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Chad was introduced as a minor plot point in the baby switch story on DAYS. He was Teen Mom Mia's baby daddy who created some conflict when he began questioning what happened to his child. Cut to a decade later, I don't believe Maggie could pick Mia out of a lineup, but Chad has become a romantic lead and now is part of one of the legacy families. We can tell it was unplanned because Chad is such an un-Dimera name. Who else played a minor part and became a lead? I don't mean a b-story that made it to center stage for a small period of time, like when Paul's secretary Lynne on Y&R got married. Or, someone like Marco Dane (OLTL), Shane Donovan (DAYS), or Billy Clyde (AMC) who was such a hit with fans that they found more stories for him over time. But, an actual blip of a character, almost an extra, like Tiffany Hill (GH) that suddenly became the focus of the show. Extra points if you can recall the context of how the character was introduced.

I appreciated the dynamic when Dimera and Kiriakis were competing businesses. The focus of both conglomerates was never clear. I recall when Kiriakis was in the shipping industry, they owned Savanah Wilder's recording company and distributed drugs. I guess Dimera holds Basic Black and focuses on beauty and fashion, (which seems like a bizarre fit for both the characters of EJ and Stefon). But, I liked the brief time when they were in competition because at least it brought some conflict into the business storyline, and it created opportunities for Romeo & Juliet/rivalry-type plots. I'd also really like to revisit the idea of how Maggie is coping with the more nefarious sides of the Kirikas business now that she's in charge. It could either go more Mafia Momma, or she could try to clean it up, with Alex and Xander working beside her like the angel and devil on her shoulder. But, I guess that's just as likely as someone on the Dimera board objecting to either EJ, Stefon, or Megan being CEO given that they've each been recently presumed dead for long enough to not be aware of the latest trends.

Generally, the lack of discussion of COVID, the loss of one million Americans, the complete disruption of our lives, and how it has changed the workplace, is odd for me in all forms of media. Compared to the war in Iraq or 9/11, it seems so shocking how few stories we see about COVID on tv and in film. I think it is the most historic event of this century, but more time has been spent on the origin stories of superheros than COVID. But, specifically for DAYS to have a black police officer never mention how she could choose to be involved in law enforcement after the death of George Floyd and the defund the police movement is astounding. I would be fine if Jada defended her career to Talia, but for there to be no discussion at all is an egregious error. I guess the only progress we see in daytime is rather than scrapping stories because of the perception that dramatizing current events is exploitative, now we just ignore them. Fear of a backlash has resulted in stories of viruses being solved by orchids and the only drugs in town are found in the local bakery.

I was intrigued by the return of the Q mansion so I went and watched the episode. The highlight for me was Joss and Trina's friendship. I really like those two together, and I hope the recast has as much chemistry to keep up that bond. Female friendships are some of my favorite scenes in soaps and I enjoy how organic these two women seem as college buddies who are navigating their first adult relationships; while still maintaining other priorities and not just pursuing a guy and fixing his life.

Peacock's response to HBO/Max changing their name to just Max

Shawn shooting his father is a missed opportunity to say something about the misuse of guns in law enforcement. They tried to make it seem like it was cool that Patch somehow got three guns in a foreign country and then gave one to Chad as a civilian. As opposed to including some dialogue about Shawn pulling the trigger without notice is not proper police practice. I know someone will counter-argue that the current writer is incapable, but I've grown weary of that discourse.

There's a lot of chatter that the house is ugly, but I think it is stunning. I guess it depends on the angle Also, there's been some discussion that part of the price includes the art, in which case it's a bargain Meanwhile, Colleen and Bradley's home is also not too shabby. And by the looks of their 11 million dollar NYC co-op (all cash), Bradley definitely has a more maximalist style than than his brother

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@carolineg I wonder if we're supposed to think everything is sequential and the biscuit incident was two days ago, or if we're meant to think that more time has passed between episodes? On the one hand, Roman, Kate, and Shawn are still in Greece and Tripp is still in Seattle. Jada is talking to Talia as if her crimes happened just a few days ago. And Sloan hasn't seen Colin since their initial discussion. While on the other hand, Wendy spoke to Li as if she was in Seattle for weeks. Gabi's divorce is already filled (while Sarah and Xander's took weeks to complete). And, Nicole is already taking prenatal vitamins when she conceived the day of the biscuit incident. I know time moves differently in Salem (e.g. Brady aged while in Salem, but Stephanie never aged while living out of town), but it feels longer than two days.

There's no way Eric and Paulina are going to be a thing, correct? There was that moment when Paulina would only respond to Eric and it got me thinking that they were laying the groundwork for something. Also, is Johnny blind to nonverbal interactions, because Wendy could not be working harder to telegraph her ambivalence? And, what's keeping Tripp in Seattle? Does he have job there or is he just helping his brother?

I was wondering WEHT to Sri Rao and according to IMDB, he has a deal with Netflix due to writing one of the highest rated shows in India last year. So, good for him. He also wrote a pilot for Kelly Ripa and the screenplay for a great book I am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-Purcell aka the taller one of the Beekman Boys.

