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

[Gam2]

Juliet confessed to Hilary that she'd had a one night stand with Cane?! How stupid can she be??!! Why in the world would any sane person do that? 

[Big Blue Plate]

I thought Dina was pretty funny today doing the we both have boy toys victory dance in front of Ashley.  I was like WTF?  I think it was the first time in thirty years of random appearances and dropped storylines that the character's every come close to comedic.  

[Capricasix]

For the second time in recent memory, Hilary says "should have *went*" AAAARGH

[Gam2]

Aaargh indeed. That makes me crazy when I hear that!

Also the misuse of the word "of" instead of "have".  "I should of went there". Just shoot me.

[peacheslatour]

2 minutes ago, Gam2 said:

Aaargh indeed. That makes me crazy when I hear that!

Also the misuse of the word "of" instead of "have".  "I should of went there". Just shoot me.

For all intensive porpoises it's irregardless. It's really just a mute point.

[valleycliffe]

and walla, there you go..

[Gam2]

Y'all crack me up. We could keep this up for weeks!

Oh, I just thought of another one. "Myself". Bob, myself and my brother went to the movies".  Makes me insane!

[HeatLifer]

Why the hell would Vic have to be the one to tell Reed that Billy is fucking Phyllis now? Billy tried to parent Reed for months and now has no responsibilities? Classic douche.

Phyllis' tone and defense of Billy to Jack is probably one of the most mind boggling writing choices I've ever seen. After everything she's done to Jack she should be grateful he even LOOKS in her direction. And what is with her reaction to Jack hugging Nikki? Lawd. She really wants to stick her nails in everything.

Jack, on the other hand, is freaking hysterical. 

[ezzylin]

27 minutes ago, HeatLifer said:

Why the hell would Vic have to be the one to tell Reed that Billy is fucking Phyllis now? Billy tried to parent Reed for months and now has no responsibilities? Classic douche.

Right? Also, even if Victoria told Reed about Philly, it still does not mean that Phyllis is allowed to just show up when Billy is with his kids. He should have turned Phyllis away and told her that Victoria's home is off limits. This situation is already messy, so either Billy needs to set boundaries or Phyllis needs to start respecting them.

[boes]

3 hours ago, ezzylin said:

Right? Also, even if Victoria told Reed about Philly, it still does not mean that Phyllis is allowed to just show up when Billy is with his kids. He should have turned Phyllis away and told her that Victoria's home is off limits. This situation is already messy, so either Billy needs to set boundaries or Phyllis needs to start respecting them.

And its not as if Vic won't know Phyllis was there.  Between the ButtBiscuit crumbs mixed with the slug trail and the sex dumpster doubling as Katy's playpen, she'll figure it out.

[NeverLate]

I really hate SORAS. The kids look as old as Lilly, and how appropriate Charlie is seeing Reeds GF( yawn) 

[bannana]

Caught bits and pieces today, but the main news is that CHLOE IS STAYING WITH THE DOC WHO PRICK PAID TO GET HER OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE!  And Scott overhears Prick talking on the phone to said Doc, and he mentions Chloe by name.  Is it possible that my hopes and dreams will come true and Prick will be exposed?  How does this help with the whitewashing they are doing of the character?

Also, Juliet got fired.  Which really sucks, because Billy was her superior and is accountable.  But I guess Pricktoria is so desperate to get Billy back, she will throw Juliet under the bus.

[peacheslatour]

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Also, Juliet got fired.

WTF! Why?

[Tippi]

Go work for Jabot, Juliet!

[NeverLate]

26 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

WTF! Why?

Vicki promised the league someone would be fired. Billy offered his resignation...

[peacheslatour]

Just now, F. M. said:

Vicki promised the league someone would be fired. Billy offered his resignation...

Jesus, she shoulda jumped on that. She's such a moron. The only woman chasing after Buttbiscuit should be a Fembot with death rays in her bra.

[NeverLate]

I really don't like Mattie, Reed kind of hits on her. Yes, after Zoey, Mattie is really his type..not!

[bannana]

6 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

WTF! Why?

From the bits I saw, Vic secured the deal if she makes sure she has a fall guy.  Or woman, in this case.  It is outrageous, but Vic is thirsty.  Even after she found out that Philly were macking in her own foyer.  Victoria is ruined.

[Artsda]

Juliet should sue. She's the fall guy because her boss is in love and wants to keep Billy around. 

