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This Sharon dream episode just seemed like a cheap and easy way to break up Sharon and Chance without writing a real story to do it. That's really why I disliked it so much.

I love Sharon Case, but I don't think she was invested in the Chase romance. I had no problem with the age gap, but SC never seemed to care about the pairing very much. This break up protects Chance from cheating on her and protects Summer from being the one causing the cheating. It protects Case from being the older woman dumped for a younger one.

The fact is that the chemistry is off the charts for Sharon Case and Joshua Morrow only when they are together. They are endgame, and everybody knows it. I wish they'd get to that endgame now.

1 hour ago, carolineg said:

Listen, I think it's lovely GH tried and ABC did a primetime special.  It was really weak as far as flashbacks and too much of current things.  I can't believe there wasn't even a single Jason flashback to announce Steve's return.   I would say we cut John Stamos out entirely and give a little montage to the 95% of good stories and characters that weren't included.  

That's my problem with it -- once again, daytime trying to kiss up, acting as if they're honored that someone in primetime would be so kind about the soaps.

Take the open. Yes, Donna Mills and Morgan Fairchild were on GH, but they weren't legacy characters. Why have them open the show. People who watched the show -- and the ratings were not very good -- were there for GH, not for glimpses of primetime stars in the 80s.

2 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

 

Is that Steve Burton on the right?

-- With Jason's return, I think that guarantees more Spinelli appearances. That's bad news. The whole Spinelli act is beyond played out.

-- The special last night had some good, special moments, but also a lot of head-scratchers and missed opportunities.

More clips, more history was needed. Instead, we got a lot of cool looking actor entrances (where we could see the sets) and too many minutes of people like Stephen A. Smith.

For Luke & Laura's wedding, we got only a severely tight close up of Tony and Genie -- none of the grandeur of the wedding. Oh, we also got a clip of Elizabeth Taylor as Helena Cassadine. Yeah, that was huge news at the time, but I would have loved seeing another clip from the past with Steve and Audrey Hardy, Lucille Weeks, Jesse Brewer, and Amy Vining.

John Stamos was great as Blackie Parrish, but he ate up too much screen time, and the clip they chose of him was bad. I actually thought Rick Springfield did a better job with his appearance.

I thought it was a great move to bring back a character/actor at the end, but the execution was dismal. "When one door closes, another one opens"? Really? This isn't the dawn of a new day, or even recovering from the loss of Jaclyn Zeman. This isn't some savior. The guy has his fan base, but I don't see his return as moving the ratings needle very much at all.

15 hours ago, Beachstorm said:

Omg, I am so effing thrilled. I missed a lot of GH years so I have not got enough of stone cold. Bring him on! Love it!

Is this a parody account?

I just think it's time for GH to lay off the recasts.

Seems like every week someone is recast or someone is subbing for another actor.

1 minute ago, Soapsuds said:

And he knows how to use whip cream.

You already know hehe

These scenes with Joshua James (Adam) are hard to watch. His work has been fine to this point, but this stuff today....yikes.

1 hour ago, Soapsuds said:

Forget what I said about Johnny. After seeing the beginning of today's show I agree with @AbcNbc247

Yep. It's always a yes to Hot Johnny.

5 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Another good show but I can't take EJ as the DA. It is preposterous! The scabs should've fixed Ron hideous writing and fixed EJ being the DA.

Yep. It's the kind of writing that sends the show into parody.

Do Lois and Olivia have to play every scene together at VOLUME 10???

Jesus, it's annoying.

On 12/24/2023 at 8:18 PM, soapfan770 said:

I didn’t know where else to do this but I wish my favorite SONer’s a happy holiday season!!!!

@DRW50@Soapsuds@YRfan23 @carolineg@Paul Raven@Vee@BoldRestless@kalbir@dragonflies@DramatistDreamer@BetterForgotten @Khan@Jeff@P.J.@SFK@SoapDope@Cat@carolineg@Donna L. Bridges@ranger1rg@AbcNbc247

@Antoyne@edgeofnik@Chris B@janea4old

Back at you!

On 12/26/2023 at 11:50 AM, Soapsuds said:

 

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

10 minutes ago, I Am A Swede said:

Thank you!

