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January 26, 2024 – Sprina’s First Day In Paris, Side Gig, He’s Serious, Random Wives, VanderComeback, Too Soon For Awful, Trailer For Ones, Puppy (!) Party, Practically 10 Quotes & Key

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Paris, France. Trina and Spencer are shown to their hotel room, and Trina says she didn’t think anything could be nicer than their hotel room in New York, but this… They’re literally on the Sienne. It’s incredible. (A slight exaggeration. They dressed up a decent room with champagne bucket and a bunch of peonies.) He says, she’s incredible. He thought they deserved the very best to welcome them to the next chapter of their lives. They kiss.

At the hospital, Chase tells Jordan that they pulled Esme’s credit card records. There was a bus ticket bought yesterday, destination Toronto. She says, any stops along the way? but he says, straight shot. If Esme’s hiding out at her former nanny’s, they have the address of where to find her.

Anna runs over to Laura and says she just heard about Kevin. How’s he doing? Laura says, he’s stable. He’s in and out of consciousness right now, but they’re doing more tests. Anna tells her to hang in there, and she says she is. Anna says, he’s so strong; he’ll pull through this. Laura thanks her, and Anna says she wishes she could do more than give her just words. Laura says she thinks Anna can. She can come back to the PCPD.

Nina sits at Charlie’s looking at The Invader headline: A CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT CRIMSON; NINA REEVES OUT, CARLY SPENCER IN. Ava calls, but she doesn’t answer.

Ava leaves a message asking Nina what she’s seeing in The Invader. Call her. She’s worried about her. Sonny asks who she’s talking to, and Ava says, Nina’s voicemail. Has he seen this? She shows him her tablet, and he says he hasn’t read the article, but he knows there’s a transition. She says, a transition. Otherwise known as an ousting. He asks if that surprises her after what Nina did to Carly and Drew. She says, even so, someone has to check up on her. She’s not picking up. Is that a problem for him? He says, Brick is on his way up here with an update, and she asks if he’s learned anything about the threats against her. He says, the sooner they can stop this, the sooner they can end this living arrangement they have.

At the courthouse, Martin apologizes for his late arrival. Miss McCall was keeping him apprised of her investigation. Finn asks how that’s going, and Elizabeth asks if she found anything that could help the case. Sam says, it’s going, and yes, she did.

Brick knocks on the penthouse door, and Sonny says, it’s good to see him. Brick says, it’s always good to be seen. He asks Ava, how’s everything? and she says, fine. She asks if he’d care for an espresso, but he says, no thank you, and Sonny asks him to have a seat. Brick says, unfortunately, he has to keep this brief. He has a meeting this afternoon. Sonny says, as long as he’s caught up, Brick can make it as brief as he wants. He looks at Ava, and Ava says, if he’s waiting for her to make herself scarce, that’s not going to happen. This concerns her. He says he knows that, but as soon as it becomes business, leave, and she says, okay. They sit, and Sonny says, fill him in. Brick says he couldn’t pull any prints off the photograph or notes sent to Ava, but he was able to trace the weapon. It was part of a set of unmarked weapons from the Bureau… Yeah, he knows. Ava asks, what’s the significance of the gun being stolen from the WSB? and Sonny says, it means it’s connected to the rifle that shot at him a year ago at the MetroCourt pool.

Sam says she was able to access Muldoon’s EZ-Pass records and cross-reference them with the security cameras from the gas station across the street from the oncologist’s office. Elizabth says, tell them there was something on that footage, and Sam says, a big something. Muldoon entering the medical pavilion long before his meeting with Finn. Gregory says, there they have it. Proof that he was being treated for cancer. Martin says, maybe, but unfortunately, it’s circumstantial, and Finn says, it’s a medical pavilion. There must be dozens of specialists working out of that building. Martin says, exactly. A dentist, and ENT and an allergist, just to name a few. Finn says, Muldoon could have been going to see any one of them, but Gregory says, he wasn’t. He was there to see the oncologist. Finn asks how they prove that, and Martin says, that’s the number one question. The second being, if he was being treated by that oncologist, why wouldn’t he tell Finn that? Elizabeth says, it doesn’t make any sense, and Sam says she has one more lead to follow up on. If she gets results, she’ll be in touch ASAP. Finn says he really appreciates it, and Sam tells him, good luck, and leaves. Martin says, shall we? and Finn says, no time like the present. Let’s do this.

Spencer asks the bellhop for a converter because his phone died, and the bellhop leaves. Trina says, that accent is to die for, and Spencer says, mine or his? She says, his. Spencer’s is decent though. Spencer says, moi? Blah-blah-blah Française? (I took two years of French and still know nothing but how Jean Paul and Pierre pack a suitcase and how to curse someone out.) She says, mais oui, and that’s about as much as she knows. Thank God for the translator app though. He says she doesn’t have to rely on a translator app. He’s happy to give her French lessons. She says, he’s going to teach her, huh? and he clicks on the remote, turning on some music. He says, to start, and speaks French like Gomez Addams as he kisses her neck. They work their way over to the bed and get busy.

Jordan asks if the Toronto authorities have been notified, and Chase says, they have, but there’s another way. Dante has met Esme’s former nanny. They can reach out to her. Keep things nice and clean. That is, if the department can spare them. She says, absolutely. She’ll make arrangements with their superior. She does know it’s his brother’s trial today, so if he wants her to send someone else with Dante… He says he’ll go, and she asks if he’s sure. He says, Finn understands that this is important. She says, okay. Good luck and keep her posted. He says, copy that, and leaves.

Laura says, Anna looks shocked, and Anna says, because she is. Laura says, the PCPD has been without an active Commissioner for months now. It’s been chaotic and confusing. It may even be part of the reason Esme was able to slip between the cracks. (Huh?) Anna says she thought Mac was doing an excellent job, and Laura says, he is, but not only has he made it very clear he’s not interested in the position full-time. He’s been out of the country for she doesn’t even know how long now. The department needs stability and Anna could provide that. Anna says, Laura… but Laura says, just hear her out. Next to Jordan, who’s made it very clear to her that she’s happy in her new role as the Deputy Mayor, Anna is the next, most qualified candidate. Anna says, and the most controversial. Forget about her public humiliation. What about what happened with Laura’s granddaughter? Laura says she doesn’t blame Anna for that, and Anna says she shot a child. Laura says, but she was being manipulated by her former director, Brennan. And on top of that, Valentin chose to keep her completely in the dark about what was going on with Charlotte. This was a horrible accident, but it’s one that doesn’t change the fact that she believes Port Charles would be safer under Anna’s leadership. Jordan comes over and says, and for what it’s worth (🍷), she agrees 1000%. Anna says, they have no idea what this means to her, but she’s sorry. She can’t. What happened with Charlotte makes her feel like she’s not ready. She doesn’t deserve the badge. Laura says she understands what Anna is going through, but she’s asking Anna to take some time to consider this offer. Laura sees Portia coming their way, and asks if she’s heard anything about Doc. Is he going to be okay?

