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A lot of times I don't really like Carly. That being said I have always thought she had good chemistry with Shawn and I thought their scenes at the pool were nice today. I also thought her scenes with Spencer/Joss were solid. NuSpencer continues to have a nice rapport with different characters on the canvas. I liked that him and Trina met up again, though it was very brief and Joss was also there. It's interesting we already have Joss warning Trina away from him and telling him that Trina is too good for him and out of his league. I think that could be foreshadowing that him and Trina will want to be together though other people like Joss will disapprove. Also, Liz and Finn are now running around and telling/hinting towards people they care about that they are involved in Peter's disappearance. Pretty soon half the town might be involved in this secret too, lol. I did like Jason/Liz's scenes on Friday. And I believe that Trina will end up overhearing Curtis/Portia talking about their past and get upset about that. She didn't seem too keen on them being together, though she pretended like she was. And Aunt Stella is continuing to meddle by intercepting those signed divorce papers. That will help extend the Jordan/Curtis/Portia triangle.

I like the diving competitions too. I've always thought that the announcers do a really good job of calling the competition/analyzing the dives. I think that the first week of the Olympics is usually the best week, with a lot of the swimming, gymnastic and dining events. The second week of Olympic sports isn't as good IMO.

Thanks for starting this thread Soapsuds. 🙂 My favorite sports to watch in the Olympics are gymnastics and swimming. The Swimming races can be very exciting like the 400m Freestyle tonight. That was a good race between Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmus. Titmus did a good job of keeping pace with Katie Ledecky and pulled away at just the right time to get the win. And lol at her coach. He was a doing lot in this celebration lol:

I liked Jason's scenes with Monica today. I liked they touched a bit on his history with Carly and how that impacted AJ. It was also nice to see them hug and say they love each other. Jason's brief scene with Britt was okay too, you can see they still have feelings for each other and don't like being apart. Though once again Austin was lurking around them intruding in other people's business. I did think it was a little amusing the way he called Jason "Cuz" and how Jason basically ignored that. Lenny is a sweet person and I am concerned the show will kill him off. He's a minor character, but I have been really enjoying him and Phyllis. The way he was talking to Nina today makes me think that the show will indeed have him die. This show has a history of killing off the kind hearted. Spencer/Trina's scenes went a bit differently than I thought they would. I had figured he wasn't going to want to help her put Nikolas and Ava back together. But him and Trina clashed a bit today and seemed a bit irritated with each other, as they fall on opposite sides regarding Nik/Ava being a couple. I thought it was something that Spencer revealed to Nik/Ava/Austin that Trina was trying to do put them back together, after the mix-up with the drinks. It was a bit hypocritical for him to do that, especially considering that Trina is keeping a secret for him. She did kind of call him out about it, but didn't reveal his secret. They still have nice chemistry. I do think we will see them clash a bit more going forward as they continue to disagree on Nik/Ava being together. Though, I also think they will end up becoming closer romantically as well. It also looks like Anna has her suspicions about Finn possibly being involved in Peter's disappearance. I wonder what she may do about that. I also wonder what Elizabeth will say to Jason after he saw her and Finn in the park talking about Peter today.

I did too. Let him do something legimitate and safe for a living. He can still be friendly with Jason/Carly/Sonny and maybe help them out from time to time. I am interested in seeing how him and Trina's relationship progresses forward right now while people don't know that he's really Victor. She told Ava she's still into "Victor" and Ava told her to give him a chance. But now she's been introduced to him as "Spencer" (by Cam/Joss) and people know he's back in town. Plus Portia saw and met him as "Victor" which puts a wrinkle into things. Trina can't really date him right now as Spencer. (Cam/Joss were already getting suspicious at much Trina/Spencer were talking/spending time together after they were "introduced".) They may try and play their relationship cool in public to avoid people figuring out Spencer is "Victor". I could see them struggling with that as their relationship grows. I could also see them having close moments in private, and trying to keep their relationship/romance more of a secret for the time being.

