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I've only listened to cardigan and omg it's AMAZING.

This is a great little article on folklore that sums up/articulates what I've been thinking very nicely. I'm so excited to listen tomorrow! Not sure if I'll start with Cardigan first and then wait a little or just dive right in.

I do feel sorry for Cruel Summer, it deserves much more than what it's gotten so far. Hopefully it'll have its time to shine. I was wondering a few days ago when/if Taylor would start to transition back to her country days. This may have been something she wanted to try out. I wonder if this is a change like that -- less pop, more country/folk/indie whatever -- or if we'll still get a lot of pop stuff. She still worked with Antonoff after all. I can't believe you know all that.

Last fall, I listened to Bedtime Stories for the first time ever. The only song I think I had heard before was Secret (it sounded familiar) but essentially it was a brand new experience. I was prepared for the different genre/flavor and really fell in love with the album. Survival, Secret, Human Nature, Love Tried To Welcome Me, Sanctuary, Bedtime Story, and Take a Bow are absolute gems. I adore them. I listened to Take a Bow like 75 times in a row. Wonderful, addictive work. I don't think it'll ever rank the highest for me personally but still, loved it. Recently I got around to Erotica for the first time. This one was 100% new to me. It's still too early for an opinion but it is certainly different and I appreciate the inventiveness. I love Deeper and Deeper and Rain and am OBSESSED with Erotica. What a great first single. So far, Bad Girl, Waiting, Thief of Hearts, and Words are also standouts. Let's see how it develops. After this, I just have the Something to Remember collection to listen to... again, other than cover versions of You'll See, I haven't heard the new songs or stuff like This Used to Be My Playground.

Makes sense to me. Everything else was canceled, why not focus on the next project?

KYLIE'S BACK! With long-time collaborators (and pop geniuses Stannard and Howe)

I went looking for Kylie Minogue's new song and ended up with a whole new album by Taylor Swift! It's not even a year since her last one. It's pretty clear this album wouldn't exist were it not for quarantine. I'm just happy it's not years before the next album (with the tour originally happening this summer and then postponed, it started to look like there wouldn't be a new album AT LEAST until late 2021, probably 2022) and that we don't have that four-month wait/build-up, which does drive me crazy a little. I'm super thrilled to hear what it's all about. It'll be hilarious if she goes to #1 with an album no one knows about lol

KYLIE IS BACK!!! First single, Say Something, out in two days, and she really could NOT have picked a better album title or cover: So excited to hear what she has in store for us!

SKINS. Making my way through Season 2. Sid telling Tony in the club about his father's death was STUNNING. Beyond words. I cried so much. It's wonderful what they've been doing with Tony's redemption. He was such a conniving little sociopath and now he's been made to suffer. I really love Sid, Chris, Cassie, and Michelle. I don't feel like they're giving Maxxie and Anwar proper time or development. The Season 2 opener came close for Maxxie but still. I am embarrassed to admit how long it took me to realize I was watching younger Gendry and Gilly!

The Nathan situation certainly turned a somewhat repressed Olivia harder and more reserved. The main issue was that she was married to Shemar Moore with his megaton popularity. Take the Callie story for example: After Nathan's dangerous cheating, it's certainly understandable why Olivia would overreact. But the show did not want Malcolm to come off badly AT ALL and therefore kept throwing Olivia under the bus for him. Over and over again.

Mike, thank you for sharing your story, and I'm sorry you went through those painful experiences. Shameful.

Fascinating to see the actual numbers! Daytime just loves to devour itself. Well, it certainly surprised me. Ugh. Disgusting.

I'm so glad that's happening/working out. What are the episodes/years again? Welcome! And thank you for planning to contribute to the vault! ❤️ Every little bit is appreciated.

It was a woman named Beatrice and they said she was the laundry maid I believe, so we could easily infer she was just one of the staff.

Without a doubt! The sound those slaps made -- whew! And McInnes Woods' reaction was 100% real! I honestly don't think they were expecting that second slap. lol

Not the double slap that threw him off balance!!! I can only imagine what the actors thought when they saw the script and read Flannery has to slap them. lol

Sigh. That 1967 episode. The only people I know/recognize were Chris and Penny of course (both lovely to see) but I realized I was so invested by that last scene and holding my breath in anticipation of Amanda's answer to changing her plea. Just one episode and I was in.

One of THOSE cliffhangers.

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Wow. Can I find this man on Insta?

You weren't mistaken. Olivia and Ashley were indeed retconned in 1998 as having been in college together.

Yes, this is definitely a more lowkey period now that Aremid, Jude St. Clair, and Bo/Hope have been resolved and before other major developments happen. I agree -- Kristen's POV is completely understandable. John and Marlena are nearly salivating at each other. Also agreed on Peter. He should still be driving major story on the show. I have no idea how the Sami/Austin/Carrie/Lucas stuff moves on from here. I'm excited that Kate is starting to discover what Sami's like. Sadly, I had a feeling about Bo/Hope. I recall watching an episode a few months from now (June I think) years ago and I believe Bo and Hope were arguing because he doesn't want her to go back to work? Maybe I'm completely making that up but it just seemed really uninspired and boring. I'll see how I feel this time around. Reilly does know how to structure a (umbrella) story, build tension, and deliver payoffs for sure. Interesting! Aremid was great fun. I can see why it worked so well. Welp. Good thing I know about that already. Honestly, over the months, I think Stephanie Cameron's improved a little. She's not a master or anything, but not nearly as breathless and annoying as she was. But I adore Mark Valley. Wonderful. Wonderful. An Aremid spinoff? Interesting. Would that have been a whole daytime soap or...?

@BoldRestless I don't know if putting that link up publicly is a good idea lol