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Why would Carly have needed to know Jason Q to remark that she thought Danny was just like Jason? Carly wasn't saying he was just like teenage Jason; she was saying he reminded her of the Jason she knows. The same goes for Sam commenting on Danny not talking much. That is very much a Jason Morgan thing. And, at this point, Jason has been Jason Morgan longer than he was Jason Q. Of course when people talk about him being like his dad, Jason Morgan is who they're referring to.

What does one have to do with the other? Wouldn't it be more apt to say if she gets nominated for this, while Robbie never got nominated for however many times she played Quinn? Robbie got plenty for playing Barbie—a truckload of money and lots of award nominations. It's just the teaser trailer. I'm actually shocked we got as much as we did.

Wow, I’ve been feeling the Nina/Drew chemistry for a while now, but today was LIGHTNING fast. I could have imagined their first time being hate sex, but not this fast. The scenes kind of made no sense right from the beginning. It kind of felt like they had an old Carly/Jason script, scratched out their names, and put Nina and Drew’s name in their place. The way she barged into his office and started sharing her pain and expecting sympathy. They have nowhere near established that sort of a relationship, so it felt off. Then she pivots to her crazy “ put me on the Aurora board” idea. The turn the scene took after the ridiculous way Drew’s shirt came off was also whiplash-inducing. And, yet, screw it! That was hot! My God, that body! How does he look more ripped than when he was half that age? I can’t exactly blame Nina for her brain leaving the station and her hormones taking over. Let people on Twitter froth at the mouth. I don’t think they’re helping their cause by giving the TPTB what they want - a reaction. I think Olivia’s walk on whine fest and Diane spilling the beans to Jason about how Carly lost the Metro Court could be setting up Carly getting her half of the Metro Court back. Maybe I’ve watched too many Lifetime movies, but I felt like it was possible Jagger set up his beating so Carly could witness it and try to help - so she could let her guard down. Those scenes felt as lightning fast as Nina and Drew’s sex scene. Carly being so worried about him and refusing to leave. I just don’t buy it. I don’t how they expect a Jagger/Carly pairing could work. Even if he were willing to play second fiddle to Jason constantly, I can’t buy Carly being okay with dating a cop - an FBI agent. Even if he promised to never go after Jason or Sonny, I just don’t see it. I really hate the idea of Willow quitting nursing. This on top of Josslyn considering quitting going to med school. I know that a lot of people weren’t happy with that direction for Joss, but I like the idea of more younger generation characters wanting to work at GH. I know we have a lot of doctor characters already, but on a show called GH we should have more characters in the medical field - not less.

I think that’s a little different since Lulu didn’t work at the hospital and certainly wasn’t co-chief of staff. No matter how emotional you are, I think someone of that position should have more decorum than to go on an extended rant screaming at people having a conversation. Alexis wasn’t even advocating for anything, but giving Kevin some explanations and Portia went off on her as if Alexis were proclaiming Heather’s innocence. I don’t think Laura’s being written as a pushover or naive. Heather was given a legitimate medical diagnosis. Laura isn’t like “yeah, let’s free her today.” She’s shown a healthy amount of hesitancy, but is open to finding out what that diagnosis entails and how it might have affected Heather’s personality and behavior.

Why would he attempt to justify it? The whole reason he broke up with Carly in the first place is because he knows that he was just a placeholder. This would not be news to him because Carly basically confirmed it when they broke up. I don't get the big deal over that scene. Then again, I'm not someone who believes a man should never hit a woman (granted, she would need to hit him first). It happens—someone hurts you in some way, and you want to lash out at them (sometimes, physically). The important thing was that as much as Drew wished he could hit her, he knew that was a line he couldn't cross. Drew and Nina hurl insults at each other and metaphorically hit each other where it hurts (him talking about how alone she is, pointing out that Carly never wanted him.) As driver18 pointed out, it wouldn't make sense for their animosity towards each other to vanish immediately. I feel like I was watching different scenes between the two of them all this time because I've never once seen - especially since it came out that she turned them in - Nina cower and stand there and take it from Drew. She has always given as good as she got when Drew comes at her. And she always brings up that what she did was legal. Yesterday was not the first time. She even pointed that out in her fight with Olivia and Lois. I thought Olivia had a good point that Nina does not care about legal things. I remember her being more than a little upset when Sonny was justly arrested for assaulting Cyrus. I don't think she would have accepted "Well, it was perfectly legal" if she found out someone had turned him in. I think Nina and Drew have problems accepting culpability for how things turned out so rotten in their lives. They both pay lip service to it - 'Yeah, sure, I committed the crime.' 'Yeah, sure, maybe I shouldn't have turned them in.' - but there's always a BUT...

