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Was LK in scenes with DZ/Dante during her first temp run as Sam? I don’t remember.

That looks like his head has been cut and pasted on someone else’s body. (I know it’s beard and the way he’s positioning his neck but lol.)

MS is so shrill. That “Tell me that you love me! Tell me we have a future!” fantasy with Jack… 😬 They are making Noah look crazy af. They are wasting this dude:

So gorgeous in L’Avventura.

I love GH but there’s something about it that lacks a core to me, at least as long as I’ve been watching. Maybe because aside from the Quartermaines, it’s been much more about the bonds between adult friends and lovers than the passage of familial bonds, at least during the years I’ve watched. Feels a bit less rooted.

Just for shits and giggles. 1. Y&R (a lush, cinematic, thoroughly realized soap, which had the rare benefit of the vision of one writer, Bill Bell, for over 30 years, including the work of his protégé Kay Alden) 2. AMC (like Y&R, helped modernize soaps with daring, progressive content, with the singular perspective of Agnes Nixon, delivered soap’s most famous modern character in Erica Kane) 3. ATWT (Irna’s baby and the first blockbuster soap originating on TV, kept a lot of her DNA even as the show declined, introduced the legendary Hughes family and Lisa the vixen; underwent a major renaissance under Doug Marland) 4. GH (reinvented by Gloria Monty, took the genre to pop cultural heights never seen before or since; balanced James Bond adventures with family/romance/workplace drama; Labine/Guza both elevated and grounded the show in the ‘90s. Still I’d rank Bell/Nixon/Irna’s creations ahead of it) 5. GL (the original, dating back to radio; probably the soap alongside AMC with the most warmth and heart and sense of community; too erratic quality-wise to rank much higher, but the Curlee era was perfect soap) 6. OLTL (beyond underrated for successfully reinventing itself many times over and for its inclusiveness; still entertaining but lost a lot of its social vision during the Rauch years, only to recover it splendidly during Gottlieb/Malone) 7. DAYS (where Bill Bell first truly soared with his larger-than-life yet grounded perspective in the ‘60s and ‘70s; reinvented as an engaging romance/adventure show in the ‘80s; re-emerged as a gonzo fantasy show under JER’s polarizing vision, which deteriorated into madness later on.) 8. B&B (underrated and overshadowed by Y&R but balanced intimacy and the grandiose gesture, e.g. the fashion shows and over-the-top set pieces, very well. Bringing Sheila on was a stroke of genius, and Brooke Logan and Stephanie Forrester are two of soaps’ most indelible creations.) 9/10. PC/Passions: Meh and bleh.

Anwar from India 🇮🇳

That article is from May of last year.

It feels amateurish. Today’s scenes made two really good actors feel totally adrift.

A lot of people on Reddit have been saying that Garcelle is kind of a confessional sniper. Very cutting in her talking heads but meek in the moment (not backing up Sutton against Erika’s gangsta threats). Of course, she has to be careful about how she handles herself in ways her cast mates may not, but hopefully she gets Erika together.

You know what? I was watching over the holidays and I was really pleasantly surprised at the level of discussion, only because the show doesn’t receive much mainstream press. Way more depth and less grandstanding than something like The View, even on topics that would be considered relatively trivial. And Loni Love is really great at playing devil’s advocate.

Well, at least Sally got to tell Chloe and Chelsea where to shove it today.

Yeah, that sounds about right. It’s a “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” but not for the obvious reason. Plus, they’ve already dealt with Kristina’s bisexuality.

This Craig/Nancy stuff is pathetic and embarrassing.

I get the sense they’re at least testing audience reaction with some very overt plays at sexual tension. Whoever mentioned Alexis in the “late-in-life coming out” thread was on to something. I think NLG would do well in such a story.

Even the people who “like” Sally treat her with disdain or at best like a yappy child who needs to be scolded (Chloe, Adam). This is a 30-something woman, not a precocious teenager.

I was getting some sexytime vibes between her and Alexis.

Sam from Miami 🇺🇸

More gorgeous Johnny from Los Angeles 🇺🇸

It’s so one-note. I know she’s a lot and her own worst enemy, but so is Phyllis, and people don’t go around telling her she’s a piece of sh!t all the time. Can’t she have one decent friend? Otherwise just go all out and make her a total rip-roaring bitch.

Yeah, me. The early ‘90s were top notch but oof, did things fall apart circa ‘93-94. 1997 was also great, but again, mess afterwards. The ‘80s also felt a bit all over the place. 2000s had some good stuff and some awful, unprofessional stuff.

You forgot to use the gif!

The 1990s were indeed tough because so many shows had great highs and abysmal lows. GH had the some of the highest highs of all time in the ‘90s while Y&R was great but also steady. For me, the toughest call is the 2000s. The last gasp for most shows. I’d also say GH simply on the strength of its day-to-day writing staff and production values, but the quality was largely so poor across the board as to be a meaningless call. Same with DAYS in the 2010s. Upon rewatch, my favorite soap of the ‘80s is probably ATWT (very layered and rich) with GH, OLTL, and AMC all up there. ‘70s probably Y&R (so lush and innovative), AW, or OLTL. It’s so weird that my second favorite soap probably wouldn’t top any of these lists (GL). Too erratic. Haven’t had the opportunity to watch much ‘70s GL due to availability obvs, aside from all the 1979 stuff.