Melroser

Those are sad numbers for BTG but I do remember being a bit bored early December. Seemed the show was sputtering for a couple weeks until they hit us with Anita's cancer storyline.

Okay, those fake-outs need to stop. I'm hoping Tomas gets himself in trouble so badly that he's fired. Smitty and Jacob need more scenes together. I do think this Impaler story will be a large umbrella story and I hope it brings in a large number of the cast. Looks like more tension between Naomi and Jacob. I want to see Naomi get reckless and stray only to end up pregnant. Izaiah? (Reminiscent of Y&R's Dru with Malcolm/Neil). I'm still confused by the focus on Carlton with Nicole if GV's Kial was supposedly brought on for Nicole. Otherwise, who would Kial mix it up with?

Those BTG numbers make me nervous. I thought the well done eps over the holidays would help gain some traction, unless it's all in the streaming numbers.

So, so sick of Phyllis, Billy, and Victor. At this point I wish the AI program would get into Genoa City's water system and systematically release poison to all its residents one by one until everyone is dead except for Cane (because I like Billy Flynn). To learn that Cane only drinks bottled water or wine he has flown in from Nice.

I agree Sheila being so insecure is not in character. She has always been the strong-willed storm that is firm in her place (whether it's a right one or not). To see her repeatedly going to Taylor and acting so insecure is just...weird. In the past, Sheila would have been putting the screws to Deacon, threatening him to stay in line and remain devoted to her and their marriage or else. NOT running and whining to someone else. Carter and Daphne are just dishwater dull. Carter is written so poorly. I understand that some people who have successful careers can be horrible at finding the right person for love, but Carter is like a lost puppy at the park who follows home the first person that says hi to him. Only to runaway to the park the next day and follow the next friendly hello. Can we get back to Logan vs Forrester instead of this nonsense, please? I kind of like Deke and Hope selfishly wanting Deacon to get together with Taylor. Hope's reaction made me laugh.

Today was definitely soapy and things are moving again for a change. Seemed like things were stuck in a rut...maybe with the changeover coming from S1 to S2. There needs to be more Nicole vs Bill scenes. Those two are amazing together. Loved that Andre was finally given a backbone and said something to Bill. I'm all for the Bill/Dani/Andre triangle. Interesting way to bring in Grayson with Ashley. I kind of like it. I hope they put Tomas in the middle of Hayley and Bill and that blows up in his face.

I already like Tyler more than Remy. Remy needs to go. There should be no logical reason Deke would take him back. He's completely against Sheila being able to get beyond her past, so why would he turn around and forget about Remy's? If they pursue with something between Deke and Tyler I hope it's more of a slow burn and not rushed. Yes, I know. All this show does is whiplash movements when it comes to romances, but I think it would be a positive thing if they didn't show gay men rushing right into sex.

Not the results I expected either, but I like that I was surprised. Now I'm anxious to see the Kat/Chelsea reactions. I like the Andre and Jacob interaction. I hope they have more. Martin and Smitty have grown on me again. I turned on them during their "breakup" and Smitty's smugness at the time, but I'm now back on the train. The two work well together. I really expected the "cliffhanger" today to be the announcement the results were in. Surprised the writers are dropping them throughout the ep.

I must have blocked the whole Michael/Rachel almost getting married story, too!! And thank goodness I did. lol. I remember them being friendly when he first came to town, but I don't remember them ever having a relationship. This show did so many things that seemed as if writers were just seeing what would stick or didn't. Much like Michael and Iris having a romantic past. Something else that I couldn't buy into. And don't get me started on Rachel falling for Carl, no matter how "romantic" he may have been. Just...no!

I'm enjoying this episode that seems to be featuring relationships between people. Romantic or friendship. Giving each characters points of view. Well done.

Run Daphne, Run!!! Please. Your character is annoying and Carter needs to stop with this constant looking-for-love-to-be-rejected stories. Now if they could get rid of Electra/Will/Dylan also, the show would be on a great track. I like the mess that is Deacon/Taylor. It will cause lots of conflict between characters and I'm here for it just like the new Logan vs Forrester story.

I'm hoping this means that a larger audience streams BTG than Y&R and B&B. Enough to make them cave for this show because of the number of complaints. Hey, I'm just trying to look at any possible positive.

the CBS dot com site has S1 back up too, but you have to "subscribe" to view. I'll wait for Pluto. Today's episode was well done. I enjoyed all of it. Vanessa was a little more tolerable today and having Nicole's issues lead to her pushing Joey into the clinic idea is great. It's just another way to mix up some characters. The Nicole, Mona, Laura scenes were sweet and explained how Mona came to be such a great family friend. The Martin/Vernon scenes were nice in showing the interaction between grandfather and grandson. And of course, Tamara Tunie hit it out of the park today. I liked that Tracy was pushing her into the fighter she knew Anita could be and it finally worked.

I usually watch on cbs.com and they took down all but today's S2 episode. I didn't get a chance to watch yesterday yet. Not happy! It's the first ep I haven't been able to watch. I missed Hayley yesterday so her scenes today seemed so out of left field. I didn't get why she was acting that way...but I guess Bill was supposed to meet her and he went off with Dani instead? Anita/Bill and Dani/Vernon were dynamite scenes today. I thought the scenes helped to ground Bill and Dani both today and it was welcomed. I like seeing those sides of them. Tomas has got to go. He was way too wooden with Kat. She may as well been acting with a wall.

Can't wait for S2! Hoping for bigger and better things. I imagine getting a show off the ground and running is a daunting task, but they should be hitting their stride now. I'm ready for this ride.