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I've heard about the ad-lib. I can't wait to see it. So now Donna is on prop Sonny/ADA duty? Gag me.

See? I just thought at the time that it was just part of the open arrangement that Vanessa and Doug had and she was just finding random men at the time. So didn't connect that to Joey and his escort service. Wow. Yeah, sooo in plain sight. Again.

IKR. It was so Kristen delusion-coded for me. I liked a lot of the change-ups in scene partners to me. Naomi/Nicole. Bill/Madison. etc. I think Bill knows this. It's just that he's so out of touch with her life. It took me aback today tbh because I feel like while he's very close to Naomi, it always appeared he was just as close to Chels as well.

That shocked the hell out of me. I agree. Kristen Dimera Hayley has been needing a confidante for a good minute and she had that in Caroline. I was glad to see them in scenes today. Same. I about fell out. If it is the same of episodes after feedback, they can keep the Hayley/Caroline scenes coming. Those are very much needed and wanted. Yeah, I said last week, that it's funny going back to BTG...moreso when they did that week of repeats of the first week...and you realize how much foreshadowing in plain sight they did on their storylines. Hey, I believe I said that I wondered if Madison might be related to Barbara and see how that turned out. lol. I'm still in awe at the Allison twist. Especially with Craig being one of Joey's escorts. How deep DOES Joey's story tentacles go? I remember that scene of Allison waving her off. Hard to get? Or the loony just testing her. I liked Madison, but I did side-eyed then (and how fast her and Chels were moving). It went away. Now...I admit I am side-eying again.

I completely agree. And it is something I didn't think I would ever say again tbh.

Exactly!!! Just sitting on a goldmine of potential. In more ways than one.

tbf...wasn't it established in one of Jill's scenes that she knew Colin was dying. I assume that they had some conversation?

That's what it was reminding me of!! Melbourne. Such high praise. And I agree with you about the international housewives. There was one link I posted a while back from one of the international shows. I didn't understand a thing they said, but they were GIVING. Looks. Inflections. Visuals. Taglines (that I couldn't understand, but subtitles matched with how it was said). It was stunning. I don't think there has been any international shows that I've had time to see that doesn't dazzle. Especially in fashion during promotion. As soon as she said that re: Dame Joan. I knew I had to tag you to watch. I knew you and @Cat would have the 411. It makes me so much more excited at the authenticity of it all. I didn't get to do all of Episode 1...and it seems haters are being sure no Episode 2 links are not active...so will keep watching when I can.

Yes!!!

YES. Look at how much fun Drew is having now that he's getting to play a villain. I love to hate him (and Cam is playing that to the hilt) rather than hate him...which is how I've felt about him (outside of his return with that scruff in the prison) for the majority of this Drew's run.

Yep. I believe I took mine a month or so after you took yours. I just...couldn't. For the same reasons. Then I came back for the Nurse Ball. And it's been watchable and entertaining for me ever since. It does help that they lowered a lot of the show 'tics' I didn't like, and it felt like the writers found actual momentum. And yes! Cliffhangers! It's been surprising me playing catch-up...how bingeable it's been. I actually had to slow down because...life lol. It has come a long way for me since I stopped. And just when I worry they might lose momentum, they do a turn, and it keeps going in an interesting direction that keeps me engage.

Hehe. The day you posted I said the same thing re: choices about Jordan on GH finally getting a set since I know a lot of people here seem to not like the actress's acting. I agree to some extent. It's the very issue I believe the majority have with the June storyline. It could have been done differently. It doesn't take away for me though for the reasons I stated already with SilkPress. Six months in, her character did need a pivot if they are planning on keeping her which is what appears to be happening (moreso since TMG is their breakout star) right now. Actually, there have been times on soaps when there is some period of clean slate on there, the writers have the wiggle room to do something that is interesting and shakes up the status quo without history hindering them. What comes to mind for me is Natalie/Jessica on OLTL (which thankfully was resolved to audience satisfaction by the broadcast tv finale by Clint staying Jess's dad) and Gina's missing years on DAYS. Enough wiggle room in the show's history that they could pull it off, but still have the audience engaged because (especially in Jessica's case since we saw her grow up on-screen so of course the audience would feel divisive) there's a somewhat plausible reason for it happening. I don't think anything has been revealed yet that contradicts SilkPress's history on the show. At least, not yet. However, IF Vernon turns out to her father, that WOULD contradict what has been shown so far on screen and would for sure be messy. But...growing pains yet for this show. They still have a way to go, but I do not feel they are doing the worst things on soap. Or not as bad as others for sure. But I know I have always been in the minority when it comes to the two things listed as issues. And on those two things, I agreed to disagree because I personally got tired of seeing it pop up once a month (at least at the start of the show starting). I already stated my views on those so a back and forth on those specifically are a moot point.

All I have to say for now is...Natasha...is that you???