Vicky looks pathetic and Phyllis figured her out in 2 seconds.

Edited May 26, 2017 by Artsda

[NeverLate]

I'm wondering if Juliet doesn't put some pressure on Cane. I'd like that, I'd like that a lot! 

I see Dr Harris is keeping Chloe safe,and Victor knows! Is he also keeping her drugged up? 

[dbklmt]

19 minutes ago, F. M. said:

I see Dr Harris is keeping Chloe safe,and Victor knows! Is he also keeping her drugged up? 

Who is Dr Harris?

[NeverLate]

21 minutes ago, dbklmt said:

Who is Dr Harris?

 

21 minutes ago, dbklmt said:

Who is Dr Harris?

He apparently discharged Chloe, and is working with Victor.

[DivaT]

10 hours ago, F. M. said:

I really hate SORAS. The kids look as old as Lilly, and how appropriate Charlie is seeing Reeds GF( yawn) 

 

After seeing the kids, I don't hate it as much as I thought i would. Lol

[NeverLate]

11 hours ago, DivaT said:

 

After seeing the kids, I don't hate it as much as I thought i would. Lol

I would like it if they could act. How many times do we have, hide gorgeous nerd girl behind oversized glasses.lol

[DivaT]

7 minutes ago, F. M. said:

I would like it if they could act. How many times do we have, hide gorgeous nerd girl behind oversized glasses.lol

LMBO. They could be worse. 

I agree, it's a cliche. But I thought the glasses and pigtails were to hide that the actress looks every bit of 25 while CK looks 30. 

Edited May 26, 2017 by DivaT

[Capricasix]

Chelsea: "I can read people pretty well" DUH

[Capricasix]

I love when Hilary reads Lily for filth..."You're jealous of me! My career is taking off! I don't have time for these games!" Hil: "There's the door!" And then Lily needs a favour ?

[HeatLifer]

Phyllis: When two people want the same thing, there's always a winner and a loser.

I can only assume she means the winner is who doesn't end up with Bilbo Douchebag?

[peacheslatour]

1 minute ago, HeatLifer said:

Phyllis: When two people want the same thing, there's always a winner and a loser.

I can only assume she means the winner is who doesn't end up with Bilbo Douchebag?

Hey! Leave the Hobbits out of this! :)

[NinjaPenguins]

True, peaches. Billy is more of a ringwraith. 

[crowsworks]

On 5/22/2017 at 3:46 PM, ByTor said:

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

The kids are like....20 now so... and I think the boy is Aussie.

[crowsworks]

And a really bad little actor.

The girl is just a cliche but the boy needs to find an accent and steer toward it

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, NinjaPenguins said:

True, peaches. Billy is more of a ringwraith. 

He wishes! No he's Gollum.

[NinjaPenguins]

Does that mean he'll fall into a fiery mountain crack clutching his white orthopedic shoes and screaming about his precious? Or better yet, Phyllis's hand?

[NeverLate]

The promo we see Chloe , scissors poised above Dr Harris, will she kill again, or will she be stopped! 

I thought we had seen the last of her ( sigh)

Edited May 28, 2017 by F. M.

[boes]

7 minutes ago, F. M. said:

The promo we see Chloe , scissors poised above Dr Harris, will she kill again, or will she be stopped! sigh

I thought we had seen he last of her ( sigh)

Maybe she's just going to whip him up a new outfit out of his drapes and all she's doing with the scissors is measuring him.

I mean, she is handy that way....

[rcc]

16 minutes ago, boes said:

Maybe she's just going to whip him up a new outfit out of his drapes and all she's doing with the scissors is measuring him.

I mean, she is handy that way....

The best part of that scene was watching Harvey trying not to laugh. I miss that show!

[valleycliffe]

1 hour ago, rcc said:

The best part of that scene was watching Harvey trying not to laugh. I miss that show!

i miss her too.....

i can only imagine what the scripts for the show would be like if they were done today with the orginal cast...

ETA:  i found they often could not stifle the laughter when tim conway was doing his part in the skits.  i think maybe he ad libbed a lot.

Edited May 27, 2017 by valleycliffe

[jewel21]

I find this whole Maddy/Charlie/Reed story line ridiculous. I get Reed was away for ages, but  you're telling me he never met Maddy and Charlie during any of his visits to GC? This is a small town where everyone seems to hang out at Crimson Lights, I refuse to believe they never crossed paths. Also, the Winters are like the only AA family in GC at this point. Whatever.

