The GCEh?C: Canadian Episodes (Spoilers for Non-Canadians)

[DivaT]

19 hours ago, bannana said:

Hi Preverts.  I have really liked once again doing the CDN recaps for you.  I will not be able to continue after this week.  Two reasons:  one, I need to focus on my job search, in earnest.  But, two, although I have my faithful readers who "like" each recap, and I know who you are and I appreciate you very much, that group is dwindling each week.  It's not that I am looking for love, but if the group reading or liking the recaps keeps dwindling, it tells me something.

You never know, I might bounce back in and do a random recap.  Last time I left it was cause I could not abide the Show.  I am not quite there this time ;)

I actually watch the entire soap on Twitter.  Someone posts it. However, I do love coming here and reading your recap and your opinion embedded there within. I'm going to miss it. 

[crowsworks]

Good luck, Banana. I'll miss grabbing your recaps as I've been in loony-town trying to get my house ready to sell and move from FL to PA. Why... 98 here today. 

as for looking for a job, no advice but has everyone noticed that once you get a job everyone calls with job offers. Ergh!! I just took anything offered. Like Kelly Girl type things - they are usually looking for good workers - once you get a foot in the door they make an offer... esp to someone bright who can write and girl, YOU can write. be sure to point that out.

[TwistedSoul7]

Thanks banana. You rock.

This Philly vs Villy triangle is so bad, So so sosoooo bad,

Let me guess. New guy with Abby runs he sex trafficking thing Christine is tracking? Tessa's sister in involved,

[Big Blue Plate]

Banana, it's a big job to do every day.  Thank you for your very amusing and hard work.

I volunteer to recap Fridays, if the board agrees.  I can generally get that done over the weekend.  Let me know your thoughts, class.

[boes]

1 hour ago, Big Blue Plate said:

Banana, it's a big job to do every day.  Thank you for your very amusing and hard work.

I volunteer to recap Fridays, if the board agrees.  I can generally get that done over the weekend.  Let me know your thoughts, class.

I, for one, would love it!

[Gloriole33]

Go for it, BBP.  Many thanks.

[bannana]

Today’s show had some good stuff.  First, let’s head to LA where everyone is having a fun time.  Whoops, not so fun.  Hil and Lil are sniping at each other after the interview.  Vic, Cane, Billy and Juliet are in crisis management mode.  Cane says the footage needed to be approved by the league and Billy lashes out at him saying that Juliet got the approval.  But Juliet doesn’t seem so confident all of a sudden.  Vic tells them the Board of Governors are having an emergency meeting. 

Phyllis is dressed in the skimpiest Frederick’s of Hollywood lingerie.  She keeps texting Billy wanting to know where he is.  He ignores her texts.  She keeps primping and sprays a gallon of perfume all over.  And to think, I used to like Phyllis.

Vic is now wondering whether Hilary and her sidekick could have edited the footage, and they start questioning her.  Hilariously, she answers: how could we, we only had ten minutes notice.  She says they used what Billy handed her.  She seems suspicious.  Elsewhere, Lily is talking to Cane and wonders why he is so troubled, and he says he is just tired.  She leaves, and Vic laments that they are no closer to figuring out how the NHL got their hands on footage talking about gambling.  Wait, what? It’s more than that, it is that the footage aired and is online.  Billy says it was a joke conversation, and Vic points out that this is not a joking conversation, the League takes it very seriously regarding players talking about betting on their teams.  She is flabbergasted that he would be so foolish to even joke about this.  Juliet confirms that the League said the footage was good to go.  Vic says that they are saying they hadn’t viewed all the footage, just the stuff with Lily.  Vic says that because Juliet did not get confirmation that they have viewed and approved all the footage, they have no defense.  Juliet looks devastated and excuses herself.  Cane returns.  Billy wants to know where the rest of the footage is.  Cane says Billy wants to pin it on the cameraman.  Vic says, get him in here.  Jesse arrives.  He says he only edited it for dead air.  Billy says he wants to view the raw footage, and they do.  He wants to know why the 10 seconds of footage is missing, and Jesse says that maybe he stopped rolling or changed his memory card.  Billy tries to get him to confirm that they were only joking around.  But Jesse says he wasn’t really paying attention.   He leaves.  Billy says they have to let the League know the real story.  Cane says, the real story is you are a gambling addict, you talked to pro hockey players about betting on their own game, and you’ve trashed the campaign.

Okay, I guess I knew Cane was a devious bastard from that whole long ago storyline where he pretended to be dead.  But this is really low. Because it might impact Billy, but it also has hurt Juliet, and most of all Vic.  And Lily!  I know what it is like to work with low down vipers, but this particular plan seems so reckless.  And assuming he never wanted the League to see the footage, then why didn’t he carry through with his plan to screen it for Vic, so she could be angry at Billy, but the company was never hurt? 

Hilary bumps into that guy she pretended to have as her agent to dupe Devon.  She suggests that they work together to help her build her business.  He says sure, you still have my card.  Then he asks if Hil can introduce him to Lily.  This definitely does not make her day, but she agrees.  They meet Lily at the rooftop bar.  Hilary snipes at Lily, and he asks her to give him some time alone with Lily.  He tells her how amazing she is, and she could have a career as an actress or a TV host.  She is flattered but says she can’t move to LA.  He says things are happening in Chicago, too.  She says she will talk to her husband about it.

