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Horrific.

Seriously. That place is crazy to me.

Corday is. Always has been. Always runs roughshod over any writers or creatives who tried to seriously change the tone and style of the show (who I need not name as most weren't popular, but I did like several early attempts by two separate teams lol). And when Ken did try to make major earthshaking moves (the Salem Stalker, firing Dee and Drake unceremoniously) it was always the wrong ones. I've watched a fair amount this year given the many memorial events, anniversaries, etc. I see a ton of raw potential in the show today. But like Brad Bell at B&B, it will never change without Corday stepping back.

They did actually resolve who shot Austin over a year later (it was Cyrus, as part of his hasty exit story). That was a last minute save though clearly when they forgot lol.

Highly doubt it. They have heavily hyped him up for months. I suspect he will be as 'recurring' as Jon Lindstrom, who may as well be on contract.

They seem to be pretty much on the way there unless something truly stupid happens BTS (which, always possible!). But it's moving very slowly. Willow is irrational and has done crazy stuff but she hasn't gone overtly black hat yet, possibly in part because they are (IMO) trying to convince us she didn't shoot Drew.

They're halfway there for me. Willow has married Drew to (as she told Nina) secure her children via his power and influence. If she's shot him as well she could easily acquire something compromising on him to keep him in her pocket if/when he discovers this. I'd then have Drew take back the Quartermaine name for both of them to leverage politically (because right now the end credits have them both as 'Drew and Willow Cain' after Drew was stupidly 'forced' to relinquish the family name) and they'd continue a twisted yet still sexually involved marriage for some time while both having other partners and schemes. The marriage would not last forever, but why not play into it by having them both treat each other with masks off?

They clearly intend Greg Vaughan for her. I suspect this is just tying the Carlton thread off, or they may try using Carlton as a spoiler for awhile (which is fine).

Except Carlton is still at Garland Memorial. If Nicole gets involved with Rollins they should address the Carlton in the room. I think this is a plot beat doing that. She tries it on with him now that Rollins has piqued her interest re: getting back out there as a single woman, and it doesn't work out. Done.

If she did I would respect it. It's not a bad story angle. But they haven't fully leaned into Willow being a villainess yet (or at least haven't tipped the hand onscreen) and they should. MacMullen is doing very good work and the right handling of her mayhem could get her at least several more years on the show IMO.

I absolutely think she did it. I think everything they're doing now is simply trying to obfuscate it.

DID is the last thing Willow needs. She can be crazy and/or villainous without that.

Why not? They need to tie off the Carlton thread.

Noah Segan (Connor Lockhart, DAYS), longtime Rian Johnson collaborator, appears once again in Johnson's latest mystery film Wake Up Dead Man on Netflix.

Oh my lord.

Monica also left all Quartermaine holdings to Michael. He is the presumptive heir.

Chase is an idiot. Pairing him with a man won't change that.

As I've said before, I feel like it's all over but the crying there once JJ dipped. A matter of time.

Columbo (along with revisiting Cheers) has become a great comfort to me in the last hellish year, particularly this last month where an injury has me laid up. I'd seen some of it before of course (mostly the much later stuff) but the '70s seasons are pretty strong. It will be difficult for later stories to compete with the second pilot with the legendary Lee Grant, the first 'episode' with Jack Cassidy (directed by Steven Spielberg!) and the amazing "Etude in Black" with Falk's longtime collaborator John Cassavetes. Grant and Cassavetes in particular were amazing with Peter Falk. I should get back to my Knots Landing/Dallas viewing! Still waiting for the HD Dallas remasters to go free again.

I just remember that dumb shít with him lying in a ditch. Like, come on.

Another sweeps success from Passanante and Altman.

Ask caroline, lol.

She had chemistry with Billy Warlock, which is where they should have kept her.

I would still have Lucky or someone (or Luke, if you could get Tony back for a stint which is highly unlikely) bring it back and rebuild it. I never got over losing it. It was a place with real character and resonance for all the reasons you've explained, both for the Wards and for what it came to represent in that period of GH and with the Spencers.

Cut 'em loose. It's past time and the show feels like it is barely hanging on to the first two in particular.