Gatecrashers

It's always fun to read your feedback and opinions. I'm glad you're feeling better.

I'm not sure if Doug is dead, either. The body was burned beyond recognition? Please. I have been watching soaps for 45 years.

I still remember him as a young man with dreams on the Daytime Confidential podcast over 15 years ago. I don't know much about his ability, but I'm glad that his childhood dreams came true for him.

I loved him, but he really changed. After using Martin for a booty call, I started calling him Sh*tty. And, the way he spoke to June was downright vicious. Is this how MM came across as a rapist character on Days? He was seriously scary today. I think he's actually jealous of the kids having a relationship with June and hides behind his concern to look legit. Maybe he had a tough upbringing himself and that's why he's overprotective? I hope the writers have a motive for his attitude besides providing drama between him and Martin.

Actually, every girl fight I've seen growing up was about taking the earrings out and whipping out the Vaseline. Nothing new, lol.

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Remember, she used play money last month and didn't know the difference? Waitresses need skills with making change etc..

June's just being human, though. I never was a good waitress and even when I last tried, in my mid-40s, I was terrible at it. It is NOT easy, and I have several college degrees. As for Nicole/Ted/SPS, I think SPS may pull a Nola Reardon (just without a pregnancy). He will probably stop and she will claim it went all the way (because he's wasted).

Where's Rowena when you need her?

I wouldn't go that far... BG and AA are, though.

Like Kat did? No, that was a TMI info dump. Not appropriate. It would be even worse with Sam, who is a minor (allegedly) AND a relative by adoption.

BTG's Alex Alegria has entered the chat and would like to display how wooden an "actor" can get.

They could have made some of the white people related to anchor them better to the core. I guess there is speculation that Ashley is Joey's daughter, and, honestly, I wouldn't hate it. Vanessa and Derek could have been siblings, and Pamela easily could have been Smitty's mom. I would also give Tomas and Caroline both some family connections to diversify the canvas.

No, actually, you didn't. But, I lived away from my home state for 10 years, and I didn't have any family nearby, so it's understandable. However, a throwaway line to explain this would be helpful. Then again, no friends have visited either. Not even Jacob, his so-called bestie has come by. Also, my family from out-of-state would visit me as soon as possible if I were paralyzed. It seems as though Derek, as a character, is not a priority to the writers. He's just propping Ashley and providing a stumbling block to Ashtray (my version of AshDre, because they suck together).

Who, in soapland, could play a convincing Ashley? I can see her as more of a scrappy, wrong-side-of-the tracks sweetheart (as written). I can't think of any current actresses that could make her interesting. As for JJ, I think she'd make a much better bitch. When she showed that side, she actually was more appealing.

It IS as tacky as (most of) Ms. Hayley's clothes...

100% When you reiterate what it is supposed to be - what it is on paper - I finally see what Michelle and co. are going for. I've seen none of that on my screen, though.

The ladies are certainly no slouches, either.

I missed my Fairmont Crest friends last week, but I missed y'all, too.

Awwww... I like Dumb-as-a-Post Doug. His naivete has endeared him to me.

This is really good!

It is a bit strange considering what this episode is about. You know - to include a real-life Instagram reel.

I vote for Naomi.

I'm really disappointed. The "Marlena" that I read in SPW was always critical in an intelligent way and this completely missed the mark. She is getting older and has had serious financial troubles lately (I believe related to her and her husband falling for a scam). Perhaps, sadly, she is not as sharp as she once was, and that is the reason for the bum article, or, she hired a ghostwriter that doesn't have a clue. Either way, this is terribly sad.

I didn't see a lot of my cousins growing up, but I still know that it is disgusting to sleep with them. I will never understand how these shows didn't just air incestuous storylines, but downright glorified them. And, the nasty people that think these relationships are ok are usually the first ones to clutch their pearls when a LGBTQ or interracial pairing is introduced. SMDH