Wheel of Misfortune, Port Chuck Edition

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I miss Stefan.

I miss my crystal tree!

People on Twitter were talking about some Lifetime show where Genie Francis talked about her cocaine use and backstage stuff at GH. Have any of you queens seen it?

Gloria Monty used to work them like field hands and made sure that the set was well stocked with coke. All of the actors and anyone else associated with the show has pretty much said the same thing.

I'll bet it kept them thin. too.

I miss Lucille Weeks.

They totally ripped off my LSD-laced ice tea on the Lazy Susan gambit.

The revisit to that storyline was great. I miss me some psychic Olivia.

Can't believe they're making Mopey and Dopey a couple again

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Mopey and Dopey?

Jason and Sam?

Does Dumb Dylan from SON watch GH yet?

[quote]Mopey and Dopey?

Maybe Michael and Willow, i.e., Bland and Blander. On the Pizzazz-O-Meter they rate somewhere between cold, leftover oatmeal and day-old bathwater. I'd say that should be their signature cocktail, but the very word "cocktail" is much sexier than the situation warrants, therefore wasted.

I think the stuff Peter laced Chase's coffee with might be the same stuff Cassandra laced Sasha's OJ with. IIRC, it was suspected that it may have been provided by Peter.

Could somebody let the people on the "Missions and Mayhem" thread know that it's been paywalled and we've moved the discussion here? Thanks!

Peter named dropped Sean D. The actor died recently and sounded like they were going to do a tribute episode. Sounds like they'll tie it in to the current Peter storyline

John Reilly’s real life daughter, Caitlin Reilly has been cast in the role of Anna, now Annie, daughter of Sean and Tiffany. KMcC (Robin) is supposed to return for the tribute, as well.

"I gotta get me some more of that", Genie Francis's comment the first time someone gave her a hit of cocaine. It's mainly what led to her leaving the show the first time.

Lifetime has the Intimate Portrait of Genie Francis. Just search it.

Is this shit still on? I haven't seen it since Luke and Laura, old Lilah and her husband and Monica and the guy who played in R&H's version of Cinderella as Prince Charming. I still remember Robert Scorpio and a brief trajectory with Demi Moore.

I don't believe Christopher Cross' story about not getting paid for the use of "Think of Laura."

It's a lame ass song that probably would have gotten no traction at all if not for the placement in the show. Maybe he should pay them for free advertising.

Maxie mentioned some company "Caldwell" or "Carlton" wanting to buy The Invader. Is that RoHo's possible new role?

Other rumors are RoHo could be Cyrus' son or Delia's son from Ryan's Hope and Ava's half brother.

At least Christopher Cross didn't have his hit song used as the soundtrack for a rape

Yeah, I was searching my brain for a possible Llanview connection to a Carlton Group, if it was going to be part of either The Sun's or The Banner's publishing company. Maybe even Kevin or Joey are running the business now with Viki retired, or even better, long-lost Buchanan David Vickers. It's hard to envision anyone but Tuc Watkins in that role, but RoHo could probably have some fun with it.

Shawn Butler appears, looking rather hardened and stern. I guess being held for years after Hayden's real shooter was revealed has put him in a foul mood. Perhaps a chance meeting with former lady love Alexis can lift his spirits. Plus, a little BBC might be just the thing to lead her away from the temptation of Big Hilda's corpulent charms.

R4 Pretty good episode

Mo's stilted choppy acting is awful.

So obvious when he doesn't know his lines.

But, but...the cowboy hat! The dimples! Jason's old black t-shirt!

I’d take that over LW’s yelling every line. She is awful.

Why are they writing Nik so weak? He is a fucking Cassadine. He shouldn't need anyone else to protect his aunt.

He's just misunderstood.

Christopher Cross is an asshole who needs publicity. His own fucking website says that GH asked to use Think of Laura. Now he disputes that. Does he have the old timers disease?

At least we now know where Sarah Weber is and what she's doing.

She has a medical practice on the West Coast.

We also now know Elizabeth is estranged from her father.

This is common knowledge R32...

Could Cameron Mathison be coming in as NuJeff (Webber)? Yesterday’s convo between Liz and Finn may have hinted at something.

Oreo cookie me between Shawn Butler and the guy in Nixon Falls trying to romance Nina and f*ck with Mike.

CM is 51 years old...

