Just now, P.J. said:

I still don't like Ted, but it was a nice little laugh having him scoff at "someone who spells Kyle K-i-a-l."

That was great lol. I'm surprised someone BTS jumped on that so quick.

1 hour ago, P.J. said:

I still don't like Ted, but it was a nice little laugh having him scoff at "someone who spells Kyle K-i-a-l." I agree, I think whoever at BTG thought Kyle needed an extra unique spelling is focused on the wrong things.

It looks like the kind of spelling you'd see for a guest on "The Ricki Lake show".

Let the binge of the last 2 weeks start now! ❤️ (I'm catching up! FINALLY!)

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3 hours ago, I Am A Swede said:

It looks like the kind of spelling you'd see for a guest on "The Ricki Lake show".

Or Judge Judy.

2 hours ago, Maxim said:

Let the binge of the last 2 weeks start now! ❤️ (I'm catching up! FINALLY!)

Just in time for your girl to stew at the sight of Dani. hehe. Enjoy!!

Just now catching up. Ted, Shanice, Nicole and Carlton have me all up in my feelings.

1 hour ago, Taoboi said:

Just in time for your girl to stew at the sight of Dani. hehe. Enjoy!!

Thank you ❤️! I don't know if it's the fact that I haven't watched in so long... but the show feels absolutely AMAZING. I've already watched 3 episodes. I'm totally BACK into it. It's hard to believe how much it's improved... since a few months back. I'm even noticing that the dialogue is way better. I need to start doing some kind of weekly review soon. I missed BTG a lot. Just hearing the intro music gives me goosebumps (the good kind). AH!

12 minutes ago, Maxim said:

Thank you ❤️! I don't know if it's the fact that I haven't watched in so long... but the show feels absolutely AMAZING. I've already watched 3 episodes. I'm totally BACK into it. It's hard to believe how much it's improved... since a few months back. I'm even noticing that the dialogue is way better. I need to start doing some kind of weekly review soon. I missed BTG a lot. Just hearing the intro music gives me goosebumps (the good kind). AH!

Love to hear that! I think since Christmas, it's been really good. You can feel a shift.

46 minutes ago, MontyB said:

Just now catching up. Ted, Shanice, Nicole and Carlton have me all up in my feelings.

Good. hehe.

20 minutes ago, Maxim said:

Thank you ❤️! I don't know if it's the fact that I haven't watched in so long... but the show feels absolutely AMAZING. I've already watched 3 episodes. I'm totally BACK into it. It's hard to believe how much it's improved... since a few months back. I'm even noticing that the dialogue is way better. I need to start doing some kind of weekly review soon. I missed BTG a lot. Just hearing the intro music gives me goosebumps (the good kind). AH!

Good to hear. I would say since Christmas, it has found its momentum again for sure. Especially once the Season 2 episodes start. And even better, it does feel like it's BUILDING. I'm not giving you any spoilers for this coming week, but each week has something in it to look forward to. So much so I've been livid with CBS playing games with loading episodes...which I'm currently doing a rewatch.

I look forward to how you feel about some of the entering of new writers. There's a new breakdown writer that I've VERY excited for and loved her first episode and looking forward to her second.

Haha. Hayley code switching has me chuckling.

On 1/15/2026 at 9:18 AM, Taoboi said:

Good to hear. I miss talking to you in the Y&R Thread.

Thank you!! Miss chatting with you in the Y&R thread as well. Unfortunately I can’t stomach love scenes between Cane and Phyllis that occur every time I try to watch lol so I’ve been avoiding like the plague.

That said been enjoying January so far now that I’m almost caught up yet still mourning the loss of Doug like it was yesterday lol.

Things I like are Hayley/Bill, Leslie/Marcel, Ted/Shanice and the BRCA storyline. I knew Naomi was lying from the get go lol.

Derek really has got to go at this point.

One wish I do have for our Season 2 is something to bring Kat and Eva finally together for a change…..before the rug is pulled under them and we finally get that long rumored baby switch reveal of course lol 😆

1-20

Now that all my episodes are on my system...rme...the rewatch!!!

What is standing out for me is the stories. And there are so many going on in this episode alone and I'm not bored with any of them. What is surprising me is the fact that a whole B story has my attention more than the A story. And by B story I mean Joey vs Silk Press Sheila.

