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Finally got around to watching this. I'm two episodes in and am so confused. It's trying too hard to be twisty-turny. I like the cast so I'm hanging in anyway. It's funny to me to see Richard Gere in this kind of role. Back in the day he would've been playing Martian. Yeah, she is clearly a honeytrap. Maybe Martian is hoping to use her to get to whoever she's working for? Heh, mileage varies. Fassbender was one of the major draws for me. I think he seems to be getting typecast as a James Bond type though.

They both appeared on Billions too. Twice might be a coincidence but three times is a pattern. Maybe they have the same agent?

The point I replied to referred to Amanda, not the actress who plays her. On Y&R, Amanda, Lily, and Amy are considered Black. So, I don't see Amanda as the "only Black woman on canvas" unless that means something other than the "only Black woman currently appearing as a character on Y&R." Per Christel Khalil's page on Wikipedia: I agree on having a person who doesn't consider themselves Black playing a character who has two Black parents and four Black grandparents. It's like some weird type of cultural appropriation. CK has been controversial about the issue on several fronts, particularly her alleged refusal to have Lily romantically paired with a Black man. Unless CK's position on that has changed, Lily and Damian will not be a couple.

Kyle told Diane he's got Audra handled. Right. He has no idea what Audra's really up to. Audra's coming at Kyle sideways and he better hope Claire steps in. I thought Michael was totally on point reminding Victor he has a wife and son who are his family. Victor had no real explanation why he's to be considered more important to Michael than Lauren and Fen. Sure, Victor. You say family is everything but you treat Abby like an afterthought. And you probably couldn't pick her son Dominic out of a lineup of pre-schoolers. "Hypocrite" should be your middle name. Yep. The role of consigliere is a lifetime position. Generally their life would end before the job did because they know too much dirt about their client. So would Victor do something to shorten Michael's life or is Aristotle Dumas going to make everyone circle the wagons?

Wait, what? Diane was just at home with Jack discussing the itinerary for their trip. Why did she then need to make a special trip back to Jabot to leave a copy of the itinerary on Jack's desk? She could've emailed it. So stupid. I wish Kyle could have one conversation with Diane or Jack that isn't about Victor. Kyle, you will never be just like Victor, even on your best day. Your worst one either. Hush. The Abbott manse belongs to John Abbott's kids, even the ones who don't live there. Diane is only an Abbott by marriage and she probably wouldn't even be that if John was still alive. I think she had an incredible amount of nerve presuming to redecorate without getting the input of any of John's heirs. Jack has to act like he approves because he's Diane's doting husband, but IMO his siblings don't have to follow his lead.

If Diane and Jack' grand tour of Europe ends in Paris, I wonder if they'll visit Jack's half-brother, Theo? Tee hee, I crack myself up sometimes. Oy, Nikki and Lauren's battle of the nose jobs. I'm gonna give the win to Lauren, by a nose. 😉 Not sure why Nikki kept acting like Victor invented the idea of a locket with a sentimental photo in it. Lauren was a good friend to humor Nikki about it. Right? Abby was lucky Amanda treated her as well as she did. A different kind of woman would've been taking off her earrings and smearing Vaseline on her face. And then would've proceeded to give Abby a long overdue beatdown.

Damian told Lily he's worried about his pal Holden becoming collateral damage in whatever Dumas is up to. It doesn't seem to me Holden is the one who's needed protection. Funny how Audra, Claire, Nate, and Kyle were seated only a few feet from each other in Society but they couldn't hear each other's conversations. Society has been proven to have notoriously bad acoustics. Hmm. 🤔 I dunno, Diane remodeling the Abbott manse wasn't a corporate intrigue. The Jordan and Ian sagas weren't corporate intrigues. Ashley and Traci vs. Martin/Alan wasn't a corporate intrigue either. But those storylines got run into the ground too. It seems to me--especially since the writers strike--the aim now is to have a couple of umbrella plots that can involve one or more of the main GC family groups for multiple months. What's oddly annoying is how the writers use the same basic dialogue over and over. Do they think we all have bad memories or something?

