BTG: March 2025 Discussion Thread

19 minutes ago, AmandainNC28655 said:

See this is what gets me and makes me think that Dani is more upset over losing her career and what could have been her career that she gave up when she married Bill, rather than losing her marriage.  I wish they would stop having Dani be so hung up on Bill and explore her as an independent woman who is learning to pick up the pieces of her life and stand on her own 2 feet. 

Exactly so!!!!

Th show definitely subverted my expectations bc i thought for sure Leslie was gonna show the paternity test at the even or at the very least reveal herself. Thank god that didnt happen but with how fast paced this show has been going, it felt on par

I like her but im going to need them to tone it down bc she is coming across too much like a cartoon. She was better written in the first week when she seemed normal with hints of villainy but now she's a full blown psycho and Id have rather watch her slowly unravel

I wonder why Kat couldnt be at her mother's event. They wrote her out of town for a reason and I wonder will come out of that trip for her.

 

40 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

I like her but im going to need them to tone it down bc she is coming across too much like a cartoon. She was better written in the first week when she seemed normal with hints of villainy but now she's a full blown psycho and Id have rather watch her slowly unravel

I wonder why Kat couldnt be at her mother's event. They wrote her out of town for a reason and I wonder will come out of that trip for her.

 

agreed — someone up thread wondered where they could take her after the sh*t hits the fan. 

re kat: possible the actor wasn’t available. 

52 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

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I like her but im going to need them to tone it down bc she is coming across too much like a cartoon. She was better written in the first week when she seemed normal with hints of villainy but now she's a full blown psycho and Id have rather watch her slowly unravel

I can't tell you how glad I am that I'm not alone in my use of the word cartoon!!! 

52 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

Th show definitely subverted my expectations bc i thought for sure Leslie was gonna show the paternity test at the even or at the very least reveal herself. Thank god that didnt happen but with how fast paced this show has been going, it felt on par

I like her but im going to need them to tone it down bc she is coming across too much like a cartoon. She was better written in the first week when she seemed normal with hints of villainy but now she's a full blown psycho and Id have rather watch her slowly unravel

I wonder why Kat couldnt be at her mother's event. They wrote her out of town for a reason and I wonder will come out of that trip for her.

 

I agree with your statement regarding Leslie has been cartoon-ish the last several days. Additionally, I think it would maybe help the viewers understand her and her affair with Ted a little more if the show provided flashbacks of the affair playing out, why Ted ended it etc.  I still would like to know who she is working with on the Paternity Test.  

 

I was wondering why Kat wasn't there either if it was such a big event.  If one of my parents was receiving a prestigous honor, I would postpone my trip out of town until afterwards in order to attend.  I wish they would have explained it that Kat had the flu or something as was sick in bed and then had her facetime her mom or dad at one point.  That would have been more believable. 

6 minutes ago, AmandainNC28655 said:

I was wondering why Kat wasn't there either if it was such a big event.  If one of my parents was receiving a prestigous honor, I would postpone my trip out of town until afterwards in order to attend.  I wish they would have explained it that Kat had the flu or something as was sick in bed and then had her facetime her mom or dad at one point.  That would have been more believable. 

Yeah I thought that was strange. But maybe the actress had the day off.

9 hours ago, Chris B said:

@AntoyneI agree with what you said about the ages. I find the relationships to be believable. The only characters I don't find believable or to have chemistry are Derek and Ashley. Beyond that all of the family relationships and friendships are believable.

I know I am in the minority, but I like Ashely away from Derek.

1 hour ago, Cheap21 said:

I like her but im going to need them to tone it down bc she is coming across too much like a cartoon. She was better written in the first week when she seemed normal with hints of villainy but now she's a full blown psycho and Id have rather watch her slowly unravel

 

 

She's definitely coming off as a psycho. She remind me of Janet from Another Planet, although Janet had more layers to her. Hopefully, we see more layers to Leslie because the character has potential. I don't want her to be written into a corner.

11 minutes ago, AmandainNC28655 said:

I know I am in the minority, but I like Ashely away from Derek.

