Maxim

Somehow I can't make myself to watch this show anymore. I really don't have the time or the energy for it. Last thing I saw was the Luna-Will stuff and I'm done for now. I'm seeing lots of people online in a similar situation, fans who are willingly sharing they don't want to watch anymore and I don't blame them. And yeah, it's not like it was Shakespearian or Dostoevsky before... but these past few weeks the show has turned into a dark, ugly mess. Unwatchable mess. I find you guys' comments the only thing I can bear connected to the show. I'll probably tune back in to see the new sets. P.S We have a brand new, fresh out of the oven Hunter Tylo interview-podcast... this time on a different channel. Not the religious one. At this point... I personally can't bear to listen to it, but I'm just sharing it here for anyone who has the free time. I will update myself with it in the coming days.

RERUNS...?! Now wait a minute... I hope to God CBS is not deliberately trying to ruin BTG's ratings. What the hell is going on? As I recall... the last time they did reruns... we saw a huge drop. The show is just 6 months old. They shouldn't do experiments this early in the game. I don't like this one bit.

I assume you guys saw this? This is beyond shocking, disturbing and evil.

The dishwasher finally works!

What a fu-cking day to get our dishwasher clogged and it won't suck the water up. SUCH drama all day long.

Seeing Bold getting topped by any other soap is music to my ears. Especially in the key demos. That kind of disgusting amateur-hour writing shouldn't be enabled by good ratings. Thank you for the article, @Errol ❤️

Up to July 24th, 1992. 🔷 "Homophobia is alive and well... in Llanview..." Bear with me. I have so much to unpack. 🔷 So what is going on right now? Let me say one thing first. I'm having some minor issues with the show at this moment. Don't get me wrong, I'm not that bothered, but I can't just say the positives only. Most of the storylines work, while some characters are seemingly lost. 🔷 WHAT WORKS 1. Andrew vs the town's hate mob. It shocks me how current and real this story sounds even today. The lie turned rumor has now turned into a public humiliation spectacle. A mob trying to destroy an innocent man. He is giving Christ-like undertones at times. Even after Billy FINALLY denied the rumor, the aggression and the homophobia are just getting started. From receiving disgusting messages that have words I can't even write down... to demonic Marty writing down threats to Cassie and sending them anonymously. The whole town has gone crazy. At least one positive thing happened - Billy's mother, who I feel is slowly realizing what he son may be... voted to keep Andrew. 2. Leanne vs Kevin... It's not some groundbreaking stuff, of course, but it works. Kevin, with the help of Asa... is preparing a smear campaign to humiliate Leanne with her past, get a divorce under the cause of "adultery" and ultimately persuade the judge to give him full custody of Duke. Oh, I almost forgot - Duke IS Kevin's child. The test proved it, as I expected. Now the divorce proceedings have begun and all the dirt is coming to the surface. Some of it real, some of it - completely fabricated by Asa and Kevin. Victoria was once again the voice of reason - she tried to talk Kevin out of taking Leanne's child away from her. I get her point of view. But I also sympathize with Kevin... Leanne tricked him... lied to him and she deserves to get what's coming. 3. Sloan and Victoria... Sloan finally confided in Victoria about his terminal condition... and she encouraged him to seek a second opinion. I'll repeat myself - these two's have insane chemistry. I don't know what the future holds, but this is one of the storylines I'm most interested it. It would be so unexpected if Victoria ends up violating her marriage vows to her husband. She has been such a saint so far... this will completely shatter that picture-perfect image and prove that she is human after all. I love it. 4. Blair vs Asa... Blair's struggle to live with Asa and somehow NOT have sex with him is driving her wild. The old goat is trying every single moment he is alone with her... And hearing how Blair has not been feeling well the past few days... I'm wondering - IS SHE PREGNANT?!!! Is she actually pregnant with Max's child?!! This will be a repeat of Leanne's storyline... which they corrected with the child being Kevin's... but still... it will be interesting. And sort of karmic - Asa stole Max's father's fortune... now maybe Max's son can steal Asa's fortune in the future. We'll see. 🔷 WHAT DOESN'T WORK 1. The Cleopatra idiocy... Alex and Carlo's double... are vomit-inducing. Yikes. They are so cartoonish, so over the top, so not fitting to a show of this caliber when it comes to the writing. All of it is happening in the most unrealistic way possible, Alex is so fake when she talks with Mortimer about the museum security details. It's so obvious she plans to steal the jewels. I find myself thinking - why the hell am I watching this when the show has so much good stuff going on at the same time? 2. Who is Luna Moody? I'm going to say it. Luna is not an organic character. She was forced on us and continues to be. I mean... how absurd... that some eccentric woman just happens to parachute in the show one day and is then... instantly installed in the character list without any reason for her to be there. First she was Tina's crutch when they were writing Tina rebelling against Cord, then she was Max's helper-sidekick... now what is she? A famous radio host? Just like that? Because that's a soap opera and these things just happen, right? OK, I appreciate they've toned down the idiotic comedy moments and now she is more tolerable... but again... I can't bond with someone who is not an organic character. They are lucky I don't fast-forward her scenes. 3. Tina and Cain need to be written off. ASAP. Please do us a favor and get rid of them. They are like Scooby Doo characters. Not funny at all. Again, why do we need them in this overcrowded show... when they don't do anything that meaningful. Now their current fiasco is to steal the jewels and frame Alex for it... but all of it is done so foolishly. I think they (the writers) want to have a lighter comedic side to the show... to contrast the INCREDIBLY dark Andrew-Billy storyline... but it just doesn't mix well. You go from a father dying (Sloan) and a man being accused of being a child molester... to cartoons laughing around dressed like thieves and Alex doing her Cruella Devil act. I get a whiplash from the contrast. The show needs to cut the bad parts and keep the good. Still I'm loving it so much, that I can't stop watching. P.S We had the surprise visit from Reba McEntire who looks like she is related to Luna (she is her friend from the past). She sang a beautiful song dedicated to Asa from Renee... and it was just wonderful. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clip of the day Queen Victoria fights for justice against mob mentality and homophobia. One of the best scenes of the show so far. ddddddddddd.mp4