Phyllis is done waiting for Billy:  D.O.N.E.  And she gets dressed.

Billy suggest that he and the players take a lie detector test.  HAHAHAHA.  Cane says the sport sites are already on the story, and suggesting that the Championship might be compromised.  Vic says she also is responsible because she came up with the idea for the taping at the last minute and it was all rushed.  Billy says he will go to Toronto and fix things.  He leaves.  Cane advises Vic that she should go to Toronto because Billy has no credibility.

Juliet confides in Hilary about her screw up with the footage and what a mess it all is.  Hilary consoles her.  Lily walks up and Juliet doesn’t tell her anything about it, even though they are the ones who are co-workers.

Jesse is meeting with Cane to extort some money from him, which is what happens.

Billy returns to his room and she wonders where he has been, was he celebrating?  He says he messed up and he has to go to Toronto immediately to fix it.  Vic is knocking at the door, and says she needs to talk to Billy.  Phyllis hides in the bathroom; Vic says she is going to Toronto, not Billy.  It’s her company and she needs to fix this.  She has cancelled the San Diego trip.  She goes off on him re his bad judgement re joking about gambling with pro hockey players.  And then she says:  you can come out Phyllis.  Phyllis exits the bathroom and Vic says, I guess you have been here this whole time.  Phyllis says it was her idea to surprise Billy.  Vic says, next time don’t wear so much perfume.  Phyllis says, I didn’t want to make things worse for Billy than they already are, and Vic replies:  That would be pretty much impossible.

Now, if we think about it, other than Cane manipulating this situation, Phyllis is largely to blame, at least as far as being a distraction and a catalyst.  She made him late for the shoot, so he was not on his game.  Hilary intentionally distracted Vic so she wouldn’t see Phyllis and that is when Vic came up with the idea of the interview.  And Billy again was distracted by Phyllis with sexy times, while everyone was prepping for the last-minute interview.  He should have been reviewing the footage that was going to air, not doing the nasty with Phyllis.  Vic is going to remember all those times she was waiting on him and wondering where he was.

Back in GC, Jack drops by to visit Drinki and brings her a book about the classical music masters and their sordid life stories.  Drinki says she is thrilled and looks forward to reading it.  They then have a convo about Dina and Jack’s feelings about her return.  There were some good lines in this convo.  Drinki says:  I have been wanting to give you a call after I saw your mother of people on that Hurray for Hilary show.  And Jack replies: you are not the only one who is surprised to learn that my mother sold her company to Hilary’s two exes.  HAHAHAHA.   They talk about Dina sending a message to her children via a talk show.  Drinki reminds Jack that Dina won’t be around forever.  I like when these two have these chats. 

Detective Scott is reporting to Prick that he tried to track down the company.  Prick says he is not telling him anything he doesn’t know.  He wants results and tells him to find out what Abby is up to.  He says:  I smell a rat.

Nick visits Chelz at the penthouse.  They are on the outs, and she tries to explain why finding Chloe is so important to her. She thinks he is going to tell her to stop looking, but he actually tells her to continue her search, that it will be good for her to have closure.  She tells him about Scott’s advice about the facility Chloe was in, and he agrees that it is a good idea to start there.

Scott approaches Abby and his angle is to get her to teach him all about how business works, payables and receivables and such.  She thinks he is nuts.  Prick walks by and confirms that he wants Abby to tutor Scott on accounting.

Jack is back at Jabot, and Abby drops by.  He is very pleased to see her and asks about their new venture.  She tells him about her meeting with the dating app tech guy, and Jack says if she thinks it is a good idea, they should proceed.  She tells him that it is so nice to be trusted for a change.  She tells him that she thinks Prick hired Scott to dig into the real estate thing. Jack assures her that no one can trace that payment or the company back to him.  Abby says her father has no reason to doubt her, and that she can handle Scott.

Drinki and Prick are at the Ranch, and she is berating him for asking Nick to spy on Chelz.  Prick says that Drinki still has feelings for him, and she says, don’t push it.  Nick arrives and says he is reporting in on his spying.  He tells Prick that Chelz is not going to pursue it.  Meanwhile, Chelz is booking a flight to San Fran.

Previews: Drinki to Tessa: He had a really bad break up, and Tessa replies:  You don’t want me to see Noah again, it’s fine; Prick to Scott:  I have another special project for you; Chelz to someone, presumably a staffer or Doctor at the facility: Thank you for seeing me, I am very concerned about my sister Chloe.

[DivaT]

Thanks @bannana

Fun read.

I don't think any of this is Phyllis' fault. It's on Cane...and Billy. If Billy spent all this time humping Phyllis instead of doing his job, then  that's on him. 

[HeatLifer]

Phyllis knows Billy is working and is walking around half-naked trying to get screwed and texting him. I'd say she's partly to blame.

[peacheslatour]

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He says:  I smell a rat.

Takes one to know one.

[NeverLate]

I loathe creepy Cane, I hope he gets found out!