I'm right there with you. 

11 hours ago, Antoyne said:

Our current president was never a congressman.

Our current president was never so many things, including presidential. 

9 hours ago, Chris B said:

@AntoyneI agree with what you said about the ages. I find the relationships to be believable. The only characters I don't find believable or to have chemistry are Derek and Ashley. Beyond that all of the family relationships and friendships are believable.

Chem is totally subjective.

1 hour ago, wonderwoman1951 said:

agreed — someone up thread wondered where they could take her after the sh*t hits the fan. 

re kat: possible the actor wasn’t available. 

I dont think thats the reason bc this wasnt sudden. They've been mentioning that Kat would be out of town for a while.  I feel like there is a story reason that will factor in later

 

Speaking of Kat, does anyone know if thats short for Katherine, Katrina or something else?

34 minutes ago, Jonathan said:

She's definitely coming off as a psycho. She remind me of Janet from Another Planet, although Janet had more layers to her. Hopefully, we see more layers to Leslie because the character has potential. I don't want her to be written into a corner.

She's coming across more like 2000s Janet and not 90s Janet. I liked Leslie best when there was an air of mystery around her and we speculated but werent quite sure if she was crazy. She put that dusty wig on and went full blown psycho

Edited March 14Mar 14 by Cheap21

1 hour ago, Cheap21 said:

Th show definitely subverted my expectations bc i thought for sure Leslie was gonna show the paternity test at the even or at the very least reveal herself. Thank god that didnt happen but with how fast paced this show has been going, it felt on par

I like her but im going to need them to tone it down bc she is coming across too much like a cartoon. She was better written in the first week when she seemed normal with hints of villainy but now she's a full blown psycho and Id have rather watch her slowly unravel

I wonder why Kat couldnt be at her mother's event. They wrote her out of town for a reason and I wonder will come out of that trip for her.

 

Kat and Chelsea are trying to start their purse empire. Kat told Chelsea in Wednesday's ep I believe that she was going to meet with some investors to hear their pitch.

'90s Janet was pretty psycho.

46 minutes ago, Vee said:

'90s Janet was pretty psycho.

She was but she was more layered and I dont think was all that cartoonish compared to the 2000s version

She was like a caricature when she returned where before I felt she was a bit more subdued. And when Natalie was alive there was at least the contrast between the two to play off of. I guess Id prefer Leslie to be more like Robin Mattson's Janet and less Kate Collins which is probably a better comparison than strict 90s vs 00s

59 minutes ago, Rmodelboy said:

Kat and Chelsea are trying to start their purse empire. Kat told Chelsea in Wednesday's ep I believe that she was going to meet with some investors to hear their pitch.

I know that was the reason given but why did they write her out of town for that. i mean they could have had the business meeting in DC. The writers specifically wanted her out of town for a reason

Edited March 14Mar 14 by Cheap21

2 hours ago, Cheap21 said:

Th show definitely subverted my expectations bc i thought for sure Leslie was gonna show the paternity test at the even or at the very least reveal herself. Thank god that didnt happen but with how fast paced this show has been going, it felt on par

Given us old school 'Make Them Wait.' A good example of how to actually stall and it not look like they are stalling while upping our anticipation. Like soaps used to do.

9 hours ago, YRfan23 said:

Are they still using real music in the background? Sometimes something sounds familiar, but then sometimes it’s hard to tell. 

I'm pretty sure the montage where Andre was taking pictures of everyone IS a real song.

 

3 hours ago, Vanguardian53 said:

The pacing, in my opinion, is on point. It must be understood, it's not just about attracting viewers, but it's also about KEEPING them.

Same. All they need is to find their rhythm with the stories which I trust they will. 

2 hours ago, AmandainNC28655 said:

I know I am in the minority, but I like Ashely away from Derek.

I do too. Her other relationships on the show work for me. What makes it hard is when she goes back to Derek. I feel like if they wrote him off or recasted with a stronger actor it would give her more of a chance. I'd also like to see more of her friendship with Naomi.