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Thank you for continuing to share!

I can’t believe they had Reva in the climax with Holly! I mean I can, but I can’t. I wonder if Blake and Holly will have any pay off scenes and look forward to seeing what they do with Holly in coming months.

I’m glad I’m not alone, I’ve seen bits and pieces of all of his runs and this is the first time I think he’s on fire, too bad it won’t last long. Props to Thom for making it work merely on his own presence.

Is there an overall consensus on Carlo Hesser? I will admit I have never really understood the character outside of Thom Christopher giving great performances. He’s there to avenge Johnny, gets away with drugging Viki to make her shoot Megan, languishes with a niece and now he reappears courtesy Alex in the Scarecrow mystery. I have to ask because Carlo and Alex meeting after she frees him is PERFECTION and knowing this is headed towards his murder makes it even more pointless and I know his Mortimer, 1996, 2005 and 2008 runs are not well received.

Thank you for sharing this, I am looking forward to reading it!

I wish I had that much self control, I tried previously to force myself, but after have so many golden episodes in a row I couldn’t take it.

I’m almost done with February. They were on a roll for SIX weeks straight but I finally discovered my fast forward button when Tina and Cain suddenly began hogging up the airtime of two or three episodes in a row. Their comedy is not for me. Cassie and Alex seeing each other for the first time at The Palace Hotel was a letdown although I was happy to see Cassie stronger. Maybe they were showing how over it is all Alex is; Jason/Stephanie/Kevin/Marty all converge at Rodi’s and party it up, which was nice, and I got to see how Jason and Marty are together, I had NO CLUE Marty all but (couldn’t tell) slapped Kiki from the chin or that Kiki was truly shown to be this much of a hot mess; Blair has told Addie that they must keep secret that Dorian is her sister as Max is questioning Addie’s hatred of Dorian; Hank has already shared scenes with Bo, Troy and Sheila, and clearly he and Troy do not like each other. Wanda has met a possible love interest in Ralph Love! I fell asleep to January 1997 which was owned by Todd and Blair’s custody battle and Antonio on the run and then going to court. Antonio was perceived well in the 90s and it was the 2000s that brought him (and every male character) down? I was a little shocked that Bo and Hank came off so giddy to get him arrested and saw him as guilty. Hank and Alex also had scenes of him forcing her to resign….oh what could have been.

I’m so jealous 😭

This is epic hahaha

I believe he was after, the prior Miguel wasn’t too bad. So we could group him in with the second Paloma 😂

Oh that’s fascinating, I hope to come across it someday. All of his intro scenes have been with her and my eyes immediately dart to the tv.

I was shocked to see Virgil! I thought that was a good emotional touch too, and a nod to the 80s which it had its own little world within Llanview.

This sounds absolutely epic, and the perfect story for a soap. What could have been…

I am now mid-February as Megan’s funeral is set to start. I have watched two months since Saturday evening, I can see how Maxim got so far. Earlier I said the show wasn’t doing the hospital/solemn scenes well, but wow, they hit the ground running when Megan took a turn for the worse. The flashback week fit seamlessly and they did not miss a beat. I do have one gripe- I wish Larry had mentioned Meredith, Anna and Vinnie or that they did not skip the 70s by so fast. I like the Buchanans but in doses and I hate they essentially consumed the entire show. Megan’s Death: CJ giving Megan the picture for his daddy on her trip broke me down, tears down the face, as did of course Tina wanting to tell Megan goodbye, but still traumatized at losing Cord. Megan and Jake’s goodbye also got me. I had no idea Viki refused to believe Megan had died (when she asked Jake why he was crying because Megan was fine…wow) or to leave her side, that was heartbreaking. Sarah is growing on me a bit with her emotions over Megan’s death, the Scarecrow teases aren’t bad but I already watched April-June ten years ago and know it isn’t going anywhere fun. I don’t like Viki’s new hairstyle and heavier makeup. It’s also odd they changed her to styled hair as she is living in the hospital. Jake and Andrew’s escape wasn’t bad, but they got to a point where they said let’s just wrap this [!@#$%^&*] up and get them home. I actually enjoyed the war game and Andrew being taunted about Sloan. Alex returned out of nowhere and on comes Hank and as if the heartbreak with Megan alongside Max and Blair wasn’t intriguing enough, Nathan and Tonja give a breath of fresh air. I must declare I would give anything for a Hank/Sheila/RJ/Alex quadrangle. Alex was absolute perfection and this Hank is driven and determined. They could have drove the 90s with these two plus RJ and Sheila as the heroine. My other quietly heartbreaking scene: Lee Ann seeing in the paper that Megan is dead, showing Jason, and realizing he can’t read. This has been building for months, and then she respects him by glossing over it, then breaks his heart further by saying Kevin needs her. I watched this scene three times. So true to life, so real. I also like how his being unable to read isn’t a plot point, it’s just who he is. Current favorites: Wanda, Jason, Andrew, Hank, Alex, Blair, Max with wanting more Sheila and awaiting Marty’s return I’ve been obsessed with this show my whole life and started watching roughly 20 years ago next month, so it is very exciting to be addicted to a new era.

Perhaps I stand corrected-most of the recasts were a done deal long before they left NBC, although I didn’t like that final Paloma. Longterm, they should’ve done better by Jessica, Simone, Miguel group, at least they had Gwen/Ethan/Theresa to keep them going. I think moving on from Sheridan/Luis and Noah/Fancy hurt more in the end, even I was confused at a young age what was happening to sabotage them. They took them both so far away from what was “destined” I am not sure they could have gone back, it was probably best to move on from all four. I almost wonder if Jared Casey was a non-Reilly creation, but I don’t recall how he ended up. It was nice to see Theresa with options.