27 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

I don't know what's going on and kinda scared to find out, but given how the writing has been going for Maxie and the history surrounding the actress and the character, this is how I feel as well and also very true about this board. 

Lol!  Nothing tragic.  Just talk of her getting on weight loss pills.   It's a weird thing to bring up, but I don't think anyone is rooting against Kirsten.  I think everyone wants our soap stars to be healthy and happy and have good hair.😂

4 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Lol!  Nothing tragic.  Just talk of her getting on weight loss pills.   It's a weird thing to bring up, but I don't think anyone is rooting against Kirsten.  I think everyone wants our soap stars to be healthy and happy and have good hair.😂

Thank you! Priorities after all!

36 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Oh it's been minimum, but it's also been gradual from what I can tell with Spinelli. 

 

When he moved into Maxie's...my mind went hmmm. Because they both have been floating around as of late without love interests. So would the writers...?

 

I didn't even put much stock in it when Cody kept bringing it up to Spin who doesn't even like Cody. But now seeing Maxie discuss it out loud to Sasha...I'm like...oooooh? 

Granted I was not a regular viewer when her and Spinelli were a couple, but they were fairly popular, no? 

They were definitely popular and spinelli has been a fan favorite since the good old days late 00’s of GH. I get when people don’t like him because of his hyper personality but he is hilarious especially in scenes with Jason back then

43 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

 If that’s how she gets written out, that’d be a shame.

I also suspect this swift wrap-up may be the show getting ready to write them out. Honestly I'm fine with that for now. Over half the cast should go.

Edited February 28, 20241 yr by Vee

Spixie has always been pretty popular

March 4th is Jason's return & the first (non-regular) PM/EK script, so May the 4th be with you! And, here's to good hair! 

On 2/26/2024 at 12:45 PM, Vee said:

I definitely think any Black actor paired with a white lead that has even a passing semblance of interest from the show will get more to do. That's the nature of this subgenre. The only exception to this rule is T.J. and Molly, both of whom FV abandoned utterly over a decade ago when he couldn't make Haley Pullos' Molly into NuStarr (which he and Ron attempted to do by selling her with a Cole Thornhart-alike white twink while making the super-talented Tequan Richmond the heavy in a triangle). And I am a major booster for more interracial romance on the show (I actually do want Laura's new man to be Black, just not Curtis!). But it also shouldn't be reduced to a cynical calculation by 2024, and the fact is Black actors should not be wholly dependent on a white partner to get better airtime and story, Black couples deserve it period.

That being said: I do want better for Brook Kerr for a partner, of any color, than DT. He just doesn't give a shît, which makes me sympathize with the show passing him over less and less. Meanwhile Real gets nothing and he gave those scenes last year his all.

The one bright side for me with Spencer & Trina is that it was a Black female with a White male, which we often don't see enough of in media. I'd love more inter-racial romance in soaps as an overall movement. Lots that could be done. And you're right: Black couples do deserve it, PERIOD POINT BLANK!!!

On 2/26/2024 at 1:06 PM, carolineg said:

Poor TJ.  Molly/TJ were finally going to get a story and Haley Pullos had to mess it all up.

As far as DT, I agree there were missed opportunities in the past for his character and chemistry was ignored to pair him with a Black actress.  I don't think he's underutilized now.  In fact, he's over utilized IMO.  I honestly don't think DT and BK have much chemistry though, but there are many white couples on the show that have no chemistry too.  I hope the new regime will take that into account.

I kind of wish the teasing of TJ & Willow had happened more. Speaking of it, Katelyn MacMullen would've been a suitable Molly recast, although, I've grown to really like Kristen Vaganos in the role, and wish we would see more of her. Hoping Patrick Mulcahey fixes this in the coming months.

Donnell Turner & Brook Kerr have very little chemistry; it reminds me of Maura West & Marcus Colmoa: the women are carrying the pairing by having to use their own chemistry to create and compensate for their male co-stars.

On 2/26/2024 at 1:09 PM, Vee said:

Exactly. Curtis is given the lion's share of story despite the fact that he's the least dynamic character and actor.

If Mulcahey has any power and if MVJ is truly back, my desperate hope against hope is we'll finally see a real Ward revival on the canvas. I remember JFP and Guza patting themselves on the back in the soap press over adding Annie Ilonzeh as Maya (and promising over and over to add her sister Zoe, which never happened) only to do nothing with her and to let her dip for a primetime gig and fizzle out for months. Imagine Steve Burton's (admittedly very weathered) face if they brought back Keesha.

