What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Josslyn clears the outside tables at Kelly’s when Dex comes along. They kiss, and she says she’s been looking forward to the concert all day. It’s pretty soon, but she just needs a couple more minutes. She has to clean some coffee pots in the back. He says he’s really sorry, and she says, oh no, what? He says he has to work tonight, and she says, but he told her that Sonny gave him the night off; Sonny didn’t need him. He says, she knows how it is with Sonny. Things change.
Robert sees Diane walking toward the courtroom and says, counselor, caught in the act of fleeing a crime. She says, he caught her, and he says, indeed he has. She asks who ratted her out, and he says, one of his spies said there’s this suspicious looking redhead in the building, and here he is to investigate. She laughs.
Brook sends a text to Chase: Need you. Everything is falling apart. Leo comes in and says, she looks sad. Does she need a hug? She says she’d love one, and he hugs her. Olivia comes in, and watches from the doorway. Leo asks Brook, what’s wrong? and she says she’s just having a really bad day. He says, it must have been a doozy, and hugs her again. Olivia smiles.
At Windymere, Ava sips a martini and flashes back to Nikolas threatening her, and her hitting him with the statue. She puts the statue in the bottom of a cupboard, and there’s a knock at the door. She opens it to find Austin. He says he thought he’d surprise her. She looks great. She says, knock it off. All she wants from him are answers.
Spencer meets Alexis at a poolside table, and says, it’s good to see her. To what does he owe the invite? She says she just wanted to check in on her favorite nephew. See how he’s feeling; what he’s doing. Since his grandmother and step grandfather aren’t here, she’s the closest thing he has to a parent. Lucky him.
Lucy stands by the edge of the pool, and Martin comes up behind her, grabbing her shoulders. He says, be careful. She’s about two inches from ending up in the water. She needs to watch her step. She says, who cares if she falls in? Maybe she’ll just ruin her hair and makeup, and maybe this beautiful dress, which she happens to like quite a bit. It doesn’t matter though. She’s got a lot bigger problems. She’s about to lose her company and she feels utterly betrayed.
Martin says, as fetching as the thought of Lucy in that wet dress may be, as a jealous man, he doesn’t think he wants to share it with the rest of the patrons here. She says, fine. She’ll sit down. He says, that’s his girl, and pulls out a chair at a nearby table. They sit, and he says, first things first. What is she drinking tonight? She says she doesn’t feel like anything tonight, but he tells the waiter to get this lovely lady a Seabreeze, and he’ll have a whiskey and ginger. (Yes to both.) He asks if there’s anything he can do for Lucy, but she says, no. Doesn’t he get it? She’s really, really, really upset. Really upset. He says he understands. He’s sorry the preliminary hearing didn’t go her way. Surely there must be some way to salvage what’s left. She says, that depends on him and don’t call her Shirley.
Alexis tells Spencer that she has to admit it didn’t start out well, but it turns out that Esme – and she can’t believe she’s going to say this – is actually good at her job. He says he’s shocked, and she says she’s shocked. She knew Esme was smart and knew she was motivated, but she didn’t know Esme was competent. Having Ace there in daycare is an added bonus. Spencer says, she mentioned it was a big benefit, and Alexis says, it’s a benefit for her too. She goes in there all the time to get a boost, because when she sees that little rugrat, it makes her smile. He says, Ace amazes him every day. It’s difficult for him to remember there was a time when he was very, very hurt and very, very angry with his father for getting Esme pregnant. She says, babies make things better, and he says he can’t imagine life without Ace, and he’s very, very grateful Ace is his little brother.
Ava tells Austin that she’s grateful every day that Betty quit and hasn’t been heard from since. She hopes Betty is at the bottom of the harbor somewhere. Austin says, Ava would like that, wouldn’t she? From what he hears, she’s on vacation in Mexico. Ava says, a girl can dream. As long as she stays far away from Avery, and Ava never has to lay eyes on her again. He says he wouldn’t get his hopes up too high about that, and she asks what that’s supposed to mean. Mason wouldn’t have let her go if she hadn’t gotten the goods on Sonny. So she must have given him the proof they wanted about Sonny’s business with this Pikeman. He says, ordinarily, that seems reasonable he supposes, yeah, and she says, don’t do that. Don’t give her that doublespeak. The deal was, once the boss gets the information about Sonny and Pikeman, she was going to get Nikolas’s body back. So where is it?
