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So...given what's going on...this should be interesting. May Sleeps...or finally...May Sweeps? Discuss!!!

Honestly...can't wait.

First of all, thank you. I appreciate the spoiler tags since I didn't know that news. Funny given the soap thread in question. Second of all, wow at the news period.

4-22 3 for 3 on shows having good weeks. I guess all the soaps are getting ready for May Sweeps. Here we have stories that were lingering either as B or C stories (the mystery of Hat Daddy, Liz's stalking, and The battle for ELQ...4 if you count Harmony/Alexis/Willow) and they are moving to A story front. Where do I even begin? Was I reading this scene correctly and Spinelli was Britt's date? Cuz how Cyrano (which just had a new version just coming out recently) of them. Cuz...would she? In any case, I DID like Britt vibing with Jake. And I liked Jake considering his next step Q stock wise. I continue to roll my eyes every time Esme and Nik come on. But again, that goes to tell me that AP is doing a great job cuz I just want to slap her. And I definitely shake my head at how Nik appears to be fooled. Part of me is hoping that he and Ava are just scheming to get the goods on her. Meanwhile, the teens are getting play though I agree with Cameron and they should tell the girls. But...that would be easy and we can't have that. lol. At this rate, I expect the girls to learn the truth just as Trina and Rory (who has been introduced as a newbie should be introduced) start to date and Esme winds up around Cameron as a pariah. I am definitely down for what is going to happen. Moreso since this is part of a bigger story with Ryan. I am still loving the Liz story. It has been building nicely. Though it appears the outcome is on point for what we speculated here. I just hope the reveal scenes are worth it. FINALLY!!! And by finally, I mean that Curtis got the file on Hat Daddy. Which reminds me that I liked Portia vs Jordan. No offense, Jordan, but Portia tore her up. Which was to be expected from a Mama Bear. And now Ms. Wu is side-eyeing Jordan, too? Yeah, I look forward to seeing how that develops. But I hate that they are putting on hold what was in that file, but I loved that the writers have worked hard to form a connection between Hat Daddy and Trina. And Harmony? Talk about abrupt 180s. Or is it just me? And now a Friday cliffhanger with her and Carly and the fireplace? I felt she had potential with Alexis, not to mention the Willow time bomb going on. But the scene where she was getting aggressive with Alexis just screamed abrupt writing change for me. Then again, I guess it was done when she killed Neil's brother. And highlight of the week? Laura bailing out her grandsons. Laura is love.

4-22 SHUT UP, BROOKE!!! LOL!!! I think that sums up how I felt about this week. It was a good one, but there were times that I had to roll my eyes at Brooke and Hope. The girl just got shot. Let the girl cope. Within reason. And this was within reason. Thank God, Taylor's claws came out!! And KA played that sooooo well. And thank you Bridget for having her back. Brooke just could not deal. Oh, look!!! The Carter/Paris/Zende storyline came back finally. It felt so abrupt though. They were better off having Zende popping up alone. And then we got the status on Carter/Paris. Still...I did like how the writers looped back around to Carter/Quinn. Dare I say...uh oh? Wow!!! Ridge having sympathy for Sheila. Color me shocked. And Friday was classic Friday cliffhanger. And those camera angles were something else. Will Steffy remember? Will Sheila get caught? Hmmm...

4-22 That was a pretty good week. Outside of Adam's whining that is. And now we have Rey's death to add to the mix of stories going on. Which is basically three...this, Diane's return, and the Ashland story. I definitely don't agree with the fact the last we saw of the Rey the actor was him with Sharon, Chelesa, and Connor. And then...GONE. Perhaps there is a twist coming ( @Khan love your fanfic btw and really loved that you do what the best writers CAN do, you take a character you know you don't like and actually use them. six month rule from Marland's new HW rules?), but as is...yeah, that was abrupt. At least it was centered around Sharon enough for me that I loved it and I know I teared up when Nick walked into Crimson Lights to tell her and she...just knew. And I continued to feel a way as she was shown the next day with her family...which I will give some credit to NuNoah for having a bit of that Robert Adamson vibe with Nick...and she had to tell Celeste. It would be nice to see Eva La Rue again, but we will see. Speaking of the Rosales, is Lola still in town? In any case, it has held my interest outside of Chelesa and Adam...though it was nice to see Adam not whine and be a dad to his son as he explained what was happening to Connor. I do wonder if Sharon is going to get angry in her grief and do something crazy. As for Ashland and Victoria...le sigh. Is Victoria about to completely blame herself...leaving her vulnerable to Ashland? Is he still leaving town? One never knows with these writers. Given the abruptness of Rey turning up dead...anything is possible. And like I said...they know they are stretching out Diane's return. LOL!!! The last we saw of her was Phyllis revealing she knew she was in her hotel. And then...BAMF!!! No sign. I just feel the writers continue to know people want to see how that story is going to go so they are throwing up twists in their other stories to try to hook viewers tuning in. But the good stuff is coming I see. So can't wait.

