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Oct9

October 8, 2024 – Felicia Meets a Former Rival, Putting the Big In the Apple, Monstrous OGs, This Week In Potomac, Drama Tease, Pets (!) In Costume & Reaper

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Elizabeth tells Lucky that they found something and did further tests. He’s not safe to donate. He says he doesn’t care about the risks, but she says, it’s not a risk to him. It’s a risk to Lulu. His liver could kill her.  He insists the test is wrong and they should do another one.

Sam visits Alexis in Pentenville, and Alexis asks how the search for the gun is going. The sooner they find it, the sooner she gets out of here. Sam says she’s afraid that’s not going to happen.

At the MetroCourt, Lucas thanks Carly for letting him crash here, and she asks how it’s going. He says he visited their mom’s grave and saw Maxie there. She hasn’t changed. Carly says she’s glad he’s reconnecting, and he says he went to Bobbie’s and Willow was there with Wiley. He looks great. She asks how it was seeing Wiley.

At a table nearby, Mac says, it’s been crazy since Anna and Jason got back with Holly and Lucky, and Felicia says, thank God they got back with Lucky in time. He wishes they’d dropped Holly off anywhere but here, but he’s glad she listened when he told her to stay away from Robert. Felicia says, that’s funny, because she thought Holly listened to her when she told her the opposite.

Holly says, Robert’s been waiting for her? and he says, all his life… because she’s always late. He understands she’s been busy. She says she was instrumental in bringing Lucky Spencer back home. She expects he wants to hear all about their dramatic escape. He says he does, but first he has a question. What is she doing mixed up with a bastard like Jenz Sidwell to begin with?

Jack says he needs to be debriefed on what happened, and Anna says, other than his drone strike nearly eviscerating her entire team? He says he knew she’d get everyone out safely. By the way, he caught hell for initiating the drone strike. She says she’ll send him a fruit basket, and he says he needs a full report, and not just her account. Jason walks in, and Jack says he needs both of them to take him through everything that happened. Don’t leave anything out.

Sam tells Alexis that the PCPD sent a dive team, and she also did a dive, but they didn’t find the gun. Alexis says, they need to find it for their case, and Sam says, they’re doing a second dive. She’ll do one as well. Alexis tells her to let the police handle it. Sam needs to help her sisters understand that going at each other is destructive. Sam says she’ll try, but Molly is convinced Kristina is the reason Alexis is in here, and Alexis says, Molly’s father is the reason she’s in here. Sam says, Ric is a piece of work, but Alexis says she gave him the opportunity by being stupid enough to throw the gun. She thought Kristina was going to hurt herself. Sam says, all Alexis is guilty of is loving and protecting her kids. She’d do the same thing.

Lucas tells Carly, Wiley grew so much. Wiley didn’t recognize him, although he didn’t expect him to. It tugged a little, but he’s glad Wiley doesn’t remember his chaotic start in life. He’s glad he made the choice to put distance between them and give everyone a chance to heal. She asks if he healed, and he says, there are three phases to a broken bone – inflammation, reparative, and remodeling. The original injury has healed and overall, his prognosis is optimistic. Everything turned out how he’d hoped.

Mac says he can’t believe Felicia told Holly to see Robert, and Felicia says, they’d see each other eventually. Why prolong the inevitable? He says, when Holly blows into town, she breaks Robert’s heart, then takes off again, but she says, he’s a grown man and he’s happy with Diane. He says, Holly is like a drug to Robert, addictive and destructive, and she says, if Robert and Holly want to be together, there’s nothing they could do to stop them. He tells her that they both know Holly is no good for Robert.

Holly tells Robert that she was doing fine until Anna and Jason arrived. It was complicated enough when Lucky got captured, then they got themselves captured too. Months of work and she walked away with nothing. She’s not sorry she saved Lucky, but she helped save Jason and Anna too. As for Sidwell, a girl’s got to make a living.

Anna tells Jack that they were identified at the casino. Jason engaged Sidwell in cards and she spoke to Holly. It didn’t go well, as Holly was reluctant to help, but Anna determined that the most expedient way to get inside was to be invited. Jason beat Sidwell and cleaned him out, which initiated an invite for a rematch. Jason says, it was Anna’s call. He just followed her lead.

Elizabeth says, the lab double checked the tests. Lucky has been traveling to remote areas with no access to filtered water and must have picked up a parasite. He says he’s not sick, but she says, he must have been at some point. He says he feels fine, and she says, his body has learned to adapt so it’s not harmful to him. Lulu’s system is compromised, and it would kill her. He says, give him a shot or pills, and she says she wishes they could, but it would take time they don’t have. He says, this can’t be happening. He stayed away from his family too long. She says, he’s helped so many people, but he says, what does it matter if he can’t save his sister?

Alexis says, Molly is upset because she’s sacrificing herself for Kristina, but she didn’t have a choice. Kristina couldn’t handle being in prison for a crime she didn’t commit. Sam says she doesn’t think Kristina can handle this after losing Irene and the rift with Molly, and Alexis tells Sam to convince her. Sam says, Molly is hellbent on saving Alexis, and Alexis says, Molly doesn’t know her efforts could put her sister in jeopardy. She can’t know everything. Sam says she doesn’t know how long Kristina will keep quiet, and Alexis says, convince Kristina that since she’s innocent, she’ll get out, and Sam says, she’ll try, but she’s not sure she believes it herself.

Mac says, Robert isn’t answering his phone, and asks what Felicia is looking at. She says, that woman and her dog, and he says he didn’t know dogs were allowed in the MetroCourt. She says, Elaine pulled some strings and had Mavis certified as a service dog. Elaine was her number one competition. He asks if she’s a P.I., and she says, one of the best. This country club act is new. She must be on a case. Mac says he’s going to check on Robert, thanks to her, and leaves.

Carly tells Lucas about Amelia and Wiley, and Lucas says, Wiley was a good baby. He asks what grade Wiley is in, and she says, second. He’s doing well. (Funny, since a year ago, wasn’t he like, 3? He’s a genius!) Lucas says he feels like he’s standing still, and she asks if him becoming a trauma surgeon was for nothing. He says, personally, not professionally, and she says, maybe seeing Wiley was too much too soon. If he needs anything, she’s here. Felicia asks if her eyes deceive her, and she and Lucas hug. She says, welcome home.

Anna says, they arrived at the compound in a small plane. It was dark and she estimated there to be 20 guards. Jason says, 21, and Anna says, once they were inside, Sidwell demanded to know who they were. They’d been pretending to be a couple, but they were made at the casino. So she said she wanted in on his operation. Jason says, Anna switched gears, and he pretended to be her bodyguard, and Anna says she told Sidwell that she could offload his merchandise at a higher profit. Jack says, and he bought it? and she says, he was skeptical and weighing it. She thought she’d bought them some time to recalibrate, when the guards dragged in Holly and Lucky. Jason says, all bets were off.

Lucky sits by Lulu’s bed and says he tried. He’s so sorry. His liver’s no good and he can’t save her.

Felicia says, Lucas looks wonderful. Congratulations on becoming a surgeon. His mom would be proud. Lucky says, Felicia looks great, and she tells him to expect an invite to dinner. They have a lot of catching up to do. She leaves and Elaine follows her.

Elaine sees Felicia in the hallway and says, it’s been an age. Felicia says, Elaine and Mavis both look good, and Elaine tells Felicia to include herself. She saw Felicia talking to Carly. Felicia says, so? and Elaine asks, who’s the tasty new man in Carly’s life? She heard Carly was reuniting with her ex. Is she stepping out on Sonny already?

Lucas tells Carly that he’s got a meeting and has to go. He’s not the only recent return. Terry told him that Brad is back in the lab.

Anna says, Holly was captured helping Lucky escape and the whole operation was blown. Sidwell realized they knew each other when he insisted on his sadistic ritual. Jack says, cards for lives, and Anna says, Jason threw the game and Lucky and Holly were free. Jason says, Lulu needed Lucky, and he figured they’d come up with something, and Anna says, the guards lined them up to shoot them when the drone strike happened. How did Jack get that approved? Jack says he’s learned to ask for forgiveness not permission, and Anna asks if he’s in trouble. He says, nothing he can’t handle, but it’s nice of her to care. She tells him that she doesn’t. She didn’t say it before, but thank you.  

Holly asks, how’s Diane? and Robert says, fine. She asks if they’re still a team, and he says, apparently. How long is she sticking around? He knows she likes to keep moving. Holly says, he knows her well, when Mac walks in. Robert suggests he knock first.

Lucky says he’s Lulu’s big brother and she’s got to listen to him. She’s the strong one; she always has been. She’s brave, fearless, and stubborn. She’s always been a fighter, and what that’s what he needs her to do right now. He needs her to fight. Just hang on until they find a donor. Rocco comes in and says he recognizes Lucky from photos. Lucky says, Rocco has grown. He’s got his mother’s eyes. Rocco says, people tell him that, but he hasn’t seen them in a while. Why was Lucky talking about finding a donor. Isn’t Lucky going to save his mom?

Martin tells Alexis that he hired a P.I. to follow Carly. He’s going to blow up Sonny’s alibi. Alexis says, Sonny is off limits. Kristina will tell the court she had Sonny’s gun, and she thinks she’s just managed to get Kristina to stand down. Martin says he’s going to try and get Alexis out of prison. Trust him. He gives her his word that he won’t force the FBI to suspect Sonny. He’s going to undermine their case against her, and they’ll have no choice but to reopen the investigation. He gives her his word that Kristina will be fine, but she’s got to help get the charges thrown out before they go to trial. He needs to convince them to target Sonny. She asks how he’s going to accomplish that.

Mac says he didn’t think Holly would be seeing his brother today, and she says, plans change. He says, they always do with her. He has urgent PCPD business, and she has to leave the office. Robert says, it’s his office. He says who goes and who stays. Holly says, it’s fine. She was about to leave anyway. She has so much to do. People to see. Champagne to buy. Robert says he’ll be seeing her, and she leaves. Robert asks Mac, what urgent police business? and Mac says, what about Diane? That should be Robert’s urgent business. Robert says, get out.

Carly says, how dare they rehire Brad? Michael is on the board and Brad will be history. Lucas says, she doesn’t have to do anything. Brad is an excellent lab tech, and GH has a history of giving second chances. He’s fine. He already saw Brad and made it clear that he’ll only deal with Brad professionally. It’s over and it’s going to stay over. Carly says, he knows Brad is going to try and get him back, and Lucas says, she’s worried about him getting back with his ex, but Joss filled him in on her and Sonny in Tracy’s bedroom.

Felicia asks why Elaine is interested in Carly, and Elaine says she’s just curious. Carly looked cozy with her new man. Felicia says, that was Carly’s brother Lucas, and Elaine says, he’s a hottie. Felicia says, he’s also a surgeon and gay, and Elaine says she’s striking out today. Felicia asks if Carly is part of a case Elaine is working on, and Elaine says, if she was working on a case, she wouldn’t tell Felicia. Thanks for the intel. She leaves.

Jack says, and Sidwell? and Jason says, they lost him in the chaos. Anna says, they were concentrating on getting out of the building before it collapsed, and Jack thanks them. He tells Jason to get some rest, but he has a few more questions for Anna. Jason leaves, and Anna reminds Jack that she’s the PCPD Commissioner and doesn’t answer to him or the WSB. He says he’s curious. Why not take the opportunity to eliminate Sidwell? She says her mission was to retrieve Lucky, and he says he got her in and out. She couldn’t throw him a bone? Anna asks if that’s it, but he says, one more question. What’s going on with her and Jason?

