What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & recaps from today’s real time TV watching)

 

General Hospital

Scotty shows up to Franco’s with cheesesteaks. I love these two together! Scotty says since Franco hasn’t caused any problems or been arrested lately, it’s cause for celebration. Franco says he does’t feel like celebratig bcause of Jake. Scotty congratulates him on caring about a kid rather than abducting one. Ha-ha! Nina comes home.

Kiki asks if Ava had a miracle cure and says avery is fine. ava says she didnt ask how she is but where she is. Kiki says she’s with her father.

Sonny is playing with Avery, who looks pretty darn big all of a sudden. Carly comes in and asks if Ava knows Avery is there. Sonny says what Ava doesn’t know won’t hurt her.

Laura is calling Nicholas. She gets voicemail and says she hopes he’s not doig what she thinks he’s doing. Tracy is eavesdropping with a huge smile.

Hayden and Nicholas are in Las Vegas at the Camelot Chapel. They’re going to be the 45,678th wedding there and they’re wearing crowns designed after the Burger King crown. Nicholas says Hayden needs to agree to something before they get married.

Scotty leaves. Nina and Franco are going to have “crazy mind-blowing sex.” Nina says she wishes she could get pregnant.

Carly asks Sonny what he’s going to do when Ava finds out because she will. He says he has a list of things, whatever that means.

Ava asks Kiki if this is a joke. Morgan says it’s no joke and the only reason Ava has custody is because Ava tricked Sonny into threatening her. Kiki asks why Ava faked being sick. Ava asks why Kiki deliberately defied her. Kiki says Sonny is Avery’s father and she needs him, like she needed a father growing up. Ava leaves. Morgan tells Kiki not to worry. Kiki says she likes him so chill and he says its probably the meds.

Laura tells Nicholas to call when he gets the message and not to do anything rash. Tracy comes in looking for Hayden. Laura says she doesn’t know where Hayden is, but if Tracy finds her, she can keep her. Ha-ha! Tracy says Hayden is doing some financial work for her. Laura says she knew Nicholas gave Hayden a job at ELQ, but she didn’t think Hayden actually did anything. Tracy says Hayden is probably full of a lot of surprises.

Arthur, “the wedding purposer,” whose wearing a jester outfit, shows up to give Hayden and Nicholas a ten minute warning. Nicholas apologizes to Hayden that he didn’t talk to her sooner, and gives her a prenup.

Nina says she’d like to have a baby with Franco and says they should try anyway. He says they’ve never really discussed it. Nina says they’re a team and they love each other, and they should consider the possibility of being parents or at least try.

Carly tells Sonny he’s violating the custody agreement. Morgan texts Sonny with a heads up. Carly says I told you so and Sonny says she lives to say that to him. The doorbells rings.

Ava is there in the clutches of one of Sonny’s lackeys. Carly says they’re expecting her. Ava says she’s taking Avery and the only time Sonny will see her from now on is in photos. Sonny tells her not to touch his daughter.

Nicholas says Hayden will get 5 million if the marriage ends. She says, is that all? He says he thinks it’s fair and she says she was kidding. she says is that all he say it fair she was kididng He says nothing kills romance liek legalities. He says he trusts her but his legal team suggested the prenup.

Tracy asks Laura if she seriously thinks Hayden and Nicholas are getting married. Laura says she advised him against it, and now a lying back-stabbing little con-artist is out to take advantage of her son.

Hayden signs the prenup and they’re ready to go in. Arthur tells Hayden to come with him.

Franco is balking at being a parent. Nina tells him he’s almost a parent to Kiki and it would be great to have a child of their own. Franco says let’s stop for a second. Nina asks him if he wants to have a child with her and he says no.

Kiki and Morgan are having coffee outside. All of a sudden, Kiki has a weird look on her face. Morgan asks what’s wrong and she says the more she thinks about her mother, the more she doesn’t trust her.

