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Ladybyrd

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  1. I would love to see Brenda back, but it seems like a stretch. Honestly, MB's tweet probably means they're grabbing coffee or something.
  2. Oh, I don't know... I never loved the Nurses Ball the way others do.. even back in the 90s I think most of the numbers were at least halfway embarrassing. The same is true today, but I think it's sweet they make the effort with the budget stripped down as it is, and I'm always happy to see Ms. Coe.
  3. I know... Anna and Alex share 100%, so Robin has 50% "from" Anna regardless of which twin gave birth to her.
  4. Exactly...that's the funniest part of this. Not only did Anna raise Robin (at least, since she picked her up from Philomena), but they also share 50% DNA. AND she has memories of giving birth to her. So even if SOMEHOW it was Alex that actually did birth her, that literally changes neither DNA nor Robin's childhood. It's all pretty silly.
  5. I'm so torn on this... I watched David/Anna's story a while ago and good lord, did those two have chem. But David was also a criminal who engaged in many criminal acts throughout their relationship. And Anna, who was the chief of police for much of that time, pretty openly turned a blind eye as he ruined several lives (most notably Maria's). Now that she's back in Port Charles it's annoying enough that she props Sonny part time, but even trickier if it were her boyfriend. Re: Nora, I'm game to see her! I always liked Nora and like that Llanview is still continuing in some off-screen way. Mazel, Matthew and Destiny.
  6. I would actually choose chemistry over character history 100% of the time. The thing about soaps is that pretty much all characters have done genuinely unconscionable things. All of my favorites have, at least. If we love them, we forget that they abandoned their kids or faked a pregnancy or committed murder or withheld heart medication or whatever. Carly and Aj would have been a great story and also v. hot.
  7. Of course it's illogical that Anna is assuming it would be Robin, but it also make sense that she would be paranoid about losing Robin... her daughter is a lot more important to her than Peter is.
  8. I actually think he's not a bad actor... I mean, he went to Juilliard. But the character is woefully misconceived and he has failed to generate any chemistry with the actors in his orbit. He and Maxie don't look like they want to even touch hands, nor does he have compelling interactions with Anna, LuLu, or Valentin. I think they've done something similar with Elizabeth Hendrickson... talented actor, seemed like a "get," but don't have a thought out storyline. I feel bad for the actors and the writers, all of whom seem at a loss.
  9. In fairness, this is hardly an FV problem... soaps have always leaned heavily on hair models. Unless we think Kristina Malandro was a plausible aztec? I think GH has pretty good casting, generally speaking. And some of those disney kids hold up! Zenon comes to mind.
  10. Agreed 100%. My smart, beautiful, talented cousin became a scientologist a few years ago after she started dating someone in it. It really does happen to "normal" people, and once you're in, it's hard to leave (and hard to even see that you should leave until it's too late). I actually really like the whole plot. If I have to endure a Sam/Jason heavy storyline, I'm glad it is at least an umbrella plot line with a charismatic villain, in a story I haven't seen on soaps before. It's working for me.
  11. Have you watched Y&R recently, though? I can maybe see that the possibility for a non-Patrick character exists, but I really don't want him tbh...
  12. Lulu has some serious Lauren Conrad vibes with those mascara tears this week. AND now she'll be “the girl who didn’t go to Paris”! As usual, Maura West is so good. Also as usual, Nina and Valentin are the worst. And of course I’m spinning cartwheels over a third day of Lucy this week.
  13. I've been thinking about this lately, bc I agree with you... LuLu doesn't have chem with anyone onscreen, and nor does Maxie. They've tested both with Peter and others. I don't have an actual point to make except that I agree and that the 30ish set is very, very weak right now. How did it get this way? Agreed, and my working theory is that teen stories are almost always terrible. I hated the teen story (Georgie and Maxie as candy stripers, weirdly flirting with their cousin lucas) back when I was a teen, and always preferred the 20 or 30-somethings. I think this is not where soaps really thrive and not what teens watch for. (Can we lose oscar already??)
  14. Ugh, breaks my heart that had to go the way it did. One of the best soap leading men of all time. I don't s'pose there's any way Dr. Bensch had a non-creepy brother?
  15. That might be a little cynical... I think it's a combination of a few factors. Yes, they're always hoping that a soap actor will draw in fans from a departed soap, but they also know soap actors can hit the ground running in a way newbies sometimes can't. And with so many cancelled soaps, there's just a big talent pool of out of work actors to draw from. I would actually say most of the "recycled" soap actors of the last few years have been good hires. Maura West, Michael Easton, Billy Miller, Elizabeth Hendrickson... the writing may not always come through, but I think these are all good actors and decent casting.
  16. I would be very sad to lose Valentin. It's good for Port Charles to have a Cassadine presence on the show, I think...it gives us a grey hat with no mob ties, at least. If we can't have Stefan, Val is a decent stand-in, and far better than Nikolas had been in his last few years. I'm down for a Finn-Anna-Val triangle, maybe? They've danced around it.
  17. Alicia Minshew comes to mind (it would be a de-SORAS, but that's par for the course.) Alternatively, maybe Cady McClain. I really would get a kick out of it if they just used Gina, though. GH and Y&R have basically been in a pissy swapping match for years. They could make it official.
  18. Oh, I don't know... A year and a half ago this would have been said about Kevin. Given that they made her the author of that guide book, I think they know that Lucy is widely remembered and relatively popular (though I realize she has detractors). I'm still holding out hope!
  19. Obviously the idea of Gail Baldwin turning her last wishes into a scavenger hunt is pretty far-fetched, let alone including several people she didn't really know. But I loved today anyway. A whole episode in the hospital! Lynn Herring was really wonderful and heartbreaking (and gorgeous, wow). I hope we get to see more of this version of Lucy. And I loved Scotty with both Laura and Bobbie. I'm really hoping never to have a retread of those romantic relationships, but it's nice seeing them all as old friends. (But my, JZ's face is looking taut).
  20. In all fairness, her departure really does tank long-term stories for a decent number of characters (Valentin, Sasha, Willow. To a lesser extent, Maxie, Obrecht, and Lulu too.) I get why they would want to play those out as originally imagined. But if they recast, none of the DNA reveal/reconciliation with Willow will have any impact. It's a no-win, for sure.
  21. Help us out, who are you hearing? I know nothing.
  22. I really hope not. No matter how mediocre Anna's storylines may be, I still really enjoy watching Finola Hughes. And as crappy as this show can be, in any given week I can find a few things to love.
  23. I actually think having years 25-40ish of your life taken from you is much, much worse. I've gone back and forth on Nina over the years, but I actually really loved the Medea-like rage she had in her first months, because you don't often see women that relentlessly angry on TV and in her case (having miscarried a much-wanted baby and lost fifteen years because of her own mother) it felt totally earned. And she really has built a life and career since then. (when it comes to the weird entitlement stuff with Charlotte, though, she can sit right down.)
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