Lucky tells Rocco, that was the plan, but… Dante comes in and hugs Lucky. He says, just in time… What’s going on? What did he miss? Lucky says he’s sorry, but the test results came back, and he can’t be a donor. Rocco says his mom is going to die. He thought they wanted to save her, but they’re all liars. He leaves.

Martin says, Carly is lying to protect Sonny, and Alexis says, he shaved his beard. She thought they were playing state the obvious. Carly will never change her story. Martin says he has three ex-wives. He knows the over you look, and he’s seen it on Carly. He doesn’t know or care why she’s lying, but he’s going to blow up Sonny’s convenient alibi. No matter how good Diane is, he doesn’t think she can make them the happy couple. The whole town is talking about their very public dinner date that Carly walked out on, leaving Sonny to have dinner with Natalia Ramirez. Alexis says, Sonny escorted her to Brook’s wedding, and he says, Carly doesn’t sound like a woman in love. She says, once Carly is proved to be lying, it’s bye-bye alibi, and hello person of interest. It crumbles the case against her and puts the burden on the FBI to investigate Sonny. He says, exactly. When she gets out, all she has to do is babysit Kristina long enough for Diane to do her job. Right now, she needs to untie his hands long enough to keep her from winding up in here permanently.

In the hallway, Rocco tells Dante that Lucky can’t save her, when Sam joins them. She says she’s sorry. She heard the news. Dante suggests they sit down and discuss it, and they sit. Sam says she spoke to Elizabeth and she’s sorry. Rocco says he’s going to lose his mom for good, but Dante tells him not to say that. He’s not going to let it happen. Rocco asks how he’s going to stop it.

Lucas finds Elizabeth crying in the breakroom. She says, welcome home, and they hug.

Lucky goes to Bobbie’s and says he needs to speak to Carly. The manager says, she’s not here. Can she help him with something? He says, get rid of these people, and tells the customers. Excuse me. This is not a joke. He’s Lucky Spencer and this is his family’s diner. He needs them to get out right now. He yells, right now! and everyone jets.

Anna says, what about Jason? and Jack says he’s surprised she relied on him. She says, he was her partner. He had her back, and she had his. What’s surprising about that? He says, that she’d trust a civilian, and one on the other side of the law, and she says, the line between the law and the WSB is blurred. He says, she considered Jason an equal, and she says, he’s very competent. Jack was recently trying to recruit him. Jack says, seeing that she trusts Jason makes him more convinced he can use a man like him, and she says, Jason turned him down before. He says, she’s going to help him change Jason’s mind, but she says, not this time. He’s going to leave Jason alone and leave Carly alone. This time don’t expect a quid pro quo. He asks why she’s being so protective, and she says, the WSB ruined her life. It almost ruined Dante’s life and look what it did to Robet… and Frisco, thanks to him. It’s just another game. The WSB uses them, grinds them up, and spits them out. She’s not going to let that happen to Jason. He’s just out from under the FBI and he’s been through enough. He’s done. She leaves.  

Robert tells Mac, beat it, and Mac says, Holly is a dangerous whirlpool. Instead of steering clear, Robert is throwing himself at her. He hates to see Robert being sucked back in the vortex. He’s left in pieces and Holly is gone. Robert says he’s not a lovesick schmuck, and Mac says, Robert doesn’t mean to do it. He can’t help himself. The plain truth is, Robert and Holly’s lives are fundamentally incompatible.

On the phone walking through the MetroCourt, Holly says, they can’t back out. What is she supposed to do with… Hello? Rude… What now? She goes over to Carly at the bar and says, congratulations on reclaiming her hotel. Carly says she’s glad they made it home, and Holly asks if she’s had word about Lucky, but Carly says, no. Is there anything she can do for Holly? Holly says she was hoping for time with Carly’s man. It’s just business. Carly says, her man? and Holly says, aren’t she and Sonny back together? Elaine and Mavis listen in.

Martin asks if he and Alexis are on the same page. He’s going to proceed to poke holes in Sonny’s alibi. Is she on board? Alexis says, if he can keep Kristina from speaking up on her father’s behalf and if the reunion shows signs of cracking, maybe it will work. He says he takes that as a yes, and she says, go for it.

Carly says she and Sonny never discuss business, and asks if she can help Elaine. Elaine asks for another martini and a bowl of water for Mavis. She leaves, and Carly says, Holly doesn’t need her to see Sonny. Just go to Pozzulo’s. Holly thanks her and leaves.

Robert says he doesn’t need his brother telling him that he can’t have Holly in his life. He likes being with Diane and he likes his life. Mac asks if Holly doesn’t challenge him, and Robert says, always. He’s relieved they’re all safe and that Holly played a part in rescuing Lucky. That’s it. Now get out of his office so he can tidy up and be with Diane. Mac says, give Diane his best, and Robert says, he’ll do one better. He’ll give Diane his. Now get out.

Dante says, Lulu is fighting, and they should do the same for her. He shouldn’t have said that Lucky would be the one, especially without knowing the test results. That’s on him. Rocco says, that’s everyone, but Dante says, it doesn’t have to be a relative. Sam says, someone out there will save Lulu. They won’t stop trying until they find a donor. Dante says, that’s how he’s going to stop it. They’re going to find another donor.

Elizabeth says, it’s not a good look for the head nurse, but Lucas says he’s sure Bobbie cried her share of tears during her tenure. And she was the strongest, most competent nurse he’s ever seen. Elizabeth says she wants to make Bobbie proud. The look in Lucky’s eyes… He was devastated. Lucas says, of course (🍷). Lulu is his sister. She says, he thought the family would be better off without him. Now he feels guilty. Lucas says, it was his chance come through, and she says, now he can’t and he’s going to blame himself. Knowing Lucky, that’s never good.

Lucky bangs on the counter, then wipes everything off of it, sending it crashing to the floor. He throws some tables around and swipes the dishes on the others to the floor. He busts up a chair and sinks to the floor, crying.

Carly answers her phone, and Jack says, dinner. Tonight. She smiles. (I say, I’ll be there, Jack.)  

Anna goes to the coffee warehouse and knocks on Jason’s office door. She walks in and says, are we going to talk about that kiss or not?

Tomorrow, Felicia tells Carly that she’s being tailed, Kristina tells Alexis that doing nothing doesn’t work for her; and Lucky asks for Jason’s help in getting back to Africa.

🗽 In a New York Minute…

Here were my takeaway points and some tributaries, with a link to full recap below. Sadly, I got no closer to loving any of these people. Since it was her son’s jam, Jenna wanted to go rock climbing (not real rock climbing; on a rock wall) with him before he left the nest, even though she’s afraid of heights. I’ve been real rock climbing, and those walls look scarier to me since they’re just vertical, which makes them seem extra high. Jenna got halfway up, freaked, and had to come down. Jenna is probably the cast member I like the most, with Rebecca being a close second.

Erin’s mom was undergoing chemotherapy, so Erin cut her hair shorter and decided, if her mom was going to wear a wig, she would too. They went wig shopping and it was probably one of the kindest moments this show has seen or will see in the future. There was more harping about last week’s comment by Erin about Jenna not paying her back for an Uber, and it being telephone translated to Erin saying Jenna was poor. Brynn called Erin Staten Island, to which Erin took offense, although Brynn changed this to something more generic when she relayed the conversation to the others. Her remark reminded me of a General Hospital episode, where Tracy said she knew nothing about Staten Island since she’d never gone there, and Gio said, don’t worry. No one does. Why is everyone so mean to Staten Island? I went there a couple of times to visit friends, and it’s no worse than any other place. No one likes the smell of the Fresh Kills Landfill, but that’s not the whole island. Subway tunnels in Manhattan are no joy to smell either. Brynn is so irritating; I just want to smack that stupid smirk off her face. And she’s got so much money, why doesn’t she do something about her hair? Or how about wearing it natural, since whatever straightening thing she’s got going on isn’t working. Yeah, I know. Now I’m being a little mean.

In her interview, Jenna talked about living at the YMCA on 34th Street when she moved to NYC, and how awful it was. I wondered why she didn’t live where I had when I first moved there – directly across the street at a women’s residence, similar to a dorm. It wasn’t bad at all and you get two squares a day included in the rent. Jenna skipped a helicopter ride to the Hamptons, driving her Bentley instead. I totally got this. She didn’t need to have more height exposure therapy after the rock wall debacle. And it was just as well, since Brynn tried to wheedle Scientology info out of Rebecca, who suggested reading a book on it. In Erin’s interview, she started to say something about John Travolta, then said she couldn’t, despite the producers urging her on. In Jenna’s interview, she was spot on in saying, every religion has an extreme faction, and if you only look at that, you won’t get a fair assessment.

RHONY Recap: Sai Exposes Brynn’s Threatening Text to the Group, Brynn Questions Rebecca About Scientology, Erin Confronts Abe for Hiding Financial Issues From Her & Apologizes to Brynn, Plus Jenna Buys a Bentley and Ladies Head to The Hamptons

This was just sad. Erin should show this guy the door – pronto.

https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/erin-lichy-money-bitcoin-marriage-issues-husband-abe

🧟‍♀️ A Monster Of a Housewife…

It’s too bad they didn’t superimpose their faces onto photos of the monsters.

Old Hollywood Movie Monsters That Suit the OG RHONY Cast?

👠 Dethroned By a DUI…

I don’t really watch this anymore, but I’d left Bravo on after RHONY and this began with Karen driving down the road (a reenactment – I hope) to her DUI. No surprise, I was intrigued. Gizelle also had a hattitude party. Take from that what you will.

Real Housewives of Potomac Season 9, Episode 1 Recap: A Crash Course in Deflection

There was a literal ad for weed on this page. Kind of ironic. It’s legal in my state, so you may or may not get the same ad.

Karen Huger’s DUI Explained After Rocky Real Housewives of Potomac Season 9 Premiere

When I used to watch this faithfully, I thought Robyn was the most real of the women.

RHOP Season 9 Premiere: Did We Miss Robyn Dixon and Candiace Dillard Bassett?

💎 Diamond In the Rough…

I love how she makes being real sound like hard work.

Jennifer Tilly Teases Drama From Everybody in RHOBH Season 14: ‘Rolled up My Sleeves’

🎃 Not Halloween Without It…

Because I can’t resist a pug dressed as a pumpkin.

https://people.com/pets/celebrity-pets-halloween-costumes/

🍂 The Air Is Wild With Leaves…

Join me tomorrow for soap with a little Salt. Until then, stay safe, stay not drinking and driving (party season is here, so don’t be another type of Karen), and stay steering clear of dangerous whirlpools.

Mar5

March 4, 2022 – Sam Suggests Setting a Trap, New Old Faces, Kindest Cut, Vile, Fake, Past Sins, Possible Exit, Yuck, New Amityville, World Changer, SAG Fashion, Mardi This Gras, a Half Dozen Quotes & Give

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Sasha wakes up and Brando brings her coffee in bed, because no one on TV ever has to go to the bathroom first thing like IRL. She asks if she overslept, but he says, there’s no such thing on vacation. She can go back to sleep if she wants. She says, thanks, but she needs to wake up. She takes a sip, and says, good. He tells her that making coffee is one of his many skills, and she says, the others being? He says they have an entire vacation for her to find out. She says she can’t wait, and he says, they have a lot to celebrate. Maxie is finally home safe, and Peter August is gone, and they can just spend time together. Just the two of them. This is exactly what they both need. They kiss.

