Best episode of the week so far. The pacing on some of the side storylines is picking up too, which I like.  And I'm always a sucker for a musical montage. I actually felt something for Derek and Ashley during it, both looking at pictures of each other on their phones and saying g'night. Music always helps bring out emotional moments.

date: Wednesday, May 21 | Sara A. Bibel, Danielle Paige | Steven Williford

• Ashley, forget about Derek and embrace the man you are meant to be with: Andre Richardson! He wouldn't scratch the fridge!
• Derek, where are you at? A rundown motel? Or the firehouse?
• Dani and Pamela are absolute moods with each other. Loving their explored friendships.
• Uh-oh, is Chelsea's female boo not wanting to explore things with Chelsea? That's sad.
• Not Bill and the child bride still walking about the honeymoon they're going to resume? Please no.
• Dashley? No. No. Naomi, do not be team Dashley. Please. And Derek, everything about you (pre-smelly socks) annoys me.
• DANI PLANTING THE KISS ON PAMELA! YES!!!
• I'm really going to need Ashley to get over Derek; he is not the prize that you believe him to be. Let him go be the disgusting, unkempt, dirty pig he's shown himself to be.
• Of course Bill thinks it's about him, and then Chelsea feels insulted due to the fact she just got denied by the [married] woman she was into.
• Not Hayley thinking this is about Dani for Chelsea; it's about something deeper.
• While I get where Chelsea is coming from and fully agree with her, this is the one time she's not knowing the truth of the situation, and I wish she'd listen to Dani.
• Not Dana eavesdropping on Jacob interrogating Eva... and trying to continue setting her up. But Eva do not protect her. Do not.
• Yes, Chelsea, shut Bill down!! Let your momma support you in your coming out to her!! Look at her telling her truth... so beautiful!
• I'm still intrigued by what is causing Bill's hand tremors.

Notes:

• Sean Freeman (Andre) and Jen Jacob (Ashley) have some real chemistry between them, and I hope they continue to build on it, script-wise.
• I CALLED IT! I CALLED IT! I knew there was some underlying chemistry with Dani and Pamela! I knew it; Cady McClain and Karla Mosley just played it up to that point!
• Other day and no Procter & Gamble products in commercials.
• Danielle Paige rocked the script today. That might be one of the best "coming out" scenes I've witnessed on an American daytime soap.

6 minutes ago, janea4old said:

Really awesome.   I think viewers who both like and dislike Dani might appreciate the scene, especially since Chelsea stood firm that it was about herself(Chelsea) and not about Dani.

I ended up being VERY moved by the scenes between Dani and Chelsea today. I think that it's so awesome that not one...but two...of the Dupree grandchildren identify as queer.

Since KM came out as queer a bit back, you can't help but wonder how her own personal experience shaped that performance. BRAVO!

 

36 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

Why is Dani kissing Pamela 🙈

Well, this show is now attempting to step outside of the box a bit more? Next, Andre kisses Derek. Come on show in 2025, do it.

48 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

Why is Dani kissing Pamela 🙈

 

46 minutes ago, janea4old said:

She saw Bill enter the club with Hayley

 

36 minutes ago, janea4old said:

And then Chelsea walks into the country club when Dani is fake-kissing Pamela, and explodes at her mother that it's insulting to real women who actually love women.

Oh wait, I got that wrong, I think?

Correcting what I said: Chelsea and Bill both assumed that Dani was fake-kissing Pamela.  But meanwhile Pamela asked for the reason for the kiss and Dani explained that she was trying to give Pamela something to focus on other than Diego.  So now I think that Dani just wanted to help Pamela, but Bill and Chelsea misconstrued (as did I).  But then Dani reverted to form and taunted Bill about it.

Chelsea would be right if Dani was just kissing Pamela as a ruse to make Bill jealous.  But maybe it was really about Pamela and not about Bill.

Edited May 21May 21 by janea4old

Just now, alwaysAMC said:

Best episode of the week so far. The pacing on some of the side storylines is picking up too, which I like.  And I'm always a sucker for a musical montage. I actually felt something for Derek and Ashley during it, both looking at pictures of each other on their phones and saying g'night. Music always helps bring out emotional moments.

I have to agree. Yesterday wasn't too bad either. I'm glad there was some movement in the B and C plots, and I'm very intrigued by Bill's story. 

Just now, janea4old said:

Really awesome.   I think viewers who both like and dislike Dani might appreciate the scene, especially since Chelsea stood firm that it was about herself(Chelsea) and not about Dani.

Nice scenes.  I have to rewatch them, though. 

@Liberty City A Andre and Ashley shipper?

I can't stand Andre with Ashley.  Sean Freeman acts the scenes well but I just don't like how Andre is being written in his scenes with Ashley.
(edit to clarify: the dialogue is stilted)

The last few episodes have been same Fairmont day, everyone in same wardrobe.

Fyi, I can't detect it from watching but Andre's white shirt
is leather
https://www.shopyourtv.com/tag/andre-richardson/

specifically goatskin leather:
https://shop.mango.com/us/en/p/men/jackets-and-vests/overshirts/100-leather-overshirt-with-pockets_67085137

Edited May 21May 21 by janea4old

9 minutes ago, DemetriKane said:

@Liberty City A Andre and Ashley shipper?

Would not necessarily call myself a shipper, as I think shipping is quite an unhealthy state of mind to exist in, but would I like to see them paired? Yes, I would.

Andre and Ashley just feel like to me some stereotype in the making. The latest news of white women with black men has not been pretty. I know we have Vanessa and Doug but they represent another side of the spectrum.

I’d like to see Ashley paired with a fatal gunshot. 

I would test Derek again with Hayley.. or with Vanessa ( she would totally be ga ga over a fireman).   

Dani does tend to make things all about her, but I viewed the Dani/Chelsea element to be a pale version of the Erica/Bianca dynamic.

It'sssss timmme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Oooo Eva! That's right! Call her out!!!

 

It's a Sara breakdown day!!! Even better. I think of the breakdown writers, she is my favorite.

 

Oh, look, Chelesa's storyline is back. 

1 hour ago, BetterForgotten said:

I’d like to see Ashley paired with a fatal gunshot. 

 

32 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

I would test Derek again with Hayley.. or with Vanessa ( she would totally be ga ga over a fireman).   

Dani does tend to make things all about her, but I viewed the Dani/Chelsea element to be a pale version of the Erica/Bianca dynamic.

I like all of these ideas. Hayley desperately needs a friend or talk to. Her coworker at the law firm was actually great but I don’t remember the last time they showed her.

Chelsea being angry that a married woman turned her down is so ridiculous and her taking it out on Dani is even more silly. I did like the fact that she told Bill to go away.

The fact that Bill allowed Dani to push his buttons enough to say something once again shows that he likes playing these games. And Hayley is too dumb to call him out on it (as well as too clueless to tell him to go to the doctor for an obvious health issue).

We are seeing just how diabolical Leslie is with how she manipulated Eva.