Dateline Port Charles: It's Always Sonny In Port Charles, New York

New thread.

Is there an ETA for NuLulu yet?

Previews For Next Week:

Monday 9/9/2024

Lucky gets a big surprise.

Anna and Diane square off.

Kristina makes a confession.

Alexis is in the hot seat.

Jordan’s detective skills kick in.

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Tuesday 9/10/2024

Elizabeth and Jason exchange information.

Carly seeks help from Brennan.

Molly voices her suspicions.

Anna is disappointed.

Michael pleads with Kristina.

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Wednesday 9/11/2024

Ava catches a break.

Liz confides in Willow.

Molly questions Ric’s motives.

Anna and Jordan seek answers.

Brennan briefs Carly.

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Thursday 9/12/2024

Jason accepts a new mission.

Tracy calls an emergency meeting.

Lois and Brook Lynn have a heart-to-heart.

Sasha has a surprise for Cody.

Josslyn pays a visit to Michael.

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Friday 9/13/2024

Anna makes a demand of Brennan.

Sonny makes a promise.

Lois and Tracy butt heads.

Mac makes an arrest.

Chase calls in a suspect.

R2 End of September/early October, but this is speculation based on Sam being offed soon, casting winding down for Lulu. Lulu waking up is supposed to be one of their big fall storylines.

It seems to me that the older stalwarts in the cast are happy to just wait it out, hoping to retire before the show is cancelled. Then they can make side money of their loyal (albeit small and aging) fan base via shilling for junk products and conventions.

Has there been a Monica sighting? I recall Charleson had been ill for some time, but is she still active in Port Charles? Or has she been relegated to playing Gin Rummy with Audrey in the Quartermaine attic?

[quote] Lulu waking up is supposed to be one of their big fail storylines.

Fixed it for you.

I'm just curious: Has Jonathan Jackson's return brought back the viewers? Is GH over 2 million again? Did Jonathan and his sweet deal contract save the show?

R5 Agreed. At this point it's uncertain if they'll even make it to a streaming service.

Monica is still M.I.A. Definitely playing Gin Rummy in the attic with Audrey 😁😁

R6 Thanks 😆😆

R7 Absolutely not. Ratings actually took a slight dip during his first full week back, August 26th-30th, down to 1,910,000, which were 45,000 viewers less than the previous week. Steve nor Jonathan aren't capable of enough of bringing back "lapsed viewers."

*Steve nor Jonathan are capable enough of bringing back lapsed viewers at R10

Sonny's murdered people on the show before, but this one seems particularly cold blooded with little justification.

It's a soap and they can redeem anything, but this seems this time like there may be more behind the scenes going on with MB maybe wanting to retire. Earlier this year he had to take a mental health break. Maybe they've worked out an exit plan? ABC mandated no rapists on the show and I don't see how they are going to now allow an onscreen murder to go unpunished.

R12 Its interesting that his breakdown occured four to five months after his hold over Sonny lessened. As big of a control freak as he is, he'd probably rather leave instead of not having as much influence over Sonny and his family members as he used to.

R13, from your mouth to God's ears. He has made this show horrible for much too long.

I am so tired of Maurice Benard and his nonsense. You know every person at Prospect Studios is too.

Sonny's murder in cold blood of Jagger, in a sane world, would require him to be punished. The fact that Jagger was coming after his family is irrelevant. People cannot simply take the law into their own hands. Is this what ABC is promoting? Vigilante justice? In what universe is Sonny a hero? He's not even an anti-hero! He's merely a thug who happens to be loyal to his loved ones. Being loyal to your loved ones does not make you a hero. The fact that ABC put the kibosh on rapists is great, but meanwhile they are glorifying a murderer? Just think how insulting that is to any family that has had a family member murdered. And then there's the terrible message it sends about our values as a nation.

Call me cynical but maybe his "breakdown" is to lay the groundwork for a lawsuit if they do backburner him or try to fire his useless ass.

I still love the "Maurice is Celeste Talbert" concept and I really wish I knew Photoshop well enough to paste Maurice's face into that turban......

I’d rather watch Audrey and Monica playing Ginny Blake rummy in the Quartermaine attic than Sonny. Mo Benard should make good on his threat to retire. Please.

R14 😊

R15 😆

R17 That's a good point

R18 It would be hilarious to see that.

R19 At this point many would prefer to see Audrey & Monica over Sonny

Yes, and Lesley.

And who is sexy Dr. Gannon? Jordan's long lost son by RJ Gannon? Hank Gannon?

R26. I'd love either! Let's get Nathan Purdee or Timothy Sticknee on this show, STAT!

Oh yeah! I need an RJ fix.

[quote] At this point many would prefer to see Audrey & Monica over Sonny

I'd rather see Bobbie Spencer's ashes silently on screen instead of the Shoe Polish Don.

The Lucky story line is so boring and confusing I fast forward. JFC make it make sense.

R30. Is Lucky a doctor? I'm confused too. But, obviously, Holly will get to Port Charles and probably escort Robert off canvas.

Tristan Rogers looks like a corpse. Jesus.

My intuition tells me cancellation is coming.

They just keep doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

They should at least try a new EP before cancelling.

However, The Gates may confirm the need for cancellation regardless of new EP or not.

R33 Your intuition aligns with speculation that ABC/Disney is thisclose to turning the page, before the 65th anniversary, though unconfirmed.

R34 Exactly. As mentioned many times before, Frank, the writers and the actors are essentially performing for themselves, instead of catering to the general audience. The fraus seem to be the only ones satisfied with the show constantly repeating their same cycles.

A different EP would be ideal, but Frank has nine lives.

Agreed. Especially with their benefit to rely on Y&R/B&B's audience, combined with an overall excitement regarding a new daytime soap, gaining viewers from not only other soaps but also newer viewers to daytime, they'll easily be able to at least secure third place in the ratings, with GH sliding to fourth.

GH needs some sort of miracle.

Since we're launching a new soap that will be airing in the same timeslot as GH in many markets, we hope so too r33

Fire fucking Frank Valentini. Hundreds of jobs should not be on the line because of his ineptness. Many others can do his job at a lesser salary. And yes, there are others who can manage a soap opera budget.

R37 Would you be open to buying GH from ABC, CBS? You'll then own two of your soaps directly, without the partnership with Sony.

R38 Nathan refuses to recommend Frank's firing, since they're so close. Same goes for his relationship with Korte as well. Although, if they were to take Nathan away from supervising GH, as they have before, Frank might not be so lucky. Firing writers and actors isn't solving the main problem.

I really want The Gates to work because of Michele Val Jean, but I'm not convinced that it will unless they've found ways to make the budget sensible. Shooting in Atlanta will help, but I just don't think soap fans are going to embrace a majority-minority soap.

If even half the stories about GH behind the scenes are true, that is one fucked up set. And it can't be good for morale if they're throwing money and perks at two returning male leads while firing other people and lowering guarantees. Wasn't the only actor proven to bring back audience, Vanessa Marcil?

The Gates will fail. They’d be lucky to match the numbers of The Talk, in repeats. A new soap opera, especially a black one, will not be welcomed. #truth

[quote] Wasn't the only actor proven to bring back audience, Vanessa Marcil?

That's how I remember it but even that is probably no longer the case.

Vanessa Marcil might bring back some of the audience. The problem is that she’s tied to Mo and he’s a dead end. Stuart Damon, Jackie Zeman and countless others were sidelined once they hit 50 and they handled it more gracefully than he ever can. One man should not be holding a 60 something year old show hostage.

I wish I could have been a fly on the wall in the meeting where someone said, "Jonathan Jackson will bring back the audience."

Vanessa Marcil brought in big ratings back in 2002, then again in 2010 but that latter return was widely panned, except for the Sonny/Brenda wedding, which proved to be a gigantic event for the fans. The return in 2013 was big but also centered around the 50th/renewed interest in the show from Frank and Ron. She might be able to get them back over 2 million, except Korte apparently isn't interested; although she's not in charge of hiring/firing, her besties Frank and Nathan are it's pretty much a longshot

R45 😁

Do Frank and Nathan jerk each other off? That are a mess together.

LW is on X asking for "grace and kindness". Apparently, she "erased" Robin when she was discussing Carly and Jason's history on I believe Steve & Bradford's stupid show and now she's being accused of "erasure".

I'm happy for smug LW to get dragged at every opportunity.

[quote] "Jonathan Jackson will bring back the audience."

An audience of flies. Or lice

I think Frank had him flea-dipped before he signed his contract. Maybe that's why they gave him a dressing room shower.

[quote]Maybe that's why they gave him a dressing room shower.

He may have that shower in his dressing room but he hasn't made use of it yet.

I think The Gates will do fine. Part of the ongoing success of CBS daytime is that their core audience doesn't change the channel. Starts with the Price is Right, and stays on through local news, Y&R and B&B (in most markets). The Talk wasn't holding them, but an additional soap might. It will, however, probably seal GH's fate. ABC should've been prepping for their transition to Hulu as soon as NBC sent DAYS to Peacock.

R48 🤣 🤣

R49 That's hilarious. She's just like Korte, erasing history all for Carly's benefit.

R50 R51 R52 😆 😆 😆 😆

Organized efforts to save Monaco's job have reached new heights:

Who had the dressing room with a shower before JJ arrived?

In other words, who did Frank kick out of that dressing room so JJ could have it?

Whoever that person is must be pissed every day seeing JJ so clearly not using that shower.

R53 Those are good points. Initial interest will definitely bring viewers in, imho

R58 It shouldn't be hard to find out, but it was possibly Michael Easton's

Chad is apparently suffering from job burnout; Steve and Bradford referenced that he's bored playing Michael.

He didnt use it either r60.

R62 😂

Is Bradford our resident GH know it all? He would definitely have the inside track, and very little to lose if busted by Frank.

Michael Easton, actually, smells quite nice. A very fresh scent.

I'm surprised Steve is able to do that Daily Soaps "podcast" with Bradford. There have been a couple of occasions where they haven't been too kind about storyline turns. And have hinted things are a mess behind the scenes. I would though that Frank in his best Queen of Hearts gown would yell "Off with their heads!"

[quote] One man should not be holding a 60 something year old show hostage.

How dare you?

Take that back, you got that?

Eric Braedon is 83, that's 22 years older than sputtering Mo and has had cancer.

Yet the 83-year-old can deliver his lines, even if they are on cue cards, smoothly. 61-year-old Mo who can't even repeat what is being fed into his ear or shown to him on cue cards without sputtering and looking like a deer caught in the headlines when he forgets where he's at in the conversation.

Also, that Melody person who plays Eric's wife doesn't look as matronly at 68 as Snarly does at 53.

Mo has held this show hostage with his massive ego and "mental health" problems for years. They cut Tyler and Billy loose due to their issues, why can't they shit can albatross Mo with all his issues? Seems to me it would be easy and justified to have a "storyline dictated" killing of his character who is a criminal.

*headlights not headlines

Evan Hofer guuurrrrrrlll! Love the red highlights!

Those Evan slept with Eden rumors are so wrong. That gurrrllll Evan doesn’t sleep with no women.

.....

Evan’s lisp comes out something fierce in his scenes with Josh Swickard. And Swickard is always holding something in front of his crotch in those scenes, presumably to hide a raging erection.

What do we know about nac nudity in the menendez show?

R74. I know he looks roided out...

Word is there’s plenty of flesh on display, although you see a lot more of his costar, Cooper Koch, R74.

R73 Swicky gets distracted and starts thinking about his dick in Hofer's mouth causing the lisp.....

R76. I'm in!

well well

R79. Good luck to her!

Is Frank going to recruit Alexa's husband Justin Bruening for a role? Maybe Martin Grey's long lost son if MEK ever comes back?

This could be good. Havins had an unenviable task on AMC since most people hated both Krystal and Babe and the baby swap story didn't help.

She's decent, for sure. I'd rather watch her than tepid Stephanie Gaschet or the far-too-smiley-for-Lulu Emme Rylan.

[Quote]GH Nabs AMC Alum Alexa Havins To Play Lulu

I'm not mad at it. I like Havins.

I am, however, annoyed at bringing back old characters with new actors. Just create a new character. It's like all these movie/tv remakes; just create a new entity.

I fast forward the scenes with Lucky in the prison or wherever he is. I don't even know what is going on with that storyline and don't care.

I love TJ and Molly as a do-gooder duo railing against a town full of malefactors. But I wish their scenes were directed with more physical interplay. They present more like college roommates than a loving couple.

I don't really care about Lulu anymore, but with Havins in the role, I wish she'd wake up as Babe and suggest a three-way with Dante and Michael.

The ideal person to play Lulu is Julie Berman. But she's apparently not interested. Or at least Frank hasn't met her price yet -- maybe if Frank threw in a dressing room with a shower and finding a different dressing room of JJ who obviously isn't using the shower in his room

Of all the potential recasts mentioned for Lulu, I would say Alexa Havens is the best choice.

