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November 18, 2024 – Lucas Feels Responsible For Sam’s Death, One Out One In, Formal White Glove Sweet 16 Service On Deck, The Second One, This Week In From, We Aren’t Worthy & Sweater

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)

General Hospital

Maxie goes through the floral arrangements at the church critiquing them. She talks to Sam’s photograph, and says she always looked beautiful. She decides they’re going with the yellow, and Lucas walks in. He says he thinks Sam would approve.

Kai goes to Trina and Josslyn’s apartment, and Josslyn answers the door. He asks if she thinks Trina will give him the time of day and she says she wishes the odds were in his favor. Trina comes out and says, the odds are zero to none, and closes the door in his face.

Aiden finds Elizabeth at the hospital, and she says she wanted to talk to him about something. He says, it’s about dad, isn’t it?

Jack recognizes Lucky at Bobbie’s, and Lucky asks if he knows Jack. Jack says he should. He saved Lucky’s life.

Drew calls Nina and asks her to come over. He could use some help getting himself more presentable. The kids come out of the living room, and Scout sees Drew. She asks, what happened to his face? and Rocco and Danny look at each other.

Cody finds Dante going through pictures in the nook. Cody says, it’s a great looking family, but Dante says he doesn’t think it’s much of a family without Sam.

Alexis breaks her bracelet trying to put it on. She tells Molly and Kristina that she can’t do this. She doesn’t think get through this today.

Josslyn asks Trina to give Kai five minutes. If she doesn’t like what he says, she can slam the door in his face again. Trina says she did like that, and Josslyn says she has to go. In the hallway, she tells Kai that he owes her one and good luck. Trina tells Kai that he doesn’t give up easy. Why is he here? He says, to plead his case. He wants her to give him another chance.

Drew tells Scout that he’s fine. It looks worse than it is. He’s a little embarrassed. He was leaving the kitchen and not paying attention and walked into a door. He asks the boys for a minute with Scout, and they leave. He promises Scout that he’s okay, and she says, he has to tell her if he’s not. He has to keep his promise that he’ll always be with her. Mom broke hers.

Maxie says she’s glad Lucas is here, but he says, if he hadn’t been Sam’s surgeon, this wouldn’t be happening today. He says, Sam insisted on having him, but he says, Sam wasn’t a doctor. Operating on relatives isn’t a good idea. Emotions get in way and there’s too much at stake to take the risk. He knew that. She says, sometimes bad things happen and it’s nobody’s fault, and he says, Sam is gone and he’s the only one it makes sense to blame.

Alexis says she broke her bracelet, and Molly takes it. She steps away, and Kristina says, it’s not about the bracelet. Alexis says she doesn’t want to bury Sam. It’s the last gift Sam gave her. Kristina says, for Mother’s Day, and Alexis says, it has all their birthstones on it. She cries, and Kristina says, if Molly can’t fix it, somebody can. It feels like bad déjà vu. It feels like just yesterday they were burying Adela. Molly overhears.

Lucas tells Maxie that he’s been replaying the surgery over and over. Sam was healthy and there were no complications. He must have made a mistake, but he can’t figure out what it was. Maxie says, all surgeries have risks. Look at her transplant. He says, her and Sam’s situations were different and there’s a possibility he might have made a mistake. She says he’s taking the easy way out. The easiest thing is to blame himself, but she’ll be damned if she lets him get away with that.

Elizabeth asks how Aiden knew it was about his dad, and he says, the look on her face. He’s learned how to read it. What is it about dad? She says she wants him to prepare for the possibility of his dad leaving town again, but he says he knows and expected it.

Jack asks if he can buy Lucky coffee, and Lucky says, if he buys Jack’s story, shouldn’t he be doing the buying? How did Jack save him? Jack introduces himself, and says he assisted in Lucky’s extraction from Africa. Lucky says he should throw in a donut then, and wonders if the MetroCourt isn’t a more appropriate hang for Jack. Jack says, the MetroCourt has undeniable charm, but he can’t resist the pie at Bobbie’s. Lucky says, Jack has until he finishes his coffee to tell him what he wants, and Jack asks why he’s in a hurry. Lucky says he’s going to a funeral.

