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The concluding episodes are now up on Netflix and I have finished them. The show ended strong. The writing for the last episode managed to tie The Queen's story into a bow, despite it being set at an ending 17 years prior to her actual death.

SLC Finally caught up...it's been a pretty good season and I think there is going to be payoff next week. Whitney, however, is a serious false note. She is being extra annoying this season and trying to create a storyline with whatever conflict she can conjure up. BH Another good episode. Kyle clearly doesn't want actual friends when you see how she's treated Dorit. The moment Dorit gave her even the slightest reality check or spoke the mildest sympathetic words of Kathy, Kyle flips out and ditches her. All Kyle wants are 'Yes' people. Speaking of Dorit...she took a well deserved beating at Taco Tuesday. Garcelle, Sutton, Denise, Erika, Crystal...they all dealt body blows and she was taken out. Erika was happy Sutton made out with her driver. She didn't judge it. Dorit did. Erika is much more likeable than she has probably ever been. Good for her. Flopmarie can f*ck right off my screen. I just want to reiterate that she was dead wrong about Sutton's narrowing esophagus. Dr. Tiffany Moon did a great post about it on her Instagram, and she nuked Flopmarie.

I will tune in for Jackie. She deserves a moving tribute.

I was just coming on this thread to post it. What a spectacular, reverential, memoriam.

Absolutely. The reboot, overall, was absolute crap and so boring and dumb. This show is firing on all cylinders. Kristen proved to be a great addition. She's a lot more confident than she was her first time on the show.

I did! The first two episodes. It is so, so good. So funny. A great mix and the casting of RHONY Legacy ladies was perfect. 10/10 - if anyone is missing out on it, give it a chance.

Apologies for my mistake. I presume what you’ve seen is on Twitter/X which I don’t use. LK on Instagram is what you’d expect. Lots of fashion, David Bowie, animal welfare/dogs, natural/holistic medicine, and lots of RFK Jr accounts. Nothing of any specific political note.

No. LK is not MAGA. She has never made a single statement in support or Tr*mp or anyone of his ilk. But she does agree with Robert F. Kennedy’s views about vaccination and Covid, which I wholeheartedly disagree with.

Thank you!

I have never seen this. Very interesting. I bet Ronn could write a helluva memoir. Although he played Ridge as the ultimate himbo, in reality Ronn is really well spoken and seems both forthright and kind. Krista and Lauren Koslow had the best chemistry. Now that LK has been dropped to recurring at DAYS, I had momentarily hoped she might get to pop up on B&B and jazz up the Spencers...but seeing what Brad just did to Krista...no.

Indeed, the SAG Memoriam is like that of BAFTA and the British Soap Awards. There is no cost to use footage because the clips are so short, so they fall under the fair use exceptions in the Copyright legislation. Instead, it's that the Academy is simply so lazy and heartless that they do nothing to honour the people who created and sustained the industry. I only hope Jackie Zeman, Andrea Evans, Billy Miller and all the other talented performers that died this year will be properly remembered by SAG as Jeanne Cooper, Stuart Damon, and John Aniston were. Apparently, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences doesn't give a damn. The country is utterly fucked. I thought it interesting that Susan had notes for her speech, but didn't look at them once and went off book. She went with her heart. What a classy person. I hope there is big success around the corner for Krista Allen. I love both Olivia Newton-John and Suzanne Somers...but I agree. If excluding them would have meant Jackie Zeman and Andrea Evans could have had a moment of footage in tribute, I'd have been for that.

I'm glad to spot the back of Lauren Koslow's head, with Kate clutching a martini.

Nice, sure...but I did not appreciate that he was singled out while other actors were shelved into the Memoriam. Exactly. The Memoriam was OK - but I think given the magnitude of performers who died, they could have done a tribute to several of them incorporating at least a moment of footage. The BAFTA and British Soap Awards do it and it's so effective and beautiful. No offence to the performer of the song, but had they used simple instrumental music, this could have been easily accomplished. Yes, Liza commented on Instagram that she had long been estranged from her parents when Helmut died. Susan was clearly emotional in her speech but given she's never discussed the estrangement, I thought it interesting that she specifically paid tribute to her son. I really liked how Susan pointed out the actors she'd worked with who were now elsewhere. Although I doubt she'd do it, I would love to see her guest on Y&R and share a scene with Peter Bergman. They have always seemed to have a warm friendship over the years. He has always seemed like a kind son in the little snippets you'd see of him over the years when La Lucci was interviewed. Just my two cents but I hazard to guess that Liza is the problem given Susan (& Helmut), Andreas, his family, remain close. As well, Liza's tone when Helmut died was cold. I just wonder what Brooke Kerr is thinking given she worked with Liza for years. Really disgusted by that. Jackie was part of the bedrock of that show. Overall, a really dull show. The tributes to Y&R and GH were incredibly bad. The lack of footage for actor nomination packages, no clip packages of any value for each show, the ceremony is a husk of itself.

