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The highlight of the show for me was to have Cameron back. Great scenes with BH, Lucky and too-old Aiden. I like his cellist girlfriend too. LOL Carly and Jason fighting over whether Michael is old enough to make his own decisions or if Calry has to micromanage him. This same scene has been going on for decades. I can see Carly like Edward deciding what is best for her children even when they are in their sixties. Not that he doesn't deserve it but so much for Drew going to prison for Carly. If he expected Carly's gratitude, he doesn't know her at all. Come to think of it, if Carly had gone to prison herself, at least it would give her adult kids a chance to make their own decisions and live their own lives. Michael and Curtis are too stupid to run a company, especially after the insider trading shenanigans of a couple of years ago. As @TVbitch said, none of them care about the shareholders. He truly is Carly's son.

How else would we know that she's strong&brave&loveswithherwholeheart? All of which happened because Victor brainwashed Charlotte into believing that Anna was the enemy. The Cassadine connection. And now Charlotte is with Valentin Cassadine. Lulu would go even more ballistic.

I don't care about Dex and I have no time for Eden but I have to say that she did a good job in the scene talking to Corpse Dex. Portia should be calling in the hospital's lawyer right now, not trying to do damage control herself. Tracy and Ned giving it to Drew was highly satisfying. Drew trying to convince Michael that Willow really cares for him and should be with him was revolting. The show has really ruined the character since Billy Miller played him. Didn't that happen with Gilmour Girls when Alexis Bledel stopped dating Jared Padeleski and moved on to Milo V? Coming from Carly's son, I was impressed. I wondered if maybe he really does love Willow. Didn't Anna shoot Charlotte because Charlotte had been brain-washed by Victor? Lulu will go ballistic when she hears that. i wouldn't tell her either.

He overspent on his credit card having banked Ava's cheque. When the cheque bounced, he was overextended on his credit cards. Or the Rose Bowl Parade, televised all over. Trina is supposed to be very smart and aware of the world. Even I, in Canada and caring only about football because we got shortened classes on game days (Go Malvern!), knew that a bowl game was something important. The Trina who we've been shown the past few years would have asked Kai intelligent questions about what he does as a quarterback, the roles of the ends (not 'ender's), how he feels about his leadership responsibilities as QB. The dim lines they gave her were not worthy. Dex became less like a block of wood and more like a real boy when the show moved him into the police. I guess the show only wanted him as set dressing because now he's gone.

Today's episode made up for the boring Ava/Ric and Q party yesterday. Good payoffs. Tracy was really having a ball, between plotting with Ned (I think she showed that tape deliberately to get Drew out), taunting Nina and being smug with Drew. Well done, JE. Ditto WK. Carly hasn't realized that Michael is no longer 5 years old. She really needs to butt out but being Carly, she won't. "Michael gave you a family, how could you do this to him?" Odds are Michael sleeping with Sasha will be totally okay in her eyesj (How I hate that Sasha is pregnant.) They're written so badly, as well as Kai being just the most perfect person that ever personed. I'm not impressed with Trina knowing nothing about football ('tell me what a defensive ender is'), I had hoped that the days of woman having to play stupid for a man were done. Did Taggart never watch football with her when she was younger? My computer keeps trying to correct that spelling.😠 Mostly I use etransfers these days. And the waiter taking a credit card back to the machine seems so strange now that most are done at the table in Canada. (Fun fact: that's because there are only 5 major banks in Canada so it's easy to program. The US has many more banks so it's harder to connect everything.)

Does Port Charles have the title of Rudest City in the State? Because all the people at Tracy's party certainly qualify. If you're that desperate to watch The Game (which no one has ever cared about before Kai arrived on screen), tape it or give your regrets to the hostess and don't show up at all. Double rudeness points to Carly for interrupting Nina's conversation with Olivia because she had to talk to her Right. Now. and then making a face like a 4 year old when Nina called her on it. Good try Alexis but I don't think that anything will get through to Kristina. Sonny/Natalia and Ric/Ava ... living wallpaper as my old boss used to say. I think that it was Ric's own bank info that he had, saying that Ava's cheque to him had bounced.

"When you become a cop I thought that you'd be safe." Joss appears to have confused 'cop' with 'librarian'. Almost as bad as Sasha thinking that Michael won't notice that she's pregnant and will leave her alone if he does. Jordan and Isaiah are very pretty together but also a cure for insomnia. And why does Jordan want to interview Dex? She's not with the police any more. It was delightful to see Nina read Drew the riot act. More people need to line up to do it. Brennan -- another man falls at the altar of Carly.