Diane says, Robert isn’t even going to pretend he was on his way to somewhere else, like the records room or case management? That he’s really here to see little old her? He says, since she neglected to take him to the car show, he thought he’d bring the car show to her. She says, neglected? That’s how he’s framing it? No. He showed no interest, so she chose to take someone else. He says he chose to take her advice. He went out and bought a new car. So would she like to come for a drive in his new wheels? She says as much as she’d love to, and she would, she can’t come right now. She’s here on behalf of Drew Cain. Robert asks, how’s he liking Pentenville? and she says, come on. He’s not liking Pentenville. And let’s face it, that judge handed down a pretty harsh sentence on a pre-agreed upon plea deal. He says he’s not going to argue with her on that one, but what does she think she’s going to do about it now?
Brook tells Leo, thanks, buddy. She’ll be okay. Olivia asks what Leo is doing with that, pointing to I’m not sure what in his hand. Does he remember what he asked her to make for dinner? His favorite, manicotti. He doesn’t want to spoil his appetite, does he? He says, no, and she says, then march to the kitchen and put that back. (I just can’t imagine if a kid was having manicotti for dinner that a cookie or whatever would spoil their appetite. It certainly wouldn’t spoil mine.) He leaves, and Olivia asks Brook, what’s wrong? Did she and Chase have a fight? Brook says she and Chase are fine, but she can’t say the same about her friends. She let them down in the worst possible way. She betrayed them. Olivia asks what she means, and Tracy says she’ll explain.
Austin tells Ava, Betty’s gone. She’s never going to be around Avery ever again. Isn’t that enough for her? Ava says, actually, no. She’d like to see Betty get what’s coming to her. He says he thinks now would be the time for them to just keep a low profile and not make any big waves. She asks if he thinks she should just wait around for Mason to want something else from her, knowing he has the power to have her charged with murder. He says he’s just asking her to trust him right now, that’s all, and she says, trust him? She kept her part of the bargain. She paved the way for that psychopath Betty to have access to Sonny’s penthouse so she could spy on him. She wants Nikolas’s body back. He asks what she’d do with Nikolas’s body if she did get it back, and she says she’d do what she originally was going to do and put him in the Pine Barrens. God rest his soul. Austin says he’ll reach out to Mason. He’ll send Mason a text and see if there’s any way he can help. He thinks she can find a better place than the Pine Barrens, and she says, it’s better than putting him someplace around here. She thought about it and doesn’t think she could live here knowing his body was someplace on the island. It never occurred to her; she doesn’t want to live in this house, period.
Spencer tells Alexis, while he’s very grateful to have Ace in his life, he can never forget who Esme was and what she did to him and his friends. That’s always going to be a part of her past. Alexis says she’d never ask him to forget who Esme was; she certainly won’t. He says he would be remiss not to say she’s being a very good mom to Ace, and Alexis says, she appears to be, after what she’s seen watching Esme with him in daycare. He says he’s just so glad he gets the opportunity to be in his brother’s life, and that he gets the chance to help raise him. Even if it means living with Esme. She says, he’s such a good guy. She’s so proud of him. He says he thinks if he can co-exist with Esme, he can do just about anything, especially if it means giving Ace the happy childhood he deserves. She asks if he knows who he sounds like, and he says he’s afraid he knows what she’s going to say. She says, he sounds like his father, when he was Spencer’s age.
Martin says, they talked about this and decided it was best if he wasn’t involved, but Lucy says, no, no, no. He decided and he completely abandoned her in court. He says, that’s not fair; he explained that. She says, good explanation. Valentin again. Valentin needed him. Well, she needed him too. And he’s never completely explained why he can’t be involved in her lawsuit. He never told her, but now she thinks she knows. Remember when they were having all that pillow talk, and she told him about her idea about getting the idea for The Deceptor? He had an awful lot to say. He looks down, but she says, look at her. Did he steal the idea for The Deceptor from that scheming Tracy Quartermaine?
