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Nate and Damian must've texted each other last night to coordinate their outfit colors for today. Purple FTW! 😈 Meanwhile, I didn't know what to make of Kyle's look: hoodless hoodie with a matching shirt and necktie. Corporate bro? Y&R writers, enough with the cutesy basketball references. Lily coming in hot! And that was quite an up and down leer Damian gave her body when Lily alluded her own dire health battles years ago. Ehh. Wonder how Claire found out Victor sent Billy to a prison in Myanmar to keep him away from Victoria back in day? Victoria didn't react much when Claire brought it up. Oh well, that's who Daddy/Grandpa is; that's what Daddy/Grandpa does. Kyle is lovesick? Gimme a whole break, Jack. Kyle was horny, Claire was willing to oblige, and they got everyone's attention by playing hooky from their cushy jobs. Could you be a bigger tool, Lily? What Damian knew, when he knew it, and how he chose to handle it is none of your business. You should be wondering why Victor aimed you at Damian wrt the Aristotle Dumas mystery. Poor Victoria, you don't even know how Cole finally "earned" Victor's respect. Blackmail, sweetie, not a sudden change of heart. Amy about to send Nate and Damian to their rooms with no dessert or TV. Tee hee. 🙄

What seems to be serious is my how my negative observation of some guy on SNL was apparently triggering enough to cause my words to be parsed. Serious. I said what I said.

It's not just this forum. He's being mocked and denounced all over the interwebs. And frankly, I don't care enough about him to hate him.

Jacob clearly does not understand the concept of sitting in unobtrusively. I want to hear the song Jesus had go viral. Lol, it zoomed right over Barbara's head that the kid was mocking her constant performative piousness. Nice product placement for Lexus. Go on with your bad self, Ava. Don't be mocking Barbara with her own beautiful voice. Periodt. Fundabuilding blocks. If Ava knows Survivor so well she can use it as a filing system, she might have OCD. Mr. Johnson coming in hot with the t-shirt gun. Ava said Greg had "edamame arms." I didn't get the visual until I googled it. Ehh, it's iffy for show jokes to made about an actor's actual physique. Especially since it's sort of related to a medical condition he has. Poor Dia is definitely not getting paid enough to suffer those Abbott fools. Apparently Quinta is a fan of Survivor but why is she promoting one of AE's competitors?

Cold Open: Savage. Good job SNL, you understood the assignment. Why did the SNL announcer pronounce "film" as "fill em"? Opening Monologue: Something about Mikey Madison's demeanor wasn't working for me. Nerves or just trying too hard to seem cool? Worst Flonase commercial ever. Looks like White Lotus dodged a bullet by not hiring the nutbag acting coach. And his brother. Just do it already! (Disclaimer: Not the Nike slogan.) What was with the goosestepping? Maybe doing a bad British accent makes you have to wait in the big fat line. At least the random Jonas Brother cameo was the hot one. Bailiff, we got a crawler! The jury duty sketch seemed to be "break out your bad impressions" time, with costumes. Is Chloe Fineman okay? I like that first song Morgan Wallen performed, I just don't like his style. His country twang seems affected to me. (Over on reddit someone said it sounded AI-generated. Yep.) Weekend Update: This week reality might have provided an overabundance of material for WU. It was one slam dunk after another. Still too soon for Diddy jokes, Che. Mistaken for Jay Pharoah? Not even on your best day, Devon. I had no idea Paddington Bear was an illegal alien perv. 😉 B.O.N. P.A.G.O. F.O.M.O. L.O.C.O. H.O.M.O. The "make that make sense" sketch must've been written at the last minute. Everyone was relying heavily on the cue cards. "Praise the Lord and go Vols"? Yeah, no. Eat 'em up, Coogs! Apparently Morgan Wallen wanted to make sure he upstaged everyone during the goodnights. And then was never asked back. Self-important d-bag. Mikey was okay. IMO she was game but she was also giving lowey, "I'm too good for this" vibes. I don't care if she ever hosts again. (Oh and also, Demi was robbed!)

