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BTG also has Uptown, but I really don't love that set.

I would be lying if I said I cared about the direction of this Mama June storyline. Doesn't make me care that much for Jacob or Naomi...although I actually want to know these characters better, but just not in this capacity. Honestly, it would be best if she's somehow connected to Hayley, because that character is seriously in a corner. Even after all they did, Eva and Leslie have more reason to interact with the rest of the cast.

Instead of Febreze, Eva pulled a few tissues of Puffs and cried into them. Hayley comes in with a pack of Always and is like "Well, Bill turns out I'm not pregnant." Andre and Derek sharing a bottle of Pepto after eating Ashley's cooking. Vernon and Anita drinking up their Metamucil.

It seems like they may have been going in one direction for Andre and then changed their mind. He had this player/bachelor thing going at first where he was messing with Dani, seemed to be feeling Eva, and then somehow smitten by bland Ashley of all people. I feel like Ashley was supposed to be the one that finally made him want to be with someone and settle. The way he talked her up in those earlier episodes was really confusing. The wonderful, amazing nurse Ashley and conveniently she's unattainable because she has a partner, but he can't stop thinking of her and takes these busted pics of her. It was a mess. However, it all seems to have been dropped. I honestly feel like Andre can go. That may be an unpopular opinion but I don't need his breathy final syllable to be content with BTG. It's always like "There's gotta be another wh-ahyy"

That would have been a great idea. Naomi and Jacob's bedroom and Derek and Ashley's studio should be a one bedroom set that could be redressed. Ashley's apartment could be an open concept kitchen and living room like Dani's. I know times are tough, but a nurse and fireman can afford a one bedroom. Naomi and Jacob's bedroom

Yassss....come on Maurice and Brandon...give us nothing!!! Wow, their need to develop their craft shone like a blinding light this episode. Brandon in his Martin and Smitty scenes sounded like he was reading and the facial expressions were giving Disney Channel. He did much better against Maurice in the Martin v Ted scenes. Now, Teddd-dyy (Dana's voice) was just flat. I watched the episode just now after reading the comment on here that Maurice needs to stop swaying, and now I can't unsee it. Has it really been this bad all along? Ambyr carries. I don't need to say anymore. I am kind of excited to see this Kat/Tomas/Eva stuff play out. Bill is such a dick to Dani. Like that's the mother of your children that you cheated on with your daughter's best friend but you look to take those low blows. Lord! When he said that thing about it being obvious he didn't care about Dani anymore since he was the one that walked out...that was cold. I even felt for Dani. Bill definitely is all over the spectrum. You can see a villain possibly surfacing, but you also see this great father. The elder Duprees move a little funny. I'm wondering what that is all about. Are they just overly protective matriarch and patriarch because they think it's what's best for their family, or are they afraid their secrets will come out or there's something more sinister there. Why would Vernon want to keep that information from Martin? I hope something interesting comes out of this June stuff, but as of right now, I'm not too invested. It's not helping my interest on Naomi or Jacob either. However, the actress playing Naomi has comes a long way from day one.

It's not her favorite scent 😔 🤧 Nicole hit up the supermarket and they didn't have that pink bottle they flashed to last time Anita and Nicole were in that living room.

I love me some Anita and TT. They need to give her a good storyline and I know that it's coming.

Sure, if you play it out in that exact way it wouldn't work, but there are so many alternatives. I still intended the brownie reveal to be at the anniversay dinner. The difference would be that Leslie would taunt Ted in front of Martin as Ted knew exactly what she was doing. Ted wouldn't come clean to Martin and just act surprised by this unhinged fan. He now knows that Lesile has not left town and would attempt to track her down with no luck as we know Leslie is two steps ahead. Ted knowing that Leslie hasn't left town would have really put him in a dire predicament to say something or maintain the lie. He knows Leslie is unpredictable, so he might try and push Nicole to cancel this dinner even moreso. It would have definitely made the tension between Martin/Nicole/Ted much stronger. Of course this is just and opinion and nitpicking. I thought what transpired was pretty good.

Honestly, the scene with Lesile "fangirling" over Martin and Vernon at Orphey Gene's should have been Martin and Ted. Imagine Ted and Martin having a father/son moment and Leslie just shows up and does her whole cuckoo fangirl act with Martin as Ted is in panic. Not only does the moment hint back at how Ted used to bring Martin to the diner to sneak around with his mistress, but it would have also been a good moment for Ted to come clean with Martin after all those years. How much more impactful would Martin's reaction have been to find out at the anniversary dinner that his father lied to him once again.

Bingo! I thought the exact same thing. Martin's anger feels so out of place, because we've hardly seen him interact with his parents. Vernon and him have more of a father/son relationship and we've seen their dynamic more fully play out. While obviously Ted and Marton are father and son, it felt a bit empty because we haven't really seen them bond or truly connect in any scenes.

It felt weird and out of place. I get it. While I agree with those on here that say he's gotten better, it's still really bad. I'm not seeing the "good" acting some see...but I'll give him a B for being better than when he first started. There's potential. I'll leave it at that.

