BTG: April 2025 Discussion Thread

(Which one will it be this month, Dana? ❤️)

 

Happy April fool's day and happy new BTG topic, friends!

Okay, so I am late to posting about yesterday's episode....so here it goes: 

1- When are they going to give Naomi an actual office.  Meeting with clients at Orphy Jeans is okay on occasions, but she needs to have an office and secretary to be more credible.  Everyone knows your business meeting in Orphy Jean's... so much for client confidentiality. 

2- Tomas-  The actor lacks the Latino fire I expected him to see.  Yesterday he was bad.  I say either give us something to like the character more or recast him altogether. 

3- Vanessa/Joey- LOVE LOVE LOVE them together.  Jon and Lauren ooze chemistry and Vanesaa will make the perfect mob wife/girlfriend. I am vested in seeing this relationship progress and unfold, but would still like a little more backstory on both characters. 

4- Dani- Butting in on her daughters business. Girl please!!!! Let your daughter have her own success for once.  Also, are you saying they're no hunky doctors Dani's age they can test the waters with??  Have her open her own modeling business and become this successful business woman. 

5- Ted and Nicole-  I do like them together and am disappointed they recasted him.  However I am interested to see how this wil play out with Dana.  Nicole mentioned losing a child before she had Kat. Could Eva actually be Nicole and Ted's child?? She never said the child died, what if she was kidnapped?  Dana wants to destroy Nicole too but why?? Could Dana's late husband been seeing Nicole for Mental Health issues and then committed suicide?? Could Dana blame Nicole for his death?? However this story plays out, I would like to see Nicole on her own for a while being a strong, professional and maybe test the waters with some new pairings before ultimately reuniting her and Ted. 

 

Thats all for now, my minions ( I mean students) are making their way into my office.  Catch everyone later. 

10 minutes ago, AmandainNC28655 said:

1- When are they going to give Naomi an actual office.  Meeting with clients at Orphy Jeans is okay on occasions, but she needs to have an office and secretary to be more credible.  Everyone knows your business meeting in Orphy Jean's... so much for client confidentiality.

From the sounds of it, she's a humbled civil attorney, so I would assume she takes on smaller, more personal-type cases, so she may not operate out of an office⏤especially since it's been established she did not join Bill Hamilton, Esq., purposefully, despite everything assuming she would post-her school years. I don't mind the use of Orphey Gene's for the meetings, either. Now, if she does begin to take on more clients, I would expect an office be necessary for her. But, for right now, I don't deem it necessary.

1 hour ago, AmandainNC28655 said:

2- Tomas-  The actor lacks the Latino fire I expected him to see.  Yesterday he was bad.  I say either give us something to like the character more or recast him altogether. 

 

I'd say it'd be better to just write him off than attempt to recast - he simply doesn't have enough connections on the canvas to make a recast worth it. I say have him get caught in the crossfire of Naomi suing the office and causing more conflict with the cousins. 

Nicole and current Ted had the potential vibe of these two. Turtleneck and all.

 

I wonder what's the best dish at Orphey Gene's ? 

2 hours ago, Liberty City said:

I don't mind the use of Orphey Gene's for the meetings, either. Now, if she does begin to take on more clients, I would expect an office be necessary for her. But, for right now, I don't deem it necessary.

I don't think it's necessary either because the reality is lawyers meet their clients where the clients prefer to meet.

Half of my family are lawyers and none meet clients where their clients want. Absolutely none. Maybe if the client is some very close personal friend... But as far as I know all of the meetings happen in the office building of the firm. Maybe it's some American thing that I'm not aware of. I'm talking from European perspective. I also think topics like what is being discussed in the show are not usually spoken in coffee shops. I have to ask someone from my family, but I think certain type of sensitive information can't be discussed legally outside the office. I'm not an expert on what exactly. But I don't think it's a good look for the attorney to do business that way. 

 

Maybe I'm wrong. Or course it may depend on what the legal work is about.

3 minutes ago, Maxim said:

Half of my family are lawyers and none meet clients where their clients want. Absolutely none. Maybe if the client is some very close personal friend... But as far as I know all of the meetings happen in the office building of the firm. Maybe it's some American thing that I'm not aware of. I'm talking from European perspective. I also think topics like what is being discussed in the show are not usually spoken in coffee shops. I have to ask someone from my family, but I think certain type of sensitive information can't be discussed legally outside the office. I'm not an expert on what exactly. But I don't think it's a good look for the attorney to do business that way. 

 

No,it should be like that everywhere. Theres a reason why lawyer/confidentiality is a thing but that gets thrown out the window when you are discussing private case material in a public setting. Anyone can overhear that and it no longer stays confidential. Naomi's meetings at the cafe should only be informal and the case should not be discussed at all

She is LOVING it! I see you, the next big reality star

So did they forget about Nicole's poor assistant whom Leslie ran off the road? they never talk about her anymore lol

Writers:
Ron Carlivati
Lynn Martin

Director:
Phideaux Xavier

Just now, Cheap21 said:

No,it should be like that everywhere. Theres a reason why lawyer/confidentiality is a thing but that gets thrown out the window when you are discussing private case material in a public setting. Anyone can overhear that and it no longer stays confidential. Naomi's meetings at the cafe should only be informal and the case should not be discussed at all

That's what I think too. But I will ask specifically later. I just don't remember anyone from my family ever telling me they met a client at a coffee shop. We have a huge family law firm building and people go there. I've spend soo many days in my childhood years just chilling in the entrance area where all the sweets and chocolates were. 

 

2 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

So did they forget about Nicole's poor assistant whom Leslie ran off the road? they never talk about her anymore lol

I miss Poor Laura and Mona.

Hayley's outfits are so cute lol