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I'm in an MST time zone and both Y&R and B&B were broadcast an hour earlier than usual to accommodate the football game and the local midday news. Seems to me the network could just as easily have shown a new episode here instead of a recent repeat. But I guess the decision is made based on how it effects the Eastern time zone. The bowl game was in the way so the whole country got the repeat.

Didn't he also claim it was disrespectful for a man to call a woman by her first name unless he was mad at her or reprimanding her or some other negative crap? Like calling a woman by her name is shorthand for "shut up." 🙄

Nope, I didn't wonder. One of the possible effects of PCP is making the user momentarily less affected by physical pain. It can also make them feel like they have a sudden rush of strength. Basically the "fight or flight" response kicks into super high gear. For some reason Y&R hasn't done a great job of indicating that's what happened to Sharon. I think they would've been better off saying she was on LSD and five espressos.

I remain convinced the "my baby" thing is because he can't remember her name.

My takes on the NYE outfits: Christine - kinda retro but I liked it on her. Lauren - unexpectedly chic and it fit her well. Phyllis - kind of her usual look, but without cold shoulders, décolletage, and thigh slits. Good holiday color. Summer - I didn't hate the tuxedo look but I still think the CEO of a major Italian fashion house should dress better. Maybe she didn't want to risk outshining her mommy. Sure. Diane - was not a fan of the weird armpit cutout. Otherwise it was her typical sheath dress look. Abby - so shiny and tight it seemed like it was made from a diver's wetsuit.* Ehh. (*GMTA, @ScoobieDoobs!) Tessa - absolutely loved the color and the style. AFAIC Tessa wins NYE. Traci - why can't they put her in something other than the velour and satin kimono jackets? Mariah - was she coming from an office party? Not a very festive vibe. Faith - it was like she picked her outfit from the remainders bin in Fenmores' basement a couple of hours ago. Sharon - solid fail. The jumpsuit's print was too busy and the fit didn't seem comfortable. However, I think someone like Sally could've werked it. Nikki - typical society matron spending the holiday evening at home away from the GC poors. And again with a chunky chain link necklace? Claire - she was dressed appropriately for a young woman stuck spending NYE with Grandma and Grandpa. Too bad she doesn't have any galpals she could go out with instead. Audra's out of town but where were Lily, Sally, Chelsea, and Chloe?

What was that thing Sharon had on as a cold-shoulder top? I don't think anybody could make that color work. Lol, was Jordan actually thinking no one would recognize her in a blonde wig? Sigh, Phyllis. Even on NYE she can't let go of her poisonous mean girl act. Tessa, no! She should know better than to leave a drink unattended in a crowded bar. Or at least not to drink it after it's been out of her sight. Even bottled drinks are at risk unless the seal of the top hasn't been broken. Darn, Rock On showed up after all. Please tell me Danny isn't going to perform. Please³. #cuesabrinacarpenter. One of the background extras in the jazz club looked like Audra's body double from behind. However, I doubt Audra would be caught dead in that hideous orange pencil skirt the extra actress was wearing. Tessa better hope there are security cameras near Society. Or that one of the people inside the restaurant saw her stagger and collapse into Ian's arms. Summer said Chance was working on NYE. Why? He doesn't need the money and he wasn't going to have to celebrate alone. Booooo!!!!! Jordan chloroformed Sharon. In public. Whoa. Meanwhile, I'm guessing Tessa has been poisoned. Ian will blackmail Mariah to come with him before he'll give Tessa the antidote. Yikes.

Yeah, Carly was too young. Plus, backstage rumors say she didn't get along well with the cast. I barely remember Alex Donnelly. Mulva's my favorite Diane. I think she and PB sync together well. But only by accident! Diane intended for Victor to be Kyle's father but his and Jack's sperm bank deposits were switched, unbeknownst to her. I keep waiting for Kyle to throw that in her face when he goes on one of his rants.

