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Nina having a legitimate beef with Carly has always been handwaved (by the show) as Nina being petty and vindictive. It's so enraging, because Carly has admitted more than once that if Willow hadn't gotten sick, she (Carly) would have been happy to stay silent forever that Nina was her mother. I get Carly can never lose, but that she doesn't suffer any serious setbacks ever for her actions is ridiculous. Any problem gets resolved in the same episode it's raised, and as we've discussed before, people fall all over themselves to make sure Carly's life is as untroubled as possible. This is not interesting to watch.

Yep. I know Blaze wanted the emotional support, but it was unfair of her. At least they had Kristina stay silent. They've been gratifyingly consistent with Kristina's attitude toward everyone's path to coming out. LOL at Sonny calling Nina "reckless and petty." Look in the mirror, dude. OMG, Sonny is blaming Nina for keeping him from his family? He didn't want to know! There is so. much. gaslighting going on here. I thought the Maxie/Spin scenes were well done, to my surprise. So...Carly just closes up Kelly because she wants to fuck Drew? Okay then. To be fair, neither did the show. It was pretty much a fait accompli that Lucas would give up Wiley without a whimper. That whole aspect of it was so enraging. Poor Lucas. No one had his back.

More Jason anvils. I get it, Show. He's returning, but it's a big sekrit surprise. FFS, Nina. Ava and Sonny have had a relationship since CryptSex and Avery was born. I have no patience with this idiocy. I'm hoping she's given some nuance, but so far she's a cliché. "And by the way? You're drinking Corinthos coffee." Oh, sick burn there, Carly.

Same. Ava and Nik were using each other for their own purposes. I thought that worked for them really well, and it was a lot of fun to watch. Then the show of course lost its nerve and made Nik and Ava boring.

Molly and TJ will probably resent Kristina for having to give birth, they're so awful. That's how we know badass Ava is back, lol. I don't want a Sonny/Ava hookup. CryptSex! was gross enough. Sonny is more than capable of being an asshole to Nina on his own; he doesn't need help from Ava. And I don't want Ava betraying Nina, her supposed friend.

I've served on civil and criminal juries in NYC, and the judge has never looked at/asked for the verdict before the jury has announced it. That's always driven me crazy about this show.

TJ and Molly need to stop acting as if Kristina is deliberately trying to contradict them. They're so hateful toward her. They barely try to give her any benefit of the doubt. They're treating her like an incubator and it's gross. LOL at Cyrus's face when Heather barged in: "Here we go." Hee. That said, I'm tired of her barging in everywhere and screaming like a banshee. These Jason anvils are relentless. I wonder when we'll start to see him skulk around Port Charles, watching people with tears in his eyes.

I can't see Elizabeth and Jason getting back together at this point. There will always be warmth between them, but I think the romantic flame is long extinguished. Or at least I hope it is, because that's a re-pairing that is really unnecessary, maybe even more so than Spin and Maxie, also completely unnecessary.

Can't agree. The writing for these two lets the characters down on a weekly basis. While the sendoff for Jack was a bit rushed, I thought it was very appropriate, and I loved seeing him back in the courtroom. Some writer finally stepped up. As for the therapist testifying, they could probably have set some limits on what could be divulged, but whatever, it was a plot point to get the mayor's son on the stand.

I think Carly was willing to swan into Crimson and pretend to be the new editor as a final dig at Nina, and then when Drew decided he needed more than just a pound of Nina's flesh, she noped out. I don't find that hypocritical, actually. Carly seems to have drawn a line under wanting to get back at Nina. That's pretty reasonable, IMO. Especially for Carly.

Jason was buried under a rock slide or something similar in Greece, so amnesia wouldn't be totally out of nowhere.

Drew, if you're so concerned about your daughter, stop trying to take revenge on Nina and spend some time with Scout. He's such an idiot. He's also been a big enough asshole that I'm enjoying him get all bent out of shape about Nina. He brought all of this upon himself but refuses to admit, so, karma's a bitch, pal. This mob boss thing is so boring. I know they're treading water until Jason returns, but that doesn't mean the story can't progress.

Morgan can stay dead. Sonny losing a son, even if it wasn't directly connected to his business, was a logical extension of his lifestyle. He needed a really big loss, even if it hasn't changed anything.

If AMC can undo an abortion, a missing hand is nothing.

I think Joss was telling Trina that the reason she couldn’t say why Dex left had nothing to do with their friendship (i.e. it’s not because Joss doesn’t trust Trina), not that the friendship was the cause for his leaving. It was a little clumsily worded, but thats just Joss. Oh, that makes much more sense. Thanks, @30 Helens.

It's so aggravating that they're acting as if Carly had anything to do with the current issue of Crimson. It would have already been at the printer—or nearly there—when Drew kicked Nina off the staff. Gah. Why would Trina think Dex's leaving had anything to do with their friendship? That's one of the dumbest things I've heard. Sonny was in prime asshole mode today. I hate it when he is so dismissive of everyone and has those idiotic playground-level comebacks. He sounds ridiculous, not like the tough guy I'm sure the show (and Mo) think they're selling. Traitor in the ranks or no, Ms. Wu still needed to hear ASAP that someone is going after mob bosses. Big fat NO to any rekindling of a Maxie/Spin romance. Alexis's idea of a gossip column is wildly out of date. Debutantes? Same. I wonder if that was scripted.

She got a fair amount of heat about that when it was her main characteristic, but it never bothered me. Why should she care about these garbage people otherwise? I kind of appreciated that she was in it for the money. She's a mob attorney—there aren't too many other upsides. But now she's an unbearably smug scold.

Is court-ordered community service a plus? I think therapy is the better option for Charlotte; she should be going at least two times a week and to some sort of specialized program. But it's all about Robert being a big meanie for insisting Charlotte face some sort of consequences for her actions. Ugh. Another idiotic story we have to slog through.

I like Diane when she's Alexis's friend, but otherwise she's pretty unbearable.

I think the show just doesn't care about Taggert.

This feels very in character to me. Sonny always reacts without reflection when it comes to "betrayal." Hey, Portia, when your husband hangs out with mobsters, there's a chance he might become collateral damage along the way. She's so annoying. The retrograde, sexist idea that a man can be "stolen" by some irresistible siren really needs to end. Again, when did Diane and Robert become a couple?

I'd enjoy it more if Joss weren't such a giant hypocrite about it. She was fine with Sonny's abhorrent behavior when it worked in her favor; now that it affects her adversely, suddenly Sonny is the worst. Ugh. I can't applaud her indignation here.

If Lois secretly sets up Tracy with someone I will be enraged. And Lois's judginess about Tracy not being nice enough to have an escort was gross. Shut up, Lois. Tracy doesn't "need" an actual invitation, but maybe she wants one as a keepsake. And I think it's also a way to keep the general guest numbers accounted for. You sent out x number; so far you've received y; then you get down to who specifically replied. Same. Marshall's story has dragged. He's been in PC for three years, and we're only now getting some sort of resolution? At least he decided he wasn't going to dwell on the inaccurate diagnosis and will live for today. I can't take more moping.

Wow, they sprung for a photo of Tonja Walker. I love the relationship between Alexis and Valentin. I'm so glad they made it mostly warm instead of adversarial. Joss is acting like a colossal infant. Not that I'm surprised. I did not like Nina's outfit today. The blue color looks great on CW, but the style is so ugly.

Sonny has never really cared about Joss aside from her being safe for Carly's sake. I like that about him. Joss's anger is so stupid. Dex worked for Sonny. WTF did she expect would happen? This is not an unforeseen consequence. Maybe it's cathartic for her. She likely knows what she can handle.