Jack: "Andre Richardson the photographer? We have tried to hire you several times"
Yeah another reminder that the Andre character seems to be inspired by Malcolm Winters.

-- Production for this episode was top-notch. This is soap opera from the good old days. Just really impressive.

-- I have quibbles with some of the lines characters were given, but I'm majorly impressed with how so many characters were integrated in a way that seemed real and authentic. It's not easy to weave characters that way while giving every actor something to do, but they pulled it off.

-- All those extras? My God...it doesn't get any better. I truly believed we were at a campaign event.

-- Wardrobe and hair were off-the-chart perfect. This show knows style and how to do an event so that it's an EVENT.

-- I've been critical of Clown Leslie, but I thought she was used brilliantly today in every one of her scenes.

-- I will ignore that Victor is a criminal because his scenes -- especially the Martin intro -- were so effective. This is the Victor I want on Y&R...someone who's like Eric Braeden in real life hehe

-- Bill is so over Hayley, and I love it. "Maybe you can get your own drink." 😂

-- Quibbles?

I'm over grieving widow Ashley, who in my eyes is still making Derek's death about her.

I needed some dialogue to explain why Jack and Diane are all of a sudden a happily married couple. It's a crossover, right? So don't ignore what's happening on Y&R. Diane could have said they were going to fake it for the cameras and crowd.

Kyle flirting like that with Hayley? Fun to see, but that's the Kyle we need on Y&R -- a guy with a bad boy side. It just reminded me that this isn't who Kyle is.

I wanted Nicole to light into Vanessa for bringing Mobster Joey to the fundraiser. Who the hell does Vanessa think she is? She is SCUM, and she is NOT a good friend to anyone there.

I'd swap out Vanessa and Joey and get June to that affair, along with Tyrell and Samantha.

Tomas was written as too tone-deaf in his talk with Jack. I'm on record as being no AA fan, but the character works better when he's shrewd and not an idiot. The whole thing made Bill look worse, too.

We're getting the "trapped in the elevator" thing with Dani and Bill? UGH.

Vanessa is a total B-word. She is not a friend to Nicole and Nicole should drop her.

Kat could have better handled getting Eva away from that reporter, but of course she had to talk down to Eva again.

For the most part they paired up the characters for the crossover well. Tomas practically begging Jack for business was embarrassing, but that was clearly the intent of the scene.

Hayley didn't need to take off her rings to talk to Kyle because I don't think Kyle would have really cared if she is married or not.

Leslie being irritated by Diane's truth about seeking forgiveness was quite a highlight for me. She was so out of line bringing up Diane's past misdeeds. But Leslie did do a good deed by talking down to Anastacia.

I am looking forward to tomorrow and hope that it is excellent.

On 6/9/2026 at 1:14 PM, Melroser said:

Naomi looks amazing today. I love the hair change.

Naomi and surprisingly Ashley were the best dressed woman. For the men I would say Ted and Isiah were the best dressed.

6 hours ago, detroitpiston said:

I’ll be 100% honest and say that if Joey were played by a black or even Latino actor I wouldn’t be bothered by his control and story focus on canvas.

I said it once and I will say it again: if Joey was black the show would be accused of pushing negative stereotypes. Joey has to be white and his sister has to be white. If Heather was a biracial woman that still could be a problem for the show. BTG is in it's beginning stages. It has to be white kingpins/queenpins first. Then the black or latino ones might come later.

9 minutes ago, melanatedbtgfan said:

I said it once and I will say it again: if Joey was black the show would be accused of pushing negative stereotypes. Joey has to be white and his sister has to be white. If Heather was a biracial woman that still could be a problem for the show. BTG is in it's beginning stages. It has to be white kingpins/queenpins first. Then the black or latino ones might come later.

I think this is where the NAACP being one of the groups involved in the production is apparent.

2 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

I think this is where the NAACP being one of the groups involved in the production is apparent.

I've heard this mentioned, and that may be so, but I don't think what we're seeing is a successful solution.

The Anastasia actress still screams budget Jasmine Guy to me! Get the real one, BTG, she’s ATL based!

21 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

I've heard this mentioned, and that may be so, but I don't think what we're seeing is a successful solution.

Well I think the other issue that some people say the mafia references are outdated because in real life the mafia has supposedly lost more of it's power. I'm unsure if it's true or not because I wasn't born in the big city and I'm not a criminal.

My question is: how does a soap opera integrate the ideas of corruption or at least an uneasy alliance between politicians and criminals? Especially white collar ones?

25 minutes ago, BetterForgotten said:

The Anastasia actress still screams budget Jasmine Guy to me! Get the real one, BTG, she’s ATL based!

Jasmine is definitely too expensive for the show's budget.

41 minutes ago, melanatedbtgfan said:

Naomi and surprisingly Ashley were the best dressed woman. For the men I would say Ted and Isiah were the best dressed.

I said it once and I will say it again: if Joey was black the show would be accused of pushing negative stereotypes. Joey has to be white and his sister has to be white. If Heather was a biracial woman that still could be a problem for the show. BTG is in it's beginning stages. It has to be white kingpins/queenpins first. Then the black or latino ones might come later.

32 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

I think this is where the NAACP being one of the groups involved in the production is apparent.

And it would seem to me like they're being very selective about perceived stereotypical black behaviors. They don't want black male/female gangsters but seem perfectly fine with black male adulterers back to back served up with skeevy flashbacks/explanations for their behavior. Nicole doing whatever in God's name she's doing and not looking very clean doing it. Dani, instead of maintaining self-respect, kisses her cheating ex-husband three times (and likely counting) and is playing in the face of her current husband. Detective Malone is supposed to be a cop but is also a paid killer once he smells the right amount of money, and of course there's Leslie and her ghetto EVERYTHING! Like I said, the NAACP must be absurdly selective.