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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.

Count me in as another person who is really digging them together and their potential as a couple. They are cute together and have really nice chemistry. I am enjoying their scenes together, like the one from today's show.

I enjoyed today's episode, especially the water birth scenes. I thought they were very romantic and intimate. A much better experience for Steffy than what she had with Liam, who dumped her crying while she was heavily pregnant with Kelly. The circumstances surrounding that pregnancy were pretty rough for her, and I liked that this was a much happier one for her. Finn is very loving towards and while we don't know all about his background yet, I think he's a much better man than Liam. For Steffy and in general.

May Stuart Rest in peace. He was a talented actor and Alan was an interesting character. He definitely shouldn't have been killed off the show. Also, I loved him as Prince Charming in the 60's version of Cinderella that also featured Lesley Ann Warren. Of all of the tv/movie versions of Cinderella, that I've ever seen that is my favorite.

I wonder if they they might be doing this, because maybe they are having a hard time recasting/deciding what to do about Chance. I did hear rumors that might be the case. I think that Stitch was probably Abby's best pairing. Definitely one of her better ones. Maybe they will try and rekindle things with them.

I'm glad to see Ted King back on soaps again. I enjoy him as an actor. I'm glad they are bringing Finn's parents to town and I wonder what type of backstory he will have. Reports are saying it's "dramatic".

I agree that she really does have a great presence in those photos Taoboi. I hope she stays around. I also hope you get a chance to catch up or at least get the opportunity to see all of her/Amanda's family scenes. 🙂 I hope that people are still posting episodes online. In the past Canadian fans have done that. They also post scenes on Twitter too.

I enjoyed seeing Imani and Nate meet today during their brief interaction. I saw chemistry there and I do think that they would make a gorgeous couple. I could see them fitting together better than him and Elena. Elena hasn't treated him that well IMO. Imani is so pretty, I love the way they style her. I know some of us have mentioned how poorly some of the women on B&B are dressed especially Zoe. They could take a page from Y&R and how they style Imani. That picture of her posted by Taboi in this thread was really nice and I love these other looks from her as well: Very pretty lady and she's interesting. I think that the show did a good job of casting her as Amanda/Hilary's sister. I am interested in seeing more of her, and Amanda's family.

Regarding Lily and Moses here is another picture from people magazine of them with Devon: This is a nice picture of all of Neil's children together. I am looking forward to seeing Lily interact with Moses. I could see her being protective of him and them being close. I am really enjoying Moses. He is a sweet kid.

I agree victoria foxton (for some reason I am unable to quote your post) that both girls are interesting and have layers to them. I think that Jeanette in particular is very interesting and I am really enjoying the young actress's portrayal of her. I also wonder what role Jeanette plays into things. I don't think she orchestrated Kate's disappearance. I do wonder if maybe she noticed that Kate was getting closer to Martin the principal and maybe didn't reveal that information to other people including the police. I think that Kate/Martin ended up developing some type of relationship. I wonder if it started out as a friendship and he became obsessed with her wanting, more and held her captive after she rejected him. I do think they had some sort of bond that went south. Maybe Jeanette saw them spending time together a few times, but never told anyone about that after Kate disappeared. I also think that Jeanette enjoyed getting with Kate's boyfriend, bonding with her friends, and didn't like those relationships being threatened after Kate reappeared. I think that reasons like these may be why she's coming off as suspicious. I also wonder why she took up with Kate's friends and why she abandoned her old friends. Kate's friends seemed a bit snobby (though Kate is nice), so I wonder what led to Jeanette befriending them and vice versa. And especially turning her back on her old friends, who really cared about her, especially Vincent. As far as Kate goes, I think she may not completely be telling the truth about when she possibly saw Jeanette and/or her relationship with Martin. I think she did end up having some sort of relationship with Martin, but maybe is ashamed to say that (even if it was only friendship on her end), due to him abducting, torturing her. I also wonder what the story is behind her finding Jeanette's bracelet. I think she may have found that bracelet after she was rescued but might be telling people a lie about when she found it.

