GH: May 2025 Discussion Thread

[Toups]

Michael coming back and taking his son home was a great cliffhanger......however, my number one pet-peeve on soaps is episode-to-episode continuation.  How in the world could the writers not show us Gio/Brooklyn/Lois?? I was so bummed by that. 

Is Scarlett Spears (Donna) not just the cutest little girl? Those dimples!  She was so adorable with her performance. 

 

[carolineg]

I am glad Ned gets some say.  I don't really understand why he was left out of this decision.  We have no evidence that Ned wouldn't have 100% supported Brook's choice.

I can understand leaving Sonny and Olivia out of this if BLQ didn't want to reveal Dane was the dad, but Ned should have been in the loop.

Yes, Donna is the most adorable child in the world.   An unnecessary Sonny/Carly child, but adorable AF.   Justice for Avery though.  Where was she?

[Soapsuds]

Yes, it is a shame that the Gio cliffhanger wasn't continued from yesterday.

[Antoyne]

Holy [!@#$%^&*] just finished Friday’s episode. Despite my very public issues with this show, this week was everything I look for in soap opera. I fast forwarded all of the performances so I got nothing but soapy goodness. Honestly when GH wants to, they still pull off a Guza type event and this week was proof of that. 
 

I have to also shout out Ned getting some strong involvement, given Brook Lynn kept the secret from him, very happy about that. 
 

Maurice has to retire ASAP. Every other major player affected by this story, did such great work. He was embarrassingly bad like he barely knew where he was for some of his scenes. Giving him a job just because of his mental health has to stip when he’s actively ruining scenes.

So happy Ned got a point of view most of the episode.

Michael showing up with his new face and his son running up to him in front of everyone is just perfect and a great cliffhanger.

Edited 4 hours ago by Antoyne

[DRW50]

When watching the clip of Michael returning I wonder if the announcer set a record for fastest "the role of..."

I've never really connected to any of LLC's characters in her soap career, but I will give her credit for always knowing how to make a reaction and scene count. She did when Gio stormed out of the room, and her reaction to Michael returning and walking off with Miley, even in the background of a scene, was great. 

(and how is today the day I just realized Lisa is married to Michael Patrick Jann, of The State fame). 

[AbcNbc247]

Cutting all the scenes of Joss would’ve opened up even more time

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[prefab1]

Agree that this was a great week that brought some much-needed payoff to storylines that have been building for months. I'm just not sure about the comparison with Guza. I think if he were writing the show right now, the big sweeps event would be probably something like Daniel Goddard's Environmental Physics professor setting off a bomb at the Nurses' Ball and the rest of the cast getting caught in the carnage. 

[Contessa Donatella]

The thing I like most about this story is that no one is really "the bad guy". It's possible to see what motivated different people. You can think things through from so many different points of view! Yes, I get it that half the town is going to be furious with Lois & a good chunk of people are gonna blame Lulu but I really think this story is amazing.

[bossruen]

You’re really starting to see panic in the other actors’ eyes as they watch him struggle to get through his lines. There is a shot in yesterday’s episode in which  Swickard is standing behind Mo while he drones on and on, and the younger actor is clearly doing everything he can to hide his “WTF” face.