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Courtney Hope has a photo in the mid-show bumper, but still doesn’t appear in the opening credits.

Totally. It’s a really illuminating and helpful way of framing the disease.

Just devastating.

Stephen Dunn, creator and showrunner of this new “re-imagining” gives much more detail about the show, how it came together during the pandemic, and how the Pulse shooting influenced the story: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/queer-as-folk-peacock-pulse-shooting-1235144299/

Pulkit from India 🇮🇳

Totally. Would have offloaded a character who simply doesn’t work in a way that would have made sense. They could have had Connor not in the car and had him devastated over the loss of his mother as well as a close male role model. That would have given organic angst for Adam and Sally, as Adam deals with unexpectedly becoming a single father, plus Connor’s resentment of Sally as “replacing his mother.” Victoria could have taken advantage of Adam’s distraction to outmaneuver him at Newman, at least for the short term. And you would have had great scenes from Elizabeth Hendrickson, as Chloe mourns her friend, as well as potential good stuff for Lauren/Tracey Bregman and Billy/JT. Add in Ashland’s potential shady involvement in Rey and Chelsea’s deaths; him manipulating Victoria into thinking she’s responsible in order to control her, isolate her, and maintain his grip on power; Adam blaming Victoria for the death of his child’s mother, a sort of echo to the Delia tragedy; Victor and Nikki being torn between their children; Nick stepping in to support Sharon, who blames Victoria for Rey’s death; Sharon and Adam bonding over their shared loss, which causes angst for Sally and Nick; Chance investigating the case to find out the real reason behind his best friend’s death; Diane finding out the truth about Ashland and blackmailing him to do her bidding (tying the story into the Phyllis/Abbotts sphere); and you could have had a story that would’ve rocked Y&R for years. Instead, we have Chelsea hanging around waiting for a winning story that will never come because JG just can’t quit MCE. She’s a good actress but sometimes you have to kill your darlings for the greater good.

Muguruza just can’t get it together this year so far.

Jacqueline MacInnes Wood is SERVING IT.

The gowns are super weirdly fitted to me. Not to body shame, but they make several of the women look pregnant.

I know we saw Noah wake up alone (with a rotary dial phone) after a one-night stand, but he said Rey gave him dating advice? Noah dates? He’s not just creeping on a lesbian who is marrying his sister? Why didn’t they just have Chelsea in the car with Rey and kill two birds with one crash?

Lol. Garbi’s gonna get her in the locker room.

The memories of Rey fall flat because we saw none of this on screen. I don’t see why they bothered with that. Don’t pretend to be a character-based show when you aren’t.

I’ve never found Eric Braeden that sexy in my 30+ years of watching or seeing older clips on and off Y&R, but wowza. Look at that quad flex:

They seemed so weird together yesterday. But then again Maura’s Diane felt like a different character due to the decade-too-young Maura’s miscasting. Sharon Case’s reaction was funny.

Kopan from Germany 🇩🇪

Someone get this song outta my head.

Sonny saying “Connie FûckinHAIRY.”

Maybe some Wellbutrin to amp up the sex drive.

I’ll tell you when I’m done with Marland-era ATWT, but every detail feels very purposeful, intertwined with other stories, and going somewhere. Just how the Lucinda/Lily/Iva/Craig/Sierra/Tonio stories converge and deepen over time (and even throwing in Betsy/Steve), and how Lucinda serves as a nexus for so many different characters.

Yeah, I think they might end up being really bland. Noah doesn’t have much of a personality, and she’s all shy sunshine. It’s a shame because Rory Gibson is hot af, and he seems to have a sly sense of humor that we see none of on Y&R.

Yeah, I mean, it happens. It’s a daily show with a low budget and we’ve seen it happen in the past even things were more meticulous and retakes could be done. Even big-budget movies have obvious continuity errors and boom mics showing.

I like her too. I just don’t love that she seems like a Mary Sue. I’d love to see more of an edge emerge.

Wow, yes: “Thank you, Beth.” She later said “Traci.” This is a show that recently left a watermark visible in the stock footage used in the opening credits, so I’m not surprised that it’s this sloppy.