CountryGirl

I adored Denzel's Oscar-winning performance as Trip in Glory, but Andre's understated Thomas was no less masterful. 💔

Gone far too soon. I loved her character's relationship with Corky so much.

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Airdate: December 5, 2023

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Premieres November 18, 2023 on the History Channel

I’m just stunned. I was literally watching a rerun of Friends when I happened to look at my phone. He was absolutely my favorite Friend although I loved him since I saw him as the sidekick to my then (forever) crush River Phoenix in A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon. 🥲

It’s okay. Eric probably doesn’t remember most of them either. 🤣

I chalk it up to "even a broken clock is right twice a day." Because this is usually Nick, trying to figure out anything, including tying his shoes when it's velcro, you idiot.

Not the only one at all. I have zero intention of reading it, even if for free. Of course, I feel badly for her and how she was exploited, but it's clear she needs a lot of help and likely won't accept it, fearing it's about controlling her. I wasn't surprised in the slightest about the abortion reveal and while JT is a douchebag extraordinaire, there was zero chance in hell of her having that baby. There isn't a universe where a cash cow like her would have been allowed by her "handlers" to have a baby out of wedlock.

If Liam could be more like Scott, I could learn to like him. Love Annika's shorter hair.

Hulu; Airdate TBD

Can we keep Wyatt/DB and sack Liam/SC?

I can almost believe that Tupac faked his death to get away from Jada.

Liam is back (did anyone miss him? Yeah, didn't think so). He tells Thomas, of all people, that he wants Steffy back and is whining about Finn. Thomas is problematic but I was cheering him with this conversation: Thomas: “You want my sister back? I agree that Finn has made some mistakes but he is still my sister's husband." Yup. Liam: "He needs to act like a husband then and keep Sheila away." Thomas fires back: “Like you acted like a real husband with Hope when you ran away as soon as things got a little tough?” LOFL. He then calls Liam on his protective bullshit, saying "How are you going to protect Steffy better than Finn?" Liam does his weasel face and snits that he's going to make sure he does and takes off like the little bitch baby he is because he cannot handle confrontation or the truth. I really do want to see his face when he finds out Hope and Thomas have been hooking up. He probably thinks she's still crying into her cornflakes every morning over him. Finn also got to get in a few truths as well when Liam stomped over to his office, including telling him "you shouldn't question me or my love for Steffy when you've bounced back and forth between Hope and Steffy more than times than I can count." I only wish he had said "waffled" instead. He also calls Liam a "scumbag" and rightfully so and tells him to "stay the hell away from my wife." Of course, Weasel Waffle Boy calls up Steffy to spill the beans about Sheila and Deacon. That fucker has the audacity to tell her that Finn has been blowing their relationship from the beginning and WTAF is he talking about? Finn saved her life after the accident and later helped with her addiction. He took her cheating ass back when the sweat from Liam's body was still wet on hers. Whether Sinn reunites remains to be seen when Jacquie returns from maternity leave but no more Steamless please and thank you.

I commented in the Media thread but such a shame that Darin has left, although I cannot blame him. Knowing Annika wanted to revisit Hott makes it all the harder to hear.

What a shame. Wyatt/DB had so much potential. I saw Annika's comment about wanting to revisit Hope + Wyatt and me, too, Annika.

Thanks, @nkotb, for letting me know I have something worth watching today. Brooke - take all the seats in the stadium, honey, considering all the sex you had in that place. The steam room, the lab (where we thought Bridget was conceived), the bed from Brooke's bedroom where Hope was likely conceived...and so on and so forth.

Knowing she had only a week to live when that photograph was taken is still heartbreaking 💔.

As distasteful as I am finding this Deacon/Sheila tomfuckery, I have to say that Annika was fantastic in her scenes yesterday. Shock and disbelief. Blazing white-hot anger and the feeling of betrayal that he would choose to jeopardize their relationship for one with a psychopath. But mostly sadness with an undercurrent of fear for her father.

Li, WTAF is wrong with you? Your niece is innocent of your sister’s affair. Way to slut-shame her sister and niece by proxy. I’m spitballing here but I think Luna is Jack’s. A double betrayal by her sister and husband, which Li presumably forgave but probably not, given her vitriol. Making Luna Finn’s biological half-sister and not just first cousin.

I share the same reservations. Although I think Finn having caring feelings for Steffy as the mother of his son is not necessarily a deal-breaker. If that's as far as it goes, of course. Finn can certainly relate to Hope loving a partner that has divided feelings (and loyalties). I would also be fine with them remaining friends - how refreshing would that be to have a platonic pairing?

First of all, Sinn are still very married, Sheila. I think Steffy is ticked and hurt by Finn and rightfully so but I think she would fight for her marriage and family if she saw Sheila trying to push Finn and Hope together. She looks like she’d rather kiss a pig than reunite with Liam, which same difference for me, but I digress. Even if they DID become a couple, I also don’t see Hope magically forgiving the woman who nearly killed her mother. Nor the man who married her, father or not. Deacon, is the psycho cooter that good that you’re willing to sacrifice the only child you have a relationship with, your only daughter and granddaughter, for this??? And before either of them try to argue “But Thomas????” as far as Hope knows (and how show handled the aftermath), Thomas isn’t a murderer. I also don’t need Hope with yet another man that has a full luggage set of history with Steffy. If she is to be paired up long term with anyone, it should be Wyatt, who clearly is long since over Steffy and their short-lived marriage that I almost forget happened (them, too, I suspect) as he knew from jump he was a mere placeholder for Liam.

@Anna Yolei, I think @Waldo13 was referring to Taylor Hale, winner of last year’s Big Brother. She was modeling the red dress Ridge designed a few episodes ago.

I'm not sure how I feel about Fope. On the one hand, it's not psycho Thomas, but OTOH, it's Sheila as the MIL from hell.