tovatt go in about six months from fisherman Zane to a patriarch with a cod Irish accent. Between Linda Dano, Maeve Maguire, Liz Hubbard, Kathleen Widdoes, Marie Masters, etc. Patrick sure had some leading ladies though.

I can't remember if anyone had put this one up in full or not but if not someone did today. The last episode.

Of course he had to mention she worked for him. I guess it shows her impact that even he said something. That's about as positive as I can be...

I do wonder about the people in the crowd, as I wonder if they were mostly just surprised. I don't really disagree with him, but I'm surprised he said it, especially given his safe and go-along-to-get-along political choices. It just seemed so random. That's why I wondered about the primary, even though he is the heavy favorite.

Here's an interview she gave a few years ago which sparked a few timeless memes, and is Aretha in full flow.

I just wish her last days had been allowed to be on her own terms and not through ghoulish muckrakers "reporting" on things like her grave being dug. I hope she haunts them. Anyway, I like this article. http://time.com/5367138/aretha-franklin-appreciation/ And my favorite Aretha song:

@marceline you've probably already heard about this but Renee Elise Goldsberry will be on Documentary Now! http://www.playbill.com/article/ifcs-documentary-now-will-tackle-company-with-john-mulaney-renee-elise-goldsberry-alex-brightman-more Aaron Lustig is selling his house. https://variety.com/2018/dirt/real-estalker/aaron-lustig-sherman-oaks-house-1202893823/

Andrew Cuomo is a real pander bear. That primary challenge must be closer than expected...

It's very sad. I guess considering Jean Rogers left due to unhappiness of stories, at least Dolly was not violently killed, as happened to a number of other ladies on Emmerdale. Still, it's sad to see her go and to know there are so few left. This also further isolated the Sugdens, which had already been happening. It is very prescient when she calls Frank and Kim out as users - I wonder if that was intentional or not. It doesn't help that the extremely depressing story with Kate Hughes leaving was going on at the same time.

I know it's Glenn Greenwald but I read an article on The Intercept saying that the Chamber of Commerce, MoveOn, and that Bernie group all endorsed her primary opponent, and there are some other odd things that went on as well: https://theintercept.com/2018/08/14/connecticut-primary-mary-glassman-moveon-chamber-of-commerce/ She seems very qualified, so it makes no sense to me. I hope they will support her for November as I think this is a swing district.

One last flush down the toilet for "Sam's Club Republican" T-Paw, a craven husk of a sellout who trashed Minnesota and then cashed out. I wonder if his old booster Chris Cillizza had anything to say. I doubt it...he seems to be too busy with his usual hee hee ha ha on Twitter. http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/tim-pawlenty-loses-minnesota-gubernatorial-primary.html

I still watch. I don't post much here. I post mainly at Walford Web. The show has some alright moments, but is mainly the same damn scenes over and over, and way too much of Hayley and Stuart. Sadly with Kate Oates coming I imagine the worst will be on the way.

That's probably true... I just can't even tell myself Maura was playing the same character. Even Susan Walters wasn't the same. They never should have even tried. Typical Y&R of the last few decades. I still can't believe what they did with Maura...

Glad someone is reading the thread! This one got a lot of notice, although it mostly makes me feel sad: https://deadline.com/2018/08/marilyn-monroe-lost-nude-scene-from-the-misfits-discovered-1202444346/

