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Finally got around to watching this episode. So Dumbo is an area of Brooklyn. Learn something new every day. I thought that only referred to a cartoon elephant who could fly. Right away I got a bad vibe on Pastor Mike. He was too slick on that prosperity gospel ish. A guy can't pay his rent but he can give $40k to the pastor. WTAF. And yeah, he largely paid for his own sister's assassination. The guilt alone should've killed him. That looked like a rather small church on the inside. Most of those congregants must've had tons of money to be able to support Pastor Mike at such a generous level. A catamaran. 🙄 Why would the pastor have confessed to someone close to him? He likely would've gotten away with it if he'd kept his mouth shut. NGL, I figured it was going to turn out that the pastor was running a pay-to-play gay swingers club in the church basement. The victim found out via her brother's involvement and was killed because she was going to out the "sinful" activities.to the parishioners.

Watched the show live today. Yay? Diane has been granted some closet space and a drawer at the Abbott manse. Hmm. Jack acts like he's in stop and go traffic with her but Diane's biding her time in the passenger seat. Eyes on the prize! Sally says she's going to use both Nick and Adam's DNA samples for paternity testing. I am happy with that decision. Oh wow, Victoria got her hair did. Looked nice, I thought. Meanwhile, she said, "Nothing worth taking is ever easy." Yeah like when the guy has been pretending to be dying and your brother has to kill him so your family can keep the fortune they took from him. Nate's guilty conscience about drunk kissing his boss ==> nooner. Poor Elena. Wait until she finds out why her man was so hot for her bod all of a sudden. Aw, Jack, you should've just sent a video text. Confronting Victor in person hasn't ever been your forte. Chloe, ugh, you never stop needing to shut up. I cannot understand why Sally trusts you or considers you a friend. Adam possibly being her baby daddy isn't your problem unless you make it one. SO IT WAS CHLOE'S IDEA! Of course it was. Deliberately not giving Adam a heads-up about Sally's pregnancy is shady and Chloe knows it. Tessa stopping by to see Elena was odd to me. Are they galpals like that? Diane told Jack the stuff she left in CA can stay there. Are the writers laying the groundwork for that spumored secret kid with Jeremy? <fingers crossed> Victoria pretty much told Nate she didn't really consider their kiss an issue. Ruh roh. Nate's likely about to become a Newman plaything but she has to let him think it's his choice. Geez, Tessa, take a parenting class; it's not rocket science. One way or another your and Mariah's child will survive despite your ignorance. Wait, what? Sally, noooo! And Nick should know better because Phyllis only testing one guy's DNA during her WTD? situation is how Jack ended up thinking Summer was his daughter--for a while anyway. IMO this approach is not fair to Adam and will surely blow up in Sally's face at some point. Yikes, Victoria is trying to compromise Nate wrt to the Newmans' scheme against Tucker and he's too stupid to realize it. The terms "fall guy" and "stalking horse," Nate. Look into them. Mariah felt too traumatized after what she went through with Bowie. And Tessa thought being pregnant would hurt her music career or something so she wasn't willing to carry their child either. Plus, the MWTs never simply turn right when they can make three left turns instead.

Dear KC: stop playing. Go or don't go but don't be out here torturing your loyal fans. Costner is the only reason I've stuck with this show. If he's out, so am I. AFAIC Matthew McConaughey can't even drink KC's bath water. Sheridan should create yet another spin-off if he wants to bring in MM because I think the flagship Yellowstone will sink like a stone without KC. But I'm surprised it's taken this long for McConaughey's name to pop up since he has authentic Texas bona fides.

Tucker and Adam. There's Grade A Trouble waiting to happen and I am here for it. The way Jill's bangs were hanging over her forehead made her look like she had a unibrow, lol. Production must've noticed because in later scenes the bangs were kept out of the way. "Mom jokes." Is that a thing? Unfortunately I thought Tessa and Mariah were too cutesy by half today. Meh, Jill is not the corporate mentor Lily needs, IMO. And I bet if you asked the Abbotts about Jill's tenure running Jabot, they'd say she should keep their family's company's name out of her braggart mouth. Yeah, no, I didn't need to see Nick tucking in his junk as he zipped up his pants. Whatever he's got down there can't be that big. "Hope spring eternal." Seriously, Tucker, you can do better than sappy platitudes. But you can certainly deadpan like nobody's business. Sigh, Sally's plan is to get a paternity test before she tells Adam she's pregnant. I'm impressed at the way she's managing to be both shady and a naif. Everly, Emerson, or Tuesday. Nope, nope, and nope. I'm hoping we can get a baby with a "normal" name this time. Checkmate, Lily. Devon is just shooting down your illogical arguments about the merger for sport now. Oh well.🙄

