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Nov15

November 14, 2024 – Jason Punches Drew, New Lulu, First Soap, Gates Open Soon, A Friend Joins the OC Reunion, Salty Talk, Prank Slam, Charming Exit, Latest House, Surprise & Cosmic

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Alexis says, if Kristina wants her help to get justice, she’ll do everything she can to help. Kristina says she wants to prepare for Ava’s trial and do everything she can to see that Ava is found guilty of killing Adela.

Ava meets Ric at the Grille, and he tells her that he’s going to be upfront. Her case isn’t a slam dunk. An innocent baby is dead, two mothers are grieving, and there’s a photo where Ava has her hands on Kristina. Ava says, it’s not what it looks like, and Ric says he believes her, but he doesn’t know if a jury will. Ava asks if he doesn’t plan to paint Kristina as an explosive, unpredictable woman, and he says, like her?

Trina sees TJ at the boxing gym, and he tells her that it’s good to keep busy. She says she’s sorry about Sam. How’s Molly? He says he’s barely seen her.

Molly sits at Bobbie’s reading a book. She puts it on the table and looks at her phone. As he’s walking by, Isaiah knocks the book off the table. He picks it up and says, Little Women. She must be in the mood for a good cry.

Willow says, it seems something is bothering Michael, and he says, there is something on his mind. There’s no good way to ask, so he’s just going to ask. How does she feel about Drew moving to DC?

Jason is waiting in the foyer when Nina comes in with Drew. She tells Jason that his brother is a congressman, and Drew walks toward Jason, holding out his hand. Jason punches Drew in the face. (Jason is all of us right now.)

Nina says, what the hell? and Jason and Drew struggle. Jason hits Drew again and draws blood. Nina yells, stop! when Lois and Brook come out. Brook says, that’s enough, and Nina says, Drew is hurt. Drew asks Jason, why? but Jason says, you know why. He leaves, and Ned comes in. Ned asks if Drew wants to tell him what the hell that was about.

Willow says she understands it might be difficult to believe, but she’s glad Drew is leaving for DC. He won’t be a constant reminder to Michael, and the longer he’s gone, the easier it will be to get past this and the less it will matter. Michael asks if that’s what she wants, and she says, it’s all she wants. He says he’s glad to hear it, and she says, he doesn’t seem as happy as she thought he’d be. He says he’s not sure it solves their real problem and wonders if it’s enough to save their marriage. Or is it too little too late? Willow says, of course (🍷) it’s not. It will give them a chance to work on their relationship. He says he knows where he wants to start, with the truth.  

TJ tells Trina that losing Irene was devastating. They don’t have closure. Trina says, maybe they need more time, but TJ says, they’re burying themselves in work and avoiding each other. They used to love spending time together. She says, grief changes you. She always thought she was outgoing, but after Spencer died, she felt alone. He says, when they lost the baby, he thought they’d tackle it together, but they feel separate. She suggests they’re just going through a rough patch and will figure it out, but he says, with Sam being gone, Molly is more distant than ever. She’s not confiding in him, but he doesn’t blame her. The loss is too much.

Molly tells Isaiah that Little Women is her favorite book. It comforts her. He says, it doesn’t look like her first copy, and she says, it’s the newest edition. It was her birthday gift to herself. Her birthday is today. He tells her, happy birthday, and she says, he’s the first person this year to wish her happy birthday. He may be the only one. He asks if everyone forgot, and she says, seems like it. It’s not as bad as it sounds. Her family has a lot going on. He says, that’s no excuse, but she says, it kind of is. She doesn’t mean to unload on him, but her sister just passed away. They’re all in shock and dealing with planning a funeral. He says he’s sorry, and she says, it doesn’t feel real and doesn’t make sense. He says he hopes she doesn’t mind him asking, but what happened? Was she sick? Molly says, she died unexpectedly after a routine surgery. She was a liver donor. He asks if her sister was Sam McCall.

Kristina tells Alexis that she’s not worried about the outcome. She has faith that justice will prevail, and they’ll find Ava guilty of killing her daughter. She wants to be as prepared as possible. She’s been working with the DA’s office, but she trusts Alexis more. Besides, they could use the distraction. Alexis says, it’s a good idea to be as prepped as possible and know what she’s going to say on the stand. Kristina says she does. She’s going to tell the truth. Alexis says, of course (🍷), and Kristina says, it’s an open and shut case. Alexis says, it’s possible the case may not work the way Kristina wants.

Ava asks how Ric can say that when he knows she’s hanging on by a thread, and he says, the prosecution is going to portray her in the worst possible light. She says she’s not the monster people make her out to be, and he says, she needs to be prepared for what the ADA is going to throw at her. They way she reacted to what he just said might not bode well on the stand, and the cross-examination by the prosecution will be harder. She says, it’s not her first time, and he says, they’re going to leave no stone or bad deed unturned. Every time she jaywalked, they’re going to dredge it up. It’s his job to see how well she holds up under pressure.

Kristina tells Alexis, of course (🍷) it’s going to go her way. The truth is on her side. Alexis says, unfortunately, that’s not going to matter. Not when Ric is involved. He doesn’t care about her feelings or her grief or her pain. Kristina says she can handle Ric, but Alexis says, he’s smart and shrewd and will set a trap. Kristina will walk into it and he won’t bat an eye. She’ll do what she can to help Kristina be prepared, but it may not go the way she wants. Kristina says she’s not going to fall into Ric’s trap, but Alexis says, she already has, at the Grille. Don’t think he won’t use that to make her look unstable. Krisina says, Ric won’t blindside her again. With Alexis’s help she’ll be ready for whatever Ric throws at her.

Ava asks Ric why her past needs to be brought up. Isn’t it inadmissible? He says, that motion is always shot down. Character is definitely relevant to establish a pattern. Ava says, there’s no pattern, but he says, her brushes with the law are admissible. Her taking the stand is the only real weapon in their arsenal. She has to confront her past and accept what she’s done. She says, probably nobody will understand why she’s done the things she’s done.

Willow asks what Michael means by the truth, and he says he’s done a lot of thinking. It’s all he’s been thinking about. He loves her and he wants them to move past this. She says she does too, and he says, she has no idea how happy he is to hear her say that. They haven’t exactly been truthful. She says she’s sorry she kept her and Drew’s kiss from him, but he says he’s not just talking about the kiss. They’ve both kept secrets from each other. He didn’t tell her about his and Dex’s plan to take down his father, and didn’t tell her that Nina was the one who called the SEC. It’s easy to keep secrets because it’s become their pattern (WOTD). She says she wanted to tell him. She hated lying to him. It was tearing her apart. He says, they’ve both lied. He wants to feel like they can be honest. To make it work, there have to be no more secrets, and he can’t be the only one who wants that to happen. She needs to want it too. Is she ready to be completely honest?

Drew is helped to the living room, and Ned tells them not to let Drew bleed on the upholstery (ha-ha-ha!). Lois asks, what’s wrong with him? and he says he’s thinking about Monica. If they keep the damage to a minimum, she never needs to know. Nina says, Drew was just attacked by his brother, and Brook says, that will be upsetting to Monica. She leaves to get ice, and Lois says, Drew needs to go to the emergency room, but Ned says, no. The family can’t endure another scandal. Lois says, Drew needs medical attention, but Drew says, Ned’s right. It will draw too much attention that they don’t need.

Molly says, Sam is her sister, and Isaiah says, this is a strange coincidence. He’s the surgeon who operated on Lulu. They introduce themselves, and Molly says she didn’t know who was operating on Lulu. They were so focused on Sam and Lucas, it didn’t occur to them to ask. He says, there’s no reason they should have. He’s sorry for her loss. From what he heard, Sam was an amazing person. Molly says, she was, and thanks him. She says, if he’s not meeting someone, would he like to join her? He says he’d love to, and sits down. He says he can understand why her family forgot. He’s sorry he was harsh. She says, even if they’d remembered, she’s not in the mood to celebrate, but he says, even on the hardest of days, it’s important to enjoy yourself. Birthdays are only once a year. It would be a shame to waste it. He has something to take care of, but he’ll be right back. He leaves the table.

Trina works the heavy bag, and TJ says, she packs a hell of a punch. She says, it comes in handy when somebody cuts in line at the coffee shop, and he says he has to get back to work. It was nice to have a sympathetic ear. She says she’s here for him, and he packs up. He tells her to enjoy her workout, but she sees Kai is there and says she doesn’t see that happening. Because of that guy. He says, Kai Taylor? and she asks if he knows him. He says, everybody knows him, but she says she didn’t before the other day. He tells her all of Kai’s football accomplishments, and she says, he’s messing up her GPA. He’s her partner for a project and hasn’t showed up for any classes. TJ suggests she talk to him.  

Kristina says she’ll do what it takes to beat Ric, and Alexis says she believes Kristina can do whatever she puts her mind to, but she’s not sure it’s going to work. Kristina says she can’t accept that. Ava has tortured their family long enough. Ava killed Morgan and Connie, and it’s not fair there were never any consequences. Ava belongs in prison for everything she’s done. Ava is responsible for the fact she can never hold her daughter or experience being a mother. She wants Ava to experience the unbearable pain of having Avery ripped out of her arms and know it’s because of her.

Ric says he knows what it’s like not to be proud of your past, and Ava says she had good reasons for doing the things she did. He says, that’s what they try to convince themselves and the people they love, doing mental gymnastics. One small bad deed leads to another until they’ve painted themselves so far in a corner, they don’t know how they got there. And the worst part is, when it’s over, they’ve lost the people they love. The people they love hate them, and they’re left alone wondering where they went wrong. They live with the guilt and the person they’ve become, becomes familiar. Maybe they’re not so different. He’s not going to judge her when he’s not ready to judge himself. She tells him, do his worst, and he says, Miss Jerone, how did you feel when you pushed Kristina Corinthos-Davis out of the window? Similar to when you shot Connie Falconari in cold blood?

Lois asks if they know a doctor who will make house calls, and Nina says she’ll get Willow. She thinks they should call the cops, but Ned says, the attention the police will attract is worse than an ambulance. Nina says, they can be discreet, and if the press finds out, she’ll mitigate the fallout. Jason needs to be held responsible. She leaves, and Ned says, so they all agree, no cops. All he saw was a disagreement between brothers. Lois says, it was more than that, but Drew says, no cops, no ambulance.

Willow says she wants a life with Michael. It’s what she’s always wanted, for them to have a family together. He asks if that’s what she really wants or is she saying that because she feels obligated? but she says she’d never think of him as an obligation. He says he wants to make sure they’re on the same page and both want to fight for their marriage. She says that’s exactly what she wants. Where do they start? He says he thinks it’s time they were completely honest, when there’s an urgent knock at the door. It’s Nina, and she says, Willow needs to come to the house. There was a fight and someone was injured. Michael says, who? and she says, Drew and Jason had a fight and Drew was hurt. They leave.

Isaiah brings Molly a cupcake with a candle in it, and she says, that’s very sweet. He says he’s embarrassed to admit it, but he’s a big birthday guy. But it’s not a go until she makes a wish. She asks if he thinks it’s okay if she wishes for something that’s not possible, and he says, that’s the best kind of wish. She blows out the candle.

Ava says she did not kill Connie, but Ric says, she was arrested for Connie’s murder. She says, the charges were dropped, and he says, because the evidence disappeared. Just like the bags Kristina tripped over. Ava says she explained that to the police. She panicked and moved them. He says, the same bags Kristina fell over when Ava pushed her out the window and killed her baby? Ava says she’s done terrible things that she wishes desperately she could undo, and he says, like killing Morgan? She says she didn’t kill Morgan. She loved Morgan. He asks if she didn’t replace Morgan’s bipolar medication with placebos causing him to have mental breakdown and be in the wrong place at the wrong time, causing his death. Remember, she’s under oath. She says, his breakdown was her fault, but she’s not responsible for the explosion. She put Morgan in a vulnerable position, but she never intended for him to die. Morgan was the most beautiful person she’s known. She’s not denying she switched his medication and prays for forgiveness for the part she played in his death. It haunts her. But as tragic as it was, it was nothing like what happened with Kristina’s baby.

Alexis says she’s never heard Kristina talk like that, and Kristina says she’s never experienced what she’s been through. Alexis says, it’s not about revenge. The law is about justice. Kristina says, not if the guilty don’t pay for their crimes. Ava deserves to be punished. Alexis asks if she knows who she sounds like, and Kristina says, her father? Alexis says, she sounds angry and cold and she’s talking about Ava like she’s not human. Act like this, and Ric will exploit it. Kristina says she’s not going to let him get to her. She’s more focused and has clarity. Ava needs to be punished. Alexis says, revenge isn’t the same as justice, but Kristina says, in this case, justice and revenge go hand in hand.

In the nook, Lois says she can’t believe what happened. She hopes Drew is okay. Brook says, his eye looks terrible. She wonders what caused Jason to lose his temper, and Lois says, he’s still grieving Sam. Brook says, that’s probably it, and Lois asks, what’s that look, like she knows something? Spill it. What’s this big secret thing they’re not letting her in on? She’s Brook’s mother. Brook can trust her. Brook says, she can’t keep a secret. It’s big and it’s better Lois doesn’t know. Lois says, it’s affecting her life in this house, and she has the right to know what’s going on. Brook says, she does have a point. Promise not to tell a single living soul. Lois gestures locking her lips and putting the key down her bra, and Brook says, Drew and Willow kissed. Lois says, holy cannoli, and Brook says, obviously, Jason knows. This is really bad.

Willow asks, what happened? and Nina says, Jason happened. He attacked Drew out of nowhere. Willow asks why he would do that, and Ned says, let Willow take a look at Drew while he talks to Michael in the foyer.

Ned says, Michael told Jason? and Michael says, it just kind of happened. Ned says, Michael knows that Jason likes to take matters into his own hands.

TJ leaves, and Trina walks over to Kai. He asks if she’s going to dump her water on him too, and she asks what he’s doing here. Doesn’t he work out in that fancy gym on campus? He says, it’s under maintenance, and she says she’s sorry he has to slum it with the rest of them. He says he doesn’t think of it like that, but she says she doesn’t care where he works out, as long as it’s not in her space. He says he thinks they got off on the wrong foot and he wants to make things right. He got his schedule and he’s going to come to class for the rest of the year and work hard. She says, don’t bother. She already asked for a new partner, and when it gets approved, she’ll never have to think about him again. She walks out.

Isaiah says, it’s a book he’s read many times. Maybe Molly should just read part one, the happy part… happyish. She says she means this as a compliment, but she never met a man as familiar with Little Women as he is. He says, when he provided medical services to refugees in Africa, it was the only book he could get his hands on. He must have read it ten times, maybe more. She says, it’s a great book. It’s definitely gotten her through some hard times. He says, immersing yourself in a book is better than something less constructive, like binge drinking, and she says, self-destructive coping mechanisms aren’t her thing. Those are more Kristina’s speed. He says, so she’s one of several girls. That’s why she loves the book. She says, they all have different fathers and her mom is the one who bonds her together, like Marmie. He asks, which sister is her? and she says, Meg, the responsible one. Kristina is Amy, spoiled and impulsive. Sam is definitely Jo, independent and outspoken. She was Jo. She doesn’t think she’ll ever get used to referring to Sam in the past tense.

Lois says, Chase missed everything, and Brook says, he was called out on an emergency. Lois says, it’s best he wasn’t here. He would have had to arrest Jason. They head to the living room with the ice, and Lois says, that’s what happens when you kiss someone else’s wife. Brook shushes her.

Ned asks what Michael was thinking. Now the whole town will know Drew and Willow were playing footsy. Michael says he needed someone to talk to, and Ned says he hopes it was worth it.

Willow tends to Drew’s eye, and Brook brings her the ice. Lois says, it looks awful, and Nina agrees. Nina, Brook, and Lois leave, and Willow asks Drew why Jason attacked him. Does he know what happened? Drew says, that’s impossible. They’re the only two who know.

Outside Bobbie’s, Isaiah’s phone rings. He asks what he can do for Terry… Can he ask what it’s about?… Sure. He’s headed over there now.

Molly gets up to leave Bobbie’s, when Kristina comes in. She hands Molly a present and says, happy birthday. Molly opens it, and it’s a gold necklace with a tiny M initial charm. Kristina says she knows Molly loved hers, so now she’s got one of her own. She hopes Molly doesn’t mind that they’re matching. Molly says, of course (🍷) not. She loves it. Kristina says, happy birthday.

Ava says, Kristina’s fall was a terrible accident. If she hadn’t tripped… If she had it to do all over again, she would never have let Cates leave his luggage. That bag is the reason she’s in this mess to begin with. She shouldn’t have moved it. That’s what makes her look guilty when she’s not. How could people think she’d hurt a pregnant woman? That’s a line she would not cross. She’s barely slept since it happened. She lays in bed remembering the look on Kristina’s face before she fell. How shocked she was. She remembers the sound of glass breaking and Kristina’s scream, so panicked and scared. She’ll never forget it. Kristina lost the baby daughter that she loved and couldn’t wait to meet. Just like Ava lost her precious Kiki. She knows how horrible the pain is. It rips you apart. She would never inflict suffering like that on another mother. Shame on people who think that. If she could, she’d give up everything to give Kristina back her baby. Ric says, that’s it. Perfect. That speech is exactly what he wants her to say on the stand. Her heartfelt sympathy is real and if she takes accountability the way she just did, they’ve got the win locked up.

Kristina fastens the necklace on Molly, and Molly says, it means more than Kristina knows, this year especially. Kristina says, Sam wishes her a happy birthday too. They hug, and Jason walks in. Kristina notices his bloody knuckles, and he quickly goes to the back.

Willow tells Drew that the cut will need to be cleaned. She’ll come back in the morning. Michael looks into the living room, and because these two don’t learn, he sees Drew and Willow alone, Willow’s hand against Drew’s cheek. Willow says she wanted to make sure Drew was okay. She’s sorry this happened. Drew says he’ll be fine. We’ll be fine.

It’s not often I feel sorry for Michael, but yeah, this is one of those times.

Tomorrow, Felicia tells Anna that Sasha doesn’t know something; Lucky asks Sonny why he should stay if what he’s looking for isn’t here; Jason says, all Carly needs to know is that Drew got everything he deserved; and Ric asks Drew to please tell him they’re pressing charges.

🩺 And Suddenly…

I’m thinking Terry called Isaiah because there’s been a good change in Lulu’s prognosis.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/alexa-havins-teases-her-debut-as-ghs-lulu

🧴 Gotta Start Somewhere…

She could do worse than Rice Plaza at Christmastime.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/days-star-bryan-dattilos-daughter-delia-cast-on-gh

🧼 Opening the Gates…

Beyond the Gates begins February 24, 2025 CBS – the next day on Paramount+.

https://parade.com/tv/beyond-the-gates-season-1

🍊 These Oranges Are Moldy…

It’s the second part of a three part too long RHOC Reunion, and the Jenn/Ryan topic is still raging. Tamra annoys me immediately, saying she misspoke in her tirade about the FBI, having heard gossip on the street. First of all, let’s look at the word misspoke that’s being used incorrectly here. The actual definition is mispronunciation, but what’s worse is how this word is constantly used by people who are actually talking about gossiping or lying. You didn’t misspeak. You passed along something without knowing if it was true or not, and presented it as fact. Tamra said she was plastered and didn’t remember it the next day. She ended up getting a cease and desist letter. Alrighty then.

There was a lot about how Jenn is a dimbulb who doesn’t even understand where her rent payment is coming from or even if it’s being paid. She did finally spill that she’s supposed to get $6K a month from her ex and it’s an ongoing battle. Still, this woman needs to learn how to take care of herself. Then there was the subject of the $2000 dress. Jenn and Katie thought it was mean girl of Fancy Pants Heather to check the price tag and tell Tamra, but Fancy Pants said it was just gossipy. Because mean girls don’t gossip? Fancy Pants ultimately said she brought up the dress because Jenn didn’t take her financial suggestions. A debate over mean girl versus gossipy ensued, and in reference to being gossipy, Emily said, we all do that. My next bone of contention after misspoke. This statement is equal to the person who says, we were all drunk, when they alone did something incredibly stupid while drunk. No. It wasn’t all of us. It was you.

Jenn said, Tamra went lower than the rest of them, and she wondered when it stopped. She said, everybody would rather be by Tamra’s side than go against her, so they weren’t her targets. Tamra confessed that she was starting therapy, and Andy asked, what took so long? Tamra said, when everybody tells you you’re dead, it’s time to lie down. This gives me hope, but not really. Emily told Jenn that her ex was probably going to string things out forever, and she wanted Jenn to create something for herself. Or as Gina put it, be her own hero.

We found out that Gina and Travis are still living apart, but Gina was more forthcoming about the problem being Travis’s ex. Apparently there had been incidents that affected Gina’s children, making them fearful. Gina said she and Travis saw each other every day, but she didn’t think things would ever improve with his ex, even after the divorce was finalized.

There was a blah-blah-blah about Katie’s kids saying Fancy Pants was mean. Funny, for someone who insists they don’t exhibit mean girl behavior, the word mean comes up a lot in conjunction with her. Evidently, Katie’s daughter is also telling the world via TikTok that her mother works with fake-ass bitches. She’s not wrong. The women were all like, my kids would never, and said, no matter how old they were, they’d force their kids to remove it. Maybe. But bottom line is, Katie’s daughter is an adult and her own person. Maybe she’s bucking for her own show. Who cares? Andy had to finally shut the conversation down citing the beating-a-dead-horse clause.

Alexis was brought on in the last 15 minutes and was the same idiot she’s been on the show. When Andy asked how she was feeling about coming back to RHOC, Alexis acted like it was a return to her fabulous career as a television star after a hiatus. Shannon asked how many times she’d practiced, there’s the door, Shannon Beador, when there was no door. Technically, there was, but they were outside, and Shannon going inside would defeat the purpose of showing her the door. Alexis pretended that she’d never intended to bring up the videos and it somehow just slipped out. Once again, a receipt of unseen footage told us otherwise. The general consensus was that she should stop being Johnny J.’s mouthpiece.

Another peeve, Fancy Pants going, no, no, no, no, no, like Brynn did on RHONY. Is this a thing now? No. Just one no.

It seemed like they saved a lot of the fun times footage for flashbacks of things we never saw the first time. They used to do that with the lost/found/secret footage specials. I think we need to see more fun on the actual show. Maybe I’d dislike these women less.

Next time, Emily says, Alexis is the dumbest girl she’s ever f***ing met. That’s enough to get me to show up.

Real Housewives of Orange County Season 18, Episode 19 Recap: The Attacks Continue in the OC

If that wasn’t enough.

https://people.com/rhoc-recap-shannon-beador-slams-alexis-bellino-being-john-janssen-mouthpiece-reunion-fight-8745852

🧂 Adding Some Salt…

Yesterday’s recap, lengthier than mine.

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 9 Recap: This is Not the Brat Summer I Thought We Were Headed For

Another teaspoon. I found this pretty amusing, especially when Angie called it a random blog.

How Reality Tea Got Dragged Into RHOSLC Season 5 Drama

🗽 Not a Fan…

Is he kidding? That’s the best episode I’ve seen of RHONY 2.0 since it began.

Andy Cohen and Jeff Lewis Slam RHONY Pregnancy Prank: ‘It’s a Bad Move’ 

🍹 Time To Bounce…

No great loss, but so did things not go well with Venita or…?

https://people.com/jarrett-jt-thomas-announces-exit-from-southern-charm-amid-filming-for-season-10-8742246

💣 Moustaches Are Twirling…

I don’t watch this show faithfully, but every time I catch it, it’s a lot of fun. There’s a big difference between Teresa haranguing her brother and screeching about false love bubbles on RHONJ, and Teresa deliberately acting the villain and strategizing as such in a game. And I love Joel McHale.

House of Villains Season 2, Episode 7 Recap: Kandy Is Out for Blood

🐨 Australian Meet Cute…

It’s a shame it tried to bite, but what an experience.

https://people.com/australia-couple-comes-home-find-koala-in-bed-8745155

🍂 Jumping In a Pile Of Leaves…

Join me tomorrow for soap, what to watch (or not), and watchful words. Until then, stay safe; stay making a contribution to your local food bank/soup kitchen for Thanksgiving; and stay enjoying yourself, even on the hardest of days.

Nov14

November 13, 2024 – Drew Is Now Congressman Quartermaine, Holly’s Exit This Time, Salting Palm Springs, Faunae News & Rose Hip

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Apparently, an election happened that we didn’t get to see, and Drew’s acceptance speech is on the TV at the Brown Dog Bar. Michael says he’ll pay the bartender 50 bucks to turn it off.

Backstage, Drew thanks various people, and Nina says, he did it. He says, we did it, and they hug. Carly walks in.

At the Quartermaines’, Lois says she thought Ned would be at Drew’s victory bash, but he says he snuck out when Tracy’s back was turned. She tells him, admit it. He’s avoiding her like everyone else in the house. Something is going on and she’s not moving until he tells her what it is.

Gio says, Sasha got a package, and gives it to her. She says, it must be the cookbook she ordered, and opens it. Chase comes flying in and says, don’t open that. We see it’s a book titled First Time Fathers.

In her office, Maxie thanks Sonny for meeting her. As soon as he signs some papers, she can go to Drew’s victory party. Natalia comes in and Maxie says, perfect timing.

In semi-darkness, Alexis sits at her desk at work and looks at a family photo. Kristina comes to the door and asks if Alexis is okay. Alexis says she’s better now, and they hug. Kristina says, good, because there’s something she has to tell Alexis. She’s fine, but yesterday she had a minor car accident. Alexis asks why Kristina didn’t tell her yesterday, and Kristina says she wasn’t going to tell her at all.

Nina says, Drew is on his way to Washington. Congratulations. He thanks her, and Carly comes over. She hugs Drew and says, now that Larry is gone, she’s glad they have another honest man in Washington. In the background, Jack walks in, and Carly tells Drew that Sam would be proud of Scout’s dad.

Jason says he thought Michael and Drew were close, and Michael says, they were until Drew started kissing his wife. Jason says, what? and Michael says he shouldn’t have blurted it out like that. Jason asks if they’re having problems, and Michael says he didn’t think so. He came into the living room, and something was going on with Tracy, Ned, and Drew… Jason says, if Michael doesn’t want to talk… but Michael says, if he doesn’t, he’ll explode. Drew was about to tell him something, when Willow and Nina came in. He could tell by the look on Willow’s face that something was clearly wrong. Then Drew said he kissed Willow. Jason asks what he did, and Michael says, he came here and ran into Sasha. Jason says, it’s good to see a friendly face, and Michael says, they were both upset, drinking, and he made everything worse. Jason asks, how? and Michael says he slept with Sasha. Now he thinks his marriage is over. (I love how Jason just never overtly reacts to anything.)

Nina finds Willow in the bathroom and asks how she’s holding up. Willow says, it’s wonderful that Drew won. He’ll make an excellent congressman. Nina says, yes, far away in DC.

Jack congratulates Drew, and Drew asks Jack’s name. Carly realizes they don’t know each other and introduces them. Drew says, Port Charles’s new WSB Station Chief. His reputation precedes him. Jack says, as does Drew’s.

At the victory party, Curtis says, what a night, and Portia says, he’s in a good mood. He says, their good friend just got elected to congress, and they clink glasses. He says, now that Drew is on his way to DC, he’ll no longer be the interim CEO at Aurora. Drew is going to make him permanent CEO.

Chase says, the packages must have gotten mixed up. That’s his. Sasha hands him the book and asks if Brook is pregnant. He says, they’re trying, and Gio says, how’s it goin’, bro? Sasha says, he knew? and Chase asks her not to say anything. Brook is under enough pressure. Gio says he didn’t tell anyone, and backs out of the room. Sasha says, she’s so happy for Chase.

