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Ursula’s last scenes are the campiest sequences I have ever seen on any soap opera, but I love them so much

I have been bored to tears since that episode; they are capable of so much more:

This 11/17 episode was extremely lazy and boring. That Adam and Chelsea opening scene was so cringe and out of character for both. Billy Flynn is being wasted and I was only interested in Claire and Holden. Every character feels the same with no actual personality.

I would love for Rick and Amber to come back and Amber to be involved with Deke somehow 😭 The show does look great though!

Now would’ve been a great time to get the next A plot going, versus Bill and Katie and Steffy and Liam rehashing the same BS about Luna we have been hearing for weeks.

Thanks, maybe I will skim through those episodes. I have previously binged late 1985 through early 1987; April-June, August 1992 (I skipped Carlo Hesser murder trial), Jan-March 1995 and I began watching in 2006. I just struggle to stay consistent with routines especially binging routines haha

One more question, do you know the start date for Luna? If it’s close that maybe I’ll start there to be fair.

Does anyone know when Mia Korf started as Blair? I think I might pick up there.

I fell out of watching in the spring and came back for Erika Slezak, and while I have the same complaints with Liz and Laura as most do, if they were to fix that I would find this show top notch. With that said, I was impressed at how they really draw everything together, it actually feels like a soap, small moments are built up, like Gio confiding in Emma as the Quartermaine drama unravels and just so happens to see Tracy in time to bring everyone back together. I enjoy the chemistry between Lucas and Marco as well. New Michael is amazing and incredibly sexy. Sonny’s love life, ALIAS and Liz and Laura not being centered really hurt this show for me but yeah, after weeks of watching Y&R and B&B I actually feel like they have a breakdown writer at GH and a plan. PS-how amazing to see Erika Slezak just rocking it again, wow, was I impressed and it felt like they actually had a plan for this entire arc. I almost teared up when Ronnie found out she got her dream home.

I love love love all I have seen of Sally Gracie, I wish they had kept that boarding house, or Malone used it to bring in his new set of characters in what was essentially a reboot.

I can’t disagree, but I thought sometimes he worked, but between the writing (especially the circus of fathers, Stacy) and some acting tics it didn’t work out. I really loved Rex and Gigi 1.0 through Brody being sacrificed. Not sure about earlier Rex, I’ve watched some of 2003, and didn’t enjoy his bad boy days.

In retrospect, I would say the Lunas, Wanda’s, Roxy’s and even Rex’s (hit or miss there) really made OLTL different and even consistent in those last few years. What you describe also breaks up the repetitive nature of soaps and allows someone to speak for the viewers.

My mother loved Luna so I’m almost shocked to see all the hate, and she loved Luna with Max. But I do enjoy Luna more on her own merit but I haven’t seen the entire run to comment.

Would you say it hurt Max longterm? Was her death harsh given her archetype?

Can a character like Luna work in a front burner romance on a soap opera or better served in the Wanda type role as supporting? Interesting notes on the addition of Josh Griffith.