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I don't think drug stories on soaps are often very realistic. I believe what Days is trying to say is that these innocuous drugs like pot or whatever Holly took are laced with fentanyl and how unpredictable it is. I do think it's pretty relevant and big money. I don't think Days is capable of telling such a story the way the show is structured now. I will say I prefer this type of story that reaches several people on the canvas over, say, Megan kidnapping 3 grandmas and putting them on ice.

There were quite of a lot of changes from Deidre's 91 return till JER took over full time Gene Palumbo-6/91-1/92 (Deidre returned in Aug. 91, I believe) Richard Allen and Beth Milstein-1/92-6/92 Sheri Anderson-6/92-7/92 Sheri Anderson and Gene Palumbo-7/92-8/92 Sheri Anderson-8/92-12/92 Sheri Anderson and JER-12/92-4/93 JER starts to be credited alone in late April 93 Sheri and JER did the Affair story. Isabella died in May 1992. She was the last remaining member of the Toscano family. Marina (her sister) and her "dad" were killed off long before Deidre/Wayne returned. I believe Marlena was dressed like a clown for The Groucho Marx movie festival at the Salem Place Cinema. They did that for a couple of years for whatever reason. ETA-these dates are from wiki, so do take that for what it's worth lol.

The only thing about it is that it would have made Kristen redundant, so it all worked out the right way. If the affair played out with her, I could only see Isabella ending up villainous. John/Marlena were JER's golden couple so they would never be portrayed in a negative light. I could also see Isabella playing the Sami role-catching them, changing paternity tests, blackmailing Marlena, etc. Sami still could have been evil like she was because she wanted Austin and was jealous of Carrie just without all the affair and black market kidnapping baggage. In the end though, the story played how it should have.

I used to hate Isabella when I was a kid, but now re-watching I don't mind her. She's nothing that special, but not irritating either. She was just a very good partner to John. I think in the beginning Isabella/Marlena were jealous of one another, but that was dropped very quickly once Roman/Marlena and John/Isabella reunited. For the most part all four were shockingly civil and friendly. I don't know where you would go with a character like Isabella in the end. I would guess if SG didn't leave Isabella may have become a villain and obstacle for John/Marlena. The show could never outright make Roman evil during the affair, but I bet JER would have loved to make Isabella evil.

I actually feel really bad for John and Isabella in this era. I have no love for Isabella as a character, but she really tries to stick by John and really goes through it too. Marlena coming back, being pregnant, finding out John isn't Roman, losing her bond with the twins, the Danielle/Romulus stuff, and then she dies lol. It's a rough road for her. Obviously it's awful for John, but that poor girl tries her best to help him and once they are married and have Brady she lives for about a month longer lol.

Honestly, I think he's too old to be in the Joss/Trina group. He needs to interact with real adults (not named Michael or Sonny) for a change. He's sort of just a weird age. Too old for the college set, but too young for the Maxie, Brooklyn, Willow, Sasha crew. They should have paired him with Kristina

I actually don't mind Dex, but it's very hard to be a true fan when he surrounds himself with the worst people on the show.😂 And Joss being awful aside, I think it's pretty creepy a grown man just hangs out in his girlfriend's tiny, shared dorm room most of the time.

I doubt she will grow up normal. Honestly, it would serve Dex right if Sonny killed him. Was protecting Michael worth his life? Considering that choice and the fact Joss is his girlfriend I don't think he's very bright.

Hey! Leave my precious Donna out of this!😂 Michael and Joss are the worst though. I don't know why we are supposed to think Michael is some bada*s business shark and guy when almost every silly plan he has blows up in his face.

Definitely. Out of all the million romantic moments that John/Marlena have had, it was weird to bring up one directly tied to their affair. It's a flashback we don't see often, so that's nice I guess. Probably. I remember Roman being jealous of John for many reasons and irritated that he was throwing around money and instantly rich, but I don't ever remember Roman doubting Marlena being faithful. Marlena, at the time, was extremely upset about the dance and thought people could tell, so that could be why she spoke of it the way she did. I just don't think anyone in town thought anything of it except it was a nice gesture for charity. ***I also have my doubts Rachel has any friends. She's a demon and I can't imagine anyone, even young children, liking her much. She seems like the type of kid who would steal someone's toys and break them just because.

