NothinButAttitude

Dare I say it but I think prison might've been the best thing for Teresa. Hopefully, this puts things into perspective and she comes home a better person. Not the twat she was the first five seasons of RHONJ.

Thanks for posting that episode. It was really good. Was this after the Charlotte Greer story? I am actually interested to research and learn more about Maggie and her mother, Joe/Siobhan, & Jack's impending reaction to Rae's info.

Nope. Not yet. But I'm guessing they'll be back around their usual time--the first or second week of Nov like RHOA.

But that isn't hard to do. Maura West can bring the best out of anyone. She has that gift.

I never got personality from SC's Mike. I always felt the two of them were both the same. Both extremely judgmental of other people's actions but their own.

What's with the Eastenders potential cancellation rumors? http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a672870/bbc-warns-eastenders-could-be-axed-if-conservative-reforms-are-implemented.html#~pqFbaM6s2b4TYZ

I called it. Watch Gretchen be in the lineup next season. Andy is gonna make sure Vicki has an ally and someone who is formidable to go toe to toe with Tamra. Season 11 is going to be messy....

Mark Collier's Mike was OK but he was just eye candy. Mike never popped as a standalone character. He only excelled because he had spunky female characters like Carly, Rosanna, Molly, and Katie beside his side. Mike was a dull drip all alone. Yeah after the Royce story, Emily went downhill. She remained in limbo for years. I did think that Emily found her niche when became a reporter but that was nixed the final years of the show when she became obsessed with Paul and suffered from baby rabies. Thanks! Thank God they nixed EAS b/c shopping channels would become moot by the time Paul returned in the form of Scott Holroyd. KMH was OK as Emily. Yeah, she'll never be Melanie Smith's Emily but she was passable. I just feel that the writers never knew what to do with her. Yes, she was always slutty but she was a savvy slut with redeeming qualities.

Was pairing Sarah with Paul yet another attempt to try and make the Kasnoffs work? Because if so, it was another failed attempt. I never cared for Mark or Mike, but I didn't mind Sarah though as many did; however, in the era (the 90s) when bad girls reigned supreme, saccharine characters like Sarah were bound to be flops. And EAS? I don't remember this story as a child. Maybe I used to tune Paul and Sarah out during those scene. Well hell, if you weren't the Hughes, Jack, Rosanna, Ben, John or Carly, I really didn't give a f-ck about you during this time.... Didn't Diego rape or violate Emily? If so, was this before that incident? I always thought of Emily around this time being one of many P&G's Vicky Hudson clones (my girl, Carly being another). I feel like they didn't know what route to go with Emily after Marland died. Ben is another character that they didn't know what to do with him. Peter Parros was a joy to watch. So glad that he is getting shine on Tyler Perry's Have and Have Nots even though that show can be a mess at times. And Jane Powell felt more like Penny recast than she did a Lisa recast.

It would have been interesting to see. It's hard to say because his humor in women was either kooky or barely concealed rage and sniping (Marcy, Lilith, Tess). I think the closest may have been his last few years of Julie, and sometimes Emily. I do wish they'd tried to bring her back. They should've! It would've given John something to do, and it might've made most of James' return stories more interesting. Especially the return in the mid 90s during the David Stenbeck era. *shudders*

Do you think that Marland would've captured the essence of Ariel?

http://soapcentral.com/atwt/archives.php I think I would've enjoyed Ariel coming back when Marland took the reigns. I think her presence would've been necessary during James' arc. Plus, I think it would've been interesting to see John/Lucinda/Ariel play off each other. And I wish in the final years of the show, Penny and Don would've been brought back in full-term capacity. Even if the roles were recurring. Don could've easily been paired back with Lisa again. Or they should've brought back Grant. I'm still a bit upset that Lisa didn't get a happy ending.

Why did Frons cancel SFT? Was it because like ATWT and GL, it typically skewed to older, conservative audiences?

Nene loathes Brandi too. They got into it a few years back at a Bravo Upfronts party. Nene would never align with her. She'd align herself with the women with money (LVP & Kyle).

I'm glad they didn't kill Carol either but I wish that they would've had her exit either running with Max OR leaving with her believing Max, scolding Abi, and vowing to comeback and smother Ian and Jane upon the truth coming out. And yes, Ian and Kathy's reveal/Ian's suicide attempt was horrid. How many times has Ian threatened to off himself to keep a woman? At this point, I wish a small breeze of wind would've blew his ass off the highway rail. And Jane bringing up Peter and Louie in her argument to keep Ian from jumping was stupid. Peter couldn't barely stand the sight of them upon his exit. I doubt he'd care if Ian jumped at this point. Paul and Ben is just sex. I've never seen affection between the two. They're just two young chaps humping each other. I don't see how this is supposed to transform into some love story. I don't see it either. But I guess now that Kathy is about to return to the Square, Ben will need some 'loved' one he can trust and be his soundboard.

