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OMG! Dixieeeee!

Now this... is AMAZING. This is what I was waiting for.

I'm now deep into April 1989 y'all. Watched 4-5 astronomical hours last night before going to sleep. Then slept for 4-5 hours and as soon as I woke up, I had breakfast again in front of the TV continuing the episodes from yesterday. I think we should register a new type of addiction in the Medical Journals and call it "The Erica Kane Syndrome" - when a soap opera fan can't stop watching AMC and neglects sleep and responsibilities in the name of Erica Kane. SO. The storylines I am not that fond of (Niko, Cecily, Melanie, David bla bla bla) I don't plan to dwell on. They are too cliche. Especially the bore-fest Romeo and Juliet couple antagonized by the evil uncle Palmer. Blah. I fast-forward their scenes and can't wait to see them backburned. Too much youngsters at the same time, too much screaming and yelling... too much trying to make the show youth and teen-oriented and that is annoying me. DePriest - girl, what are you doing exactly? But let's get to the good parts. Erica has decided that nobody except her can represent her Cosmetics company (we are not surprised LOL) and wants to be THE FACE of Erica Kane Cosmetics! We are here for it, girl. Another one of your failed projects, what can go wrong! Erica Kane is the Bethenny Frankel of Soap Operas. Jackson is trying to get into Erica's bed every chance he gets, but so far he's only getting a kiss or two a day. That's a start. She, of course... is not following her own advice to move on and is STILL focused on Travis Montgomery. Girl, if it was me... and I was single... and in the same room with Jackson Montgomery, you would have to pay me to even recognize that Travis exists. Leave him to Barbara. Now, all of a sudden we get a re-write and Skye is basically gone from the horizon and we have Barbara and Travis getting closer and closer. Hmm... I am quite sure this was a change mid-story and not-pre-planned. They had invested so much in Skye and Travis and now they are deserting the idea. The change is the right one though. No way you can fight someone for custody (if that is going to happen) IF you plan to live with an insane asylum sociopath. Skye was a dark spot on Travis's shirt and she could have made problems for him. I applaud this decision and I also feel like Travis and Barbara are better fit. Skye and Travis had NO chemistry what-so-ever. In the Chandler's mansion - Brooke was very close to finding out the truth when Tad saved Miss Trash's life by lying and pretending he is the father of her child. I loved that! And I think it opens a lot of exciting doors where this storyline can lead. One character that I haven't commented on, but which I'm obsessed with is that of Karen - Cindy's evil twin. Ellen Wheeler is doing a spectacular job in playing the wicked conniver-opportunist - a snake that is doing everything she can in the shadows to ruin Adam's life, expose his affair with Dixie and make him vulnerable to her own manipulations. Classic social climber with a twist. Makes the entire atmosphere in the home similar to that in the play 'Little Foxes' by Lilian Hellman. Everyone except Brooke is... rotten. With her aristocratic face and noble forehead, Karen is becoming one of my favorites. A perfect antagonist. Natalie, 1 year later... is in the same position that Silver was in. Hahaha. They've just flipped the script. She is no longer the damsel in distress and is now the one trying to keep Jeremy in her orbit. Desperate to hold on to him. I remember what Erica once said to Silver - men like Jeremy are never able to truly love or dedicate themselves to one woman, they just need to feel like they are saving some girl or that they are following something they can't have. Like an art project almost. So Natalie is no longer fresh and no longer exciting to Jeremy. He needs new thrills, new damsels in distress. This storyline makes me miss Silver so much. She should not have died so soon. The actress was superb and she and Natalie had amazing chemistry for a feud. Great moment - Natalie unleashing her frustration on Jeremy. AMc89-04-11newEp----vintageamctueFull.mp4

Thank you soo much for sharing!

Yeeey thank you @Errol

Everything since Sheila changed the wine bottles and Brooke drank real rose and then cried for 120 episodes that she kissed Deacon... has been BAD. What year was that fiasco? I distinctly remember how awful that was and... it's 2025 and the show is still going down and down. Sometimes I'm even surprised at how Bradley can think of NEW ways to be horrible. Just as when you think he can't get worse, he manages to outdo himself. He really is creating some new post-modern avant-garde art form - addictive drivel that re-invents how awful it is every single week.

I'm ready to print a custom T-shirt saying - New Head Writer For Bold - NOW!... and start wearing it around town.

Me... and how I'll look the day I hit 30. BYE YOUTH.

Absolutely! It is sad, since the character once upon a time was a driving force for the show and had decades of powerful storylines - yes, some of them disgusting... but at least she was the trigger/the heartbeat of many great moments... anything Brooke got herself into led to drama and excitement. Worst case scenario - it was fun to laugh at her over the top messes. Now... even her low-budget lingerie revival that lasted for 3 episodes... was... so forgettable... and her becoming CEO did NOTHING to move the character in a new direction. Something which was A MUST. It would have been such a perfect moment to see her follow her own words when she slapped Ridge and pushed Taylor at the door... wishing him to be happy with his "second choice". That should have been the moment where she turned as evil and vindictive as possible trying to erase any trace of Ridge or Steffy from the company. She should have been acting like a boss and woman scorned who means business! She should have hooked up with someone 10 times hotter than Ridge and made it incredibly public. That would have been just GREAT. But what do we get instead of great - we get Bradley writing her like a sad dog who's been kicked out of the house for eating the dinner and is coming by the door to paw at the handle and try to get back in. Why is Brooke still obsessed with Ridge? Does she have some serious mental health issues? This is times and times worse than the SFTV era. Because even at her worst, Brooke was never NOTHING. In 2025, Brooke is NOTHING. I am scared to think what the future holds. No wonder KKL is spending all of her time in Italy being part of incredibly exciting projects, shooting commercials and being a face of brands all over the world... where people cherish her and give her what she deserves. Bradley is giving her... absolutely nothing. I won't be surprised if some day we wake up to read that KKL has decided to part ways. And I would have never said that this is possible years ago. I still don't think she'll go... but still... Who will blame her?

I want a new head writer ASAP.

@Contessa Donatella

Congrats to Grown-up YRFan1983! I felt the same way when Bold starting streaming on VL years ago. A dream came true.

She should just...

7 days to 30

Oh that makes me sooo happy to hear if you find it so. Thank you for the words ❤️ I am happy that my scribbles are interesting to someone.

Hahahahaha amazing point. But these "people" for sure will find some other way to spin it so its negative against KKL. Laughable.

Some people are like cancer of the soul.

I am finishing up with March 1989! 🐍 How sadistic of Travis to threaten Erica that he will sue for custody if she doesn't return Bianca to Pine Valley immediately, because he was not informed that Mona took her to see her mother in the hospital. Her mother, who just survived a plane crash and getting bit by a snake. Travis is selfishly and stubbornly putting the desire for revenge before hid child's needs - sending the innocent baby back on an airplane after she just got there is just - cruel. And incredibly petty. The show is becoming very interesting once again. READY.mp4

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