Yes, please. I was really hoping he'd do that swaggering walk the Mandalorian does too. (Though I am aware most of the time it's another actor inside the costume when you can't see the Mandalorian's face due to the helmet.) This may have been one of those times when it would have been a good idea to check someone's posting history before offering examples.

Just watched You People. Didn't hate it but I thought it tried way too hard to deliver its social messages. Preaching to the choir. The cast was impressive though, especially the cameos at the synagogue at the beginning of the movie.

Sarah Paulson has really long fingers. When did Magnum P.I. move to NBC? I was so confused when I saw that ad. Ugh, I can't stand Coldplay. All their songs sound the same to me, and like they're made for McDonald's commercials. I kept waiting to see Pedro in WU. What the hell is going on with Chris Martin? Speaking Spanish and singing with a choir; it read as performative allyship to me. UO around here apparently but IMO he is such a poser. Two restaurant sketches. Why? I don't eat beef but even I know you don't put ketchup on steak. I actually gasped. The hospital sketch had me crying from laughing so hard, and I was impressed with the CGI in the Mario Kart sketch. (Were they lowkey taking shots at The Worst Chris? I wonder if maybe Pedro auditioned for the role but they went with the guy who can't do a convincing Italian accent? 😏) I think Pedro Pascal made the best of what he was given to work with, and he was totally game. AFAIC he can come back to host again.

Or perhaps the baby Mariah and Tessa are trying to adopt will be the Tock. I'm rooting for new Baby Newman because I want Sally and Adam to be permanently connected. Hee. By that point I had pretty much zoned out on the Jack & Diane schmoopiness so I missed the silly Met Ball reference. But I could see the Marchetti brand still having enough clout to warrant an invite. Diane's not gonna be striking poses on the red carpet though. She's a nobody and in the relative scheme of things so is Jack. They'd probably have to go in the side door, lol.

He may indeed be a cheapskate but this time he left a $50 tip. I went back and re-watched the scene and both Billy and Chelsea said it was fifty dollars. Billy was trying to buy the waitress' silence despite there being an entire room of people who saw him and Chelsea together. This is another thing that doesn't make sense to me. Does Sally not know Christian is Adam's son? I thought she and Adam had bared all their secrets to each other. If she succeeds in getting Nick to have a shotgun wedding before her baby is born, they'd be setting up another Christian situation due to the legal technicality. That's why I don't think Nick will marry her or that the baby will ultimately turn out to be his. Even he's not dumb enough to push his luck in another WTD? situation with Adam.

The front door to the stately Abbott manse is kept unlocked. Sure, Jan. Hee, when Billy said he was going to order the clams and the mussels, the closed captioning said "muscles." AI for the win! 😉 That poor society waitress. She must've been thinking, "Self-important much?" when Billy told her he and Chelsea weren't on a date. Nobody cares, ya morons, and now you've made sure the waitress will be trashing you on her anonymous TikTok. Seriously, Jack? If anything I'm betting Dina's corpse is spinning like a top right about now. Game recognize game and Ghost Dina wants her emerald necklace back. Victoria: have some of this 12-year old scotch, Nate. Nate: thanks. Devon would never share his expensive whiskey with me. Elena: honey, I wasn't sure what time you'd be home so I picked up a couple of those flatbread pizzas you like from Society. Nate: you're so thoughtful, Elena. Devon would've just ordered me a greasy pepperoni pie from Pizza Shed. Audra: in the interest of total honesty, Nate, I must tell you I'm still boinking Tucker. Nate: well, good for you and good for Newman Media. Devon only wishes he could screw Tucker. Joi: FFS, Nate. Stop! Adam, if you only knew. Better work on your eavesdropping skills, my guy. Or not. The answer to what you're puzzling over will soon become evident on its own. A $50 tip. Pssht, now I'm 100% sure that Society waitress is mocking Billy on social media. He should've passed her a cool hundy at least. Ew, Vikki, you're a sloppy drunk. Nate didn't exactly pull away from the long wet smooch you laid on him though. Poor Elena will be tasting the residue of your saliva later. 🤢 I still don't understand how Nick didn't know Adam could also be the daddy of Sally's baby. Whatever, re next week's previews, Sally's having a prenatal paternity test and odds are Chloe will mess with the results. Sigh.

