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That's a nice thing your mind to go to. 😁

Up to January 27th, 1993 🦩 "The Saint Slut Of Llanview." 🔷 Hello, guys! I've finally watched 4 new episodes and I need to update y'all before it's too late and I forget all the details. Let's dive in! 🔷 Blair lost everything. She lost it because of a corrupt trial where paid witnesses lied about her... including that awful maid who was initially on her side. That piece of sh-t falsely claimed to have seen Blair and Max in bed together. Then there was Luna, being her usual too honest self, telling the judge that she saw Max getting ready for Blair in the hot tub at Serenity Springs. We watched Max struggle to hide his feelings for Blair, and in the end, even defending her from the aggressive reporters. Meanwhile, Luna was left standing in the corner like a dog. WELL. WELL. WELL. @DRW50 - we were right all along. Luna is humiliating herself for a guy... who isn’t even worth it. I would have dumped him just for that alone - standing next to Blair like he’s her knight in shining armor. Luna's only luck is that Mia Korf decided to leave the show. Back to Blair - after losing the trial, she had to think fast about her next move. And surprise, not surprise... she broke into Dorian's safe (the fact that it was so easy was ridiculous) and stole 100 000 dollars. Just. Like. That. P.S. I forgot to mention EXACTLY how Blair ended up losing the trial - besides everything being corrupt and bought off by Asa, we saw one of most absurd scenes ever. The usually composed, smart, and strategic Blair suddenly lost her cool and admitted in front of EVERYONE in court that she actually hated that "old man" and wanted nothing to do with him all along. Provoked till she lost it-type of thing that I hate. Such a ridiculous twist that made Blair look like an idiot. That's not the Blair I love. They were going for high drama, but what we got was just cheap lazy writing. And with this, Mia Korf's version of Blair is officially done. THE END. I'm preparing myself for the blonde white woman version, I'll probably need to visit my therapist before I adjust to her. MIA was a T.R.E.A.S.U.R.E! I'll miss her! 🔷 Viki Buchanan is working hard to change her title of "The Saint" of Llanview to maybe... "The Slut". Her "chance" meetings with Sloan are beginning to get more and more daring and sexual. They are making out like young lovers, and are practically one more trip to the library before more scandalous body fluids are exchanged. The fact that they were eating their faces so passionately IN THE LIBRARY where anyone could have seen them... (In fact, the Devil Saybrooke did) was shocking to me. Viki is beginning to act foolish at this point... and the level of disrespect towards Clint is unmeasurable. She LIES through her teeth every single day. I've never even seen Brooke Logan lie so fast, without even blinking. But here is the twist. There is a new B in town - SHARLENE FROM ANOTHER WORLD!!!!! But here she is not Sharlene... she's called Elizabeth - a very interesting woman indeed. She is just the troublemaker Viki needed - a dose of her own medicine. Seeing a beautiful, clever blonde try to spin her web around Clint... was sooo good. It's time Viki realize that the General is not the only one with testicles in this town. Two can play at this game. 🔷 The nasty college guys that put drugs in Jason's pocket... opened Pandora's box. Just as Leanne was about to get her second chance with Demerest, Kevin found out about Jason's newest run-in with the police... and decided to pull the rug once more under her feet. It's obvious what is happening. They are going to break up Leanne and Jason. I know it. And it makes me sad. This show breaks everyone up too soon. It reminds me of how they broke Bo and Cassie up just when they got married. I don't like it. But I also think that Leanne has been slowly fading into the background and maybe the actress's days are numbered. Jason is backburned too, sadly. They haven't been given anything but scraps of airtime... minutes here and there for months. 🔷 For a final thought, Marty Saybrooke is now taking on the role that Dorian played in Viki's life. It looks like after Elaine Princi was written out (before RS comes back)... they decided to have Marty fixate on Viki's personal life. I really enjoy their scenes together because both actresses bring out the best in each other. I thought it was great how Marty teased Viki about seeing her in the library with Sloan. Once this DEMON sets her sights on you... all bets are off. Memorable lines like "Clean your own house before you judge mine" and "It takes one to know one" when it comes to being a slut... make me chuckle. I'm here for it. This feud has a lot of potential, because of how different and how similar these two women are at the same time. 🔷 Ooooh and I almost forgot - they've started the Cord-return-from-death storyline. In a very caricaturish way. I'm not sure how I feel about it. What will Cord think when he finds out that Tina opened her legs to Cain 2 weeks after he "died". I'm sure he won't be happy. Or maybe he will be. There is a thing called cuckolding after all. Overall - 6.5/10 - Entertaining, but not their best. MESSY. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clip of the day Viki and Sloan make out in public.