Sonny says he thought Ava had the flu and she says she’s feeling better. Sonny tells her Avery will be safer with him. Ava asks what he’s talking about and he tells her not to be coy. Ava asks Carly if she talked Kiki into this and Carly says Kiki did it on her own. Ava says she’s glad because now Sonny is going to get even less time. Sonny says parental fitness is in the eye of the beholder. Ava takes Avery and leaves. Carly tells Sonny that Ava is probably calling her lawyer right now. Sonny says let her try; he knows what he’s doing. Sure enough, Ava calls her lawyer as soon as she gets outside.

Franco says he doesn’t want to pass his genes to a child, that the child will become a ticking time bomb. Nina says Franco isn’t who he used to be and he does well with Kiki. Franco tells her about working with Jake and that when he looks at him, he sees something he recognizes. He sees an angry, confused, troubled kid and he can’t imagine bringing a child into the world, looking into its eyes and seeing himself.

Tracy says Nicholas stole ELQ and is now marrying a con-artist, and it must be karma. Laura says she loves Nicholas, but doesn’t love his recent decisions. Tracy asks if she thinks he really loves Hayden and Laura says yes.

Hayden comes out carrying a beautiful bouquet, and is in a gorgeous white dress with black flowers that fits her perfectly. Good job, Arthur! Nicholas tells her that she takes his breath away. He gives her an amazing engagement ring with a huge round cubic zirconia diamond. She says she doesn’t know what to say, and he says the next thing she has to say is “I do.”

Ava meets Scotty at the bar. She tells him about how Kiki dropped Avery off with Sonny. Hmm…Avery is talking now? Scotty asks if Kiki was coerced. She says Kiki did it on her own out of a skewed sense of fairness and she wants Sonny’s visitation obliterated. Scotty tells her that if she pushes it, it will backfire.

Kiki tells Morgan this is a date, not a support group, so she’s dropping the subject of her mother. He tells her she looks cold and gets close to put his scarf on her.

Scotty asks Ava if Kiki was upset that she was called in to babysit under false pretenses. Ava reminds him of attorney/client privilege, and tells him she’s being forced into some business she doesn’t want to do. She says she can’t allow herself to be incriminated. Scotty tells her she should just lay low and should perhaps give Avery to Sonny until everything blows over. Ava says over her dead body. Scotty says let’s hope that doesn’t happen.

Carly says she saw how Sonny was looking at Ava and that he’s being very calm. She asks what he has on Ava.

Laura says Nicholas has a very romantic view of love and she knows that Hayden is going to end up hurting him. Tracy says believe it or not, she and Laura have a lot more in common than Luke. Tracy starts yawning and says she’s going home to catch up on some sleep. She asks Laura to tell Hayden she was looking for her.

Justice of the Peace Windsor, comes out in full king regalia. Nicholas offers him $500 for a few extra minutes. He has some vows he wants to read. Hayden says she didn’t prepare anything and he says she didn’t have to. They exchange rings and Windsor marries them at lightening speed. They kiss, confetti is thrown and Windsor is on to the next couple.

Nina tells Franco that she knows he’s not a bad person and neither is she. She says they make each other better and what he did had to do with the brain tumor. He says he’s not ready to make a baby with her. Nina says they can adopt. Franco says that conversation is going to take longer than the time they have, and they’ll talk about it later.

Kiki and Morgan kiss.

Ava tells Avery that Kiki can be a pain in the behind, but she loves her. Avery says, “Purple!” Ava says she’s going to make sure Sonny never harms her.

Sonny tells Carly about Ava doing some business that’s not gallery business. Carly says as long as he knows what he’s doing. Sonny says if the court won’t help, he has other means.

Scotty shows up at Nicholas’s castle. He tells Laura he wants to give her something. He has an invitation from Helena. Laura says she’s dead and I get excited for a second. Scotty says it’s an invite to the reading of the will.

Nicholas and Hayden are all lovey-dovey. Nicolas says he has to go pay Windsor and he leaves. Someone we don’t see says, “Rachel?” to Hayden.