Tracy says, Brook asked her for a favor, and she did it for her. Brook says, she needed Tracy’s help, and Tracy used it against her, and Tracy says, then she asked Brook for a favor in return. She obliged, then didn’t like the outcome. Brook says, that is not what happened. Tracy blackmailed her, her own granddaughter. Olivia asks if this is true.
Robert and Diane walk into the empty courtroom, and Diane says she’s actually here at Carly’s behest to try and get Drew’s case reopened. She seems to think the judge had some kind of bias against Drew, and she’s trying to prove it. Robert asks what he can do to help, and she thanks him for the offer, but she’s not even sure what she can do at this point. She explained to Carly that it’s within the judge’s purview to ignore the plea deal and hand down a harsher sentence. He doubts Carly went for that, and she says, they’re talking about Carly. Of course (🍷) she didn’t. Hence the bias angle. Let’s face it, Judge Kim practically announced that he was sending a message to white collar crime; no more special treatment. He says, bias is subjective – she knows that – and unprovable. She says, but it’s Carly’s love for Drew that’s fueling this, and she’s a friend. As a friend, she told Carly that she’d look into it. He says he doesn’t know what she can do here, but good luck. He heads for the door, and she says she just wishes there was some way to get concrete proof about Judge Kim’s bias against Drew. He turns around.
Tracy says, like she’s been trying to explain to Brook. This is just business. Brook says, just business? and Tracy says, yes. That’s what she’s been trying to teach Brook. Brook says, since when does Tracy care about business again? She doesn’t even want to say the letters ELQ. Olivia says, that’s all Tracy cares about, and Tracy says, stay out of this. Brook says, despite Tracy’s reptilian exterior, she actually believed Tracy cared about this family, and Tracy says, she’s the glue that keeps this family together. Olivia says, except she was gone for over a year, and Tracy says, stay out of this. Olivia says, it’s my house, but Tracy says, it’s not your house. It’s Monica’s house. Alan’s biggest mistake. Brook asks if she’s done, but Tracy says she’s not. Brook needs to learn how a Quartermaine succeeds in business. Brook says, unbelievable. Tracy puts on this act like she cares. She stays with them. She eats Thanksgiving pizza with them. She mourned with them, and celebrated births with them. And she always saw Tracy as a strong, independent woman. Olivia says, also calculating, conniving, and ruthless, and Tracy asks if she doesn’t have a lasagna to make. Is Brook done? Brook says, no. Out of everyone in this family, she believed in Tracy. She always took Tracy’s side; she thought Tracy was misunderstood. Clearly, she was mistaken. She walks out.
Robert closes the courtroom door, and he and Diane sit down. He says he thinks it’s going to be an uphill battle for her to prove prejudice toward Drew, and she says, which is insane, given the content of Drew’s character. He saved Liesl Obrecht from Victor Cassadine just in time to save Willow’s life, for heaven’s sake. It’s not like he’s some sort of career criminal, sitting around exploiting security codes. Robert says, Drew is known for his integrity, which is why he finds it kind of weird a judge would throw the book at him. She says, so does she, and let’s face it (phrase of the day), that book was Kafka. He laughs, and she says, there is something he can do for her. He says, if it’s within his reach, definitely, and she says, considering Drew’s heroics, could Robert ask the WSB to put in a good word for him? He says, that’s not within his reach, and she asks, why not? He tells her, let’s just say, the Bureau isn’t going to lift a finger to help anyone at his request.
Josslyn says she gets why Dex thinks this was his choice, but it wasn’t, and he says, so now he doesn’t have a mind of his own? She tells him, that’s not what she’s saying. She’s saying, Sonny’s changed their plans. Actually, he’s canceled them. Dex tries to interrupt, and she says she gets that things change last minute, but they haven’t had any alone time together in like a week. He kisses her and says he has to go, and she says, so go. He says, it’ll happen. Things are just really intense right now. She asks when things aren’t going to be intense when it comes to Sonny. She just wishes her mom hadn’t destroyed the flashdrive, and Dex says, that was her decision to make. There’s nothing they can do about it now. She says, but that was their one chance to turn Sonny in to the Feds, and they blew it. She picks up the tub of dishes and goes inside.
