Anita...

Wow, today's episode was great, because of the Dupree's. Anita broke my heart. Dani & Nicole at the club were the comic relief for me and the Scooby Doo gang were more interesting than usual.

I've been catching up this morning... And I have something bad to say... Something that I've said many times before but I'm starting to get annoyed again. Maybe because I'm watching OLTL 1993 simultaneously and the difference is so freaking stark.

These people need to figure this unnatural dialogue out. Like really figure this s-it out. The lines are way too stiff and long and people talk like they are in some sort of commercial at times. BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA. It's not that much to ask to edit this sh-t out and make it sound more human. And it's all throughout some episodes. I've still not written down the names of the exact dialogue writers that annoy me so much, but I'm close to doing it.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Maxim

On 3/22/2026 at 11:30 AM, Aback said:

Hey @Maxim! It's interesting you reminded us of the 'headline of the week' style they had going a few months back. That was equally problematic in my view. We went from one extreme to the other. While the show is still wholesome and watchable, certainly not offensive, it's not must-watch TV. You piling up 10 episodes to catch up says a lot in that sense.

Hey heeeey. Well if my boss continues sending me so many things to edit... I'll end up a while month behind, haha. But yes I'm grateful we are pass the headline of the week first 6 months. I also like my shows a little snail 🐌 pace... Not gonna lie. I mean... So I understand how some people may be vexed with the show at this moment. But I do enjoy it.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Maxim

38 minutes ago, Maxim said:

These people need to figure this unnatural dialogue out. Like really figure this s-it out. The lines are way too stiff and long and people talk like they are in some sort of commercial at times.

The show's main script editor (Susan Dansby) is extremely weak.

Reading the dialogue aloud as she's editing (or even whispering the lines to herself as she reads them) should alert her that certain lines need to be purged entirely or, at the very least, a drastic rewrite to make them resemble real dialogue.

That's been a problem from Day One. The first five episodes of the series were supposedly written by Michele Val Jean, and the dialogue was often atrocious. Obviously no one edited those episodes. And it's set a certain clumsy tone in the dialogue that Susan Dansby has never bothered to rectify even after a year.

Do I enjoy the show? Yep. Does the dialogue need work? Yep.

8 hours ago, Rmodelboy said:

I forgot to add that Iona Morris was exceptional today as well. Her and Tamara made great scene partners.

That was the only thing I enjoyed about the episode, even though it was heartbreaking and depressing at the same time.