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I didn’t realize anyone was a fan of Patrick and Sabrina. I didn’t care for them as a couple but I did think Sabrina had potential on the show. She wasn’t the worst thing RC did. She really is fun to watch.

Could not agree more, I loved her! Cheryl Stansbury on GH- she was only on the show for 4 or 5 years (and I think she had a significant break during that time), birth mother of Lucas Jones. Lucas drove a lot of story as a kid because of this, and he has been a major player off and on over the years (though clearly missing now).

Britt dying the way she did almost reminds me of the recaps I have read of soaps from way before my time. Like Addie surviving cancer on DAYS only to be run over by a car. It’s a pretty classic twist. Except those scenes probably elicited emotion and now everything is so hollow. The issues with Spencer and Trina have been there the whole time. They actually had buzz and actors playing into it online and the show still sidelined them. Then the recast is working out and still nothing. There should have been at least a kiss before they even went down the Rory obstacle route. This is not what Agnes meant when she said make the wait. Wasn’t there another dead person when Rory was hooked? Nobody seems to mention them at all!

Who will Liz prop next? Austin, Finn again, or Cody? We are rapidly running out of people to pair with all three. Might be a good time to bring back Lulu. I still cannot get over how egregious I used to feel about a FOJ, to now be faced with a decade of Frank’s besties always having a job. What has happened with RH and ME blows anything Jill did away. Even Sam Rappaport was more tolerable, and I hated his guts.

While I do enjoy Britt, this has been a very extensive goodbye for this character. Even the editing- natural breaks for other scenes and commercials and the party didn’t move on- we had to see the entire song and the entire photo montage? Joss may be annoying but she does have Sonny’s number. It is refreshing to have people on the show talking about how selfish he is. Cam being unaccounted for until after midnight? Are we floating that Cam is the killer? I sincerely hope not.

It was exhausting reading that. I am very happy to have a more ensemble feel to the show. But we need more ebb and flow and everybody shouldn’t have a story all at once. It’s why things are crawling along, stretched out, and yet not fully told onscreen when they climax. And there are too many people just there getting scenes.

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What is the issue between her and Vanessa? I will be watching this one!

That is sad news.

Refused to film his last scenes and the massive unfollowing make me think that there were some BTS issues happening. It’s also very unprofessional. I hope the role is recast, really hope Tyler gets a chance.

I’m really impressed by Alley Mills. Considering how fast they shoot now, it’s fun to see layers coming through her performance. I have not really enjoyed zany Heather antics since the character was reintroduced in the 2000’s. I preferred Mattson’s earlier characterizations, more of a schemer than insane, certainly capable of awful things. Mills gives her a menacing edge which is pretty fun the watch. It feels like more of a bridge between the wounded, needy person she started out as and the outright maniac she has been more recently.

When the writing is there Jordi can be very hot. I’m not sure he has ever really blown me away as an actor. But hot and charismatic can be fine on daytime, just not as Nikolas. I always default to how much can they hold their own against Genie? Because if she is on the show, that’s the baseline Nikolas needs to meet.

I don’t like him any more than the next person, but what does him being gay have to do with his hack writing?

They really put Jesse through it. Maybe the most tragic character in the show’s history, although Stone is a pretty close second for me. I would love to see episode counts for Emily and John Beradino from those early years. Really sad that she didn’t end up with any surviving kids to help anchor her in later years. Although I did enjoy when Jesse was sort of the stern but loving mother to younger nurses and doctors at GH. Of course she also had numerous health issues in real life. Was she ever taken off contract? I know Rachel Ames left for a period of time in the early 1980’s due to lack of story.

I would love to see Tyler make a return to the show. Not just for the history and the connections he has with Liz and Laura- he and Maura really had a spark together that was darker than what Marcus can pull off. It is a little odd to unfollow everyone and still keep your page up.

She is a well paid actress past the age of 40 who is on one of the last 3 network soaps. While not as valued as she should be, using her to prop the OLTL refugees and her kids have given her more substantial material than Sam has seen in years. Do I think that kind of a team player with her fanbase should be used the way she is-no. I’m sure she has times when she isn’t happy with the story. But I can see why she would stay. I can’t remember who wanted her out, I only remember when JFP fired her and then had to reverse course. Which I assumed back then was 100% one of her budget cuts of a character that she finds boring. The fact that they said it was due to lack of story and then suddenly they had story for her made me think back then that it wasn’t Guza. Someone remind me of the second time they tried to fire her? Along those lines- does anyone know the bts reasons why the show stopped capitalizing on the Liz/Jason/Sam stuff? It had a rabid fanbase and they just dropped it. Soaps don’t usually do that unless something happened.