[Big Blue Plate]

This Dina thing... I had hopes.  But it isn't really generating any story... or at least any new story.  Why not have her come back dangling Mergeron in front of her own children? Have Marc Mergeron and his sister muddy the waters. (Hell, have Marc Mergeron, psycho killer, marry Ashely to get his hands on it or something.) Or instead of a sugary goodbye when Dina's bangs approach their last split end, have her last words be: Ashley, I lied when I let everyone believe you are Brent Davis' child. And scene.  

[DivaT]

49 minutes ago, Big Blue Plate said:

This Dina thing... I had hopes.  But it isn't really generating any story... or at least any new story.  Why not have her come back dangling Mergeron in front of her own children? Have Marc Mergeron and his sister muddy the waters. (Hell, have Marc Mergeron, psycho killer, marry Ashely to get his hands on it or something.) Or instead of a sugary goodbye when Dina's bangs approach their last split end, have her last words be: Ashley, I lied when I let everyone believe you are Brent Davis' child. And scene.  

Priceless. Hilarious. 

[bannana]

5 hours ago, DivaT said:

Thanks @bannana

Fun read.

I don't think any of this is Phyllis' fault. It's on Cane...and Billy. If Billy spent all this time humping Phyllis instead of doing his job, then  that's on him. 

Oh, I totally agree.  It's on Billy, cause he was supposedly in charge, and of course on Cane, cause he is a saboteur.  But just think of it.  If Phyllis hadn't shown up, Billy might have been on time, present and on the job.  They created this whole scenario where everyone is working around the clock and things are frenetic.  Now Billy has to have sexy times with Phyllis amongst that. 

I had a job that had similar on location requirements (bigger than this) and I made it very clear to my husband that he was on his own if he wanted to join me and enjoy the resort hotel.  Of course, I am not thirsty Phyllis.

[DivaT]

1 hour ago, bannana said:

Oh, I totally agree.  It's on Billy, cause he was supposedly in charge, and of course on Cane, cause he is a saboteur.  But just think of it.  If Phyllis hadn't shown up, Billy might have been on time, present and on the job.  They created this whole scenario where everyone is working around the clock and things are frenetic.  Now Billy has to have sexy times with Phyllis amongst that. 

I had a job that had similar on location requirements (bigger than this) and I made it very clear to my husband that he was on his own if he wanted to join me and enjoy the resort hotel.  Of course, I am not thirsty Phyllis.

Well, she is in character. She was just this firecrotchy with Nick. 

[crowsworks]

I still have a bad feeling that Chelz will finally jump on the clue bus and Prick will threaten to tell Nick about CrullerCan.

And Nick...being Nick... will end up dragging Sharon into it. "Help me keep my dad from taking SulChristian." As Victor brings a phony, folksy old couple to play Herb's longlost parents. 

[bannana]

A day with no BS.  Too bad, I kind of miss that LA insanity and absurdity.

Jack is at the mansion and flashing back to memories of his childhood.  At first, I thought it was going to show us a maternal Dina, but then it turned out cute little Jackie had just been released from the hospital, and had to have bed rest, and was bored…but Dina couldn’t spend time with him because she had a tennis date.  And we know what that means, she was going to have sexy times with Ashley’s father.  Ash, meanwhile, is having breakfast with Neil at the GCAC.  He encourages her to talk to her mother, relating her situation to his, and that there might be some other truth that she doesn’t know.

At the Ranch, Tessa is on the phone with Noah setting up a date, and Drinki says she is glad Noah is getting a social life, cause he went through a bad breakup. Tessa infers that Drinki doesn’t want her dating Noah.  Drinki says she is way off base.  She says Tessa needs to get over feeling like a charity case, and tells her people like her for who she is. 

Abby is roaming the hallways of Newman doing business with her tech start up via phone.  Careful, Abby, don’t you remember how paranoid you were just yesterday.  Scott is nearby.  Scott goes to see Prick who assigns him another special project:  overseeing a concert for the opening of the new Drinki Newman medical centre.  Scott is not impressed, and wishes he were back in the middle east.  Scott wants to know if Prick wants him to book Adele!  Prick is not amused.  He says that Drinki is the feature performer.  Prick tells Scott the sad story of Drinki’s MS and how she was unable to play the piano.  Because of research, she can now play. 

Jack goes to see Dina in her suite at the GCAC.  She wants him to have breakfast with her.  He is skeptical of her motives from her talk about reconnecting with family.  He points out that she had plenty of opportunity to reach out to her family, if even through her minions.  She says:  What may have seemed like selfishness to a very young boy, might in retrospect been seen as self preservation.  He wants to know if she is heading back to Paris, and she asks him what he would like?  He is angry and asks: when have you ever factored me into your decisions.  She says she was suffocating in her marriage.  He says nothing has changed.  He wants to know why she didn’t contact him about the Mergeron sale.  She tries to explain that she selected Neil cause he is Jack’s friend, etc.  Jack is getting angrier about this and mentions the tv appearance.  He says, how did you expect me to behave.  She says she expected him to be cordial when she has invited him to brekkie and family bonding time. He brings up the hospital story, and asks if she remembers, and she says, of course I do, you had your appendix removed.  He corrects her, he had his tonsils removed.  She doesn’t want to rehash the past, she wants a fresh start.  She wants to get to a place where her children don’t hate her.  He says:  I don’t hate you, I barely know you.

