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Well my earlier prediction about Jason having the kids was totally wrong but I'm glad he was able to broker a solution That Coffee cup with Dante and Tracy near the beginning of the episode was so obviously empty. It did feel like a bit of a cop-out to show Cody punching Lucky and then picking up after it was all over. Cyrus' spate of mercy killings being about his mother does make some sense - even if a little cliched. I do look forward to learning the reasoning behind Sam and Dex's death though because as Liz and Lucky noted, they weren't terminally ill, or suffering grave injuries like Michael.

The grounds are apparently crawling with security, although unlike the copious bodyguards that Sonny has, we never see them (and where they were when Sonny killed Jagger is anyone's guess). The only person we usually see is Yuri, who was originally Valentin's man but stayed on after Valentin left the mansion three years ago (possibly because - as it was heavily hinted though I don't think confirmed - he was sleeping with Monica back then, though he is supposed to be with Terry now). Heck, I don't think we ever saw the nanny until Tuesday's episode.

That was part of "murder week" during the 2004 Athens Olympics when the show devoted a whole week to a storyline where the Q's, Heather, the current teens at the time (Georgie, Dillon, Brook Lynn, Lucas, Sage and Trent), Felicia (who was judging who'd get Lila's inheritance), Faith (who was a fugitive at the time and being hidden by Justus), Nikolas (who was also a fugitive and being hidden by Emily after having been rescued from a mental institution that Helena had put him in, due to his amnesia and belief that he was Connor Bishop earlier in the year) were all trapped in the mansion and its grounds during a storm. It was meant to attract viewers from Days of Our Lives, which was on hiatus for the Olympics (and had of course had recently had the Salem Stalker storyline with the Melaswen part still playing out at the time). Notably, Sonny, Carly and Jason did not appear that week despite having been almost a daily presence for at least the past two years and the whole week was devoted to the murder storyline. In the end, Sage and Trent were murdered and Mary Bishop - the real Connor Bishop's "widow" (because Connor later turned out to be alive) was the killer. Yes, in 2007 John was in a hit and run and presumed dead, then came back with the robotic personality which lasted until Drake and Deidre were let go in 2009.

Yes, that's my theory too...On Thursday's episode Tracy kept Carly away from both Monica and the kids with excuses so I think that after their emotional rapprochement on Wednesday, Jason and Tracy colluded to move the kids overnight (Thursday's episode was a new day) and possibly Monica too (with the unseen but still around Yuri as a decoy guarding her door).

Patrick Mulcahey basically put them together I believe. It started off last April with Stella haranguing Tracy into having a medical physical and while Tracy waited for her appointment she and Stella had coffee and ended up talking Tracy later had another conversation with Stella after Gregory died. Then a conversation at Gregory's memorial park bench (on location in that park GH uses each summer) when Stella's former love Marcus passed away (he'd been on the show years earlier - around 2018 - involved in a storyline where his wife who had alzheimer's fell in love with Sonny's dad Mike who also had alzheimer's) And finally another conversation at Gregory's bench when Stella and Tracy talked about Cody.

Pure speculation but Anyway, I enjoyed this episode more than Thursday's but geez will Maxie finally hurry up and tell Lulu about the Bailey scheme with Brook-Lyn. This is the second time when she's been like "Oh I'll tell you all about what happened with Peter August later." I liked Jordan today too.

Today's episode was somewhat disappointing compared to the past couple of days, but Tracy still the highlight.

Erika Slezak has apparently been working on a film, Song Sung Blue which started production back in October. I'm guessing probably a small role with one or two scenes but it's a good sign that she could be ready to start working more regularly again.

I literally had to blow my nose just now as a result of the episode

Oh my! Jason choose Tracy (well Monica really) over Sonny regarding the kids - and she hugged him and he actually reciprocated. And Tracy's appeals really did win him over too, judging by the way they were staring into each other's eyes towards the end. And then of course poor Sonny's having heart palpitations outside after leaving. Of course, Sonny's scenes with Tracy before Jason arrived were also good too. On the other side of town unfortunately Joss has blown it already, having - as Anna said - tipped off Cyrus to where he should cover his tracks. I liked the scenes between Drew and Alexis regarding Scout Felicia had plenty to do, firstly trying to calm Carly and Jason down and later with Emma at the bar. The bar scenes were ok too, though I'm annoyed Cody lost all of his money, he really shouldn't have been so stupid. And I enjoyed the Liz/Lucky scenes, first with Cyrus and later on their own.