I find it interesting how Brooke is so reviled while other characters, who have done far worse than she has, receive nowhere near the same level of criticism. What does that say about people's views on sexuality vs violence for instance? Stephanie used to bully, beat and belittle anyone who dared to oppose her, and she put her whole family through agony when she went as far as faking a heart-attack just to get her own way. And Taylor shot an unarmed man from behind in cold blood. That is way worse than anything Brooke has ever done.

Because Stephanie wasn't a hypocrite.

Stephanie wouldn't have pulled out a Bible and started pretending that she was Shirley Temple. I mean, I love me some KKL, but Brooke is a SMH-piece-of-work WITHOUT a Bible. With a Bible, she's just another hilarious joke!

I hope to God the show was in on the joke, but I don't know that they were.

My favorite part of the episode was the flashback with Alice telling Doug "You didn't have much of a family growing up...since you were in an orphanage."

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Alice for the BURN!!!

More laughter today: Zende, Katie, and RJ making Eric out to be some prophet, legend, and saint.

53 minutes ago, carolineg said:

They are cute and perfectly nice, but I don't find them exciting at all.  Wendy has lost all her spunk.  Tripp needs a sassier girl to balance him out.  They definitely need some conflict or adventure.

Wendy & Tripp are perfect for leaving the room to get a snack. I mean, there's nothing there. There's nothing that goes on between them, and Wendy getting calls from home doesn't cut it.

Chemistry? I don't see it.

2 hours ago, OpportunisticSlut said:

 

The show is clearly in good hands. 

Is this sarcasm?

2 hours ago, Vee said:

For many kids it isn't, but for many it is or can be. This isn't the 80s or the 90s. It's not some fantasy and all, it's the kind of behavior many accepting parents now try to model for kids like that. Which is why it was so important and touching to see GH model it for its audience,  the same way it taught them about AIDS, etc.

I understand that coming out is easier than it was 30 and 40 years ago, but it's also true that it isn't that easy for every gay kid. Not everyone has a parent as loving and as easy as Liz -- that's all I was saying.

There's still a world out there where it isn't this easy, or easy at all.

3 hours ago, dragonflies said:

Brooke HOgan holding a Bible, how did it not burst into flames? LMAO

 

This is the funniest sh*t Iv'e read today LMAO

 

They HAVE to be punking us with Brooke and that Bible, right? That's high-level camp right there.

Of course, there's also the fact that Eric's only doctors are family members who stand by his bed all day with nary a nurse in sight. I guess they're changing Eric's diaper, too.

44 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Aiden coming out to his mom was sweet.

Is it that easy nowadays to come out?

I felt as nice as the scenes were they weren't realistic.

 

That's why the Aiden scenes were so sweet -- because it isn't that easy nowadays. However, it's not surprising at all that Liz made it easy for her son. That's who she is; that's who she's always been.

Did anyone else want Cody to beat the crap out of Spinelli?

40 minutes ago, Aragorn said:

I loved this episode! 

All four Davis girls in a room together.

Sasha and Cody together.

BLQ, Lois, and Tracy in a room together.

Spinelli alone makes an episode worth watching. A Maxie-Spinelli revival is the only thing that would make Maxie interesting to me.

I'll sign on to most of this, but I just can't with Spinelli. I think he outlived his stay years ago, and I don't think he and Maxie have anything left.

On 12/16/2023 at 12:38 AM, Beachstorm said:

Omg, Summer and Chance are the next big thing! They are adorable when they interact. Chance was totally flirting with her and then asked her to fill in at a concert of an artist they both love. Soapy goodness coming up!

I don't think Sharon and Chance work, but I'm not a fan of Summer and Chance, either. I think she's much too immature for him, and I don't see the chemistry.

2 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

He needs to spill all the tea in an interview. He has nothing to lose.

Ronn Moss left B&B in 2012. For him to talk vaguely about show "politics" is laughable at this point. He's 71, so I think he should start spitting that tea asap.

On 12/16/2023 at 12:31 AM, Beachstorm said:

I'm still a day behind. Seeing LC/Monica was very great indeed, but the woman looks very frail. She appeared to be propped up in her chair and did not move at all. She had difficulty delivering her lines enough to be clearly audible. I do not want to see her this way. I honestly hope that this is her final series of visits on the show and she can go and retire peacefully.

I thought LC sounded fine, but I think The show could have done a much better job in staging her.

They put her in a high-backed chair, making her look smaller and more frail than she needed to appear. A simple change like a lower-backed chair would have made so much difference.