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I am a strong, black potato woman. ( Line of the week, IMO). I'm glad that they're showing that Jimmy's rule breaking is not the solution he thinks it is. ( The woman returning to her abusive ex, the anxious woman mistaking his encouragement for a come-on) what works for one patient ( Sean) isn't going to work for all of them. (And that Harrison Ford's character is right to be pissed about Jimmy's approach).

Normally I'm totally with you, but since this is a Valentine's wedding, I'm guessing it's part of her color scheme.

So Joss couldn't be bothered to leave her new baby niece/ dying SIL and WALK DOWN THE HALL to the funeral of the woman who died saving her life, but she's totes okay with leaving to attend her friend's mom's wedding. Stay classy Lil' She-beast.

Well, once Rory was killed while Esme was locked up, I think the show did portray her conscience acting up... Talking to Nic about 'public safety' no longer being a motive for keeping her locked up, asking about other suspects etc. I also think finding out Nic is wanted her mom to do to Esme, what she did to Liz, messing with her memory, was the bit that made Liz wash her hands of the whole situation.

Not to mention, Carly did the exact same thing, robbing Nina of time with her daughter, Willow. Carly has waaaaay more in common with Nelle than Nina does. ( No one on the show will point that out though)

I would LOVE if Carly got arrested for the DNA test, but I think it would pan out like Michael's lame 'identity fraud' charges against Nina. Nina would have to show the negative impact of learning Willow was her daughter. Although, it would be hilarious if Willow took the stand. If she said what Carly did was terrible, Carly would go to jail. If she said she was fine with the test, it means she doesn't hate the idea of Nina as her mom... So either way Carly would lose. Okay, you've convinced me- let's do it!

See, I was thinking Esme's baby dies, Heather steals Millie's baby and Nina/Sonny figure it out, finally leading to Michael/ Willow rethinking their feud position. But I never get nice things.

So... Esme has no money? Was the trust fund from her adoptive parents a lie? I KNEW after Liz told Nic how her mom totally messed with her head that Nic was going to try and do the same. There are no words for how awful Joss is. My only hope is that Cam inadvertantly stumbles across the Dex/ Michael connection ( or maybe even the faux- Blackwater thing) and blows the whistle on Dex.

All about babies: Spencer/Diane: seeking custody of his unborn sibling ( I appreciate that he called Diane Ms Miller until invited to do otherwise. I HATE that Cam's friends call his mom Elizabeth Curtis: having babies ( and the Trina paternity secret) Willow/Nina: long lost baby, now pregnant, great work from CW and I can't believe I'm saying this, but CD was okay today. The tiny head shake he gave Nina to warn her off totally unloading the story of how she learned Willow was hers... The fact that he wasn't shouty with Carly/Sonny... He toned himself down, when typically he uses volume to indicate he's feeling emotion. Nic/ Liz: did not actually talk about babies, but obv they're up to their necks in the Esme trouble so they're baby-adjacent.

Carly is the worst, for a number of reasons, but I think it's important to remember that Willow's best chance for a marrow donor would have been her twin sister, who Carly let fall off a cliff. 😄

Michael/Willow were just so odd today. Willow ( the nurse) was acting like a bone marrow donor would solve all her health issues. Like it was some kind of magic bullet. And neither she nor Michael seemed affected -at all- to learn that their OBGYN ( Britt) was murdered. They're dealing with a complicated pregnancy and they're all... Oh Terry, Britt's death must be hard on you.... On any other, well-written show, a pregnant woman would be freaked out to learn her OB was killed, for the actual death and for the uncertainty surrounding her medical treatment. Michael/ Willow were practically sociopathic with how little Britt's murder impacted them. Totally weird.

Cam is free!! I'm all for the eventual Cam/Esme hook up, with Joss fuming and convinced Esme is faking her amnesia. ( I'm guessing the amnesia is currently real, but she gets her memories back but doesn't tell anyone because they all hate the real Esme and want her in jail) And to @Fellaway's point... Joss expecting Cam to still provide her with emotional support WHILE she is dumping him is maybe the most Carly thing she's ever done.

My guess is, she's trying to throw suspicion off Esme and there's another 'real' Hook. But I'll be mad if Britt dies saving Joss. And why couldn't Joss stay. I get Dex not wanting to explain an unlicensed, unregistered gun... But what was Joss's excuse, besides following Dex to lecture him some more about how much Sonny sucks then cheating on her boyfriend #freeCam

Esme's jumping into water... In upstate NY... In winter... Can she and her baby survive for more than a minute? I mean, it's way colder than the waters off the coast of Bolivia! I still say the Hook is Esme's nanny, and what ever happened to Sam tracking her down?

Hmmmmm, blond, insufferable, propped endlessly by the show, best pals with Carly, and now a bad driver? Damn! Joss is Courtney!

And in the middle of all this 'investigating' it never occurs to Drew that Carly lied. He knows that Harmony told Carly on her deathbed that Willow was Nina's. He figured out the firefighter's story didn't hold up. But the simplest truth. Carly is a lying liar who lies. Never even enters his brain.

I can't imagine Carly could get through this consequence free. The first lie was at the start of the custody trial, when she wanted to make sure Willow wouldn't soften toward Nina. But now she's bribing people to perpetuate the lie, and messing with Drew as well as Willow. And when she learns that Willow is sick, she's gonna have to explain her role in the dead Joan lie. I've been saying all along that the writers have avoided the natural conflict of Michael being torn between loyalty to his mother and his GF/ baby momma. Is Carly arranging for Willow to learn her parents are dead any less horrible than Nina letting Sonny's family believe he's dead?

I'm just confused by the 3 month anniversary. Didn't Rory and Trina have picnic on July 4th? Or was that not considered a 'date'? Whoo boy, and breaking out the 'I love you' at three months?

It feels a lot like Ric keeping a pregnant Carly in the panic room, in the same house where he lived with Liz.

It turns out Robert's bad acting over Holly flambe was actually bad acting... Well played TR. As for what this means for Ethan, if Holly's fake records put her in a coma and the necklace is thought to be MIA, maybe Victor will keep Ethan alive as leverage until he can get Holly to reveal where the necklace is. ( Which gives Holly time to figure out where Ethan is). I'm glad Chase broke up with BL, and in the previews, are they teasing him with Sasha?

With Nina, I'm finally seeing the Sonny charm that has been absent since the Sonny/Alexis days. It also helps that they act like grown-ups, while Carly and Drew act like high school kids. And the second Willow started with the 'tell us how you treated Nina like crap' I started FFing. This Willow is totally insufferable, which is a shame. She is green as an actress, but she was sweet with Chase and did some good work with the Nina/ Charlotte stuff, the cult stuff, and the scenes about the loss of her baby But this Michael pairing has done her no favors, she's got Michael's smugness in spades. Blech.

My money was on the necklace being bugged ( turnabout for Victor's bugged Necklace for Lucy)

And of course, Cam keeping the secret about Esme will be Joss' justification for dumping Cam for Dex. ( Probably)

Liz being totally wise to Nic was great... More angry, cynical Liz, less whiny, weepy Liz. *Shallow note* that blue was a fantastic color on Nina. I don't care about Joss/ Dex, but Carly of all people should have caught on that something may be brewing between her daughter and Sonny's newest flunky. But, once again, the show avoids the drama of Carly hating her daughter being drawn to a dangerous guy, because she has to be Joss's best pal.