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OMG. You are bringing up all stuff that hurt my heart. I totally agree that Cecile could've filled that void that Iris left behind. They had Cecile doing things that were unthinkable. Instead of still being a social climber, I think it would've been more compelling had Cecile been a corporate raider or just tossed her back at Brava and had her create trouble from there. Retconning Maggie's birth along with her eventually having Tomas kidnap her for Maggie's trust was disgusting. It was obvious they didn't know what to do with her. I think that the Justine arc, which lead to the death of Ryan was catalyst to many things that would later harm the show. One being that they finally shoved Grant off the cliff of no return. He became straight slapstick after this arc and could never return. It was more enjoyable when he was the sleazy and sometimes corrupt politician, but making him a megalomaniac just did it in for him. I always felt post-Justine story that Grant should've been killed off too. He was too heinous for him not to have lasted long as he did. So odd that AW was semi-decent in the early 90s up until 95 where sh-t just went awry.

Apparently, they made up, which I am not surprised about. I said it last year that they'd make up and watch Shannon be the target. RHOA: I love that Nene and Kenya were in unison and back on good terms again. I enjoyed their playful candor with each other and how they finally realized their similarities with each other. It was refreshing to see those two not have a toxic showdown even though they might've had a slight disagreement over what a 'backstabber' is. Porsha.... I get this inkling feeling that this was her sendoff much like the one Sheree got in s4. The only reason I can see Andy bringing her back is b/c she has tension with Nene at the moment and she's Phaedra's closest ally. I enjoyed how Kandi, Kenya, Cynthia, Sheree, and Nene all called Porsha on her bull. One physical altercation? OK. Three? Hell no. It was funny when Kandi, Sheree, and Nene all said they'd be ready if Porsha was to pop on them, but we all know she wouldn't. Porsha knows who to try it with. Phaedra better be on point too b/c dogs have the tendency to turn and snap on their owners. Kenya should've apologized to Chris but it's whatever. They were practically irrelevant the last half. I did enjoy Matt jumping in and letting Chris know he ain't gonna steamroll and intimidate Kenya. Chris knew to buck down them. I am so glad that him and Kim are GONE. Don't ever come back. Phaedra called the FEDS on Kandi & Cynthia. She can deny it but it is obvious. I am glad that Kandi even said she believed Phaedra did it. I don't think that this relationship will be repaired though. I can see these two going at it next season. RHOP: Katie and Andrew's engagement ... FAKE! I did enjoy the scenes with Gizelle and her dad. It was astounding to see him reminisce about him time as a civil rights leader and to be rewarded for it. Moving on to the lunch, Karen ate Ashley's ass up. I didn't think that she needed to go in so deep but it what it is. I think Ashley will tread lightly with Karen going forward. Katie is a moron. I just don't like her. I find it odd that she scolded Gizelle and Robyn for bringing up race, but forgot how the whole first half of the season, she stayed subtly and subliminally downing black men while declaring white men to be so great. I hope this is brought up at the first reunion.

Ugh. I loathed how Craig and Rosanna were sacrificed for Paul and Meg. Add Emily to that too. Never have a seen a pairing (except for Collard Greens/Ryan on AMC) be shoved down our throats even though most of the audience stayed expressing their detest for them.

From what I collected, it was obvious that Noah was always meant to be gay and Luke's lover. I remember the casting call for it in SOD.

He did some directing afterwards but hasn't been seen since….thank goodness! I didn't mind him as a director as I thought he was decent but he should've never been allowed to be EP. Same with his protege, Ellen Wheeler too. They were both detrimental to ATWT & GL. Sucks seeing as both of them got their starts on P&G soaps. You'd think they'd've known the do's and don'ts of soaps.

I've never cared for Goutman, and wasn't surprised that he didn't care about character. He showed that all throughout Sheffer's reign on the show as they stayed ignoring various characters' histories even though I didn't hate that era of the show as many. Only thing that came out of all of this is that was good is that he hasn't been hired at a soap since.

