46 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

I've only ever liked Sonny with 2 people.

Obviously one is Brenda & the reasons are equally obvious. 

The other one is LW/Carly & that is because she creates the family relationship that makes Sonny more that family man thing. Sonny loves kids. Carly is good with kids. I have no idea what to call that kind of chem. 

First off, I meant RH as Todd.  Can't type lol.

Sonny probably only has had 2 or 3 good pairings

1. duh  Brenda

2. SJB/TB's Carly

3. Megan Ward's Kate

4.  LW as Carly.  I don't hate them.  I just don't think they have romantic chemistry.

36 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

Those three pairings were palpable.

Yeah.  I didn't see that much chemistry with her and Ted King on GH.  Sometimes I think the show actively works against Carly pairings because if it's too good then she can't be paired with Sonny again.

4 minutes ago, Bright Eyes said:

Enter Paul Anthony Stewart as a Ric Lansing recast to play off their Loving past!

I'm 100% kidding.

Ric locked her in a panic room and faked raped her, so maybe he could have been Jagger lol.  

1 minute ago, carolineg said:

Yeah.  I didn't see that much chemistry with her and Ted King on GH.  Sometimes I think the show actively works against Carly pairings because if it's too good then she can't be paired with Sonny again.

I don't think they tried with her and TK at all IMO. I remember watching for it and they had minimal scenes. They had serious chemistry on LOV/TC despite his scuzzy character. But by the time LW came in the show had already successfully marginalized TK/Lorenzo for almost two years following Tamara and Ted dangerously shaking up the show in late '03/early '04. They were taking no chances going back there, and didn't. It was easy to fob TK off on Skye's obsessively devoted fanbase (another character Guza didn't care about) or side player Lois and leave him there til it was time to die.

It's too bad they didn't make Roger Steve Webber to begin with. That might have worked with Carly twice. But I don't even want to think about RH on the show anymore. To me Sean Kanan remains the biggest missed opportunity and I'd still have him back today, with any Carly.

12 minutes ago, carolineg said:

First off, I meant RH as Todd.  Can't type lol.

I knew you meant Todd. I'm sure others did too. 

12 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Sonny probably only has had 2 or 3 good pairings

1. duh  Brenda

2. SJB/TB's Carly

Now that you mention Sarah I remember that she was very VERY sexy with MB. 

12 minutes ago, carolineg said:

3. Megan Ward's Kate

Saw none of this. 

12 minutes ago, carolineg said:

4.  LW as Carly.  I don't hate them.  I just don't think they have romantic chemistry.

Possibly a successful pairing without romantic chem. like some arranged marriages in dynastic relationships. 

12 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Yeah.  I didn't see that much chemistry with her and Ted King on GH.  Sometimes I think the show actively works against Carly pairings because if it's too good then she can't be paired with Sonny again.

I'm under the impression that MB has input into her pairings, or not. And I don't get how anyone could bring Ric up. 

12 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Ric locked her in a panic room and faked raped her, so maybe he could have been Jagger lol.  

 

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typo

PAS or Jordi V. both would have been a fine Jagger, even if Target Keith Urban is doing a solid job with these scripts.

38 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Yeah.  I didn't see that much chemistry with her and Ted King on GH.  Sometimes I think the show actively works against Carly pairings because if it's too good then she can't be paired with Sonny again.

The problem is: I don't find that Maurice Benard & Laura Wright have romantic chemistry, and their Sonny & Carly work better as friends / enemies. Benard had more romantic chemistry with Tamara Braun & Sarah Joy Brown.

36 minutes ago, Vee said:

To me Sean Kanan remains the biggest missed opportunity and I'd still have him back today, with any Carly.

He was wasted. Absolutely wasted and then insulted by the "writer". I'd kill to have AJ back.

3 hours ago, carolineg said:

The only people I have thought LW has ever had romantic chemistry with on GH was IR and SK's AJ .  Maybe early RH as Todd. She's great at platonic chemistry, but not great at romantic chemistry on GH.  I know she's had it in spades on other shows.  It's weird, but I don't think the people Carly interacts with play to her romantic heroine strengths.  

These three are my exact answers as well. I really liked Carly and Todd a lot.