The bailiff says, all rise. The honorable Judge Arnold presiding. The judge tells them, be seated, and Elizabeth mouths I love you to Finn, who winks at her.

Portia says she just spoke with Doc’s doctors and they’re still running some tests, but they’re cautiously optimistic that his prognosis will be good. She’ll know more when he wakes up. Laura says, thank God, and Portia says, if Laura hadn’t found him when she did, this could be an entirely different conversation. Laura says she doesn’t want to think about that, and thanks Portia for keeping her in the loop. Portia says, of course (🍷), and Anna says, that’s great news, hugging Laura. She’s sorry. She’s late for a phlebotomy treatment, so she has to go. She’ll catch up with Laura later. She says goodbye to them and leaves. Jordan says she has to go as well, but asks Laura to let her know if she needs anything. They hug and Jordan says she’s really glad Doc is going to be okay. She leaves, and Portia asks if Laura has heard from Spencer at all. Laura says she hasn’t. She’s a little surprised since she thinks she may have sounded a little frantic in her message, but maybe his plane hasn’t landed yet. Portia says she tracked the flight; it landed. Maybe she should call Trina again. Laura says, don’t bother. Esme is in Canada and Doc is out of the woods. Spencer will call her when he calls her. Let them have a good time. Portia says, they’re in Paris. How could they not be?

Basking in the afterglow, Trina kisses Spencer, and he says, champagne toast? He gets out of bed and takes out the bottle of champagne. He says, it’s a good year, and starts to unwrap the foil, when the bellhop walks in. They don’t knock in Paris?

Diane says, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the name Hamilton Finn – Dr. Hamilton Finn – may be all over the docket in this case, but make no mistake, the story belongs to Dennis Muldoon, deceased husband of the plaintiff. You’re going to hear how Dennis Muldoon sought the help of a trusted doctor in his time of need, and how that doctor, through sheer negligence, failed to order a test which could have caught the cancer in time. This story is by no means uncommon. Medical practitioners make mistakes all the time. Which is why it is of the upmost importance that we hold them accountable. Not just for the error itself, but for the birthdays, weddings, graduations, everything that Dennis Muldoon will now sadly, tragically have to miss. She indicates the grieving widow.

Martin says, I can, and will, prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Dr. Hamilton Finn did encourage Dennis Muldoon to follow up with further testing, and that far from being in error with medical negligence, this was an error of personal responsibility… as tragic as that may be.

Ava asks if they’re saying the same person that killed Austin shot Curtis, and Brick says, in a botched attempt to assassinate Sonny. Sonny asks if Brick thinks this theory has anything to do with the anonymous bid on Windymere. Can Ava do him a favor? Can she give Brick all the information she has? She says, on the shell corporation. She doesn’t have much, but she’ll get what she has. She leaves, and Sonny says he wants Brick to coordinate with Dex as far as stepping up surveillance. Brick says, all the usual suspects? and Sonny says, Carly, the kids, Olivia, and now Ava because she’s in the middle of all this. Brick says he’s on it, but he doesn’t have a question. Does Nina get added to that list?

Sitting with Nina, Valentin asks if she’s all right, and she says she’s pretty sure she lost her husband and her daughter. And the final kicker is, Drew and Carly want to take everything else from her too. He says, otherwise okay? and she laughs. She says she brought it on herself, right? At least that’s what everyone tells her. He says, she may be down, but at least she’s not down for the count. So what’s the plan? She says, for what? and he says, for taking back what’s yours.

Averting his eyes, the bellhop tells Spencer that he’s very sorry. He knocked on the door and there was no answer. He assumed they’d stepped out. He holds out a bag, and Spencer takes it, thanking him. The bellhop says, his converter, and leaves. Trina says, if he’d shown up a few minutes earlier, he would have gotten quite the show. She asks for his phone to charge it, and tells him to open up the champagne. He asks if she heard the bellhop knock, and she says, in all fairness, they could have put up the Do Not Disturb sign. He says, that would have kind of killed the romantic flow, and she says, option A, take a two-second break from making out, or option B, getting caught by the bellhop in your underwear. He says, fine. Next time, they’ll put up the Do Not Disturb sign. She says, there’s going to be a next time? and he says, oh yeah. And a next time, and a next time, and a next time… He kisses her with each next time. He sees the turtle dove sticking out of her purse, and he says, she brought it with her? She says, there might be weekends where he’s going to be back home, and she’ll be here. It’ll be like they’re still together. That’s what this thing is for, isn’t it? He says, it sure is. That’s pretty cute. He takes the other turtle dove out of his bag, and she says, he has his with him. He says he takes it with him everywhere he goes. Once he gets his apartment here, it will have a permanent place on his bedside table. He kisses her and his phone dings. He looks at it and says, his grandmother left him a voicemail.

Brick says he doesn’t mean to bring up a tough subject, but he doesn’t know where Sonny and Nina stand right now. Sonny says, she’s his wife legally, so she’s going to be a potential target, and Brick says he’ll make sure to keep eyes on her. Ava comes back and says she made copies for Brick. This is it. She gives him a folder, and Brick says he’ll look into it. He tells Sonny to let him know if he needs anything, they shake hands, and Brick leaves. Ava asks how seriously she needs to take this. Stay vigilant or complete lockdown? He says, they’re not there yet, and she says, thank God. Because nothing good can come of them stuck in this penthouse. On that note, what does he say they get out of here?

Nina asks if Valentin thinks she has a leg to stand on, and he says he thinks she has two gorgeous legs to stand on. (BA-DUM-CHH!) She’s Nina Reeves for God’s sake. She built Crimson into the empire it is today. He can’t imagine her advertisers and top designers are thrilled with what Drew has decided. She says, it doesn’t matter, but he says, of course (🍷) it matters. She says she doesn’t have any recourse, and he says, how about if she gives him a number. How much would it cost to create a rival publication and poach every top staffer at Crimson that would give Drew and Carly a fighting chance at success?

Diane asks Mrs. Muldoon if she ever got a sense that there were any health concerns prior to this diagnosis, but Mrs. Muldoon says, no. They were shocked when they learned he had Stage IV cancer. He seemed totally fine. It’s like they blinked, and he was gone. Diane says, the doctors who took care of her husband in hospice, were they able to provide any insight? and she says, they told her any physician who would have run even the most basic tests would have seen the cancer. If only someone had. She looks at Finn and says, a few months would have made the difference. Her children would still have a father. Martin says, objection, your honor. That calls for speculation. Diane says, Mrs. Muldoon’s testimony will be corroborated by Dennis Muldoon’s oncologist, but Judge Arnold says, then they’ll hear it when he or she takes the stand. Sustained. Diane says, no further questions, and the judge says, Martin’s witness. Martin says he’d just like to start by saying how sorry they all are for her loss. She thanks him, and he says he’d just like to know one thing. Was she there when her husband met with Dr. Hamilton Finn, when he was told he needed to go for further testing? She says, no, she was not, and he says, so her opinion on Dr. Finn’s urgency, or lack thereof, is based solely on how her husband described it to her. She says, yes, but… and he says, thank you. That’s all. No further questions. The judge says, she may step down, and Mrs. Muldoon leaves the stand. Gregory whispers, that’s it? to Martin, and Martin says, no one ever won a civil trial by ripping the grieving widow to shreds on the witness stand. The jury is right there. She has her story, we have ours. Diane says she’d like to call Dr. Hamilton Finn to the stand.

