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From the MIMS files: Jill sells CI to Victor/Nikki, but *faux* Cane alludes to talking to Jill about trading all his more valuable assets to buy CI, including somehow getting Billy back involved (the call in Paris). So why didn't Jill just sell it to Cane in the first place + keep Billy in charge. Now if Cane's motivation to trade all his assets to win back the love of his life, maybe it would be mildly interesting.

B&B now will air *Friday* cliffhangers on Tuesday, which means the week will end with Wednesday episodes. Based on what we know from the studio move, this will continue through mid-September. Per Deadline, B&B starts filming again August 19. Honestly, Brad & Casey probably aren't too sad with the pre-emptions because JMW's absence will be even shorter or barely noticeable.

Y&R: DG is 53, BF is 40. DAYS: BF is 40, CF is 32! Sony is definitely buying into this de-aging thing... Just sayin'

Replace BunHead with SINN, $B with Will and Sheila for Lunacy. Even Brad doesn't know what he wants to do with Luna. - 6 months as sweet/victim; - 6 months as murderer/jail; - 3 months as *misunderstood* and worthy of freedom; - 3 months of becoming unhinged. Make it make sense. LY is by far the best younger actor the show has had in years. I simply don't understand the extremes. After the pardon, it would've been easy to craft her as a young Sheila - smart, manipulative, but not criminal. Seduce Will, keep Remy as her *Mike* etc. If you're going to retread stuff, at least mine stories that were good.

In the article posted June 6 about B&B's move to the new studio: 'Production on the half-hour series will resume on Tuesday, August 19, after its summer hiatus.' Since the announced the move that day, Brad made it sound like production just wrapped and that they are moving during the hiatus. One can assume they have banked enough episodes to air at least until Friday, Sept 19, which is 4 weeks after the restart date. I'm assuming B&B tapes at least 4 weeks in advance, which increases since they tape more than 5 a week.

Y&R is *not* on location. Those scenes are filmed at the studio. I think it has more to do with Adam/Chelsea being siloed probably due to contract guarantees. This may explain why Victoria also isn't part of the Dumas reveal.

I'll pass. If they'd kept Cane as Jill's son, I'd be invested. Re-doing that is a textbook example of how to muck things up. P3 shouldn't never been revived.

Is it possible with B&B's spring filming schedule and the summer off (moving to new studio), that JMW may only be off-screen for a very brief period? B&B just wrapped at the old studio, which means they have enough in the can through early/mid-September. JMW must be due soon. Since filming doesn't restart for a couple of months and JMW takes incredibly short leaves, is it possible she'll only be off-screen for a couple of weeks?

Agreed on Cane. Last week, I said the best way AD could make a serious impact would be if he's Jack/Nikki's *miscarried* son. It would certainly shake up GC and add another layer to Abbott/Newman drama. The kicker - Victor has known the entire time. Nikki has been far too accepting of Victor's machinations during the past few months. Perhaps, she needs an awaking. Was it really a toss-off that Jack recognized Nikki's perfume when he entered the train? Or was it a clue that Jack/Nikki will somehow reunite. Diane has been declawed and achieved her 40+ year goal - acceptance into the Abbott family. SW is far too talented to be a stepford wife. There is a ton of material to be mined - Nick/Victoria/Kyle, etc. Cane is an outlier. If you're gonna hire Billy Flynn, he has to be directly connected to one of the main families.

Jack Wagner easily the best male actor on B&B. I was indifferent on Nick/Brooke *but* Nick is a far better alternative than Brooke pining away for Ridge. TK and RB definitely work as a couple. RB can make Taylee work if she's given decent material - like today as opposed to the Lunacy preaching. Please let Haynes reign of terror end quickly. He is the perfect casting for Finn's son lol

Sony must've really *loved* JG's pitch for this story because they hired BF, brought MM back (for a bit), invested in new sets, promos, etc. It's a pretty significant investment. Hopefully, this story delivers after the build up.

Thank you! I bet the Nurses Ball scenes (the red carpet/musical performances) were longer than initially planned, which meant they could back some of the drama scenes + a couple of flashbacks thrown-in to create an extra episode. That would explain why the trial started a day later than announced. Boy they're getting rid of ELR - fast. Disappear to Belize is the answer? Please. Rick, Martin or Diane could easily challenge that DWI charge on any number of procedural issues.

I was cheering! The last thing we need is a Lulu/BLQ peace treaty. AS/AH have become good sparring partners. Contrast that with the Chase/Dante spat, which was completely forced. Drew - did not expect that. CM plays smarmy Drew so well, it's impossible to tell if it was sincere or another manipulation. Side note: Tracy mentioned it was 'Thursday' on today's show. Was there a national pre-emption in the last few weeks - (not Memorial Day)? Or did they insert a new episode somewhere? I know the latter has happened before.

