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I do too and I was shocked the Show was on at all. However, it cut off abruptly at about 2:45 for the NTSB briefing. I used to fly out of DCA and I'm familiar with the Army due to work, so I cared more about the news report than watching the Show anyway. I wonder if this is the case. With 64 civilians and 3 soldiers presumed dead, the extended news coverage is not surprising. This is a terrible tragedy for the DMV and Kansas. The only thing that made me sort of smile today was when Maxie corrected Lulu that no, Jason always looks serious.

Patrick and Sam were in a relationship and Sam moved with Danny into the Scorpio/Drake home when Emma and Danny were little kids, when Robin was away from Port Charles and (under duress) convinced Patrick that she no longer wanted a family life. I don't recall that Sam and Emma had many scenes together, but the writers had Anna being grateful to Sam for her pseudo- stepmother place in Emma's life and saying the house hadn't been Robin's in a long time. Years later when Robin returned with Emma for the Nurse's Ball/to visit Anna, Robin saw Sam and said yes, I'm here with Emma, and Sam - instead of expressing gratitude for what Robin had sacrificed - ran off to catch up with Emma. My interpretation of BLQ's reaction is that she knows she can still be a mother through IVF, adoption, etc. and also knows Chase would support whatever she wants to do. However, for now at least she feels she doesn't want to be pregnant again/be a mother unless her husband is the biological father. I've seen all the comments about how BLQ's feelings about being a bio parent or being devastated are offensive, but I see it as realistic. A female colleague of my mother's was a mom to one child, yet was really determined (I thought obsessed) about having a second child. She and her husband spent significant money on fertility/exploring options, took time off from work, etc. to make it happen. She did not want to adopt. She did eventually get what she wanted. I also used to be friends with a woman who was told her first pregnancy to term/ healthy child was a lucky thing because of health issues. Another friend was there when this woman got a call from her doctor letting her know she was not pregnant for a second time. She said the woman was crushed. This woman yearned and prayed a lot to be pregnant again with her husband's baby and carry to term. They had a healthy son a few years later. What can I say, some people see having a baby that is biologically theirs as the ultimate sign of bonded commitment in marriage/love/real family. I've even heard a woman (not those mentioned above) say she hadn't considered adoption when struggling to start a family because she didn't think her husband's pride could handle it.

No, in real time she would be 3 months pregnant now. Sasha and Michael had their ONS right before Halloween. Drew confessed the kiss to temp Michael and Michael went off to get drunk in the same episode that Wiley was showing off his Halloween costume. Sam (in hospital bed, pre-op) was also asking Alexis to be sure Dante had enough candy for trick-or-treaters. I guess Sasha's reaction/confession to Tracy's request can be seen as OTT, but I give her grace because she thought she was fine during her first pregnancy and then was traumatized by her newborn's death. The idea that anything could go wrong with this second pregnancy (or birth) must be terrifying. Could Sasha really feel the baby move at 3 months pregnant? I rolled my eyes at her scene with Jason and him being there for it, because it just seems like a recycled line from when pregnant Sam lived with Jason, or when Elizabeth secretly let him feel Jake-in-utero kick. I rolled my eyes at Carly "saving Jack's life" from Valentin and then he's so much better two seconds after being strangled that he shows up at her door to make out with her. NuEmma's passion for animals and memories of two beloved pets that Robin, Emma, Anna and Robert have never, ever mentioned in Emma's entire life before seems even more like they're making up an entirely new character since the Emma recast. When they lived in Port Charles, Robin, Patrick and Emma never spoke about young Emma's desire for a pet. DZ did a great job with Dante's shocked/grief-stricken look at the news of Sam being a murder victim. Way to give confidential information to Dante and Lulu in the middle of the hospital where anyone could overhear, Anna! At least she wasn't sobbing? I also rolled my eyes that BLQ told Lois she's thinking she could get access to the child she gave up for adoption because "it may be my only chance to be a mother to my own biological child." The kid wasn't frozen in time at birth waiting for you, BLQ.

