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14 minutes ago, titan1978 said:

Of everyone on this show, Sasha should have gotten the Marland Barbara Ryan treatment. Too long a victim, pissed at how things shook out at Deception, ends up at Drew/Michael’s company and is the first person to find out about the Nina/Drew anger sex. Lures Michael into her bed again by playing up her sadness and his savior complex, and sets the stage for Willow/Drew affair. She can also be sleeping with Cody. What we needed was a character to mix things up in several stories. We need a schemer desperately!

I like the idea so much.  Unfortunately, I don't think SM could play that.  Maybe a recast Sasha could.  

4 minutes ago, Vee said:

Neither of them should exist!

Well, I do agree with that but both those kids are just so adorable.  I find them aesthetically pleasing and that's more than I can say for half the cast.

2 hours ago, Vee said:

I had no idea, you could've fooled me. I just often mean she speaks strangely period lol.

She's Swedish like someone said.  The only reason I know is she made a whole post about becoming a citizen.  I am just assuming English is her second language lol  For all i know she was just born in Sweden and has spoke English her entire life.

If this was Guza era GH Natalia would have not only slept with Sonny at this point, but would also already be pregnant with his child lol.

Dang!  Both Aiden and Georgie were recast?  Lol.  I agree with whoever said keep James.  Love him and Donna.  Those are the only two children that need to stay.

21 minutes ago, Vee said:

I think the recent scripts are pretty clear on exactly what kind of stealth homophobe and stage mom she is, and it's a compelling portrait in that way for me of a very specific modern type of that kind of character. But this is a soap opera, not Josh Griffith's Y&R, so unless that is backed up with action and actual schemes I don't need to keep watching her going around town conducting the BLQ Inquisition. Act and heat up the story or leave.

That's fair.  I still don't really see the point of the character unless she's going to hook up with Sonny or something lol.  I am not advocating that or anything but she's pretty lame as far as Kristina/Blaze obstacles.

11 minutes ago, Vee said:

I never saw Sasha as very cosmopolitan lol. She is a slow talker. Y'all know what I'm talking about.

Ha!  She does talk slowly, but I always thought it was because English wasn't Sophia Mattson's first language.   I am pretty sure Sasha is supposed to be from upstate NY and not from a farm in Kentucky.  I really don't know much about upstate NY, so it is entirely possible she just cooked and hung out with horses, but.....seems unlikely.

35 minutes ago, Bright Eyes said:

On that note, I'm actually coming around to this Molly a bit. No, I wouldn't really miss her if she was gone, but I think she's beginning to settle in a bit. Only Sasha and her whole aesthetic, especially those ugly ass outfits she wears, truly bother me on a continuous basis.

It's so strange what they are doing to Sasha.  Not that she was ever a fully fleshed out character but she seems uncultured?  backwoods?  country?  I am not even sure.  As a Deception model for years I would think she would be more chic and modern, but she isn't at all.  I think it's supposed to come off humble or something, but it really just makes no sense.  

48 minutes ago, Vee said:

Typical Frank. And hopefully one of the last of those.

Yeah, and that's why I don't really blame ELR.  She seems confused about how to play the character.  She doesn't think Natalia is homophobic, but she is.  She doesn't think she's bad, but I think she is.  It has to be difficult to play a character that is so loosely thought out.

50 minutes ago, Vee said:

It's an experience for us all.

It's an experience I thought I'd never have lol.  But, honestly, they are entertaining.

11 minutes ago, Khan said:

LOL!!

I hate both of them, but they are damn entertaining these days lol.  At least I can admit I *might* have been wrong about Nina being a complete dead end character.   I still am not completely sold on CM as Drew though.

10 hours ago, j swift said:

Besides Lucas, I wonder who is left on the canvas that knows EJ raped Sami?

I don't think she ever pressed charges or even told her parents at the time.  As I recall, the incident was never referenced directly as sexual assault.  There was just a lot of watered down discussions about having to save Lucas, and feeling pressured, in order to imply ambiguity around consent.  This is clearly an example of a time when the audience was more astute than the scriptwriter.