Was it his puppy eyes that got to you?…LOL I was a big fan of theirs but the stories they had just made them poison together. I really wish Kevin was denying his feelings for Luke. It would have been interesting had he realized that after Luke met Reid. No. It wasn't his eyes. I think it was just that I loved the pairing despite their sh-tty stories. Had they been in a capable writer's hands and under a company that wasn't so damn conservative, they could've been even larger than what they were. What frustrated me was how much they kept trying to make Noah straight. Either Maddie or Ameera, it was frustrating. I didn't mind Col. Mayer as he was the perfect obstacle for them but the stories were stupid. I would've preferred for Kevin to realize he had feelings for Luke post him getting out of jail. All this reminiscing of ATWT in its last years pisses me off. I hate how they wrote many of the younger characters towards the end. Whether it was Luke, Noah, Maddie, Will, Allison, Casey.... I still hate how they turned Adam into a rapist. That sh-t bothered me to no end.

OMG. I guess I am alone as I loved Luke and Noah. I didn't mind Reid or Kevin either but Noah was IT for Luke IMO.

OMG. Y'all are gonna leave my Luke alone!

I've actually grown to like Luann in recent seasons. I enjoyed her calling Carole and Heather out on their sh-t last season, and I hope she continues to do so this season.

RHOMelbourne S3E6: Keeping it simple, I think that these girls are obsessed with Gina. Yeah, Gina should've owned her sh-t but she's damned if she do, damned if she doesn't. I don't blame her for going to watch her show. As I said in my previous post, she might've been contractually obligated to watch and live tweet Celebrity Apprentice. It is common nowadays. I did think it was trashy for Janet and Chyka to confront her at the wedding. It them as petty as Gina supposedly was. I teared up over Gina's scenes with her dad. You could see behind the hardened Italian exterior that Gina has up that she wanted to cry but that isn't her. That scene humanized Gina even more. I don't know how I'd be able to deal with a parent having dementia or even worse, Alzheimer. I'd be a total wreck knowing that they don't remember you or anything about their life really. Never have I thought I would root for Pettifleur until this Sunday. I cannot wait for her to verbally drag Jackie's miserable ass up and down that restaurant. Jackie always inserts herself into other people's sh-t b/c she simply has nothing going on in her own dull ass life. It's about time that someone other than Gina give this busybody the business. Shine, shine on that, Jackie! RHONY s8 taglines: Bethenny Frankel: “If you can’t handle the truth, you can’t handle me” Carole Radziwill: “I plan for the future but live in the moment” Ramona Singer: “Like a fine wine, I just get better with time.” Sonja Morgan: “If being Sonja is so wrong, why does it feel so right?” Luann de Lesseps: “If you can’t be cool, you can’t be with the Countess” Julianne “Jules” Wainstein: “A Jew and an Asian walked into a bar, and then they had me!” Dorinda Medley: “Diamonds aren’t a girl’s best friend, martinis are! SN: The new theme sucks ass. And why did they only give Dorinda and Bethenny new shots? They might as well had given the other ladies new shots too.

That's what they should have done, but that would have been human and not a cliche. I swear Phil is even out Victor-ing Victor Newman at this point. Tell me about it. It's getting to be too much at this point. Much like Victor, I want Phil too be killed off. He's been more of a hinderance than help to the show at this state.

I found Louise and Ben trying to vie for Phil's affection at this time to be odd. Most people would've cut him off and allowed him to die in the street. Especially, after his recent episode of nearly killing Louise. I think it would've been more compelling if DTC has the two siblings drop their daggers and bond over the grief their father has recently caused them. Louise bothers me too but I don't expect much more. It's DTC. Every character underneath him is annoying as f-ck. I'm surprised he even brought Louise on seeing as he cleared house of all her peers (Liam, Cindy, TJ).

