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October 1, 2018 – Three Big Reveals, Shannon’s QVC Debut, Play By Play Quote, Croton & Another One

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What I Watched Today

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

 

Sorry for the delay. I couldn’t publish earlier due to technical difficulties.

General Hospital

Nina looks at the finalized divorce decree, and her half-heart necklace. Valentin walks into her office, saying he got his too. He asks her not to sign it, and not to end the marriage.

Curtis goes to the hospital to find out if the DNA results are in.

At The Floating Rib, Lucy thinks not-Doc feels feverish. She asks what he needs, and he says, space. Lucy says it’s a telltale sign; he’s a snark beast when he’s under the weather. He says she has no idea, but she tells him that their marriage made her an expert on him. Lulu comes into the restaurant. Lucy tells not-Doc that his eyes are watery, and that’s not good. He says he’s capable of taking care of himself. Lulu runs over to show them a picture of Spencer and Laura.

Jason calls Carly from the station to tell her that the DA and the commissioner are going to question him. Diane is away, but she’s sending an associate. She says he’s the best. Diane’s associate arrives, and introduces himself as Henry. Omg, he looks twelve. Jason explains that the DA is trying to tie Sonny and his father to the body found at Charlie’s. He’s not saying anything to them, and Sonny wants the case shelved. He tells Henry, do what takes to shut the DA down. Jordan and Margaux walk in.

Valentin says he, Nina and Charlotte were happy; they were a family. Charlotte needs her, and so does he. She tells him that he should have thought of that before he ruined an innocent child’s life. He says he had no idea he’d be a father one day, and run into a beautiful woman who would steal his heart and change his life forever. He was young, angry, and bitter. It was the biggest mistake of his life. She says she would if she could, but she can’t get past it. It’s all wrapped together with her own loss of a child. They have to be over. Valentin gets a text from Curtis, asking if he’s ready to find out if Sasha is Nina’s daughter. Nina signs the papers. He wishes her all the happiness in the world, and says he hopes she gets everything she ever wanted. She says the thing she’s most wanted, she’ll never have, and tells him goodbye.

Lucy says Lulu’s picture is a framer, and Lulu suggests not-Doc surprise her mom with it when she gets home. Lucy says not-Doc would be happier if his wife was with him. Lulu identifies, being without Dante, but says Dante’s work is important to him, and it’s important for Laura to be with Spencer. Lucy tells Lulu that not-Doc is sick, but it’s nothing a little TLC wouldn’t fix. She asks if Lulu wants to join them, but Lulu says she’s meeting Nina, who just changed the location. She tells not-Doc to feel better, and he says he’s not sick. Lucy says that’s just how he acts when he’s sick. Lulu says she’ll tell her mom to check on him. She leaves, and Lucy says she’s not taking no for an answer. Not-Doc asks if there was a question. She suggests he just let her take him home.

Also at The Floating Rib, Carly tells Mike that Jason is late, but he’ll be there. Mike asks if the DA is hounding him, and Carly says Jason has a lawyer, but doesn’t need anyone. He never talks to the police. Lulu approaches their table. She and Mike hug, and he asks about Dante. She tells Mike that he’s away on an assignment, but work is keeping her busy. He asks her to join them, but she says she has to be somewhere. After she leaves, Mike says, Dante hit the jackpot. Carly says, Lulu is great; almost as great as his memory tonight. He tells her, the disease is fickle. It gives and takes away. She says nothing can take away the love he’s spread in their hearts and minds. He says, just not his; not for long. He tells her maybe it’s a good thing Sonny isn’t there. They need to talk about what happens next.

Henry says the victim is the DA’s father; why is she doing the questioning? She should eb recusing herself. Jordan says when they get there, she’ll step back. Henry wonders why Jason is being questioned; the case is nonexistent. The gun was fired by one of Skully’s gang, and it’s a long list. Margaux says, Sonny is at the top, and Jason knows where the bodies are buried. Henry says Jason was in kindergarten when it happened. Where’s the new information they have that would warrant a meeting? Jordan says they believe Sonny’s father is as much a part of it as he is. Margaux tells Jason if he doesn’t want Mike scrutinized, she suggests he start talking.

Henry asks what they have on Mike. Jordan says Mike was an associate of Charlie Delaney’s, and Charlie’s Pub is where the remains were found. He asks how they’re connecting Sonny to that, and Margaux says Sonny tried to buy the pub, and thwarted Julian’s attempts at expansion to assure the remains were never found. Henry says the only fact he’s hearing is that Sonny tried to purchase the pub. It’s not unusual for a businessman to expand his holdings. The both know it’s conjecture, and inadmissible. He asks if Margaux even finished law school, and she says, Sonny pulled trigger, and his father helped him clean it up.

Carly thinks Mike should have this conversation with Sonny, but he says they’re a package deal, and she’s not as tightly wound as Sonny around difficult choices. He knew someone whose wife had the same thing. He couldn’t handle it, but refused to listen, forcing her to do things like eat. Carly says, cruelty in name of love. He says, it was not a peaceful ending. She says, it’s a sad story, but it’s not his. They intend to treat him with respect and dignity, and if it gets tough, they’ll call in the professionals. Mike says the arrangements at the house are incredible, and he loves Felix, but he needs to get out. He likes talking to people; it makes him feel more alive. Sometimes he gets lonely, and in his more lucid moments, he worries a lot. Carly asks, about what? and he says, having another Avery moment – or worse. He needs to be around people who understand, and professional help. He’s pretty sure he talked to Sonny about it, and got through, but since then, nothing happened. Unless he went on a tour of the facilities and forgot. He thinks it‘s time they do that.

Lucy wants to take not-Doc home, wrap him in a blanket, and feed him chicken soup. He says, there’s no getting rid of her, is there? and she says, no-siree-bob. He tells her to meet him at his place. She says she’s going to find the most healing soup that ever existed in Port Charles, and googles that exact phrase. She says she knew she’d win the fight, even if it’s the last thing she ever did. When she’s gone, he says she has no idea how right she is.

Lulu goes to Nina’s office. She asks if Nina is okay. Nina says she’s just dealing with this, indicating the divorce papers, even though she asked for it. Lulu says that makes it official. Lulu tells her that even though she has problems with Valentin, she knows he loves Charlotte and Nina. Nina says she loves him too. Who divorces someone they love? Lulu says, someone who knows the relationship will always be toxic. Nina says she can’t get past the thing with Peter, but she misses Charlotte. Maybe she should have stayed, and been there for her; sucked it up and been a mom. She apologizes for how that sounded, and Lulu says the more people who love her daughter, the better, but the strain would be palpable. It would be unhealthy for both of them. The message would be that it’s okay to stay with someone who hurts you. Nina says she could pretend, but Lulu says Charlotte is too smart for that. Nina says she’s indeed a smart little girl, and because of her decision, she’s going to lose her.

Valentin meets Curtis at the hospital, and asks if he’s opened the test. Curtis tells him, your money, your test, and hands it to him. Valentin is sure they’ll be back at square one. He opens it, and makes a shocked face. Curtis asks what it says, and Valentin tells him, it’s a match. Curtis looks at it, and says, Nina has a daughter. Valentin seems uneasy, and Curtis says he thought it’s what Valentin wanted. Valentin wonders how much the test can be trusted, and Curtis says, 99.9%. Valentin wants to wait to tell Nina until the other test comes in, but Curtis says, no way.

Lulu tells Nina that she doesn’t trust Valentin, but knows he wants what best for Charlotte. He knows Charlotte’s relationship with Nina is good for her, and so does she. She laugh about how they started off at each other’s throats, and Lulu says, loving a child can help push past anger and hostility.

Henry tells Margaux and Jordan that they have no evidence. Jordan says the victim was Skully’s lawyer. He wanted out, and he knew too much. Margaux says, so Sonny killed him, and Jordan adds, and his father wanted to protect him. Margaux says her father went to work one day, and never came home. Henry says she’s not objective. They have no evidence. They’re done here. Margaux says today she’s planning her father’s burial, and putting to rest someone she doesn’t know. She asks what about Jason’s kids? If he got gunned down, and there was no miracle, would they grieve thirty years from now? Would they remember him? Jason stays silent, as he always does. Henry suggests Jordan rein in Margaux; she’s verging on harassment. Margaux asks Jason, what if someone did to his kids what Sonny did to her mom and her? Would he let them get away with it?

Mike tells Carly, whenever he talks to Sonny, Sonny doesn’t want to put him in there. He doesn’t want to go, but it’s going to happen eventually. Carly says, it doesn’t have to be now, but Mike says he wants to do the daytime thing. He’ll be with people like him, and professionals just as good as Felix. Probably not as good at checkers, but they’ll learn. He says they have a way of leading the patients down Memory Lane. There’s music, field trips, and games. He’ll make a few bets, and rake in the winnings. Carly laughs. She asks if it’s something he really wants to do, and he says, it is. And it will lower the chances of another incident. They can all use a break. Carly says they don’t need one, but he wants to be prepared for what’s to come. He thinks daycare ill help with that. Carly says, okay; she’s in. Sonny will be too. Mike just has to explain it the way he did to her, and he’ll be sold.

Lucy comes over and hugs Mike. She asks if he has any pictures of his granddaughter, and he shows her on his phone. Carly steps away, and as she passes not-Doc’s table, she sees him tapping on it. She stands there, watching him for a moment. She approaches him, saying he’s tapping Morse code, like her neighbor at Ferncliff. Not-Doc says, is he? She says he’s tapping, help me. He tells her that he didn’t realize, but he had looked into it when she told him. It must have been a reaction to what happened. She assumes the situation is unchanged. She says she still has nightmares, and thinks she should take his advice, and continue therapy. If he’s still game. He says, sure, and she says she thought he’d be more enthusiastic. He says he is, but has a phone conference, and has to run. He tells her to call for an appointment.

Lucy tells Mike that she’d love sit and reminisce, but she promised a friend she’d take care of him. Mike says, lucky man. He doesn’t have to feel sick all alone. He’s lucky too. He has a whole family who thinks they’re even luckier to have him.

Margaux says she spent years wondering where her father was. When she became a prosecutor, she realized people don’t disappear without a trace. It’s likely they’re dead. She couldn’t be sure until now, but he was murdered and dumped in a foundation. Henry says, it’s terrible, but has nothing to do with Sonny. Jordan thanks them for their time. Margaux says, there are guys who tell themselves that they’re honorable criminals. They think they’re a good mobster, like Sonny. Like him. He kills, and makes widows of wives, and orphans of children. Where is the honor in that? Jordan says they’re free to go. Henry suggests she find a prosecutor who will follow procedure, or risk a lawsuit.

Lulu tells Nina that she spoke to Charlotte’s teacher. They’re having a book fair for children in need. Nina says she’d love to participate. Lulu says Charlotte’s teacher went on and on about Charlotte. She likes Charlotte, and says she’s bright and quick, but she also said Charlotte could be assertive. Nina says, good. That’s another word for strong. Lulu thinks it was her way of saying bossy. Nina says, Charlotte is a leader, not a follower. She’s a strong willed girl, ahead of the pack, and if that means being called bossy, it’s a good thing. Look who her mother is, and she’s calling bossy wrong? Lulu says she has nothing on Nina.

Curtis tells Valentin that GH is one of the most trusted labs in the country. Valentin says the point one will keep him up at night. Curtis says he grilled each lab rat within an inch of their life, and was told in great and boring detail, the strict procedures. He guarantees a second test will show the same results. Curtis says, Nina has a daughter. Valentin needs to tell her. She’s been in the dark too long. No more. Valentin agrees. Curtis says he’ll tell Sasha, but Valentin says, under no circumstances is she to know Nina is her mother.

On the phone, not-Doc talks to someone at Ferncliff, asking if real-Doc still believes he’s Doc. He’s sorry to hear that, and thinks it’s best real-Doc’s sedatives are increased. He’ll be incapacitated, but that’s better than the psychological torment, believing he’s Doc, trapped with no relief. It’s the most humane thing they can do. When he’s done, he opens a bag with a roll of coated wire coated. He tests its strength.

Lulu tells Nina the word used was assertive, and the teacher that they might want to keep an eye on Charlotte. Nina says she’ll be keeping an eye on the teacher. Lulu tells her not to burn Charlotte’s entire school year over it. And don’t ever tells herself she’s not a mother. She asks if Nina’s necklace is new.

Curtis says Nina will want to meet Sasha, and Valentin says Nina should be the one to make the decision. She doesn’t know that much, except that she was never told she was adopted. Valentin says he’s concerned about her wanting to get her hands on Nina’s money. He wants Nina to be able to approach this with her eyes open, and all the information. Curtis says Sasha went from being absolutely sure it couldn’t be possible, to seeing questions, and being anxious for answers. Valentin says, not until Nina is debriefed. Ha-ha! Using spy terms. Curtis asks if he’s heading there now. Valentin thanks him for being Nina’s friend, and making it happen. Curtis says, that’s not an answer. Valentin says he’ll be in touch.

Margaux tells Jordan she’s sorry she was a little over the top. Jordan says she’s allowed because of her father, but it only works once. Margaux says, they have no grounds for a lawsuit, but Jordan says she went way across the line. No more going after Mike. He’s sick, and they have nothing on him. It’s purely circumstantial. Margaux asks if Jordan is saying they’re giving up, and letting a cold-blooded murderer go. It’s not happening. She’s going to bring her father to justice, no matter what takes.

Jason arrives at The Floating Rib. Mike says, talk about the road to hell being paved with good intentions. Jason says they’ll be fine. They have nothing on Sonny. As long as they don’t find the gun, he’ll be in the clear. Mike says, they won’t. Jason asks if he’s sure. He couldn’t remember before. Mike says he remembers now; clear as day. No one will ever find the gun.

Jordan tells Margaux, no one is giving up. They need to locate the murder weapon, but need to be realistic. It was thirty years ago. With the absence of concrete evidence, they might have to accept it as unsolved. Margaux refuses. She has another way to nail him.

Mike knows he’s not a reliable source, but gun is gone. It was buried in Croton-on-Hudson (I was wondering if that was the town), Mike unearthed the body, and took the gun. On his way to Port Charles, he dropped it in the river. Carly asks if he’s 100% sure, and he says, 101%. He laughs, and says the gun has been sleeping with the fishes for decades. It’s over. Sonny has nothing to worry about.

Lulu asks Nina if the necklace is a gift from Valentin. Nina says, no; her mother. She kept it for sentimental reasons, but she doesn’t need it anymore. Lulu has to go, bur reminds Nina that she’s just a couple floors away, if she wants to talk. Her door is always open. Literally. She has a cubicle.

Curtis calls Sasha. He tells her the results aren’t in yet, but he’s eager for this to be done too.

Valentin enters Nina’s office. She says if he’s there to talk her out of the divorce, how many times does she have to say no? He says it’s not about the divorce. She asks if it’s about Charlotte, but he says, no. He needs to talk to her about her child.

Ryan tests the cord again. There’s a knock at the door, but it’s not Lucy. It’s Laura.

Tomorrow, Jordan tells Margaux that she’s too close to the investigation, Valentin tells Nina that her child is alive, and Laura says she’s back forever.

The Real Housewives of Orange County

Steve explains to Vicki how to ride behind him on a motorcycle, and that they’ll ride slow and smooth. In her interview, she says he’s turning sixty, and misses riding, so she encouraged him to get one. She’s scared riding on the back. We see a clip of her office manager telling her how she doesn’t trust motorcycles, and describing a horrific accident. As Steve drives, she keeps telling him to be careful and not go so fast, and screaming, which probably isn’t good for the driver. She goes no, no, no, no, no! as they go around a curve.

Shannon packs her supplements. When she packs, she tries to think of everything, and lists all the stuff she’s bringing. Her two younger girls are going to their dad’s, and she asks if they’re going to watch her QVC show. Tamra and Sophie are going with her to Philadelphia. She asks if they want a sign to them, but they think it will be weird. In her interview, she says she never had a lot of support about business ideas. We flash back to David being discouraging. She says she felt less than, and now it’s her chance to say she can make a success of herself. She says it’s difficult because she and David have different parenting approaches. She’s all about structure and discipline, while David is more lax. She had issues with her own mother, but is glad now that her mom pushed her toward traditional sense. One day her daughters will look back and realize it’s because she loved them. They don’t right now.

Vicki has stopped screaming. Maybe she had a heart attack. They stop for lunch, and we see they only traveled fifteen miles. In her interview, Vicki says it’s all about compromise. She doesn’t want Steve going to a biker bar alone. There’s only one biker bitch on the back, and it’s her. She tells him about the dinner party, and Gina crying about them questioning her divorce. She asks if she’s everything to Steve, and he says, everything and more. Vicki says she told Gina to make sure she knows what she’s doing, and Steve says that’s all she can do. In Vicki’s interview, she says, looking back on divorcing Don, she didn’t put effort in, and hasn’t seen effort from Gina. They should see if they can make it work. Being divorced is a forever decision. Well, not really. There’s Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton for one. Steve sagely says, the grass isn’t always greener, because he’s so Confucius. In her interview, Vicki wishes someone had shaken her, and told her to stay married. She screams some more on the way back.

Kelly calls Gina. She’s having a lunch at her love shack to watch Shannon. She’ll text the details.

Gina goes to lunch with her parents, Susan and Gino. Susan asks what Gina is telling the kids, and Gina says they’re going to therapy. She says they have to keep the kids comfortable. Gino says he has less than two years of working left, and afterward, unlimited options. Susan is glad Gina and Matt relocated to a place they want to live. Gino asks how Gina is feeling. She knows it’s the right thing, but it’s hard and sad. Gino says they’re shocked concerned, but Gina has a great support system, and she’s always made good decisions. In her interview, Gina says she struggled with telling them, since they’ve been married forty years. They’re in love, and she wants that for herself. Gina tells them about Tamra introducing her to the others. She says they went to dinner, and the other women are jaded about the divorces they’ve been through. We flash back to Gina saying, it’s not about money. She tells her parents she’s just hanging out, getting to know them, and going through one of the hardest things. She thinks that instead of making her feel scared and worse, they should be giving her a hug. She says they also told her that she had no emotions. She has plenty; she just chooses not to share them. In Gina’s interview, she says Emily and Tamra are her friends, but the others, not so much. She needs friends who lift her up and really listen. Susan toasts to a happy, healthy life. I’m hoping Gina’s father isn’t on the show much. He’s a nice guy, but it’s hard switching between Gina and Gino in the same paragraph.

Emily loves it that her in-laws live around the corner. It makes easy for them to watch the kids. She can pull up, and say, chaos is here. She visits Pary, and they sit outside while the kids play in the fabulous yard. Emily says she still has embryos left, and wants another girl. Her sister is best friend even now. In her interview, Emily says she and her sister connect on an emotional level, and she wants Annabelle to have the same thing as she has with Sarah. Pary says her body couldn’t handle it before; she almost died. In Emily’s interview, she explains that she had five miscarriages in four years. She got twins using in vitro, but lost them when she was in labor. She needed a blood transfusion, and thought that’s what it feels like to die. She can remember the hospital room, and the lights, and the nurses crying. She tells Pary that she can’t make the decision anyway; Shane is not on board. But when someone tells her no, she wants to do it more. She says Pary’s husband didn’t want kids or a house. What happened?

Tamra meets Shannon and Sophie at the hotel. Shannon asks about Eddie, and Tamra says he went through a third cardio procedure, and it worked. Shannon says it means the world to her that Tamra is there, and Tamra says she’ll do amazing. She’s nervous, and Tamra asks if she has a script. Shannon doesn’t, but says maybe she should bring a card. If it goes well, she’ll be asked back, and Tamra tells her, be prepared. In her interview, Shannon says, we’re succeeding.

Kelly takes Jolie to a musical theater audition. Jolie was in Bugsy Malone last year, and this year, Oliver! is being performed. Usually, her dad takes her to auditions, since theater isn’t Kelly’s jam. She was more of a tom boy growing up, and thought theater people were dorks. Jolie has a passion for it, and she wants to support that. The kids do vocal exercises. In her interview, Kelly says she doesn’t know how they keep straight faces. They go through a dance combination. Kelly thinks it’s huge. Jolie won’t be scared to do things like public speaking. It gives her a creative outlet to express herself, and builds confidence. Kelly says she didn’t do that, but turned out kind of okay.

Gina meets Vicki for coffee, and I say, ugh. out loud. In her interview, Vicki says she felt responsible. She doesn’t want anyone leaving her home crying. She wants Gina to know she’s there for her. She wants to encourage and help Gina, and open her eyes. Gina tells Vicki that her parents are celebrating forty years together. In Vicki’s interview, she says her generation respected marriage. With this generation, it’s like changing shoes. Gina says she doesn’t look at it like it’s so terrible. Vicki just wants to protect her about what’s in store. Gina says Vicki hurt her feelings when she said Gina had no moral compass. Vicki doesn’t remember how it came out, and says. of course Gina has morals. She was just worried about the kids. Gina shouldn’t be so selfish. Gina says she’s not.

Gina tells Shannon that she’s making a rational decision as an adult, and it’s for her kids. Vicki says if she did it over, she wouldn’t have divorced. Gina says she’s in a better place now, but Vicki thinks she needed to water the grass she was in. Gina says Vicki is happy now, and she’s too hard on herself. In her interview, Gina says because of her age, there’s a stigma, but the day you stop learning from others, no matter what their age, you stop learning. She thinks Vicki should learn from her. Vicki says her daughter claims her generation is messed up because of their parents divorces. She wants to be supportive, and tells Gina to create her own destiny. She says the women thought she seemed like she didn’t care. Gina says she’s just keeping it positive. In her interview, Vicki thinks Gina has the notion that nothing will change financially, but like Shannon and Kelly, she doesn’t work, and is solely dependent on her husband. She should take a look at them, and know it’s not easy. Vicki suggests Gina look at insurance, since legally, he can’t keep her on his. Are you kidding me? Vicki is going to make a sales pitch in this conversation?

In Philadelphia, Shannon, Tamra, and Sophie sit in the lobby bar and have something to drink. Tamra asks if Shannon is scared. Shannon thinks once it starts, she’ll settle in. Tamra says Kelly is having a viewing party, and we flash back to the one for Heather, where Tamra called in. She says David sent Eddie a picture of his new Porsche, and Sophie says she took it for a spin, but didn’t tell him – until she knocked the side mirror off. Tamra calls it Ferris Bueller style, and we flash back to Shannon riding with Sophie when she was first driving. In Shannon’s interview, she says Sophie has driven her car zero times since then. I say, maybe. Sophie says she’ll just take the keys when he’s at work.

The ladies arrive at QVC. Shannon says it’s crazy; she walked up the same stairs exactly five months ago. Her friend, Stacy, greets her, and everyone hugs. Shannon say she has the opportunity to create something on her own, not depending on any man. She’s going to stand on her own two feet. She’s excited to show her daughters what a woman can do. If she can do it at her age, they can do anything. The culinary stylist (I never knew there was such a thing) explains how it works. In her interview, Tamra says it’s a huge moment for Shannon. It’s her first shot at being independent after David. She didn’t know water was a utility. Okay, in Shannon’s defense, neither did I. When you live in apartments, you rarely pay for water. They decide someone else will handle the product, and Shannon will do the explanation, so her back is never to the camera. Shannon says something too loudly, not realizing they’re filming live on another stage. The manager tells her if she’s not asked back, that’s why. I think she’s joking, but I’m not sure.

Kelly’s friend, Jack, helps her set up for the viewing party. Vicki and Emily show up first. Emily loves Kelly’s bachelorette pad. She wants to hang out there. They FaceTime with Shannon. Kelly brags about styling her, and Vicki tells her, break a leg. Probably a bad choice of words, considering Shannon and Tamra are both getting over injuries. Gina arrives, and they toast to Shannon. Emily adds, to friends helping and supporting each other.

It’s time, and Shannon says she’s blanking.

Gina talks about her parents kissing, and that it’s gross. Kelly talks about seeing her parents do something I don’t want to think about parents doing.

Tamra feels like her child is preforming. Twenty seconds. Host Sharon introduces Shannon. In Tamra’s interview, she says she’s nervous. Shannon always goes to the negative first. She wants her to be more positive, and not talk about her weight.

Shannon begins by telling the audience that she was on an emotional rollercoaster, and needed to create a balanced lifestyle. Kelly thinks she looks like a pro. Shannon drops her card, bends under the table to pick it up. Watching in the green room, Tamra tells her, don’t bend over on live TV. Sharon says Shannon didn’t just decide it was a good idea. She had things going on in her life, and needed to rethink what was happening, and how to share her knowledge with others who are finding it difficult. Shannon says she’s got this going on, and grabs her belly. Kelly is like, really? Kelly says she doesn’t have to point out that she has a big ass. Vicki says no one would have noticed if she hadn’t pointed it out. On the screen, Shannon says it made sense that if she made healthy choices during the week, she could have a few cocktails on the weekend. Tamra thinks she did a great job. Who needs David now? She’ll have her own money; as a woman, it makes you feel good inside. Sharon tells Shannon that she was amazing. When she goes back to the green room, Tamra and Sophie scream.

Shannon says her dream is becoming a reality. She’s grateful and overwhelmed. Being able to share this moment with her daughter and best friend, is something she’ll look back on forever. She looks at all the supportive texts she’s gotten.

Vicki calls to order, and says Shannon good friend, and they hang up. Vicki says they thought it was a prank call. Kelly tries, impersonating Vicki (badly), and they hang up again. The ladies FaceTime with Shannon. She asks if they want to get together when she gets back, and Kelly says, girls trip. Shannon is told she’s sold 1100 units in about eight minutes. Tamra says, they’re clearly asking her back. Tamra suggests they celebrate, but Shannon says she just wants to be sold out.

In her interview, Shannon says the sky’s the limit. She lost a marriage, but found herself. She’s proud of herself. We see the Rocky statue.

Next time, Vicki encourages Michael to have kids soon, Emily discusses having another child with Shane, Eddie has possible AFib, and Gina is scared she won’t see anybody again.

🏈 Loving Bravo Play by Play. Tonight, Jerry asked Dave if he thought Brandi (Real Housewives of Dallas) was going to be the new villain. Dave said, with a show that has LeeAnne, it’s hard to snatch that crown. Agreed.

💀 Where Mike Threw the Gun…

Croton

😵 This Makes Two in a Row…

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September 24, 2018 – Oscar Learns the Truth, Kelly Apologizes to Shane, Well Played, D’Andra’s Luck, Star Back & Done

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What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Sam tells Jason that she knows things are difficult between him and Drew, but if he can find a way to make peace, try. Brothers should help each other. He says they should, but he can’t. She knows that better than anyone.

Drew tells Kim that he’d like for them both to tell Oscar about his prognosis, but If he has to, he’ll do it on his own. Kim says she had a plan, and doesn’t know what to do now. Drew say they both want what’s best for their son, and what’s best is to let him know he has cancer. He deserves to hear it from the both of them.

Carly sees Franco at the school. He tells her that he’s there to pick up Cameron, and make sure Cameron and Josslyn don’t boost anything. Carly gets all hyper and calls Elizabeth a hypocrite. She’s judging Carly’s daughter, while giving Franco a free pass. He says he got Carly out of Ferncliff, and thought that gave him a pass with her.

Oscar tells Cameron that he doesn’t have cancer. There’s nothing wrong with him.

Jordan asks Sonny if the name Vincent Marino means anything to him, and he asks if he wasn’t a shortstop for the New York Yankees. She asks if they weren’t personally acquainted, and he says the name means nothing to him. Margaux says the name means something to her. Vincent Marino was her father. Sonny says he’s sorry for her loss, and Jordan asks if Margaux would like to take a break. Margaux thinks some context might be helpful. Her father vanished when she was two. Now she knows why. Maybe they should look at his employer. He worked for the same man Sonny did; a Brooklyn mobster by the name of Joe Skully.

Jason tells Sam that Drew can’t stand him. The only thing he can do for Drew is keep his distance. Sam says they have too many people in common. Jason says, including her. He know what he sees, and Drew can barely stand being in the same room with him. Sam says that was true in the past. Drew was focused on her and the divorce, but things are different now. He’s dealing with something bigger. Jason asks if she can’t tell him, and she says, no. He asks if it affects her, and she says, not directly. He wonders if anyone else he loves is in danger, but she says it’s not an enemy he can fight or a threat he can eliminate. The only thing he can do is be present, even for Drew.

Kim tells Drew that Oscar won’t be just a kid anymore, his life stretched out with endless time. Drew says they have to give him reality, but she says he’s too young to be thinking about the end of his life. Drew agrees. It’s obscene that he won’t make it to adulthood. It’s not right that he won’t get to do what he’s dreamed of, but they’re past the point of keeping it secret, and past the point where it’s even okay to do that. Terry comes in, and Kim introduces them. Terry says there’s no easy way to say it, but they have a decision to make about Oscar.

Oscar asks why Cameron thinks he has cancer. Cameron says he was just in the hospital; he collapsed. Oscar says he has hypoglycemia, and forgot to eat. Cameron also heard Franco leaving a message for Drew that he was sorry about Oscar. Franco went upstairs, and forgot to close his laptop. He was researching children’s brain tumors. Oscar says, so he jumped to that conclusion? Franco works at the hospital. Maybe he was doing research on one of his patients. Cameron asks if he’s sure he’s not sick. Oscar is sorry to break it to him, but he’s not conveniently dropping dead so Cameron can have Josslyn.

Carly tells Franco that Elizabeth assumes Josslyn is the bad influence, not the other way around. Maybe Cameron isn’t crazy about his mom’s latest boyfriend. Elizabeth has a high opinion of herself. As long as he’s worshiping her and meeting her standards, he’s her man. When he eventually falls from grace, he’ll be out. Maybe Cameron is sick of his mom’s revolving door of boyfriends, and he’s pushing back.

Margaux asks if Sonny denies working for Skully. Sonny says Skully owned a nightclub, and he was the assistant manager. Margaux says her father was his defense attorney. Does his name ring a bell now? Skully was getting reckless, brutal, and out of control. Her father wanted out, but early retirement’s not an option in that line of work. Maybe he knew too much. The building his body was found in was owned by Charlie Delaney, Charlie was friends with Sonny’s father, and Sonny worked for Skully. See how it connects?

Sam tells Jason, what matters is being present; showing up for everyone, especially Monica. If it means being in the same house or same room as Drew, he needs to find a way to deal. Be tolerant and patient. Jason says it’s uncomfortable, and Sam says as many times as he’s been shot, he can deal with discomfort. He can see it’s important to her, and she asks if he’ll try. He says he’ll do his best, and she hugs him. When she leaves, he puzzles it over.

Mike comes downstairs, and asks if Jason knows where Sonny is. Jason says he’s in a meeting away from the house. Can he help? Mike says, something is wrong. He knows he made a mistake. He doesn’t know what, but he’s afraid he’s hurt his son.

Sonny tells Margaux that Skully had a lot of employees, and his father has a lot of friends. All she’s got is a coincidence. She says she has more than that. Ballistics matched the bullet to another one that was used in shooting Anthony Russo. The bullets were both from the same gun, and they both have ties to Skully. Like Sonny does. Sonny asks if he’s being arrested. If not, he’s leaving. Jordan says he can go, but he’s a person of interest; don’t leave town. Margaux says Sonny loves his father, and will do whatever it takes to protect him because he loves him. She loves hers too, and will do whatever it takes to get justice for him. Sonny leaves, and Margaux says Sonny was looking right through her, like her father’s life counted for nothing. Jordan says they ID’d the body more than an hour ago. Why didn’t Margaux disclose he was her father?

Franco tells Carly that he was hoping they could coexist. She says they can coexist fine, just make sure Elizabeth cooperates. Carly knows Elizabeth can’t stand her, and has never missed a chance to disrespect her, but she’s a big girl; she can handle it. Josslyn is a child, and if Elizabeth hurts Josslyn’s feelings once, she’ll flatten her, and he can tell Elizabeth she said so.

Carly asks Josslyn how it’s going, and Josslyn says, almost too good; they got so many donations. She can get a ride if Carly doesn’t want to wait. Carly says she wants to stay and help.

Cameron tells Oscar that it’s deeply uncool to wish anyone dead. It just seemed to fit everything else. His mom is campaigning for them to be best friends, and seemed more worried about him in the fight than Cameron. There was also Franco’s voicemail and laptop. Oscar thinks he’d know if had a brain tumor. His parents would tell him, wouldn’t they? Cameron says, forget about it. He got it wrong; his specialty. Oscar asks him not to tell Josslyn, and Cameron says, there’s nothing to tell.

Oscar says hi to Carly, but says he has to bail. He just remembered something he has to do. Josslyn asks Cameron whether he has any idea why Oscar left like that.

Terry tells Drew and Kim the tumor is in an area of the brain they can’t reach. Surgery would kill him. Drew asks if there are other options, but Terry says radiation and chemotherapy have proved ineffectual. Drew says there has to be way to help him. Terry says, there may be. There’s a clinical trial coming up involving amino therapy. It’s been effective, but it’s still being explored. Drew asks what the downside is.

Mike asks if Jason is a father, and Jason says he has two sons. Mike asks what he wants for them, and Jason says e wants them to have meaning in their lives, and be happy. Mike asks if he’d want them to do what he does. Jason says, no, and Mike asks if he’d stop them if they tried. Jason doesn’t know; they’re so young. Mike says what if they said they wanted to be like their dad? Jason says he’d give them reasons why it’s a bad idea, and pray they listened. Mike says he tried with his son. He tried to warn him away from Skully, but it did no good. Skully was a big man to him, and he was just the father who walked out a long time ago. There are some mistakes you can’t take back. Sonny returns, and tells them that he was at the police station. They wanted to talk to him about the body Mike hid. He needs Mike to tell him everything he remembers.

