GH: October 2024 Discussion Thread

[John]

Sonny is a 60 yr man not a two year old toddler. He chose to be a mobster. He killed Cates in cold blood. Let Sonny Rot. 

[Aragorn]

I want Kristina to take over Sonny’s business when he is in prison, with Jason and Michael helping her.

[jasonminer1974]

Sonny won't be going to prison.

Jagger was going to take a Mother from her Daughter.

[wingwalker]

As great as it was seeing Laura and Lucky share scenes again, having Laura make excuses for her deadbeat son for most of it, was not what I had in mind. 

I've only been watching a few weeks, but this whole murder plot is boring and uninteresting. Can we wrap it up soon? 

[carolineg]

Laura really did go overboard propping Lucky.  It wasn't ideal.  Laura is sort of like that with Nikolas too, so it's not entirely out of character.   It was nice to see GF and JJ together though.

Sonny/Carly scenes are so boring.  At least Laura Wright has lovely hair I can look while I am zoning out.  How on earth did Sonny think this was going to end?  Well?  It still is unbelievable the show is pushing the narrative that murdering Jagger's was the only option Sonny had.

Very smart move by Olivia trying to get the word out about Lulu's condition.  I mean we all know who the donor will most likely be, but at least that was proactive.

The Jason/Diane scenes were boring too.  I know someone said CH wears a wig, but I am not sure she does.  That's just a horribly unflattering hairstyle lol.

 

[MichaelGL]

So things have returned to being run of the mill, the status quo aka boring on this show. 

How predictable. 

[Taoboi]

10-7

 

I loved every minute of it!!! I too am shocked.

 

But first of all THANK YOU to wardrobe!!! I don't know whom idea it was to put CD in tight form-fitting jeans, but that bubble was perfection. lol. So were ALL the camera angles. And keep in mind, I don't even like CD, but he was looking good today. lol.

 

Everything about Lucas's return has been good, but this was just next level for me. I literally gasped when Willow and Wiley saw Lucas. It took a moment right before they saw each other that I remember the Wiley storyline that we were just talking about here, but my heart went out to Lucas and VH played that so well. Meanwhile, YES to Maxie and Lucas!!! They had such good chemistry and a banter between them that I loved. I definitely want more scenes between them. And awwww at Lucas at Bobbie's grave.

 

And Aidan coming out to Lucky. Awwww...those were some cute scenes. It made me think of me coming out to my own father. And double awwww at the Triple L reference. And hehe at Terry already knowing about Aidan before his father. Also resonated. 

 

Okay, I liked the Holly/Brennan scene. But this part of her storyline continues to play for me like it will be a swan song for her and Robert. But I'm enjoying all parts of it. The delayed in them meeting. Mac having issues with it which I can understand since Robert has made a home in PC and isn't running around so he gets to see his brother. And his brother has a love in town. Meanwhile, Diane finally got told. lol. Or perhaps it's just a story that isn't completely waka waka humor with the vets and it comes across very grown-up. Adult. 

 

I could care less for the Violet storyline.

 

And I love Liz got the coda. Though sadden it was for the next twist in Lucky's storyline...the reveal he is NOT a match for Lulu. Le sigh. And so it begins...

 

 

[carolineg]

Predictable is right. It's definitely not unwatchable or anything, but Sonny/Carly/Jason and everyone else worrying about another criminal act that will have no consequences for anyone is dull.  It's something we have all seen 100 times before.

[Antoyne]

“This can’t be how it ends for Sonny.” That one line from the brain dead Hitman summed up why it’s starting to feel like I’m back to hate watching this show. These are the leads of the show talking about a cold blooded murder we saw on screen. 

Edited October 10, 2024 by Antoyne

[DRW50]

 

Some on Twitter were talking about how Lucky and Jason have failed as returns because of the lack of any consequence they faced from the people they left behind. They mentioned Felicia's return in comparison. I thought to myself the main reason for that is because the show had no use for Felicia by that time, as others like Luke tended to face little to no consequence for years of deadbeat, selfish actions, but I do see what they mean. 

[Vee]

I think Lucky's current arc, however weakly executed, is about becoming a better parent and father for his family (and Liz), though. Jason is never going to be capable of that so (particularly after Mulcahey exited) they've just entirely elided that issue that he came on dealing with.

There are a couple fanbases very invested in making JJ's return a failure but the performances are still strong and he's still getting consistent praise, which is more than we can say for Steve. I don't think anybody was served well by spending weeks in those bare rooms playing cards, but that is typical Frank, Van Etten etc. nonsense over the last 5-10 years. I think things with Lucky will continue to settle onscreen, and I'm pleased Becky is at the forefront again.

Edited October 10, 2024 by Vee

[Taoboi]

It's funny really. It started from a fall out of a window and now almost all of the momentum has been lost while everyone is treating Wagger like he was Stefano Dimera in his actions rather than the fact that Sonny messed up yet again.

[Soapsuds]

It's Jagger was evil. Sonny and Jason are good people. That's all I'm getting from this writing.

Jason and Lucky are dead beat dads but hey they hate themselves. So we should feel pity for them. They try.

[carolineg]

Interesting.  I didn't even think of Felicia's return.  It's just usual GH misogyny that Felicia's absence was greater because she was the mom.  Maxie and others did give Frisco a hard time too.  In some ways I can understand the Felicia thing though.  Emotions were very raw since her daughter was just brutally murdered.  She's redeemed herself though.

With Luke I feel like it was always, "lol, that's just Luke.  Everyone's trying to box him in as a family man and it's not in his nature."   As if Laura held a gun to his head and made him procreate. 

Jason and Lucky are getting passes here, but I do think they at least acknowledge some of their failings while characters like Luke didn't even seem to care.

[DRW50]

That's one of the reasons I grew to detest Luke - the queasy and impossible mix of how we aren't meant to care because he's so fun yet all the pity parties he and others threw for him. At least Lucky and Jason do have some regrets, even if the show hasn't done enough with them.