I decided to put this over here, because I think it's on Hulu too. But I watched the first two episodes this morning. I think this is a pretty good show and I wanted to create a discussion thread for anyone else that is watching it/will watch it. https://www.freeform.com/shows/cruel-summer/video/most-recent/vdka22652032 Here is a link to watch the first two episodes free if you'd like. Feel free after watching it to discuss you thoughts and speculations here about the mystery on this show: https://www.freeform.com/shows/cruel-summer Here are some of my thoughts/some discussion regarding the first two episodes. I like that that this show is set during a certain era/decades I have enjoyed shows like that in the past especially Fox's Reunion. Reunion was set over the course of like 20 years from like 1986-2005. It was a good show that showcased how the lives and stories developed for the cast of characters that started out as teens, but it was cancelled after one season. I like how Cruel Summer is set over the course of three summers in the 90's (93-95) and how two different teens lives are turned upside down when one is abducted, remerges and accuses the other teen of not helping her. I think that the two teen female leads are doing a good job so far of portraying their characters. Especially the young actress Chiara Aurelia that plays Jeanette. I think she does a good job of making Jeanette sympathetic, and multidimensional as she goes through three very different changes as a person over the course of the three summers. I initially thought I wouldn't be that sympathetic to Jeanette and that maybe she is guilty of what the other young lady Kate accuses her of. But after watching the show I can definitely see her side of things and wonder if Kate is bending the truth about some things. I also like Olivia Holt as Kate, the pretty popular teen that was abducted. I think that she is doing a nice job as well in her role and I like that Kate isn't a stereotypical mean girl. She is genuinely likeable and friendly and I believe that under other circumstances her and Jeanette could have been friends. The show jumps between the three years but I like how they do it and don't find it jarring. Plus the different moods/different stylings of the girls help people determine what year it is relatively quickly. I also like the nostalgia of how things were in the 90's especially since I grew up during that decade. I do have questions right off the bat like what happened to Jeanette's mom and if Kate had some sort of friendship with her abductor before she was abducted. I don't think it's as cut and dry as he just abducted her. I think she may have been building a friendship with him and he became/grew more obsessed with her. I have some other questions as well like where did Jeanette's mom go? She's not there in summer 95, but her dad has a new lady, played by Brooklyn Sudano. I am interested in seeing where this show goes and how some of the questions end up being answered.

I'm glad he was found guilty and is headed to prison where he belongs.

I'm telling you. He needs to be convicted even if it's on one of the lesser charges. Though I definitely hopes he gets the maximum punishment. If not, yikes. It will be worse than it was the first time around after people saw him kill George. Businesses will burn, people will probably get hurt, maybe even die. We don't need that, Derek Chauvin needs to go to prison.

If you want a good laugh look at this (if you haven't already). Shannon Watts on Twitter: "Montana: Where our meth is homegrown and always has less than 30 percent purity. 🇺🇸" / Twitter Wow, lol. This is reminiscent of the slogan that South Dakota had about it, that had some of us cracking up in this thread a while back.

I'm glad to hear that you are getting your vaccination Taoboi. 🙂 I'm glad to hear your mom is getting vaccinated as well. Make sure you drink plenty of liquid like water and maybe some sports drink (like Body Armour) before getting your shot. And definitely do that after getting your second shot. I hope things will go well for you. I'm also glad to hear you got your vaccine as well Soapsuds 🙂 and didn't have any serious side effects. My dad also got his second Moderna shot almost a couple of weeks ago and thankfully didn't have any serious side effects.

My heart definitely goes out to the victims and their family/friends of this attack and what they are going through. It is shameful that this keeps happening in America and at the very high rate that it does. Dave Chappelle said it best when he mentioned how COVID19 was keeping murderous mass shooting scums at bay. It's a shame people have to trade starting to get COVID under control into going back to being fearful of being involved in a mass shooting. Sickening. Be careful everyone when you go out and in general, becuase the mass shooters are starting to come back out again.

I know some people at other sites earlier were guessing Phillip but I felt it wasn't him. Henry has spoken warmly of him warmly (even before the interview) when he said that him, Meghan, the Queen and Archie all do zoom together. And now he came out quickly today to say it wasn't him or the Queen. It's something that Harry hasn't absolved anyone else from these comments. I wonder if multiple people made comments, I wouldn't be surprised if they did. Charles for all of his faults did seem genuinely happy at the wedding for Henry/Meghan so maybe it wasn't him. While there have always been reports that William has shown some disapproval towards Harry/Meghan's relationship/courtship from the beginning. I definitely think it could be someone that was close to Harry in the family. If it was someone not as close like the relative who wore the brooch or an uncle or something, I think he might have absolved his immediate family members from that report. But he hasn't and that makes me wonder.

