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December 28, 2023 – Lucy Begins Step One Of Her Plan, Jake 2.0, Salty Talk, VanderChat, Another Roll Call, Traditions, Times Square, New Year Pets (!) & Loved

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

At the Home & Heart set, Maxie asks if they think it’s too much or not enough, and Brook says, if her mom were here, she’d say, there’s never too much. Tracy says, the viewers may not agree, and Maxie asks if she thinks they should ease up on the cowboy props. Tracy says she’s all for a little Western flair, but she doesn’t want it to evolve into kitsch. Brook asks what Sasha thinks, and Sasha says she thinks the art department did a great job. It’s a little over the top, but isn’t that the point? They’re selling a fantasy, right? Brook says, if you’re lucky enough, sometimes fantasies come true, and Tracy says, usually with a lot of hard work and some money. Not that Lucy Coe would have any idea about that. She’s a spendthrift with the attention span of a gnat. Maxie says, her fantasy is Tracy and Lucy not going at each other’s throats, and Sasha says she’s just glad she missed the fireworks… Although she’s so sorry she was late. Maxie says, that’s okay. She was there for most of the meeting. Brook says, Sasha never told them where she was, and Sasha says she was with Cody. They lost track of time. Maxie says, really? Has something changed between the two of them? Cody walks in, and probably wonders why everyone is looking at him.

Elizabeth goes over some hospital things on the phone, and watches as Finn gets in the elevator.

Lois walks into the nook and says, something smells so good. Olivia says she finally got around to making that post-Christmas turkey soup, and Lois says she told Olivia that she wanted to help with that. Olivia says she’s sorry. It totally slipped her mind. But what’s done is done. She’s got to make sure it’s on the low burner… Lois asks, why does it feel like Olivia’s been avoiding her since Christmas? but Olivia says, no. She’s happy to have Lois in the house. Lois says, if she’s done anything to upset Olivia, she wants to know, but Olivia says, it’s not that. It’s not Lois; it’s her. Lois says, what about her? and Olivia says, it’s nothing. It’s not a thing. She really has to check the soup. Lois says, not until Olivia tells her what’s going on with her, and Olivia asks if she betrayed Lois when she married Ned.

Alexis goes to the penthouse, and Sonny asks what brings her by. She says she’s there to ask a favor, and he says, she never asks for a favor, but she says, this is an exception. She needs Sonny to tell her that she’s wrong.

Kristina is reading What To Expect When You’re Expecting, and there’s a knock at the door. She puts the book behind a couch pillow and opens the door to TJ. She says, Molly’s not with him? but he says, it’s just him. She asks him to come in, and he says, this is actually Molly’s idea. She thought it would be better if they talked privately. Kristina says, that sounds ominous. Is Molly okay? He says, her sister’s fine. She told him about the conversation they had with Alexis. Kristina says, it was more like a lecture on legal ramifications and some obscure law that only applies to surrogacy with a donor egg. He says, it made him realize they have to set some things straight, and she asks if he’s changed his mind about her.

Behind the scenes at Home & Heart, Lucy says, Scotty remembers the plan, right? and he says, yes. He picks a fight with Lucy and Tracy overhears, but it’s not much of a plan as far as he’s concerned. She says, it’s just step one, and he asks to circle back to the part where he marries Tracy. What’s in it for him? She tells him to keep his voice down and focus on the task at hand. They have to make Tracy believe they’ve had this huge falling out, so she sees Scotty as an ally, and he has a chance to charm her pants off. He says, wait a minute. He’s not Sir Lawrence Olivier here, and she says, he’s not, but just focus on the goal. And the goal is their satisfaction in knocking Tracy down to size and taking her for everything she’s worth. He says he loves when she gets into scheming mode, and she says, then get ready, because she’s just getting started.

Sonny says he and Alexis have known each other a long time. He doesn’t think she’s ever asked him to disagree with her, but he’ll give it his best shot. She says, don’t get used to it, and he says he assumes this is about Kristina. She asks if he’s aware Kristina is now going to be the egg donor as well as the surrogate, and he says, Kristina filled him in. She says, that’s it? That’s the reaction? How can he be so calm? Doesn’t he see how this can tear the girls apart? He says, how so? and she says, for starters, there is no contract between TJ, Molly, and Kristina that’s legally binding, which means that Kristina, at any given point, can change her mind after she becomes pregnant. And there’s no legal remedy because it’s her biological child. He says he talked to Kristina. She’s thought long and hard about it and knows it’s a huge responsibility. Does Alexis think otherwise? Alexis says she does, because Kristina’s never been pregnant before. She doesn’t know what it’s like, and Alexis is concerned it will be harder than Kristina expects. He says, like it was hard for her to give up Sam? and she says, that was vastly different circumstances, but yes. So this could not only be problematic for Kristina and Molly, but for the entire family, because it would put them in a position where they have to pick sides, which is impossible. This could be a nightmare. He asks if this is where she wants him to tell her that she’s wrong, and she says, yes. She’s underestimated Kristina in the past, so tell her. Is she doing it again?

There’s a knock at Finn’s office door, and Elizabeth says, hey. He says, enter at your own risk, and she says she saw him coming out of the OR. He seemed to be in a mood. Did something happen in surgery? He says, no. Everything was by the numbers, no complications. She says, then why the mood? and he says, because Dr. Warris had to waste her valuable time watching over him. She didn’t assist him. She just stood there watching, because apparently, after 25 years of doing this, he can’t operate without having someone supervise him. And he guesses he’s just tired of having this lawsuit hanging over him. She says she knows. It’s beyond frustrating having your every move monitored. He says he’s dedicated his entire professional life to medicine, to healing people. Amy just told him that three of his patients would like their files transferred to other doctors. He hasn’t gotten a chance to defend himself, and already his reputation is taking a hit. She tells him to remember that Monica and the GH board are behind him, and he says he appreciates that. If he loses this case, insurance will pay out the damages, but they’ll drop him as a client. If that happens, he’ll be unable to get malpractice insurance elsewhere, and at that point, the hospital will have no choice but to let him go. (Wow. That’s a bigger racket than health, homeowners, and flood insurance combined.) She says, he needs to remember he did nothing wrong, and he says, how do they make the jury believe that?

Scotty loudly tells Lucy, come on. This is just a sales appearance. She doesn’t need the Deception lawyer here. Besides, he’s very important. He’s got a lot of high-end clients. Lucy says, he’s so important. Look at him. She pays him a lot of money, and he comes showing up in an outfit like that, all scruffy? He asks, what’s wrong with this outfit? and she says, it’s kind of like business wrinkled. He says, it’s not… Tracy runs over and says, please. Zip it. If they have to talk, modulate their voices. Try to act like professionals.

Julie says she can take Sasha and Cody to their dressing rooms now, and they follow her. Felicia comes in, and Maxie asks what she’s doing here. Wait, she has to answer this email really quick. Cody glances back at Felicia, and Felicia watches Cody as he goes to the dressing room.

Lois asks, where on earth did that come from? and Olivia tells her that she’s just saying. She knew Ned was Lois’s husband when she came to Port Charles, but she fell for him anyway. Lois says, that was like, six years ago. Olivia and Ned have been married most of that time. They broke up, they got back together… Why is this coming up right now? Oliva flashes back to Tracy asking if it doesn’t bother Lois that Olivia married her former husband, and Olivia says she knows Lois came to Port Charles because Lois read the article about Brook being fired from Deception and she’s Lois’s daughter; that’s her priority. Lois says, of course (🍷) she is, and Olivia says, but Lois has been here since before Thanksgiving. That’s a long time and she’s Olivia’s best friend. They never talked about her marrying Lois’s ex-husband, and she’s got to wonder, is there a reason for that? Lois wonders if Olivia is asking if she has thoughts about her best friend marrying her ex-husband, and Olivia says, yes. Lois says, you bet I do.

Sonny says, is Alexis underestimating their daughter? Maybe, maybe not, but the way he sees it, he’s proud that their daughter is willing to carry her sister’s baby. And he thinks Kristina’s proud. That’s even more important. All those years they saw her struggling with her self-esteem… It makes sense, because she has parents who are driven and successful. He always felt that Kristina was kind of lost, personally and professionally, and he thinks things have changed now. She says, he may be right. She’s noticed since Kristina started developing the youth center, she’s more focused and more mature. Sonny says, she’s gotten past the self-doubt that’s been holding her back in the past, and Alexis says she thinks it’s wonderful that Kristina has this new-found confidence, and she knows Kristina’s intentions are good. But sometimes life has a way of upending your intentions. Look at them. It’s not like they planned on having a baby together. He says, plans change, and she says, that’s her point though. When Kristina said she wanted to be the surrogate, Alexis was concerned, but thought, that’s doable. But now that the baby is going to be biologically hers, it makes it all more complicated. He asks if she can imagine a life without Kristina, regardless of how she got here, and she says, no. Of course (🍷) she can’t. He asks if she knows why. Because babies change everything.

Kristina says, this is exactly what she was afraid of, because TJ never really wanted her to be the surrogate. He only went along with it because it’s what Molly wanted, and now that her mother has announced there’s no legally binding contract, he’s having second thoughts. He asks if she can stop telling him what he thinks long enough for him to actually talk, and she says, yes. Sorry. He says, part of him loves the fact that if they use her egg, both he and Molly will be biologically related to the baby. On top of that, it’s a huge relief that she and Molly have reconciled and gotten past their differences. It makes him happy to see Molly this happy. Kristina says, so what’s the problem? and he says, in many ways, she’s the ideal egg donor, but Alexis is right about the legal situation. So he needs to hear for himself from her lips that he and Molly will be the parents of this baby and Kristina will be the aunt. Nothing more, nothing less. Can Kristina actually live with that?

Tracy says, Brook has been distracted since she got that call from Chase, and Brook says, he was with Gregory at the hospital. Tracy asks, what happened? and Brook tells her, Chase said he took a hot yoga class, so they’re hoping it was just dehydration. Tracy says, maybe it’s his ALS, and Brook says, he was admitted to the hospital for the night, and they’re going to check everything and make sure he’s okay. She sees Julie and asks if Julie can give the director a note from the Deception team. When the models come out on stage, can she tell him to make sure the products are all featured at every camera angle? She knows Sasha and Cody are both very good-looking people, but they’re selling products, not models. Julie leaves, and Tracy says, good note. Very astute.

Maxie says she appreciates the support, but she also knows Felicia doesn’t stop by her work for no reason. Is she still on the Cody-is-Mac’s-son train? Felicia says she’s really proud of Maxie. She thinks it’s great that Home & Heart booked Deception as a repeat performance so soon after the last one. Maxie says, their last appearance here, they sold out in 20 minutes, and she has the feeling this is going to be just as good, if not better. She thinks it’s safe to say, Deception is back. They hug.

Cody and Sasha come back out, and Cody says, Felicia is only hanging around because she’s suspicious of him. She says, or he could see it as Felicia wanting the husband she loves to know he has a son. He says he already told her why that can’t happen. Not only does Mac deserve a better son than him, but he already signed a document saying he’s Taub’s son. It’s fraud and perjury. He can’t risk that coming out. She says, try not to worry. She promises she’ll help him keep an eye on Felicia. The hairstylist says she’s ready to work on Cody’s hair, and Cody sits in the chair at her station. Felicia gives him the side-eye.

Elizabeth says, Finn and Dennis Muldoon were chatting at a school function. He mentioned he was having some symptoms, and Finn suggested Muldoon come see him as a patient. Finn says, Mr. Muldoon had been a patient here at General Hospital for several years. He thinks they were in network for his insurance, and before he came to see Finn, Finn went over his entire history. Over all, in pretty good health. She says, the man had Stage IV colon cancer. He must have had some symptoms. He says, they both know people who have ignored symptoms for months. Sometimes it’s people who are too busy to see a doctor; sometimes they’re too afraid to see a doctor. Unless Muldoon saw a doctor out of network. She asks if he means like when he was overseas, and he says, it’s possible. He was thinking something closer to home. He remembers Muldoon mentioning something about having a vacation home in Beechers Corners. He used to try to juggle his schedule so he could spend at least a month there in May or June. She asks if Finn thinks he could have seen a doctor there, and he says, if he did, he would have paid for it out of pocket. That wouldn’t show up in his file at GH. And if he did see a doctor within two or three months of seeing Finn for the first time, it’s another doctor who didn’t detect the cancer either.

Sonny tells Alexis, this isn’t a closed adoption where Kristina isn’t going to know what happened to the baby. She’s always going to be in the child’s life as the aunt. She’s going to watch that baby grow and thrive with terrific parents like TJ and Molly and Alexis and Jordan. Alexis asks if he doesn’t think that could make things worse possibly. How hard does he think it will be for Kristina to stand on the sidelines and watch someone else raise her biological child? What if she doesn’t like the way Molly and TJ are parenting? He says, like how? and she says, Molly’s a vegan. Kristina is not. How long does he think it will be before she slips the kid a cheeseburger at Charlie’s? He says, what if he slipped the kid a cheeseburger. He’s the grandfather biologically, right? She says, no, he’s not. That’s just her point. He’s not the grandfather. He’d be the great-uncle because he’s Molly’s uncle. Does he see how confusing this is? If it’s confusing for her and Sonny, think how confusing it will be for them. This could tear the whole family apart.

Olivia and Lois have some wine, and Lois says she loves Ned. He’s the father of her child. They’ve been through so much together, but she is not in love with Ned. She hasn’t been in love with Ned for years and years and years, and she only wants what’s best for him. And Olivia is the best. It does her heart good to see how happy they are together. Olivia says, it does? and Lois says, of course (🍷) it does. Olivia says, thank God, and Lois says she doesn’t get it. Olivia thought she’d have a problem with her being married to Ned? That she, Lois Cerullo, who Olivia has known her whole life, would sit on her feelings? Come on. Does that even sound like her? Olivia says she doesn’t know what she was thinking. She was a big dummy. Lois says, okay, so what happened at Christmas that got her so freaked out? and Olivia says, Tracy. Lois says, of course (🍷) it was Tracy. What did Tracy say? Olivia tells her, it’s not so much what she said. Tracy insinuated that she should be very eager for Lois to leave because of her history with Ned. Lois laughs and says, think about it. Of course (🍷) Tracy wants her out of this house, because like oil and water, they do not mix. And they both have major differences of opinion on what’s best for Brook. Olivia says she knows. She’s sorry. She can’t believe she fell for Tracy’s nonsense. Lois tells her not to beat herself up about it. Tracy excels at getting into people’s heads. It’s a typical Quartermaine trait. Olivia says, for what it’s worth (🍷), she’s so happy to have Lois here. And not just for Brook’s sake, but for her own too. Lois says, Olivia can just think of it as payback. Back in the day, growing up in the neighborhood, Olivia was the coolest chick she knew, and when all of those mean girls started coming after her, Olivia was the one who had her back. Olivia says, that’s not exactly the way she remembers it. She remembers Lois being very tough and learning pretty quickly how to take care of herself. Lois says, that is true, but Olivia’s always been way tougher than she’s been. This proves it. She’s living with the Quartermaines. She couldn’t do it, but Olivia can. They clink glasses.

Maxie asks if she can talk to Sasha for a second, and Sasha asks, what’s up? Maxie says she just wanted to see how it’s going working with Cody. They look great together on camera, but she knows it’s probably a strain working with him because Sasha has feelings for him. Sasha says, Cody has been great. She really enjoys working with him. Maybe too much. Maxie says, that’s good. She knows Sasha has had a tough year. Sasha says she trusted the wrong people. One more reason she really needs to work on herself before she can even think of starting a new relationship. But that’s for her and Cody to figure out; professionally, they’re great. Maxie says, that’s good, because they’re becoming one of Deception’s biggest assets. Sasha looks around and wonders where Maxie’s mom went.

Felicia watches as the hairstylist finishes with Cody. He goes to the set, and Felicia tells the hairstylist that she heard the producer was looking for her. She leaves, and Felicia takes a tissue and puts the hair from the brush into a plastic bag.

Sasha tells Cody that she’s sorry. She lost track of Felicia.

Maxie says she needs to take care of something right now, and leaves the set. Tracy tells Sasha and Cody that they’re ready for their spokesmodels, and Lucy says, by the way, they look awesome, but something’s missing. Something’s not quite right. She looks around and says she’s got it. She takes a cowboy hat off a prop cactus and says, they’ll place that on Cody’s head… and look at that. He’s definitely a romantic, rugged cowboy. Just the image they need. Tracy says, it’s all wrong, and takes the hat off Cody’s head. It casts a shadow on his face and you can’t see his beautiful eyes. Scotty says he thinks Tracy’s right about the cowboy hat, and Lucy says, did she ask for his input? He asks if she’s the only one who’s allowed to have an opinion around here, and she says, he’s an attorney. What does he know about fashion? Obviously. He says he’s just trying to give her a guy’s point of view here, and she says, obviously, he doesn’t know the female perspective. No wonder Liesl dumped him. Everyone looks somewhere else, anywhere but at Scotty.

Elizabeth says, so if another doctor, maybe even multiple doctors missed Muldoon’s colon cancer, that could be good for Finn’s case. Finn says he gets why it’s difficult for juries to understand medical complexities in a malpractice suits. From a jury’s standpoint, this man came in with a simple stomach ailment, and is somehow dying of cancer, leaving the family behind, because Finn found the tapeworm, but didn’t discover the cancer until later. They assume that must be negligence on his part. She says, so if they can prove to the jury that another doctor missed the cancer… He says, it might help them to understand how difficult it is to make a diagnosis based on Muldoon’s symptoms. He doesn’t know. What does she think? She says she thinks it’s going to work.

Kristina says she gets why TJ is asking these questions. She does have a well-earned reputation for leaping before she looks, but she can assure him, she’s really done a lot of soul searching about this, and she doesn’t want children of her own. At least right now at this point in her life. He asks if she’s sure, and she says, pretty sure. And she’s excited to be pregnant and go on this journey of course (🍷). She’s going to love this baby, and it’s a little bit more intense now that they’re using her egg of course (🍷), but it’s going to be special. And maybe she will even have a special connection to it, but once this baby is born, she’s more than content to step back and let him and Molly be parents, so she can just keep being that cool aunt. He says she has no idea how good it feels to hear her say that, and she says she’s happy to help him and Molly finally have a baby. She’s also happy, after the baby’s born, to focus on running her center. She promises she knows what she’s getting herself into.

Scotty says he knows Lucy can fight dirty, but this is an all-time low. You know what? He’s not going to be her lawyer anymore. Find herself another top-drawer attorney. He quits. He walks off, and Lucy says, fine. She’s glad he quits. She’s just going to find another attorney tomorrow. So about the hat… Tracy says she hasn’t changed her mind about the hat, and Lucy says, neither has she, picking it up. Cody says, if they don’t mind hearing from one of the models, he has an idea that might make Lucy and Tracy both happy. Brook asks, what’s his idea? and he says, how about – he takes the hat from Lucy and puts it on – they start off with the hat on, then they take it off. He takes it off with a flourish, and Lucy says, okey-dokey. She guesses that might work. Tracy says, let’s try it. (He’s a genius!)

Felicia puts the bag in an envelope and seals it. Apparently, no one cares that she doesn’t belong there and is taking something from the hairstylist’s station. Sasha comes along and asks if she’s enjoying herself, and Felicia says, yes. Being backstage is always so fascinating. So much goes into making a TV show. Sasha says, rehearsal is starting. Does she want to watch? Felicia says, absolutely, and heads for the stage. Sasha notices the hairbrushes lined up on the station table.

Olivia says, life here is definitely more difficult with Tracy in the house, and Lois says, Olivia tells her that like Tracy is the exception. Quartermaines have been bickering about everything all the time, even her own Brookie. Don’t tell her that she said that. Olivia says, Lois’s secret is safe. Ned can be reasonable. Lois says, unless he’s going against Drew and Michael, right? and Olivia says, true. Lois says, to be clear, all of the Quartermaines have their good points individually. She just hates to see what it does to Ned when he’s around his family. Olivia says, Lois is talking about the old days. Ned has changed. He’s really become his own man now. Lois says she knows Ned is Olivia’s husband and she has to defend him, but can she really say Ned is his own man when he ratted out his own cousin to the SEC? Olivia asks what she said, and Lois says, Ned turned his own family in to the SEC. Olivia says, Lois doesn’t understand, but Lois says she understands Drew is Ned’s cousin and Carly is Michael’s mother. If somebody turned her mother in to the SEC, she’d never forgive them. So Michael should forgive Ned? No way. Olivia says, Ned is not a rat. Ned is allowing everyone to think the worst of him for the sake of the family.

Scotty approaches Tracy and says he’s glad she’s here. She says she thought he quit, and he says he did, but he wanted to apologize to her for the other night, those horrible things he said about Luke. He knows she really loved Luke and it was very disrespectful of him. She thanks him… she guesses. Why the change of heart? He says, that stuff Lucy said about his ex-girlfriend Liesl really hurt him. So he thought he probably did the same thing to her and that’s why she threw that martini in his face. She says, apology accepted, but if he does it again, she’ll do it again. He says, never. And she was right about that cowboy hat. He doesn’t think Lucy pays attention to all the little details. She says, not a good trait for the head of a company, and he says, no, but Tracy’s here to keep her in line. He’ll catch her later. He leaves, and Tracy looks perplexed.

Alexis tells Sonny, say something, and he says, she raised two strong, intelligent women, not to mention compassionate. She says, but she wants them to stay that way. If Kristina isn’t able to keep her promise to Molly, Molly will be devastated. And on the other hand, watching somebody raise your biological child may be too painful for Kristina and maybe she’ll just have to leave town. He says, if this were court, she knows the judge would have to overrule her speculation, and she says she knows she’s worrying about things that haven’t happened yet. Tell her that she’s wrong. He tells her that he’s not going to say she’s wrong. He’s a little worried too. Alexis looks like she has a headache.

Brook asks if everything has to be a battle with Tracy, and Lucy puts her fingers in her ears, singing, la-la-la-la. She doesn’t take behavior tips from a traitor. Brook says, fine, and walks away. Maxie tells Lucy, this has to stop. She can’t take the constant fighting. Lucy says she’s sorry. She’ll do better, she promises. She probably did overreact a little bit. For Maxie, she’ll be better with Tracy. Maxie says, good. Because none of them like it, but right now, Tracy is their cross to bear. Lucy says, yep. She can’t wait for Tracy to get what’s coming to her.

Lois asks if Olivia is saying Ned wasn’t the one who turned Carly and Drew in to the SEC, but Olivia says, don’t listen to her. She misspoke. It’s not a thing, and it’s… Lois says, so why is everyone saying it’s Ned? and Olivia says, Ned denied all the accusations at first. Then he had his accident and he turned into Eddie, and Eddie couldn’t have cared less. Eddie didn’t have any of Ned’s memories and Eddie couldn’t be bothered. Lois asks if she’s saying when Ned got his memory back, he also remembered that he wasn’t the one who turned in Carly and Drew to the SEC. Does he know who the real rat is? Why is he taking the rap for somebody else’s bad deeds? There’s got to be a reason. Olivia says, Lois has to remember, Carly is her second-best friend, but she did commit insider trading. She bought up all the Aurora stock when Michale told her that ELQ and Aurora were going to merge. Lois says, but they didn’t merge, and the SEC would have never gone after Carly unless someone else provoked them. Olivia says, let it go. Just let the sleeping dogs lie. Lois says, so who turned in Carly and Drew to the SEC? Who is Olivia protecting, and why?

Olivia says she’s not going to tell Lois who the real rat is, and Lois says she doesn’t understand why Olivia won’t. Olivia says, because it was Ned’s choice, and Lois says, and she’s not going to explain why? Olivia says, the only thing she can tell Lois is that she and Ned agreed it was best for the whole family if they both kept the identity of the rat a secret. What could be more loyal than that? Lois asks, what happened to telling it like it is? and Olivia says she would have thought by now the two of them would have learned, sometimes it’s best to keep their big mouths shut. Sometimes the truth can hurt, and right now, it would hurt some of the people they care most about. And they’ve been through enough these past three years. She just doesn’t want another disaster. Not right now when there’s finally hope for a little bit of joy. Please promise she’s not going to say anything. Lois says she doesn’t know anything. But fine. She learned long ago to stay out of Quartermaine business.

Alexis asks why the hell Sonny was pushing back so hard if he agreed with her, and he says, she asked him to talk her off the ledge and he did his best. She says, all of a sudden, he’s being cooperative? and he says, it’s hard for him to accept not being the grandfather. Can she imagine how hard it is for Kristina to accept not being the baby’s mother? She says, yeah… So what are they going to do about it? He says, there’s nothing they can do. Kristina says she knows what she’s doing; he’s going to take her word for it. Alexis says she doesn’t think Kristina is lying to them. She’s just worried Kristina is lying to herself. He says, she’s worried, he gets it, but ultimately, it’s Kristina’s decision, and they’re going to have to stand by and love her no matter what. Alexis says, and she’s so good at standing by, and Sonny says, she did the right thing by not going to Kristina and venting, and instead coming to him and talking to him. She thanks him and thanks him for being here so he could listen. He says, always.

TJ says he appreciates Kristina talking this out, and she says, he wouldn’t be a good dad if he didn’t ask the tough questions. She can already tell he’s going to be a fantastic father. He thanks her, and she thanks him for loving her sister and for supporting her through all of this. She admires both of them. He says, it’s mutual, because they both admire the hell out of her for doing this. She’s making his and Molly’s dream of becoming parents come true. She says she loves that she’s stepping up for Molly. Molly has done it for her countless times. She can’t wait to see who their child grows up to be.

Elizabeth asks if Finn’s dad is up for dinner with them in his room, and Finn says, he pulled the old, I don’t want to be a burden, but he slowly came around. She asks if he’s concerned about Violet seeing him in the hospital, and he says he’s been thinking about that. He thinks he’s going to tell her the literal truth, that grandpa overdid it in hot yoga – he never thought he’d say those words – and that he is staying overnight so the doctors and nurses can keep an eye on him. She says, perfect explanation, and while they’re there, they can celebrate. He says, celebrate what? and she says she reached out to a couple nurses she knows in Beechers Corners. It turns out Muldoon did see a doctor there, about a month before he came to see Finn.

Maxie asks how it is being the male Face of Deception, and Cody says he still thinks he’s an odd choice for a spokesmodel, but if it makes Sasha happy, he’ll muddle through. She says, they make a great team, and he says he thinks so too.

Felicia hands a man the envelope and thanks him for getting here so quickly. She tells him, make sure this goes straight to the lab, expedited testing. He leaves, and we see Sasha watching.

Tomorrow, Olivia tells Lois to please accept that and move on; Alexis asks Gregory to forgive her; Nina asks what Cyrus plans to do with what he knows; and Heather says, Esme remembers.

🎨 Circling Back…

At least he didn’t go upstairs and polish his skis for 20 years.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/hudson-west-opens-up-about-his-new-gh-storyline

🧂 Just a Pinch…

It wouldn’t be the first time Andy had to scream at a bunch of Housewives.

Heather Gay Teases RHOSLC Season 4 Reunion: ‘I Saw Andy Cohen Scream’

Canceling the whole panel at BravoCon? It must have been one ugly fight.

Monica Garcia Seems Unbothered Ahead of RHOSLC Season 4 Finale: ‘You Big Mad?’

🍸 Teasing the Rules…

Well, what did they expect? Everyone forgot?

‘Fractured Friendships’ Teased in New Pump Rules Season 11 Promo

This must have been a tough choice since there are so many.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/vanderpump-rules-stars-dumbest-moments-211741813.html

🥀 2023’s Losses…

I’m obsessed with these lists.

https://people.com/celebrity/celebrity-deaths-2023/

🎉 Keeping It Traditional…

New Year’s traditions and celebrations.

https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/holidays-celebrations/g34787153/new-years-traditions/

https://www.countryliving.com/life/g5075/new-years-eve-traditions/

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/g25360543/new-year-traditions/

https://www.tlc.com/life—relationships/new-year-s-eve-traditions-across-cultures

🗽 Dropping the Ball…

Most expensive Olive Garden buffet ever.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/new-years-eve-parties-inside-times-square-carry-hefty-price-tag-over-12k-to-ring-in-2024

Trust me. It’s better to watch the webcast. I never went there personally, but my best friend did and said it was a nightmare. Not only was it beyond crowded, but someone also spilled beer on her, and someone peed on her shoe. Not the same person, but still, no thanks.

https://www.timessquarenyc.org/times-square-new-years-eve

🐶 Let Auld Pets Not Be Forgot…

Keeping it safe and fun.

https://be.chewy.com/how-to-have-a-safe-fun-new-years-eve-with-pets/

Dressing up. I’m not too sure about the pantyhose though.

https://www.rover.com/blog/new-years-looks-dog/

🪩 BYO Disco Ball…

Join me for the last blog of the year tomorrow and celebrate the changing of the calendars, keeping in mind, we don’t need no stinkin’ resolutions. Until then, stay safe; stay not overdoing it on New Year’s Eve, but not pressuring yourself if you don’t want to do it at all; and stay not worrying about things that haven’t happened yet.

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August 9, 2022 – Cody Makes an Impression on Obrecht, New Jersey Newlyweds & Italian Scenes

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Cody brings Britt a strawberry margarita, and sits on the chaise next to her. He asks if everybody took off, and she says, Maxie left for work, and Sam was meeting up with Dante for a bite to eat at the restaurant. What was that with Spinelli? He says, it was like he told her. He can see her appeal; he doesn’t blame Spinelli. She says, so Spinelli warned her away from him because he’s jealous, and he asks if she’s never had two men fight over her before. She says she’s not a chew toy. Did Spinelli put up a fight, or bow out gracefully? Cody tells her, let’s just say he left. Disappointed? She says, in Spinelli? Definite no. He says, good, because Spinelli won’t be bothering her anymore. So where does she want to go on their second date? Obrecht appears, and asks, who is this? Isn’t Britt going to introduce them?

At the MetroCourt bar, Sam tells Dante, Spinelli sure left in a hurry. Does he think Cody warned Spinelli off Britt? Dante says he doesn’t think Cody is Spinelli’s favorite person, and the fact that they both like Britt… He could sense some animosity happening. She says, Spinelli doesn’t seem like Britt’s type. She’s just too… They both say, cold… vicious. Sam says, at least she knows what Dante thinks, and he says he doesn’t think there’s any shot at Britt and Spinelli being a couple, so he doesn’t think she needs to worry about that. She says she’s going to call him just to make sure, but he stops her, and asks if she’s really that worried about Spinelli, or is she really trying that hard to avoid talking about them moving in together?

At a table, Mia asks Drew, any thoughts? He says he sees where he went wrong when he was planning the Aurora/ELQ merger. She says, and how Valentin was able to get around him, and he says he was just seeing what he wanted to see. His whole plan hinged on Ned reacting exactly the way he wanted Ned to react. He truly believed that Ned would put his own selfish interests aside for the good of the family. Valentin was a realist. He met Ned where he was, and gave Ned what he really wanted. She says, very clear-eyed assessment, and he says he thinks it’s important to look at what happened so you can avoid it in the future, but he will say he’s reframing this. This was not a failure; this was just a setback. She says, good. It sounds positive. He says he’s determined to come back stronger, and so will Aurora. Valentin better watch his back. No surprise, Valentin walks in.

Felicia and Anna go into an exercise room, and Felicia asks if Anna wants to do mat work first, or go straight for the weights. Anna asks why she’s so enthusiastic. Can’t they have tea and scones first? Felicia says, is she kidding? Anna didn’t see how all these women were checking Mac out at the pool. She has to stay on her toes. Anna asks if she’s joking. He only has eyes for Felicia. Please. Felicia says, all this talk of retirement is why she feels so old, and Anna says, Mac wants to retire? Felicia says, not yet, but he’s considering the possibility in a few years. Anna says, good, because a Mac at home with nothing to do is going to drive Felicia bonkers. Felicia says, can Anna see it? The two of them on the porch, sitting in their rocking chairs… Anna says, no, but Felicia has that other gig, right? Doing the Open Mic Night at The Haunted Star? Felicia doesn’t even know how to be bored. Felicia says she has to admit, she likes Open Mic Night. And of course (🍷) she enjoys spending time with her grandchildren; they keep her busy. But still… Anna says, what? She’s restless? Felicia nods, and Anna asks if she’s thought any more about going back to P.I. work. Felicia says, why? Does the WSB need help? Or is it personal? Does Anna want her to find out what Valentin is really up to?

Ava meets Scotty at the MetroCourt Gardens, and tells him, welcome back. They hug, and she asks, how’s Serena? He says, she can’t go back to Denmark again, so he told her to go elsewhere to save the whales. He told her to go down to Florida and save the manatees for a while, and not get in any trouble. Ava asks, what happens if she gets arrested again? and Scotty says, then he’ll go and get her out of trouble. Ava says, she’s very lucky that she has a father who will drop everything to help her, and he says he keeps telling her that all the time. They sit, and she asks, how’s Liesl? Scotty says, Liesl is fine. He can’t wait for their homecoming tonight. He’d stopped by to talk about their five-course meal for tonight. Well, actually, it’s six courses, if Ava knows what he means. She says, that’s TMI, but she’s pleased it’s going so well between them. He thanks her, and asks, what about her and Nikolas? He got word from Martin Grey’s office that they sent the divorce papers to Windymere, but nothing was filed, so he guesses she hasn’t signed anything yet. Does that mean that whole cockamamie idea of her and Nikolas getting divorced, then getting remarried, has changed? She says, things have definitely changed, but the divorce is definitely happening.

