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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.

-- Lamon Archey is very good looking, but I don't like the beard. Too much facial hair. -- These writers think it's cute that Johnny doesn't know where the vacuum is? in an 8'x10' apartment? -- I don't give a rat's ass about Sami's engagement. She's back for just a few days, so why should we be interested in this Dante character at all? -- Chandler Massey looks good, but what the hell was that shirt? Tragic. -- And why is Johnny wearing a jersey made for June? -- That baby shower was pretty lame. -- Leo AND Javi need to leave town. STAT. -- Leo said "between she and I" instead of "between her and me." Yeah, he's a real journalist. -- With all these returns, this episode should have been MUCH better. COMPLETE letdown.

Thank you. CASE CLOSED. 😂

I agree. Plus, this pep talk from Martin The Ctiminal Lowlife Brother about how wonderful Laura is has me HOWLING! 😂

When did I say those other characters were normal and not ludicrous? The fact is that Daphne has been ridiculous from day one. We spent MONTHS watching nothing but other characters smell her. She was written as someone important and powerful and prestigious. Now she's lost her accent, lost her all-powerful scent, and doing open mic at Deacon's pizza joint.

😂 So true. She's gone from being a ludicrous character to a different ludicrous character. The open mic singing was f.ucking HILARIOUS, it was so bad 🤣, especially accompanied with those (intended to be) sultry looks between Deacon and Taylor.

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-- Amazing how June has gone from paying for lunch with Monopoly money to dispensing words of wisdom. I have grown fond of her, though. -- Izaiah needs a lawyer, so Tomas agrees to meet him immediately at Uptown? Such an agreeable attorney. -- While I can't defend Kat at all saying she'll end things with her father, if I have to choose sides, I'm still Team Kat. -- Eva has done MULTIPLE awful things to Kat -- things Kat knows about as well as things she doesn't, like the covering up for her mother. I can understand why Kat hasn't forgiven this girl who not only upended her life but who has done terrible things. -- Tomas is garbage, but that's beside the point. He's Kat's garbage. Eva trying to steal him and then screwing him is bad. Many families never come back from that. -- Much of this is on Ted, who hasn't handled any of this properly, it at all. Neither has Nicole, frankly. Do now we have daughter Kat acting like she's lost her mind. Gee, I wonder why. -- Eva lost me today when she barged into a house uninvited. No, "The door was unlocked" does not make it ok. This is Eva taking ownership of something that isn't hers, and that's what Kat sees: someone taking what isn't hers. -- Calling Kat a bitch once was understandable. More than once? Does she think she's Cardi B or Nikki Minaj? Yeah, Eva, we know you learned from your criminal mother.

Whoever commented on Datalounge about Josh Swickard's hair reads this board. I checked DL last night and he name-checked me ("ranger") on the topic.

Who in the hell dressed Zende today?

Why didn't Cane call Phyllis IMMEDIATELY when his AI program was stolen and used to attack his company? Rhetorical question, because I know the answer is "Terrible writing."

Completely agree. Roark has been exceptional as Jeremy, and there was an immediate physical and emotional connection with Roark Critchlow in those scenes.

Yep. I was almost ready to give her a little slack -- and then she mentioned fighting for custody of her grandkids. Chad should have laughed in that sanctimonious bitch's face. The accident was definitely ALL on the kid. Blaming Chad for that is the height of ignorance and having NO understanding about raising children.

Yep. This show gets so much right with so many couples, so it's confounding that they missed the entire dartboard with this couple.

Do any of you know if Josh Swickard (Chase) wears a hairpiece? There's a poster on Datalounge who regularly mentions "the rug" on Josh's head. If it is, it's a really good one.

Time for another Emmy reel for Heather Tom.

-- It's hilarious that DONNA of all people is being used to rehab $Bill's character, saying that he's finally become the man he was meant to be. I mean, what? 😂 -- Still laughing when $Bill told Katie she had to "come home" so they could face all these problems with Will. -- Of course, dumbass Katie says yes. The Logan women are nothing if not stupid. -- Will & Electra make a perfect couple in the sense that neither actor is very good. Crew Morrow is good looking, but that and his nepo roots are the reason he's there. It helps that Laneya Grace is worse than he is.

They can't redo Ashley and Andre, not with this actress. It will never work, because she's not built for the role of anyone who could be "Andre's girlfriend." She doesn't have it.

Sonny was bearable during Nixon Falls, but that was just a blip -- and such a blip that it feels like The show wants us to forget it ever happened. At this pojnt, the character Sonny is awful in both writing and in execution.

How does this man still have the Head Writer job? The Cane story doesn't even play well on paper. It was poorly thought out from the jump, and the execution is embarrassing. I have to wonder what these actors think of the writing these days....I mean, these years.

Y&R has a couple DOZEN problems -- a big age difference in a couple is not one of them.

-- That ending was ridiculously directed. No words. -- WAY too much Leo and Gwen. Yes, Rikaart is doing nice work, but the show has done nothing to make us care about Gwen. And why should we listen when she says that Leo has a heart? SHE'S the voice of heart and soul? -- Cwikly and Ford seemingly can't make up their minds as to what this show should be. Going back to Dr. Rolf? Really??? -- And even though I know DAYS, why in the hell would EJ go to Rolf and a just-released-from-prison doctor to get his drug to market? He can't pay for someone who's smart and NOT a criminal or insane? -- Mark Greene is not coming off as a doctor since his return. Maybe he needs the lab coat, but what I'm seeing isn't working.