Wow, in the middle of her heavy conversation with Billy, apparently Phyllis stepped away and got her hair flatironed and lightened. Okay. According to the CBS primetime show, "FBI: International," federal agents can arrest an American citizen on foreign soil. 🤠 Chance just needs to coordinate the Alan/Martin situation with people other than the basic French gendarmes. (And he better hurry because FBI: I has been cancelled.) Please tell me the next big GC society wedding isn't going to be Chelsea & Adam's. Yawn. Billy, you need to listen to Phyllis. Using Aristotle Dumas to get Chancellor back has "huge mistake" written all over it. (Gah, I'm actually giving Phyllis credit for good advice. What is this world??!?!!) However. Phyllis, there are times when it's best not to have secret info which, in the future, could become problematic for you to know. Whatever fool's folly Billy is up to wrt Chancellor might be one of those occasions.*** Chelsea receiving romantic advice from Nikki and Vikki. Given their own bad relationship histories, I'd've expected Chelsea to tell those two yentas to stay in their lanes. Nicely, of course. 😈 Sally's hair. IMO it was like she had two limp antennas hanging down the sides of her face. Otherwise, I liked her sleek chignon. ***Sally, see above. When Billy tells you, "Trust me, I know what I'm doing," you need to start running in the opposite direction at a hypersonic speed. Man, if 1337 h4x0r Phyllis can't even find out who Aristotle Dumas is, he must be extra good at staying hidden.

Diane, trying to pet a rabid vampire bat is usually not a good idea. You probably should've steered clear of Phyllis. And Phyllis, mending fences with Diane? Sure, that'll happen. On Neptune. Billy, you can see how messed up Phyllis is. Try being helpful for a change and 5150 her. #notevenkidding Wow, how old is Connor now, 37? Not only was his voice deeper, his Adam's apple was as big as...wait for it...Adam's! 🤡🤡🤡 Chelsea and Adam, you can never break up again for fear of triggering the return of Connor's OCD. Bad move, continuing to give him so much power over your relationship. I liked Billy's short trench. It was kind of like a fancier car coat. Poor Traci. At least she's facing her horrid doubts about Alan/Martin instead of keeping her head in the clouds. "Aristotle Dumas is the key to Chancellor." Sure, Billy, as long as he isn't planning to snatch Chancellor for himself. You're bait, not an investment. Contact Chance? Pshht. Jack, you and Traci need to call the FBI. A) since Alan used a cell phone, the crime technically crossed state lines; and, B) Chance is, um, less than effective as a detective.

Me too but think how bothered Summer would be. She couldn't use Harrison as a weapon anymore because Claire would be a bio baby mama versus an adoptive baby mama. I think Claire and Summer would have to go on the Jerry Springer Show and duke it out in a kiddie pool filled with mud while Kyle stood by looking sheepish.

Maybe he gets flashbacks of WWII when he tries to speak French. 😉

There is a dining alcove but no one seems to use it. Yeah, it's been next-level WTFery. My theory is that the arrival of Damian and Holden was JG/Y&R's knee-jerk response to Beyond the Gates, and it was originally just going to involve the Winters family et al. Then the Aristotle Dumas thing was supposed to elevate things to a mystery based on a classic literary reference. When that fell flat, now they've apparently handed the storyline over to Victor and Billy as another chapter in their endless battles. Ugh.

Sure was. All I could think of was all the crumbs in the bed and which orifices they'd end up in. The GCAC housekeeping staff must loathe Kyle. Nah, I like Sally & Billy as a couple. He's problematic but they look good together IMO. And I don't see how sending Sally back to L.A. would help B&B. She'd go back to being basically a day player because B&B is all about Steffy and Hope, forever.

Glory be to the soap opera saints, Summer finally changed out of her blue slip dress. But Sharon in a dark velvet jacket? Kind of the wrong season for such heavy fabric, even in the Upper Midwest. Kyle is such a sleezeball. Only he could expect the woman he's boinking to be grateful for being allowed to have some drawer space in his hotel room. Luckily for him Claire doesn't really know better. Phyllis, you're a role model?? HA HA HA HA HA!!! Maybe for unrepentant psychos who need fresh ideas on how to be nucking futz. Look at those two nepo babies snickering about playing hooky from their nepo baby jobs. Ehhh. Jill betraying her son to his biggest enemy by selling his legacy out from under him was not laudable, Jack. AFAIC you are not a great or loyal big brother. I'm glad Billy has been shining you on. 👿 Sharon, Alan is something but a "lucky charm" ain't it, hon. Not unless you wanted to get kidnapped and poisoned, AGAIN, with a side order of your worst enemy. Looks like Sharon inadvertently helped Traci put 2 and 2 together about the alerts she saw on Alan/Martin's phone. All Traci went to the coffeehouse for was some muffins and she ended up getting hella suspicious about her new fiancée. Thanks, Sharon! 🤡 Okay, Jackie, Traci needs your clear-headed thinking on Alan/Martin ASAP. Don't let her down.

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.