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Since Brook Lynn is about to investigate Rocco's birth, SOD just posted an explainer: https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/the-wild-tale-of-britt-giving-birth-to-rocco-on-general-hospital/ This mess of Britt being Rocco's gestational surrogate mother -- will likely come up with Kelly Thiebaud's return in July? Since Maxie/Georgie were part of the first surrogacy switch, I can see Brook Lynn's investigation of Rocco's conception tying Maxie into the storyline of the second surrogacy switch. Also, with Maxie's late husband Nathan and their child James being related to Britt, that's another connection with Britt, indirectly, in that Maxie and Britt considered themselves family.

I need to hope that the characters in the Ashley/Andre mess have some backstory that was long-written, but the viewers haven't guessed. Or something is planned that will lead these characters in other directions. Brandon Claybon tweeted months ago a vague tease that it's nothing anyone has guessed (presumably referring to the Martin storyline) and MVJ replied in agreement. So I continue to hope for *all* of the BTG storylines to evolve in unexpected ways.

Thursday June 19 photos: via soaphub (Link)

The list of anvils sounds good (on paper) (theoretically) for an outline of star-crossed lovers for a soap. But the character Ashley is a total loser and makes all of this awful, and it totally doesn't work, at all. I am holding onto hope that MVJ has a plan other than what the anvils are indicating. Please surprise me with something better.

Months ago: Andre trying to kiss Ashley, then backing off, and then Andre telling Nicole that he had tried to kiss Ashley. Weeks ago: Nicole asking Dani if she's into Andre, and Dani denying it. Andre telling Ted that he and Dani are are sleeping together. Dani admitting to Pamela that Dani/Andre are sleeping together. Yesterday and today, all of this: Dani asking Andre, Are you sure there isn't a younger woman you want? (Dani has no idea that it's Andre) Derek telling Jacob, and again telling Ashley, that she must want someone other than Derek. (Derek doesn't want to say it out loud, but I think he suspects it's Andre). Naomi asking Ashley if there's someone else, and Ashley denying it. Derek asking Ashley if there's someone else, and Ashley denying it. Andre telling Jacob that he(Andre) is upset that Ashley and Derek broke up, and Jacob confronting Andre by asking "are you?". Jacob telling Naomi that he(Jacob) thinks there's an Ashley/Derek thing simmering under the surface. Ashley dreaming that shirtless Andre is bringing her morning coffee, and that he's referring to the night they just spent together, and then Ashley wakes up. Derek visits Ashley and we see her running nauseous to the bathroom. I had just assumed that the nausea was the tequila hangover. I totally missed the hint that another poster mentioned upthread: maybe the nausea is due to Ashley being pregnant. Chelsea and Kate figuring out that Andre/Dani are involved from the way Andre walked into Dani's wardrobe outbuilding. Dani admitting to Andre that she's afraid of announcing their involvement, because she is afraid that Andre will hurt her and humiliate her the way Bill did. Andre telling Ted that he and Dani were considering going public but Dani's afraid of announcing their involvement, because she is afraid that Andre will hurt her and humiliate her the way Bill did. Also Andre and Ted discussing/wondering how Nicole will react to learning of Dani/Andre involvement. Nicole telling Dani that she's tired of secrets, and in response, Dani telling Nicole that she and Andre have been sleeping together for weeks. ------------------------------------- So everyone knows *either* that Dani/Andre are involved, *or* that Ashley/Andre have secret interest in one another. Nobody knows about both except Nicole. Will Nicole warn Andre not to hurt Dani? Will Nicole warn Dani about Andre? Maybe Nicole will decide she can't worry about that mess. ------------------------------------- Good grief, ugh. I just listed a zillion examples of the anvils the show seems to be dropping. Make. it. stop. MAKE. IT. STOP. It seems like the show is trying to sell us that Andre and Ashley are the star-crossed long-suffering romantic couple struggling to be together. Gag me. This is where I am grateful to read MVJ's message that there's a plan! That is my only hope that there's a better plan for Andre than that!

image from CBS via MichaelFairman (Link)

image from CBS via MichaelFairman (Link)

Thursday June 19 photos: Marlena very distraught, Belle comforting her via soaphub (Link) EJ and Johnny via soapcentral (Link)

Photos for Thurs. June 19 U.S. (Wed. June 18 Canada) https://www.soapoperadigest.com/photos/young-and-restless-spoilers-gallery-for-june-19-intrigue-and-questions/ and https://soaphub.com/young-restless/spoilers-yr/preview-june-19-fancy-garden-filthy-secrets/

good point

June's photo of two children could be Tyrell and Samantha, but it could also be young June with young Hayley.

