Something about Friday's episode felt like a throwback. Maybe it's because we were outside and there was a dog. Idk it was nice.

I'm really not one to go gaga over a hot guy but Rory Gibson is distractingly hot and talented. They got his shirt off as quickly as possible lol logic be damned! I wonder if Chad didn't expect his safety net to hit recast gold.

Sasha's about the dumbest person in town and I've been saying it for months! She SUCKS! A judgmental little malcontent who makes no sense but wants to act all superior and serene. The audacity of her to act all "Poor Willow" when she was actively rooting for Willow to lose her kids two weeks ago! She's spent the past year treating Willow like she's a demon but now suddenly she has to deep well of sympathy for her? Get bent you marble mouthed @sshole. 

You know what's crazy about her still after the hoops they've jumped through to tie her to every corner of the canvas? She could disappear tomorrow and nothing would change. In fact it might be to the show's benefit. Michael doesn't need THREE children.

Edited June 21Jun 21 by Darn

1 hour ago, Darn said:

Sasha's about the dumbest person in town and I've been saying it for months! She SUCKS!

I've been saying it for years!

And yes, every person under 50 on this show has way too many kids. It's this team's go-to to kill time and fill a year: More babies.

Edited June 21Jun 21 by Vee

4 hours ago, Taoboi said:

Correct and I wasn't even the one who wrote this lol. 

It was the most awkward flirting seen on earth.  From the talk about braces(sexy), to their odd stances really far away from one another.

3 hours ago, Vee said:

Who on God's cursed earth is that? This looks sadder and weirder than Kristin Minter in the mid-2000s.

She's the ADA.  I don't even know her name.  She is basically the same character as Claire Walsh or Elizabeth Hendrickson's character.  Out to get Sonny at first but will fall for him instead.  Believe it or not she's more stilted and has less charisma than Dahlia Salem.  

1 hour ago, Vee said:

I've been saying it for years!

And yes, every person under 50 on this show has way too many kids. It's this team's go-to to kill time and fill a year: More babies.

I say fill a year by killing a few kids off.  

3 hours ago, Vee said:

I've been saying it for years!

And yes, every person under 50 on this show has way too many kids. It's this team's go-to to kill time and fill a year: More babies.

Counting the minutes until someone is pregnant again. This show can’t go long without a pregnancy, there were only about 2 months between Kristina losing “her” baby and Sasha getting knocked up. Who’s next?

4 hours ago, carolineg said:

Dahlia Salem.  

Who was perfect in that role and sad she did not continue. But hey...I understand.  

 

4 hours ago, carolineg said:

Correct and I wasn't even the one who wrote this lol. 

It was the most awkward flirting seen on earth.  From the talk about braces(sexy), to their odd stances really far away from one another.

I saw that and hollered. I haven't seen anyone mention a Brendabot in a good minute. 

 

I'm surprised honestly they haven't tried to re-pair Sonny with Nina honestly. As soon as PM was out the door, they all of a sudden had scenes again So I wondered. 

5 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Who was perfect in that role and sad she did not continue. But hey...I understand.  

STOP!!! Claire Walsh was awful.  The gross sex scenes with her and Sonny still give me nightmares and then she willingly asked him to impregnant her after one date?  Thank God she got transferred to Alaska.😂

6 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

I saw that and hollered. I haven't seen anyone mention a Brendabot in a good minute. 

I think it's very unfair to Brendabots to even call Ms. ADA that.  She doesn't look like Brenda, has nothing in common with Brenda, lacks the energy of Kemo on a bad day, and basically just has brown hair.  I don't believe Frank even thinks about Brenda let alone tries to correlate a character to her.  But, hey, I will still drive the Brinks truck if someone asks!

8 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

I'm surprised honestly they haven't tried to re-pair Sonny with Nina honestly. As soon as PM was out the door, they all of a sudden had scenes again So I wondered. 

I am too.  When Sonny/Nina were over.  They were OVER-which is rare.  It would be kind of juicy if Nina reunited with Sonny and was pleading Willow's case while also holding the Drew secret, but Nina does fine on her own right now. 

45 minutes ago, carolineg said:

STOP!!! Claire Walsh was awful.  The gross sex scenes with her and Sonny still give me nightmares and then she willingly asked him to impregnant her after one date?  Thank God she got transferred to Alaska.😂

I think it's very unfair to Brendabots to even call Ms. ADA that.  She doesn't look like Brenda, has nothing in common with Brenda, lacks the energy of Kemo on a bad day, and basically just has brown hair.  I don't believe Frank even thinks about Brenda let alone tries to correlate a character to her.  But, hey, I will still drive the Brinks truck if someone asks!

