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I would still recast him, and Robert Newman (or Scott Bryce) were admittedly two of the names I had in mind. But it would be kind of a dissipated, alcoholic Jeff who is a shell of himself and has to rebuild - maybe you could later tease him with Alexis or Anna or whoever. But the real power (and danger) would be Carolyn Webber, a brilliant surgeon, domineering wife/mother and new key antagonist. Played preferably by - the fans would stone me - Yes, she had that dumb on-off role a few years back but I don't care! She'd kill it.

Hoo boy. I don't have an aversion to seeing a bit more of Ethan (or ND), but it feels a bit like a slap in the face after how they treated JJ and Lucky.

I'm amazed Abby has stayed dead this long.

No.

I wish!

Pine Valley's own Eden Riegel (Bianca, AMC), who does a lot of voice work these days, voices a key character in the new Resident Evil video game, Resident Evil: Requiem.

Yeah, it's insane that whole Selena thing got dropped. Didn't she spend a while trying to keep Curtis mired in the underworld too? Like two years ago? I still find the actress playing Selena profoundly one-note and came up with a solution awhile ago that would be right up Frank and this team's typical Nostalgia Alley (and I'm surprised it wasn't done a decade ago), but that's more DM fanfic fodder I needn't foist on the thread.

Brenda is always the optimum choice, but if I can't have her for now I'd gladly take Tea. Meanwhile, another couple weeks have passed in which Sonny and Jason once again are reduced to recapping other people's storylines, this time literally sitting around commenting on Lucas Jones' active role in the Sidwell story vs. their lack of any. Again, far from the GH of 20 years ago. For both good and bad.

Yeah, I think she told part of that same story in which she gave the Deidre anecdote in a few print interviews then or about a decade later. I don't think we know remotely enough about Jane or her life to cast those kind of aspersions. The fact is a lot of actors get lowballed, particularly women and particularly women as the sole breadwinner, which I believe she was, caring for a child.

He skipped town trying to save Tea and their loved ones from the Triskelion tattoo people and their conspiracy (another tattoo!). Later Ron Raines' evil ringleader revealed his sister (Alison Perkins) had recaptured him and suggested Todd was also walking into the same trap. A lot of people never saw OLTL 2.0 so my headcanon has always been to simply explain away that story in a couple lines of dialogue: Todd died (or 'died' if you ever bring the character out of mothballs someday) saving the family from some bad guys (the tattoo cartel), and Victor is now locked up in the bughouse because his years of mental illness, brainwashing and multiple identities have simply left him unfit for the real world.

We all know that loon is in the maximum security straitjacket ward in St. Anne's! (If OLTL were around I'd still have Victor do the occasional short arc and break out from time to time as a multiple personality wacko because in the end that's truly what he was, but that would likely be it for the rapist twins in this day and age.)

I just know naming her Delilah is somehow another OLTL riff for Frank and I'm waiting for him to make it explicit somehow. Woof. Speaking of: @titan1978 I'm with you on Florencia Lozano at this point and bringing on Téa though most of the audience would stone us. Anything is better than Sidwell's Wife, and Téa has zero compunction about being with criminals so it would not be remotely the same story. But I think Maurice is far too lethargic to keep up with FL now, for all the IRL reasons everyone has mentioned. I think only people he knows and trusts who also have real fire like Vanessa or Lynn Herring (who surprisingly perked him up a couple weeks ago) can get him going. If this was the '70s or something and we were dealing with AW and Somerset or whatever though, inspired choice!

I was sad when they killed off Lexie but understood it because Renee Jones chose to retire and asked to end it. She became such a ridiculous character but I was always fond of RJ. I still remember when they brought her back that one time during the Sheffer chaos or whenever, when crazy Lexie came barreling out of the secret catacombs in the walls gibbering like a loon lol. I'm not sure Tek (who was disappeared with her for that brief Corday salary cut before she swiftly returned) was ever found or his absence explained! I don't see a need to resurrect Lexie but I agree if you're going to do it it shouldn't be some short term stunt. (Like WTF happened with Dan Gauthier playing Peter for a couple days) I assume this nice woman will get stuck playing Jordan #4 in the next year on GH. They couldn't possibly do any worse than the current actor. I also hated his death. So unnecessary.

JDP has talked about turning down Ben on GL, yes. I thought Jane was involved in some of the production elements at The City as well for a bit. I can't remember which period she said it was (after returning to GH in the 2000s) that she was near broke or out of work and Dee Hall gave her a hand for some lean years.

I did not like Lucas' wardrobe and made a joke.

Alexis in the short term if not Brenda! Anything but this.

A part of me died inside when I realized they did this yet again. Who gives a shít? It's not like GH cares about any of these characters, who are ciphers to say they have people of color who they use like trading cards, with actors who either can't act or have no good material. But whether the characters are Black or white, this constant story avenue is literally just Frank trying to run out the clock and fill blocks of time year after year, with space reserved for the most inoffensive stories for the only part of the online audience he cares to cater to and the only material he knows the network will rubberstamp: Babies. There's a lot on this show that really works and can soar even higher, but it remains mired in key issues and lazy habits. This is why EPs used to leave eventually. That will never happen in this current climate and maybe it's best for the show's survival that it doesn't right now, but the creative mix and control should.

They need to stop making poor Lucas wear these full-body jean coveralls like he’s in the MAGA homosexual detention camp, traveling back in time from 2027. Big-ass "H" tat over his eye like Bishop from the X-Men.

I had no idea this existed, and I know a lot of DCP stuff. Dan, Susan Sarandon and Pamela?? Wow. Thanks.

Sidwell giving Willow the drug is, I agree, stupid and unnecessary. This writing team (and the last under Frank) always has to make the latest villain involved in every single thing. Backing her for the congressional seat was enough.

This is great lol

Oh, good for her. I'm very excited about Mike Flanagan taking that on and it's got a wonderful cast. If anyone can break its run of bad luck in most sequels (other than Exorcist III) it's him. Calle is also genuinely talented and has done very solid work in all sorts of passable or bad stuff, like The Flash and The Rip.

Melissa Dye did in fact appear in 2003 as a Dorian 'soundalike' who Mitch used to lure Viki into a trap! (With Robin overdubbing Dye: "Viki, come to the church.") What a weird era.

Agreed. And I honestly am behind because I've been otherwise engaged this week. I have two soaps to catch up on (plus some classic eps of various).

I don't know much more, I'm afraid but thanks for mentioning it to me. Her name is one that's always been around, and I do love that Swamp Thing run (and that issue).