BTG: March 2025 Discussion Thread

14 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Like I said, it was on the news last night. So for me, it was something that could have waited.

no, it wasn’t on the news last night. what was on last night was them getting picked up. this live coverage is of the actual splash down. they’re back on earth. as i type, they are exiting the capsule.

might be in the minority here, but, at least for me, this is newsworthy!

and, it’s not like the old days when a soap aired and that was it. there are available options to watch. 

Edited March 18Mar 18 by wonderwoman1951

There was a line of dialogue today that really bugged me. I guess that's down to today's scriptwriter Lynn Martin, who I have long admired. The line was about how it is just impossible to get this whole family together. WHAT?!!! The extended Dupree family gets together with each other every single day!!! Now, sure, they may not have 100% attendance. But, between meeting for meals, events & family meetings, they see each other quite a lot. I guess I should just laugh it off. 

4 hours ago, Cheap21 said:

yeah they definitely need to make them sisters. The chemistry is too strong to not go there. The actresses just click

They’re the breakouts of this show for me. Like the Sprina of sibling rivals. They’re transcendent.

Im petty. After today's episode, I would mail Hayley annual premium gift cards to DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub just so she had options

Edited March 19Mar 19 by Cheap21

I'm catching back up again on this show. My work schedule is the busiest this time of year, so right now I'm binge watching this show (about five episodes) one day a week. I'm almost caught up again. I look forward to April where things will slow down for me some and I will be able to catch this show daily. Here are some of my latest thoughts:

I continue to love Eva. I think she's awesome and I'm really enjoying her interactions with the cast especially her alleged family. She's got nice chemistry with Ted, Nicole, Kat, Martin, etc... I like how as another posted pointed out it seems like she's falling for her alleged new family. Loved her getting rid of Leslie at Nicole's ceremony.

The theory that Chris B mentioned several pages back about her possibly Nicole and Ted's daughter had crossed my mind as well. I would love that especially since she has such a nice rapport with both of them. I have doubts about her really being Leslie's daughter. Maybe Leslie did steal her from them somehow, I think something like that could work and could be soapy. Especially considering her ongoing feud with Kat. It would be dramatic enough if she's Ted's daughter but to somehow make her Nicole's long-lost daughter as well, would bring even more fuel to their already heated rivalry. I would be here for something like that. It will be interesting to see what her paternity really ends up being.

Regarding Martin, I wonder if he murdered an abusive ex, stalker or something along those lines. Maybe that might help explain why he's so adamant about Smitty staying at home and out of the spotlight. Maybe his secret is one reason he's so adamant about that, though he has been coming across as controlling and manipulative regarding Smitty and his role. I do think that Martin may have killed someone, and I'm interested in learning what his secret really is. Smitty telling him he's safe after one of his nightmares, makes me wonder what Smitty may know/suspect about his secret (unless I missed something regarding Smitty's possibly knowledge of his secret). 

I continue to love Nicole, she's another one of my favorite characters on the show. DD is a breath of fresh air, she is so vital to the Dupree family. I'm also still enjoying Ted, Vernon, Anita and others.

 

Edited March 19Mar 19 by xtr

I agree, Kat and Eva are some of the best parts of watching the show. Ambry(Eva) really stood out to me as a natural from day one. I wouldn't make them related though, I believe there is greater story options without that. 

These two have the potential to become Iconic and sit at the table with Vicki/Dorian, Brooke/Erica, heck even Phyllis/Dru. Let's see if the writers rise to the occasion.

 

 

Ooooh, look at yall favorite bad bish, THAT girl herself, laid out on the damn floor, probably pissy and shtty drunk. The wait staff at the country club waited on her hand and foot while ignoring Hayley, but once again, Hayley is at home with Bill, and Dani is a week away from cirrhosis of the liver. She really is trash!

Eva creeping on Tomas was out of left field for me. Randomly telling a stranger that you want him to bring you to multiple orgasms is definitely a big girl decision, but it felt like that only happened so that we could see Kat vs. Eva (again).

Naomi does nothing for me as a character, and the scenes with the prospective clients felt like an ethics training video.

As much as The Duprees suck™, I do enjoy their little breakfast scenes as it gets them out of their storylines and grounds them for a while and also gives us interactions between characters that we don’t get to see together, like Vernon and Kat.

Hate to say it, but Kat isn’t a favoriteanymore. I don’t mind her going after Eva, but the character just isn’t what I thought she would be.

Edited March 19Mar 19 by All My Shadows

5 hours ago, janea4old said:

Dani is drinking like early Katherine Chancellor.

So what is Bill gonna be Phillip Chancellor II (Katherine's husband) but Dani won't drive him over the cliff since Dani and Bill are already divorced.

But yeah Dani the alcoholic is Katherine, so will she drive drunk?

Following the analogy then Hayley is Jill Foster, Jill, Katherine's manicurist who took Katherine's husband.
Paralegal Hayley at he law firm is like  businesswoman Jill after she started working at Jabot, so not exactly the same but...

!!!!! I am glad someone else has noticed it!  Dani core definitely mirrors Kay's, now I am not ready to lose Bill just yet! But…

1 hour ago, wonderwoman1951 said:

no, it wasn’t on the news last night. what was on last night was them getting picked up. this live coverage is of the actual splash down. they’re back on earth. as i type, they are exiting the capsule.

might be in the minority here, but, at least for me, this is newsworthy!

and, it’s not like the old days when a soap aired and that was it. there are available options to watch. 

Uhhhh NO...I'm pretty sure what I saw in my own room alone with my own eyes on the news last night where I live  WAS a news story about the astronauts. Not their landing...no. What their situation was...yes. I am not going to talk split hairs over another person's opinions on what counts as special report news where I've already explained my own opinion. Moreso when there are other options as well to see the current status of said astronauts without cutting into a show. To each their own. 

 

 

4 minutes ago, All My Shadows said:

 

Naomi does nothing for me as a character, and the scenes with the prospective clients felt like an ethics training video.

 

LOL - I'm glad you said this, because I thought the same thing.  Being in corporate America, I couldn't help but think I was watching my annual ethics/workplace harassment training WBL again.  That being said, I still don't mind Naomi yet.

Now...if I can watch the episode...lol.

17 minutes ago, All My Shadows said:

Ooooh, look at yall favorite bad bish, THAT girl herself, laid out on the damn floor, probably pissy and shtty drunk. The wait staff at the country club waited on her hand and foot while ignoring Hayley, but once again, Hayley is at home with Bill, and Dani is a week away from cirrhosis of the liver. She really is trash!

Please never stop watching this show and writing down your takes.

I'm bawling laughing 🤣 🤣 🤣 

 

26 minutes ago, DemetriKane said:

I agree, Kat and Eva are some of the best parts of watching the show. Ambry(Eva) really stood out to me as a natural from day one. I wouldn't make them related though, I believe there is greater story options without that. 

These two have the potential to become Iconic and sit at the table with Vicki/Dorian, Brooke/Erica, heck even Phyllis/Dru. Let's see if the writers rise to the occasion.

 

 

That’s lightning in a bottle. You can’t plan what they have. And, yes, I hope the writers know what a rare treasure they have here with these two actresses.

Here's some more thoughts I have regarding this last batch of episodes I just watched.

I don't care for Hayley and Bill together. She just seems too "young" for him IMO. I don't think they fit well together. I think that it could have worked better if Bill had married another age-appropriate woman that could have actually been a legitimate rival to Dani. 

Speaking of Bill I do think he's hot, lol. (To answer another poster's question about the hottest men on this show.) Yeah, he's hot lol. Though I understand that everyone may not agree on that. I am liking him too for now with his dastardly self.

I actually would like to see him and Dani make their way back together down the line and see them the happier version of them. (like the snippet we saw in the flashback). It's definitely looking like Dani is hitting the bottom right now, but maybe after that happens and if she can get herself together. Maybe both of them will have to deal with some/more consequences before that happens.

I think that Ashley is okay, but she doesn't really have much chemistry with anyone on this show. I think that Andre actually has the most chemistry with Eva, but I wouldn't want to see that, if she ends up being his biological cousin.

Also, I don't care for Vanessa or Doug too much. I am enjoying Jon Lindstrom's latest stint Joe the villainous casino owner. It's nice to see him on this show. I do wonder though how their storyline may possibly fit into other storylines/the overall show.

Edited March 19Mar 19 by xtr

#Team Eva all the way!! 🙂

That said I like the set up the show has built up for a nice rivalry with Kat for sure.

And Yeesh I’m all caught up and yet so far beyond on this thread lol.

I love Nicole. I like Dani but she is definitely her own worst enemy and curious to see if she can find a turning point. 
 

Also I think it would be interesting to see Hayley slowly just slide into Fairmont society to the point where she becomes acceptable Dupreees be damned lol. 
 

Weakest part of the show for me continues to be the Martin/Smitty family drama. I like Mike Manning’s Smitty but the whole stuff is pretty awkward for me.