YAAASSSSSSSSSSSS, PEEEEACHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That said...I would say Marlo, Sanya, and ShebySheree are my favorites. I do like them all though. The play on words they are all giving. If anything lets me down, it's the fact that Production didn't do a total new one. I find that worrying for what's to come. Especially since like OC, this will be a transitional season.

RHOA OMG!!! SCREAMING!!!! @Chris B, GET YOUR GIRL!!!!

Same.

Ugh. Over him. TONIGHT!!! Re: RHOM. Could you imagine Gina at that table with LVP? Wow!!! Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhatttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah that is some bs. Yaaasss!!! Kenya was giving BOSS BITCA and that white power suit and I LIVE!!! Yeah, I am really not liking how they are doing RHOA. And it makes me wonder if they are punishing them for what others (read: Nene) are doing outside the show. Since for better or worse, this franchise is the house she built. If it is the podcast I'm thinking of Tonya Harding did get them to spill some tea. And there was some juicy tea dropped yesterday that GARCELLE got asked to do one and she said point blank and period she would do it with Tamra and Tamra ONLY. NO GNATS ALLOWED.

lol. Yes, I've said and still say I'm counting down the minutes as I slowly catch up. So I see above it's coming and I cannot wait.

4-19 HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I KNOW CARTER DIDN'T was my immediate reaction to Carter and Quinn. Good they are playing the beat that Carter and Quinn had an affair. And those feelings just don't go away. So regardless of the abruptness of it popping up, I liked the history is being played in this Carter/Paris/Zende storyline. Moreso because was it not Paris that blew up Zoe/Carter over Quinn? She should be in the mix of this all. Hmmm...what is Bridget not saying about Steffy's case? I liked that Steffy is getting back slowly. Good mix of episodes but I wonder if they are stalling out story again. We'll see. ETA: Whhhhhhatttttttttt!!!! Just when I was picking, the writers threw out that twist. Okay, Steffy losing that much memory is sooooooo soapy. It's delicious. BUT that triangle AGAIN? Ugh.

4-19 Well, you know you have good adversary energy when I want to see someone slap another. And at least I can say that for Sharon and Chelesa. It does make me wonder if it being abruptly brought and from what glance here if Sharon might go vengeful widow on her. Le sigh. I felt the Ashland story finally got some traction to it finally. But you all are right. The reveal of Victoria finding out Ashland faked his cancer was so...lifeless. I was actually shocked since over the last week I had actually started to engage with the storyline more if only because I knew AH can give good bitca when the writers allow her to. It did get some energy leading up to the car crash (THANK YOU, NIKKI!!!), but I cannot believe after building to this...it landed with a THUD. There isn't anything about Diane's return that I'm not loving right now. ESPECIALLY her sitting in her hotel room after being confronted by Phyllis. Getting up to date on everyone (hehe her reaction to Nikki). The marks of a good schemer. Good knows this show needs one. And I see Nikki's about to FINALLY find out. Can't wait.

So Marge lied again? re: The storm out. Shocking. And Andy can have all the seats. YAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSS, HUUNNNNNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIII!!!! You are not alone, my friend!!! I...and my wine...are R-E-A-D-Y!!!

RHOM Slower than the first two episodes, but just as good. One of the movers and shakers for this series has always been Adriana. So it was a shock to see she did not have a mojito. But this episode was a fresh reminder of the fact that she is fascinating to watch. It was also a reminder that Adriana is MESSY. M-E-S-S-Y. I could see why the other girls are side-eyeing the friendship between her and Julia. Adriana is the prime age for when a woman might discover a late in life same sex relationship...something we have been speculating over for the last few months for the charcter of Alexis in the GH monthly thread. They definitely have chemistry. And to bring on the mess of having TWO dates at a gallery showing for Julia's WIFE...and Julia knowing NONE of this (and the look on her face was priceless). Not to mention Martina being unaware of how close they are (for now). Just...wow. Who does she think she is? ALEXIA?? LOL. Alexia continued to be what telenovelas are made of. We dived into her relationship with Todd. The drama with the ex-husband's ex-lover continued. And we got to see her life during Pride as she got an award. Interesting (and juicy) stuff. We got a little bit more info on the other characters (and saw more of the fabulousness of Kiki) that it was all easy breezy...how I like my HW shows. Can't wait for Adriana vs Guerdy this week. And just a fresh trivia reminder that The BH Housewives were ALSO in Dubai at the same time. And if I remember correctly the SAME hotel as the Melbourne girls. The crossover that SHOULD have happened.

