Writers:
Natalie Minardi Slater
Cheryl L. Davis

Director:
Steven Williford

I'm enjoying the alternate reality dream episode today, but makes me wonder if there will be a purpose... maybe it'll make Kat so upset that it gives her the energy to wake up haha.

original release date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (#314) | writers: Natalie Minardi Slater, Cheryl L. Davis | director: Steven Williford

Thoughts:

• While this does not seem like the ultimate outcome, it also does not seem like all hope is lost where Katherine is concerned. I trust that Dr. Arnold has things under control.

• Oh. This dreamland that Katherine is having... this is why she does not want to wake up.

• Haha, not Eva clocking Dana with her bias towards her daughter, as it should be for parents. 🤣

• This is truly sinking into a "sit and wait" situation, which I hate.

• Love seeing how together everyone is at the hospital in supporting each other.

• What kind of alternate universe is Katherine dreaming of? Is this recent or is it back around the time of when Katherine was born? 👀

• Uh-oh. This is definitely Katherine's nightmare. But not her thinking this is her chance to 'defeat' the enemy... as if to insinuate killing Dana and the unborn child. Oh, this is Katherine's alternate reality where Katherine never existed, right?

• So Nicole ~is~ pregnant. So maybe this is the past when Ted was having his affair with Dana but is firmly planted in the present day.

• Katherine, you just need to wake up, because reality is much better than whatever nightmare you are having.

• Super sweet of Martin to show up for Katherine in her time of need; surely, as ignored as she is in her nightmare, she would love this attention that she is getting in reality.

• This alternate dream reality is hilarious. Katherine, not only is this not the truth, but this is also highly unlikely how it all would have gone down back then had Ted admitted his affair back in the day.

• I like that Dana is being very sympathetic with Ted where Katherine is concerned. Hoping this is truly a change in the tide. Truly.

• No, no... do not feel bad, Martin. You needed to be that way with Katherine... no one had been, and she needed it.

• Oh, this is juicy... it is good to see this, and hopefully it lets Katherine see just how solid her upbringing was and how her current situation happens to be. But her not seeing Eva is really what is standing out.

• Well, this is where the nightmare really comes into play: Eva, in being raised by Ted, has become the Katherine personality, whereas Katherine is now the Eva persona.

• Oh. So Nicole turned into a full-blown alcoholic. G'damn.

• Oh snap... the "sounds familiar" was a kiii. That is what she needed to hear to know that her behaviour has been unacceptable.

• There we go! Welcome back, Katherine. Hopefully things will be different from here on out! Hopefully!

Notes:

• A classic soap script today, thanks to Slater, who has extensive history in soaps. Their brilliance and their keen sense of what works and what does not work just shine in every single script they present. And Davis did solid in flushing everything out within the character's dialogue. Just hate that their brilliance was wasted on a Katherine-centric episode.

• Williford did a wonderful job with today's episode. They chose the right angles and camera movements, especially when it came to transitioning into Katherine's nightmare situation.

• Today's very centric episode feels like a classic P&G-type of episode. It may not be for a character I like, but I do like the concept of it.