Jordan says she knew the name meant something to Margaux, but she had no idea he was her father. Margaux says, saying out loud to Sonny made it real. Her father was murdered. Acknowledging it intellectually isn’t the same as grasping it emotionally. She wonders how it happened that the body was put in a second location. Jordan tells her to let the investigators do their job, and see what else turns up. Margaux says it was his birthday the other day. She doesn’t know what to do. Jordan suggests she take care of herself, and get whatever help she needs to deal with it. She asks if Margaux has someone she can call, but Margaux says she doesn’t need counselling. She needs to nail the SOB who killed her father.

On the phone at the bar, Curtis asks when he can expect the results. It would mean a great deal to him if they could be expedited. Sam sits next to him, and asks if it’s about Nina. He says there are still no results. He knows it’s a long-shot, but he knows what it means to Nina if he can find her daughter. Sam asks if he’s too close, and wants her to take over, but he says he has no trouble remaining objective. Sam says, lucky him, and he asks if somebody is having trouble remaining emotionally detached. She says she promised someone she wouldn’t talk about it, and he asks if by someone, she means Drew. He’s been off lately, and his mind is only half on the conversation. Whatever is weighing him down, Curtis wants to help. She wishes she had a suggestion.

Cameran tells Josslyn he has no idea why Oscar left. Josslyn asks if he’s sure, and Cameron says Oscar told him something about a hike he wants to take her on. Franco comes in, and Cameron says he has to go. He tells Josslyn not to tell Oscar he blew his secret. He thanks Franco for picking him up. They leave, and Josslyn apologizes to Carly; clearly it’s going to take longer than she thought. Carly says she’s happy to help. Josslyn says, while she’s at it, maybe she can explain boys.

Terry says some of the children doing the trial didn’t survive, and Drew says, it could kill him. Terry says, or it could shrink the tumor. Drew says their only option is to bet Oscar’s life on the unknown, and Kim says, he’s terminal. While the treatment is risky, if it works… Drew says it could buy him more time. Terry thinks Oscar is a good candidate. The doctors running the trial will make the final determination before the end of the year, but she can begin the application process. They can change their minds any time, but it’s a detailed screening process. If they want the option, she has to get started on the paperwork. Kim thinks should try, and Drew agrees. Oscar flies in, and asks if it’s true. Does he have cancer?

Sonny asks Mike to tell him everything he remembers after following him to Croton. Mike says he saw Sonny bury the body. Jason asks if anyone was with him, but he says he was alone. He dug it up, and hauled it out to the trunk of his car. He went back, and saw the gun was still there. He got it, and filled in the hole. He stopped about twenty miles outside of town, and called Charlie, who owed him a favor. He knew Charlie was expanding his club, and found out he was about to pour the foundation. By that afternoon, it was under three feet of concrete. He thought helping; he didn’t know he was making it worse. Sonny asks what he did with the gun.

Sam tells Curtis her best advice is to be a friend to Drew. Be there if he wants to talk. If he doesn’t, don’t push it. Curtis confirms Drew has something on his mind she can’t discuss. He says she doesn’t have to answer, but they’re business partners, and what she does affects the bottom line. What’s the deal with her and Jason?

Back home, Cameron tells Franco that he has homework. Franco was hoping they could talk. Cameron says his mom’s not there. If Franco wants to say they hugged it out, he’ll play along, and not tell her anything different. Franco says he knows Cameron is a good son and brother, but he dropped the ball with the princess pencils. Cameron says Aiden loves Princess Calenda of Everwood, and he even watches the show with him, but he doesn’t want Aiden bringing that stuff to school. He’s not an unfeeling jerk. He’s trying to protect his brother. Franco says as the man of the family, that’s his job. It’s only a matter of time before he’s gone. Cameron says at least he admits it.

Josslyn asks Carly why she thinks Oscar left like that. She’s going to text him, but Carly suggests she doesn’t. Nothing drives anyone away like holding on too tight.

Oscar says the meeting is about him. Terry says she’ll be in touch, and tries to jet, but Oscar asks if she’s an oncologist. She thinks his mother should answer his questions, and gets the hell out of there. Oscar tells them to stop pretending and say it. Kim tells Oscar that he has cancer. She holds him, and he cries, she cries, and I almost want to cry.

Carly says if Josslyn isn’t carful, Oscar could feel smothered, and feel like she’s not letting him be himself. Josslyn says she’s not like other girls. Carly agrees, and says she knows it feels deeper, but it’s new for her. She can give Josslyn advice she had to learn the hard way. Josslyn decides not to text. Oscar might think she’s overreacting. She asks Carly how can you tell if you’re in love?

Franco says Cameron is wrong; he’s not going anywhere. He knows he has to prove it, but in the meantime, it would be great if Cameron would try. If he wants to take it further and have s real conversation, he’s available. Keep in mind that one day, he’ll be fine, and the next, he’ll be asking meaningful questions about his existence. Cameron wonders why he would.

Oscar asks if this is real, and Kim says she wanted to shield him for as long as possible. He says it explains the headaches, and asks if the cancer is in his brain. Kim tells him yes; he has a tumor. Drew explains that they can’t do surgery; it’s too dangerous. Oscar asks if he’ll have to do chemo, and will his hair fall out? Kim says, no, and Oscar says he feels okay most of the time, so it’s not that serious, right?

Sam tells Curtis that she loves their partnership. He’s an awesome PI, and they’re becoming pretty good friends, but she doesn’t intend to discuss that with Curtis. He says his bad; it was intrusive. He asks if she forgives him. He thinks he’s just protecting. She asks if there’s something wrong with him and Jordan. He says the wedding date is set, but not everyone is happy about it. Part of him wants to keep the peace. Sam says not to wait for anyone. None of them know how long they have to love each other. He says it’s good advice. Maybe she should take it herself.

Mike says he told Sonny that Skully was no good, but he wouldn’t listen. If he’d been any kind of father, Sonny wouldn’t have gotten mixed up in the business. Sonny knows he was trying to help, and asks what he did with the gun. Mike says, what gun? What are they talking about? Jason says they’re talking about the body in Croton that he dug up. He saw the gun in the grave. Mike says he doesn’t know anything about a body. He gambles a little, but doesn’t get involved in the rough stuff. His son is mixed up with bad people, but he’ll find his way; he has a good heart. Jason says he’s right. He knows Mike’s son is a good man.

Josslyn says she loves Oscar. They’ve said it, but what if it’s a mistake? How does she know? Carly wishes there was a magic formula. A sure fire way to prove you’re in love. You just have to risk your heart and hope the other person feels the same, and hope it lasts.

Franco says why would Cameron be asking about the meaning of life, when he has more things think about like football? Cameron says he’s not that shallow, and Aiden likes football as much as he likes Princess Calenda. Franco says Aiden loves it because Cameron does. Cameron goes upstairs, and Elizabeth calls. She’s in a bar, and he asks if it’s been that kind of day. She’s with Terry, and Franco asks if Terry said anything about Oscar getting worse. Cameron overhears, and asks if that was his mom. Franco says she’s out for a drink with Terry. Cameron asks what kind of doctor Terry is, and Franco says, a pediatric oncologist.

Kim tells Oscar the tumor is malignant and growing. That’s why he passed out, and the symptoms will get worse. He asks, how much worse? and Drew says that’s why they were talking to Terry. There’s a treatment option. Oscar wants to know what’s going to happen to him. Is he going to die?

Jordan tells Margaux that Mike didn’t work for Skully. What would be the motive? Margaux realizes they’ve been looking backward. They thought Sonny was covering for Mike. What if Mike is covering for Sonny. What if Sonny killed her father?

Jason tells Sonny the nurse has Mike settled down. Sonny says he should never have asked about Croton. It’s not so much that Mike moved the body, but the fact that his son killed somebody. That’s where Sonny crossed the line. His father failed him, but he was angry, and would have chosen it anyway. He still would have taken the gun and killed Marino. It would have bene the same, even if Mike had warned him. Jason asks if Sonny learned anything, and Sonny says Marino was Skully’s lawyer. He was also Margaux’s father. Jason says it makes sense; it’s personal for her. Sonny says she’s not going to stop until she takes him down.

Brad talks to Julian about Wiley, Carly wants to know if there’s anything else to worry about besides the gun, and Oscar asks how long Kim has known he has cancer.

The Real Housewives of Orange County

Kelly accompanies Tamra to the doctor. Tamra is hoping it’s the last time. When the boot comes off, and Eddie is off his medication, they’ll be banging like monkeys. Tamra asks Kelly about meeting with Emily. She thinks Emily is sweet, and Kelly says she just doesn’t like guys who get involved. Tamra agrees. In her interview, Tamra says she’s never seen Emily like that. She tells Kelly she explained to Emily that her problem was with Steve not Shane. We flash back to that. Kelly tells Tamra that Steve dumped Vicki a while back. He moved into his mom’s house and Vicki didn’t tell anyone. When they went to Cabo, she was hysterical. In her interview, Kelly says it’s Vicki’s pattern. They all move into her house. It’s like a revolving door of men. Tamra says Steve has his own house, but Kelly tells her that he sold it.

The doctor tells Tamra that her foot is getting better. She hasn’t been putting any pressure on it, and it’s staying in alignment. He tells her to avoid too much motion. Kelly admires the doctor, and thinks he could be her bench warmer. The doctor says in two weeks, Tamra can transition out of the boot to flat shoes.

Gina takes her rowdy children to a farm with Emily. They go on a wagon tour where they pick their own vegetables. Everyone eats a carrot, and they get in a wagon pulled by a tractor. Strawberries are next, and they pick those themselves. Gina asks Emily what she thought about last night. Emily is waiting for Shannon to come out of her shell. Gina says she apologized for the misunderstanding, but she was just going by what she saw. She says you can’t get mad because someone disagrees. Emily says, nothing wrong with that. People disagree with her all the time, but she’s usually right. Gina isn’t saying Shannon has to be her friend, but she doesn’t know anything. In her interview, Gina says Shannon doesn’t like her. She’s like a polar vortex. Gina doesn’t want to be fighting over petty bullsh*t. She tells Emily that when she talks about Matt, there are a lot of opinions. Emily suggests she can receive and value them, and Gina says, but she can’t let others opinions dictate what she does her kids. They’re happy. She then explains to her son why he can’t pee on the strawberries.

Vicki has set up a wine tasting for herself and Tamra. In her interview, she explains that her friend Domenico cook for her friends. She hopes they can put things behind them, and Italian night is another step in the right direction. She tells Tamra that she and Steve were looking at a house in the desert. They’re happy together, but she’s insecure about being overly loving, since Steve isn’t demonstrative. In her interview, Tamra says she’s getting nervous. Steve seems like the perfect guy, but so did Brooks. Tamra says Kelly told her that he had to move in with his mommy when they broke up. In her interview, Vicki says they took a break. She’s learned what to do and what not to do, and they need to communicate better. Vicki tells Tamra that Kelly better shut her fat ass mouth. Tamra thinks she just wants to make sure Steve doesn’t want Vicki’s money. Vicki thinks Kelly should mind her own business.

They discuss Kelly’s divorce from Michael, and we flash back to Kelly saying she doesn’t trust him. Tamra says clearly, they were having problems. In her interview, Tamra says it was a volatile relationship. Vicki asks about Gina, and Tamra says she’s filed for divorce. Vicki wonders how she’s going to support her children. In her interview, Tamra says everyone is shocked that Gina claims nothing happened to instigate the divorce, but she’s calling bullsh*t. Vicki doesn’t like Gina’s flip attitude toward marriage. She says Gina should learn from their lessons, but Tamra doesn’t think you can learn from someone else’s mistakes. They do some wine tasting.

Gina and Kelly walk and do stairs. In her interview, Gina says there are a lot of weird workouts there. Kelly says stairs kick butt, and asks if Gina is okay. Gina says she’s dealing with a lot. Matt just got the paperwork. We see a clip of her saying the marriage didn’t fail; it’s just ending. Kelly asks if Gina got a lawyer. She says she has one, but they’re doing everything transparent and together. They’re really friends, and there’s no animosity. In her interview, Kelly has no idea what happens behind closed doors, but they don’t fight and they’re best friends; why are they getting a divorce. Gina doesn’t think they had real problems, but him being far away caused them look at the relationship, and they don’t feel the way they should. Kelly says marriages go up and down. She asks if they’ve tried counseling, and Gina says it’s not like they don’t know how to communicate. They married young, and it’s just not what she wants in a partner. It’s not what they want for each other. Kelly says the problem in the OC is that everyone gets divorced. In her interview, Gina feels a connection with Kelly. Kelly asks if they have sex, and Gina says they’re still attracted to each other. Kelly wonders why they’re getting divorced. Gina says her mother has been married forty years, and she doesn’t have thirty-two more years in her.

Domenico arrives at Vicki’s house. They plan a cooking party, and he dances with her. He asks if Steve is jealous, but Vicki says Steve likes him. Don didn’t, because he’s too flirty. Domenico says he’s Italian. What is he supposed to do?

Shane asks Emily if he’s not invited, and she says it’s just the women. Does he really want to go? He says, no, and she says she thought he’d want to avoid conflict with the women. He says a certain woman specifically. Emily says she sat with Kelly, who doesn’t want it to be awkward. Shane suggests the way to avoid that is to not call names. She asks if he wants Kelly to apologize, and Shane says he’s willing to indulge that. In her interview, Emily says she resolved the issue, and she and Kelly are moving forward. She’s nervous to ask for an apology, because Kelly is crazy.

Vicki gives Domenico a list of who he can flirt with. He asks what about her, and she says Steve wouldn’t like that. In her interview, Vicki says she and Steve aren’t married, and her heart pitter patters at Domenico’s accent, but no flirting.

Tamra and Gina arrive first. In her interview, Tamra says she can sense the sexual tension. Vicki and Domenico have a spark. He’s the one Vicki should be dating. Gina shows up next, and Vicki tells Domenico that she has a check mark. Shannon and Kelly round out the group. Gina tells Domenico that she’s from the East Coast, and knows Italian food. He asks if she cooks, and she says she makes a mean Bolognese. In her interview, Tamra says Vicki thinks she can diffuse everything, but sh*t always happens.

Emily talks to Kelly. She says they worked it out, but asks if she can says she’s sorry to Shane. Kelly says, totally, and Emily tells her that Shane is a good guy. He’s witty and dry, but that’s how Kelly is too. She thinks if they start over, they’ll get along. Kelly says it’s her fault, but if he’s Mormon, he should accept her apology. Emily says it means world to her. In her interview, Kelly says when she’s attacked, she feels the need to win, and doesn’t think before she speaks. She probably needs to work on that. Tamra thinks that Vicki has a weird relationship with Domenico, and that they slept together. They chop tomatoes, and in her interview, Tamra says she doesn’t think Emily should have sharp tools. She did threaten to kill someone. Vicki doesn’t know what they’re doing. The only thing learns these girls don’t know how to cook

Tamra tells Kelly that Vicki is pissed because Kelly said Steve lived with his mommy. Telephone, telegram, tell Tamra. As Kelly is talking about Steve, Vicki approaches. She tells Kelly that Steve lived with his mom, not his mommy. Like this makes a difference. In her interview, Vicki says that Kelly thinks Steve is getting in the way of her and Vicki’s friendship, but it’s Kelly getting in the way. If Kelly wants drama, she needs to go somewhere else.

The table is set outside for dinner. Vicki wants a nice night, and wants them to get through their differences. Vicki thinks Gina doesn’t know what she’s up against with a divorce. Gina says she’s not in pain. Vicki is bothered by how nonchalant Gina is. Gina says it’s a modern dynamic family structure, and Shannon says it doesn’t make sense. Like this is any of their business. Vicki tells Gina that they’ve all been through divorces, and it’s not pretty. Gina says she knows who she married, and he’s a good man; they’re just not on the same page. It won’t be painful. In her interview, Gina says they have no idea what she’s gone through. She thinks she knows more. Shannon thinks it’s weird, and Vicki says she’s being flippant. In her interview, Gina says, everybody is different, so shut up. She tells the group that they’re just not great for each other, but she knows who he is. She says it’s not about money. She’d give up the alimony to save the family dynamic, and Matt would pay double to save it. Shannon asks if she’s insinuating it’s all about the money. Gina says not in their situation. Vicki – who is more stuck on respecting the institution of marriage than anything else – tells Gina that she said her vows before God when she got married. Gina says she doesn’t believe in God. Throughout this whole thing, the guitar player serenading them is like, wtf?

Vicki says, Gina doesn’t believe in God? and Gina says she believes in a higher power, a god. She just doesn’t know who it is. Kelly says she always gets what she prays for, and I’d like to know her secret. Prayers are always answered, but sometimes the answer is no. Vicki says that might be what Gina is missing. Omg, I get what Vicki is saying, but this is so the wrong way to say it. And the wrong place. Gina says she believes in herself, and Vicki says maybe that’s why she’s in the place she’s in. In her interview, Vicki says Gina better hope she’s right. If she’s wrong, she’ll pay for eternity. Vicki asks if she has no moral compass in her soul. Gina says that’s ridiculous, and sounds stupid. Vicki says she’s a lot of things, but stupid isn’t one of them. <insert your own comment here> In her interview, Gina says her morals are in check, but not because she’s following a set of rules. She’s just trying to be a good person. Gina says she gets that she’s not datable. She gets up, says something about battling this for her children until she dies, and tells them, back off. She goes to the bathroom. Vicki is still stunned Gina doesn’t believe in God, and Emily says, maybe it’s an act. Vicki thinks somebody is having an affair. Tamra says it’s none of their business.

Gina calls Matt from the bathroom. She needs him to talk to her. She’s upset. They’re mean, and she can’t. Them not being right for each other isn’t good enough. She needs a pep talk. At the table, Tamra remarks on the divorce rate being high in the OC, and Vicki says that’s why Briana moved. Emily leaves to check on Gina. Tamra doesn’t think Gina wants a divorce. The others think she does. In her interview, Tamra says Gina still loves him.

Emily goes in the bathroom. Gina says she’s trying to communicate to women who are unwilling to receive the information she’s giving them. Emily says every person there has lived what she’s going through, and it conjures up emotions. In her interview, Gina understands, and says she can listen to their stories and advice, and thank them for sharing. Emily tells her not to go on the defense. Her truth isn’t theirs. In her interview, Gina says Vicki is annoyed that she’s not rethinking her decision, but she can tell Vicki she is.

Gina comes back to the table. She says she’s not a person to show herself being upset to other people. Vicki says they’re just trying to mother her. They have to respect where she’s coming from, and recognize their situations are different. In her interview, Shannon thinks it’s great that Gina is being positive, and it’s amicable. She’s hopeful, but in reality, it probably won’t turn out amicable. Gina has to be prepared.

Emily says she’s afraid that Kelly and Shane together might cause an explosion; they’re both snarkastic. Kelly brings Jolie along, along with her olive branch, a succulent plant. Jolie goes off to hang out with Emily’s stepdaughter Chanel. Emily says the first time they met, it didn’t go well. She appreciates Kelly coming over, and asks if it’s okay to leave them alone. She does, and Kelly says it feels awkward, but Shane says it’s all good. She says she’s going through a hard divorce, and he says, it’s never easy. Kelly says she’s pretty sensitive, and Vicki and Steve have been talking about her. She has a problem with that, and it had her on the edge. When she saw Steve, she wanted to make things right, and ask why. Shane didn’t speak up until he left. Shane says that’s when they made eye contact, and he thought he should respond. Kelly says, it happened fast. She needs a court reporter to take down what she says. Shane says that might go against her. She says she wondered why he was getting involved, and when he said she was drunk, it pushed her over the edge. She admits she was out of line with her behavior, and her mouth worked without her brain. He suggests if she’s going to confront someone, that she present the evidence, and they can’t blow her off. She says that’s the lawyer in him, and he says it’s common sense. In her interview, Kelly says she has two options; to be nice or become a little bitch again. She’s going to laugh it off. Emily comes back, and Kelly asks what they’re doing today. Shane says talking trash about her when she leaves. Okay. That was funny. Kelly thinks it’d funny too, but Emily doesn’t.

This season, one of Shannon’s daughters wants to get on birth control, Shannon whines about being fat again, a little dog! Boating, a roller coaster, Vicki falls in a creek, Tamra flashes, rich girl problems, Shannon and Tamra going at it, Vicki and Shannon going at it, and Tamra wants Vicki’s side of the story.

🏈 Bravo’s Play by Play is a keeper! It’s no People’s Couch, but definitely Bravo’s answer to AMC’s Talking Dead. Without the recent brouhaha. From the opening, where Jerry O’Connell, Michael Yo, Brandon Schaub, and Dave Holmes offer us different pieces of fruit a la The Real Housewives, I was fascinated. Andy made a guest appearance in the premiere episode, along with a check-in via video chat from Jerry’s wife, Rebecca Romijn. It was all a delightful cup of tea. Bravo, Bravo!

https://www.bravotv.com/bravos-play-by-play/about

😯 I saw that D’Andra (The Real Housewives of Dallas) was going to be a guest on Watch What Happens Live, along with Tom Arnold. I wondered if she thought, just my luck, or maybe, why me?

🌟 Star is back this week! Along with Queen Latifah‘s hair. Wednesday, September 26th at 9 pm, preceded by Empire.

🚽 It’s Done…

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September 17, 2018 – Franco Meets with Ryan, OC Party Aftermath, Page Six, HAHN & Shane

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What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Robin answers the door at Anna’s. It’s Jason.

Josslyn texts Oscar, asking if they’re still on to work on the English project.

Oscar tells Drew it was a cool party. Drew thinks it’s great to have family together. Oscar talks about putting his display together for English class, and Kim asks if he thinks he’s leaving without discussing the fight.

Cameron stops by the hospital, and Elizabeth sees his face. She asks, what happened?

Ryan as Doc makes restaurant reservations. He looks at a picture of Doc and Laura, and says he’ll have a special guest joining him. Franco walks in, and says he’s on to him. He’s figured out what he’s up to, and calls him doctor.

Jordan tells Sonny that she and Margaux have questions related to the incident at Charlie’s Pub. Sonny has said everything he has to say, but Margaux says they came to talk to his father. Mike doesn’t know how he can help, and Jordan says he was in the pub when the gas line exploded. Margaux says maybe he can shed some light on how a body came to be buried in the basement.

Robin tells Jason that she’s been meaning to reach out and thank him for helping save her mom. Jason says Anna saved herself; he didn’t do much. Robin says it’s like him not to take credit. He’s just glad her mom is safe, and she says a large part is due to him. He asks how they’re doing, and she says they’re a work in progress; she’s going with that. She says, finding out she has a long lost brother… and Jason says, it’s a lot. She says he must hate it. Peter stole five years from Jason, and he’s out there free.

Oscar tells Kim it’s not a big deal. Kim says he could have been hurt, suspended, or worse. They’ll discuss the consequences when they get home. He bets Cameron’s mom isn’t freaking out. Kim tells Drew that Oscar got in a fight with Cameron, and she’s calling Elizabeth. Oscar asks Drew to stop her, but he doesn’t think that’s the best idea.

Elizabeth tells Cameron it looks like it hurts. She asks how it happened. He says he was messing around, and not looking where he was going. He tripped on a rock. Elizabeth’s phone rings. It’s Kim. She tells Cameron that he and Oscar got in a fight, but he insists they didn’t.

Franco tells Ryan that he can’t fool him. He knows Doc’s generous wedding gift was a way to keep him coming to sessions to get more information for his study. And now he’s out a crockpot. Ryan asks if he has an appointment, and Franco tells him that he said to come anytime. Ryan asks what’s on his mind, but Franco says, tell him. Doc knows Franco’s history better than anyone. Does he think a guy like Franco has a place with a family like Elizabeth’s?

Mike says he knows nothing about a body. Margaux asks if he’s sure, and Sonny asks if she’s aware of Mike’s illness. It’s no state to question him in. Carly says he gets upset, and it exacerbates his condition. Margaux says he was old friends with Charlie, and Mike says he knew him. Margaux says there’s been a body stashed under the bar for decades. Does he know anything about that?

Robin tells Jason that what happened wasn’t right. He’s allowed to be mad. She’s still mad. Jason says, and she can’t show it. She says she slipped into strong, brave Robin. After she first found out she was HIV positive, everybody was having a hard time, and she thought she had to be strong for them. He’s the only person she can talk to; say anything to. She thinks she has a handle on it, and Emma shows her a picture of something she missed. She’s reminded of all the moments she was deprived of. At least she has the satisfaction of Faison being dead. Peter could be having dinner at the MetroCourt because of her parents.

Margaux says Mike and Charlie seem to go way back. Carly asks if she’s implying Mike had something to do with it, and Margaux says, not at all. Jordan says they’re just hoping he can help. Carly asks if Margaux isn’t concerned, since she sent Carly to Ferncliff because her last name is Corinthos. Does she want to dig a hole with Mike when she just crawled out of one with her? Sonny says they’re dead wrong if they think Mike had anything to do with the murder. Margaux says, interesting choice of words. Wow. That was a big slip on Sonny’s part.

Elizabeth says obviously they don’t want their boys fighting, and Kim says they’ll talk later. Oscar can’t believe she did that. Kim says she’s looking out for him, and he says she’s ruining his life. His mommy saved him, the kids at school will probably have a field day. He asks if he can stay another night to finish his project. Kim says he’s just postponing his punishment, but says he can stay. He leaves the room, and Drew says, he’s a teen. Kim says, happy birthday.

Elizabeth says, so Cameron tripped on a rock. Would the rock’s name be Oscar? He’s sorry he lied; he knew she’d be upset. She says, of course she is. He can’t be getting into fights, especially not with Oscar. He asks what she means.

Ryan tells Franco that he needs him to unpack that statement. Why does he feel he can’t be part of Elizabeth’s family? Franco says his reach is limited with the boys. They’ve been together for years, but Cameron still treats him like an outsider, and Aiden will follow his big brother’s lead. Elizabeth’s children are her life. Yesterday, he saw Elizabeth and Drew hugging. He knows they have a relationship because of Jake, and he gets that Drew is still connected with the boys. He feels like his relationship with Jake solid. They have a relationship beyond their shared childhood trauma. Ryan says they had similar experiences, and Franco says, Jake didn’t have a special friend, but emotional abuse and physical abuse can have the same impact. He wants to know how long it takes. When will his history stop hanging over him like a dense fog? Ryan says, never.

Robin tells Jason that her mom didn’t want to prosecute Peter, and her dad’s rank made it happen. She didn’t want her brother sent away for twenty years in Steinmaur, but he deserves to be punished for what he did to Jason. She wouldn’t blame him if… He says he has no intention of retaliating, out of respect for Robin and her mom.

Josslyn meets Oscar at the Quartermaine’s. She says good thing he texted; she was halfway to his mom’s. Oscar says, sorry, and she asks, why the location change? He says things got tense at the party. She sees his hand, and asks what happened. He says he got in a fight with Cameron after he told Oscar that they kissed.

Kim goes through the mail, and pulls out a manila envelope. She gets weepy, and puts her head in her hands. There’s a knock at the door. She pulls herself together, and answers. It’s Drew. He says they have some unfinished business.

Franco tells Ryan it’s not the reaction he was expecting. Who is he, and what has he done with Kevin? Ryan says he’s wary of using terms like getting over it when comes to mental health. The past is past. It’s written in blood, and you can’t get over it; it’s always with you. Having said that, he tells Franco what they can do is find way to channel his history to be productive. What is he prepared to do to keep the people he loves from running?

Margaux says Mike and Charlie had a history, and Sonny asks what that has to do with his father. She says, maybe nothing, but there seems to be a lot of crossover with this family and Charlie’s Pub, including Sonny trying to buy the bar. He says he sells coffee there; it’s called vertical integration. It’s a business move. Margaux says the body has been found. There’s only matter of time before they ID it, and determine what happened and who’s involved. If Mike has anything to tell her about the night of the explosion, now would be a good time. Jordan says they can help him, and Carly says he’s not answering any questions without a lawyer. Margaux asks if he can tell them why he was there that night.

Jason tells Robin, when he was going through the search with her mom, he learned a lot. Robin says, she’s a good liar. He says she never told him, but he saw how torn up she was looking back, and he respected her. Maybe is wasn’t the right choice, but Anna had to carry the consequences for the rest of her life. It’s not easy. Robin says, no, it’s not. Too bad he wasn’t there when Anna told her. It didn’t go well. All she could see was the bad, and not what Anna did to overcome it. Jason says he thought about revenge, but it won’t get back the time he lost, and it would hurt her mom. So for her sake, he’s glad it got dropped.

Sonny says he’ll call Diane, but Mike says, it’s okay; he has nothing to hide. He walks by Charlie’s almost every night, and that night, he thought he should go in and talk to the owner about getting his daughter a job. Jordan says he must mean his granddaughter. That’s why Kristina was at Charlie’s. She asks if Mike set it up, and Mike says, Kristina is barely out of diapers. He’s talking about Courtney, his daughter. She’s had some shady gigs, and he felt she’d be safe there. He asks why everyone is looking at him.

Franco says Doc is very good. Instead of telling him be honest with Elizabeth, he’s leading him to make the determination on his own. He needs to share his concerns, and not let the smaller thoughts and insecurities come between them. Ryan jokes, he’s supposed to be the therapist. He says it was a good session. He knows Franco was taken aback, but it does no good to paint a rosy unrealistic picture. Franco needs to find closure. Franco says his abuser is dead, but Ryan says they have so much more to explore. Don’t wait too long before seeing him again. After Franco leaves, Ryan takes out his file.

Cameron tells Elizabeth that he tried to walk away, but Oscar pushed him. Elizabeth wants them to be friends, and Cameron asks why she cares if they hang out? Elizabeth says she’s friends with Oscar’s mom, and she’d like it if their boys would at least not beat each other up. She asks what the fight was about. School? Sports? Girls? She sees his face, and says, oh. Josslyn.

Drew tells Kim he thought they could discuss Oscar, and she says she thought they were on the same page. He says she wants him to live a normal life. Boys fighting are part of a normal life. She has the right to pass out consequences, but keeping him in a bubble is denying him his chance of having choices. She asks what the solution is, and Drew says, give him control of his life. Tell him he’s sick.

Mike tells Margaux and Jordan that he doesn’t know about the gas leak or a body. He was just getting a job for his daughter. In an amazingly insensitive move, Jordan says she’s been dead for years. Mike freaks. Sonny tells Mike that Jordan mistook Courtney for someone else. Carly tells them if they want to talk to Mike, she’ll bring him to the station with his lawyer. Jordan regrets any discomfort, and she and Margaux leave. When they’re gone, Mike laughs, and asks if he was good. Yeah. I thought Mike was faking.

Robin thanks Jason for his generosity in not pursuing the case. Maybe one day she can suck it up, but she feels like she’d be betraying Jason. Jason says whatever Peter did is in the past. It’s over, unless he’s actively hurting someone. Robin says, then all bets are off. It never occurred to her that she’s not the only one putting on a brave face. Her mom too. Robin wonders where she and Jason would be now if they hadn’t found each other.

Kim says she’ll tell Oscar, and Drew asks, when? She doesn’t know, and says Oscar has a birthday coming up. Can Drew give him that? Drew says, too many people know; they have to face the facts that Oscar is sick. She tells not to tell her how to coach in the last inning. She’s been making every important decision; alone. He says she’s not alone anymore; let him help. It will only get worse, and Oscar could find out from someone else. Is that what she wants? She says, of course not, and Drew says she needs to tell him. Kim says she’s a doctor. She’s consulted, and gone over the results, backward and forward. The chance of Oscar seeing his next birthday are excellent. Let him celebrate another year without fallout. Drew says, after.

Josslyn can’t believe Oscar and Cameron were fighting over her. Oscar asks if she’s mad, and she says, no, but it’s a waste of time. They could fight all day every day, and it would make no difference. She has a mind of her own. Oscar says he got jealous when Cameron said he kissed Josslyn. Josslyn says Cameron kissed her. She was pissed. Oscar says, join the club. He didn’t want to upset her, but wishes he hadn’t found out from Cameron. That made it way worse. He asks if she likes Cameron.

Elizabeth says, Cameron kissed Josslyn when he knows she’s dating Oscar? Cameron says, it was just a kiss. He’s been into her forever. Elizabeth says that doesn’t mean he can kiss her without her consent. Cameron says he got the message; from both of them. She says they’re not finished with the conversation. Cameron leaves, walking past Franco and ignoring him. Elizabeth says she’ll tell Franco about it later over wine. She asks why he’s there; she thought he was headed home. He says he decided to visit Doc, and talk about his relationship with Cameron. Doc encouraged him to be honest with her. Something else happened. He thought their relationship was smooth sailing, then saw her with Drew. They were hugging. He knows they have a relationship because of Jake, but he felt insecure as a father figure for a minute. He wondered if she thought someone else was better at the job. She thanks him for sharing, and says the hug had nothing to do with her relationship with Drew or Jake. Franco asks, what’s going on? It looked intense.

Jason asks why Robin didn’t tell him about Patrick and Sam almost getting married. She asks who told him, and he says, Sam. Robin knows it was all kinds of wrong on a million levels, but can they get dinner, and never talk about it again?

Outside Sonny’s, Margaux says she kept pressing, and Jordan says any statement they would have gotten from Mike would have been tossed out. Margaux thinks it’s a dead end for results. If they’re lucky, the bullet will lead them straight to the killer.

Mike says the DA thought she’d make him useful in getting to Sonny. He did what he had to do. Carly says Mike talking about Courtney was an act, and Mike says he didn’t like using it, but he’s having more bad days than good days lately. When he has a good one, he wants to make it count. Sonny says he didn’t have to, but Mike says, he did. Sonny is going through hell because of something Mike did when Sonny was a kid. In trying to protect him, he made it worse. He’s going to fix it; Sonny will see. He’s not going to be a burden anymore. Carly says, he’s not; they love him. He tells her to make an appointment to visit the facility. He wants to keep his options open.

