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Lol! I read that like four times and it still makes little sense through no fault of yours. Tying Sabrina to Juan is just boring on top of boring lol. So are Carlos and his twin actually related to Lily or was that a lie? I am sure it doesn't really matter because it didn't really make any difference in the story anyhow. Sadly, I was thinking about them and Lily/Miguel would probably be a popular pairing pushed in this current era. Against the embarrassment of riches with mid 90's couples they were glaringly bad. Realistically, they had as much chemistry as BLQ and Chase do today lol. Lily's baby rabies and adoption woes would fit right in.

I am sure you and I have discussed this before, but I still wonder what the canvas would have looked like if Rosalind Cash had lived longer. I have a tough time envisioning the Wards in Guza era GH, but I have to imagine they would have had a greater impact.

For completionism sake the Lily/Miguel side of the story is them finding Juan (and perhaps future PC resident cousin Sabrina), meeting him, deciding he's better off with his adoptive parents, and leaving him in Puerto Rico. That basically puts a pin in that story until Juan shows up aged a few years later. Compared to the Sonny plot it's all very pointless and dull which is just par for the course for Lily/Miguel in general. I don't have much love for the Sabrina era of GH, so I still haven't quite figured out how Juan and somehow Lily's (fake?) brothers are related to or involved with Sabrina.

I remember Brenda screeching to go get Luke and Sonny's all "naw, he's good. He'll figure it out. Let's have sex on the beach instead". Some things never change. A lot of it's in this playlist. I don't think the entirety of the shows has ever been posted. It's Sonny/Brenda edits but it has most of the PR caper or at least the most important parts. I included the glamour shot of the hotel lol. This person just cut a lot of Lily/Miguel/Juan stuff which is a choice I agree with.

You can't say GH didn't get their money's worth off that location shoot. I have seen Sonny jump off that tram at least a million times. And, not directed at anyone in particular, but if you re-watch that location shoot the promo for that hotel was so intense. Sonny literally walks past that hotel to try to find Brenda? for at least 5 mins more than once. That doesn't sound like a lot of time, but it is a lot of time to watch MB just walking on hotel grounds. It's also kind of hilariously dick-ish Sonny just watches Luke get shot and fall off the boat and decides to just leave him in the ocean.

Oh, I definitely think Becky is underrated and I don't really understand the reticence of putting her and Jason together for more than a few moments. They were popular. And LL2 were extremely popular as well. Idk, Liz has just never screamed leading lady to me. Maybe it's actually because she has a more subdued performance style. I certainly would have pushed Liz and Liz/Lucky in 2009. Becky seems more like a victim of events and circumstances outside her control and that's why Liz never really broke through as a lead. Oh, she was absolutely fired. I liked GV's Lucky too. It was clear the writing was always slanted against him. The minute JJ stepped back into the role Lucky suddenly had a brain again.

I can agree with that. I think JY/GV's Lucky really sidelined the character for me almost permanently. And Liz got shoved aside for new flavors of the week like Sam/Courtney. I do think Guza was interested in Lucky when JJ first returned, but Guza still preferred Dante and then Vanessa returned and Lucky was sidelined off to Ireland for Balkan Irish capers🙄. Becky always seemed lucky to keep her job in those days.

To be fair, though, were Lucky or Liz ever A players on the show? Maybe for certain periods in their respective runs, but they've always been more supporting than lead, IMO. I don't have an answer as to why, although there have always been other characters that seemed to be more important to the writers-even outside the big 3.

I would argue she should have thought about that a lot MORE before her liplock with Jason.😂

I had to laugh at Anna/Felicia/etc thinking about how crazy Robert's reaction would be about Sasha getting pregnant by Jason. Did everyone in Port Charles just forget Robin was in a long-term relationship with Jason for years, lived with him, and helped raise baby Michael? The show's erasure of one of my favorite 90's couples hurts my heart.

I would like a Liz and Sasha friendship. I could understand if Sasha felt overwhelmed or scared about this baby, but she hasn't expressed those thoughts at all. My baby. My choice. The father won't be involved should be enough for everyone in town. And honestly, if Jason was the father Sasha would have plenty of reason not to name him due to pretty much everything that's happened to Jason since 1996. Also a solid reason not to name Michael as the father as well. The guy that just got burned by a bomb that was intended to kill his mob boss father. I am over Sasha's torture too. Yet she continues to be humiliated and treated badly to this day for no reason. I don't think she needs more sympathy from the audience at this point.

Honestly, I would take any story that lets Sasha make her own decisions about her body and her baby. The whole Sasha needs a man to support her through this trying time is just ridiculous. Sasha has a job, a home, a large group of friends and family-women have been having with a lot less for years. Plus, even if she didn't she's still carrying a Q heir. She'll be fine. Considering all of Sasha's past trauma I am rooting for her to have this baby and not go through another crisis though.

Today was a rough one! I didn't read any spoilers and the reveal wasn't even shocking to me. Well, I hope someone finds Joy because she's just poisoned upstairs in her room at the Pub still lol.