Cody says he thinks once there’s a family bond, it’s not broken because on of them is gone. When he came to Port Charles, he was still running cons, but Dante had a job, a woman who lit up his world, and kids who made him smile. Dante says, had, and Cody says he’d never seen a couple so supportive of each other. Dante says, Sam made that possible, but Cody says, Dante was a part of that too. Dante says, what he did right, he got from Sam, and Cody says he’s not as smart as Sam, but he thinks between the two of them, they can figure out just about anything. Dante says he’s just trying to figure out how to smile at anything again. The grief is all consuming, and he feels like it’s going to take him down.

Drew says, Scout’s mom loved her more than anything. She didn’t want to leave. Scout says, he still needs to keep his promise, and Drew says he will. He asks about the flowers Scout is holding, and she says she got them from Lila’s garden. They’re for mom. He says, she’s going to love them, and hugs Scout.

Kristina tells Molly that she’s sorry, as Molly puts the bracelet on Alexis. Alexis thanks Molly and hugs her. Kristina tries to talk to Molly, but Molly says she needs to get some air and goes outside.

Molly finds Ric outside and asks how he knew she needed him. He says, father’s intuition, and hugs her.

Nina asks if it still hurts, but Drew says, it doesn’t. He asks if it looks bad, and she says, yes. He says he’d love her to make it look… less bad, and she says she’s the best designer at Crimson. She can make it look not great, but at least better. He says, it will have to do, and she says she hopes she gets done before the kids see, but he says, no such luck. She asks what he told them, and he says, that he walked into a door. She laughs, and he says he was caught off guard. It was the first thing that popped in his head. She says, that might work with children, but definitely not anybody else.

Danny shows Rocco a drawing and says, Scout drew it for mom, so she’ll feel like she’s always with them. Rocco asks if Danny thinks Drew walked into a door, but Danny says, no. He thinks Drew is covering up what really happened. Rocco asks what he thinks happened, and Danny says his guess would be that Drew was in a fight, but all that matters is taking care of Scout. He’s going over to the church. Rocco says, no matter what happens or what anybody says, they’re brothers, and Danny says, no matter what.

Trina says she told Kai that she asked for a new partner, and Kai says he didn’t know his absence would affect Trina so much. His advisor signed him up because he thought art was easy. Trina says, anyone who loves art would take that as an insult, but Kai says, that’s what his advisor was thinking… He should probably get a new advisor. The only spot open was Art History. He knows it’s not easy. Trina tells him, then drop it. If he can’t take it seriously, she refuses to carry him. He says he wants to learn about it and he’s willing to pull his weight. She says she appreciates him coming over, but she has a tough schedule. She has a job… He says, at the art gallery, and she says, yes. He says, imagine a random guy walking in who wants to learn about art. Is she going to turn him away?

Molly says she didn’t think she’d see Ric today, and he says he wanted to check on her. She says she’s doing everything not to blow up at Kristina, and came out to cool down, and he says he has something to take her mind off of it. Happy birthday. He hands her an envelope, and she says, tickets to 12 Angry Men. He says he knows it’s her favorite, and she says, when he took her to see it when she was in high school, she thought it would be a bunch of old guys yelling and… well, angry. It was so much more. It made her want to become a lawyer. He says, when he heard there was a revival, he knew what to get her. He was hoping they could go together. She says she wouldn’t want to see it with anyone else, and they hug. He says he wishes she could have a normal birthday without the heartache, when TJ approaches. (12 Angry Men is a great play. I saw a revival on Broadway with Brian Dennehy and Christopher Plummer. They weren’t my dates; they were in the play. The acting was incredible.)

Kristina tells Alexis that she didn’t mean for Molly to hear her. They were doing so well, especially after last night. She gave Molly a necklace for her birthday. Alexis says she forgot. She doesn’t know what day it is. Kristina says, Molly will understand, and Alexis says, hold on. Who is Molly talking to? She looks outside and asks what the hell Ric is doing here. He’s the last person she needs to see.

Maxie tells Lucas that Sam wasn’t the type to make a decision based on sentiment. If she didn’t think it was right, she wouldn’t have asked him. She was great at quick decisions and was never wrong, including this time. Lucas says, if that was true, none of this would be happening, and Maxie says she knows he doesn’t believe in himself right now, but believe in Sam. Sam trusted him, so trust her.

