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But Amelia also showed him who she was when they were out of town for a conference. They ran into her sister and she let her sisters think he was Owen, because she didn't want to explain about her on-again, off-again relationship drama with Owen. She only acknowledged that Linc was not Owen when her mom confronted her in front of her sisters. It's not ridiculous, because Amelia has a history of not having the guts to be honest up front. She didn't want her sisters judging her, so she introduced Linc to them as Owen rather than do the mature, adult thing. She has not been deliberately cruel to him, but in the time he has known her, she has lied about him until confronted by her mother, slept with him and then pulled away soon after breaking up with Owen, and now acted like the paternity of her baby didn't matter because she didn't want to be honest with both Linc and Owen. This. This.

Totally agree. Yup. Have you seen the movie Rocketman, about Elton John's life? His father never bonded with him because he thought he was "weird" and chose to never see him perform. His mother had a line "do you know how disappointing it is to be your mother" and was only interested in his talent/career for how she benefited. His grandmother volunteered to drive him for lessons when he was a child because his mother didn't want to spend her time driving. It seems like Rebecca just never got invested in Kevin's life and dreams. It's more than just her getting rid of his mobile when he got his bed as a 3-year-old. She didn't notice when he almost drowned at the pool. There was the time when she took Kevin to get his baseball card signed at the local mall because Kevin was upset that Jack couldn't do it, but then she got hungry and tried to demand that Kevin get out of line with her and go to the food court. He refused because he was so close, so she left him there. After Kevin spoke to the VIP and Rebecca asked what Kevin said, she looked pleasantly surprised to hear that her son was such a nice kid. Fast forward to the teenage years, Rebecca resented that Kevin "abandoned" her to go live his life while Randall stayed around to take care of her/be close to her. She didn't ask about his experience being on set, doesn't seem to care that he was on a show. I think she has jealousy that he's had professional showbiz success where she never did, but it seems like she also needed to have unconditional adoration and devotion from her kids, or maybe just her sons, in order to be fully invested in their lives and successes. The only time I can recall her genuinely appreciating Kevin was in a conversation with Nicky when Kevin wanted to help him. Kevin was not present for that conversation. You are not the only one. I was cringing, waiting for her to make a pass at Kevin. Totally agree. Totally agree. Rebecca wanted her kids to be there for her but probably never acknowledged that to herself or to them. She didn't put the work in to become a famous singer. She married the great love of her life and then mostly devoted her life to him and raising their family. Then her great love, their provider, died suddenly. She's hurt and angry that her son Kevin commits to Sophie and leaves home some months after the heartbreak of Jack's death. She holds tight to her devoted son Randall, worries about Kate's possibly bad relationship, and goes to work as a clerk. That is not the life she had in mind as a 20something. I get the impression she wanted the singing equivalent of Kevin's life as an actor.

Except it wasn't perfectly fine; Rebecca spoke angrily (in the family therapy session, I think?) of being "abandoned" by Kevin because he left home for college after Jack died. Had I been in that therapy session now, I would have pointed out that it's not the child's responsibility to give up college/life opportunities for a fully functional parent. I felt for Kevin in that moment because one of my parents tried to undermine my confidence about being successful in college out of the area, due to wanting to be taken care of/desire to not take responsibility as an adult for their own life. I think Rebecca always considered Randall to be the "good son" because he changed his plans to take care of her when she was so shattered by losing Jack. Rebecca was the adult, the mother. She was definitely more at fault.

I realized from you all that a new episode of GH aired on MLK Day/Jan. 20 last week. Is that the last day of GH that the audience in the United States saw, due to the televised trial? I was on vacation so I'm not sure how many days the show was actually on.

