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It’s such a shame that the actors really do genuinely seem like they have chemistry. If he came in as a new character they might of really had something there.

JG sucks. I honestly feel he may be the absolute worst. As in worst than even MAB. That’s truly embarrassing.

So now that we know who Aristotle Dumas is, I guess the only question remaining now is who ends up getting killed? And I really can’t imagine a “whodunit” storyline for ANYONE other than Victor. He is really the only person who could be killed off and have literally anyone on the canvas be accused of his murder. Anyone else just wouldn’t make sense..

Oh I never thought they were on location. I was hoping it would be on location in the beginning but that was just me being naive. I just don’t get why Adam and Chelsea aren’t in the group scenes with all the other actors.

It’s pretty underwhelming. They set this whole thing up like we were supposed to be shocked at the last minute even though it’s been the most predictable thing all along. (It still makes absolutely no sense that Dumas is Cane) but it wasn’t exactly a mystery even from the beginning. I think JG is trying to capitalize on the fan base of Lane which was pretty popular at one point, but I don’t think it works today like it might of 15 years ago. Not to mention, it’s not even the same actor playing Cane.

Tomorrows U.S episode: It’s super odd that Adam and Chelsea aren’t in France with the rest of the cast. I wonder if it has anything to do with Mark Grossman’s two ex-girlfriends being there.

Thank god for classic GL and Days episodes I have recently stumbled on. It’s definitely itching that scratch that I need right now for soap watching!

The group scenes feel awkward and I don’t know why. It’s like they don’t all like each other. When they’re acting around their regular scene partners they just appear much more relaxed.

I watched all the rest of January 1999 last night and was shocked how the month ended with a bang especially where Dinah is concerned. I won’t be too spoilery because I know there’s some people in this group who are watching old GL episodes too and they’re a few years before me. I will say though, I was shocked to find out Gina Tognoni takes over this role because I’m familiar with her role as Phyllis at Y&R. She was always the more toned down, sophisticated version of Phyllis so I’m curious to see her earlier work as Dinah on GL. I know I still have several years to go before I’ll get to see that but right now it’s hard to picture her as Dinah with the way Wendy Moniz has been playing her in these episodes. Also I just learned the actors who played Hart and Dinah were married in real life! I wonder, did they decide to exit the show together in 1999?

Thank god cause I really thought for a bit they were gonna try and push that off as the chateau bedrooms. I was so confused and underwhelmed. I’m glad to know this is not the case. Still, I won’t hold out any hopes that the chateau will be anything special.

Are we actually going to see inside the chateau? All the so-called bedroom sets in the chateau just looks like the train set to me 🤷‍♂️

When I go to the young and the restless YT page it just shows no videos. I can see everything on the YR_insider one though. (I’m in Canada)

Crazy cause just as I’m reading this I’m just learning about Reva/Cassie being sisters 🤣 I’m at the episode where everyone is at Hart and Cassie’s house for what I presume is her baby shower? These episodes are great for new viewers like myself for connecting the dots on who is related to who. I googled Fletcher and he doesn’t look familiar so I don’t think he was around during this time. Apparently he will pop up in 1999 at some point though.

I haven’t got to see Cynthia Watros as Annie because Signy Coleman is now playing her in 99 and I assume that’s how they explain the “new face” aka plastic surgery to look like Teri. I have no issue with this actress or how she’s selling the role, in fact I think they’re all doing a great job including Josh/Reva. I just feel the storylines a bit silly, but hey it was the late 90’s. These kind of storylines were everywhere back then. That makes sense about Laura Wright/Cassie not being on screen much at this time. I haven’t spent enough time with her yet to decide if I like her though. I will typically root for the heroine if I like the actress so time will tell.