I still can't process fully that he's gone. He's one of these people that I can't imagine the world existing without. A true icon. Been thinking of him the entire morning.

Ridge gives Brooke a special gift? Don't tell me he has finally decided to give her that golden Labubu!!!!

May he rest in peace!

Well... this morning... inspired by OLTL's Anna Karenina storyline (Viki and Sloan), I decided that I'm craving a re-read of the book. The last time I read it... I must have been 13 or 14... so 16 years have passed, and I don't remember much of it. Then I find out there are 11 different translations in English. Here I was, spending a whole hour sampling different translations of the book before I settled on the... David Magarshack version, which felt more fitting for the melodramatic... soap opera nature of the novel. Some of the most popular versions felt a bit too stiff and artificial for my taste. I need to feel the pathos and the drama dripping from every page! I don't want to see commas where they don't belong. So... thank you, Malone and team, for inspiring me to return to one of my favorite novels. The edition is already ordered and should arrive sometime before Christmas. It cost me 1.50 euros for a 1000-page book in pristine condition. This is what good soap operas do... they draw inspiration from many sources, great works that have stood the test of time... and they also INSPIRE people to watch more, read more... Great art is often... if not always, in conversation with other great art.

Ripley Under Ground unraveled in the last one third. Absolute mess. I enjoyed the first 200 pages, but then it absolutely went off the rails. I can't give it more 5/10 for this reason. Shame. I will still try the third book in this series.

Time has gone by and I really enjoy the new design. All the active threads are right in front of me... just a click away. It's much easier to see what's going on in the forum compared to before.

After "The Secret History"... which I would give my final rating of 9/10... (RECOMMEND) I'm continuing with Ripley's sequel - So far... I like the overall prose quality better than Book 1.

Absolute horror story. More people should see this. P.S. She even chose Karoline as her son's godmother before that.

Thank you soooo much for the extra information and the encouragement! 🙂 We are already six episodes in, and with each one, it just keeps getting better and feels more natural. I anticipated they would require some time to hit their stride. It still feels a bit stiff, like a brand new something that still smells of the store where it was purchased. I've caught a few glimpses of the show in the later seasons, and they appear to have transformed into a full-fledged soap opera by then. Everything seems more refined and well-worn and soapy. I remember that while watching season 1 of "The Bold And The Beautiful," the overall stiffness and newness didn't settle for me until at least the first 60 episodes passed. Even the acting was bizarre in these first 3 months of episodes. So I'm watching this knowing very well that it will change with time. Some of the sets are strange too. They have scenes where everything is well lit and polished looking... and then we have some quite tortured looking rooms and shots. I love seeing them figure it out with each episode. P.S. My husband already bragged to his German colleagues about watching the show and one of the women even asked where she could watch too. Spreading the word! 🤭

Thank you for this fantastic reply. I'm going to share this info with my husband... So far I'm liking the actress that plays Clarissa the best... and Jan and Julia are both quite charming. Jan looks like he came out of the Backstreet Boys. 😀

We saw the first two episodes before going to bed... and I actually liked them. My husband was on the moon, he was in love. I am more difficult to impress, because I am strictly American daytime guy. But I see lots of potential. Are the first years good? I've seen the first episodes of the original Australian version and this is soo different. I still can't believe the entire show is on YouTube and how slept on it before @Huntress shared it. My husband told me he was going to tell his colleagues at work. He was so happy. 😁

I kinda love it right now. The board feels more modern and trendy.

I agree. And I hope soon they start giving written off character energy... Especially that acting disgrace that should not be given dialogue.

I just opened my eyes and this was the first thing I saw. Thanks for the early morning giggles! Now I can't shake the image of Asa exploding into Blair's room with a Slim Jim in his hand! It would have been better than what we got. 🤭

The face of a mourning widow. 🤭

Absolute melodrama for the sake of the melodrama. 🤭

Thank you for posting this. I am crazy enough to buy it for myself. 🤭They have my size!

I never knew Verbotene Liebe was available full on YouTube. OMG. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this. My husband has always wanted to watch it from the beginning... He told me he used to catch an episode or two years and years ago. And I think he's going to be veeeey happy when I tell him this. I can't wait to show him this. We may just start it from episode 1 immediately. The episodes are small, so it won't be that much of an issue to add that show to our schedule.

She looks stunning. That hat is such a vibe. I need it!

Yeeees. She loves sleeping and playing ball right next to the SON icon. ❤️ 😁