Lois says, tell her what happened, but Ned says, nothing. She says, he’s lying. Something happened and she missed it. He asks if she’s suggesting drama happened in this house, and she says, and he knows what it was. Spill it. He says, yes, but he can’t tell her. Brook walks in, and Lois says, fine. Brook will tell her, won’t she? Behind Lois, Ned shakes his head and mouths, nooo.  

Sonny gives Maxie the papers and says, now she can go to her party. Natalia says she’ll lock up, and Maxie says, cool. She leaves, and Natalia asks, how’s Kristina? Sonny says, she went to the doctor and she’s fine. Thanks for calling him. She says she’s just glad no one was hurt, and he says, Kristina admitted she shouldn’t have been driving. Natalia says she’s been there. Luckily, no one was hurt during her behind the wheel meltdown. He says he’s sorry, and she says she’s sorry about a lot of things. He says, such as? and she says she wishes she’d done better by her children.

Michael tells Jason that he loves Willow, and he loves their life, but they keep lying to each other. Jason asks, why? and Michael says he doesn’t know, but they don’t trust each other. Jason asks what he wants to happen, and Michael says he wants things to work, but they both slept with other people. Jason says, Michael told him Drew and Willow kissed, and Michael says, that’s what they admitted to, but he found out they’re sleeping together.

Jordan tells Drew, congratulations. For what it’s worth (🍷), he’s doing an excellent job. He says he hasn’t done anything yet, but she says, he has the confidence to be the man his constituents expect. That’s a tall order when he’s dealing with a loss. She has experience putting on a positive public persona regardless of what was going on in her personal life.

Maxie says she’s sorry she’s late, and Spinelli says he has to meet Jason. She says she’s glad Spinelli reached out, but Spinelli says, Jason summoned him. Maxie wonders if Jason is going to rope Spinelli into another caper and says she thinks it will be good for him. He asks her to remember she said that in case there is a caper afoot, and she says, or Jason has hit an emotional rock bottom. How is he doing? Spinelli says, staying strong, but he’s sure the loss is weighing mightily on him. She says, Spinelli too, and Spinelli says, he lost his partner in truth and crime. She says, they wouldn’t be together if not for Sam. They owe her forever. She needs to talk to Nina. Go see Jason and she’ll see him at home. They kiss and part company.

Maxie finds Nina and asks if she’s told Willow that she slept with Drew yet.

Lois asks, what happened? and Ned says, Brook wasn’t there. Brook says she wasn’t there, but she knows what it is, and Ned throws up his hands. Lois says, tell her, but Brook says she can’t. Lois says, she’s Brook’s mother. She gave Brook her life. Use it wisely. Brook says, it’s not her place, and Lois asks why no one is going to tell her what’s going on. Brook says, because she can’t keep a secret.

Sasha says she won’t tell Brook that she knows, and Chase says, they’re under so much pressure since they decided to have a baby. It’s all he can think about. Sasha says, he’ll be a great dad, and Brook will be the coolest mom. Their kids will be gorgeous. Chase asks how she’s doing, and she says, about what? Cody? Her mother? He says, she was kidnapped. Start there. She says her mother already left town. She hopes she took the danger with her. He says he’s sorry about Cody, and she says she always wanted more family, but not the guy she fell for, yet here they are. Chase says, on the bright side, she has a huge, new family, and she tells him, that’s what Felicia said. He asks how she feels about it.

Natalia says, being estranged from Allison opened her eyes. She saw Sonny with Kristina, and it made her wonder if she was doing right by Allison. If she’d gotten that call, she would have swept in and taken charge, focusing on her minor injuries. She wouldn’t have seen that her daughter was in emotional pain. It’s easier to take care of burns and scratches than getting children to open up.

Kristina tells Alexis that she was driving, and she got blindsided by a wave of grief. She got into a minor fender bender, but no one was hurt. She slept at Sonny’s. Alexis says, she told her dad? and Kristina says she asked Sonny not to call Alexis, but he pointed out that it wasn’t right to keep it from her. He said, they needed each other more than ever. Alexis says she agrees and thanks Kristina for telling the truth.  

Jason asks how Michael got the footage, and Michael says, they got a new nanny, so he got a nannycam. Jason asks if Willow has seen it, but Michael says, no. He can’t believe she cheated on him. Jason asks if he thinks it’s a one-time thing, but Michael says, no. Willow’s not capable of a one-night stand. That’s not who she is. Jason asks what he thinks is happening, and Michael asks, what if Willow is in love with Drew?

Natalia tells Sonny, when Allison was little, she’d sing to herself. She immediately made plans for Carnegie Hall and the Met. She had big dreams, but it never occurred to her that Allison might have dreams of her own. He says, we all know what’s best for our kids, and she says she wanted Allison to have everything, and she knew what it took to get it. But she realized the more she tried to control, the quicker she was going to lose her daughter. Sonny says, they can’t make their children’s choices, but they can be there if they ask for help. She says, it sounds simple, but he says, it’s not, especially with Kristina. She’s the one he worries the most about of all his kids. She’s the most like his mother Adela. She was too good for this earth.

Chase says he can’t believe Sasha’s dad is the DA, and Sasha asks what he’s like. Chase says he wouldn’t want to up against Robert in a courtroom, but he doesn’t know him personally. Did they talk? She says, a little. She said she needed time, so he said call when she’s ready. Chase says, so he’s available to her. He heard Robert’s taken a leave of absence. She says, he skipped town with her mom. She’s glad he’s out of town for a while. It gives her time to get used to the idea. It’s nice to know she’s not alone in the world. She never expected to have a dad. She doesn’t know what that’s supposed to look like. He says, every father/daughter relationship is unique, and she asks if that means he’s hoping for a boy or a girl. He says, yes.

Lois says, Brook doesn’t trust her, but Brook says, it’s about discretion. Lois says, name one time she hasn’t been discreet, and Ned says, when she told Sonny that it was Nina, not him, who called the SEC. Olivia specifically asked her not to tell Sonny. Lois says she had no choice morally. Why are they assuming she’ll spill? Ned says, because she’s terrible at keeping a secret. Right, Gio? (Gio is no doubt sorry he walked in just now.)

Michael tells Jason that he never thought Willow would be unfaithful. He’s a hypocrite too, since he slept with somebody. Jason says, that doesn’t make it hurt any less, and Michael says, she broke her vows. She must be in love with Drew. Jason says, he won’t know unless he talks to Willow and listens to what she has to say, but Michael says he’s afraid she’ll say they have no future.

Curtis says, congressman, and Drew says, them being here means a lot. He thanks Curtis for everything he’s doing at Aurora, and Curtis he’s having the time of his life, but it’s only the beginning. Drew suggests they talk another time, and Curtis agrees. Tonight is about Drew. (As is probably every night from Drew’s perspective.)

Jack says, Carly is on good terms with her ex and a newfound politician’s influence can help business. Carly says, they’re friends. She doesn’t care about that. He says, but now Drew is in a position to be useful if she needs something. She says she doesn’t use her friends, and he says, she’s never asked for a favor? She says she doesn’t consider that using. It’s sad that he does. He says, everybody uses everybody, and she says she doesn’t and neither does Drew. Jack says, so Drew has no possible ulterior motive for getting romantic with her?

Willow and Drew see each other across the room and smile.

Nina tells Maxie that she hasn’t told Willow, and Maxie asks how well keeping secrets has worked out for her. Nina assures Maxie that nothing is going on, and Maxie says, anymore. Nina says, never again. She’s going to wash that man out of her hair. Maxie says, this is the classiest way to run someone out of town, and Nina says, despite Drew’s flaws, he’ll be an excellent congressman. Maxie says, he made out with his nephew’s wife and slept with her mother, but Nina says, plenty of politicians have indiscretions. Maxie says, oh my God. Nina is still sleeping with him.

Willow says, Drew’s acceptance speech was wonderful, and he says he wouldn’t be here if she hadn’t convinced him to run. Her faith in him pushed him to be better, to do better. She says she has faith that he’ll do great things. She’s sorry Sam isn’t here to see it. He says, she knows him. She always does. He was thinking about Sam. She asks when he’s headed to Washington, and he says, after the funeral. She says she’ll miss him, but it’s for the best, and he says he’s hoping this makes it easier, although he’s not sure anything will. She says she needs to find Michael and congratulates him again.

Lois asks if Gio is in on this too, but Brook says, he’s not in on anything. Gio says he has no idea what he walked in on and he’s going to stay out of it, and Brook says, good instinct. She needs to check on her husband. Gio says, he’s with Sasha in the kitchen, and Brook leaves. Lois looks at Gio and he jets. She tells Ned that she always does what she thinks is right, and he says, that’s admirable, but what’s right for her may not be right for the family. Please drop it. Lois says, fine, and leaves.

Kristina says, Alexis wasn’t at home, so she figured… Alexis says she was distracting herself at the office, and Kristina says, she’s lucky she has an office to go to. She’s going out of her mind. Alexis says, Kristina has to find something to try and occupy her mind, and Kristina says she has no purpose. She’s not working at the foundation, and she has no child to care for. Alexis asks what she can do to help, but Kristina says, nothing. She suggests they get a burger. Forget what she said. Alexis says, Kristina promised to be upfront with her, and Kristina says she was thinking about Danny and Scout. They’re going to grow up without a mother. And Dante is so completely lost without Sam, who died while trying to save Lulu. Alexis says, there are so many questions and there will never be answers, but Kristina says she just has one. Why did she live, and Sam died?

Jason thanks Spinelli for meeting him, and Spinelli says, Maxie thinks some intrigue will be good for him. What’s the quest? Jason asks if they’re any closer to finding Valentin, but Spinelli says he’s scoured the digital world, but there’s no trace of the errant Cassadine. Jason says, he probably had help from the WSB, and Spinelli asks how he knows. Jason says he doesn’t, but Jack Brennan said, if they find Valentin, it will be bad for Anna. Spinelli says, challenge accepted. How should he proceed? Jason tells him to focus on Brennan. See if there’s any indication of contact with Valentin. Spinelli says, the WSB’s anti-hacking measures don’t make it easy. That’s where Sam would get involved. Jason says, she was great at that, and Spinelli says he misses her so much. Jason pats Spinelli’s shoulder.

Portia says she’s proud of Curtus, and he says he can’t wait to take Aurora to the next level. He has big plans, and not just for Aurora. (You see where this is going, right?)

Drew finds Michael and says, just the man he wants to see.

Brook finds Chase and sees the book. He says, due to a mix-up, Sasha knows they’re trying, but Sasha says she won’t say a word. Sasha tells them that she has an early morning. Goodnight and good luck. She leaves, and Brook says, Chase doesn’t need a book. She’s seen his incredible dad skills with Violet and Bailey Lou. He says, they’ll do everything for Project Baby Bump, but she says, they’re not calling it that. He says he can’t wait to see her pregnant, for real this time, and she says, he’s lucky he’s cute, and kisses him.  

Sonny tells Natalia that anything good in Kristina comes from his mother. She was caring, loving, and amazing. She forgave everyone even when she shouldn’t have. Kristina is like that. She sees the best in people when sometimes they don’t. Natalia says she thinks that’s why Kristina is easily disappointed, and he says he wishes his mother had recognized how strong she was. She didn’t deserve what she got and kept on getting it. She gravitated to men who treated her horribly and she put up with it because she felt like she couldn’t make it on her own. Natalia says, from what she knows about Kristina, that’s where she and Sonny’s mother are different, and Sonny says, yeah. Kristina doesn’t put up with anything from anybody. It’s one of the things he most loves about her.

Alexis says, Kristina’s sister would never want her to wish it was her, but Kristina says, Sam was loved by so many and had so many dependent on her. She has nobody. Alexis says, the list is too long to name, but Kristina says, it’s not the same. Alexis says, all she knows is, Sam died, and Kristina didn’t. That means she’s here. Don’t waste it. Kristina says, that’s her point. Sam never wasted a moment. She’s wasted plenty. Alexis says she doesn’t want to argue. Kristina matters. Her life matters. She has a beautiful heart. She’s fierce and kind and gets under people’s skin like nobody else Alexis has known. Kristina matters to her, and she needs her. Don’t forget that. She wanted to ask Kristina something else. Was the car accident an accident? Kristina says, yes. It wasn’t even an accident. It was a minor fender bender. If Alexis is asking if it happened because she was trying to hurt herself, the answer is no. In fact, she’d been thinking how much worse it could have been when she got hit. Her answer is what she has to live for.

Michael asks what else Drew wants, and Drew says, since he won the election, he wants clarity for the future of Aurora. Curtis has done great things in the interim, but there’s one person whose vision and savvy will take Aurora to great heights. Will Michael do it? Willow comes over and says she was looking for Michael. Michael tells Drew that he needs to talk to his wife, and Drew steps away. He asks if Willow can leave, and she says she has her car. He says he’ll meet her at home.  

Carly says, Jack is disgusting, and Jack tells her to stop flirting. They’re in public. She says she and Drew are friends, nothing more, and he says, Drew waltzes back into town… She says, after being a captive in a Cassadine dungeon, and he says, Drew was on the outside looking in and there she was, his friend and a heavy hitter in Port Charles social circles. She asks his point, and he says, Drew got his social standing back because of her. Now he’s moved on. She says, he went to prison for her and was nearly killed, and he says, Drew never expected prison. He thought he’d get a slap on the wrist. It’s not the heroic sacrifice she thought it was. She asks if that’s how he sees friendships, as potential assets ready to be used. Is he using her now?

Maxie says she doesn’t want to see Nina hurt, but Nina says, Drew can’t hurt her. She doesn’t care enough. Maxie says she didn’t say Drew would be the one to hurt Nina, when Drew joins them. Maxie says, they were just talking about all the good he’ll do in DC, and he says he’s looking forward to it. She says, aren’t we all? Drew says he still has a list of donors he needs to thank and asks if Nina is available now. She says, perfect.  

Spinelli asks if Jason needs to talk, and Jason says he’d like to run something by Spinelli as a father. Spinelli asks what’s on his mind, and Jason says, Danny wants to live with him. Spinelli says, Jason is his father, and he has much to time to make up for, and Jason says, Danny also wants to stay with Scout and Rocco. Spinelli asks how that would work, and Jason says, it wouldn’t. He doesn’t want to turn Danny down and keeps struggling. He wants to let Danny make his own decision. Maybe the right move is to not move in with him. If that’s what’s best for Danny, then maybe he should take a step back again. Spinelli asks if that wouldn’t be painful, but Jason says he’s not worried about himself. He just needs to protect the people he loves.

Chase suggests they take it upstairs, and Brook approves of the plan. He says he’s bringing the book, and she says she loves how thorough he is. He says he’ll show her how thorough he is, and they leave.  

Portia says, it sounds like Curtis has big plans, and he says he’s aware of things that haven’t been considered important. Kids need varied experiences and need to discover what they love on their own terms. He got to thinking how music shaped his dad’s life, and it’s the first thing eliminated from school curriculums. He’s thinking with the new income, he could start a music program for kids in the community center. She says she loves the idea.  

Jack asks how he’d be using Carly. He asked for her help once about Jason because lives were at stake. When has he asked anything else of her? She says, people like him trick and deceive. He could be using her right now. He says, what about her? How does he know she’s not using him? She says she guesses he doesn’t. (I tell Carly to stop picking on my Jack.)

Natalia says, Kristina is lucky to have a father like Sonny, but Sonny says he thinks he’s lucky Kristina forgives him his shortcomings. Natalia says, he thinks that’s impressive? Kristina forgave her. That’s one for the record books. He says, she has a big heart, like his mother, and she says he doesn’t give himself enough credit. The resiliency she admires in Kristina comes from him.

Kristina says, if she’d died with the baby, she wouldn’t be able to testify against Ava, and Alexis says, her something to live for is getting back at Ava? Kristina says, Ava is the reason Adela had no chance to live and she has to pay for that. Alexis says, that’s her newfound purpose? and Kristina says she’s alive to get justice for her daughter, with Alexis’s help.

Willow arrives at the gatehouse and Michael is already there. She says, he told her that he wanted to talk. What is it?  

Nina says, now Drew has to govern and then do this again in four years. They go into the Quartermaine mansion, and Jason walks out. He just stares at Drew.

Tomorrow, Brook tells Lois, that was really bad; Kristina tells Alexis, in this case, justice and revenge go hand in hand; Ric says, Ava taking the stand is the only weapon in their arsenal; and Ned asks a bleeding Drew to tell him what the hell that was about.

✈️ They’ll Always Have Port Charles…

I thought it was sweet; bittersweet for Diane. I hope Holly comes back, but even more, I hope Diane finds someone who looks at her the way Robert looks at Holly.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/emma-samms-dishes-holly-and-roberts-exit-on-general-hospital

🧂 Salting the Glass Rim…

Salt Lake descended on Palm Springs to rehash the same arguments they were having in Salt Lake. Of course, at dinner or breakfast or anywhere it can ruin a meal. At breakfast, Lisa threw Whitney under the bus, saying she was the common denominator and a sh*t stirrer. Lisa’s John came up with the scathingly brilliant idea that Lisa should have a conversation with Bronwyn one on one, since the problem was between them. What a concept! In Bronwyn’s interview, she applauded John being the man to swoop in and solve their women’s problem. Bronwyn’s Todd couldn’t take it and had to leave the table. Not blaming him one bit. Seth put on his superhero cape next, suddenly changing the subject to the smell of urine after eating asparagus and then suggesting a game of volleyball. It’s finally happened. While the Jersey husbands have often been in the mix, now the Househusbands of Salt Lake are getting involved. Again, what NeNe said. They need to get out of women’s business.

Mary wasn’t in much of the episode. She was concerned about Robert Jr’s lack of ambition and doing nothing but lying around in bed with his girlfriend all day. It was both amusing and disturbing watching Mary have a conversation with him, while his girlfriend sat next to him in bed staring straight ahead.  

Whitney wasn’t sure she could trust Lisa, but also wasn’t sure how many f***s she gave about it. At dinner, Bronwyn tried to make light of things and toasted to a good story. Angie brought out whiteboards to play The Newlywed Game after dinner, and Lisa kinda, sorta apologized to Justin, causing Whitney to say in her interview that she was putting a button on the topic of Alibaba. I think that’s the same as putting a pin in it, but fancier. In Bronwyn’s interview, she said she was willing to say it was her at this point, just to get off the subject. Because Alibaba was dead (for now), Lisa jumped back on the bandwagon of being upset with Shawn for saying she used her son as a pawn to deflect from her own situation. Shawn summed it up best in saying that everything had seemed okay. He’d thought they were good, then Lisa brought it up again. This is the case of pretty much every argument on the show, just inserting different names. Shawn didn’t feel he’d done anything wrong, and Whitney asked for proof. Seth googled it, putting the blog headline in Whitney’s face and yelling, proof, beyatch! Whoa, Nellie. WTF?

Todd tried to shut everything down, and in her interview, Bronwyn said that Todd had a stopping point and there was no going past it. In Todd’s interview, he said they weren’t having this discussion at dinner on their anniversary. His stopping point must have worked some magic, since Whitney said they had a good time for the rest of the night. She thought they were all going to be in a better place the next day. Bronwyn arranged for the group to go to an Indycar series event and mingle with famous drivers. Lisa and Bronwyn talked things out, and I’m not sure if anything was resolved, but they hugged it out.  

As of this posting, there were no recaps per se, but there was this.

‘RHOSLC’ Midseason Trailer Breaks the 4th Wall, Brings Back Monica and More

https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/rhoslc-season-5-midseason-trailer-spoilers-details

RHOSLC Season 5, Episode 9 Preview: Angie Katsanevas’ Husband Shawn Trujillo Calls Lisa Barlow ‘Abusive’

🐾 Updates and Serendipity…

🦛 Baby Shark’s got nothing on this baby.

https://people.com/viral-baby-pygmy-hippo-moo-deng-catchy-new-song-8744558

🐧 Pesto is growing up.

https://people.com/pesto-is-growing-viral-baby-penguin-shedding-fluffy-feathers-8743191

🐎 What are the odds?

https://people.com/jonathan-bailey-s-horse-in-wicked-is-the-same-one-in-bridgerton-8744330

🌬️ A Whisper Of Autumn’s Magic…

Join me tomorrow for soap and more reuniting in the OC. Until then, stay safe, stay not wasting the autumnal sunshine by staying in the house, and stay never wasting a moment as long as you’re still here.

Nov9

November 8, 2024 – Jason Brings Sidwell the Diamonds, Salty Talk, Hills Chat, On Pause, Returning, Down Not Out, Visiting, Monsterverse, Nom-Nom-Nom, Animal Happenings, Not 8 Or 10 Quotes & Autumn

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

On the phone, Anna says she asked Jack to keep her informed, so if he insists on avoiding her phone calls, she’ll be forced to come down to his fancy, high-tech office to get answers. She did agree to deniability. She didn’t agree to a full-on information blackout. So if he’s going to take action to bring Sasha back, he’s going to have to give her a heads up, yeah? Thank you. Ric walks in and asks if it’s a bad time.

Olivia answers the door and it’s Alexis. She says, me again, and Olivia hugs her. Alexis says she told Scout that she would come back and say goodnight to her, and Olivia says, of course (🍷). She knows where Scout’s room is, right? Alexis thanks her and goes upstairs.

Brook finds Dante on the patio and asks if he’s all right. He’s been out here for a while. He says he came out to clear his head a little bit, but she says, he could do that inside where there’s heat. He says he’s all right, but she asks if he’s not a little cold. Dante says, honestly, he doesn’t know what he is right now.

Tracy walks into the stables, where Cody is shoveling hay. She says she has a house full of hungry children who are being forced to subsist on stale crackers and boxed beverages, and he says he has some leftover pizza in the fridge upstairs, but he doubts it’s enough for the army she keeps at the house. She says, just point her in the direction of his irresponsible and unreliable girlfriend, and he says, Sasha? She says, who else? She was willing to keep an open mind and give her a second chance, but this is how Sasha repays her, by disappearing. He says, if Sasha took off, he’s sorry, but he’s the last person she would tell.

Holly wonders why there’s not any news yet. Chief Brennan and Jason left ages ago. Robert says, these operations take time, and she says, it’s been 24 hours since Jenz abducted Sasha. If he’s touched a single hair on her head… He says, knowing Brennan and Jason Morgan, there’s not going to be anything left of this guy to kick. She says she’s going to get some air, but he asks her to stay with him. Relax. She says, that’s not going to happen no matter what she does, and he says, then be all twirly up beside him. Stay. She asks, why? So he can make sure she doesn’t do something to make things worse? Tell her the truth. Is that what she is to him? A problem?

In a warehouse stairwell, Jack radios for his men to hold their position. Nobody move without my go.

Jason walks into the warehouse, and Sidwell says he told Holly to bring them herself. Jason says, Sidwell wanted the diamonds, so here he is, and Sidwell says, apparently, Sasha was right. Her mother really doesn’t care if she lives or dies. He’s just sorry he won’t see Holly’s lovely face when she finds out her daughter’s dead.

Alexis tells Olivia, Scout was fast asleep. She envies her. Olivia asks if she can get Alexis anything, but Alexis says, no. Please thank Monica for letting the kids stay here. Olivia says, she’s their grandmother. This is their house too. Alexis too. If she wants to stick around close by… Alexis says, if she’s going to stay up all night, it’s best that she does it in her own bed, and Olivia says, just know that the door is always open. There’s a lot of beds in this place. Alexis says she thinks that Scout and Danny should live with her. She knows that Scout’s father lives here, but if he gets elected, he’ll live in Washington DC a good deal of the time. Olivia says she guesses that’s probably true, and Alexis says she’s not sure Jason is prepared to raise a teenager. Olivia says, who is? But she thought things between Jason and Danny were good. Alexis says, Sam was worried about Jason’s influence on Danny, and Olivia says, right. She thought Dante said things were good on the Sam and Jason front. Alexis says she doesn’t think Sam would want Jason to raise Danny alone, and Olivia says she sees Alexis’s point. Alexis says, so she thinks the sooner they stabilize them at her place, it will be best for them.

Brook thanks Dante for taking pity on her and coming inside. Does he want something to eat? He says, they just had dinner, and she says, they had dinner, but he didn’t eat anything. He says, with everything going on in this house, how does she know what he’s doing? and she says she knows his secrets. He forgets, when they were kids, he taught her to hide the peas under the mashed potatoes. He says, sometimes he forgets how long they’ve known each other, and she says her too, but she can still tell when he’s hiding his feelings. He asks if she wants him to fall apart in front of the kids, and she says, good thing there are no kids around right now. Tell her, what is he thinking and feeling? He says he’s thinking he doesn’t know how he’s going to take care of their family on his own without Sam.

Tracy says, Cody hasn’t heard from Sasha? and he says, nope, and he doesn’t expect to. She says, what did he do? (ha-ha! again someone assumes it must be him) and he says, for once, he didn’t mess anything up. Turns out he and Sasha are cousins. First cousins. Tracy laughs and says, how? He says, Sasha just found out that Robert Scorpio’s her father, and she says, Robert? Wow… wow. She guesses she can still be surprised. So if Robert’s her father, who’s her… He says, Holly Sutton, and she says, wow. That’s not surprising. Disturbing, but not surprising. Did Holly raise Sasha? Cody says, no. Sasha’s grandmother did, but Holly was around. She says, as upsetting as this is, consider himself lucky that he dodged a bullet.

Anna tells Ric, it’s late. She’s busy. He says, this won’t take long. Ava Jerome’s trial is coming up soon. Despite recent tragic events, he still has a duty to defend his client to the best of his ability. She says, then why is he here speaking to her instead of anywhere else talking to his client? He says, it seems Ava’s arrest is based solely on some photographs from unknown origin that were taken at the time of Kristina’s accident. And basic rules of discovery require the state to provide the defense with all known evidence. She says, he should have been provided with copies of those photos. She can check with the DA’s office. He says he has his copies. What he wants to know is, where did she get them?

Holly says she should have taken those diamonds to Sidwell herself. That’s what he wanted. Robert says, Sidwell’s demand that she bring him those diamonds was a trap, but she says, they don’t know that. He says, they’re going to find out, and she says she thought he didn’t trust Jack Brennan. He says he and Jack have had their differences over the years, but he’s always known Jack to be a good man to have on your side. She asks if he’s on Sasha’s side, and he says, as is Jason Morgan. She says, so many things can go wrong, and he says, as difficult as this is, they have to trust that Brennan and Jason can bring Sasha back to them.

Sasha tries the door again, then looks around the room. She sees there’s a vent in the wall, and rifles through drawers until she finds a letter opener.

Jason says he has the diamonds. Does Sidwell want them or not? Sidwell says he should kill Jason now, and Jason says, he can try. Sidwell says, let him see them, and Jason tosses one to him, Sidwell catching it like he’s an MLB player. He looks at it and asks, where are the rest? Jason says, show him Sasha, and he’ll show Sidwell the diamonds. Where is she? Sidwell says, she’s close by, but she doesn’t have much time. So the rest of the diamonds – now.

Cody says he thought things were getting better between Tracy and Sasha, and Tracy says, they were. Then she found out Holly Sutton was Sasha’s mother. He says, Sasha’s not her mom, but she says, please. Whatever parent you don’t want to emulate, that’s the one you become most like. (Oh great.) Her mother was a wonderful woman. You know what she got? Her eyelashes. He says, they’re very nice, and she thanks him. She says, even if he and Sasha weren’t cousins, their relationship was doomed to fail, and he says, she doesn’t know Sasha like he does. She’s nothing like her parents. She says, that’s the nature versus nurture debate. Is someone born untrustworthy, or do they learn to be that way? He says, Tracy has admitted to some underhanded stuff in her life too, but she says she’s not marrying herself and she’s not suggesting anybody else does. He says he’s not going to let her make Sasha out to be the bad guy. Even if she did pull a few cons, that just makes her more perfect for him. Tracy laughs and asks how he can say that. He says, because he’s been conning people his whole life. There was a long time when his entire focus was seeing what he could get out of this world. She says, he’s not that person anymore, but he tells her that she wouldn’t say that if she knew what he pulled the other day.

