6 hours ago, VelekaCarruthers said:

As far as JJ, he needs to go. I never saw the draw, still don't.  Squeaky, whiney voice, not leading man material. Not to mention the weak return stories for him.

I have to disagree here, as I think JJ is about the only male actor in his age group who I find compelling to watch, aside from Van Hansis' Lucas. Meanwhile, the men on this show who are traditional "leading man material" are boring as [!@#$%^&*]. Dante and Chase were on today, giving me lots of FF material. 

On 4/7/2025 at 10:32 PM, Jdee43 said:

I'm happy they didn't just kill Ric off.. such pettiness has been known to happen with this show..

Thank god! 

23 hours ago, DRW50 said:

I saw a bit of the moment where he was clearly angry and hurt and wanted to tell all, and she steered him toward cold calculation. A good insight into how they have both always been.

They honestly just fit together. Though I was more team Ric. I despise Kristina and I’d rather see her punished for attempted murder than walking free until her next psychotic episode. 

8 hours ago, jasonminer1974 said:

Kristina needs a long rest in the country

She really does. And I hope Liz puts the brakes on this whole Lucky reunion when she finds out he knew it was Kristina. I didn’t see JJ in the 90’s, and he was a weeping mess the last time he was on the show, so I have no particular fondness for him or he and Liz together. 

Hobo Lucky going down memory lane with Liz hasn't been cutting it. It works only if you pretend that the characters haven't seen each other since the late 1990s and ignore 26 years of stories.

Lucky's been back for over 7 months, and it still feels like he's only a guest star. He hasn't been integrated into the canvas at all.

3 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

 

Seriously, Lucky is f.ucked up! Why is he covering for that crazy b I t c h?

Seems way out of character and plain ridiculous. 

42 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

 I despise Kristina and I’d rather see her punished for attempted murder than walking free until her next psychotic episode. 

 

Me too, but Ava using this to her advantage will jucy. Can't wait to see how Alexis responds. 

23 minutes ago, Jdee43 said:

Hobo Lucky going down memory lane with Liz hasn't been cutting it. It works only if you pretend that the characters haven't seen each other since the late 1990s and ignore 26 years of stories.

Works for me! I never bought Jacob Young or Greg Vaughn as Lucky; it just seemed like an Invasion of the Body Snatchers scenario where this distinctive young character actor woke up one day replaced by a bland generic soap hunk. And I wasn't watching the trashy storyline Guza cooked up during JJ's last return. 

You're right though that he doesn't seem well-integrated into the canvas at this point. JJ's relatively low episode count might be part of the culprit here. 

17 hours ago, jasonminer1974 said:

Kristina needs a long rest in the country

Kate Mansi has now appeared in over 200 episodes in less than two years on the show. She has made Kristina a main character. Good job.

5 minutes ago, Aragorn said:

Kate Mansi has now appeared in over 200 episodes in less than two years on the show. She has made Kristina a main character. Good job.

That's all down to Frank. He came up  with this plan, did the recasts & has continued on with the Davis women. That's why I say he has an idea what the heck he is doing with them. I don't think it's just random & it is definitely not the actresses just deciding. It's Frank & the writers. Just when you think Kristina has gone too far, she steps back, some. She is very much steps forward, then steps back. I understood why he sent Blaze away on tour but I don't understand why she's been gone so long. That seems off. Kristina is so much better with Blaze. The only time she is mature.

4 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

That's all down to Frank. He came up  with this plan, did the recasts & has continued on with the Davis women. That's why I say he has an idea what the heck he is doing with them. I don't think it's just random & it is definitely not the actresses just deciding. It's Frank & the writers. Just when you think Kristina has gone too far, she steps back, some. She is very much steps forward, then steps back. I understood why he sent Blaze away on tour but I don't understand why she's been gone so long. That seems off. Kristina is so much better with Blaze. The only time she is mature.

Now that Blaze's mom, dad, and brother are on the show, I think that she will return from her tour.

23 minutes ago, Aragorn said:

Now that Blaze's mom, dad, and brother are on the show, I think that she will return from her tour.

I have secretly harbored this wish, that she return from her successful tour to sing at the Nurses Ball! But we do not know, for sure, that Sidwell is her dad. Marco & Ali could have different fathers. I wonder if Marco sings. A bit to learn. I am so glad they changed his name. I don't know how to pronounce Eloi.

3 hours ago, Contessa Donatella said:

I have secretly harbored this wish, that she return from her successful tour to sing at the Nurses Ball! But we do not know, for sure, that Sidwell is her dad. Marco & Ali could have different fathers. I wonder if Marco sings. A bit to learn. I am so glad they changed his name. I don't know how to pronounce Eloi.

I think Kristina’s mental condition would greatly improve if Blaze came back into her life.

17 minutes ago, Aragorn said:

I think Kristina’s mental condition would greatly improve if Blaze came back into her life.

Meds would help as well

Just now, jasonminer1974 said:

Meds would help as well

Meds, paddled cell, etc.

50 minutes ago, Aragorn said:

I think Kristina’s mental condition would greatly improve if Blaze came back into her life.

I 100% agree. 

The writing is all over the place with zero payoff

Man, no wonder Natalia's kids want nothing to do with her! That judgmental reaction to Marco explains so much about what an overbearing momager she is.