Josslyn says of course she likes Cameron. She’s known him her whole life. He’s a great guy, but that doesn’t mean she wants to be with him. She thought Oscar knew her by now. He says he does, but he needs to be reminded once in a while. She says they were supposed to meet, but he didn’t show up. Oscar says he was in the hospital, and Josslyn says they didn’t know it yet. Cameron thought Oscar was blowing her off, and saw it as an opening, which it wasn’t, and kissed her. She shut him down faster than immediately. Oscar is sorry he and Cameron fought, and Josslyn is sorry he thought he had to. Josslyn asks him to never fight again, but he says he can’t promise that. She thought he was a lover, not a fighter, but he says maybe he’s somewhere in between. They kiss.

Kim tells Drew that Oscar is a young man, enjoying life; hiking, music, a girlfriend, blissfully unaware. As his mom, she can give this to him. Once he knows, he can still be happy, but there will always be a dark cloud lingering. It’s frustrating; she has no control. She can’t help him. She can’t save him. The only thing she can give to him is his happiness without a dark cloud hanging over him. She knows it’s not much, but it’s something. She wants it for him. She needs it. Drew says, okay. They’ll tell him after his birthday. She thanks him, and he holds her.

Elizabeth says she told Kim that she and Franco weren’t keeping secrets, but if he asked her directly, she’d have to be honest. She and Drew were hugging because she was comforting him. He’d received horrible news. That’s not even the right wordit’s unthinkable. Oscar has a malignant brain tumor.

Ryan looks at Franco’s file. There’s a knock at the door. He opens it and smiles. He says their reservations are all set. He’s so glad she could make it on short notice. Lucy says she would do anything for him.

Tomorrow, Nina asks Anna if she’s in danger, Julian wants to see Oscar, and Lulu tells Maxie that she’s writing the Ryan Chamberlain piece.

The Real Housewives of Orange County

Just for the record, I think Shane is a little bitch.

Emily starts to get in Kelly’s face and point her finger, yelling, that’s my husband. She tells the others to get Kelly the eff away from her. Gina tells her to walk away. Shannon tries to calm Kelly down, who isn’t nearly as crazy. In her interview, Tamra says she goes upstairs for literally five minutes, and all hell breaks loose. She asks Emily what happened, and Emily says don’t call her husband a bitch, confusing Tamra. Emily says Kelly called her husband a bitch, and it’s not okay. In her interview, Vicki says Kelly fights dirty, and uses words she never would. We flash back to a few times Kelly has said what we’re all thinking.

Shane says he doesn’t care. Emily says she does, and he asks if she’s valuing Kelly’s opinion. He tries to get her to chill for a moment. She says she can’t deal, and he says don’t hang out with her ten. Her MO is to drink and get mad at people. In her interview, Emily says her only response to Kelly being offensive is to protect her husband and marriage, and take Kelly down. She asks Shane what he’d do if someone talked like that about her, and he says he’d take her out of the situation and leave.

Gina says she’s dealing with her own sh*t right now. Kelly tells her that Emily said she’s going to kill her, and she’s a lawyer. In her interview, Kelly says if she’d known Shane was Emily’s husband, she would have called him a p*ssy. She doesn’t like people getting in her business; she goes nuts. Vicki tells Emily that her husband took the fall for Steve. He’s friends with Kelly’s ex. Vicki says the marriage didn’t work, and they both moved on. She doesn’t need Kelly to destroy her situation. She’s all about love. Steve asks if he can get her anything, and Vicki says her pajamas and hot tea. In her interview, Vicki thinks they should all be quiet, go home, and let the alcohol wear off. Nothing is going to be solved tonight. Vicki calls it a night, and tells them, no fighting.

Kelly wonders if Steve is hitting it and quitting it. She heard he’s using Vicki for her money. Money talks; bullsh*t walks. In her interview, Kelly thinks Steve is hiding something, and everyone should know what kind of person he is. She leave the party. Tamra asks if Eddie had good birthday. She forgot to get a present, and he says she’s his present. Aww.

Vicki visits Tamra, telling her the house cleaned up nice. She says the red thing came off well; other things didn’t. Tamra says she invited Emily over, since she got two different stories. She was upstairs showing someone her new furniture. In her interview, Tamra thinks there’s more to the conversation than she’s hearing. She needs to get to the bottom of things. Vicki says she thought Kelly was over harboring feelings against Steve. She says Page Six reached out. Steve said he was still friends with Michael and he was the one who set him up with the date. Kelly is overreacting. It’s not about her; it’s about two guys being friends. He talked about Vicki saying not to tell Kelly on social media, and Kelly called him a d-bag.

Emily arrives. Vicki tells her that Kelly is mad at Steve, but he wants noting to do with her. Emily says Shane doesn’t either; he doesn’t have time for that. Tamra says Shane pushed a button, and Emily says she would have handled it differently if she’d known what was going on. Tamra says Kelly has to be sat down for a one-on-one, and have things explained to her. Then she’ll admit she was an a-hole. Vicki says Kelly doesn’t give a rat’s ass about Steve; she doesn’t want anyone to be happy. Tamra tells Vicki that Kelly said Steve was with her for her money. In her interview, Tamra says it’s the worst thing when the women start playing telephone with a rumor, so she wanted it out there right away. Emily says Vicki makes her own money, so she doesn’t need to be with a man who has money. I’m not sure if that exonerated Steve very well. Vicki just wants everyone to leave them alone. And by the way, she doesn’t have that much money.

Shannon calls Kelly on way to her date. She’s nervous; no bueno. She tells Kelly that she’s wearing eff-me shoes. In her interview, Shannon says she’s fifty-four and going on her first blind date. We see a clip of Shannon telling Tamra the matchmaker called, and showing Tamra his picture. Tamra says he has a lot of cats, and Shannon is like, what? She says it’s her first date in twenty years. Clinton was President the last time she had a first date. She hobbles out of the limo.

The hostess tells Shannon that Tom is waiting for her at the bar. She apologizes for being late, and explains she sprained her ankle. He’s impressed that she can wear high heels with an injury. In her interview, she’s pleasantly surprised that he’s handsome. She also hasn’t had this many compliments in a long time. She tells him about her daughters, and how one is a great athlete, but didn’t get it from her. He tells her that he was married thirty years, and spent the first year after the divorce crying. He was like the Sarah McLaughlin song that plays during the save-the-dogs commercial. In her interview, Shannon says she’s never been with someone who cries; he’s clearly sensitive. She likes him, and he’s nice, but he has too many cats. She’s not a cat person.

Wow. It’s over already, so I guess it was just drinks. Tom helps Shannon up, and she says this is where she uses her core. She doesn’t have one, but she’s going to get one someday. I literally lol. Yeah, me too.

Tamra packs for Florida. She and Eddie are going to Disney. She talks on the phone to Gina, saying she’s a little concerned about having to wear a boot. I doubt they let you on many rides if you’re wearing one.

Emily calls Kelly. They haven’t spoken since the party, and she thinks they should sit down and talk.

In her interview, Gina says she and Matt are struggling. They’ve been fighting; it sucks and it’s embarrassing. She visits Emily at her office. She says she didn’t want to tell her friends the relationship isn’t perfect. She’s trying to process. The party was a lot, and she was upset already dealing with life. Emily feels like from the time they met until now, they skipped a million steps. Gina says she and Matt couldn’t figure it out. They both felt the same way, but didn’t want to say anything. They’ve been fighting a lot. In her interview, Gina says when they started fighting over stupid things, they were forced to look at and evaluate their relationship. They don’t have an emotional connection. She asks Emily, what’s the alternative? They think about the kids, want to make it work, and fight again. She doesn’t want to look back and end up with what Shannon is going though. She doesn’t think of it as a failure; it’s just empty. In her interview, Gina says it’s not about what she wants in a partner, but realizing what she doesn’t have. She tells Emily there’s a social perception of what their relationship should be. Emily says she needs to come up with what she feels is best, and go with it. Really? She gets paid for that kind of advice?

Steve takes Vicki to lunch, and it’s a surprise party with both of their families. In her interview, Vicki says it makes her feel important that people are taking time out for her, especially son Michael. She says she feels popular. Vicki’s brother Billy comes out with some tequila shots, dressed like a waiter. She’s totally shocked to see him; he flew in from Chicago. In her interview, she says it’s her family, and it feels good to be here. Michael helped organize it, and she says she respects and loves her family. She tells Steve that he’d better not let her down or she’ll go to his mother. She drinks part of a shot, and dumps the rest, saying she can’t do like she used to. In her interview, she says she feels great at fifty-six, and feels at peace with Steve in her life. She says she doesn’t need a man for money or vice versa, and tells everyone she’s with Steve for love, unlike some people. In her interview, Vicki says Kelly just wants to find a way to hurt her. She’d said she was jealous of Vicki’s relationship. She tells everyone it’s the best birthday ever.

Vicki goes with Shannon to see Dr. Moon. Shannon tells him that she sprained her ankle, and Vicki’s ankle is swelling. In her interview, Shannon explains that Dr. Moon is an energy healer she’s been seeing since the children were born. Dr. Moon says she either talks or eats too much. She says he helped her with emotional resentment. She built up anger in her liver, and there was sadness in her lungs. It’s all about emotional energy in the body. Dr. Moon puts some needles in Shannon’s hand, and babbles about pain balance and symmetry. He checks out Vicki, saying she’s had anger in the past, and it gave her liver stress. Shannon asks who she’s angry at, and Vicki says Brooks Dr. Moon tells her to think about the anger, and pokes at her. She yells, ow! and says it’s like an exorcism.

Gina calls mom Susan while the kids are napping. She says she knew something was off, and has been having feelings of self-awareness. On Long Island, they grew up in a bubble, got married, and had babies. When they moved there, everything was different. When Matt moved, there was so much space, but when he comes home, there’s a disconnect. They tried to have a conversation, and be reasonable, and they think the best thing is a divorce. She cries. In her interview, Gina says it’s like a death by 1000 paper cuts when you’ve been with someone so long. They’ve been best friends for eleven years; she doesn’t know what to do with it. Susan tells her to be sure of what she wants. Gina asks if her dad will be upset, but Susan says he loves and wants what’s best for her and the kids. She can’t do it for anyone else. In her interview, Gina doesn’t know what’s the best decision. She might regret it, and find out it was the worst; but they both feel the decision needs to be made, and they’re making it. Susan says to keep her in loop, and call if she needs anything.

In her interview, Emily is willing to meet with Kelly, and apologize for her part. We see a clip of Emily visiting her therapist. She tells the therapist that she said she’d kill Kelly, and doesn’t know where those words came from. She’s never said that before. Kelly joins her. They both admit they were out of control, and said things that were out of line. Emily says Shane was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Kelly says Shane was butting in where it wasn’t his place. He was sticking up for Steve, and she didn’t like it. Shane said she was drunk and she saw red. Emily says whatever he said that set her off, she understands. Kelly has the right to be mad, but Emily doesn’t appreciate the name calling. That’s her husband, the father of her kids. She can say she doesn’t agree or she doesn’t like what he’s saying. Kelly says she didn’t know he was Emily’s husband, but Emily says she shouldn’t say that stuff to anyone. Kelly tells Emily that she shouldn’t say she’s going to kill someone. Emily says, touché. She’s said she was wrong, and owns that. She feels they’ve both said their piece, and apologized, and should move on. She’d like to be where they were before. Kelly says before someone decides to jump in. They’re at a place called Madison Square & Garden Café. I hate when California tries to be NYC cute.

Tamra, Gina, Emily and Shannon meet for dinner. Tamra says it was great to get away from the stress. Emily asks about Shannon’s date, and Shannon says he was a nice guy. He was married for thirty years, and they decided they weren’t meant for each other. Emily asks if she’s heard from him, and Shannon says he called the next day. Tamra thinks she should go out with someone new, and Shannon says the matchmaker has a few choices for her. Gina thinks it’s weird that Tom and his wife decided they weren’t meant for each other after being married thirty years.

Gina says that Matt isn’t in the conversation a lot because he’s not there, and tells the women that they’re splitting up. He’s been away off and on for eight months, and she already feels like they’ve been separated. Emily says that’s not good for anyone. Tamra says she thought it was weird, and asks why he doesn’t move back home. Gina says he’s away for work, but Tamra thinks you should get divorced over a job. There must be more to it than that. Gina says they’re still friends, and she’s still attracted to him. Emily tells her, the grass is not always greener, but Gina thinks they’re making a good decision before it turns into a bad situation. Shannon says she tried to be fair and amicable. Gina says she and Matt are best friends, and will be their whole lives. In her interview, Shannon says it would be nice to see her fight to keep her family together. Gina appreciates their wisdom. In her interview, Gina says it’s not easy to talk, but some of the others have gone through it, so she’s putting it out there; looking for validation, and seeing it’s okay.

Shannon says she saw Vicki over weekend. Gina says Vicki told her that she regretted not fighting for her marriage. She knows Vicki is coming from a good place, but her relationship is dead. Tamra says it was the last time Vicki was happy. Gina says Vicki is with her boyfriend now, and Tamra says Vicki doesn’t love him. She’d said maybe she should see the matchmaker too. We see a clip of Tamra talking to the matchmaker, and Vicki trying to horn in. Shannon says Dr. Moon did the muscle test. He said she had emotional anger, and Vicki said she’s still angry about Brooks. Tamra says she warned Vicki. Gina says Vicki has been sweet to her, and she hasn’t been burnt by the other side. Tamra says when someone isn’t in a good relationship, attacking another’s marriage is the worst.

Tamra says she missed the argument. Shannon was surprised, since she and Kelly had been rehearsing a mature conversation with Steve. We flash back to that. Knowing Kelly is easily triggered, Gina would have encouraged her not to have a conversation there at all. Shannon says she thinks she knows Kelly better than Gina. Gina says she had to break up a fight, and asks if that was a good outcome. Shannon says Kelly relayed her feelings, and thinks that was a positive step. Maybe Gina shouldn’t be so judgmental. Gina says if you’re going to stir the pot, own it, and Shannon says she wasn’t stirring anything. Gina says she sent Kelly in there. In her interview, Shannon says Emily threatened to kill someone. Why is everything her fault? Gina feels badly for Kelly, and says if she knew Emily was hot, she wouldn’t send her in there either. She’s not judging; she just would have done it differently. Can’t she have a difference of opinion?

Next time, Shane meets with Kelly, Vicki sets up some flirting, and Vicki wonders if Gina has a moral compass.

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September 10, 2018 – Mike Puts a Wrench in Things, Eddie’s Heartfelt Birthday, Bye Matt, Happy New Year & Long Week Musings

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What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Carly joins Michael at the MetroCourt. He tells her that Nelle wrote to him from Pentonville.

Nina  tells Maxie that maybe her mother is trying to send a message from the grave. Maxie asks what Nina thinks she’s trying to tell her, and Nina says that she didn’t miscarry the baby. The baby is still alive somewhere. She knows it sounds farfetched. Maxie says she knows Nina wants a child more than anything, and can understand why she wants to believe her mom tried to redeem herself. Nina says she’s not trying to think Madeline is good now that she’s gone, but has the necklace has symbolism. It was whole. Why divide it? It means something. And why would Madeline say it would mend her broken heart? When she woke up from her coma, her heart was broken because her baby was gone. Maybe Madeline is trying to tell her that she has a baby out there. What if her baby is alive, and out there somewhere?

Valentin calls Curtis, and says he’s eager to hear about the search.

Sonny tells Jason that Mike was worried and upset, but not disoriented. He knows exactly what happened; he put body the in the foundation at Charlie’s. Jason says Mike seemed okay when he got there. Sonny says he told Mike that he could handle it; he has resources. Jason says that’s true, and Sonny says, to a point. If Julian hires contractors, and renovates, a lot can still go wrong. Jason says, worst case scenario. If both the body and gun are uncovered, how can the gun be tied back to him?

Mike goes to the basement at Charlie’s, and looks around with a flashlight. He finds the gas pipe, and takes out a wrench. He whacks at the pipe until it separates.

Julian tells Kristina that he’ll be busy managing contractors, and have no time to do interviews for the bartending gig. Kristina asks if that means she has the job. He says, on one condition; she starts now. She can thank him pulling her weight. He needs someone smart and attentive, without their nose in their phone. (I hear this. Nothing worse than trying to get a bartender’s attention when they’re busy on their phone.) Can she manage that? Kristina says, definitely. He’ll never want her to leave.

Mike goes back up the steps.

Nina says Maxie thinks she’s crazy. Maxie doesn’t know what to say; it was over twenty years ago. Nina says the whole time period is a question mark. She has no idea what went on, or if she miscarried.

Carly tells Michael that Nelle will stop at nothing. Michael says, no, she won’t. He’s spent the day figuring out what do. Carly tells him to toss it out, but he thinks he should read it first. Carly says nothing Nelle has to say could make him feel better. He should call the jail, and tell them he wants no correspondence from her. He says he doesn’t ever want to see her again, but he chose to get involved. No matter how much he hates her, they both lost their boy.

Sonny tells Jason that he hasn’t thought of Croton in years. Now, he can’t stop thinking about it. Jason asks where he got the gun, and he says Skully gave it to him. Jason says it would be traced back to Skully. Was Sonny wearing gloves? Sonny says, no. He was stupid. Jason says he was eighteen. Sonny says he didn’t see it back then, but Skully wanted leverage he could use over him. His dad warned him to stay away from Skully, but he thought knew everything. The last person he was going to listen to was his father.

Mike slinks back into Charlie’s. Julian explains to Kristina that he doesn’t like shots measured with a shot glass. Kristina sees Mike, and wonders what he’s doing there. Julian was about to ask him the same thing. He asks if Mike is alone. Mike says Kristina isn’t supposed to be there. Julian asks if everything is okay, and Kristina thinks Mike just got lost. Mike tells her that she needs to leave, and she asks, what’s going on?

Kristina asks if anyone knows Mike is there, and he’s not sure. Julian says he’ll handle the bar, and Kristina can take care of Mike. She tells Mike to have seat while she calls her dad. Mike says he’s not going to be happy to find out she’s in a bar, especially this one. For some reason, he hates it. Julian smells something. Literally.

Curtis meets Valentin, who asks what he’s got. Curtis tells him that he met the lawyer in the city. He called in some favors, but the less Valentin knows, the better. The lawyer confirmed Madeline hired him, and arranged for her granddaughter to be adopted on the black mark. He knew that Madeline’s daughter was in a coma, and Curtis knew he was telling the truth. He only confirmed the baby was adopted. Aliases were used, and there were no records. Valentin doesn’t buy it, but Curtis says he knows Madeline paid for a nurse to care for Nina, and a doctor to deliver the baby. He thinks it would speed things along if he could question Madeline directly, but Valentin says, that’s a problem. She’s dead.

Nina tells Maxie that she thought about it a million times, but this is the first time she thought it was possible. Maxie asks, how? and Nina says if she didn’t miscarry, the pregnancy would still be viable; it’s been known to happen. Nina had twenty-four-hour care; maybe Madeline let her carry to full term. Maxie says, anything is possible, but does she think it’s likely? Nina says the necklace being divided means something; so does the note. Maxie says in the musical, the pendant doesn’t lead Annie to her parents; it was a swindle. Nina asks if Maxie thinks it might be the final twist of the knife, from her mother from the grave. Maxie thinks Nina is taking Madeline’s death harder than she expected. Maxie suggests they call it a day, get dinner, and watch a movie, to take her mind off things. Nina thinks it sounds great, but doesn’t want to fall behind. Maxie says that’s why the hire people. They decide to start with a drink upstairs. Nina say she has to wrap something up, and will meet Maxie at the elevator. When Maxie leaves, Nina looks at the pendant again, and puts it in her bag. BTW, the pendant is silver. I’d thought it was jade. It must have been reflecting something green when she brought it out the first time. Or they just use whatever half-necklace is available that day.

Brad comes into the MetroCourt with Wiley, and sees Carly and Michael. He tells them Wiley wouldn’t sleep, so he was driving around. Wiley finally zonked out, and Brad decided to get coffee. Carly says it must be true that all kids look alike. Wiley looks just like Michael as a baby. She ask if Brad wants to join them, but he says he’ll take a raincheck. Michael says he was about to open a letter Nelle sent him, and Brad says, no comment. Carly says she told Michael to throw it out. Brad tells Michael that he can’t believe anything Nelle says. Michael thinks the best way to defend himself is to have as much information as possible. He’s aware of Nelle’s manipulation. Her trial is coming up, and the letter might reveal how she’s going to spin things. He starts to read it, and says she mentions Brad.

Curtis says he thought Valentin just saw Madeline, and Valentin says she had a heart attack. Whatever she might have known died with her. Curtis says it wasn’t a cash business, and there must have been wire transfers. There would be a record. Valentin wonders how Curtis could gain access, and Curtis says that’s for him to know and Valentin to reap the benefits of. Curtis says they’ll talk later, and jets.

Walking into the MetroCourt, Maxie says this is exactly what they need; drinks, appetizers, and a chick flick. It will clear their minds of worries. She sees Valentin, and says, or not.

Michael says Nelle mentioned Lucas too. Brad says they had the least interaction with her, and she thinks she can still snow them. Michael reads that Nelle hopes being close to Wiley will help him find peace. Carly wonders what that means, and Brad says, transparency was not Nelle’s suit. He leaves, and heaves a sigh outside. Carly looks at the letter. It says Nelle is using the time to reflect. Carly tells Michael the little bitch says she forgives him.

Jason tells Sonny that people warned him not to work for Sonny. The Quartermaines, Mac, and Robert. Robin looked the other way until Sonny was shot. Sonny remembers Jason asking to be fired, but he refused. Jason says Sonny was his friend, and it’s where he fits and is effective. Sonny says he didn’t care about the power? Jason says he only cared about making his own choices. Sonny respected that when no one else did. Sonny says he thought Skully could give him the same thing; like a mentor. He was also angry at his dad. Whatever Mike said, he would do the opposite. Now hsi dad is blaming himself for moving the body and trying to save him. Right now, Sonny cares more about saving his dad than anything. The phone rings. It’s Kristina.

Kristina tells Sonny that she and grandpa are checking in; they’re at Charlie’s. Sonny says Mike is supposed to be at the hospital. She guesses he got bored, and says she can drive him home, but Sonny would rather come and get him. Sonny asks how he seems. She says he wasn’t crazy about seeing her at Charlie’s, but they’re cool. Sonny tells Jason that Mike isn’t at the hospital. He’s at Charlie’s, and they have to go.

Kristina tells Mike that her dad is on the way there. Mike says, no. He can’t. Nobody is supposed to be there in the middle of the night. Kristina points out that it’s light outside. He says, none of this is right. She tells him, just sit tight, but he says Sonny can’t come there, and starts to freak. He says nobody is supposed to be there. He’s made everything worse.

Julian sees the broken pipe, and runs upstairs.

Kristina sees the wrench, and asks what Mike is doing with that. He says they have to get out, but Kristina tells him that Sonny said to wait there. He says, something is wrong. They shouldn’t be there; no one should be there. Julian announces that everyone has to leave immediately. There’s a gas leak. He says, for their safety, they should go to the basement across the street. Mike says, it’s not supposed to happen like this. Julian helps Kristina get him outside. Mike leaves the wrench under his chair.

Carly says, Nelle is a piece of work. She just keeps coming up with more ways to torture Michael. She reads, if Nelle is ever to seek forgiveness, she has to give forgive those who wronged her. Carly says Michael never wronged her. He did everything could for her and the baby’s sake. She keeps reading. Nelle says she knows Michael is consumed with guilt. If he and Chase hadn’t set up the car crash, it never would have happened. It’s natural to blame himself, but her sincere hope if that he forgives himself. Carly says she can hear her saying all this; it’s classic Nelle, playing the victim. She wants him to take responsibility. He’s not falling for it, right?

Valentin asks how Nina is holding up. She says the same as at the funeral. Valentin says Madeline was heartless and wrong, and he understands why she’s not grieving her death. She’s grieving the mother Madeline never was, and was never going to be. He gets that now. Nina flashes back to the note and the necklace, and says, maybe she tried. Maxie tells Valentin that they’re having a girls’ night. Nina says she needs to discuss something with Valentin, and Maxie gets a table. Nina says the divorce papers were signed. There’s a grace period, and then they’re officially divorced. She says there’s one thing she needs to take care of with him, and gives him her wedding ring set. He says they’re hers, and she says they’re a symbol of a promise to be together forever. A promise she can’t keep.

Julian calls the police. Kristina asks Julian where it’s coming from, and he tells her it’s in the basement. The valve is broken; it’s been tampered with. Charlie’s could blow sky high. Kristina looks at Mike.

Valentin gives Nina the rings back. He says they’re hers; no games. She can put them in a drawer, sell them, or drop them off a cruise ship, but he can’t take them back. He loves her and will till the day he dies. Curtis comes in, and tells Nina, sorry for her loss. He would have been at the funeral, but he was working a case. Nina says he told her that he was doing work for Cassadine Enterprises. She says his professional relationships have no bearing on their friendship, no matter who it’s with.

Julian says there’s a gas leak in the basemen.t Kristina tells Mike sit; she has to check on something. She goes back inside. She coughs, and looks around. She sees the wrench, picks it up, and has a coughing fit. Sonny asks Mike if he’s okay, and Mike says, all the wrong people; they’re not supposed to be there. Sonny says he wandered off while the hospital was doing tests. Mike says he wanted to fix it; he wanted to help. Sonny asks what he was doing there. Mike says he told Kristina not go in; she shouldn’t be there. Sonny asks what he was doing at Charlie’s.

Jason tells Sonny that Julian said it was a gas leak. The shut-off valve is broken, and the fire department is on the way. He says Julian thinks it was deliberate. The lightbulb comes on over Sonny’s head. He says he doesn’t see Kristina. Inside Charlie’s, Kristina trips, and is knocked out.

Carly tells Michael everything is calculated to hurt him. None of it is true. Kim made it clear that the accident didn’t cause the baby’s death. Nelle is lashing out because she’s wrong and she knows it. She’s just trying mess with him. Carly says, don’t give her the satisfaction. Michael thinks he’d like to be alone with this. Carly says she loves him, and they hug. When she’s gone, he looks at letter again, and reads, I hope being close to Brad and Lucas’s little boy can help you find peace. Michael gives a look like, hmm…

Curtis returns to the MetroCourt, and Valentin is surprised he has something already. Curtis says his partner, Sam, has a friend called the Jackal. He’s a brilliant hacker she has on speed dial. He already located a wire transfer near Nina’s due date. Curtis thinks it’s a possible payment. He can’t verify it yet. He wants to be clear that he can’t guarantee results. Valentin can pay for his time, and he can still come up empty. He asks if Valentin still wants him to go through with it. Valentin says, absolutely.

Maxie asks if Nina is sure she’s okay. Nina says she’s fine, and guzzles her wine. Maxie says that convinced no one. If she’s trying to cover, she needs to work harder. Nina admits she loves Valentin. She knows Maxie thinks she’s making excuses for him, but no matter how many times he’s lied, she believes he never did it to hurt her. Maxie says, but he did lie, and break her trust. He intentionally hurt other people. Maxie wonders if Valentin is the reason Nina thinks the baby is alive, but Nina says, no. The necklace and note mean something. She knows her mother. The only interpretation she can come up with, is that the baby lived, and she gave the baby the other side to the heart. Maxie doesn’t want to be cynical, but it might not turn out the way Nina wants. She needs to check on James, and steps away. Nina takes out the necklace. She calls an appraiser, and says she has a piece of jewelry she’d like to know more about.

Sonny asks where Kristina is. Mike tells him that she said she’d be right back; she had to check on something. Jason goes back inside. Sonny tells Mike that Kristina is fine, but Mike says he doesn’t understand. Nobody understands. Julian says Kristina was just right there. Mike says he has to help her, and Sonny says he can’t go in. Mike says she’s his granddaughter, but Sonny holds him back.

Jason sees Kristina on the floor, and picks her up. She tells him get the wrench.

Sonny tells Mike to calm down. Mike says, if anything happens… and Sonny says, Kristina will be fine. Mike says Sonny doesn’t understand. It’s all his fault. They hear an explosion.

Tomorrow, Margaux invites Drew to join her, Chase asks Julian if he’s sure what caused it, Jason tells someone not to say a word, and Mike agonizes over what he’s done.

The Real Housewives of Orange County

At the golf birthday dinner, Tamra says she gets defensive when someone goes after husband too. Shannon leaves the table. Kelly says Tamra made her upset, and Tamra says, too bad. Shannon comes back, screeching about what she’s going through with her husband. In her interview, Shannon says Tamra is coming at her full force, and she doesn’t know why. Gina says, no more. Tamra says she knows what it’s like to have someone attack her husband, and it’s game on. In her interview, Tamra says Shannon knows what she went through in the last year, and it pisses her off. Just listen for two seconds. It’s not Shannon’s way all the time. Kelly finds Shannon in the bathroom, and tells her relax. Shannon wonders why she’s being attacked. Kelly says she’s there for her.

Tamra orders champagne. Emily says she’s always working, and barely sees her husband. She’s with him because she wants to be, and she makes more money than he does. Shannon comes back, and Vicki tells her to take a shot. Tamra says she doesn’t want Shannon mad at her, and Shannon says Tamra claimed not to care about her feelings. Tamra says she didn’t say that, but Shannon is making it about her. In her interview, Shannon says she’s just gone through the hardest weeks in the divorce. Every person at the table said something about Emily’s husband; she wasn’t the only one. Tamra tells Shannon all she said was she understands how Emily feels. Kelly suggests not arguing, and toasts to Shannon and Vicki’s birthdays. Two cakes come out, both covered with beautiful icing roses, one pink, one yellow. In her interview, Vicki says, it’s like herding cats with these women. Just eat cake and pretend everything’s okay. It’s her birthday. The party breaks up, and the cheese Shannon sits alone. Tamra says she’s lost count of how many drinks she’s had. She’s scootering under the influence. Shannon wants to go home. In her interview, Tamra says Shannon is all about herself. Poor her. What about everyone else?

Steve shows up, and Tamra says she’s impressed with Vicki’s golf game. She, Vicki, and Steve sit and have a drink. In her interview, Tamra says when she met Steve, she and Vicki were not in a good place, so she doesn’t know him. If Vicki says he’s the guy for her, she wants to know him. Tamra asks when the wedding is, and says Steve needs to marry Vicki right now. Steve says he needs another drink, and heads for the bar. Vicki says she put George Clooney on her vision board, and Steve appeared. I have no words. Tamra says they need to get married, and Vicki says he has to be the one to ask. When he come back, Vicki asks if he has a gun, and jokes that she wants to pat him down. Tamra asks several intrusive questions about their sex life. In her interview, Vicki says she doesn’t even like talking to Steve about their sex life. It just happens; who talks about it? Tamra can’t wait to be in the wedding. Vicki almost falls off her golf shoes on the way out.

Eddie wonders what’s in the boxes Tamra keeps getting in the mail, and she says she’s been ordering stuff for the party; it’s not like she can drive. In her interview, Tamra says Eddie will be forty-five, and they have a new house. She thinks a birthday party will lift their spirits. Eddie pulls a red top hat out of a box, and Tamra asks if it’s the suit. She found it online; it’s red with white hearts all over it. She must have gotten it from the same place Shannon got her poker suit. Tamra thinks it will look cute on Eddie, and she told everyone to wear red.

Tamra asks son Ryan to help move stuff around. She’s having around forty people. She asks Eddie if he invited David, and he says he did. She says David can never come over, but Eddie says David is his friend. She tells him to be friends outside on the street. Tamra says if he comes over, she can’t be there; she has loyalties. He asks if they’re twelve, and says he’ll uninvite David. He’s an adult; he gets it. Tamra can’t imagine he’d want to be there with his ex, and Eddie says David is there for him. In her interview, Tamra says it’s difficult in a divorce. A couple has friends, but who do they go out with? She says she and Shannon aren’t in a good place, and she doesn’t want to break girl code. She doesn’t want Shannon to be mad, and Eddie says what she should be mad about is the shirt Tamra is wearing. She says they’re both a-holes.

Gina gets dinner ready. Her kids are a handful, and she’s at her breaking point. Vicki arrives for lunch. In her interview, Vicki says she has a soft spot for Gina, since she’s the same age as Briana, who was alone a lot with the kids. There are a lot of similarities. Gina tells Vicki it’s insane. Vicki sees a picture of Matt. She says now she knows he’s a real person, but doesn’t see any help for Gina. She wonders how they make it work. Gina says, there’s never a dull moment. One kid pokes at her, and Gina takes him to his room. In her interview, Gina says her husband being away is hard. It’s just her, and she’s stretched too thin. The kids act up because they miss him, and it’s tough. Gina apologizes to Vicki, but Vicki says she’s doing a great job. In her interview, Vicki says she was a single mother. She’s learned a lot about relationships, and this doesn’t feel right. Vicki has to get back to office.

Emily asks if Shane is excited for the party. He says he’s looking forward to it, but doesn’t know if he’d call it excited. In her interview, Emily says, Shane is the king of snarkasm. You have to laugh and give it back; that’s what she does. She’s glad he’ll finally meet Gina, and they can get to know each other. He says he just asked her to be quiet. It was an isolated that got blown out of proportion. In her interview, Emily says the impression people got was that he’s abusive, and kicked Gina out. She wants them to meet him in real life, and see he’s not a horrible person. He asks what the party is for, and she reminds him that it’s a housewarming and birthday combined.

Kelly meets Shannon for coffee. Kelly doesn’t like whatever healthy drink was recommended, and makes the face I make when I eat okra. She orders something else, and asks if Shannon has talked to Tamra at all. Shannon says, no.

Gina visits Tamra. Tamra says Shannon is her friend, but she can’t tolerate bullsh*t.

