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Daphnee has mentioned some health issues on her Instagram. I'm not sure any of them lined up with the filming schedule around the time of the cotillion episodes, but that might have been an issue.

Erika Slezak, Jeanne Cooper, Susan Flannery, Elizabeth Hubbard.

When I mentioned Emmy nominations I was referring to how I think the producers think and who the writers want to give material that could snag a nomination. Ernestine has had some other good material this year that could go into a reel and could be surprise nomination but with CBS being owned by people who will no doubt push DEI for White people, I can BTG trying to balance balance their prenoms. Last year's material clearly showcased the Black actors more and that means this year's prenoms are going to be mostly Black. I think Jen Jacob's performance today was decent, but still rather mild for an Emmy nomination.

This seems like an attempt to possibly get Jen Jacob a supporting actress nomination for next year. Also, I think they are definitely preparing Ernestine Johnson for stronger material in the future, because that scene where Shanice told off Lia was a chance for Ernestine to show what she can do.

That might have been a fantasy of Deanna's, but the part of me wants to stretch and say that Joey hired a Doug look-a-like to make Deanna seem crazy so Vanessa can lock her up.

Each entity having it's own producer might be problematic for the show. CBS likely wants to keep the anti-Black crowd away by keeping White characters on the front burner, P&G probably wants a soap worthy of it's classic heritage and the NAACP wants Black culture and history to be on display. I will say that the show is more cohesive than it was last year when it was obvious that the training wheels were on.

The beginning of the episode felt very authentic in how grieving occurs. It reminded me of the day after my grandmother passed away and how it felt to have to carry on. Lia is trying to find a way to escape with all these complaints of having a concussion and heart palpitations. Shanice telling her to rot in hell was a strong line because you would never expect Shanice to talk that way. Donnell going back to not trusting Joey seemed like there was a step or two in between missed because he was still almost on Team Joey yesterday. But I guess the warehouse incident can be a believeable reason for him to go back to be suspicious.

I spotted Demetria McKinney in that video (she plays Janine on Tyler Perry's House of Payne).

Since the show loves musical guests then maybe Tamala Mann (no doubt one of Anita's many friends) can come on and send Derek off with "Take Me To The King".

When Derek walked into that warehouse I knew for sure that he was about to gone gone gone. The drama with the platinum deb announcement was fun. The Belleclaires got all the humiliation and more that they deserved. Nate was supposed to be such a catch as a date but instead he ruined the evening and in the process Anastacia made an idiot of herself. Where is Nicole? It's interesting that she left just as the whole warehouse situation was going down. Hmmm...

The cotillion was done better than Winterfest. There was actual structure and the build up to it was worth it. The Belleclaires commupance was perfect for them. No one cared to pay them any attention and for narcissists that is devastating. Lia didn't even hesitate to beg for a deal. I was sure she was going to tell Wren who Jacob is.

With the warehouse meeting seemingly being where the police are going to bust the operation it is safet to say that Jacob being recognized won't matter at this point.

Sometimes it seems like Bill is suspicious of Hayley, but then he is reeled in by her talking about things like walking around in bikinis and he is clueless again. Her flipping out about Philadelphia was a big red flag that she managed to talk her way out of. The fashions were a highlight and particularly so because of the detail. Most of the dresses were monochromatically in sync and in seasonal colors. Plus there was actually an effort to dress the male characters well as opposed going with the same old basic black tie look that productions usually go with.

I've served macaroni and cheese as a main dish because it can be filling and my family didn't mind. When I did this for a friend from Texas though he was like, "you didn't fix any meat to go with it".

Barrington County has been mentioned several times by the characters.

Within in B&B's history, I think the scene where Brooke runs through the hospital when she hears a gunshot and instinctively knows what Storm has done is iconic because it was one of the most genuinely sad scenes the show has had. I was literally crying when I first saw that and when Donna comes in and scream I was practically laid out bawling. KKL rocked that scene while saying very little and Jennifer Gareis did her share with just a scream.

There was also that dream Naomi had of Dani telling her that Jacob was killed in the line of duty. But there is plenty that the writers have thrown out there to keep viewers guessing and I think the foreshadowing with Jacob was probably a fake out. Derek and Ashley's scene this week had a twinge of finality and closure to it. Grayson hasn't quite been established enough for his being a casualty hit hard so that puts him further back in the standings the more I think about with my guesses. There was some heavy foreshadowing with Smitty this week, but then again that could be a fake out. Whatever happens I do hope it hits hard and moves us.

Doug being alive would be the only exciting reunion for any of the McBride. It would be crazy if he's "The Impaler", but that might be a reach. Our guesses for who dies are most likely Grayson, Derek and Jacob, but I am really leaning towards Derek. Andre and Dani would definitely console Ashley since Ashley is Naomi's best friend and Andre has his own connection to Ashley.

Nicole did not read Anastacia well enough. She called her granddaughter all sorts of names and she did not have a good enough come back. Meanwhile, Samantha just Chessy walk all over her without even trying to adequately defend herself. This is where the writers should be utilizing Kat's nasty attitude instead of having her in pointless dust ups with Eva. Vanessa overstepped prying into Heather's wearabouts, but I was glad that Joey snapped at her because she deserves everyone talking down to her.

Nicole is ready to claim Ted now that he's unavailable. And Vanessa is a total sleaze for telling her to sleep with him.

When Mike made that comment about Naomi's outfit I wanted Bill to smack him real good. But there can't be two Hamiltons in trouble for going off on trolls. That guy did invade Chelsea's personal space by putting his phone in her face so she wasn't wrong for pushing it away. Of course under the circumstances it's a bad look. It seemed like the directors tried to mask the height differential between Joey and Elon but it still was obvious.

Virginia Capers delivered that line so perfectly.

June held her own with Leslie and didn't give her the satisfaction of letting her push her buttons. Leslie didn't know what to say. Further movement in the plasma storyline was a relief. Ashley knowing that Lia Whitmore is dangerous gives the story a big leap forward. Not a spoiler but I will cloak it anyway

Leslie is not the one Shanice should be so worried about, it's Nicole. Now that Ted has moved on she wants him back even though he pleased with her to fix their marriage. I won't even dwell on that Andre and Dani oddness. Grayson holding scissors like a gun was hilarious. That aside, I am so glad that there was decent movement with the plasma storyline today.

She definitely fits the profile for Jill so this isn't a bad choice. Years ago the show cast Michael Learned as Katherine to stand in for Jeanne Cooper so this reminds me of that.