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8 hours ago, Aragorn said:

For the first time ever, Kristina seems more important to the show than Michael, and I like it.

And it is about time for Kristina for sure. 

3 hours ago, Khan said:

Gina Tognoni's like Candyman: say her name five times on a message board, she's bound to appear again somewhere.

Heheh. True.

3 hours ago, John said:

Today just proves that no matter who are the EP, HW and DIR Jason Morgan will ALWAYS chose Carly over anyone in his family. That is who Jason will always be.

But that's ALWAYS been true. lol.

What's been great about the writing change and Jason's return is that he's now being called out about it.

Emphais on FINALLY. 

5-3

I have to give credit where credit is due. I'm sure I've mentioned that LW is not my favorite Carly. And the writing has been all over with her Carly. So when there are moments when Carly is CARLY, I always get a little giggle.

Such was the case when Carly waiting in Sonny's penthouse. God, that took me back to all the times Carly did in the 90s. And of course, she would get into it with whatever woman Sonny was involved it. So for that, this episode was like Old Home Week for me. lol. And dare it! If I didn't scream when she almost figured it out about Sonny and his meds. I guess it show how invested (and how long) the Sonny med storyline has been going on that I feel invested.

Same for Alexis's quest to get her license back. Now we are down to picking out clothes. I can't believe it's closer. I'm still hoping that when (if) it does happen, Alexis does find herself beside her with her as lawyer vs her as editor. 

Also same for a feeling of investment...Drew and Nina. They are so falling for each other. You see it with Nina in Drew's car (and the fact she's in his car) and you see that with Drew when Nina is singing his virtues to the senator. And...I'm not minding it. Seeing all their hate slowly (slowly) melting. 

We know I live for Sonny/Dante scenes.

And I lived the FATAL ATTRACTIONS in real time...ooooooo the chills I've gotten from what I've seen.

And I LOVED the Rogue to Jean shade.

In that dogfight of Willow, Sasha, and Michael...even the ladies outpace him at the moment. With Willow that's only because of the potential triangle that might come her way. And with Sasha...well...she's always had potential bad girl/girl down on her luck about her that bad writing aside works to her advantage.

1 hour ago, Antoyne said:

I had hoped when Sonny killed AJ and Michael disowned him, it would’ve stuck but this is a nice compromise.

Such wasted potential.

But at least he's in the Quartermaine fold again aside from that rushed tale. 

55 minutes ago, I Am A Swede said:

That is of course if you apply any kind of logic to the situation, but with Brad Bell at the helm I guess anything is possible.... 

Exactly.

BB has gone too far. It will be somewhat interesting to see him try, but I ain't at all holding my breath. 

23 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Chad Duell isn't my type or anything and he did gain some weight.  I hate Michael and everything,  but I still think he's attractive.   I hate his actual character not his looks

See? The funny thing is he isn't my type either. And definitely don't like his rl personality. But I can say he's not ugly for the most part, but never really found him attractive...until the suits and dad bod. 

Michael...not my favorite of Sonny's kids...I'm...mostly indifferent now in a wasted potential sense. 

21 minutes ago, Khan said:

Natalia could hire someone to "stalk" Blaze in order to increase her visibility (and drive a wedge between her daughter and Kristina).  In turn, that could be the catalyst for Kristina's losing the baby, as Blaze's stalker gets carried away and ends up putting Kristina in serious, mortal jeopardy.

Another good story in the making for the saga of 'If/When Kristina loses the baby...'

1 hour ago, Bright Eyes said:

hink Chad Duell looked like a snack. I wouldn't have kicked him out of bed. 

Yeah, I've been waiting to see the clear dad bod he's been sporting under that suit...since everything else is in place and nice.

Was not at all disappointed. Another actor who looks even MORE attractive with a little more meat on their bones. 

1 hour ago, Bright Eyes said:

a potentially sexy latino newcomer ... I'm sensing he's the one that could be brought in for Trina.

I'm not against that either. lol. 

1 hour ago, soapfan770 said:

Today’s 5/6 episode featured a cameo by Sharon to remind us that yes she still is on the show; that said the two scenes consisted of Phyllis and Sharon awkwardly giggling and making goofy faces at each other. Just totally bizarre!

No wonder there’s speculation of some BTS drama with Sharon Case at the moment based off on that strange moment alone.

 

Glad you enjoyed it as well, the first 3 days of May last week ended on a high point. 
 

The weird Sharon scenes aside, Monday’s episode does at least have a nice emotional fallout scenes between Jack and Diane and Kyle and Summer. 

Yeah just like RH over on GH, I am wondering who has it out for SC other than JG cuz all the stories she could be getting now that she's normal again and all of her connections are firmly intact and yet...she is getting blink and you miss her scenes now?  Make it make sense. 

Oh...?