Tracey Bregman seemed to be having a blast playing those scenes. I wonder if Bill Bell ever regretted making Lauren a heroine, as she was a lot of fun as a naughty bitch. I especially loved her asking Jazz where Paul was, what Paul said about her, etc. He was so fed up with her. The bit when he said Paul was with a blonde (Andy) made me LOL. Her sparring with Amy was terrific, especially the end when Amy convinced her to keep Jack and his PI report in check by reminding her that Traci would turn to Danny again, and weren't there enough women already interested in Danny? Stephanie Williams also did a good job in those types of sparring moments when Simone on GH used to get into it with Lucy. The guy who played Rick wasn't much of an actor, which let the last scenes down somewhat, but MTS was doing more than enough acting for the both of them. She added so much tension and fear in every expression. It was also a weird throwback to see Victor in an era when people could tell him not to do something, like go out in a storm, and he would actually listen. (oh and Victor in that wet shirt is the only time I've ever found him attractive...). The scenes with Katherine trying to forgive Jill and instead using her hatred of Jill to fuel her decision about plastic surgery were just phenomenal. Such ugliness, such bile in that scene with Jill and Katherine, as Katherine tried so hard but Jill could not and would not let her. They took what could have been a vanity story about Jeanne Cooper's facelift and instead used it to set up all the material when Katherine found out about Jill and Jack and began the blackmail plot. What writing! And what gets me most is that the Brenda Dickson we see in the 1973 clip is not that far off from the Brenda we get here - just harder and more bitter (I love the way she has that line when Liz opens the door - asking if Katherine has died yet. She just delivers it perfectly). The jump from that Brenda to April 1986 Brenda is so severe, even though the 1986 episode wasn't even Brenda at her most...Brenda. Does anyone else think it's weird that no one but Jack was bothered by Traci dating her college professor? Ashley was indignant at him finding it inappropriate. Odd. Oh and there was that boring guy (Brian?) I forget about right after I see him. Speaking of Ashley, Eileen's hair and jewelry and wardrobe in these episodes is always a mess, but this looked good. Rick James videos were calling her: I did a double take in the 1986 episodes as I did not know Jazz and Nathan were ever on the show at the same time. They were all supporting figures, sadly, but it was great to see that Paul was surrounded by so much diversity at that point, as well as a natural and fun partner in Andy. It makes the '90s revolving around Lynne, Mary, Cricket and sauerkraut seem kind of sad, doesn't it? I guess Bell felt that Nathan could replace Jazz. It's too bad as I really like Jazz. I wonder how much the budget was at this time that they could spring for prosthetics for Andy, Jazz, Nathan and Amy, just for one scene. Poor Stephanie Williams being put in yellowface. I wonder if this was some kind of...wink at the criticism they got for the whiteface story. And Jazz guest stars as Madea. I know we've said this before but it really disappoints me that they didn't do more with Stephanie. She never seemed to fit into her ABC soap roles. She is a natural here, and I wish they'd seen that. Why did Lauren and Paul break up anyway? They seem so good here, and so right. (and damn Doug Davidson was hot in the '80s) I remember @DeeeDee posting before about Diane being removed from the canvas for Faren, and I could feel that here. Diane is insecure and Faren has the upper hand at every turn. I wonder if Bell was just so into the mystery lady stories - was Faren the first mystery lady on Y&R? In some ways Faren seems like a precursor, just in a sappier way than the later mystery ladies like Cassandra. Anyway, Alex Donnelly does what she can. Seeing this makes me feel that she was one of those ladies who looked better with the extra '80s hair. I think it was also DeeeDee who said the reason they didn't do more with Matt/Nikki was lack of chemistry. I can see that here (especially when compared to her scenes with Jack). I have to admit that I just can't picture Victor ever encouraging his brother to go after Nikki - did his raging jealousy not start until later years? This seems like such a bizarre plot. Matt seems shoehorned into the canvas. I wonder how fans felt at the time. Anyway, MTS again gives good work, and she somehow makes this outfit look adorable: The Traci and Mamie scenes were so sweet. Veronica is 'my' Mamie, but I really appreciated Marguerite Ray here. This batch of 84/86 episodes also made me appreciate Eileen Davidson more. I won't lie, Brenda Epperson will always be my favorite Ashley, but Davidson is just fascinating to watch in these episodes. She is always moving, always going, both vulnerable and tough all at once. And so intelligent too. She is also given a perfect balance of corporate, family and romantic life. One thing I notice in these episodes is you got a ton more ACTING from the ladies of the '80s. Starting in the late '80s/early '90s you got cooler, more introspective performances from so many women like Tonya Lee Williams, Nina Arvesen, Kimberlin Brown, Brenda Epperson. I loved their work, and I still do. It's just I didn't realize how different the women on the canvas were from one decade to the next. The show as a whole seems a bit looser and freer in these years (as loose and free as Bill Bell can be, anyway). I like it a lot.

https://forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/love-story-home-for-the-holidays-and-ten-other-recent-itv-archive-drama-recoveries/

The power grabs keep getting more blatant. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/west-virginia-impeach-entire-state-supreme-court

Was that Arlene Dahl with that awful "pianah" accent? That opening theme always makes my heart swell when I hear it.

A woman who used to date Keith Ellison is claiming he abused her. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/12/keith-ellison-abuse-allegations-774576

I miss David Canary.

Thanks for finding that. I keep hoping something beyond opening and closing credits will appear.

VHSGoodiesWA3 uploaded the 2/21/1992 episode to his Google Plus channel.