Faulkner

What an interesting mix of clay specialists, veterans, and up-and-comers:

3 hours ago, ChitHappens said:

Perhaps she's not that smart. 

Annnnd Goerges lets her off the hook...

Wow at this stat:

6 minutes ago, ChitHappens said:

 

Siegemund has always been dirty.  But wouldn't she lose the point anyhow the 2nd time the hat fell?  

That’s what I would have assumed as well. I’m gonna need Goerges to handle her biz today.

Just saw Shapovalov lost a five-hour match to Roberto Caballes Baena and Sloane is also out to the Spanish player Badosa.

Indeed. I wonder if Pliskova will ever make another Slam final.

Meanwhile, speaking of Siegemund:

Ostapenko apparently redlined over Pliskova. It would be hilarious if she won the whole thing again after not winning a single match at RG since lifting the trophy...

From Chandigarh, India  

12 minutes ago, soapfan770 said:

Jack, Ashley, and Traci come to together as Abbott siblings united to investigate the truth of Dina's mysterious past.

Family drama is great and all, but they’ve milked poor Dina dry.

Was it Michael Maloney they were talking about, who used to write for SOD years ago? The OLTL writer’s last name is only the two syllables. 

58 minutes ago, Darn said:

How is the energy on this show so LOW?  There's this weird dullness to literally every scene. Static shot to static shot. And all of the dialogue is so mindnumbingly rote. Hillary is talking to Mariah and Phyllis about finding out she has a dead twin sister and you'd think they were talking about...well, I don't want to insult the weather like that.

It’s just a flat, flat show in every definition of the word lol. Even scenes that could build into something (like Nikki accosting Lily at Chancellor—shades of how she treated Dru) just land with a thud. And the same conversations keep happening (Lola/Theo, Abby/Chance).

40 minutes ago, FrenchFan said:

*. Michael Morgan (Amanda Sinclair) : 12

Just did a double take on that one lol! Happy she‘s getting a platform, even if it’s with that lackluster character.

I could do without OC, NJ, and BH (even though the latter drives so much pop culture chatter). Dallas never registered for me. To be honest, only Potomac and, on a much lower level, NYC feel essential. I’m still somewhat invested in the dynamics of ATL, and we shall see if SLC lights a spark. Curious where these franchises will stand five years from now.

5 minutes ago, ChitHappens said:

That had to be a tough loss for Coco but at 16, she's learning to stay in matches and fight.  Eventually, she will play smarter not harder.

She’s already very developed for her age, but her upside is so high. 
 

That bottom quarter is cray.

From Veracruz, Mexico  
 

1 hour ago, ChitHappens said:

Is she still sniffing her mother's cancer meds?

Meanwhile, I can’t with Kei. Even Michael Chang said that he loses focus during matches, which results in these long battles against lesser opponents which leaves his frail body with nothing in the tank when he goes up against the stronger top guys. Not saying Travaglia’s not a worthy player on clay, but it feels like more of the same.

I suppose I should be less hard on him since he was off for a year with injury...

Moot point: Travaglia won.

Lol wrong thread

During the VP debates, people will be asking, “Can’t these be our candidates?” Gawd.

3 minutes ago, Vee said:

It's a complete shitshow of a debate.  Joe is doing about as well with this kind of utter [!@#$%^&*] tornado as anyone could, and Chris Wallace humiliated himself - begging Trump to follow the rules and then just say whatever he wants. But some dumb advisor told Biden to stay calm and soft spoken to contrast Trump, and that was a mistake IMO. This debate isn't going to move the needle or the votes to any major degree, but the only way to dominate a debate like this is to be loud and strong. That being said, "will you shut up, man?" and "you're the worst president we ever had" lines will be the takeaways, and that, is what will matter. Joe has gotten more aggressive as he goes, and those hard attacks are what matter now.

Trump’s attacks on Biden’s sons (including Beau) are sooo low. Americans watched Biden grieve.

Trainwreck.

Wow and they just released her biopic.

From San Francisco