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Yeah, I liked Hillary, too, and I thought killing her off was a bad move on TPTB's part. Maybe she wasn't a vixen or a stone babe, but she was a steadying presence for long-time viewers who missed the rest of the Bauer clan.

Wait, didn't they have AH's character on LOVING go through the same issue?

Okay, but...you must really hate me if you think I would have two grown folks actually [!@#$%^&*] in a hospital chapel while HIS wife and HER daughter lay stone cold dead in the hospital morgue. I can push the old envelope, but come on, lol! I mean, what am I? Dena Higley or something? I'd love to put him in a triangle with Ashley and Traci.

Well, he didn't start out that way. As a matter of fact, Josh was introduced (by then-HW Douglas Marland) as a spoiler for Kelly and Morgan, who were GL's big supercouple. IIRC, Morgan was pursuing a modeling career. Kelly, being a young resident at Cedars Hospital, preferred his new wife to stay home and start a family. Josh, operating under the pretense of helping Morgan launch her career, exploited the conflicts between the newlyweds in order to get Morgan in the sack. (Which he did. Again, IIRC.) It's only when Pam Long came aboard and fleshed out both Josh's backstory and the Lewis clan -- keeping on Josh and his sister, Trish, while adding on Billy, Mindy, patriarch H.B., and eventually Reva -- that Josh evolved into pretty much what he was for the rest of his time on the show. Yup. I knew when they tried "Reverend Josh" that the show had hit a brick wall with the guy. Even before then, though, I actually felt the time had come to kill off Josh. We knew how Josh would respond to losing Reva to death, because we saw him do it multiple times. But how would Reva cope with losing "Bud"? Nobody was feeling Peapack. Especially the audience.

Did I say I would have them [!@#$%^&*] in the hospital chapel, lol? Maybe "clinch" was the wrong word but [!@#$%^&*] was not what I meant. Please, I'm not JER. Of course, if JER were writing it, he'd have Ashland and Nikki literally screwing on top of Victoria's corpse. But that's neither here nor there. Thank you!

Tell that to Ron Carlivati!

Dear God! They really blew her ass up!

Better yet...? Building off @Darn's suggestion: Victoria discovers Ashland and Nikki in bed together. After a bitter confrontation with her husband and mother, Victoria runs off. However, she's so overcome by the image of Ashland and Nikki together, she loses control of her car and crashes. (Whether the crash was deliberate on her part could be left up to the audience to debate.) At the hospital, a non-responsive Victoria is placed on a respirator, as her family and friends are informed about the accident. Eventually, everyone is informed that Victoria is brain-dead (shut up!) and not likely to breathe on her own again. Nikki begs Ashland not to turn off the respirator; however, Ashland believes Victoria wouldn't want to be kept in such condition for the rest of her life. He agrees to have the machines turned off; they are; Victoria doesn't breathe on her own; she's pronounced dead. Afterwards, Ashland and Nikki run into each other at the hospital chapel. Both are feeling extremely guilty over how their actions have led to this moment. Nevertheless, Nikki lashes into Ashland, believing that Victoria could have recovered had she been given more time. But...even as Ashland and Nikki's argument grows ever more heated, with Ashland defending his decision to end his wife's life and Nikki accusing Ashland of killing Victoria in order keep their affair quiet, the sexual tension between them mounts, culminating in a kiss and passionate clinch (...in the chapel...with Victoria's body not even cold). Unfortunately, for Ashland and Nikki, Victor has observed the entire scene from the back of the chapel...and that's when hell REALLY starts to break loose.

You're right, Victoria wouldn't do that. She's not clever enough (anymore).

Pretty much.

Too bad (s)he'll have those three sixes on the back of the head!

Again, if only he were a Kevin Bancroft recast. I want Ashland to die of a heart attack while having sex with Victoria. That's it. That's the story.

If only RN were coming aboard as a Kevin Bancroft recast....

He (still) looks good. But I still don't buy him and AH's Victoria as a couple.

They really have done a number on Julie, haven't they? Sigh. DAYS is such miserable trash.

I say this with all the love I have within me: there is no part in that saga that Janet is right for. None. Not even Mary Agnes/"Squeak."

Welp. She's toast.

We'll probably find out Clyde once made a deal with the devil. But I still say the devil's gonna have to take a number and go to the back of the line, because the aliens will want that baby first!

There are times when I do suspect Bill Bell never intended for Victor and Nikki to go beyond the "My Fair Lady" stuff. It's just that...well...somehow, it just took off.

On top of everything else, the devil is against miscegenation, lol.

Agree.

Same. It's cliched as hell, but it works.

You know, Ali, it's really hard to miss you when you WON'T STAY GONE.

Adam/Nicole is one soap pairing I wish I were able to see. Their story sounded fantastic to me as a kid who wanted to get into the business so badly.

Disagree. I still remember some of his stuff from GL. It was awful.