Laura puts Spencer on speaker and thanks him for calling her back. He says, of course (🍷). What’s going on? She says she has good news on both fronts. First of all, Doc is going to be okay. He says, thank God, and she says, and they’ve tracked Esme to Canada. The authorities there have the address where she’s staying, and Chase and Dante are on their way there right now. He asks what she needs from him, but she says, nothing. Just stay right where he is. She’s sort of comforted by the knowledge that there’s an entire ocean between him and Esme at the moment. Portia says, Laura is right. They’re far safer there than they would be here in Port Charles. Just let the police handle Esme. Spencer promises to look after Portia’s daughter, and she says she’s going to hold him to that. She asks for Trina, and Trina says, hey. Portia says she wants Trina to be safe. She loves her. Trina says she loves Portia too, and she will. Laura says she’ll keep them posted if she hears anything, and Spencer says, sounds good.

Nina says she didn’t agree to have lunch with Valentin to take his money, but he says she wouldn’t be taking it. He’d be investing it – in her. With her prowess, and the help of her editors and advertisers, he thinks any new publication she launched would bury anything Drew and Carly could cook up at Crimson. They don’t know publishing and she does. Sometimes the best revenge is good business. She says, if she does this… He says, she’s considering it, and she says, maybe. If she does this, this war with Carly will only escalate until one of them surrenders. He lifts his glass and says, to it not being you. They clink glasses, when Sonny walks in with Ava.

Brick says, he’s got to admit, he didn’t think the hospital is where his meeting with Jordan would take place, and she says, if he gives her something she can use, maybe she’ll give him an upgrade. He says he can dream, and she asks if he traced the number that called her. He says he went through some backchannels, which he’s guessing is why she reached out to him in the first place. The call came from a burner phone, one of those prepaid deals you can get it at any gas station. She says, so it wasn’t registered, and he says, hold on. The phone pinged a cell tower a stone’s throw away from Pentenville the night the call came in. No residents or roads nearby. She says, Pentenville, and he says, they know better than anyone how to smuggle phones in. She thanks him, and he says, no sweat. He starts to leave, but comes back and says he hasn’t lost her number. He hopes she’s not going to lose his. She rolls her eyes as he leaves.

Diane asks how long Finn has been a department head at General Hospital, and he says, seven years and eleven months. She says, that’s a long time. And in that time, he found a cure for Blackwood’s disease, which was ravaging certain oceanic regions. Is she correct? Finn says, that is correct, and she says, that’s quite a feat, to use deductive reasoning and applied science to find a cure. Finn says, it’s part of the job, and she says, it is. So what went wrong on the day Dennis Muldoon came to visit him? Martin says, objection, and Diane says she’ll rephrase. How did Finn not catch the Stage IV cancer that other doctors insist would have been blatantly obvious at that time? Finn says he’s an infectious disease specialist. Mr. Muldoon came to see him for treatment for a tapeworm, which he had. However, Finn knew something else was wrong, so he suggested Muldoon have some more tests run. Diane asks if there was any urgency to this suggestion, a bit of a warning that he might be dealing with something more serious, perhaps life threatening. Finn says he recommended Muldoon have further tests run. He doesn’t recall the level to which he stressed urgency. Diane says, so it’s his contention that another infectious disease specialist couldn’t have deduced that cancer was at play, but Finn says he can’t speculate on other doctors, and her statement does not equate to malpractice. Diane says, even if he wasn’t at the top of his game, shall they say? and he says he doesn’t know what that means. She asks if he was suspended from General Hospital six years ago, and Finn says he was. She says, care to tell the court why? and Martin says, objection. Medical privacy. Diane says, withdrawn. Would Finn agree that a doctor at the top of his game could have suspected cancer? Could have ordered the proper tests and could have conveyed to Mr. Muldoon the gravity of his situation? Finn tells her, like he said he can’t speculate… She says, yes or no will suffice, and he says, the expectation that a doctor in another field could immediately catch everything wrong with a patient is not only unreasonable, it’s completely absurd. He did what needed to be done on the day. (Apparently, Finn forgot the number one rule here.) Diane says, just what needed to be done, and Finn tells her, that’s not what he said. She says, no further questions. Martin asks if Finn ever told Dennis Muldoon that a tapeworm wasn’t the only cause of his symptoms, and Finn says, no. Martin says, and did he in fact advise Muldoon that further tests were necessary to achieve an accurate diagnosis, and Finn says, yes. Martin asks if he took that advice, and Finn says, no, he did not. Martin says, so conveyed urgency aside, does he as a physician have the authority to compel a patient to undergo a test they do not wish to have done? and Finn says, no, he doesn’t. Martin says, no further questions, and Judge Arnold says, Finn can step down. Finn goes back to his seat, and Elizabeth says she thought Martin told them that Diane would talk about Finn’s past drug use, but Martin says, she didn’t have to. She did more damage by hanging it in the window. Finn says, and she knows it, and Martin says, up to this point, he’s kept his questioning brief because he honestly believes the facts are on Finn’s side in this case. But he has to be honest. That little tit for tat with Miss Miller just now? He doesn’t think Finn did himself any favors.

Diane thanks a doctor on the stand for his input and expertise, and says, the prosecution rests. The judge calls for a brief recess and says, court will resume at 1:45. The bailiff says, all rise, the judge leaves, and the bailiff says, the jury is excused. Sam comes in and asks how it’s going. Martin says, all is not lost, but he’s not going to lie. He could use some more help. Sam says she did some more digging and found out that several debt collectors have placed liens on the Muldoons. Finn takes an envelope from her and looks at the paperwork. He says, it looks like their house is about to be foreclosed on. Elizabeth says she thought they were wealthy, but Sam says, they’ve been cash poor for a while now. Gregory says he’s sure cancer can get expensive, and Sam says, this has actually been going on for a while. The Muldoons were heavily invested in Aurora. When the stocks went down, they pretty much lost everything. Finn says, that was eighteen months ago. Soap looks all around.

Jordan sees Anna and asks if her phlebotomy went okay, and Anna says, everything’s fine. What’s going on? Jordan says she traced the number for the source who called about the unmarked gun, and Anna asks if she has a lead on who shot Curtis. Jordan says, Sonny may have been the intended target, but she thinks Anna is still connected to this as well.

Nina tells Sonny that she heard about Ace. Is Spencer okay? He says, that’s none of her business (harsh!), and keeps walking. Ava says she got Nina’s voicemail. She’s so sorry to hear about Crimson. Call her when she gets a chance, and they’ll talk. Nina starts to respond, but Ava joins Sonny, and Nina goes back to her table. Valentin asks if she wants to go somewhere else, but she says, Phyllis told her that she’s always welcome here. She won’t be run off with her tail between her legs. He says his offer still stands. What does she say? She tells him that she says the two of them have a bad habit of bringing out the worst in each other.