Tomorrow, Lulu tells Dillon they can’t go on like this and Sam is found.

Little Women: Atlanta

Emily tells Bri and her boo about her pregnancy and how her boyfriend, Lontel, couldn’t have cared less. He sounds like a real charmer. Bri’s baby daddy isn’t supportive of Emily’s relationship and says she brought it on herself. What’s up with that guy’s eyebrows?

Minnie is doing Monie’s hair. Minnie says her boyfriend hasn’t been answering her texts. Monie is thinking about a career change as a voice over artist and has quit her office job. Her boyfriend will have to support her in the meantime and she’s hesitant to approach him about it. Minnie offers her a job at the salon, doing shampooing and such.

The twins brought their boyfriends along in the move. They’re the breadwinners and the boyfriends are househusbands. Minnie comes over. She says she didn’t have kids, so she “adopted” the twins. Minnie suggests a housewarming party, but they don’t know what that is, so she has to explain. How stupid and/or sheltered are they? Minnie asks if they’ll invite Bri and Emily. She says Atlanta is really a small town, so if they don’t, word will get out, so they agree.

Emily is going to her first prenatal appointment and Bri is along for support. Dr. Rogers asks her about the previous baby she had. The doctor seems to have a good knowledge of little people. They do an ultrasound. Emily would prefer to have a little baby because they’re cuter and easier to handle, but she says she also knows the health risks.

Dr. Rogers says the baby’s heart rate is normal and shows them the baby on the sono screen. Emily feels badly because Lontel isn’t there when she’s seeing the baby for the first time, and doesn’t know what the future will hold. She’s tired of his behavior and says he’d better show up for the next appointment. Or what? She’s already kicked him out.

Minnie and Bri go shopping for a housewarming gift. Minnie talks about their spa day and how it backfired, although I thought it went pretty well. We flash back to the Cheeks (Bri and Emily) telling her they’d heard she’s not really dating Troy. She says Troy has been MIA and she’s moving on.

Monie tells her boyfriend, Morlin (these all sound like names from Harry Potter), that she quit her job. He’s upset she didn’t confer with him first. She says she has a job at the salon. Morlin gets annoyed, but Monie says it’s not like she’ll be sitting on the couch eating bon-bons. Morlin says she should have come to him first, and says he doesn’t know if their relationship should continue.

Emily’s daughter, Ava, and her father are coming to visit. Ava hadn’t moved with her because she’s still in school. It’s obvious her father doesn’t like Lontel. Emily says at least he’s got a job and kept it. Wow. What an accomplishment. Her dad says he doesn’t think Lontel is ready for kids and it’s hard for a single mother. Emily still thinks it will work out.

It’s Monie’s first day at the salon. She tells Minnie about Morlin’s reaction to her quitting her job. Minnie says she’ll be fine. Minnie says having her at the salon will distract her from her problems with Troy. Minnie tells her how to prep the customer and Monie isn’t thrilled. She hands Monie a broom and she’s not thrilled with that either. Monie says she wasn’t expecting this labor. Geez. Did she expect to be eating bon-bons there?

Emily and Bri are exercising and Bri brings up the housewarming party. Bri thinks they can be friends again, but Emily thinks not. Bri asks if Emily is going to tell them about the pregnancy. Emily says she has no choice. They’ll know sooner or later anyway. Emily brings up Minnie’s relationship with Troy and asks Bri if she thinks it’s a real thing. They both think it’s sketchy.

Morlin tells Monie he wants to talk to her and apologizes for being so against her decision. He thinks it would be a good idea if he moved in. Monie is hesitant, but he says it will be easier for him to cover things with her career change. Otherwise, he has two households to take care of. She says she finds compromise difficult. He says he’s there all the time anyway. Monie says there will be rules and Morlin says they’ll adjust.

