God Alexa Havins Bruening & Finn Francis Carr were awesome on GH today.

LuLu & Rocco seeing each other after 4 years was spot on. Great Job

I loved her on OLTL, I thought she was an ideal recast early on and I don't think Frank will ever let her go, but if this is how this is going to go forever with Setton it's time to recast.

And don't get me started on the Gio thing. It is so unnecessary to do this with Dante and BLQ, let alone with a grown young man. (And I say that as someone who likes Gio and who would play Dante and BLQ together for awhile after nuking Chase.) These sexy adults do not need more kids let alone grown children.

Edited November 27, 20241 yr by Vee

8 minutes ago, detroitpiston said:

I expect Ava to go free.

Completely. 

 

The real question is...will Kristina have a meltdown or breakdown when she does?

13 minutes ago, detroitpiston said:

Good episode today

Lulu vs James was hilarious 😂 he’s the best kid on soaps ATM. I like that he gives Maxie and everyone else hell like I’d expect a child of hers would without being annoying to watch.

Lulu running around various properties in town fresh out of her coma is funny but Alexa Havins is so solid in the role I’m willing to rock with it. I liked how they ended the episode with Lucky, Liz, Maxie and Spinelli realizing she’s awake and the first in person family reveal being Rocco. 

Speaking of Lucky and Liz I loved him and Cyrus going at each other. Cyrus is a creep but his points about Lucky being an abandoner and the family leaving Lulu to rot were valid. If we have to keep Cyrus around I need Laura’s kids to keep the animosity with him.

Gio is clearly Dante and BrookLynn’s kid, the anvil dropping was very heavy today. Lois referring to plural grandkids, BrookLynn’s face at the end when Chase said they’d both be having their first baby, even Gio’s random scene with Lulu hinted at it. I guess this show has made me accepting of cheap kid rectons because I’m oddly okay with this.

Now I’m not someone who needs love scenes but BrookLynn having on a robe and nightgown right after “finishing” with Chase looked absolutely ridiculous. I’d prefer the show just not script these kind of scenes for them man.

I think the Ava trial could have been written stronger. I wanted to see the prosecutor go after Ava on the stand and Ric barely got to give Kristina the dragging she deserved. Maura West, Kate Mansi, Kristen Vaganos and Ric Hearst did solid work I just think the writers let them down by not giving them more to play with. I expect Ava to go free.

I agree with everything said here.

Special emphasis: Finally, we get to see real Lucky!! Plus, I continue to love James, all out of any reasonable perspective for a soap kid. 

 

40 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

The Ava trial was a bore overall. I wanted Kristina to really suffer!

The Lulu-James scene was more exciting than the entire trial.

14 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Completely. 

 

The real question is...will Kristina have a meltdown or breakdown when she does?

Shadybrook

12 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

Plus, I continue to love James, all out of any reasonable perspective for a soap kid. 

 

Well he is a good soap kid.

 

3 minutes ago, jasonminer1974 said:

Shadybrook

Ha

Kristina needs a break, after having all her spoiled bullshít about that baby shoved back down her damn throat. This is exactly why the entire surrogacy story should never have happened, she's always been like this. It's ruined a promising recast and made her unbearable.

I would reposition her after a few months of low airtime in the new year and then slowly find someone new for her. But Frank never says die with unpopular characters who are fúcking up unless he is forced to or when re-up time rolls around and they ask for more money. So we'll probably see him quadruple down.

Please know that if I have posts from users I've blocked quoted at me so that I can see them in order to inject herself into this discussion I will report both parties. I say this because it's been done before. Let's not get cute the day before Turkey Day.

Edited November 27, 20241 yr by Vee

14 minutes ago, Vee said:

Kristina needs a break, after having all her spoiled bullshít about that baby shoved back down her damn throat. This is exactly why the entire surrogacy story should never have happened, she's always been like this. It's ruined a promising recast and made her unbearable.

I would reposition her after a few months of low airtime in the new year and then slowly find someone new for her. But Frank never says die with unpopular characters who are fúcking up unless he is forced to or when re-up time rolls around and they ask for more money. So we'll probably see him quadruple down.

A promising recast on paper, which started out fairly fine, has definitely been derailed by writing choices. Molly was always about calling-out Kristina's selfish-ways, so I'm kind of surprised why for [some] -- not saying you, specifically -- were so surprised by it.

Well since I don't...

4 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

A promising recast on paper, which started out fairly fine, has definitely been derailed by writing choices

I do feel that it's kind for a rest from Kristina. Though to be fair, she definitely has been used lesser than she was at the start of the year. For better or for worse, she at least is an early pivot.

1 hour ago, Vee said:

He can't get enough!

They don’t even need to script these two doing the deed anymore if what we got today is what they’re giving us. This was just awful.