Shannon wonders how an issue with Emily and Gina turn into something about her, but Kelly thinks it’s about Tamra. She’s lashing out; she’s gone through a lot of stuff. Shannon says she has a lot of stuff too, proving Tamra’s point that everything is about her.

Tamra tells Gina that when Eddie was in the hospital, Shannon didn’t even call.

Shannon says the divorce has been tough the last few weeks. She knows Tamra said she’s making things about her.

Tamra says it’s like the world revolves around her. She doesn’t get it.

Shannon tells Kelly the only person who’s been attacking her is her ex; she hasn’t complained about anyone else. In her interview, Shannon says Tamra is angry at her, but it can’t be about her comment about Emily. They need to talk about the real issue instead of accusing her of something that didn’t happen.

Tamra tells Gina it’s the first time she’s spoken her mind with Shannon. If she’s honest, Shannon gets upset, and shuts her down, so she’s learned not to do that. We flash back to Shannon storming out of everywhere. Gina says Tamra has to tell Shannon what’s on her mind, even if it pisses her off. If it upsets her, then Tamra has to reevaluate the friendship. Tamra is afraid of Shannon’s reaction.

Tamra meets Shannon, who’s brought her own scooter. In her interview, Tamra says, single white female much? Shannon says she was going on a walk, and broke a fall with her ankle. She was told her rest it. They go into a fancy plant nursery, and Tamra tells Shannon about the party. They sit, and Tamra says she doesn’t want to cry. Shannon says she was upset, and Tamra says she was up all night. In her interview, Tamra doesn’t think it’s a healthy friendship. Tamra says she’s under stress. She’s going through a lot of sh*t, and she’s not good at talking about it. Shannon says she wants to help, but Tamra says Shannon never asks how she is. Tamra says Shannon always makes it about her, and Shannon says that’s not her intention. The divorce has been difficult, and she knows Tamra is going through a lot. Tamra is one of her best friends, and she always want to be there for her. She’s sorry. She’s glad Tamra is being open and honest, and tells her not to be afraid to talk to her. Tamra says she feels like when Shannon’s feelings get hurt, she ices people out. Shannon says she’s working on not being as reactive; she’s made improvements. In her interview, Shannon says she feels terrible that Tamra thinks she wasn’t being supportive of Eddie. She wants the best for them, and realizes she has to devote more time to her friends. She doesn’t think she’s an a-hole. She asks if Tamra likes the new doctor. Tamra says Eddie stopped taking his medication, even the blood thinners. The doctor told him he could have a stroke, and he literally walked out. She found him on the phone asking why God was doing this, and told her that he was talking to her God. In her interview, Tamra says she tries to stay strong, but when she prays, the answer never comes; it just gets worse. She’s being a good person, and doing the right thing. Where’s God then? Well, Tamra, there are many possibilities here, which is why you need to talk to other Christians, and discuss these things with them. It’s possible your faith is being tested, or maybe the answer to your prayer is no. And while God’s love isn’t based on how good you are, are you kidding about being “a good person?” Because I haven’t seen very Christianlike behavior from you for the most part. Sorry. I couldn’t help the mini lecture. Shannon apologizes for not being there for Tamra. Tamra says it’s hard for her to express her emotions, but Shannon says she’s doing a good job, and hugs her.

Tamra tells her glam squad that Eddie was interested in theater when he was in college, and had headshots made. She had them blown up. She shows them, and – ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! He looks like a Calvin Klein ad from the 80s. Tamra says she’s super excited about the new house. It’s a new chapter, and they’re going to celebrate tonight. It’s the first time they’ve been able to enjoy the house and the yard.

The guests arrive. In her interview, Tamra says after everything they’ve gone through, it’s nice to enjoy life a little. Shane introduces himself to Gina. In her interview, Gina says it’s a little awkward. She’s never formally met him.

Shannon gets out of the car, saying she’s wearing one hooker heel and one boot. Kelly tells her, keep it rollin’. Tamra’s mom asks if she was chewing gum while she was walking, since she is blonde. Tamra says Sandy is a bitch. That’s where she gets it from. Kelly says she can’t stand Steve. He’s friends with her ex. She says Vicki is more of a man than he is. In her interview, Kelly says Steve obviously doesn’t like her. He talked to Page Six, and is on Michael’s side, even though she did nothing to him. We see an article where Steve blabbed about Kelly’s argument with Vicki over the double-date. They make fun of Eddie’s pictures. Kelly is uncomfortable with Steve there, and Vicki says she has lots of people to talk to. In her interview, Vicki says Kelly started it by calling Steve a d-bag on social media. We see a tweet, and yes, she did.

Inside, Gina tells Emily that she’s having problems with Matt. More time apart is highlighting how different they are. In her interview, Gina says things with them are cliché. They married young and had babies, which was the norm where they came from. When you move, you see the world away from the pre-designed box. It opens you mind to possibilities. Emily understands. In her interview, Emily sympathizes, saying marriage is hard, even under the best circumstances and you’re getting along. It probably doesn’t help to be separated so much. Gina says she feels different.

Vicki asks if everything is good, and Gina says she’s having a hard time with Matt. Since he’s gone, you’d think it would be harder, but she’s realizing she’s okay. Vicki says she gave up too quick with her own marriage, instead of working it out. If she could do it over, she’d make it work. In her interview, Vicki says she’s learned a lot of life lessons. Marriage is work, but figure it out. They have three small babies.

Shannon and Kelly see Shane talking to Steve. Kelly wants to talk to Steve about the Page Six thing, and Shannon tells her to be non-confrontational, so she can get her point across. It’s a valid one. Kelly just want to know why a sixty-year-old man is acting like a little bitch. Shannon tells her not to say that. In her interview, Shannon says Kelly has a history of being confrontational, and we flash back to that. Shannon says if she speaks to Steve calmly, maybe he can hear why she’s hurting and upset.

Kelly approaches Steve. She says she doesn’t want to make a big deal, but what he said on social media upset her. He says he doesn’t follow it. She says it was on Page Six, and he doesn’t know what he said? She says she can bring it up on her phone, and he says she’s drunk. She says this is the first drink she’s had. Is he says he didn’t do it? He tells her to take the drama somewhere else. Shane asks if she has something to complain about, why didn’t she bring it? She says she never sees Steve, who has already wandered off, after seriously acting stupid.

Shane continues that trend, wondering why she’s making a big deal out of something he knows nothing about. Vicki asks Steve what Kelly said, and he tells Vicki that Kelly just wants to argue, and he won’t play her game. Vicki says, good; don’t drink her Kool-Aid. In a rare moment, I’m with Shannon on this one. Kelly has a valid point, and she approached Steve respectfully. In her interview, Vicki wonders what Kelly is thinking, bringing Steve into this. It’s childish and it hurts her feelings. Kelly is being disrespectful. A double what? Steve’s the one who said it.

Shannon joins Kelly, and Shane doesn’t understand why Kelly is making a big deal out of it. She says she didn’t want to, and wonders why he’s getting involved. He calls her drunk, but Shannon says she’s not. He asks if this is her normal behavior, and Kelly tells him to mind his own business, calling him a dork and a loser. Kelly walks over to Emily, and tells her that first, she gets called a drunk, and then this guy, meaning Shane, asks if it’s her normal behavior. She tells Emily that dude is a little bitch, and Emily says that’s her husband. Kelly says she had no idea, but he’s over there sticking up for Steve. He had no business opening his mouth. Shane appears, and says Kelly shouldn’t have come to his table. She asks if this is his house and is his name engraved on the table. She calls him a little bitch, and Emily tells Kelly not to talk to her husband like that. Kelly says he’s a little bitch, and Emily gets furious. She gets in Kelly’s face, pointing her finger. Kelly tells Emily to go ahead and hit her, and Gina gets in between them. Emily tells Kelly to stay away from her, and calls her something that gets bleeped. Kelly looks pretty surprised.

Just for the record, if someone called my husband a little bitch, I’d ask him what he did.

Next time, Tamra wonders what’s happening, Steve talks and bullsh*t walks, Vicki says Kelly fights dirty, and the return of Dr. Moon.

🙋 That was Quick…

I guess Gina really did feel different.

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August 27, 2018 – Kristina Makes a Decision, Vicki’s Birthday Golf Game & Tuesday

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What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Drew finds the flash drive in a stack of Margaux’s paperwork. She comes back out, and tells him not to touch it. He asks if it’s important, and she says it’s for a case she’s preparing. It contains special documents and photos. He says she’s lying.

Sam tells Kristina if didn’t know any better, she’d say Kristina didn’t want to go.

Ava understands that Griff is angry about her reporting him. She’s angry too, and for good reason. He slept with her daughter. He doesn’t get to throw stones or baseless accusations. He says he didn’t forget his question. She hid evidence that could have exonerated Carly, didn’t she?

The house alarm blaring, and surrounded by drawn guns, Mike is totally freaked. Sonny says it’s a false alarm, and tells them to turn it off. Carly hugs Mike, and tells him he’ll be okay.

At the hospital, Stella asks Curtis if Jordan is coming; she moved clients for this. Jordan runs in, apologizing. she hands out coffee. The doctor comes out and asks if they’re the Ashford family. She brings them to her office. They introduce themselves. She’s Dr. Francine Massey. She says Curtis made the appointment. What brings them to family counseling?

Kristina tells Sam that everything happened so fast. Parker had just gotten it together, and she followed her across the country, where they moved in together. Parker dove into her new job, and is fulfilled. Sam asks what about her, and Kristina says she’s lonely. It’s harder to make friends in a new city than she thought. Sam asks if they can’t relocate to somewhere good for both of them. Kristina says Parker has been to three schools in three years. It will look bad if she moves again. She inherited her parents’ house, and she’s happy there, and probably on a tenure track. Sam says Kristina is saying, she, she, she. It’s all about Parker. Kristina says she loves Parker, but maybe it’s not enough. Sam suggests she come home.

Carly tells Mike it was just a misunderstanding. Sonny says he’s sorry, and asks if Mike wants to go to the doctor. He says he doesn’t need to go, and Carly adds that he’s fine; he’s just shaken up. Sonny tells him the alarm was triggered. He wonders who did it. Jason is looking at Mike’s pocket alarm, and says he sees what happened.

Griff asks Ava if it’s a coincidence that the blanket showed up; the blanket that Nelle and Carly were fighting over that disappeared. Ava says she doesn’t know funny business Julian is involved in. Griff says, somebody at the shower hid it or took it, and Julian wasn’t at the shower; Ava was. Ava says, along with several others, but Griff says there was no one else there with a vendetta against Carly like she has. Despite her protests of innocence, she helped send Carly to Ferncliff, didn’t she?

Drew says Margaux’s hotel suite was the last place Peter had the flash drive. She’s been asking about his memories a lot – Jason’s memories. She asks if he thinks she’s guilty of identity theft, and he says, maybe he should ask Jordan to figure it out. Margaux asks him to give her a break, but he starts to leave. She says, fine. She’ll tell him everything he wants to know. She calls him the rudest man alive, and says it’s been insult after insult. She tells him he can load it his damn self if he wants answers, and he says he needs the password. She puts it in and he puts in the drive. Pictures come up of Margaux as a child. He says he’s not sure what this has to do with a case, unless she’s prosecuting herself.

Curtis thanks the doctor for seeing them on such short notice. Jordan say they’re hoping her professional insight will help them change their perspectives. They’re about to married, and have ton of family problems to work out first. Francine says, family relationships can be messy. There’s tension, drama, and boundless love. Landmark occasions, like weddings and funerals, exacerbate feelings, and it’s fairly common for there to be tension between parents. Curtis says Stella is his aunt, and Stella says she helped raise him. She’s been with him and his late brother since they were kids. He says he and Jordan have been seeing each other for a while, and Francine says she was at the Nurses’ Ball. Jordan says Curtis’s epic proposal would have been great news for most people. Stella says if it’s going to be an hour of bashing her, she’ll save them the time and trouble. She doesn’t like Jordan and doesn’t trust her. She gets up, and heads for the door. She sees Francine taking notes, and asks what she’s writing.

Sonny explains to Mike that the tracker has an alarm. If it’s triggered, it brings the guards. He can’t push it unless he’s in danger or sees something. Mike says he saw someone on the terrace, and didn’t know where Sonny was. He starts to get agitated, and Jason says, it’s okay.  The guards are supposed to do a visual inspection at sunset, and he saw them. Carly takes Mike to the kitchen for some tea.

Griff asks if Ava doesn’t get tired of lying. She had the blanket, and let Carly sit there. Ava says Nelle told her they were struggling over the blanket, and Carly could have still pushed her. Griff says she saw it as an opportunity to get rid of Carly and took it. She says she did it for him. Nelle was blackmailing her.

Francine says that notes are helpful to her. Stella accuses Francine of forming an opinion already, and Francine says she doesn’t know why Stella is so angry. Stella says she doesn’t know the whole story. Jordan says Stella left out the part where she contacted Curtis’s ex. She doesn’t think Jordan is good enough for Curtis, and would rather see him with any other woman, as long as he doesn’t choose her. Stella says, as long as he doesn’t settle for Jordan. Francine would like to hear the whole story. She has no preconceptions; she takes notes so she can ask questions later. Does Stella want to tell her why she can’t make peace? Stella says Jordan is her late nephew Tommy’s widow. Jordan says she’s tired of apologizing, and doesn’t care if Stella never accepts her. She’s done. Stella says, if only that was true. Francine tells them to continue. They’re making excellent progress.

Francine asks what Jordan means by she’s done? Jordan says she’s tried everything she could, and there’s clearly no moving Stella. Stella doesn’t appreciate being talked about in the third person. Jordan says, she wins. Go ahead and live a life of resentment and bitterness. She’s not living a second more with having to grovel. Francine tells them to take a deep breath. Jordan says Stella blames her for Thomas’s death; she might as well have shot him herself. Stella says the man she was cheating with did. Jordan says it’s true. She had an affair with her husband’s best friend. She got pregnant, and Thomas believed her son was own. Shawn and Thomas were stationed together overseas, and he found out about the affair. Maybe it was the betrayal or the stress of deployment, but he went after Shawn with force, and Shawn shot him in self-defense. She’s not excusing the affair; it was wrong on many levels, but she can’t change the past. Continuing to blame her is just cruel. She didn’t kill him. She made a mistake, and accepts the responsibility, but Thomas did it himself. Stella says now she’s blaming Thomas for getting himself killed.

Kristina tells Sam that their mom said she was making a huge mistake, giving up her life for Palmer. If she comes back, she’ll just be a colossal failure. Sam say, no one thinks that. Their mom doesn’t either; she was just being a mom. Kristina doesn’t want to live by her rules, but Sam says she should follow her heart. Kristina asks if Sam means like she did when she decided to be on her own.

Jason asks Sonny how he’s doing. Sonny says his old man was almost shot in his house, and he had a gun on him. What if he’d pulled the trigger? He brought Mike there to keep him safe, but he couldn’t do that tonight. Jason says they’ll make adjustments to security. Sonny says that might work or not, but the truth is, he’s been lucky. How long is that luck going to last?

Griff says, first Ava blames Julian, now she’s pinning it on him; stop lying. She didn’t hold on to the blanket and leave it for his benefit. Ava tells him that Nelle found out about the DNA test, and threatened to expose him. He doesn’t know how Nelle could have found out, unless Ava told her. She says she didn’t. Nelle found it on her phone, and used it as leverage. She was snooping, and threatened to expose Griff if Ava didn’t help her. She had to choose, and she chose him over Carly; it was the only way to protect his career and keep him safe. She says, it’s the truth. Please tell her that he believes her.

Jordan says she’s not blaming Thomas; she’s stating the facts. His actions were under his own control. Stella says she only has Shawn’s account, and because of her betrayal, everything was set in motion. Francine says Jordan took responsibility, but Stella says she turned it around and blamed Thomas. Curtis says Jordan apologized, and asks if Stella can’t just accept the past and move forward. Stella says she tried, but looking at them tears her apart. She’s afraid Jordan will hurt Curtis like she did his brother. Jordan understands her concern – she’s a mother – but focusing on the past is preventing their connection as a family. Stella says family is only important to Jordan when it concerns her. Jordan says, that’s not true. Stella says when Jordan’s son was going through a rough patch, she shipped him off to a man he didn’t know. Jordan says Shawn is his father, but Stella says none of them knew. It got too hard for her, and she took the easy way out. She dropped out of her son’s life to do her. Jordan says she was working under dangerous conditions under cover. She had to make that sacrifice. Stella says Jordan doesn’t know about sacrifice. She’s done it her whole life; gave up everything to raise the boys. With the help of God, her community, and the sheer force of her will, she gave them everything. The fallout of Jordan’s actions already took Thomas, and she’s supposed to trust that Jordan won’t do the same to Curtis? He’s all the family she has left. She gave up the man she was supposed to marry. She gave up her life. She’s not going to stop fighting for it now. Jordan says now they’re hearing the truth. The real reason Stella is angry isn’t about her. She doesn’t want to see Curtis happy, and doesn’t want to admit it’s just an excuse for her not to have a life of her own.

Margaux says Drew caught her. She lied about the flash drive. It’s the proof that she, Drew, and Jason are triplets. Drew asks her why she didn’t say it wasn’t his business, and she says if she’d wanted to share, she would have. Thanks for taking that away. He apologizes, and she says he was going through her belongings. Was that his plan? To get into her suite, and search it, because he thinks she’s keeping something from him? He says, no. Other people’s suspicions got in his head.

Carly brings Mike back, saying he’s better now. Mike apologizes for causing a commotion. Sonny says he should be sorry. Jason asks Mike if he wants to step out for fresh air. Mike says he would, and maybe he’ll howl at the moon. Carly tells Sonny that Mike didn’t want to talk, and she didn’t want to press him. She asks what happened, and why Felix wasn’t there. Sonny says the relief nurse was late. Felix offered to stay, but Sonny told him he could handle it. They were having an incredible day, throwing the ball like – Carly says, like the childhood he never had. Sonny says, not just for himself. He could see it meant something to Mike. It was the first time in ages he was at peace with himself. Now it’s been ripped away.

Ava tells Griff to believe her. She wanted to protect him. She sent Julian back to the house with the blanket; so it would found, and Carly would be vindicated. Griff says that doesn’t excuse her taking it. Ava says there was so much confusion, and Carly was out of control. She wanted Nelle to have a chance. Griff says Ava has always hated Carly. She hates how Avery loves her, and even calls her mommy. She wanted Carly convicted of a crime she didn’t commit. Ava says now he has a conscience. If the doctor thing doesn’t work out, he can do amateur detective work. He has new information. The question is, what is he going to do now?

Drew says Margaux needs to understand that his memories have been kept from him. It’s hard for him to trust. It’s nice talking to her, or was, since he screwed up. He says, apologies from the rudest man alive. He’ll show himself out. She tells him to wait.

Kristina knows how much Sam loves Jason; she always has, but it was like she was broken. Kristina didn’t think Sam would ever be herself again. Now here she is, like the sister Kristina recognizes. Kick ass Sam who makes her own decisions. How did she do it? Sam says, it wasn’t easy. She had to be honest with herself and the people she loves. It sounds simple, but it’s not. She had to look at herself in the mirror, and love and respect herself in order to build a meaningful relationship with another person.

Ava asks if Griff is going to turn her in for tampering with evidence or obstructing justice. Maybe it will absolve him of sleeping with her daughter. He says he’s not doing that. What would be the point?  If Sonny found out – Ava says, he would kill her. Griff says he doesn’t want that on his conscience.

Outside, Mike tells Jason he knows they’re talking about what do with him. Jason says, maybe revising the protocols. He scared them tonight. Mike says he scared himself too. He keeps messing this up. He abandoned Sonny when he needed him most, then came back in his life only to become a burden.

Sonny tells Carly he doesn’t know what he was thinking, taking care of Mike with no help. Stella prepared him for this. He’ll see if Felix can work extra hours. Carly says he can’t plan for everything. That’s the nature of the illness. Sonny says she wants him to send Mike to a facility. She says, that’s his decision, but if he wants Mike to be included in it, he needs to talk to sim sooner rather than later. He says she sounds like Miss Stella. She hugs him, and he says, it’s been long day. She’s going to check on Avery. She can’t believe Avery slept through all that. I can’t either.

Griff tells Ava this doesn’t mean she gets a free pass. If she causes any more pain, he can and will go to Sonny. She asks if he’s blackmailing her into morally upright behavior. He says there doesn’t seem to be any other way. The saddest part is that their relationship changed him. It was mostly positive, but she never really changed.

Curtis tells Francine this is clearly out of hand. Maybe she has some insight. Francine notices Curtis constantly acts as a buffer. It must be emotionally exhausting. Jordan tells Stella that she doesn’t sugarcoat and can only speak for herself. Stella tells her to say what she has to say. Jordan says it’s true that Stella sacrificed a lot to raise Thomas and Curtis, and she did am amazing job, but it’s been twenty years since they were kids. Years she could have lived life on her terms. It makes her sad. Stella deserves happiness. Maybe if she found some, she wouldn’t resent theirs. Stella says Jordan has obviously been holding that in for a while. It must have felt good to get it out. Curtis says, enough. He tells Francine, see what working with the two women he loves most, but who can’t stand to be in same room, opened up? Francine says, it’s the first step in healing. It won’t happen overnight, but if all parties are willing, it will happen. It’s clear how much they love each other, and love has built bridges further apart than them, but they’re out of time for today. Stella looks like she has a headache.

Drew and Margaux kiss. He tells her, goodnight. She says, for what it’s worth, she has faith in him. It will work out. He hopes so. When he’s gone, she walks to the safe, and takes out the real flash drive, labeled Anamnesis Project with the memory mapping on it,.

Sam says Kristina is at the point of no return. She either gets on the plane or stays there. Kristina decides to stay, but feels she owes it to Parker to tell her in person. She’s afraid once she goes back, Parker will start talking, and she won’t have the strength if Parker asks her to stay. Sam offers to go with her, saying she’ll always have her sister’s back.

Jordan wishes she could talk to Stella. Stella says she’s talked enough, even maybe for a lifetime. Curtis says they’ll work it out next week; it was a powerful first session. Stella says she’s not coming back for more. Curtis says she’s a professional. She knows they can’t solve their problems with one forty-five-minute session. She also knows he loves her. She says she’ll think about it, and she loves him too. She goes down in the elevator.

Ava asks Griff, who is he to judge. He broke his Hippocratic Oath, he broke his priestly vows, and he broke her heart by sleeping with her daughter; not exemplary actions. He says he owned up to it, and she says, in court under oath. He says she told him he was using her for a vacation from his morals, but she was using him to see what it was like to actually have a soul. Ouch. She tells him to have it his way. If he needs to make her a monster to assuage his guilt, fine. She’ll give him a monster. I don’t think monsters wear gorgeous sweaters like that.

Jason says Mike must be exhausted. He doesn’t want to be a burden Sonny. Jason says Sonny wants to take care of Mike for as long as he can. Mike doesn’t know why he’s surprised; he was told how the illness would progress. Jason says, it’s one thing to hear and read it. It’s another to live it.

Sonny looks at picture of Mike, and says he doesn’t know how to do this.

Tomorrow, Doc says he’s heard Ryan has been busy, Julian tells Brad that he’s contacted the birth mother, and Sonny decides what to do about his dad.

The Real Housewives of Orange County 

Shannon’s trainer, Steven, arrives. Shannon this it’s a hassle to go to the gym, but she’s fortunate to have trainer, and can just walk into another room and work out. Regardless, she doesn’t want to. She does squats, and Steven shows her some moves with the dumbbells – I mean weights, not her ex-husband. She does some planks. She says now that her life has taken a positive turn, she needs to get her body on track, and needs to commit to it. She’s gained forty pounds (we know), and wants people to see she can lose some of it. Being realistic, she doesn’t think she’ll lose all of it, but wants to be healthy. She says the goal is to get her stomach further in than her boobs. In her interview, she says she’s not ready for dating, since she’s not happy with her body. She was married to someone who was working out all the time, and she’s letting herself go. She asks Steven how long it will take if she works out every day. Steven says she needs to bring her confidence back, and she looks great.

Tamra and Eddie meet Shane and Emily for drinks. In her interview, Tamra say she’s known Emily for three years, but doesn’t know Shane. None of them do. They’re just speculating, and it’s not fair. She’s curious to know him and make her own judgement. Eddie talks about his illness, and says he feels normal, but can’t sprint or go fast. The doctor wants him to take another medication, but he doesn’t want to. Shane asks if it’s optional, and Tamra says the only thing he can’t not take are the blood thinners; he could have a stroke without them. I guess alcohol is okay, since he’s having a martini. In her interview, Tamra is praying Eddie gets better, and hoping they can deal with it. Tamra says they heard Shane threw Gina out. Shane says, not exactly. He asked her several times to keep it down, and when she didn’t, told her to take a hike. He didn’t kick her out, but welcomed her to stop being loud and obnoxious or exit. Tamra wishes she’d been there. Shane says he can recreate it. In her interview, Emily says her husband is witty, and engages in sarcastic banter, but people think he’s being rude. I dunno. I like to engage in sarcastic banter, but I think he is rude. Not liking this guy at all. Shane says there’s a lot of truth to what he says. In her interview, Tamra says she’s trying to know Shane’s personality. Maybe he’s just misunderstood. Nope. Don’t think so. Shane tells Tamra, sorry to disappoint her. Was she scared? Tamra says, no, but there’s a lot of truth to that.

Kelly and Jolie do some baking. Jolie claims she’s an expert on brownies and cakes. In her interview, Kelly says now that Jolie is older, she has stronger judgments, thinks Kelly embarrasses her, and basically calls her out on her sh*t all the time. She tells Jolie that she saw a new place with two bedrooms. In her interview, Kelly says she went from a $5 million home to a small two bedroom. She’s not used to living in the 1970s. Jolie asks about another place they saw with a pool, but Kelly says it was $4 million. She tells Jolie that she acts spoiled, and entitled is not good. Jolie asks Kelly to remember when she gave her toys to a homeless shelter, but Kelly says she made her do that. In her interview, Kelly admits it’s her and Michael’s fault that Jolie is spoiled. She went to camp on a private plane. She tells Jolie they’re going to the soup kitchen. It’s important for her to be grounded, and Kelly needs to be grounded as well.

Vicki and Steve have a glass of wine. She says she was looking through pictures, and someone commented that one of them looked like an engagement picture. We see a picture of the two of them walking down a tree-lined path, holding hands. In her interview, Vicki says they’re two and a half years in. She needs to know where their going. She needs to make a hard decision if it’s not marriage, since she’s a marriage girl. She tells Steve that her birthday is coming up. Steve says he knows. I’ll bet. In her interview, Vicki says she loves birthdays. The one day of the year everyone wants to give you attention – she’ll take it. She talks about wanting to try out the new golf clubs Steve got for her. He says he has something planned for her birthday, but it’s not a party.

Emily meets Gina for shopping. Emily is late because her car battery ran out. Gina says it sucks that she had to leave early from the dinner. She tells Emily that Shane was discussed, and Shannon doesn’t think a man should ever talk like that to a woman. She’d said it was something David would have done, and was concerned it might be a pattern in Emily’s life. Gina made clear that the issue was just them having small kids. It was a loud party, and he snapped. Emily doesn’t appreciate opinions about her marriage, when they don’t know it. In her interview, Emily says she can’t take it any other way other than derogatory. It’s offensive. Gina tells Emily that Shannon admitted to projecting her personal issues on Emily. Emily says she can take care of herself. She doesn’t think there’s an issue between them, but the other ladies need to stop talking about her husband.

Kelly and Jolie go to the soup kitchen. Kelly says it’s a great experience, helping people. That’s what life is about. In her interview, Kelly says her childhood was very different from Jolie’s. She started working when she was fifteen, bagging groceries. Her grandma said the more you spoil children, the worse off they’ll be. She’s bringing Jolie to teach her about work ethic, and to be thankful and grateful for what they have. The woman in charge tells them about cooking soft food, because a lot of the homeless have compromised teeth. In her interview, Kelly says she doesn’t have the lifestyle she used to have, and realizes she has to reprogram herself, as well as Jolie. Jolie helps cook the food. In her interview, Kelly says the OC is a bubble of wealth. She wants to teach Jolie values, and not to be spoiled, but appreciative. It’s important to know reality isn’t just in the bubble. She tells Jolie to be appreciative of what she has. They serve breakfast. Kelly says kids don’t like to work, and wasn’t sure if Jolie would complain. She said it was the best experience ever, and she realizes Jolie has a good heart. Jolie tells Kelly how blessed she is, and that she wants to come back.

Tamra’s mom, Sandy, stops by. Tamra says she’s feeling better. Sandy asks if she’s going to need surgery, but Tamra says, not unless she hurts it. She’s been experimenting with CBD oil, and swears it’s helping with the healing. Sandy says her new boyfriend, the plumber, smokes weed. In her interview, Tamra says, thank you, Jesus. Her mom has a boyfriend. And she needs a plumber. Sandy says she told him about Tamra’s plumbing problem, and he was asking questions. Tamra suggests maybe he can take a look. They sit on the sofa, and Tamra asks if she’s getting a new daddy. Sandy says she’s never get married again, and Tamra asks if she’s kissing him. Sandy says that’s all they’ve done so far. She asks Tamra about supplements, and Tamra wishes Shannon would talk to her about that stuff. She wishes Shannon would trust her. She tells Sandy about Shannon being awarded $30K a month. Sandy thinks a woman needs to get something, but shouldn’t screw the man. Tamra says it was reduced to $22K. Both figures boggle my mind. I can’t imagine needing that much per month, even with kids. Tamra says David sent an email to Shannon’s attorney saying he’s taking the utilities out of his name. Shannon called her up, hysterical, saying she didn’t know she had to pay for water. To be honest, that was a surprise to me too, when I moved into a house. She cried like the world was ending. In her interview, Tamra says she gets a lot of dumping and negativity put on her from Shannon. When she gets off the phone, she’s drained. Sandy says he obviously took care of her. In her interview, Tamra says Shannon never asks how Eddie is doing. She tells Sandy these are truly OC problems.

Gina and Tamra pick up Vicki for a game of golf. It’s her birthday, and she’s excited to use the golf clubs Steve gave her for Christmas. Tamra says she told her mom she doesn’t know what happened to Vicki. She won’t dance on the bar or get naked in the jacuzzi, and her mom said, well, she shouldn’t. In her interview, Tamra says,Vicki met Steve and turned into a Stepford wife. What happened to whoop-it-up Vicki? They get to the golf course, and Tamra says she’s like a toddler, bringing so much stuff. Vicki tells them that she ordered cakes for the nineteenth hole. Tamra says it would be nice if the others showed up. Vicki says they’ll do it without them.

Emily is waiting on the course. It’s her first experience golfing. In her interview, Emily says it’s upsetting that Shannon has an opinion about her marriage. She shouldn’t be comparing them. She’s divorced and has a tumultuous relationship, whereas Emily and Shane have a good marriage. It pisses her off.

Tamra loves the sport of golf, she knows how to pick out a cute outfit. She nearly kills herself with the first swing. The others finally show up. Gina goes to swing and she’s so wild, everyone moves out of the way. She thinks it’s the pastime of the older generation. Yeah, Tiger Woods is ancient. Manager Troy thanks them for coming, and thanks Vicki for including them in her birthday celebration. Vicki says it’s Shannon’s birthday too. Tamra brought breathalyzers, so no one drives drunk. Instead of the traditional golf carts, these look like bubbles. In her interview, Tamra says Vicki doesn’t have a good record with driving carts, and we flash back to that. She says Vicki will probably drive with both hands, now that she’s with Steve. Shannon drives onto the lawn. In her interview, Shannon says she knows about golf. There are woods and metal pieces, and sticks. Kelly tells them that they suck.

They get drinks from a bar golf cart. Vicki says she’s getting drunk; birdies are chirping. She does the breathalyzer, and it comes up .00. She says the fuzz is happening, but she can keep drinking. In her interview, Kelly says she’s been playing since she was a kid, and has her own equipment. I took golf lessons when I was a kid, and I stunk. On the other hand, I brought my own equipment when we had archery in phys ed. I think it’s the only “A” I ever got. Kelly says they’re at level zero, and she’s at six. In her interview, Vicki says there must be a golf etiquette book with all the rules. Don’t drive wherever you want; drive on the path; you can’t be loud or slow; and be respectful of other golfers. It’s serious. They’re doing none of that, and Vicki officially goes past the DUI point. Everyone checks their alcohol levels, and Emily doesn’t even know if Kelly can be passenger. Vicki asks if they’re done. Kelly says it’s what you do when you get older, and it’s fun.

Emily brings up the Shane discussion. She says Shannon was insinuating that she was concerned for Emily’s safety, or their might be abuse. We flash back to Shannon’s comment, and Gina repeating it. It’s not exactly what either one of them said. Shannon says she would never use that word. In her interview, Shannon says, after her history, she doesn’t toss the word abuse around lightly. She tells Emily that she just said he must have been upset about the loud noise with the kids going sleep. She apologizes, even though she doesn’t think she did anything wrong; everyone was making comments. She had no intention of being judgmental. Emily accepts her apology in a vague way. Vicki lies down on the ground, saying the  golf cart lady got her wasted. Tamra pours another drink into her mouth. Vicki says, it’s time for food.

They all sit at an outside table, and place their orders. Kelly says she beat them; they were way behind. They toast to Shannon and Vicki. Shannon asks about the abuse word, and Emily says Gina told her Shannon was worried her husband might be abusive. She said the situation was brought up again after she left. Shannon says she felt like it was something David would have done, and was concerned, but never said anything about abuse. She also said she thought she might be projecting her own sh*t on to Emily. We flash back to her saying exactly that. Shannon says she felt bad about it. Emily asks why she would make it up, and Gina says she never used that word – ever. Tamra thinks it’s a misunderstanding, and asks who originally said abuse. Kelly doesn’t think the word was used. Gina and Emily leave the table to discuss it. Shannon says Tamra brought it up, and she’s getting accused. Tamra says no one is accusing her of anything, but the table agrees she just did. Omg, these women can create a huge argument over one word.