Trina puts her stuff in her bag, as Professor Kahn tells the students to read chapter 8 and be ready to discuss. The professor asks Trina for a moment of her time. She seemed pretty silent in class; is everything all right? It’s not like her. Trina says there’s been a lot on her mind, and Kahn says she knows freshman year can be overwhelming, but Trina seems to be handling it well. She’s one of the few A students this year. Trina thanks her, and the professor tells her to remember class participation is a third of her grade, and she’d hate to see Trina get lost in the shuffle.

In the hallway, Josslyn thanks Cameron for walking her to class. She knows he has a lot going on at home. He says he’s sorry he can’t be there for her, and asks if things are still weird between her and Trina. Josslyn says, they’re roommates and they barely see each other. A lot of that’s on her, between team meetings and practice she’s really busy, but Trina only comes back to the room to sleep. She’s not returning any of Josslyn’s texts or calls. He says, things have been weird since the cabin with Esme and Spencer, and she says, they’ve only gotten worse since, and it’s all thanks to Esme.

At Spring Ridge, Esme looks at her phone, and flashes back to her plot to film Josslyn and Cameron having sex in the cabin. Spencer throws The Brothers Karamazov on the table, when Esme comes up behind him. She kisses him, and says, happy belated birthday. He asks if she’s crazy; she’s going to get him in trouble. She tells him, lighten up, boyfriend. She knows he spent his birthday alone; the kiss was her present. He says, if the wrong guard sees her, it blows back on him. She says she’s sorry to bother him. He’s lucky, she’s leaving. Class calls. He says, see you around, and she says, someone woke up on the wrong side of the prison cot this morning. What’s with the mood?

Sam sees Carly at the MetroCourt bar, and says she guesses their day of hatchet throwing didn’t cheer her up. Carly says, it did. Sam and Olivia were right; she definitely needed to blow off some steam. She’s just sad today. She’s been thinking about Courtney. She shows Sam a picture of Courtney on her phone, and says, today’s the anniversary of her death.

Sonny leaves flowers at Courtney’s grave, and says, it’s hard to believe how much time has passed since she left them. Her son is a full-grown man, getting himself in trouble. He couldn’t make it last year because… He’s sure she knows what happened. He likes to think she’s always watching out for him. He just wants to let her know that he’s thinking about her, and she’s still in his heart. Nikolas walks into the cemetery, and says, his too.

Victor greets Ava with a double cheek kiss at the MetroCourt, and she says it’s good to see him. Nikolas is meeting her for brunch. If he’d like to join them, that’s fine. He says, unfortunately, he can’t stay; he has some business to attend to. She says, he’s been keeping himself scarce since Valentine’s Day, and Laura approaches, and says, keeping a low profile? Trying to avoid being implicated in an ongoing investigation? That sounds right, doesn’t it?

As they walk out of Kelly’s, Anna thanks Drew for meeting her. She didn’t realize it was going to be so cold, and he says, too bad they weren’t in Port Charles during the heat wave. She says she just wanted to speak to him in private. He says, her message sounded pretty urgent; what’s going on? She says she has this feeling they’re headed for danger, and at the center of it all is Victor… and Drew.

Sonny says he didn’t expect to see Nikolas here, and Nikolas says, Courtney was important to him too. He loved her. Sonny asks if it was worth Nikolas breaking up his marriage to Emily for an affair. He’s just curious. Nikolas says, he loved Courtney, and he was going to marry her, and Sonny asks if Nikolas thinks they’d still be together if Courtney was alive. Nikolas says he thinks so, but the truth is, he doesn’t know. Sonny says, at least he’s honest, and Nikolas says, he does know this though. Courtney is always going to be the mother of his son; nothing is going to change that. Just like Carly is always going to be the mother of Sonny’s children.

Carly says, the MetroCourt was named after Courtney, and Sam says she knows. Carly says, she and Courtney were close, and with Jax out of town, Spencer and Josslyn on the outs, and her impending divorce to Sonny, she feels like all her connections to Courtney are slipping away. And Sam doesn’t need to hear this. Sam says, it’s true she and Courtney weren’t the best of friends, but had she lived, they might have been friends. If she and Elizabeth can be friends, anything is possible. Carly says, hell sure did freeze over there, and Sam says, who knows? Maybe she and Courtney would have been able to bury the hatchet. Carly says, or throw the hatchet at a wall, not at each other.

Victor tells Laura, he’s sorry, but he has no idea what she’s referring to. Laura flashes back to telling Sam that she doesn’t think it’s a coincidence that Victor resurfaced at the same time Luke died and the Ice Princess was stolen; it’s all connected, and Victor was behind it. She tells Victor, there have been a lot of suspicious activities in Port Charles recently, and he asks if this is her way of accusing him of helping Peter escape. If so, he categorically denies having anything to do with it. Peter August was a blight on this city, and all of them are better off without him. Laura says, he can deny it all he wants, but if he was involved, there will be a way to prove it. He says he’ll take that as his cue to leave, and tells Ava, a pleasure as always, kissing her hand. He says, Madam Mayor, and leaves. Ava says, well, that was fun. Does Laura want to tell her what’s going on between her and Victor?

Drew says he’s been working under the same assumption, that Victor is dangerous, and his agenda did not die with Peter. How did Anna get that? Anna says, Liesl bugged Victor, and overheard a conversation he had with Drew and Sam. He says, at the docks, and she says, yeah. He says, he and Sam were convinced Victor was trying to reactivate his old conditioning, and Anna says, exactly. He asks if Valentin knows about this; did Anna mention this to him? Because they shared a cell in Greece for a little bit, and he seemed to have such solid insights into Victor. She says, Valentin’s out of commission right now. He was abducted right before Peter escaped. He turned up in an alley, he was drugged, disoriented, and still recovering from the gunshot wound in Crete. He’s at a clinic out of town, but he’s making progress. He’ll be home soon. Drew asks her to give Valentin his regards when she talks to him, and she says, her wish is, that they expose Victor for whatever his crimes are before Valentin comes home. Drew says, that’s a tall order; they’re going to have to move very quickly. She says she just feels that Victor is going to exploit the father/son relationship, and manipulate Valentin, the same way he’s coopting the rest of his family.

Spencer says, sorry. He didn’t mean to take his anger out on Esme. Forgive him. She says she gets it. Spring Ridge might be minimum security, but it’s still a prison, and he’s still incarcerated. He says, it’s more than that, and starts to cry. Today is the anniversary of his mother’s death. She sits next to him, and takes his hand, and he says, even though he never knew her, he still feels they have a connection. Every year, he made sure there were flowers on her grave, and he’s never missed a year. Until now. She says, his mother understands, but he says, it’s not about her understanding. It’s about letting the world know that he remembers her, because his mother lives on as long as he keeps up these little traditions. When he was talking to Trina about how she felt when she thought her father had died, he thought she felt the same way.

Josslyn says she hates that there’s tension between her and Trina. All she did was call Esme out for playing mind games with her. Cameron says he’s sure Josslyn was very nice and polite, and she says, her mother taught her, you can’t just ignore an Esme and hope they go away. They’re like sharks looking for blood, so the best way to deal with them is to punch them in the nose, and hope they retreat. He says he thinks the expression is to bop them on the nose, and she says that’s not how she does it. Trina walks out of the classroom, and Josslyn asks, how brutal was Kahn’s class? Trina says, there’s lots of participation required today, so be prepared to be called on more than usual. She starts to leave, and Josslyn asks her to wait. She asks if Trina is still mad at her for what she said to Esme the other day.

Esme says, that’s a beautiful sentiment, but Spencer doesn’t need to keep his mother’s memory alive on the anniversary of her passing. He can get flowers for her when he gets out, which won’t be that long. He says, true, and she says, he was in boarding school for years. What did he do during those times? He says Alfred and Ross left flowers on her grave for him, and she says, there you go; you can do that again. Or, she’d be more than honored to leave flowers for his mother. He says, that’s not the point. The point is, he’s finally here in Port Charles, and – he gets louder – he should be able to do this for her, but he can’t, because of the choices… he made. She says she was involved too, and he says, but she doesn’t understand. She says, but Trina would.

Brando and Sasha kiss, and he says, it’s too bad they spent most of the night talking. She says, he could have made a move, and he says he was waiting for a signal from her. He didn’t want to pressure her. She asks if anyone’s ever told him what a great guy he is, and he says, a great guy? That’s something you tell someone you want to put in the friendzone. She says she’s missed him, and he says he’s missed her; he missed them. They kiss some more, and she asks if they have plans in town. He says they have lunch reservations, tickets to Maid of the Mist, or they could just hang out here. They get busy.

Sonny says, he and Carly might not be together, but she’s still a great mother to Michael, Josslyn, Donna, and Avery. Nikolas says, Ava’s Avery’s mother, not Carly, and Sonny says, he’s not here to argue with Nikolas, especially in front of his sister’s grave. He’s just saying she would have been an amazing mother to Spencer if she had lived. Nikolas says, Courtney had a kind soul and the patience of a saint, and Sonny says he would have loved for Spencer to get to know her. Nikolas says, she would have been a good influence on him. She might have even negated the mistakes he made while raising him. You can say he did the best he could raising Spencer… Sonny says he wishes he could, if he believed it, but he’s not going to lie.

Trina says she’s not mad at Josslyn, and Josslyn says, just too busy to respond to her calls or texts? Trina says, maybe she’s a little annoyed. Josslyn made her collateral damage when she got all up in Esme’s face, and Josslyn says, come on. Trina knows that apology was as fake as Esme is. All she did was call Esme out on it. Trina says, and told her something Trina told Josslyn in confidence, and Josslyn says she told Trina that she was sorry for that, but obviously Trina doesn’t believe her. Trina says she just needs a little time to process. Josslyn put her in the middle of her war with Esme. Josslyn says, but Esme wasn’t coming for her; she was coming for Trina. The whole thing was a set-up, start to finish. Esme texts Trina saying she wants to meet up, shows up to apologize, so she can do some saccharine speech about how she made a mistake and wants to be friends. Josslyn admits she lost her temper, and the thing about Spencer giving Trina that book just slipped out. Cameron says, Spencer gave Trina a book? and Trina says, he asked his grandmother to give it to her, and she happened to get it on Valentine’s Day, but it wasn’t a Valentine’s Day gift; it was just a gift. And what part of in confidence does Josslyn not understand? Josslyn says, Cam cares about Trina, unlike Esme. She’s sorry for betraying Trina’s trust, but she’s not going to apologize for defending her friend.

Esme says, so only Trina understands what it’s like for Spencer to lose his mother? She gets up, and he follows. She says, Trina hasn’t experienced real loss. Her father isn’t even dead. He says he’s sorry; it was a stupid thing to say. It’s just that Esme never really talks about her parents. She says she doesn’t like talking about them, and he says he gets it, and he forgets sometimes. (How much you want to bet she ax-murdered them?) He promises to do better; it’s not going to happen again. She asks what about the gift he gave Trina? and he says he gets all his friends thank you gifts. It’s a lot easier than sending handwritten cards. She says, and it’s just a coincidence that his grandmother just happens to give Trina his gift on Valentine’s Day, and he says she has to believe him. Victor walks in, and says, apologies for not visiting Spencer on his birthday… He’s sorry. Would Spencer like him to come back another time?

