Winston Wolfe

Happy New Year to the Wonderful TFGH Family here! Here's to another 12 months of fun & frolicking!

I think the returning writers kept Lois around solely for the Big Reveal. This way, the Beans will be spilled with no real repercussions for the series regulars. Her still being around makes no sense otherwise. Plus, with that " I know who really turned Carly and Drew into the feds" line there's absolutely NO way our Sonny will let anyone stop Lois from finishing the statement...unless Nina herself somehow rushes in and fesses up. Either way, this ludicrous S/L starts to wrap up.

Also, where did Esme get that nonsense about Christmas Eve - My Birthday!!!! - being the "loneliest day of the year?" Aaargh. Other than that, I thought her graveside monologue was pretty good. Her reasons for keeping mum on regaining her memory were well-thought-out and actually made sense.

And we're back! Seems like ages. Lots to unpack. Despite myself, I loved Lois and Oliva's little "who's on first" routine with the NYC subway system, with even Brooke Lynn chiming in. Been damn near 15 years since I've ridden those lines, given what's going on over in the city these days you couldn't pay me enough. Love that JE rises above even the most pedestrian material she's given. Far and away the cast's best actor, bar none. Did anyone else pick up a strong Marisa Tomei "My Cousin Vinny" tone coming from RF/Lois in the subway skit? In other news, even though Portia has warmed up to Spencer, she's still an un-likeable so-and-so. When Curtis is the most compassionate one in the room, trouble abounds. Also enjoy the heavy use of the vets these days. I'm liking Felica more now than I ever did in the 80s and 90s.

This is why the S/L bugs. If TJ has such a low opinion of Kristina he shouldn't let her carry his child. And he shouldn't be constantly bitching about her, it's his sister-in-law for fuck's sake. The A-hole gene seems to be strong in those Ashford men.

Wish Ava would remember her legacy. All it would take is one sentence to Cyrus "Do you remember that my Maiden name is JEROME? You wander around town all day like a lost soul. What if one day you just...disappeared? Never be heard from again?" Walks away. End Scene.

MW's acting has been "off" for several episodes now. I'm not sure if she's making poor acting choices, confused by her character's motivations or just getting bad direction, but it's getting more and more noticeable.

@GHScorpiosRule - Wondered where you've been. You've been missed. I love that scene so much I bookmarked on YT..."and who says I haven't been using an accent the whole time?" The one, true Nicholas (YT Link)

Chances are the Standard Sad Single Man's Thanksgiving Dinner came from IHOP. Has anyone ever seen a picture of those things? The company doesn't even try to make them look appealing. Poor Austin. The showrunners cared so little for the character that a series regular didn't even discover his corpse. Wonder if RoHo is really done here? He wouldn't be a good fit on B&B or Y&R. Elsewhere, I'm kind of "meh" on Lois' mother. I've seen the actress in a lot of Hallmark Christmas movies lately (she's great in Haul Out the Holly). But this Brooklyn-born-and-bred boy was appalled by her inability to correctly pronounce "Nostrand Avenue" the other day when talking about the Church where she plays Bingo. I guess no one else on the set knew how to pronounce it properly either, and she just said it weirdly and quickly. Only a NYC native would have caught it anyway, and even that's not guaranteed.

I actually liked the Thanksgiving cliffhanger. It's 50/50 that it will be more Pizza at Casa Q. The uncertainty is kinda cool. The apparent RL affection between NLG and KeMo always warms my heart. The hand-holding, intertwining of arms and hugging is sweet. It really looks like KeMo considers NLG a surrogate mother figure.

My take regarding Austin: when the victim bleeds from the mouth after a shooting or other trauma, they are usually dead, dead, dead (TM Trelaine, The Squire of Gothos). I wonder if RoHo has it written into his contract that every character he plays has to be killed after a year or two so he can keep his acting chops sharp by taking on new roles in the same show?

