Just throwing this out there, but could this be some brain tumor or some kind of other brain health issue? It just seems so weird for him to have that epiphany only to turn around and do Dani even dirtier.

— Lauren ♡ Trina Robinson Thee Widow ♡ (@GoldInMyDNA) March 4, 2025

Edited March 4Mar 4 by dragonflies

• Strong opening, from Bill & Hayley, and then the Dupree family gathering for the press conference. I love that Dani walked in, ready to own the place (per usual). But the press isn't having it, despite Vernon trying to gussy up to the blonde reporter.
• Derek is giving jealous-possessive with Ashley where Andre is concerned, and he should be concerned.
• So cute naming the baby after Ashley; I had a feeling Alix would do that. A cute nod.
• Ms. Shanice is totally the gossip of Garland Memorial, and I am here for her presence.
• First night in, and Bill & Hayley are already butting heads. We love to see the cracks in the marriage already.
• Anita is definitely a blunt force; I can see where Dani gets it from, while Vernon and Nicole feel like the level-headed ones in the family. Interesting. It isn't the dynamic I thought we would get, based on the promos/publicity photos.
• Oh, Anita is giving the back story. We love to see it. Uh-oh Dani! Don't screw the pooch on this one.
• Shanice's maroon scrubs come with a longer thermal in a darker hue; kind of wish Ashley's teal scrubs did the same.
• Well, well, well.. here comes the drama couple! We love to see it.
• Disfiguring Hayley's face? Bill, it was a punch, and barely a mark appeared to be left on your precious wife's face.
• Oh, Martin has some kind of abusive/aggressive past, doesn't he?! Brandon is putting it together, doesn't he?!
• Teddy?! Oh no one is immune from Dani's wrath and bitten words.
• Oh, Brandon does not want to be the househusband. He wants to hit the ground running on his career. That's brilliant.
• Here comes Vernon's fire as the patriarch of the Dupree family.
• Oh, a flashback!! And Karla Mosley is in the dress she wore to the NAACP Image Awards. Beautiful. Mosley & Timon Kyle Durrett have both romantic chemistry and that fire former lovers need in daytime. They are magic.
• Oooo, get it Dani! Get it! YESS!!!
• NOT THE MARK ON THE FLOOR WHERE JEN JACOB (ASHLEY) NEEDS TO STAND IN THE SCENE!
• Oh, this marriage is not going to last of your new wife has your ex-wife on her mind on the night of your wedding?!

8 minutes ago, alwaysAMC said:

I thought the press conference was sort of silly.  They're trying too hard to excuse Dani and let her go free and it's just too unbelievable... I almost wished they just did away with the live stream because it ultimately didn't help or change anything in the end.

Nice seeing Sara Bibel's name again!  I remember thinking she was one of the better script writers at AMC back in the day!

Today was probably my least favorite episode so far, but I'm still excited to see what comes!

The press conference felt very B&B. From the Forresters Duprees each taking a turn at the podium to the under-five press core shouting questions. Aside from that I thought this was a very smartly written episode by Sara Bibel and Judy Tate.

Final scenes of the episode:  Firefighter Derek leaves Nurse Ashley in her apartment.
Interesting, I had thought they lived together.

If he's a standard professional city firefighter, then he would have shifts like this:
24 hours on, 48 hours off, 24 hours on, 48 hours off, alternating thus. 
With the "24 hours on" including sleeping at the firehouse.

The dialogue today says his shift starts in the morning, and implied that he was going back to his own home/apartment for tonight.

Edited March 4Mar 4 by janea4old

2 minutes ago, janea4old said:

The dialogue today says his shift starts in the morning, and implied that he was going back to his own home/apartment for tonight.

It's just a writing goof I'd guess. Plus would you trust ole' lughead to keep track of such things? 

She's not wrong lmao

 

 

Lets be very clear Bill could not celebrate his WEDDING NIGHT with the supposed love of his life til he attempted to one up his ex wife. We know what gets his rocks off and its certainly not his new bride. #BTG #BeyondTheGates

— THE GATES ARE OPEN (@xotonironixo) March 4, 2025

I don't even know if the show would write the firefighters in 24/48 shifts as I described above.

 

Edit: In real life: Prince George's County Maryland fire department does do 24 hour shifts for some firehouses, and regular day shifts for other firehouses.
https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/departments-offices/news-events/news/prince-georges-county-government-announces-fire-staffing-reallocation-plan

I wonder if BTG will have a similar model?

Edited March 4Mar 4 by janea4old

44 minutes ago, Errol said:

Update:

Thanks for sharing the news, Errol!!  Happy there is so much positivity in the soap opera world these days. It's been a depressing decade. . .

46 minutes ago, Errol said:

Update:

This is what we like hearing!!!!!

51 minutes ago, Errol said:

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Love to see it!!!!

 

50 minutes ago, BetterForgotten said:

Wow. Will this send a message to ABC that GH needs help, or does no one care anymore? Probably the latter as @Vee has said before, lol

I guess it has to become a trend,  but they’re well on their way.

How ironic that MVJ’s show is besting GH - the show she cut her teeth at and that ultimately took her talents for granted. 

It's a good start. But I would say let it stay stable for a couple of months...or worse go HIGHER than GH. And then, there will probably be BTS mess with ABC.

 

53 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

Omg yes!!! Let’s keep it up!!

Same.

23 minutes ago, EricMontreal22 said:

I'm not giving up my own halfbeard/halfstubble look anytime soon, and I know they're on trend, but that's another good point.  I just feel like SO much thought has been put into the looks and differences that those looks convey with the women (and understandably so) that... barely any at all has been put into the men who are all just slightly varying degrees of traditionally handsome and basic good dressers.

I do feel that while Martin / Jacob / Andre in particular all have similar haircuts and facial hair, it’s not unrealistic that men of that age in that area would have the same trendy style. However I have noticed in how they dress the men; they have given a lot of detail to individual styles so far to reflect their personalities. Martin dresses a lot more preppy/conservatively even in his more casual outfits with the Telfar jacket and chinos for the country club, Andre they dress a lot edgier with more black in his wardrobe and leather, very All Saints / Saint Laurent vibes to his outfits. The contrasts are there, just not as strikingly different as the females; but this is to be expected with menswear. I really feel their wardrobe department are doing a stellar job of giving each character their own unique looks to reflect their personalities. 

57 minutes ago, Errol said:

Update:

You've made my day, Errol! 💗

I feel like DAYS could be called out for a similar thing whenever Brady, Eric and that other dullard I keep forgetting about is on the cast

TBH I don't think Frank GAF, cause look at their demo's, going on nearly a year of all time lows in the demos and literally nothing has changed. I dont think ABC cares either.

If BTG sustain's these ratings and even surpasses BOLD(or even YR) it'd be beneficial for ABC to look into reviving one of their soaps 

Sadly I came back too late from my train trip... and I missed it. And now I'm too sleepy to wait for the CBS uploads, so I'm going to be watching tomorrow morning when I wake up.