[Gam2]

I loved Carol Burnett's line in that scene: "I just saw it in the window and couldn't resist it". I did love that show!

[Big Blue Plate]

So Friday's episode was so good I was a third of a way through FF when I realized I had a promise to keep.  So here we go.

Open on Victor, who even with the re-emerging threat of 'spread 'em and cough' is barking orders down the phone at the Dr. Doogie Howser, rent a doctor with a secure patient faciithy that looks suspiciously - or dastardly perhaps - like a suburban home. In classic soap style Victor is doing this in the hallway at Newman, which while usually a ghost town for a major world mega uber conglomerate of Newman's standing - lack of decorating funds notwithstanding - is still not among the top ten places anywhere where you'd have a conversation you don't want overhead - unless you neeeed to be overheard.  And sure enough, along ambles one suit Scott, and they treat us to the soap standard dialogue:  How long have you been standing there?  Long enough to hear you mention Chloe Mitchell.  Oh, take me back bitches.  Is that Vanessa Prentiss behind that veil?

  Meanwhile, down in Louisiana, not only do they have a Cajun Christmas, but they'e got kooky Chloe on ice.  And she's come undone...and not in a campy Patty Williams fest... our girl is whimpering and whining, cowering, afraid... I'd donated $100 to the Humane Society before I realized we weren't in commercial.  For those of you who were alive with me with Dynastysaurs roamed the earth, she's no Claudia Blaisdel.  Anyway bottom line, even in cloud cuckoo land, Chloe would prefer not be caught and imprisoned.  Oh and just to rub salt in the wound, she still appears to be wearing Kevin's engagement hardware.  Bitch.

  Outside, in their on location shoot in the rental car parked on the CBS backlot - remember that time Victor and Ashley were in real Paris? - Nick is in the passenger seat and Chloe in the driver's - not that I'm reading any symbolism into it.  Chelsea finds it suspicious the good doctor seemed to rush them out the door.  (Now, call me crazy, and granted I don't know much about southern hospitality except from Steel Magnolias, but would you be inclined to roll out the pig roast for two strangers who show up unannounced at your door and ask to come in and talk about a crazy person reputed to have killed and now on the lam?  Me not so much, but I'm not from the South.)  In any event, they are not givng up.  We're going back in!

In Genoa City, Canestipation - the fibber - learns from Victoria that she intendeds to sexually, emotionally and familially  harass the much loathed Biully by keeping him on no matter how many bad jokes he tells on camera.  They talk about how bad they feel about having to fire Juliet but hey ho, somebody's gotta go.

A favourite for all readers, no doubt, was the cut to Billy and Phyllis in the park, where Billy is manspreading on a bench and Phyllis is making the tragic mistake of well calved women everywhere by crossing her legs so as to suggest she hangs large smoked hams behind her knees.  In future, ankle on ankle, dear, a much slimmer line.  They go on about nothing - reinforcing Billly's destined greatness.  She suggests now he's fired he should go work at the other family business, Fenmores, because there is the added bonus they could get it on at work.  (And one presumes she's not unaware of a whole loading bay filled with dumpsters, dirty girl. I suppose you would build a good set of calf muscles pole vaulting in and in and out of those.) God, 54 minutes to go....

Fired Juliet is feeling fairly classic soapy herself.  She's fired, sad, and starting to knock them back at the bar of the GCAC. 

Done discussing places to have sex and how great Billy is and will be, Billy wanders over to Brash and Sassy to clean out his desk - which to the best of my knowledge has always been a table with no discernible personal property but, fired Juliet is drinking alone in public at eleven in the morning and she's one of the few nonrecoverings in the whole town so lets not fuss about small things - Billy and Cane bicker like they're playing let's pretend we're soap divas, less the entertaining part, and Cane looks strained a great deal.  I think there's homoerotic subtext to Cane's attachment to bitching at Billy.  At least that is what I tell myself to find anything interesting about these two. Jill and Kay they is not.

Oh, it's getting better!  Here's newly Teen Mom Lily alive on location at Hillary's broadcasting webpire.  They exchange a bit of one talking about one thing while the other talks about hearing your husband bonked the new girl and then, in confusion when they realize nobody knows what anybody is talking about, lapse into more conventional bitch banter. At least that was the intent of the scene.  Hillary's not bad at it.  Lily seems to be struggling to remember and say her lines.  Acteen is so hard sometimes! Something's going on here but it's not clear what.  Oh, Lily, peddling Canestipation's lie about why the Billygate tape must be destroyed, comes over to ask Hillary to purge the Hillary system of all the offending megabytes. Hillary certainly looks like she'd like to puke all over Lily, she eventually gets around to deleting it.  I think.  It took so long and got so boring and had so many low energy interruptions on the way there I am honestly not sure.  Sometimes watching this show is like that time I was held hostage and had to listen to Delta Dawn for six months.  You think you know what's going on, but you really don't. 