We need a revival of the Ward family on the canvas. Hell, even give us Tommy Hardy Jnr, and that would give Elizabeth some kind of familiar connection on the canvas. Something. Anything. Give us SOMETHING!

On 2/26/2024 at 2:27 PM, dragonflies said:

lol even Maura West has gone on twitter confirming that the baby wasn't cut from Ava's womb lol

YUP!

On 2/26/2024 at 2:55 PM, janea4old said:

In my opinion, there doesn't need to be any rule that male or female actors should be taller/shorter than the actors who portray their romantic partners; and there doesn't need to be any rule about how much any height difference should be.

I like that actors in pairings sometimes have unconventional differences in height.  It's more relatable to real life.

It should ideally be about talent but in the age of social media.....

On 2/26/2024 at 3:38 PM, Vee said:

People keep trying to 'subtly' intimate around this online and I have seen zero credible information. Just say 'I just don't like Spencer' (or Spencer and Trina, or their fans or whatever your poison may be) and go.

YUP!

On 2/26/2024 at 4:34 PM, Vee said:

I will say I think Genie these days is a bit of a different story than some of the late '90s/early 2000s, where I think there were a lot of BTS factors. They had to practically force her back on the show after her maternity leave and I think both BTS/interpersonal issues and the show mangling Luke/Laura/Stefan really hurt her. SN and GF had scorching chemistry but they totally mishandled not only that opportunity and their romance but failed to properly honor LNL during that period, which made when they finally paired Stefan and Laura a poisoned chalice (especially to latchkey kids like me who came in with their family return in '93). And I think sometimes her discontent and disengagement showed, while other times she was excellent. But they also just plain didn't value Genie as much as Tony and others, in addition to never dressing or styling her well after her pregnancy (still a recurring issue).

All that being said: I do think Genie is 100% committed in the 21st century because she now knows the mantle of show's steward falls on her, that there's no one else left to do it, and that Mayor Laura is at the center of the canvas. She takes that responsibility seriously. I appreciate that.

She really does, and I think that's why when Disney-ABC put her on recurring it took her aback and she decided to walk away. She knew the weight she carried on her shoulders and knew she deserved better, so she said "bye" until it was given to her.

On 2/26/2024 at 6:58 PM, Vee said:

We won't be seeing William Lipton back any time too soon. Time for the Cam recast.

I've been calling this for some time, and at this point it'll happen by the end of 2024. Although, I'd love to see them instead focus more on Jake / Aidan than Cameron at this point. Wait until 2025, honestly....

6 hours ago, Vee said:

It's one thing to discuss the situation with Kirsten we've all seen onscreen and heard tell about for years openly, which we have done before on here over the years. It's another to do an alleged minute by minute blow-by-blow of the (quoted) 'good news' that she might be on Ozempic. That is crass to me. And furthermore, it's not like anyone who doesn't glance at GH twitter doesn't know that most of what some folks are gleaning these days is stuff they simply pick up or postulate from discussions on social media and then proudly tout as scoop. I've had no problem in the past being blunt about KS' obvious issues onscreen in these threads, but there's stuff BTS at soaps I have not discussed publicly because I either can't source it or just plain don't think it's appropriate to discuss or fair to the subject in question. It's really not that necessary to still be perceived as being 'in the know.' No one will be impressed by it.

💯

3 hours ago, carolineg said:

Moving on,  are Sonny/Ava going to hook up?   Because I am against this.

I am, too. It's a no-go for me!

2 hours ago, carolineg said:

I think at the end of the day 90% of this board cares about the actress, the character, and the person behind all of this.  I don't think anyone of us wants to wish KS ill will, ill health, or whatever, but do worry about her.  I wish KS well and hope it works out for her as she was always my favorite Belle.

💯

9 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Lol!  Nothing tragic.  Just talk of her getting on weight loss pills.   It's a weird thing to bring up, but I don't think anyone is rooting against Kirsten.  I think everyone wants our soap stars to be healthy and happy and have good hair.😂

Lotsa good hair on General Hospital lately I will say.

I actually don't find KM to be a bad actress.  She is just so bland.  Like pretty and kinda likeable but so boring.

46 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Lol!  Nothing tragic.  Just talk of her getting on weight loss pills.   It's a weird thing to bring up, but I don't think anyone is rooting against Kirsten.  I think everyone wants our soap stars to be healthy and happy and have good hair.😂

Definitely good hair for sure. lol. 