I don't recall. My point was that Luke was the one who introduced Lucky to Sonny and Jason when he was a kid. I remember that Sonny was Luke's "trusted friend" who went fishing with father and son. Lucky believed in/trusted Sonny and Jason as a result of his father trusting them when he should have known better. I think of it this way: a parent smokes in front of their child and acts like it's no big deal, all the while knowing what smoking does to the body and also that their child looks up to them as a role model. I well remember that Lucky didn't want to be around his parents because he decided that their relationship was sick. Doing illegal errands or not isn't the point. It's about guilt/danger by association. Child/young teen Lucky never should have thought of Sonny and Jason as decent, safe or trustworthy people in the first place.

They are murderers, but in that case Luke deserved her rage. Luke, not Sonny, was Lucky's father. It was always Luke (and Laura's) responsibility as parents to protect Lucky. Luke always knew who/what those two were and that they weren't *really* safe company/associates for him or his young son, but he wanted to trust them so he did. Luke was no more a responsible father than Sonny has been; Sonny's irresponsibility is just much more noticeable because he is still so dominant on the show and keeps fathering children. Just as tween Michael got shot in the head for being near Sonny in the warehouse, child/tween Lucky got shot because he followed his father into a dangerous situation because he idolized Luke so much and wanted to be with him. Adult Lucky as played by JJ commented to Helena on her and Luke's sick obsession/games with each other. And that was before Helena and newly back-from-the-dead Stavros kidnapped Lulu (for JMB's exit and ER taking over the role).

Laura and Sonny share a grandson, Lulu and Dante's son. so I guess that should mean she's still family to him? Of course, Laura's ex holds a tiny bit of responsibility for the many spawn - Sonny once told Luke that seeing him with Lucky (being a dad looked like fun) made him want to become a father.

She didn't run to Michael. She was sitting at the bar, ranting to Chase. Michael could either see she was upset, or hear her voice sounding distressed from where he was sitting in the Metrocourt with Sasha. He went over to her and asked her what's wrong.

A) Taggert was great with teenage Elizabeth, during her rape storyline and also when Lucky was declared deceased because of the fire at Sonny/Jason's property. His contempt for Sonny and Jason was a thing of beauty; his behavior showed that he thought Sonny was a low-life scum bag. Taggert's the type who would do his best to point out to Dante all the reasons Dante owed Sonny nothing. I totally understood why Willow got upset and was ranting to Chase. Michael has told her how dangerous Nelle is, and Brad's excuse for Nelle being around Wiley was "what was I supposed to do, she just showed up." You don't say that to a woman who gave up her child to protect him from someone dangerous, and then willingly went to jail because she thought she was protecting her child. She thought Brad valued Wiley's safety above all else, and clearly that is not the case. She was also right to think Nelle was threatening her with the "being Wiley's nanny is bad for your health" line. Brad's being an idiot; she was correct that Wiley is not safe with him. He could decide to take a shower and Nelle would take the opportunity to either disappear with Wiley or hide him with someone, while demanding Q money,

I really enjoyed hearing Sonny get called "offensive" and "paranoid" as he visibly got his panties in a twist over being face-to-face with Taggert. Taggert being all "anger boy, well guess you're no longer a boy" to Jason was funny, as was Mike's disappointment that Taggert left. I figured Taggert had come back to Port Charles because of Jordan, but him being her former partner I did not see coming. I think one of you really called it that Nelle is going to get murdered soon. between threatening Willow to Brad and demanding to him that she be the one to "take care of my son." My speculation is either the secret will be outed accidentally or on purpose and she'll try to take off with Wiley and get killed, OR she'll try to kill Willow and someone will kill her as revenge and also to protect Wiley. I would be trying to get away from your mother too, Josslyn, I feel for ya. As for Carly saying "over my dead body" in the preview .... DON'T toy with me, Show.

Yes, in the promo for Friday you can see him face-to-face with Sonny. Sonny is furious, demanding to know why "the hell" he is back.