Laura asks what Ava thinks is going on, and Ava says she thinks Victor helped Peter escape from that prison van, the one that was taking him to Pentenville, and she thinks Victor helped smuggle him out of the country, and she thinks Laura thinks the same thing. Laura asks if it matters now. Peter’s dead. Ava says, but this isn’t about Peter really, is it? It’s about Laura’s Uncle Victor, and for her it’s very, very personal. Laura laughs and says, Ava can think whatever she likes. Actually, she came to meet Sam. Ava asks if Laura doesn’t trust her, and Laura says she was watching Ava with Victor, and it looked kind of close. Ava says, keep your enemies closer and all that. She trusts Victor as much as Laura does.

Drew says, Victor coopting his family is one thing, but what use does Victor have for him? Anna says, the working theory is that Peter was stringing Victor along, and Drew says, right. Peter was going to give Victor the means to activate his conditioning, but he still doesn’t understand it. Why? What use does he have for an ex-Navy SEAL to do his dirty work. He’s got plenty of ex-military on his payroll. She asks if he doesn’t think it’s possible Victor believes he knows something, or rather that he did?

Laura says, she thinks Victor is planning something that could spell trouble for all of them, and Ava says, he has made some cryptic comments about his plans. Laura says, and now, Spencer just idolizes his great-uncle, and it seems like Nikolas warmed up to him too. So she feels like she can’t say anything negative because they both defended him, and that would just drive them closer to Victor. Ava says she knows Nikolas has his guard up, but Laura is right; she thinks Victor is making some progress there, and Spencer is already firmly in Victor’s camp. Laura says, but Ava is smarter than that.

Nikolas says, he walked right into that one, and Sonny says, Nikolas has made a lot of mistakes; mistakes that have changed Spencer’s life and shaped his character. He can’t change that. Nikolas asks what Sonny wants him to do; own up to his decisions and his past? Sonny says, that would be a start, wouldn’t it? Move forward with the people he loves. Don’t run away from his mistakes. Because when you do that, it makes your pain worse.

Sam say she guesses they’re all starting new chapters, and Carly says, things are going good with her and Dante? Sam says she doesn’t want to jinx it, but things are going great. Carly says, what about Drew? and Sam says, that’s definitely over. They just realized they were better off as co-parents, and friends. Why does she ask? Carly says, he’s been very supportive with everything she’s been going through with Sonny and the divorce. She’s trying to look out for him the way he’s looking out for her.

Ava says she’s listening, and Laura says, Victor is trying to make nice with Nikolas, and he’s going to do the same with Ava. Ava says, he’s already trying pretty damn hard, and Laura says, good; let him. Get him to lower his guard so much with her, that he might even confide in her. Ava says, and if he says something incriminating, Laura would like it passed on to her? Laura says, if she likes, and Ava says she’s guessing Laura doesn’t want her to tell her husband about this arrangement. Laura says, they dealt with that situation with Ryan together. She wouldn’t ask for Ava’s help if it wasn’t something serious. Ava says she’s sure she’ll know if Victor says something relevant, and Laura says, she’s sure Ava will. Laura has every confidence in her. She thanks Ava, and leaves.

Carly says she was ready to lose her mind, then she walked in on Sonny and Nina at the Haunted Star. She ran into Drew right after, and he let her vent. He didn’t try to fix her, and he didn’t try to stop her, or make it better. He just let her talk. Laura joins them, telling Sam that she’s sorry she’s late. She got a little sidetracked. She says hi to Carly, and Sam says, not a problem. Sam tells Carly that it was nice talking to her, and Carly says, her too. Carly leaves, and Sam asks, what was so important Laura couldn’t talk to her on the phone about it? Laura says, it is about Victor’s associate, and Sam says, Yohan? Laura says, new details have come to light, and she thought Sam should know about them, considering it involves Drew.

Esme tells Victor, as always a pleasure. She’d like to stay and chat, but she has to bounce. Class calls. She says goodbye to Spencer, and leaves. In the hallway, she takes out her phone, looks at the video, and says,  time to get this done.

Victor asks what all that was about, and Spencer says, his fault. He took his frustration out about being stuck in here on Esme, and she didn’t deserve it. Victor says he takes after his grandfather. He always had a much shorter fuse than the rest of the family. So what exactly lit this particular powder keg? Spencer says, every year he leaves flowers on his mother’s grave on the anniversary of her death. He can’t this year for obvious reasons. Unless… He moves closer to Victor, and Victor says, unless what? Spencer says, unless Victor busts him out.

Drew says, Anna thinks that Victor is trying to access his old memories? and she says, it’s possible. He gets up, and so does she, saying, Andre confirmed to her those memories were gone. He says, but Peter made him believe otherwise. She says, Peter and Faison were in charge of the whole memory experiment. But then Victor took custody of Drew at Creighton-Clark – Laura and Sam walk through the gate – and this kind of tracks with this new information she’s privy to. He says, such as? and Laura says, it’s all right. She thinks Drew has a right to know the truth.

Victor says, absolutely not, and Spencer says he knows Victor has connections in Spring Ridge. He arranged for Samuel to make sure Spencer was safe, how hard can it be for him to arrange a furlough? Victor says, furloughs are almost exclusively reserved for family funerals, and deathbeds. Spencer says, then it can be off the books. This place is surrounded by barbed wire. He can be shuttled out, and be back in an hour. Victor says, he won’t risk extending Spencer’s sentence, much less joining him in here. Not when there’s so much in the works for the future of this family. Spencer says he wants to be a part of that future. They are Cassadines; family means everything to them. They don’t get to pick and choose who they love, who they trust. Just because his mother died hours after he was born doesn’t mean he doesn’t miss her every single day. He knows he screwed up, and he’s being punished for it, and deservedly so. But think about the people Victor’s loved and lost. Wouldn’t Victor do everything in his power to make sure they weren’t forgotten? There must be something he can do.

Trina says, they were so close to being past this, but Josslyn just can’t help herself, can she? Cameron says, let’s just take a moment right now… and Trina says she didn’t know he was taking a course in mediation. He says, none of his business, and Josslyn asks if she was wrong for defending her friends. Trina says, it’s not wrong, but it doesn’t make it better when there are certain things she won’t apologize for, after saying she’s sorry. Josslyn says she’s trying her best here. They all mess up sometimes, like Trina did at the cabin. Trina says, oh my gosh, apologies aren’t transactional. Who made her feelings for Spencer part of the Josslyn Jax show? Josslyn says, it was Esme, not her, and Trina says, it’s always Esme, isn’t it? Can’t Josslyn just take responsibility for making things worse? Can she, for once in her life, think about what Trina is going through? Esme appears, and says, my, my, you can cut the tension with a knife, can’t you?

Nikolas says, Spencer loved Courtney. Maybe he needs to remind Spencer of that more often. He leaves, and Sonny gets down on one knee at Courtney’s grave. He says, he knows he should have been nicer, but he thinks that’s what Nikolas needed, and that’s what Spencer needs, and he’s going to look out for her boy. Just like he trusts she keeps an eye on his dad, Morgan, Jason, and Brando and Sasha’s baby boy.

Sasha says she loves Brando, and he says he loves her too. She says, that was good, and he says, like the first time. She says, except they’re in a bed this time, and not the back seat of a car he’s working on, and he says, there is that. She asks what he’s thinking, and he says he’s thinking it’s been while since they’ve been with each other. Not since… She says, let’s not wait so long next time. She kisses him, and says she’ll be right back. She goes to another room, putting on her robe, and takes a little plastic bag of pills out of her purse. Possibly black beauties. Not that I would know. She takes one. She goes back, and Brando is standing in front of the window. She tells him not to move; she needs a mental picture of this. She walks toward him and says, beautiful. He asks if she means the view, and she says, that too. They look out the window together.

Cameron tells Esme to stay out of this, and she moves on to class. Trina says she should go, but Josslyn says, wait. What if she ditches class so they can talk? Trina says, she’s all talked out; maybe another time. Josslyn says, text her; she’ll always answer. Josslyn goes into class and sits down, ignoring Esme. Cameron tells Trina, for what it’s worth (🍷), he’s very sorry. She says, thanks, and he joins the class. Trina’s phone dings, and Esme bounces out of class, saying, Trina. Trina says she really doesn’t want to hear from Esme, and leaves. Esme looks at the video, and says, don’t worry. Trina probably won’t hear from any of them soon enough.

Nikolas asks if Carly is holding up okay, and she asks, is he? He says, he’s joining his lovely wife, and tells her, take care, but he comes back. He says, Courtney would have loved what Carly’s done with the place; what it’s become. He’s sorry he never told her that. She thanks him, and says he just missed his mother, and he asks what Laura had to say. Carly tells him that she didn’t to say but hello, but she did seem to be getting into it with Ava and Victor.

Drew says, Laura really thinks Victor had something to do with Luke’s death, and Laura says, they don’t have proof; they only have circumstantial evidence. Anna says, they all believe Victor’s been planning something for months. What if Luke stumbled upon it? Victor would only have one way to stop Luke. Drew says he barely knew Luke. How would Luke come across something that relates to him?. Laura says, Creighton-Clark, Helena, Victor, the Ice Princess… Anna says, common threads, the Cassadines, but they can’t stop Victor until they have proof. Drew says, but dozen of people died in that crash, and Anna says, the only way to prove Victor is responsible is to go to Austria. Laura says, she has to tread very carefully. That was deemed an accident. If they reopen the investigation, it’s going to let Victor know they’re on to him. Sam says, there is another way to find out what Victor wants.

Sasha tells Brando, it’s so beautiful here; so peaceful. She doesn’t want to go back to the real world. She doesn’t want this trip to end. He says he wishes he could give her that, but what he can try to do is make the real world just as special. She asks how he plans on doing that, and he says, by planning to spend the rest of his life with her. She says, let’s do it. Let’s get married  today.

Carly is about to get in the elevator, and Sonny is there.

Sam says, something in Drew’s past motivated Victor to help Peter escape, and Anna says, and Peter misled Victor, but now Peter’s dead. Laura asks if it’s possible Victor got access to Andre Maddox and questioned him about Drew’s memories, and Anna says, she doesn’t know, but she can contact Andre for sure. She’s confident he’d never reveal that kind of information, and certainly not to someone like Victor. Drew says, Victor believes he can still access his memories, and Sam says, exactly, so what if they set up a trap for Victor, convincing him it’s possible?  

On the phone, Victor says, no further action from Anna or Drew in regard to their connection to Peter August. But he fears this is only the calm before the storm.

Nikolas walks up behind Ava, and kisses her cheek. He sees her martini, and says, without him? but she says, it’s never too early to continue celebrating Peter’s demise. He says, amen to that. Carly just told him that he saw her with his mother, having a pretty intense conversation. What was that about? She says, they were just gossiping about him. Every once in a while, Laura needs a little reassurance that Ava is taking good care of him. He says, and nothing to do with his uncle? and she says, no. She told Laura that she had a nice conversation with him. She’s making more of an effort with Victor. He says he’s making more of an effort with Spencer, and he’s not having much luck. Ava says, and he’ll keep trying until he does. In the meantime, since his uncle wants to get closer to him, what if they invite him to dinner?

