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Billy knows all about Aristotle Dumas, enough to be sending Dumas' call to voicemail, anyway. But Sally's not in the dark either, due to her L.A. history with the Forresters and Spencers. Hmm. Victor again using Neil's name in vain to manipulate Lily. Grrr. OMG, Sharon! Phyllis is falling apart right in front of you. You both need to talk this stuff out with a therapist who has the objectivity you can't have. Wait a minute, didn't Michael tell Victor yesterday that per his background investigation, Dumas wasn't interested in Winters Inc.? Today Victor was stoking Lily's fears about Dumas when he knows better. This guy. Lol, Sharon was way offended at the thought Christine had perhaps been a bigger longtime enemy to Phyllis than Sharon. Sharon and Phyllis moved from the coffeehouse, to the overlook park, and then to Society, only to keep saying the same things over and over. Good grief. But Lily, Victor can't be trusted either! Apparently for you, favor goes to the devil you know versus the one you just met. And now you've hooked Devon in on the Dumas worry too. Giiirrrlll. Okay, so Billy is indeed in cahoots with Dumas. Kinda shady, no? At least Sally won't be shocked when she eventually finds out Billy lied to her face.

FWIW, I thought Ava wore it better. How sad that the music class had to become an after-school program. Would the suits from the district actually do the audit themselves or send their worker bees to handle it? Coleman out! Now everyone's lining up for Ava's not-so-secret bathroom. Isn't that worse than using the regular ones?

Oh boy, guess we'll be seeing the Sharon and Phyllis hostage flashbacks in B&W for the next elebenty months. Look Billy, you better not be trying to make Sally feel insecure about Phyllis. Sally is a showcase; Phyllis is a runner-up prize. 😡 Daniel having a deep conversation with Sharon about her being held captive with his mommy seemed pointless to me. Every single time he talks to Sharon he brings up the Heather murder. All roads don't lead back to Heather's death, Daniel. Phyllis admitted her whole purpose in life as an adult has been to make trouble for Sharon. Ehh, that wasn't true when Phyllis was with Jack. Whatever, Nick knows the ish really started when he couldn't handle his grief over Cassie's death so he cheated on Sharon with Phyllis. But today he just stood there with his thumb up his hiney listening to Phyllis twist the truth to garner sympathy. Yeesh. How much do I hate Victor's involvement in the Aristotle Dumas storyline? THIS MUCH!! The talk between him and Michael today made it sound like Dumas won't be interacting much with the Winters crew at all. Sigh. Tessa was still being extra friendly toward Daniel for no apparent reason, and he was matching her energy. Hmm. Meanwhile, re Tessa's new hair color: yikes. IMO she's a bit past her prime to be trying to imitate the current pop princess look. Wait, what, Billy's got an unmasked phone call from Aristole Dumas? Is Dumas after Billy, or is he who Billy's been conspiring with to snatch Chancellor back from the Newmans? Wow. Did not see that coming.

I was being somewhere between hyperbolic and sarcastic about Dick Wolf. And I wasn't suggesting there'd be jurisdictional issues on where the case should be prosecuted. What I do think is that this episode could influence the potential jury pool, even with certain key differences between the fictional case and the IRL one. L&O could've waited to present this episode next season so I wonder what the rush was.

Well, that actor was no Luigi. He looked to me like a preppy naif, not an unfortunate sex symbol. /shallow Even with a black-out ending before the fictional jury's verdict was read, I think Dick Wolf pretty much forced the IRL prosecution to seek to move the Luigi case out of Manhattan. Wolf maybe should've waited until next season for this episode. This episode seemed a bit more ripped from reddit than from the headlines. I recognized many of the same reddit comments being made by various characters in the episode. Yeah, I've noticed that and it's my theory it happens because more online news articles are being written by AI. Maybe the news providers can pay less in salary costs but AI isn't free or cheap.

Audra's adjacent to several billionaires: Devon, Tucker, and probably this new guy Aristotle Dumas (via Damian and Holden). That's one reason why it's dumb to me how Audra still can't find a job.

The wedding? Yes, including some mystery woman who was standing in the foyer while the ceremony happened. It was never explained who she was and I don't think she's ever been seen again. Abby & Devon acting grateful to have their wedding at the new old ranch house? Yes, there were several moments of them giving Victor tongue baths in return for his commandeering their nuptials.

Victor kind of has a pattern of being dismissive of Abby but I was surprised Devon put up with that crap. He's also a billionaire and could well afford to give his fiancée the wedding of her dreams. And then Abby and Devon had to act ever so grateful Victor was going to let them get married in the new old ranch house's living room. Big whoop. AFAIC they might as well have had the ceremony in the GCAC parking garage.

I dunno, I think like many potentially derogatory terms it depends on who's using it. Recognized members of the group being referred to can usually use it with/toward each other. However, outsiders might want to exercise caution. (Fellow USians, maybe not with the "Canuck" right now unless you're discussing pro hockey. 😉)

Aw, why besmirch pterodactyls like that? I got no problem with pterodactyls. When comparing a certain someone to monsters I prefer to go with ones of alien origin:

Now it rakes in billions for the online betting industry. I think they pretty much own most of pro sports and some collegiate sports.

This was one of the worst episodes of television I have ever seen. They actually had Athena modeling evening gowns. I can't imagine how it could've helped Doctor Odyssey's ratings.

Didn't Athena already have a storyline on a cruise ship? I don't see why they're doing this again unless ABC thinks her 9-1-1 fans will give Doctor Odyssey some extra ratings points.

Jack said, "Brides blush, fiancées glow." Okay. Flying to Paris tonight to marry Alan/Martin, Traci? What's the hurry, is he pregnant? Nick, the reason Sharon hasn't seen Noah in months is because he's a slacker. Maybe if his mommy gets kidnapped 47 more times he'll finally come back to GC. Traci listed the many husbands she's had over the years. Yeah, all those Abbotts are messy, lol. What's this new thing with Chelsea and Adam cooking for each other? Anyways, IMO the cake Chelsea served to Adam looked vile. Too dry yet oily. 🤮 Poor Sharon. Nick basically told her he'd be willing to play her rescuing hero--as needed--but he is not trying to be with her romantically again. Kyle. You almost wrecked Traci's joy by suggesting a connection between the kidnapping and the alerts she saw on Alan/Martin's phone. Bad nephew! 😉 Was anyone anxious to see another try-hard boudoir scene between Chelsea and Adam? Bueller? Geez, Summer seems to be turning into a professional c-blocker. First Claire and Kyle, next Sharon and Nick. Hey Chance, come get your girl ex. CBS Sports is preempting our stories Thursday and Friday. Boo, hiss!

I kept confusing Maggie's boyfriend with the serial killer who was in prison. She has a type, ha ha.