I think this is the stupidest story EVER. Her having a meltdown over smoking weed was hilarious and horrible at the same time. Cherylee Houston cannot act to save her life. I don't even smoke weed (and never have) but I can see how those who do enjoy be offended by it. It's like they are trying to demonize marijuana. It's odd, because didn't they originally have someone else (Kim Tate) giving her pot? Maybe they're trying to show there's a "good" and "bad" pot? I miss the days when Daryl Morton used to get high in the shed... Yeah. Erica gave her pot the first time or two. Then dumb Izzy went and allowed some men to scam her of her money and they gave her oregano instead. That's when Gary stepped in but he told her verbatim to only smoke a little b/c he got her some strong weed. Her dumb self decided to do it all at once. I just think this is a dumb story. It's obvious they have nothing left for Izzy but wanna hold onto her.

Well Hogan Sheffer was quoted back around the time he started on ATWT that he loved GH's Sonny and Y&R's Victor--two characters he'd've loved to write for in the future. It wouldn't be a stretch that he mirrored poor Craig after them. That's something I hate with soaps--how they model or try and emulate characters from another show. That's why I feel like the importance of show themes needed to be maintained. Each show had it's own essence that was lost apparently by the end of the 70s. Some shows seemed liked they regained their themes back in the 80s but by the 00s, only Y&R and B&B were the only ones that stayed true to their shows themes; however, when Bill Bell died, they shot to hell too. Neither one of them look anything like they were 15 years ago.

Joivan Wade and Diane Parish are being wasted in this story. Why bring JJ's mother back from the 'dead?' I thought it was more compelling when Jordan thought she was dead. I feel like all the potential that could've occurred with Jordan was squandered for a story that didn't even go anywhere. Everything else on tonight's episode was boring. However, I do hope that Nancy takes that money and leave but not telling Mick to f-ck himself and snitching to Linda that he technically paid her off to leave.

I think this is the stupidest story EVER. Her having a meltdown over smoking weed was hilarious and horrible at the same time. Cherylee Houston cannot act to save her life. I don't even smoke weed (and never have) but I can see how those who do enjoy be offended by it. It's like they are trying to demonize marijuana.

I think given how popular of a following KeMo had from PC, Nikki would've probably lasted longer than she did. IDK if I would've been happy for her to be wasted on Henry though.

I never really saw Barbara as that type of woman. A lot of the men in her life were forgiving and, if not passive, then had to be very laid-back. I do think they could have done this with Barbara and Real Andrews. I always saw Babs as a strong woman. Especially, towards the end of the 90s till the end of the show. I also found Hal, James, and John to be rugged and strong men. Yeah, the bended to Barbara at times but they also knew how to put her in her place if need be. I liked Babs and Real Andrew's character but I knew P&G would never invest b/c they are too conservative to invest in an interracial relationship between black and white characters. I think Jess and Duncan got by with the skin of their teeth. But look at the other pairings that got nixed quickly--Marshall/Felicia (AW) and even them teasing Gilly and Alan Michael (GL).

I got asexual vibes from Henry most of the time, but there were those moments that made my eyebrow raise.... I might be in the minority but I hated that Barbara got strapped to him in the end. Henry was too weak to handle Barbara. Babs needed a strong man like a James or Hal type character to put her in check. She was too strong of a personality to be saddled with Henry in the end. I always wanted them to bring back Randy Mantooth in a new role or cast Jack Scalia to play a new love interest for her. She needed a rugged man opposite of her. Yes! I didn't mind Hunt as Craig but seeing Scott Bryce's Craig in old episodes, it makes me sick how they made Craig into a pariah and megalomaniac when he was once beloved and had ties to everyone. You never saw them explore his complex connection to many of the people on the canvas during HB's run. Instead, he most stayed in Carly's orbit, which grew old after the first year or two. I hated how him and Margo rarely interacted unless she was scolding him. Or his complex relationship with Lucinda, which they just tossed out the window. Or his close friendship with Lily, which they eventually destroyed toward the end of the show. You never even saw him opposite Kim, Bob, Lisa, Emma, etc. who all had close or professional ties with him either.

RHOD new trailer & RHOP reunion trailer released and both of them looks lit!

Thanks. Now let me go view episodes of my man!