Chelz is at the facility in Napa Valley, where Chloe was being treated.  She pretends to be her sister.  She is informed that Chloe was released on October 2015.  The administrator says she cannot tell her where Chloe went, because of HIPPA.  Chelz spins a yarn that their mother just died and left Chloe money.  Chelz offers the woman money to help her.  Now the woman agrees to hypothetically give her some information about a hypothetical patient.  She says if a patient is a danger to others, like say if they ran them over with a car, the patient is involuntarily committed to a more secure facility, that would be very difficult to get out of.  The woman says there are several of these facilities around the country.  Chelz presses her, and she says Louisiana.

Sharon and Nick are chatting at CL about how Nick is now encouraging Chelz to look for Chloe.  He switches the topic to her studies.  Nick says nice things about Sharon’s compassion.  Scott arrives to see Sharon, and it is clear to Nick that they are a thing now, and I am not sure he is exactly in favour.  Nick learns that Scott is working for Prick and he is surprised.  He warns him that everything Prick does is in his own self interest.

Ash bumps into Graeme at the GCAC bar, and Dina and Jack walk up.  Dina says they just had a lovely breakfast together.  She mentions the sale to HW.  Ash says, we saw your pathetic performance on GC Buzz (shade for Hilary there), and Jack looked understatedly amused.  He tries to rush Ash out of there, and get to the office, but Ash snipes a bit more.  Dina and Graeme go for a walk.  Ash tells Jack he cannot believe anything she has to say.  Jack says he can be civil with Dina, why can’t she.  Ash wonders why she wasn’t included in the breakfast, and says Dina is trying to soften up Jack first.   Ash is adamant that Dina hasn’t changed.  And here’s the weird thing, Jack said that exact thing to Dina twenty minutes ago, but to Ash he says:  You want to cling to your childish hurt, your righteous anger, and waste this time with her, go ahead; I don’t want to do that.

Sharon and Scott go to the Chancellor Park Terrace Café.  They talk about his job at Newman and his frustration.   Sharon tells him that he can trust her and encourages him to open up about his intelligence background.  He says that when he was a journalist in London, he took an intel assignment to find out info on an arms dealer.  He got involved with the dealer’s wife to do so, and had to end the operation.  He realized the wife was a victim, so he protected her.  And somehow that meant he had to take the assignment in middle east.  So, he almost lost his life to protect this woman whom he loved.  I didn’t really follow this story, but I don’t think it matters. Sharon says he was incredibly brave and they kiss.

Prick summons Drinki and Tessa to his office, where the Dean of the medical centre is.  Prick tells Drinki about the concert to announce the centre opening, and that she will be performing.  The Dean is very excited because it will give people with MS hope.  Tessa and the Dean leave, and Drinki says: whatever it is you are trying to gain here, you are not going to get it.  Prick says she loves performing.  Drinki is furious that she didn’t talk to him first, a concert is a huge deal.  She doesn’t appreciate being manipulated, even in the name of a good cause.  But, exasperated, she agrees to do it.  She says it is so obvious that he does things like this so that she will wonder how she can resist him and live without him.  He says, you make it sound like as if I am an addiction you need to get over.  She says, well that’s about right.  He says, no one will ever love you as I do, and walks out, and she is frazzled.

Nick is still at CL and Abby arrives.  He asks her how things are going at Newman and they talk about Scott.  Abby says Scott is arrogant but smart.  She says he doesn’t seem to like Prick but he is loyal to him.  Nick says his loyalty comes from Prick paying his ransom, he owns Scott now.  Abby sees her tech guy so she says goodbye to Nick and has a quick convo with him about finalizing the deal.  Tessa walks in and sees them, and walks out.  She is on her phone with someone saying: yeah, I know it has been a long time, but I am sure it is him; and, he didn’t see me and I want to keep it that way.

Previews:  Phyllis to Jack, at Jabot:  that was a nasty virus, and he replies: I bet the weather in LA helped too.  Hil to Lil:  that clip appeared on my show, if there is blowback, think of what it could do to me.  Juliet to Billy at the BS office:  I should have asked for a confirmation email, but it was such a rush, and Cane walks in and says:  Don’t do that, this mess falls on Billy, not you; and Billy scowls at Cane.

[Capricasix]

Bannana, did you recognize the actress in the scenes with Chelsea? She looks familiar to me - maybe she's been on the show before...

[bannana]

14 minutes ago, Capricasix said:

Bannana, did you recognize the actress in the scenes with Chelsea? She looks familiar to me - maybe she's been on the show before...

I didn't recognize her, @Capricasix.  The character name is Miss Lewis, but I didn't find her in the comings and goings sites.

One thing I forgot to mention about today was the prevalence of purple.  Neil had a purple tie and shirt, Miss Lewis was wearing purple, as was Dina.