At Brash and Sassy Victoria tells Bill he's not going anywhere, but until he learns how to operate the fry machine she is going to have to work with him closely.  The most interesting thing to me is she appears to have nice new highlights and i think she's fixed her teeth...the Madonna gap is gone.  

Blah blah blah... flashbacks to New Orleans and Victor, Chloe and Doogie getting to know each other before they drug Chloe to shut her up and talk about their various means to keep control of a situation which plainly exists only to spiral out of control.  (I admit, I rose in wild applause when they drugged her... but I got ahead of myself, it was only a big enough dose to knock her out.)  I guess we're supposed to be feeling sorry for Chloe?  But I gotta say she's so damn annoying I'm on team knock her out and lock her up.  (Ah, for the old days, when Victor would have retained control of this mess by locking her up in his own basement. Sharon couldn't burn down the Michael Scott suite, that was some major cement.  But maybe that's Tessa's room.)  Memory lane is interrupted by the ever welcome Chelsea and her trained monkey with more questions and then Chelsea spies a book in which Chloe was doodling to calm herself down.  This is so compelling.  It feels like MAB and Pratt had a love child who has been sorased into a 20 something soap writer.

At the bar, Hillary sidles up to the somewhat bombed Juliet to offer tea-quila and sympathy, which doesn't get much further than Hillary offering to coach Juliet on the art of ham fisted revenge (that will look good on a webisode.)

Abby and Scott spend a lot of time proving that jointly and severally they are not Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd and this is not Moonlighting (before it started to suck, a lot like Y&R when you think about it, so coming full circle can be nice.)  I think the is more of the rom com for which Y&R is justly famous.  To show how he misunderstands her, Abby makes several passionate defences of shopping.  Scott appears to goad her but who can take a thirty something too seriously when for some odd reason he's wearing suspenders beneath his jacket.  Not much comes of this but I suppose it's another scene under the belt to justify the eventual Philadelphia Story wedding. 

Kind of a flat episode.  Scenes ahead Doogie Howser is going to go nuclear option on Chloe - why we should care when they promised us she was leaving the show remains beyond me - but Chloe fights back with a pair of scissors.  There was something else.  Can't read my writing. 

Edited May 28, 2017 by Big Blue Plate
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[boes]

24 minutes ago, Big Blue Plate said:

 

A favourite for all readers, no doubt, was the cut to Billy and Phyllis in the park, where Billy is manspreading on a bench and Phyllis is making the tragic mistake of well calved women everywhere by crossing her legs so as to suggest she hangs large smoked hams behind her knees. 

 

 

At Brash and Sassy Victoria tells Bill he's not going anywhere, but until he learns how to operate the fry machine she is going to have to work with him closely.  

So so many great lines, but these two will keep me chuckling in a semi-demented fashion for the rest of the day....

[peacheslatour]

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I'd donated $100 to the Humane Society before I realized we weren't in commercial.

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coach Juliet on the art of ham fisted revenge 

These will keep a smile on my face for the rest of the day. Excellent work, Biggie. I stand in awe of how many terrific writers we have the honor  with which to post..

Edited May 28, 2017 by peacheslatour
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[pearlite]

Just wonderful, and full of well-turned, hilarious phrases, BBP!

[miamama]

Yep. Fab recap!!!!!

[bannana]

Excellent and funny recap, @Big Blue Plate.

I too am surprised that we are seeing this much of Chloe.  But the part that really surprises me is that Nick is helping Chelz, knowing full well that Pricktor will find out and go nuclear on him.  So why doesn't he just tell Chelz the truth instead of making her Nancy Drew to find out?

And this doctor thought it was a good idea and a great life to retire and be Chloe's 24 hour guard and shrink?  How many zeros are involved here?  I guess he has to do his shopping online.

I am a little confused at Hilary's game with the video of Juliet confessing.  Why is she being clandestine?  Why not just email it to Lily, or even better, broadcast it on the Hilary Hour?

