Faulkner

Rick makes a reference to an actor on GL who had a breakdown mid-scene where his eyes just went black. Frank Beaty?

Rick Hearst talking about his friendship with the late Tyler Christopher:

Oh dear…

LMAO

The power this guy generates…

It’s too little too late for those legacy soaps. They refuse to do the work of making the Black characters feel fully three-dimensional, human, and interesting, and often drop them in big stories where their motivations feel largely contrived or forced, because we’re not that intimate with them. See Carter or Justin on B&B. So it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy that they are disliked (the discourse on Portia from GH fans is… suspect… but you also realize how shoddy the writing has been for her. She’s obsessed with protecting her daughter from Heather, yet she and Trina didn’t share a single scene for MONTHS. Most soap characters are poorly written these days, but many of them are familiar and had better, more compelling writing in the past that they can still mine. That’s not the case for most Black characters. Devon and Lily are coasting on Neil’s legacy.)

That was how I felt with the Lucky/Laura reunion. The slapdash style undermines very good actors in scenes that should be easy to wring emotion out of.

I like the Guza/Carlivati energy—it just needs to be harnessed properly. Both have real gifts but fall into bad patterns when they lack accountability or have too much responsibility.

Carnes was excellent during the Bobbie tribute.

After 50 years, the Grammys are moving from CBS to ABC/Hulu/Disney+, who will air the awards in a 10-year deal starting in 2027.

Mr. Darcy see-through, wet-shirt contest: