1 hour ago, Vee said:

I would consider a few ideas for Michael, including someone new (like a driven Asian doctor in the Patrick or Monica mold). Serena is a good option but one who I think might be a bit too pat and obvious initially - two core kids. Maybe if you play up the business aspect between them with her being a cosmetics tycoon/philanthropist like Dominique or Lucy. I do also think there is room for Michael and Willow to have hate sex lol, or for her to keep trying to land him again before she inevitably flames out for good. Then there's the Zoe Ward thing Guza almost did but who never made it onscreen. In the case of Serena and Zoe you have characters who are essentially new, blank slates. Same goes with creating someone from scratch.

There's just many strong options for a strong new lead. None of which involve playing it cheap and lazily doling out the same story Michael has already done before with the nearest low-cost dayplayer you can find. Invest in new personalities and characters up front. If Kimberly McCullough had come back in 2025 and not 2005, would Frank have created a new character like Patrick Drake for her or would he just have had her float around among his already-cast actors? It's depressing.

You didn't post anything, dude. You just quoted my msg.

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2 hours ago, DRW50 said:

I know they do have a history but it's tough for me to see Tracy with Scotty. I could see Lucy with him again though.

I understand why they wrote Gregory out, but I thought Gregory Harrison and Jane Elliot worked well together.

Cody too but I know that's not likely.

Strangely enough I also thought Jane had good chemistry with Michael Easton which shocked the hell out of me.

Jane Elliot's the type to have good chemistry with lots of people, lol.

So it's been a couple weeks since Anna was taken... did Finola take a leave of absence? Curious if they'll get back to Anna soon! Such a long cliffhanger haha.

Does Jason ever smile? LOL - he's always so serious with adult Spinelli when he doesn't need to be.

Credits for Thursday, December 4, 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: Denise Van Cleave