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Oct31

October 30, 2020 – A Stormy Halloween In Port Charles, a RHONY First, Northern Steal, Turning Points, For Your Halloween Viewing, Entertaining Costumes, Watching Them Watch, a Pumpkin Full Of Quotes & Nightmare

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Jason meets Sonny at the gym, and Sonny says Sasha’s been meeting with Cyrus, and Carly seems to think she’s using drugs. If she is, he broke the damn truce.

Julian tussles with Darth Vader at an otherwise empty Charlie’s. Darth’s mask comes off, and it’s Taggert. Julian says, You. I know you.

Ryan comes into the visiting room. They pick up the phones. He says he’s surprised to see her on this stormy Halloween night. Is this a trick, or a treat? She says, a treat, and he asks if she did what he said. She says she did. She divorced Nikolas.

Elizabeth tells Nikolas, when he and Ava were playing Franco and her, they were playing him and Ava. She was the one blackmailing him.

Franco asks Terry if Elizabeth asked her to check on him, but she says Elizabeth doesn’t know she’s there. He asks what’s going on, and if she’s seeing a bunch of kids today. She says as much as she’d love to hang out, she’s there in a professional capacity.

Peter asks who it is on the phone, and a female voice asks if he doesn’t recognize her. It’s his old friend, Helena Cassadine. He’s stunned, and tells Maxie and Spinelli, work emergency. He jets to the hallway, and says she’s dead. She says, is she? Then she’s certain chosen the perfect night to deal with some unfinished business. And they have much unsettled between them.

Valentin asks if Anna has an answer, and she says, Faison doesn’t have the genetic marker for rheumatoid arthritis. Which means she’s not Peter’s mother. Alex is.

Valentin tells Anna to sit; it’s a lot to process. She asks how he felt when he found out his whole life was lie. When he found out Mikkos wasn’t his father, and Helena was his mother. He says, like the bottom dropped out of the world, and she says she kind of feels like that. He tells her, take a minute. There’s no more shame; no more guilt. She didn’t sleep with Faison. She didn’t have pregnancy, or give Peter up for adoption. She says, it still feels real, and he says, it isn’t. She says she blamed herself for sleep with Faison and giving away his child. She put herself through hell, and for what? It’s nothing but lies.

Peter asks who is she really, and why is she doing this? Helena says, they both know she’s eluded death before. Why should now be any different? He says because she contacted him. What about Nikolas? Or Spencer? Or her son Valentin? She says she needs him, not them. He asks, why? and she says she needs someone to help her stay dead until she’s ready to reveal herself. Nikolas and Valentin can’t be trusted, but she has leverage over Peter. She can expose his role in abducting Drew in Afghanistan. He says he doesn’t know what she’s talking about, and she says she has documentation to spark his memory. He asks what she wants, and she says, a meeting. Call when he’s ready to talk. If she doesn’t hear from him, there will be consequences. Maxie and Spinelli join him, and Maxie asks if he’s okay. Spinelli says he looks like he’s seen a ghost.

Jason tells Sonny, a lot more patients have been admitted to the hospital for ODs. Sonny says it’s not uncommon in the country overall, but Jason says it’s uncommon in Port Charles. He wonders if the opiates Neil OD’d on came from Cyrus. If Cyrus is bringing drugs into Port Charles, he found the ultimate way and the ultimate route. Sonny says, the hospital.

Julian says he knows Taggert from the pier. He was there when Julian was trying to stop Nelle from taking Wiley. Taggert says he doesn’t know what Julian is talking about. He’s not that guy. Julian apologizes, and says let him make it up. What’s his poison? On the house. Taggert takes off, and Julian runs after him.

Ryan says Nikolas was never her Prince Charming, and she says he thinks he is? He says he knows he is. She can’t expect him to take her word; he needs proof. She takes out the fake papers, and holds them up against the glass, saying, signed, seal, and delivered. She flashes back to telling Nikolas that they’ll have to do something about the divorce papers, and he says, it doesn’t matter. She didn’t think he’d risk everything, did she? Ava tells Ryan, it’s what he asked for; her divorce papers. Signed by both her and Nikolas, sealed by the state of New York, and delivered to him. She’s officially single, without a title, and the Cassadine fortune, all for him. He says it wasn’t for him. She did it to save her brother’s life. She says, if he thinks so. Now it’s his turn. Give her Nelle’s letter.

Nikolas asks Elizabeth if she’s covering for Franco. Was Franco having him followed? She says she led him on with Franco’s knowledge and support, and he asks, why? She says, the night of the Nurses Ball, she overheard Ava telling Nina that she was trying to push them together, because if Nikolas cheated, the post-nup would kick in. Everything started to make sense. She’d felt like she and Franco were drifting apart, but they were being pulled apart him by him. He admits he pushed Ava toward Franco, and she says he played a game with her marriage and her happiness, when he swore he wanted their friendship back. He says he’s sorry, but she says he can’t apologize for using her. He says he didn’t use her; the feelings were genuine. She says she loves Franco, but for some reason, he can’t accept that. When Scotty suggested they blackmail him and Ava, she was all in. She thought they would be taught a lesson, and she could take back her life and marriage. 

Franco says, propensity doesn’t sound great, and asks Terry where Portia is. Terry says Portia asked her to review his CT scan, and he says, start with the good news. She says she confirmed Portia’s finding that there’s a malignant growth in his frontal lobe, and he says his brain tumor is back.

Jason asks if Sonny wants him to get Brando out of Cyrus’s organization before it blows up, but Sonny says, nothing has blown up yet, especially not the hospital. Jason says he knows the drugs are run through legitimate pharmacy companies, but Sonny says if they get on that, the Feds will come in, and they don’t need the attention. Jason says the hospital makes Cyrus look legitimate, and he knows they won’t put innocent people in harm’s way. Sonny says, they need to take their time getting Cyrus’s drug operation out of Port Charles. The lights go out.

Valentin tells Anna not to pick up the glass with her hands, and asks if she has a dustpan. She says, in the kitchen, when the lights go out. She says, oh no, but he says, it’s all right; they can pick up it up later when the lights come back on. He asks if she needs to check on Violet, but she says Violet is out trick-or-treating with Chase, and then has a sleepover. He asks if she has a flashlight, and she says she’s not going break, but he says she’s not unbreakable. She’s been through a shock, and needs to feel it. She says, it’s not just that Peter isn’t her son. Alex is probably laughing at her. He says she’s laughing at him too. She knows he gave Peter to Faison, thinking he was Anna’s son, and knew the shame he felt. He wanted to be connected to the boy, and she knew the resentment he felt toward the only woman he cared about. She knew there was nothing he could do, and she was laughing at both of them. Anna says, maybe they didn’t deserve that kind of pain, but they’re better equipped to deal with it than Peter. She’s terrified what it’s going to do to Peter, and that he’ll lose faith in himself and his life. Valentin says, Peter is a big boy. They need to find Alex, and eliminate the threat. Anna says, Alex knows Maxie is carrying her grandchild, and they need to be prepared.

Peter tells Maxie that he wanted to go live with a story, and time was of the essence. Now the server is down. Maxie asks if Spinelli can fix it, but Peter says, IT is on it. She says she thought he might leave her stranded on her birthday. The storm probably canceled Georgie’s plans for trick-or-treating, and she was hoping for pictures. Spinelli says, Georgie does make a beautiful Elsa. Maxie says she’s going to check on Georgie, even though Georgie is with her mom. Spinelli says he hopes she only gets the happiness she deserves, and Maxie says she will.   

Franco says, so his tumor is back, and Terry tells him, it seems to have reoccurred in the same area. She’s sorry. He says he doesn’t have any symptoms, and he’s nothing like the person he was last time. She asks if he’s had any vivid dreams or nightmares. Besides fainting, has anything unusual or unexpected happened? He flashes back to his nightmare about Ava, and thinks about when Ava’s painting was defaced. He says, none; just fainting. She says, the symptoms are likely to increase as the tumor progresses, and the preliminary findings show that the tumor is inoperable.    

Nikolas tells Elizabeth, he paid Scotty by check, but it was never cashed. Did she change her mind about blackmailing him? She says she realized she went too far, and Nikolas says, she can try as hard as she can, but she can’t beat him. And he’s very grateful for that.

Ryan asks, what letter? and she says he promised to give her Nelle’s letter when she divorced Nikolas. He says Nelle wrote him so many letters. One describing her beautiful new house, and a very sad one where she said how much she loved her son, and was going to be devastated if she didn’t get custody. And one telling him that Julian knew about Brad replacing Willow’s poor deceased newborn with Sonny’s grandson. She says he knows that’s the one she means. He tells the guard, be a pal and get Mrs. Cass… Sorry. Get Miss Jerome the letter he gave him earlier. Ava says he has the guards doing him favors, and he says, considering he doesn’t know when he’ll see the outside world again, it helps to pay certain people to do certain things. The guard gives Ava an envelope that’s been opened, and Ryan asks if it’s what she wanted. She says he knows it is, and I wonder why she isn’t checking to make sure it is. She tells him, take a good long look. it’s the last one he’s ever going to get. She hangs up the phone, and takes out the letter. It says, do you think I’m stupid? Ryan says, oops. What did I just say? I can’t believe Ava is that stupid.

Franco wonders why the tumor can’t be removed, and Terry says her preliminary assessment is that they can’t remove it, but it’s just the first step in a complex process. They need to take more tests; a biopsy, and a PET scan. They have to get all the viable information before discussing options. Franco says, if they do all that, and still can’t operate, what happens to him?

Nikolas tells Elizabeth, he was hell bent on winning back the Cassadine fortune. He didn’t care what he did or who he did it to. That’s how he got in this mess in the first place. She said both of them were blackmailed. Does that mean there are compromising pictures of Franco and Ava?

Ryan asks if Ava really thought she could fool him with fake divorce papers and no wedding ring. His cellmate was a forger, and taught him all the tricks of the trade. Ava insists it’s not a forgery, but he says she can’t convince him it’s real, or that she’s divorced that cloying puppy dog. He starts yelling that the women he’s loved are all alike. She thinks she can use him because he loves her. The guard grabs him, and he yells that she’s a liar and traitor. She’ll pay. He screams her name as the guard drags him out.

Julian sees Taggert’s mask on the floor, and picks it up, saying, who the hell are you, buddy? He sees the phone, and looks at the picture of Taggert and Trina.

Sonny tells Jason to get a flashlight, and Jason says he’ll check on the generator. Jason leaves, and someone comes up behind Sonny. Without turning around, Sonny asks, who are you? He turns around, drawing his gun, and sees it’s Taggert.

Valentin tells Anna, he left a message with an associate who’s an excellent tracker. No more delays or second thoughts. They need to find Alex. Anna asks if they’re going back to their original plan to lure Alex to Port Charles, but Valentin says, that’s not enough. They need to neutralize her. She asks if it’s strategy or revenge because Alex hurt him, and he says he doesn’t think that’s relevant. Alex was prepared to kill her, and still wants her dead. She thinks he should go now, but he says, when he’s gone, nothing changes. It’s a question of who lives; her or Alex. He’s playing the game too, and chooses her.   

Maxie tells Peter, the storm is moving. Georgie and James will still get in some trick-or-treating. Can they get in some more birthday celebration, or does he need to check the server? He says his phone is off. He has it on silent. He’s all hers. She says, sooner or later, the storm will clear up, and he says, it certainly will. We see an incoming call to Peter from Anna.

Spinelli sneaks down an office corridor, and goes into a room. Sam is sitting at a computer, and startles him. He apologizes for keeping her in suspense; he wanted to check on his daughter’s Halloween plans. She says, did it work? and he says, like a charm. She smiles.

Anna gets Peter’s voicemail, and says, damn you, Alex.

Peter asks what Maxie is thinking, and she says, not only does Peter make a handsome groom, he’s going to make an equally handsome groomsman at Anna’s wedding. He says she’ll be an equally beautiful bridesmaid, and a stunning bride. She says, that has a nice ring. She meant what she said about the wedding and the baby. They have a lot to forward to next year.

Sam thanks Spinelli, saying, it’s brilliant. Once they got real usable audio, they were able to generate a duplicate voice, and all the rest fell into place. Peter thinks Helena is alive and well. Spinelli says, it’s reasonable to assume Helena was aware of Drew’s abduction in Afghanistan, and most likely recruited Peter to facilitate the order in the first place. Sam says, anyone who’s found out about it, ends up dead. Peter’s tied off a lot of loose ends. Spinelli says, if he thinks Helena is a threat, he’ll want to tie her off permanently. Then they can show Maxie who her fiancé really is.

Sonny tells Taggert, nice of him to dress up, and Taggert says, happy Halloween. Sonny asks if he isn’t too old for trick-or-treating. Jason comes back, and Sonny tells him, check the building security; make sure no one is lurking around. He asks Taggert why he came back, and Taggert says he heard what’s been going on. How many have to die before they do something about Cyrus? Sonny says he can’t abracadabra and make Cyrus disappear. Even if he could, they don’t know Cyrus is responsible for Neil’s OD. Taggert says, the body count keeps rising, and he’s not watching while his daughter gets caught in the crossfire again next time.

Julian looks at the phone and asks himself, what’s the connection? Is there a connection? Ava comes in, and he says, that doesn’t look like a happy face. She says she doesn’t have happy news. She needs a double vodka straight. He asks, what happened with Ryan? and she says, Ryan saw right through the phony papers. He’s not happy. She chugs the vodka.

Nikolas says he and Elizabeth have been friends for so long, he can read every expression. What happened with Franco and Ava? She says, they kissed, and he says, spontaneous combustion? She says he manipulated them like she did him. The plan worked. Both he and Ava broke the contract, so neither one of them can use it against the other. He’ll have to find another way to end his marriage… if that’s what he’s going to do. He has to go, and she says, don’t tell her that he’s sorry; show her.    

Terry tells Franco, the side effects will increase as the tumor grows. His sense of taste and smell; he might lose time, or have a personality shift. He asks if there’s a time limit, but she says, not until they run all the tests. She knows it’s a lot to take in. She’ll give him some time to talk to Elizabeth. He asks her not to tell Elizabeth about it; not yet. She says Elizabeth is his wife, and it’s going to impact her life. She has the right to know. He says Terry thinks he doesn’t know that? He needs her to promise him that she won’t say anything to Elizabeth about this.

Terry asks how he can’t tell Elizabeth? They’re potentially talking life and death. He says, please. He just needs a little time. She says the doctors and nurses will do everything in their power to help him, but he has to meet them halfway. Let his family go through it with him. He says he doesn’t want it at all. Cameron is looking at college; Aiden is his little sous chef; and he helped Jake with his costume. Jake wants to be Jack Sparrow; that’s where his head is at. They have beautiful, loving hearts, and he doesn’t want them to worry or be sad. He’s asking her to not tell Elizabeth for a little while. There are things he needs to work out first. Elizabeth comes in, and says, sorry it took her so long. She asks what Terry is doing there.

Ava slides her glass down the bar for a refill. Julian asks how Ryan saw through her deception, and she says, he claimed his cell mate was a forger. She thinks he was expecting a double-cross, and he’s furious. He was making threats that he’s going to tell Sonny. Nikolas walks in, and she says, as usual, Julian is complaining about unreliable liquor distributors. Nikolas says, as usual, she’s lying to him. She says she went to Pentenville, and brought the phony papers to convince Ryan that they were divorced. He asks if it worked, and she says, what does he think? It doesn’t matter. Ryan can’t hurt her; not physically anyway. But he can do damage to her family. Nikolas says, Julian, and she says she doesn’t suppose Nikolas will take pity on her and divorce her for real.

Sonny says the point of Taggert playing dead was to protect Trina; Cyrus would have no leverage. If someone sees him, Trina will be in more danger than ever. He needs to stay gone. Sonny promised he’d protect her. Taggert says, he doesn’t doubt that, but if there’s a full-scale war, Sonny might not be able to keep his promise. Sonny asks if that means Taggert is staying, and Taggert says he’s just giving Sonny a heads up that he’s going to protect his daughter. Sonny says, it has to be on his terms. He’s going to stash Taggert where he and his people can keep an eye on him.

Valentin calls Anna, and says, Alex used Berlin as a starting point. She was there, and must have left a trail. Anna says, that was weeks ago; she could be anywhere now. He says he’s afraid so, and she thanks him for the update. She says she’ll be in touch. The lights come back on, and when Anna turns around, Alex is there in the black witch costume. She says, happy Halloween, sister, and knocks Anna out.

Franco tells Elizabeth that Terry stopped by to make sure he’s all right. Elizabeth thanks Terry, and Franco says, the technical diagnosis was that he’s dehydrated and exhausted. She hopes Terry read him the riot act, and Terry says, Elizabeth knows her; always looking out for Biz. Elizabeth says they have to get going. Violet is spending the night, and they’re going to have a full house. Franco says if a bunch of kids are going to be there, that means he can eat all the candy.

Nikolas tells Ava, sorry. He sees she’s taken off her ring, and she says, it was just for Ryan. She’s not ready to divorce him. He says, sorry it didn’t work, but he’ll find another way to get Ryan off her brother’s back; he promises. Julian approaches their table, and says, isn’t this the cutest? Maybe they could take their eyes off each other, and make an actual plan. Nikolas says, as soon as Julian tells him what Nelle said. He gets silence, and says he didn’t think so. He says he has calls to return, and steps away from the table. Julian tells Ava, there’s nothing to stop Ryan from showing the letter to Sonny, and Ava says, as soon as he does, he’ll have no power over her. Julian says, Ava betrayed Ryan, and he’s going to want to punish her. Sonny is the perfect revenge.

Sonny excuses himself to take a call privately. He answers, and it’s a collect call from Ryan in Pentenville.   

Taggert wonders if Sonny is going to put him in a safe house, but Jason says, safe houses can be compromised, especially if someone is staying there a while. Taggert asks where he’s going, and Jason says, Sonny bought Kate Howard’s old place. It’s adjacent to Sonny’s house, so Sonny can keep him there without alerting the rest of the family. Taggert says he’ll be Sonny’s neighbor. 2020 has been a helluva ride. He ain’t kiddin’ there.

Maxie tells Peter, she can’t wait to see pictures. She knows she’s biased, but Georgie and James are the most adorable kids on the planet. Peter says, and soon to be joined by another most adorable kid on the planet. Maxie says she’ll be right back. She gets up, and says she knows Peter is worried about work, but whatever problems he’s having, he’ll find a way around them. She leaves.

Sam tells Spinelli that Peter never confirmed his involvement when he spoke to Helena. Spinelli says, Peter is too cagey for a direct admission. That will come when he reacts to Helena’s call. Sam says, speak of the devil, and hooks the computer into a phone. Peter is calling.

Sam and Spinelli listen in as Peter tells faux Helena, if she is who she says she is, they need to meet. Tomorrow night. Sam and Spinelli fist bump.

Alex answers the door to the trick-or-treaters, and says, don’t you look to die for? She passes out candy, while Anna lies unconscious in the basement.

On Monday, Carly tells Josslyn, today is her first election; a mock election involving woman’s suffrage is held; and Trina tells Josslyn, they’re making choices and making their voices heard.

🗽 Rookie Season…

What it’s like to be new girl on the RHONY block.

https://pagesix.com/2020/10/27/eboni-k-williams-on-being-the-first-black-rhony-cast-member/

❄️Corbett Exposure…

I loved this show.

https://pagesix.com/2020/10/27/john-corbett-stole-a-20k-moose-head-from-the-set-of-northern-exposure/

⚰️ Definitive Dead…

The episodes that shook us.

https://tv.avclub.com/10-episodes-that-show-how-the-walking-dead-turned-into-1845335889

📽 More Brains Movies…

I listed a few of my favorites yesterday, but also adding Cabin In the Woods today. It’s a relentless masterpiece. I’d read the book before I saw the film, and remember thinking, there’s no way they could get the grand finale on film, much less make it look believable. Yet, they did.

https://www.purewow.com/entertainment/best-halloween-movies

👑 Let the Dressing Up Begin…

Celebrities, they’re just like us. With several million more dollars.

https://guestofaguest.com/new-york/halloween/the-best-celebrity-halloween-costumes-for-some-last-minute-inspiration

https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/best-celebrity-halloween-costumes-2020-photos-of-their-outfits/

And the Consistently Outstanding Award goes to…

https://www.purewow.com/news/heidi-klum-halloween-costume

It’s a tie.

https://www.purewow.com/news/neil-patrick-harris-halloween-costume

👠 Watching Them Watch…

They might be in drag, but Trixie and Katya are never a drag. And they have a lot to say about some horror film classics.

🦇 Halloween Quotes of the Week

It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared. – Vincent Price

Darkness falls across the land, The Midnight Hour is close at hand. – Rodney Lynn Temperton

Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see. – Edgar Allan Poe (And I’d always thought it was an old Navy saying.)

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for out wits to grow sharper. – Eden Phillpots

Villainy wears many masks, none so dangerous as the mask of virtue. – Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison), Sleepy Hollow

I’ve seen enough horror movies to know that any weirdo wearing a mask is never friendly. – Elizabeth (Nancy McLoughlin), Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones. – Stephen King

A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality. – Lucy Van Pelt, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it’s about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves. – Elvis Duran

If human beings had genuine courage, they’d wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween. – Douglas Coupland

Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night. – Steve Almond

I’ll stop wearing black when they make a darker color. – Wednesday Addams (Christina Ricci), The Addams Family

Where there is no imagination there is no horror. – Arthur Conan Doyle

The moon has awoken with the sleep of the sun, the light has been broken; the spell has begun. – Midgard Morningstar

When the witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ’tis near Halloween. – Unknown

Werewolves howl. Phantoms prowl. Halloween’s upon us now. – Richelle E. Goodrich

Every day is Halloween, isn’t it? For some of us. – Tim Burton

I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. – L. M. Montgomery

When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween. – Unknown

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story. – Mason Cooley

On Halloween you get to become anything that you want to be. – Ava Dellaria

There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly-lit front porch. – Robert Brault

The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween. – Paula Guran

🎃 It’s Here, Charlie Brown…

It might not be the same this year, but don’t let the pandemic bring down your Halloween spirit. Play by the rules, but by all means, do some playing this weekend. Zoom your Halloween, TikTok a Halloween dance, enjoy the wide array of horror films available, carve a pumpkin or make a pie with it, eat all the candy if you have no trick-or-treaters, but be smart about passing out candy if you do.  Stay safe, stay responsible, and stay conjuring up the kid in you, and being creative on this most creative of holidays. Most of all, have a Happy Halloween!

Oct30

October 29, 2020 – Darth Vader Is Unmasked, a Return From the Dead, Back To Charm, a Tease, Craig Speaks, Bad Guest, New Atlanta, Runway Baby, Sanderson Sequel, Flicks For the ‘Ween & Moon

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Ava visits Franco in the hospital. She asks what he’s got in his hand, and he shows her a can of spray paint. She says, the other hand, and he shows her a bloody knife. Franco wakes up, and he really is in the hospital.   

On the phone, Carly leaves a message for Sasha. She says the Do Not Disturb sign is still on Sasha’s door, and housekeeping can’t get in to clean her room. If Sasha doesn’t call back, she’s coming up and using her passkey. Cyrus comes in, and says he needs a table for two.

At one of the lounge tables, Sonny says it’s good Spinelli came to see him. What’s troubling him? Spinelli says he knows Sonny has more important matters to attend to than his personal issues, but he’s in desperate need of Sonny’s astute advice. Sonny says he’ll do the best he can, and Spinelli asks, how do you stand back and do nothing when someone you love is about to ruin their life?

At Anna’s, Anna, Peter, Finn, and Maxie toast. Maxie says she shouldn’t gloat, but she has so much to celebrate. An incredible career, James is healthy, Georgie is back in Port Charles, she has a baby on the way, and a loving, handsome fiancé on her arm. What more can she ask for?

Portia tells someone on the phone that she has correspondence needing immediate delivery. Ava comes into the hospital, and Portia asks if everything is okay. Ava says she doesn’t know. She’s looking for Franco. She heard he was admitted.  

Elizabeth stops by Franco’s room with Cameron. She asks if Franco is okay, and he says he thinks he had too much Jell-O; it gave him nightmares. He asks if Cameron shouldn’t be somewhere else, but Cameron says, it’s just a lame party. Franco says, dude, I’m fine, and Cameron says, dude, you fainted. Franco insists he’s fine; it’s a total overreaction. Elizabeth says now that Cameron has seen Franco for himself, he can go to the party. Franco tells Cameron to save some TP. Windymere is long overdue for a good trick.

Nikolas walks into Charlie’s, and Julian says, if it isn’t the Prince of Darkness himself. Nikolas says Julian has no time for wisecracks. Whatever scheme he’s dragging Ava into, drop it. Julian says he doesn’t know what Nikolas is talking about, and Nikolas says Julian is obviously in trouble. Lucky for Julian, he’s going to save his sorry ass.

Portia tells Ava that Elizabeth and Cameron are in with Franco right now. Anything else she can help with? Ava says, actually, she wanted to thank Portia for allowing Trina to continue working at the gallery. She trusts Trina is keeping up her grades. She’s been stressing the importance, and she’s all about the GPA. Portia says she did want to talk to Ava about something that’s come to her attention. Trina is trying to rehabilitate her father’s reputation, and she heard the whole thing was Ava’s idea. Ava says, she was just trying to… and Portia says she’s wanted Trina to have a goal; something to focus her concentration on, instead of feeding her sorrow and anger. She wishes she’d thought of it herself, but she’s glad Ava did, and thanks her.

Trina, dressed as Princess Leia, meets Josslyn, dressed as a cheerleader, outside of Charlie’s. She says it’s no surprise Cameron is late, and Josslyn says she’ll text him to hurry up. They go inside, and Trina says they have important business to discuss about her dad. They sit, and someone in a Darth Vader mask watches them through the window.   

Elizabeth makes an excuse to leave, and Franco asks Cameron, what’s going on? Cameron says, it’s just a stupid party. Franco tells him, don’t blame the party because he’s interested in two girls, and can’t settle on one. Cameron says he and Trina figured it out, and they’re staying in the friendzone. He’s good with it. Franco says, and Josslyn? and Cameron says, the same. It’s senior year, and he doesn’t want any obligations. Franco says he should never say that about someone he cares about. Cameron says Josslyn isn’t interested, and Franco asks if she said so. Cameron says not in so many words, and Franco asks how he knows then. Cameron says, trust him; he knows. Franco says if Cameron wants to talk, they can do it any time. Now go have fun. Good talk. Cameron says, good talk, and leaves. Elizabeth comes back, and wonders how Franco got Cameron to go to the party, and Franco says they have an understanding.  

Julian tells Nikolas, he’s fine, thanks, and Nikolas says, Ryan called Ava out of the blue, and she drops everything to visit him. Why? Julian says he doesn’t know what Ava is thinking, and Nikolas says, when she came back, she was jumpy and anxious. She seemed desperate, and said lives depend on it. He was wondering whose lives matter to her, and boiled it down to Julian. What did he do this time, and who wants to kill him because of it?

Spinelli asks Sonny to pardon his presumption, but Sonny doesn’t seem like he’d stand idly by while someone he loves risks their future because of an unenlightened decision. Should he step in? Sonny says, don’t get involved in somebody’s personal life. It could backfire in his face, and in Sonny’s experience, it usually does. Spinelli says Sonny isn’t the first to caution him. The superspy from down under went so far as to tell him to play the role of supportive friend. He doesn’t think he can convincingly pull it off. Sonny says, stop trying so hard. Don’t pretend. Give honest support. Spinelli says he has no choice, and Sonny says, just because Spinelli can’t do something, doesn’t mean someone can’t do something in his place.

Carly says she’ll have a waitress seat Cyrus, but he says he doesn’t mind seating himself. He asks how her mother is, when Sasha comes out of the elevator. He says, there’s his dining companion now. They can seat themselves, but he’d appreciate her sending over a server; he’d like a drink. Sasha says hi to Carly, who’s obviously displeased, and they sit.

Spinelli is on the phone, but sees Cyrus and Sasha. He says he’ll text when he gets there, and literally runs into Valentin. Valentin says he’d like to talk about a collaboration. Word is on the street that Spinelli is spectacular at hacking. Spinelli says he wouldn’t consider working for Valentin any more than he’d support Maxie getting married… in polka dots. Valentin thinks they should get to know one another. Peter is Anna’s son, and he guesses that makes that makes Spinelli family if he marries Maxie. Spinelli says he has somewhere to be, and jets.

Maxie opens a gift from Anna, and squeals over a new bag, while Finn talks to Peter on the side. Finn says if Peter has a request, name it. Anna tells Maxie that she’s proud of her, as a creative trailblazer, a mother, and wife-to-be. She thinks it’s Maxie’s time right now. Maxie says Anna is going to make her cry, and Anna knows she’s hormonal. She hopes she can balance work and parenthood as good as Anna does, and Anna says she thinks Maxie will do better. Finn tells Peter, it may require a cummerbund. He’ll keep the party nonsense to a minimum. It means the world to Anna, but he doesn’t want Peter to feel pressured. Peter says he’s honored to be part of the family. Maxie tells Peter, they have to go if they want to make their reservation. They thank Anna, and leave.  

Julian tells Nikolas to keep his nose out of Ava’s business, but Nikolas says, Ava’s business is his business. Julian seems on the defensive. One reason could be his late wife Nelle. Nelle and Ryan had some dealings with each other in prison. Julian says, Ryan stabbed her, and Nikolas says he was wondering how Nelle survived. Julian says, maybe she got lucky, and Nikolas says, what if it was planned? He’s willing to bet Ryan and Nelle got to know each other pretty well. Well enough that she left some leverage against Julian, and the possibility of it being shared with someone makes Julian nervous. How’s he doing?  

Ava goes to Franco’s room, and asks how he’s doing. He asks how she knew he was there, and she says she stopped at the art therapy room. She ran into Epiphany, who told her that he’d been admitted. She’s worried… He says he’s stopping her now. Whatever she wants, he won’t say yes until she comes clean. What has she done? She asks if he’s delirious, but he says he’s in a hospital bad, it’s given him time to have a clear focus. Ava says she tried to push Nikolas and Elizabeth together, so she could divorce Nikolas and keep the money. He says, and…? and she says, it was a lousy thing to do, and she’s sorry. She hopes he can forgive her. Now it’s his turn. He says he doesn’t know what she’s talking about. Whatever he did was in response to what they did. She says she knew it. Not only did he and Elizabeth get Scotty to blackmail her, but they blackmailed Nikolas as well.

Josslyn starts to text Cameron again, when Darth Vader walks in. Trina looks outside, and says, the guys are here. She asks if it’s going to be weird, and Josslyn asks why it would be. Trina says she only has one thing on her mind, and Dev and Cameron join them; Dev dressed as a vampire, and Cameron, a sailor (he looks like the one on the Cracker Jack box). Dev says he didn’t know they were having a planning session before the party, and Josslyn suggests they skip the party, and use the time to help Trina with her dad. Unless someone has other plans. Cameron asks why she’s looking at him, and she says she knows he might be too busy for a big commitment.  

Portia asks Elizabeth how Franco is, and she says, hungry and grumbling about the food. She thinks he’s back to normal. Portia says, maybe a visit from a friend will lift his mood. Ava came by.  

Ava tells Franco, admit it, but he insists he doesn’t know what she’s talking about. She says she saw them after Scotty handed over the money. He had a check from Nikolas as well. What did Nikolas and Elizabeth do? If Nikolas cheated, and Franco has proof, she needs to see it. Franco says, so she can get her greedy paws on the Cassadine millions, and she says, also to save a life. He asks her to leave, and she says, this is real. If he ever gave a damn about her, give her proof that Nikolas cheated.

Nikolas tells Julian, this doesn’t have to end badly. Julian can disappear. Nikolas has the money for him to go somewhere else and start a new life. Julian asks why Nikolas thinks he would run, and Nikolas says because his life is in Ryan’s hands, and Ryan isn’t known for his kindness and mercy. Julian says he’ll do things his way. When his sister comes to Nikolas for a divorce, give it to her.

Anna looks at two different witch costumes, one white and one black. Finn says he has bad news. There’s an emergency at the hospital, and he has to go in. She says, he’s not trick-or-treating with Violet? but he says Violet understands, and still wants to go to the sleepover at Elizabeth’s. She says, he’s leaving her on solo candy duty? and he says, she has the special skill set for it, and can handle it. She asks which costume he likes, and he asks if this is a test. She says she wants his opinion, and he says he likes what she likes. She says, normally, she’d let that slide, but she can’t decide. He says she’ll look just as beautiful in either, and she says, good job covering. She’s got a lot on her mind, waiting for the test results. He says, you wouldn’t know it, and she says, her training. He says, the WSB? and she says, no; the British. Stiff upper lip. Keep smiling and they won’t know you’re dying inside. He tells her, no matter what the tests say, Peter is still family. She says she knows. She’s not getting ahead of herself, just waiting for the results. She’ll try not to climb the walls or eat too much candy. He says he has to go, but for what it’s worth (🍷), he thinks he likes the light one.  

