tantrumette

Beautifully written, Country Girl. Thanks for this!

Maisie, I agree, TK is pretty compellng, and I rather fancy him. I guess we're in the minority, but since I'm not very good at sharing, I can live with that.

I agree that there is nothing romantic remaining between Ridge and Brooke, nor is there any apparent chemistry beyond friendship. But I've been watching this show from long ago, my mum used to sneakily watch it in the days of Prince Omar and loved Taylor, and it was something we shared and enjoyed together. I liked Taylor well enough, and seem to have an different view of many characters from many of the posters here recently. I never cared much for Brooke and her coy mannerisms, and the nostalgia for Ron Moss amazes me; he was smug and spoiled. I still miss Sally Spectra and Darla, they had so much life and humor. In the present lineup only the Avants offer that, though if Deacon were let out of whatever cage he's in, he could add a lot of fun. Finally, I remember TK from OLTL, where if anything he was toooo romantic, as an "Irish poet." I still respect him as an actor, and find him pretty compelling, given the unpleasant story line he's being given. And when I noticed today the light gleaming on his truly shiny hair, clearly shampooed and fluffy, I decided it was time to say something. He had a scruffy beard today, yes, but I'm weary of the continuing shade thrown in his direction accusing him of being "greasy" or dirty, even dissing his impossible-to-gauge breath. He's not the metrosexual RM, with a pretty scarf flung around his elegant neck. Fine with me, he has a power and charisma that RM never had. I don't see him overacting, but nor do I sense disinterest on his part. I'd suggest taking a deep breath and taking a good look at the man - he's accomplished, he's very handsome, and he's playing a part. Pretty convincingly, given how bitter some posters have been towards him lately.

Deacon and Bill are my new favorite couple. They'll probably be wasted, but the possibilities would be awesome.

All today's hijinks aside, what I'd really like to be watching is the Quinn and Deacon Road Trip. I imagine them dodging between the redwoods as they scuttle north, and taking shelter in their forest cabin hideaway in the far interior of Oregon. Quinn can sell hippy jewelry to the back-to-the-landers, while Deacon grows a full beard, finds true friends among the locals, and starts a dope-growing business.

A very good week, beginning with the baby birth, which was lovely, and the baby did his best to act as if he were even younger. And Lots Of Deacon. I don't even care about the preposterousness of this SL, I'm just delighted to see so much of Sean Kanan.

I just enjoyed Katie laying down the law to Brooke that there should be no giggling. Very astute, once Brookie starts giggling all bets are off.

And why waste the intriguing Sean Kanan, who has more charisma in the curl of his lip than Pierson Fode and Rome Flynn put together. I want to see more Deacon!

Yes, I loved Katie's going beyond angry to hard and unforgiving. I agree she's made her own share of mistakes, but I didn't see her trusting her sister as necessarily one of them. Brooke as usual couldn't stop herself being swept away on a tide of self-indulgent emotion, and enjoyed the knife-edge she was walking as long as she thought she could scramble back from it. All those "We have to forget this!" declarations, as if she didn't know perfectly well she was stirring up more drama every time she insisted that was not what she wanted. She was totally hoping to reel Bill back in for her own narcissistic neediness. And Katie seeing her clearly, finally, was long overdue. That cold speech was perfect, even though she was heartbroken after she said it.

You're not alone, Hypnotoad, I too like Bill & Katie. Though it was clear that when she was lounging around in that gorgeous lingerie and they were congratulating themselves on being so happy, that disaster loomed ahead. But their interactions as a married couple have fondness and humor, and their enjoyment of each other and of Will has been refreshingly angst-free. Brooke should finally act like an adult, the old "destiny" stuff is too ancient to be revived once more, but again she'll be swept away and leave destruction in her wake. I can blame Bill too, but she should have kept her mouth shut about "feelings."

Makes you wonder when the most fresh and entertaining moment was provided yesterday by a character who's long departed the scene. More Stephanie flashbacks! I wish she'd haunt Brooke and drive her to a complete freakout.

This isn't entertaining, it's just ugly. I never cared for Brooke's self-righteous delusional justifications of her actions, but was willing to give $Bill the benefit of the doubt. But this is getting old, and annoying. Talk about 12-year-olds, neither of these people is an adult. I wish a hole would just open in the floor beneath them, and flames would engulf them, like Don Giovanni. They've destroyed any respect I could have had for them.

I'm wondering if I'm failing to remember an "accidental" attack by Steffy between Aly's death and pushing Ivy into the electrical panel. Was there a previous incident involving Ivy before the panel and Ivy's fall when Steffy ignored the restraining order?

I still like Ivy, so hope despite her silly return to chasing after Liam that she survives her Hope-fall and doesn't head back to Oz. Mostly I'm chortling at Steffy perched at the top of the stairs weeping and wailing at Liam, who looks unlikely to buy "It was an acccccident!" Once again.

Well, I'm disappointed in George, first in his long-ago philandering, then in not accepting responsibility for his daughter, and now for whining himself about his hard life. Next he'll blame his straying on how upset he was about Myron's rejection of being a boy when he was a kid. Meanwhile, I think the actress playing Sasha was pretty convincing, showing her sadness at being abandoned and simultaneous anger. I like George, but he needs to let go of his need to seem perfect and admit she's his daughter. I was expecting him to show her some compassion in that confrontation, but there wasn't a shred.