I'm sure if Eileen signed a long-term contract, they'd drop Stacy like a hot potato. 

(with an occasional pop-up, like the two Becky's on Roseanne, cuz campy wink-wink nudges to the audience is what Ron loves) 

 

Edited April 18, 20232 yr by Gray Bunny

My second soap pet peeve happened in today's episode.

Hope is a cop, trained in interrogation.  But, when she asks Harris what's wrong and he pauses long enough to have a flashback of an entire scene, which is the most obvious tell in the world, she accepts his lie without question.  So, not only is she too stupid to insist that Harris (who was brainwashed until last week) stick by her side, (you only need to watch one episode of Law & Order to know that a cop always needs backup) but now she can't see through his lies - Hope should not be written as an imbecile.

Only on soaps do they rely on these juvenile tricks to demonstrate to the audience that someone is lying, yet nobody in the scene notices.  The classic is when two characters embrace, and the camera lingers on one of them with a cynically raised eyebrow.  It is so dumb.

Edited April 18, 20232 yr by j swift

I do feel like Harris will do the right thing.  The problem with flashbacks on soaps is that I am never sure if the person is pausing for the actual time the flashback takes or if they are thinking about it while the person is talking to them.  Unless you show a little bubbles and cloud above Steve Burton while Hope's talking I tend to think both things are happening concurrently even if we see them separately. lol.  JER literally had characters flashback to entire 3 min scenes back in the day and I doubt when Marlena asked Kristen a question Marlena was just left waiting for Kristen to answer for that long. 

As far as Hope the cop.  She's pretty much always been incompetent so I expect nothing less.

Yeah, I don't think it's supposed to literally be that someone is standing there for a minute or more completely silent while they recall a previous moment in perfect linear fashion. I can think, "Oh, I got in a fight with my friend yesterday" and sort of... remember the whole thing without having to go step-by-step through it mentally. 

Also, where's the logic in Harris's lie?

Bo said that he doesn't want to reunite with Hope, so if Harris was insecure about their bond, wouldn't it be in his best interest for Bo to reject Hope so that she'll come running back to him?

I'm certain none of this will matter after tomorrow's episode.  But if we're getting a character's return, I'd like to be able to appreciate all of the things that made me a fan of them in the first place.

On 4/15/2023 at 1:51 PM, Errol said:

What kind of overhaul? Seriously. Honest question. What exactly do you think Toups or I could do better when moderating the board? Neither of us can read every single post. When we receive reported posts (which are VERY rare), we handle them as quickly as possible and to the best of our abilities when judging the context of what was reported.

If you want us to become Twitter, Facebook or any other social media platform that polices posts by constantly warning members over some of the things they've posted, you'd be surprised who would be impacted by all that.

I've said it in the past, and I'll repeat it again, having to baby posters and tell them they are not being nice to each other isn't worth my time. I have so many things to do when it comes to this website that I should have a staff of 20, but no amount of revenue generated by this site can afford to pay a single person.

Additionally, people trashing the board means nothing to me. Why? Because if I gave a damn what people had to say about SON, I'd be a fool to keep it up and running. Seems I have thicker skin than most. People, including yourself (re-read your post), can say all they want about SON and the SON Community but continue posting because I don't believe in silencing opinions. Especially those I disagree with.

As for games, there isn't one being played. At least not by me and not by Toups. All we ever wanted for this place was a forum for people to discuss their love for soaps, past and present, openly. We want people to talk about their favorite storylines, favorite actors, worst plot devices, best and worst couples, worst soap, best soap, etc. We also welcome disagreements on said topics as debates are an ideal reason for a discussion forum. 

Instead, one of the ONLY forums still in existence today that provides people of all ages and backgrounds the ability to discuss all things soaps (among other topics), and not just some random couple or other single-topic fandoms, is constantly being demoralized because people want to get rid of posters they don't agree with or don't like because of something they said. More importantly, people get up in their feelings and start attacking each other over nonsense. And people expect me to come in and break up a pathetic fight from said verbal attacks? I then have to decide who to ban. Who to warn? Why? Twitter and Facebook don't do that? Why should I have to?

Don't like what someone has to say? Ignore them. You can't do that? Not my problem.

To add:

My comments are not meant to hurt anyone or make them feel less than others. I'm stating my opinion openly, for the first time in 20 years since running this place, with absolutely no compensation from anyone who dares complain about how it's run. 

When we introduce advertisements to pay for the server. Complaints. When we have over a dozen moderators, it creates drama among members vs. moderators and that leads to the creation of other forums (which won't be named here). There are complaints when we try to be hands-off and let people handle themselves like adults.

There are days I question whether to keep it up and running, and today is definitely one of them. Maybe I should let it all blow up and burn down. Won't bother me.