FYI, all the drama at the Q mansion involving Nelle did not air due to 45 min of impeachment trial coverage. You get to see/hear Jasam angst, hear Carly tell Jason he's a hero, and Brook refer to Sonny as the "sweetest" to a room of her own family. I don't care about Ned being proud about how she handled Nelle. "I hope I get my real brother back." Did that sting, Nikolas? "It's a little his fault." Love ya, Tracy. At least Michael acknowledges Tracy is right. Carly calling Gladys despicable to her face made me wish a lighting bolt would come through the ceiling and strike her dead for the hypocrisy. I think Perkie was right about Julian and Alexis. I almost laughed at the vision board Nelle made and brought with her to crash at Casa Brucas. I legit gasped that Taggart is back in Sonny's face (preview)!! Same actor we all remember!! Btw, the Show ran an announcement on screen that today's episode will run on abc.com after 8 pm.

She seems impressed that Ava has given herself the opportunity to torture Nikolas for "haunting"/taunting her about the late Kiki, and is also gleeful at the idea that Nik would kill, or at least try to kill, Ava to end the marriage because she has wanted Ava out of their lives since finding out Ava's role in Morgan's presumed death. Carly is probably remembering how she schemed to get what she wanted regarding AJ. I imagine she is thinking, "Well Ava's scheme to get Nikolas exactly where she wants him is something I would do, so she has my grudging respect in this moment."

Thanks, and yes it was. I told a guy friend about it and he was taken aback that a guy would behave so aggressively/presumptuously on a first date. He said something like, "Yikes, he would be proposing in a month." Yup, pretty much. I agree with everyone that the John Legend private concert was ridiculous (would never happen) as a first date, and probably a single guy of celebrity status would not go that far to impress a fan he finds attractive/with whom he feels some chemistry. However, my point is there are non-celebrity men in the world who have issues with depression or insecurities or are getting "older" and are fed up with dating. They go way over the top or may behave inappropriately upon meeting an attractive woman, in an attempt to achieve a goal/"settle" their personal lives. Here's another example: I had a friend who was taking some college courses when she was finishing high school, and a TA/assistant professor for one of the courses paid her a lot of attention. He felt they really "connected" and I thought umm you're close to 30 years old and coming off as desperate (not to mention obnoxious when I spoke with him). I was a college student at the time and told her, I've interacted with professors and TAs on a daily basis and none of them put on the airs of importance that he does. When she turned 18, he strongly pursued her and she told me "He's getting older and he's alone and he wants a wife." She wisely moved on with her life.

I think it's more Kevin's insecurities are manifesting. He idolizes the memories of his parents "grand love story" as well as the memories of Jack as a father. Now the Big 3 are all 30 somethings and Randall and Kate are both in what he sees as loving marriages. They are both parents now as well. So he is concerned about 'catching up' to them and is also trying to live up to the memory of his father as a romantic. There are men IRL who go over the top way too early in a dating situation due to insecurities and/or what I've read is called dating fatigue (men older than 35). I experienced this myself when a guy older than the character Kevin is asked me out during a fairly brief, friendly conversation. I figured, why not. During that date, he called me honey, made a comment about us being a couple, kept trying to pressure me into kisses and was trying to make some moves. While I was doing my best to end the evening/get him back on public transit to go home, he spoke about "your side of the bed" in his bedroom at his house!! That guy wasn't looking to start dating someone, he was looking for what I think of as an 'insta-wife'. The scenes involving Sophia Bush came off to me as Kevin looking for an immediate serious relationship resulting in marriage (and possibly kids) in the near future.

UGH Carly. The glee in thinking that the Nikolas-Ava situation "won't end well" is so gross. If she cares sooo much about Avery, why is she hyper at the idea of Ava breaking the news of her marriage to Avery? It's certainly going to shock the little girl and maybe upset her. "It speaks." LMAO that Nelle said re: Jason what I'm sure others have wondered. The "saved the public from Ryan" angle is a variation of Sonny getting out of prison because of the bomb grabbing/saving someone plot point except that Nelle and Ryan orchestrated their moment. I will guess that Dustin's words about keeping"wrecking ball" Brook in his past means a Brook/Dustin/Lulu triangle is in the works. Brook acts like a bratty, daddy-dependent teenager so I can't fathom any kind of vibe between her and Chase in the future. "I wish I could trust you," Good for Laura. Her eldest child should feel ashamed that she had to say that. Ava's behavior with him is too funny, Nelle talking about Shiloh today was reminding me of Ava re: Nik. Hey Michael, just a thought - you might want to turn to Tracy for help because she alone (if still written in character!) is better equipped to deal with Nelle scheming about Shiloh's ELQ shares than the other living Qs combined.