Sonny says he’s glad Nina came by. They really haven’t had a conversation since they had one at the MetroCourt pool. She tells him, when he said their relationship will never be about just the two of them; that Carly will always have a part in their lives? That conversation? He says, he believes that, and he can live with that because she’s worth it to him. But what she didn’t say to him is, is he worth it to her? She says, he didn’t give her a chance because he just left, and he says, because he wanted her to think about it. He wanted her to be sure. Has she made up her mind?

Scotty asks what he missed while he was gone, and Ava flashes back to Esme tumbling off the parapet, and the aftermath. She says she doesn’t know where to start, when Nikolas approaches the table. He says he’s been looking for Ava everywhere. They need to talk, alone. Scotty says, maybe Ava doesn’t want be alone with him, and Ava says she’s actually glad Nikolas is here. She’s giving him what he wants. She takes out the divorce papers, and asks Scotty for a pen, but Nikolas says, don’t do this. This isn’t what she really wants. She signs it, and says, his turn, but he says he’s not signing.

Britt introduces Cody to Obrecht, who tells him to call her Liesl. Did she hear him say something about a second date? Britt tells her, stop, and Obrecht says, stop what? Is she not allowed to engage in conversation with Britt’s friends? Cody wonders if there’s something he’s missing here, and Obrecht says, her daughter doesn’t like her interfering in her love life. Britt says, there is no love life, and Obrecht says, unfortunately, she’s too busy to screen Britt’s potential beaus; she has so many. He says he can imagine, and Britt asks him to do her a favor and go for a walk. She needs to speak to her mother. He says, of course (🍷) and asks if Obrecht would like a drink; a frozen margarita, perhaps? Obrecht says, an iced tea would be delightful, and he says, of course (🍷). He leaves, and Britt tells Obrecht, thank you. Can Obrecht make her look more pathetic?

Sam says she’s done nothing but think about moving in together since Dante asked her at the Hatchet Ranch. He says, it was pretty romantic of him, and she says, it was sweet and spontaneous, but it was pretty obvious he caught her by surprise. Now that she’s had a minute to think about it, she does have some questions. He says, fire away, and she says, question number one, where would they live? He says he was thinking, there’s a lot of room at his place, and Danny and Rocco can walk to school from there. She says, true, and he says, that was an overwhelmingly positive response. She’s not comfortable at his place, is she? That’s why they spend so much time at her place? She says she thinks his home is beautiful, and he’s right, it’s in a great location, but yeah, she’s just not comfortable there. He asks, why not? and she says, because it’s Lulu’s home.

Valentin comes over to the table, and Drew says, they’re actually in the middle of something, but Valentin says, she’s Mia Lombardi, isn’t she? He’s Valentin Cassadine, and they’ve never met, but her reputation precedes her. He’s actually never needed an executive coaching service before. She says, really? Just because he thinks he doesn’t, doesn’t mean he won’t need a consultation somewhere down the road. He says, fair enough, but right now his holdings are doing really well. In fact, his company is extremely strong. Drew says, the markets are very volatile at the moment; fortunes can chance in a flash. What’s that saying? Success breeds complacency, and complacency breeds failure. Valentin says, failure is why Drew’s company failed to merge with his, when Carly comes to the table, and asks if she’s interrupting. Valentin says he’s surprised to see her here, and she asks, why? The MetroCourt is still Port Charles’s  premier restaurant, and she’s sure Olivia will maintain that standard. Valentin says he’s sure she will, with Nina’s help. She asks if he’s alone. There’s a table by the kitchen that’s perfect for him. He says, he’s actually meeting someone, and tells Mia, it was a  pleasure. He leaves, and Drew says, nicely done.

Nina says she’s thought a lot about what Sonny said, that Carly will always be a part of their lives. She even talked to her Aunt Liesl about it. He asks if he wants to know what she said, and Nina tells him, Obrecht reminded her that he and Carly could always reconcile, like they’ve done many, many times before. He says, her aunt doesn’t know what she’s talking about, and she says she’s not so worried about Carly; she’s concentrated on them. She tainted their relationship in Nixon Falls with her lies, and wanting to keep them separate from the rest of the world. He asks if she’s saying she’d like to keep their relationship separate, and she says, it would be so easy to do that, but they can’t. That’s not reality. She used to say they’d be together no matter what anyone else thought. He says, the only opinions that matter are theirs, that’s it, and she says, that’s true in principle – she withdraws her hand from his – but in reality, not so much. They’re not the two people who lived in that bubble in Nixon Falls. Their relationship has changed. He says, for better or worse?

As they exercise, Anna tells Felicia, she asked Valentin about the discrepancies between when he left the clinic and when he returned to Port Charles. Felicia says, did he tell Anna where he was? and Anna says, he told her that he transferred to another facility in order to finish out his recovery. Felicia says, sounds plausible, and Anna says, but Felicia doesn’t believe him. Felicia says she thinks the more important question is, does Anna?

On the phone, in a private area at the MetroCourt, Victor pours tea, and says, he just finished reading the most interesting article about the toll excessive litigation is taking on their legal system. He’s sure they’d agree it’s in everyone’s best interest to put non-violent legal offenders to pay a fine, rather than serve a costly prison sentence. Valentin has walked in, and listens. Victor says, of course (🍷) his great-nephew falls into that category, but as they’ll remember, Spencer went straight back to Spring Ridge the minute he finished paying his respects to his late departed mother at her gravesite… He’s sorry the governor feels that way. They have a difference of opinion that may cause him to rethink the rather generous donation he was planning to give to the governor’s reelection campaign… Why doesn’t he do that? Why doesn’t he give it some more thought? Victor looks forward to hearing from him. Valentin sits down, and says, he heard about Spencer’s little field trip to Courtney’s grave. He assumes Victor had something to do with that. Victor says he takes an interest in his family; in Spencer, Natasha, Nikolas, Valentin, Charlotte. By the way, he had a very nice conversation with Charlotte this morning.

Scotty says, this divorce was Nikolas’s big idea. Now he’s changed his mind? Nikolas says, circumstances changed, and Ava says, sure did. Scotty asks, what’s that supposed to mean? and Ava says, Esme Prince… Nikolas says, do not have this conversation… and Ava says, she left town. Scotty says, that should be good news. Esme didn’t seem right, so they should be doing the can-can. Nikolas says, it’s bad news for Trina, and Ava asks what he’s talking about. He says he’ll fill her in, in private, and Ava asks if Scotty would mind. Scotty says, anything for her, and steps away. Nikolas sits, and Ava asks, what is this about Trina? He says, apparently Spencer was trying to get Esme to exonerate Trina, and Ava says she knew he was up to something. Nikolas says, he was only pretending to be on Esme’s side. In fact, he was setting her up. He wanted to trick Esme into believing he was on her side. She says, like father, like son, and he says, the point is, he thought everyone would be so relieved that Esme was gone, no one would question her departure or expend much energy trying to find her, but Spencer insists on finding her. He refuses to let it go, which is why they have to stay married.

Drew asks, where are his manners? and introduces Mia and Carly. Carly says, Mia is the person she’s meeting with, and Mia says, they have an appointment. Carly says, if they’re not finished, she can wait at the bar, but Drew says, they were just wrapping up when Valentin came over to gloat. He gets up, giving Carly his seat, and says, Mia gets his five-star recommendation. He leaves, and Mia says, some clients are a delight to work with. Carly says, Drew’s pretty special, and his recommendation goes a long way with her. Mia says, Carly has seen her webpage and looked at her reviews. What else does Carly need to know before she hires her? Carly asks, what exactly will executive coaching do for her? and Mia suggests they start with the basics. What are Carly’s goals? Carly says, to get back what she lost – and more.

Sonny says he needs a refill, and Nina says she’s saying this wrong. He says, so she’s not dumping him? and she says, technically, she doesn’t think she can dump him because they were never a thing; not Nina and Sonny. He suggests they explore Nina and Sonny in Port Charles, and she says, they’re not separate from the rest of the world, and she has to give up this fantasy that he’s her safe haven she can go to where none of her troubles exist. He says, what they had in Nixon Falls, they can’t have that, but that time in their lives can be part of them. They can build on that, as long as she’s willing to take a chance.

Obrecht asks what Britt is talking about. She only wants to help Britt, not humiliate her. Hearing about romantic rivals shows Cody how desirable she is. Britt says, Obrecht is making the whole thing up, but Obrecht says, she made nothing up. Britt may not have suitors at present, but she’s had them in the past. She wanted Cody to know he has rivals. He strikes her as the competitive type. Why didn’t Britt tell her about him? Britt says she knew Obrecht would overreact, which – oh gee, what a surprise – she did. Obrecht says she was being friendly. Will Britt at least tell her how she and Cody met? Britt says, Society Set-Ups, and Obrecht laughs, saying, she knew it. She waves to Cody at the bar, and says, he’s very handsome. Britt admits, he’s easy on the eyes, but he’s far from a mother’s dream. He has no permanent home or job. He bounces around from town to town. He’s a terrible card player, and often smells like a horse. Obrecht says, excuse me? and Britt says, Cody works at the Quartermaine stables. Obrecht says, so he does have a job, and heads toward the bar, but Britt pulls her back and says, Cody is far from perfect. Obrecht says, who is? Give Cody a chance, have some fun. Britt doesn’t have to marry the man. It’s been a while since she’s seen Britt happy. She just wants someone who can make Britt smile.

Dante asks why Sam didn’t say something, and she says she knows he doesn’t like to talk about Lulu, so she was respecting his privacy. He says he likes talking about Lulu, and she says, as Rocco’s mom, not as his ex-wife, the woman that he loved for years. He says he thought it was poor form to talk about your ex, and she says, Lulu wasn’t completely his ex. Yes, they were divorced, but they have plenty of unfinished business.

Victor says he loves getting to know his granddaughter better. She loved the new riding boots Valentin sent her, by the way. She was a little disappointed Valentin didn’t visit her in person. She explained he’d been rather busy lately. Valentin says, he couldn’t tell her the whole story, could he? That his father put her in a school that’s denying him access, and he’s not allowed physical contact with his own child. Victor says, all those little details will only upset her, and she’s absolutely thriving in her school. So much so, there isn’t any reason she shouldn’t stay there indefinitely. Valentin asks why Victor is keeping her as leverage against him. He’s done everything Victor has demanded. Victor says, has he really? Then why is Laura Collins still alive? Valentin says, she’s in Italy, consumed by the needs of her mother. She’s not in Port Charles investigating the death of Luke Spencer. Victor hands Valentin a cup of tea, and says he supposes that is a kind of stopgap for the moment, but Valentin is usually more successful in his endeavors, which leads him to wonder if Valentin is as cooperative as he claims to be. Valentin says he’ll do anything to protect his daughter; Victor knows that. He’s cooperated fully. Victor says, what about Anna Devane? She’s still asking questions.

Anna says she doesn’t know why Valentin would lie to her, and Felicia wonders why she gets the feeling Anna isn’t satisfied with Valentin’s explanation. Anna says she’s not completely, but she’s always accepted the fact that they don’t share every aspect of their lives with each other. That’s just not who they are. She’s withheld stuff – she’s still withholding – so she can’t find fault with him not being completely forthcoming. Felicia says, a part of Anna still does blame him, and Anna says she hates that about herself. Something went on when Valentin was away from Port Charles, and she doesn’t know what it was, but does that really matter? Felicia says, Anna does enjoy spending time with him, and Anna says she does; he’s so charming. And he’s really smart, and very challenging. Felicia says, and sexy, and Anna laughs, saying, maybe mystery is just part of the package. Or she keeps looking for an excuse not to get closer to Valentin. The break-up with Finn was so unbearable, she doesn’t want to let herself get hurt again. Felicia asks if Anna wants an excuse to break up with Valentin, but Anna says she doesn’t know. She’s really thought about that, but no. She wants him in her life. If she could just look past these unanswered questions.

Nikolas says, while people are searching for Esme, he and Ava have to stick together, but she says, one has nothing to do with the other. They don’t even know if Esme is dead or alive. Nikolas says, no one’s seen or heard from her since she fell from the parapet. To him, that means she’s dead, and it’s only a matter of time before her body is found. If Ava admits to knowing that he and Esme slept together, that gives Ava motive to have pushed her to her death. She says, so he thinks the safest thing to do is to pretend their marriage is okay? and he says, as her husband, he can’t be compelled to testify against her, should it come to that. She says, it won’t. She didn’t do anything. She’s innocent. He says, just like Trina? If he could turn back the clock, and never invite Esme into his home, he’d do it in a heartbeat. He knows how badly he hurt her, but please, let him help her. She doesn’t have to do this alone.

Carly thanks Mia, and says she’ll be in touch. Drew comes back, and Mia says she’ll see him next week. Mia leaves, and Drew says, good meeting? Carly says she really likes Mia; she asks hard questions. He says, she asks the right questions. It was her idea to merge Aurora and ELQ. Carly says, that didn’t turn out so well (which was exactly what I was thinking), and he says, it was a really good idea. He just dropped the ball. She says, no one could have predicted Ned would go against his family and side with Valentin, and he says, as much as ELQ is a family business, the Q’s put business first. She says, and their own self-interests, and he says, exactly. She asks if he’d like to join her, and he says he’d love to. They sit at another table, and he says, if he wasn’t so caught up in contributing to the family, he doesn’t think he would have underestimated Ned’s dissatisfaction. She says, as Mia would ask, what are his goals? and he says, first, stop making assumptions, and second, go after what he wants. She says, which means? and he says, no more Mr. Nice Guy.

Smoltz goes into Charlie’s, and says, a source told him that Sonny and Nina were here. Do they mind if he asks them a few questions? Sonny whacks him, and… oh wait, that’s just in my head. Sonny says he knows the owner, and she wouldn’t mind if he… He gets up, but Nina grabs him, and Smoltz says he only wants a comment on Sasha Gilmore’s shockingly violent attack on the press. Nina says, they would think about commenting if there was any real press around, and Smoltz says, very funny, coming from someone who lives in a glass house. He’s just doing his job. Sonny says, harassing people isn’t doing his job, and Smoltz says, any warehouse explosions lately? Sonny starts to get up again, but Nina puts her hand on his shoulder and says, if anyone should be facing charges, it’s not Sasha, it’s Smoltz. Smoltz asks if she’s saying he should forgive Sasha, like Sonny forgave her for what she did to his family. Sonny says, all right, enough, and jumps up. Smoltz runs out the door, and Nina says, Smoltz just proved her point that they can’t avoid the rest of the world.

Scotty tells Ava, he has to get to Liesl. What’s the verdict? She says, she and Nikolas are not getting divorced, but she’s keeping the papers. She gives Scotty his pen back and thanks him, and Scotty says he’ll never understand the two of them. At least he got some billable hours so he can get that motorcycle he wants. He tells Nikolas, take care of her. She’s very precious to him. Scotty leaves, and Nikolas says Ava is precious to him too, but she tells him not to think all is forgiven. She’s just protecting herself. As much as she hates to admit it, his argument has merit. She’s been open about her hatred for Esme, the staff heard them fighting, and the fact Nikolas slept with that tramp gives Ava ample motive to want to kill her. Ava saying she didn’t do it will be believed by exactly nobody, so for self-preservation, she will remain Mrs. Cassadine. He says, for whatever reason, he thanks her for not going through with the divorce. Now let’s go. She says, think again, buckaroo. She’s not going anywhere.

Obrecht says she thinks sometimes that Britt has forgotten what fun is like, but Britt insists she hasn’t. Cody’s fun… when he isn’t annoying the hell out of her. Obrecht says she’s glad to hear it. She admits she was second guessing the wisdom in hiring Zelda after Britt ended up in the pool at that Society Set-Ups mixer. That was just a publicity stunt. Who parachutes out of a plane onto a hotel roof? Cody says, that would be him, and Obrecht says, he’s the dummkopf who landed on her daughter? He says, not deliberately. He works as a stunt man. Obrecht says, sounds dangerous, but he says, not really. He’s highly trained. She takes her drink from him, and says, how exhilarating. He says, it sounds like she knows how to enjoy life, and she says, adrenaline is its own reward. Britt tells her, enough bonding. What is Obrecht doing here? Was Obrecht looking for her? Obrecht says, her schnitzel is back in town. Britt asks her not to call Scotty that, and Obrecht says, they’re meeting here for a romantic reunion. She tells Cody, she and her sweetheart have special plans. Otherwise she’d ask him and Britt to join them. He says, he and Britt are just getting to know each other, but the third date? Obrecht beams at Britt.

Dante tells Sam, Lulu’s entire life is unfinished, until she gets out of that coma. Rocco should have his mother, and Laura her daughter. And yeah, he misses Lulu. He’s probably always going to miss her. But that part of them that was a couple was over. Please don’t let Lulu come between them. He doesn’t want to lose her. She says she doesn’t want to lose him either. She thinks, subconsciously, they didn’t talk about Lulu because things are really great between them. Why rock the boat? He says, it is kind of strange. They talked about her once, and that was at the beginning of their relationship. She says she thinks they have some things to work out before they rent moving trucks, and he says, maybe, but he wants to make one thing perfectly clear.

Felicia hands Anna a water bottle, saying, it looks like she needs this. Anna thanks her, and says, she should just look past these unanswered questions with Valentin, right? Please don’t ask her again how it makes her feel, because she actually just wants the opinion of a good friend to tell her what to do. Felicia says, in that case, trust her instincts. Anna knows how well she can read people. Anna says, Peter August anyone? and Felicia says, yes and no. There were mitigating circumstances when it comes to Peter. Anna believed he was her son. Anna asks if this is supposed to make her feel better, because it doesn’t, and Felicia asks if tea and scones at the MetroCourt would help. Anna says, it might, and Felicia says, is Anna satisfied with Valentin’s explanation that he went to another clinic before coming home? Anna says, no, she’s not, and Felicia says, there you go. Find out the truth for yourself.

Valentin says, he has Anna well in hand, and Victor says, she’s no longer checking up on Valentin behind his back? Valentin says, Anna is an intelligent trained agent. She knew he was hiding something from her. Victor says, like a quick trip to Tahiti, and Valentin says he covered with a story that he went to a second clinic. It calmed her doubts. Victor asks if he’s convinced Anna believes him, and Valentin flashes back to telling Anna that he’s held things back. He tells Victor, he and Anna understand each other. The situation has been dealt with. Victor asks, how? and Valentin says, she’s not going to be asking any more questions. Victor says, forgive him if he’s not convinced.

Obrecht says, it was lovely meeting Cody, but she must track down her missing schn… boyfriend. Britt scowls at her, and Obrecht tells her, later Liebchen. She leaves, and Cody says he really likes Britt’s mother; she’s a pistol. Britt says she thinks he means bulldozer, and he says, strong women don’t bother him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be interested in her.

Sonny asks if Nina is still bothered by that hack Smultz, and she says, Smoltz. Even his name annoys her. It’s just an ugly part of the world they’re going to have to contend with. He says, hey. They did, he’s gone, they’re still standing, because what they have is real. It can’t be separate anymore, and shouldn’t be. She says, if this is going to work, she has to be Nina and he has to be Sonny, and everything it entails, and he says, and face the world head-on. She says she’s ready for it. She’s welcoming it, because he’s worth it. She promises it’s going to be great from now on. She’s damn proud to be with him. She’s his… if he’ll still have her.

Carly says she likes the idea of Drew taking charge. Just promise her that he won’t model after Edward. He says, him going after what he wants doesn’t mean he has to be a complete jerk, and she says, promise her that he’ll stay true to himself. He says, always, and she says, Mia thinks he’s charming. He says, really? She’s been nothing but professional to him. Carly laughs, and he says, if Carly decides to work with her, he bets Mia will help her. She says she needs to figure out what’s next for her, and he says, she will. And when she does, there will be no stopping her.

Dante tells Sam, he’s a very patient man. So let him know when she wants to move in together. She asks if he’s sure about that, and he says he is. He loves her. He wants a life with her, and doesn’t care what it looks like. She says, good. Because she loves him too. They kiss, and his phone dings. He says, it’s the station; he has to go. She says, as long as he comes back, and he says, no worries about that (which makes me worry about that). They kiss again, and he leaves. Sam watches Carly laughing with Drew.

Nikolas says he thought he and Ava agreed, and she says she’ll accept his help, but living in a house where they were so happy, she can’t do it. He says, the point is to present a united front. What will people think if she’s not living in Windymere with him? What’s their explanation? She shrugs, and says she doesn’t know. That’s his problem. Figure it out.

Obrecht and Scotty find Britt and Cody still at the pool. Obrecht introduces Scotty to Cody, and they shake hands. Cody says he knows Scotty. He’s the lawyer who advertises on the bus benches. Scotty says he advertises everywhere. Here’s his card in case Cody ever needs it. Cody says, he’s wanted to do this – he tosses Scotty’s card on the ground – for a long time, and punches Scotty in the face. Britt and Obrecht are totally shocked.

Nina tells Sonny that she’s sorry she ever hesitated. She wants to be with him. He says, then why did she take so long? and they kiss.

Anna thanks Felicia for her honesty. She and Valentin don’t have to share everything, but her intuition is telling her that whatever he’s holding back is important. She thinks she just needed encouragement to go forward, and Felicia says, Anna has as much encouragement as she needs, and then some. Anna says, whatever Valentin is hiding, she needs to find out what it is.

Victor says, everything he knows about Anna Devane suggests she could be a real problem, but Valentin says he’ll handle her. Victor says, yes, he will – for now – and leaves. Valentin gets up, and Drew walks in. Drew says, he and Valentin need to get a few things straight.

Tomorrow, Valentin says, Drew has piqued his curiosity; Alexis tells Nikolas to watch his back; Dante tells Spencer that his situation might be improving; and Cody tells Britt, it’s been a long time coming.

👰🏻 Here Comes New Jersey…

The skinny on the author of Skinny Italian’s wedding.

Who skipped to the hell outta here. Stars being a questionable term.

https://pagesix.com/2022/08/05/joe-melissa-gorga-skipping-teresa-giudice-luis-ruelas-wedding/

https://people.com/tv/melissa-gorga-joe-gorga-skipped-teresa-giudices-wedding-after-unforgivable-betrayal-sources/

Who Skipped Teresa Giudice and Luis Ruelas’ Wedding?

The event.

https://people.com/tv/teresa-giudice-luis-ruelas-married/

https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey/style-living/teresa-giudice-luis-louie-ruelas-wedding-cake-photos

The photos. My main queries are: Is that dry ice or a foam party? and, how many filters are on that photo of her daughters?

https://people.com/tv/teresa-giudices-luis-ruelas-wedding-celeb-guests-glammed-up-see-photos/

Nobody knows his sorrow.

https://pagesix.com/2022/08/09/joe-gorga-says-no-one-knows-how-he-feels-amid-teresa-giudice-feud/

My local paper. No, I did not attend. I’m sure I didn’t get an invite because Danielle Staub once liked one of my tweets.

https://patch.com/new-jersey/eastbrunswick/real-housewives-nj-star-teresa-giudice-marries-east-brunswick

🕶 Be Cool, Honey Bunny…

It’s like, 110 out, and I’m having all kinds of problems with electrical devices – mostly the AC. So in order not to sweat my ass off any further (why can’t we sweat our inner thighs off?), I’m cutting out early. Come back tomorrow, when it’s hopefully cooler, to join me for soap and the miseducation of Beverly Hills. Until then, stay safe, stay cool and not all uncool, and remember that saying; success breeds complacency, and complacency breeds failure.

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May 18, 2022 – Gladys Confronts Sasha About Her Habit, Harry’s 70th Birthday Party, My Take & These Days

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Brook tells Chase, she’s been thinking, and he says he’s been thinking too. Now he’s thinking they should go somewhere and talk about what they’re thinking. She says she was about to suggest the same thing; let’s go. Linc walks in, and says, not without him. He has something to say too. And it won’t wait. She says, look who escaped from the me-too movement. He says, that’s water under the bridge, and she says, too bad he didn’t drown in it. Chase says, he remembers Linc. He’s Brook’s sleazy ex music producer. What does he want? Brook says, who cares? He doesn’t have a hold over her, so buh-bye. Chase says, Linc heard her; beat it. Linc says, not just yet. He may not be Brook’s music producer, but they still have unfinished business.

Curtis knocks on Portia’s office door, and says, penny for her thoughts. She throws her arms around him, and says she’s so glad he’s here.

TJ and Molly sit down in a restaurant/bar, and TJ says, now they wait for Mr. Purdy. She says, pretty impressive detective work, using that receipt in the clarinet case to hunt down the music shop and the owner. He says, Marshall was particular about his instruments; it makes sense that this repair shop was his go-to. She says, which means, Marshall spends a lot of time in Brooklyn, and maybe has a place here. TJ says, Mr. Purdy seemed tight-lipped when he spoke to him on the phone. He wouldn’t even let TJ come by; he kept saying the store was closed until TJ promised to buy him dinner. Hopefully, he actually shows up and gives them information about Marshall.

Brando looks at Sonny’s car and whistles, saying, it’s a beauty. What kind of trouble is it giving him? Sonny says, first of all, he apologizes for pulling Brando out of dinner. He didn’t know Brando was having dinner with Sasha and Gladys. Brando says, they understood. Besides, Sasha will bring something home for him. Sonny says, he knows, but family is important, and Brando says, Sonny is family too.

Gladys says, the pills are what Sasha wants, according to that vulture. It’s the real reason she agreed to give back the memory card. Sasha says she doesn’t know what Gladys is talking about. She’s saying she got those from the paparazzo? Gladys says she did, in exchange for the memory card she took out of his camera the night of the accident. Sasha says she doesn’t understand… and Gladys says, drop the act. She knows the truth. Sasha is back on drugs.

Chase asks what business Linc could possibly have with Brook, and Brook says, none. Linc is all talk and smarm. Linc says he seems to remember when Brook liked a little smarm, but she says, he remembers wrong. She never liked his attention. He was gross then, and he’s gross now. Chase says it’s time for Linc to go, and Linc says, is this the boyfriend? Brook says, yes, and he’s a cop. Does Linc really want to press his luck? Linc says he thought Chase was a singer. He has a pretty good voice. Chase says he doesn’t care what Linc thinks about his voice, and Linc says, he recognizes that song; it’s a good tune. He knew it when she cut the demo. He just can’t wait to give it the production it deserves. Brook says, dream on. She’ll never work with him again. He says, she may never sing with him again, but he owns her songs. They belong to him.

Sasha reaches for the pills, but Gladys snatches them first. Sasha says, she’s not on drugs again, and Gladys says, Sasha just can’t keep her hands off them? She wasn’t born yesterday. Sasha says, she’s the Face of Deception. People could jump to the wrong conclusion if they saw them. Gladys says, admitting she had a problem wouldn’t be wrong, and Sasha says she can’t believe Gladys is doing this now. She’s the one who’s always worried about Deception’s stock. Doesn’t she think this could be bad publicity? Gladys says, Sasha’s health is more important than her image. She’s not talking to the Face now; she’s talking to her daughter-in-law. Sasha says she’s not talking about this at all, and gets up. Gladys says, if Sasha won’t talk to her, she’ll just have to go straight to Brando.

Brando opens the hood of Sonny’s car and says, he can see why this baby is one of Sonny’s favorites. They do not make cars like this anymore. Nowadays, they’re computerized. Sonny says, refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, you name it, and Brando says he’s so glad he learned about cars without all those microchips and diagnostics on a tablet. It’s not as much fun as getting under the hood and rooting around, finding out what’s wrong. Sonny asks if Brando has always loved cars, and Brando says, ever since he was a kid. Did he ever tell Sonny that Mike was the first one to teach him about engines? Sonny says, he didn’t know his dad liked cars. He thought the only thing Mike was into was the ponies. Brando says, Mike was definitely into those, but he knew how to keep a car running. Basic automotive maintenance, but it was enough to get him started on his love for cars; pretty much anything with an engine. Sonny says he would have loved to work on cars with his dad when he was young, and Brando says, sorry he brought it up. Sonny says, no. At least Brando has the time they shared instead of him. Sometimes fathers and sons just don’t connect.

TJ tells Molly, he’ll leave a tip, but they’re getting out of here. He dragged her to Brooklyn, the least they can do is enjoy a fine dining establishment. She says she’s liking Brooklyn, when a man approaches, and says, TJ Ashford? TJ says, yes, sir. This is his life partner Molly, and he’s Mr. Purdy? Purdy shakes TJ’s hand, and says, in the flesh. Molly thanks him for coming, and asks him to join them. Purdy sits, and asks if dinner is still on TJ. TJ says, you bet, and Purdy says, even though he can’t help TJ? As he told TJ on the phone, what TJ told him ain’t ringing any bells. TJ says, that’s why he wanted to meet Purdy in person. He’s hoping Purdy remembers this. He puts Marshall’s clarinet case on the table, and opens it. Purdy says, he remembers this clarinet, and takes out a piece. He says, the bridge key was stuck. He fixed it right up. TJ asks if he can get in touch with the owner, but Purdy says, nope. He doesn’t know the guy. He calls over to Carmen behind the bar, and says, a meatloaf special and coffee. She knows how he takes it.

Curtis asks Portia, what’s wrong? What happened? She says, Trina got the report back from the PCU Title IX coordinator. He says, was it bad? and she starts to cry. He shuts the door, and she says, it looks like they have another fight on their hands. Joss and Cam’s statement saying they didn’t believe Trina was behind the video, made absolutely no difference. The report is citing circumstantial evidence against Trina, and he knows exactly what that means. She’s so worried. He takes her hands, and says, the fight is not over. They will get Trina through it. She says she’s so glad he’s here; he came at just the right time. Why is he here anyway? He said, she told him that she was probably going to stop by here on the way home, and he knew she’d probably get caught up in something. He needs to talk to her. She says, what about? and he says, to tell her he’s leaving. She asks what he means, and he says, actually, he decided to go find his father, but he can’t leave her and Trina in light of this Title IX report. She says, he’s so thoughtful and supportive, and he says, if there’s a challenge this family has, he’s in it with her. She says, and she’s grateful to him for that, but there must have been something that motivated him to decide to look for Marshall. He was pretty ambivalent about that. What’s going on? Did Marshall contact him? He says, no, and she says, Stella gave him some information about Marshall, didn’t she? What was it? He says, turns out, Marshall’s not the only one who’s been lying to him.

Brando says he has another car on the lift in the garage, so he’ll see what he can do with Sonny’s car out here. It might take a little time. He hopes Sonny doesn’t mind hanging out for a while. Sonny says he’s got time, and Brando asks, what’s been going on? Sonny says, he knows old cars have issues, but it’s the starter or the wiring, and Brando asks when Sonny first started noticing a problem. Sonny says, a couple days ago. Then today, it started misfiring. Avery got all frantic because she was going to be late for her dance performance at the school fair. Brando asks if she made it, and Sonny laughs, saying, Avery was so cute. She knew her dance moves and everything. Then Olivia and Ned showed up; their son Leo had a performance. Brando says, it must have been something. He’s sorry he missed it. It’s important to have family cheering you on. Sonny says, then Michael and Willow showed up, and Brando asks, how was that? Sonny mentioned he and Michael were having some trouble before. Is it still rough between them? Sonny tells him, you could say that.

Brook asks what Linc is talking about. He doesn’t own her music. He so much as whistles her songs, and she’ll sue him for everything he’s worth. Linc says he remembers loving that song when she cut the demo. He knew it needed work and production flair, but he let her do it the way she wanted, because he knew he was the one who would take it over the top. Brook says, he would have turned it into an electro-pop nightmare, which thank God didn’t happen, because he no longer owns any rights to her music. Linc tells her to check her old contract. Anything she wrote while he was her producer belongs to him. She says, that can’t be true. He doesn’t even make any sense. What would he want with a song from years ago that never even made it off the demo? Linc says, don’t be so modest. He can give credit where credit is due. A few of her songs are quite good. He’s been shopping them around to some mean talent. There’s been some interest, and he’s supposed to make her some deals. She says, really? Who? He says, sign with him, and she’ll find out.

From behind the wheel, Sonny says, see how it skips like that? and Brando asks Sonny to change places with him. As they switch, Brando says he’s sorry Sonny and Michael aren’t getting along, and Sonny says, it is what it is. Michael knows where to find him if he wants to apologize. Brando says, the wires are intact and the starter’s fine. It’s been idling rough? Slow acceleration? Sonny says he’s filling it up a lot more, and Brando says, sounds about right. It’s been misfiring… He thinks it’s… Sonny says, spark plugs, and laughs. Brando says, A-plus. What did Sonny need him for? So is Sonny ready to get his hands dirty? Sonny says, it won’t be the first time.

