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ICAM.

That's okay. I totally believed that her name was Candy Love. Like I said, this is the same show that had a character named Bambi, lol.

Or her giving up the child for adoption. Sarah Shayne wouldn't have done that either.

The truth is, I don't feel anything toward anyone on this show anymore. IMO, DAYS has been running on less than fumes since the last boy band era, under folks who refuse to do anything about it.

It's sad how only two of the five soaps currently on the air hold my attention even a little bit these days. And I keep up with GH, only because I hate to be left out entirely from @carolineg and @Vee 's amazing conversations.

Oh, God, I hope it isn't. After all, this is the same LOL that also had a character named "Bambi."

Wait, you mean to tell me the world's about to [!@#$%^&*] implode over GREENLAND!?!? I guess Erik the Red will have his revenge after all.

In order to understand how I felt about GR and Leo when they first arrived, how I still feel about them today, and how I'll probably feel about them 'til the day they're gone from this show for good, you'll need to watch this clip. (Trigger warning: Bill Cosby!)

Thanks for all the Jen Lilley intel...I think, lol. When it comes to VM and MB, I'll just say this: he definitely needs her, but does she really need him? I'd be down with Drew and Willow essentially becoming the new Alan and Monica if I thought the acting and writing were stronger. Even with that better writing, however, Katelyn MacMullen is not Leslie Charleson, and Cameron Mathison is sure af not Stuart Damon. Believe it or not, I'm fine with forgetting Jagger's murder. Hell, I'm even for pretending he never returned. Bringing that s.o.b. back as a blue-eyed, blonde-haired fed with an inexplicable grudge against Sonny (who deserves all the hate and then some, but still...) was lame from the jump. Now, do I still think Willow needs to go to prison for shooting Drew? Yes, and no. (I mean, she SHOULD, but I'm just a silly fool who thinks letting individuals get away with their crimes is morally irresponsible storytelling, lol). Regardless, I don't wanna see that mess with her and Drew and Michael dragged on any further. If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: Drew is not dead, and he hasn't seen the light either. So, what was the [!@#$%^&*] point of shooting him? So, we could see that Willow, the one-time cult member who was ripped from her comatose mother's womb and who (probably) faked her cancer, has a dark side? That's great. I still don't care about the bitch.

I can't, I just can't, lol.

The only show that I remember that has talked about that subject was the original "Law & Order," in an episode about an American husband and father who killed the Egyptian doctor hired by his mother-in-law to perform the procedure on his half-Egyptian daughter. IIRC, he agreed to plead guilty to the charges in exchange for his parents being granted custody of his daughter, because he did not trust his weak-willed to stop HER mother (who said we raise our children to be no better than dogs) from having the daughter circumcised. It's a barbaric custom that persists in many countries; yet, I don't know whether that episode painted Egyptians in an all-too-objective light, lol. IMO, it's as if the writer of that article is saying Linda Gray isn't qualified to speak on behalf of the U.N. and international women's rights BECAUSE she was just an actress, or an actress on a soap opera. But, you know, the idea of hiring an actor from a series that was popular all over the globe to speak out on such causes isn't necessarily a bad one. I just wish they had asked an actress from a series that hadn't marginalized and objectified women at every opportunity.

IOW, Maurice Benard and Sonny Corinthos have become albatrosses around GH's neck. What happened to Jen Lilley that made working at GH so unpleasant for her?

It's ironic how the U.N. chose someone who became famous for playing J.R. Ewing's long-suffering wife to promote women's rights. That's like asking Tony Geary or Roger Howarth to speak on behalf of RAINN.

Quips like these are why I can't quit SON. Ever. No matter how hard I've tried.

I'll say! Natalie Minardi Slater and Janice Ferri Esser were the last two Y&R writers who tried to keep the Bill Bell/Kay Alden house style alive.

Well, I'm glad to see DAYS employing more POC on their writing staff.

I'm sorry, but isn't that kind of a step down for him, career-wise?

Believe me, you're not alone, lol.

I'm surprised neither CBS nor any other network has thought to have Ms. Barrymore make cameo appearances on one of their soaps to help promote their shows and hers.

How sad is it that that hot mess was still tons better than anything I saw on PASSIONS or SUNSET BEACH?

How on Earth would they have explained Matt having his original face again when Rick Hearst's Matt had undergone extensive plastic surgery in order to conceal his identity? Do these idiots think plastic surgery is like playing with a Mr. Potato Head?

CUT TO: 1994, and Carl and Rachel's wedding.

Unfortunately, Long couldn't handle working with JFP at OLTL. That's why she left (or why JFP got rid of her, I still don't know which). To me, that was the last time OLTL had any semblance of true direction. Everything after Long's brief, ill-fated stint was worthless.

I do agree that JV's acting improved from GL to AMC. He and Lindsay Hartley (and Lindsay's arsenal of eye makeup) weren't terrible additions to that show. I mean, I don't think they'll ever be among my favorites, but at least they don't irritate me as much as they used to. (And "Amen," "Hallelujah" and "PREACH!!" to your remark about Zach's crusty ass, lol).