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I hold Vernon responsible for much of this! He was micromanaging the entire situation starting two years ago, constantly telling Martin the equivalent of "There, there, don't worry your poor little mind about it". It infantilizes Martin, instead of encouraging Martin to face it. Vernon (and Anita!) suppressed the whole thing. I know they were "worried about appearances", public perception, political ramifications, etc. And maybe even (justifiably) worried that there might be very real unwarranted criminal charges against Martin due to the societal perception of Black men. But Vernon and Anita seriously damaged Martin's psyche by trying to make him "forget" it happened. They should have gotten Martin counseling. Oh but they thought they could "take care of it" themselves and leave Martin out of his own process. That's patronizing and disrespectful of Martin. With all the money Vernon used to pay off Kenny/Bill/Marcel, etc. -- that money could have been used to hire a discreet psychologist.

The BTG camera did show that Kenny had arrived just outside of Orphey Genes -- Kenny could be seen through the Orphey Gene's window blinds with a gun pointed at him -- it was onscreen for only a second, but it was shown. Assuming the person holding the gun was Marcel or someone working for Marcel, who caught Kenny as he arrived. So did Marcel kill Kenny or just fake the death? I would think Marcel would want Kenny dead so as to keep Marcel's involvement secret -- so that Marcel can retire with full pension. But I don't know.

Interesting. I didn't think of that, but it makes sense. Bill did say he had a plan and was stalling to give it time to happen. Maybe that's the plan -- did Marcel text a faked photo to Bill so that Bill could show it to Martin, to stop the press conference? hmmmmm.

I was pondering Martin's situation and missed some of that phonecall! Will rewatch later, I want to see/hear the phonecall.

When Bill approached Martin in the diner and offered to be his attorney, I thought it was Bill's idea. I'll have to rewatch later to see if Vernon suggested it. This is all so layered, sometimes I miss aspects on the first watch.

Same

Finally. Great cliffhanger! Will Martin go through with the press conference anyhow? I hope so. Tune in tomorrow!!! I'm team Martin all the way with this. He's no deadbeat. He's standing up for the truth, finally. Throwing off the micromanaging of Vernon at last!

Exactly. Bill offers to be Martin's attorney so that Bill can claim attorney-client privilege. This allows Bill to avoid discussing anything about himself in Martin's situation.

Eating popcorn! What an episode. Vanessa arriving to keep Joey in check. Marcel or someone's hand briefly visible through Orphey Gene's window blinds with a gun pointed at Kenny. Commercial break. Tide!

Yes but it's better than the country club for this situation. I mean there should be a town hall or something but whatevs.

In the dialogue today between Martin and Vernon, it was confirmed that Martin was merely defending himself against a hate crime. And Vernon wanted it covered up because people might not understand. Joey and Bill will try to stop Martin from speaking the truth at his press conference today, but I hope Martin goes through with it.

I really like Martin being his own man, finally.

I think the only way through this is for Martin to go ahead with his press conference. He can tell the truth and maybe lose his seat in Congress, but he'll have his integrity (and sanity) restored, and his family will be no longer harassed. The kids will get teased about it but at least they'd be safe. Vernon and Anita micromanaging messes end up just making things worse.

Here we go . . .

Rocco typing an email at the end of Friday July 11.

Whenever Bill needs to have a private conversation with a visitor at home, he sends Haley upstairs to give him privacy. I wonder: what if Haley secretly listens in on Bill's secret meetings?

I appreciate affairs on soaps, and for other characters of all genders I might say yes to that. But I really like Smitty and Jacob as platonic friends -- I just think they work well as friends and they each need a friend.I think Jacob and Smitty work better as friends than Jacob and Derek.

October 19, 2023 Patrick Stewart (from Star Trek etc.) was in the Old Vic Touring Company in England with Vivian Leigh. Patrick tells Conan O'Brien that he(Patrick) attended a re-release of Gone With the Wind in a movie theater, seated next to Vivian Leigh and her boyfriend, and she cried. He also says that he invited her to his 25th birthday party and she attended, and gave him a present of a handkerchief scented with her favorite perfume. My words are useless here, just watch

There's a monthly event in Atlanta at the GatheringSpot, called the "Pre-Production Social". The blurb says these Pre Production Socials are "a place where Directors, Producers, DP’s, Actors/Actresses, and crew can come together to celebrate what we do and what we are in the process of creating." https://maestrocine.com/thepreproductionsocial flyer for the July 11, 2025 event

Lulu works for Viki at the Banner. Ms. Slezak should appear as Viki.

Mandy Patinkin and family speak out on the crimes being inflicted on Gaza's people.

assuming that's a rhetorical question

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When Haley ordered the food today at Orphey Gene's, I was just so glad that menu items were being named. I think I mentioned a few months ago that I wanted to see Orphey Gene's Soul Kitchen's menu mentioned when customers order food, to make it a distinct place and not a generic diner.

I had actually considered that there could be a separate thread for "all" current soaps: Do current soap actors *realistically* have the time to take acting lessons and improve their skills? And even for seasoned soap actors: are they *realistically* able to keep their skills sharp or do they rely on simply memorizing their lines to get by, not realizing that their acting skills might be slipping? (I mean Clifton Davis and Tamara Tunie are all in, but it's not always the case on other shows). Anyhow, topic for a separate thread, if anyone wants to start one.