I think there are other actors in the cast who are WAY better actors, but yes, they can also be funny and romantic (I don't think Xander's that funny and I've hated most of his romances - I thought Gwen was his best fit because she was just as horrid as he is.) Personally, I don't think being able to be menacing is that high a priority. His accent does nothing for me (the same way I feel about old and new EJ) because his detestable characteristics outweigh the sexiness of his accent. And I don't think of him as a classic soap bad guy. I know there are soap opera bad guys who have been reformed after doing horrific things (Jack from this show, Luke from GH), but Xander lacks what many of them did - lack of remorse and earning forgiveness. I find Sarah so pathetic now because she forgave Xander. After all, he found out Victoria was his kid and claimed that NOW he would change his ways for good. Having a kid doesn't automatically change you - otherwise, Stefano would have been changed by the hundreds of kids he had. His victims are allowed to hate him - when he's not turning to them for love and parenting advice. I can't remember why he apologized to Brady, but that's a rarity from him. No offense to you, but I HATE the "everyone is a criminal" thing because there are degrees of crimes and degrees of wrong behavior. Like committing adultery is wrong but not on the same level as kidnapping or rape. Comparing Eric kidnapping Stefan or even killing Daniel to the stuff Xander has done doesn't work. They didn't go about it in the best way, but they were trying to erase Stefan's brainwashing. Even Stefan was ultimately grateful for what they did. Plus, Stefan's a rapist, so I kind of don't care that his brain got fried. Eric was not only profusely sorry for what he did to Daniel, but he went to jail for it. Unlike Xander, who has skated for every single crime he's committed. Brady was also sorry for blackmailing Nicole, and they got past it. As I've said, Xander's lack of genuine remorse for his actions is a big part of why I detest him. Sarah and Maggie are probably some of the only people he speaks to because they're the only people he cares about hurting. I want to be entertained, but I can be entertained by good characters, and I have things that are dealbreakers for me. Like rape (I think the only reason I like Jack is because the rape happened so long before I started watching. Plus, he never ended up with his victim, and he actually felt remorse and grew and changed), attempted rape, or being a serial killer.

The show has referenced a lot of the shady stuff Theresa has done. I think her being in cahoots with Konstantin and screwing people over for money is pretty slimy. I won't shed any tears over her being read the riot act by Justin, Alex, Maggie, etc. But, like I said, I still don't care one iota about how she's hurt Xander in this. Xander is usually unrepentant about the people he's hurt and has barely expressed remorse to half of them. I'm happy when he gets a little karma back.

You know they're leaving. You won't have to deal with it for too much longer. I'd personally much rather watch those two do ANYTHING than have to watch characters like Xander, Kristen, Leo, etc. Xander's already one of the biggest hypocrites in Salem. The jerkwad got all mad because Marlena badmouthed him to Sarah. You know, Marlena, the woman he SHOT and almost KILLED. The same sanctimonious tool who had the audacity to get in Alex's face about how he treats women. You know, Xander, that bastion of woman's rights - when he's not shooting them, kidnapping them, or attempting to rape them. Being a hypocrite about Theresa conning him is right in his wheelhouse. As someone who vehemently hates Xander, I can admit Justin was given the shaft, but I don't care about Xander's hurt feelings one bit.

I believe Ava is definitely up to something shady, but I don't necessarily think that if she is helping to gaslight Sonny, she's doing it voluntarily. So far, even under the new writers, I haven't seen anything in MW's performance that suggests that she's enjoying what she's doing. I believed a few weeks ago when she told Nina she didn't want to get in the middle of her and Sonny's issues because she was finally in a good place with him regarding Avery and didn't want to rock the boat. After all the times she's gone up against him, I don't believe she wouldn't anticipate how messing with him now could massively blow up in her face. Someone mentioned how Ava may have sent herself the gun to play the victim and get closer to Sonny. That makes sense somewhat, but didn't Ava get the picture of dead Austin and the gun when she was alone? Maybe I'm misremembering things, but I could have sworn there was more than one scene of her alone and panicking after getting them. She could have been panicking because someone knew she killed Austin, but someone had to have sent them to her - it wasn't just a ploy to get to Sonny. She may be in cahoots with Valentin, but I think it's just as possible that Valentin knows she killed Austin and is blackmailing her with it. Sure, it's a retread of Mason blackmailing her over "killing" Nikolas, but it's not like this show is above repetitive storylines. Despite everything she's done, I still like Ava and rather her not be the new Helena or go back to being the town punching bag. And as someone who LOVES her relationship with Trina, I'd rather not see that ruined. Also, I have NO interest in either seeing Sonny win and completely cut her out of Avery's life or another endless round of custody fighting between the two of them. And 1000% don't want to see "Mama Carly" just become mama. The show found a sweet spot with Ava when Nava first began. Many characters still hated her, but she had a few nice relationships, and everyone wasn't constantly dumping on her. She was still devious and bitchy, but not a true villain. I'd rather go back to that writing than have her be an out-and-out villain or a self-destructive mess making up ridiculous, embarrassing alter egos or messing with a mentally ill person's meds.

