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Well, that's not surprising. She's back to give Jason stuff to do. So she will naturally be in A territory.

Yep not at all a flop. Simply proves what some people have said for ages about representation...always give a taste of it...and then they snatch it away. Also why people flew to BTG. They might fumble the writing over there, but it's not going to be a case of any of the above at the other soaps which is sadly not surprising due to too many examples to mention. But...here's B&B's chance to prove me wrong. And...we will see.

So cool!!! I can't wait for the doc.

I'm hoping that was Ted's 'I'm drugged' face. Otherwise...calling it per the traditional soap triangle with the recast. Moreso given how they been playing him with Nicole for the past week or so.

YES.

It was worth the wait, too. I had been wondering how Bill would eventually react since Andre and Dani started. And they never said it said it before today. So Andre already trying to mark that territory and that look Bill gave him. It was ON. I can't wait to see what their dynamic will be given how Dani is with Ashley. Dani ain't wrong, either which makes it funny when she does it.

Lol. I probably spelt his name wrong. Sidwell's son.

PS. I will always be here for Dani shading Ashley every chance she gets. Moreso since Ashley broke it off with Andre. So why she acting like...neurotic Carrie Bradshaw. Again.

Finally sitting down to watch today's episode and let me just say... OMG they casted Henry!! OMG! FINALLY...BILL VS ANDRE! That was the first time Derek gave CRAZY eyes at Ashley. KAT...YOU...BETTER...READ...THAT F-BOI. Cuz her interrupting them together over something that WAS irrelevant was Muchado about nothing and Kat was in her rights to call her out.

She is. But a BFF ain't above popping in if their BFF's kid was in danger. So it kinda stands out a bit.

I'm sure just because you mentioned her, she will pop up next week.

Oh, I picked on them. I didn't include B&B or Y&R when I said other shows upped their writing game. I said of the 3 CBS soaps...regardless of ratings...BTG is the better of the 3. I feel with this news (and post killing off legacy characters on Y&R and the trains heard around the world) that someone over there is slllllowwwly noticing. Just because they got the memo does not at all mean they understood the memo. What that will lead to is too early to tell.

RHOM WHITE LOTUS indeed. Another episode. Another trip. Another sighting of bubble butts. lol. It was a fun time. What I liked about this one was all the side shade that was going on throughout. And the drama shifted right on back to Alexia vs Stephanie. I found that hilarious since the ending was Alexia praying they could all find Jesus as if she was not the one who caused the biggest blowup of this episode. But what a blow-up it was!!!! A four-way fight between Alexia, Stephanie, Larsa, and Lisa with a tag-in by Marysol. And then Adriana and Kiki making up, too. And of course plenty of Guerdy reaction shots. It was wild!!! lol. And I got a cruise episode to look forward to? Not to mention a new episode tonight? Ay por favor! ALEXIA. Well...she went to work. *shrugs* I thought it was telling (and I saw Adriana saw it, too) that she and Marysol bowed out of going to see Julia's friend. Julia...the person who has been sucking up to them all season and have their back. She and Marysol couldn't even be bothered. My bad. They could be bothered to plan a birthday surprise for a woman who they spend the episode badmouthing while everyone else was on her private jet. And we got another round of her vs Stephanie. She caught up quickly with her deflecting technique, but I still saw she ran when Stephanie started to match that energy when she was popping attitude. And I hollered that in the middle of the four-way fight, that she dropped backstory on herself. So Alexia...lol. Never change. LARSA. She stayed with taking pop-shots at Lisa all episode. Which was great during the four-way fight. Otherwise...not a thing. GUERDY. Her and Lisa with the comic relief was funny. JULIA. Okay. Perhaps the REAL story is not why Julia flew all this way to see about this gay couple being godparents, but about why her immediate family have an issue with her having these kids. Just saying. Meanwhile, she is soooo blind if she does not see that Alexia and Marysol are all too willing to throw her under the bus. In the hierarchy of mean girls, she is clearly Minion Number 3. And that is when Larsa doesn't feel like being it. Wake up. LISA. 'Take notes of your friends.' 'Noted.' hehe. Oh, Lisa. But she was giving funny moments. And yay to her officially divorced. STEPHANIE. Well, I couldn't say she wasn't working. Look at her matching Alexia's energy. No wonder she had to run and get reinforcements. That said...still over her with her jet. FOH MARYSOL. Not Marysol getting offended at being called Alexia's twin! And all of this mess over toilet paper? Really? I felt they were just wanting to be mean girls at Julia's expense. Then again Julia is expendable so... KIKI. Only in the middle of a four-way fight could she and Adriana make up. ADRIANA. Like I said in my other review, it seem like Adriana realized how she sounded and tried to correct it quickly. Some of the other women could learn the same. Well...back to catching up. Though I can't believe the season is about to end soon.