Brook says, Dante doesn’t have to make any big decisions right now. And he and the kids can stay here as long as he likes. Everyone loves having them here, even Tracy. He laughs and says, now he knows she’s lying. It just doesn’t feel like they can be a family without Sam. She says, they already are a family. He just has to keep being the amazing dad he already is. He says, she didn’t turn out so bad herself, and she says, obviously, when Chase walks in. He tells Dante, if there’s anything he needs or wants… Dante thanks him, and Chase tells Brook that he’s sorry he missed dinner. He got hung up at the station. She says, he’s here now. That’s all that matters. He asks if there are any leftovers, and she says, lots. She’ll make him a plate. They leave as Dante sadly watches.

Alexis asks if Dante has said anything about where he and Rocco are going to live, and Olivia says she thinks right now, he’s just trying to put one foot in front of the other. He loved Sam so much. Alexis says, she loved him right back, and Olivia says, she loved Rocco as her own. It’s not always that way. You hear stories. They never referred to themselves as a blended family. They were just a family. Alexis says, Sam was her wild child. She certainly never expected Sam to settle down with a family and be the anchor in it. Olivia starts to cry and says she can’t believe Sam’s gone, and Alexis says, what they say about how mothers aren’t supposed to outlive their children is true.

Ric says, Anna’s name was listed as the officer that logged the photos into evidence. That means she was the one to receive them. She says, that’s true, and he says, great. So where did she get them? She tells him, as she said in her statement, during the course of their preliminary investigation, the photos were brought to her attention depicting a physical altercation between Ava Jerome and Kristina Corinthos-Davis. He says he read it. It’s a terrific statement, by the way. She thanks him, and he says, what he wants to know is, who took those incredibly convenient photos? She says, it’s interesting he thinks they were convenient. They do make his client look rather guilty. He says, the providence of those photos matters and is at best dubious. It’s just one more example of the PCPD’s mishandling of Ava Jerome’s case and another reason her case should be thrown out.

Jack asks if there’s any movement in the rear of the building, and jets down a staircase.

Jason says he’ll hand over the diamonds after he gets proof of life, and Sidwell says, fine. He shows Jason his phone and we see Sasha messing with the vent. Sidwell says, you really do have to admire someone who doesn’t just wait for fate to fall in their lap. It’s really to bad she won’t have enough time to get out. Jason says, where is she? and Sidwell says, somewhere on the five floors. There are 30 offices in this building. Give him the diamonds; avoid the scavenger hunt. Jason says he’s good at finding things, but Sidwell says he’s not sure Jason will have time to disarm the bomb in the room with her before, boom! It goes off. Once he sets the timer, Sasha only has five minutes to live. He really does find a timer increases efficiency and cooperation. He sets the timer, shows Jason his phone, and says, your move, Mr. Morgan.

Sasha hears the beeping and starts looking around.

Jason hands Sidwell the diamonds, and says, where is she? Sidwell says, room 533, and Jason takes off. Sidwell calls, good luck. He’ll have to be very good at finding things.

Sasha opens a cupboard in the desk and sees the bomb.

Tracy asks what horrible thing Cody has done, and he says he agreed to keep quiet about what a sleaze Drew is. She asks why he’d do that, and he says, because Drew paid him $50,000. She says, he’s a politician. He paid for Cody’s silence. Cody says, Drew paid him to keep something quiet he doesn’t want the voters to know, and she says, that he made out with Willow and was banging her mom? He says, how…? and she says, the whole family knows. They actually paid someone to make sure the bar incident doesn’t go viral. He says, so they know he punched Drew, and she says, he needs to be much smarter going forward. He says he knows he shouldn’t have gotten drunk and he shouldn’t have gone after Drew, but she says, no. He should have held out for $100,000. (A woman after my own heart, but he should have held out for $6 million.)

Chase asks, how’s Rocco doing? and Dante says, he’s quiet. He and Danny are just trying to support Scout. Brook says, it’s the best thing those kids can do. Draw strength from each other. Chase says, Rocco was just so happy when he saw them at the Surf Lodge. He seemed more excited about the engagement than Dante was. Brook says, Dante and Sam were engaged? and Dante says he asked her when she woke up from her surgery. Brook says she’s so sorry and hugs him, and Dante says he’s going to go check on Rocco, and leaves. Brook says she just managed to make a heartbreaking situation even worse, and Chase says, there’s no worse for Dante right now. She says, it just keeps getting sadder, and they hug.

Ric says, there were several grievous lapses in procedure leading up to Ava’s arrest, and Anna says, enlighten her. He says, for one, she was initially interviewed by Detective Dante Falconari, the brother of the alleged victim, and Anna says, correct. Detective Falconari was first on the scene and was unaware that the room from which Kristina fell was, in fact, Miss Jerome’s. Then when Miss Jerome was brought in for custody, Detective Chase took over the questioning. He says, there was no reason for them to hold Ava, but then Jason Morgan shows up and Ava gets arrested. She asks what he’s implying, cause and effect? but he says, no. He’s asking her flat out. Was Jason the one that provided her with the photos in question? She says, the photos were taken by a private investigator by the name of Demitri Putnam. Mr. Putnam was hired by Sonny Corinthos regarding an ongoing custody case involving his… He asks if Sonny gave her those pictures, but she says, no. Sonny was at GH finding out if his daughter was going to live or die. He says, so Jason was Sonny’s errand boy as per usual, and Anna says she thinks he’s using this case to stick it to Sonny, the brother he hates, as per usual. He says he doesn’t know of any other Police Commissioner who would believe a known criminal. For the life of him, he can’t think of one. She says, he might want to sleep on it or think about it somewhere else, and he says, the fact that she’s willing to believe Jason Morgan says one of two things. Either personal malice towards his client or incredible naïveté on her part. Which is it, Commissioner?

Jason runs through the building trying doors and yelling Sasha’s name. She says she’s here, and he says, get away from the door. She says, he’s clear, and he kicks it in. She runs past him and says, 47 seconds. He runs out behind her.

On the stairs, Jack says he needs an update, dammit.

Sasha and Jason tear through the building, and we see there’s about 5 seconds left.

Jack says, come on, when the building explodes. Jack is tossed back.

Brook says she’s sorry it’s been such a sad homecoming, but Chase says, it’s part of being together, through the good times and the bad. She says she missed him every second he was in Seattle. She doesn’t sleep well if he’s not next to her. His snoring soothes her. He says he does not snore, and she laughs. He says he hopes she knows how much he loves their life together, and he never wants her to think he’d take it or her for granted. She says she loves him too. She always knew how lucky they were, but now… He says he knows, and kisses her.

Tracy says, Cody knows that Drew owns Aurora and a boatload of ELQ stock, and he settled for $50,000, but he says he had no intention of going to the press. She says, he just thought it was important for the bar patrons to know, but not the general public, and he says he was drunk. She says, that much was clear, and he says he’d love to show the people what’s under that perfect politician’s smile Drew is always flashing around, but he doesn’t want to hurt Willow or Michael. They have kids. He’d never blow up a family. She says she wishes Drew felt the same way, and he says, Drew just waltzed in here. Drew didn’t even ask what he intended on doing. Drew just assumed he could be bought. She says she thinks Drew assumes most people can be bought and he’s not wrong. He says he found it insulting, and she says she thinks this situation proves Drew is a real Quartermaine.

Alexis hands Olivia Sam’s engagement ring and says she didn’t know if Olivia had a chance to see it. Through her tears, Olivia says, he came running over here just as soon as he bought it. He was so excited to share his big plans. It’s a beautiful ring. Alexis says, it really is, and Olivia says she knows it sounds crazy, but some part of her is happy that her son got to propose to the woman he loved more than anything and have her say yes. Alexis says, she was so happy… and Olivia says she hopes this doesn’t come out the wrong way, but she’s actually glad Alexis was there with Sam. Alexis wipes her tears away and says her too. Olivia hands the ring back to Alexis.

Anna says, if Ric is done haranguing her, he can leave, and he says, Robin is close to Jason Morgan and Sonny Corinthos. That’s not really a question. Everybody knows it. She says, since he doesn’t need her for this conversation, please have it somewhere else, and he says he thinks she’s too close to known criminals and as a result, she’s willing to bend the rules for them. She says, that’s quite an accusation. For the record – for his record anyway – she’s done nothing wrong. He says, so she’s willing to believe Jason Morgan wouldn’t lie to her. Okay. He guesses they’ve got their answer. Naïve it is. Her phone rings, and she tells him to see himself out. She answers and says, yes… Where?

On the phone, Robert says, what?… A bomb?… The warehouse blew up? Holly says, did Sasha get out? and Robert says, what about their daughter? Is she alive? Holly says she can’t stand this. She’s going to find Sasha. She dashes out, and Robert follows.

Brook tells Chase that things have been so crazy and sad, they’ve barely had a minute to themselves. She wants to hear about everything that happened in Seattle. Every detail, preferably the happy ones. Chase says, for starters, it was so good to see Finn acting like his old self again, and she says, Violet must have been so happy to be with him again. He says, as soon as they landed, she couldn’t stop smiling, and she says she knows Violet belongs with her dad, but she really, really misses her. He says, Brook was a great mom to her while she was here. Violet wanted him to give her a message. She asks if Violet forgot something, and he says, a two-page list, but that’s not the message. Violet wanted him to remind her that she still wants a cousin, and in her words, she doesn’t want to wait forever. She says, then they’d better take this thing seriously, and he says, they weren’t taking it seriously before? She says she means, if they want to have a baby, there are things they can do to make that happen (um… like having sex?), and he says, she means something like this? and kisses her.

Cody says, Tracy sounds like she’s proud of Drew for going after his nephew’s wife, but she says, not at all. It’s just that there’s a Quartermaine trait that all of the family men have in common. He says, they cheat? and she says, eventually, even her dearly beloved father. Of course (🍷) not Jason. Although he doesn’t remember the first twenty years of his life, so he’s not off the hook yet. Cody says, it’s a great family legacy she’s got there. He’s sure she could go on for hours at the club just bragging about it. She says she doesn’t have to. Everybody knows. But it’s the nature/nurture conversation again. Philandering is definitely in the family DNA, but Drew didn’t grow up in the family. But there you have it. His roots are finally starting to show.

Dante and Alexis hug and he says he didn’t know she was here. She says she came to say goodnight to Scout, and Olivia leaves to check on the kids. Dante says, Scout was sleeping pretty good, and Alexis says, Scout was sleeping when she checked on her too. He says he guesses grief is pretty exhausting, and she says, yep. She’s been trying to work on necessary funeral arrangements. She’s pretty sure he doesn’t want to… He says, whatever she decides is best. He sees the plastic bag with the ring in it and takes the ring out. She says she brought that over for him because she didn’t know if he wanted to keep it or have Sam wear it. He says, it feels like he bought this ages ago, and he flashes back to showing it to Olivia, who tells him, it’s beautiful, and hugs him. He tells Olivia, let’s hope Sam feels the same way.

Jack – who has miraculously survived even though we don’t know how – brings Sasha and Jason to his office and says, wait here. He leaves, and Jason asks if Sasha is okay. She says she thinks so. She’s still breathing. She thanks him for the rescue, and he says, sure. She asks how he got dragged into this. They barely know each other. He says, Carly was there when Sidwell grabbed her and he was in Africa with Holly. She asks if he knew Holly made off with Sidwell’s diamonds, but he says, not until a few days ago. She asks where the diamonds are now, and he says, with Sidwell. Her mom gave up the diamonds to save her.

Anna arrives at the warehouse, where firefighters are running around, and she asks Dex what they’ve got. He says he and his partner responded to reports of an explosion. When they arrived, no other parties were on the scene. She says, inside? and he says, it’s supposed to be vacant, but they won’t know until the fire is put out. She says, forensics? and he says, standing by. She asks if they talked to anyone, and he says, canvassing the area, they turned up some third shift workers. They heard the explosion, but they didn’t see anything. They did find this though. He shows her an evidence bag, and she says, it doesn’t prove anything, but she’s pretty sure of whose it is. (It’s unclear what’s in the bag.)

Jack brings Holly and Robert to his office, and Holly runs to Sasha, hugging her and saying, thank God. Is she okay? Sasha says she’s alive, and Holly says she’s never been more pleased to see her. Robert thanks Jason, and Jack says, no worries, mate. You’re welcome. Robert asks if Sidwell got out, but Jack says, they never saw him or the diamonds after the explosion. Robert says, he got away? and Jack says, looks like it. Robert asks Sasha if she’s okay. Should they call a doctor? Sasha says she’s fine. She’s sorry Sidwell got away. He says, she’s here. That’s all that matters. He moves awkwardly toward her, and she hugs him. She thanks him for saving her.

Brook says, there are things they can do to improve their chances, and Chase says, she’s not going to stand on her head after, but she says she’s not talking about that. She’s been doing some reading herself. There’s a system they can try, like tracking her cycle and taking her temperature. Maybe they can get one of those ovulation predictors. He says he’s willing to do whatever it takes, but he doesn’t want to lose them being spontaneous, and she says, never. He says, tonight, they’ll do it the old-fashioned way, and tomorrow, they’ll get her a calendar and everything she needs. She says, it’s a deal. However it happens, she can’t wait to make a baby with him. He says, that makes two of us.

Tracy asks where Cody’s ill-gotten gains are now, and he says, his checking account? She laughs and he says he never had enough money for a savings account. She says she’s going to teach him how to invest, and he says, cool. She says, and while he’s living on these grounds, he’s going to keep his eyes on Drew. And when he strays, which he will, they’ll be waiting. He says, the two of them? and she says, the two of them. They’re in this together now. He says, anything that involves bringing down Drew, count him in. (Me too!)

Alexis tells Dante that she doesn’t want to rush into things, but she wants to give the kids as much stability as she can. He says him too, and she says she knows he’s hurting, but she wants to talk to him about something. He says, okay, and she says she thinks Danny and Scout should live with her. She’s sorry. She doesn’t know if he had other plans. He says he just thought they’d all live together here. Just for the time being. She says, for now it’s good. It’s familiar and there are a lot of people around. It will keep them from feeling lonely and alone without their mom. He says he really thought they would grow old together, and she says, that was the way it was supposed to be. He says he can’t imagine his life without her, and they hug.

A firefighter tells Anna, no signs that anyone was in the building when it went up, and she asks him to let her know when they find the origin of the explosion. He says, will do, and she thanks him. She asks an officer to tell the bomb squad that she wants to know what kind of incendiary device was used. And find out who owns this warehouse. The officer leaves, and Anna tells Dex that she wants them to do another canvas of the area. There has to be an eyewitness out there and she wants him talking to them. Surveillance footage, do they have it. Streetcams, everything. She wants him to get it.

Sasha says she couldn’t leave the room, but Jason got in. He saved her. Holly says she’s not sure she can ever thank him enough, and he says he’s just glad it all worked out. His phone rings, and he steps out to take the call. Holly says, he just goes on and on, doesn’t he?

In the hallway, Jason says, yeah, and Anna says she’s at a crime scene, an explosion at a warehouse. Meet her in her office in twenty. She wants some answers.

Sasha asks if Holly really gave up the diamonds for her or were they fake? but Holly says, they were real. She wasn’t going to risk Jenz thinking he’d been tricked. Robert says, they were real. No question. Sasha says, why, mother? and Holly says, because like those diamonds, the love she feels for Sasha is real. And whether Sasha believes it or not, there’s nothing more important in this world to her than Sasha.

On Monday, Willow says she thought she and Drew were on the same page; Felicia tells Sasha to give her mother a second chance before it’s too late; Mac wants to know what Holly’s pulled Robert into; and Anna asks how long Jason has been lying to her.

🧂 A Dash Of Salt…

I’m so over these Housewives lawsuits.

Monica Garcia’s Attorneys React to Heather Gay Beauty Lab Settlement: ‘Bad Decision’

💎 Clutching Their Diamonds…

The new season starts November 19th. A lot of Kyle angst in the trailer. I’m over that too.

https://www.justjared.com/2024/11/07/real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-trailer-teases-explosive-season-14-amid-3-cast-exits-plus-premiere-date-revealed/

Does DIRECTV still exist? Do you know anyone with DIRECTV? I had a neighbor who had it for like, five minutes, and didn’t recommend it. Although I came very close to signing up when they took on Passions after it’s CBS cancelation. I’m glad I didn’t because the show was gone in a matter of months.

DIRECTV’s Christmas at Kathy’s With Kathy Hilton Returns in December

I only included this because, LVP mention. It’s not all that interesting.

Kyle Richards Reveals ‘Friendly’ Run-in With Lisa Vanderpump: ‘Interesting Encounter’

🐪 But I Came For the Camels…

I’m sorry to hear this. I thought these women were a little different than the Housewives norm. And I love Stanbury.

The Real Housewives of Dubai Officially on ‘Pause’ After Season 2

🪃 Two Returns…

The karate kids of Cobra Kai are back on November 15th.  

https://ew.com/cobra-kai-season-6-part-2-exclusive-preview-clip-tory-iron-dragons-8735211

As a post-Christmas gift, Squid Game returns December 26th.

https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/squid-game-season-2-trailer-official

📢 She Stopped the Insanity…

This is just sad and I have no doubt it happens all the time.

https://ew.com/stop-the-insanity-fitness-icon-susan-powter-lost-millions-after-90s-fame-8732791

It’s no surprise she got involved in this. There’s nobody more authentic. I am surprised she never got a movie made about Susan though. She would have been perfect for the role.

https://ew.com/jamie-lee-curtis-susan-powter-documentary-preview-8737729

🛸 Guilty Pleasure Then and Now…

One of my favorite series ever. Mostly because Marc Singer is in it.

https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/v-the-series-sci-fi-1984-retrospective

The sad story of the reboot. By the time they brought Marc in, it was already too late.

https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/v-2009-15-year-anniversary

🦖 King Of the Monsters…

I loved Godzilla Minus One. I hope the sequel does it justice.

https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/godzilla-minus-one-sequel-in-works

In the beginning.

https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/godzilla-70-year-anniversary

🏆 Making the Cut…

The simple list of Grammy nominations.

https://people.com/grammys-2025-nominations-full-list-8742150

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the Grammys. Just keep scrolling down; it’s endless.

https://www.grammy.com/news/2025-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about this year’s Grammys. Ditto.

https://www.grammy.com/news/2025-grammys-nominations-best-african-music-performance

🐾 It’s Not Always About the Dog…

🦛 Moo Deng has some competition.

https://people.com/a-new-moo-deng-enters-the-chat-pygmy-hippo-named-haggis-born-at-edinburgh-zoo-8739678

🐛 Wow. Just wow. Check out the Instagram.

https://people.com/deep-sea-explorers-find-worm-looks-like-sassy-sparkler-8741792

🦊 Aww! a million times over. Feel free to squee.

https://people.com/red-panda-triplets-born-at-childrens-zoo-in-nebraska-8742059

🐶 And sometimes it is about the dog. Old news, but no less cute.

https://people.com/pets/snoopy-look-alike-bayley-mini-sheepadoodle/

🐘 Quotes of the Week

Leaders who win the respect of others are the ones who deliver more than they promise, not the ones who promise more than they can deliver. – Mark A. Clement

No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has. – Henry Ward Beecher

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. – Marilyn Monroe

Infinitely more important than sharing one’s material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves—our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.  – William E. Simon (But a little cash never hurts.)

Happiness depends to some extent upon external conditions, but chiefly upon mental attitudes. – Paramahansa Yogananda

If you’re going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now. – Marie Osmond (Preach!)

Make the choice to embrace this day. Do not let your today be stolen by the ghost of yesterday or the To-Do list of tomorrow! It’s inspiring to see all the wonderfully amazing things that can happen in a day in which you participate. – Steve Maraboli

I’m naturally adorable. If you have a problem with that, take it up with God. – Geneviève Delatour (Susan Lucci), Devious Maids

Counting to ten only makes it premeditated. – seen on a T-shirt

🌚 All the Fall Feels…

Chuck your comfort zone this weekend and do something different. Or at least stream outside of your usual waters. Then join me on Veteran’s Day for soap and chicanery on Deck. Until then, stay safe, stay thanking veterans for their service, and stay not hiding your peas under your mashed potatoes. Or hiding your feelings.

Nov7

November 6, 2024 – Carly Goes to Jack For Help (Again), Saying Goodbye, Salty Talk, Weekend Watching, Just Like Us, Family Project, A Few More & Summer

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Robert asks, what kind of trouble is Holly in? and she says, when she left Africa, she didn’t exactly leave empty handed. He asks what she took, and she says, Sidwell’s diamonds. And now he wants them back.

Carly goes to see Jack, and he asks, what’s wrong? She says, a woman named Sasha Corbin was just abducted at the Quartermaine estate. The man who kidnapped her said to tell her mother that he wants his diamonds back.

On the phone, Anna says, Robin is taking the idea of having a half-sister better than she did… How does she feel? Worried because wherever Holly goes, trouble seems to follow.

Portia asks how Lucas and the family are doing, and he asks if there’s been an update on Sam’s autopsy.

Alexis sleeps on the couch. She sits up and picks up a photo album. She looks at pictures of Sam, when there a knock at the door. It’s Curtis.

Brook hugs Michael and asks how he’s doing. He says he’s still in shock. He can’t believe Sam is gone. It doesn’t feel real. She says, losing someone never does, and he asks if she’s seen Willow. She left him a message and he texted her, but she’s not responding. She says she hasn’t seen Willow, and he wonders where she is. He went to the gatehouse, but she’s not there.

Willow and Drew do no basking in the afterglow. They just lie there breathing heavy.

Dante comes home and wanders around. He hears a key in the lock and runs to the door, but it’s Sonny. Sonny asks, what is it? and Dante says he thought for a second that Sam was home.  

Holly says, don’t be angry, but Robert says he’s not. She just told him that she stole millions of dollars in diamonds. She says, hundreds of millions. She was trying to keep him out of it, but now she needs his help. He says, of course (🍷) she does. He’ll do what he can. Has Sidwell been in touch with her? She says, not directly, and he says, has he been in touch indirectly? She says, her hotel room was ransacked, and he asks if the diamonds were there. She says, no. When Sidwell was spotted in Miami, she took them to a secure location. He asks, where?

Carly says, the man said he’d kill Sasha if she went to the police, and Jack says, so she came here. She says, he’s not the police, and he says, definitely not. He asks her to describe the man, and she says, bald, muscular build, about 6 feet tall, and English. Jack shows her Sidwell’s picture and asks if it’s him, and she says, yeah. He says, she had the distinct misfortune of meeting Jenz Sidwell, and she asks what Sidwell is doing in Port Charles when the WSB is looking for him. He asks what Sidwell said, and she says, tell Sasha’s mother that he wants his diamonds back. It makes no sense because Sasha’s mother is dead. Jack says he thinks he knows who can shed some light on this mystery.

Lucas asks if there are any preliminary findings, but Portia says, they want to be thorough. He says, it’s hard having unanswered questions, and she suggests he get some rest, but he says he’s covering for Dr. Welch, whose baby is sick. She asks if he thinks extra work is a good idea, but he says he wouldn’t do it if he thought he couldn’t handle it. Portia says, they’re here if he needs them, and Lucas leaves. Brad watches from around the corner.  

Sonny says he wanted to check in, and Dante says he got lost all over again walking into the apartment. It’s quiet and empty in here. It was full of love and laughter because of Sam. Now there’s a deafening silence and it’s not going to be the same home it was. Sonny says, it’s going to be different, and Dante asks him to stop trying to fix it. No one can fix it. This was Sam’s home. Sam was the reason it was a home. Who the hell decorates for Groundhog Day? Every year, he and Rocco couldn’t wait to see what she’d done. She gave his son a home again and gave him a mother when he lost his. She treated his kid like one of hers and gave him the same love she gave her kids. She invited them into her home and made them part of her family. Now she’s gone and he doesn’t know what that means. What happens to their family?

Brook tells Michael that Danny wanted to be alone, and Scout was exhausted and fell asleep. He says he hopes they get answers, and she says, Sam was young and healthy. He says he was thinking about how brave she was. When she found out Lulu needed help, she didn’t hesitate. Brook says, when she saw trouble, she stepped up, and Scout comes in. She says she had a bad dream and daddy wasn’t there. He’s gone like mommy. Brook says, he’s not gone, and Scout asks where he is. Find him.

Drew says he knows this shouldn’t have happened. He was blindsided by Sam’s death. Willow says, they both were, and he says, he shouldn’t have let it get that far, but he says, they’re both responsible. They can try to lay blame, but they’ve been fighting this attraction for months. He asks what they do, and she says, nothing. It was a one-time thing and can never happen again. (🍷) She loves Michael and loves their life. She doesn’t know what she was thinking. It was a horrible mistake, and no one can ever know about it. He says, it’s got to be their secret, and she says she’ll take the back stairs and come in the front. It will look like she’s just coming in. He thanks her for seeing that he was okay, and she leaves. We see an earring on the floor.

Brad asks, how’s Lucas? and Portia says, he’s anxious about the autopsy. Is it in yet? He says, no, not yet, and she says, let her know. Isaiah comes by and she says she’d love to speak with him.  

Curtis says he wanted to check on Alexis and say how sorry he is. She thanks him, and he says he knows when they’re in pain… She says, they make bad decisions, and he says he knows she’s not up for a meeting, so he brought a meeting to her. She says, it means a lot, and he says, she’s dealing with a lot. That’s usually when addicts go off the rails. He knows how easy it is to get lost in a bottle. Her sobriety matters, more so at times like this. She says she thought about having a drink a thousand times. She’d do anything to numb the pain, but absolutely not.

Sonny says, Dante is entitled to his anger, sadness, and confusion. It’s normal to have those feelings for a while, but don’t let himself drown in grief. Dante says, Sam was the glue that held them together, and Sonny says, they both made their family what it is. It’s a tragedy that Sam is gone, but Dante is here, and the kids need him. Dante says, what if that’s not enough? and Sonny says, they’re all here for him. Everybody is going to get him and the kids through this. He knows what Dante is going through. The whole world is dark. He doesn’t want to get out of bed, but he has to because that’s what Sam would want for him. They hug.  

Brook says, bad dreams are just dreams, and Scout says she misses mommy. Brook says she has the best cure to forget a bad dream – hot chocolate, and Scout says, with whipped cream? Brook says, of course (🍷), and takes Scout to the kitchen. Willow comes in, pretending like she just got here.

Carly tells Anna that she was at the Quartermaines, when Sidwell stormed in and kidnapped Sasha. He told her to tell Sasha’s mother that he wants his diamonds back, but Sasha’s mother is dead. He must have made a mistake. Anna says, no. Holly Sutton is Sasha’s mother. Carly asks if she’s sure. She’s known Sasha a long time. Anna says, people have been known to lie, and Jack says, Holly stole Sidwell’s diamonds, and he followed her to Port Charles. Anna says she knew it, but when she confronted Holly, Holly denied it. Carly says, just have Holly give them back. Sasha’s life is at stake. Anna says, Holly can’t always be counted on to do the right thing.

Holly says she can’t tell Robert until she has a plan. Until then, the diamonds will stay in a secure location. He says, the diamonds have put her in the crosshairs of a dangerous criminal. The best thing to do is give them back. She says, the diamonds are just as much hers, and he asks how she figures that. She says, they were mined illegally, and he says, they were stolen. Neither of them deserve the diamonds. She says she has a better purpose for them, and he says he’ll only help her if she’s honest with him. Tell him where the diamonds are and what her plan is. She says she can’t, and he says, can’t or won’t? Neither works for him.

