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Stella admitted she was still worked up after her rant to Kevin. I think if that hadn't happened, she wouldn't have said anything to Tracy. And as you noted, Stella did apologize. And Tracy admitted she'd been rude to Stella (heh). I wouldn't mind seeing those two team up for something. The actors are good and the characters can stand up to each other. Neither is a pushover. Everyone is acting as if this guy is some sort of Perez Hilton back in the day. Nothing he's posted so far has been false.

I always want the unconscious person to wake up and tell the person talking to them to stop yammering and let them get some rest, LOL. Or, if the person talking is spilling secrets, the sleeper tells all. Hee. I can get behind Nina as the town shit-stirrer, especially when her facts are true and they're aimed at Joss. Nina's desperation for Sonny is gross. "It's just you and I here." Oh, Diane. You should know better. (And as a writer herself, so should Carolyn Hennesy. I am doubly disappointed.) I'm confused: I thought the first time Marshall was diagnosed with anything was after he was arrested at the civil rights protest. And once he learned he was supposedly schizophrenic, that label stuck for decades. When did he seek help for his anxiety before coming to Port Charles? And wasn't that the first time he seriously started wondering about the diagnosis? (Before that, it seemed to me that he didn't want to examine things too closely.) They wrapped up this story very quickly. Not that I'm complaining, but I find it a bit facile for Marshall to say we're all humans, and he's going to be a good Christian and forgive the poor shrink who misdiagnosed him. LOL at Joss being shocked and angry that Dex might have gone through with killing Cyrus after being hired as a hit man for Sonny. I can't take this level of stupidity. Does this breakup mean Dex is on his way out? Fingers crossed!

Nepo baby Gwyneth Paltrow was harassed by Harvey Weinstein early in her career, so no one is out of reach. She was dating Brad Pitt at the time, and he told Weinstein to cool it, as he (Pitt) had more power than she did at the time. Bob Evans told Sharon Stone to sleep with Billy Baldwin during the filming of "Sliver" in order to make their onscreen love scenes "more believable," and Stone was coming off "Basic Instinct." No one is immune from slimeballs acting like assholes. I'd like to think things are better today after #MeToo, but they're probably just less overt, alas.

I don't think it's ominous for the DA to expect the ADAs to be on the same page as they are. I think there should be wiggle room depending on the specific case, but if a DA wants to be the type to go for a maximum sentence every time, for example, that's their prerogative. IMO Baxter is right that if his team doesn't basically agree with his goals for the office, they should leave. It does no one any favors to be working at cross purposes. And as for him not getting back to Price with a decision about that case, again, he was right that he's not Price's dad. It's important for Baxter to know how Price thinks, and that was a way to get some information about that. Maybe this will light a fire under Price (and by extension Maroun) to be more careful about cases and start due diligence earlier than halfway through a trial. I think Price leaned on Jack a bit too much, and it's nice to watch him (Price) have to make his own decisions and stand by them for a change. Anyway, it's Tony Goldwyn's first episode. Given how the DA is historically not a giant part of the even the law side of things, I expect we'll learn more about Baxter as the season progresses. I thought they did a decent job of immediately establishing him as someone who isn't Jack or JackLite.

If there's no contractual reason for things to be roughly 50/50, I'd rather see more of the investigation anyway. The reliance on video is a bit tedious (if likely accurate), but at least Shaw and Riley aren't constantly putting their feet into things the way Price and Maroun are.

That basically makes her a female AJ or Julian, and look what happened to them. I don't mind Nina being an outsider, but she has to have some friends/allies—and I don't mean Valentin—in order to be viable. What day is it supposed to be? Doesn't Joss have class?

If Price and Maroun are any indication of the quality of the ADAs, the firings are warranted, IMO. The only reason those two weren't canned is they're the stars of the show, LOL. But the firings were also to show that Baxter is no-nonsense and maybe even a bit of a meanie (rme). Grow up, you two. Your jobs aren't guaranteed for life.

She's not involved. She left GH when everyone was talking to Robert about Heather. Heather still needs to be offscreen for at least six months before any modulation happens. And I still find it annoying that the show doesn't have the guts to get rid of characters who are long past their freshness date. There are so many on this show that need to be cut loose.

That's exactly what I was thinking. Stop reforming people, Show. Let the terrible villains be terrible villains, and get rid of them accordingly.

Of course we aren't rid of Heather. I don't care if her health issues are legit. Where are Portia's flexible medical ethics now? LOL at Joss's petulance and refusing to help Dex pack. And of course they end up having sex. That's why she doesn't want Dex to leave. Gregory, you can easily ask for ADA accommodations. I wish the show would have mentioned that. (Or did it? The "special report" broke in for about 10 minutes, and we missed a bit of that scene between Alexis and Gregory.) Gregory can still decide he doesn't want to continue working at the Invader, but at least he's not run out of the paper because of Nina's jerkiness. And wow, are they making her a jerk.

And/or Michael, and I'd also think Jason would try to keep Sonny out of jail if only for how that would affect Sonny's family. So for me, big loud snore at poor poor Jason's dilemma. Not that I really expected something interesting. Same. Sonny will never pay for his crimes, so all of these stories are destined to go nowhere as far as that goes. When Sonny's claustrophobia is treated as a legitimate reason to not imprison him, you know nothing will happen to him. Even if Wagger is a decent foil at the moment, he'll end up like the rest: a Sonny apologist and/or disgraced LEO. Too bad the option of sleeping with Sonny is off the table. That would at least mix things up a bit.