I was thinking today that Jason has had all of two scenes with Jake since SB returned and has not had a scene with Danny since soon after Thanksgiving - when he was jealous that Rocco reunited with Lulu. The holiday season is one of the few times the audience expects to see the under 18-years-old actors.

I'm confused as to: Why the Kai character is in the opening credits? Why Laura would be having an in-office visit with Lulu expressing worry about Lucky and making her aware of Sidwell. Don't Lulu and Lucky both live with Laura, Kevin and Ace at the moment? Why in the world Kristina is being such a ridiculous Sonny proper, determined that he should have custody of Avery and practically glossing over the fact that her brother just got blown up in their dad's home?! She genuinely seems more worried about him than the safety of either of her little sisters. UGHH. Drew seriously thinks he's going to get Willow and the two kids to move into a house with him and Scout?! Another UGHH. Again, Willow does not deserve a friend like Chase. Her talking/acting like they're besties is so deeply weird after how she treated him. I can't believe he asked her to tell him what his test results say!! I did not have "Chase is sterile" on my GH Bingo card. Elizabeth and Lucky make a great team. JJ's acting can be so funny when Lucky has an agenda. GF/Laura looks beautiful - hair, makeup and suit.

Did Brennan get Michael accepted into this German clinic, arrange medical transport, and pay for it with WSB money? Because Carly is just that special to him? GMAB. I could maybe see the WSB approving this if the critically injured patient had been Robert or Anna or their daughter/Robin's son or daughter, or Maxie or one of her kids since Frisco is her birth/biological father. But Carly and her kids have zero value for the WSB. Brennan has been many places and has many opportunities to meet women who appeal to him - women who are as or more attractive than Carly and have actual life accomplishments. I feel like the Show is just trying to create a new Jax-type character, Australian accent included, and (again) providing zero valid reasons why he is so thirsty for her time and attention.

Jason knows about Michael and Sasha's ONS because Michael confided in him. He confided in him about Drew and Willow, including the nanny cam video of them having sex, and also said he was so upset that he went to get drunk and Sasha was there, also in pain, getting drunk, and they slept together. However, Jason doesn't (yet) know Sasha is pregnant.

Del accuses Kat of ruining a celebration and implies that she's a bad mother, because she wants both of her children and her granddaughter to continue living with her? Ugh. I love the adult Kat and Jacob sibling relationship. Kat meeting her great grandmother was unexpected. Sounds like she was a time traveler too and so were Colton and Evelyn. When Elliot was calling out "Dad" and Vic didn't answer, I thought Elliot was going to find him dead on the floor instead of the empty ring box on the table.

I thought Jake went there after Sam chased him into Elizabeth's basement? I don't remember Nikolas being at Shriner's with Spencer. I remember Jake needed treatment for something and Elizabeth and Jason/Drew went with him to a medical facility. Sam went too in order to support Jason/Drew and Elizabeth wanted Sam to believe she and Jason/Drew were going to be together. Franco also went to be a "friend" to Elizabeth.

Yep. Carly told Willow today she had the kids sent to the Quartermaines to protect "Michael's access" to them. And now that Willow has calmed down and Carly is not snarling in her face, she says the two of them can see Michael. Of course Ric passively aggressively blames Alexis/their poor relationship for why he wasn't a constant and consistent presence in Molly's life. Maxie looks beautiful! Her clothes, hair, and makeup all suit her well. Her entire physique looks so different from even early-mid 2024. Lulu being all "I'm applying here because I need a job" despite knowing she can't get along with BLQ was so entitled. She is delusional to think once she gets a job she can get Charlotte back and then get a place for her and her two kids, and all will be well. I just can't with Carly. She knows nothing about medicine (is going off how Ava looks now) but gets pissy when Michael's doctor and wife ask for more information/studies/results instead of just saying yes to the Germany clinic instead of Hopkins and then is on board with waking him up to excruciating pain to get him to choose between Willow's preference and hers. I LOVED Chad Duell's pissed off/WTH look Michael gave his mother as he woke up to her leaning over him, inches from his face. So, the only way Drew can have a calm conversation with someone is if they accept that he's "in love" with Willow and they don't expect him to apologize for it? Ok then. Good luck with that. Drew, without speaking to Willow, gets Marty and a court order and police officers to arrest Tracy and looks verryy smug about it. He's so very gross. Hope you all enjoy next week! I'll be on vacation.

