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Was there any reporting on why they recast Jack Brennan? That was a surprise. I liked the actor. The recast actor is good, too. Wasn't he Joey Buchanan back in the 1990s on One Life To Live? Surprised they gave Selena Wu an actual office and said she has a shipping business! Good for her.

So sad. She was so beautiful on All My Children. Thanks for the update.

What does the "(45 mins runtime)" mean for GH? Did they air less commercials on that day on ABC or does that mean 15 minutes was preempted by some bogus news?

LOL. Loved your whole post. I guess Kristina owning the same bar she was managing and bartending part-time for years isn't much of an event. Jordan being so mid and constantly cool is her whole style (and a nice contrast to the over-the-top scenery-chewing that's done by the rest of her extended family). I cannot believe they have her son playing a 30something doctor when she looks 20something. She's the most beautiful woman in ABC Daytime since Renée Elise Goldsberry. I'm glad they're treating her better than they treated poor, under-used Evangeline (who definitely belonged with Trevor St John's character, if the show didn't wimp out). I hope Cyrus kills Gio & Kai soon. I'm sick of Trina's aimless stories at the art gallery and art class with the quarterback. They're worse than Liz when she was talking about painting the wind back in the day. The actress that plays Trina could do a great job if they made the character (figuratively) dark. It's doubly a shame they got rid of Esme. Trina having a nemesis that corrupts her would be far more compelling. I thought Cody & Molly were cute. I hope they don't send Cody into a destructive spiral and turn him into another AJ.

I agree! I never watched the show consistently, but the hosts in this final seasons were the most likeable in all of daytime. I'm hoping Whoopi, Joy, Anna and whoever else on The View really upset Trump soon and create so much controversy that ABC cancels that horrible show. They caved to him already in that ridiculous defamation lawsuit. I'm not MAGA, but cancelling The View to bring back One Life To Live and/or All My Children would make ABC great again!

Did CBS greenlight this because of how Y&R stayed #1 so long due to its black audience or because of the success of Tyler Perry's soapy series? I love the pedigree of the cast (they need to bring the female lead from AMEN back too, she was the funniest) and writers, but fictional lifestyles of the mildly rich & spoiled just doesn't seem all that compelling when soapy reality shows like The Kardashians are already a decade stale and you've got actual billionaire technocrats ruling an enslaved world. Having said that, I hope this show is a wild success for CBS so it inspires the resurrection of Pine Valley and/or Llanview on ABC.

If this show even thinks about killing off Felicia, it'll be Frankie Frame's death all over again and GH will deservedly be cancelled. How many murder and death storylines have been on this show this year? They dwell on every death for days and weeks, too. Totally uninteresting, as is another serial killer story. There was no good reason to kill off Dex. He was pleasantly harmless. They should have killed off Gio or TJ instead. They need to recast Lucas, too, if they want to keep that character around. The best part of the show is the Drew-Michael drama that's impacting the other characters. Cameron Mathison has such a good hire and this storyline is the only one during his whole character's arc that's been interesting. He needs more meaty dramatic material like this and being the traditional philandering Quartermaine man. It's a bummer Chad Duel is apparently leaving and ending this family feud prematurely. I wonder why? They should recast with a handsome newbie.

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GH does not need him ever again. We've already got a great replacement for Ingo/Jax in that WSB actor/character Brennan or whatever his name is.

What does he mean by "GeneralHospital and #portcharles which is now on utube.” Is that official? I hope there's an explanation for his character's sudden disappearance. I'd rather have him than other the other boring lawyer characters (Ric, Diane, etc.). They need bring Ken Shriner back, along with Lucy. We need that comedic duo.

Totally unnecessary casting of unnecessary characters. Trina & the Quarterback need to ride off into the sunset swiftly and take that annoying Gio with them.

