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I'm good with the product placement and I actually love all the ideas about sliding them into scenes. Soaps were literally created to sell soap, and if it keeps the lights on, the cast looking fabulous, and we get decent sets, let's see who else we can squeeze for some cash and get Naomi a proper office. So she can tell them 3 birds to either stand up or sit the fuck down and quit wasting her time, in private. The police station could upgrade to new laptops and we see the cops talking about what it can do, how much faster it is than their old laptops, their zoom don't look like it's snowing, etc. Then Joey can get an office and Marcel doesn't have to meet him RIGHT OUTSIDE THE POLICE STATION. Of course Vernita got secrets. And of course each has at least 5 secrets they keeping from the other. Those are the ones that will drive story for years to come, because they can be anything, especially with the backgrounds they've been given. I KNOW both of them probably have a secret child out there somewhere and I hope the show stays around long enough to get to explore them. Bill deserves whatever health issue is about to befall him. I said what I said.

Oh Dani. I sense this will be a recurring exclamation from me lol. I agree that I can see why Dani fell in love with him, and how he was able to maintain a thrall over her. I just really want better for her because the only time I truly believe Bill is sincere is when his lips aren't moving. The minute he opens his flappers, I am suspect. And I hate the chemistry he has with Dani, and that I liked hearing stories of their family life together. Because he's gonna use her to get to Naomi. Ugh, he's such a bastard. Ashley and Derek are back 😑 I don't enjoy mopey Andre. And therefore I am not looking forward to this hospital documentary. And baby Ashley Andrea can get yeeted off canvas forever, I don't care it's a fictional child birthed on the dirty hospital elevator floor with the help of Nurse Mary Sue, I don't wanna hear that name no more. 😒 Maybe Derek and Ashley could get trapped in an apartment fire set by Marcel on Joey's orders cuz the owner owed him money so he had it burned to the ground, no survivors. Then the documentary can just have a little 'In memoriam' vanity card at the end and we can be done with these two? Please? Bonus - it kicks off great story for lots of other characters! 😁

Agreed on all. I think the show is at least 6 weeks ahead in filming so I'm hoping we will see some story corrections soon, like the Andre/Ashley/Derek thing. I still have no idea why Andre has any feelings beyond friendship for her. There's no there, there either. Please stop trying to make them a thing, show. I kinda understand why, Andre is related to most every other female in his age range either by blood or marriage, and the thing with Dani isn't viable long term. So they need another late 20s, early 30s actress to mix with him. And after seeing her more today, I wouldn't mind seeing Stefania chem tested with Andre. I enjoyed her, they could cross paths via Naomi at Orphey Gene's. Side note... I saw on twitter that Orphey Gene is Michelle ValJean's, mother's name. So she lives on through this show. I thought that was such a lovely way to honor her. I wonder if there's a pic of her somewhere on the walls of the set. 🥹 I also hope they do some course correction on Dani's storyline. I haven't read a single person comment that they want her to stay in this cycle with Bill and Hayley. They do want her to move on and find her own thing, and I hope we start to see that, especially after Chelsea told her she didn't want her help. She needs to focus her ideas and energy on her OWN brand. And, please find an actor as tall as Bill to come into her life. Richer than rich. But also a philanthropist. Please and thank you. And yes, also agree that Martin should've been baby boy Dupree, not Richardson, for all the reasons @TiffanyNichelle laid out. It would've made so much more sense. Hayley and Leslie both have the same problem. They want the men. But they also want to be a Dupree. But neither marrying Bill nor blowing up Ted's spot will make that happen. I honestly don't think either one realizes that.

"What are you having?" "Vodka and sadness" Dani plssss 😂😂 Whew, how Naomi refrained from reaching across the table and slapping the shit outta Hayley, I'll never know. Jacob is not having BTG Murdaugh and his bullshit lol. Now we know why Party City went out of business. Leslie bought ALL the damn wigs. I know they hated to see her coming. 😂 I was not disappointed in the Nicole and Dani scenes. More, please. Smitty is far too kind. Your husband is an asshole, honey, please move accordingly.

I laughed several times during this episode, including when Naomi asked Jacob if he 'told that bitch to go to Hell' when he told her about running into Hayley lol. I like spicy Naomi. Standing ten toes down on business. Speaking of Hayley, and Bill too.... I see why they found each other, they're both delusional as fuck. I'm excited to see that Naomi and Hayley convo today. I hope Naomi hits her with some truths, and tells Hayley to leave her damn family alone. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton could've moved anywhere else, had their wedding anywhere else but no, they wanna keep playing in people's faces. Run up, get done up, Hayley 🤷🏽‍♀️ I'm also looking forward to Nicole and Dani scenes. I was so happy to see Nicole came to check on Dani, and that she now sees how sad Dani is. I don't think we've really seen Dani grieve her loss, just mostly her anger, and my hope is that Nicole will recognize that and help her move through it. It will also be a good opportunity for the audience to see their bond as sisters. I really dig the familial scenes.

This season's storylines have felt....unrelentingly heavy. But there's only so much doom and gloom I can take in my tv viewing, and that makes me sad because this is one of my favorite shows. Prior seasons didn't feel like this, even with them blowing up Will and Angie last year. Things aren't going to end well this year either, between Raphael, Jeremy, Faith, etc. I'm tired of the trauma porn the writers keep inflicting. And no, I don't expect sunshine and rainbows and farting unicorns with this show but damn, can the actors and audience catch a break? What was the purpose of putting a body on Will like that, and a child no less? What was the reason? Why keep piling on the emotional damage without showing Will moving through the many, MANY issues he already has? I'm tired y'all.