I was wondering about this because JE/Tracy is in all 5 episodes this week having conversations with a half dozen or more cast members, talking about family with an emphasis on Monica. Has that ever happened before?

Excerpt from my post earlier today: I laughed when Tracy told Carly she can't go see Monica because Yuri's guarding the door and the kids are off-limits, doing homework and enrichment activities. LOL. Carly crying, telling Tracy she's really something else, and leaving alone in a huff was funny.

Tracy was pretty awesome today with Carly! I LOVED her digs when Carly said the kids belong with their mother and she didn't think things through. To Tracy's credit, she didn't yell until Carly had the audacity to try to guilt trip Tracy by talking about Monica's love. She got pissy that Tracy brought up what Monica has lost and been through because of her. Carly's talking like the burn clinic is a sure thing and Willow doesn't have the connections they do to get Michael the help he needs ... when she doesn't even know for sure that he'll survive. She's acting like every second she doesn't have access to Michael is the worst possible outcome for him. There just aren't enough eye rolls for this. I laughed when Tracy told Carly she can't go see Monica because Yuri's guarding the door and the kids are off-limits, doing homework and enrichment activities. LOL. Carly crying, telling Tracy she's really something else, and leaving alone in a huff was funny. Am I supposed to feel sorry for her? I don't Chase is just the best guy and Willow doesn't deserve to have him in her life let alone have him as a friend. At least Willow now accepts that she got together with Michael because he offered her a family and accepts Chase's point that she's always been looking for somewhere to belong. So Chase will be the one to convince Tracy to stand down? BLQ being so anxious that she's not pregnant yet when she admits that's it been less than six months is just another eye roll moment. And I mostly ignored the Cody-Dante chat retconning Dante and BLQ's teenage time at camp. I feel sorry for Alexis over her worry about Scout (and Drew's attitude).

It's not being "held ransom" by some enemy of Sonny's; Michael is actively being treated at the hospital for his severe injuries. Willow's condition for his parents to see Michael and be informed about his treatment is that she gets her kids back. She wants Michael to heal/get better for the kids, especially after Wiley wanted her to confirm that Daddy will be coming back to them. The issue here is Carly and Sonny being appalled that their life choices and actions have consequences for them. Carly wants to dismiss and disregard Willow as Michael's wife and the mother of his children while ignoring or at least glazing over the fact that Michael is severely injured for the second time in his life because she chose Sonny to be his father. Well, that's not working out for her. Sonny got a swift kick in the ego because an enemy got an explosive device into his home without anyone noticing and hurt his son instead of him. He's just lucky that his two young daughters were not there. This is how they behave in order to feel like they are good and devoted parents.