Gladys and Sasha go into Sasha’s office, and Sasha says, she appreciates the discretion, but this whole situation is insane. What did that Felty guy say to her? Gladys says, he told her that they reached an agreement; the memory card for a fresh supply of uppers. Sasha says, that’s not true. Her history of drug use is no secret, and he is using it. He imagined she’d jump at the opportunity of pills to convince her to return his memory card, but he was wrong. She never agreed to a trade. Gladys says, then why give back the memory card at all? and Sasha says, because it’s his rightful property. Gladys is the one who stole it in the first place; Sasha was protecting her. Gladys says, really? Because Sasha seemed pretty relieved that she’d taken it. Sasha says, because she didn’t want Felty to profit from harassing her; to use photos of her in an unguarded moment as clickbait or to sell papers. Gladys saw how aggressive he was. Sasha can’t believe Gladys would take that jerk’s word over hers. Gladys tells her, stop with the act. She saw the photos from the memory card – all of them.

Portia tells Curtis that she’s having a hard time wrapping her head around this. So Stella’s been sitting on the truth the whole time. She’s known Marshall was alive. He says, Stella and his mother. Marshall and his mother thought it was best if they believed Marshall was dead. She asks, why? and he says, Stella wouldn’t say. She told him it wasn’t her place. Portia says she’s sorry. This must be so upsetting and hurtful. She thinks Stella was probably only doing what she thought was best. He says he can’t believe Stella would lie to him, and Portia says she thinks Stella and his mom were probably trying to protect him from something painful that he was too young to understand. Then when his mother fell ill, Stella probably felt he’d been through enough. He says, what about when he got older? and she says, Stella probably thought by then it was too late to set things right. Never dreaming Marshall would come back in his life. The grieving had been done, so why not leave it at that? Or maybe she wanted to convince herself it was kinder to do so. He says, maybe, and she says, hasn’t he let something he regretted go on for so long, he didn’t know where to begin to make things right? He asks if she’s saying he’s doing it with Marshall, and she says, in his case, she’s saying it’s not too late. He says, Aunt Stella told him that he should ask Marshall the truth, which is all he’s ever done. But maybe now that he knows Marshall more, he’ll open up more. She says, he should go find Marshall, but he says he can’t leave her and Trina with the whole Title IX thing. She tells him, the hearing isn’t for another ten days; go find Marshall, then come back home. He says he doesn’t even know where to get started, when Jordan knocks at the door. She says she’s if she’s interrupting, and Portia asks, what brings her by? Jordan says she was checking on the status of an officer, but she’s glad to run into Curtis. Has he spoken to TJ? Curtis says, about what? and Jordan says, he and Molly went to Brooklyn. They think Marshall might be there.  

Purdy says, Molly and TJ aren’t eating? and TJ says, not until they get some answers. Purdy says he’s already told them all he can. He doesn’t know the guy they’re looking for. Molly says, but he recognizes the clarinet? and Purdy says, he knows instruments, not people. He’s got a lot of customers. TJ says, it’s very important they find this man. He’s not in any trouble. Molly says, his name is Marshall Ashford, but TJ says, he could be using another name. Purdy says, they’re not sure about the man’s name? and TJ says, his grandfather uses several stage names. Purdy says, the guy who owns the clarinet doesn’t have a family, and Molly says, the guy Purdy claims not to know? TJ says, his grandfather has fallen out of touch with his family. It’s very important they find him. Please. Marshall has always bene a loner, and just reconnected with their family. He left after they had a disagreement. All they want him to know is that his family wants him home. Please, will he help them?   

Chase says, Brook’s not buying what this guy’s selling, is she? She said herself, he’s all talk. Linc says, believe him, he’s not, but he’ll be the one busy raking in the money. Brook says, on her songs, and Linc says, maybe if they work together, they can come up with some arrangement. Chase says, not going to happen, and tells Brook, let’s go. She says, she’s so out of here, and tells Linc, just for the record, nothing could ever entice her to work with him again. Linc says, why hold a grudge when they both stand to gain from moving on? He admits it; he underestimated her talent. He should have recognized her potential as a songwriter. Come to his room, and they’ll explore more of that potential. Chase tells him to watch himself, but Linc says he was just picking up what Brook is putting out there. Chase says, the hell he was, and moves forward, but Brook steps in and punches Linc in the face.

TJ asks where Purdy supposes his grandfather might be if he was in Brooklyn, and Purdy says, Brooklyn is a pretty big borough. How did TJ wind up with this clarinet anyway? TJ says, his grandfather wanted him to have it. He also left this note. TJ shows the note to Purdy, who says, he never thought he’d see the day when Marshall would give up his licorice stick. TJ says, so Purdy admits he knows Marshall, and Purdy says, he goes by Marshall Parker in these parts. If he gave it to TJ, TJ must be pretty special to him. TJ says, so he’ll help them? and Molly says, it would mean the world to their family. Purdy says he hasn’t seen Marshall in a while, but he’ll ask around about him. Molly thanks him, and TJ gives Purdy his card, saying, his personal number is on the back; either he or Marshall can call him. Purdy says, so TJ is a doctor. He should have ordered dessert. TJ says, he still can, and Purdy says he’s not making any promises. He’ll deliver TJ’s message, but whether Marshall wants to get in touch is up to him. He yells to Carmen, one cherry pie to go.

Gladys says she saw the photos. She saw Sasha on the ground, on her hands and knees, picking up pills. Which is why Sasha got upset and tore out of the MetroCourt like that after being busted by that paparazzo. And it’s why Sasha was relieved when Gladys told her that she had the memory card. Sasha says she was grateful for how Gladys stepped up to protect her, and Gladys says, of course (🍷) she would. But she’s been wondering about this since she discovered the pictures. She has to ask. Was Sasha high when she hit Harmony? When she got behind the wheel of the car, was she hopped up on pills? Sasha says, absolutely not. She gets teary, and says, she admits she’s not proud of this, but she did need a little help getting through the stress of the IPO, and everything after Liam’s death. She felt eyes on her 24/7… pitying her… watching over her… waiting for her to crack. Judging her because she didn’t crack. She wanted to crawl into a hole, but at the same time being alone with her thoughts and feelings was terrifying. She had to keep moving. She had to push through the pain, and needed help to do it. Gladys says she gets it, but Sasha had the pills in her hand when she jumped behind the wheel of the car. Sasha says, pills she dropped. She didn’t take anything; she swears. She swears on her son. Gladys has to believe her. Gladys says she does, and hugs Sasha. She asks if Sasha’s pills were prescribed by a doctor, and Sasha shakes her head. Gladys says, Brando needs to know, but Sasha says, Brando has been through enough. Gladys says, he’ll want to help, and Sasha says she’s done with the drugs. It’s not an issue for her. Felty said he’d delete the incriminating photos of her, and just wanted his memory card back. Gladys says, they’re deleted; she made sure of that. Sasha says, thank God. Crisis averted. It’s over. Telling Brando now will only make him worry for no reason. Why won’t Gladys believe her? Gladys says, because she knows firsthand addiction doesn’t work like that.

Linc says, that’s some right hook, and Brook asks if he wants to meet the left one. He says, no; he got the message. She’s a tough negotiator. She says, she’s not negotiating; not now, not ever. Get out of her face. He says he likes it rough, but only to a point, and Chase suggests he leave now. Linc tells Brook, call him when she cools off. He leaves, and Chase asks why she did that. She says she deserves to be dumped, but he says, he’s not arguing with her; he wanted to punch Linc himself, but she beat him to it. She says, Linc’s her problem; she’ll handle it. He says, she doesn’t get it. He was looking forward to wiping the smirk off Linc’s face. She should have let him do it. She says, chivalry noted. As gratifying as it would have been to watch him punch Linc, but he would have gotten in trouble again for defending her honor. He’s almost off suspension. There’s no way in hell she’ll let blow it on her account.

TJ tells Molly, he knows Marshall tends to take off when things get difficult, but he’s hopeful that Marshall will still want to talk to him. Molly says, when Marshall sees the effort TJ put into this, how could he not? TJ’s phone rings, and it’s Curtis, who says, he hears TJ is in Brooklyn. Does he want company?

Sonny asks if this is how his dad taught Brando. It seems he’s getting a lesson after all. Sonny appreciates this. What they’re doing is family time; fathers passing down to sons. Brando says, that’s the way it was supposed to happen, and Sonny says he’s sorry. He believes one day Brando is going to have the same experience with his son, or maybe even a daughter. They laugh, and Brando asks when Sonny got so enlightened. He means it. He thinks Sonny and Michael are going to patch things up. Sonny says he doesn’t think so this time, and Brando says, that bad? Sonny says, Michael isn’t just angry. Michael is actively trying to take him down.

TJ says he thought Curtis might be angry at him for taking this on, but Curtis says he’s never been angry with TJ. They just didn’t see eye to eye on Marshall. TJ says, Curtis was determined not to go after Marshall; what changed his mind? Curtis says he didn’t want to see Marshall walk out of their lives again, and no matter how difficult it may be, it’s worth it. TJ says, he and Molly just met with someone who knows Marshall, but they haven’t had contact yet, and Curtis says he’s on his way.

Brando says, start her up, and Sonny says, purrs like a kitten. They laugh, and Sonny says, that was fun. Brando says, for him too. He knows he keeps bringing this up, but Michael is a pretty forgiving guy; he’ll come around. Sonny says, Michael is forgiving up to point. You push him, he’s relentless. Brando is surprised, and Sonny says, he’s not like his mother. He supposes a little bit of him. Brando says he’s still hoping for a reconciliation, and Sonny says, don’t worry about it; he’ll be all right. Brando says, he’s more hoping for Michael’s sake than Sonny’s. He shared how Mike was a big influence when he was growing up, but Sonny’s influence was just as meaningful. When Brando got to Port Charles, he didn’t know if he was going to stay; who or what he wanted to be. Now he has the garage, a beautiful wife, his mother is back in his life, and he has an extended family, all because of Sonny’s guidance and generosity. Brando wouldn’t be who he is without Sonny in his life, and it would be a shame if Michael didn’t have Sonny in his life.

Gladys says she’s not trying to shame Sasha; she’s trying to help her. And Brando. Has Sasha forgotten Brando’s history with addiction? Gladys worries that if Brando sees Sasha doing drugs, he might fall off the wagon too. Sasha says she’d never hurt Brando in a million years, and Gladys says she knows Sasha wouldn’t want to, but if she’s going to try and go this alone, making bad choices, she won’t be able to help it. Sasha promises she won’t, but Gladys says, Sasha can let Brando in; tell him what she’s going through. He will understand. Sasha says, Brando is the kindest most loving man she’s ever known. That’s why she doesn’t want to burden him further. Gladys says, it’s not a burden. Her son loves Sasha, and Sasha says, and she loves him, so much. She knows Brando. He’s so protective and so quick to take on other people’s problems. He’ll feel responsible for her. Brando is being strong, but she knows he’s hurting too. He needs to heal, and he won’t if he’s worrying about her relapsing. She promises she won’t. Gladys asks how Sasha knows that, and Sasha says, because Felty snapping those photos of her, scrabbling around on the ground like some pathetic junkie was a wake-up call. She realized just how much she has to lose. Not just Deception, but her future with Brando. She can’t let him down, or herself. Gladys says, and Sasha thinks she’s strong enough to get through this on her own, and Sasha says she knows she is. What more can she do to convince Gladys? Name it, and she’ll do it.

Chase says, Brook is right. As satisfying as it would have been to punch Linc into the middle of next week, he’d be jeopardizing his return to active duty. Thanks for having my back, slugger. She says she can’t believe that creep is back in her life, and he asks if Linc was telling the truth about owning her songs. She says she’s ashamed to say it, but he might be. She was an idiot when she signed that contract. She had stars in her eyes, and just signed on the dotted line. She didn’t read the fine print, let alone take it to a lawyer. So if Linc still owns her music, it’s on her. He tells her, it’s not her fault Linc took advantage because she was ambitious, The way Linc was talking to her, did he do that when he was her producer? She says, the sexual harassment was pretty much non-stop, and he says, the bastard. He’s glad she cut ties with him. She says, at a price. Why is it every time she thinks her life is back on track? He says he knows she’s upset, and she says, her hand hurts. He takes her hand, and says, let him help her.

On the phone, Jordan says she’s checking Officer I-Missed-It’s status. She’ll be back soon. She goes into Portia’s office, and seeing Curtis and Portia kissing, she slips back out. Portia tells Curtis, that’s such good news about TJ and Molly. Find Marshall and then come back home. He says, no matter what happens, he’ll be back in time for Trina’s Title IX decision. She says she loves him, and he says he loves her more. She walks him out, and he says he’ll call when he gets to Brooklyn. Jordan is texting in the hallway, and Curtis asks Portia to tell Trina to keep her shoulders back and her head up. He thanks Jordan for letting him know, and she tells him, good luck. He leaves, and Jordan says, he’s very protective of Portia and Trina. Portia says, Jordan should know, and Jordan says she’s not surprised. She’s happy for him. Curtis finally has the family he yearned for as a child.

As they eat cherry pie, TJ tells Molly, there’s two things he’s happy about; making the call on the pie, and receiving the call from his Uncle Curtis. Does she see what he did there? He’s glad his Uncle Curtis is coming. She says, it’s always good to have an ex-P.I. along on a search, but she’s got to say, for two amateurs, they did pretty good. He says, they made it this far. It was awesome, but he welcomes his uncle’s expertise. She says, there is something poetic about him and his uncle working together to reclaim their family, and he says, it feels right. Unfortunately, even if they find his grandfather, they still have to convince him to come back to Port Charles. Maybe his uncle can help with that. She asks what they do in the meantime, and he says he promised her a fine dining experience. What if afterwards, they go to that jazz bar they saw around the block? She says, sounds good. She can stay up all night if she wants to; she’s on vacation. He says, wouldn’t it be great if they ran into Marshall playing in a club? when Marshall walks in.

Brook says, if Chase wants to help her, find an ice pack. He says, whatever she needs, and she says she’s not helpless. He says, helpless is not the word that springs to mind when he thinks about her, but she’s not alone either. She says, he’s right about the contract. She has to call her lawyers; have them go over the wording. She’s got to find a way out of this. Her music is her heart, and she can’t let Linc have those songs. She won’t let Linc get the best of her again. She lets go of Chase’s hand.

Sonny says, this is great. How much does he owe Brando? Brando asks if he’s kidding. Absolutely nothing. It’s time for him to do something for Sonny for a change. Sonny says, Brando doesn’t owe him anything, and Brando says, the talk they had the other day about how he could help Sasha? That’s payment. Sonny asks, how’s she doing? and Brando says, he’s still worried, but thanks to Sonny, he believes he can be there for her, and do what’s right. He just needed that confidence boost, and Sonny gave him that. He feels sorry for Michael. He hopes Michael realizes how lucky he is to have a father like Sonny. They see a car pulling up, and Sasha comes into the garage with Gladys. Sasha asks if Brando got it running, and hugs him. Brando says, he and Sonny got it running. What is she doing here? Gladys says, Sasha has something to tell him. He says, what is it? and Sasha says, Gladys is moving in with them.

Tomorrow, TJ wonders if they came all this way for nothing; Epiphany thinks it’s time to give it another shot; Carly says she’ll never be over what Nina did; and Nina says, she’s sure she and Sonny can think of something.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Two days after the break-in. PK informs Dorit that he met with a detective today, and the DA wants to prosecute the home invaders to fullest extent of the law. PK wants her to know they have the full weight of the LAPD behind them. Dorit says, she thinks it’s important let have investigation, but the kids… PK shuts the door, and says, it’s the maddest thing. There are security guards all around, but the kids don’t even ask what they’re doing; they just carry on. It’s amazing the way they… Dorit says, acclimate? In Dorit’s interview, she says, her father was a paratrooper in the Israeli Army, and taught them that if they stay calm, they can get through anything. Then she tells a story about a bee that isn’t really worth retelling. Dorit replays the guy screaming at her, who else is in the f***ing house? Don’t f***ing lie or I’ll kill you. PK says he’s so proud of how she handled it. She’s so tough; tougher than he is. Dorit says she wants to go out, and laugh and smile. PK says, it was sweet of LisaR to offer to cancel Harry’s party, and we flash back to PK telling her that, in his religion, you never cancel a happy occasion for a sad one. He says, they need to go forward. If they don’t the invaders win.  

LisaR meets Kyle for lunch, and informs her that Halloween Part 4,000,002 is the number one movie in the country. It’s a huge deal. Kyle tells LisaR that the director said she’d be in the next one, and they clink glasses.

Sutton and Crystal go to Lady M Cakes to indulge in a slice of pancake cake, which is actually made with crepes. They clink forks, and Crystal asks if Sutton and Erika are good. Sutton says, they’re best friends, and braid each other’s hair.

Kyle says Erika seems to be doing well, and LisaR says, at least headlines aren’t happening every day. Kyle asks how LisaR and Sutton are doing, and LisaR says she wasn’t amused about Sutton bringing up the charity thing on Watch What Happens Live. We see the clip where Sutton says she got LisaR and Harry’s tickets to some Elton John charity event, and never got a thank you.  

Sutton tells Crystal that she thinks it was a miscommunication, and LisaR didn’t know. She doesn’t want any ill will, and it got turned into a landslide.

LisaR tells Kyle that she and Harry have been going as a guest of Elton’s for years. Whatever Sutton is doing, she has to stop. In LisaR’s interview, she says, Sutton talks about reputation and character, but she made Harry look bad. It’s one thing to involve her, but involving her husband? Sutton f***ed with the wrong one. Kyle says she’s bringing popcorn to Harry’s party, and LisaR says, Sutton should have kept her f***ing mouth shut.  

Everyone gets ready for Harry’s birthday dinner, and Harry asks if this is a happy one. LisaR tells him, he’s alive, isn’t he? We find out new Wife Diana is coming. She was married to a banker PK knows, and had a baby a year ago at age 47. Mazel tov! LisaR and Harry go to the venue early to do place settings. LisaR wants Sutton at end, because she’s just that childish. In LisaR’s interview, she says, tonight is Harry’s birthday, and she doesn’t want Sutton bringing up the charity thing. It’s about Harry tonight. In the limo, PK says how proud he is of Dorit. He’s surprised she’s ready to go out. She says, all the women being at the house the next morning helped. Kyle and Mauricio are riding with them, and Kyle asks if Sutton texted. Dorit says she did, but they’re not really friends, so she didn’t expect Sutton to race over. Kyle points out an Instagram post Sutton made, and how insensitive it was for her to post something happy. When they talked about what happened, Sutton said she’d been putting out her own fires because some designer of hers was having a problem getting into the country. She said she was sorry she didn’t have a gun to her head. PK wishes Kyle hadn’t told him that. Me too. I always forget how much I can’t stand these women until one of them opens their mouth.

Harry tells Erika, now that Tom is out of the picture, he’s the oldest in the group. Erika says, he’s also the wisest. They find out the entrée is spaghetti Bolognese (one of Harry’s specialties), and Garcelle says she’s afraid of spaghetti sauce now. In Sutton’s interview, she says she wants to apologize on the spot, but she’ll see where things lead. It’s a big birthday for Harry, and she doesn’t want to cause problems. She tells Garcelle that she feels small-breasted in this crowd, and wonders who to stand near.

Diana comes in, and Crystal tells Garcelle that she’s a firecracker. Garcelle asks what she needs to know, and Crystal says, she’s with her fiancé Asher. In LisaR’s interview, she says she’s never met anyone like Diana Jenkins. She can’t put her finger on the accent. Is it Zsa Zsa Gabor? Marlena Deitrick? Greta Garbo? Diana’s accent is part of her mystique. I think she sounds like Sophie on Two Broke Girls. In Crystal’s interview, she says, Diana was always the It Girl in Europe, and hangs out with the Hollywood glitterati. She lives a very wealthy life. Diana had said what was cute about Crystal was that she was relatable, and Diana isn’t. That’s Diana. Diana is introduced to everyone, and in Sutton’s interview, she says, Asher is quite dashing. He should be called Dasher. PK tells his table companions that the burglars were amateurs. They weren’t the Pink Panther; it was a smash and grab, mostly purses and watches. Diana says she was with Kim Kardashian in Paris, and left the day before Kim was robbed. She slept with a chair propped against the door, and Kim asked if it was a war thing, but she said, no; it’s a rich people thing. Kyle says Diana is wearing a lot of Cartier, and  Diana lets Kyle try on her Panthère de Cartier rings, which are insanely expensive. Diana says, it’s nouveau riche; when you go from poor to rich, you pile it on. In Erika’s interview, she says, Diana looks like Liberace. LisaR gets up, and says, she’s grateful Harry chose her. She wants to toast him and celebrate him. He’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. Really? She couldn’t do better than that for his 70th? In her interview, she says, it’s surreal they’ve been together nearly 30 years.

After dinner, the guys sit at another table, drinking and talking. Someone asks what Asher does, and he says, he’s putting out an album. He did Broadway when he was growing up. At the other table, Dorit says, she’s blessed and grateful to be here. She wants to take every opportunity to celebrate. Sutton says, speaking of thankful. She and LisaR had a thing, and she was over-spoken. I gotta say, I’ve never heard anyone use that term before. Sutton says she didn’t mean to hurt LisaR or Harry. She spoke of something in public, when she normally doesn’t, and it was her mistake. LisaR says she appreciates Sutton saying she’s sorry, but Sutton didn’t buy a table at the event. She wants to be clear about that. Sutton canceled at the last minute, and she and Harry had to scramble to get tickets. Sutton asks, who told her that? and LisaR says, Harry’s publicist. Sutton says, they’re lying, and LisaR says, they gave their tickets away because they were at Sutton’s table. She received and email saying Sutton had canceled, and the tickets were sold out. However, if they gave a half-hour interview to IMDb, they could sit at their table. It was embarrassing to the charity. In Sutton’s interview, she says, she’s a very philanthropic person, and that’s not what happened. Garcelle says, Sutton must have a receipt for the table, and LisaR asks if she brought them. Sutton takes the receipt out of her purse, and Diana says, this is classless. LisaR says, don’t do it, but Garcelle says, LisaR is the one who brought it up. Diana tells them to find a different subject, and in Kyle’s interview, she says, LisaR has her own receipt, and does an imitation of Diana saying, put it away, it’s tacky, and LisaR agreeing, and throwing it over her shoulder. I literally lol, which I rarely do while watching these unappreciative ingrates. Again, LisaR says, it’s embarrassing to the charity. Sutton should know better. Sutton says she knows slander, and she didn’t cancel the table. LisaR asks if Sutton is going to sue her, and insists Sutton canceled at the last minute. Garcelle tells Sutton, show it, and in her interview, Sutton reads from the receipt that Harry and LisaR’s tickets were processed, and shows us that it was $11,500. Crystal says, Diana underwrites the event, and in her interview, Kyle says she sees why LisaR invited Diana; she’s both a friend and a character witness. In Diana’s interview, she says she’s been the main sponsor for a long time. Elton and husband David are good friends of hers. Here’s where I’m not sure if I missed something, since it turns out Sutton and LisaR were both there, and sitting at the same table. WTF? In her interview, LisaR says, Sutton thinks too much about herself. She thinks she can one-up LisaR at Harry’s birthday party with her receipt, and their good friend was just held up at gunpoint. If Sutton is worried about a receipt, something is off with her empathy meter.  

At the dude’s table, they discuss the custom of shaking hands, while Kyle says, Sutton and LisaR both had good intensions, and upset each other, but at the end of the day, they supported the charity. She thinks it was a miscommunication. LisaR says, Sutton did apologize, and Sutton says, LisaR knows what it’s like to step in it and she did. Erika asks if she gets an apology, and Sutton says, no. She doesn’t like Erika. Erika says, the feeling is mutual. Sutton can go f*** herself. Sutton says, no, you, shut up, and Erika says, no, you. It’s a tough call, but this might have been the stupidest exchange ever on this show.  

In Garcelle’s interview, she says, it’s obvious Erika isn’t over her beef with Sutton, and we flash back to the Reunion. She says, it’s petty, and it’s too much. Sutton says she’s out, and Garcelle says, her too. She wonders how they can get past it. Some of them are being nasty just to be nasty. LisaR says she can move on, and accepts Sutton’s apology. She’d like to move on, and not make a big deal out of it. Sutton says she adores LisaR, and wouldn’t want to hurt her, but Garcelle thinks that’s going a bit too far. She doesn’t think Sutton adores LisaR, but Sutton insists she does. In Sutton’s interview, she says she likes LisaR and wants her to act right, and she didn’t act right. She and Garcelle sit back down, and Garcelle says, Erika is enjoying herself too much. In Kyle’s interview, she says, it’s the phoniest reconcile she’s ever seen, and Sutton and LisaR hug it out.

We see Diana at home with her son, baby, Asher, and teeny weeny adorable pup Pearl, who’s either a small Pomeranian or a long-haired chihuahua. In Diana’s interview, she says she lives a big life. She travels a lot, and it gets complicated because she wants to take everybody with her. She has a set of houses she moves around in; five/six houses. Not to sound pretentious, but she grew up poor Sarajevo, a communist country. She grew up a tomboy; she was tough and got in fights. Asher says, the baby has Bosnian DNA, and Diana says, when she was young, a gang leader was picking on her brother, and she kicked the sh*t out of him. She thought he might kill her, but she got a reputation, and nobody messed with her. In her interview, she says, when she was 19, war broke out, and her dad was determined to get her out. She left her family behind, and when she got to London, she had no money or passport. She did anything to get anything, and for ten years, it was excruciating; just survival. She met her ex in London. He was one of the top investment bankers in the world, and she went from extreme poverty to extreme wealth. She felt rich with her first $1000, and rich with her first $10K, but realized she hadn’t scratched the surface. Why did she get divorced? Why does anyone get divorced? She wasn’t happy, and wanted to be on her own with her own identity. They had two children; a son who’s 22 and just graduated (I assume college), and a daughter who’s 19, and in England studying horseback riding. She’s hoping to enter the Olympics. Diana was single for five minutes, then met Asher at a Victoria’s Secret party. They kept having fun, and here they are. There’s a 15 year age difference, and she tells us, he’s 33; do the math. He looks older with a beard, but she loathes the beard.

Sutton and Kyle check out Sutton’s store, and Kyle asks what Sutton is planning for her event. Sutton says, her designer Alexis Mabille  was finally allowed to come in from Europe. She’s doing a play on An American in Paris, and calling it, A Parisian in LA. She tells Kyle that she’s a real Francophile, then has to explain that it’s someone who loves France. Kyle asks if everything is okay with Sutton, and Sutton says she’s fine. Kyle says, there’s something that’s been bothering her. When they met at Kyle’s old house after what happened to Dorit, Dorit had a gun held to her head, and Sutton said she’d been putting out her own fires. Sutton says, sorry, she’d had a busy morning, and Kyle says, her reaction was very strange. She said she was sorry she didn’t have a gun held to her head when Dorit’s life had been threatened. Sutton wonders why Kyle would think it was weird. She was working; maybe her brain was there. She doesn’t even remember. Kyle wonders if this is a new Sutton, or a side of Sutton she didn’t know. Sutton seems a little off. In Kyle’s interview, she says she doesn’t know what planet Sutton is on, but she doesn’t think it’s this one. Sutton says, nothing is up, and Kyle says, it seemed like she didn’t give a sh*t. Sutton says, that’s not true. She doesn’t deal well with… Kyle says, emotions? and Sutton says, guns and burglaries. Kyle says, nobody does (now who’s being insensitive?), and Sutton says, her house was broken into when she was 14, and her father shot himself. Is that what Kyle wants? Kyle says, it’s not about Sutton, and now Sutton is doubling down and it’s freaking her out. In her interview, Kyle says, part of her wants to say she knows Sutton isn’t like this, and knows she can be better. The other part says, if someone shows you who they are, believe them. Kyle asks how Sutton can be so insensitive. Is she just wrapped up in her own world or does she not care? Sutton says she’s not seeing it.

Next time, La Quinta, Versace, Crystal is triggered, and Dorit asks if someone is out of their f***ing mind.

❗️ I’m guessing this isn’t popular opinion, but I like Sutton. Granted, she can be self-centered, but I think in this case there are deeper issues. I believe she does not want to think about what happened to Dorit because it’s triggering for her. I have no clue what happened when she was 14, but yeah, her father killed himself with a gun, and we know she has difficulties regarding his suicide. I think she’s put up one big wall here. Surprising/Not surprising is Kyle not grasping this, since she has anxiety issues of her own, but she’s also stupid AF.

🐝 Buzzing Off…

Tomorrow’s forecast is for soap and tea, so stop by for a little. Until then, stay safe, stay always thirsting for knowledge, and stay cheering on your family members. It’s important.

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May 2, 2022 – Willow Begs Harmony To Come Back, Horrible House Replaces Yacht, a Fight, a Return, Father’s Son, Daddy Andy, Gala Fashion & Right

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

At The Savoy, Frank says, it’s almost time, and Sonny says, Frank knows what to do when he gets here. Sonny looks around, and Nina says, looking for someone?

N’neka asks if Austin and Maxie would like anything else, but Maxie says, they’re okay. N’neka leaves the check, and tells them to enjoy the rest of their night. Austin says, they don’t have to be in a rush, and Maxie says, she wishes, but she needs to relieve her mom and Mac of babysitting duty. He asks if she wants to make a plan for tomorrow night, and she says she’s counting on it. They both reach for the check, and Maxie says she was going to treat him, but he says, his treat. She says, she did order that fancy top-shelf drink, and he says he’s a doctor, remember? He can afford to buy her a drink.

On the phone with her boys, Elizabeth says she misses them too, and wishes she could be with them. Things are just difficult right now, but remember, it’s only temporary until they figure out what’s going on at home. There’s a knock at the door, and she says, it’s room service. She loves them, and will talk to them soon. She opens the door to Finn, who hands her a bouquet of flowers.

At the hospital, Michael sees Britt, and says Willow has been waiting for an update on Harmony, but Britt says she’s still in surgery. She’ll make sure Dr. Ashford finds them as soon as she has an update. He says, that’s not good enough.

Sam and Alexis come out of the elevator, and Alexis says, the cafeteria really needs to improve their selection. Sam says, maybe this isn’t a good idea right now. Maybe they should go home. Alexis needs to rest. Alexis says she needs to check on Harmony, and Sam says, Harmony tried to kill her. Alexis says, she and Harmony have unfinished business, and she intends to finish it.

Willow says, her mother being out in the road makes no sense, and asks if Carly knows what happened. Carly says, Gladys told her Sasha’s the one who hit Harmony, and Willow tells her, Sasha said her mom came out of nowhere and ran in front of her car, but why? Why was she there in the first place? That area is so remote. Carly said, she and Alexis were with her mom before the accident at Razzmatazz Point. Carly says, they were, and she and Willow sit. Carly says, this is going to be hard to hear, and even harder to understand. Willow is going to have to prepare herself. Willow asks, what happened? Why was her mother even there?  

Felicia holds Bailey, and asks if she’s having trouble sleeping. Mac tells Bailey that he has news for her; sleep doesn’t come any easier when you get older. Felicia tells her, don’t listen to grumpy grandpa. Georgie and James are sleeping just fine. He says, for now, and Felicia fusses over Bailey. She asks if Mac remembers Maxie and Georgie. Does he remember those days? He says, like it was yesterday, and she says, those were wonderful days, weren’t they? He says he wishes he could go back in time and relive those days, and she says, her too. If only that was possible.

Maxie says she’s sorry if she offended Austin, but he says he’s sorry. He thinks maybe the wrong words just came out of his mouth. She bought dinner, so he thought he could pick up the nightcap. Balance is important in a relationship. Spinelli comes in, and goes up to a woman, saying, greetings and felicitations, fair lady. Might he trouble her for a moment of her time? She walks away, and Austin says, ooh. Maxie says, poor Spinelli. He’s trying to reenter the dating pool. Austin says, he just dove in head first, and she says, he and Ellie were such a good match. Now it looks like maybe he’s trying to hard. Austin asks, what’s he wearing? (a suit) and she says, Spinelli has such a unique sense of style, and now it’s like he’s trying to be somebody he’s not. Austin says he could talk to Spinelli, and Maxie says, that’s so sweet. She knows Spinelli is missing Jason. She calls Spinelli over, and he says, it’s a delight to see her as always. Dr. Gatlin-Holt. Austin tells Spinelli to call him Austin, and says, it’s good to see him. Maxie says, this is the second night she’s seen him here. Austin asks if he likes The Savoy, and Spinelli says, it’s the perfect aesthetic for his needs. Maxie says, there’s other places he can meet people, and Austin says, it doesn’t have to be a bar or restaurant. It can be a group with common interests; people who share similar interests. Spinelli says he knows what common interests are, and says he appreciates their counsel, but assures them it’s unnecessary. He’s managing perfectly fine. Maxie says he doesn’t have to lie. They saw that woman turn him down.

