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I have never seen Maxam's name in the ATWT or GH credits, so this is the first time I've heard of him working at those shows. Congrats to Janet on her retirement. Spending 41 years at one show, and climbing up the ladder, is such a great accomplishment.

Old clips/pictures of the past shouldn't be posted in here if it has nothing to do with what's currently airing. Same thing with discussion of the past, especially when it goes on and on for pages - a post here and there, fine......but long discussions need to go in the history thread.

Ratings for the week March 10-14, 2025

THR: Marvel Unveils ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Cast with MCU Mainstays and ‘X-Men’, ‘Fantastic Four’ Stars Yay! The OG X-Men cast. 🙌

The Atlantic article: The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans Archive link: https://t.co/YT3xaY4MaS What a dumbass administration. These people are so unqualified. Is it common for government officials to use a messaging app like Signal to do government business?

The way the episode ended was weird/off. The scene just quickly faded to black/credits. I felt like that wasn't intended to be the last scene but it was. And coincidentally, it was another breakdown by Gregori Martin with unusual editing.

Reminder that a character leaving is a spoiler. So why would it be posted in here? You guys aren't new to this board. Discussion threads are meant for what happens ON SCREEN. Come on. It's not that hard.

I sometimes don't pay close attention to the show (I'll do other things while the show is on in the background) but wasn't it Carter who come up with this whole takeover idea? How in the world is Hope getting the most blame out of all of this? Am I being gaslit by how everyone is blaming Hope? And now it looks like Brooke will also turn on Hope too. That Sheila/Luna kiss was weird. WTF was that. LOL

Yeah, I think that's a good speculation. It's been so long since I looked at my Reilly archives, so there's a lot I'm forgetting. LOL

I have March 26, 1982 as the first episode. But wikipedia lists March 29, 1982.

Shocking! Sure he didn't have any dramatic scenes or big scenes yet, but I thought he was decent. Wonder what the real story is.

Thanks. So I guess that means he wrote the breakdown for Tuesday's episode - I will give him that credit for the archive. Please let me know if/when he's credited again with the BDWs.

Correct. I think this is the first time that the show finally saying it was rape because I don't remember it being discussed, on the show, as a rape. I remember having arguments with some people on this board who said it wasn't rape. Even years later, whenever someone mentioned this situation, people were still saying it wasn't rape. As for what's happening now, I just wish Allie, Sami, and Lucas were on the show to properly deal with this sensitive issue. I also didn't like how Johnny was told in the middle of the pub. I know sets are limited but they couldn't figure out a better way for Johnny to find out? And I don't think Ron Carlivati was the right writer to write this story.

If Taylor doesn't release any new songs this year, HBDUWM is going to be my most played song of 2025. I'm still addicted to it.

Tuc Watkins was in a couple of episodes of Paradise, playing the husband of a billionaire.

Kat looked great! I don't mind her in "contemporary" clothes, but I'm glad she's back to her everyday-style in the previews for next week. She and Tomas look good together but yeah, his line delivery is pretty bad. LOL. I'm tired of Dani's antics. Too much too soon. And that's coming from someone who loved Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald's antics. LOL But one is in her 50's and the other was in the early 20's. How did MVJ get Derek and Ashley so wrong? She created these two? Yikes.

That's a surprise. His last AMC episode was July 15, 2013.

Ratings for the week March 3-7, 2025

I said "poorer" and not "poor." LOL I just think having 4-5 member middle or upper-middle class family would've been better. We'll see in the long run (hopefully it will be a long run) if this becomes a bigger issue.

I agree with this. Say what you want about Passions, but they got it right when it came to the having core families - having one rich family and three middle class families. The Duprees/Richardson family is just way too big. You could've taken 4-5 characters out of that family and create another core, and poorer, family.

Nooo....we can't call them TomKat because that was Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' nickname. LOL

Thanks, Jason. We don't know for sure but my speculation is JSR wanted to bring in her own HWs and had to wait until Ron's contract/cycle was up. JSR has known Jeanne since the eary 90's, and Paula for a couple of decades as well.

Agreed. I say kill off Chase and rid of that family once and for all. I wouldn't mind a Brook Lynn/Dante/Lulu. Amanda Setton was once again really good in Monday's episode - I think this should be her Emmy submission. Would love to see her get nominated for this episode. I'm officially on the Gio/Emma train after today's episode.

What happened to Dani's phone? No way an iPhone breaks down in 2 inches of liquid. LOL I really like how open Kat/Chelsea are with each other. They're one of my favourite relationships.

But we've seen in the past that actors can improve over time, especially with good material. A quick example that comes to mind is Ari Zuker on DAYS. She was god awful in the beginning but she turned out to be a pretty good actress. And yeah, there are examples where actors don't improve. But I think it's fair to give them a chance, especially more than 6-7 episodes.