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Carly is clearing and cleaning tables at Bobbie's? Uh....OK.

Did I miss something? How did Luna get out of her jail cell and into the laundry cart? Or is the typical "Nothing to see here"?

That's where I am. We all know that EB will be on the show forever. That's a given, and I never said "Get rid of Victor/Eric Braeden."

Only 15 minutes in, but already I'm rolling my eyes. -- No way would Anita put Leslie in charge of the Winterfest guest list and invitations. Isn't that what Laura is for? Why entrust the town nutjob and the person intent on wrecking your family with this task? -- Caroline's interest in Bill and Hayley's marriage is also over-the-top. I just can't with this. -- No way would Kat go to Hayley for advice on dealing with Eva. This show needs better motivations for character discussions. -- In other news, the country club hasn't yet replaced the chef.

All the CBS soaps will air on Thanksgiving Day, November 27. GH is also new. They aren't airing repeats against the football game on FOX. On Friday, November 28, football takes over -- no soaps anywhere (except DAYS, of course.)

A lot of people are, but that's the problem. The show is running on fumes from the past. Griffith pulls viewers back in when he goes to Y&R history, but the stories on the show are slow, awful, or both. The Danny and Christine wedding will be nice, and we'll get more actors on set and an event-like feel -- but then what? It's not a story that leads to anything. MD and LLB will be gone a day later. It's all so bad. Why the stall? It's as if Griffith has no idea where to go or what to do. Mariah cutting off her wife and daughter makes no sense at all. We know this show doesn't care about gay characters, but it's a mess when a woman married to a woman starts entertaining a guy. The show doesn't care about the messages they're sending either. Just a stunning disaster. All that publicity in snagging Billy Flynn, leading to....nothing. Why make Cane this wealthy and powerful man who can take down everyone (let alone all of Genoa City) and then have him beg "I want to get my family back"? Not only was there a plan to reclaim his family, but his kids aren't even on the canvas. I mean, NOTHING about it works. And now Josh Griffith has Cane sniffing around Phyllis, which feels like "I gotta do something because Christel K is going out on maternity leave." EB's decline is obvious. I get it. People age and slow down. But JG apparently has no idea how to adapt to that weakness. Victor should not be the same ruthless man he was 40 years ago, and his dialogue needs to represent who he is now. The Noah/Sienna/Matt story also has problems, but it's Oscar material compared to everything else. The problem is that after this intriguing setup, I have ZERO faith that Griffith can follow through.

BTG is eminently watchable, and I'm enjoying the hell out of it. Still, some things get to me. -- I agree we're going to see Leslie exposed at Winterfest, but I don't trust this show to have that mean anything. What good is it if she suffers for one even and then we're back to status quo? -- Time and time again, we're seeing every character give in to Leslie. Now she's going to get a major role at Winterfest (the backup to Dani?) instead of telling her no? -- And why are we still watching Leslie sashay into the Dupree house??? Anyone with sense would just throw her out. I know it makes for good soap scenes, but when this is done on a daily basis, it's absurd. -- Nicole is also on board for rewarding Leslie to keep her in line? Huh? -- The way they're writing the Laura and Leslie connection is weird. Just adds to me SMH that Anita would even talk to this woman. -- Leslie's bank account is endless. Ridiculous. -- I agree with others that Vanessa wants to take Joey down, but again, what does that mean? We know MVJ loves Jon Lindstrom. I can't see her letting him go. -- I like the Izaiah character, but it's now hilarious that he spends all his time at Uptown telling people he's going to work at Banneker. -- Seems like Izaiah, Jacob, and Andre all get fitted for shackets for 80% of their wardrobe. Will they share fits? -- The country club needs a new chef. Those meals all look like they're made for people on severe diets.

I have a full love/hate relationship with this 60th celebration. Even with all the great returns and wonderful flashbacks, the budget cuts cast a pall over all of it. Characters are present one day at the Square, gone the next, to such an extent it makes no sense. Was this the only way to present this story? I won't repeat who disappeared and who's missing -- others have pointed it out, and they're right. So while this has been enjoyable, I can't forget how much better it could have been. It really is a glass half full/half empty situation.

With the rushed pace and way of filming soaps these days, I'm not sure it's fair to make negative remarks about the Y&R cast or any other soap. The shade was slight, but it was there. I like Heather Tom, but she left Y&R almost over two decades ago -- in 2003 when she was 28. Things and people look a lot different when you're in your 20s and when you're 50. And was HT that "family-oriented" at Y&R? Leaving the show because of a paycut and poor contract negotiations? That rear-view mirror is really special.

Did I just hear Laura tell Dante that Sonny would be a "calming influence" on Rocco? Has she met Sonny?

That was really weird.

-- Very few comments on today's show because it wasn't very good. -- The stories are fine, but the writer execution is so off. -- The Vernon cufflinks thing makes no sense. If they want to build a story that makes it seem like he's cheating (but isn't), this ain't it. -- Dani and Andre just sitting at the airport all that time telling about where they could go was weird as hell. -- I again have to complain about how much money Leslie has. We had to hand wave it away once, then again, then another time, and again. They keep reminding us that the story makes no sense. -- Why didn't they say she also won millions in the lottery? At least then we could believe she was building a shouse and a sports complex and paying for others' operations and making huge charitable donations. -- She got $1M in that first check. ONE MILLION. You cannot do all that on a million dollars while also living a wealthy lifestyle. -- Ted continues to be written as a moron. Taking Eva to Winterfest as his +1 -- the day after that huge fight with Kat??? Are you kidding me??? -- Even worse, Nicole gave it her seal of approval and called Ted the sane parent. No, that's not sane. That's not the way to bring your family together. -- We need more realistic hospital scenes. You can't have everyone talking for 10 minutes and in the middle of the conversation mention how busy you are -- followed by head nurse Shanice giving Ashley an hour off for lunch. -- Want to show you're busy at the hospital? They added nurses and support staff today, but still not a patient in sight. -- I'd be ok with Derek getting a quick kiss from the firefighter and then stopping it. Instead, we were heading to a full blown make out session on Ashley's couch. Derek wasn't innocent, but what's the message they're sending about that girl? -- I just think today's episode was filled with bad writing all over the place.