Nina says, fancy meeting Sonny here. What brings him to The Savoy, business or pleasure? He says, actually, he’s just taking in the sights, and they’re incredibly beautiful. He nods to Frank, who goes off with another guy, and he tells Nina that she looks beautiful. She thanks him, and says she’s meeting Britt and Obrecht there for a girls night out. He asks where her cowboy boots are, and she says she thinks they only work in Nixon Falls, although they’re a lot more comfortable than the heels she’s wearing. He says, things were a lot more comfortable in Nixon Falls, right? Especially after they exposed Elijah Crowe. She says, it sounds like he misses the place, and he says, sometimes he thinks about what it would be like to go back there, especially after a hard day. She says, a hard day like today?

Michael tells Britt that he’s sorry. Willow is a wreck. He saw his mom briefly in the ER, but couldn’t say anything to her. Then he had to explain to his son why he and Willow won’t be there to tuck him in tonight. Wiley keeps asking why, but he can’t tell him why. He can’t explain what’s going on with Wiley’s grandmothers. She says, and helplessness isn’t a trait he’s comfortable with, and he says, still, he shouldn’t have lashed out like that. She says, it’s a lot of pressure waiting for answers, and another doctor comes out. He says, he and Dr. Ashford need to consult with her, and Britt excuses herself.

Sam wonders if Harmony is seeking some sort of absolution, but Alexis says, if she is, Harmony’s not getting it from her. She won’t let Harmony deflect either. She wants Harmony to understand the full extent of her destruction. Sam wonders if Alexis wants closure, but Alexis says, it’s something she’ll never get if Harmony doesn’t survive.

Britt tells Michael that they have to find Willow now, and he says, she’s in the chapel. They dash to the elevator, and Alexis asks if there’s an update on Harmony. Is she out of surgery? Britt says, Miss Miller’s family will be notified first, and let her know. She and Michael get in the elevator, and Sam goes over to the other doctor. She says she’s Harmony’s niece and this – indicating Alexis – is her sister. Is she out of surgery? He says, she is, and Sam says, thank goodness. Would he happen to know what room she’s in?

Carly says, Harmony attacked her and Alexis, and Willow asks if Carly is okay. Carly says, she and Alexis are both fine, and Willow asks why Harmony attacked her. Carly says, she was in Alexis’s house. Harmony was there, they got into a fight, and Harmony stuck her with a syringe. Willow says, her mother drugged Carly? What were they fighting about? Carly says she discovered a secret Harmony wanted to keep, and Willow asks, what would be so bad that her mom would attack Carly? Carly says she knows Willow has a lot of questions, starting with how Harmony ended up at Razzle Dazzle Point. She drove Carly there in her SUV, but Carly doesn’t know what happened since she was unconscious. When she woke up, she heard Harmony and Alexis arguing, and when she climbed out of the truck, Harmony was about to attack Alexis. Willow says she doesn’t understand, and Carly says she was able to stop Harmony, but when Harmony heard Alexis call 9-1-1, she took off for the woods. She must have found the road, and that’s where she jumped in front of Sasha’s car. Willow asks why her mom attacked Carly in the first place. What secret was she trying to keep? Whatever it is, she promises she can handle it. Britt walks in with Michael, and Michael says, there’s an update on Willow’s mom. Carly says, this can wait; she’ll give them some privacy. Carly leaves, and Willow asks, how is she? Britt says, Harmony made it through surgery. She did, however, suffer several substantial injuries. She’s been admitted to the ICU. Willow asks, what’s wrong with her? and Britt says, internal bleeding, as well as damage to several organs. The surgical team did all they could, but Willow’s mom became hypertensive, and they had to stop operating. For now, they’ll continue to stabilize her, while evaluating the extent of her injuries. Michael asks if she’ll need more surgery, and Britt says, that’s to be determined. Willow asks if she can see Harmony, and Britt says, she’s unconscious, but she’s allowed to have visitors. Willow thanks her, and Britt leaves. Willow says, all this time in nursing school, and her mind is blank. What does this mean? He says, it’s still touch-and-go, and she says, so now it’s up to her mom to survive, and he holds her.

Sam and Alexis look in on Harmony, and Alexis says, this seems wrong. What if Harmony’s not even awake? Sam says, then they stay until she opens her eyes. This could be Alexis’s last chance to get closure. It’s up to her. Does she want it or not?

Spinelli sips a drink, and Maxie says, it was that woman’s loss, not his. Austin tells him, it happens to everybody; don’t even think about it. Spinelli says, like the Quartermaines don’t think about him trying to wrangle a share of their company? Maxie says, Spinelli… and Spinelli mumbles an apology. Austin says, it’s getting nice out. He was thinking about going out on the lake kayaking. Maybe Spinelli would like to join him. Spinelli says, his schedule is rather full these days, and Maxie says, kayaking sounds like fun. Is he sure he can’t go? Spinelli says, he’s sure he can move some things around, and tells Austin to let him know when he’s going. Maxie says, it’s settled. Now she and Austin have to go. They get up, and Austin says, if Spinelli gets the chance to talk to another woman, don’t overthink it; just be himself. Maxie says, yeah, don’t overthink it, and they head for the exit. Spinelli looks pained.

Nina asks if Sonny wants to talk about his hard day, and he flashes back to his argument with Michael, and saying, if Michael wants his forgiveness, he’ll have to beg. Michael tells him, don’t hold his breath. Sonny tells Nina, it’s nothing he can’t handle, and she says she’s sure he can… Obrecht grabs her arm, and says, she reserved a table. She drags Nina away, and Frank comes back. Sonny asks if everything is good, and Frank says it is. Sonny asks Frank to wait for him outside, and Frank leaves. Spinelli approaches Sonny, and says, he just wanted to pay his respects. Sonny asks what he can do for Spinelli, and Spinelli says, there’s far too many unsavory characters here tonight, and watches as Austin and Maxie go up the stairs to the outside.  

Finn tells Elizabeth that he and Violet spent the afternoon at the nail salon. He actually got a nice lavender high-gloss, but it didn’t go with his shoes. She laughs, and he says, Violet is over the moon. Between her Uncle Chase staying with her and her new manicure, she barely acknowledged his departure. She says, he makes it sound like Chase moved in, and he says, temporarily. Finn took the room next to hers. She says, the whole point of her staying here is so she’d feel safe, and be away from whoever’s stalking her. She doesn’t want to be upending his life. She’ll be fine. He says, she’s always brave for everyone else. She can admit she needs someone too. That’s why he’s here, and because he owes her. She asks, for what? and he says, for a start, when he thought he killed Peter August, and was working himself into the ground to find a cure for Chase. He wasn’t the easiest person to be around through all that. She showed him nothing but kindness, and was supportive. It’s the least he can do to thank her. She says, he doesn’t owe her anything, and he says, one of the best parts of their relationship… Is it okay if he calls it a relationship? She says she’ll allow it, and he says, just this once? They trust each other, and they’re honest with each other, and they’re there for each other. She agrees, and he asks, how is she really? She says she’s totally freaked out. She just wants to go home with her boys like this nightmare never happened. He says he thinks he might be able to help with the last part.

Willow wonders how this happened. How did her mom end up like this? Michael says, things seem grim right now, but she can’t lose faith. Her mom is tough; she’ll make it through this. Willow says she thought so too, but after what Carly just told her… He asks what his mom told her, and she says, she’s sorry. She knows she should tell him, but she can’t think about it right now. He tells her, that’s okay; he’ll get the story from his mom. All Willow has to do is focus on how much her mother loves her, and will do everything in her power to stay with Willow. She says she prays he’s right, and lights the one conveniently unlit candle. She says she’s ready to see her mother.

Spinelli asks if he can purchase a cocktail for Sonny, or whatever he prefers beverage-wise. He takes out his credit card, and Sonny says, platinum, huh? What did he do, win the lottery? Spinelli says, he’s working on a new business venture, and Sonny says, what’s that? Spinelli says, it’s still in the planning stages, but when he’s ready to launch, Sonny will be the first to know. Sonny says, it sounds like Spinelli’s got a lot going on in his life; a new business venture, maybe a new woman.

Nina asks Obrecht, what the hell was that? She completely ignored Sonny. Obrecht says, the man threatened mein Scott, and Nina says, Scotty provoked him. Obrecht says, so Scotty was asking for it? but Nina says, Obrecht knows about Scotty and Sonny’s history, and their tempers. Sonny won’t hurt Scotty again as long as Obrecht’s boyfriend doesn’t go around looking for trouble. Obrecht says she doesn’t care who seeks out whom. If something happens to Scotty, Sonny is going to feel her wrath. Nina says, Obrecht is going to take on Sonny? That’s a good one. Obrecht says, a gunfight will be a pleasant memory compared to her vengeance, and Nina says, let it go. Britt approaches, and Obrecht says she can’t believe Nina would side with that man against her own family. Nina says she’s not siding with anyone; don’t force her to. Britt asks if the two of them are actually fighting over guys.  

Felicia asks Mac, if there was a way to relive those days, what does he think it would look like? He says he’s not following, and she says, he never had a child of his own. He says, it never mattered to him that Georgie, Maxie, and Robin weren’t his own biological children. He loved and raised them as if they were. She says, he was a father to them in every way that counted. She was, and still is, grateful for that, but surely he would have wished for a child of his own; one they raised together. He says, that would have been nice and don’t call me Shirley, and she asks if he still feels that way. He asks what they’re talking about.

Alexis goes into Harmony’s room, where she’s hooked up to a bunch of machines, and says, this is ridiculous. How is she supposed to talk to Harmony when she’s like this? She wants to tell Harmony how absolutely furious she is with her; furious doesn’t even begin to cover it. She never asked for Harmony’s friendship, but Harmony came along when she needed it most, and she valued their friendship. She stood up for Harmony when everyone told Alexis to dump her. She sits next to the bed, and says, now she learns Harmony’s friendship was just a way to clear her conscience about killing Neil. She thought she glimpsed a good person in Harmony. Was any of it even real? Maybe if Harmony could have had a different life; she could have had a relationship with Willow based on honesty. Willow says, Alexis? and Alexis turns around to see Willow and Michael at the door.

Spinelli asks Sonny, who, pray tell, is this new woman? and Sonny says, maybe not new, but rediscovered. He saw the way Spinelli looked at Maxie when she walked out with her boyfriend. Spinelli says, he’ll always love Maxie – she’s the mother of his child – but not romantically. He just wishes for her happiness, and a better man than that would-be Quartermaine. Sonny says, man to man, if there’s a woman Spinelli cares about, that he’s after, whether it’s Maxie or not, he has to follow his heart and tell them he cares, what they mean to him, before it’s too late. Spinelli thanks Sonny for his for hard won wisdom, which of course (🍷) he knows Sonny goes by.

Britt says, it’s just a punch in the gut, how close Willow is to losing her mother. Especially since it hasn’t been that long since she and Obrecht reconnected. Then she almost killed Obrecht with a speargun. Obrecht says, but Britt didn’t. Here she is, safe and sound. Britt says she knows she’s supposed to keep a professional distance, but she’s reminded none of them have as much time as they think. Nina says she regrets the missed opportunity to be close to her daughter; they’re very lucky. Life is really short, and she’s not going to waste time being mad at the people she loves. Obrecht says, neither will she.

Felicia asks if Mac has ever seen such an angel, and he says he’s looking at one. She kisses him, and says, about reliving the past… and he says, is that what they were talking about? She says, weren’t they? Maxie and Austin come in, and Felicia asks how they’re doing. Maxie says, other than tripping at the MetroCourt – she shows them a sprained finger – they had a great time. They went to a wine tasting. Mac says, other than the finger, sounds like fun, and Austin says, it was pretty good. Maxie says, the way he downed that foie gras, she thinks it was more than pretty good. Austin says, in his life so far, his tastes have run to the can of beans and hot dog over an open fire kind of thing. It turns out goose liver is delicious. Mac says, Maxie has always had expensive taste, and Felicia says, there’s nothing wrong with wanting the finer things in life. Mac tells them, all he’s saying is, it’s a good thing Maxie’s company went public, so now she can pay for the finer things. Maxie says, it’s better than when she ran up his credit card in high school, and Mac says, laugh now. Wait until it’s her turn. It may seem like years from now, but blink, and her own kids are going to be running up their own extracurricular shopping. She says she’ll be thinking of him when that day comes, so be kind.

Elizabeth says, so now that the dinner portion of their evening is over, how is Finn going to make her forget she’s being stalked by a dangerous weirdo? He says, funny she should ask, holding up a deck of cards. She says, they’re playing cards? and he says, not just any cards; this is slapjack. She’s never played slapjack? She says, no, and he says, they each get a pile of cards, and take turns flipping them over. If one of them gets a Jack, they slap. Whoever slaps it first, gets the take. Any questions? She says, no questions, doctor, and he says, ladies first. Her first card is a Jack, and she slaps it first. He says, you’re kidding me, and she asks, who taught him how to play? Violet? He says, his daughter loves a semi-violent card game. His turn. They play, and she asks how he knew this was exactly what she needed. People in her house, hearing voices… He says, what voices? Did someone try to contact her?

Alexis tells Willow, she’s so sorry about Harmony, and jets. Michael asks if Willow wants some privacy, and she asks if he minds. He says, he’ll be outside the room if she needs him. Willow says, oh mom, what have you done?

In the hallway, Sam asks if Alexis got what she needed, and Alexis says, yes and no. Carly comes in and hugs Michael, who says he’s sorry they keep missing each other. Carly says, he’s been with Willow, which is where he needs to be, and he says, Carly had a tough night too. She says, yes, but Willow is more important. Michael says, she’s in with Harmony now, so Carly can tell him. What were she and Alexis doing in the ER, and what does it have to do with Harmony? Alexis says she just wants to go home, and Sam asks if she’s sure. Alexis says, Carly can handle things from here, and Carly thanks her for everything she did tonight. Alexis says, back at her, and leaves with Sam. Michael says, care to explain? and Carly says, Harmony drugged her and tried to kill Alexis. Michael says, why? and she says, Willow.

Willow asks Harmony what she’s supposed to think? She knew Harmony was capable of doing harm, of doing wrong, but she thought Harmony was misguided. She never thought Harmony was a murderer. There’s got to be more to the story. Her rehabilitation wasn’t an act… unless it was, and Willow didn’t want to see it. Because despite everything Harmony has done to her, and others, Harmony is still her mom. She’s never stopped loving her, even when it hurt. She puts her hand on Harmony’s, and says, so please wake up. She still loves Harmony. Isn’t that worth living for?

Nina says she’s going to the ladies room, and Britt says she’ll order Nina another drink. Nina says, she’ll just take a Ride Share home, and leaves. Britt says she’s glad Obrecht and Nina kissed and made up, and Obrecht says, Nina is as good to her as Britt is. She wishes them both happy and full lives. She knows Britt’s diagnosis weighs on her – how could it not? – but she still has much to look forward to. Britt says she’s trying. It’s just been a rough couple of days. Obrecht says, aside from this woman having a terrible accident, what else happened? Britt says, for one thing, she was stood up by the stupid date that the stupid matchmaking service set her up with, and Obrecht says, that schwein. How dare he reject her beautiful and intelligent daughter? Britt says, it was the guy with the cat, and Obrecht says she told Britt not to date the cat man. If she wants an attentive person, find someone with a ferret. Britt laughs, and says, okay. Here’s the thing. Why waste time she doesn’t have on a man? Obrecht says, is it that Britt doesn’t want any man, or she just wants the one she lost? Britt says, she didn’t lose him, but Obrecht says, she did. Jason should have chosen her. If he had, all their lives would be different. What is indisputable is that he saved Britt’s life, and helped Britt save hers. Britt is different; stronger, yet more vulnerable. It’s unfair that what was left between them went unfinished, and Britt has every right to grieve, but the greater waste would be to deny herself happiness in the present, longing for a man who’s dead, and a love that is gone. Britt says, Jason made a strong impression, and Obrecht says, that’s why she should broaden her horizons. Instead of a dangerous man who will rescue her in a hail of gunfire, find someone who will get her out of the hospital to do fun things. A shoulder to cry on, someone to share a laugh with. If Britt won’t do it for herself, do it for her. Britt says, Obrecht is sure playing hardball, and Obrecht says, doesn’t she always? Britt says, okay. She’ll carry on with her manhunting. Obrecht says, good. She has to go. Scotty awaits, and has promised an eventful night. Britt tells her, go; get out of here. Obrecht says she loves Britt, and to tell Nina auf Wiedersehen.  

Felicia asks if Mac doesn’t just love being a grandparent, and he says, other than being near her, it’s the best feeling in the world. She says, he’s such a charmer. She just loves spending time with those precious little ones, and he says, he’d spend all his  time with them if he could. She says, absolutely. She couldn’t ask for anything more. He says, she could.

Elizabeth tells Finn, no one contacted her; it was nothing. He asks what she meant about hearing voices, and she says, a patient called to remind her about getting him a blanket. He started by saying, don’t forget me. Finn says, like the intruder said to her, and she says, at first, it sounded like a completely different voice, almost otherworldly. But obviously, she misheard him; it was a long day. He asks if she’s sure Lucy didn’t get in her head, and she says, she’s not sleeping, she’s stressed. Between the Ouija and hearing Lucy talk about her beliefs, she doesn’t know what to think anymore, except that she’s completely losing it. He says, no. He can’t imagine anyone handling this as well as she has. These occurrences would have broken a weaker person. He knew shew as strong, but he’s in awe of her. She says she doesn’t feel strong, or awesome, but he says, it doesn’t matter. He’s going to keep telling her that she’s strong. He kisses her, and says, awesome, and kisses her again. He says he thinks she’s perfect, and they kiss some more.

Austin asks if the kids are asleep, and Maxie says, sleeping the sleep of the innocent. Austin says, as they should be. It sounds nice. He should get going. He thanks her for a lovely evening, and says, they should do it again sometime. She tells him, name the day, and he says, tomorrow. She tells him, they did say they’d do something tomorrow. Or did they? There was so much going on between that photographer and Spinelli. She thanks Austin for being so kind to Spinelli. He’s usually standoffish like that, but he’ll like Austin when he gets to know him. She’s worried Spinelli is lonely. He lost Jason and Ellie within a few months, and he’s trying to figure out what’s next for him. Austin says, Maxie, and she says, she really does want to see him tomorrow, but Georgie and James have a lot of activities. She really needs to bake, or go to Eckerd’s and throw herself at their mercy for four dozen cupcakes, which will probably bankrupt them… He says, if she doesn’t want to hang out tomorrow, she can just say so.

Nina asks where Obrecht is, and Britt says, she dumped them for Scotty. She told her to tell Nina, auf Wiedersehen. Nina says, who would guess that out of the three of them, Obrecht has the love interest? and Britt says, never would have thought. She has a busy day, so she’s going to call it a night. What about Nina? Nina says, she’s going to be sulking at Britt calling it a night. She’s going to finish her wine, and no matter how short their visit is, it’s always nice to see Britt. Britt says, back at her. Britt passes Spinelli’s table, and says, his drink is certainly colorful. He says, he was hoping it would lift his mood. Speaking of… She says, how is she doing since her date stood her up? She’s feeling wonderful, confident, no self-pity at all. He says, research shows, the majority of people who sign up have a good experience with matchmaking services, and she says, so she’s in the minority? He tells her, he saying she should keep on trying. Her Mr. Right is out there, and waiting for him is definitely worth the effort. Just don’t give up. She says he sounds like her mother, and he says, heavens forbid. She thanks him, saying, she needed it, and he asks if that means she’ll take his advice and give matchmaking a try again. She says she did it to pacify her mother; don’t push his luck. Enjoy his drink.

Sonny asks Nina, is this seat taken? Finishing the cliché, she says, it is now.

Michael says, so Carly saved Alexis’s life, and Carly says, Alexis saved hers too. She doesn’t know what would have happened if Alexis hadn’t shown up. She thinks Harmony was going to stage some sort of accident, so it looked like she drove off Rhoda Morgenstern Point. Michael asks what she was trying to cover up, and she says, a secret about Willow, but before he asks, she needs to tell Willow first. She’s just debating whether to tell Willow tonight; she’s got a helluva lot going on right now. Michael says, Carly doesn’t have to protect Willow. She’s strong and she deserves to know the secret her mother was willing to kill for. They look through the window at Willow and Harmony.

Willow says, if Harmony doesn’t come back, there are so many things they didn’t get to say. They have a lifetime of things left to say. Please give them that chance. Willow is begging her. Willow cries and Harmony opens her eyes.   

Tomorrow, Lucy says, it’s about to get hotter; Austin wonders if Maxie is looking for an excuse to push him away; Valentin says, he’ll do what has to be done; Willow asks Carly to just tell her; and Elizabeth yells for Finn.  

🏖 There was no Below Deck tonight due to an onslaught of Summer House episodes, which ended the season. Thank you, God. I’ve been watching this show peripherally on the embarrassment level of paying to see an archaic freak show. Maybe I just can’t believe it’s real. Actually, what I think I can’t believe is real is that these immature jerks display their behavior for the world to see. I don’t mind if the VP of my bank goes wild on the weekends in the Hamptons, behaving like they never left high school, but I don’t want to see it. I’m pretty sure my trust factor would plummet. Unfair? Maybe, but I’m being honest.

And please, I’m the last one to say guys can’t show emotion or everyone can’t let their freak flag fly, but between Kyle and Andrea, you could have floated an ark on the tears. Don’t get me started on the whining. I’m guessing Paige latched onto Craig so she can jump ship to Southern Charm. Hopefully, it doesn’t go horribly wrong and Craig gets absorbed into the Hamptons house. As for bedroom roulette, I lost track of who was hooking up with who. Or is it whom?

At least Andrea is single, and not inflicting his emotional wreckage on anyone (yet – another bullet Paige dodged), but Kyle… Amanda doesn’t seem stupid or insane, and her parents seem like they were a decent example of a couple. I just don’t get why she decided to hitch her star to this mess of a wagon. To each his own I suppose. She probably thinks she’s going to fix him. Never. Going. To. Happen.

The surprise highlight of the season was Ciara losing her sh*t at a dinner, when Danielle defended Lindsay for Austen-blocking her. Ciara felt like Lindsay had intentionally disrespected her, and went off Housewives level, throwing wine in Danielle’s face, and everything going everywhere. This is why these people shouldn’t have nice things.

There was a lot of whining, tears, and anger over a pre-nup between Kyle and Amanda, but as far as I know, it never happened. Robert wanted Danielle to move to Charleston, and I wondered if she’d do double Southern Charm duty. Even though he’s never been on the show, it looks like they have a few slots to fill. In the same-old category, Lindsay spent a lot of time getting opinions about her decisions until she found one that agreed with her own. Carl had broken up with McKenzie, and went back to meditation and working out.

To continue keeping tethered to their high school days, the group decided to have a prom. Kudos to the ladies for being able to fit in their old dresses at 50 40 32, but why? I remember my father calling me two years after I moved away from home, saying he found a roll of film (yes, we had no digital camera), and it had my senior prom pictures on it. The point is, I never even realized they were missing. Once I graduated, I wasn’t too interested in reliving the moments. But again, different strokes. While there were traditional prom factors, it was basically a barbecue in the backyard where some people dressed up and some didn’t. Kyle ended up having a baby cry, and in his interview, he said he bottled up his emotions, and it came out at the wrong time. He was right, but his delivery was wrong, and it was the story of his life. Cue the violins. I think Peter Pan is probably closer to the story of his life. Oh, and no surprise, everyone jumped in the pool with their prom clothes on. I did think it was cute that Craig faked Paige out, saying he had to go somewhere else, then showed up in his fancy prom duds.

The season finished with Carl – ordained online several weeks prior – marrying Kyle and Amanda at the house, which was at least a fitting venue. The biggest shocker for me was seeing jewelry designer under Luke’s name. I thought he was a lumberjack or buffalo hunter or something. Didn’t he tap maple trees?

The Reunion is next. I still can’t believe this trash is on TV. Even worse, I can’t believe I keep looking at it. Maybe I expect them to unzip their suits and newly minted high school graduates will come out.

🥊 About That Fight…

This pretty much sums up Ciara’s meltdown. I can tell you one thing, I wouldn’t have cleaned up that mess.

‘Summer House’ Cast Weighs In on Danielle and Ciara’s Wine-Toss Drama, Fight

📰 GH OG Returns…

It’s kind of sad she missed the good part.

Nancy Lee Grahn is Back at GENERAL HOSPITAL!

🎭 Footstep Following…

Sonny’s son is back on GH.

Joshua Benard Returns to GENERAL HOSPITAL This Month!
General Hospital Bringing Back Joshua Benard

👶🏻 Two Times a Daddy…

Congrats to Andy – it’s a girl!

https://people.com/parents/andy-cohen-introduces-son-benjamin-to-newborn-baby-sister-lucy/

👠 From Wow To WTF…

Met Gala fashion

https://pagesix.com/2022/05/02/met-gala-red-carpet-2022-live-updates-of-the-celebrity-outfits/

With a small side of shade.

https://pagesix.com/2022/05/02/tom-ford-brings-the-shade-on-met-gala-2022-red-carpet/

🌅 Healthy, Wealthy and Wise…

Come by tomorrow to recharge your soap knowledge and shudder at the New Jersey Reunion. Until then, stay safe, stay being a risk taker, and stay following your heart. Tell people that you care and what they mean to you, before it’s too late.

Apr16

April 15, 2022 – Nina Has One Comment, Esme’s Daddy, Insane, Kathy’s Defense, Dating, New Boyfriend, Breaking, VanderValley, Dance Move, Max List, Country Time, Nine Of Quotes & Scenes

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Chase is taking a shower, when his phone rings. He gets out to answer it, and says, he knows, he knows. He’s on his way… Hey, he’s doing them a favor. Relax. He’s got this covered.

Outside Kelly’s, Aiden reads an article about Ouija boards on his phone, when Laura comes along. She asks what he’s looking at.

Elizabeth opens the door to Finn, and asks what he’s doing here. He says he was nowhere near her neighborhood, and thought he’d stop by and say hi. She tells him, get in here, and he goes inside. He says, to be honest with him, it didn’t sit well that she talked him into her staying alone here last night. She says, it’s sweet he’s worried, and he says he’s not sweet, but he is worried about her. She says she appreciates he’s concerned, but Jake and Aiden are safe at Laura’s, and nothing happened last night. He says she can’t possibly think that the threat is over, but she says, no. Somebody’s gone to an awful lot of trouble to get her attention, and it’s working. How can she ever feel at peace until they find out who’s behind this?

Sonny tells Frank, once people find out he’s not the owner, Charlie’s isn’t going to be targeted. Carly walks in, and Sonny says, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. The most important thing is, Phyllis wasn’t here when it happened. Everything’s going to be okay, right? Carly says, it seems they agree on that. When was the last time that happened?

Nina goes to Alexis’s office, and Alexis thanks her for coming. Nina says, of course (🍷). It’s not every day that the editor-in-chief of the town’s hottest newspaper asks to speak to you in private. She’s assuming this is all off the record, and Alexis says, yes, as long as it goes in both directions. She invites Nina in, and says, Crimson has done a number of journalistic pieces over the years. Nina says, now she’s definitely intrigued. What’s this all about?

At the MetroCourt, Willow tells Smoltz that Nina completely omitted she’d been with Sonny. Smoltz says, been with him sexually, and Willow says, yeah, and the next time Nina approached her, she confronted Nina. Nina insisted she hadn’t done anything wrong, and she was upset when Willow told her that she couldn’t see Wiley. Michael says, and a few days later, Nina filed for visitation. Smoltz thanks them, and says, that’s all he needs for now. He’ll contact them if he has any follow-up questions. Michael says, it’s important that the first segment is published before the visitation hearing. Willow says, they understand judges are supposed to be impartial, and Michael adds, still, if this story is blowing up on people’s social media, it could get traction in the court of public opinion. Smoltz says, he’s on it, but just to be upfront, he has to reach out to Miss Reeves for her side of the story, so if there’s anything they haven’t told him yet, now would be the time. If there’s dirty laundry, he will find it.

On the phone in one of the private lounges, Harmony says she’s planning on meeting Brendon at 8 pm, but he says, change in plans. He’s leaving Port Charles earlier than anticipated. They need to meet now. She says, fine, and he says, that was easier than he thought. She tells him, what can she say? He has the upper hand, and they both know that. He says, get him the money, and she’ll never have to hear from him again. She says, that’s what she’s hoping for, and looks at the syringe in her bag.

Finn says he should have stayed with Elizabeth, but she says, they’ve already discussed that. He has to prioritize taking care of Violet. Besides if this person is motivated to do these things because they think she’s forgetting about Franco, having him there could make things worse. He says, she can’t keep going like this. When was the last time she had a full night’s sleep? She was probably looking over her shoulder the whole time. She says, Cameron was with her, but he says, Cameron’s in college. He has a girlfriend. He might not be here every night. So if she’s not going to leave, and she’s not going to let him stay with her, he was going to suggest a possible solution to keep her safe. He was thinking… The doorbell rings, and he says, that might be the possible solution right now. Elizabeth opens the door to Chase, who apologizes for being late.

Aiden tells Laura, this is just something stupid his friend sent him, and she asks if she can see. He shows her, and she says, the Ouija board, and laughs. He says, she knows what those are? and she says, when she was his age, they used to have slumber parties and hold a séance, and use a Ouija board to contact the dead. He says, she talked to dead people? but she says, no, not at all. It’s completely pretend. It’s a little game people would play. Clearly, one of her friends was pushing the pointer around the board to trick them into believing it was real, but it’s not. Why is he so interested in the Ouija board? He flashes back to telling Jake, what if it’s Franco? and tells her, it’s just something he saw on TV.

Willow says, their dirty laundry has already been made public, and Michael says, they have nothing to hide, but Nina does. Smoltz says, just to reiterate, they both signed over the exclusive rights to their story to him. They’re not allowed to discuss this with any other outlet; print, radio, TV, online, they’re all off the table. Unless of course (🍷) they want to hire another team of attorneys. Michael says, they understand the terms, and Smoltz says he’ll be in touch. He leaves, and Michael says, they actually pulled the trigger. He asks how Willow feels about this, and she says she doesn’t love it, but she feels like she’s doing what needs to be done. He says he feels the same, and Willow sees Harmony going to the elevator. She wonders what her mom is doing here, and walks over. She asks what brings Harmony to the MetroCourt, and where she’s going in such a hurry.

Alexis wonders if she can ask Nina about the nature of her relationship with Harmony, and Nina says, they don’t really have a relationship. She did recently talk to Harmony about speaking up for her with Willow because she was trying to avoid court proceedings to get visitation rights with Wiley, but that’s it. Alexis and Harmony are friends, right? Alexis says, they forged a friendship in Spring Ridge. Harmony confided in her that Nina used her to get Willow to back down. Nina says she didn’t use Harmony. She had a conversation with her, grandmother to grandmother. Alexis says she doesn’t want to get bogged down in the weeds about that. When Harmony talked to Carly, she said she went to bat for Nina; that she owes Nina something. Does Nina have any idea what Harmony feels she owes her? Nina says she has no idea what Harmony is talking about. She’s not holding anything over Harmony’s head, if that’s what Alexis is implying. She would think Harmony would have some sympathy for her situation because she’s also Wiley’s grandmother. Alexis says, true, but she thinks there’s more to it than that.

Sonny asks Frank to go outside and check on everything, and Frank leaves. Carly says she heard about the robbery last night, and just wanted to come by and make sure everything was okay. Sonny says, good thing Phyllis wasn’t here when it happened, and Carly says, what about Nina? She doesn’t want to get caught off-guard, so is there something she needs to worry about? He asks what she means, and she asks if it’s a sign his enemies are smelling blood in the water.

Elizabeth asks, what’s all this? and Chase says, Finn didn’t tell her? Finn says, Chase’s timing stinks. He was just about to when the doorbell rang. Chase says he knew this was a horrible idea, and starts to leave, but Elizabeth stops him, and says, what was a horrible idea? Finn says, he would have asked, but she’d just refuse, and she says, that is a horrible communication strategy. Chase says, his brother’s communication skills leave a lot to be desired, and Finn says, just as a reminder, he saved Chase’s life, so Chase owes him at least a year’s worth of slack. Chase says, he agreed to six months, so Finn’s coupon has expired. Elizabeth suggests they just let her know what’s going on, and Finn says, Chase is a cop, but he’s on suspension, so he needs to keep busy, and she needs security. So Finn thought Chase could stay here for a few days, just to keep an eye on things. She says, Dante and Jordan are sending patrol cars to check on the house, and no offense, but she doesn’t need a babysitter. Chase says, that’s not why he’d be here. He can try and find out who’s been trying to scare her family for months, and put a stop to it. I have to interject – WTH happened to Chase’s hair??? I think he’s been using Peter’s hairdresser.

