19 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

What draws Jacob to Naomi?  Is it her sense of justice and passion?

That's what I thought...

28 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

Louise, what memories & Brooks with her! Other favorite domestics: Lucinda's butler Matthew, Ginger on GL, Vivian of course on AW. A notable butler & a notable cook at the Qs. DAYS Ivan taking care of Vivian Allamain all of those years. Oh, on AW Carl had a driver who sometimes had other duties: Ito? I recall him being Asian. I always felt sorry for Louise & Brooks when Mac & Rachel would fall out. How difficult it must have been for them with all that tension & heaven forbid they be in the room for one of their fights, which were violent & mean-spirited & loud! 

Total agreement.  But wasn't AW wonderful with all those servants?  Louise, Brooks, Rocky, Karl (never seen), Beatrice, Helga, Sven, Vivian, etc.  None of the post-Lemay servants ever seemed to resonate, nor did any of them last very long.  I do think BTG would benefit from casting at least one servant for Anita and Vernon.  And perhaps another for Nicole and Ted.  The show needs more have-nots for the different perspective.   

30 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

Although she kind of bought this on herself with the bottom bit of trust she had for Eva

Wait, what?

I like that the Martin story hasn't been frequent.  The nightmares are airing only periodically.  Each time, we viewers see more of the accident or whatever happened.  I think we might (or at least I might) be annoyed if we saw the nightmares too often.  At this point, I've become more curious, and so, when it's finally revealed, I think the timing will be just right.

Edited May 8May 8 by janea4old

I am a couple days behind, but is it just me or do some of the glimpses of Martin's nightmare look like a police traffic stop?

 

It is clear the secret involves some sort of roadside incident so it could have been a police stop. And tge Duprees support a police foundation could one of the clues that Martin's secret involves the police.

1 hour ago, Gatecrashers said:

Only falling or tripping dreams for me...

I actually get murdered in a lot of dreams and it always wakes me up.

I actually haven’t had an issue with the reveal of Martin’s secret personally as my main focus has been on Eva and Leslie and they have continued to deliver. I’ve also enjoyed watching BC get more comfortable in the role of Martin and I can actually buy his relationship with Smitty now.

7 hours ago, janea4old said:

Damn what if she miscarried bc he gave her an STD? He really is a POS

Leslie: "But I deserve to be on the wall with King, Fauntroy, and Angelou. For I, too, have suffered."
 

Leslie -I too have suffered. Naomi - oh please **Its Dani’s facial expression that took me out** #Leslie #Dani #Naomi #Chelsea #Anita #Vernon #BeyondTheGates #BTG

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— Karen (@autigers4ever.bsky.social) May 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM

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33 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

Damn what if she miscarried bc he gave her an STD? He really is a POS

That would be a good plot point to add more tension to the situation.

10 hours ago, Tisy-Lish said:

Total agreement.  But wasn't AW wonderful with all those servants?  Louise, Brooks, Rocky, Karl (never seen), Beatrice, Helga, Sven, Vivian, etc.  None of the post-Lemay servants ever seemed to resonate, nor did any of them last very long.  I do think BTG would benefit from casting at least one servant for Anita and Vernon.  And perhaps another for Nicole and Ted.  The show needs more have-nots for the different perspective.   

Yes, of course, all of those servants added to the overall picture at AW & also people had relationships with those servants!

I like it when Anita asks after one of the servants at the club, how their children are doing & like that. 

Nothing against soccer…but we are back today!!!
See you soon! 🫵🏾🤭📺

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— Brandon Claybon (@BrandonClaybon) May 8, 2025

We probably won't get any of our CBS soaps today cause of the Pope stuff, cause you know they have to air it on regular network despite having 24/7 news channels 🙄

23 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

We probably won't get any of our CBS soaps today cause of the Pope stuff, cause you know they have to air it on regular network despite having 24/7 news channels 🙄

Bringing this over from the soccer/soaps ratings thread yesterday:  Errol said: "CBS put out a notice that it could preempt at a moment's notice as the Pope selection continues, dependent on how long it takes, of course."

New pope just chosen, name to be announced soon.

Yeah CBS-NewYork channel 2 is airing Pope coverage instead of Y&R right now.

Edited May 8May 8 by janea4old

Yeah I saw it and it's still idiotic. I like the Pope, but it's not interrupt shows newsworthy