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Haha! Poor Blaze in this scenario though. She finally comes out and this is what happens to her-offscreen while on tour with Ricky Martin. It would be enough for someone to just hop right back into the closet forever.

Lol. NLG would probably have more chemistry with ELR than MB does. I just want Natalia gone, but the thought is funny. It would all be about KRISTINA and her feelings anyway.

BB is now jobless and available!! J/K I don't want Johnny Z back although he probably could have a place on canvas with Lulu waking up. Anyhow, we don't need more unnecessary people on the show. You know I liked Robert/Olivia too. I just hope Tristian enjoys his retirement at this point though. The one thing I will say about LLC is she's had chemistry with pretty much every love interest she's had even duds like Scott Reeves and Mo. That's just mean lol. I would giggle if Alexis stole her from Sonny though.

Yeah, we have definitely had this discussion before lol. It would have been very easy for Lois/Olivia then Lois/Ned to have a convo right when she returned and moved on from it. I know we are not getting Ned/Lois ever, but it's strange Lois wasn't a little put off her bff from Bensonhurst married her ex husband even if it was years later. I don't think the dialogue even has to have that much nuance. It is just a bit of an elephant in the room now. I know you like Ned/Olivia much more than I do. They are fine. Not anywhere near the top of my list of things GH needs to fix. LLC is just sort of there for me. I am pretty neutral on Olivia. I actually liked her the most when she was with Johnny. I did sort of think they might go there for awhile, but then I remembered it was GH and that would be way too scary and taboo for them.

I also felt Ned/Alexis took a really, really long time to get anywhere. After the mixed marrieds they just seem to linger on together not doing much until that awful wedding stuff. By then I had mostly lost interest although I still do enjoy their banter (when it's rarely allowed) even to this day. I do remember you liked Chloe/TS. I think the overall opinion is that she and Chloe were a dud, but at least she was related to Lila. It was silly to kill her off, but they had to since she was Quartermaine adjacent obviously. Interesting idea to bring a surprise Chloe kid on the canvas. The show probably could have done that with Gio-he has the same sunny personality lol. I wonder if anyone in the audience would even remember Chloe. But, I mean, they brought Jagger back after a million years so Frank doesn't really care about relevancy. And to make this post about current GH and not break the rules-I will say some of the Sam clips they used today were strange. KeMo/Sam had about a million different moments on the show and GH seemed to use some of the most boring ones.

Oh, yeah. I knew Jax was married to Brenda by the time Lois left I was just always curious what the story with Ned/Jax/Lois would have been. I didn't know it was just some ideas. I obviously think Guza made the right choice moving Jax to Brenda. I just always wondered how the show would have tried to make that work considering Lois was happily married and then pregnant when Jax tried to make a play for her lol. Anyhow, I do think the sibling story might be dropped once Lulu wakes up and is back in PC. For once, I am really curious to see how AH does as Lulu and how this all plays out.

Thanks! I actually never knew that. I thought it was more tied to her contract being up and having a new baby. I don't think Guza would have done well with Lois now that you say that. I do still wonder how the Ned/Lois/Jax triangle would have went though. I actually really like this beat too. I hope GH doesn't just drop it. It's pretty rare in soaps for kids/teens to express how they want to be together despite not all being blood related. Usually when a parent dies the children just split up and go to the remaining parent without much thought.

Ha! I totally blocked that out and still have no recollection of Finn/Alexis which is probably for the best. I think the show just needs to hire someone new for Alexis. It's strange a cast so large has no viable men in Alexis's age range.

I don't think the show wants to admit Jax exists ever again. Which I suppose is fair, but it would have been a nice gesture for Alexis today. I also think it would have been nice for Ric to reach out just for a moment then become slimy again lol. Seriously Brennan is the only man on canvas I can even think of. I am not sold on it or anything, but they seem like they may have good chemistry. She actually dated Finn? How do I not remember this?

Currently, as of today, and not the past I don't feel like the show ever put much work into Olivia/Ned. There has never been a discussion about Ned marrying someone very similar to Lois. Absolutely no one has brought that up even as just a talking point to explain why Ned is attracted to these type of women. It would have been nice for someone like Jax, a long term friend, to be there just for Alexis today for Sam's funeral. Just support for Alexis and only Alexis. There isn't anyone I see on canvas for Alexis currently. Maybe Brennen, who I find mostly useless, once the Carly thing is done.