Laura says she knows it’s a change in Aiden’s routine, but she promises they’ll have fun. She’s going to give him the run of the kitchen, and he can make Grandpa Kevin any dessert he wants, because he knows his grandpa has a sweet tooth. Lucy comes by, and says, that Doc, he hasn’t changed. Laura hugs her, and congratulates her on Deception’s IPO, and Lucy thanks her. She says she can’t get over it. She knew the company was good, and had high hopes, but she never thought the universe was going to grant her all of this. Laura says she bets Lucy is glad their plans to use the Deception brand as a day spa didn’t work out all those years ago. Lucy says, she appreciates Laura’s good will, but she did offer to set some stock aside for her, since Laura was a former partner in the early 2000s. Laura says she appreciates Lucy’s offer, but as mayor, she thinks it’s best she doesn’t have a vested interest in any of the local businesses, even one as successful as Lucy’s. Lucy says, it’s so crazy. She’s getting all these congratulatory bouquets from all the men in her life; Mac and Scotty and Martin… Not that Martin. She doesn’t talk to Martin. She talks too much, but she doesn’t talk to him right now. Laura says she knows Lucy is still dating her brother.

Carly says, what Nina did to Sonny is common knowledge. He didn’t retaliate and he didn’t punish her. Just the opposite. He protected her, and now he’s sleeping with her, so maybe it sent a message to the other families that he’s weak. He says, she’s overthinking it, and she asks what he’s talking about. Everyone knows he owns Charlie’s. Who would risk robbing the place? Was it one of the other families? Was it Selena Wu? He says, it’s not the Wu’s. He and Selena have an understanding. As far as the robbery, the Five Families mushroom risotto are down to two, so there’s going to be a lot of wannabes who want to make a name for themselves. She says, now that Jason’s gone… and he says, let him make her feel a little better about it. Brick is going to be taking over for Jason. She says she doesn’t want to know. She’s no longer his wife; she doesn’t want that responsibility. He asks what she does want, and she says, she wants his word that Donna and Avery are going to be safe; that they’re always going to be protected. He says, she knows he’s always going to protect his kids, and she asks if that’s equally true for his grandson.

Harmony says she guesses she has a couple of minutes, and Willow says she just wanted to give Harmony a heads up. Nina is petitioning for visitation with Wiley. There’s going to be a lot of media attention on their family. Michael joins them, and Willow says, she and Michael have had to make their peace with the press, but their interests may include their families. She’s sorry, but there’s a good chance the things Harmony has done in the past will be dredged up again. Harmony says she sees, and Willow says she just wants Harmony to know that whatever comes out, she doesn’t look at Harmony that way anymore. She made some horrible mistakes, but she was just as much a victim of Shiloh’s as Willow was. He manipulated her, but she found a way to break free, confessed to her crimes, and paid her debt to society. Michael says, that’s what makes her different from Nina, and Willow says, Harmony owned her mistakes and she’s become a better person for it; she’s grown. Harmony says that means more to her than Willow knows. She really has to go, but not before she does this. She hugs Willow, and says she always wants Willow to know that she’s the most important thing to her in this world. She loves Willow. She leaves, and Willow looks concerned.

Nina says she doesn’t know what this is to Alexis, and Alexis says, she just thinks something else is going on. Nina says, if there is, she’s just as much in the dark as Alexis is. She has no relationship with Harmony; no history with her. Except for… Smoltz walks in and says, hello, Chief. Alexis says, don’t ever call her that, and doesn’t he ever knock? He says he’s sorry for bursting in, but he has the feature of her dreams. He sees Nina, and says, talk about good timing. One of the major players in his feature is right here in front of him. He hopes Alexis isn’t poaching his leads again. Alexis asks if this is the feature he wants her to greenlight, and Nina says, what feature? Smoltz says, he was just interviewing Michael Corinthos and Willow Tate upstairs in the restaurant, about how Nina is dragging them to court, and how she’s spent the last year traumatizing their family. Any comments?

Lucy says, Laura knows she and Martin did have that one date, but then Valentin pointed out it could be a conflict of interest. So she and Martin discussed it, and decided not pursue things. Laura says, Martin is her brother; they talk. And actually, he’s very excited to see Lucy again after he comes home from visiting his mother next week. Lucy says, so when Laura talks to Martin, he mentions her? Laura says, yes. She and Martin haven’t been in each other’s lives for very long, but she can see a change in him. He’s lighter when he talks about Lucy, and Laura thinks his life is better with her in it. Lucy says, if she’s being honest, she’s quite fond of Martin. It’s been very hard, running around avoiding Valentin. It’s ridiculous. So she’s kind of been sending out this positive energy to the universe, asking the benevolent spirits if they’d help Valentin see that it’s okay that she and Martin could possibly be a couple. Of course (🍷), she’d never ask Martin to choose between his best friend, slash, most lucrative client ever. Laura says she can’t speak for her brother, but she doesn’t think it would be a hard choice for him. He’d choose Lucy hands down. Lucy thanks her, and says she thinks it’s just lovely to have Laura’s support. Laura says, of course (🍷), and tells Aiden that she’s going inside to get coffee. She asks if Lucy would mind waiting with him, and Lucy says she’d love it. Laura goes inside, and Lucy sits down. Aiden wonders if he can ask Lucy a question, and she tells him, yeah, shoot. What’s on his mind? He asks if she really believes in spirits.

Elizabeth says, she wishes Finn had run it by her first, and Finn says, she’d just turn him down. She says, yeah, because the whole point of her staying here was to show the intruder that their attempts aren’t working. He says, mm-hm, and she says, and this unknown mysterious person doesn’t get to dictate how she lives her life. He says, mm-hm, but that’s what they’re doing. She’s got Jake and Aiden staying at Laura’s. The only way to put an end to this is to expose who’s doing it. Chase says he respects everybody at the PD, but they can’t dedicate the time to this case. Somebody is still managing to sneak into her house undetected. She says, she knows. That’s the scariest part. She’s trying to convince herself this person doesn’t want to do harm to her and her boys; they’re just trying to send her a message – don’t forget me. Finn says he hopes she doesn’t mind he told Chase that her best guess is that it’s someone who doesn’t want her to move on from her husband. Chase says, but the woman who raised Franco has been cleared, as have her sons. He started thinking about other potential suspects, like Franco’s biological mom Heather Webber, but she’s still on D’Archam Island. She hasn’t even had any visitors since 2018. They can cross her off the list. Elizabeth says, whoever this is, they know intimate details of her marriage. It’s got to be someone close to her.

Nina tells Smoltz to get his phone out of her face. She gets up, and asks if Michael paid him to do a smear piece on her, but he says, no, nothing of the kind. This is a human interest story. Doesn’t she want her side of it on the record? Because Michael and Willow gave a very detailed account. These will be the first public statements made before the hearing is held. If he was her, he’d want to even the playing field, so to speak. She says she has something for him. Come close. She yells, go to hell! into his phone, and tells Alexis, great job cleaning up this sloppy tabloid. Nina storms out, and Smoltz says, when you get told go to hell often enough, it becomes meaningless. Alexis asks if Smoltz wants to explain himself, and he says he told her that he’d bring her a great feature, and here it is. Decent, upstanding young couple are being forced to defend their right to deny visitation with their child. He’s writing a legit story about the issues behind this legal battle. He thinks it will be a great read that will get him some real clout; same with The Invader. She says she has no intention of printing this piece, but he says he thinks she’ll change her mind once she reads it, which is the least she can do, since she screwed him over with his revenge porn story.

Harmony waits in a wooded area, and flashes back to Willow saying, Harmony owned her mistakes, and she’s a better person for it. She takes the syringe out of her bag, when Brendon shows up, and she keeps it out of sight. He tells her, what does she say? Is she ready to make all this go away?

Carly says she’s sure Sonny knows Nina’s filed a petition for visitation. Apparently, she’s running around town trying to collect character references. People who will say she’s a terrific person, and she’s deserving of time with Wiley. He says, Nina assured him that she wasn’t going to put him in a compromising position. She doesn’t want him to take her side, and he wasn’t planning to. She asks what that means, and he says, does he believe Nina should be in Wiley’s life? Yes, but if Michael doesn’t want it, he’ll do what he can to support Michael’s position. She says she’s glad he’s picking his family over Nina. She really wishes he’d done that from the beginning. Sonny rubs his head, since he forgot what a headache Carly is.

Willow asks if her mom seemed nervous to Michael, and he says, jittery is the word he’d use. She says she’d hate it if this public exposure is too much for Harmony, and he says, her mom has survived much worse. He’s come to realize that Harmony has Wiley’s best interest at heart. Willow says, unlike Nina, and he says, they didn’t want this. Nina forced their hand. They’ll get through this, and so will her mom. She says, as much as she’s dreading the hearing – it can’t come soon enough – she just wants this to be over. Nina strides over to their table, and asks if Little Miss Sunshine decided to get down and dirty with the rest of them.

Alexis says, for the last time, she didn’t steal Smoltz’s story. Yes, she took the lead, but their story was entirely different than the tabloid fodder he’d written. He says, fine. If she isn’t interested in balancing the scales, at least see what he’s trying to do here. He envisions this as something you’d find in The Atlantic or New York magazine; a five-part feature bringing heavy traffic to The Invader’s website. She says, okay, and he sits down. He says, this isn’t just about a family court matter. It’s about the gaps that exist in our legal system. Nina Reeves effectively kidnapped Sonny Corinthos. She traumatized the whole family, including the child in question, Wiley Corinthos, who was deprived of his grandfather for close to a year. Now she gets to traumatize the whole family all over again by petitioning for grandparent visitation. And get this. Visitation might be granted, because technically what she did wasn’t a crime. This series is going to put a human face on the legal system that doesn’t overlap with justice. Isn’t that the kind of story Alexis has been encouraging since she started? She says, true, and he says, be honest. If she didn’t know the parties involved, wouldn’t she jump at the chance to publish this story?

Brendon asks Harmony, what’s the hold up? Doesn’t she want him out of her life? Let’s get this over with. She puts the syringe back in her bag, and hands him some money, saying, here. He asks, what’s this? and she says, his money. He says, it’s barely a thousand dollars (I guess he counts fast), and she says, it’s all the savings she has. But she’s staying at Alexis’s for free, and doesn’t have the overhead of a motel anymore, so she can pay him in installments. It won’t be today; maybe not for a few months or maybe a year. He asks if he looks like a bank. He knew she didn’t have the money. She was supposed to get it from Alexis. He guesses that settles it then. If she can’t keep her end of the deal, why should he keep his? She says, he’d be foolish to tell anyone what he knows about her, and he asks, how does she figure? She says, right now she’s in his debt. She’s already made the first payment, and will keep finding ways to pay him. Hell, he can lord it over her for the rest of her life, but the minute he tells anyone, that’s over. He’ll have no one else left to pump for money. He asks if that’s really what she thinks, because he sees it differently. What if he was to tell Michael Corinthos that information? If Nina was to find out Willow was her biological daughter, oh boy, would that complicate their visitation case. Michael hates Nina. He bets Michael would be willing to keep him on his payroll indefinitely to keep that information quiet. The guy’s loaded. Maybe he should skip Harmony altogether, and go straight to him. She says, if he’s wrong, Michael’s first call will be to his brother, the police detective, who will have him arrested for blackmail. He says he’s willing to bet Michael would rather pay to keep him quiet. If the truth does come out, it will destroy Harmony’s relationship with her so-called daughter, which is what she deserves for trying to buy him off with pennies on the dollar. Keep her down payment. He throws the money at her, and says, he can do much better. He starts to walk off, but she stops him, and says, he can’t, but he pushes her to the ground. Her stuff falls out of her purse, and he sees the syringe. He says, what the hell?

Elizabeth says, what’s unsettling is, whoever’s doing this knows her, knows her family. It’s like a horror film when the call is coming from inside the house. Chase says, she doesn’t know for sure it’s someone in her life who’s doing this. It could be some random fan of Franco’s artwork. She says, who’s getting in and out of her house without breaking in? That is not exactly comforting. Chase says, in today’s world, there are all kinds of ways to get private information on someone; bank records, social media, ID theft. She says she’s just so angry at herself for taking something to help her sleep. Clearly she knew someone was in the house, which is why she made it part of the dream. If she’d just woken up… Finn says, so she could freak out the perpetrator, and they’d hurt her or the boys? She says, or maybe she’d find answers, and Chase says, that’s why he’s here. There’s another way to find out who’s doing this. He takes a small piece of equipment out of his bag, and says, they catch them on camera.

Lucy tells Aiden, does she believe in spirits is a very cool, adult question. Where’s that coming from? He says, a book report for school, and she says, it’s great for his school to be so open minded. She’s more than happy to share what she knows with a new age enthusiast. He asks what she means, and she says, she believes the universe is a great big complicated, intricate, loving system with many, many realms within it. He says, realms. Like where dead people go? Is that where ghosts come from? She says, some people call them ghosts. You could call them spirits or fates, an energy that keep us on the right path, and keep us from following our worst impulses. Everybody calls it a different thing.  He tells her, but she said she talks to the universe. Does that mean she can contact ghosts? She says, no. She doesn’t do that anymore. She learned her lesson. She doesn’t find herself so brazen to think she can talk to the dead. She leaves that to trusted, trained mediums. All this stuff can be tricky. For every loved one that just wants to fondly say hello, there are some really evil forces out there who are devious and will try to trick you, so it’s best to leave all that. Don’t even get involved. What she does, is put out positive vibes out into the universe and opens up her heart. That’s what she does instead. He says, right, and she says she hopes she didn’t confuse him too much. His grandma is coming back, so tell Laura that she had to go, but she enjoyed their chat. Ta! She leaves, and Aiden goes back to looking at the Ouija board article.

Sonny asks Carly if they have to rehash this again. He wanted to tell her about Nixon Falls. How many times has he said it. She says, then Jason died, then Sasha and Brando’s baby died; she knows. Phyllis comes out from the back, and says she found four empty cans of club soda in her office. How many is he going through a day? She and Carly say, hi, and Carly says, club soda, huh? Sonny says he told her, he cut back on drinking. Not entirely. The medication and the alcohol don’t work well together. She says she knows. She tried telling him for years, but he never listened. So what’s changed? Oh, let her guess.

Nina sits down, and tells Willow to admit she’s having a smear piece written about her. Michael says, it was a joint interview; he and Willow gave it together. Nina says, she’s come to expect dirty tricks from Michael, but now Willow’s joining in? And she’s still trying to act innocent? Willow says, she’s so fed up with Nina’s drama. There is no reasoning with her; no compromise. She wanted to go to court, so that’s where it will be decided. And if Nina has anything else to say to her, she can do it through Willow’s lawyer. Or she could always give her version of events to Smoltz. She’s sure Smoltz would love to talk to Nina. Nina says she’s in the media. She knows what they’re trying to do. They want to get it out in the press to try and influence a judge. Are these the kind of values Willow wants to instill in Wiley? Willow asks what kind of values Nina wants to teach him. How to lie to an entire family, and watch them grieve a dead man she knew was alive and well? Or maybe she could teach him how to break up a marriage, or sneak around people’s backs, like how Nina tried to use Willow’s mom  to work WIllow after she turned Nina down. That’s right. She’s not going to let Nina play the victim anymore. Willow is on to her, and so is her mom.

Brendon grabs the syringe, and asks what Harmony is doing with this needle. She says, it’s not his; give it back. He asks, what’s in it? Is it heroin, like Neil was using? Is she a user too? Did she hook him on this stuff? Oh my God. His family never understood how or why Neil was using heroin. It wasn’t like him at all. He never used drugs, not even when he was experimenting as a kid. But it wasn’t Neil. Neil never shot up. It was her. She killed his brother, didn’t she?

Elizabeth says, security cameras? and Chase says he plans on sleeping during the day, and keeping watch at night, but he can’t be everywhere in the house at once. These are motion sensory cameras, and the second they sense someone walking around, they’ll start recording. He’ll place them at key points in the house. She says, she knows he’s trying to help… and turns to Finn, saying, it seems a little invasive. He says he understands, but it’s only temporary; one, two days tops, until it’s over. Elizabeth says she’s not going to fight with them. She’s willing to sacrifice some privacy if she can get answers. Chase says, if something else happens, they’ll have evidence. No one is getting in this house undetected.

Laura comes out, and asks Aiden, where’s Lucy? He tells her, Lucy said she had to run. Ta. What does ta mean? She says, it’s just another way to say goodbye, and he asks if they can stop by Logan’s on the way home. There’s something he wants to make for Grandpa Kevin, and he needs an emulsion blender. She says she guesses it’s her prerogative to spoil him. Let’s do it. She walks ahead, and he buys a Ouija board online.

Alexis says, Smoltz is right, and he says, what now? She tells him not to make her say it again. It was painful enough the first time. It is an interesting pitch, and if it weren’t for the persons involved, she’d write it. He says, before she has any ideas to write it herself, Michael and Willow gave him the exclusive. She says, fine. He can write it. But only if he uses an even hand, the human element in a non-exploitive way, and he allows Nina to tell her side of the story. Only then will she sign a deal for exclusive rights to it. He says, awesome, and she says, if she finds out he’s been underhanded or messy in any way, she reserves the right to kill it, and she will kill it. Does he understand? He says he does, but trust him, she won’t be disappointed.

Willow says, every time she’s tried being diplomatic with Nina, Nina has punished her for it. She’s done making peace with Nina. Nina says, Michael must be thrilled, and Michael says, Willow was determined to find a compromise, but Nina made that impossible. She chose this every step of the way. Up to and including going to court. Nina says, fine by her. They want a battle, she’ll give them a battle. She leaves, and Michael says, looks like it’s on.

Sonny says, his drinking or not dinking isn’t entirely about Nina, and Carly says, right. He says, okay, and walks in the back. Carly says she’s tempted to drink herself, and Phyllis says, they do make terrific bloody Marys, but she figures she’s the last bartender Carly wants to serve her. They haven’t talked much since Carly found out Phyllis knew the truth about Sonny and Nina, while she was enjoying Carly’s hospitality. Carly says, that’s what Nina does. She puts the people who make the mistake of caring about her in compromising positions. Phyllis says she loves Nina, but can’t argue against any of that. So before Carly finds out in court, she’s going to clear the air. She did vouch for Nina’s character to Willow’s mother. Carly says she didn’t know Phyllis knew Harmony. Why would Phyllis have any sway with her? Phyllis says, back in the day, she and Harmony – or Lorraine as she was called then – used to work in the same building in New York.

Brendon says, it all makes sense. Neil knew the truth about Harmony, didn’t he? And what? Did Neil threaten to do something about it? Did she kill him? Make it look like Neil accidentally overdosed himself? Does she know how much his family has struggled with that? They blamed Alexis. Harmony is living with her now. Harmony pleads for him to please listen, but he says, the police will listen to everything he now knows. Today. She tries to stop him, and they struggle. She puts her hands around his throat, and his foot slips. She shoves him off the edge of the cliff they’re conveniently standing near.

On Monday, Brad wants Britt to just tell him if the answer is no; Laura tells Felicia, that’s a Cassadine move; and Willow asks if Harmony is going somewhere.

👧🏻 Who’s Your Daddy…?

I guess when you’re on a soap, you just roll with it. I remember Anders Hove (Faison) being surprised that he suddenly had children.

Avery Kristen Pohl Opens up About Esme and Ryan’s Relationship on GH

📣 Team Margaret…

I tend to agree here. I don’t know how healthy it is for the young ones to be involved in the drama. I don’t even know if it’s healthy to be watching it.

https://pagesix.com/2022/04/08/margaret-josephs-its-insane-teresa-giudice-lets-gia-be-in-drama/

🥄 On the Defense…

Operative words, LisaR stirring the pot.

Garcelle Beauvais Defends Kathy Hilton After Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Trailer Drops

💎 Life After Diamonds…

I feel badly for this guy. It seemed like Braunwyn was pulling his strings. Good riddance.

https://pagesix.com/2022/04/13/braunwyn-windham-burkes-husband-sean-burke-dating-someone-new/

💃🏾 Life Goes On…

Is it me, or does NeNe’s new main squeeze look like Peter?

https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/nene-leakes-boyfriend-ghana/

🙁 Shah No…

This is just sad. It’s like finding out one of your relatives is a wife beater.

Mike Shouhed’s Fiancée Paulina Ben-Cohen Breaks Silence After Domestic Violence Arrest Against Shahs of Sunset Star

🍸 VanderSpin…

It’s not a bad idea. I mean, are these people going to be servers until they’re using walkers? Does anyone even still work at SUR?

https://heavy.com/entertainment/bravo/vanderpump-valley-spinoff-rumors/
https://heavy.com/entertainment/bravo/vanderpump-valley-spinoff-andy/

👠 See You Next Channel…

For those who didn’t know, DWTS will be moving.

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pros, More Celebs React to Show’s Disney+ Move

🎭 What’s New…

Original shows and movies coming to HBO Max this year. I can’t wait for the next season of The Flight Attendant.

https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/hbo-max-2022-release-dates-for-original-shows-movies

🐎 Doffing My Cowboy Hat…

A list of CMT Awards winners and the pictures to go with it.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/entertainment/cmt-awards-2022-winners/index.html

https://ew.com/music/2022-cmt-awards-exclusive-photo-gallery/

🐝 Quotes of the Week

Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained. – Lao Tzu

I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive. – Henry Miller

If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us. – Francis Bacon

It is almost always the cover-up rather than the event that causes trouble. — Howard Baker

Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. – Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Just because you are paranoid does not mean they are not out to get you. – Henry Kissinger

This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another. — Ellen Page

The only impossible journey is the one you never begin. – Tony Robbins

You know, everybody dies. My parents died. Your father died. Everybody dies. I’m going to die too. So will you. The thing is, to have a life before we die. It can be a real adventure having a life. — Jenny Fields (Glenn Close),The World According to Garp (written by John Irving)

🌳 Birds Singing In the Sycamore Tree…

For those who celebrate, a very Happy Passover and Happy Easter! There’s no spring break for the Dead, so a new season of FWD begins Sunday. Until then, stay safe, stay not consuming too many macaroons or chocolate bunnies, and stay leaving talking to the dead to trusted, trained mediums. You don’t want to invite evil, devious tricksters in. Don’t even get involved.

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September 6, 2021 – One Too Many Stews On Deck, Bad Watch, Celebrating Labor, Happy New Year & Moving

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital was a rerun today, so…

Below Deck Mediterranean

When we last left, the weather was getting wicked. Outside, Malia radioed, red on deck.

Mathew looks out the window, and says, it’s getting crazy. One of the guests wants out of there, and Captain Sandy says, it’s effing unbelievable. It’s right on top of them. Malia says she’s getting a little nervous, but the captain promises it’s going to pass them. They drop anchor, and David says, it’s proper carnage. Katie tells Lexi – who’d been repeatedly trying to use the radio – obviously, they don’t use the radio while anchoring. As per the captain’s promise, the storm passes, although it continues to rain. Malia says, holy sh*t. Delaney broods in her cabin – or whoever’s cabin she’s using – and Katie tells Lexi that she’s stressed. Lexi says Katie has every right to be, because she plays both sides of the fence when she’s not playing at being an entitled bitch. In Katie’s interview, she says it doesn’t make sense to move six people, but how does she deny the help she’s been asking for? It makes her look like a hypocrite. She feels terrible that it’s her department that keeps causing sh*t for the rest of the crew. It’s a lose-lose situation. No matter what she decides, she’ll let someone down. Courtney passes out glasses of champagne, which the guests gulp down. Katie tells Mathew about speaking to Delaney, and how Delaney said it wasn’t fair that Katie wanted her to leave. It was causing more sh*t than it was worth. Mathew says Katie brought it on by her good will, and in her interview, Katie says, causing others pain is her biggest trigger, since she feels it deeply when someone causes her pain. She tells the captain that Delaney wants to stay, and she ended up looking like a bitch. Captain Sandy says Katie is just being honest. If everything is fine without Delaney, let her go. She promises Delaney will be fine. She tells Katie to go get some rest, but Katie says she has to serve lunch.

Delaney tells Lexi that Katie was trying to intimidate her into quitting, which is beyond a slight exaggeration, since Katie was obviously the uncomfortable one and Delaney rolled right over her. In Delaney’s interview, she says her mom was adopted, and taught her, the more, the merrier. She was under the impression that everyone felt the same way, because apparently, she’s not too bright. She says if she needs to prove she’s an asset, she’ll do it. David and Mzi look at Delaney’s Instagram, and Mzi likes a post by accident. Lexi says Katie is complaining, yet doesn’t want help, and Mathew gets lunch ready. In his interview, he says, it’s taco night. For every meal, he’s been picking the cuisine, and working backwards. It’s been a perfect season so far, and he wants to keep it that way. Courtney suggests getting the boys in firemen’s outfits, and Malia says they could set off the fire alarm and the guys can come out.

Mathew says, today is going solid. He didn’t even have to put out a fire with his hand. Katie serves lunch, and Malia meets with the deckhands. She tells them it sucks that the guests can’t do water sports, but they need to make today fun. She asks if they’ll put on fireman outfits, dance, and play beer pong with the guests. At the lunch table, one guest says it’s the best meal so far, and another tells her that she says that about every meal. The fire alarm goes off, and the guests start to get up, but Mzi and David come in with shots for everyone. The stews cheer them on as they dance. In David’s interview, he says, he thinks it’s been well established that he’s not Magic Mike. Mzi puts his coat on a guest. and gives them a lap dance. They all go on deck and play beer pong, and in Malia’s interview, she says, when the weather is sh*t, they all have to turn into entertainers, but she’s not actually pimping out her deck crew. Take a cold shower. Next stop, the hot tub.  

Mathew tells Katie that Delaney is messing up the system, and she says, STFU. Courtney tells Matthew that it will be okay, and in her interview, she says she’s proud of herself. She’s been bartending, while Lexi hasn’t been out of the laundry. She feels like she can handle anything. Delaney tells Lexi that she had five years of etiquette training, and she was a debutante. In Delaney’s interview, she says, people’s perception is that it’s just about being wealthy, but a lot goes into it. I’ve known women who were debs, and yeah, that’s true, but it’s not like saving-the-world work.  Dinner is served, and in Mathew’s interview, he says, instant Italian night; pizzas and pasta. Although these aren’t like the pizzas or pasta you get from your local place. Guest Kristol gripes that she doesn’t like family style, and mumbles about not getting the separate entrée she requested. With the amount this group is drinking, I don’t even know how they can tell if the food is good. Courtney asks if everyone is good, and no one complains. Why this bitchy woman is now keeping quiet, I don’t know. Maybe she needs some carbs. Or gluten. Or something. Courtney takes a group photo per the guests’ request.    

Katie tells Lexi, about some minor things, like a guest having no bath matt. Lexi says she’ll pass that on to Delaney, who she’s still calling Deloni, because she’s too entitled to bother learning anyone’s name, and Delaney is too intimidated to correct her. Mathew badgers Katie about Delaney, wondering why she’s staying if she doesn’t effing know the work. He’s working 18 hours, when she gets breaks. What is she doing there? He’s pissing me off, since this is hard enough on Katie. In her interview, Katie thinks Lexi and Delaney are merging into one. In Mathew’s interview, he says there’s a girl in his cabin, and he’s stuck in the musty chief officer’s cabin. Thanks to Lexi not pulling her weight, the fourth stew is taking up his cabin.

Delaney irons, and Captain Sandy tells Malia to take advantage of the beautiful weather. Katie tells Mathew that she can’t just let Delaney go, and in her interview, she says, he doesn’t realize how hard this is. She’s not a bitchy person or chief stew. He means well… Maybe he doesn’t, but right now, he needs to stop. He tells Katie to go be an a-hole. The slide is put out, and Lloyd thinks it’s an engineering masterpiece. In Lloyd’s interview, he says he braced it up to make it sturdier, and change the angle. Katie tells Malia, they have a beach barbecue today, with a while party later. Lexi sits on the floor somewhere, hiding from work. In Malia’s interview, she says, a beach picnic is difficult to pull off in the Mediterranean. The beaches are rocky, and logistically, it can be a nightmare. The deck crew is a full-on machine. She and David set up on the beach. In Katie’s interview, she says she’s preoccupied with Delaney, and just wants to do her job. Captain Sandy tells Malia that the slide is great, and Malia gives all the credit to Lloyd. The guests ride the jet skis, but one of the wave runners isn’t working right.

Malia checks out the jet ski, while the picnic food is wrapped. In her interview, Malia wonders if the jet ski’s plug was checked, and thinks it must have been, since that’s a basic task. Captain Sandy asks Malia, who forgot the plug? but Malia says the jet ski might have sucked up a plastic bag; she saw one floating around. In Captain Sandy’s interview, she says she loves that Malia has her crews’ back, but in no way is Malia going to dictate what’s told to her. On the beach, Lexi and Katie set up, and Lexi criticizes the table settings. In her interview, she says she thinks Katie is distracted by Delaney, and is forgetting basic competency. No comment. The guests arrive, and in Katie’s interview, she says, this is her job to a T; faking a smile, and acting like she’s good when she’s not. Back at the boat, Malia asks if David checked the jet skis, and he says he did. She rephrases the question, asking if he checked them before they put them in the water, and he says, no, after. She tells him that the jet ski wasn’t put in properly, and to always check. They find tons of water in the jet ski, and in her interview, Malia says, there’s no way the bung (the plug) was in. She tells David to make sure to check the plugs; it could have sunk the jet ski. The guests finish lunch, and the temperature drops, so they want to go back. Malia tells the captain that she thought the jet skis had been looked at, but they weren’t. In her interview, Captain Sandy says, if water is getting in, there has to be a hole. Even though Malia doesn’t see it as a lie – she’s just covering for her team – it does her no justice. Now, a seed of doubt has been planted in her mind. Decorations arrive for the party.

The white dresses aren’t exactly what Katie expected, and in her interview, she says, when she thinks of a white party, she thinks glamorous, glitzy, and fun. Provisions must have decided to go Amish. Courtney says, it’s definitely not a vibe. Everyone takes the scissors to their dresses. Lexi cuts Delaney’s dress too short. No surprise, but it backfires on her, since Delaney has fabulous long legs. In Mathew’s interview, he says, there are only so many different foods. He’s lucky it’s not a two week cruise. He’d run out of food. The guys wear white pants and their white uniform dress shirts. It starts to rain again, and covers have to be put on everything. The guests rave about Mathew’s food, except for Kristol, who gives him a 4 of 10 on a Yelp scale, saying, she has high standards. Another guest points out the million different foods they requested, from chicken fingers to Michelin star, so at least someone has a clue. Lloyd helps in the galley.

In Lexi’s interview, she says, she tells Delaney to do something, and she does it. She loves that about Delaney. One of the guests gives Mathew’s meal and 11.5 out of 10, but Kristol doesn’t like the cucumber touching anything else. Mathew thanks Lloyd, and says he would been stressed. Katie tells Mathew that the guests are happy. Guest Danielle says she’s starting a church; they don’t have to pay taxes. Lexi has a snack, while Delaney works. Katie tells Courtney that her stomach is upset, but she did it to herself. Delaney is going to want to stay. In her interview, Katie says she’s throwing up her hands. Lexi daydreams while Delaney works. Mathew says he doesn’t want this girl to be there. If one person can cook for twenty, three people can do the interior. In his interview, he says he loves Katie. She’s his favorite person he’s worked with, but her weakness is that she’s too kind and considerate. She needs to be a boss and make a decision. He wants his room back. He asks if he has to quit again, pissing me off more.

The guests go to the hot tub, and Danielle requests a fireman outfit. By the tub, Courtney asks if Mzi is staying for the show. I have no idea what’s in this woman Danielle’s head, but she dances around in the outfit, playing with a hose, ditches the coat, then slides down into the tub, not very gracefully. I guess this is supposed to be funny? Courtney films, while Danielle announces to the citizens of Florida that she’s running for mayor. (Of Florida???) Her slogan is, helping all the people with all the things. She says she’s also a minister. In Courtney’s interview, she says she doesn’t know what a mayor is, but if she was American she probably would. Apparently American Danielle doesn’t, so maybe not.

Katie goes to the bridge to talk to Captain Sandy, and tells her that people aren’t happy with Delaney being there, and they’re voicing it to her. The captain says, it’s up to Katie. If she’s fine, and doesn’t need the help, thank Delaney for the help with this charter, and let her go. Katie says she feels bad, but Captain Sandy says, don’t. It’s a fill-in; not a permanent position. In the captain’s interview, she says she needs to allow Katie to learn from her decisions. You won’t always be popular, but you need to make the one that’s right for the boat. She tells Katie to go have a conversation with Delaney.

Delaney irons, while Lexi folds the same towel twenty times, and tells the story of her drunken night. Mathew says Delaney shouldn’t have been brought there. In Katie’s interview, she says she’s not stupid, but at the same time, she doesn’t want Mathew to lose his sh*t and quit. It falls on her back, and if it blows up in her face, it’s on her. She calls the laundry, saying she wants to see Delaney. She and Delaney sit down. Mathew says he wants his cabin back.  

But we’ll have to wait until next time to see if he gets it.

Next time, a day off, waterfalls, Mzi gives Courtney a lap dance and flowers, both Mzi and David take spills, and Lexi gets stupid bitchy drunk again. I didn’t see Delaney…

🏖 The two Toms had a Summer House watch party, along with random people they called their kiki crew. So it was like a bunch of awful people watching the worst show. One of them had a dog. It was the best part. Of any of their watch parties.

