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Some things would! You can write the Chases out by the end of the month!

Actually the real things I'd do if power was no object is cut both Maurice and Laura (or at least Laura) and bring back Sarah Brown. But I didn't go that far lol. Scratch that, I did for Carly.

Anyway, we're doing this, huh? Okay. Assuming actual power was no object: CUT: Tajh Bellow (T.J. Ashford) Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) Chad Duell (Michael Quartermaine) Michael Easton (Hamilton Finn) Tanisha Harper (Jordan Ashford) Adam J. Harrington (John "Wagger" Cates) Evan Hofer (Dex Heller) Josh Kelly (Cody Bell) Katelyn MacMullen (Willow Tait Quartermaine) Sofia Mattsson (Sasha Gilmore) Kelly Monaco (Sam McCall) Amanda Setton (Brook Lynn Quartermaine Chase)* James Patrick Stuart (Valentin Cassadine) Josh Swickard (Harrison Chase) Kristen Vaganos (Molly Lansing-Davis) Donnell Turner (Curtis Ashford) Laura Wright (Carly Spencer)* * - I'd bring BLQ back solo in early '25, either recast or with AS if she reconsiders her stance on actually playing romance. And I've changed my mind - if we're deep in fantasy camp I would cut LW and bring back Sarah Brown as Carly, fúck it! This would not be an immediate mass exodus. Some of these would be gradual over time, others would be pairs or groups. If you stick a gun to my head then yes, I'd cut JK even if I think Cody can do a lot more as the fun roving stud around the canvas. While I think the potential for Willow with Drew and Nina is intriguing, I'd also write her out, possibly after playing out that arc but she serves no other purpose for me. And Michael needs to be gone for a couple years, and recast. I wouldn't cut Drew and Nina assuming the current story setup with them could continue. If it can't and Korte reverts them to form they both gotta go. I'd kill Jason for good - Steve has publicly claimed he wants to retire in two years anyway. It serves no purpose to continue to fumble for things for the very limited character to do at his advanced age. If Jason dies then there is no reason to kill off Sam as that's too grim, but she would leave town (Danny might stay or come back to stay with the Qs for schooling). I'd put Maurice on a Geary-style set of breaks. Sonny would be gone a lot until such time as Vanessa Marcil can be arranged. Probably in prison. As for the recurring multitude, Robert Gossett (Marshall) is off-contract already and hasn't been seen in weeks, so he's a non-issue. I believe Bradford Anderson is also on recurring, so he's not an issue but I would keep Spinelli appearing for Maxie, at least for now. If money is truly needed you can probably put Kristina Wagner back on recurring, since it's how she appears anyway. But to point to a few people who would be gone, not for money purposes but for creative ones: CUT: Eva LaRue (Natalia Rogers-Ramirez) Jacqueline Grace Lopez (Alison "Blaze" Rogers) Jophielle Love (Violet Finn) Jeff Kober (Cyrus Renault) Alley Mills (Heather Webber) I may have forgotten someone, but oh well. Diane is much more tolerable in doses as Alexis' Mini-Me with Alexis back in the law, so that's all she's needed for there. I wouldn't cut Tabyana because I think she's very strong when given actual material, as she was at Spencer's grave. She can and should be leading the youth set. I'd find someone new for her. I wouldn't cut Eden because I think she works hard and if you let Joss be what she's supposed to be (a spoiled rich girl and troublemaker, probably with a comic edge) she can have fun, and if a recast is needed down the line you can do it. I wouldn't cut Maura because I think she has a few more miles to go before you ice Ava for good or at least write her out. And Brook Kerr can shine with the right partner as well, preferably someone like Justus Ward. I also think Kate Mansi is almost singlehandedly holding up a lot of the show right now, so yes I'd keep her and showcase her. I'd also put Hudson West on a contract, and offer Rena one. And then would come the flood of the new.

Your eyes are working perfectly. 80% of the major cast is useless or burnt out. Most of a soap ensemble has been dumped before, including on this show, and more than once. It doesn't all have to happen overnight. But it does need to happen.

I'm still not sure I'd kill her tbh, but it is a definite option. A custody battle would almost certainly ensue with Alexis and Jason, which is also an interesting idea.

Oh, T.J. and Molly lift out the instant that baby dies. Easy. Gotta go. Curtis can then die, find out he's not Trina's dad and flee, get called out of town on business and never come back, follow the spectre of Laura off the pier and into the fog a la 1981 - any number of options. And you can still cut more than all these!

I would as well re: a recast, yes. But I would have her exit and time away til 2025 or so to be the reset. Maybe after they split she heads up a Deception office out of town and Chase can't handle her being devoted to the work, is too controlling, etc. I would either write Sam out or kill her, yes. I think it's time. I don't usually opt for that with someone so popular in the past with so many connections, but I do think her death would be a hammerblow to many people. And you could severely test Alexis' sobriety (or break it).

