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Did they ever address Meg after the 90s? Like do we know even know what became of that child or where she was for the last 12 years of the show?

Tom Horton for sure. I'd throw John Black in the mix despite all the brainwashing, disappearances, misguided attempts to seduce Kristen for Brady's own good, etc.

Wouldn't Suzanne only be at 51 years? 1973-2024 is 51... they just celebrated her 50th last year.

Those curtains in the "new" Horton living room are horrible. Every time they update one of these sets, it's like they go and grab whatever's in the Clearance section at Home Goods and just slap it all together.

I actually buy that, considering the sh*t he did to Bo concerning Carly. But we needed to see the turnaround with Xander on-screen. I know JA's passing meant that wasn't possible, but they need to address it in some way. "Actually, I feel bad that I treated him like crap all his life" doesn't really make sense when Victor didn't KNOW he was about to die.

The setup of this whole storyline never made sense. I agree that doing something with Alex/Xander had promise, but Victor just... left half his estate to Maggie and half to Xander, whom he was bad-mouthing right up until his final appearances? They threw in those random lines about Philip having a trust, but there's also Bo, Shawn, Ciara, Chelsea, Claire, Justin, Sonny, et al. It's so contrived and goofy.

It's dumb, but I guess the loophole is that Clyde is the one who recounted the story of killing Abigail, right? (Maybe I'm mixing my stupid stories up, though.) So the flashbacks we saw could be what he WANTED people to think so that his drug ring wouldn't be exposed. It's still very stupid, but I think they have a little wiggle room to play with.

John & Barbara definitely feel like one. Even at the time, when I didn't know the history of the show that well, it felt random as hell. That was a period when it seemed like Barbara could've faded into obscurity. Hal & Emily might've been borne out of convenience, too, but I thought that pairing worked well and created some interesting material.

Dena Higley's first run on Days. She was head writer (for air shows, at least) from like... April to early September 2003?

I really can't process how senseless and tragic this is. I keep up with GH but I'm not a devoted viewer, and it's still just like... WTF. Maybe the fact that I live in L.A. is part of it, but it's so sad and awful.

LOLLLLLL. Too true. "How nice that the hotels in Scotland have exactly the same builder-grade doors as every home and hotel in Salem!" Rafe's idiocy cracks me up. John and Steve aren't even the ISA -- they're just dudes who have worked with the ISA. At least call Shane or Andrew?!

I still don't get how Everett's coma plays into this whole thing. Has anyone even verified that he WAS in a coma for all that time? And that's sort of a separate issue from the DID, right? Because he was living as Bobby Stein and married to Jada while *also* living as Everett Lynch and dating Stephanie. Then the (alleged) accident and coma happened, and he recovered and came to Salem to find Steph. None of this makes sense, and I doubt it ever will. How was he a well known journalist working in Seattle under two names and no one knew?

How awful and heartbreaking.

How did this devolve into an argument? LOL

So good!!!

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Totally missed that! One thing about Y&R that fascinates me is how longtime characters like that can co-exist for years or decades without ever really crossing paths.

That was the part I find most interesting -- dismantling all the "best and brightest" stuff about Kim. Y&R did Ashley/Paul?!

I agree about "Shayla"! There was some interesting stuff to play there. I get why it went over like a wet fart, but the concept is interesting if you come at it head-on.

I thought JS did better as the episode went on, and I kinda like her even though I know she's not the strongest. I don't think she necessarily plays layers, which is both about her being green and the way daytime is shot and written. But this setup did no one any favors. How lame to just... have her admit it to him in their damn studio apartment. I really thought GV was over-the-top at times, too. This thing should've come out at the christening or some big party or SOMETHING.

Accurate. LOL. I like Felicity so far! That's something.

This Everett/Bobby story makes no damn sense.

LOL, true. What exactly is the business model here...?

Well, it's not like you COULD go inside Sweet Bits, anyway...