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Good episode! Not much plot advancement, but really good scenes!

Viki and Dorian, fun as ever, and packed with one-liners! My fave, Viki to Dorian: "Oh I always brake for animals, even YOUR KIND." LMAO!

The Bo/Rex stuff seemed drawn out. But still fun. Loved Bo locking Rex in the horse stall. Didn't think he'd be able to reach his delicate arm through the bars and unlock himself, though. Robert S. Woods played the hell out of his scenes today, and showed a great range, AND played drunk really well. Loved the elecrocution ending! The effects weren't cheesy, and Rex's reaction was good!

Gigi and Brody seemed like filler, and Mark Lawson had the NERVE to play his scenes with clothing on! Whatever, I'll get over being mad at him eventually. Why is anyone who drinks on soaps automatically an alcoholic?

I was so happy that Mendorra was on today. Funny throwaway line about Cain going so far as to fake the royal birthmark on his hindquarters. Christopher Cousins couldn't NOT have fun in this role. I just don't see how it's possible.

See, this is where Carlo and I part ways. Does Carlo REALLY think he can make Talia marry Jonas Chamberlain?! Carlo needs to pass whatever he's smoking. I wish this Mendorran palace set didn't look so cheap to me. It looks like some set made for a college play. But I want to see where this story is going, because I still can't tell. Hopefully Tina and Cain return to Llanview with their tails between their legs? Carlo returns to convince Talia to be his next heir and simultaneously get revenge on all his enemies in Llanview??? PLEASE make it so!

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LOVE the Mendorra story and the nods to the past. Talia being forced to marry Jonas is a throwback to Sarah Buchanan being forced to marry Prince Raymond in the same place

Natalie and Jared have to be complete idiots to not suspect Tess is out. That outburst should have clued them in. They cant just ignore it and assume that Jess is going through a rough time.

And WTF did Tess even cook for them? Her food looked nasty

Bo getting struck by lightning? Good lord that was cheesy as hell

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It was supposedly pesto risotto. Although that's no risotto I've ever seen.

And I have to admit, as cheesy as the end of the episode was, it looked better than I thought it would on a soap budget. When I first heard lightning, I thought "How in the hell are they going to pull THAT off?" It wasn't dynamite, but it was decent.

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ETA: You're so right about Natalie and Jared. Maybe not Jared so much because he wasn't around for the transformations. But Natalie sure as hell has seen her go back and forth, and that whole "tensed spread fingers to the hairline" move was practically a neon sign re: what was going on.

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FLOVED Wednesdays eppy, it is always great to get a baby manning free episode!

Today was another good eppy!

I still do not care much for Mendorra other than Carlo Hesser, love his voice!

Viki and Dorian are so funny, there were a lot of good one liners in there. I can't wait until Viki & Dorian throwdown!

I like Brody and loved when he kissed Gigi and she backed off. I was glad to see it was his funky beer breath that made her back off. I was going to begin to question Gigi's mental state because Brody is HOT!

I also enjoyed Tess/Jess mirror interaction, how do they do that? lol Seriously do they have a stand in or do they edit two different scenes?

Maybe the writers are going deeper with the war veterans or some how going to tie Brody and CJ?

LOL it was but I don't mind cheese every now & then. I look forward to the upcoming July 21/22nd episodes.

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I think it's just a side story or a plot point at best--maybe he will turn back to drink and leak the secret to Shane by accident and this sets it up. It does make sense that Brody would drink so much given his past in th wwar and I think he's been shown as someone who does have a drinking prob (trust me I like to drink but I don't drink a bottle of bourbon every night to fall asleep). I don't think Bo will become an alchie for instance.

I still think he should be ex army lovers with CJ though ;)

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I started watching OLTL again because of Andrea's return- so I am hoping that whatever spoiler that was blacked out in this thread was not pertaining to her leaving. I love Susan Haskell but would take Andrea any day.

I think OLTL is written with such joy by the writers right now. The show has great balance. A little action, lots of humor, finally some decent suspense. And I couldn't stand Robert S Woods for the last decade yet I have been loving him since Lindsay and his almost wedding and in these Asa scenes.

I thought today's show was fantastic.

MTS- I agree that the cast is pretty inconsistent. But I don't agree with your production comments. I think OLTL is the only ABC show that doesn't look cheap. I think the lighting and music are generally well done- OLTL is the only show that seems to be able to replicate sunlight. I was watching B&B last week during some pool party or engagment thing and the show(once the best soap production value wise) made no attempt to make the outdoors look like the outdoors. It looked horrendously fake. But there are definitely a good 6 deadweight characters and actors I would ditch. And one appears to be heading over a waterfall shortly :)

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