Haley to Bill, crying. I have no family, no one. Next scene: June wants to meet with Naomi.

When McKenna reads aloud the message he received from Erika, (watch the whole thing, he's crying 🤎 ) Note that he quotes her saying "til September" Does that mean that she begins taping GH in September?

image credit Bill Inoshita for CBS via "Us Weekly Magazine" (Link) SOD article on Flynn/Dumas (Link) quotes the UsWeekly article, and gives another photo image credit Bill Inoshita for CBS via SOD (Link)

from UsWeekly Magazine image credit Bill Inoshita for CBS via "Us Weekly Magazine" (Link) SOD article on Flynn/Dumas (Link) quotes the UsWeekly article, and gives another photo image credit Bill Inoshita for CBS via SOD (Link)

Thank you for posting! “Before I started, I was nervous to work with all these people. I was comfortable where I was and I had earned trust and in the people who knew what I could do,” he continues. “[But] everybody here was so great. I remember watching the monitor the first day, and was so impressed by everybody’s talent that I started to get really nervous [again].” Flynn adds that the fact that there has been so much hype surrounding Aristotle Dumas — the soap has been mentioning the character as a mysterious business tycoon for months, but he has yet to appear on screen — makes it even more “nerve-wracking.” Flynn also teases that there’s more to the story, comparing his character to “the person behind the Great Gatsby.” interesting.

image credit Bill Inoshita for CBS via "Us Weekly Magazine" (Link)

https://bsky.app/profile/usweeklymag.bsky.social/post/3lruvtzfwya2k I appreciate the quotes from Billy Flynn. Thanks for posting! “Before I started, I was nervous to work with all these people. I was comfortable where I was and I had earned trust and in the people who knew what I could do,” he continues. “[But] everybody here was so great. I remember watching the monitor the first day, and was so impressed by everybody’s talent that I started to get really nervous [again].” Flynn adds that the fact that there has been so much hype surrounding Aristotle Dumas — the soap has been mentioning the character as a mysterious business tycoon for months, but he has yet to appear on screen — makes it even more “nerve-wracking.” Flynn also teases that there’s more to the story, comparing his character to “the person behind the Great Gatsby.”

image credit Bill Inoshita for CBS via "Us Weekly Magazine" (Link)

Doug III isn't genetically related to Tom and Alice, who are Hope's maternal line. Doug III is currently written as genetically related to Hope's father Doug Williams and Rebecca North LeClair.

https://x.com/dearonabc11/status/1934800961089729021

The bedrooms are on the train. One site assumed they were pictures of the interior of the chateâu, but they aren't. You can tell it's sleeper rooms on the train -- because the curtains, wallpaper, and ceilings are the same for the bedrooms as the lounge on the train. We haven't seen any spoiler pics for inside the chateâu yet. I could see a tiny glimpse of Billy Flynn in a darkened room (possibly inside the house? ) . . . watching the surveillance video screen, but it doesn't show much. Not the whole room.

Establishing shots from Monday and Tuesday June 16 & 17 ("the south of France", "the French Riviera") The Aristotle Dumas château, maze, and private railroad

Update that this version #3 of the promo on youtube ... is geo-blocked outside the USA, so you'd need to watch via VPN. EDIT, they took it down. But you can just watch all the scenes in the first promo and second promo (upthread) and you'll get all the content from version #3. Second Promo on instagram is missing the scene of Sharon spotting Nick&Phyllis in the maze. That missing scene is in First Promo.

Update that this version #3 of the promo on youtube ... is geo-blocked outside the USA, so you'd need to watch via VPN. Update again: the show took the version #3 promo down after a week but... You can just watch all the scenes in promo #1 and promo #2 and you'll get all the content from version #3. Promo #2 on instagram is missing the scene of Sharon spotting Nick&Phyllis in the maze. That missing scene is in promo #1.