The crying was wonderful. It would have been fun to have Lyman have a cameo--even being their server or something, but, like I said, in this case I'm grateful for what we got. And the scenes--ConFUSION setting aside--really did feel like old comic AMC in a way that it hasn't in at least a decade...

I also liked that WTF scene where Verla threw her camera across the room after Erica warned her off Opal. The dialogue wasn't great but that bit was so strange and entertaining. I kept thinking Carol improvised that.

Thanks, y'all, for pointing me in the right direction! It was so awesome to see Jason Kincaid as Sam Brady again, even if age has mellowed him a bit. But about what I said earlier, how there's almost two AMC's happening right now? Certainly, I felt that way as I FF'ed everything that didn't have anything to do w/ the Hubbards or Sam/Opal/Verla.

That's how I feel. The two AMC's are like butter and margarine: they may look the same but they are completely different.

The human, emotional stuff is stellar. For example, Krystal telling Tad she was ready to move out. That was hardly big drama but it was sweet, heartfelt and long overdue. (Personally I started singing, "Move bitch get out the way...") It was also a nice bit of closure. Just like Annie/Emma and Janet/Amanda were. To go from that to Zach, Ryan and David playing the Joker, Riddler and Penguin in some bad Batman ripoff is jarring and sad.

The human, emotional stuff is stellar. For example, Krystal telling Tad she was ready to move out. That was hardly big drama but it was sweet, heartfelt and long overdue.

It's sad when the only times you get those kinds of moments are when a soap is about to go off the air.

I also liked that WTF scene where Verla threw her camera across the room after Erica warned her off Opal. The dialogue wasn't great but that bit was so strange and entertaining. I kept thinking Carol improvised that.

I'm sure she did, actually.