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Early bet: the victim's husband was the perp. Publicity surrounding his wife's death would increase his book sales. (Later: nope, not him. Oops!) The murdered wife was a reproductive endocrinologist. So maybe the perp was a pro-life fanatic. (Later: called it on the second try!) Riley being able to cite a random Bible verse off the top of his head was unexpected. Especially an Old Testament verse. Sending a bomb in a Tiffany's-colored gift bag in NYC is extra diabolical. I think people would naturally assume the bag contains something fancy and not hesitate to open it immediately. Andrea at the pro-life organization looked like she cosplays a character from The Handmaids Tale after work hours. Wow, Riley coming through with his Catholic school catechism learning in order to disarm the religiously misguided murder suspect. I wonder if the writers really wanted Shaw to be the one quoting the Bible due to upbringing in an A-A Christian church, but decided against it to avoid using a possible stereotype. The brain-dead wife's husband said he'd do what he needed to when he testified against the murder defendant. That almost sounded like a threat and I was halfway expecting him to lunge at the defendant after leaving the witness stand. The defendant's mean-mugging at the prosecution witnesses was a lot. Why was he allowed to do that? Lazarus Syndrome, schlazarus syndrome. The defendant intended to kill the victim and she hadn't miraculously recovered. He basically put a death penalty on her. Plus, he'd already killed or attempted to kill other people. The defense attorney was throwing crap at the wall to see if any of it would stick. Gosh, that ending. It didn't seem like Maroun or Baxter know about Price's father or they might've suggested he take second chair on this case.

Ava said Jesus was hot. I can't even make a comment on that without feeling sacrilegious. Melissa's guinea pig was huge. If it was a cat they'd say it was chonky. Sowing doubts and confusion by creating a memory that doesn't exist. It's gaslighting Ava! The librarian is still kind of extra. "Grand rising"? (On reddit a poster said it's used in some African countries instead of "good morning.") Janine trying to go all hard at Melissa. Pshht, Melissa is a few degrees of separation from the mafia. Janine would be light work but for Melissa's crush on Sweet Cheeks. Yeah, I liked Janine's green sweater dress too. It must've been leftover from her district office outfits. Melissa Night Shyamalan. (I didn't know M. Night was from Philadelphia. I figured NYC for some reason.) Dang, IT guy O'Shon stepped right to Ava. And she folded like a weak poker hand, lol. There must've been more wrong with Ava than her vision. O'Shon is foine AF, and clearly ready to match her freak. Sorry, Jacob. Gregory broken up over the "death" of his pet rock and Janine comforting him. They are the perfect couple.

Wait, wut? Christine would be both the defense and the prosecuting attorneys? Now that would be a plot development I'd love to see. Do it, JG! 😏 I've wondered about that too. Since Kyle won't move out of their house, and he's likely to crop up wherever they go in GC, maybe Diane and Jack decided to keep their act going 24-7-365 to be on the "safe" side. Sure hope Diane, Kyle, and Jack don't make a scene at Abby's wedding. John Abbott would not approve.

They may be old friends but I thought Christine trying to grill Chance about the case he's officially building against Daniel was way inappropriate. As a lawyer, she knew better. Sure Daniel, it'll be fantastic for Lucy to hang around sleazy groupies; share sneaked-in booze; and, get groped by strangers in mosh pits. A teen girl's dream! The color of Phyllis' dress. OMG. Is she the new spokesperson for Mucinex?🤮 Not sure why Diane felt compelled to tell Nikki and Victor she and Jack were separated. It hasn't even been 24 hours since she moved out of the Abbott manse. (I'm starting to buy the theory that it's a ruse to get Kyle away from Victor and Glissade.) Apparently Phyllis must inform everyone who has ears that Sharon killed Heather and is setting Daniel up for a murder charge. Too bad Billy has no reason to get excited about Sharon or Daniel. Billy, it's time to call A-C's building security and have Phyllis escorted out. She stays trespassing, and she doesn't seem inclined to stop showing up as long as you tolerate her behavior. Sigh, Diane. Approaching Phyllis will always be a non-starter for you. Always. Avoid doing it. So Daniel didn't go see Lucy off at the airport? WTH? She's still a kid! Re the preview of next week: Nate's penthouse. Yay! Amy Lewis' wig. Nay!