[ezzylin]

1 hour ago, Capricasix said:

 

Bannana, did you recognize the actress in the scenes with Chelsea? She looks familiar to me - maybe she's been on the show before...

 

 

I thought the same thing, then I remembered that she played the judge in "Legally Blonde". Her name is Francesca P. Roberts- I checked her IMDB, she has a lot of TV credits as well.

Edited May 19, 2017 by ezzylin

[NeverLate]

Tessa is way too defensive, I'm starting to not like her! 

[peacheslatour]

1 minute ago, F. M. said:

Tessa is way too defensive, I'm starting to not like her! 

Yeah, she's definitely very good an playing the victim. She jumps out of her skin any time Drinki says anything to her. To me that screams guilty conscience.

[HeatLifer]

1 hour ago, bannana said:

Phyllis to Jack, at Jabot:  that was a nasty virus, and he replies: I bet the weather in LA helped too.

1. LMAO. I love Jack.

2. Will she GTF away from him? My god.

[bannana]

7 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Yeah, she's definitely very good an playing the victim. She jumps out of her skin any time Drinki says anything to her. To me that screams guilty conscience.

She's up to something, I believe, but now there is this speculation that she is somehow tied into the human trafficking thing. And today, she recognized the tech guy who is working with Abby on a dating app.  I frankly ignore most of the Abby storyline so not sure how that would tie in, unless his tech company is actually a human trafficking site.  I am pretty sure I have seen that on some TV show or movie!

[Artsda]

Of course now that Sharon's strong and independent, going to school and telling  Nick how she's volunteering at the crisis line he now looks like he wants her back again.  His standing out on the patio staring at her and Scott with that look on his face was too funny.  He only wants her during the good and never stands by her during the bad. 

[bannana]

On ‎2017‎-‎05‎-‎17 at 8:33 PM, Big Blue Plate said:

Banana, it's a big job to do every day.  Thank you for your very amusing and hard work.

I volunteer to recap Fridays, if the board agrees.  I can generally get that done over the weekend.  Let me know your thoughts, class.

Thank you, I am turning it over to you, BBP.  I agree, Fridays are better, cause you can use the weekend to recap.  I look forward to your recaps, yay!

[Big Blue Plate]

On Friday's episode of the The Young and the Day Players...

Open on Abby, sporting a business woman's clothes and Gretl von Trapp's hair, if Gretl ran away from Nanny half way through.  Abby is babbling on her phone about the new dating app, her business partner, and OMG it's gonna be greeeeeeeeeat!  This is not as unimportant as one might think, although I confess I would have missed it if I hadn't had to pay attention to the whole damn episode.

Followed by Scott, also babbling on his phone but I can't recall about what... filler I think... he is now an SVP at Newman, which I hear pays in excess of $35,000 a year, yet he continues to wear the same suit.   If I didn't know Y&R is a failing show with budget issues, I'd think this was out of character.  Usually the first thing a new young executive does, in the absence of knowing how to do his job, is to suit up.

Follow this with Nick and Sharon, sipping coffee at Plan Nine or Dirty Cup - Crimson Lights! - where they enjoy some coffee and exposition about Chelsea.

Follow this by Chelsea, following the family tradition of going to California, and she's supered at the Napa Valley Nut House, in pursuit of Chloe.  Chelsea is posing as Chloe's long lost sister and talking to the new director of the facility.  Her grifting skills are rusty.  About which more later.

At the GCAC Ashley and Kneel are also enjoying coffee and some exposition and typical moaning about mothers, an area where they've had about as much success as they have previously enjoyed in sobriety, marriage, sanity and hairstyling (head for her, face for him.)  Kneel knows Dina was a flop as a mom, but he recalls the tender and illuminating insight and reconciliation that came from his moments of here's your hat, what's your Uhura? as his mother lay dying.  (ANNNNIVIL, says me!) And Ashley's all like grapefruit face. 

Finally, reflective Jack bounds down the stairs and stares at the past, hearing the voices of very young Jack and much younger Dina, who apparently acted and sounded a lot like Elle Woods in Legally Blonde.  Wee Jackie wants comfort, he's had some kind of surgery.  But Dina's got a tennis match so see ya, shorty, don't spill anything.  Interesting it should be tennis, given her later plot driving preference for the sensual pleasures of golf and Brent Davis' wood.   Aging Jack and Wee Jack both look very sad at seeing/recalling Dina cartwheeling out the door and leaving the tending to Mamie. 

Oh, Nikki and that acceptably clean Goth girl are nattering about nothing.  But as you will see it is necessary Goth is with us today.  

And at last we're off...  we know what everybody is unhappy about today. 

So Jack does what anyone does following a trip down should have been a repressed memory lane and goes to see the source of the trouble.  The door to Dina's suite is opened by Graeme, who says a line or two, in aid of earning his scale, and exits.  Dina's bangs are still front and centre, but she's got the rest of it in a bun and has invited Jack for breakfast, which is waiting and, one presumes, rather soggy beneath those condensation inducing silver domes that have been sitting there waiting for Jack to arrive.  Then again, Mamie was always the cook in the family. Dina's sparkly, Jack is snarky.  He asks a bit about Graeme ("You'e always made sure your needs were well filled" sneers Bergman, with enough swish and camp that for a moment I thought it was like that time Sheila was Phyllis except this time Michael Baldwin was Jack.)  That seems to spark Dina's appetite and she proposes they eat.  Can't recall if they do but they continue chewing the fat about bad Mother during which Dina quotes her Betty Friedan or Patsy Ramsey or Germaine Greer with lines like "I acknowledge my failings, son" and "I was suffocating in that marriage."