I said this when I was able to watch, but I liked that SilkPress is not only off in this new direction (and I like her with Marcel), but that it is restoring her menace...which has been dormant since the writers prefer to write SPS as a cartoon. Good to know that someone over there is remembering that SPS is also supposed to be DANGEROUS. After all, she almost killed a girl twice and was running around town in different wigs just to get the payback. And for all her looniness...Joey not bowing down to her is really getting her slowly bringing that dangerous side of her out. If I am not going to get layers in an organic way (which debatably they have been doing the last few weeks), I will take her dangerous in a Sami Brady way. Old School Sami Brady would be put in a corner and get comeuppances and always had a trump card. So the mystery of the flashdrive that Joey is blackmailing her with has me tingling with what will happen next. What is on it? Proof of her in Laura's accident? Proof of her at the hospital? Proof she switched test results? My curiosity is piqued. I also want to know SPS's next move. Down, not out indeed. Bonus...LOVE her second scene with Kristen Dimera...I mean Hayley. I want more.

Speaking of the A story...well...be careful what I wish for. Dani/Bill/Hayley was the main story last year. And that successfully morphed into Bill/Dani/Andre. But I felt that was mostly in the background for some time. Now that it is slowly coming back to the forefront like I wanted it...I actually am not liking the writing. We got to see Dani grow. And now I feel like she is regressing and Andre is being unusually insecure. I do love how pressed Bill is being. And the same for Kristen Dimera...I mean Hayley. lol. I am still invested, but I hope it plays differently.

Also more of what I want...Nicole's storyline!!! I've been enjoying having her POV at last. Not always perfect, but at least I no longer feel she is just in the background or the background of other people's stories. And HAHAHAHAHHAAH at the comedy of errors of Kial returning and already meeting Carlton and having to work together. And THEN...Nicole revealing that she's connected to both of them (with Shanice in the background being that Nosy Nurse we know she can be). Now that all the players are back on screen...let the games begin...

And I like the C stories on display. Naomi hiding she has the gene has me curious. I am a fan of Jacob/Naomi and the good guys couples but they do need to be challenged as a couple. So far, they got half-hearted attempts. Things have been changing. So I want to see where this Naomi storyline goes.

I was worried that Chelesa not having the gene might mean no more story for her. But her dealing with the dealer friend and Madison having issues with her doing pills tells me we might be getting a story with them after all. Good. Like I just said, time to have the couples get tested. Especially since they did the potentially good Madison's Mama story off-screen.

And yes to the mentioning of Vanessa starting to come across as the cunning woman she was right up until Doug's death aka Guza version of Vanessa. And this new story about blowback from the escort service could be intriguing. Good that Vanessa trusted Nicole enough to tell her. And I do worry about her when SPS decides to use her for some payback on Joey.

Oh and I look forward to seeing Jacob and Naomi's living room more than once. Yes, redressing a set DOES work. ;)

7 minutes ago, MontyB said:

Haha. Hayley code switching has me chuckling.

Same. Almost always gets a chuckle from me.

6 minutes ago, soapfan770 said:

Thank you!! Miss chatting with you in the Y&R thread as well. Unfortunately I can’t stomach love scenes between Cane and Phyllis that occur every time I try to watch lol so I’ve been avoiding like the plague.

That said been enjoying January so far now that I’m almost caught up yet still mourning the loss of Doug like it was yesterday lol.

Things I like are Hayley/Bill, Leslie/Marcel, Ted/Shanice and the BRCA storyline. I knew Naomi was lying from the get go lol.

Derek really has got to go at this point.

One wish I do have for our Season 2 is something to bring Kat and Eva finally together for a change…..before the rug is pulled under them and we finally get that long rumored baby switch reveal of course lol 😆

You are welcome. I almost immediately left after Chris/Danny's wedding (but did get time to see that BF's body WAS on point black boxers and all...shame it is wasted on Giggly Heffa) before I stopped watching again. I only was in there for the classic episode which was perfection and the shade at the writing.

Awww yeah Doug is missed, but the month has been good.

Uh...NOPE on Kat vs Eva. You know they are their generation's version of Jill vs Katherine. They will probably be at it for the rest of the year until that switch happens. ;)

31 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Uh...NOPE on Kat vs Eva. You know they are their generation's version of Jill vs Katherine. They will probably be at it for the rest of the year until that switch happens. ;)

Touché! And actually I could live with that as well 😎

If I was to compare BtG female rivalries to the best of Bill Bell, I'd say Dani/Hayley would be Katherine/Jill and Kat/Eva would be a mashup of Caroline/Brooke and early Olivia/Dru.