At the MetroCourt, Peter says he loves how Maxie is so open about enjoying her birthday. She says, of course (🍷) she loves her birthday. She loves the presents and attention, but also how much she has to be thankful for. They’re about to kiss, and suddenly, Spinelli is between them.  

Carly watches Cyrus and Sasha from the bar. Cyrus asks if Sasha is ready for another drink, but she says, to be honest, she’s not sure what she’s doing there. He says she’s having dinner with a new friend, and she asks if that’s what they are; friends. He says he’d like them to be, but supposes if he never makes it beyond concerned bystander, he’ll be fine. She says she doesn’t mean to be rude. She appreciated his kindness last night. She was in a bad place. He asks if he can be blunt. She doesn’t seem to be much improved. Would it help if she confided in someone? She says, someone like him? He says he is right there.

Sonny comes in, and tells Carly, sorry he’s late. He was talking to Spinelli. He asks, what’s wrong? and she says, that. He looks at Cyrus and Sasha, and Carly shakes her head

Ava tells Franco, give her proof that Elizabeth was with Nikolas, and she can get a divorce. He says, and save someone’s life. Whose life? She says she wants to tell him, but she can’t; it’s too dangerous. He says, just stop. He’s over being her pawn. She sits next to the bed, and says, he’s angry; she gets it. He has every reason to be. Franco says he does. She tried to drive a wedge between him and the woman he loves more than air. She says she won’t leave Nikolas without getting the money, and he says, she and Nikolas are both addicted to the game they’re playing. They deserve one another.

The doorbell rings, and Anna comes out as a witch in white. It’s Valentin, who says, trick-or-treat. She asks, what’s up? and he comes in. He says he thinks Peter has a Damien Spinelli problem, and Anna says, Spinelli is never going to accept that Maxie is getting married to Peter. He needs to get over it, like Robert. Valentin says, where Spinelli goes, Jason tends to follow. 

Maxie tells Spinelli, she and Peter are one a date; it’s her birthday dinner. Spinelli says he couldn’t help overhearing, and wanted to wish her many happy returns. He asks if she got his gift, and she says, The Beginner’s Guide to Dungeons & Dragons; so thoughtful. Spinelli says, the nature of the game lends itself to her imagination, and he begins to babble about it, saying how it can be a family effort. She says she has no idea what he’s talking about. Georgie is too young to play. Spinelli says, she won’t always be, and he thinks it could be great family fun.

Nikolas goes to the hospital, and tells Elizabeth, they need to talk. She asks, what’s wrong? and he says, everything with him and Ava. She says she can’t do this, but he says if he doesn’t get some honest advice from someone he respects, he’s going to lose his wife.   

Sonny wonders what Cyrus is doing with Sasha, and Carly says, his guess is as good as hers. She’s been trying to get in touch with Sasha. Sonny asks if she thinks Cyrus has something on her, and Carly says she doesn’t know, but she’s worried. Sasha was at Nina’s apartment last night, and didn’t look good. She hates to say it, but she thinks Sasha is using drugs.

Sasha says Cyrus doesn’t seem like the listening type, and he says, that’s fair. If he makes a mess of it, there’s nothing stopping her from walking away. He promises not to hold it against her, but admits he’d be disappointed. She seems like a friend worth having. She says, he had to help her to her room last night, and just now, he basically said she was a mess. Why would he want to be her friend? He says he enjoys spending time with her. She has a generous heart, given all the things she told him last night before they parted ways. Besides, he has a knack for reading people, and he’s confident their friendship could be mutually beneficial.

Carly tells Sonny, she spent 15 minutes trying to clean Sasha up; fix her hair and makeup. She tried to get Sasha to talk… Sonny says, and…? She says, the way Sasha was acting… and Sonny says, and now she’s having drinks with a drug trafficker.  

Cameron and Josslyn go back to the table, and Trina asks, what’s going on? Cameron tells her, he said he’d be there for her and he will. Trina asks, who wants hot chocolate? and Josslyn says she’ll get it; her treat. Cameron says she’ll probably need help, and follows her. Dev wonders what that’s about, while Darth Vader continues to watch them.  

Cameron asks what Josslyn means, he’s too busy for commitments? She asks if that isn’t what he said, but he says he’s not too busy to help a friend. If that’s what she thinks he implied, she’s misinterpreting it. Dev asks Trina if she thinks they’re okay. Cameron seems tense. She says, everyone is tense. They should just go to the party. They have time to figure it out. Halloween is just one night, and a party awaits.

Portia gets Franco’s chart from a nurse, and looks at a scan.

Nikolas tells Elizabeth, he thinks he screwed things up with Ava. It’s a convoluted and dysfunctional mess. Elizabeth is the only person he trusts to help him figure it out. She says, sorry, but he can’t trust her either.

Ava runs into Julian outside of Charlie’s, and says she came to get a drink. Where is he going? He says, to get some air, and clear his head. Nikolas was there. She asks what Nikolas wanted, and he says Nikolas suspects what Ava is up to with Ryan. He doesn’t know exactly, but he’s close. He wants to send Julian packing on his dime, and give him a shiny new life. She wonders why Nikolas would do that, and Julian says, because of her. If he’s alive, she’s happy, and if she’s happy, Nikolas is happy. Julian thought Ava had hooked Nikolas just to take advantage of him. She says she doesn’t know what to think or believe about Nikolas anymore, but she still has the fake divorce papers; she can use them on Ryan. He asks if she thinks Ryan will go for the papers being real, and she says, they were done by an expert forger. She wouldn’t have known they were fake if Nikolas hadn’t told her. She can convince Ryan for long enough to get the letter back. She’ll be back later, when she really needs a drink. 

Maxie tells Spinelli that she’s happy he suggested a family game. Olive branch accepted. She’ll make time to teach Georgie, but they need to start with something simple, like charades. She says she needs to powder her nose, and leaves. Peter says Spinelli’s about face isn’t lost on him either. He appreciates Spinelli making an effort, but hopes it’s on the level.

Valentin tells Anna, he offered Spinelli work, and Anna says, and Spinelli turned him down. He says, it was the way Spinelli turned him down. He said he’d no sooner work with him than approve of Maxie marrying Peter. Anna says, of course (🍷) Spinelli feels that way, but that doesn’t mean Jason is involved. He says she knows Jason better than he does. Tell him. If Jason thought Peter was a threat… Anna says, Peter’s not a threat. He was exonerated. Obrecht framed him and Jason knows that. They have an arrangement. She told Jason to back off, and he has. She doesn’t think they need to worry about Jason. The doorbell rings, and it’s a registered envelope. Anna signs for it, and comes back in,. Valentin says he hopes she doesn’t mind. He took the liberty of opening a bottle… He looks at her, and says, good Lord. Is she all right? She says, it’s the test results. If Faison had the marker, then it’s over. She’ll never know for certain if Peter is Alex’s son or hers.

Trina wants to take a picture with Darth Vader, her Star Wars long lost family connection. If he doesn’t mind. Darth poses with her, and Cameron takes the photo. Dev is worried they’re going to be late, and Trina tells him, chill. They start to leave, and she turns around to tell Darth, may the force be with you. She’s forgotten her phone on the bar, and it rings. Darth picks it up. He sees a call coming in from Portia, and looks at a picture of Taggert and Trina.   

Franco toddles out to the reception desk, and asks Portia if she’s seen his wife. She says she’ll track Elizabeth down; go back to his room, please. She goes back to the phone, and says, sorry, Terry. The schedule says she’s on call. Is she in the building? She asks if Terry can meet her. She’s in need of an oncology consult.

Nikolas asks why he can’t trust Elizabeth. She’s the only person he can talk to. She says she has no idea what they did with this whole stupid post-nup thing, but when Nikolas and Ava were playing her and Franco, they were playing him and Ava.

At Pentenville, the guard tells Ava that Ryan will be there shortly. Have a seat. She sits on her side of the glass.

Julian grabs Darth Vader, who says he just found the phone. Julian wonders if he’s interested in the phone or the girl it belongs to. He’ll make sure she gets it. He tells Darth to beat it before he calls the cops. Darth says he hasn’t done anything, and Julian says, let’s keep it that way. Get out. They struggle, and the mask comes off. Its Taggert.

Sonny asks Carly if Michael knows about Sasha’s possible habit. She doesn’t think so, and feels she should tell him. She knows Sasha has made mistakes, but she’s a good person. Sonny asks, why get involved? They know what Cyrus really is, and what he wants is to get information.

Sasha tells Cyrus, she’s sorry, but she has to take off. She has an early day tomorrow. He says, it’s okay. Clearly, she has trepidation about him. He imagines she’s heard gossip about him from Michael’s parents. He’ll settle up. She has his number. If she need  someone to talk to, or anything, call him day or night. He always has her well-being in mind. She says, he’s very generous, and goes to the elevator. A man comes out, and hands her a purple envelope, saying, she dropped this. She says she didn’t, but he says, sure she did, and puts it in her hands. He jets, and she looks inside. There’s a baggie of coke in it. The elevator doors close.

Anna tells Valentin, Doc asked about her history with Faison, and she told him how reckless she’d been. He says, maybe she wasn’t, and Faison was with Alex the whole time. She says Valentin is desperate to exonerate her, and he says, she was a double agent. She has blood on her hands, as they all do. He thinks she’s wasted years feeling guilty about something she didn’t do. He doesn’t need proof, but he thinks she does.

Spinelli says that Peter is skeptical of his good intentions is understandable. He assures Peter, he’s doing his best to support Maxie with the utmost sincerity. His perfect wish for her is to have a happy, stable life. Peter says he’s going to do everything in his power to fulfill that wish. Forgive him for doubting. Since he has a new life, a life he never dreamed possible, it’s hard to shake the notion that something, or someone, is waiting to take it away. Maxie comes back, and says, maybe Jenga. Giant Jenga. Peter’s phone rings, and a female voice says, hello, Peter.

Anna takes the results out of the envelope, and says, she has an answer.  

Peter asks, who is this? She says, he doesn’t recognize the voice of his old friend Helena Cassadine? 

Tomorrow, Anna says, it’s nothing but lies; Franco wonders what’s happening to him; Ava tells Ryan what he wanted is delivered; and Jason suggests Cyrus has found an alternate route.

🧟‍♀️ She’s Alive…

I told you she’s not dead. Helena will never die. Neither will Faison. He’ll figure out some way to come back without a brain. Or it was his eviler twin who died.

If General Hospital’s Helena Cassadine Is Really Alive, These Five Characters Should Be Shaking In Their Boots

Southern Charm

It’s a new season, and Cameron (as well as Naomie and Chelsea) has left the show, so no more narration. We started off with different scenes showing various things that happened when the pandemic started. Then…

Six months earlier. Shep’s pup Craig is a little dog now, and the cutest thing. Michael gave Patricia some dog apparel to go through, and she chose a tutu for her new Pomeranian pup Peaches. Human Craig told us he’d been living in a professionally decorated house, and felt like an adult, but a pipe blew, and asbestos went everywhere. Now he’s living with Austen until the house is cleaned up. His pillow company is doing well, and he’s making over 1000 pillows a month. Not him personally, but a manufacturer. I actually love his pillows, although I doubt he would have gotten very far with them without the advantage of being on the show. Austen marveled that a plant Madison had given him was still alive. I identified since I’m terrible with houseplants.

Austen explained that he and Madison had decided to take a break, which IMO means broken up, but they came back together after six months or so. They checked out Instagram, and heard Thomas in the background of one of Kathryn’s posts. Kensie and Saint are getting big, and Kathryn told us, custody has been settled at 50/50 after three years. She said she and Thomas were getting along, and she’s hoping it sticks. Thomas, who made a briefer than brief appearance, looked fat. No judgement, just an observation. In her interview, Kathryn admitted she was staying at his house (see yesterday’s post links – she’s having her townhouse renovated), but they’re not back together. I didn’t think she was that much of an idiot. We flashed back to Kathryn wondering how she was going to explain it to the kids if Thomas went to jail. In her interview, she said her grandmother passed away after a battle, a reprieve, and a final battle with breast cancer, and she thought her grandmother had a lot of guilt in not preparing her for the world – i.e. Thomas. Kathryn wished she could have given her closure.

Madison said she was glad to have a son, since a mini version of her would be a nightmare. Hudson is quite the little man, and she also co-parents with her ex. She said having a child had pushed her to be successful. I wondered, why is she dating Austen then? and apparently, I wasn’t alone in that thought. In her interview, Madison said everyone asked if she’s out of her effing mind, but they just can’t stop. I guess she can’t quit him.

Patricia told Michael that Shep was coming over, and she wondered if they had enough liquor in the house. She tolf Shep that she had a new watchdog, Peaches, and Michael brought out a tiny white cloud of a pup. He told Patricia that he was having a life-is-good party, and wanted it to be nice, but funky; no fox trots. He was considering a Dumb and Dumber theme, and Patricia thought that would be appropriate. He said he was inviting everyone, and Patricia would get to meet new girlfriend Taylor. Patricia asked if he was inviting Madison, and he said, of course. Shep said it didn’t give him joy to have strife in his life, and Patricia said it was a modest start. In Shep’s interview, he said you could fight the elephant in the room, or dance with it. He was going to dance with it. We flashed back to Shep being combative last season, and he admitted he can take things too far. He wanted to slow the process of becoming an angry old man, since he was showing the signs, and started seeing a therapist.

Shep settled on a Dumb and Dumber Formal, and Craig suggested he invite Cameron. In Shep’s interview, he said Cameron hadn’t been hanging around with any of them, since last year left a bad taste in her mouth. He didn’t blame her. Craig and Kathryn met for lunch, and Kathryn ordered a bourbon and Coca Cola. In Kathryn’s interview, she said she went to rehab for weed, and that’s it. She’s at the point now, if she wants a drink, she’ll order one, and it’s nobody’s business. They talked about Shep’s upcoming party, and Kathryn asked about Taylor since they hadn’t met. Craig said he’d cut Shep off for months; Shep was being an a-hole. Kathryn said he’d be a d*ck to her, then act like nothing happened. Craig said, between Taylor and a therapist, Shep was a better person. But not wonderful, since he’s still Shep. In his interview, Craig said Shep is happy when he’s with Taylor, and not a lonely, miserable POS. He said he’d been trying to get Cameron to come out, but she gets mom guilt. Kathryn said she heard Jason was having an affair, but Craig said that was absurd and not true. He said he loved gossiping, but this was out of line.

Taylor and Shep gave dog Craig a bath. Shep explained that he and Taylor had met in a bar. She lied, saying she was a marine biologist and her specialty was shark sex. He grilled her since he knew about shark sex. He didn’t elaborate, and I don’t think I really want to know anyway. They saw each other a little bit here and there, then it became more, and now she’s at his house five nights a week. He says he’d been so single-minded, and single, for so long, it was hard to change. but she was making it easy. She’s blond and cute, and looks like most of the other girls he’s dated. Shep definitely has a type.

While they got ready for the party, Austen asked if Madison was nervous, but she said Shep should be the one who’s nervous. In Madison’s interview, she said if she could forgive a threesome video, she could forgive someone calling her white trash.

Craig met with new cast member Leva, who’s one of Cameron’s best friends. He told Leva about what Kathryn said, but Leva said, no way would Jason have an affair; it was a miserable Kathryn move. WTF? She told Craig, back in the day, Cameron wasn’t so nice to Kathryn – we flashed back to that – and it was Kathryn’s way of getting back at Cameron. She thought there also might be some jealousy, or maybe Kathryn felt alive in the middle of drama. I’d thought it was all good at the end of the last reunion, but who knows what happened between then and now.

I wasn’t sure how Dumb and Dumber was supposed to factor in, but I guess it was the attire. Austen wore a powder blue top hat, and Shep had a matching ruffled tuxedo shirt. Madison wore black and white striped pants with orange suspenders, which I thought was closer to Beetlejuice, but I don’t really know Dumb and Dumber that well. I saw it, but it was like, a million years ago. Shep also invited a guy named Peter, who apparently slept with Madison at some point. Somehow this ended up in the conversation, and Peter’s girlfriend Liz wasn’t too pleased.  In Shep’s interview, the producer asked if he’d invited them to screw with Madison, but he said he didn’t even know they’d slept together until it came out at the party. Shep admitted to having planned things like that in the past, and we flashed back to when he invited Austen’s threesome girls to a party Austen and Madison were at. He told the producer, it hadn’t crossed his mind that it would be a problem. In Madison’s interview, she said when she saw Peter and Liz, she knew Shep hadn’t changed, and that bitch was trying to set her up. Entertaining a one-night stand she’d had when she was single, was on him. Whitney escorted Patricia, who she said she’d thought Shep had been kidding about Dumb and Dumber. We met new cast member John, who has two sons in San Diego, and just moved back to Charleston. He’s a nice looking dude; a little shaggy, but I like it.

Patricia wondered where the food was, and in her interview, said you can’t have a party and serve liquor without serving something to eat. It was a typical Shep party; not her kind of party. I wondered where the seats were too, since I saw zero pieces of furniture other than the bar and a couple of tables. In Patricia’s interview, she said Madison acted like a grown-up, and Austen was a child. She thought Madison needed someone successful and ambitious. Not a frat boy. John made the rounds, and we saw a clip of him playing guitar and singing. His attractiveness rating went up a few points since he’s pretty good.

Kathryn told Craig that Cameron had texted her regarding what she’d said about Jason. Craig admitted he’d told Cameron that Kathryn said rumor had it, Jason was having an affair, even though he’d promised not to say anything. Kathryn said she was glad he was being honest, although I can’t imagine she didn’t want to thump him in the head. In her interview, Kathryn told us that Cameron said, give her a break, and be a good human. Kathryn said she was, but she doesn’t give a flying what Cameron thinks. Cameron had hurt her to the core, and Cameron’s an a-hole.

This season, Madison breaks up with Austen; Leva wants to see change in this town; Thomas gets a girl pregnant, and ♫ she’s havin’ his baby ♫; Leva confronts Kathryn about her white privilege; Madison and Kathryn argue; covid hits; and the monkey emoji is addressed.

😉 What a Tease…

Craig talks about what’s ahead this season.

https://tvdeets.com/craig-conover-teases-southern-charm-season-7

📡 Breaking Craig…

Saying, I don’t know what happened, but something happened, is hardly opening up.

‘Southern Charm’: Craig Conover Finally Breaks His Silence After Naomie Olindo, Chelsea Meissner Quit

👰🏻 Don’t Be Their Guest…

I’m sure there are worse guests than Shep.

Jax Taylor & Brittany Cartwright Explain Why Shep Rose Was “The Worst Wedding Guest Ever”

🍑 The Peach Is Back…

RHOA is back for another round.

https://tvdeets.com/real-housewives-of-atlanta-season-13-trailer-drew-sidora-latoya-ali

👶 Project Baby…

My first thought was, but how will this affect the next Project Runway? Will it be a special pregnancy edition?

https://people.com/parents/karlie-kloss-pregnant-expecting-first-child-josh-kushner/

🧹 They’re Ba-a-ack…

The Sanderson sisters return.

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2091416031119/bette-midler-confirms-original-hocus-pocus-cast-will-return-for-sequel

🎃 Classically Halloween…

I wouldn’t call all of them classic, but here’s Purewow’s list of very decent horror films. Since I love the genre, some of my personal favorites are Reeker (an unfortunate title for a good movie), Ravenous, Quentin Tarantino’s Grindhouse: Death Proof/Planet Terror (each is good on their own as well), The (original) Howling, American Werewolf in London, and 13 Ghosts (the remake with Tony Shalhoub). My all-time favorite film to watch on Halloween is The Midnight Hour, but it’s a little difficult to get your hands on. It was a TV movie from the 70s, starring LeVar Burton and Shari Belafonte, and I had to buy a bootleg DVD since I had zero luck finding it. It’s not exactly scary, although it has a couple of moments, but it epitomizes Halloween for me.

https://www.purewow.com/entertainment/classic-scary-movies

👻 Counting the Hours…

The trick-or-treating seems to be an iffy proposition at this moment, but regardless, the dogs and I will be dressing up, and eating our traditional Halloween meal of Taco Bell’s Nachos BellGrande. Whether you’re counting down or not, stay safe, stay inventive, and stay not getting involved in someone’s personal life. Have someone else do it for you.

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October 28, 2020 – Dante Gives Michael a Brotherly Lecture, Shannon Has a Party, Elizabeth Rechristened, Charm’s Here, News Of the South, Not All In, a Picture Show To Remember & Big Bad

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

At the vending machine, Franco apologizes to Epiphany, saying, he didn’t realize she was waiting. He had a hard time making a decision. She looks at the machine, and says, did he just take the last chocolate bar? He says, did he? and she says she’s just spent the last solid eight hours in pencil pushing hell. The only thing that made it bearable was knowing there was a chocolate bar waiting, and he seized the last one. He asks if she wants half, and she says she wants satisfaction. She wants justice. She wants her old job back. Cyrus appears, and says that’s not all she’ll get with that attitude.

Chase finds Brook at The Floating Rib, and he says he’s been looking for her. She congratulates him, adding, he found her. She’s alone; no Valentin. She’ll be out of his hair soon, and he can go back to his awesome life. He says, clearly, she’s never looked in his underwear drawer. She asks why she would do that, and he says she’d see there aren’t any G-strings.  

Michael punches the heavy bag, and thinks about Willow. Dante asks what he’s angry about, but Michael says he’s just letting off steam. Dante says he thought Michael was going to town on the bag because he couldn’t stand the thought of losing Willow.

Elizabeth runs into Willow at the hospital, and says, it’s been a while. Willow says she was given time off for the custody hearing, and Elizabeth tells her, congratulations. She asks if Willow is back at work, but Willow says, actually, she was notified that they don’t need a full-time teacher, so she’s looking at her next step. She shows Elizabeth a booklet, and Elizabeth says she’s applying for the nurse’s training program. Willow says she’s fortunate to have the option. It’s one way her life has never been better. Mostly. Things are going so well, she and Michael are getting an annulment.

Carly is hugging Jax, when Nina and Sasha walk in. Carly tells Nina, just the person she needed to see. Nina says she’s surprised to see Carly, and tells Jax that she’s sorry she had to abandon him, but glad to see he has company. He asks how it went with Curtis, and she says Curtis has a new lead, and she’s a step closer to finding her child. Jax says, congratulations, and Carly says she didn’t know the search was back on. Nina says she didn’t broadcast it. Sasha says Nina has company, and it’s been a helluva day. She’s going to take off. Nina says she’s not, since she’s not feeling well.   

Ava sees a romantic table set, and smells a rose. There’s a storm going on, and Nikolas is on the terrace. She joins him, and he says he sees she got his message. She says, it’s lovely, and stormy. Tell her why he lured her out there. We see Ava has a knife behind her back, and Nikolas says he didn’t lure her out. He invited her. She says he’s not the first person to invite her out there. She’s sure he remembers what happened; he witnessed it firsthand. He says, he did. Then he saved her life. She says, then hours later, they were married. It was a whirlwind. He says, that’s one word, and she says, any regrets? He says, hundreds. Her? She says, the same, and he asks what she’s holding behind her back. She says, insurance, and he asks if she thinks he’d go through all this trouble to toss her back in the harbor. She says she thinks it would be a permanent solution to their situation, but he says, believe it or not, he doesn’t want her dead. She says he just wants the family fortune all to himself, and he says, it is his family’s fortune. She says, not to mention Elizabeth.

Brook says Chase wouldn’t know what to do with a G-string if he had a fistful of singles. He says he’s trying to charm her after being a jerk, but she says she gets enough of that from her father. Just because she’s staying with Chase, doesn’t give him the right to weigh in on her life. He says he knows that, and if she’d stop talking, she could hear him. He’s saying he’s sorry.

Nina tells Sasha where the shower is, and says there’s a fluffy robe with her name on it. Take all the time she needs. Sasha says, it sounds great, but… Nina insists, and Sasha goes to the bathroom. Jax asks, what’s wrong with Sasha? and Carly says, she doesn’t look good. Nina says it’s not her place to say, but trust her. She wouldn’t have brought Sasha back if she didn’t think it was absolutely necessary.

Willow tells Elizabeth, she and Michael got married to protect Wiley from Nelle. Nelle isn’t a threat now, so staying married isn’t necessary. Elizabeth asks if Willow will still be a part of Wiley’s life, and Willow says, absolutely. Elizabeth says, if that’s what Willow feels is best, she’s happy for her. It’s no one’s business but theirs. Although sometimes people who have to craziest reasons for getting married, and the marriages you think will crash and burn, are the ones that last.

Michael tells Dante, he’s not losing Willow. They’re going to stay together until the annulment is finalized, and afterwards, they’re going to be co-parents. Dante says it sounds like they have it sorted out, and Michael says they made the decision together. Dante has one question. Did Michael say what he said to Willow because it’s what he wanted, or was it what he thought she wanted to hear?

Cyrus says he’s sorry it took so long to make Franco’s acquaintance, and introduces himself. Franco says he knows who Cyrus is; he saw his picture in the company newsletter. Epiphany adds, and on the news. Franco says Cyrus is a busy fella, and Epiphany says, he is. Firing half the staff and alienating the rest. Cyrus is sorry to hear about the low morale, and promises to bring it up to Britt. Franco says, everyone just wants to be heard, and Cyrus says he has a few minutes if Franco wants to meet with him, but Franco says tonight, some of them go to The Floating Rib. It’s karaoke night. Cyrus says, it sounds fun; he won’t keep Franco from it, but the door is open. He starts to walk away, but Franco says, hold on. How’s his singing voice? Want to be Simon to his Garfunkel?

Nikolas asks where Ava is getting the idea about him and Elizabeth, and she asks if she’s wrong. There must be at least a little something to it. He flashes back to kissing Elizabeth, and he says, in this case something is nothing. She says she knew it, and he says, fine. What he and Elizabeth have goes beyond friendship. In his darkest moments, he’s reached out to her, but it’s because they share a history; not because he wants to be with her. Ava says, that’s the most eloquent rationalization she’s ever heard. He says, look him in the eye, and tell him that she’s never sought out something she’s not getting from their marriage. She thinks back to kissing Franco, and he says he thought so. She tells him, she didn’t say anything, and he says she’s not as good a poker player as she thinks. She says he begged her, trapping her into what she thought was a fairytale romance. He says she asked him to talk about things, and he told her about his feelings. She says, so? What are words? Hot air without the action to back them up. To prove he wants her… He says he has to divorce her. Done.

Cyrus thanks Franco for the kind invitation, but he doesn’t want to infringe on the staff’s private event. Franco says it’s not like they close the place; everyone is welcome. Cyrus says, in that case, he has work to finish up. Perhaps he’ll see them later. He leaves, and Epiphany looks at Franco. He says, what? and she says he’d better run. Run.

Chase tells Brook, sorry for coming on too strong, but she says she’s actually impressed. He almost turned her around. He says, it’s working for him then, and she ask what’s the rest. As long as he’s not going to tell her that he’s kicking her out on the street.

Jax asks if Sasha needs a doctor, but Nina tells him not to push it. It was all she could do to get Sasha there. Carly says she’ll talk to Sasha, and Nina tries to stop her, but she keeps going. Nina tells Jax, even when Carly means well, she’s impossible. He says, she did bring wine, and Nina says, red wine. He says, Carly wanted to apologize for the scene she caused in the cemetery, and Nina says, when she accidentally pushed over Nelle’s gravestone? The only thing Carly is sorry about is Nina caught her

Sasha goes into the bathroom, and takes out her baggie of coke. Carly knocks on the door, and Sasha says she just needs a minute. Carly says, let her in, but Sasha keeps trying to get a hit of coke together using her Amex card. Her hands shake.

Dante says Michael doesn’t want an annulment? and Michael says, if it was up to him, they’d find a way to stay together, and make the marriage real. Make a life together, for Wiley’s sake, but also for themselves. Dante asks if Michael said this to her, and Michael says, of course (🍷) not. Dante says Michael wants to set Willow free from her obligation. He’s an idiot.

Willow tells Elizabeth, after Chase, she can’t think of starting something new. Michael has so much to give that’s going to waste in their so-called marriage. Elizabeth says she’s known Michael a long time. He’s a decent guy. Willow says, for the past few months, she’s been lucky to see that every day; how he is with Wiley and his family. Michael is honorable and kind, and sees the best in people. He should be able to share that with someone. Elizabeth says, it sounds like he already is.

Brook asks Chase to just give her more time, and he says he will. Eventually, she’ll have to find another place though. Brook says, don’t tell her to go back to her father, and Chase tells her not to worry. He was recently reminded that bringing families together by force of will isn’t in his skill set. She thanks him, and says she’ll definitely find a new situation. Not tonight though. She has other plans. He asks what they are, so he can disapprove of them, and I laugh. She shows him a flyer that says, Karaoke Night.   

Dante tells Michael, don’t make life altering decisions based on what you think another person wants. It’s stupid, or at least a disappointment and a regret. It’s not fair to Willow either. Michael asks what he should do, and Dante says, be honest. Tell her how he feels, and let her decide. Don’t think the only decent thing is to separate. Michael says Willow deserves someone to be in love with, and they’re not in love. Dante asks how he knows, and Willow walks in. She asks if she’s interrupting.   

Carly tells Sasha, open up; she’s worried. Sasha pops out, and says, all hers, but Carly says, nice try, and turns Sasha around. She tells Sasha to look in the mirror. Does she really want to go out looking like that? What’s a nice girl like her doing with a face like that? Sasha says she’s not that nice, and Carly says, really? Is she coming down with a cold? Sasha says she’s fine, but Carly says she doesn’t look fine.

Jax tells Nina, he knows how it looks, but he and Carly talked. She had no intention of knocking over Nelle’s headstone. She says he doesn’t have to lobby for Carly anymore. It’s nice that Carly came over with wine – red wine – and she apologized. They never have to speak about Nelle again. Jax is sorry it came to this. It will be a while before Carly stops looking over her shoulder. Nina doesn’t doubt it, and says it’s great Carly has him in her corner. Carly is Josslyn’s mother, and other people might not understand their relationship, but she does. He asks, what other people?

Back at the table, Ava asks what Nikolas is doing. He says, divorcing her. It’s what she said she needs for him to prove he’s not playing her. He lifts a dish cover, and underneath is a rolled up document. He says, voila! takes it off the plate, and tells her, the pages are flagged where she needs to sign. He’s following the conditions of the post-nup to the letter, and relinquishing 90% of the estate to her. Ava asks, what’s the catch? and he says, no catch. She says, of course (🍷) there is. She wonders if it’s some kind of trap, and he says, there is a price. She says, here it comes, and he says she can have everything she asked for – money, property, material things – but she can’t have him.

At The Floating Rib, Franco tells Epiphany that he did a good thing. She says, inviting the devil himself to their safe space? He says, even the devil gets lonely, and Elizabeth suggests he buy them round. She steers Epiphany to a table, and asks, what’s going on with her? Epiphany says, nothing; certainly nothing she wants to bring up at karaoke. Elizabeth asks how much they’ve been through, and how many times they’ve had each other’s backs, and Epiphany says, more times than she can count. Elizabeth says, then tell her, and Epiphany starts cry. She says she and Milo are breaking up, and I make a sad face.

Jax asks Nina what she means by other people. Did someone say something? She says, it’s not important. She wishes they were the only people in the relationship, but Carly will always be a part of his life. When co-parents get along… people talk. He says, all it is, is talk. They’re just two people trying to do the best for their daughter.   

Sasha thanks Carly for her concern, but it doesn’t matter if she’s fine. Carly says she’s wrong, and doesn’t think Michael would agree. Sasha says she went out of her way to make sure her life is none of Michael’s business. Carly says she did it to protect Wiley from Nelle. If Michael knew what she did, the sacrifices she made, and that she was still hurting, he’d have something say. Sasha says, he won’t. Michael finally has Wiley, and Wiley has Michael, and they both have Willow. They’re a family now, and she can’t take that away from them. Even if she could, she wouldn’t, and neither should Carly. She walks out, leaving Carly with her mouth hanging open.

Michael tells Willow that he was in the middle of a brotherly lecture. Dante says he hopes Michael sees the benefit in his wisdom, and takes his advice. Willow says, if it came from Dante, it must be worthwhile, and Dante tells Michael, his wife is a wise woman. Willow says her class is about to start. She took a Ride Share there, and was hoping to go home with him. He says he’s still got to work out, so he can wait. She says she’ll see him later, and leaves. Dante says he rests his case.

Chase says, Brook is going to sing? He thought the doctors said she couldn’t. She says, they told her it was unlikely, not impossible. He says, so she’s going to get up there and see what happens? She says, it can’t hurt to try.

Franco stands at the bar, and Cyrus comes in. He tells Franco, this round is on him.

