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Yeah, this I also got. While I didn't like seeing all of the beats to it...Sasha from model to Q cook...DID play the beats. And it was clear to me that it was about locking her into a group of characters (as a lot of the job shifts that happened under PM which also made sense) and who better than the Qs who have had a story/group renaissance over the last few years. It feels like forever since there have been so many people in the Q house. And that at least I loved. And at least, it was explained/shown on-screen versus just a character going to a new job between commercial breaks. It all reminds me of JG doing interviews on how he currently see the characters on Y&R and while he had the character of Chance over there change jobs though I highly disagree of him doing it since he's been useless in his current job when he was just fine as the good guy cop. All soaps need the good guys. However, they also need WRITING.

Ooooo he better be messy!!!

Does seem like more to the story...

Lol. I believe it. Cuz that next week promo looked all kinds of campy.

And yet so true though!! lol.

DUBAI First she was feuding with Lesa online and now THIS??? What happened at the reunion? lol. Can't wait for tonight. NY And..they're back!!!!

NY Since it looks like the trailer is dropping while I'm at work...

lol

Hehe. Indeed.

8-5 Le sigh. Well, I had to bite this bullet some time. So now was a good time. Can we keep that Asian doctor? Too little, too late probably. In any case, I liked all the scenes surrounding Kristina, Molly, and TJ finding out about the loss of the baby. And ooooh, yes. Little Miss Molly was selling that. My favorite moment was her 'I know who's responsible' and her look at Sonny. Chills. It was all in the inflection. And her getting in Sonny's face again was good. And TJ holding her as they came together in their grief. And I liked TJ being able to express his point of view. Such a human reaction. In fact, I felt that everyone was actually reacting outside of MB. I think we all know how I feel about Ava so I was like ugh during her scenes at the police station. Just listening to that dialogue made me want to glare at the screen. Just the fact that over the last few months, Ava has spun BETTER webs when she lied. I was very happy to see that the Ava/Trina friendship was touched on and thank you for the heads-up @AbcNbc247. I really enjoyed those scenes though they were VERY abrupt to how Trina was acting toward her with looks during Kristina's fall. Those Natalia/Blaze scenes...so basically back to Square One with them then. This Sonny montage...I am not sure how I feel about them. I have a strong idea of what they are setting up for. But that said...knowing what's coming at the end of the week, it seem like a 'let's say good-bye to PM writing' to me because those scenes were setting up so much great stuff for Sonny (like Anna declaring war) and now alas... Hehe. Will do at some point. Sad, but true.

8-6 Now Nate...you're the LAST person to be talking to Lily about family friction. Have some seats. lol. That said...I loved Victor/Nikki putting the screws to Lily. And SHUT UP, BILLY ABOUT THAT FRAKKING LOGO!!!! I'm sad that Lily is feeling the pressure, but I love that it got that annoying smirk off Billy's face with his whining. Now Y&R with that silly cgi...lol. But I liked Faith figuring out about Lucy's drinking. As much as I liked Daniel clueing in Heather about Lucy lying. And meanwhile it was all nosediving into Sharon's storyline. I'm genuinely surprised that it's gone from silly to mildly intriguing. It was a nice storyline converge. That said...NOW Sharon...I know you're not thinking about having ghost sex with Cameron...right? And another storyline that appears to be gaining traction...Kyle vs Summer. MM and AL continue to bring their A-game. Though I am wondering who MM is working out for cuz his arms in these shirts...mmmmm lol.

8-9 I gasped. Why? I didn't even realize that we had not touched on the fact that Luna had Tom's backpack since last Friday. lol. The power of Brooke!!! lol. I admit that I was sorry that the trip is already over. Say what you will about B&B, but at least the characters give the appearance of working. And a business trip...yay!!! But back to the murder mystery...I liked how it was done this week. Luna told RJ (mmmmm those arms!) who ran into Katie who talked to Sheila. Let me say that again...SHEILA. Color me surprised at that. But I enjoyed seeing HT with different scene partners. And...again...another cliffhanger! Poppy walking in as Katie is talking about her to Bill. And lol at what I said last week about Poppy taking some of Katie's thunder by telling Bill about Tom. But that rivalry continues to give.

Oh, lord. What did RC do now? But seriously, I can see that. I had always hoped with the Nurses' Ball that he might have come back as well. And I would think Ricky would do it. But given who was writing when it came back...yeeeah probably not.

THIS.