At Courtney’s grave, Spencer says, hello, mother. He’s sorry he’s late this year. He puts the flowers by her gravestone, and says, he sees someone beat him to it, and she wasn’t alone. Trina is cutting through, and sees him. She says, Spencer. What is he doing out of Spring Ridge?  

Kahn is giving a lecture, and talks about free will and a social contract. Cameron asks if Josslyn is okay, and Josslyn asks, who’s being stubborn? Her or Trina? He says, maybe neither; they both had great points. Josslyn says she needs to find Trina and apologize before they start fighting. The professor talks about devising the roles of imprisonment and incarceration, as Josslyn gathers up her stuff, and Esme looks at the file upload/cancel button. Kahn talks about punishment being used sparingly, and happiness being when the greatest good is shared by the greatest number Esme uploads the file, and everyone in the class gets it on their phones. The professor wants to know what’s more important than the lesson, and one of the students says, see for yourself, and puts it on the screen at the front of the classroom. There’s a lot of laughing, including from Esme, and Josslyn and Cameron are mortified. Esme smiles slyly.

I just have to say it, seriously, these are college kids?

On Monday, Lucy thinks it’s a perfect spot; Cameron asks if Josslyn thinks he did it; Elizabeth says she can’t go anywhere with Finn; and Carly says it hurts when she sees Sonny.

❓ In Case You Forgot…

Jake, the son who comes and goes, along with Aiden.

Jake on GENERAL HOSPITAL — Everything You Need To Know

Spencer’s mom, Courtney.

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/03/05/what-happened-to-courtney-on-general-hospital/

🤷🏽‍♂️ In Case You Didn’t Know…

All about Betsy Frank. The first time around was during a period when I wasn’t watching the show, but I always find it amusing that James Franco played Franco.

Betsy Frank on GENERAL HOSPITAL — Everything You Need To Know

✂️ Covid Hair No More…

I’m only including this because I sat behind her at Shakespeare in the Park once. And yes, she’s just as gorgeous in person.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/gallery/general-hospital/bree-williamson-shows-off-her-stylish-new-short-haircut

☠️ Heather De Vil…

I’m no big fan of Heather’s, but I wouldn’t call her vile. Then again, I’m not batsh*t crazy. I don’t think…

https://pagesix.com/2022/03/03/rhoc-star-noella-bergener-calls-heather-dubrow-very-vile/

🎭 Be Real…

Another one I’m not a fan of, but maybe she’s scared of them. I would be.

https://pagesix.com/2022/03/02/melissa-gorga-jennifer-aydin-is-not-authentic-on-rhonj/

🧂 Salt This…

Don’t ever make it a challenge.

Heather Gay Gets Called Out For DUI Arrest During Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City Reunion

🏛 What a Tease…

I had to give up watching this one, but I peek in once in a while.

Candiace Dillard Teases Possible Exit From Real Housewives Of Potomac

🍸 Eww…

I honestly have no problem with an age gap, but I do have a problem when the gap is with Randall.

https://people.com/tv/lala-kent-says-randall-emmett-started-relationship-with-23-year-old-the-same-month-daughter-ocean-was-born/

🚀 Space Haunt…

Come on now. Seriously, what is happening with horror films these days?

‘Amityville in Space’ Trailer Brings the Infamous Evil House into Outer Space

👠 She Rocks…

I love Lizzo.

https://people.com/music/lizzo-women-changing-the-world-people-cover-story/

💃🏻 The Carpet Wore Red…

More fashion from the SAG Awards.

https://www.eonline.com/photos/34047/sag-awards-2022-red-carpet-fashion

🎊 Party In NOLA…

Everything you need to know to celebrate Fat Tuesday, even if it’s a little late. You can be early for next year.

https://people.com/human-interest/mardi-gras-everything-to-know/

🛎 Quotes of the Week

Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny. – Lao Tzu

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. – Maya Angelou

Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. – Shel Silverstein

I haven’t been thrilled since 1865. – Agnes Van Rhijn (Christine Baranski), The Gilded Age

I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom. – Umberto Eco

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

🖋 Very Truly Yours…

Signing off until it’s time for the Dead to Walk. Until then, stay safe, stay cultivating a good support system, and stay keeping traditions of remembrance, but not to the point of breaking out of prison.

Jan9

January 8, 2021 – Sonny’s Rescue Becomes Recovery, Who They Are, Julian’s Exit, Shiloh’s New Gigs, Salt Lake Unity, a Warning, a Scandal, a Reveal, a Baby, UK Update, a List, Muppet Surprise, Three For the Holidays, Two Kinds of Goodbyes, Quadteen Quotes & Future

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Taggert hears someone come into the jail, and says, Trina? But it’s Portia.

On the phone, Jordan thanks someone for the update. Diane knocks on the door, and comes in with Jason, saying she thinks Jordan was expecting them. Jordan says she was expecting Jason, but she isn’t surprised. Diane asks, where else would she be when her client is being questioned by the authorities? Jordan says, when she initially asked Jason to come, Diane’s presence wasn’t necessary. Jason says, now it is? and Jordan says, that depends. Cyrus’s mother is missing. Any thoughts?

Cyrus tells Laura, if it was her mother, would I’m sure she’s fine be acceptable? Because it isn’t to him. Laura says she doesn’t give a damn. Why doesn’t he send his complaints to her daughter, and when she’s well enough to pass them on to her, then she’ll listen. He says he’s telling her for the last time, he had nothing to do with it. She says she’s sick of hearing him say that. He had everything to do with it. He killed two people, and left her daughter comatose. He says at least he’s concerned about Lulu’s welfare. She doesn’t seem to care at all about his mother’s condition. She says of course (🍷) she cares about Florence, but if Florence is with the people he says she’s with, she’s fine.

On the phone, Michael says, so instead of search and rescue, it’s search and recovery… He knows what that means. He thanks them, and says he’ll let his mother know. Willow comes in, and he tells her that she looks really good. She thanks him, and says she has dinner plans at the MetroCourt… with Chase.

Dante sits at the MetroCourt bar having a beer, one eye on Peter. Chase comes in, and says, the conquering hero returns. Welcome home, partner.

Peter makes a call, and says he’d like to speak to Dr. Arthur Cabot… He knows the doctor is in solitary, but this is an emergency medical consultation regarding a procedure he developed. Dr. Cabot is literally the only person who can answer his questions… He knows that, but there must be something… Fine. He gets it. Thanks anyway. He hangs up, and says, for absolutely nothing. He gets up, and nearly runs into Sam, who asks where he’s going in such a hurry.

Carly looks at the Christmas stockings and takes Sonny’s down. She sits on the sofa, looking at it, and sees him come in. She says, Sonny? and wakes up.

Michael says, it makes sense for Willow and Chase to figure everything out, and she says she can reschedule. With everything that’s happening with his father, if he needs her to stick around… He says, that’s okay. She should go. She asks if he’s sure, and if he’s heard anything from the authorities in New Jersey about the search. He says he has, and there’s nothing any of them can do right now.

Dante says it’s good to see Chase, and Chase says he’s glad Dante is back. Dante says, him too, and Chase says he was going to reach out, and it’s not an excuse, but he had some pretty heavy cases, and there was a lot going on in life. Dante says, sorry. He heard Chase looked after his family while he was gone. Chase says, it was an honor and a pleasure. Dante says it’s what good cops do. Chase is one of the best. He pats Chase on the shoulder, and Chase says he was sorry to hear about Lulu. Everyone at the station is pulling for her. Dante thanks him, and says, she was a fixture there. Chase says, she will be again. Soon. He tells Dante that he needs to get a table, but they should catch up some time. Dante says he doesn’t think so, but then tells Chase, he’s just kidding. Chase asks if he’s going to be in Port Charles for a while, and Dante says he is. He needs to look after his family, and  tie up some loose ends. He glances surreptitiously at Peter.

Sam tells Peter, she’d like to coordinate Maxie’s bachelorette party and his bachelor party. Peter says he’ll be in touch, but Sam says she’d like to pin down a date. The wedding is only a few weeks away. He says he knows when his wedding is, and also knows she’d be more than pleased if it didn’t happen. She says, Peter… and he says he knows she can’t stand the thought of him marrying Maxie.

Carly opens the door to Sasha, and asks her to come in. She says, Michael isn’t there, if that’s who she’s looking for. Sasha says, actually, she’s there to see Carly.

Portia says Taggert wasn’t expecting her. What surprises her is, he actually thought it was going to be Trina. He says it’s more hope than expectation, and she tells him, it’s a lot to hope for, considering how furious Trina was that he lied to her about his death. He broke her heart. Losing him… He says, she didn’t lose him; he’s right there. Portia says, she did, and that loss changed her in ways she doesn’t think Taggert fully comprehends yet. He says he’s so sorry for the hurt he caused her, and Portia. He knows how it must have felt, but that lie kept Trina alive. He can live with his daughter hating him, as long as she’s alive to do that.

Diane says, Jordan didn’t just ask her client to confess, and Jordan says she has no intention of dragging Jason through a pointless interrogation, but Cyrus came to her, saying his mother was kidnapped from Vermont, and leveling all kinds of accusations. Diane says, against Mr. Morgan? With what proof? Jordan says she has to do her due diligence regardless. Diane says, correct her if she’s wrong, but the PCPD has no jurisdiction over an incident that happened in Vermont. Jordan says, Harvard Law paid off, and Diane laughs. Jordan says, that’s exactly what she told Cyrus, but if he’s telling the truth, and his mother was moved against state lines against her will, the Feds will get involved. And none of them want that.

Cyrus asks Laura, is this the kind of caustic repartee they missed out on not growing up together? She asks, why? Does he want more? He says, what he wants, dear sister, is for her to find his mother. He knows she’s more than capable of crossing certain lines to get what she wants when she’s so motivated. For example, the night they met. She says, when she threw him in solitary. She remembers. Good times. He says, exactly. She knows how to work the system, and he also knows exactly what she’s capable of when she’s backed against the wall. David Hamilton. Theresa Carter. Rick Webber. She says if she hears anything, she’ll let him know. Now if he doesn’t mind, she has a city to run. She starts to walk away, but he grabs her arm, saying, he does mind. He minds very much. A voice yells, get your hands off of her! It’s Lesley (Laura’s mom).

Carly asks how Sasha is; is everything okay? Carly takes down the Christmas stockings, and Sasha says, it is, and a lot of it is due to Carly. She owes Carly a great big thank you, and an apology. Carly asks why Sasha owes her an apology, and Sasha says, she started going to out-patient therapy after her… overdose. Carly says, that’s very brave, but Sasha says, she doesn’t feel very brave. Carly says she’s seeking help for something that almost killed her. She’d say that’s very brave. Sasha says she only started going because Maxie threatened to kick her out of Deception, and Carly says she bets Sasha wasn’t the only one there who was strongarmed into going. Sasha says, once she started going, she learned a few things. There were people she pushed away, or worse, dismissed. People who were trying to help her when she was in a bad way, and Carly is one of them.