January 25th 1999 - I skipped two episodes because I wasn’t able to view it on my phone, but I feel I should start with the Annie/Teri situation. This has got to be my least favourite from this show so far. I was intrigued at the start of January with the drugging Josh’s aftershave thing, but now it’s become such a mess I honestly don’t know what going on. By the end of this episode Annie is being carried off to jail and Teri seems to be recovering and doing well. I’m sure it doesn’t end here though. It feels very Kristen DiMera-ish but a watered down version. Still better than ANYTHING we have in soaps today though, for sure. I got to see Vanessa and Ross interacting over their daughter, Dinah. They are concerned and rightfully so, or actually should I say Vanessa is concerned. Ross doesn’t seemed too bothered and maybe it’s the influence of that India character helping him be more “care free”. Still need to learn more about these people but I really appreciated that interaction between two parents of a grown up daughter, it felt real. I also really got the sense that these two people used to be married. I could picture it easily. This episode was my first time seeing Cassie which was surprising. I got the sense during all these episodes she is suppose to be the heroine of this story and yet she was barely on in January. However I totally understand and accept how stories would rotate and take turns being front burner, that was part of what I love about classic soap. Maybe I’ll see more of her now that Dinah seems to be losing her absolute [!@#$%^&*]. Dinah is gonna steal that woman’s baby isn’t she? I can feel it. Last but not least, this Blake and Ben characters are SUPER new to me.. I must confess. So I don’t know anything about this talk of Blake’s mother trying to kill Ben, but I’m certainly excited to find out more. If anyone wants to get into the back story of what happened pre-1999 im all ears! I’ll admit as much as I’ve been LOVING the Harley/Susan story and Michelle/Danny story, it was nice to get a break. Even characters you enjoy the most can get exhausting. It’s nice to see some new/recent faces of people I haven’t gotten to get acquainted with much yet!

I’ll def have to give that book a whirl at some point, maybe after I read Jeanne Coopers book because I’ve been wanting to check that out too.

LMAO I figured. It reminded me of some really low budget shows we had here in Canada in the 2000s. Thank god we have access to the earlier episodes on here!

I just took a peak at the Guiding Light series finale out of curiosity since I’m kind of invested in the show now. Can someone explain why the final episode looks like it was filmed with a potato?

Phillip seems very selfish. Susan is obviously being a manipulative little girl but he seems to be completely against letting Harley have a relationship with her daughter. The only thing that matters to him is him and their baby together. I’m waiting to see/find out if Drew is a psychopath in her pursuit to make Jesse hers. Either way she seems very selfish. Her and Danny seem like a better match for eachother but Michelle is cooped up at that mansion with him. Oh how I missed all the fabulous 90s sets

Yup I definitely noticed the desperate part pretty quickly. That usually makes for a very exciting character though so I’ll look forward to seeing more of her. I don’t know how to feel about Vanessa yet, I’ve only seen her a couple times.

These 1999 episodes feel slightly Days-esque. Don’t get me wrong, it’s soap that definitely feels like it stands on its own with what it has to offer but I wonder if the success of 90s DOOL had an influence over the underlying tone of the show during this time? It seems especially evident with characters like Carmen. She’s giving me Stefano DiMera vibes but the female version, and Michelle reminds me of a young Carrie Brady. The Annie and Alan relationship also reminds me of Days but I don’t know exactly what to compare it to.

January 1999 continued I’ve been introduced to the Beth/Matt/Vanessa triangle. I love that I’ve already watched a handful of episodes and I’m still being introduced to new storylines/characters. Matt is a handsome guy don’t get me wrong but I just wouldn’t expect these women to fight over a man like him. Is he rich? I guess I’ll find out more as I watch. I just about peed my pants when Beth tripped and fell on her way out the door after aggressively kissing Matt, lmfao! I forget how feral soaps used to write female characters. It’s entertaining none the less. 😛

Why are we doing Phick/Shick again..? Phyllis is already in a triangle with Billy and Sally I thought. Is this really necessary? The desire for these writers to have an over saturation of Phyllis in every storyline needs to be studied. Not to mention she was in scenes with Cricket/Danny the other day too…. 🤨 Ugh. We’re so tired Phyllis.