Tracy said Monica is devastated over Michael's injuries and "Drew's betrayal", not "Willow and Drew's affair" which made me think she disowned Drew. I don't doubt that Monica came to love Drew as a son when BM was in the role, but her attachments to Jason and Michael run much deeper. She adopted Jason when he was a child and has known that 30-something year-old Michael is her grandson since he was a baby. When she met Jason's "twin brother," he was in his 40s (or late 30s). LC has been in a lot of scenes with SB and CD over the decades; I don't think she's been in a scene with CM's Drew since the first couple months of CM being in the role. I know that Monica got to see Scout when she was a baby while Sam was with BM's Jason-then-Drew, but I can't recall if Monica has been in a scene with Scout since then. The Monica-Scout attachment is unclear. I think the big difference here is that Michael's kids call the Q estate home (long-term), they have extended family and staff there who can take care of them, and in theory their dad will get better and return to the estate to be with his kids. Michael and Willow had not started divorce proceedings nor decided on custody arrangements. Drew is utterly unapologetic to everyone about his part in breaking up the Michael-Willow marriage because "our feelings are real" and when everyone got mad and Tracy wanted him to leave, he had a f**k you all attitude, I'm taking my kid with me - it's your (the Q Family's) fault she's suffering alone. Scout had always been theoretically her grandmother's visitor at the Q mansion, Drew is her only living parent, and unfortunately because Dante and Sam never got legally married while they were living together, Dante has zero rights to keep her with him and Jason and the two boys at the Q mansion. My impression is that as long as the family was nice to him and treated him with the respect he felt entitled to, Scout could continue living at the Q mansion. Before the affair was exposed, Scout told Dante, Jason and the boys that Daddy said I don't have to move to Washington. I can stay here (the mansion) and he'll go back and forth. Now that he's had a taste of Willow and Wiley being with him and Scout in Washington, he apparently doesn't care what he told Scout.

I watched enough of the Alexis-Drew scene to understand that he took Scout with him because he's decided she stays with him no matter what - if the Qs are determined that he can't live there and won't just get over what he did when they've done worse, than they don't get to keep Scout. (It also sounds like he wants to use Scout to entice Willow's maternal feelings; i.e. "Willow would love to be your mommy now".) He won't even consider letting her live with Grandma Alexis temporarily either. I agree with you. My reaction was about Tracy's well-written guilt trip and the excellent acting from both JE and SB. I can't even recall ever seeing them both show emotion in a scene together. I found them believable as aunt and nephew for the first time.

It was amazing!! Watching Tracy hug him and he let her, and they were both crying - just blew me away. They must have known LC was gravely/terminally ill and not returning to the Show. The scene(s) felt like a set-up for Monica spending her last moments in the near future off-screen with her great grandchildren. Jason staying in the mansion while Sonny leaves and then clutches his chest, was a shocker.

FYI - Today's episode stopped a few minutes in due to President Biden's announcement about the Israel/Hamas ceasefire deal and then reporters doing their jobs. However, @GHScorpiosRule you'll love Elizabeth's line to Lucky 😂 as they're sitting in the restaurant (not Bobbie's!) together looking like a couple out on a date. She got her line out, he looked over at Cyrus, and then the news cut in. Show back on at 2:28. DAMN feel the burnnn! Gooo Tracy!! First to Sonny, about the murder of AJ so that Monica can't see her son and to Jason, about telling Monica to her face that you're going to take her great grandchildren away. That entire guilt trip that made Jason get all teary, was amazing. He more than had it coming for decades. JE is such a gem! Jason choosing Monica's love for the kids over Sonny/Michael and Tracy tearfully hugging him was just a woowww moment. And Sonny clutching his chest again by the Qs front door as he leaves (alone) has such a ring of karma to it. Loved seeing Lucky persuade Elizabeth that they should stay and enjoy their dinner together (after Cyrus had been escorted out). Hopefully she's getting the hint that Lucky sees her in a more-than-friends/exes kind of way. It's so nice to see them both wearing nice clothes, having a heartfelt conversation, and agreeing to do things "our" way. Joss demonstrates she's dumber than a box of rocks. She deserved Anna yelling at her. I LOVE the preview of Tracy letting Carly have it when she shows up at the Q mansion. I can't tell if she's yelling at Carly about Monica, or Bobbie. ETA: Carly and her WSB buddy were on and so were Cody/Sasha, Gio/Trina and Felicia/nuEmma in a bar scene but I didn't watch/pay attention due to not caring about these characters and also boredom.