Sam says Peter isn’t her favorite person, and she’s sure she’s not his either, but they could put their differences aside for Maxie’s sake. He says, nothing would make him happier, if it were true, but he knows it’s not. He knows Spinelli was trying to railroad him. She says she thought Spinelli was over that, and he says, Spinelli changed his tune for the sake of Maxie and Georgie. Sam says, so has she, and Peter says he hopes that’s true. If she really cares about Maxie – she says, of course (🍷) she does – he says, then she’ll stay out of his way, and brushes past her. Dante watches.

Lesley says she doesn’t know who Cyrus thinks he is, but grabbing at women is illegal. He says she’s absolutely right; he was out of line. Laura asks what Lesley is doing there. She was going to meet Lesley in New York on the weekend, when she went to visit Lulu. Lesley says she knows, but she was thinking about how much Rocco and Charlotte need to have their family around them. So she figured a trip up north was what she needed. Laura says she’ll get Lesley settled in at her house, and Lesley says Laura hasn’t even introduced her to her assailant. He must be Cyrus Renault. Cyrus says his reputation has preceded him, and Lesley says, his reputation and his rap sheet. He says, she must be Lesley Webber, and she says Dr. Lesley Webber to him. As she’s sure he knows, she’s an emeritus member of the hospital board. They’re going to be spending time together. He says, how delightful. He’s really looking forward to spending time with the tramp who slept with his married father.

Portia tells Taggert, she doesn’t understand why he would turn himself in for falsifying evidence against Cyrus. He says, his cover was already blown. Jordan thought the safest thing was to take him off the board, keep his head down. At his arraignment, he’ll plead guilty, and get a lighter sentence. She says, he could do that, but he could also fight to get his life back.

Diane leaves, and Jason closes Jordan’s office door. He says, Cyrus was there? Jordan says, he tried pressuring her, but she shut it down. The only leverage he had over her was her secrets, and she’s fresh out. He says, congratulations, and she thanks him, admitting it feels good. She asks how things are with Cyrus on his end, and he says, it’s been handled, for now. She asks if it has anything to do with Florence Grey, and Jason doesn’t say anything. She says, dammit, Jason. She wishes he would at least say no. She says she appreciates this… alliance they’ve formed, and he says he does too. She tells him, then don’t put her in a position where she has to investigate Cyrus’s allegations against him. There’s a knock at the door, and an officer gives Jordan a big envelope. Jason asks if that’s all, and she tells him to wait. This also concerns him.

Laura tells Lesley that she doesn’t have to listen to Cyrus, but Lesley says she’s curious. Cyrus says she slept with his married father. He has to narrow it down. Laura says, mom! and Lesley says, what? She was a tramp. She probably conquered hundreds of married fathers. Cyrus says, this was a special conquest. It’s what binds them together. Lesley doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about, and he says his father was Gordon Grey. She says, oh, that married father, and Cyrus says, he passed away a long time ago. As he remembers, Lesley and his mother were friends, then Lesley betrayed her. She asks how Florence is, and he says, apparently, fine, but his sister is doing her damnedest to keep her away from him. Lesley says, sister? That would make Lulu his niece, and he just about killed her. He says he had nothing to do with what happened at The Floating Rib. Julian was the culprit. Lesley says she’s sure Julian had nothing better to do than set off a bomb in a restaurant full of people for no reason. He says, as he understands it, there’s a good chance Lulu will recover, which is more than he can say for his father, whose death Lesley set in motion when she educed him. Lesley looks at Laura.

Taggert tells Portia, he lost a year in the shadows. Not to mention the two years he lost undercover, trying to convict Cyrus. She says, he’s earned the right to his life back, and he says, except for one thing; he’s guilty. He knows Trina doesn’t want to believe it, but he planted the evidence that sent Cyrus to prison. She says, Cyrus was responsible for countless murders, and they’re going to work together to expose him for the man he truly is.

Chase meets Willow at the MetroCourt, and pulls out her chair for her. She thanks him, and he says he was in the neighborhood… of her chair. He’d convinced himself that she was going to cancel, and she says she almost did. He says he would have understood, but he’s glad she’s there. She says, she is too, and Chase says he’s really happy they’re doing this. She says, so is she.

Sasha says she’s finally come around to telling Carly, her attempt to give Sasha a swift kick in the right direction was appreciated. Carly says she’s welcome, but doesn’t owe her an apology. Sasha was struggling because of the sacrifice she made for Carly’s family, and she’ll always be indebted. Michael comes in, and Sasha says she was just leaving. Michael says it was good to see her, even if briefly. She says, her too, and Carly asks if he has news about the search. Sasha says, search? and he says, she hasn’t heard? Carly says, Sonny was in an accident, and he’s missing. The police are searching, and they’re going to find him. Michael says he heard from the New Jersey State Police, and Sonny’s status has changed. It’s gone from search and rescue to search and recovery. Carly says, but they’re still searching, right? and Michael says he doesn’t think she understands. She says she does understand. She doesn’t know what they expect to find, but what they’re going to find is Sonny, alive and well.

Sam asks if she can join Dante at the bar. She sits down, and says she noticed he’s keeping a close eye on Peter. Why? He says, apparently marrying your half-brother’s widow, the brother who was killed by their crazy father, doesn’t violate bro code. Sam says if he finds anything interesting, pass it her way. They might have aligned interests. He says, will do, and Sam orders a beer. She says, about Sonny. How’s the family holding up? He says, they’re just waiting for the official word from the search parties, but she says, it’s Sonny. If anything, they have hope. Dante guesses they’re supposed to convince themselves, but to be honest, he feels like the hope for Sonny surviving gets smaller with each passing day.

Carly tells Michael, his father has survived worse than a bridge collapse. Sonny is coming home. She says she’s making coffee, and asks if she can get him anything. He says, that’s okay, and Carly says she’ll be in the kitchen if he needs her. Sasha tells Michael, she’s so sorry, and he thanks her. She says she knows it’s a ridiculous question, but… He says, is he okay? He is for someone whose father is missing and presumed dead. Sasha asks if she can make him a drink, or does he want her to go? He says he wouldn’t mind her staying.

Willow says, he retired just like that? and Chase says, he went from the K-9 unit to a well-to-do couple, and he’s living his best life in Niagara. Even though he ruined his cake at the retirement party. He remembers how the kids went crazy when Chase brought him to the classroom, and his brother hated being upstaged. She says, the kids were excited… Why are they pretending there isn’t a giant elephant in the room? He says, they’re just talking, but she says, they didn’t come there to make small talk, and pretend things are the way they were before. So why are they? He says, it’s what he wants more than anything.

Sam tells Dante that she’s sorry, and he says, Sonny could show up, and Lulu could wake up at any moment. Forget he said anything. He should offer condolences. Sam just lost her father. She says she’s not going to pretend to grieve. The world is a better place without that man it. He says he doesn’t disagree, but there’s one person hurt by Julian being dead, their brother Leo. She says she thinks Leo is better off not knowing Julian existed. She’s glad it’s not up to her. He says, the wheels are already in motion for Ned to officially adopt Leo. It’s crazy; he just lost his father. She says, that’s all the more reason for them to step up for Leo as his brother and sister.

Lesley tells Cyrus that she has no idea what lies Gordon fed him over the years, but she never seduced anyone… Well, not him. Cyrus tells her, like she said, there were probably hundreds. Lesley says she should have been so lucky. She and Gordon had an affair. He was her professor, and should have been more conscious of the emotional differences between them in the relationship. Cyrus says, it’s fortunate she can pass it through a modern lens, and absolve herself of responsibility. Does it also hold true for his father’s decision to leave Port Charles? He convinced Cyrus’s mother to start fresh down south. She didn’t realize the exodus was at Lesley’s urging. Lesley says, on that point, he’s right, and Cyrus says, and here we are. Who knows how different their lives and destinies would have been in Port Charles. Laura says he has no one to blame but himself, and asks Lesley if she can have a moment alone with Cyrus. She’s not afraid. She wants to talk to her brother. Lesley gives them privacy, and Laura shakes her fists at him. She says she’s not about to let him use her mother as a scapegoat for his lifetime of horrible decisions. Do they understand each other? He says they do, but understand this. He’s trusted her to resolve the situation with Jason promptly. How would she feel if something happened to her mother? She says, spoken like an innocent man.

Laura finds Lesley crying, and asks if she’s okay. Lesley says, not really. Cyrus said some horrible, untrue things, but there’s one thing she can’t shake. Her recklessness when she was young is what led them down the path to the pain they’re all feeling right now. Laura holds her, and says, it’s okay.

Portia tells Taggert, neither was a good plan, and he says he’s exhausted. He just wants it over with. She says, then get a good night’s sleep. Stop thinking about himself, and think about his daughter. Be the man she thinks he is, and fight so she doesn’t lose her father a third time. Jordan comes in and say she didn’t know Portia would still be there. Portia says, Dr. Robinson, and she was just leaving. When she’s gone, Jordan asks if Taggert is okay, and he says, for a man who just got his ass handed to him by his ex, he’s not too bad. She says, Portia is good at that, and asks why he looks so wistful. He says Portia is good at calling him on his crap. That’s why they got married, and why they got divorced, and why they’re still friends. What’s the good word? She says, Cyrus no longer has a hold on the department. He says, what about TJ and Trina? and she says she’ll explain later, but for now, she does have bad news.

Carly stands in the kitchen, and tells herself, stop it. He’s coming back. Sonny’s coming back.

Peter runs into the hospital, and says he hopes the reception nurse can help him. It’s important that he contact a former staff member – Andre Maddox.

Willow says Chase let her believe he slept with her friend, and he asks if it matters that he did it to save Wiley. She says she appreciates what he did, but not being kept out of the loop. He says he had to focus on Wiley. He misses her, and wonders if she misses him too. She says, of course (🍷) she does. From the moment she left the apartment she was missing him every moment of every day for months, until… The pain they made her feel is still real, even if the betrayal wasn’t. They can’t wish it away overnight. He says, give him a chance to show her that he’s the guy she thought he was; a guy she can trust with her heart, and that their love is worth fighting for. He loves her; he never stopped. He knows in his heart and soul she loves him too. She leans in toward him…

Willow says, she can’t; sorry. Chase says he thought she wanted him to, and she says she can’t. She’s married to Michael. She wanted him to kiss her, but she has to go. He asks if she can take a second, but she says, this is too complicated right now, and runs out. Maybe not runs, but she walks really, really fast.

Sasha asks if she should check on Michael’s mom, but he says, she’s probably trying to face what happened. Or she’s doubling down on her denial. It’s best to stay out of her way. She says, it’s obvious which Carly is doing, and he says he’s afraid her not facing reality is setting her up for more pain. She says, Carly is right. Just because the authorities stopped the search and rescue, doesn’t mean Sonny won’t be alive. He says, it’s the not knowing anything that’s the worst. Hearing that it’s changed to search and recovery… Only living things need rescue. His dad is no longer someone to them, just someone they need to… She hugs him, and he thanks her. She asks if he wants some air. She’s missed the walks they used to take to the boathouse. Of course (🍷) it’s freezing. He says, a walk sounds good.

Portia comes out of the elevator, and Cyrus says, it’s good to see her. He knows she has a lot going on with discovering Trina’s father is alive and well. She says, is there something he wants to ask her? but he says he’s just sharing her good news. She says, they’re done here, and walks away.

Jordan tells Taggert, Sonny was in an accident. A bridge he was on collapsed. He says, how the hell…? and she says they’re still gathering details, but Sonny is presumed dead. He doesn’t know what to say, and she says she thought he should know. He thanks her, and says he and Sonny had a complicated history. It’s strange that someone he dedicated his life to bringing down, bent over backward to make sure he was safe. He was a complicated man. She says, he was.

