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"He's gone, Asa. Max is gone. It's over. I don't even know what you're turning into, some kind of pittiful human being! He's not even your real son!"

-- Renée, speaking for all of us

Also, I wonder if they regretted adding Stephanie/Robyn Griggs to the opening, since she's inching closer to the exit.

2 hours ago, DRW50 said:

- who would you all have paired Gwyn with if you'd had the chance (someone she was not already paired with)?

Alex. The confrontations with Ava practically write themselves.

2 hours ago, DRW50 said:

- if Gwyn had not been the killer, what would you have done with her? Killed her? Sent her to The City? Or something else entirely? 

I'd move her to New York, but not necessarily for the sake of appearing on The City. Abril's died, and Gwyn gets one last link to Clay by becoming Tommy's guardian.

Okay, this isn't my exact reaction whenever the conversation drifts back to Jenny, but it's close ...

No, but in all seriousness, I wish they would have hung onto Dawn a little longer rather than try again with another short-lived young female.

According to the Curlyqgrl summaries, Julia left on Friday, Nov. 19, 1993.

5 hours ago, DRW50 said:

I can't remember but is she a part of the whole Alex kissing up to society/running for mayor story?

I'll keep my eyes peeled. The 1994 clip where Alex has a failed power lunch has Viki's friend Elizabeth, Billy Douglas' mother Virginia, and some other matron. Still, there might have been more scenes like that.

23 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

That would make sense. He was too likeable for that era of the male cast.

He would have been a fun host. I guess he falls into that too famous/not famous enough middle ground which stops many from hosting.

Yeah, the idea of James being part of the "Bad Boys" era at its worst is not a pretty one. I feel like he would have been a decent host in the early '00s.

James Marsden apparently tried out for SNL in the early '90s. He was 18 in the fall of 1991, but I'm wondering if the audition was actually in 1993, for the featured player slot given to Jay Mohr.

7 minutes ago, John said:

OK TY

I saw stuff that Babs was on thru 1994. So does Stephanie leave and then come back. I heard she leaves soon but she is at Megan's funeral in February 1992

Babs being on through 1994 is news to me, but I suppose it's possible. Maybe Gottlieb & Malone liked having a snob character at their disposal.

1 minute ago, John said:

This episode was weird

I cant believe this was the Jason Webb that left in 1994

Stephanie is just badly written and then having Kevin Manhandle her

Then a drive by Chanda Wilson

Was Babs Bartlett a major recurring character at this time? 

Please refrain from reposting the episodes, just to be on the safe side. Thank you.

As for Babs, she's lasted longer than I expected (and I know that she'll appear as late as December). It's sad that her word games to justify bigotry feel like something you'd still hear in 2024.

Kevin's been getting on my nerves lately. So self-destructive.

I'll say what I always say in these situations. I'll gladly accept JLC doing her own mystery film that might have a similarity or two to MSW rather than an outright remake.

3 hours ago, Vee said:

I did not realize Bo worked at the Banner this much, lol. I don't remember when exactly he got appointed to the LPD.

To be fair, most of Bo's recent workdays have been devoted to defending the honor of his girlfriend.

How long did Eddie & Quincy, Cassie's frienemies at The Banner, last? Did they fade away after Bo & Cassie ended? Eddie's kinda cute.

I'm not posting links because of copyright fear, but the same channel with the 1983 episode has two consecutive episodes from March 1993, plus the July 1, 1998 episode (which functioned as the Fourth of July episode, since NBC's Wimbledon coverage aired on July 2-3).

Thank you for letting us know. May he rest in peace.

30 minutes ago, Mona Kane Croft said:

Here's the question: Were the following actresses ever all in the same room together at the same time -- Helen Wagner, Charita Bauer, Virginia Dwyer, Mary Stuart, Ann Flood??  And if so, what was the occasion?  

Another World being on NBC and/or Search for Tomorrow not being an Irna Phillips creation and/or crossovers not being a thing in their era would have prevented this, but I still sometimes imagine a bridge game played by Nancy, Bert, Mary, and Jo.

What, no love for Gwyn's cougar phase with Armand?

Farewell, Nicholas Walker's Max Holden. At least, I'm assuming Monday, Sept. 16 was his last episode. It would be kinda appropriate if he hung around for one last unnecessary goodbye to Lee Ann.

I'm so glad you're caught up, @Vee. The endless back and forth between Lee Ann and Max led me to start skipping their scenes. Greyhound must have loved Lee Ann.

Or maybe it was Alice's quick bout with uterine cancer and/or Tom's stroke and recovery.

3 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

That second one would have gotten him some results if he'd been willing to take some of the back alley tours of Llanview.

Agreed.

NW's three photos look like he's trying different approaches at a dating app.

2 minutes ago, Vee said:

I don't even know what The Soul Survivors is. More fool me.

It was the soap-to-be that supposedly Douglas Marland was tinkering with right up until his death.

13 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

IIRC Malone talked about how much Luna meant to him personally and was tied to his background or women he knew. 

A-ha. I'll keep that in mind.

5 minutes ago, John said:

So that was Luna Moody's entrance?

Yup, that was Luna's grand arrival. Personally, I'd have done without the big buildup (Tina fretting about Friday the 13th, not to mention her fortune cookie), but I guess the show really wanted to make it apparent that a BIG DEAL has arrived.

9 minutes ago, titan1978 said:

A younger ranch hand in Ray’s place sexing up both Lucy and Sue Ellen (although Ray was needed) would have done wonders. But the women on DALLAS lack agency compared to the wome of KNOTS.

"Runaway" is a bad episode for many reasons, including the waste of Greg Evigan, who I think would have been perfect as Southfork's in-house stud.