The show got majorly called out on the soap forums over that Italian adoption nonsense. Almost no one was buying the excuse the writers came up with to explain why Summer kept calling Harrison her son. TPTB are probably hoping we'll forget the whole thing now. Note how Summer seems to have gone through a personality shift. Now she's all and sweetness and light to Claire. She even gets along with Sally. Puhleeze. (Also, Italian law wrt adoptions and surrogacy is no joke. There have been recent news reports of how their government is clamping down on all that stuff, especially when non-Italians are involved. No way was an American woman adopting an American child in Italy just to avoid some problematic legal issues in the US. Issues like Harrison's mother Tara, who isn't dead and apparently hasn't ceded her parental rights.) Yes, all this. Sharon having become kind of criminal mastermind due to being bipolar is the most baffling thing about the storyline to me. I guess for Halloween Sharon should dress up as a Bizarro world MCU or DCU character since she's apparently superhuman now. Ghoul Cameron can be her sidekick.

I dunno, I think Chance jumped to an iffy conclusion. For all he knows, Heather touched that objet d' art while she was bleeding. And since it's in Daniel's apartment there's no surprise if Daniel's fingerprints are on it. Heck, Sally's prints might be on it too since she decorated the place. Will Chance consider Sally a suspect too? Please to be explaining? I get the Mulva reference but not why it would be meta for Kyle. No way is that humorless twit a Seinfeld fan.

Yay. (🤡) The Abbotts' mother hen is here to nag everyone fix everything. I know she's grieving but gosh is Lucy exhausting. Does she ever turn her emotions down from 11? If only Sharon would've just said why she was so upset instead of being vaguely hysterical. For all Nick knew, she did a load of laundry and forgot to separate the colors from the whites. Daniel. Have you met Lucy before? No way would she quietly go along with being shipped off to Vancouver to hang out with Grandpa Rock On. You are the most useless parent. 🙄 Kyle, everyone who lives in the Abbott manse could easily steer clear of you if you'd just GTFO. Emphasis on the "F" and "O" parts. I liked Sharon's green leather bomber jacket. It must go with the green leather pants she had on a few days ago. Way to go, Nick. Telling Sharon that Phyllis thinks she killed Heather probably won't calm things down much. Man, AFAIC Diane needed to smack Kyle upside the head. Where did he get off trashing her to her face--in public--when he's the cause of most of the trouble? Whee! Crazypants Sharon decided she has to "deal with" Phyllis. Let's go!

I don't think that's an actual spoiler--yet. One soap site known to put forth speculation as fact published an article mentioning such a development. Then, as usual, several less reputable soap sites repeated it, thus giving it more credence. It would be a logical twist though.

No, Phyllis, you didn't talk Daniel into letting the police do a search. You talked him into letting Chance go through Heather's stuff without a warrant. Bad flex and not okay. Daniel, you need to stay far away from Sharon. Especially if you suspect she's lying about Heather. Now you're just helping Sharon improve her lies against you. How is he so naive? Sharon's top. Yikes. Wow, Phyllis. You just created a bunch of prosecution witnesses against Daniel by your outburst in the middle of Society. Or at the very least started tainting the jury pool if Daniel is indicted for Heather's murder. Oh geez, Sharon started using therapy speak on Daniel to try to confuse him. She is diabolical. I might have to start calling her "Hannibella Lecter." Really, Phyllis? Are you seriously trying to interfere in an active police investigation? You're not helping!!! Besides, if you want to influence Chance you need to go through Summer. Ghoul Cameron. Shouldn't you be fading away? I think Phyllis is right about one thing: Chance has too much history with Sharon to be objective about her possible involvement in Heather's death. Daniel's defense attorney will probably use Chance to destroy most of the case. Well, the #1 advantage to Daniel having Christine as his attorney is he won't have to pay her, ha ha. One can only hope Nick will be smart enough to figure out Sharon is indeed struggling to hide her guilty conscience. Maybe some of the rantings Phyllis threw at him wrt Sharon will stick.