Portia says she’s got some good news, and Laura says, that’s her favorite kind. Portia says, the doctors think that Doc should be waking up very soon. They’re going to be moving him to his room and Laura should be able to see him shortly after that. Laura cries and thanks her, and Portia says, Doc’s going to be okay. The kids are safe. They’re lucky, all things considered. Laura says she agrees, but if she could only stop blaming herself. Portia says, blaming herself for what? and Laura says, Esme. She knew what Esme was capable of, but Esme is her husband’s niece, she’s the mother of her grandchild. She thinks she just wanted so badly to see the good in Esme, she let it blind her to all the horrible things Esme has done that she never paid for. She did awful things to Portia’s daughter. Portia must be so angry with her.

Spencer tells Trina that he wishes he could say he was wrong, that Esme hadn’t gotten her memory back and that Ace could still be safe with her. But he guesses he did the right thing giving Ace to his father. If anyone has a knack for disappearing, it’s him. There’s no way Esme’s going to… Trina is preoccupied with her phone, and he asks what she’s doing. She says, there’s a flight back to New York in two hours. He can make it before midnight. He says, she’s telling him this because… and she says, Doc just got attacked and his brother is in danger. She appreciates him coming with her, but his family needs him now.

Sam says, looks like Muldoon has been trying to stop the bleeding for months. He even cashed out a life insurance policy to pay his bills. Martin says, before or after he saw an oncologist? and Sam says, before. Martin says, thanks to Sam, they now have one hell of a theory to present to the court, and Elizabeth says, Muldoon came to Finn on purpose. The whole malpractice suit… Finn says, it was part of his plan. Muldoon set him up.

I called it at the beginning. And I have receipts! Proof! Timelines! Screenshots! Not really. Just one message to a fellow GH watcher, but I called it pretty early on.

Spencer says, Trina heard his grandmother. Doc is on the mend, and Esme’s in Canada, and the police are on her trail. Trina says, and if any of that changes? and Spencer says, then he’ll get on a plane and go home, but she heard him promise her mother that he’d look after her, and they both know he’s on her hit list. So he thinks it’s best he keeps his word. She asks if he’s sure. Don’t stay for her. He says, of course (🍷) he’s going to stay for her. And for him, for them. Now is she ready for the best weekend of her life? She says, so ready, and he says, very good answer. He kisses her and pops the champagne cork. They kiss some more.

Portia asks why she would be angry with Laura, and Laura says, at the very least, Portia must think she’s naïve. Portia says she thinks Esme is that good of a liar, and Laura says, except Portia never believed it. Portia says she never truly bought into the idea that Esme had changed (more history revision!), but she thinks it’s a little different with her. Laura asks, why is that? and Portia says, because Esme hurt Trina in a very specific, targeted, vindictive way. It’s hard to see your child suffer like that. It leaves a mark. Laura says she’s so sorry, but Portia says, she doesn’t have to be. There’s nothing wrong with hoping someone can change, if and when they take accountability for their actions, but Esme never took accountability for anything. So right now, there’s only one path forward for her. Laura says, absolutely. Agreed. Esme must be found. Esme must be brought to trial for the things she’s done.

Toronto, Canada. Dante and Chase arrive at an apartment, where a Canadian officer stands outside the door. Dante introduces himself and Chase, and the officer says, they were told the detectives were coming. Chase says, any updates? and the officer says, they’ve been monitoring the apartment for 24 hours. No one matching the nanny’s or Prince’s description has exited. Dante says, it’s still occupied? and the officer nods. Dante thanks him for holding off while they waited for him and Chase. There’s going to be trouble. The officer knocks at the door, and Chase and Dante put their hands on their guns.

Nina says she’d be lying if she said she wasn’t tempted by Valentin’s offer, and he says, but? She says, but she has to try and control these impulses she has if she’s going to have any hope of salvaging a relationship with Willow. He says, okay, but if she changes her mind… She says she knows where to find him, and he says, they have a long history of twisting themselves in knots, pretending they’re something they aren’t for other people. She doesn’t have to do that with him. He’s on her side, no matter what. She puts her hand on his and thanks him. Sonny watches.

Sonny tells Ava that he was thinking, and she says, uh-oh. He says, there’s still a threat out there against Ava. Esme’s on the run. Maybe she should spend some time on his island. She says, the gallery is being refreshed this week. She supposes there are worse places to stay vigilant. He says he and Dex will get her settled in and make sure she’s protected. She says, okay. Because going to Puerto Rico is all about her and her safety, right? He asks, what else would it be about? and she says, maybe getting as far away from Nina as possible.

Anna says, so the call that attempted to give Jordan information on the gun came from Pentenville? and Jordan says she’s been looking into this for months and gotten nowhere. Dead end after dead end. So what’s changed in the past few weeks? Who’s new to Pentenville and knew about a shipment of unmarked guns meant to be in the Bureau’s possession? She knew she recognized that voice from somewhere, but she couldn’t put her finger on it until she overheard Anna and Laura talking. Anna says, the person who called Jordan was John Brennan.

On Monday, Portia tells Curtis that she never wants to worry about Esme Prince again; Martin tells Diane that he’d like to add someone to the witness list; and Tracy comes to the courtroom, saying that they should make the fraud public record.

👬🏻 Whole Different Brother…

It’s great how the cast is given wiggle room to do other projects. A happy employee is more likely to stick around.

💻 Not Kidding…

It’s awful how scammers get away with this stuff, but it’s also shocking to see how many people fall for it. One rule of thumb is, if you’re a 2 and they’re a 10, and you don’t know each other personally IRL, it’s not happening.

💎 Diamonds In the Rough…

Hey, she did finally get that second date.

We’ve all been there. The one that just doesn’t go as planned.

This one’s diamond should be repossessed.

🍸 Back To the Rules…

Here’s a thought. If the rest of the cast doesn’t want to film with them, replace them. Or just work with two fewer cast members. People thought Charlie Sheen and Roseanne couldn’t be replaced either.

🏊‍♀️ Awful Summer People Return…

How is this back already? It might be worth watching for the big break-up though.

⚰️ Dead Coming Soon…

The final trailer for The Ones Who Live.

https://people.com/the-walking-dead-the-ones-who-live-trailer-rick-and-michonne-search-broken-world-8550132

🐕 Bowling At Home…

You, too, can be host of your own Puppy Bowl.

https://www.dogtv.com/blog/how-to-throw-a-puppy-bowl-party-dogtvs-guide-to-tail-gating

https://wearwagrepeat.com/puppy-bowl-party/

🎋 Quotes of the Week

I’m not Dr. Phil. – Judge Marilyn Milian, People’s Court

When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice. – Indian Proverb

What I’ve experienced is that I can’t know the future. I can’t know if anything that I do will change what happens tomorrow. I can’t know with certainty, but what I do know is if I do nothing, nothing will change. – James Orbinski (Now if I could just figure out what the something is…)

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. – Leo Buscaglia

The healthy being craves an occasional wildness, a jolt from normality, a sharpening of the edge of appetite, his own little festival of Saturnalia, a brief excursion from his way of life.Robert MacIver

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. – Mae West

Peace is not absence of conflict; it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. – Ronald Reagan

If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. – Bruce Lee

The best way to learn how to enjoy life is from a dog. – Nils Sandmann

🪗 Making My Own Kind Of Music…

Come back on Monday really Tuesday for soap and whatever the future holds. Until then, stay safe, stay parking between the lines, and stay remembering that sometimes the best revenge is good business.

