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Allie’s threesome proposal is so cringe, particularly because it isn’t truly motivated by her character choice, but because it’s a hamfisted way of making Alex relevant and elevated which is just so gross to me…

She did! l had no idea that Deacon crossed over to Y&R. How long was he on there? Was this when Amber was on Y&R?

Steffy was savage at the end of yesterday's episode. 😆 I kept saying, "DAMN! ... DAMN!" It was surprising and oddly satisfying seeing someone be so curt and getting what they want in such an in your face way without even trying to be coy.

Marva Hicks (Jacara, OLTL) has passed away. https://www.google.com/amp/s/deadline.com/2022/09/marva-hicks-dead-broadway-actor-lion-king-motown-musical-1235122319/amp/

This simple statement got a genuine LOL out of me. Bless that person’s heart for uploading. I call that The Golden Girls treatment. Anyone who ever watched full episodes uploaded on YouTube knows what I mean. I agree with others, I won’t enter a thread until I’m either caught up or I just don’t care about being spoiled. Good on you guys who are up and watching at 6am, lol, I’m not waking up before work until I absolutely have to. Speaking of 6am, this absolutely takes me back to the Prospect Park days when folx were sacrificing sleep just so they could say they saw the episode first. PRESSED.

I am also cracking up at the multiple posts citing the entire cast of B&B. For me, it’s mostly Liam, who doesn’t even bother me as much as he used to. He isn’t helped by SC’s Van Wilder meets Chandler Bing acting choices. To me, that’s what really makes him annoying/insufferable, not even his character flaws. What annoys me the most about characters on B&B (Ridge, Brooke, and Steffy are probably the most guilty) is the holier than thou hypocrisy and the utter lack of respect when speaking to people about their close relatives. That is just so foreign from the way I was raised, I could not imagine saying such things about a person’s parent to their face without being fully prepared to receive a punch or a slap. Zende is a total cornball but I can put up with him. Zoe, I could not STAND. The actress is 180 degrees more likeable on Fantasy Island. On DOOL, hands down, Alex. I don’t know whose idea it was to have him always chewing, slurping, biting down on everything from nuts and ice cream to his glasses and his own fingers, but he drives me up the wall. Leo is annoying but that’s thanks to his lame dialogue which is not (in my best Victoria Lord) a’tall clever or cute. And I wanna know who on the writing staff has a crush (or worse) on GR, because when Gwen was describing his “perfect bubble ass” I did a Bea Arthur slow burn towards the imaginary camera. SH’s Kristen, I’m just sick of the tiresome Teflon treatment. Either send her away for a good long while, or ease up on her always committing some unforgivable crime.

Ugh, I feared this when they were "bonding" the other day over not being invited to the party.

I realize Ridge is a multi-millionaire with no shortage of clothes at his disposal, but it really p'd me o when Brooke smeared his jacket with paint. Even if it's washable paint (and this show is make BeLieF).

@TonksadoraYes indeed, IMDb and Wikipedia in particular have a long history of dubious factualness. I offer another anecdote: Some years ago, we started seeing a Secret Storm credit in Robin Strasser's online profiles and she swears she was never on the show (as Iris Ocasek) but her ex-husband, Larry Luckinbill, was.

What a joke. How old is the person who crafted this "list"? I tend to look at this subject through a theatre lens. So many great roles have been played by a number of actors, all bringing something different to each part. Sure, we have our favorites, and some are the overwhelming favorites, but there's room for interpretation. I adore Susan Lucci and it's easy to say that Erica could NEVER be played by another actress, and quite frankly, that's easy to say because that never happened. Look at the sister role of Rachel and how two strong actresses did marvelously in the part.

Nice! Giving me Capitol vibes, yet another Italian dub. Hopefully more will turn up in English.

@Joseph this is a very interesting way of introducing the character given Robin’s claim that Paul Rauch’s original idea was to replace her with Louise. Louise looks great here, love her in that icy mod ensemble.

These fake out dreams are so lazy, done to death, and worse, completely obvious. I did get a chuckle out of Sonny’s wtf expression at the end, what a way to wake up. Can we please retire Alex’s glasses. The dramatic whipping them off is so cliché. I figured out who he reminds me of:

Lol, hairpieces were popular in the seventies, I wonder if Susan wore clip-ins and falls. TFS @victoria foxton!

How long was this after the last actress playing Katie departed? Just curious because soaps oftentimes won’t announce a recast when months have passed. With the Genoa City crossovers, I’m wondering if they felt the need to make it clear that this was not Victoria.

One of my favorites too. I’m glad that they went back to this legato like the original. I did not care for the uptempo versions. @Spoon mentioned the long closing credits with pictures of the cast in alphabetical order. I enjoyed those as well, now more than ever, because we’ll never see the likes of such closing credits on network television again. Squished and sped through these days, there really should be a union rule against this. My friend used to insist that we sit through the entire credits when we’d go to the movies and then one night she said, “With IMDb, I don’t need to anymore”, and that was that. Besides greed for more ads and previews for the 11 o’clock news, maybe the general consensus is that credit information can be readily found online. Are there any fan dubs of the original My Guiding Light over the Hold Onto Love opening titles? That might be pretty.

Hearing Streisand sing Phantom during that Cassie and Andrew montage, my how times have changed on soaps. This was a little before I really got into the show and it’s interesting looking back at these characters, a significant number of them would be recast, heading into some of the show’s biggest storylines. @DRW50 probably has it, but I remember my mom getting her SOD in the mail around this time and there was an Elaine Princi interview re: her firing and Robin’s return. I would love to read it, just sort of skimmed it at the time. Speaking of Dorian, Miss Erika was kind enough to answer my question in her latest fan club interview found at erikaslezak.com. As the relationship between Viki and Dorian is my all-time favorite, I hoped she’d share with us some of her memories working with the various actresses in the role. Shoutout to her fan club president, Mr. Walter Miller. http://www.erikaslezak.com/Aug22.pdf

I am patently annoyed by the straweography. I watched the dude chew nuts for half a second and was ready to toss the rose gold iPad across the room. I am just not an RSW person. Maybe just when he’s acting because I didn’t mind him so much when they did that regional slang bts video. I think he’s a perfect example of an actor who would blossom exponentially with good formal training.

That could be delicious under the right writer's pen.

With her CBS primetime pedigree, she’d be a welcome addition on B&B in a fantasy world where she wouldn’t be totally wasted. Maybe a short gig as Carter’s mother.

@slick jones thank you so much for sharing that with us.

I’m on episode 8, season 1. Perhaps the wrong network, but I’m thoroughly enjoying this watch. It deserved to survive. Back in the ‘90s, I got on board for the special summer series of eight episodes which comprised season 2, and as much as I enjoyed that throwback Dynasty clone, I’m seeing how the first season is superior in depth.

I will take his everything any day over RSW.

The kid playing Thomas is adorable (those lashes) and a good little actor. His make-up scenes with Chad were touching, and very cute when he finally lost his tooth. Sonny put his tennis shoed foot on the coffee table today and I yelled at the screen. What the hell is wrong with you, boy!? Reminds me of George Clooney’s guest spot on The Golden Girls when he has his shoes ON THE BED. If this show has such a hard-on for RSW and just can’t quit him, I’m seriously considering that giving him a totally new character may be for the best. I would much rather tolerate him playing some trying too hard playboy than the ham fisted writing forcing the reformed necktie killer down our throats. (“If Dr. Marlena Evans says he’s a good man, then he must be.”)