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That's awesome news!

I watched every episode of BTG for the first seven months or so. But, now I go days without watching, and sometimes I'll only watch for a few minutes. I soooo badly want this show to succeed, but to be honest, it's just felt so boring for so long now. It feels like nothing is happening and there is no story movement. There are definitely no twists and turns, so there's no urgency to watch. I thought something would finally happen once we found out Hayley's plan, but all she's done for weeks is make tea for Bill. YAWN. While I think the Anita cancer story is an important one, it's practically been the whole show for weeks now. There's not enough stuff to balance it out. We all know Anita's going to come through this, and Dani is certainly not going to get cancer and die. I need more surprises, more cliffhangers, and not endless conversations about the same things. One thing I think has been missing from the show from the start has been there is no "starstruck couple" who are being kept apart and that we can root for. What's the closest? Andre and Dani? They're already married. CBS can't be happy that the demos are now what The Talk was doing. I just hope that they make the show compelling again before CBS loses interest. That would be so sad and horrible for the future of the genre.

I think the frustrating part for me right now is that the show can have some nice scenes, for example, I enjoyed the Marlena/Sarah stuff on Tuesday, but there doesn't seem to be much in actual story and certainly nothing that feels like it has any energy to it.

So, I wasn't the only one who noticed.

Hmmm....

Okay, so what interesting promo. I REALLLLLLY hope Jeremy is not the crazy fan. The actor works so well with everyone he's in scenes with. But, WTH could it be if not Jeremy?

Will and Electra take boring to another level, and no, the Psycho of the Week story doesn't make them any more interesting.

NLG has been on fire IMO these past few episodes. She has an Emmy reel IMO. I would really love for Liz to have a story again...and where the hell have her kids been?

Raven Bower's is a REALLY good actress. I'm sorry to see her go. I hope another opportunity comes her way soon.

So, how many women has Carter proposed to now? It's all so ridiculous that this gorgeous man has spent YEARS being dumped on and struggling to find a woman who's interested in him.

Wow...all four of these are shockers. I can think of a few other characters that make more sense to let go...or use a lot less of (cough, cough Leo)

REALLLLLY loving the show right now. I'm so hoping that Willow gets completely off (and can't be tried again due to double jeopardy) and then see what she does next. It will be so much fun for Drew to see that he got played.

I think the actress that plays Ashley is actually pretty good, but the writing just hasn't been there for the character and everything with Derek didn't work. Hopefully, they'll be able to figure out a way to use her effectively. I wish we could have found out that she was Joey Armstrong's daughter, and her mom has been keeping it a secret. It would be a way to bring her into the broader story. I'm SOOOOO ready for Hayley to actually put the next stage of her plan in action. I, too, felt like things have been in a rut for a bit. I'm hoping these are good signs of what's to come.

I reallllly hope Willow gets a not guilty verdict so she'll be free to cause more drama and chaos. This version of Willow is FAR more interesting that weepy young heroine.

Loved the twist that Willow was actually the shooter! Of all the soaps, GH has been the one most keeping my attention as of late.

I've been rewatching the show on Plex. I didn't start really watching until Season 11 back when I was a teenager, so all the earlier seasons were basically brand new for me. I hated how Laura was basically given nothing to do her last few seasons until it was time for her to die. CM was such a phenomenal actress! I really had a huge appreciation for her watching those early seasons now as an adult. I'm now in the early episodes of season 13....God, help me! You can see it going off the rails. I think the show held up pretty decently up until the end of Season 12. I don't think I watched much of Season 14 when it originally aired. So, that will be mostly new to me, too. I know a lot has to do with Mary Robinson. At least they tried to make Laura part of the narrative sort-of at the end.

I know! I actually like the current Ari a lot. I've been hoping they FINALLY give her a love interest and also let her interact with the Hortons some.

The guy playing Jeremy is the best casting the show had all of last year. He just feels very natural on the show and is handsome as hell to boot. I just hope he really isn't the one behind the Stephanie stuff. It'd be nice to have a Horton leading man again.

That is IF they actually cast a Latin actor to play the part (cough, cough Rafe).

Best/ worst couple - Best Emma & Gio GH Worst - Daniel and Tess Y&R - Just beyond ick. Best/worst new character Best - Leslie BTG Worst - Daphne on B&B (all her smelling!) Hottest new pairing - Dani and Andre - BTG Best mystery - Who shot Drew? - GH Best/worst use of history - Best- Doug and John's funerals - DAYS Worst - Bringing back Ian Ward - Y&R Most entertaining character - Leslie BTG Most over exposed character - Ridge B&B....why is he ALWAYS on? Most surprising twist - Hayley is conning Bill BTG Best wedding ceremony - Hayley and Bill BTG over the top campy fun Best casting - Rory Gibson GH Best enemies - Dani and Hayley BTG Most ruined character Sally Y&R How did she become so boring? Best/worst new/old sets Best- The updated B&B sets Worst - Redressed hotel rooms on Y&R Best/worst costumes Best- BTG, the whole cast B&B - For a show about fashion, sometimes it's hit or miss

Honestly, I couldn't even follow the Jean Hackney story. The whole thing felt soooo out of place.

21 episodes in a year has to be the most episodes Esther has appeared in a very long time. I do wish they would use her more often as she reminds me of all the great Jill/Katherine years. Other than that, the show was a pretty big bore for most of 2025. The writers need to make a New Year's resolution to not use the words CEO, COO, merger, take over, and launch for all of 2026!!😅

And, is there any point to the story that's happening to Mariah? Tessa and Daniel was....nope. Didn't want to see that. Both actors deserve a way better story than that.

Overall, I think the character development and family interactions under the new writers is much better than RC at the end, but we are missing MUST SEE moments and good plot twists.

Ridge, the most insufferable, misogynistic narcissistic character on all of daytime, on every...single...episode and the most of any character for the whole year.