Aiden says he knows his dad is going back to Africa. He’s doing what he does. Elizabeth says she didn’t react with his maturity, and he says, they have each other. They’ll be fine. He has a lot more than Danny, Rocco, and Scout, and she says her heart breaks for them. He says he doesn’t see his dad, but his dad is still alive and doing good in the world. It’s cool. She asks where he learned to be so kind and understanding, and he says, from her. She hugs him.

Jack says he was impressed with Lucky’s work at the Kenya/Somalia border, and Lucky says, safe and easy places don’t need human aid. Jack says, Lucky’s not shy about danger, and Lucky suggests he cut to the chase. Jack says, there’s a job opportunity up Lucky’s alley in the same region. He’d be working with the locals. Lucky says, doing? and Jack says, there’s a situation in the works there and he’s gathering intel. Lucky says, so it’s not aid work, but Jack says, of a sort. Not the sort Lucky is used to, but this time he’ll be handsomely rewarded for putting his neck on the line. Lucky says he’s selective about his work and he’s not in it for the money. Working for the WSB, there are always strings, and he’s nobody’s puppet.

TJ says he’s so sorry, and hugs Molly. Alexis tells Molly that she’s so sorry for forgetting, but Molly says she forgives her. Alexis thanks TJ for being here, and he says, of course (🍷). Molly says she has to call the minister, and thanks Ric. She and TJ go inside, and Alexis asks what Ric is doing here. He says he came to wish Molly a happy birthday. Alexis forgot about their only daughter, who’s low on her list of priorities. She says, today she’s burying her oldest daughter. She calls him a heartless son of a bitch, who gets off on her mourning, and he says, when she’s done, her youngest daughter is still alive.

Dante says, Sam was the part that made the family work, and Cody says, it won’t always feel like this. Give himself time. It’s not about losing Sam, but remembering the good times too. Like the softball game where Sam lost it. Olivia comes in and says she remembers when Sam was called out. Dante says, it was funnier because the night before, Sam had a chat with Scout about how sportsmanship is important. Olivia says, and the next day Scout watched her mom come down on them like a load of bricks. Very unsportsmanlike. Dante says, she told Scout, there’s a difference between sportsmanship and being right, and Cody says, Sam was good at getting out of tough situations. Dante says, until she wasn’t.

Nina puts makeup on Drew, and says she assumes Jason was arrested. Drew won’t have to worry about him being at the funeral. Drew says, nothing is stopping Jason from going to the funeral, and Nina says, don’t tell her that he’s not pressing charges. Dante says, Sam asked them to be there for the kids. It’s what Sam wanted. Nina says, she wouldn’t have wanted Jason to attack him. He and Willow just kissed once. Is that why Jason went after him? Jason found out or is there something he’s not telling her? He says, no. Michael must have told Jason about the kiss, and Jason deemed that the appropriate response. Nina says, it’s not payback. It’s a warning. He says he’s not worried, but she says, he should be, about how far Jason will go on Michael’s behalf.

Trina says, hypothetically, if someone came into the gallery, she’d love to talk about art, but that’s a conversation, not a project for a mandatory class. Kai says he’s a team player and doesn’t bail. He won’t bail on her. Trina asks what he knows about art, and he recites the class description. She says, all that tells her is that he read the description of the syllabus, but he says, it proves he can be taught and he has a good memory. That’s a good thing in a partner.

Dante leaves to check on the kids, and Cody says, the last thing he wanted to do was make Dante Feel worse. Olivia says, he didn’t. Grief is unpredictable, and when someone you love is gone, everything you felt about them hits you, the good, the bad, the ugly, and the sad. He says he was trying to help Dante remember the good, and she says, he did. They need good friends to get them through the dark places. There’s going to be a whole lot more of them. He says he’ll do what he can, and she says, Dante has to find his own way through the grief. All they can do is help him up when he falls.

Drew says, Danny needs Jason, but Nina says, this might be Drew’s last chance. Drew says, Jason’s not a problem, but Nina says, he’s going to be. Drew says, Sam asked him and Jason to put the kids first. It’s the last thing she asked of him and he’s not going to let her down.

TJ tells Molly that he’s sorry he forgot, especially this year. He didn’t forget. It’s actually at the apartment. She says, it’s fine. She’s fine. He says, if she’s ever not, he’s here, whatever she needs. She says she loves him. She doesn’t always say it, but she should. He says he loves her, and she says, him being here is all she needs. Kristina walks in as they’re hugging, and Alexis also comes in.  

