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That irked me too. Sherry/Dana attempted suicide and they just let her leave the hospital alone. If medical staff evaluated her and deemed her to be low risk, at minimum, they would have someone pick her up.

Also, Ashely pissed me off with the whole then we moved in together and things went bad. No, things went south in that relationship, because you had eyes for Andre.

I assumed he did, but I can't remember if they were ever in the same room together. I took it as Bill assumed Randy didn't want to use his real name and Bill didn't want Hayley to know that he knew Randy so he went with it.

Some of the dialogue today was giving Iyanla, Fix My Life and I wasn't here for it. Also, why would Derek go all out at the gym the day before a triathlon. Sure, you want to do some exercise the day before to keep your muscles active and engaged, but it is usually some sort of light physical activity or exercise. Not going all out on a kettlebell routine. I wonder if they are playing into Derek getting hurt, because Jacob questioned Derek not having a coach to prepare.

I thought they came across really well. I think it made the Dani character seem more grounded. I cackled when Dani told Andre that it was fine that he wanted to pursue Ashley and then turned around and said she was lying. 😆

If she didn't fake it, then Hayley has got to be one of the dumbest characters on the show. Her reason for denying the ultrasound the first time doesn't make any sense. Plotting to have Randy there after she confronts Dani clearly shows she premeditated that whole fiasco. Now whether she was actually pregnant at any point between telling Bill, her first scare, and the supposed miscarriage is unknown, but I don't think she was ever pregnant.

I was confused by what Hayley was insinuating to Naomi about her miscarriage. I recall that Hayley originally claimed to be pregnant but it was a false alarm, yet shortly after she got pregnant "for real." There was also the cramping scare that led her to the hospital the first time where she denied an ultrasound. Was she claiming that one of those instances is where she lost her baby or that her carelessness during the first scare may have caused the miscarriage this time? Either way, it is clear she is lying, but the motive just seems so empty. I am having a hard time caring for most of these stories, they just seem so limp and deflated of any real urgency or strong emotion. They kind of just are. Doesn't help that there's an actor/character I don't care for much in most of these stories. But it's not even that, questionable acting has been seen time and again on daytime, many times it feels like something is missing. I can't put my finger on it. Also, couldn't they have made the cliffhanger Ashley walking in on Andre and Dani. Why did they go beyond that in today's episode, we could have seen it play out next week.

Hayley crouched over in pain as Randy his helping her out of Uptown, to then do a full 180 degree swivel mostly upright to tell Dani no when Dani had offered to go with her.

Yesterday, I was about to post "Elon. Just so he pops up tomorrow." to be silly and then I decided against it. My jaw when I saw him on today's episode 😃

Agreed. I didn't get it at all.

Andre tells Ashley that he's made up his mind. He wants someone that gets him, all of him... We have seen Andre and Dani have heart-to-hearts and really open up to Dani. Have we ever seen Ashely and Andre have similar moments?

I wouldn't even say it's sassy gay man, but sometimes it sounds like forced poetic verse. I cringed the few times characters said "I love you something fierce." I was like what in the Maya Angelou is going on here. There have been more instances of characters speaking in ways that sound unnatural to the modern ear. Look we all love a memorable soap line, but those aren't forced. They happen at the right moment. A lot of times the dialogue seems to want to have a moment where it really should just move the story along. The first few weeks, I made a similar complaint where some of the dialogue seemed to be written for a novel not the screen. There are things that resonate while reading that sound ridiculous when spoken in regular day to day conversation. Interestingly, I do think it has gotten much better so I haven't noticed as much.

Bill said something like "Thanks for pulling these Atlanta files," while Caroline had the box on her lap. Caroline then sets it down next to the chair. Hayley definitely didn't plan for the box to be there, but it's still possible she saw the box and fell intentionally.

Jan doesn't have to worry about Andre taking Ashley anywhere because of his work. That man has been in town for damn near 6 months and ain't book a gig yet and he can't hold a camera worth a damn. At this point, Andre is just using Ashley to eventually get on her nurse health insurance. He must have blown through all his money on women and drugs while abroad. Yesterday's episode was fine. I wasn't as wowed by it as some of yall, and today was okay too. Joey/Vanessa/Doug still don't care. Surprisingly, I am interested in whatever stunt Hayley is trying to pull here. I do admire the nevre and audacity of this woman wearing skin tight clothing while faking a whole pregnancy.

I just checked. They did not perform this song on Friday's episode. Not sure why I thought they performed this one as well on Friday. It was just one group song and Anita's solo. However, we have heard today's song before on the show.

The tribute in the beginning was meh for me, but Anita at the end was much more impactful. Andre saying Barabara was hilarious tho. I don't know why I found that so funny.

Wasn't it the same song as Friday's?

I assumed Anita has some sort of remembrance for Barbara planned, but I was so unmoved. It was fine 🙂 Also, those tickets were steep for a stage that is bare, no outfit changes, and a simple screen flashing Articulettes - not even a single visual.

Do you think Tracy and Sharon are in on it? Whatever Anita has planned seems to be what she talked to Andre about when he was at the house. When she finished her solo, she kinda gave him and a nod and he seemed to know what was up. I'm guessing it could be a tribute to Barbara.

Yes, when I saw $300 on that ticket, I was stunned. They need to start pushing Ashley as a flawed character. This whole sweet, perfect nurse isn't working. Ashley was jealous of Derek and Shanice, but as soon as he took her out for coffee and told her he was doing it to make her jealous, it's like a switch was flipped and she pushed him away again. This would actually breathe a little bit of life into the Ashely character, but I doubt that's what they're doing.

I enjoyed the montage too. My only issue was that they used one photo twice and it felt odd because it was so obvious especially since it was a photo without any of the characters but extras.

In yesterday's episode didn't Anita insinuate that her jazz stuff wasn't as popular as her Articulette's stuff, which I thought was an interesting take because I assumed that Anita was a big solo artist and that's why the girls were so angry.

Ok, this show needs to work on their cliffhangers. They stay feeling flat. Carlton is so corny to me. I didn't like him the first time he was introduced and I still don't. Probably an unpopular opinion, but the Anita solo was completely unnecessary. I'm sure TT probably wanted to showcase that she does jazz, and maybe didn't want the fictional music of the Articulettes to be connected to her own work in real life. The Articulettes outfits are giving disco, but the sound is giving a whole decade later...definitely late 80s. It was fun to see the characters mingling in a new environment and they all looked great. Just emphasizes the need for more communal spaces on BTG.

Soooo much better. The joy I felt watching a soap filmed in a unique location that matches and serves its purpose vs. the disappointment I felt when I saw that basic fashion show setup at the country club. I know this won't be a regular thing, but it is so nice to see.