Contessa Donatella

Okay, I continue to maintain that what is so good about this particular reveal followed by umbrella storyline is that you can see & understand many different points of view where there is not one bad guy or one 100% right person. About your stated opinion, that Lois & Gloria did the right thing, you know that this was technically an illegal adoption? For it to have been legal the father, if known, would have to have been informed & have signed off on terminating his own paternal rights. And, of course, it is clear how many people they lied to. Personally I feel like Lois is going to take the biggest "public" blame with Lulu a close second in the blame category. I am looking forward to a tongue lashing I hope Brook Lynn gives to Gloria. I continue to be more than annoyed with Dante. First his attitude toward Gio with regards to Rocco & a drinking game & its results. Second his attitude toward Lulu. Meanwhile enjoying the show every day!

There has been some confusion about Michael & facial burns. Please see this post: https://bsky.app/profile/shallotpeel.bsky.social/post/3lqkrryu54226 I've chosen to put this here instead of the Classic Thread because it is now with the appearance of recast Michael that this has come up. Different places online, including at least one podcast, remarks have been made about how remarkable it is that he is without facial scarring. Other fans say it was clear from the first that he did not have facial burns. What is included in this post is 2 screengrabs where you can see his face at the hospital & a very quick edit of that day in the hospital.

https://www.hulu.com/hub/tv/collections/9979 Amazed! But loving it. What this shows is GH Hulu out of top 15, GH is #2 & this was Saturday. Are we happy campers? Yes, at least for the moment, you bet we are.

I haven't gotten to this one yet but I have it emblazoned on my memory. At that time they were finishing up at my forever favorite soap, ANOTHER WORLD. There was no tribute. There was no mention of that 35 year old soap being cancelled basically AT THAT MOMENT. Stephen Schnetzer was at the mic to introduce & he mentioned. Same, again, later, from Linda Dano. And, then, GH won for Best Show. At the mic, accepting, Wendy Riche, her first words were about it, this is a paraphrase but she said something to the effect of our thoughts go out to our friends in Brooklyn, Another World, God bless all of you. Then she went on with her regular spiel about GH. Now, I ask you is that a classy dame or what? My pleasure!

Yeah, that was one of the things I was talking about.

Although I fell in love with Otalia, which led to Venice, which was then echoed slightly by Kraze & it's true rhat the Bianca writers just did it again but with guys ... it's unfortunately the case that they know we will settle for crumbs. So, co-sign. Agree with all you say.

Blame: 90% Lois; 75% Lulu. Today I finally said, JANE ELLIOT Just go ahead & give her all the awards! She blew my mind. But, I still say that there is no one "bad guy" in this story. You can see so many people's points of view. What I like most about this gigantic umbrella storyline. I've been a daily watcher of soaps since the 1970s & this may be the best I've ever seen. I said same last week & now I'm saying it again. In a way GH has had their foot on the gas since February sweeps, non-stop & I have a sneaking feeling they're not gonna put on the brakes until July sweeps. What is left to reveal? Sex between Nina & Drew. Joss being WSB. Who killed Cyrus? Who killed Jagger? Who killed Austin? Is Sonny leaving the mob? Will Natalia be killed? Okay, I've just gone too far, back it up to "mob". So, show of hands, who here thinks Michael cut his treatment short? Sasha asked was he in pain? And he replied, Nothing I can't handle. So, he is & he did. That means Carly was right. I know people hate that.

You make a good point. I just reached for something, unfortunately more & more common & the meds are good & most people have a long honeymoon before any decline. The most obvious thing would be an impending heart attack. That could be played by an immediate crisis followed by fairly ordinary time.

Odds more likely Parkinsons. Hand tremor is one of the first symptoms, often. Actually it could be any number of neurological issues. Not all are Parkinsons. I think I already posted about Dani's laser focus on her girl. But in case not, this goes double for me! Totally love & also appreciate scenes like these Dani scenes. Showing some layers, she is! Whether its with her sister or her daughter, as long as the subject is family, Dani is down.

And proved what a well-placed line of dialog can cover. Has there been any mention of Claire?

I just finished with today & it was definitely odd. I can understand that they've got to fill in extended family. There was just so much of it. Without even one scene of Marlena. That, to me, was problematic. However, I'm not going to jump to any conclusions. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

I want to add my comments in appreciation of the turnaround these new writers have somehow accomplished. If you'd told me this would happen this way, I'm not at all sure I would have believed it! I didn't know it was possible & I've been watching soaps daily since the 70s. This is remarkable. Kudos go to several people. It's as if DAYS never stopped being a great soap. The dark days are gone, long gone, it would seem. Happy DAYS are here again. Although, of course, this is a sad time, very sad. I didn't mean to disrespect that.

