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hehe. + 1 I don't, but we know I am in the minority and mileage does vary. So I agree with that. Eva vs Kat has always been a nice by-product of the main SilkPress story and is another B plot that grew organically.

YW. I'm looking forward to it. It really does. It's uncanny. Not to mention great casting.

Oh, they moved to the new studios this week on air? Cool. He suuuure was. SOD did an article with him and Darin Brooks (who was going through one of his fit phases, too) as well.

Perhaps it's because I just started to read REAL LIFE by Brandon Taylor, but I love this. Totally agree on Smitty. It's part of the reason I love when he and Nicole have scenes. It get each other so much.

On a side note, the bubbles were bubbling today.

I know that and other teasers (K vs Wendy) is out there, but I'm trying to wait. That said...like I said before...Karen is totally going to be in the midseason trailer. They are setting it up so smooth.

Deserved.

Hehe. THIS.

SLC TAGLINES!!!!

SLC A return to form. I didn't like the premiere. To me, I felt it was off even though it had its moments. This episode though, the show really got going. It had funny moments. It had real moments. And of course, Lisa was back so we got a confrontation...that blew up in her face. HEATHER. This stupid Pick-Me. lol. That said...I thought it was very interesting that she was shading Lisa in her Confessionals. Could she be doing to Lisa what she did to Jen when she started to set up her exit strategy seasons ahead of Jen's leaving? Time will tell. I am just so over her...like I used to be over Little Girl. I mean she ran to Lisa and basically tattletaled and left out anyone (Britini, Meredith) who also tried to defend Lisa, BUT her. GIRL, BYE. MEREDITH. Well...she tried for a moment during Lisa vs Bob. It just fell flat. But I'm used to Meredith not doing much at the start of seasons. On the good side...SETH!!! WHITNEY. Ikr. Me using her actual name. But I have liked so far how she has been transparent about her business dealings this year. And you know I was living for her living as Bob destroyed Lisa. MARY. Honestly, I found her scenes with her son hard to watch. Really hard. I do like that Mary does keep it real and always will. But it was so heartbreaking. ANGIE K. I respect that she's trying to keep the peace with Lisa. For now. LISA. Clearly, she has fallen foul of Production. The fact Production allowed last week's scenes of the ladies gossiping about her to see the light of day. The early scenes in this episode of Whit and Angie K talking about the lawsuits. Them very quickly having ALL the court receipts. That one receipt about her benefactor that dates all the way back to Season 2/3. Doing the trailer to make it look like Lisa dragged Bob when actually Bob gathered Lisa ALL...THE...WAY...TOGETHER. LOVE. At least she had that good moment of looking fierce with John before she arrived at the event. BOB. QUEEN. Looked like a queen. Dragged like a queen. Drank that champagne after sending Lisa spiraling like a queen. My only issue with her was her even sitting down with Heather. Heather has never liked her and continued to do so on the trip and to her face. As soon as Heather got that info, she ran and tattled to Lisa. Bob, Heather ain't your friend. BRITINI. Lord...not Jared. I swear, I live for her delusion now. And look at her being all slick and sliding into frame at the event. And her pot stirring with Angie K, Lisa, and that Jen Shah comparison to get it popping was superb. She's learning. Can't wait for tonight.

I was waiting for you to say something. Dumb? Yes. Soapy? Also yes.

Ooooo

I'm afraid the writers are going to make Eva/Tomas into a star-crossed couple just from everything up to date. I've been loving it, too.

9-25 Well, I'll say this much. I've missed a few episodes, so I was kinda glad for today with its multiple flashbacks because I missed some of the stuff with Luna. I just wished they did a flashback of Li's chokeout of Luna. So...let me get it straight...it took Will a week to tell Electra. lol. Because I could have sworn on the 9-22 he was still trying to tell her. In any case, I definitely don't feel the same about Luna anymore. Sad for the actress because she's good, but smh. I do like seeing so much more of Bill and Katie though. And I liked that Katie expressed how I felt about the Will/Luna stuff. Rape. But the real dish...pun unintended...is Little D? I would rather that it had been Nick and Brooke's son, but I thought he got a good intro. First, we met him through Remy. Then, the reveal with Deacon. And they have a nice rapport, and it reminded me of a little bit of John (R.I.P Drake) and Paul on DAYS so I am already interested in their relationship with each other. And then the story potential of Little D...who if I remember correctly has a lot. Are we going to see Rick show up? AMBER?? Thank you for the reminder that Hope is his sister. And a gay legacy character. Not to mention the fact he's with Remy given Remy's history...a story beat waiting to be play. And look at him already starting Deacon vs Sheila. I definitely like seeing more of Deacon. And SK still got it acting-wise when he confronted Sheila and actually got angry at her. Good. She did know. He has every right to be angry. I like CM's new haircut. And the actress playing Electra...I was actually feeling her acting. Actually, I thought they both did good with the Luna reveal/flashbacks.

Same.

As they should do rightly...I never want them to be completely in sync. Well perhaps when one of the actresses leave, the characters can have a truce. They are both too good to not keep the rivalry going.

lol

F@#! YES. I mean lol YES.

He should had been Nick and Brooke's son, but I don't mind this either.