I think the show brought Chloe on too soon for Jax and made it a love story fast. In fact, I think the show should have recast Miranda and brought her back to make a new romance more believable. I still think there is something likeable about Tava Smiley. While she was a weaker actress, she brought a lot of charm to a cast that was pretty dour most of the time in 1998-1999 lol. As an obvious Brenda fan I can't say the romance bothered me. It just felt like a nice placeholder for awhile and he left her the minute he even thought Brenda was alive so it ended mostly the way I thought it would. I think the story of the Mixed Marrieds went on so long because of backstage push and pull with Alexis/Jax. Guza wanted it. Wendy didn't. I don't think I ever thought NLG was too old for Ingo or that it felt strange because Jax was a man of the world that had a lot of life experience. But, again, it was probably for the best considering all things Ingo now. I agree Ingo did need some heavy lifting from romantic scene partners and needed someone strong like VM and later LW. That's why NLG would have been great for him. I don't think he is as bad of an actor as everyone makes him out to be though. I can think of numerous good scenes he did throughout the years and IR did show conviction even in the end when SBu and MB had long since checked out. I will say Ned became darker post-Lois and never really moved out of that even with Olivia today. And honestly, I am not sure who really WANTED to see Ned rock out or thought Eddie Maine was believable as a big time rock star. Sorry, WK, but no lol. I will say I think Alexis's trajectory as a character would have been much different if she paired up with Jax back in the day though. There would be much less emphasis on her always choosing awful men IMO. Also, I think Ned/Chloe were literally cousins. Not close enough cousins to make marriage illegal, but still legit cousins so I am not sure where that would have gone if Alexis/Jax hooked up.

I don't know if the material around Ned/Lois post-Lois was the any writers fault. Didn't Rena go on mat leave and make it known she basically wasn't coming back since her contract was up soon? A lot of plans including Jax/Lois were entirely scrapped. It did feel like Ned was in limbo for awhile and just sort of let Lois go, but I thought the very slow intro to Ned and Alexis was acceptable. The whole Jax/Chloe/Alexis/Ned storyline was fun and Alexis/Jax had chemistry to spare. I didn't even mind the Jax/Chloe pairing too much. It felt nice and light even if TS/IR lacked major chemistry. It was an appropriate pairing directly after the drama that was his and Brenda's relationship and Jax still mourning Brenda's death. I thought most of the antipathy came towards Ned/Alexis during the Eddie's Angels and runaway bride stories. That mostly soured me on them because it felt so silly and unnecessary. This, to me, begins the descent into heavily neurotic, almost ditzy Alexis that moves through the Sonny affair, and ends with the story that was Dobson the butler.

For sure. I am not shaming her in any way. I am just glad she has some spark back and feels more comfortable. I don't care if she's taking weight loss meds one way or the other. Maxie transformation has been enjoyable to me because I was about ready to say rest her or recast a year ago.

Maybe just say Kirsten Storms looks nice today instead? There are numerous things she could be doing for her own health and to jump to the conclusion that she's obviously taking weight loss meds feels like a bit much if she herself isn't admitting it.

Honestly, I thought they weren't that popular. At the time GH had a lot of couples that just ranked higher in visibility and popularity so I wasn't sure if they were unpopular or just B/C level coupling popular. It seems like that latter.

Yes! I would definitely go with that. Dump Valentin and either reveal the real "Valentin" or just make the whole thing a cover for someone much scarier his name couldn't be said aloud lol.

Well, VI would at least have more chemistry with Finola lol. I couldn't stand Deimos so I am having trouble seeing it. Obviously, VI is more than capable of playing a villain. Then again so is JPS. The writing was and is chaotic. Charlotte was the first huge mistake for the character IMO. The whole Papa nonsense coupled with the fact he just stole Lulu's egg or whatever comes off super creepy not world domination scary. Without veering too far off topic-I don't even necessarily care about KA returning full time. Hope as a character is spent IMO. I am not an uber of Bo/Hope to begin with, but Reckell has shown he can do a variety of different things with a variety of different love interests and characters so I would welcome him back without her. Hope is clearly adrift as a character without Bo. I still wouldn't drop SN or MBE. With the recent personal losses on Days it's just a bad look, regardless of whether I think Steve is critical to the canvas or not.

