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IKR! Same. And as you know...I would rather it was Krista Allen, but they are selling the longing so well to me...and I'm such a sucker for that on my soaps. lol. BTW...love that picture of KKL.

Thank you for this because it's coming...

The gasp I almost let out in the library when I saw this. lol. See? Good to see some more follow-up with Devon. And Silk Press Sheila won't know what will hit her if she dares to step to VICTOR NEWMAN. YOU GOT THAT??

RHOM YASSS!!! GET HER, ADRIANA!!!

1-21 Well, Deke suuuuure does look cute with that little goatee. Hmmmm...so Logan vs Forrester must be a February Sweeps story. That said...I do like how it stays being threaded in the background through other stories. It keeps it active while it's not on screen. And it really has been a bit threadbare so far. I don't mind because the stories, as I mentioned, have been so much better when it's not primarily focused on the Forresters. I mean...as long as she doesn't pull a Luna...I don't find myself disliking Electra/Will/Dylan. Getting Will closer to Dylan...without going overboard...feels just fine. It would be nice if we had a little young vixen on this show again that isn't psycho. Was Amber the last one they had? And of course, I'm loving Taylor/Deacon/Sheila. I am surprisingly enjoying these Hope/Deacon and Taylor/Steffy scenes.

I am always here for Kate vs Vivian. From my old regular viewing, that was THE Kate rival for me...though yes, Sami grew on me as a Kate rival/frenemy/eventualfriend. I always look for their scenes when Louise pops up.

I saw that and giggled. And now apparently, the boys are going to be Olympic torchbearers, too?

Ooooo may she and Kate share a scene.

1-21 My other favorite current B story...the cotillion. I know I'm going to be very disappointed if we don't get an event out of this. They have to make it up to us for Winterfest. They are slowly, but surely building it up. I'm sorry the GOSSIP GIRL fan in me is getting excited over it. Will it be fine? Do we even know who will be Samantha's escort? Or will Jessica cause some mess? Will that be the ONLY mess going on if she does? I just have questions. And Samantha being more in the know about things with Jessica than her own boyfriend is telling. Not to mention the tension between Ty and Jessica outside of the cotillion. It is also a story that is slowly bringing Martin/Smitty back into play so good. Meanwhile, loving seeing my Nicole. They continue to give her a POV. And her and Carlton are still being built up. Nice scene between Vanessa and Kial as they continue to build up his character. Also nice to see Vanessa remember that her main job is real estate. More of Old Vanessa. And I called it when I said Ted/Shanice would wind up where Nicole/Carlton would be. Though I had hoped that it would happen during the upcoming Joey/Vanessa double date. I'll take it so Nicole could be the cliffhanger. Did I mention Nicole is my favorite character? Honorable mention: Shanice's near-miss...so SOAP. SHANICE...YOU...BETTA...READ. Cuz Antiques Road Show took me out. LOL!!! She read Anastacia doooooooown. I really can't believe this show has me behind this pairing when I was totally against it. Ted vs Kat. I was Team Kat. And I STILL thought she was being too soft. Given what she has already been through, I could understand. And as a person, I don't care if my news is good news, too...I don't like someone who I don't like knowing ANY of my business. While I like the apology tour line...uh Ted...WHEN?? When did you? And now Jacob is getting his own story? Good. Let us see where this plasma ring storyline go. And hehe at Jacob immediately figuring out Marcel/SPS real quick. And interesting that the Laura case is still an OPEN case. I thought Jacob's father took care of it. Things that make you go hmmmm. And Naomi said it. So her storyline continues abreast.

I also hollered when I read THIS cuz...TRUE. Also TRUE. Same.

I definitely want to see his reaction when this all comes out. When you write it like that, there is just so much potential here for Willow to be found out. Alexis. Kai. Trina. How far will Willow go? If what happened to Drew is a taste...they better be scared. And SAME. I would love for Chase to find out AFTER he has slept with Willow. I meant to loop back around when I saw that last week. lol. Well, I guess that story is going to move forward after all. Same on Vanessa.

LOVE.

Good breakdowns all the same from both of ya.

We are on opposite ends cuz #TeamKat, but I still love you. ;) I was loving Eva with Izaiah, but that has dimmed due to them being in a bit of a rut while I feel she is playing victim (as if she didn't give as good as she got) one too many times for me. You and the majority of this board. lol. I do feel we might get that rival family this year though. The real question is...will it be the Hawthornes like I theorized to be a family that is working class OR another rich more evil family?

Hehe. Just saying. It's wild how people are about them, but no one is indifferent so the show is doing their job. I like that they keep mixing it up, but the show has done a pretty good job at keeping them in separate storylines for the most part to have character development with both of the characters. I thought they did a good job of that with Dani and Bill last year when the show started so when he winded up in the hospital after his stroke, there was more investment due to the audience getting to know the characters individually. I feel that's what they are doing with Kat and Eva at of late. So much so that I actually turned on Eva which surprised me.

You're not alone on that. That's been very much on my mind this week. ;) Oh, I do. What happened in Minnepolis has been very much on my mind and also very avoidable by not putting IT back in office. Both stories still resonate to this day. I can't begin to tell you how I cried during the Bobbie's death episodes and how it all connected to BJ. Bobbie was always my favorite GH character growing up...second only to Brenda...so that one (and Jackie's passing) really hit hard. And that they crafted an almost perfect set of episodes that touched on so much of her history...my eyes water just thinking about it. Kristina Wagner's 'Barbara Jean' echo with Lucas Crane's Lucas both realizing who the writer was at the end still hits. From Labine's pen and still touching lives today. Yeah, I used to have quite a few bundles, but I also live in a building with a shady landlord so yep...NOPE. lol. And given how bundles and streaming services continue to increase under the new gov, if I am going to watch anything, it will be by DVD set by library (as long as they can stay open cuz my library is VERY up-to-date) or...OTHER means...if you catch my drift. I like what they did with 6 episodes, but I would rather have an 8/10 episode season for streaming and 15 to 18 for normal tv. I'm old school and also oh so bias as a writer.