Lily, Damian is working you! Theorizing about Aristotle Dumas with him just plays into Damian's hands. Geez, buy a clue. Ha ha, Abby. What happens when you fail to mind your own business: you get read like one of Dominic's pre-school primers. Amanda has told you 47 times she's not here for you or Devon. Simmer down. Or what, Devon? You can't force Dumas to meet with you by pressuring Amanda. FOH with your blustering. Amanda's like a cat who plays with a bug before stomping and eating it. Most of these GC fools are easy prey for someone who's trained to out-talk all challengers.

Hey, it's Abby. Yay, Amanda got her hair did. 🥳 Okay, Damian, those ill-fitting stonewashed jeans were bad enough but your manspreading was like rancid icing on a rotten cinnamon roll. Stop it. Dang, Claire was still coming at Audra hard. Interesting how Claire knows Victor is financing whatever Audra's up to wrt Kyle but she considers Audra the bigger problem. Hah! Apparently TPTB are. I wish they'd stop screwing with the audience and let Claire get with Holden. Kyle would be old news and it would take care of two annoyances for Audra.

Yeah, I don't have a problem with what Voight did. I kept shouting at the TV for Voight to cap Reid himself but what he maneuvered was actually better for everyone. Treating the wedding almost like an afterthought felt like a bait and switch. It also feels to me like this show is turning into the Chicago version of L&O:SVU. Less an ensemble show and more of an attempt to focus on one character. One good thing though, it looks like the Intelligence Unit will be getting a redecorated set.

Could be but it'd be turning Y&R into a horror series. Michael would have been dead for over 150 years. Yeah, let's bring back Passions. New on CBS! Hmm, an electric shock collar on a zombie. How would that work? Maybe I need to start watching Walking Dead again. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is hot AF. Zaddy vibes all day.

Someone over on reddit posted this fake ad they made from an Ai app: I'd buy some of it just to help make Kyle lose his sh!t.

Jack knows Victor is coming after the Abbotts and Jabot--again--yet he thinks it's a great time for Diane and him to take a belated honeymoon. This is my I can't face. Sure, Michael, you'll dump Victor until he needs your help fighting off Aristotle Dumas. AFAIC Lauren was 100% right to be skeptical. OMG, so many references to barfing by the Preverts today! Um, has anyone heard of sympathetic vomiting? It's a thing. Give us a break, JG.

Oh boy, Ashley and Traci are returning to GC soon and Diane is worried how Ashley will react to the remake of the family home. Well, I hope one of Ashley's alters jumps out and turns Diane into unspiced mincemeat. On behalf of John Abbott's memory, of course. Michael bought out the jazz lounge so Lauren and he could drunkenly bicker about Victor in private. So romantic! 🙄 Nikki, how many times did you and Victor divorce before he finally decided to settle for you? Do you really want that kind of life for Claire with Kyle? Gah. Yeah and it was extra odd given the way Nikki had been repeatedly caressing Victor's face. Maybe they didn't show the scene where Nikki smacked him for not saying her name. (And for reminding her how she used to get nekkid for a living. So romantic!)

Jack put on a tux to have dinner at home with Diane. He basically told her she's a cheap date. Yikes. Victor called Nikki his "forever young, beautiful wife." Too bad he left off the "whose name I can't remember" part. Stop the presses! Nikki said Claire had suggested a collaboration between two divisions at Chancellor! As if such a thing had never been done before! Claire is a visionary! Nah, Nikki, Claire is consolidating the troops against you and Victor. <fingers crossed> I didn't hate Lauren's sparkly minidress but those chandelier earrings were a fashion don't. And I think she still has a great set of gams.

Savage! 😈😈😈

I completely agree. However, I'd recommend exercising caution in using that expression in reference to a Black person. The Code Switch podcast on NPR wrote an excellent and thorough explanation here.

The opening shootout scene was one of the most harrowing I've ever seen on broadcast TV, especially since it involved one of the star characters. I know moles and double agents within an intelligence agency are common tropes but I wonder if the premise of this episode was partially inspired by what happened to many federal agencies this year due to the infiltration by non-governmental employees? That smudge of blood on Isobel's forehead was distracting. I kept wondering how she was functioning with a bullet in her brain. Whatever, guess the actress who plays Isobel must be up for contract negotiations, lol.

