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Honestly, Anna needed Emma's presence in Port Charles, too. It was nice seeing Anna in the "grandma/mom" mode against Emma. But Emma vs. Josslyn is giving what I needed, but I do need more of it. Time for her to go fully off. Nothing about Kai works for me, at all. Another pointless hire.

I'm doing it now; didn't think BOLD was posting spoilers but they did.

I think he looks handsome. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Could have gone without it. Major jumpscare.

General Hospital week ending January 3 (x) Wednesday, January 1, 2025 Encore Episode 1555A (Original Airdate: September 23, 2024) Carly and Brennan have a loaded encounter. Portia is on edge. Terry defends her decision. Elizabeth voices her doubts. Curtis counsels. Thursday, January 2, 2025 – Episode #15620 Anna issues a threat. Ava seeks Alexis's assistance. Michael is shocked. Lulu is frustrated. Willow receives an invitation. Friday, January 3, 2025 – Episode #15621 Sonny contemplates his future. Michael tries to leverage an advantage. Charlotte makes a decision. Jason refuses an offer. Sasha confides in Felicia.

General Hospital week ending January 3 (x) Monday, December 23, 2024 – Episode #15619 Elizabeth makes a big discovery. Isaiah advises Lucky. Kristina gets intel from Lucas. Ava seeks out Laura. Trina shows something special to Kai. Tuesday, December 31, 2024 – Encore Episode 15537 (Original Airdate: August 26, 2024) Tracy is shaken. Laura embarks on a mission. Anna enlists Robert's help. Jason hears Brennan out. Brook Lynn has an emotional talk with Chase.

Credits for Friday, December 27, 2024: Created by: Frank & Doris Hursley Executive producer: Frank Valentini Head writers: Elizabeth Korte, Chris Van Etten Writers: Micah Steinberg, Kate Hall, Anne Schoettle Director: Tina Keller

The Young and the Restless week ending January 3 (x) Wednesday, January 1, 2025 –Y&R airs Classic Episode #8361 (Original Airdate: April 6, 2006) Sharon confronts Phyllis about her affair with Nick, Jack deals with a crisis at Jabot, and Victoria keeps a secret from Brad. Thursday, January 2, 2025 – Episode #13031 Nick makes a shocking discovery, Jordan targets a new victim, and Mariah is haunted by her past. Friday, January 3, 2025 – Episode #13032 Victor threatens Ian, Kyle and Claire celebrate the New Year in style, and Phyllis shares a secret with Daniel.

The Young and the Restless week ending January 3 (x) Monday, December 30, 2024 – Episode #13030 Victor and Nikki question Nick supporting Sharon, Ian and Jordan make a dangerous move, and Danny races home to surprise Christine in time for New Year's Eve. Tuesday, December 31, 2024 – Y&R re-airs Episode #12997 (Original Airdate: November 8, 2024) Victor brings Nikki "home" to the Newman Ranch leading Abby and Devon to finalize their wedding plans.

Same. I remember it being big on sites like Daytime Confidential at the time.

That was OLTL, though. I mean, Hughes came in for a very short period of time to wrap up the Cole/Starr/Hope storyline. EMERGENCY RECAST: Brandon Buddy to Be Replaced as One Life to Live's Cole! (November 1, 2011) UPDATE: Van Hughes Cast as Cole on One Life to Live! (November 1, 2011) Buddy filmed for one-day and then left for "personal reasons," so they recast with Hughes.

I don't think Brandon Buddy was ever poised for GH. Van Hughes was the one announced to reprise the role for the limited-run.

Oh, so rough. The greys. OMG. It was DEPRESSING! I remember the home Jax built for Carly doing from light and bright, to dark and depressing. It was so, so bad. SO bad!! Thank goodness for some kind of budget increase.

Oh, they absolutely were banking on the crossover viewers from both shows. But, ultimately, it blew up in their faces. And see, I didn't find the production bright and cartoonish, I found it dark and yellow. I swear, Frank Valentini and company brought the OLTL cameras (not built for HD) over to GH, and it was so jarring to see. Plus, some shots had horrible cropping. I may bitch about DAYS' production... but whew, GH took the claim first. It was so bad to look at, and then Valentini took a paint brush to so many sets, and everything looked B A D. Well, I am sure [some] would, but I'm all set on it. And, after that really off-putting/cold Blair cameo in 2023, I'm all set on it. We've got a large enough cast that really needs to be slashed (not trimmed, SLASHED) going into 2025. WHEW. I can only imagine. 😭

I could have seen the "writer" trying to pull that kind of storyline had TOLN's production not forced ABC's hand, re: OLTL characters. And, honestly, the absence of Sarah Webber is one that should be remedied at some point.. Rebecca Budig was right there, ijbol. Oh, I fully understand it, but it felt like there was an assumption predominately GH fans should have/would have cared about the loss of Cole & Hope after only three/four episodes of watching them. Now, had they lasted a few months, maybe? But three/four episodes? No. As a regular GH viewer, I felt nada but annoyance... plus, the immediate onslaught of OLTL characters being force-fed was so off-putting. Again, as a non-OLTL, that's my POV. I get it, from a OLTL viewer experience, it must have been wonderful to see "their characters" again, and had it been AMC characters (whom I felt would've worked better at GH than OLTL, especially if we had been given Lorraine Broderick), I might've felt differently. And, honestly, I didn't mind the D.I.D. storyline with Kate (who I will never acknowledge as "Connie")... and, at the time, I liked the Kristina recast but, looking back, it was ill-fated. They really said, "Less Alexis, more Sonny" with Lindsey Morgan as Kristina (a.k.a. "the Mob Princess").

Am I the only one who suddenly begins speaking in a British English accent when watching British telly? And finds it hard to switch out of?

As a non One Life viewer, I again question why I should have cared the kid was killed off, and why we needed a multi-month storyline of Starr (poorly crying) trying to avenge the death against General Hospital characters. Yes, but it was within the first episode.... like, they came on, in a car... and then BOOM died, so we didn't even get to "know them". I knew some backstory of Cole & Hope, but wasn't a One Life viewer, so it felt like forced-care as a viewer via script where their deaths were concerned. It was poor writing and execution, as if we should have automatically cared for these characters, and for Starr's loss. If anything, it turned me off to her more than it should have. Fans should be lucky Kassie DePaiva wasn't offered a contract (which, if I recall, semi-pissed her off, didn't it?). The only positive that came out of the whole One Life saga was the hiring of Maura West (caused by TOLN's production of AMC/OLTL).

Either The Young and the Restless or Santa Barbara would be my third, honestly. General Hospital could also rank there.

Just be thankful it wasn't in his One Life role, and we were forced to care about why he was there. 🤣 I'm still wondering why I should have cared that Starr's baby and her boyfriend were dead within an episode of debuting....

Honestly... I try to forget that era of the show so much... it was towards the end of the "writer's" tenure, and it was messy as ever-hating-fück. I dreaded watching. And honestly, I won't lie: he and Emme Rylan (ex-Lulu) did have some chemistry. But, the role of Dustin missed a lot of marks... so many anvils they could have played on with him, and they never did. If Y&R had brought Rylan back as Abby, I could have seen Mark Lawson being cast as Chance, and them continuing their work there.

The Edge of Night, Search for Tomorrow and One Life to Live likely would not even be on the list if it were mine, honestly. The top three seem solid, although, I [could] possibly see another number-three.

Finally catching up after long last. Made it through April and May 2024 yesterday; am in June right now.

I don't think they are. But, Chris Clenshaw revealed the attacker would be revealed in February, for the 40th anniversary.