Desperado

All these people telling Carly that Brennan is DANGEROUS and that she should stop seeing him THIS MINUTE, while she’s been 100% living in Mobville for decades. Spare me. Of course she’ll go ballistic when she finds out about Joss, but the double standard hurts, and the way the writers are infantilizing another female character grates. Speaking of hurt, Ava is taking another tumble down into helpless land. Didn’t Nina agree to give her a loan? I could understand her grovelling tour and being taken down was due to the fact that she allowed Sonny’s meds to be messed with, but this is completely manufactured to take a strong female character down, and I hate it. Especially when separated from reality Kristina, is allowed to kick her. It was nice to see Daniel Cosgrove on my screen but his suit fit worse than Drew’s and he just seems slimy. Two things we already have in Drew so yuck.

I’m so happy they finally took Brooklyn and Chase out of the awkward bedroom scenes. Amanda Setton rocks the drama and Swickard does anger well. I liked him again as he confronted Lulu. GF and MB must enjoy working together, but their scenes as Laura and Sonny were vomit worthy. Same. Same. Same.

I like Cosgrove too, I’m just sorry he’ll be playing a politician probably against Drew. He can play charming well and think he would’ve made a better NuBrennan, but not my call.

My money is also on new lawyer being Bigoted Natalia’s family. He’s no musician so maybe a nephew? Blaze’s brother was a musician, no?

I had seen in an Instagram ad that a Bachelor would be there and when I tuned in, there he was with his blinding teeth and bad acting and I remembered why this show annoyed me so much.. Was happy to see the loan convo between Nina and Ava. I always enjoyed them together. I hope the money thing won’t get in their way. It was nice to see the two seconds of Liz and Lucky being alone, but the no sex thing is becoming a rule on the show for everyone except Joss and once in a while Dillow, and feels childish. Two grown people who have known each other forever and are just reconnecting can’t tell people they need alone time? Even if it was just for a long needed talk. Carly and Jack are just friends with no benefits. Brooklyn has the hottest husband on screen and we keep seeing her overdressed in the bedroom. I don’t need graphic details, just a nod to sex being a normal part of loving or just for fun relationships. I miss the playfulness of a Liesl/Scotty and Lucy/Martin type thing. And I really miss Liesl.

I was yelling at Alexis not to touch that dagger and she of course, did. Either Sidwell is trying to prove he’s a long lost Cassadine, or he’ll attempt to frame her for a murder (attempted murder if it’s Sonny, as we all know he won’t die). Speaking of Sonny not dying, didn’t Bigoted Natalia arrange medical help for him in California? Why is he still clutching himself and more importantly, *not* dying? I’m watching in real time, shifting from GH to Beyond the Gates but ABC and CBS have the same commercial break times and I often wind up doing something else…

That might’ve been me. The new Brennan is so low energy, he killed every ounce of spark the character had with LW. CarSon 156 could’ve been the plan all along, and CM’s charm threw it out of kilter. I watched during the BTG’s commercials and I’m starting to think the “Joss could be a fantastic spy” was a Brennan ploy to blackmail Jason into becoming one. It would make more sense and could be a good exit story for SB when he gets done. But who am I to try and make sene of this craziness.

Yeah, I wish the cast had graphics of their names below because my brain is too old to remember 20 people and their familial links in a few episodes. 🤣 I’m happy to read the character info here, it’ll help greatly.

I was afraid I would find the acting too over the top, but I really liked it. The sets are varied and look good (love that kitchen!) except for the blandest hospital set ever. Speaking of bland, the nurse and her husband. I hope they get interesting soon. I knew I would love Tamara but I really like the granddaughters and their outfits (yes, I’m shallow about fashion). Also the real estate agent screwing the whole family over to get that big commission. 🤣

I spent the last episode thinking Brady and Steve were dumb enough to gt kidnapped by an elderly lady. Oh, here’s a kidnap victim let’s yap! yap! yap! away instead of calling the police who might search the mausoleum house and find good old Rafe 2 doors away. Sigh. I did appreciate Javi and Leo being #TeamJada - girl needs all the help she can get. Completely over Kristen and her vials and wish EJ was not sabotaging his relationship with Belle because I enjoy her when she’s with him, the actors have good chemistry.

Yeah, Aiden is miscast and also has too orange a tint on my screen. As foreshadowed, Brennan is turning into a creepy bad guy and it jives with Anna going off her rocker, when she thought he came too close to Emma. Of course, his days are now numbered since Sonny and Jason will go after him and Carly will be rescued AGAIN, along with Joss. I’m tired of hospital “re-animation” scenes. GF looked great though.

Chase going on about how invaluable an experience being pregnant is, made me want to vomit which considering he was doing it half-naked, was quite sad. Meanwhile, Brooklyn keeps her coat on, in her bedroom, the entire time. She was already wearing a big blazer! Just have these scenes in another location, damn it. I know I should be worried about Lucky, but I’m not. If he survives it would be a waste of time and if he doesn’t, and they only brought JJ back to kill him, I’ll have many other feelings.

Gotta hand it to Jeff Kober - the guy does not phone it in. BH was good too. That reasoning was all over the place even for an unhinged character though. Missed that completely - thanks! Entitled Lulu grates *so much*. The NuBrennan actor was pretty bad in his scenes with the kid.

Writers made international man of mystery Brennan the son of a plumber. We’re sure moving away from sparkle, but it’ll fit the new actor better. Maybe it’s because I’m remembering him too much as the boring cop on Y&R. And Carly distressed over a kitchen water leak, needing the help of a big man to fix it. Show is so 1950s sometimes. I see a Carly/Sonny reunion in the near future.

Good news! I’m able to watch on demand episodes through the CityTV site as it recognizes my provider credentials, instead of the Apple TV CityTV app that doesn’t. Will still email support to tell them their app sucks because I’m not a fan of watching on a laptop. As for the show, guess we’re two seconds away from Carly/Sonny Part 77. Sigh. What really hurts is that Sonny made more sense during their convo than he has in a long time. Which is totally the contrary of the stupid Jason/Sasha ploy to “protect the baby from the Quartermaines” as if they were worse than a mob killer. Make it stop. I enjoy Liz much more when she’s doing shenanigans than when she’s “Nurse Baldwin”.