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May 20, 2022 – The Night Before the Hearing, Four Decades, In Atlanta, No Guilt, Wedding Roulette, New Charm, Nouveau Old, Escaped, Musical Stream, Close To Ten Quotes & Business

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

At The Savoy, Bobbie stares daggers at Nina, and Sonny tells her, don’t worry about them. Nina asks what they’re doing here, and he asks what she means. Carly tells Bobbie to stop glaring; don’t give them the satisfaction. Bobbie says, Sonny is parading around with Nina. Where’s his sense of shame? He’s actually holding her hand. Carly says, if it doesn’t affect Donna, she doesn’t care, and Bobbie says, Carly might be over it, but she’s not. She thinks it’s high time she gave them a piece of her mind. She gets up.

At Kelly’s, Finn gives Violet a placemat and crayons, telling her that she can draw whatever she likes. He puts headphones on her head, and she says she likes the song. She gets busy drawing, and Finn tells Gregory that he thinks she’s sufficiently distracted. He doesn’t want to scare her. Gregory says, with talk of ghosts, because Elizabeth thinks Franco is… haunting her? but Finn says, no. He thinks Violet is onto something because the only person present at every incident was Elizabeth. Gregory says, because someone is harassing her, but Finn says, what if that someone is Elizabeth herself?

Elizabeth picks up Violet’s drawing of the family, and tears Finn and Violet off of it.

Taggert thanks Portia for the invitation, and I’m confused. Wasn’t she at The Savoy with Epiphany and Stella? He says he could certainly use the company, and she says, so he read Trina’s Title IX report too. He says, hell yeah, and she asks if he thinks it’s going to have any impact on Trina’s criminal trial. He says, there wouldn’t be a criminal trial in the first place if it wasn’t for their esteemed Commissioner.

TJ says, the muggers already have their wallets and their phones; isn’t it enough? Marshall says, just take it, handing over the clarinet case, but TJ struggles with guy two as he takes it. Marshall pushes guy one back, and drops the knife.

Michael and Wiley play with toy cars, and Michael says he hopes Wiley gets this out of his system before he’s 16. Wiley says, 16 is old, and Michael says, thanks, buddy. He asks how Willow is feeling, and she says, Epiphany warned her nursing school would be hard, but she’s exhausted. He says he’s glad she didn’t stick it out for Leo’s birthday party. She was missed, but there were plenty of people there to celebrate. She asks if Leo had a good time, and Michael says, he did. She says, she tried taking a nap, but she couldn’t fall asleep, and Wiley says he could read her a bedtime story that always makes him fall asleep. She suggests she and daddy read him a story, since it’s past his bedtime, and Michael thinks they should spend a little extra time with him tonight. Willow says, how about two bedtime stories, and afterward, they’ll snuggle. Wiley wants a bedtime snack too, and Michael says, he drives a hard bargain. Willow says, deal, and Wiley says, yay!

Carly asks Bobbie to please sit down. She just said, she doesn’t want to give them the satisfaction. Bobbie says she’s Carly’s mother, and has the right to be indignant on her behalf. Carly says she understands that, and loves Bobbie for it, but can they keep the indignation between them? Please. Bobbie says, okay, fine, and sits back down. But Carly better buckle up because Bobbie has something to say to her, and she’s not going to like it.

Sonny says, he and Nina are just two people trying to wipe out their troubles for a while. There’s nothing wrong with that. Nina says, it seems like Bobbie definitely disagrees, and now that The Invader has reminded everyone in the world of her many transgressions, she’s sure there are plenty of people who have opinions about seeing them together. He says, people can think what they want. They don’t know them or what they’ve been through. She says she doesn’t care about people, she cares about him, but she can’t ignore the fact she caused him a lot of trouble, and it’s time she did something about that. He says, like what?

Gregory says, Finn thinks Elizabeth is stalking herself? That’s absurd. Finn says, this person keeps getting to Elizabeth without leaving a trace. At her home, at the hospital, at her room at the MetroCourt. Gregory says, there has to be another explanation, and Finn says, of course (🍷) she has access to her home, to her room at the MetroCourt, and Franco’s art studio, which would explain how someone got in and out without getting caught. The only big hole in the theory is that she wasn’t at home when the portrait was placed on the mantel. If he remembers correctly, no one saw Elizabeth sleeping at GH that night. Is it possible she went home and placed the painting there herself? Gregory says, there’s an even bigger hole in Finn’s theory. He’s told Gregory many times what a loving, devoted mom Elizabeth is to her three sons. Why would she torment herself, let alone her three boys?

Elizabeth sits on the couch in the dark, cutting up the part of the picture she tore off with a pair of scissors. Cameron comes in and turns on the lights. He says, mom? but she doesn’t acknowledge him.

Taggert says, Jordan, and she says, it’s good to see him… she thinks. He asks, what happened? The Jordan he knew was committed to justice being served. Jordan and Portia say hi, and Jordan tells Taggert, she can assure him that her commitment to justice is as strong as ever. He says, really? Then why is his daughter still facing a trial when it’s obvious she’s been framed? Jordan says, he knows she can’t comment on ongoing investigations, and he says he’s aware of the evidence she has against Trina. He worked at the PCPD a long time, and still has connections. What he doesn’t understand is why she’s sitting on her hands, letting Trina take the fall, instead of going out and finding the real criminal.

Guy one picks up his knife and slashes Marshall, who falls to the ground. The clarinet goes flying, and TJ runs to Marshall. Guy one throws TJ against the wall, and it’s two against one, but Curtis shows up. He kicks the muggers’ asses, as TJ tends to Marshall. Guy two (I think) runs off, and Curtis knocks the other one down. He says, at least they got one of them, and TJ asks if Marshall can hear him. He tells Curtis, call 9-1-1.