I know Daphnee's back hurts, because she was carrying Maurice through those scenes! Still not loving the idea of replacing the actor, but he was giving very little. Brandon's scenes with TMG did not hit the way they were supposed to because I was busting out laughing. One thing I enjoy about this soap is how it plays with the nuance of good and evil. Kat vs Eva and Anita vs Leslie. There are some things that Kat and Anita said that make it hard to root for them and how the Duprees can be family over everything to a fault. It almost makes them come across as entitled and unlikable at times. And while what Lesile and Eva have done is wrong in different ways, you can see that hurt and sympathize. Now, what I don't get is what Lesile thought she was doing expecting the Duprees to accept Eva with open arms. Honey, Eva is a Richardson not a Dupree. In the Dupree world, she's Ted's problem unless they choose otherwise, because there ain't a drop of Dupree blood coursing throught her veins (unless we learn otherwise in some twist). Ted is lucky if they don't disown his ass.

Amazing resource. Thank you! I'm pretty confident that she's worn it before. I'll look into it. That or I'm having some serious deja vu.

Also, where has Dani worn this dress before? I recognize it, because the first time she had it on I was like why is my girl wearing party streamers. Then when I saw it yesterday, I was a little surprised that they were having Dani who pulls out 4 episodes in a single episode repeat a outfit so soon.

I do think Claybon has improved, but I still don't think he's anywhere near good. It may be his tone, which makes things come across as if he's narrating rather than dialoguing. I didn't even think his scene with Ted was very good although some seemed to disagree. As for Maurice, I can only speak for myself. I mentioned Maurice as one of the weak actors along with the actors that play Chelsea, Naomi, and Martin from day one. That for me hasn't changed. I warmed to Maurice, because I thought he was improving in the good dad/husband stuff he was doing. I still don't want the actor to be replaced, which I have mentioned before as well. However, today confirmed what I said all those weeks ago that he's not the most skilled actors on the cast. He really struggled to get the emotion in those scenes today.

So, I finally watched and I will have to agree with everyone that TMG and Ambyr are stars. This episode reminded me why I thought Maurice Johnson was a poor actor in the beginning. He does well with the light, fun and loving dad/husband stuff but today he brought his scene partners down through his failure to tune into the emotion the scenes needed. I also didn't enjoy Claybon's scenes. He's improved for sure, but yikes it's rough having him play these intense scenes like he's narrating a science documentary. Another thing I will say and I'm not sure whether this is good or bad (yet), is that I didn't know who to emotionally connect with. Many times I didn't feel anything at all or a connection with the character's emotions. I feel like the Duprees are the "good guys" that have villainous ways and the villains actually have a lot of layers to them. I didn't even feel sad for Nicole, but today didn't seem to be about Nicole. I actually didn't know what to feel about anyone. I think the only time I felt strongly was when Ted pretty much dismissed his own daughter (Eva) to go after his wife. Granted he's not completely sure that Eva is his daughter, but the way he pushed her away again in that moment was rough.

Not the community penis. Providing his service pro bono...I can't with his thirsty a**. Any chance that the OG Ted can come back as his brother back from the dead who died in the plane crash. It would give Andre family, too.

I thought I was the only one. They do nothing for me. I enjoy Dani which seems to be an unpopular opinion here, but Andre to me is as unnecessary as Ashley and Derek. Not only should Vanessa, Nicole's bestie, and her husband have been there but where are Naomi and her man?

As much as I have hyped the looks on this show, those dresses did not impress today. Since the premeire, there's only been one look that I can truly say IMO didn't work (and it honestly wasn't even that bad). It was an outfit Dani wore. These flowly wide leg trousers and it was paired with a loose top with a cowl neck. However, I didn't LOVE a single dress on any of the ladies today. Kat's was great only because it suits the character and her personality - so an A for that. It's a good dress. Dana's was also really nice. Everyone else either just was meh, had something unflattering about the fit, or didn't really fit the vibe. Also, this isn't BTG's fault. It's just the state of soap operas today, but that event felt empty. Tables of 3 😁 I mean it was nice that they had some extras on there, but it definitely didn't feel like an event when the family was pretty much ever table there. That was a nice end to the episode and I wonder how this is going to unfold.

The demos for the final especially have been really strong, so definitely generates more ad dollars than a regular soap episode.

It was nice watching live last week, but back to catching up later in the day for me. Derek expecting Ashely to sell something she clearly said was important to her to free up space and make some money was weird - especially when he's bringing that ugly chair into that tiny space. His whole behavior around this move is off putting but also seems so random and out of characters (although it's not like we know much). Anita possibly wanting Dani and Naomi to join her on this tour? What??? How's that make sense. Glad the convo veered towards Anita wanting to fix things with the Articulettes. Would be great to have some characters to interact with Anita and see what mess may have lead to the group's demise. Lord, the actors that play Martin and Chelsea still have a lot of growing to do. They've come a long way, but it's less noticeable when they are paired with a stronger actor. Their scene together was coming across as a Discovering Yourself after school special/Health class video about sexuality. PFLAG definitely had that video series on talking to your kids about sexual identity. It's just so sterile. Eva and Leslie are just pure gold. There were so many great lines and delivery today. It was such a fine watch. Only thing I didn't love was the absurdity of Leslie's interaction with Martin and Vernon...it was a bit much. I wanted a bit more sinister and yes over the top, but it gave crazy instead. Hopefully, they'll tease that Martin dream a little more clearly to have us build speculation and excitement. So, it seems the only ones that know are Vernon, Anita, and Bill.

I felt like there could be something more there, especially the way she speaks about him vs. Eva. Eva says he was a good guy, but not a good father. Leslie has not been so kind.

And Little Orphan Eva 🤣 That was funny. We're seeing little glimpses of Eva trying to talk herself out of her own lies to Leslie, but you can tell Leslie knows the game room well. She's a master manipulator and liar.

The tension between Eva and Dana was good.