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Or Selina had Brad shoot Drew, which is one of the dumbest ideas I can conceive of but which I think is definitely possible lol. Either way, he's coming. They've hyped his return up with constant mentions from both Britt and Lucas recently and we're going to get him. I don't think the show has any real commitment to LGBT story atm, but I do think there's been people in the writers' room for years who just loooove Britt and Brad together and so that's why we have this angle returning. I can't stand either one.

Yeah, Van Etten or someone loves Brad and Britt/Brad. That's the only reason any of this is happening. I never need to see Brad again.

Kim Nero, and I believe so.

He did at ABC, but not from Frank. I think the classic Cassadines were leagues beyond Valentin in menace or charisma, even in their meandering years.

Frank (allegedly) despised Julian/WdV lol. Tried to kill him off multiple times before the bitter end, including the time Julian tried to murder Alexis with the dagger that killed her mother. FB viewers or something saved him from above, I think. I would put both Jerry and Julian far above Valentin, and I was far from Julian's biggest fan (or Jerry's most of the time). They at least had some presence (and/or menace for Jerry) and didn't weep constantly or come off like subway perverts.

It is not that serious. On the one hand there is plenty to fix about this show, as with any soap opera in its first year. And plenty to critique or harshly critique. I wasn't particularly thrilled with some elements of the last week/month either. Starting with the dialogue and plotting. I think a lot of those criticisms are very valid. OTOH, I just don't take harsh outraged critique super seriously from longtime daily viewers of present day B&B or Days of our Lives. Sowwy! 😊

I would just use Mia Korf today to introduce an Asian family tied directly to Blair's foster home past, lol. Her old partner in crime. It's the best you can do. I am glad Malone was committed to the character he created, but it's just a messy and unfortunate situation all around looking back through 2025 eyes. Kassie's Blair was rightly beloved and popular over time (and she got some seriously unsympathetic story in that first year) and thanks to Malone's work the core of the character remains the same, but Mia Korf's Blair was something entirely unique for daytime then and now. It helps that unlike the future Blair, Korf's never got to be totally shackled to an obsession with a man like Todd (though Max came close).

I know about that flop! I think she left explicitly to do that play. Tough break.

I can only imagine the furor BTS re: not just the Sonny stuff but Mulcahey's obvious intent to ice out Valentin along with Easton and probably Sasha (who they attempted to heavily re-root into the show immediately after PM was ousted with a Quartermaine baby and Scorpio ties, before they finally needed to cut her likely for budget). FV has always favored JPS and angled major story around his availability. I knew that if Valentin wasn't killed and finished off during Mulcahey's Pikeman wrap-up Frank would find an way to slowly re-weave him back in, and sure enough he has. I do agree they probably just credit their favorites with any number increases.

She's Plan D! I am hanging around for the Drew/Willow saga and Michael atm. Not much else, and not five days a week.

He said he always envisioned her as a Scarlett O'Hara type, yes, and that his ideas surrounding Blair, Max and later Todd were heavily influenced by his love for Gone with the Wind. IIRC he also said they simply cast whoever they found best for the role initially, namely Korf. I don't know if Mia Korf was another example of Gottlieb finding an interesting face and asking Malone to create a character. (As she did with Mark Brettschneider.) I do think both Blairs have elements of that GWTW archetype.

They generally have wanted us to feel Valentin is both misunderstood and loving and also a dangerous, powerful man lol. I just find him to be a !@#$%^&*]in' wuss, to put it as politely as possible. He has never been anything but pathetic to me, with the brief exception of the moment when Mulcahey leaned into his obvious creepiness to begin to set him as a villain ready to exit the show. Once again, here he stays! They have already signposted that Lucas is actually rebounding from Brad, are constantly mentioning Brad, etc. and members of this creative team have long adored Brad and Brad/Britt. It is a matter of time before he returns and now that Marco is actively plotting with Sidwell, the pieces are all there for Lucas to be shamed and humiliated for ever doubting Sonny's wisdom re: Marco, leading to his inevitable reunion with Brad. Ugh.

They definitely dress Lulu down onscreen and I don't think it is a coincidence given how BLQ/Setton presents. I think they don't want any other woman in that age range looking better than each other tbqh. But they also have given Lulu so little of substance period. And that too I feel is deliberate.