Portia tells Taggert to give his former partner some credit. She knows who Trina is, just like they do. Jordan says she’s still keeping an eye on Trina’s case, even though it’s now in the DA’s hands. Taggert thanks her for whatever she may or may not be doing, and she says, he may or may not be welcome. Portia asks if Jordan heard about the Title IX report that PCU released today, and Jordan says she hasn’t seen it yet, but assumes a copy went straight to the DA’s office. Portia says, Trina read it and she’s interpreting it as bad news. She’s concerned if she’s found responsible, she’s going to be expelled. She asks if Jordan thinks that would make it more likely Trina would be found guilty in the criminal trial.

Carly asks what she’s not going to like, and Bobbie says, Carly is putting on a great front, but there’s no point in torturing herself. Let’s leave. Carly says, no. She didn’t do anything wrong; she’s not going anywhere. Would Bobbie have let Lucy Coe run her out of every club? Bobbie says, she’s not suggesting Carly leave in every instance, but tonight, she doesn’t need the extra stress. She has nothing to prove. Carly says, Bobbie is right, but she’s still not going anywhere.

Nina says, the way she sees it, Sonny has been suffering the consequences of her bad choices. He almost died saving her from a fire that Peter set. Then when he got his memory back, he came back from a family, and moved on from her. His wife married her best friend, his marriage ended, and now he has a feud with his son because of her. Her being here with him is not a good idea. So for once, she’s going to make it easy on him, think about him, and go. He says, wait a minute. She can go if she wants to, but don’t do it on his account. Because for him, her being around is no trouble.   

Finn says, Gregory is right; Elizabeth is a wonderful mother. Gregory says, then why would she create a situation where it wasn’t safe to live with her kids? and Finn says, she had trouble sleeping; the doctor even gave her a prescription. Gregory says, so? and Finn says, people react differently. Sleep aids have made people do lots of things; sleepwalking for one. Maybe that’s why she doesn’t remember any of these incidents. He has to go talk to her. He asks if Gregory will look after Violet for a minute, and Gregory says, of course (🍷), but he wants Finn to be careful. If Finn’s theory is right, and Elizabeth is responsible, either consciously or unconsciously, she attacked Chase. Who knows what else she might be capable of? Finn takes Violet’s headphones off, and says he’s sorry, but he has to go do something. She says he hasn’t had dessert yet, and he asks her to bring him something to go. He’ll see her at home later. She asks if he’s going to see Aunt Elizabeth, and he says he is. She tells him to let Elizabeth know she’s making her another drawing, and he says he will. He says he loves her, kisses the top of her head, and leaves.

Elizabeth continues to concentrate on cutting the picture, and Cameron says, mom? It’s him; he’s home. She doesn’t even acknowledge him, and he sits on the couch. He says, she’s starting to freak him out a little bit. Is she okay? What is she doing? She freezes, with the scissors midair.

Jordan says, there’s a good chance the judge won’t even allow the Title IX to be entered into evidence, and Portia says, that’s good news. Taggert says, it’s not guaranteed, and Jordan says, no, but he has to have faith. He says, that’s in short supply these days, and walks off. Portia says, Jordan will have to forgive Taggert. He’s hurting right now, but he knows she supports Trina, and he’s grateful; as is Portia. She asks if Jordan wants to join her and have a drink, if she’s not on the clock, and Jordan says she’s definitely off duty. She just came to blow off some steam. Portia says, by herself? and Jordan says she knows Curtis is out of town. She just doesn’t want any unsavory characters thinking they can take advantage. Portia asks if Jordan is saying Curtis’s business is being threatened.

Molly arrives, seeing the police cars, and ambulance. She says, oh my God, TJ, and runs to him. She asks, what happened? When they didn’t show up at the club, she went looking for them and saw the lights. TJ says, they were headed to an alley. Marshall said it was a back way to get into the club, when all of a sudden, they were stopped by some muggers who had knives. They gave them their phones and their wallets, but they got greedy; they wanted Marshall’s clarinet case. Curtis says, all of this because Marshall didn’t want to let go of his clarinet case? and TJ says, no, Marshall did, but he knew how important the clarinet was to him. So when he saw Marshall handing over the case, he reached for it, and they started struggling. Marshall is taken away on a stretcher, and Curtis says, it’s okay. TJ was brave. They’re taking Marshall to New York Methodist. Let’s go. They go, leaving Molly in the alley by herself. Where TJ and Marshall just got mugged.  

Finn goes to Elizabeth’s house, and asks Cameron, what’s going on? Cameron says he doesn’t know. He came home a while ago, and Elizabeth was just cutting that paper. She won’t say anything, and he doesn’t know what to do. Finn picks up part of the picture, and sees his head has been cut out of it. He sits on the couch, and tells Elizabeth, it’s him. Can she hear him? She just stares into space, her hand holding the scissors still frozen, and Cameron says, what’s wrong with her? Why won’t she say anything? Finn tells her, it’s okay. Can she give him the scissors? There’s no response, and he cups his hand around the scissors. Elizabeth comes to, and he tells her, it’s okay. He promises no one is going to hurt her. He takes the scissors, and she says, Finn? What’s happening? She looks around, and says, she’s home? How did she get here?

Michael says, Wiley fell asleep early, and Willow wonders why. Could it be because someone kept him up an hour past his bedtime playing trucks? Michael says he knows it’s best to get him on a regular routine, but they were having so much fun, he felt bad calling it a night. She says, what if that all changes tomorrow? She’s really stressed about the hearing. What reasonable grandmother wouldn’t want contact with their grandchild? And Nina is really good at convincing people she’s reasonable. He says, worrying themselves into the ground isn’t going to do any good. Diane has repeatedly told him they have a strong case. Willow says, it’s not a slam dunk. What if they’re both wrong, and Nina wins?

