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They write most of the characters her age that way. In this case they likely think viewers will side with Jordan if Trina, someone they dislike and they know is disliked by a certain segment of the audience, lays into her. This is the show that had Trina describe herself as a "bitch" to make us feel sorry for Joss - they aren't very subtle.

He needs to stop dyeing his hair. Is that the Newman ranch? Does Danny know that Victor almost porked Christine?

James Pickens Jr. talks about his prostate cancer diagnosis. https://ew.com/greys-anatomy-star-opens-up-about-own-diagnosis-after-characters-reveal-11850247

It's kind of crazy how much Rocco went from mostly just being around as one of the kids living with Dante and Sam to being in the center of so many families and conflict. Of course, that won't last (although his not being Liz's son might help his longevity with the powers that be), but I'm glad Finn Carr is a good enough actor to make some iffy story decisions more palatable.

The Lucky situation will always be a puzzle to me, mainly because I wonder how much someone at ABC pushed for his return. It clearly wasn't Frank's decision. I don't know if Lulu's was his either as he was fine with her being comatose for four years. I wouldn't have brought Lucky back, I thought the show had outgrown him and the show had trashed his relationship with Liz beyond repair. He was also divisive with fans, rather than well-loved. And pretty much all of that played out when JJ returned. If they had worked hard, they may have changed some minds, but they didn't try very hard, so what we ended up getting was a passive-aggressive return, with the only sign of grace being that they didn't kill Lucky off. (maybe JJ leaving so abruptly meant they didn't have the chance) I still wonder if having him kiss Liz the day JJ couldn't be there was a coincidence.

There's a fair amount of 1986 missing, but yes, that's my last memory of him - I think he and Speed are in their diner or whatever they were doing and were happy.

There's a good chance he'll end up dead, which is calming, in a way.

That's such a great tagline. I love the red shoes too. I wonder if that was Eileen's idea as she seemed to be involved with her wardrobe. I can hear her saying, "Just call me Dorothy." I do like Jay - as you said, he was cute, even if not the greatest actor. I understand why Marland wrote him out, even if it was only a half-exit (he was still living in Oakdale with that Speed woman [what was her actual name?] who must have escaped from Lujack's old gang), but I might have just had him in Kevin's role. I know they had the whole Marie backstory, which was pivotal in driving Frannie closer to Douglas Cummings, but they could have invented a past lady for Jay too.

Thanks for uploading those great scenes. I suppose they moved Alex away because they knew she wouldn't be viable in that state. The question is, while Tonja was very charismatic, sexy, etc. was there really a need for Alex in what she became once they toned her down. She does have some fun moments from about 1992-1994, but I'm not sure.

And they said the same thing then! They are rich and none of this will affect them, or so they think.

I agree with you both as I think this is what leads to the lack of believable couples. GH has gotten a little better at the family element but character work, motivation, is still not there. In GH's case it's puzzling because you do have well liked couples who are stifled or actively hated by the show. I suppose the call should be - get weird agendas out of production decisions. Genie has plenty of experience dealing with those.

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Welcome back @Maxim and thanks for the great writeup and clip. They really did have it out for Sarah or for Grace Philips anyway. She probably deserved better, but the character never should have been brought back or should have just returned long enough for Megan's death then she and Bo realized they'd both moved on. The scene with Cassie and Bo is very interesting. He's very patronizing toward her, calling her "kid" and telling her that she can be fine now because she was never going to be good enough anyway. I think it underscores the age gap between them which the writing otherwise did not address, IIRC. The scene also helps clarify Andrew/Cassie for me. I do think Cassie loved Andrew, but something has always felt a little rushed about their relationship, and a little performative on Cassie's part. We see here how much of the relationship is built on Cassie's insecurities and just wanting to actually be wanted by a man, especially a saintly man who would not do to her what Bo did.

Thanks @Xanthe TV by Day did run a while so I got that wrong, but at least the interview is still with us, even if it's not the one being mentioned.

It hasn't. They did put up an old clip of her.

Thanks!

Mack lost all humor and just became constant judgment. And I never forgave him for making Laura's death all about himself. The Jason story in season 12 was his best in years. Karen I just found to be ossified by this point and really missing anyone who could balance her out. You're right that they did will they/won't they too often with Greg and Paige. The show likely knew if they got together, they'd never stay together. A young male rival or son for him would have been interesting.

Yes. I have a special disdain for the pundits and centrists in the press who insisted they would never get rid of the ACA because the public had gotten used to it. The GOP and Trump don't care about that (the same reason they will also ban gay marriage within the next few years). They want to destroy everything tied to Obama or to any progress. They hate this country, they hate us, they hate each other. They only want death and despair.

No problem. There are a few others too that are up in parts elsewhere. I was surprised as I thought the show only ran two episodes for some reason. Hopefully they'll be put up in full on that channel.

He would have been good as Richard, I agree, if a little old for the Cassie pairing. He would have made sense with Reva. You're right, but I do wish they'd gotten to live on a little longer through ATWT and GL. Irna did love crossovers. I know the idea is they took time away from vets, but it's not as if vets were dominant by this time anyway. As Penny said in her 1998 visit - "Who ARE these people?"

All of this became inevitable when Trump won and voters gave Republicans the Senate and the House. This is what a majority of the public wanted. They were warned, again and again. This is the end result. They can't blame anyone but themselves. It's not both sides bad. It's Republicans and the cult who loves them. They have sent us all to hell and they don't deserve a free pass. No more centrist equivocation.

These are up in parts but I don't think they were in full.

Thanks. I'd imagine Peggy. She would have been a strong Peggy.

Love Maree. She's an inspiration to us all in work ethic. The nun comparison photo is neat.