I am pretty sure I recall Marlena referencing it years ago and Kate knows about at least from Lucas's perspective.  I think it's safe to think Kate/Roman and Marlena/John at least know about it.  I don't believe it was ever referred to as sexual assault on the show either.  Not because it wasn't, but because the show was trying to sell Sami/EJ.

18 minutes ago, Aragorn said:

My Gregory prediction is that he will dance with Tracy at the reception, and then collapse and die shortly afterward. 

That's morbid, so it probably will happen.

Anyway, I think PM/EK realize both Sasha and Willow are an issue and boring, so the career changes are at least acknowledging there is a problem there.  Hopefully they will realize the characters are dead ends eventually.  I don't really know why Willow has had 3 careers when both being a nurse or a teacher were viable enough.  I can understand moving Sasha out of Deception because she was never a believable spokesmodel, but I don't think the Q's chef is a solid choice either.

As far as Natalia, again, I just think the whole character is badly designed.  She's not "evil", but she's not nice and she's not really doing anything.  It feels like they cast ELR first and thought about the character second.  

Drew and Nina continue to be the best part of the show.  And I honestly can't believe I typed that.

6 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

hehe. I remember all too well. #talesofdatingchefs 

 

Given my interest and dating history...I keep being told that it will be a chef I wind up with....cuz the way to my heart these days IS my stomach lol...Still I will be shocked if not surprised. 

 

Lol!  I am a super picky eater and I am the worst person in the world to wind up with a French trained chef, but it's been so long he just knows lol.   And is like here is some cheese...  

1 minute ago, Taoboi said:

*gasps* Get out!!!

 

I'm jealous!!!

Chef's never like to cook for themselves or at home lol.  Anyway he's a general manager for a restaurant in Las Vegas.  So he doesn't actively cook on the line anymore, but the student loans were A LOT.   But it worked out fine for him and me so 

1 minute ago, Soapsuds said:

Does your husband do weddings?  Asking for a friend.

Would you like to be my best best friend on here?

If you are going to Vegas or near by you can PM me because he totally would lol.  

3 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

 

Full disclosure my husband is a chef.   Went to a bunch of culinary schools and all that nonsense.  That's not a slow brag.  It's how carolineg gets to spend half her time on soap boards lol.  NO CHEF WOULD EVER MAKE A CASSEROLE AS THEIR 'try out' MEAL.  Like a filet mignon was too hard for you, Sasha?  Shrimp Cocktail?  A nice charcuterie  board?

Meh..I am only on Tuesday and Sasha cooking chicken tetrazzini was almost enough for me to turn it off.  This is a story?  

I think Eva La Rue is doing her best with a character that is just badly conceptualized.  She's just walking a line between being homophobic and a smothering stage mom.    

1 hour ago, Liberty City said:

Yes, Violet is a must. Actress is cute... but, I'm over the character. Time for her and daddy to leave town...

See, I find Violet to be one of the most obnoxious child actors ever.  The lisping, the precociousness, the singing.  Listen, she's a young kid so I wish her the best life off my tv screen lol.

17 minutes ago, Vee said:

I would be for it! But I also think Drew and Nina can make a genuinely good couple without that which would handicap it for good.

I am for the mother/daughter triangle mostly because it would finally give Willow something exciting to do and it will make Michael sad.  I totally get what your saying about Nina/Drew though.  They have potential on their own without any extra nonsense.  Since my tolerance for Nina, Drew and Willow is on the very low end, I say go for maximum chaos.

4 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

One kid / teen down... a few more to go.

Please let it be Violet.

25 minutes ago, Aragorn said:

Am I correct in assuming that since Val is sending Charlotte to boarding school in Switzerland, that means that Scarlett Fernandez is no longer with the show?

One can only hope.

