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I hate to say it, but Cynthia sort of needs Nene to be relevant.

I like the black outfits... I guess? I dunno... this season started to really pick up and then just petered out. I can’t get that excited about it. After a few good seasons, Cynthia has receded into the background again.

Dan Evans beat Novak in straights. Novak has really declined on clay. Not even close to a threat to Rafa.

From Haiti 🇭🇹

A lot of people just want Colton and Gus to hook up.

Not a single line reading feels natural. Not one.

Oh dear. Sharon’s popping by Bill Maher’s show on Friday.

Where is someone saying that he’s lying? On social media?

Carrie Ann stays sick. I feel bad for her, as I know she has a ton of autoimmune disorders. I do wonder if the stress of the show is a bit much. Just cancel it.

I love this commercial from his pre-DAYS days...

Of note in that Variety piece... Guide, ay?

Y&R is dusting off old Phyllis/Abby antics for this Phyllis/Sally feud. With Sally’s threat to hit Phyllis “where she least expects it,” it appears they’ll pivot from Sally pursuing Jack to Sally going after Nick. Nick doesn’t have a story beyond Faith, and Sally/Jack has been poorly received (due to their own poor execution, of course—you can’t play a May/December romance like that these days without playing the necessary beats, or people will be grossed out). Clearly, folks are getting vaccinated (?) or guidelines have been loosened, as we’ve now seen Billy/Lily and Devon/Amanda lock lips.

I can’t with Victor. Can he just keel over?

Naturally...

Outside of genocidal dictators, it’s hard to imagine someone more evil and destructive.

I haven’t watched enough of that era, but did they play up any of Phillip’s mental fragility with JB in the role? That I can’t really picture...

Welp.

He’s cute, but the boyish androgyny isn’t my style so much.

Sykes was AWFUL. I thought JB was so sexy on AW (with its moodier lighting especially). And he had a certain charm in clips as Phillip.

I don’t think people are saying he’s lying. It’s more they’re saying it’s a (admittedly far less cynical and less eyeroll-worthy) Kevin Spacey-esque diversion from the horrible press he’s gotten. Certainly it’s created more positive sentiment for him than he’s had recently. He was really getting slammed, and a lot of people are still angry GMA “gave him a platform” (which I don’t agree with—it’s their job to do this stuff).

Colton, best known as the Bachelor Who Jumped the Fence, just came out as gay to Robin Roberts on GMA. There had been plenty of speculation. But after his season, he had all of these disturbing stalking allegations toward a (female) contestant, so this could be an attempt at PR rehab (not saying he’s lying about being gay, but he’s clearly troubled to put it mildly): Lol awkward

Who is this demon? Ha. From the United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Lil Nas X continues to let his freak flag fly...