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Oooooo SHADE. lol. Same.

Ooooo good late night tea.

Hope springs. Fingers crossed.

And the rating 'wars' continue...hehe.

Well, it was fun while it lasted for Rebecca Herbst. Le sigh.

I never thought the day would come, but too much MM for me.

Go 'head, Daphne Rose!

Which officially started to feel that way today with them hearing each other out as they confronted each other at the same time. Same. He was even catching himself when he was about to go overboard or do those tics that people don't seem to like. He failed a bit at the end, but he carried. It makes me think about a month back when it was discussed that the actor was better in other things he's been in. And I questioned then if that meant that he was playing Martin more intentionally. I questioned that briefly again today because he was giving.

I mean...Sarah Michelle Gellar did go on to be a household name and food guru. I can see Ambyr doing the same with the same talent. Amen.

Tbf it's not unusual for a family when they are dealing with some bad news that changes a life to use song to give out hope.Especially black families. I personally had to deal with that very thing this weekend. Partly off putting, but at the same time, I did get the point and it gave me a bit of hope in the moment. MM is definitely acting. But Smitty is just so passive. It could turn into quiet strength at some point, but for now...passive IMO.

Anita let SilkPress know what time it was!

TBF, the majority of Month 2 was them beefing up all the side-stories...mind you Duprees as well as non-Duprees...and it did not seem like people were taking to it as well as they were taking to stories in Month 1. If anything I feel (hope) that May Sweeps is going to shift...while dealing with the aftermath of the Nicole/SilkPress storyline...to the next big story aka Martin's Secret. But that's me hoping that Martin's meltdown over SilkPress jiggles some memories of his out...which I was already hoping would happen. Add on that Bill is involved in both stories now...that might be his way of being sure nothing happens to him now in light of SilkPress's antics. And...same. I feel they did a better job than expected with Vanessa/Doug with me because I didn't even realize how invested I was until their talk at the hospital and Doug made that subtly blunt comment about their arrangement...making the various online discussions online real. And for me, relevant.

Wow...I was not expecting a montage. I know SilkPress did not!!! Poor Eva. Lol. Funnily enough I missed that.

Yasss, ANITA!!! GET HER!!! Awww at Smitty calming Martin down. 'Oh, you're the one leaving.' That face like stone. Go 'head, Nicole. Eva vs Kat...the gift that keeps giving.

Go 'head, Brandon!! I was worried about this meltdown, but he's giving a pretty good meltdown. Knowing when to do it and just the right moment to pull back a bit. These Kat vs Eva scenes. The best soap rivalry has the rivals have some empathy for the others though they dislike each other. And they are giving. Yay! A brief SilkPress vs Dani moment.

Hehe. Bill. Bottomfeeder.

A nice touch seeing a worker still working in the background during Eva vs Kat. 'Curbside delivery daughter.' DEAD. Oh, lord...there's more???

I also jumped ship back in February. It just was not my thing any longer though I still love the characters cuz ABC and Y&R raised me. l. I found before I left that it was just too scattershoted for me and it depended on whom name was at the top of the main credits. I find Korte still has some (note some) emotional resonance in the episodes where she's mainly in charge versus CVE who was not my cup of tea for reasons I mentioned often in the GH thread so won't go off-topic. I check in when tagged or someone mentions something/a plot thread...and will more than likely tune in for the Nurses Ball...but it's just not my show. I am happy that people still find it good for them though..

Yeah, Vernon. I see Martin is triggered, too. Hehe...Little Brownie Man. But I think Silk Press Sheila also catching how Vernon and Anita are with Martin. The layers, the layers, the layers. This is why I love DD.

Aww I was hoping that Zimmerman would still do the breakdown like the last two episodes. But good to see Martin on script. YASSSSSS DD YASSSSSSSSS!! Selling Nicole. The venom in her inflections. 'We'll see you leave in one piece.' Oooo Anita.

'No...she won't.' Ooooo Silk Press Sheila...get him. And yassss to Anita getting it on. And Martin looks triggered. Flashback incoming...? Awww Nicole.

It's tiiiiiiiime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I liked the food poisoning angle on Thursday because I said beforehand that I would be annoyed if Vanessa was not there at her BFF's party. And I loved they already planned ahead in the dialogue. lol. But watching the scene (and a bit of a rewind), it hit me. Wait is she...??? Ooo gurrrl. lol.

I want that as well, but given how much I've been playing catch-up during some personal/family drama, it's been background music with very little to hold my interest. Then I saw a spoiler and rolled my eyes. Very. I guess JG is hitting another of his low points.

