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So if O'Shon does make in the range of $100k that means Greg's salary is around $85k. Does that sound right?

It reminded me of a scene on All My Children when one of Erica Kane's daughters was talking to her kids about Erica. Instead of saying, "your grandmother," she said, "your mommy's mommy." It was ridiculous. (Allegedly, per Susan Lucci's contract, Erica couId never be referred to as a grandmother.) A week is nothing. In the past JG has stretched one day out to nearly three weeks. Maybe he'll beat his own record. 😱

If it's Tuesday, Jordan must be doing one of her scenery-chewing monologues, again. Yay. 😐 Claire is the new Newman Enforcer. She had Nikki and Victoria obeying her orders and I was loving it. Chance looked to me like he'd lost weight. Hope the actor is okay. Get over yourself, Victoria. You're the one who decided Claire was an innocent naif. Hah hah, she's turning out to be a bigger bad@$$ than your daddy. That was a nice handbag Jordan was carrying. Guess Ian financed a whole new wardrobe for her after he got her out of prison. Wait, what? Grandpa Victor has given Claire a horse but not a trust fund? Ehh, I think Claire was lying to Jordan about needing Victoria to die before Claire can get any big Newman bucks. When Jordan leaves the motel does she take all her stuff with her? It was odd how Nick and Chance found no indication of her having been there except for the lipstick on the tumbler. My girl Claire was playing Jordan like an entire orchestra. She is a con artist virtuoso, baby! So is Victoria going to have to pretend to be dead in order to help Claire convince Jordan Claire killed her? The corpse bride jokes will write themselves. 😼

That's what I figured too. RJ's disengagement might be his subconscious way of trying to keep school and his personal life separated. IMO, unless Jacob has reason to believe RJ is being abused or may harm himself, he needs to leave RJ alone outside of the classroom. Jacob may be well-intentioned but he's just creating another problem for RJ to hold at bay. In my state many charter schools have opened which do nothing but teach the kids how to pass the tests. In addition, parents can receive funds to pay the tuition to those schools. Turns out though that the ability to pass tests is not generally a marketable skill, or one that necessarily guarantees success in college.

Yeah, bus driver Billy was hot. I hope he'll be a recurring character. RJ has shot up like a sunflower. He's almost taller than Jacob now. "Thinking whitely." Oh, Janine, no. Yeah, Greg, who is this Angela person from GNC tech support? Barbara womp-womped Janine, lol. Savage. On the O'Shon front, I've also always thought he resembled a younger version of Shemar Moore. However, someone on reddit observed that he looks like Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts wearing glasses. Now I want Quinta to get Jalen to do a cameo and have a scene with O'Shon, ha ha. Bonus points if the Eagles win the Superb Owl.

You're probably right. I often get annoyed by the feints this show uses and stop paying full attention.

Tommy just realized he was being watched by the drug cartel. Oh boy. Heh, Rick the cabaret owner thought Ainsley and Angela were strippers. And they weren't even embarrassed. Wow, Sheridan got the owner of the Dallas Cowboys to do a cameo. Jerry Jones had a chunk of lines to say read off a teleprompter too. Meh. Cooper is so sprung. Ariana will never be rid of him, especially after he got her a million dollar payout for her husband's death. Cooper's got his father's p-whipped genes for sure. Ainsley wants Ryder to lend his penis to the old folks home cause. He better make sure no one photos him and puts it on social media. Could ruin his impending football career. Yeah, paella is definitely not jambalaya. In some places that mistake would be fighting words. Angela was just looking to stir up controversy. (Meanwhile, I've eaten paella in Spain. Standing up to scoop from a central bowl was not part of my dining experience.) Look at Cooper wheeling and dealing for those oil leases. Out with the old landmen, in with the young new one. Was that a wolf or a coyote Tommy was staring at before his neighbor shot it? You'd think he'd never seen one before.