Gina thinks it’s ridiculous, and has nothing to do with her feelings. Emily says Gina’s husband isn’t around, and hers is. He gets exposed to things Gina’s husband doesn’t. Gina walks away, saying, that’s really foul. Don’t do it.

Shannon says enough if this sh*t. She’s being drawn into the drama, and singled out. When the topic was brought up, she owned her comment, and said she shouldn’t be projecting. Tamra says, when you talk about someone’s husband, it’s hurtful. In her interview, Kelly says she never saw Tamra express anger toward Shannon – ever. In her interview, Shannon says it isn’t making sense. She apologized, even for the sentence she didn’t say. Do they want her to cut her thumb off? Why her thumb? That was a weird thing to say.

Gina says she’s in Emily’s corner. She’s being her friend. If she doesn’t accept that, fine, but if she does, then put the issue to bed. Emily says, fine by her, and they hug it out.

Tamra says when somebody goes after your husband, you get defensive. Shannon says she apologized, and is annoyed that Emily chose to attack her on the golf course. In her interview, Vicki says, it doesn’t matter. Talk about something that makes a difference. Like what are you doing with your 401k? She can help with that. Vicki finds Emily and Gina. Gina says she and Emily are good. Did someone say cake?

Shannon says Emily and Gina can’t put what happened between them on her. Tamra says if you have a good relationship, and someone goes after your husband, it’s game on. Shannon says she didn’t go after Shane, and Tamra says she compared him to David. Shannon says she wasn’t comparing; it just reminded her of something David would do. Shannon gets up from the table. Kelly says Tamra upset Shannon, and Tamra says, too bad. Shannon comes back, and says Tamra knows what she goes through every night, and she’s attacking her. In her interview, Tamra says, this is typical. Shannon is good at taking a situation and making it about her. Shannon walks away.

To be continued…

Next time, Tamra tells Steve that he needs to marry Vicki, Vicki visits Gina whose kids are out of control, Gina is having problems with Matt, Gina sees Shane at a party and calls him a little bitch, and Emily says she’s going to kill Gina. That’s probably the whole show in a nutshell right there. I can’t wait to see the Gina/Shane fight.

👯 You’d Be Surprised How Much Tuesday is Out There…

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August 20, 2018 – Valentin Offers Madeline a Deal, Shannon Meets a Matchmaker, a Dash of Ashley & Bangle This

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What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Madeline thought Valentin would be taller. He asks if she’s been following his press, and she says she hears things. She can’t think of a reason why he’d be there. He tells her as Nina’s mother, she has information he can use.

Nina asks how Peter can but The Invader. He tells her that he’s buying it to elevate the content, but she says that’s not what she means. She asks how he can afford it, and he says he’s not without resources. Nina says apparently, he has enough to spread gossip. She doesn’t read it, but she sees it at the salon. Maxie says she sees it at a kiosk she passes. He says they’ll be readers soon. The town needs another voice in journalism

Drew sees Margaux in the park. He says she grabbed him, kissed him, and ran off. Why?

On the phone with Alexis. He wonders if Lucas and Brad need anything. She tells him to stay where he is; what they need is a lawyer. She tells Sam that he’s pretty upset, but she knows two people who feel worse.

Carly tells Michael to let know if her if he needs anything. Michael thinks he has things under control. Sonny asks how he’s holding up. He wants a happy ending for Brad and Lucas.

Brad paces, and Lucas tell him to sit down. Brad says he’s terrified. Lucas is too, but says they have to face it. They can be terrified together. Alexis is sorry she had to deliver the news during their ill-timed celebration. Brad says of course she had to tell them. Lucas wonders if they’re about to lose their son.

Lulu sees Chase at the bar, and asks if it’s been a long day. He says, not long enough. He wanted another shift, but Jordan lectured him on how he needed to rest. Lulu asks why he’s there all alone when he scored the night off. He says it was either here or stare at the walls. Either way, the ghosts stay with him.

Michael wonders what’s worse than having a baby and losing it or not having it at all. Carly says maybe it will work out. She invites Michael to stay the night. He says he knows what she’s trying to do. He loves them, but needs to clear his head. He promises he’s fine, and leaves.

Alexis tells Lucas and Brad that nothing has been determined about custody; it’s yet to be decided. There are provisions in the contract that call for a hearing, and a determination in the best interest of the child. The judge will hear a petition from the birth mother, and their response, and render a decision. Lucas says it sounds fair, but what are the chances they’ll get custody over the birth mother?

Margaux tells Drew it was a kiss. There’s no need to complicate matters. Drew says it’s too late; her pitch muddied the waters. She asks if he thinks she’s trying to seduce him into helping her. He asks if she is.

Nina says Peter proved his chops at Aurora. Doesn’t he think running a gossip rag is a step down? Apparently, she hasn’t been listening, and he says he’s going to change that. He is keeping Page Five intact (which I guess is like The NY Post’s Page Six). It will be a combo platter. The regular readers will love it, but also appreciate hard driving news. Maxie says at least he has some standards. He asks her to come with him, and Nina asks if he’s pinching her fashion director right in front of her. He says he’s offering Maxie something outside of fashion, but Maxie says fashion is what she knows, and reminds Nina that she’s the fashion editor. Nina says she’s been promoted to fashion director. Peter is glad he facilitated something good from their meeting.

Valentin asks Madeline if she’s familiar with Nora Buchannan. She’s a renowned defense attorney, has an excellent record of arguing at parole board hearings, and takes his calls. He can introduce them. Madeline says that’s very gallant of him, but she lacks the wherewithal to hire her. Valentin says he doesn’t. She asks what his price is, and he asks what really happened during Nina’s coma, courtesy of her loving mother? She says Nina would frown on this meeting, but he says she’ll never know. That’s a crucial condition. Madeline thinks they understand each other, and she’ll consider it a deal. She asks what he wants to know about Nina’s convalescence. He says, everything. He read the medical records, and they’re lacking, like someone wanted them that way. Avoiding the narrative, Nina was given drugs, a coma was induced, and she lost her child. He doesn’t think she miscarried. He thinks she had the baby and it survived.

Maxie and Nina discuss Crimson. Maxie thinks each issue should have an everyday woman makeover, who’s given a successful mentor in her field. Nina loves it, and wants champagne to celebrate. She asks if Julian is okay. Maxie says they heard that Brad and Lucas might lose their son.

Alexis says there are no statistics, and the judgments are rendered on a case by case basis. Sam says every case must be different, and Brad asks if there have been any cases like theirs. Lucas says, where the birth mother changed her mind within the thirty-day window, and Alexis says this will be the first. Brad says he can’t be there, and walks out.

Carly tells Sonny that Avery and Mike are napping. Carly doesn’t know how she’s going to get through tonight; she’s distracting herself from thinking about the funeral. Sonny says they’ll face it together. She doesn’t think Michael can handle it. She can’t stand the thought of him being alone, and he won’t open up to anyone. It scares her. He shows his grief for a split second, then the walls go up, as an armor against the pain. Sonny says, he’ll get through it, and they’ll be there if he needs them.

Lulu asks Chase to join her. He says he’s fine, except for the ghosts, but that comes with the job. He knew some cases go unsolved, and people die, no matter how hard you try to stop it. He tries to make the good outweigh the bad, and save as many as he can, but sometimes doubts and regrets catch up. Michael comes in. Lulu tells him that she’s sorry for his loss, and hugs him.

Margaux can’t remember the last time someone was so insulted to be kissed out of nowhere. Drew says if he did that, he’d be considered a harasser, and women would be picketing Aurora. She says, noted, but for his information, she’s not working an agenda. She kissed him because likes – correction, liked him. It was obviously a mistake. He’s actually a paranoid egomaniac or so messed up he don’t notice she was attracted to him. He asks if she said he’s sexy.

Sonny tells Carly tomorrow is a long day, but she doesn’t know if she sleep. He says they’ll stay up until she can, and they kiss. She says she heard Julian showed up at Alexis’s place, making accusations. He says it should be the least of her worries, but she says, too late. She’s worried.

Julian calls Kim, and leaves a message. He could use a friend right now. Brad comes in, and says he needs Julian’s help.

Lucas says Brad still isn’t answering, and Alexis says to give him time. They need to prepare for the hearing. Lucas wants to give Brad space. He says it’s surreal. Brad was always the one who was positive. He knows Brad is in pain, and wishes he could tell him it will be all right, but there’s no way to know. Alexis says she’s sorry, but she has no answers.

Michael asks Lulu to tell Dante not to worry, and stay safe. Lulu tells Chase not to overdo it, and goes back to the table.

Peter is at the table, and thanks Lulu for meeting him. She says his pitch had the right amount of intrigue and promise, and she is hunting for her next big story. He tells her that he bought The Invader. It’s an excellent story, and hers to write.

Nina and Maxie have champagne, which I can’t imagine being too high-end at Charlies. Nina says her heart is breaking for Brad and Lucas. They were hoping and waiting, planning their life. Maxie says, then just like that, it’s taken away. Nina says they’ll never stop missing the baby, just like she’ll never stop missing hers.

Madeline says Valentin has picked up Nina’s habit of wishful thinking. He says he’s seen a woman reunited with her son after a lifetime, so he knows it’s possible. Madeline says the baby would be grown by now, and believes she had a daughter. She wonders what aroused his suspicion. He says she was in coma for twenty years in a facility in Westchester, but according to the medical records, she wasn’t there the whole time. At the beginning, there’s a hole of eight months not accounted for. She should understand why that number would arouse suspicion. She has a parole hearing coming up, and can benefit from Valentin’s connections. His help is contingent on her honesty. Did Nina have a daughter, and did the baby survive. Madeline admits she did.

Peter tells Lulu that she can pick her own subjects. No more softball or human-interest stories, unless she wants them. She’ll be his chief investigative reporter, and seek out the truth. She thinks even if he revamps the current format, she can’t see The Invader turning into a credible news source or being taken seriously. He says he’s not going to disrupt loyal readers, as long as the stories are rooted in truth. They can be a serious news outlet, and have fun at the same time. He asks if she’d like a preview of tomorrow’s front page. He shows her his tablet, and there’s a picture of Margaux kissing Drew.

Drew says he heard her say she found him sexy; she can’t take back. She says, found, past tense. He says it’s understandable, and admits to being a bit of an ass. He apologizes, saying he doesn’t even remember his history with the mother of his son, and just got divorced from the mother of his daughter. He’s not great at relationships. She says she could possibly like him if he works on his technique. He suggests they give it another shot. He thinks he can do better. Nope. Not liking these two together, and I don’t trust her.

Nina tells Maxie that she thought her mother wanted to reconnect, but she was just trying to use them. She wonders why she’d want to connect with the woman who put her in a coma. She’s a businesswoman and a professional now. Maxie adds, and super hot. Nina says she has everything – except a child of her own. Even though it was forever ago, and she should be over it, she finds herself looking for advances in fertility. She still thinks about what having a child with Valentin would be like; what would it look like? Maxie says she had no idea Nina was in pain about it. Nina feels badly about Michael, and Lucas and Brad. She can sympathize. Everyone’s pain is unique, but she can say with certainty that there’s nothing worse than losing a child, no matter how it happens.

Valentin says to tell him everything, and Madeline says she regrets everything. He tells her to save it for the parole; he wants the facts. She says Nina went under, but the baby held on. She knew if she made another attempt, the suspicion might have shifted from Nina’s ex-husband to her direction. She hired a nurse, then transferred Nina. Valentin asks what happened to the baby. Madeline says she’s not exactly the grandmotherly type. So she got rid of her.

Sonny tells Carly about his first job for Skully, and how he got rid of the evidence in Croton. What he didn’t know was that his dad followed. Mike figured if he got wind of it, the cops could. Mike dug up the body, and brought it to Port Charles. Charlie was pouring foundation to expand his bar. Carly says, so it’s possibly in the foundation of Julian’s place of business. Sonny says, it gets better. Julian is planning to renovate.

Maxie tells Nina it sounds like she didn’t get a chance to fully grieve for her baby. Nina asks how you grieve something that never existed or had at least held? Her child was taken away before she had the chance. Maxie says it’s hard, especially because of how it came about. It’s necessary to grieve. On that note, she tells Nina that she’s forgotten to mention one of the highlights of her life is that Nina is her mentor. She’s lucky to have her.

Valentin asks if Madeline killed the baby, and she tells him to stop the melodrama. Any child of Nina’s could lay claim on her inheritance, so she couldn’t be part of the family. She saw to it that someone else’s family were the adoptive parents. If his end game is to reunite them, she used a broker. He asks for the name, and Madeline says, John Smith. It wasn’t a traditional adoption. It was better they remain anonymous, so they couldn’t identify each other in court. He asks if there’s no way of tracking them down, but she didn’t say that. She’ll give him what he wants, but not until his high-powered attorney secures her release.

Sonny tells Carly that he stalled Julian’s renovation. He can’t even get a decent bid, but it’s only temporary. Sooner or later, Julian is going to start construction, unless he sells Charlie’s to Sonny. Carly asks if that’s a possibility, and he says, not likely. She says in the worst case, the dead body is found. Can it be tied to him? Sonny says, that’s the problem. It might be.

Chase tells Michael about waking up on Lulu’s couch, being asked by Rocco if he wanted pancakes. Michael says Rocco is a great kid. Chase says he’s not easily shocked. The bartender gives them drinks, courtesy of the ladies at one of the tables. Chase asks if they should invite them over, but Michael doesn’t know how much fun he’d be. He’s burying his son tomorrow.

Alexis says family courts move quickly with the placement of a child. They need to investigate why the child is better served with each party. Sam points out how last minute it is, but Alexis says the birth mother is within her rights, and won’t be penalized for that. It’s whoever has the most nurturing and safe home. Julian calls and tells them that Brad is at Charlie’s. Lucas heads for the pub.

Julian asks if Brad is sick. He says they were almost in the clear, now it’s up to a judge to decide. Julian says maybe it wasn’t in the cards; they’re going to lose Wiley to the birth mother. Brad says not this birth mother. Wiley isn’t her son to take.

Lulu tells Peter she has a good thing going. He says she’s a Press cub reporter. She was just in the right place at the right time with her big articles. There are other talented writers in senior positions. It will take her years to get her chance on the front line. She can make a difference. Change the world, or at least report on it. She says he makes a good pitch, and when someone says something that’s too good to be true, it is. He tells her to seize an opportunity when she has the chance. He’ll be at the MetroCourt on Friday. If she’s there, he’ll be prepared to negotiate a hard bargain. If she doesn’t show, he’ll know she’s not interested.

Maxie shows Nina a picture of James getting a bath. She suggests Nina come spend the night. They can watch a movie, and play with James. Nina doesn’t want to smother James – or Maxie – but Maxie says they’ll smother back.

Madeline tells Valentin to have Nora contact her as soon as possible, and maybe facilitate an early release. Valentin says it will upset his. Madeline says think how upset she’ll be when she finds out he was there and she told him about her daughter. He says, and the DA’s will sentence her basically for selling a baby. Don’t think he won’t tell anyone. Madeline says he won’t find Nina’s daughter without her, and he says he’s done more with less. Maybe he can’t tell Nina, but he’ll have the satisfaction that Madeline will rot in there. It’s what she deserves. He walks out.

Sonny tells Carly if the cops if know Skully, the know he worked for Skully. Carly says, so did a lot of guys, and Sonny says, but they don’t live in Port Charles where the bar is. He buried the gun with the body, but it wasn’t in the grave. If his dad buried the gun, the cops cold get his prints. She thinks it’s unlikely, but Sonny says with forensics these days, all they need is a trace. The new DA will be all over it. She’d love to put him away for murder.

Drew tells Margaux that he wants to make it clear, if they try again, there will be no talk of Jason or Sonny. They’re just two people trying to get know each other. She says, deal, but if leads to another kiss, try act like a normal person. He says, deal. She leaves, and he calls Curtis. Drew has a job for him, a background check on Margaux.

Chase asks why Michael doesn’t hate his guts. Michael says he’s doing a good job himself. Chase says he’s so sorry. Michael says he’s sorry too. Sorry he ever met Nelle. Sorry he has no plan to make. He planned everything around tomorrow, now his only plan is burying his child. He has nothing to think about, and no plans except what would be if his child had lived.

Brad tells Julian that he can’t figure out how it got to this point. They were happy. They finally had a family, and it was turned on its head. He’s going to lose a son, and go to prison. Julian says he’s not making sense. None of it does. Lucas walks in.

Alexis thanks Sam for being supportive to Brad and Lucas. Sam asks what chance they have. Is there any hope. Alexis says, there’s always hope. Just not that much.

Lucas comes into Charlie’s. He tell Brad that he was getting worried; is he okay? Brad apologizes, saying he couldn’t breathe or think straight. Lucas thanks Julian for looking after Brad. Julian thinks Lucas might need some looking after too. It sounds like they have a tough road ahead. Lucas says they’ll deal with it together. He tells Brad that their son is waiting for them. Brad looks back at Julian on their way out.

Curtis asks Drew if he’s up for the challenge, Michael wants to be alone, and Sam tells Jason that she would have given up without him.

The Real Housewives of Ocean County

Photographers set up at Shannon’s house. She says some friends are coming at the tail end of the shoot, and then they’re having lunch. She explains the photo is going to be included in every meal she sells, so she wants it to look good. The photos are beautiful, but no surprise, she thinks she looks fat. It’s her first shoot ever, and she feels bad about herself. She never wants to get back to where she was. We flash to her going back to the trainer. She says she’s on the weight journey with a lot of people, and never wants someone to say wow when she takes her top off again. I’m guessing that would depend on how the wow is said.

Kelly is proud of Shannon. They’re in the same position; divorced, downsizing, an figuring out how to make money. Shannon is making it work. Tamra and Emily arrive. The photographer takes a few more photos, and they’re done. Shannon says it’s scary to start a business, but if it takes off, she’s doing it herself. The girls sit down to lunch.

Vicki meets with the COTO executives to do a radio spot. She’s owned the company for almost twenty years. We flash back to that journey, and she says it’s time to step it up to the next level. Her partner Ali suggested making it a franchise. They sit down to do the ad. Steve is there, and Vicki says she loves him, but he’s reserved, and it’s zero PDA. Vicki starts to read the ad, and makes a mistake. Ali pulls out some nips of fireball. Vicki makes an off-color remark, and Ali points out that her son is there. She says she has a long history embarrassing Michael. Now that he’s an adult, it’s full throttle. We flash back to some of those moments.

Kelly suggests a happy hour. Shannon says she was supposed to have a court date, but the judge had a full docket, so they’re having a closed, private hearing on Friday for temporary support. In her interview, Shannon says it’s expensive raising kids. David refuses to get a lawyer, so they have to do this. Emily says not having a lawyer holds everything up. Shannon wants to be fair, and just wants it done. In her interview, Emily says it’s the worst part of family law, and can get contentious. Shannon says David claims she drinks excessively. Emily says you can write anything in declarations, and don’t have to back it up. Shannon never wants to talk to him again after the texts he’s sent her. She repeats some of them, where he asks if she’s getting off her lazy fat ass. In her interview, Shannon says he sends them all the time. She had him over for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but he claims it was seventeen years of hell with her. Sorry you feel that way. Thank God you’re out. Emily talks about her husband throwing Gina out after the party. She says the kids were sleeping, and Gina was being Gina, using the f-bomb and being loud. He yelled down, get this chick out of my house! Emily says Gina was responsible and texted an apology. In her interview, Tamra says it’s not cool that he was yelling at a woman. It was a party. Did he expect them to be quiet?

Kelly tells Vicki about going to Shannon’s new place. She says it’s nice, but not worth the money. She tells Vicki about Emily’s husband kicking Gina out after the poker party. She says if Michael yelled at one of her guests, she would have gone psycho. Me too. She tells Vicki that Emily supports him, and that’s probably why they stay married.

Gina picks up Emily. In her interview, Gina says she has three kids. She’s not spending her night out in a fight with Emily. She thinks it should be squashed right away. You don’t want to bring your sh*t into a group of women with strong opinions. Emily gets in the car, and they talk about their kids. Emily says as soon as they met, and she found out Gina had three toddlers, it was an instant connection. Gina tells her Tamra’s interpretation of Shane yelling at her, was that she got the impression that Gina must have done something on her way out, and created a scene. Emily says there was no scene, but she was loud and he’d had enough. Gina thinks he could have handled it more gracefully. She wasn’t doing anything the others weren’t doing. If anything, he owes an apology to her. In her interview, Emily says Shane would never apologize; he doesn’t think he did anything wrong. Emily tells Gina it’s not a big deal, and Gina says she didn’t think so.

Vicki tells Kelly that Shane has never even met Gina. Kelly says he’s Mormon, and Vicki asks if Emily is. Kelly says, no, and they wonder how that works. Kelly says it’s hard enough being married, but Mormons don’t drink. She says they don’t gamble either, and don’t swear. In her interview, Vicki says it would never work for her. She’d be told, put your clothes on and stop drinking.

Vicki and Kelly get there first, and Tamra scooters in next. They order hot toddies. Emily and Gina arrive. In her interview, Tamra says she knows how hard it is to co-parent when you’re not on the same page. Shannon rounds out the table. Vicki asks about court, and Shannon explains they’re having a closed hearing. When she was standing in front of the judge, she looked at David and thought, this is crazy. She feels nothing for him, not even anger. She wonders how in six months, she could feel nothing after twenty years together. Tamra says it was a long time coming. Shannon says Emily told her that when she becomes indifferent, it means she’s ready to date. In her interview, Tamra says, Shannon needs a kick in the ass to start dating. She needs to get laid. Tamra asks how Shannon would feel about meeting matchmaker – today. Vicki says it’s like a menu; you can order what you want. Shannon thinks she should be able to find someone on her own. In her interview, she says she hasn’t done this for twenty years, and everything is new to her.

Matchmaker April come in with her assistant Erica. April likes to get to know her clients first, and she steps aside with Shannon, while Tamra horns in. Shannon thinks it’s awkward. April asks for her background, and she says she’s a one guy girl. She was never a dater. When she moved to the OC, she met her husband, and they were together for twenty years. Tamra tells April that Shannon’s husband put her through the ringer. He left her, threw his wedding ring at their daughter to get to Shannon, and moved in with another woman. And she still took him back. At the table, Kelly talks about dating. She says she’s going out again with The Milkman, and Vicki says none of them have names.

Shannon tells April that she’s looking for a partnership. She needs to know someone before she gets serious. Tamra says she wants sex. Shannon says, awkward, and that she doesn’t need it all the time. Tamra says David checked out a long time ago. April says she’ll find come potential men, run them past Shannon, and set up a date. In her interview, Shannon doesn’t know if she’s ready. The thought panics her. April and Erica leave, and Shannon goes back to the table.

Vicki isn’t feeling 100%, and leaves. Emily has to relieve her husband from children duty, since he came home early to take care of them. In her interview, Tamra says he sounds controlling, like her ex. We flash back to Simon telling Tamra how to dress. Kelly can’t imagine having babies right now. Tamra and Gina talk about Shane. In her interview, Gina says Emily was embarrassed that night. She apologized, and said Shane was acting like a d*ck. Gina says she didn’t think it needed to be discussed, and that they’d squashed it, but that’s not what happened. Even if it was, she did nothing inappropriate or that no one else was doing. She’d respect him more if he’d have come downstairs and talked to her. Instead he started yelling; he was like a sniper. Tamra tells her that he’d said she was the worst of them all. Gina gets that he’s Emily’s husband, but she apologized and called him d*ck. Shannon says it’s not conjecture, but if her husband had come home early to take care of the kids, she wouldn’t want to piss him off. In her interview, Shannon says it brings up memories. You want everyone to be happy, and don’t want anyone to be angry. It’s triggering things. When Gina is talking about him yelling, she can see it. She knows if David had to come home early from work because she was out at a bar, she’d hear about it. Gina says it wasn’t his best moment, but it not the crux of their relationship, so she’s giving him the benefit of the doubt. In her interview, Tamra says that Shannon must know saying David has similarities to Emily’s husband is going to be taken seriously and offend Emily. So to make sure that happens, Tamra asks if Shannon is saying Emily is in a bad marriage. Shannon says she’s doesn’t know that.

Tamra and Vicki go to a permanent makeup artist to get their eyebrows done. Tamra tells Vicki that after she left, there was a conversation about Emily’s husband. He’s not nice. He yelled at Gina. She digresses, and tells Vicki that she went to Gina’s house, and her kids were going crazy. We see a clip of that, and they’re certainly animated. She says Gina has her hands full. She can’t imagine being a single mom all week long. Vicki asks, what’s that story? Tamra says he works in LA all week, and has an apartment Gina has never seen. Vicki is like, what? Tamra says it’s definitely a different situation, and Vicki says people make their marriages work. It wouldn’t work for her. In her interview, she says it doesn’t feel right. If her husband had his own apartment, she’d cement pictures to the wall. Tamra says Emily didn’t stick around to whoop it up, but she went out. Vicki says after Emily’s divorce, she and Shane got married right away. They talk about Emily and Shane not sleeping together before the wedding, and Tamra says what if it was only a quarter inch? Vicki says it wouldn’t matter if he’s a great guy, but Tamra says he wouldn’t fill up her love tank.

Frank the Milkman and Kelly go out for drinks. Kelly says they met at a Mayweather fight. He’s trying to bring back nostalgia, and actually delivers milk. She says he lives in New York, so realistically, he’s not so great for a boyfriend. They order drinks and appetizers. Kelly says she tells everyone that she’s dating The Milkman. He asks her how her dating life is going, and she says she went out with an eighty-year-old. He was livelier than Michael had been though. Frank admits to being difficult to get along with, not unlike herself. She appreciates his honesty; no one sets her straight. Frank says he does, and she says she needs someone like him in her life. He thinks she should take it down a notch. We flash back to Kelly’s craziest moments. He says she needs to be chill about certain things, or she’ll be alone. In her interview, she says she’s not going to be alone, because, hello? For sure she and The Milkman have their own thing going on, but it’s about the thrills, not the bills. It’s fun for now. They talk about Mexican food

Shannon isn’t looking forward to today. She’s never been in a divorce proceeding. In the recent past, David has shown anger, and she feels like she’s walking on eggshells. She doesn’t know what will happen in court. She calls her mom on the way. Pat says it’s just a bump in the road. Shannon wants it over with. In her declaration, there are some things that might set him off. She’s walking into the unknown. Pat asks if anyone is going with her. Shannon says she just ran a red light, and her lawyer is going with her. Pat suggests he walk her to her car afterward, so there’s no hassle.

Shannon and her lawyer, Ben, stop at a restaurant before the hearing. Shannon just wants it over. In her interview, Shannon says Ben attempted to settle, but David said no, and that he was representing himself. Ben tells her a lawyer’s concept is that the lower earning spouse needs support. David’s position is that he’d rather pay a lot of expenses than support. Shannon thinks it’s a control issue. David isn’t fond of Ben, and he says, hopefully, a judicial officer will have more sway. In her interview, Shannon says David handled all the finances. Now that it’s not in his control, it causes anger. She hopes it will feel like a weight has lifted, but reality says it will just make things worse. He won’t be happy with any decision. She doesn’t have a lot of hope.

Three hours later. On the way to the car, Shannon tells Ben it was emotional and scary. He says she has a few more months before she has to worry about stuff. She thanks him. It didn’t happen the way she thought it would. She’s shaken up, emotional, and uneasy.

Shannon calls Tamra from the car. She has no words. Her nerves are shot. The judge ordered David to pay her $30K every month. Holy! How much does he make? Tamra is like, oh-ho-ho, and Shannon says he’s pissed. Out in the hallway, she was talking to Ben, and David went off on Ben. She screamed for the bailiff. He was so livid, and said he hoped Ben was effing happy. Tamra asks if he got arrested, and Shannon says, no, because then he walked away. She felt bad, and thought they should lower it to be nice, so they went back in. Why? Why is she not taking him for everything? She says David was shaking in anger. They settled at $22,500, which is what she needs. She just wants him out of her life. Tamra says, unfortunately, that won’t happen for a long time.

Next time, Vicki’s birthday is coming up, the ladies go golfing, Gina talks to Emily about the situation, and Shannon and Tamra go at it.

🍹 Ashley showed up on Southern Charm Savannah to stir the pot. If she sticks around, I might get marginally more interested in this show.

🍭 It’s Behind You Now…

August 13, 2018 – Griff Answers the Question, Emily Has a Poker Party, Wives, Tyler, Saul Featuring Gus, Bethenny Tweets & Pup Wisdom

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What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Robert and Jason look through the room Anna had been held in. Robert says it’s the last spot he tracked Finn to before the signal blacked out. They’re not finding any traces of Anna, and Robert says they don’t know if they were there together. They could have been shifted. He’d like Jason as back-up, and Jason says, anything he can do to help Anna.

Anna and Finn brought into a medical office. The dude who kidnapped Finn tells them to settle in, and leaves. Finn says, but they were just getting to know each other.

Cameron tells Elizabeth not to freak out. Franco tells them the shop owner isn’t pressing charges. Cameron says, see? No big deal. Elizabeth says. it’s a giant deal. She raised him better than this. What was going through his head when he decided it was okay to shoplift?

Oscar can’t believe Cameron got arrested; he looked surprised. Josslyn says he was probably scared. Oscar says he thought he got away with it. How entitled to thin you can just steal something if you can’t afford it.  Josslyn says people make mistakes. Oscar says he could lose his job, but she wonders why his workplace has to know. Oscar asks what kind of message this will send the kids. She says Cameron isn’t the bad influence; she is.

Scotty says Griff told the court that he and Kiki are just friends. He asks, what kind of friends? Good friends? Best friends? Special friends? Griff looks like a fish gasping for air, and says he doesn’t know. Alexis says the question has already been asked answered. Scotty is making insinuations. Scotty says he’ll be more clear. Did Griff have sex with Kiki? He reminds Griff that he’s under oath. A simple yes or no. We all wait. Griff finally says, yes, he has. I say, oh ho ho.

Robert knows he and Jason have their differences. He didn’t know how Jason might react if he reached out. Jason says it’s not often law enforcement asks for his help. Robert knows Finn was definitely there. He picks up Finn’s tracker from the floor, and wonders how the hell they found it.

Anna cuts Finn’s restraints off, which are basically plastic ties. He says it’s nicer than the last prison they were in; it smelled like blue cheese. He says, if only they knew where they were. Anna says they’re about five miles outside of Toronto. She explains how she figured it out, which I couldn’t even follow. She says when they stopped for a while, she thinks that’s when they crossed the border. Finn says she’s kind of magic. She says, he is. He knows what all this is. It’s her job to get them out.

Oscar says Cameron stole something, not Josslyn. She says he probably didn’t think of it until he saw her. It might be shocking, but she’s not a nun. She’s shoplifted a couple of times. Oscar says she’s super wealthy, and can buy anything she wants. She says she stole anyway. Before he gets judgmental about Cameron, he’ll have to come at her first.

Franco tells Elizabeth that he paid for the earbuds, so that part is taken care of. The shop owner wants a personal apology; then they’re square. Cameron is like, see? and Elizabeth says he missed the point. He has earbuds all over the place. He says they’re old and the wires get tangled; it’s like living in the Stone Age. She didn’t think he cared, but maybe he should have saved up for a new pair. This isn’t how things work in their family. Cameron says, because they’re poor? Franco tells him not to talk to his mother like that. Cameron says he doesn’t have to listen to Franco. Franco isn’t his father.

Alexis objects to Scotty’s intrusive question. Scotty says it shows their behavior in the workplace, and the character of the witness. The judge overrules it, but warns Scotty. David tells Scotty that he turned the case around: don’t stop now. Scott asks if Griff and Kiki were on staff when this happened. Griff says, yes, they were.

Scotty says Griff is Kiki’s superior. Did she see it as harassment? Alexis says that’s hearsay, and objects. Scotty asks if Kiki ever formally accused him as sexually harassing her. He says, no, and Scotty asks if he’s had any other harassment claims at GH. Griff says no, and Scotty has no further questions. David tells Scotty to show that Kiki is that girl, but Scotty says slut shaming her will do them no good – even though David is enjoying it. Alexis redirects. She ask if Griff is Kiki’s supervisor, and he says, technically. She asks if he’s her direct supervisor, and Griff says, no. She asks if Kiki worked with him in the Shadow program, and he says, no. She asks if they ever had any encounters at the hospital, and he says, no. She says, and most important, was his relationship with her client a consensual encounter? He says, it was consensual, but they never had a relationship. It was a single encounter. A mistake they both regret.

Elizabeth tells Cameron not to speak to Franco that way. Franco says emotions are high, and Elizabeth says, if Cameron had an arrest record, he’d have to tell every college he’s applying to. When he wants something, he needs to work for it, and he’s going to work the rest of the summer pay Franco back. Franco says, it’s not necessary. He sees Elizabeth’s face, and adds, apparently it is. They were $165. Cameron says he’s not the only kid who shoplifts. Elizabeth asks if he has a partner in crime.

Oscar tells Josslyn that he sounds like a judgmental jerk. She agrees, and he says he doesn’t like the idea of her doing something that could get her into serious trouble. He understands. Her mom has been away, and there’s melodrama in her life. Josslyn asks if this is another round of psychoanalysis. He says under normal circumstances, she’s not the type of person who ends up in situations like that. She tells him to stop blaming what he doesn’t like about her on her family drama. He’s making excuses for her, and doesn’t even see her anymore. He asks if Cameron does.