And when LW/IR were paired up, I never wanted her to be forced back to Sonny. 
 

I just got to the episode where Ava shows Sonny Jason is alive. Why does it feel like Ava really wants Sonny to think Jason is against him? Is she potentially on Jason’s hit list for Sonny when he returns to the fold?

Holy cow, Danny and Rocco are grown all the way up. Really enjoyed Carly with Danny, she was the perfect aunt in that scene. And loved Laura with Rocco. GF plays the grandma role so well without feeling old and matronly.

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22 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

I just got to the episode where Ava shows Sonny Jason is alive. Why does it feel like Ava really wants Sonny to think Jason is against him? Is she potentially on Jason’s hit list for Sonny when he returns to the fold?

We've been talking about this in this thread and the last for awhile. I've had my suspicions about Ava being behind all this for a minute. My take still is that it's cat and mouse: Ava didn't know Jason had infiltrated whatever this outfit is, and Jason may not know Ava is involved.

5 minutes ago, Vee said:

We've been talking about this in this thread and the last for awhile. I've had my suspicions about Ava being behind all this for a minute. My take still is that it's cat and mouse: Ava didn't know Jason had infiltrated whatever this outfit is, and Jason may not know Ava is involved.

I hope she’s playing Sonny. They should never be pals ever.

Also Kirsten Storms seems awake in her scenes now especially with ugh Spinelli 😂

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9 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

Also Kirsten Storms seems awake in her scenes now especially with ugh Spinelli 😂

She has my attention for the first time in years, and also looks better. The scenes (and script) with her, Spin and Felicia have been genuinely good since at least the last week of February.

16 minutes ago, Vee said:

We've been talking about this in this thread and the last for awhile. I've had my suspicions about Ava being behind all this for a minute. My take still is that it's cat and mouse: Ava didn't know Jason had infiltrated whatever this outfit is, and Jason may not know Ava is involved.

Oh man I just finished the episode and even Mo seems awake during this Ava game. That last scene when he says what if it’s true she’s the only one he can trust. He was lit up!

On 3/7/2024 at 10:45 AM, Vee said:

In fairness there's a decent few: Portia, Elizabeth, Willow (ugh), Finn and T.J. I think that's all of them. It's just that the latter three are a total bust or nonentities. Fake Nurse Amy appeared the other day but doesn't count for me; Felix almost never appears and good riddance. The show has also lost Epiphany, Britt, Obrecht and Austin (neither a big loss IMO and I never liked Britt) and for all intents and purposes a regularly-appearing Monica over the last couple years.* It used to be fairly robust. I agree it needs to be replenished. Starting with Lucas.

It seems PM wants to dispense with the umpteenth Jason back from the dead reveal as fast as possible and I don't blame him. I'm more into the why and how.

(* - I guess Bobbie wouldn't count, as I don't recall if she was still working there at the end and she wasn't seen as much as the rest)

I’m definitely enjoying how fast his return is going since we just did this I believe in the last decade or so with him.

On 3/7/2024 at 12:27 PM, Contessa Donatella said:

About Spinelli's closet, I just tweeted asking Frank about it.

I do not expect a reply. 

 

I believe Britt's party was Jan. 2023 so I don't think we've seen him since her memorial, so maybe it's now been a year. How time frakin' flies!

If so, I missed it. 

Holy [!@#$%^&*] they killed off Britt?!?

On 3/7/2024 at 6:34 PM, Vee said:

I have seen this look on Ava's face in Spinelli's lair many times before. @DRW50 knows of her "Fire Marshall Bill" mode. Once Jason came into the picture she was shitting herself. I'm guessing she knows that if Jason is on the scene that whatever she is up to has gone sideways.

Fire Marshall Bill mode is hilarious.

On 3/8/2024 at 4:57 PM, detroitpiston said:

Wow the Jason and Carly scenes were so good today. I don’t need the two to be romantic but that is a friendship that should always be prominent and they did not disappoint. Great acting from SB and LW especially when Carly had to tell Jason Bobbie was dead.

Man those scenes surprised me how good they were. Laura and Steve sell that relationship so well. 

On 3/9/2024 at 3:07 AM, Taoboi said:

3-8

 

Well...that. lol.

