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Those cast messages are beautiful -- and believable because of who Lynn Herring is. Love it. Thanks for posting.

I agree with you that the writers are off here. They've made numerous missteps in suggesting how much money people have. All this discussion about the Hawthorne finances is an example of that. That Lynette is so broke is another. That Hayley has taken down so many marks and ex-husbands and doesn't mention that money is another. That Leslie seemingly has a never-ending bank account. That Samantha is written as someone out of place at the cotillion even though she's grown up around wealth and power. Regarding Darlene, I really like the actress and the character so far. I wasn't crazy about the dress she wore (that many posted here) but I don't think it looks cheap. I just think she's a beautiful woman they could have done better for. And Darlene has a sense of class that Leslie can't even sniff.

Yep to all of that. We grew to not care about TJ because this show never cared about TJ. Kai and Trina have been given pitiful writing. Isaiah's reaction to Portia's pregnancy is absolutely nuts. There isn't one. He wasn't sad or upset for even 10 seconds. There was no reaction at all. Again, pathetic writing. It's very difficult to think of a Black character on GH who's been given good writing.

Today's show was boring. That's all I got.

-- Holden should have been a match for Malcolm. Sending Holden off screen with Malcolm would make more sense than a pretend Charlie and Mattie. -- This Riza/Matt Clark/Spider story is so poorly written. Why does Matt have any kind of sway with her at all? -- Chelsea spitting out her dreams to Sharon was sooooo bad. Awful soap.

I have no idea what that list of names is supposed to indicate. There's no mystery to this plasma plot at all. It's so badly written that I have no words. And as I've said, I do not understand these arguments that Jacob and Smitty get into. Why is Jacob so angry all the time -- and talking about everything BUT the plasma? We have no sense that he and Smitty have ANY kind of plan. The entire story is a major fail.

Jesus, today's show was boring as hell. We had a good Monday and Tuesday, and then it was back to STALL.

I'm lost as to how this information is some big breakthrough for Smitty. He took a photo of a screen that has a few names on it, and that's it.

-- Why is Jacob so angry with Smitty? Their arguments are ridiculous. Jacob wants to follow his plan, but he doesn't even have one. I wish the writing for this plasma storyline were better. -- Vanessa is ticked at Nicole and throwing insults at her? Are you kidding me??? Vanessa stays being a whore. -- And Vanessa wants more job from Golden Corral Casino Mobster Joey? Isn't real estate and escort work enough to fill her tramp day? -- Production must have seen our complaints about the Airport Mall Caffeine Fix Coffee Shop Atrium set. They blew out the back wall to make it bigger. 😂 Yeah, that'll save it. -- Madison really thinks she and Chelsea should postpone their wedding -- set for next year -- because of a lawsuit? Are we sure this woman is all there? -- That lawsuit sounds so ridiculous and frivolous to the max. I do not believe for one minute that Bill Hamilton would recommend settling. Sounds like a lawsuit he could get thrown out in 20 minutes.

-- After some really fun, campy episodes, the past two have been uneventful and SLOW. -- Today's episode ran 18:55. Why is SO much time spent on flashbacks? With long pauses? With looks out into the distance? With walking aroung and nothing happening? -- Also, Taylor's response to Ridge when he said she went to Deacon because he chose Brooke was LAME. When they broke for commercial, I thought she'd light into him. Instead, she said "No, that wasn't it."

Considering the Baby Rabies this show has, Carly will probably be pregnant with Brennan's kid.

-- Makes little sense that Martin didn't tell Smitty about the added security detail. Who's paying for all this? -- And why is Martin traveling "all over the state" for his campaign? -- Smitty is always working on his "story." What story? What is there to report on the blood plasma theft ring? -- Leslie needs to be dialed down a bit. Every line -- every single line -- is shade or snark or a threat. -- Eva went at Izaiah pretty hard for not defending her to Darlene. Maybe Eva should go after her ridiculous mawmuh just as hard. -- Izaiah said their Sunday family dinners ended up in yelling. I thought the Hawthorne family was pretty calm except for black sheep Izaiah.

Just wondering how many of you carry your laundry detergent from room to room when you wash clothes. 😂

They listened to us and gave Shanice a bigger role -- and then sanded down everything we loved about her. The fun, shady gossip is pretty much gone, and we're left with a woman who feels less than and can't stop talking about how she compares to an ex. I absolutely hate it.

I swear this show is working overtime to make me hate Vanessa even more every week. This show is damaging the Nicole and Dani characters by making them do forgiving of their exes. I get that it happens, but both sisters??? Today, Dani railed against Ted while we've all seen her kiss up to Bill constantly. Nicole moves on to TWO men as Nicole 2.0 -- and then flirts with her ex. Are you kidding me with this? She's all over the place. Meanwhile, Shanice is watered down from who she was and feels interior to the mighty Dupree women. Today Nicole and Ted talked about her as if she's an afterthought. None of this is fun to watch, at least not for me.