Jason offers Spinelli’s services to Robert, and Robert says, if he needs him. Jason suggests maybe the security cameras picked something up, but Robert says they don’t know if Anna was even there. They only know for certain that Finn was. Jason asks how he’s sure Anna is the target? What if she was bait to lure Finn? Ha-ha! Bait. Lure. Finn.

Anna asks if Finn has any idea who the patient is. He tells her that he was trying to think of who he’s treated over the years, but it’s no one who would resort to this. Anna says, so it’s not a former patient, but someone who would benefit from his expertise. She wonders if it’s someone with Blackwood, but he says the cure is in most hospitals now. Anna says it’s no one from the DVX. He asks how she can be sure, and she says they kept her alive.

Alexis asks Griff to clarify what he’s said. He’s categorized it as one encounter which was a mutual mistake. She asks if Griff has pursued Kiki since then, or reprimanded her professionally. He says they rarely cross paths. She says, so there was a definite delineation between their professional and personal lives. He says yes, and Alexis says, so unlike David, he didn’t pressure, manipulate, or harass her client, and kept their status professional. Scotty objects, and she has no further questions. Griff steps down, and jets into a sh*t storm.

Lulu asks Julian if he knew, but he says he had no idea, but looking back, maybe there were signs. Kiki looks sick. In the hallway, Griff tells Ava that he can explain. She cracks him one across the face.

Robert asks if Jason thinks Anna was bait. She went missing when she left to visit Robin. She’d sent Finn a text message, and he figured she needed space to be with Robin, until she asked him to join her. Robert hadn’t heard from her in over a month, but it wasn’t unusual, and they’d been at odds about Peter. He figured she was icing him out. He called Robin, who told him Anna wasn’t there. Finn showed him the text. Does Jason think they want Finn as leverage? Anna has access to sensitive intel, and wouldn’t talk to save herself; but if they put a gun to Finn’s head, it would be a different story. He wonders why they waited so long. Jason suggests they waited to make sure no one suspected, then used her to bring in Finn when they were ready. Robert says, ready for him to do what?

Anna says if it was anyone after her, she wouldn’t be alive. She was bait, and now that they have him, they don’t need her. He says maybe they do. As long as she’s alive, the can dangle her safety in front of him. She doesn’t think they would risk leaving them together, and he asks if he learned this in abduction class. She says they would have isolated the, and the intelligence agency would break them down. She thinks their captors are mercenaries hired to obtain the objective. Finn says, the mystery patient, and they wonder who it is.

Kiki apologizes to Alexis for not telling her. Alexis says they’ll talk later. In the meantime, this has no bearing on the case. It doesn’t change anything. Kiki says it shouldn’t have, but that doesn’t mean it won’t. She asks if Alexis still thinks they’ll win.

David tells Scotty the ball is back in their court. Scotty says, yippee. David says he’s obligated to provide the best possible defense – get on it. Scotty calls David to the stand.

Griff knocks on Ava’s door, saying he knows she’s in there. She opens the door, martini in hand, and tells him to get out. He says it’s not what she thinks. He’s not going anywhere until they talk. When he explains, it will make sense. It was after the Nurses’ Ball; he’d thought they’d broken up. Ava says she understands perfectly well. He took the first chance he got to sleep with Kiki.

David is sworn in. Kiki tells Alexis that she’d said Scotty wasn’t calling him. Alexis says Scotty is full of surprises today. Scotty asks if David believed his attention was unwanted, and David says, no. Alexis asks what difference this makes; what if he read the signals wrong. David says he didn’t, and the judge tells him not to speak unless he’s addressed directly. Scotty asks him to elaborate. David says early in their professional relationship, he and Kiki bonded. Scotty asks for an example, and David says he found her crying at the coffee kiosk. It was the anniversary of the death of her old boyfriend, Morgan. She’d just come from the memorial service. She shared her feelings; the feelings she couldn’t share with her then boyfriend, Dillon. She told him that when she began seeing Dillon, she was cheating on Morgan. Alexis says that’s irrelevant, and the judge says to disregard it. Scotty asks why he would think that was an invitation? David says Kiki laid her head on his shoulder, and it was obvious to any passerby that she had feelings for him. When Dillon saw them, he threw a fit. It was reasonable to think she was attracted to him. That’s what she wanted him to think.

Josslyn tells Oscar that Cameron understands family drama; he has his own. It’s nice venting, but they’re just friends. Oscar thinks he must sound like a jealous jerk. She says he has nothing to be jealous about. He should consider himself lucky that he can’t relate to her family’s dysfunction. He says he cares about her, and she says she cares about him too. He asks what they were fighting about, and she says, literally nothing. She thanks him for being patient, and he says he wants to be there for her. She brings up the riddle he texted to her, and says it was cool. It’s just what she needed to distract her.

Elizabeth asks if someone pressured Cameron into doing this. He says it’s not like someone he hangs out with, and she says he won’t have to worry about that; he’s grounded. Franco says he didn’t see that coming. Cameron is to go to work and home only until Elizabeth feels she can trust him. She has to fill out release forms on his behalf, and tell him to sit and wait. He says she’s ruining his life.

Anna wonders what Robert was thinking. Finn says he did install a nifty tracking device. She says taking it out bought them some time. Robert should never have sent him into the field. Finn says, at least it was his choice; Anna blackmailed him. She says there’s no comparison. She gave him time to prepare. Robert threw him to the wolves. Finn says he’s doing fine, but Anna doesn’t like him risking his life. He asks if she would expect him say no to finding her. If the roles were reversed, she’d be the first to come after him.

Jason wonders about Anna’s enemies. Robert says she had an issue with Obrecht, but Obrecht has been too busy holding Peter captive. Jason says, anyone still in Port Charles? Robert asks what they’d want from Finn? That’s where his theory breaks down. If Finn is the target, why go to so much trouble to capture Anna? It’s a dead. He doesn’t think there’s anything to find. Jason picks a pill up off the floor,and Robert asks, what do we have here?

Alexis thanks David for his testimony, but counsel left out an important question. Did Kiki ever express interest verbally. He says not in so many words. Alexis says, yes or no, and he says, no. She asks if he reprimanded Kiki because she rebuffed his advances, but he says any negative criticism was warranted. Alexis says Kiki got an amazing, glowing review, but he’d revised it from the original, which could have tanked her career. He’d offered to alter it if she showed up in his hotel room. David says that’s not true. She asks if he had any reason to think his behavior might lead to a lawsuit, and he says, why would it? She’d like to revisit the photograph. He took the picture after he’d berated her when she was shadowing him. Had he thought he went too far, and took the photo as insurance to cover his ass? Scotty objects, saying it’s a tad bit argumentative. Alexis has no further questions, and the judge calls for a recess before the closing arguments.

Ava says during their twelve-hour breakup, Griff had to jump into bed with her daughter. He says it just happened, and she says she knew there was something between them. Month after month, she saw them with their heads together, and he tried to convince her that she was paranoid. He says they’re just friends; it was an accident. She says, you don’t just fall into bed with your girlfriend’s daughter. That’s why he told her he loved her. He knew the secret was going to come out. Griff says he does love her. He made a mistake he’d give anything to take back. She should know the feeling. She tells him not to compare the two of them. She’s done plenty that she regrets to get what she wanted. He has a fetish for women in trouble. Nothing turns him on like a helpless woman clinging to him in need. Kiki was too weak for him to resist.

Robert tells Jason it’s a medication that Anna takes. He assumes her captors want to keep her healthy. Now Jason’s theory makes sense. Anna is the bait; Finn is the target. Why all this trouble to get a doctor? Jason says Finn is a specialist; someone is sick. Robert wonders why wait so long, but Jason doesn’t know. Maybe there’s a medical angle they can’t see.

Anna says she can do fine on her own. Finn says, note to self: don’t rescue. She says she’s had training. She knows the risks. He says she thinks he can’t handle it, but she says he shouldn’t have to. Finn says from what he’s been exposed to in the past year, he knew what he was signing up for when he said he wanted to be with her. It doesn’t scare him. They kiss, because now is totally the time. Kidnap dude and dude who isn’t Klein come in. Anna asks who they’re working for, and what do they want from them?

Scotty tells Alexis that he’s sorry. He never meant for it to go that far. She says, but it did. Kiki asks Julian how bad her mother looked. Julian asks if she knows that expression, hell hath no fury. That doesn’t begin to cover it. Lulu asks how Kiki is holding up; this was a lot just now. Kiki leaves to get some air. David appears, and says she looks upset. She says just because she slept with Griff doesn’t change the fact that he harassed her. He’s not sure the judge will agree.

Griff tells Ava that he and Kiki were both in a bad place, and they wound up together. She can ask Kiki herself. Ava says she’ll add it to the ever-growing list of things she has to discuss with Kiki. She’s talking to him right now. He’d said she deserved love that wasn’t toxic, but decent and pure. He made her believe she could find joy, hope, and stability in her life, but she was just his escape; his vacation from morality. He says he’s not losing her like this. He loves her. She says for months he couldn’t say it; now, he can’t shut up. He’s a hypocrite. He can’t admit it was just sex, after he dressed it up, and she was desperate enough to buy into his words. His words mean nothing. He means nothing. She tells him to get out. He makes the most worried face ever made, and says he’s sorry. She says he doesn’t know what it means to be sorry, but he will. She promises. She closes the door.

Elizabeth says she’s mortified that Cameron spoke that way to Franco. When he cools off, she’ll tell him to apologize. Franco says he has a point; he’s not Cameron’s father. Is it really his place? Elizabeth says they’re about to be married. He’s going to be part of the family. She’s sorry this is happening; it came out of nowhere. When she was growing up, Elizabeth got many you’re-ruining-your-life speeches from her parents. She caused hell wherever she was. But she didn’t see Cameron going down that path. Franco says, in his experience, kids shoplift when they don’t get enough attention at home. She asks if he’s saying it’s her fault, but he says it’s just a phase. It will pass, and he’ll be fine. He has a great mom. She hopes he’s right. He knows he is. Cameron text Josslyn that the good news is, he’s not arrested; the bad news is, he’s grounded. He probably won’t see people IRL for a while, except for work.

Josslyn texts back that IRL is lame anyway. She’s glad he’s in no real trouble though. Oscar says he hates fighting, but Josslyn says she’s heard it’s healthy now and then. He still hates it. He promises to try to listen and not rush to judgement. Josslyn thanks him, and they agree they’re good.

Not Klein tells Finn and Anna that the patient will be transferred once she’s brought out of her coma. Finn asks who she is. Come on. They don’t know?

Robert says reinforcements have arrived. He needs to sync with the Bureau. He tells Jason to look for anything from Finn’s past that might apply. Jason says he knows he’s the last person Robert wanted to call, but he’d like to know when Anna is safe. Robert promises he’ll know. Robert gets a call, and finds out a transport was intercepted. He asks, who was taken?

Not Klein says they both know the patient fairly well. It’s Cassandra Pierce. Finn and Anna look at each other.

Tomorrow, Robert asks Valentin what he did with Anna, Franco tells Ava it’s just a fraction of what she deserves, Carly tells Michael they have to plan the baby’s funeral, and a verdict is reached.

The Real Housewives of Orange County

Kelly makes reservations for herself and Shannon for dinner.

Emily tells Tamra she’s having a dinner party, and maybe some poker.

Gia’s son counts one, two, five. She says maybe math won’t be his thing.

Vicki tells office manager Linda there’s been a bird tapping on her window. Linda says maybe he just wants food, and complains about finding dead birds after they flew into the windows of the building. Vicki says when her mother was alive, she always thought it was Vicki’s father. Son Michael says it’s mating season, but she’d rather believe it’s a ghost. Vicki says she gives him food, and he won’t go away. Well, he probably won’t go away because she’s giving him food. Vicki and Michael have gotten close. He’s vice president of the company now, and her legacy plan. He and girlfriend Dani moved in together a while ago, and Vicki suggests she go with them on their European vacation. He’s not keen on that idea, and suggests meet up for dinner. Vicki is feeling the empty nest, even though her kids are all in their thirties.  She suggest meting for dinner empty nest and they’re in their thirties. Brianna and Ryan moved to North Carolina, and she feels abandoned. Her family is all gone, poof! She did what she could to keep them there, but Michael helps fill the void, but can’t do it 100%. She asks if he and Dani are getting married. She wants to plan a wedding.

Kelly and Shannon arrive at the restaurant and order drinks. Shannon asks Kelly, what if she goes on a date and kisses him, and another guy asks her out? Doesn’t she feel guilty? In her interview, Shannon says, there are enough skeletons in the closet when someone is in their twenties; a sixty-year-old has a whole graveyard. Kelly thinks she’s going through a funk.  Shannon can’t imagine dating. She’s still not comfortable in her own body. She doesn’t want to see it, never mind showing it to someone else. Kelly says she needs confidence in herself. Shannon was told for many years she was selfish and worthless. Kelly says she’s none of those things, and Shannon says she knows, but when you hear it for so long… Kelly has heard them too. There are days she cries, and feels depressed and lonely. They agree in wanting partners. Kelly wants someone who’s there for her. In her interview, Kelly says it looks like she’s having a good time, but she just came out of a thirteen-year marriage; she’s not used to being alone. Shannon says the best and right thing is happening to both of them. In her interview, Shannon says she and Kelly have been through hell and back. Who knew? It shows how you can evolve. She’s glad she and Kelly have reached a point in their relationship where they understand each other. She says Kelly has a big heart, and Kelly says, who knew? They start doing the who? you! thing from a million seasons ago. By that I mean two or three. It just feels like that long ago.

Gina and friend Tatiana go to an antique store. Gina says she’s never been there, and it’s freaking her out. Gina wants to find a housewarming gift for her nanny Lupe. She picks out a hutch. She tells Tatiana that she’s been palling around with Tamra’s friends. In her interview, Gina says Tatiana knows Tamra. Tatiana is one of her closest friends in the OC. She’s from New York, and Gina thinks that gives them a stronger connection. Gina understands that being super-opinionated wasn’t the best way to start a friendship. We flash back to last week’s dinner. Where she comes from it’s okay to lay your opinion on the table and not be judged. They try on fur coats and hats, and Gina feels what’s been missing in the OC is being silly. In her interview, Gina says she and Tatiana had an instant bond. Back home, everyone made fun of each other all the time. She can imagine how it would go over here. She tells Tatiana she needs to focus on Lupe.

Shannon goes to a fitness equipment store. She tells the clerk that she just started exercising. When he asks what she likes to do, she says she hates all of it. She’s looking for a machine. In her interview, she says there are lots of people at the gym, and she wants to just walk into the room next door to her bedroom. Tamra joins her. In her interview, Tamra says she asked what Shannon’s fitness goals are, and Shannon just looked at her. Tamra says at least she showed up. In her interview, Shannon says David had gotten a bike for her, and took it when he left. We see clips of her trying to deal with it. She didn’t like it because it hurt to ride. She’s right about that, but you can change the seat. Tamra does a demonstration on one of the machines. She says she’s there to support Shannon in her fitness goals. She’s buying equipment she’s not going to use, that she can use for free at the gum. Tamra mentions Shannon going out with Kelly, and Shannon thinks they connected. They talked about what they’re going through, and bonded. In her interview, Tamra says maybe she’s feeling jealous. She feels left out. She has a broken foot, and Eddie is not getting better. She was there through it all with Shannon, and now she’s partying with Kelly. Tamra says she never hears from Shannon, and Shannon says, sorry; she felt they bonded. She has so many amazing things going on, she wants to pinch herself. In her interview, Tamra says Shannon has a habit of focusing on herself. She’s picked up the phone at midnight when Shannon is crying, and she can’t even call to see how Eddie is doing because he and David are friends. She thinks Shannon going out with Kelly and getting drunk, then posting about it on social media is a bad choice. In her interview, Shannon says Tamra jumped into a hot tub naked and broke her foot. Don’t talk to her about a cray night with Kelly. She’s not doing it every night.

Emily gets ready for her party. She’s also a party planner, but isn’t the one who cooks. Her oven is broken, and she didn’t even know. That’s how often she makes dinner. It’s an opportunity to showcase her home, party skills, and family. She thinks putting women with poker, alcohol, and food should be fun. Husband Shane escapes with the kids.

Kelly picks up Shannon, who is wearing a green suit with playing card graphics all over it. She calls it her poker suit, and says she got it online. I can’t decide how I feel about it. In her interview, Shannon says poker is about going big or going home, and she’s going big. I don’t think I ever played poker with my friends, but there was a long stretch of Friday night Yahtzee when I was in my twenties. Pary arrives, and Emily tells us that at seventy-three she can still rock leather pants and stilettos like nobody’s business. She certainly can, and she is so tiny! Tamra comes on her scooter. Everyone sits down for dinner, sans Vicki. Tamra looks at the empty chair, and says they’re on Vicki time. Emily talks blackjack with Shannon. Vicki rolls in. Kelly talks about a date with rocket guy from Houston. They met through one of her friends who lives there. Pary asks if she has a boyfriend, and Kelly says, a bunch. Pary says, a bunch means nobody. Kelly says Pary got it right. Kelly talks about what’s out there, and how she bought a dude a seven-hundred-dollar dinner, and he couldn’t pick up the tab for her sunglasses when he bought himself a pair afterwards. In her interview, she says she doesn’t do cheap. Emily thinks everyone wants a dirty story. Tamra asks Kelly if there’s zero chance of her getting back together with Michael. Maybe he isn’t so bad. In her interview, Kelly says she’ll always love and care about him, but she’s not in love with him. Pary asks why they got divorced, and even though it doesn’t answer the question, Kelly says Vicki hooked him up with one of her friends. Vicki asks if they’re going there again. Kelly needs to drop it. Kelly asks if Vicki is threatening her.

Vicki says to keep her out of it. Emily wants popcorn. In her interview, Gina wonders if this is how friendships and relationships play out in the OC. Vicki wonders why Kelly is acting crazy, and says it’s ridiculous. Shannon says it makes her blood boil. If she found out a friend had set her husband up, she’d be livid. In her interview, Shannon says Vicki doesn’t get it. Kelly feels betrayed. She hasn’t had enough time to process it. Kelly asks why Vicki would want to hurt her. Gina thinks she has a hard time getting out of her own way. She made a choice that hurt her friend’s feelings. Kelly starts to cry, and Gina says sometimes friends eff up. Vicki says she’s always had Kelly’s back, but Kelly says she’s been a constant let own for her. Vicki insists she’s been there for Kelly. We flash back to Vicki befriending Kelly when she first joined the cast. Kelly says she’s been there for Vicki, but Vicki has never been there for her. In her interview, Kelly says she poured her trust, love, and feelings into the relationship, and Vicki betrayed her. It hurts. Vicki asks how to fix it, and Kelly says just don’t talk about it. I have to say, I’m on Team Kelly with this one. I can’t imagine fixing up a friend’s ex-husband, unless I knew they were fine with it. And a double date is a hard no.

Dinner is served. Shannon tells everyone that she got a call from QVC, and they’re going to start promoting her product. Gina thinks it’s good business, and Kelly is proud of her. In her interview, Tamra says she’s never seen Career Shannon. It couldn’t have come at a better time. Gina thinks it’s time for poker. Emily’s motto is, if you’re not cheating, you’re not trying. She has visors for all of the girls, with their names bedazzled on them. The dealer explains the game. In her interview, Emily says Gina is loud and opinionated in. Add alcohol and she’s really loud and opinionated. Everyone has a shot. Gina asks who wants another, and calls them pusses [sic].

Vicki thinks they should talk in library voices. At a poker game? A happy medium maybe. Tamra asks Vicki to step outside with her. Kelly isn’t winning, and says this is not her jam. Shannon goes outside too. Tamra has to explain that Vicki is saying the wrong things to Kelly. Can’t she just say she’s sorry? In her interview, Shannon says an apology Vicki’s way is not an apology. Say something to stop the talking about it, then move on. They call Kelly outside. Pretty soon, the whole party will be out there. Vicki says she’s sorry. She loves Kelly, and wants her friend back. She doesn’t know how to fix it. Kelly says she’s a simple girl. She’s hurt, and she wants to have her friend back too. Vicki promises to call more. Kelly says Vicki invited Michael to her house on Thanksgiving, but not her. Vicki says Michael had called Steve, saying he was alone. If she’d known, she would have wanted Kelly there. In her interview, Tamra says it was the hardest when the kids went to her ex’s. It felt lonely. Pary – who has magically appeared because she’s really a tiny fairy – offers Kelly her phone number.

Ryan is driving Tamra and Eddie to the hospital. Tamra talks about a black cat looking at her and Eddie as it crossed in front of them. In her interview, Tamra says when she first found out Eddie had AFib, she thought they’d just get it fixed, but he’s one of the cases that isn’t reacting to treatment the way he’s supposed to. Tamra talks about how Eddie has gone from one thing to the next, and Eddie says that’s why they call it practicing. Tamra feels helpless that she can’t make it better. It’s very serious, and so frustrating. She says Eddie is quiet, and he says he can’t take his mind off it if she keeps talking. In her interview, Tamra says she never had to pray much for Eddie. Now, every night, it’s, please, God, make Eddie better. She tells Eddie that she thinks it will work this time. In her interview, she says her faith is being tested. She doesn’t understand why all this is happening.

Shane spaces out, while the kids get rowdy. In her interview, Emily says her parenting style is, whatever she needs to do to survive. She has three toddlers, who are rambunctious with a lot of energy. She makes sure they’re happy and safe, and no one is bleeding. She says Gina was loud last night, and Shane says annoyingly loud. In her interview, Emily says Gina was the last person left after the party. We see a clip of her saying she’s never leaving. Emily says Annabelle was still awake, and Shane yelled down to get her out. She tells Shane that Gina is from New York. Shane says he doesn’t care. He wonders if he goes to New York, he’ll see a lot of loud, annoying women. Probably. Emily suggests he stay on the West Coast. Emily says Gina did apologize. She got a text. Gina says she has small kids too. Shane asks what that has to do with it, and Emily says one of his complaints was that the kids were there. Shane says Gina used foul language and was loud. Emily says Gina agreed with what he said, and wants to apologize to him. He’s down with her apologizing, and says groups of loud women aren’t his cup of tea, especially loud, cackling, older women. Emily tells him to be careful. Geez. Shane needs to lighten up. He’s cranky from staying at home with the kids. And not that it matters, but how old does he think is old?

Eddie and Tamra come back to the car. Ryan asks what happened, and Eddie says, it didn’t work. He’s back in AFib. Ryan asks if the doctor shocked him again, and Eddie says, no; it’s not going back in rhythm. Tamra says the doctor wants to put him on a drug. He’ll feel normal, but he has to be in the hospital for four days. A percentage of the cases go into cardiac arrest, then need a shock to the heart. The doctor thinks it’s the best choice, and Tamra asks if Eddie wants a second opinion. He guesses so. He has a doctor in San Francisco he wants to call. In her interview, Tamra think Eddie is breaking a little. It’s easier when you have faith, and give it to God. He’s dealing with it at his own pace, with no one but her to lean on.

Back at home, Eddie tells Tamra that he’s setting up an appointment with the doctor in San Francisco. Tamra says the one they have is a top cardiologist. He says a divorce lawyer can’t help with a criminal case, and this doctor is a specialist. Unless he’s a specialist with the specialty, I’m not sure what Eddie’s point is. Does he know what a cardiologist is? Tamra knows he’s frustrated. She tells him that she would be too, but don’t take it out on her.

Next time, Vicki does a radio show, Gina thinks Shane owes her an apology, and Shannon says David went off on her.

🗽 🐮 The season finale of The Real Housewives of New York City will be on at a different time – 8 pm – Wednesday, August 15th. It will rerun at 10 pm, but the new season of The Real Housewives of Dallas will premiere at 9 pm.

🌃 Temptation Tuesday will also be back on August 14th at 9 pm with The Haves and the Have Nots.

🚑 I’d Definitely Call Saul…

I’m hoping to catch this season, especially if there’s some Gus going on.

https://tv.avclub.com/better-call-saul-turns-its-attention-back-to-gus-1828260731?utm_source=TV%20Club_Daily_RSS&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=&utm_term=

🙇 The Saddest Thing…

The picture Bethenny posted of Dennis and Cookie.

http://extratv.com/2018/08/13/pic-bethenny-frankel-mourns-dennis-shields-at-his-funeral/?adid=extra_eme_26683_2018-08-13_rightnow2

🐶 Out of the Mouths of Pups…

PupStress

August 6, 2018 – Carly on the Loose, Gina Has Opinions, Ashley Appears, Tyler’s Too Close, Saul Returns & a Little Grumpy

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What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Sam meets Jason at the docks. She tells him for a wanted man, he’s taking a lot of chances. He says he needs another favor.

At the hospital, Monica tells Drew that she got a call that someone made a generous donation to the hospital in Michael’s son Jonah’s name. They wanted to remain anonymous, but it was him, wasn’t it? BTW, real Monica, Leslie Charleson, is back, and she looks terrific. More like she was relaxing on an island somewhere, than she’d had an accident.

At Kelly’s, Julian asks Ava what’s in her bag. She says it’s what she wanted to talk to him about. He says the way she’s clutching it, it’s either valuable or incriminating.

Brad and Lucas see Michael at the station. He asks if Brad is there to see Nelle. She snuck past guards, and they thought she might reach out to him. Brad says he hasn’t heard from her, but Michael says, even if he had, she’s back in custody thanks to Josslyn. Lucas asks if she made a citizen’s arrest, and Michael says he’ll put it this way – she’s her mother’s daughter. Lucas says he almost feels bad for Nelle.

Nelle tells Jordan that her baby’s death was caused by Jordan’s department. She has blood on her hands; Chase and Michael too. Jordan is truly sorry for her loss, but it doesn’t change the fact that she escaped police custody and fled. Nelle says she’ll never be able to get justice in Port Charles. Michael’s two families run this place – the Quartermaines and the Corinthoses. Jordan says Sonny didn’t make her confess to Zack’s murder or the attempted murder of Michael. They have everything they need to put her away. Nelle says if they did, she wouldn’t be sitting here. There’s something they still want from her, and it has everything to do with Carly.

On the phone, Sonny asks if Josslyn is okay, and thanks Max. Carly asks what happened, and he says, nothing. She doesn’t think it sounded like nothing. Sonny tells her that Nelle escaped from the hospital. If Josslyn hadn’t stopped her, she would have gotten away. She has superficial bruises, but she’s fine, and Nelle is back in custody. Carly says she should have been there, and now she’s taking off with Jason to Canada. She shouldn’t leave when everyone needs her.

Jason tells Sam that he’s going to try something. If it doesn’t work, he might have to go on the run. If he does, he can’t help Michael. Sam heard the baby was stillborn, and asks if he’s seen Michael. Jason says he’s at the safe house. He’s toughing it out, or trying to. He knows Sam knows what it’s like to lose a baby. Sam says, so does he. He tells her that he can’t be with Michael, and neither can Carly or Sonny. She says he doesn’t have to ask. She loves Michael, and will do everything she can.

Drew tells Monica that he’s sure plenty of people might have made an anonymous contribution. She says if he’s thinking of Sonny, there are plaques all over with his name one them; he’s hardly anonymous. Drew admits it was him, and she says it was beautiful gesture. It means a lot to Michael. They can’t bring Jonah back, but it will help other newborns. His life was brief, but he’ll have a lasting effect. If he’d like her advice, even though he didn’t ask for it, he shouldn’t be anonymous. He’s Drew Cain. Own it.

Ava tells Julian that it’s nothing incriminating. Not directly to her anyway. He asks why she’s nervous, and she says she’s just reacting to something someone else did; a problem someone else caused. He says, so she wants him to undo the problem, and asks if the sudden urge to do the right thing was influenced by Griff. She says it’s as much Julian’s fault as Griff’s. He says he wanted to do and be a better man for Kim, and he inspired her to be better. He ask if she’s relieved that Nelle was caught, but she says Nelle’s baby was stillborn. No matter what she did, no mother deserves to lose a baby. Julian says Michael lost a baby too. He doesn’t have much use for Michael, but as a father, Michael has his sympathy. He asks why Ava needed to see him. She says it will be easier if she shows him. She pulls a corner of the blanket out of the bag, and he asks if it’s what he thinks it is. Carly and Nelle argued over a blanket that mysteriously disappeared, and now he knows why. Ava says she needed leverage to keep Nelle quiet over something Nelle was holding over her head. He asks if it’s also something someone else did, and she says it’s not important. The blanket can somehow reappear. It will prove Carly is telling the truth, and free her. He says she’s doing this for Carly? Don’t kid a kidder. She’s afraid Nelle will give her up. She say she wants to put distance and closure in all aspects of the situation. He asks how she’s going to do that without getting caught, and she says, he is.

Jordan tells Nelle that she’s entitled to a lawyer, but she says she’ll stick with remaining silent. Jordan says she just lost a baby, not to mention a husband and her chance to inherit his money if he died like she’d planned. What does she have to gain by keeping silent about what she did to Carly. Nelle asks who says she did anything? Jordan plays the part of the tape where Michael asks her about gaslighting Carly. Nelle tells Michael that she’ll tell him everything if he pulls over, but he tries to get her to say Carly didn’t push her. Jordan says she was about to admit Carly never pushed her. She tells Nelle to finish her story, and for once, so the right thing. Nelle asks what’s in it for her?

Carly tells Sonny she won’t be there to help Michael with his grief. She won’t be there for Josslyn, who’s fourteen, and it couldn’t be a worse time for her to without her mom. Sonny says it’s only a matter of time before she’s cleared. In the meantime, Michael and Josslyn are with people who care. Not her, but they’re not alone. Carly asks, what about him? Jason will be gone and Michael is grieving. Who’s going to help him with his dad? He says sooner or later, Nelle will be on trial and go to prison where she belongs. Carly says it’s going to take a lot of time, and it’s the one thing she doesn’t have. She just wants it over.

Lucas tells Michael that he’s sorry; they both are. Michael says everyone has been very kind. He tells them congratulations; it’s amazing. Brad doesn’t think Michael wants to hear about it, but Michael says he does. They waited for months; they must have been surprised when a miracle showed up. Lucas says the baby wasn’t expected for another week. He was in surgery, and came out to a thousand messages from Brad. Brad says it’s time for the baby to eat. Lucas says he’ll just check at the desk, and make sure they still don’t need to talk to Brad. Brad tells Michael that the baby’s name is Wiley. Michael likes it, and asks to hold him. Brad gives Wiley to Michael, and looks worried.

Sam tells Jason that he should do anything he can to stay in Port Charles, not just for Carly, but for himself too. It took her a lot of years to accept that he’d do anything for Carly, and she realized it’s mutual. Carly isn’t afraid to take care of herself, but she depends on him, and he would go to prison for her in a heartbeat. She suggests he find another way. The list of people who need him is long, and includes Danny – and her. She doesn’t know how to define their relationship, but it doesn’t make it any less true.

Michael tells Wiley that he’s lucky, and his dads know how lucky they are. Lucas agrees, and asks if Brad is okay. Brad tells them he has to say something; something he should have said a long time ago. Michael says Wiley is the one good thing that’s happening. He’s going to be raised in love. He was planned for, wanted, and hoped for, and their lives are better because he’s in them. When he’s done with his Blue Fairy speech, Michael says he didn’t mean to cut Brad off. Brad tells Michael that he said it all. Michael gives Wiley back to Brad, and leaves the station. Lucas says Michael is right. They are so lucky.

Julian asks Ava is he’s supposed to drop the blanket on Sonny’s doorstep, ring the bell, and run. She suggests he plant it in the Quartermaine nursery. If anyone notices, he can says he’s there to see Leo. Julian says if he gets caught, he’ll never see Leo again. She tells him to just plant it there, and voila! He says a lot could go wrong, and it’s a bad time for him to get arrested. Wiley just arrived. Ava begs him to do this as a favor. If he puts it back, this can all be over. He tells her that he’s way nicer to her than she deserves. She asks if that’s a yes, and he says, hand it over. He leaves, and sees Margaux sitting outside. She asks if she can have a word, but he keeps moving. She says, I guess not.

Drew comes by, and Margaux asks if he saw Julian. Drew says Julian used to be his father-in-law once or twice. She asks what that’s about, and he says the short answer is, not anymore. She asks if he’d like to join her, and he asks for a raincheck. He thinks Curtis gave her the wrong impression, and wants to set the record straight.

Jordan tells Nelle cutting a deal might be tricky, since she’s implicated for murder. Nelle says what Chase and Michael did is called entrapment. She was cornered into saying what she didn’t want to. Jordan says she confessed in the car, and Nelle says it won’t hold up in court; she was coerced. She would have said anything to get Michael to stop the car before it crashed. Jordan asks how she knew it would crash, unless she was counting on it and arranged it? D-oh!

Jason comes back to the safe house, and Carly asks if Josslyn and Michael are okay. He says Michael is okay, but why Josslyn. Sonny explains that she stopped Nelle from escaping, and punches were thrown. He says she’s proud of herself. Carly is proud of her too, but Josslyn needs her. She might be strong on the outside, but on the inside, she’s a vulnerable teenager. Sonny asks if she’s having second thoughts about going to Canada, and Jason says they might not have to.

Jason shows them the consent form, saying he got it from Sam. Carly says the signature isn’t even close. She looks at the date, July 16th, and says it was before Michael’s wedding and before she was drugged. There’s no way she signed it. Jason says there might be another way, but it’s risky.

Drew tells Margaux that Curtis thought there was something going on between them. Margaux says he did seem wingman-y. Drew says he just got divorced. Margaux was already aware of it, and he asks how she knows stuff. She says Curtis is his buddy, and works with Sam. He bought Aurora Media with her, and when they had their launch, Jason came through the skylight. It’s a matter of public record, and she’s just trying to follow the sequence. Drew was a Navy SEAL, and had his memories replaced with Jason’s. He was hit by a car and forgot, but eventually Jason’s memories came back. Drew says she’s accurate so far. She says all of his memories were stored on a flash drive. Margaux flashes back to looking at the information. Drew says at this point, the flash drive seems to be lost. He says it was nice of Curtis to be his wingman, but he’s not looking. She understands and appreciates that, but thinks it’s only appropriate to tell him to get over himself.