She actually looks a lot like a "Tina" now as I think about it. Thanks for this little bit.

I just saw this. Thank you!

😂 As Dorian put it couple of episodes ago (commenting on the "A" necklace) - "One can never be too vulgar!" ❤️

All work and no play!

Thank you @DRW50! What an unexpected surprise!

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Thank you @Toups Bold right now -

And then please tell us your reaction. 😁

That is how I imagine hell. You wake up to find yourself alone in a room with only one TV that has non-stop Bold 24/7 (episodes starting from around 2021 - that's when sh-t REALLY hit the fan in my opinion) and there is no way to turn it off. In the pauses between episodes... you hear snippets from Brad Bell interviews in which he says that these are his best seasons. You cry and you scream and beg someone to stop this misery and open the door, but the only thing you hear is Brooke repeating "destiny" and Sheila laughing in the distance. You find yourself in Kafkaesque nightmare you can't escape.

That moment when the guy you are obsessed with... finally replies and sends you a photo from your first date... so you just can't control your emotions and HAVE TO show it to the whole family. Hashtag-proudestmomentofhislife. Hashtag-smallpenisenergy. 😂

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Honestly... I've been in this position when it comes to this show... many times... but didn't dare to say it out loud. Hearing it from someone else... I completely understand you and get how you feel. I personally come back week after week... just to see if they'll improve. Some days I have my hopes up... And some days I'm just ready to quit. I appreciate all your thoughts about the show, so I'll miss you if you stop watching. So I personally hope this is just a bad moment and you'll give it another chance. ❤️ But if not... That's absolutely fine too.