Liberty City

Credits for Friday, December 5, 2025: Created by: Frank & Doris Hursley Executive producer: Frank Valentini Head writers: Chris Van Etten and Elizabeth Korte Writers: Emily Culliton; Steve Rosenberg and Cathy Lepard Director: Sarah Smith

week ending December 12 Monday, December 8, 2025 – Episode #15851 Carly takes a big risk. Alexis receives a warning. Lulu is alarmed. Marco romances Lucas. Brennan briefs Josslyn. Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – Episode #15852 Jason watches over Britt. Lulu is livid. Sonny and Laura compare notes. Charlotte is relieved. Justine details her plan. Wednesday, December 10, 2025 – Episode #15853 Nathan makes an arrest. Alexis puts Willow to the test. Sidwell makes an offer. Portia panics. Michael asks Kristina for help. Thursday, December 11, 2025 – Episode #15854 Michael and Jacinda grow closer. Willow gets her hopes up. Nina gets an eyeful. Drew gets a shocking offer. Molly shares a secret. Friday, December 12, 2025 – Episode #15895 Britt is moved. Jason is frustrated. Chase stands his ground. Dante and Nathan make a discovery. Brook Lynn is torn.

date: Friday, December 5, 2025 | Christopher Dunn, Danielle Paige | Michael V. Pomarico Love seeing Tracy finally pop up again. Nice seeing her. I appreciate Vernon keeping Marcel on the path he's meant to be on, and he looks quite handsome at the same time. Uh-oh. Ted is going to go for the jugular on Tomas. That is papa bear right there. Damone is a whole lot of a person... perhaps a bit too much, but his makeup work on the women is flawless. Aw, a Devon and Neil mention. How special is that? Just wish it was something we could have seen. Not the spoilt bitch still obsessing and being all about herself. Sweetheart, LET IT GO! And I appreciate Nicole not allowing that "half" to slide. Sharon and Tracy's reaction to the news about Dana being Barbara's daughter is hilarious and very on point. Not Jacob having something negative to say about Eva, and he barely even knows her. Nicole put that mirror right up in front of her spoilt, self-centred bitch of a spawn. Good on her. I like hearing more about Eva's backstory, and I appreciate Ted truly getting to know his daughter and her history prior to his knowing she existed. Tomas, I would not do that. Your life is about to be destroyed. D E S T R O Y E D! Not Tracy catching onto Sharon and Vernon's secret meeting. Notes: I never expected Dunn and Paige to work together, but they are a dream team! Hope to get more from them as we head into 2026. I appreciate Pomarico's direction and that we are seeing some alt. views of established sets we have yet to see. It is very exciting. The fashion and makeup on the ladies of this soap today is top-shelf! Everyone is looking flawless, especially in preparation for WinterFest. A true show-up-and-show-out gala. And a Forrester Creation? I love that callback.

Writers: Christopher Dunn Danielle Paige Director: Michael V. Pomarico

WTAF do they have Katherine Kelly Lang wearing? And Jennifer Gareis' tracks are very visible. Come on now. Raise the attention to detail.

Same. It's like, "Okay. It's GH time, I guess!"

week ending December 12 Monday, December 8, 2025 – Episode #13268 Victor strikes back against Matt Clark. Cane makes a new alliance. Phyllis gives Adam a warning. Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – Episode #13269 Michael pulls out all the stops to surprise Lauren for their wedding anniversary. Wednesday, December 10, 2025 – Episode #13270 Victor launches his plan of attack against Jack. Billy and Sally prep for their launch party. Noah and Audra have an unexpected reunion. Thursday, December 11, 2025 – Episode #13271 Sharon questions Sienna about her intentions. Audra makes a deal with Holden. Lily has a change of heart about Cane. Friday, December 12, 2025 – Episode #13272 Phyllis pushes Cane's buttons. Nate confides in Lily. Nick takes matters into his own hands to protect Sharon.

100% Watching Beyond the Gates is warm and welcoming; watching General Hospital (and the others) feels like a slow-moving chore.

