Contessa Donatella

@MaximThey were really something!!! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGyf6UAtxa3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

And what a queen she is!! 💜

I totally loved Kimberly MCullough. No doubt! But, Robin, well, she could be a problem. Frankly, she could be a judgmental prig. And I think everyone knew it. Cool. Okay. He's done a GREAT job as a recast who stepped in, in unusual circumstances!

WOW. You're not kidding? You're serious? Better? I admit I like NuJack but not better, never better. I absolutely adored Charles Mesure.

From First Lines by Alan Dani: "Morning, Vanessa." Vanessa: "Well so much for, 'Stop by for a cup of coffee.'" Chelsea: "Hey mom, what's up?" Other Dani related lines Dani to Hayley: "The fairy tell never tells you how Prince Charming can become a real son-of-a-b!tch, once that ring goes on your finger." "Who are you? What have you done with Dani? You've picked a heckuva time to start worrying about what other people think!" - Vanessa, BTG, S1E1, 2-24-25 "I'll be healthy again as soon as a couple of cheaters pay." - Dani, BTG, S1E1, 2-25-25 "One of the things I have learned from my patients: People are born who they are. Outside influence either takes or it doesn't. Dani is exactly herself: A force of nature with no apologies." - Nicole, BTG, S1E1 2-24-25 "You need to remember who you are - a Dupree woman - we never give our power away, to anyone. Tap into that legacy. Find your inner strength & stop letting those losers get the best of you." - Anita to Dani, BTG, S1E1, 2-24-25 "Some people deserve to get a punch in the face." - Martin, BTG, S1E2, 2-25-25 "Nothing to be proud of. I hated seeing my daughter pushed to the point where she would think that hitting someone was the appropriate action. Physical violence is never the answer." - Vernon, BTG, S1E2, 2-25-25 "That's the advantage of a big heart. There's room for lots of types." - Andre, BTG, S1E5, 2-28-25 "I am out of the mortifying Dani business." - Dani, BTG, S1E2, 2-25-25 "I don't yell." - Anita "You don't have to. Your tone tells it all." - Dani, BTG, S1E2, 2-25-25 "I don't ordinarily condone violence. But, at times, people deserve a sucker punch. … Try not to make a habit of it." - Anita to Dani, BTG, S1E2, 2-25-25 "Honey, I wasn't just a star - I was a meteor." - Dani, BTG, S1E5, 2-28-25 "You know what they say: the past is prologue." - Dani to Hayley, BTG, S1E3, 2-26-25 "What did I do to deserve this level of disregard from a man I spent most of my life catering to?" - Dani, BTG, S1E2, 2-25-25 Pamela, Cady, Dani's BFF: Fri. Feb. 28 dialogue when Cady's character Pamela arrived at the wedding: Dani: I didn’t think you would make it. Pamela: I cut my trip short. You’re my best friend. There’s no way I’d let you face this night without being here in full support. (At the bar after the wedding, Dani has just ordered a drink, and Pamela arrives.) Dani: Pamela, if you're here to criticize my behavior or tell me how ridiculous I looked... Pamela: I said that I would be here for you today, and *I* dropped the ball. I should have been a better friend. I should have stopped you before things got out of control. But I am here now. So put me in, Coach. Need me to run interference, slash a tire, burn a bridge? I'm your ride-or-die. (Dani's phone is vibrating while Pamela is speaking.) Dani: Okay. Pamela: And if you need me to, uh, pretend that the bar isn't vibrating from all the texts you're getting, I can do that, too. (Dani reads her text.) Pamela: What can do, Dani? (Dani asks Pamela to pay for the drink that Dani had ordered but not yet received, because Dani has to leave now to face the Duprees.) (Dani and Pamela hug.) Pamela: Well, good luck. Dani: Love you. Pamela: Love you back. "You're a Dupree, as your family likes to remind everyone at the drop of a hat." - Bill to Dani, BTG S1E5 I'm in love with this, whatever it is, that Dani is wearing in this classic scene. Is it a coat? Is it an overdress? Is it a dress? I don't know what it is but I love it. I thought I would be all about the 27 sets but instead I'm about Wardrobe & the legendary Jeresa Featherstone.

We are now at Week 3 & it has become apparent that there's no room for Friends of Danielle Dupree or FODD, pronounced fahd. As I am def FODD I thought now would be a good time to make this space. If you'd suggested to me on Week 1 that this would be a Minority Rapport, I'd have laughed right in your face. But this is writ loud & large. So be it.

There's nothing new about VM. It's been said. Frank will ask her back when and only when Mo is ready. Brenda & Sonny, endgame. And that does not mean middle game. Or even ratings stunt. I take it as meaningful that now Kristina knows about Sonny's heart condition. Now 5 people know.

I don't have the problem with him, that y'all have. My issue is that it's a real problem to have recurring players driving story. It phuques up everything.

And, she's elevated Amanda Setton, which, frankly, has been a shock to me. I did not know she had this in her.

Leo Stark can go kick rocks.

He did before, but not now.

I'm pretty sure it was not an attempt. I think Carly is poisoned, in hospital next week. This is not a spoiler because I do not know it to be so. I just think it is.

One of my recruits said immediately, that was it, she made a motion of washing her hands of them, she said I'm FFing Derek & Ashley, no discussion, that's it. I fell over laughing!!! Such a genuine authentic immediate reaction!!! That's it. No discussion. Derek & Ashley, this is what they provoke.

OMG, what a great screenshot!! Is that mood or is it mode? And, where does it fit in which DSMV?

It is interesting to me that the Corringtons & Lemay have AW & Search in common. Do you think that means anything? I doubt it. When you call Paul Rauch Raunch is that you intentionally showing disrespect? Never mind. Wrong thread.

BTG S1E15 Pet Peeve.mp4 This is my pet peeve. Is it yours? Also of interest, we finally in this episode had mention of servants, well, just one, a cook, with a name & a specialty.

I'm sorry but that doesn't sound at all like Fred Silverman. If he just hadn't wanted to do the show, he would've said.

Also not bored, not at all. Friday was not the best day but it was still a good day, at least to me it was. I'm still having all kinds of fun. I do not have Dani fatigue. If I have any kind of fatigue it is with fans taking things far too seriously. This is not a Ken Burns documentary. This is trying to be a modern soap & so far so good. I am not even that tired of the stupidity that is Derek. I mean I do not like him but he is not killing me just to have to get through a scene with him in it. There's no question but that Ashley could do better. Although I don't want her paired with Andre. He is for Dani. She deserves him after all those years with the Lout.

Today was so different. I know you all said that. I guess I had to see it with my own two eyes. But, Johnny's reaction was exactly what you'd expect. I find no fault in him or his performance. Yes, I still wish Allie were here. EJ was more of an as* than usual. He treated Belle so bad. When Johnny decked him, I felt like I was hitting him, too.

You know, don't you, that Long wanted her for GL Reva. And, she declined, saying she'd like her next part to be someone very different. Apparently to her the two parts were too similar. I was astounded to learn that Zimmer was NOT her choice, at all, to play Reva. They had to talk her into it.

I beg your pardon. I totally misunderstood. I'm used to the writers being mentioned by name. However, I get what you meant, now.

Wait, what about the Dobsons?!! The marital rape storyline is what got it all started.

I'm not at all sure that this assumption is valid. IOW, I don't agree that most fans saw the two shows, where one changed into the other.

Just imagine if Bill didn't play golf & the only thing handy had been a fireplace tool!!!! Black wrought iron & a mean hook near its end???