In her office, Portia thanks Isaiah for doing Lulu’s transplant, and Isaiah says he was about to check on her. How is she doing? Portia says, they’re going in the right direction, and he says he’s glad to hear that. She says she wants to ask him about Lulu’s donor. She’s not sure if he’s aware, but her donor, Sam McCall, was stable after surgery, then passed away a short time later. He says he had no idea. What happened? She says, they don’t know. She was hoping he could help. He says, Sam wasn’t his patient, and they had little contact. He can submit his post-surgery notes… She says, she’s more interested in getting his insights. Was there any indication that Dr. Jones made any mistakes?

Lucas searches for post-surgery cardiac arrest on his laptop.

Olivia arrives at Dante’s apartment and asks Sonny how Dante is doing. Sonny says, he’s not doing too well, and Olivia says, Sam seemed healthy. What the hell went wrong? Sonny says, they don’t know. He told Dante that he’s got to get it together for the children. He’s worried he can’t handle things without her. Olivia says, all Dante thinks about is everybody else, when Dante comes downstairs. Olivia hugs him and asks what she can do. Did he eat? He says his stomach is too messed up. It’s like Sam’s still here. He can smell her perfume. Olivia suggests he stay with the kids, but he says he’s where he needs to be. She says, whatever he thinks is best, and he says, having Sam back is what’s best. She says she’d do anything to give him that, and he says, but she can’t. He feels like he’s drowning and can’t see a clear path forward.

Willow says she’s so sorry about Sam, and Michael says, where was she? He called and texted, but she didn’t answer. She says she had put her phone on silent and fell asleep on the couch. She forgot to turn it back on. She knows he’s struggling, and she wants to be there for him. She hopes he lets her. Creeper Drew comes in, and Willow says she heard about Sam. She’s sorry for his loss. She hugs him.  

Isaiah tells Portia that Sam’s liver was in excellent condition and Lucas performed a perfect procedure. She says she doesn’t doubt Lucas’s ability, but she has to follow up. It’s her responsibility to find out how a healthy patient had such a serious complication. He says, things like this happen, and she says, but this is a unique situation. Sam was Dr. Jones’s sister. It’s not something they normally do, but an exception was made. He asks if Sam signed releases, and she says, it’s crucial to the hospital’s reputation that they get to the bottom of this. He says, he’s getting the feeling that’s not the only reason. Is she asking because she wants answers or a scapegoat?

Lucas closes his laptop and looks through a book. Brad watches through the door window.

Alexis says she was in the same position Curtis is not long ago, and Curtis says, Finn when Gregory died. She says, Finn let go of his sobriety because he couldn’t handle the grief. She didn’t blame him. She would have done the same. He says, they’ve all been there, and she says she’s already had one relapse. He says, they’re all one slip away, and she says, Sam stepped in and saved the day. She staged an intervention and said she wouldn’t lose Alexis without a fight. And while she’s more tempted than ever to drink, she won’t, because she won’t dishonor Sam’s memory by using her death as an excuse to dive into a bottle. He says he sees where Sam got her strength, and she says she considers that memory to be Sam’s last gift to her. He says, if she needs anything, he’s there for her, day or night, and she thanks him. She says she has to start making decisions about the funeral. She wants Sam to be proud of her. He tells her to call anytime, and leaves. She looks at the photo album and cries.

Michael tells Drew that he’s sorry about what happened earlier. He didn’t know about Sam. Drew says he understands. Michael had other things to worry about. Have they seen Scout? She’s not in her room. Michael says, she had a bad dream, and Brook took her to the kitchen. Brook comes back with Scout, who tells Drew that she’s scared. He says, it’s important for her to know it’s okay to feel sad. Promise she’ll always remember how much Sam loved her. Scout says she will, and they hug. Michael looks at Willow.

Portia tells Isaiah that she’s not looking for a scapegoat. She’s looking for an explanation. Isaiah says, Lucas did a textbook job, and she says, Sam still died. Isaiah says, there are a million decisions only made by the surgeon. Not everyone is cut out for that responsibility, but he wouldn’t have agreed if he didn’t think Lucas was. He spoke to Lucas’s colleagues in Boston. He’s a first-class surgeon with a stellar reputation. Portia says, but Lucas had a whole other level of pressure, and Isaiah says, he operated on his sister.

Lucas showers and goes to his locker. He opens it and sees a photo of him and Sam.

Anna says, they have to focus on getting Sasha away from Sidwell, and Jack says, make sure her involvement and that of the PCPD is discreet. Carly says, Sidwell threatened to kill Sasha if she involved the police, and Anna says, then they have to make sure he doesn’t find out. Their number one priority is to get Sasha out safely. She thinks she knows where to start.

Robert says he refuses to remain in the dark, and Holly says she wants to stop Sidwell from coming after him. Robert says, he’s dangerous and after her. Anna is worried too. Their lives are complicated enough. Add Sasha to the mix, and they become more tangled. He’d be lying if he said he hadn’t thought about them having a child. He wants to know his daughter and wants Holly to be a part of that. He’s lived through losing her before and doesn’t want to again. Tell him everything so he can help her. She’s got to be honest with him.

Olivia says, whatever Dante needs, she’ll be happy to do it, and he says, taking the kids was a big help. They can’t imagine how it felt coming in. Sonny says, they would have helped him through it, and Dante says he remembers how long it took him and Sam to talk about moving in together. The day it happened, he freaked out. He thought for sure it would be the reason they broke up, but they got along like they were already a family. He and Sam never fought. Their lives combined perfectly. It was amazing. He should have known it was too good to last.

Scout wants to stay with Drew, and he suggests they watch a movie. Willow says, that’s a great idea. She’ll help Scout look for something. Michael says he missed some calls and has to check his voicemail. Willow says she’ll be here if he needs anything, and he goes into the foyer. His phone indicates there’s a video of movement on the baby monitor. He looks at it and sees Willow and Drew in the nursery. (This is beyond rut-roh.)

Anna leaves to find Jason, and Jack tells Carly not to worry. Anna is very good at what she does. If anyone can take care of it, she can. He’s curious. She couldn’t go to the police, but she has other resources – Sonny, Jason, and he’s sure she has others. Why him? She says, Sonny and Jason just lost someone close to them. They’re all shook up and he’s the next best thing. He says he’s flattered, and she says she decided to trust him. Don’t make her regret it.

Holly says, it’s her turn to protect Robert, but he says he can take care of himself. Anna walks in and says she has bad news. Jenz Sidwell is in Port Charles. Robert says, they know, and Anna says, and he wants his diamonds back. What they don’t know is, he’s kidnapped their daughter to make sure he gets them.

Lucas gets dressed and closes his locker. He turns around and sees Brad.

Alexis looks at the funeral website on her tablet, when there’s a knock at the door. She opens it to Sonny, who says he got here as fast as he could. How is she? She says she’s glad he’s here. Look at this. The funeral home expects her to make a thousand decisions. He says, it can wait, but she says, it needs to be prefect. She doesn’t think a traditional coffin is appropriate because Sam wasn’t traditional. She’s thinking of modern, but doesn’t want to make the wrong choice. There’s the service… She’ll need a picture for the church, but what picture? She needs to find the right one to represent Sam… He says, stop, and she says she wants someone to tell her it’s not true. How can her daughter be dead? How is it even possible that it happened?   

Dante comes downstairs and opens the closet. He sees Sam’s leather jacket and takes it out, holding it to him and smelling it.  

Michael watches the video, seeing Willow and Drew get nakey. Willow comes out and says, Scout is tired. The movie is off. What is he looking at? Drew comes out with Scout and says, Scout is looking for Willow. Scout asks if Willow will tuck her in with daddy, and Willow says, of course (🍷). She tells Michael that she’ll be back in a little while, and Michael says, take your time. She and Drew go upstairs, and Michael looks at the video of Willow and Drew getting busy.

Tomorrow, Portia says she never should have let Lucas operate on his sister; Alexis doesn’t want to picture a world without her daughter; and Holly tells Jason that she needs her diamonds back.

💔 Double the Goodbye…

Yeah, none of us are exactly happy about it.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/ghs-dominic-zamprogna-says-goodbye-to-kelly-monaco

🧂 Too Much Salt…

Heather didn’t waste any time telling Lisa and Meredith that Bronwyn was mean to her and didn’t invite her to Palm Springs, not quite what really happened. Someone always seems to be processing something or wanting an apology from someone. If I had their money, all I’d need to process is payment for the cashmere sweaters I’m buying, and I’d only want an apology if they didn’t have my size. Bronwyn’s husband Todd was over the drama and didn’t want it on the trip. Good luck with that. Lisa blew her nose over being called a bad mom, and said it was the worst thing she could be called. Has she seen Bad Moms? It’s not. Lisa talked about going to Europe, but said she didn’t want to stay in Italy for too long. She didn’t like the food. It was too fresh. What? Whoever heard of such a thing? Ten seconds after he got to Palm Springs, husband Seth told Meredith that he had to make a U-turn back to Ohio, which didn’t sit well with her.

Lisa missed Heather and felt the need to call her while the group was hanging at the hot tub and Bronwyn wasn’t there. Bronwyn was annoyed that the second she got up to take a leak, Lisa was on the phone. Lisa got loud, causing the husbands to dog paddle over from the pool. One of them suggested the women call Heather, but Angie said, they had and that’s why they were fighting. The husbands slunk back out of the women’s business, and Lisa said, Bronwyn and Heather needed to work it out. She didn’t want to get involved. That was where I looked at the camera like Jim from The Office. Todd finally told Lisa’s husband John that either Lisa takes it down a notch or they could leave. He’d had a weekend’s worth of drama in three hours. John relayed the information to Lisa, who again embellished a new story where she had zero fault.

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 8 Recap: A Trip to Palm Springs or “A Living Hell?”

👀 Last Weekend’s Watch…

I love Vice’s Dark Side series, and the Reality TV season has been well worth watching. Part exposé and part Memory Lane, they’ve bared it all. In this episode, Aviva Drescher was more of a pragmatist, explaining that even though they were prodded by producers, what made the show was the drama, and the drama was what brought the paycheck. On the other hand, Vicki Gunvalson came off as quite bitter, but after hearing how the show handled her mother’s death, I really couldn’t blame her. I remembered that episode well as it was so heart wrenching. Jeana Keough was another interviewee, and seemed to take everything in stride, saying she’d do it again if offered.

https://people.com/vicki-gunvalson-real-housewives-of-orange-county-deal-with-the-devil-dark-side-of-reality-tv-8736542

Au revoir, Daryl. Again, I don’t know why they have to explain everything to us, but I actually didn’t read this since I haven’t seen it yet.

https://ew.com/walking-dead-daryl-dixon-season-2-finale-ending-explained-8738006

https://www.cbr.com/the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-season2-episode6-recap-spoilers/

And of course, my favorite. I am officially fangirling now that I bought a T-shirt that says Fromily.

FROM Season 3 Episode 7: A Breakdown of Madness and Mystery

🗳 Stars Rock the Vote…

Is it me or does Lady Gaga look like a young Courtney Love?

https://extratv.com/photos/image_jpg_20241105_f499556a0b794aa7882f384f8ac3d4eb/

🧟‍♂️ The Family That Films Together…

What fun parents!

https://ew.com/kevin-bacon-kyra-sedgwick-making-comedy-horror-movie-with-their-real-kids-8739590

👻 Halloween Hangover…

The Bob costume just kills me.

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/video/nyc-dogs-show-off-halloween-costumes-115344940

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/halloween-ideas/g23653854/best-halloween-costumes-of-all-time/

🍎 Crisp and Golden As an Apple…

Join me tomorrow for soap and messiness in the OC. Until then, stay safe, stay away from the topic of politics if it’s just going to start a fight, and stay checking for nannycams if you’re going to get busy in the nursery.

Oct31

October 30, 2024 – Time Of Death 5:48 PM, Justification, Salty Stuff, Ariana Does Horror, Dark Dancing, Halloween Watch, Best In Costume & Night Wind

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Jason beings Scout and Danny to the hospital. Scout wants to show Sam her costume and Danny just wants to see her.

Alexis brings Sam some candy, and Sam asks her to remind Dante to get some more for the trick-or-treaters. Alexis says, both she and Dante bought some, and now they have 60 pounds of it. She wants to know Sam’s secret. She can put herself together in a minute or sixty, but Sam looks so good after surgery. She’s glowing.  

Trina stops by Portia’s office and says she’s heading to school. Portia asks how it is being back, and Trina asks if the rumors are true that Heather left Port Charles. Portia says, yes, and Trina wonders if Portia had something to do with it.

On the phone, Willow says, Michael hasn’t come home and she’s worried. Call her back. There’s a knock at the door and it’s creeper Drew. She asks why he would come here.

Sasha sits up in bed and remembers being at the bar. She looks next to her, and Michael rolls over. (Rut-roh.)

Cody is sleeping on Maxie’s couch, and cowboy James holds his finger under Cody’s nose. Cody opens his eyes and asks what James is doing, and James says, checking to see if he’s breathing. Cody says, is he? and James says, so far. Cody says, too bad, but James says, breathing is supposed to be good thing. Cody says, tell that to his head, and James says, Cody should have told him that they were having a sleepover. Cody says, it wasn’t exactly a planned thing, and James says he has gummi worms in his holster. He asks if Cody wants one and Cody says, no. (I can feel his stomach lurch.) James asks what he’s going as for Halloween, when Maxie walks in. She says, Cody looks like he’s going as someone who made a big mistake last night. (That’s actually pretty funny.)

Sasha flashes back to the bar and Michael ordering tequila. She asks what he’s doing here, and he says, celebrating. He finally knows the truth. He tells the bartender, keep them coming. She remembers them making out and then moving to the bed. Michael wakes up and sees her.

Drew says he’s sorry to drop in, but he needs to apologize. Willow says she doesn’t want his apology. Just go. If Michael finds them together, it’s the last thing she needs. Drew asks if she’s heard from him, but she says, no. He asks if she wants him to call… and she says, no. Stay away from her and Michael. Her marriage can’t take any more of his help. He says he understands and asks if she was about to tell Michael when she showed up at the main house. She says she thought it was better if Michael heard it from her. Nina told her everything.  

Portia says she had nothing to do with Heather leaving. Now they can refocus their lives again. Trina says she has nothing to report and asks about Marshall, but Portia wants to hear everything about school.

At the Surf Lodge, Dante asks if Rocco is okay, but he says he just wants to see his mom. Dante says, she’s still recovering and will be in the ICU for a while. They’ll see her when she’s moved, but there’s something he wants to talk to Rocco about first.

Sam says she heard Lulu’s surgery went well, and Alexis says, her transplant prognosis is good. Sam says, that’s a relief, and Alexis says, it’s a relief to see Sam smiling. Sam says, considering she’s fine and Lulu has hope, it’s cause for celebration, and Alexis says, their family is long overdue. Sam says she hopes Alexis means that… She shows Alexis the ring and says, Dante proposed. Alexis says, it’s about time, and Sam says she knows Alexis isn’t a big advocate of marriage. Alexis says her marriages were dumpster fires. Sam’s will be better. They hug.

Trina says she loves art history, but her project partner has made no appearance. She doesn’t want to say how good things are or she’ll jinx it, but Portia says, that won’t happen. What about her missing partner? Trina says she tried to contact them, but if she doesn’t hear from them soon, she’s going to tell the TA to get her a different partner. Portia says, it’s Trina’s turn to have some good times, and Trina says she’s going to make it happen for herself. She’s got to get going. She’ll see Portia later.

James asks Cody what mistake he made, when a car horn blows outside. Maxie says, that’s Billy’s mom, and James says, if Cody changes his mind about not going trick-or-treating, go as a cowboy, so they’ll match. He and Cody fist bump, and Cody is like, ow. James leaves, and Maxie asks how Cody’s hangover is feeling.

Sasha and Michael are both in robes, so I assume they’re at a hotel. He asks if she’s okay, and she says she has a hangover from hell and is totally mortified. Otherwise, she’s okay. Him? He says, the same, and asks what they had to drink. She says, everything, and he says, that wasn’t his plan. He doesn’t think he had a plan. She says, neither did she. She was angry and hurting, and the alcohol did nothing to improve her judgement. He says he was in the same place. What happened… Neither of them planned it. They’re both at fault. Sasha says she’d agree, but it hurts to nod her head, and Michael says his hair hurts. She says, there’s something she didn’t tell him. When he told her about Willow kissing Drew, she already knew. She saw them kissing on the 4th of July. She walked into the solarium, but they didn’t see her, and she didn’t say anything. She didn’t know what to say or do. It was the last thing she expected. He says, it was the last thing he expected to hear, and she says, Willow is her friend, but she and Michael have history. He’s always been kind to her and she should have told him. He says she was just trying to be loyal to both of them. He understands and he’s not mad. She says, him being mad wouldn’t be the straw that broke the camel’s back, but it would be the straw that killed her. He says, it’s not on her. Willow and Drew are the ones who put them in this position.

Scout tells Jason that she brought Sam a grilled cheese because she likes them, and Olivia said she was a hero. Jason says, she’s one of the bravest people he knows, and they go into the elevator.

Alexis says, when first she first noticed Sam and Dante together, she thought they were a perfect match. The longer they were together, Sam smiled more. She was more herself than with anyone else. Sam says, that’s how it felt from the beginning. They each had a piece of a life, but not the whole thing. It works. Alexis says, they made it work. They committed to building a life, and they took that life, and wrapped it around their families. Sam says she never thought it could be this way, and Alexis says, Sam showed her what a healthy relationship looks like. She wasn’t able to give her girls that kind of family, but Sam is giving it to hers. What she just did for Dante and Rocco is the best gift ever. There’s no demonstration of love that’s greater. Sam says she loves Dante, and Alexis says she loves Sam, and kisses her hand.

Maxie tells Cody, don’t throw up on the rug. They had a dog… Cody says, don’t finish that story. He’s sorry he crashed here, but Mac insisted because Felicia swapped out her couch for a love seat. Maxie says, if it wasn’t an election year, she would have heard about it. She knew it would come back to bite her. Cody asks if she thinks a pint-sized cowboy with gummi worm breath will be punishment enough, and Maxie says she thought Mac talked some sense into him.

Sasha says she doesn’t blame Michael for being angry, but Willow felt terrible and was beating herself up. Michael says he’s glad Willow regrets kissing Drew, but he hates that she’s beating herself up over it. It just happened, right? Sasha says, after Willow confided in her about the second kiss… Michael says, there was a second kiss? and Sasha says she thought he knew.

Drew says, Nina showed up and told Willow everything? and Willow says, yes. He asks what she said, and she says, Cody was blabbing about how Drew kissed his nephew’s wife. Drew says he’s sorry, but she says she’s not blaming him. Drew says, Cody was drinking like it was his job, and Willow tells him that Nina said he was very drunk and punched Drew. Then he said what he said. Drew says, that sums it up, and she says she didn’t want Michael to find out from a stranger or a news report. She wanted to tell him. She thought she could make him understand. Drew says, and he decided to do it himself, and she says, after all the times he told her not to, he went ahead did it anyway. (I hope the bloom is finally off that rose for her.)

Dante tells Rocco that Sam said yes, she’ll marry him. They want to make their family official. Rocco seems surprised. Rocco says he is, and Dante asks if he’s surprised that she said yes, but Rocco says he’s surprised Dante asked. Dante says, why? Clearly, it’s something. What’s going on? He doesn’t like them being married? Rocco says, what about mom?

There’s a beeping alarm, and Jason notices Portia running toward Sam’s room. He sees Alexis running out and she looks at him. She shakes her head.

Jason tells Danny that he needs to take his sister to Bobbie’s. Eat something and wait there for him. Danny asks, what’s going on? but Jason says, not right now. Scout says she wants to see mom, and Danny says, he was thinking that mom loves the cookies at Bobbie’s. They could get a bunch for her as a surprise. They leave, and Jason asks Alexis, what happened? She say she doesn’t know.  

Elizabeth says, Sam isn’t responsive and has no pulse. She’s not breathing. Lucas says, code blue and he wants a crash cart. He wonders where this is coming from. Her vitals were normal. He asks if it could be internal bleeding, and Portia says, a possible embolism. She does chest compression, and he asks for the paddles. He uses them on Sam, but there’s no response. He does it again.  

Maxie tosses a bag of ice to Cody, and he says, there’s some stuff she should know before she gives her speech. She says she knows more than he and Sasha would like, and he says, she knows they’re cousins? She says, first cousins, and he asks if it was published in The Invader.  She says, it’s not known publicly, but her mom is friends with Sasha’s mom. Sasha said her mom was dead, so Maxie was surprised when Holly told her mother and Sasha confirmed it. Cody asks how Sasha is, and Maxie says, hurt and confused, to be expected. He says, that makes two of them, and she asks what he remembers. He says he was drinking… She says, not at all responsibly, and he says he punched that smarmy son of a bitch Drew Cain in his smug little face. Maxie says, he and Sasha got horrible news, and they were both in a bad place, but she doesn’t understand. Why Drew?  

Willow says she wanted to be honest from the beginning, but Drew said not to make it a bigger deal. Then he blindsided her. Why? Why blow up her life? Drew says he didn’t have a choice. Ned and Tracy were going to blackmail him. She says she can’t believe they knew. She’s going to be sick. Drew says, the told him that they’d tell Michael everything unless he went along with their demands. It would have only escalated until someday it blew up anyway. In the moment, he had no other call. He still doesn’t. She says, he’s probably right, and he says, she’s got to believe him. If he’d had a second to warn her, he would have. He’s sorry. She says, none of that matters. All she cares about is her family. She wants Michael to come home. She can tell him one truth; she loves him and their family. And she’s going to do what it takes to earn his forgiveness. There’s only one person who could have told Cody. Sasha. She can’t believe Sasha did that to her. (Oh come on. Like telling an SO a secret you’re keeping is unheard of.)

Michael asks what Sasha means, but she says, forget it. He says, tell him what she knows, and she says, the night McConkey died, Drew was torn up, and he and Willow kissed again. Michael asks if there were any other times, but she says, no. Willow loves him and she’s hating herself. He says, maybe she should. He can wrap his head around one kiss. One kiss is a mistake. The second time is not an accident. They made a choice.  

Cody says, Drew is sleeping with Nina and kissing Willow, and Maxie asks how he knows. He asks how she knew, and she says, look at this face. People tell her things, but she doesn’t drink and tell. He says he feels bad about his big mouth, but not the punch, and she says she’s not being judgy, but why Drew? Cody says he’s trying to be a good guy, but look at what doing the right thing has gotten him. She says she’s sorry about Sasha.

Sasha tells Michael, emotions were high, and Drew and Willow got caught up in the moment. She thinks they know something about that. She doesn’t like herself right now. She loves Willow and broke her confidence and slept with her husband. Michael says, there’s enough blame to go around, but the person at fault the most is Drew. (Agreed.)

Willow says, she confided in Sasha, and Sasha blabbed (WOTD) to Cody, but Drew says, she can take Cody off her worry list. He’ll handle Cody. Willow says, Michael will be home soon and she’s going to tell him everything, including about the second kiss. It’s the only way they can move forward. Drew says, Michael is already hurt. Telling Michael about her feelings for him will only hurt him more. (Yeah. We see how well that advice worked out the first time.)

Cody tells Maxie, Drew is not a good guy. Nobody knows he’s sleazing around with his nephew’s wife and sleeping with her mom. He thinks he’s better than everybody else, but he’s not. He’s a sleaze hiding behind a nice haircut and fancy coats and suits, and he’s getting rewarded for it. He wanted to pull Drew down from the pedestal he’s put himself on and throw him down in the gutter where he belongs. Maxie says, so he had his big moment and lashed out. Where did that get him? He says, a night on her couch, and she says, he could have wound up in jail. He says, thanks to Mac, that didn’t happen, and she says she’s sorry. It’s a horrible thing, but she hopes he realizes that he has a family who can help him through it and will. Things are going to get better. Stay away from Drew. He says he plans to, and she says, otherwise, he’ll deal with her. He asks if this is what having a sister is like, and she says, if you’re lucky.

Lucas calls for the paddles again, and tries to revive Sam, but she’s still unresponsive. (These scenes are actually a little stressful to watch, they’re so intense.)

Dante asks if Rocco remembers what it was like before Sam, and Rocco says, they were sad all the time. Dante says, they were barely making it through the day. It’s like they were sleepwalking. Then Sam showed up and it got better. It was like they woke up. Rocco says, it was easier to move, and Dante says, they weren’t stuck anymore. Rocco says, Sam unstuck them, and Dante says, they did it together, but Sam made it possible.  

Lucas says he won’t quit, and Portia says, she’s in AFib. Lucas tells Sam not to quit on him now.

Alexis asks a nurse if she can tell her what’s going on. She’s Sam’s mother. The nurse says, her medical team is doing what they can, and they’ll update Alexis as soon as they can. She leaves, and Alexis tells Jason that she doesn’t understand.  She was just with Sam. Dante had proposed, and Sam showed her the ring. They were happy and laughing. She doesn’t know what happened.

Lucas keeps trying and tells Portia to resume compression. Portia keeps trying, but her face says, it’s futile.  

Alexis tells Jason, Sam was fine one second – happy about her future – and the next, her face went completely white, and she couldn’t breathe. She was confused and Alexis didn’t know what to do. She doesn’t understand. She’s scared

Dante says, Sam, Danny, and Scout were a package deal, and Rocco says, it took some getting used to. Danny is mostly a pain. Dante says, siblings are pains, but we love them, and Rocco says, most of the time, they’re great. Dante says, family is great. And Sam is the one who gave them their family again.

Sam flatlines, and Portia says, it’s time. Lucas says, no. She’s still here. Go again. The paddles… I said, charge. Portia keeps up the chest compression and looks at Elizabeth.

Alexis says she called Sam’s name, but she didn’t answer. Alarms went off and she was pushed out while they rushed in. Her girl is in there.

Scout wonders where Jason is. It’s almost time for trick-or-treating. Danny says he’ll take her. He knows the houses where the best candy is. She says, mom loves Halloween candy… Grandma looked weird. He says, not really, but Scout says, she did to her. He says, she’s just tired. She spent the entire night at the hospital. She asks if he thinks mom will have a scar, and he says, probably. A scar is cool. She says, mom is cool. She’s a hero. He says, she is.

Portia says, the patient is still in asystole, but Lucas says he can do this. Portia says, she’s been in asystole for 30 minutes. She’s gone. Lucas gathers himself and says, time of death, 5:48 pm. The monitor is shut off.

Tomorrow, Elizabeth tells Jason, do it for Sam; Drew asks Cody if they have a deal; Michael asks Willow if there’s anything else; and Sasha says, no one has to know about this.

⚖️ There Is No Defense…

Seriously? There’s a big difference between nobody’s perfect and being a total creeper.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/cameron-mathison-defends-drews-contentious-gh-love-triangle

🧂 Worth Their Salt…

The almost fistfight between Whitney and Lisa’s husbands was shut down before it got to the RHONJ Battle of the Joes level. While I give kudos to Justin for defending his wife, dumping a full bottle of Lisa’s tequila down the drain when he got home was a little juvenile. For one thing, Lisa wasn’t there, so the point is moot. All he did was create the hassle of getting more tequila. I’d say good riddance to it, but apparently, they like it. Justin and John met later and right away John asked if they should order appetizers. Now that’s the way to squash beef. Eat some smashed potatoes with it.

I like Bronwyn more every episode. One of the fun things she likes to do is pick her husband up from the airport wearing different costumes. Get that sexy nurse out of your head, because I mean things like sharks and unicorns. And mushrooms. More like mascot costumes. He acted longsuffering about it, but he seems to be a good sport, and I can see why she married him.

