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Gina Tognoni? Lol! I wouldn't hate it. I am definitely more of a Steve Burton/Jason fan than a BM fan, but his take on Jason was lighter and refreshing. Jason became such a downer of a character under Steve and I did enjoy the humor BM brought to the table and I did think BM had nice chemistry with Monaco and Herbst.

I don't mind Steve and Kayla. I am not an uber or anything, but I think they are nice. I don't think anyone will top the John/Marlena/Bo/Hope quad, but I am fine with Steve/Kayla pinch hitting here. I don't have any insider info, but I think we have Stacey for the time being. I haven't heard anything about Eileen.

Sarah as a teen and young adult was pretty general and ill defined that you could do anything with her. I can almost see why the show has a hard time with her. But if you are casting Liz's sister just cast Sarah not some weird random sister. Gh loves to cast names in random roles. I am not going to lie, but I actually liked BM's take on Jason. It wasn't true to Jason really, but it was at least interesting and he was nice to Monica.

Well, at least he's fired now lol. I don't think it's weird that J/M are paired with S/K because I enjoy their friendship even if it's slightly off with history. Johnny seems like a bit of a mess of a character overall and his purpose/intentions have always been ignored. I don't think Marlena and John necessarily have a lack of family scenes. I have actually never thought John/Marlena have been ignored under Ron/Alarr. They do get story. It's not peak 90's story, but it isn't John in a coma for almost a year either.

I'll be honest and say Hayden is just a character that's a weird fever dream for me. Why didn't they just make her Sarah? Why does this character even exist? If the show was going to get a name and hire Budig why did they make the character so random and awful?

Yeah. Got it. I really will be bummed if they used all Deidre's guarantees because they barely use Drake as it is. I have faith that it will work out because Ron seems to love Marlena and she's pretty pivotal to a lot that's going on even in a supporting role.

Lol! I am not even ashamed to say it took me a minute to wonder why Violet called Liz "Aunt Liz" and I thought she was way too familiar with her dad's girlfriend. 🤣

Interesting. I don't visit Daytime Royalty very often because..vibes. Anyhow, I do love John/Malena and welcome to the board!

How do you know this? I am not doubting you or anything, but does it burn through guarantees when half the scenes appeared to be shot in the same day at the pub?

I think the lisp gets me. And again, I am fully admitting to being a horrible human that's making fun of a child. I don't find her cute or precocious. If I was Liz I'd run far. Because of Finn obviously and that daughter of his.

John/Marlena go through story peaks and valleys. I would love to see John/Marlena everyday and we practically did see Marlena every day last month. Ron loves Marlena, so I am not too worried about them getting a story again.

Absolutely. I think it's on Ron and the producer. I still think the ideas and stories are there, but no one is thinking about pacing and character because Jamey is thinking about how many laughs and odd nods to history he can fit in to his one day a week breakdown. It something that starts from the top.

Right? I just think a good writer would have to think about timing, logistics, actor availability, budget, etc. I don't think Jamie thinks about these things. It's just one great broad idea that looks okay on paper. Again, Duke the bear is not part of this because someone had to be very drunk and high to greenlight that.🤣

I didn't listen to the podcast ever, but I found a lot of his opinions and takes aligned with my own. That doesn't mean I love him as a fictional writer, but he does have a love and knowledge for the genre. But most people on this board do as well. We probably all couldn't write for soaps, I do think a lot of people on here can though (not myself lol) I just don't think loving a genre correlates to good writing. I think the ideas might be there, but getting from point A to point B is another issue. Also, no excuse for Duke the Bear.

Oh definitely. I think there is a big difference between liking his writing and admiring his hustle to make his dream happen. Good for him! He is getting lots of work and at the end of the day it doesn't matter if I think he's a hack lol. I have to say I did like a lot of his work on Daytime Confidential though.

I don't like him or his writing, but I would have to agree it's pretty remarkable he went from Daytime Confidential to actually writing soaps.

I can't stand Violet. I can't stand the actress. I know she's a child and I am an awful person, but I hope Hayden somehow gains full custody so I don't have to see her again. I don't mind Charlotte as much, but no GH kids except James/Georgie act like normal kids. Violet and Charlotte do use the most antiquated expressions lol.

I don't exactly mind it either. I just think Alexis, of all people, would fight harder to get back to the law and her passion. They have explained it a bit on screen, but it feels slightly out of character for her to just drop the entire career she built her entire life on. Also it makes Diane more relevant. Lol. Agreed. I remember her in 2010 telling Sonny it was bad optics to date/marry Brenda because of her involvement with the Balkan. Which might have been true? But also, 100% worse for Brenda to date Sonny because of everything he did in the past 25 years. She sucks and is a hater!

Yup. All I am saying is everyone can hate the mob/Sonny/Jason/whoever. That's a valid human response. But when she is charging double as she says most times when the case is tough she should shut it. Diane might be a fantastic lawyer, but I am sure Sonny could find a more silent one that isn't as judgey. Her exasperation about doing her job that she signed up for really bugs me.

I have serious issues with Diane that I have explained in detail but will again lol. Outside of her RIDICULOUS Robert romance. I haven't liked her for years. I couldn't stand her shaming Sonny/Jason all the time. They deserve it, but not while this women was actively defending them and taking their money. Not to even mention she was dating her own mob flunkie in Max for years. This woman is the epitome of hypocrisy. Yeah. I keep waiting for Alexis to get her law license back but it doesn't seem to be in the writers heads.

Trina, Joss, and Spencer seem more sophisticated than him. That's why I could see him bonding with a similarly confused Esme. Not romantically. I don't really want that, but find a common bond and then Adam is around more people. Perhaps he starts getting attached to Esme and other people notice in her life-it brings a lot of characters potentially to the fold. No one needs to be obsessed or around Joss except Dex. At this point she's starting to remind me of JMB's Lulu where like 4 guys were obsessed with her at once.

Nope. I have never seen any sort of payment device/register situation. You can get them for your phone, but they seem to give these pastries away for free a lot. Maybe they are old or something and Chanel just wants to get rid of them lol.

Right? They built a temporary kitchen set a while back. I don't see why they can't figure the bakery out a little bit better. There's no logical sense for Chanel to be outside when she has an entire store inside. No one wants freezing pastries.

Yeah, I am okay with that. It makes the pool of talent much wider. It was still a little lopsided when you had Heather Tom and Sarah J. Brown against Camryn Grimes, but I think it gives the Emmys a chance to include a lot more actors.

Anyway, on to the show today. AZ continues to kill it. She is just so good. DF is doing great too. Holly continues to charm me even if this entire plan is stupid. Why on earth is Chanel selling baked goods outside in December? The little plastic table set up has always been silly, but that makes no sense. I enjoyed the show today. Much improved from yesterday. Even Leo/Dmitri didn't bother me that much.