Jack says, the WSB’s goals depend on the situation. Part of this situation will help the refugees. Lucky asks, what’s the other part? and Jack says he has an inside track about a political group on the rise who has found their footing. Lucky’s and the WSB’s causes may be very much aligned. Lucky says, it sounds too good to be true, and you know what they say, and Jack says he can get Lucky on a flight within the next 24 hours. Elizabeth walks in.  

Kai says he’ll make the best partner. He memorized the PCU playbook in six hours. Trina asks if he thinks he can handle Art History and QB1, and he says he doesn’t quit – ever. The next game is at home. Why doesn’t she bring Josslyn and see for herself? He never gives up. She says, Josslyn and her new boyfriend love football, but it’s not her thing, and he says, maybe she just has to give it a chance. She smiles.  

Jack tells Lucky that he has another matter to attend to. Call him with his decision. He leaves, and Elizabeth says she’s picking up cookies for the reception after the funeral. Who’s that guy? Lucky says, the Port Charles WSB Station Chief Brennan. Brennan offered him a job in his old neck of the woods. She says, Africa? and he says, the same region. She says, so he’s just going to leave again.  

Nina says she’s done. Hopefully, no one will know Jason laid a hand on Drew. He thanks her and Rocco watches from outside the door.

Alexis says, it’s time, and the remaining Davis girls join hands, then hug.

Dante asks what Cody thinks, and Cody says, perfect. Sam looks happy. Dante puts the photo in the window of a memory box, and we see a smiling Sam.

Danny leaves Scout’s picture on Sam’s casket and sees Lucas. He says, Lucas needs to leave. He’s not allowed to be here. Lucas was the one who let his mother die. Lucas backs out of the church and leaves.

Tomorrow, Sam’s funeral; Ava asks Lucas what his reason is for not being at the church; and it looks like Lulu will be waking up soon.

🧼 Not Missing a Beat…

Sam went out the door, and now Lulu’s coming in.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/general-hospital-spoilers-week-november-18-2024-lulu-wakes-up

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Daisy tells Cloyce that the meals should be more elaborate, like the most beautiful plate they’ve ever seen. In Cloyce’s interview, he says, to have someone have a glimmer of confusion about his skills is new for him and they’re wrong. He tells Daisy, hopefully, he’ll keep getting better.

One of the guests says she thinks the juice is fresh squeezed, and another says she thinks she saw it come out of a box, but it’s cute they think that. We see Danni squeezing the life out of some oranges. It’s time for the guests’ departure and co-primary Andrew says, it was great. He relaxed. Co-primary and Andrew’s wife Cecilia says she got to sit on a trampoline float and have cocktails fed to her. Andrew thanks them, and Cecilia says she misses them already. She hands Captain Glenn an envelope, and the guests leave. Captain Glenn blows the horn, and after some cleaning is done, we move on to the tip meeting. The captain says, another charter in the can, done, dusted. He loves the standard they’re reaching, but keep pushing. He tells Gary that the docking was perfect, and Daisy’s team is looking like a well-oiled machine, but Cloyce had a little trouble. He wants Cloyce to focus on prepping better and wants him to think outside the box. He likes their high standards, but wants to keep moving up, and Cloyce says, always leveling up. In Cloyce’s interview, he says he doesn’t see himself as ego driven, but Daisy’s constructive criticism is ruining his day. He prefers not to be in this situation. The tip is $22K USD or 2105 euros each. Captain Glenn says, the next charter is tomorrow, so it’s a school night. They have champagne, then do some cleaning.  

Gary says he’s excited to party, and Daisy says, there’s always been tension between them. He says, that’s not good, and Captain Glenn calls for the preference sheet meeting. The captain says, it’s charter five. They’re halfway there, the hump charter. The primaries are Sherry and Phillip, who are coming with their daughters, their daughters’ best friends, and Sherry’s gay best friend and stylist Brandon. They want a family vacation and are celebrating daughter Alana’s sweet 16th birthday. In Daisy’s interview, she says, for her 16th birthday, the went to a restaurant and she had alcohol. She thinks her friend made out with a waiter in the bathroom. Gary says, they want to use all the water toys, and Daisy reads that they want a formal white glove service dinner for Alana’s birthday. The captain tells Cloyce to go above and beyond, and Daisy says, some of the adults want to go to the night clubs. Captain Glenn thinks this will be a good group.

