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-- Even with all of the criticism here of today's episode (some that I agree with, some that I don't), BTG still had a better week than ANY other soap. No other soap is bringing this level of discussion and disagreement and analysis. -- I don't think writers have treated Nicole unfairly. Many of us (most?) think DD is the star of this show. That's because of her acting, but also because of what they've given her. -- I loved Anita's scenes with Nicole. Excellent acting. I did side with Nicole, but I wonder if writers want me to feel that way. I have A LOT of problems with Anita and Vernon's parenting and control, but something tells me the writers don't see that as big a problem as I do. -- It's a shame we were deprived scenes with Martin confessing to his mother, but the show clearly decided to get out that information through Anita and Nicole. Martin's been heavily featured this week, so I get it. -- For me, Elon isn't coming off as the brightest guy. I have no idea how or why he thinks his warnings to Jacob are helpful to him in any way. -- I look at "Next week on Beyond the Gates" as part of the cliffhanger. That's why I call the cliffhanger a big success.

Yeah, I can tell Frank V is a big Amanda Setton/BLQ fan, but honestly, I don't see the same enthusiasm for Josh Swickard. I just don't see him getting much at all to play.

Ooooooh, BOLD is so edgy and progressive! $Bill used the word "shitty" in dialogue today. How can one not be impressed with the forward thinking on this show?

I hear what you're saying. I think I was just extremely happy with AH as the Lulu recast, and that made me more positive about the character.

I'm good with Lulu, but I understand what you're saying. More than the other soaps, GH takes characters we're with and behind 100% and then does a 180 with them -- leaving us to wonder why we loved them in the first place. That's what they've done with Lulu, and they're also doing it with Gio.

Daniel Goddard is 53 and looks good -- in clothes. No way should he be showing off that pasty white and not very buff body at the pool all the time. What are they doing when they have so many fine guys on this show? In other news, whoever styled Rocco's hair should be fired. It looked terrible.

I get that. That's also why I don't think Smitty should have forced Martin out of the house.

Thank you, Errol!

Today's show wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. -- Spare me all the family platitudes when ALL of this was kept from Nicole and Ted. It's now ours after Kenny's murder and they STILL haven't been told. -- Smitty telling Martin to leave just seems wrong to me. Isn't there more to discuss? To what end is he throwing him out? -- Why tell Samantha and Tyrell ANYTHING if you won't tell them the whole truth? -- Why is Smitty now withholding information from Jacob? -- If everyone in town knows what a bad guy Joey is, why was he brought in? Can't Bill do better as a fixer? Kenny was ONE GUY -- and the dumbest blackmailer I have ever seen. -- Is ANYONE going to pay for any of this??? I wanted the focus to be on the horrific racism we saw, and not on majorly flawed and even evil people getting away with murder.

Yeah, you're right. Now I feel dumb. 😂

Today's episode -- in isolation -- was for the most part excellent. -- Mike Manning was great, but Brandon Claybon was also very good. It's OK for you guys who don't like BC to admit when he has a good day, and that part of the reason MM is so successful is because BC is a good scene partner (and vice-versa). -- The B&W scenes from 2 years ago were simple but very effective. I felt the danger and I felt the racism. I understood the rage. However.... -- I agree with others that we could have been clued into what happened before this instead of secrets, secrets, secrets. It led to us thinking there was more to this than we got. -- I still don't understand Martin not telling Smitty about what happened when sooooo many people knew, including the police and the town mobster. -- I don't know why Martin's mother and father have been so sidelined in his life. -- I don't like Vanessa accepting and even thirsting for the way Joey talks to her and treats her. It's abusive, frankly. I want Joey off my screen. -- I don't know why Joey was ever brought on to handle Martin's case. All of these powerful people (including the police and the best lawyer in town) couldn't get Kenny under control? -- I need to see law enforcement who work with Joey pay for it somehow. And by the way.... -- The episode opened with Anita rejecting a call on her cell. Is that connected to Naomi calling the number she got from June? I don't know why they'd write in that call rejection unless it meant something.