🛠 Happy Labor Day…

The holiday of the unofficial end of summer.

https://www.bhg.com/holidays/traditions/what-is-labor-day/

🍎 Happy Passover…

May your New Year be sweet, healthy, and happy.

https://people.com/pets/mandy-patinkin-singing-jewish-blessings-for-dog-becky-video/

✋🏼 The Sign Says Closed…

Signing off early because it’s still Labor Day in California.  Soap you tomorrow, and whether you labor or not, stay safe, stay dignified, and stay making the decision that’s right for you, even if you won’t be popular.

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July 14, 2021 – Austin Tells the Qs His Agenda, Erika’s Hands Are Tied, Bershan Blows Up the Night & These Days

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Mike/Sonny asks what the doctor said about Lenny’s heart, and Phyllis says, his condition hasn’t improved. Lenny tells Phyllis, his heart’s not failing him now. There’s no need to tell him for a week or two. Sonny says, tell him what? and Phyllis starts to cry. Lenny says his old ticker is getting worse.

On the phone, Ava says she wants to get to Windymere as soon as possible, then back to town in an hour… No, she doesn’t have to wait. She’s Ava Cassadine, at least for the time being… Who, may she ask, is holding the launch at Spoon Island? Who has more right to that launch than she does? (Seriously? She has to wonder about that?)

Laura tells Nikolas that she’s sorry she brought Spencer up. She thinks she just made things worse. He says he’s fine, and he’s glad she tried to get Spencer to call him. Her heart was in the right place. A voice says, father, and Spencer walks in. Nikolas says, Spencer? and Spencer says he’s home. He tells Laura that he’s sorry he didn’t call. He wanted to surprise them all. She knows how he loves surprises. She says, he got what he wanted, and so did she, and hugs him.

Referring to Austin, Michael says, no offense, but who the hell is he? and Scotty says he’s glad Michael asked. Let him introduce… Austin says he’d really like to take care of this himself. He looks at Michael, and says, you’re Michael, right? I’m Austin. Austin Gatlin Holt. Ned says, so he’s telling them… and Brook interrupts, saying, she knows who he is. He delivered Maxie’s baby. He says, yeah, and Olivia says, in the woods? Before the baby was stolen. He asks if Brook knows Maxie, and she says she’s Brook Lynn Quartermaine. Maxie pointed him out to her the night her baby was born. She also just told Brook that he got hired at GH. He says he did just get hired at GH, which makes Monica his new boss. It’s a pleasure to meet her. Monica says, no GH staff members introduce themselves by sabotaging an ELQ meeting, and he says he thinks she knows why he’s there. Does she want to tell everybody, or does she want him to take care of it? She says, if his name is any indication, his father was Jimmy Lee Holt, and his mother was Terry Gatlin. Scotty says, that’s right, and that makes him the grandson of his old pal, Edward Quartermaine.

Anna walks through the hospital with security guard, who says, when Dr. Quartermaine brought him on as security chief, she made it clear he’s to do everything in his power to help the WSB and the PCPD with their investigations. She says she’s trying to track down a helicopter pilot, David Hopkins. He flew Medivac for GH, but she’s learned he since left Port Charles, and is living in the tri-state area. She was hoping he could use his contacts at other hospitals to pin down his whereabouts. She gives him the only photograph she has, and he says he’ll get right on it. He leaves, and Finn approaches Anna, and asks what that was all about. She says, the search for Peter.

Nina says, if Maxie needs help, she’ll get it for her. She knows that. Nina loves her, and will always love her, no matter what Maxie tells her, but Maxie has to talk to her right now. Is she afraid she’s going to steal Bailey? Maxie says she wouldn’t be stealing Bailey; she’d be bringing her back home where she belongs. Nina says Maxie doesn’t mean that. She knows Bailey’s home is with her mother. Maxie says she can tell by the way Nina is looking at her, that Nina thinks she’s lost it. She promises she’s not delusional. She’s not thinking of snatching a baby that’s not hers. She would be bringing her home. Nina says, and her home is with Brook Lynn.

Nina says she knows Maxie is hurting, and no one knows that hurt better than she does. Maxie says she was thinking about that as she was driving there; how Nina lost Nelle, and how she had to give up Avery. That must have been devastating. That’s why she wanted to talk to Nina. Nina is glad Maxie brought up Avery, because like her, Maxie can’t take a baby that’s not hers. Maxie says, that’s not what’s happening, and Nina asks, what is happening? She wants to help Maxie. Please. Maxie says Nina has to promise she’ll keep the secret forever, even if she thinks Maxie is wrong. Nina says, oh God, Maxie. What’s the secret?

Sonny says, the old ticker is still ticking, and Lenny says, for now. Phyllis says, Lenny, but Lenny says he’s just trying to be realistic. Sonny says, Lenny has to listen to the nurse standing beside him, and asks Phyllis what they do to get this ex-Marine in fighting shape. Phyllis asks if Lenny heard that. Mike’s not giving up on him, and neither is she. Lenny says, who’s giving up? He’s just trying to face facts; keep things real. Sonny says, if he’d kept it real, he woudn’t have been able to crawl out of that water. He would have just gone under and given up. Lenny says that was just him being stubborn, and Phyllis says, good thing he was. Sonny says they took him in, and gave him another chance at life. Lenny can consider this payback, but he doesn’t care. He’s not going to let Lenny go.

Laura says, Spencer is so grown, but Spencer says he’s just older, and a little wiser and cuter. She laughs, and asks how long he’s been in town. Where’s his luggage? He says he has a room at the MetroCourt, and Laura says she sees. She says Nikolas is so quiet. Doesn’t he have something to say to his son? Nikolas says, plenty, but he’s not sure if his son is there for him, and Spencer says, that’s understandable. Nikolas is the one who’s been reaching out, while he’s been keeping his distance. Laura says, none of that matters now. Does it, Nikolas? Nikolas says he hopes not. It’s good to see him. Spencer asks if that’s all he’s got, and says it’s good to see Nikolas too. He holds out his hand, and Nikolas asks if that’s all Spencer’s got, and they hug.

Michael asks, who was Jimmy Lee Holt again? Ned says, Jimmy Lee Holt was… Olivia blurts out, the bastard son of Edward and Beatrice Latour. Sorry. As a former single mother two times, she’s not judging him. Austin thanks her, and she tells the others, she read Edward’s memoirs, so sue her. Austin says, as he understands it, illegitimacy wasn’t unique among Edward’s offspring, and Olivia says, just wait until he reads the book. Brace yourself. Valentin says, that means Mr. – Austin says, doctor – Dr. Gatlin Holt is entitled to a certain number of voting shares, but Michael says, not so fast. Anybody can just waltz in here and say they’re entitled to voting shares. Austin says, can they? and Scotty tosses a manila envelope on the table, and says, here’s the proof. DNA, birth certificates, affidavits… All the proof that entitles his client to his rightful share.

Finn asks Anna how it’s going, and she says, slowly. He says, good luck, and she asks, how’s Violet? He says, she’s having one of those magical summers you only get when you’re that age, and Anna says, that’s beautiful. Tell Violet she misses her. 4th of July seems so long ago already. He says he’ll do that… or Anna could tell Violet herself. She’s at Lila’s Kids in the morning, but after that… She says she can’t do that. She’s in New York tomorrow. He asks if she’s seeing a show, and she says, nothing like that. Although she was going to pop into the store at The Plaza to see if she can find something for Violet. They loved reading Eloise together. If that’s all right. He says she doesn’t need his permission to do something nice for Violet, and she says she just didn’t want to overstep; give Violet the wrong idea. He says, about what? and she says, about you and me.

Sonny says he’s sure Dr. Ford is an excellent doctor, but Lenny is going to need a second opinion. Lenny asks Phyllis to tell this guy there’s nothing free in this life, especially the kind of second opinion he’s talking about. Phyllis says, Mike is right. There are plenty of specialists out there, and new treatments coming out all the time. And they have insurance. She starts to walk to the back, and Lenny asks where she’s going. She says, what good is her medical training if she can’t use it for her husband? She’s going online, and she’s not going to stop until she finds a cardiologist that can help him. She leaves, and Lenny tells Sonny, see what you’ve done? Now you’ve given her hope.

Anna tells Finn, forget she said that, and walks to the elevator. He follows, and asks if they can’t talk for a minute. She says, sure, and they walk to a bench. He says he’s always been up front and honest with Violet. She knows they’re not together anymore. They sit, and Anna says, good. She doesn’t mean… She means she’s glad Violet understands. He says he also made sure Violet knows she’s important to Anna. Anna says, she is, and thanks him. He says, and Anna is important to him; she always will be. She says, really? and he says, really. She says, after everything that went down with Peter and Chase, she was pretty sure he wanted nothing to do with her. He says he was angry. Sometimes he still is. When he was working around the clock to save Chase, there were moments he blamed her. She says, it was her fault, but he says, it was only one person’s fault – Peter. She says she’s going to find Peter and bring him to justice, and he says, justice would be good, but it’s more important to him that Chase is improving. She says she still has so much to make up for, and he tells her, stop. Can they stop talking about Peter for just one moment? Find a way to… She says, be friends?

Michael says, of course (🍷) they’re going to request that all the paperwork be independently verified. Ned says, Dr. Gatlin, and Austin says, he was wrong about that; just call him Austin. Ned says, Austin. He hates to be the bearer of bad news, but even if those documents are real, Austin has no right to any share of ELQ. His grandfather was explicit about cutting Jimmy Lee and all of his descendants out of his estate. As he’s sure Jimmy Lee knows. Otherwise, Jimmy Lee himself would be there. Austin says his father has the best excuse in the world not to be there. He’s dead. Six months ago. Monica says she’s sorry for his loss, and Austin thanks her. That’s why he’s here, to stake his claim. Because what was rightfully his, is rightfully Austin’s.

Nikolas says Spencer’s grandmother is right. He’s a grown man now. He’s just sorry he missed seeing it happen. Laura asks, what happened to his trip around the world? The last time she talked to him, he was on the Amalfi coast. He says, nobody goes there anymore; it’s too popular. She says it’s nice to know some things never change. He’s still a snob. Spencer says, just particular. He learned from experts. Nikolas says, obviously, he’s overjoyed to see Spencer, but after all those months of radio silence, why now? Spencer says he wasn’t sure he’d be welcomed; hence, the MetroCourt. Nikolas says, Windymere is Spencer’s home. Spencer is always welcome. He’s sorry if he made Spencer feel otherwise. Spencer says, it’s all right, father. It wasn’t him. Ava comes in, saying, who’s monopolizing the launch… She sees Spencer and stops short.

Nina tells Maxie, if there’s one thing she’s learned to do effectively, it’s keep a secret. Maxie says, good, because it’s a matter of life or death. Nina says she can see it’s tearing Maxie up. She’s here, and promises to keep Maxie’s secret, no matter what. Maxie thanks her, and says, Bailey isn’t really Brook’s baby. Bailey is hers. Nina asks what she means, and Maxie says she gave her baby to Brook to keep her safe from Peter. She starts to cry again, and Nina says, Brook had her baby in a hotel room in Ithaca, and Michael and Willow brought them back here. Maxie says, no. Bailey doesn’t exist; she never did. Brook’s baby is Louise.

Ava says hello to Spencer, and Spencer apologizes for tying up the launch. He wasn’t sure of his reception, and thought he might have to make an early departure. Nikolas says he told Spencer this is his home, and Ava says, of course (🍷) it is. Welcome home. She didn’t want to interrupt. She just came by to make sure the movers didn’t forget anything. Spencer says, grandmother told him that Ava and his father were experiencing difficulties, and she says, if by difficulties, he means divorce. He says, the last he heard, they were renewing their vows. What changed? Ava says, it’s okay. He doesn’t have to pretend to be sorry their marriage is ending. He says if he’d known, he’d have come home sooner, and she says, to hammer in the final nail? but he says, to be there for his father.

Finn tells Anna, what he’d like to think is they’re… What are they? Friends? Exes? He doesn’t think it matters as long as they’re good. She says she’d like that, but they both know there will always be this thing between them where she turned a blind eye to Peter and what he did. He says she had to learn the hard way. Peter had… has a way of bringing out the worst in people and making them betray their best intentions. He flashes back to being with Peter on the roof, and Peter telling him that Anna broke the rules. He didn’t sentence Chase; Anna did. Finn remembers throwing Peter down the stairs, and Anna asks if he’s all right. He says he’s sorry for being so hard on her. He realizes the truth can sometimes be complicated. He should have been more understanding. She shrugs, and thanks him. She asks, what changed?

Sonny asks, what’s the matter with hope? and Lenny says, it may help Phyllis now, but it will cost her a lot more in the end. Sonny doesn’t know what Lenny means, and Lenny says, whatever they do about his condition, it has to be within their means, because insurance only covers so much. Sonny tells him, don’t worry; he has it covered. Lenny says, he’s the one who pays Mike/Sonny. He knows how much Mike has. Sonny says, it doesn’t matter about the money. Lenny gave him a chance. It’s only fair. Lenny says he’s touched by the offer, but it ain’t gonna be cheap. And he can’t… He can’t drive Phyllis deeper into debt. He’s dying, and by the time he’s in the ground, Phyllis could lose the Tan-O, and for what? Sonny says, for the only thing that matters. She would do it for him.

Nina says, what about Maxie giving birth in the woods? and Maxie says, that’s all true. Nina says, and the hiker who happened to be a doctor helping deliver the baby… Maxie says, he’s real. He’s in Port Charles. Nina can ask him herself. Nina asks if Brook was with her when Louise was born, but Maxie says, it was just the hiker/doctor and Peter’s imposter nurse. Nina says, she didn’t take the baby? and Maxie says, she tried to. Maxie clocked her and ran. Nina says, after giving birth? and Maxie says, adrenaline is a wonderful thing. Nina wonders if she even has to ask Maxie how the nurse ended up in the mine shaft, and Maxie says, she lured the nurse into it, but she swears she didn’t push her. Nina asks how Brook got involved, and where’s Brook’s baby? Maxie says, Brook was only pretending to be pregnant. She was going to give Brook her baby without anyone knowing, especially Peter. It was the only way Maxie could protect her from the monster who is her father. Nina says she understands, but there’s one thing she’s unclear on. Everyone in town thinks Valentin is Bailey’s father. Is he in on it too?

Valentin says, on behalf of the Quartermaine family… Ned says, of which he’s not a part, and Valentin says he’s Ned’s granddaughter’s father, but Ned says, that doesn’t make him family. Valentin says, anyway, if Austin is joining them, the more the merrier. Olivia says, if there’s another member of the family, the voting shares get shuffled yet again, right? and Ned says, not for Jimmy Lee’s descendants. Olivia says, but he’s Edward’s flesh and blood, and Austin says, before the speculation starts to spiral out of control… Brook says, if he thinks this is spiraling out of control, he’d better head for the hills, because this is nothing. Austin says he’s heard. Their family squabbles are legendary. Olivia says if he thinks the squabbles are interesting, wait until he sees Thanksgiving. Austin says, to be perfectly clear, he’s not here for a free meal, Thanksgiving or otherwise. He was just hired at GH, and from what he understands, he’s going to be paid pretty well, so that’s not why he’s here. Monica asks, why is he here? and he says, because his father was really fond of Port Charles, even though Port Charles was never really fond of his father. Ned says, grandfather’s will was probated years ago. Scotty’s client may be related by blood, but he has no legal standing to be at this meeting. Scotty says he has news for Ned. Austin’s legal standing has just gone up a notch. Ned asks how he figures, and Austin says he’s contesting his grandfather’s will. A judge will decide his rights. Not Ned, or any of the other Quartermaines.

Lenny tells Sonny, Phyllis is his life. She’s his heart, his everything. Even so, she didn’t sign on for this; going broke just to buy him some time. Sonny asks if they promised to love each other in sickness and in health, and if they did, she signed up for it. Lenny says, til death do us part, and Sonny says, that’s not going to happen, because he’s going to find a way to meet these bills. Lenny asks how he can be so sure, and Sonny says he doesn’t know, but he’s going to find a way.

Maxie says, Valentin has no idea Bailey isn’t his daughter. Nina says, so every day he’s bonding with a baby that isn’t his? and Maxie says she’s focused on protecting her daughter from Peter. She hasn’t given much thought to Valentin’s feelings. Nina says, she gets it. Valentin is far from perfect, but… Maxie says, but what? Exactly what does Nina have a problem with? She’s trusting Nina with her daughter’s life. Nina says, all right. She won’t tell Valentin. They all have their secrets, and she swore she would protect Maxie’s. Maxie says, thank God. Nina has no idea how hard it’s been to be around her daughter, and pretend she’s not hers. She’s been doing a terrible job of covering, which is why she thinks she needs to put some distance between them until Peter is caught and behind bars.

Finn says, Anna is right; something has changed. She says it’s clearly troubling him. Is there anything she can do to help? He says, Anna… when the security guy calls her name. He hands her a paper, and says he may have found what she’s looking for. She thanks him, and Finn asks if it’s about Peter. She says, it is. Can he wait a minute? She has to make a phone call. He says, no worries, this can wait, and she leaves.

Nikolas tells Spencer not to worry about him. He can take care of himself. It’s Ava that… Spencer says, Ava what? What’s going on? Laura says his father didn’t want to worry him, and Ava says, she and his father have different priorities. Spencer says, clearly. What’s come between them that’s so insurmountable? Ava says, she’s sure Spencer recalls that her marriage to his father began for all the wrong reasons. It’s ending for all the right ones. Now if they’ll excuse her, she doesn’t want to interrupt this happy family reunion. She is glad he’s back. For his father’s sake.

Michael asks what right Austin has to challenge a will that’s already probated? Scotty asks Austin to let him handle this. Only their attorneys will be copied. He filed the papers today challenging Edward’s decision to give certain family members shares, and other family members nothing. Monica says, that was his right, and Brook says, it doesn’t have to be fair. It’s family. Just ask her grandmother. Ned says, all he left her was a jar of Pickle-Lila relish, and Austin says he’d like to know more about that. Brook says, enough about the pickles. Those were his wishes. Austin can’t just come in here and change things. Austin says, spoken like a true child of privilege, and Brook says, this family isn’t changing for him. Michael says they’ll have the documents checked out and go from there. Ned says, it won’t matter; the will is ironclad. Valentin gets a text, and says, excuse him. Normally he enjoys watching them savage themselves, but he is CEO, and can’t allow the proceedings to continue if there’s confusion as to who gets a vote, and how much vote they have. Ned says, he’s telling them, Austin doesn’t get a vote. Valentin says, either way, they can’t continue if they don’t know who gets how much voting share. It would leave the company open to all kinds of outcomes, and he’s not going to let that happen on his watch. Olivia asks if Valentin is correct, and Ned says, he’s not entirely wrong. Valentin says, this meeting is adjourned. Good day everyone. He leaves, and Monica says, for once she agrees with Valentin. They can’t pass judgement until they have all the facts.

Nina says she supports Maxie’s decision if she feels that’s what’s best for her and her baby, and Maxie says, but…? Nina says, but, if Maxie and Brook brought Valentin into the loop, he would go along with it. The only difference is, he won’t have his heart broken any more than it’s going to be. Maxie says she can’t risk telling him, and Nina promised she wouldn’t either. Nina says she won’t; it’s Maxie’s secret to tell, but she really wishes Maxie would. That way she could stay in Port Charles and fight. Lure Peter out of the shadows, and Valentin will be right by her side. So will Anna, and Britt, and Aunt Liesl, and her. They love her. She’ll have an army of people at her side, and if Peter dares show his face… Maxie says, Peter won’t show his face. And they’ve lost too many people for her to ask anyone to risk their life for her mistakes, but she can’t think of anyone she’d rather be in a foxhole with. Nina says, they’re sisters. Whatever Maxie needs. Nina hugs her.

Lenny says, fine. Mike/Sonny wants to help him live longer so he gets more time with the woman he loves, he doesn’t have the strength to fight him. Sonny says, don’t worry. When Lenny gets better, they’ll put on the gloves, and he’ll kick Lenny’s butt. Lenny says it feels like he already is. He’s not going to quit, is he? Sonny says Lenny’s not going to quit either. They can’t do that, for Phyllis. Phyllis comes back in, and says she’s been looking for just the right specialist. She sets the laptop on a table, and says she thinks she found one.

Anna says she had to adjust her travel plans, and Finn says, New York? She says, yeah, and Valentin joins them. He says he got her text. Sorry if he’s interrupting. Anna says, Valentin’s been helping her with her search for Peter. Valentin asks what she’s got, and she says he knows she was looking for the helicopter pilot. She found a lead, and she’s going to follow it to New York, but she realizes he’s working hard at ELQ, so she’ll just keep him posted. He says things are very much up in the air at ELQ, and that’s not going to stop him from going with her.

Austin apologizes for melodrama, even if it is kind of a family tradition. Ned asks what he knows about the Quartermaine family traditions, and Olivia says he doesn’t know the half of it. Austin says, she’s Olivia, right? He saw her at the MetroCourt. She says, nice to meet him. Don’t mistake her friendliness for being on his side. This is her family. He says he’s her family too, and she says, remains to be seen. Austin says, please understand. He’s not there to take anything away from any of them. He’s just there for vindication for his father, and to take his seat at the family table.

Laura says it’s so good to have Spencer home, and he says, it’s good to be home. Ava tries to slip out, but Nikolas sees her. He asks if she found something, and she says, this was left behind in one of the drawers. Does he remember? She shows him a bracelet, and he says, of course (🍷) he remembers. He saw it in the window of that boutique on Charles Street. He bid against someone for it. Spencer says he hopes Nikolas didn’t bid too high, and Laura says, Spencer. Nikolas says he would have spent ten times as much, and she says, yes. She thinks she’ll give it to Avery; she’ll love it. He says, as long as someone is enjoying it, and she says, Spencer doesn’t need the launch after all. She’ll be on her way. She’s so glad he has his son back. She hopes it’s a comfort. She leaves, and Laura says, wait, and follows. Spencer says he’s sorry Nikolas is upset. He wishes there was something he could do. Nikolas says, spare him the crocodile tears. It’s what he wants, isn’t it?

Ava tells Laura, this really isn’t necessary. Laura has always been polite about it, but Ava knows she’s never approved of her marriage to Laura’s son. Laura says, that’s not true. As time has gone on, she’s seen that Ava and Nikolas belong together. Ava says she has a choice to make. Her marriage or her daughter’s safety. It’s really no choice at all. Laura says she understands. She really does, but she wants Ava to know she’s going to do absolutely everything in her power to find this sick bastard who came between Ava and Nikolas, and bring him to justice, so that Ava can be with her family. So she can be with their family.

Spencer says Nikolas wasn’t there when Ava went back on her word, and refused to testify against Valentin. He thought Valentin had killed Nikolas. Nikolas says Ava had a badly scarred face from the fire, and Spencer of all people, should have sympathy for that. Spencer says he didn’t come home to start a fight. He’s here because… Nikolas says, because? and Spencer says, because he loves Nikolas. And believe it or not, he misses Nikolas, and if his grandmother says Nikolas needs him, isn’t that reason enough? They hug, and Laura comes in and smiles.

Austin says he doesn’t expect them to hand over the keys to the kingdom, but he does hope the next time they see each other, it’s a little easier, because there’s going to be a next time. He walks to the door, and they all follow. At the front door, he turns and says, you know, it used to make him really sad that he didn’t know his grandfather. That he didn’t know what it felt like to be in a home like this. And he really looks forward to getting to know them, and spending some time with them. Because they’re family, right? He walks out, and they stand there like a sad family portrait.

Maxie says she knows Nina has other things on her mind. Other people in Nixon Falls. Nina says, wherever she is, be it there or Nixon falls, if Maxie needs her, find her. She’s really proud of Maxie’s courage. Maxie says, courage? She’s running for her life. She doesn’t know if she’d call that courage. Nina says Maxie is doing what she needs to do to save her baby. The next time she sees Maxie, she hopes it’s in Port Charles, with her little girl in her arms. Maxie hopes so too, and thanks Nina for keeping her secret. She knew if anyone would understand, it would be Nina.

Sonny says it looks like Phyllis hit paydirt, and she reads the doctor’s credentials, and says, education and training at hospitals so impressive, even Lenny has heard of them. Professor at an even better school. She’s also director of cardio care at one of the highest rated hospitals in America, and she specializes in Lenny’s form of heart disease. Lenny says, sounds expensive, and she says, sounds like they found their second opinion. Sonny says, hear that Lenny? Phyllis has spoken. Lenny says, she does that, and Sonny tells Phyllis, do him a favor. Keep Lenny on his meds, and he’ll take care of the rest. Phyllis asks Lenny if he heard that. She and Mike/Sonny have decided they’re all going to New York Methodist Hospital whether he likes it or not.

Valentin asks Anna, what’s the new lead? Finn says he’ll leave them to it, but Anna says Finn deserves to hear this too. The helicopter pilot is now flying out of New York Methodist, and if she’s right, he was piloting the chopper that almost landed on the roof the night Peter disappeared. Valentin says, if anyone can tell them if Peter got on board the chopper, it’s him. Anna tells Finn to wish them luck, and he says, good luck. Anna and Valentin leave, and the smile falls from Finn’s face.

Tomorrow, Maxie tells Sasha that she’s taking a step back, Nina says she can’t figure Brook out, Gladys tells Brando that it’s his time, and Sonny tells Phyllis, it does seem familiar.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

We revisited the stupidity of last week’s altercation between Sutton and Crystal, when Crystal tried to educate us on the definition of violate, and Sutton said Crystal had ugly leather pants. Garcelle took Crystal aside, and told her that the word she’d used wasn’t cool, but Crystal said Sutton had crossed the line. In Garcelle’s interview, she said, girl, please, which about summed it up. More hot toddies were consumed, and in Dorit’s interview, she said, insulting someone’s outfit goes below the belt. I wondered how long it took her to think that one up. Sutton apologized for what she’d said about Crystal’s pants, but said it was hard for her be with Crystal, since Crystal had been talking smack about her. Crystal refused to apologize for Sutton’s actions, and said Sutton was an inappropriate and awkward person. Period. Everyone was obviously surprised and/or shocked by this, and I wondered why no one said anything about this mean girlchild. Garcelle asked what Sutton wanted to move on, and Sutton said Crystal had hurt her, especially using the word manic; it was too much. Crystal stomped her foot and said she wasn’t taking it back. Dorit tried to explain why it was wrong, saying Sutton had confessed that her father committed suicide and was manic. Crystal said she wasn’t judging Sutton based on her father, but understood why it was a trigger. She took it back, which sounded juvenile, and LisaR made her repeat everything, which was even more juvenile. Sutton said she was more than happy to move on, and in her interview, said she was lowering her expectations and moving on. LisaR said, be true to yourself, take it a day at a time, be in the moment, and lock your door. Apparently, she’s writing fortune cookies now. Hey, she’s admitted she’s a hustler.

Kathy, Dorit, and Kyle tested positive for covid, and Kyle got seriously emotional along with it. We saw the headlines saying Erika had helped Tom embezzle from airplane crash victims, and that their divorce was a sham used to hide assets. Erika told the women, things were said that were wrong, and people were believing it. It was terrible, and she did nothing wrong. Her divorce wasn’t a sham. In her interview, she said, divorce was painful, and for it to be called a sham made it even more so. It took a lot of courage to leave, and in two seconds some a-hole said it was a sham, and had everyone believing it. The lawsuit was against the firm, and she was being attached to the firm. LisaR said Erika was strong, and would get through this. Erika said she had high anxiety because of lockdown, and she didn’t do this, and started crying.

LisaR and Crystal visited Erika in her new place, bringing muffins and liquor respectively. Erika said the best part of the house was outside, and they sat in the cabana. LisaR said it had a great vibe, and Erika said her new motto was, why not? as she poured champagne. Garcelle went over to Kyle’s place, and Kyles said she’d been cleared, but wanted to stay safe. She met with Garcelle in the backyard; her standing on the upstairs terrace, and Garcelle on the ground. Garcelle said Kyle looked good, considering, and in Garcelle’s interview, she said she and Kyle had come a long way. We flashed back to the Reunion where Kyle said Garcelle hadn’t ponied up her charity bid, and Kyle subsequently apologizing. Garcelle said she couldn’t believe she was playing Romeo to Kyle’s Juliet, but she wasn’t drinking poison for Kyle. Kyle said her family had burned rubber leaving when she tested positive, and in her interview, she talked about her character having Scarlet Fever on Little House on the Prairie. She didn’t need life to imitate art. She told Garcelle that she wanted to do a girls trip to La Quinta, and was inviting everyone.

Erika said she was not good, and had called her shrink. LisaR said it was hard when you put a person on a pedestal… and Erika said, then found out they were a POS. In her interview, Erika said she didn’t want Tom’s actions to kill what she’d created. Garcelle told Kyle that every day there was another horrible allegation. Erika told LisaR and Crystal that every day she asked herself what else was coming. In Erika’s interview, she said Tom wasn’t going down with the ship. He was taking all of them with him. People who’d stayed loyal to him. Garcelle told Kyle, she didn’t think Erika knew; they all understood husbands had secrets. Kyle said, maybe Erika saw it coming, and got out. Erika talked about being in the dark as far as Tom’s finances went, and we found out that Crystal was also clueless, which was much less of a surprise, since she’s five. LisaR said most women didn’t know anything about the home financial situation, because they didn’t make the money. She paid the bills in her household and knew everything. In LisaR’s interview, she said she’d always known where the money was, and where the dead bodies were buried. Erika said the more money Tom made, the more he shut her out. In Crystal’s interview, she said she knew Rob would be happy to share the information, but if he didn’t, it would be a red flag for her. In Erika’s interview, she said she knew how mean, vicious, and utterly dismissive Tom was. He wins; you lose. That was the way it had always been.  

Kyle visited Kathy, who showed her some Christmas wreaths she’d made. Kyle said she was still depressed, and Kathy said covid was an emotional thing. Kyle whined about not doing a good job parenting right now. Portia had slept through some of her classes. In Kyle’s interview, she said, while other parents talked about their kids missing their friends, her fear was that Portia would like being alone. Kathy said Kyle wasn’t alone, and in her interview, told us that she and Kyle hadn’t been on good terms for a while. It felt wonderful to be there for each other. They talked about Erika, and Kathy said, at the end of the day, life was a poker game, and everybody had to show their cards. Kyle told her, shut up.

LisaR visited Sutton, and met her new blonde lab puppy Waylon. Her daughter Porter was also home. In Sutton’s interview, she said Porter was her oldest child and a college freshman. She was a girlie girl like Sutton, and quiet, not like Sutton. She was double-majoring in history and French, and was a mother’s dream. Sutton wanted to keep her kids being kids for as long as possible. She also said, divorce sucked, and Erika’s was the worst ever. She told LisaR that she wasn’t making any judgements without knowing the facts, and LisaR said, why would she? I dunno. Maybe because that’s what most of them do on this show?

Kyle met Erika in the park, and Erika said she’d never been so overwhelmed. She was in a place where her hands were tied. She’d never have predicted this. She said she had a story, but couldn’t tell it. It was so hard. They were both crying, and Erika said there was nothing she could do but wait to tell her side of the story. The feeling of not knowing was huge. Things were alleged, and it was a lonely place to be. Being the possible target of a Federal criminal investigation was not cool. Things were said that were untrue, and everyone was questioning everything. It was lonely and quiet. She said Kyle would be shocked to find out how quickly people turned from you and distanced themselves, but they’d been there when times were good. In her interview, she said, if you wanted to know who your friends were, go broke, go to jail, or ask where to bury the body. Tom was a proud man. He was resistant to anything, even a conversation. She told Kyle that she’d noticed he couldn’t see or hear well, and apologized for laying all of this on her. Kyle said, that’s what friends were for, and Erika could always call her. Another headline said Tom wanted Erika to pay his attorney fees, and she said he knew she couldn’t perform. He knew everything. In her interview, she said, as much as he’d encouraged her, she thought he envied her. His view of her had changed. Who TF did she think she was? He gave her the ball, and she ran into the end zone with it, and now he didn’t like it. People didn’t know what it was like. They saw it was so great on the outside, but it wasn’t so great at home. She didn’t think anyone understood how the outside looked one way, but she’d go to hug him, and he woudn’t hug her back. She told Kyle, Tom was down to punish her ass to the ground, and Kyle said Erika had to be scared for her future. Erika said it was all she could do to wake up, and not want to go back to sleep. It was a disaster. Tom was in his own personal hell, and she couldn’t help him. It was torture to see someone melt.   

Next time, a trip to La Quinta, Tom’s assets are frozen, and Erika says she’s not going be okay for a long time.

The Real Housewives of New York City

When we last left, Ramona had literally run away from a conversation with Eboni because it was too heavy for her. She told Sonja that she knew the issues were out there, but if she talked about them all the time, she’d go crazy. Eboni said she didn’t give a damn about changing Ramona, but wanted to go forward from a place of authenticity. Ramona didn’t get to tell her to lighten up, and change the topic. Sonja said Eboni was energizing her, but Ramona only wanted to hear about the matchmaker. In Sonja’s interview, she said the women didn’t listen, and had to learn that skill. Eboni said she wasn’t mad, she just wanted to have a conversation. Ramona wouldn’t engage, putting her in a tough position. They sat down at a beautifully decorated table for a gourmet meal, and Eboni wanted to tell them something. All of a sudden, Leah started bawling, but said it wasn’t about her. Ramona wondered why the waterworks, and Leah pointed at Eboni. Eboni said she wanted to share that her grandma had passed. I think Eboni would have gotten through this announcement just fine, but Leah’s crying made her cry. There was a group hug. In her interview, Eboni said, this is where Ramona shows up. They might have their differences, but she was big sister Ramona at times like this.

