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Exactly. B&B has been delivering what the rest of the pack have not been. And it's working. I hope they realize this isn't an accident and keep moving forward with this momentum.

That would be the dream. Natalie was always meant to be Kay Alden's successor and Janice knows the show better than anyone currently writing.

The best overall primetime soap is Knots Landing because it never became a shell of itself and it had a proper ending, something the other primetime soaps cannot claim. Michele Lee, Joan Van Ark, and Donna Mills are all very good playing layered characters. I'd say Knots is the most 'real' of the primetime soaps from this era. For my money, season 2 - 4 of Dynasty are its best as a glitzy primetime soap that still had some edge, season 5 it starts to focus on a particular storyline that provides its most memorable season ending cliffhanger, and I liked season 9 much more than 6 - 8, where the show really lost its way. If you want to watch one woman singlehandedly reinvent a show, look no further than Joan Collins as Alexis Carrington Colby. She rocked it and nobody could have played that part like she did. Dallas is solid for the first 10 years and then it starts to fall apart as several important cast members leave. It's also the primetime soap where the male characters were generally more important than the female characters. Larry Hagman is incredibly good as the incredibly bad JR. Falcon Crest was never my show and the little I've seen over the years just confirms it.

I’ve watched a few episodes and the show looks just fine in terms of resolution and the like. It looks to be around 1995 or 1996. I’ve been rewatching Dynasty on PlutoTV and the idea of these FAST channels is appealing. There’s nothing to manage for the broadcaster and it just keeps going and going on a loop.

Yes! Our girls are back. I can't wait.

I did not! Wow. That is insane! The mistress sounds nuts. Brian appears to be such a scumbag, and he was on WWHL with Rulla a week or two ago, what is she thinking?!

ATL For me, the best line was when Angela referred to Pinky as "Mrs. Clean" RI This show is explosively good.

The writing for Brooke and Ridge and Eric is so insufferable. The 'Logan' story line is so objectively easy to root for Katie because she and $Bill have done nothing wrong and are perfectly within their legal rights.

It does speak volumes. Those who supported Joan knew that John was being bitter about the fact she made the show a hit. And I'm sure the women all quietly knew if Joan had been a man, that it would never have been an issue... Jack Coleman was and forever is team Joan. He and his wife still see her. From everything I've gathered, Joan was very welcoming to new cast members because she had not received the same treatment. I always like this clip from Ali MacGraw talking about how nice Joan was to her and how John didn't like their storyline: Joan is not a jealous type. She has way too many friends, both female and male, rich and less rich, to be jealous of anyone. Joan knew Linda before Dynasty and was, I think, very disappointed that Linda sided with John and basically blanked her, and just gave up on bothering with her. Joan and Diahann were great friends and neighbours in Sierra Towers in LA for many years. I think they just 'got' each other and liked each other and had fun together. They knew they were dynamite together on the show. A rising tide lifts all boats, after all. I've been seeing some of the show on Pluto TV and the soft focus used on Joan and Linda in season 8 is wild. No one else is shot in closeup with it so in one scene you go from sharp camera work to gauze and back again.

The answer to your last point is I reckon we are going to see Hope quit Forrester and join Katie at Logan.

Monique walked it all back after the reunion aired and posted on her Instagram that she no longer believes Stacey had anything to do with her issues with Chris. I hope that gets acknowledged on camera. It's A+ Housewives. This is what happens when Bravo films with a cast made up of organic relationships.

I thought the writing of her exit scene had to be an in joke with AB's pregnancy. Lugging a fake plant to her ride share to a flight to part's unknown. When Ivy copped to Elektra that hiding the letter "was not proper, not proper at all" I howled. I am begging, begging the B&B producers to insert that line as the opening of their Emmy reel package. I sure hope AB returns - she's been so fun to watch. Brooke, meanwhile, is insuff

I'd go on @JAS0N47 's wonderful cast episode charts and just watch the Kate episodes (there are 5 from January - March) and the Vivian episodes (3 of them).

