Mmmmmm Imani...

5 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Mmmmmm Imani...

Yeah I miss her…has Amanda even mentioned her at all since she’s been back?

It’s a shame this whole Dumas thing is going nowhere either when really such a story should have a suspenseful buildup with the revelation of Dumas’ identity being a guessing game and then a jaw dropping twist. Yet JG has fumbled it badly.

I feel Audra pretty much replaced Imani.

9 minutes ago, soapfan770 said:

Yeah I miss her…has Amanda even mentioned her at all since she’s been back?

It’s a shame this whole Dumas thing is going nowhere either when really such a story should have a suspenseful buildup with the revelation of Dumas’ identity being a guessing game and then a jaw dropping twist. Yet JG has fumbled it badly.

I don't think she has at all. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't she say her mother passed?

 

Don't get me started. Damian should have been kept as head of Dumas and we question his motives. The story up til the Dumas plot twist was great, refreshing, and had twists and turns that the Dumas twist was just unnecessary and seem to be made so the story could be hijacked by everyone NOT Devon/Nate/Lily so they have something to do. Even now, that part of the story...and their involvement in it...feels like an afterthought. 

3 minutes ago, kalbir said:

I feel Audra pretty much replaced Imani.

Yep. Pretty much.

7 minutes ago, kalbir said:

I feel Audra pretty much replaced Imani.

 Audra and Imani fighting over Nate could’ve been fun…if written by the BTG writers of course!

Edited May 23May 23 by soapfan770

1 minute ago, soapfan770 said:

 Audra and Imani fighting over Nate could’ve been fun…if written by the BTG writers of course!

Hahaha, love it!

lol

12 hours ago, kalbir said:

I feel Audra pretty much replaced Imani.

 

12 hours ago, soapfan770 said:

 Audra and Imani fighting over Nate could’ve been fun…if written by the BTG writers of course!

oh wow, yes!  (if written by BTG writers, their time wouldn't be wasted discussing Dumas)

5-19

 

A mixed bag. On one hand, it's a pretty good episode. Amanda's return is having immediate impact. And I'm here for everyone in Damian's orbit. On the other hand, it still had an air of stalling out this Dumas storyline which has immediately gotten annoying. Okay been annoying. Side-note...Sally is just wasting away being with Billy.

 

The Bad for Me:

 

We get more attention on Summer now that she's not on the canvas than we did when she was still on the canvas. It just seems like JG is butthurt that AL left. No one to blame, but himself. 

 

I know we are not going to have Amanda against Billy/Sally. A waste of an actress. Speaking of Amanda, I don't think I will ever get used to the Giggly Heffa/Amanda friendship.

 

Why mention Jill and that she's retired...which sounds like we are NEVER getting Jess Walton back btw...and have Amanda tell Billy to make amends with her...if she's not coming back?

 

What was Good for Me:

 

Just Amanda's presence. Her meeting with Devon, Billy, and Nate. Her meeting with Giggly Heffa. Her meeting with Billy and Sally. And just the air of mystery that MM is giving to Amanda. That intrigues. And to be clear...is the dialogue saying that she knows who Dumas is because she has seen him face-to-face or do they video-talk or move through his assistant? I was unclear. But it would be VERY interesting if she has seen his face and know who it really is. 

 

Awwww at Amy and Damian reaching a point where they are completely getting along. But I liked the scenes with them and Nate, Devon, and Lily. And Damian and Lily...I like of course. 

5-20

 

What can I say? All things Audra. lol. And that coda with her in that yellow dress...funnily enough reminds me of the coda of Imani finding out Elena was going on a work trip, leaving Nate all the way alone. hehe. Good times!

 

The episode was pretty much background music, but I did enjoy Audra vs Holden and how she continued to weave her web around Kyle. I even enjoyed Kyle vs Holden because he is soooo threatened, and he knows it. If I was worried about anything...it's that Holden really knows Audra a little tooooo well.

 

It was nice seeing Cole and NOT sick.

 

Ugh at any idea of a Sharon/Nick/Giggle Heffa triangle again. And I liked Sharon calling Nick out. Other than that...God, JM was looking good. 

On 5/25/2025 at 3:15 PM, Taoboi said:

I don't think I will ever get used to the Giggly Heffa/Amanda friendship.

I preferred the friendship of Gina T's Phyllis with Mishael's Hilary.

Edited May 26May 26 by janea4old

35 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

It was nice seeing Cole and NOT sick.

Give it another day or two.

 

15 minutes ago, janea4old said:

I preferred the friendship of Gina T's Phyllis with Mishael's Hilary.

I did, too. The friendship seemed genuine with Tognoni. It doesn't with Stafford.

 

-- Today was another day of wash, rinse, repeat. Just more business talk without a sighting of a product or a company goal. Beyond boring. Josh Griffith thinks that discussing "perfume wars" without showing the perfume or the wars is good soap, and it's not.

36 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

I did, too. The friendship seemed genuine with Tognoni. It doesn't with Stafford.

 

56 minutes ago, janea4old said:

I preferred the friendship of Gina T's Phyllis with Mishael's Hilary.

Same. I've seen a few scenes and MS just does not compare.

 

37 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

Give it another day or two.

Good. I was trying to not be shady, but I am over off-screen drama. 

I had lunch with a friend who works in the beauty/wellness field. She had just attended a big pow wow in NY with brands big(Estee Lauder,Unilever etc) and smaller players.

The talk was how social media and now AI are shaking things up like never before.

Meanwhile Y&R are treating Jabot/Vibrante like it's still the 80's.

1 hour ago, Paul Raven said:

I had lunch with a friend who works in the beauty/wellness field. She had just attended a big pow wow in NY with brands big(Estee Lauder,Unilever etc) and smaller players.

The talk was how social media and now AI are shaking things up like never before.

Meanwhile Y&R are treating Jabot/Vibrante like it's still the 80's.

How about all of that talk on today's show about the Cola Wars on the 1980s and McDonalds vs Burger King? Jesus, these writers are horrifically stuck in the past.

There's nothing about ANY company on Y&R that sounds like it could compete in today's business world.