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All I can say with this scene is… WOW. KT and KG frickin nail every single line and beat

GH should absolutely be trouncing B&B for second spot in the ratings right now - the storytelling over the last few months has been just about spot on. Characters actually written to character, beats getting played when they should be - others have said it here, but this GH is getting back to basic classic soap storytelling style, and for me that’s working big time.

Happy Eurovision Grand Final Day everyone! May the best song/country win tonight!

I just watched the John Reilly tribute. That was so well done. The flashbacks were so vivid, and it really did bring back the feeling of what it was like for GH back then - he really was an integral part of the canvas at that time.

A few things came to my mind during that episode:

• I know people here thought the writers completely screwed up Anna’s character by having her believe in Peter initially, but Fiona Hughes has been playing TF out of her remorse ever since Anna finally saw the light. Her scenes with Felicia were so real and down to earth - and so rooted in the joint history of those two characters.
• I also hope this signals the start of Felicia coming back to Port Charles to play a more active role in helping Maxie against Peter - Maxie needs her mother!
• Overall though, that was brilliant storytelling in the way they used Faison’s poisoning of Tiffany as a way to incorporate the Sean Donely character into the Peter poisoning Chase storyline - and thus set a realistic and solid foundation for the tribute episode.
• I like others here hope that Caitlin Reilly comes back as Annie Donely in the future - it would be so perfect to continue the next generation of the WSB gang (Annie as Sean and Tiffany’s daughter, Robin as Robert and Anna’s daughter, Ethan as Luke and Holly’s son - the possibilities are endless).

Bravo though GH... the return to more traditional writing and storytelling is working from my perspective!

Devastated for Denmark, but so happy that Portugal made it! And Iceland too, considering their COVID scare!

Oh no I Treni Di Tozeur is one of my favourite Eurovision songs. Rest in peace!

6 hours ago, I Am A Swede said:

^^

I can see why. It's a very even field this year. Too bad that it's because most of the songs are quite bland and uninteresting and not the opposite..... 

in your opinion, of course. I actually think a lot of the songs this year are quite high quality and very diverse in their offerings - certainly worth celebrating!

^^^ Awww that is so sad. Vila i fred!

In terms of this year’s contest, the first and second rehearsals are now pretty much done for all countries, and the betting odds are insane at the moment - for the first time in many years, there is no absolute standout winner.

Currently based on odds aggregators (c/o EurovisionWorld.com):

1. Italy - 22% of winning the whole contest

2. France - 20%

3. Malta - 12%

4. Iceland - 8%

5. Cyprus - 6%

I may be in the minority here... but I actually enjoyed the Jordan/Portia chat! It’s really nice to see them become friends after the tension between them over the whole Taggert fake death thing.

Trina also knocked it out of the ball park with Cam. I’m really glad they’re addressing systemic racism, and I hope GH continue to do stuff like this.

Jason and Britt together have been a revelation. All of their scenes recently are utterly riveting to watch. The writers struck paydirt with this storyline!

8 hours ago, Faulkner said:

I like the use of the vets too, and I admire the ambition of doing traditional soap storytelling with 2021’s financial and logistical limitations when the other three soaps have pretty much abandoned it. The sh!tty characterizations (both in writing and acting) of Peter and Cyrus really undermine the show for me. Completely takes me out of the story. 

I actually just skip any of their scenes nowadays - but I did make an exception for Carly’s brutal takedown of Cyrus at the Five Families meeting - that was such a joy to watch.

1 hour ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

Thank you for your service . Your participation helps all of us because your feedback is truly the public's first line of defense.

I hope that all of these vaccine manufacturers live up to the trust that you, as well as the public (myself included) are placing in all of them. You are participating in good faith and you definitely have my appreciation.

 

 

Also, guys...I got my first dose.

 

I can officially confirm that I was in the vaccine group

Basically it mean I have already had two shots of the J&J vaccine and am thus considered already fully vaccinated. Also, I learned a couple of things...

The J&J trial I’ve been involved with in the UK was previously testing on placebo v 2 doses (as opposed to 1 dose that the US were doing). As a result of recent data coming through, the UK trial has now changed to an open trial of 1 dose vs 2 doses - anyone who was previously in the placebo group would be offered one single dose or can opt out of the study and take one of the NHS-approved vaccines, and those who had already received two doses of the vaccine (of which I’m one) are considered fully vaccinated and do not require anything further.

So essentially, I’ve done my duty

@DramatistDreamercongrats on dose #1! Let us know how the aftermath goes!

On 5/3/2021 at 9:55 PM, DramatistDreamer said:

When I first heard that Johnson & Johnson was getting into the business of making vaccines, I was wary. Very wary.

Disclosure: a few years ago, I was asked to participate in this opinion survey/focus group, ostensibly given by some PR organization.

There was a list of companies and supposedly, I had been chosen "at random" to give feedback on J&J. One of my comments was that I did not trust the company mainly because of their talc scandal and the fact that they had done so much to cover the dangerous effects of their product.

About a year later, I read that Johnson and Johnson is working on a vaccine. I had hoped they wouldn't get  government approval, but unfortunately they did. And here we are. 