Lulu is her father's daughter but she really should be apologizing to Nina instead of being praised by Carly. This is the first time I've seen a spark in a Brennan/Carly scene, probably because he's finally calling her out rather than admiring and giving in to her. Carly isn't served any better than Joss or Michael constantly being praised by their romantic partners. Could Elite Athlete Kai be any more perfect? Chemistry (or lack thereof) aside, Trina/Spencer was more interesting precisely because he was a bad boy.

Maybe. But why would someone above be micromanaging the show to that extent? It's not like Kelly suddenly became notorious and they had to dump her. I can understand that Brad would not want to just book a ticket at Lucas' hotel because Lucas had told him that he didn't want to have any kind of relationship with him. If Portia sends him, Lucas can't say anything. My question is what is a trauma surgeon (Lucas) doing at at a primary care physician (family doctor) conference? Is he going to teach them what to do when their patients get shot? I think they already know that. Portia would do better to end Kevin since it's estimated that half of family doctor appointments involve psych issues. That would make sense since she is in theory so far ahead of Kai in terms of art studies. Ditch the dead weight and produce an A++ assignment.

Someone make the Lois accent plot stop. Has no one associated with the show heard of code switching? We immigrant children grew up doing it to fit in. Also, as bad as snobbery is, reverse snobbery is even worse. Coming from Bensonhurst doesn't make you better than another person. I've had it with Kristina. Go to a therapist instead of seeking revenge and expecting everyone else to behave like you do. That said, I've also had it with people blaming Kristina for going to see Ava. Ava is not dangerous, not in terms of physical violence at least, and being pregnant does not mean that you have to avoid living lest you hurt the precious offspring. Kristina quit working at her charity to please TJ, which was already ridiculous because pregnant women have been working till the moment of birth since forever. Trina's story just feels like made up conflict. It would be a pretty crappy professor who docked her marks because he assignment partner, who the prof forced on her, couldn't do his part because he was being a football star. This reminds me of a group therapy course I was in. The leader made cohesion by scapegoating and attacking one of the participants and she left crying. The next day this participant came back and said that a stranger had stopped her on the street to comfort her when the other members of the group attacked her. The other people said "But you're a stranger to him. We know who you really are." (The leader was rightfully fired. Yes, it's easier to help a stranger and swoop out on the wings of thanks rather than stay and do the hard stuff. But Lois would be more than willing to take on raising Brook Lynn's baby. If it's Gio, why put him with another woman as mother?. Maybe because I am a mom, I like comfort. Soap opera women at home doing laundry wearing pencil skirts and stiletto heels (hello Guiding Light) makes me roll my eyes. Molly was packing and moving boxes, comfort should be the way to go. Speaking of Molly and the "domestic partnership" lightning speed breakup, could TJ be any more selfish or arrogant? For a split second he pondered whether talking to Molly sooner would have helped, and then he decided no. He's decided that having a biological child is more important than Molly. Good riddance. Hopefully this break up will lead to Molly/Isaiah because 1. they have chemistry and 2. Jordan deserves a smackdown for her propping of TJ's worst instincts.

It's going to be irrelevant now that Lulu is back but Rocco being a teenager is just as bad. Leave it to Olivia to deliberately go against the parent's wishes just to score points. Maybe Dante has a reason for not wanting Rocco to have those cookies. So basically he is doing what he accuses Kristina of, wanting to make the person who hurt her and the baby pay. The difference is that Ava only cares how this affects her custody of Avery and Kristin is grieving as much if not more than Molly. She's a very easy target for Ric's attacks, and he doesn't care that Molly doesn't want Kristina hurt or that it could destroy their relationship. Molly is smart enough (I hope) that she knows that Ava being acquitted doesn't actually prove that she is innocent, just that Ric could convince 12 people that there isn't enough evidence beyond a reasonable doubt to convict her. I really don't like Ric. His ego trip hurts too many people, Molly and Alexis as well as Kristina and Sonny.

Lulu's trip about Port Charles reminded me of a French farce. Thank goodness Rocco found her by the end. And that Maxie had a picture of nuLulu in her photo album, conveniently on the coffee table. If Olivia doesn't want Dante moving out of the Q mansion, maybe she should stop making Rocco cookies that he doesn't want his son to have. Has Lucky met Cyrus before? That was a pretty harsh reaction to him. Doesn't Lucky talk to Laura to find out that Cyrus is no longer on the black list? I find it hard to believe that Lucky has Lulu's medical PoA rather than Dante or Laura so what Lucky wants from Turning Woods doesn't matter. I don't get what Ric was going for. Was he playing out his hatred of Sonny by hurting Sonny's daughter? Or his anger at Alexis for having other daughters? If I were on the jury, I would hold his attacks on Kristina against him. Ava played it much better, expressing her sorrow at the accidental death of the baby.