Well, my tv system wanted to mess up, BUT Tubi was working. So I dived into MELBOURNE SEASON 1. Looking forward to seeing Gina in ALL her glory...

Two Things: @Juliajms love the new avatar. Portia definitely has been fierce. AND...so they messed up the potential of Harmony and Alexis by having her killing ANOTHER guy. Lord... PS. On 4-19...and I see it is GYM DAY. HEEEEELLLL-HOOOOO DREW AND TJ. WOOF!! lol.

I will take Sharon Case anyway I can get her, but the last few years I admit that I've been sadden she's been doing this since she was soooo naturally beautiful to me. I still think she is. I remember during Mal Young's run how people were commenting and I didn't realize how bad it had gotten cuz I stopped watching regularly in the middle of Mal Young's run and around when Hilary died. Then I popped in and felt uncomfortable. I am happy that I was able to watch her go off on Ashland the other day and was no way distracted.

That's what I've been saying as well. Why is Bridget getting such play now? And staying for a while? I was hoping she might be hiding that Finn is alive. But barring that, I do wonder what her upcoming story will be.

I liked @Errol's article on her and I'm definitely intrigued by what she'll bring to the table.

Boy, bye.

4-15 Well, I bet you all are laughing at Chase staying at Liz's house. lol. But at least that means we should get a turn in the Liz story soon since Chase solves everything. But wow at the turnaround. HA at Spencer admitting he is trying to set Esme up. And teaming up with Cameron. Interesting. I also see NuTrina is getting even more comfortable in her skin. Nice. So unless there is a twist coming, Willow is Nina's daughter. Le sigh. In any case, Team Nina. And we know CW can play vixen. So game on. And before I forget...Rory's introduction is being done right. We just saw him in scenes in the background. Finally spoke. And has been gradually seen more. And I do feel there was a bit of spark between him and NuTrina. And if the possibility makes Spencer realize his feelings for Trina...well...lol.

#preach

4-15 Well played, writers. You know viewers are digging into Diane's return more than anything. So they are spacing that the heck out. Good because that will make people want to tune in waiting for her to appear. However, you better have something else going on to hold a person's image. IMHO this past week's Mariah/Tessa montage ain't it. Thankfully...outside of Adam's whining...the Ashland story has gotten somewhat more interesting. But that could be because everything I see him, I swooooooooned. Oh, Joshua. lol. Robert Newman turned up the heat this week. And I could see while Victoria flinched as his intensity came to the fray. And that just means RN is doing a great job. I could almost forget that he's been lying to her. Almost. But getting back to Diane...lol...I loved that Jack sat them down and told them. And I LIVE for all of Ashley's reactions. But I think it is known how much I love Eileen Davidson. And I liked before Jack told them the truth, Jack compared Allie to her. I know it had been mentioned on the threads possible story ideas for Allie and a possible mentonship between Ashley and Allie would be nice. Diane pulling her low key Alexis Carrington entrance was a hoot. But...nothing much to hold my interest though I liked that I was actually interested in the Ashland story now. Oh...and good to see Sharon. And I loved her calling Ashland out. But that reminds me of something that I liked this week. Someone was focused on continunity by bringing up Sharon's cancer, the lawsuit of Victor vs his kids where he LOST, there was a third thing that caught my interest, but it has slip my mind. But good to see someone paid attention this week. at least.

4-15 SHUT UP, RIDGE!!! Well, I like that the writers remember that Sheila is a nurse, but surprised they are going the 'Steffy woke up and Steffy has amnesia' route with JMS going on ML. Or is this what she will do...be in bed until that is over. I did like that Thomas had enough brain to ask Sheila point blank if she shot Steffy. So first Brooke pops up after being MIA for a week. And now we have Paris and Zende (nice braids, Paris! ) after weeks where we were left on a cliffhanger if Paris and Carter are even together? Just...wow. I thought it was a good week. Way to keep the momentum going. Or if not the momentum, just the suspence. So...well done. Though I don't know where Sheila can even go from here. At least, the writers are trying something with her and Taylor bonding over death. But...that is just stalling. So...what's next?