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Yea? I don't love them, but I don't mind the Slaters. And there is not too many of them Stacey is okay from time to time. I used to love her. Kat as well, used to love Kat, but not so much, especially not with Phil. I do still love Jean!!

Well, I am gonna be shallow again.. but my God, Zack's body in this episode............. I enjoyed Sonia bringing Lauren and Penny to hash it out. But are the French drug dealers not gonna go after Penny after ratting on them? That storyline is over now? Omg, loved the Six (or the Five in this case) panicking and bickering in the cafe!! Denise dropping into the hole was 😵 And then we see that her necklace has dropped into the hole!! I did not care about the Mitchells AT ALL! I wish they would all leave (minus Jay).

OMG!! You are absolutely right!! lol I completely forgot that Sonia is a Branning on her mother's side.... OMG! I miss Carol! She should come for a visit

So I haven't watched the show for years, but I thought Penny hasn't been seen since she was a kid. Do she and Sonia know each other from before? If not, why are she and Sonia having drinks together and chatting like they are BFFs? Especially since Sonia is supposed to be Lauren's friend and Penny just totally screwed Lauren over by planting drugs in her bag. I enjoyed Lauren/Linda/Annie scenes. Not too much drama, so that was refreshing. I am glad Lauren accepted her without being furious at Linda for keeping this a secret. Regarding Nish being awake, why do I have a feeling that he is faking his amnesia? On a shallow note, Ravi is so hot.

They really do! I really enjoyed their scenes on Monday. In general I was happy to see Lauren! She's always been one of my favorites. And as soon as she came out of that taxi, I was thinking: My God... her brother died here, her sister died here.. both fell off the roof of the favorite pub... how does she manage to be around that place?! And then by the end of the episode, Lauren has an emotional moment about her dead grandma and sister... did she mentioned Bradley though? I think she didn't... which was weird, no? About the Six... it's a bit sad that they did not think about what to do with Keanu's body... they had to have known that at some point someone will come to rebuild the cafe, no? And also, they did not think at all what to do if/when Nish wakes up. I get that on that specific night they were are scared and panicked and they did what they did. But it's been weeks since then and they only started discussing these two topics now when Nish is waking up and when builders came to fix the cafe?! To end on a fun note, I really enjoyed Cindy vs Lauren!

Aah, okay, got it! Thanks! Looking forward to seeing more of Lauren as well as how she reacts to Penny putting her in jail and away from her son!! Some nice cousin drama!!

Oh was she back only for a limited time? For some reason I thought she was back full time..

I loved Meg and Annie on SuBe!! Or Annie and Olivia!! I also enjoyed Ally & Carly on The City. EDIT: Obviously, this is in addition to some awesome ones which was already mentioned... like Sami/Kate on DAYS or Jill/Kay on Y&R

Santa Barbara was my first American (daytime) soap opera that I ever watched. I loved it for a long time, but I didn't stay until the end. I don't know when exactly Bridget and Jerry Dobson left (when looking at the story), because I was a kid and I didn't really notice the major shifts or transitions in a story. My earliest memory was Kelly pushing one of the Hartley brothers out the window. And I do remember watching Kim Zimmer on Santa Barbara, but that was around the time I stopped watching, because I never actually saw the last episode. I just didn't like all the new characters that flooded that time (Aurora, Micah, Skyler, Tawny, Gretchen, etc), I did not enjoy Eileen Davison as Kelly Capwell (I never saw Eileen before this, but I hated her as Kelly) - loved her as Ashley many years later . My all time favorite couple was Mason and Julia and I was pissed when Lane Davies left. I did not enjoy Terry Lester or Gordon Thompson. I forever missed Lane in the role. But I always loved Julia. I have this scene stuck in my head still, where Mason and Julia have sex in a forest, I want to say? She was wearing this bright purple sweater that he it took off and then they had sex. Weird memory for a kid to have lol Maybe this was the first time they had sex, so that's why I remember it? In any case, Bridget gave me a lot of fun moments with Gina and Keith, lots of love with Mason and Julia, lots of drama with everyone else and most of all, she got me to fall in love with soap operas! So thanks Ms Dobson! And RIP!

I just watched 4 Jan episode.. I wonder why they are focusing so much on Penny and we haven't seen Lauren since her come back episode. I thought Penny trying to blame the cop on throwing her out of her chair was silly. Did she not think that there would be cameras? lol I did enjoy the Whitney/Yolande talk. Very nice. And I am enjoying the George storyline, even though it popped up out of nowhere. I do wonder what his parents are still keeping from him.