January 28, 2021 – Sonny Is Returned By a Trooper, a Not So Charming Reunion, House Again, Temp Jordan, Ex-Jordan, Delay At Cannes, Another Game & Key

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

I missed the beginning, but here’s what happened. Dante was in the parking lot, hearing, complete the mission, in his head. Jordan saw him (she’s being played by a temp – see below), and tried to have a conversation, but he said he had to be somewhere. Jason asked why Peter was threatening Britt, and at the Tan-O, a state trooper brought Sonny back to Phyllis and Lenny. At the hospital, Curtis told Portia that he was on a case involving infidelity, and Sam, Elizabeth, and Franco got all loud in the reception area. Alexis stayed out of it, busy drinking from a nip she’d brought along in her purse. And then…

Curtis tells Portia, his client believes her husband is stepping out on her at some club, and she says, doing surveillance at a nightclub doesn’t sound bad. He says, the nightclub’s glory days are behind it. It’s a shadow of what it used to be. He’s not looking forward to staking it out to catch a guy someone claims they care about. She asks if he wants to talk, but he says he can’t put her in that position again. She says, he’s just venting about his job; it happens to everybody. He says he doesn’t think she’d ever be disenchanted about medicine, but she says she has her days. Why doesn’t she come with him?   

Jordan says, so Dante is involved with security, and he says, it pays the bills. She says she also knows he’s a seasoned professional, who’s dealt with complex cases. She thought he might return, but he says he doesn’t think he’s ready to handle the stress. She starts to say something else, but he interrupts, telling her that she didn’t hear him. He’s got somewhere to be. She apologizes, and says they all miss him. She asks him to keep them in mind when he’s ready, and he says, yeah. He’s sorry. It’s a generous offer, and he’ll keep it in mind.   

Peter tells Jason, he and Britt were just having a sibling disagreement. It has nothing to do with him. Britt says, but it does have to do with her. Peter used her GH log-in to access Franco’s medical records. He accessed private information, and splashed it across the front page, causing panic inside and outside of the hospital. She’s the lucky one who will have to give an answer when asked how he got it. Peter says he lost his temper. The last time Franco had a tumor, people got hurt; people close to them, like Lulu. As soon as he heard the tumor was back, he had to get the word out. He can’t be only one who thinks Franco is a potential threat. He’s quite sure Jason feels the same way.

Alexis drinks from a nip in the examining room, and Elizabeth tells Sam, they’re not doing this here. Sam says she wants an explanation from Franco, and Franco says he’s not the same person. He knows he hurt Sam. He knows he hurt a lot of people. When he found out the tumor was back, he made arrangements. Sam asks, what does he mean? What kind of arrangements?  What could he have done that would possibly protect her? He says, at the first sign of him reversing to bad Franco, if he thinks for a second that evil Franco is coming out to run the show, he’ll be put down. Sam looks at Elizabeth, and says, what?

Phyllis asks if Sonny is okay, and Lenny asks the trooper why he has Mike. The trooper says, Mike was waiting outside the hardware store before it opened. Sonny says, he wanted a job, and the trooper says, when he was told they weren’t hiring, he refused to leave. Sonny says, he’s handy. He’s good with tools and people, but the owner didn’t see that. He could have increased the business tenfold. Lenny asks, what happened? and the trooper says he took Sonny to the station when he wouldn’t leave.

Jackie asks how Sasha’s drug use began, and Sasha says, it started so simply; it was gradual. She wasn’t dealing well emotionally, and one night, she had too much to drink. Jackie says, drinking to cover the pain, that’s not unusual, and Sasha says, no, but she had a photo shoot the next day and overslept. She looked like hell, and someone on the set saw her struggling, and offered the drugs to her. Nina tells Jax that she can’t wrap her head around why Sasha would be wearing the necklace, but he says the jeweler told them it wasn’t an uncommon design. Sasha would have no reason to think it belonged to Nina’s daughter. Nina says, that’s not the point. Why did she wear that design? It can’t be a coincidence. He says she can’t do anything now; Sasha is in the middle of an interview. He’ll call Carly to see if she knows anything. He calls, but says, it’s going straight to voicemail. While he leaves a message for Carly to call him right away, Nina gets in the elevator.

Lucy tells Carly that she can’t stop Sasha. She can’t shut down the interview. Maxie agrees, and Carly says, Sasha is having a wardrobe malfunction, but Maxie says, she looks fine. Sasha says that’s how her habit started growing, and Jackie asks her to describe how taking the drug made her feel. Sasha says when she felt lost or lonely, one hit made her problems disappear. Until it wore off. Then she’d have to do more. The more you take the more you need to get high. Valentin notices the necklace, and Nina comes in. 

Sonny says he and the trooper met before, when the hiker found him. The trooper says, when Sonny claimed not to know who he was. He said his name was Mike, and he didn’t remember anything else, but had two people who would vouch for him. Then he realized, Sonny was another stray. Phyllis says Sonny is staying with them, but he didn’t mean any harm. There’s no reason to charge him. They’ll take responsibility for his actions if he’s released into their care. Lenny says, they will? and Phyllis asks if the trooper doesn’t trust them. The trooper says he knows Phyllis’s word is her vow, but be careful who she trusts. Lenny walks the trooper out.   

Jackie asks Sasha to tell the viewers about her heart attack. Sasha says she went to the restroom, and sampled a new batch. She doesn’t know if it was too strong or she did too much, but her heart felt like it was exploding. It was crazy, but what’s crazier is, she thought she might be dying, but the other part of her brain was scrambling to come up with an explanation. Valentin notices the necklace on Sasha.  

Curtis says Portia wants to do surveillance with him at a rundown club? She says, it might be less conspicuous if he’s half of a couple, and it sounds like he could use the company. He says he doesn’t think it’s a good idea, but she asks if they’re not friends. She knows he’s going to work things out with Jordan. He says he hopes so, but they don’t seem to be making any progress. Jordan is pushing him to come home, but he doesn’t want to give her false hope. They can’t paint over it and move on. Portia says, he does want to work things out, doesn’t he?   

Britt tells Peter, she doesn’t care. No one threatened him. She has a mind to call the PCPD, and tell them that he manipulated her to get access to Franco’s medical records. Jason says, obviously, it’s her call if she wants to let Peter slide this once, and Britt says Peter might not grasp the concept of accountability, but it’s her butt on the line. It’s against the law to publish someone’s medical records without permission. Jason asks Peter if there’s any way it can be traced back to Britt, but Peter says he’s a professional. He covered his tracks. His sister will never take the blame for his actions. Britt says, fine. She won’t come forward with what she knows – this time. If it happens again, family or not, she’ll not only throw him under the bus, she’ll be driving it. She leaves, and Peter thanks Jason, who says, they’re not friends. Peter says maybe they can be allies. He knows as much as Jason dislikes him, he hates Franco even more.

