18 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I always thought Portia was kinda smug in her upright personality and was actually just messy behind the scenes.  Like it was all a front.   I can totally see her going to someone more troubled than her and striking up a friendship.

I actually loved that Portia and didn't find her smug so much as very blunt, professional and bracingly focused vs. a lot of the hospital stuff lol. It became a bit much later when the show clearly didn't and doesn't like her though, preferring to write for animatronic Jordan and Cruisin' Curtis. I am here for this relationship for now though, I'm open to it.

Drew reminded me of Ebenezer Scrooge today, with his suit, cane and awfully mean attitude LOL.

Jason tripping Drew was the highlight of the day. And naturally it didn’t affect his smug attitude at all. There’s got to be some sort of comeuppance coming for him sooner rather than later I imagine.

10 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

Jason tripping Drew was the highlight of the day. And naturally it didn’t affect his smug attitude at all. There’s got to be some sort of comeuppance coming for him sooner rather than later I imagine.

Shoot him again!!!

50 minutes ago, Vee said:

I actually loved that Portia and didn't find her smug so much as very blunt, professional and bracingly focused vs. a lot of the hospital stuff lol. It became a bit much later when the show clearly didn't and doesn't like her though, preferring to write for animatronic Jordan and Cruisin' Curtis. I am here for this relationship for now though, I'm open to it.

Totally fair.  I just find Portia very unlikeable at times, but I know the writing is slanted against her.  It's like Curtis makes her miserable and she basically better with anyone else in scenes.

39 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

Jason tripping Drew was the highlight of the day. And naturally it didn’t affect his smug attitude at all. There’s got to be some sort of comeuppance coming for him sooner rather than later I imagine.

Jason tripping Drew made me LOL. 

Britt, being unable to tell lemonade wasn't alcohol as a Dr. and supposedly intelligent person was odd.   Even if you can't taste it you can smell it.

Now that I have some wiggle room...let me smh.

 

I had mentioned that I was worried about the writers running off the rails. They had been so good at keeping their momentum while shifting between plots. I also got annoyed seeing some of their writing tics picking back up again. It was really reminding me of when GH would have several great months...and then things would abruptly fall off, and it would be annoying as heck to watch.

 

Like from my viewing, there has been an awful lot of talk about Drew's shooting. However, there's been no movement. It started so interesting. Now for me, it feels like watching paint dry. I could care less about Kai and Trina recreating the scene. CM's bubble on those crutches only go so far...though I admit I was Team Sidwell getting Drew right where he want him. I did like something finally happened with Nina and Willow getting arrested. That said...I now have doubts that Willow did it. Either that or she's become that good of an actress. I like that KateMc has been playing Willow in such a way that I'm never not sure if she is going to go off the rails again. Like mother, like daughter. And now Chase is falling under her spell because he's really coming across too invested. I would think BLQ should worry. And I liked Dante calling him out.

 

Now...the storyline that really irked me...Ric's kidnapping. I actually have been enjoying it as we counted down to Ava getting the money back. I hate poor Ava. Give me powerful and monied Ava. And I liked Alexis and Ava on the same side. I liked some of the near-misses more than others (why you teasing me with Ric/Liz scenes when it ain't real?). And I was wondering who would find him...Molly or Liz? So the fact it was CODY. CODY. That was awkward and jarring. It felt like to me either 1) they needed something for Cody to do...even though my mind was thinking it kiiiiiinda worked due to the Ava/Kristina/Cody plot, but that was DONE. So no reason for him to be there OR 2) a way for Molly to be mooooore into Cody...which just didn't feel organic to me. Also not organic? That Ric...for now in the moment...LET THE THREE LADIES GET AWAY WITH IT?  Ric who is all about the payback no matter how much he has changed? AH clearly tried to find a way to play that organically with his body language and facial expressions, but NO. I just can't believe that the writers sucked the drama right out of the story. I just smh.