I wonder if they will put out more smear articles about Meghan. Or if they will actually show at least a little contrition after last night's interview. I wouldn't be surprised if they largely went with more smear articles. I thought it was pretty clear after looking at last night's interview, that Harry/Meghan mostly wanted emotional support from their family. Especially after Meghan started getting attacked by the press. But really didn't get that. I was a bit surprised at how miffed Henry seemed at Charles. I thought he seemed pretty miffed/disappointed in Charles. He seemed more upset when asked about Charles than he was when he was asked about William. Even though William is the one that the press keeps saying he has big issues with. It sounds like he feels that Charles really let him down and left him hanging out to dry, especially with the way he let it drop that Charles stopped taking his phone calls. And then when Oprah asked him later if Charles was taking his phone calls he goes "Yeah.... but in a "not much type" of way. I remember seeing articles from the press making it seem like Charles had Harry/Meghan's back and would help provide for them. But it doesn't seem like that is the case with Harry also mentioning that his family cut him off in early 2020. That's once again an example of the press saying one thing about the family and that being contradicted by Harry/Meghan.

The royal firm/media have presented of much their "side" again and again by constantly smearing Meghan. It's not like they have been silent since Harry/Meghan have been together and all of sudden Harry/Meghan started going after them after they left the UK. They have published many negative stories about her, prior to that. I definitely believe Meghan/Harry more than the others in the royal firm/British media. The Royal firm seem to have serious issues and have had them for years, long before Harry/Meghan got together. There is definitely a lot wrong with the way they run things as evidenced by things like they way they have managed various scandals, they have had/are currently having. They should be more concerned about what Prince Andrew has done instead of worrying about stuff like a baby's skin color, which is deplorable behavior. Harry seemed genuinely disgusted when that moment was brought up again by Oprah. And I don't blame him, I would be upset if someone talked about my child like that. I find it interesting how Harry/Meghan said the exact opposite of things happened than what the media/family allowed people to think. Kate making her cry instead of the other way around, them not receiving financial support from the family after they left, (Though I remember reading reports that Charles would support them). Or reports that Harry/Meghan didn't want Archie to have a title, but they stated they wouldn't have minded that. And would have been fine with it, if it meant he had security. And other stuff that goes directly against what the British media/family lead people to believe. I don't think that Harry/Meghan would outright lie about things like that. If anybody want to believe more of what the royal family/media is saying over H&M you can do as you want. But I think that a lot really stinks here and I think it's coming more from their direction not Harry/Meghan. Anyway, overall I thought last night was a really good interview. Before it aired I thought it might be a bit more lightweight, but Oprah really delved into some serious subjects and I thought it was really good. I'm glad that Meghan/Harry got away and seem to much happier and at peace. I think they are beautiful and lovely family.

It sounds like many people associated with the Royal family liked to spread lies/put their own spin on things regarding Prince Harry and Meghan. Meghan is saying they were told that Archie wouldn't be allowed to have a title like Prince or get security. But around the time he was born the press tried to say that Harry/Meghan didn't want him to have a title. She also said that someone from the royal family had multiple conversations with Harry voicing concern about how dark Archie's skin color would be. When Oprah asked who that royal family member was, Meghan wouldn't say because she said it would be very damaging to them. It's really unfortunate that one of Harry's family members would talk to him about him and Meghan's son that way. That is sorry behavior. Archie should not have been talked about in that way and he deserved security and the right to be called a Prince.

I think this interview has been interesting so far. Meghan says that Kate actually made her cry and not the other way around, which is what the British media tried to paint. She mentioned it was related to Charlotte's bridesmaid dress and that Kate apologized. Meghan also says that the Queen has always been kind to her, which I believe. I do believe that the Queen genuinely likes Meghan and respects Harry's choice to be with her/wants him to be happy with his wife and family. I didn't think that the Queen was one of the people in the family giving her trouble.

Is anyone else watching this right now on CBS. I am interested in hearing what they have to say.

I just saw this thread. This is a cool thread. 🙂 I haven't written my own soap though I think it's cool that a lot of you guys have. That is something that has crossed my mind before. I do however write fan fiction that I've posted on the fan fiction website. I've written some in the past few years for Young and the Restless and Days. And I really need to update some of them lol. I haven't really updated some of them in like a year. Maybe I will update them in the next couple of weeks when I finally get some time off. But I've written fan fiction about the younger set that was on Y&R a few years ago especially about Ana, Fen and also, Summer, Kyle, etc... I'm writing one about the Winters families that is a sequel to one that I wrote about the younger set and is almost two years in the future from the last one. I also created a new black family in that fan fiction. There is an adopted white sibling in the family that marries Summer and his black family members come to town and mix it up with the Winters/other people. And I have another one about characters in Genoa City in general, ( and that also focuses a lot on younger characters) that I need to update.