Hey, was that the bistro from B&B? It would've been cute if $Bill Spencer had made a cameo appearance. I'm guessing Amy Lewis would recognize his resemblance to GC's late Brad Carleton, no? Even though it was sparkly, I liked Lauren's top. No excess skin exposure and it was a holiday color. Meanwhile, Nikki's dress sorta matched her dishwater blonde hair. 😼 Adam and Chelsea just walk into Victor's house unannounced. Okay. Hey PI Denise, maybe the mysterious Damien makes lateral moves all within the same company because he owns the company. Not much different from what the Abbotts and Newmans do at Jabot and NE, except they aren't hiding behind shell companies. Lol, Nikki, pretty soon the only thing you'll be manifesting is two psycho killers from your past. Happy 2025! Sounds like Damien is obsessed with all things Alexandre Dumas. Oooh, Nate's new half-brother is bookish. Bet Damian and Cole will be immediate besties! Yay. What's with Victor doing fist bumps now? He trying to be Cool Grandpa? HA HA HA HA HA! Good luck with that, Vic. Claire said her new horse is named Seeker. Because Seeker's owner needs help finding a storyline she hasn't been shoehorned into. 😈 Victor appears to be circling the wagons, what with having Adam move into the old ranch house and offering Cole a cushy job at NE. Hmm.

I love this so much I want to break it out of a supermax prison and have vomit-inducing mattress mambo with it. ICAM. If Lucy and Daniel had stayed out of Sharon's face probably none of this mess would be happening. They still act like they're entitled to go in the coffeehouse where there will likely be yet another confrontation with Sharon or one of her supporters. Someone in their right mind might've allowed one incident but after that there would have been security guards, restraining orders, calls to 9-1-1. Phyllis and Daniel keep barging in because they know Sharon won't do anything more than yell back at them.

Phyllis had the nerve to complain about how much someone else had gotten away with in their life. Woman, do you ever look in a mirror? Daniel needs to stay the eff out of the coffeehouse. Nick was not obligated to tell him anything about Sharon's case, especially since they're on opposite sides of the matter. I think Nick should've held his tongue and walked away. Didn't Phyllis already inform Billy she couldn't be a part of his plan to attack the Newmans and get Chancellor back? Today's scene was like déjà vu all over again. 😏 Phyllis made a good point though: Sharon has Dylan, Ray, and Chance on her lengthy list of exes. She stays keeping a cop in her back pocket for when she's in trouble with the law. A remote control toy police car. Hmm, I don't see the Abbotts being okay with that as a Christmas gift for Harrison. It's rather déclassé for the scion of an elite family of corporate executives. O hai, Chance. Daniel was not wrong about Nick's lack of objectivity wrt Sharon. But Phyllis and Summer have none on Daniel's side either. It's a stalemate. Whatever, Chance. You should not be investigating Sharon's case at all. There's too much history between you and everyone involved, including Summer. It's not too late to recuse yourself. What the what? Ian wants Jordan to use his history with Phyllis to help them get revenge on the Newmans. Phyllis being provoked by jealousy of Jordan is a joke, right? Puhleeze, William. Why is the desire Phyllis has for revenge less important than yours? John Abbott would not be proud.

Cross got sloppy letting himself be caught by Ramsey in Ed's trophy room. And then drinking that bourbon Ramsey poured for him? No way. There was a greater than zero chance it would be poisoned. Yeesh, Ed was actually trying to shame Cross in front of those party guests who either had no idea who Cross was or didn't care because he's not as they say, "our kind." Poor Elle. Ed knows she knows who he really is. What was that rich guy Buckley's fixation on Elle? And he was so rude about the way he practically made her beg for his donation to her cause. So Ed has mommy issues. Of course. Wait, did Ed sorta admit to killing his sister when they were kids? TMW you see something you immediately wish you hadn't seen. Holy crap, that politician woman is going to need more than a joint after what she witnessed between Ed and Shannon. I don't know about the choir who performed at Ed's party. Given the racial composition of the guests, it came across to me as a tad minstrel show-ish. Hopefully Ramsey paid them well. Yeah, Cross' problem is that he runs his mouth too much. He gave Ed too much ammunition and made himself look like a lunatic.