 

I'm actually in awe that the turns the ALIAS storyline took. And I'm surprised that after picking and picking and picking on it, I was invested. Perfect time for it to explode before November Sweeps, too. I had mixed feelings about Carly only getting the partial truth. Cuz these writers do like to tease a storyline out to the point that when we FINALLY get to the end of it...I feel nothing. So Carly getting the WHOLE truth. LW gave such a masterclass. I felt Carly's fury. And I really and truly felt her vs Jason when he told her the truth and that tear fell from her eye after she just unraveled before that. And I really like that...so far...she has said NOTHING to Joss. It surprises me at her keeping it to herself and how LW is subtly playing it as Joss keeps tightening the rope. I can't believe that I want to see what Carly does next. Meanwhile...I agree with the mentions that I've seen. Surely Brennan's days are numbered. Especially with Valentin (ugh) sniffing around onscreen again. Speaking of...

 

So the Nathan Return storyline has stalled. What a shocker. RME. That said...I do like Spinelli as proxy, asking some of the things we have said here. And I still say Britt knows what's going on and that that is not Nathan. And now Faison's name has entered the chat by Brennan and Val. Ugh. I did like the scene I watched with Brennan and Anna over that though. And I don't like the writers are about to use Charlotte (I'm really loving the recast) to prop up Britt. Speaking of...

 

Yeah...Britt's return is a flop. I know I'm in the minority, but she left in a good place. And after a good start, her return to PC has just flopped. Not helped by the heavy amount of propping they have to do rather than...I don't know writing her? I now can't stand to see her on my screen because I just know it's going to turn the scenes into some illogical sitcom. And they can keep that.

 

I don't have an opinion on the Veronica storyline yet. Outside of the in-joke of her name. I'm curious to see where it goes. And I do feel a vibe of there being more than meets the eye. Is she just wandering around town or just seeking information? I feel the latter. But I love seeing ES on my screen again. I just wish they would stop writing Tracy as a harpy. I do like the Qs being in the middle of Veronica vs Tracy though. Ooo and I though the Gio/Veronica scene was cute.

 

Sidenote...the giggle I let out when I was just talking about Lucas and Marco last week and to see them together.

Jason knocking Drew's cane from under him was so petty - I don't mean that as a bad thing, but I was reminded of back when Tony held Robin hostage and Jason smashed his hand as payback.  That was Jason as the noble, dangerous warrior. This was a cheap shot. You could say it shows the decline of the writing, but I can't say I was very sorry. I mostly got a good laugh along with Tracy at Jason letting his inner Quartermaine out.

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15 hours ago, Taoboi said:

Like from my viewing, there has been an awful lot of talk about Drew's shooting. However, there's been no movement. It started so interesting. Now for me, it feels like watching paint dry

That’s the problem when you are writing the show to hit twists all the time, and don’t care about the details. These are not stories, they are events. During Guza/JFP, I often felt the wheels spinning between sweeps events. The difference was the scripts were much stronger and were designed to illuminate the characters, the words also had specificity. They didn’t just skip over the details either. The problem then was there is only so much I care to watch Sonny/Jason/Carly talk about Michael and their issues for close to a decade.

For all his faults, when Pratt was there with Guza, it didn’t seem as boring between events. Because Pratt likes juicy too, and with his horrible antics there were still actual stories compared to what we have now. Now they are generic Pratt style, all twists, no substance. He at least threw you a carrot in his bag of candy.

 

Credits for Friday, October 31, 2025:

Created by: Frank & Doris Hursley
Executive producer: Frank Valentini
Head writers: Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten
Writers: Micah Steinberg; Stacey Pulwer and Cathy Lepard
Director: Tina Keller

Oh the wink to OLTL fans today - wow. Ronnie calling Brennan "Joey" and thinking he must look like someone from her other life   That was cute for OLTL fans.

@carolineg Your fave [female] return is on today! 😉

Just now, Liberty City said:

@carolineg Your fave [female] return is on today! 😉

Great.  I was already annoyed with the OLTL reference so I am prepared.

Just now, carolineg said:

Great.  I was already annoyed with the OLTL reference so I am prepared.

Well, gear up for more of them, haha. Fasten your britches and over-the-shoulder boulder holder tight!

Wacka wacka!!!

9 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

Well, gear up for more of them, haha. Fasten your britches and over-the-shoulder boulder holder tight!

Lol!  Well, I only have youtube tv and can't watch any Disney channels as of today, so I guess I have to catch it on hulu if I feel like it.  I guess I was unintentionally saved.