5 hours ago, detroitpiston said:

Its so crazy that this is a real show lol, my goodness how lucky it feels to get this at this time. I watched live and then rewatched on CBS app and plan on doing another rewatch later this morning but wanted to wait to share my thoughts. The show did not disappoint at all and gave me everything I look for in a soap, high drama, good production, good characters and (mostly) good acting

The opening scene with Nicole driving a Mercedes into the gates with Best of my Love playing and Anita and Nicole being greeted and seated just immediately felt RICH as hell and distinctive and I loved the way the camera moved.

Starting basically in medias res was a great choice because even with the early dialogue being exposition heavy it made me feel like I’ve already been watching this family for decades and TT, DD, and KM specifically did a great job just feeling lived in in there characters already.

I can’t at Bill and Hayley sending Dani an invite to the wedding lmao, right out the gate we see how trifling these two are and it made me side with Dani early on even as she displayed some pretty destructive and vicious behavior. I’ve seen a lot of Erica Kane comparisons but she actually reminds me of Tamara Braun to early Laura Wright Guza era Carly with how vicious, controlling and confrontational she is. The way she runs her daughter Chelsea’s career while simultaneously melting down over the end and betrayal of her marriage makes for the kind of characters I LOVE and I can’t wait to see what happens when she finds out Chelsea and Kat are scheming to cut her as manager.

I loved the early confrontation with Dani and Hayley, this mistress got some audacity and I was already cheering for Dani to whoop her ass at this point but I also find her weirdly sympathetic? The actress is sexy and talented too and might have my favorite shot in the opening credits with her little wink to the camera. The “Back UP Hayley” moment was chef’s kiss.

Nicole and Anita trying to calm Dani down and Nicole disarming Dani’s attempts to make digs at her was even better, Nicole might actually end up being my favorite of the Dupree’s I love a calm person who can get you together without breaking a sweat and Daphnee Duplaix is just so natural and at ease in the role already.

I like Vanessa but the fact she made sure to secure her real estate commission with Bill and Hayley before ratting them out to the Dupree’s is hilarious! 😂 Her warning about the Dupree’s and the kind of woman people in Fairmount Crest fear and give a hard time to was a great way to set up Hayley’s arc on the show.

Bill’s intro scene was great, I love his office set and he feels like a good antagonist already. Right from the jump we see him leveraging favors for favors like a slime ball and Anita, Nicole, and Dani telling us immediately that he’s always been a cheater and likely manipulated Dani to clout chase off the Dupree family name and connections is instantly believable. I think this is going to be a great character to watch and I’m curious if his daughters or scenes alone with Hayley humanize him a bit or have him look even more ain’t sh!t.

I loved the scenes with Vernon and Martin so much. Reminds me of me and my Grandaddy and its so rare to see a black man and his Grandson dynamic properly showcased on Daytime, hell tv period. I buy what they’re selling with Vernon as a celebrity and Martin as a congressman.

Naomi and Jacob hunching all episode was funny, FINALLY a soap with love in the afternoon again! I’m not a big love scene guy but this was actually nice to see compared to the stiff unsexy stuff we see on the other shows. I like both characters already and they have good chemistry.

Now for the only part I disliked of the show—Ashley and boyfriend/husband who’s name I’m not even bothering to lookup. What a waste of airtime lol, yuck. Neither one had much charisma and they took me all the way out of the viewing experience. Who the hell cooks breakfast shirtless in an apron? And why should I even care about these two when the rest of the show is so centered to the Dupree’s? All of their stuff was a chop for me even her little flirtation with playboy at the end who could be a same mama and daddy sibling with Jacob to the point I thought they actually were the same person at first.

I loved the scene of the whole family gathering around Dani and giving her a pep talk. You can already tell who Vernon’s favorite child is and it seemed like it actually bothers Anita a little bit. I felt the devastation for Dani once Vanessa made her announcement and I LOVED the final confrontation with Hayley. WACK HER AGAIN lol and the family shooting Hayley eye daggers ( especially Anita and Chelsea, whew) and Karen Huger with the “Welcome to Fairmont Crest” was amazing, really great first episode. I can’t wait to really live in the world of this man, I still have to pinch myself. Its the soap I always wanted but thought I’d never get 🥹

It took my second watching to realize Jacob and Andre weren’t the same character 🤦🏽‍♂️

Waking up to all the Nicole love warms my heart.

 

Looking forward to Episode 2. 

5 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

It took my second watching to realize Jacob and Andre weren’t the same character 🤦🏽‍♂️

LOL...I just had to google a cast list with pictures and didint realize htey were two different characters till your post. They also look like a younger version of this guy whom has yet to debut

 

8 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

It took my second watching to realize Jacob and Andre weren’t the same character 🤦🏽‍♂️

I didn’t realize that until later on smh 

Yeah, you can add me to the ground that can't tell Jacob and Andre a part. But hey...in time.

3 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

LOL...I just had to google a cast list with pictures and didint realize htey were two different characters till your post. They also look like a younger version of this guy whom has yet to debut

 

That’s Nicole’s husband right? Well that’s good casting cause he does look like Martin the son. 

20 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

It took my second watching to realize Jacob and Andre weren’t the same character 🤦🏽‍♂️

me, too!

Without giving anything away, I will say that Nicole's storyline is the one I'm most looking forward to. You'll see why in the coming episodes, but damn my interest is piqued. Anvil, Cliffhanger, "OMG. What the hell? How?"

All the above quotes were my thoughts when I watched—I'm looking forward to seeing what you all think.

1 hour ago, Joseph said:

That's actually great! As I love all 3 characters a lot! 

I thought it was more than extremely excellent!

And, I have now dubbed her KaMo. It needed to happen.

1 hour ago, BetterForgotten said:

I often get a very “theatre kid” in high school vibe from her. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but she can be very showy as an actress. 

Showy isn't necessarily a bad thing.

TBH I think Dani is fine, She's SUPPOSED to be over the top at times. I don't think Karla is over acting either

7 minutes ago, Errol said:

Without giving anything away, I will say that Nicole's storyline is the one I'm most looking forward to. You'll see why in the coming episodes, but damn my interest is piqued. Anvil, Cliffhanger, "OMG. What the hell? How?"

All the above quotes were my thoughts when I watched—I'm looking forward to seeing what you all think.

Omg. This is teasing... and I love the teasing. I need MORE!! 28 minutes'til episode wo!

Just now, dragonflies said:

TBH I think Dani is fine, She's SUPPOSED to be over the top at times. I don't think Karla is over acting either

I agree; I feel like she is on point as Dani.

WELCOME TO FAIRMONT CREST !!!!!

Ready and waiting for today's ep. B&B is just background noise at this point 

 

 

3 hours ago, titan1978 said:

That poor white guy was looking up at his nurse girlfriend in his lap and blinking so rapidly. Their tiny apartment shouldn’t resemble the lighting of the country club.

That tiny apartment looked bigger than any current Days set. I was impressed with the size and scale of all the sets, though I don't think they were always well served by the direction. That will come with time, as the directors get more comfortable with the environment. 

All in all, I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw, given the current state of daytime TV. Not surprisingly Tunie, Davis and Duplaix are the cast standouts, but I think some others have promise, too. 

20 minutes ago, Rmodelboy said:

B&B is just background noise at this point 

 

 

LOL! I record the shows, but I was thinking, I don't want to bother with B&B at this point.

Dani's husband's waves are on swim OK !!!!!

I meant Nicole's husband