I thought this Jason/Sasha pregnancy story was going to be slightly more organic than what's happening on screen. Between Cody running around town telling everyone Sasha's business incorrectly and Drew just announcing her pregnancy and baby daddy to a room full of people at a restaurant, I am seriously offended on Sasha's behalf. This show loves to humiliate Sasha. She's a grown woman and can take care of herself. The misogyny on this show never ends. Sasha doesn't need a man to help her raise a baby. She has said several times she intends to raise this baby on her own. It's 2025, not 1955. Also, Willow and Drew continue to be the worst lol.

Please don't put such ugly statements like this into the universe.😂

Nah. It will all turn into a bunch of drama less nothing. Gio will be so happy to have 2 alive parents he will be the grandson/great-grandson whatever the Q's have always wanted. Everyone will be mad at Lois for 5 minutes, but then totally understand giving the child to a widowed woman that was sad was for the best. I mean, I swear I remember Olivia, Sonny, Brook Lynn and Lois talking about Gio's mom finding out she was pregnant after her husband died. Did Gio's fake mom run around with a pregnancy suit for months? While playing for Carnegie Hall? I need to know about Gio's dead mother tbh. The only way I could see this story *almost* working is if Lois reached out to Ned and Ned/Lois decided where the baby should go. Then, after years and Gio losing his mother Lois had regrets and started slowly moving Gio into the fold so BLQ could eventually meet her long lost son. Although, Ned seems none the wiser on this so that's just fanfiction. Again, it would create appropriate drama between Ned/Lois/Olivia/Dante/Brook etc.

I would say ideally you give Lois a co-conspirator in this Gio plot. Ned, Olivia, or even Tracy. They helped decide they didn't want Brook or Dante to go through with the teenage pregnancy and Lois reluctantly agreed. Thus, giving Ned/Olivia some conflict that involves Lois and BLQ but not in the obvious love triangle way. Instead, it's just going to be Lois getting the entire blame.

I could see someone like Brenda make a dopey move like this because she has a history of making terrible decisions. I don't ever see Lois doing it. There is no reason for level headed Lois not to involve Ned, Olivia, and Dante in this choice. All of them are (mostly) decent people that would have respected Brook's decision here. Lois hates dishonesty and lies. This whole thing is idiotic. Even if Lois/Brook Lynn were in on this together and knew Gio was her son that would make a bit more sense. I know it's going to come down to the excuse that Lois was protecting her daughter, but she's essentially hurting a bunch of innocent people in this. It's not 1950. Teenagers get pregnant in high school and give children up for adoption and have successful lives. Ugh, my biggest fear was they might pair her with Sonny. Not that they would just entirely try to destroy the character although a pairing with Sonny would have destroyed the character too lol.

Yes, it's obvious this has been re-written and it wasn't thought out. Again, I will never buy the Lois I knew would ever do this, but now she also looks stupid on top of everything else. Who would just let their secret grandson live in the same house as her, his mother, and his other grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, etc with his father in town as well on purpose? And, oh yeah, the stablehand also knows BLQ was pregnant as a teen. I could see if Lois tried to actively stop it or something, but she encouraged the entire Gio thing.

If Body & Soul does end up being ditched in a few months I wonder where that will leave Joy. Her only connection is to B&S. It would be a shame to dump the character. I kind of like Joy.

Aside from being completely out of character for Lois which I could go on for days about, the whole thing is confusing. Lois just handled the adoption? Brook Lynn would have had to consent to something at some point. She didn't ask anything about where her child would end up or with whom? Did Gio's mom live in Bensonhurst when Gio was born or did she show up later with Gio as a child? Did Ned just not see BLQ for 9 months while she was a teenager? Did Lois think it was a better option for Gio to just be the town orphan instead of letting him know the truth? Olivia never noticed Brook was pregnant? Lois just decided to keep this from her as well? Somehow Sonny knows this kid well enough to pay for his schooling even though he was clearly in PC when BLQ was a teenager, so does Sonny know something about this too? None of this story makes any sense. Lois just gave the baby to her buddy then had her move next door or whatever and just hoped nobody would figure it out? It's almost like GH over explained Gio's upbringing when they introduced him and now there isn't a logical way to make it make sense.

Thanks for the casting spoiler in the regular thread, everyone!

Did they ever even try to explain why perfectly capable Kai is still in the hospital? It seems really silly when he could be doing all this stuff from his own bed and going to some Dr.'s appointments, especially with a serial killer running around. You think Portia and Teri would at least try to minimize non-critical patient stays during this time.

Oh, I don't either. I didn't mean my post to come off that way. The writing is ridiculous. There is no excuse for Marlena to be gabbing with Leo when there are a million other things Marlena could be doing. I just hope the silver lining in these plots is that the actors are at least enjoying it.

Lol! I am fine with that too, but I feel like the show is so entrenched in the bit now. It would be hilarious if no one ever mentions it again come late April though. I was still thinking some characters would talk about working at Body & Soul. We just wouldn't see it.