If I'm remembering right Genie previously did a long interview years back and said that being on DOOL was one of the worst acting jobs she has ever had and that many of the other actors on the show bts were awful people except a few like Peggy McCay, Arleen Sorkin,Drake Hogestyn for example. Also that she felt that Deidre didn't try to do anything to stop the Marlena and Jarlena fans from viciously attacking her and blaming her Deidre for not being on the show at that time.

WHET the big meeting of The Five Families? Carly seems to have all this pull lately (not only getting Shawn reassigned, but then given a shiv in Pentonville, REALLY?) that I wondered if she made some allies from the other families. Laura said she had a good relationship with the warden, but I doubt she's requesting deadly weapons to be handed out.

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for some reason I thought she said that about AMC

The way GH uses back ground extras is infuriating. They managed to hire background extras for a dance in Nixon Falls, yet when they had the double wedding they didn't have any and usually the hospital looks deserted.

At least one of those extras turns out to be important, the one with the gun. Rumor is Jax gets shot.

I cannot for the life of me remember Shawn. What was his connection to Sonny and Carly and Jason or to anyone on the show? Forgive me if my question requires a long answer.

I think he’s TJ’s bio father and worked for Sonny when Jason was “dead.” He also had a relationship with Alexis and a near fling with Carly but the rumor was that LW’s husband didn’t approve so it was dropped. The actor is back on contract though.

It was a double wedding of 4 of the most annoying people in town. They were lucky some people showed up.

R43 They might be annoying, but Anna and Maxie are connected to and "important" in Port Charles, it was stupid that they wouldn't have everyone in attendance.

Thank you so much R42. It rings a bell in my memory.

[quote]I cannot for the life of me remember Shawn. What was his connection to Sonny and Carly and Jason or to anyone on the show? Forgive me if my question requires a long answer.

Here's a pretty good synopsis of Shawn Butler's character arc. There's stuff in there I didn't even remember, like that he worked for The Balkan and was supposed to kidnap Brenda Barrett.

[quote]Chuck Edition

He hasn't hosted in 40 years!

Dumb Dylan is just inconsolable because the AMC reboot is not happening. Vee, who’s in the biz, really fucked that up.

Dylan is an exhausting idiot. But allmc2008 is a true dumbass. Dude is taking typing classes at Northwestern and using looney tunes SON posters for research and telling them to scan soap opera digests. What does a. citation look like for “vee is an asshole?” Vee is in the biz, you know.

If that message board annoys you so much, why keep going there or why not just post all of this over there. Why do you think we care?

Gotta love that losers like amc2008 is like 30 and taking typing classes. It just adds to their loser-ship. The execs at all the networks laugh at soap fans. Just read the SON boards and you’ll know why they laugh at the fans. Dumb dumb dumb people. Lead by Dumb Dylan.

They teach typing at Northwestern?

I really want Jason and Britt to get together, if for nothing else it would annoy the hell out of Carly.

Amc2008 should forget typing and use his hands to jerk off for Sospsuds.

Everything annoys the hell out of Carly.

The barn dance bandito with the red bandana over his face had the exact same eyes as Sonny, was it his son?

Watching Finn talk about "his SON" at GH was cringy....It was the epitome of how bad GH has gotten...Speaking of bad---I see Cameron is still doing a lousy job....

Jonathan Jackson open to returning as Lucky Spencer....Course, the last time he said that he stayed for a few months then skipped out....Also I cannot imagine GH is willing to pay for actual Emmy Winning Talent....

I don’t ever want JJ back. He did not work as adult Lucky. Everyday was just tears and Emmy bait. He can stay in Ireland.

Vee has not approved of JJ returning so it won’t happen.

Why do characters end up in places like Ireland or London, and not Milwaukee?

I loved teen Lucky. As an adult, each incarnation of the character has been awful.

I would enjoy it if he went sniffing after Liz and she told him to shove it and get lost, but only after forcing him to pony up all those years of back child support. He's a baby manchild.

Bring Lucky back as a man with Greg Vaughan back in the role and give him good writing. Have him go after Sam! ThAt was a hot pairing!

Didn't ABC unceremoniously dump Vaughn for Jackson? Or am I misremembering?

That’s correct R65

Tony Geary must've been very frugal with his money and/or made great investments, Amsterdam isn't a cheap city to retire to. Is his partner wealthy?

