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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.

I think Theo's ASD may have gone the way of Phillip's one leg...forgotten about.

Could it be possible for a preview to sound any more boring??? Ridge between Brooke and Taylor? Liam deciding he wants Hope back? Luna doing something crazy? Wow...not like we haven't seen all of this a thousand times over.

They also could have gone back and started the airing the Daytime Emmy in the DAYTIME again, like they used to do back in the day.

1,000,000% I don't know why they could never figure out how to write for him. Part of it seemed to be keeping Nick acting like a dude in his late 20s/Early 30s.

He's a really good actor IMO, and DAYS could never figure out how to use him. I hope he's the one that can finally do something with the cursed role of Noah.

Thanks so much!

Those would be fascinating to read! Where did you read the oral histories of Ryan's Hope, etc...?

I thought GT was AMAZING as Phyllis, and it was the first time I actually liked the character. She breathed new life in the part and made the character actually interesting and rootable. Now, when I do tune in, I find the character so annoying and played out. Saying this as a person who is over 50, the last thing this show needed was two more stars over the age of fifty that, I'm sure, are costing the show bank in salary. There is no "Young" in the show anymore. The money used on their salaries could have probably paid for 5 to 6 new actors in their late teens/early 20s to shore up that generation.

As whacked out as it is, I kind of love Leslie getting the house. She's such a mess. I love her!

Especially B&B...a show about FASHION that takes place in LOS ANGELES but has zero gay characters. I won't even go into the lack of any Latino characters for a show that is based in LA. B&B just feels more and more out of step from the times.

I agree that the acting with the Chelsea/Alison/Madison story is what's making it land a bit flat. I applaud the show for having so many LGBT+ characters! My mom, who had never seen the show before, caught some of this week's episodes, and the one thing she commented on was the acting. The actors playing Chelsea and Alison, especially, are still a bit green. Chelsea has gotten better as the show has progressed, but this story has been a lot all of a sudden for her to carry. The other Dupree girls just come off as much more natural.

Anybody else think the show will eventually move towards a Cat/Jacob pairing? They definitely have more chemistry that Cat/Tomas and Jacob/Naomi.