Emma thinks everybody hates her, but Daisy tells her not to let her insecurity push her out. Gary thinks it’s going to be a good night tonight, and I love Diana’s black babydoll dress. At the restaurant, Danni flirts with Keith, and in his interview, he says, what’s with Danni? Work is not feeling fun. He’s not too keen on her because of Gary, and it’s not banter anymore. It’s becoming something weird. Cloyce leaves the table to work on his menus. When he comes back, he says he knows he’s only here because he continues to perform on some base level, and in Daisy’s interview, she says, Cloyce has taken her feedback and is putting the effort in, but dude, put those f***ing sheets away.

On the way back to the boat, Gary tells Daisy that he’s a little drunk, and she says she’s hammered. When they get back, Cloyce decides to make squid ravioli. Danni and Keith sit in lounge chairs on deck, and Keith says, she had her chance. She says, with what? and he says him. If she hadn’t hooked up with Gary… She says, nothing is going on. It was just a whoopsie. He says he doesn’t want to be involved in a triangular relationship, and in Danni’s interview, she says she hates rejection, but she wouldn’t have kissed Gary if Keith hadn’t taken this long. Her approach is to move on to the next one like it never happened. He’s like a child. She’s never met boys so emotionally dependent in her life. Cloyce thinks his raviolis look pretty legit.

Igy Marina. The crew wakes up hung over, and Gary says, f*** my life. Emma says she feels like a Barbie doll with the hair cut off and limbs ripped off by a troubled child. Gary asks, what’s hanging Keith up with Danni? and Keith says, if she hadn’t hooked up with Gary… but Gary says, it wasn’t a hook up. Danni tells Daisy and Diana about Keith saying he didn’t want to get involved in a love triangle, and her telling him that there’s no triangle to get involved in. Daisy asks if Danni isn’t interested in Keith, and Danni says she was, but the ick is him being so insecure and weird. Daisy says, she didn’t kiss just anyone. Gary is Keith’s roommate and his boss. In Danni’s interview, she says she doesn’t like Daisy’s commentary. Butt the f*** out. Gary tells the deckhands that he’s having tender driving practice, and out on the water, he tells Emma that it’s like a car. He shows her how to go in reverse, and in Emma’s interview, she says she doesn’t normally perform well under pressure. All eyes are on her and it’s throwing her for a loop. As he scrambles eggs, Cloyce says, Operation Fuego is in full effect. Whatever that means. Gary asks Captain Glenn how you teach initiative. Emma doesn’t get the urgency. The captain says, her lack of experience is impacting the team, and in Gary’s interview, he says, Emma is an excuse maker when it comes to work. We flash back to her making excuses again and again, and Captain Glenn says he wants to give her the opportunity to prove she wants to learn or he has to find someone who wants to be here. If there isn’t a massive improvement, he’ll have to look for somebody else.

Daisy says, the rooms look great, and Cloyce says, let’s do it. Gary says, charter number five, here we go. The guests look like they belong to a polo club, and Glenn welcomes them. He says, they have a lot of fun stuff planned, and Daisy gives the tour. Glenn tells Danni that his policy is, no underage drinking, and she says, two of them didn’t take any. She tells Diana that she’s just doing her job. She doesn’t want to say anything since Daisy doesn’t give a sh*t. Co-primary Phillip watches Glenn drive the boat, and co-primary and wife Sherry says she wants to feel the full effect of sailing. Daisy asks Cloyce if he wants to talk through the menu, and in Cloyce’s interview, he says, on his 16th birthday, he was the guest chef at a culinary festival in Mexico. After he cooked, he did a model walk and took a photo with 30 supermodels in bikinis. We see the photo, and he says he wants to make Alana’s birthday just as special, and giggles. The only man allowed to giggle is Anderson Cooper, so no. The sails go up, and things start falling and rolling and crashing.