1 hour ago, detroitpiston said:

Good episode today

Lulu vs James was hilarious 😂 he’s the best kid on soaps ATM. I like that he gives Maxie and everyone else hell like I’d expect a child of hers would without being annoying to watch.

Lulu running around various properties in town fresh out of her coma is funny but Alexa Havins is so solid in the role I’m willing to rock with it. I liked how they ended the episode with Lucky, Liz, Maxie and Spinelli realizing she’s awake and the first in person family reveal being Rocco. 

Speaking of Lucky and Liz I loved him and Cyrus going at each other. Cyrus is a creep but his points about Lucky being an abandoner and the family leaving Lulu to rot were valid. If we have to keep Cyrus around I need Laura’s kids to keep the animosity with him.

Gio is clearly Dante and BrookLynn’s kid, the anvil dropping was very heavy today. Lois referring to plural grandkids, BrookLynn’s face at the end when Chase said they’d both be having their first baby, even Gio’s random scene with Lulu hinted at it. I guess this show has made me accepting of cheap kid rectons because I’m oddly okay with this.

Now I’m not someone who needs love scenes but BrookLynn having on a robe and nightgown right after “finishing” with Chase looked absolutely ridiculous. I’d prefer the show just not script these kind of scenes for them man.

I think the Ava trial could have been written stronger. I wanted to see the prosecutor go after Ava on the stand and Ric barely got to give Kristina the dragging she deserved. Maura West, Kate Mansi, Kristen Vaganos and Ric Hearst did solid work I just think the writers let them down by not giving them more to play with. I expect Ava to go free.

I love when soap kids make sense because of who their parents are. Similar to Rachel on Days being exactly what a child by Kristen DiMera should be. James is perfect as Maxie’s son and I thoroughly enjoyed the scenes with Lulu. Also loved him pointing her out in the picture album. 
 

Lulu fresh out of her coma just going place to place was hilarious. The ending with Rocco being the first one to run into Lulu from her family was perfect!

Also loved Liz and Lucky getting the footage and realizing she’s awake as well.

Honestly wanted Ric to go a little harder in embarrassing Kristina but it was fun while it lasted. I hope Ava gets off. I’d be perfectly fine with a Kristina break. The writing has ruined my enjoyment of one of my favorite daytime actresses.

Edited November 27, 20241 yr by Antoyne

2 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

I love when soap kids make sense because of who their parents are. Similar to Rachel on Days being exactly what a child by Kristen DiMera should be. James is perfect as Maxie’s son

THIS.

 

3 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

They don’t even need to script these two doing the deed anymore if what we got today is what they’re giving us. This was just awful.

lol.

 

3 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

I’d be perfectly fine with a Kristina break. The writing has ruined my enjoyment of one of my favorite daytime actresses.

I mean, I would like to see the episode count next month because she really has been sharply decreased on airtime already. 

They couldn’t find a cute set of pajamas or a cute robe for her to be in? It looks ridiculous, and what they have her in and the angle in bed makes it look like she’s wearing many layers of clothes. Like Joey on Friends.

”Could I be wearing any more clothes?!”

Just incredibly distracting and silly. Next time I want her to be in a full gown and one of those old bonnet hats. let’s go full Amelia Bedelia.
 

And while we are making fun of her clear discomfort, I will still add that it is possible to have a demure performer and still make intimacy appear to have happened! But that would possibly take a couple of minutes to stage, so it’s out of the schedule.

Edited November 27, 20241 yr by titan1978

1 minute ago, titan1978 said:

They couldn’t find a cute set of pajamas or a cute robe for her to be in? It looks ridiculous, and what they have her in and the angle in bed makes it look like she’s wearing many layers of clothes. Like Joey on Friends.

”Could I be wearing any more clothes?!”

Just incredibly distracting and silly. Next time I want her to be in a full gown and one of those old bonnet hats. let’s go full Amelia Bedelia.
 

And while we are making fun of her clear discomfort, I will still add that it is possible to have a demure performer and still make intimacy appear to have happened! But that would possibly take a couple of minutes to stage, so it’s out of the schedule.

As a female, I find it ridiculous to even think about putting on a full set of pajamas and a robe after sex and then going back to lie under covers.  That's so much effort.  

They absolutely could find her a silky nightgown set with a silky robe to make it slightly believable.  I have no idea what Setton's "modesty" rules are, but if these two are married on screen isn't that okay?  You are acting out a character newly married on a tv show.

While I understand why Josh and Amanda feel the way that they do about scenes like this, I also think that maybe soaps aren’t the best medium for them and that it’s time for ChaLynn to get their happily ever after, away from Port Charles. 

Plus, it’s not like there’s a lot of story for them, except for the possible Gio thing. 

Edited November 27, 20241 yr by AbcNbc247