Martin says, what? He did not under any circumstances steal the idea for The Deceptor from Tracy Quartermaine. Lucy says, really? So how come every time she tried to give him credit for being her inspiration, he got all cagey with her? Even when they were talking around Maxie and Sasha, she would say that, and he’d shut her down each and every time. He says, because, he could not in good conscience take credit for something he didn’t do. The Deceptor is genius. Tracy Quartermaine? Please. That idea was 100% Lucy’s. She says, apparently, now Tracy is claiming it as her own, and she’s convinced the judge… He’s decided they should have a trial – six months from now. He says, that gives her attorney half a year to prove that the case has no legal merit. She says, six months from now, Deception will be kaput. They’ll be bankrupt.
Alexis says, when Spencer was a baby, his father gushed about him. He was so excited to have a son, and wanted Spencer to have the best of everything. She thinks maybe he went a little overboard, because Spencer was precocious… Spencer says, and spoiled. That’s fine. She can say that. She tells him that she was going to say, maybe willful and indulged, and he says, she’s good at this. He’s seen her argue a case in the courtroom. She says, and there was a sweetness about him, just like his dad.
Ava tells Austin, the only reason she wanted Dracula’s castle was to spite Nikolas. To be honest with him, the place gives her the creeps. He says he’s so glad to hear her say that. She never struck him as somebody who’d like this goth décor. She says she doesn’t; it’s terrible. And now that Nikolas is gone, why should she be stranded out here? This place is full of nothing but bad memories. Right over there is where she and Nikolas had their last fight and he died. Why should she stay here? There’s a knock at the door, and she walks a million miles to answer it. It’s Mason, who says, to what does he owe the invitation? Ava says, it wasn’t an invitation; it’s a demand for payment in full. She wants what he promised her.
Tracy says she doesn’t want to hear a word out of Olivia, but Olivia says, she’s going to. It’s one thing to be mean to the rest of them, but how could she do this to Brook, of all people? She’s Tracy’s granddaughter. Tracy says she knows who Brook is, and Olivia asks if Tracy doesn’t know how Brook looks up to her.
Diane says, if Robert, of all people, doesn’t have sway with the WSB, then who does? He says he’s not at liberty to talk about Bureau business, but he can tell her that once their guy is figures out the housecleaning process, he’s on the outs. She asks, who’s on the ins? and he says, that remains to be seen. They’re not going to lift a finger to help Drew. She says, they’re not going to give assistance to help a hero? He says, Drew, Laura, and Curtis did the one thing in Greenland the Bureau couldn’t do, and it embarrassed them. On that note, they prefer to have Drew where he is rather than help him find freedom. (Didn’t they offer him a job?)
Martin says, Lucy makes things sound so dire. Surely things can’t possibly be that bad. Lucy says, actually, they kind of are and stop calling me Shirley. You know what the worst part of this whole thing is? He says, the lawsuit? and she says, obviously the lawsuit, but she feels gutted. She feels totally betrayed. He says, by who? and she says, by Brook Lynn Quartermaine. They gave her a job, and she’s been masquerading this whole time as a team player, but really she’s been spying for Tracy. She gave Tracy documentation she needed for this terrible lawsuit. He says, she used her own granddaughter. That’s low, even for Tracy Quartermaine. Lucy says, no, not really. The worst part is, now to save Deception, she has to give Tracy 75% of the company.
Spencer says he was actually talking about this to Trina the other day, and Alexis asks, how is Trina? He says, she’s wonderful, and Alexis says, she is; she’s lovely. He says, yeah. She’s been very concerned about her dad. Alexis says she was very sorry to hear what happened to Curtis, and he says, Trina has been worried sick, trying to get everything together so Curtis feels comfortable when he comes home. He just got out of rehab. Spencer thinks maybe it’s the focus on family that has allowed Trina to be so supportive of him being with Ace while Esme is around, especially since his father didn’t stick around for him. She says, he never misses an opportunity to go negative when it comes to his dad, and he says, it’s all his dad’s ever shown him. She asks if he’s ever thought one of the reasons is that deep down, he still loves his dad.