There was once a rumor that KM asked ABC to never bring back GV to GH and she was supported by MB,SB and allegedly a few other cast members who also don't want GV to ever come back to GH.

Frons is gone so Kelly isn’t a pet anymore.

R67 He got a regular paycheck from GH for decades, and was one of the highest paid people in daytime. Unless he was a big spender, I imagine he has most of his money still.

Tony always knew he’d retire with that big black cocked hubby! Tony liked black meat. Ron Glass. Nuff said.

Is it too late to change their minds and not bring back RoHo as yet another failed character?

RoHo is aces with me, but he does have a quirky edge to him that fits best with a specific type of character.

CM starting off on the right foot and playing the worship MB game.

RoHo is just terrible.

When he tries ROger is great! I’m done with his quirky comedic schtick. I’d like to see him tackle a complex dark character again. Even an angry long lost Q. Just hope they don’t screw it up again if they are serious about keeping him around.

They brought back Michael Easton is thankless roles and brought on family for him. He could leave any day and it wouldn’t matter.

Tie actors to the canvas if not playing core characters bring them in as a recast of a key characters that would work.

Easton could have been the much talked about Valentine. Howarth AJ Q.

Easton would’ve been terrible as Valentin.

I don't find Easton so bad and he can cry on cue which most actors can't do. As for Howarth, I don't think he will ever again put any effort into any character he plays. He put a tiny bit of effort into the molestation disclosure but I give BM (Drew) some of the credit for bringing out a shred of acting muscle in RH. He didn't try on ATWT either. Something happened when he left OLTL in 1998 and he was never the same actor again. And he might think he's good at comedy, but he is not. I'm glad and sad I saw him as Todd from the get go. Glad because it's a rare thing to see that kind of acting and sad that I'll never see it again, at least not from RH, not that he's ever had that kind of writing to act again but still, other actors manage to bring their best to the shitty writing.

I want Howarth inside me quite deeply!

Maxie's never-ending prenancy...

I keep trying to figure out how long Maxie's been pregnant - when did she announce it?

RUMOR says Frisco is returning this Friday for the Sean Donnelly tribute episode......Just saying....

The Sean Donely tribute episode airs May 21st:

Maxie was pregnant before Covid break. And KSt doesn’t even have a neck anymore. She’s gotten even bigger.

Sean Donely? Really? He doesn’t deserve a tribute episode. Maybe a 5 second in memory of card at the end of an episode.

Though it's throwing hate red meat in here, there's been heavy hints that the short term return will be Robin

There's a rumor on Twitter that they're going to recast and bring back Jeff Webber. I don't believe it because GH doesn't care about the Webbers.

[quote]There's a rumor on Twitter that they're going to recast and bring back Jeff Webber. I don't believe it because GH doesn't care about the Webbers.

Another is that RoHo could possibly be recast as Steven Lars. It seems like about time he got out of jail.

Cameron more likely Steve Lars- Roger doesn’t work in that good guy thankless role especially since his new character could remain a possible Liz pairing!

They're not bringing back Jeff Webber. The show already has too many gentlemen of a certain age with no storyline

And then RoHo would have played Liz's husband and father.

I think they're setting up Finn as Liz' next romantic pairing. It makes sense, they are already connected through Violet and Hayden and are growing closer through shared grief. It comes with built-in potential for triangle drama, too, if Hayden eventually shows up to reclaim Violet. Whether it's Buddig or a recast, that seems inevitable at some point.

Why not have Roger play Lucky? And don't say he's too old, because he's reads younger.

[quote]Why not have Roger play Lucky? And don't say he's too old, because he's reads younger.

I just threw up in my mouth!

Yuck. BAD IDEA.

Tristan hasn't been seen in a while, is he in the doghouse over the comments he made about WR?

R95 He hasn't been mentioned as part of the Sean Donely tribute episode.

[quote] “While mourning the death of WSB agent Sean Donely, fan-favorites Felicia Scorpio (played by Kristina Wagner), Malcolm “Mac” Scorpio (John J. York), Anna Devane (Finola Hughes), Laura Collins (Genie Francis) and Kevin Collins (Jon Lindstrom) are pulled into a mystery involving Sean’s daughter, Annie (Caitlin Reilly).”