 

In any case, I find myself leaning toward liking Jason's return so far. And I knew I was surprisingly invested when Carly first laid eyes on him. And my reaction was to gasp. I wasn't expected it yet. lol. But it's just the fact that almost every day has been a cliffhanger this week so far. It's making me think of Diane's return on Y&R in which you could feel and see the ripple effects of them coming back because she can still touch on EVERYONE. Same with Jason. And I almost teared up right along with Carly cuz I forgot...Jason wasn't there when Bobbie passed. Just such a bittersweet scene. I hated Anna interrupting. I think my favorite scenes so far have been the Carly/Jason ones and also Ava revealing the truth to Sonny.

Speaking of Ava/Sonny, I was wondering if they were going to go there. Over the last few years, they really have been great co-parents. And then with her in the penthouse...I admit I was hmmmm. But I shook it off. But wow. All I can say is...I'm not against it, and I don't mind. I found it weird when I came back to regularly watching that Ava and Nina were friends. Moreso cuz Nina was played by MS when I left. That will be messy.

 

I'm not even their biggest fans and even I went 'awwww' to Spin and Maxie kissing. Them against John was a riot to me. And they do seem to be coming into their relationship from a more mature place.

 

In case I didn't mention it...outside of Bebe's Maxie's kids...I have been really enjoying seeing the next generation of PC kids. I know it has been talked about often here about how there are soo many kids running around and we rarely see them. Then they pop up, and it's like 'who's kid is that?' But over the last year, they have been popping up regularly and even had little arcs as well. So that said...I do have to ask...is this the first time they have had an aged Rocco though? I liked his scene with Laura. I also liked how they contrast his personality vs Danny's personality. And I'm always here for Jake cuz duh. lol. 

 

Could it be happening? Is Alexis about to go back to being a lawyer?

 

 

 

 

Just watched. Same. 

I agree with all of this.

On 3/9/2024 at 4:44 AM, Vee said:

As for Friday, I think Kate Mansi, Burton and LW all did good work. They've really played the beats and impact of the shooting across the canvas. This would admittedly play differently for me if it was Lexi Ainsworth at Dante's bedside (or Sarah Brown with the unexpectedly emotional Steve), but oh well.

They are also wisely playing up the tension with Nina and Ava (who I still think is back on baddie time while also possibly catching genuine feelings for Sonny in the process of her long con on him and the local mob families; she's gone down bad for worse). People forget that Ava stole Nina's husband in the '90s which led to Nina ending up in a coma for 20 years and coming out a psychotic bent on vengeance. History could easily repeat here and Nina is still not very tightly wound, as the unhinged mania of Cynthia Watros often reminds us. I don't think it would take much for Nina to snap again if that happened twice and I think it is on the show's mind. They are also clearly setting up Alexis going back to the law via the conversation with Diane.

It is wild to remember that Carly's Bed Bath and Beyond makeover house is still Sonny's Greystone Manor, the set Maurice allegedly made the show give him in the mid-2000s when he wanted a home with the stature of Wyndemere. Too many sets/homes in town these days have the all-white BB&B knockoff Nancy Meyers look, including the Quartermaine mansion, but I've been over that before. At least it's not all grey paint and monochrome like in the early-mid 2010s. It has improved, but I'd like to see more color/style variety.

Mansi sold me as Kristina today. And older maturer Kristina. You could definitely feel her in the bedside scene with Dante.

4 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

Holy [!@#$%^&*] they killed off Britt?!?

As Britt's #1 hater since 2012 I am here to tell you she is dead as shît. "The Hook" (Heather Webber, though that seems like a hasty rewrite) got her on New Year's Day(?) 2023 when Britt threw down with her to save Joss on the docks. Britt survived that fight but got hit with Heather's poisoned hook and later died in Obrecht's arms, but not before the show threw an insane onscreen super-gay farewell party for her over NYE because I think Britt was already planning on leaving town. I know she had her fans but I'm sorry, they threw that big a party for Britt?!

Anyway, I believe it may have been KT's request so she couldn't be tempted to come back. She was notably pissed to be left holding the bag when Steve quit/was fired and she couldn't do the Jason/Britt story.