Sam and Dante sit at a table. Sam says, Sonny had the bright idea for a dinner with Carly and himself, and her and Jason. Carly thought it was part of his big plan. Dante does an impression of Sonny saying, we’re all here right now for the summit, and Sam laughs. She says, she and Carly started cracking up, and realized this was part of Sonny’s plan. Dante says they’ve spent the last 20 minutes telling stories about Sonny like they’ve started his wake. Like maybe this time, he could actually be gone for good. They clink beer bottles, and say, to Sonny.

Jason goes into the house, and looks at a picture of Sonny and Carly. Carly says she didn’t hear him come in. He looks grim, and she asks if he saw Michael and Sasha. He says he didn’t, and she says she didn’t mean for them to see each other, but she’s glad they did. Sasha wanted to apologize, and she left the room to give them time alone. Jason says he was at the police station, and has an update. She says she doesn’t want to know, and he says, waiting isn’t going to change anything. They sent a search team into the wreckage from the bridge, and they didn’t find Sonny’s body, but they found this. He hands her a necklace, and she says, Sonny’s St. Christopher medal. He says, it was snagged on the wreckage. They think Sonny was pinned when the bridge collapsed, and his body was dragged down river. He knows Sonny would have gotten out if he’d gotten clear of the wreckage, but he didn’t. Carly starts to hyperventilate, then starts to cry. She says, he was arrogant, and he was selfish. They couldn’t stand each other. She doesn’t know what made them fall in love. She cries, and Jason holds her. She says, I don’t know.

In the woods, we see someone lying in the snow. We don’t see their face, but gee, think it’s Sonny?

On Monday, Chase asks if Finn can possibly relate, Carly asks if they can’t touch Cyrus, Molly wonders if she and TJ have a future, and Brando warns Jason about the Feds.

🏥 What Cyrus Said…

We’ve covered David Hamilton, but Theresa who?

https://general-hospital.fandom.com/wiki/Theresa_Carter#:~:text=Nurse%20Theresa%20Carter%20is%20a,an%20unknown%20actress%20in%202006.

And in case you didn’t know Rick either.

https://soaphub.com/general-hospital/general-hospital-wayback-remember-rick-webber/

🐶 He’s An Animal Lover Too…

I wasn’t Julian’s biggest fan, but I don’t think they should have killed him off. Especially since they finally got his hair right.

https://torontosun.com/entertainment/television/exclusive-william-devry-sounds-off-on-his-shocking-gh-exit

🏃🏻 Shiloh Strikes Again…

And he’s pulling double duty.

Coby Ryan McLaughlin Reveals He’s Going To Be on DYNASTY!
Coby Ryan McLaughlin Stars in The Nanny Murders!

💏 But She’s Not Moving To Ohio…

All is well in the Marks household.

https://pagesix.com/2020/12/30/rhoslc-star-meredith-marks-reconciles-with-husband-seth/

⚠️ A Warning From Candiace…

I don’t know how seriously I could take someone whose hair looked like hers at the RHOP reunion. What was that?

Candiace Dillard Says Porsha Williams “Should Be Careful About The Lies She Tells” After Defending Monique Samuels

👠 For Those Who Can’t Get Enough…

All about the scandalous scandal.

https://nypost.com/2020/12/23/the-scandalous-divorce-of-erika-jayne-and-tom-girardi/

📡 Full Disclosure…

I have to admit, I was surprised. It’s going to be a while before she’s off the shrink’s couch.

https://pagesix.com/2020/12/31/rhocs-elizabeth-lyn-vargas-opens-up-about-childhood-in-cult/

🙌🏼 Her Reality Goes On…

I actually think Stassi was growing as a person on Vanderpump Rules. It’s a shame cancel culture is so narrowly focused.

https://extratv.com/2021/01/08/stassi-schroeder-and-beau-clark-welcome-first-child-find-out-her-name/

📮 News Of a London Lady…

The good news.

https://pagesix.com/2021/01/03/ladies-of-london-alum-caroline-stanbury-is-engaged/

And the bad news.

https://pagesix.com/2021/01/07/ladies-of-londons-caroline-stanbury-positive-for-covid-19/

🎈 I’ve Got a Little List…

Pop culture from the past four… whatever that was.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/02/pop-culture-trump-era-2020-analysis-449495

🧸 Mixed Message…

Well this must have put a damper on many a family’s holiday season.

https://news.avclub.com/remember-when-a-broadcast-of-muppet-family-christmas-en-1845903062

🎉 That Holiday Glow…

More celeb celebrations.

https://extratv.com/photos/image_jpg_20201226_89c768c0b2c54d3da1e806c6c7b16039/

🗽 In Case You Missed It…

And you may as well have. Although it was amusing to see an empty Times Square.

https://nypost.com/2021/01/01/small-crowd-in-times-square-rings-in-new-year-with-low-key-celebration/

🍾 I Can’t Say I Disagree…

The best part was when Anderson Cooper was like, hey dude, slow down, it’s early yet.

https://pagesix.com/2021/01/01/andy-cohen-drunkenly-rips-mayor-bill-de-blasio/

🥁 Roll Call 2020…

Those celebs we lost, and it’s probably not even a full list.

https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/celebrities-who-died-in-2020-47084634

From across the pond.

https://news.sky.com/story/celebrity-deaths-2020-the-famous-faces-and-notable-figures-we-said-goodbye-to-this-year-12128650

🧻 A Different Kind Of Roll Call…

Celebrities, they’re not like us.

https://nypost.com/2021/01/02/2020-taught-us-one-good-thing-celebrities-are-meaningless/

🎙 Quotes of the Week

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6, NLT

Do one thing every day that scares you. – Eleanor Roosevelt

Playing dress-up begins at age five and never truly ends. – Kate Spade

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life? – Rumi

A good education is not so much one which prepares a man to succeed in the world, as one which enables him to sustain a failure. – Bernard Iddings Bell

Sun is like God calling you an alcoholic. – a hungover Jenny Harper (Amber Tamblyn), Two and a Half Men

Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. – Anne Lamott

Whoever you are, whatever your dream, you have to be strong in your head and strong in your heart. Be strong. There’s no quitting in the person who wants it bad enough. – Carly Patterson  

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. – Benjamin Disraeli

The unique ability to take decisive action while maintaining focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader. – Robert Kiyosaki

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not. – Andre Gide

If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. – Milton Berle  (Or kick one out, I say.)

You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins. – Jim Stovall

🌜 Goodnight, Moon…

Even before the pandemic, my weekends weren’t much different than my weekdays. Every day is a work day in one way or another. But whether your days are all workdays, all days off, or a combination, stay safe, stay innovative, and stay on the road less traveled. It’s easier to keep your social distance that way.

Nov11

November 10, 2019 – Negan Does Bonding Exercises, More Than Hair Pulling, Thirsty Maloof, Say Thanks & a Yo-Yo For Negan

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What I Watched Today

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

 

The Walking Dead

Carol wakes. It’s still dark out. She washes her face, and makes some coffee. She packs her knapsack and arms herself. She looks at her gun in the drawer.

Daryl is sitting on the porch smoking I don’t know what. Carol gets some food to-go, and heads out. Daryl comes up behind her, and asks if she’s feeling better. He asks where she’s going she tells him, to look for Negan. He asks if he can come along.

They get to a cliff in the forest, and Daryl asks if she thinks he crossed the border. He can’t see Negan putting on a mask, but she says, stranger things have happened. She takes out binoculars, but Daryl says Negan isn’t going to be wandering around to be spotted. He’s not dumb. She scans the vista, and Daryl asks her to tell him what they’re doing out there. She says, looking for Negan, and he says, tell him what they’re really looking for. She says, the horde. They have to find it and destroy it.

In the infirmary, Dante jokes that a tiny part of Cheryl is thrilled that she’s sick, so she can spend more time with him. She says, oh yeah. She’s puking because she has a crush. He says it’s a textbook case of the butterflies. Emotions manifest themselves in different ways. The heart wants what it wants. He checks her vitals, and she says she’d break him like a twig. Siddiq comes in, wearing Coco in a snuggly, and asks Cheryl how Dante is doing. She says, the jury is still out. Dante acts crushed, and says he thought they were having a moment. Siddiq says, this makes seven, and Dante asks how Rosita is. Siddiq says, same as everyone else. They have to keep everyone hydrated, and wait it out. Dante tells Siddiq to lap up the daddy/daughter sh*t while he can. They grow fast. He reaches to hold the baby, but Siddiq says he has some boundaries. Dante says, his bad, and tells Siddiq, go; have fun. If Siddiq needs him to peek in on Rosita, say the word, and he’ll make sure she’s on the mend. Boundaries again? Siddiq nods, and Dante says, noted.

Carol she’s Daryl a map, and says she’s been tracking them along the border. A small group connected at the jungle area. She thinks they should stake out a spot, and Daryl says they should see where the Whisperers go. They’d need a big place. He points to a spot on the map, and says they wouldn’t be able to sneak in without starting sh*t. They should figure out where they are, and tell the council. He asks why she didn’t say anything, and she says, after what happened with Alpha, she didn’t want to worry him. She asks if he’s sticking around, and he says she’ll need him, but she tells him that she’s picked up a few things over the years. He says they’ll see.

As he walks blindfolded with the Whisperers, Negan says he wants to join; he’s a joiner. Give him a damn application. They’re a class outfit, with their back to nature paleo vibe. And no more being eaten by the dead; that’s the real selling point. They’re a survivor’s wet dream. He asks if they’re going commando under there, and Beta has enough. He turns around, and puts crisscrossed knives against Negan’s neck. Negan calls him the Jolly Green Giant, and tells him to cool his jets. Beta says, no more noise. He’ll slit Negan’s throat and be done. Negan says he’s never properly introduced himself. He’s Negan (as we all are, I add in my head). For the last eight years, he’s been locked up by their enemy. Take him to his leader, and he’ll spill every secret he knows. Beta takes Negan’s blindfold off, and puts it in his mouth as a gag. I laugh.

Eugene thanks Nabila for choosing to assist in the radio relaunch boon. She says she’s happy to be part of the Hilltop AV club. He asks if he can show her the souped up soviet satellite version of the radio, and asks if she can parlez-vous Russian. She says, nyet. That’s all she’s got. He says, you haven’t lived until you’ve bounced a transmitter off the biosphere. She says, it sounds cool, but she’s got to get back to the kids. He tells her, there’s no expiration date on the invite, and she tells him to have fun. When she’s gone, he says, solo trip it is. Let’s see how far you fly. He turns the radio on hears Rosita’s voice. She tells him that she was looking for him. She just wanted to see what he was up to. She jokes that she has a fever, so she could be delirious. He asks what she has, and she says, it’s just a bug; she’ll be fine, and Coco is okay. What’s he up to? He says he’s revamping the radio set-up, but everyone wants a slice of Eugene. She asks if he’s coming back soon, and he says, to be honest, he hadn’t given it much thought, but it’s good to hear her voice. She says, her too. Some sparks fly out of the back of the radio, and he says there’s been a malfunction.  Mother of pearl. She asks if he’s okay, and he says, he has to fix the radio proto before it all goes fubar. He’ll call back this afternoon.

