GH: July 2024 Discussion Thread

[ranger1rg]

-- Nothing about Perez Hilton's appearance felt real/genuine. He was stilted and charmless on a terrible blanched-out set. That off white couch with the beige walls was boring and awful.

-- Who the hell dressed Blaze for that appearance? She's a young musical star who dresses like a 45-year old?

-- The Metro Court lobby set is fantastic. Compare that to the Grand Phoenix lobby on Y&R, which was a joke.

-- However, the glory of that MC lobby went away when they showed us the outside entrance, which is embarrassingly bad.

-- Laura Wright's new haircut looks good.

-- Maura West looked fire in black. And how many in this cast are on Ozempic?

 

 

[Contessa Donatella]

The thing about Natalia, it seems to me, hinges entirely on whether they've got a redemptive arc coming up for her. She's not been given enough of the blame & that is apparently just going to stand but if she evolves & shows a bigot becoming no longer bigoted then they can keep her if that's their aim. 

Cates is just terminally stupid & he's been after Sonny & an ancient grudge this whole time. 

Jarly is something really special. 

I don't get why people are bothered at Kristina saying she's gay. IRL lots of times people say they are bi & it turns out to be a stage on a journey where gay is the ultimate destination. 

And, with that, July Sweeps is now over. Going by today Finola, Laura & Steve could all take Performer of the Month!

Edited July 24, 2024 by Contessa Donatella
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[detroitpiston]

The last 3 episodes have been pretty solid IMO after last week ended with two snoozefests back to back.

I like that Jagger has gone full Sonny vengeance mode, much more interesting and I love his teaming up with Ava. I was team Anna in their scenes he’s let the vendetta go too far and while she shouldn’t have let Valentine go free she’s right about him abusing his power with Jason.

LOVED the Sonny and Carly scenes from Tuesday where she told him she wasn’t gonna clean up his mess anymore. The Jason and Carly scenes today were fantastic as well, I will always be a Jarly fan first. LW has been acting her behind off. I can’t wait for Carly to give Jagger the dragging he deserves.

Great stuff with Jason and Danny as well, poor kid just wants to be with his dad.

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I love their dynamic right now. They haven’t been playing this feud enough and I need more.

Pigrez Hilton was not needed and I hate how they’ve rectoned Kristina into being lesbian only. I think I’m alone in liking Natalia and I feel like the outrage at her character is a bit much. 
 

Tracy’s scenes Tuesday grieving Luke with Ned and Sonny were great. Jane Elliot really has been the shining star of this regime.

 

[ranger1rg]

I hear you about Natalia evolving.

However, we've seen time and time again that soap viewers want a redemption arc that makes sense. We don't respond to "She really wasn't to blame." We don't respond to "We all make mistakes, don't we"?

When Kristina said that, I gagged. If that's true, why can't we call Ava's recording a mistake? Why hold anyone accountable for anything?

 

[Contessa Donatella]

A few days ago Kristina said to Natalia that she was choosing to be a bigot! Really nailed her to the wall with her words. Today? WTF?!! 

[Vee]

The fact that Kristina said that line is insane and actionable. I've had enough. People gotta go.

[titan1978]

Perez Hilton was bad enough. Then you add on propping like I have not seen. Jesus this show and the person running it.

It is not the audience’s fault that Sonny doesn’t have a woman right now and you are desperate to keep Natalia to have someone for him to flirt with. She is absolutely worse than Ava in this situation. Instead of doing the work to have her come around and learn, they just want us to forget she was the homophobe in the first place!

They have got to stop taking the wrong step every time. Whatever is compelling them to do this has to go. I don’t think I have ever seen GH fans hate every story they are telling consistently right now- Heather, Jason/Carly, and Natalia’s fallout.

[AbcNbc247]

Yeah… this f*ckin show, man.

One thing I was hoping for with the new writers was an end to the obsessive propping. Propping that puts Ron Carlivati to shame. 

And sadly, it’s back with a vengeance. 

Edited July 24, 2024 by AbcNbc247

[Liberty City]

Valentini, Korte, Van Etten, Varni OUT!

[Vee]

This isn't even about that. FV just wanted to hire Eva LaRue (Mark Teschner told us so) and now wants her viable to remain.

I don't blame Eva, who is playing this woman to the hilt. She's not the issue, it's the character and the show.

Edited July 24, 2024 by Vee

[titan1978]

I knew she was going to be propped as soon as all the Sonny scenes started. Who knew it was going to go this badly? And I have no problem with Eva. It’s the show. I hesitate to even blame the writing, because the way this is going screams Valentini interference to me.

[Vee]

There's no way Mulcahey would've gone along with this. I assume he's pretty much long gone in anything but name only, and I'm barely getting through catching up with the rest of July myself so I will be dropping til Jonathan turns up.

[Taoboi]

Sadly, that practice appears to be slowly returning.

Not looking forward to it. 

Well we had it gone for a good stretch re: propping. 

 

Alas...

 

Same. It definitely ain't Eva.

 

Cuz the fallout could have been more juicy than it is now. 

[Liberty City]

Never. He never would.

[John]

Assuming GH was attempting to say that Natalia can learn and grow but to say she's also a victim, oh hell to the no. 

Edited July 25, 2024 by John