Margo is absolutely full of crap. She went too far and didn’t like getting called out by every single one of the cast. Mark-Francis said on WWHL that he saw texts where Margo bragged about her “Oscar worthy performance”

Enjoyed the scenes with Kate denying everything to Roman. But whoa, did Josh Taylor mumble his way through those scenes. Audibly.

Yikes. I have never liked Kenya, but this is a grave mistake on her part. You don’t have the kind of horrible divorce they had with two healthy adults. It will not end well.

That's how I feel too. Whether you're a Dorit fan or not, she's got a spine and did not fall for Kyle's crap and being unapologetic has worked for her this season. You can tell that Boz, Rachel, Tilly, and Kathy, all quietly respect that she is not backing down to Kyle. Sutton being Kyle's lapdog and constantly getting bopped by Dorit who plainly says that she does not like her, and is not taking Sutton seriously, is incredibly cringe for Sutton who has sold her dignity to be Kyle's friend.

Definitely, it's the best it's been in many years. Easy and breezy to watch.

Dorit also has Rachel. If Bravo had any sense, they'd fire Kyle and Sutton and make the show Dorit, Boz, Rachel, Erika, Tilly and Kathy, and find one of Dorit or Boz's actual friends. The fight between Erika and Dorit felt real, whereas with Kyle, it's clear she just hates Dorit like a coworker you don't enjoy working with. Hilarious. La Lucci is looking great in that movie. Inspired casting for her to play Keanu Reeves' mother. While reviews have been uneven, she's been singled out as a memorable part of it. RHODE ISLAND Love it. It's gripping to watch and the casting is perfect. Having organic relationships is so key. Alicia is unintentionally hilarious. "I love Janes Fonda. I loves Janes Fonda's workout on YouTube." ATL Boring, though I think K Michelle is the best thing to happen to it in years. I've never been a Kelli fan and her absence was meaningless.

Way, way too young to go. A good reminder that none of us are promised tomorrow. May his memory be a blessing.

Really enjoyed the Maggie vs. Kate scenes. It's amazing what two pros can do with a basic set and script.

I cannot stomach Ridge, especially with the way Thorsten Kaye plays him. NOw would be the perfect time to ship Ridge off to Paris and let Brooke find someone new. I am almost certain Thorsten stays on canvas because Brad doesn't know what he'd do with an untethered Brooke. It really was a shame they did not follow up on Deke/Remy. I think the actor playing Remy, in this storyline, is really good. I absolutely believed he's in love with Deke and is crushed. I am still a "it's not proper" fan and am glad the writers are still in on the joke. They really do. Perhaps Brad is going to make Deke/Remy his Heated Rivalry.

I think it's strange that Monique, Kierna, Jassi, and Angel all got canned - Bravo didn't see even one of them being able to gel with this cast? Bringing back Robyn? And to bring Ashley back when she has nothing going on, and has had nothing going on for years now? Appalling. If Angel hadn't had that chaotic cast trip, what would the end of the season look like? Although she was a flop in so many ways, the catastrophe of the trip was compulsively watchable. I'm afraid Potomac is about to devolve into Beverly Hills where it's wash, rinse, repeat, with the same tired crap for years. This does signal to me that Eddie is about to plead guilty in exchange for Wendy not going to jail...

And she's the only one who likely paid for her dress. That's $20,000 of couture right there.

Linda Dano (AW, OLTL etc:) Looking Great and Living Great, both lifestyle non fiction. Eileen Fulton (ATWT): Soap Opera (novel), Take One For Murder (6 novel series) Dame Joan Collins (Dynasty, GL): Past Imperfect (memoir), The Joan Collins Beauty Book (lifestyle non fiction), Katy: A Fight for Life (memoir), Prime Time (novel), Love and Desire and Hate (novel), Too Damn Famous (novel), my Secrets (lifestyle non fiction), My Friend’s Secrets (lifestyle non fiction), Second Act (memoir), Star Quality (novel), Misfortune’s Daughters (novel), The Art of Living Well (lifestyle non fiction), The World According to Joan (non fiction), The St. Tropez Lonely Hearts Club (novel), My Unapologetic Diaries (memoir), Beyond the Shoulder Pads (memoir)