Of course he did, after the controversy arose. Again. I'm still trying to figure out why SNL even brought it up. I know Train is touring right now so maybe they're still performing the song in their shows.

She certainly was. And I for one am tired of hearing her and Adam repeatedly have that argument. Wasn't this like the 3rd or 4th time since they first cheated on their exes in Baltimore? Meanwhile, how does Adam keep trying to get back with Chelsea while also trying to get Sally to forgive him? Seems to me Adam just doesn't want either woman to date Billy. Sigh, I want my guy Tucker back but not like that. He'd look pathetic if he pulled the helicopter stunt again. What I'd like to see is him stroll in with Ashley as the daddy of the groom. So many heads would explode.

Wow, Claire knocked on the door at the Abbott manse instead walking right in like she and Summer usually do. Phyllis wearing a coat. Indoors. What is this sorcery? Please, the only time Phyllis operates in a stealth capacity is either when she's committing a crime or covering one up. You're nucking futz, Red. Hey, it's Harrison. Wearing a Western sheriff's costume nine days before Halloween. Sure. Tipsy Sally and Billy only kissed last night! Phew. Poor Nate is sprung for Miss Audra. He had all the nerve asking Devon to hire her after she helped Tucker try to steal C-W. Dear Nate and Devon: BOTH OF YOU MANSPREADING? Stop it!!!! Gah!!!! Go, Sally! Support your future boyfriend! 😉 Billy needs somebody in his corner besides loony Phyllis. Lol, Harrison. The thing with baby pigs is that they grow up to weigh hundreds of pounds. Mrs. Martinez would plotz over your new pet. Phyllis told Billy she was praying for justice. Too bad only Satan listens to her. Okay, I'm ready for Billy to start kicking @$$ and taking names. There is no valid reason for Newman Media to be publishing hit pieces on his leadership at A-C. Not yet, anyway. Wah, wah, wah, Kyle. If only you hadn't been born on third base. I sure hope Claire isn't actually falling for his whining.

I've heard this show described as the Australian "Yellowstone." I'll give it a shot but it'd get bonus points from me if they'd bring over Kevin Costner, lol.

Devon no longer owns the GCAC. It was mentioned on the show back in 2022 that he'd sold it but who he sold it to is unknown. The Grand Phoenix was purchased by Chancellor-Winters when Lily was in charge. She mentioned she was having it renovated and it's never been seen since. I'm not sure who got the property when C-W demerged. Either Jill or Devon could own it now. I guess the audience might be about to learn that Victor bought the GCAC. Ugh.

The song is about a White guy objectifying a Black woman, and presuming to have a "ghetto pass" because he'd been with her. The Mr. Mister thing is because again, the White guy had preconceived ideas about what music a Black woman would enjoy. IMO, at best the song was clueless and at worst it was racist. And I say that as someone who has otherwise been a fan of Train's music.

Has it been confirmed Brytni Sarpy (Elena) is moving to the new soap? I've seen some fans hoping she does since she's been oddly underused on Y&R, but I thought her status was still speculation. Frankly I figured Sean Dominic (Nate) would be moving too, but since Y&R is giving him a front burner storyline with the Amy Lewis character (who'd be considered a minor Y&R legacy), maybe not. Re Shemar Moore, I might could see him doing a brief guest appearance on BTG but he's too big to return to daytime soaps. He's a primetime star now. (And that show has its own bts drama. I think TPTB announced it was cancelled and then dropped most of the ensemble cast so they could give Shemar more $$$.) Mamie never had a majority share. Devon, Lily, and Nate mentioned several times that she was a minor investor so they couldn't understand why she thought she should help run the company. Devon finally said it to her face, and in so many words he suggested she get to steppin' back to Detroit. I think Devon offered to buy Mamie out but I don't recall whether she took him up on it. I never had much of a problem with the version of Mamie who lived with the Abbotts but AFAIC this recast was a straight up C U Next Tuesday. I still don't understand why the show ruined what had been a beloved character.