It seems like Damian's arc is complete- reconciles with Amy, good with Nate and Winters, etc. When Amy *misspoke* and said 'whodunit' on Friday's show, that clinched it for me. Holden is actually the better choice for a long-term play in GC: no blood ties, a mysterious background, younger and can be paired with a lot of the canvas: Lily, Audra, Claire, Abby, Phyllis(!), Sally, Chelsea, Chloe, re-cast Summer, etc.

MTS rocking that orange mumu!

I'm cool with loathsome characters (CamDrew) because they can move stories forward, but what did ABC Daytime Icon ELR do to deserve this? Granted I've seen very little of Nathalia, but the Marco/PCPD scenes make her awful - not in any kind of fun, mischievous or, even compelling way that can pave the way for more (e.g. Ava, CW's Nina). She's been written with no humanity. Why would ELR sign on for this? I suppose it's inevitable that CAva are gonna do it in the Q barn stables - complete with hay, wool blankets, sweat and being found by Tracy.

The only way I'll be interested in the A.D. character is if he is Jack/Nicki's allegedly miscarried son. Honestly, if Clare, Mariah, Amanda, Dylan, Philip IV, and Diane can exist, why not? It'd definitely shake things up because he'd immediately be connected to half the canvas. And, oh so many upheavals - Victor + Diane would be on the same side of that mess. If it's the suspected recast, it'll have same fate as MW's Diane, but worse because that character literally has only one meaningful connection in GC. I hope it's been an intentional misdirect.

Lunacy has enough money to buy stylish clothes, hair/make-up, an apartment, a weapon and get custom, glossy posters targets. OK.

@dragonflies @janea4old I can't recall B&B releasing this many advanced clips - that's at least 4 - in addition to the weekly preview. I'm assuming B&B has research - probably through streaming - that shows viewers tune in for Lunacy. It's the only reason why they'd promote it this much. If it was a dog, they wouldn't call attention to it.

Absolutely! Brad should've simply moved on from Lunacy. There's no point of freeing her, if you're not going to at least make an attempt at redemption or incorporating her into the fold. It happened with Quinn, who committed quite a few felonies before become the Forrester Matriarch. Heck, keep Lunacy in prison and have Poppy/Finn discover that she gave birth to twins - 'Sunny' could've come on with a clean slate and still had Sheila/Finn and all the other drama. It certainly couldn't have been worse than what we've witnessed with the destruction of $B.

I think she was recurring for the one season. The next season was only 10 episodes because of strike and then it was cancelled. So, yeah, it didn't turn out the way she hoped.

In the article about the move to the new studio, it said B&B will resume production August 19th after its summer hiatus. I'm assuming yesterday was last day of production because of the announcement. Does that mean B&B has a full 3 months in the can now? They must have at least 3 weeks past restarting production - maybe even coinciding with the start of the next season - usually mid-September. The could mean JMW has filmed enough to make her on-air absence pretty short. Anyone know how B&B's production schedule works?

Gosh, what a waste with Lunacy. Why have her live with $B, reveal Finn, pardon her, etc What makes this story incredibly hollow is that what Luna is asking isn't unreasonable - to spend time with her cousin father. She's not asking to move in with them. How hard with it be for Finn to throw her a bone by, say, I'll meet you for lunch/coffee once at week at the hospital cafeteria. Lunacy isn't going to hurt Finn. In fact, all her crimes were related to finding her father and it turns out to be someone she's loved her entire life. Instead of course-correcting the nonsense of last summer, Brad somehow found a way to make this worse! That's a skill... Of all the younger actors B&B has cast during the past 5 years, LY has shown the most growth and range. Why get rid of her?

For sure. They could've done a similar set-up - with Devon cheating. I'm assuming they had enough notice that MM could be leaving to have Devon mess up enough to get Hilary to leave. I do think MM has done a solid job with Amanda - as I said before: When Amanda rips someone a new one it comes across as fact, not filth, leaving the receiver with no comeback (see Abby and Sally as recently examples). That's something unique to Amanda and MM's delivery is flawless. I want more of that! Frankly, I just want MM on a regular basis.

Didn't Katie call The Nose out a few weeks ago when Katie overheard her talking to Zende? OC, there was absolutely no follow-up. Maybe it'll come out when Daphne returns to drop a surprise on Carter. We all know Carter talking about having a family to Daphne that night is typical B&B foreshadowing.