Elizabeth tells Epiphany that she’s sorry. What happened with Milo? Epiphany says, Milo has been away, traveling and opening gyms for the franchise across the country. They haven’t seen each other in months. Meanwhile, she’s become a paper pusher. Elizabeth says, Milo adores her. She can’t imagine they can’t make it work. Epiphany tells her, he said he’d come back, and Elizabeth says, great, but Epiphany says she told him no. It’s not the same anymore. As much as she hates to admit it, they’ve grown apart. Elizabeth asks how she can help, and Epiphany says, first, she doesn’t want a fuss made. Elizabeth says Epiphany can’t keep it inside; she has to let it out. Brook takes the stage, and Epiphany says, not another word about it. I note that Brook doesn’t have much of a scar. She tries to sing, but struggles. She says, wrong key, puts the mic down, and runs out. Chase goes after her. This is driving me nuts, since I’ve sung most of my life, and Brook is supposed to be a professional. I doubt she would have just gotten up there without even attempting to practice first, or even warm up, and she sure gave up easy. Instead of saying, wrong key, she should have said, too soon. It’s not like everyone doesn’t know what happened. This is frustrating the hell out of me.

Ava asks what Nikolas is trying to pull, and he asks if she thinks he wants to sign the papers. Of course (🍷) he doesn’t. He had them drawn up to force her hand; get her to move forward with the marriage or end it. She says, it’s an elaborate ultimatum, and he says, it’s a gamble that their night in the cabin wasn’t a one-off. Tell him she feels the same way. He thought instead of signing the papers, they’d burn them together. Ava says, there are certain considerations. There are people who will be affected if they end the marriage. He says he took a leap and owned up to his feelings. Do the same, or he’ll have to admit he’s a jackass. She says, of course (🍷) she has feelings, but it complicates things. He says it’s simple, they’ll stay married, but she says certain people may be made to pay if they remain married. Let her think things through; she needs a minute. She walks away, her back to him, and he says, once and for all, decide now. She doesn’t realize how close he is to her, and when she turns around, she stabs him accidentally, her knife going into his abdomen. I gasp out loud. I was not expecting that.

Sasha comes back out, and Nina asks if she found everything okay. The guest room is down the hall. Sasha says she’s not staying, but Nina says she should. They can have breakfast tomorrow. Sasha says it’s kind of Nina to bring her there, despite everything. She just needed a moment to catch her breath. Don’t give her another thought. She jets, and Carly comes out. In the hallway, Sasha makes a call. She says she needs a refill. She’ll be there in 15.   

Michael does crunches in the ring, and Willow walks back in. He asks if her class was canceled, but she says she blew it off. Curiosity got the best of her. She wanted to hear Dante’s advice in person. Michael says, Dante left, but she says he can tell her. He says, Dante thinks they should stay together. Those weren’t his exact words, but it was the overall idea. She says the closer they get to the annulment, the more fans they have. He says he was thinking the same thing. He says he’ll get cleaned up, and she says, her too – even though she didn’t have a class. She says she’ll meet him back there, and gives a lingering look to his back before she walks out.

Chase finds Brook outside and asks her to come back. They can sing a duet. She’ll sound like an angel in comparison. Highly doubtful, since I still remember him singing Feel It Still for the Nurses Ball, and he rocked. He says maybe she jumped in too soon. Now that she has that out of the way, he knows she has another performance in her. She says, that wasn’t a performance; it was her swan song. It sounded like nails on a chalkboard.

Franco brings Cyrus over to the table, and says, look who made it. Epiphany tells Elizabeth, she’s back in hell again, and Cyrus asks if anyone has seen the songbook. Elizabeth hands it to him, and Franco jokes that he’s probably a fan of Miley Cyrus. What does he want? Gilbert and Sullivan? Sammy Hagar? Cyrus says, the 70s, and Franco tells him, pull up a chair. Epiphany says, not today, Satan, and gets up to sing. Franco says, she’s having a bad day. Epiphany sings. I give up trying to find out the titles, but it’s something about waiting, and debating if her love will come back to her.

As Epiphany sings, we see Michael in the shower, pondering. He turns around, and Willow is there in a towel. She lets the towel fall, and I’m not sure I’m on board with this. He drops his towel, and they move closer. Okay, now I’m guessing this isn’t real because they keep switching to them being alone.

Ava takes out the knife, and tells Nikolas, he’s bleeding. He says, yeah; he’s been stabbed. She drops the knife, and takes off his shirt. Is this some kind of weird foreplay? They kiss…

Afterwards (we assume), Nikolas says, well…? and Ava says they’re going to have to do something about these, and picks up the divorce papers. He says, it doesn’t matter; they’re not real. He wasn’t going to risk anything. She’s too proud to admit she’s crazy about him. Now he’s sure. She calls him an arrogant SOB, and he asks, is it arrogant if he’s right? She takes the papers, and opens the door. He asks where she’s going, and she says, to find the cyanide. She leaves, and he smiles. He says, she likes me. She really likes me.

Chase tells Brook, it’s going to be okay. She says, it will be something, but it will never be okay. If she can’t do the one thing that gives her purpose, what purpose does she have?

Everyone applauds for Epiphany. Cyrus says he can’t imagine how anyone can follow her, and Franco says, if anyone could, it’s the Chairman with Sinatra. Cyrus says he could be persuaded. His phone dings, and he says, however, he’ll have to take a raincheck. Epiphany says, convenient, and he promises to revisit. I’m very disappointed.

Carly says she tried talking to Sasha, but Sasha wouldn’t hear her. Nina says, maybe Sasha heard, but didn’t agree. Carly says, Sasha needs help, but Nina says she can’t keep Sasha against her will. She did the best she could, at least for tonight. Carly says she can do better, like it’s a competition, and leaves.    

Willow meets Michael, and they leave the gym together.

In an alleyway on the phone, Sasha asks, where the hell are you? Don’t leave me hanging. The dealer hangs up, and she throws her phone, saying, dammit. Cyrus comes along, and says, there are cheaper ways to channel her frustration. What’s the trouble, and how can he help? 

Elizabeth says she’ll be right back, and Franco tells Epiphany that she sounded great. Epiphany thanks him, and says she’s decided he can have the chocolate bar. He says, good, because he already ate it. He’ll get her next time. She says he can get another round, and she’ll call it even. He gets up, and she says she hopes he knows how good he has it with Elizabeth. He says, doorknob. She tells him, say that again? and he keels over.

Tomorrow, it’s Halloween in Port Charles, Valentin thinks Peter has a Spinelli problem, Ava hopes Nikolas can forgive her, Nikolas says he’ll save Julian’s sorry ass, Cyrus tells Sasha that they can have a mutually beneficial friendship, and Carly tells Sonny that she thinks Sasha is a drugs.

The Real Housewives of Orange County

Shannon talked to John about her concern that Emily was dismissive with her. John told her she didn’t have to be best friends with Emily; just be okay. Elizabeth and Kelly met Gina at Farmhouse for dinner. Elizabeth said there was a gag order over her divorce details, but she was going to have a great party afterward, where she’d spill everything. Gina didn’t understand how Elizabeth was not having sex with Jimmy, and in her interview, Kelly thought that he had to be getting something done. Elizabeth said she liked Shannon, and Gina said Shannon had kicked her under the bus, saying her house was sad and depressing. In her interview, Gina said don’t bring her 9 lemons in an f-ing bowl, then say sh*t about her. She felt Shannon wasn’t authentic. Kelly said Emily had tried with Shannon too, but it wasn’t easy. They talked about how much better 2020 was going to be than 2019, and I laaaaughed.

Braunwyn said she was a basket case, either being so happy or so miserable that she wanted to jump out of her skin. In her interview, she said the only thing that might be bigger than her problem with alcohol was her love for her kids. She told Sean that she hadn’t been as present as she should have been, and realized she wasn’t a good mom. She didn’t know how she let it get so bad so fast. It was the one thing she wanted to be good at, and she wasn’t. He told her it was going to be okay. Lots of okay stuff today, both on GH and this.

Kelly took possession of her new house, which looked huge, especially with nothing in it. She told us it was 4500 square feet, with a pool and spa, but it’s suburbia. She met with her interior designer, and in her interview, she said the moms there were buttoned up, prim and proper, and cooking with aprons on. It was a Beaver Cleaver neighborhood. She said Shannon was a Stepford Wife, and she was scared she was going to turn into that. Rick had lived in NYC forever, and was ready to settle down, but she was mostly doing it for Jolie, who wanted to be in a family community. She wanted Jolie to have the best childhood possible, and see what a good relationship was like. She said it goes by fast. Truth!

Braunwyn picked up Shannon to go see Dr. Moon, and told Shannon about going to her first AA meeting. Braunwyn admitted that she’d told Emily about Shannon saying Gina’s house was sad. In Shannon’s interview, she insisted she hadn’t said that, and told Braunwyn that she had to set the record straight. Shannon said her fear was that Dr. Moon was getting older. She wondered what she was going to do when he retired. Braunwyn told Dr. Moon that her life had become unmanageable (part of the first step in the twelve), and she’d been drinking and hiding it. His solution was to stick a needle in the middle of her ear, which he said was for addiction. In her interview, Braunwyn said she was more grateful for Shannon’s support. Shannon made the usual loud noises when Dr. Moon needled her in the back of the neck for a sacroiliac problem. (I’ll have you know, I spelled that right on the first try.) In her interview, Shannon said she was trying to help Braunwyn, who was making her look bad and putting words in her mouth. It was the ultimate betrayal. I dunno about that. I could probably think of worse things.

Emily said she’d never had relationship or friendship with Shannon, and was going to her housewarming party. On a side note, we found out Shannon’s kids aren’t allowed to swear until they’re 18. Shannon gave her house a once-over, which I totally understood. I should have done that when I discovered a pair of underwear thrown on a chair after a party, and I don’t mean by a guest who had too good of a time. They were my underwear. I was mortified. In her interview, Braunwyn said she hadn’t figured out how to navigate her bedroom yet, but she was going to a party. She wanted a drink badly, but couldn’t say anything, or she’d be that weird alcoholic girl. I dunno about that either, but her friends would definitely not want to drink in front of her. At least if they’re decent people. Oh yeah. I forgot, we’re talking Housewives here. Someone would probably yell at her, and then put her under a microscope, while they guzzled pinot in front of her the whole time.  

When Gina saw Shannon’s house, she said she could see why Shannon would say hers was sad. Her home could fit inside Shannon’s home. It was like a Polly Pocket home. Gina jumped on Shannon the second she got there, but Shannon insisted Braunwyn was the only one talking smack about Gina’s house. Moving whichever way the wind is blowing, Gina said she didn’t trust Braunwyn. In Shannon’s interview, she said she was grateful Gina believed her, but she was angry that Braunwyn put words in her mouth. Yeah, yeah, the ultimate betrayal. Shannon told Gina that she was a renter, but Gina was an owner, and there was nothing sad about Gina’s life right now.

In her interview, Emily said part of her would like to imagine Shannon wanted her at the party, but she knows Shannon doesn’t. Shannon’s dad Gene arrived with his young girlfriend, and when Kelly was introduced, she called him big d*ck daddy from Cincinnati. In Shannon’s interview, she said she’d never call someone’s father that, but I say, it depends on the father. FYI, not this guy. Shannon didn’t waste time taking Braunwyn aside, and told Braunwyn that she was hearing wrong. She hadn’t called Gina’s place sad. That wasn’t even in her vocabulary. Braunwyn stuck by her memory, saying she’d been totally sober, while Shannon had a couple of drinks, but Shannon insisted she was wrong. Braunwyn said either Shannon was lying or she didn’t remember, and Shannon said Braunwyn crossed the line. Shannon ended the conversation by saying how dare Braunwyn do this at her party, and I had to laugh when Braunwyn said she wasn’t the one who brought it up. Another truth! Shannon made a beeline for Emily, telling her that she never said Gina’s house was sad. In Braunwyn’s interview, she said every time she’s tried to be nice to Gina, it’s gotten thrown back in her face. We flashed back to all the times Gina has shut Braunwyn down, and it looks to me that Gina just plain doesn’t like Braunwyn. And I don’t think anything is going to change her mind. Braunwyn told Sean she didn’t know where to go from here.

Shannon made it sound like Braunwyn had accused her of being drunk, and in her interview, said Braunwyn was now using her sobriety as a weapon. Like always, they played telephone, and by the time Gina repeated what Shannon had said, Braunwyn claimed Shannon was so wasted. Gina brought up the text from Sean, and Emily thought it wasn’t unreasonable that she found it creepy, in context of his and Braunwyn’s lifestyle. A love shack! A sex apartment! Threesomes! In Elizabeth’s interview, she said she’d never seen women act like this, and Braunwyn was just as big of a nut. Shannon, who’d told Braunwyn earlier that she’d never do two against one, attacked Sean and Braunwyn with Emily, Gina, and Kelly in attendance. Emily thought Braunwyn was pretentious, and Shannon told Sean, maybe they should start being authentic. Gina said Braunwyn looks down on her because she doesn’t have as much money as they do. We flashed back to some instances where Braunwyn said something Gina didn’t like, and I see it as Gina being the one who feels defensive about not having money. Gina got in Braunwyn’s face, screeching that Braunwyn was a sloppy chihuahua, and wasted all the time. She told Braunwyn to go get wasted again, which is really nice, and Braunwyn said she was 30 days sober today, bitch. Braunwyn ran off, telling Gina, f*** you!

Next time, the party continues, Braunwyn never wants see them again, Kelly thinks Braunwyn is better when she drinks, Braunwyn insists Shannon isn’t telling the truth, and Shannon says she doesn’t move on when people call her a liar. Great. We’ll be on this for the rest of the season.

👀 Elizabeth and Gina were guests tonight on Watch What Happens Live. I really like Elizabeth. She kind of reminds me of Garcelle on RHOBH. She stays above the fray, and laughs a lot. She said she was surprised she’d been chosen to become a Real Housewife, especially with the pandemic going on. Her divorce had been finalized, and we found out she and Jimmy finally had sex. Or as she put it, she’d been officially rechristened. I tried to ignore Gina, since she’s on a par with Teddi for me. She’s a follower, and an a-hole. Both the guests and audience were remote, and it was actually kind of fun. The Countess made a guest appearance, and sang Viva la Diva, while the audience danced in their Zoom boxes. Under normal circumstances, you rarely see the audience, so it had a different vibe. The sound people also made LuAnn sound a lot better than she really does, unless she’s been taking lessons. I want those people for karaoke. If I ever see karaoke again. I miss singing… and bourbon… sniff…

🍹 Don’t forget – The new season of Southern Charm begins tomorrow – i.e. Thursday.

👩🏽‍🏫 Brush Up On Your Charm…

New cast member and first woman of color on the show. She looks a lot like Lily Ghalichi from Shahs of Sunset.

‘Southern Charm’ Newbie Leva Gets Real About Talking to Kathryn About Race

Might Shep finally be settling down? Omg, he’s 40. He should probably pick a lane now.

Shep Rose: There’s No Reason to ‘Weasel’ Out of Taylor Ann Green Relationship

Kathryn co-parents up close and personal.

Kathryn Dennis Lived In Thomas Ravenel’s Guest House Earlier This Year; Thomas Allegedly Appears In Southern Charm Season 7 Premiere

One of the few really decent people in reality TV.

https://extratv.com/2020/10/15/reality-stars-eliza-limehouse-and-mark-struthers-mcbride-jr-expecting-first-child-weeks-after-their-wedding/

🍋 The Stirrer Gets Stirred…

I wouldn’t last two seconds in this program. I’d be All Out.

https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/2020/09/10030895/all-in-by-teddi-mellencamp-diet-business-scam-twitter

👠 Because It’s That Time Of Year…

And because I was the first one to throw something. True story.

https://nypost.com/2020/09/25/how-rocky-horror-went-from-tiny-musical-to-filthy-phenom/

⏰ The Clock Is Ticking…

It’s almost Halloween, and also almost time to change the clocks. Don’t forget to fall behind an hour this weekend. Yay! I’ll finally get some sleep. No I won’t. And also don’t forget to stay safe, stay truthful, and stay not being the one who takes the last chocolate bar from the vending machine. Especially if Epiphany is behind you.

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October 27, 2020 – Sasha Creates a Scene, Veronica Is the Real Queen, Fast Break & a Dance

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

I missed the beginning. Apparently it’s going to be one of those weeks. But here are the highlights. One of them literally high. Dustin came into The Floating Rib to join Lulu, and saw Dante there; Carly brought a bottle of wine from Sonny’s wine cellar to Nina as a peace offering, but Jax answered the door, since Nina was at a meeting; and Sasha was high and harassing the bartender at the MetroCourt, who suggested she have some water. Valentin saw her, and said she was in a better mood than the last time he’d seen her. She grabbed a cherry from someone else’s drink, which the bartender wasn’t too happy about. Valentin offered to take her to her room, but she told him to get his hands off her. Chase came in, and told Valentin to back off, and now we’re up to speed.

Doc tells Anna, first, he wants to make sure he has his facts straight, so he can understand. Her history with Faison goes back many years. She says, early in her career, she thought she was smarter than everyone else; she was reckless. A lot of the time is a blur. She was running on adrenaline and coffee, and it was a recipe for disaster. It’s not inconceivable that nine months of that time should be shrouded in darkness. There were so many lies… He says, her mind was open to extended memory implanting, and she tells him, the memories she has of that time are the night she spent with Faison as part of an elaborate sting operation, Peter’s birth, and her decision to put him up for adoption. All she thought was that it lined up perfectly for that period in her life. She worked hard to put it behind her. She needed to bury it so she could survive. Doc says, then she learned she was one of Cabot’s subjects, and she says, and she wondered if her memories were hers at all, or her sister’s.

Dustin says he didn’t know Dante was joining them, and Lulu says he wasn’t invited. She realizes how that sounds, and says they know what she means. Dante says he wasn’t invited. He just stopped by for a beer, and he and Maxie were catching up. It was spontaneous. Dustin says, as long as he’s there, maybe it’s time they got to know each other.

Jax looks at the wine, and tells Carly, good year. He’s surprised Sonny let it go. She asks, who said Sonny knows she took it? He says, Nina doesn’t drink red wine anymore; the tannins give her a headache. I identify, since I can’t drink it either. Carly says she can go grab a bottle of white and come back, but he says he doesn’t think a bottle of wine is going to make Nina forgive her. Carly says she was hoping Nina had cooled off. It was an accident. She didn’t intend to knock the headstone over. He says, but she did know Nina is important to him. If she’s trying to make peace for his sake, it’s thoughtful, but what would have been more thoughtful would have been not going to the grave in the first place. She made a conscious choice. What was she trying to accomplish? She asks if he’s sure Nina isn’t going to drink it, and suggests he get two glasses. She’ll tell him everything.

At the MetroCourt, Curtis gives Nina a folder, saying it’s his information on her Phyllis Caulfields. One of them may be her ex-nurse. She’s extremely lucky that the jeweler gave her a name. She’s that much closer to her needle in a haystack. He was able to access the database of registered nurses. She asks, how? and he says, when he wants something, he can be charming. He weeded out the nurses who were inactive in the early 90s, and narrowed it down to six women who could have been her nurse. Unless they can determine a birth or married name, it’s the best he can do. She says, it sounds simple and incredibly complicated. Of the six, one knows the truth about her child.

Chase asks if Sasha is okay, and she says she’s fine. Valentin says, Chase misread the situation. Sasha was out of line with the bartender, and he wanted to keep her from making a scene. He sees his presence is no longer necessary, and leaves her in Chase’s capable hands. He whispers to Chase that he’d called Chase the last time Sasha needed a friend, and she could use one now. He leaves, and Sasha says, whatever Valentin whispered, she’s fine. She doesn’t need a babysitter. He tells her, stop lying to him.

Jackie tells Finn that she’s supposed to meet up with Chase, and Finn says Chase wants to do a family dinner with the three of them and Anna. Did he mention it? She says, not specifically. The last time she saw him, he was intent on mending fences between Finn and their dad, but they both know that’s not happening. Finn says, Chase thinks the only reason he doesn’t talk to their dad is because he remarried fast. He needs to go on thinking that. She says, even if it doesn’t make sense? It’s been decades, and Finn’s not a vindictive person. It doesn’t add up. She sees that, and his brother sees it. Maybe Chase would stop pushing the issue if he knew what really happened between them.

Anna tells Doc, it started to trouble her because her memories of Peter are very compartmentalized. There’s the deception, the birth, and adoption; it’s very specific. When she compares them with her memories of Robin’s birth, they’re more scattered, and it’s not the same. He asks if she can account for her whereabouts on the date Peter was born, but she says she can’t. In intelligence work, everything is a cover. Maybe part of her doesn’t want to know the truth, and she’d rather leave it the way it is. Peter is going to start his own family, and there’s the lingering threat that her sister is going to ruin everything. She feels she should find out once and for all if Peter is her son, or if he’s Alex’s. Doc sits down, and asks, what can he do?

Dante says Dustin shares a house with his son. He thinks he should be getting to know Dustin. Maxie comes over, and says Dustin is finally there. Did he have a flat? He says he was stuck at a PTA thing, but tonight’s not about him. He hands her a gift, and says, happy engagement. She shakes it, and he says she doesn’t have to open it now, but she asks if he’s kidding. Dante tells them to have a good night, and starts to leave, but Dustin says Dante and Maxie go way back, and Lulu says he should stay.

Curtis tells Nina, he won’t know which one he’s looking for until he does an extensive background search. It may require in person interviews, and he may have to outsource some it down state. She tells him to do what he needs to, and he says, even with the friends and family discount, it’s a pricey undertaking. Nina wonders why he’s trying to talk her out of it. Money is no object when it comes to her child. She’ll make sure Curtis gets what he needs. Valentin approaches, and says, that’s not necessary. He’d like to pay for it himself.

Chase tells Sasha, he doesn’t know what happened before he got there, but he thinks Valentin is trying to help her. She asks what gives him the impression she needs help, and he says Valentin called him after her presentation, and said she needed a friend. He thought she just needed cheering up, and he got distracted by what happened with Brook. She’s bad off. She has crazy mood swings, and sometimes sleeps until noon. She says she wants to forget her problems, and have fun. Just for an hour, she wants to stop thinking about everything they gave up so Michael and Willow could be happy. What’s wrong with that? He knows better than anyone how she feels, so sue her if she wants one drink too many. He says he gets that, but if anything else was going on, she would tell him, right?

Jackie says, Harry’s not at fault, and Finn says, he goes by Chase now. She says he’ll always be Harry to her. He’s an investigator, like she is, and he sees the strain, and he’s going to wonder why. Finn is sure there’s a breaking story on the other coast, and asks how much Chase knows. She says he knows she met Gregory through Finn, and he asks if she did her story about him. She says he still has the same plus size ego. Her story was about shadowing first year residents at a Boston hospital. He says he doesn’t remember her seeing the other residents like she did him, but she says she stuck to her journalistic standards, and didn’t cross the line with her personal involvement. She didn’t want to make the same mistake twice. She met Finn’s father when she was shadowing Finn, and they hooked up. He asks if that wasn’t crossing a line, and she says she doesn’t have to explain her choices to anyone. He asks, what about her choice to marry his father… after what they did before the wedding?

Dante tells Lulu, he appreciates the offer, but he’s getting out of there. He asks if he can have a word with Peter before he goes, and they step aside. Peter asks what’s on Dante’s mind? and Dante says he owes Peter an apology. Lulu tells Maxie, she’s sorry Dante is raining on her big night, but Maxie says, he didn’t rain on anything. It’s great to see him, and he was 95% supportive. Lulu asks, what about the other 5%? and Maxie says, it’s over and forgotten, and Dante wished her well. It’s Lulu’s turn tonight to celebrate Maxie’s future. Dustin says they have a future of their own to celebrate. They’re making their living arrangements permanent. He’s officially moving in.

Finn asks if Jackie wants him to say the words, and I nod because I want to know. She says she slept with him the night before she married his father, but don’t throw it in her face like he’s innocent. It was mutual; she never seduced him. He tells her, he didn’t say she did. He takes full responsibility for his part. He thought maybe she’d postpone the wedding, and they could figure a few things out. She says, when she started dating his father, she knew she might have feelings for him. He says, did she? and she says, of course (🍷), but she didn’t want to get involved with another subject. The night before the wedding, she couldn’t ignore it anymore. She had deep feelings for Gregory, but her feelings for him were just as real. He’d said she should call off the wedding. He kissed her, and she thought he was declaring his love for her, but in the morning, he couldn’t get out fast enough, and told her to forget what happened between them. Finn says he slept with his father’s fiancé, and didn’t react well. He made his choice, and she made hers. She says she wasn’t giving away everything she had with Gregory for a fantasy. The really sad part is, she kept looking for him at the church, thinking he’d show up, and tell her not to go through with it, insisting she be with him. At the very least, she thought he’d tell his father what happened, but he never showed up. Not at the wedding or anywhere else afterward. So she went ahead and married his father.

Sasha tells Chase, nothing else is going on. She’s just blowing off steam. She’s sure he has another place to go, and he says he does, but they’re running late. He can stay with her if she needs him. She says she doesn’t need a babysitter; go. He tells her, if she plans on going anywhere else, call a Ride Share. She says, yes, detective, and he says he’ll call her tomorrow.

Curtis tells Valentin that Nina doesn’t want his blood money. Valentin says that’s not what he’d call it. It’s penance. Nina asks if she can have a minute alone with Valentin, and Curtis says he doesn’t think it’s a good idea. She says, probably not, but it’s something she needs to do. Valentin says Nina knows how badly he feels about the masquerade with Sasha. Let him pay. She says she has her own money. Even if she needed it, she would sell cookies or start an online fund before she’d let him near the search for her child. 

Jax says, wow. Carly is still having nightmares. She says, it’s not like it’s on a nightly basis. She goes days without one, but there are times she’s seen Nelle. He says he’s not a psychiatrist, but there must be a reasonable explanation. Maybe part of her wonders if there’s something else she could have done to save Nelle. Carly says, it was horrible when Nelle fell. She’s asked herself a thousand times, if she’d moved faster, could she have saved Nelle, but she’ll never know the answer. None of it changes the fact Nelle was a horrible woman. She was a danger to Carly and her family, and they’re safer now that she’s gone. She hasn’t shed a tear, but what makes her sad is that Wiley will grow up without a biological mother. She’ll have to tell him about Nelle. She doesn’t feel guilty, but it feels like a warning.

Jax says, she’s telling him her nightmare is a warning? What about? She says she wishes she knew. It’s not fair. It’s like something she forgot to fear; something important she needs to remember. But the harder she concentrates, the faster it slips away. She’s replayed that night over and over. What about Nelle’s fall could she have forgotten?

Nina tells Valentin, it’s too late; she’s moved on. Valentin says, even if that’s the case, he still cares about her. Her happiness matters to him. She says she’s super happy with Jax, and he asks where Carly fits into the situation. He’d like to know how she reconciles how, with Jax, Carly comes first.

Sasha demands the bartender change the music, telling him, jazz is so boring. It’s practically elevator music. Can’t he put on something with more of a kick? He says if she’s looking for rock and roll, security can give her directions to The Floating Rib. She says she knows the MetroCourt owner; she used to date her son. But if he doesn’t want her money, she’ll go elsewhere. She takes her bag off the bar, along with the glassware, knocking everything on the floor, and dropping her bag, the contents spilling out. Nina hears the glass shatter, and runs in. Curtis goes over to help Sasha, who covers up the baggie of coke that was in her purse. She scoops everything up, and tells him that she doesn’t need help; she can be clumsy sometimes. He says he bets. She tells the bartender, it was an accident. She’s not paying for the glasses. Nina asks her, what’s going on? Is she all right? Curtis says, she just slipped; it was a total accident. Sasha says she’s so sorry, and the bartender says, whatever, lady. Curtis quietly tells Nina, he doesn’t like to talk out of turn, but he’s had personal experience in this area. Nina asks what he’s talking about, and he says, Sasha is high as a kite, and he doesn’t think it’s the first time she’s used.   

Finn asks, what if he’d stopped the wedding. Would Jackie have married anyone? His father was a hell of a consolation prize. She says, not true. She was torn between the two of them, and when Finn pulled his vanishing act, she had one path to follow. She loved Gregory; it wasn’t fleeting. Their marriage, and having Harry, have been the best times, the best years of her life. She’s hurt Gregory over the years, but every couple goes through things. Finn broke his father’s heart. He gave up his father’s name. Finn says he was ashamed of himself, and no longer felt he deserved it. He doesn’t know what to say. He’s sorry. She says she didn’t want to keep the secret. She told him that his father deserved the truth, but he wanted to keep it quiet, insisting they take it to their graves. 

Anna tells Doc that Peter has the genetic testing marker for rheumatoid arthritis. He thought it was from her, but when she was diagnosed, she found out she didn’t carry it. When Nathan found out he was Faison’s son, he got genetically tested, but doesn’t have it. As far as she knows, Britt doesn’t have it, so it leads her to believe Faison didn’t have it either. Doc says if she can confirm Faison didn’t carry it, that means Peter inherited it from his mother. She says, yes, and it would make Alex his mother. That’s why she and Finn were in his lab. She knows he was conducting experiments on the brains of serial killers, and knows Faison’s brain was donated for study. If he could release that or a sample, she could get it tested, and get the answers she wants. She doesn’t know what else to do. Doc says he’s not going to release Faison’s remains to her. He can’t.

Dante says, when Peter said he and Maxie were getting married, he was less than gracious. He had a kneejerk reaction that Nathan would be forgotten. It was no excuse. Peter says even though he’s Nathan’s biological sibling, Dante was more of a brother to Nathan than he was.

Maxie says, so Dustin and Lulu are officially living together? Wow. She’s so happy for the both of them. How is it that she’s just hearing about it now? Lulu says, so much has happened since they discussed the idea… logistical stuff… furniture. Maxie says she’s got to check on James’s sitter. She’ll be back. Dustin tells Lulu that he’s confused. Before, Lulu said she didn’t want to put their relationship on pause because Dante was back in town, but does she not want him living with her anymore?

The bartender says he’s had enough of Sasha, and he’s calling security. Nina says she takes full responsibility; security isn’t necessary. She’ll get Sasha back to her room. Valentin says he’ll pay whatever the damages are, and whatever the bartender needs for his  trouble. Sasha thanks Nina, but says she doesn’t have to do this. She doesn’t even know why Nina is offering. Nina doesn’t know either, but says she doesn’t like to see anyone in pain. Sasha says she’ll be fine. She can make it to her room herself. Nina says she knows Sasha is high, and shouldn’t be alone coming down. She takes Sasha’s arm, and they walk out.

Lulu tells Dustin, of course (🍷) she wants him to live with her. She’s had no time to process it; how they’re going to work it out, or even how to tell the kids. It’s one thing, him just crashing there, but it’s a whole other thing now that Dante is back in their lives. She tells him to listen to her. She wants to make something very clear. She loves him, and Dante’s return doesn’t change that. He says he loves her too, and they hug.

Peter asks what Dante is doing for a job now that he’s staying in town. Dante says, security work maybe, but he has to find a company that doesn’t mind a two year gap. Peter says he might have a lead for Dante.   

Doc tells Anna, Faison’s organs were donated to scientific research by his next of kin, which is Peter. He can’t release any samples to a third party, let alone a non-medical one, without Peter’s consent. He assumes she already knew this, or she and Finn wouldn’t have broken in. Anna says she did, and he says it would be impossible for him to release any samples, even if he was allowed. He’s already scheduled a wide battery of tests to be done immediately. She asks, what kind? and he says, no one has actually looked at sociopathy and auto-immune disorders, and he thinks it’s worth investigating. To confirm that, he’s having a variety of genetic markers checked, like diabetes, Addison’s disease, and rheumatoid arthritis. She smiles and thanks him.  

Jackie tells Finn, he has no idea how many times she wanted to tell his dad the truth over the year. He asks why she didn’t, and she says, too much time had passed. There was too much to lose. It would have been easier if they’d told him from the start, but she kept quiet because of Finn. Finn says his father was broken up when his mom died. Jackie brought him out of his grief, and Finn didn’t want him losing her, or his son. She says, he lost his son anyway. They made the decision years ago, and now they’re living with the consequences, including Harry. He’s an innocent bystander, and wants a family with his brother and parents. Doesn’t he deserve it? Finn says, for so many years his dad has been believing he hates him. Knowing what they did, he doesn’t know if they could ever bridge the gap. She says he doesn’t know if he doesn’t try. Chase knocks on the door, and Finn takes Jackie’s hand. He says, it’s not about his father anymore. He knows how complicated it could get, and they both know what’s at stake. Jackie opens the door, and Chase is surprised to see Finn.    

Chase says, sorry for interrupting, but he and Jackie were supposed to meet up twenty minutes ago. Jackie says she totally forgot, and Chase is sure she was shocked to see Finn. He’s been trying to bring them together as a family, but Finn keeps turning him down. Now he’s here. Finn says he came to tell Jackie, enough is enough. Chase asks what Finn means, and Finn says, if he can get a raincheck for the family dinner, he and Anna would like to join them. Chase says, really? and Jackie says, really. Finn says, after all, they’re family, and Chase hugs him.     