Eboni wanted a tattoo, but Ramona said she was emotional and should wait. In Eboni’s interview, she said she didn’t want to wait to honor her grandmother, and knew this was the moment. She told tattoo artist Ryan, don’t f*** it up. In Leah’s interview, she said she and Eboni had lost their grandmother’s within two weeks of each other, and getting tattoos together was beautiful and special. She got the name Marie tattooed in her wrist in script, and Eboni got Katie. Sonja got drunk. In her interview, Bershan said nothing logical was coming out of Sonja’s mouth. Ramona wouldn’t quit trying to get Eboni to change her mind, and Leah finally told her, if she couldn’t be supportive, get out. In Eboni’s interview, she said, it hurt like a bitch, and in Leah’s interview, she said Ramona had the amazing talent of being annoying in every situation. In Bershan’s interview, she said Eboni’s delivery wasn’t going to work with this group. They didn’t want a preacher or a teacher, but a friend.

In her interview, Leah said the women were going to get a history lesson whether they wanted to or not. They were there to be 100% tourist. They went to Pioneer Village, a recreation of Salem 1630. Tour guide Daniel told them to put on pilgrim costumes, and in LuAnn’s interview, she said she hadn’t come this far in life to dress like that. She and Ramona suddenly had to go to the bathroom, and Eboni said, wearing the colonizer’s uniform rubbed against her spirit, and passed. Eboni and Leah discussed Sonja’s drinking, as Sonja once again blamed it on her water pill. Leah said, it was always everything and everyone else, but not the drinking.

Ramona made poopie on the bathroom floor, causing Sonja to pee herself laughing. Once again proving the casts on these shows are really five. The women went to an Italian restaurant. You could tell by the red checkered table cloths, but it was still Salem-ed up. The owner came over to their table, and LuAnn was compelled to speak to him in Italian because she couldn’t help herself. Bershan said the group was boring, and they were being grandmas, but I wasn’t sure what she wanted, since it wasn’t like they were in Vegas. In Leah’s interview, she said that wasn’t the way to get to know people. Steam came out of The Countess’s ears, and LuAnn said Bershan had the audacity to call them old ladies. She didn’t know them. Bershan said she didn’t mean to be insensitive, but LuAnn said that was exactly what she was being. In Bershan’s interview, she said she just wanted to change the mood. Are they on a girls trip or not? Again, I wasn’t sure what it was she wanted out of it. Eboni suggested Bershan tell them about herself, and Bershan said she was suing a lot of people. Sonja said never sued anyone; they sued her. Bershan said she was in some kind of fight with her ex over her eggs, and in LuAnn’s interview, she said that didn’t mean Bershan got to scramble theirs. Bershan made fun of how animated Sonja can get, and said Sonja never wanted to be normal; just an effing clown. Ouch.

Leah said Bershan didn’t know them well enough to make those judgements, and LuAnn said, how dare she talk to any of them like that? In LuAnn’s interview, she wondered where Ramona’s loyalty was, since she was laying low. In Ramona’s interview, she said, Bershan was never like this one-on-one. She was always embracing and funny. This isn’t funny. After the waitress was sufficiently uncomfortable, they ordered food. Ramona got on a nearby table, and danced, even though I don’t think there was any music. In her interview, she said she wanted to steer the boat in a new direction. Bershan was being embarrassing. Bershan said someone in the group had been dissing Leah, and in her interview, Leah said Bershan was a bullsh*t artist, who put herself in this position. She said Bershan came at her, and didn’t want to finish it. After the entire table cajoled, pleaded, and threatened, Bershan finally said that Ramona told her that she didn’t really connect with Leah a lot. This was the big reveal?  We saw a clip where Bershan asked if Ramona considered Leah a friend, and Ramona said she wasn’t sure, but they were working on the relationship. Leah said she didn’t connect with Ramona either, even though she’d just called Bershan a bullsh*t artist, and she left. LuAnn suggested Ramona dance on the table some more, and they all left Ramona and Bershan sitting at the table. I hope they tip these poor people who have to wait on their sorry asses, and then they dine and dash. In Ramona’s interview, she said she didn’t blame them for leaving. She wanted to leave too, but she was the one who brought Bershan. Sonja was straggling behind the others, and about to sit back down, probably forgetting why she got up in the first place. She said she’d stay for Ramona, and told Bershan that she was rude and not intuitive. In Sonja’s interview, she wondered, who would take advice from this woman? She wouldn’t. The three of them went outside – again, I hope after leaving a tip. Ramona said Bershan messed up big time. She went after Leah, when all Ramona had said was that Bershan should make her own decision about Leah. They were so loud, people were looking out their windows from apartments up above. Ramona told Bershan that she never said anything negative about Leah. While she was saying this, she helped Sonja drink a glass of wine through her mask.  

Bershan called them phonies, and Ramona ran back in the restaurant to get her scarf. Sonja went with her, and said Bershan was a wet blanket. Leah, LuAnn, and Eboni were already back at the hotel, when Bershan showed up, saying she was sorry; she’d had too much to drink, Leah said she didn’t get to do that because she Bershan hadn’t had a lot to drink. In Leah’s interview, she said Bershan couldn’t use drinking as an excuse, and pretend she didn’t blow up the whole effing night. Bershan said she thought Ramona set her up, although she didn’t exactly explain how, and she’d been the one to bring it up. Sonja and Ramona stumbled into the elevator, and went to the basement. Eboni told Bershan that she thought an apology would go a long way. In Eboni’s interview, she said she thought Bershan was sorry about the fallout, but not for her actions. Leah said she’d thought she and Ramona had a breakthrough in the Hamptons. That’s why it hurt to hear that Ramona said something negative. We flashed back to Ramona comforting Leah, and talking about Leah’s grandmother.

Sonja and Ramona stumbled back to the others, and Sonja said Bershan still rubbed her the wrong way. Bershan told Sonja to walk away, and said Sonja was being a clown again. In Ramona’s interview, she said she’d just put out a fire. Now Bershan was torching the room. In LuAnn’s interview, she said it wasn’t bad enough Bershan called Sonja a clown the first time. Now she was going in for the second round. Sonja and Bershan made animated gestures at each other, and Bershan said, where’s your speaking, bitch? Leah said, enough, and Sonja said Bershan was projecting. Use your brain, bitch.  

Next time, Sonja and Bershan get in each other’s faces, and security is called; LuAnn says, Ramona started this sh*t; Leah talks to Sonja about her drinking; a session with a medium; and a haunted house.   

🌅 Before the Dawn…

I had an exciting day yesterday, contributing to the next Marc Singer’s interview on Mupo & Friends on YouTube. It will be airing this Sunday, July 18th, at 2 pm. You can always catch it another time, but there’s live chat during the premiere, and we can talk. Sort of. Join me tomorrow for soap and what will no doubt be the most amazing properties you’ve ever seen, but will never ever be able to afford. Until then, stay safe, stay ethical, and stay remembering, at the end of the day, life is a poker game, and everybody has to show their cards.

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What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Alexis and Valentin arrive at Neil’s memorial, and Alexis says she appreciates Valentin bringing her, but she’ll get a car back. He says he drove her there himself, and he’ll drive her home. She wonders when he got so chivalrous, and he says he’s leveling the playing field. She was good to him when he needed it. They go inside, and she sees a photo of Neil.

On her phone at the hospital, Sasha says she needs to make a purchase. The usual. She asks them to meet her at GH, and text when they’re outside. Chase startles her.

Brook gets that it’s a shock to find out Olivia is in Monte Carlo, and Ned says, in the honeymoon suit at a glamorous hotel, with ex-spy Robert Scorpio. She says he sounds insecure and jealous. She thought he and Olivia were solid. Did something happen? He says, ELQ happened. Olivia hasn’t been happy since he took over the company, then Robert was able to get her in to see Dante. She might have had a hard time leaving him. It’s not her fault; they’ll work it out. He just wants her home safe and sound. The same goes for Brook. Can he convince her to come home? She says she doesn’t think it’s a good idea for either of them right now, but she’ll do what she said. She’ll let him know where she lands. He thanks her for trying to make him feel better about Olivia. Brook says, don’t tell Olivia that she said so, but Olivia is smart. She wouldn’t blow things up like that. He tells her, call him if she needs anything at all. She says, okay, and he says, maybe there’s hope for them yet. She says, maybe.

On a private plane with Robert and Ethan, Olivia says, well, it’s official. Her phone is nowhere to be found. She left it in Monte Carlo. Ethan says there’s no Wi-Fi anyway; it’s intentional. Robert says, the Bureau likes to get a head start on spinning the story. The casino bust is a way for them to control the narrative. Ethan says his mother is dead, buried in a shallow grave. How are they going to control the narrative for that? Olivia says she’s so sorry. Holly probably would have been saved if not for her.

Josslyn and Cameron are at the Bistro. Which, by the way, suddenly has an identifying name. I’ve been calling it the café for years now. Cameron says they just saw each other. Why did she text him to meet her? She says she’s fine. She didn’t feel like being at home. Cameron asks, why not? and she says, Mike just died and her mom is acting upbeat about homecoming. Josslyn knows it’s for her sake, but figured if she wasn’t around, they could be honest about how they’re feeling. Cameron totally gets it. It’s strange at his house too. There’s tension, and his parents are pretending there isn’t.

Scotty tells Franco and Elizabeth that he met with Ava and Nikolas. Elizabeth asks, what happened? and Scotty takes out the phone, pointing to the pictures. He says he showed them – boom… boom. Franco says the photos have remarkable composition, but he doesn’t like to look at a picture of Elizabeth with that other dude. Elizabeth says she doesn’t like to see him and Ava either. Scotty says, the make-out sessions were their idea. He thought it was hairbrained at first. However, the two of them are masterminds, and it worked out great. They’ve got Ava and Nikolas right where they want them – scared, and ready to pay. They all smile at each other.

Robert asks what Olivia is talking about, and she says Holly would be alive, but they didn’t get there in time. Robert took her to Geneva first, and it was a waste of time to try and see Dante. Ethan asks if the call didn’t come after Holly’s memorial, and Robert says he didn’t want to go to the memorial. He only went because Olivia badgered him into it. If she hadn’t, he would have been in Port Charles when Holly called. He would have had no time to get to Monte Carlo. Ethan says, and Winston would have covered his track. They wouldn’t have gotten answers, but because of Olivia, they did. Robert says, he can only speak for himself, but he’s sure Ethan feels the same. He’s more than grateful.

Chase apologizes, saying he didn’t realize Sasha was on the phone. She says, no problem; what’s up? He asks if she’s heard about Nelle. She asks if Nelle was captured, but Chase says her body was recovered. She’s dead. Sasha asks, how? and he says, her body was found on the Pennsylvania side of the river (🍷 – a new drinking game phrase for today). She asks if he’s sure, and he says the body was positively ID’d, but he’s there to get more details. She asks if Michael knows, and how he’s taking it. She guesses he must be relieved, for himself and Wiley. She’s sorry she feels this way, but she’s thankful they’re free from Nelle’s constant torment. Wiley is truly safe. She clutches her stomach a little, and he asks if she’s okay. She says she’s fine. It’s the finality of everything. It’s finally over, and it’s too late.

Scotty says they should have seen the look on Nikolas’s face when Nikolas saw it was him; like he’d seen a ghost. To be honest, Ava felt like he’d betrayed her. Franco says, if anything, she betrayed Scotty, since he’s Scotty’s son. Where’s Ava’s loyalty to Franco, and respect for his marriage? Elizabeth says Ava and Nikolas are both just as bad, using them as pawns in their chess game. All Nikolas cares about is the infidelity clause and post-nuptial agreement.

Cameron tells Josslyn, he walked in on a conversation where his parents were discussing the bills, and they froze up. They always change the subject. How interested in his soccer practice can they be? Josslyn says she knows what he means; it’s awful the way they find a way to cover, and make like everything is all right. He says he knows his parents took out a loan when the pipe burst. Britt Westbourne is Chief of Staff, and she hates his mom, so Britt cut her hours back. Franco thinks he’s going to be fired. For no reason. She says, like Monica and Bobbie were fired. Michael thinks they should sue. He doesn’t think that’s an option for his mom or Franco. He’s looking for after school jobs. He has to help out with the expenses.

Valentin asks if Neil had any immediate family, and Alexis says, he had a brother in New Jersey. She sees a man sitting down, and says, that must be him. Valentin says, why doesn’t she pay her respects? She goes over to the man, and asks if he’s Neil’s brother. He says he’s proud to say he is. She says she’s terribly sorry for his loss, and he thanks her. He asks if she worked with his brother. Valentin introduces himself, and Alexis does the same. She says, she and Neil… and Brendan (we find out his name in the course of conversation) says he knows who she is.

Alexis says, of course (🍷). He was probably told about the circumstances of Neil’s death. He says he was, and Neil used to talk about her. That surprised him, since Neil never mentioned his personal life. He didn’t have much of one. He dated, but never seriously. He kept saying he had finally met his match. Alexis says they had a special connection. He says, Neil was a wonderful, caring person, who spent his entire life helping others. She says she was extraordinarily lucky to know him. He says, she was, and he wishes to God Neil had never met her.

Olivia tells Robert, it’s ironic. She always loved spy movies. They were so glamourous and exciting. But when you really see what goes on, it’s not that glamorous anymore, is it? She starts to cry, and says, sorry. She gets up and goes (presumably) to the bathroom. Ethan asks what the story is between them, and Robert stammers a little. He says, him and Olivia? Ethan says, no, the other bombshell on the plane. Robert says, a couple of years back, he was a fugitive, and he… well, she… she’s married. Ethan says it never stopped Robert before, and Robert calls him Mr. Leap Before You Look. Ethan says, life is short. You’ve got to cut loose. Why wait in line? You should take all the chances you can, and a few more. Play the cards your dealt, and bluff if you have to. At least you know you lived. Robert says, for a moment, Ethan reminded him of Holly.

Chase tells Sasha, it’s not too late. They got exactly what they wanted. Not for Nelle to die necessarily, but be out of Wiley’s life. Michael and Willow don’t have to be married anymore. She asks, what if they don’t want to divorce? and he asks if she’s talking about the kiss. It’s natural that it would happen. They both love Wiley, but that doesn’t mean they have feelings for one another. One kiss doesn’t make a romance. She says neither one of them would take a kiss casually; that’s not who they are. As much as they’re hurt, she and Chase have to accept the truth. The kiss was a turning point.   

Josslyn asks what kind of job Cameron is going to get that doesn’t interfere with school, homework, and soccer. He says all he knows is, he has to do something. They might be able to fool Jake and Aiden, but they can’t fool him. He sees how stressed they are about being able to afford college for him. She asks, what about a scholarship? and he says, soccer scholarships are mostly partial – if he gets one at all. Josslyn thinks he should get tons of offers, since he’s all-around amazing.

Elizabeth says, no party over what Ava and Nikolas did, especially Nikolas. She got her friend back, and watched him sinking lower and lower. Scotty says, he’s a Cassadine, but she says, he’s better than this. Now look at them, stooping to blackmail. Scotty says, they asked for it. Franco says, think about it. It could be the thing that keeps them afloat. Scotty says, it was a drop in the bucket. Nikolas and Ava were lowballing them. The reality is, they could probably get enough to pay off their mortgage, put Cameron through college, and have a cushion. Elizabeth asks Scotty what he’s done.

Cameron says Josslyn always knows how to make him feel better. She says, same. They’ve been through a lot together. He says, true that, and she says she hated house arrest. She was so lost without him and Trina; she felt left out. He says he missed her too. She says she knows he and Trina got closer during that time, with the whole kiss that happened. The important thing is, they got through it. It’s cool how they’re going to homecoming as a group. None of that date pressure. Everything’s back to normal, which is great, right? He says, yeah, totally.

Chase asks Sasha if she doesn’t see it. Everything has changed. Nelle is dead, and they’re free to tell the truth. She says, then what? Michael and Willow will realize she and Chase lied because they love them, and thank them for manipulating them for their own good? Now it’s over, and they can just pick up where they left off? He says he knows it sounds crazy, and she says, because it is. Stop living in a fantasy world. He says she’s acting like she wants Michael and Willow to hate them, and she says she didn’t mean to come at him. She’s not sleeping well. Launching Deception is a 24/7 job. He says, no doubt. He doesn’t think that’s all that’s going on.

Scotty says, when he saw the desperation on their faces, he knew Nikolas and Ava would pay, so he asked for $125K. Franco says, they agreed on $50K, and Scotty says, that’s not what he meant. He asked for $125K from each of them. Franco says, $250,000? What’s wrong with him? Elizabeth says, it’s a quarter of a million dollars; that’s extortion. Scotty says, what’s done is done. You don’t go back after a shakedown, and say, oops, I changed my mind. Even if they negotiate, they’ll come out ahead. Franco says there’s so much they could do. He and Scotty shake hands, and Franco says he’s got to hand it to Scotty. Bummer Elizabeth says she can’t believe what she’s hearing. It’s got to stop right now.

Robert says, Holly didn’t raise Ethan, but he’s just like her. Ethan says, coming from Robert, that’s a high compliment. Robert says he appreciated Ethan’s help at the casino. He doesn’t think he could have taken Winston down without him. Ethan says, actually, Olivia took him down, clobbering him with the Uzi. They laugh, and Robert says Ethan played a big part. Ethan says he wanted answers, and owed Robert one. Robert dropped everything to help them, leaving Port Charles and Anna behind to get them out of a jam. Robert says he got something out of it too; he reconnected to Holly. Too bad they couldn’t make it last, but they had a great time. Ethan says he didn’t hang around much after that because of his guilt. Robert says, about what? and Ethan says, about letting Robert think he was Robert’s son.

Valentin says he realizes the difficult circumstances, but Brendan’s words are uncalled for. Brendan doesn’t think so, and Alexis says, let him speak. He obviously has something say. Brendan says he wasn’t sure he’d get the opportunity to talk to her. He didn’t know if she’d dare show up. From what he can see, she caused more sorrow than joy. Neil took it hard when they broke up, and he couldn’t pursue her. He was moving on, then he bumped into her at the opera – the one night that ended his career, the one thing that kept him going after his daughter died. His practice helped others, and it drove Neil to despair. She dismantled his life and Neil took what was left, and threw it away on a drug overdose.

Josslyn tells Cameron, she’s seen the Crimson wardrobe vault – it’s the 8th wonder of the world. Cameron must be anointed to be allowed access, Cameron says it was complicated. Nina is all about the fit and the cut, and all the accessories; a shirt, the collar, a tie, cufflinks. She asks if he found anything he liked. She thinks it will pay off. He says he plans on looking smoking hot, and she says she bets he will.

Scotty says Elizabeth wants to torpedo their plan. Ava and Nikolas are the ones acting like bad guys, and messing with his family. He takes family seriously, and thought she would too. Franco says he thought what her friend did was unacceptable. He wants them to feel what’s it’s like to be used and tricked. Scotty says, if not, they can feel it in their wallets. Elizabeth says, blackmail is a crime, and she wants no part of it. Franco shouldn’t either. Scotty asks if she thinks they’re going to the cops. Franco says, come on. Technically, it’s not blackmail until money exchanges hands. They don’t know if Ava and Nikolas are going to pay at all, so maybe wait see what happens. She says, okay. When are they meeting with Scotty? Scotty says he gave them 24 hours. They’ll never know Franco and Elizabeth had anything to do with this; it’s all on him. Franco says he appreciates everything Scotty had done for them, and says, Elizabeth? She says she knows Scotty’s heart is in the right place, and she appreciates that he’s overprotective of his family, even if they don’t agree on his methods. He says, no one messes with his family. Not on his watch.

Robert says, all the same, what are the odds he and Ethan would be stuck on the same plane? Get it over with. Ethan says Robert thought Robin was dead, and Holly told him Ethan was his son, so Robert would feel obligated to save him. Robert says Ethan’s real father had a big hand it; it’s a convoluted Spencer special. Holly lied to give him hope, but without Holly and hope, he doesn’t know if he would have survived. She was almost always right. Ethan says, and she never let them forget it. Robert says, that’s for damn sure. They drink.

Chase says Sasha is trying to hide her feelings, but he can tell she’s struggling. She’s trying to convince him, but giving up Michael is too painful to admit. She says she wishes she could, and he says, she buried herself in her work, so she doesn’t have to face what’s going on. She says she never expected life to turn into this, and he says the two of them are in it together. He’s here for her anytime she wants to call, and she knows he’ll understand. She thanks him for being a good friend. Brook appears, and says, hey, roomie. Sasha says she’s on her way out, but Brook tells her, don’t jump to conclusions. She’s just crashing at Chase’s place. He’s being a sweetheart, but nothing is going on. Sasha says, nothing is going on with her and Chase either. Chase says there’s something Brook should know; Nelle is dead. Her body was recovered on the Pennsylvania side of the river (🍷). He’s going to the morgue to follow up. Brook says she should be sorry for the loss of any human life, but all she feels is relief. Chase says, him too, and he moves along. Brook says, wow. Nelle is dead. (I expect her to say, and her body was recovered on the Pennsylvania side of the river, but she doesn’t.) Sasha asks if she’s okay, and Brook says she’s just processing. Sasha doesn’t blame her, and says Brook has been through a lot. Brook says she’s on the mend, and stronger every day. Sasha says she’s glad to hear it. They need her voice for Deception. When is she recording a new song?

Valentin says, Neil was a grown man; he made his own decisions. What happened was tragic, but don’t put it on Alexis. Alexis says Brendan has a right to feel the way he does, and Brendan says, the memorial is a celebration of Neil’s life. She stripped him of everything worth living for. He doesn’t want the memorial tainted with her presence, and tells her that she’s not welcome. Alexis runs out crying. Well, he’s not making a very good first impression.

Chase orders some food to go at The Floating Rib. Valentin and Alexis walk in, and Valentin suggests she get something to eat. She says she doesn’t have much of an appetite, and he says, Neil’s brother was out of line. He’s grieving, and needs someone to take it out on. He chose her. She says Branden used words that she can’t unhear, and watches as a drink is poured.

On the phone, Josslyn says she’s glad Carly called, instead of waiting until she got home. She’s with Cameron, but she’ll see Carly soon. She loves her. Cameron says he heard her say Nelle was dead. Is she really gone? Josslyn says her mom told her they found the body on the Pennsylvania side of the river. (🍷) He asks, what happened? and she says, it’s too early to say exactly how Nelle died. He says, after everything that happened, it’s really over. Nelle is gone.  

Alexis tells Valentin, she can’t be angry with Neil’s brother. He didn’t know how their relationship was. Ned comes in, and orders a double scotch, neat, at the bar. Chase asks if he’s okay, and he says, just great, throwing back his drink. He doesn’t know whether to be annoyed with Chase or grateful that he’s letting Brook stay. If he hadn’t, it might be easier to convince her to come home.  Chase says he tried to give her options. At their table, Valentin says, Brendan is furious that Neil threw his life away, and is looking for someone to blame. She’s an easy target. Ned tells Chase, women like to have options, loud enough for Valentin to hear, and looks pointedly at Valentin.

Ethan says, all the stories he heard of their adventures together; Holly loved Robert, in her way. Robert says he loved Holly. That’s all he wants to say about it. He’s sorry she wasn’t a conventional mother. Ethan says conventions are overrated. They were perfect partners in crime. They could go a month not seeing each other, then she’d then send up a flare, and he’d come on the run. The cons were just an excuse. She really wanted to spend time together. Robert said she knew she could trust him, and Ethan says he doesn’t know how to get over it, but it helps knowing there’s someone else out there who remembers her too. Olivia comes back, and says, sorry for making a scene. How did the two of them manage without her? Robert says they buried a few hatchets, and Olivia asks when they’re landing. Robert tells her, he’ll check with the pilot, and goes up front. Olivia tells Ethan, when they get there, she’s putting him up at the MetroCourt; no argument. He says he appreciates it, but as soon as they touch down, he has a date in Antigua. She asks, what it would hurt to stick around Port Charles?

Sasha says she has to go, but she wants to see Brook in the recording studio asap. Geez, Brook practically just got off the operating table for an injury to her vocal chords. I know Sasha is high, but come on. Brook says she’s going to have to extend that timeline, and Sasha says Deception gained momentum from the Nurses Ball telethon. Brook says, her doctors haven’t cleared her for singing, and Sasha says, sorry. She’s just excited. She’s a partner, and brand ambassador. The projections are through the roof. It’s going to be a huge success, and she wants Brook to be a part of that. Brook says she does too. She’d love to be involved in the business aspect. Sasha says she didn’t think Brook was interested in that, but Brook says, sure she would. She’s always wanted to be part of a winning team. Sasha says Brook doesn’t have to prove her worth. They just want her voice; it’s more than enough.

Franco tells Elizabeth, it’s just a threat. They’ll destroy the picture, whether or not they pay. She says, okay, but he says she’s still angry. She thinks they deserved a scare. Marriage means nothing to them, and everything to her. She doesn’t take what they tried to do lightly. Franco says, they were just trying; no real damage was done. She says, right, and he says, checking in. Around the time of the party, things were rocky. Elizabeth says, she’s glad she overheard Ava and Nina talking about Ava’s post-nup and wanting Nikolas to cheat. She finally understood what was going on. Franco says they feel solid. Does she think they’re better than ever? Elizabeth says, yeah. They never lost faith in each other. It doesn’t matter what happens with Ava and Nikolas. Clearly, they’re the winners. They hug.

Cameron asks if Josslyn is okay. How does she feel about things, honestly? She says, conflicted. She can’t tell him how much she’d wished Nelle would disappear and not come back. Nelle deliberately set out to ruin her mom’s life, and manipulated her to go against her mom, and she let Nelle do it. She should hate Nelle, but despite all she did, she’s the reason Wiley exists, and she can’t regret Wiley. So being glad Nelle is dead is harsh, but she’s relieved that Nelle will never hurt them again. Does that make her a horrible person? He says, no, but it does add another thing to deal with. Josslyn says she should get going. She needs to start getting ready for homecoming if she’s going to keep up with him. Cameron says she always looks beautiful, and Josslyn says she should probably go.

Brook tells Sasha, she has a follow-up appointment with her surgeon, and Sasha says, her too. She means an appointment. She tells Brook, hurry up and get well. She can’t wait work with Brook. Sasha leaves, and Brook says she has to figure out how to be the voice of Deception without a voice.

Chase tells Ned that he doesn’t think Brook would be this angry if she didn’t love him. At the table, Valentin tells Alexis, she wants to blame herself, but she’s not the reason Neil did drugs. Chase tells Ned, Brook couldn’t be indifferent if she wanted to, and Ned thanks him for trying. He walks over to the table, and asks if he can have a word with Valentin. Valentin says he’s a little busy, and Alexis says she’d consider it a favor. Valentin says, okay, as a favor. He and Ned go outside, and Alexis joneses after the alcoholic drinks.

Ethan says, Port Charles hasn’t been his home in years, but Olivia says, Robert is there, and they’re both grieving Holly. They can help each other. Robert says they don’t have to be in the same city. If Ethan is in a tight spot, he’ll be there, like his mother would have. Ethan says, it goes both ways, and Olivia asks if he’s absolutely sure. Ethan says he has a score to settle, and Olivia hopes when he’s ready to settle down, Port Charles is the first place he thinks of. He says he’ll keep it in mind.

Valentin tells Ned, if he wants to talk about ELQ, call his office. Ned calls him a smug bastard, saying Valentin preyed on his daughter when she was vulnerable. He’s not letting Valentin do the same to Alexis. Valentin says Ned is drunk, and starts to walk away, but Ned grabs him and punches him.

Alexis orders a double vodka.

On… whatever day it’s on next (see below), Portia tells Curtis that he shouldn’t be asking questions, Robert asks Peter if he was missed, and Olivia tells Lulu about seeing Dante.

⚾️ What the What…?

For baseball? Really?

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/general-hospital-preempted-for-three-days

📺 In Case You Missed It…

I have no idea what this is about, but apparently some people missed the September 23rd episode of GH. If this is you, here you go.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/watch-september-23-episode-general-hospital-in-full

🧼 Better Than a Foam Party…

Former soap stars cut the rug.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/abc/soap-alums-on-dancing-with-the-stars-week-two-recap

🌠 Rubbing It In…

We come together to mourn the passing of a soap kids once scheduled their college classes around.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/gallery/all-my-children/all-my-children-final-episode-anniversary

💍 I See a Ring In Someone’s Future…

This was one of the few parts in RHOBH Secrets Revealed that I thought was worth watching. And Sutton’s birthday party. I could watch that all day.

https://pagesix.com/2020/09/24/kyle-richards-saw-stolen-ring-on-photo-of-psychics-hand/

https://pagesix.com/2020/09/25/tiktok-user-says-woman-wearing-kyle-richards-stolen-ring-is-her-grandma/

👨🏼‍🌾 The Simple Life…

I liked this show, and liked the idea of a family living off the media grid, social and otherwise. It looks like the kids will be branching out some this season. You can take a trip to Plathville on November 10th.

https://people.com/tv/tlc-welcome-to-plathville-returning-for-season-2/

📝 Because I Like a List…

Another take on Emmy’s best and worst moments.

https://www.tvguide.com/news/emmys-awards-2020-best-and-worst-moments/?ftag=NLS-04-10aaa2i

🗽 Reunion Rehash…

Tinsley and Dorinda explained.

https://www.thelist.com/247833/the-truth-about-tinsley-mortimer-and-dorinda-medleys-relationship/

Dorinda makes excuses explains.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1191191/heres-how-dorinda-medley-explains-her-rhony-finale-blow-up-over-tinsley-mortimer

Dorinda makes excuses admits a wrong move.

https://people.com/tv/rhony-dorinda-medley-admits-she-shouldve-taken-this-season-off/

Tinsley makes excuses for being really weird explains.

https://pagesix.com/2020/09/18/tinsley-mortimer-explains-why-she-made-out-with-sister-dabney-mercer/

Tinsley really does explain.

https://people.com/tv/rhony-reunion-tinsley-mortimer-explains-fallout-with-dorinda-medley/

🧩 Another Puzzle Piece…

So Kathy wants on the show. Another reason Kyle might have to claim Brandi never lies. I’m telling you, that was a set-up.

https://pagesix.com/2020/09/17/kathy-hilton-reportedly-in-talks-to-join-rhobh/

🥋 Just In Case You Were Wondering…

Wax off this.

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-real-martial-arts-behind-cobra-kai-and-the-karate-kid/

🏌️‍♀️ Quotes of the Week

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. – Albert Einstein  (I question as to whether he really said that, but it’s a good one.)

Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself. – Roy T. Bennett

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. – Theodore Roosevelt

Aggressive is protecting your rights, but hurting others. Assertive is protecting your rights and not hurting others. – Dr. Phil  (Fat blipping chance a huge percentage of the world will ever get that.)

Everything’s funny eventually. Sometimes it takes a while but the day will come when you’re able to laugh about anything. – David Sedaris

Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten. – David Ogden Stiers  (Ha-ha! Good thing we have friends.)

People dress up for funerals. Why not dress up to celebrate that you’re alive? – Gay Talese

I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to forget the rest. – Venus Williams

Live your vision and demand your success. – Steve Maraboli

Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. – Joshua J. Marine  (Seriously though, I’d like a break from both.)

This one matches our curtains. – Eric helping Larissa choose lingerie, 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. – Dale Carnegie

And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about. – Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

👷🏽‍♀️ You Know the Drill…

It’s that time again. Those two days that may or may not have taken on a whole new meaning for you. As the Dowager Countess said, what’s a weekend? I say it too, but it’s because I never get one. I’ve questioned the validity of the word vacation for quite a while too. Regardless of how you view them, make the next two days different. Listen to music you’ve never heard before, gather some fall leaves to press or the last bloom of the summer. Get outside, and get outside your head. And while you’re at it, stay safe, stay appreciative, and stay away from the Pennsylvania side of the river. I hear they find bodies there.

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January 28, 2020 – Nothing New On GH, Candace Hunts For Benny, a Tacky Bachelorette Mess & Piano Finish

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What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Nothing new on ABC, and nothing new anywhere else since the episode I posted yesterday. Today, ABC had another rerun, instead of the promised airing of said episode. How much longer will this circus continue? At least we found out what happened after the shootout(s).

