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I know the show pushed Nik/Emily way too much, but I think they were sort of popular. I know they don't hold up well and aren't not liked on here, I would absolutely consider that his main pairing. I think TC's personal issues and tendency to phone every scene in is what did him in. I do think TC had a lot of unnecessary pairings-lydia, Sarah, Katherine, Courtney, Mary, Nadine, Britt, Brooklyn, Rebecca, Hayden and Liz lol. Too bad he never interacted with MR as Gia. That may have clicked. Remember when Brenda and Nik started having random scenes together in 1998? Like the hospital bed monologue Brenda gave Nik and then they had a few other deep conversations which were just clearly pandering to VM/TC so they could have scenes? They were so random I kept thinking why is Brenda having conversations with this teenager about life? I think VM said she pushed for the pairing at one point. Thank God, the writers and Wendy Riche prevailed. Lol! I can't think of a single scene between Brenda/Nik since they broke up IRL.

I don't even know what their relationship is. Are they friends, is it doctor/patient, is it maternal? It's weird is what it is. I wouldn't mind just the dr./patient thing, but she treats him like a friend. It's stupid we waste the one or two episodes DH is in on this nonsense. Ben is just repeated the same things he has being saying for months.

That's so funny. That's exactly who I was thinking for Sarah. I assumed Jennifer Sky was unpopular since she was gone so quick, but she never bothered me. I didn't like the other Sarah at all. She was brief but awful. Let's be real, the obvious choice was to make Rebecca Budig Sarah and not a random new sister.

I liked Jennifer Sky (I think that's her name?) as Sarah. She and Nik weren't setting the world on fire, but I didn't hate her or anything. She obviously was never as charismatic as BH, but Sarah was sure gone quickly. I would welcome a recast now. There are 100 unemployed soap actresses that could fill the role. Overall, I think GH did really well with that generation of teens as far as casting. The only duds were Sarah and Juan. Everyone else (Liz, Lucky, Emily, Gia, Zander) was spot on. Oh Liz and Lucky....what should have been endgame is now Liz just getting paired with OLTL castoffs.

There was like no time in between the recasts of Nik, so there probably was a SOD cover, but TC's Nik was kissing Katherine in like 1997 when Laura fake died and Katherine told him to chill. So it was always a Nik thing? I think he broke up with Sarah over it lol. It's been so long. I have edits on VHS of all Sonny/Brenda and Brenda in 2002 and I know some of these things were peripherally mentioned. Although, I haven't owned a VCR in like 20 years so it's been awhile lol. But I still keep those videos for some reason... I THINK Reginald poisoned Katherine just because he hated her, but it was a mystery of who poisoned her for awhile? That sorta rings a bell to me. Or maybe Reggie was just a big Ned/Lois shipper lol. I think it was all part of the wacky Eddie Maine shenanigans. But then she moved on to Mac for awhile, IIRC and they were boring too. I think Damien was involved as well-not in the poisoning-but back in love with her or something.

Yes. When Katherine fell in 1998 it was an accident, but it was meant for Helena, so when she died Stefan went on trial for her murder. She came back at the trial miraculously then hooked up with Nik again. It was TC for most of this. It looks like Coltin Scott's first airdate is around July 1999. She then tried to get Nik to marry her by I think faking a pregnancy. Katherine was killed by Helena the end of Oct 1999, so it was both of them honestly. CS played the climax of the story so maybe that's what you are remembering? I looked up the dates to be sure, but then I actually started reading about the story and I am not surprised you forgot some things because it sounds awful. I was watching back then, but I don't really remember everything about it. I also just learned that Reginald poisoned Katherine Bell in 1994 lol. I only vaguely remember this.