It's insane and it would never be tolerated today. I loved Kassie's Blair and you can't go back, but it's still shameful, especially getting to see Mia close up recently; she was a revelation. They were very lucky Malone still shepherded the character in both incarnations. I think KDP has said only he ever knew how to write for Blair. What's almost as shameful is that daytime today would never cast an Asian woman in such a massive lead role. As far as I can tell it has not happened since. That was over 30 years ago.

Re: Blair, Mia and Kassie were cute posing together at the OLTL/AMC reunion in 2018. Which is what gave me the idea re: how to use them both, in a perfect world were the show still around. I had forgotten that KDP didn't even know Blair had been Asian until her third callback audition lol. That's when they dropped the bomb. She first appears in December '93, and took great pains in the early years to keep her Southern drawl out of her voice and sound more like Korf or a high society bitch.

If Dante and BLQ happen I think it will definitely happen after Chase and Willow. I don't think it would ever last but I really do think all moons orbit Amanda Setton for Frank in that age range at present. Then they'll introduce some other plastic fantasy man out of a Hallmark movie for Brook, or if we're lucky she'll actually net a man with a personality next time. Ironically, several years ago I was all for them trying out Dante and BLQ as a sort of screwball mystery-solving pair while Lulu was still gone and Setton wasn't quite so buttoned-up. I think it could've been fun. Today she's a schoolmarm, they have an adult son aging them both, Alexa Havins is here and so I just don't care.

There is that! A good idea, but still not one I'd keep around forever.

Jonathan really surprised me in that role, which I did not think would suit him the way it did the more conventionally rugged GV. But he worked very well I thought, not just in that role but opposite Dominic. He managed to marry that unusual calling to the past Lucky of his youth. I think together Lucky and Dante could've been Luke and Scorpio for a new generation, but the poor writing and other BTS biases and issues ended that entire setup and crashed the creative team in place, in addition to driving JJ away. We have all seen plenty of soap cops but I just find Chase a vacant, placid manchild. We're not exactly dealing with Hal Munson, let alone Derek Mallory or even John McBain. I am not interested in watching Chase check with Mummy before solving cases. I would have him around for a good time, not a long time and then you can bring more cappable folks in. Be it someone new, or Lucky or someone like WSB agent Annie Donely. Ironically I would actually try BLQ (be it Setton or someone willing to dress like they haven't been in mourning for 5 years) in some fun high society murder mystery caper a la A Simple Favor or Knives Out, but using Chase in that capacity never crossed my mind lol. That's how bland he is to me.

I actually think Willow can and will have at the least a ONS with Chase while married to Drew, a marriage she clearly now views as a mercenary arrangement (as she confessed to Nina). It's certainly what I'd do while having her use Drew for power and possibly more hate sex for awhile. Chase has never impressed me. He's a hard body and no brain, the mind and disposition of a middle schooler. At least the inanimate Paevey projects as an adult. JS has nary a fraction of the charisma or command DZ or even Jonathan Jackson or Greg Vaughan have had at the PCPD. He's disposable and I would dispose of him, after a bit of fun scandal and a good affair. If they don't pull the trigger on Chase/Willow they're passing up what they've clearly already been heading towards. But given FV's preoccupation with BLQ/Setton and seemingly wanting to make sure she always plays happy families and is presented as the ideal heroine to the audience, I wouldn't be shocked.

Not Yakutsk! It is wasted because Chase is basically a little boy and her purseholder, and has no real personality. And Setton just isn't willing to play certain stuff. I have no investment. Their scenes feel like watching Great American Family.

Can't wait for someone to get burned up about that.

I love LB but they didn't always give her the best material, especially early on.

I've talked about this before but I have definitely pondered the idea of them trying a 'next generation' soft reboot with another season like many shows in the mid-late '90s (Chicago Hope, etc.) - including talented young actors like Carla Gugino, Tom Verica, etc. who were all over the networks at that time. I think CBS in particular tried this a lot. Keep a few vets and then move young people back into the cul-de-sac. But I just don't think it would work. Number one, it rarely did for so many shows which tried the same thing (again, Chicago Hope lol). Number two, ER, 90210, Melrose, NYPD Blue etc. would have wiped it out no matter what. The show had had a very long, often strong run and it was time. But it's an interesting thought.

I also think Mary O'Brien is excellent in what I've seen of Heather, both before and during the LSD trip (a fair amount of material from '78 and early '79 is online). She's very brittle and seems just off in a disturbingly real way. I think Monty just had it in for her.

Yep.