What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Today’s GH Nurse’s Ball flashback moved ahead to May 17th, 2018. The nurses opened with Everyday People, a happy coincidence, since it’s what everyone needs to hear today. Olay got the plugs, and Carly was in jail for pushing Nelle down the stairs. Chase did one of my favorite Ball numbers ever with Feel It Still, channeling Dick Tracy. Even better, he’d been fooled into thinking it was a group number, and found himself to be a solo act. Curtis did a magic act, with Nina as his assistant. Old Jordan was his audience volunteer, and he turned a silver dollar into an engagement ring, proposing on stage, and asking her to believe in their magic. She said yes.
Maxie was still pregnant, and was concerned about the baby’s activity, but Kim said he or she probably just wanted to party. Valentin told Peter to calm down about Anna, and Anna got a message to come to Pier 55 at midnight, and come alone. Sam got caught sneaking around Peter’s office, but told the janitor (or whoever he was) that she was there doing work. Maxie told Peter the loss of Nathan was hitting her hard after the proposal, and Sonny thanked Robin for recognizing what was going on with Mike. Dante was still normal and there with Lulu, and said the joke was on him for telling Chase it was a group act. Lulu said it was karmic justice that Chase was super talented, but Dante didn’t want to go that far. Much to everyone’s relief, Mac and Mr. Marbles were stranded out of town, and Lucy moved up the presentation of the first annual Port Charles Pioneer Award. Molly took the mic, and said the first recipient was her hero, role model, and mom, but Alexis was too busy listening in on Finn and Anna backstage to realize it was her cue. Because he mistakenly thought Anna was dying, Finn told her that he still cared for her, and didn’t want anything to happen to her without knowing that. Valentin tried to get Nina out of town for the vacation of a lifetime, really an escape, and Sam found Faison’s lighter on Peter’s desk. I’m hoping they show the episode where Mike and Sonny sing Summer Wind. I could use a good cry.
🌌 Getting Into the Wayback Machine…
A look at the performances in the 2014 Nurse’s Ball, which had some of my favorites.
https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/nurses-ball-2014-performances
🏃🏽 At the Hop…
It always confuses me when an actor jumps soap. It takes a while to put them in a new context.
https://www.soapsindepth.com/gallery/abc/daytime-s-biggest-soap-hoppers-109042
👬 Brothers Who Play Brothers…
I wish these guys had more storyline, especially since it would mean more storyline for Diane and Epiphany.
https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/abc/max-milo-general-hospital-derk-drew-cheetwood-157831
🏆 Cast Your Vote…
I ask again, where the blip is Max Gail? The only excuse is if he opted out.
https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/daytime-emmys/vote-emmy-poll
🛥 Hannah Hannah Kate…
So, Hannah quit.
https://tvdeets.com/hannah-ferrier-leaving-below-deck-mediterranean/
But maybe she got fired.
https://tvdeets.com/hannah-ferrier-fired-below-deck-mediterranean/
Kate is also leaving, definitely not fired, and will appear in an episode of Ghosted. I watched a couple episodes of it, but thought it was anticlimactic.
https://tvdeets.com/below-deck-star-kate-chastain-bravo-ghosted/
🐷 Oink, Oink…
Brandi is a pig. Not to insult pigs.
https://pagesix.com/2020/06/04/rhobh-brandi-glanville-details-alleged-denise-richards-affair/
🔮 I See Having 15 Minutes Of Fame In Your Future…
Why bother with Jax? The cast has been reading him all season.
🏞 I Think He Did…
Dude has a lot to be filled in on.
🐕 A Boy and His Dog…
It doesn’t get much more precious than this little boy and his chihuahua.
https://www.inspiremore.com/marcelo-and-mini-brookhouser/
🦉 Quotes of the Week
Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes. – Roy T. Bennett
There’s a great power in words, if you don’t hitch too many of them together. – Josh Billings
I never argue. I explain. – The Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith), Downton Abbey
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. – Albert Einstein
The past has no power over the present moment. – Eckhart Tolle
Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. – Will Rogers
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. – Laurie Halse Anderson
May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house. – George Carlin
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. – Confucius
Let me say as I’ve always said, and I will always continue to say, that riots are socially destructive and self-defeating. But in the final analysis, a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that America has failed to hear? It has failed to hear that the plight of the Negro poor has worsened over the last few years. It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. And it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned about tranquility and the status quo than about justice, equality, and humanity. And so in a real sense, our nation’s summers of riots are caused by our nation’s winters of delay. And as long as America postpones justice, we stand in the position of having these recurrences of violence and riots over and over again. – Martin Luther King
I have decided to stick to love… Hate is too great a burden to bear. – Martin Luther King
🌳 Moving Toward Green…
Here we are, at that point in the week which became muddled for many over the past few months. Along with summer bringing green to our lives again, here’s hoping your county/town/wherever-you-live is beginning to give a green light to more normalcy – i.e. being able to get a haircut. Let this time of weirdness and reflection have made you a better person. Don’t be an idiot. Stay safe, stay informed, and stay being a rebel just for kicks.
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