Hell no. She can keep dreaming.

I see Adam following his brother seeing as they are extremely close and they both are over here a lot on holiday. I think their trips over here were tests to see if they wanted to make the move. And I wish the show did more with Jason than just making him be Corrie's resident meathead/piece of meat. I think he has potential of landing something. I remember people saying Rob Kazinsky wouldn't amount to anything and he went on to land on True Blood and will be in one of the most anticipated movies of 2016, Warcraft. I'd hope Kate would. If anything, I hope she goes through and get rid of characters like Fiz, Michelle, Chesney, and Sean.

What?! I'm shocked to hear this! I always expected him to stay on Corrie to the wheels fall off. I wonder if his twin brothers will follow suit. I hope he is successful though.

+3 I'm over Quad. It just boggles my mind how the other women (minus Mariah, Lisa, Heavenly) cower to Quad's demands. She needs to go. But Lisa and Heavenly better watch out b/c I get this feeling that they are next on Quad's hit list. Quad already has the women hating Lisa (as their reactions on the reunion showed that). She'll be plotting Heavenly's demise too. Both of them will be joining Mariah in the doghouse soon enough.

Very true assessment; however, you gonna stop shading my Rosanna! Yes, she was a drip throughout the 90s but she came into her own towards the end of Yvonne Perry's reign and Cady McClain taking over. But thanks for post the 1983 episodes! I really enjoyed them. It broke my heart to see Margo go from being on cloud nine to a wreck. It was actually good to see Justin Deas be subtle and gentle instead of screaming all the damn time. Why wasn't he like this on GL? I thought Kim was going to slap the tar out of Craig too when he kept interrupting her call with Betsy. And seeing her with blond hair was jarring. I'm used to her black or gray hair. The blond was just too much. I really wish someone had the Mr. Big storyline. That's the one ATWT story I wanted to see after The Willows story, which I've seen thanks to WLS.

Well who else would be in the same category as them around that time? Pam? If so, it's no wonder why she didn't emerge from Lily's shadow. She's been a bore in all the episodes I've seen her in. Would we consider Frannie and Sabrina to fit in the young heroine category too? And I know you like Julie too, who is about to soon arrive on the scene. You don't think she emerged from Lily's shadow? But then again, she was more of a antiheroine/vixen (alongside Emily) if anything.

I'm bingeing on those same group of storylines, NBA! That episode when Duncan found Tonio's battered and limp body in front of Lillith's door. The expression on Lillith's face did make me giggle a little, though. Duncan showed more sympathy than she did. Not only did Lillith look at Tonio like she didn't know him from a can of paint but she looked like, if she could, she would've kicked Tonio's limp body over in front of someone else's door. I know she was trying to convince Duncan that she and Tonio were strangers (rather than potential bedroom buddies) but she couldn't even muster a look of shock or sympathy over Tonio's unconscious body. Yay! Someone I can share in the joy with! That scene with Lilith, Duncan, and Tonio was funny. I don't know whether to tremble in fear or burst into laughter. But she is a joy! She's the type of deranged ex-wife character I like. She's proactive and not inactive. She doesn't just pine for Duncan like a sap. Instead, she spreads love around to Tonio and James. It's just something sexually liberating when it comes to Lilith, which is a huge contrast to a lot of the women on the show at the time.

Episode 5: Magali v. Dawn was hilarious. Magali had me straight rolling with her insults. She has no chill whatsoever. And when she got up and left and then came back--I about died thrice. But I am glad that the two came to some sort of middle ground. Tanya, Lauren, and Lapdog in Portugal was boring. For Tanya, this trip did her no justice. It just shows that she has no story this season. Only thing that was popping about this trip was the scenery. I definitely have to add Portugal as one of my future vacate spots. It looks so tranquil. Ampika's dog almost drowning in the park lake was too much. My heart dropped. I'm glad that Bella is safe. I would've been a wreck had that been my dog. And why did Dawn find it necessary to tell her kids that she was meeting with Magali? I can tell that Dawn is the type of parent that wants to be best friends with her kids. I bet when them cameras are down, Dawn's kids give her hell. Next week seems good with all the women meeting for lunch. I cannot wait to see Magali and Dean's vow renewal next week. It's good that Magali is also making the other three work for their invitations. I personally wouldn't want Dawn or Leanne there. A link to tonight's episode: http://vodlocker.com/gono10trakal

Ooo! I am going to have to watch this later. I'm binging on '88 at the moment with Meg recently losing her baby with Josh and Tonio blackmailing her to remain in the marriage. I cannot wait for the poster to upload the climax of that story. I love how everyone on the canvas at the time is tied to James' impending return. So sad but good that I have to get my soap fix from old episodes of ATWT.