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ITA - the irony is that those were suppose to air Th, Fr and Mon because of a pre-emption and the AG tribute insert episode. Joss told Cullum it was Friday on the Tuesday episode two weeks ago. Honestly, I think it worked out better this way. I returned to GH after a decade last April after reading about the Gio story. It peaked my interest because it seemed like classic soap drama. I soon got hooked on Drewcifer. Haven't skipped an episode since.

I've always been pretty lukewarm on teen/young soap characters, but GH's casting is excellent - Gio, Emma, Danny, Charlotte and Rocco all make the show better. The brilliance in the casting is that they are close to their characters' ages - it's not like the old days when they were casting last 20s as 17 -20 year old. Rocco's scenes with Lulu could've been a messy trainwreck. It was interesting to watch AH guiding FC so it didn't go off the rails. Definitely the highlight of this story.

Nikki as a loose canon is great. MTS' delivery of the 'you might as well know...' to Cane about Lily was awesome! Diane + Patty - was so good. Patty getting in just the right digs. I'm glad there's a big bump for Jack/Diane because Diane was becoming way too domesticated. It also crazy how Diane's return helped center the Abbott family after so many years of flailing around. The chemistry between ZS + LA is off the charts. I'm all in on Noah/Audra Part 2. Please don't let Teriah reunion be a done deal because it's off to purgatory for those two. Perhaps Daniel gave Tessa a gift on New Year's Eve to give us some good drama. Working with Graz has been great for Cait because I actually care about Tessa for the first time - ever.

That's what I've been saying for a few weeks now. It's completely illogical. If Sheila knew and was playing them, I'd buy that. Maybe we got a clue where this is going from the Sheila/Li convo about Finn .. Sheila agrees not to go psycho, if Taylor convinces Finn to spend time with Sheila. The whole Finn can't have contact with Sheila is ridiculous. Seriously, like Finn going over to Pizza Hut for a weekly drink would be such a burden. I'm surprised Li hasn't suggested that since she's seems to be perfectly comfortable. Brad is missing the point of character redemption - it doesn't keep them in purgatory permanently, it's suppose to get them acceptance/forgiveness - see Quinn/Deacon as most recent examples.

Chelsea eviscerating Billy was not where I expected that convo to go. Thank goodness the real Chelsea is back. They better not be ending Dessa - mostly because I don't MG/CF to completely fade off canvas. Seeing today's rare MG/CG scenes reminded me it was 21(!) years ago when Cassie was crushing on Daniel. Yeah, that's insane.

4000 episodes with extended scenes. That's remarkable. Were those shown internationally? Unlike Y&R, DAYS and GH, B&B definitely benefits from having its entire library available. OC, the latter 3 soaps stopped wiping about 10 years earlier, so they'll have around 11000+ episodes if they ever decide to do this. Let's hope B&B prompts the others to do this. And still waiting for the day P&G decides to monetize their cultural significant archives.

Loved The Vine owning her actions. I'm glad she finally reference 'Liam' as a reason why she's trying to protect Electra from a man who isn't fully committed to her. She's also right to tell Miss Dylan that she has more to lose than gain by squealing. I do hope they keep AB around so that Liam will have someone to turn to when Hope gets all judgy on the Spencers. Carter schooling Daphne on not talking about office romances was rich. Myron, Quinn, Katie and Hope say 'hi

Since we know B&B doesn't drop comments like that randomly. It was weird and not proper for Ivy to talk about RJ's muscle(s) in the office. That oddly crude for Ivy. Regardless, AB is only 35 - it's definitely proper for her to go for RJ. Honestly, the past few weeks have shown why it's been a crime to waste AB. I still don't get why they dropped Ivy/Liam after that one kiss like 2 years ago. SB been an unexpected find for B&B. She absolutely nailed it when Miss Dylan ripped into Electra about not understanding her circumstances.

The cousin scenes were strange and forced. All Will had to say was he offered his resignation and co-CEO Steffy refused. Katie/Brooke scenes are getting nasty and real. KKL/HT are great scene partners that know how to play off of history. HT doesn't need poor, sickly Katie to deliver. Historically, B&B reverts characters to their status quo - it would be great if this evolution of Katie actually stuck.

I was right - GH is behind two days - so OG Friday episodes have been airing on Tuesdays the past couple of week. Agent Jacks confirmed it when she told Cullom it was 'Friday' on this Tuesday's episode.

The chemistry is definitely there so I can forgive whatever plot device. It's simply crazy that Jack married Patty 44 years ago! And that Patty miscarried after catching Jack with Diane in Jack's office at Jabot. I only hope that Diane is gifted with similar karma on the boat. While all three actors have changed, it still works because of PB, SH and SW. And, I loved PB's eye-opening glance/thirst when Patty removed her top! It was such a 'Smiling Jack' moment because sanitized Jack is a bore.

