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I assume in a day to day format it didn't seem as redundant as it does in clips, but I swear every time I popped in to watch the era Bobbie's main story was trying to get a child in a variety of different ways. Tony is a good utility player and Brad Maule makes Tony more likeable than he probably is with his slightly dorky dad charm. I liked Bobbie/Tony a lot in the Labine era as well so maybe I was spoiled and underwhelmed when I went back to their early courtship and marriage. I always did have a problem with him never being able to recover from his breakdown too. He was basically shelved after the story concluded.

So, I always thought I was a bit of hater and I preface this by saying I only watched clips, but Bobbie's endless struggle to adopt/have a child and getting denied was tedious. When reading @Franko 's breakdown of events it seems like it was repetitive. And don't throw tomatoes at me, but I find early Tony/Bobbie dull too. I liked them later on and understand the need for a slightly more stable, tentpole couple. I really get the appeal and it's no shade to Brad or Jackie. I was always a bit meh on them until they started getting good material in the 90's.

It was such a strange feeling for me. I was thinking, "wow, I don't hate this?" It must be at least tolerable.

I don't think Eva would ever publicly trash the father of her child regardless of what she privately thought. I have never seen any indication that they weren't cordial at the very least. I really have no reason to doubt NLG's account of JC's behavior. The timing was extremely tacky. Considering both ladies have been in the industry for a long time I can believe they could work together without issue. They weren't constant screen partners nor were their characters friends. I have to imagine it was a bit awkward, but in reality the character of Natalia was awful so maybe ELR was more interested in trying to save that.

It wasn't as bad as the Viola stuff, but it just seemed in very poor taste. He had grieving family and she was talking about something that happened years before. Actually, I wonder how that went over when Eva was on GH. She definitely had scenes with NLG/Alexis.

I clocked that too. I kept waiting for a line about Peter even knowing Abigail and it never happened. Yes. I thought I was the only one confused about an adolescent wing. I wouldn't even question it much if Days didn't make a huge deal about Sophia being 18 for months. Wasn't it very strongly rumored they did when she returned 25 years ago? It wouldn't surprise me, but you would think everyone would have moved on by now lol. Although considering Jen is very much a recurring player, I could see Days not feeling the need to even go down that road. Unfortunately, that's the biggest storyline Peter was tied to. I don't see a reason for Jack to not get a reaction to it. He could even be talking to Chad, Steve, JJ, etc. about it instead of Jen.

I'll be honest, NLG's wine tweets have sort of soured me on her. I still like Alexis and think NLG is very talented, but she just seems like A LOT to deal with. I don't think she's a horrible human or anything. I personally think she should keep her mouth shut on certain topics. * *Not about Ingo/Mo. They were acting like overgrown kids.

I honestly wonder if we will ever get a reaction from Jack/Jen regarding Peter. I have a feeling that whole era might be ignored. This is a small detail, but how are Rachel and Sophia allowed to be in the same ward? Sophia is an adult. Even if Bayview has a skeleton crew right now, you would think they'd separate the adults from the kids at least.

I forgot the Viola Davis thing. Yikes! That really was a fun night on here though. I actually think Days has crazy fans too, but GH really wins fan wars. The dark days of Liason vs. Jasam still haunt me. I am one of the few people that didn't mind Joss/Dex. I thought they had decent chemistry. They were better than Joss and her spy boyfriend. I don't actively miss them or anything though. I have to agree with the posters that said Britt/Jason were good yesterday. I didn't want to throw something at my tv while watching them so I agree. Seriously, I did think those scenes were decent. See I can say something nice about Britt!!

Well, Ingo got weird so no shame in that call out. At the same time I think NLG gets messy on social media. Not saying she was wrong in this instance, but I can also recall her posting John Callahan was a rapist on the day he died. Her posts can sometimes be less than tactful.

I have personally never got the impression Mo was a Trumper. I don't think I have ever seen him talk politics. My impression was that MB didn't want to do a scene with NLG or thought she was annoying as well while talking to Ingo. It seemed like two men talking crap about their female costar, which is a bad look regardless. I didn't perceive as politically motivated either, though. NLG bringing more attention to it on social media probably didn't help her cause. She eventually backtracked which leads me to believe she was either punished for talking or it actually was a situation two adult professionals could work out.

It's hilariously you and I are the two posters contemplating the ways we can bring Kelly Monaco back ☹️ Who would have thought?

Did that weird dancing doppelganger of Sam's die? Honestly, if Frank really want to [!@#$%^&*] us Livvie Locke could come back.

If I didn't know Frank held such a grudge, I would even contemplate back from the dead Sam being Drew's shooter. Seriously.