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20 minutes ago, Vee said:

As Britt's #1 hater since 2012 I am here to tell you she is dead as shît. "The Hook" (Heather Webber, though that seems like a hasty rewrite) got her on New Year's Day(?) 2023 when Britt threw down with her to save Joss on the docks. Britt survived that fight but got hit with Heather's poisoned hook and later died in Obrecht's arms, but not before the show threw an insane onscreen super-gay farewell party for her over NYE because I think Britt was already planning on leaving town. I know she had her fans but I'm sorry, they threw that big a party for Britt?!

Anyway, I believe it may have been KT's request so she couldn't be tempted to come back. She was notably pissed to be left holding the bag when Steve quit/was fired and she couldn't do the Jason/Britt story.

I actually liked Britt 😂. I was stunned to hear she was ever in Jason’s orbit and that they actually had chemistry. I actually want to see it.

Anna telling Carly she would eat ground glass to give Jason a head start was an AMAZING line. Because it’s so damn true.

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11 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

I actually liked Britt 😂. I was stunned to hear she was ever in Jason’s orbit and that they actually had chemistry. I actually want to see it.

That was a crazy situation. I have discussed it at length on SON but I will say again: You know GH, so you know most of the time over the years it takes Jason a blood test, an 18-month waiting period and a counsel with God to get with a woman, and Steve prefers not to do big love scenes. You also probably know that Steve has had a veto on Jason and Carly since the late '90s, when he told the writers (including Patrick Mulcahey in those days) he no longer wanted them paired romantically. And untl 2021 or so Jason and Sam was the tiresome law of the land.

But something went down BTS in a big way all of a sudden in Steve's last year. Kelly Monaco, who had been very vocal about not being into a reunion and preferring Sam stay with Billy Miller's Drew/NuJason after Steve first returned in '17, was checked out for a long time. And around the end of 2020 Jason and Sam suddenly and unceremoniously ended with very little fanfare after almost 20 years. Then over the course of the next 10-11 months Jason suddenly gets with not one but two new women. First Britt, who he has no long history with, gets a really explicit and passionate love scene from Steve which he generally doesn't do a lot of - I had not seen him turn it on like that since maybe the Liason ONS in 2006(?), if not earlier. Then they turn on a dime mid-summer and have Jason fall for Carly again during their 'fake marriage' to try to keep the mob together. (They chickened out on having Sonny, who'd just come back from the dead, walk in on Jason and Carly consummating their wedding night - they pulled back from both at the literal last minute; I think he enters the house right before they're about to do it, and then had Jason just sort of explain things to Sonny and they let bygones be bygones, then the whole plotline ended immediately and Jason went off to Greece to die in a cave lol.) It was crazy. I still don't know what all happened there, or where this will go now.

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2 minutes ago, Vee said:

That was a crazy situation. I have discussed it at length on SON but I will say again: You know GH, so you know most of the time over the years it takes Jason a blood test, an 18-month waiting period and a counsel with God to get with a woman, and Steve prefers not to do big love scenes. You also probably know that Steve has had a veto on Jason and Carly since the late '90s, when he told the writers (including Patrick Mulcahey in those days) he no longer wanted them paired romantically. And untl 2021 or so Jason and Sam was the tiresome law of the land.

But something went down BTS in a big way all of a sudden in Steve's last year. Kelly Monaco, who had been very vocal about not being into a reunion and preferring Sam stay with Billy Miller's Drew/NuJason after Steve first returned in '17, was checked out for a long time. And around the end of 2020 Jason and Sam suddenly and unceremoniously ended with very little fanfare after almost 20 years. Then over the course of the next 10-11 months Jason suddenly gets with not one but two new women. First Britt, who he has no long history with, gets a really explicit and passionate love scene from Steve which he generally doesn't do a lot of - I had not seen him turn it on like that since maybe the Liason ONS in 2006(?), if not earlier. Then they turn on a dime mid-summer and have Jason fall for Carly again during their 'fake marriage' to try to keep the mob together. it was crazy. I still don't know what all happened there, or where this will go now.

That all sounds great. I truly hope Jason and Sam stay apart. That is a completely played out couple.