And the setting was largely the hospital. You had to have tragedy happening worthy of all those tears in the pill room and hallways!

Liz has so much to explore. What a waste if this was it. She has also had many failed marriages and had affairs. They have so much to deeply dive into. I am not one of those fans that think every piece of history has to be addressed at all times. So Jeff not having a scene with Monica discussing their former marriage doesn’t bother me all that much, even if LC had been available. It is important to know that history, but sometimes it feels like constant strip-mining and fan service to mention all these little details onscreen without it having roots in characterization today. Like a list of facts and a wink at longtime viewers. Which Ron C did plenty of and most of the time I hated it. What would have been great is if he had a scene with Monica (the only sane person who was there back then and had a real relationship with him, not Laura or Scotty who were essentially kids) and they talked about just how difficult being in Port Charles was for him. He had nothing but failed and traumatic romantic relationships, a rough start to the relationship with his father and his brother was killed here, not to mention all the Stephen Lars drama and that pain in the ass Anne. You can say all that in a brief scene and give him some agency to have deeper conversations with Liz about there being more going on than just the surface, and stupid current plot about Finn.

I do not even enjoy or watch B&B, but I have been anxiously awaiting them knocking Y&R from the number one spot. At least they are trying to go for it still, and when I watch Y&R it’s just so lifeless. Classic era Y&R might have been slower and a little old fashioned, but it was never lifeless.

GH- I thought Genie did a fantastic job during the horrible Rick Webber storyline, and so did Tony. Especially in the scenes where Laura remembers and starts to unravel. He almost looked sick that he couldn’t keep it from happening, and she was near panic trying to remember it fully. I have this issue quite a bit with Guza. I hated the stories he put the characters through. But they were usually well written and acted, even if I hated the premise. Like the Nikolas/Liz affair. JJ knocked it out of the park with all his anguish and the confrontations, even if it also ruined Lucky. There were several excellent moments on AMC when Erica kidnapped Maria’s baby and that was maybe the worst Erica story of all time!

I almost listed Joan Collins as Alexandra Spaulding and pretty much most of the end of Rauch’s tenure, before Conboy arrived. Loved Ben Reade and Marina too, before they destroyed him. When it comes to casting, I think DAYS was really solid, especially with their younger leads for almost the last 20 years. Nick Fallon, Gabi, Will (chandler), Ciara, Stephanie, Tripp, Chelsea, Melanie (although I know many hated her), JJ, both Abby’s, Alamo, Eli…the list goes on and on. So many characters that were well cast even if the writing wasn’t always the best. Frank Valentini wishes he had found that kind of talent for his bland younger cast on GH. I loved Sam as a vixen, and Liz with Jason at that time was great too. There was so much fandom intensity that GH really missed out on with Liz/Jason/Sam!

I get that. I prefer Eileen’s Ashley overall, but I adored Brenda’s version. I enjoy Ashley vs Nikki more with Eileen too- she has the right kind of edge to really be an equal with MTS and it gets nastier with her in the role. Brenda had a softer approach, Ashley more mature. I agree that her with Brad would have been excellent.

Like many of us have stated, soaps have not been at their best since the tail end of the 90’s, but especially from 2000 to today. Poor creative decisions, bad HW teams, network interference being especially noticeable on screen, cancellations. The list goes on. What has happened n the last 20+ years that you love? Major moments, returns, casting gone right… AMC- I am especially thankful for the return of Angie and Jesse. They just fit right back in and gave the show a real spark in not so great times. AMC & OLTL- while the experiment was not successful, the PP versions of both shows were entertaining and demonstrated there is life there if explored properly. GH- with JFP and Guza gone, the show has welcomed back so many favorites, especially in the last decade. It has been a joy to see Anna, Robert, Laura, Felicia, Lucy, and others that have been included again. And Brenda’s epic first return early in the 2000’s was the most watchable period of the show under Guza since his first year as HW. I also felt Lulu was cast well and I miss JMB in the role (I know others do not enjoy her). Y&R- for a period of time, they had something special with MM as Hilary.

AMC- I have to say Dimitri, never cared for Jackson. I wish I could see more of her with Tom though just because he was such a cutie. Erica having many husbands seems very in character for me, others not so much. Especially when you get into recent offenders. GH- Bobbie had four husbands and almost a fifth with Jerry Jax. Jake will always be my favorite. Days- how many times has Lucas been married? At least 4. Sami will always be my preference. Y&R- I really prefer Victor with Ashley, but I can’t say that was always the right fit for her. I liked Brad more for her.

While checking out @JAS0N47FB posts about the Horton Ornaments, I wondered is there an in-story origin of their creation? Did the kids make their own, was Alice the one making them for years? Has it ever been stated on the show who makes them for the characters?