Heck, they might do an old school RHOA (or some of the recent seasons of some shows) and bring the cameras right back up to make sure Karen at least pops up in the midseason trailer. Watch. ETA: Speaking of POTOMAC, apparently Keiarna and Wendy fell out.

EXCUSE ME?!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sorry, but good job, GH!!! It's been holding my attention for months after I quit it at the start of the year and is only 2nd to BTG so well done on its gains since B&B (fluff as it's been for the most part for me) has taken yet another dark turn.

I can't remember if Joey mentioned male and female off-hand lol, but he definitely mentioned having an escort service. I believe it was just when he and Vanessa were just starting to cross paths and she was dealing with jealous Diego. That I remember re: Smitty's return to work potential article because I had been hoping that this was going to be BTG's doing their first social issue story (since MVJ did come from that time on GH) and doing it with something relevant ie: social media. I believe we all debated that at the time...especially when Chelesa was focusing on her social media-ing first met Craig and 'Allison.' Or at least as a potential social media teen story since Ty was being bullied at the time, too.

Awwww *HUGS* That said...yes on re: Young and JR wasted.

Son of a...

Well I don't want you to get in trouble @janea4old but thank you. I was wondering what people were mentioning online yesterday. I will probably sit down to watch though I do worry if it might trigger me re: lost parent.

Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a frakking minute!!! So not only did the writers foreshadow SilkPress with the Eva cover story, but they foreshadowed this whole 'Allison' stalker mess with that off-hand comment Smitty made waaaaaaay back in the first few months about his social media story? Not to mention the plot point of Joey having an escort service? Woooooow.

For better or for worse. I admit that I'm starting to wonder, too. re: TJ. It wouldn't be so glaring if everyone connected to him weren't still in town and involved in stories. I mentioned this before...it's like Liz's kids being off canvas and the writers stay poking the bear by little comments telling us about them, but not showing them. Almost like they are taunting Liz fans who want more for her...which includes her kids being on canvas when there is no reason for them not to be there other than what feels like...spite. Oh? Lord...not more potential BTS drama? This show...

And I would say that if the foreshadowing of it was there in hints. I had mentioned...and continue to...the fake story she made up for Eva...which happened to be SilkPress's own story. It was very quickly established and mentioned a few times that SilkPress was an Articulette fan...another hint. Not too many times, but enough times that when the reunion concert happened, it was completely plausible that SilkPress would want to go...being a big fan since she was young. It's just more reason I feel it was planned. I do agree that it would have been nice to have Peaches set up a little bit better. Rewatching some of it today felt information dump-y feel to this next turn, but it was answering questions that several people and myself asked as well when the reveal was happening. And it is a soap. Something like the parentage drop and how it was done is very soapy. Heck...just last year...Holly dropped on Sasha's doorstep on GH and revealed herself as her mother out of nowhere. So not unusual at all. At least for me. In the history of soaps, there have been coincidences (the reveal, crazy woman comes to town unknowing of her link to the main family after causing drama a la Kendall Hart) like this. I could almost pick on it, but when you have a capable actress who can sell it...which for me TMG did, giving her character layers and some bit of an emotional side...I can suspend some of the disbelief. And I also picked on the B&B execution of it, but again I explained why it still works in the SilkPress storyline.

Exactly!!!

Oh, yeah, TMG is giving. I loved that just when the character is about to go over the top/cartoony, TMG injected the right amount of grit to keep her character grounded, petty, but still funny. Those were good episodes. I hope the writers play it right and let her get as close to 'the sun' as possible so she can fall right down into her comeuppance by the plot thread of Laura's accident coming back to bite her on the tail. I agree. One of the things I did like when an A story has taken center stage on this show, they would have a (what I call) Thursday episode where there are just the other stories and a mention of the A story and the the rest of the week went back to the A story. Thank you for correcting me with the Chels/Bill scene because there really has been nothing on it. Same. They set up some interesting questions. How does Hayley know Randy? What's Randy's next move now that he's important to TWO stories? Was she pregnant at all, or just lying to Naomi? Was that doctor that talked to her and Bill on her payroll? What in the world? And I surprised myself because they are all interesting questions. It does help that since the baby lie, Hayley, for me, is reminding me of how Kristen Dimera grew into a love-to-hate villainess with her own baby shenanigans. Since the audience know something is up versus the characters, it gives a 'hiss at the character' moment every time she's on screen, blaming someone (re: Dani) for something. And then trying to frame Dani. Speaking of someone needing a comeuppance...lol. It surprised me in how invested I am when it is my least favorite of the main storylines so I have to give it credit for that. That said...where did the storyline go? The abruptness is waaaay too bad. Forced. It reminds me of when we discussed over the last couple of months of the writers purposely stalling a storyline and how they are much better ways to do it than the storyline vanishing. Heck, it didn't even flow out of the storyline rotation. It just...vanish. If that makes sense. But like you, it's probably a growing pain. One that I hope they grow out of for sure once we get to the second season set of episodes.