Mason says he can see why Ava is antsy. If it was him and it was his husband – sorry, ex-husband – whose corpse was on ice somewhere from a head wound with his DNA all over him, he’d probably be losing sleep. Ava says she kept her word. She got Betty the run of Sonny’s penthouse, and Betty got the information he wanted. She did her part. Now it’s time for Mason to do his. Mason says, if it was up to him, he’d drop Nikolas’s body off tonight, but it’s not, and she says, then call whoever it is he has to call, and make it happen. Austin says he doesn’t know if it’s that easy, and Ava says, why not? Mason says, because the powers that be decided. And they decided that Ava doesn’t get Nikolas until after the situation’s resolved. Ava says, what situation? Just tell whoever he answers to, she’s done everything they asked. What the hell do these people want? Mason says, just listen to Austin. Relax. It’s all going down tonight.
Diane asks if Robert is suggesting the WSB is manipulating circumstances to ensure that Drew received the harshest sentence possible, and he says, anything’s possible where the Bureau is concerned. She says, then there could be a connection between the WSB and the judge in Drew’s case, but he says, if such a relationship did exist, it would be almost impossible to prove. As she knows, the Bureau does most of its work in the shadows. She says, yeah. Well, she for one is not opposed to looking at every single one of Judge Albert Kim’s cases for the past four, maybe five, years. See if there are other cases of overly harsh sentencing that can prove a precedent. He asks what specific instances she’s looking for, and she says she’s just suggesting – suggesting, mind you – that said judge may or may not be receiving kickbacks for getting inconvenient individuals out of the way for, shall we say, powerful agencies. And if the WSB wanted Drew Cain out of the equation, pursuing an unrelated case could prove the perfect solution to the problem. He asks if she’s looking for instances where the judge handed down an overly harsh sentence? and she says, bingo.
Brook looks at another text to Chase: Going 2 Kelly’s. I really need you. She sits in one of the outside seats, looking like she has a headache, when Chase comes into the courtyard. He says he got her text. What happened? She says, Tracy happened. She had to get out of there. She can’t live with Tracy another minute.
Leo runs in and asks Olivia if Brook is okay. He saw her leave her car. Olivia says, she just needed a little time to herself, and Tracy says, she’ll be fine. Leo tells them, but she said she was having a really bad day. Should they do something? Olivia suggests checking on her in a little while, and Leo says, promise? Olivia crosses her heart, and Leo leaves. Olivia says, well? and Tracy says, what now? Olivia asks if Tracy doesn’t feel the slightest bit sorry for what she did, and Tracy says, for teaching her a valuable lesson? Olivia says, what? That Tracy will do anything to get what she wants? and Tracy says, a lesson she will remember and benefit from for the rest of her life. Olivia asks what exactly is it that Tracy thinks she taught Brook? and Tracy says, that nothing is free. If she hadn’t made Brook pay for the favor she did her, it wouldn’t have mattered as much.
Ava says, they’re done here. The launch is ready to take them back to the mainland. Austin and his cousin need to go. Now. Austin points at Mason and says, don’t put him in the same category as this guy, and Mason says, Austin’s right, he can’t. He’s far more handsome and easy going. Wouldn’t Ava agree? Ava says, definitely not, and Mason says he’s wounded. Ava says, whatever is happening tonight, when it’s over, she wants that body back. Does he understand her? Mason says, loud and clear. He’ll pass her message along. He just can’t promise the boss will be receptive. They leave, and Ava closes the door. Outside, Mason says, still feisty as ever, and Austin says, whatever Mason has going on tonight has nothing to do with him. He’s out. The boss said. Mason says he doesn’t know about that. He still has one night to go.