Today's writing for Nina explains why I'm not convinced they will throw her under the bus. It's still too early to tell, but I liked Valentin's little pep talk to her. I hope she takes some of it to heart and realizes she does not need to jump through hoops to prove her worthiness to Sonny, of all people. I like the chemistry between Kate Mansi's Kristina and MB (I'm not sure if her mimicking Sonny's accent today was an ad-lib, but MB's reaction seemed genuine, and it was a fun moment). Still, I am getting sick and tired of them leaning so hard into this idea that Sonny has been the ONLY one she's ever been able to turn to. That's not what I remember happening on screen. I don't remember her turning to him when she was abused. She and Sonny clashed bitterly when she struck up her friendship with Johnny Zacchara. Even when she was older, I don't remember that. I also don't recall Kristina being this "rah, rah, you're the best, most perfect parent ever." Maybe it's a function of thinking Sonny died during the NF storyline, but this still feels over-the-top.

Like I said, I don't think Wendy's character was dreadfully boring. Still, even if she was, maybe the show should try changing the writing instead of giving up and tossing characters to the side - especially when they're from vastly underrepresented minority groups. At least they're not killing her off like they did with Haley. This seems to be a massive problem with the show, especially the younger set. I think the only younger female character they've given a chance is Ciara, and probably the only reason she survived was because of how popular her pairing with Ben was. Even with a legacy character like Ali, instead of figuring out what could work best for the character - or recasting - they just got rid of her. I think the only reason Chanel is still around is because they value Jackée Harry and like using Chanel as the young damsel in distress. Now that they've stopped doing that, she's just there to support Paulina. With Wendy and Tripp gone, only Chanel and Johnny are in that age bracket. Are they just going to move on to the teen scene with Tate, Holly, and whoever else they might bring on next?

I don't think Wendy is a bore. At least the Wendy actress can act. I'm honestly baffled why so many people are enamored with Li. It was one thing when he would make his sporadic appearances and seemed kind of charming, but as soon as he was bumped up to regular status the actor's weaknesses became glaringly apparent. Not to mention, the character was a pathetic loser so obsessed with Gabi that he could only hang on to her by trying to kill her ex or blackmailing her. I didn't notice anything so glaring about their age difference that it needed to be addressed. What needed to be addressed with Bristen, IMO wasn't the age difference but her previous relationship and obsession with his dad that she just had transferred onto him. Plus, I guess (I wasn't watching at the time) Kristen was around Brady when he was a baby. There was none of that weirdness with Melinda and Li.

Based on this show's history, I get why people would jump to the worst possible conclusions about Nina's future direction, but it was apparently the new writer's first day. It feels like jumping the gun and making assumptions about what the new writers have planned for her based on one day. I'm also unsure why people keep saying she has no ties to canvas or friends. She's shared quite a few scenes with Ava recently. They're friends. She may not have had scenes with them in a while, but she's friends with Curtis, and Maxie is her friend/family. And, of course, there's Willow. I'm curious if the new writers will do anything new with that angle because the previous writers handled it as poorly as possible. I don't recall Alexis and Diane having a law firm together (there was a time before Alexis got disbarred that I wasn't watching regularly, so maybe it happened then.)

THIS! No matter what's going on behind the scenes, it doesn't make any sense, not to mention the character. Even if it's to write him off, they should deal with it instead of pretending the character doesn't exist and expecting the audience to accept it.

Why would Jada be an idiot for not instantly assuming Xander is being framed? Ordinarily, I'd say who would be stupid enough to keep the murder weapon, but given Xander's long history of being a thug/criminal and a dunderhead, I would understand the police not giving him the benefit of the doubt. Sarah would have every right to question this. I think she's a bit of an idiot to believe him right away because he's been good with Victoria. The last time Xander was guilty of a crime (kidnapping two women because he was too incompetent to find gainful employment), Sarah figured out what he was up to, and Xander not only repeatedly lied to her but made Sarah feel like a traitor for not believing in him.