Finally catching up with Landman: The walls in Tommy's house are ridiculously thin. Ainsley has to act like hearing her parents have loud sex is no big deal. The entire family never met an interpersonal boundary they couldn't violate. Monty's had five heart attacks! How is Texan Don Draper still alive? At last a full sighting of Cami's face, lol. Is Tommy for real trying to pretend like Ainsley isn't moving her mama's footsteps? Ryder may not fcuk Ainsley but she will definitely fcuk Ryder. I would've expected Tommy to be more familiar with Mexican food. Apparently what Ariana cooked was the real old country stuff versus Tex-Mex. Wow, Ariana definitely held her own with Tommy. He left with mad respect for her. Yikes, what was that prehistoric toxic soup Ainsley and Ryder were swimming in? Whatever, I am so over Sheridan's anti-environmentalism rants. Rebecca thinks Cooper deliberately caused the oil rig to blow up. Risky move just to get a payoff for a woman Cooper didn't even know before the accident. She's reaching, hard, but that's what lawyers are paid for. "... an ass like a couple of feed buckets." 🤔 That was hilarious when those explosives went off all around the drug smuggers. But how dumb was the national guard guy to do such a crazy favor for Tommy?

It's long been curious to me how marrying into the Bell family was supposed to imbue her with the ability to write or produce a TV show. Yes! That's exactly what her dress looks like. My comparing it to a Jackson Pollock painting in a previous post was silly.

Why did Intelligence get to take over this case just because Kiana happened to witness the accident? I continue not to understand how Voight and his team act independently of the regular police department and the FBI. So far the introduction of Shawn Hatosey's deputy chief character hasn't solved the problem for me. So the husband was in on the kidnapping for a ransom scheme. I figured it was either him or the wife. Law & Order did a similar take last fall. Yeah, those poor little girls. They're orphans now because their father was a dirtbag and their mother was a cheater. I'm glad they've introduced Kiana's snooty mother. She represents a part of Chicago (wealthy Black elites) this show hasn't examined much.

Victor has an awful lot of confidence in the power of the media. Adam was probably right to balk at using NM to trash Ian. Who would care, other than Ian's potential victims? Man, Claire is ice cold. She just stood there, stonefaced and waiting, while Nikki and Victoria argued about whether to help Claire kill Jordan. Nick, you need to send the grainy video of Sharon's abduction to the L.A. office of SWAT. In primetime they can identify anyone from a photo or video in less than five minutes. Heads up though, you might run into a guy who reminds you of Malcolm Winters. Wonder if Claire has red pleather gloves to match her coat and boots? Poor Mariah. At this point she might deliver herself right into Ian's hands if she keeps feeling more guilt about Sharon's kidnapping. "I know what I'm doing." Famous last words, Claire. But geez, stop wasting time debating the issue with Nikki and Victoria. Go handle your business. So Victor succeeded into pulling Adam back into the Newman "us against them" family fold, at least as far as Ian is concerned. Sigh, for a minute I had such hopes for you, Adam. Have to say, Nick gave Mariah a great pep talk. He's become a good Girl Dad to her, even though Mariah isn't really his daughter. Claire, Nikki, and Victoria: the Newman Legion of Doom, lol. Victor had no clue about the murderous plotting he'd walked in on. Or did he? 🤔 Gosh, what kind of time-release knockout drug did Jordan put in Sharon's water bottle?

GC is caught in a time warp where it's still New Year's Day. Note that most of the characters have not changed clothes, and Billy has gone to Crimson Lights 47 times.