Yes, AMC turned into the Babe Carey Show there for a while (just like it became the Ryan Lavery Show for a while when Matheson debuted), but Alexa was quite good as Babe. There was a warmth about her that I liked.

I look forward to seeing what Alexa does with Lulu.

R81. Didn't Justin play MEK's son Jamie on AMC? If so, you KNOW that's going to happen. Frank will think that's a great ploy to bring in viewers!

Jethro Jamie on GH?

Well, I've heard of worse ideas.

Justin Bruening was low key hot, I wouldn't mind seeing him again.

But for some reason I thought Alexa and Justin were the new Missy and Scott Reeves of daytime....

R89. Did she cheat and Jesus made him force her to quit?

R66 Now I have an image of Frank in that Queen of hearts costume that I can't unsee 😁

R68 Great observations, especially since Sonny and Carly are our version of Victor and Nikki. "That Melody person" is hilarious 🤣 but true, she looks pretty good for her age.

R73 🤫 😁

R77 lmao

R80 🤣😂

R81 That would be a Frank thing to do. That would make Lulu his cousin

R82 Right Krystal and Babe weren't exactly welcomed for awhile; Frons, of course, loved both of them; he had a favorite blonde on every ABC/Disney soap- Erin Hershey-Presley (Allison, PC); Alexa Havins (Babe, AMC); Jessica Morris (Jennifer, OLTL) and Alicia Leigh Willis (Courtney, GH) outside of his biggest crushes- Kelly Monaco and Rebecca Budig.

Stephanie Gatschet, you weren't receptive to her as Lulu?

R83 Yeah sometimes too many recasts can spoil the character. Emme Rylan would've been your preferred choice?

R85 Only issue with that is Michael's her cousin 😊

R86 You're absolutely correct about Julie Marie Berman; she wasn't interested and the price wasn't right enough for her to return. Not saying she's in need of money, seeing how she's happily married to a successful guy.

This round, it was down to three different actresses, Jennifer Landon, Alexa Havins and a third actress, unnamed, possibly from OLTL. Jennifer Landon, being Michael Landon's daughter would've been somewhat of a get in Frank's eyes, but she apparently turned them down. Alexa was pretty much next in line.

R87 Not R81 but yes, they were father and son. They were going to do a rewrite where Jacob Young's J.R. Chandler would've actually been Tad and Dixie's son, instead of Adam's, making J.R. and Jamie actual brothers, however that was shut down. It's interesting that Jacob and Alexa both now have the distinction of playing Luke and Laura's kids (even though Young was on GH before AMC)

R90 Not R89 though that's exactly what happened. Melissa Reeves cheated on her husband with costar Jason Brooks.

Hopefully someone will give Alexa Havins the heads up that she needs to fawn over Mo on social media and in her first interview as well as accept his acting mentorship if she wants to survive in the Varni/Valentini/Korte/Benard Cesspool hereinafter referred to as VVKBC.

R103 VVKBC Accurate 😂 sounds like an almost defunct network.

R98 Julie Berman was my preference, but I'm pleasantly surprised they got Havins. I wish they'd wait to see if the OG actor was receptive before creating a whole arc - and publicizing it.

Will Genie welcome Alexa?

any idea when she will be on?

Is this really necessary?

Is putting up billboards really going to save Kelly Monaco's job?

Didn't she breach some kind contractual confidentiality about storylines by leaking her character's demise?

R108. Must be a slow soap news cycle.

Adam Huss was on Mo's show Sunday. Why does Adam have to kiss the ring? He's not on contract.

Mo assumed Adam Harrington was his guest as his wife just told him "Adam", so he did research on Harrington and was surprised when Huss showed up.

Adam mentioned his husband within 30 seconds so I kept watching. I won't link as I don't want to give egomaniac Mo too many clicks.

Adam talked about his Italian cop father hitting him as a kid and Mo talked about his dad hitting him as a kid.

Mo mentioned AGAIN that he yelled at and scared his co-stars. AGAIN no apology or remorse. And he must have a shit therapist because his therapist told him he was hurting himself by yelling at co-workers and that's what they worked on. Or maybe his therapist did tell him he was being abusive to co-stars but he didn't mention that part.

Adam attends a support group for co-dependency twice a week.

Adam met Marcus Coloma as they overlapped while taping and he said Marcus was "kind".

Adam spoke on the phone with Tyler Christopher a few months before he died as they had a mutual acquaintance journalist Markos Papadatos.

They discussed Adam's sexuality at the end. He had a girlfriend named Jessica in high school he was in love with, his husband Adam also had a girlfriend named Jessica. He didn't come out until after college when he came to Los Angeles at age 24. He said he's not promiscuous and believes in monogamy. His husband had never been with a man before him and turned him down the first time he asked him out telling him he wasn't gay. They met doing a play together.

Mo said he's been wanting to have a deep conversation about sexuality and started to with the "white haired guy from Y&R" but didn't get too deep. He couldn't remember the name of "white haired guy from Y&R who has won several Emmys". Adam asked him if he meant "Greg Rikkart", Mo said no. Obviously he was referring to Christian LeBlanc. Mo also said he "experimented" with boys when he was nine years old and isn't embarrassed to admit it.

Mo said GH is doing great and Sonny has only killed 3 or 4 guys in his entire 31 years. Mo also had a good laugh over having killed AJ. Didn't seem concerned with job security or being written out much to my dismay.

R105 Julie was their preference too. Sometimes shows are a little overconfident when it comes to believing they'd be able to convince the original actor to return, so they'll plan everything around that notion. Other times it's pretty obvious they'll have to find a replacement. Either that, such as with NAC, they just don't recast.

R106 No doubt that she will. Unlike Tony Geary, Genie wasn't cold to recasts when it came to their children. Jonathan is her preference for Lucky, but had he not returned, Greg Vaughan was next up. She asked if she could have all Laura's children back on canvas, knowing it was a strong possibility that Julie Marie would say no.

R107 Supposedly before September ends/early October

R109 The billboards aren't exactly moving the needle.

There is a such thing as breach of contractual confidentiality, except they can't exactly prove that it was her who told the media. It's obvious she confided in her circle, but others, such as writers, knew she was going to be offed too. Plus she probably wasn't thinking about any of that, since she was upset over being fired.

R111 Adam Huss wants back in at GH, on a full-time basis. Frank has his no temps as permanent rule, but he'd like to be the exception, so kissing Mo's ring, so to speak, could be a way to make certain they stay on good terms, if he ever gets back on, even if it's only recurring.

I'm glad that you mentioned Mo experimenting with boys when he was nine years old, along with him not being ashamed to admit it. As an adult, not so sure that attraction ever went away. When GH hired Richard Steinmetz to play Joe Scully Jr., back in 2012, Mo was initially a little overly excited. There's a scene between just the two of them, with Sonny holding a gun on Joe in a warehouse, where Mo, in slacks, actually appears to be physically excited as well.

[QUOTE] looking like a deer caught in the headlines

Oh, deer!

[quote] Stephanie Gatschet, you weren't receptive to her as Lulu?

I watched GL and her character there had all the inner life, spirit and excitement of a wet dishrag. Poor Tom Pelphrey did ALL the heavy lifting in those scenes.

So not, not very receptive.

Of course Laura Wright's bday is 9/11.

Lmao, R119

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All My Children is NOT coming back!!!

Where on Earth will they find a Christmas tree in Pine Valley?

If it's on Lifetime, it has to feature Vivica A. Fox as The Wrong Christmas Tree Lot Attendant.

This Christmas movie is going to be lame. Which characters would come back? I don't even remember who was left on canvas AND hasn't died yet.

AMC thread anyone?

Current AMC and OLTL thread.

Oooops, current AMC and OLTL thread.

Eva LaRue looked like she wanted out of that Deception meeting scene today so bad. She looked so uncomfortable and out of place. What is the point of her character now that Blaze is out of the picture? Does she have a contract or what?

Eva la rue: de&i goals

Michael Fairman's "Live" with Jacqueline Grace Lopez aka "Blaze".

I don't know what to make of her. She does seem a bit much.

She said she wasn't personally notified that she was being written out, she read it in the script. She did email FV to confirm she was understanding the script correctly and that she was being written out. It was later explained to her that it was storyline dictated as they needed Kristina to "spiral" without the support of a partner.

FV needs to rethink including recurring characters in cast photo shoots and the opening montage as JGL seems to have been very confused by being included in the photos and then written out.

The hair and makeup department gave her a little goodbye with cards, cake, etc. She mentioned running lines with Kate Mansi and gushed about what a wonderful person Amanda Setton is.

When Eva LaRue got cast as her mother, Evan Hofer teased her with "oh so you get a mother now too". She is happy to have been the one to usher in a Latino family. She kept referring to herself as a "glorified day player" but then also referred to herself as a "guest star".

Much ado about nothing regarding a minor character in my opinion.

NAC and his Monsters co-star at a Netflix event.

Someone should tell Blazealina that EVERYONE who isn't Mo, Snaggletooth or Beef Jerky Steve (or Jane, of course) on GH is, in fact, a glorified day player.

I didn't realize the star "Blaze" was sent off on tour with was Ricky Martin, 🤣. The reference totally went over my head.

The show really isn't getting any better.

The direction, the dialogue... it's all so clunky. Unpolished.

It's boring.

I think it’s a tad better than it was 6 months ago. Not much but a little.

Anybody else hoping Cody and Tracy bone down?

NAC doing the surreptitious “pose in Times Square in front of a giant billboard with my face on it” move. Cute.

^^^ Somewhere Mo is throwing furniture.

Are they faking us out with the Tracy overly interested in Cody?

Will Sasha turn out to be Tracy's long-lost daughter she gave up for adoption? Sasha isn't tied to anyone and there must be a reason Tracy was preaching to BlazerLynn about being too young to have children....

She’s realizing she just doesn’t want ANYone else to be happy I think.

Wait until sweeps, when Tracy unbraids her silver mane and goes reverse cowgirl on Cody's horse cock, right in front of Comet's stall.

That Blaze actress cunt is an idiot. Take the hint that no one told you were fired. No one cared.

R142. OMG! Stellar St. Elsewhere callback.

[quote] Cody's horse cock

Photos, please

Can I predict that Alexis will confess to the murder to John Cates to protect Kristina, Kristina will confess to protect both her parents, and, in a big denoument, Sonny will confess to keep Kristina out of jail. Then the legal system will say that, with three confessions, they cannot convict anyone and Sonny will walk away free having committed a murder in cold blood who leaves a fatherless son.

^ Did they have Alexis dragging Jagger's dead body through the streets of Port Charles to surreptitiously bury him in cement? And all the while in a white Channel business suit with 5" heels?

R134 - So does this mean that Miguel came out too? Brenda and the ghost of Lily must be mortified.

[quote] Michael Fairman's "Live" with Jacqueline Grace Lopez aka "Blaze".

If only she had played up her "anxiety disorder" she could have gone on Mo's show and maybe saved her job.

Are they going to rip off Leslie/Laura/David Hamilton or Mildred Pierce?

If Mo is the Celeste Talbert of GH....

....does that make Laura Wright the Montana Moorehead of GH?

LOLOLOLOLLLLLLLL

R150. I think close to it! Alexis won't be convicted though (I think Lesley was convicted?) If she is, Sonny is a bigger piece of shit than we already thought.

I've already done the mother protects daughter story. Numerous times. And far better.

No one protected me! Or my MAGA husband....send money please!

Uncropped version of NAC in the Monsters poster

R155 - Were the boys incestuous homosexualists, or is this Ryan's fanfic.

I think it’s just good marketing, R156.

R158 Damn 😁

That was meant for R118 at R158

Previews For Next Week:

Monday, September 16th, 2024

Kristina confronts Molly.

Alexis and Sam put their heads together.

Ava makes an introduction.

Danny has news for Elizabeth.

Tracy and Sasha clash.

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Tuesday, September 17th, 2024

Sam develops a new theory.

Sonny challenges Molly.

Alexis makes a big sacrifice.

Nina shares her feelings with Sasha.

Drew takes action.

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Wednesday, September 18th, 2024

Alexis is in for a shock.

Trina and Portia catch up.

Ric delivers bad news.

Sonny makes a hire.

Molly encounters Dex.

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Thursday, September 19th, 2024

Anna and Jason embark on a mission.

Lucky is desperate to escape.

Elizabeth and Ric have a heart-to-heart.

Giovanni offers an apology.

Dante makes Isaiah’s acquaintance.

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Friday, September 20th, 2024

Anna and Jason are in great danger.

Robert interrogates Brennan.

Ned vents to Lois.

Willow is uneasy.

Curtis weighs a big decision.

Ratings slipped even further during the second week of Lucky's big return:

September 2nd-September 6th 1,813,000 down by 97,000 from the previous week

(August 26th-August 30th were 1,910,000)

Obviously, the solution to the ratings drop is to bring back Austin Gatlin-Holt and Finn.