On the phone, Doc says, great, and thanks someone. He tells Anna, they’re set. He managed to get a rush job on the lab tests, and the results will be done overnight. Anna says, so this time tomorrow, she’ll know if Peter is her son or not.  

Lulu asks Peter if she even wants to know. What did Dante want? Peter says, it went well. Dante was gracious, and congratulated them. Maxie says, awesome. Peter wants to ask Lulu something, but if she’s against it, he won’t do it. She says, okay… and he says, the investigation of Cyrus could put their office and staff in incredible danger, and he wants more security. Dante is looking for security work. How would she feel if Peter hired him? 

Outside, Dante sends a text. I’m in. Infiltrated Peter August’s organization.

Valentin tells Curtis he’d have no trouble taking Sasha to some other bar, as long as she doesn’t create more drama. He’s more concerned though, after talking to Curtis. Does Curtis know something Valentin would like to know? Curtis says he thinks Nina’s got it handled, and walks away.

Carly tells Jax, she knows it doesn’t make sense, but she can’t shake the feeling there’s something missing; something she’s supposed to remember. Something important. He says the best way to remember something is to think about something else. Think about this. He’s with her, and they’ll get through this together. They hug, and Carly thanks him. Nina and Sasha walk in, as Carly is telling Jax, he’s so great.

Tomorrow, Willow is looking for the next step, Nina says the only thing Carly is sorry about is being caught, Carly wonders what a nice girl like Sasha is doing with a face like that, and Cyrus tells Franco that he’ll buy the next round.

The Haves and The Have Nots

Wyatt begs Vinnie for his life, and Vinnie says, Wyatt wanted to die. Wyatt says, don’t do this, and Vinnie says, it’s done. Wyatt says, too much blood, and Vinnie says, know how much he lost? Wyatt apologizes, and says he’ll give Vinnie jewelry if Vinnie lets him go. Vinnie says, go where? and Wyatt says, Boston. Vinnie asks if Wyatt thinks jewelry can fix this. Wyatt says, Vinnie likes money, right? and Vinnie says that’s the problem with Wyatt. He thinks money can fix everything. Does he think it can fix Wyatt stabbing him? He’s dead. He’s dying. How does he like it? Wyatt says, sorry, and Vinnie says he has nothing for Wyatt’s sorry ass. Wyatt says, call his dad, and Vinnie says, die. Wyatt starts to pass out, and goes limp

Candace’s phone rings. It’s Mitch He says he’s been trying to call. Benny knows. She says, knows what? and Mitch says, he knows about Derrick. She asks, how? He says he doesn’t know, and she asks, who told him? Mitch doesn’t know that either, but says Benny is pissed. He came into the bar, and he’s even more mad because Mitch lied. Candace asked him to do this, but he doesn’t like it. She says she’ll talk to Benny. She’ll tell him that she asked Mitch to lie. Mitch says she can’t. Benny will wonder why they’re so close. She says, it’s okay, but he says he’s got it. He never told Benny that she’s the one who said it. She doesn’t have to worry about that. She thanks him, and says, sorry, but he says, he’s sorry; it’s stupid. She asks if he knows where Benny went. Does he have an address? He says he can get it, and she asks if he’ll help find Benny. He says, it’s only a matter of time. Benny is on this dude, and they have to hurry. She asks if he can help her, and he says he’ll see what he can do. She says, if he finds anything, let her know. They hang up, and Mitch leaves the Iron Bone.

Veronica’s phone rings, and security guy/thug Marco says he’s at her door. She tells him, come in, and says she’s tired of sitting around. He says she can move, and she asks if it’s safe. He says he’s tracking whoever’s tracking her. She can go about her day. She wonders how assured she is that she’s safe, and he says she hasn’t paid him yet. She asks where Jim is, and Marco says, still in the hospital. She says, and his wife? and Marco says, in jail. She says she means David, and he says David is between the hospital and home. Is there anything else she needs? She says, make sure she’s safe, and he says, that’s a given. She says, find out who’s trying to take her out, and he says he’s working on it. She tells him, she might want to go out, and he says he’ll be close. She says, this body is too pretty to have holes in it, and he says, that, he understands.

Hanna tells Al that she thinks she gets it. He says he knew she would, and she says, it’s late. They’ll be here soon. He asks if she wants him to stay, but she says she’ll handle it. He says he thinks she can, but if she can’t, call him. He’ll be glad to help. He tells her that she’s a beautiful woman, and he’d kick himself if he didn’t ask her out to dinner. She says she’s got a lot on her mind, and he says the pastor told him she’d say that. He said she’s turned down more men than she’s said yes to. She says she’s glad he’s watching, and Al says, Jesus is too. Hanna laughs, and says, amen. He says he thinks it’s great that she’s selective, and she says, very. He says he’d love to take her out to dinner, and she says, it’s like that, huh? He says, a guy has to try, and she tells him, she’d love go out with him, but give her a minute. She has a lot going on. He says he’s going stay on her butt, and she believes him. She thanks him for everything, and he says he’ll see her tomorrow. He wants to hear how it went. She suggests she call him and tell him, and he says he’ll be waiting.

There’s a knock at Justin’s door, and he asks who it is. It’s Veronica, the real queen. He asks what she wants, and Tanner asks, who the hell is that? Justin says, it’s no one. Veronica walks in, and asks if she’s interrupting something; something disgusting. Tanner asks, who is this? and Veronica says, that bitch’s fairy godmother, nodding toward Justin. Tanner says, what the hell? and she asks who he is. Tanner says, Justin’s brother, and she says, something created two of them? She tells Justin, she wants to know who the girls were who were in her pool. He and Jeffrey sent girls to her pool. Justin says he has no idea what Veronica is talking about, and asks what she’s going to do. She says, he’s not scared, is he? Justin says he didn’t do anything, and she says she believes him. Tanner again wonders who she is, and she says, she’s that bitch. That’s all he needs to know. She tells Justin to stop shaking in his panties; she believes him. Now thank her. He does, and she says, you’re welcome. She walks out, saying, see you ladies, and Tanner asks Justin, who the hell…? Veronica comes back, and says she’s Jeffrey Harrington’s mother. The young man Justin sexually assaulted in the back of hid police car. Tanner says, what? and she says, he didn’t know. That’s the kind of thing Justin is into. She leaves for real, and Tanner says, what the hell was that about? Justin says, she’s crazy. He can’t take this. Tanner says, tell him what the hell’s going on, and Justin says, okay.

Benny walks into Candace’s hotel room, and she says, hey. He says, don’t hey him. Did she tell Mitch? She asks, what’s going on? and he wants to see her phone. He wants to know if Mitch called her. She asks, what’s wrong with him? and he says, they lied to him. Does she know that dude raped their mother? She says, who told him that? and he says, Veronica. She asks how Veronica would know, and he says, she knows everything . Why did they lie to him? She says she didn’t want him to do anything crazy. Benny says he found Derrick, pulling into the Cryers as he was leaving. She asks what Benny was doing there, and he says, asking mommy. She tells him that he needs to stay away from there, and he says, why lie? She asks, what did he do? and he says, he hit Derrick’s bitch ass. He’s a coward; he wouldn’t get up and fight. She says, that was a long time ago, but he says, it still happened. She tells him, as bad as it was, she wouldn’t be here. Has he ever thought of that? He needs to try and let it go. He asks if she just let it go, and she says, it’s a work in progress. With mama and her. Hanna doesn’t want to see Derrick anymore, but she’s trying. He’d be surprised at the amount of things women have to let go to just get through this life. (Preach it, sister!) He says he wanted to break Derrick’s neck, and she asks, why didn’t he? He says he felt sorry for Derrick, but he should have. She says he did what he was supposed to, and he says he’s pissed her and Mitch. She says they did what was best for him. Get over it. Relax. Let it go. Please. He asks for a drink, and she says, they’re more than ten dollars. He sits on the bed, and says she’s got jokes now. She says, it’s okay, and he says, easy for her to say. Candace says, she’s his daughter.

Madison sits on the couch with Jeffrey, and says he can’t believe it. Do not do that again. Does Jeffrey like Colby? Jeffrey says, he’s fun, but Madison says, no. Does Jeffrey like him? Jeffrey says he likes that Colby is fearless. Madison isn’t jealous, is he? Madison says, Colby is a friend, and Jeffrey suggests he take Madison out to dinner. Madison says, why? and Jeffrey says, just get ready. Madison asks again, and Jeffrey says, they need to talk. Madison says, oh no, and Jeffrey says, it’s a good thing. Madison says, what about? and Jeffrey says, just them. Madison asks what Colby said, and Jeffrey says, Colby helped him see Madison better. Madison says it had nothing to do with seeing him naked, and Jeffrey says, it had everything to do with that. Madison says Jeffrey is buying, and gets up to get dressed, but Veronica walks in, holding a mask like you get from Home Depot. She looks at Jeffrey, and says, so this is where that girl keeps you. Madison tells her to get out of the apartment, and she asks, what kind of furniture is this? I thought you girls had better taste. Madison threatens to call the cops, and she says she’ll have Jeffrey arrested for trespassing. Madison says, she shot at him, and she says she’s not talking about bullet holes in the pool. She’s talking about the filth left behind by those things. Madison says he has a restraining order against her, but she doesn’t care; her husband has one too. He asks how she got in, and she says their wrists are too loose to lock the door. She asks if it was Madison’s idea to send those things to her house, and Jeffrey says it was his idea. He’s starting to get free. Remember what he did last time. She says she wants his bitch ass to do it again, and Madison says she needs to leave now. Get out. Veronica says he doesn’t scare her. He says he’ll remove her himself, and she says, try it, and he’ll see a side of leaving he’s never seen. She just wants to look around. She starts to put some surgical gloves on, saying, you can’t be too careful. Jeffrey says, get out, and Madison moves toward her. She says, don’t touch the $5000 dress, and Madison says he saw it on the sale rack for $85. She says of course he’d know where the ladies shop, and he says he can spot a fake from a mile away. He starts to move her along, and Colby comes in. He says, damn, and she says, there it is again. Colby says, it, and Madison says, Colby… Veronica asks what his full name is, and Colby says, Colby Jones Willis. She asks what he’s doing there, and he says he didn’t see her broom outside. He says Jeffrey needs to stand up to this wannabe. She wants to be rich, but she’s wearing knockoffs. He saw her dress on the sale rack for $85. I guess he and Madison go shopping together. He asks what this bitch is doing there, and Madison tells Veronica, please, just leave. Veronica says, so Jeffrey is living there. Colby suggests they give this dinosaur a show. He rubs against Madison, and says, if this bitch won’t leave, he’ll make her leave. Veronica says, she’s leaving. She got what she came for. Colby says he’s all about getting what he came for, and Veronica says, thank you, Colby Jones Willis, saying it with a lisp. She laughs as she walks out, repeating his name. When she’s gone, Colby says they need to sage this bitch. What the hell? Madison says he can’t believe her, and Colby says he needs a drink. He had one helluva date.

Alissa is on top of David, when he tells her, stop. She says she can do better, and he says, this is crazy; her here. She says, sorry; she gets it. He’s thinking about Erica. He says he’s thinking about a lot of things, and Alissa says, but mainly her, and he says, yeah. She asks if he’s talked to someone about it, like a psychiatrist. He asks how she knows about that, and he says she doesn’t, but she feels like it’s what rich people do. Maybe he should. He says, maybe she should, and she says she didn’t mean to upset him. He says, it’s not her, but don’t touch his back. He tells her, he knows she’s been through a lot, and she thanks him for saying that. Thanks for letting her tell him the truth. He asks where her phone is, and she gets it. He has her unlock it and sign in, and she gives it to him. He says she’s not asking him what he’s looking for, and he can go through everything. She tells him, go through anything he wants. She wants to be a kept girl by a good guy. He says she’s got the wrong guy, but she says they’ve already established that he’s a good guy. He gives her a new phone, and asks if she needs any of her contacts. She says she doesn’t need anything. He asks if she has it back up, and she says, no. He says, if she’s lying… and she says she’s not. She knows what he’s been through. She asks if there’s anything she can do, and he says, no. Be quiet. They lie on the bed, looking at each other.

Laura checks out the clothes Veronica gave her, and asks if Samuel doesn’t like any of this. He says he doesn’t like Veronica. He doesn’t trust this chick. Laura says she loves all of these things. She could get used to this. He says he knows, and she says, as long as he’s not sleeping with her. He wonders why she keeps saying that, and she says, sorry. She asks him to kiss her, and he tells her, take that crazy ass wig off. If he wants to sleep with a wig, he’ll take his ass over to her house. She goes into the bathroom, and he looks at his phone. Veronica sends a text, saying, call her if his wife isn’t around. He calls her, and she says she knew she’d get his attention. She wants him to come over tonight. He says he’s married, and she says she did some digging. Does he want to tell her about Regina? He says, it was a long time ago, and she says, her house, tonight. The little girl he married will never know, and she’ll show him what a real woman does. She asks if his wife is around, and he says, yes. She asks if his wife can hear him, and he says, no. She says, exciting, isn’t it? and hangs up. He says, damn.

Veronica’s doorbell rings, and she comes slowly down the stairs. She asks, who is it? Big surprise, it’s Samuel. She offers him a drink, but he says he told her, he doesn’t drink. She says he told her that he was faithful. He says, she was just a little… and she says, everyone needs a little side piece. It will be their little secret. She tells him to call her Veronica, and he says, Veronica, look… She asks if he doesn’t find her attractive, and he says he he doesn’t feel good about this. She says, come with her; she’ll make him feel good. He follows her upstairs. She asks him why they lied about their son; they don’t have kids. What are they up to? He says, nothing, but she says, yes they are, and she’s going to find out what it is. He asks what she’s up to, and she leads him to the bedroom. She lies across the bed, and says he wants to hustle old bitches. He says, what? and she says, that’s what he’s doing. She knows what he’s up to. He says he’s not up to anything, and she says, keep it up. Stay with that girl, doing petty crimes, or let her upgrade him. He doesn’t think he can, and she tells him close the door, have a drink. He closes the door, and pours from a decanter, drinking it down. She says, good boy. Now she’ll see what he can and can’t do. Take his clothes off. He takes off his shirt, and she says, pants. He takes those off, and asks, how’s that? She says, very nice, and he asks if she’s got condoms. She tells him, in the box; pick his color. He takes one, and she laughs, saying, so that’s the color he chose? She tells him to come over there. He does, and they get busy. The bed is covered with money, and Veronica remembers all of their interactions up until now.  

David looks at Alissa’s old phone, and he says she touched his back. He asks, who’s Nick? and she says, an old boyfriend. He asks why Nick texted her so much, and she says he knows why. What she just did to him? That will make him text. She asks if she can she talk to him about her house. He tells her, she said apartment, and she says, but he’s rich. He laughs, and says he’s not buying her a house. She says, yes he is, and he says, no. She tells him, one way or another, he is. He asks, what does that mean? and she says he’ll see. She puts on her dress, walks over to the door, and slams her arm in it. She screams, and runs off yelling, he raped me, and for someone to help her. Security guard Leo walks in, and she grabs him. She says, David raped her. Call the police. She acts hysterical, and runs out the door. David wonders if she’s lost her mind, and tells Leo, go get her. I think, poor David. Then I remember, he’s not really so nice.

A woman walking her dog sees Wyatt in a parked car. She screams, and calls 911. She tells them, there’s a dead man inside of a car.

💥 This was the season finale, but the new season starts in a month, premiering on November 24th.  Just when I think I have the non-seasonal seasons down…

🥱 Baby, It’s Late Outside…

Is it Friday yet? This week, also called the day before Halloween. Are we still having Halloween? The shame of it is the perfect storm of the holiday being on a Saturday and there being a full moon. Sometimes life just isn’t fair. Regardless, stay safe, stay inquisitive, and stay not thinking about what you’re trying to remember.

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October 26, 2020 – Dante Thinks It’s a Mistake, Write Maritime Law 100 Times, No More, Halloween Chat, Memories, All Clear For NYC, New Girlfriend, a Revival, Lovecraft Report, Dare You & Warp This

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

I missed the very beginning, but here are the important points. Julian found Alexis drinking in Charlie’s, and cut her off; Robert swiped some flowers, and brought them to Jackie’s hotel room; Sam was with Jason outside Kelly’s, talking Halloween and Cyrus, when Spinelli joined them; and Dante went to The Floating Rib, and saw Maxie. And here we are…

Jason tells Spinelli and Sam that Brando just started working for Cyrus, and Sam says he can confirm Cyrus’s true intentions are Port Charles and the hospital. Jason says it could take him a while to get the information they need, and Spinelli thinks they should focus on another pressing matter. Sam says, Peter, and Spinelli says, exactly, and exposing him for the villain he really is.

Alexis tells Julian not to go too far. Julian says she could be home drinking alone, yet she’s here in the bar. What does that say? She tells him, it says she doesn’t care who knows. She drinks where and when she pleases. It’s about her and nobody else. He tells her, what it says to him is, either she’s looking for a fight or someone to stop her. Which is it?

Lulu shows up at Doc’s research office, startling him. He says he’s used to being alone, and she says, the subject matter doesn’t help. He supposes it doesn’t, and she says she brought him dinner. Her mom is worried that he’s not eating enough. He says that’s kind, but he has the feeling it’s not the only reason she’s there. What’s on her mind? She says, Dante.

Maxie and Dante sit down, and she says it’s so good to see him. He says it’s good to see her too, and she says she misses seeing him at the PCPD, or calling him when everything goes to hell, which has happened a lot lately. He’s sure she has plenty of people to call, but she says not like him. He’d show up, no questions, no strings attached. She missed him. He thinks she missed him on the softball field, and she says they were terrible last summer. He says he knew it, and she tells him, welcome home. He says, it’s the first time it actually feels like it.

Robert calls Jackie his partner, and she hands the flowers back to him, saying, they came with a price tag. Do his own investigation. If Peter is no good, she’ll write a story. She won’t hand over evidence to him. He asks what if she discovers some? and she says she’ll write a story; that’s her job. He says they’re on a parallel track, but she says they have two entirely different motives. She’ll do her thing, and he can do his. He says she’s more hotheaded than ever.

Alexis says Julian’s ego is boundless. If she wanted to stop drinking, does he think she’d go to him? He says, what about the last time she slipped? She called him, he picked her up, and she went straight to a meeting. She says, no one else answered the phone, and this isn’t like last time. She doesn’t want to be sober. He says she doesn’t mean that. He knows her better than anyone. She says, if he knew a damn thing, he’d know why she drank in the first place. He’s the reason she’s an alcoholic.

Spinelli says, Peter continues to worm his way into the fabric of Port Charles and Maxie’s life, and by extension, Georgie’s and James’s. Sam says, it will just get worse when the baby is born, and Spinelli says they have to reveal Peter’s true nature. If that monster puts his name on the birth certificate, it will become nearly impossible for Maxie to disengage. And Nelle confirmed Peter’s involvement.

Lulu tells Doc, Dante is back in town, and he’s surprised Laura didn’t say anything. She says that’s because she didn’t tell Laura. Laura would cut her trip short, which would be pointless. Doc says Laura could support her during this confusing time, but she says, no one can say or do anything to make it less confusing. Doc says, especially since Dustin has been thrown in the mix, and she says she’d just asked Dustin to move in, when Dante showed up. Doc says, that’s a big step, and she says they’re ready to start the next chapter. Now she feels strange. He asks how Dustin reacted to Dante coming back, and she says, he was amazing. He was patient and gracious, and offered to step aside for the sake of the family. He asks what she told him, and Lulu says she told him that Dante said to move on. He asks if she’s not sure what she wants to do.

Maxie asks Dante, how’s reentry? and he says, weird. He knew it was going to be, but it’s really weird. She says, Olivia must be happy to have him home, and he says his mother’s great, but he thinks she doesn’t know what to do with him. Maxie says, it will take time to adjust, and Dante says he missed some people so much, but now everything is different. They way you get in sync with people, he didn’t have to think about it. Maxie says, now he does, and he asks how she is.

Robert says, Jackie seems to have forgotten, they’re not kids anymore. She thanks him for the reminder, and he says, there’s more than just a story. She met Maxie, who’s like a daughter to him. He’d give up his life to protect her. She says, and he’s worried because Macie is pregnant with Peter’s child, but he says he was worried eons ago. She says, then don’t wait for her. Get off his ass, and prove it. He says he plans to.

Finn tells Anna that this isn’t her only option, but she says, it is. She doesn’t carry the marker for rheumatoid arthritis, and the only way to find out is by the process of elimination. Alex isn’t going to get tested, so that leaves Faison. Finn says, but he’s dead, and the only genetic material is his brain. She says, it’s a few floors down. If Faison doesn’t have the gene, that means Alex is Peter’s mother.

Julian tells Alexis that he’s sorry she turned to alcohol because of what happened between them. She asks if that’s a euphemism for holding a knife to her throat. It was months and months of his cowardice, lying, and violence, and sneaking around like a rodent. He says, they had some good months, and she says, four years ago. Then he tried to kill her. She didn’t have a problem before. That’s just a fact. So he’s responsible for the bottomless pit of crap that’s become her life, and she drinks to cope with that. He says, so she’s going to cozy up to the bar for the rest of her life? She says, pretty much, and he says he doesn’t accept that. She says she doesn’t care. The bottle is much better for her than he ever was. He says he was horrible to and for her, and she says, ding-ding-ding! We have a winner! She gets up, and announces it to the room. He says he needs to do something good with his life before it’s too late, and needs to do it soon. Let him help her.

Sam tells Spinelli, back up. What did Nelle confirm? He says, Jason didn’t tell Sam? and she says, Jason knew? Spinelli says, the night of the Nurses Ball, he ran into Nelle backstage. He didn’t know what she was planning, but she told him that Shiloh said he was blackmailing Peter. Sam says, about when he was in Afghanistan with Drew? and Jason says, that explains Peter with the bag of cash the night Shiloh took Sam hostage. Spinelli says, Peter wasn’t just a bystander, and was responsible for Drew being kidnapped, which led to all sorts of crimes. Sam asks about the evidence against Obrecht, and Spinelli says, Peter framed her. Now he’s on the cusp of marrying Maxie, and Maxie is carrying his child.

Jackie thinks she and Robert are done, but he has one more thing. What’s the deal with Finn and his father? She asks what he means, and he says, they had some falling out, but Finn is tight-lipped. She says, that’s an understatement, but she guesses he wants to keep the issue private. He says, so there is an issue? and she says it’s no secret that Finn hated his dad getting married so soon. Robert says, it’s been thirty years, and she asks how it’s his business. He says he’s looking out for Anna, and she says he’s Anna’s knight in shining armor. Her phone rings; it’s Peter.    

Anna tells Finn, it’s strange. She hopes Faison has the marker. If not, they’re back to no way of knowing. She thinks it’s better to be able to tell Peter, Alex might be his mother, as opposed to, she is his mother. Finn asks if that’s really the worst thing. She’d be disappointed, but Peter would still be family. She says she turned away from the dark path, and watched Valentin do the same. He wonders why she’s talking about Valentin, and she says they turned their lives around. They did on it on their own, but that’s not the case with Peter. His grasp on a new life happened because he found out she was his mother. Now she might have to tell him that she’s not. She feels as if she’s the tether tying him to the good side. She doesn’t mean it to sound egotistical. She wishes Maxie and the baby were enough, and desperately wants it to be true, but she doesn’t think they are.   

Lulu tells Doc, she loves Dustin, but part of her will always love Dante. In a way, it would be easy to reunite, and go back to the way it was before the nightmare happened, but time didn’t stand still. What she has with Dustin is real. To pretend it’s not isn’t fair to anyone. Doc says she has a lot of feelings to sort through, but doesn’t have to do it right this second; take her time. Her world was just thrown for a monumental loop. No one expects her to have everything figured out. Her phone dings, and she says she has to go. She thanks him for listening. He walks her out, and asks her to do him a favor and call her mother. She says, okay, okay.

Dante says, enough about him, and Maxie says, shocking. He’s shifting the focus off himself, and he asks, what’s going on with her? She says, same old, but he highly doubts it. She says she has so much going on, she doesn’t know where to begin. Georgie and James have gotten so big, he won’t recognize them, and she no longer works at Crimson. He asks if she was finally fired, and she says she quit. She’s partnered with Lucy in Deception. He says, sounds colorful, and she says he has no idea. Other than that, she and Peter are getting married and having a baby.

Anna and Finn sneak downstairs to Doc’s research office. Anna picks the lock, and they go in.

Alexis asks Julian, who pulled the strings this time? He says he has no one to blame but himself, and she asks if he thinks he’ll make things better by pointing out her error in her ways. He says he needs to make up for lost time, and she says he needs to get over it. She stupidly thought she could trust him, and he accused her in front of everybody of sleeping with Neil, and said Neil was taking advantage of her. He’s the reason Neil lost his license, and she got disbarred. He’s the reason Neil turned to drugs, and the reason Neil is dead. Hasn’t he done enough?

Spinelli tells Sam and Jason, what galls him most is that Anna is a superspy. She should be able to see through Peter. How can she turn a blind eye? Jason says they talked about this. Anna wants to believe it. Spinelli says, he understands; Peter is her offspring. Jason says, that’s a lot. Anna turned her life around back in the day, and knows it’s possible. She wants or needs for it to be possible for Peter too. Deep down, even if Anna doesn’t admit it, she knows it’s a lie. Spinelli wonders when they can act on that, and Sam says, when they get proof, and they will.

Dante says, Peter? and Maxie says, he’s wonderful. Dante says he doesn’t think he understands. She’s actually marrying Peter, and they’re having a baby? How did she get in so deep? She says, Peter was cleared of things he was accused of. He runs a respectable paper, and has earned the respect of a lot of people, Lulu included. Dante doesn’t care if Peter’s earned the respect of the mayor. He’s the reason Nathan is dead. She remembers that night, right? She remembers Nathan, right? She tells him, don’t do this. He says, sorry, and she says, of course (🍷) she remembers Nathan. She thinks about him all the time, but because Nathen died, that doesn’t mean she has to stop living. She didn’t die with him. Her life with James is on. It’s not the same, but that doesn’t mean it’s of less value. He says he didn’t mean to throw Nathan at her, but he thinks she’s making a big mistake. She says, not him too.

Robert whispers for Jackie to put it on speaker, but she ignores him. Peter says he’s been in touch with HR, and all Jackie’s terms and conditions have been approved. She’s all set to begin working with Lulu on the investigation into Cyrus. She can start as early as tomorrow. She says she looks forward to working with him, and she’ll see him then. She hangs up, and tells Robert, that’s how it’s done, and don’t forget it.

Finn and Anna sneak around, and Finn says Faison’s body was donated to science by his next of kin. She says, Peter, and he says, it can’t legally be released without Peter signing off on it. She says, that would defeat the purpose of keeping Peter in the dark, and Finn says, speaking of which, it’s dark in there. Doc turns on the lights, and asks if that’s better.

Julian says he cares about Alexis. He didn’t mean to send her crashing down. She says he never means to do anything. Time and again, he’s created a path of destruction in his wake. Everything he touches is a steaming pile of garbage, including her. She doesn’t want his help. She yells, she doesn’t want his help, and wants him to leave her alone. He says he can’t.

Sam gets up , and Jason follows her outside. He asks if she’s okay, but she honestly doesn’t know what she is. She guesses he’s known this information for a while, and Spinelli has known since the Nurses Ball. Why didn’t he say anything? She could have helped. She wants to help. Jason says he’s not used to going over the day to day stuff with her. She says, when it relates to Sonny’s business, she totally gets it. She shouldn’t be involved, but he should apply her to every aspect of his life. He says she’s right.

Doc asks if Finn and Anna would care to explain. Finn says Anna was there for her phlebotomy appointment, and he was taking her upstairs. She felt dizzy, and they were near Doc’s office, so he brought her in. She needed a place to sit, and maybe get something to eat. Doc says, in a research lab? and Finn says, their next stop was the cafeteria. They were just waiting for the dizziness to pass. Anna looks like a bobblehead, agreeing with everything, and says she’s better now. They start to leave, and Doc says, what’s strange is, he locked the door on his way out. It’s a mystery how they got in. Finn says he thought that was strange, and Anna asks to talk to Doc alone. It’s basically a matter relevant to him as well. Finn says, it is? and she says Doc deserves to know the truth as much as anyone. Finn says as long as she’s feeling okay, and leaves. In the hallway, his phone dings. He gets a text from Chase; second thoughts about dinner?

Robert asks if Jackie is going to keep the flowers, and she says, if he’s just going to throw them out… He says, that’s the spirit. It was fun hanging out with her at The Floating Rib. She says, it was, and he says it made him think about old times. She’s a good friend, and he’s lost a few lately. It’s made him think he can’t take relationships for granted, or friendships. She says her schedule is erratic, but how are the Panthers? He says, clawing their way out of the basement, and she says she’s always had a soft spot for the underdogs. Maybe they could catch a game. He says, sounds like a date.

Maxie tells Dante, not him too. She’s gotten it from all sides; Robert, Spinelli, especially Spinelli. She knows Spinelli was coming from a genuine place… Dante says, as is he, and she says Spinelli was wrong about Peter. Fighting about it was devastating. Don’t make her have that fight with him too. Don’t make her choose. She’s marrying Peter; he’s the father of her baby. Just understand and wish her well. Dante says, all Nathan wanted was for her to be happy and loved. It’s all he wants too. She thanks him, and Lulu walks in. She and Dante look at each other.

Alexis says Julian looks like he’s in trouble. He looks desperate, and trying to save her isn’t going to change anything for him. Save himself. Take the wreck he’s made of his life, and leave her alone. It’s the only good thing he can do for her. He asks if she’s going to piss her life away in a bar. He’s asking her to leave, and he’s going to call her a car. If she doesn’t listen, he’ll call her daughters. Alexis starts to cry, and says, at least when she pisses her life away, the only person she’s hurting is herself. He’s destroyed everyone around him. The one good thing is their daughter, but otherwise, he’s been a cancer in her life. She can’t wait until the day she never has to cross paths with him again. She walks outside and cries.  

Sam tells Jason, Spinelli is her friend, and so is Maxie. Why didn’t he say anything? He says he’s not trying to keep anything from her. It’s not like he’s withholding information on purpose. It didn’t cross his mind. She says that’s a problem they need to figure out.

Robert sees Spinelli outside Kelly’s, and says, if it isn’t his partner in crime. He asks how it went with Maxie, and Spinelli says, as difficult it was to sell it, Maxie believes he supports her marriage to Peter. Robert says, excellent. Remember to continue to go slow. Robert’s phone dings, and he looks at it. He says, huh, and Spinelli asks if it’s something of interest. Robert says, it’s a text from Olivia. Dante has been released from the Geneva facility. He’s back in Port Charles. Spinelli says, surprising. He thought Dante was supposed to receive longer treatment. He wonders what expedited Dante’s release. Robert says he’s wondering the same thing himself.

Lulu tells Dante, hi, and he says, hey. It probably doesn’t get more awkward. She says she didn’t know he would be there, and he says, what are the odds? Peter says Maxie made it, and she suggests they get some drinks – non-alcoholic. Maxie steers Peter to the bar, and Dante says, so Maxie is pregnant. Lulu says, can he believe it? and he says, no. Life keeps moving along. Lulu says, whether they like it or not.

Jackie messes with the flowers when there’s a knock at the door. She says, don’t tell her he wants the flowers back after all. She opens the door, and it’s Finn who says, hello.

Anna says she and Doc were both unwilling participants in Cabot’s experiments, and he says, an unfortunate fact they have in common. He fails to see what that has to do with her breaking into his lab, and she says, it left lingering questions for her, as she’s sure it did him. There are things she tries ignore that sometimes keep her up at night. She doesn’t know for sure if Peter is her son, and Doc is the only person who can help her get to the truth.

Tomorrow, Valentin says Sasha is in a better mood, Chase tells someone to stop lying, Dustin wants to get to know Dante, and Carly wonders what she forgot about Nelle’s fall.