And yet, unlike GH, they can manage their cast's size, truly. 🤣

week ending December 12 Monday, December 8, 2025 – Episode #15265 Jada's date night with Theo is interrupted. Gabi and Philip grow concerned. Cat questions EJ. Paulina comforts Abe. Chad, Kristen, and Tony debate escape options. Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – Episode #15266 Susan catches EJ and Cat in a compromising position. Javi overhears Rafe. Gwen rejects Leo's suggestion. The DiMera captives make a bone-chilling discovery. Wednesday, December 10, 2025 – Episode #15267 Alex surprises Stephanie. Paulina tries to reassure a worried Chanel. Tate fills Holly in on his dilemma. Brady and Sarah commiserate. Rachel is influenced by Sophia. Thursday, December 11, 2025 – Episode #15268 Xander opens up to Marlena. Sparks fly between Brady and Sarah. Extra precautions do not sit well with Johnny and Chanel. Gabi defends herself to Javi. Rafe and Jada search for answers. Friday, December 12, 2025 – Episode #15269 Stephanie and Alex talk about their future. Maggie upsets Jeremy. Gwen protests when EJ decides to go after Leo. Rafe warns Cat. Chad expresses his fears to Theo.

And I think that worked in her favour; audiences were so used to seeing her as Dixie that seeing her in a role like that of Rosanna, it worked to her benefit as a recast. Plus, Yvonne Perry was out of the role for enough time that it allowed for her to really stake her claim.

The more we are given Peter Bergman and Melody Thomas Scott onscreen together, the more I feel robbed of the Jack and Nikki reunion. Truly.

I feel like Julie Pinson was received well.

Damn. That's disappointing. I suppose, given that he lives in Texas, it's more convenient for him to be recurring.

Errol already confirmed Vaughan is on contract. Lindstrom has been recurring since the beginning.

Overall, happy with the performance of Beyond the Gates (although, it deserves more), but the Women 18-49 Rating is disappointing.

Someone we know of, or someone new?

Finola, as far as I know, hasn't taken annual breaks for the past few years.

date: Thursday, December 4, 2025 | Sara A. Bibel, Lynn Martin | Phideaux Xavier Look at Anita using her influence and money to ensure Dana is handled. Dana, sweetie, I get why you are trying to help Peaches in this way, but you are absolutely overextending her when she should be getting her rest. Welp... I guess Carlton is out, based on that phone call. That blows. Adios, Dr Fitzgerald! So it was Eva whom Samantha called... for money? Honey bunches, that is not entirely appropriate now, is it? Ouch... this double date is cold in so many different ways, and of course the spoilt bitch has not learnt from her last public discussion at Uptown. She will never, ever learn. So, Shanice knows someone who she could set Nicole up with...? Someone tall, dark, and handsome? Uh-oh. What are Anita's test results? Why do I feel like we are about to get something along the lines of cancer or Alzheimer's, etc. Tomas wanted out of that lunch date and I do not blame him. Whew. The tension could be cut with the dullest of dull butter knives. Of course Dana would go to Nicole with the so-called emergency (a.k.a., Peaches). Marcel manning the security gig at Winterfest is going to end poorly. I just have that innate feeling. Samantha's idea, on paper, is solid, but it is going to need a lot of tweaking to truly be effective. And of course the spoilt bitch who got Samantha grounded would have some shït to say. Of course she does. That is right, Samantha: call out the spoilt bitch on ruining things. Put that shattered mirror right up. It is very sweet of Nicole to talk to Peaches; she did not have to do that. It shows her strength of character. Anita is making her way around town. First the Police Station, then Garland Memorial, and now Uptown. She is the woman of the moment, I would say. Aunt Melba? Sounds like someone we all have in our family. We all have an Aunt Melba. Dr Rollins, huh? Cannot wait to see that face that caused Nicole's breath to be taken aback. Notes: Great work today by Bibel and Martin; a few hiccups here and there, especially from Martin, but overall, a solid day in terms of the script work. I adore seeing Tamara Tunie (Anita) mix it up so much today as a woman, then as a mother, and then as a grandmother.

Credits for Thursday, December 4, 2025: Created by: Frank & Doris Hursley Executive producer: Frank Valentini Head writers: Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten Writers: Micah Steinberg; Stacey Pulwer and Cathy Lepard Director: Denise Van Cleave

Writers: Sara A. Bibel Lynn Martin Director: Phideaux Xavier

Ok, that was a good-ass fakeout. I liked that a lot.

Is it a Newman trait to be forced to take substances? First, Jordan IV-fed Nikki alcohol, and now Mitch is forcing Noah to take drugs? Whew. What lessons Josh Griffith likes to teach audiences.