Are they heading towards a Molly and TJ breakup with a future Molly and Dex pairing?

Who would they pair TJ with?

Or is Molly going to help Dex reconnect with his family?

Tracy and Sasha clashing? I stand by my prediction Sasha will turn out to be Tracy's daughter she gave up for adoption. If nothing else, the plot line would relieve Sasha of her "Chef" duties as I doubt Tracy would want her daughter working as the family drudge.

R163 It sure looks like a Molly/Dex pairing is on the way. Not sure what they'll do with TJ; bringing in another female for a triangle with Isaiah would be interesting, except Isaiah is slated for Ava and/or Jordan.

Sasha as Tracy's daughter is a good idea, but they probably won't go there, since they'd have to reference Sasha previously sleeping with Michael, who would be her cousin. GL did it with first cousins Tammy and Jonathan so I guess it's possible but still a little icky lol

R162 🤔 sounds similar to something Frank would say 😁

R161 that's worrying. And with the new soap coming on at the same time... Oh well, cancellation is the only way to get rid of Mo.

R166 Mo is apparently contemplating retirement; the combination of not having as much creative control as he did before and his breakdown took a toll on him. Although he's played this card before, it's known that if Vanessa Marcil returns, it'll be brief to usher Mo out, at his request (Korte isn't interested in VM returning full-time, which shouldn't be her decision, but Frank and Varni, her besties, let her have her way). As someone already dropped here, a major male actor is soon. Other guesses are Tristan Rogers and Chad Duell.

*A major male actor is our soon at R167

*A major male actor is out soon at R167 R168

Tristan being recurring and Chad not exactly considered "major" is why many are guessing it's Mo who's out.

R167 I just came back to GH to see Rick Hearst.

How recent was Mo's breakdown? I thought bipolar tended to improve with advancing age - but I just Googled it and damn, it seems to get progressively worse! And also:

Cognitive decline: BD can contribute to cognitive decline, including reduced working memory, executive function, and attention.

R171 Mo's breakdown happened around four months ago; what seemingly led up to it was his lack of control in regards to Sonny, being removed from the writer's room, Patrick Mulcahey's hiring, the Sonny town pariah/ pill switched storyline, culminating with his wife and son going on vacation out of the country, leaving him virtually home alone.

Cognitive decline isn't good at all, but especially not while working on a soap. He seems happiest when he's doing State Of Mind or making personal appearances. Sometimes his son goes along with him to those PA's.

Doesn't Chad have a new "oops" baby to provide for? His limited acting range and lack of work outside of GH would suggest we are stuck with him.

Although now recurring, Tristan was at one time "major" so it could be him. He seems very tired and should probably retire.

Mo's massive ego precludes voluntary retirement.

Mo announced on X his son will be performing at all of his future public appearances.

Varni, Valentini and Korte are like the Keystone Cops, incompetent.

With Val Jean and Guza at The Gates, I'm sure Mo has been lobbying for a job there. He'll be the patriarch of one of the core families.

R173 Oops baby haha that's correct but admittedly he's bored with playing Michael. Possibly considering testing the waters at another soap?

Tristan was absolutely major in his heyday so that's why there are some who believe he's approaching retirement, with a happily ever after exit with Holly.

Mo's known to do this to drum up attention so it might not occur, at least not yet.

Keystone cops 🤣

R174 If not Mo, someone from GH will definitely be there

Looks like Monaco is almost ready to talk:

Didn't Tristain say something mean about Frank or complained about the show?

R178 ha ha. A very Aussie thing to do.

R178 On more than one occasion 😁 the network kept Tristan there, but Frank made a point to reduce his airtime

Tristan said on social media that Wes Ramsey was miscast as Peter August. This led to Robert Scorpio disappearing from canvas for many months. Obviously spiteful Frank put Tristan in the doghouse.

Will Snarly contribute to Tristan's retirement gift or claim she doesn't have any cash on her when some PA comes around collecting?

No way is Chad looking for work in his current physical state. He should get back to the gym to keep the job he's got.

Love Tristan, but he's so sparsely played, it wouldn't be a big deal for him to ride off into the sunset.

TJ will end up with Willow, which is what they were teasing 2 years ago.

I hope Molly somehow ends up on team Ava, and helps her get Avery away from Sonny (FINALLY and for good, sheesh).

Someone has to point this out...

...but at some fan event a few months before Billy M.'s death didn't KeMo basically distance herself from Billy and the whole bts mess saying she regretted her participation?

I tried to point it out at the time but was chastised for speaking ill of the dead so soon after his death but I was actually referring to KeMo's behavior and her sudden about face.

Now that she's been sacked she's suddenly Team BM again and going to "tell their story". Is it just a veiled threat to the network so they will rehire her? It may backfire on her.

So why would Tracy give up a child for adoption as an adult?

If she had done so as a teenager I could understand that story, but THAT child would need to be the age of, say, Cynthia Watros.

I can't imagine a single scenario where Tracy would give up a child. Maaaaaybe if it was a child she had during that whole mobster/The City storyline and she was hiding the child for safety.

^During the mobster era/off-screen at The City could make sense.

It also makes more sense that Tracy's over interest in Cody has more to do with Sasha than with him. Unless she's covering for another Q. Any other Q's that could have birthed Sasha that would further distance her from Michael genetically? Making her a 3rd or 4th cousin instead of 2nd?

Speaking of parentage, have the Keystone Cops in charge at GH decided who Gio's mother or father are? Lois? BlazerLynn? Dante?

Over in the Tercel thread, there was a discussion of Eterna...how it was a story that had a beginning, a middle, and a satisfying end. The same could be said of some other OLTL stories. It takes good, imaginative, talented writers. Instead, we get endless teases that go nowhere. Who are Gio's parents? Who killed Austin Gatlin-Holt? It seems they're just making it up day by day, instead of having a master plan.

R183 That did take place, with her apologizing to the JaSam fanbase. She also wanted to resume JaSam, upon learning that they were recasting Lulu (last fall/winter, when they were first interested in bringing Lulu back, then again this current year, when they made it clear that Lulu was coming back).

Ppl believing that it was disrespectful to Billy Miller, in regards to Kelly's apology, were taking it out of context, for it was actually in reference to Kelly's behavior, regarding her distancing herself from everything.

It looks like a veiled threat, while it also can be taken as her feeling she has nothing to lose since she was fired. Carmina, her mother, is also still pissed about the firing. Kelly also has her fan base rallying around her as well.

So far there are no plans for the network to reinstate her. She'd have better luck doing another soap at this point, if they're willing to hire her. There's still speculation that both DOOL and Y&R are interested.

R184 What's interesting is that Garin Wolf had a big story planned, regarding Tracy's past with Gino Soleito on The City. Sonny, Olivia, Dante, Kate were all going to be involved, including Gino's daughter or granddaughter, Johnny's sister or niece, a new character named Gina Soleito; Ron, however, dropped the story. Ron originally planned to have Britt as Tracy's long lost daughter, with Sabrina as Anna's and Duke's, until changing course in favor of Liesl's and Faison's.

R185 Celia Quartermaine? Someone mentioned here that the actress agreed with fans who thought she bore a resemblance to Sofia.

Gio's parentage still hasn't exactly been established yet, though his parents are now possibly Brook Lynn and Dante. Drew was apparently going to be his father when Mulcahey was hw, yet they moved away from that story.

KeMo is making a stink because she doesn't want to go to another soap and actually have to put forth effort and WORK. She's been on auto pilot at GH for years.

Celia Q. would work and I see the resemblance, even their voices are similar.

Were Billy and Kelly fucking or were they just really good friends?

Also, they have been dropping enough clues in the last few weeks to establish that Brook Lynn and Dante are Gio's parents. The only thing that makes me doubt it is Gio's complexion, which may be too light to be a child of Brook Lynn and Dante.

Celia makes a ton more sense and I think Wolter would probably come back for that story.

Watching an old clip and noticed how much Miguel morez is like our twinkling violinist…

I do NOT mean this harshly but I always thought Billy Miller was a homosexual.

I always wished he was

I think Billy Miller was done dirty by GH. Frank did a cast grab because he was in some silly competition with Y&R, gave Billy the outs he wanted, then wholly fucked him over. Could Billy and, I guess, Kelly have acted more professionally? Yes. But professionalism is a two-way street, and Frank set the tone. It's not Steve Burton's fault either; he just took a job.

Kelly is tagging abc, disney, hulu, frank valentini, nate varni and more in her tweet about how she's going to "tell" Billy Miller's story.

Who are craig erwich and rob mills? Her attorneys?

Sounds like a threat to me...

Kelly is really going off the deep end. I think this is about to get messy. It’s been said a hundred times but bears repeating that the backstage drama is way more compelling than the shit they put on the screen.

There goes her chance at an other soap, though not sure she had one. Wasn't she impaired on set a lot?

R190 Others share your sentiment

R191 Pretty noticeable

R192 Both. They started off as really good friends, then became intimate.

R193 Definitely. She said that she's open to returning and even referenced the resemblance.

R194 Giovanni Mazza, a big breakout star in the making, like our very own Ricky Martin?

R197 You pretty much summed everything up 😁 😁

R198 Craig Erwich and Rob Mills are Frank's bosses (Rob is an EVP under Craig, current president of Disney Television Group)

Although, speaking of attorneys, there is speculation that Kelly and her mother Carmina are possibly taking legal action

R199 Absolutely lol

R200 Unfortunately she was on and off the set. She struggles with depression; not excusing her behavior, but it helps to explain it. She did have a chance at either joining DOOL or Y&R, but the more she talks, the more likely that might not occur.

Just out of curiosity, are there any Kelly Monaco/Sam fans that are posting here?

[quote]Just out of curiosity, are there any Kelly Monaco/Sam fans that are posting here?

I'm neither a fan nor a hater.

Days of Our Lives fired Deidre Fucking Hall and Drake Hogestyn, arguably their two biggest stars when they had to cut the budget. GH fired Genie Francis and sent her away as a drooling mess. Granted, I suspect that Genie can probably be pretty salty behind the scenes and, I bet, was always complaining, but she is this show's 2nd biggest star ever, and didn't Wendy Riche call her fat? This show also sent Denise Alexander packing. This is the same show that gave Alexander one of the biggest salaries ever for a soap actor and top billing to steal her away from Days in the 70s.

I wrote all that to say that, these days, no soap star is bulletproof. When a show is bleeding viewers the way GH is, it affects ad rates, which affects the budget. This, in turn, forces the network to make tough decisions.

While Frank may be a snake and contribute to the dysfunction of that set, somebody with a big salary had to go. Some may say, why not Cameron Matheson or someone else taking up space there? Because Cameron Matheson and others taking up space there didn't get on the wrong side of their immediate supervisor.

Is this all petty, mean girl high school shit or show business? Take your pick. I see it as a little bit of both.

Despite being friends, if KeMo takes legal action I bet she uses KStorms as an example of someone with "problems" who has not been fired.

ABC does have the defense that they gave KeMo many, many chances over many years but the "problems" have persisted.

Meanwhile Roger Howarth and Michael Easton graciously and quietly accepted their fates and went away. While zombie, raspy voiced, one note KeMo and nobody Blaze keep bleating.

It wasn't long ago that GH fired two male leads. One went quietly about his business, while the other raised a stink, and filed a lawsuit. One of them is back gainfully employed on the show, while the other has, likely, rendered himself unhireable.

Kelly would be an idiot to sue.

Someone tell that cigarette drenched old whore to pipe down.

Mo's tweet regarding Kelly "leaving" and LW's response.

Mo's wording is being criticized by Kelly lunatics because she is not "leaving" but was fired and not her choice.

I guess NLG is keeping her mouth shut for a change.

I fail to see the "talent" Mo and LW are referring to regarding Kelly. Unless "sleepy" is considered a talent.

I don't recall Kelly and her mother making such emotional and passionate on-going statements about Billy's death at the time of his death.... Only now that they are going use his situation to serve their own purpose.

Michael E. Knight is back as Martin Grey this week. He's been gone since February.

Maybe they will give him a storyline with Dr. Maria Santos... Or his ex-daughter in law Babe Carey.

Mo and LW's statements seem designed to deflect any involvement from them in this situation. Quite sus.

More episodes air this week with Lindsay Hartley subbing for KeMo. Kinda seems like the latter wasn’t fully up to even her limited workload.

Kelly pulled a Coloma?

definition:

A "Coloma" - when a fired soap actor claims "illness" and doesn't show up to film last scenes. A practice made famous by fired mediocre GH actor Marcus Coloma.

Apparently it’s not quite that, R219–Kelly’s most recent scenes were filmed after these upcoming Lindsay Hartley scenes, because the show films out of order. Also, we haven’t seen the last of Kelly—I believe she’s filmed more that haven’t aired yet.