Curtis tells Portia, he does want to work things out with his wife. He loves her very much. That hasn’t changed. She says, but something has, and he says he doesn’t think he can get past the lies. She says, she’s not defending Jordan. The secret she kept about Taggert damn near destroyed Trina, but being realistic, she also lied to Curtis, and when she confessed, he was gone before she had a chance to make things right. He seems to have a hard time with people who keep secrets. He asks if she’s saying it’s his fault, but she tells him, she’s saying relationships are a two-way street. They get in the elevator.

Sam asks what Franco means by put down, but Elizabeth tells him that he’s said enough. She suggests they go home, and Franco doubles over, hearing Peter’s voice say, be Drew Cain. Dante runs in, and at the same time, Alexis grabs the syringe from the examining table. She runs over to the chaos, and stabs Dante with it by mistake.

Alexis backs up, horrified, and Sam asks what she’s done. Dante falls to the floor, and Elizabeth asks if he can hear her. She tells him, stay with her, and Alexis says she’s so sorry. Sam asks what she was thinking, and Franco glares at her.

Curtis asks if Portia doesn’t think everyone should be honest, and she says, in a perfect world, of course (🍷), but people aren’t perfect. He’s never lied? He says, when he was using, but he holds himself to a higher standard now. She says, everybody lies. If they didn’t, he’d be out of a job. When the pain isn’t so raw, maybe he can find forgiveness for the people who’ve hurt him. They come out of the elevator, and see the turmoil around Dante. Portia runs over, asking, what happened? Elizabeth says, Alexis stabbed Dante with a syringe. Jordan gives them instructions, and asks Dante to stay with her.

Jackie says, even though Sasha almost died, she was more focused on covering up? Nina tells Valentin, that’s her daughter’s necklace. She starts to move forward, but he grabs her arm, and says, don’t. They’re on national TV. Sasha says she couldn’t admit she had an issue, and Jackie says, they’re about out of time. She thanks Sasha for sharing her story. As she said, hopefully, since she was brave enough to tell them, it will help someone. Sasha thanks Jackie for allowing her to share her side, and Jackie turns it back to GMA. Maxie tells Lucy, their social media is probably blowing up; she’ll go check. Nina approaches Sasha, and says, how could she do this? Sasha knows how much the necklace means to her. Sasha asks what she’s talking about, and realizes what she’s wearing. She says, oh my God, and Nina asks how she could be so heartless. Carly nearly has apoplexy.  

Sonny says Lenny and Phyllis are two of the best. Waking up one day, and not knowing who he is, he couldn’t have picked kinder people in the world to help him out. The trooper didn’t know what he was talking about. Lenny asks why Sonny took off; he had a job with them. Sonny says he’s grateful, but he heard them talking about him. They said something was wrong with his brain. Phyllis tells him to go upstairs and clean up; he’s been out all night. Sonny says he just needs to go someplace where they’re willing to listen to him. Lenny says, they might be kind, but they have limits. He’s more than willing to call the trooper back. Sonny needs to take care of himself. Sonny says, all right; he’ll wash up. He goes upstairs, and Lenny says Phyllis knows he loves how big a heart she has, but she’s gone too far. Mike – if that’s his real name – helped them out, but they’ve more than repaid him. If it’s a mental issue like she suspects, he could be dangerous and not know it. Phyllis doesn’t think he’s dangerous, but he does need help. Lenny says he knows how she works to help every person she can is her way of doing penance for the private adoption. She feels guilty for giving that woman’s baby away.

Nina asks Sasha why she chose to wear the necklace. She thought Sasha was owning up to her mistakes; not compounding them. Sasha says she has no idea why the necklace was put on her, and Jax pulls Nina over to him. He says, the cameras are off, but it’s not a good idea to do this in public. There’s still a reporter here. Jackie says, don’t stop on her account, and Willow says, Chase is driving her to the hospital to sign forms for the nursing program. Does Jackie want to come with them? They’ve barely had a chance to talk. Jackie says she knows they’re trying to distract her, but she’ll take any excuse to spend time with her son. Willow tells Sasha, good luck, and Jackie leaves with Willow and Chase. Nina says the reporter left, and she’s still waiting to hear why Sasha is wearing the necklace. Sasha says wardrobe picked out her accessories. She didn’t even see it until Nina pointed it out. She has no idea why it was chosen. Valentin says, Carly might, and they all look at Carly. Valentin gives a small smile, and I laugh.   

Portia says Dante’s pulse is racing and thready, and his breathing is shallow. Do they know what he was injected with? Sam says, the syringe is on the floor, pointing to it, and Portia says, no one touch it. She needs a full analysis of what’s in it. Elizabeth gets on the phone and calls for a security lab tech; there’s been an accidental injection. Sam asks Alexis what she was thinking, and Alexis says she was trying to protect Sam. She thought Franco was going to hurt her. Sam says she came out of nowhere, and Alexis repeats that she thought Franco was going to hurt Sam. Sam says Alexis can’t take the law into her own hands. Can she honestly say if she was sober that she would have picked up the syringe? Alexis cries.

Valentin says, Nina was very concerned. She tried to get the interview shut down. Carly says she knew what Nina was thinking when she saw the necklace, but Valentin says, it looked like she was serving her own interests. Nina says she can’t hear any more lies. She trusts Carly to tell her the truth. Does she know where the necklace came from?    

At the hospital, Jackie tells Willow, it’s commendable of her switching careers. Willow says she hasn’t given up on teaching. Her goal is to combine nursing and teaching in some way; teaching nursing students, or starting a health program at the school. After she works hard. Jackie says, Chase never mentioned that she was so ambitious. She likes it. She’s learning something new about Willow all the time. Chase says, him too, and Jackie says, it’s not a bad thing. It keeps the relationship fresh. Chase’s phone rings, and he steps away to take the call. 

Britt asks if Jason wants to tell her what happened. All he’s been doing is warning her not to trust Peter, and now he’s defending Peter? Jason says he thinks it’s safer if Peter thinks she’s his ally, and Britt says, it makes sense. But she doesn’t need protection from Peter, Cyrus, or anyone else. There are plenty of people who would say she needs protection from him. She leaves, and Jason hears Chase say, Dante was attacked at GH? He’s heading to the first floor.    

Phyllis tells Lenny, when she took that baby girl to Florida all those years ago, she had no idea Madeline was conning her. She thought she was helping Nina. Lenny says he knows that, and from what she told him, Nina understands. Phyllis is too noble, and keeps wanting to balance the scales. It could backfire this time. Sonny comes back down, and  thanks them again for handling the trooper. He’ll get out of their hair real soon. Phyllis says they promised to be responsible for him. If he doesn’t stay there, he’ll be tossed in a jail cell, and he can’t make bail. If he’s going to stay there, there will be some conditions. Sonny says, which are? and Phyllis says she wants him to come back to the clinic, and speak with a mental health specialist who volunteers from time to time. (Could that be Doc?) She doesn’t have a lot of experience with psyche patients, but she knows enough to recognize the symptoms. It seems he may be having some sort of mania. Sonny smiles.

