Faulkner

Is this why Elena is coming back? Phyllis in the hospital after the crash?

I’m glad they have 3+ months to actually promote the damn thing. I suppose it’s smart to use Black History Month in part to build broader awareness (and celebrate this milestone on daytime) instead of starting in early February. The Grammys are on February 2. Morris Chestnut’s Watson premieres Sunday, January 26, on CBS after the AFC Championship Game, a month-out promotional opportunity (a primetime premiere with a Black lead after one of the biggest NFL games of the season).

I’m glad that they can walk on the show and not automatically know they’ll be subordinate characters. Almost all Black actors on these legacy soaps throughout history have known there was a ceiling on what they could accomplish. It’ll be curious how the Mike Manning “Smitty” character fits into the broader canvas. Part of me wishes they cast that role as Black and linked him to another family to open up more story opportunities. (There are potentially lots of interesting dynamics for Black gay man with a white partner.) But MM is very talented.

I promise I won’t spam but I do like to make sure there’s a balance of thirst traps of Black men on these boards, being a Black man who is primarily attracted to other Black men and POCs. It can get very blond on SON. And BTG has a very attractive male cast (and let’s be real: hunks are a big part of the pleasure of soap viewership and this show is NOT lacking).