Julian’s interactions with Sonny and Sam this past week are good examples of why I usually find myself rooting for him, even though he often does pretty terrible things. Sonny wanted to keep him from aligning with Cyrus, and his way of doing that was to try to intimidate and threaten him? That seems like it could easily backfire. So much of the…[Read more]

I saw the preview for this week’s episodes, and it’s so frustrating watching these stories that are, in many cases, both repetitive and nonsensical. The show really needs to focus on developing stories that build and move using the cast that they have on the show on a regular basis. I’m tired of Clyde, Orpheus and Rolfe dropping in every few…[Read more]

I’ve never been on board with Julexis the way a lot of fans seemingly were, but I think Alexis and Julian make really good exes. The hard thing is that Julian can just be a background character who hooks up occasionally but will more of less always be in love with Alexis, and that works for him, but Alexis needs something better than just dating…[Read more]

I love how Shawn, a man who was trained as a CSI tech and then just became a detective one day through magic, is acting police commissioner.

I’m not sure when Alison Sweeney will be airing again, but the sooner the better! I did see that she and Kristian Alfonso appear to be shooting a Hallmark mystery together, so maybe after that’s done?

It…[Read more]

I’m glad they’ve given Dev some purpose in the last few weeks, and it feels very in line with his history that he’d nudge things along in the direction that suits him. He’s also clearly the most expendable character in that quad, so it’s easy to make him the agitator.

I also agree I’m generally liking the characters on the whole considerably…[Read more]

What a strange introduction for Cady McClain as Jennifer. Yesterday’s episode had a few weird things about it, I am assuming because of transition into storylines and scenes filmed during the pandemic rather than before. The flow felt strange, with Orpheus and Clyde showing up kind of out of nowhere, causing a town-wide blackout, busting out of…[Read more]

I agree, I’ve been enjoying the work of all three performers. Soaps are so much about suffering and then some relief of that suffering, and the occasional win over an opponent, but I felt such joy when Dante finally went to see Olivia. LiLo has really done a wonderful job with that story as well as all the stuff with Ned and Brook Lynn. Also…[Read more]

I think DAYS is the hardest to pick leads because of the revolving door this year in particular. Even though neither is on screen right now, I think Camila Banus and Kristian Alfonso have been leads this year. The other woman who I’d say was most clearly a lead is Victoria Konefal (also not on screen currently), but she’s still eligible for the…[Read more]

It’s funny that Brook Lynn returned to Port Charles like a year ago as this great singer, and in that timeframe, we’ve heard singing from what feels like every character other than her. Also, I’ve generally liked the show’s original songs, but that Deception song is not something I’d want associated with trying to get people to buy cosmetics.…[Read more]

It was really sad seeing yesterday’s episode as Hope’s final appearance on the show. Of course, this wasn’t the show’s intention to be sending the character off this way, but it was unfortunate it turned out like that. I really hope they write something sensible to explain Hope not being around anymore — I’m fine with something like she couldn’t…[Read more]

It seems like they’re making an effort to get things going somewhat, with Sally Spectra coming in and Gloria returning. I’m sure by now TPTB have heard the collective viewer cry that the show is incredibly boring. The decision to have Dina die so soon after Mike did on GH feels like a reaction to how news of that story was received by fans and may…[Read more]

With Kristian Alfonso’s last air show being tomorrow, Glamour published this article yesterday with Kristian discussing her decision to leave and her time on the show. I’m not sure why the title refers to nearly 30 years rather than nearly 40, but I enjoyed reading this. It’s still shocking to me that whoever thought taking Hope off canvas for…[Read more]

On the one hand, it seems like almost everyone now wants to do something about Cyrus, which is good, but on the other hand, if Brando and Sonny are really going into this whole man-on-the-inside scheme, it feels like it could be a long time before anything actually comes of it, which is not ideal.

Uh oh. The show has halted production for two weeks following a positive COVID test from a member of the production staff. Hopefully it’s an isolated incident that didn’t spread to anyone else and that person recovers soon.

Despite the incredible head start the show originally had, they are starting to get close to the wire after this two week…[Read more]

Boozy Alexis is my new favorite character, but Brando shouting in a crowd with the vigor of a man auditioning for the lead in a local production of Macbeth is also gaining on the competition.

^^^I agree, the episode was really well done and extremely moving and effective. I was particularly impressed with how many cast members the show was able to not only get into the episode, but also give significant moments to. To my mind, this would make a perfect drama series submission — it caps off years of story but also is perfectly…[Read more]

I saw a headline somewhere yesterday saying that Allie’s attacker has a family connection to Tripp. If we’re right and Charlie is Allie’s baby’s father, Charlie also being Ava’s son would make that click into place. I’m not familiar with Mike Manning — I think the only season of The Real World I saw any of was Kyle Brandt’s. It’s funny he came…[Read more]

I think that shift has more to do with the writing than the actress. It seems like as soon as we learned that Claire wasn’t sabotaging Ben and Ciara’s wedding, they decided to throw out the baby with the bathwater and let Olivia Rose Keegan take fun, crazy Claire with her. Now, Claire isn’t so much a person recovering from issues with mental…[Read more]

I’ve mostly liked Isabel Durant as Claire just fine, but the scenes with Allie did feel somewhat out to sea in terms of Claire’s emotional reactions to things. And yeah, Charlie seems very likely to be the person who actually raped Allie. It feels like they’re gearing up for a story that goes on for a while, but considering that the conflicting…[Read more]

I was thrown by the preemptions last week, but glad things should be back to normal. There are things happening in so many storylines that not having a daily dose is tough.

BTW, Olivia’s face when Ned accused her of sleeping with Robert is basically the same look on my face when people online suggest a Robert/Olivia pairing. I know soaps do it…[Read more]