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They shot only 200 episodes for season 1. That means some repeats before the end of the year. Tuesday is episode 179. That means 21 new episodes before Jan. 1 My guess is we get repeats on December 24, 25, and 26.

Only 2 new episodes this week.

I hear you on Anita and on everything else. The problem for me is that we're constantly waiting -- with Anita and with others -- for someone to get their comeuppance. In the meantime, for all appearances, the bad guy (here, Leslie) seems to get away with one thing after another with no repercussions. I understand writing it this way, but it's happening all over the canvas, and that is frustrating. Is a takedown at Winterfest worth it? Is it worth the wait? Would Anita really want to spoil that event by making it about Leslie? I want Leslie on the show, but I don't want the other characters to be stupid and enabling. Some of us feel like stories have stalled because of the continual "They're going to pay for this" dangling all over the place. That's good news/bad news for me. I love it when we "complain" about something and then get it in the next episode or so. But all the time?

I can't stand Jan, either.

The Mark Green return hasn't worked for me so far. They're styling him like he's a Jonas Brother, and there's nothing about him that says "doctor."

I don't trust this show -- at all. Was it intentional that we never saw how Luna escaped, or did they realize they couldn't make it look realistic so skipped the escape completely? Scenes can be written any time to fill in those blanks. Lisa Yamada announced her exit, but that's meaningless. We've seen that before. Didn't Tanner Novlan announce his departure as Finn? Meaningless. Is it ridiculous to being Luna back? Of course, but we've had plenty of ridiculous with this show, including Finn, and Eric and Liam miraculously escaping death, and don't get me started on Sheila. Do I think they know how they're bringing her back? LOL I don't. I don't think Brad works that far ahead. The biggest problem is that Luna is a MURDERER. She killed two people. How you redeem that, I don't know. But we all know Brad Bell doesn't care if we think characters have been redeemed.

We're getting far less traction on the BTG board these days. That was bound to happen, I know. The pure rush and excitement of a new soap was bound to wear off a bit. Now we're into holiday season where people are busier and perhaps not posting as much. Still, I wonder if something else is going on. I wonder if interest in GATES is waning, at least here.

The character returns would have been enough to draw interest for this wedding. The Phyllis stuff was not needed -- none of it was needed. All of it should have been written as sugary and sweet and sentimental and emotional. Instead, Josh Griffith included the woman who tried to run over Christine with her car. And damn, how embarrassed did Billy Flynn look in that scene when Cane was blasted by Nina and Amy? I don't think that was a character feeling humbled. I think that was an actor thinking "What the absolute hell."

I'm still SMH at Laura discovering Dalton's body in her trunk and shrieking like a crazy person. Hasn't this woman seen -- or caused -- multiple deaths over the years? All of it was overdone. If ever a situation was clearly a setup, this was it. A call to the police would have cleared Laura in short order, but no, we have to do the soap thing and have characters behave like morons. I guess we can all stop wondering why Laura hangs with Sony and pretending she's better than he is.

If we watched a good show daily, I might be kinder, but this just made me angry. Josh Griffith is USING history for a quick ratings grab, and it's cheap and worthless. Danny and Christine will marry and we won't see them again for months, when they'll blow in for Easter dinner. Nina couldn't show for her own son's funeral, but she's there for this. I'm sure we'll never see her again. Amy and Nina confronted Cane in the most godawful, embarrassing way. Pathetic television. Lucy was nowhere in sight. "She's not feeling well." Gina is now a "former singer," whatever the f_uck that is. If this show really cared about history, they'd give her a song. Phyllis was again like a gnat that won't quit. It wasn't interesting and it wasn't fun. I didn't care that she wasn't the one who sent the flowers that Christine was allergic to. Diane was there, but not Jack. Huh? Where were Victor and Nikki? All of it reminded me of what Y&R used to be, but not in a good way, because after the wedding we return to none of this. These are stand-alone episodes that mean nothing.

-- Sophia did her best acting today. Playing catatonic suits her. -- Please kill off Susan. -- Rachel is a monster. Please kill off Rachel.

The entire hour was depressingly bad. Hated it.

And another: The pastry display case at Orphey Gene's is always the same. That cake and pie have to be moldy as all get out.

I love this, since I'm a proud and out nitpicker. -- The Uptown green has to go. -- That cafeteria set looks like an afterthought, and it's claustrophobic. -- I like Dani's house, but the sink on her kitchen island is so tiny it's ridiculous. It barely fits a dinner plate let alone pots and pans. -- Anita and Vernon's living room is FILLED with tables. I lost count. -- No idea why Anita's work table is decorated with blue and silver and looks like the Christmas decorators came in. -- Why is Vernon getting singing lessons in a hotel room?

Oh, look, the set designers heard my complaint about the lame as hell Mr & Mr mantle decor, so they took it down. 😂

-- I'm glad Genie Francis has been given something to do, but I thought she overacted like crazy today. That was scenery chewing. -- For me, the Dalton In Laura's Trunk is just OK. I understand a story falsely blaming Laura, but I think the writing makes her look SO damn stupid. -- And who does Laura call for help? The town's mobster murderer. Yeah, Laura is a real heroine.

-- This "Luna is dead and so is the baby but we won't show you the body" is so lame, so badly done. -- NONE of this grief over the loss of the baby resonates -- at all. None of it is sad, none of it is emotional. Lighting a frickin candle doesn't do it, Katie. -- Today's show was important to watch only if you cared to guess who's taken the most Ozempic shots.

Chief Baker can't even pronounce "miscarriage."

-- The writing for Samantha is off. I don't expect her to agree with Tyrell on everything and to give him hugs all the time, but the constant snark doesn't work. These are siblings who supposedly have a bond, right? Then why does she throw digs at him repeatedly and throw him under the bus in front of their parents? -- Scenes with Smitty and "the kids" are great, but again, the writing....oof. Tyrell asks if Jessica can join them for Thanksgiving dinner, and that turns into a big thing? Yes, discuss it with Martin, but why act like it's some big deal, especially with Samantha weighing in that there's possible sex involved? -- More weird talk about Tyrell attending Banneker. Why would a parent be so shocked that their child wouldn't focus on only ONE school? Everyone on this show acts like the only school in the universe is Banneker.

Gotta love the way Daphnee Duplaix makes sure that Febreze label is aimed right at the camera 📸 😂

Y&R ran a promo for Danny and Christine's wedding at the end of tonight's Elsbeth.

Chest and pecs look really good and tight. He was shaved and smooth. Some here prefer him hairy, but I don't.

😂 😆 😂 I LOVE IT!!!

Yes to all of that. A couple weeks ago, I mentioned we never see patients at the hospital -- not coming through the elevator, not in a wheelchair, not going to an appointment. Two weeks later, still no patients. Oh, we do have Peaches. She's played by Arle Michel, who lists her "playing age" as 21-35 in her bio. She's hooked up to an oxygen mask that looks like it's from a Halloween costume. If Garland Memorial is going to be a major hub on this soap, they need to do a much better job.

🤣 Why not? The show is already a mess, so bring on Luna 2!