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Whenever I have the time to sit down and watch clips on YT, I'm always impressed at how professional the production appeared to be, even though the show was taped in VA and likely didn't have a large budget.

Oh, yeah? Wait 'til I hit the premises as the new HW, and we'll just see how invincible little Donna is!

That would have been my guess as well.

Jesus, this show was EL FUEGO BITD, lol!!

I'm actually intrigued to learn who he'll be playing (Roman's long-lost son, perhaps?). At any rate, I'm sure WN would be very proud of his son - who, IMO, resembles both him AND his mom - and I wish Hank all the best at this new gig!

At the risk of sounding crass, Joe Werner must've had what Tamar Braxton would call a "dingaling of gold." Ellen Wheeler's idea for a "reset" might've sounded far-fetched. In a way, though, it also might've been the best way to handle all the changes that had come in the wake of moving to Peapack.

I'm not @Jonathan, but I would've LOVED to have written a breast cancer storyline for Erica/Susan Lucci. Mona had battled cancer years before; and as we all know, having a history of cancer in your family places you at a greater risk of developing cancer as well. Also, Erica was the ideal character to tell that story as far as what you SHOULDN'T do when you suspect you might be ill: ignoring the telltale signs, preoccupying yourself with work and with other matters, hoping it'll just "go away." I wanted to explore each and every beat with Erica: from her finding the lump in her breast, to her immediate denial that it is anything serious and concentrating instead on some major project happening at Enchantment (something that would've involved Bianca and Kendall, of course), to being forced to confront the issue (by none other than Brooke English!) and undergo a biopsy, to Erica's worst fears being confirmed (and being tempted in the moment to self-medicate with pills or alcohol), to her fears over how the cancer and course of treatment might affect her beauty (and the admission that, for all of her life, she has taken her beauty for granted to the point where she isn't sure whether she could BE anything else), to major milestones, such as undergoing the mastectomy, beginning chemo/radiation treatments, losing her hair, etc.; to receiving a cancer-free diagnosis; to her attempts at getting her life and career back on-track as a cancer survivor; to learning that, in fact, the cancer has returned (and perhaps spreaded to some other area, such as her lungs); to her vowing once more to beat it (even as she fears privately that she might not); to her actually beating it a second time (and hopefully, this time, for good). And with her every step of the way (aside from her loved ones, of course) would be Brooke, of all people, as the two longtime nemeses would develop a bond of sorts, as Brooke would end up helping Erica through what might be her biggest crisis yet (with one consequence being Opal, as Erica's sole female friend up to that point, feeling jealous and resentful for awhile). One scene, in particular - where Erica accuses Brooke of not understanding what it means to feel alone and scared, and Brooke admits (publicly, for the first time, I think) how she had to undergo an abortion after getting raped by Eddie Dorrance - would be pivotal in Brooke and Erica reaching a new understanding with each other. More than all that, however, and because I've always adhered to Agnes Nixon's belief that storytelling should entertain AND educate, Erica's breast cancer battles would provide the impetus for a new romantic relationship with the doctor assigned to her case - ideally, he would've been played by Robert Urich - and maybe the first man in recorded history NOT to fall immediately for Erica's considerable charms. In fact, he might be the first man ever to admit that he can't stand her! So, of course, you know it's only going to end in romance, lol. Jack would be nibbling around, of course, once again playing the rival for her affections. He even goes so far as to buy Erica another engagement ring. Then, he witnesses a moment between Erica and the doctor - not a kiss or a passionate embrace, but something. Later, Erica finds the ring and accepts Jack's proposal before he's even actually proposed! However, Jack tells Erica what has been apparent to many except her: that she's actually in love with her doctor...and he's just as crazy about her. Although Erica insists that there is nothing in common between her and her doctor and that she is as committed as ever to reuniting with Jack, he, on the other hand, tells her he'll always be there for her, and they part as friends. In a way, that ties in with my post-cancer plans for Erica. Specifically, she starts The Mona Foundation. Named in honor of her late mother - herself, a cancer survivor - it would've been a non-profit organization, promoting cancer awareness for women, and older woman in particular.

I might have given Jason/Sasha a chance, but the story that has thrown them together just makes no sense.

Trust me, inquiring minds, you'll be sorry when you learn who tried to burn Alexis.

The only thing missing from that vaguely cable porn-ish promo is Jack Armstrong playing volleyball in a tight, white Speedo.

I've always said that pairing Kathleen Turner's Nola with Alec Baldwin's Billy would've been FIRE.

If Jason ever decides to leave the mob for good, he should advertise himself as a "Rent-a-Daddy." Knocked up but can't let anyone know who the father is? Help is just a text message away! (That is, if Jason actually knows how texts work).

LOL!! BUT...there's a twist! Ava, who's once again after Sonny (and Sonny's power), has paid Sonny's doctor to tell him that the stress of having sexual intercourse could jeopardize his health, forcing Sonny and Brenda to spend month after agonizing month yearning to be together again, but afraid that doing the do could kill him, lol!!

True. All we need now is for Clarence to return.

That's why we need VM/Brenda back, so she can, um, reap the benefits when Sonny realizes he's still a man, lol! God bless the Hursleys, but they were some odd ducks, lol!

Because, kicking Nina when she's down is GH's favorite pastime. And I'm not even a fan of Nina's.

Unless...Sonny goes through with the surgery...only to learn afterward that he's impotent. And so, we've gone from early GH to THE DOCTORS, lol.

Get serious, CBS. The only soap of yours that might be getting soapier is BTG. The other two are just coasting.

It's like the barrage of "She's dying, but she's also pregnant!" stories that soaps apparently loved to tell back in the '60's and '70's. Between Sonny's heart problem and Jason/Sasha's baby daddy lie, the current writing team are proving just how out-of-touch they are, lol.

So, where are all the Palestinians supposed to go, if they can't return to Gaza? Congratulations, Mr. President, you've just created another immigration crisis.

And for what? What do we gain from reverting to isolationism, aside from pity and scorn?

What mentally unbalanced station manager would slot a soap opera in at 9 am!? I remember when LOVING aired on my local ABC affiliate at 10:30 am - before the station junked the show altogether - and thinking, "Geez, people haven't even recovered from Regis and Kathie Lee yet!"

So, what does he mean, exactly? Is he telling Europe (and the rest of the world) that they're on their own?

I didn't either until very recently. Given what I've read about Y&R's first years, however, I think it was a genius move on Bill Bell's part: build up the romantic tension between mystery man Brad (Eliot, not Carlton) and introverted Leslie, drop hints about Lorie as the "wild child" who was enjoying the fast life in Europe; then, when Lorie does come home, have her set her sights on her sister's love interest.

Lilith was nothing if not a prankster, lol.