R211 Excellent observations

R220 Right, these scenes were filmed prior to Kelly's firing. Kelly called off so Frank called in Lindsay Hartley. Kelly then decided to come back to work sooner than Frank anticipated; Frank, already upset with her (and working behind the scenes to have her fired) told her to stay off since they already had Lindsay filming her scenes. Not too long after, that's when Kelly was fired (August 22nd). The show went on break, from August 26th-September 6th. Kelly retuned to work with everyone else week of September 9th, to film her final scenes, although if for some reason she can't complete them, then Lindsay will come back in to film.

I was just asking if she did, r220, and mostly looking for a reason to rag on Coloma. 😊

R219, it’s always a good time to rag on Coloma. What wonders that exit did for his career!

What is wrong with Kate Mansi? Why is her acting so bad? She was awful talking to Dante today.

Trouble in her personal life? Didn't she get engaged recently?

Kate was far better as Abilgail on Days than she is as Kristina on GH. She's never felt like a great fit as Kristina.

And since Kristina lost the baby, Kate has just been over the top. All her performances need to be turned down a few degrees.

Hearst is so deft. A lesser actor would've easily slipped into mocking Mo's performance in their scenes today, but he showed great restraint, without looking weak.

It’s crazy how Ric’s return was just seamlessly integrated into the show and started improving things immediately—compare that with Jason and Lucky’s clunky reintroductions.

I think the secret ingredient we're talking about here is TALENT. Ric and Molly's instant father/daughter chemistry: due to two actors with talent. Kate Mansi missing a huge opportunity to create a multi-layered character in Kristine: insufficient talent to pull it off. However, Lucky's "clunky reintroduction: bad writing (as well as cutbacks to the shampoo budget). As for Mo, LW, SB, and KeMo -- two note actors (was going to say one-note, but I guess they all have two notes) who every day make the actors playing Dante, Ava, Alexis, and Diane look like they were trained at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

This lackluster storyline is what enticed JJ to return after all these years? Seriously?

How did that pitch go?

FV: "We are going to have you in a third world country with day players for weeks. Then low energy Holly shows up. You, Holly and the day players will bicker about issues no cares about. Then AARP member and superhero extraordinaire Jason will swoop in to save you with an assist from Anna Devane and bring you home. The storyline will usher in a love interest for the Deputy Mayor. Ratings will be through the roof. Are you in?"

JJ: "YESSSS. Riveting. Just what I've been holding out for. The viewers will be on the edge of their seats. In addition to a salary equal to that of two fired, long-time actors, can I also have a shower in my dressing room and a car? Yes? I'm in, where do I sign.".

*no one cares about

Catching up from last week....why the hell is Blazerlyn worried about timetables for babies when she's pushing 40?

How in the Hell is Brooke Lynn even going to get pregnant with that rusted-over chastity belt under her woolen granny onesie she sleeps in every night?

The writers are dumb (I know). If for whatever reason they want to keep Amanda Sutton (yawn) and she refuses to do sex scenes -- then write that into the story. Give her some trauma (crime, medical) that causes her to be psychologically and emotionally unable to have sex. That would be something for her and pretty-boy to sink their teeth into and act.

I feel sorry for Swickard, he's being wasted in this snoozefest with AS. On X, they call her his "Amish wife".

I'm also surprised Swickard hasn't rebelled against the whole thing. But then again, he does have a wife and two small children and a paycheck is a paycheck.

If I recall correctly, he and his wife were producing and starring in movies together a while back. I guess that didn't take off. I think they bought a farm and that's where they live.

They don't need to kill Sam. They need to replace Monaco with Lindsay Hartley immediately. (And no lectures about FV's "no temps rule" FFS)

Cam Mathison looks like he is ready to start living his best gay life.

Cam has come out as gay. Good for him!

They have to kill Sam to cover their asses legally.

If they just replace her with Lindsey Hartley that will give KM more ammunition to claim it was retaliation over the Billy/Steve situation.

I must say "kudos" to ABC for playing the long game with her. They didn't fire her during or immediately after the BM debacle when she was still in sleepy zombie mode. They waited a few years to distance it from BM and make it "storyline driven".

KM trying to make a case for her firing being tied into the BM situation seems far-fetched at this late date. And her lunatic fans screaming for other actors on the show to quit or protest on her behalf are truly insane. Did Kelly quit her job for Billy? No!! All her co-stars need their paycheck and to put their families and obligations first!

Kelly needs to have a word with Ingo and Coloma both in Florida now and ask them how many job offers have come their way from ABC/Disney/Hulu or from the other soaps after their antics, social media badmouthing and lawsuits? Coloma was just antics but still no job offers for him.

NAC with Javier Bardem, Chloe Sevigny and Cooper Koch at the Monsters premiere.

Kate Mansi and Tabyana Ali promoting the Graceland event.

R238 I can recognize that NAC is attractive but there is something off-putting about his face.

R234 Swickard was ready to walk away earlier this year when his contract was up. He was essentially coerced into staying; a steady income is definitely a motivating factor, especially with a wife and kids. A lot of the actors aren't exactly happy, but it pays the bills.

R237 That's true about Kelly being replaced by Lindsay, it'll provide more ammunition. Sam's rumored demise by rape/strangulation are also being reconsidered, possibly in the form of a car accident or something less violent.

What also worked in Monaco's favor is that she had executives in her back pocket, post Brian Frons, such as Vickie Dummer, for example, among others. She established relationships with them over the years, so she was able to coast for as long as she could. Craig Erwich and Rob Mills aren't exactly as close to her as the others were, which Frank was fully knowledgeable of, giving him more leeway when it came to having her fired. That's exactly what he did when it came to getting rid of Emme Rylan and William deVry, especially with William, he had to wait until certain executives were working elsewhere before he could get a greenlight to get rid of them. It wasn't exactly personal with Emme, yet it was with William. However, Frank's dislike of William is nowhere near the level of his disdain for Monaco; he's wanted her out since the fallout with Miller.

*Vicki Dummer, sorry autocorrect at R242

R238 Expect big things for Nicholas Alexander Chavez. He came to see GH as a bridge to his future; the execs at ABC were pissed that the show didn't do enough to keep him satisfied, wondering why they preferred saddling his character with a baby, which wasn't even his own, instead of grooming him into more of a younger leading man.

R239 Tabyana being besties at work with Jacqueline wasn't lost on Kate; she always seemed more cordial with Tabyana whenever Jackie wasn't around. Kate still isn't following Tabyana back on Instagram, but that'll probably happen soon enough. She is following the new guy who plays Isaiah; some were wondering if Kristina and Isaiah would hook up, but he was for Ava initially, now Jordan. Kristina is still rumored to be involved with Lucky and/or Blaze's brother, Eloi.

Kristina with Blaze's brother would be more soapy but then that would require bringing back Blaze to stir up the drama.

What is a respectable amount of time to wait before recasting a "glorified day player"? Is six months sufficient?

Or maybe they could just have Eva LaRue bring the drama and screech about not wanting Kristina with her daughter OR her son.

Agreed it would be more soapy if Blaze were onscreen, reminiscent of Chanel being involved with twins Allie and Johnny at DOOL. Only issue with that is GH's penchant for avoiding drama, combined with efforts to appease the audience members that are bothered by homosexuality, aka the frau department, hypersensitivity section.

Six months, however, should be more than enough time to recast a day player 😁

[quote]That's exactly what he did when it came to getting rid of Emme Rylan and William deVry, especially with William, he had to wait until certain executives were working elsewhere before he could get a greenlight to get rid of them. It wasn't exactly personal with Emme, yet it was with William. However, Frank's dislike of William is nowhere near the level of his disdain for Monaco;

Why exactly does/did Frank have such issues with Will deVry? What did Will do to piss off Frank so much?

I know Will was proving popular with fans, which in turn made Maurice jealous. But why would Frank care about that?

R248 William would stand up for certain actors, like Tamara Braun, against Frank; though not as contentious as with Billy Miller with Kelly, William would make his opinion known. He'd also speak about storyline info and certain behind the scenes issues with fans, which didn't sit well with Frank. Other instances were sending pictures of himself jokingly to Frank on more than one occasion; the combination of being a goofball and also willing to stand up against Frank irritated him, so he wanted William out. The executives loved him, along with many of the fans, which kept him employed, before Frank was given permission to fire him by different executives.

In regards to discussing storyline information with fans at R249, I should say that it wasn't necessarily giving away spoilers, he'd just explain why Julian was with Kim, because Billy Miller was salty about the storyline, etc.

Another thing to add is that Frank's dislike of William occurred before Tamara Braun portrayed Kim; just using her as an example. Frank has never really helped with Nancy Lee Grahn and vice versa; William used to stand up for her and their coupling as well, which Frank initially used Alexis to build a popular pairing with Julian, until he was no longer enthralled with William. The network, the fans and then head writers Jean & Shelly, all loved Julian snd Alexis. Frank was determined to make them unpopular when he instructed Jean to have Julian try killing Alexis, hoping to get him off the show then, yet it didn't work.

*Frank has never really gelled with Nancy Lee Grahn and vice versa at R251

Nancy has survived through lack of support from the higher-ups before - a few times I think. At 68, she's a survivor. (and can out-act Maurice any day, though I guess that's not really saying much)

I want to read that tell-all book that she's sitting on.

Nancy basically ate a lot of shit over the last 20 years at GH to keep a paycheck and raise her daughter. She's become a fan favorite but one that Frank and Cunta Korte hate, much like Becky H.

NLG's job security and retirement plan has been threatening to write a tell all book.

KeMo "quiet quit" during the BM debacle and now is threatening to spill the beans that issue that wasn't even hers (it was BM's issue) as her retirement plan if she isn't reinstated.

Everyone else has to fawn over and support Mo and SB's side gigs or their lives will be made miserable.

GH sounds like a charming place to work with charming people.

🙄

^spill the beans ON that issue

Why can't it just go back to the good ol' days when Gloria Monty supplied copious amount of coke to keep her stable of stars up for 18 to 20 hours at a time? Everyone was happy and dancing to disco music.

R253 That's true. She's always had someone higher up looking out for her, even when it was the majority who wanted her out. Frons had her back when both Guza and Korte wanted Alexis off the show; without Frons, there was always at least someone else, like Nathan, keeping her there, even though Frank has wanted her out for years. Not to mention she's a huge fan favorite, along the lines of Becky, Genie, Finola & Jane.

R254 😁😁 it's going to be a bestseller

R255 Right. Those who speak up, like Nancy, or are too quiet, like Becky, aren't exactly favorites. Storms and Wright are more Frank's speed, always stroking his ego. Korte, as pretty much everyone knows, doesn't like too many women outside of Carly and Anna.

R256 😁 😁

R258 Gloria Monty, do you see any similarities between her and Frank? It's funny that you mention her because I've noticed that a few fans were referencing her firing Finola and replacing her with another actress, comparing the situation to the one currently with Kelly Monaco.

[quote] A lot of the actors aren't exactly happy, but it pays the bills.

You'd think they were people. Most people are unhappy to some degree at their jobs.

R264 I'm referring to GH being a different environment, compared to other soaps, not that it isn't an actual job smh

Kentucky Fried Martin lost the accent but gained the pounds. Must be eating his feelings over JPS moving away : (

If we have to suffer NLG through a front burner story, the least they could do was bring Lane Davies back to either prosecute or defend Alexis.

Does another Heather rewrite mean less Alley, hopefully? She's not good.

How soon until LW starts sabotaging Mansi for eating the show? I'm guessing when Mansi submits herself for Lead Actress.

Martin's head has gotten fat, it's shaped like a coffee can!

MEK really packed on the pounds! Yikes.

Have TPTB finally come to their senses and decided to drop the ridiculous redeem Heahter storyline? Or are they just teasing common sense for an episode before resuming the nonsense?

No one is clamoring for more Heather or Alley Mills. Her arc is over, she needs to go away now.

Portia messed with the test results, she took the blood sample from Heather and then they showed her staring at it before sending it to the lab.

R266 Kentucky Fried Martin 😁 MEK also confirmed that Frank brought him back as a favor to MEK, to keep his health insurance.

Lane Davies was brought in this time via Patrick Mulcahey; Frank most likely won't bring him back. Patrick, btw, finally admitted that he was fired, at the Santa Barbara event; his friend that dropped he'd quit, was actually covering for him.

Sorry, but this actually means more Heather is coming down the pike.

Frank's newfound niece Kate Mansi is definitely lead actress material, in his eyes and hers.

R267 😁

R268 Too much KFC? 😁

R269 The latter. Cyrus/Heather is still a possibility.

R270 Which will further Heather's redemption, having Portia playing the heavy in this storyline.

Alley Mills is Slowly growing on me.

But I'd still rather have Robin Matson playing Heather. Any word on how Robin is doing since the knee replacement (or was it hip replacement)? Did she show up for the Santa Barbara reunion? Would she consider coming back to GH?

More Heather??

How??

Why??

The only way this is acceptable is if she busts out of prison to get a proper BLT and kills a bunch of useless characters who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I nominate Dr. Maria Santos' annoying doppelganger as the first casualty of Heather's next rampage.