Doubtful, since the show made a point of them meeting while they were both prisoners in Pentonville. If they want to retcon Wiley's paternity, it will most likely be that she had a ONS with someone fairly random (that Floating Rib bartender who liked Maxie, for example) when she was on the outs with Michael over something.

I totally called it that Nelle had married Shiloh and arranged the memorial! Willow's monologue was great and her colorful clothing was in stark contrast to all those seated wearing black. Even Jason had a teeny tiny hint of a smile. I thought for sure someone would get up and tell her to shut up long before Nelle revealed herself. Her grin at Michael amused me as did his WTF/horrified reaction. I hate that Tracy is getting into the ELQ stuff because of Luke. C'mon, let the fool get himself out of his own mess!! It's great to see Tracy and Laura in the same scene after how many years. I liked the acknowledgement between the 3 adults that Michael's protectiveness of Sonny's "not coffee" activities could be a problem for progress. I also call bullshit that Tracy wouldn't ask to accompany Ned and Laura to the police station upon hearing that Lulu and Brook are both in trouble. I enjoyed Chase yelling at Brook. Stop whining, Lulu. I assume Neil and Alexis will get a bit serious before long, and that this hearing/threat is temporary drama.

ER often does the wide eyes and projects her voice as she plays indignant outrage and/or whiny, such as when the truth was coming out about baby Georgie, when she's not getting her way in her career as Girl Reporter, and anything to do with Valentin. The running in to Brook/drink spill yesterday should have been a minor annoyance but it was overplayed. JMB played Lulu with more snark, more range and vulnerability esp. regarding her mom and the Spencer family history versus ER's perpetual "how DARE you" Lulu attitude.

The show made it clear that this was a betrayal. Sam said he would not abandon this child, period. He still felt betrayed - he didn't just get over it. She said she didn't want to lose the basic friendship that they'd had before falling in love. They agreed that the divorce was the right decision; they are going to co-parent as friends. He went after a job not knowing she was pregnant, because she had the last IVF without telling him. So she decided the best way for him to get have his dream job and be a father was for her to go with him. I assume her decision to go with him was a) because he made an effort to be a friend to her back when they were kids and b) to make up for going behind his back to get pregnant with their baby. She knows he wanted to be a father and she wants him to be an active father in their kid's daily life.

So Ned and Michael look smart and business-savvy because of their experience while Brook looks like a dumbass regarding her own contract. Nice, Show. Michael complaining to Jason about Tracy wanting to make a play for ELQ right after telling Brad he's happy to take time off time from ELQ for Wiley makes him look more like a stupid little s*it than ever. Go Robert, for calling Anna out. ! The "Peter-sized blind spot" was a good line. Of course the first words out of Franco's mouth are a snark about Elizabeth's "ex-boyfriend" resurfacing in Port Charles. I almost laughed at Jason crediting Carly with thinking of art camp for Jake, Because, why would Jason think of his first born? Shockingly, he didn't seem to remotely care when Elizabeth apologized that he didn't get to see Jake during the holiday season. And I call bullshit on Elizabeth ever wanting to invite Maxie over for dinner, gratitude toward Peter or no gratitude. Lulu acting like an exuberant teenager with the new guy just makes me roll my eyes. I don't get *why* he's into her. IRL most guys would be like "waaaayyy too much drama." It is damn funny though that Dustin and Brook know each other. So, more drama for Lulu. Oh goody. I will give GH credit for the girl who was cast as little Georgie. The more she grows, the more she truly looks like the late Georgie's mini-me/believable daughter of Maxie. Of course Sam wants Spinelli back, to do investigative work so she doesn't have to be bothered. I genuinely laughed that Sam said "Mom to the rescue" through a gritted smile because Olivia texted her the kids don't want to spend the night. You have to go take some responsibility for your children, Sam? The horror!! The stinkeye/bitchface look she gave Peter was also amusing. I legit thought Neil was going to tell Alexis he had cancer, or some other serious illness. His last line threw me.