Hahaha. Same. Same. Hopefully, this sets up Kat for her next relationship. And of course, keeps Eva vs Kat going.

Now that I'm done...I feel it's a great start off to the week. I was wondering how much of the Doug/Vanessa/Joey storyline was going to carry over to this week. So far, so good. It was ever present thanks to Joey's presence (catch that one-liner about Smitty...foreshadowing?), Vanessa being around and coping, and Randy's presence to play out that particular beat given his presence in the Hayley baby lie...so he has to be around a bit longer and with Doug gone...well... Works for me cuz Randy and those pants...lol. I also liked while it was moving parts mostly attached to that storyline, the writers did the right thing but picking up another B plot that has legs to carry the rest of the show. Last week, it was Dani/Andre. Today (and hopefully for most of this week, too) it's the rivalry between Eva and Kat. Right now, the only debatably good thing that seems to have come out of the initial SilkPress A story, it was good to see movement in it. We all know Tomas (don't hate me, but like I said earlier, the actor can't act himself out of a paper bag, but he looks hot in normal clothes. and I like hair. js) ain't s@#$ so finally he slept with Eva. I couldn't believe they had Eva being all Miss Misunderstood acting when she was set on acting like Little Miss Vixen just last week. That irked me. But it was deliciously soapy that right when Kat was about to give that olive branch that NOW Tomas and Eva slept together....and haha at it happening on a RC breakdown episode so book mention. And they got the cliffhanger at the end, too??? lol. Can't wait to see what Kat does tomorrow. No lie. Le sigh. Silk Press Sheila was back to being wacky again. But I can't blame her. Ted slept with her back then. He slept with her recently. And I am sure he will again. And she's right. He could have lied to Nicole. Moreso since he should have known SilkPress would run to Nicole with the quickness as soon as it happened (like the rest of us knew). But the writing and acting has always been very much Crazy Woman and the Straight Man since the recast so I'm expecting Ted/SilkPress to be a couple in time. At least until the truth about Laura comes out at a community event and SilkPress gets her long overdue comeuppance. I love that it's been a few weeks since the end of the kidnapping and Chels is still dealing with the aftermath to her. It's the little things and I appreciate how she has not bounce back instantly. And I enjoyed the surprise appearance of Crazy Allison. I thought she might call in when she saw Chels was online (and I love seeing the girls dealing with their business) so Crazy Allison did not disappoint. The gift that keeps giving. So two cliffhangers...Kat walking in after Tomas/Eva had sex. And Vanessa walking in on the tail end of that Joey conversation. Which I do like that Vanessa still has doubts about Joey. And the episode was pretty easy breezy.

Amen.

I finally got to sit down and rewatch the start of the Monica's death storyline. First time around, all I wanted was to see the scenes just breathe and there was too much unneeded stuff going on that was making me see red. I liked the set-up to it. I love that Monica got to see Scout and Wiley on the first day of school before she passed. I liked going into it there was a Michael vs Willow scene that echoed old school Alan vs Monica. And the discovery...the body...the immediate aftermath. I've loved every moment with Tracy and Jason. It was focused on who I wanted to be focused on which I liked. The small moments they had separately and together really got to me. Jason's single tear. That moment where Tracy touched his shoulder when the sheriff showed up. The Tracy/BLQ/Ned scenes...cuz FINALLY Ned...and WK looked so rocked in those scenes. And the Jason/Danny at the cottage scene was a good Friday coda. Well...should have been. That brings me to what made me see red. It was not any less annoying on a rewatch. Just this time...I FF. And it should say something that there were really only two things that I would have kept. Gio/Emma first kiss after getting Outback back. The Drew vs Danny scenes which in hindsight beautifully sets up Liz hitting Drew where it hurts with the Monica news. And I barely say this...the Laura meeting scenes since it was a plot point that seem important. I would have liked more flashbacks because the other things that played out (shenanigans for Britt with Liz/Lucas/Carly, juvie hijacks with Cody, that misplaced Sonny moment) just felt extremely unnecessary and of that really annoying trope of this writing team of using the wacka wacka. Just given the serious matter...NO. At least with Cody and the Outback stuff...I do get what they were trying to attempt there. It echoed the recent week of BTG where the Dani/Andre antics offset the more serious stuff about to go down on the canvas aka a murder. Honestly, BTG pulled it off better and I didn't feel like I was taken out of the scene...unlike what happened with the start of Monica's storyline. Speaking of out of scene...I know I said it, but let me repeat myself...the start of the Nathan storyline while the Monica storyline is going on and WITHOUT Maxie...is something that could have waited. And mostly definitely did not need to be the Friday coda. It felt IMHO poor taste. Not in poor taste? That as the week in question ended people started to gradually find out about Monica. And it sounds like from what little I read here on the week, this past week is going to be much better overall, complete with more flashbacks. I didn't want to be tooo spoiled so I didn't read everything, but I love a lot of what you all said that I did see. So I'm looking forward to digging in more, having some good sobs, and of course, I already know (okay and have seen cuz I love and have always love me sum ES) this past Friday's coda. And that works completely for me AND is Monica coded as it should be.

Oh, lord...did Willow get read again? lol. Good to hear about Erika. AMEN.