Well to be fair, we have discussed that BTG has lit some fires. It was not even out, but all the shows beefed up their black presences on their shows. And when it started on air with some sense of a story, most (well GH and DAYS) stepped up their writing game. And while CBS has been at work on cultivating a daytime soap lineup with a promo here and there, BTG is still the better written of the three, crossovers happening on the show. People can't help, but look at their other soaps (B&B and Y&R) and see if they are slowly getting the memo to do something to catch the attention. Well attention for something good happening on their respective shows.

That all sounds good to me. It makes me think of BTG Month 2. It was slow but a lot of development did happen.

Yep.

lol. smh

And that's another thing...outside of Dani crashing Andre and Ashley's date--and even then she was reserved...when was the last time Dani has actually...DANI-ed? I would say the mugshot turned photoshoot, but that was ages ago.

What has always annoyed me so far with Pamela...because I like her as well...has been there was a potential story there to explain Pamela and Vanessa that the show has not explored. Vanessa saw red when Diego used Pamela to make her jealous. And the way the actresses played that scene, it wasn't the fact that Diego was using another woman to make Vanessa jealous. It was the fact that he used PAMELA. And even when they have either briefly crossed paths or get a mention...ususally Dani mentioning one to the other...the one in front of Dani always has a nasty reaction to hearing the other's name. They are two women that clearly don't like each other. Mainly it could be because they both want to be Dani's BFF...but they have played at something more. A hidden history. I wanta to know what it is. And it would be a great way to establish both of the characters outside of sidekick status.

Ha!

That and Vanessa/Dani scenes. I was living today. lol. I wish they had been doing that with Caroline though. And it looks like they will be continuing so I'm down for that.

Yeah, I would agree as well with Dani. She's been quite a bit levelheaded for a while now outside of RC breakdowns so I was glad before the kidnapping that her quirks (and shade) started to pop out of her again. She's been coming across normal and snarky. Main character energy though she's not the main character at the moment.

Wait for it.

RHOM Now that I have some wiggle room and working brain...been sick...I can now talk about the last few episodes of my telenovela girls!!!! Like I wrote, we had just had the bombshell of Jody texting Larsa. And Larsa, of course, not telling Lisa, but having no problem telling EVERYONE ELSE!!! How that dinner went left quickly was crazy. Not to mention the dynamic itself. From the cast trip starting with Stephanie having drama with Julia and Alexia to it shifting to the recurring plot of Lisa vs Larsa was a thing of beauty. And then add on the drama with Adriana (was it ratchet or wretched?) and Kiki should of course be studied. And it didn't take away from the sights or great cast moments. And it really did feel like a gang-up on Lisa. I was happy that Adriana and Guerdy had her back. I was very glad they found a nice and calm way to explain to her why she should unfollow Marcus. So it was quite telling that Larsa not only did not care, but was trying to find any way to find an issue with her. Some friend. No, ma'am. But back to Adriana vs Kiki...how unexpected. I'm not sure if it was really miscommunication in the heat of the moment. It wouldn't be the first time for Adriana. Especially with all those languages in her head. But the following episode DID have her explain that within the episode while we were dealing with it in real time so she might actually be telling the truth. Still not a good look for me. And then the show shifted again back to Stephanie and her jet. Just...a mess. A fun mess. ALEXIA. Not Alexia playing a minion! lol. She didn't really do much this episode. GUERDY. I liked that she had Lisa's back. Calming her down. Trying to get Jody to disengage from any mess with Larsa. And giving comic relief as needed. JULIA. Lint. Even her pot stirring was dust. STEPHANIE. She was kinda rubbing me the wrong way a little bit. Did she forget what ladies she was around? They are extra. And her storming out without Adriana was just silly and felt like she just wanted all the attention on her. I also think that I'm over the drama with her being mostly about the plane. LARSA. GIRL, STOP. She was trying her best to stage a gang-up on Lisa. And the smoking gun with Jody's text...again it said a lot that she told everyone, but LISA what was going on. I am sure Lisa would have understood if she had told her earlier. And I can't respect her lack of empathy for Lisa during that notary mess. And then she wanted to be dismissive of Adriana, too. And once the reason for her feud with Lisa was resolved (re: Marcus), she was still trying to have a reason to fight with her. I couldn't say she wasn't working, but it was just too much. LISA. Queen. All this mess going on and she still dealt with that notary issue. She still talked with Jody. She still 'had a little chat' with Larsa. She looked fine AF even after stumbling over a chair. She was being a boss. Again. And she held her own well...especially with the girls trying to use her connection to her phone as a liability when it was anything but. She had used her phone for things and to be close to her kids for SEASONS. That was so transparent, and she had every right to stand up for herself. And glad she did and did not back down. I also really loved she did in fact unfollow Marcus, showing that she really does value that friendship a little bit. FOH MARYSOL. No notes. KIKI. I wish I could say I didn't understand why she felt a way about that word. But she had every right. I was just surprised she and Adriana got into it. ADRIANA. All I have to say is 58 countries? Really? I'm jealous. I wish I could travel. Especially now. Oh, and I am liking how she paid Julia dust and got in the other van. I can't believe how over that friendship is. On to the next trip...

Yep.