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Best scenes of maybe the entire year (that I’ve seen) just might be Megan learning she is sick after Andrew takes her to the hospital and Larry assumes Viki has already told Megan. Jessica Tuck killed it as Megan went in on Larry then broke down in Andrew’s arms. I really, really loved Max with Megan and Gabrielle but I don’t like anyone with Max, save Blair since I’ve seen some of 1992. I was just liking Lee Ann when she went back to him and now here we are with these cringe scenes of Max and Luna bonding. Doesn’t feel like Luna at all, especially knowing Lee Ann is with him. Nice to see some balance to the drama with Cain Rogan sneaking about in a jam. Now up to December 19th, holy cow! Megan should have been a troublemaking hot mess and they completely wasted her through 1991, her getting drunk and hitting the town, spanking Herb, dancing with (and unknowingly taunting) Andrew and running off with Cain to Atlantic City, that confrontation with Viki and then dancing around the crowd post meltdown before collapsing in tears has been an astonishing performance. I haven’t tracked how many episodes this has gone on for but I would happily take more of this, and more conflict between Viki and Megan before we get to those hospital bedside weeks. Back to Megan being a mess-what a wild ride 1989-1991 could have been if Viki and Megan didn’t make up in 2.5 seconds and she became a heroine.

I have made it to December 12th. I can’t explain why, but I am simply not connecting to the material surrounding Cord’s presumed death. Perhaps because Tina and Cord essentially ended when AE (my #1) left and were no longer leads at this point. Viki comforting Clint while preparing to tell Megan she needs a kidney is great; JB is fantastic as Jason, taking offense to Dorian trying to school him on how to dress and eat. Andrew as the voice of reason is also great, he is a great addition. My ears have reached exhaustion hearing LB’s Cassie saying Sarah, I can’t take it once more and while I am trying, I am not getting attached to nuSarah, not even in scenes with Megan. To be honest, Sarah returning with Cord dying and all the contrived Bo/Cassie drama is much too much and would easily be balanced with, I’m sorry I am saying it again, the use of the community in it’s entirety: giving Larry, Sheila, Wanda, etc. more to do. It feels like the same characters every episode and I am looking forward to seeing more of Blair and Sheila and the additions of Hank, Rachel and Marty in the next year. I will avoid commenting on Max vs Asa again but wow, pairing that with the family gathered at the Lord library for news of Cord’s death was a lot. It’s still worth it to see the transition period so I am going to try to move through it.

Was Robinson popular at the time on GH? Or was it more Lesley, Monica and Alan that brought him into a good impression?

I’ve dipped in and out of all the soaps and never caught on to RR Alan but he was great IMO on the OLTL 2013 revival, which really shows his miscast, I found this even worse when I finally got to see the fascinating late 70s-early 80s GL (my absolute favorite era of any soap outside of OLTL) With OG Alex and Alan being gone, they would have been better off moving on from the Spauldings.

I didn’t comment on the last few episodes I watched so I might just dive back in today! Enjoy your reading!

Thanks for sharing, I’ve never seen! Kind of insane Viki had affairs that nearly ruined her marriage so close together. In hindsight, I wish Roger and Sloan shared a similar backstory (as one character instead of two) I can’t judge the chemistry of Sloan and Viki, but man Roger and Viki had no chemistry. This is random but they also failed in casting Prince Raymond-no chemistry with Megan. I equally love realism and fantasy in my soaps and the Mendorra tale could have been something if they just had chemistry. I am very curious in the casting I initiatives at this time.

Also, does the show go through a zillion characters between 1980 and 1982? I’m reading this thread which led me to the book and my mind is blown at how many characters are popping in and out and then so many seem to just flatline.

I love that idea for Sara, and there seemed to be a lot of international intrigue hitting Springfield so it could have been tied to many characters. Would Ross and Peggy have been longterm?

Thanks, I was trying to pinpoint the ages of Morgan, Kelly, Nola, Katie, Hillary, TJ, etc.

Wow and Fran Myers was a vet and very young still at the time! A shame!

This isn’t my soap but the discussion has been of an era I am fascinated by, and Mike’s love life is confusing. Sara, Elizabeth, Jennifer, Alex, so on. Nothing consistent. Elizabeth and Jennifer I imagine have the most story opportunity?

I’ve been checking consistently for Maxim’s updates as well 😆

Thanks! With all that said, were their romantic options for Peggy and Sara (outside of Mike) had they stayed on for Billy and TJ?

Just a few questions as I read through this thread - was there a need for Kelly Nelson with TJ Werner and Andy Norris already tied to core characters? Couldn’t JWS just have played the flawed TJ? I also didn’t realize Kelly was around until 1984, was he just hanging around Springfield for the last two years? Someone also mentioned Peggy’s son could have became the young teen lead in the early-80s, was he old enough? As for Holly-what career wise could she have done? Maybe it would have been nice for Holly and Ed to platonically reconnect while Holly becomes a career woman?

Can someone better explain what led into the Sean and Monica affair? It just seems almost out of left field, but the Quartermaines business gets murky for me following the Susan Moore drama. Also, wasn’t JER behind the Laurelton story?