Sherry tells Phillip that she has four wardrobe changes, and she gives Daisy some tchotchkes for the dinner. She asks if they can have it inside, and Daisy says, sure. Daisy tells Cloyce that they want everything fancy. Captain Glenn tells Emma to keep her eye on the mizzen, and she asks Davide to go through it with her. In the captain’s interview, he says he knows she’s done it before. When you put in the effort to train someone, you’ve got to see results immediately. He needs someone who picks up quickly and Emma’s not picking it up. The guests go swimming and use the water toys. Emma stands around. Gary asks Emma if she’s happy to be here. He wants to be honest, and he sees a lack of urgency. She always seems to be waiting and watching. We flash back to poor Keith huffing and puffing as Emma watches. Gary says, he was putting the shower up and handing out towels and she’s just standing there. She says she thought the guests could see the shower, and Gary says, when he asks her to do something, she says she can’t do it, then goes to get coffee. She says she doesn’t drink coffee – the semantics of which would infuriate me – and he says, tea, whatever. She seems like she doesn’t want to be here. She says, it’s unfair. She’s gotten no feedback until now. She works hard to improve, but all they see is a snapshot. Gary says, what he notices is the team picking up the slack. He’s telling her now so she can improve with her initiative and urgency. While walking away, she says, this is absolute bullsh*t.

Emma says, he can suck a d*ck. Gary tells Glenn that Emma thinks he’s being unfair and doesn’t know where this is coming from. Emma tells Daisy that Gary told her the others are carrying too much of her weight and asked if she wants to be here. He should have come to her sooner. Daisy says she thinks Gary doesn’t like confrontation, and in her interview, she says empathizes with Emma, but Gary needs self-motivators. She feels Emma lacks that and she’s getting in her own head. Emma says she can’t trust them as far as she could throw them, and Daisy says, prove them wrong. Cloyce blowtorches something in the galley and Danni inhales helium while setting up for the party. In Diana’s interview, she says she thought they’d be on the same side. The priority is to have everything done: the service, décor, cocktails. It all needs to be ready and it’s not the time for having fun. It’s annoying.

The guests are all impressed, and Sherry says, they’re so creative. They sit down, and Sherry wants to impart words of wisdom to Alana on her birthday. It’s always better to take the high road, enjoy life as it comes, and drop the mic. Alana thanks her for her wise words and Sherry says she needs tequila. Cloyce presents a dish that changes color when the lemon is squeezed on it, and in Captain Glenn’s interview, he says he’s pleased with Cloyce’s extra effort. I’m definitely impressed. The captain tells Gary that the guests are leaving at midnight for the clubs, and Gary says he’ll have Keith do the pick-ups. Sherry takes ten thousand pictures of her food, and Cloyce comes up with the ravioli. I expect it to be a dud, since he made it when he was drunk, but Sherry is wowed by it. Cloyce also managed to make a real cake this time, and in her interview, Daisy says she knew he had it in him. That’s what he’s supposed to be doing. Now if he can keep it up for the rest of the season, they’ll be on to the home stretch. The crew sings Happy Birthday. The cake isn’t that impressive, but it’s a lot better than the mess he served for the last birthday.

On the way to the tender, Sherry falls and laughs. Seriously though, falling down drunk before you even get to the club isn’t really funny. Keith drives five of the guests to shore where someone meets them with a flashlight on the beach.

Back on the boat in the hot tub, the birthday girl and her friends say blah-blah-blah teenager stuff and inhale helium. Alana hopes they come back in good spirits. Her dad’s not a big partier. At 2:10, Keith leaves to pick up the guests after texting Gary. On deck, Gary hears something and runs to the bow. He yells for Danni to get Captain Glenn, and Danni runs to the captain’s cabin, waking him up. She says, Gary told her to get him. A boat is too close. Gary yells for her to get Emma too. The boat is getting closer. He runs with the fenders to the bow, and yells, hello! He whistles, and Danni tells Emma that there’s a boat too close in front. Gary says, that’s close.

To be continued…

🤡 Getting Around To It…

I finally watched It Chapter Two, mostly because it’s leaving Netflix at the end of the month. It’s been a minute since I saw the first part, but it’s not like I’m unfamiliar with the story. While I’m a big fan of Tim Curry, Bill Skarsgård was magnificent as Pennywise, and the rest of the cast was just as brilliant. The special effects were jaw dropping and the writing, well it is Stephen King. I’ll even forgive Ben and Bev’s trip to the cornfield near the end.