Martin says he’ll give Lucy this much, Tracy’s offer is appalling. 75% is highway robbery. Lucy says, yeah, it’s appalling. Tracy’s appalling. In fact, she would like to strangle Tracy; just wring her scrawny little neck. Martin says, if, on the other hand, giving her what she wants keeps Deception open for business, isn’t it practical to at least consider it? She says, no, no, no. Do not even say that. She’s not giving one dime of her hard-earned money for one single share in the company she worked so hard to build with her own two hands to that snobby, arrogant, entitled, selfish, spoiled heiress, Tracy Quartermaine. She’s not going to do it, and Tracy can just forget about it. He says, she has herself some strong feelings about Tracy Quartermaine, and she says, he doesn’t know the half of it. Tracy actually one time pretended to like her. Tracy pretended to be her friend to get her to use her one percent share of ELQ, so Tracy could be CEO over her nephew AJ. Alan always warned her about Tracy. He said, she’s a bad apple. Huh. She’s a lot worse than that. Lucy misses Mother Quartermaine. She did not have one bad bone in her body, but she always knew how nasty and mean-spirited and dark Tracy could be. She’s not doing it. She’s not going to let Tracy win. She’s going to fight Tracy to the bitter end. Martin says, what happens if it costs her Deception? What if the company goes bankrupt? What then? She says she guesses it’s a good thing she kept her realtor license.
Spencer says he doesn’t want to love his father. He doesn’t want to love him and he doesn’t want to miss him, because every time he thinks about him, it opens up those floodgates. All the memories and disappointment just come flooding back. Alexis suggests thinking about some of the good moments. There were good moments. Can’t Spencer hold onto those? Spencer says, no, because it always comes back to how his father prioritized Ava and everybody else. Their entire relationship, none of it was real. It was an illusion he made up in his mind. She says, it was not an illusion. It was very real. Spencer’s father has demons he was not able to battle. That happens; it happened to her. People have regrets, and all you can do is learn from them and move on. Spencer says, she’s nothing like his father, but she says, he lost his way. Has Spencer ever thought maybe that’s the reason he ran away? He says, it’s not exactly the first time his father has done this, so please don’t expect him to forgive him. Alexis says she’s not asking Spencer to forgive him. She’s asking Spencer to try and understand him. Spencer says he understands he and his brother are doing perfectly fine without him. That’s what he understands. She asks what he’s saying. That he doesn’t want his father found? That he doesn’t want his father back?
On the phone, Josslyn leaves a voice mail for Dex. She says she’s so sorry for the way they left things. Just please be careful tonight, and whatever time he’s off, please come see her. She just misses him. She loves him.
Brook says, this whole thing is her fault, but Chase says, not entirely. Brook says she betrayed her friends to please Tracy. Now Deception is getting sued and they might go bankrupt. He says, she doesn’t know that. In six months, the case could fall apart, and the judge might dismiss it. Brook says, and if he doesn’t, Maxie, Sasha, and Lucy could lose everything they worked so hard for. And that would all be on her. He says, no, it’s not, but she says she’s the one who set this whole plan in motion. Everything is a mess because of her. And why? Because her hell of a grandmother forced her to do it. She’ll never forgive Tracy for this. He says, honestly, he doesn’t blame her. What Tracy made her do is unforgivable. She says she can’t forgive Tracy, let alone live under the same roof as her. She doesn’t know what she’s going to do. He says, she doesn’t have to go back there, and she asks if he’s suggesting she rent a room on top of Kelly’s. Actually, that’s not such a terrible idea. He says, no. Move in with him. I so smelled that coming.
Olivia says she knows Tracy. There’s something else that’s driving her right now. She’s seen it in Tracy’s eyes ever since she got back. Tracy says, please spare her. Olivia doesn’t know her as well as she thinks she does. Olivia says she knows who does know Tracy – Ned. And if he were here right now, he could get through to her. Tracy says, but he’s not, and they’re stuck with Eddie Maine, the busker. She walks out.
Robert says, Diane could be spinning her wheels for months, trying to find a connection between this judge and the WSB. She says, yeah, but if there is a connection, she will find it. And the payoff could be substantial for Drew. He says, if she does, and she finds a leak, make sure it’s a solid one. (Is that kind of an oxymoron – a solid leak?) She says, to that, good sir, I say, easy peasy, and he laughs. He says he just can’t imagine anyone challenging her in court, and she says, he’s done it. So he knows many have tried, many have failed, and everyone lives to regret it. He says he’ll keep that in mind, and she laughs.