In the back of the club, Taggert sees Sonny, who asks if he’s enjoying his night. Taggert says, not even a little, and Sonny says he knows what’s going on with Trina. Taggert says, Trina had nothing to do with what happened with Sonny’s stepdaughter, and Sonny says he knows that. Josslyn spends a lot of time with Trina, and he knows Trina is a great person. She’d never do what she’s being accused of. Taggert nods moves on.

Carly is looking at her phone, and Bobbie says, if she wants to have a conversation with Carly, should she start sending texts? Carly says, sorry. She’s just really distracted right now. Bobbie asks if it’s about the test results from GH, and Sonny’s supersonic ears pick that up. Bobbie says, she thought Carly was going to forget about that until tomorrow, and Sonny says, test results at GH; Is Carly sick? What’s going on? Bobbie says she thinks they could use a minute. She’ll be back. She leaves, and Sonny sits down. He asks if this has anything to do with when Carly was attacked by Harmony, and she says she appreciates his concern, but her life has nothing to do with him anymore. He says, she’s Donna’s mother, and she says, and if it affected Donna, she’d tell him. He says she can’t brush this off that easy. He knows when she’s hiding something.

Bobbie goes to the bar, and asks if Nina is enjoying her evening. Nina says, considering the visitation hearing is tomorrow, it’s probably best they didn’t speak tonight. Bobbie says, if Nina listens to what she has to say, there won’t be a hearing tomorrow.

Willow asks Michael, what if they’re forced to let Nina see Wiley? She’s so needy. She wants Wiley to love her. She wants him to console her over the loss of Nelle. It’s not really about Wiley at all. She’s afraid of the lesson he might take from that; that his needs don’t matter. As Wiley grows up, he’s going to have to handle challenges, and deal with people who are out for themselves, but she wants him to know that family is always a place he can feel loved and protected. Michael says, he will. They’ll block Nina’s petition, he promises. She says, when she found out about Harmony’s lies, it made her stop and reassess what family means. He and Wiley matter more to her than anything. She’ll always fight for them. He says, and he’ll be by her side. No matter what Nina throws at them tomorrow, or in the future, they’ll hit her back twice as hard. She asks if it’s messed up that hearing him say that makes her love him more, and he says, not at all. Hearing how protective she is, and how she wants to keep their family safe, makes him love her even more. She says, it seems they’re a perfect match, and he says, 1000%, and they kiss.

Jordan tells Portia, she doesn’t think Curtis is in any trouble. She’s just being overly cautious. Portia says she knows Jordan still cares about Curtis, and Jordan says, it’s not like that, but Portia says, she didn’t mean it in that way. She means Jordan is always going to be family to Curtis, and she respects that. She’s glad Jordan has his back. Jordan asks if Portia has heard from him, and Portia says, he texted her when he got to Brooklyn, but she hasn’t heard anything from him since. Jordan says she hasn’t had any updates from TJ either. She wonders if they found Marshall yet, and Portia hopes when they do, they’re able to heal the wounds between Curtis and his dad.

At the hospital, TJ says, this is on him. He doesn’t know what he was thinking, grabbing for that case. Molly says, he was being mugged. He acted on instinct because he knows how important that clarinet is to Marshall. Curtis says, TJ was incredibly brave. He knows it’s Marshall’s most prized possession. He did right by Marshall. A doctor comes out, and Curtis asks if his father is okay. The doctor says, he lost a lot of blood, but he’s stable. They’re going to take him for a CT and an MRI to rule out any traumatic brain injury. Before they do, is there anything about Marshall’s medicant history they should know? Any medications? Any allergies? Curtis says, he takes blood pressure medication, but he’s not sure which kind or the dosage. Marshall just recently came back to their family. They don’t know much about his medical history. The doctor goes back, and TJ says, there’s still so much they don’t know about Marshall. Curtis says, they still have a chance, but TJ says, what if he doesn’t make it? Curtis says he knows TJ is a doctor, and his first impulse is to go to the worst case scenario, but don’t let himself go there. They came all this way to find Marshall. They’re not going to give up now.

Gregory tells Violet not to worry; everything will be okay. He won’t worry either. She shows him her latest drawing – everyone seated at a long table – and he says, it’s beautiful. She says, it’s him, her, Aunt Elizabeth, daddy, and Uncle Chase at a tea party. Maybe Aunt Elizabeth will feel better if they throw her a tea party. It always makes her feel better. Gregory says, sometimes grown-up problems are more complicated, and she says, she wishes she never has grown-up problems. He says, if he could keep her this age he would, and she wonders if she can ask him something. He says, anything, and she asks if he’s going to finish his brownie. He gives it to her.