Well...unexpected wiggle room is still wiggle room. I went back and finally rewatched Friday's episode (along with Thursday's). And God, how those episodes flowed. It did help that Zimmerman did the breakdowns for both so the plot threads were cohesive. I do wonder if she did it today as well. Martin and Tate also of course did good scripts. And I might have to take back my earlier comment about the crowd. While it was not like Nicole's Award Event where I felt there were more extras (and was in the minority on that), I felt this one did not have enough (also in the minority). But on a rewatch, I did like that Production actually did a fairly decent job of covering it up so kudos. I also wanted to take the moment to say the majority of the week before last (and this past week) were full of cliffhangers. Perhaps not what is used to, but they were there. And I loved that since the majority of said cliffhangers were connected to Silk Press Sheila, it gave an intensity and build to the last week leading to this superb episode that gave us not only an old school soap reveal (complete with moments to let the scenes breathe, but annoyed in how other scenes which were also good did not compare...another sign of knowing when a reveal is great) but, THREE cliffhangers!!! Well-done, Cliffhanger Friday!!! Ms. Mann and Ms. Michelle were clearly the stars. I've said it once someone mentioned it and I'll say it again...Ambyr just gives so much SMG's version of Kendall on AMC in Eva, and I love that. And that reveal on Silk Press Sheila...WOW. Great to have confirmation that BILL was the lawyer. Even better to see Silk Press interacting with all of the Duprees and not being a bit scared. And yes, I caught that she was preggers at the same time as Nicole. I also caught in the Martin vs Ted scene when he was talking about the timeline was another clue...since we discussed the timeline during Kat's birthday party episodes and how odd it was that Silk Press Sheila would celebrate Eva's birthday if the weeks were off. UNLESS...they're not. I just feel they would not be mentioning it unless SilkPress has a 90s DAYS Sami Trump card incoming. And 90s DAYS Sami Brady ALWAYS had a trump card. So...looking forward to today. lol. I'm also going to be in the minority about the next thought. I thought Maurice did a good job as Ted in the reveal scenes. Though I do agree that compared to everyone else...even his FOINE doctor friend...he was the weak leak. DD was giving and she was in the background reacting. The Avengers...I mean...the Duprees closing ranks...was great and also showed how in sync the actors were. Naomi being sure Chels was not filming THIS time was a hoot. And I lived for Kat's shade among the mess. I'm happy that we are here at this reveal with OriginalTed since the rumor (marking preemptions) we are a little under two weeks to go before he's out. I liked the layers. One thing that I like about this show. We usually mention something here and then the show writers have it mentioned either in episode or immediately in the next. The SilkPress/Eva picture last week. Where is Naomi/Vanessa this week of episodes. And they got to it. Well-played. I also like the reveal that Martin knew SilkPress as a kid, calling back to that weird scene with the brownie. I mentioned the Bill-as-Lawyer scene, calling back to Bill/Vernon's first alone scene. The reveal of all of SilkPress's many names. The fact that Andre and Dani continue to grow closer and closer and had a near-miss...something this show knows how to do extremely well for me. Their near-misses built up the drama and story, and I see how much I'm invested when we have them. The whole Silk Press Sheila story being the best example. I see from a few of the comments some of you all are already thinking about those consequences toward Bill that I was thinking about on Friday. And while I did not like the Vanessa/Doug scenes at first view...though I love they followed up on her food poisoning phone call on Thursday...I liked it on second watch. Partly because it gave another hint that Doug has some idea of what Vanessa is doing...if not who. Partly because I had assumed that Doug got poisoned, too. Seeing it was just Vanessa confused me since I thought they were out at dinner pre-party. That said...I go back to my original thought in that moment. Has Vanessa being having all this sex without protection and we are going to get a WTD with Doug, Diego, and whoever else she has been with? Uh oh? And I continue to also love how flashbacks are used. Rare do they show a flashback to a prior episode unless it's important so those are well done. And then you have the flashbacks like the one with Bill/Dani that informs the audience. And I loved that green dress. But tbf, I loved the feistiness of her red dress. Andre was not alone in taking her in. And someone mentioned it the other day and I wanted to echo it. One thing I like about this show that I don't see much in the other soaps to this degree has been that several of the characters have their own personal style for sure, but the men's style really have stood out for me since its started. Ted being a clear example with his turtlenecks and general...for lack of better word at the moment manly...to him. I like that about the men where other men styles on other soaps just blend together. Looking forward to Kat v Eva, Anita vs Silk Press Sheila, and Nicole vs Ted today. Did I mention I was happy Clifton was back?