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-- Molly's story writing and her daydreams about riding a horse with Cody in a country western tale is painful to watch. That's all I got.

-- I have no hope that Brad Bell will "step up" and write good story. The last couple weeks are a perfect sample size to tell you it's all either roll-you-eyes stuff or another recycled story. -- Luna rapes ANOTHER character? So now that's 2 murders, 2 sexual assaults, and clueless relatives who bring her back to life and think she can be reformed. -- Doesn't everyone like Will want to have sex with a girl in a mask? -- So glad that Luna recovered so quickly from her bullet holes and has no scars. -- Not that I care about Will's relationship with Electra, one of the most annoying good girls on soaps.

I appreciate what you've said here, and I admit that's probably because a majority of the bullet points I offer in a post are in the negative file. I don't tr_oll the show -- I like it way too much to do that -- but I'm honest with my takes. YMMV. Yesterday, I was over the moon with the Anita/Leslie scenes, and I offered praise. The rest? A very mixed bag that included some awful acting and odd writing. I don't expect anyone else to agree with me; on the other hand, I'm not going to sing only the show's praises because some posters here love everything, or at least refuse to speak of anything that isn't working. If you told me I could watch only 2 soaps, BTG would be one of them. It entertains me and fascinates me in ways the others do not. You shouldn't mistake my complaints as a call for cancellation or anything like that. I want it to be better, that's all.

Another dropped storyline. Instead we're stuck with Leo.

-- THANK GOD for TT and TMG, because without Anita and Leslie, this episode was filled with cringe acting and cringe plotting. -- Tunie and Grant are amazing scene partners. Give them more and get rid of some of these awful actors. -- Jen Jacob was terrible again today. She plays Ashley like an over-emoting middle schooler in a bad play. NONE of that stuff with Andre was remotely believable. -- I've given Ben Gavin some credit for an improved Derek, but we're back to square one with him. This stuff as a paralyzed patient is horrific, and BG is back to being awkward and stilted. Even Shanice can't save him. -- I don't believe the casting for Dr. Madison is good. She doesn't come off as a doctor. -- Tomas has a great scene partner, but nothing can cover for his horrid acting. -- That outfit on Chelsea? Those things in her hair? Just no. -- Kat and Jacob are solid in their roles, but I had a hard time with Kat bringing up her sex problems with Jacob. Didn't come off as organic at all. -- And when Jacob recommended Kat talk to her mother because she's a great therapist, Kat asked him if he thinks she has "mental problems." Huh? This is what Kat has been taught to believe about doctors, therapy, and mental health? -- BTG got so many things right, but so many of these casting choices are off.

I agree. I've just about given up on all the soaps when it comes to history, or caring about what we think at all.

-- Josh Griffith is notorious for offscreen stuff, but these offscreen funerals -- for major characters -- are so ridiculous, so fu_cking embarrassing, that I have no words. -- Why is Sally dressed like a stripper when she's running "in the park"? -- Yes, Zuleyka Silver has been pretty popular as Audra. But can something HAPPEN with this character? She goes from company to company, never really getting anywhere. We're supposed to see her as some brilliant businesswoman, but she's not. She cannot keep a job and she cannot get/keep a man.

Kristina Wagner did really nice work there, I agree. I don't think it was a dialogue error, but just more of the same with GH -- rewriting and retconning and changing things...just because they can.

I should have known not to get too excited.

Exactly. If you don't like Joss, that's fine. It's OK to dislike characters. But there's something off about calling her a whore, when that just isn't so. A girl or guy her age would likely have been with many more sexual partners than Joss. And while I understand the point that there's a difference between name-calling a character as opposed to an actor, this one strikes me as mean and almost personal.

So true. The place is one perpetual crime scene.