Is Chelsea independently wealthy or is she living off child support from Adam? This is quite the life of leisure she's enjoying. Buh, buh, buh, busted, Kyle! Has it even been 24 hours since Victor assured you Jack wouldn't find out his disloyal son is in cahoots with his longtime foe? "...something for Adam and I to work through." Aw, Jack can you haz grammar? Diane, sigh, you never learn. Stop antagonizing Nikki. She can take your smugness and deliver it right back to you in a lovely Tiffany's bag. Kyle, what it's about is Adam is the son Jack wishes he had instead of you. Subconsciously you know it so here, have some peanut butter to go with your jelly. At least Adam can admit Jabot isn't the right place for him. I think he must have inherited his self-awareness from Hope because it sure ain't a Newman trait. Ugh, Victor all but told Summer not to worry her pretty little head about his using her husband to scheme against Adam. And she was too dimwitted to notice. Jeremy Stark never spent any of $500k Jack bribed him with? Odd he would keep that kind of cash sitting around serving no purpose. Apparently Billy and Chelsea are openly dating now, and upon realizing it Adam was like, "Dafuq?" Right there with ya, buddy. I'm willing to overlook it. He can make up for it in other ways. @NinjaPenguins, your posts = all the *superlatives. All. Of. Them. *ETA: positive .

I don't know how good Victor's oldest daughter is at playing chess but she must be pretty bad at poker. Devon easily called Victoria's bluff in about 60 seconds. Man, Tucker was working Daniel like a pro. I don't how he wasn't laughing at what an easy mark Daniel is. Plus Tucker appears to have done his homework if he could toss out Heather's personal mantra and make it sound like a coincidence. Wonder if Abby woke up this morning thinking she'd have to crack Lily's face into a million tiny pieces on Society's floor? Wonder if Victoria woke up this morning thinking she could step out of her lane and into Devon's, uninvited? Heh, Daniel, have you met Phyllis before? Not only did she hop on a plane to Portugal, she's deliberately avoiding your calls. Sucks for you. Sorry, Abby, what you read as "hang onto," Lily intended as "control." You don't speak Lily and Devon's language so stay out of it. I forgot Esther works at C-W. Guess that's why she wasn't able to lend Kevin a hand at home while Chloe was out of town for ONE day. Aw, Kyle. You just now figured out Diane is the problem which never ends? Poor baby. Yay, Adam straight told Jack what's up with Victor and Kyle. Bet Kyle is going to receive a stern talking to later. 🙄 Lily barely had time to glue her face back together before it was cracked again by Devon. Jabot probably has a nice face serum to soothe the effects of humiliation on one's skin. If Diane swears there are no more secrets to come out it must mean there's a doozy still out there. I like the spumor where she and Jeremy had a kid back in the day and Kyle has a hidden sibling. I've indeed wondered about that. It wouldn't surprise me because so much of the dialogue is repetitive. Why pay writers if a computer can do the work? Ugh, Bill Bell would not be proud.

Yep. I am now looking sideways at every actor named as being involved in this, especially Frances Fisher. Some of them I wasn't particularly into already but at least I didn't wonder if they were racist. The Academy Awards keeps finding new and better ways to show their ass and it seems to me like their fundamental problems will defy being fixed until the current generation of members either dies off or is outnumbered.

