Faulkner

She had been the last surviving member of the original series’s cast:

I remember reading Tom Shales’s reviews and columns many years ago. A dwindling generation:

Totally agree and I admit I came in with a lot of skepticism. The way the episode came together was beautifully executed, and the “journalist interview” actually managed to be a smart device. It was like a little self-contained movie. I even teared up when Carly and Felicia found the woman who’d been trafficked. (Talk about making a lot out of a minor character!) Makes you wonder what these people can do with more time, thought, budget, and care, as they managed an episode so powerful even within the limitations of the show. I do think GH does tributes to its departed performers well. This was better the Sean/John Reilly tribute, which had a similar feel with the self-contained WSB story with Reilly’s real-life daughter. GH employs these personal touches in these tributes that really resonate deeply. Brighton Hertford looks so much like JZ. She’s beautiful. And a fine actress. Ryan Carnes really nailed it. He’s the real deal as an actor. I wish they’d find a way to keep him, but then you realize that day-to-day GH is absolutely trash. Love him, but his talents would be wasted.

Sir Armas

Robin slapping the ever-loving sh!t out of LW/Carly will always be profoundly satisfying. That looked like it made real contact, haha.

Ross Lynch in his band The Driver Era:

The best of this genre are leaving us so quickly.

I was just coming here to see what people were saying because I saw someone post it on IG. What a sad loss to start 2024.

Reading that breaks my heart and makes me absolutely furious.

R.I.P. David Soul:

All I can focus on is Kelly Monaco’s expression in that SOD photo.

Like Barry Keoghan, he’s kinda jolie laide (pretty/ugly), as the French say. The body is on point, though.

The Bear star Jeremy Allen White for Calvin Klein

This is my problem with most of the soaps these days. The dialogue is generic, bland, and dreadful. Agreed on those scenes, especially the relentless ADHD pacing. Why can’t they make exceptions when necessary, even if their “research” shows that modern audiences reach for the remote after so many seconds/minutes? Isn’t this a special enough occasion to break the rule? Frank and team have zero confidence in their viewers.

Ian Ziering (GL, BH90210) randomly attacked by biker gang in apparent road-rage incident in Los Angeles - video:

What are they even doing with Brytni Sarpy? 2022’s rankings for comparison

I just saw the Nikki/Jordan scene and was left feeling underwhelmed, as it all seemed beyond lazy and formulaic. Janice Ferri Esser has watched too way many bad hostage movies and cribbed a lot of that cliché dialogue. The expository scenes at the ranch with the Newmans were kinda mind-numbing. Nikki’s “drunk acting” was a bit overdone. I really wanted to see the Clash of the Titans, but Nikki bobbing and weaving and slurring ruined that opportunity. And Nikki not grabbing the gun when she knocked Jordan out… my God. I love CZ, but Jordan is such a sketchily, poorly written character, and her hamminess is very grating. At least with Barbara on ATWT, even though she sometimes went over-the-top during the Sheffer years, she had a substantial backstory to support her performance.