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! Now let's see if she will play her cards wisely a la LuAnn post-arrest on NY.

I still haven't played catch-up but could the tiff have to do with their unaired fight from last season? I see from a clip that Heather is even more a bitca than I remember. Her mask is completely off.

Same. Almost always gets a chuckle from me. You are welcome. I almost immediately left after Chris/Danny's wedding (but did get time to see that BF's body WAS on point black boxers and all...shame it is wasted on Giggly Heffa) before I stopped watching again. I only was in there for the classic episode which was perfection and the shade at the writing. Awww yeah Doug is missed, but the month has been good. Uh...NOPE on Kat vs Eva. You know they are their generation's version of Jill vs Katherine. They will probably be at it for the rest of the year until that switch happens. ;)

1-20 Now that all my episodes are on my system...rme...the rewatch!!! What is standing out for me is the stories. And there are so many going on in this episode alone and I'm not bored with any of them. What is surprising me is the fact that a whole B story has my attention more than the A story. And by B story I mean Joey vs Silk Press Sheila. I said this when I was able to watch, but I liked that SilkPress is not only off in this new direction (and I like her with Marcel), but that it is restoring her menace...which has been dormant since the writers prefer to write SPS as a cartoon. Good to know that someone over there is remembering that SPS is also supposed to be DANGEROUS. After all, she almost killed a girl twice and was running around town in different wigs just to get the payback. And for all her looniness...Joey not bowing down to her is really getting her slowly bringing that dangerous side of her out. If I am not going to get layers in an organic way (which debatably they have been doing the last few weeks), I will take her dangerous in a Sami Brady way. Old School Sami Brady would be put in a corner and get comeuppances and always had a trump card. So the mystery of the flashdrive that Joey is blackmailing her with has me tingling with what will happen next. What is on it? Proof of her in Laura's accident? Proof of her at the hospital? Proof she switched test results? My curiosity is piqued. I also want to know SPS's next move. Down, not out indeed. Bonus...LOVE her second scene with Kristen Dimera...I mean Hayley. I want more. Speaking of the A story...well...be careful what I wish for. Dani/Bill/Hayley was the main story last year. And that successfully morphed into Bill/Dani/Andre. But I felt that was mostly in the background for some time. Now that it is slowly coming back to the forefront like I wanted it...I actually am not liking the writing. We got to see Dani grow. And now I feel like she is regressing and Andre is being unusually insecure. I do love how pressed Bill is being. And the same for Kristen Dimera...I mean Hayley. lol. I am still invested, but I hope it plays differently. Also more of what I want...Nicole's storyline!!! I've been enjoying having her POV at last. Not always perfect, but at least I no longer feel she is just in the background or the background of other people's stories. And HAHAHAHAHHAAH at the comedy of errors of Kial returning and already meeting Carlton and having to work together. And THEN...Nicole revealing that she's connected to both of them (with Shanice in the background being that Nosy Nurse we know she can be). Now that all the players are back on screen...let the games begin... And I like the C stories on display. Naomi hiding she has the gene has me curious. I am a fan of Jacob/Naomi and the good guys couples but they do need to be challenged as a couple. So far, they got half-hearted attempts. Things have been changing. So I want to see where this Naomi storyline goes. I was worried that Chelesa not having the gene might mean no more story for her. But her dealing with the dealer friend and Madison having issues with her doing pills tells me we might be getting a story with them after all. Good. Like I just said, time to have the couples get tested. Especially since they did the potentially good Madison's Mama story off-screen. And yes to the mentioning of Vanessa starting to come across as the cunning woman she was right up until Doug's death aka Guza version of Vanessa. And this new story about blowback from the escort service could be intriguing. Good that Vanessa trusted Nicole enough to tell her. And I do worry about her when SPS decides to use her for some payback on Joey. Oh and I look forward to seeing Jacob and Naomi's living room more than once. Yes, redressing a set DOES work. ;)

Good. hehe. Good to hear. I would say since Christmas, it has found its momentum again for sure. Especially once the Season 2 episodes start. And even better, it does feel like it's BUILDING. I'm not giving you any spoilers for this coming week, but each week has something in it to look forward to. So much so I've been livid with CBS playing games with loading episodes...which I'm currently doing a rewatch. I look forward to how you feel about some of the entering of new writers. There's a new breakdown writer that I've VERY excited for and loved her first episode and looking forward to her second.

1-20 Slightly repetitive so far, but I do like there are so many stories going on again. I knew that Eric and Katie would think of something to figure out how to not tell Brooke Eric was the new designer. That's a juicy little secret that does not need to come out yet. So SHUT UP, DONNA. Meh. at the Will/Electra/RJ triangle that is clearly forming. The backstory was cool. And the little silly moments with the interns. I can't believe that Will is already worried about RJ as a threat. And then there's Dylan in the wings. Of course, what I'm really liking is the Taylor/Deacon/Sheila triangle. And sidenote...LOVE Hope with the lion mane of hair. It was luscious and I was living for it. It's a shame that Hope and Steffy are against it. But Steffy ain't wrong. It's a matter of time before Sheila figures it out. And it will be crazy cuz...SHEILA.

Just in time for your girl to stew at the sight of Dani. hehe. Enjoy!!

Same. Ha

At least until May Sweeps. ;P But that's what I am saying as well. Other than placeholding until Sidwell is enough of a threat for Sonny to take out...he could be doing more.