The twins are getting ready for their party. Monie and Minnie arrive first. In her individual interview, Emily hopes everyone is on their best behavior. She says she’s got enough drama with Lontel. Everyone immediately wonders why she’s not drinking. Minnie says she and Troy are going their separate ways. In her interview, Emily thinks it’s perfect timing since Juicy just exposed that she didn’t have a real relationship with him. Minnie asks if Bri is going to bring Juicy into their circle. Minnie says she’s a treachorous bitch. Emily says that Juicy practically runs the Atlanta social scene, so Minnie needs to back off.

In her interview, Minnie says she used to be friends with Juicy until she started spreading rumors that she wasn’t really dating Troy. She says the Cheeks claim they’re just doig business with her, but she thinks there’s more going on. Bri and Emily go outside for air. Bri asks Emily when she’s going to tell everyone about the pending baby.

Emily goes back in and says if she’s had an attitude problem lately, it’s probably because she’s pregnant. In their interview, one of the twins says she’s always been a bitch. Minnie says she’s going to leave the cheeks out of her beef with Juicy. Everyone is very supportive, which surprises Emily.

Monie and Minnie get together. Monie says she knows Minnie is putting on a brave face, but she’s bummed out about Troy. Minnie says she feels betrayed, and she had to cut things off with him because he wasn’t giving her the respect she deserves. Minnie wants to meet with Juicy to nip the rumors in the bud. She says she was sad about it at first, but now she’s pissed. Monie wonders why Juicy would make stuff up and says something must have triggered it.

Monie drops Minnie off to meet Juicy at some kind of restaurant. She tells her to keep it gangster. Minnie tells Monie about what the Cheeks said. Juicy says she explained to them how things had changed, that she discovered Minnie was a liar and using her. She says that Minnie wants to be her. In her interview, Minnie says that’s a laugh because Juicy looks like somebody’s grandma. Yeah, somebody’s grandma with magenta hair. Juicy says Minnie went from calling her every day to disappearing totally. Juicy says she knows Troy isn’t Minnie’s boyfriend and she’s just being a stalker. Minnie says she can’t be a stalker when she’s invited. Minnie walks out.

Minnie tells Monie what happened and says Juicy is just jealous. Say that three times real fast. They say screw Juicy and decide to go for drinks.

Next time, the twins don’t think Emily is pregnant and start rumors.

Little Women LA

Elena is getting her tattoos removed and Terra is tagging along. The technician says it’s not a lengthy procedure, but it takes a long time to achieve the end result. Like three years. Elena is having a preview party for her palette and hasn’t invited Jasmine. Terra says since Elena doesn’t have any kids, she didn’t think Elena would react so badly about not being invited to Jasmine’s mom party.

Briana is in the park with Matt. They talk about how Christy fought below the belt when they were at the couples retreat. Briana knows she has to see her since they travel in the same friend circle. Briana wants to plan a proper wedding. She tells Matt all he has to do is show up looking good.

Jasmine treats Tonya to a spa day. Tonya wants her and Elena to get along because she’s friends with both of them. She asks if Jasmine got an invite to Elena’s preview party. That’s a no. Jasmine says that Elena will have to get used to competition in the beauty world and Elena thinks Jasmine is encroaching on her territory because she wants to do an eyelash line. Tonya says once she had a baby, all the superficial baloney faded away. Jasmine says she was made fun of growing up because she was a little person and also something about her hair, which looks okay to me. I guess it’s thin, but no more than mine.

Terra meets Christy for lunch. Terra asks Christy about Briana and says Briana’s sister wanted to talk to her, so she’s invited her to lunch too. Christy doesn’t really want to get involved which is why Terra didn’t tell her beforehand. Terra thinks Christy should hear what Briana’s family has to say.

Briana’s sister Tiana arrives. She tells them she’s met Matt, but her parents haven’t. She thinks he’s a sociopath. Terra calls him Sociomatt. Ha-ha! Tiana says that if Briana hid her marriage for so long, she must be protecting Matt. Terra talks about their own investigation and finding out Matt had domestic violence charges under his belt. Speaking of belting, Tiana tells them that Briana said she didn’t understand why a man couldn’t hit a woman. Christy tells them she was in an abusive relationship and this is making her relive it. Christy feels the need to step in so Briana doesn’t go through what she did.

