I have been saying it will be Bill/Dani (Dani/Bill?) together again at some point.

1 minute ago, Vee said:

I have been saying it will be Bill/Dani (Dani/Bill?) together again at some point.

One of those love/hate relationships with lots of hot sex in between lol

Do we think Martin is responsible for the death of the guy (Alan?) Leslie is grieving?

9 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

I don't want anything like another personality disorder, but I would love to see depression among the black community explored.

Dani is textbook borderline- impulse, unstable, with severe abandonment issues.

4 minutes ago, Vee said:

I have been saying it will be Bill/Dani (Dani/Bill?) together again at some point.

I think she will seduce Bill away from Hayley just to prove a point

Edited February 26Feb 26 by Alan

7 minutes ago, Alan said:

So Vanessa is a freak?

I could see Vanessa as a bored woman who would have some kind of Only Fans or something like this. This could explain the "fans". That's what I thought first, could be creative.

6 minutes ago, Vee said:

I have been saying it will be Bill/Dani (Dani/Bill?) together again at some point.

They give me JR and Sue Ellen, down to the cheating. Sue Ellen was fine if he was discreet and she could keep up the facade of a happy marriage but once you start being messy, that's when the problems come in. I actually think this is something that a lot of people can relate to and was a really smart storyline to play. 

 

Dani just said that she was married to Bill for over 30 years. They got married when she was 19 so that means she is in her 50s. They definitely should have hired an older actress. This one is too young

23 minutes ago, Chris B said:

The biggest problem with Ashley is that her storyline feels so disconnected from the Duprees and that has been the main focus of the first two episodes. I do think she benefited in episode two being away from Derek who is their Charity Rahmer. I'm not willing to write her off just yet. I liked her chemistry with Andre and I do see some potential.

I do think overall that it feels like they didn't put a ton of effort into casting these white roles. I don't know if it was a desire to hire fresh non-daytime talent or what but I find it really hard to believe this is the best they could find. The only real standout on this front is Lauren Buglioli. The rest feel like they were the cheapest option available.

I suspect that at some point...like the best soaps...her disconnected part of the plot will converge with the Duprees. It's been a minute since current soaps have done that well so I hope it's true so MVJ can show off. I agree she and Andre have a spark, and I'm definitely intrigued by their history. Is she the one that got away, or is Andre just a constant flirt? In any case, I don't mind seeing a girl/guy friendship that is just that. A friendship. So far...she's the good girl and he looks like a bad boy. That can be a great friendship. Think Lucas (not that he was bad, but still got in trouble)/Haley on OTH. 

 

I don't know about the casting, but I do like that all the minor characters that would normally be played as tokens by black actors/actresses are being played by others. It's meta, but like a nice subversion of the trope. And Lauren so far is the standout for sure. 

1 hour ago, Taoboi said:

I thought that. But I also thought there is something more to the death of Andre's father. 

I mean we love a good ki-ki.

 

 

 

 

Could it be that Leslie was in love with Andre's dad or maybe was a lover of his and Ted kept them apart???  I am interested in seeing that storyline play out as well!!

8 minutes ago, Alan said:

Dani is textbook borderline- impulse, unstable, with severe abandonment issues.

I can see that. It's making me think of the Brandy single of the same name.

3 minutes ago, AmandainNC28655 said:

Could it be that Leslie was in love with Andre's dad or maybe was a lover of his and Ted kept them apart???  I am interested in seeing that storyline play out as well!!

Hmmmm I could see that. But I could also see the theory mentioned before that what if Andre's dad was Ted's twin. 

 

Definitely interested.

2 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

I suspect that at some point...like the best soaps...her disconnected part of the plot will converge with the Duprees. It's been a minute since current soaps have done that well so I hope it's true so MVJ can show off. I agree she and Andre have a spark, and I'm definitely intrigued by their history. Is she the one that got away, or is Andre just a constant flirt? In any case, I don't mind seeing a girl/guy friendship that is just that. A friendship. So far...she's the good girl and he looks like a bad boy. That can be a great friendship. Think Lucas (not that he was bad, but still got in trouble)/Haley on OTH. 

 

I don't know about the casting, but yI do like that all the minor characters that would normally be played as tokens by black actors/actresses are being played by others. It's meta, but like a nice subversion of the trope. And Lauren so far is the standout for sure. 

As for casting I do think they're a lot of newbies and green actors on the show... I do. mean you have to cut your teeth in the business somewhere. However, I do think that they're some seasoned daytime actors who are recurring on current shows that could bring a lot to the table if featured regularly on BTG.  I am excited for Cady McClain and Jon Lindstrom and hope they explore their characters more on the show.  

I do think in terms of casting, bringing in some other big daytime names would help as well.  I do think that Victoria Rowell, Alicia Minshew,  Tonya Pinkins, Valerie Pitiford, Timothy Stickney would fit in well in this show.  What do you all think??  

 

2 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

I can see that. It's making me think of the Brandy single of the same name.

Hmmmm I could see that. But I could also see the theory mentioned before that what if Andre's dad was Ted's twin. 

 

Definitely interested.

Ohh a Twin would be very interesting.  Perhaps Leslie could project the love for Andre's dad on to Ted, turning it into a Fatal Attraction type storyline?

Dani is an almond mom!

This secret got to be major for them to fold like this. Murder has to be involved

Mama is about to get slapped! How you gonna tell Dani she has to go to her ex's wedding? Does she not know tht Dani's attitude is

 

Oh Bill is a nasty piece of work. He totally is moving into FC to gas light Dani and rub her nose in his happiness 

Anita called Hayley "that little heifer!"

6 minutes ago, Rmodelboy said:

This secret got to be major for them to fold like this. Murder has to be involved

Vernon and Anita must have a body buried somewhere behind the Dupree Mansion