If it doesn't include Robert, I'm going to be pissed. They were a major part of each other's storylines. Also, Monica should be involved in the show in some way, since she and Sean had a romance before he married Tiffany. I'd also like at least a scene with Bobbie and Lucas, because the storyline with Sean and Tiffany trying to claim Lucas was a strong storyline, that I still remember to this day, even though I was a child myself at the time.

If they're bringing in Sean's daughter Annie, it would be nice if she had a scene with her closest relative in town, Lucas, as they are blood cousins via their birth mothers

Off topic, I'm watching The Nanny. Sean Kanan is guest starring. I totally forgot how hot he was.

I'm enjoying this Nixon Falls storyline so much, I hope they don't wrap it up during May sweeps.

Let Sonny have amnesia a while longer. Let Nina really fall for him. Let Carly become a mob Godmother. Let it all play out into the summer.

It sure is better than the Carly/Sonny/Nina stories going on before it, R99, IA. They just need to get Jax out of the story. I still have some hopes that while they're in PA some of my OLTL faves might make an appearance. Hell, I'd settle for Bo at this time but in my heart I want a Viki sighting.

Maura has ruined her face. Ugh.

Kill off Willow. She's literally background/wallpaper.

Rumor is Willow is getting killed off, something happens at the gatehouse...

Of course Willow is gonna die. Michael WILL NOT be happy. That said, his highlights look fabulous.

Willow is worthless. She contributes nothing. Chase is so feminine I cannot believe anyone would think he is straight....

Where’s a car bomb for Carly when you need it?

While it does seem like Maxie has been pregnant forever I think it is really only 8-9 months. She hasn't been as long as Ashley on Y&R, who once spent an entire calendar year pregnant.

Also, when it comes to Kristen Storms and why she has managed to remain on GH for so long, despite her many problems, I wonder if it is connected to her Disney Channel background, especially her Zenon movies? There have been many stories of depravity behind the scenes of Disney Channel. Maybe something happened to her or she saw something. And, rather than having to deal with some sort of tell all, Disney has told GH to keep her employed and relatively happy. The whole its better to have people in the tent pissing out than outside pissing in. So a combination of an untouchable actress and an untouchable character(due to show history), could explain why Maxie is still front and center.

Chase belongs with Michael. Can’t that just go there and see...

They can't really fire her for the drug shit, unless it's really affecting production. There is probably an appearance thing in her contract, but no on wants to fire a woman for getting fat, especially not these days. And especially since the weight, probably is a result of the drugs to keep her off drugs.

As for Michael, I've always thought DoD is hot but I'm not sure why he can't generate chemistry with anyone on camera. More than likely it's because the writers can't write for the character the way they want to write for the character since it will piss off others.

KSt looks like Stay-Puft

For most female viewers, if they've been watching the show since they were young, there's a female character on the show that they've literally grown up along side watching - whether it's Laura, Robin, Elizabeth or now Maxie.

These characters now have permanent fanbases, have become untouchable on the show and are impossible to recast.

If Michel is the shows younger leading man why haven’t any of his pairings taken off? Where is building the next generation of this show? He’s a Q and a Corinthos yet I can’t think of any of his “romances” that worked!

[quote]If Michel is the shows younger leading man why haven’t any of his pairings taken off?

Because he lacks Big Dick Swag, which is why I call bullshit on the DoD meme. He comes off as weak and strictly beta.

I was in love with Scorpio. He is still my favorite. The best of GH was Scorpio, Anna, Sean, Tiffany, the Quartermains. Lucy and Allan were hilarious. I will never forget them. Crazy Heather and the Q's Thanksgivings. Monica and Allan, BJ's heart transplant. It had interesting story lines and soap characters you cared about or loved to hate. Whatever happened to Kim Delaney? Blink and you missed her.

Forgot to add--Then Sonny, Carly, and Steve Burton swallowed the show and totally ruined it. The mumbler is unwatchable. Wtf did she do to her face? Maura as well. Isn't nurse Jackie enough of warning against too much plastic surgery? Damn.

R114 -- I think you have it right. I've been looking for BDE in him since I first read about his supposed DoD, but frankly all I've ever seen in SDE. I think whoever started the DoD rumor about him was sharing a private fantasy, since nothing that I've seen supports it, either physically or behaviorally. Thank you, R114, for helping me resolve this bit of cognitive dissonance.

