-- Shanice reading Anastasia was the best part of the show.

-- Carlton continues to be excruciatingly boring.

-- I still have problems with Ted being this forgiving to Carlton.

-- Please don't give these writers any idea about Vanessa and Kial getting involved. No bueno. And again with that coffee set from nowhere?

-- The cotillion story has promise.

-- Jacob's anger with Marcel seems a little over-the-top.

-- Naomi's excuses for keeping her BRCA gene a secret are so lame. No wonder her marriage has "quakes."

-- Kind of weird that Naomi went to the hospital to get cancer gene info without an appointment -- and ended up talking to a doctor who's not even an oncologist.

-- Someone here mentioned Eva and Izaiah as a couple. On Monday's BTS episode, I heard them reference Izaiah as a former bad boy. I still don't see any of that, and they need to do something to jump start that relationship.

4 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

don't give these writers any idea about Vanessa and Kial getting involved.

Yeah, I found that odd, too. I know she was s^&* faced at Winterfest, but does she not remember Nicole was with him. She's not beating those hoe allegations.

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by Taoboi

6 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

I still don't see any of that, and they need to do something to jump start that relationship.

Since Kat is waaay too busy at the moment, I suspect that Yolanda will be turning up.

The thing about modern day soaps are that it's difficult for them to create and develop a true blue couple like in the old days. I'm not sure if viewers are different nowadays vs in the past.. or if modern day writers are unsure of how to create and nurture a new couple with decent level stakes.

Perhaps the five remaining soap operas and their writing team should go purchase a few modern day romance novels by writers like Emily Henry or Jasmine Guillory to see how to create a couple and pace their story with stakes added. Just to get the idea of how to pace and foster a new couple.

I didn't read too much into Vanessa and Kial except that it was a chemistry test.

I truly think Shanice/Ted were a chemistry test as well especially once the current actor took over playing the role and he didn't have chemistry with Daphnee so whatever plans the show had for Nicole/Ted/SPS had to be changed since he had chemistry with neither actress unlike the individual playing him beforehand.

Naomi is going to keep this news to herself as long as possible and Jacob is going to keep his work to himself.. and this is going to lead to more miscommunications between the two. If they truly wanted to push the envelope, the show should have Naomi discover she's pregnant and because she fears passing the gene on and not wanting to be a parent.. she has an abortion without telling Jacob. If ATWT could do a story like in the early 90s with Kirk/Ellie, certainly that can be adapted and done in 2026.

Ted and Kat are both right and both wrong. Ted's right that he shouldn't turn his back on his newly discovered daughter because she shouldn't be blamed for having a very misguided mother and Kat's right that she shouldn't be expected to warmly welcome a new sister.. especially one that set out to hurt her family and also slept with his boyfriend. It's best that they agree to disagree.

Carleton kind of gives me Pick me vibes... but not sure if that is due to the writing or the actor's take on the role.

Carlton's beard continues to grow, menacingly.

I still kind of miss the Ted/June angle but I am not hating Ted and Shanice. Though it is moving quick.

15 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

The thing about modern day soaps are that it's difficult for them to create and develop a true blue couple like in the old days. I'm not sure if viewers are different nowadays vs in the past.. or if modern day writers are unsure of how to create and nurture a new couple with decent level stakes.

At this point, I would say the latter. Even when they have a clear plan and/or perfect option for a character...agendas get in the way. But for this show lol...I am thankfully they appear in some cases to see what couples they originally wanted are not working and are willing to pivot to couples who do clip enough to build a story for them.

Today’s episode was fun and there was plenty of story progression.

Ted putting Kat finally in her place was one of my favorite scenes today.

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by MichaelGL

I loved everything about the final scene of Ted and Nicole's reactions. Let the games begin. I am glad Kial is back in the picture too. He has chemistry with everyone. Put GV & JV on contract stat.

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5 hours ago, ranger1rg said:

-- Shanice reading Anastasia was the best part of the show.

-- Carlton continues to be excruciatingly boring.

-- I still have problems with Ted being this forgiving to Carlton.

-- Please don't give these writers any idea about Vanessa and Kial getting involved. No bueno. And again with that coffee set from nowhere?

-- The cotillion story has promise.

-- Jacob's anger with Marcel seems a little over-the-top.

-- Naomi's excuses for keeping her BRCA gene a secret are so lame. No wonder her marriage has "quakes."

-- Kind of weird that Naomi went to the hospital to get cancer gene info without an appointment -- and ended up talking to a doctor who's not even an oncologist.

-- Someone here mentioned Eva and Izaiah as a couple. On Monday's BTS episode, I heard them reference Izaiah as a former bad boy. I still don't see any of that, and they need to do something to jump start that relationship.

Carlton and Ted being friendly this soon after his supposed best friend immediately started pursuing his ex wife, will never make a lick of sense. That’s such a huge level of bro code violation, no one would realistically be having anything resembling civil conversations with a friend who did that. And Nicole is trifling for even letting it happen. I would much prefer something real to develop between her Kial instead.

Did love that final moment of Nicole finding out about Ted and Shanice. It’s honestly what she deserves.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Antoyne

15 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

Did love that final moment of Nicole finding out about Ted and Shanice. It’s honestly what she deserves.

Nicole better be ok with seeing Shanice with Ted, because if she's not, I'll be back here to rip her a new one.

3 hours ago, MichaelGL said:

Ted putting Kat finally in her place was one of my favorite scenes today.

Kat needs to be knocked down a peg or two.

17 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

Nicole better be ok with seeing Shanice with Ted, because if she's not, I'll be back here to rip her a new one.

Nicole needs to be reminded that she kicked Ted to the curb.

I'm just happy she got the coda today.