Now that I'm in June (and slightly bedridden)...let me say WOW.
Just like I mentioned over in the B&B Thread, I do like that GH has pivoted after a beginning of May where they went off a cliff into writing tics. But somewhere along the way, they altered course. And thank God!! They pulled themselves back and it's back to flowing, momentum, and...dare I say it...stories (if not couples) that interest me.
THINGS I'VE BEEN LIKING...
A NOTE SO SHALLOW. And by that, I'm not even going to lie...the eye candy has been eye candying. And we haven't even gotten to the annual return of the pool set yet. lol. Nathan Dean in all the form fitting clothes (special shoutout to his scenes with Alexis in her office)...or...just shirtless. Gio. THREE DAYS worth of Chase in swim trunks. Michael in the tank tops. That brief scene of Cody before the MUTE. I'm swimming (pun unintended) in pretty scenes. Oh, and as of late, the ladies' hair has really been standing out more to me and look really, really good. Shallow yes, but sometimes it is the little things. Speaking of Nathan Dean and Ethan...
ANOTHER UGH BABY TALE, BUT A TANGLED WEB WEAVING... Like the rest of you, I am very much baby outed on this show. And I didn't at all like the start of the Delilah tale. And Ethan being the dad was seen from a mile away. But what has been interesting. Has been the different parts from it. The Alexis/Ava team-up. Alexis figuring it out. Ethan's (very well-acted when I could focus ND scene) reasons for saying nothing to Chase and BLQ. How the tale is bleeding a bit into Michael and his scheming against Willow. By going so slow, I do feel stakes coming.
MICHAEL VS CHASE. I'll give Macquinta this much. I liked her brief stint as a henchwoman to Michael to work on getting Chase and Willow to fall into an affair. And while it has been too brief up to now...I do like that BLQ's claws are finally out and she's been rightfully calling Chase out again. Because Michael HAS been right. I think it's why I've been finding it so fascinating to watch (and so glad RG and Kate Mc are back in story rotation). It has been long established on this show that Chase has a hero complex to a very dangerous fault. And so many people INCLUDING HIS WIFE have called him out on it. It's the perfect storm for an affair to happen. So I am worrying that the writers are going to screw up something that is happening organically (and messily I mind add) to try to find some silly reason for it to happen (like BLQ being in the wrong or Tracy as a external plot fallperson) rather than let the tale happen organically out of character beats, NOT plot beats. So far, though, so dramatically good.
SOMETHING BREWING. And by brewing, I mean Nina and Brennan. It sounds like Frank has found a way to keep Chris McKenna on the canvas (and the dead bullseye previously on Ava and Drew that aimed at him has moved on again) because there's chemistry there. And Chris's ability to play Brennan's hurt and longing for Carly...not to mention the history between all the characters...is shaping up to be something to watch between Val/Carly/Brennan/Nina. And I like they are all in the know about Brennan faking it which is so soapy. They just need to kill Random WSB Guy already.
ROCCO'S EXIT. Was very well done. Jury is out for whether I feel the tension is still there of the canvas caring.
JOSS. Okay, I like she has pieced together a lot of the past plots though it does put her in the position to know too much. And she is being quite the underdog. Also love her read of Pascal.
THE FALL OF PASCAL. LIVING....FOR...IT. You all know I loathe that side character. All that was missing was Lucas giving him a good gay bitcaslap. But I loved how his fall came together. I love the surprisingly good team-up of Lucas, Laura, and Sonny. I even giggled at Sonny with the car wires at Pascal. THIS is the Sonny who put AJ on that meat hook. And I finally was going GET HIM, SONNY!!! And now Laura is free. I hope that means Sonny will continue to do something re: take care of Sidwell.
OH, WE REMEMBER THE DECEPTION PLOT. With KS's recent troubles (and Maxie being onto Sidwell thus her coma in the first place), I was wondering what was going on. So Tracy calling that meeting to get him out...along with Sonny finally making moves...are we about to be rid of Sidwell finally?
RIC/LIZ/DANTE. And Lulu makes four. I'm not against it. And I'm enjoying it quite a lot. It's just nice to see Liz with someone AND busy.
THINGS I DON'T LIKE...
WHAT DO YOU MEAN SINGING? One of things that I loved about Trina in spite of the writing was that I felt the audience knew Trina. That she still had agency about her. But...SINGING? The idea screams left field. And it stays looking it, too. These writers really hate her character, huh? I don't care about it.
ANNA OFF-SCREEN. Is this GH or Josh Griffith's Y&R with most of Anna's story being off-screen? I love we are still getting Emma's POV, but for a show that does love to put all their action on-screen...it sticks out like a sore thumb.
COUPLES. We know how I feel about the current couples. What makes it frustrating has been that there have been some honestly good moments within scenes with the couples I mute where they have an honest and ADULT conversation...then the writers snatch the moment away to go for wacka wacka humor and it's back on MUTE. It's been two years. WRITE RELATIONSHIPS/ROMANCE BETTER.
THE MESSIEST DRAMA CRASHED AND BURNED. It's funny that at one point Isaiah/Portia/Curtis/Jordan were the messiest storyline on the show. Now? Curtis is insufferable. They appear to be dropping the intrigues to Jordan's current situation. BK is spinning crap into gold, but going nowhere. And Isaiah has been turned into Nate Hastings on Y&R with the destroyed hand. Which makes their story bubble that more apparent sadly. I don't even care now about who else was in any of the other cars. Flop.
DREW. Now that Brennan has his storyline, I guess Cam has fallen from favor with Frank, huh? Part of my interest in the show again started with Drew's near-miss. So it's funny to see him as basically background furniture.
Overall...a nice return to form.
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