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Los Angeles General Medical Center will recognize our storied past while also launching us into a very bright future.”

In the motion, Solis cited widespread confusion between County-USC and “the nearby Keck Hospital of USC.”

She said research indicated “there is no consistent name or brand” by which the general public or even the patients and staff know the establishment, which was long known simply as General Hospital. Its image is still used in exterior shots for the long-running TV soap opera of that name.

What were the circumstances that led to a live broadcast (or does the YT title suggest that the episode is intact as it was first shown on TV)?

I hope those the same demons who struck SFT forcing them to go live didn't make their way over to Corinth.

Just for the sake of discussion, (and not to be confused with defending the story), it would be odd if every young woman that Chanel meets is sexually fluid.  I didn't see it as Talia being disgusted with the idea of a kiss, I thought she is hesitant to manipulate Chanel in order to please Colin.  I interpreted her hesitation as some degree of apprehension which will be used to rehabilitate the character.

I'm actually a bit more offended on behalf of Jada who is not only being sexually harassed by her boss (hyperbole), but also nobody is giving her credit for cracking the case so quickly.  Left to his own devices, Rafe would still be staring at some bulletin board with Sloan's picture on it in July without a single clue.

38 minutes ago, Darn said:

It's hokey and stupid but this virus story is very watchable. And I love how it's effecting the whole canvas.

I think it is an odd juxtaposition between sci-fi and melodrama because we've got Obrecht manufacturing the antidote for a global pathogen in a 40-year-old lab in Greenland, but she can't save her niece who is dying in Port Charles.  They've created a universe where a surgeon can magically become a medical scientist but her powers are restricted to pandemics and not cancer.  Given that the two stories co-occur within the same episode it is hard not to see the parallels in reality.

Are we supposed to feel bad because Willow is dying or because she doesn't have a megalomaniacal uncle to kidnap people and force them to make a cure?

Yes, but I guess my point is that, unlike on Corrie, authenticity was not valued as much as being au courant in the AW costume department.

It's not meant as a criticism, Margarita Delgado was the costume designer for AW from 1985 to 1994.  She was fired by JFP and then worked for AMC and ATWT and won many Emmy Awards.  But, if you Google her then you can definitely see a lot of her personal style influence on the women of Bay City. 

Sharlene is perhaps the perfect example of this idea of a Mid-Western mom as styled by a Manhattan costume designer. 

Yes, she was re-introduced in 1988 wearing very little makeup and jeans. But, look at the accent on those buff shoulders, the immaculately plucked brows, and that blond hair; that color doesn't come from a box.

And later look at this haircut, it is very sophisticated.  It is meant to convey her independence and social mobility, yet it pings as inauthentic for both the setting and character history

Now, am I saying that people in the Midwest aren't chic?  Of course not.  But, it is undeniable that female characters on East Coast soaps (regardless of class) looked like they were dressed and styled in New York. I don't mean it was expensive, but they look intentionally fashionable which seems inherent to New York street style.

Older women like Ada, Beatrice, and Liz wore gabardine slacks and silk blouses that were obviously purchased at upscale boutiques.  I recently saw an episode of Aunt Liz talking to Sally while wearing Chanel earrings, and I don't know many matronly receptionists who shopped on Madison Ave.  And Ada wearing pants so often in the 70s seemed out of place for a grandmother, unless they were living in the East Village. Even Clarice and Lily were tacky but in a decidedly urbane way while wearing outfits with feathers and hats.

Furthermore, I would cite Matt Cory.  Yes, he was wealthy, artistic, and a world traveler but that slicked-back ponytail was way too edgy for Bay City and his coordinated high school clothes were hip-hop-influenced preppy that, to me, scream Manhattan in the early 90s (he'd make a fortune reselling that on Grailed today).

Obviously, all tv shows are costumed, but it has always stuck out to me how Another World was heavily influenced by New York retail.

Just now, DRW50 said:

Hadn't Pat already moved beyond suburban housewive in 1979?

True, she did edit Brava, but I think you understand my overall point

When I look at that photo I think about how the costumes on east coast soaps were always more reflective of Manhatten than the Midwest.  I mean look at Pat, in 1979 there was no middle-aged housewife in suburban Michigan wearing such a chic bias-cut one-shouldered gown to a wedding or a work event.  Even Ada looked much more like she shopped at Henri Bendel than at Harmony House.

46 minutes ago, carolineg said:

John and Marlena have been married 25 years and Belle is about 40 now lol.

OMG has it been 25 years (40 in Salem years) - I'm SO old...

She's more of a Dear Abby than an Anna Freud - all advice, no analysis - makes me wonder if anyone on the writing staff has been in therapy

9 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Screwing John on a conference table is one of her least offensive actions. 