Whenever Patch appears in an episode-I am like oh you are still on the show lol! Him and Kayla rarely have anything to do. I guess Kayla has stuff with the hospital, but the last thing Patch did was yell at Rafe about dating Ava I think. I actually think the beginning of Jason/Robin was very balanced. It was about both of them. Then it became about Carly/Michael and Jason/Sonny treated Robin like crap and she left. I did hear KMc wanted no part of a Jason/Robin/Sam triangle, so I guess they just hired JT to play Patrick. Maybe if that didn't take off they would have paired her with Nik? Anyhow, I am assuming the Nik/Robin stuff just got sidelined in 1998 when Vanessa left, KMc wasn't far behind, Sarah Brown went on maternity leave, and MB came back. I feel like all this stuff happened sort of around the same time or a few months apart, so I just thought things got shuffled around because all those characters and casting changes did sorta effect one another. I am fairly certain Nik/Robin was the plan with just by the way other characters would talk about it insinuating it was more than it was. Oh well, what might have been. I remember Nik being into Katherine for a long time before anything happened though. He kissed her when Laura faked her death and that was a full year or so before they had sex. I honestly still ship Jason/Robin and I am probably the only one. Jason has had other good pairings and I like Scrubs, but I loved me some J&R back in the day. And I would not be sad if they got back together again. Stupid Carly has managed to ruin so many things I loved lol!

I really thought they were going there with Robin and Nik. And even people like brenda and Jax commented on. I feel like the show was really stuck on Jason/Robin as endgame until they weren't. Lol. They had decent chemistry. It just seemed to be dropped but kmc left not too long after. She was gone within the year.

She actually does favor Laura a lot there but I have never thought they looked alike previously. I loved that ball.

I swear Stefan was wearing a big, white Seinfeld puffy shirt lol and the camera gaze was slightly blurry to make us think they were younger. I just realized now GF and TC are only like 10 years apart in age lol. I have never been particularly attached to Luke and Laura, so I like Laura/Stefan. I honestly would rate Sonny/Brenda, Robin/Stone, and Ned/Lois as higher on my list of GH couples. I think it's a timing thing. Luke and Laura were returning, and then they both would leave for periods of time, and I just never got into them. I also was put off on how frumpy Laura constantly looked and it's not a GF thing. It was GH wardrobe.

I loved those silly flashbacks. Neither looked younger and were just wearing really billowing clothing lol. I liked Stefan and Laura, but it was weird he was always looking at her portrait and stuff. I just thought it was fun Greek intrigue or Russian? Listen I still am unclear what the Cassadine's are. This also has nothing to do with anything but it reminds me of the time Alexis went off on Sonny at Kristina Sr.'s funeral and told him his ancestors were working in the fields for his family and peasants. Which is obviously incredibly racist, but damn, that was probably my fave NLG scene as Alexis.

Marlena was on 2 times this week I think. And one time was with Ben. And the other time she talked to John about Ben lol. Marlena's related to half the canvas. It's odd she rarely sees her family. And it's annoying she correlates her and John to Ben/Ciara. Not the same in any capacity lol.

The characters just truly didn't work together. They had nothing in common at all. Did SN and GF interact much on Days?

Thanks! I knew it was one or the other. Lol Summer who was in that weird love triangle with Luke and Lucky. Killing Emily was such a bad decision.

Ugh 1997 is one of the worst time periods of GH when they really had an embarrassment of riches. The Sonny/Brenda stuff was awful, Jax spent odd amounts of time with V (who I liked) but there was no point, Brenda's breakdown, Miranda, the Gina Cates recast, Laura leaving the canvas, Pierce Dorman, I could go on and on...The only good thing was the Carly stuff. Stefan was always a decent character. He got bogged down by the Katherine stuff for way too long. Didn't he end up killing Chloe?

I think it was with TC. I remember that more vividly than with Stephan Martines or whatever his name was lol. It looks like the first time they have sex was in 1998 and TC was still in the role.

I think it was an unintentional find for sure with Stefan/Bobbie. We weren't supposed to be rooting for it, but they were just hot together. And I wanted Bobbie to be happy after that Carly/Tony stuff. It's something the show probably should have gone back to, but just didn't. I just think 1997 was a hot mess for GH in every way possible. I mean the Pierce Dorman murder? The Tin man saga? It's all a no. I thought Bobbie and OG Jerry Jax were really good together too lol. Stefan clearly should have been Nik's dad. And yes, they dressed Genie in what appeared to be either old curtains or doilies. I know she gained some weight, but they make clothes that are fashionable above size 10 GH! I actually prefer Stefan to Patch, but I know that's unpopular. I just thought SN hits all the right notes as a gothic, tortured villian.

