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The only thing I remember is Vanessa being quoted as having met with him back then before her guest stint for the 50th. She was very complimentary of him. She did express the Michael thing being kind of childish for a grown woman, more of a dig at RC’s writing than FV. Much like Jonathan Jackson, I don’t know what the actual issue is on his end. These are natural returns that should have happened. Same with Lulu actually I love Vanessa, and Brenda. But I don’t see a place for her for more than a short term return. Robin, Jason, Jax and the Q’s she interacted with are gone. Sonny is in a relationship. Maybe they finally go forward with her and Dante?

The only thing missing is a corner photo of VM. Brenda back?!? Is Vanessa returning to GH?!? Can Brenda drive a wedge between Sonny/Nina? What makes me laugh is that a few years earlier it would say something like Missy Reeves to GH?!? Missy returning- but not to DAYS! For like two years after she walked out Missy owned that corner box. Then it was Vanessa for about a decade.

Smug Carly discovering Valentin alive was maybe the first time I have seen the real Carly in I don’t know how long. She had that old school Cary vibe for a little bit there. Very refreshing compare to what we see more often- kitchen Cary and her boring boyfriend Drew.

Ah, talk about nostalgia. A cryptic quote and tease about a possible Vanessa Marcil return. It’s like the early 2000’s all over again!

I’m about a week behind and these multiple paternity stories coming to a head this close together is very poor planning. I know we had Nikolas and Carly’s arrivals on top of each other in the 90’s. But the reveals were years apart, not months like Willow and Cody. Plus we cared about those stories. Does anyone care about these two? This was the worst shootout Sonny has ever been in. And that’s saying a lot. Dex being shot again is also ridiculous. Who would want him as a bodyguard. His scenes with Sonny are painful. Painful! That baby is almost the same size as Esme.

Does anyone else think Holden and Lily apply here? I started ATWT in the late 90’s, and I think the show would have better if they had moved on from them. I found them impossible to root for as a couple. I have now seen plenty of their earlier run, and I still feel the same way.

His reaction is ridiculous. I’m not even a fan of hers, and I see nothing wrong with those statements. She kept a job for income reasons. If anything this shows how smart she was at her age at the time- to not just assume she made it and give up her higher paying job. To me that interview was all about her, not denigrating the show. Also many actors do not want watch their early work. His comments are beyond over the top, they are out of line.

It’s like he read those Bill Bell quotes where he said he didn’t plan long term story or do bibles on Y&R after those first few years, and decided that’s how it’s supposed to be done. Except he is not capable at all of pulling that off.

Tony looked to be in good health a couple of years ago in the interview he had with NLG during the shutdown. This is a recent photo from his partner’s Instagram.

Anne Logan was a waste of Susan Pratt’s talents. Talk about a character that could have grown an edge after being a suspect in Diana’s murder, and been given new life by slowly becoming a bitch. She plays that edge so well. Easily could have mixed it up for years, and would have been more formidable against Heather if she was now equally after ruining her. Susan Pratt does good work as Anne, she’s just playing a horrible character.

I found it to be nothing more than a stunt, and one that ultimately didn’t pay off beyond some minor media attention. And I was completely over JFP/Guza’s misogyny on GH in regards to female characters. They have retconned it repeatedly, so I’m not sure if Sam was assaulted or not by his version of Franco. But back then it was skeezy. I did kind of enjoy his creepy mom though.

Because they became kind of a pop culture moment, they get an oversized amount of attention/credit within the greater whole. The truth is the show was very strong, full of interesting characters, and for folks that were there from the beginning you still got to see Steve, Audrey, Jessie, and Lee, not to mention Lesley who had become a staple by then too. Plus Diana and Peter Taylor, as of early 1980ish, still being featured until their deaths. By all accounts, the Luke and Laura phenomenon just took an already popular show and added more audience to it. But they do get all the credit in the media because it is easier to focus on their wedding than the overall strength of the show. We know Marland has said he never intended Luke to become a great love of Laura’s. I think Scotty really benefitted from that relationship too. It let Kin have more fun playing an angry, scheming, sarcastic opportunist than just a normal romantic lead. Especially when you would see the more vulnerable Scott sometimes show up. As cute as early Scotty was, I’m glad they let him become a rascal.