I am too.  When Sonny/Nina were over.  They were OVER-which is rare.  It would be kind of juicy if Nina reunited with Sonny and was pleading Willow's case while also holding the Drew secret, but Nina does fine on her own right now. 

I remember her being able to hold her own with Sonny though. lol. But I did love the actress from AW.

LMAO!!! Stop! 

 

Very rare. I mean outside of this ADA and the DOA Natalia...is this the longest Sonny has been single really? Was his serious last one Nina? Cuz it is...odd? I agree that it would be juicy if Nina and him would get back together while the Drew secret is still not out. 

 

6 hours ago, carolineg said:

She's the ADA.  I don't even know her name. 

The actress playing the ADA is married in real life to the actor playing Sidwell.

And since I'm basically in June...

 

I said that I would more or less come back around for event or plot points. And I was actually for the Nurse Ball this year. A nice bit of nostalgia. And it seem like it was going to do what good events do...reveals. And for me, I felt that it did both well. I admit to being shocked. I liked a lot of the performances overall which it had been a minute since I've had. Great cliffhangers. And the reveals...

 

Curtis finding out that Portia was being blackmailed. Honestly, I was shocked to come back to find Drew has completely completed his turn into an obsessive bad guy...more so than Sidwell who had thankfully fallen into the background which I found odd since he was paying for the Nurses Ball this year...and had so many fingers in people's pie. CM plays a prick oh so well and while not Stefano Dimera, he is weaving his Congressman power something wicked. It was a great move to move Drew into villain. And even where I've viewing, Curtis and Portia still have not recovered.

 

I didn't like the idea of BLQ and Dante having a son named Gio, but the reveal was most definitely soapy AF. And the fallout has been superb. I knew it would be Lulu's fault when I stopped regularly viewing, so it felt good to be right when I was proven right. And that Lulu is still running around acting like she did it 'for Dante!' GIRL, BYE. I said when this story started that she did it because she was still stuck in the past where BLQ was a bad girl that she disliked. The only difference being...BLQ had grown in the four years that Lulu was in a coma. I would love if the New/Old Writers would dive into that more as the rational, but that would require nuances which I know they don't do and part of the reason I quit watching. That said...watching the beats...from Gio lashing out and only having Emma (a cute couple that has grown nicely since I watched last) was well done. BLQ vs Lois. Ned vs Lois. Lois's mother appearing. Dante vs BLQ vs Lois! It has been a free-for-all. Very enjoyable. And highlight (and brought me to tears honestly) was when Tracy found out and comforted Gio...such an excellent scene. See what happens when Tracy gets nuances...perfection. I definitely feel the beats being played and they are exploring that fallout nicely.

 

And then...NuMichael. I always felt Rory Gibson had potential on Y&R as Noah, but JG never used it. But he's been a breath of fresh air (and bods  ) on this show. And he came in and laid his claim on the kids. He already has chemistry with EVERYONE and a nice vibe with Sasha, too. I've still hating on Willow and Drew. And I can't wait for their fall...and the Drew murder mystery.  I haven't gotten into the full court episodes yet, but they have been good...and I see it has been revealed that Michael and Sasha slept together and had a baby. Steve Burton must be sighing in relief to be out of that silly storyline the writers tried with him and Sasha.

 

But all good doesn't mean there is not bad. We know I'm not here for an episode of ALIAS Super Agent Joss where Emma should be. And I wasn't around for whatever this plot is, but I do respect that Emma is somehow connected to it though. That oddly feels right. And apparently a Joss/Emma rivalry.

 

And while Lucky was not my ideal mate for Liz, that did not mean that I did not like them. I felt then and do now that his return was fumbled from go. And no amount of excuses real or not, is going to excuse that for me. Because any bit could have been resolved in the writing. But I'm still annoyed that 1) Lucky was kept out of town a la Brenda's 2011 return before he made it and when he got there, he missed HIS OWN MOTHER 2) Lucky was reduced to a bartender which has potential if written for but it was not 3) any story given to him (his son, Cyrus, anything with Liz) was reduced to paint-by-numbers when he's a LEGACY CHARACTER connected to EVERYONE. So coming back to see not only was he not at the Nurses Ball, but neither was LIZ. And she was not even with scenes with him? And Liz's no-reaction to him telling her that Kristina was responsible for her accident felt not only out of character, but foul. And the marriage proposal was too rushed. And that writing was a mess. Don't tell me he is about to leave town without seeing HIS OWN MOTHER? No...I am not wanting to be spoiled.  I can't help...given past history...this was intentional. And given that I was looking forward to the majority of Laura's kids being in town for the first time in YEARS...something I've been wishing and hoping for...yes, I am bitter. 