She dates Jimmy Smits, so it tracks and the three-month part could have been hyperbole

Morally, Ned trying to save the jobs of hundreds of ELQ employees and thousands of ELQ investors by avoiding an SEC fine should be celebrated over the need to maintain a romantic relationship between a man with a computer chip in his head and his middle-aged girlfriend who has already been married five times. And, Olivia, of all people, should recognize that fact.

And, to reiterate, even if they didn't intend to engage in insider trading, they consciously obstructed justice by hiding their relationship, and there is no defense for that fact.

As they say in Bangladesh, totes mcgoats (aka I agree) GH has such a weird relationship with legal authority. The spies are constantly trying to eschew their superiors in order to get illegal convictions. The police commissioners from Burt Ramsey to Mac Scorpio are either corrupt or former eco-terrorists. The rich constantly threaten to bribe judges to win custody of their children. And, of course, the most eligible bachelor in town is a mobster who won't sell drugs, but once owned a strip club with teenage dancers. As an audience, we're never supposed to root for people who value civil rights, just those who want justice for personal reasons.

Unless GH writers didn't bother to Google conservatorships AND obstruction, it feels like they've written themselves into a corner. Around Thanksgiving, Ned had a conversation with Drew that his relationship with Carly would appear as if they were engaging in insider trading. Then, Drew and Carly decided to hide their relationship in order to avoid the appearance of wrongdoing. Multiple people know that they continued to engage in an intimate relationship while lying about it. If all of those people testified, the SEC would be able to convict them both of obstructing justice. As an audience, we saw all of that happen, so it would be difficult to suddenly write themselves out of this conflict, regardless of blackmail or lover's quarrels. Also, I fail to see how ELQ would be liable for any of this, given that Ned told them not to do it. Going back to Martha, all she did was tell a friend that it was good to know people with information, then she erased that phone call from her diary, resulting in her conviction and a sentence of five months in prison. We'll know that GH writers have no access to Google if Drew shows up in Pentonville with Cyrus rather than at a federal penitentiary.

Isn't Sonny keeping his deal with Dex and the warehouse a secret from Nina? Seems like a double standard...

You know how sometimes soap opera characters lie for no good reason? It feels like Nina's compulsion to tell Sonny the truth is equally unmotivated. Except for the fact that it is a soap, there is no way that Sonny would have found out the truth. It's not like the SEC is going to tell Sonny. She's not going to have to testify, because her evidence is purely hearsay. And the only other person that knows is Ava. So, why would she ever tell the truth when there are zero consequences to keeping it a secret? Equally, why do Carly and Drew think that knowing who told the SEC will clear their names? While there is some reasonable doubt about their intention to engage in insider trading, they obviously tried to cover it up, and Ned can testify to that fact. As Martha Stewart will tell you, it is often the cover-up and not the crime that gets you in trouble (she was convicted of obstruction, not insider trading). So, why focus on who reported them rather than establishing a reasonable defense? It's not as if a court would care that Nina only called the SEC because she hates Carly, one assumes that is how they get most of their anonymous tips.

I wonder why the script keeps specifically referring to Colin "poisoning" the biscuits, rather than "drugging" them.

Agreed. While I think a contemporary drama set on a HBCU would be very interesting in 2023, I would also find it very distasteful to watch anything that could potentially fund Bill Cosby's legal defense. From Deadline -2019 In 2004, Carsey-Werner shut down its production operations. Carsey-Werner became a sales/distribution company, with Jim Kraus, President of Carsey-Werner TV Distribution, and his team, mining the company’s library for off-network sales in broadcast and cable syndication. But two of the shows in the Carsey-Werner library have Bill Cosby's fingerprints all over them and raise ethical questions about whether it's appropriate to benefit the imprisoned star. Any deals for those shows would likely add to Cosby's wealth, ranging from a percentage of the rights fees to residuals for his acting work. Earlier, Forbes estimated that Cosby earns $4 million per month from syndicated reruns of the show. He also composed the theme music for both sitcoms, which could add another revenue stream. All six seasons of A Different World are currently part of Amazon's Prime Video catalog but the rights are up for renewal in 2020. Also, I had forgotten about Grown-ish which Kenya Barris cited “A Different World” as an influence.

I'm slightly concerned for Nicole Although it would be creative if this was the origin story of Nicole as the new Salem superhero, Iron Woman.

While I agree that Cindy's prison death seemed oddly convenient, her daughter's entire story was based on her mother's death. And, given the lengths that Cindy went to kidnap Ian's other kids, we'll need a lot of exposition to explain why she wouldn't have been part of her daughter's life.

Does all of this mean that Stephanie is two years older than Brady? Dude's gotta lay off the sauce because it looks like he's got more than a decade on her. Or, all of that fast race driving really snatched her face.

I'm not the only one that sees the resemblance, right?