Joyous and safe celebrating, Preverts!

Whee, the look on Ashley's face when Diane asked to sit down with her and Traci was textbook "bish please." "What the hell is wrong with you?" Phyllis, you stay talking to yourself. Can Kyle ever have a conversation without a glass of booze in his hand? Ehh, I don't feel like Diane needs to be groveling for Traci and Ashley's approval anymore. They have never liked her and they probably never will. Alan was out at Sharon's house earlier "today" to hypnotize her. How is he now snowed in in another city? Continuity error. Dang, Sharon went awf. She read Phyllis like an EV oil change instruction manual written backwards in Dothraki. Hard. Faith, sweetie, you shouldn't have told Phyllis Sharon just remembered someone else was in the room when Heather was murdered. You may have undermined Sharon's defense. Oh look, Hurricane Phyllis is going to ruin Daniel's Christmas Eve too. She spreads her hatred of Sharon like a virus and unfortunately for everyone there's no vaccine. Tessa did a good job singing Silent Night a cappella. Brava! Wow, the original pages from her journal was quite a poignant Christmas gift from Diane to Kyle. Hopefully Kyle won't be a jerk later and accuse Diane of writing them last week. Jack gave Diane a pendant with some stones from Dina's hallowed necklace. Diane gave Jack another watch to add to his collection. Hmm. 😐 Daniel, have you met your mommy before? Phyllis is like a gangster: when you're in her crew, if you ain't with her you're against her. You better keep any new doubts about Sharon's guilt to yourself. Mariah, Faith, and Tessa running outside and acting like they'd never seen snow before. I can't. Huh, there was no Christmas Eve scene with the Winters family. Wonder why not?

Well...what had happened was The Abbotts drink brown liquor so no vodka was involved. 😉

The Newman living room looked to me like Santa's elves loaded up on PCP-laced vodka and then went berserk in there. What ever happened to understated elegance? Such a lame Christmas Eve party at the ranch. None of the grandkids except Claire, and no Victoria, Nick, Adam, or Abby. Lol, Victor acting magnanimous toward Cole. Cole has major dirt on Victor wrt Jordan, in addition to his being Claire's daddy and Victoria's FWB. Cole's not going to be turned away from Newman family events just because Victor wants to be a whiney baby. Cole, I was trying to defend you but you gotta ease up on the manspreading. Your crotch is not a gift from Santa, except maybe to Vikki. As far as I'm concerned, Victor's name should be mentioned in the same breath as Muhammad Ali's. And just because Cane's a writer do all his presents have to be books? Well, Claire is officially a Newman now that she's got her own horse. But in what world is getting a horse for Christmas every young girl's dream? Stop tongue-bathing Victor, Cole. There's not enough saliva in the entire galaxy. It would've been nice if Michael had warned his client that Typhoon Phyllis was likely heading her way. And if he'd also apologized for his and Lauren's inability to keep their lips zipped about Sharon's case. No, Sharon! Don't take Phyllis' bait! Tell her to GTFO of your house.

Cold Open: Huh, I thought Martin Short was already a five-timer. Maybe I confused him with Steve Martin. Alec Baldwin has hosted 17 times? Really? I didn't realize how small most of those people are. Is there a height restriction for five-timers? 😉 Emma Stone looked different to me. I didn't recognize her at all. John Mulaney! Yay! Monologue: Martin was almost too good with the cue cards. Yeah no, getting into an argument in a parking lot with a stranger is still a bad idea unless you're not worried about having a gun pulled on you. Or having Melissa McCarthy smear hot cocoa on your car window with her boobs. It's steal your bitch o'clock. Ya hurd? Happy Holi Merry Christmas! I just watched the Netflix movie Carry-On (and read the novel Hostage) so the airport sketch hit different. Captain Sully! Musical Guest: Gawd I am so sick of hearing Too Sweet. Hozier's hair is glorious though; Pantene should put him in an ad. And he gets bonus points for not lip-syncing. Weekend Update: OMG, even Diddy is thirsting after Luigi? No, Che! No! Bubble rape. Oy, line screw-up of the week. Disney putting Bluey in a movie with Cruella de Vil probably isn't far off the mark. I wish they had used anyone but Bowen as the drone. Colin trying to do "black voice" was all kinds of yikes. Scarlett said a naughty word after that roast beef joke, lol. She probably knew the joke would be bad but not that bad. Sábado Gigante! You can tell Marcello loves doing that sketch. Oh no, Greg killed Frosty the Snowman! I'm not familiar with the second song Hozier performed. Was it supposed to sound like an Irish shanty? The Charlie Brown Christmas musical from hell. Drake working with Lestat sounds about right to me. Snoopy look like a bitch to you? Goodnights: what in the world did Kristen Wiig have on? Overdressed much? Martin Short did his usual high energy thing but I kept waiting for Steve Martin to show up.