If Victor is planning the entire wedding, why did Abby and Devon say they'd been sampling wedding cakes? FFS, Billy needs to tell Jill the whole Abbott-Chancellor story, including how Lily was in cahoots with Victor to snatch Chancellor in order to boot out Billy. Jill only knows the version where Lily casts herself as Billy and Victor's victim. Whatever, Victor. I think the main reason you prefer Chelsea over Sally is because Chelsea is the mother of a Newman heir and Sally isn't. I'm glad Adam saw through your usual "family first" crap. Oh Nikki, stop. You're busted. Lily is not trying to hear more of your self-serving apologies. Not if she has an IQ above room temperature anyway. Sally's shiny blowout today. Beautiful. Come on, Abby is a grown-@$$ woman who's already been married several times. Her being willing to put up with Victor's secret wedding plan nonsense is absurd. I appreciated the delineation Lily made between pride and self-respect when she was smacking back Nikki. Nikki is one person who likely doesn't understand the difference, thanks to her husband's longtime treatment of her. Hey Nikki and Victor, you two are deluding yourselves. Billy doesn't seem to be falling apart to me, at least not as far as running A-C is concerned. He mainly has too many folks openly wishing for his downfall. Cash money on the table, I bet this Amy Lewis who keeps contacting Nate needs a kidney, a piece of his liver, or some bone marrow. Also, today Nate mentioned she was in Chicago but last week he said he went to L.A. to see her. Consistency error? Sigh, I really don't want Sally and Billy to have a whiskey-infused hookup. Let there be no hungover excuses or regrets, just 100% pure desire. Maybe they'll pull back before things get too far.

Cold Open: Great Breaking Bad joke. They need to get Bryan Cranston in a cold open. (Per the googles, he hasn't been on SNL since 2010!) Meh, Dana again. Alec almost broke on the JaBiden stuff. Maya was on fire. Opening Monologue: Does Michael Keaton have a speech impediment? Andy Samberg's Beetlejuice. Meh. I'm amazed they got Keaton to do the Beetlejuice voice. It's clear to me he's been over the whole Beetlejuice thing but for the paychecks and residuals. Jumbo Zombie Eyeball cookie might not be suitable for children. Or cookie-loving adults who don't swing the cookie's way. PDD is back! Could an interracial couple marry in 1955, even in Detroit? And ugh, not that awful, racist Train song. Wonder if they still perform it? Hennessy habañero sandwich. Placebo cheese sticks. Yeah, the trad wife thing on TikTok is nuts. They just film themselves doing needless housework. Love the first Billie Eilish song. Also loved how she was actually singing instead of lip syncing. (Looking at you, Sabrina Carpenter.) Weekend Update: Did SNL make Kamala seem like she was slurring her words or did that happen for real? Schlonged. The show edited something out after Che's Univision joke. There was a perceptible jump in the video. Christian Lebanese are spicy Greeks! That Tom Brady slam. Ice cold. 😼 Saw the three penis joke on reddit last week. Well, Victoria's Secret was asking for it and Sarah delivered. With face-down cream cheese. Cash Cab meets Who Wants to be a Q-Anon Millionaire. Kinda out there but okay. The Michael Myers bit went right by me. I've never seen any of the Halloween movies. Glad Heidi was serving in the restaurant sketch this week instead of assaulting herself with food. Good episode. Michael Keaton is always game when he hosts, though he seemed relatively subdued this time.

Trying to sell guns illegally in New York is no joke. Riley's brother was practically begging to get arrested. I always thought Hudson University was the fictional version of Columbia University, but per this episode it's UConn? (Though reddit seems to think it was St. John's. <shrugs>) Ugh, how sleazy was that rich booster guy? And so self-entitled. The guy playing Matt was leaning way too hard into his imitation of a New York accent. It distracted me. Seems unlikely to me that Costa didn't already know Matt's brother was a cop. Yeah, Riley should've had to recuse himself from the case once they knew his brother was deeply involved in it. Good grief. How convenient that the infamous Rolex watch wasn't engraved. And that the watch's provenance was easily rendered moot. That particular model must not retain much of its original dollar value. Maroun mentioned omerta. Costa was mob-connected? Price should not have been surprised Matt got on the stand and perjured himself. The guy was a total weasel. Amazing that the jury went ahead and convicted Costa despite the shaky evidence and Matt lying on the witness stand.The defense underestimated the public's usual high regard for a winning college coach. A lot of familiar faces among the guest actors. I recognized Costa, the defense attorney, and Matt though I couldn't immediately place what other shows I'd seen them on. (The Expanse, The Mandalorian, and New Amsterdam, respectively.)