Finn asks, what’s the last thing Elizabeth remembers? and she says she was lying down Laura’s. Did Laura and Doc bring her here? He says he called Laura’s because he wanted to talk to her; he wanted to apologize. Laura told him that she’d snuck out. He came looking here first. She says she doesn’t remember any of that. Did Cameron pick her up and drive her here? Cameron says, no. He’s been crashing at Ian’s dorm, and came back to get his laptop. He found her sitting here, and tried talking to her, but she ignored him like she was in a trance. She asks what she was doing, and he says, she was just sitting there, cutting up  that picture. She says, that’s the picture Violet gave her Why would she destroy it? Why doesn’t she remember any of this? Finn asks if she wants to go back to Laura and Doc’s and talk about it in the morning. Elizabeth says she doesn’t know why came or what she was doing. If Finn knows what’s going on, he has to tell her. Cameron says he agrees with his mom. If Finn has any idea what’s happening, they need to hear it. Finn says he thinks maybe the person they’ve been looking for, the one who’s intruding on her life, is her. Cameron asks if Finn is saying his mom has been harassing their family. That’s just not possible; she wouldn’t do that. Finn says he’s sorry. He knows it’s upsetting, but they have to understand Elizabeth wasn’t conscious of what she was doing. It was a form of sleepwalking. It explains how someone kept getting in and out without leaving any evidence. Cameron’s mom was present for almost every intrusion. Elizabeth gets up, and says, no, that’s impossible. There’s no way she’d forget doing all of those things. Finn says, just tonight she lost track of time. She doesn’t remember leaving Laura’s; she doesn’t remember coming here. She doesn’t remember cutting up Violet’s drawing. When he and Cam found her, she woudn’t respond to either one of them. Doesn’t Cameron agree? Cameron says, yes. He kept trying to talk to her, and she ignored him, like he wasn’t there. Finn says, if they hadn’t found her, if she’d come out of it on her own, what would she have thought happened? She says she doesn’t know. If what he’s saying is true, she’s the one who stashed the ring. She’s the one who slashed her dress she wore when she married Franco. She put the portrait he did of her up here? How would she even get it? Did she set fire to Franco’s studio? Is she the one who hit Chase over the head? What’s happening to her? Finn says, it’s okay. He holds her, and says, it’s going be okay. She looks pretty freaked.

TJ says, he’d update his mom, but he doesn’t want to worry her until they have definitive answers. Curtis asks if TJ and Marshall got to talk much before the mugging, and TJ says, Marshall was reluctant to come back to Port Charles. He also said he did Curtis and his dad a favor when he left all those years ago. Curtis says, he’s not the only one, and TJ says, he agrees? Curtis says, not him; his mom. Molly asks how he knows this, and Curtis says, Stella told him that she knew all along Marshall was alive. According to Aunt Stella, it was Marshall’s idea to disappear after he got arrested. And the strange thing is, his mom agreed with it. TJ says, that doesn’t make any sense. Why? Curtis says, Aunt Stella said that had to come from Marshall. Believe him. He had all those questions and more. Now they just have to hope Marshall tells them what he’s been hiding. An orderly comes out, and asks if they’re Marshall’s family, and Curtis asks, is his father okay?  

Taggert says he’s going to take off, and Portia says, they’re going to help Trina through this, no matter what comes her way. They hug, and Jordan tells Taggert, Trina is a fantastic young woman. She doesn’t want to see Trina hurt. Are they good? Taggert says, they go way back, and Jordan certainly proved to be true to his family. Whatever she’s doing, he trusts her. He leaves, and Jordan says she knows Trina is in a difficult situation, but she sure has an amazing support system around her. Joss and Cam stood by her, and of course (🍷) there’s Portia, Curtis, and Taggert. Portia says, Taggert has always been such a devoted father, and Jordan remembers Portia saying she needs to tell Trina the truth about her father, when she and Portia were trapped in the basement. Portia asks if there’s something on Jordan’s mind, and Jordan says, Portia, and the things she said the day they were almost killed.

Carly says, whatever she’s doing, whatever tests she’s had run, Sonny has lost the right to know about it. Sonny says, just because they’re divorced, doesn’t mean they weren’t partners for years, so if she’s sick or hurt, he wants to know about it. Not just because of the kids, but because he cares about her. He sent her a voicemail after Harmony attacked her; did she get it? She says she did. She’s sorry she didn’t respond. He says he knows things are different, but he’ll always be here for her. She says she’s not sick or hurt, and he says, then what’s these GH test results, and why are they so important?

Bobbie tells Nina, call off the petition before it blows up in her face, but Nina says she’s not discussing this with Bobbie. They’re going before a judge tomorrow. Nina starts to leave, and Bobbie says, wait a minute. Does she really think those articles will be the end of it? Michael will keep coming for her. Nina says, let him. He can’t say anything worse than he has already. Bobbie asks if Nina knows that she was the first one to see through Nelle. She had Nelle pegged as a gold digging psycho the first time her daughter let Nelle through the door. Now she sees where Nelle got it. Nina is more polished, but she’s just as entitled and just as greedy, helping herself to things that don’t belong to her; like other people’s husbands and other people’s children. Nina says, Bobbie is no Mother Teresa herself. She knows all about Bobbie’s messy sordid past, all the way back to when she manipulated Laura and Scotty, because she wanted Scotty for herself. And let’s not forget all the people Bobbie lied to, and this little nugget, all the husbands she cheated on. Bobbie says she hasn’t wrecked any homes lately, unlike Nina, who helped herself to Sonny. Not that Nina cares what it did to Carly, but what about Donna and Avery? She doesn’t care about two little girls who love their family? She’d rather go around wringing her hands over Nelle, and make excuses for Nelle’s laundry list of crimes. Nina says, she was robbed of a chance to help her daughter, to help Nelle, but Bobbie got a second chance with her daughter, didn’t she? So Carly turned out to be every bit as twisted as her prostitute mother. Didn’t Bobbie think she knew about that part of her sordid past? Fortunately, Scotty likes to talk. Bobbie says, if she was younger, she’d toss a pitcher of margaritas all over Nina, and Nina says, but now she’s older… and wiser. Bobbie says, young at heart… only a bit wiser, and throws her drink in Nina’s face. Is Bobbie really this stupid? I hate when they make the characters seem like idiots. But of course (🍷 goes for me too), Nina will be stupid and do nothing.

Michael and Willow get busy and there’s a song part. I take a power nap.

