Liberty City

If "papa" and "ma petite" were to stay gone, for good, I wouldn't be upset. I'd probably celebrate. Like mother, like daughter, I guess? 🤣

Ravi Gulati & Suki Panesar are the only two I enjoy, if I am being honest. The others I could see leave, and not feel anything about it. Vinny Panesar is perhaps one I could see feeling something about if his character was shifted the tiniest of bits. But, other than that, I feel nothing towards the rest of 'em.

Oh, of course. It was a case of someone being given an inch, and then they took the damn mile. And she's proof: executive producers should not be head writers.

I don't think he'll die; if anything, he'll be in a coma, due to the burns and when he wakes up, he'll have a "new face" due to the burns.

But was Kelly unpopular or just Davidson in the role? Because, to me, there's a difference. Because, honestly, while miscast she was the strongest actor in the role from my POV.

Except, Kelly was a popular character. Don't think she was ever unpopular.

Loved her as Genevieve. But they ruined that character.

I'm so excited to see everything; the previews we've seen just look.... rich in detail. We've been checkin' and the check ain't checkin'.

Only if Michael Logan comes out of retirement for it. Otherwise, keep it.

You mean, you're not immediately turned on by him? After all of these years? Oh no.

Based on their delusions, yes. And they'll continue to be disappointed and drown each thread as they've done since March.

This opening was good; should have had the Faces of the Heart theme, though... but the mix of crops annoyed me.

It was such a '90s/'00s thing to have the theme overlay the scene(s) preceding it. Miss that era.

Credits for Thursday, January 2, 2025: first new episode of 2025 Created by: Frank & Doris Hursley Executive producer: Frank Valentini Head writers: Elizabeth Korte, Chris Van Etten Writers: Celena Cipriaso, Cathy Lepard Director: Allison Reames Smith

Yes, the more red-hued orange dress is stunning. The fashion is serving in the first episode alone. Dani is definitely looking to fulfill the "momager" wild child vibe that she's been described as. Plus, she gives "free-spirited, headstrong and uninhibited".

She's one of the Real Housewives of Potomac stars.

❝ “We wanted to have a show on the air that spoke to a different side of the Black experience,” Val Jean tells Entertainment Weekly over a joint Zoom with Ducksworth. “Not the downtrodden, not the ghettoized. We wanted to show rich, Black people doing messy things.” “I've long been fascinated with showing the side that we haven't seen a lot of,” says Ducksworth. “In these Maryland suburbs, there were some of the most affluent African American counties in all of America. So looking at that and the wealth of everything at Howard University, I felt that this was an area that was ripe for the picking. You get the upstairs, the downstairs of it all. It's true to life." ❞ Thankfully, none of this sounds "ratchet" or like "smut," or even (Thank God) "Black porn". This sounds smart, thoughtful and very insightful. Ducksworth calling it "true to life" is refreshing. That's what we like hearing! Nope; wasn't just you.

Everything looks so beautiful! The fashion, the hair, everything! But, Karen Huger?! C'mon now.....

Guess I'm the only one who enjoys the presence of some Panesar family members on the canvas. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I'm going to state something controversial... but the work of Kay Alden, Lynn Marie Latham & John F. Smith was not bad. Yes, Latham was in there, but I do think she infused something different that was needed at the time. And while I don't usually love executive producers to have head writer credit, Smith did quite well with the production of the episode, as well. Visually, we're getting back to what we see in the clips above, but we're still a long way off. Amazing what you can do when the dialogue is there. And, it's also alarming just how emotionally damaged each writing regime has made Sharon... whew. That Sharon is a complete 180 to the Sharon of today, and that sucks.