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I would argue Cady is recurring and heavily recurring at that. She's been on more than Drake Hogestyn this year I believe. She's no longer a guest. I would say Craig/Nancy are more like heavily used guests unless their stay is lengthened.

That's an actual good thing though 🤣

I basically agree with everything you said. Although I do think Jack's position on the show is stronger than usual because Gwen is such a RC favorite. Arguably stronger than Jen's at this point. Cady just has a coolness about her portrayal that feels disconnected. And just a complete lack of chemistry with Matt. Missy has a likeability and warmth when she plays Jennifer that Cady just doesn't quite have. Again, this is strictly based on Missy as an actress not anything about her beliefs or personal life. I didn't even notice the extensions lol. The voice and diction I did. Feels way too proper for the way Jennifer usually speaks. Do you think if they ever recast Marlena I would never have to see an ugly boxy blazer/pantsuit again?

I really appreciate your opinion and take as a Jennifer fan. I never thought Missy was a bad actress. I just couldn't recall any particular highs or lows in her acting. It was very clear MR was so much of Jennifer especially when Stephanie Cameron took over. The spark was entirely gone with Jen and I am probably the only one that doesn't think SC was horrible. She just wasn't Jen. I also find your take on wanting Jennifer regardless really nice. I don't think I would want my favorites recast at all. I would rather have my actress and my character or not bother. It's great as a huge fan you can still see past that because I am too petty for that lol. Saying all that, I have never really taken to Cady in any role. I found Dixie the most annoying, but I can appreciate her talent. So that could completely cloud my judgement. The bottom line is Cady as Jennifer is very low on the list with my problems on Days. I just find her acting very uneven a lot.

I don't either. I remember Missy crying, but nothing truly hysterical. But..I am also not the biggest Jennifer fan and can't remember everything she's done. But I don't believe she was hysterical when she got raped, when Peter "died", when Jack died several times, etc. @TonksadoraI am sure if Missy wanted play Jen she could. It doesn't appear that she wants to do full time. I don't fault Cady for taking the role, but I do think it's fair to critique her in the role.

Lol! I know. That was surprising. I thought we'd just see Gwen lying on black pavement. I agree about Missy playing it. I think Cady is a fine actress, but she hits some really odd, hysterical notes that seem un-Jen like. It seems too much, and Jen is just a more low-key character to me in general even while high. Yes, the sobbing without tears bothers me as well. CM is a better actress than MR (and probably a better overall person), but MR brought more authenticity to Jen. I am sure it comes from playing the role since she was a teen, but I miss her.

I think it's obvious something did. It's very clear they don't share scenes for a reason. Nothing has ever been confirmed, but IIRC the rumor was it had something to do with Deidre's ex-husband? Or there was some bitterness over Suzanne on Deidre's part taking over the main older heroine role when Dee got fired, which seems much more likely. Suzanne was in everyone's favorite movie Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story, so it appears they were close in real life for a time. We probably will never know, but the fact they NEVER speak dialogue when in the same seen together or even share scenes with one another when it's relevant makes it seem like something is up. Since in general it doesn't affect story, I would assume it will always just stay as is and they will move in different spheres forever lol.

I agree. Interesting things were happening in theory, but they just weren't interesting in execution. As far as the hit and run, I'd rather it be implied then them trying to do something that looks super cheap.

You are preaching the absolute truth. I just think the stakes would be lower since no one cares about Clyde and the suspect pool would be bigger. Anyhow, today's episode was boring. I thought Cady McClain's acting was all over the place. There were some characters in this show that were totally unnecessary like Xander/Sarah.

Yes! Going on the run and having Clyde continue to commit the crimes would have been better. Throwing the kitchen sink of suspects in and having it be Clyde was a stupid mystery. Even Chad killing Clyde and having to deal with the repercussions of that would have been more interesting or someone killing Clyde and make that the mystery.

Abby wanted to use her proper pronouns.🤣 I also think that's why Jackie Cox as the killer was bandied about so often lol. I mean I know. It's ridiculous. It totally reminds me of Kate croaking on GH and writing out AJ in blood. Did she not think that would be confusing? You got two letters why not do three and write Ava at that point?

