BTG: April 2025 Discussion Thread

[MissPhoenixGirl92]

So if Chelsea is really going to quit modeling and go work in this fashion design company with her cousin Kat... I wonder when we're going to see Dani hire some new models? I mean, sooner or later there's going to be some sort of casting call for a new character that's going to be a model or something, right? 

Also I won't be surprised if eventually at some point down the line we're going to find out that Joey has some lost lost kids somewhere. 

[Maxim]

Aaaand this was my first reaction seeing her. LOL. 

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[EricMontreal22]

I've been working at preparing a conference so haven't been able to watch since Tuesday, so how annoying to sit down and see that Wednesday's episode was nearly entirely pre-empted here for Trump's inane/insane tariff crapfest.  And then so were the first ten minutes of Thursday's and Friday's (I'm sure others in this thread on the West coast have complained about this...)

I admit, having not been a daily soap viewer in ten+ years I forgot about the annoyance of news pre-emptions when you're a soap fan.  In the past, I usually could get around it because the soaps I watched were simulcast here on Canadian stations which wouldn't have the pre-emption, or I could watch the streaming feed, but with Gates, I can only watch it via its Seattle feed (have any Canadian stations picked it up for simulcast?) and all the sties streaming it are region blocked.

Still, it doesn't seem like I missed much on Wednesday (I wasn't looking forward to seeing how Derek's My Dinner with Andre went.)

[Taoboi]

I'll watch later since I haven't watched yesterday's yet, but going ahead and looking at Next Week's...YASSSS!!!

 

Our next event is the fashion show!

 

Leaving the anniversary party...which is sounding end of the month-ish.

 

And Anita's gala.

[EricMontreal22]

Speaking of missing the first ten minutes today--how exactly did Derek help out Hayley?

[kalbir]

Like I said before, Andre/Dani are the soap couple I didn't know I needed.

I haven't come across any site that lists songs played on the show. Wishful thinking, but maybe a soundtrack eventually released.

[Taoboi]

Awww I hope it works out for you. 

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Awww again. Maybe in time then.

 

 

[Soaplovers]

A decent breakdown from Ron Carlivati and a good script from Danielle Paige.  I've felt that Paige's scripts have leaned more on the literary without always succeeding in adapting it to the soap opera realm.  Today's episode from her was pretty good.

Hayley/Derek 1:1 was a surprise and from what I learned... Hayley knew Ashley/Derek, but they knew Naomi longer then Hayley.  I think the backstory was that Jacob and Derek were friends pre-Naomi/Ashley... and once the two couples came together, Hayley was slowly brought into the friendship mix.

I'm glad that Bill wasn't faking his hand going numb and downplayed it for Naomi. This will come into play later on.. either at an event or during the actual court case.

Good Chelsea/Bill and Naomi/Dani scenes.  Dani was written as almost human and actually cares about someone other then herself.

Shanice is the only bright spot in the Ashley/Derek/Andre story thus far.

Vanessa/Joey do have chemistry.. and I wonder where things will go with them.  I also wonder if next week will be their turn at taking a break from being featured at all.

Thank gosh Silk Press Sheila will be back next week in some capacity.  I'm hoping Dani will eventually take a week off so we can actually enjoy the other characters.

[P.J.]

Well, it's not easy thinking of established soap actresses that are still with us. Not that it matters now since it's established that Joey's mother's dead.

But as long as we're throwing names out there---Maeve Kinkead.

[AbcNbc247]

Susan Flannery's gonna be 86 this year, so technically, she is old enough to be Jon Lindstrom's mother. 

[kalbir]

Jon Lindstrom was born in 1957. We can't be casting actresses born 1945-1947 as his mother.

[Paul Raven]

 At some point  will there  be a reset like Santa Barbara did with the earthquake, Texas when the Corringtons were dropped and Sunset Beach when they had a week off to retool?

We've already had a wedding and a recast so when will see-

The first pregnancy?

First onscreen divorce?

First death?

First murder?

First new contract player?

First original character written out?

First new regular set?

 

 

[Cheap21]

he made her realize she needs to make new friends. Its a wrap on Naomi 

[AbcNbc247]

Derek/Hayley was a surprise. And I didn't mind it at all. 

I'm still not sure about this whole hospital documentary thing though. There had to have been another way to build up Andre/Ashley.

As for the episode as a whole, I appreciate that Ron Carlivati seems to be on his best behavior at BTG. 

[Vee]

More cast integration is always a plus, despite it being Hayley with Frankenstein's monster. The spoilers for next week indicating

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is also smart.