Martin is so very arrogant. His downfall will be deserved and delicious. Except for Smitty and the kids. Vernon and Anita never said they didn't believe in him, it's entirely about his secret coming out. Way to try to gaslight your grandparents there, MARTIN. 😒 Honestly, I'm not ready for an alcoholism story for Dani yet. I feel like we need more flashbacks of their married life together so I can connect to it. I wish she would take the opportunity, with Chelsea wanting to design her own stuff, to get back into modeling and build her own empire. Naomi vs Bill should be fun. I hope she goes for the jugular and then tells him 'I learned it by watching you!' Martin isn't even considering that Bill would blackmail him if he became president. He blackmailed the whole family just to get them to go to his wedding, he will definitely do it if Martin is president. He's not just arrogant, he's stupid too.

I KNEW Joey wanted to get Beyond the Gates. And apparently, beyond Vanessa's gates as well. But they don't appear to be locked very tight anyway, so 👀🤭 The Tomas actor also does need a recast. He's certainly pretty to look at, but geez he is...not good. 😬 If they're going with this triangle, I predict Eva will somehow give away too much of this master plan, either in the afterglow of sex or Tomas will catch Eva and Leslie together. And I agree with others, the Ted actor had inappropriate chemistry with Eva for me. I remember someone even suggesting that maybe Ted hits on Eva and she has to tell him who she is. But I don't feel like that's where the writing is going, so when I say inappropriate, I mean there was too much sexual chemistry between them and that would make upcoming storylines have the wrong tone, if they do make him her dad. Just my take. I think the list of jobs that were outlined above so well by @drivethroo is pretty solid for storytelling purposes. We might even venture further out more often, like to Derek's firehouse or the beauty or barber shop. Ooh, if they show flashbacks to Anita's early career, I wonder who would make a good Young Anita?

Right? The actress is doing a good job of showing that Eva really just wants to be part of a family. And all that positive reinforcement she gets from Nicole, while her mother puts her down, is gonna make Eva take Nicole's side I think. I'm still hoping we get an Uno reverse and Eva is Nicole and Ted's daughter. I think the actress would do a good job confronting Leslie in that scenario.

Oh Dani. She not only had her family fooled, she got me too. I really thought she had come to some kind of terms with her new reality, and then she goes and breaks my heart. I want better for you, girl. I want you to build your own empire, and let Hayley sit and be mad because her husband can't stop talking about you. Speaking of Miss Hayley...whew. Nobody told her to go to the club for breakfast. Matter of fact, her own husband didn't expect her to go because when she came in talking shit about being ignored, he assumed she went to the diner. The staff ignoring her was hilarious. She had a lot of bass in her voice when she was talking to Dani but now she can't stand up for herself and runs crying to her daddy. I honestly don't understand her motivation. Who in their right mind would just assume wife #2 could move into the first wife's neighborhood and everybody will still just want to be her friend, no problem? I genuinely don't get if we're supposed to see her as naive or just dumb. I like both Kat and Eva, in different circumstances they would probably be friends. Yes, Kat is a spoiled princess but she also appears to be a budding businesswoman, so she has goals for herself. Eva also has goals for herself and we see she will be as petty as necessary. Kat isn't wrong that Eva is hiding something and up to no good, she's going about it the wrong way. Kat should use her social media detective agents to find out about Eva and get some proof. I wouldn't mind that it's Kat that ends up somehow helping Eva get away from Leslie. Kat is also right that after Hayley, the Duprees are being a little too trusting for my taste. Oh, Dani 😭💔

"You had me at sewing kit" Sorry, whenever this movie is mentioned, you gotta always add that line lol. 😁

I'm beginning to think Martin views this marriage as more of a business arrangement with benefits. He doesn't respect Smitty, at all. I don't feel any love from Martin towards Smitty and Martin is actively thwarting his dreams. I really need to see how they got together and if Martin had any actual love towards Smitty and just became this tremendous asshole over time or if he's always been like this and Smitty needed better friends to tell him to run.

I wouldn't put it past Leslie/Sherry Carter to have done something to Mona to make her sick so she wouldn't be there. I mean, she already took out Laura via motorcycle, a simple 'food poisoning' or some such would be child's play to her. And yes, I knew she still wanted Teddy Bear. Because she's tryna hurt Nicole, who had nothing to do with what happened. It is almost ALWAYS about wanting the man for themselves. I am proud of Eva for turning her momma in. I have a feeling she's gonna be doing a lot more damage control regarding Leslie because it's obvious her hold on sanity is tenuous at best. Hey, Ted's Dr coworker! Have you met Dani? Y'all sure would look pretty together....

Or turn into a meth lab. That's a big thing in my part of the country, folks using empty homes to produce meth, and then nobody knows until it's about to be sold and gets inspected and now the place is uninhabitable. 🤷🏽‍♀️

I just have this feeling that Joey wants to use Doug to gain entry to Fairmont Crest. All those rich folks with bad habits and secrets? It's literally a gangster's paradise lol. Having Doug in his pocket gives him access to other people to add to his pockets. We might also find out he's related to/has relationships with other folks on canvas. He could have children that he wants to get connections for at the club. Regardless of what Joey's motives are, Doug is gonna need some intensive rehab. I'm starting to really like Eva too, and I can totally see her starting to connect with Nicole because Nicole is a lovely and warm person and very encouraging. Total opposite of Leslie. And, I had a thought about Eva's true origin...... I remember someone saying Nicole and Ted had fertility issues and that Kat was their 'miracle baby'....well, what if Leslie stole one of their fertilized eggs, and Eva is actually the daughter of BOTH Nicole and Ted??? 👀