Oh my gosh! Here comes Michael E Knight! I haven been this scared since Kimberly Mccollough!

Why wont't Uncle Frankie take my calls?

I promise I'll let you play Hide the Cannoli this time, Uncle Frank!

Alexis was not processed completely at Pentonville.

Alley Mills annoys the fuck out of me! Ugh.

[quote] MEK really packed on the pounds!

Well, he is playing the brother of Genie Francis.

[quote] Would she consider coming back to GH?

I thought Robin Mattson had some kind of anxiety disorder and perhaps other mental health issues that prevented her from working, or really be out in public. She doesn't seem like she's doing well. If you're somewhat fragile, I can't imagine there'd be anything less appealing than spending a day on the set of GH.

Sad. She was so much better than Alley Mills.

Ric Hearst is killing it. It's so nice to see actual acting again on this show.

I thought Ric Hearst was great in his scene with Alley Mills. It could have been a throwaway scene, but he gave it some depth. And his earlier scene with "Sonny" made it clear that, in Hearst you have an actor and in "Sonny" you have what is really either a comic performance or a high school performance.

I'm really enjoying Hearst. He is very good and has such a presence. Especially impressive since I believe he hasn't been acting lately. Realtor or Restaurateur or both.

And Ric H. has a gay son who he supports fully and openly. Just seems like a really awesome guy.

[quote] made it clear that, in Hearst you have an actor

Beverlee McKinsey was a well regarded actress and when he took over a role on Guiding Light (where she played his aunt) she basically said: finally, we have someone who can fucking act!

He definitely has a presence.....but an ease, too. It doesn't look as forced as Maurice Talbert....I mean Benard.

Sam is going diving for the gun that Alexis tossed in the water?

Does that mean Sam's body isn't found when she gets caught in the "current'?

Good God, if that's it for Sam, Frank really got his F U in to KeMo.

They don’t call him vendetta Frank for nothing.

[quote] And Ric H. has a gay son who he supports fully and openly.

Funny, Rick always pinged for me and thought he was gay.

[quote] Sam is going diving for the gun that Alexis tossed in the water?

Uh, don't the police do that? Does she also run DNA tests and dust for fingerprints to help them out?

Kelly fucked around and found out. Kill Sam offscreen and never mention her again. She’s brought nothing to the show in over 20 years. She was more than happy with GH when she was part of the quad, suddenly Frank is the enemy.

Will the last shot of Sam be her getting on the elevator at the hospital as she goes off on her mission to find the gun at the bottom of the river?

Somewhere, there's a Hooters in the Poconos that will welcome their hostess back with open arms!

Kelly was untouchable during the JaSam years, but now she's just an obstacle for the Dante-Lulu reunion.

The actors probably made it clear that they have no interest in a JaSam reunion and there's really no other place for Sam on the show

Yes but she could simply leave the canvas for a while. No real need to kill her and donate organs other than a grand gesture.

Sam's feline distemper returns, and she stows away on a tuna boat, never to be seen again.

Wasn't Sam a deep sea diver when she showed up on Jax's yacht or tuna net or whatever it was? Talk about adding insult to injury!

We can smell Sam's nappy pussy.

R302. No...that's Heather's.

[quote]Will the last shot of Sam be her getting on the elevator at the hospital as she goes off on her mission to find the gun at the bottom of the river?

That would indeed be fitting.

[quote] Yes but she could simply leave the canvas for a while. No real need to kill her and donate organs other than a grand gesture.

She could always be brought back as vampiress-groupie Livvie Locke

R298, a few weeks ago at her event Kelly was talking up Jasam, a reunion and claiming that Jason is Sam’s “core”.

Kelly is aware the character basically flounders without Jason. And there is Frons to go running to anymore.

But I’m sure another soap will offer her something. She’ll be on Y&R in bed with Peter Bergman soon enough!

[quote]She’ll be on Y&R in bed with Peter Bergman soon enough!

If you are sending unnecessary GH characters over to Genoa City to sleep with me, I'd prefer Cameron Mathison.

R307. That would be a LOT of bronzer and self tan on those sheets....

[quote] She’ll be on Y&R in bed with Peter Bergman soon enough!

Not the first time she's done anal for work.

[quote] Not the first time she's done anal for work.

And not the last time either!

NLG wants the Outstanding Lead Actress Emmy so bad!!!!

Just checking in, were any screams heard at Prospect Studios today or yesterday?

No r312. That mouse crawled out of Kelly's twat weeks ago. If she would only wear panties they couldn't crawl in in the first place.

I cackled at R313.

Kim has gotten so fat! Nothing can crawl out of her nasty old snatch!!

Nice to see that Rebecca Herbst can still bring it when paired with a co-star who is not just there to get a paycheck, like her last two

I've never been a Jonathan Jackson fan, but I did enjoy the scenes with Becky Herbst in his fantasy.

If Ric and Liz were to lock up Carly in the panic room today, do you think anyone would care?

R318. No. And they should set it on fire after locking the wall.

The Lucky return has been terrible

Who will be Lulu's transplant? Will it be Lucky? I think it'll end up being Sam. Lucky looks like he's infected with something, ineligible for donations.

Sam will die a hero.

Saving her mother by finding the gun AND by giving LuLuBabe her liver.

Sneaky, clever Frank. Giving a nod to the character's history by killing her off the same way she came on the show as a diver. Then making her a hero in the exit storyline so KeMo can't complain in her inevitable lawsuit that he trashed her character.

Whoever it is, I hope Lulu gets a long-overdue brain transplant too.

R322 - Does this mean NLG will spend weeks leaving teeth marks on all the scenery as she emotes grief?

Kristen Alderson and some of OLTL cast at Eddie Alderson's wedding.

James DePaiva looks good. Too bad GH wasted him on that creepy doctor, he could have been a good long term character. I wonder if there was an issue with James that had them turn his character dark or was he always intended to be short-term?

Robin looks good for her age

R325. No Hillary?!

Where is Scotty? Does Sonny have him locked up?

R276 Robin is doing as best as she can. She did not attend the Santa Barbara reunion event; she's also now retired from acting.

R283 She has health issues, however she's doing better. She had both knee and hip replacement herself; before Alley Mills was cast, Robin likely would've returned, short-term, if not for her ailments. Chris Van Etten was inspired by an episode of Grey's Anatomy to write Heather's cobalt poisoning as a result of her hip replacement surgery, however, it's believed he also borrowed from Robin's own hip replacement surgery as well.

R284 Alley Mills should've played Carolyn Webber, imho.

R287 Right, Rick kept busy as a realtor and restauranteur, post GH.

R288 Rick's great. He mentioned that Cynthia Watros originally auditioned for Lucy Cooper on GL, so their characters would've been exes there and GH as well.

Sonia Satra, who played Lucy Cooper, first tried her hand at soaps by sending a letter with a picture of herself to the GH studios, prior to joining GL, suggesting that they cast her as Felicia's little sister; along with being a fan, people always told her that she resembled Kristina Wagner.

Rick mentions his initial connection to Cynthia, their screen test together

R292 That's Mr. Frank "Vendetta" Valentino to you 😁

*Valentini 😁 autocorrect at R335

R306 That's true. Monaco definitely wanted a JaSam reunion, after it became abundantly clear that they were bringing back Lulu. She also wasn't too enthusiastic about anything pertaining to Dante/Lulu.

R306 Also, some fans are noticing how Kelly's mother Carmina's reaction to her daughter's firing is somewhat of karma. When Emme was fired, Carmina was actually excitedly promoting Dante and Sam, with total disregard to what happened to Emme.

R312 😁😁

R319 Kari Wuhrer 😆 she did go out of her way to make it clear she was the real Carly Roberts.

R323 Wow 😁 she's Carly-lite, like Josslyn, though with a little more of an edge than Josslyn.

R325 James DePaiva was supposed to be short-term, though there were plans to pair him with Alexis. Nancy Lee Grahn outright refused to have Alexis paired with a predator, upsetting Frank.

Is Carmina like Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond? I recall Marie getting involved in one of Robert's job problems or job interviews.

R343 absolutely 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 that's an excellent comparison

Previews For Next Week:

Monday, September 23rd, 2024

Carly and Brennan have a loaded encounter.

Portia is on edge.

Terry defends her decision.

Elizabeth voices her doubts.

Curtis counsels TJ.

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Tuesday, September 24th, 2024

Carly and Sonny strategize.

Alexis confides in her new lawyer.

Chase and Dante butt heads.

TJ opens up to Stella.

Diane runs interference.

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Wednesday, September 25th, 2024

Sam visits Carly.

Sonny and Kristina have a heart-to-heart.

Jordan confides in Isaiah.

Molly meets with Martin.

Ulrich (Sidwell) makes a high-stakes offer.

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Thursday, September 26th, 2024

The walls close in on Jason and Anna.

Tracy and Stella reconnect.

Drew interrupts Michael and Willow.

Ned receives shocking intel.

Lucky gets devastating news.

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Friday, September 27th, 2024

Holly makes a bold move.

Tracy gloats.

Lucy gives Natalia a history lesson.

Carly meets with Brennan.

Robert and Diane go out on the town.

[quote] NLG will spend weeks leaving teeth marks on all the scenery as she emotes grief?

Like a fucking beaver.

They are still trying to make Robert and Diane happen? Ugh.

Terry defends her decision? Her decision to rehire Brad? I predict it will be Brad who messed with Heather's test results not Portia. They can't sully Portia's reputation as a doctor and Brad has motive as Heather killed his BFF Britt.

So nothing about Sam's diving expedition (since we all know that river is as deep as the Atlantic)? Interesting...

James Depaiva should have been Jeff Webber and maybe bring on Fiona Hutchinson as Liz’s never seen mom…hate how they destroyed these potentially great parents for Liz.

R349 the powers that be SHAT all over that possibility.

Since most of us agree that Sonny has saturated port Charles with his offspring and should have no more kids…

But they have this violinist kid who needs some drama like a long lost dad…

And in an era of potential abc daytime crossovers…

I nominate Nico Kelly to be gios dad.

No Its not Nico. Dr. David Hayward switched the test results. He's actually Leo du Pres' son!

Hm maybe but my understanding is that the sonny actor won’t really allow for any substantial onscreen enemies.

If not sonny, let’s expand to nico (same actor)

I wouldn’t want to see David and all of his characters baggage on gh personally.

Sounds like they are killing off Rebecca Budig's character on B&B.

Can FV arrange for Hayden to come back to PC and claim her annoying daughter after her stint at B&B ends? She doesn't have to stay long. Just long enough to throw her daughter's belongings into a suitcase, thank Chase and BlazerLynn for their service, snark at Liz and Tracy, exchange pleasantries with Curtis and then head for the airport.

I'd actually like for Hayden to stay but there seems to be some issue with keeping Rebecca around. I don't know if it's money or she pissed FV off or if there was an issue with her being too close to married Michael Easton. With Michael gone, that only leaves money or FV doesn't like her as possible reasons for not keeping her around.

Wow. They'd kill off Taylor Hayes?! What will we do without Taylor/Ridge/Brooke version 53?

Why did they make Rebecca a new sister for Liz instead of the one they already previously established? She could’ve easily been Sarah Webber.

Probably because the first two Sarahs were horrific and they were cutting their losses.

Rebecca Budig isn’t leaving B&B. Calm down.

Did someone say SARAH?

I thought Melissa Archer would be a good Sarah

But bitter queen Frank has a rage-on over Melissa, doesn't he?

Bree Williamson. Gina Tognoni. When Tamara Braun as Dr Sarah Weber would have better than Kim. Not sure why they never tried again with this character?! She has family on the canvas. She’s a doctor. For the most part she’s close to a blank slate. Hayden never made any sense.

That’s my baby and I’m proud.

In some photos NAC looks phenomenally sexy.

In others he looks like a special needs child cosplaying Sheldon Cooper.

I totally agree the pose and angle make a huge difference in photos of NAC.

His IMDB photo is bad.

What kind of procedures has Miss Hofer had? Face looks very sculptured today.

Anyway, in Sexy NAC Photos news, these newly posted shots from Behind The Blinds:

Was Zane not available for another shitty photo shoot?

Giolin to BLQ: "you sound just like my mother".

Not subtle are they.

That gay queen NAC just screams I’m a homosexual, watch me.

Steven Lars Webber is out of prison and living in Sedona.

Either this line was to put to rest any hope of Steven's return or Frank ran into yet another out of work actor from a defunct soap at Whole Foods or Erewhon and is going to cast him in the role.

They should cast Chris McKenna's sexy ass as Steven Lars.

[quote]Either this line was to put to rest any hope of Steven's return or Frank ran into yet another out of work actor from a defunct soap at Whole Foods or Erewhon and is going to cast him in the role.

