1 minute ago, Cheap21 said:

I wonder if this is true. What if Dante Green is her father and she and Leslie are half sisters

That would be wild and welcome for me! :) And knowing this show, she's not bringing this up without a purpose.

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2 hours ago, Chris B said:

I do agree with this. Would be a smart summer storyline for the younger set. Tyrell, Deanna and Donnell with a couple of friends/love interests and Vernon and Izaiah as the elders. I feel like soaps have gotten away from younger stories, especially in the summer but they have the perfect setup for it.

BTW, not sure what the news is but The Gatekeepers podcast is teasing a huge BTG announcement. @Errol do you have any idea and if the announcement is imminent?

I'm aware of the show receiving its first-ever WGA Award nomination opposite GH/Y&R and the casting of a new doctor, which I'll be reporting shortly. Otherwise, no clue what they are talking about (yet?!)

original release date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | writers: Natalie Minardi Slater, Jazmen Darnell Brown | director: Michael V. Pomarico

Thoughts:

• Joey... what do you have in store for Lance? Is this going to be another Doug situation? A leopard will never change its spots, especially when it comes to the subject of Vanessa.

• Oh, hello, Kial. Nice seeing you show up at Uptown unexpectedly!

• Vanessa read Bill down. Like it was effortless. I love the women in Dani's life always being up for reading Bill.

• Well, Joey showed Lance a thing or two, I see. And put him back on the right track. Now what Randy does with him, I am sure we will find out, eventually. But he and the dealer high-tailed it out like their lives depended on it.

• Hayley trying to dig her claws into Andre is her purely trying to make sure Dani is fully away from Bill so she can fulfill her desire to end his life.

• Taking the dress off with his teeth? Damn. Andre and Dani do get extremely freaky! Yowza. I am so not jealous...

• First we got Lance, and now we have Lolly in a gaudy coat. And her denial about her husband is glaringly apparent, and Vanessa knows it.

• The Lance Salinger Foundation? Another foundation I see. How successful is this one? And it looks like Joey's influence has truly changed Lance. He is petrified of Vanessa at this point after getting a taste of his own medicine.

• Oh no. Madison is full-on breaking at this point and Chelsea is just flailing around like a true spiral.

• I appreciate Nicole opening up to Kial in the way she is. You can tell he brings her some comfort, and it feels different than the comfort she receives from Carlton.

• Chelsea, sweetie, proposing while your girlfriend is attempting to make a break from your relationship, is a bold move that might just end in more heartbreak down the line.

• Kial definitely feels more confident towards Nicole's newfound dating freedom than Carlton did when he found out about Kial being her date to WinterFest. Interesting dynamic.

• Not Bill doing a fake-out to avoid sleeping with Hayley. Oh, that is juicy.

Notes:

• Minardi Slater AND Brown?! Oh. This is a classic match made in soap heaven. Minardi Slater's longstanding presence in daytime shines through in how she can pace a breakdown, and Brown's ability to know the characters he is writing for (and from a character-driven POV) just melt together for the perfect scripted day.

• The more flashbacks of Timon Kyle Durrett (Bill) and Karla Mosley (Dani) during happier times, the better. The chemistry is chemistrying. They work so well together, both as exes and lovers.

• So much is shifting on the canvas right now. We have a steady forward-moving pace right now, and I am loving it. This is getting good.

So I guess Bill is getting over Hayley... he had to pretend to be asleep so he wouldn't have to have sex with her. Speaking of, so if Hayley is scamming him and trying to poison him, why would she get mad if she can't have sex with him... unless she still finds him attractive and likes sex, even though she's trying to get rid of him? Even more sadistic haha.

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2 minutes ago, alwaysAMC said:

So I guess Bill is getting over Hayley... he had to pretend to be asleep so he wouldn't have to have sex with her. Speaking of, so if Hayley is scamming him and trying to poison him, why would she get back if she can't have sex with him... unless she still finds him attractive and likes sex, even though she's trying to get rid of him? Even more sadistic haha.

She is mixing poisoning with having fun. My girl is crafty.

That ending had me HOWLING.

Im actively rooting for Hayley and Dani to be free of Bill lol

Just now, Rmodelboy said:

That ending had me HOWLING.

Im actively rooting for Hayley and Dani to be free of Bill lol

hashtag-poison

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11 minutes ago, alwaysAMC said:

So I guess Bill is getting over Hayley... he had to pretend to be asleep so he wouldn't have to have sex with her. Speaking of, so if Hayley is scamming him and trying to poison him, why would she get mad if she can't have sex with him... unless she still finds him attractive and likes sex, even though she's trying to get rid of him? Even more sadistic haha.

She's probably worried because if he doesn't want to have sex with her, then she's losing her hold on him. If he leaves her before she can get his money then she wasted her time for nothing.

3 minutes ago, Chris B said:

She's probably worried because if he doesn't want to have sex with her, then she's losing her hold on him. If he leaves her before she can get his money then she wasted her time for nothing.

Yep that's exactly it. I wondering if she'll use Lynette somehow to seduce Bill. That may buy her some time.

9 minutes ago, Maxim said:

Screaming

5 minutes ago, Chris B said:

She's probably worried because if he doesn't want to have sex with her, then she's losing her hold on him. If he leaves her before she can get his money then she wasted her time for nothing.

True - that makes sense... but it seems like they were having sex while he was awake quite often, you'd think she'd enjoy some time off when he's sleeping LOL. But I get it :)

Really enjoying the show right now!

The Gatekeepers twitter account is teasing a big announcement today. Wonder if it's a renewal