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Wow...when was the last time Esther appeared in six episodes in one month?!

I will say the actor playing Doug and Vanessa's son actually looks like he could be their son.

I'm still pi**ed about them killing off Chance. There was ZERO reason to kill of that legacy character and it NO LONG-TERM STORY IMPACT.

It'll be interesting if we find out the Live + 3 and Live + 7 numbers. As the article said, many people, including myself, don't watch the soaps when they air but later. I'd give BTG a solid B. I think it's actually doing reasonably well. Every soap has some growing pains the first year, but it's been reliably entertaining for the most part. I'm not a fan of the Joey casino or Derek/Ashley stories, but I still really enjoy Leslie/Eva and Martin/Smitty.

It's true. For years now, if I randomly tune it, it's just people talking in circles about who's going to work at this company or take over that company. There are so many random damn companies you would need your own spreadsheet to keep track...and none of it is remotely interesting. How does any of it even pass as a "story?"

Maybe.,..but probably not...they'll finally figure out that no one wants to watch people sit around and talk about who is going to work at what random company for weeks on end. I have no interest in all. I have no idea why TPTB think the audience cares about these "stories."

Tuned in for a few episodes. The blackout did seem very lackluster. I'm not sure what the purpose was. I'm finding I really like the new actor playing Theo. Maybe, now, they will FINALLY give the character some major story. I was pleased that they had Theo acknowledge the racial aspect. If I remember correctly from the original story, they danced around it, but they never actually went there. I just can't watch Susan. That character needs a nice looooong rest. I'll miss BF as Chad, but I can't get into the relationship with Cat, either.

Loved seeing ES again on my screen! I suspect she'll make a play for the Q's house. I've only watched GH in bits and parts here and there for years, but I've found the show solidly entertaining the past few weeks, especially in comparison to the boring writing on Y&R or the cartoonish stuff on B&B.

This show just repeats, repeats, and repeats the same stories over, and over, and over.

Just her name alone...ugh. The actress seems fine, but someone can only do so much with this material.

Talk about a headscratcher! It would be so much more interesting to have Deke not be in contact with Deacon or Hope all this time and to hold resentments. I swear, ChatGPT could write this show better.

I'm reaching waaaaaaaay back, but I remember being a teenager and being so excited that the Dobsons were coming back to write for Santa Barbara. I loved the show the most when it was a bit gothic and kooky with smart dialogue, but the year they came back sort of fell flat. Then, they were gone again! Still, I would have been interested in seeing their take on AW which they were rumored to be taking the writing duties for at one point.

I guess at least the guy playing Deke looks to be on contract, so maybe they'll make at least a half-hearted attempt to do something with him.

As late as B&B is to come to the party, even though it's set in THE FASHION INDUSTRY, they haven't gotten this much mainstream press since....when????

It was an odd story beat to say the least, especially since the actress playing Samantha looks late 20s. Although, I do think she's one of the better actors on the show.

I feel sorry for RB. I think she's a great actress. I just wish she'd been given a fresh character to play without all this baggage. Not to mention that she looks about 20 years too young- which is a compliment. There really isn't anywhere to go with Taylor, and I couldn't care less about who Ridge decides is the best woman to boink this week.

Can't wait for this! I only occasionally check out GH, but I will definitely tune in for this.

Daphne is still such an odd character...all the lines about smelling her scent, etc. Ridge is such a horrible, wishy-washy of a man.

I think for the bookstore to work the focus of it should be on a coffee care within the store. That way you can justify people hanging out there. I'd all be for a new set...finally! The show is sorely lacking another male in the Tate-age range. He's the only one! And, there's no one for Ari at all!

The whole even using Remy part makes no sense to me. After he did what he did to "boring as watching pain dry Elektra" why should we care about him?

I always thought this character should come back at some point...maybe to upend Hope's life. Anything for a story that hasn't been already told for a thousand times!

And, shouldn't Brooke (I know this is asking for a lot) at least be like, "You were just engaged to someone else five minutes ago. Maybe we should give it a few days/ weeks/months before doing this to make sure we're both ready." But, nope. The doormat Brooke married that fickle misogynistic a-hole who's dumped her more times that she can count all over again just so he can do it ALL OVER AGAIN in a few months. It's downright offensive at this point. I. Just. Don't. Get. It. Does he have a "magic tool?" What is it?

Poor Brooke, once such a fiery character and one of my all time faves, has been reduced to Ridge's doormat. God, I soooo want her to tell him to go shove it!

OMG, right?! When he and Smitty were walking up the stairs, I was like...damn. Of course, the way it was staged when they fell on the bed...Martin is the top, I guess. I know that's a generalization, but...

That's my guess, too. Welcome to modern day B&B, just about 25 years late, especially for a show that takes place in THE FASHION INDUSTRY in LOS ANGELES.