Heather went to Bronwyn’s fantabulous house, where Bronwyn met her at the door wearing fantabulous earrings. An errant dog poop found inside prompted Heather to say in her interview that she had to watch her step. Who among us owners of little dogs has not found a wayward poopie? And Bronwyn’s house is so massive, it’s a wonder she can find her own bathroom. Bronwyn was honest in saying she’d invited Heather because she was planning a group trip and didn’t know where their friendship was at. As usual, Heather took offense and denied any responsibility in their rift. IMO, Heather lost any shred of authenticity along with the weight. In Angie’s interview, she’d said she’d known Heather since they were kids. Heather had always wanted to sit at the cool kids’ table, still did, and would do anything to sit there. I’ve never heard a more accurate description.

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 7 Recap: Justin’s Friendship With the Barlows Goes Down the Drain

😈 Still Not As Scary As Sandoval…

Because she doesn’t have enough gigs.

Ariana Madix Takes on Halloween Horror Nights 2024

👠 Trick Or Tango…

Even DWTS gets into the Halloween act.

Dancing with the Stars Season 33, Episode 7 Recap: Whose Dark Routine Was a Halloween Treat?

🎃 After the Tricks and Treats…

I’ll be shooting for Apocalypse Z this weekend.

New Horror Movies Streaming This Week for Halloween 2024

FYI, The Substance is in theaters, but according to this article, will be streaming on Halloween.

‘The Substance’ streaming date revealed – and it is sooner than you think

A straight up guide.

https://deadline.com/feature/where-to-watch-halloween-movies-tv-streaming-guide-1236157656/

More family friendly fare… mostly.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/30/entertainment/halloween-movies-2024/index.html

I dunno if I’d consider these under the radar, but there are some good ones here.

https://www.ksl.com/article/51164945/10-under-the-radar-halloween-movies

For the NASA nerd in you.

https://www.space.com/halloween-2024-cosmic-monsters-horror-movies

Choices from across the pond.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/best-new-horror-movies-to-watch-this-halloween/

🐶 Ready For Treats…

Never enough photos of pets in costumes. Especially when money is no option.

https://www.tmz.com/2024/10/30/celebrity-pets-all-dressed-up-for-halloween/

👻 In the Midnight Hour…

Needing to sleep like the undead before facing the goblin horde on All Hallows’ Eve. But join me tomorrow for soap, what the witches are brewing in the OC, and more Halloween. Until then, stay safe; stay never blowing out a Jack-o’-lantern before midnight; and stay not going dressed as someone who made a big mistake last night on Halloween.

Oct25

October 24, 2024 – Sam Is Prepped For Surgery, Doubtful, Steven Lars, Just a Bowl Of Oranges, Salty Talk, Movie Watch, On Backwatch, Full Circle, Vampire Review, Matching & Hour   

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Jason goes to Sonny’s office and asks, what’s up. Sonny says, it’s time to tell him what went on in Africa, and holds up the diamond.

At the Surf Lodge, Alexis, Danny, and Scout talk about Sam’s surgery. Scout says, it’s a big deal. Sam is saving Lulu’s life.

Jack calls Carly, and when she answers, he says he was starting to think she was avoiding him. She says she’s in the middle of something, but he says he needs to see her right now. She says, now is not a good time. She’s at GH. Jack says he insists. This is important. She says, so is this, and goes in to see Sam.

Laura tells Lulu that she knows it’s hard to hang in there, but help is on the way thanks to Sam. She’ll be here and Lucky will be here when Lulu comes out. She can do this. Dante and Rocco arrive, and Laura says, they’ll all be here waiting for her.

Isaiah is in the locker room, earbuds in, when Lucas says, sorry to interrupt. Isaiah says he likes to visualize a procedure before he does it, and Lucas says, they all have their pre-op rituals. He knew a surgeon who had to wear the same shoes and eat two banana muffins before surgery. Isaiah asks if Lucas is ready, and Lucas says he and Sam have the easy part. Isaiah says, it’s going to take all of them to give Lulu the help she needs. He leaves, and Brad opens his locker, finding a bag from Eckerd’s. He takes out a sweet roll and bites into it. Brad comes in and says, Lucas used to always have Eckerd’s before surgery. Unless he’s hungry for something else.

Ric visits Heather and she says she misses Alexis. He says, that’s something you don’t hear very… ever, and she says, her roommate isn’t good at conversation, but she does make a delicious toilet wine. He says, you win some, you lose some, and she says she wouldn’t mind winning some. Did the judge do what he was supposed to? Ric says, he did. The judge vacated her sentence. She’s going free.

Ellizabeth tells Portia that she heard about Heather, and asks if there’s anything she can do to help. Portia says, it’s enough that Elizabeth understands how she feels, but if Plan A fails, she might take Elizabeth up on it. Elizabeth asks, what’s Plan A?

Curtis’s assistant tells him that his 9 o’clock is here, and he says, let them in. No interruptions. Steven Webber (aka Steven Lars) comes in and they shake hands. Curtis says, Heather Webber’s prodigal son.  

Portia says, they have a big day they need to focus on, and Elizabeth says, they have to get ready to make sure the surgery goes smoothly. Portia says, Curtis is taking care of Heather, and Elizabeth tells her to be careful. Heather has a powerful ally in Ric, and if he sees someone moving against his client, he’ll respond in kind. Portia says, Heather is the one who needs to be careful.

Steven says he’s not a doctor anymore, but Curtis says he was highly skilled before he was incarcerated. Steven says, and financially stable. He thanks Curtis for paying his way here, and Curtis says, it’s the least he could do. Steven says, that depends on why Curtis is asking. He doesn’t have good memories of Port Charles and he’s not planning on staying long. Curtis says he’s not planning on standing in Steven’s way, and Steven asks what he can do for Curtis. Curtis says, when Steven does leave, he wants him to take his mother with him.

Heather asks if Ric is messing with her, but he says he got the call last night. She asks if she’s going to a halfway house or a minimum-security facility with a nice volleyball court, but he says, she’s being released. As soon as the paperwork is done, she’s out of here. She asks if she has to check in with a parole officer, get drug tests, or wear an ankle monitor, and he says, her violence stemmed from a medical condition that’s been eradicated, so she no longer needs those constraints. She says she’s free? Totally free? He says, yes, and she says, oh my God. She jumps up and hugs him. She says she got her second chance, and he’d better believe she’s going make the most of him. She kisses him on the lips, like, mwah, and hugs him again.  

Lucas says he thought he made the boundaries clear, and Brad says he brought Eckerd’s for the staff and wanted to make sure Lucas had what he needed for his pre-op routine. He was just being supportive. Lucas says he doesn’t want any misunderstanding, and Brad says he’ll throw it away, but Lucas says he already took a bite. His towel falls and he grabs it, but Brad says, relax. It’s nothing he hasn’t seen before… but that mole is new. He should get it checked out.

Laura tells Dante and Rocco that Sam is going to be prepped for surgery. If there’s anything they want to say, now’s the time. Rocco goes to Lulu’s bed and sits. He takes her hand, and says, it’s me. Rocco.

Carly asks how Sam is, and Sam says she just wishes they could get this show on the road. Carly says, waiting is the worst. It will take a miracle for Lulu to pull through, but what matters is Lulu getting a chance because of Sam. Sam says she’s just doing what anyone would do, and Carly says, if Sam needs anything, tell her. Sam says, Carly didn’t come to chat. She wants something. She always does. Carly admits she does. She wants to say thank you.

Jason asks where the diamond came from, and Sonny says, Africa. The same plane that brought Jason back. How did he find Lucky? Jason hands back the diamond and says, Jenz Sidwell was holding Lucky captive. They met at a casino in Nairobi and Sidwell invited them back to the camp. Sonny says, smart, but Jason says, not really. They’d been made at the casino and Sidwell took them back to have them killed. Sonny asks how they got out, and Jason says, there was a WSB drone strike. Sonny says, it’s nice to know they’re good for something, and Jason says, it saved their lived. When everything went to hell, they got out. Sonny says, but not alone, and Jason says, Holly was working an angle with Sidwell, but at the end, she helped them escape. She  had the diamond? Sonny says, plural, and Jason asks, how many? Sonny says, enough to know Holly is trouble, but the kind of trouble that might be worth it.

Heather says, the first thing she’s going to do is go to Kelly’s for a BLT, and Ric says, she needs to think about the state of her finances. Probably look into getting a job. She says, what about the millions from the quacks who gave her a poison hip? but he says, even if they get a settlement, it could take a while. In the meantime, she needs to support herself. She says, in the words of Scarlett O’Hara, she’ll think about it tomorrow, and he says, today, she needs a place to crash. Does she know anybody who will take her in?

Steven says he was hoping to have nothing to do with Heather, and Curtis asks if he’s aware of what’s happening. Steven says, Elizabeth caught him up, and asks if Heather got a reduced sentence. Curtis says, her sentence was vacated, and she’s being released today. He’s guessing that’s not happy news. Steven says, their relationship is complicated, and Curtis says, Heather wanted his daughter killed and she’s been allowed out in the world. Steven says, without the medical device that made her violent, and Curtis asks if Steven would bet his daughter’s life on it. He wants them to reunite far away from Port Charles. Steven says, Heather gave birth to him, but she’s hardly been his mother, and Curtis says he thought Steven might feel that way. So he’s prepared to make it worth Steven’s while.

Sonny tells Jason that Holly had a bag of them she wanted him to offload. He’s thinking the haul is close to a hundred million. Jason asks what he’s going to do, and Sonny says he’s inclined to work with her. Jason asks if Sonny knows if they’re registered, and Sonny says, no. There are no qualifiers; they’re stolen. Jason says, Sidwell might disagree, and Sonny asks if he didn’t die in the drone strike, but Jason says, he survived and he’s back in the US. He’s guessing Sidwell is looking for Holly.

Alexis tells Scout to go wash up, and Scout leaves. Alexis tells Danny that he’s a good big brother, and he says he’s the oldest. It’s his job. Alexis says, it’s not easy. His sister can be a little a lot, and when he needs to step up, Danny does. She thinks Danny is awesome and so does his mom.

Carly says, it’s no small thing, and Sam says she’s doing it for Dante and Rocco. Carly says, it means the world to all of them, and Sam says she may actually start to believe Carly can dish out compliments. She may have to bank this one. Carly says, please do, when Jack pops in and says he needs a word with Miss Spencer.

Laura says, Rocco is getting so big, and Dante wonders if Lulu will recognize him. She says, he was just a kid when the accident happened that put Lulu in a coma. He’s had to spend so much time without her. Rocco tells Lulu that he brought this for her, and puts a medal in her hand. He says his first cross country meet. He won. It’s all about endurance. Sometimes you feel like you’re not going to make it, but never give up. He thinks he got that from her. They’re so close, don’t give up now.

Outside, Carly tells Jack that her cousin is having a very complicated liver transplant. She was with the woman who’s going to be her donor. Jack says, Carly’s support is commendable. Why doesn’t she do that and then come to his office? She asks what he needs, and he says he needs Jason’s cooperation in giving him vital information from the rescue. She says, just ask him, and he says, it’s clear Jason is holding something back. She says, good luck, and he says, apparently, Jason made a nasty enemy in Jenz Sidwell when he was in Africa. He’s a gem of a human being and he’s now in the US, probably on his way to Port Charles. She asks what he expects her to do, and he says, she begged him to facilitate a rescue that could turn into a full-blown international incident. Doesn’t it seem reasonable to help? She asks why he went out on a limb for her, and he says, if she has to ask, she’s not as smart as he thought she was.

Sonny wonders how Sidwell survived, and Jason says, Lucky didn’t want him dead, and after the drone strike, there was no time. Sonny says, Laura would be proud, and Luke would be rolling in his grave. If he gets it done fast, Holly can be gone before Sidwell connects them to it. But he can’t do it today. He has to be somewhere. Sonny steps out, and Jason’s phone rings. It’s Carly.

Heather says her best bet is Laura taking her in, but Ric says, Laura is going through a family crisis. Heather says she could knock on Alexis’s door. They got along and she’s sure Alexis can give her an air mattress, but Ric says, she’s going through a family crisis as well that’s connected to Laura. Heather says, Laura can drop her off at the Quartermaines. She could hang out there for weeks before they know she’s there. Ric says, when they do notice, they’ll have her arrested. Think. Is there anyone she can call?

Isaiah sees the Eckerd’s box and asks if it’s for anybody. Portia tells him to help himself, and Brad says he’s glad they’re enjoying them. Isaiah says, duty calls, and Brad says he’s just about through. He’s going to the Woodchuck’s game. Elizabeth says, he’s leaving early for a baseball game? and Brad tells them that he could say, never mind, but Portia tells him, have fun, and he leaves.

Curtis says, what if he could get Steven’s medical license reinstated? He has a friend running for office who has influence. Steven says he can’t throw Heather over his shoulder and drag her out, but Curtis says he’s sure she’ll go willingly. He knows family means everything to her and he’s all she has left. Steven says, she has a grandson, but Curtis says, Laura will give her limited access and if it’s not good, she’ll cut Heather off altogether. All Steven has to do is crack the door open. Steven says, but he’ll be the one who has to keep her in line. He doesn’t want to be responsible for what his mother does. Curtis says, then he’ll be responsible for what becomes of her.

Alexis says, Sam has visitors, and Scout gives her some flowers. Sam says she noticed they don’t have schoolwork with them, and Danny says, it’s in the car. They want to stay here and not go to school. Sam tells Alexis not to let them work her. Stay strong. Alexis says, Sam is amazing, saving a life. There’s not many who would do that, but it’s no surprise that Sam is.

Dante and Rocco are in the waiting area, when Laura joins them. She hugs Rocco, and Dante says he’s got to get Rocco to school on time. Rocco says he’s not going, but Dante says they talked about this. Laura says, it’s a good distraction. His mom will still be in surgery after school. Rocco says he wants to be here. Please? Isaiah approaches, and Dante says he’ll make a deal with Rocco. They’re going to see Sam and it’s cool if Rocco does his schoolwork here. They leave and Laura asks Isaiah if everything is okay. Isaiah says he wanted to let her know, it’s time.

Carly asks why Jack keeps helping her, and he says, chivalry. She says, he doesn’t do anything without an ulterior motive, and he says, by definition, Anna is bitter and cynical, but Carly says, she’s not wrong. Jack says, Carly is cynical too. Almost agent worthy. She asks if he’s trying to recruit her, and he says, her talents could be put to better use than a concierge. Jason arrives and says, Carly didn’t tell him that Jack would be here. Carly says, she needs a favor, and Jason says, who’s asking? Carly or Jack? Carly says, both.

Portia says she realized Terry hiring Brad was in the hospital’s best interest, and Elizabeth asks if she thinks Brad is playing Terry. Portia says, does she? and they see Lucas headed toward them. They get quiet and he asks if they’re talking about him. Elizabeth says, they were talking about Brad, and Lucas asks, what’s he done now? Elizabeth says, pastries, and he says, bastard. Elizabeth says, Brad got his job back on Terry’s recommendation. Britt was Brad’s best friend and Terry was Co-Chief of Staff with her. Britt is dead and Brad needed a job. You do the math.

Curtis tells Steven, it’s about family. He’s protecting his and Steven needs to take responsibility for his. He thinks Steven and Heather should leave town and go far away. He’ll supplement Steven’s income until he’s on his feet. Provided Heather goes with him and stays gone. Steven says, and if he can’t convince her? and Curtis says he has alternative outcomes that are much less pleasant. (Very disappointed in Curtis.)

Elizabeth answers the hospital phone, and Heather says she can’t believe she got Elizabeth on the first try. Elizabeth asks why she’s calling, and Heather says she doesn’t know if Elizabeth heard, but she’s being released from Pentenville. Before she asks, it’s 100% legal. Elizabeth says, congratulations, and Heather thanks her. She says her head is spinning, and Elizabeth asks what she wants. Heather says she was wondering if Elizabeth can pick her up at prison… for Franco’s sake, when Ric walks in.

Lucas tells Brad that he hopes the Woodchucks do better than last time in the playoffs, and Brad asks if he wants something. Lucas asks if Brad manipulated his way back into the job. People are saying he played Terry. Brad asks, which is it? Keep it professional and stay away from each other or be in each other’s business. Lucas says, Brad’s right. Sorry. Brad says he did mention Britt, but he needed a job. He’s not proud of it. Lucas says, Britt would probably be proud, and Brad says he hopes so. He’s doing the best he can.

Elizabeth asks why Ric doesn’t pick Heather up if she’s worth millions, and Ric says, he’s going to be in court. Elizabeth says she wants nothing to do with Heather, and he says, just say no. Elizabeth says, they both know if Heather is left alone, she’ll find trouble. What does he want her to do? Take Heather into her home? Ric says he doesn’t like that idea, and Elizabeth says she was looking forward to ice cream and binging Dance Moms. Ric says he has an idea. He’ll move in too. Elizabeth laughs and says, that’s the opposite of helping.

Isaiah tells Laura that Lulu has been given anticoagulants to minimize the risk, but there are no guarantees. Laura says her daughter has been fighting for her life since she was a tiny girl and winning. She takes his hands and says, if he gives her the chance today, she will win again.

Alexis tells Sam that they have a standing invite to dine at the Quartermaines. She’s torn. There’s free food, which she loves, but there’s also… Sam says, Tracy. Sonny comes in and says he should have known the party was in here. He’s proud of Sam. Alexis says, so proud, and Sam thanks him. Danny says he knows she’s tired of hearing it, but she’s a real hero. Dante joins them and asks, who made Sam cry? Rocco has something he wanted to say. Rocco says, thank you so much, and Sam says she hasn’t done anything yet. Rocco says, she’s saving his mom’s life and he doesn’t know how he’ll repay her. She says, Rocco, Danny, Scout, Dante, and her mom, all of her people, including Sonny, have been so good to her. She’s just glad to be able to return the favor.

Carly says, Jack needs to know what happened in Africa, and Jason says he told Jack, but Jack says, he omitted some key details. Carly says, Jack came through for them. He’s the reason they got home. He saved their lives, and she owes him. She thinks Jason does too. Please help him. She leaves.

Jason says he told Jack everything he knew at the time, and Jack says, very good. He’s being honest while disclosing next to nothing. There was more to Jason’s adventure than he knew at first. Jason asks if Holly is up to something, and Jack says, she took something valuable. Jason says, diamonds. She stole a fortune. Jack says, thus Sidwell’s revenge tour, and Jason asks if they’re done. Jack tells him to thank Carly and tell her to watch her step. Jason says, nobody hurts Carly. Bad things tend to happen to people who do.  

On the phone, Portia says, Curtis is taking care of Heather. She’ll call Marshall after she speaks to him. Curtis comes in and nods. Portia smiles and goes to him. She throws her arms around him.

The prison gates open and Heather says goodbye to the guard. She sees Elizabeth walking toward her, and Steven approaches from the other side. She says, Steven Lars, and he says, hello, mother.  

Curtis says, it took some convincing, but Steven is on board. He’s going to take his mom and get out of town and out of their lives. Portia asks if he thinks it will work, and he says he doesn’t think Heather will be able to resist. It’s over. It’s finally over. She hugs him and sees Brad going to the elevator.  

Sam is wheeled out, and Lucas asks if she’s ready. She says, as long as she’s got him, and he says, she’s hard to refuse. There are some people who want to wish her luck. The whole gang is there, and Laura says she can’t possibly thank Sam enough. Sam says she’s glad to do it, and Danny says, kick butt. Scout tells her, what he said, and Rocco says, she’s his hero. Alexis says she loves Sam so much, and Dante kisses her. the elevator opens and Jason joins them. He says, she’s got this, and she says, piece of cake. Jason puts his hand on Danny’s shoulder, and Lucas says, the OR is ready. There are goodbyes and I love yous, and Sam says she loves them. She holds her fist up as she’s wheeled away.

Tomorrow, Anna tells Laura that she’ll find Valentin and bring Charlotte back to her family; Nina asks why someone is confessing now; Steven tells Heather, that subject is off limits; and the paternity results are in.

🩺 But It’s Her House That Alan Gave Her…

This is a real shame. I can understand the accidents she had. I’m pretty sure I’m going to meet my end by tripping over a dog toy, a dog bed, or an actual dog.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/leslie-charleson-unlikely-to-return-to-general-hospital

🚑 The Prodigal Son Returns…

Apparently, the stars aligned.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/scott-reeves-opens-up-about-his-return-to-general-hospital

🍊 A Dose Of Vitamin OC…

Jenn confronted Tamra and in Jenn’s interview, she came to the conclusion that Tamra had no soul. I concur. She also thought Heather should get out of Tamra’s ass and be her own human being. In Emily’s interview, she said when Tamra didn’t respect someone, she had no boundaries. Shannon met with her daughters and they hung out in London.

The group had an English dining etiquette lesson, and in Tamra’s interview, she said, there were too many rules. Here’s etiquette for you. She then gave us the finger. Seriously, why bother? Immediately after the lesson, Tamra called Shannon a liar and a drunk. Gina told Tamra to stop with the alcohol thing, and Jenn seconded it. In Fancy Pants Heather’s interview, she said, everyone gets an F. As happens occasionally, I agree with Fancy Pants.

Shannon needed an enema, which Katie graciously administered. Constipation, the great equalizer. Just as uncomfortable no matter what your income. And just in case you’re ever thinking about it, I’m not that friend. Staying on brand, Tamra told Fancy Pants that Katie’s daughter was watching Emily’s kids, and they said they didn’t like Fancy Pants because she was mean to their mom. When Fancy Pants relayed this to Emily, Emily said it was Katie’s daughter who told her kids that Fancy Pants was mean. She told them not to talk like that again. She told Fancy Pants that she’d never involve her kids in an adult situation and would never talk negatively about her friends in front of them. Fancy Pants said, Katie f***ed with the wrong marine. She was done.

In a rare humorous moment, Gine hit the fire alarm in a restaurant, thinking it was a device to flush the toilet. Sitting outside, Shannon said she’d told Fancy Pants about texting Johnny J. after the accident and shown her the photo in confidence. Fancy Pants made a million excuses for passing that information along, and said she felt that Shannon was controlling the narrative, but eventually apologized for breaking Shannon’s trust. She claimed she didn’t know it was private.

Meanwhile at the table, Tamra said Shannon told her that there was a rumor about Gina throwing Travis down the stairs. I’m sure there’s a big ball joke in there somewhere, but I’ve had a long day. In Gina’s interview, she said, Travis’s ex was telling lies. She wasn’t appreciating Tamra’s interrogation since she’d just stopped living with the love of her life to get away from this insanity. Tamra said Shannon had come between her and Jenn and was now trying to come between her and Gina. When Shannon returned to the table, Gina said, Tamra told her that Shannon was trying to dig up information on her before the Reunion. Shannon said, Tamra was the one who told her about the business with the stairs, but in Tamra’s interview, she said, when the story circulated in June of 2022, she and Shannon weren’t speaking. Shannon said, Tamra always got super drunk and talked sh*t about people, and in Jenn’s interview, she said, Tamra didn’t know how to be a friend or what an apology meant. She was a mean girl bully and thrived on it.

Shannon walked out, and in one of those ironic life moments, the birthday cake came out, along with singing servers. Tamra blew out the candles, and in Shannon’s interview, she said she wasn’t allowing toxic people to penetrate her life anymore. Tamra was evil. Again, agreed.

Katie summed it up best when she said in her interview, has there ever been a dinner with these women that’s pleasant? Nope. I don’t think so.

Next time, Jenn and Ryan have a wedding (not sure if it’s real); Jenn thinks she f***ed it all up; and Gina says, Jenn ruined her own life.

If you want more:

Real Housewives of Orange County Season 18, Episode 16 Recap: Tamra Is Throwing Everyone Under the Bus

🧂 Extra Salt…

If you didn’t get enough.

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 6 Recap: Keep Your Frenemies Close and Your Housewives Closer

👀 Forgotten Watch…

No surprise I forgot I watched this last weekend, since I almost forgot I wanted to watch it. I did kinda, sorta watch the first two. Frankly, I saw a sex scene I can never unsee in I can’t remember which other one, and a disturbing dance with a scarecrow, so it’s doubtful I’ll rewatch those. But I love an 80s atmosphere, so I was looking forward to this one. I definitely liked this the most out of the three, and what’s not doubtful is Mia Goth’s excellent performances. She did not disappoint and the story was a good one. Probably not for those with weak stomachs though.

https://screenrant.com/maxxxine-movie-timeline-how-long-after-x/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/maxxxine-theda-baras-walk-of-fame-star-explained-how-it-calls-back-to-pearl/ar-AA1sKVYf

https://1428elm.com/do-you-need-to-watch-pearl-and-x-to-enjoy-maxxxine-01jard0y8033

🏃‍♀️ Behind In Watching…

Obviously, there are spoilers here. While I’ve still only seen the first two episodes, they’re so short, this is really better suited for binging.

https://ew.com/agatha-all-along-aubrey-plaza-death-reveal-rio-vidal-episode-7-8733310

I’m just behind by one here.

https://ew.com/walking-dead-daryl-dixon-reunion-between-daryl-carol-changed-exclusive-8729288

🤷‍♀️ What’s Weirder…

Wearing a costume or being one?

https://ew.com/rob-lowe-received-bigfoot-costume-60th-birthday-wore-outside-8630889

https://ew.com/rob-lowe-recalls-st-elmos-fire-halloween-costumes-8727923

🧛🏻 Final Shadows…

I haven’t been a faithful watcher, but the episodes I’ve seen are very funny. I love that there’s an energy vampire and they live on Staten Island.

https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-season-6-review-hulu

👻 It’s Not Just Me…

As long as I’ve had dogs, we’ve had a costume theme every Halloween. Last year was Barbie. This year… Well, you’ll see.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/halloween-ideas/g39918082/dog-and-owner-costumes/

🧟‍♀️ Where the Wild Things Are…

Come by tomorrow for soap, a dash of entertainment, and my own Halloween movie list. Until then, stay safe; stay keeping all Halloween treats, costume pieces, and decorations away from pets; and stay never giving up, even when you feel like you’re not going to make it.

Oct24

October 23, 2024 – Heather’s Release Brings a Big Reaction, Could Happen, Salty Talk, Goodbye To Michael, More Weekend Watching, My Tiny Obsession & Nightmare

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Holly says she doesn’t know Sonny well, but Luke held him in very high regard. He says, the feeling was mutual, and Holly says, that’s why she’s here. Any friend of Luke’s is a friend of hers. He seems unsure if that translates into doing business. He says, she dropped Luke’s name right away, so she must be in some kind of trouble.

Anna calls Jason and tells him that Sidwell was spotted in Miami. He needs to watch out.

Anna goes to Robert’s office, and he says, she knows. She says, he has another daughter.

Isaiah finds Lucas in the breakroom, and says, they have surgery tomorrow. Is he ready for it?

At The Savoy, Ric says he received a call from Judge Orvis, and he’s ruled in Heather’s favor. He’s vacating her conviction. Trina asks what that means, and he says, tomorrow, Heather is a free woman. Portia says, no. She knew it would happen. Ric says he never intended for this to happen. He wanted to present the new evidence to the court. That’s it.  Curtis asks what he thought would happen, and Ric says, that Heather would be relocated to a minimum-security facility or sent to a mental health center. Curtis says, he exceeded his goal, and Ric says he never thought the judge would vacate her sentence. Portia says, he knew, but didn’t care, and Ric says, Heather is no longer suffering from metallosis. Portia says, so she’s not a threat, and he says, that’s the professional medical assessment. Portia says, Heather murdered five people trying to get to Trina. She thanks him for unleashing the monster that put her daughter’s life at risk.

Robert says, Holly told her, and Anna says, Holly came to see him. If she thought she was going to get sympathy or that she’d run interference with Robert, she was wrong on both fronts. Anna says she knows that makes her a hypocrite, but he says, it’s nothing like her and Robin. She says she thinks Holly would disagree. To be fair, she did lie, but she finds this appalling. He and Holly have so much history, and he’s a wonderful father. Why hide his daughter from him? He says, Holly thought he was dead, and Anna says, what about when she found out he was alive? He says, her intent wasn’t to hurt him, and she says, he’s going to forgive Holly, isn’t he?