Jordan tells Portia, memory is a funny thing, isn’t it? She hadn’t thought about their near death experience in ages. Then all of a sudden, she’s hearing Portia’s voice talking about telling Trina the truth about her father. Portia says, personally she likes to keep close encounters with death locked deep in her psyche, but thanks for the reminder. Jordan says she’ll keep her mouth shut next time. Did Portia ever tell Trina what she thought Trina should know about Taggert? Portia says, she was deprived of oxygen, as was Jordan. Clearly she wasn’t thinking straight. Of course (🍷) in any conversation she’d have with Trina about her father, he’d be included. Jordan tells her, just don’t keep it inside forever. They only have to look at Marshall to see how secrets in families can fester. Portia says she thinks Curtis still has time to make things right with his father, and Jordan says, if they give themselves that chance. Portia says, Curtis will. He always does what’s right by his family.  

The orderly says, they’re bringing Marshall back from his tests, and gives Curtis his effects (i.e. his stuff). Curtis asks if it’s possible to see him, and she says, he can only have one visitor at a time. TJ tells Curtis to go, and he follows the orderly. TJ looks in the bag, and says, Marshall’s clarinet. It must still be in the alley; he has to go back and get it. Molly says, no, he doesn’t. She takes pieces of the clarinet out of her bag, and says, she scooped these up, even though some pieces are damaged a little bit. TJ says, now they just need Marshall to wake up.

Curtis sits by Marshall’s bed. He sighs.

Violet asks if Gregory will keep her drawing safe, and he says he’ll guard it with his life. She says, if it will make him feel better, he can hold her hand. They walk out hand-in-hand.

Elizabeth asks why she’s doing these horrible things. What’s wrong with her? Finn says he doesn’t know, but he promises they’re going to find out.

Willow says, Michael’s really not worried about the visitation hearing tomorrow, and he says, of course (🍷) he is, but they have each other. They’ll find a way to make everything okay. She says she loves him, and he says, and he loves her.

Nina says, Bobbie going to pay for this, tomorrow when she gets legal visitation rights to Wiley. Carly runs up, grabbing Bobbie away, and Sonny says, back off; that’s enough. Sonny gets a napkin from the bar, and gives it to Nina, who wipes her face. He asks, what happened? and Nina tells him, let’s just say it was a painful reminder of how important it is she’s granted legal visitation rights to Wiley.

Carly asks if Bobbie is okay, and Bobbie says, she knows she should have been the bigger person, but she couldn’t stop herself. Carly says, way to go, mom, and Bobbie says she’s surprised Carly isn’t mad. Carly says, she loved it. That is the least of what Nina deserves. Bobbie says, give her hell tomorrow at the hearing, and Carly says she intends to

On Monday, TJ tells Curtis that he found something he wasn’t expecting; Finn tells Chase, he thinks he knows who’s been harassing Elizabeth; Elizabeth asks if she’s losing her mind; and Dante tells Sonny, think about it before he gets on the stand on behalf of Nina.

🎉 Something To Celebrate…

God bless ‘em. Forty years is a long time to be at any job.

🍑 Who Gonna Check Her…?

Recapping Atlanta.

https://people.com/tv/rhoa-sheree-whitfield-assistant-rumors-real-housewives-of-atlanta-recap/

⚖️ Not Guilty…

I would have dumped that hot mess a long time ago, family or no.

👰🏼 Skipping Out…

Does it really matter? Did anyone notice?

And seriously, who cares?

🍹 No Prince Charmings…

It looks to be a delightful season.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1331166/southern-charms-craig-conover-austen-kroll-get-into-physical-fight-in-dramatic-season-8-trailer

👙 Rebooting GTL…

How can they even put fresh and Jersey Shore in the same vicinity? Enough already.

https://ew.com/tv/new-jersey-shore-all-stars-buckhead-family-reunion-reality-mtv-vh1-lineup/

Even the OGs aren’t happy. Although for reasons that aren’t my own.

https://people.com/tv/jersey-shore-stars-call-mtv-reboot-exploitation/

☠️ Holy…

This would creep me out too.

🎶 Can’t Stop the Music…

Hulu will stream Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and Austin City Limits this year.

https://hypebeast.com/2022/5/hulu-to-stream-2022-2023-bonnaroo-lollapalooza-austin-city-limits-music-festivals

💬 Quotes of the Week

What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?Adam Smith

I’ll join this conversation on the proviso that we stop bitching about people, talking about wigs, dresses, bust sizes, penises, drugs, night clubs, and bloody Abba! – Bernadette (Terrence Stamp), Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others. – Winston Churchill

Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let’s stay here. And by their connection to the land, they are connected to one another. – Anne Raver

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.Albert Einstein

According to police, the “defecation was significant enough that 8 wigs were destroyed as a result.”NY Post article about Public Enemy #2, who made poopie in a beauty supply store

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal. – John F. Kennedy

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. – Henry Van Dyke Jr.

Tequila. – Pope Francis, in talking about what he needs to ease his knee pain.

🏃🏽‍♀️ Born To Run…

See you when it’s time to Fear the Dead. Until then, stay safe, stay respecting others’ opinions, but thinking for yourself, and stay being the bigger person, even if you think you can’t stop yourself. Because IRL, that’s not how any of this works.

November 29, 2020 – Double the Finale, Beyond To Come & Back To Work

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What I Watched Today

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

The Walkng Dead: World Beyond – Finale, Part One

Last time, we found out Huck, whose real name is Jennifer, was Elizabeth’s daughter. Huck got pretty excited over a sandwich that Elizabeth brought her. Huck told Elizabeth that Hope wasn’t ready for integration yet, but she’d make it work. She said there were others, but it had been unavoidable. Elizabeth said nothing was unavoidable, and she wanted this to succeed. Elizabeth insisted Huck take her dad’s watch giving her some bullsh*t about it uniting their family. I noticed they’ve followed Fear the Walking Dead’s lead in changing up their opening credits each week.  

