Maelstrom

Re: Tomas reading Carl Ivati novels Where would we be without Ron Carlivati’s meta and name-checks, sigh

I want the judge to look at the two of them, and all of their various family members, say that not a single one of them are fit to be parents, and give custody to someone completely unrelated, like Stella.

Two words I never thought I’d see used together. 🤯

Unfortunately. (And if it were, all of Port Charles would be in lockup).

Georgie wasn’t born until February sweeps 1995, so probably not the first one 🙂

I think she kissed him after he, as Romeo, had "died", and he kissed her back - she whispered, "You're supposed to be dead!" and he whispered back "I'm not that dead!" 😊

OK, was I the only one pissed off by Drew's line yesterday to Anna and Emma that "the Nurses Ball was founded in honor of Robin" ? Um, fucking no, it wasn't. The first ball was in 1994 and was created to support awareness and funding for AIDS and HIV. Robin and Stone's big storyline didn't kick off until after that first NB (either in late 94 or early 95, I can't remember which - but I remember that the second NB in 95 was when Stone admitted having AIDS to the entire Quartermaine table, which was heartbreakingly still full of Quartermaines). I for one love that they've brought the NB back, however much a cringey shadow of its former self it's become, just because it reminds me of how much I fucking loved GH back in the day. And Stone and Robin's AIDS storyline remains probably my favorite ever soap storyline. So if the idiot writers are going to use the show's history, and my favorite storyline to boot, they need to fucking get it right. 🤬 I've taken to alternating making barf noises with screaming at the characters to die. Breaks up the monotony. 😉 And they absolutely would. Easily. Hear hear. I've liked him since his OLTL days, and actually thought he would've been a fun Dillon recast, with a similar vibe to SC. I'm honestly shocked they haven't had Drew propose to her and be the one to take Michael's rings off for her. Lots of yes to this. And mine! 🤯

Yup, those tattoos are definitely the actor's own, kind of cool they're using them to (finally) flesh out his character. The one on his left forearm that Kat was looking at was especially cool. Now if only the actor could, you know, act. At least he's pretty. I've been ff'ing Ashley and Derek but watched them yesterday, and can't agree enough that Ashley is a fucking nightmare! Both as a fictional character and a human being. You complain your boyfriend's messy, so he cleans up the place - that's pretty sweet! So he didn't do it the way you wanted, that's how life goes. Why does anyone want to be with her? Why did she agree to let Derek move in if she's such a rigid, inflexible nasty piece of work? Why am I wasting so much time thinking about her? Cut your losses, Show, and dump her before she drags the show down further. Derek is bland but inoffensive, and I'd be curious if he could be fun away from her. Put him with Vanessa, why the hell not! I'm a bit torn on NuTed as well, he's certainly a better actor (and can stay still without having to sway in place, thank the tv gods) but he lacks the physical presence that I kind of expect to go with the character. I have a theory, with absolutely nothing to back it up, that the Vanessa role was originally offered to Cady but she turned it down (whether due to not wanting to commit to so much time in Georgia, or because of not wanting to share a story with JL) and so the role of Pamela was created for her. Again, just 100% pure speculation on my part. Agree that her accent/vocal inflections are definitely distracting. I thought maybe it wasn't a P&G product but it is! Definitely a missed opportunity. Why not have him carry around some Tide? Or Febreeze? Both of which, BTW, are well on their way to becoming scene stealers like the legendary Bowl of Moss on GH.

Let's not leave Lulu out of the Who's More Delusional contest. Lulu: This is the right thing to do because I want to do it, so I am right to do it. Carly: I want this to happen, therefore it is what's going to happen, period. Willow: The cartoon bluebirds singing around my head tell me everything will turn out just perfect so I can do whatever my Twu Wuv tells me I want to do. I don't know who the winner is, but I can tell you who the losers are: us. Don't remind the writers that Dillon exists, or else they'll bring him back with a brand new, nonsensical personality, then kill him off in a year. Am I the only person who expects Carly to pull a No Face whenever she comes onscreen?

At least Martin lives in DC, so theoretically he could be going to the office and doing his job when he is offscreen. Drew, in upstate New York, has no excuse (except that he sucks).

I made it halfway through the balloon movie but a migraine forced me to stop (the movie didn't cause the migraine, but it certainly didn't help, lol). I'll probably finish it but yikes, it'll be a chore. I remember Mackenzie Westmore from when she hosted Face-off, but she was totally unrecognizable last night. So sad. Also, she seemed way too old for how the character was written, and was generally terrible (sorry Mackenzie). A better lead could have raised the movie into the "eh, there are worse ways to spend 90 minutes" category. The scenery was gorgeous, and one of my closest friends actually runs a hot air balloon tour company with her parents, so I was curious to watch just from that standpoint.

And that's exactly what pisses me off most about this BS: Willow's real story - a troubled young woman raised in a cult who has serious issues around powerful or charismatic men - is right there, they've spent years setting it up, and yet Show never actually acknowledges it! It's like they're telling around the story, even though it's sitting right there in the middle of the room, waiting to be acknowledged. The closest I can remember Show coming to actually touch on this was one of Michael's scenes before the kerplosion, when he said something about how Willow changes herself to fit with the men in her life. It's so frustrating because if they'd actually explore this storyline it could be a really interesting one. But this is GH, and we're not allowed to have interesting things.

I think this could explain the situation in the writers' room, too... 🤔

Yes, and Willow clicks with everyone but Chad Duell. Why do TIIC insist on forcing bland pairings when there are so many better options right there?

Why start now? Matching their chosen narrative with reality has never been Show’s strong point.