Holly says she has delicate merchandise to move and needs Sonny’s assistance. Luke isn’t the only person they have in common. Did Jason mention their heroic adventures in Africa? Sonny says, Jason told him that he brought Lucky home, but he doesn’t recall Jason mentioning her. Holly says, Jason is a man of few words, and Sonny says, they both are. She says she’s glad, since that means they agree on discretion. She prefers to keep their negotiation between them. He says he still doesn’t know what the negotiation is, when Diane comes in and stops short when she sees Holly.

Isaiah says, it looks like he and Lucas had the same idea. Bobbie’s was closed, so he came here to review his notes. Lucas says he’ll get Isaiah after hours status. Bobbie Spencer was his mother. Isaiah says, his mom is a legend at this hospital.

Portia asks what Ric has to say for himself, and Ric says he’s spent time with Heather. He got medical proof. He had her blood work tested at several labs, and the overwhelming consensus… Curtis says, he’s not in the courtroom, and Josslyn tells Dex, they should go. He leaves with her, and Ric says, this isn’t what he wanted. Curtis says, he wanted a check. How much are they talking about from a civil case about Heather’s faulty device? Her vacate will help win the settlement. Ric says, that’s a separate issue, and Curtis says he believed Ric because of his relationship to Molly. He never thought Molly’s father was capable of unleashing a murderer on his daughter for profit. Molly says, blaming Ric isn’t the answer, and Curtis says, if Ric isn’t to blame, who is?  

Sonny asks what he can do for Diane, and she says she was in the neighborhood and that she’d pay a routine social visit, but she sees he’s otherwise engaged. They can catch up later. Lovely to see Holly. Holly says, her too, and Diane leaves. Holly says she can guess where Diane is headed, but Sonny says, it’s none of his business. She asks if he socializes with this attorney, and he asks if she wants to conduct business. She says she’s keen on securing the transaction, but needs assurance, and he says, it’s more important to her than to him. He’ll consider helping her, but tell him what he has to do for her. She dumps the diamonds on his desk (funny, they don’t sound like diamonds), and Sonny picks one up.

Anna says, no matter the years, Holly’s priority has always been Holly, and Robert says, Sasha would agree. She demanded a paternity test. She’s desperate to prove she’s not his kid. Anna asks if he thinks Holly lied, and he says, why take a chance on something that’s easily proved? What would be the point? To hurt Sasha? To hurt him? Anna says she doesn’t see what could hurt him more than the truth.  

Lucas says he studied portal vein thrombosis in med school, but Isaiah has performed transplants that involved it before. Isaiah asks Lucas to walk him through his strategy. How does he plan to perform surgery on his sister and cousin?  

Molly tells Curtis and Portia that no one understands more than she does. Her office prosecuted the case, but if an appeals judge hears it, it’s up to the judge as to what justice looks like from the facts presented. This is not on her father. TJ says, he didn’t have to be Heather’s lawyer. He didn’t have to take the case. He walks off, and Ric and Molly start to follow. Curtis asks if Ric has filed suit to collect his blood money, and Ric says he’s sorry this happened. He leaves with Molly, and Portia says, it’s an absolute nightmare. Curtis tells Trina that she’s coming home with them, and Trina tells him, thanks, but there’s no way she’s moving back home.

Back at his apartment, Dex asks if Josslyn is okay, and Josslyn says, Heather being released was not the news she was expecting. She can’t believe it. He says, Trina’s parents are shaken up, and she says, of course (🍷). Trina is the reason Heather committed those insane acts. He says, she didn’t succeed with Trina or Josslyn, and Josslyn says, thanks to him and Britt. He says he wishes he’d gotten there sooner. Britt would still be alive. She asks if he ever thinks… wishes he’d killed Heather, and he says, all the time.

Portia says she thinks it would be safer if they were all at home together under one roof, and Trina says, strength in numbers? Curtis says he needs Trina where he can protect her, and Trina says she knows he wants to keep her safe and she wants to be. Heather being released isn’t her choice, but she spent a year being terrified and letting Esme and Heather control her. She refuses to go back. She’s going home to her apartment.

Lucas tells Isaiah, it wasn’t his choice. His sister asked him, and Sam is hard to say no to. Isaiah asks if he’s nervous, but Lucas says, no. Isaiah will be doing the heavy lifting. Which begs the question, why is he the surgeon? Why did he sign on to a transplant that has a very high likelihood of failure? Isaiah says, the same reason. Lucky asked him to. Lucky is his best friend and if Lucky’s sister has a shot in hell of making it through this, she’s going to need him. He’ll see Lucas in the morning. He leaves.

At the apartment, Molly says, Ric should go before TJ comes home, but he says he doesn’t want to leave her alone. She says she’s used to it. He’s been their most recent excuse to run from each other. He says he’s sorry and thanks her for defending him. She didn’t have to. She says she knows. He didn’t have to take the case. He says he didn’t mean to hurt anyone, but the law is the law. She says she’s sure his motion was brilliant, and he says, now Heather is going free. She says she prays he’s right and she’ll be a functioning member of society. Either way, it’s too late for regrets. He thanks her for understanding, and she says, but it’s not too late for dropping Ava as a client.

Robert says, it breaks his heart that Sasha is praying he’s not her father, and Anna says, it’s not personal. She doesn’t know him. He says he knows her. The minute she walked in, he knew she was his daughter. Anna asks, how? and he says, she has his mother’s eyes.

Holly tells Sonny, there’s no record of the diamonds. No serial numbers, no way to trace them. If they’re moved, they can’t be tracked. He says, somebody had them before her and they’ll want them back, and she says, hence the desecration and speed. He asks who she’s running from.

TJ comes into the breakroom and tells Lucas that the hospital is a better option than home. Lucas says, work provides distraction, and TJ says, it figures Lucas would bust him for running away, but Lucas says he moved to another state to avoid the mess of his life. If TJ wants to hide out, go ahead. TJ says, at least it’s not a bar, and Lucas says, if he’s here, he can do good and make patients well so they can go home to their families. TJ says he’s avoiding his, and Lucas says, at least he’s not at a bar.

Molly says, Ric took Ava’s case, but he could easily cut her loose. Ric says, why? and she says, maybe because Ava is the reason her baby is dead, but he says he doesn’t believe that’s true. She asks if he wants to debate the cause, and he says, that’s why he can’t drop the case. He’s doing it for her.

Holly tells Sonny that she prefers her valuables to be liquid. She’s in a rush to get out of Port Charles for personal reasons. He says he doesn’t usually handle diamonds. He’ll have to make some calls. She asks if that means he wants to do business, and he says he may be able to help her… on one condition. He gets a sizeable cut.

Anna asks if Robert is all right and he says he will be. She says she needs to follow up on something, and he asks if it’s okay if he’s the one to tell Robin. She says, of course (🍷). Robin always wanted a sister. She leaves.

Dex says he wants Josslyn to be safe, but she says, there’s only so much he can do. He’s a cop now. He says he’s not like other cops. He’s been in combat. He’s killed before, and some people need to be stopped. She says, Heather is one, and he says, if Heather thinks of hurting her, it will be the last thing she ever does.

Portia says, they should force Trina to come home, but Curtis says, she’s an adult and trying to regain control of her life. Portia says, she can’t if she’s dead, and he tells her, don’t say that. She says, it could happen. Clearly, the justice system cares less than Ric. It’s infuriating, and she wonders if Ric would be as blasé if Molly was in danger. Curtis says he doesn’t see how a judge can’t tell Heather is a danger, and she says she wants to ask him if Trina was Josslyn or Molly if the decision would be the same. If a young white woman was the obsession of a serial killer, and not a young Black woman, would Heather be going free?

There’s a knock at the apartment door, and Trina gets a mallet out of the kitchen. She asks who it is, and it’s Gio. He says he thought he’d come by and see if she was okay. She lets him in and says she thought she was, but she’s not.  

Diane goes to Robert’s office and says, he’ll never guess who she saw together. He says, try him, and she says she went to Sonny’s office, and when she saw what she saw, she made it clear that she was only there for a social visit, so no attorney/client privilege. He asks what she saw, and she says, Sonny meeting with Holly.

Holly says, define sizable, and Sonny says, 30%. He’s taking the risk. She says she risked her life for them, and he says he can’t move them. Why here? She says she hopes this business transaction is the first of many. She wants to get the relationship off on the right foot. He laughs and says, she’s something else. Beauty, charm, and that accent… She’s not his type. He needs time to consider it. She tells him, don’t take too long, and takes out a diamond. She says, a deposit, in good faith, and hands it to him. She leaves and he looks at it.

Lucas tells TJ that Sam was adamant that he be her surgeon, and asks if Molly has said anything about him operating on her sister. TJ says, Molly doesn’t share much with him these days. He’d say they’re drifting apart, but she’s pulling away. Lucas says, grief is tricky. It can bring people closer or do the opposite. TJ says, Molly wasn’t not there when they cleared the nursery. She wasn’t there when they picked out the burial plot. Lucas says, TJ still feels alone, and TJ says, tonight felt normal. They were at a party for his granddad. Long story short, Heather Webber is going free and Ric Lansing made it happen. Molly defended Ric and he saw more emotion from her defending her father than from anything they’ve been through. She was present and focused, and she hasn’t been there for him once since their baby died.

Ric says he’s doing it for Molly, but Molly says, it makes no sense. Ava is responsible for her child’s death. Ric says he thought she blamed Kristina, and Molly says, Kristina shouldn’t have gone to Ava’s room, but only one person fell out the window… Two, Kristina and their baby. For that, she needs Ava to pay. He says, that’s what scares him. The vengeance she feels is him, and not what he wants to see in her. His mistakes were driven by his need to get what he was owed. He’s been learning to distinguish when it’s destructive. She says she thinks he’s confusing vengeance with justice, and he says, call it what she wants, but it’s poison. She asks what she should do. Forget what Ava did to her child and call it an accident? He says, it’s his job as a lawyer and a father to present the facts of the case and make her believe it was an accident. He has to prove it to her so she can move on and heal.

Josslyn says she knows Dex would protect her against anything, but don’t wreck his life. Britt died and she would have been next. She’s alive because of him. He says he promises he’ll do what it takes to keep her here, and kisses her.

Gio sees the mallet and says, Trina means business. Josslyn and Dex filled him in on Heather Webber. He doesn’t know how she’s keeping it together. She says she realized she hasn’t been. It seems easy to say, her mom is overreacting, and act mature, saying, let the court decide. It seemed impossible that Heather would ever go free. She killed five people and gets to walk away, probably with a big payoff. It feels so wrong. Gio says, people like them and what she’s feeling are why music and art exist, and she says, like them? He says, sometimes the only way he can express his feelings is through music. He thinks it’s the same for her.

Curtis says, they both know the answer. Sometimes life is not fair. Portia says, a young Black woman is not valued the same way a young white woman is. It makes her want to scream. He says him too, but right now he’s focused on protecting Trina. He could hire a security guard to stand outside the apartment. She says, it’s not enough, but he asks what options they have. He can get a bodyguard. Trina would hate that, but he’ll do it. She says, what Trina wants and what Trina needs are not necessarily the same thing. Heather’s grandson is here, and she’ll want to stay near him. Heather and Trina can’t be in the same city. They’ve got to send Trina away.

Molly says, if Ava isn’t held accountable… Ric says, her baby died for no reason. She says she can’t live with that. She barely talks to TJ about anything deeper than who’s making dinner. It’s the most empty house he’s ever been in because it was about to be so full. Now it’s not and they can’t see through to the other side. They’re stuck in this horrible in-between with no baby and a marriage hanging by a thread. In what world should there be no consequences? He says, it’s nobody’s fault, and she says she needs him to leave. Please go. He says he loves her, but she doesn’t say it back, and he leaves.

Lucas says he and TJ’s situations aren’t the same, but he does have experience with losing a child. He really hopes TJ and Molly do better. TJ asks if Lucas misses Brad, and Lucas says, sometimes, but he’d never go back. TJ might want to ask himself the same question. If he and Molly don’t make it, how much will he miss her? TJ says he doesn’t want to lose Molly, but he doesn’t know how much more they can weather.

Sonny calls Jason and says, there’s a business proposition he needs to talk to Jason about before he takes it.

Robert says, Holly was in Sonny’s office, and Diane says he doesn’t seem surprised. He says, it’s not the worst thing he’s heard about today.

Holly finds Anna in her hotel room and asks if the Police Commissioner is in the habit of breaking and entering. Anna says she thought it best to catch Holly off guard. It’s about Sidwell. The pilot that brought them back from Africa was killed and the plane was ransacked. Interpol has proof Sidwell is in Miami. Holly says, Jenz Sidwell is in the US? And Anna says, it’s a long way to come for hurt feelings. She’s guessing Holly took something from him. Stop lying for once. She’ll help Holly, but she needs the truth. Did she steal something from Sidwell? Holly says, no, and Anna says, really? Fine. Have it her way. Don’t say she didn’t try. Stay away from Robert. The last thing he needs is for Holly to make him a target. Anna leaves.

Josslyn and Dex get very busy.

Trina says she appreciates art, but she’s not an artist, and Gio says he was thinking about music. She loves to sing, and her grandpa said she had a gift. Trina tells him that her grandpa has to say that. Does he want her to write a ballad about how Heather freaks her out? He says, or about how all this feels. Fear, hate, confusion, disappointment, whatever is in her, let it out. She says she’ll think about it, but he says, don’t overthink. She yawns and thanks him for checking on her. He asks if she’s sure she’s okay by herself, and she says she’ll be fine. He asks if it’s okay if he crashes on her couch. It feels safer than a big creepy mansion. She says, sure. And she’s got her trusty mallet to protect them.

Curtis says he and Portia share Trina’s feelings and fears, but what is the chance she’ll give up her life in Port Charles? Portia says, they’ll make her see it’s for the best, and he says, her answer will be a refusal, and she won’t be wrong. She asks, what’s the solution? and he says, Trina’s not leaving. Heather is. She says, how? and he says he’ll handle that. Heather Webber is never going to be a problem ever again.  

Tomorrow, Portia says, if Plan A fails, she may take Elizabeth up on that offer; Sam says, someone wants something, they always do; and Jack says, if Carly has to ask, she’s not as smart as he thought she was.

🚑 She’ll Be Back…

Another reason to watch Will Trent besides the chihuahua.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/jophielle-love-opens-up-about-returning-to-general-hospital

🧂 Adding 3 Teaspoons Of Salt…

Angie said, no one is innocent, but they’re like family, and no one is more important than family. She was going to make the group an offer they couldn’t refuse and invite them to her 25th anniversary party. The theme? Mob wives. I was all in for that.

Whitney apologized to Meredith and told her that she thought it was Lisa spreading the lies about her business. Meredith felt like Whitney was trying to get her to go against Lisa, but she was staying Switzerland.

Jared Osmond showed up at Angie’s anniversary bash, even though Britani had brought another date – the text calling them Jared and Not Jared. Way to mess with her head. Ugh, this guy. She needs to ditch him yesterday.

As usual, the best place for confrontation was somebody else’s party. At Angie’s anniversary bash, Whitney told Lisa that a source of hers claimed it was Lisa who wanted to sabotage her business. No surprise, Lisa got all bent out of shape and started screeching about lawyers and how she was going to sue whoever was spreading this vicious gossip. She demanded that Whitney name names and told Whitney that she was a liar loud enough for the whole room to hear, causing Whitney’s husband to get involved. Then he and Lisa’s husband looked like they were going to get into a fistfight, which was pretty funny, since neither of them looks like the type to get in a boxing ring. Unfortunately, we have to wait until next week to see how that panned out, since it was interrupted with, to be continued.

The best part, for me anyway, was when Heather suggested a group hug between Meredith, Mary, and herself, and Mary made a face like she smelled something bad. She didn’t receive Meredith’s idea of high-fives any more favorably. I love Mary.

Here’s the deets:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/rhoslc-recap-lisa-barlow-has-a-mafia-meltdown-during-epic-fight/

🍸 A Real Charmer Lost…

Sadly, Michael has made his last martini. He was one of the highlights on the show, even though it was only video calls after his stroke. He will be greatly missed.

Remembering Southern Charm’s Michael Kelcourse: His Most Memorable Moments
Patricia Altschul Pays Tribute to ‘Beloved’ Butler Michael Kelcourse Following His Death

👀 Last Weekend’s Watch…

Anatomy of Lies was extremely compelling. I was fascinated with this tale of a television writer turned con artist, especially since the only gain was attention. I’m convinced that I’m too lazy to scam people. I can’t imagine having to keep the story straight and, in this case, having to dim down, as Finchie also shaved her head and wore makeup to look sick. There were also those frequent trips to the bathroom to throw up. Yep. Way too much work. She might have continued to get away with it, if it weren’t for her piggybacking on other people’s tragedies and her co-workers realizing she was making like Zelig. This is a definite watch.

https://ew.com/greys-anatomy-episode-silent-all-these-years-elisabeth-finch-anatomy-of-lies-8728231

https://ew.com/greys-anatomy-writer-who-faked-cancer-speaks-out-after-docuseries-8728744

And this is always my first stop on Sunday. After church of course. <checks for lightning bolt> This is my must watch.

FROM Season 3 Episode 5 Review – Everything Is Spiraling Downward

🐶 With a Side Order Of Pilaf…

While Dogpool still tops my list, I’m obsessed with this dog. For the record, I like Graham Norton too.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/28/entertainment/demi-moore-dog-pilaf-graham-norton-lady-gaga-colin-farrell/index.html

🎃 Trick Or Treat This…

Join me tomorrow for soap, what’s shading in the OC, and Halloween hijinks. Or at least pets in costumes. Until then, stay safe, stay amazed at the colors of autumn, and stay letting grief bring you closer to people, not the opposite.

Oct18

October 17, 2024 – Holly Reveals Sasha’s Father, Off With Their Oranges, Extra Salt, Furballween & London

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Sasha asks what her mother is doing here, but Holly says she has no excuse. Sasha says she’s always had one before and usually roped her into a scam. Who’s the mark this time? Holly says, there’s no mark. Her motive is Sasha’s well-being. Sasha is headed for disaster, and she refuses to let that happen.

Tracy goes to the stables and tells Cody that she found Sasha hitting up Michael for money. When she confronted Sasha, she said it was for him and that he’d been considering asking her. Is that true? Is he in trouble? He says he didn’t think so until she showed up.

Ava meets Ric at the PC Grill, and he says, if all goes as planned, she’ll be as free and available for dinner dates as his ex. She asks, which one?

Alexis goes to Jordan’s office, and Jordan says she was happy to hear about Alexis’s release, but she’s surprised to see her. She thought Alexis would be with her family. Alexis says, that’s why she’s here. Would it be okay for them to talk about Molly and TJ?

TJ goes into the apartment with some dry cleaning and says, Molly’s dress is ready in time for the party. She says, party? and he says, Marshall’s send-off at The Savoy. Did she forget? She says she wouldn’t miss it. She just got caught up in a case. A colleague is handling it, but she wanted to look it over. He asks, what case? and she says, Ava Jerome’s.

Sam and Dante come home, and Dante says, they can see the finish line. Rocco’s mom is going to live because of her. She’s a hero. Sam says she’s just a person doing a good thing, but he says, it’s everything, and they kiss.

Cody promises Tracy that he’s not in trouble, and she says, so he doesn’t need the money? He says, need is a stretch. Like to have it? Sure, but there’s no point in discussing it. She says, Sasha thought differently, but Cody says he didn’t ask her to do it. Tracy says, out with it, and he says, Serenity is on the market. She says, so it’s an emotional purchase. She’s not sure that’s wise. He says he always had a fantasy of buying a place, fixing it up, and turning it into something. She says, what’s the asking price? and he says, 6 million. He thought he could put down a 10% deposit. She says, the interest payments will kill him, and he says, that’s why he dropped it. She asks why he didn’t come to her, and he says he thought about it, but he gets the impression a lot of people draw from the bank of Tracy, and he didn’t want to be one of them.

Sasha says, Holly is here to cause disaster, but Holly says she’s here to rescue Sasha. Sasha says, this is her place of work and she’s on thin ice as it is. She doesn’t need trouble. Holly says she’s attempting to avoid trouble. What’s the angle? Sasha says, there’s no angle. She’s employed by the Quartermaines as their cook. Holly asks if she legitimately does things in the kitchen, and Sasha says, if by that, Holly means prepare, cook, and serve meals, yes. Holly asks if she does dishes, and Sasha says she doesn’t know why Holly is here and doesn’t want any part of it. Holly left her holding the bag in Llanview with David Vickers.😯She’s lucky she got out. Holly says, Ethan was in trouble and Sasha landed on her feet. Sasha says, that’s because Nona took her in. She’d still be waiting tables in Chappaqua if she hadn’t been offered more lucrative employment. Holly asks if she means the job for Valentin Cassadine pretending to be Nina Reeves’s daughter. She’s sorry she hasn’t been the mother Sasha deserves. Sasha says, she’s not the mother anyone deserves. Is she here to ask forgiveness? Sasha forgives her. Now go. Holly says she can’t undo her past failings, but she can stop Sasha from making a terrible mistake and getting more involved with Cody Bell.

Sam calls the kids to come downstairs, and Dante says he has news about Rocco’s mom. For the first time in a long time, everything is more than okay. They found a donor. Rocco asks if they’re definitely compatible, and Dante says, it’s a go. And the donor’s been with them the entire time in this apartment. Rocco hugs Sam.

Alexis says, Molly and TJ seem to be struggling, and Jordan says, they both know the odds of couples surviving the death of a child. Alexis says she believes they love each other very much, but the strain of losing a child is overwhelming. Jordan says, they’re white knuckling it, and Alexis says she’s worried the trial is going to push them over the edge, especially with Ric taking the case. He’s an excellent attorney and if he gets Ava off, it will be even harder on Molly and TJ. Her question is, does Jordan think they should step in and try to help? Jordan says, they can’t fix it. If Molly and TJ are going to survive, they’ll have to do it on their own.

Ric says, Ava has a strong case, and Ava says, but not a slam dunk. He says, Robert wouldn’t be prosecuting if he didn’t think he could make it stick. He has a strategy and hopes it goes as smooth as Heather’s case. It’s being ruled on tomorrow. He needs more facts in Ava’s case, especially with all the people aligned against her. Ava says, here comes one of her biggest fans now, and Kristina walks in.

Jordan says she told TJ and Molly that she was here for them, and she assumes Alexis has done the same. Alexis says, of course (🍷), and Jordan says, TJ and Molly will notify them if they’re needed. Alexis says she was hoping for a way to take the pressure off of them. What if Ava walks? Jordan says she would hate that, but the end result is the same for Molly and TJ. Alexis says, they’re left without Irene, and Jordan says, they only have to decide if they’re facing it together or apart. Alexis leaves.

TJ asks if Molly is sure her looking over the case is a good idea. Or will it cause an ethical issue or get the case thrown out? Molly says she’s just reviewing it. If anyone is going to tank the case, it’s Kristina. Her acts of self-destruction always win out.

Ava says, incoming, and Kristina comes over to the table. She asks if Ava is enjoying her night on the town since it’s one of her last, and Ric says he trusts she’s well. Kristina says she’d be better if she was home with her daughter, and he asks if she doesn’t mean Molly’s daughter. Wasn’t that the agreement? She says, he has a lot of knowledge for an absent father. She doesn’t know how Molly can look at him since he’s representing Ava. She’s the reason Adela died. He says, what happened to Irene was tragic, not criminal. It’s not Ava’s fault. It’s hers.

Cody says he’s heard things, and Tracy says, such as? He says, Ned’s dad was a fraud and swindled her. Dylan’s dad used her. There were a couple of mafioso guys, and he heard about Mitch Williams… She says, enough, and he says, it’s a pattern he doesn’t want to be part of. She says, all Finn wants is a good game of backgammon and Gregory never asked her for a dime. Not every person saw her as a means to an end. He says he’s sorry. He didn’t mean to suggest all the men in her life are the same, and she says, face it. Most are. They laugh, and she says, the one she fell the hardest for was the biggest offender.

Sasha asks Holly why she would break up with Cody. He saved her life. He found her when she was at her lowest, got her on her feet, and kept her going. Holly says she’s grateful, but Sasha has to put an end to it, and Sasha says, it’s none of Holly’s business, but she and Cody have gotten close. In fact, she’s fallen for him. Holly tells her not to say that, but Sasha says, it’s true. She’s not dumping him to help Holly make a buck. Holly says, it’s not about money. It’s for Sasha’s own good. Sasha asks, how? and Holly says, Cody is her cousin. (Didn’t see that one coming either. Her father is… Robert?)

Kristina says, Ava threatened her and came at her, but Ric says, it was the other way around. Kristina went to Ava’s room. Kristina says, the police know everything and have photos that prove Ava was the instigator, and Ava says, Kristina is making a scene. Kristina only gets louder, saying, she hopes everyone knows Ava killed her daughter. Like she killed Connie and Morgan. She got away with it, but not this time. Ava says she’s sorry Kristina is in pain. She lost a daughter herself and understands. Kristina says, Ava’s got no idea. Ava got to spend time with her daughter. See her walk, her first steps, her first words. She didn’t get to hold hers once and is going to make sure Ava is in prison for the rest of her life. Ric says, Ava’s not going anywhere, and Kristina slaps Ric, knocking the glass out of his hand. She says, Ava will pay for what she’s done, when Alexis comes in.

Rocco and Danny are excited, and Dante says, Sam is going to give Rocco’s mom a part of her liver. Sam says she wishes she’d known sooner, but Dante says, they know now. That’s all that matters. The surgery is the day after tomorrow and they’re all going to be on their best behavior while she recovers. They’re going to take the best care of her. Rocco says, whatever she needs, he’s on it, and Sam says, Scout is quiet. Scout asks if she’s going to be okay. (Oh wow. I just had a thought. What if Sam ends up in a coma?)

Tracy says, Luke was an utter scoundrel, and Cody says, sounds like a good time. It sounds like there was more to him than a scam. Tracy says, it didn’t start that way; it evolved. They found reasons to help each other, and liking turned into loving. He says he guesses his entry into Port Charles wasn’t too different. Hopefully he’s cleaned up his image since then. She asks if he’s fishing for a compliment, and he asks what she’s got. She says, he never sets out to hurt anybody, Leo and James think he hung the moon, and he takes remarkable care of the horses. He says, and how does she feel about Cody Bell? and she says she likes him okay. He says, just okay? and she says, a lot. He says he likes her a lot too (me too!) and she says, that’s settled. Is there anything he wants to ask her?

Sasha says she knew Holly could go low…. but Holly says, it’s true. She’s sorry. Sasha says, it’s impossible, and Holly says she never told Sasha who her father was. Sasha says, even though she asked a million times, and Holly says, not telling her was a huge mistake. She realizes that now, but when she was pregnant, she thought Sasha’s father was dead. When he resurfaced, she saw that trouble had a way of following him. There are people who would have thought nothing of using her against him. Sasha says, so Holly was protecting her, and Holly says, the Scorpios have enemies. Mac does and so does her father Robert. (Oh wow again.)

Cody asks if Tracy wants to take Hades out tomorrow, and she says, early. He says he’ll have Hades saddled and ready to go. If he does end up getting Serenity, he’ll have made it happen on his own and not because he borrowed money from a good, very important friend.