You are 100% correct. And, also you've done a good job of explaining. However, I still find it unusual for one someone to be listed two days in a row. It does not tend to fall that way. But, it is not a matter of consequence. It could easily be a coincidence. If it happened all the time we would have seen it. And, now, I have taken up more of our time than is strictly warranted. Sorry.

This makes 2 days in a row where he has directed. Unusual. Yesterday Joanna Cohen was SW. So it's only the director that was consecutive days.

As another gay woman, I'm interested in what you may be thinking. Does it have to do with Chelsea's newly found interest in a WLW pairing? Or is it about something else? If by this you mean me, as usual you are talking nonsense. While it's true that I am involved with a group on Twi/X and on Facebook, neither group has this kind of utter stupidity as parts of them. IOW, you could not possibly be more wrong. Your time might be better spent on almost anything else. You have a nice day.

From last night's Suds & Squared Media podcast K. Gati, Dr. Liesl Obrecht is on her way back to Port Charles for a run of 8 months. She will work with Professor Dalton & possibly have other things to do. Also they stated that Natalia leaves in July. Unsure if she could be a possible whodunnit. Discussion followed about this role being a total waste of Eva. The podcast is up on YouTube.

The way that errors in print keep showing up, when you say, who knows, yeah, I get that, it could be anything or nothing & in between.

I agree. Never a villainess, where did that idea even come from?!!! Also did not look AT ALL like Cecile. Crazy talk, right?

The scene where Lucas went to Liz's, did it show up as a drop-in? There was a tweet about it. Short episode. This taped way later, said the 15th & dropped in, last minute. Do I need to look back & get the tweet?

I think I join others here who believe that Russ never really got over Rachel. So, I would have considered him in the wake of Mac's death as a partner for Rachel. I do not even remember Hover, might as well be WHOver?!!! But, Sam Groom & David Bailey each in their own ways were good. Of course, it would have been good to have some more relatives for him & my own strong preference was for Beverly Penberthy. Pat could have functioned as his sister and she could have worked at Cory, too. But, always open to new talent.

1991 included a segment "They Started On Soaps". 1991 included a Lifetime Achievement Emmy to P&G 1997 included a tribute to Irna Phillips. 1997 included a tribute to GL & its 60th anniversary. 1997 Writing: Regis introduced from AMC John Callahan & Eva Larue who presented for the Best Writing with nominees AMC, DAYS, GH & Y&R & it happened, a tie! So unusual & the tie was between AMC & Y&R so both of Irna's proteges gave an acceptance speech: Agnes Nixon for AMC & Bill Bell of course, for Y&R. AMC 4th win, 15 writers on their team. Y&R their 4th win with 10 writers on their team. The tie made it exciting. 1995 Daytime Emmys https://www.instagram.com/p/DJjjxOupJcS/ Deidre Hall & DAYS OF OUR LIVES Edit Special Lifetime Achievement Emmy to Ted & Betty Corday presented by Frances Reid

At my usual video hosting site, acct: shallotpeel with the following titles: 9-9-24 Drake Last DAYS DAYS 3-25-25 Just John Black FlBk DAYS 3-25-25 Marlena Patch John in FlBk 9-5-24 Drake & Dee Last Scenes DAYS 9-8-23 I'm Your Son Also there is Drake playing a Senator on CRIMINAL MINDS & a young Drake in the cast of the TV version of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982) He is also in a clip of ONE STORMY NIGHT, the '91 primetime show, not the current one. Plus he is in one that is Happy New Year's.

The show of late has had me in hog heaven, LOL! But, really, my soaps & I are getting along just fine. GH is excellent. BTG is beyond fabulous. DAYS is so much better. What more could I possibly ask for? I know, 30 hours in a day?!!!

You thought it was Adamson? He read but apparently he had no chance. He felt disrespected by the show's reaction to him, according to his tweet.

Specifically that's Kat & she is, there's no other way to say it except like pulling off a band-aid. She's Chad's "#1 fan" IOW, basically, kinda sorta she's an albatross around Chad's neck. Kat can turn any conversation into a discussion of Chad & what he ate for breakfast or the most minute of minute things about Chad Duell's life & times. We hope she's not dangerous. We hope she's just boring. That Chad is not back has lit a fire under her. She's upped her number of posts, which all relate in some way to Chad. Now you know what there is to know about as I said Chad Duell's #1 fan.