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Drew is a dick. He did try to have the crypt bulldozed while his grandmother's remains were still there. The only person I feel really sorry for in all of this is Scout. Lost her mother and her father is a total asshat.

I think that we have to give him a minute. I don't think he means it when he says that his mother wasn't his mother. I think it's just the shock of finding out that he was given up for adoption. I think that once he has had the time to calm down and wrap his head around everything, which might take time, he will remember just how much Camilla loved him and that her being his adoptive mother doesn't maker her less his mother than the one who gave birth to him. I was actually satisfied with the scenes between Olivia and BL. That Olivia showed a lot of understanding and empathy. I didn't think she would.

She wears those to give her time to change her mind about her sexual encounters. Is the guy fumbling at it? Getting frustrated with it? Making weird faces as he tries to undo it? PASS!

I don't think the Hayley actress is that good. Cute as a button, but her acting leaves a lot to be desired. And frankly, I'm still trying to decide what Hayley is. All she does is complain about people who don't want her around in her woe is me voice. She brings up the baby's college fund, but doesn't wanna talk about money. She complains about being a second wife and how she's not getting Bill's full attention. Girl, that's how you were able to have your affair with him. That said, I don't have any doubt that she is really pregnant, so I guess that will make her whinier than usual. I'm assuming the next secret that's going to blow up is Martin's. There was too much Ashley and Derek. Their blandness is only surpassed by their googley-eyed blandness.

Imagine living in a house with people you can't stand and then bringing Gio, who she tried to rescue from the Qs, with her. What was the plan here, Lois? It's not like she sent him to live with grandpa Sonny who we know can do no wrong, ever. I get that the writers are kind of stupid, but Lois looks like an absolute dingbat scapegoating the Qs for her decisions.

The show was good once again. Yes, I noticed yesterday that Rena Sofer cannot cry for shit. And I'm finding it really hard to stay in the moment with BLQ's distracting outfit and those fringes on her sleeve. Whoever thought that tux was a good idea, well it's fucking distracting. I like Gio and Emma together. They spent enough time together that I can buy whatever is going on between them right now. I felt sorry for Ned. Tracy being kind is always a bit shocking, but somehow manages to feel in character. I'm shocked that someone figured out that Sasha and Michael exchanged cooties. Least of all Nina. But the timeline they gave for this is also that Sasha and Michael, and Drew and Willow, got gross together a day apart. And while I think Sasha is off her goddamn rocker these days, Sofia Matheson has just the dewiest, shiniest skin ever and I hate her (well I don't. But I do).

That's a name I haven't heard in a long time.

She understands perfectly well, that's why she kept trying to come up with the "positives" for trashing Gio's life. He has a whole other family, a brother. He does, but he also adored his mother and that in a lot of ways has been shattered. But Lulu is pig-headed. I thought that Cody talking about his experience vs Gio's experience was good and long overdue.

Lois looked like the Tin Man in her outfit, down to her shoes. I thought the scenes were pretty good, the acting was good. DZ is able to convey a lot with just one look. JE was as usual excellent. I thought GM was pretty good too. Lulu, you shattered a young man's life. Just drink your beer and shut your mouth. I don't even know what to say about Sasha. She went from being inoffensive to taking little children out of their beds. Wylie was at the NB, Amelia was not. I paused my TV so that I could ff Trina and Kai. They are pretty, but they're so goddamn boring. They also felt out of place in today's episode. I get that they wanted a lighter moment in the middle of drama, but I'd rather nonstop drama, personally.

She can stay gone. She had no purpose when she came in, still has no purpose now. Natalia is still a bigot and a horrible parent.

I'm tired of custody battles too, especially since they tend to drag them until the children are adults. I hate them, I ff through them. I don't need to see Diane grandstanding per usual, or the baby hoarders being smug about winning the children since that's what it is at the end of the day. But is it sad that I feel that Michael was put in this position by Willow's doubling-down on her relationship with Svengali while still married to Michael? I can't even find the words to express just how stupid I find Willow and her behavior. Mind you, Michael has no lessons to teach anyone about cheating, especially since he slept with Sasha before Willow slept with Drew, but holy shit did the writers just pad and pad that custody cushion in favor of Michael. I am still giggling at the look on Michael and Drew's faces when they saw Michael. CM is a horrible actor under the best circumstances, but he did nail the look of shock and disbelief.

Looks like an interesting soap week. I just don't trust the writers with the fallout, though. They have consistently dropped the ball on these big payoffs. Ah, Willow. Shit like this happens when you ignore everything anyone tries to tell you in favor of listening to someone who wants to take your kids if you die.

It airs everywhere in Canada only if you choose to pay for CHCH. People in Ontario (or parts of Ontario maybe) have the channel for free. People outside of Ontario can choose to have it as part of their TV package, so you'd need to pay for it.

Let's not put things like this in out there in the universe where intern #3 might read it.

I did wonder about that myself. But she's not dissociating and she doesn't have memory gaps as far as we've seen. I think that first and foremost, Leslie is an actress. She is stepping into these roles she created for herself. And her standing in front of the mirror felt like rehearsal.