While I agree, (to paraphrase Rizzo from Greece), that there are worse things she could do, it did screw up Sami for many years

In other news, Marlena, who once f'ed John on a conference table during a party, in order to console him over the death of Isabella, within view of her daughter, and just last week avoided calling the same daughter to tell her that she is back from the dead because she was having canoodling in the tub, is advising Alex not to use sex as a distraction.

If Gabi moves to Down Under with Ari, Will, and Allie there could be a spinoff called G'Days of Our Lives Mate

I was confused when Belle said that she was in trial on a case.

We can assume she didn't mean Chanel's case because that was either dismissed or hasn't gone to trial.

In January it was mentioned that she and Shawn were living in South Africa helping their daughter, and we know she is not a member of the Johannesburg Bar Association. 

So, is this just an unnamed litigant or have I missed some recent detail?

Also, on Friday EJ was jealous about Nicole, but today he's flirting with Belle.  Is he just an F-boy like Alex or do his emotional connections change on a dime like his Aunt Kristen?

@Neil JohnsonI thought of you because you mentioned Jessie passing recently.  This was short but sweet and done close to the time of the actress’s death 

Why have we ruled out RJ?  Given Shiela's manipulation of Scotty back in the day, it seems very in her wheelhouse to seduce another one of her rival's sons.

Here are some of the most memorable of Ms. Hirsch's editorial errors over the years

The column I loved to make fun of for having the worst editor in the world is no more

Ms Hirsch was an institution to me and I read her updates every Saturday.  Whenever I made a mistake misspelling the town where Victoria Lord lived on OLTL or misremembered the names of Nick's kids on Y&R, I would recall that Lynda still called RSW's character on DAYS Zach and used the incorrect pronouns at least once per week.

The good news is that she'll now write daily, and she won't have to depend on her terrible editor.

https://www.creators.com/read/lynda-hirsch-on-soaps/04/23/lynda-hirsch-on-television-summaries-04b47

Biden's best lines at the Correspondence Dinner

They asked DeSantis if he has a mandate and he said no, I'm straight

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Be careful, if you find yourself confused and disoriented you're either drunk or Marjorie Taylor Greene

Also, poetic justice that Lisa Vanderpump was there when the LA Times won an award for their reporting on the CA Bar Association and Tom Girardi "who stole $750,000 of his client's money to buy a pair of earrings for his wife, and another $350,000 for the down payment on a beach house for his mistress."

There's something funny about Kayla going back to work at the hospital next week after months of being kidnapped, kept in a hyperbaric chamber, and dying of a virus.  I guess someone in that marriage needs to earn a living.

3 minutes ago, carolineg said:

It's Days so it's probably not even the silliest thing that has happen this week, but you can't even start to make it make sense. 

How about that Bo was shot in the chest, but they also did brain surgery to remove the chip (that didn't require any head bandages afterward)?  Was there a two-for-one special on surgery in Greece this week?

3 hours ago, carolineg said:

I am not even going to ask how a brain chip plays video of an actual event on a computer lol.

This to me was hysterical.  It's like a SIM card that you just pull out of someone's brain and then stick it into your computer.  Rolf's been conning Brady because that chip was in 4K, he didn't use a colander to come up with that tech

As for Jamey's tweet about not getting approval for a happily ever after, I interpreted that as meaning that due to Megan being on contract and staying in Salem they needed a different ending and wanted something that included possibilities for future returns of Bo&Hope.  I don't think there are production execs conspiring to deliberately keep them apart.

Finally, you'd have to have ice water running through your veins not to be excited at today's cliffhanger; it was pure soapy goodness.  But, I'm calling it again, if Stephanie's anger toward Harris turns to lust while searching for Kate, I will not approve. 

Chase showing up at the wedding was such a missed opportunity for Tracy to quip about the bride's ex-husband who is now dating her granddaughter.

10 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I don't want to victim blame especially if Colin is abusive, but I am shocked Talia is onboard with this.  This is an idiotic plan, he's an jerk, and she didn't even think about coming up with an alibi when her sister is not only a cop but also lives with her.  That's really not smart.  

I think her least reasonable plan was giving up medicine because she met a cute guy with an accent. 

On the other hand, Jada's assumption that Talia is lying about taking aspirin when she had a headache because she has access to other medications is absurd.  For over one hundred years aspirin has been proven to be the most effective treatment for a headache (don't let Tylenol fool ya) and doctors aren't allowed to self-prescribe.

I assume we'll get a throwaway line about the siblings being educated in separate countries because the Mother was British and the Father was American.

Does the actor have an accent IRL?