The Haves and The Have Nots

Candace goes back to club looking for Mitch, but a guy says not there and she should go. She asks, why the hostility? and he says they have a certain type of clientele. They might give her a hard time. She says, because she’s Black, but he says, it’s a family establishment. She says, right, and asks if he knows where Mitch is. He says he doesn’t, and she asks if he can call. He says it’s the least he can do, and tells her, don’t be offended. She says she knows his family is racist; she gets it just. He calls, but gets no answer. He tells her that he knows what she did for the family, bringing War to them. It goes a long way, and she’s welcome there any time. If she’s got problems, he’s got solutions. He adds that she’s beautiful, and his phone rings. It’s Mitch, who wants him to come to the Lazy V; they need muscle. The guy tells Candace, and says Mitch told him to bring her. Muscle is code for a man in trouble. They have to move. He walks out with Candace and a few other guys.

There’s a knock at Veronica’s door. It’s Derrick, who gives her a paper. It’s the name of her thug’s girlfriend; she just got arrested for aggravated assault. Veronica says, Quita Maxwell. She knows that rat. Derrick says he bets she knows a lot of rats, and she says she’s looking at one. He asks if Veronica can get her out or not, and she says she can get anyone out. He says, then do it. If she does, her thug won’t testify against her. She says Derrick is worried about her dragging him into it, but he says he didn’t do anything. She says she’s got cameras that say differently. He came to her house and threatened her. Derrick says she wouldn’t dare, but she says she’s known to do a few things. He says she’s going to get what’s coming to her, and it’s going to come hard and quick. She asks if he’s on for it, and he says he wouldn’t touch her to save his life. She says she’ll remember that, and he says he will too. He leaves, and she says she’s got to go get dressed to do hood-rat sh*t.

David and Jeffrey find Madison at the hospital. David asks where Jim is, and Madison says, in surgery. David asks how Jim is doing, and Madison thinks he’s okay, but tells David, the doctor will know more. They can find him in the OR. David tells Jeffrey to stay, and Madison asks if it’s been a long night. Jeffrey says he has no idea, and Madison says Jeffrey looks stressed. Jeffrey says he just wants the night over; he’s all over place. His mother sent thugs to come after him and his dad. Madison asks Jeffrey to come with him, and they go into another room.

Charles greets Senator Connelly West, and asks if he wants a drink. Connolly says he’s on the wagon. He doesn’t have a problem, but his wife Margaret is after him to lose a few pounds. However, he’ll have just one. Charles promises not to tell. He asks how Margaret is, and Connelly says she’s in Martha’s Vineyard. Charles says when she’s spending time there, it means they’re not doing well, but Connelly says they’ve been married 25 years; they’re always doing fine. He toasts to the President Elect, and asks if Charles is ready for the White House. Charles asks if anyone has ever been ready, and Connelly says he’s been through six administrations. Here’s to lucky seven. They clink glasses, and Charles asks, what brings Connelly by? Connelly says he just wanted to check on Charles, but Charles doesn’t buy it, and asks if it has anything to do with talking to a certain Senator about being Secretary of State. Connelly says he came to talk to Charles about the young lady. All he has to say is, that was close. It could have cost Charles everything. Charles says he’s aware, and Connelly says, the whispers on the Senate floor could be shouts. Charles says, it’s under control, and asks if Connelly wants to join him for a late dinner. Connelly says, it would be nice to catch up.

Benny wakes up tied up in a basement, and wonders where he is. He starts yelling for help. A guy sits in front of him and takes out a gun. He tells Benny that nobody can hear him. Benny asks, what’s going on? and the guy says Benny’s sister owes Jim money. Benny says he has nothing to do with that; let him out. The guy says, as soon as Jim gets his money back. He says Benny is the only thing Candace cares about, and suggests Benny give her a call. Benny says, the dude is dead; there ain’t no Jim. Doesn’t he watch TV? Three people were shot at the house. The guy says then he did all this for nothing, and Benny says, let him out. The guy says he’ll find out if Jim is dead or not, and goes back upstairs. Benny yells after him.

Jim lies on an operating table, and the nurse says, it doesn’t look good. His blood pressure is dropping. The doctor uses the defibrillator on Jim five or six times, and yells, come on, Jim! Dammit!

Celine sees David, and asks how Jim is, but David says he doesn’t know. He asks what Celine is doing there, and she says she works there; she just got off. Does he know anything? Does he know who shot Jim? Just tell her. He says he’s trying to find out, and she says she has to do something. Jim stopped paying child support; it was probably David’s idea. She knows how they work. David says he doesn’t know why Jim does a lot of things, and Celine says Jim lives in a mansion, while she’s struggling with his two sons. He’s a son of a bitch. She asks who shot him, but David insists he doesn’t know. It’s a very tragic time. He tells her, just go home; he’ll give her a call. She says he knows who did it, and he says, they’re saying it’s Wyatt. She laughs, and says, the one son Jim has given everything too. David says, it’s not funny, and she says, it’s poetic though. He’s sure she’s tired, and she says he doesn’t know anything about her. She is tired. She’s tired of Jim and the situation. He says it’s not the appropriate place, but she thinks it’s more than appropriate. He says he’ll call her, but she says she doesn’t trust him. She’s staying. I don’t know if it’s significant, but David’s back is obviously still hurting him, and Celine takes notice.

In an examining room, Madison hands Jeffrey some pills in a cup and water. Jeffrey asks if Madison is supposed to give it to him, and Madison says it’s his; just take it. It will help with his anxiety. Jeffrey takes the medication, and asks how Madison is. He sees Madison is working the graveyard shift. Madison says when he came back after working for Jeffrey’s dad, that’s what was available. Jeffrey says he feels like he’s the cause of a lot of people’s drama. Madison asks if Jeffrey is doing that now; feeling sorry for himself. He has a lot to be thankful for. Jeffrey thanks Madison for counting his blessings for him. He has a hard time doing that. He suddenly says, wow. He’s feeling relaxed. Madison tells him not to drink any alcohol. Geez, that’s fast-acting medication. Jeffrey asks if Madison can get him some more, and Madison says, on a needed basis. Jeffrey says he’s going to leave before his stalker sees him, but Madison says Justin checked out, and stalker is putting it lightly. Jeffrey says, call him crazy for letting it happen, but it’s over. Madison asks if it’s over for Jeffrey. He likes the drama. Jeffrey says he was trying to help, but Madison tells him, no normal guy would take that chance. He loves the drama. Jeffrey says Madison is killing his buzz, and Madison says he’ll let it go.

A guard leads Kathryn to a cell. She says she needs to check on her husband, but he says there’s nothing he can do. He stops at an open cell door, and she asks, what’s going on? Is she supposed to just sit there? Where’s the bathroom? He says, in the corner, and she says, in the open? looking at the lone toilet. She says she’s not going there, and he asks where she thinks she is. She says, it’s who she knows she is, and he tells her, get in the cell or he’ll put her in there. She says she’d like to see him try it, and he calls for some help. A female guard joins him, and asks if Kathryn wants to make this difficult. Kathryn says, her whole life has been difficult, and the guard says, sure. Her life in the mansion. She says Kathryn is being belligerent, but Kathryn says she’s protesting. She refuses to be put in a cage with an open bathroom. It’s inhumane. The female guard asks if she knows where she is, and Kathryn says the other one already asked. She wants another cell. They grab her, and she struggles, getting tased for her trouble. Kathryn says the guard shocked her, and he says he’ll do it again. Get up, and get in the cell. What’s really weird is, not one other prisoner reacts in any way, which is unrealistic. I’m surprised. Victoria comes toward them, and laughs. She says, that’s hysterical. The guard tells her, stay back, but she says she’s there for a client. Kathryn asks if Veronica it there to see her, but Veronica says she doesn’t know Kathryn. But if Veronica was her, she’d get up and get in the cell. Kathryn says, go to hell, but gets in the cell. Veronica says she’s looking for Quita Maxwell, and the guards leave.

She asks why Kathryn is there, and Kathryn says, for what Veronica did; shooting Jennifer. Veronica says, everyone knows it wasn’t her. Kathryn went for the chest; she would have gone for the face. Kathryn says, leave her alone, and Veronica says, if she does, she can’t help. Kathryn says, George had her arrested, and Wyatt shot at her. Veronica says she told Kathryn to get that boy in line, and Kathryn asks if Jeffrey is under control. She’s forgetting about Jeffrey knifing her. She’s not mother of the year. Veronica hopes Jim is doing as well as Kathryn is; sorry not sorry. Kathryn asks if Veronica is going to help her or not, and Veronica says, she’ll think about it… No. She doesn’t like Kathryn anymore, so no. Kathryn says Veronica needs her, but Veronica says she doesn’t. Kathryn is a goner. She’s in there now, and Veronica could testify against her. Kathryn says she’s Veronica’s client; she can’t. Veronica says, watch her. If she feels like her life is threatened, she’ll throw herself on the mercy of the court, telling them she feels her life is in danger. Kathryn says, you know how much I have on you, bitch, and Veronica says, you know how smart I am, bitch. Kathryn says, go to hell, and Veronica says it looks like Kathryn is already there. Enjoy her stay. Too bad there’s no hair stylist. She tells Kathryn, see her around, and walks away, laughing. Kathryn says, at least it’s her hair; not a wig, or weave, or some mop from the sink.

At dinner, Connelly tells Charles, he’s no longer a private citizen, and Charles asks if he wants to talk about becoming Secretary of State. Connelly says he was just checking on Charles, but Charles says, cut the crap. Connelly says, he’s known Charles since he was Charles’s age, and knows him well. Charles says he’s kept a lot of secrets, and Connelly tells him, the Candace thing was wrong. Charles has spent his life doing the right thing. Charles says, trying to, but Connelly says Charles is a good guy. He tries to be badass, but he’s a good guy. Charles asks if he’s going somewhere with this, and Connelly asks if Charles remembers a Deborah somebody or other. Charles says, the one whose married to…? and Connelly says, don’t say the name. Has Charles ever seen their middle child? Charles says he hasn’t paid much attention, and Connelly shows Charles his phone. Charles says, cute kid, and Connelly says, thank you. That’s his son. No one knows, and the only reason he’s telling Charles is because politics, the life with a spotlight up your ass, is extremely stressful. You need a safe place to lay your head. Charles says he’s aware of that, and Connelly says he’s telling Charles because he loves Deborah and she loves him. The secret of their relationship working is that it remains a secret. They trust each other. It brings excitement into his life again, and he doesn’t think he could go on with the job if didn’t have those times. She gives him that, and Charles deserves that. Charles asks if Connelly is saying he should have a baby with his mistress, and Connelly says, have fun. He deserves it. Don’t let this prison kill him. it’s not what he does that matters as much as how he does it. Charles asks if Connelly is saying he should see Candace, but Connelly says, hell no. That’s the last thing he’s saying. That girl is trouble. Charles needs to get in bed with people who have as much to lose as he does. Charles wonders if Connelly is suggesting a Prime Minster or President, but Connelly says, no. Has he seen some of them? For the position Charles is in, he’s looking too low.

At the Lazy V, Mitch tells the manager he’s going to ask one more time; where is he? The manager says they’re closing, and Mitch says, she knows, moving toward the stripper who gave Benny a lap dance. The manager blocks him, but he says he’s not leaving until someone tells him where Benny is. The manager says he has two guys over there who will take Mitch out, but Mitch says he’ll have his grandmother all over there. The manager starts laughing until Mitch says, Rose Malone. Where’s his boy at? The manager insists he doesn’t know. Candace and Mitch’s guys come in, and Mitch says, these clowns took Benny somewhere. This broad took Benny into the back room, and now he’s gone. Candace asks the stripper where her brother is, but she says she doesn’t know what Candace is talking about. Candace says she’s trying to turn over a new leaf. Where is he? The stripper repeats that she doesn’t know, and Candace punches her in the face. Mitch tells everyone, don’t move, and the girl punches back. Candace is all over her immediately, fighting dirty and punching the crap out of her. Candace breaks a bottle, and puts it at the girl’s throat, asking, where’s her brother? The stripper says some guys came in and gave her $1000 to take him in the back. Candace asks who they were, but the girl says she doesn’t know. The manager confirms that she doesn’t. He doesn’t know them either. All he knows is, they drove a green truck. He has their license plate on video. Mitch tells him to get it, and don’t make them come back. Candace tells Mitch that she hates it when a bitch hits back. Mitch’s main guy says he likes her; she’s impressive. He couldn’t do that.

Hanna tries calling Benny, but gets voicemail. She leaves a message that she’s been calling all night, and to please call. As soon as she hangs up, her phone rings, and she says, Benny? It’s Marty, and Hanna says she was calling him for Kathryn. He asks, what’s going on? and she says he hasn’t heard? Wyatt shot at Kathryn, and shot Jim. He asks if they’re okay, and Hanna says, yeah. He says he’ll go see what he can do for Wyatt, but Hanna says, no. Kathryn was arrested for murdering Jennifer, and was taken to county. He says he’s on his way, and Hanna asks if he wants her to meet him there. He says there’s nothing she can do tonight; come in the morning. He says he’ll call her, and another call comes in. She thanks him, and switches over, saying, Benny? This time, it’s Derrick, who tells her not to get scared or hang up. He spoke to Candace, and she wants to meet. He’d like her blessing. Hanna says, don’t call her, and hangs up.

At county reception, Quita comes out, and says, what the hell? Veronica asks if that’s any way to greet her? She got Quita out. Quita asks, why? and Veronica says, because Quita’s baby daddy wanted her to. She needs Quita to write a note letting him know that she’s the one who got her out. Quita says she’s not writing anything, and Veronica says she’ll go back in. Quita says she ain’t forgot Veronica hit her; she ain’t writing no note. Veronica asks if Quita can’t write, and Quita wonders why Veronica wants a note. She says, Veronica is scared he’s going to give her up. Why would she be getting Quita out if she wasn’t scared? Veronica says, write, dumbass, holding out her notebook. Quita takes it, and starts to write. She says Veronica doesn’t know what’s going on, does she? Quita knows what they’re saying. All dem hood babies Veronica had locked up because of the bombing she planned. She got their brother killed, and they’re plotting on her. She writes and laughs, and Veronica asks, what’s funny? Quita says she doesn’t even know the really funny part. Veronica says, if any ghetto hood-rat does anything to her, there will be holy hell to pay. Quita says Veronica only has so many lives, and Veronica says, at least she has one. Quita writes, b-i-t-c-h, and hands Veronica’s notebook back. Veronica looks at it for a while, turning it this way and that. She says, what is this? and Quita says, he’ll know. Veronica says it’s a masterpiece, and should be archived in a museum. It should go up for every child to see this level of ignorance is still in the world. She tells Quita, it must be in ratchet. She sits, and points Quita in the right direction to leave.

Justin comes into the hospital, saying he’s in pain. Madison’s co-worker says he shouldn’t have left, and he says he thinks something’s wrong. No surprise, Madison and Jeffrey come back at just that moment. Madison asks Justin what he’s doing back, and Jeffrey asks, what’s going on? Jeffrey says he’s not doing this with Justin, and Madison says he’ll take Justin to an examining room. Justin says the woman is helping him, but she says she’s on break, giving Madison the folder. I wonder why she always does this to him. Madison and Justin go into an examining room, Jeffrey following.

Justin asks if Jeffrey and Madison are still seeing each other, and Jeffrey says, no. Jeffrey asks what Justin is doing there, and Justin says, now Jeffrey’s concerned. Madison tells Justin to get on the bed, and Justin says he feels like something is wrong. He doesn’t need a nurse; he needs a doctor. Madison says, he’s got it, and leaves. Justin asks Jeffrey to stay, but Jeffrey says he’ll be fine. Justin says this is what Jeffrey’s mom did to him. It’s not fair. Jeffrey says, Justin shouldn’t have hit her. Justin asks if Jeffrey think he deserves it, and Jeffrey says he thinks Justin shouldn’t have hit her. He says he has to go. Justin begs him not to leave, but Jeffrey says, goodbye. When he’s gone, Justin says, nobody loves him.

Wyatt is led to the cell next to Kathryn’s. He says, hi, mom, and she tells him, she has nothing to say to him. He asks if this is how she treats her only son. She says the son who tried to kill her. He says he didn’t, but he could have. She repeats she has nothing to say, and he says they’re going to be spending a lot of time in the same place, so she’ll be listening. She calls to the guard, but he says, they don’t care. They’re not coming. She tells him, shut up, and he says he hopes they do her like they did him. She says he’s evil, and he says he gets it from his parents. Did she expect to be as evil as she is, and him not be affected? She says when she gets out, he’ll pay for what he did to his father. He laughs, and says he doesn’t care about his father. He’s glad the SOB is dead. Kathryn says, dead? and he says, they didn’t tell her? Wyatt says, he’s dead, in a singsong voice, and asks if she wants to hear the remix. D-d-d-d-dead. She says, he’s not dead, and Wyatt laughs.

Next time, Benny calls Hanna, Celine wants to see Jim, Connelly asks if Charles thinks Candace wasn’t conning him, Justin says David can’t hurt him, and get ready for the tables to turn.

Vanderpump Rules

Jax waters the lawn wearing a sheet mask. Brittany says he looks creepy. I tend to agree. In Brittany’s interview, she says, it’s finally time. They’re going to Miami. She’s been waiting for this her whole life. They’re going to tear Miami up.

Everyone packs. Stassi tells Beau that Kristen is living by herself. He thinks it’s good for her to have some space to see things clearer. In Stassi’s interview, she thinks Kristen is on the path to finding herself. She hopes she doesn’t have to see Carter again.

In her interview, Kirsten says she’s a homeowner now. She’s single, has two awesome dogs, and feels like she’s winning at life. Ariana comes by, and they find a box marked Carter. Ariana asks if he’s moving in, and Kristen says he’s not, but they had sex this morning. Ariana says it’s never going to work. In Ariana’s interview, she says, Kristen is living in two worlds. The one where she’s telling friends that she and Carter have broken up; and reality, where she and Carter have sex, hang out, and he has his stuff shipped to the new house. Ariana tells Kristen that she’s messy. She hopes Miami isn’t weird. It was intense yesterday when Stassi screamed at Tom.

Stassi tells Beau that she hasn’t talked to Tom. Beau says he’s still annoyed about it, and Stassi says she’s not apologizing. It was her party.

Kristen tells Ariana, the texts were aggressive. Who does Tom think he is? Ariana says, the owner of TomTom. I notice she didn’t say an owner.

At SUR, while the staff sets up for the day, a wick of a three-wick candle slides off the side, and sets a plant on fire. Several of the servers scramble to put it out. I saw this happen at a friend’s place once, and it was scary. I haven’t used one of those since. Lisa comes by, and asks Max if he heard about the altercation at Stassi’s book signing. He says Stassi and Katie were screaming at Tom in front of all the guests. Lisa asks, why? and Max tells her, Stassi said something about Tom sending her rage texts. He was supposed to get a screenshot, but never did. In Lisa’s interview, she says she knows by looking at him, she’s not getting the whole story. He’s a bit of a sh*tty liar.

The group meets at the airport. After a two second flight, and a five second car ride, they arrive at the hotel. In Jax’s interview, he says Miami is where he started modeling as Jason Cauchi, and Jax Taylor was born. To be there for Jax Taylor’s last hurrah is perfect. They’re met with margaritas, and in her interview, Brittany says some of her best friends are there. We see everyone gathered, including her brother-in-law and sister-in-law. She says it’s amazing that they all flew to Miami just for them. She tells everyone that they’ll have room service in their rooms, then the girls will get in their wedding gowns, and split off from the guys.

Tom steps away with Stassi, and says, the last time they were together was rough. She says, because he was a d*ck, and he says he apologizes for the text messages. Stassi says she appreciates his apology. She was shook. He says she has to understand, they don’t plan events five days ahead. He couldn’t sleep. She asks why he would talk to her like that, and he says Max told him they had no one to work. She says that had nothing to do with her, and he says his stress was at the limit. In Stassi’s interview, she says she doesn’t need to hear his reason for being a d*ck. Stassi says Tom was the only one voicing his opinion. In Tom’s interview, he says he knows Stassi loves a great apology, but this is the best she’s going to get. He tells her, the best protocol is a line of communication between them, and she says, Lisa, Schwartz, and Max all knew, but sorry she didn’t text him. Next time, she will.

Everyone checks out their room. Brittany thinks she and Jax have a terrifying balcony. Kristen says hers is too pretty and pink. It looks like Stassi threw up on it. Stassi says it looks like she decorated it, and Beau notices a ceiling mirror. Tom tells Ariana it’s a rat pack night. In Tom’s interview, he says he and Jax haven’t been on the best terms lately, and we flash back to that. He wants to knock it out of the park for the bachelor party. He tells Ariana about a club package they got with everything included for five grand. Jax is going to expect nothing less than awesomeness. Tom supposes it’s the only time he’ll be seeing Ariana in a wedding dress, and she’s leaving him. She says she’s a runaway bride. The girls check out their dresses.

Beau asks Stassi what Tom said, and Stassi says it was half apology, half she has to understand what he’s going through. Beau wonders what Tom is doing at 2 am, messaging his girlfriend. Stassi says she didn’t want to go to her own signing in a friend’s place. She could have done it somewhere with good ranch, like TGIFriday’s, but it was her friend’s restaurant. Beau says, it was ridiculous and rude. Stassi says she went into a bookstore at the airport and put her book in the front. Then Ariana told her that she didn’t see it in the store. She’d thought they were fine, but Tom and Ariana have spiky ass sticks up their butts.

At TomTom, Lisa FaceTimes with everyone involved in the book signing altercation. She tells Stassi that she heard it went downhill with Tom at her book signing, and Stassi says he rage texted her at 2 am, saying she was putting it all on them, and he was kicking her TF out of TomTom. She doesn’t know where it came from. Lisa asks if he apologized, but Stassi says, he just kept backing up what he did. Lisa calls Tom, and says she’d like a better understanding of what happened. He says he thought Stassi would have reached out to him, but there was no communication. She went through Schwartz. Then she screamed at him in front of the customers. Lisa makes another call to Schwartz, telling him that she wants to get some clarity on what happened. He says Tom overreacted, and handled it poorly. He doesn’t want to throw his partner/friend under the bus, but he went off the deep end. It was handled piss poorly. Tom thought they’d have to bartend, and snapped. In Lisa’s interview, she says their relationships are more important than an event. She hopes it’s a learning experience. Tom interacted unprofessionally. When it’s your business, keeping calm under pressure is of the utmost importance. Why does everything have to get so complicated?

The guys go to a strip club called Goldrush. Why Tom, Jax, and Schwartz are wearing fake mustaches and looking like 70s porn stars is beyond me. In Beau’s interview, he says he’s uncomfortable at strip clubs. It’s not really his thing, and he knows when he leaves, Satan will be waiting in the hotel room, and it scares the crap out of him.

The girls go to a secret lounge. In Stassi’s interview, she says it’s amazing that Brittany got all of her bridesmaids to wear a tacky wedding dress. Everyone’s idea of tacky is different. She looks like an upside down cupcake. To Ariana just wearing a wedding dress is tacky because she’s never getting married. Lala is covering her entire body for the first time in her life, which she finds tacky, and Scheana probably just pulled something from her closet. In Katie’s interview, she says she’s proud of Kristen. She’s not crying and miserable. She’s having a great time, and Katie thinks she’s finding her footing as a single girl. Ariana tells Scheana that everyone was giving her dirty looks at the airport. She’s not in a fight with Stassi. In Ariana’s interview, she says everyone is talking about her, but not to her. She finds it unfair.

At the club, the guys make it rain. One of the girls tells Peter that he looks like Zorro, and it’s true. Beau tells Schwartz that he doesn’t want it to be awkward with Tom, and feels like they should have a quick sit-down. He tells Tom that he’d like a powwow outside, and they leave. In front of the club, Beau says he wanted to have a conversation before everyone gets too wasted, and Tom says, too late, but adds he’s kidding. Beau says he’s pissed that Tom sent a nasty text to his girlfriend. He should apologize in a better way than he did in the lobby. Tom feels Stassi owes him an apology as well, but Beau doesn’t think so. Tom says if Stassi wants to have a party at his place, she should at least shoot him a text. Beau says she’s closer to Schwartz, and they’re partners on an equal level. Tom says, Schwartz doesn’t know how to clock-in at TomTom. He spent fifteen years working behind the bar, learning the ins and outs of everything. Schwartz spent fifteen minutes behind the bar, and had a panic attack. I’d forgotten about that, and we flash back. Tom tells Beau that Schwartz is a yes man, and Beau suggests Tom get upset at Schwarz. Tom says it was late at night, and he was freaking out. He wondered if Stassi would ever worry about how to make his party work out. She screamed at him and belittled him, attacking him in front of his customers. Beau says they were really Stassi’s customers since she brought them, but Tom practically thumps his chest, and says they were his customers. In Beau’s interview, he says he thought Tom was cool when they met, but after all this, he’s kind of a d*ck. Beau tells Tom, he’s done; he’s said his piece, and doesn’t want awkwardness. Tom tells Beau, he’s said his piece too, and they go back inside, but you can tell it’s unfinished.

Lisa asks Dayna how it’s going, and Dayna says harder than she thought it would be. There have been some challenges with some people who don’t want her there. Lisa says she’s seen it all before, and asks, who? Dayna says, Scheana hasn’t been kind. In her interview, Lisa says Scheana should know more than anyone what it’s like to be the new girl. It’s surprising because that’s how she was treated. Dayna says Scheana might have personal issues, since Dayna is hanging out with Max. Lisa says they don’t want to deal with personal issues, and Scheana probably thinks of herself as an OG because she’s been there a long time. In her interview, Lisa says a new girl isn’t going to be welcomed with open arms, but Scheana shouldn’t be guilty of that, since she’s been the victim. We flash back to Stassi telling her to polish the glasses, like Scheana did to Dayna. Dayna tells Lisa, she’ll handle it, and Lisa says she knows Dayna will.

The girls all sit in their wedding dresses at a table in the hotel suite. Brittany tearfully says they’re supposed to be celebrating her love. She hears this every day from people she doesn’t really know, and her feelings need to be respected. In Stassi’s interview, she says we’re probably wondering how they ended up there. She’ll start from the beginning. After they were drinking and dancing, Brittany didn’t want to call it a night, so they decided to go to another club. The VIP hosts held up a big sign, saying, Don’t Do It, Brittany. At first, Brittany was laughing, but then Kristen said it was tacky and rude. Brittany decided it was an elaborate set up that the club did to make fun of her and Jax. That’s how they ended up back at the hotel, drunk, crying, and in their wedding dresses. Brittany says people are always saying they don’t like her, or Jax, or don’t like them together. She hears it every day, and the sign was the last thing she needed. Katie thinks it was all in fun, and Ariana thinks it’s standard for a bachelorette party. It’s tacky, but that’s the idea. Lala says, it’s supposed to be tacky. You wear penises on your forehead. Brittany says she doesn’t want to be told she’s a POS, but Lala says, that’s not what they were doing. Brittany says she didn’t like it one bit, and Lala says she wouldn’t have cared. Kristen says they have to acknowledge that it hurt Brittany’s feelings. Lala says they’ve been doing that for the past hour and a half. She tells Kristen to knock it off. In Lala’s interview, she says, whenever Brittany calms down, Kristen is there ready to wind her up again. Put her back in her cage. Kristen says she’ll let that go. In Brittany’s interview, she says Jax did cheat, but they worked hard to get over it, and get past it. She believes in him and loves him. Lala wants Brittany to get to the point where what people say doesn’t affect her. In her interview, she says she’ll read an example. It’s a tweet or message from a stranger saying, just because she gives BJs for a lavish lifestyle doesn’t mean she’s not trash. Nice. She says she thinks the person is just mad because they only got a Honda Civic for theirs. Ha-ha! Touché. Jax comes in with pizza boxes and everyone gets all excited. Brittany tells him about how she got mad thinking they were being disrespected, and made everyone leave the bar. They held up a sign that said, don’t do it. The girls open the boxes, and it’s leftover pizza from what the guys had, complete with chicken bones on the side. Jax says he’s really wasted. Maybe she shouldn’t do it.

In the morning, Brittany asks if Jax is still drunk. He says he felt awkward at the strip club. He was the only one without a girl next to him. Funny, since the clips show us different. Not only does he have a girl, he tells Schwartz he’s leaving Brittany for one. He says he’s not good at a strip club, and Brittany tells him, every guy says that who goes to a strip club. She says they have the boat today, so start getting ready.

Schwartz tells Katie he’s the only one who didn’t have a lap dance, but we see a clip with a girl all over him.

Tom tells Jax that he rented a three-level boat, and Brittany says, it’s so dope. In his interview, Schwartz says they have every intension of abusing the open bar, and getting their money’s worth. He gets one of those mini beers, and says he feels like Andre the Giant holding it. Stassi says it’s one of her favorite things they’ve ever done. Lala asks Scheana about training the new people. Scheana says Dayna was a hostess at TomTom, but started serving at SUR. They don’t vibe. She doesn’t wear a bra. Lala asks if she’s mad at Dayna’s boobs, but Scheana says Dayna does little things that irk her. In Lala’s interview, she says, Scheana is jealous that she’s not the center of attention at SUR anymore. If she wants attention, show an effing nipple. Jax asks his sister Jenny for marital advice. He says they’ve been thought a lot, and he can’t be without Brittany. He’s done a lot of effed up sh*t, but he owns up to it.  In his younger day (i.e. last year), he screwed over a lot of them. Jenny says, even his future wife, and he says, they’re all still here. He guesses that says something.

Kristen asks to talk to Lala, and frets that she heightened Brittany’s upsetness [sic]. Lala says Kristen wasn’t hearing her, and Kristen says it makes her sad. Lala tells her not to be sad, but work on it. Last night was a sh*t show. We see a clip of Kristen being so drunk she falls over. She says, of course she texted Carter, and told him that she split her lip. She’s seeing him on Saturday, since she has a box of his stuff. Lala asks why she has a hard time by herself, and Kristen says saying she’s single sound like Scheana saying she’s single and ready to mingle. It’s the worst thing ever.

Jax tells Tom that he’s having a great time, and he’s exactly where he wants to be. Good job. Nothing could make it any better. In his interview, Jax says he’s glad Tom stepped up, and rented the boat… that’s not a yacht. It’s the same booze cruise he went on in high school. Ariana tells Stassi that she wants to clear the air. Stassi was giving her dirty looks yesterday. Stassi says she couldn’t look Ariana in the eye. Everyone said that she was defending Tom. Ariana tells Stassi that she’s said the conversation should be between Tom and Schwartz. Schwartz dropped the ball. Stassi doesn’t think it’s fair to put it on Schwartz. In Stassi’s interview, she says she sees it now. Tom’s role is to take the credit, while Schwartz’s role is to take the blame. Stassi says she’d also taken her book and put it in the front of the airport bookstore when Ariana had said it wasn’t there. Ariana wonders if Stassi told anyone she did that, and Stassi says Lala filmed it. In her interview, Stassi doesn’t understand why Ariana wants to make her feel sh*tty about her book. She’d thought Ariana was a confident woman who’s genuinely happy for another woman’s success. She’s not that way, but she thought Ariana was. Hmm… Could Ariana be jealous because Stassi is a single author while she had to share the spotlight with Tom? Stassi tells Ariana that she’s sick of rolling over. Pictures are taken of the girls in their Team Bridesmaid/Bride swimsuits. Brittany wants to post the first one, so she gets the most likes and comments. Katie says tonight the girls are going out, and the guys will join them later. They’ll let the guys know when it’s safe.

The girls go out to dinner. Katie says she doesn’t know the guys’ plans, but they’re meeting them later. They start with shots. Kristen steps outside to take a call from Carter, who asks if it’s okay if he goes to her house tomorrow. Katie asks Stassi if she and Ariana talked, and Stassi says Ariana thinks Schwartz is the problem. Katie asks Ariana if she thinks the issue is with Schwartz now. Ariana says the issue isn’t with Schwartz, but with proper protocol. There was miscommunication, and misdirection. Katie says Tom needs to stop putting the blame on other people. He needs to own it and move on. In Ariana’s interview, she as much as she loves Schwartz, the stress over the book signing is his fault. He told Stassi it had been handled, when it hadn’t been handled. TomTom is better than that. Katie says she doesn’t want to fight, but it’s BS. Kristen comes back, and says Carter texted her. He has photo stuff at the house, so she gave him the code. In Katie’s interview, she says, Kristen just gave her house code to a guy who’s garbage, while she’s on vacation. She’s never breaking up with him. Katie says she gives up. Stassi tells Kristen not to say she hasn’t checked in when there’s nothing to check in on. Kristen tells Stassi not to make it about her.

In her interview, Brittany says, this is exactly what she didn’t want to happen. She wanted to have fun and celebrate; not be awkward, and not talk because they’re fighting. Stassi says she goes to Kristen’s place, and Carter is there. It’s like she’s lying. They’re not twenty-two, and can’t do this sh*t. It’s weird. Kristen says she’s doing the best she can, but Stassi says she’s not. She’s too old to be messy. Kristen says she’s been through this with them, like when Tom was cheating on Katie. Katie says he wasn’t, and Kristen is miserable. She’s never been happy in a relationship in her life.

Next time, it’s the girls’ turn for lap dances, the guys dress up like old men, Max wants James to DJ for Pride, and Kristen and Stassi have a sit-down.

🎹 Last Call…

This is one of  those so late it’s early kind of songs. Such a shame we need that pesky sleep.