BTG: September 2025 Discussion Thread 

date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | Ron Carlivati, Jazmen Darnell Brown | Phideaux Xavier

• Why does the deadbeat have a bag? No. Walk back out of the door. Please.
• Bare Minimum Boulevard? Too Little, Too Late, Lane? Omg, these reads are hilarious! He is being read for filthhhhhh.
• Allison is beyond bat-crap insane! And thankfully, Chelsea, Jacob, and Madison are beginning to see this for themselves.
• NOT BETTING ON THIS! That is hilarious... beyond hilarious. But money does speak.
• Bradley, come on. I know you are likely horned up and deprived... but that sob story from the deadbeat cannot possibly win you over.
• Oh, Ted is really proving some points. He is calling out the Duprees.
• Chelsea is spiralling, and it is expected, especially after a traumatic event like the one she has endured at the hands of Allison.
• "You humming? Annoying. You whistling? Annoying? You? Extremely annoying!"
• AIN'T NO WAY THIS BITCH GOT NAOMI AS HER ATTORNEY?! OH, THAT IS BEYOND MESSED UP!!
• Kick his ass out, Bradley! You got some goodies; now you can go back to being by yourself and finding yourself a man of your own.
• Get her, Naomi! Those Dupree Hamilton sisters are strong! And they will fight for each other. Love it. Poor Jacob, though.
• The fact that deadbeat is so assumptive of things and then has the audacity to say he has kept his vows to Bradley is laughable. Beyond laughable.
• The Duprees see what is happening between Bill and Dani, and Bill is sensing it, too. You both belong together.

Notes:

• Brianna Roberts (Allison) continues to play her role and the scripted material so well; she goes from one high to another so effortlessly. She is nailing this.
• Brandon Claybon (Martin) is very slowly improving; he is still stiff as a board, but not needing to play heavy material is better for him.
• I will say: this soap knows how to film love scenes. Really intimate when they need to be, and really spicy when those need to be.
• I applaud Michele Val Jean for telling this story in regard to social media; it is a topical story for today's audience, and that is what we need from soaps today.
• RhonniRose Mantilla (Chelsea) continues to show up day after day with this social media storyline. She is finding her groove, and it is so nice to see.
• Christmas is inching closer and closer, which means Timon Kyle Durrett (Bill) and Karla Mosley (Dani) are inching closer to being reunited, as I suspect.

Edited September 11Sep 11 by Liberty City

Arielle did a great job today, I was hoping Chelsea would beat that psycho's arse lol 

5 minutes ago, Melroser said:

Derrick better not go down the trope of pretending he can't walk just to keep Ashley at his side. Done too many times and will tarnish Derrick as "the good guy". 

And Im the opposite. I want as much mess as possible lol

I have been enjoying this week thoroughly. 

I think we just witnessed Ted about to enter his villian era. I did laugh at the bet. Thats my family all day. I thought Keith fantastic today.

I really love how this kidnapping story has turned into a topical one about the dangers of social media. And to think they hinted about when Smitty briefly mentioned many months ago.

 

Speaking of that was such a shitty thing he did to Martin today. So much for goody two shoes lol.

I hope this  isn't the last of Allison. 

I missed parts, what was the bet about?

26 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

I missed parts, what was the bet about?

Each of the Duprees, one by one, said they were betting Nicole vs Ted, and they each said their money was on Nicole.
Nobody bet on Ted.

I missed a few words but I *think* that's the gist of it?
Curious if there was more.
I watched live.  Will watch again on Pplus later.

Edited September 10Sep 10 by janea4old

14 minutes ago, janea4old said:

Each of the Duprees, one by one, said they were betting Nicole vs Ted, and they each said their money was on Nicole.
Nobody bet on Ted.

I missed a few words but I *think* that's the gist of it?
Curious if there was more.
I watched live.  Will watch again on Pplus later.