I’m meant to find out today whether through my participation in the J&J trial I got the real thing or the placebo. I had two shots, and only had side-effects after the first one (48 hours, chills, muscle aches, the usual flu-like response). But that went away pretty quickly, so I’m assuming I’m in the vaccine group.

I’ve said it before in other ways, but adding to the silver linings that @slick jones mentioned above, yes it’s an umbrella story that has dragged out for way too long now, but the usage of the vets in the Peter/Cyrus saga (Laura, Scotty, Anna, even Bobbie to an extent) has been exceptional. This is the GH I know and remember.

It was funny seeing Cam go through exactly what Jason had, and then finally overhearing the truth about Peter as he was coming back in. I had been asking myself for weeks what the point was of Ghost Zander appearing to Cam, and I now believe it was some element of foreshadowing for this part of the story.

I’m now curious about where this will go - I have it in my head that Cam will somehow stumble upon Jason and Britt, but rather than go off on Jason, now that he knows the truth, he will ask Jason to let him help take care of Peter (I hope Jason has the wisdom to tell Cam to back away if that happens).

And yes, more Scotty and Liesl! I honestly have not been this excited about GH as a whole for a very long time now - please continue the great momentum!

W T H is that face that Laura’s pulling?

I got texted by the NHS here in England this week to let me know that my turn has come - however that means I now need to get unblinded on the Johnson & Johnson trial that I’m currently on. I have the unblinding appointment this coming Thursday, so fingers crossed I was in the vaccination group rather than the placebo group!

This is good - many little sub circles forming to get rid of Peter and Cyrus...

• Anna/Valentin
• Britt/Jason
• Scotty/Liesl
• Laura/Carly/Ava

The last time Laura and Ava teamed up was during the Ryan saga. And obviously we’ve spoken already about Scotty and Liesl linking up, and perhaps the greater possibility of the Anna/Valentin/Liesl/Scotty quad.

As much of a mess GH has been, this is the only one of the 4 soaps that has me hooked right now. That alone should make it #2 rather than B&B.

2 hours ago, FrenchBug82 said:

It was an unexpected idea (and I like when shows put two characters I wouldn't have thought of together) and I like it but I wonder what they can do with them as a couple.
The way WR walked into that elevator and that overdramatic turn... Man I can't imagine what the other actors must be thinking. 

Scotty and Liesl are both at their best as schemers - if the writers had any imagination, there could be plenty for them to do, both as a couple and as very good friends.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m kinda digging the Scotty Baldwin/Liesl Obrecht union happening here. For me, probably one of the few bright spots in the whole Peter umbrella storyline.

My ultimate hope - we get an unlikely foursome of Anna/Valentin/Scotty/Liesl to officially join forces and somehow stop Peter. As much as this storyline has just draaaaaaged on, it’s resulted in the mixing of characters that we never would have previously seen. And I totally give GH props for doing that.

14 hours ago, Broderick said:

 

Brenda Dickson's Jill always seemed a bit GRANDIOSE for the workplace.  And her favorite line was always, "What do YOU want?  Can't you sheee that I'm bisshy?"  (while polishing her nails)  

I will always be grateful to Deven Green for exposing me to some of Brenda Dickson’s more outlandish idiosyncrasies

Ah I wondered where that X had come from all of a sudden. Thanks for addressing that so quickly.

I totally understand that ad revenue is a financial source for the boards, but surely it’s doable without interfering with the very mechanisms that allow us to post effectively in the first place!

I have been thinking recently about what it would be like for Amanda Setton and Rena Sofer to interact as mother and daughter (IMO, it would be dynamite). It’s a shame Rena is currently on B&B otherwise she would fit right in with the action right now on GH (Brook Lynn’s fake pregnancy, Ned/Olivia - especially her old friendship with Olivia from the Bensonhurst days).

Hi @Errol and @Toups... the recent ad changes on the forums are causing me quite a headache, especially when wanting to use the multi-quote function. The button for multi-quote comes at the bottom right of the screen, which is now obscured by the ad banner. This means I cannot access the button or turn off any multi-quotes that I previously had loaded.

Can we please fix this at some point?

21 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Yeah. On that same day, Roger raped Holly on GL, and Karen admitted on the stand that she was a hooker on OLTL. There must've been some pretty fierce competition.

Holy s**t. That would have been crazy for soap viewers at the time!

On 4/19/2021 at 9:53 PM, victoria foxton said:

 

  

 

OMG YES! As someone who is also autistic, it’s so awesome to see someone like Kim Rhodes talk about her experiences of being on the spectrum (there is still so much misunderstanding in society about what the autism spectrum is, and only now are we starting to have the necessary conversations around it).

I was intrigued by the historical references in Scotty’s scenes yesterday with Liz and Cam - talking about Jeff with Liz, and his own past with Cam. Nice use of history there, which is interesting because I’ve been watching late 70s GH clips with Scotty and Jeff, and it’s actually interesting to see how it all unfolded back then.

Would it be worth bringing back RDA as Jeff after 39 years? I mean, if Kim Delaney can return to daytime after 36 years...