Regarding some other stories from this week, I thought that Stella was a bit tough with Shawn. But he handled things well and very respectfully. I am interested in seeing what happens now that he is out. Michael and Willow continue to be on the duller side. I do like Michael and I think that one of the best things the show did was have him embrace his Quartermaine Family and their business. But he hasn't generated much chemistry with his love interests. I do think he has more chemistry with Sasha, than he does Willow, and I did like their scenes at the hospital the other day. This storyline with Willow does feel flat. I think that Willow's really is better suited with Chase and that their chemistry is better. But they are having her pity Chase & wanting Michael over him and it's not very interesting. Hopefully Chase will get back to walking sooner than later and they can end this storyline. Chase can interact more with Brook Lynn. I like Brando okay and he actually reminds me a bit of Ryan Paevey, with the way he looks sometimes. He is handsome. It would be nice if he found something else to do besides working for Jason/Carly. (Especially since he's about to be a father). They could have made him a Corinthos member who had a legitimate job, but who still could have some sort of bond with the family and helped them get out of rough situations at times. Maybe he could have worked at the Metrocourt or something.

I believe he knows that Sonny's dead. (In addition to visiting Mike's Grave) He's always been very close to Sonny, that's one of Sonny's best relationships. He introduced Sonny to Valentin when he was younger and said that Sonny was from his "wonderful mother's" side. He's mentioned Courtney before when he was younger, but he's been mentioning her quite a bit since he met Trina. He's already talked with Trina three times about Courtney. It looks like they are bonding over issues regarding their parents. This might come into play even more if Curtis ends up being Trina's dad. I could see a storyline about her paternity happening. I agree that the New Spencer has good chemistry with a lot of people. I enjoyed his scenes with Britt the other day. They've always had a good relationship and he considered her a mother figure. It's nice to hear that they continued to keep in touch offscreen and see them bond again.

I wonder where they are going with having Paris move in with Finn/Steffy. Especially right before his parents will show up. If Paris really needed a place to stay they could have had her stay at the Forrester Mansion. She's fond of Eric & the family as a whole doesn't seem to have an issue with her. And may even be "grateful" to her for helping reveal the truth about Quinn/Carter. But they are having her move in with Steffy/Finn. Hmmm...lol.

They shine together and I'm going to enjoy them and their chemistry as long as I can, lol. They are the bright spot of the teen set. Speaking of the teen yet, I am seeing some complaints about how boring some people think that Cam/Joss are now that they are together. They do feel a bit flat and I wonder where the writers are going with them. Spencer/Trina do have good storyline potential him being Ava's stalker/his lying about stuff, Trina covering about his lying about stuff, lol. And also maybe if they end up having it be revealed that Curtis might be Trina's real dad instead of Taggert. I could see the show doing something there, and maybe Spencer will provide support to Trina there. Cam and Joss on the other hand, I'm not sure what they will do with them. Maybe have them happy for a bit. They really aren't doing much of anything right now. Maybe down the line they will add to this set. Emma could end up being sorased and Lila Rae is out there too.

Trina has more chemistry with this older version of Spencer, than she does Cam IMO. Though, I thought her and Cam had nice chemistry. New Spencer comes across as manlier, and smoother than Cam. (The actor is a few years older and that probably helps). His conversations with Trina come across as more adult & he seems more her speed than Cam. I think that the ship has sailed on Cam/Trina. At least for now. They have Cam currently acting like he doesn't care what Trina does. He said he didn't care today that she was interested in Trina as long as Joss wasn't. He also made fun of Trina the other day and said that "Victor/Spencer" was her imaginary friend that she made up. She was upset and left, he acted remorseful for all of three seconds and then turned his attention back to Joss. Thus far Spencer/Trina have been given decent airtime and good romantic teen storyline. Though, I don't know how long it will last or if they might try & insert Joss in some way. Joss seemed interested in Spencer's interest in Trina & was making comments to reassure Cam she's not into Spencer. That could be a hint they might try something with Joss/Spencer.

