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I wonder if they are gonna replace him. I don’t think I’ve seen him since his initial scenes with JJ and RH (less one a few weeks ago) and, I agree he’s just too old. They should have never recast the role in the first place. They might have hired an older actor for a potential (mature) storyline but in general Enzo De Angelis was great in the role.

Good point. FOF is the new FOJ. LOL!!!!! It was fun to see Nina and Lulu sparing because I really did forget about their bad blood. I will say I didn’t realize that Alexa Havins was so tiny. Granted, LW and CW are tall but for some reason I thought Havins was taller. I need to see her side by side with KS for a better reference.

At least, show a little caring for the daughter in a coma for 4 years. That was beyond strange. In fact, Laura should have been the first person Lulu saw. Even before Rocco. Such bad continuity and storytelling. Like, how is that writer not fired?! LOL!!!!

Alexa Havins is great in the role as Lulu. She’s very JMB. Unfortunately, ER played her cute which the role didn't need. They are all very different actress. I liked ER on GL but she wasn’t strong enough as Lulu as JMB was. Alexa in only 4 episodes has really captured of Lulu as played by JMB and will also add her own nuances as she goes on. The actor playing Rocco is really good and already has chemistry with her. Of course, DZ brought it and only is only one episode in. I look forward to seeing Alexa & Genie interact. All in all, a great recast. Drew not so much….Lulu very much so. It’s so weird since it’s the same casting director. Rick Hearst and NLG really brought it today. It was also nice that Kristina was finally calm by the end of the episode. Good lord. Even MB had a smile on his face in the final scenes today where he was just acting instead of being all SONNY. LOL!!!!! I won’t comment on the Drew, Carly and Jason of it all. That said, wait till Carly finds out about Drew & Willow and Neither Jason or Michael told her first. Yikes! Overall, it was a good episode to start the week. I do think GH can be good when it wants to be. Now, if we can just figure out how Michael be written out I will be satisfied. He is tied to so so many people I can’t believe he isn’t being replaced. Edit to add: I totally forgot about Molly & TJ but while the scenes were good I never thought they had any chemistry. It’s probably will be for the best. I guess she’ll hook up with Dex which will annoy Joss.

It was nice to see the Abbott dinning table again. I remember back in the day it was an everyday set. Mostly, it was breakfast but it always looked real. Te Newman ranch looked nice too with the whole family there. I think the reason they had Abby’s wedding close to the holidays was so she didn’t have to be invited (used) in either Abbott or Newman Thanksgiving scenes. It’s a shame she’s never been treated like apart of either family. I know that Ordway is off contract now but to be honest she hasn’t been used in years. Also, why is Kyle such a baby? He’s so annoying with his clenched jaw spewing such nonsense. Man up! He talks about Billy (his Uncle) like he’s so much better than him when he’s actually worse. The previews with CZP were awful. Please end this storyline ASAP. It was great in the beginning but enough is enough. I know we are supposed to suspend belief in daytime but it just makes Claire look dumb.

When they showed Gio sitting next to Joss and not Dex I knew he was going to play his violin. Sure enough he played it at the end. LOL!!!!! He plays the violin beautifully but Gio isn’t working or being written for. This character was not thought out well at all. I forget what writing team created the character but it’s been six months and nothing. Danny, Rocco and Scout have done more than him. Very weird. The funeral was nicely done. It was odd that Curtis and Portia didn’t have any lines. The cast must have hated them on day of taping. LOL!!!! Also, Maxie didn’t have any lines or speak which was a major blunder. I thought Diane would have been there but I guess she met contracted minimum for the month. LOL!!!!!

You can a little piece (a staircase) of the set. I’m curious if they will grand looking like Y&R or everyone living in a hotel like GH. LOL!!!! Since the show is titled Beyond The Gates and they are all apparently rich I’m assuming it will be more grand looking like Y&R and B&B. I also agree with the the posters above about the start date. I thought it would be closer to the middle of January but now it’s late February. That said, it ain’t horrible. They’ll be about 3 1/2 months out on taping. It won’t be too far ahead if they see, feel or hear (from viewers) that something isn’t working. I remember when Loving premiered they fired and/or replaced actors and dropped stories really fast they didn’t think things were working. Back then the soaps only shot a show a day and didn’t tape so far in advance. It was easier to do. Time will tell.

