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As an unapologetic Sheila fan, I could have gone for some more back and forth story between Taylor and Sheila. Taylor thinks she can reach the psychopath, Sheila cons Taylor, for a while anyway. There could've been more meaty fun there. And in all seriousness, wouldn't it be fun to see Taylor "die" yet again. ;)

Truth. We've seen it happen time and time again, with both characters and whole story lines. But why can't they be bothered to give a decent exit story?

Gotta disagree with that. I think he's gotten worse since day one. Or maybe I just didn't see how bad he is at first, since I was giving him the benefit of the doubt, but now, I can hardly tolerate him anymore. I can't wait for the character to be written back out. I hope RJ and Luna have a quickie wedding and go off on a long safari honeymoon. They look like a pair of salt and pepper shakers. I may be the only one, but I find Eric's story line compelling. I've been watching every evening, instead of waiting until the weekend to binge watch like I usually do. Maybe because I'm still dealing with a personal loss, so the subject matter is somewhat relatable. I don't want JMcC to leave the show. Reading upthread that he's just resigned for 3 years is good news to me. But I'm always along for the ride with this show, whatever happens. Watching Friday's episode I was gratified to see our girl, Stephanie, make an otherworldly appearance. Called it. My prediction for next week, or maybe it's just my hope, is that Eric and Stephanie have a nice visit but he decides that he's not done yet down here and he turns around and comes back. And considering that next week is the five episodes before xmas, it looks like we're in for a xmas miracle. Whether we want one or not.

Ooooo, Adam and Heather.

Put me down for nutmeg in the French lace. I don't know how that would happen, but I'm sure it's as plausible as what they've come up with.

You think that there were nuances in Sludge's expressionless face? You are very generous about TK's acting choices. He basically looked like a grinning idiot while his beloved father had a meltdown. Man, I miss Ronnn Mosss.

I wish we had had some time with Daniel and Heather when they were a happy couple. Then maybe I'd have some feelings about seeing them together. I liked them together when they left the show, years ago, but we never got much time with them together. I'm so team Daniel and Lily. Claire resembles Cole. But what's up with the hair on Cole's face? As some have said upthread, what would be the point of this if she isn't Eve? You know, we are NEVER going to see Lucy's room. And they're going to keep mentioning it ad nauseam. Damn, Drinkki sure can chug that vodka.

Danny's song sounds like a product they'd promo on Snake Oil. haha

Maybe.

Well, that was just weird. First, in case I haven't said it recently, I hate TK. But his wretched performance on Friday's episode takes my hatred to a new level. Eric, literally out of the blue, confronts Sludge, the greasy hobo with the ass-inine accent, about winning the fashion show-down and all Sludge can do is stand there expressionless like he's waiting in line at the pharmacy counter at Walgreens and thinking about buying some cupcakes on the way home. Eric works himself up into a frenzy, and no one says a word. Then Eric has an about-face and says what Sludge did was the most generous thing ever. And gushes over the greasy hobo with the ass-inine accent, Sludge, while his bio non-favorite son Thorne looks on. Then Eric collapses like hold-on-Elizabeth-I'm-coming and no one has the good sense to call 911. Not even Zende, who we know had his phone with him since he used it to fill the room with music, somehow. I guess he had an app for the speakers in Eric's living room. It was as though they were a crowd of strangers, not the people closest to Eric. And since this was a B&B Friday cliff hanger... is there anyone out there who thinks Eric actually died?

Oh bluvelvet, we're having a party this afternoon in your honor. No reason really. Just get glammed up and be there by two o'clock, okay?

It's Victor's fault we have Devon. Devon was troubled youth with a bad attitude. Victor opened an athletic center in the bad part of town and mentored bad children. Apparently Devon was the worst, so they bonded. Victor got Neil involved, yada yada yada, Neil and Dru adopted Devon. Devon owes his whole life to Victor for dragging him kicking and screaming from the gutter. Just another one of Victor's many misdeeds.

They did follow that right up with Eric saying how much Steffy was like her grandmother Stephanie, and getting better with age like her as well.

Shhhhhh. Don't jinx it! Although, I'm surprised they didn't get HTylo to come back at least just for the party.

That was weird. Really weird.

I thought they said this was I Wanna Rock night. That last song didn't remotely sound like rock.