Below Deck Mediterranean – Reunion – Part Two

Andy started off by saying the manufacturer verified that what Hannah said was a CBD pen, was really a THC pen, but Hannah claimed you could put anything in it. Bugs thought they should let it go, but Jess said she was knowledgeable, and had one too. Captain Sandy said it was illegal, and Jess said, so arrest her. Jess said she wasn’t informed it was illegal to have; it was CBD. Malia said it was nothing personal, and during training they’re told no drugs are allowed on the boat; everything has to be registered. Hannah said the prescription was on the box, and showed it, along with a letter from her doctor. Text came up, and said that production had received the prescription 12 hours after Hannah left the boat. Malia said, even if it was a current prescription, you can’t take valium alone in your cabin. I’m not sure what that means. You have to invite other people? Andy asked if everything that alters your state has to be checked, and Captain Sandy said they’re crossing international waters, and if drugs are found on board, the owner’s vessel will get seized. It’s all documented to protect the owner. Malia said she went through the same thing with Benadryl, since it says it causes drowsiness, and not to operate machinery. The captain interjected that the yacht is machinery. Malia said it was to delegate who’s on duty. She said maritime law about twenty times, and everyone looked bored. Hannah said, the medications are meant to bring you to a normal level, and doesn’t work the same if you don’t have a mental illness. Malia said it wasn’t up to the crew member to take for themselves with no accountability. Hannah said if it wasn’t a revenge thing, why didn’t Malia tell the captain about the valium when she told her, Hannah is freaking out? Malia acted ignorant, and said she didn’t realize until she found it. Rob looked like he might go to sleep, and Malia said, it was about maritime law and the safety of the vessel. Jess said she never knew it was such a big deal. Rob said he was checking out, and Captain Sandy said it was illegal, and Jess was trying to justify it.

Jess was tired of Malia talking, and said they’d seen it all on her social media. Bugs thought the whole thing was blown out of proportion. She said she suffered from depression, and still worked on boats. They went around this whole thing again, and when Andy tried to get a word in, he was ignored and literally banged his head on his desk. We found out Malia went to production first, and was told to take it up with the captain. Yeah, I’ll bet. They don’t want to be responsible for that. She said there was also a management company, and Hannah said they got it – maritime law. A viewer asked why Malia didn’t check with Hannah first, and Malia said it wasn’t her place. Andy asked if it was planned so Bugs would get the position, but Bugs said Malia hadn’t known she was coming until she was there. Which doesn’t exactly mean it wasn’t planned, just not planned ahead of time. Malia said Tom being on the yacht with her wasn’t romantic, no matter what people wanted to think. Captain Sandy said the management company had to see she was following protocol. Hannah said it would have been nice if the captain had pulled her aside, and they’d had a conversation. She was made to feel like a criminal. I have to say, Hannah did really keep her cool, and she must have really been freaking out inside. Andy said, there was a lot of backlash, and asked if there was anything the captain would have done differently. Captain Sandy said, sometimes the right decision wasn’t the popular decision (which sounds like something your mom would tell you), but she followed the protocol of the management manual. Rob decided to out Jess, saying she’d told him to get rid of her weed pen, but Jess held her ground that it was CBD, and added she had a laundry list of Rob’s indiscretions. Andy asked if Hannah had regrets, btu she said she was in a good place in her life. He asked if she’d retired from yachting for good, and she said she was in Sydney, about have a baby girl, and yes, she was retired. Hannah was dismissed, and Malia made a weird face at her when she said goodbye. She might have been trying to keep her forked tongue in her mouth.

Tom and Aesha joined the virtual group. Tom explained, on bigger boats, you don’t have to cook for the crew as well. Captain Sandy said he was an incredible chef, and she didn’t regret hiring him. Tom said he got death threats because of his association with Malia, and Malia said she had hard backlash. Andy asked about the status of their relationship, and if they lived together. Tom said because they’re always on boats, they don’t live anywhere, and try to do as best they can. We found out they hadn’t seen each other since May, and Andy asked if they were still together. After dancing around this for like, ten minutes, Malia said she didn’t know if they were together, but Tom said they were working it out. He also claimed they were monogamous when on charter, which I find difficult to believe. Andy didn’t ask about what happens off-charter though.

We revisited Rob and Jess’s relationship. Rob said Bali was a beautiful experience, but things fizzled. Jess said she didn’t want to air dirty laundry. People think she’s jealous and/or crazy, but it’s because they don’t understand where she’s coming from. Without saying the words, she hinted that Rob was a real d-bag. Rob said he was open about having girlfriend, but Jess said, according to his ex, they didn’t have an open relationship. Andy asked if that contributed to the break-up, and Jess said, it didn’t help. Rob said it was unrealistic to expect to develop a relationship on a boat. I wanted to know what he told the first officer after he’d said he’d go on the crossing. Did he even bother to tell him? Rob said again that he regretted nothing. Aesha putting her hand on Rob’s ass, and their flirtation was discussed, but I kind of spaced out, since it was the same sh*t we heard for weeks. Jess said she wasn’t a jealous person, and felt like she was being gaslit by Aesha and Rob. A viewer asked if Rob would have pursued a relationship with Aesha had he met her first, but he said they didn’t have that type of connection; they were like brother and sister. Aesha said there was zero attraction, and no chemistry. Jess wondered about an inappropriate DM Rob had sent Aesha about c*cks. She saw it on Facebook, and Aesha responded. Aesha acted like she didn’t know what Jess was talking about, but Rob readily admitted to sending it. He said, it was just banter… and maybe a little flirtation. Aesha said she had a boyfriend now, and we saw a picture. He’s cute, and they look like they belong together. He must like potty jokes.  

A viewer asked when Bugs was going to realize Alex is hot, and Bugs said she did already; he was a catch. Alex said they’d gotten together to catch up, but they were realistic. They lived in different parts of the world, and couldn’t really foster a relationship.  

In ending (at last), Andy asked for high and low points. Malia said it had ultimately been a fun experience to meet everyone, and her low point was what happened with Hannah. It wasn’t what she wanted. Aesha said the whole experience was great, but she was so homesick and exhausted before she got on board, she didn’t make the most of it. Alex said his high point was meeting Bugs everyone, and on the flipside, he involved himself in drama by accident, when he was just trying to help. I don’t know if I spaced out again, Bugs had nothing to say, or if it was so boring, it just didn’t register.

Andy finished with saying it had been a dramatic, wild ride. Okay. If that’s what you call just sad.

⚖️ The Verdict Is…

Hint: They didn’t work it out.

Below Deck Med’s Malia White Confirms Tom Checketts Split

🖥 In Chat Room, the ladies dressed up for Halloween. Kate said it was a week early, but this was 2020. She was Kate Moss, wearing moss in her hair; Hannah was Wonder Woman, using a costume that belonged to her mom. She did not elaborate on that. Both Porsha and Gizelle were Cleopatra, although they each wore it differently. The high point was Kate bringing out her dog Halo, wearing a unicorn costume. The women also picked a favorite Housewife costume of the past. Gizelle chose Kandi in a riff on Pennywise from It; Hannah liked LisaR dressed as Erika Jayne; Kate said she hated Ramona, but loved her in red leather as Britney Spears; and Porsha went with Cynthia as Fifty Cent. While still much prettier, Cynthia was definitely spot-on. I love this show, and wish it was on more often, and for an hour.

🤡 Here It Is…

Pennywise never looked so good.

Kandi Burruss Goes For Raunchy And Creepy ‘It’ Costume For Halloween

🎀 Charlotte Through the Looking Glass…

Scarlett Fernandez remembers her first day in Port Charles.

Scarlett Fernandez Looks Back at Her Very First Episode of GH

🗽 It’s All Good…

The RHONY gets the all clear.

https://pagesix.com/2020/10/23/the-rhony-cast-is-covid-19-free-despite-production-interruption/

And goes back to work.

https://pagesix.com/2020/10/23/rhony-cast-spotted-back-at-work-in-greenport-ny/

💓 He’s Moving On…

Juicy Joe has found a new main squeeze.

https://pagesix.com/2020/10/24/joe-giudice-is-seeing-someone-new-following-teresa-giudice-divorce/

⛏ Dexter Returns…

In a CYA move, Dexter is revived.

Dexter Revival Will Have “No Resemblance” to Original Finale

🛣 Come Back, Country…

It looks unlikely there will be a second season of Lovecraft Country. The book did have a definitive ending, but why can’t they give us more? Since it’s a supernatural atmosphere, they can even revive the dead if they want.

Lovecraft Country: Will There Be a Season 2?

Not only was it well-written, but everything was also beautifully crafted. And some of the monsters were truly scary.

Meet the Monsters of Lovecraft Country

🏞 Spirited Hiking…

Haunted trail anyone?

https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/photos/scariest-haunted-hiking-trails-us?ic1=triv_102420

🥺 Mondays Is Rough…

I’m off to finish an article for https://mupoentertainment.com/theresa-krakauskas/, which is a little nostalgic, it being Halloween week. No matter what it is you’re doing, stay safe, stay bold, and stay not sending inappropriate DMs. Especially if you’re on a reality show where everyone keeps receipts.

Oct26

October 25, 2020 – A Chance Meeting Happens, Felix Asks Elton For Help, Pumpkin Watching & Dead

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

Fear the Walking Dead

Morgan checks out the baby, and Rachel looks through the haul. She says they brought back a lot, and he tells her that he brought back clothes and books too. She takes out a jar of homemade jelly, and asks where he got it. He says he knows someone on the inside. They don’t know where he is, and they won’t; not until he’s ready to get everybody else out. He starts to leave, and Rachel asks if he wants to hold the baby. He says his arms aren’t up to it yet, and she says, it will be nice to have a playmate. He goes out the door, and she asks where he’s going.  

Morgan  sharpens a stick, and tells Rachel, people didn’t used to change much, but it feels like he’s been sixteen different somebodies since it happened. He’s going to find Grace, and bring her there. He’s scared he won’t be the man everyone knows, and Rachel says either he changed or he’ll still be the man they know. He checks out the ax that he made for himself, having moved beyond the pokey stick.

Dwight breaks into a boarded up house, and we hear zombie noises. Al comes in behind him, filming, and he tells her, come on. She films and kills zombies at the same time, multitasking. Some things never change. She says, it’s day four, into the microphone, and asks Dwight how long he thinks they’ve been dead. He says, two or three months; let Ginny figure it out. She looks in the guy’s wallet, and says, Arizona. A straggler zombie toddles out, and Dwight says, he can be Alaska, but when he checks the wallet, it’s Montana. Al says she counted fifteen sleeping bags. How many did they get? He says, not enough, and suggests they check upstairs.

Al bangs on a trashcan in some kind of medical office, but nothing happens. She looks in some drawers, and hears someone on the radio, giving coordinates. She looks for a pen and starts jotting them down. While she’s distracted, a fairly fresh-looking female zombie comes up behind Al, and traps her against an examining table. Al tries to reach for her weapon, but can’t get it, and Dwight runs in and stabs the zombie in the head. He asks if Al is okay, and she says the zombie smells like formaldehyde. She thinks someone embalmed her. He wonders what kind of psycho would do that. He radios in; fifteen dead, no living. He says they’re at a funeral home, and there’s nothing worth scavenging. Al wonders how they died, but says they’re not staying. Dwight says, they have no choice, but she says, bullsh*t. He wonders how many they’ve checked, and she thinks a couple hundred. He says, it’s always the same sh*t. What went wrong, and why did they die? If Virginia gave a sh*t, she would have gotten to it before it happened. He tells Al, he said there was nothing worth scavenging, but… He shows her a six-pack.

They have a beer on the back stairs. Al says the beer is skunk, and Dwight asks if she’s thinking about beer lady (i.e. Isabelle); tell him her name. He spits, and says the beer would taste better with a bag of pretzels. They clink bottles, and the radio comes to life. Al grabs for it, but Dwight holds onto it. He asks who hell that is, and what’s drop sight Baker? She says, trust her. The less he knows, the better. He tells her, she says that every time he asks her about beer lady. It’s her, isn’t it? What’s Ground 17? Al asks if his camera is off, and takes the radio. She says, yeah; it’s her. She thinks drop sight Baker is in the city, and says they switch channels a lot, but she’s been trying to track Isabelle’s movements. Dwight asks if Al knows where she might be, and she says she does. He asks why they aren’t heading there, and she tells him Isabelle has protocol. He says, screw protocol, and Al says they have it too. He says, maybe beer lady is having the same conversation. Al can be there when the helicopter lands; meet her, and run away. Al says, if she goes AWOL, Ginny will kill her, and Dwight says, not if Ginny thinks she’s dead. They’ll find a walker who looks like her, a fairly recent one, and he’ll tell Ginny that she bought it. She says she can’t put that on him, and he says, he walked halfway across the country because his wife left a note. If Shari was out there, and Al didn’t push him, he’d kick her ass. She says she’d like to see him try. He says, let’s go find beer lady, and they get in the car.

Dwight sees a zombie on the ground, gurgling, and smashes its head with his boot. He says they’re at drop sight Baker, and checks the zombie’s wallet. He says, Alaska, and shows Al. He thinks it’s a sign. They go inside the building, and The End Is The Beginning is spray painted on the wall. Al says, the world goes to sh*t, and everybody is a philosopher. They investigate, opening a door, and a trio of zombies toddles out. They run through a door that has catwalks and stairs, and see a cage with a rat in it. A zombie drops down from another flight of stairs, and they see a bunch on a landing above that’s blocked with furniture. Dwight says, it’s not going to hold, and they make a run for it, shutting the next door quickly behind them. They turn around to see two live people holding a gun on them. A woman (Nora) asks what they’re doing in the building, and Al says they’re trying to get to the roof. Nora says, if they think whoever is landing on the roof is going to save them, think again. The man says the last guy who went up there got a bullet for his trouble. Nora asks why Al is recording, and tells Al, the guy was a friend of hers. They put Al and Dwight in an office and lock the door.

Dwight tells Al that he doesn’t know them. Does she think it’s beer lady who shot Alaska? She says he has no way of knowing, and Dwight asks how she knows she’s not going to get shot. She says she doesn’t, and Nora and the man come back. Nora asks if that’s what Al does, goes around recording, and Dwight says they hope to stop it from happening for the people still there. Nora tells Al to turn it on. They need her help.

Nora takes them to what looks like a makeshift camp in an office. She says, it’s everyone who’s left. She tends to a sick guy, slumped at his desk. Al takes Dwight to the side, and says, it’s the Bubonic plague. (Like a zombie plague isn’t enough.) She saw it in Algeria. Dwight says they’ll get them some antibiotics, but Al says she can’t do this. They head for the stairs, and Nora asks where they’re going. Dwight follows Al out the door, and asks if she’s going to let them die. Al breaks out a fire ax, and he says, she’s still going? She says he’s the one who convinced her to go, and he says that was before he knew she might get shot. She asks what the alternative is. Keep doing what they’re doing, and call it living? They made a game out of seeing where dead people came from. The last time she felt alive was with her. Even if means taking a risk just for a moment, she’d still choose that over this. He ask how much time they have, and she says, an hour. He tells her that she’d better get going.

Al comes up against a locked door, and says they have to find another way up. Dwight kills a zombie, checks the wallet, and says, Tennessee. Maybe Al is right, and they shouldn’t be doing this. She says it’s a game she played with her brother, using license plates and no dead people. He asks what she’s going to say to beer lady, and Al says, why is beer lady pointing a gun at her? Dwight says, when and if she puts it down, what will Al say? Al asks what he’d say to Shari, and he says he’s made peace with the fact it’s not going happen. She asks, what about Ginny? She said she knew someone who broke bread with Shari. He says, bullsh*t. He thought he heard her, but it was when he was dehydrated and thought he was going to die. They go into an office, and Al knocks on a door. They hear zombie noises on the other side, and go down the hallway to another room. Al knocks on a wall, then punches a hole in it, since it’s nothing but a sheet of plaster. She looks inside, where there’s a maze of pipes. They get in, and climb up the pipes to the next level. They start to crawl, and see loads of rats. Dwight says, they could be infected, and Al says, yeah, but they have to keep moving. Mind you, these are cute pet rats, which is always how they look in film and TV. They never look like subway rats. They bust through another wall.

They see tons of zombies, blocked in by furniture. Dwight says, the plague? And Al says, they died of it; let’s go. They run into a bathroom, and I think, why? You’re not going to find much in the way of weapons, and there’s usually no alternate way out. In this case, I’m wrong. There is another door, and Al asks what’s on Dwight’s neck. He looks at a wound in the mirror, and she says, he’s infected.

Zombies scrabble at the door, and she says she told him not to come. He says he was trying to help her, and got sick. He wants to make it right. He tells her, stay away. He doesn’t want her to get sick, but she says, it doesn’t spread that way, person to person. He asks how long it takes, and she says, two days, usually. He says, maybe there was a rat in his sleeping bag, and she says, maybe. He was trying to do a good thing for her. He says, it’s not over. He’s going to get her up to the roof. He went through so much crazy sh*t, trying to find Shari. It’s the least he can do. She says they need to get him some cipro, fast. They hear something at the door, then gunshots. The door is kicked in, and it’s Nora with dead zombies behind her. She says they’re lucky she didn’t shoot them. Nora tells Al, call her boss;  they need antibodies. Dwight says Nora was right. She won’t do anything, but he’s got a truck full of gas, and can go to a pharmacy. Nora says, Al has been exposed too, but Al says she can take care of herself.   

Nora looks at the crowd of zombies behind the furniture, and says, it was a holiday party. They have to get to the other side of the door. Al asks if Nora worked there. Nora says she did, and Al says, she knew them. Nora says they made it to the fifth floor when they started to get sick, and couldn’t go any further. Dwight says, let them out, and he’ll kill them. They’ll take it nice and slow. Al asks how many bullets Nora has, and Nora says, three. As the zombies come out, Nora stabs one in the head. Al bashes another with a piece of office equipment, and Nora whacks one with the bottom of an office chair. She lingers over it, and looks like she might cry. Al says they need to go, and Nora shakes her head. She says, don’t record. No one should remember them like this. It’s hard to remember what they looked like before. Al takes the chair bottom out of Nora’s hand. Al asks what Nora’s friend’s name is; the one who went to the roof? Nora says, Mark; why? and Al takes out his license, giving it to her. Nora cries, and thanks Al. Nora takes her knife, and heads for the door.    

Nora says, roof access is two flights up. Dwight says Al better get going, and she tells him to hit every pharmacy he can find. He says he will, and Al tells Nora to make sure Dwight is okay. Nora says she will, and Al says Nora still thinks she’s an a-hole, but Nora shakes her head. She says she sold timeshares to people trying to escape their boring lives, while she was too chicken to go to exotic locales. Al is braver than her, or maybe just stupid. They laugh, and Dwight says, if he saw Shari, he thinks he’d just hold her as tight as he could. He hopes Al gets to do that with beer lady. He doesn’t think she’ll shoot Al. Al tries to give him the recorder, but he says he left something on there for her. She goes out to the roof.

The landing pad is empty, and Al looks around. She sits on a cement block, takes out the camera, and looks at the video. Dwight comes on screen, and says she’s taking a leak or something, so he only has a minute, Wherever they end up, wherever they’re going to, crack one open for him. Don’t forget the present. He loves her. She puts the camera away, and sets off a flare. She radios ground 17, and says, reverse course. Isabelle’s voice says, who’s on this channel? and Al says, someone who wants to help her. She says, with what? and Al says, this place is filled with dead, infected with the plague. It’s not safe to land here. Isabelle asks if Al is infected, and Al says she doesn’t know. Maybe. Isabelle says, thanks for warning her, and Al should stay off this channel. Al copies that, and she says, there’s some beer in the supply crate. She hopes it’s not Al’s last. Al thanks her, and watches as the helicopter turns around. Al says, wait. She just wants to say it’s good to hear her voice… because there aren’t many people left. Isabelle copies, and radios her partner, saying, drop sight Baker is burned. Drop sight downtown. Al stands alone on the roof. She opens the supply crate, and takes out the beer. Underneath is a box of cipro. She radios Dwight, who asks why they’re talking. She tells him, stay where you are. She’s coming down to him.

The cipro is passed out to the people still alive. Dwight asks Al, what happened up there? and she says she guesses she didn’t want this to happen again. They hug, and she tells him get himself some cipro. She asks if Nora has been there since the beginning, and Nora says, yeah. She looks at a travel poster of an island, and Al says, it’s not like that anymore. Not that it ever really was. Nora asks what it’s like where Al is from, and Al says she doesn’t want to go there. They’ll find her someplace better. Nora nods, and goes back to the others.

Al and Dwight stand near the rat cage, and Al wonders if the spread from the rats was an accident. Dwight says someone like Ginny could have made the people sick. Al says, if she had to guess, she’d say whoever spray painted  the message in the lobby, and points out an empty can of paint. Dwight says he’d better check in, or Ginny will start asking questions. A woman’s voice comes over the radio, saying, I saw a flare. Is someone in trouble? Dwight grabs the radio from Al, and says, honey, is that you? Shari says, Dwight?

He runs outside, and Shari is in at the end of the alleyway. He runs to her, and stops. She cries, and they kiss. Al and Nora come out. Al smiles.  

Next time, John tells Ginny that they’re making them safe, Ginny tells Dakota to get inside, a funeral, and Victor says if they go down this path, there’s no going back.

The Walking Dead: World Beyond

As the group walked, Iris explained that the research place wasn’t where their dad stayed. Hope thought it was all shady as sh*t, and Elton said  they should feel lucky that the Republic hadn’t taken over the world, but Felix and Hope agreed they didn’t really know that. A storm was approaching, and they found a school hidden behind some overgrowth, and went inside. While she was looking at a yearbook, Iris imagined how things were before the pandemic apocalypse, when the kids were all lively, and roaming the halls. Felix suggested combing the place, and they split into twos: Silas and Iris, Felix and Elton, and Huck and Hope.  

This week, we saw some of Hope’s backstory when she flashed back on talking to her father. She told him she’d waited for him at the principal’s office, but he never showed. He said he was working between classes, and forgot. Then thought if she stayed there all afternoon, she’d think twice about setting off a stink bomb. Then, he forgot again. She said at least he’d done good with Iris, and he said the agency had told them that Hope and Iris shared a crib; they were inseparable. They’d bonded before he and their mother met them. He told Hope that he knew they would protect each other, even if their parents couldn’t protect them. He said she was exceptional. and wished could see herself the way he saw her.

Hope wondered about her dad putting himself in danger for people he didn’t know, but he insisted they were good people. She said if they were, they would tell him where he was going. He told her that his brain said any chance he gets to train people is the only way the world would survive. She told him the world he was trying to save was over. That’s what her brain was telling her. He said, if it was the end, it would be easy, but it wasn’t. They still had a shot, and he was going to take it. She promised not to be a screw up anymore, but he said that wasn’t why he was going. He told her that she wasn’t a screw up; she was just frustrated, and they’d talk when he got back – and he would be back. He said he wasn’t supposed to communicate, but had figured something out. He could be bad too. He told Hope that he loved her.

Huck and Iris noticed that Fall Out Shelter signs in the hallways were either pulled down or hanging off. Felix and Elton saw a streak of blood on the floor, and Elton wondered if it was an empty. Felix said, maybe, but maybe not. He radioed Iris and Silas, but got crickets. Felix and Elton followed the blood. They noticed a couple of zombies banging from the inside of lockers. I thought, geez. Even in the apocalypse, poor nerds get locked in lockers. Elton flashed back to being inside a locker himself, and Felix asked why he had the shakes. Elton made the excuse that he was claustrophobic, and Felix said he thought none of them were ready for this. He didn’t even know if he was ready. He told Elton that his tattoo was to remind him of everything and everyone he had lost. He lost his parents and friend, and the person who taught him how to pick a lock. He couldn’t lose anyone else. He said he needed Elton’s help to convince the others to turn around, and asked him to think about it.

In the gymnasium, Silas told Iris how he was made fun of, and said it wasn’t like that anymore. She asked him to play something for her on his portable CD player, and she was surprised at his choice. It was some kind of classical piece, and Silas said it was his grandma’s favorite. He told Iris that his grandmother took him to ballroom dance lessons at the senior center when he was four, and Iris asked him to show her, but he said he didn’t remember. She made him get up anyway, and they danced, imagining the gym filled with people at a dance. He made his grandmother sound so ancient, I did some quick calculations, and figured his grandma was probably between 40 and 50 when he was four. And probably listening to hip-hop.

Huck and Hope (sounds like a P.I. show) came across a wolf that wasn’t too friendly. They holed up in one of the classrooms, the wolf guarded the door across the hall like it was his/her job. They decided to just go, and the wolf let them pass. I was relieved Huck didn’t have to shoot it. Huck thought it was protecting its young, and that there was a whole other thing going on they didn’t know about. Hope thought maybe she had her dad’s sh*t all wrong, and maybe he was trying to protect her, but she didn’t know from what. They found a pantry, where Huck killed a zombie.

While one zombie clamored at the door, one of the grates inside the gym started to shake. Silas and Iris teased it in, and then ran past it, locking the door. Felix and Elton met Silas and Iris in the basement, and Felix said something was roaming the hallways that he didn’t think was friendly. He told Silas and Iris to stay put.

Zombies had Iris and Silas trapped in the basement, and then broke into the room. The two realized avoidance wasn’t possible, and they’d have to fight. Hope and Huck heard what was going on through the wall (there are a lot of flimsy walls in the apocalypse). Silas said, they always keep coming, and speared one through the head. He flashed back to whoever it was we presume he killed, and briefly to being choked himself. He then proceeded to punch the ever-loving sh*t out of a zombie, which isn’t the usual way, but whatever works. The others ran in, and Elton ran to pull Silas off the twice-dead zombie, but Silas threw him off. Felix yelled, and Silas snapped out of it, looking at his bloody hands, and saying, sorry.

Iris thought she and Hope should have told each other about what happened the night the sky fell. They would have been there for each other. Elton was worried about Silas, and asked Felix how they could turn around. Felix said their best chance was in Mississippi, but he’d need Elton’s help. It’s how they could keep everyone alive.

Iris cleaned Silas up, and he said he was upset about hurting Elton. Iris said it was an accident. He said he knew she’d heard what was said about him, and asked if she thought he killed his dad. Avoiding giving an answer, she said it didn’t matter. Maybe she could have done it herself, and maybe he should have let her, but he saved them twice now. That’s what mattered.

The group reconvened, and Elton took a group photo. Iris wondered, since when did he take pictures of people, and he said, since now, and told them to smile.

Next time, Elton tells Felix, he didn’t say he was in, but Felix says, he didn’t say he wasn’t; the group comes across a collapsed bridge, and gets trapped by zombies.

🎃 It’s Free Streaming, Charlie Brown…

How to watch the Great Pumpkin, between October 30th and November 1st.

The Charlie Brown Halloween Special Will Stream for Free—Here’s How to Watch

🧟‍♀️ Dead Walking…

I’m a zombie myself after this weekend, so I’ll see you on the virtual Deck tomorrow. Until then, stay safe, stay appreciating the little things, and stay away from diseased vermin. Of all types.

Oct24

October 23, 2020 – Carly Can’t Let It Go, Ramona Who, Tyra’s Correction, He’s Alive, Laguna Reunited, Marketing Charm, Houses To Haunt, an Octet of Quotes for October & a Classic

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

✍🏽 Since I’m attending a 3-day virtual business conference, I wasn’t able to see GH at its regular time. It’s slightly condensed, because I need that pesky sleep, but I’ll be back to my regularly scheduled excruciatingly long transcripts on Sunday night.

General Hospital

Julian wants Ava to call him if she hears from their friend in Pentenville (i.e. Ryan). Sam tries to get nosy about it, but Julian blows her off, asking if there’s something he can help with. She says, it’s her mom.

Alexis is busy getting drunk at the MetroCourt bar.

Josslyn tells Dev that she’s going to talk to Cameron face-to-face, since he’s been ignoring her calls and DMs.

Trina shows up at Kelly’s while Cameron is working. She says they haven’t hung out in a while, and wonders, what’s up?

Jax sees Curtis at the MetroCourt with Jordan, and says he heard Nina hired him to help find her child. Curtis asks if it was Nina’s idea, or Jax’s.

Carly shows up at Nelle’s gravesite, and Nina says, wrong turn? but Carly says she’s right where she’s supposed to be.

Cameron tells Trina that he’s been busy with work, but she doesn’t buy it. He flashes back to when Dev showed him Josslyn’s journal, where Dev faked Josslyn’s writing, saying she didn’t like Cameron kissing her. Trina asks if he’s too busy to help her clear her father’s name, but he says, of course (🍷) not. She says the injustice of Cyrus walking around while her dad’s name got trashed is making her crazy. Cameron tells her not to worry; they’ll fix it. Trina thinks they should find out why Taggert came back to Port Charles in the first place, and Cameron suggests looking at his old reports. She says she’ll pretend she’s looking for mementos in his stuff. There’s no way her dad would set anyone up. He was a good cop. Cameron says he knows, and they’ll make sure everyone else does too.

Jordan excuses herself to let Curtis and Jax talk. Curtis walks, and Jax follows him. Jax says he senses mistrust on Curtis’s part, and Curtis says he doesn’t want to see Nina get hurt. Jax says, that makes two of them. Curtis asks if Jax is manipulating Nina the way Valentin did, and Jax says, absolutely not. He’s just there for support, but he appreciates Curtis looking out for her. Curtis says he was going to say the same about Jax.

Nina asks if Carly is going to create a problem. She made sure Nelle’s grave wasn’t near Mike and Morgan. Carly says she’s not going to cause trouble, and Nina asks why she can’t let Nelle go.

Sam tells Julian that Alexis is drinking again. She thinks it started after Neil died. Julian asks if she’s sure, and Sam tells him about Alexis drinking right in front of her, saying, Alexis almost seemed defiant. He says he’ll do what he can to help.

Jax tells Curtis, Nina knows they might hit a dead end, and Curtis says, or maybe there was never a baby in the first place. Jax says, Nina’s intuition tells her that her child is out there somewhere, and Curtis prays that’s true. Jax says, but he’s worried about Nina if it isn’t, and Curtis asks, isn’t Jax?

Carly tells Nina that she can’t wait for the day Nelle isn’t even a factor, and Nina says, apparently, that’s not today. Carly says she doesn’t know why she’s there, and Nina asks if she’s okay. Carly says she will be, and Nina asks if it’s possible to forget about Nelle completely, when she’s the mother of Carly’s grandson?

Trina tells Cameron that she needs their help; there’s strength in numbers. She says she knows him well enough to know he’s holding back. He says he wants to help her, and so does Josslyn, but he’s afraid he’ll mess things up. She asks, how? and he says, by having feelings for her. Possibly more than friends feelings. He feels like a jerk, since he feels the same about Josslyn. Trina says it’s her fault for sending mixed signals. She’s confused about her feelings too.

Josslyn tells Dev that she and Cameron haven’t talked since they kissed, and Cameron also kissed Trina. She doesn’t want to mess things up for them. Dev says, if Cameron is avoiding her, she has her answer.

Britt orders a drink at the bar, and Alexis says, the more, the merrier. She suggests Britt switch to vodka, but Britt says she has a meeting. Alexis says she remembers those. Britt asks if there’s someone she can call, and Alexis says, a dating service. Her last boyfriend died, and she’s looking for a new one.

Sam tells Julian, she’ll handle her mother on her own, when Cyrus walks in. Cyrus says he wants to purchase the bar, and believes Julian will find his offer impossible to turn down.

Britt asks how many Alexis has had, and Alexis asks if she’s reporting to Julian. Britt says no, and Alexis says Britt just sleeps with him. Britt says, not anymore, and for the record, she had zero idea that Alexis and Neil were a secret. Alexis says, so Britt didn’t actively try to destroy her life; she appreciates the distinction. Britt says, even though Alexis is hammered, she could take it down a notch. Jordan comes in, and asks if Britt has a minute. Britt says, lead the way, and tells Alexis, it’s been a pleasure.

Jordan tells Britt, law enforcement and public health go hand in hand. She had a collaborative relationship with Britt’s predecessor, and is hoping to carry it forward. Britt is in agreement, and asks how GH can help the PCPD. Jordan says, off the top of her head, combating child abuse, domestic violence, and of course (🍷) drug abuse.

Sam says she’d love to hear about Cyrus and Julian’s business together, but Julian says, there isn’t any. Cyrus says, there could be, and Julian should jump at the chance. Molly calls Sam, who steps away. Julian is miffed that Cyrus brought his proposal up in front of Sam, and Cyrus says he’s had ample time to consider it. He asks if it’s the size of the offer that’s the problem, but Julian says, it’s everything. He’s not parting with the pub. Cyrus suggests keeping him on as manager. He’d have the windfall of the sale, plus revenue from the job. Think of it as the evolution of the partnership they already have. The one that formed when he provided Julian with an alibi.

Jax says he doesn’t want to see Nina get her heart broken again, but it’s what she wants. Curtis says they know Nina won’t take no for an answer when she wants something. Jax says, she’s spent so much of her life wondering; he thinks she’s ready for an answer. Curtis says, even if the answer isn’t what she wants? and Jax says, yes. Curtis says Nina is going to need Jax if that’s the case. Jax says she’ll need Curtis too, and they agree to be there for her.