-- Christine and Danny are just now talking details with their wedding planner? What? -- And why make the wedding planner a total nut job? -- Meanwhile, poor Aria. One mother is in a psych clinic and the other one spends all her time with Daniel.

I agree with that, but those people are not going to feel the brunt of viewer attacks.

Britt has been so completely unlikable, and it's all punctuated by her feelings that Rocco belongs to her. GH seems to be invested in Britt, yet clueless that she needs to be someone we don't actively detest.

-- Rachel Reilly (of Big Brother fame) returned today as the sage lady. Jesus, she's terrible. Don't quit your day job, Rachel. -- Hilarious that the view out of $Bill's office window is ALWAYS foggy/hazy/smoggy.

-- Liam questions $Bill and Katie about giving the beach house to Will because "That's where Luna did all her damage." Are you kidding me with this?

That's why it doesn't work for me. It adds nothing to the show or to future story.

Completely agree. The pacing is so bad it makes Ashley out to be a ridiculous villain. Agree with that, too, but there's also a pacing problem there. He just got out of an engagement and this woman is hitting on him like some thirsty thot? Huh??? The Vernon/Sharon stuff does not work for me. A couple days of "fooling us" with dialogue having us question what was going on was OK, but this is absurd. It's OBVIOUS there's nothing romantic is happening. Are we supposed to believe these setups mean anything? Why the hell are Sharon and Vernon meeting at Uptown? What was the purpose of that get-together? If this WERE about cheating, they wouldn't meet there, but would be banging in a hotel room. If this WERE about cheating, they wouldn't meet in a popular public place where THE ENTIRE FAMILY goes. Vernon is a former SENATOR, and that makes the absurdity even greater. If this is about singing lessons, this Uptown meeting is stupid as hell, and the cufflinks make no sense.

These audio / music adjustments are off. What is happening? -- In the open with Anita meeting nurses who are her fans, it sounded like a loud, bustling hospital -- which we've never heard before. Overkill. -- We got music and crowd noise in the Uptown segment with Vernon and Sharon that didn't work. -- Now I'm hearing music at the country club that doesn't fit the atmosphere and ambience. -- We also got music at the airport and at the coffee shop corner. BTG used music SPARSELY since day one. I have said that it was too limited and needed work, but if this is the fix, they've over-corrected.

Imagine striking gold with the Rory Gibson as Michael casting and then pairing him with this Jacinda girl. She belongs on some Nick at Nite sitcom in the role of a friend who gets two lines per episode.

The smirking is the worst. He cannot stop doing it. Every scene gets ruined. When an actor can't take material seriously -- whether it's good or bad -- that actor should go. His performance had been embarrassing for years.

I agree with all of that, and I also think Sami should be recast. AS is never coming back for more than a few days, so what's the point?

-- I don't know how ANYONE can act like Ashley is some saint in this story while declaring Derek is Satan. Burn his stuff to the ground? Are you kidding me? -- This is not "How Stella Got Her Groove Back." Derek made mistakes, but he's not evil, and what Ashley did was WORSE. -- Ashley and Naomi acting like that burnt orange recliner had to be removed immediately shows what children they are. Look around her apartment. It looks like IKEA had a 90% OFF sale and Ashley bought them out with her $700 credit limit Chase VISA. -- Ashley was cold to Derek when she saw him walking? Good. I'm happy for Derek. -- Naomi's treatment of Derek is disgusting. I think we know why her only friend in town is Basic Ashley. -- Jan didn't join Eva and Leslie for a meal at the country club. They invited her to show up AFTER they ate, and then Leslie fed her dessert because she wants something from Jan. -- Leslie is paying off some rando's operation but can't give cleaning woman Jan a couple dollars. What a friend. -- No one in the history of money ever made $1M go as far as Leslie. -- If Kat is a "spoilt bitch," so is Eva. Pretending that one of them is good and the other is evil is hilarious. -- I'm all for redressing sets, but that corner at the airport was WAY too similar to the coffee shop corner (or whatever it is) we've seen. And whoever layered the crowd sounds over that scene needs to rethink. Sounded like the place was MOBBED with people. Entirely too loud. -- I am intrigued by what Dani saw in that photo/on her phone at the end, but how they got there was a bit ridiculous. Andre is sitting at the airport waiting and Dani was still at home throwing things into a suitcase? What?

Why not? Why not get some payment/free stuff by having a lot of followers and giving attention to companies and brands? Some influencers are making HUGE money by sharing. Daytime salaries won't make anyone rich, so I have no problem with these actors attending soap events, doing cameos, having a big following that impresses their show, etc. The Camryn Grimes wedding news in interesting to her fans. She looks good in those pics, and I'm happy for her. Doesn't change how bad her role is right now, but still, good for her. I've been a Lucas Adams fan since he was on DAYS. He's going to have a baby? Good for him.