That was so irritating. Halfway through the trial is when they decide to do a deep dive into the defendant? I can't with these kinds of beyond-idiotic "twists." I like how Baxter is already getting under Nolan's skin. I was mostly neutral on Nolan, but the writing for him has made him look very stupid, and Hugh Dancy is kind of leaning in to the worst parts of that. When Baxter asked Nolan if he was handing in his resignation, part of me wished Nolan had said yes and flounced out. But of course he'd return the next day and say it was the heat of the moment. Sigh. The law side is so much weaker than the order side.

Same, but of course it's being handled in the most ham-handed way possible. And the pacing is beyond terrible. Is baked ziti the only thing Lois (and Olivia) know how to make? I wish Jason had shot Dante, if only to stick it to Carly and Michael's faith in Jason. But no one is ever wrong when it comes to Jason. Of course Drew would go to prison again for Carly in a heartbeat. He's choosing her over his daughter. Hmm... Can Friday please be the last day we see Heather?

Is today the first day SBu is in the opening slideshow? I haven't been paying close attention, and it caught my eye today. As amazed as I am that men stick with Carly knowing that Jason will always be her top priority, I'm equally amazed that she's stunned when they break up with her because of that. Carly's about-face on Crimson was hilarious: She told Drew she didn't want to keep working there, but then when he says he can't see her every day now that they're kaput, she cries that she's being fired. Danny, how hard it is to explain to Michael that an injured Jason is in the boathouse and needs help? That's all you had to say. Way to make Willow an accessory after the fact, Michael, even if she went willingly like the blindingly obedient wife she is. "Your intel is whack." LOL, what year are we in? I am now waiting for Marshall to call that doctor a turkey. Not sure what Jordan was complaining about when she was very amenable to be a deputy mayor.

I can only shake my head at his stupidity. Carly has never made it a secret that Jason will always be top priority in her life. It sucks for whatever guy she's with at the moment, but you can't say they haven't had any warning. It always amazes me the guys will stick around knowing that. Have some self-respect. But the allure of Carly is too great, I know. /s He's said in the past that bringing Michael into his life is the reason he's not going to give up on Carly. And I kind of love Jason's annoying/indifference toward Carly. That's how everyone should feel. Of course, Jason still bails Carly out of whatever she's gotten her into, so his feelings become irrelevant. I think you mean the "hot but," not the hot tub. ;-)

Wellll, if it didn't happen so often, it would be more surprising. For most returns everyone does act as if it's the last thing they'd expect. And I'd have thought Sam and Michael might have some sort of exchange along the lines of "Jason's back, huh? When did you find out?" Something. On the other hand, Jason's return is completely unnecessary, so whatever, Show.

He should have said, "Which one are you again? Jake? Rocco? Aidan? Or...the other one. What's his name?"

Seriously. Did Laura think Heather would take the news calmly? Here's hoping Heather does go to women's federal prison at San Quentin and we don't see her for a couple of real-life years. I'm so tired of her. "What are you thinking really loud and not saying?" I will have to remember that. It's a great line. I'm a little surprised at how many people are so blasé about Jason coming back from the dead.

If CW is surprised, he doesn't know the show at all.

The sniping gets very old very quickly for me, especially because on GH it's always repetitive. And the temporary detente is just as badly written. There's the obligatory "I know we've had our differences..." and then things get way too matey and warm. There still should be prickliness and conflict! Well, maybe not so much when it comes to shared grief, but if the characters need to work together on something, definitely. I buy it more than you do, @jsbt, because they've done a decent job of showing how Sonny is isolated and can't trust anyone. He's become paranoid about who to trust, and he doesn't need to be off his meds for that, IMO. Ava is doing a masterful job of playing devil's advocate and pushing him subtly toward that paranoia. I don't know about resenting Jason/Carly, but that's not unreasonable to me, either. The only possibilities are Danny (out for a vape) or Willow/kids. i'm putting money on Danny. It could be Cody, if he's taking a break from his GH vigil. And he doesn't know Jason, so that could be interesting.

Will anyone be surprised that Drew and Carly are dunzo, though? Everyone she's been with has been a placeholder for Jason. He's always her first priority no matter what. I said this in the ep thread, but it cracks me up how quickly and thoroughly they're throwing Drew under the bus so he and Carly can split. I'd almost feel sorry for him, but CM's version has been unbearable, and if Drew really thought Carly wouldn't drop him the instant Jason was an option, he's been totally deluded.

It cracks me up how quickly and thoroughly Drew is being thrown under the bus for Jason's return. They are making it so that Carly will practically have no choice but to end it with Drew and get back with Jason.

It's a fine line, IMO. If Jake had been using the vape when Finn walked in, that's one thing. But Finn found it on the floor (or wherever). One mention that it's bad is fine, but even with being Elizabeth's partner, they don't live together. But I like that Finn bowed out once Jake showed Elizabeth the vape. That was the right time. It's not as if Jason would say anything if he were taken to the PCPD, so he might as well jump off the bridge. Too bad he won't get swept to the Pennsylvania side and lost forever. We haven't really seen Alexis in grandma mode before, have we? The scenes with Danny were nice. Previews: Heather (ugh), and Carly yelling at Drew (just cut the idiot loose, lady; you know you want to now that Jason is back).

Finn, you aren't Jake's father, so stop lecturing him about the evils of vape pens. Tell Elizabeth and let her handle her son. To be fair, too many people in Port Charles are related to Sonny or his family. But don't pick a surrogate who is Sonny's daughter, hmm?

That was appalling on so many levels, and it was really disappointing that Carly didn't get more heat for not doing more to stop Sonny. But even back then she was fairly immune to any consequences for her actions.