Nina tells Carly, Nelle is Wiley’s mother. One day he’s going to grow up, and want a headstone to visit. Nelle was a human being before her life unraveled. She’s not minimizing the horrible things Nelle did, but Nelle is dead now. Help her rest in peace. Carly says, Nina sentimentalizing a nightmare doesn’t make it less of one, and it’s going to be hard when Wiley finds out his mother was disturbed and killed people. Would it serve him better believing a lie? Nina says, there has to be middle ground, but Carly says, there isn’t when it comes to Nelle. She slit Brook’s throat and kidnapped Wiley. Carly thinks it’s all about Nina. She’s projecting. Nina did some bad things, and turned her life around, and she thinks Nelle could have too if someone had stepped in. Carly tried. Nina was nowhere near as toxic as Nelle on her worst day. Nelle couldn’t have been saved. Nina says, Nelle is dead. Carly won. Why can’t that be enough? She leaves, and Carly tells Nelle’s headstone she doesn’t know why she’s there. She doesn’t know why Nelle still matters. Why can’t she let Nelle go? A Carrie hand comes out of the ground, and Carly struggles with it, knocking over the gravestone. Nina comes back, and looks at Carly.

Julian says he didn’t ask for Cyrus’s help, and Cyrus says, Julian can’t deny he needed it. Be grateful. If Cyrus hadn’t stepped in, the police might have found out what led to Martin’s mugging. Julian says he doesn’t know anything about it, and Cyrus says, of course (🍷) not. Martin probably made many enemies, just representing Nelle. Perhaps as many as Julian made when he married her. He might want to think twice about rejecting a hand extended in friendship.

Sam tells Molly, mom has been off lately, and suggests they meet later.

Jax sees Alexis at the bar, and she says, this is what it looks like. Don’t sound the alarm; Sam already knows. Does he want to join her? For a drink, not a pity party, and not an intervention. Just sharing a drink with a friend. Some people don’t like to drink alone. She’s not one of them.

Britt says her boss has brought up drugs as well. It’s of interest, given the nature of his false imprisonment. Cyrus was deeply moved by the recovering addicts he encountered in the system. He wants to find a way to break the cycle. Jordan says, very admirable. Britt sees Jax, and says, her meeting is here. She tells Jordan that she looks forward to working with her.

Jordan joins Curtis. He asks if she’s wondering the same thing he is, and she says, why is Britt with Jax? He says, exactly.

Britt and Jax sit in one of the side alcoves, and Britt says her mother is obsessed with him. He asks how Obrecht is, she says they haven’t spoken since the WSB picked Obrecht up. She was hoping her mother had cleaned up her act, but not so much. He congratulates her on her new job, and assumes that’s why she wanted to meet. She says she needs money.

Dev says Josslyn and Cameron have been friends most of their lives, and Cameron has been ghosting her since they kissed. Dev doesn’t want to see her hurt, but doesn’t think Cameron’s that into her. Josslyn asks if they shouldn’t talk about it, and he says they can, but he doesn’t think Cameron is comfortable with it. Then there’s the whole Trina thing. She wants them to get together to help her clear her dad’s name, and Josslyn wouldn’t want things to be awkward between her and Cameron.

Trina says she might have feelings for Cameron too, and he wonders why things have to be confusing. She says, because feelings are messy. They change from day to day, minute to minute sometimes. Cameron says, it’s like going through a maze. You think you know where you’re going, then you’re lost. Trina says, the past few months felt like that. She thought about their kiss a lot. He says so did he, and she says, it doesn’t make sense. They were both messed up. She doesn’t know if the kiss was good or bad. He asks what they do, and she says, this, and kisses him.

Julian says, sounds like a threat. Go ahead. Cyrus says he’s merely reminding Julian that he did him a good turn, and could continue to. When it comes to secrets, he’s the exception to the rule that says, two people can only keep a secret if one of them is dead. He walks out, and passes Sam. She stares at Julian.

Trian says, wow, and Cameron says, wow good, or wow bad? She says, wow as in he’s an awesome friend, and that’s where they’re supposed to be. He says, she’s friendzoning him? He should be offended. She says he’s more sensitive than he gives himself credit for, and he says, don’t tell anyone. It will ruin his rep. She says she thinks he was picking up on how she thought she might have feelings for him, going back to their Niagara Falls trip. She didn’t want to go there, since he was in love with Josslyn. He tells her, nobody said anything about love, and she says she was creating a situation, when in reality there was none. The feelings she has for him are friendship. He says, what about him? She says if he wants to crush on her for the rest of his life, go ahead. He says, what about Josslyn? and she says, that’s for him and Josslyn to decide. He says he just wants everything to go back to normal. It’s their senior year. Before they know it, it will be mid-winter formal. She says she can’t wait to go to the dance with someone she really wants to kiss. He says, speak for herself. This last year has been tricky. He’s taking a break from relationship drama. She asks, for how long?

Nina asks, what happened? and Carly says she tripped. She was saying her piece, and lost her footing, and tripped. Nina says, and in the process, she accidently knocked over the gravestone? She couldn’t just leave this alone.

Jordan tells Curtis that she talked to Britt. She was feeling Britt out. Seeing if she’s worth it as a means to get to Cyrus. He asks what she thinks.

Jax asks Britt what the money will be used for, and she says she’s developing a new research program. Hopefully, it will return GH to it’s rightful place as a top medical institution. He says, it’s ambitious, and she says, it’s expensive. The recent legal issues tainted both the hospital’s reputation and finances. She needs his help. He asks, why not hit up her boss? Cyrus already bought his way onto the Board. She says, he’s already making a substantial contribution, and Jax says, that’s not enough? She says, not to sustain project, and from her understanding, he and the hospital go way back. He says, so did he and Monica. Britt says she’s channeling her inner Monica, and wants to restore the hospital back to its former glory. She understands he’s hugely respected. He says, he’s told Cyrus calls the shots now – literally – and she says, that’s out of her control. He says, he understands business is business, and sometimes you have to work with people you don’t care for, but Cyrus is in a whole other category. He was hoping Cyrus was deceiving her somehow, but she knows who Cyrus is, and it doesn’t bother her. It’s her prerogative, but he doesn’t do business with people like that. She says, that’s it? and he says, sorry. As long Cyrus is in charge, the Bank of Jax is closed. She says, interesting, his lofty standards, given who is brother is. She thought they’d be sympatico; the daughter of Faison and Obrecht, and the brother of Jerry Jax. Still, he judges the rest of them. He says he separated from his brother years ago. She says, keep telling yourself that. Jax’s phone rings.

Nina asks Jax to come to the cemetery. His ex-wife is having a moment.

Trina visits Josslyn, and says she talked to Cameron. He’s going help with her dad. Josslyn asks if Cameron is all good with them working together as a group, and Trina tells her, he said the important thing was, they all remain friends. He said he’s spending senior year free of relationship drama, and making no commitments. Joss says, sounds good to her. The less time they spend on drama, the more time they can focus on clearing Taggert’s name.

Dev sits with Cameron at the counter in Kelly’s. He says he’s checking in to see how Cameron is doing after what Josslyn said. Cameron says, those things were private, and Dev says if Cameron wants to tell Josslyn that he found the journal, go head. Cameron says he doesn’t want her to know he knows. She’ll make excuses that she didn’t mean it.  

Jordan tells Curtis, Britt said Cyrus was all about using GH’s resources to combat drug abuse. He asks if Britt is in on it with Cyrus, or looking the other way, but she doesn’t know. She says, Cyrus didn’t sink his money into the hospital to become a patron saint. He’s got something else in mind. Curtis says, and he’s arrogant enough to think he can get away with it.

Britt calls Cyrus, and says she met with Jax. He asks if she secured the financial backing, but she says, not exactly.

Julian leaves a message that he needs help. He needs someone to disappear. Sam tells Julian, his meeting with Cyrus confirms what she’s known all along. He says, forget Cyrus. He wants to get back to her mom, but she says, after what she witnessed, leave her mother the hell alone. He says, in some way, her mother trusts him, and Sam says, look where it got her. Now he’s cozying up to Cyrus. Leave her mother alone, and if she comes in, don’t serve her. He says he’d never serve Alexis alcohol, but Sam says, the list of things he’d never do gets smaller every day. She walks out.

Alexis continues to drink. She says, one more. She’s got nowhere to be.

Carly tells Nina, she’ll pay to have it set. Jax arrives, and asks, what happened? Carly tells Nina, she said it was an accident. Nina tells him, Carly said she tripped. Carly doesn’t know why Nina called him, and Jax says, because she was worried. Carly says she’s fine, and Nina says, is she? She’s going, and hopes Jax has more luck with Carly than she did. She leaves, and Jax wants to know what’s going on. Carly says, it’s nothing. It’s nothing that needs to be discussed. It’s over and done with. She looks at the gravestone, and the leaves move. Presumably, it’s the wind.

On Monday, Alexis says Robert is the reason she’s an alcoholic, Dante thinks Maxie is making a mistake, and Sam wonders why Jason didn’t say anything to her.

🍊 Who’s Ramona Indeed…

I say, who’s Dave Portnoy?

https://pagesix.com/2020/10/22/dave-portnoy-denies-hanging-out-with-rhony-star-ramona-singer/

👠 Smize This…

Tyra isn’t having it.

https://pagesix.com/2020/10/22/tyra-banks-slams-reports-she-doesnt-want-real-housewives-on-dwts/

🔮 He Didn’t See This Coming…

I love when a fake psychic is exposed.

https://pagesix.com/2020/10/22/psychic-summons-drew-barrymores-dead-relative-who-is-still-very-much-alive/

👩‍👩‍👦 But Does It Feel Good…?

And does anyone really care?

https://www.eonline.com/news/1201490/watch-lauren-conrad-kristin-cavallari-and-laguna-beach-cast-reunite-for-first-time-in-14-years

🍸 Charming Collection…

Patricia launched her own pillows, since she’s still waiting for Craig’s.

Patricia Altschul Launches Luxe Home Collection with HSN

👻 Spookiness Abounds…

Nice places to visit, but you don’t want to live there.

https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/packages/haunted/halloween-and-horror-film-houses

🤏 Quotes of the Week

A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her. – Maya Angelou

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself. – Harvey Fierstein

Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there. – Will Smith

Happiness is for dogs and Americans. – Dr. Obrecht (Kathleen Gati), General Hospital

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. – William James

The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived. – Robert Jordan

The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere. – Xun Kuang

If I had to rate Pedro on a scale of one to ten, he’s a three. – driving instructor, The Family Chantel

🍭 Blowing This Pop Stand…

See you when it’s Dead time, but in the meantime, stay safe, stay amused with life, and stay away from Carly. She’s a little clumsy.

Oct23

October 22, 2020 – Nina Gives Nelle a Decent Burial, Remote Charm, New Season, NJ Lawsuit, NY Divorce, Dead News, Fashionable Country, Appreciate Bats & Some Cranberries

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Carly is resting, and Sonny asks, what’s up with Josslyn? She doesn’t look good, and said Nelle stole something from her. Carly says she’ll talk to Josslyn, and gets up. Sonny says, this is probably it. Nelle came back to get it. Carly sees what I’m guessing is a bloody kidney in his hands. She screams. And wakes up. She wonders why this is happening.

Chase tells Willow, she, Michael, and Wiley make a wonderful family. He’s glad she’s happy. She thanks him, and he says it’s all he ever wanted for her. He hopes Michael does better by her than he did. He starts to walk away, and she asks him to wait. She wants to tell him something about her and Michael, but he says whatever it is, it’s better if she doesn’t.

Jax asks if he can talk to Michael, and Michael says, if it’s something about Aurora, he doesn’t have much to contribute yet. Jax says they can talk about whatever he wants, but keep him distracted. He looks over at Nina talking to Valentin. Nina tells Valentin, it wasn’t easy to shut him out and start over, but he left her no choice. He says if she means that, she wouldn’t care who he sleeps with, but she obviously does. Maybe she’s not as over him as she thinks. She says if by over him he means indifferent, she never claimed to be, but she’s determined to move on. He says, then let him do the same. Or did she expect him to wait around indefinitely?

Carly finds Jason in the kitchen, and asks him to pour her a cup of coffee. She could use the caffeine. He asks, what happened? and she says she hasn’t been sleeping well, so she took a nap. Big mistake. She dreamed about Nelle – again. She can’t keep going like this.

Nikolas walks in, and Ava says, good; he’s home. She has something important to discuss. He closes the door, and says he does too. Something he should have told her a long time ago. She says she’s sure it can wait a little longer, but he tells her, for once in her life, lower her guard enough to listen. She asks what makes him think she’s interested in anything that comes out of his mouth. He thought she liked his mouth, and she says she’d like to slap it. So unless he’s about to confess… He says that’s exactly what he’s doing. He hasn’t been honest with her. About him, and about them.

Ava says, speak, and he says he’s been thinking for a while about how things are going. Not just with them; there’s the whole family to consider. She tells him, spit it out, and he says she’s not making it easy. She says clearly he hasn’t thought out what he needs to say, and he suggests she let him say it, instead of being smug, cynical, and ready with a cutting remark. She says he knew how she was when he married her, and he says, a conniving, treacherous opportunist. She says she can never live down her bad choices. She’s selfish and ruthless; never mind his history. He says he knows who he is, but he’s just starting to get to know the real Ava, the woman behind the façade. He’s realized that in their marriage of convenience, he has inconvenient feelings.

Nina says she doesn’t want Valentin to wait for her. There’s no chance for them. He says he doesn’t believe that. Jax is a rebound, and she’s his plus one; his companion, a trophy. She says Valentin knows nothing, and he says he knows she and Jax like each other. He knows they have certain things in common, and knows it’s a safe relationship, because both of their hearts are otherwise engaged. Jax loves Carly, and she loves… She says, no. She’s not threatened by Jax’s connection to Carly.

Jax tells Michael that Valentin wants Nina back. He can’t say he blames him; she’s an incredible woman. Michael says she seems happy with Jax, and Jax says he’s happy with her. But when you’ve been married to someone, you develop an understanding of each other that doesn’t go away just because the marriage ends. Michael hopes he’s right.

Chase tells Willow, he set all of this in motion. He did what he did, and she ended up with Wiley and Michael, and he’s truly happy for her, but he’s no longer a part of her life. Not the way he used to be. So whatever she was going to say… She flashes back to Michael saying there’s nothing selfish about being in love; it’s what he wants for her, but he considers their marriage a success. She tells him, she does too. She tells Chase, it’s not what he thinks, but he says, it doesn’t matter. Whatever she was going to say, it’s best she holds onto it. Michael walks up to them.

Jason asks if Carly wants to talk about it, and she says she keeps having nightmares. The details are different, but they’re horrible and all about Nelle. Even though she’s dead, she’s not. He says Carly just had to sit through a police interrogation about Nelle; it makes sense that she’d be dreaming about her. She says the interrogation was frustrating because the detective accused her of pushing Nelle. Jason says, but she didn’t, so there’s no case. She  tells him, that’s what Diane said, and he says he can see why she’s still worried. She says she is, but not because of the cops. It’s because Nina is giving Nelle a proper burial this afternoon at Woodlawn Cemetery. She says she’s doing it for Wiley, so he can visit his mother’s grave, but that’s BS. She’s doing it for herself.

Carly says, Nina had a breakdown a few years back. She kidnapped Avery, and wound up in Shadybrook, but she was able to get the help she needed, and turned her life around. But Nelle didn’t, and Nina can’t let it go. He asks if she thinks Nina feels guilty because she got saved and Nelle didn’t, but Carly doesn’t know. She doesn’t care about Nina’s motives. She cares that Nelle is going to be buried in the same cemetery as Morgan and Mike. She cares that Nelle is going to have a headstone in Port Charles, where she caused so much misery. If Nina wants to do something, pay to have her buried in Florida. I get distracted momentarily by the bowl of moss, and Jason says, who cares about Nina? Why does Nelle bother Carly so much? She says it doesn’t make any sense, but he says, tell him anyway. She says she knows Nelle’s dead, but it seems like Nelle isn’t done with her.

Nina tells Valentin that she admires the way Jax and Carly co-parent, and she’d like to think they could do that with Charlotte. Show her the best of them without the fallout from the relationship they both messed up. He admits he’s responsible for the lion’s share of the damage. He wants to be there for Charlotte, and wants Nina to stay in her life. She says it would make things easier if he’d stop needling her about Jax. He agrees, but wants her to extend the same courtesy to him. She says she doesn’t needle him, and he says she did when he walked in with Brook. She says, that wasn’t needling; she’s appalled. She’s not jealous, and he should know that. Brook isn’t in the right frame of mind to decide if she wants to sleep with him. She’s recovering from a brutal attack. He says he didn’t take advantage of Brook, and she says, Brook is traumatized. Jax asks if everything is okay, and Valentin calls him Jasper, saying, they were just talking about Nelle. Jax says he despises Nelle, but Nina wants to give her a proper burial. Valentin says, she what?

Michael apologizes for barging into the conversation, but Chase says, no big deal. It’s not like when Brook walked in with Valentin. His jaw was on the floor. Michael says, Brook was with Valentin? and Chase says he’s not gossiping. They were pretty open about it. Brook spent the night with Valentin. Michael wonders what she was thinking, and says, Ned isn’t going to like this. Good thing she isn’t living at the house. It’s going to be World War III. Chase asks if he should be looking forward to Brook sleeping on his couch for the foreseeable future. Michael asks if Brook would accept money from him, but Chase says, she’d rather walk on glass. Willow says its good Brook has Chase to help her. He says she means it’s good he’s a sucker, but she says he’s not, and Brook wouldn’t take advantage if he was. She’s not a user like… Chase says, like Janelle.

Ava asks Nikolas what that means exactly, inconvenient feelings? He says it’s not supposed to happen in a relationship like theirs, and she asks him to be more vague. He says he wishes he had done it differently. He wishes he’d returned to his family as soon as he got back. He wishes he’d contacted her without the subterfuge, and that they hadn’t started out at each other’s throats. Being with her is more good than bad. She says, Ava Jerome, more good than bad; that’s a phrase fit for an epitaph. He says he’s falling for her. No, it’s already happened. He’s fallen for her.

Carly tells Jason, maybe it’s PTSD. Nelle has been after her for so long, she can’t let her guard down. He asks why she’s doubting herself. If she thinks something is off, it probably is. She has great instincts. She says, not with Nelle. When Nelle first came to town, she fell for Nelle, hook, line, and sinker. She played right into Nelle’s hands. Jason says she was grateful about Josslyn, and she says, too grateful to see what was in front of her. She didn’t recognize the girl from Frank’s apartment. She couldn’t go back and fix Nelle’s life, which is what Nelle wanted. When she caught up to Nelle in the clearing, Nelle blamed her for everything; every choice, every horrible thing that happened to her. She begged Nelle to turn herself in for Wiley’s sake, but she refused. She was fighting to hold on, and Nelle was fighting for her life. Nelle came at her, scratching and clawing. She feels like there’s something she’s supposed to remember. Like how you can’t remember a name, but it’s on the tip of your tongue. He tells her, don’t push it. It will come to her. She says, or she could confront it.

Valentin asks why Nina is paying for Nelle’s burial. She says, not that it’s any of his business, but Nelle left a son behind. He might want to visit her grave. Valentin asks why he’d want to do that. If Michael is honest with him about the pain Nelle inflicted, why would he want anything to do with her? He’s glad he didn’t know Helena was his mother while she was alive. Nina says he can’t compare Nelle to Helena, and he says, how about the pain Madeline inflicted? Nina isn’t going to romanticize her mother; why romanticize Nelle? She says, it’s none of his business. She doesn’t want to be late for the graveside service that she paid for. She flounces out, and Valentin asks if Jax isn’t going with her.

Chase tells Michael, Janelle is being buried today, and Michael says Nina called and asked if they wanted to attend. When Wiley is an adult, and he wants to visit, that’s up to him, but he has no reason to. Willow says she feels the same way. Nelle was incredibly damaged, but she caused a lot of hurt, and she hurt Willow. All Willow wants to do is leave the past behind and focus on Wiley. Chase said he felt like that at first, but now he thinks he needs to face Janelle one last time.

Ava walks up to Nikolas, and says, so he’s fallen for her. He says, without meaning to. Against his will, and against good advice from people he respects. She says, so this isn’t the first time he’s spoken of these inconvenient feelings. He says he needed a sounding board. Someone to talk to about it, while he tried to talk himself out of it. She says, yet here he is. He says, here we are. They’ve come a long way since she burned his grandmother’s portrait and threatened to shoot him. She says he has no idea how close she came to pulling the trigger, and he says, why shoot him when she could blackmail him into marriage? She says, her sentiments exactly, and drains her martini. He says, it’s different for him, so he has to believe it’s different for her too. Is she in it with him? Yes or no? It’s not just him, is it? She feels it too? She flashes back to when she found the piece of check with his signature on it, and says she feels annoyed and insulted that he expects her to fall for his declaration. He says, it’s the truth, and she says his relationship with the truth is somewhat casual. He asks why he’d leave himself open to being vulnerable if it wasn’t true, and she says, to get her to lower her guard. He says telling her his feelings doesn’t get him closer to his inheritance; it gets him closer to her. She says he’s been working on her for months, trying to wear down her resistance. He asks if that’s what happened at the cabin. She says, yes, and makes a beeline for the door. He gets in front of her, and says, tell him that she didn’t want him as much as he wanted her that night. Tell him it wasn’t real for both of them. She asks if it’s as real as it is when he’s with Elizabeth.

Jax sits down and tells Valentin, it pains him to say this, but he agrees. It would be better for Wiley if Nelle was in an unmarked grave. Valentin assumes he pitched that argument to Nina and it fell on deaf ears. It’s all wrapped up in her head with the loss of her child. Speaking of which, he’s aware what Jax is doing, encouraging her to keep up the search. If he’s doing that, he’d better be damn sure there’s a child out there to find.

Michael asks if Willow is okay, then says, forget that. It wasn’t a question as much as a demand for reassurance. He wants her to tell him she’s okay, and obviously she’s not. She says she doesn’t know what she is. She hates Nelle and always will, and it’s beyond ironic that everything good in her life comes from something Nelle did. He says Willow had every reason to use her pain as an excuse to hurt others, but she didn’t. She says, maybe because at her darkest moments, she had people to support her, and Nelle didn’t. He asks if one of them was Chase, and she says, Chase was there for her, until he wasn’t.

A pastor says a prayer at Nelle’s gravesite. Fastest. Headstone. Placement. Ever. Chase arrives, as Nina says, amen.

Jax says he’s not like Valentin. He’s not hiring someone to pose as Nina’s child. He’s going to help her as much or as little as he wants. Valentin says, and when the search hits a dead end, and Nina is devastated, what then? Jax says, what’s the alternative? Is he supposed to shield her from disappointment? He’s not in charge of her life. Valentin says, aren’t we enlightened? Someone’s done a lot of work on themselves. He wonders if Jax would be so objective if it was Carly about to break her own heart.

Michael tells Willow, there was a moment where Chase was the same Chase he’d always been. She says she felt it too. Before Michael came over, Chase said he was glad she was going to adopt Wiley. She knows he was sincere and he really wants her to be happy. It’s like there are two Chases. The one who loves her, and the one who threw her away. Michael says he can see how much Chase regrets it, and how much he still loves her and wants her back.

Sonny comes home, and apologizes for keeping Jason waiting. His got held up. His dad had Diane draw up a will after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He didn’t have a lot, just some personal stuff, and this. He hands Jason a picture and says, a race horse. One quarter share of a thoroughbred, and now it’s his. They laugh, and Jason says, Mike never told him? Sonny says, Mike might have been concerned he’d think Mike was gambling again. Maybe he forgot. Another thing Alzheimer’s took from him. Jason says, Mike loved horses, and Sonny says, he doesn’t know if the horse ever won a race, or if Mike even cared. He didn’t buy it for an investment; he bought it for part of a dream.

Michael says he was being intrusive, but Willow says she’s not offended by what he said. She doesn’t think it matters if Chase wants her back or not.

Valentin asks Jax how far he would go to protect Carly. What boundaries would he cross, or rather what boundaries wouldn’t he cross? Jax asks how many times Valentin has had this conversation with Nina. That is the angle, isn’t it? Playing up his relationship with Carly, so Nina feels more insecure? Valentin says he’s not the only one who sees Jax’s relationship with Carly for what it really is.

Nina thanks the pastor, and tells Chase that she’s glad he changed his mind. He says, if he hadn’t met Janelle, he’d probably still be a cop in coastal Maine. He’s not grateful, and she never did him any good, but in the end, he benefitted. He’s there to acknowledge that, and put her behind him once and for all. Nina says, Nelle had so many gifts, she could have accomplished a lot if just one person was looking out for her. He says, if Nina really believes she could have been the one to save Janelle, then she fooled Nina in death like she fooled him in life. Nina asks if he doesn’t think Nelle’s life would have been different if someone had intervened, but he says, Janelle had plenty of chances to turn her life around. She had plenty of people willing to help. Carly, for one, and Michael. If she’d just put down her vendetta, and tried to become the person she pretended to be, they wouldn’t be standing there right now. But Janelle was broken. She couldn’t accept kindness or support, much less love. Nina says she can’t help but think about it differently. She has a history of making horrible, disastrous choices, and turned herself around, but she had the privilege of having friends and family who cared about her. Nelle didn’t have anyone. Not one person. Maybe he’s right. Nina thought she could save her, but in the end, all she could do is give her a decent burial, and hope that she rests in peace.

Jax says he and Carly have a child together, and Valentin says, it must be difficult to watch him build a life with another woman. Jax says, not as difficult as it is for Valentin to see him building a life with Nina. Valentin says, he’d be more comfortable with Nina’s choice if he believed Jax cared about her half as much as he does. It’s obvious Jax isn’t entirely over Carly, and Valentin doesn’t think he ever will be.

Willow tells Michael, it’s hard for her to imagine getting back together with Chase, and not seeing the betrayal every time she looks at him. She can imagine getting excited over a special dinner, but it wouldn’t be real; she’d just be playing a part. Pretending he never cheated. And pretending would hurt more than accepting they’re over.

Sonny tells Jason, he’s having Diane locate the other shareholders. He wants to buy them out. If the horse still wants to race, he’ll let him, but if not, he’ll find him a pretty pasture. Jason says, Mike would like that. Sonny says he thinks Mike would, but more than that, he keeps doing it over and over, wondering what Mike would want him to do. He’s gone. Sonny loves him and grieves, but has people there who need him. He has to let his dad go, and focus on the present.

Nikolas says, Elizabeth has nothing to do with this, and Ava says she’s seen how Nikolas looks at her; how he watches her. How he grovels for her attention, her approval, and God knows what else. Elizabeth has always been his ideal, hasn’t she? It was Elizabeth who he was hoping was waiting for him when he got back. He says, Elizabeth is his oldest friend. The romance they had was over years ago. She says, look her in the eye and tell her that he hasn’t dreamed of leaving her for Elizabeth.

Nikolas says, it’s true. He thought of starting over with Elizabeth. Ava says, then spare them more of this farce, but he says, it was just a fantasy. Elizabeth is his past. She says, and she’s his future. He says, that depends. Is he hers? Does she return his feelings? Yes or no? She says she refuses to play this game. He says, she doesn’t have to; he got his answer. She says, believe what he likes, and he says he’ll say it as many times as it takes. She tells him, save his breath. Actions speak louder than words. He asks what he can do to prove himself. Name it. She says if he wants to prove his feelings, divorce her.

Jax says he’s been clear on Carly’s place in his life, and Valentin says, he’s holding nothing back? There’s nothing in his history with Carly that Nina can’t know? Jax flashes back to being on the cliff with Carly when Nelle fell, and telling her that she can tell the truth or save herself/ He tells Valentin, if he ever feels the need to settle his conscience, he won’t be talking to Valentin about it. He leaves, and Valentin wonders what he’s hiding.

Michael says he doesn’t want to make Willow uncomfortable, so no is an acceptable answer to what he’s going to say. She says, okay… and he says he doesn’t know a lot about wine. As CEO, he’s going to have a lot of business dinners, and he needs to study up. While they’re still married, would she like to study with him? He could have a broker send over a selection, maybe once a week. Cook could make dinner. They could make it themselves, but Cook would never let them in the kitchen. He doesn’t want to do something too close to what she and Chase enjoyed, but she says she’s not going to give up wine for the rest of her life because she used to drink it with Chase. She’d love to study wine with him. It sounds like fun. They clink glasses, and she says he’s making the annulment more difficult. The more she’s around him, the more she realizes what to expect from a relationship; someone she can trust, solve problems with, and study wine with. She doesn’t want what she had with Chase. She wants this. While thy’re still married, she’s going to honor that for as long as it lasts. He says he is too. 

Sonny asks Jason if there’s any word on Brando. Jason says, Brando went to work for Cyrus this morning. He should be safe for a while. Cyrus won’t test him too soon. Sonny says, eventually, Cyrus is going to want Brando to prove his loyalty, and Jason says, then Brando knows what to expect. Sonny says, what if Cyrus orders Brando to kill Jason? and Jason says he thinks the motorcycle sabotaging was a one-off. He doesn’t have to try for a while. At lest not in public. Sonny asks if Jason thinks Cyrus would risk a war with what he’s got going on at the hospital, and Jason says, he got rid of the long time staffers. He cut Elizabeth’s hours, and put Epiphany on administrative duties. Sonny says, so no one would notice Cyrus is moving product through the hospital. Sonny asks what Jason thinks the end game is, and Jason says, if Cyrus controls the mayor’s office, the cops, and the hospital, he gets Sonny isolated. He takes out Sonny, and he owns Port Charles. Sonny asks if Jason thinks it’s that simple, and Jason says, no. You have to control a lot of people, and in an organization like that, you need secrecy and loyalty. Cyrus has neither. Sonny says, the more Cyrus wastes his time, the more Brando moves closer. Jason says, what if Cyrus openly breaks the truce? Sonny says, then they take him out. It could get messy, but they have too much to lose; too many people in the line of fire.

Nina kneels at Nelle’s grave, and says she doesn’t know what to say. Sorry seems inadequate, and anything more than that seems like a lie. The people Nelle hurt didn’t deserve it, but she didn’t deserve the kind of life she had. Nina wishes things could have been different for Nelle. She hears footsteps, and looks up. It’s Carly.

Tomorrow, Curtis asks Jax if it was his call to continue the search, Alexis asks if someone wants to join her, Cyrus says Julian will find his offer impossible to turn down, and Carly says she’s where she’s supposed to be.

👒 Tonight, Bravo gave us the gift that keeps on giving. Ashley from Southern Charm made an appearance to watch the season 5 finale, along with Kathryn. Well, not exactly with Kathryn. Since it was remote, we could see both of them, but they couldn’t see or hear each other. Believe me, it was better that way. Starting off, Ashley said she was terrified, and Kathryn said it was going to be funny. Kathryn said she was going to be watching all by herself… sort of, and Ashley said, what do you mean Kathryn will be watching? She seemed more amused than embarrassed, and said once you’re a villain, there’s nothing you can do to redeem self. Apparently, she forgot Kathryn, since that’s pretty much what happened with her. Ashley told us, the opening music got her heart rate up. It was a horrific time for her, and she could feel the anxiety; whereas Kathryn said it was a new beginning for her; she’d come full circle with her relationships.

We found out Kathryn never finished Patricia’s book, The Art of Southern Charm. I have to confess, I haven’t either, but I really just bought it for the pictures of Chauncy. Kathryn also informed us that Craig’s finger was permanently crooked from the butter knife incident. She said she and Craig both had houses that were a wreck, but at least she had the excuse of having children. Yep. I have pets is my excuse. Ashley said Craig was one of her favorites, but she was still waiting for her pillow. I’m guessing she’ll be waiting a long time. She said Shep had been the kindest to her, but made it clear that she loathed Naomie, saying she’d rather watch Kathryn, and hated Austen too. She made fun of the way Austen talked, which was extremely mature of her, made fun of the majority of the cast, called them bitches, and said she hated them. Kathryn’s attitude was just the opposite. She laughed at herself, and gave us various details that weren’t on camera.

The episode featured Patricia’s Christmas party, where Ashley called Kathryn an egg donor. In a completely Twilight Zone moment, Ashley said that Thomas had told her to wear a red dress, and Kathryn said she bet Thomas told Ashley to wear a red dress. ♫ Do-do-do-do do-do-do-do ♫ When Cameron said the party was like the Titanic, Ashley felt compelled to inform us that it sank. No surprise to me, Ashley said JD (bleh) was her favorite. She harped a lot on Naomie being a bitch, and how abusive she was to poor Craig. As Captain Lee would say, Craig wrote Naomie a check his ass couldn’t cash. Neither one of them communicated well, and I like Craig, but she had a reason to be unhappy.   

The takeaway point was  that Ashley is definitely still bitter, and still proving she’s a nurse, as she showed us her credentials. She also talked to herself in third person, like, run Ashley! She’s still clueless too. When, during the episode, she told Kathryn that she was living the life Kathryn wanted, she confirmed her original assessment, telling us that Kathryn still did. I find that highly doubtful. At the end, she insisted she wanted nothing but the best for Kathryn, even though she talked sh*t about her. On the other hand, Kathryn laughed her way through it, and said she was glad to say goodbye to that chapter. I don’t know what the hell was in her head with that monkey emoji, but sometimes decent people can be thoughtless. I like Kathryn, also want nothing but the best for her, but won’t be talking sh*t.