Terra asks what the family wants to do. Tiana says they want an apology before moving forward. Terra hopes with Christy’s help they can get Briana back with her family. She says she’ll talk to Briana.

The furniture store that Jasmine’s husband, Chris, owned closed and Jasmine has had the full breadwinner pressure. Chris passes a test to be a railroad engineer. He says they’re going to be furloughed, which means he does temp work somewhere else while he waits for a job in the area. The thought of moving to another state is devestating to Jasmine, who also wants another baby. Chris doesn’t want to not be able to afford anything, and wants to wait.

Todd and Christy are going to an adoption agency. They’ve always wanted to adopt even if they had a natural child. They’re doing foster to adoption rather than independent adoption, since someone might reject them for being little people. Their case worker, Jennifer, says they’ll do a home inspection first.

Todd asks if they’re being little people will be a hindrance. Jennifer says if the doctor determines there are limitations, they take it into consideration. She says the most important thing is that they’re safe, stable and loving parents. Jennifer leaves them alone to talk. Christy says this is their last chance to have a family and the last year has been heartbreaking. Todd asks Christy if she has any fears and she’s concerned about his weight and how that might interfere with him caring properly for a baby.

Joe and Terra are house hunting. She says that being little people makes it difficult to maneuver around in a house and it has to be modified. The view in this one is fabulous, but Terra is unhappy with the size. She wants more kids, so the house isn’t big enough. Joe says they should stay put until they get their loan situation together. Terra says that means putting a baby on hold. Joe says she’s correct, and he’s buying condoms tonight. Terra isn’t too happy about having to put off having more kids.

Christy and her mother are out shopping. Christy is also looking for a bigger place because her parents are moving in. Christy tells her mom about the meeting with Tiana. She talks about how Briana has changed and everything points to an abusive relationship. Christy is planning on approaching Briana at Elena’s party.

The palette party is being held in a makeup store. Terra and Christy tell Tonya and Elena about the lunch meeting. Christy’s idea is to throw Briana the reception she wants and invite her family. Tonya says Briana is grown and should take care of her own business, and goes off to get a drink.

Terra is nervous about approaching Briana, and there she is! Terra wants to get it over with asap. Elena thanks everyone for coming and says her palette is very her, a compact girl on the go. Elena is very proud of herelf and she should be. Elena does Briana’s makeup while the other girls talk about Christy’s parents moving in.

Terra and Christy ask to talk to Briana. Terra says she doesn’t want to poke the hornet’s nest again, but if they don’t do it now and Briana finds out elsewhere, she’ll be even more mad. Matt sudeenly appears like a stalker. Christy tells them that Tiana wants to get together with them. Briana asks why her sister didn’t approach her directly. Christy says she tried. Terra asks Matt if he wants to be accepted by Briana’s family. He says that he already has a family and they accepted Briana. He says he’s never seen such evil as Briana’s family has against them and it literally makes him sick. Then he throws up. Not really.

Christy says there are two sides to every story. Terra says it’s still family and their future child’s grandparents. Matt says they’ll never see their grandchild. Terra says she’s screaming inside. Matt says Briana’s family has called her a fetish. In her interview, Briana says it’s like her family thinks she can’t get anyone else. Matt says they’ve gotten texts in the middle of the night for hours, disparaging them. Terra says she tried to do the best thing, but it seems like it’s all for nothing.

Matt says they wanted to meet with Briana’s parents, but they didn’t want anything to do with them. In her interview, Christy says they should have had this conversation without Matt and I agree. Briana claims she’s tried to meet her parents halfway, but she’s throwing in the towel now.

Next time, Chris can only find out-of-state work and Briana feels ganged up on.