Ava picks up her phone and makes a call.
Lucy tells Martin that she’d sure like to know when and how Tracy started snooping around Deception. How did she get her claws in The Deceptor? He says he doesn’t know how you’d find out something like that, and she asks if he’s sure he didn’t come across any similar products that were in development when she started getting her idea about The Deceptor. Her phone rings, and she looks at it. He asks if she doesn’t want to get that, and she says, Ava Jerome. He says, maybe she should take it, and she answers, saying, this is a surprise. Ava says she hopes she’s not catching Lucy at a bad time, and Lucy says, no. Actually, she’s out with Martin. They’ve been having a very important discussion. What can she do for Ava? Ava asks if Lucy still sells real estate, and Lucy smiles. She says, it depends on the listing, and Ava says she wants to sell Windymere – Spoon Island.
Spencer says, it doesn’t matter, but Alexis says, of course (🍷) it matters. He says, his father abandoned Ace, just like his father abandoned him. He ran away, and he won’t be back.
Austin walks into a house we’re unfamiliar with, and says, he’s back. So how is he feeling tonight? Nikolas says he’s feeling great. Thank you, doc. It’s kind of you to ask. We see Nikolas sitting on the couch, drinking a beer.
Tomorrow, Kristina wants Sonny to be the first to know; Maxie shows the kids their new house; and Carly tells Josslyn that she’s not going to change Dex.
🍺 He’s Feeling Great…
Old, but newer Nikolas is back. I actually liked him best of all the Nikolases, so I’m good.
⚖️ Too Bad She Doesn’t Get Miles…
I’d like to know how she’s pleading not guilty when she blew a .08.
🤸🏾 Full Speed Ahead…
This sounds very cool, and double cool since she’s a founder.
🏯 Project Cutting-Edge…
The challenge this week was avant-garde using architecture as inspiration. To get their design juices flowing, the designers were taken to Summit One Vanderbilt – see below and it will blow your mind. I’ve never been to this place before, and now I’m torn between wanting to check it out and fearing I’ll freak out if I do. The guest judges were Steven Kolb, CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and celebrity stylist Law Roach, who I’m somewhat familiar with. They were down to the final four, with the final three going on to the finale. None of the designs were my thing, but as usual, I was still impressed, especially since the designers only had 17 hours to complete their creation. The funny thing is, I can’t count the times they’ve been told not to be costumey, but it’s kind of hard to get around that when doing something avant-garde based on architecture. I fully expected Brittany to be out, which would have been ironic since it’s the challenge that sunk her the first time, but it was Rami, whose downfall was basically choosing the wrong damn fabric that caused the dress to look wrinkled. You can check out the blow-by-blow here.
🌟 And Summit One Vanderbilt. You’ve got to see this.
🧗♂️ Slow Going In the Apocalypse…
Let’s hope the new season airs before 2030. For all we know, we could be in a real apocalypse by then.
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/the-last-of-us-season-2-delay-strike
🧹 Don’t Leave It For the Next Guy…
Another transport from Peacock, but new to me. I enjoy shows like Hoarders, and this one is kind of on the same spectrum. A Swedish Death Cleaning team helps people pare it down before their kids, family, or friends end up having to deal with it. Not all the participants are on the brink of the afterlife. Some have other reasons, and it’s not depressing like you might think. While I’m not crazy about the extra narration that tries to add humor, the team is interesting and the concept is one to live by even if you’re not dying at the moment. While I tend not to care what happens to my stuff after I die, since I won’t be here, I have been the recipient of a house full of someone else’s stuff, and it was quite overwhelming. I definitely see the point. Not to mention there are some good household hints along the way.
https://www.bravotv.com/style-living/all-to-know-about-swedish-death-cleaning-the-show-and-book
🎪 Rocking the Casbah…
Come by for a mixture of soap, tea, quotes, and music tomorrow. Until then, stay safe, stay not hogging the mirror in a public restroom, and stay learning from your regrets and moving on. It’s all you can do.
What I Watched - TV With Theresa 