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-- Paralyzed Drew looks like a Christopher Reeves clone in that chair and wearing that suit. Kind of skeevy. -- Why are Portia and Trina acting as if they lived in that house for 30 years? I guess Curtis will buy out Portia. Why they didn't think of that before these weak sentimental scenes is the question. And why does Portia look pissed about that in the previews? -- Sanctimonious Laura really has a lot of nerve preaching ethics and morals to Willow. -- GH continues to excel in number of sets, but what's up with all these places that you have to step up or down right near the entrance? Charley's Pub is a bar. Would you really risk liability? -- The lighting on the show looks fine to me. I don't see the whitewashing that others see.

-- Dr. Monica overstepped with Ted, in my opinion. Jesus, she was like the ridiculous dad who interrogates the high school boy taking out his daughter. Overbearing. -- Bill gave Hayley MONEY for their anniversary? Yes, the first is paper, but that gift didn't read as thoughtful to me -- it was more like paying a hooker. And then their date takes them to the backroom of the Golden Corral Casino? 😂🤣😂 -- Is Randy the only employee Joey has? He's not only his muscle, but also his card dealer? -- I don't know, this was just another meh episode for me.

Yep. Too much putting Anita on a pedestal. Show, don't tell is always the way, yet we get constant and never-ending praise for everything Anita and the Duprees. The Gayle King appearance could have gone a long way to handling this correctly, but instead we got generic questions and answers that made for a really boring interview that no one would check out on social media. I hope the show is taking note of all the online Leslie comments, because what we're getting is not good. Having her invade multiple places and confront multiple people in one episode is nuts, and it's not good soap. You're not alone. I like the actor and don't want a recast, but he does need to work on his voice/tone. You know who else does? RhonniRose Mantilla as Chelsea. That little girl voice is wearing awfully thin. Time and place, you know? I brought this up last week. We got multiple scenes discussing Leslie handling everything about the clinic, including the legal work. Why? That wasn't necessary to get Derek involved and just makes the show look ridiculous.

I agree about the price of a smash burger not being inexpensive, but that OG price seemed high for the type of establishment it's supposed to be. I mean, they're pretty high. And I still think showing Eva and Izaiah drinking beer was weird. That makes no sense.

Look at today's show. Phyllis and Billy are in their offices, but there's no sense that as any business is being done. There's no sign that anything is happening. Lauren shows up and is EXCITED that Phyllis has taken over. Huh? Victoria is waltzing all over town doing nothing but talk about going to Milan to see Summer -- and we know that's not happening. Nick is popping Smarties like the candy they are while he does the same grimace 7x per episode. Sally and Audra have a communications company that they talk about over a laptop at Society. IT'S ALL SUCKAGE.

It was decent, I thought. We got movement and groundwork laid on Marco/Lucas, Portia/Trina, and Nathan/Lulu. I was frustrated to see Maxie act as if she could just tell Sidwell to leave Deception. Is she that clueless? And Laura continues to frustrate the hell out of me. I dislike her so much right now. She's sanctimonious while enabling criminals. She's pious while going along with the worst people she knows.

Yep. It blows my mind that ratings went up with this trash. I've given up hope. I criticize all the soaps, but Y&R is the only one that makes me angry.

To those of you who think of Dylan as some sweet, innocent thing -- did you see today's show andd the previews? You may not like Electra, but Dylan is TRASH.

-- This was not a good week. -- We got too many scenes with characters trying to one-up each other with snark and insults, and after awhile, it's boring when it goes nowhere but to the next scene with two more characters in attack mode. -- Eva has been at Orphey Gene's for 3 episodes in a row while other characters -- especially her mother -- are all over the damn place. -- Did I miss the announcement that Orphey Gene's has a liquor license? I don't remember characters getting alcohol there. -- I don't know what writers are doing to Kat. They have her in manic mode and spinning out over everything. Leslie is even worse. She's become a cartoon, and this was her worst week since the show premiered. -- The one-year callbacks are fun and they're fine. The only way any of it works, though, is if any of the callbacks go somewhere and propel the plot. If the Laura story again goes nowhere, it's a fail. -- Is it really sweeps month?

All of that is true, and all of it is fine. However, we need more conflict. There's just not enough conflict in any of it.

That was the only good thing on the entire episode.

And ratings are up. We are NEVER getting rid of Josh Griffith.

-- I don't find it believable that Portia's pregnancy has had so little impact on Isaiah. He's a young guy. Has he not thought at all about having kids who are his? Is raising another man's baby that easy? -- Maybe Isaiah shouldn't have visited Trina out of the blue, but Trina is the ridiculous one in my eyes. She thinks Portia and Isaiah breaking up solves anything? -- I'd enjoy the political story more if it was rooted in even the slightest but of reality. No governor would turn over the appointment of a Congress member to a mayor. Laura mentioned "the next 4 years" when all but idiots know that Congress is a 2-year term, and this seat would be up for election again this November.

-- I agree. Way too much Leslie today doing way too many ridiculous things while throwing out way too many clever lines and insults. Just completely overdone. -- How many hours has Eva spent sitting in Orphey Gene's? -- Glad to see Laura again, but will we have to wait another 3 months to get more? I don't understand the pacing. We get too many reminders on this show that they're returning to plots that were never completed or even furthered. -- Vanessa continues to make me smh and lol when she makes her "I love my kids so much!" face. -- I wish writers would pull back on the deification of Anita Dupree. It was really ridiculous today.

Maybe Bradley has once again decided there aren't any in town.

-- Not only did we get shirtless Gio, but we got him in the opening scene. That alone kept me invested in the entire hour. And yes, the sweats were also prime. -- Very good Gio and Emma scenes today. -- The Dante and Liz chem test was a big success in my eyes. Both of these actors can sell it with anyone.

You're right about that, but letter writing between people who pass each other in the hall at work? Who see each other all the time? I'm not buying it. These shows have people attached to their phones all the time -- except when it's convenient to pretend they don't exist. Look at Katie and Bill ranting today about Eric. Why not call Eric on the damn phone instead of wondering if he's still working for them? This show allows Katie to be strong for 2 weeks, then resorts to the same old where she cries and allows Brooke to win.

-- That's a great set, but using it during the winter is absurd. And at night? Even worse. -- Noah and Sienna have no chemistry. None. They've given us no reason to want them together. -- Devon is good at threatening people. Going after Cane? Valid. But will we see him threaten Victor? You know we won't.

Today's show was meh. That's pretty clear when you see the lack of comments here.

They're not hiding it very well LOL

It's just another example of how daytime soaps refuse to move into the 2020s and why they won't be around in 10 years. You can't write for 80-year olds and expect viewers to stick around.

If only.

-- AI could replace Tomas and we'd never know the difference. In fact, it might be more human. -- Shouldn't Leslie have LAWYERS to file all the paperwork and complete the legal stuff for the clinic? This LONG, LONG conversation between her and Eva over completing forms is ridiculous. -- Elon is the Chief of Police. It's not believable that he can't shut Jacob's undercover work down when he goes after Naomi to solve the problem. -- Why does Jacob spend so much time in the corner of that brick building on the seedy side of town? -- The "Ashley One Year As A Nurse" scenes were beyond boring.

Sorry to hear that! I really look forward to your posts!

OK, I have to defend myself here. I did say the Sledge Hammer actor is good looking. That was a separate sentence from my comment about his attire. I did not say he is too good looking to be homeless. I stand by my comment on what he wore. I don't think he needed to wear filthy, dirty, torn clothes. I do think his wardrobe looked new and nice. You can disagree. I have no problem with that. But calling me completely ignorant and narrow-minded? Unfair and unwarranted.