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12-26 I second @Antoyne. I too have been enjoying the X-mas episodes. But I've already mentioned that there has just been something about Christmas this year period. So the soaps having holiday episodes has been good to actually watch whether something is going on or not. I said last week that if there was something that JG is going to do it was write for the Abbotts. I loved the Jack/Kyle scenes. And that little moment that Kyle had on the stairs (and MM was looking kinda mmmm. But that I credit to either MM starting his buff up process as well as the new costume designer) was nice. Loved the early presents and seeing Diane and Kyle have a moment with her letters. And Jack, Diane, and the jewelry. Just cute moments. And I'm always going to be here for Ashley vs Diane. She just cannot let Diane breathe and I love it. lol. And Traci made 3. Those scenes were cute. But I expect Ashley to not let up though she will try. OH STFU, GIGGLY HEFFA!!!! I loved Sharon FINALLY getting that bass in her voice and telling Phyllis to get out of her house. That was the Mal Young Sharon that was needed in that moment. And I didn't hate it. I also enjoyed that Daniel is slooooowwwwly coming around to seeing that Sharon might be right. You know you are looking crazy when I am Team Billy and I loathe Billy. Get that redhead into another plot please. I was about to throw something at my TV if Summer had broken up with Chance. My way of saying how invested I'm in in Chance/Summer. And just how CF looks at AL. I'm happy they talked it out. I just wish that Chance could be included more. And with this Sharon plot slowly coming to an end, I'm now worried he's going to up and vanish.

Yeeeeah haven't seen it before today. And I'm been hearing that theme song for weeks. lol. Silly me.

Yep. That would be them!!!! Liberty just posted it above.

Well, I see at the end of the Y&R 12-24 episode, they updated the tv teaser with some new images in the background of the teaser already released.

Very. Oh. Well I stand corrected. Not at all.

Heheh. Your hatred for Sonny will never get old. And ooooh. Cool.

Well, I'm here for Audra being fleshed out even more. I'm split on Summer making a play for Kyle though I knew it was coming. Poor Chance.

YES!!! BEAT THAT DRUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They might add on the missing people later. I think they usually do that. Thank you for the links.

Not now with them New/Old Writers. My eye just twitch just thinking he is back until May Sweeps when if he is back, he should be gone by FEBRUARY Sweeps and NO LATER. But yes yes...kill good good. I did take the liberty of reading SOD's 2025 preview and I agree. Outside of Jordan and Isaiah, Trina and Kai (coming around without the forced writing now), and Ric and Ava, I have no love for ANY of their ideas for new romances. Throwing things at the wall to see what sticks when there are characters that already have chemistry with each other. I mean...Jason and Sasha are the thing that makes me the most curious and that is not without me thinking about the fact that they basically planted Jason where Michael SHOULD be and SB is already trying to tank that pairing from what little rumblings I've seen/heard online. And if true, the irony of it given Kelly Monaco is not lost on me. Tracy and Martin? That just reminds me of the long discussion in the regular thread about pairings for Lois, and me mentioning that doing Martin with her would guarantee more drama at Deception since Lois and Lucy work together and already had tension written in between them over the past year. So...I guess some writer is over here reading for ideas. Because this is just the same thing, but with Tracy. Tracy would be better off with Cody than Martin. And I like Martin. And Lucy and SIDWELL? Outside of the idea of a Tracy/Martin/Lucy/Fourth love square, I agree with what Vee said. Just Frank Valentini finding interest in someone who shouldn't even be in town when his primary target (Holly) isn't even a regular OR in town consistently enough for him to be there. I did love the news that my favorite current vixen/female mob boss is on her way back though. Thanks @dragonflies for the Y&R tea. On my way to read.

Oooooo new pictures!!!

Yeah, I think that is a majority opinion. CD definitely seems more clocked in when he does so hopefully it gets back to that.

Eileen Davidson would probably still eat them both up.

Don't even put that out there into the Universe.

Now to be fair, Heather was developed for a good minute once she came back...until she wasn't.

