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It seems all the German uploads have disappeared!

Thank you, yes, that's the one!

@YRfan23 I see December 24, 1991 and May 06, 1992 are no longer available Did you ever upload them somewhere else? God how I hate when the copyright police strikes.

I've seen this pic who knows how many times and I never realized Patrick Duffy wasn't there Also, someone in the comments pointed out Ray's slept with four of the 6 women in this picture! LOL Talk about a cowboy stud. I've always thought it was fascinating how he had this bad boy/playboy past and it was never really focused on but very much still there.

Tricia was wonderful with everyone ❤️

Katherine's intervention should've focused much more on seeing her strike out viciously -- the mean old crone of old having returned with cruel, cutting jabs -- and not so much the pleading, saintly Katherine. It's the acting, production, and style that saves things here. It all devolves into weirdness with the lights, the dining room doors opening into Heaven, I mean... ugh. Seeing Rex is also a reminder of how sad and unnecessary it was to kill him off. He could still be around, 10 years later, dashing and interesting as ever. Even in the 80s, he often (always?) sounded like he had a stuffy nose but in 2004 it was super pronounced.

I think it's a fair assumption to make that the Jill/Katherine twist might not have happened if Tom & Bashioum were still in the roles! Much harder to dump them than the OK recasts (although Brown was getting better/settling in nicely). But I have to disagree, there would be NO peace for Kay & Jill over their shared (great)grandchild. It would've (SHOULD'VE) been another decade of fighting. lol Sadly, the viewership loss at the time gave Smith the excuse to do what he did. Nevermind that it was normal for a show to suffer when it lost three long-term actors/characters (especially Shemar Moore) and its executive producer. The shock value and "twists" just were not needed.

They definitely are smart enough although I would imagine some would get confused lol. In any case, Sheila vs Lauren, as well as Sally Spectra weeks are a must. They should also do Saint Taylor week and Brooke is a Slut weeks.

The first rape was written by Bill Bell as a PSA/issue story on date rape. Yes, it was broadcast in the summer lol. The choice for Cricket for this story makes sense, and definitely gave Lauralee something really serious/big to dig into. (Still, I don't know if, as a dad, I could've written that for my daughter. But perhaps that was discussed and LLB felt strongly about doing it). The second rape (which should've never happened) was when Jack Smith became co-HW. Because, of course. It was more of a Jack Smith thing. IIRC, that may have been LLB's 2nd or 3rd extended maternity leave in quick succession. The show was straining to find plausible ways to keep writing Christine out while still keeping her involved/in story. Still, they should've stayed clear of something like this. Imagine ruining a very popular pairing with incredible long-term potential as a side-effect of neutering one of the longest-running and iconic rivalries in daytime! The damage. A dining room, kitchen, pool/poolside, big bedrooms, servants' bedrooms, upper floor hallways, a big attic, a garden with a tombstone... Quite massive!

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WOW! The entire core cast from the best years ❤️

My sister insists I watch this. I was waiting for the entire season to be out. I've only heard good things.

Thanks, DaytimeFan! "I also know she never liked the story of Katherine being Jill’s mother, and I always loved it, because I thought it explained the love/hate relationship so well. I think she thought it would damage their relationship, and it kind of did for a while." God bless you, Mrs. C. You knew what was up, and Walton finally kinda admits it was horrible. I adore Walton but she's not the type of actor who should be giving storyline ideas; she liked the mother/daughter fiasco, suggested the story that led to Cane, and her vision of Jill having a strong partner to always be around with goes very much against what Jill should be doing. While I can see Jill being less of an outsider by now, with relationships etc, she should always be running around interfering in others' lives. lol That's exactly right. I think it was Sara Bibel who once said that Jill ringing Katherine's doorbell was a genuine cliffhanger, and it was because of the great character work the show had invested in. You indeed just knew whatever would follow would be worth it. And, of course, they still delivered their shockers, too!

Yes, sticking to all these 'recent' episodes may have made some sense, but was ridiculous. Show off your real classics! Then again, it all depends on what choices they make. If they're concerned that not much of the current cast is in them, focus on episodes that have a lot of Brooke, Taylor, Eric. Shouldn't be too difficult.

Yas! Bring on Queen Stephanie!

Yes, other than the octopus stuff, this is typical 1996 Y&R. But so much more competent than what's done now.

Yes, he does! And his chemistry with Tom was always as hot as he is. This is such a great example of the fun Phyllis and you can still see that dark, scary undercurrent. Always nice to see Doris. Such a unique presence. Heather as Victoria was an absolute treasure. One of THE biggest losses this show has ever endured. She should be the lead of Newman by now, her own version of Victor. Instead.... This episode is a reminder of the softer, sweeter Victor and the beautiful relationships he had with his kids.

Such fun. And so many beautiful men. lol

Well, that goes without saying!

+1 Cuomo is on right now, so it's anyone's guess if we'll get the episode live. At least they'll put it up online.

Any Katherine week that doesn't include the 1998 attic catfight and the brilliant episode where she almost starts drinking again in 1999 then throws her drink at the mirror has failed itself.

I know, I'm from Europe lol I just don't like when content is reedited. Play it as it was intended!

Turning on CC does a decent job of helping one follow it! I will never understand why they edited the credits to play at the start of the episode though. Why fiddle with it like that?

Up to episode 18 of Season 13, where apparently Paige is now paralyzed. I had no idea that would happen! Not sure about seeing her like this, though. I guess it depends how they handle it. The switch from Romano to Marcus episodes was so noticeable I didn't even have to look at the credits to confirm. Suddenly, there was much more energy and sense of direction. I didn't hate the first 2/3 of Season 13 but it did become glacially paced and eventually you'd come out of an episode feeling like nothing had happened (even if it had), which clearly was very dangerous. I mean, Jason was "leaving for Sweden" for about 39 episodes. I am intrigued by the very sexy Alex Barth but very confused as well, as they kept zigzagging with how they portray him and I couldn't tell if I was supposed to be turned on by his near-evil treatment of Claudia (but, hey, if anyone deserves it, it's her). I think eventually they settled for opportunist and it works. A real shame they wrote Jason off. Jason and Alex around would be great for the hunky young guy portion of the show. Vanessa Hunt is intriguing too, if a tad annoying. I hope they go somewhere good with this. I LOVE Val writing Greg's biography. Decent drama. Val has been quite well served this season, even if that Lynette story went absolutely nowhere. Sad to see the ranch go but nice that Gary and Val are back on the cul-de-sac. To my surprise, I quite like Pierce now that he's gone full psycho. That scene where Marcia Cross had him fck her in order to give him info on Greg was wonderfully twisted. Interested to see where this goes.

Thanks, Soapsuds. Ugh, about 6 mins missing. I wonder -- is there anyone here who could go into the trouble of editing the missing scenes into this HD version? It'd be the best of both worlds!