I really enjoyed today's episode Joss and Lucky exchanging notes on Cyrus and later Lucky meeting with Lucas and Liz to go over what they know about the mystery. Drew vs Nina and also Willow vs Sasha (that "because things didn't work out with your cousin" was actually quite a burn from someone who has basically been a piece of milquetoast up until now lol) But the absolute star of today's show was Tracy and her decision to refuse to hand over Wiley and Amelia to Willow's custody, which was set up perfectly in the previous episode with Tracy expressing her concerns about Monica and saying that she would keep the next generation of Quartermaines safe at all costs.

Tbf Wiley is 6 now - possibly more if he's been SORASed. He was born only a few months after James but they don't show him as nearly as often. Edit: Just checked and both Wiley and James are played by 9 year olds.

@Liberty City Oh yes, I see that a couple of commenters at the time thought that perhaps a set-dresser had confused Toadie's initial with Ryan's, which would make the most sense. https://www.neighboursfans.com/forum/topic/50735-episode-7341-monday-11th-april-2016/ (I dunno if this link works for non-members) Yes, I thought that was a bit odd myself

Which episode number? Because it'd be interesting to go see if anyone at Neighboursfans picked up on it in the episode threads at the time.

I also liked the one at the Triple L diner with Bryan Ferry's version of "Will You Love Me tomorrow" which kicked off Luke and Laura's return.

Mostly agreed, although I didn't like 96. And I generally liked the show up until around 2021, although problems with it were definitely growing after 2018.

I only just watched now, but I think the logic was about getting a succession plan in place just in case Sonny suddenly croaks it for any reason. They mentioned Nixon Falls and all the drama that happened then with Carly and Jason having been unprepared to take over - Sonny doesn't want that sort of situation to happen again.

That's actually a scene taken from the first episode of Night Shift where the paramedics were affected by a gas leak in the ambulance and they had a Jane Doe in the back who was continually teased as Brenda - she was badly burned after someone lit a cigarette and blew up the ambulance https://youtu.be/gVzcMzf6M0M?si=mg2zASgs4sLgIN2-&t=206

I'll have to disagree with you there, now granted I don't know what is common in the US but where I am from it is expected that one can have a support person in a work meeting (and the employer cannot legally refuse either) who can be a family member, friend, partner, legal representative, union member or even an emotional support clown lol. That said, I do think that Ric was clearly the better choice to be the support person in this case.

Helena got a brainwashed Lucky to give Lucas something that triggered Lucas' blood sugar to rise (especially dangerous because of Lucas' diabetes) and sent him into a coma. Then kidnapped Tony and told him she wouldn't give him the cure unless he woke up Stavros and also added that she would do the same to Lulu and Michael if he still refused to comply.

Ah yes, I remember now, it was indeed a miscarriage and not a failed implantation, which tbh would've been more plausible than having sex the same day as miscarrying. I mean I'm pretty sure ovulation wouldn't happen that fast after a miscarriage.

There was a childrens love quadrangle between Cameron, Emma, Spencer and Joss about 10 years ago. I kid you not. They were all of about 10 at the time and it went on and on for months. And it was truly weird because they all acted like little adults but also somewhat fitting considering who their parents were i.e they were copying the behavior of the adults around them.

It played out over most of 2013, including before the 50th anniversary when Maxie told Frisco and he threatened Britt to stop blackmailing Maxie. Britt's pregnancy being from one of Dante and Lulu's embryos didn't come out until toward the end of the year, possibly sometime in 2014.

He's got hungry eyes which is usually a good sign. Brenda/VM was another one who had them, back in the day Sonny/MB had them too but not so much anymore.

6 pages later and nobody mentioned that Maxie was actually supposed to be Lulu's original surrogate. But she had gotten herself pregnant by Spinelli after she either miscarried or the enbryo transfer didn't work (I forget what) and passed off her baby (Georgie) as Dante and Lulu's child for months. While Britt (the ob/gyn) knew the truth and had herself stolen one of Dante and Lulu's embryos to pass off as her child with Patrick - that baby became Rocco