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I loved her on OLTL, I thought she was an ideal recast early on and I don't think Frank will ever let her go, but if this is how this is going to go forever with Setton it's time to recast. And don't get me started on the Gio thing. It is so unnecessary to do this with Dante and BLQ, let alone with a grown young man. (And I say that as someone who likes Gio and who would play Dante and BLQ together for awhile after nuking Chase.) These sexy adults do not need more kids let alone grown children.

I have considered taking the package deal from sometime but I don't want to rebuild my entire Hulu library in Disney+.

It's giving Naked Gun!

Laura's '90s wardrobe is starting to look like Prince's Love Symbol by comparison.

He can't get enough!

James is yet another child who should not exist but he's at least more tolerable in doses than Emma, Bechtel's Spencer, wooden-headed puppet boy Cameron of the bygone past, hellspawn Charlotte, the Anointed One (Violet) and paste-eater Wiley. I'm a good person.

Rena's Lois would not and should not be with Lorenzo Alcazar, minus a past regretful fling.

That would make sense. I remember hearing something about her family.

It's a tricky problem. I think it's easy enough though to have most of the artists or talent be largely offscreen, or when it's a contract player (like Danny Romalotti on Y&R) have most of their action be out of town. With someone like Dillon, a filmmaker, I can think of ways to make it work or innovate on it, or just move him into a somewhat different field in media where he can be closer to home. But Dillon becoming just another ELQ drone would be depressing. I do think something like BLQ functioning like Jack Antonoff or whatever (a songwriter/creative) could work, but I sadly can't currently imagine Colonial Woman on the Wing Churning Butter* BLQ doing any of that at present. Maybe if Chase dies in a horrible sweeps incident! (* - apologies to Bridesmaids)

I'll give it that it was at least vaguely topical and silly fun with an existing GH framework (L&B) that was not mob-oriented. But the execution (especially Dillon doing a She's The Man) was dreadfully stupid lol. I don't mind telling a showbiz story on soaps though the format makes it inherently limited when you're not in a big city and can only change a character's status quo so much. I think it can be a unique challenge rarely solved well (which is probably part of why Dillon is not back). Singing stories almost never work well lol. But I would take Lois and possibly BLQ back to L&B in some new media way, while keeping Brook in the mix at Deception.

Remember the whole American Idol L&B riff with Clive Robertson from Sunset Beach as Fake Simon and Dillon dressed in drag? Woof.

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I would probably let them mention it, since I am pleased when you can casually mention weird history (like the whole Tomas Delgado thing, easily explained in one line of dialogue) in a not totally gratuitous way, which this show too often does over the last 10+ years. I would not go back there though lol.

I just remember that the Peapack model made what was left of the Cedars sets look like the sushi joint from The Simpsons. Paper walls. I used to call it Sushi Hospital.

I hate those kind of loose ends so I'd still pin it on Ava or Witch Nose Brennan/Pikeman or something. But I don't care either.

Black Patch still sounds like a gay porn site. Don't get excited, old men.

Are we really debating someone's fuckin' Bing AI search results in the Beyond the Gates production thread?

I would bring Alcazar back for at least an arc, but not for Lois lol. And yes, that was all my thinking on Jax. There's a history and he plugs in all over. One of those dudes Carl dug up is hot! I'm so behind on Neighbours.

The last thing this show needs (and the first thing it always wants) is another long-ass inoffensive baby story to kill time and pay for itself. This whole setup with Slow Talker Sasha's maybe baby is a prime opportunity for a classic soap exit of a useless character, where she leaves secretly pregnant with a major core child who can then return many, many, many years from now. Or not! Hey, even Kim Nero did it. Incidentally, I have heavily warmed to @carolineg's suggestion of recasting Jax for Lois. The buy-in is already there for his character and there is some history for it. It's the only good reason I can think of to bring back or recast Jax. Anyone know any available Aussies from Neighbours or something in the age range?

I'm not sure they know either. But that's par for the course with GH. If (as some think) they try to put her over with Steve in some sort of baby Michael redux I will die laughing. Steve and Sofia Mattsson together is like weapons grade Sominex and even more of a nonstarter for me than him and Kelly Thiebaud, who I couldn't stand on the show in any story - but say what you will about her, Thiebaud and Steve had heat (and fans). Plus there's the equally bizarre Anna thing atm.

I highly doubt it, but who knows. I think the entire Sasha debacle is there to cement SM and make her 'safe' after what had to be a very close call early this year. And I think if it turned out Holly was lying it would forever wreck the character even worse than this entire unpopular SL did for most non-Holly fans like myself. I think it was supposed to be a gift to the apparently-delighted Robert/Holly fanbase (what a choice) from a clear fan BTS and a HEA for Robert and Holly so Tristan can appear less per his health. If Holly turns out to be lying it all gets reset again and ruined. I think they are kind of flailing and banking on Alexa and Josh Kelly being a thing. Hopefully not at DZ's expense, but who knows with this show. They've screwed him before. I thought there was story to tell there re: Laura's fond memories of the old days with the family and feeling lingering sympathy for Heather, but it was mishandled onscreen almost from the jump.

I honestly would not have wanted to sit through a story featuring Jordan in any key role. And I don't think Laura needed to be thrown under the wheels further for Heather than she already was. I was into the turn against Sonny but I understand the cynicism about it, since it was killed in its crib (again).

I can't see Tracy ever turning on Lulu like that. She adores her. I am looking fwd to scenes with Jane and Alexa actually, almost as much as AH with Lulu's family. I just don't know what the endgame is supposed to be for Cody assuming FV is not going to try to shiv Dante long-term (which is a big if) and Sasha stays a Scorpio so he can guarantee Mattsson a job. Not that I wanted Sasha and Cody together, because I don't. I am more interested in keeping Cody in and of himself.

There's nothing to do with it other than what's been done IMO, unless Leslie says otherwise. I don't feel it's appropriate to kill off a cornerstone character like that unless the actor consents and is definitely done. I think it's unlikely based on BTS talk and recent press that LC will return, sadly. But I'll always hope for it in some capacity, even just another voiceover bit. I don't love the writing this year that has made it clear Monica is ailing and unwell a la Lila Q's final days, but I understand the reason for it. All they can do that's tactful, realistically, is wait for Leslie to either be well enough to do something or pass away. I think killing her while she is still alive and by all reports cognizant if not physically capable would be a mistake.

No one was revealed as Austin's killer.