Worse was Hope's indignation about Eric. Are you kidding me? I've always disliked the Forresters being portrayed as being right, no matter how despicable their actions are - kicking Eric to the curb - while everyone else is somehow morally bankrupt. $B hanging up on Bridge, Eric was fabulous! I know it's unlikely, but I hope Brad has a change of heart regarding LOGAN and keeps it as FC's rival. It'd be great if Eric is forced to continue working for LOGAN based on the contract. At first, he'd be p.o.'d, but if they brought Deke as LOGAN's future designer, Eric might discover he has an opportunity to reinvent himself, etc. There's no need to burn through this story just to revert to status quo.

ITA - The Eric/Katie angle is a complete missed opportunity. Eric volunteered to help Katie launch LOGAN and then he wanted to be her designer after Ridge tossed him out like a broken stapler. I've always despised Eric because he's a smarmy narcissist - very childlike - pivoting to whatever he wants like a baby. FC only survived his flightiness because of Stephanie's money, business acumen and, frankly, stability. And Bill/Katie are on the right side of this fight both legally and morally. I'm sad LOGAN will be gone and forgotten by May sweeps.

Yeah, totally forgot Deke - like Brad intended. What was the point of Steffy firing Deke followed by Katie interviewing Deke at the Pizza Shack?

Yeah, just like Brad didn't mess up the slam dunk that we called in January - revealing Eric as LOGAN's designer at the end of the fashion show. For weeks we heard Eric's involvement had to be kept secret only for the story to completely unwind in two episodes. And, now, LOGAN, like the Forrester Fashion House takeover, will be a distant by May.

Ivy was right about Miss Dylan all along, so why is The Nose sticking it where it doesn't belong? With the two accent girls appearing quite regularly, it's clear Brad is making an(other) attempt to kick-off a youth movement. All the major characters are extremely played out and life-paired. It took many attempts over years before lightning struck with Steffy/Liam/Hope. The Zende/Lunacy/RJ was a massive fail, but I do see potential here with Miss Dylan, nuRJ, Will, Electra and Deke.

I know GH has it's own unique way of filming episodes out of sequences for casting/set reasons. With the pre-emption a few weeks ago and the insert AG episode, are the intended Friday episodes now airing on Tuesdays? It's not a big deal because I usually binge two or three at a time. More curious if anyone knows.

The Vine sprouting about 'It's Naught Prawper' turned out to be 100% right about Miss Dylan. The dessert gag is gag-inducing. Does Brad believe the audience finds this amusing? After today's scenes with Taylor, zero chance Sheila doesn't know. 'The three of us are in this marriage together' hug. Please. Praise breaking news on DVR because I was about to FF through the rest.

The most interesting scenes were Daniel/Sharon, not because of the content - it was the way MG/SC played them - the underlying comfortableness of 20+ years of history/tragedy. While the characters may have forgiven each other about Cassie/Heather, it's definitely not forgotten and there will never be any sort of kumbaya.

If B&B wants to do a twist that is faithful to OG Sheila - it's that she's known this whole time about Taycon and she's been playing them as well as Hope/Deke. Honestly, it'd line up: Sheila confiding in Taylor about no lovin', getting Taylor to encourage Deacon to give it to her, Sheila's barging in today and scaring Taylor only to give her a big hug/thank you and then sharing the of tawdry details. It'd be a classic Sheila manipulation and it'd be the only viable route for the character at this point. Sheila being this clueless about something this big and close isn't believable.

Interesting, she uses past tense in the key paragraph: 'I played... honored ... grounded' Not sure the point of resurrecting Lexie if she's not long-term. Oh, well.

What's up with Will being the victim of a predator for the second time in a year? Will didn't consent, but Miss Dylan still kissed him. It was creepy and forced. What's with Hope 'Taylor is the woman you want to spend the rest of your life with...' nonsense. They haven't even gone out on a date, much less hooked up and Hope is already picking side-by-side burial plots.

OMG - The Willow photoshoot was so positively perfect! Birth Mom's tattoo means the daddy is connected to someone on canvas. Since Curtis appears to be the most potent man in PC ... why not make it 3 sibling for whiny Trina? But we know it's going to be J. I thought Kristina and Jacinda were going to makeout in Charlie's instead we got.... blech

I'd love to have seen KB + RB rehearsing their scenes - I'm sure they were shading the grossness of their convo. I enjoy both, but had to FF. I like SK and RB, but Taylor getting involved with a patient who's a married man is almost as unbelievable as Taylor stalking Deacon under the guise of a takeout pizza. C'mon. At least Hope calling out Stephanie, but those scenes were marred by Cosmo Kramer Mumbles, who was not needed. And why did he greet Deacon with a hug when they live/work together? That was weird. I'm convinced they are making Deke bland and infantile so that nobody cares when he suddenly disappears from the canvas. I feel badly for the actor -they likely promised him a hot groundbreaking storyline, blah, blah, blah and instead gets bad hair cuts, terrible clothes and relegated to taking at the trash. Why am I surprised?

Both unexpectedly great scenes. CR ability to switch from charming to lethal to funny has won me over. I hope they keep extending his run. The show always has a 'Big Bad' and most are pretty one-note.