Lucas tells Brad they only wanted to talk about Nelle. Now that she’s back in custody, they’re good to go. He asks Brad what’s wrong, and Brad says he keeps thinking about the germs circulating in there. Lucas wonders when he last ate, and Brad asks what say it is. Lucas suggests they get take-out from Kelly’s, and go home with their son.

At the Quartermaine’s, Julian mumbles that Ava had better appreciate the things he does for her. He leaves the blanket in a dresser in the nursery.

Nelle tells Jordan it’s Chase’s word against hers. Jordan says funny she said that, since it’s her words that they’ll use to convict her. She plays the part of the tape where Nelle says the only way she can survive is if Michael dies, and asks Chase to find a way. Jordan asks if she’s sure she doesn’t want a lawyer.

Carly tells Jason it sounds great, assuming it will work. Sonny says, playing devil’s advocate, Canada is safer, easier, and the best idea. Carly just wants to get back to her life. Sonny says they both know she can get fixated on something, and make more trouble for herself. She says it’s riskier for Jason than for her. Jason says it’s her call.

Michael picks up a toy from the crib. Monica sees him, and asks if he’s okay. He says, no. He doesn’t think he will be for a very long time. Monica says he’s right, but he will get through this. She did. He says she’s one of a kind, and she tells him, thank God. Even she couldn’t put up with another one of her. He’s going to grieve, but he’ll endure. He asks how long it will take. She says from her experience, it will seem like forever until it doesn’t. Michael says, something to look forward to, and she hugs him.

Julian tells Ava, mission accomplished. The housekeeper let him in. He didn’t see anyone, so he’s in the clear, but it’s her last favor of the non-legal variety, now that Wiley has arrived. Here they are now. Lucas and Brad walk in with the baby, and Ava gushes over Wiley, calling him a born heartbreaker. Lucas tells Wiley, watch out; here comes trouble. Julian takes a picture. Brad goes to get the food, and Ava asks if he’s heard from Nelle. Jordan called to see if she’d contacted Ava. Brad says Jordan called him too, but Nelle is back in custody. Ava says, it’s a shame. She did all she could for Nelle. He says he knows the feeling, and she says, no one should lose a child.

Margaux tells Drew he’s not the only one not looking, and if she was, she wouldn’t need a matchmaker like Curtis. Drew says, good thing, since he’s not good at it. She wonders if when they do start looking, they need to use dating apps. Her phone dings, and Drew asks if she’s swiped right already. She has to go, but if he decides to put a toe back in the water… She leaves her card on the table.

Lucas tells Brad that his father likes to control things. Brad says he’s gone forty-eight hours without sleep, but can’t blame Julian for wanting to be included. Family means everything. Ava looks at Brad, Lucas, and Wiley, and remarks what a beautiful family they are.

Jordan tells Nelle that they everything they need to prosecute her for conspiracy to commit murder. In New York state, she can get life. Jordan says she’ll let Florida and Maine wrestle over the charges for Zack’s murder. She only hopes Nelle admits what she did to Carly. Nelle says Carly admitted she was crazy, and Jordan says Nelle gambled and lost. Don’t make it worse, perjuring herself over a crime they both know she committed. She asks what happened, and Nelle says she doesn’t feel well. She wants to go back to the hospital. Jordan says, the hospital she broke out of? She doesn’t think so. Jordan says to tell her what she needs to know. If Nelle is really sick, she’ll bring in a doctor. Nelle says she would like a lawyer now.

Michael looks through the baby clothes. Sam comes in, saying she thought she’d find him there. He calls her a good detective. He thought he’d pack everything up for the shelter. Sam asks if he’s sure it’s not too soon. She tells him they can go somewhere he can scream his lungs out. He says she just keeps thinking about how the kids can use these things, and it would be selfish to hold on to them. She offers to help, and he accepts. He says his marriage was a lie, but the baby was real. He remembers the first sonogram, and the first time he felt the baby move. He realized how his life changed forever, and now… She says he still has Jonah. He may not have been in the world long, but he will always be a part of Michael’s heart. The love he feels is reason to keep living for him. Michael says he doesn’t know how to do this. Sam tells him every day is a victory; every hour he doesn’t give in to despair. She wants him to be proud. He knows and is proud. He starts to put things in a box.

Julian takes more pictures. Ava says he looks like a normal, doting grandfather, He says he is, more or less.

Sonny asks Jordan what to expect. She says if his wife turns herself in voluntarily, she has questions. He says what about? The set-up by an admitted murderer she has in custody already? Why not set up a case for that instead of searching for his wife?

Margaux sees Jason at the docks. She got his text and was intrigued. He thanks her for coming, but she tells him to save it. Give her one good reason why she shouldn’t turn him in.

Sam tells Michael it’s okay. He says he’s just remembering how he ordered everything. Nelle picked out some things, but it was mostly him. He says Brad and Lucas have everything picked out already. Sam says they have everything in the nursery decorated within an inch of its life, but not so much the clothes. Does he want to give some to them from Wiley’s cousin Jonah? He hands her some clothes, and opens another drawer. He sees the baby blanket, and says he can’t believe it. He asks Sam if it looks familiar.

Sonny tells Jordan that Carly was drugged and tortured at Ferncliff. She was in fear for her life. If Jordan won’t talk about it now, then he’ll talk about it with someone else; the government, press, whoever will listen. She tells him there’s no need to involve the press, but he thinks there is. Ferncliff forged Carly’s signature on a consent form.

Carly walks into the interrogation room. She tells Nelle, long time no see, and smiles.

Tomorrow, Griff tells Ava that he loves her, Scotty is going to do everything in his power to win, and Carly tells Nelle that she messed with the wrong family.

The Real Housewives of Orange County

Vicki takes Tamra for a follow-up on her foot. Vicki asks the doctor when Tamra can whoop it up again. Vicki embarrasses Tamra and the doctor by talking about Tamra being naked in the hot tub when she broke her foot. Tamra would rather see a hot doctor in the OC than a late night ER doctor in Mexico. It’s a slow-healing fracture, but the doctor says if it doesn’t heal, she’ll need surgery. Tamra says having a broken foot sucks. How is she going to work out? She asks if Vicki she’s talked to Kelly. Vicki says no, but she told Kelly that she and Steve are friends with Michael and the woman he’s dating. In her interview, Tamra is Team Kelly, and says this was a bad move on Vicki’s part.

Emily goes to the gym, and her husband’s family tags along. She feels like she married them as well as her husband, but they all get along great. Mother-in-law Pary (angel in Persian) asks about Shane taking the bar exam. He hasn’t passed yet, and she wants to know how to help him. Emily knows what it takes, and says she can’t push him. In her interview, Emily says Pary thinks because she’s Shane’s wife, she can motivate him. Pary says if he doesn’t take it, Shane should shut up about taking it.

Kelly meets Vicki for coffee. In her interview, Kelly says seeing Vicki’s name on her phone made her feel like she had a pit in her stomach. We see a clip of Vicki calling her. Kelly says she thought could trust Vicki, but she’s on Michael’s side; that’s not a friend. She says she gets it, but she was upset because she heard it from someone else. When you’re friends, you share things. Vicki says she was going to tell Kelly when they went to dinner with Jolie, but didn’t want to involve Jolie, and she didn’t feel comfortable telling her on the phone. Kelly says she doesn’t roll like that. In her interview, Kelly says she’s a ride or die friend, and Vicki is fair weather. Kelly says she was livid. Vicki says Kelly screamed at her and she doesn’t want to be screamed at. She deserves respect. Kelly says respect is earned, and Vicki insists she’s going to have it.

Kelly tells Vicki that if she and Steve break up, she’ll make sure Vicki knows how it feels. She’ll hook Steve up and go one a double-date with him. Vicki knows it doesn’t feel good, and wants to fix it. She wants it to be us again. In her interview, Kelly doesn’t think Vicki is really sorry. She can forgive her, but still not trust her. She accepts Vicki’s apology. In her interview, Vicki says she did nothing wrong, and Kelly needs to look in the mirror, and figure out why she’s so temperamental.

Shannon is experimenting with some recipes. In her interview, she tells us about her yo-yo of weight loss and gain. She realizes it needs to be a lifestyle change, not a diet. Every time she goes off one, she thinks, now she can eat. Her friend, Marcy, has a connection with QVC, and thought Shannon should do a recipe book. She’s making healthy meals with a lot of flavor. Her daughters are helping do the taste test. She tells them if QVC doesn’t like the food, there’s no deal. Golden Retriever Archie prays that one of them drops something. The girls like the food, but think it’s a little too spicy. In her interview, Shannon knows she’s not the only one struggling, but you don’t have to eat like Tamra, having a piece of chicken that tastes like cardboard. Despite the criticism, the girls think she’s got a winner. One of them doesn’t like cheese though, which boggles my mind.

Gina and her mom, Susan, bring the kids to the zoo. Gina says having her mom there from Long Island is a help, and she doesn’t have to pay her. Gina asks how Susan likes California, and Susan asks if Gina is ever coming back to New York. In her interview, Gina says she originally didn’t know they would end up living apart. Him getting home earlier was one of the reasons why they moved in the first place. She thought it was the beginning of an amazing life, but it’s hard. She sends her husband a picture, and checks in.

Tamra and Shannon are meeting Emily and Gina for dinner. In her interview, Tamra says Shannon hates everybody who’s new. We flash back to her being nasty to everyone who has joined the cast since she did. She doesn’t expect it to go well, and can’t wait. Tamra has a little scooter thing to get around in. Kelly and Vicki also join them. We find out Shannon went to law school, but dropped out after her second year. She was engaged, and stayed because her fiancé didn’t like her being there. When they broke up, she left. I kind of understand this, although my experience was the opposite. When I was in high school, my boyfriend wanted to take tap dance lessons (we were both in theatre), and it was cheaper if I took them with him. I hated it, he graduated early and moved to NYC, and I switched to jazz. Shannon says she didn’t want anyone telling her what to do.

Gina orders an Old Fashioned, and Tamra thinks it’s some kind of shot. Shannon talks about spanx. Gina is anti-Spanx, and Shannon says she’s wearing three sets, but when she was thirty-three, she rocked her natural stuff too. In her interview, Gina doesn’t understand why people think she’s from New Jersey. She’s not offended, but it’s a totally different state. In her interview, Shannon says she’s been making healthy choices, and thinks it’s not that hard. We see her ask for the pizza to be passed her way, and she adds, then it spirals. Since she had a pastry, she might as well have a doughnut. She tells the girls about the QVC gig, and says there’s a 20% chance they’ll like it. Kelly says Shannon that she looks great, and Shannon says she’s single now. She mentions David dating someone twenty years younger. Vicki says it’s bizarre.

Kelly says what’s bizarre, is that Vicki hooked her ex up with a friend. In her interview, Vicki says Kelly accepted her apology. She wasn’t going to bring it up again. Vicki says her friend wanted to meet Michael. Kelly says Vicki didn’t tell her, and Vicki says she thought they already discussed it. She doesn’t know why it’s being brought up now. In her interview, Kelly claims she just wanted to get some other opinions. Emily says you should stick with the girl. Gina calls girl code, and basically says Vicki is a loser. She says she would have told the friend, eff you, I’m not hooking you up. In her interview, Kelly hopes Vicki learned her lesson, since she was schooled in being wrong. Vicki says that’s not how it happened. In her interview, stubbornly missing the point, Vicki says Kelly divorced Michael, and he’s available to date who he wants. Emily says they should make a pact that no one hooks up anyone’s ex with a friend.

Kelly’s new boyfriend walks in, and there’s immediate PDA. In her interview, Vicki says Kelly thinks it’s okay to flaunt her new boyfriend in the midst of a girls’ night. Kelly introduces him around. In her interview, Shannon doesn’t know if she’s ready to date. Part of her thinks it would be fun, but part of her thinks she’d be sick to her stomach. The PDA continues, and everyone is creeped out. In her interview, Emily is glad she’s married and not dating. The grass is not always greener. Sometimes it’s a sh*tty condo sitting on a vacant lot. The girls jet one by one, and Emily says, we’ll just leave you two alone.

Shannon tells Tamra a few things were awkward. Tamra says it was weirdest dinner ending ever, even for them. We flash back to the endings of a few of those dinners. Vicki tells Tamra that she and Kelly had closed the chapter, and then she brought it up. In her interview, Vicki says Gina is stepping into a cesspool of chaos, and should stay out of it. In the bathroom, Gina tells Emily this is what they have to look forward to with any second opportunities.

Tamra lights sage to get the negative energy out of the house. Is she not a Christian anymore? Eddie tells her not to burn the house down, and she says she’s just staging it. She asks the spirits to stop sh*t from happening to her and Eddie. In her interview, she tells us about Eddie drilling into the fire sprinkler while doing renovation. A smell is coming from the drain, her foot is broken, and Eddie’s heart is broken. Eddie says the doctor is going to prescribe stronger meds to restrict his heart rate. He has a friend who was in the exact same boat, and it took another procedure to fix. Tamra says they’ll never have sex again. Eddie tells her not to worry about that.

Gina visits Tamra. Tamra doesn’t want to beat around the bush, and says Vicki sent her a message. Gina says Vicki hates her. Tamra says Vicki didn’t say hate, but she doesn’t like Gina. Gina knew she was on Vicki’s sh*t list, but that’s Vicki’s issue. Tamra says Vicki wants everyone to agree with her; it’s her personality. Gina says she’s totally not that person. Even if she’s friends with someone, she doesn’t blow smoke up their ass. Thank you. She says if she’s asked her opinion, she’ll give it. In her interview, she says in New York, you know who likes you; in the OC, four out of seven hate your guts, but smile at you anyway.

In her interview, Emily says Shane’s mom bringing up the bar exam gives her anxiety. It’s a touchy subject, and she doesn’t want to be in the middle, or have Shane think she’s pressuring him, or that she’s not on his side. She’s always respectful to her mother-in-law, but doesn’t want Shane to think she’s talking behind his back. She tells Shane what his mom asked, and he says he’s taking the exam for himself, not for anyone else. Emily says that’s the only thing she wanted. Shane says the last time he took it, it was a rush. They were moving, and everyone was adjusting. He needs certain things in order, like the children’s schedules being taken care of. Emily says she can do that, and he tells her that he’ll also need to take a break from work, so he put in a notice. She assumes it’s not the next one in two months, and he says the one after that, ten months. In her interview, Emily says it’s a lesson in perseverance. She asks Shane to tell his mother.

Vicki meets Gina for a walk. In her interview, Gina says Vicki has the right to say she’s offended, but she has the right to her opinion. We see a clip of Vicki talking on the phone with Gina, who invites her on the walk. Gina says she wants to get to know Vicki, but also felt that stuff came up at the dinner, which was between Vicki and Kelly, but since it was brought up at the table, she was vocal about it. Vicki says everyone has an opinion, but unless it pertains to her, Vicki’s advice is to be cool with everyone. I translate that to mean, if you don’t agree, butt out. Gina says girls should stick together, and Vicki asks if that means she agrees that Vicki shouldn’t have said anything because her friend asked her not to. Nicely spun! In her interview, Gina says it’s a Jedi mind trick. Someone does something awful that you’re opposed to, and they twist it so you’re the bad person. She says it’s impressive, and she’s going to master it. Then she’s going to Jedi mind trick all the California bitches. She tells Vicki that she’s not a sh*t talker. Vicki says Gina is from New York; she might be. Gina amends that to, she might be, but to the person’s face. In her interview, Vicki says Gina can’t school her. Then she says a whole lot of words that amount to, it’s her sandbox, and she gets to choose who plays in it. Gina says Kelly was upset, and Vicki tells her that Kelly was fine when they’d met earlier. Gina says she clearly wasn’t, since she was bringing it up. Vicki says Kelly wanted to cause problems. Gina says it’s cool Vicki is standing by her decision, but it’s okay to disagree. She’s out of it now, and she’s not running to Kelly to discuss it. Vicki asks how she’s adjusting to California. Gina says she’s getting there. Vicki says when she first moved there, she kept thinking her mom would follow, but eventually realized it was about her and her kids. Now, it’s her daughter and her family. She asks how old Gina is, and finds out she’s thirty-three, the same age as Briana. She says Gina could be her daughter.

Next time, Tamra coaches Shannon at the gym, the girls play poker, Kelly won’t let it go, and Tamra feels helpless about Eddie.

🍸 Well, bless her heart. Ashley made an appearance on Southern Charm Savannah, so I halfway paid attention. Not that Ashley; the one from Savannah last season, who’s not in the cast this season. She met with Daniel, who said he’d always had a soft spot in his heart for her, even though she wasn’t very transparent about herself. She was transparent in the clip they showed from last time, playing golf in lingerie after suggesting she and the guys play strip golf. She told Daniel that she didn’t want to hurt anyone, which he felt was an intense cop-out, and was pretty much what she said to all of the guys’ girlfriends after the golf game. Hannah had a Chrismukkah party, designed by Bruce the party planner. It was impressive, but nothing like Patricia’s Winter Wonderland Ball in Charleston.

👠 TLC is rerunning the first season of Too Close to Home in the wee hours of the morning. Another Tyler Perry effort, I love this one too. Trailer park trash, Annie, shuns her roots and works herself up to a job in Washington DC, after which she proceeds to have an affair with the President. He has a heart attack while they’re having sex, and all hell breaks loose. All hell being mostly in the form of the First Lady (Heather Locklear). Annie ends up a fugitive and goes back home, where she reconnects with the very masculine, yet gentle of soul, Brody. A good reason alone for the ladies (and some gentlemen) to watch. It’s a great story. Unfortunately, there are only 16 episodes, as it was canceled after the second season, but it’s just delicious.

💼 Better Call Saul is back for a fourth season. I really like this show, but my dance card is filled. If yours isn’t, give it a try.

😾 A Bit of Wisdom From Grumpy Cat…

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July 30, 2018 – Two Kinds of Escapes, the OC Invades Mexico, a New Doctor, a New Baby, a Different Love & Interesting

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What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Jason tells everyone down on the floor, with their hands behind their back, and binds them. He takes the rubber thing out of Carly’s mouth. She asks if this is real.

Julian calls Brad to tell him that Lucas is still in surgery. He asks if Brad wants him to get Lucas out, but Brad decides to be patient, even though he’s anxious to let Lucas know the baby is here. Not just here – home.

At the hospital, Kim asks if Elizabeth has seen Nelle. Elizabeth says she hasn’t, and asks if something’s wrong. Kim hopes not, but Nelle called for an appointment with the lactation specialist at the last minute, and she’s not there. Elizabeth tells her, baby brain is real, and Kim says, maybe.

At the station, the screen has gone blank, and Chase tells Sonny that they’ve lost them. Sonny asks for the last position of the car.

The car sits, smoking, in the middle of a forest. Nelle and Michael are unconscious. Nelle wakes up, and asks the baby if it’s okay in there; she wants a kick. She shakes Michael, but there’s no response. She says, thank God it’s over.

Chase gives Sonny the location, and says he’s going along. Jordan comes in, and says he’s not going anywhere until she knows what’s going on.

The other car involved in the crash is the prison transportation van. Obrecht sees the guard next to her in the back seat. She apologizes for the assault, but she wasn’t about to be carted off to prison. She checks his pulse, and says his neck will be bruised, but he’ll be back to work in no time. She checks the driver, and says, life for him, no additional murder charges for her. She takes the keys and the guard’s gun, and says, no hard feelings. She walks off into the forest.

Michael comes to just before Nelle can get out of the car. He asks how the baby is, and she says, fine. She’s glad he’s okay, and was about to find help. He tells her, enough. It’s too late. He knows she’s not happy he’s alive, but she insists she is. He says the plan was a fail. For her, anyway. She calls him an SOB, saying he set her up. He says he can’t take all the credit. He had help; Chase was in on it. She accuses him of terrorizing her, and he says she was only afraid because she’d planned the crash. Enough lies and excuses. She tried to kill him. The car was rigged, but with audio and video. Everything she said was recorded.

Kim tells Elizabeth, according to the housekeeper, Nelle and Michael left. They should have been st the hospital by now. Elizabeth suggests they stopped for dinner, and Kim asks if she wants to go to the cafeteria for some. Elizabeth is distracted on her phone, and Kim says they’re having poached horse. Elizabeth apologizes, saying she’s left repeated messages for Franco, but his phone seems to be turned off. She’s is going directly to voicemail, and her texts aren’t going through. When Franco goes radio silent, something is wrong. He’s always trying, but his judgment still needs work.

Franco sits in the car outside Ferncliff. He says, Jason, come on.

Jason asks how Carly is feeling, and she says she’s had better days. He says they have to go right now, but she doesn’t think she can stand. Jason says she’ll have to. Dr. Lazarus – who, according to Soaps in Depth, spells his name Lasiris, even though Mary Pat made a point of comparing it to Lazarus from the Bible – says they’ll never make it; they’ll never reach the exit. Jason tells Carly, once they leave the room, don’t stop; no matter what.

Outside, Franco says, enough. He did his good deed. He can’t find the keys, and realizes that blue-eyed bastard took them.

Kim tells Elizabeth that Franco’s judgement might be questionable at times, but that doesn’t mean it’s a game changer.

Chase tells Jordan that Nelle believed the car would crash after it drove fifteen miles. She was frantic, and desperate for Michael to pull the car over. She asks how desperate, and he shows her the video. Jordan sees Nelle admit the car is rigged, and Chase says Michael wanted more. He kept pressing because he wanted answers. She admitted to gaslighting Carly, but then they got in a real wreck. Jordan doesn’t suppose Zack’s case came up, and Chase shows Nelle saying she didn’t want Zack to die, but had no choice. They get ready to leave, when an officer comes in and tells Jordan that they’ve lost contact with the prison van. Jordan and Chase jet.

Nelle can’t believe Michael would go behind her back like this. He says, like the insane mother of his child who tried to have him killed? She asks, whose fault is that? She would have been happy with him, but he was going to take her baby away. He calls her delusional. She says she couldn’t trust his mother; Carly was awful to her, and she would do it again. He says they would have been good to her for the baby’s sake. He would have taken care of her, and kept it peaceful. She says it wasn’t enough, and he asks if this is better. Is it what she wanted? Now everyone knows who she is, and what she did. It’s over. Nelle gets out of the car, but Michael’s seatbelt is stuck. She looks at him.

Jason takes Carly through the hallways. The background music is so loud, I’m sure no one will hear them, and oddly enough, there are no guards anywhere. In the car, Franco wonders, what would Jason do? He can’t call an Uber, since he’s breaking about eleven laws. Jason and Carly appear, and he asks what took them so long? Carly gets in the passenger seat, and Jason tells Franco to get into the back. Carly wonders why Franco is there. Jason takes off. That was kind of an anticlimactic escape.

Julian tells Kim that he’s waiting for Lucas, so he can see his face when he finds out he’s a father. Kim hadn’t known the baby arrived, and Julian shows her the picture. Elizabeth can’t believe Lucas doesn’t know yet, but Julian says Brad wants to be the one to tell him. Elizabeth leaves, and Kim says Julian has a new grandson. She congratulates him. She loves how he stuck around to see Lucas’s reaction, but Julian says, the question is, will Lucas feel the same way? Kim says she’s witnessed it a thousand times over. In that instant, nothing else matters. He’ll only care about the baby. Julian says one of his biggest regrets was not being there for the birth his children. Although Lucas wasn’t there for the birth, Julian is glad Lucas will get that moment when his son is put in his arms.

Brad watches the baby. He says he’s a parent, and Wiley is their son. He made a promise to Lucas, and acted confident, but down inside, he was nervous. He thanks Wiley for making the promise a reality. His daddy is grateful. He tells Wiley, sweet dreams, and turns down the light.

Michael can’t get out of the car, which is now throwing sparks. He tells Nelle that he’s having trouble with the seatbelt. It’s jammed. Nelle says it wouldn’t be a big deal, but she smells gas leaking. He tells her to get help, and she says if she smoked, she would light one and think it over. She guesses she’ll leave it to fate. She tells him, good luck, and remember that he brought it on himself. He asks her to wait, but she walks away. He struggles, and gas drips from the car.

Jason drives to the hospital, and tells Franco to get out. Franco tells him, nothing says friendship like helping someone break someone out of the loony bin. Jason thanks him. Franco says he’s glad Carly is okay. Jason leaves, and Franco goes into the hospital.

Nelle needs a car, any car. She starts to feel contractions.

Julian tells Kim that he wants Wiley to know his grandfather. She wants that for him too. She’s observed Lucas. Lucas knows he’s trying and appreciates it. Julian hopes enough to crack the door open. She says he might have more sympathy now that he’s a father. Julian says, the dream doesn’t end there, and Kim says, Sam? He says, and Leo. He’s hoping maybe if Sam and Olivia see how good he is with Wiley, they’ll let him spend time with their children. There are a lot of maybes and what ifs. She says, that’s what dreams are. It’s up to us to make them a reality.

Franco’s elevator opens, and Elizabeth is there. She says she thinks his phone is off. It’s unlike him, and she wonders what he’s up to.

Nelle says, this is not happening. Not here; not now. Obrecht comes out of the forest, and Nelle says she knows her. She’s all over the news. Obrecht tells Nelle to forget she saw her. Nelle says Obrecht is a doctor, and explains she used to work for her niece. Obrecht remembers that Nina said she was a lying sneak. Nelle says she needs Obrecht’s help. She grabs Obrecht’s arm, and says she’s in labor.

Michael digs around in the console for anything he can find to get the seatbelt off. Sonny is suddenly at the window.

In a cabin – no, not that one – Carly sits up, and looks around. She starts to panic, and calls for Jason. He comes out, telling her it’s okay. He gives her some water to help get the drugs out of her system. She says he broke her out of Ferncliff. She thought she was hallucinating. He asks if it was a hallucination, would she think he’d have Franco with him? It’s okay; he’s here; this is real. She’s safe. She cries, and thanks him.

Michael tells Sonny that his seatbelt is caught. He asks if Sonny has a knife. He tells Sonny the car could blow, but Sonny isn’t leaving. He takes out a pocket knife, tells Michael to sit still, and starts to cut.

Jordan and Chase find the prison van. Chase says the guards are still alive. He sees a pair of handcuffs, and assumes they belong to the prisoner. Jordan calls dispatch for an APB on Obrecht. She asks Chase about the guns, and he says, there’s one missing. She tells dispatch that Obrecht is armed and dangerous. She calls for an ambulance, and tells Chase the paramedics are on the way. The driver comes to, and Jordan asks, what happened? He says his prisoner attacked the guard, he swerved, and lost control of the car. Chase thinks the other car must be Michael’s, and wants to find him. Jordan says they have to find Obrecht.

Nelle tells Obrecht that she barely got out before the car exploded. She just kept walking, and her water broke. Obrecht says, interesting. She just came from a car crash. Another car ran them off the road; it must have been hers. There was no explosion, and her pupils aren’t dilated, so there’s been no trauma to the brain. Can it be that she’s lying? Nelle says what she’s not lying about, is that she’s having a baby right here, right now. Obrecht took an oath, and has to help her.

Franco tells Elizabeth the truth is alarming. She asks, how much? and he says, seven out of ten. She tells him the truth now is better than finding out later. He says, right now? and she says, yeah, lay it on her.

Carly asks how Jason did it. He says when they took her back, he knew he had to get her out. It was the reason he took the job; to get the layout, but they took his badge. She asks how he got in, and he says he heard Franco say he worked there sometimes. He would have done anything to get her out, even team up with Franco. He’s sorry. As soon as they took her back, he should have done it that night, but he got talked into waiting. Carly says she was talked into pleading insanity. They both messed up, but will trust their own instincts from now on, especially about each other. Jason sits next to her. She tells him not to feel bad or sorry. She knew he would get her, and he did.

Obrecht says she misunderstood morality; there might be something to it. She recognizes sociopathy. Not as a mirror to herself, but in Faison, the man who killed her son. Maybe something good can happen from something bad. Maybe what happened with her son will happen with Nelle’s child. She tells Nelle to spread her scrawny legs and push.

Julian tells Kim that he’s going to do everything in his power prove himself to his children. Kim says he can respect their wishes, but still keep the door ajar. She can’t stress enough the bond between children and parents. His kids will see it too. He thanks her, and says that will be another day. Today is about his son.

Brad tells Wiley it’s time to wake up and eat. The baby isn’t waking up. I say, oh no, out loud. He drops the bottle. Please. They are not going to do this, are they?

Franco tells Elizabeth that Jason did the dirty work, and there’s probably a less than 50% chance anyone saw him, so the chances of him getting into trouble are pretty slim. In general, Elizabeth is opposed to activities like breaking out mental patients, but in this case, he did the right thing. He didn’t expect that, and thanks her. He wonders if it’s only because Jason was involved, and thinks if it had been his idea, she’d be upset. She says Jason went to Ferncliff to save his friend. She respects him for it, because that’s who he is, but Carly isn’t Franco’s friend, and he didn’t help because he was forced. It was decent and kind, and that’s who he is. She’s proud of him. He says he’s better for it, and they kiss.

Jason asks Carly how she’s feeling. She says, okay, but shaky, and still out of it. She needs to say something out loud, just to him, and then bury it. Sonny can never know; nobody can. He tells her to go ahead, and she says, it was awful. Spending her days and nights in a padded cell; she had no concept of time. Mary Pat is evil – there’s no other word for her. With all the drugs Mary Pat pumped into her, she could barely hold her head up. She’d started hallucinating, but all she saw was Nelle. It was the second most horrific thing she’s ever experienced. Morgan was the first, and she couldn’t go through it again. She had to try and stop Michael from marrying Nelle. She knew what that would cost, and didn’t care. She can endure anything if it means keeping her son safe.

Sonny cuts through the seatbelt like a sloth. Michael says to let him take it. The car continues to smoke and spark. (Ha-ha! Smoke & Spark, a new bar… or rap team.) Sonny says Michael’s mother can’t lose them both. Sonny finally gets him loose, but Michael can’t move his legs. The sparks really start flying, and they look at each other.

Tomorrow, Jason explains what Nelle had planned to Carly, Robert tells Finn the texts came from Anna’s captors, and Margaux looks at what’s on the flash drive.

The Real Housewives of Orange County

We revisit Kelly finding out that Vicki and Steve went on a double-date with Michael and Vicki’s friend. In her interview, Vicki tells us that Michael said it was none of Kelly’s business. It’s not cheating; their marriage is over. She calls Michael from the car, and leaves a message that his soon-to-be-ex-wife just destroyed her.

Kelly calls Tamra, and tells her about the double-dates. Tamra thinks Vicki is destroying girl code. Kelly wanted to smack her, and says there’s no loyalty. It would be like Tamra going on a double-date with David. Tamra says she would never do that, and Kelly says then Vicki had the audacity to yell at her. In her interview, Tamra says Vicki knew she was wrong, and that’s why she didn’t tell Kelly. She was being sneaky.

I get confused for a moment, since the New York Wives are also doing Mexico.

Vicki tells Tamra, it’s about moving forward and rebuilding friendships. In the car, Tamra says she doesn’t think Kelly’s problem is with Michael dating, but that Vicki double-dated with him. Vicki says she didn’t tell her because Michael asked her not to, but Tamra thinks maybe she shouldn’t double-date with him. In her interview, Tamra says she went through it with Simon, and in a divorce, friendships are split up as well. We see a clip of Tamra getting annoyed with Eddie about David being in the studio. Eddie says he’s staying friends with David. Tamra tells him that it upsets Shannon, but he’s not going to let someone else dictate who he’s friends with. Tamra tells Vicki to have fun. They’re going to Mexico.

Kelly puts on a weird ski jumpsuit, which daughter Jolie vetoes. Kelly tells Jolie about a phone message from Vicki, who said she was under the impression she shouldn’t tell Kelly, and it’s not her position to. Kelly thinks it is. In her interview, she says Michael isn’t Vicki’s friend; she is. She says she was warned about Vicki, and Tamra and Shannon were right. We flash back to them telling Kelly to keep her distance or she’ll get hurt. Vicki adds that she just wants everyone to get along, and to have a good ski trip. Kelly tells Jolie that Vicki should have said something, and Jolie says she’s not a good friend. Why get caught up in drama with someone who just wants to make things worse? Vicki is not her friend. It’s shocking to Kelly that a twelve-year-old knows how to be a better friend than a fifty-five-year-old woman. Jolie says God tells you to forgive, but you don’t have to be buddies, and I’m in total agreement. Kelly calls Jolie a mini psychiatrist. Jolie says Kelly can forgive her, but let her know it’s not like it was before.

Gina and Emily work out in the park with their children in a strollercize class. Leader Kim instructs them about jogging with the kids. Emily kids are out of control. She says, tongue in cheek, that she needs therapy and medication just to deal with them. Kids are out to get you and will hurt you. This class looks like a true struggle. Emily is glad she met Gina. They’re in the exact same place. People with one kid only have one place they need to focus the attention. In her interview, Gina says in the OC, you have to play a part, or everyone will let you know you’re not doing a good enough job. Emily asks if Gina’s husband is a hands-on father. Gina says he’s good with poop detail. In her interview, Gina says she’s essentially a single parent during the week. She tells Emily that she’s signed up for some mommy groups, but they didn’t click. She and Emily decide on a second date.

Shannon feels closer to her kids since the divorce. Since they were already in Mexico, the girls are flying home, and she’s arranging for a babysitter while she’s away. She’s more determined than ever to get through the divorce successfully and happily. She tells her daughters that she wants a call every minute.

