Contessa Donatella

“A Freudian slip is saying one thing when you mean your mother.”

I'm just biding my time till she, inevitably, finds out that he's been screwing her mom this whole time! I have no doubt at all that she is going to totally plotz - and I cannot wait! It couldn't happen to a more deserving nitwit. Literally, the only thing they could do to please me more would be to bring up the cult & Shiloh & draw the comparisons between Shiloh then & Drew now.

That has always been my impression. That & the fact that Lin Bolen was so intent on it. It seems to me that she pretty much insisted that this soap get made. But, also she seemed to be the only person who thought it worthwhile.

Thanks for the tag. And, also such an incredible amount of pertinent text. I admit that I have seen very little of this, although I love Peggy McCay so & know about the show because of her.

Oh, I see now. Hello, Barbara! Yes, that is that famous.

Glad you enjoyed them.

I was a fan of Kevin & Eve. The thing is they didn't really exist. Their relationship was just a dream that Lucy had. I have pictures from their wedding but they were never published. For the most part they didn't even have their own fanbase. I loved PC & called it the little soap that could. I frankly loved Lucy when she had Siggy.

But, I also love this from Karen Carpenter!

I could listen to Karen Carpenter sing for days & more days.

In my opinion you are being very generous even calling it content.

That's interesting. I've never heard of that being part of the work culture. Now, I do understand Ric's presence but it's because he can be her attorney. And, an attorney could & probably should attend any meeting of that sort. The thing about Ava, right now at least, is that it feels really wrong because you just don't think of Ava as being desperate. It's not a good look for her. And, I am one of the fans who are perplexed about her financial situation because she had money, of her own, long before she had the divorce settlement from Nik. Now it seems she is really pretty broke all because Nik did something with some money, Cassadine money, that he shouldn't have done. And, these Greek officials are taking a hard line, so Ava is not in possession of money she is legally entitled to. As you can see this is fairly convoluted. If she is really considering downgrading her accommodations, then, this is, well, dire. And, another thing, being a gallery owner in a town like Port Charles is the purview of a dilettante. You have to spend a lot of money to get money.

Speaking of the divine Stephanie Forrester, this is one of my favorite quotes in the whole world. When B&B was first reviewed only one character stood out. Yes, of course, it was she. This is what was said. Fortunately the soap was served up in the same mesmerizing style as its "mother show": beautiful people, stunning visuals & strong production values. "What was strikingly original from the start was the performance of Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester - a fascinating alabaster sphinx of a woman." Schemering p.45. Now of course for days I'm going to have "fascinating alabaster sphinx of a woman" stuck in my head. I blame you for this!

And, while I am giving out accolades, Xanthe, you are also a treasure, also a damned fine researcher. And, I don't say that lightly because I happen to love research.

Maxim, I don't know how you did it Actually I'm amazed that you did. This is it! Now we have it. You should be proud.

My attempt to download it was an epic failure. Of course not everyone is stubborn enough to try to download something it tells you upfront doesn't exist in your country. But it means we don't have a copy of the delightful AW content! DARNIT. Eddie wonders if any affiliate actually broadcast AW at 1 pm. Me, too. Anyone have any idea?

MY GOD IN HEAVEN! What an unholy idea. The very idea of even mentioning a lightweight but slick guy like Valentin in even the same paragraph as Anthony Herrera's iconic stellar performance as James Stenbeck, a multi-layered villain created by the Dobsons, ... I'm just beside myself at that idea. I like it. Although I think the only thing they're doing is keeping him in town, which I approve of, even though I tend to hate the idea that GH thinks a grown-ass adult woman should even consider having a kind of a boyfriend type in a work meeting with her. But, the misogyny at GH runs deep. Hating the guy is not caring! I mean ... well, it's hating. I hate him way too much to ... not care.

I think that's likely, don't you?

So, even when AW considers doing something DOOLish (which rhymes with ghoulish) it is motivated as to character & event. I'm impressed.

Yes, sorry, Maxim, that was meant for Xanthe & it was a quoting oops! (Yes, Xanthe, correct!) Eddie found it & I am currently tricking YouTube into letting me download it. (I think.)

Eddie said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=716-dUW1pHU 26:00 Hunter: S4 E10 - Hot Prowl - YouTube Hunter and McCall become suspicious when a Bel Air housewife refuses to identify the man who robbed her of a million-dollar necklace. www.youtube.com

I'm all in on Sonny's heart attack. I just wonder who is going to find him on the floor. Then will they call an ambulance?

I was advised about this. Not a problem.

WHOA!!!! When you show us a kitchen fire, you go all out!!!! And, Happy New Year to all the AW fans here!!!

I've always liked ShawnD & Belle but now they're even better & so on with the show!