Daryl and Carol (why do their names have to rhyme?) take turns throwing acorns at a can, trying to knock it over. Both fail miserably, missing by a mile. Carol says, without his crossbow, his aim isn’t that good. He says, it’s not his thing, and she says it’s not hers. His acorn grazes the can, and he says he wins, but she says he’s got to knock it over, not kiss it. He calls her a sore loser. She finds two acorns fused together, and says she’s got a double-capper. She says it’s good luck, and gives it to him, telling him, maybe it will help with his aim. He tells her to watch her own throws. She asks how Hilltop is, and he says, fine. The king sends his best. She asks how Connie is, and he says, she’s fine too. Carol says she sees, and he says, it’s not like that. She says, why not? There’s not many people left to find, much less good ones. Why not? He asks why it matters, and she says, because it does. They don’t have to be alone. He can’t hide out with Dog forever. Daryl knocks the can over, and says, see? His aim is better already. He says he’s hungry, and asks if she has any food. She takes out the loaf of bread she got for the trip. He glances in her bag, as she breaks off a hunk of bread for him. He looks out, and says, see that? She looks through the binoculars, and a group of zombies comes trickling out of the woods. She gives the binoculars to him, and he says, Whisperers. She smiles.

Beta tells Alpha that Negan cannot be trusted. She looks over at Negan, and says, test him. If he passes, he’s worthy; if not, kill him. Beta says, it’s a mistake, showing him their ways. Alpha says questioning her judgement is becoming a regular occurrence. The Alpha is to be obeyed. He says he was only thinking of their people. She asks if it’s finally time for Beta to be the Alpha, and he kneels before her. Negan watches, as Beta says, never. Negan smiles.

Negan asks Beta if he’s Beta with benefits, and he slides his little omega in on the side. Beta says if Negan says anything about Alpha, he’ll kill him. Negan says, keeping it professional; he respects that. He saw Beta kneeling – not that there’s anything wrong with that. It’s tickled the d*cks of many a fine man. He’s had people kneeling before him, and understands the benefit that sh*t provides. He’s never done it himself, and admires Beta’s self-restraint. And respectfully, the bald head thing tightens his britches.

Siddiq goes to Rosita’s house to grab a change of clothes. He finds her on the couch, and says he thought she was supposed to be in bed. She says she was feeling better, but now she feels worse. He says she’s going on a field trip to the infirmary. She protests that she has so much to do, and sits up. She says, sh*t, and Siddiq says, how about if they all go? He helps her up and out the door.

Eugene sits at the radio, trying to call Hilltop, but only gets static. He plays with the dial, and says, it’s Tater Bug, live over open channels. If anyone is out there, give him a copy.

Continuing to watch the zombies, Carol says, it’s getting bigger, and Daryl says, they’re gathering strays. Carol says the sun is going down. They should see where the zombies go, but they have to get closer. Daryl asks if they were to cross the border, would she? and she says, if that’s what it takes. He asks if she’s sure she doesn’t want to take another shot at Alpha, and she says she didn’t say that. She asks what his problem is, and he says, if they’re going to do this, they have to be smart. They have no back-up. It’s just them in the middle of the night. Carol asks, since when are they not enough? Daryl says if they mess up, everyone else pays. She says, they already did, and they’re going to keep paying, no matter what side of the line they’re on. She tells him that she has to pee, and leaves. When she’s out of sight, he looks in her bag.

When Carol comes back, she asks if he found what he was looking for. He asks if she brought her gun, and she says, no; he took the ammo. He says there’s still ammo in the storage room, and she says she didn’t bring the gun. He can frisk her; go ahead. He says, okay. She asks if they’re enough or not, and he says, all right; he’s still in. It might as well be them. They move ahead.

Negan asks if he’s going to be bathed and reborn into the Whisperers’ image, or will he have a mission or quest? Beta throws a shovel at Negan, and says, dig. Negan says, he can do that. Is there anything in particular Beta is going for, as to size, depth, or width? Beta says, just dig. Negan digs. The background music is a twist-type song, Yo-Yo (see below, yo), as Negan hangs a piece of skin on a branch. It’s not that big and kind of ragged, and Beta hangs a piece next to his that’s a larger, perfect square. Negan is digging up bodies, and he and Beta drag them to a pile. I wonder when Negan got a fade? Is the a hair stylist among the Whisperers?

At the Whisperers’ camp, Beta, a boar hunting expedition is in progress, and Beta gives Negan a pocketknife. A Whisperer shoots a boar with an arrow, and Negan is left to finish it off. It knocks him down, but he still manages to kill it. It’s put in a cooking pit, and covered with dirt.

Siddiq brings Rosita to the infirmary, where a lot of people are waiting. Dante yells out to grab a seat; he’ll be with them in a second. Siddiq asks, what the hell is going on? Dante thinks the illness is spreading faster, and they’re out of antibiotics. Siddiq gets angry, and tells Dante to start crushing herbs, giving him a list of what to put together. It’s going to get worse if they don’t get ahead of it.

Daryl and Carol go to the border. Daryl says, if things go sideways, they head back. If they get split up, this is where they’ll meet. Carol says, be safe, and Daryl says, luck is on their side. They go into the woods.

Negan says he took the bastard down. This is the kind of badass sh*t he’ll do for his new family. Beta says, only those good enough to walk among them may eat. Negan says he helped cook, and kill the damn pig. He at least deserves a piece of bacon. Beta throws him to the ground, and Negan says, whatever you say, boss. He sits with another Whisperer, who gives him something to eat. Well that was nice.

Eugene says, it’s Tater Bug on the open air. Any interested airholes, come on back. Anyone, anywhere, it’s Tater Bug. A woman’s voice says, hello? She receives him loud and clear. He asks if she’s really out there.

The group of zombies moves into a clearing. Carol and Daryl watch. Daryl signals Carol to go another way, but she shakes her head, indicating she wants to stay. He starts to step forward, and his foot crunches some twigs. The zombies have supersonic hearing, and follow the noise. Daryl backs up against a tree, and they go past. He lifts the crossbow, and begins to slink away. A straggler heads in his direction.

Eugene says he would have prepared the proper remark if he’d known he was going to establish first contact. He thought he was wasting his time. He thinks they should exchange questions in order to grease the wheel. He asks where’s her location, how long she’s lived there, and how many people live there? And do they need to continue to say over? Over. The woman doesn’t think she should share that information, but she’s okay with not saying over. He understands. He asks if she’d like to hear his life story. Should he skip ahead? She suggests he start when he was born, and he tells her that he was born in Dallas. She says she’s from Pennsylvania. Stroudsburg. He says he knows it well. As an adolescent, locomotives were his jam, and his parents took him to the railroad museum for his birthday. He mentions the ice cream shop, and she says, the Inside Scoop. She was there all the time. They might have been there on the same day. He says he does have a critical question. Cake cone or waffle cone?

The straggling zombie comes up behind Daryl, and he cracks it’s neck. He slits it open, and pulls out its guts, smearing them on himself. Other zombies come by, but just keep walking. We hear whispering. I think it’s, why are you here?

Siddiq sits by Cheryl’s bedside, and she says it’s been ages since got so much attention from a young man. Siddiq says, it’s kind of his job. She says he’s all gloom and doom. She feels like she’s napping next to the Grim Reaper. He says, sorry; he’s just concerned. She says, in this world, most people don’t get the luxury of drifting off in a comfortable bed. Dante comes in, and Siddiq tells him to get some rest. About what he said… Dante says, no worries. He gets it. They’re stuck with pre-industrialized meds, but they’ll figure it out. Siddiq appreciates his help, and Dante says he should. He’s kind of amazing. They laugh, and Siddiq says, get some rest.

Siddiq checks Rosita’s forehead. Coco cries, and he picks her up. He tells her, it’s okay, and rocks her. He starts to drift off, and hears whispering. He opens his eyes, and he’s on one of the windmills, holding Coco.

Negan continues to travel with the Whisperers and their zombie crew. He says he and Beta are clearly not jiving. He gets it. Beta’s got to be a tough guy to keep everyone in line. He had guys to keep his sh*t tight. Beta says he’s not like Negan, and Negan says, whether Beta likes it or not, he’s joining. They’ll have to find a way to get along. Beta says Negan will never be one of them. He’s too loud, too weak, and too full of ego. He’s a waste. Negan says, cards on the table, he’s not there for Beta. He’s there for Alpha. Throw him, test him, he doesn’t give a sh*t. He ain’t going nowhere. Beta says, finally. Something they can both agree on. Negan won’t be going anywhere. Beta kills a zombie – or a Whisperer, I have no idea. Negan says he was just making a joke. He thinks Beta would be impressed if he wasn’t so pissed off.  Negan kills another zombie and/or Whisperer, and  the knife breaks. He’s suddenly surrounded.

Daryl finds Carol with a Whisperer she has tied up. Daryl says, what the hell? Carol says he saw them, and she’s taking him back. They can see what he knows. Daryl asks if this was her plan all along, but she says no. He asks, what’s this? indicating the plastic tie around the man’s wrists. She says it was in her bag; he must have missed it. She tells him they have no time to argue.

Still talking over the radio, Eugene says roller rinks make no sense, according to the risk and reward analysis. Along with the combined humiliation, it wasn’t his favorite pastime. He says it’s been a very enjoyable conversation, and at the risk of said humiliation, can they have a real talk? She says, it’s been great, but she doesn’t know him. He might be a threat. He asks what if he shares specifics, and she says, who’s to say she’s not a threat to him? People are dangerous. Eugene says he’s well aware of that, yet he has a twinge in his belly that leans toward the good column in the alignment chart. He does know her. His given name is, Eugene Hermann Porter. He proposes they continue their convos in the hope of building more approval and interest. There’s a moment of silence, and she says, well, okay, Eugene Hermann Porter. She’d like that very much. He says, so they’re in agreement? She says, they are, but they have to keep it between them for now. She wants to trust him, but if she hears anyone else, she’ll know she can’t. He says, okay. Just her and him. Copy that. Over.

The Whisperers work at hanging skins. Beta tells Alpha, he was weak. She says she expected more. Negan comes out of the woods, and says he’s ready for his goddam skim suit. They’ll need an extra-long tape measure for his humongous balls. He walks up to Alpha, and says, he’s Negan. They haven’t formally met, but he sure as hell knows who she is. Whether his reputation precedes him or not – he kneels – he’s all in. Whatever she wants, whatever he’s got, it’s hers. Beta is like, whoa. Alpha looks Negan over, and puts her finger to her lips. She says, shh… and he smiles.

They were definitely speaking my language with this episode. Negan is exactly what the Whisperers needed.

Next time, Carol tells Daryl it’s the only way, Alpha tells her people that she lvoes them, and Siddiq jumps into the water.

💢 Exactly Why I Stopped Watching…

While I never mind the occasional catfight, these girls take it too far.

https://www.essence.com/celebrity/real-housewives-of-potomac-monique-samuels-charged-assault-fight-candiace-dillard/

👠 Remember Her…?

I remember her accusing ex-husband Paul (Botched) of abusing the children during the divorce proceedings, and that I didn’t believe it for a second.

https://www.inquisitr.com/5722751/adrienne-maloof-twitter-rhobh-season-10-cast/

🙌 Make Their Day…

🎶 Now Known As Negan’s Theme…

This is the first episode I’ve really liked in a long time.