It's strange because I can see some logic (outside of looks) to cast JPS as Valentin based on some of his previous work. He can be menacing. But once you are crying all the time and performing Billy Joel at the Nurses Ball you can't take him seriously as someone to be feared. Manipulative and conniving? Sure. A villain Helena was seriously concerned about? Absolutely not. Unless Peter Reckell commits to Days full time I don't see Steve being dropped. There is a gaping hole that John leaves and unless they are planning to make Roman central again (by recasting back to Wayne again) the show needs that nostalgic hero. Plus, the show needs one of their 80's supercouples and Patch/Kayla fit that bill. Again this all depends on what Kristian and Peter decide to do in the end, but right now it seems short term for both.

@TaoboiI don't know if this current writing team could do many past characters justice lol. I would give Stefan a shot though if SN would come back. Obviously SN is perfectly happy at Days and is needed on the canvas after losing Drake/John, so it's probably silly to even speculate. I am sure the show could find a recast, but with Huss as Nik and a Spencer recast on the horizon I am not sure if I'd take the risk of recasting a third role. I'll be honest I have a tough time believing MB's Valentin would have been scary either. JPS and his piano and weepiness is decidedly not though. Spinelli is more intimidating at this point.

Nothing was probably a poor choice of words. I just found Stefan's impact wasn't as great as it should have been and I don't agree with killing him off. The show started by cutting the Bobbie/Stefan relationship and going with Kat/Stef instead. Then the Laura stuff drug out forever (I know some of this was due to Genie's mat leave) and went back and forth with Nik's paternity. Pairing him with Chloe in the end almost worked, but then the story got really strange. I suppose in the end it was good the show never went with Jax/Alexis, but I did always like them. It just seemed like a nice place to put Jax in after the long chaos with Brenda. I think Sonny/Alexis worked better for Sonny to be honest. It was nice to see him with an age appropriate woman for once that he actually seem to respect. You had to stretch Alexis's motivations more to make it believable for her. I was never pining for any sort of reunion, it was always meant to be a fling, but I did think their ONS was pretty hot actually. NLG and MB did have chemistry. I think so. It's clear the focus has moved off the Cassadines, but could easily replace Valentin

Perhaps Ned/Alexis were popular? I just haven't really heard many people express their like for them. They are mostly forgotten, but I would say it was probably Alexis's best pairing? It got weird when they did the whole Eddie's Angels stuff though. I actually didn't mind some of the Sexis material either and I know that's not popular.

Oh I remember that kiss! Back when the Cassadines were creepy. I am not going to lie, I thought SN's best role was Stefan. I know GH did him dirty in the end and Stefan amounted to nothing, but I found the character much more complex than Steve Johnson.

I am not sure if Alexis was in love with Stefan, but there was some sort of incestuous vibe there. She was very jealous of the Katherine/Stefan relationship and I wasn't really clear why she teamed up with Luke to make it appear K/S were brother and sister. 1997 was a rough year lol. This would absolutely be the right move for Michael. He's been boring for far too long. The show seems afraid for Michael to be anything but a hero, although given his chaotic upbringing and parents it makes so much sense.

Miranda was a pretty large miss though lol. Not only did Leslie Horan have no chemistry with Ingo, I can't imagine her being able to play a long lost Cassadine. She must have had a great audition or something. I can't believe GH fumbled such a critical casting like that. I don't think a single viewer anywhere ever thought Jax would leave Brenda for that simpering, whiny woman. I also recall the show recasting Gina Cates and testing her with Jason, and that actress was also a big dud. I wonder what the original idea was for Alexis's backstory. I think NLG was already cast and airing while Miranda was still on. Of course I have no idea when the decision was made to dump the whole Miranda is a Cassadine story. I am one of the few people that really liked Alexis/Ned. In the post-Lois era, I thought she was a nice fit for Ned. The gatekeeping stuff was annoying mostly because it was self-appointed and no one really asked them to do it lol. Long post short, I can see where NLG is coming from, but I simply think the characterization of Alexis changed a lot post 2001 to make her much messier and sometimes pathetic. I think @Vee said the character suffered a lot of humiliation and I would agree with that. NLG has mostly kept Alexis's integrity and played her the best she could. I can definitely see the confusion Nancy may have faced through the years trying to play some of Alexis's lesser moments, but I think there was always a character there. P.S. @titan1978 I am so sorry for your loss!

VM would hate that unless Gio is somehow Sonny's I think. But GM looks nothing like either of those two. You could probably make a decent story out of Brenda giving her Sonny kid away to protect him and having Lois mostly watching over him, but Sonny has way too many useless kids as is.