Lol. Ikr. I can understand being over the wink, winks myself. But I mean, the last time Miguel was mentioned, wasn't it to reveal he went on to be a successful singer so it's kinda true. But then again, it was probably said randomly and done in a way to be an eyeroll. And hopefully no flashback scenes.

It sounds like someone missed the part of my post about PM figuring out what works, what is not working, and what could work. I never said all of his choices were good. I however mentioned what I was drawn to in terms of the Rules. He really did!!! Even if there were some episodes...and yes, I admit there were a few...that were boring, they were usually made up for by how much heart was clearly going back into the show. And characters were actually being fleshed out again. I even came around to liking some characters that I either felt nothing for like Dex to some I was indifferent to like Finn. And yes, I was pleasantly surprised when random characters popped up in the middle of the episode like the ABC soaps of old. Yeah, that was my biggest disappointment as well. PM's version of GH was taking shape for sure during May as I can only assume was the sharp learning curve of not having 6 months to decide on what works and doesn't so PM went with his gut and made choices that included seeing Val, Finn, Austin for the dead weight they were and writing them exits, Drew/Nina's feelings deepening, what was about to be Anna/Laura vs Sonny with the slow planning of finding info to use on Sonny and having Molly be the persecutor. There was so much hitting the 'middle' of their arcs. Very clear there was pushback. Ava was herself again. I really was looking forward to Anna/Laura vs Sonny because there were ACTUAL stakes involved with characters that would have had the audience divided. And not to mention what Jason's next steps would be in life with his kids who were also divided over his return...and his love life cuz I...such a Liason fan. lol.

Is he? I thought it has all been in fun. Though outside of GH, I believe he's had good acting scenes in other shows. Ah! I see.

I saw that today and hollered.

Go, Titan, go!!!! Read them a$$$!!!! And same. There would be more grace without the tea about how a certain person has been back AS CO-HW since May. But since we know THAT particular tea...roast that trick. lol. I am sad to hear that we are back to not getting all the points of views for a storyline. And it sounds like the Heather storyline is now the A plot. Which makes me dread starting last week's episodes. I already said that this Heather storyline won't work without the strong backbone PM would have given it (with all points of view), but now...FORGETABOUTIT!! Good to hear he is still in scenes with Anna. Well he definitely has had no scandals this year. Outside of being on the stage with Madonna. Give me the experiment because it sounds like I'm going to roll my eyes versus the nuance, maturity, and sophistication in the dialogue that drew me in. I'll try my best because I've very much looking forward to the returns, but I feel like I might be hatewatching more than watching. But...if I can make it through slow weeks on Y&R, I'm sure I will be fine here. We'll see.

NY Looks like NuNY trailer drops tomorrow and maybe staying on Sept 1th ETA: My bad...October 1st it seems.

And he should be worried given how he writes.

Not Fake Taylor! lol. KA did have shorter hair when she started. Thus the mop. They did her reintro with so much care so it was not jarring to the audience. So this RB stuff is...a lot.

Yep. I know people hate when I said it, but I felt PM was really using those Rules of Marland to figure out what was working, what was not working, and what COULD work on the canvas before he was going to ship characters off. The best examples being Drew, Nina, Ava off the top of my head. Most of us went from 'when are they leaving' in the case of Drew and Nina to getting invested in their hate sex/blooming relationship. And then Willow made 3. PM very quickly gave characters purpose...some of which was soapy...and it showed. Ava definitely got purpose and that definitely showed. She was definitely a highlight under his run. From the flirtations with Sonny to her feeling hurt when it went nowhere to jealousy with Natalia to all the on-screen AND off-screen scheming she been doing. Under PM, I wanted to see what she would do next and also how she would be written out of the corner she was clearly being written into. But PM also saw his dead weight clearly so he was in the process of writing off characters with what would have been meaty exits. Finn's exit being a case in point. And regardless of the stalling, I felt he would have written just as meaty an exit for Valentin. That was clearly where the Pikeman story was going. But alas... tbf he gave quite a few people some bite. But alas.

Yeah, I would say the same about Summer as well. And I agree. Another case of how JG cares about the Abbotts. Cuz yes, all of this Summer vs Kyle stems from that kidnapping. And he's been playing it. Even the fact that Audra has history with Kyle that is part of the reason their marriage was destroyed plays into this. I like that cuz it allows the writers to play to AL's strength as an actress and that is making MM bring his A-game in scenes.

Intriguing.