GH: August 2024 Discussion Thread

[carolineg]

Making Michael a drunk is a pretty good idea.  After Willow dumps him for Drew he spirals.  Works for me.  I think it's much better than the constant baby/romance drama he's had.  

[Contessa Donatella]

A few things: Before we dump Diane, an affair with Alexis. Supposedly NLG has wanted to play a relationship with a woman for years. Diane about to exit would be perfect. They each would be shocked at first. Then in thrall. Both intent on secrecy. Almost getting  caught.  Risk taking, getting off on the danger. Both coming back to men. I have now forgotten what the other things were. 

[detroitpiston]

I will watch these clips later but he was awful as Noah on Y&R and coasted in a similar way to CD for years there so my instinct would be a hell no lol. 

[Antoyne]

Thank you. I keep seeing people mention his name. He never did anything on Y&R that would ever make me consider him any better than CD.

[Liberty City]

There was never direction for his Noah or Noah in general. He was refreshing as Michael, though.

[Liberty City]

Credits for August 20, 2024:

• Created by: Frank & Doris Hursley
• Executive producer: Frank Valentini
• Head writers: Elizabeth Korte, Chris Van Etten
• Writers: Cathy LePard, Charlotte Gibson
• Directed by: Robert Markham

[John]

Thx again @Liberty City

Edited August 20, 2024 by John

[Sapounopera]

Robert Adamson is not leading man material and Michael should become one at some point. 

[Antoyne]

8/15

Absolutely loving Ava, Scotty, and Jagger as a team. Anyone as anti-Sonny as they are instantly get my support even though I know it will always end in them losing.

James listening in on Willow/Nina is such an interesting little twist now. Also Willow is never going to forgive Nina once she realizes she’s been opening up to her while Nina also sleeps with him. So messy I love it.

[ranger1rg]

-- I do not want to see this. No thanks.

-- The Who Should We Cut lists are interesting, but by the time everyone weighs in, there's no one left on the show.

-- In other news, why is Cyrus back? I know Frank loves Jeff Korber, but come on. Kill me now with the "good guy with a Bible" stuff.

[Sapounopera]

He would make a very boring drunk. Crossdresser Michael could be fun though.

[carolineg]

We don't have much data on this.  To be fair, he did get black out drunk when Starr broke up with him and ended up in Brenda's bed a million years ago.  That was interesting.   He could be all sorts of messy if the show allows it.

[BetterForgotten]

Finn Carr (Rocco) is the best young actor on this show. A shame he's not used much, but they also seem to have given up on much of the younger set since they were used more prominently in the beginning of Mulcahey's stint. 

Edited August 20, 2024 by BetterForgotten

[detroitpiston]

Yeah I was not happy to see Cyrus again but his scenes with Laura and Kevin were fine.

So Lulu has Liver failure…I guess we’re headed for a transplant that wakes her up. Once again I much prefer watching Laura fighting for her family as opposed to the Heather crusade.

Loved the scenes with Dante and Rocco, they should use Rocco more often he and Danny are the best of the teen bunch IMO.

I enjoyed seeing Sam back in the mix. I really need them to get over whatever Kelly Monaco bias they have because she makes the Davis girls dynamic more interesting. Same with Dante, Jason, and Drew and her lack of presence is felt badly IMO.

Jagger is really going under the bus man, oh well lol. Alexis and Sonny made a fool out of him in court and he looked crazy having a meltdown in front of the judge because he was too stupid to put evidence together before Kristina’s arrest. Then that last scene with Ava was just creepy.

I enjoyed Ava and Nina’s scenes but it makes no sense for Ava to admit to her she moved evidence around after Kristina’s hotel window flight into the pool, or for Nina to be such a willing ear after Ava helped isolate Sonny at the end of Nina’s marriage to him. Its obvious thus regime just wants to reset them back to friends. I peeped what MW and CW did with how they played the beat of Ava telling Nina she knows she’d never hurt a mother and child and kudos to them for selling the material as much as they could.

I’m glad Molly and TJ fully addressed their issues too those were good scenes there. I also thought Sonny and Kristina scenes in the opener where he took responsibility for Jagger going after her because of his predator behavior with Karen were good and the stuff with him and Alexis in the courthouse and at the end at her house taking care of Kristina.

Really solid episode overall the show is working much better as a whole.

[Antoyne]

8/16

I’m so happy Molly and TJ are now realizing this was all Kristina’s fault.

Also now that Jason is back to completely being Sonny’s errand boy, I can confidently say I much preferred SBu as Harris on Days.

Jagger arresting Kristina in her wheelchair is an AMAZING cliffhanger.