I've heard the show is facing severe budget cuts, up to 15%, but I have not gotten any confirmation. Maybe someone on here can confirm or deny. Apparently, the make-good rate for GH is way up, which has ticked off the network. They're looking at bringing back product placements. Everyone, except the big two, took either pay or guarantee cuts. LW took a minor pay cut but wouldn't budge on her guarantee. There were some questions about how long Jonathan Jackson would be back. Initially, it was being called a long-term return, but now long-term may not be long-term. There's some trouble on the set with his story. Jonathan doesn't like the scripts and wants rewrites; if he doesn't get them, he does it himself. They couldn't come to salary terms for the first actress they wanted as Lulu. Their first offer was $1500 an episode and wouldn't go higher than $2000.

R368. The man in that photo does NOT like vagina....

Frank could save some money by not building these different bars and cafes every week. Yes, we have seen the Brown Dog before but we have the Metro Court bar...we have Bobbies....then there's Cafe Cherie, and then there's that beach side Cafe, and then there's that little closet with the hanging plants, and then there's Curtis's club. Scale down!

I mean the difference in set decoration for most of the above venues is the color of the votive candle. I appreciate the effort in mixing up meet-up spots, but the aren’t exactly breaking the bank with those sets.

Why has Jonathan Jackson's last few returns sucked worse than a whore in a hurry?

R347 😁 if/when Tristan retires, pretty sure they'll have him walk off in the sunset with Holly.

Heather being framed by Portia seems to be the story, although Brad can always be revealed as the culprit.

R349 Amazing choices. Jeff and Carolyn portrayed by Robert Newman and Kim Zimmer would've been pretty nice as well, except Frank can't really stand Kim. Kim, although semi-retired, would've probably been open to a short-term stint.

R354 You really hit the nail on the head. It was a money issue, since she was terminated to pay for Steve Burton; she also became more than friends with Michael Easton. She's always mentioned wanting to return; Frank refuses to budge when it comes to Budig.

R356 That's because Elizabeth and Rachel/Hayden were supposed to be twins; Naomi would've given birth to both, with Jeff raising Liz and Naomi raising Hayden. The story was changed to Liz having a half-sister.

R361 Correct.

R362 Kim was brought on to prop Oscar and Drew

R364 I'm laughing inappropriately at your comment.

R370 😁

R372 Steven Lars Webber is rumored to return, primarily for Heather, not Elizabeth. Another rumored character is a guy-Trey, for Trina; originally, he was scheduled to arrive while Mulcahey was still there.

R373 I know he's more known for OLTL, but his stint on Y&R got pretty good reviews.

R374 Correct. The network is still handing down budget cuts. At first, Laura Wright was exempt from the pay cut, until she eventually took one as well, as you mentioned. Finola Hughes was exempt at one point, though she took one before Wright. The two that you've referred to as the main 😁 😁 right, they're exempt. Jonathan signed a contract, though that can always be revised. What's interesting is that Frank kept asking him back, along with Julie Marie Berman, yet both of them refused. Genie and Steve were the ones who talked Jonathan into bringing Lucky home. Rewrites, via actors, are a common practice. Jennifer Landon is the actress you're referring to; she was Frank's first choice for Lulu; Frank wanted to capitalize on Michael Landon being her father, along with her acting resume. Jennifer refused their offer; Alexa Havins was their second choice.

Frank "presumably" wanted to capitalize on Michael Landon being her father, since he's a fan of stunt casting, bringing any attention to the show. Eva La Rue is considered a "big get" to him; he's also being petty, for he was supposedly told to limit the OLTL casting, yet he's doubling down on casting AMC actors.

R378 😁 😁 The writing has just been all over the place, in regards to the Lucky reintroductions. Fans seemed to favor the one where he ushered Jake back onto the canvas, during Luke's exit, although that was always intended to be just a Lucky visit.

JJ will probably be back for 6-12 months and they've already wasted a month on him sitting in a corner with unwashed hair doing who knows what.

All time that could have been used for him reconnected with the people Lucky knows/loves.

The Lucky being held in prison aspect of the story is ridiculous and going on far too long. But they're working overtime to make Lucky into his father's son by giving him Luke's personality. That's much better than having Lucky lying on the floor looking at a stray opioid pill that fell under the sofa like Guza did during JJ's last stint.

They seem to be dragging all this out so Genie can have her annual vacation, then return just in time for Lucky's rescue.

The thing I am enjoying most about the Lucky return plot is Sidwell. He's proving to be an intriguing character. If the show writes him properly, I can see him being a long term villain in Port Charles.

Other thing I am enjoying is the Jason-Anna pairing. The two work together very well. But Finola brings out the best in all her co-stars. Wonder if they're going to move this into a romance or just keep them platonic buddies.

Anna's had some crazy pairings over the years, but putting her with her daughter's first love is too far even for this show

[quote]putting her with her daughter's first love is too far even for this show

Stone was Robin's first love. Jason came after Stone.

There's only 10 years difference in age between Finola and Steve Burton.

She's 64 while he's 54.

There was only 8 years difference between Finola and James Patrick Stuart.

It’s not an age issue with Anna and Jason. It’s an icky history issue.

Big no from me.

MEK's thrown out any characterization he'd given Kentucky Fried Martin and is now playing Tad Martin.

And the Botox...

Is MEK also wearing a girdle?

MEK is sucking Frank’s dick.

Giggly Dr. Maria Santos is highly annoying.

Bradford and Kirsten Storms doing a Graceland promo.

She looks tiny.

How far in advance do they film? She doesn't look this tiny on screen yet. She also had an awful platinum hair color last time I saw her on screen.

Oops, here it its:

R400 An industrial one

LW has a broken blood vessel in her eye and has to hide her eye this week. Charles Mesure fawning over how gorgeous and brilliant she is despite the eye. Ugh.

In ONE eye? Well. someone slap that bitch on the OTHER side of her face!

We'll print T-shirts! "I slapped Snaggletooth!"

[quote] Charles Mesure fawning over how gorgeous and brilliant she is despite the eye. Ugh.

He wants to keep his job.

Another brutal ratings week for GH, despite the DirecTV carriage dispute getting settled.

r407, Does he need to be so over the top about it? He's nauseating.

I don't like NAC's pose or mom jeans.

He is the only person I’ve seen make the Gen Z mom jeans work, R410.

NAC and Cooper Koch in their matching jeans.

Last photo, I promise!

Chloe Sevigny and Cooper Koch went to a Charlie XCX concert together.

R413.. wow. Chloe looks...preoccupied.

I hate to give Steve Burton clicks but I was curious about Charles Mesure. I was hoping he would be less fawning over LW but no such luck. He does also sing Finola's praises so I guess it's a wash. Also mentions JPS.

I knew he was on Desperate Housewives but didn't know he was on Xena. He started out wanting to be a lawyer.

He mentions in this interview, as he has in other interviews, that he's of a certain age now and has trouble memorizing lines. I've never been in show biz but is it a good idea for an actor to announce this?

I don't like his shirt. I do like his accent.

R392 Many fans are thoroughly disappointed with this story, although on a brighter note, the Lucky/Liz scenes were a highlight for fans, along with Ric/Liz scenes, Ric's return overall as well.

Putting Liz front and center works for GH hopefully they will finally course correct.

I want Rick Hearst inside me - quite deeply!

R393 Although Guza was planning to revisit Lucky's addiction issues, it was actually Garin Wolf who had Lucky staring at pills non-stop. Shelly Altman was brought in as co-head writer to help balance Garin out, since he patterned his writing style after old school storytelling. Lucky's dealer in that storyline, J.T. Dykstra, played by Gregory Michael Stipes, had family members of his trying their best to get a contract offered to him, including drumming up fan interest, even though he was scheduled to be short-term.

Sidwell is also turning out to be somewhat of a fan favorite.

Believe it or not, an Anna/Jason/Carly/Brennan quadrangle was considered. However, SB believes Carly and Jason are better off as friends, while the fraus aren't exactly receptive to the idea of Anna being involved with Jason, because of his history with Robin.

R402 Filming is usually 4-6 weeks ahead of airing on screen, yet Frank will sometimes have scenes filmed two weeks before edited in. Writing is around 8-12 weeks in advance of airing on screen.

R408 The ratings are abysmal.

R417 Liz is a fan favorite; Frank knows this that's why he used her to push both Franco and Finn.

R418 Rick, in his younger days and now in his silver fox era, has always been eye candy for many 😁😁

James is the Gladys Kravitz of Port Charles.

My cable programming grid indicates GH is pre-empted for Major League Baseball three days next week -- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

So, Kristina needs a lawyer and none of the local lawyers are available to her. Diane is representing Sonny, Alexis is in prison, Martin is representing Alexis and Ric is standing by Molly, so won't represent Kristina. And Scotty is off somewhere, likely getting fucked nonstop by a manslut.

So, without any local lawyers available, maybe Kristina will hire Nora Buchanan to come represent her. And while Nora is in Port Charles, she might run into her grandson, Isaiah Gannon.

So is Frank eavesdropping on these boards? Eva "Tits" LaRue is no longer showing her attributes. Now she's wrapping up in turtleneck caftans!

Maybe he'll get BrookLynn a burqa.

Kristina is awful. Get her off the screen!

If Chris Van Etten happens to do full on couple swaps, similarly to when he first started with Dan, back in 2019, would that pique your interest? Would you be willing to possibly start watching more if everything happens to be switched around? The fraus are really pissed off btw. They're not too receptive to the possibilities of change, but the changes are creating discussions about the show.

Jason and Anna were gross

The show sucks. Lucky's return, boring. Lulu's legs, boring. Dex as cop, Joss as waitress, Sasha as cook, Cody as stable boy, boring. Laura's kids are front burner, but Genie is on vacation. Drew and Willow have no chemistry, Jason and Anna have the wrong chemistry, Jordan and Isiah are eye fucking 20 minutes after meeting, while he's bedridden. Kristina has come for Carly's cunt crown. Portia desperate, Trina MIA, Nina pointless, Gio POINTLESS, Chase wasted. And then there's caged heat Heather, continuing to shit on an iconic character.

I doubt even a Marcil return would get them back over 2 million viewers. Clean house and reset. BTG is almost upon us.

R430 Even though many knew this is where it was headed, the kiss was intended for shock value, though many are mentioning how grossed out they were by it as well. If it helps any, SB is more committed to any other potential pairing- outside of Jason and Carly.

R431 What's interesting is that everything you referenced aligns with the majority of viewers. Even the fraus are complaining; not particularly about Isaiah, Jordan, Trina, Portia, Stella, obviously, but they're thoroughly disappointed with the entire state of the show.

I've always found low energy Emma Samms dull and dreary even before her long COVID.

Never understood the fascination with her blandness and little voice. Didn't like her on Dynasty either.

I never understood why they continue to bring Holly back over recent years.

Frank and the network are big on Emma Samms; they also see her as a draw to keep the audience engaged.

However, many fans aren't as interested in seeing Emma Samms as much as Frank and the network are interested.

i enjoy Holly's visits.She's not interesting enough to be a full time cast member, but her occasional visits where she has a specific purpose are enjoyable to me.

Van Hansis IN as the new Lucas.

Fantastic casting with Van. He gets to be out as a gay man playing a gay man.

Hopefully, he'll keep his performance restrained. He went over the top in his last year or so of ATWT.

Van's first air date as Lucas is next week, Friday Oct. 4.

So, is Van going to end up debuting before Alexa Havins as Lulu, despite Alexa being announced several weeks ago?!?!

Now they need someone for Lucas to get involved with and I don't mean Brad.

Plot twist: Dr. Isaiah Gannon has a secret....

R441, I absolutely love Brad. I hope he gets a story.

Jake Silbermann IN as the new big bad megavillian:

"Dongmaster"

r442, Brad can have a story. Parry Shen seems like a nice guy. I just hope it's not with Lucas. I never bought into him with OGLucas and I doubt it would be any different with NuLucas.

Well, this does explain why they brought back Brad, who has been missing for a year.

I thought it was odd that Brad was just there as a red herring for the changing of Heather's cobalt test results.

But if Lucas is coming back, Brad's return makes more sense. We never saw full resolution four years ago of how betrayed Lucas felt by the baby switch and Brad's deception.

Any chance Kimberly McCullough got herself an Ozempic prescription and is coming back to PC to surprise Anna only to catch her canoodling with her ex-boyfriend?

Robin on her way back is the only plausible explanation to that bizarre out of nowhere kiss.

Well, they managed to keep Van Hansis under wraps until now.

So, maybe Robin's return is also being kept quiet. Fingers crossed.

R447 Frank has an even firmer lockdown on spoilers now, including casting and storylines, which can lead to firing staffers who leak anything they're not supposed to spread. They also have a deal with Deadline to give them first dibs on casting info, which is why it was a blow for someone from Monaco's camp to leak her ouster, before the story went to Deadline.

Although Mulcahey has his faults, it was actually originally his idea to eventually bring Lucas back. Mulcahey also had a big coming out story for Aiden, including his boyfriend; Chris Van Etten and Dan O'Connor were planning to introduce the boyfriend, before they were fired. Back burning stories centered around gay characters were for the benefit of the fraus, however with ratings dropping, appeasing the fraus isn't exactly as much of a high priority as it used to be.

