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It's probably the most many of us have ever seen of her, me included. It's nice to see her in full Dorian Lord flow, finally. The '70s eps posted a couple years ago (and still on YT I believe, with Kathy Glass, Tom Berenger, Ellen Holly, etc.) also have quite a bit of Harmon as Cathy, as well as the one from '75(?) having George Reinholt's Tony and his early sexist 'meet cute' with Dorrie Kavanaugh's Cathy just before her recast. All this, of course, after Robin Strasser turned the Cathy recast down when Agnes offered it to her (in order to replay the triangle with GR and Jacquie Courtney from AW) - she didn't want to play a recast at the time. I remember having a sneaking suspicion decades later about Cathy Craig, when they introduced the Colsons in Malone II in 2003. Daniel Colson (Mark Dobies) made a point of randomly saying his son Riley was named for Joe Riley because his ex-wife had been a journalist at the Banner who had idolized Joe. AFAIK Cathy was not a journalist, but she was a writer who had a working relationship with Joe before they slept together. I always wondered if there was a link there, if Daniel's wife could've been her.

I don't agree. But I do think Tracy and Lulu have had much more screen time, and that probably goes down to Genie's minimums/contract.

I really hope that some point someone in the family or estate of some of these actors can access the stuff we know certain folks (Ellen Holly, JC, etc.) or affiliates had. That's why I never give up hope on that stuff these days, for any soap. After the treasure trove from the mid '70s a few years ago I figured anything is possible. The holiest grail, of course, is 1968-69. I've never seen McAllister before either. I knew he was an early perennial ne'er do well figure and cohort of Dorian's but that's it. Classic Llanfair too. Is that Dorian's painting, or is it Meredith (recently deceased) or Eugenia? Vance Jeffries is the actor - I believe he is playing Matt McAllister, Dorian's partner in crime.

@Darn @DRW50 @Khan @titan1978 @janea4old @slick jones @chrisml @Franko @reallyhateskateonlost @NothinButAttitude @Paul Raven @dc11786 @BetterForgotten @DramatistDreamer @SFK We got a live one here. I'm surprised I'm the first on this. Appears to be video featuring Nancy Pinkerton's Dorian and her cohort Matt McAllister (Vance Jeffries). Apologies to anyone I haven't tagged (or anyone tagged who isn't into OLTL). This is why I keep saying there is always more to be found. Because there is. More, complete with slate:

We come to Friday and here's BLQ dressed like Amadeus. Where will it end?

I don't feel that way at all. But I think that's about our personal perspectives. I get that not everyone loves Laura/Genie, but Laura was the matriarchal center of the show for much of the last decade IMO, particularly in '23 during the anniversary capers and in a long period with much more activity for her as the mayor. It's the last year where she's hit the backburner for a long stretch, particularly with NAC leaving. And it's done a disservice to the show AFAIC.

Good lord! Not Aremid!

Alexa and Jane together are solid gold. I just wish they weren't skimping on Genie, both airtime and story. None of the Spencer characters should be in B-story, and presently they are.

I think they absolutely believe that. Which explains their terrified response to Sprina, their swimming in circles on key actors and story, and the numerous pointed comments that they don't listen to Twitter but to 'other social media outlets'.

I dunno. Inertia is a hell of a thing.

It's clear they're hedging their bets with those two and seeing if anything catches fire or someone better comes along. It's just incredibly boring to watch. And yes, they've all looked rough at times. Poor Watros sometimes looks like a puppy waiting to open her eyes lol. Speaking of Mo, apropos of nothing I will add that I cringed so hard at Mo's latest attempt to sweep up a new protege in Finn Carr (Rocco) in the State of Mind thread. Quizzing that poor child about seasonal depression and rambling on about mentoring grown-ass Isaiah. Of course now we've barely seen Rocco in a month so Frank has evidently lost interest in him. They could do good work with those kids (and a recast Georgie) with a new teen scene but they can't invest in anything because they still have the show anchored around Sonny, Jason and Carly, all of whom are either tapped dry (Sonny and Jason atm, with the only x-factor for Sonny being Brenda AFAIC) or need a real reset (Carly). And everyone younger than them gets jammed up. It's the same problem we've talked about over and over. You can't angle new story around younger people - at any age tier - when you have to keep feeding that aging beast. Except for Willow and Drew's entertaining madness nothing else is really firing at the A-story level, especially with LNL2's mystery solving capers inexplicably being stuck as a B-story. That's unacceptable, especially for Jonathan Jackson. And Lulu is just roaming atm. But now I'm just rambling on, again!

