BuckeyeLou

The episode I got today had no commercial breaks. The scene would fade to black for a few seconds and then the next scene would appear....Hmmm

Awww...I was in tears at the end when Marlena told John what a wonderful Family they had and having kids & grandkids there was special. I always enjoy the family related shows...the men hanging out & playing baseball(nice tribute to Drake), the women celebrating Maggie/Victor's anniversary...Sarah was so sweet with her Mom and then Julie & Maggie telling Holly about their romantic woes. Julie putting on a brave face as she took tea up to Doug's room. The whole show gave me the 'feels".

I loved the singing, especially hearing Christmas carols...the actress playing Violet is such a good singer & I remember that Rockettes movie & enjoyed that one too. It was charming & the leads had chemistry. I agree that the annoying cousin was hard to watch. "Carol for Two" is one of the more enjoyable Hallmark movies I've watched recently.

I cant see Joan moving to a ranch in Kansas...it seems like Joan was impressed with Pascal's fancy car & fancy Salon & Guy & his boat on Lake Tahoe

How awkward to show up to a family memorial service with people you've never met and try to act properly sympathetic...plus she needs to wear a Sun hat, her skin has a lot of skin damage..

Joan finally has a shawl wrapped around herself while they are eating. Both of them seem more interested in talking about their late spouses than about each other.

With the wind & waves on the Yacht trip, why didnt the crew bring Joan a blanket?! It did not really look very fun.

I really enjoyed the family scenes today: Xander & Maggie(who is like a Mother to him) had a good scene where Maggie pleaded with Xander to stop is vendetta against Brady & concentrate on helping his wife. Paul Telfer(Xander) is so good at playing a "grey character", I love him when is romantic with Sarah & gushing over his baby girl, but the past couple of days, Xander has returned to his "bad guy" side...wanting to use violence against his enemies, his Kiriakis side is taking over altho he is fighting against it, but I like seeing Xander struggling between his "nice guy for Sarah" and his previous thug side.

I skipped the past two days...not interested in B&S. But, today's show had the storylines I am interested in. NuTate is growing on me & growing into his role, his scenes with Brady were very emotional & heart-felt. Well done by both actors. And the scenes with Fiona & Sarah were also emotional, Fiona's guilt is tearing her apart & Sarah is so kind to her. Holly, Tate & Sophia's scene in the square after Holly hit Sophia were intense: I really enjoyed seeing Tate loose his cool, he is a Loyal son. And Kristen & EJ as Siblings at battle. And then the ending! What a surprise! Look who it is!

Chris Christie was not on today...did they ever explain his absence? Maybe he had more important engagements today? :)

I felt badly for Jenna, she was so emotional & crying real tears. I think Jenna knows she is lucky that she worked with Hoda who seemed to enjoy Jenna's silliness. I wonder if Hoda's one daughter, who was in the hospital, is sick again & Hoda wants to have time to care for her. I would like one of the new young reporters to take over Hoda's chair with Jenna...a young person would be "hip' with all the new trends & such.

Sheesh: How Rude! The show treated her nicely & I feel bad for her partner, she could have least Thanked him ! Ugh, hopefully they do not have a contestant like Anna again!

I thought the documentary was fascinating. Lev is quite a "character" but he seemed truly remorseful and he had all the 'receipts". It was awful to see how many Republicans knew all about this corruption going on & yet all claimed they didnt know who Lev was! The ending was emotional when he met Hunter Biden and apologized.

I Loved the dog, Rhythm! Also, Richard the Janitor(I happen to live in Indiana), and Solange, the Quick-change artist. The Drones are very cool & amazing, but I dont see them as a Vegas act.

I dont usually find Eric Martsolf(Brady) a good actor, but his scenes lately have been really well done...his apology to Sarah was a heartfelt scene...Brady's emotion really got to me. And today, the scenes with Holly talking to EJ were excellent, I am a fan of Dan F....he makes EJ "human". Holly & EJ have both been hurt by Nicole's choices, so it is natural they would bond. And I also thought the scene with Eric talking to Sarah was really good, and I liked that Sarah did not say much but was just taking in Eric's emotions. I wish we could see a Real Victoria.