Lol! Because I watched this in Sonny/Brenda edits its Sonny walking there, wondering why Brenda is so stupid, walking back, still wondering why Brenda gets him into trouble, walking back again, contemplating all his life choices, and walking back again. It's feels like an hour of him walking across the lawn before he even rescues her. I mean, I'd stay at that hotel so it worked. And, yes, I remember some of the Lily/Miguel scenes were in beautiful locations. As far as Bobbie, I don't think she aged out back then either. Even after Stefan, a great pairing, she was pretty hot and heavy with pre-crazy Jerry Jax.

I forgot about the Mo/Ingo vs. NLG episode. It was handled so poorly. I think NLG did manage to say she and MB talked it out or something. I have never had use for Kelly or Sam, but I really need to hear why she got dumped so unceremoniously. I'd buy that book or listen to the podcast! At least with Days Rachel had been showing signs of mental instability and was always a little demon seed. Scout just seems like a normal little girl and there hasn't been a single indication she's trouble. Although, yesterday her immediately telling Willow that Danny was at Alexis's did give me a pause.

Your ideas sound really good. I never got the feeling the show was terribly interested in a Jason/Brenda pairing during that era. Steve and Vanessa had good chemistry and I really think the show should have gone with it 2003, but I think the idea was probably to pair Brenda with AJ instead pre-Sonny-and the show did flirt with that for a minute. I like they took their time with finding Brenda a love interest. I think a Jason/Brenda pairing would have boxed the character of Brenda in too much and she was far more easily disposable than Jason at the time. I also can't line up the entire time frames in my head, but I assume they knew ASJ was out as soon as his contract was up, so I don't know how much the show would want to waste time on a quad with the characters.

Interesting. Thank you. I couldn't remember who started writing the Robin crush. Robin's buddy, who I cannot recall a name for, appears more than I thought when I watched 1992 a while ago. It seems like the show might have been testing the character out actually. I guess they ditched her for a few Christie Clark appearances (random) and eventually Brenda. My assumption was that the show was waiting until KMc looked more adult but also had more life experience as Robin. Jason (pre-accident) is pretty directionless outside the Keesha romance, which honestly doesn't get that much attention. I am sure there are interviews out there, but I would be curious to know if the plan was Jason/Robin, Labine wanted the AIDS/Stone story, and the show always intended to move back to J/R later on.

Perhaps. The problem with Scout is she's not Wiley level bad or anything, but she's unmemorable. I feel like GH likes to give their more "precocious" kids bigger story.

I think it was Levinson that created the Robin/Jason seed. She had a huge crush on him when they were doing the crisis hotline stuff. She and her silly friend would talk about it all the time. I could see Labine or Guza easily picking that thread back up once KMc was a bit older. When I watch them in 1992 I get the sense the show could have always been playing the long game with the pairing.

I don't see how the little girl that plays Scout could possibly act out the beats of shooting her father. At least Days had the good sense to replace Rachels before the reveal. By the time GH gets to the climax of this story it won't even be a rip off of Days any longer because so much time will have passed lol.

The action scenes are great. It is definitely one huge advertisement for the hotel though. Don't get me wrong, I love every minute of it, but that hotel is truly massive and Sonny/Brenda give you the grand tour while running through it. Lucy watching the whole chase with binoculars and not doing anything is pretty funny too. I also will never forget Maurice walking back and forth on the grounds to go to Rivera's compound? safe house? Whatever? It was hilarious to watch him walk for nearly a minute each time. That's a long time to watch someone walk. I liked the fact that they showed what I believe was a real Ricky Martin concert. You know how I feel about Miguel, but it made L&B seem much more legitimate than BLQ being a record producer with her husband and Blaze as her top artists. You have almost inspired me to watch it again. I remember personally having some issues with the climax of the story like Luke being left in the water by Sonny/Brenda and Rivera kidnapping everyone to just let them go because Lily said so.

To be clear, I don't think TA is tanking scenes or not doing her job. It just seems like her material doesn't inspire her much these days which I don't blame her for. I don't think Steve or Maurice are the romance or money problem. They don't even have real love interests. It's the 100 recurring players taking up space. You honestly don't need a big budget to hire actors that have chemistry. I am sure GH can afford an actress that didn't get her SAG card yesterday for Michael.

I think so? Because Robin was one of the few people Jason had a positive response to after he woke up. He hated pretty much everyone else. I do remember he was very impressed by Lily (eyeroll) after he met Sonny though.

It's interesting to wonder what Labine would have done with all those characters/arcs. It seems like she just created the characters and/or the specific accident, but never elaborated on a clear plan for the future. Jax would have been "a lot of fun!" gives me no idea lol.