-- The Anita/Leslie scenes were good. More fireworks coming. -- I've criticized Anita plenty, but I will never be OK with someone who blames a suicide on another human. I know that's Leslie's nature to do that, but it makes her reprehensible. Anita made mistakes. She is not responsible for Barbara's suicide. -- The June arc doesn't work for me. It's all happening too quickly. -- June had at least 3 personalities on today's show. She was calm and hopeful in the first scenes, followed by a complete personality change when she lost her mind and went back to the streets. When she went to see Samantha and Tyrell, she was motherly and sooooo filled with wisdom. Now she's ready to leave the bridge underpass and get a job. GMAB. == At least June's manicure is still perfect for job interviews. -- Sending Samantha and Tyrell off the show with June would be a disastrous storyline decision. In what world will June EVER be able to offer what they can get from Smitty and Martin? -- June being a part of the kids' lives shouldn't be any kind of problem at all. They aren't 5 years old. They don't need someone to take them to school and pick them up or to run them to activities. They don't need to stay with June in some custody arrangement. -- Please give Naomi something to do besides play fairy godmother to June. People here say Jacob is annoying, but Naomi bothers me 10x more than he does.

I do hear you on this, but every shelf in the bookstore looks like this. No bookstore is arranged like this.

My God. Jack and Diane dancing around their living room while pretending they're in Venice.

Bradford Anderson was TERRIBLE in those scenes. Is he that rusty from getting no work? And writing Spinelli as a dad who has no idea what to say to his kids or can find someone to watch them on his own was a choice.

Julie buying the bookstore is a good idea, but they should have done a better job with the books themselves. It's one fake book decor set after another, and it doesn't look real.

-- LOL at the janky camera angles used to make pizza dumpster Il Giardino the site of a big Forrester promotions party. -- Zende brings masks to the celebration. Why? No reason. Just really bad writing to allow Luna to do her thing, just like Luna being unknown to any other workers there. -- TWO GUYS dancing at the party??? HAS BOLD TURNED THE CORNER ON GAY STORIES??? -- I'm so embarrassed that I watch this soap.

-- Unpopular opinion, but I like Joss with Vaughan. I think they have chemistry. -- Drew is running around like a cartoon character making charges against Michael. -- Justine, this DA character, is getting too much work. I don't know what GH sees in her except that the actress is married to the Sidwell actor in real life. And her hair extensions are awful. -- It was painfully obvious that either Nina or Carly would end up in the pool. Another screaming match between those two? Jesus. -- Rory Gibson looked so good today. Those pecs and that booty were poppin'.

So attempted murder? Twice?

I agree. But they're intentionally writing him this way, right? I don't get it. In the first months of the show, we were given a loving, caring Ted who was all about showing Nicole all levels of love language. Then we get a recast...and nothing.

-- The casting for Peaches is way off. The actress is fine, but I have no idea why they can't cast age-appropriate actors. Are they handing out favors to friends? -- I'm just going to handwave the entire backstory as to how this money was in a trust fund for Leslie, including why none of it was spent. -- Terminally ill Peaches leaves Leslie and goes right to Uptown for a martini? Uh....OK. -- Having Madison discuss life and relationships with Nicole is fine, but I do not like the way Madison is written. She comes off as immature and naive and even childish. -- And I'll say AGAIN that the writing for Ted does not work. Why did they recast if all they planned to make nuTed CLUELESS AF as to how to talk to Nicole and win her back? -- Jen Jacob was bad today. Did I believe her as someone worried like crazy about the health of a former boyfriend? No. -- Of course, I didn't believe Derek either. Writing him as the Dumbest Jock in Dumbjockville doesn't work. -- I agree with others that building momentum in major stories and then dropping those stories for days is a bad idea. I don't get the pacing.

Yep. Is this why they brought JFP back? Is this the way she she shows off her budget prowess? -- The Charlie/Mattie stuff is horrendous. Why should we care about people we never see? Is this going to be a phone call to Cane telling him they want nothing to do with him? Because it's absurd on its face. It's not like Cane murdered people.

It took past the halfway point in today's show to get a scene that didn't have just 2 characters speaking face-to-face. Holden showed up when Cane and Lily were arguing and broke the streak. It is all so static, so lacking in energy.

I enjoy Kirstin Storms as Maxie but these CONSTANT sick leaves/leaves of absence are annoying as hell. She's just not dependable. I also have no idea why GH replaced her with a temp for a few episodes, then brought her back only to disappear her again. If it's because of bizarre taping and taping scenes out of order, then the show needs better organization.