I think that's what we are supposed to think but high temperatures like that are no longer unusual. The mean maximum for July to September now for Seattle is 85 to 92 degrees, not that far from 100. The town of Lytton British Columbia, north of Seattle, hit 49.6C (121F). There are millions (billions?) of people who live and work in higher temperatures without air conditioning. The hysteria among the doctors makes them look like wimps. But Grey's likes to dial it up to 11. Griffith and Kwan in the OR asking Amelia if 45 minutes was long enough as if they knew nothing about the operation and there was another choice is another example.

LOL at the trial that Dante was explaining that he is Kristina's half-brother because they share a father, and then also he is Avery's half-brother because they also share a father. Sonny Corinthos, the Elon Musk of Port Charles. Did the judge adjourn for 10 minutes because she needed a bathroom break? Or a phone call? Until the show tells me differently in so many words, I can believe that Kristina really believes that Ava pushed her. Memory is notoriously susceptible to emotion and interpretation and Kristina did have memory loss for the immediate time before her fall. It makes sense that the story that she told herself and now believes is that Ava pushed her. (There is an interesting technique in Adlerian therapy where at the start of therapy you recount your earliest memory. At the end your describe it again and often it's substantially different as the therapy has made you realize things that you blocked out before or that didn't fit the narrative you've been telling yourself. It's also used in CBT for trauma.) Go Lulu, Riding English is more fun IMO, although I could see it as an act of rebellion against her father and brother too.

I have to say, that was a decent cliffhanger. I'm more interested in Amelia and Winston's patient than the robbery, but still a decent cliffhanger. I wanted to smack Jules when she said that Bailey didn't think about Yasuda when she let her quit. Bailey was the one thinking about what was best for Yasuda, Jules was thinking only of herself. I like Adams but he was being an idiot by sneaking into the action instead of staying hidden. And no, having ADHD does not excuse it. Jo was an idiot too, she should have thought about her babies and stayed hidden. I can believe that there is little money in the till because most people use credit cards or direct transfer these days. I kept thinking, tell the guy to steal some expensive things from the store and sell them himself. Since the first episode when the five surgical interns were tasked with keeping five preemie babies alive instead of, you know, the neonatal team, this show has always acted like only surgeons matter. It's very annoying. A hundred degrees and they are acting like it is the end of the world. In countries like India and the temperatures go up to 120 degrees F, and people still have to go about their day.

Poor Sam, Dante's about to forget all about her now that Lulu is awake. Lord, I hope so. If anyone doesn't need more kids, other than Sonny, it's Michael. Especially now. And after losing Liam and Brando, and now Cody not to mention her addiction and what Gladys did to her, I don't want Sasha to suffer any more losses but having Michael's kid is right up there too. Ric is just loving attacking Kristina. What a small, petty man.

When they showed the flashback of Kristina falling through the window, I thought "Why is the hotel owner not on trial for negligent homicide?" Two other trial thoughts: 1. I kept hoping that someone told Kristina not to call the baby Adela because that would be sure to make her, not Ava, look guilty. 2. The prosecutor was played by Nazneen Contractor (Ransome, 24, Stratford Festival) and Carlo Rota's wife. Can they keep her to be an ADA for cases that Molly can't prosecute if TR is gone? Cyrus as a kidnapper is the clumsiest red herring that I've seen in a while. I'm impressed that Michael actually thought to tape his conversation with Drew. I didn't think it of him. Someone needs to hold Powers of Attorney, both medical and legal for Scout. I suppose Olivia or Dante. But would it be a episode of GH without someone telling Carly/Michel/Joss how wonderful they are?

Jason being willing to move into Chez Quartermaine is the most he's done for any one of his kids ever. Dante must be rubbing off on him. Molly seem to be a zero sum game: either she's good with TJ or she's good with Kristina. Under this writing team, not both. I am so bored by Ava's trial. They all deserve each other. Karma is sweet. Ordinarily a union rep would only come on the scene when someone was being accused, not when they were trying to figure out what went on. But good point, Portia is not above blaming an innocent person to get the situation out of her hair.

