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Does anyone know the air date?

 

OMG this is epic!

Edited August 18, 20241 yr by kalbir

Y&R's Nikki Newman and OLTL's Karen Wolek both had to learn the hard way that no amount of money in the world can clean you up or make people forget about your past.

On the one hand, Nikki deserved most, if not all, of those barbs, simply because she can be so hypocritical whenever it comes to judging other women and their behaviors.  But, on the other hand, I also feel sorry for her the same way I feel sorry for any sex worker who has been shamed simply for using their body and/or sexuality to make a living.  I *think* if I were in Sharon or Diane's shoes, I could come up with other ways to put Nikki in her place verbally without resorting to "strip-shaming" her.

Edited August 18, 20241 yr by Khan

2 hours ago, fivethej said:

Does anyone know the air date?

 

November 11, 1987

2 hours ago, Khan said:

On the one hand, Nikki deserved most, if not all, of those barbs, simply because she can be so hypocritical whenever it comes to judging other women and their behaviors.  

Snooty lady of the manor Nikki needed to be knocked down a peg or two. Remember in the 1994 episode we saw during the classics, Victor even reminded Nikki of her past ("you were considered a gold digger once").

AFAIK Ashley never brought up Nikki's past in their confrontations. Also when there was that brief Nikki/Christine rivalry, Christine didn't bring up Nikki's past either.

2 hours ago, Khan said:

But, on the other hand, I also feel sorry for her the same way I feel sorry for any sex worker who has been shamed simply for using their body and/or sexuality to make a living.  

Nikki Reed was introduced as a troublemaking promiscuous girl but all she wanted was to be loved and adored and cared for. Nikki was lacking in both book smarts and street smarts, thus the shady modeling agency fronting for prostitution ring, the cult, the pole.

Climbing the pole lead to Nikki Reed becoming Nikki Newman the OG ho turned housewife who then became snooty lady of the manor and is now messy matriarch/grande dame.

2 hours ago, BoldRestless said:

November 11, 1987

Thank You 😊

Did Sharon ever slap Nikki over the years during any of the many confrontations?

Edited August 19, 20241 yr by fivethej

19 hours ago, kalbir said:

OMG this is epic!

Sorry. I know she hated it... but Sharon Case worked so much better as a brunette. and LOVE that they included Maura West as Diane in one of the best read-downs.

Re: Nikki past used against her. I remember when Lorie Brooks returned in the early 2000's she and Nikki exchanged barbs. Nikki had a dress on that exposed her cleavage and Lorie remarked something like " It looks like your still Victor's project. You can take the girl out of the Bayou, but cant take the Bayou out of the girl. Nikki then remarked " Look at you former best selling author". "You haven't written anything that's been a hit in years". Lorie then licked her finger and made mark and said " Chalk one up for the stripper". Nikki then replied " Why is it anytime we run into each other you insist on taking us back to another time and another place" ?

Re: Victor/Lorie/Nikki, I wonder what Bill Bell's original plan was.

Victor met Lorie while he was married to Julia, and he was drawn to Lorie. Also Lorie had business property Victor wanted: Prentiss Industries shares, so he could take over the company.

After his marriage to Julia ended, Victor saw Nikki climbing the pole and was intrigued by her so he took on the challenge of transforming a working class young woman into a young woman suitable for high society, but then Victor's project turned into love.

To me it seemed Bill Bell was setting up Victor/Lorie as a high society/business power couple but then the Victor/Nikki My Fair Lady storyline took off, plus I think MTS real-life pregnancy and JLB departure shifted whatever Bill Bell had planned.

On 8/18/2024 at 6:11 PM, kalbir said:

Remember in the 1994 episode we saw during the classics, Victor even reminded Nikki of her past ("you were considered a gold digger once").

 

What's the air date?

3 minutes ago, fivethej said:

What's the air date?

December 14, 1994

20 hours ago, SoapDope said:

Re: Nikki past used against her. I remember when Lorie Brooks returned in the early 2000's she and Nikki exchanged barbs. Nikki had a dress on that exposed her cleavage and Lorie remarked something like " It looks like your still Victor's project. You can take the girl out of the Bayou, but cant take the Bayou out of the girl. Nikki then remarked " Look at you former best selling author". "You haven't written anything that's been a hit in years". Lorie then licked her finger and made mark and said " Chalk one up for the stripper". Nikki then replied " Why is it anytime we run into each other you insist on taking us back to another time and another place" ?

 

Guess she forgot her dress at the 1981 London gala!

 

 

 

In fact, they have similar taste!

 

Edited August 21, 20241 yr by BoldRestless

4 hours ago, BoldRestless said:

In fact, they have similar taste!

 

Hahaha.

I don't think MTS wore that blue gown on the show, only in the promo photo shoot.