I honestly think the Brendabots ended with Vanessa's contract return in 2010. Claire Walsh was the last one. I think this is just another case of Frank wanting to hire a daytime 'get' and refusing to let them go, and Mo being between viable love interests. So they're trying to make this work, same as Carly and dayplayer Brennan (I'll never stop calling him that). It's pure stopgap work, it's lazy and cheap. I think Eva looks alright, but some angles, lighting and especially her opening shot can make her look very, very rough. I also swear they have kept bronzing her more and more lol Whenever things turn bad with Drew it is time for vengeful widow-in-waiting Willow to prove to Chase that his dick still works, just to screw with the Qs. It's their destiny.

Why is it every time I catch up on this show BLQ turns up dressed like Biggie Smalls or the Blues Brothers. Enough.

On the contrary, I think this move is absolutely about GH knowing they now have competition, and trying to shore their Black/CBS crossover audience up with this token appearance (and tossing in DT and Tanisha Harper). But I do think longtime brand loyalty is very strong for the audience at what's left of GH, so it's gonna be a tough fight no matter what. Ron doesn't concern me. He is relegated to breakdowns, he has no creative control and isn't writing scripts. And Guza has a certain skillset I think suits a show well (especially a new one trying to make waves). But this Is ultimately MVJ's show, not his - he's her co-HW, but this is her creation. What it does and where it goes is ultimately down to her first IMO, and a lot will also fall on the dialogue staff. (Which, like @Khan, makes me wish they would persuade Mulcahey to come aboard on that level despite the fact that I believe the entire dialogue staff is Black.)

Lord! Paging @Darn who explained that entire franchise to me in exhausting detail last week.

I can't be fucked to check tbqh lol. I think it might have been foster care? Who knows. Like you and titan above have said, Mac's past is a rich vein of history to tap. Instead they did something that is just not viable.

Yes, but they now have two excuses not to cut her - she's Robert and Holly's daughter (and we know Emma Samms at least will recur soon) and related to a zillion people, and she is having Michael's child. Much more of a buffer than she had a year ago.

I'm sure. I just wish her acting career hadn't gone to the dogs.

LOL Tanisha Harper.

Those ads are probably good money! I just wish she wasn't stuck with those Lifetime movies.

I actually think they thought this was their way of giving a kind of love letter sendoff to Robert and Holly - it's clear someone there is a big fan. I just think it was done in the worst, most lazy way imaginable, and also to shore up Sasha who almost got cut last year (and probably should've been). But hey, their fanbase seems happy.

God, I hope he isn't angling for a new acolyte a la Chad. It was deeply awkward watching Mo quiz this child about depression. I could only skim it in brief bits.

Per one of the recent interviews, Vivica is apparently the one who told Sheila Ducksworth to talk to MVJ about creating a new soap. I agree she deserves to appear as she's one of a select group of breakout stars who's always continued touting the soaps, both before and after her film career hit the skids.

I'm not talking about her hiring at Loving. What I said is they brought both of them back in 2008 on AMC. Which they did, along with Agnes allegedly consulting. B&E was the team in place for that very publicized return, and what I was saying is a large and prominent Black canvas was visible both in that (very flawed) era and in their time at Loving. IIRC that and Livia and Tom's return, etc. was all McTavish. She did know the show, even as she broke it.

Literally not possible in either case. And Holly tossed off a line about her and Robert sleeping together in early '92 to make Sasha which seems implausible at best under those story circumstances at the time, but the worst part is she was onscreen for the next 18 months. This is the shít that always pisses me off, especially when you still have people on staff who have been there long enough to know better (Korte). I can handle retcon kids even when I find some totally unnecessary (Gio), but I can't tolerate when it's physically impossible. The only message to the audience is that they think we're that fuckin' stupid. I do like Cody, and I like him as Mac's son. There's no need (and no way) for him to be Dominique's. Sasha I barely tolerate, and the insulting Scorpio thing makes it worse.