Khan

2 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I think he looks way too much like Michael and reminds me a lot of one of Maxie or Lulu's boyfriends from the mid 2000's.

True dat!

1 minute ago, Taoboi said:

But could Dex pull off old money?

He certainly can't pull off whatever he's doing now, lol.

I'm kidding.

15 minutes ago, carolineg said:

watch he turns out to be Robert and Holly's son or something.

I think I'd go in a different direction with Dex.  He says he comes from a (dysfunctional) family with two older, abusive brothers, and that he enlisted to get away from them.  But - and I haven't been watching again for very long, so I'm not 100% sure whether this would work - I would reveal that he is, in fact, an only child, who grew up in wealth and privilege, but who rejected that lifestyle when he became "of age" and struck out on his own.  You could even tie him and his family in with the Q's, saying, for example, that Tracy knew Dex's grandmother in finishing school or something.

21 minutes ago, carolineg said:

The show probably has no idea where to go with Dex so keeping the family stuff in the back pocket can make him tied to someone on the show if necessary.

I feel like it's the same sort of trick they did with Dev until the show decided he was useless.

Isn't it interesting how you have two mysterious young men with similar-sounding names, save for one letter, both becoming Sonny's ward, and both ending up falling in love with Joss?

20 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Cuz Nina isn't a foolish choice. 

Trust me: compared to Heather "My Hip Made Me Do It!" Webber, Nina Corinthos looks perfectly rational.

15 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

I have liked Sonny/Natalia so far. But she might want to watch out for Ava. 

Look at the bright side: if Ava drives a wedge between Sonny and Natalia, then Natalia can fall back on her other jobs: momaging her daughter's "trailblazing" music career, and tending to crime scenes in her push-up bra.*

(*IYKYK)

3 hours ago, carolineg said:

To circle back from the Classic GH talk maybe Dex is actually Sly and he just didn't age at the same rate as Lucky

One thing's for sure: I don't buy the story that Dex told Sonny about his life once upon a time.  He might be telling the truth about his military service overseas and why he was dishonorably discharged, but the other stuff, especially about his family, seems like something he manufactured in order to get in good with Sonny.

6 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

But seriously...lol...yeah. No lingering feelings. No Get back together. Just stormed out. And left...right into hate sexing Nina. Shocking, but can't hate Drew for that. I mean didn't the last time Jason come back, Sonny and Carly immediately drop him, too? I wasn't regularly viewing then.

I wasn't watching then either, so I don't know.  But I do feel like Drew should display more anger or angst over having to live in the shadow of a "twin" brother who's really a common criminal.  Drew should feel very resentful toward Jason's return, how that affects his status in town and so forth; and in turn, that jealousy should be propelling Drew to make some very foolish and life-changing decisions.

2 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Not Store Brand!!!

Hey, I love store brands, too!  But I know when I'm buying Wonder Bread, and when I'm buying Great Value Bread, and why, lol.

1 minute ago, Taoboi said:

I still hollered in my head at the fact that as soon as Drew found out Jason was alive, he broke up with Carly and left with the quickness. 

I'm still amazed at how quickly Store Brand Jason bailed.  I mean, no lingering feelings between the two of them, no playing "Will they get back together?" games with the audience.  It was just, "Peace out, girly!  Oh, hi, Nina, have some of my shirt!," lol.

4 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I know they have established it over and over, but the question is why?  Starting from the days of Jason marginalizing and disregarding his entire relationship with Robin for Carly/Michael.  It has never really made sense.  It was just a thing we had to accept as viewers because he loved Carly and the kid and was keeping them safe from EVIL AJ.

Yeah, even if that has been Jason's motivation at least, someone needs to remind Stone Cold that Michael is a grown ass man with a wife and kid of his own now, and that neither he nor his mom need protecting anymore.

9 minutes ago, BetterForgotten said:

But I do think it’s a character flaw/f.uck up Jason in particular needs to reminded of and haunt him for the rest of his existence. He caused damaged to his own kids in the name name of Carly and her kids, when he had a choice not to.

I agree.  Nobody told Jason to go shoot guns and kill people for a mobster.  And just because he's brain-damaged, that doesn't let him off the hook either.  Actions carry consequences, and it's long past time for Jason Morgan to face some of his own.

3 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Unfortunately yes. 

Thank you.  I honestly don't remember everyone that Carly has slept with.  Life is too damn short for that, and I've got my own problems, lol.

6 minutes ago, carolineg said:

If you reverse course and don't have Carly/Jason act like they aren't entirely obsessed with one another would viewers think that was totally out of character?

I know I would think that was out of character, lol.