Nina says, if Carly knows, she has to tell her, and Avery says, it’s hers. She gave it to Sasha. She didn’t mean to make Nina mad. It was for good luck. Nina tells her, no one is mad. Can Avery tell her where she found it? Avery says, outside where mommy took her to the cabin. Valentin looks at Carly. Lots of looks going back and forth today.  

Curtis sees Jordan at the hospital, and he asks if she was called there to investigate. She says, dispatch sent a detective, but she was close by, and decided to have a look. Apparently, there was an assault. He says he arrived after the fact, but Alexis stabbed Dante with a syringe full something. Jordan asks if she was drunk, then says, sorry. Forget she asked. She’ll wait for the report. Can they please not do this; small talk and pleasantries? Can they have an actual conversation? They’re both entitled to their feelings about what happened about what she kept from him. He can’t keep them in limbo forever. It’s been over a month. If he wants to work it out, they have to try. She needs him to come home. That, or tell her to stop waiting. She tells him, she deserves that much, and walks away.

Portia says, Dante was injected with a near lethal dose of lidocaine. They’re looking at a toxic infusion, and he needs a liquid infusion stat. Someone asks if there will be lasting damage, and she says, his pressure is bottoming out. If they don’t start the infusion, they’re going to lose him. Jason sees Franco, and says he heard someone was attacked. Franco says, Dante; it was an accident. Alexis was trying to kill him, and Dante got in the way.

Alexis sits on the stairs, and Sam shakes her head. Chase joins them, and says he received a report about an attack on Dante. Do they care to shed some light on it? Alexis says, she didn’t mean it; it was an accident. Chase asks if Sam witnessed the incident, and she stammers. She says she doesn’t know what happened; it was so fast. He asks her to tell him what she remembers. She can tell him there or at the station. Dante is in bad shape, and she’s a witness. Sam says she saw the whole thing. Her mother stabbed Dante with a syringe when she was trying to attack Franco.  

Britt tries to do some paperwork, but her hand starts to shake.  

The alarms go off next to Dante, and Portia does chest compression on him. She says, come on.

Franco tells Jason, if it weren’t for Dante, he’d be a dying man. Jason asks, why? and Franco says there’s long list of reasons why Alexis would want him dead, but Jason says, no. Why did Dante sacrifice himself for Franco?   

Alexis says she knows what Sam is doing, and Sam says she’s saving Alexis from herself. If today wasn’t rock bottom, Sam is scared for Alexis’s life. She’s sorry, but it’s time for Alexis to pay some consequences. Alexis asks if Sam wants her to go to jail, and Sam says she wants Alexis to sober up. If she’s in jail, she’ll be able to.

Jordan asks Chase what the story is, and he says Alexis’s attack on Dante was confirmed by her daughter, and Jordan says, that was brave of Sam to do. They’re going to have to bring Alexis in. Jordan reads Alexis her rights, while Chase cuffs her. Jason and Franco watch as Alexis is led away. Jason looks at Sam with longing.  

Sonny says, Phyllis thinks he’s crazy? He’s some kind of maniac? She says, not at all. It’s a medical term; racing thoughts and little sleep, along with bursts of energy. She’s sure they can help him out at the clinic, but he says, no way is he getting his head shrunk. Lenny says, those are the conditions. Go with Phyllis and get checked out. If the doctors say he’s fine, so be it. He needs help, and he can get it. If he can’t go along with the conditions, Sonny will deal with the trooper instead. It’s his decision. What is he going to do?

Jackie tells Willow, she knows they’re still figuring out what’s next. She hopes she’s not overstepping. Willow says, overstepping doesn’t seem to be a problem for Jackie, and Jackie admits it’s not. She wants Willow to know how much she cares about her, and that she’s happy Willow is giving Chase a chance to make things right. They get in the elevator.   

Michael says it’s time to get Avery home, and asks if Sasha wants to go. Nina says, before Sasha leaves, she needs the necklace. Sasha says, of course (🍷), and gives it to her. She swears she was so focused, she didn’t notice them putting it on her. Carly tells Jax, she doesn’t know if she left the real necklace at Windymere, or the duplicate. Nina  promises Avery that she’ll return it right away, and thanks her for finding it. Avery leaves with Michael and Sasha, and Nina tells Jax that Avery found it in the woods. If it matches the one she’s wearing, that means it belonged to her daughter. She looks hopefully at the necklace in her hand.

Tomorrow, Nina wonders if the necklace is her daughter’s, Sonny wonders why Lenny and Phyllis care about a complete stranger, Mac tells Alexis there’s no justification for her actions, and Olivia says please tell her Dante is alive.

Southern Charm – The Reunion – Part One

Madison said she never went in thinking anyone would have her back, but if someone came for her, she would the last word, and they all knew it. It’s not like this one is the brightest bulb in the box, and pretty girls are a dime a dozen, so I don’t get why everyone seems afraid of her. BTW, Kathryn is a blond now.

Andy said Kathryn didn’t look pregnant, and that’s because she’s not. He said she almost had another Ravenel baby, which she clarified was with 2 l’s. Leva’s restaurant business was alive again, and Craig has officially been declared a pillow magnate. Andy asked who took the virus the most seriously, and the consensus was Leva. A viewer asked Kathryn if she was glad to have an excuse to social distance, and she said, absolutely. We saw a clip of Whitney sharing a bottle of scotch with the guys, but making everyone sit 20 feet away from each other. There were also clips of Austen and Craig on Tik Tok during quarantine. Craig said Madison was busy sleeping with married men. particularly an ex-MLB player, but Madison denied it. She claimed they’d only DM’d, and both Craig and Austen called her a liar. Craig said she’d FaceTimed with the guy when she was right next to him.

We saw a clip of Madison on Watch What Happens Live, talking about Craig’s girlfriend Natalie. While Leva (who was also a guest) said she thought Natalie was wonderful, Madison said Austen had slept with her, and it was too close to home. She told Craig he’d been in denial, but Craig said she brought it out in a disgusting way. He said Madison weaponized everything. More pearls of wisdom from Craig. Andy said he’d met Natalie when he was hosting Love Connection; she’d been a connection. Craig said Austen had introduced them in Aspen, and Madison was a trash human. She was a sociopath who’d tried to gaslight Natalie. Madison produced the usual receipts from her cell phone, and read a text where she’d apologized, saying, she hadn’t meant to hurt them. She said she had a folder for all of them, reminding me of Cruella de Vil. Craig said she deliberately tried to hurt people, and she told him to have a thick skin and quit running his mouth. Call me trash one more time… He said she was trash. She’d thrown away ten years of friendship, and he was never speaking to her again after today.