Happy New year!! I enjoyed this episode!! Love Lauren, so its great to have her back. Never saw Penny before and had no idea she was jn a wheelchair, so thats interesting. Will have to read the character bio. I am curious how that plays out. I am not really into George's parents arriving.. dont see why we need them, but okay.. And Whitney is pregnant and Zack is getting drunk.. I can see where this is going..

Here you go, ratings for last week of AW and first week of Passions... AW average for demos in 1999 was 1.6.

Omg!! I am shocked! I really liked Max as Ben, I thought he was doing a great job. But Ben can use a rest as a character. I was disappointed to read everything that Ben did over the years, becoming a full on criminal. So I would be fine if they dont recast, at least for now. Callum hasn't done anything really since I started watching in summer, but from some small scenes here and there, Tony Clay was a good actor. I wouldn't mind if he leaves with Ben, but if he stays is also fine with me.

Ok, so since you are all caught up, and regarding what you said how they all showed female solidarity.... I really disliked how Sharon treated Linda after the murder. I felt so bad for Linda. What did you think about it? But yes, Leticia Dean and Kellie Bright were awesome

Oh wow, you have caught up quickly I won't comment further before you see the follow up... I just watched 29 December.. I just really dont like what Gina is doing, regarding her friendship with Dean. And I wonder if he will force himself on her at some point. Bobby/Kathy moment was touching. The Six storyline is not perfect, but I am enjoying it. And once Rocky is gone, I assume Nish will wake up and be the next issue for the ladies. And this is my main question, what do they plan to do when Nish wakes up. They mentioned it briefly how they will deal with it when they get there.. but I am curious.

Ah I see.. so who knows when she'll be back.. oh well, lets hope she at least comes for a visit. I mean, with Dean around, it would be good to have her as well to play it off..

Oh I can only imagine Shirley's interaction with Elaine I forgot she was coming back. I was looking for a return date now, but couldn't find one

Haha At first I did not really like Elaine, but I am starting to like her more and more actually And the whole communal choir thing with Yolande was fun

Yay, glad to here someone else is enjoying it! Oh yes, Jo should just keep those Netflix checks coming as long as possible Thanks for the IG, I will check it out! I always found Jake attractive. And I can see what you mean about family oriented, warm episodes for Christmas. I don't mind drama, but not all the time. It would be nice to have a happy cheerful family Christmas for once, where no one reveals anyone's secret and no one gets murdered. Speaking of nice warm scenes, I actually really enjoyed recent Whitney/Zack/kid scenes. Where Zack dresses up as Zebra-man. That was cute and sweet. And I would like more scenes like that for other characters.

Oh I would for Max to come back! And I agree with you that if he returns, he should move away from the ladies on the show and move on with someone else. Especially Stacey. And I would looove for Tanya to come back! I love her! But I have seen Jo Joyner in some shows on Netflix, so I guess she has a career outside of EE, so I doubt she would come back. Also, I need to look up Jake Woods on IG, it seems I am okay with this exit for Rocky. Never cared for this character, so I am fine if the ladies turn on him and basically make him pay for a crime he really did commit. It would be weird if they framed him for something he didn't do just to get rid of him, but the way they seem to be going, he will just pay for crimes he did commit.

Great news!! Thanks Jason!!

Haha You are right, Por Tu Amor is probably not so memorable. I just remember it because of the crazy chemistry between Gabriela Spanic and Saul Lisazo. I could not remember anything else that would be in my top 5 haha I did not watch any of those that you mention. Some others that I watched would be: Esmeralda, Emperatriz, Rosa Salvaje, Nunce Te Olvidare, Pobre Nina Rica, Los Ricos Tambien Lloran, Acapulco - Cuerpo Y Alma..... EDIT: Oh since you say you're from Brazil.. we had some Brazilian telenovelas here as well, but the only one I watched was O Rei Do Gado in the mid 90s

I wonder if it holds now after the Christmas episode aired or will it plummet. I enjoyed today's episode quite a lot. So I wonder if others viewers will be happy with how the Six' story progresses.

That's nice! I had to check out some videos to remind myself of the plot From what I can remember now, my favorites are Lazos de Amor, La Usurpadora, Marisol, Cuando Seas Mia and probably Por tu amor!

OMG! This is a blast from the past! I watched this back in high school. Wow! We had so many Latin American telenovelas in the 90s and 00s and I watched a ton of them, so Privilegio de Amar would not come to my mind first, which is why I am even more happy to see it mentioned here