Call me sappy I loved seeing the old flashbacks. I was watching the show back then. I started watching Y&R shortly before it became an hour long soap. Eric Braeden was so young and dashing (a little too skinny at first….LOL!!!!) but he hit his prime in the 80’s. Black leather jacket and all. MTS was so young and so fun as Nikki the stripper from the Bayou. Occasionally, she smiles and lights up a room but mostly she’s dour and looks down on the lower class trashy people. So rude. LOL!!!! The new ranch looks great. I do wish the door was on the left because my OCD can’t handle it. It pretty much looks the same. I don’t recall how much time AM as Victoria spent on the old set but JM was definitely around for it and he was grinning from ear to ear. Another wedding held at someone’s house. Good lord! Don’t people go to church anymore? Which is funny because the last 3 or 4 weddings I’ve attended weren’t in churches either and it was perfectly normal. Times change and so must we. Finally, why after 20+ years is Bryant James as Devon still calling Victor Mr. Newman? The whole cast calls him Victor. I would hope after he marries Abby he gets to call him Victor. Have a great week y’all.

Actually, I thought it was a half hour the whole time. It wasn’t so much that I thought it would be a companion piece to B&B but I just didn’t think that CBS would invest in a new hour soap. I guess it’s good news for the genre. I read a tweet from MVJ where she said they had completed their first week of taping. So they are pretty much going to be 2 months out with their taping schedule and start date sometime in January. It’s perfect because she can see what’s not working or who needs to be replaced and viewers wouldn’t have to 7 months. Hello Days! LOL!!!!

So Electra has an old boyfriend/stalker. At least, won’t be kissy-kissy storyline with Will & Electra. Brad usually does these stories later down the line so this time he went right there. Luna is still a nutcase which is fun but I don’t see her getting out of jail after murdering two people and locking Steffy up but Sheila has done worse so who knows?! LOL!!!! She still in love with Bill and he burn the letter from Luna. Although, I can’t tell if he was intrigued or scared. I have to give extra points to production for filming of the burning letter and have it perfectly burn with Luna’s signature the only thing left shown. It was either perfectly timed or CGI’d. Either way, it was well done.

Really? I thought DZ was amazing today. We must have been watching two different shows. That said, we’re all allowed our own opinion. The only one is wasn’t thrilled with was KM but it’s not really her fault. It’s what was written. The writers chose her to obnoxious up till the bitter end. They have really made Kristina so unlikable. I just hope KM did all her dead scenes with NLG and DZ in one day. I can’t imagine having to come in another day for that stuff. I thought the Robert and Holly scenes and flashbacks were great but whoever thought they should be apart of today’s show should be fired. They were so random. Any other day would have been fine but the through line was way off.

Actually, a funny on set “tiff” between Gelman and another producer while on the air. They were on opposite ends of the studio on either side of Kelly & Mark. It was funny because you could hear something and Mark was looking perturbed at the producer and Kelly sort of looking at Gelman. It was distracting them and finally she called them out on the air. She basically said you’re not invisible and everyone can see you. What is the issue? The issue was dumb but it was funny that Kelly called them out. Normally, I would think she was overacting and being a diva but you could clearly see Kelly and Mark being like, WTF is going on? LOL!!!!

I meant to the forum of primetimer. Sorry, if I wasn’t clear enough.

Random and I know it doesn’t belong here…..but since Beyond The Gates will be direct competition for GH I thought I’d ask. Who is in charge of adding new shows. I saw that they dropped the whole cast list and are premiering in January. I was just curious and didn’t want to get in trouble. LOL….. Back to our regular programming. It’s too bad Chad wasn’t here for the Drew & Willow reveal. Granted it was only a kiss but it’s been going on since summer and I was looking forward to Michael finding out. That said, it was a short scene and I was wondering if they cut it short somewhat because they knew Robert Adamson’s appearance was just a one off?

Assuming that Sasha being Holly & Robert’s daughter I guess the writers wanted to break up (the kinda boring) Sasha and Cody and this is what they came up with. It’s pretty convoluted but isn’t this always the case in soaps. If not, I’m not sure who would have switched them. I think they want Cody to be bad again. The various writers never knew what to do with Josh Kelley. On OLTL, he played a great jerky scam artist kind of guy. Although, I think he took his shirt off more. Which was always a positive. Sasha has had a million storylines but I don’t think they’ve done much to propel her character wise. Although, she was heartbreaking during her during Brando’s and their ban’s death. Her drug storylines were always terribly written no matter the head writer.