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I agree as well about Jordan, Portia, Isaiah, Curtis. I am not interested in half the quad (Curtis, Jordan), but it's so much better than Jordan/Portia fighting/chasing Curtis like he's some great prize. Isaiah brings more balance to the storyline. I was also curious why Michael hasn't told Willow he never knew she came to see him. I wonder if he thinks she's lying about that or Michael thinks Carly or Sonny didn't put Willow on the list of people to see him. Anyway, I know a lot of posters don't like the pool set, but I love it! It's so fun and feels so Summer. It's silly when folks show up in full suits and career wear to have meetings there or when Curtis swims "laps" and the pool is the entire length of Donnell Turner's body, but I still like the different atmosphere it brings.

Ha! I didn't have to. It's a well-known Salem fact. John's two other dopey kids accept Paul is cooler than them. Even Marlena secretly agrees.😂

Josslyn Jacks WSB. At least Cat was an analyst and not working in the field like Joss is after a month of training.

I like ALM and Cat more than most. Hopefully they can figure the character out and they have chemistry. Still there are lots of options for Chad.

It's not like Days is currently stretching Flynn's acting with his romance with Cat, so I am sure he will be fine.

The Cat/ISA thing is strange. Her backstory is strange. Cat seems too goofy to be an ISA analyst, but maybe they'll finally give the character some direction. Kind of a dull show today. I am glad at least Tony is slightly concerned about Stefan.

He looks like Billy Flynn. Can't say I am familiar with his work. I am surprised they recast Flynn. I just assumed he'd be back once Y&R wastes his character after a year or so.

Nope. Just asking you not to reply to me in a respectful manner. Thanks 🙂 I also had to dig deep not to grammar police this statement on your behalf, but ignore is there for a reason!!

Umm...okay. Please don't quote unless you have something interesting to say like everyone else above.

Agreed. Duell is quite capable as an actor and has been on GH several times. Chad is absolutely not blameless yet it does seem like he knew when to call it. He wasn't getting great material for his style, he wasn't challenged, and he had his own stuff going on. Can't fault him for that. It's almost makes me feel bad that Duell didn't get the writing Rory has gotten so far. I do like the idea of resetting Michael and I think it's been long overdue.

I agree with you and everyone else that Rory's been great. I also thought Chad was an excellent Michael when he started, so I hope Rory can keep it up. Chad had a few major things going against him: difficult writing choices that played against his strengths, lack of chemistry with his love interests, and a general sense of boredom toward the end. Most of that's on Chad. I just hope the show doesn't box Rory's Michael into the same old stories Chad's Michael used to get.

STOP!!! Claire Walsh was awful. The gross sex scenes with her and Sonny still give me nightmares and then she willingly asked him to impregnant her after one date? Thank God she got transferred to Alaska.😂 I think it's very unfair to Brendabots to even call Ms. ADA that. She doesn't look like Brenda, has nothing in common with Brenda, lacks the energy of Kemo on a bad day, and basically just has brown hair. I don't believe Frank even thinks about Brenda let alone tries to correlate a character to her. But, hey, I will still drive the Brinks truck if someone asks! I am too. When Sonny/Nina were over. They were OVER-which is rare. It would be kind of juicy if Nina reunited with Sonny and was pleading Willow's case while also holding the Drew secret, but Nina does fine on her own right now.

Correct and I wasn't even the one who wrote this lol. It was the most awkward flirting seen on earth. From the talk about braces(sexy), to their odd stances really far away from one another. She's the ADA. I don't even know her name. She is basically the same character as Claire Walsh or Elizabeth Hendrickson's character. Out to get Sonny at first but will fall for him instead. Believe it or not she's more stilted and has less charisma than Dahlia Salem. I say fill a year by killing a few kids off.

Well, do you remember when Ethan was flirting and kissed JMB's Lulu? I am sure Guza's original plan was different because that's just weird lol. Worse than the Sasha/Cody kissing cousins situation.

L&L were written like that, but by the time Ethan came around the whole thing was off the rails with Luke and the Laura pairing.

If I recall it wasn't logistically even possible that Luke/Holly snuck off for an affair due to what we had been told about the things that happened previously with both characters. I am not exactly sure what Geary saw in Parsons. He's not anything like JJ. He's goofier and dopier and the show did nothing with Parsons except give him a dead-end romance with Mya and tease him with teenage Kristina. Johnny/Ethan's bromance was probably the best thing about the whole run. I really didn't dislike Ethan and thought a Kristina/Ethan romance with a very slow build up would have possibly worked ala Jason/Robin. It was a whole lotta effort for a mostly forgotten character though.

Ethan/Nathan Parsons grew on me. He had stupid hair, but some charm. The narrative that Luke actively cheated on Laura because he was bored just grates on me. And I don't even like Luke/Laura very much.

I agree with all this. That would make a lot more sense. On the other hand I suppose it's a nice idea to give Robert/Holly a child in the same broad sense that I think it would be nice if one of Sonny's kids belonged to Brenda. Not meant to be. The show had the chance with Ethan. I think in the end it was more of an easy way to usher Holly/Robert off the show quickly and they basically picked a character out of hat on the canvas to make their child. It was such an odd waste on an entire year of build up for Cody/Sasha.

I don't want to think too intensely about a Michael/Sasha plot but the entire town knows, they introduced the child to her siblings, the child is still in the same danger, so the only thing Sasha is doing is losing out on child support and help from a second parent. While still cooking meals for Michael and probably babysitting for free. She's just dumb lol. I assume even Michael knows that so he easily agreed to her "plan". And was thinking, so I'll see you at 5 for dinner? Make me some medium rare filet mignon, thanks!

Yes, Michael was kissing the baby goodnight yesterday and talking about Wiley making him PB&J today. All the show needed to do was have Sasha say we can co-parent, but I make final decisions on custody, support, schooling, medical, whatever and not pretend this is an actual bold move on Sasha's part. The two of them get a long perfectly well. It's not that serious. I know it's all meant to set up Sidwell or (hopefully) nutty Willow kidnapping the baby, but c'mon show!

This episode was not a very good Friday cliffhanger either. Michael knows every move Sasha and Daisy are making and speaks for them so this "no involvement" thing is going well lol. I love Gio so much and I think Emma is great too. I can actually understand why Gio would be more comfortable with Sonny more than anyone else just because he's known him all his life and he didn't lie to him. Not that Tracy did, but I could just see why he's more comfortable with a more familiar person. The ADA is the most unnatural actress. Worse than Jordan. And her scenes with Sonny are gross. When Kristina looks at you like you are nuts, you know you are crazy Willow lol.

Agreed. One Tree Hill is amazing. And Chad Michael Murray was better known pre-OTH for his role as a high schooler on The Gilmore Girls around the same time so it wasn't that odd. Charlotte was always a bad seed!!!!! IIRC, Willow brought up Charlotte's bullying when she was Aiden and Charlotte's teacher. She's had a few careers. Nina and Valentin ignored that and Nina got Willow fired from the school lol.

Thank you!! This is what I was vaguely recalling. Me either, but that's not surprising. Lol.

No. I know that. Some of the Eric/Brady/Nicole stories blend together for me mostly. I always forget who dated who when, why they broke up, etc, etc.

I am sure you are right. I remember the Eric/Sarah relationship, but for some reason I thought she may have flirted or went on a date with Brady. I get Eric/Brady stories confused all the time in my head though so don't mind me.