Arriving extremely late to the party... Sigh, I do remember when Michael B. Jordan was on All My Children. They grow up so fast! 😉 (Trivia: MBJ replaced Chadwick Boseman in the role of Reggie. Boseman objected to certain stereotypical aspects of the character, a gangbanger Black kid who eventually saw the errors of his ways and was adopted by a wealthy White family. Today the storyline would be considered cringe at best.) The Southwest Airlines sketch was kind of savage even if it was rather dated by now. Auditory recency bias. Learn something new every day. Has Lil Baby always worn his hair like that? He made me think of Coolio and I know that's not a desirable comparison. Whoa, the Taylor Swift joke in WU. Someone finally said it out loud. (Yeah, I'm not a fan of her or the Swifties.) Usually I'm meh on Kenan but I was cracking up at Michael Che's doorman in WU. In the male confidence seminar sketch I kept waiting for someone to say "fivehead." I really liked Lil Baby's second song. A couple of weird sketches (and a ridiculous amount of product placement) but overall not a bad show IMO. MBJ was fairly game though he did struggle with the cue cards.

Why would Kyle bring up such a messy subject with Jack at work instead of at home? What a twerp. Wait, Sally is wearing the same clothes she had on when we saw her talking to Nick from L.A. Is it the same day? Several other people have been wearing different outfits though. Aargh! 😵‍💫 Not sure why Chloe was complaining about Kevin not handling the housework and their kids while she was gone for ONE day. Doesn't her mommy live with them? Seems to me Grandma Esther would've kept things under control. I'm starting to wonder if Victor lowkey scared of Sally. He made it sound like she's the Scylla and Charybdis of GC and his sons are helpless before her siren powers. Tucker stays overhearing Phyllis' conversations. Either she talks too loudly or he has hypersensitive hearing. Summer has no control over Red, Diane. You went at this the wrong way unless you intended to provoke Summer into running to Phyllis to warn her to leave you alone. Nick, stop talking. You're basically making Victor curious about what's actually going on with Sally. Once he gets involved in the WTD? situation between you and Adam, all bets are off. Meanwhile, IMO Chloe needs to shut up too. Adam will figure out soon enough that Sally might be carrying his child. Then what, Miss Snarkypants? Diane came out swinging but Summer calmly told her to fcuk around and found out. Okay, Stuporgirl, I see you. Diane did too, lol. Gotta love Summer gaping at Phyllis like, "How insane are you?" Yeah, who jumps up in the middle of the day and flies to Portugal on a whim? The psycho who gave birth to you does, Summer. Annndddd Lily's week just got 10x worse, hee. Now her pal Daniel might dump her too. Ahoy, thar be an iceberg! Abandon the sinking C-W ship! Two of everything on the menu?! So Sally is going to try to use sudden obesity as a cover for her baby on board. Oy. Nick and Adam staring at Sally at the end reminded me of a refrain from a Warren Zevon song: song: 🎶Can't start it like a car. Can't stop it with a gun.🎶 Nick is the one who's unable to start and Adam is unable to stop.

Nah, CBS/YR won't allow it. They'd be destroyed on social media, their shows would be boycotted, and their studios and business offices would likely get picketed--or worse. AFAIC AMC lost all the credit they got for that when they created the "unabortion" storyline years later, wherein Erica found out her embryo had been transferred by her shady obgyn to his infertile wife's womb. The adult product of that science fiction-esque insanity showed up and proceeded to wreak vengeful havoc on Erica and his siblings until he was killed by his brother-in-law. Allegedly, Susan Lucci made TPTB write the storyline because she no longer wanted to be associated with what Erica did, due to her personal beliefs. Agnes Nixon was no longer involved in the daily writing and production of the show by then and some fans considered this retcon uniquely disrespectful of her status as one of the pioneers of daytime soaps.