I suspect this was all intended to write him out. With PM gone, even if he exits I think he'll be back in a flash unless the network puts their foot down, a la Howarth. BLQ I would bring back quickly. I remember when they married off Cain and Tina on OLTL in '94 when Karen Witter wanted to leave after a big love story and much fanfare - she was back in like 4-5 months recast bc Cain was a con man who'd left her high and dry, lol. I might have her back by early '25. Say Chase cheated or was too judgmental and controlling (because he is).

Based on the strength of the recent daily stuff I'll probably stay til PM's name is off the credits. Some new material (or exits) do seem to be beginning to coalesce so that's worth looking at, but at this point I'll be amazed if he even gets away with cutting Easton - or if FV doesn't bring Finn back right after. The Finn plot point with him drinking by accident does also seem like a direct lift from GL - the Ed thing, right? Don't knock if it works, I guess. Honestly this is where you could and should cut at least four more people in addition to Finn and Gregory: BLQ and Chase (and bring Brook back single in a year or less) followed by Sasha and sadly, probably Cody though I still think he's very viable. They lift right out. Same goes for Spixie actually, but I wouldn't cut them because Kirsten has improved so much so quickly and is vibrant again onscreen (and the new writing suits her). I'd def cut more though. Valentin seems to be on the block as mentioned, but again as I said I don't think Frank will let that happen.

I'm also working my way backwards (while also watching some of this week) since I've been dealing with some IRL stuff, I do think much of the wedding episodes are very solid character work and Gregory's meltdown at the altar was legitimately hard to watch - the stuff with Tracy stepping in, the script falling down, etc. was all quite good and so was Ned giving BLQ away. Also good was the preceding stuff with Valentin and Ava coming closer to each other's scheming orbit, Wagger drawing down on Ava and the really great scenes with Anna absolutely obliterating Carly - I haven't seen that done to her in years, and you wonder if it was a straw that broke the camel's back BTS. The issue is that the Pikeman saga, the only driving story currently on the show, has been stalled out for weeks or perhaps months and is only starting to ramp up again now. I blame this partly on FV's actor guarantee shuffle keeping Steve just standing around hauling his little bags for weeks, and partly on whatever the hell has been going on BTS. It would not shock me if part of the stall is due to Frank trying to find a way to save Valentin/JPS, who he clearly adores. (The scene with Anna trying to work Valentin at dinner and going back over his past as he clarifies his motives and compartmentalization was good - Stuart is historically best at playing a sleaze, not a leading man.) As I've said before, unless Mulcahey manages to ice him before his work ends I fully expect them to do some sort of half-ass save on Valentin, like they were forced to do with Julian years ago (who FV wanted out) - where they blamed him pulling the knife that killed Alexis' mother on her on the evils of Olivia Jerome. I expect all this to end up blamed on Jennifer Smith instead, or old Frank's AI-preserved brain or Peter August from beyond the grave, you name it.

I'd fake it or have her survive, but Who Shot Ava would work just fine too. Still, it could be beautifully done either way, with Ava staying or without. I do agree I'd sooner knife 10-20 other characters.

What I wouldn't give for a Uno reverse card right now.

So I may be super slow on the uptake and I've mentioned the GL similarity before but uh... could the Drew Q political/business sphere with Nina and Willow (which again, I've really enjoyed being built up and will really miss if Korte nukes it - I even like the whole urban redevelopment angle, which could push on Sonny) be Mulcahey even more liberally lifting from his Ross material from GL and having Drew potentially do just as Ross did romantically with Holly and Blake? Not quite the same thing as that situation, but still.

Hell works for me.

She's gotta go far away! Otherwise they will 100% keep her with Liz and the boys.

Yeah, I don't really mind if Ava gets a grand exit storyline. It could be great. But I don't trust the incoming team to do it well. And I also don't think it's a great look for the show to lose one of its few charismatic power performers at this point. Handled properly, Ava could continue to tear up the town and wreak havoc for at least a couple more years.

Okay, I think they might actually be setting up Who Killed Ava now lol. Which could be a great story! I won't shed a huge amount of tears if Ava goes after over a decade (though I would fake her death, and bring her back for stints at least). But I don't trust Korte or whoever else to write it.

Donna. I am opening your two thousandth blocked post to tell this. You have been told by the admin multiple times to let people just post the basic information about the shows and credits and not keep filling up the thread with needless discussion and reminiscences. I don't even think you're a malicious troll, unlike some of the other accounts we practically had to hunger strike to get banned. I think you mean well but are very used to doing things your own way and cannot accept not being in the right or in the center of a thread, whether you realize it or not. Believe it or not, I am trying to help you. This isn't a debate. This isn't a difference of opinion. This isn't a discussion. You have one job in this thread and it is to stop posting.

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Jake has been a teen for several years. Danny is now a teen.

I don't. The 2013 story threaded the needle a lot as to what actually happened or didn't happen from PC, and hinted heavily towards blaming the town forgetting on Caleb's magic ring. (A sentence I never thought I'd utter) I consider it canon, since Karen's death most certainly is.

I truly don't care about seeing Jackie ever again.

It's true, most are terrible or at least just fake and obnoxious. But some are great.