The girls worried about Elton and Silas. We got backstory on Felix, who flashed back to interviewing Huck for security intake, and Will crashing the interview.

The tire blew on the group’s truck, secretly courtesy of Huck, and they had to look for somewhere to find supplies. They came across a mini horde of zombies, and fought them off. Iris looked like a born zombie fighter, but Hope stuck her flashlight in a zombie’s mouth, which did nothing but distract everyone. Felix had a wound, but it was unclear as to how he’d gotten it exactly. He brushed it off when Huck asked about it, saying he’d been hooked by barbed wire.

Meanwhile, Elton moped over the his mother’s necklace and the book. Then ripped up the book, scattering the pages to the four winds. Thinking better of it, he gathered up the pages, but the dedication page (it was dedicated to him) kept blowing from his grasp. When he finally pinned it down, there was blood on it. He searched around, and found Percy dealing with a zombie. Percy babbled something about having the money, and fell over.   

The girls, Felix, and Huck searched a retirement home for something rubber and waterproof to fix the tire. Felix said it looked like the house has been evacuated quickly. Huck felt like Iris was avoiding her, and told Iris that she could have trained with them. Hope only did it because wanted to go to Omaha, and it took Hope months to catch on, while it only took Iris weeks. Huck said Hope was more like her, but Iris was disciplined and principled, and was who Huck wanted to be. She suggested the situation with the girls’ dad might not as bad as they thought. While she and Iris were searching the house, Huck looked inside a room, and quickly came out, closing the door. She said the people who lived there were still there, and they weren’t leaving, making a triggering gesture at her temple. She told Felix that they should ditch the car, and go by foot from there, but it would be over mountainous terrain.

Felix remembered getting busy with Will, who said Felix had been in a mood. Felix told Will that Dr. Bennett wanted him to stay behind and watch the girls when he left for the research facility, but he thought the doctor might have wanted him to stay because he was happy. He felt like he owed Dr. Bennett, and the doctor had made him promise, even though Felix wanted to go on security detail. Will said that Felix didn’t trust anyone to take care of things, and just because someone had saved Felix’s life didn’t mean he had to live the rest of it for them.

Elton dragged Percy to an open field. Percy asked why Elton was bothering with him at all, since he was going to die anyway. Elton said he needed to try and save Percy. The wind had brought him there, and it was a sign. Percy said Elton had better bandage him before he bled out. It turned out that the Percy Elton was talking to was an illusion; a stress relief. The real Percy was unconscious. Illusion Percy said Elton didn’t want to look at him too closely because he was scared to find out what Silas had done, and Elton wanted to prove him wrong. He looked Percy’s body over, and saw he’d been shot. Since a wrench doesn’t shoot bullets, it obviously wasn’t Silas.

Felix and the others came across a bunch of school bus blockades, and Felix suggested they go around, but Hope insisted on climbing over. Felix ended up falling off of a bus, and managed to hurt himself even worse by rolling his ankle. He said the pain was no big deal, and he’d already started on antibiotics for the cuts. Huck told the girls to look for a splint, and told Felix that he wasn’t going anywhere for a while. In a flashback moment, we discovered Huck had been the one to slash Felix with the barbed wire.

Felix remembered hanging with Dr. Bennett, Will, and the girls. Felix pumped Dr. Bennett for information on the security detail, and found out Will was being added, and to make it worse, Will had asked to go. Later, Will said he only wanted what was best for Felix, and he was going for Felix, so Felix didn’t have to worry about Dr. Bennett. When he got back, maybe things would be different. Will told Felix that he loved him, but it wasn’t up to Felix to carry everyone else. Felix had to figure out how to let it go and trust other people.

Elton tried to tend to Percy’s wound. He asked who did it, and Illusion Percy asked if it mattered, since he was a figment of Elton’s imagination. Elton made a poultice for Percy’s wound, but Percy said it wouldn’t make any difference; he was dying. Elton insisted it wasn’t over, and Percy told Elton to look behind him. Elton did, and saw several zombies headed their way.

Hope said Felix wouldn’t make it far, and wondered if taking more time would make a difference. Iris said they weren’t going to leave him.

Elton dragged Percy up the hill. Figment Percy told Elton it was okay to leave him and save himself. It was over for him, but not Elton. It was cool. He told Elton that he had a minute, and the zombies slowed down. He and Elton sat on the hill, and Figment Percy told Elton, good people could sometimes be disappointing, but it was still a beautiful world. Elton was no longer just the guy behind the camera; he was part of it now. Elton said this wasn’t the way it was supposed to be, and Percy said, it never was. Elton didn’t want him to die, and that was a noble thing. He told Elton that he would save people down the line who would change the world. Elton said it would be only fifteen years before the world was extinct, according to his mom’s research, but Percy said Elton’s mom had more faith in people than Elton thought. Otherwise, why would she have a son, and a daughter? He told Elton, there was a big, beautiful world waiting, and to fight for it. Be brave like his mom knew he could be. Elton wept as the zombies came closer. He looked at his mom’s necklace, and finally turned his back.

But then he said, no. He dropped his stuff, and took out a pokey/wrench stick, and a thing you zip-tie bundles with. He whacked one zombie, bundled another two together, who fell over, and smashed the fourth’s head with the wrench end of the stick.

Felix thought about the night Will left. Hope had made herself scarce, and Will told him that anger was the soul’s attempt to avoid sadness. Some people couldn’t bear to say goodbye, but there was no point trying to outrun pain. It would wait patiently until you were too tired to run.