-- Giving Black characters a life-threatening diseases is not exactly denigrating those characters, at least not in these cases. -- I'd accept an Olivia recast, but Josh Griffith wouldn't give her anything. She'd be used like Amy. -- Absolute no to a Malcolm recast. It won't work any better than it did with DM when they cast against type thinking they could subvert expectations. -- Stephanie's story about her husband Jerry and not contacting Malcolm was wonky, but all of this is much better than the other stories we've been tortured with. -- Age alert: Shemar Moore is 55. Nathan Owens is 42. Both look great for their age, but Owens looks especially good. -- The Crimson Lights lack of extras is a problem. The place always looks like it should be closing. -- I enjoyed Cane taking down Phyllis today. So glad to hear him destroy her and tell her she did nothing to earn what she has. -- Michelle Stafford is back to repeating her lines, sometimes a third time. Ugh. -- Cane and Lily belong together. CK and BF have chemistry.

Whatever it was, it's not working. -- I'm lost. Lynette says Hayley emptied the bank accounts of her 3 previous husbands. Then where is that money? Why can't she pay off Lynette? -- Bill is so good at connecting the Lynette dots but is still clueless about Hayley. Doesn't make sense. -- So Bill tears up Tomas' letter of resignation, then treats Tomas like a little bitch when their conversation ends? I don't like Tomas, but GMAB. -- Dani holds "detestation" for Ted for cheating on Nicole while she constantly throws herself at the feet of (and bumps hips with) the guy who treated her like garbage for their entire marriage. -- I did not like the way Ted and Nicole talked about Shanice. "Sometimes eggs is just eggs"? Are you kidding me? Hey, Ted, if you think Shanice wants more, tell her you're not ready for that. And Nicole, you say you don't want to have to define a relationship, but you're not 20 years old. Grow up andd stop using people. -- Vanessa finally has an office! It's the Airport Mall Caffeine Fix Atrium Coffee Shop, but OK. -- Vanessa's version of what happened on that couples date just shows what a terrible friend she is. It's sad that no one will tell her what a trash whore she is.

Kimberlin Brown is good in "Sheila is batshlt crazy" scenes, but she is terrible in emotional scenes, and one of the worst criers of all time in daytime. She squints her eyes and scrunches her face and that's it.

Thanks for the heads up. We had Eva with too much hair, now it's Chelsea.

I hope we're getting a 3rd opening and that BC hasn't been dropped from contract. If he has been dropped to recurring, then this show is making confounding casting decisions. David Lami Friebe is great looking, but his acting is a work in progress. Brandon Claybon is an acquired taste, but I like the way he's inhabited the role.

-- Watching that scene, I was rolling my eyes so hard and throwing my head back so much I must have looked like I needed to be hospitalized. Jordan took her eyes off the road over and over and over for long periods. Even worse was the editing that went back to them in the car multiple times -- immediately giving away that we were getting a car crash. I don't remember when a show so completely failed at any sense of surprise with a car wreck. -- GH also screws up way too often with their previews, giving away answers to cliffhanger questions. You want us to wonder if a character was hurt in a car wreck? Then don't show that character walking and talking in the preview.

-- Ryan Peavey was excellent today. He's defining the character. -- I enjoy a closing musical montage, but would have preferred a less obvious impending car wreck. I mean, come on. -- Trina's singing and Gio's guitar playing were fine, but I didn't like the song choice. Seemed weird for an open mic night. -- Frank is a master of multiple sets, but I had to laugh at the open mic stage being right next to the pub entrance. Are customers allowed to enter and exit during performances? 😂 😆 😂

-- I don't care why Shemar and Vivica are there. This episode was better because of them and because we didn't get the AI or Matt Clark crap. -- Was Shemar SWAT-like serious? Yeah. But wouldn't a guy with a really terrible disease be serious? -- Nathan Owens must feel like he hit the lottery. Good for him. -- Forgot to mention yesterday that I am so glad Devon is all hellfire about Mariah. That makes perfect sense to me.

-- I agree that June ends up in that posted Samantha selfie. I hope they explain these sudden personality shifts in June. The June we've gotten to know would not turn down an invitation to the cotillion, and all of a sudden she's worried about not fitting in. -- Speaking of not fitting in, there's Samantha. Hasn't this girl grown up around power and wealth? Then why is she written as someone who doesn't feel worthy to compete? Doesn't make sense to me. -- Like others here, I'd like to see some of these preparations for cotillion instead of just hearing that Tyrell is a bad dancer. -- The wigs are usually very good on BTG, but that Eva wig is WAY too much hair. -- I am glad we're getting a source of conflict in the Eva/Izaiah story. -- The Mama Showdown between Leslie and Darlene was decent, but would have been better if Leslie wasn't so cartoonish. She says things that are so tone deaf and so lacking in self-awareness that it's ridiculous. She wants Eva with Izaiah, yet throws out one crass comments or insult after another. She doesn't even try to fit in. -- I like seeing Vernon meet with Martin -- over his campaign. Too much of that conversation was about Martin and Smitty's sexy time, and that was unbelievable and cringe. -- The BWC (Brick Wall Conversations) continue to be awful. There is no reason for Jacob to meet Smitty there. None. All we heard was Jacob moaning about Naomi and Ashley -- telling us that this guy is no undercover cop. Oh, we also heard that Smitty is going to work on a plan. Jesus.

The Sheila stuff has been good-very good. But that Carter/Daphne sideline story? Yikes, that was bad. They've been together for 20 minutes and we're supposed to care that she's not pregnant?