At Newman, Scott is dismayed to learn Victor has another special project for him which basically involves planning a big event to they can smash a bottle of champagne over the good ship Nikki Newman Neurology Nexus at GCU or GCH or wherever the hell it is.  Scott informs Victor he is NOT a party planner.  Victor begins to inform Scott, in a roundabout way, that Scott is his bitch (and in the prison sense, where he's been so many, many times) and will do as he is told.  Victor wants a performance party and it's Scott's job to find a suitable venue.  (Why do I think there's a rooftop in Los Angeles in everyone's future?) 

In Napa, Chelsea recites a number of long and boring lies in aid of her cause. 

Sharon and Nick talk, reinforcing their unimaginably dull lives (which actually isn't true as someone imagined it all to write the scene).  Sharon talks about how much nicer it is to be in psych class and not the psych ward... they exchange a series of looks when they run out of things to say.  Could be longing, could be admiration... with those two voids anything is impossible. '  Scott enters in his only good suit.   They talk about Scott's new job and Nick announces he's never going back to corporate life (does never say never mean anything in the soaps?  Cause that's an anvil if it does.)  Nick goes off to wherever and then sees Scott and Sharon kissing in public on the lips.  Nick has another indiscernible look.  Jealous?  Confusion?  Pesky residual teenage arousal?  Who can say?

Back at Jack and Dina's bitter breakfast they sound a lot like Ashley, griping a lot.  Dina remembers that time Jack has his appendix out (and she went to play tennis).  Jack reminds her it was his tonsils.  Anyway, Dina's not back to argue about her medical skills, she says she wants a fresh start.  

Nikki and that girl talk about Noah.  That girl - Anne Marie? - thinks Nikki's all don't date my grandson.  Nikki's all fierce and says get over it - people like you for who you are.  (This was news to me, and to Tessa, to a lesser degree.)  Anyway this was all just noise because the point of the scene was them being together for when Victor called, summoning Nikki and Tessa to his late eighties forest green office lair. 

Ashley and Graeme exchange few words (enough to satisfy the union for the day rate, I guess) and then he says Paris and just as she's all grapefruit face again, when down the stairs bound a more cheerful Jack and Dina.  Ashley snarks, Dina dissembles, Jack wavers, Graeme takes a Viagra and then Dina for a walk. 

On the roof, I mean in the park, Sharon and Scott discuss discussing his intelligence work (I am not sure why they left Crimson Lights.)  Sharon appears to move into Dr. Sharon mode - apparently her one class and a few hours on the Butterball helpline have endowed her with healing powers and she says things like "do you regret telling me that?" and "you needed to, trust me."

In the Napa Valley, Chelsea's getting nowhere with her day player,  so she whips out a big wad of cash and the two of them engage in some not very witty dialogue where they use the word hypothetical in every line.  And still nothing comes of it, but in the Bell tradition, when the tension in a scene is working, you draw it out.  So Sally got it half right.  Anyway, hypothetically Chloe may be in Louisiana, which seems rather a long way from Thunder Bay but then again, Cricket seems to be CIA now so anything goes if needs must. 

Nikki and Tessa and Victor have a scene with their day player, Dean Miller, about her upcoming appearance at the Salzburg Festival to launch her new brain centre.  Stunned, Nikki, calls Victor dear in a voice that means control freak asshole. 

At Crimson Lights, Abby and Nick exchange nothing to say to each other about Dad.

On the roof, Scott says when he was journalisting in London he also picked up an intelligence assignment or two (as one does, given the App for that) and in his infiltration of the world of an arms dealer he found the arms dealer's wife to whom he became close and who was living in constant fear and was an innocent victim (don't worry, I thought it was Victor and Nikki too, but it's not) and he had to extricate himself to avoid destroying her and that is when he went to he middle east.  (Given how pointless and implausible this dialogue was, I assume the arm's dealer's wife will seek refuge in Genoa City, as the innocent victim, constantly fearful wife of an arms dealer is wont to do.)  Scott looks sad as he reflects on, well, just everything, really.  Later in the return to the scene Sharon kisses him, so I guess it wasn't a game of doctor/patient after all. 

Back the unjolly green lair, Victor and Nikki snark about the concert plan.  He's only trying to help.  He's only trying to manipulate.  I remember the lyrics, not the tune.  But in the end...'oh, I'll do it.  But NOT for you!'  'No one will ever love you as I do.'  Nikki gets to end the scene tearing up, which she's really good at and hasn't been able to do in the long time because she's been so busy shouting about how they have to do this to save the family reputation from the latest Victory.