 

Well...good.

 

27 minutes ago, AMCOLTLLover said:

They were definitely popular and spinelli has been a fan favorite since the good old days late 00’s of GH. I get when people don’t like him because of his hyper personality but he is hilarious especially in scenes with Jason back then

Yeah, I was still regularly viewing somewhat when he first appeared...that was around when Alexis was dealing with cancer if I'm not mistaken. I believe I stopped shortly after. I also believe I saw scenes of him with Georgie when she was alive and thought they were cute so it was a sharp pivot when I turned in later on and him and Maxie had already started. But I definitely was not around to get a feel for their popularity so thank you for confirming. 

 

29 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Spixie has always been pretty popular

Also thank you for confirming. That time is such a blur due to being on and off with the show. 

 

13 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I actually don't find KM to be a bad actress.  She is just so bland.  Like pretty and kinda likeable but so boring.

KM is at her best when she is being bad a la a vixen.  PC Liv. Sam during the Fan Wars That We Don't Name. Cuz she was THAT girl on PC. 

18 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I actually don't find KM to be a bad actress.  She is just so bland.  Like pretty and kinda likeable but so boring.

She at least looks interested again; during the D.U.D. storyline and she was BORED as fück and it showed.

27 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I actually don't find KM to be a bad actress.  She is just so bland.  Like pretty and kinda likeable but so boring.

I never found her to be bad per se, but she could not have been more disinterested in at least 95% of her material over the years and it showed onscreen.

46 minutes ago, Vee said:

I also suspect this swift wrap-up may be the show getting ready to write them out. Honestly I'm fine with that for now. Over half the cast should go.

Im slowly learning the cast bit by bit but there are a [!@#$%^&*] ton of new characters on this show and every day I’m meeting someone new when watching. 
 

Just an aside I have limited exposure to the current Spencer but every time I’ve seen him I’ve found the actor very committed. He’s believable as a Cassadine to me. Moreso than the guy playing Nikolas in these episodes I’m seeing. To be fair my Nikolas viewing has only been limited to Tyler Christopher so it may just be my bias, but I just don’t see or feel Nikolas with this actor.

5 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

I never found her to be bad per se, but she could not have been more disinterested in at least 95% of her material over the years and it showed onscreen.

I think she has checked out many times, and has been almost totally checked out for years with Billy Miller gone. But I do think she woke up for scenes with the new Danny discussing Jason - the other day I somewhat cynically speculated this could be because Kelly is angling to get re-paired with Steve for job security, as she was said to have done a tearful mea culpa to their fanbase at a fan event not long ago over her vocal distaste for the couple vs. Drew/Sam during the Miller years. Whatever happened with Kelly and Big Steve BTS in the year or so before he left happened fast and hard, because after insisting on making us watch them together for the better part of 20 years the show suddenly couldn't end this longtime couple fast enough. I definitely don't want to go back to Jasam - I think Sam is spent tbh and should be off the show, like so many other characters - but we'll see what happens.

As for other topics: Wyndemere being suddenly and somewhat mysteriously sold makes me wonder if it’s a Mulcahey plot point being seeded. He wrote heavily for the Cassadines in the '90s.

5 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

Im slowly learning the cast bit by bit but there are a [!@#$%^&*] ton of new characters on this show and every day I’m meeting someone new when watching. 

There are way too many played out contract characters, and that's not even counting the seemingly endless stream of recurring players who are also on way too much or have way too much story. 50% of the cast you see on any given day, there is a good chance some of them are recurring yet in regular story.

Edited February 28, 20241 yr by Vee

Am I the only one who finds it.... weirdly coincidental that the past two Leap Years of extra episodes have been Van Etten & O'Connor? The first being the beginning of their tenure and the second (and final) being their last? Hmmm.

Just now, Liberty City said:

Am I the only one who finds it.... weirdly coincidental that the past two Leap Years of extra episodes have been Van Etten & O'Connor? The first being the beginning of their tenure and the second (and final) being their last? Hmmm.

And its very fitting

13 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

Just an aside I have limited exposure to the current Spencer but every time I’ve seen him I’ve found the actor very committed. He’s believable as a Cassadine to me. Moreso than the guy playing Nikolas in these episodes I’m seeing. To be fair my Nikolas viewing has only been limited to Tyler Christopher so it may just be my bias, but I just don’t see or feel Nikolas with this actor.

Just FYI Adam Huss immersed himself in tapes of Tyler & of Bechtel.