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Up to June 9th, 1992. 🐍 "The Crocodile Tears of Bluebeard's seventh wife." 🔷 Sunday night was a binge-OLTL-marathon. Finally. The fairytale of Llanview continued. So what is going on right now? 🔷 And it is a fairytale! The not-so-good princess Blair chose to become Bluebeard's wife. She chose money, power... and revenge... discarding love at the door. She left Joe's ranch like a cuckoo bird... without saying a world... only leaving a note "Goodbye". Asa's blackmail succeeded. However, this fairytale will take on a darker tone. Max woke up to complete silence, Blair - nowhere to be found... and Joe... breathing his last breaths. Completely devastated - he lost everything at once. Everyone warned him this will happen - Luna, Tina, Joe... but he wouldn't listen. 🔷 Andrew's father, Sloan... has a secret. Nobody knows what is is, but the fact that he made a new will... hints that he may be suffering from some kind of a disease. His verbal battle with his son painted a very depressing picture - a controlling, narcissistic father who wants to shape and correct his son to match the macho image of himself. The sensitive and not so macho Andrew triggers something deeply hidden in his father... Sloan hides the fact that his other son - William... died of AIDS. Not only that - he denies it. I'm beginning to suspect that Sloan is scared Andrew may be gay too. 🔷 The entire family got a call for an important meeting at Asa's place. That's where one of the best scenes so far in the entire saga... took place. The family members took turns expressing their disapproval and disgust at Asa's decision to marry Blair Cramer. Blair tried to act like a victim, but we all know half of her tears are fake... and half of them are for Max Holden's pee-pee. Victoria finished the scene off perfectly. Cry your crocodiles tears, dear... because soon they will become real. 🔷 Later, during the custody hearing... in a brutal climax, Asa's wealth overshadowed justice... (the judge was bought) when it was announced that Blair would be the sole guardian of her mother. Dorian Lord did not accept this defeat sitting. She confronted Blair and said something very sinister and foreboding - Your torment is only beginning, my dear... because you have no clue how you'll repay what Asa just bought for you. (I'm paraphrasing) The WAR of the Cramer Women is far from finished. 🔷 Alex Olanov got the mayor drunk and then proceeded to take pictures of him next to prostitutes. She plans to use these incriminating photos to blackmail him into marrying her. He is not agreeing to it so far, but we all know how persistent Alex could be. One thing I can say that I'm noticing about Alex - they need to tone down her antagonizing-comedic scenes. When I first started watching she was far more menacing and creepy and lately I think they've been giving her too much comedy, which... yes, Tonja does well, but still... we don't want a caricature in the end, do we? 🔷 In a cute collage, we had Luna visiting the radio-show she and Wanda have been listening to - "The Love Bug"... where she used her wits and charms to wow the listeners and later made a connection between Wanda and that naughty restaurant owner who stole her recipes and her heart. It was really endearing and I loved seeing Wanda spread out her wings a little. I adore the actress. And I love that they are keeping her active in the show - she creates this homely, nice atmosphere. A woman that we all knew at one point in our lives. Hashtag-weloveWanda! 🔷 Aaaaaand before I forget - it seems that Jason and Dorian are definitely not over. Once again, feeling the cold shoulder from Leanne, Jason responded to Dorian's advances. This time... my little fox knows exactly who her adversary is - Leanne Demerest (Buchanan, but not for long if you ask me). She vowed to get Jason back. I didn't think we'll see a Dorian-Leanne feud, but I'M here for it. The writers LOVE to write for Dorian and it shows! 🔷 I'm not gonna comment on the Sarah-Bo-Julia-Media-Carlo-Hesser murder stuff, because Thank God it looks to be finishing up. I want it wrapped up and forgotten. Overall - 10 out of 10 - AMAZING! Clip of the day! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The entire family confronts Asa and his new fiancée. - EPIC!

Absolutely... His Thomas Ripley meets Disney villain-act is just tiring at this point. It stopped being interesting half a year ago. And together with Tina aka the wannabe Bonnie and Clyde... they just don't work for me. I love the writing on the show, but some of the characters are clearly not thought-out in terms of vision. It seems like the writer is trying to build them up, find who they are... but is not succeeding. The saving grace is that... we have so much amazing stuff that all of the flops pale in comparison. It's literally 90 percent great and 10 perfect mess. Which is completely normal. OLTL 1992 continues to be one of the strongest soaps I've seen in my life. In some aspects, it gets better and better. I have currently seized watching anything else, because the other soaps can't compare with the style of writing and overall quality that I'm getting accustomed to. I can't play Bold after watching these episodes... OLTL 1992 really spoils you and makes you crave more and more quality storytelling. I have no idea how I'll be able to continue my classic Bold 2004 re-watch after this.

Thank you, @DRW50 I am always game for some Skye Chandler. 😊

Thank you @Errol. This reminds me I have to start watching this show. Heard so much good about it.