Ha! No. It means Reese/Charlotte's parents were really weird and her dad groomed an underaged Carly/Caroline and then committed suicide and her mom told everyone Reese was dead because....? Unclear. Basically Carly just took her name, but even that doesn't make sense because I have met Caroline's that go by Carly, but never a Charlotte. Reese's son was also kidnapped and murdered because of her ex-husbands shady dealings, she divorced said husband, became an FBI agent that saves kidnapped kids, the ne'er do well ex husband comes back, ends up shot by Ric? I believe, and that's that. Carly goes nuts because the whole Alcazar thing didn't work out and wants Sonny back, but is stymied by Reese/Sonny's relationship. Sonny finds out about Reese's past and that she slept with Ric and dumps her. Carly ends up in a mental hospital and comes back as Laura Wright. And then Reese dies. For someone who was on the show for less than a year her actual wiki page is like a 10 min read. Reese did a lot in a short amount of time.

At the risk of derailing the thread I just read it again and it does not make sense at all. Carly/Reese (Charlotte) were bff in high school. Carly slept with Reese's father, Reese got upset and into a car accident and was presumed dead, wasn't dead and had reconstructive surgery, Carly took over her name/persona when she left town to come to PC, and Reese married some guy and lost a son. The END.

There's an entire preview/spoiler forum on here guys. While there isn't a specific GH monthly thread, there were threads made for the two casting spoilers we were talking about yesterday on this thread and I am sure that is what @Toups was referring to.

Carly slept with her dad and then took over her identity because she thought Reese or Charlotte was dead? Reese had a whole ex-husband and dead child too. This is when child Michael also was believed to have killed AJ. It was a wild time on GH

Yeah, and all that weird Reese backstory. Carly was painted as the villain in it all pretty much.

Oh, I agree about that. It was a pretty smart idea, but probably a horrible thing to do to CR lol. MM was accepted with open arms when in reality she wasn't a very good recast either. I don't know what to think. In some ways I did think the show was invested in JB and in other ways I think they were just passing time to wait for Laura. JB's Carly specifically got a lot of rough writing and it was not a great period for Carly in general. I think if the show didn't get Laura it might have been a good time to put Carly on hiatus as a character.

I agree CR was more entertaining than MM's version, but I dislike MM's Belle so much. At least Martha is a decent actress though.

CR is truly a legend lol. I loved her scenes with John because it really felt like Belle was hitting on her own father and it never fails to crack me up to this day. CR was acting with Kyle Brandt's Phillip and made him look like a Shakespearean trained actor. I will never believe Days was ever serious with her.

Honestly, I barely remember anything they did as a couple. I just know I didn't mind them which is high praise from me lol. I don't think Sam/Patrick were even upset when they broke up. I think they are similar to what Dante/Sam are now. The actors have chemistry but nothing is really happening.

The way Marlena worded how the dance happened and people's reaction was strange. I don't think anyone was really suspicious of John/Marlena about the dance. They just thought John was being generous with his new found money. Everyone was pretty shocked when it came out that John/Marlena had an affair except those who knew (Sami, Kim, Victor). Yesterday Marlena made it seem like everyone in town knew and I guess just didn't tell Roman lol. Even when she pops up as ghostCourtney I get upset.

Lady Whistleblower: Corinthos Edition

Without anyone asking. She would just randomly tell strangers what Michael was up to today on the fly lol.

The entire family could disappear. I am sure Carly would keep us updated.

I tend to think of it as more of a baby rabies story more than a love story lol. THE BABY HAD TO LIVE!! Because obviously GH needs more children on the canvas!!

I'll actually give Michael the benefit of the doubt on this because even though his logic was very convoluted I can sorta connect the dots. Willow lying about her cancer diagnosis was just idiotic and suicidally stupid.