On 5/2/2024 at 5:23 AM, Cat said:

I'm serious! I'm getting JFP vibes from this guy -- look at his cast pets. His bland filming 'aesthetic.' His stunt-SL-whenever-my-job-is-in-danger moments. Hey Mia girl! Thanks for the finale-episode lift!

Your impression of the first few episodes on nuRHONY is interesting in that it highlights how things changed over the course of the season regarding audience reaction.

Oh, for real!!! I can feel I'm going to dread him getting his (JPL) hands on nuRHONY if it is true he's over there. Because so far I'm liking it.

I did go ahead and read my first impressions from back when I watched the first episode. And I was SHOCKED at how my impressions had already changed. Except for BRYNN. lol. 

I believe that I'm on Episode 5 and still liking it so far. And I can go on about the architecture for days. 

On 5/2/2024 at 12:13 PM, Gray Bunny said:

Hmm okay, let's see how the latest crop of newbies do. Glad they kept Kiearna. Now work your ass off to earn a surprise flute, a la Sutton Stracke. 

 

RHONJ: 

I actually kinda like the taglines. Meanwhile, time to gear up for another dark ugly season full of women paid to hang out together. I mean, that's the majority of them these days, but these ladies legit hate one another. One final year before we get a big overhaul, as Andy hinted. 

Hehe. Well someone has to keep Ashley accountable.  

Yeah, I have to give credit where credit is due. I think everyone knows how I feel about Marge, but I think her tagline is my favorite. Cuz...true. 

Thank you @Errol for the confirmation. I had seen things while playing catch-up, but nothing I trusted. So happy to see it here now that I have some time today.

I loved Sprina. And it was (mostly) nicely done. And he was a big part of it.

It would have happened eventually re: his leaving. So I wish him the best. 

Well, I wish him the best.

That said...so there IS a story coming.

Hmmm.

On 5/3/2024 at 3:25 AM, Forever8 said:

Well, hopefully this means they give Aiden something to do on screen and not just trotted out every few days once a month to bake and get a one-minute scene with Liz. It would've been great to see this young man navigate his first relationship with his boyfriend, Tobias. 

Same.

On 5/3/2024 at 11:19 AM, DaytimeFan said:

 

This is so typical of Hollywood. Everyone fails upwards. 

IKR. Just ugh.

I saw that in passing and just now am getting the understanding. And just le sigh. They always fail upward.

On 5/3/2024 at 11:46 AM, Errol said:

Looks like Victoria Rowell will never return to Y&R at this point. That's my take.

Not going to lie. When I first saw that title...that was the first thing that came to mind.

On 5/4/2024 at 10:11 AM, Khan said:

Not necessarily!  After all, friends have been known to fall out.   

From your lips to God's ears. 

On 5/2/2024 at 7:01 AM, 1974mdp said:

ITA...I was looking forward to a more developed Lily/Daniel/Heather story. MG and CK have such great chemistry.

It started soooo well even with pacing issues. Now alas...

On 5/3/2024 at 4:51 PM, ranger1rg said:

Yep. That was sourced her earlier today. Steve Kent is going nowhere, so neither is Josh Griffith.

https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2024/05/steve-kent-executive-in-charge-of-production-the-young-and-the-restless

Ugh.

5-1

A tale as old as time when people are doing scandalous things...the near miss. Oops. Lol. The Nina/Drew mess continues to be fascinating to watch. 

Continuing my bias, I enjoyed the set-up with whatever is going on with Aidan. But I will take Liz anyway I can get her. And dare I hope to have a story with her that is not romantic or with Finn? 

I'm not sure how I feel about how they are writing Lucy. Yes, Lucy is self-absorbed to the point of being over the top. BUT Lucy was already a clever BUSINESSWOMAN. So all this mess with Home and Hearth and Maxie/Scotty trying to talk her off the ledge is really starting to bug me. Not that Lucy would not be this way. She would. But, they don't have to attack her self-esteem so much. 

I like that TJ and Molly are really starting to disagree over Kristina. Because for too long they really have been (mostly) in sync. And a happy couple CAN be a boring one. That said...TJ (even if he looked great in those jeans. WOOF) is coming across as a bit of jerk. 

LOVE the Alexis/Natalia scene. It is just nice to see Alexis as cute to how articulate as she can be. And some of her word choices just grabbed me dialogue wise. 

So...'Vanna' is never ever getting back together, huh? lol. I had to laugh at Val's attempt to romance Anna knowing that Anna's intelligence is currently WORKING.

13 minutes ago, carolineg said:

At the risk of sounding like a HUGE Sonny defender, can he just quit?  I know Brenda made it sound nice and pretty, but does he have a successor if he retires?  Jason is currently out, so is it Brick lol?   I am sure he has enough money and all that, but could Sonny actually say  and move on without consequence?  

I also have no idea what the "mob life" actually entails so I am just asking basically. 