I haven't been on this board all week, so I missed the opportunity to vote Mop off the island. Not that that would have counted much against the landslide in favor of Dick in a Box. LOL. I knew CZ was a good actress from my sporadic viewing spells of ATWT. She really is wonderful. But both she and we deserved better, story-wise. This has been so WTF and out of the blue. I understand it being that way for the Newmans, but it shouldn't be that way for the viewers. It would have been much more effective if there had been a real build up and we were in on what was going on. Then we could have been invested in it and enjoying it. Instead, it's WTF from the moment it started until the moment it ended a few episodes later. Just having ex-Abby hanging around as a suspicious assistant was no kind of build up. So I knew "you can call me Jordan for now", (still waiting to find out her real name), was crazy-pants when she said that Mop had pretty hair. Once again they make Never-Ever-Billy-even-though-the-better-actor-passed the voice of reason. Really? There was no other choice? No, I think there were much better options. Even Conner, Sharinsane and Esther would have been more believable as the voice of reason. That antidote worked wonders. by the time the paramedics got there everyone was recovered! Even Cole - who didn't drink the poison, but got hit in the head with a hammer! Did the paramedics check him out for that? Or did that antidote fix that all up, too? Then Aunt Jordan disappears and now lives in the wall. Like JT did. real original. Note to the head writer - if you are going to steal, steal things that happened on other shows, not from the same damn show. And the police in Oregon really were made to look great. No evidence that she escaped, but they don't think to look for a secret passageway? Well, she disappeared into thin air, happens all the time in Oregon, right? And the same damn people who were terrorized by JT living in the wall, are just, oh, okay. WTF? So was that it? Aunt Jordan has gone the way of Ian Ward? I just have one technical question about all the action scenes - the fights, the chases -were they filmed in slow motion? And, I'm also wondering, is the Victor-fakes-losing-his marbles story over? Did it have any effect on any of them? Other than Partless being kicked to the curb? Also wondering how long it's going to take the Newmans to get back to GC? And let ButtBiscuit know they're all okay. So Chance thinks that being a police officer is not fair to his family, (including his father who faked his death and was absentee most of Chance's life! Yes, Chance did say his "parents" when he was listing his family.) and so he is quitting. But wasn't he promoted to Chief of Police? And isn't that more of an office job, running things, not being a flatfoot, or riding around in a squad car? I get the feeling that the guy writing this show doesn't think very highly of the police. Tuckerneck and Audra were sitting in a tree, kissing, then poof he's in the dining area with Ash. I like Tuckerneck and Ash together, they deserve each other. But what happened there??? Wasn't that kissing fest Tucker and Audra shared leading to more? Did they do it, then he zipped up and popped downstairs to meet Ash? And all those black and white flashbacks. So many. Were some of them new scenes, never shown before? And that stupidass scene in Paris, or was it the rooftop lunchroom/workout room at Forrester Creations? Those plastic plants looked awfully familiar. We've never seen either Tuckerneck or Ash act like the two of them were acting before. Out of character for both of them. Seemed more like one of Nikki's drunken hallucinations. I can't believe I watched the whole week's worth of episodes.

I thought this was Gazelle's weakest performance. I liked her up until now. She was really laying on that phony forced emotion thick. She should have concentrated on singing the song better. Was she actually better before, or did I just fall for it?

23&Me actually has data on this from people submitting their dna. You can find out if you're more cro-magnon or more neaderthal. Something like that. You left out an Abbott or two. She married Billy three times. The first time it was invalid, so it's either Victoria Newman-McNeill-Howard-Howard-Carlton-Hellstrom-Abbott-Abbott-Locke. Or, Victoria Newman-McNeill-Howard-Howard-Carlton-Hellstrom-Abbott-Abbott-Abbott-Locke if you count her first marriage to Billy which was invalid, but I think you do have to count that, so Abbott x3 it is. LOL. Sharinsane's littany of last names is the funniest. It's like the Monty Python Spam skit. Newman, Newman, Newman, Bacon and Eggs, Newman, Newman, and Newman. (Actually, it's Collins-Newman-Newman-Abbott-Newman-Newman-Newman-McCall-McAvoy-Rosales, with two more marriages to Nick Newman that were never completed! I think Vicky was underage when she married Ryan. She was either 16 or 17.

I do believe that Eric is deathly allergic to nutmeg. I recall someone spiking the lemon bars.

While Luna was there, Penelope was looking at $Bill like she didn't recognize him, but after Luna left she got an entirely different look on her face. Not sure what it meant. Maybe she did remember him or maybe she sees him as an easy mark. I really hope Luna is not $Bill's offspring. Or relation of any kind. Being related to Finn is enough! (Even if it's not technically by blood.) And besides, I am so tired of surprise relatives. Surprise, Sheila's your mom! Surprise, Jack really is your bio dad! Surprise, Massimo is your bio dad! Surprise, Liam is your son! Surprise, Wyatt is your son! Surprise, Marcus is your son and your son! Surprise, Beth is alive! Which leads us into the realm of surprise paternities and maternities... I hope Luna's paternity is just a red herring, but I have that feeling of dread.

I saw last Friday's episode and the spoilers tricked me into watching Monday's episode. What an unbearable snooze fest. And the saddest part is that there were characters I like featured. Sigh. From what I've read here, I'll watch Wednesday's episode so that I can see the Baldwins. So Fen (or Scotty, lol) didn't come home for Thanxgiving? I did watch today and really enjoyed that episode from 1993, back when the show was great. Funny, when I heard Cole was coming back, my first thought was I wish it was Ryan instead. So it was extra nice to have a Ryan episode. Michael at his worst! And those puzzle pieces that Sheila was mailing to Lauren and Brad - good times! That's the Y&R that I miss so much.

Lydia Lunch?

It's the only mess in town. I don't know what you guys saw, but in the Gotham City area we've got last year's Thanxgiving episode airing. Deacon and Sheila together in her hotel room, before they were "in love". Zende with hair. Hope with Waffles.

I take it that she didn't dance in either of those? Some things can never be unseen.