Very arrogant of Drew to think that Scout needs to be with her deadbeat father in Washington rather than with her family in Port Charles. Jason didn't have the right to hit Drew but if there is a custody battle brewing, all he has to do is tell Drew that he will make public that Drew slept with Willow. Drew will fold like a cheap suit. Michael is such a weenie, although CD did a good job on today's show. Is Diane away mourning the loss of her relationship with Robert? You can do better, Diane, than a man who wants Holly no matter what. The painting in Diane/Alexis' office looks like a bunch of Post-it notes on a bulletin board. It would drive me crazy to have to see it. Yesterday's show: Portia referring to herself as "Chief Robinson" so one of the hospital's doctors or addressing Liz as "Nurse Baldwin" is so pretentious. Didn't Portia and Liz socialize a few times? Portia really should be using first names with her. It's a huge overstep of Portia to suggest that Liz should have a union rep there, suggesting that Liz is responsible for Sam's death. Are the scenes with Lulu present day or flashbacks to when she was in Turning Wood just before her liver crashed? It's very confusing. I thought that the doctor talking to Cyrus said how much she's improved now that Laura brought her to Turning Wood and the room doesn't look like a GH room.

It is typical of Jason to say that Danny should be the one to decide where he lives. But Danny is a teenager (with an immature frontal cortex) and while he should be asked about what he wants, the final decisions should not be up to him. Drew has really become a sleaze -- implying to Alexis that Jason is violent for no reason and dangerous to the kids when Jason had a good reason to hit Drew. And speaking of creepy guys, TJ saying that "the two most self-=selfish people he know" remembered Molly's birthday but he didn't, and then justifying his lack of caring for Molly, propped up by his mother. Isaiah deserves better. Drew doesn't care. At least Jason is going to let Danny get a vote. Is it all going to get resolved with a new will? Typical GH lazy writing.

My mother couldn't do it either, and that was okay. When she died 12 years later, it was left to me to donate his things, and that was okay. I like it! Can I add Secrets of the Canvas: Trina and Ava look into art forgeries and works that have been stolen by invaders from their real owners. Same. It was a relief when mine got to be old enough to live on their own because no option was really great. I can understand Dante and Sam not talking about it because they weren't married so that while they functioned as a family, there was no stamp of permanence on it. Plus the kids were his and hers, and they had other family members. Maybe if they had had a child in common, they would have worked something out.

He wasn't even sitting with Scout. She was with her real family. I don't mind that Leo wasn't there at the funeral. He was Sam's half brother but also young and tangential enough in her life that it wouldn't help him to be at the funeral and hear everyone sad about Sam dying. It wouldn't help him to attend and Sam is beyond caring. It's all his choice though. Monica is always desperate to have more contact with him, Danny idolizes him and wants more, Jake has given up on having a real relationship with his father. He chose to protect Carly over going back to Port Charles and a possible relationship with Britt. If he wanted relationships with the people on Port Charles, he would be welcomed with open arms. But he doesn't.

What struck me mot through all this episode is how insulting it is to Kelly Monaco that they are spending weeks of screentime eulogizing Sam after she was fired. This is what a longtime character like Bobbie should have got when JZ died. Not a character who died because Frank was petty about the actress. That said, the actors really rose to the occasion, especially NLG and DZ, and I enjoyed the flashbacks. She's angry at Jason for hitting Drew cuz she doesn't know that Drew slept with Willow a few days ago. Honestly, I was surprised that Drew was there because CM's Drew has zero in common with BM's Drew other than the name. I think it's a result of the terrible story running and writing. Only Carly's children get real storylines (look at poor Chase compared to Michael, or Dante given how much superior an actor DZ is compared to CD) and everyone else gets leftover sitcom or romcom stories.

I thought that I saw some jealousy on the part of Anna but concluded that it was just wishful thinking. I'll settle for her reaching out to Sasha; she technically could have been Sasha's stepmother (and not attached to Cody).

I have to give JJ credit for acting, he was puffing and breathing as if he was really working out while hitting that bag lighter than I would. But if I were JJ, I'd be really pissed off at whoever was giving me this insipid, whiny dialogue and regret my decision to return. Of course Carly went to Drew "to fix [Jason's] mess" because she can't ever not be involved in what 'her' people do. Line of the day goes to Jason: Ric: "I bet you want to punch me right now." Jason: Doesn't everyone?" Also both Ric and Drew are stupid if they think that just kissing Willow is going to make jason turn up and beat Drew like that. They need to have more of Terri as CoS and less of Portia in the role. More chem testing Isaiah and Jordon but I like him better with Molly. As Alexis said, she is her father's daughter. He is studying music at PCU, for which he left Julliard (if I remember correctly),. Because apparently the PCU music program is better than Julliard's. <eyeroll>