First time in months GH actually surprised me twice in an episode! Willow & Drew's adultery fully blossoming after coming (nearly) clean to everyone and the symmetry of the adultery happening in parallel with Michael & Sasha's one night stand. FINALLY secrets, lies and SOAPY extramarital affairs with 2 triangles happening simultaneously. The end of the episode was another visceral surprise for me, even though we all knew that guy was eventually going to be coming for Holly. I didn't expect a mundane coffee talk in the Quartermaine's breakfast nook to be interrupted by an armed kidnapping! I like how the Quartermaine mansion has so many sets at the same time on the show now because of the number of characters and stories going on there. I was surprised that Diane got her own office, too. The worst part of the show was Kristina screaming-- all the Sam death stuff is overkill at this point. Other than Steve Burton, none of the other actors have done much to make any of the grieving scenes about Sam's death worth watching. The show needs to move on from all the bereavement and stick to lighter, soapy fun.

Did they ever explain Cody Bell's last name? Is he related to Katherine Bell? I like that he's a part of the Scorpio family and keeping them viable as all the actors are excellent (even James-- the only child actor on the show worth watching). I'm glad they broke Sasha & Cody up in a way that should happen a lot more often on soaps given all the paternity/maternity stuff (and even IRL people should be getting genetic tests so they don't accidentally procreate with a relative given all the IVF and orphaned babies out there). It's wild how often Michael is played by that temporary recast, especially for a pivotal scene. I was hoping Tracy & Ned could have blackmailed Cameron Mathison's character for a lot longer.

He was a really great actor. I don't know why they bothered recasting Sonny's father.

Enzo De Angelis was nice and looked like a 14 year old. They should have kept him for continuity.

What were the fake GH stories? Probably more interesting than what's on screen. 🤭

This was funny and cute. This little character-based side story for Lois & her accent was delightfully different than the boring, recycled lead stories. Seeing so many characters in the Quartermain mansion was nice too!

Cute. Dr. Ganon? Is this a Llanview link? Will Rachel or Nora Hannen Ganon Buchanen be making a cameo? 😄

Judging by the first couple of days of Lucky being back, I'd rather have Nikolas (played by Adam Huss, the best actor to play the part since Tyler Christopher originated the role) back on the canvas. Crazy that they sent a Cassadine to prison. Makes no sense at all. I don't even remember for what he went to prison for.

The highlights from this past week were definitely the stories centered around Cody & the extended Scorpio family with that cute kid James. Plus Tracy/Cody is always a delight! Drew & everybody. Nice to see Cameron Matthison back to his old self, exuding chemistry with both Nina and Willow! John Brennan & Anna. This is could be a much better dynamic than Anna & Valentine if they play it right! I'm glad they've gotten rid of some dead-weight characters, but they could definitely trim some more. I'm glad they ditched the daughter Blaze, and the Deception scenes could be fun, but if they were going to insist on Eva LaRue being on GH, they should have brought Dr. Maria Santos on to push out Portia from GH. Nice to see Scotty, Lucy, Laura, Tracy, Felicia, Mac as always. Maxie is great, too.

I just came across this Dutch trumpet player doing The Bold & The Beautiful theme by the most recent Daily Dose of Internet video where he pranks the police mimicking sirens: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-dMjUxMBmP/ Nice to see B&B continuing to be so popular globally! I wish the rest of the American soaps were still, too, producing fun, soapy drama for the global masses.

Julie Berman was the best, but I'd rather have a recast than Rylan back. Not that I care about the Lulu character all that much unless they're bringing Scott Clifton back as Dylan Quartermaine to be Lulu's new romance. Now that would be exciting! It'd be nice to have Tracy Quartermaine have both her sons back in the Q mansion.

I hope she stays on B&B forever, not because I like her or think she's a decent recast for Hunter Tylo because she's not (very few actresses are as stunningly gorgeous as 1980s/90s Tylo). I am just glad this means she won't ever be on GH again. That would be the real travesty!

Totally agree on the reactions @Soapsuds posted ( "jump Sonny jump" and TJ being terrible). The actor playing TJ is hot, but cannot do anger, frustration or melodrama well. The character is almost as annoying as the even more sanctimonious Portia, always being judgy worrywarts that are hung up on other people's business. He needs a whole personality transplant to be likeable. The writers should consider a heel turn for TJ into a Lothario or something more gray. The GH rooftop set looks great. Fitting place to let Sonny take a swan dive! Thanks @John for the history lesson on falling upstairs to losing a baby. Irna Phllips' As The World Turns, what an institution.

Always nice to see this classic character/actress drop in. She's aged beautifully.