Darn

Or a new career maybe! Sorry lol I think she’s a terrible actor. That said even she deserves better than Y&R and GH. Are she and Bryton still a couple?

It would be massively disrespectful to Bobbie’s memory and how hard she fought for Lucas basically his entire childhood for the show to go “well they don’t share DNA”. Not to mention how offensive it is adoptees and gay people in general frankly lol Aiden has a crush on the only other gay person he knows who also happens to be his cousin. Weird stuff. If they go there…I mean, whatever floats your boat I guess!

Jason and Anna aren’t relatives. Tammy and Jonathan are also a bad example because they weren’t raised together, hell their mothers weren’t even raised together.

I was never quite sold on Stefano’s obsession with Marlena but John? Absolutely. And fine, I’ll say it some of my earliest memories watching Days involved a hairy, glistening, shirtless John saving…someone from something or other? He and the show fully got my attention. Beyond his good looks he was drowning in charisma. Drake just radiated heroism and kindness and a pure love of what he was doing. There wasn’t a scene he phoned in. His chemistry with Deidre was unparalleled. I don’t think there’s actually been a sexier couple on daytime than these two and they were still bringing it well into their 60s. This loss is leaving a huge hole on the daytime landscape. John was the type of hero that simply doesn’t exist anymore and most of that affability came from Drake, an actor who was equally parts sexy leading man and loving dad. He’ll be missed.

Wow so many words when “Sorry we’re weird!” would’ve sufficed. Jesus Christ.

They’re COUSINS. I joked with you earlier about this but I was JOKING. A realistic suggestion of this is beyond gross.

The fùck?

Port Charles, Loving, Passions and Santa Barbara all began their first weeks with location shoots. I hope this show continues that tradition. It would be nice to get a sense of place initially.

I could have lived with the initial plots on Passions, other than Timmy and the angel/hell in a closet stuff, most of them were fairly boilerplate. No, for me it was the dialogue. It was painfully repetitive and spoke down to it's audience. There was no depth or nuance, it was just "Here is thing one. Now thing two. And here is exactly how I feel about both of those things. You will never have to question my motives or intentions because I will tell you exactly what they are." People would often compare it to the writing for a children's show but Sesame Street never made me feel stupid.

This is a good point and reminds me that the young leads of a new soap are more make or break than the older cast. Think Susan Lucci as Erica, Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke, Gillian Spencer as Viki, or a reference that isn't 40 years old (lol), Lindsay Hartley as Theresa. Passions gets a lot of flack (rightfully so and most it from me) but she carried that show on her BACK for a decade. Even when the material was [!@#$%^&*], which was often, she never was. And she was brand new to acting AND the rigors of daytime. Hearing "first new soap opera in a quarter century" is wild. I remember excitedly following the news leading up to the premiere of Passions. That was a fun summer.

If you want to live with your head in the sand because you’re just happy to have a new soap opera that’s your own issue. Not mine. Anyway, I’m not arguing this with anyone. Peace ✌️

I don’t know, maybe you are. I’ve seen like one image of you a decade ago. My criticism is valid and I don’t know why you’re trying to shut it down because you lighten up in the winter but that’s on you. And it’s not just skin color, it’s phenotype as well. Let’s think critically here.

I know what colors we come in, Errol. And I’ve watched all three of those actors on television for years, in what world are they not lightskinned? Lmao

Tamara Tunie is a huge get and speaks to the promise of the show since ATWT did her dirty and she stays booked and busy yet she’s back on daytime. DD was a great Rachel and Karla Mosley has…also been on daytime. I kid, she was pretty good when B&B let her play evil. Of course they wasted it. The only thing that gives me pause is the casting of three light skinned actors…CBS in particular seems a fan of the paper bag test BUT they all have history in daytime and are playing family so I’ll let them cook. Also love the new title and logo treatment. Big fan of soap titles that say something.

Agreed. She is a solid actor who was saddled with a character the show didn’t bother to adequately redeem. Any love Babe received was ENTIRELY due to Havins performance. Babe, on paper, was a monster.

Ashley Jones IN as Taylor. Why not? She looks the same age as RB and it's not like logic ever mattered on this show.

Trying to get those last gasp handful of Guiding Light viewers! If Tom Pelphrey wasn't Mr. Kaley Cuoco and consistently employed they'd be knocking on his door to play Dante.

I choose death.

Whoever decided to include that clip of Mo throwing that envelope must hate him. It looks like when you try to make a paper airplane go real fast.

This was easy to ascertain from the joint interview she had with Lane. And she’s right, what we’ve seen so far have been very dull dialogue wise. How old are Chase and Brook Lynn supposed to be? Because they’re written as Young Marrieds but the actors are like 40 and with SORAS Brook Lynn should be too. This might be her first marriage but she’s not 25.

Anna also spent the hour basically convincing Dex to not turn in Sonny because Sonny’s family might get hurt. She’s making zero sense as a character right now. She’s spent three months explaining her new stance on Sonny but now that she has his dead to rights she pulls back? It’s frustrating. I think Amanda Setton and that guy have a good rapport onscreen, they just have no romantic chemistry. I feel no desire from them. But most of the couples on this show lack desire and passion. Nina and Drew are the only “couple” who act like they want to fück each other. Everyone else is very “guess I have to kiss my coworker today!”.

I knew something was up when we had those string of QVC (or whatever that network is called on the show) episodes. They felt like filler and were some of the worst daytime I have ever seen. No, television.

Well this is whiplash. I am so confused as to how we got here. How do you hire a new headwriter team with no story to tell? I know Y&R did it a few years ago but that was weird and should’ve remained an outlier. Jason returned with nothing to do, he barely interacts with his family and friends. I hate the guy but for viewers who tuned in to see him, this is not what they want to see. There isn’t a single story on the show that has forward momentum, there is nothing to anticipate. So it’s been clear to me for a few weeks now that behind-the-scenes drama was causing the show to basically be in a holding pattern. That’s why we have had several episodes dedicated to things like Sasha being a cook and Gregory repeatedly going in depth about his illness with anyone who will listen. I feel sad for the show because this was their last great hope (that they didn’t give a chance because of what appears to be egos). I will miss the characters speaking more intelligently and judging Sonny for his crimes. What’s the over under on Sonny being the patron saint of Port Charles again?

I've thought this for years. I will never understand how they've become the faces of the show. And I don't think the show would lose much viewership if Sonny got a nice little exit story and the rest of the show was actually good.

And they can use her in marketing materials. "3 time Emmy winner Sarah Brown returns to daytime!" They'd be smart to get daytime legends and not a bunch of TP castoffs.