Getting to Genoa You All Over Again: Y&R Daily Chat

[Snaporaz]

2 minutes ago, Js Nana said:

Are you sure they were unsalted, because if Auntie Jordan was trying to slip PCP to Sharon through the bottled water, wouldn't she want to make her even thirstier?

I swear seeing on the bag that they were unsalted. It struck me because I made the mistake of getting an unsalted soft pretzel once, and for me anyway, I realized salt is the whole point of a pretzel.  It also made me remember the bag of gluten-free pretzels I was offered after a blood donation.  I couldn't even finish one of those, and I can't resist a salty snack! 

[Denize]

3 hours ago, Js Nana said:

I know who EB is, but please don't make this poor, old nanna have to look up who MW and MAB are - please?

MW = Maura West, who played the de-aged version of Diane that got bashed on the head and left to die in a green dress in a GC creek

MAB = Maria Arena Bell, Bill Bell's daughter-in-law and writer & producer on many of our least-loved or detested story lines.

Edited Monday at 05:10 AM by Denize

[Waldo13]

Susan Walters was on an episode of NCIS tonight from 7 years ago.  I recognized her right away because of her blue eyes.   

[boes]

5 hours ago, Snaporaz said:

I swear seeing on the bag that they were unsalted.

I saw it too, Snaporaz.  I thought that Aunt Jordan was being especially cruel leaving her unsalted pretzels.  She could have left her a cardboard box to chew on and saved a trip to the 7-11.

[surfgirl]

2 hours ago, Waldo13 said:

Susan Walters was on an episode of NCIS tonight from 7 years ago.  I recognized her right away because of her blue eyes.   

Mulva! Delores!

Edited Monday at 07:30 AM by surfgirl

[Joimiaroxeu]

13 hours ago, Denize said:

MAB = Maria Arena Bell, Bill Bell's daughter-in-law and writer & producer on many of our least-loved or detested story lines.

It's long been curious to me how marrying into the Bell family was supposed to imbue her with the ability to write or produce a TV show.

On 1/17/2025 at 10:11 PM, Denize said:

Victoria's shapeless drop cloth.

Yes! That's exactly what her dress looks like. My comparing it to a Jackson Pollock painting in a previous post was silly.

[Js Nana]

23 hours ago, Snaporaz said:

I swear seeing on the bag that they were unsalted.

Well, I think that makes it another case of either this show's honchos not knowing their asses from the elbows, or their thinking that we're too stupid to notice the incongruity of Auntie Jordan leaving unsalted pretzels as the only food when she wants to make Sharon thirsty enough to chug down the PCP laden bottled water.

[Denize]

Maybe Jordan wanted Sharon to be poisoned slowly and suffer longer. Unsalted pretzels can be pretty dry as well as being tasteless.  Jordan still hasn't learned that when Soap Opera villians don't kill their victims quickly, they usually escape.

[ScoobieDoobs]

It’s wiggy wig wig Tuesday!  Uh oh, Nikki’s wig looks like an upside-down blonde bowl plopped on her head.  And Jordie’s brunette winter/ski hat wig?  Is she Jordie . . . or Barbara Ryan from As the World Turns in 1995, crying over some man treating her like crap?

And Vicky’s hippie chick getup?  Is she Michelle Phillips singing Monday, Monday with The Mamas & Papas on Ed Sullivan in 1968?

So Chance seems to own only one shirt, which he’s worn for the last month.  And it’s short sleeves in the middle of winter.  Er, any complaints?

Claire’s trench still looks cute, but totally unbelievable to wear in Midwest winter.  And with short sleeves?  Brrrr.

Vic’s leather jacket continues to be cringey.

So Chance takes orders now from Nick?  OK then.

Edited 7 hours ago by ScoobieDoobs

[tanyak]

Oof. 

I thought Claire was laying it on quite thick, but like she says, she knows her aunt. She seemed to fall for it. 

Yes, Chance. Let's make a phone call with our back to an open door. *sigh*

There was something odd about the way Nikki said "Sharon's children must be so worried about her." I mean, 2/3rds of those kids are her actual grandchildren. The phrasing made it sounds like she was talking about some neighbor. I admit I'm splitting hairs. 

Why are days SO LONG lately? I know there was no show yesterday, but it's been the same day for a week now. And nights are so long. I meant to comment a while ago, but on New Year's Eve/Day, we saw them toast at midnight, but them we got another couple of episodes with people meeting up at restaurants and chatting post toast. 

ETA: Adding to agree with the previous post. Why is Chance letting Nick run him like that? NIck, the search warrant isn't just about being sued. It's about protecting any evidence you find while running around like a maniac. 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by tanyak

[ScoobieDoobs]

Btw, anyone notice Claire seems to have almost completely forgotten about Shmoopy?  She may have mentioned him once with an indifferent shrug.  Welp, he is forgettable . . .