This was followed by How They Got Here 2020, which basically gave a quick review of seasons past. The new season begins next Thursday, October 29th.

🍹 Returning Charm…

A couple of newbies and the Covid affect.

https://tvdeets.com/bravo-reboots-southern-charm-for-season-7-browse-cast-photos-and-check-out-the-trailer

⚖️ With Friends Like That…

I remember this woman zero. You’d think with a name like Elvira, she would have stayed in my head.

https://pagesix.com/2020/10/17/rhonj-pal-accused-in-lawsuit-of-keeping-boys-bar-mitzvah-money/

🗽 It Was Bound To Happen…

They didn’t exactly seem happy.

https://pagesix.com/2020/10/20/former-rhony-star-jules-wainsteins-divorce-from-michael-finalized/

⚰️ News Of the Dead…

Lennie James directed last Sunday’s episode of Fear the Walking Dead. Which explains why Morgan was only in it for two seconds.

https://www.tvguide.com/news/fear-the-walking-dead-lennie-james-directorial-debut-interview/

What goes on in World Beyond.

https://www.tvguide.com/news/features/the-walking-dead-world-beyond-set-visit/

👗 Award Winning Fashion…

The best looks at the CMT Awards. At least according to Parade.

https://parade.com/1107627/paulettecohn/cmt-awards-2020-red-carpet-fashion-photos/

🦇 Go Batty…

It’s Bat Appreciation Month. Show them you care.

https://www.discovery.com/nature/batty-for-bats-pictures

👼🏽 Say a Little Prayer…

I actually have to get up early tomorrow for an online seminar, and schedule changes aren’t high on my list of fun. So until we meet at GH and Tea, stay safe, stay self-possessed, and stay not expecting a pillow from Craig.

Oct22

October 21, 2020 – Nikolas Makes a Confession, Emily Hosts a Birthday Party, Braunwyn Redefined, Blonde Reunion, Stream This, Lovecraft Inspiration, What Allies Should Know & Highway

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Ned tells Monica, good morning, and she says, that depends. Did he apologize to his daughter? He says, no, and she asks if he confessed to wife that he cheated. He tells her, shhh, and she says she’s pretty sure Brook knows about his little tryst. What’s keeping him from telling Olivia? In perfect soap timing, Olivia walks in, and says, tell her about what? 

In their hotel room, Brook thanks Valentin for the shower. She was surprised he didn’t join her, and he says he considered it, but decided to give her privacy. She says that was considerate, and he says he’s a gentleman. Does she regret last night? She says, not for a second.

Chase leaves another message for Brook, telling her that he understands the radio silence, but call him. If he doesn’t hear from her soon, he’s going to put out a bulletin, but he’ll look pretty stupid if she’s sleeping on somebody’s couch.

At the MetroCourt, Jax asks Nina if she’s working on Crimson business. She says she was going to lie to be polite, but it’s still a lie. She’s working on Nelle’s burial.

Chase runs into Sam, and tells her that he has questions about Jason’s accident.

On the phone, Michael tells Diane, if it interferes with Wiley’s adoption, it can wait. The priority is making Willow Wiley’s mother; they agreed on it. He tells her to just start the paperwork, and give him what he needs to sign. Willow comes downstairs, and asks if there’s a problem with the annulment. He says, Diane thinks it’s a mistake.  

Ava goes to Charlie’s, and says Julian told her it was urgent. He says she’s damn right. Sonny paid him a visit. She says she thought he was going to steer clear of Sonny, but he says Sonny was there when he came in. Sonny wants him to serve Corinthos Coffee. She says, so serve it, but he says, it’s just an excuse. Sonny wants to remind him that he’s just being tolerant as a courtesy to her, for Avery’s sake. Ava says, that’s sweet, and he says, it’s not sweet. Sonny is a ruthless crime lord, who’s killed indiscriminately. She needs to get that letter before he disappears without a trace. Maybe she’d like that. She tells him not to be absurd, and he says she’d get more time to focus on her marriage to Nikolas.

Nikolas asks if Elizabeth can take a break, and she says, she has to go according to the schedule or she’ll be working at Mercy. He says he’s sorry, and she tells him not to apologize. He has a lot to apologize for, but Britt isn’t one of them. He says he’s there to apologize for something she doesn’t know about.

Ned tells Olivia, Monica thinks he’s being unfair to Brook, and Monica says, on so many points. Ned says Monica is convinced Brook is going to come running to Olivia with her side of the story, but he says it won’t happen. Olivia says, it won’t, because she has every intention of reaching out to Brook. He doesn’t think Brook will be receptive, and she says, neither was Dante. He wouldn’t even show his face, but something she said got through, and here he is. He says he’s thrilled, but the situation with Brook is completely different. She tells him, let her do her thing, and when the time comes, everyone will sit down together and get everything out in the open.   

Brook tells Valentin, last night was perfect, but just so she’s clear, it can never happen again. Valentin says he’s clear on that. She says, the sex was incredible, and he says, his sentiments exactly. She says she learned the hard way never to get involved with someone who’s madly in love with someone else, and he says, that’s probably wise. She says, with him, everything is complex. He has secrets within secrets, but he’s straightforward about his love for Nina, and no one else. He says he was in love before Nina, and he doesn’t think he’ll ever stop loving her. She asks if he’ll ever find her, and he says he knows where she is. She asks if he’s going to be reaching out, and he asks if she’s matchmaking. She says, maybe a little. Nina seems into Jax. He says, for now, and she says he doesn’t think it will last? He says he thinks he’d like breakfast, and she says there’s a better menu in the restaurant. He thinks they’d better change into something more formal. She says she knows she said they’d never do it again, but they’re still in the room. Technically, it’s the same night. She takes off her robe, and he says he likes the way she thinks.

Julian says, Ryan wants Ava to divorce Nikolas, and she’s stalling. She says, it’s a complex situation, but Julian says, it seems simple. His life or her marriage. Ava says she thinks she knows how she can save him, and still get everything Nikolas owes her. He asks, what happened to Nikolas’s feelings for her? and she says, recent events have proven otherwise.

Elizabeth says sorry Nikolas had to wait, and he says she’s a respected professional, and the best nurse there. She says she still couldn’t take a break until it was time. He says she shouldn’t have to clock her break minutes, but she says Britt is doing it to everyone. What is she forgiving him for this time? He says she may not, and he doesn’t blame her. She says just tell her, and he says he tried to manipulate Franco and Ava into an affair.

Willow asks if Diane thinks they shouldn’t pursue the annulment because it interferes with the adoption. He says, they’re totally separate, and she asks why Diane thinks it’s a mistake, and he says Diane thinks they’re a good match, but it’s none of her business. Willow says Diane is never shy about speaking her mind, and he says, she’s not wrong. They are a good match. It seems selfish to say that it’s not enough. She says, it’s not selfish to want to be in love, and he says he wants that for her. She says she wants that for him too, and he says that’s why he’s working on an annulment. Not staying married seems like a failure, but if anything, he thinks it was a major success. She says she does too, and he says they walk away winners; no regrets or divorce. The leave the same as they came in, as friends who want the best for each other. She asks if Diane said how long it would take, and he says, she doesn’t have a timetable. He hopes Willow stays until it’s finalized, and she says she thinks that’s best for Wiley. He says, unless she meets somebody, and she says she doesn’t see that in the near future, but if someone sweeps her off her feet, she’ll be sure to tell him. In the meantime, she’s happy the three of them are together as a family for as long as they can be. He says he’s taking a breakfast meeting with Sam, but isn’t sure why. Does she want to go? She says she’ll get her purse, and he flashes back to kissing her.

Sam says, if Chase has any questions about Jason’s accident, he should ask Jason himself. He tells her, be careful. If Cyrus is trying to kill Jason, he’ll try again. Don’t wait until she or her kids are collateral  damage

Nina tells Jax, she had to pay extra to get the headstone in a hurry. He says she’s gone to a lot of trouble for someone who called her a crazy baby stealer in court. She says she knows he doesn’t approve, but he says it’s her decision; she can do what she wants. He doesn’t get a say. She says maybe Carly is right and she’s over-identifying with Nelle, but she can’t help thinking things would have been different if someone intervened. He asks, when? Before Nelle killed her first fiancé, or before she tried to kill Carly? He knows Nelle resonates with her way, and this is her way to cope, but he can’t participate.

Michael meets Sam, and she says it’s good to see Willow. Willow says she’ll wait at the bar, and Michael asks Sam what this is about, but she wants to wait for Jax. Jax sees Michael arrive, and  tells Nina, he thinks his meeting is starting. Jax joins them, and Michael says he didn’t realize Jax was coming. Sam says Jax’s print division at Aurora is thriving, but her online division isn’t. Jax says, it’s not a crisis, but Sam says, it’s a trend she’d like to reverse. Michael asks how he can help, and she’s glad he asked. She’s looking for a permanent CEO to run her half, and she’d like it to be him.   

Chase sees Nina, and sits down. She says she’s glad he could meet her, and he says, of course (🍷). He’s not sure why she wanted to see him, and she says, it’s a little awkward. Nelle is being buried this afternoon in Port Charles Woodlawn. She thought he might want to be there. He asks why she’d think that.   

Elizabeth tells Nikolas she doesn’t know how to react or understand how far he’d go to manipulate Ava. He says he jumped at the idea, and pushed them together. He would hurt Ava’s feelings, and when she was left vulnerable, he thought she’d turn to Franco for comfort. He was counting on Franco being receptive. Elizabeth says, even though Franco is her husband. He says he told himself they’d both be better off. She’d be free of a husband who wasn’t good enough for her, and he’d be free of a wife he thought he didn’t want.   

Ava tells Julian, last night she met with Scotty. Julian isn’t sure he should represent Ava, but she says, he’s not. He was blackmailing her. Julian says, smarmy bastard, and she says she was disappointed; she considered him a friend. He asks if she’s sleeping with both Nikolas and Franco, and she says she and Franco shared a kiss. She thought it was mutual attraction mixed with nostalgia. Now she’s thinking it was a set up by Scotty, Franco, and Elizabeth.  She thinks they were in on it together. He says he can see Franco and Scotty – they’re both lowlifes – but why does she think Elizabeth is involved? She says, because Scotty is blackmailing Nikolas as well.  

Nina says she knows Chase and Nelle were close at one time, and he says he knows her by Janelle, the name she was using when they met. He was investigating the death of Janelle’s first fiancé; she killed him. Nina says she’s aware of that, and he says he was the greenest of rookies. It was his first investigation, and Janelle played him. He fell for it, and she slept with him to compromise the investigation. It almost cost him his career. Nina says, and he never forgave her for that. She just wants to give Nelle a decent burial. He says that’s her prerogative, but excuse him. He gets up, and Valentin comes out of the elevator with Brook, who straightens his tie.   

Ned asks if Olivia thinks that’s a good idea, and she says she tracked Brook down the night Ned kicked her out. She knows how painful it is, but they can’t move forward unless they talk. He says they have nothing to talk about. He admits he’s wrong, regrets it, and will never do it again. Monica says he sounds like her when she was drinking. The next day she would vow it would never happen again, and it did until she went into recovery. He says, there’s no 12-step program for fighting with your daughter, and Olivia says, maybe not, but the same rules apply. There’s no hope of healing or reconciliation unless he’s honest about everything that happened.

Michael says he has no experience in media, but Jax says, he does have experience though. He did a great job with ELQ. Michael says, until he was replaced, but Jax says he was forced out. He was an excellent CEO. Michael says Jax sounds surprised, and Jax says he thought Michael was too young and inexperienced, and given a job no one else wanted. Michael says, that sounds about right, and Jax says Michael defied expectations. Aurora could use some long-term vision. Sam says she needs someone she can trust until Scout is old enough to run it herself.    

Nikolas says, it’s Elizabeth’s life and her choice. He should have respected that. They never would have kissed if she hadn’t been fighting with Franco, and they wouldn’t have been fighting if not for him. She says, apology accepted. She doesn’t want to fight with him anymore or judge him. It makes her feel like a hypocrite. She’s done her fair share of wrong things. He said he was wrong and apologized. He thanks her, and she says she’s sorry he’s so unhappy with Ava that he did that. He says if Ava is unfaithful, he can divorce her and not give her a dime. That’s why he pushed Franco at her. Since he signed the post-nup, his goal was to make Ava so miserable, she’d look outside the marriage for comfort. Things didn’t go as planned.

Ava tells Julian that Scotty had a picture of her and Franco kissing. Franco clearly orchestrated it to threaten Nikolas. Julian asks how much Scotty wanted, and she says, too much. He says, everything she’s done for that loser, and he set her up. She says he thought he was justified, and she did nearly break her arm shoving Nikolas at Franco’s wife. It appears she was successful.

Brook says she got Chase’s messages. As he can see, she’s fine, and in the future – if there is one – she doesn’t need him to monitor her. He says last he checked, she was sleeping on his couch. She says, last she checked, he was pissed at her. He says he apologized, which she knows since she listened to his messages. She says she didn’t say she listened to them; she saw he’d called. She was busy. He says, with Valentin, and she says she didn’t say that. He says, if she doesn’t want people to jump to conclusions, don’t show up in the same clothes she was wearing last night. Nina says she doubts anything happened, and Brook says, if she does, she’d be wrong.

Brook says she ran into Valentin at Charlie’s, and they got to talking, and here they are for breakfast; they worked up quite an appetite. Chase says Valentin is the reason she’s estranged from her father, and she says her father is arbitrary, unfair, and a total hypocrite. She suddenly realizes she doesn’t have her tote bag, and says, dammit. She’d better go get it before someone sticks it in the closet for all time. Valentin says he’ll take her, and she says he’s sweet, but she’ll get a Ride Share. Enjoy his breakfast. She had a lot of fun. He says, so did he. She leaves, and he asks, who has questions?

Nikolas tells Elizabeth, Ava is a different person when she’s around Avery. She’s warm and kind. The scheming Ava is the suit of armor she wears to protect herself. He likes the real Ava underneath, and almost wishes he could take off his armor too. Elizabeth asks what he thinks would happen if did, but he says he doesn’t think he can risk finding out. She says he told her there’s another side to Ava, but there’s one to him too. He’s compassionate and generous. She doesn’t recall him having a suit of armor. He never manipulated or used people. He says he does now, but she says he doesn’t have to. He can be better.   

Julian asks if Nikolas is cheating with Elizabeth, and Ava says she’s not certain to what extent, but she’s convinced Scotty caught them doing something. He asks why she’s so sure, and she says she met Scotty at the hospital. Later, she saw him collecting scraps of paper from the floor, and he ran off, chasing Franco and Elizabeth, protesting something. She looked at the only lone scrap of a check left behind with her husband’s signature. If Nikolas is cheating, and she can prove it, she gets 90% of everything he owns. He says, so she’s back to wanting a divorce for real, and Ava says, only when she’s certain she can get the money. He says he can’t deal with her excuses anymore. Stop.

Michael appreciates that Jax and Sam have faith in him, but his goal is to find a strategy to get ELQ back. Jax asks, why? What’s best for the company isn’t always what’s best for the family. Michael says, Ned wants the company back in the family’s hands, and Jax says, let Ned deal with it. Sam says, right now, she needs to put her half of the company in capable hands. Jax says if Michael reinvents Aurora, he can get capital for the revival of ELQ. He needs a counterpart. Michael asks if Jax won’t mind working with someone he used to take to Disney World. Jax says he watched Michael grow up, and that’s why he trusts Michael. He’s navigated two crazy damaged families, and kept his sanity. Sam says Michael is the first person she thought of, and the best person for the job. Michael says, in that case, he accepts.

Ned says Brook betrayed the family when she sold her stock. That was bad enough, but when she found out Valentin was pulling the strings, she should have warned him. Olivia says, he’s right; she should have. But she didn’t. How can she make amends? He says she doesn’t have to, and Olivia asks, what if she wanted to? Would he let her? He says she doesn’t want to, and Olivia wonders if he asked her. He says, no, and she says, he’s not communicating. He was harsh and unfair. How can he make amends? Ned says he doesn’t know, but Monica says she does. Be the bigger person. Admit he was wrong, say he wants to make it up to her, and toss the ball into her court. Give her control. That’s something Edward would never have thought of doing. He says he’s not his grandfather. Brook comes in, and says she forgot her bag; she’s not staying. Ned says he wishes she would.

Ava says she doesn’t care about Ryan and the money, and Julian says she doesn’t care about his life. She just s about playing her pathetic game with Nikolas. She tells him, watch it, and he asks, why? Because he called her on her delusion of hoping the prince will fall in love with her? Nikolas wants out. Let him go, and walk away. She doesn’t need the money. Ava says, don’t presume to know what she needs. Nikolas is her husband until she chooses to let him go.

Elizabeth tells Nikolas, she was friends with Kiki, and some of the things Ava did were awful. He says, Ava lives with that every day. They have that in common; they failed their child. She asks if he realizes he’s defending Ava, and he says, yes. She asks if he feels sorry for her, and he says, not at all. He feels there are moments when they connect, and it’s like going back to how it used to be. They were thrown together by accident. He was a fugitive, and she could have turned him in, but she chose to help him. Before they made all the wrong choices. She asks if he’s told Ava any of this, but he says, no. She says, maybe he should. It might change things. Even if it doesn’t, he’ll have the satisfaction of knowing he was honest, and one step closer to who he really is.

Jax says he’ll set up a meeting to coordinate the transition, and Michael says, the sooner, the better. Sam says she’d like to speak to Michael in private, and Jax says he has phone calls to make. He tells Michael, welcome aboard, and Michael says he’s happy to be working with him. Jax leaves, and Sam says, first, she’d like to thank Michael for taking the job. He says, don’t thank him yet; he hasn’t done anything. She says, no doubt, he will. She tells him that she has to apologize. Valentin got control of ELQ because of her. He says he could say the same thing about Brook, Mya, and Lucy, but Sam says, let her take responsibility for her part. Her parole officer wouldn’t let her see Jason, and Valentin cut a deal and made it happen, but she had to give up Scout and Danny’s shares. He says she made the right choice.

Brook goes the Quartermaine mansion, and says she came back for the bag she left in the living room. Monica says she’s welcome to look, but she hopes Brook stays and hears her father out. She says her father heard her, and she heard him. They don’t need to do it again. Olivia asks her to try again. Nothing will get better until they communicate. Brook says, fine, and Ned goes with her to the living room. Monica asks how Olivia thinks it went, and Olivia says, it’s a start.

Brook finds her bag, and says she doesn’t want to fight. Ned says, neither does he. He just wants to tell her how sorry he is. He loves her, and she’s more important than anything in the world; certainly more than ELQ. She says she’s sorry too, for hurting him. She didn’t mean to; she just wanted out of her contract. He says he knows. Valentin took advantage of her. She says, actually he didn’t. Not the way Ned means. Ned says he wanted to set an example for her, and build something worthwhile, so she’d be proud of him. She says, Valentin will just make ELQ better. She saw him last night. They ran into each other at Charlie’s, and one thing led to another, and… He says, and? She says, they spent the night together.

Nina asks what Valentin was thinking. Sleeping with Brook was incredibly inappropriate. He asks, why? and she says, for one, Brook is traumatized and not thinking clearly. He asks if she’s saying he took advantage of Brook, and she says he should have had better sense. Brook wants to lash out at her family. What better way than with them hooking up? She starts to explain the term, but he says he knows what it means; it paints the perfect picture. She tells him to stop smiling; he’s enjoying this. He says, it hadn’t occurred to him that she’d be jealous.  

Chase sees Willow at the bar, and asks if he can sit next to her. She says, feel free. She doesn’t think she’s going to be there long. Michael had a meeting, and they’re going out for breakfast. He says he doesn’t know if Michael told her, but they ran into each other at the gym. She says, he didn’t mention it, and Chase says the ended up sparring. She asks if he’s sure that was a good idea, and he says, probably not. He took a good punch. She says, sorry, and he says it’s his fault. He’d said he was happy about her adopting Wiley. Michael said what she did was none of his business, which is true, and Michael punched him in the face. But he still thinks Wiley couldn’t ask for a better mother.

Ned says, Brook slept with Valentin? She says he’s shocked, which is fine. He says, it’s not fine at all, but she says she’s a grown woman, and knew what she was doing. He says she’s lashing out, and making the most disastrous choices. Possibly it’s no different than him sleeping with Alexis. He wanted to pay Olivia back for hurting him. Brook slept enemy with the enemy. She says, first, Valentin isn’t her enemy. It didn’t even cross her mind. She was enjoying herself as a consenting adult. He says Valentin manipulated her, just like he did with the stock, and she says, wow. He really has no faith in her whatsoever. She didn’t make a mistake, but if she did, it was hers to make. She hurt no one. He says, only herself. Is he kidding? Valentin is hot, smart, rich, and has a wicked sense of humor. I’d sleep with him too.

Nina tells Valentin, she’s happy with Jax. He’s wonderful and supportive, and has too much sense to jump into bed with someone half his age. Valentin says, she’s not half. She says Valentin lied to her about almost everything. It’s not easy to shut him out and start over. He broke her heart, and didn’t leave her any choice. He says, if that means she cares who he sleeps with, and she obviously does, maybe she’s not as over him as she claims to be. Jax watches them talking.   

Brook tells Ned, she woke up with a smile on her face. She’s not sad or upset. It didn’t hurt until she tried talking to him. She picks up her bag, and walks straight out past Olivia and Monica. They turn and look at Ned. I dunno. I can’t see saying I slept with anyone to my father, much less telling him I woke up with a smile on my face.

Sam tells Michael, more important than controlling ELQ, she wants Danny and Scout to understand what family means. Michael says, more than ever before, every day he spends with Willow and Wiley, every moment together as a family is precious.

Chase tells Willow that she, Michael, and Wiley make a wonderful family. She thanks him, and he says he’s glad she’s happy. It’s all he ever wanted for her. He hopes Michael does better by her than he did. He starts to leave, but she says, wait. There’s something he needs to know about her and Michael.

Ava is making a martini, when Nikolas comes in. She says, good; he’s home. She has something important to discuss with him. He closes the door, and says he also has something important to discuss. Something he should have told her a long time ago.

Tomorrow, Nikolas tells Ava that he has inconvenient feelings about their marriage of convenience, Nina tells Nelle’s gravestone that she wishes things could have been different, and Carly tells Jason there’s something she’s supposed to remember.

The Real Housewives of Orange County

Kelly and Emily got together, and Kelly told Emily that Shannon was legit her neighbor. She said she wanted to be cordial, but wasn’t going to trust Shannon. She told Emily that Shannon did things to piss her off, but had a sweet heart. We flashed back to Kelly’s ups and downs with Shannon, and Shannon throwing her plate at The Quiet Woman during that not-so-quiet dinner. Kelly thought Shannon also had Tamra and Vicki in her ear, and she was a follower. Emily said them leaving was Shannon’s ultimate opportunity. She’d have to form her own relationships now. In Emily’s interview, she said if Shannon and Kelly could reconcile, maybe Shannon would realize she has a pulse.

Elizabeth’s mom Lyn was visiting, and Elizabeth explained to us that boyfriend Jimmy was the opposite of her ex. He’s an introvert, technical, and young. Since Jimmy is Mexican, and so was Elizabeth’s father, Elizabeth thought he also spoke to that part of her. Her father had never taught her Spanish, and Jimmy volunteered.

Braunwyn and Sean went out for Valentine’s Day. In her interview, Braunwyn said she’d been either pregnant, nursing, or drunk for the last 25 years. She told Sean that she thinks if she keeps saying she’s fine, it will become true. He told her not to make alcoholism a stigma, and said he felt guilty for being an enabler. She said she found it scary to be herself, but he said they had so much love, they could get through everything. (Aww!) She was worried she was going to lose friends.

Shannon was working on launching her Real for Real brand that she’d financed with all her money. She said she was parlaying her divorce money for a future. She and the girls met with marketing guy Don, and new boyfriend John joined them. Shannon said he was her biggest supporter, and his daughter Juliet works for her.   

Gina and Emily met for lunch, and Gina said she’d been non-stop not working out and eating. She was happy that she and Emily were back on track, but said she was pissed at Braunwyn. Tamra told her that Braunwyn was saying mean stuff about her tiny house. They did shots, and Emily called them the Dos Idiotas. In her interview, Gina said Braunwyn was all smoke and mirrors, and her 8000 square foot house was part of it. Fueled by alcohol, Gina took Emily’s phone and called Braunwyn, accusing her of saying sh*t about her. Braunwyn said Gina had talked smack about her husband, and it wasn’t cool. She told Gina, if she wanted to talk about it, they could look each other in the eye and say it face-to-face; she wasn’t doing it over the phone. In Gina’s interview, she told us about Sean getting her an Uber after the tea party, and getting a text from him later. Now six months later, she was hearing about it. She showed Emily the text, that she apparently kept. It said he was just checking on her, he’d gotten Braunwyn to the condo and she was asleep, and it was nice spending time with her. She told Emily she thought it was creepy, but I thought, it depends. It’s hard to tell if he was hitting on her in some weird way or just being nice, since I don’t know them. She made Emily call Braunwyn back, but Braunwyn wasn’t having it, and said she wasn’t doing this on the phone. In Emily’s interview, she said, Tamra had the day off from her master Lucifer, and came to earth to let Gina know what was going on. She suggested Tamra needed a hobby, so she’d stop being interested in their lives. For some reason, probably added to by the shots, Gina took Braunwyn wanting to talk in person as a condescending insult, and I decided Gina is a total a-hole. PS – Gina does not know what the word soliloquy means.

In Kelly’s interview, she says her relationship with her mom was flourishing. Jolie was a teenage handful though. She thought she should set a better example.

Elizabeth and Braunwyn went shopping, and Braunwyn talked about Gina and the text Elizabeth talked about her dad’s alcoholism, and we found out both Elizabeth and Braunwyn’s fathers had died from the effects of the disease. In Braunwyn’s interview, she said she had to tell Emily the truth, because Emily had called her out, but she wasn’t making a general announcement. She said it was like being slapped in the face. She hated that she made this choice. She thought she had enough sobriety under her belt to handle it, but she wanted a drink. She explained that her quirky mom Deb called Tamra, and told her that Braunwyn had quit drinking. Apparently, Lucifer let Tamra have a couple of days off. Braunwyn said she was just taking baby steps, but she’s being forced to share that she’s an alcoholic before she’s ready. It reaffirmed her mom didn’t love her as much as Deb loves herself. She was meeting Shannon for dinner, and was afraid she was going to lost Shannon as a friend, since they’d been drinking buddies. I find Shannon annoying at times, but I don’t see her being like that. In Shannon’s interview, she said she had no doubt Braunwyn was pregnant. In the car, Braunwyn told Shannon she couldn’t drink anymore, and Shannon was all, yay! but Braunwyn said, no. She thought she was an alcoholic. She told Shannon that Deb had blackmailed her. She’d said if Braunwyn didn’t tell everyone that everything she’d said about Deb was a lie, she would tell people Braunwyn had a drinking problem, and Braunwyn wasn’t ready to share. I definitely lost all respect for Deb, who I’d thought was eccentric, and probably not meant to be a mom, but cool. In Shannon’s interview, she said she had no idea, but when she looked back, it added up.

Emily had a birthday party for seven-year-old Annabelle, who she said went from being a little girl to 17 years old. She talked with her hands on her hips a lot. Everyone wore cat ears to the party, and it was interesting seeing the variety. Braunwyn told Emily that Shannon had also made fun of Gina’s new place, saying it was sad and depressing. Emily said Gina had a rough year, and it was what she could afford. She was proud of Gina. Braunwyn said she didn’t like how Shannon often made fun of people who couldn’t afford the same lifestyle, which I’m sure will cost her later. Gina met Elizabeth at the party, and Emily passed the Shannon info along to Gina. Gina said she found it hurtful. She said she had some choice words for Braunwyn, but all of them would get her kicked out of Shane’s house. (Shane! Come back!) 

Next time, Dr. Moon returns, Shannon won’t admit to talking sh*t about Gina’s place, and Gina screeches at Braunwyn.  

🥂 After the Drinking’s Over…

I dunno. After having ten kids, you’d think the only thing they’d want to redefine is a nap.

https://people.com/tv/braunwyn-windham-burke-says-husband-sean-isnt-living-with-her-were-redefining-what-marriage-means/

RHOC’s Braunwyn Admits She’s Seeing Someone ‘Special’ — Who Isn’t Sean

🎀 Bend and Snap…

I love this movie. I used to take care of my neighbor’s kids, and they loved it, so I’ve seen it like, a thousand times. I also hunted down the Elle Woods Barbie like it was my job several years ago. It comes with a little dog.

https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/legally-blonde-cast-reunion-video-47897178

🦪 Jam Jams…

This sounds pretty good, and you still have time. You can stream it from October 22-25.

https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/10/pearl-jam-ten-philadelphia-concert-stream/

🛣 Loving Lovecraft…

The very best shows will make you want to learn more about their subject. I got a lot out of this series. The book, by Matt Ruff, is excellent too.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/real-places-inspired-lovecraft-country

👩🏾‍🏫 And While We’re On the Subject…

Helping you be an ally.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-white-friends-know_l_5f469fbbc5b697186e30153b

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebekahbastian/2020/06/02/what-black-americans-want-their-white-friends-to-know-right-now/#4d8c864e5312

🐯 Exit Stage Right…Or Left…

I hear we might be streaming Halloween this year, and trick-or-treating will be done via Zoom. Regardless of the situation in your town, celebrate anyway. Dress up. Dress up your house. Dress up your dog. Eat all the candy if you have to. And don’t forget to stay safe, stay updated, and stay out of Tamra’s way on her days off from hell.

Oct21

October 20, 2020 – Chase Starts His Own Investigation, Colby Is Full Of Surprises & Road

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Dante hears, complete the mission. He flashes back to aiming his gun at Lulu. He wakes up, and calls her name.

Lulu sits in Charlie’s, and sees Dustin through the window.

Carly tells Jax, she wishes she’d never gone after Nelle that night. She’s afraid… Outside the interrogation room, Nina flashes back to Valentin telling her, no doubt Jax has lied to and for Carly, and will again. With Jax, Carly comes first. Jax and Carly walk out, and Jax says he didn’t know Nina was coming to the station. She says there’s paperwork she has to sign, and asks if everything is okay. Jax says a detective from Pennsylvania wanted to talk about the night Nelle disappeared. Carly says she just wants to stop thinking about Nelle. The sooner Nelle is forgotten, the better.

Brook asks Valentin what they’re drinking to, and he says, nothing. He’s at a bar preparing to get drunk, and she’s in his proximity. That doesn’t mean they’re drinking together. She apologizes for judging him earlier.

On the phone, Chase says he knows why Brook’s not picking up. It wasn’t his place to tell her to work things out with her family, and he apologizes. He takes back his ultimatum. His couch is hers as long as she wants it. Call him. He sees Brando, and says, word on the street is, Brando is no longer a person of interest in the motorcycle crash. Brando says they told him, and Chase asks if they told him why.

Jordan tells Curtis, the guy from the Hanover PD was a showboat. He pushed for the investigation. Curtis says, probably because he wants another shot at a Corinthos. She says, he strongly implied Sonny was covering up, but the only criminal pressuring anyone, is Cyrus. 

Willow says Michael can go first if he wants, and he says he was the one who pressured her. She says whatever decision they come to, she wanted marry him. He says, to save Wiley from Nelle. They did that, and Nelle isn’t a factor anymore. They have no reason to stay married. Willow says, unless they want to.

Sonny meets Sam at the MetroCourt. He says she told him it was important, and she says she needs his help.

Michael asks if Willow wants to stay married, and she says she thought he was going first. He says he enjoys sharing his life with her, and parenting Wiley together, all the family moments. He enjoys being around her. She’s interesting, quirky, and gives great advice. She says he’s the one who gives good advice, and he says he’s good with other people, but hopeless at figuring out his own life. She’s everything he could ever want. He’d be an idiot to give it up, except they deserve more than just companionship and good conversation. They deserve love.

Dante gets out of bed, and takes some medication, not bothering with water. We see marks on his back like he’s been whipped.

Dustin thanks Lulu for meeting him, and she asks how he is. He says, until he saw her with his own eyes, he was worried. Things felt tense when he left her with Dante. It was tough, leaving the woman he loves alone with the husband who left her, who she still loves.

Valentin says he thought Brook despised him, and she says she’s reconsidered. Her dad admitted he should have never thrown her out, but that’s his problem, not hers. Valentin asks, why the change of heart?

Chase says, the crash resulted from a defective stabilizer that Brando installed, and Brando says they covered that question before; the case is closed. Chase says, the manufacturer said they’d never had a problem with that part. Why was Jason’s bike the exception? Brando says he has no idea, and Chase asks if he has any idea why the case was closed. He wonders if someone intervened with the PCPD or city hall. Brando says he’d like to get started with his workout, and Chase says don’t let him interfere.  