R446 Kimberly isn't interested in returning, though that can always be subject to change. The kiss under dire circumstances was a way to initiate a reason for it to happen, since there have been moments where Anna and Jason were teased. Fan reaction to the kiss is lukewarm, but it's more about increasing ratings and no longer playing it safe.

Previews For Next Week:

Monday, September 30th, 2024

Elizabeth opens up to Terry.

Nina and Curtis are puzzled.

Brennan briefs Robert.

Mac makes his feelings clear.

Carly wants answers.

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Tuesday, October 1st, 2024

****Preempted For Major League Baseball****

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Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024

****Preempted For Major League Baseball****

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Thursday, October 3rd, 2024

Sam wants to clear the air.

Molly challenges Alexis.

Elizabeth urges caution.

Trina confides in Ava.

Portia questions Brad.

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Friday, October 4th, 2024

Lucas returns.

Ava advises Portia.

Violet's behavior worries Brook Lynn and Chase.

Trina and Giovanni clash.

Sonny reassures Carly.

If the baseball games on October 1st and 2nd result in 1-1, then the tiebreaker will air on October 3rd.

R440 Lucas is part of Lulu's story. 🤫

If Lucas is now on the show, that suggests Maura West's job is more secure.

Lucas' arrival gives Ava a relative on the canvas. Lucas is the biological son of Ava's brother Julian. So, that means a bit more job security for Maura.

Of course, the show never played the aunt-nephew angle when Ryan Carnes was in the role. But for that matter show never played the fact the Carly and Lulu are first cousins before either.

Times change. And so do HWs.

Lucas will probably leave again after Sam kicks the bucket

Lucas is also Sam's half brother -- they both have Julian as their father.

Wonder if Lucas is coming to town for Sam's funeral.

R454 😁 not exactly. This was more of a Michelle Stafford surprise type hire, except it was revealed before it could exactly leak.

R455 Lucas shows up before Sam kicks the bucket.

How would you guys feel about Tracy/Cody, Maxie/Michael, Kristina/Lucky, Brook Lynn/Dante?

Fraus are also upset about Josslyn/Dex "possibly ending" in favor or Molly/Dex, even though they were never exactly onboard with Molly/TJ.

*in favor of Molly/Dex at R459

No to all of them r458 especially the only plausible one of BLQ/Dante. Why allow the actress to drag down another viable actor with her personal agenda? Now if TempBLQ was in the role I'd say yes definitely to BLQ/Dante pairing.

Should we prepare for a Deadline article soon announcing Josh Swickard's departure due to boredom and bullshit storylines? I can't believe they've trapped one of the few young handsome actors on the show into such dull storyline with no foreseeable end to the situation.

They're on the verge of cancellation. I'm surprised they're going with mostly conventional storylines and pairings. At this point, they should go for controversy:

Pair Curtis up with Joss and/or Drew up with Joss if they want real dramatic storyline for Carly......and Lucas up with Gio - THAT would give Gio's character a purpose.

Lucky should fall back in love with Elizabeth bringing one of the better long-term storylines to a happy ending, especially because it's the original actors, and the ABC could end GH once and for all.

R458 Lucky is for Liz and nobody but Liz. I’d be open to all the other pairings listed, though.

Oh - and to make it an even happier ending - bring back a not-really- dead Ryan and have him murder (you can each pick your favorite three).

I'd have him kill Molly, TJ and and of course, Carly!!

Will Lucas be called Luke now?

Adult JJ has no chemistry with Herbst.

Her best chemistry is Hearst and Burton. Pair Liz up with Ric or Jason again. This Lucky return has been a bust.

I was yawning through much of the Lucky return at first. But now that Anna and Jason are in the storyline, I'm much more involved.

Becky Herbst has chemistry with just about everybody. I saw some sparks still there. Look forward to seeing them together in real life, not just in a fantasy.

Adult JJ has lost what he had as a teen... It happens

R461 😁😁 but no, Josh re-signed in February. He thought of not re-signing, but decided to stick around.

R462 Are you ready for ABC to get rid of GH? You wouldn't even want it to move exclusively to a streaming service, such as Hulu possibly?

[quote]Adult JJ has lost what he had as a teen... It happens

Maybe that's why they're writing him as Luke Jr. now. Giving him an adult persona since he can't depend on the teen charm anymore.

R463 Lucky's return initially included co-parenting Aiden with Liz, not necessarily a reunion, since TPTB don't exactly want to focus on Liz, unless she's propping newer characters. However, Liz/Ric and Liz/Lucky are two of the most popular potential pairings currently on canvas.

R465 😁 nope

When is Aiden coming out?

R474 He came out to Liz in December. He was supposed to come out to Laura, with Liz also present, months ago, while Mulcahey was still head writing, but the scenes were cut by Frank. They were filmed with the previous Aiden, Enzo De Angelis.

Miss Hansis looks old.

thanks r475

I like Liz with Jason. Ava with Ric. Maybe Lucky with Maxie?

Has MAGA Byrne opened her pie hole on X and congratulated Van on his new role?

I'm getting feelings of when GL panicked and brought back Grant Aleksander. Phillip's return from the dead led to good stories and performances but the show was still canceled months later.

[quote] They should cast Chris McKenna's sexy ass as Steven Lars.

If you haven't seen young Chris in "King of the Ants" you are missing out. He spends a part of the movie commando in sweat pants and is sex on a stick. Now be warned, it is a brutal and violent movie but I liked it aside from the eye candy.

[quote]Jake Silbermann IN as the new big bad megavillian: "Dongmaster"

Mmmm. I'd lick [italic]that[/italic] shit up on the daily.

As if Miss Van didn’t try to gobble down Jake’s big dong.

Sayonara Samantha

Poor Antonio Sabato Jr. Hollywood has been so mean and unfair to him.

GH recast his role from 30 years ago with someone else and DWTS is "rigged". Can someone please cut poor, poor Antonio a break. People are so mean and unfair to him and his orange turd hero tRump.

Closeted Lucas dated Brook Lynn. Gio is their kid.

From the GH wiki: In 2002, Lucas is integrated into a group of younger characters which consist of his adoptive cousins, Maxie and Georgie. Lucas and Georgie even dated briefly in high school, and he took her to prom only for Maxie to ruin their date. Though they were not biologically related, neither pairing caught on with fans. Lucas later dated Brook Lynn Quartermaine while he supported Georgie during her troubled romance with Dillon Quartermaine.

Adam Huss posing with some orange trees.

If Frank still stringing him along?

Why does Michael Knight’s accent change from scene to scene? What’s that all about?? He had a pretty good facelift though.

R487. He sadly fell into the Tonja Walker interview trap. He's VERY thirsty.

You'd think this bitch is fucking Mother Teresa the way articles about her departure describe her last day.

I've had sufficient of Kelly's mom at this point. She needs to STFU.

Stuart Damon got fired after thirty years.

I joked about Jake back at R443 but someone on a message board insisted the show is talking to him to play nuNik.

People have vivid imaginations......

So Tracy and Aunt Stella are going to eat each other out??? A 75+ lezzy story? Sure, Frank. That will bring in the 18-49 year olds!!

Kelly Monaco's Firing is a Tragedy! Call Amnesty International!!!!

I DO hope that Kelly details Billy Flynn eating her hairy snatch. #Truth

R495. Billy Flynn?! I think he'd stay 1000 miles away from snatch...hairy or otherwise...

R496 Brain fart. Billy Miller.

Is that Future Oscar Winner Billy Flynn™️?

Nikolas and Lucas?!

R493. David Lewis is rolling in his grave.

I think they may go that route with Alexis and heather r493.

They teased it with Alexis and harmony…

Please take any posts from our resident mentally ill soap obsessive with a huge grain of salt. Like Antarctica sized

I would like to see the show explore something between Portia and Ric.

Yes r483, r488, r493, r495 and r497 are all from Spicen, our resident soap psycho troll.

Best not to engage with him. If you hit the ignore button on one of his posts, ALL of his posts on every thread on DL immediately disappear.

After that, the soap threads become much more pleasant places to be.

R504. Wow, that cleaned out a lot of posts. Thanks!

Yet ANOTHER Aiden recast.

I can't keep track of all the Dannys, Roccos and Aidens.

They should wear nametags.

[quote]I can't keep track of all the Dannys, Roccos and Aidens.They should wear nametags.

So true!!!

I don't think we've even seen Aiden since March or April.

And Jake is gone now? They sent him off to college? I assume that's because the actor left for college.

The Jake actor didn’t leave for college. They just aren’t interested in writing for the character or anything involving Jason/Liz. They’re giving his initial story (Jake reconnecting with Jason) to Aiden and Lucky.

Where did Frank find this “kid”?

R510 On the end of his cock, of course.

New Aiden definitely doesn't look like he's in high school. And definitely doesn't have that youthful innocence the previous one did.

But if you're going to play a gay youth storyline, maybe you need to have a slightly older actor to play the all the nuances of such a storyline. Somebody with a little maturity.

Essentially its the same thing that happened when ATWT decided to make Luke Snyder gay. Cast an older actor with a bit more life experience -- Kim Zimmer's 15 year old son, Jake Weary, had been in the part, but then they recast with a 25 year old Van Hansis.

And now that Van is part of the GH cast, maybe he can give this new actor some tips on how to play it effectively.

They are going to have to age up Cam and Jake too in order for this to work.

That is if we ever see Cam and Jake again.

The last Aiden we saw was the recast of the Aiden who came out to Liz. He lasted only a few episodes. This NuNuAiden is 23 and looks older than Cam and Jake. It’s NuNuMolly all over again.

[quote]They are going to have to age up Cam and Jake too in order for this to work.

True. But since both actors are apparently gone for good, it will be easy to recast with older actors when/if they decide to bring Cam and Jake back.

This new guys is the same height as (tiny) Becky. They probably recast so Aiden wouldn't be towering over his mother AND his father.

The show doesn’t seem interested in Cam or Jake.

Cam was supposed to return over the summer. It never happened. And then Jake’s story with Jason was cut.

Speaking of Molly 3.0, Kristen Vaganos is on contract now so she had to kiss the ring and go on Mo's show yesterday. Not going to link as I don't want to give him easy views. I watched because I like her and was curious who she would mention. She only mentioned loving NLG and how NLG bristles at some of the dialogue, something to do with the Meisner method.

She doesn't have any mental health problems and comes from a healthy, loving Greek family so that didn't give Mo much to work with, lol. She didn't even try to exaggerate some small problem to appease him like some do.

She's very likeable and confident, she produces on the side. She has some great uncle that was canonized in Greek religion or something like that. They didn't even discuss how she got GH. Mo was too busy talking about his fear of flying, his breakdowns, his first scene with her when Molly yelled at him was while he was having his most recent breakdown. Also, the breakdown he had three weeks after he got the role of Sonny and how awful he was to those around him. Again, no apology for his awfulness back then.

They've only had two scenes together (second one coming up soon) but of course she did the requisite thanking him for his mentorship. 🤮

It's a shame they can't have legacy families with all their children around and with storylines.

Laura's getting two of her three kids back but Liz only has one of her three.

No Dillon Quartermaine or Lila Rae or Emma Drake or Serena Baldwin. Who else am I missing?

But we get Cody, Sasha, Gio and Violet that no one is invested in.

Lucy also has a a daughter named Christina from her time on Port Charles. Think the daughter is adopted. Not sure if Kevin or Scotty is the adopted father.

Obviously, if they ever decided to bring her to GH, they'd have to use a nickname for her since the Christina name is already taken on GH.

R520 I remember at some point there was discussion of that character coming on. I don't know what ultimately happened.

I wish they'd bring on Serena Baldwin, but there seems to be a real dedication to the original portrayer, like Kim Mc.

R508 Tristan Riggs made his debut as a recast Aiden in May. Giovanni Mazza was considered as Aiden; Mark Teschner felt that he wasn't quite right for the role, but he felt there was something special about Giovanni, so Frank told him to test him anyway. Frank was so impressed with him, that instead of a throwaway role as one of Jake's friends, Frank, Korte and Mulcahey introduced Giovanni Cerullo, then changed to Giovanni Palmieri.

Soon to be Giovanni Jones or Giovanni Falconeri?

R508 Hudson West has other projects he's working on, but essentially he was written out as R509 referenced, because Korte didn't want to write for him, seeing how he's Elizabeth and Jason's son. There was a storyline idea where Jake would've suffered from brain damage, pushing Elizabeth away and bonding with Jason and Carly, after being injured while protecting Danny, but it never came into fruition. Mulcahey wanted to write for Elizabeth and Jake, even if included recasting Jake (SB's son was even mentioned as a recast) but Korte doesn't want Jake on canvas, so the Jason/Jake bonding story is going to Lucky/Aiden.