I thought the exact same thing. At a minimum he should have been wearing those special goggles used in tanning chambers. Re Curtis - the Actor has an annoying habit of delivering some of his lines with a certain amount of condescension, as when Drew talked about all the things he missed while in Prison, Curtis quickly and blithely replied, "yeah that must have been tough." It bugs. I hope this doesn't happen since Molly #47 is the best one since the original. It says a lot that I'm noticing women's fashion on this show. That dress made the actress look like she was pregnant.

Ned & Olivia = Aquaman & Mera. Or Namor & Namorita if you're a Marvel Fan. Also, even though I have less than zero interest in Olivia, LiLo looked very pretty in the underwater scenes, kind of like a Mermaid, which was probably what the Director was aiming for. Best I've liked Anna in a very, very long time. Hopefully, the reveal finally ends a couple that really didn't have very much chemistry to begin with. Run Trina, run! Spencer's showing the obsessive/possessive gene that all of the Cassadine men seem to have, and it doesn't get better. In other news, Blaze and Kristina make a very attractive, appealing couple. The Kristina actress looks like a mini-Alexis and has captured a lot of Natasha's mannerisms and speech cadence. Best recast in a very long time.

Of course Carly is absolutely certain that her milkshakes bring all the boys into the yard.

yeah he had a heart attack or something :( First Matthew Perry, now Tyler Christopher. so sad They seem to be leaving us younger and younger, don't they? I'm not much older than either one of them. Makes you increasingly aware of your own mortality. Molly #46 - Quite possibly one of my all-time favorite GH posts. Do you have all the Molly trading cards? I'll trade you two Molly #12s for one Molly #43. That will complete my set.

From this guy's perspective, there's nothing remotely attractive about Carly. Yes, from a physical standpoint, she's gorgeous. However, her overall attitude, arrogance, entitlement and downright awfulness make the character (not LW) absolutely repugnant. When she smirks, juts out that chin and starts spewing invectives, even the wolves go running for the hills. Nothing even vaguely soft, feminine or alluring about her whatsoever. In other news, after a moment of promise, Austin is back to being a great big zero.

It's also so disingenuous and hypocritical since Cyrus still wants to be a major Mob boss. If TIIC have no real plans for him, I'd like to see JK move over to the Yellowstone Franchise. He'd be a perfect fit with Costner moving on.

Poor Cyrus. Doesn't seem to have any real plan except lurching around Port Chuckles asking for forgiveness from people that he knows he needs to stay away from. My take is deep down inside Cyrus is a very isolated, lonely and insecure man looking for acceptance. Look at how desperately he seeks Laura's approval. if Laura were smart she'd use the neediness to control him. I know she's tried in the past, but now Laura needs to put a little "ummph" into the effort.

Whoa. Pedro Pascal, Mick Jagger, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga in the past two weeks. Looks like SNL is at the point where stunt casting is needed to survive. Other than the Jada skit, there wasn't much "there" there last night.

Very interesting post Luna. Maybe times have changed, but back in the day, seven minutes would get a guy labeled as "Quick Draw McGraw," if you know what I'm saying. But mileage can and does vary. Sadly, at this point, Portia has no redeeming character traits that I can see. Given how far Curtis has fallen maybe they're made for each other.

Martin was pretty chill until he folded like a wet paper bag under Dumbdelore's weak threats. Now he's ruined and I no longer crave Hummingbird Cake. Although with my a1c level, that was probably always a no-no.

Yes, GH's Golden Age! Welcome back Susannah!

I agree. And then she was smiling weird, like she didn’t want the attention off her. Taylor Swift always looks weird to me. Kinda like a Preying Mantis.

So true! I had planned to post the same thing. I grew up in Brooklyn during the 60s and 70s - the Bensonhurst Olivia and Lois reminisce about ceased to exist in the early 1990s. But I guess these writers have no real reference point. In other news, I'm really going to miss the Evil Warden. Her Braid Game was top-notch. If she only knew how to smile, she'd make the cover of Black Hair Magazine, if it still exists. In the 80s and 90s, Anita Baker was on the cover every damn month. But her Hair Game was pretty fierce too.

Actually, the lesser Carlys turn to dust and vanish. As demons have been known to do.