Yes that was pretty much the gist of it. All of there bets were low and then Ted pulled the big bill for himself and unleashed on Bill and the Duprees. 

 

 

I don't understand why Smitty agreed to sleep with Martin in the first place if he was going to reject him right after. He would've been better off saying no. And I still think they need to divorce and date other people for a while. 

1 hour ago, MissPhoenixGirl92 said:

I don't understand why Smitty agreed to sleep with Martin in the first place if he was going to reject him right after. 

My guess is Smitty really wanted to get boinked!😂

I really don't care what happens with them when the writing is so awful. 

Edited September 10Sep 10 by Soapsuds

7 hours ago, ReddFoxx said:

Ted made a fool of himself desperately seeking a cookie for his scheme against Leslie. Your wife's niece was kidnapped and you are all "look at me!!!". It was very selfish and inconsiderate.

I was looking for this comment. I didn't feel bad for Ted at all. Yes, the Duprees are insufferable in their holier than thou act, but Ted did one good deed and sudeenly he runs to get the Dupree's approval. Did Ted think the family was going to tell Nicole to take him back just for that? He created this whole mess to begin with. The man didn't even have the decency to show up or send his sympathies while his niece was missing, but he had the audacity to show face in the aftermath not to support the family but to make sure they knew what he did. One good act doesn't dismiss an affair and love child. It's like we saw glimmers of old Ted when he played with Lesile, but he reverted right back to a little punk when he ran to the Duprees like a giddy school boy. 

Also, very confused by Eva. Yes, Leslie is her mama, but she knew that Leslie wanted that house just because it was across the street from the Duprees. I agree that Leslie should be able to live where she wants without anyone gatekeeping, but girl!!!! this is not that. Was what Ted did mean? Yeah. But Leslie is crazy. Eva herself hates the way that she upended Ted and Nicole's lives. Not that the Duprees and Bill are good people, but Leslie isn't suddenly a saint because someone played in her face like she does so well. I thought Eva was smarter than that. 

3 hours ago, Melroser said:

Derrick better not go down the trope of pretending he can't walk just to keep Ashley at his side. Done too many times and will tarnish Derrick as "the good guy". 

of course they’re going to go there. it’s an oldie but goodie. i remember craig montgomery faking so he could stay married to betsy — back when meg ryan was playing betsy. 

what i was really hoping was that they’d ship him off to rehab and ashley would go with him. oh well. 

Edited September 10Sep 10 by wonderwoman1951

I was hoping for a little bit more for Martin and Smitty's first love scene...  but I admit, those kisses were hot 🔥😍😍

But I am not sure at all about Smitty's decision to continue to keep Martin out of their bedroom. If this is meant to make Smitty the bad guy or something, it's definitely not going to work.

Mike Manning killed it again though.

And I was completely Team Ted today. This is the most impressed I've been by Keith Robinson since he came on, and I hope that those scenes today have an effect on storylines. 

1 minute ago, wonderwoman1951 said:

of course they’re going to go there. it’s an oldie but goodie. i remember craig montgomery faking so he could stay married to betsy — back when meg ryan was playing betsy. 

Unfortunately, Derrick is no Craig.. 

6 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Unfortunately, Derrick is no Craig.. 

and ashley’s no betsy. 

2 hours ago, MissPhoenixGirl92 said:

I don't understand why Smitty agreed to sleep with Martin in the first place if he was going to reject him right after. He would've been better off saying no. And I still think they need to divorce and date other people for a while. 

Yeah, it was rather weird.  Smitty is supposed to be a good guy, yet he had sex with a man he knows is in love with him, then kicked Martin to the curb. So he used Martin for sex. That does not demonstrate the actions of a good guy.  

The lead-up scene was so great -- a nice kiss without the camera cutting away, then discretely going upstairs, and a short love-scene.  So finally, we see Smitty and Martin being tender and intimate with one another.  Then five minutes later, Smitty is having post-sex regrets and sends Martin back to the couch.   Strange writing in my opinion.