Yes, Trish has mentioned being a single mother - but I thought she had more than one kid, and that they were still minors or early 20 somethings. I wondered all this time why she's never referenced "having dinner with my kids" or "my daughter can't come see me sing like I expect you to Arthur because ---" It's like the Cara's mother's husband story, in that - until the episode about Cara's family - I assumed Cara's mom was a single mother to Liv because we never heard her mom say "my husband" or Liv say "my dad." It's hard to feel sad for this woman/couple because there was zero emotional investment in them as a part of the family. If Trish thought her daughter and son-in-law were such a perfect couple, why didn't she cry at least a tiny bit when she heard about the divorce? Cara, not Miles, said this couple was "basically us" and I thought, way to make everything all about you and this situation isn't remotely similar. Miles stated in his podcast that the God Account stuff started a year and a half ago. So Miles and Cara have only known each other a year and a half, haven't said a word about marriage, and certainly have not been trying to have a child together for years. Trish's daughter said she and her husband have been friends since she was 10; she looks like she's in her late 20s to mid-30s now. So I think she and her husband have been friends and then a couple for at least 15 years. They have endured relationship and fertility struggles whereas Cara walked away from her romance with Miles because she wanted things to work out a certain way when that was impossible due to her mom's husband's criminal activities. Cara comes off like a young girl who could never handle being in a marriage.

Actually Carly's behavior hurt AJ as well as Tony. Tony unraveling was directly connected to Carly wanting him to be invested in "our" baby. That all culminated in Tony kidnapping baby Michael and then Robin, who became critically ill. I am hoping Tracy sticks around a while, in part to do some truth-telling to Carly when she inevitably starts screaming about how she and Michael were wronged regarding Wiley.

Not just Michael - Carly, Sonny and Josslyn as well. I believe Carly mentioned once or twice that Lucas and Brad were adopting, but Carly never, ever was in the same scene as adult (recast) Lucas until this storyline kicked off. Sonny barely knew that Brucas existed, and same for Joss. They certainly never spoke to/were in scenes with them all these years. It's all a set-up for future talk of the Corinthos Family getting 'robbed' of the father-son, grandparent-grandson, aunt-nephew relationship building time with Wiley/Jonah because uncle/brother Lucas got duped by evil Nelle and stupid yet devious Brad. Given how Michael and Carly are acting now about Wiley's care when they don't even know the truth yet, I'm expecting minimal sympathy (i.e. "He's MY SON/GRANDSON, OUR FAMILY MAKES THE DECISIONS ABOUT HIM FROM THIS MOMENT ON ... but Lucas, we do love you and we can see the baby feels attached to you. So you may visit him).

I totally forgot about Terry. She was brought on to be Oscar's oncologist who also happened to be Liz's childhood friend ... whom neither Elizabeth, either version of Sarah, or Steven Lars had ever mentioned. TPTB invented an old friend of Elizabeth's for convenience sake for certain scenes. Because really, she meant so much to Elizabeth that she never met Liz's kids until Cameron was SORASed, never knew the boys' fathers, was not mentioned as an invited guest to Elizabeth's weddings prior to her marriage to Franco, and has not been present any time Elizabeth was seriously ill or injured and in the hospital. At the "Friz wedding reception" on the Haunted Star, I saw her giving a brief speech as a stand-in for Robin and Emily, who are no longer in town/alive to be Elizabeth's closest girl friends.