Best quotes:

People want to believe who they are is who they choose to remember… But sometimes we are who we choose to forget. – Mike Hanlon (Isaiah Mustafa)

Was this job invented before fun? – Richie Tozier, (Bill Hader)

Let’s kill this f***ing clown. – Richie Tozer (Bill Hader)

https://collider.com/it-chapter-2-leaving-netflix-december/

This is pretty funny. I definitely get it.

https://ew.com/bill-hader-daughter-didnt-love-his-work-in-it-chapter-2-8746590

🐦‍⬛ Welcome To the Fromily…

All kinds of spoilers.

https://collider.com/from-season-3-episode-9-recap/

While my favorite From blogger/vlogger Anthony Whyte had nothing in print yet, there was this. You can also find his recap on YouTube. I always watch it immediately after watching the episode. I know I’m going to go through withdrawal when the season ends, wandering around the house on Sunday afternoons eating string cheese…

🐶 Going To the Dogs…

LVP, Trixie Mattel, and a whole lotta dogs. I can’t imagine anything better.

https://pagesix.com/2024/11/16/photos/vanderpump-dog-foundation-gala-photos-lisa-vanderpump-trixie-mattel-lance-bass-more/

No, I don’t get a kickback, but I love Paris and I love pets.

https://people.com/paris-hilton-unveils-iconic-pet-grooming-line-exclusive-8745288

💨 A Delightful Menace In the Air…

Readership seems to have gone down in the past year, and I have a lot of projects on my plate, so there are changes afoot. Perhaps shorter recaps or perhaps fewer days, but we’ll always have Friday. If you’re still reading, let me know your thoughts. Until next time, stay safe, stay not serving canned cranberry sauce, and stay never using the excuse that you ran into a door when you’ve really been in a fight.

September 17, 2015 — GH & 100 New York Wives

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What I Watched Today

(random, rambling thoughts on today’s TV)

 

General Hospital

I had an appointment – ok, I went to lunch with a karaoke friend – so I DVR’d it. Glad to see the hospital machines attached to Sonny are in working order now.  Carly was getting dangerously close to one of those tubes though, when she was petting his face.

Morgan is going apesh*t on TJ, grilling him about who Charlie’s boss is, and generally acting crazy. He doesn’t know. Accept it.

Lots of tension at the police station with the Dante/Valerie tryst, but no real moving forward with the storyline. I can’t wait!

Sonny’s daughter, Kristina, arrives on the scene at Alexis’s place. I’ve given up trying to keep whose kids are whose at this point. There are so many baby daddies and mamas, I need a scorecard.

Scotty has blackmailed Ava out of 5 million, in exchange for the flash drive that holds her confession to Connie Falconeri’s murder. Since this evidence has “disappeared,” Ava is a free woman. For now.

Julian is still swearing he’s innocent and more mushy stuff with Carly and Sonny, and Kristina and Sonny in the hospital.

The ending wasn’t bad though. Just when I thought it was nearly a total loss and I shouldn’t have bothered, Scotty and Ava arrive at his place to find it tossed. And no doubt the flash drive is gone. Morgan is also on his way to Julian’s with a gun.

The Real Housewives of NYC: 100th Episode Special

Eight years? Has it really been eight years? Only the OC Wives had been aired when NYC began, making them the beginning of the franchise. It was originally going to be called Manhattan Moms, but they don’t really explain why it was changed. I just can’t imagine it being called that.

In the first minute, this is already fun because they’re showing some clips from the Wives’ audition tapes, interspersed with individual interviews with Andy at the clubhouse. Right away, I miss Alex and Simon. And I don’t miss Jill Zarin, who declined to take part in this show. Because, you know, she is the be all and end all, and can’t believe it’s continued without her. You got fired. Get over it.

Ramona goes on once again about how weird she thought Alex and Simon were, especially since they never wanted to go out apart. Um…who’s still married? I know, I know, I’m being mean, but I’m not too fond of Ramona, who, despite her “new beginnings,” needs to get her nose out of the air. Ramona admits to not being welcoming to Alex and Simon because she felt they were co-dependent and didn’t like it. How mature of her. Simon always reminded me of someone they’d pick to be a contestant on Graham Norton’s made-up game, Gay or Eurotrash? Ramona had a lot of tense moments involving those two. And I think she’s weirder than the both of them put together.

There are some clips from the various trips they’ve taken, and I’m with the Countess, my favorite being their trip to Morocco. The markets look fabulous, and of course there was that bucking camel who almost threw the Countess. It’s interesting to see how the Countess has changed over the years. We’ve gone from “introduce me as Mrs. de Lesseps” to “don’t be all uncool.” In her underwear. Bethenny says she didn’t even know what a countess was before meeting the Countess.  To be honest, I don’t know all the particulars either, but my husband is a marquis and I can tell you that the title and three bucks will get you on the subway in NYC.

