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.

When I was a teenager, this was the rivalry for me. Kathleen/Cecile.

Today's episode was good overall. Could have done without Derek but I didn't find him and Ashley quite as annoying today. The cancer reveal to Dani and Nicole was great. This story is going to have repercussions for a while. Having Dani's thoughts go directly to Bill seemed odd, though it will be great drama for Dani/Andre as she leans on Bill because of the girls. Did they say what kind of doctor Kial is? I'd love for him to be involved in Anita's story and have that bring Nicole and Kial closer together. Shanice/Ted was great. I liked that Ted shot down Leslie and bringing him onboard with the clinic. Ted calling her out for naming it after herself only for it to be her alias was hilarious. Are they really going there with Leslie/Joey? I think she needs to stay far away from that mess and I have no interest in seeing her in that storyline. Keep her with Marcel.

I liked Vanessa yesterday with Dani and not Joey. She needs to be away from Joey more. Dani seems to be much lighter in attitude the past couple weeks. I imagine it is to project how happy she is with Andre. It works though. I like "Happy Dani" better than the constant scorned/lashing out Dani. I also like that there are multiple doctors in and out of the hospital scenes. I thought for sure that Anita's doctor would be one we've seen before that also treats cancer. So far, the show is much more realistic in that regard. So far, I'm invested in Anita's story. It's being written well. I do like Eva and Izaiah. They need to be given more to do than making out though. Kat should start getting on Jacob to tell Izaiah to stay away from Eva. The last several eps have been much more enjoyable. I wonder if that's because Ashley/Derek and Tomas have been scarce. There's also been less Chelsea, who I can find annoying at times. Is episode #201 the start of S2? I was thinking S1 was for 200.

The demos are always so weird. Personally, I only care about total viewers even if networks think otherwise. I hope an increase in live viewing also means an increase in delayed viewing (streaming). In this day in age I wonder how much the live ratings factor into overall determination about a show's "success". Are they becoming less important? Just a thought.

Ever since Audra's past with Holden recently came out, I feel like they've been leading toward a 'whodunit' story with her. It would be disappointing to me because I feel like ZS is a find, but they've never seemed to know what to do with her.

I was honestly surprised no one had started a predictions thread yet. 😊I just thought I'd do a slightly different take. Both can be fun. Predictions: Days will get to 13 months ahead with taping. CBS will get tired of B&B beating it's signature show Y&R in demos and finally force changes. Good or bad. But changes will happen. One of which will be cast cuts. A new soap will come to the internet even if only 15 minute eps. (okay...okay...maybe that's a hope. lol) BTG will win all but one Emmy (lead actor) in the 2026. GH will have noticed Jack Wagner's return to B&B and get him for a short stint as Frisco during his Hallmark break. Also write him as poorly as Nick was written. By next Christmas, B&B will have another character that is "dying" only to be revived miraculously to move into 2027.

Personally, this is one of the things I appreciate about BTG. The fact they don't. As someone who regularly watches Y&R and B&B, I'm sick of corporate talk by the time BTG comes around. Although I'm okay with a bit at the hospital (because of Nicole, Ted, Shanice) or the police station (Jacob, Eli, Marcel). Just no corporate talk! lol

I was never a regular viewer of EON and have only watched clips of Raven. Yes, though, she was the schemer type and that type of role suited her better. Showed off her strengths as an actress. I thought the same with Mac. Carl/Rachel never made sense to me and still doesn't. (Yes, I know. Vicky Wyndham threatened to quit or something if they weren't paired, but still).

Just watched that 1985 clip. It was good to see Taylor Miller in the role of Sally again even though she didn't really fit the character. I believe others have said this in the past, but it would have been amazing if Taylor and Jacquie Courtney could have played mother/daughter at the same time. Could you imagine the scenes between them? I always loved Sharon Gabet on AW but the show clearly didn't know what to do with her. Such a waste of extreme talent. When Carl came back (either time) did the show ever really address Marley shooting him? I can't remember. Could have been fun if Anne Heche's Marley and he had a confrontation about it.

I felt it was another infomercial the way Kat and Chelsea were going on about them like an advertisement. Aren't they selling actual bags online for real? I assumed that's why they were going on with such detail. It was just as bad as Febreze, Tide, and Cascade.