12-23 Like I said...Ridge ain't @#$!. He stood there in Brooke's face and wanted to go off on her when he was just playing kissy-face with Taylee. Oh the reveal of that was delicious. The only thing missing was Brooke slapping the taste out of his mouth. I wonder how long this Zende double agent storyline will go on.

I admit that after years of her Grandma nickname on AMC, that I've happy to see she's gone on to different things and great things at that. Also a horror fan.

12-23 Like I was just saying on the GH thread, it's been a different kinda of Christmas. So I enjoyed this episode. Well, the Christmas parts of it. Not so much the Giggly Heffa. The ranch looked great. And awww at Victor and Cole coming to a nice place. Him? Cole? I was surprised Victor pulled him aside and was NICE??? I also loved Nick and Sharon with Faith, Mariah, and Tessa. And that ornament of Cassie. Of course, I went awww. It all just felt so right. So of course, Giggly Heffa had to show up and NOT get slapped. Which is what Sharon should have done. Poor Lauren and Michael. At least that Giggly Heffa know that there is now reason to doubt Sharon kill Heather. Not that she didn't already know due to her own memory coming back. Yep. I'm going to need her slapped by the time this storyline is over.

Oh, I can tell. And my face sooooo empty. 😜 PS. I'm such a hoe sucker for suspenders.

12-20 Honestly. Perhaps it's because it's been a different kinda of year for me so I'm now looking at Christmas much differently than I have in years, but I really liked the Christmas episode here. With all the different families and little subplots running around. I LOVE they finally played the beat of the aftermath of the Scorpio reveal between Sasha and Cody. I don't like the rewrite, but it did feel like they just dropped their interaction completely after their yearly teases. And now that they are connected to the same family, they do have to interact somewhat. Love James wanting Cody there. And I just about expected him to go and find him. Glad Sasha and Cody talked it out. And I went awwwww right along with Mac and James when Cody showed up. And it goes without saying KS looked great and I giggled at her talking to James about SHADE. He is going to be such a divo. I kinda wonder if TJ was supposed to be in the Robinson/Ashford scenes instead of Marshall, but I didn't mind Marshall being there. And that reminds me that I loved that people who should have been in the episode, but were not in the episode were at least mentioned. Stella being a typical holiday mama was cute. And I loved Curtis let anyone know he was in charge of Aurora. Them saying prayer made me think of my mother. There's the Nina I've been missing!!! I may always love the cameraman for his angles on CM, but lord if Drew doesn't continue to get creepier and creepier and looked 5 seconds away from going cray cray. And hehe at Ava and Ric! No, no, no, you two. You going to be a couple, you will be one ON CAMERA. Love seeing them, hated they were reduced to...you guessed it...the wacka, wackas. That said...the scenes played like a delicious time bomb so I can't hate on that. Wow. Christmas at Sonny's!!! And of course he would be encouraging Michael to keep on going getting revenge on Drew. And wow again...this is the first time Sonny and Brennan have really interacted. I really and truly wished that if Carly and Brennan are going to be a thing, they would be added to the list of Gio/Trina, Kai/Trina where the New/Old Writers actually RELAX and allowed Carly and Brennan come along naturally. Enough with the forced gimmicks. They actually don't need it and definitely did not have it when they started to interact. Right now, they just look silly when we all know he got her out of prison and Carly should have figured it out already which will naturally draw them together and then they could add Sonny as a spoiler if they wish. Again (for usual) it writes itself. No offense to the death, but I admit I giggled at the writers showing that CAMERON WON with Joss seeing him happy and with a girlfriend just a day after Dex died.

Well when allowed, CD can play vengeful well for sure.

Never have I've been so happy to be spoil so I can mentally prepare when I get to that episode. Ugh.

Well, I see SOD is officially announcing JPS return as Valentin. Ugh.

So you noticed that, too? I was kinda hoping that once Kai and Trina are off and running, that friend would come back in as a spoiler of some kind. Kinda like how Forrest was always that way with Buffy/Riley on BTVS. Yeah...now that the writers are forcing it, Trina and Kai's chemistry is growing. And they are enjoyable. You probably ain't wrong though.

Indeed.

Mmmm Brenda. But yes, perfect description!!