Shep said he was ready for battle. Andy said he’d been a bit of a lost cause, but with a new girlfriend and a therapist. Rose was less thorny. Shep talked about writing a book: Average Expectations: Lessons in Lowering the Bar. I do like the title. Andy asked who could have predicted Shep being in a serious relationship, and that was a nobody. Shep said it was an adjustment, but had happened organically. Taylor had refused to give him a reason to run away, and they’ve been together a year. John’s advice was not to take her for granted. Kathryn though Shep was calmer, kinder, and a better listener. He was a more nurturing person. Andy asked what set Taylor apart, and Shep said he sees every day what a good person she is. Andy asked if he’d been faithful, and he stumbled a little, saying, they’d had some hiccups. There were text messages, and he’d kissed a girl, but that’s all it was. It was a moment of weakness when he was drinking. He’d also texted an old flame. Austen said Shep finally took an honest look at himself, and decided who he wanted to be with. Leva thought they were romanticizing cheating. John asked what if Taylor did the same thing, and Shep said he would ask to talk about it. Andy asked Madison if it was hard not to take pleasure in Shep’s relationship drama, but she was there for the apology tour. Andy asked what Shep had learned in therapy, and Shep said to ask himself if he was happy today, and not project. He was trying to be present.

The topic of Shep making fun of a homeless person on Instagram was brought up. John said he told Shep to take it down, and sent Shep a documentary about people who collect cans, but Shep brushed it off. He said it was funny, and that’s all he cared about. Shep said he was drunk, and in a bad headspace. Afterward, he met his parents in Alaska, and when his dad confronted him, he broke down, Andy asked if there was peace between him and Madison, and they said there was, but Austen said they weren’t friends. Madison told him to shut his Muppet mouth, and I was like, ugh. I don’t like Austen all that much, but I think he’s just immature. Madison is just plain mean; a POS wrapped in a pretty package. Shep asked at what point Austen was culpable. Why would Madison let him go when he was cheap labor. Austen said he’d have his time.

Craig’s career ambitions, or lack thereof, were discussed. Andy said Craig’s pillow success must be tough for Shep to swallow, but Shep said he supported Craig and his pillows. We flashed back to times Shep dogged Craig, and Andy gave him he opportunity to eat crow. Shep said he wanted Craig to prosper beyond his wildest dreams. He’d come further than all of them. Craig said they were able to survive during quarantine, and did a quarter million dollars in sales in November. Shep asked if he could borrow some money. Craig said he was opening a brick and mortar store next to Leva’s restaurant. He wanted to do kitchen stuff, and John suggested a Craig body pillow. We flashed back to Patricia saying her pillows luxury, while Craig’s were affordable. Craig said Patricia’s pillows went for $20, while theirs went for $58, which is more than I’d pay for a Craig pillow. Madison said he was nasty, but he said the truth only seemed to hurt Madison. Kathryn thought Patricia was wrong to throw shade at a younger person coming up.

Andy asked Leva what the best part of her experience was, and she said, getting to know everyone better. She and Kathryn had their ups and downs, but she got to know the good parts of her. They all had good hearts, and were good people; she enjoyed them – in doses. Andy asked what the worst part was, and she said when she felt like no one was hearing her. Viewer Francoise viewer asked her to spill the tea about Charleston night life, and she said Shep had to be ushered out of the bar. Shep thought it was a great way to leave. There was a finality to it. Kathryn said the first time she’d had a love connection with Thomas was at Republic. She told Lamar to watch Kathryn. Craig said they’d let Kathryn get pregnant by a 52-year-old man. They didn’t do a good job. Andy asked what other firsts there had been at Republic, and John said he’d kissed Kathryn there. He still couldn’t get the lipstick out of his shirt. Leva said she wouldn’t spill the tea though. It was an industry thing; they were all protected. Andy said she’d talked about being an outsider, and she said interracial couples were more common now. Shep thought Charleston was progressive for a southern city, and Leva agreed. She talked about getting in a car accident, where she’d hit another car. She said the guy got out, and his first question was, are you illegal? Geez, you’d think it would be, are you all right? That’s the usual first question. She said he asked if it was even her car. She also had a guy say he didn’t want her Yankee money when she was trying to buy property. Andy said there had been a lot of Tweets about her son being named Little, and she said his name was Lamar Alfred Bonaparte III. In the South, thirds are usually called Trip or Trey (wow – I learned something new), but it hadn’t fit. When Lamar would change the baby, he’d say he was big Lamar, and their son was little Lamar, and that stuck.   

Andy asked about Leva’s relationship with Cameran, but Leva said it wasn’t there anymore. They’d been close, but she hadn’t heard from Cameran. There was no bad blood though. Andy wondered if Cameran was upset about Leva doing the show, and Leva said she assumed Cameran didn’t want to know about it. Craig said Cameran loved doing it, and Kathryn said Cameran was given an offer to come back right up until yesterday. Craig thought Cameran was regretted not doing it, but Shep thought he was wrong. She liked being part of the group. Danni said Cameran liked control in her life, and regretted not being part of it, but… and Kathryn said Cameran made the decision to leave before anything had happened between them. She hadn’t made up the rumor about Jason cheating, and she thought Cameran was inauthentic and fake. She used Kathryn when it was to her benefit. Craig said he knew there was no truth to the rumor, but Kathryn hadn’t made it up. Cameran was all gung-ho with him and Shep to do the show, and at the 11th hour, decided not to. No one knew why, which was really weird, especially since no one believed Jason had cheated either. Leva said there were rumors about every one of them, and she was surprised it was taken seriously. She said she never repeated that stuff, and always kept it real. Kathryn told Leva that she’d said hurtful stuff, and even made fun of her voice. Leva agreed it was low, and apologized. Kathryn said Leva distorted her narrative.

Next time – the conclusion of this messiness – a bathroom break, Madison talks about her mommy makeover (too bad she can’t get a personality makeover), Leva wishes Austen would stop popping off like a baby, John tells Craig to never mention his kids, and Shep asks if Madison is threatening him. Looks like a good time.

🏖 The horrible people from Summer House are back. Now I like this show even less because I’ve grown to like Hannah Berner on Chat Room, and I’m embarrassed that she’s on it. Last summer was a bust here, but apparently, a new season was filmed in the Hamptons. Tonight’s episode reflected on the past four summers, and gave a preview of the new season. Yep. They’re just as awful.

👮🏾‍♀️ Temp Work At the PCPD…

Temporary Jordan looks like she just walked off the Saved By the Bell set. They might have made an effort to make her look less like a teenager.

🦊 Old Jordan’s New Move…

It’s getting hard to keep all the Jordans straight.

🎞 In Case You Were Going…

The dates for Cannes have been moved again.

👑 Animation Game…

I’m not sure how I feel about this.

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/game-of-thrones-animated-series-hbo-max-1234894042/

🧔🏻 Leaving the Building With Elvis…

I’m off to do some work for https://mupoentertainment.com – give us a click if you can. And no matter what, stay safe, stay respectful of the environment, and stay knowing which necklace you switched. If your prone to do that sort of thing.