Is season 2 also going to be rebroadcast on ABC?

Yep, Phyllis will definitely crash Billy's party and try to turn the attention toward herself. I don't know why she'd care about Claire's birthday bash for Nikki unless she wants to try again to convince Victor to invest in her. If both events are on the same night I could see several people hitting both parties. Of course if Aristotle Dumas finally shows his face in GC, all bets are off. Phyllis is likely to pursue him on an intimate level with laser focus. Assuming Dumas swings her way, that is.

IMO the way Victor sits in his chair is so rude and disrespectful. He comes across like he can barely be bothered give audience to anybody, even his family members. It's a wonder he doesn't make visitors bow and kiss his ring.

The melody was from Pink Pony Club but its lyrics had been changed. Plus the weather guy was singing off-key. I agree it wasn't a great episode but I thought Bad Buddy killed. I also figure SNL must think highly of him if they backed up his two performances up with those amazing sets. Most performers just get a lot of strobing colors and smoke.

Hey, it's Cole. He's alive! Holden told Kyle he and Audra handled some business together when they lived in L.A. Of course Kyle was too dumb to realize what kind of "bidniss" got handled. 🍑🍆 Claire wants to throw a birthday bash for Nikki with Victor's help. What could possibly go wrong? Apparently she wasn't paying attention when Victor turned Abby and Devon's wedding into his own ego massage. Didn't Cole get medical attention while he was sick? He was talking to Victoria like he still has no idea what he had. Claire's party could be the start of a superspreading event. 🤮😵‍💫 Ugh, Claire and Kyle sucking face over lunch. Since when does Chancellor Park have Public Display of Schmoopiness area? Get a room, you two. Sigh, Audra. You might luck up and get the best of Kyle and Victor but you are not ready for Claire. Protect your neck.

I'm starting to think Shemar has photos and video of high-level CBS executives doing nasty things with farm animals. They just can't get rid of him. Meanwhile, there are The Young & the Restless fans who'd love to Shemar back on daytime but I guess he's not feeling that desperate yet, lol.

Cold Open: Emil must've been thrilled by the news coverage from the Middle East last week. Unfortunately his involvement in the opening bit seemed almost like an afterthought. Opening Monologue: They were joking about those loud polka-dotted pants, right? It was great to see most of the cast on stage since this might be the final episode for some of them. Good Morning New York: I didn't think I could hate that pink pony song more but the weather guy convinced me I was wrong. PDD: Bad Bunny is the only Newark air traffic controller and he's an aeronautical genius! Was that video of a real plane landing or CGI? It looked scary. I dunno about ScarJo imitating a Chola girl. Kinda close to cultural appropriation, in my opinion. Bad Bunny: Nuevayol! I liked that they had a woman steelworker too even though it was probably historically inaccurate. The song had a good beat and you could dance to it. 😉 Weekend Update: The McJournalist. I wished I hadn't understood that joke. Miss Eggy calls her boyfriend (Maurice) "Tray" because he stay in the upright and locked position. Lucky her. Joke Swap: Man, ScarJo and Colin tag-teamed Che. That was brutal, lol. Bet Nick Kerr is way tired of those iffy jokes from mispronouncing his name. Bad Bunny 2nd performance: Interesting and surprisingly detailed set. Given how BB had his mouth on RaiNao's breasts while she straddled him, I figured they must be dating. Nope, guess not. Victorian Ladies Who Lunch: That was totally insane. Pepto Bismol is made with real flamingos! Wonder how it goes down after you've eaten hamster sashimi? Ew. Goodbyes: Bad Bunny is taller than I realized. Colin acted he was forced to give Scarlett that bouquet. Poor guy, out here bowing and scraping for the wife, ha ha. Scarlett did fine. She was game as usual, and brought some energy. Bad Bunny won the night for me though. Ditto comments upthread, this episode was a weak way to cap off the 50th anniversary season.