Interesting how some watched the OC show prior to being on the NYC one, but others didn’t. I’m not sure if I would or not. It’s almost like deciding if you should read the book before you do the movie. Almost.

Ha-ha! Bethenny says Jill can smell D-list fame like a dog smelling steak. I’ll bet Aviva can too.

Alex and Simon were nothing compared to Kelly, who didn’t even seem to exist on the same planet as the rest of us. Confusing Al Sharpton with Jack Nicholson is pretty out there. And today she blames the other women for an unmarketable time period after the show was aired. Like her behavior had nothing to do with it.

Oh yeah, here comes One Season Cindy. Remember her? Me neither. Heather says her first day of shooting was like the first day of summer camp. What kind of camp did she go to? Was this in the Berkshires?

The whole Jill/Bethenny feud – if that’s what you want to call it – was kind of sad. It seems that Jill thought of them as some kind of team, and when Bethenny’s career took off without her, she got mean. (Ooh, that almost rhymed.) Bethenny tells Andy that it’s not like she was in a girl band. Apparently, after that season ended, Bethenny thought all was well, but Jill waited until the cameras were rolling again to create a scene. She wanted to make Bethenny look bad, but it backfired, and she got fired. Bethenny says that Jill did indeed help to get her on the show, she became the most successful of the Wives, and Jill could have been along for the ride with her, but “pigs get fat; hogs get slaughtered.” In other words, she wanted it all, but ended up with nothing.

One of the greatest moments in Housewives history was when Aviva threw her artificial leg on the table at La Cirque, stating that it was the only fake thing about her. She tells Andy he’s welcome, and admits to having planned it. Um, we figured that out pretty quickly, since one of those isn’t removed in 5 seconds. Let’s hope not anyway. She says “somebody had to put their foot down.” What a card! When asked for her reaction to the leg incident, the Countess says her first thought was that there’s a dirty shoe near the silverware. I can’t say that I wouldn’t have thought the same. Bethenny also talks about how Aviva was concerned she might not make it onto the show, but Bethenny reassured her that anyone who’d slept with two of the Wives exes and had one leg would be a shoo-in. I’m a card too.

Another great shining Aviva moment. When she declared that Truman Capote was the ghostwriter for To Kill a Mockingbird. Enough said about Aviva.

Oh yeah, I’d forgotten about how, during the first reunion, it was brought up that Alex had posed nude and Ramona left the stage. (BTW, nice crotch shot as she was getting up – what a lady! I hadn’t noticed that before.) This was a seriously ridiculous moment. And it wasn’t even like she posed for Hustler or something. They were art photos. Ramona is bizarrely hypocritical.

Aww! Bethenny is getting all weepy and thanking Andy for the opportunity to influence other women.

Watch What Happens Live Special: Top 10 NYC Moments

Andy shows a “Housewives Playhouse” clip with Bill Hader, Amy Schumer & Judd Apatow reenacting the scene in Turks and Caicos where the Countess offers eggs a la Francaise as a cure all for everything. Judd is playing the Countess like she’s Al Bundy. I have the feeling he’s never seen the show. Bill Hader says he doesn’t even know who his character is, but is still better than Judd. Amy, of course, is admittedly the biggest Wives fan on the planet.

We’re treated to Sonja’s first caberlesque. She really is in amazing shape. We’re also shown clips of the Ramonacoaster and Sonja’s advice. There’s a Halloweave special that I don’t remember. How could I not remember this? Simon sings I’m Real, one of the many Housewives musical efforts, except he’s not a housewife and can’t carry a tune in a bushel basket. Not that it’s ever stopped anyone else.

The Countess singing is the number one moment? Really? Okay, maybe. It was certainly the most lively moment out of what we were given. I guess Andy picked these?

I wish Andy would have another New Year’s Eve party. Like the one and only he had where Giggy married Grandma Wrinkles. It was one of the best New Year’s Eves I ever had. And yes, I know how sad that sounds.

And, as always, we’re left with the eternal question…

WHAT’RE YOU DOIN’ HERE WITHOUT DORINDA?