Oh come on. Who knows the romantic legend of Romeo and Juliette is based on a play but doesn't know what the point of the story was? I'm side-eyeing Sheridan for that crap. Whatever, Cooper must've suffered some brain damage from the beating he got if he's going to stay with Ariana. I love it when Jon Hamm does his Don Draper thing with a Texas twang. You'd think everyone in that oil workers' bar would be wise to Angela's act by now. She's not subtle. I thought Ryder the high school quarterback resembled a taller Chris Pine, minus 20 years or so. The actor looked 25 at least. Give up, Tommy. Ainsley's determined to get knocked up by a guy who can give her a rich lifestyle because that's how she was raised. Bonus points if he's a star football player. I suspect they told Jon Hamm upfront this role was going to be light work. Demi Moore's performance is cracking me up because of how they're still not showing closeups of her face.

For a second I wondered if Daniel had dragged in Heather's bundled-up corpse. JG didn't think the staging of that scene through, lol. No wimpy vodka for Jordan. No siree. She drinks the brown liquor straight, no chaser. Jordan! You tried to kill the Newmans and you kidnapped Harrison and Claire. In no way are you an innocent victim, you psycho. Come on, aren't there other people in GC besides Mariah who would recognize Ian? His feeling safe to sit undisguised in Society in the middle of the day seemed delusional to me. Nick: the cops better find the other person who was in Daniel's building the night Sharon didn't kill Heather! Joi: or what, Nick? What? You'll hold your breath until you turn blue? FOH. Whoo, I guess CZ was itching to chew some scenery today. Since when does Jordan need to get drunk to act overwrought? Sigh, Tessa, you're going to feel so awful when you find out who "Warren" actually is. He played you like a piano. And now wee Aria may be at risk too since you showed Ian her photo. Only Phyllis can turn a sappy Christmas wish moment into a lowkey threat against Sharon. Geez, Red, get on with it then. Wait, Jordan was trying to seduce Ian? Ewwwwww!!!!! No wonder she was chugging the booze. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

Cute. The actress playing Denise the PI and the actress playing Amy Lewis were both on a sitcom called Half & Half back in the early aughts. It's rerunning on one of the retro channels owned by CBS. Nice to see TPTB giving a couple of their vets work again. Does Lucy have an after-school job loading trucks at a warehouse? Her khaki jumpsuit was weird to me. Meanwhile, I thought Alan was looking rather dapper in his mobile psychologist outfit. If Amy's scared flying to L.A. would worsen her health issues, at least she'd have Nate with her. As a doctor he could probably prescribe something to help her feel better, no? Phyllis in a simple outfit with no bare shoulders, thigh-high slits, or thumb holes in her sleeves. What sorcery is this? 😼 Hah, Phyllis wanted Daniel to talk her into helping Billy get payback on Victor. Unfortunately for her, Daniel wasn't born yesterday. Phyllis, what you need is a JOB! Not to go on some b.s. revenge quest with Billy. Gah. Sorry but Amy's story about Damien seems hella fishy to me. I'm wondering if Nate's being set up by her and Damien. Maybe taking Audra with him to L.A. is a good idea. So someone else was there when Sharon had her big fight with Heather. It looked liked a woman's hand touched Sharon's shoulder. Too bad Sharon didn't see who the hand belonged to before she blacked out.