Iris thought the highway would be easier, but Felix wanted to stick to the original plan. She said it would be impossible for him to hike, and he said they didn’t need him. He would hold them up, and put them in more danger. They’d needed him in the beginning, but not anymore. He said Iris was more than capable, and he believed in her; in who she’d become. Huck said they were leaving first thing in the morning. Iris thought it was bullsh*t, and they shouldn’t even be discussing it. Huck told her take a deep look inside, and she’d see it wasn’t bullsh*t. She’d know her purpose was to find her dad. If Felix stayed there, he’d be safe.

Hope brooded by herself. Iris found her, and asked about Huck’s life before this, and Hope said Huck had been in the military. Her mom died when she was little, and she’d been found on a raft. She wondered why Iris was asking, and Iris said, what if they couldn’t trust Huck? She thought something was off, and she had a gut feeling that Huck was untrustworthy. Hope asked if that was because Huck was willing to make hard choices. Huck had been there for her in ways Iris didn’t understand. Huck had saved her life, and when Hope had told Iris how their mom died, Iris had started to look at her differently. She’d told Huck everything, and said Iris didn’t know her as well as she thought. Iris asked if Hope was originally going to tell her that she was going to Omaha, and Hope said, no.

After everyone was asleep, Hope woke Huck, and said they had to talk. She told Huck that Iris didn’t want to move on without Felix, and he’d drag them down. She wanted to leave immediately. Huck said she’d grab her stuff.

Elton found a walkie talkie and tried to radio Felix. To his credit, Percy was still breathing.

On the road, Hope thanked Huck for believing in her, and Huck said she was glad Hope felt that way. I could see wheels of doubt turning in Hope’s head though, when Huck wanted a moment alone. She went behind a shed, and took out her radio, hearing Elton. Elton started to tell her where they were, and told Percy that he’d gotten ahold of Huck instead of Felix. Percy sat up, and said she was the one who’d shot him.

Iris told Felix that Hope and Huck were gone. Felix aka Captain Obvious said they’d been left.

Hope flashed back to figuring out some codes on a map. It said, en route to pick up the asset in a raft, and all four expendable. She reached into her back pocket for a gun.

️ Part Two ️ 

Will tripped near a super old zombie coming up from the ground, that looked like a Halloween decoration. He was being chased by military men.

In no one in particular’s flashback, Dr. Bennett thought about his daughters as he had dinner with Dr. Belshaw. She asked what he thought they’d be doing, and he said Iris must be helping someone, and Hope must be getting in trouble. Dr. Bennett told Dr. Belshaw that it had been sad to lose Dr. Abbot. Dr. Belshaw said, apparently he’d gotten word that his sister wasn’t well. I had no idea/couldn’t remember who Dr. Abbot was, so it was like a non-conversation.

Hope asked who the hell Huck was, and held a pistol on her.

Elton saw smoke from a chimney, and found Silas, who said he shouldn’t have come. Elton said he’d found Silas’s cassette player and headphones, and something else. Sitting in a wagon, Percy said, just for the record, he was doing good.

Iris couldn’t believe Huck and Hope just left, and Felix said sometimes it was easier that way. Iris said she’d told Hope something she hadn’t wanted to hear. She didn’t trust Huck; something was off with her. Felix said just because there was something wrong with Silas, didn’t mean there was something wrong with Huck, and Iris told him the room Huck said was filled with bodies was the only one they hadn’t searched.   

Hope told Huck that she had decoded the map, and knew who she was, but wanted her to say it. Huck said she didn’t want to hurt anyone. It was like the night with Hope and her mom. Huck’s manipulation didn’t work, and only irritated Hope, who fired a shot. Huck said part of Hope knew she was on her side, and Hope said when Huck had agreed to come with her, she knew she was the asset. A load of zombies started coming out of nowhere.

Huck swore she wouldn’t hurt Hope, and told her to put the pistol down, so they could fight together. Hope didn’t have to, since a zombie knocked it out of her hand. There were about a dozen of them by now.

Felix and Iris checked out the room, which was full of medical supplies. Iris said they could have used some of it treat Felix’s ankle, and fix the tire, but Huck had avoided it.   

Percy told Elton and Silas that Huck had killed Tony, and tried to kill him, but he didn’t know why. Elton told Silas that what they knew for sure was that Silas hadn’t done it. Silas was hella relieved not to be a monster, and said they had to save Hope and Iris.

Huck said, all the training showed what Hope could do if she applied herself. Hope said she thought Huck was a friend, and cared about all of them. Why were the others expendable? Huck said it wasn’t supposed to be this complicated. Her dad was never in danger. The last two messages weren’t from him; they were from her. She thought it was the easiest way get Hope to leave, and Huck thought she was strong enough to go. She was right. She’d thought Iris would try to talk Hope out of it, Hope would come to her, and just the two of them would go. She needed Hope to see civilization, and that the world was worth fighting for. It was the same thing the Civic Republic was fighting for. That’s why she told Hope about the greater good. Other people getting in the way of her seeing it made them expendable. Huck did everything she could to split them up, so they could go on their own. Hope asked about Tony and Percy, and Huck said if the second location had been compromised, the whole thing would have been over. She killed them to save everyone else. Hope asked, why her? and Huck said Hope had no idea who she was.

Dr. Bennett told Dr. Belshaw about how, when Hope was six, she completely took apart a computer because she was curious. She had it put back together by the by next day, all by herself. Maybe she’d save the world.

Huck was impressed that Hope had cracked the CRS cypher, and Hope said she thought they were a bunch of idiots. Huck said people like her had to make sure the gifts of people like Hope weren’t being wasted. Hope asked, what if they’d just made it there like they’d intended, and Huck said, it would have been easier. They had to find shelter for the night, but Huck told Hope not to think of running. The CRS wouldn’t do anything to her, but they always find you.