I don't think NLG is all bad or anything.  This is just a situation where she just invites herself to criticism.  I have no problem with her supporting Haley in private nor do I think Haley is an awful, horrible, unlovable human.  But I just don't get why NLG puts herself in these situations.  It seems more trouble than it is worth when Haley was basically going to quietly serve her time and move on.

I think Nancy should probably keep her mouth shut on this.  It's a pretty light sentence and she most likely won't serve all of it.  It's great she's done some work, but in this situation it's probably better for NLG to just support HP privately.  

1 hour ago, DeliaIrisFan said:

Exactly.  I assumed it would be a salary downgrade from professional modeling, but I don't know.  I'm not even sure where being a live-in cook for a wealthy family falls in the status hierarchy of the culinary field.  I'm just assuming with Tracy living there, any servant would be reminded that's what they are from time to time, at the very least.  And even Olivia essentially said she plans to cook the important meals herself. 

So I don't see how this is a promising career move, except we're to believe Lucy was so ridiculous and impossible to work for that anything would be better.  Which reminds me of why I resent Sasha's character after < 2 months of watching.

Private chefs make pretty good money, but Sasha is neither a true chef or has any credentials.  But........she also probably got a pretty cut rate deal as a model as well since she wasn't a model previously.  Not sure which would be more profitable. 

1 hour ago, David_Vickers said:

The current wig Emily O'Brien wears as Theresa looks fine,  She looks ok as a blonde.  IT would be utterly stupid to have Theresa all of a sudden look more like Theresa, just as stupid as it is for EOB to be playing Theresa to begin with. I do think she's improved as Theresa, but still say that someone else should've been cast in the role, and if Theresa were stay on the show, to drop her off. 

 

The wig looks awful.  I am not sure I am understanding how Theresa would look more like Theresa if EOB lost the wig.  It's a new actress with a new face.  Hair color doesn't matter much at all, especially since we've had months to get used to a new Theresa.

52 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

I remember now. Thanks!

But now I’m thinking, where did he even get the card in the first place?

Guess Days didn’t do their homework again

I have no idea how he got the card in the first place.  Very good question.

I was also pretty confused about Wendy/Tripp's exit.  It seems like an extended trip (no pun intended lol), but everyone was being vague about how long they were leaving for.  I mean, I am sure Wendy could get a job if they were moving there, but I don't know if Tripp could practice medicine.  Weird exit.

1 hour ago, Taoboi said:

Actually, Sasha did have some savings regardless of how Gladys messed with her money. She definitely was using it month to month, but it only now seems to be catching up to her enough for her to downsize. 

 

 

Oh, okay.  I said a few posts ago I thought she has some money either from Sonny or leftover.  It still doesn't make sense she can't afford her apartment after being unemployed for a few weeks though.  If her apartment was that expensive her Deception salary couldn't cover it and she had to dip into her savings, she probably should have moved long ago.  She could live above Bobbie's next to Jason lol.

27 minutes ago, Khan said:

LOL!!

Then she should get a job to help her pay for her culinary training.  Better yet, she should've kept going with modeling until she at least had saved enough to pay for school and other expenses.

You're right, Sasha sucks at adulting, lol.

Apparently, the only deception going on was in the girl's finances.

Yup.  Straight to Austin-the notoriously cheap city lol.   

Listen, all GH had to do is show Sasha's desire to do more than modeling and express her love of cooking more than like once.   Say that she's been saving up to move on to school or even have her try her luck at social media cooking and say she became a sensation.  It's at least as believable as her being a model IMO.

Anything makes Sasha look smarter than well I just quit my very coveted, high paying job with absolutely no life plan or discernable workplace skills...

2 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

As for Konstantin, I will settle for nothing less than his death once this is all over and done with lol Btw where did he get John’s trigger card? 

Thomas just gave it back to Konstantin when he asked a few weeks ago.  Not really sure the point of Thomas having it in the first place unless Thomas eventually tells someone Konstantin has that card.