Sounds like Abbott's PTA is getting kickbacks on the school uniform purchases from the one specific store. Jegory is Janine and Greg's couple name. Meh, I'm not feeling it. "Mad cow, sad cow, red cow, blue cow." So does exposure to ringworm temporarily affect your brain? Seemed like most of the adults who caught it went a little whacky. Ava had already suggested separating the infected kids into their own isolated area. Interesting how no one really acted upon the idea until Janine said it. Melissa probably dodged a bigger bullet than ringworm when her hot tub date's rules violations finally caught up with him. Ava is trying to get all the worm-related illnesses it seems. Well, maybe not what RFK Jr. got. Eek.

@surfgirl I wish this site would let us give multiple tags to a post. This cracked me up so hard because I watched that show back when dinosaurs were still roaming the earth. Lawd help me, tee hee. Right? I know they only had about 40 minutes of air time but it's telling how much of Phyllis' truly sick behavior was left out. Who are TPTB trying to convince that she's just a sexy granny who has a history of doing zany, harmless stuff? Feh.

Re Jack's possible fertility issues, presumably he didn't have any trouble conceiving his first son Keemo back when he was stationed in Viet Nam. Maybe Jack got exposed to something in VN which eventually affected his reproduction system but wasn't detectable by medical procedures. Since Diane was the only one of Jack's potential baby mamas who conceived via artificial insemination, maybe the issue is that Jack's boys struggle to make the swim. The one which manages to reach the target is so weakened and beat up that the woman's uterus decides to hit the eject button. (I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV. 😏)

Phyllis was still determined not to cover her arms when everyone else in the scene was wearing a jacket. Phyllis and Sharon's chocolate fountain fight. It was cute at the time I guess. But maybe they should've shoved Nick into the fountain since his cheating was the actual problem. So did Summer eventually take her coat off to keep Phyllis from looking like an overheated nutbag? 😼 Lucy said today that she's 16. Huh. At the rate she's going, she'll be 21 this time next year. The dead octopus in the honeymoon bed wasn't funny to me, it was gross. And what did it truly accomplish except make extra work for the resort's housekeeping staff? (And note how Grandma Pee Pee didn't mention how she'd already tried to run Christine and Paul over with a car.) Lucy didn't find out until today that Danny isn't biologically related to her. Wow. Sigh, I thought Phyllis & Jack were the best couple back in the day. IMO the only better match was Dru & Neil. Sorry not sorry, Shick or Niktor fans. 😉 Ehh, why was Summer acting brand new? She was well old enough to remember the year or so Jack thought he was her father instead of Nick, due to more DNA test shenanigans. Jack even gave Summer a condo. Finally a mention of Michael Baldwin, but nothing about Phyllis' sister Avery. Oh well. The main thing I got from today's stroll through Phyllis' selected memories is how her family hasn't told Lucy much of anything about her. And apparently Lucy is incapable of pulling up the Phyllis Summers Wikipedia page.

Just me over here wondering if someone has to commit adultery, murder people, or fake their death in order to write about such things on a TV show.

Yes he did but I think the problem is that he shouldn't have. Assuming you have nothing to hide is a dangerous trap to walk yourself into. Daniel should've refused any searches absent a warrant because Chance was on a blind fishing expedition, using Daniel's fraught emotions as bait. Hee! There's probably plenty of people who'd love to see Billy blast off into outer space and never come back. For sure Daniel's lawyer will try to get the phone tossed out as evidence; probably the bloody towels too. Chance had no reason to assume the phone he heard ringing in the cabinet belonged to Heather. And the only reason he found the towels is because he was rooting around for the phone. At Law & Order night school, they'd likely call this a "fruit from a poisonous tree" situation.