This is actually heinous. Krista Allen stepped in as a recast and was Emmy nominated in her first year. She flew in the part. This is a really hideous decision on the part of B&B and Brad Bell. Per the Deadline article, she's moving to Atlanta so I think she's past caring about daytime.

SLC It's been a good season but I think after this episode, and what appears to be coming, that they're in need of a few cast changes. Little Girl is trying to stir up problems wherever she can because she has nothing going on. Monica is not someone I can get behind. She feels very dishonest. She's now posted on her socials that her mother had nothing to do with her family not seeing her in Bermuda. I feel like she went for the pity instantly to try and soften the cast up for what was to come with Heather. Monica somewhat revels in her 'honesty' about what a terrible person she is. Affair, criminal arrest, debts, lawsuits. She is not someone I would want to be around. BH This is a very good season with a few false notes. Dorit's time is up. She brings nothing to the show and her attempts at conflict fall flat. Crystal was very effective at shutting her down at the Sutton event by basically yawning. Annemarie is insufferable. Please get her off the screen. Her comments about Sutton's esophagus problem being "medically not true" is actually ridiculous. A narrowing esophagus is a common problem. Many people struggle with swallowing or have an issue called achalasia. Also, her husband must be a real prize to say she's straight 8.5s. Like vile Kyle, she laughs at her own jokes. She is such a flop and clearly brought on to prop Kyle. Crystal is dull and I don't see any storyline for her aside from arguing with Annemarie. Erika continues to have a great season. She's way, way more likeable than she has been the last few years. Sutton is a chaotic mess but I like her. She isn't being pushed around by anyone. Garcelle is fabulous. Kyle tried to divide her and Sutton about the ring comment, but Garcelle owned it. I love her family scenes too. The situation with Kye's friend is obviously a tragedy. However, I struggle to muster up sympathy for her because she had none for LVP when her own brother committed suicide and openly told them she was in trouble and needed space and peace. No, back then Kyle and her coven attacked LVP relentlessly. Now Kyle has an idea of what hell it feels like. She remains transparent with respect to her sisters...they will never be close or trust her.

Y&R Jess Walton as Jill: 1989 when Philip dies and it's just Jill and Katherine in the hospital room and she looks at Katherine, with this look of sheer horror on her face, and says "It's your fault, it's always been your fault. First the father and now the son!" Jess captured 16 years of history in that scene and she was indisputably Jill from then on. DAYS Lauren Koslow as Kate: 1996 first day in the role...but there is another date, when Kate framed Sami for Franco's murder, in 1998, where the culmination of Sami vs Kate started to reach its fever pitch and nobody could dispute Lauren made the role her own.

Agree - Peter Porte is a good, talented, actor and was wasted in the role and by the writing. Ron is a problem and his propping of useless Leo is an issue.

So not a single appearance for Lauren Koslow in November since she's been dropped to recurring? That is so disappointing.

Shannon has been such an entitled pig about her DUI that I can’t have much sympathy for her. Back up the Brinks truck to Alexis and let’s get this season rolling.

Linda was a workhorse and stayed at Attitudes for a long time - that exposure was so good for her career. Her cohost in that clip, Jerry, went on to be a very well liked and respected correspondent for Extra - he always got a warm welcome from anyone he met on the red carpet.

Make that money Lu and Sonja!

Harmless, cute, light as a feather TV movie. I'm glad they all got to do it and qualify for their SAG/AFTRA health insurance. My bet is the part Morgan played was originally written for Dame Joan. The mention of 5 husbands and cooking English Christmas cake, and the dialog in general, had Joan written all over it. Loni's part also sounded like Morgan when they mentioned she studied rare diseases (Morgan does this IRL). The irony is for my griping that Loni did not have the soap pedigree, she was actually the best part of it and that's because she's a sitcom actress. She knew how to liven up the lines. She looked and sounded very much like she did in the 90s. By far the most vibrant and she's 78. While Donna looks good, she's very stiff and her voice, like Linda Gray's has aged considerably. Both Donna and Linda seemed a bit frail. Nicollette looked really hard. Morgan is certainly zaftig but she still sounds like herself and has her swagger. I wonder how this might have been different if produced by Hallmark - their movies tend to have a sweeter tone.

Agreed on all counts. Morgan is bizarre. It took about 2 minutes of exposure for me to dislike new girl. Kyle is such a hypocrite - always has been - but I'm glad Sutton came ready to play. I thought the eating disorder comment from Kyle was really ugly. Scratch beneath the surface with that one and she's a horrible person.

I always wondered if Aaron knew Bill or was a fan of his. That's nice to know.

I’m no wig expert but I think Donna’s is a human hair lace front while Morgan’s is not - more like shake and go.