Silas, Elton, and Percy decided to find Hope. Percy said Huck would pay for what she’d done. They saw a truck, and Silas said there were refueling stations close by. Percy told them, men had just gotten out with guns, and they ran.  

Iris repaired the tire, and Felix thought, with luck, they’d get 50 miles out of it. He told Iris that she’d have to drive, and she said she’d never learned. He said she was going to now, and told her to be one with the car. She said, he did not just tell her that, and he said her father had taught him to drive.  

Huck said there was more going on than Hope knew; maybe more than she knew. They heard the truck, and Huck doused the lanterns, saying Hope had to trust her. Felix and Iris came in, and Huck wondered how they’d gotten the truck going. Iris jumped right on Huck about supplies being in the room she’d claimed bodies were in, but Huck told Iris that she must be mistaken; she’d never said that. She said they were there, and safe, all together; all good things. Huck said she’d pull the truck around, and Felix handed her the keys, making sure she’d drop them. When she bent to pick them up, he grabbed her gun, and asked what the hell she was doing with Hope.

Dr. Belshaw said she cared about Dr. Bennett, their future, and everyone’s future. She said Hope was going to be there in the morning. When he’d told her about Hope’s gifts and genius, he trusted her, but she’d had to tell them. They need generations of great minds. Hope had seen the world, and now and she was ready to bring back the world. It would take the brightest minds brought together, but if they didn’t make progress, human life would be gone in 30 years. She could live with him hating her, so the world could live. We see saw she wasn’t actually talking to him, but practicing her speech.

Felix aimed the gun at Huck, and told Iris to take Hope and go. Iris said the CRS wanted Hope, but Huck said they couldn’t save her by walking away; bringing her there was the only way they’d live. She said she wanted Felix to be happy, and she was sorry, then knocked him down the stairs. A lantern went with him, and started a fire.

In the meantime, Silas, Elton, and Percy hid  from the trucks. Silas said he thought he knew a way out, and told the others to follow him.

Huck and Felix struggled, and Felix told Iris to take the truck and go. Iris told Hope to find the gun, and Felix and Huck fought like characters out of Conan the Barbarian, while the house started to burn. It was a pretty decent fight, and for a guy with an ankle injury, Felix brought his A-game. Hope found the gun.  

As he led Elton and Percy to the back gate, Silas thought of all the good stuff he’d done. As soon as the other two were outside, he locked himself in. He cut his palm with a knife, and said he was saving them.

Felix told Hope to take a shot as he struggled with Huck. Zombies started coming toward the house, and Iris fought them off. Huck was in a position to kill, and said she was sorry as she stood over him, but Hope fired a warning shot. She told Huck if she didn’t get away from Felix, she’d shoot herself, and held the gun to her own head. She told Iris and Felix to take the truck. The CRS needed her to help her dad with research because of who and what she was, and Huck’s mission was to get her there. She’d decoded the message, and realized she was the asset. She was smarter than they’d thought.

Silas told Elton that he’d be okay. Getting him would slow them down. Elton had believed in him when he didn’t believe in himself. Elton was his best friend. He told them to protect Iris, and gave himself up.

Felix said it wasn’t too late, but Hope said the CRS would just keep looking for them. She was doing what she was doing because she had what she had. She told Iris that they’d always protect each other, and they’d all be okay. Felix said Hope was just a kid, but Huck said, not anymore. She wanted Felix to know he was ace, and sometimes you had to do bad to do good in this life.

Dr. Bennett told Dr. Belshaw, something sensitive had been eating at him. The place was important to them – he wasn’t questioning that – but the military scouting mission had been gone for a few days. He thought it was possible they were being lied to, but he needed her help to find out for certain.

Percy and Elton had no idea where they were going. Elton said he didn’t know what lay ahead, and it wouldn’t be easy, but they were part of it now. He’d thought they were the last of their species, but he’d seen the impossible happen. He knew they could find the others because they could do the impossible. They could make their lives count, not because they were the last generation, but the beginning.

As they walked, Hope told Huck that she was thinking about the big picture. They walked out into a field where a helicopter met them. Elizabeth popped out, and she said Huck’s judgment had been in question, and she had to make sure the mission was an unmitigated success, with no loose ends. As far as the campus colony went, they’d talk. She said the Bennetts would accomplish great things together.

Felix told Iris that they had to find shelter and food. Telling Felix about their conversation, Iris thought back to talking to Hope, and saying they would get them back, and kick Civic Republic ass. Hope said, the two of them together were the asset. Iris was smart, had good instincts, and bravery. She had no clue how they were going to beat them. They thought they were saving the world, but Iris would save the world from them. Felix asked Iris, how? and Iris said they just would. They were the future.

Iris and Felix heard something in the woods, and saw people in the distance. One of them broke away, and it was Will. He and Felix embraced, and a bunch of people came out from the forest.

 🎬 Another Reason…

I’m sure most of us will be glad to kiss 2020 goodbye for many reasons, but one is television going back to filming new season. If all goes according to plan, World Beyond’s Season 2 should see it’s premiere in the summer of 2021.

https://screenrant.com/walking-dead-world-beyond-season-2-release-date-story/

🥧 Calling It a Weekend…

While the non-stop eating was fun, part of me will be glad to get back on the exercise and food moderation track tomorrow. While there’s no new Deck, I’ll see you at the Hospital, and I’ll also pour you some tea. So whether it was a long weekend for you, or just a coupla more days, until then, stay safe, stay blue skying, and stay believing civilization is worth fighting for.