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Very well put. For a show that presents itself as progressive and unafraid, they’ve really been walking on eggshells when it comes to youth sexuality. We’ve seen it with Kat. We’ve seen it with Eva. And don’t even get me started on Samantha. They seem reluctant to acknowledge that young people want to have sex. The show definitely needs to get more serious about love stories but that’s hard to do when all couples seem to do is bounce from Orphey Gene’s to Uptown, and maybe rent a hotel room once in a while.

Love the frenemy idea. As for Dani's choice, I had no problem with it but I'm happy it's creating discussion. I guess we'll have to wait and see from episode 202 if they've removed him from the opening credits. Naomi's pic is a vast improvement from her previous one. Ashley, on the other hand, looked better in the original picture. Where can one watch the complete interview? Random thoughts on the last few episodes: I've loved hem. Is it me or ever since Guza left and Thomson joined, the Duprees have become less obnoxious and less holier than thou? There's been almost no 'We are the Duprees' proclaim. One minor, insignificant nitpicking - I dislike how sometimes people talk about cancer in terms of a 'battle', something to 'beat', as if the patient's strength or lack thereof had anything to do with it. I've loved loved loved Kat's reaction. So human and sweet. Also very helpful to those viewers who are not willing to get tested. Colby has been rocking those scenes. I didn't care for her before, but now I'm a fan. Please enough with characters relying on alcohol! It's so stale and repetitive.

@Liberty City thank you for taking the time to explain this to me, I appreciate it. It reminds me of the whole controversy around the bland Netflix look. At least it's a trend concerning not exclusively Y&R. Question: I think B&B also had that lush, warm look. Do you think it has maintained that look thanks to the Bells and the new studio?

One word I used to use to define that era of Y&R was ‘plastic’. The way scenes were staged, the dialogue, the music it was like observing a sculpture- there wasn’t room for ‘imperfection’, and I loved it. One thing I never understood is why it lost that lush, warm look (that DAYS used to have too in the late 90s IMHO). Aside from budget reasons, HD is often mentioned. But the 2006 episode still looked lush and warm to me so it’s hard to blame HD entirely?

RJ will go the Noah Newman route until they define his character for real or until, more likely, they find an actor with enough personality to infuse it into the character (a là Matthew Atkinson). Because RJ has been a non-character from the get-go.

It's so obviously intentional I never understood what the complaints were about.

Thanks!! And happy New Year :)

I hope the story doesn’t drag THAT long. I can’t stand the mob on soaps and Joey cringes the hell out of me.

Is anybody taping it in high quality and uploading it into the Vault? 🙏😋

100%. And he's a great guy, judging from the interview he did weeks ago. BTW I wanted to add: Karla is doing an extraordinary job. Dani is the role of a lifetime for her. I was not a fan before - in fact I wasn't happy when I heard she was involved in BTG. Well, I was so wrong. I'm a fan now. This is going to be unpopular but I find Nicole's style... tacky 😅

God I love these angles:

Re: Logan trademark. I appreciate this type of stories. So there’s that. However there’s a couple of things I find problematic: Katie was gifted this opportunity by a man. Katie has never expressed the wish to head a fashion house. Brooke hasn’t looked in Bill’s direction in ages. This was out of the blue in typical B&B fashion. And I have zero faith it will go anywhere. BTW I side with Brooke here lmao

It's the same thing happening with every couple. There's no stakes. Haven't you gotten the memo? Izaiah's a rebel! (though he's always calm and collected) He's the family black sheep! (acts like an ordinary guy all the time) God only knows how he manages to have a stable job a Benneker these days! (he seems committed to his job) What you said about Eva/Izaiaha - with which I agree - could be applied to Nicole/Carlton, Ted/Shanice or any other couple in town. That was quite obviously Rick and Mel's son, Leah's brother. J/K I too was kind of disappointed, as bad as it sounds :(

That’s really good and I’d watch it!

I’m glad you guys see the chemistry between Shanice and Ted because I certainly don’t. If chemistry means that you believe two people are into each other, I do see it in Shanice but I don’t see it in Ted. In fact, Ted comes across as cold and from another planet. I struggle to see him really interested in Nicole too. Keith isn’t working. As for MVJ’s post, honestly it kinda made me feel bad about the online community - and even myself to an extent. Here you have this older lady who had her dream come true after a lifetime of God knows how many sacrifices. She is using this dream to pay tribute to her past (Orpheus Gene’s, The Articulettes) and recognize current talent (Tunie, Vaughn, Lindstrom and all). And now she has all these strangers online giving her grief - me included! - as if she had robbed us of something when in reality she is the reason why we have this thing we are discussing, which is BTG. Food for thought for 2026!

Ahem sorry, is this one of those lavishing new sets everybody was gassed about? With the duct tape holding he two panels together lmao?

This is such a disingenuous way to phrase it given we all know it's indeed being produced 😅

BTW here's more screenshots I wanted to comment: Not familiar with the winter weather in the DMV, but maybe they should get themselves some snowy backgrounds? Glad they got rid of that ugly, misplaced chair next to that staircase for this scene. Hope it won't make a comeback!

I agree on every point! Your picture reminded me: who are the two boys in the frame? 🤣 This family doesn't have two men around the same age.

BTW forgot to mention this earlier: ‘Chateau’ is indeed French for castle. But it is a masculine noun, therefore the adjective describing it would be ‘BEAU’, so ‘LE BEAU CHÂTEAU’. I can live with the dropping of the accent on ‘château’, though it is indeed part of its spelling. But the word ‘belle’ is just wrong. I mean you could ask any GPT these days and they wouldn’t get it wrong. Weird mistake.

That’s a really good theory. I don’t think it’s far away from the truth. BTW you made me realize that Alegria’s airtime has been drastically reduced. That’s a good sign.

It's so, so good! I love it.

Exactly. Kind of puts into perspective DAYS and GH's effort to add a little suspense to their promos at least. I was expecting to see at least a glimpse into Bill paying the consequences of Hayley's poisoning, but alas...

Big agree. The same can be said for a handful of never-seen-yet-often-mentioned characters. You just reminded me that Leslie and Ted were making small steps (the clinical trial, Thanksgiving at Orphey's together), before she shifted to Marcel. However I like Leslie and Marcel together a lot. As for Bill - yeah, the writers still haven't decided what THE FIXER's personality is. *White twinks lol Random comments: God, are the writers obsessed with Dani & Andre or what? I feel they're on non-stop. And all they do is have mind-blowing sex. I'm enjoying Anita's storyline but her heavy make-up during the biopsy took me out of the scene. I don't see the problem in ridding Anita of that drag queen makeup and horrendous wig. I don't think Anita hiding her exams from Vernon was a soap cliché. That's what most sensible family members do. Ted and Shanice are like watching paint dry. Actually Ted is a failed character. Speaking of failing couples, Chelsea and Madison are an afterthought. Can't wait for the next big secret & reveals concerning Andre and, why not, Kial! The whole thing with Vanessa crawling for Joey, on a show that's supposedly all about women power is hard to explain. Bill's involvement in politics (manouvred by Joey of course) came OUTTA NOWHERE. OF COURSE Hayley/Val has an alias! I swear all MVJ can do is write secrets, reveals and aliases. I'm enjoying Tracey Thomson's influence on the show, but yeah, it needs more movement and more stakes.

I wish he were a SORASed Tomas recast lol Anyway Jordy is good vibes. Love his smile. Btw his character seems doomed.