Apparently Mexican shots equal three in the US. Shannon orders three, and waits for Vicki and Tamra at the gate, surprising the hell out of them. FYI, they’re all wearing blinged out sombreros. Vicki and Shannon hug, then fall down, and the trip hasn’t even started. Tamra says, welcome to Mexico, and asks if they’re going to jail. Vicki also has pee on her pants. Omg. I would never go on vacation with these women. Never.

Kelly is snippy with Jolie, who tells her just because she’s mad at Vicki, don’t be mad at her. Kelly threatens to send her to boarding school, but Jolie says she’d actually like that.

Gina goes shopping, but doesn’t understand the store. The clerk tells her it’s a lifestyle boutique. She says it must be a California thing.

Shannon, Vicki, and Tamra are shown to their rooms. Vicki says Shannon knows how to do it up right. The pink sunset is insane, and they’re right on the water. They toast to their new normal. Shannon says it’s looking pretty good.

Shannon says she hasn’t been out in five months, and tonight, she’s going out. They have a shot or three in the room first, and head out to the bar. Vicki says she has a lot of history with the bar, and we flash back to her dancing with Tamra on the bar. Lots of drinking happens. Tamra says, when in Mexico, go through full throttle. She and Shannon get on the bar and dance. Tamra flashes everyone. In her interview, Vicki explains she told Steve she’ll be good. We see a clip of him saying she shouldn’t do anything she can’t do in front of her grandkids in public. Shannon is wearing several bras, and Tamra asks how she expects to get laid. Tamra just wants Shannon to have fun. Shannon appreciates it, and Tamra says to learn from her and Vicki. Shannon says she doesn’t let a lot of people in, and she’s grateful they came there. They woohoo.

They stumble out, and move on to the next place to get some food. Vicki parks Tamra and Shannon, and goes in to order. Shannon repeats that she’s grateful they’re with her, and having fun. Tamra says, whatever it takes for her to be happy, she’ll give it to her. Vicki passes out the food. Tamra talks about Eddie, saying she can’t get enough of him. She loves him, and if something happened to him, her life would be over. Shannon says she used to think that way about David, and Vicki says she used to think that way about Brooks. Vicki says Brooks made her think he loved her, and she loved him so much, but now she loves Steve. Shannon questions that, but not in a mean way. Vicki doesn’t want judgement or questions. Shannon says she told them Brooks was her soulmate, and it’s hard to understand. In her interview, Tamra thinks Vicki is trying to convince herself; it sounds mechanical when she talks about Steve. Shannon suggests they go back, and they walk right in front of the cars in the street. Good thing it’s cobblestone.

Tamra hits the hot tub. Shannon complains about being fat. In her interview, she says there’s a lot stopping her from being naked, and one thing is her body. Tamra gets out, and slips on the floor. Vicki covers her. In her interview, Tamra says she has so much sh*t going on in her life, she could make a country song out of it. She sits next to the tub, naked except for a sombrero, and yells for Shannon. Shannon gets in wearing Spanx. In her interview, Vicki says she told Steve she’d be responsible. Tamra thinks she’s holding back, and wants her full throttle friend. Tamra jumps into the tub, and thinks she broke her foot, but it’s all good. She asks for another shot, and yells for Vicki.

The next morning, Shannon doesn’t remember much. Vicki has gotten matching pajamas for the three of them. She says, matching pajama friends make better friends. Tamra’s foot is officially broken. Shannon says, unbelievable. Why? Tamra tells them she had to take a cab to the hospital by herself, because they were passed out. Well, no one told her to drunkenly cavort in the hot tub. Room service comes with fruit and coffee. Shannon thinks a big pastry would soak it up better. She asks what time they got home, but no one knows. Tamra counts – two shots at the airport; two in the room, and possibly a beer, then another before they left; three at the bar; no, four; then drinks and shots upstairs at that place, and a drink at another place. Shannon says, after a five-month social hiatus, way to go. They decide to head for the beach.

Back in the OC, Gina deals with her kids. She says it’s hard to be a mom, but feel like there are others in the same situation. She says she copes with a lot of playdates and wine. Unless one of these kids robs a bank some time soon, I don’t know how exciting will be. She says with her husband gone, it’s difficult to keep the connection. When he is home, they have the chaos of kids. The kid in the dinosaur costume screams, and won’t stop opening the front door every time Gina closes it. Hmm… maybe that one is my potential criminal.

Vicki and Shannon bring Tamra out in a wheelchair, but she refuses to be wheeled down the stairs. They try to help, and Tamra protests that Shannon’s hand is in her a-hole. They’re like The Three Stooges trying to get her down the stairs, and a staff member steps in to help.

Tamra is carried to a lounge chair. Vicki says, middle aged women can’t act this way. It’s very embarrassing. Shannon says, let’s do it again. In her interview, she likes the new version of herself. It’s a little bit sexier-ish. Tamra calls Eddie, and tells him the bad news about her foot. She says she went to get in the Jacuzzi, and it broke. He says it sounds like she was drunk AF. She says, maybe a little. Vicki keeps yelling, she was naked, in the background, and Tamra says no wonder Kelly is mad at her. She asks what’s up with that, and Vicki explains that a friend wanted to meet David. She had a barbecue and they exchanged numbers there. She asked if she should tell Kelly, but they both asked her not to. She says Michael was lonely, not having Jolie, and Steve was hanging out with him. She wonders why choose sides? Michael wanted the marriage to work, and Kelly wanted it over. She learned her lesson, and isn’t getting involved. She says it’s all about Kelly all the time. Shannon says she’s in the same position. She and David are done, and never getting back together, but it still hurts that he’s with someone else. She says Vicki’s friend is going through a breakup; she shouldn’t set up her ex. She should sit down with Kelly, see why she’s hurt, and tell her that she didn’t mean to hurt her. Vicki says she can do that. Tamra requests a mellow dinner, but Shannon says she’s arranged for a tequila tasting. Tamra says something bad is going to happen.

Vicki didn’t expect last night to be that way. Tamra is on painkillers, and snoozes at the dinner table. Shannon and Vicki put her to bed, leaving water, cookies and pills on the nightstand. Room service brings the tequila. Shannon says four years ago, Vicki invited her to Puerto Villa, and they had a tasting on the beach. We see a clip of that. She says they’re recreating it, but don’t have those men today. They got rid of them. In her interview, she says David had checked out, and we flash back to David ignoring her. She says he was already having an affair, but she refused to see it. They try the tequilas, and the dude who brought them explains the properties of each one. In her interview, Shannon says, tequila makes her loco, and she starts to get loud. Shannon tells Vicki that she and Tamra coming along to spend time with her means so much. She says four years ago, she wouldn’t even sip tequila; it was David’s drink. She didn’t know he was having an affair, and it turned out that it was their thing. She says she and David shared twenty years, he took her on a trip, and then he was done. He found someone new in a few months, and it’s devastating. She’s gone through the pain of the divorce, knowing he’s with someone else. In her interview, Shannon says a few months after their seventeen-year marriage ended, she was replaced like that. She’s in a place she never knew she would be at fifty-three years old. Vicki says anyone can check out at any time, and it’s like a death. She’s proud of Shannon. Shannon says her girls were excited that she’s talking to Auntie Vicki. She tells Vicki that she loves her, and Vicki says she wants the best for Shannon. Shannon wants the best for Vicki too, and kisses her. Vicki wipes her mouth, and says she doesn’t know how the girls do it.

Next time, Tamra might need surgery, we meet Emily’s mother-in-law, and Vicki tells Kelly she deserves respect, although Kelly tells her respect is earned.

🚑 Lazarus Vs Lasiris

The doctor will see you now.

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👶 Juan Thwarted…

It looks like the 90 Day Fiancé: The Couples Tell All poll was wrong too. Pao & Russ are not just staying together, they’re expecting. Well, she is. He’s just hanging out while she does all the work. I hate when couples say “we’re” pregnant. When dudes gain forty pounds, are sick every day, and go hormonally insane, we’ll talk.

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💝 Another Kind of Love…

There are two kinds of love: we love wise and kind and beautiful people because we need them, but we love (or try to love) stupid and disagreeable people because they need us. This second kind is the more divine because that is how God loves us: not because we are lovable but because He is love, not because He needs to receive but He delights to give. – from The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III, compiled in Words to Live By

💡 Me Too…

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July 23, 2018 – Finn Plunges Into the Fire to Save Peter, Vicki Apologizes to Eddie & Wrapping It

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What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Alexis meets Lucas at the hospital. She has a few details regarding the adoption. Nothing urgent, but it’s important. The birth mother is due this week.

Julian thanks Kim for helping him move his stuff to the hotel. She says she’s mostly there for the obligatory post pizza. She’s surprised the bellhops didn’t offer to help, but he thinks that’s Olivia’s doing. The only reason she’s letting him stay there is because he’s Leo’s father. That’s where her hospitality begins and ends. Kim thinks he’ll manage fine. He says, it’s not like he’s staying with her.

Josslyn and Oscar binge watch some TV shows. Josslyn says it’s doing a good job at keeping her mind off her problems, but her eyes can’t take another episode. They cuddle and kiss.

At the MetroCourt, Drew’s assistant gives him an envelope. He looks at whatever’s inside, and puts his head in his hands. Margaux approaches, and asks if it’s bad news.

The stable continues to burn. Nina wants to go back in for Peter, but Valentin says he’ll get him. Finn tells Valentin it’s not his call, and goes in himself. Everything is blazing like crazy. Finn sees Peter, and pulls him up from the floor.

Alexis asks Lucas if he’s excited or terrified, and he says, both. He says it’s been a gradual process with the parents-to-be in his family, but with them, bam! A baby. Alexis says she’ll make the transition as easy as possible, but it’s going to go quickly once the mother is in labor. She’ll be called, and do the transfer from GH to their custody. Lucas says, unless the birth mother changed her mind, and doesn’t give up the baby at all.

Julian tells Kim that didn’t come out right. He didn’t want to put her on the spot by asking. She says he’ll never know what she would have said now. He didn’t expect an invite; not at this point in their relationship. Kim agrees. Julian didn’t expect to get on the topic, but since they are, he asks if he was off-base when he was talking about their future.

Oscar asks Josslyn if there’s something wrong. She says she thought they could take it upstairs. He says, like… and she says, yeah. He asks what if Sonny comes home, but she says he won’t be back until later. She starts to lead him upstairs, but he doesn’t think it’s a good idea.

Maxie frets that it’s taking too long. Lulu says the emergency people are en route. Nina cries that it’s all her fault, but Valentin says she couldn’t rescue Peter on the best of days, and she’s been **. Maxie calls for Finn, who brings Peter out on his back. Maxie tells Peter that it’s her, and please don’t die. He has to wake up. Finn does chest compression, while Maxie does mouth to mouth. Lulu says the paramedics are here. Maxie tells Peter that he has to hang in there.

Margaux asks to join Drew; she has something for him. He asks what business the DA could have with his company, and she gives him a Woodchucks hat, telling him to consider it a peace offering. He didn’t know they were fighting, but she says it’s compensation, since he wouldn’t let her pay to have his shirt cleaned. She jokes that she gets the merchandise half-price since she works for the city, but he’s a little distracted. She thinks he’s bummed about the team, but he says it’s a disaster of another kind. He’s been invited to his high school reunion.

Oscar tells Josslyn that they haven’t talked about it much. She wonders what there is to talk about, and he says, plenty. The agreed to be committed to one another, but not put any pressure on themselves. She says she’s not feeling any pressure, He says, maybe she’s not, and she says he’s got to be kidding. He’s the only guy her age who doesn’t want to have sex. He says he does – when the timing is right. She thinks it’s literally perfect, and they should make the most of it, but he doesn’t want her to regret her first time.

Alexis tells Lucas the agreement says the birth mother will give up the baby, and she has every reason to anticipate that outcome. He says she has thirty days to change her mind. After thirty days of bonding, it can all be taken away. She says it’s okay to have reservations, but she doesn’t think that’s going to happen. He asks if there’s any way to assure that, and if they can be legally protected, but she says the contract can’t be changed. He wishes he knew that the baby was going to be home for good.

The paramedics think Nina will be fine, but Peter is in trouble. Nina starts getting upset, but Valentin tells her to stop. Peter’s breathing is shallow, and he has possible lung damage. Maxie says they have to save him. Don’t let him die.

Alexis tells Lucas that she’ll do everything she can to assure the process will go easily, but the clause is in the contract, and he and Brad agreed. Lucas remembers her telling them to think it through at the time. He thought he could live with it, but now the terms seem too large. She says, that’s the crux of being a parent; there are no guarantees. They have to trust they’ll be able to handle a crisis when it happens. She tells him not to spend time waiting for disaster, and miss the special moments. A nurse comes out, and tells Lucas that there are incoming.

Nina and Peter are wheeled in. Lucas is told that Nina is suffering from smoke inhalation, and was unconscious earlier, but now she’s awake and alert. Alexis locks eye with Finn.

Kim thinks Julian is being premature, and suggests they get him unpacked and settled in. He doesn’t want her to get weirded out because he brought up the future, but she says he can’t take it back. She likes him, but doesn’t want them to get ahead of themselves. He says he’s not getting down on one knee. For him, the future has been a problem, and he doesn’t want it to be a problem between them. There were times in life when he didn’t think he had a future, but that’s not the case right now. He’s not asking for a long-term commitment, and asks her to be patient if he looks in that direction. Kim says part of the attraction is that it feels so easy, and there’s been no pressure. They both have baggage, but checked it at the door, and are just being with each other in the here and now, and are enjoying each other. She can’t promise a future, much less sharing her life. Julian asks if she’s generally commitment phobic, or is it just him? She says she’s not worried about him. It’s Oscar who concerns her.

Josslyn asks Oscar why she’d regret it. She’s known for a while that she wanted the first time to be with him. He thinks they should talk about it another time. She says she just offered herself to him, and his response is some other time when it’s convenient> She asks if he wants to talk about it on his lunch break from his internship, since being with her is a horrible chore he wants to put off. He tells her, chill out. She’s acting crazy right now

Margaux suggests Drew could check out his old stomping grounds, and see how things are in retrospect. He says he doesn’t remember high school, and she says it’s a blur for her too. He tells her that his situation is unique. He has no memories before 2014.

Lucas orders oxygen for Nina, and asks that she be checked for any lung infection. Finn says Peter breathed in some heavy smoke, and was unconscious when he was when found. Lucas says to put him on oxygen, and set up a ventilator just in case.

Finn calls Anna, saying she needs to call him. Peter has been found. He’s inhaled heavy smoke and might be injured, but they don’t know yet. He asks her to call back.

Lucas examines Peter, and asks for chest x-rays. Lulu says she called the paramedics, but never went inside. Lucas wants to check her and Maxie out, but they insist they’re fine. Maxie asks if she can have a minute with Peter, and Lucas tells her to find them when she’s ready. She walks over to Peter’s bed.

Lucas wants to keep Nina overnight for observation. She says Valentin saved her life. He says he’s grateful for the chance. He sees Jordan outside, and says he’ll get her some water. Instead, he tells Alexis that Nina is going to need her help.

Josslyn asks Oscar what he called her, and he says, nothing. He said she was acting a certain way. Josslyn says he told her that she was crazy. He says, no, and he doesn’t blame her for acting impulsively. She tells him not to patronize her. He says it’s not a big deal. He doesn’t think they should rush in when they’re not ready. Josslyn tells Oscar not to project his insecurities onto her. If he doesn’t want to, fine, but don’t psychoanalyze it if he doesn’t want to admit the truth.

Julian tells Kim it’s no secret Oscar’s not his biggest fan. Kim says he’s still getting used to things; just give him time. He’s mature, but still a kid. He’s not used to the idea of her dating someone. Julian says, someone, or him? Kim says to say she was dating sparingly would be an understatement. She had no time, and as Oscar got older, no interest. Her focus has been on him, and just the two of them. Oscar just recently started branching out, living his own life. Julian thinks he shouldn’t fault her for doing the same, but she says it’s an adjustment. Her focus been Oscar and work, and she paid no attention to anything else. She didn’t think there was room in her life for anything else. Julian asks, what about now?

In the examining room, Alexis asks if Nina is saying Obrecht kidnapped Peter and kept him on her property. Valentin says for several days. Alexis says, she just happened to find out, and wasn’t aiding and abetting? She remembers their conversation, when Nina asked what constitutes an accessory to a crime. Valentin says it looks bad, and Nina needs legal representation. Alexis says she can’t represent Nina. Peter allegedly helped kidnap Drew and Jason, the fathers of her grandchildren. She’d be considered biased. She tells them she has some pro bono advice. When Nina is questioned, don’t say anything without representation present. Jordan comes in, telling Nina the doctor said she’s strong enough to answer questions. Valentin says the doctor is overly optimistic; she needs to recover. Jordan says, from the fire her aunt started? It’s hard to believe Obrecht did that by herself. She’s in custody. If Nina is involved, Obrecht is going to tell them. She suggests Nina do herself a favor and cooperate. Nina says, no questions until her attorney is there. Jordan leaves.

Jordan asks if Alexis is responsible for that. Alexis says she has no idea what Jordan means. Jordan says Nina refuses to talk without an attorney. Alexis says she’s not representing her. Jordan hopes Peter is more forthcoming.

Alexis sees Finn, and asks how he feels. He says, it’s no cakewalk. She says Anna must feel better knowing her son is okay. Finn says he hasn’t heard from her.

Peter says, Maxie, and she tells him not to move the mask. He’s being treated for smoke inhalation. He asks how long he was out, and she says, long enough that Obrecht nearly killed him. Nina tried save him. She’s in good shape, which is more than Maxie can say for him. He’ll probably go to prison soon, and she never has to see him again. He says she told them not to let him die.

Kim says Julian makes her happy, makes her laugh, and makes a mean cortado. She says it might be selfish to keep it going. If they take it to the next level, she’s afraid she can’t give him what he deserves. She knows how the last fourteen years have been, and has only so much room she allows in her heart. She’s afraid they’ll go down a path where she’ll break his.

Margaux suggest to Drew that some classmates might remember, and fill in the blanks. He says they’ll know what they thought about him, not who he was. She envies him, not remembering being burned by high school, and socially scarred for life. He says that’s one way to look at it. She apologizes for the mustard again, and says she’ll see him around.

Peter says Maxie still cares about him. She says she doesn’t care at all. He says she doesn’t want to see him die, but she says there’s been enough death around lately. She read his book. Assuming it’s true, bad things happened to him, but so what? They happen to a lot of people. True, they didn’t have an insane spy as a father, but they all have challenges. Most people don’t chose to take their garbage out on the rest of the world. Lying, scheming, keeping someone drugged up in a Russian clinic for five years. Her advice is that he needs to stop making excuses, and assuming his rotten childhood gives him a free pass. He could have died, but didn’t. He has people who care enough about him to try and save him. He owes it to them to do better. He’s been given a second chance; don’t waste it. She leaves. He coughs.

Jordan comes in with an officer, who handcuffs Peter to the bed. Jordan says he’s not going anywhere anytime soon, and he’ll be facing a slew of charges, but this time, he’s the victim. He asks if she’s really interested in catching his captors. She says, plural? Did Obrecht have an accomplice?

Finn tells Alexis that Anna is in Berkeley. They’ve texted, but haven’t spoken. Alexis says there’s nothing like explaining to an adult child that you neglected to mention a sibling. She had a similar situation, where she had kept the secret about giving up a child. It’s painful. Finn says he’s trying to give Anna space, but thought he’d hear from her after the last text. His phone dings, and it’s a text from Anna, saying she’s relieve Peter was found. She asks him to text updates on his condition, and she’ll call tomorrow. Finn thanks Alexis for humoring him. He’s grateful for their friendship. He looks at the text again, and is like, hmm…

Outside of Peter’s room, Maxie asks Lucas how Nina is feeling, and he asks who gave Jordan permission to speak to Peter? Jordan says he was about to ID Obrecht’s accomplice. Peter says Obrecht acted alone. She had no accomplice. Jordan says, she had no assistance in any capacity? Peter says, no; just Obrecht. Thank God Nina found him in the stables or he wouldn’t be alive.

Josslyn sees Oscar, and says she thought he left. He says not until they talk. He didn’t mean to offend her. She says he should have been more thoughtful with his choice of words. Isn’t that his thing? He says it sounded like she was forcing herself to do something she didn’t want to. She says she asked him because she did, and thought he felt the same. He says it doesn’t seem like the right time; for him at least. She says, whatever. They’ll wait, but if he’s waiting for her life to be normal, they’ll be waiting forever. No pressure. She’s not mad over it. There are other things more deserving of her anger. He asks if she wants to hang out, but she says she’s going to bed early. She stands by the door and stares straight ahead, and he kisses her cheek before he goes.

Kim says Julian deserves to know what he signed up for. He says he appreciates his time with her, and he’s happy with how things are. She says, for now. He says, no one knows the future. When something happens, they’ll deal with it. How about if they look for what exists right now; no looking ahead. They kiss.

Margaux goes to her hotel room. She kicks her shoes off, saying, what a day. She sees something behind the couch, and picks it up. It’s an envelope addressed to Drew.

Drew rips up the invitation to his reunion, puts on the hat, and heads for the elevator.

Margaux looks inside the envelope, but there’s nothing. She crumples it up, and tosses it aside.

Tomorrow, Griff asks Ava why she keeps changing the subject, Nina asks Peter why he lied, and Margaux has some questions for Drew.

The Real Housewives of Orange County

Tamra and Eddie are still waiting on counters and a sink for the kitchen. Eddie’s heart procedure didn’t work, and he’ll probably need another one. He’s also on blood thinners to prevent clots. Tamra takes his blood pressure. It’s hard for her, because there’s nothing she can do to help. She wants to tell him that he’ll be back to himself, but she doesn’t know that he will. It breaks her heart. Everything he loves to do has been taken away. Eddie insists he needs to run; it helps his mental state. Tamra wonders what will happen when he’s seventy. A food delivery comes from Vicki. Eddie says he’s not eating it. In her interview, Tamra thinks Vicki knows what she did was really wrong. We flash back to her repeating that Eddie is rumored to be gay. She’s trying everything get Tamra’s trust back, and she’s liking it. She’s hoping Vicki washes her car next. Eddie says he would rather eat the dog’s sh*t, and Tamra says she can arrange that. Ha-ha!

Shannon gets ready for a trip to Mexico with her daughters. It’s the time of year she and David typically took them on vacation, and he’s sending them on a trip. She’s not sure why, but if he’s offering, she’s taking it. She crams things into a suitcase. It’s the first time she’s taking them away as a single parent, so she’s struggling. It’s the first time she’s been to Mexico without David. It’s hurtful and painful; the breaking up of something. It’s tough to know she’ll be in this life forever, without wearing a wedding ring. Geez. I doubt the future is that glum.

Tamra and Emily go for a mani/pedi. Emily likes dark colors – like her soul. In her interview, Tamra says Emily is beautiful, fabulous, and over-the-top, but she’s just a good girl. Kelly joins them. Tamra tells her about Shannon going to Mexico. Kelly says it’s lucky David paid; Michael would never do something like that. Tamra asks about her and Michael’s arrangement, and Kelly says it’s one week on, one week off. She gets lonely. Tamra is surprised, saying she’s always on the go. Emily says she’s the same way. Tamra asks how long she’s been married, and Emily says, nine years. He was her boss. They talked a lot, and he asked her to marry him through Google chat. They didn’t have sex until they were married, since he’s a Mormon. He’s also half Persian. She says it’s an odd combination, but Persians make great husbands. They’re family oriented. Tamra asks if there’s been pressure on Emily to become Mormon, but she says no. They have five kids; two are her stepchildren. She didn’t technically have the other three either; her sister did. Cool. Emily tells them that she had six miscarriages. She tried in vitro, and carried twins to four months, then lost them. Wow. That’s so sad. Her sister stepped in, and she still has embryos left, but her husband doesn’t want another child. She wants Annabelle to have a sister like she does. She wants her daughter to have that connection.

Tamra gets a call from Shannon while she’s in the car wash. Shannon is calling from Mexico. She tells Tamra that they went as family a year ago. Tamra says if they’re having fun, that’s all that matters. The car wash gets loud, and Tamra can’t hear. Shannon says she thought they should turn it into a girls trip for a couple of days. She has history there with Vicki, and she’d like Tamra to bring her, and have some fun. In her interview, Shannon says her and Vicki’s history isn’t the best, but she wants to move forward, have a cocktail, and go crazy. Tamra says she’s there for Shannon, but she’s also dealing with Eddie. She’s trying to be there for everyone. Shannon asks her to see if they can get a flight.

Steve is preparing dinner when Vicki comes in. In her interview, she says their roles are reversed. Steve is home first, so he starts dinner. She feels like the man of the house. They talk about some household maintenance that needs to be done. Vicki says it’s a lot of work to run the house. It wasn’t meant for a single chick like her. She’s glad Steve participates. He asks about the rope course, and she says it was interesting. She and Tamra are good now. She just has one more hurdle, which is Eddie. In her interview, she wants to apologize for doubting his love for Tamra and repeating a rumor. Steve tells her not to worry, and do the best she can. She says she seems to be doing damage control all the time. That’s what happens when you do a lot of damage.

Eddie puts Tamra through some kettle belle moves. Gina and some other girls arrive at the gym. Tamra says she met Gina though a friend, and they connected immediately. She’s a smartass, puts it out there, and she’s a lot of fun. Kelly and Emily join them. In her interview, Emily says if she had time, she’s go to the gym, but has a job and kids. They get on the treadmill. Eddie helps with the circuit training. Kelly says that working out improves living her single life. It helps her stay young, and keeps her ass from dragging to the ground. In her interview, Emily wonders where the closest exit is, and how she can sneak out without anyone seeing. They do that double-rope thing I’ve always wanted to try. Eddie pronounces Kelly in first place. In her interview, Kelly says she’s competitive. In her family, if you’re not cheating, you’re not trying.

Gina tells us that she’s a circus act. She’s all OC until she opens her mouth. Her husband works in LA and has an apartment there. Tamra is shocked that Gina has never seen it. If it was Eddie’s, she’s be peeing all over it. Kelly wonders why they all didn’t just move, but Gina says she’s happy there, and the kids have adjusted. She’s like a single mom, but it works for them. In her interview, she loves that her husband is gone during the week, so she can bum around in sweat pants. She tells the girls that she drinks a lot of wine.

Vicki calls Kelly, telling her that she feels the need to meet with Tamra and Eddie. She and Tamra are fine, but Eddie is another story. He was mean to her too. She’s not going to remind him about that, but he wasn’t kind. In her interview, Kelly says apologies have always worked for her, but if she wants to move forward, she can’t reminding him about that stuff. In her interview, Kelly says this is why Vicki gets into trouble. Her apologies backfire.

Gina chases after her kids. She says she’s a survivalist parent; just trying to survive every day. She can’t get her daughter to do anything, including wearing underwear at present. She’s originally from Long Island, so she’s a bit of an outsider in the OC. She can’t order coffee without someone noticing she’s from New York; she’s a unicorn. Her heart will always belong in New York, but an opportunity took her husband to LA, and now he goes back and forth. She says a lot of people have the perfect family, with the husband coming home for dinner, but who knows what goes on behind closed doors? People can say what they want, but they’re doing it.

Tamra and Eddie are having lunch at a restaurant, when Vicki calls Tamra. Eddie looks blasé, and Vicki asks if she can intrude on them and talk to Eddie. Eddie shrugs. Vicki says give her twenty minutes. Eddie seems miffed, and Tamra tells him that she thought he was okay with it. She’s pleasantly surprised. It’s important for them to talk. She can’t move forward with Vicki if Eddie isn’t good with it. He asks if Vicki has apologized to her, and Tamra says Vicki’s way of apologizing isn’t traditional. We flash back to Vicki apologizing to Tamra, and starting another argument at the same time. Tamra knows she can’t make things right without him, but Eddie says he has no intention of being friends. Tamra wants to throw up.

Eddie orders a martini. Tamra says that’s Vicki’s drink, and he says she drinks dirty martinis because she’s dirty. Tamra orders one for Vicki. Eddie can’t understand why she wants to be friends after the sh*t Vicki put her through. In her interview, Tamra says it’s important to make things right. Eddie needs to get the stress out of his life because of his heart issues. Eddie asks if she remembers the sleepless nights when she and Vicki were fighting. Tamra says it was a hard thing. She talked to Shannon a million times about it. Vicki arrives, and makes small talk. She tells Eddie that she loves his wife, and therefore loves him. She messed up. She didn’t mean to hurt him. There’s no excuse for what she did. She was in a bad place, and was wrong. She asks if they can be friends. She knows it won’t be the way it was, but thinks now is the time. She says she’s shaking. Eddie says her spreading rumors caused a strain between him and Tamra. Tamra says her son’s friend asked why his stepdad was gay. Vicki asks her not to be that loud. Eddie says he tried not to let it bother him. It doesn’t matter what people say, but it affected their relationship. Vicki whips out some Bible verses, that are actually quite applicable. She reads them off, regarding about not keeping your mouth shut, not verifying a story, and how your words can be a poor reflection of the Lord, your friends, and family. She says she’s done all of those things. She’s ashamed of her words, and if it’s none of her business, she needs to stay out of it. It destroyed a friendship. She says it took her a long time to figure out what to say. She’s asking forgiveness. Eddie Said she seems to be feeling hurt, and he’s trying to understand how it started. Vicki says a man (meaning Brooks, who we see in a flashback) lied to her, and she felt alone. She didn’t have a best friend. Eddie says Tamra was just trying to protect her, and Vicki says, but then Tamra turned on her. We flash back to one of their many altercations, and in her interview, Tamra says, it’s typical Vicki. She blames someone else for everything that comes out of her own mouth. Vicki says she wants to go back, and tells Eddie that she’s sorry.

Shockingly, Eddie accepts Vicki’s apology, and Tamra tells her to stop shaking; they’re good. Vicki says she can’t do it anymore; she’s never repeating anything again. Eddie tells her, forgiveness is a slow process; they have to trust again. Vicki asks if he can make her butt look like Tamra’s. He says probably, but she has to work hard. At this point, she and Tamra are weepy. Tamra says, good things take a while, and Eddie says, everything worth having takes a while. I guess Eddie is memorizing fortune cookies since he can’t be at the gym. Tamra tells Vicki to never talk again. In her interview, Vicki takes it as a life lesson. Don’t take about people. It will come back to bite you. Since she can’t help herself, Vicki says Tamra is mean, and Tamra says Vicki is a charmer. In her interview, Tamra thinks Vicki is trying to be sincere. Part of her is learning and changing. Vicki is happy to have the weight lifted, and swears never to do it again. She leaves to go back to work. Before she gets in her car, she has to add that she hopes they never do what they did again either. Tamra tells Eddie that she knows Vicki was dying inside. Eddie felt she sincerely meant it.

In the car, Vicki calls Kelly, and says she did it. Eddie accepted her apology, and she feels so much better. In her interview, Kelly says she was taught to always forgive. Vicki asks if she’s doing anything; she thought she’d stop by. Kelly tells her to come on over.

Emily and husband Shane go out to eat for their anniversary. The restaurant is one the water, and their seats are impressive. Emily asks if Shane thought they’d get to nine years with three kids. They jumped in with no foundation. Emily orders champagne. In her interview, she says it’s hard, being married with kids. Shane was married to his first wife for nine years. She’s competitive, so they have to make it to ten. She asks him about work, and he talks about having to bring the kids’ lunch to the school. In her interview, Emily says he comes from money, but he has to work, and be example and role model for the kids. She grew up in a divorced household, and had no role model. She thanks him for being there for all five kids. In her interview, Emily says she knew he’d be a good partner, and she’s an attorney. If it doesn’t work out, she can do her own divorce.

She asks what Shane thinks about one more kid, and he says he doesn’t think about it. She wants more than one girl, and he says they got more than expected as is. She says if partners aren’t on the same page, they can find a compromise. He tells her that she’ll have to leave him, and pursue one that will. She says there are still nine embryos from him, and they’re lonely. He says they have each other. In her interview, Emily says she went through hell to get the embryos, and a lot of tears. She gets emotional talking about it. The food comes, and Emily repeats she wants another girl. Shane says there will be a four or five-year gap. Think about the three they have. It’s a lot, but a good a lot. Emily says, it is, and tells him, happy anniversary.

Vicki tells Kelly that her place is cute. Kelly says it’s old, but she made it cozy, and updated it. They sit on the couch, and Kelly says she heard a rumor that Vicki hooked Michael up. Vicki says she had a barbecue, and Michael was there, along with a friend of hers. She didn’t hook him up. Kelly says she didn’t say anything, and Vicki says she didn’t know where it was going, and it was none of her business. In her interview, Vicki reminds us of Kelly saying she hoped Michael would find a girlfriend, and we flash back to that. Vicki says it’s Michael’s responsibility to tell her. She and Steve have gone out with them a couple of times. Kelly says wonders why Vicki didn’t give her a heads up, and Vicki tells her not to twist it around to make her fault. Kelly says anybody would say this is effed up. I know I would. Vicki says it’s not her fault Kelly’s husband is dating someone. Kelly says this breaks her heart, and she starts to cry. Vicki says Kelly doesn’t love him, and so they went on double dates. Who cares who Michael goes out with? Kelly says she’s obviously not a friend; she doesn’t roll with girls like that. She tells Vicki to leave; she’s not Kelly’s friend. Vicki says she didn’t hook Michael up, and Kelly is being out of line. Kelly says she’s done, and closes her bedroom door between them. In her interview, Vicki says Kelly thinks it’s over, but she’s still in love with Michael. He’s moving on, and if she has single girlfriends who want to meet him, it has noting to do with her. Kelly dumped him. Alrighty then.

Next time, Kelly says she wanted to smack Vicki, Vicki doesn’t know why she has to choose sides, and the Mexico trip happens, where Tamra will do some flashing at a bar.

🎬 Until Tomorrow…

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