I just don't see Sonny bowing out without what usually happens...which is a power vacuum where some rival tries to take him out to be sure he doesn't want his power back. 

Or in my wildest dreams (before the surrogacy) Kristina stepping in.

5-2

I remember Ivy. lol. At least it gives Liam something to do other than dealing with his (other) exes. But I rme at Steffy giving even a hint of jealousy. 

I was so annoyed by Deacon, Finn, and the hunt for Sheila. God, that did drag. I did like to see some humor when they found her. And I guess I am one of the few Sheila fans here cuz she does have them nine lives. And that flashback episode was good work from KB. But I don't know where they can go with that. One can at least hope that BB will stop backing her into a corner writing wise though.

5-1

OMG! The therapist is real??? I continue to just let that be around in my head. It would have been more interesting if Ashley had just made him up to get the Abbotts off her scent. That said...always happy to see CC. And I liked his intro with Traci. Speaking of Traci...Traci vs Diane...I can be for that. BM continues to be good in this storyline...along with ED and her new persona. Sad to see the other one getting control. But it was a well done scene.

I liked the Devon/Nate scene today. One thing I continue to love and like to see with the writers is ALWAYS having the tension between them there and beneath the surface, waiting for good moments to boil to the surface. And the scene this did did that. Cuz I was sitting there like Nate going...here goes Devon again. RME. Happy Nate checked him by reminding him that his way of doing things again was part (only part) of the reason they had a (very good) rivalry. And happy to see that Devon did not (okay a little bit) take it personally since he DID ask. #growth 

I'm sorry. I giggle every time that I see Victor and the cage. And I don't feel sorry for Jordan at all. Happy to see Claire found. Also happy to get that B&B reference between Michael and Lauren.

Awwww....poor Nikki. MTS be selling it though. 

But since it's not being scrapped, no reason to not discuss it among ourselves. 

I, for one, am glad for any spotlight on Elizabeth and her kids and have discussed it often enough to not have anyone shocked at my opinion.

And going back to technique, in daytime we have seen people raise to the occasion. We seen people...well, not. We most definitely have seen not...only for them to grow when giving something to work with. It may work, it may not. But at least the attempt is made. If it works...like storylines that shouldn't but find a groove...good. If it doesn't...also good. They may be eating crow. They may be not. Nothing wrong with a wait and see. 

Well...time will tell. Or at least technique. 

Just now, j swift said:

I could also understand if the production felt that it would be distasteful to show a young boy being bullied for his sexuality during daytime.  We can see Aiden's reaction, and we can have compassion for the situation. Perhaps, we don't need to hear the censured version of schoolyard taunts that would be allowed to air in the afternoon? 

After all, anachronistic language like “fairy” wouldn't have the same dramatic impact as what would really be yelled in schools today.

Very true.

27 minutes ago, dc11786 said:

What if the bully is the guy that Aiden likes and has decided to avoid outing himself by targeting Aiden? I recently saw the film "Monster" that played with that issue. 

Ooooo....but at the same time say it ain't slow. lol.

3 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

It's obvious PM doesn't have full control of who he can write for. He is being told who to write for.

Uh oh.

Fingers crossed!!! re: Lil vs Heather.

Yeah I am curious to see how Kyle and Summer will be post-kidnapping. Because they were sparking as upset parents. 

Nate and Audra...a matter of time...  

27 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

Jenna is ICONIC and I love her.

Oh yes. I'm enjoying so far.

52 minutes ago, carolineg said:

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...  

Viva amour.

11 minutes ago, soapfan770 said:

Oh definitely agree about Lily with a vengeance, although I almost would have also like to see Lily not let go of Daniel that easily. CK and the Graz still had it after all these years. I laughed at her being uncharacteristically nasty to Mamie as well lol. This is a side of Lily we need to see more often haha. 
 

It seems now the show is poised to revisit Lily and Billy, bringing this whole C-W business full circle it appears. 
 

Here’s to hoping for a half-decent May sweeps. Things come in threes, Y&R got good news in March about the 4-year renewal, Steve Kent’s departure in April, so what’s in store for us in May?

Same. I was so excited to see a Lily/Daniel/Heather triangle. And it started so well and developed. And I was counting the days until CK came back from her leave...only to be disappointed by how they rushed that. I wanted to see Lily fight for it. I mean...they didn't mind enough of the history between the two cuz this is not even the first time this has happened between them. I love Lily got to at least lay into Heather and hopefully if they are going through with the lawsuit, we will get more of her doing it while Heather is giving it right back. Cuz VB CAN be fierce when she wants to be. I hope we have Vicious Lily around for a little while.

I admit that I have also been liking Vicious Lil with Billy. They are a lot more interesting now that Lily is not being written as lily (pun unintended) white/nice. I would have no problem with THIS Lily snatching him back from Chelesa...who is currently distracted anyway with Connor. 

Fingers crossed re: May.