[Chatty Cake]

Why are Victoria and Nikki so dumb? At least tell Victor that Jordan is running around town. Do they really trust Claire? She went from cuckoo to sweet innocent nanny in record time.

[Joimiaroxeu]

If it's Tuesday, Jordan must be doing one of her scenery-chewing monologues, again. Yay. 😐

Claire is the new Newman Enforcer. She had Nikki and Victoria obeying her orders and I was loving it.

Chance looked to me like he'd lost weight. Hope the actor is okay.

Get over yourself, Victoria. You're the one who decided Claire was an innocent naif. Hah hah, she's turning out to be a bigger bad@$$ than your daddy.

That was a nice handbag Jordan was carrying. Guess Ian financed a whole new wardrobe for her after he got her out of prison.

Wait, what? Grandpa Victor has given Claire a horse but not a trust fund? Ehh, I think Claire was lying to Jordan about needing Victoria to die before Claire can get any big Newman bucks.

When Jordan leaves the motel does she take all her stuff with her? It was odd how Nick and Chance found no indication of her having been there except for the lipstick on the tumbler.

My girl Claire was playing Jordan like an entire orchestra. She is a con artist virtuoso, baby!

So is Victoria going to have to pretend to be dead in order to help Claire convince Jordan Claire killed her? The corpse bride jokes will write themselves. 😼

Edited 5 hours ago by Joimiaroxeu

[Joimiaroxeu]

3 hours ago, tanyak said:

There was something odd about the way Nikki said "Sharon's children must be so worried about her." I mean, 2/3rds of those kids are her actual grandchildren. The phrasing made it sounds like she was talking about some neighbor. I admit I'm splitting hairs. 

It reminded me of a scene on All My Children when one of Erica Kane's daughters was talking to her kids about Erica. Instead of saying, "your grandmother," she said, "your mommy's mommy." It was ridiculous. (Allegedly, per Susan Lucci's contract, Erica couId never be referred to as a grandmother.)

3 hours ago, tanyak said:

Why are days SO LONG lately? I know there was no show yesterday, but it's been the same day for a week now.

A week is nothing. In the past JG has stretched one day out to nearly three weeks. Maybe he'll beat his own record. 😱

[One Tough Cookie]

3 hours ago, tanyak said:

Why are days SO LONG lately? I know there was no show yesterday, but it's been the same day for a week now

Seems more like a month.

 

1 hour ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

My girl Claire was playing Jordan like an entire orchestra. She is a con artist virtuoso, baby

I STILL think she's playing both of them.

 

1  What does Sharon use for a toilet?

Chamsome, you good looking numbskull...don't you realize anything Nick finds will NOT be able to use in court?

[Waldo13]

I was expecting Auntie Jordan, as she was looking into the mirror, would say mirror mirrors on the wall, who’s the evilest one of them all.  I was also expecting for Ian to come up behind Claire/Eve and chloroform her.  

I find the exchange between Claire/Eve and Auntie Jordan quite interesting because it was a battle of whits between two very credible actors. 

Just another small detail that I have to mention. Auntie Jordan comes up to a closed door, doesn’t seem to open it, and the door is partially open so Auntie Jordan can hear Chance calling for a warrant.  I’m now expecting that Auntie Jordan would be more weary of Claire/Eve setting her up.  

[Js Nana]

Just speculating, but I would pay to see a storyline where it turns out that Claire/Eve is using the Newmans to rid her of the obstacle of her Auntie Jordan as part of a plot to be the last Newman standing - or - maybe using the disposable Auntie Jordan to eradicate as many of the Newmans as possible for the same end.

56 minutes ago, One Tough Cookie said:

What does Sharon use for a toilet?

Although the show is too tasteful to show the turds piling up, it looked like she had enough length on that chain before she smashed the lock to be able to squat and go, which leaves the question "What is she using for TP."

1 hour ago, One Tough Cookie said:

I STILL think she's playing both of them.

I'm starting to wonder the same thing - something like that would make for a storyline I'd tune in for.

[Js Nana]

5 hours ago, tanyak said:

Yes, Chance. Let's make a phone call with our back to an open door. *sigh*

GC's finest are on the case.

On 1/20/2025 at 12:29 AM, Waldo13 said:

Susan Walters was on an episode of NCIS tonight from 7 years ago.

She also played Priscilla Beaulieu Presley in the 1988 TV movie "Elvis and Me"

[One Tough Cookie]

18 minutes ago, Js Nana said:

Although the show is too tasteful to show the turds piling up,

/dead/

[Js Nana]

On 1/20/2025 at 1:19 PM, Joimiaroxeu said:

It's long been curious to me how marrying into the Bell family was supposed to imbue her with the ability to write or produce a TV show.

Well, that does explain the storylines where Nikki and her children are imbued with the smarts to be CEOs without any education or training.