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Random note, but it continually cracks me up how over the top Crimson Lights tends to go with holiday decorations. It's like someone hit up an At Home or Target and just threw everything in the shopping cart.

I guess it can't be considered a "meet cute" since Billy and Sally know each other, but I was rolling my eyes yet also finding their scene charming and funny. Ah, well. You win, Y&R. Also, a minor continuity quibble. When Daniel and Tessa were in Society on Friday, they made it seem like Halloween was winding down. They were the only two in the place (except for a cook, I guess) and they took down all the Halloween decor. But today, Billy and Sally meet up in a very bustling Society, and we know it's still Halloween -- Billy was late because he picked the kids up from the party. That said, all the Halloween stuff was gone, although general fall pumpkins were still scattered about. ETAL: Concerning the budget, that's why there are so few homes at any one time. The only house that is consistently shown is the Abbott house. Even the Newman mansion gets puts on ice every now and then.

Thank you! I missed the episodes leading up to and including the murder, but I saw the next one when Daniel and Lucy came back from the movies. If they left the condo together – and Heather was still alive – when did he supposedly do it? I don’t remember Chance really digging in deep with timeline questions or asking about an alibi. And I get it’s for drama, but I also hate how easily Chance is dismissing the idea that Sharon could’ve played a role. Even if he doesn’t want to believe Phyllis or Daniel, Sharon freaked out in the public at both the coffee house and at Society. The employees could at least corroborate the story, which would then cast doubt on whether Heather would really “open up” to Sharon about something so personal. But it’s hard to put out feelers when you only have one detective. 🙄

A minor point, but I hate what appears to the recon of Lucy's short life. Now, she apparently has NEVER had friends?! When she moved to GC permanently, I swear there was talk of her hanging out with other girls and even some talk about her being friends with a boy who she thought would ask her to prom? And we didn't hear anything about her being a loner while in Savannah or Portugal. But all of that fell to wayside when Faith came home for the summer.* Now she's a creeper who was chasing Faith. and Heather was always her only and best friend. Look, she could consider Heather her best friend. But I guess it's supposed to be a sadder tale now because she was her only friend. Stop making stuff up, YR. *I'm not able to watch everyday. Has it been explained why Faith hasn't gone back to school?

Ooof. Poor Lucy. I can't figure out how old she's supposed to be. When she appeared last year, Daniel definitely said she was 13, which was how old my son was at the time. But then this spring, I think she went to the prom? So I figured they aged her a couple of years. But now she's supposedly old enough that Daniel and Heather felt comfortable sending her to a party with college-age kids? She just seemed so eager and immature compared to Faith and her friend with their cool girl demeanor and style.

I’m still on the side of the fence that there actually is a twin, so this is what I assumed happened. I thought that Alan was gone a fairly long time considering he was just going to run through the house and look for a problem. But who knows. Lol

As a mom of a young teenager, I thought Cindy‘s “we don’t track phones“ stance was a little odd. I don’t track my kid’s every move but it certainly comes in handy when he can’t find his phone. I would especially think you might want to keep an eye on an 11-year-old. I guess it was set up to be a funny storyline for Hermann, but it just didn’t really ring true. I’m also guessing the new kid will turn out to be Severide’s. He has a similar look so it makes sense.

I've only watched 20 minutes of today's episode because I needed to get back to work, but two observations: 1. Tucker and Audra remain fun to watch. 2. I hate when shows make people dumber than they are. Why have the Abbotts -- especially Traci --not figured out that Ashley is dealing with multiple personalities? These aren't subtle shifts -- a cold, angry version; a teen version complete with dated lingo and messy hair; and now this Dixie Carter version. I'll pick up the show again in a bit, but so far, Traci sitting at lunch entertaining this version is absurd. She should have texted Jack to get down there immediately.

What was Phyllis and Nick’s conversation about how Harrison had made Phyllis a grandmother all about? Didn’t she become a “hot granny“ when Lucy was born 14 or 15 years ago? How did nobody catch that? And I know he’s only 7, so I should give him a break. But shouldn’t Harrison comments about Claire have come up when he was interviewed by the police? But as others have said, yesterday‘s Board of Directors meeting was a complete farce, so I guess I shouldn’t expect accuracy in police interviews.

Thanks for that. I'm trying to remember if anyone ever said "Jordan Howard." The constant references to "Jordan" or even "that Jordan woman" always seemed odd, especially since folks keep saying "Eve Howard."

I didn't hate it. lol Given that it's based on Claire's very limited knowledge of the inner workings of the family, it totally makes sense that she thinks it's one big happy extended family. And she grew up being told that she wasn't wanted, so all the adoration and praise proves she was very much wanted (at least in her mind). Plus her final conversation with Jordan (how did that character not get a last name?) proved that she really and truly isn't playing the Newmans. I mostly thought that, but wasn't 100% certain. Finally, we LOVE college basketball in this house. My college team won yesterday and I'll need to figure out how to keep up with our game tomorrow because our 14-year-old has his own basketball tournament. I see and hear a lot of bouncing balls this time of year. lol

That dream sequence was something. It shows how much Claire/Eve needs to learn about her family. Summer and Abby being besties? But I guess Eve being around means Nick and Sharon never split because Cassie never dies. Also, Cole and Vickie are married, so none of her other children exists.

I know some folks find it boring, but I'm liking the Connor storyline. I agree the young actor is doing a nice job. I also understand Chelsea's freakout. And Chelsea and Adam disagreeing on how to handle it is also pretty common. While not close to the same thing, when our son was diagnosed with ADHD, our pediatrician told me that in his experience, moms asks for the advice and seem faster to move on treatment options (medicines, therapies) than dads, who think you can talk through anything and this issue will take care of itself. That said, I agree with a previous comment on the doctor. She's super clinical and while nice, doesn't seem to really have any emotion.

I need to catch up on the last two days, but I co-sign all of this. I really enjoy Nina and Chance's scenes and it finally hit me "why." It seems like a real mother-son relationship. Is she a bit fussy and overbearing? Maybe. But it's also a very warm relationship. And he doesn't fly off the handle because he knows she means well. As someone else said, we know of lots of these relationships in real life. The kid may occasionally roll their eyes, but wouldn't trade their mom for anything. It really hits a note that the other parent-child relationships seem to lack.

They showed the other unit packing up right before the chief gave his big speech about 51 being a family like week. Yeah, my guess is Gibson is the new guy on truck. I recognized him right away from his time on The Bold and the Beautiful and a couple of other shows. I figured he wasn’t on for just a bit part. Then they did a scan of his turnout coat so that we could see his name, just like they did when Gallo joined.