Back at the Coffee Pot, Abby tells Nick she is there to order a latte, but really she is there to meet Zack, who is not Kyle.  He's Zack and he's ready to roll with the dating App.  As they smile a great deal, Tessa walks in, in the background.  She JUMPS IN FRIGHT and boots it to the other part of Crimson Lights where characters go when they don't want to be seen but it would be too expensive to load in another set.  On her mobile she says "I am sure it was him!"

At the GCAC Jack and Ashley do their usual dance of I hate Dina/I kinda don't hate Dina.  Ashley grapefruit faces that Dina got to you! Jack says Ashley clings to her bitterness.  It's on!  Though exactly how isn't clear. 

There were scenes for next week but I can't read my writing... I do recall a flash of Hillary worrying 'what about me!' in relation to the Billy betting debacle. 

[pearlite]

Ah, "those two voids," "the Butterball Hotline," and "grapefruit facing"! A threefer! Thanks!

[Desperately Random]

Great job BBP! Thanks.

1 hour ago, Big Blue Plate said:

And at last we're off...  we know what everybody is unhappy about today. 

1 hour ago, Big Blue Plate said:

But Dina's got a tennis match so see ya, shorty, don't spill anything.  Interesting it should be tennis, given her later plot driving preference for the sensual pleasures of golf and Brent Davis' wood.

A couple of my fave parts. Also, Ashley with the grapefruit faces. Haha.

[peacheslatour]

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here's your hat, what's your Uhura?

Brilliant!

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Victor called, summoning Nikki and Tessa to his late eighties forest green office lair.

Ouch!

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acceptably clean Goth girl

Wounded, bleeding.

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On the roof, Scott says when he was journalisting in London he also picked up an intelligence assignment or two (as one does, given the App for that) 

*dead*

[NeverLate]

14 hours ago, Artsda said:

Of course now that Sharon's strong and independent, going to school and telling  Nick how she's volunteering at the crisis line he now looks like he wants her back again.  His standing out on the patio staring at her and Scott with that look on his face was too funny.  He only wants her during the good and never stands by her during the bad. 

I thought that look was more to do with Scott, and what Scott will find out. I think Nick does love Chelsie, who I find lovely , and smart.

[MollyB]

BigBluePlate, you go, girl!  And once again we have evidence of brilliant life forms, Preverts, that dwell (and recap) in this forum.  I stand in awe of anyone who recaps since it involves watching the show, paying attention to the show without destroying your tv throwing things at it, and note taking (jeebus, above and beyond!). I bow my head in respect.

[Gloriole33]

Scott Grainger:  The Night Manager.  Excellent debut, BBP.

[Capricasix]

1 hour ago, Gloriole33 said:

Scott Grainger:  The Night Manager.  Excellent debut, BBP.

Holy shit, I legit thought the same thing ?

[boes]

GREAT recap, Big Blue Plate!  

Lines WILL be stolen.

[Artsda]

4 hours ago, F. M. said:

I thought that look was more to do with Scott, and what Scott will find out. I think Nick does love Chelsie, who I find lovely , and smart.

I don't think so, right before Scott interrupted them Nick was waxing poetic about how great Sharon is. How it was one of those things that set her apart from everyone else when they met. How she never lost her compassion and they both got quiet and looked at each other until Scott interrupted. 

[NeverLate]

30 minutes ago, Artsda said:

I don't think so, right before Scott interrupted them Nick was waxing poetic about how great Sharon is. How it was one of those things that set her apart from everyone else when they met. How she never lost her compassion and they both got quiet and looked at each other until Scott interrupted. 

We'll see. He's been through a lot with Sharon, I'd love to see him with Chelsie. I'm not a fan of Sharon's, especially after she married Victor and tried very hard to try acting.lol.

[crosby777]

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I think both Victoria and Phyllis look desperate and pathetic.

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Maybe the locks haven't been changed in the last twenty years

I thought Jack got them changed when he dumped Gloria and her trash bags on the front step,. LOL

[crosby777]

On 2017-5-16 at 2:28 PM, F. M. said:

 

The very last person I'd like to answer me on a crisis line, would indeed be Sharon, who willingly leaves off her own  medication when she felt like it. ( eye roll) 

thank you .. sharon lol

On 2017-5-16 at 2:28 PM, F. M. said:

I have to admit, it is impacting my Mariah love.  I quite like this character but treating your boss this way is very inappropriate and just plain stupid.  Don't work for her if you feel this way.  The part that really annoys though is goading of Hilary while she is dating Devon.  Just plain silly.

To me this is the REAL Mariah.. not a nice person at all and quite the vicious phoney...I wish Devon was a prize because I am going to enjoy Hilary getting her man back.. 

[DivaT]

On 5/20/2017 at 5:38 PM, F. M. said:

We'll see. He's been through a lot with Sharon, I'd love to see him with Chelsie. I'm not a fan of Sharon's, especially after she married Victor and tried very hard to try acting.lol.

Allowances must be made for agenda based intentionally poor writing. Lol

Edited May 22, 2017 by DivaT

[crowsworks]

Still think Nick and Sharon will draw together to protect little Crully when Victor tries to 'sell him for medikal experyments' (Python)

A marriage of convenience...

Of course He'll be a teen by then.

[crowsworks]

Pity cause I like Sharon with NotthekingoftheNorth as he isn't a newman.

