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3-27 Now that I got to watch the episodes I missed...I thought that was a good week. I'm still hollering in my head about that Friday cliffhanger with Sheila. I didn't even know before I peeked in at this thread that AB was preggers in real life. I had been wondering during the last Daphne vs Ivy confrontation why she was dressed like poor Thorne's daughter before she went crazy. I guess I know why. But she's clearly having a ball manipulating Will/Dylan/Electra/RJ. And I really love her doing it with a glee in her eye. That said...I love @ranger1rg and how much you like the RJ recast, but I'm like @Soapsuds and miss the booty butt on the other RJ. Not that the recast is unattractive. :) I think what I really like besides all the scheming has been that I don't dislike any of the characters and I wonder where I will stand once everything is revealed. I'm always here for shirtless men so I've enjoyed seeing Carter, Finn, RJ, and Deacon in the same week. Especially Deacon. Eat your heart out, Ron Carlivati, because there was no fat on that body and SK looked good in those black boxers. Speaking of...I knew this was the week where the Taylor/Deacon/Sheila triangle was going to get its moment to be messy after last weeks Brooke vs Katie mess and Ms. It's-Not-Proper's antics, but ooooooo. That was messy AND hilarious. I may not like Hope back with Liam, but I enjoyed their scenes. And I enjoyed her scenes with Deke very much though I wish they would do more with Deke. But...Deacon/Taylor rendezvous. Sheila deciding to show up. Sheila with the knife. The direction! The MUSIC!!! I can't!!! It's been a minute since B&B has been so deliciously campy and that was...a great mess. AND a Friday cliffhanger. Good week. I can't wait to get around to watching this current week.

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Thank you for the tip @edgeofnik . I did stop by to peek in at Patty Jane © @Khan vs Diane. And it was worth the peek. Stacy Haiduk stays looking superb in red. And I hope it brings REAL Diane out to play, too. Stacy was coming across as a vixen, not a psycho so I'm here for it. It goes without saying I enjoyed my brief sighting of JM with his arms out and hair cut.

2027????

Happy for her, but I wanted her back for Robert's funeral. And Willow's comeuppance. I hope at least the former.

Aging like fine wine.

Same. And who would have thought that?

I agree. I still remember how everyone used to tease her with that Granny name. hehe. I'm happy to see her doing so well and in horror which I love. Oh? re: THE BOYS.

3-25 Now that I had the wiggle room of time to get on CBS app start to finish off last week's episodes... Anita vs the main Duprees felt a little too real. That said...I loved it!!! I thought everyone brought it. And I loved how the confrontation showed so much of their character. Anita being stubborn and defiant. Dani bringing back that marvelous tension she had with her and Anita when the show first started that the show does not touch on anymore. Nicole and the verbal chess of words that was going on with Anita and some of Daphne's inflections gave me the shivers. And Vernon...poor Vernon. I had seen some comments about Hayley. And I definitely didn't like the abrupt story shift back to Bill, Hayley, and baby making. And I liked that Hayley (thank you MG!) has gone back to showing the audience how she was NOT for wanting another baby again...the real thing that made that story shift abrupt. That said...I wanted to point out two things. 1) YES, I already said it, but mention again how annoyed and irritated I was that they did St. Barts off-screen. That should have been the climax for that tale (with Dani and Andre roped in if only because of the triangle and the fact that Bill/Dani appear endgame-y). And I love that others have agreed with that thought and run with it. Thank you. 2) That said...the show DID say in story that Hayley had (temporarily) stopped poisoning Bill. There was the scene when Madison brought up there being odd things in Bill's bloodwork and how he had to stop everything...including Hayley's 'herbal tea.' MG did a good job of conveying how she was almost caught. I had hoped that Madison would be the first to start to get clued in to Hayley, but Madison got spun off to Chels drama instead and forgotten. That was followed by Hayley and Randy having a scene where she said she stopped to keep Madison or anyone else off from suspecting what she was doing. She has not ever since. At least...not on screen. It was part of the reason I had hoped that story thread would pick up when Hayley and Bill made it to St. Barts. Adding on Tomas's suspicions and Lynette's involvement and even Bill's attempts to figure out who had 'attacked' Hayley...it was a perfect storm of story...that was mucho ado about nothing. BUT again...one of those moments that it's been mentioned on-screen. But the follow-up writing has been sloppy. But back to this episode...did they forget that Randy is married? But he's sleeping with Lynette already??? Lord. smh. But it does seem that Lynette is a great vixen for the show which I love. However, it does feel like she is stealing Hayley's thunder...and I wonder if that is intentional. In terms of...Lynette's villainy is going to be used to redeem Hayley's villainy or a way to keep her on the canvas post-climax. I also loved that Veronica Mars...I mean Kat was back on the case again!!! I love that side of Kat, so I really loved that only after a scene of Tomas talking about how the case of Lynette was closed that she started to figure out what was up with Lynette. And it also gives another character that is slowly clueing into Hayley indirectly. Cuz there's Bill slightly, Joey, Lynette of course, and Tomas. Now...Kat? I hope we are not waiting all the way to May though. I continue to be shocked at how much I love Shanice and Ted together. I also loved Ted's talk with Anita. But I really liked how much Anita/Bill scenes are bringing back his layers as well. Serious week so far, but I can't say that I'm bored. And definitely feel invested.

Lol. Not the Babysitters Club!!

I'm sure that it's okay for me to say because you know if I'm wrong, I don't mind eating crow and also posting a post saying aloud that I'm eating crow... I feel the fact they are taking their time with the Cotillion (le sigh a month to go), it will be more leaning to The Anniversary Party vs WinterFest where it had a build and we got a great climax. My only worry though is that the aftermath/fallout from the anniversary party was so lackluster with SPS taking over the show and POV when the POV moving forward should have been on Nicole's pain. Not to mention that was when we had to deal with the Ted recast. I just hope the Cotillion has great fallout for the build-up.

Exactly! This. So good to hear what I heard about Bill sitting EB and PB is true. HE did not play with HIS show.

Yeeess!!! That was great ridiculous camp and oh so messy so I enjoyed it was a fun little cliffhanger. Kimberlin Brown did such a great job.

Same.

lol. No, but thank you.

lol

NOW SHEILA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol. But a crazily camp Friday cliffhanger!!! It seems whatever CBS is doing with BTG episodes has also hit B&B episodes so I will probably have more to say when I get to see the episodes this week on the app that I missed.

Flaws and all, you better speak your truth!!! And goodness knows we both are enjoying Mr. Ric. HmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. I totally agree with a Lucas with a pulse. And the Lulu mention. And you know you are not alone on lulls. But like I said, I do love that in the second year, these writers have found a flow (shifting) that for the MOST part does not kill momentum. Very. Credit where credit is due. I do enjoy my binges.

I mean...Frank Valentini definitely appears to be making it work. So it just might be the case here as well. I agree. And outside of the looming Dante Green, I think everyone that has been mentioned has finally arrived so I can't seem the show adding on anyone else as of yet.

Amen. Bubble butt, swagger, and all!! Happy birthday...come such a loooooooooooong way from his days as Y&R Ricky.

And may that momentum (side-eyes Frank) continues...

I had heard about tension for decades between them so this thread is a bit of a happy surprise for me that if it was real, it was short-lived and they laughed it off in the end.

Well that's good to hear then.

Stays packing.

That's not surprising. That's been EVERY Olympics. lol.