Again, though, I'd love to know why Jason and Carly are so...obsessed with each other.  (Just like I'm still waiting for GH to tell me why Heather has always been so damn crazy - and no, no "poisoned hip" explanation will do, lol).  Jason and Carly don't need to acknowledge it for themselves.  In fact, it's probably more intriguing if they DON'T acknowledge it.  But I feel like the audience should have some sort of idea, so, at the very least, we won't get so annoyed every time Jason rushes to Carly's aid at the expense of everyone else.

8 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

I'm still hoping that when (if) it does happen, Alexis does find herself beside her with her as lawyer vs her as editor. 

I'd still love to know why this show thinks Alexis can't do both (practice law and run a newspaper).

I'd also love to know WHY Jason constantly puts Carly's needs and safety above most everyone else's.  What makes him do it?  Does he feel sorry for Carly?  Is she that good in bed?  Have they even BEEN to bed, lol?

There better be a discount, or else what's the point?

14 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I seriously think when Jagger was cast with a blonde guy someone on the internet/twitter/facebook was all "Dex is blonde too!  Obviously his son!" and it gained some traction for whatever reason.

I think I've even heard Dex might be Jason's secret son, but I have no idea how that would be possible.  Maybe when SB left the first time or something?

I’d sooner believe he was Lucky’s fraternal twin and that Luke sold him for a bottle of scotch and a home perm.

2 minutes ago, carolineg said:

So, let's even say Dex started showing some signs of neurodivergence when Jagger was cast.  He hasn't at all.  

I'd sooner believe Spinelli was Jagger's son than Dex.  And I know BA is like way too old, but I believe Spinelli is possibly autistic. 

ICAM!  With everything!

9 minutes ago, John said:

Well Given that Stone is 21. Nope Dex is older than 21/ 

You know what you are, @John?  You're like that writer in the writers' room who brings up all the grammatical and spelling errors in the script at 3am, when all the rest of the room's concerned with is wrapping things up and going home.  I've no idea what your response about Dex and Stone's ages has to do with my post which you have quoted, or with anything else.

7 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Exactly, people pointed that out on here several times.  I don't even know why that was a rumor.   Jagger even mentioned his son was autistic his first day back so there wasn't any uncertainty that the Nightshift storyline was erased.

Right, but according to John...

9 minutes ago, John said:

Its a spectrum

Not everyone who has Autism acts the same. 

Granted, highly functioning autistic individuals do exist in society, but I think suggesting that Dex is himself autistic, without any prior indication, is a bridge too far for me.

4 minutes ago, John said:

well with Soras one never knows on soaps

SORASing or not: Stone is autistic.  Dex is not.  Ergo, it wouldn't have made sense for Dex (or any individual who isn't on the spectrum) to be Stone.

Why did people think Dex would turn out to be Stone?  Did they think Stone's autism could magically cure itself?

Gina Tognoni's like Candyman: say her name five times on a message board, she's bound to appear again somewhere.

1 hour ago, carolineg said:

I can agree about Jax.  I think he's more B tier, but there was a pretty brief, strong push for him to be a lead when MB left and he was Brenda's main love interest.  I think the investment was there after VM's 2003 departure, but once Jax tanked with Sam it was all over and he was just the default anti-Sonny guy.

If not for the fact that his daughter remains on the canvas, it's almost as if Jasper Jacks and his family never existed.  Which is fine by me, lol!

7 hours ago, vanguard said:

That secondary middle class black family is what I'm hoping for. The one whom Demarco OR Demetrius is part of. Better yet, let's have them both, as brothers.

They're twins.  Demarco is a doctor, and Demetrius is a bouncer.  And Deniece, their kid sister, is following in their dad, Desmond's, footsteps by going to law school.

3 hours ago, Vee said:

What an image. Franco just yeeting that toddler into the street like Sting.

 

Wait a minute!  That's the kid who played Jack's son on "Will & Grace," lol!

3 hours ago, carolineg said:

Even summarizing stories from that era feel like a fever dream.

What was even the point of Franco back then, except to give James Franco license to mock soaps as an "artistic experiment"?

3 hours ago, Vee said:

IIRC Michael was literally on the phone with her onscreen as it happened. "Abby? Abby?! No! Noooo!"

All that's missing is a Mr. Bill-like image of a clay "Abby" being crushed to death by a gigantic crane.

40 minutes ago, carolineg said:

She was not in PC at the time so was he just hoping Abby would walk by an open construction site so a random worker could lose control of the crane at exactly the right time?

Now that's what I call diabolical, lol!

I still can't believe they killed someone (off-screen) by dropping a crane on them.  That's Monty Python-level absurd.