Oh look, twerpy Kyle has returned. Jack, you better come deal with your backstabbing son. And bring Adam with you. Victoria said Sally isn't good enough for Nick and he's way out of her league. Um, Vic, sweetie, your mommy was a stripper. You are one generation away from taking your clothes off in public for money. Get over yourself. Tee hee, that moment when Nate realized Audra's sudden meeting with Tucker had been extremely personal. Because she was still in the afterglow. 😏 Phyllis is so full of it. Apparently Daniel needs to put her job duties in writing because she seems to think she can do whatever she wants wrt his gaming project. It was funny how quickly Lauren and Michael both saw through her b.s. excuses. How is Victor as old as he is and still so delusional about his children? I liked Elena's coat. Wonder why Sally didn't mention to Nick yesterday (in GC time) when she spoke to him that her presentation to Jill was cancelled? By then Chloe was already back in GC. Did Sally just want to stay overnight on the West coast for some reason? Lol at the way Phyllis was talking about Heather and Lucy's move to Portugal as if it's located far, far away. Bish, it's barely across the Atlantic Ocean. The ghost of Vasco de Gama is pointing and laughing at you. Nate: Tucker McCall is also in the race to grab Daniel's Omega Sphere. However, with all my years of experience in corporate gamesmanship, I have developed the perfect plan to take McCall down. Victoria: oh you don't have to worry about Tucker. I'm already on it. Or soon will be <snicker>. Nate: yeah? Well be prepared to get in line because my COO Audra is on it too. Or recently was. Hopefully he has a short refractory period, if you catch my drift. Victoria: <squeak>. Yikes, the withering stare Victor gave Nick when Nick confronted him about Jill and Sally. Perhaps Nick's loyalty to his presumed baby mama is about to be tested.

Out in the social media wilds,

For some reason I thought NYC had a curfew for children. I realize curfews aren't panaceas. Moving a lot isn't necessarily evidence of criminal behavior. Seems to me like a dangerous conclusion for the detectives to jump to. And of course the perp went all parkour on the detectives. It's funny how on L&O the person who runs usually doesn't end up being the one prosecuted. What determines which side of the judge's bench the prosecution and the defense sit on? I've noticed the placement switches back and forth on this show from episode to episode but I can't figure out why. So Jason was a human trafficker, no? (And is it me or did he not resemble a young, WASPy version of John Travolta? Someone on reddit called him a discount Chris Pine, hah hah.) You'd think Jason could've afforded a more aggressive defense attorney. The one he had came across to me like she was college professor teaching a freshman English class. But maybe that was point: jury management. A louder lawyer may have made him look more guilty to them. Max's parents were idiots. They'd risk sending their kid to prison to keep hold of his social media followers? But in the end it paid off because Max isn't getting released any time soon and they got to keep his million dollars in hush money.

After checking them out on YouTube, and listening to live and studio versions of "Orphan," I can confidently state I am NOT a fan. Yikes. (With a couple of notable exceptions, I was more into New Wave versus punk. Less opportunity for throbbing headaches. 😱) Lily buying that joint still doesn't sit right with me. Maybe it was a good investment for C-W in terms of horizontal integration but otherwise I don't see why Lily would give Phyllis millions of dollars. She knows about Phyllis' involvement in Dru's premature death. IMO it was like rewarding Phyllis for bad behavior which particularly affected Lily's life in a negative way. 😕

If anyone's taking a vote I don't mind nuSummer either. I think she dresses badly though for someone who worked in one of the fashion centers of the world and whose family now owns a fashion company. She's like the Hope Logan of GC. Except for the part where BJ was referring to the show bringing people joy, not himself personally.

I think this is a good idea actually. Since Johnny and Connor both know how to ride, they could be involved in mentoring the kids. They'd be learning how to share, how to have compassion for the less-fortunate, and developing leadership skills. Billy and Chelsea's part would be to handle the administrative stuff and raise funds to operate the project. Odds are though Grandpa Victor would put the kibosh on the idea because he doesn't want any of his heirs turning into namby-pambys who care about losers who aren't Newmans. Let those at-risk, special needs kids pull themselves up by their bootstraps like he did when he left the orphanage and built NE from the ground up with his bare hands during a blazing snowstorm.