Sam tells Sonny, it’s about her mother, and Sonny says it seems like Alexis is off, like she’s trying to avoid him. Sam says, she’s drinking again. She’s not going behind Alexis’s back in telling him. Alexis claims she’s an adult, can choose how she lives, and chooses to drink. Sonny says he’s sorry, and she says, her too. She doesn’t want to enable Alexis. She’s been pushed to the point where she doesn’t care; she’s angry at the world. Sonny says, that’s accurate. He’s knows since he’s been there. She says, that’s why she called. In his experience, how do you find a way out? He says he had help. He hadn’t wanted it, but for the people he loves, he has to live the best life he can. Alexis will get there eventually. She’s too smart not to.

Nina asks if Jax has to talk to the detective, but he says his statement was requested. That’s why Jordan called, to see if he wanted to add anything. Nina says, does he? and he says, no, but he has to sign the document, which is why he’s waiting. Carly says she’s sorry Jax is still getting dragged in. Jax says he started the vendetta, and should get some of the fallout. Carly says she has to meet Sonny. She hopes Jax doesn’t get kept long. After Carly leaves, Jax asks Nina if the paperwork has to do with Nelle’s burial. She says it does, but she thought it best not to talk about it in front of Carly. He says, Carly will find out sooner or later. She may as well hear it from Nina.

Brook says Valentin is a strategist. He likes to move people like pieces on a chessboard. It’s not an admirable quality, but he’s not like her father. He’s not a hypocrite. He says plenty of people would say otherwise, his daughter’s mother being one of them. Brook says, Lulu is the queen of double standards. She puts people into two groups. Those she approves of, which aren’t many, and those of them who are mere mortals and can’t possibly measure up. He says he couldn’t agree more.

Michael tells Willow, she said she was in love with Chase, and probably always will be. Willow says they were still raw from the breakup. To be honest, she was in freefall, and couldn’t stop thinking about how happy she and Chase had been. He says she can have that again. Maybe not with Chase, but with someone else who will make her heart race. He can’t imagine life without her, but she’ll never have that if she’s married to him. She says, what about him? Does he think there’s someone out there for him?

Jordan tells Jax, the paperwork is ready, and he asks Nina if she wants to wait. She says, of course (🍷), and Curtis walks in. He asks Nina if she’s okay, and she says she’s fine, and thanks him for caring. He says, always, and she says she’s been debating. She thinks she needs to hire the most fabulous P.I. in the world. He says his plate is full, but she says, it’s super simple. She has a name and an occupation in the last five years. He asks who it is, and why she wants to find them. She says, Phyllis Caulfield. She’s a nurse, and Nina thinks Phyllis might have information on her child.  

Sonny sees Diane having a drink, and says she looks like she needs it. She says, his wife is the most difficult client she has. He ask if there was trouble at the police station, and she says, Carly wasn’t arrested, so there’s that. He tells her, stop the dramatics and tell him what happened, and she says, the autopsy states Nelle died from a traumatic fall. She went bouncing down the cliff, and was dead before she hit the river. There was a cliff near where Carly admitted finding Nelle, and the detective thinks Carly pushed her. 

In the elevator, Carly flashes back to Diane says, never, under any circumstances comment on her feelings. Feelings lead to motives, and motives lead to convictions. She believes Carly didn’t push Nelle off the cliff, but the detective doesn’t. Carly gets out, and sees Diane and Sonny at the bar, but keeps walking. Diane tells Sonny, Carly didn’t push Nelle off the cliff, even if Carly hates her. In the hallway, Carly flashes back to Nelle falling, and Sam startles her. Sam asks if she’s okay.   

Dustin asks Lulu how it went with Dante, and she says, it was difficult. They both said a lot of things, and they weren’t said well. She told Dante when he left that she didn’t agree, and didn’t want to end the marriage. When she received the divorce papers, she was completely blindsided. Dustin says if she needs to give it another try, he understands, and is ready to let her go.

Dante hears Willow and Michael talking. Michael says his track record is awful, but Willow says he’ll never know until he tries. He says, neither will she, and she asks what he’s saying. He says, the longer this goes on, the more comfortable they’ll get, and the harder it will be to end it. So if they’re going to end it, they have to do it now. Dante wanders to the front door, and looks outside. Michael comes out, obviously surprised to see Dante. He hurries to his brother, and they hug.  

Brooke says, Valentin has been co-parenting with Lulu. He took over ELQ; he can take over custody. He says he and Lulu have both had their days in court, but he realized he was doing more harm good for Charlotte, so he stopped. She says, just like that? and he says, just like that. Their reasons for wanting full custody were the same; they love Charlotte. His past does pose a danger to her, but not as dangerous as becoming like him.

Curtis tells Jordan that Nina offered him a job. It’s straightforward, but he’s not sure he can take it. He’d be tracking another lead to her child. He’d have to find a woman with no effort, but it seems too easy. It seems legit, but he doesn’t want to bring another disappointment to Nina. Chase asks if he can talk to Jordan, and she steps aside with him. He says, it’s about the Jason Morgan crash, and she says, the case has been closed. He says he thinks it’s premature. Obviously Brando is hiding something. She says she’s going to stop him from going further down this rabbit hole. There are plenty of cases that need solving. This is not one of them. She tells him, the case is closed, and walks away.

Brando punches the heavy bag, and flashes back to Sonny telling him, if Cyrus offers him a job, take it. Cyrus walks in, and says Brando is dropping his left shoulder. He’s glad Brando agreed to a meeting, and Brando says, no offense, but why at a place Sonny owns? Cyrus says he and Sonny have a truce. There’s no reason for him to avoid Sonny’s places of business, or for Sonny to avoid General Hospital. If Brando works for him, what if Sonny objects? Brando says, Sonny can object all he wants, but can’t tell him what to do. Cyrus says, glad to hear that, and Brando says he has an answer for him.

In the elevator, Nina tells Jax, she’s still not sure, and he says she doesn’t have to talk to Carly. They can go to his place. He can text Sam that he can’t make it. She says, no, have his meeting. She has to figure out what, if anything, to tell Carly.

Carly tells Sam, she knows she shouldn’t let it bother her, but the detective was clearly on edge. Sam says, Nelle has caused enough grief. Why can’t they close the case? Carly says, that’s how she feels; it’s ridiculous. Jax and Nina come along, and Jax says he has Aurora business to discuss with Sam. They go to a table, and Nina asks Carly if she has a moment. There’s something she’d like to discuss with her.

Sonny asks if Diane thinks Carly will be charged with murder. Diane says, the detective would like to charge her, if he could prove Carly shoved Nelle off the cliff, which he can’t. There are no witnesses, there’s no material evidence, and nothing to prove Nelle didn’t stumble in the dark and fall off the cliff. He asks what the problem is, and Diane says, nothing, except Carly herself.

Carly asks what Nina wants to talk about, and Nina says, Nelle. She’s decided to give Nelle a proper burial.

Dante tells Michael, by the time he got to the church, the funeral was over, but Sonny was still there. Michael is sure Sonny must be glad Dante is back; it will make Mike’s loss more bearable. Those last days were rough, but meaningful. They said what they needed to say, and when Mike died Sonny and his dad were at peace. Dante is grateful Michael was there; he’s a good brother for stepping up. Michael introduces Willow, and Dante says he’d ask if she makes Michael happy, but he can see it written on Michael’s face.   

Valentin says, his general feeling is that the end justifies the means. He’ll lie, cheat, steal, and worse, to get what he wants. She says, other than that, he’s a nice guy. He says he won’t actively seek to destroy things, and tries not to make enemies, but he didn’t consider what he might be doing to his daughter. Brook says his daughter wants to be like him; she gets it. She felt that way about her dad. Sometimes she still does. That makes it harder, knowing she’s disappointed him.

Jordan tells Curtis, if she’s not careful, Chase is going to figure out how she’s compromised. He wanted to talk about Jason’s crash. He doesn’t buy that it was an accident.

On the phone, Chase asks for the complete file; everything in the case about the accident. He knows it’s closed, but he got stuck doing the write-up. Send every test they ran. He owes them one. He gets a call from the gym, and finds out he left his wallet there. He jets.  

Cyrus tells Brando, he needs a driver to take him where he wants to go, and provide security and protection when he gets there. Brando says he can do that. Cyrus says there’s opportunity for advancement, and Brando asks, what’s the downside? Cyrus asks what he means, and Brando says he’ll be putting himself between Cyrus and a bullet. How many people want Cyrus dead? Cyrus says he doesn’t think anyone is actively trying to kill him at the moment, but the situation could change. He needs to find someone; if not Brando, someone else. Brando needs to make a decision. If he’s going to take the job, he starts tomorrow.

Sam sits with Jax, and he reminds her that they’d discussed her taking a more active role in Aurora, but she says she’s still not ready. He says the lack of permanent leadership is hurting her half of the company. Has she considered selling? She says she can’t. It’s Scout’s inheritance, and she wants it to be there when Scout gets older. He says, understood, and she says, what about him? but he says he can’t take on both divisions.

Diane tells Sonny, Detective DeLeon is convinced Carly is guilty, mostly because of her last name. Sonny says, he wants to take down a Corinthos, and she says, the detective would be delighted to charge Sonny with Nelle’s murder, but he was miles away at the time. He says Diane should have protected Carly; that’s what he pays her for. She says she did. She shut down every avenue of inquiry, including Carly’s fight on stairs with Nelle. Sonny asks why she brought it up, and she says the detective did, citing a parallel. Sonny says, it should have ended there, and Diane says, that was her legal strategy. Carly needed to finish, so they can claim she cooperated fully, but then the detective asked if Carly thought Nelle posed a threat to her family. Carly replied that Nelle was twisted and evil, and she was relieved Nelle was dead.

Carly says she’s not sure she understands, and Nina says, the police offered Nelle’s body to Julian, but he refused. He wanted her buried in Potter’s Field. She couldn’t let that happen, so she got a plot at Woodlawn. Carly says, Mike and Morgan are buried there. So is Willow’s poor little baby that Nelle switched. Nina says, their plots are on the other side of the cemetery, and Carly asks if that’s supposed to make it okay. Nina says she knows Carly is upset, but think about Nelle’s son. Doesn’t she think it will help Wiley to visit a grave with a headstone, and have a tangible reminder of his biological mother? Carly says, no. She thinks it will help Nina.   

Brook tells Valentin, everyone keeps asking why she doesn’t go home, instead of camping on Chase’s couch. The truth is, she could. Valentin says she couldn’t go home now. And swallow that gorgeous pride? It would be admitting she can’t make it on her own. She says even if she apologized, her father would still treat her like she’d done wrong. He says, that’s an understatement. If she goes home, it would be on their terms, and she’d never give them the satisfaction. She asks how he knows, and he says he’d do the same thing.

Lulu asks if Dustin is breaking up with her. He says she and Dante have history; they don’t. It makes sense that she’d want to try again, for herself and the kids. So he’ll step back and make things easier. She says things would be harder without him.

Dante says, so Michael and Willow teamed up to fight Nelle for custody, and Michael says, the judge’s decision had a lot to do with Willow. Willow says he’s giving her too much credit. Dante asks what it feels like, marrying into the two most dysfunctional families in Port Charles? Willow says, it’s been wonderful. She’s going to miss it. Dante looks questioningly at them, and Michael says they’ve decided to end the marriage.   

Jordan tells Curtis, Chase is starting to put the pieces together, and is going to figure out someone powerful is pulling the strings. He’ll know it’s not Sonny. How long until he digs deep enough? Every favor she’s done for Cyrus is waiting to be uncovered. He asks what about the file Cyrus asked for, and she says, it’s nothing good, she’s sure.

Jax tells Sam, he’s not comfortable running the other half of Aurora unless he owns it. She says she’ll have to hire someone, and he says he can’t help with that, but he can make a few calls. She says she thinks she has someone in mind.

Sonny asks Diane how bad the damage is, and she says, it works in Carly’s favor that she admitted struggling with Nelle. It will explain any trace amounts of her DNA. He asks, what about the detective wanting to charge Carly? and Diane says, with what? All the evidence points to an accident. If Carly just keeps her mouth shut from here on in, she’s home free. He says, nice work. Diane earned her money today. Diane laughs and takes a drink.

Carly says, for years, Nelle tormented her family. For some reason, Nina identifies with Nelle, and she doesn’t believe Nina is doing this for Wiley. She thinks Nina is doing it to make herself feel better. She tells Nina, get some therapy, but don’t polish Nelle’s reputation. There’s nothing she can do for Nelle; she’s dead. Why not help the living? Help Wiley. Let them move on with their lives. Carly gets up and walks away.  

Michael tells Dante, they got married to improve his chances for custody. Nelle is gone now, and Willow agreed to adopt Wiley. There’s no reason for them to stay married. Willow says she’s enjoyed being Michael’s wife, and being part of both families, but the situation has changed. Dante says he just got there, so what does he know, but they seem happy, and genuinely compatible. It’s a rare thing, but they know what’s best for them. He asks what the next step is, and Michael says neither one of them want a divorce. Willow says, they have no grounds, and Michael says, they decided on an annulment. Dante says, they don’t just happen overnight. They can take a long time. His Uncle Vinnie’s took almost a year. Michael says neither one of them is in a big hurry.

Lulu tells Dustin, the last thing she expected was to open the door and see Dante. It will be an adjustment having him back. She’ll have to reevaluate, and make room in her life for him, but it doesn’t mean she wants to let Dustin go. He says he wants to make it okay for her, and she says, it is. Dante wanted to end the marriage, and told her to move on, and she did. She wants Dustin to stay where he is. In her home and life, like they planned. He hugs her.

Jax asks Nina how it went with Carly, and she says, not great. Carly thinks she identifies with Nelle, and is paying for Nelle’s burial to feel better about herself. He says he’s sorry, and she says, but he’s not surprised. Does he agree? He says he thinks she’s giving Nelle a proper burial because she honestly cares, but he agrees her care is misplaced.

Carly tells Sonny, she saw Diane leaving. Did Diane tell him that she’s double-charging her? Sonny tells her, Diane also said Carly told the detective that she was relieved Nelle was dead. She says she is, but she’d be more relieved if Nelle was in an unmarked grave. Nina has other plans, and Nelle is going to be buried at Woodlawn. Sonny says, what? and Carly says, Nina insisted Wiley would need a place to visit his mom’s grave. If she didn’t know better, she’d swear Nelle orchestrated it herself.

Sam calls Michael, and he asks if everything is okay. She says it is, but she could use his help. She asks if he has time to meet tomorrow.

Jordan tells Curtis, the file is more than four years old and heavily redacted. He asks what the crime is, and she says, murder. Back in the day, it must have been important to someone to minimize exposure. He wonders why Cyrus would care, and she says she intends to find out. He says he thinks it might have something to do with the hospital and whatever Cyrus’s agenda is.

Cyrus suggests Brando notify Sonny, so it’s out in the open. Brando says, understood, and Cyrus says if Brando happens to hear anything of interest, he expects to be told. He likes to stay informed. Brando says Sonny treats him like a poor relation, and Jason thinks he sabotaged the bike. They don’t tell him anything, so if that’s the real reason Cyrus hired him, he should call it off. Cyrus says he hired Brando to drive him. He expects Brando to be there at 8 am. Welcome aboard. They shake hands, and Chase sees them.   

Brook tells Valentin, they’ve been running in circles, trying to convince everyone they’re the person everyone wants them to be, instead of who they are. He asks who she is, and she says, a singer who can’t sing. Who is he? He says, a lover who can’t be with the one he loves. She says, poor us, and he says, poor, poor us. She grabs his tie, pulling him closer, and they kiss.

Tomorrow, Nikolas tells Elizabeth that things didn’t go as planned, Jax says he can’t participate, and Valentin tells Brook that he doesn’t regret last night.

The Haves and The Have Nots

Jeffrey tells Colby to get out of the pool. Colby says, if she’s calling the police, they have time. Jeffrey says, she’s not calling the police; she’s getting her gun. Trevor (or Terry) says they’re not getting shot for him, and they both get out. Colby says they’re such wusses, and Jeffrey tells him, get out. Colby says it was Jeffrey’s idea, but Jeffrey says, no it wasn’t. Colby tells him, the water is so warm, and Jeffrey says, she will shoot him and get off. Colby says, she can’t do that, and floats around. Jeffrey says get his ass out of the pool, and Colby says she can kiss his ass. Relax. Jeffrey says he doesn’t need to relax. He knows her. Get out. Colby says, okay, but continues to drift around. Veronica tells Samuel, if he hears gunshots, don’t be alarmed. And if he is alarmed, wait six minutes to call the police. He asks if it’s about the guys in pool. Let him talk to them. She asks if he goes that way too, and he says, no, but he’s not interested in calling the police. She tells him to get out of her way.

Colby tells Jeffrey, stand up to this bitch. Veronica comes out, and asks if this was Jeffrey’s idea. Colby says, sure was, bitch – and his. Sam tells Colby to get out, but Veronica says, let it stay. Colby says, it? and she says, he’s not a boy, not a girl, he’s in the middle – an it. Colby says she’s like her own definition. Not old, not young, all used up, washed up, and run through – an it. Sam tells him again to get out of the pool, but Colby says he wants to piss rainbows in it. Veronica says, let it stay, and starts to shoot. Sam grabs her, and she keeps shooting, but he keeps her from shooting at Colby. Jeffrey tells Colby, hurry up, and Colby scrambles out and runs. Sam tells Veronica, it’s okay, and continues to hold her arms. She asks why he’s holding her. She can’t stand for a man to overpower her. He says, sorry, and she says she was going to kill that son of a bitch. Sam says, damn. She’d have made him clean it up too. He kisses her, and tells her that she’s sexy. They kiss some more, and he backs away.

David pulls up to his house, and sees Alissa. He tells his guard, what the hell? and Alissa says she’s there to talk to him. He says he’s not in the mood, but she says, please. He says, what? and she says, inside, please. The guard says he checked her out; she’s clean. David says, come on, and they go in. He asks again, what? She says she thinks she’s gone about this all wrong, and he says she did. She says she means she should have just slit her tire, and waited for him to help. That’s what Erica did; she staged the whole thing. He says he knows that now, and she says she should have decided to just tell him that she wants to be kept. He could have her body any way he wants. She’ll let him do whatever, whenever. She just wants a nice apartment and to get out of the game. David says, that’s it? She says it like it’s nothing. She says she doesn’t want to insult him, and he says, she has, over and over. She tells him, trust her; it’s all she wants. He says, whenever someone says, trust me, he doesn’t. (I hear that.) She asks if he ran her. He should, since he doesn’t remember her. He asks why he would, and she says she came before him, when he was on the bench. She was nine. He says he saw a lot of people when he was a judge. She says her father was raping her and her sister, and killed their mother. David thinks back, and he says she asked him where she was going to go after they put her father away for life. Alissa says, he remembers, and he says he often wondered what happened to her. She says, here she is. When she was working with Erica, she knew he was a good man. He asks what happened to her sister, and Alissa says, she died of a drug overdose. He says, sorry, and she says her first foster parents were the worst. She’s sorry she’s so wild and crazy, but here are her labs. She hands him some paperwork, and says she’s disease free, but if he sleeps with another woman, he has to tell her. She uses condoms, and doesn’t exchange bodily fluids, but he can have her any way he likes. He says she should put more value on herself, and she says she knows what she’s worth. He asks how much Candace is getting, but she says she’s had no contact with Candace for as long as she can remember. He says she’s lying, but she says, that’s something she won’t do. He says she should leave, and she says, after he makes love to her. She starts taking off her clothes, and tells him, she loves sex. He tells her, stop, and she says, don’t make her beg, and he lets her not stop.   

Hanna and Al go over Kathryn’s paperwork, and Al asks if Hannah understands. She says, she got the first part, but the other part is complicated. He says that’s why people hire people like him to stay on top of the changes. He tells her not to be so hard on herself. She says she has to learn. Her boss put her in charge because she trusts her. He tells her, don’t expect to be an accountant in one day. She doesn’t expect to be able to do all this, does she? Hanna says, no, and he tells her to take the pressure off herself. She says he doesn’t get it. She can’t. She’s worked her whole life. She likes to work. She started as a maid, and she was never ashamed of being one. She’s a caregiver, and loves being of service. Kathryn trusts her and has given her a huge responsibility. This was her life, her family lineage, her legacy now. She’s got to honor that, so she has to get this. He says he admires that; it’s who she is. She says she knows a lot of people who are like that, and he says she doesn’t get it. Kathryn gave her power over everything. She could put it in her name. Hanna says that wouldn’t cross her mind, and he says, that’s why he admires her. She says, it’s called integrity. He says her eyes are beautiful, and she says, thank you, but can they get back to what they were doing? Talk to her about section 2, title 9. He says she wants to go for the big stuff. She says, show her all of it, and he says he’s impressed with her.

Jeffrey and the others go back to Madison’s apartment. Colby says he’s still crazy and adventurous, and Jeffrey says, he’s drunk. Terry (or Trevor) says, that was insane. Colby says too bad he wasn’t down for it, and he says he’s down for living. She shot at him. Colby says, he lived. He tells Jeffrey, he used to be fun, and one of the T’s says, she shot a hole in her pool. Colby says, she wasn’t serious, and Jeffrey says, yes, she was. Trevor and Terry decide it’s time to go. Too much excitement. They leave, and Colby says, they’re so boring. He asks if Jeffrey wants a drink, but Jeffrey thinks Colby has had enough. Colby asks if Jeffrey wants him to walk a straight line. He doesn’t do drugs, and drinks a little. He gets it. Jeffrey thinks if he gets intoxicated on some level, he’ll be bold himself. That’s why he didn’t jump in the pool. Jeffrey says, it was a bad idea, and Colby says, it was his idea. Jeffrey says, he knows, but… Colby says, no buts. Does he know why Colby wanted him to jump into the pool buck naked? The pool represents the world, the water represents what Jeffrey fears. Being naked represents vulnerability, and jumping in is saying, this is him. Instead, Jeffrey operated in fear. Jeffrey says, she shot him, and Colby says, shot at him. What he’s saying is, when you live your life fully, people always take shots at you. Succumb. Jeffrey says he understands, and Colby says he knows Jeffrey does. He went to school for this sh*t. Madison comes home, and says, oh hell. Colby says, what? and Madison asks what he missed. Jeffrey says, tell him, but Colby lies down with his head in Jeffrey’s lap, and says he needs a nap. Jeffrey says, they went to his mom’s, and Colby says, tell him how she almost ended a bitch. Tell Madison the two of them need to go out and talk about when Jeffrey’s dad walked in on them, and how he’s worried that Madison is only attracted to his body. Sh*t they should have talked about at the beginning of the relationship. Colby’s phone rings, and he says he needs to make a run. Madison says, booty call? and Colby says, maybe. He asks where he can take it, and Madison says, the bedroom. Madison sits next to Jeffrey, and asks, what happened? Jeffrey says, they went to his mom’s house, because Madison told Colby too much. Madison says Colby is pretty much his only friend, and he’s kind of amazing. Jeffrey says Colby kind of almost died, and Madison says, what happened?

In the bedroom, Colby tells someone, it’s $250 for a half hour, like his online ad says. Text him the address, and he’ll be right there. He only plays it safe. Yes, he has condoms. He’ll see them soon.

Veronica’s doorbell rings. A dude comes in, and says she wanted to see him. She says he’s been working for Mrs. Cryer; she knows he’s her gigolo. She knows he’s ex-military, and French. He was there on a visa, and married to get citizenship. He’s a mercenary, and did things Kathryn needed done. She tells him that her husband is having her followed. He hired someone, and she needs to take care of it. He says, if he was that kind of person, what would she pay? She says, if he was, she would start at $5000. He says, that’s low, and she says, she told him start. If he wasn’t in the sack with Kathryn, she’d give him a better price. He should know, Kathryn’s in jail, so whatever was going on, it’s over. He says, in jail for what? and she says, murder. He really should read the English newspapers. He’s American now. He says, and she’s a bitch. He doesn’t like bitches. She asks if he’s ever tried one. He declines her offer, and she says, 10. He says he’ll think about it, and she says, don’t think too long. She was told whoever’s following her is foreign, and she needs a foreigner to take care of it. He says, make it 15, and she says, for that, he should be rubbing her back. He says, when he’s done, she’ll be the one rubbing his back. She says, deal, and he says he’ll be in touch. He leaves, and she smiles.

David visits Jim in the hospital, and says, the car wasn’t at the loft. Let him use the locator. Jim says he’ll have to give David his password, and David says he knows everything else. Jim looks at his phone, and says, the car is… where is that? David looks, and says, the police station down the street. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Maybe they have Wyatt in custody. Jim says, they know he’s safe, and David says, as safe as he can be in jail. He’ll talk to Carmen, and she what she knows. Jim says he’s going batsh*t crazy, and David says he’s got to relax. Jim says David sounds like his mother. David tells Jim, text him the link for he app, and leaves. Jim says if David was really a friend, he’d go to the app store and download it. He taps his phone, and says, oh. That’s a whole other app.

On the phone, Veronica says, Laura Wilson and Samuel Wilson. She needs to know everything there is to know. They’re up to something, and she wants to know what it is. She wants to be one step ahead of them. She wants a full background check, and wants everything as soon as – really that soon? She says, great, thank you. She looks on her phone at Samuel’s picture and bio.

David goes into the station, and tells the desk sergeant, Judge David Harrington would like to see Carmen Davis. The sergeant makes a call, and says she’ll be out in a second. Carmen comes out, and asks what brings him to see her, of all people? He says he needs a favor. She says she can’t let him see Kathryn, or Wyatt. He asks if Wyatt is there, and she says she can’t tell him. The Chief and DA are on something in the case, and she shouldn’t even be talking to him. He says, they go way back. Tell him what’s going on. She says she resents him coming in after not talking to her for years. He says she knows how Veronica is; he was protecting her. She says he wasn’t, and she’s afraid she can’t give him any information. Sorry. Why doesn’t he call one of his friends who’s still on the bench. He says they’re pariahs in this town, and she says, my, how the mighty have fallen. He tells her, don’t count him out, and she says she never does. She did count their relationship out. Don’t call her again. Next time she might not be so nice. She leaves, and he asks the desk sergeant what the hell he’s staring at.

Sam tells Veronica, it’s all fixed, and she asks how much she owes him. He says, nothing, but she says it’s dark out there, and he’s been out there a long while. He says he wanted to make sure everything was done right. He takes a lot of pride in his work. She says he takes a lot of pride in working out. How often does he go to the gym? He says he and his wife go every day, and asks if she’s going to look at the camera to make sure it’s fixed. The wire was sliced. She asks if he’s sure it wasn’t wear and tear, but he says, it was cut. Does she know anyone who would do that? She says she has a lot of enemies. He says he finds that hard to believe, but she says, don’t; it’s true. He says she’s such a nice woman, and she says, keep it up. Flattery will get him everywhere. He says he has to get back; he’s making dinner. She ask what he likes to cook, and he says, Laura’s favorites. She gives him a bottle of wine, and says for them to enjoy with dinner; a $1200 bottle. He says he couldn’t. Laura will ask way too many questions. She’ll want to know why Veronica gave it to him. Veronica says she wanted him to enjoy himself; she’s possessive. He says he likes to keep the questions to a minimum. She asks if he’s sure she can’t pay him, but he says he has to go. Rest assured, he doesn’t remember anything about what happened. He leaves, and she guesses she’ll have to drink it her own damn self.  

Justin flashes back over his time with Jeffrey, as he takes the pictures of Jeffrey off the wall, and throws them away. There’s a knock at the door. It’s Colby, who asks, is he Sam? Justin says he is, and Colby asks where he wants to do this. Justin asks if they can talk first, and Colby says, it’s his dime. Justin sits, and asks how often Colby does this. Colby says, as often as he needs to. Justin says, how often? and Colby says he thought he was there to have a good time. He asks how often Justin does this, and Justin says, never. Colby says he’s in luck. Justin is cute, even with the bruises. Justin says Colby’s ad said masculine, and Colby says, he’s whatever Justin’s fantasy is, calling Justin daddy. Justin says he thinks Colby should leave, and Colby says Justin needs to pay him. Justin says Colby was there for two seconds. He’s not paying sh*t. Colby says, then they have a problem. He can do anything and everything Justin needs him to do. Tanner walks in.  

Veronica’s doorbell rings again, and she says she knew it was him. She pulls in a kind of old guy, and calls him judge. He says, it’s late, and she says, it’s an emergency. He says he was hoping it was. If it’s about Kathryn, he can’t help; no one will. She says, it’s not about Kathryn. It’s about Kathryn’s husband. He has two kids by their maid, and he hasn’t paid support in many years. She has the documents to prove it. She hands him a folder, and he says she knows he hates that bastard. What does she need? Veronica says, $2000 by tomorrow, and he asks if that’s all she wants. She says, unless he wants to give her more, and the judge says, he does, but they’ll start here. He’ll give Jim 24-hours, and sign a warrant. He asks if she’d like to deliver the news personally, and she says she’d like nothing more. He says, it’s good see her, and leers at her. He asks if she’s sure she doesn’t want to… for old times’ sake. She asks how his pacemaker is holding up, and he says, it wouldn’t be. He tells her that she’s as sexy as ever, but she’s right. He leaves, and she’s like, yuk. She says she needs a shower, and calls Celine, leaving a message. She says she has great news. They’re going see Jim in person. They’ll talk later. She trots upstairs, presumably to take a shower.

Tanner says he knew he couldn’t trust Justin. Colby says he didn’t know Justin had a lover. He’ll just go. Tanner says he’s not going nowhere. What are they doing? Justin says, nothing, and Tanner asks who Colby is, and what he’s doing there. Colby says he’s there to meet a friend, and Tanner asks how he knows Justin. Colby says they go to the same gym, and Tanner asks, what gym? Colby says the one Justin goes to. What’s with the questions? Is he a cop? Tanner says he is, and Colby asks, what division? Tanner says, the bomb squad. He’s the one asking the questions. Colby says, clearly, they have things to work out. He’ll let them do that. Tanner says he’s a prostitute, and Colby says, excuse me? Tanner says he saw the text chain. Justin says Tanner cloned his phone? and Tanner says he can’t trust Justin to do the right thing. They’re not going anywhere. He calls them queers, and Colby says, this is going in the wrong direction. He’s excusing himself. Tanner stops him, and says he thinks he’ll break Colby’s face first, but Colby says, first of all, his face is his fortune. And he doesn’t think Tanner wants to do that. Tanner asks, why the hell not? and Colby says he’s not your average bear. Then proceeds to totally kick Tanners ass, Tanner ending up on the floor against the wall. Colby says I’m a former marine, bitch. Don’t let being gay fool him. He’s all man. He says he’s glad he wasn’t some kid they took advantage of. Where’s his money? Tanner says, don’t give it to him, and Colby asks if he’ll have to mess up his makeup even more. Justin hands him the money, and he says, thank you, boo.

At the Iron Bone, Vinnie is on the phone. He says, she still won’t budge. He calls Mama Rose, and says, the Cryer lady said no deal… Okay… Yes, ma’am. He’ll make it look like an accident. He’s got it. He chugs the rest of his beer, and says, let’s go. His three guys follow him.   

They go downstairs, where Wyatt sits in the dark. Vinnie pulls a chair over, and tells him to sit. He wants to tell him something. The guys surround him, and Vinnie says he wants to see his wrists. He tells the guys, take the bandages off. Wyatt says, it hurts, and Vinnie says, those are scratches. Give him the knife. Wyatt says, for what? and Vinnie’s guys hold him. Vinnie asks if he wants to die, and Wyatt says, no. Vinnie says he’s going to, and Wyatt says, what about the money? Vinnie says his mom didn’t pay a dime. Wyatt says, she said that? and Vinnie says, yep. She cut him, so he’s going to cut Wyatt. Wyatt begs him to wait; he’s sorry. Vinnie says, hold his arm, and tells Wyatt, relax. Remember when Wyatt cut him? Wyatt says he didn’t mean too, and Vinnie cuts his wrist. Wyatt says, it’s too much blood. He’s going to die. Vinnie says, know how much blood he lost when Wyatt cut him? Wyatt says he’s sorry, and Vinnie cuts the other wrist. He says when Wyatt passes out, leave him on the Cryer lawn. Wyatt left him to die, so one thing for another. Wyatt says, too much blood…

Next time – the finale – Mitch tells Candace that Benny knows about Derrick, Alissa tells David that he’s buying her a house, Veronica pays a visit to Justin, and Veronica tells Sam to let her upgrade him. There will also be a special announcement for loyal fans. I have no clue what that might be.

🧙🏽‍♂️ Making myself disappear…

This week is going to be quite the magic act, as well as doing some acrobatics. Tomorrow is a peek at the OC and a cup of tea, but for now, stay safe, stay surprising yourself, and stay away from the Iron Bone. Nothing good seems to happen there.