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I LOVE that scene. Ronn Moss is all kinds of bad, all levels of bad. There's chewing the scenery and there's CHEWING THE SCENERY! Only Ronn Moss rose to that kind of do the damn thing!

Yeah, they should have had a church setting. That outdoor set was too small and didn't work for me. You bring back all those characters and then smoosh them into a cramped space where they're on top of one another. I also wish the service came a couple days later. It all feels rushed and the pacing is off. Peacock had a Black Friday sale of subscribing for an entire year for $19.99, so hopefully some lapsed viewers came back.

Once again you've nailed it far better than I could.

I had to LOL at the ridiculousness on yesterday's show -- Phyllis sitting in CRIMSON LIGHTS and complaining about Sharon showing her face. I hope to God the writers were tongue in cheek with all of that.

-- They can try all they want to redeem Natalia, but none of it works for me. -- Rick Hearst was again awesome today in those scenes with Molly. I actually thought Kristen Vaganos failed to reach his level of excellence.

Huh? Aren't you watching on Peacock? Why are Stephen, Lucas, and Shawn all wearing suits? Do all people get dressed up in their finery to drive to Salem for a funeral?

Carter's declaration of love to Hope....geez, was that sappy and awful, compounded by that sappy and awful soundtrack. We're supposed to believe this is some all-time love match for the ages, when it's more like cup-a-soup put in the microwave for a minute. BOLD can also miss me with Ridge bemoaning the loss of his "best friend" who was "like family." GMAB.

-- That is true. I still didn't like it at all. Those scenes should have drawn tears (at least for me -- I cry easily), but I felt nothing. -- I have to agree with everything else you pointed out. Liz hasn't connected with Marlena for 38 years? Steve would really climb through that window? Liz in her late 70s and Marie in her mid-80s would still act like teenage girls? Pretty ridiculous.

Like almost everyone here, I've enjoyed these past few episodes -- the returns, the emotions, the nods to history. I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I think Susan Seaforth Hayes was bad in Friday's episode (where she learned that Doug died). Am I the only one who found her oveer-the-top and hammy and pretty awful? I feel for Hayes and all she's been through. I really do, and I know how difficult those scenes and these episodes must have been for her. Still, I don't think it worked.

-- Awesome Lulu and Rocco scenes. Both actors nailed it. Like others, I was a little confused and disappointed at Dominic Z's choice to play Dante as a little cold. That was weird, especially since DZ is usually so good. -- Maurice Benard was lost today. The struggle was real, and it's no fun watching him search for his lines. -- Alexis vs Ric was great television, although I'm team Ric. Alexis has been wrong consistently on everything regarding that baby. -- Good to see Genie Francis back, but Laura's scenes with Lucky were nothing special. -- That Quartermaine mansion foyer is bad. As I went into detail last month, they've remodeled it multiple times, and they cannot get it right.

I liked the meeting, too. Cody has some good chemistry with Lulu.

-- More Babies Rabies on this show? GMAB. -- I was happy to see Ric go after Kristina, but I wanted something more realistic. Ric was screaming in her face to a ridiculous extent, and the judge and prosecuting attorney would not have allowed that to go on so long before stepping in. -- Chase is in bed shirtless in tomorrow's previews. Of course, Brook Lynn looks like she's bundled up to sleep outside in Alaska.

Agreed. They've kissed and made up MANY times, but there's always another argument.

Add me to the list of those who think Genie Francis has been intentionally been sidelined. None of this makes any sense, not block taping, not guarantees, not anything. I think there's definitely something else going on. And why not believe that, on a show with sooooooo many BTS messes?

I appreciate the reach to make this Leo/Javi "relationship" a thing, but I can't agree with it. There's nothing invigorating about it for me, and I'm noT interested in the story that gets those two back together. I have to agree that RSW and JPL are both hot. Yeah, I know that this place bashes both of them, but I like them on my screen. Call me shallow. Neither one of them is a thespian, but this is DAYS, not Masterpiece Theater. I've been a fan of JPL's looks since OLTL, and although I realize his portrayal of Philip is problematic to many, I enjoy it. JKJ didn't work at all in his last stint, so I have no problem with JPL changing it up. THIS isn't good looking?

I agree. Those dresses are bad.

The episode opening with Leo sashaying into Marlena's office annoyed me from the jump. It does waste Marlena, and none of it plays as authentic. Are we supposed to relate to or sympathize with Leo when he needs therapy? Therapy he hasn't even made an appointment for? For me, there's not a more unlikable character on daytime.

I don't buy Brooke throwing her own daughter under the bus like this.

I still HOWL every time Ridge calls Carter his "best friend."

At least Trina is getting more to do than Joss, who's written lately as nothing but a talk-to.

Gio and Trina should definitely do the damn thing. Honestly, whatever it takes to get GM's shirt off.

George Reinholt was straight? I was fine with those scenes, except for the long and stupid discussion about how they were going to clean up. Didn't come off as authentic to me. Re: Sean Blakemore, I remember reading that he was cut at GH and didn't want to leave. The show failed him, as it fails so many actors. I thought he had great chemistry with Laura Wright.

Yep. The character has no soul. It's like bad acting on an old Nick-at-Nite comedy series.

I think you've pretty much explained how I feel about Leo. Could another actor do any better with that writing? I don't know, but I do know that I don't like what GR does with it. I don't sense any depth in anything he does, in any relationship. It's all surface, and I never get the feeling that Leo really cares about anyone or anything. Someone this shallow all the time doesn't work as a major character on a soap.

-- Tabyana Ali played Trina as much too amped up when she talked about Kai in those scenes with Joss. I know we're getting the typical meet cute cliche where the girl has to dislike the guy intensely in the beginning only to be over-the-moon for him at some point. I'm glad we got to see something natural in later scenes. -- That Kai and Dex sparring scene could not have looked more cringe. -- Chad Duell, of all people, was pretty good today. -- Seeing the previews of Sonny the Murderer AGAIN making threats like some low-level mob boss mad me smh.