We don't know if the PCPD will or won't intercede; nuLulu was mouthing off to support Tracy but nobody actually contacted the police. I was really disappointed that neither Tracy nor Martin seemed to realize/remember that Det. Harrison Chase, who escorted the social worker to Nina's to get the kids, is BLQ's husband and lives right there in the Q mansion. When Martin mentioned calling the police, I wanted him to open the door and bellow in the direction of the stairs, "Det. Chase, are you home? You're needed downstairs!" Although it would be a very awkward day for Chase if he had to arrest both his grandmother-in-law and the mayor's attorney brother for disorderly conduct. I agree it's not up to nuLulu to speak for Dante or anyone else on the PCPD.

Tracy and Monica both know that Monica has no say regarding custody and where the kids live. Tracy acknowledged that to nuLulu once Martin left. Tracy said she doesn't care about possibly being in legal trouble. Her perspective seems to be she is really worried about Monica's physical and mental health and thinks keeping the great grandchildren there gives Monica some measure of happiness.

Yep. Plus NuLulu told Martin that she doubts Det. Dante Falconeri or his PCPD colleagues will help take the children away from his brother's home. Martin left, telling them "it's not over", Willow exited the gatehouse without the kids (because Sasha pressured her to let them go w/the nanny to the main house for cookies Grandma Monica wants them to have) and thought she was getting her kids at the main house. The next thing you know, Felicia stops Carly from going in to sit with unconscious Michael and Carly looks shocked.

So glad to see JJ in the opening credits, finally!! Loved Tracy snarking at nuLulu and then giving her a reality check. Good for her, when she's being asked to bank roll the "find Charlotte and bring her home" mission. I also loved seeing Lucky in investigative mode, then treating Joss as the interrupting/annoying entitled young person she is and the WTF look on his face when she thanked him like she's an officer while he's a witness and then walked away. BHerbst's hair looks gorgeous and I really enjoyed Elizabeth, nuLucas and Lucky talking about Cyrus and the patients' deaths. Since Wiley and Amelia were supposedly getting cookies, in the main house, I was expecting him to hear something since Tracy and Marty were so loudly bellowing at each other. The only good thing is the writers made clear that Tracy is refusing to let the kids go because of Monica, not because she is suddenly invested in Michael or his children. I enjoyed Nina slamming the door in Drew's face and I thought she would slap him when he was all "I'm sorry I hurt your feelings, but..." The Willow-Sasha showdown was unexpected. Is the Show now trying to tell us that Sasha never fell out of love with Michael? I wonder if Sasha will move into the gatehouse once she acknowledges to everyone she's pregnant. I guess they are trying to move the burn storyline along quickly with CD exiting. It's been what, a day or two at most? since Michael got burned and Carly's all "the world is cruel and I don't want Michael to have to live with scars - yes, let's send him to where Ava was treated!" Umm, maybe be sure he's not going to die first?! I did like Felicia telling her and Jason nope, you can't see Michael. How's it feel to have karma bite you, Carls? I wish Joss and Donna heard their mother tell Jason that Michael is "perfect." Did anyone else get a good laugh out of the preview of Joss telling Anna to arrest Cyrus?

I wasn't trying to start a fight and wasn't even thinking of Jason because he only moved in there for Danny's sake. I was mostly thinking of Monica, Tracy, Ned and Olivia, BLQ, and Lucas (I know he's not a Q but he was Bobbie's son/is Michael's uncle and has known the Q family his entire life because Bobbie and Tony were colleagues with Monica and Alan).

It's the details of this situation, which are disgusting to the family: they both live on the Q property and Drew used the proximity and Willow's concern for his young daughter to his advantage, Drew is getting with a much younger (and very naive) woman, the first time they had sex was in the children's playroom (kids including the teenagers could have witnessed as I don't think they locked the door), and he didn't just break up a marriage a la Jason/Courtney/AJ - the couple has two young children. Neither Monica nor Ned had young children at the time of their affair either.

That's Stella's perception of her; Tracy and Stella being friends only happened in recent history. Tracy is sad and worried, which Stella sees. I interpreted that part of the conversation as her friend encouraging her to love all the kids and take over the matriarch role from Monica in order to support her in her failing health, instead of mourning that Monica's spark is gone.