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Well when you put it like that...

Thank you for clarifying because I didn't want to speak too out of turn. I definitely wouldn't want two core kids put together off the bat. Give me a nice slow (but not slow as molasses) burn. Totally love the Christina idea. And she definitely has so much more of an open slate to play with due to being out of sight for years, but yet has the history of vets behind her Same.

AMEN. And ooooh? A new BTG commerical...finally.

Well everyone wants cunning Sheila.

One of those sound like you might be getting your wish per...this week's synopsis. ;) That said...all of this. We already got one scene of how bad Ty is at dancing. Like I said earlier...I would love to see another scene of his bad dancing and how it led to Jessica going back to being anti-cotillion. See? Samantha having to choose between her two dads is another nice angle I would love to see. Understandable about Martin, but she does seem closer to Smitty.

Or they could redress a set and then have two bars. Even Bill Bell's lulls always felt like something was building to me growing up. He knew how to give the audience what they wanted regardless in small bits. Nor am I. It gives me flashes to RC/FV soaps where good stories would vanish for weeks and months after building momentum over a long period of time. And we the audience are just supposed to roll with it? So I'm sad that after BTG found their writing rhythm and a great start to their second year, they appear to be doing that similar technique. Heck, no one has answered me if Bill called off his investigation on Andre for example. I was very happy that the Hayley storyline got its momentum back...but vanished abruptly. Same with the cotillion which did get stuff going on on screen originally, but also vanished abruptly the week before the Year One anniversary of the show and now just gets mentions on off-screen stuff. And as you know, the off-screen stuff is reminding me of JG on Y&R and you know I currently no longer watch. Let me say this...for all my complaining about the plasma ring storyline, I admit is this because they have the Doctor lady on a limited contract? If so, they could have kept this a mini-arc that lasted a month. It's meh either way. I still have hope for the cotillion, but I completely understand your worry.

And now we see that living room quite a bit. And not once have I felt it was inorganic.

Well it helps that BH can no longer carry alone.

Not yet. I'm just now getting around to watching LADIES OF LONDON. And don't get me started on RHOA tonight. And a new RI tonight, too?

Oooo tea!!

And steamrooms. ;) And we have all mentioned that they squeeze in a court room for cases. I feel BTG could get by if they use more redressing when they need it. They have redressed a few times.

lol. I thought you were referencing OLTL. But you never know with this show. Yep. Bring Bad Bitca Anna back when/if she returns.

Very. Frank has a set for everything. And if he does...he has it on stand-by to be used in his block filming. Like every few weeks, we do get people going to the room they use for a gym...whether it is for hot yoga...that we see, or a gym with equipment...that we see. Same for that ax throwing set. The pool set...which should be back in a couple of months...shows up every summer.

Does she? lol.

Leaving March finally so getting to start on this past week's episodes...and I think I'll still say what I said before. I continue to feel the writers are doing what they did this time last year before the anniversary party. They took their B plots and just started to develop them in the lead-up to the anniversary party. I feel that's what they are doing this time as the lead-up to the cotillion. The real difference was that last year the stories were just...BETTER. Also we were getting to know the characters so we learned right along with them. I see what Dramatist Dreamer and I were discussing yesterday. No wonder she was irritated. I was just as annoyed watching Monday's episode and seeing... 1) Ty and Jess are back on the outs and Jessica is back to being anti-cotillion after it seem Anita finally broke through to her. Off-screen. 2) Sam vs Francisca is now off-screen right along with her. I know they are stalling the cotillion, but if they are going to give detailed dialogue about it, I would rather they SHOW the development of Jessica's shift. And I would love to see more Sam vs Francisca. Or more of the cotillion practice. There were other bits of dialogue that talked about off-screen things in other stories, too, but out of the new stories, the cotillion storyline was the one I was getting invested in so this just irked me. Since the cotillion storyline was the stronger of the new B plots, that just left...the plasma ring storyline. Hot as Jacob is...I'm over it. After some growing developments, it already has become repetitive. I do continue to like how the story is growing developments that I feel will pan out in the future. Greyson vs Jacob. Naomi's growing worry and her continued storyline of hiding the fact she has the gene. The Greyson/Ashley relationship. How the storyline will impact the Hawthornes now that Mama Hawthornes has arrived. Otherwise...it's a meh storyline. Not a meh storyline for me...the continued antics of Kristen Dimera...I mean Hayley. It was slow going, but the twist of Hayley and Lynette potential setting up Tomas was a stroke of genius for me. As was adding Kat into the mix with her Veronica Mars self. I know Tomas told her to stay out of it, but her face in her last scene tells me she's going to be like her fictional namesake and need to figure it out to save her man. Also...I loved Lynette vs Kat. But I love Lynette anyway as she continues to shape up into quite the soap villainess.

Hisssssssssssssss at Number 1.

Well since they started to test Taylor/Deacon when Krista Allen was in the role, I vented quite often about how annoyed I was they did it now. But I've come around though RB isn't my Taylor. Same.

Lucy also has an adopted daughter Christina. I would have loved Anna mentoring Emma at the WSB. But we know how I feel about that story.

There have been a few times BTG did lock into that. I was happy to see they found their rhythm. And even at the start of this year, it seem like they had it then as well. I don't know what happened outside of waiting for the new writers to gell with the old writers like what happened last year once the writers got used to the rhythm of soap writing. It sounds like this past week got the momentum back, but there was no need to kill it in the first place back in February.

lol

Did you refresh? I know when it did it with me, I opened a new tab, I did have to put in my log in again, and submitted a post...which was saved.

I'm excited to tune in, but I'm dreading my Y&R visit at the same time.

TBF, Bill Bell stories always came together naturally. And there were B plots going building. And C plots starting.

Jeff Kober keeps on keeping on.

I believe Vee has been advocating for Serena/Michael for a long time.