Holly says, it’s difficult to hear and harder to accept, and Sasha says, Holly is a liar. Why should she believe her? Holly says, Robert is her father, and Sasha says, if that’s true, why didn’t Holly tell her before? Robert has another daughter, and danger didn’t keep him from having a relationship with her. Holly says she was scared. She couldn’t imagine showing up with a 12-year-old. Sasha says, she didn’t want Robert to hate her? and Holly says, yes, but Sasha says, Robert and Anna get along fine. Holly says, Anna did a better job of raising Robin, and Sasha asks if Holly is ashamed of her. Holly says she’s ashamed of herself. Robert is the love of her life – he still is – and she betrayed him. Sasha says, now Holly is asking her to betray Cody, and Holly asks, what would be the alternative? Sasha says, another con. Robert is her target and she’s up to the same old tricks. Holly says, whether Sasha believes her or not, it breaks her heart. Felicia told her that Cody is a lovely man and they’re happy together. She doesn’t want to ruin it, but there’s no way around it. They’re cousins. Sasha says she’s done with Holly. Stay out of her life and away from Cody. She leaves and Tracy comes in. She says, look what the cat dragged in.

Molly tells TJ that Kristina’s testimony is pivotal. She has to remain composed to walk the jury through the events and emotional enough to communicate her grief and loss. TJ says, and Molly doesn’t trust her, and Molly says, does he? Composure isn’t Kristina’s strong suit and there’s so much riding on it. She’s a timebomb waiting to go off. TJ says, and Molly’s father is skilled. He’ll get Kristina to say things that detract from Ava’s culpability. Kristina found Ava at the hotel. Molly says, she had no business doing that, but a physical altercation took place and that wouldn’t have happened if not for Ava. That’s the point they need to get across. TJ asks if that’s what she’d say if she were called to testify, and Molly asks what he’d say.

Alexis tells Ric that they’re leaving, but she’s not done. Ric says he won’t be pressing charges, but he can’t say the same for the restaurant. Alexis tells Kristina, let’s go, and Ric says, congratulations. She got a lucky break with the gun showing up when it did. She must have friends in high places.

Sam says she’ll be fine, and Scout asks if it will hurt. Sam says, the operation won’t hurt, but she’ll be in pain afterward, and Scout says, after they cut her open? Sam says, it’s a tiny incision, but she’ll be asleep, and Scout asks if she doesn’t need that part of her liver. Sam says, after they remove it, it will grow back. Isn’t that cool? Scout says, like it never happened? and Sam says she’ll be good as new. Dante says, Sam will have a private room, so they can all visit, and Sam says, they’d better. Scout asks if Rocco is happy, and Rocco says, so happy. Scout thinks they should have a party, and Dante says, they’ll have the party of the century. They fist bump.

Outside the Grill, Kristina tells Alexis that she’s fuming. Ava is living her life nothing happened, and her own uncle is defending Ava. Alexis says, it’s appalling, but if Kristina wants Ava to go to prison, stop helping the defense.

Ric asks if Ava is okay, and Ava says she’s used to Kristina’s temper tantrums. It’s not easy on him. The baby was his granddaughter. Can she ask him something? He says, why is he representing her when he believes the fall was an accident? If blame is to be doled out, it falls on Kristina. She’s out of control, as every person here can attest to… on the stand. Ava says, he set this up, didn’t he? but Ric just smiles.

Tracy asks, what golden opportunity brings Holly back to Port Charles? and Holly says she came back with Lucky and thought she’d pop in and say hello. Tracy says, and get into it with their cook. Did she have a problem with the scones? Holly says she missed their hospitality. What brings Tracy back? Tracy asks why Holly cares, and Holly says she understands they have a new stable hand, the long-lost son of Mac. Tracy tells Holly that she’s to have nothing to do with Cody.

Sasha goes to the stables, and Cody says, Tracy was just here. She said Sasha hit up Michael for cash on his behalf. It was sweet, but unnecessary. She kisses him.

Tracy tells Holly that Cody works here. He’s a friend and Mac’s son. How’s Ethan? Should they expect him to visit his sister anytime soon? Holly says, he didn’t take not being a match very well, and Tracy says, so instead of being with him, she came here. Why is that? She can see herself out.  

As she and Cody are kissing, Sasha suddenly pulls away. She says she left a soufflé in the over. She’ll come back. She’s sorry. She’ll make it up to him. She jets, and he says, soufflés wait for no one. (I’m loving Sasha’s highlights. Martin isn’t the only one who got a makeover.)

Molly says, Kristina absolutely took matters into her own hands when she didn’t have to. She didn’t have to their baby at risk, but they wouldn’t have lost Irene… He says, without the Ava component. They’re on the same page. She says she missed feeling that way, and he says he’ll never forgive Kristina, but she didn’t throw herself out the window. Molly says, Ava did, TJ says, she has to pay, and they hug. (I’m just confused. Do they have a blame dartboard? I could swear just yesterday, they said it was all Kristina’s fault.)

Alexis says, Ric goaded Kristina and is going to use her behavior against her in court. He’ll say she’s unbalanced and volatile. Kristina says she’s a grieving mother, but Alexis says, it doesn’t matter. He’ll use it in court, say she’s targeting Ava, and that she created the circumstances that led to the baby’s death. If she wants the justice system to work, she needs to compose herself and let the system do what it does. Can she do that?

Ava says, Ric made that happen, but he says, more like it fell in his lap. He invited Molly, but she said she had plans. So he asked Alexis, but she said, no. She was having dinner with Kristina at the PC Grill. What better opportunity to get under her skin? Ava says she sees why Sonny hates him, and he says he’s more interested in what she thinks of him and his tactics. She says, the jury is out. Alexis is smart and knows what he’s up to. He says, fine. Kristina’s outburst is not a silver bullet, but they need all the help they can get. He’s going to break Kristina on the stand like he did tonight.

Scout says, they need a DJ and a disco ball, and Sam says she’s down for a party. Danny says, their prayers worked, but he never thought his mom would be the one to make it happen. Rocco hugs Dante, but Dante says he’s not the one to thank. Rocco says he owes Sam forever, and Dante too. Dante says he didn’t do anything, but Rocco says, Dante promised him donor and it happened. They have a group hug.

We see Lulu’s monitor, and all looks like it’s going well.

Tomorrow, Laura tells Tracy, that’s generous of her, and Tracy says she knows; Sasha says she’s not going to let her get away with it; and Felicia says, Holly needs to be honest with them.

🍊 Not From Concentrate…

Shannon said it was hard for her to be cool after Tamra wrecked her birthday dinner. She was done explaining herself, especially to Tamra. Katie and Tamra did spa stuff, and Katie wondered why Shannon couldn’t just talk like a normal human. And why was she getting plastic surgery when she couldn’t pay bills? In Tamra’s interview, she said, Shannon lived beyond her means. Tamra’s sole focus was just saving for retirement. Gina told Jenn about the text from Alexis that Shannon found. She said she couldn’t believe Tamra chose to attack Shannon for lying. In Jenn’s interview, she said Tamra would rather befriend Alexis if it meant taking down Shannon. Meanwhile, Tamra told Katie that Shannon’s superpower was making people feel sorry for her.

Fancy Pants Heather went to see Shannon. Shannon said she’d made it clear in Sonoma that she wanted the conversation to stay between them, but Fancy Pants said she heard Shannon on Jeff Lewis, and she was flippant. She thought if Shannon just paid the lawsuit, it would die away. Shannon brought out a bunch of papers ripped from a notebook with the totals of what she’d paid for during her tenure with Johnny J. She started throwing out figures and – $600 for dinner??? The only time I’ve even come close to that was on one – count ‘em, one – New Year’s Eve where there was a lot of expensive champagne involved. Fancy Pants and Emily couldn’t stop laughing about how Shannon kept her records, and in Fancy Pants Heather’s interview, she said she thought Shannon would be coming back like an accountant with ledgers and microfiche. An accountant in what year? 1972? Fancy Pants told Shannon that she couldn’t go to court with that, and Emily said, well, she could… and they both started laughing again. So did I.

Gina told Jenn that that Fancy Pants had seen Jenn’s Dolce & Gabbana tea party dress in Neiman Marcus and called Tamra about it. She said she wouldn’t buy something like that if she couldn’t make her car payment. Tamra told Katie about Jenn’s $2000 dress, bur Katie thought maybe Ryan bought it. Katie asked what the FBI business was about, and Tamra said, Ryan’s partner was a bookie and being investigated. Jenn and Ryan used to go to the Bahamas and Vegas all the time on private jets. You hear that? That’s the sound of me banging my head against the wall for my career choices and weeping. In Katie’s interview, she said she’s been where Jenn is. You get to the point where you have to trust your partner, then you get smacked with things and people think you’re an idiot. She’s learned to always have a Plan B.

Shannon aka the Duchess of Corona del Mar wore a tiara, and the group boarded a double decker bus. They rode on the top, where they did the Windsor wave, called out, ‘ello! and acted like idiots. Gina brought up the mammogram thing from last week, but Fancy Pants sent the conversation south real quick. Gina said she was made to feel bad, but Fancy Pants said, that was her problem. Some of the women went to buy chocolate where Queen Elizabeth used to get hers. I assume she didn’t shop for herself, but who knows? She was pretty feisty. Gina, Shannon, Emily, and Jenn went to a place that took old-timey photos. Gina said, the others were having all these conversations among themselves, then they got crapped on.

At lunch, Jenn called out Fancy Pants for relaying her dress info to Tamra. Fancy Pants claimed she was just worried about Jenn and told Tamra that Jenn didn’t need to wear fancy stuff to hang out with them. If you believe that, I have a bridge for sale. Jenn said, last year, the problem was her buying fake sh*t, and we flashed back to Tamra making fun of her. Emily says, Ryan bought it, and in Emily’s interview, she said she thought it was sad when women tried to be something they’re not. Same. Jenn told Fancy Pants, next time, talk to her directly, and Fancy Pants apologized. Then Jenn told Tamra that they were in a pattern. They’d get close, then Tamra would go ballistic. Tamra used the old that’s just me defense, saying that she needed to get it out and she did it wrong. In Gina’s interview, she asked how many times Jenn needed to get hit in the head before she wore a helmet.

Shannon told the group about Alexis’s text and wondered why Tamra hadn’t told them about it. Really. It’s not like she’s a stranger to spreading the word. In her interview, Emily said she was confused as to why Tamra and Heather were Team Alexis, yet held Shannon to the fire. Shannon told Tamra to stop talking about her and called her cruel. Tamra said, shut up, and whenever Shannon started to talk, she put up her hand. The 90s called. They want talk-to-the-hand back. Tamra said, bye, and Shannon said, you, bye. This is my trip. She jetted to the bathroom, and Fancy Pants said, this might be an inappropriate time, but this is the best onion ring I’ve ever had. Sometimes she is good for a laugh.

Shannon called it an early night, while the others jumped around and had PJ party, going to bed at 4 am. In Emily’s interview, she wondered why Tamra didn’t help Shannon be a better person, instead of berating and humiliating her. In Jenn’s interview, she put it more simply – Tamra has no soul. Tamra used their lives to make hers relevant, since her life was boring. Jenn told Tamra to leave her family alone. Jenn stormed out, and Heather said, that was a lot.

Next time, Windsor Castle; Shannon meets with her daughters; and Tamra wonders if Gina pushed Travis down the stairs. Which actually made me laugh.

Another perspective:

Real Housewives of Orange County Season 18, Episode 15 Recap: Off With Her Head and All That Jazz

🧂 More Salt…

If yesterday wasn’t enough.

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 5 Recap: Heather’s ‘Trail of Lies’

🎃 Ready For Treats…

Proving you don’t have to be rich and famous to dress your pet fabulously for Halloween.

https://people.com/celebrity/pets-in-costumes-your-spook-tacular-halloween-furballs/

🍁 Every Leaf Speaks Bliss…

Join me tomorrow for soap and a mixed bag of media amusement. Until then, stay safe, stay not sharing photos you wouldn’t want shared of yourself, and stay always having a Plan B.

Oct17

October 16, 2024 – Sasha Asks Michael To Help Cody, What Happened In Salt Lake, Earrings Live, Extra NYC, Never Enough Costumes & Bad

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

I missed the beginning, but there’s nothing you won’t figure out.

Jason is with Anna in her office, and Anna gets annoyed when Jack just walks right in. He says, they found a number of dead bodies at Sidwell’s compound and Sidwell wasn’t one of them.

Felicia shows Holly a picture of Cody in Crimson and says, they all adore him. He briefly modeled, but he takes care of the Quartermaine horses now and gives James riding lessons. He’s also good with children. Holly says, it sounds like he’s a man of many talents like his father.

Robert tells Mac that Diane is the only woman he wants to be with, and Mac says he doesn’t want Robert blowing his life apart for Holly. Robert sounds like him when he talked smack about Cody, but really wanted a relationship with him. Robert insists he’s not in denial, but Mac says he’s still worried about Robert. A part of him still feels Robert and Holly have unfinished business.

At the hospital, Portia asks if Jordan is here as Deputy Mayor or a friend of the family. Isaiah says, Lulu’s ventilator failed, but Portia says, they still have to investigate. Ventilators don’t fail for no reason. Isaiah says, mistakes happen, and Portia thanks Isaiah and asks Elizabeth to debrief her. (Portia might have a point. I thought it was suspect when Cyrus said he wanted Lulu to be released from her condition.)

Sam says, Lucky and Nikolas were matches, but didn’t pass the secondary screening, and Terry says, the main goal is to eliminate risk. Ordinarily, she’d say sleep on it, but Sam needs to decide if she wants to go through the screening to see if her liver is viable. Lulu’s condition requires them to move quickly. There’s not a lot of time, and she’d like to do it now.

Portia says she’s never seen a ventilator stop working, and Elizabeth says, neither has she, but machines break down. Portia says, their maintenance team is meticulous, and Elizabeth asks if she’s thinking lawsuit. Portia says, they got lucky, and Elizabeth says, their luck is about to run out. Portia says, Lulu’s blood pressure and pulse are low, and Elizabeth says, if Sam isn’t a viable donor, Lulu is going to die.

Terry tells Sam, no pressure. It’s her decision to make. She asks if Sam wants to talk it over with someone, but Sam says, no. Let’s do it as soon as possible. If there’s a chance to save Lulu, she wants to make that happen. Terry says she’ll get Sam set up, but Sam says, just one thing. They can’t tell Dante.

Isaiah tells Jordan that he’s been discharged. So if she came to check in on her favorite patient… She says she’s here see Laura. She’s Lulu and Lucky’s mother. He says he knows, and she asks if Laura knows about the ventilator, but he says he doesn’t think so

Holly asks if Mac and Cody are close, and Felicia says, it was rocky in the beginning, but Cody saved James from almost downing and that cut through Mac’s stubbornness. She thinks Mac would have opened up eventually. Cody has a good heart. He and Mac have a lot of similarities, and it was only a matter of time before Mac wanted to get to know his son. She, Maxie, and Cody’s girlfriend worked to make it happen. She points to the issue of Crimson that Holly is looking at and says, that’s her. Sasha Corbin.

Sasha tells Michael that she doesn’t know how… never mind. He says they’ve known each other a long time. Their friendship has been tested and it’s only grown stronger. Ask him whatever she needs to. She says, it’s not for her; it’s for Cody. She was actually thinking it’s for Michael and Cody. Serenity, the estate where Cody grew up, is for sale. It’s always been his dream to buy it and turn it into a horse rescue and sanctuary. Cody could explain it better. Michael says, Cody is the best stableman they’ve ever had, and she says, Cody loves his job, but wants a place of his own. He needs an investor to help with the down payment. Michael says he respects that she came to him. She looks out for the people she cares about. But he’s afraid he’s going to have to say no.

Anna says, their mission was to retrieve Lucky. They weren’t there in a WSB capacity, and didn’t make an agreement to eliminate Sidwell. Jack says, Sidwell is a dangerous loose end, and it was uncharacteristically sloppy. Jason says, the possibility Sidwell survived isn’t news. Why are they here? Jack says, the pilot he hired to get them out of Africa has been found murdered.

Jordan tells Isaiah, Laura has enough on her plate. She’ll catch her later. Isaiah asks if he can buy her dinner. He owes her at least that much for saving his life, and a Lannister he likes to pay his debts. Unless she has a policy against dining with people she’s saved. She says, no, but she has other policies, and he says he’d love to hear about them over dinner. Shall we? They go into the elevator.

Jason says he’s sorry to hear about the pilot and asks if he was freelancing. Anna says, he could have been hired for another operation, but Jack says, this is the only one that would have put him in harm’s way. Anna says she’s sorry. Was he a friend? Jack says he has a vested interest in why he died and who’s responsible. The private plane was brought back and found ransacked in the hangar. Anna says, it’s clear someone was looking for something, and Jack asks if they brought back any souvenirs from their travels.

Felicia asks if Holly is surprised Cody and Sasha fell for each other, and Holly asks if it’s serious. Felicia says she can’t speak for them, but they’re a lovely couple. She thinks Cody only became a model because Sasha was. Then Sasha quit and started working as the Quartermaine family cook. She thinks in part to be closer to Cody. Holly says, she stopped modeling for a man who works with children and horses. It’s romantic. Felicia says, she seems happier, and they know how irresistible Scorpio men can be. Holly orders a double scotch.

Robert asks what unfinished business he and Holly have, and Mac says, Holly always had a hold on him. Between work, spy games, and cons, they played fast and loose with rules. And if they didn’t like the rules, they made them up. Robert says, that’s in the past, and Mac says, for Robert, but not for Holly.

Sasha says she’s sorry she put Michael on the spot. She’d never want him to think she’d take advantage of their friendship. Michael says he has no problem discussing money, especially with her. If it was for her to help with a specific dream or goal dream she had, he’d be all in. But he doesn’t know Cody that well. She says she wishes he knew Cody like she does, and he asks if Cody has a business plan. She says, not yet, but she’s sure he’s working on one, and Michael says, it’s not that he doesn’t like Cody or doesn’t respect him, but he’s not sure it’s wise to use his funds that way. Sasha says she understands and hopes this didn’t make it weird. He says, never go into a business deal without realizing the other party can say no, and she says, it’s not easy, especially with a friend. Michael says, it’s all good, and leaves. Tracy walks in and says, correct her if she’s wrong, but she could have sworn Sasha just asked her nephew for money.

Terry says, Sam will be a patient at GH and her privacy will be protected. May she ask why Sam doesn’t want to tell Dante? He’d only be loving and supportive. Sam says, that’s the problem. He and Rocco have already been through so much. They thought Lucky would save Lulu, and it fell apart. She doesn’t want them to go through that again, not until she knows 100% that the transplant is a go. Terry says she understands, and Sam says, let’s see if I can save Lulu.

Anna says, they barely made it out with their lives. They didn’t have time to grab nicknacks. Jason says, the only thing he brought home was Lucky, and Jack says, after Jason threw the card game, they were locked in a cell. Jason says, the only time they were let out was when Sidwell was planning on killing them, and Anna says, then Jack’s drone strike happened. Jack says, they’re welcome. Where were Spencer and Sutton? Anna says, he’ll have to ask them, but he says he’s asking her. Jason says, when they found Lucky, he was with Sidwell, and Anna says, with his hands around Lucky’s neck. Jason says, he was incapacitated, and Jack says, it was the perfect opportunity to take Sidwell out. Anna says, they were avoiding the drone strike and trying to get out alive, and Jack says, where was Sutton? Anna says, it’s unclear. They ran out and Holly pulled up in a vehicle. That’s what got them to the airfield. Jack says, so she had time unaccounted for.

Robert says, times changed, but Mac says, not for Holly. She still keeps secrets. He knows when someone is lying, and he can feel it. Holly is not telling the truth and what she’s telling them is not entirely true. He hopes Robert doesn’t let Holly blow up what he’s got going on with Diane.

Holly says, Felicia mentioned Cody’s past was unsavory, and Felicia says, he was a con man. No offense. Holly says, none taken, but how does she know he’s not pulling a con now? Felicia says, she’s sure he’s not. Initially she wasn’t. At first, Cody said he wasn’t Mac’s son because he was afraid Mac would reject him, and he was right. But it doesn’t matter now. Cody is a Scorpio. Holly says, hurrah. We can never have too many of them.

Sasha says she did ask Michael for money, but it’s not what Tracy thinks. The money isn’t for her; it’s for Cody. Tracy asks why Cody needs money. Is he sick? Sasha says, no. He wants to put a down payment on Serenity, the estate where he grew up. Tracy says, and the best way is for Sasha to ask her married ex and employer? Sasha says, Cody didn’t know, and Tracy asks, why is she acting as Cody’s broker? Sasha says she knew asking Michael was better than the alternative, and Tracy says, which is? Sasha says, Cody asking her for money.

Dante goes to the reception desk and says he thought Elizabeth was going to update him and he’s wondering what’s going on. Elizabeth says, they want to give Lulu the best possible care, so she has to follow procedure. She’s entering an incident report regarding the ventilator. He apologizes and says he should be thanking her. If she hadn’t gone in, he doesn’t think Lulu would have made it.  He thanks her, and she says, everybody is invested in getting Lulu through this. He says, what if it’s not enough. What if Lulu doesn’t survive this latest setback?

At the Surf Lodge, Jordan says, Lulu would have died without Isaiah, and he says, before he went to Africa, he specialized in transplant surgery. He loves the challenge. Even when it’s successful, a lot can go wrong, but when it goes right… She says, you save a life, and he says, it’s an amazing feeling. She says, yet he gave it all up, and he says, people change. Goals change. She says, just like that? and he says, just like that. Is Deputy Mayor her calling?

Diane goes to Robert’s office and says she got her client’s charges dropped and avoided going to trial. He says, that’s something to celebrate, and she says she has a question. What did Mac want?

Anna says, they didn’t have eyes on Holly at all times, and Jack says, Holly was with Sidwell for months and had full access. She was familiar with the layout. If anyone knew where to find something of value, it was her. Anna says, then ask her. They brought Lucky home. That’s it. That’s why they were there. Jason says, if Jack figured it out, it’s likely that Sidwell figured it out too. Anna says, if anyone is in danger, it’s Holly, and Jack says, they’re both capable and resourceful, but keep their eyes open. Sidwell has the resources to track down anyone in his way.

Tracy says, Cody is too proud to ask her for money, and Sasha says, he is, but that’s not the only reason. He knows she has a history with people, mostly men, targeting her for money. He didn’t say it in those words, but he doesn’t want her to think he’s just another person after her money. He cares about her and thinks of her as a friend. Tracy says, it’s kind of Sasha to tell her what Cody is thinking. She’s aware Sasha and Michael had a romantic relationship, but remained friends of sorts. Sasha asks if that’s a problem, and Tracy says, yeah, when she doesn’t remember her place. (Did we circle back to this again? Tracy doesn’t seem like the type who doesn’t get it the first time.)

Elizabeth says she knows Dante is exhausted and scared, but try to stay optimistic. He says he doesn’t know where his head is at. He doesn’t know how she stays professional. She says she’s been doing this long enough to know people are scared when their loved ones are in the hospital. They feel hopeless and desperate and put it on someone else. She knows he loves Lulu. He says, look at them, falling for Spencer kids, and she says, it’s an exclusive club. He says, there was never a dull moment with Lulu, and she says, the same with Lucky. But they’ve moved on and found happiness with other people. He says, they did, but that doesn’t mean they love them any less. Her phone dings, and she looks at it, then looks at Dante. We see the text says, Spencer donor screening results in.

Sasha asks, what is her place? and Tracy says, she’ll put it in simple terms, so Sasha understands. (Ooh, mean!) It was egregiously inappropriate. Sasha is not a guest, not a friend. She’s an employee. And despite her considerable talent, it would behoove her to remember that. Sasha says, is that all? but Tracy says, no. If anything like this happens again, she’ll be seeking employment elsewhere. (Geez, she’s tougher than Gordon Ramsay would be.)

Mac meets Felicia, who says, he just missed Holly. She’s happy for him and Cody. Mac says, that makes him feel like crap, and she says, that wasn’t the response she expected. He says he told Robert to stay away from Holly because she’s nothing but trouble.

Diane says she has a sneaking suspicion it wasn’t police business, and Robert says, Mac is convinced he’s still hung up on Holly. She asks if he’s correct, but Robert says, no. Holly is his past. Diane is his present and future. She says she needs more convincing. She’s not quite sure. He asks if there’s anything he can possibly do to put her at ease, and she says, maybe. He kisses her.

Anna says she thinks Sidwell cares more about his bottom line than revenge, and Jason says, following them wouldn’t be cheap. Anna says, Sidwell is probably more likely to invest in rebuilding his operation than payback. Jack says, the plane was ransacked, and someone must have been looking for something valuable, and Anna says, and was willing to kill for it.

Sasha sits on the steps in the foyer, when there’s a knock at the door. She opens it and Holly is there. Holly says, she looks more beautiful than she did in Deception’s ad, and Sasha says, what are you doing here, mother? (Wow. Did not see that coming.)

Jordan says she wouldn’t say it’s a calling, but her job has a purpose. Laura is amazing, but it’s not a one woman job. Isaiah says, Laura has a lot on her plate, and she says, thanks to him, Lulu has a chance. Let’s say miracles happen and they find a match. Can he resist the temptation to step in? He says he can. The work he did was at best miraculous, but even though he believes in them, he’s not in the business of performing miracles anymore.

Dante sits at Lulu’s bedside and says he knows she’s tired and might not want to fight, but he needs her to. He’s fighting for her, and Rocco too. Their kid needs his mom. He needs her too. Sam comes in, and says, it’s her. Dante asks what she’s talking about, and she says she’s the match. She can save Lulu.

Tomorrow, Cody says, if it’s a pattern, he doesn’t want to be part of it; Dante tells Rocco the good news; and Kristina says, someone will pay for what they’ve done.

🧂 Salt Over My Shoulder…

Bronwyn talked about getting pregnant at 19 and how the father’s parents were a-holes and the father didn’t want to be involved. They tried to shame her, and she said, it was embarrassing to everyone else, but not to her. When her daughter Gwen was two, she found out on Facebook that Gwen’s father had died. Gwen was about to be 18 now, and had never met her father’s parents. In a weird twist, it turned out that Meredith knew Gwen’s paternal grandparents, and told Bronwyn that Gwen’s grandmother had said, it’s time.

Jared was pestering Britani about seeing him, and we found out that Lisa had left Whitney’s jewelry gift in the trash at the hotel. Whitney thought Lisa was trying to sabotage her business because she’d said Lisa was the RHOSLC villain on a podcast.

Mary’s son Robert Jr. is 35 21 and still living at home. Mary said she wanted him to get a job, but he wasn’t in a good space for working. Wow. Before my senior year in high school, I wanted to take a trip to NYC, and my father said, get a job and pay for it. Mary said, it had to do with his lifestyle, but didn’t clarify what that meant. Is he smoking weed all day? Playing video games? Both?

Heather and Lisa went to some salt room – an actual room made of salt – that was supposed to be grounding and healing. I’m not so sure it was effective, since it looked like Heather couldn’t wait to bring up Angie saying she wouldn’t let her computer be a babysitter, which was apparently a dig at Lisa’s parenting. In Heather’s interview, she said, it didn’t seem indicative of Angie. It was mean and she thought Lisa should know. Probably, but not from Heather, and if Lisa recognized herself in that comment, which didn’t name names, maybe she should look inward.

Fellow podcaster Adam confirmed to Whitney that Lisa was spreading the smack about her jewelry line. On a side note, Salt Lake City is beautiful, but with those mountains all around and the big capital building or whatever it is, it makes me think of the isolated town scenario in a sci-fi/horror film. Britani met with Jared and my take is that he wants to be more like f*** buddies than in a serious relationship. In Britani’s interview, she said, he posts nothing about her on his social media, won’t get off dating apps, and if they walk past cute girls, he drops her hand. In other words, he doesn’t act like an SO. Oh girl, come on. Dump him already. Don’t be friends. Don’t be anything. He told her that he gave her everything he could, and she said she’d gotten her answer.

