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Patrick Mouratoglou is now Halep’s full-time coach:

Nathan from France 🇫🇷

I’m finding that I just hate Esme, not love to hate her. A villain who only plays victim all the time isn’t fun. It’s all too repetitive. We get more of Esme’s whiny, tearful perspective than we do of Trina’s. Are Trina and T.J. not going to acknowledge that T.J.’s girlfriend is prosecuting Trina? This show feels so sloppy to me.

It’s weird that Ashley, Traci, and Billy didn’t bring up Theo when discussing potential agenda-driven interlopers in their family. That story literally just happened. Did I miss a step with Allie and Diane? This light, cordial interaction feels odd after the strained conversation they had when Jack revealed who “Taylor” really was. Also this LOL

With the right casting, it could be the Buckinghams, but they’d never do it.

One of the few men who can rock a crop top IMO.

I love this guy, Jon Kung, an openly gay chef based in Detroit. His food always looks amazing (and he does too):

Nicolas from Argentina 🇦🇷

Abhi Sinha (Y&R) has been cast as a series regular on the NBC drama pilot Blank Slate. “Sinha will play Cornelius Kepler, the tech specialist on Maya’s Homeland Security team who uses his advanced IT skills to get whatever information they need.”

If Sheila’s latest return was a bust, it’s not because of Kimberlin Brown. She’s been stellar.

Up to you, of course! But that was my immediate reaction. Like, oops, who effed up and got fired?

I thought he was smokin’ when he first started as Michael Baldwin, even though the character was scary af. When he was all sweaty and hairy trying to chisel his way into Christine’s apartment—let’s just say I had very ambivalent feelings about that man. I think he looks better than he has in years with the grey hair and beard.

Adam talks to Sally crazy. So patronizing. Sally says something blindingly obvious. “Well done, Sally! You’re so perceptive!” It’s like he’s speaking to a precocious child. I’m curious what age Y&R’s writers think Sally is. Courtney Hope is 32 and Mark Grossman is 35.

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With “ousted,” I expected some scandalous departure.

“Sparks fly for Sally and Adam.” They already banged in their office and at the Grand Penis. What other spaces have they yet to christen? A booth at Crimson Lights? Against Katherine’s memorial at Chancellor Park?

It does seem with the end of an era with Wendy Richard, Barbara Windsor, Leslie Grantham, and now June Brown all gone. Those are familiar names to even a casual follower of the show like me.

The Diane story is the only point of interest for me, so when it’s not airing, pass.

This show is ghastly.