Cane, you should just wait for Billyboy to self immolate. He will.

[ByTor]

On 5/17/2017 at 5:29 PM, bannana said:

Cane and Lily are not in the loop because they are talking about lobster risotto and their stroll on the beach, and are making plans for this evening. They both had turned their phones off, cause they figured their work day was done.  Really?

"Really?" indeed!  I hate that contrivance of people shutting off their phones...particularly people who are away from their minor children.

On 5/17/2017 at 5:29 PM, bannana said:

Cane says: it’s obvious you just want to pin this on him

No he didn't.  I'm pretty sure he said "isobviyuwannapintonimm"  I know people have complained about his mumbling, but I don't recall it being THIS bad!  I thought for a minute Nick Viall took over the role of Cane :)

[bannana]

3 hours ago, ByTor said:

"Really?" indeed!  I hate that contrivance of people shutting off their phones...particularly people who are away from their minor children.

No he didn't.  I'm pretty sure he said "isobviyuwannapintonimm"  I know people have complained about his mumbling, but I don't recall it being THIS bad!  I thought for a minute Nick Viall took over the role of Cane :)

HAHAHAHA!  In truth @ByTor, I had to rewind and listen to that multiple times to get what he said.  Why oh why don't the directors tell him to enunciate?

[Big Blue Plate]

So I kick the stuffing out of this show so much when it's good I feel honour bound to say it.  I thought today's episode was really good.  I like how the Dina thing is spilling (at last) in different directions... that IS classic Bill Bell... I thought Braeden and Davidson were really nice in their scene together... Davidson dialled it down and she seemed quite convincing.  Jack was a classic bitch to Billy.  

And I LOLd in the scenes tomorrow:  Dina was all it's on, bitch! and Ashley was all head rattling wine throwing reality TV head shaking.  I wonder if she doesn't know which show she's on?

Am in the only one, hatred fuelled by injustice of the ages notwithstanding, who keeps reading the subtext of almost every Billy and Phyllis scene as this will not last.  

[ByTor]

57 minutes ago, Big Blue Plate said:

Am in the only one, hatred fuelled by injustice of the ages notwithstanding, who keeps reading the subtext of almost every Billy and Phyllis scene as this will not last.  

No, you're not the only one.  In fact, I wouldn't even call it subtext, I think they're being fairly obvious.

[boes]

5 hours ago, bannana said:

HAHAHAHA!  In truth @ByTor, I had to rewind and listen to that multiple times to get what he said.  Why oh why don't the directors tell him to enunciate?

To be fair, it's immensely difficult to speak clearly with Cane at his current advanced state of decomposition.  He's been Undead now for, what, 10 years or so?  His jaw muscles have probably deteriorated badly, his tongue has likely shriveled to the texture and size of dried out bacon and probably all he can really concentrate on is making sure his insides don't pour out through his suit jacket and out his pants legs.

Cane Ashby, is a real trooper, appearing in that much sunlight in so many scenes.  

I wonder if Brash and Sassy has a scent for that?  Crypt?  Rot?  Nah. I got it, Putrefy For Men with Fester Body Wash.

Edited May 23, 2017 by boes

[bannana]

Okay, shock of shocks, today's episode was pretty good. 

• Cane and Juliet talk about their illicit shenanigans, and Hilary hears them!
• Jack gets the scoop from Phyllis over Billy's fuck-up, and torments him, slightly.  Billy scowls.  HAHAHAHA!
• We get some more back story on Dina/Ashley, but we also get Ashley outed, not once, but twice, for being a hypocritical sperm thief and liar.  Although, Prick's allegation that he missed all those year with Abby, yeah, no.
• Idiot Nick, now encouraging Chelz to investigate, without realizing that he will be the biggest loser of all!

[pearlite]

Let us all pause for a moment of reflection...

Reflecting, as we lower our heads, on the inability of Jason Thompson to manage basic English grammar. And I quote, roughly, re his once again defending his gambling speech, "I didn't think they'd take it serious..." Serious? Just keep going for one more little syllable, sonny. Please. Even script interns on soaps have at least an M.A. [had a couple as students in the past, so I retained this fact], and are aware of the existence of the adverb.

Generally functional grammar is absorbed from listening to people talk and from reading. JT must at least read scripts, so...

[bannana]

I turned on the show today and saw Lily and a young woman, who could have been her sister, or the nanny.  But no, IT WAS MADDIE!!!!!    I had forgotten all about that SORASing but I certainly didn't expect Maddie look 5 or 10 years younger than Lily.  Even Cane seemed surprised when he saw her.  And then later Reed's girlfriend was macking on some guy at CL, and IT WAS CHARLIE!  He looks like he's in college.

In other news, Hilary lured Juliet to her set, and pretended to be her girlfriend, and Juliet confessed to the one night stand but warned Hilary she better not say anything to anyone.  Turns out she won't have to say anything, because that nasty bitch taped the entire conversation. 

And Ashley had yet another meltdown when she saw Dina, only this time Dina was definitely pushing her over the edge.  She's one of those mothers.  Gah, I hope Traci doesn't have to meet her.