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7-16 Out of the gate, not feeling this week at all. I was happy to see Sharon with a tale, but...Hunni, what is this? I don't mind the flashbacks and okay cgi, but it just does not have any rhyme or reason to it yet. Even with the constant throwaway lines about how 'my meds have been off' between Sharon and Nick. OH, SHUT UP CHELESA. Adam can take the secret to his grave. Cuz he's smart like that. If anyone is coming across as guilty it's her. And she NEVER shuts up about it. And she needs to. Who wrote the 7-15 episode because hearing 'Mary Mack dressed in black' took me out? It just seem weird to me because it has always seem like a black kids song so it was off? to see Harrison and Claire singing/playing it? And Summer's envy growing has been fun to watch only because it's AL playing her. Meanwhile, Kyle continues to irk. Victor is going to Victor so I cheered him yelling at the kids per usual. I think the only thing that I've liked so far this week has been Nate & Audra.

Niiiice. Hehe at the buffoon.

Finger crossed!!!

Le sigh. Is it Tuesday yet...? Speaking of Miami...I do believe they have FINALLY started filming.

I'm a season behind (with every intention of watching versus NJ where I'm 2/3 seasons behind and feel not a thing) so all I can say is *shrugs* Funnily enough...as much as Brooks may think and even desire to be HBIC...she's just perfection as the villain who is a DIVA. She would not have as much wiggle room if she had the crown...as much as she might desire it. I hope she sees that and takes a more...Messy Mia approach to her role on the show...if she can be tongue-in-cheek about the girls AND herself...she would more than likely win more people over rather than just being a villain people love to hate or just hate. Lesa vs Stanbury is where the real battle is. And since I said at the start of the season that I wanted to see Lesa vs LADIES OF LONDON Caroline versus the watered down version of Caroline Stanbury from Season 1, I am LIVING. Because they really do seem like they are playing a delicious game of chess that is not at all toxic (for now) and is fascinating to watch. And Lesa most definitely is not going to be like Caprice in LoL Season 1 finale when Stanbury let her have it. I also like that Ayan has learned that less is more. It's very much making me think of Camille and how she did damage control on her image come Season 2 of BH. My only worry even if it seems silly is that she might fade away kinda like Camille did in Season 2 but did great as a FOH in Season 3 (and beyond). But back to Dubai...DID YOU LIKE THE VIEW AT THE BRUNCH????? I saw that and so thought 'wait until Cat see that.' I actually gasped.

A sigh of relief seeing PM's name still. I'm starting to wonder if his last material will be on all week and then the post-PM material will be the follow week? Or will his last script be on a Monday with a new one Tuesday? Or will his name vanish mid-week. Not looking forward to it.

7-16 I'll say this much...I've been enjoying seeing so much Li. I'll take her anyway I can get her though there was so much wasted potential that went to other characters. And of course, she will say it's Sheila behind Tom and Hollis (le sigh)'s deaths. And of course, Steffy would jump on that. For that reason alone...it is clearly ISN'T Sheila. I like that Jack is still looped in, too, even if he's just in Li's phone for now. You would think Hollis was a main character given how everyone is reacting to him. I mean...outside of Deacon and apparently Luna and of course Brooke and Taylor...did anyone really know him? I did love it was mentioned he was a ladies' man that always worked out so clearly drugged? lol.

Happy early birthday, Boo!!!! Good to hear. Not at all.

Awwww not us seeing them differently. lol. Perhaps it's that my former BFF was a Libra and yes they do have that spiteful bone in them (though we are much civil now, the elephant in the room...a jealousy of his friends doing as good as him...is still in the room) so that is not as unbelievable for you as it is for me. That said, I agree with everything you said, too. Unlike that heffa on NJ 'The Marge', I love how Diva-ish Brooks carries herself while I found that trick 'The Marge' before I stopped watching to be so sour. I also felt Brooks was not trying to start anything as she was leaving other than her lick back for the alcoholic comment which rightly is something that can be leveled at Taleen as well who was just as drunk at Caroline's dinner. Taleen overstepped a bit for me because Brooks was doing a total drive-by. THANK YOU!!! I wondered if I was missing something, too, when I got online and it seem like people were trying to curify Taleen's husband and calling him closeted and every name in the book. I even rewatched. But I felt he was expressing himself well at first and then went into Husband mode to protect his wife. He might have overstepped a little bit as well, but not to the extent that I felt online media had to blow up since there were other Househusbands who have done worse. Just look at NJ for example. It just reminds me that a lot of HW fans who have been with Dubai from Day 1 have mentioned that the toxic stans that make RHOP, RHOA, MIA and NJ a chore to enjoy have started to discover Dubai thanks to this and the upcoming Ayan v Lesa drama and starting to make their presence known. OOooooo at that tea about Michael as well. I would have taken it with a grain of salt if Ayan did not say the same thing in her Confessional. Our questions about Stanbury's money continues... When I watch Lesa this season, as much as I love her, I can't help but think back to your comments during the S1 reunion where you said the REAL rivalry/battle/feud is between her and Stanbury for HBIC. Everyone else are pawns. And it seems true. It worries me that perhaps that is what leads to the Ayan/Lesa fallout.

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Same. Watching this in real time and this is worrying. But moreso it ANGERS me.

Oh, dear.

That would be great.

Agree. One of my fave villain duo...and look what happened to them.

Well, I hope it's an introspective bridge scene at least. I thought it was. lol. Same. From what few scenes he's had, the actor has been pretty good.

Lol. Not THE bridge.

lol. I think @Soapsuds might object.

Thank you for that tea.

lol

7-12 I thought this was a good week. And this was a good episode. Though it sounds like entering this new week, that some of this is going to get rushed. Regardless of how long it took, now that Mac knows about Cody, I feel really invested. And even if it seems silly in a way, JJY is selling it, and I feel his pain. I feel Cody's conflict. And I love Felicia...who I always love seeing...and Maxie trying to patch it up. A B/C story it may be, but they are characters I care about, so I don't mind them on the frontburner. Not even mid-burner. FRONTburner. And the continued mess about the Willow/Drew kiss has been surprisingly engrossing. Well, it was anyway, but even this episode with Sasha telling Cody. It was more about playing the beat of Sasha feeling guilty about what she saw. But maybe that's why I liked it. It's playing a beat. And it's the best kind of soap story...a scandalous secret that could blow up couples and a dynamic. Or two. We know I live for any Liason scene so getting one unexpectedly was a godsend. And bonus...Liz talking about her art past. Something that I will always love when she references it. But the scene for me was her talking about her feelings. Her POV. So I loved that. And that look at the end when Jason said her kids growing up and being good people is all due to HER. *swoons* In the 'H@ll to the No' Department... Trina turning the other cheek on Heather rang oh so false given the scenes of her at Laura's office. Le sigh. NOW you can throw the Heather storyline away. Can't even shift the direction without it being made plausible. RME. Same for Anna & Val's cat-and-mouse. I can already see Anna looking at him like she was under the old writers. FH played Anna sooooo different after the episode where she heard Val on the other side of the burner phone. She was steely superwoman Anna as she started to plot. Now...she's back to whiny Anna. So ugh.

Hehe. Same! The reason I got into ATWT was CarJack so I understand that. And when Carly wanted her G-man...WATCH OUT. lol. I agree. He can stay smarting.

THIS. I would love to see a proper Will/Sonny/Paul triangle.

Awwww I'm sorry to hear that. *HUGS* A waste of a good man.