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With Gloria gone and Lois going home to Bensonhurst, I'm just afraid they will backburner this until May/November sweeps. Though 5 or 6 weeks of seething and stewing might be tolerable, there currently aren't many stakes for fallout story right now. (I assume they would want some but you know how that goes.)

I don't necessarily hate the idea but is there really a large enough audience for it?

I'm out too. The gaslighting is just too much for me. Carter is easily the worst partner ever and Brooke needs to be deprogrammed asap. But they pale next to Steffy. It was fun coming back for the Finn/Luna reveal but this show... I'm mainly mad at myself for coming back. Unless there is twist coming in the next day or so (like Carter refusing to file updated paperwork) I'm not sure what could salvage it. But at least I can reclaim my dvr space. 🙂

The stupidity of all things legal on this show is really ruining it for me. The sheer laziness of ignoring a 2 minute Google search - the implied condescension that none of us are smart enough to even notice burns. There's a good chance that Martin's fee hasn't even cleared the bank yet. Sonny's been in the house days, not months. Alimony is mainly monitored at the federal level by the IRS and would include garnishments and processes like that long before prosecution. Now child support in arrears might eventually lead to some sort of inter-state prosecution but the writers have never mentioned any kids for Martin. Ugh. I feel like I lose brain cells watching this show. (Note: I am not a lawyer but this was just me googling on a commercial break. I really hate them some days.) Otoh, at least BLQ was smart enough to realize her anger at Lois and Gloria made her a hypocrite for not telling Chase that Dante was the guy.

Right? That made no sense. It almost seemed petulant or jealous with Luna going on and on, calling Finn "dad" multiple times.

This makes sense. Those of us who are older remember J. Edgar Hoover was once one of the most feared men on the planet but now he's just an old joke about cross dressing that younger audiences don't even really get.

I am reminded again today of how good (and bad) TG was for daytime. Over on DAYS, Sami and EJ's adult son is just finding out he was a child of rape. And while it's watchable by today's standards, it doesn't compare to young Lucky flaming his parents over the past. I don't think Luke's character ever really recovered. Not that it bothered Geary, from what's been said, but it always bothered me. I like my mostly redeemed characters to stay mostly redeemed. 🙂

They've (Republicans) already given away their power, haven't they?

I'm not a Schumer fan but honestly, I kinda felt sorry for him last night. He looked defeated. He had some good points about the various moves Trump/Musk could make with the government shut down. The one that resonated with me was the courts being shut down. It's been awhile since the last shutdown so I don't remember exactly how the courts were affected but we need them operating at full force. And he did point out once the government is shut down, how would it end? If Trump likes the non-essential federal employees being furloughed, what would motivate the ruling Rs to come back to the bargaining table to reopen the government? They win either way. Schumer looked as sick as I feel.

The whole mother conversation baffled me. Harmony had Holly beat in the awfulness department. (Imo, anyway, con woman rates slightly better than cult recruiter.)

I thought I must be the only one. I've spent the last couple of days wondering if it was accidental or if someone in the wardrobe department has a sense of humor. Hope's dress, otoh, someone in Wardrobe must hate her.

He can be cute, though he can also be smug and/or spoiled. At least he doesn't sing or write songs.

I vote for Willow's DID name(s) to be tree varieties. At least that would be self-limiting, right? Let's see... Olive, Cherry, Silver (Aspen, Birch) - any others? Eta: I take back wanting Lulu to wake up. I'd forgotten that the way she was written was one of the reasons I stopped watching for years.

I kept expecting a long hook, like the old vaudeville days.

I was only 13 when Kent State happened but it was traumatic for students everywhere, I think. (I had a lot of older cousins though. And was taking some advanced classes, so I was probably more exposed.) Ohio - the photo montage is pretty much how I remember it. The idea that it could happen again makes me sick to my stomach.

But they bonded over their dads being such great friends. /eyeroll

Today was soapy. The first couple of days were so exposition-heavy, the characters didn't feel real. Honestly, they need to flesh out Bill a bit more (soon!) because I really need to know what about Hayley appeals to him. She seems similar to characters like Erica Kane (AMC) and Carly Benson (GH) who were scheming and insecure, thinking that belonging to an important family will make things right for them. But Hayley is less vixen-y and more needy. It's a little weird.

Joss did say something about not having any experience and Brennan said they could train her. They want her to remain a student, too. But other than the athleticism, nothing else really applied. While I agree most of this story is bull, I do like they at least are doing something a bit different with Joss. It's too bad the implementation is painful to watch. I'm sure Scout is old enough to get that forcing Drew out of the family and forbidding him to use the Q name puts her in the middle, at best. Why wouldn't she assume she is part of that rejection? I don't understand how they can force this. He is Alan's son, he's not misrepresenting himself in any way.

The 10,000th episode will be rerun on March 4th, 7:00 pm (Central).

For those who could use a refresh on the cast of characters, you might want to keep @AnimeMania's post in the Anticipation thread handy.

The model was Chelsea and her cousin is Kat, Nicole's daughter. She seemed fairly well-adjusted, like her mother. So far. 🙂

I admire your passionate stand on these issues but between the calls for government cuts (remember the austerity days?), the never-ending zeal for tax cuts and the 2nd Amendment absolutists, there haven't been many ways to make needed changes. Biden did finally get the money for infrastructure but who knows if most of it will ever get where it's needed now? Democrats have been boxed in by the party of No for decades. Now it's insanely worse. If you have any ideas how to deal with the Burn.It.All.Down party, please share. Because it’s gotten to the point where it's hard to see anything other than despair at what's coming next.

The gloves, the searching techniques, they can be taught. Brennan and the WSB now know Joss will kill if properly motivated. I do think Eden handled the aftermath pretty well, all things considered.

I have a feeling this will be me after the first week or two. But with streaming, it still gets counted. The advantage BTG has is that it all will be new and shiny. The existing soaps are really tired.

I listened to a lot of BF in the wilderness years but that dropped off when there were new episodes to watch. It would be nice if someone who is current with audio would recommend some titles. There are just too many now. I am looking forward to checking out the 9/Rose stories.