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I liked KL as Brady too. EM is fine as well. I think KL had more chemistry with Nadia and is more age appropriate, but EM is the better actor. I believe since Kyle's Brady got such awful writing in the beginning (the insane hatred for Marlena) that it taints people's view of his Brady. I never thought he was bad.

I LOVE the character of Kristen. I always have, but SH isn't really right for the role and it's especially apparent when they used to switch her out with ED at times. Kristen is ED's role and that's not going to change no matter what. I'd rather they bring back Peter with Brooks or a recast, but I guess with Stefan/EJ/Chad it's a little redundant to have another Dimera son. I'd probably cut Stefan to make room for Peter though.

That was all DZ. He's basically a chemistry magnet. He had chemistry with JMB and that didn't happen with any of her other million love interests.

It does feel like a missed oppurtunity, but at the end of the day I am not going to complain. I was thinking that too. It's nice to get a "name", but the most important thing is that the actress has chemistry with DZ. I am sure AH does, but they did hire Rylan and she had very little chem with him. Never change lol! Marci probably would have had fire chem with DZ though.

That seems most likely. I still think the show is missing some very interesting conflict with Lulu/Dante/Sam, which seems silly and very GH.

It should be a lead up into sweeps. It should be an event that rocks the entire canvas, but it might not be depending on how much FV dislikes KeMo/Sam.

Nope. Honestly Sonny should get an award if he's even partially responsible for He'll definitely get an air high five from me.

Overall, I don't even understand why Kristen is on the show. She doesn't need to be at all. I am sure SH is a lovely woman, but Kristen seems to get interjected into plots she doesn't belong in and doesn't bring much to the table character wise. Her and Brady are beyond tired at this point and if Kristen disappeared for months or years I wouldn't even notice.

I truly loved Ron Hale as Mike. He gave such nuanced, underrated performances. I especially loved his relationship with Brenda (obvi) even after Sonny left her. May he Rest with the Angels. He will be missed.

Yes. 100%. Deidre doesn't ever need to give a statement. We know she loved Drake. Let her be and decide when she wants to talk about it. Also, Deidre's statement is probably the most sought after for the media, so she took time and grace to talk about it to not overshadow Drake's real life family's loss.

He actually kinda does...

Lol! I think it was a total flubbed line by EM and the show just kept it in. I think Kayla is the Chief of Staff, but this guy is somehow in charge of finances for the Hospital and also a Dr. I clearly have no idea how hospitals work lol

Did you laugh when Brady looked at the watch on his wrist and told Tate it was difficult to tell time in the police interrogation room? Leo Howard looked a little shocked by the flub and I thought it was funny. Did Brady's watch run out of batteries or something in "lockup"?

Yes, we are getting a little insight to Sophia, but not quite enough. I need more of her and Tate interacting. I can sort of see why he trusts her now and it's clear she values him more than Holly does at this point, but we are having to put the pieces together from off screen interactions.

Like Jason said, it was nearly the same time. I think it was pretty clear JER didn't value the Roman character the way he did John, so I don't believe he cared who played Roman. So Ken just gave his buddy a job. And Taylor was riding kind of high at the time after his Y&R stint and his gig as Dylan's dad on 90210. Wayne himself has stated he was fired in 1994 and there was no story for the character left and may be brought back later. There was literally so much story left for Roman/John/Marlena, but it didn't fit into JER's vision which was full speed with Jarlena as a main lovestory.

I wish we could have seen Tate telling Sophia about what Holly did. It would help establish a trust/relationship between them.

True facts. I HATED Courtney and am going to regret typing this, but I think Courtney actually had more long term potential than Sam ever did. Especially if they used her/AJ/Jason correctly. Pairing her with Jax and then Nik was a mistake. The Carly/Jason/Sonny/Courtney quad could have been a lot more exciting if AJ was involved in the mess. That's probably more a sign of AJ's importance than Courtney's though.

Her and Courtney. It's lucky for her that Guza liked Kemo/Sam more than Alicia Willis.

I think it's very reasonable to bring Josh back as Chris and extend an offer to Wayne. Obviously, Marlena needs to grieve and accept losing the love of her life and I could almost see her being an Alice-like figure. In other ways, Marlena is just more of a romantic lead and Wayne's Roman would be the only viable option as a partner for her. Obviously if Jed Allen was still alive I would consider him as well. Like full circle for Marlena. I don't want a Maggie/Konstantin placeholder romance for Marlena.

Especially when, by her own admission, she was being difficult and disagreed with her storylines. You can't have it all. It's going to catch up with you. And it did with Kelly finally. To me it appears she thought she was untouchable at GH. It really didn't help she alienated her JaSam fanbase as well which was quite vocal and fairly large.

You said it well. Frank being petty and making realistic budget cuts isn't a fireable offense. I don't have a high opinion of him and it does seem spiteful, but it's not crazy out of line. Kelly phoning performances in, refusing storylines, and being difficult for years now is something that can get you fired. Not to mention Sam is played out and has been for at least a decade. So while I do give her grace and sympathy due to personal tragedies the decision to cut Sam makes sense.

I think it's clear at this point forcing Deidre and Suzanne to work together isn't a thing. It was painful to watch during the Konstantin story. I've already called Marlena/Maggie's friendship a loss in my head. That's why I think it would perfect to re-ignite a Julie/Marlena friendship again. You know, I think Deidre, Susan, and Suzanne are in for as long as they can be. All 3 of them seem to really enjoy their characters and working on the show.

I am team Sophia all the way. I don't exactly hate Holly either, but I do find her very unlikeable right now.

I would agree. Drake's passing leaves such a huge hole on the canvas. Because who's the next patriarch? LOL Josh Taylor's Roman? Abe? Steve? It's a really big assignment for anyone to take on. I might consider reaching out to Wayne Northrop to see if he's available. Not to discount Drake for any single second as he's my fave, but that seems the most feasible in my head.

Yes. Julie is styled years older than Marlena and seems so much older, but i think IRL they are maybe 4 years apart? Marlena does read younger, but at this point we all know they aren't 40, so it would be lovely to rekindle that relationship especially since they both lost the loves of their lives. I know it will take approximately 10 years to show up onscreen because of tape dates, but it's a nice thought. ETA-I should probably clarify I don't equate Deidre losing her on screen partner to SSH losing her real life and onscreen partner.