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The soaps wouldn’t touch a story like this these days. But they should.

Wow, another southern-set soap.

Two country songs made the top 10: “7 Summers” and “I Hope.” I read that Gabby Barrett is the first American Idol alum from the last seven seasons to have a top 10 hit (since Philip Phillips in 2012).

Unlike with this past season of ATL, when I wanted them to hurry up and get to the big Toronto blowout they teased, I’m happy to be patient with Potomac as they build to the Monique/Candiace fisticuffs. Next week is the start of more Michael Darby mess, plus Wendy tangling with Ashley and getting attacked by T’Challa. 😂

Lindsay: “Hello Jill. Is your father... excuse me, your husband... at home?” 😂

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Yvie and Naomi Smalls out of drag look like brothers.

A piece on Jason Derulo’s career and chart longevity:

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Brandi is a very sad case. Not to be hyperbolic: It’s been a while since we’ve had a tragedy hit close to home (e.g. Russell taking his own life) on one of these shows. The last thing a lot of these women need is the spotlight.

I got you. 😉 In the 2000s, the soap press had such a low bar for what was considered quality. They had such a low opinion of soaps as a genre and saw any pale imitation of what was popping elsewhere (or popped in the ‘90s) as genius. (Except soaps usually took the superficial stuff like the silly banter instead of dynamics like intergenerational family bonds and real friendships.)

Well no. (Admittedly not a huge Buffy fan lol.) But Amanda Beall does Saturday morning teen sitcom dialogue and got praised by the soap press for it.

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