1 hour ago, EricMontreal22 said:

I'm glad others clocked Izaiah's "bobblehead."  Hopefully it's a tick he quickly grows out of...  Also, how old are these characters meant to be??  In my experience it's pretty common to see people in grad school in their late 20s into their 30s (and not so uncommon to see them older) unlike undergrad...  Lots of students don't immediately go into it after undergrad.

And nobody says "But I've been living in the *pacific northwest* for a while"  They'd say the city or something...

I was in my mid 20s when I first went to grad school and graduated in my early 30s. Eva looked so stupid implying he was too old but I shouldnt expect less bc she never went to college

 

As for your second point, people say that if they've moved around.

Edited October 22Oct 22 by Cheap21

30 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

I was in my mid 20s when I first went to grad school and graduated in my early 30s. Eva looked so stupid implying he was too old but I shouldnt expect less bc she never went to college

 

As for your second point, people say that if they've moved around.

Yeah I took it to mean he lived in several places out there.

34 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

I was in my mid 20s when I first went to grad school and graduated in my early 30s. Eva looked so stupid implying he was too old but I shouldnt expect less bc she never went to college

 

I was 35 when I finished grad school.  And I, like a lot of other people, began my career right out of under-grad.  So I, like a lot of other people, was working full time during my entire grad school experience -- driving to the university for night classes for several years. Glad I did it, but that period of my life was exhausting.  Anyone who thinks Izaiah is too old for grad school, probably hasn't been to grad school.   

And I hope they write a nice romance for Eva and Izaiah.  They do seem to have some chemistry...

-- The Isaiah actor has the look and the vibe that could work. I'll give him time, but damn, all that head bobbing and hand movement was rough. I hope someone in production gives him notes, but I've learned not to expect anything from the soaps regarding direction.

-- I think it's fair to ask if Izaiah will have a home. We've already discussed the sets problem on Gates, and now we have the guy doing school work at Uptown. And Nicole goes there to work, too???

-- Naomi is working my last nerve.

-- No one can convince me Joey works as a scary mob boss. Every part of the script is paint-by-numbers, and he constantly TELLS us he's dangerous. We're never shown that danger.

-- Randy is Joey's right hand man. RANDY. The guy who says and does the dumbest possible things in public. The guy who Joey was THISCLOSE to getting rid of permanently.

-- Worst of all is that godawful Golden Corral Casino set. It's complete crap and a joke. But they did dress up that set this week -- now there's a big orange glass orb on the casino bar, just what people always see at a casino around crowds and drinkers.

5 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

-- No one can convince me Joey works as a scary mob boss. Every part of the script is paint-by-numbers, and he constantly TELLS us he's dangerous. We're never shown that danger.

Exactly.  

6 hours ago, Antoyne said:

Omg Izaiahs fine ass has arrived

Fake ass Shemar alert.

 

40 minutes ago, kalbir said:

Fake ass Shemar alert.

 

So any great-looking Black guy with braids or cornrows is going to be a "fake ass Shemar alert"?

52 minutes ago, kalbir said:

Fake ass Shemar alert.

 

This feels a little unnecessary and pointed. He’s a black guy with braids. I’m confused how this makes him Shemar. From the scenes today I didn’t get Shemar at all and you keep repeating this talking point.

10 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

So any great-looking Black guy with braids or cornrows is going to be a "fake ass Shemar alert"?

It feels honestly a little racist. 

That man doesn't look or act anything like Shemar Moore. Maybe that wasn't intended to be racist, but it is rooted in racist thinking and stereotypes.

8 minutes ago, ReddFoxx said:

That man doesn't look or act anything like Shemar Moore. Maybe that wasn't intended to be racist, but it is rooted in racist thinking and stereotypes.

Say it louder.

@ranger1rg @Antoyne @ReddFoxx I meant in the sense of filling the role that Shemar occupied on Y&R. We know Y&R has tried to hard to fill the void Shemar left but they haven't been successful.

3 hours ago, Liberty City said:

 

He just f'ing debuted. My God.

😵😵

53 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

Say it louder.

It's like saying every Black man on here is tryna be Shemar because they are Black and on a soap. That makes NO sense. It's definitely racism-coded.

 

1 hour ago, kalbir said:

@ranger1rg @Antoyne @ReddFoxx I meant in the sense of filling the role that Shemar occupied on Y&R. We know Y&R has tried to hard to fill the void Shemar left but they haven't been successful.

This isn’t Y&R though and he’s nothing like Shamar.