I've always wanted to watch this show... to see their feud from the beginning. I have to do this some of these days. I think last time I tried watching... I stopped somewhere at episode 20 or something like that, but I still remember everything. I think I can jump in and not be confused.

I second this. I am definitely not hooked as I was the first 2-3 months. The beginning was strong and then they... slowly began losing me. I still think it was incredibly stupid to have an encore (all CBS's fault). Still... I probably won't be tuning out till at least next year when it's officially 1 year later. I want to give BTG a proper chance. Maybe something will happen to actually make me hooked, we'll see. But overall if the quality of dialogue/writing doesn't improve... I'll just move along. Maybe binge-watch when I'm bored and that's it.

I would add Brooke vs Caroline OG in the classic days. That was a loong, beautiful feud that started as a "friendship" (not possible when Brooke Logan is one of the people)

I love JM and I adore what he is saying... but in a way all of this is so sad sounding. It's just a testament to how everyone KNOWS and even publicly admits now... that the show's glitz and glamour days are looooong gone and now we have this little hope that some of it may come back. Oh, dear. And yeah... there was one year when Brooke wore a sweatshirt for 4-5 months of the entire season, while crying that she kissed Santa. And everything looked soooo dull and ordinary, you couldn't even believe this was Bold. I hardly doubt we'll ever see anything that much different, but... hope dies last. The problem for me is that even if the show is shot on Mars and on a 1 billion budget, the writing will still cheapen everything out to a point where it feels... not-glamorous at all. You can't fix a house, when it's rotten at the core.

Sadly, I can't see the last post, since it's leaking into the page.

Yes! Rarity these days.

It's Saturday bitcheeeeeeeeeeees

This kind of bad... bad acting... fits perfectly with the awful scripts we are subjected to every single day. I would cringe if someone tries to give a spectacular performance... in the state of this drivel. It's a clown show. And I think everyone has embraced it at this point. Bold will never ever improve with this head writer. Even if they start shooting the show on Mars or have 1 billion budget. Won't change a thing. Bad writing ruins everything.

Up to June 2nd, 1992. 🍷 "Like a virgin... touched for the very first time." Again, I don't have as much time, but I'm trying my best. I would love to binge-watch, but it's just not possible. 🔷 So what is going on right now? 🔷 Well, color me surprised, but Blair actually had her first time with Max Holden. I don't know how this will affect her future relationship with Asa, but I have my suspicions. I really doubt Blair-Max will last more than a few weeks at best. Blair is too driven and too determined to become rich and powerful to choose Max. Asa, realizing that Blair is slipping away, has been making preparations to buy her off - he is using her mother's guardianship to pressure her into marriage. Asa, Asa... Where is Renee to slap you now? 🔷 Speaking of slaps, the biggest one went to Cain Rogan who was FIRED AND THROWN out like a dirty dog on the street. What a divine karma! He did everything he could to break-up Asa and Renee's marriage and just when he succeeded, a little fox got into the den before he could. Blair Daimler is the new HBIC and not you, Rogan. You made a great mistake rushing to break-up Renee and Asa. Now all that you're left with are Tina's kisses. Yawn. 🔷 We are very close to discovering who killed Carlo. Sarah found a picture that depicted the agent called "Scarecrow" and Carlo together in a restaurant acting like they are related or best buddies. When she and Bo went to investigate in that particular restaurant, they found that this Scarecrow individual was seen with a strange woman with a British accent. We all know who that is, right - the not so paralyzed Julia Media aka the killer, if you ask me. 🔷 We have a new family in town - Victoria's son Joey made a friend - this blond Billy boy... who looks kind of familiar. The were playing ball like they were 5 years old and talking about "girls", while Billy's mother and father were talking with Victoria about getting accepted in some private clubs. From their attitude, I got the impression... they like to discriminate people. Hmm. 🔷 Oh, and I almost forgot. Cassie is probably going to get fired after violating the law multiple times for BO. What she did was stupid - first she stole documents and gave them to him and then she called him on the phone to warn him that they are going to be arresting him. You are not made for detective work, Cassie. Go back to the newspaper. Overall - 10 out of 10 - I'm excited that the storylines are finally moving ahead. Clip of the day - Asa vs Cain - You're fired, bitch! bbbbbbb.mp4

Nick and Brooke look beautiful in this photo. Thank you @dragonflies 🙏

It breaks my heart that she was not nominated. This was her moment.

Absolutely disgusting, indeed. They are incredibly lazy and incompetent.

I've found my old profiles from when I was an early teen... in these telenovela forums that I was a member of... and I cringe when I read myself. I literally don't remember being like that. My teen-self loved to use emoticons and this one particularly 😛. Absolute cringe. Thank God we grew up. 😂

I agree. Elaine really knows when to make it "big". I would cringe if it was someone else acting like this, but when it's Dorian... it's just part of the beauty. She has some really nuanced, understated moments too... especially with Jason. Thank you! I'm happy that you like them. 😊 And I look forward to meeting Nora too. I've heard from other fans that she's very captivating.