I am sure there was an investment based on the fact she was a huge soap star. She kept falling off those parapets and coming back to life lol! I forgot about her Dominque connection. Wasn't she paired with Damien too? She just never clicked with anyone except Lynn Herring/Lucy. I loved the Deception vs. Jax Cosmetics stuff. MBE is great at bitchy humor. Which what ever happened to Jax cosmetics? Did it just disband after Brenda 'died' lol? Anyway, I was pissed that they went hard for Katherine/Stefan when Bobbie/Stefan was clearly where it was at. They were great together.

Katherine was not with Tom IIRC. She was with a much younger Nik. She was "married" to Ned too, which is weird they were paired on Days too as they didn't have much chemistry on either show. I like Katherine/Lucy but I do think Katherine was an ill defined character. I think she worked better as a schemer but the show kept trying to make her a heroine then would change their minds and make her a villian again. Matt Ashford's Tom and his annoying African bracelets and cringe worthy pairing with Felicia was all bad. I couldn't stand the character or the fact him and Felicia were constantly so sexual lol. I remember an episode with Jason/Robin, Sonny/Brenda, and Tom/Felicia all having romantic moments and 2 of those couples were sexy. Felicia/Tom were playing with ice cubes on a roof with all these awful double entendres? Lol. I have never forgotten watching that. All that being said, I would take a recast of him and Tommy Jr. MP probably would be fine as TH. But I do think there are a lot of unemployed soap stars that would be fine as Tom. Cameron Mathison would have been okay as TH. Maybe a little young but whatever.

Drake did really well with it too. I wish John would mention Paul more. He is literally the least obnoxious of all his children. Blah, blah Belle and Brady. Paul is still the coolest child. I would be okay with a recast but I think CS was given crap to play and made it his own so I don't know how it would go over. There was just something very authentic about the way CS played Paul with everyone he was involved with. I feel the same with Guy. He clearly was trying and giving it his all, but he was always just FAUXWill to me. He wasn't a disaster. He was just there for me. I do think he would have been better served completely away from Sonny though at least for awhile.

Christopher Sean was great. Such a good find. And he had one of the worst backstories and retcons ever but he was so charming and wasted a lot. He had great chemistry with both Will and Sonny. I still don't buy that John got 3 women pregnant in a span of like a year, but CS really channeled Drake in mannerisms and looks honestly. He was exactly what I would imagine a child of Tori/John would look and be like. Chandler vs. Guy will always be Chandler to me. I do think Guy gave more effort most of the time and had fire chemistry with Paul, but Chandler is my Will for sure. I think both Guy and Chandler could do a lot more with better writing. And less Grandpa cardigans....

I have a soft spot for Chandler. I have always ignored his flaws because I liked him. Guy Wilson was always so goofy looking to me. But he had chemistry with Paul for sure. I don't even know if I'd recast Sonny. Maybe? I think the show would be better served getting CS back or recasting Paul.

For some reason I do remember them interacting or having a moment. I honestly thought it happened and I missed or it was mentioned and occurred basically off screen. Of all the Rick re-writes this one doesn't bother me at all. At least it vaguely makes sense for both characters.

He has the right look for Will for sure. But even with all Chandler Massey's smirking faults he's Will to me. I couldn't imagine LA as Will really.

Lucky us? Lol. It was weird. I was only watching while doing something else and I thought I just ignored all Rafe/Ava stuff and missed them. I feel like Days does this all the time. They spoil things or people and they completely cut them. Not that I care about Rafe/Ava, but they did this recently with Belle/John or John/Marlena and they had a SOD spoiler or something and they literally just disappeared half way through the episode without getting to the spoiler. I like new Chanel and I like Chanel/Allie. Her and Tripp are zzzzzz//but probably endgame, but they are just boring.