They're great. Their scenes didn't play out quite the way I thought. I expected it to be revealed that Spencer really was "Victor" and Cam/Joss to get on him about that. But Trina agreed to keep his secret. I'm interested in seeing what they do moving forward. Are they going to try and act like they weren't into each other, so people don't become suspicious. And/or will people notice their natural chemistry & closeness. I wonder if Spencer will try and be romantic in private to Trina, or if they'll openly flirt. Maybe even sooner than later. I want a nice romance for them. And Joss seemed mighty interested in Spencer/Trina talking today & if Spencer might be interested in her. She told Spencer not to get any romantic ideas about Trina. She wasn't as much on Cam as she could, talked about him "already being jealous" & said something about him always being the one that she wanted when they were kids. Some of this stuff she did say kind of playfully/in a more lighthearted manner, but I wonder... I hope they don't have her interested in yet another guy that Trina likes.

And having him already in scenes with Jason too. And it is funny how they aren't even trying to acknowledge that he looks familiar to Franco. Not one eyebrow has been raised at his appearance, lol. I do wonder what their plans for him might end up being. I actually think they might be better off trying to make him more of a good guy this time around.

I agree with you guys that say that if RH should have been Austin from the get go. I actually don't mind him in this role, and actually liked his scenes with Maxie today. Though, they do continue to try and shoehorn him in this show and various roles, and I can see why people are tired of that. I enjoy Lenny/Phyllis. I hope he will heal and they end up staying around, if only in a recurring role. This may have been mentioned before but Joyce Guy who plays Phyllis reminds me of Madge Sinclair. Especially her speaking voice. I also do like Nina and "Mike". I like Cynthia Watros take on this character. I do wonder what will happen when Sonny get his memory back. Spencer made me laugh with the way he was insinuating that Ava was into Austin, when he was talking to Nikolas. The way he's trying to scheme is funny. I'm looking forward to watching his scenes with Trina tomorrow/the teens. It was interesting how they had him reveal himself to Cam/Joss today. I wonder how things will play out tomorrow, when he sees Trina. He did wink at Joss and some people on places like Twitter are concerned about that. And are afraid they might try and do something romantic with him and Joss. He's got great chemistry with Trina, but I can understand why people might not trust this show. Especially if he ends up having chemistry with Joss.

I'm sorry to hear that carolineg. People are so selfish, and are putting other people at risk including employees and co-workers. I hope you end up being okay. Those of us that are fully vaccinated can try and do the best to continue to protect ourselves. But it can be hard, especially when we have to deal with people that aren't vaccinated, particularly on a regular basis like the workplace.

Yeah, my first shot was on January 25th, the second was February 16th . They mentioned at work in January they were going to help us get vaccinated if we wanted and like a week or two later, they started letting go to a facility on the clock to start to get our shots. I was off the first day they had people sign up to go on days. The first groups went on that Thursday January 21st and Friday January 22nd. I talked to one of my bosses about it and I was able to go that Monday, the 25th. There were some of us who were fortunate enough to get this opportunity early on and pretty much went and got it as soon as we could. We didn't drag our feet on it. And yet here we are going into August, and people are still refusing to take it and some are claiming they are taking the "wait and see approach". Even though over 160 million people have been fully vaccinated and the vast majority of people who have taken it have been fine. The refusal to take it/wait and see approach is proving costly. For some people it's proven to be too late. Here is another story about two young men that were unvaccinated in their 20's who got serious covid. One had to have a double lung transplant and the other may have to get one. The one that got the lung transplant went to an indoor party and told his mother that he was going to wait "ten years" before he got the vaccine, when she talked with him about getting it. Now he may end up having health problems for the rest of his life, in addition to very costly medical bills. The second guy was from Canada, and was only eligible a week for the vaccine before he got it at work. His situation is a bit more sympathetic IMO. Yet, his mother still won't say for sure she will get a vaccine even after all that has happened to her son. Even when stuff like this happens you still have people that won't get the vaccine. 'Horrific': 2 unvaccinated Covid patients require lung transplant, partial lung removal (nbcnews.com)

That's understandable. I wasn't aiming that other countries, particularly those who don't have the supply/access right now. I'm aiming that at people in the US, many of whom have had access to these vaccines that straight up won't take them. I know a lot of people like this and there is too many people like that in the US. IMO, that's unacceptable.

