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Ok, I think my main problem with the new Greenlee is her voice. It's soooo not Rebecca Budig's, and way too high, that its making me not like her....I'm praying that changes - I want to love this girl.

I enjoyed Colby and Julia's scenes...asking for advice and whatnot. JR is a jerk though, coercing Adam into apologizing to him.

Poor Janet - she is so lovable. I hope she sticks around. :(

I think I'm going to enjoy this Erica/Jack storyline this month...

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LOL - oh I love Adam. He just gave it back to JR - not fooled at all - and telling him he wrote him out of his will and to get the hell out! I loved that scene!

And Erica's reaction to Ava coming downstairs - realizing she slept with Sean - LOL - priceless.

Awwww - Kate Collins and MEK totally just sold me on that Janet/Tad scene. That was so sweet and sincere. After yesterday and today, I might just start liking Tad again. I hope so, he's always been a favorite character of mine, until recently.

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What a wonderfully human moment between Janet and Tad just now. Subtle, kind, Old-Tadesque and Janet's reaction really made me happy. Coupled with the Adam/JR scene. WOW. Do I dare dream? Are there more glimmers of glory AMC on the horizon?

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^^I think so :)

That Amanda/Janet scene was so heartbreaking too. I'm really hoping the rumors of this being Kate's last day on AMC aren't true...

That cop that carted Janet away is HOT. Get him a contract ASAP! haha ;)

Its nice to see Colby still cares about her father, even though she's upset and disappointed in him. It seems like the rest of the family is so easy to write him off and not care if he dies, but its comforting to see Colby has some form of heart and still cares about his health.

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Ohhh - that Amanda/Adam scene was pretty good. We got a little glimpse of crazy Amanda - it soooo reminded me of that infamous 'powertool' scene she had with Babe back in 2005:

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Anyway, I'm mostly on Adam's side in this storyline, but I do feel bad for Amanda - so I was on her side during the Adam/Amanda scenes.

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Today's show is really good. Better than yesterday's, IMO. Greenlee looked like she shitted herself when Kendall said Ryan was getting married. Loved the Ryannie/Emma/Spike scenes. Spike is so cute but I think it's time they get a boy to play him now because you can really tell that little girls are playing the part.

I too loved the Janet/Tad and Janet/Amanda scenes. I felt so bad for Janet because if she had been on her meds she would have NEVER agreed with Adam and I like the fact Tad thanked her for not giving Jenny to that couple and keeping her safe.

And Amanda threatening to shock Adam's heart. :lol: "This helps save the dying. I wonder if it kills the living". It looked like Adam had a sparkle of fear in his eyes.

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LMFAO YOU POSTED ADAM'S OPENING!

Anyways, I loved Janet and Tad's scene today...it actually made me feel for Tad for a change after having hated his guts for the past few weeks.

Can I say I love Amanda now???!! And Colby still calling Jenny, "our baby"? I LOVE IT!

and I may have to change my name....Not!Lee = NaVell J. Lee

Maybe my last name should be Smith till we like nuGreens

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Haha - well it was the first one to pop up on my YouTube search. SMITH! Haha - I guess I'll be calling you that until we both officially like nuGreens?

Speaking of Miss Greenlee - Watch out! After hearing that Ryan is about to get married - she got this LOOK in her eyes. Girl is NOT happy. She's going to sh!t a brick when she finds out that Ryan has a daughter with Annie.

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Ummmm - That last Kendall/Greenlee segment was really good. I actually felt sorry for Greenlee!!! This is a good sign for me now. And Alicia did a great job with her tears and acting in that last segment. Great work!

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Add me to the list of people not liking NuGreenlee. If she had said "Kenlee" ONE MORE TIME, I was gonna scream!!! And I was PRAYING Kendall would have told Greenlee that Ryan and Annie have a daughter together. That would have really zipped the "do" right out of her "do dah".

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Greenlee has been horribly miscast; not to mention poorly written thus far. I'm glad Kendall didn't embrace her with open arms.

I absolutely LOVED Adam telling JR off. That ungrateful S.O.B. doesn't deserve Adam's forgivenss. I felt so bad for Adam; he is actually a man who will not take his betrayal lying down but everyone just expects him to forgive and forget.

At least Jamie and Babe are starting to realize that Jenny's kidnapping is theirk arma. Tad, still so high on horse, still refuses to get it. Although, I appreciated how he showed some consideration for Jenny.