LOL And you know this...how?

I don't like it, either, but it's not nearly as bad or as annoying as Body & Soul.

Co-head or consultant isn't good enough. Griffith HAS to go to make any change worth it.

Nick: "We can't get a hold of the authorites in Nice." Lily: "So you're calling this a murder?"

Errol, can you explain what "working the booth" entails? What would JFP be responsible for at Y&R?

I don't remember the last time Portia got something right. She makes more wrong decisions and more wrong moves than anyone on this show.

-- The best part of today's show was that Chad wore his tightest jeans. Billy Flynn still got Dat Ass! -- The establishing shot of Rafe's house is as bad as the others. We go from what looks to be a nice-sized ranch home to the kichen that looks like it's 6'x8'. At best. -- I understand plot, plot, plot, but wouldn't Xander hire a nanny to watch the kid during work hours?

No idea, but the whole "unorthodox operation" thing is laughable beyond words. -- This famous surgeon gets there and Buckingham does the cutting? LMAOOOOOO And did you notice that slice she made? It wasn't een straight and true -- but maybe that's because she spent most of her time looking at the famous doctor who barely speaks. -- What was so unorthodox, when all she did was "remove the tumor"? Yeah, these are all rhetorical, because I know none of it makes any sense. -- Was hilarious to see $Bill "praying" -- something I don't ever remember him doing. Great actor that he is, Don Diamont looked up to the skies when he prayed "Save Liam" because we all know that's where Jesus is.

Thanks for this. I co-sign To ALL of it.

Josh Griffith is such a hack that I wouldn't be shocked if he made Chance the killer. It doesn't matter -- not to JG -- what moral fiber and values Chance has always had. Griffith can write in some kind of moronic explanation that it was all to protect Chancellor Industries. We all know a certain actor is leaving at some point, so I can see a terrible writer like JG coming up with a terrible resolution.

If this show makes sex work part of Martin's story, I do not think they'll write Martin as cheating on Smitty with an escort. I think it'll be something like Joey trying to blackmail Martin with a gay trick and with it all going bad. I don't see them wrecking Martin's character that way.

I think this Martin storyline is replete with missed beats. I thought today's show was a mess, full of stupid people dancing around what was going on. -- Did Martin give ANY thought to what he'd say in that press conference? He didn't tell his family, he didn't tell his staff. We have not been told/shown that he knows what happened two years ago, so just what would he say at the presser? This just writes him as a stupid person. -- I don't buy Martin as so stupid he wouldn't talk to his husband and kids about this first. It's a press conference that could upend their lives. -- Or maybe not, since we have no idea what Martin was going to say. Again, I'm not a fan of building to a climax that never happens. -- The people "handling Kenny" have been stupid for two years. How much money was he offered/given? Mobster Joey tosses out the line that "You can't get good help these days" apparently referring to Randy not getting rid of Kenny. Really??? That's what this mean, viscious mob guy is going with? -- Vernon has also been stupid. Bill? Stupid. -- The writers have worked overtime to keep too many secrets, too many truths away from us. That's why we're all spiraling about this story. It's going to be hard to come up with any resolution that satisfies all this secrecy. -- Re: the June storyline. If they want me to care about her, they need to show her. Hearing Jacob and Naomi talk about her is not enough. -- I hope they'll have Jacob and Naomi track down that phone number instead of acting like they have no idea what to do next. -- And no, June should not still be in the hospital. We were told they'd keep her until they find a safe place for her. Really? That's how we're treating the homeless these days? So ridiculous.

Your take is your take, but I didn't think he looked weak at all. I also think pulling a gun would be completely out of character for Lucas.

Yeah, I agree. I hated the character but this is pretty ugly stuff. I think this was actually some of Hansis' best work on GH.