I appreciate you and this forum, Errol.

Today was an improvement over the last time we saw the biscuits storyline. It seems the script and the breakdown were in the hands of an actual writer. 

I got a little tired of Chanel though.  All the ranting and raving has always seemed out or character for her and today was no different. Maybe if she had been keeping all the anger inside her all this time and finally let it all after the whole biscuit thing, I’d have more sympathy for her. 

For me, the best part was the Li/Gabi scenes. It was a nice closure for Li and for his relationship with Gabi. And I’m glad they wrote Gabi as (somewhat) self aware of what a selfish POS she is. Little things like that are what make her rootable and likable. 

And I am glad that there are actually going to be some effects for both character and storyline as a result of this whole biscuits thing.

God bless whoever keeps putting Chad in those tucked-in polo shirts. At least he gives me a reason to keep my eyes open while I try to slog through this show.

3 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Today was an improvement over the last time we saw the biscuits storyline. It seems the script and the breakdown were in the hands of an actual writer. 

I got a little tired of Chanel though.  All the ranting and raving has always seemed out or character for her and today was no different. Maybe if she had been keeping all the anger inside her all this time and finally let it all after the whole biscuit thing, I’d have more sympathy for her. 

For me, the best part was the Li/Gabi scenes. It was a nice closure for Li and for his relationship with Gabi. And I’m glad they wrote Gabi as (somewhat) self aware of what a selfish POS she is. Little things like that are what make her rootable and likable. 

And I am glad that there are actually going to be some effects for both character and storyline as a result of this whole biscuits thing.

 

2 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

 

Care to explain your thoughts of today’s episode? 😂😂

9 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Care to explain your thoughts of today’s episode? 😂😂

My GIF says it all. I didn't watch after reading your review of the episode. Instead I'm watching Falcon Crest right now.

I thought today's episode was okay.  I liked Li/Gabi like @AbcNbc247 mentioned.

I am trying to figure out the logic of Nicole lying to EJ.  Sloan knows.  I doubt she's going to keep Nicole's secret and it's not like EJ/Nicole are married or that super serious plus she was actually drugged.  He might be mad for awhile, but this is all going to blow up in Nicole's face.  I do actually wonder if she might end up pregnant, but Idk, Nicole is past her child bearing years on top of her fertility issues.

I like Stefan/Trask together.  They are a funny duo.  I enjoy their scenes and banter.

Why does Chanel not have her cameras on at all times?  That's the whole point of security cameras.  It's not even logical to turn them on and off.

4 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

My GIF says it all. I didn't watch after reading your review of the episode. Instead I'm watching Falcon Crest right now.

I’m just trying to get people to tune in again 😂😂😂

33 minutes ago, carolineg said:

 @AbcNbc247I am still trying to figure out the logic of Nicole lying to EJ.  Sloan knows.  I doubt she's going to keep Nicole's secret and it's not like EJ/Nicole are married or that super serious plus she was actually drugged.  He might be mad for awhile, but this is all going to blow up in Nicole's face.  I do actually wonder if she might end up pregnant, but Idk, Nicole is past her child bearing years on top of her fertility issues.

Maybe Nicole lying will be the thing that’ll force EJ to take a darker turn. Or maybe he’ll start pursuing Sloan in order to get back at everyone. 

There’s a rumor going around that 

Spoiler

Sloan will end up pregnant, so maybe we’ll have a WTD

Today we saw a lot more of Nicole than we’ve ever seen before 😂😂 Her and Eric’s dual fantasies were hot. 

I’m Team Ericole, but I did like Eric/Sloan finally making it official. I hope they play the long game with all of them and EJ. It’ll only make Eric and Nicole’s reunion so much better. 

Wendy seemed a little stupid today, but I’m still liking that storyline. I could definitely see how anyone could fall for Tripp 😊😂 I’ll never understand why Soap Twitter doesn’t like him. I still hope they continue to weave Chanel into this storyline though, and whatever Talia’s plotting as well. 

And Idk why, but I enjoy Johnny/Li scenes 😂😂

Edited April 20, 20232 yr by AbcNbc247

2 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Wendy seemed a little stupid today, but I’m still liking that storyline. I could definitely see how anyone could fall for Tripp 😊😂 I’ll never understand why Soap Twitter doesn’t like him. I still hope they continue to weave Chanel into this storyline though, and whatever Talia’s plotting as well. 

And Idk why, but I enjoy Johnny/Li scenes 😂😂

Tripp had a pretty rough entrance and first few years.  I think most people still remember that.  He was awful to Kayla and he had that romance with Claire that I don't think was well received.  Plus, he planted evidence on Ben when he was dating Ciara because he was jealous and you know how much twitter loves their Cin.  Tripp has had a good character turn around, but he was definitely not great his first run.