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And not only did "the truth" come out, it put on a performance rivalling Ike and Tina Turner's!

As Willona Woods would say, "That's you...on tape!!".

Next thing you know, he'll dummy up some ballots and claim he found them stuffed under the sofa cushions.

That's FANTASTIC news, @Taoboi! Thanks for keeping us posted!

So much for Trump's vow to put an end to "American carnage."

Exactly.

Frankly, I don't think she has much of a shot. Not even with the Trump name and (no doubt) Daddy Dearest's assured seal of approval. But, stranger things have happened, lol.

I can't believe legislation was even NEEDED. I mean, common sense SHOULD tell people NOT to assault anyone who's simply looking out for everyone's well-being.

I wish I had the answer to that question, too. We KNOW that when it comes to men like Donald Trump, the emperor truly has no clothes. Is it just that the GOP wants to remain in control forever?

Frankly, Margo went from homewrecker to scrappy heroine, because of Margaret Colin's popularity. Otherwise, I don't think the character would have recovered. IIRC, when Margo confronted Barbara about her and Tom's (alleged) ONS, she did mention that fact. However, James and Margo's affair had happened a long time ago (at least five years in real time, who knows how many more in "soap time"). If Barbara's motivation in upsetting her ex-fiancee's marriage was revenge for his wife's being the other woman in her marriage to James Stenbeck, then she took her sweet ass time making that happen, lol. Personally, I've always chalked up Barbara's transformation during that period as her growing tired of always getting the short end of the metaphorical stick whenever it came to the men in her life. There were her ill-fated relationships with that guy named Steven (who turned out to be married, I think?) and with Tom, which ended with the discovery of Paul's existence; and then there was James, a marriage that turned out to be made in Mary-Ellis Bunim hell; and then there was Gunnar, whom Barbara fought tooth and nail (and bull!) to be with, only to watch him leave Oakdale, terminally ill and in a hot-air balloon; and then there was Brian, who ended up falling for quirky Shannon before moving onto boring Beatrice. Barbara had just had enough.

And, between the resemblance between Annabelle and her mother, and Quint and Nola's involvement, it had those nice, Gothic touches that someone like Agnes Nixon would have appreciated. I'm just sorry the writers didn't follow the same template for the mystery with Miss Piper and the Cottage of Doom.

Believe me, I understand the motivation(s) behind vandalizing Mitch McConnell's home. However, I fail to see what such an act would have accomplished, aside from letting out frustration. It wasn't as if he/she/they could have intimidated him into reversing his stance on the 2K stimulus checks. So, again, what did they hope to accomplish there?

That IS rich, lol.

Granted, the storyline was built on an absurd premise (that Bill Bauer, Henry Chamberlain, H.B. Lewis, Tom Reardon and Brandon Spaulding were all friendly with each other and liked to go on fishing trips together) that contradicted established history. (For one thing, the Lewises and Spauldings weren't even IN Springfield until the 1970's and early '80's). But, on its' face, I think it was a well-told mystery that affected all the major families in town. And it was a damn sight better than the Maryanne Caruthers mystery, too.

Erika Slezak (ex-Viki, OLTL) had the right attitude: you go to the studio, you do your job, and you go home. Period.

I'm so sorry for your loss, @DramatistDreamer. And I hope you're looking out for your mental and physical well-being, too. You know, there's nothing wrong with wanting to pray for our nation. But, for God's sake, Cameron: PUT ON A DAMN MASK. "Disastrous" almost doesn't cover how the Trump administration has handled everything related to this pandemic.

I'm wishing your brother a speedy recovery as well, @amybrickwallace. I wish we could just leave this damn virus behind with the REST of 2020.

I'm still holding my breath that Donald Trump won't literally burn down the WH on his way out.

Yeah, I can't abide SB (or any actor) dictating storyline to the degree that he has. You're being paid to act what's on the page, Steve. If you want to write, then write.

LOL!! Really, though, that story needed Mary-Ellis Bunim to work.

"Free the Oakdale Three!" LOL!! I'm pretty sure that was Goutman's (lame) idea. TBH, I thought it had some SLIGHT potential. Especially with the idea of taping on real-life college campuses. But, its' half-hearted execution was bound to fail.

Good point!

Perhaps. I could be comparing her too much to someone like Erika Slezak. In her final years as OLTL's Viki, Slezak often had to play material that was, quite frankly, beneath her as an actress. Yet, the only times she ever complained publicly about the work -- during the Leah Laiman/Susan Bedsow Horgan era, for example; and later, when Dena Higley was HW -- the criticisms were very much warranted.

Well, she doesn't have to gush all over it the way Martha Byrne does, but the implication is always there that, for her, Althea was the "better" role, and that just irks me. Lucinda wasn't always written well, but even when she wasn't, she remained interesting. Althea? I was just glad to see the bitch gone. Well, I do agree that Barbara playing the hapless heroine/victim was getting stale. Any woman in her position would want to "wise up" after all the agony she had suffered with James, Gunnar and Brian. But, even after Marland had tarnished her a bit in that quadrangle with Hal, Margo and Tom, it wasn't TOO long before she was back into heroine-ish mode. And I think that's because, as exciting as it was to see Barbara "being bad," it was also very limiting for that particular character. Unfortunately, it was Hogan Sheffer who took things a step too far, getting Barbara out of another story rut by turning her into a total loon.

Jane Elliot fiddled with his dialogue, too, but, like JE said he told her, he never cared, because she was just too good. I can't see him not feeling the same way about someone like Hubbard.