So is Audra actually playing it straight with Nate and not trying to undermine him? Maybe he did make a good if hasty decision to hire her. 🤔 "I wouldn't give him a sip of water if he was in the middle of the desert." Whaaaat? Did MS ad lib because I don't think the saying goes like that. But she must have realized a declaration not to piss on Tucker if he were on fire wouldn't make it past the network censors, ha ha. Oh crap, the MWTs are going to Ashland-ify Tucker. He's in debt up to his ears and about to go broke? Do not want! And I also don't like hearing this new exposition coming from Victor. Uh oh, Audra rushed out of her meeting with Nate--her boss--because Tucker summoned her. Apparently she's not being totally above board with Nate after all. I think when Victoria speaks about Tucker now it's like she's lowkey turned on. The Ice Queen wants to have herself some Tucker, the same way she did with Ashland when she thought he was dying. IMO it's a scary day when Nick is the one talking the most business sense. But of course Victor and Victoria pretty much disregarded his opinion. Whoo, chile. I guess we can assume Tucker is quite the generous lover. Putting his head in Audra's lap seemed to have set her lady bits on fire and melted all her defenses. Billy mentioned to Chelsea that he's staying at the same hotel as half the town. Question finally answered; thanks writers. Now I want to know why he didn't return to the Abbott family home where he could live for free. Boy do I hope Audra was able to take a shower before she returned to work. It'd be just like Tucker to send her back to the office with his nooner stank on her, in hopes it would rattle Nate subconsciously. Gotta love it when 21st century guys act like prehistoric cavemen. 😉 Miss me with Billy and Chelsea commiserating over the way they've both effed up their lives. Billy has thrown away more than most people will ever have, and Chelsea can't stop conning and manipulating to get what she wants. Ugh. I can't figure out if Daniel is an honor bound, stand-up guy or simply too earnest for his own good. TGVN wants to snag McCall Unlimited to give to Adam. Because of course he does. Nevermind if Adam would want it, or if Victoria would agree to have Adam back under the NE umbrella. Suddenly I'm less worried about Tucker's future because the Newman C-suite is doing a great imitation of the proverbial snake eating its own tail.

Huh, Phyllis and Audra had not met until today. Guess they've never run into one another at the Guava Phosphates. So Jill canceled the big pitch meeting with Sally and Chloe. I'm surprised she granted Victor's favor since NE had intended to take over her company via the IPO. Bygones! Sally does not seem to me entirely thrilled to have to schmooze Nick due to her pregnancy. Play messy games, win messy prizes, sweetie. Jack's face was rather florid today. Too much B3 serum or too much spicy Society food, lol? Phyllis has worn sapphire blue dresses two days in a row. I'm scared. Heh, Audra was looking at Phyllis like, "She's actually trying to b.s. us. Good thing I have a BS degree in Bullsh!tery from the International School of Economics. Emphasis on 'con'." Tucker moving in for the bidding war kill and Daniel swatting him back. Whee! Didn't Sally pull this "I might have to move back to L.A." thing once before? Whatever, something about the sheisty way she tested Nick's sincerity didn't sit right with me. TMW you feel you have to explain to your adult son why you're boinking his father again. WTAF with that entire scene. Kyle looked like he'd been punched in the nads and Summer grimaced like she'd just smelled a fart. Lily, Tucker couldn't give a hoot about you or Jill. Given the bad situation you're in with Devon, you may want to tread lightly around his daddy. Just sayin'. YES, SALLY, Adam is the baby daddy you want and your wee boarder is reminding you. (And also telling you to get out of L.A.& before any of the Forresters or Spencers or Logans see you.😱) Wow, look at Billy running around trying to kick a$$ and take names. My eyes just rolled right out of my head.

Just got around to watching the first episode of this season: And the clothing anachronisms began right off the bat. Pretty sure those shiny, skinny pants Mayme had on were not a look back in the 60s. Back then the pants would've been roomier and/or shorter unless maybe the wearer was a dancer. Still surprised Whoopi is on this show. Doesn't crushing people in cars leave their DNA all over the interior? Seems risky to me unless the car is then set on fire, an act which would have a huge danger of explosion. That Harlem banker guy getting all high and mighty with Bumpy. Hey, you lay down with drug-dealing dogs, you're likely to get drugged-up fleas. Barry Goldwater was out there but I doubt he would've been a MAGA. Even though the phrase was used in his campaign it wasn't an overarching theme. I think that was an interesting choice of video clip this show used to try to draw a subtle parallel to contemporary events. Stella's mother put a hit on her own daughter? Yikes. So far I'm unimpressed with the new guy playing Malcolm X. Hopefully he'll grow more comfortable in the role because right now he seems kind of stiff to me. Wait, did Adam Clayton Powell basically suggest to Bumpy that he steal the bank's money since it was federally insured? I love Stella. She is 100% an adherent of the "fuck around and find out" mentality. Her mama's gonna have to send a battalion to take Stella out the next time.