I wonder if those numbers are largely like this because there are a lot of unvaccinated children in the state. That might be a big reason why those numbers are the way they are. If anyone is still unable to get the vaccine for a legitimate reason (like someone that might be homebound for some reason. Or homeless people. Or some other exception), I definitely hope people can get it to them. Or get them to it. And I will be glad when children under 12 are able to get it. That being said, I still believe that the majority of people who are choose to be unvaccinated (exceptions being kids/immunocompromised people) have had adequate access to knowledge and the vaccine. This vaccine has been around going on six months now, (maybe longer than that). I had access to it through my job going back to late January, when I took my first shot. That's going on six months. And I have co-workers who were provided with the same access who straight up refused to take the vaccine. And they are some of the ones right now running around without masks on. Granted not everyone was able to get it as early as I did. But a lot of people have had enough time, it's been widely available for a few months now for a lot people. It's unacceptable that more than 50% of this country is still unvaccinated (even when you factor in those who can't get it right now)., with the access a lot of people have had. Countries like Cuba would love to have our supply of vaccines. A lot of people refuse to take it including people who have had loved ones in the hospital. I know people who have had parents and grandparents in the hospital with severe cases of Covid, who still refuse to take this vaccine. They say they aren't going to take it or are in the "wait and see" category. You can't do anything with that. Unless you mandate it.

This definitely paints the frustration picture that a lot of healthcare workers have to deal with due to unvaccinated people coming down with COVID. I can definitely understand their frustration towards those people who are setting their communities back and overworking them. Also, I am seeing more stories of people who didn't get the vaccine/waited too long to get it getting serious cases/dying of COVID. Today I saw a story of a 13 year old girl from Arkansas who is now on a ventilator because her mother refused to get the vaccine and didn't let the girl get it either. 13-Year-Old Arkansas Girl on Ventilator Fights for Her Life After Getting Covid (msn.com) The mother now is regretful and is urging people to get the shots. I also just read a story from a woman who now has to care for her sister's four children, because her sister died very recently of COVID. Her sister decided to "wait and see" and ended up going in for breathing problems one day and died the next due to COVID. This lady is now also warning people about being unvaccinated. There will continue to be more stories like this as long as people choose not to be vaccinated. And it's really unfortunate and largely preventable. I know people who refuse to get vaccinated even though they've had relatives with severe cases of Covid, who had to stay in the hospital. It's a shame.

I agree one hundred percent. They are wonderful together and make me smile. 🙂 They should really be given a chance as a couple.

I'm loving Spencer and Trina. 🙂 Their interactions are very romantic and have very good chemistry. I really liked them up in the tree together. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trina is now up in the tree too. Trina and Spencer, sittin’ in a tree….🎶🎵 😘. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GH</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sprina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sprina</a> <a href="https://t.co/yvWCeJcBZo">pic.twitter.com/yvWCeJcBZo</a></p>&mdash; Sharpwin has set sail ❤️‍🔥 (@ritziroo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ritziroo/status/1415011130498600963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> I am interested in seeing what happens when the truth about the stalker comes out. The walls are starting to close in on him a little with Laura, the cops discovering his shoe prints at the gallery. I'm looking forward to seeing how that all shakes out. I also feel sorry for Maxie. I do wish the show would stop keeping her children from her for various reasons. And I liked the Britt/Leisl scenes from yesterday. That was a nice mother/daughter moment for them.

I'm going to miss Michael. He is my favorite of the young adult Kyle's. I wonder if they will have him go find Summer and reunite with her offscreen. I also wonder if they will end up recasting this character.