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I know this twit isnt for real? The Greenlee onscreen today is NOT the same Greenlee that left. So she's completely over her hate for Kendall and resentment towards Ryan. I can understand that but Greenlee holds grudges. I did not expect for her to be so damn positive. Is everyone supposed to forget about her revenge to Kendall as far as Fusion went with that nasty letter calling her a baby stealing bitch? I really dont like how she's being reintroduced

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    • Last installment of 76 Felicia is horrified to arrive in Rosehill and discover that Charles has been in a coma since the night she left. She spends every moment at his bedside and, learning that a friend had a promise to God produce favorable results in a similar crisis, vows to give Eddie up forever in exchange for Charles’s recovery. Shortly after her prayer Felicia is told that Charles has rallied and has regained consciousness. Felicia now is determined to avoid Eddie and honor her promise. Bruce explains to Lynn that he must contact her parents or he and Van could be legally charged for allowing a minor child to live with them without parental consent. Bruce doubts Lynn’s assurance that her parents could care less, and is shocked when he discovers for himself that Lynn’s mother is as unfeeling as the girl has claimed. He informs a delighted Lynn that he plans to become her legal guardian.
    • I think that worked, but not as much by the late '80s, where I think they started getting things wrong with Mack.  I do respect Kevin Dobson, who did well when he was given the material he deserved (like the story with Jason).
    • 1976 Pt 2 The Organization has retained Michael Selby to represent their hit men. The district attorney recognizes his opponent as a noted courtroom specialist and knows he has his work cut out for him. Raising technicality after technicality, Selby quickly eliminates Lieutenant Price’s testimony implicating Bailey and Jerry’s testimony about Heather’s being assaulted. ‘Then, after cutting Julian’s testimony out as common knowledge, Selby goes straight to the heart of the  prosecution’s case. He demands that Carrie be produced now, sure that she’s been taken by the Organization. To Selby’s horror and shock, the doors open and Carrie walks in, and the courtroom explodes into pandemonium. As soon as the judge can restore order, Carrie is sworn in and begins her testimony. When court recesses for the day, Steve is confronted by another Organization man, Franklin, who questions him about why he took Carrie away. Steve tells him that Carrie was so frightened by the hit man lurking around that he saw his opportunity to be alone with her and “score.” Steve then adds that she wasn’t at all cooperative or friendly—she just cried all the  time—so he dumped her. He insists he has no idea how the police got her after that. Franklin accepts his story, and Steve learns that his next test is to testify to just what he’s told Franklin, omitting, of course, the reference to the hit man. Carrie insists upon a meeting with Steve and begs him not to go underground. He tells her he can’t back out now; you can’t go through life letting somebody  else do it all the time. Steve takes this opportunity to inform Lieutenant Price that he has to dump on Carrie on the witness stand for the Organization, but he can’t stop now. Julian, irate that Selby has blocked any reference to Nurse Fellowes’s disappearance and murder, as she was the only witness who could corroborate Carrie’s testimony, confronts Selby on this evasion. Selby | coldly tells Julian that there is no concrete connection between the nurses’ death and anything else that’s happened in this case and that to bring it into this trial would be a miscarriage of law. Julian, realizing  that it all falls on Carrie’s shoulders now, warns her that Selby will be out for blood; he has to make the court believe she’s lying.  The next day the district attorney introduces Carrie’s tape recorder. The tape, burned, as is the recorder, is barely audible. Selby calls for a mistrial, claiming that his clients’ reputations have been damaged enough. As the judge calls a recess: to consider the motion before the bench, the district attorney admits that he predicted everything Selby would do to this point, but had not guessed about this motion. If it works and there’s a new trial, Carrie is in far greater danger.  Steve now tells Castor that either he’s working for  the Organization as of now or he’s going to look elsewhere for a job. Castor offers the rainy weather as an excuse to wait before contacting “him,” because “the iron in him’Il be driving him crazy.” Realizing that this is a lead, Steve starts to write it down. When he is nearly caught, he warns himself that from now on  everything he learns will have to be kept in his head.  As soon as possible, he passes the “iron” clue along to Julian. The district attorney gains a respite when the judge  turns down the mistrial motion, but the tape has been disallowed also, ruled inadmissible. So it’s Selby’s turn to cross-examine Carrie. When he forces her to admit that she never actually saw the hit man, Selby turns to the jury and informs them that this proves she’s been lying. He then suggests this has all been a plot to boost the circulation of the newspaper she works for. Selby then goes to work on Carrie’s personal morals. Since she’s admitted that she and Steve spent three days in the apartment, alone together, he asks questions and makes insinuations designed to make the jury believe this was actually a sleazy affair. To Carrie’s horror, he then calls the landlady, Mrs. Wilson who testifies that that Steve and Carrie,registered as Mr. and Mrs. Clark, spent the three days in question drinking and partying with loud music and assorted other sounds coming from their rooms until late each night. Carrie rises to her feet and screams at Mrs. Wilson, ““You’re lying!” Steve is served with a subpena.  Joe Castor visits “the man”: Fred Harrington! Castor gives Harrington his report on Steve. He thinks Steve, with his computerlike mind, could be invaluable in helping the Organization work out money-exchange problems. Harrington tells Castor he wants the trial over as soon as possible, no matter how it goes. Those men are expendable; he has a bigger problem: Julian.
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