When Chelz and Nick were sitting in their parked car, I realized the backdrop was the same wall that Billy and Phyllis were sitting in front of at Chancellor Park.  So now whenever I see Chancellor Park, I have an image in my head of the front half of a car just off to the side.

Didn't Patty also stab her nefarious doc with scissors or a letter opener?  Couldn't Chloe just conk him with a lamp or a sculpture?

I  caught up on all last week's episodes and I noticed that there were a couple of interesting nods to the viewers.  When Billy and Phyllis were talking about when he fired her from Restless Style, she said:  we were two different people back then.  And when Lily was talking to Cane about the twins, exasperated, she said something like:  they grew up so fast, how did that happen. 

[Big Blue Plate]

So I loved today's episode (except for Sharon and Scott.)  But it was classic soapy goodness.  Loved Berman and Gina sparring.  Amused by Phyllis and Dina.  Even Chloe worked.  Great episode.  Sharon looks great to me... very no work done.  She still sounds nasally but she looks really good.   Such a pretty woman. 

[jewel21]

That was good!

After having lunch with Abby, Ashley asks her about meeting Dina. Dina and her companion show up, and much to everyone's surprise, Ashley invites Dina to the Abbot mansion for dinner. Traci will also be in attendance. Aww, Traci!

Chloe pretends to take her meds and then tries to stab her doctor. She stops herself and starts crying and her doctor asks why she would try and hurt him when he has always tried to help her? Because she's a nutjob, doc. Chloe apologizes and the doctor takes the sissors away.

Meanwhile, Chelsea tells Nick she saw a sketch of the wedding dress she designed for Chloe and is convinced Chloe is hiding at the doctor's house. Nick calls the doctor and tells him his wife is obsessed with finding Chloe and could he come to the hotel and speak with her. The doctor agrees and shows up at the hotel but only Nick is there. Nick says he sent Chelsea on an errand and the doctor asks why he would do that when he knew he was coming. Nick comes clean and says he is Victor's son and he knows he's working for Victurd.

Chelsea picks the lock to the doctor's house and finds Chloe unconscious on the ground surrounded by pills. Chelsea gasps. 

Ashley, back at Jabot, is telling Ravi that she took his advice and invited her mother to dinner. Jack walks in and is surprised and Ashley said the change of heart was due to Ravi. Ravi leaves and Jack asks what the real reason is for her change of heart. Exasperated, Ashley says with Jack thawing toward their mother, Abby meeting her, and Traci wanting to see her, she figured she should just invite her to dinner and then hopefully Dina will get back on a jet plane to Paris once and for all. 

Nikki is freaking out that Nick is helping Chelsea find Chloe because they all agreed to protect the family name. Victor says this is on Nicholas but Nikki rightfully reminds him this is all his doing. Nikki needs to cut her hair, it's just a bit too long and is aging her.

Kevin runs into Sharon and Scott kissing at Crimson Lights and says he's clearly been at the house way too long. They admit they're now dating. They discuss Bella and Chloe and Kevin says he hopes Chloe won't be found because the thought of her locked up, whether in jail or a mental hospital, is sad.

Phyllis and Jack had a great conversation at the top of the hour about Billy and her cheating. There were some great digs and their chemistry was off the charts. Phyllis insists their marriage broke up because of Victor. 

Phyllis runs into Dina at the GCAC and they discuss the fact they're both cheaters. Phyllis blames Dina for Jacks's relationship and trust issues, and Dina says if Jack has trust issues it's because of Phyllis cheating on her hubby with his own brother. Phyllis throws the fact that Dina abandoned her kids in her face and says she and could never do such a thing. Dina tells her she he left because she was unhappy in her marriage and because she realized she wasn't a good mother. But, at least she didn't cheat on John with his own brother and then stick around town to rub it in his face. Go, Dina, Hee.

Anyway, that's all I remember and my battery is at 5%.

[Big Blue Plate]

I actually think, hairstyle notwithstanding, that Dina could be kind of a viable long term character.  They aren't writing her as totally sweet and misunderstood old lady.... she's got a mouth on her... it's as if there's a real character bio for the character (or part of one) so when they write stuff for her they then think and how does this woman with this backstory and characteristics then react to this situation?

I may have been drinking tonight.

[Gloriole33]

Phyllis didn't have to abandon her kids.  They abandoned her.  And, per MAB's ret-conned backstory, Phyllis abandoned her sister and parents.  STFU, Phyllis.