^^^Aw, man. Now I gotta go watch Young Frankenstein again. It's one of the greatest comedies of all time. Hee! Traci was definitely on one today but I guess Jack needed a good talkin' to. She's the bestest baby sister in GC.

Victoria is such a helicopter parent. Even if Claire had been terrible at her first day back at work, it wasn't as if she'd get fired. Calm down, Vikki. Esther's hair. Yikes. Her having 47 jobs seems to be taking its toll. 😼 Here we go. Traci's gonna do her Mother Hen thing on Jack. Again. It's amazing how the special Abbott family Christmas ornament has lasted so long. Jack must keep in it a vault to protect it. Claire being schmoopy with Kyle made me want to throw stuff at the TV. Diane having a gigantic dessert latte at night will be helpful if she's planning to keep fighting with Kyle when she gets home. She likely won't be sleepy. Diane taking life advice from Esther of all people. #whoa But Jack, you always knew Dina was alive and residing elsewhere after she abandoned you and your sisters. Kyle thought Diane was dead. Not quite the same. The staff at Society must've been biting their tongues not to tell Claire and Kyle to pay up and get out. Closing time, you two lovebirds. Look into it. Holey moley, the Abbott manse looked like Santa's elves took some PCP and had an all-night rave in it. Sentimental Dina flashbacks. Okay. Yet no mention of John Abbott. 😐 Jack may have accidentally c-blocked Kyle, lol. I think Claire was planning to have a sleepover with her newly official boyfriend until she saw what a mood Jack was in.

Yeah, that was my thought for a minute too. But it's such an old school soap trope I convinced myself there was no way. For both Audra and Nate's sake, I hope she's not knocked up because IMO those two don't need to be tied to each for the rest of their lives. I dunno, I don't think many people really pay much attention to Audra, including going so far as to make faces when they see her. Lily and Devon tend to have resting b!tch faces anyway. And the Abbotts, Newmans, Phyllis, etc. all need somebody to look down on. Audra's lack of a GC familial connection = easy target IMO.

Ehh, Claire should not be dressing according to Nikki's standards. Can't she get Summer to help her? Or Tessa and Mariah? Whatever, I think she looks like she's a clerk in a boutique in the mall, not the executive assistant of the CEO of an international conglomerate. It must've been chilly in Nate's condo. His nipples were on high alert today, lol. Victor loyalty tests Claire, Kyle loyalty tests Diane, and today Billy said he did a loyalty test on Jack. You get a loyalty test! You get a loyalty test! #thanksoprah! Kyle. Now you're complaining about Diane not moving out of her Jabot co-CEO office fast enough? This. Effing. Spoiled. Brat! Wow, Audra was still giddy when she sat down with Sally at Crimson Lights. Guess Nate definitely put in that work last night. 😈 IMO Kyle needs help, as in therapy. Now he sees every little thing Diane says or does as meant to hurt him or Jack. He's relentless. Billy had the nerve to declare he doesn't trust Jack because Jack won't fund his revenge scheme against Victor. Maybe Billy and Kyle should form a support group for Abbott man-babies. Right there with ya, Diane. Sometimes you just want punch Kyle in the throat and I completely understand. Audra crying is not such a big deal to me. Didn't she cry when she told Noah she'd miscarried their baby?

There's a debate going on out in other soap forum world whether Jordan and Ian are sharing a room, or Jordan just always meets Ian in his room. This cheap show probably wouldn't want to have to use two NoTell Motel sets at the same time. But ugh, stop focusing on the ONE bed, Show. #brainbleachstat I love getting an "Actually" on an iffy comment. It feels like FML. 😏

That wasn't the only time though. Tommy seems to leave it behind deliberately and then his lack of immediate connectivity becomes an issue. Yeah, I can see that, I just don't understand why it was called child support if it's not legally required. The money is basically a gift or an allowance. Maybe there are different tax consequences to calling it child support? Or maybe Sheridan simply pulled the wrong term out of the sky.