I think we are all over thinking Abby saying "They had a knife". I meant to post this earlier, but she was clearly saying the person who stabbed her (they) had a knife as a singular person to omit saying he/she. It wasn't multiple people. It's confusing to the audience, but I don't think it was an error or rewrite. If you think about how police or someone would describe an unknown suspect they would most like say "they had a knife" instead of referring to he or she. It's stupid for Abby to say that since she knew the gender, but she didn't say they had knives/weapons which would indicate multiple people more to me. Anyhow, now I am overthinking it. But I genuinely don't think it was a sloppy error. It was meant to be a singular killer all along. The rest of the story and its conclusion was sloppy, but that's another story. Today's episode sounds interesting to me. I will try to watch in a few. I like that you guys watch and give a rundown here. I don't mind being spoiled and like to know what I am getting myself into lol.

You read my mind about Maggie/Marlena. I was totally going to post that in here and forgot lol. It's been about a decade since they've even shared a scene. It's most likely those backstage issues you mention, but I am sure the two of them could share a scene a few times a year. John/Victor-not a huge relationship, but I liked it. They were pretty close and did have a bit of a father/son bond, especially in the 90's. A few months ago Victor referred to John as "John Black" like he barely knew the man lol.

No worries! Anytime I can talk about Vanessa is fine by me. 🤣

Lol! Look at her. Still my queen. When I saw I was tagged and there was an insta story I thought my GH return dreams might have come true.

Did Maggie just take Jen's word for it that she was done and disappear? Honestly, the show should at least have Maggie involved with this story. Even Lucas would have added a lot to this story. I didn't say this yesterday, but meant to. I think Nancy looks really nice. It's not an ideal outfit for a wedding, but it's such an improvement from when she returned. I know a lot is going on with Abby's murder, but are we only going to check in on Kayla/Kate/Marlena dying once a week on Wednesdays? Way to stop the momentum on that story.

Lol! Well 800 signatures isn't exactly taking the world by storm, but at least he had a few fans. That's nice. I definitely didn't love Brando, but if I had to choose between Sasha/Brando and Willow/Michael I would choose Sasha/Brando every day.

I have to admit I am enjoying drugged out Jen and that story. I wish it was Missy and I wish we saw more of a gradual progression of the addiction, but Cady's doing a good job. I just still have a hard time truly seeing her as Jen. Clyde's motivation and explanation of this murder is ridiculous. If he wanted to hurt EJ and keep his mouth shut he was going to kill Belle so EJ finds the body? Wouldn't just threatening EJ over Belle accomplish the same thing? Or threatening Shawn/Claire to Belle? And Clyde's anger over Ben/Abigail? Stupid. Ben's free and living his best life, so why should Clyde care? It's all really dumb, but, as I said before, I can't think of a resolution that would be satisfying to me on this and I am not even an Abby fan.

I would not mind Diane being dead!

100% AGREE. Unfortunately, people would care about Belle dying and considering she has a police officer husband and a 'superspy' father it doesn't even make sense to kill her. Clyde, IMO, was literally in no danger of getting caught for EJ's shooting because Belle barely even cared until today.

Agreed. That ended so abruptly. I can't believe that's just the triangle is just over, but, then again, EJ/Nicole ended in a minute and isn't ever spoken of. They don't even share scenes.

Belle is generally an afterthought in her own stories and on this show period, so I have a hard time believing she was the main motive in all this. I don't know if anything changed though. I also don't why Clyde would kill Abigail and try to kill Sonny instead of going after Belle again. Honestly, it's just a stupid motive. Even if Clyde killed Belle because of EJ's shooting it just would create a whole laundry list of new, more serious problems for Clyde over a case that was pretty much dead and no one cares about except EJ.

I don't feel like I know anything about Alex even though he's on a lot. He's just a walking cliche at this point. Maybe if they fleshed out the character a little more and dropped the cheesy, smarminess and Ben references.

There may be some legal protection for her as far as medical issues as well. I don't think KS/Maxie is even at the top of the list of things to fix on GH, but it's strange. We will never have any idea what she disclosed to TPTB as far as her health or issues. I just wondered if they have ever extended such consideration and help to other actors struggling. But, as you said, we are just randoms on a message board and will never know. I would just hope for her daughter she is in an okay place. Maybe they just didn't feel like paying Jennifer Sky? It's not like she was super memorable and Idk if most viewers would notice?

I don't necessarily disagree, but TPTB seemed determined to hang on to her. Those absences and issues would have gotten many other actors recast permanently, marginalized, or let go long ago. That's why I have always felt there was more to the story backstage. Maxie/KS isn't that popular and there has never been a super clear direction for Maxie. Idk, it's just a strange situation all around. There are plenty of actresses out there that could bring more to the table than KS does after Maxie.