 

That said...I do like that GH has had a nice BounceBack. Outside of BTG, I actually do find myself looking forward to it again. Not sure how I will feel once I get to Lucky's last episode (though I loved peeking ahead to the BLQ slap that I rewinded   and Friday's eye candy galore), but case by case...something I'm currently doing with Y&R. 

 

19 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

  ..yes, I am bitter. 

That said...I do like that GH has had a nice BounceBack. Outside of BTG, I actually do find myself looking forward to it again. Not sure how I will feel once I get to Lucky's last episode (though I loved peeking ahead to the BLQ slap that I rewinded   and Friday's eye candy galore), but case by case...something I'm currently doing with Y&R. 

Typically I very much enjoy reading your fan commentary & today is no exception. But, there a few things where I do not agree. 

About Lucky, I, too, am bitter but if you ask me, which I know you did not, JJ can go kick rocks.

About the umbrella storyline revolving around Gio, to me there is no one bad guy, I can see many pov's. But, if pressed I could say Blames #1 & #2 go to Lois & Gloria, then #3 goes to Brook Lynn & it follows that #4 & #5 go to those guys, Dante & Chase, finally I get to Lulu, which leaves her at #6. Tracy alone gets a + but when she said, this picture is your great-great-great grandparents, this brooch I'm wearing, that ring on Willow's finger, were my mother's, Lila, but NOW EVERYTHING here belongs to YOU. I could've kissed Tracy Angelica Quartermaine!!!

 

10 hours ago, MontyB said:

Yep. He's good. 

 

I forget at times that Rory is a recast.

23 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

to me there is no one bad guy, I can see many pov's.

That's another reasob to like it because there are so many povs. However, Lulu need to keep it real and admit she just really wanted to stick it to BLQ cuz she's still stuck in the past. The fact that so many people ((Dante, Cody I believe, Maxie) pointed out (pre-her finding out about a kid) this fact, I already knew what was probably going to happen with her finding out. So she doesn't get a pass from me. 

5 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

I forget at times that Rory is a recast.

Which is a sign of a great recast.  

14 hours ago, Darn said:

Something about Friday's episode felt like a throwback. Maybe it's because we were outside and there was a dog. Idk it was nice.

I'm really not one to go gaga over a hot guy but Rory Gibson is distractingly hot and talented. They got his shirt off as quickly as possible lol logic be damned! I wonder if Chad didn't expect his safety net to hit recast gold.

Sasha's about the dumbest person in town and I've been saying it for months! She SUCKS! A judgmental little malcontent who makes no sense but wants to act all superior and serene. The audacity of her to act all "Poor Willow" when she was actively rooting for Willow to lose her kids two weeks ago! She's spent the past year treating Willow like she's a demon but now suddenly she has to deep well of sympathy for her? Get bent you marble mouthed @sshole. 

You know what's crazy about her still after the hoops they've jumped through to tie her to every corner of the canvas? She could disappear tomorrow and nothing would change. In fact it might be to the show's benefit. Michael doesn't need THREE children.

I think it's believable that Sasha would feel sorry for Willow after she's lost everything, as one of the only reasons she was so hostile to Willow was a long string of events from seeing Willow making out with another man while Michael was in the dark to Willow insulting her over her dead child. With that said, I do think Sasha is too placid a character or maybe played by too placid an actress to get as tough as the character should get considering all she's gone through. This is the type of part which Laura Wright made work on GL. 

I like Sasha but I wouldn't be too shocked if the show had finally seen her as reaching a natural end now that she has her miracle baby. Depends on how much lower the ratings or the budget go.

I don't think Michael needed two children with Willow (I see that one is Nelle's but close enough...), but having children with various women is the type of trashy soap material which could be entertaining for the character in future if handled right, as it should have been with Alan if not for Guza deifying Jason and demonizing AJ, and as it should have been with Sonny and his many baby mamas if that character was not such a husk. 

Edited June 22Jun 22 by DRW50

The Ava/Nina and Ava/Trina relationships are truly some of my favorite on the show.

It’s crazy, I never had a problem with Chad as Michael, but Rory really feels like he’s been playing Michael for years.

9 hours ago, Antoyne said:

The Ava/Nina and Ava/Trina relationships are truly some of my favorite on the show.

It’s crazy, I never had a problem with Chad as Michael, but Rory really feels like he’s been playing Michael for years.

I agree with you and everyone else that Rory's been great.

I also thought Chad was an excellent Michael when he started, so I hope Rory can keep it up.

Chad had a few major things going against him: difficult writing choices that played against his strengths, lack of chemistry with his love interests, and a general sense of boredom toward the end.   Most of that's on Chad.  I just hope the show doesn't box Rory's Michael into the same old stories Chad's Michael used to get.