March reminds me so much of the Guza era, in that everything went all in during sweeps. Then we had a couple of months of stories just waiting to peak again. Lots of sitting and talking scenes, touching base with anything not focused on during Feb. but he had better day to day writers to make that material feel less like the filler that it was.

The cynic in me thinks that this route makes it easier for propping Howarth. Ava/Nikolas was kind of a popular pairing. They had to destroy that completely for whatever it is they are doing with Ava/Austin.

Am I the only one that thinks they (Frank) decided to take this Nikolas story this far because he needed someone (Ava/Maura) to prop up Roger’s character that was clearly not working out? So we have to get rid of Nikolas to move her towards Austin?

She cut her hair very short, and adopted a more aggressive personality for about 5 minutes. I had no issue with her being upset at Kevin and wanting him to pay for terrorizing her. Which put her in conflict with Lucy. It was just an overall tone that did not suit the character or KW.

Tom with Felicia just did not work. I did enjoy the stalker storyline with Kevin though. The outcome with dark Felicia was a misstep.

I always forget just how attractive Garcia was. What a waste they didn’t invest in him back then. As someone that adored Labine, I did find that first run of Guza’s to be just about perfect. A mix of the grounded show Riche/Labine did with all that character depth mixed with more of the mystery/action vibe Guza and his team brought at that point. It was exciting viewing again after the transition period that happened after Stone died.

As much as I love Nina, I find @BoldRestlesshas nailed the list I would have come up with too. Even if I am not personally a fan of Michael, you cannot deny his rehabilitation and prominent story for almost 15 years, before varying back burner periods. If this was just favorites, I would put Nina in that spot.

IIRC, Tammy the former sex worker ended up running it for Luke and Bobbie for a period of time before she was phased out. Not sure if Bobbie still owns it or not. I can’t remember if anyone in the Dillon/Georgie era worked there or lived there. I think the apartments upstairs haven’t been referenced in quite a while. Does anyone know when the exterior became such a focal point for scenes? I have really fond memories of the early 90’s younger characters hanging out and working there, and Ruby being involved with them. Especially Brenda.

There were periods of time after Ruby took over Kelly’s when that seemed like the central hub of the show. Everybody went to Kelly’s. Younger characters worked there, troublemakers lived upstairs or ended up there for some tough love from Ruby.

Even after being moved off the front burner, Jessie was still seen and had that barely there relationship with Dan. It didn’t amount to much, but they did keep using her for a while there as a kind of hospital staple. You would be hard pressed to know she had once been the leading heroine on the show though. Steve and Audrey really get sidelined once Jeff leaves. They didn’t have much to do even on the back burner from 1981 until Wes Kinney brought back Tom as a doctor and introduced Simone.

It doesn’t bother me because they have set up in character motivation for it- a Cassadine trying to take a baby from their mother. Doesn’t matter that it was Nikolas or Spencer, that has to be triggering for her. And also- I thought there was a connection when Esme was living with her before. Esme is an extreme version of what Laura was like. Family upheaval, feeling like she didn’t belong with the Vinnings anymore, but also didn’t know how to be Lesley’s daughter. Followed closely by the David Hamilton affair and killing him. Laura was very troubled as a young woman with a similar background. Hopefully they do not have her absolve Esme of everything to get to where they may be going. Laura can both want to help her and also feel for Cam and Joss.

That is my feeling too- Labine’s stint was more grounded, but it still felt like an overall action/adventure show. Human drama around those situations. Remember Robin learns Stone is HIV+ after he was hit in the leg in the mob shootout.

It makes me sad for the folks that have stuck it out watching daily during the last 15 years or so. I was truly rewarded as a longtime GH fan for their 50th- lots of returns of familiar faces, a sense of fun injected back into the show. I’m not saying everything they did was a success, but it was fun to watch again. RC and FV were trying to save the show, and they did knowing they might have more eyes during the special anniversary. This feels different, mostly because JG has tanked more than once as HW here.