I've been really enjoying Imani and her interactions with people especially Nate. I think that her and Nate have good chemistry and that she would treat him well. I look forward to watching them interact/flirt more and I would like to see them given a chance as a couple. Elena doesn't really appreciate Nate as well as she should and has been flaky towards him. Imani definitely wants him. I also thought that everyone at the party at Devon's looked really nice. I saw one soap site on Twitter, give the ladies from that party the best dressed award of the week. I agree. And I think that part of the cast especially, Imani, Amanda and also Naya dress really well.

I lay this largely at the feet of those who continue to choose to be unvaccinated, but can/should get it. They are endangering everyone, including those of us who are vaccinated. I think it's unacceptable the large amount of people we have there who still refuse to be vaccinated. We could have gotten this under control a lot more if more of them would just get vaccinated. They are a main reason why we continue to have all of these variants. They need to wisen up before their choices cause more damage. Also, I continue to see that the majority of people that are currently in hospitals/dying from COVID right now are unvaccinated. There have been at least a few people that are vaccinated that have been in the hospital but it's overwhelmingly unvaccinated people in there. I read a few days back that 100% of people who died in Maryland of COVID recently were unvaccinated. I am concerned on what will happen in the Fall. Not too many people at my workplace are wearing masks. Neither are the vast majority of military personnel we deal with on a daily basis. It's no longer mandated that they do so. Pretty much everyone did it for like a year (I work for the federal government and they really enforced mask wearing), but now they have eased up on that. Most of us that are wearing masks at work (like myself) are vaccinated. Whereas a lot of the people who refused to take the vaccine are not wearing masks. I wonder how things will shake out. I will continue to try my best to be careful. This is unfortunate, and people need to make the right choices when it comes to protecting their health and the health of others. I saw another story the other day about a couple who were dragging their feet on getting the vaccine and they both ended up in the hospital with Covid. The husband said he was angry about that, though they had the option to get the vaccine.

Those are good questions Faulkner. I am one that likes soaps being an hour long and would prefer they stay that way.. (Though half hour soaps are better than no soaps at all). I particularly like the longer soaps, for when there are big casts and lots of storylines going on. I like to see more of the characters/storylines in each episodes. I feel this way about primetime dramas, and most of them are usually an hour as well. Regarding half hour shows, back in the day Y&R did a good job with the half hour episodes. Their shows were nice and meaty, like that episode someone posted in the classic Y&R thread that showed the Brooks sister and their father coming together at the hospital for their mother. That was a very well done, filling 30 minutes. B&B on the other hand handles their half hour shows very poorly. They focus on the same few people over and over again, and the show feels like empty calories.

I see some ways in him that remind me of the old Spencer as well, but a more adult version of him. He still appreciates/understands the finer things in life, and is still pretty sharp. I liked the way he approached Trina at her party. I like how he strolled up to her with his well fitted clothes and tucked in shirt, looking tall and handsome. He wasn't going to approach her, formally meet her looking super casual lol. I also think he will end up showing a snarkier side when he starts to interact more with Cam. I remember the way he used to get into it with Cam, when they were little and I could see that happening again now that they are older. Especially if Cam doesn't end up approving of his relationship with Trina. Which I think will end up happening, at least after the truth about Spencer comes out. This version of Spencer also reminds me of Nikolas. Especially with the way he carries himself. He definitely is a Cassadine and I'm looking forward to watching more and him and him with Trina. Also, did anyone enjoy those scenes with Cam apologizing to Jake the other day? I actually thought those scenes were heartwarming and sad. Both boys being upset about their messed up father/father figures situation. Liz and Maxie have the worst luck when it comes to keeping father/father figures around for their children. It's pitiful. Cam/Jake/Aiden have to deal with their father/father figures either being deceased (Zander/Franco), living a dangerous lifestyle and focusing on other people's families (Jason) or not being on canvas, really being around for them. (Lucky). It's really unfortunate. Maxie is just as bad off if not worse, because every time you turn around she is having one of her kids kept from her for one reason or another. At least Liz has all of her kids with her. And Maxie's luck with men is really bad as well. They killed off multiple love interests for her including Nathan who IMO was good for her/to her. It's really rough the way they do these two women when it comes to stuff that happens with the men in their lives and how that impacts their children.