R510 😆 😆

Is Maura safe now?

Was her job ever really in jeopardy?

Or was it just a ruse to build their case for getting rid of KeMo and give themselves an extra added layer of protection?

[italic]"We considered killing off Ava, Liz and Sam but unfortunately storyline dictated Sam die so her liver could save Lulu and provide many storylines for years to come for Dante, Danny, Alexis, Kristina, Molly and Jason. Therefore Your Honor, we request the case against ABC by Ms. Monaco for unjust termination be dismissed. Also, we would like to apply for a restraining order against Mrs. Carmina Monaco as she is a nuisance...." ~ABC Lawyers[/italic]

^^ I forgot Scout, I'm sure she will also miss her sleepy mother and act out.

[quote][R520] I remember at some point there was discussion of that character coming on. I don't know what ultimately happened.

When Ron brought Lucy back to the show in late 2012, there were a handful of references to her daughter Christina coming back to town soon. I think Lucy and Scotty were the adopted parents.

Didn't Kevin also get a daughter or two while on Port Charles? I watched the first year or so of Port Charles, then gave up on it. So, I'm not sure about what all happened over there.

R514 Tristan Riggs' Aiden came out to Laura, with Liz present, but those scenes never made the light of day. You're thinking of Enzo De Angelis, who portrayed Aiden when he came out to Liz in December. Enzo quit after his family decided they didn't want him playing a gay character.

R516 Also bears closer of a resemblance to Jonathan than previous Aiden actor Tristan Riggs.

They obviously need an Aiden actor old enough to make his own decisions and not a minor with MAGAT parents shrieking about the storyline or in high school and susceptible to bullying.

R522 Giovanni was not considered for Aiden. He was considered for a friend of Jake’s.

And Enzo is the one who filmed the coming out scenes with Genie and Becky. They were cut.

R520, Kin Shriner mentioned on Twitter months ago that Christina is only considered Port Charles canon not GH.

At this point let’s bring on Serena’s kids instead of another 50 year old but would love some Lucy family on canvas.

I think Lila alcazar is in the Austin gatlin holt category. Who would care that she’s around?

Dillon belongs on screen.

R534 Right Enzo filmed the scenes where Aiden came out to Laura with Liz present; I've actually mentioned that here several times. Becky and Genie even confirmed this at Nancy's event.

Giovanni was considered for Aiden originally, then a friend of Jake's, before cast as Giovanni, when they were looking for roughly a fifteen year old to play Aiden. He started working two weeks after Tristan Riggs. Similarly to how Adam J. Harrington was originally slated for Brennan, except Teschner felt that he was better suited for another role.

That was actually intended for R532 at R535. Its been a long day 😃

R520 You're referring to Christina Collins, Lucy and Kevin's daughter. She actually did have a nickname when Ron decided to bring her onboard, C.C., since Kristina Corinthos, then Lindsey Morgan, was there. Kristen Deane was rumored as C.C., with Tyler Peterson also rumored as Trevor, C.C.'s boyfriend. Frank approved Ron's Port Charles arc, but didn't move forward with C.C. Rafe Kovich, Jr. pretty much continued the legacy of Port Charles; actor Jimmy Deshler also dated Haley Pullos for awhile. Haley preferred Molly and Rafe over Molly and TJ back then- when played by Tequan Richmond.

R521 Correct. Frank ultimately vetoed Christina and her boyfriend.

R523 Giovanni Quartermaine and Giovanni Corinthos were other possibilities awhile ago.

R526 MW is safe now. No it wasn't a ruse; in order to make even more budget cuts, especially to bring any vets back, they were going to fire her. Frank proposed firing Kelly Monaco instead.

I think Gio Jones would be the more interesting storyline and not the same old long lost kid trope.

Added bonus: He would be related to Snarly Jr. and can't be paired with her.

R526 Your statement is hilarious btw 😆

r541

Snarly Jr and Lucas aren't bio related sadly

Sasha, the current Q Cook, should’ve always been cast as Serena.

R528 Right Kevin had a daughter, Livvie Locke, Kelly Monaco's character; Rachel Locke was her mother, Kimberlin Brown, if I'm not mistaken, was the only Rachel. When they were considering Sam's father on GH, Ron wanted to play up the Port Charles angle with Ryan or Kevin as Sam's father, but Frank wanted Julian, so Ron had to go that route.

Speaking of Port Charles, Kelly Monaco has the distinction, out of an assumingly small pool of actors, portraying double characters simultaneously on two different soaps; Livvie Locke and Tess Ramsey on Port Charles/Sam McCall and Alicia Montenegro on GH.

R531 Bingo

Kelly’s firing came from higher than Frank. She ran her mouth and they’d finally had enough. Kelly deleted her IG post and has mommy Carmina is speaking for her which is just… weird.

Mommy Carmina speaking for her is very odd and juvenile. I say this as an Italian whose late "Ma" was also very enthusiastic about my life and had to be "managed". Manage your mother, Kelly!

R548 Frank wanted Kelly fired six to seven years ago. He had pushback up until now. The network decided to go through with it only after he threw her under the bus for MW. The executives in charge now weren't as keen on keeping her employed as their predecessors were, which famously started with one of her biggest fans, Brian Frons.

R549 Carmina is managing Kelly 😆 😆

We haven’t technically established that Gio is straight, have we? Because a Gio/NuAiden pairing would be hot and would finally give the former some purpose.

Well, with Brad, NuAiden, and NuLucas, Port Charles is becoming gayer by the minute. Throw in Terry, Ms. Hofer, and Giolin, I can see a fun night at the local gay bar.

[quote]Well, with Brad, NuAiden, and NuLucas, Port Charles is becoming gayer by the minute. Throw in Terry, Ms. Hofer, and Giolin, I can see a fun night at the local gay bar.

Maybe Felix can come join the fun too.

I really like Brad, and I miss Felix.

The abc float in next years pride parade…

I forgot about Felix....awwww

I’m not thrilled that Miss Van Hansis blew his way into the part.

I think the new Aiden showed a lot of promise in today’s episode.

I agree, NuAiden did a good job.

I want a Serena Baldwin who sticks around long term! Recast!!!

I don’t get the MW needs to go to save money and then it’s KM who gets the axe….why wasn’t CW in the mix? Nina is the most pointless of the three characters. I’d even say NLG would have been part of the who should go to save money discussion….and some males especially CM / pointless Drew…

NLG's threat of releasing the book she wrote is what keeps her employed.

I can't imagine she's very popular with TPTB given her threats.

CW's Nina may have been safe since the character has familial ties. Daughter, grandchildren, son in law, nephew, aunt who may still pop in and presumed dead daughter who may be resurrected at any time and create even more storylines. Also, three ex-husbands and a current fuck buddy.

Ava doesn't have any adult children to have storylines with, just a young child who is rarely seen. No brother, no husband/ex-husband, no boyfriend. Just a friendship with a college age girl. I might understand the overly closely relationship with Trina if Trina was troubled or came from a troubled family. But she's not troubled and comes from an upper middle class, tight knit family with tons of support and love.

KM is a skank.

It’s interesting, R563; from a story perspective, the show doesn’t need both Nina *and* Ava—they fill a similar niche. But both actresses are so good it would be a shame to lose either of them.

I don't mind the Aiden recast if this means he can now get an actual storyline. Would be nice to see him with an on-screen boyfriend, whether that's Tobias or someone else. I do admit he does look a lot older though. I saw someone suggest Lucas be a mentor to him, that would be nice.

I noticed today is actress Crystal Bernard's Birthday. Did we ever find out exactly what happened to sister Robyn Bernard? (the circumstances of her death and life leading up to it).

Really tragic.

I agree both are great actresses but Nina’s ties are forced and meaningless. Willow can leave too…especially in comparison to Sam’s ties. CW is a great actress. Yet she’s playing a character we never needed from the start.

KM and Sam like her or hate her is a vet. Plus one half of a super couple in Jasam. They fill very much have their fans and even if they never reunited there were still story beats to hit. Her exit feels rushed. If they actually wrote a real exit story I’d be more accepting.

Alexis feels played out. Without a real love interest. NLG being problematic and of a certain over crowded age group. Her unwillingness to play Cassadine stories….her social media presence….thats who I would have fired.

I agree MW and Ava could go but she’s a huge asset being a complicated villain who drives story played by one of the shows best!

R567. She was homeless living in that field she was found in. Not a good area and the weather that March morning was quite cold. Her mobile home burned down months before that.

R552 Would you prefer Giovanni bisexual or sexually fluid? Giovanni coming out as fully gay would be pretty interesting.

R553 This should soften the blow somewhat when the show received backlash from LGBTQ fans, primarily lesbians, who were upset about Kraze coming to a conclusion, while Blaze's homophobic mother was allowed to stay in town. Kate Mansi also wants to explore more of Kristina's bisexuality; with both her and Eva La Rue having a hard enough time of winning fans over as it is, being blamed for a lack of LGBTQ characters isn't exactly good, especially when viewership is eroding rapidly.

R555 Felix is a good time. Adding in his sister Taylor with a redux of Molly/TJ/Taylor/Rafe, substituting Rafe for Dex would be fun, provided Taylor is still somewhat of a troublemaker, but that's primarily wishful thinking.

R556 😁

R561 When there were rumored cast cutting measures taking place, both Nina and Drew were mentioned. This was before Mulcahey was brought on board; he wanted to write specifically for both Nina and Drew. Pay cuts essentially prevented a huge cast erosion, though certain actors obviously weren't able to stay employed. Nina and Drew have more ties to the canvas than Ava, so they weren't exactly deemed as isolated as Ava.

R562 😬😬

R563 Absolutely. Ava was seen as virtually disposable.

R566 Tobias or another love interest for Aiden is rumored on the horizon

R568 Frank personally wanted Kelly Monaco fired, that's why it feels forced, since it was basically unexpected. Although, she was rumored to be on the chopping block shortly before the actual firing occurred, on August 22nd. Frank managed to kill two birds with one stone; Monaco's exit along with Mansi's ascension as the primary daughter in the Davis household.

R568 NLG actually considered walking off when Frank lowballed her during contract renegotiations awhile ago, before they were able to resolve the issue. Frank wants her off the show as well, but the network would have to sign off on it. It was easier for them to fire Monaco, especially since Frank is somewhat of a snitch.

Frank is also primarily the reason why the Spencer recast was kaput. The Sprina fans pissed him off with their complaints so he decided to not proceed with the recast. The network wanted NAC back, of course, but when he refused to re-sign his contract for another year, the network decided to terminate his contract, which only had six weeks or so left. Mulcahey wanted to recast but Frank was firmly against doing so; the network could always override Frank, though they were pissed that the show allowed NAC to walk. Saddling him with a baby in the form of his little brother wasn't exactly pleasing to the network either.

R570 .either way is fine with me, although “sexually fluid” would both feel contemporary and leave more options open for the future.

The frau brigade will never stand for NuLucas, Aiden or Gayovanni thriving in front burner stories. They pretty much forced the end of Kraze, and Teri's romance with the hot bodyguard. Lucas will be revealed as Gio's dad, and both will be gone in 6 months. Aiden will join his dad in Africa (or wherever) when JJ decides to leave again.

R487 - That's a lot of fruit in just one picture.

Kathleen Gati tweeted how good NAC was in Monsters and congratulated him.

Have any of his other former co-stars done the same? I don't follow any of them, I just see what happens to come up in my feed.

Mo? 🤣

R584, Kin Shriner and Cassandra James both posted praise for his performance. I follow most of the GH cast on IG and lots of them fave and comment on his posts. Mo never followed him as far as I can tell, LOL.

R581 Contemporary storylines are sorely lacking, but definitely needed at this point.

R584 Saw this on twitter earlier. People are saying something happened between them because of how he answered.

R582 That's true, both Kraze and Terry's burgeoning relationship were both met with disdain by the fraus. However, practically everything that's taking place now is pretty much in spite of the fraus. The fraus also don't want Willow with Drew, they don't want any inkling of a relationship between Anna and Jason, they don't want anything deemed out of the ordinary, etc. The ratings are suffering while continuing to showcase the same format; the fraus were the "lapsed viewers" that the network wanted to retain so badly, yet that has proved disastrous.

R585 😁

R584 R587 MB and NAC were never really exactly on the same page, to put things mildly. NAC pretty much rejected MB's olive branch in terms of mentoring, coaching, etc. He never kissed the proverbial ring, so to speak. Chad and NAC didn't gel either.

[quote] Chad and NAC didn't gel either.

Guess NAC didn't kiss the DoD.

New thread here:

*hack*

R591 😆

R591 Guess not. I'll- I mean he'll have to get over not being able to kiss it.

I would gladly kiss the DoD.

What? I mean, what it's attached to isn't the prettiest, but I always was a size queen......

It is being pointed out that Tyler Christopher was 24 when he debuted as 15-year-old Nikolas Cassadine in 1996.

r597 good point

Excuse me! EXCUSE ME!!!!

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