Bronwyn talked to Gwen about her grandparents, who Gwen said didn’t respond to her in a loving way. In Britani’s interview, she said, Gwen’s grandmother had texted that they were excited to meet Gwen, but only if she was in a place where she was ready to accept them. It turned Gwen off. Gwen told Bronwyn that they’d said they wanted to make sure she was ready to meet, but she felt that she wasn’t the one who wasn’t ready. She really just wanted to know her dad. In Bronwyn’s  interview, she said, Gwen was the only one who hadn’t made any choices in this situation, yet she was the only one who felt the weight of the choices everyone else made for her. Gwen said she didn’t want to be disappointed later if she didn’t take the opportunity.

Heather, Mary, Britani, and Lisa did some ziplining. Apparently, Mary is a pro at this and does it every chance she gets. That woman is full of surprises. She’s so different this season, it makes me wonder if she wasn’t putting on an act for TV previously. Or maybe she is now. Heather said she didn’t want to look, and I wondered, what’s the point of doing it then? Mary said she thought ziplining was liberating and fun, and it looks like fun, but it also looks really scary. At lunch, Britani told the group about her meeting with Jared and said she thought Lisa was too invested in her relationship. They were all too involved in her personal life. Truth!  Mary said, ain’t nobody got time for this, which I haven’t heard in ages, and in Mary’s interview, she said, Heather is always in the middle of something, yet hides her hands. She felt that Heather left a trail of lies.

Next time, Shawn and Angie’s mob wives 25th anniversary party; and Whitney confronts Lisa. It looks like that will be at the party, which should be no surprise to anyone. And I still keep forgetting Jared is an Osmond.

As of this posting, there were no recaps, but I did find this.

https://people.com/real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city-recap-lisa-barlow-throws-necklace-whitney-rose-gifted-in-trash-8729268

📺 In related news: On Watch What Happens Live, Bronwyn had literal chandelier earrings. Like, little chandeliers.  I love her costumes fashion.

🗽 Yesterday’s Apples…

Another perspective of this week’s RHONY.

Real Housewives of New York Season 15, Episode 3 Recap: Dramamine Drama

🎃 Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop…

Hey, Halloween only comes once a year. Omg. The cat in the curlers.

https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/pets/editor-favorite-pet-halloween-costumes

It’s always debatable whether they’re the best ever, but it doesn’t matter. They’re all cute.

https://www.thelist.com/646383/the-best-celebrity-pet-halloween-costumes-ever/

🔥 A Torch Flung To the Trees…

Stop in tomorrow for soap and the OC’s invasion of London. Until then, stay safe; stay calling instead of texting if you can’t attend a party at the last minute; and stay never going into a business deal without realizing the other party can say no.

Oct10

October 9, 2024 – Elaine Tails Carly To Jack’s Room, Back Again, Another Casualty, Final Bow, Salted Milwaukee, More Villains, Surreal Darkness, WWDD, Touchdown, Saluting Service & Watching

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Anna asks Jason, are we going to talk about that kiss or what? and he asks if she wants to talk about it. She says, no, but she thinks they should.

Josslyn walks into Bobbie’s and asks if Lucky is hurt. Were they robbed? He says, no, and she says, who did this… He did this? Why? He says he got some bad news, and she says, so he trashed her mom’s business? The family business? He says, Joss… and she says she’s glad he recognized her, because she sure as hell doesn’t recognize him.

Kristina tells Alexis that she had to pull some strings to see her after hours, and Alexis asks if she’s okay. Kristina says she’s good. She moved back home. Dante helped and Diane came by. She wanted to make sure Alexis was okay. Alexis says she had a lot of visitors today. She and the guard bonded, and she has an entertaining cellmate, Heather Webber. Kristina says, she’s a psycho, but Alexis says, Heather gives her cred with the other inmates. Is Kristina really okay? Is she seeing her postpartum counselor? Kristina says she filled out the paperwork, but she’s having trouble focusing because of Alexis being here.

At Pozzulo’s, Natalia says, the roll out projections are doable and within budget, but Sonny says, not now. Sit down and relax. Natalia says she doesn’t have much time, and he asks if she’s got a date. What’s going on? She seems stiff. She says she’s being professional. She thought they agreed to leave it that way. He said his personal life was complicated and she thinks it’s best if they stick with business. He says, the last thing he wants is for her to be uncomfortable, and she says, that’s the problem. When she’s around him, she’s too comfortable.

Carly checks herself in her compact mirror and knocks on Jack’s door. He says, the lady is prompt, and she asks if this is her raincheck. He says, indeed it is, and invites her in. Elaine approaches, taking a photo with her phone and says, gotcha.

Josslyn asks, what’s going on? Is Lucky drunk or something? He says, not yet, and she says, her mom could have him arrested. He says he doesn’t care, and she asks if he sees the sign. It says, Bobbie’s. They renamed it after her grandmother and his aunt. He says he knows who she is, and she says, this place was renamed to honor her, and this is what he does. He says, add it to his family’s tab, and she says, if this is how he treats his family, she wants nothing to do with him. Jason risked his life to bring him back. Why isn’t he helping Lulu instead of throwing a tantrum? Lucky says, it was a wasted trip, and leaves. She says, nice. Leave her here to clean up the mess.

Anna tells Jason that the kiss stays in Africa. It was an isolated incident and will never happen again. Jason says, understood. Anything else? She says, yes. Brennan had so many questions about him. Brennan was surprised she trusted him as much as she did. He asks if it scored him points, and she says, unfortunately, yes. Brennan was impressed and wants to recruit Jason. He does not want to get involved with the WSB. He says, it’s not going to happen, and she says, he should probably get some rest. He says, like her? and she says, yeah, like her. She goes to the door, and he tells her to take care of herself. She says she will. She’ll see him around. She leaves.

Carly thanks Jack and says, he went above and beyond for her family, and he suggests they keep it on the DL. She says she won’t forget everything he did – the intel, the plane, the drone strike.  Jason and Lucky are alive because of him and she owes him big time. He says, her gratitude is all the thanks he needs, and she says, comping the dinner is the least she can do, but he says, that’s unacceptable.

Natalia tells Sonny, forget she said that, and he says that he likes that she’s comfortable around him. What’s the problem? She says she works for him, and it blurs the lines, and he says he respects any boundaries she sets. She says, there’s that old world charm. His personal code, honor and respect. He says he respects her, and she says, he’s a decent guy. She knew that from the beginning. Any other time under different circumstances… He says, if she waits for the perfect time and circumstances, she’ll be waiting forever, and she says, he might be right. He says he’s always right. What would her perfect circumstances be? She says, probably spending more time with him and getting to know him better, and he says he would like that.

Alexis asks if Kristina is sure nothing happened. She’s here late. Kristina says, nothing happened. She’s just been walking around, going through the motions, and thinking it isn’t fair. She has to do something. Alexis says she has a good attorney and together they’ve come up with a strategy she thinks will get her out. Kristina asks what it is, but Alexis says she can’t tell her and needs her to not be concerned. Kristina says, that’s difficult. Alexis is in here with a serial killer roommate and she’s getting advice from Diane that she needs to get her own lawyer. Alexis asks what Diane said, but Kristina says, nothing. She doesn’t want to upset Alexis. She just wants Alexis to focus on herself and not protecting her. Alexis says she’s a mother and protects her girls, but Kristina says she created this situation and needs to be the one to take responsibility for it.

Josslyn hears someone come in, and she says, sorry. They’re closed. Dex walks in with Officer Matthews, and Matthews says, they got a call that a crazy guy busted up the diner. What can she tell them about that?

Lucky goes to the coffee warehouse and Jason asks, what’s going on? Lucky says he needs Jason’s help getting back to Africa, and Jason says, when? Lucky says, as soon as he can arrange a flight. He needs a passport. Sidwell took his. Jason says, Lucky can’t be donor? And Lucky says, he’s a perfect match, but the choices he made caused him to not be viable to save his sister.

Carly says, Jack is refusing to let her comp the meal? and he says, she heard correctly. Her phone rings and she sees that it’s Felicia. She ignores the call and says she didn’t mean to offend him. She just wanted to say thank you. He says he accepts her thanks, but doesn’t accept that she owes him anything. She says, he saved Lucky and Jason at her request and he doesn’t want anything in return, and he says, he doesn’t want them to be a transactional relationship. He has plenty of those. She doesn’t owe him anything. He pours the champagne and hands her a glass. She says, he did an extraordinary thing for her family, and all he wants is her gratitude? He says, gratitude is overrated. There’s so much more to her that he’d rather have. (I swoon.)

Alexis tells Kristina, don’t do anything to interfere. It will just complicate things. Kristina says, doing nothing doesn’t work for her, and Alexis says, do it anyway. Kristina says, fine. She’ll do it Alexis’s way.

Sonny asks what Natalia’s perfect scenario of them spending time together involves. Reading spreadsheets or something more personal? She says she’s fine with both. They’re both adults and capable of communicating what they need personally and professionally. He asks, what’s wrong then? and she says, he’s a man with specific business connections and affiliations. He says, she’s not referring to coffee or cosmetics, and she says, no judgement, but his complicated connections come with a lot of trouble. He says, and she doesn’t want trouble, and she says she should know better, but she guesses she doesn’t.

Josslyn says, her mom owns Bobbie’s, and Matthews says, the guy did a number on the place. Is she okay? She says, it was just a misunderstanding, and Matthews says, destruction of property is against the law. She says she’s embarrassed to admit it, but it’s a family thing, and he asks if she wants to file a report, but she says, no. They’re not pressing charges. Dex says, if they don’t, they can’t file an insurance claim, and Matthews says, the rookie needs the practice. Josslyn says she’s sure he’ll catch on. There’s not much damage. Dex asks if she’s sure, and she nods. Matthews says, if she changes her mind, stop by the station. He tells Dex, let’s roll, and Josslyn thanks them.

Lucky says, a parasite, some microscopic organism he didn’t know about, is keeping him from saving his sister. Now she’s going to die because of him. Jason says he’s sorry, and Lucky says, he and Anna nearly died getting him back and it’s all for nothing. Jason says, he’s not doing anybody any good by jetting. Doesn’t he want to see Laura? Lucky says he doesn’t want to see the look of disappointment in her eyes. He was never good at goodbyes. Jason says he understands, but the people in Lucky’s life need them – Aiden, Elizabeth… He can get Lucky the cash and passport, but take it from someone who just got back, both times he left his family, there was no chance to say goodbye and it devastated them. Lucky says, now they’re good, but Jason says, anything can happen. Lucky says, he’ll only cause pain, but Jason says, he’ll hurt them more not saying goodbye. Elizabeth, Aiden, and Laura are strong. They’ll survive. The question is, can he?

Molly goes to Anna’s office, and Anna asks what case she wants to discuss. Molly says, John Cates, but Anna says, Molly knows she can’t discuss it. Molly is an ADA, and her mother is the defendant. Molly says she’s not asking Anna to share details. She needs Anna to reopen the investigation and arrest the real killer – Sonny Corinthos.

Sonny says, it’s Natalia’s call. He’s not going to push her to do what she doesn’t want to. Where they go from here is up to her. His phone rings, and he says he’s got to get this. It’s his lawyer. He’ll be right back. He goes into his office.

Carly and Jack clink glasses when her phone rings again. She says she has to get this. Her friend Felicia keeps calling. The doorknob rattles, and outside Elaine pretends to be trying to open the door with her keycard. Felicia peeks at her from around the corner, and Jack tells Carly that he needs her to move right now. She goes to the suite hallway, and Jack opens the door. He asks if he can help Elaine.

Kristina walks into Pozzulo’s and asks if her dad is here. Natalia says he’s in his office on the phone. How is she doing? She looks well. Kristina says, looks can be deceiving. She’s hanging in. Natalia says she supposes that’s all they can do. She and Kristina’s dad can finish tomorrow. She needs to get going. Please let him know she left him the paperwork. She thought Kristina would want to know that Allison is doing great on tour. She’s spoken mostly with her tour manager and Brook, but the audience attendance is fantastic, and she’s hit her stride. Kristina says she’s not surprised, and Natalia says she’s seen clips from the tour, and Allison has blossomed. She’s a star. Kristina says, she always has been, and Natalia says she thought Kristina might want to know. Kristina thanks her and says she wants Allie to be happy. Natalia says, Allison wants the same for Kristina. Good to see her. Take care of herself. She leaves and Sonny comes out. He and Kristina hug, and she tells him that Natalia said she’d talk to him tomorrow. She left these. She hands him the paperwork, and he asks if she ran Natalia off. She says, actually, they had kind of a nice moment, and he asks what brings her by. She says she saw her mom in Pentenville and they’ve got to get her out.

Anna says, Molly knows this is inappropriate, but Molly says, not more than arresting her mother for a crime she didn’t commit. Where’s the justice in letting her take the fall for Sonny? Anna says she has no evidence and the evidence they have points to Molly’s mother, who did herself no favors by not being forthcoming. Molly says, that doesn’t mean she’s guilty, but Anna says, the FBI is prosecuting the case. She doesn’t think she could stop it even if she wanted to. Molly asks if she’s saying they won’t look at Sonny if there’s concrete evidence, and Anna says she doesn’t have any and Sonny has an alibi. Molly says, when Sonny was charged with Claudia Zacara’s murder, Carly perjured herself. Doesn’t Anna think she’d do it again? Sonny assaulted Dex and when Cates provoked Sonny’s hated by attacking Kristina, he signed his own death sentence. Sonny was at the Quartermaines when Cates was murdered and has the motive, means, and opportunity. There’s got to evidence. They can’t rely on the FBI, and she needs Anna to find it.

Carly says she can’t talk, and Felicia says, she’s being tailed. That elegant older woman with the pint-sized pooch is a P.I.

Jack tells Elaine that she’s got the wrong room, and slams the door. He tells Carly, that Park Avenue doyenne is a P.I., and she asks how he can tell. He says he can always tell, but is she here for him or for Carly? Carly says her. That’s the reason she can’t be seen with him right now. He says, the WSB is at her service.

Lucky says, before he left, he was destroying his life. He was shredding Elizabeth, and he could see he was destroying her. Jason says, so he stepped back, and Lucky says he stepped off. He remembers Luke used to disappear sometimes. He said it was his time to reflect and get in tune with himself. He didn’t understand when he was a kid, but now he realizes Luke wanted to keep his own demons away from them. It worked, so he followed suit. He tried to convince himself that by doing good in the world, he could maybe make up for the wreckage he left here. Jason asks if it worked, and Lucky says he thought so until Jason and Anna showed up. They told him about Lulu, and then that’s all that mattered. He was hoping maybe it would be the redemption he was searching for, but he already made his choices, and now Lulu is going to die because of him. Jason says, he doesn’t know that for sure, and Lucky says he let everyone down and it impacted the family. He saw Rocco’s eyes and he’s not wrong. He doesn’t deserve to be here. Jason asks if he thinks his family deserves a hasty exit, and he takes an envelope out of a desk drawer. He puts it on the desk and says, there’s 10 grand. It should do for now. Lucky is the only one who can make the decision. If he thinks it’s really the best thing, then go. Lucky asks what Jason thinks he should do. Should he stay?

Anna says, Molly just wants Sonny to be guilty because she’s angry with him, but Molly says she wants justice. Anna says, for Cates or her baby? Molly is human and can’t not hold Sonny responsible for some part in the baby’s death. Molly says, because Kristina went to Ava because she didn’t want to testify against her father. She probably wouldn’t have gone if she hadn’t seen him attack Dex. Maybe Anna can file charges for Sonny’s assaults on Dex and Cyrus. Anna says, Molly was reluctant to follow through on that, and Molly says, she’s right. She’s just as complicit, but they can use that now to establish a pattern of Sonny’s violent behavior. Anna says, the FBI took the case, and Molly says, to hell with the FBI. Take back the case and investigate Sonny. Or is all of Anna’s talk about justice and the law just talk? She walks out.

Kristina tells Sonny that Alexis tried to convince her that she’s fine in Pentenville. Heather is her roommate, and she considers the guards her friends. She’s getting too comfortable. Sonny says he understands that she’s worried, and Kristina says, of course (🍷) she is. She’s going to come forward to the police. Sonny says he doesn’t think that’s a good idea, and Kristina says she won’t involve him, but he asks if she’s going to tell them where she found the gun. She says she can’t be helpless like this, but he says he and her mom agree on it. She says, the only time they agree is about her and cleaning up her mess. Not this time. She’s going to take accountability. He says, Diane called. Her mom’s trial is in three weeks. She says, that’s not enough time to prepare, but he says, a lot can happen in three weeks. She asks, how, if she doesn’t do anything, and he says, her mom appreciates her loyalty, but Kristina can’t fix this, or they’ll have to clean up that mess. They’re going to fix this, but it’s going to need time to fix. Kristina says, this is because of her. It’s her fault. Sonny says, it’s not. Jagger did this to himself. She didn’t do it. Kristina says, okay. He’s right. Cates and Ava did this.

Jack asks if he can have a raincheck, and Carly says, if he can get her out without being spotted, she’ll give him all the rainchecks he wants and her undying gratitude. Jack says, deal. Give him a two-minute head start. He leaves and sees Elaine. He asks if she still can’t find her room and says he’ll escort her to the lobby, and they’ll take care of it. He steers her down the hall, saying, he had a dog when he was a child. A border collie named Perceval… Felicia calls Carly and says she’s in the clear, and Carly says, meet her at Bobbie’s and she’ll tell Felicia what’s going on. Felicia says, see her soon, and Carly leaves.  

Dex comes back to Bobbie’s and asks if Josslyn needs a hand, and she says, aren’t you supposed to be working, rookie? He says he told Officer Matthews that it would be a contribution to society if he helped her clean up, and she asks if it worked. He says, no. Matthews knows they’re together. Off the record, who did this? She says, her cousin Lucky. He just got back from Africa, and she was so pissed, she didn’t realize that Anna and Jason brought him back to help save Lulu. She needs a liver transplant, and he was her best bet as a donor. Dex asks if she thinks it had to do with that, and she says, based on his reaction, she doesn’t think going happen anymore. She was horrible to Lucky, and she didn’t have to be.

Jason says he can’t tell Lucky whether to stay or go. It’s not his call. His circumstances were different. Lucky says, he has insight, but Jason says he can’t give Lucky the answer he’s looking for. Lucky says, understood, and takes the envelope. He thanks Jason for the loan and says he’ll pay him back someday. He leaves.

Dex says, Josslyn must be some kind of saint not to be upset, family or not, and she says, it was a shock. But she realized as she was cleaning, she was right about Lulu. Lucky was devastated and needed a release. This was the only safe place for him to do that. Any place else, he’d be arrested. Dex says, there’s still time, and she says, thanks. Molly comes in and says she didn’t realize they were closed. Josslyn says, they had a little accident, but it’s fine. Come in. She can’t cook anything, but she can get Molly a drink or a sandwich. Molly says she’d kill for an iced tea, and Josslyn says, she’s got it. Molly sits down and Dex says, long day? She asks if there’s any other kind. Don’t worry. It’s not a crying on his shoulder day. He says he’s got two. Everyone needs a friend sometimes. She asks why they’re closed, and he says, long story. Josslyn comes back with three iced teas and says, on the house. To better days. Molly says, cheers to that.

Carly meets Felicia and thanks her for the save. How did she know that woman was a P.I.? Felicia says, they go way back. Elaine is old school, but she’s good, and that dog will outlive us all. Carly says, thank God Felicia spotted her, and Felicia says, Elaine asked about Carly, and she realized Elaine was tailing her. Carly says she owes Felicia big time, and Felicia says, for the record, Jack Brennan’s not worth it. (Oh yes, he is.) Carly says, he’s a high-profile guest of the hotel and needed assistance, and Felicia says, don’t say she didn’t warn her. Carly says, thanks, but it’s not necessary, and Felicia says, Carly has a bigger problem. They need to figure out why someone is having her tailed in the first place.

Jason goes to Sonny’s office and says, Sonny wanted to see him? Sonny says, Alexis’s trial is in a couple of weeks. If she goes to trial, Kristina won’t be able to handle it and he’s afraid she’ll do something to protect her mother and hurt herself, unless they find the gun Alexis got rid of. Jason says, it doesn’t look good, and Sonny says, then he’ll have to take the fall. Jason says, okay. Somehow, the cops have to come into possession of the gun Alexis tossed. (Yeah. I never thought of this before, but why don’t they just throw another gun in the river?)

Anna looks through the file on John Cates’s murder, when there’s a knock at the door. Kristina come in and Anna asks if she can help her. Kristina says she wants to help Anna. She has information about the night John Cates was killed.

Lucky kneels in the chapel and says, it’s been a while since he’s talked to God like this. He doesn’t know why. He guesses he doesn’t like to call on Him for the small stuff, but this isn’t small. It’s his sister. I’m begging You, please Lord, just save my sister. And if You can’t for some reason I don’t understand… I’m going to need help to live with it. He’s made so many mistakes and hurt so many people. He just wants it to stop. He doesn’t want to cause any more pain. So if You’re listening, I could use some guidance right now. And I’m pretty desperate, so I’ll take whatever You’ve got. Laura walks in and says, Lucky?

Tomorrow, Kristina wonders why she’s getting the feeling Anna doesn’t want her to talk; Martin says he has the key to Alexis’s salvation; Carly tells Sonny that she’ll go down with him; and Jason says he should have killed Cates when he had the chance.

🤹‍♂️ Here Comes Another One…

They’re loading up the returning characters wagon this fall.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/scott-reeves-returns-to-general-hospital

🎼 On the Road Again…

This is a real shame. I’ve loved the scenes with Marshall and Curtis. It’s always like watching a play. And when he had the scenes with fantasy Irene, it was magic. I’m just going to say it, as much as I love GH, they do a disservice to both the Black and gay communities. Their roles always start off strong and then are minimalized, and there’s rarely a follow through in the romance department. Actually, as far as gay characters go, there’s never been a follow through. I’m still bitter about Kristina and Blaze. And I’m straight. I can’t imagine how gay fans feel.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/robert-gossett-out-as-marshall-on-general-hospital

🥀 Farewell To Joel’s Father…

I don’t remember him from the soaps, but I can still hear him saying, there’s a preponderance of base, to Tom Cruise in Risky Business.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/port-charles-alum-nicholas-pryor-dead-at-89

🧂 Salty Not Sweet…

My takeaway points, followed by the link to a full recap below – including a photo of Bronwyn as a hot dog! Heather and Whitney were in some kind of Laverne and Shirley world being in Milwaukee. Meili, Britani, and Lisa went ice curling, while the others went to the beer caves, which looked like a lot less work. Mary never had beer before and discovered she liked it, calling Miller High Life regal. Frankly, I prefer Molson or Corona, but TBH, I don’t think I’ve ever had Miller. Britani said she was done with Jared after she found out he’d been texting her brow girl. I continually forget that Jared is an Osmond. Not that it makes a difference to me, but it’s like dating Prince William in MormonWorld.

Laverne and Shirley stayed at the caves to crack open some Blue Moon, while the others went to the Milwaukee Inn to hear about Milwaukee hauntings. Mary talked about her dad’s association with Dahmer again, and in Bronwyn’s interview, she said, nothing could top Mary’s stories. In Mary’s interview, she said she hoped her dad wasn’t making it up. Heather told Whitney that people were saying she was white labeling jewelry from China, and in Whitney’s interview, she said there was a social media account saying she got her jewelry from Alibaba. It was f***ed up that Meredith had gone back to her old tricks, digging up dirt, and instead of calling her, Meredith was going to everyone else. We flashed back to Meredith spreading gossip about Angie being in the Greek mafia, and Heather suggested Whitney talk to Meredeth at a better time, like, maybe not at dinner, but I knew that wasn’t going to happen.

They took a party bus to the Harley Davidson Museum, and Whitney decided the bus was the better time. After a dust up on the way there, they had dinner at the museum, which had been opened just for them. IMO, this seemed like a really stupid idea. I wouldn’t want to eat sushi while gazing at the dinosaurs in the Natural History Museum. Seeing the first motorcycles from over 100 years ago was pretty cool though. In Bronwyn’s interview, she said, it took the Harley Davidson Museum to bring out the classy side in these ho’s. No surprise, it didn’t last long, since Whitney brought it up again at dinner. Lisa insisted on getting involved under the guise of helping out, no matter how many times Whitney told her to stay out of it.

After that, it was on to Trixie Mattel’s bar, This Is It! The women dressed for the occasion, but Bronwyn outdid herself in a Moschino hot dog that Mary said was not fashion, but a costume. Mary might be right there, but it wasn’t out of line for a drag queen bar. The place looked super crowded, like, literally wall to wall people. As much as I’d love to go there, my idea of fun doesn’t include standing in a long line to stand in a crowd. And how the hell do you get to the bar? Hopefully, it was just like that because the Housewives were in town, although I don’t think I’m going to find myself in Milwaukee anytime soon. The group got onstage and had a dance off, but I didn’t see much dancing. In Heather’s interview, she said, they made all of their Milwaukee dreams come true and did it their way. Laverne and Shirley would be proud. I’m not so sure about that.

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 4 Recap: Laverne and Shirley Would Be Proud

💣 Outlaws In the House…

I’d started watching the first season of House of Villains and was surprised at how much I liked it, but I drifted away before the end. I decided to give it another go, mostly because there was nothing else going on in that time slot, and I do love host Joel McHale. Teresa Giudice leads the pack, and while I’m not a fan of her on RHONJ, she’s going to make a great villain. Although, according to her, she’s not a villain. She’s just a loud Italian and passionate. In her interview, she said she’d done a lot of competition shows and listed all of two – The Apprentice and Dancing with the Stars. There were two beds in the rooms, and I’ll be damned if I’d share a room as a grown-ass woman. One of the greatest villains of all time, Richard Hatch, is also a cast member, and I wondered why I thought he was dead. Even more shocking was Larissa Lima from 90 Day Fiancé, who looks nothing like herself anymore with a totally new face and gigantic – and I mean gigantic – boobs. New York is in the house as well, and I’m definitely a Tiffany Pollard fan. The best quote of the night came from Safaree (Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta, which I’ve never seen). Upon hearing there would be ten people in the house, he said, if there’s ten people and four of us, eight more are coming. I hope his day job isn’t in finance.  

https://ew.com/house-of-villains-season-2-cast-contestants-revealed-exclusive-8620820

📺 Speaking Of Villains…

The Dark Side of Reality TV strikes again.

https://ew.com/the-surreal-life-alum-janice-dickinson-talks-feud-with-omarosa-8718631

https://www.lyndsanity.com/media/lyndsey-parker-on-vices-dark-side-of-reality-tv-the-surreal-life/

⚰️ This Week In Daryl…

If you haven’t seen episode 3, there will be spoilers. I was pretty surprised at the ending.

https://ew.com/walking-dead-daryl-dixon-norman-reedus-kissing-scene-exclusive-8720896

The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon Just Broke a 14-Year Daryl Rule

Could he be the next Murphy?

https://screenrant.com/walking-dead-laurent-immune-daryl-dixon-ritual/

The recap.

https://www.cbr.com/the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-season1-episode3-recap-spoilers/

🎭 He Actually Can Quit His Day Job…

When he decides to hang up his jersey, he definitely has a career in acting. He’s surprisingly good. I’m really enjoying this show.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1408144/travis-kelces-role-in-horror-series-grotesquerie-revealed

And no surprise, Swifties are looking for hidden clues.

https://www.purewow.com/news/travis-kelce-tribute-taylor-swift-grotesquerie

🐕 New To the Festival…

I think it’s more the owners hoping for a win, but who knows what’s in a dog’s fuzzy head?

https://people.com/ny-dog-film-festival-service-dog-salute-finalists-8725632

🧙‍♀️ Resting Witch Face…

Join me tomorrow for soap and what’s shading in the OC. Until then, stay safe, stay having a little something to eat before a party, and stay not waiting for the perfect time and circumstances, or you’ll be waiting forever.