Chels. :P

Had to catch up last night because I missed Tuesday and Wednesday.

Leslie is playing a dangerous game over having her name on the clinic. Joey is not the one to play with and she's definitely going to overplay her hand.

Nicole just might take advantage of Vanessa's escort service. She looked interested when she was staring at the card and was surprisingly approving of Vanessa running the service. With all that said, Nicole has no room to be bothered by Ted seeing Shanice since she wanted the divorce.

Speaking of Shanice, her read of Anastasia was epic.

Dani treated Andre different when they got home from the club after the Hamilton celebration. Something tells me that Dani is going to do something really stupid while Andre is away and it probably will involve Billy Goat.

Hayley is increasingly pissed off and that hallucination seeing Dani makes me think that Dani will end up on his kill list. Leslie is definitely going to end up being blamed for whatever happens to Bill because she is so public about her disdain for him.

Kat being angry at Ted loving his children equally is ridiculous (when he said "all my children" thought of AMC). She has to the right not to embrace Eva, but the notion that only her and Martin are entitled to the same sort of love is absurd.

Chelsea is going to lose Madison messing around with drugs.

Not sure if something bad will happen to Jacob on this undercover assignment but he definitely looked like he was in over his head after Elon explained the details.

Writers:
Sara A. Bibel
Jazmen Darnell Brown

Director:
Steven Williford

original release date: Thursday, January 22, 2026 | writers: Sara A. Bibel, Jazmen Darnell Brown | director: Steven Williford

Thoughts:

• It annoys me when people walk in public on their phones (via social media) as if it is not an inconvenience to the rest of us in society.

• The look of disdain on Nicole's face at Shanice and Ted's date and how attentive Ted is to her just smells of pure jealousy.

• Lance, you were unhinged on the phone, but now you are tracking Vanessa down in public? Maybe talk to your WIFE, the person who used Vanessa's service. She is the one to blame, not Vanessa.

• Red market blood plasma? Damn. That is some serious business right there.

• Lynette is devious, and I love it, and she clearly is keeping Hayley on her toes. It is nice seeing someone who can truly get under her skin and make things happen for themselves.

• Lance, home slice, you are crossing some lines and acting like a controlling, abusive POS. You might want to look at yourself in the mirror rather than a Lolly's choice to hire someone to sexually please her.

• Not Tomas telling Bill to go home to Hayley, and then Dani showing up like absolute clockwork with food for them to share.

• So Chelsea's past habits are well-known to Katherine. That is interesting. But now Chelsea is acting beyond immature.

• I feel bad that Jacob is shutting Bradley out after he is the one who gave him the tip-off about what was going on.

• Looks like Joey is going to go after Lance due to his abusive manhandling of Vanessa. He should have just talked to Lolly instead.

• Nicole wants to lose those cobwebs she has been collecting.

• Not Shanice telling Ted to hang up some pictures in his hotel room, but she is right. Hopefully an apartment or townhome can come his way in the coming months. Damn, Shanice, you are turned on? Love how forward you are in this moment.

• Yes, get picked up and put against the doorframe, Nicole. Get that good-ass loving.

• Hayley, are you really going to have Randy flat-out murder Bill? That is insanity.

• Tomas, once again, seeing things he should not be seeing. He has got ample ammunition where Bill and Hayley are concerned. That promotion to partner is his!

Notes:

• Bibel and Brown did exceptional work together. They were well-paired.

• I like the template use of social media on this soap; however, I still do not get the allure of TicTac or whatever it is called. Another social media rotting the brains of those who use it.

• It annoys me on this soap when men sit down and do not unbutton their suit coat. Unbutton it. Simple.

• Once again, no one is doing love scenes like Beyond the Gates. NO ONE. At all. Brilliant.

• Daphnée Duplaix (Nicole) and Robert Christopher Riley (Carlton) have fiery chemistry. They are the pairing we need right now. I hope it fully develops as 2026 continues on.

So many wonderful moving parts

Great show today

My money is on Carlton being The Impaler with Grayson working with him.

I also really feel like Leslie is about to become Hayley's fall girl

Edited 50 minutes ago50 min by Rmodelboy