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When I saw this heading I was sure it was an announcement that both magazines were shuttering.

Nothing but solidarity from me for these folks striking. The transparency issue alone needs a resolution, let alone all the rest of their very reasonable requests. I hope the studios start to get a little nervous by all the solidarity, especially with other union contracts up soon as well, and stop the rhetoric and stupid statements.

What a wonderful typo on my part. If the squishy shoe fits…

Which is tradition- I often felt that way during Guza/JFP. Valentine has been a failure for me as soon as his backstory with Anna and Alex started being told. This is supposed to be a big bad Cassadine, and instead he is a quivering mess. JELL-O on legs.

Things really changed onscreen after the story where Laura first wakes up from her coma. Geary plays that whole story like the Luke we knew, his emotions for Laura are all on display, even if he does care for Tracy. He soured on it completely after that. I wonder if it was at all related to the constant questions he got in interviews about Luke cheating on Laura in regards to Ethan. He hated people telling him how Luke would react or behave. I think several of us agree he morphed Luke into Bill Eckert over his last decade on the show. Genie is where she belongs now- in the center of the action. We just need Lucky and Lulu back to cement it. Nikolas can stay in a coma for a bit. I can’t imagine anyone enjoying a pitch by Higley.

And yet, Frank or someone at ABC or both tried to make her recurring (with no major story in mind) a few years ago. And she rightly said no. It’s only because the fans of the show/Genie fans tore FV and ABC apart for months online that they brought her back and use her like they have since. I still say it was JFP more than Guza that kept her away during the 2000’s. Because Guza used to love to write for her. As awful as the Rick Webber story was, it was one of the first ones introduced when Guza/Pratt came back. And it centered on her more than Luke, just like the Nikolas story.

Because I have so little visual reference in my memory for GH before Monty, reading these recaps I keep having to tell my brain Tracy (not Q), Jeff (not Webber), Denise (not Alexander). It’s so cool to have all these details.

Marci would be a great Lulu. And I can already imagine her having chemistry with Dante and Laura. Someone make this happen! And we can steal Dan F (I’m not even trying with the name) anytime.

She used a cane for many years too. It’s always great to see Lila when she was more in the thick of things. And original Edward was such a fun rascal bastard. I love JI and the Mary Mae story, which I can never imagine David Lewis in. But nobody played the pain of his relationship with Tracy better than David Lewis. When she left in the early 90’s he almost breaks your heart looking out the window. And he was much more fun and wiley than the blowhard he becomes under Ingle.

The perfect spot was when Sonny had no memory. I could easily see Brenda as the person that found him, and he remembers her (of course), maybe she was doing a benefit of some kind in that town and stopped at the bar. Of course, he does not remember Carly or his kids beyond an impression. And this drives Nina to her lowest point, which begins her turn towards the Annie dark side I have been craving all along. You get Brenda at Deception and her and Lucy going after Nina’s company. Sonny working to regain his memories/kids while dealing with his feelings for Brenda/Carly/Nina. And we get Nina being a major villain for a year or so. Anyway, I cannot imagine Brenda without VM. But Frank recast Marty Saybrooke, which was very questionable.

I wonder what they offered. I totally understand her not wanting to return, just curious if she was offered short or long term, guest, contract, etc? If I was any of these bts soap people, after enduring her previous short returns, I would not offer her less than two years anyway. Long enough for a good story.

I have noticed the score as well. It reminds me more of GH scoring pre-Riche.

That is correct. Jessie’s death is stated in dialogue by Dr. Hardy for the 30th.

Their contracts being so short are what surprises me. Although I truthfully do not see a huge place for them beyond the point they actually leave the show, they needed a break for a couple of years to let Brenda and other characters breathe. I think it would have diminished the later stories with Stone to have Jagger be a larger focus. Their reunion episodes were just the right amount. Now if PC had started with Jagger and Karen played by their original actors it would have made me a more consistent viewer. I loved both Brenda and Karen, one of the few times I truly enjoyed both parts of a triangle or rivalry equally.

Did Claire not want to write for Karen and Jagger? They had such short tenures.

I am having fun watching, loving Trina/Spencer and Laura as the hub. But I could live without ever having another Ice Princess storyline again. The last cool thing that I can remember about that diamond was when it was revealed Luke had access to it for years, and would routinely use pieces of it to fund his adventures. The necklace would only interest me if it was hanging from a murder victim’s neck, preferably either Willow (unless she’s been faking!) or Sasha. I will also take this moment to complain that if we are going to dig into classic Spencer/Scorpio stories, I really need to see Lucky, Lulu, and Robin.

Once Willow has had her comeuppance, can we use that as motivation for Watros to go full Annie on the town? I am fully on board for Willow has been faking the whole time. Talk about floptina to icon immediately.

Only when someone was getting a divorce! Then it was all they could talk about. That’s how Lucy got her tiny share. That is what happened- the best way to describe it is just like you did- hijinks at the spa. Was Luke undercover as an old man? It was pretty stupid but lead right into Damian’s murder.

Hey now. She’s still squinting, that’s how we know she dying. Which is very similar to my childhood acting when I was faking being sick.

Stare at his scene partners like he would rather be anywhere else.

This is a man that described Anna as frumpy, which lead to her tying him shirtless to a pillar to prove she could still turn him on. He’s always been kind of a dick.

My last memories of Damian are related to Lucky’s gambling. He ended up in debt to Damian. And Luke going undercover to find him. That Damian murder mystery was such a great story. The reading of the will was such awesome soapy fun. Then Laura’s trial. I also though Justus being the killer and Edward trying to keep it covered up was great. They just didn’t really do anything with Justus after that. I am also here for Angie Hubbard. Any day.

I also remember reading that Stuart was going to have a bigger part to play in the anniversary but was not up to it heath-wise. And his episode showed that. I also forgot all about Carly siding with Todd. So not in character. I really miss Tea and I would never force Sonny on her. I remember Damian being involved in lots of stuff, but more of an annoyance until the last few months. And as far as Katherine goes, I think her original death should have been the end of the character. I get that back then, letting Luke/Alexis kill someone innocent, even by accident, was not going to fly. Riche was still there and overall protecting the characters from going to far. Just a few years later and there would have been no issue with Luke killing Katherine.

I have a feeling it was all Gloria, and that she wanted to just move on. IIRC, the first mention onscreen was by Steve Hardy during the 30th anniversary episode. Before that her death and character were just ignored.

Tony was never my favorite. But it’s hard to deny that Claire Labine and the team at that time really knew how to write for him, and valued the character. And he really did rise to the occasion. And for a period of time Guza did too.