Sigh, Claire, breathlessly running to tell Victoria and Nikki about your incident with Jordan is probably not the way you wanted to go. ATFKMWTS? How many times a day does Billy go into Crimson Lights? "Today" he's been there talking to Lily, then later Chelsea, and then later Sally. Now Phyllis and Danny. And half those times he didn't even buy anything. It's ridiculous. Heh, Daniel "No Chill" Romalotti called out both Phyllis and Billy on their b.s. plan to take down Victor. Right there with ya, Daniel. Claire! Why are you protecting Jordan from the people she kidnapped and tried to kill? You should've kept your mouth shut instead of dangling the threat in front of Mommy and Grandma while ordering them to stand down. Daniel, you are the voice of reason but have you met those two fools before? Phyllis and Billy will not be talked out of any potential mistakes because they always think they're right. Nick, maybe you could ask your daddy why his crack security team didn't notice how Ian indeed had another person with him at the NoTell Motel. They should've photographed Jordan and advised Victor of her presence, even if they had no idea who she was. Victoria's dress. Was the designer trying to imitate Jackson Pollock? IMO the white boots were just icing on the fugly outfit cake. Hmm, I think maybe Claire was trying to get Nikki and Victoria scared and agitated. Wonder if Claire knows about what happened when Nikki got worked up enough to "kill" JT? Victor's grand idea is to put out bad PR on Ian in one of the Newman Media gossip rags. Sure, that'll definitely scare Ian off, Vic. Say, what's the weather like on your planet? Claire said no prison can hold Jordan. Seriously? Jordan is greatest criminal mastermind of all time? GMAFB. I guess Victor will have to arrange for Jordan to be captured and sent to Guantanamo. 🙄 Whee, Claire told Vik and Nik she will terminate Jordan with extreme prejudice. But she also sorta seemed to me to be trying to convince them it'll be a team effort. Okay. Billy, you may be overestimating Adam's value to Victor and NE. And Adam's ability to fight his own battles. Listen to your pal, Red; she's reading you correctly on this convoluted vendetta of yours. Going after Adam to get Chancellor back makes zero sense. Note to self: next time you get chloroformed and chained to a pipe in a sewer maintenance room, be sure to keep your fancy black boots on. They'll be just what you need to escape. 😉

Ugh, Adam is becoming a jerk again. There was no call for him to be so aggro with Sally. Well at least Chelsea acknowledged she had already seen Billy in Crimson Lights "today." Too bad she didn't also mention Billy's scary new haircut. Jordan said Claire's instincts were still as sharp as a shiv. Yikes, I'm not sure whether that was a compliment. Claire calmly stood there and kept talking to Jordan. Bet Yoda sensed a disturbance in the Force. And then Claire started complaining to Jordan about how hard it is for her to keep up with the clannish Newmans! Please tell me she's working Jordan. Please. Oh FFS, how many times does Sally have to break up with Adam before it sinks in with him that she's moved on? Ditto comments upthread, it looked to me like Claire was using reverse psychology on Jordan, trying to say what she knew nutbag Jordan wanted to hear. <fingers crossed> Gotta give credit to the writers, they had Claire trashing Victor and the Newmans the same way we do here on this forum. 🥳 Billy: Chelsea, I've told you before and I'll tell you eleventy gazillion more times. You cheated on me with Adam because you wanted to get back together with him. Go be with him. Joi: and quit gaping like you're shocked, Chelsea. Chelsea: well, I never! Joi: but ya did tho. Loose lips sink the whole fleet, Sally. The last person you should be talking to about Billy is Adam. Gah. Whoo chile, Claire was not scurred of Jordan. That look on her face as Jordan tried to stare her down said, "Bring it, bish." Sally immediately confessed her Adam faux pas to Billy. And he wasn't upset at her. Aw, I'm pulling for those two lovebirds. ❤️❤️ Uh oh, Claire. Now Jordan wants you to badmouth your mommy and daddy. You can do it! You have to protect them. Whatever, Chelsea. If you're moving in with Adam on the ranch I give it a month tops before you're boinking him again. Dang, Claire had her voice crack and everything when she was confiding to Jordan how clueless Victoria is. Claire sold it, baby! Jordan is toast.

I'd be interested in seeing evidence of this, that the so-called Television Industry specifically views women as stereotypes.