R112 That is partly true with Maxie, but for long term fans there is also the Maxie/BJ story that makes the character untouchable. They could possibly write her out but she could never be killed off.

[quote]Because he lacks Big Dick Swag, which is why I call bullshit on the DoD meme. He comes off as weak and strictly beta.

Check him out on his The Bay episodes. Lots of BDE. The probably is the way the character of Michael is written, not Chad.

Scott and Liesl are awesome together. The scene where they announce their relationship to Britt was a hoot, and Britt's facial expressions were hysterical.

Start tightening up the show's budget, Frankie V.

You need to save up now to give us the big, over-the-top Dr. O wedding that we deserve!

Yes Scott and Liesl are great. Actually fun to watch.

Michael doesn’t have big dick energy. Morgan did especially in those sweatpants.

But Morgan was ugly AF

The teens on this show are far too wholesome.

The teens are annoying. None of them can act.

Morgan did NOT have any BDE. He was a whiny little bitch. Both on and offscreen.

I think Kelly Thiebaud had the dick in their relationship.

One of the things with Michael is that Mo allegedly has a certain level of story approval over that character and allegedly has over the years made changes. Like having Michael stories he didn't dropped or changed to his liking.

Finally, GH is having Carly and Ava teaming up to take down a common enemy. Some of my favorite times on soaps is when frenamies/enemies team up against someone they both hate, like Dorian and Vicki on OLTL, Jill and Katherine on Y&R, or Brooke and Stephanie on B&B.

It's an imperfect beast, but GH is the best soap right now. Having the umbrella story with Cyrus & Peter bringing nearly the whole show into each other's scenes to try and take them down (not just Carly & Ava, but also Carly & Anna, Valentin working on Gladys, the Chase-Michael-Willow mess being refocused as Peter's collateral damage) has worked. I don't know how much longer they can sustain this, but it's been fun the last few weeks.

Unpopular opinion: I've actually been enjoying Carly (and LW) away from Sonny. LW could shout less, though.

R131 She is always better away from Sonny. Not just LW, either, every Carly actress has been better when they weren't around Sonny.

I think the lockdown break gave the writing staff time to come up with interesting long-term story arcs and that the overall writing has been an improvement since the return

I am really loving Britt. PLEASE don't kill her off. I'll give you one Peter and two Maxies.

Once Britt and the always awful Jason hook up they’ll kill Britt off. They should take the opportunity to kill Sam, keep Britt and have Britt and Jason raise Scout and Danny, that might actually make Jason interesting for a minute or two.

Kelly T. said in Burton and Bradford's podcast that when FV invited her back this time he pitched a storyline and timeframe she agreed to. That tells me she's not going to be around for the long haul.

Sidenote:

I imagine the cast has no choice but than to accept invitations to be on SB's podcast and MB's YT show if they know what's good for them. The two highest paid on the show expecting their coworkers to come help them make even more money, SMH.

Obrecht and Scotty are mismatched. Gross! Scotty has gotten so fat.

Is Alexis going to get dicked down by Sean again in prison? She's always getting laid.

They were smart to ditch Jackie. Kim Delaney was awful. The only way to make her interesting is if they brought on Dorthy Lyman as Jackies mother...

r139 I haven't heard anything about Delaney leaving.

R140 = You don't see her anymore for a reason. Just ask Amy or Lucas how that turns out....

Is plastic face Jackie Zeman going to get her 2 appearances a year cut down to zero? She was very vocal on The Locher Room on Saturday that every story is about plot plot plot. They write plot and then shoehorn characters into that plot. Miss Frank isn’t going to be too happy with her. She’s not wrong, but Miss Frank has a viscous streak.

Have any of you ever checked out LW's Instagram? She is super-into Wes.

I think Peter's gonna be on for a long time.

Wes eats Laura’s snatch.

r143 Why not get rid of them both?

Carly, Ava and Laura teaming up to take down the big, bad devil Cyrus has a very Witches of Eastwick feel to it.

Honestly, if we don't get some sort of Jason and Brit romance out of this I'm going to be bummed. She is great and is only the second screen partner I like him with. In the past it always seemed as if the only time he really tried to "act" was in scenes with Monica, but Brit seems to bring something out in him.

The actress who plays Trina will be going to college at UCLA after having received 14 different college acceptance letters. There's no word yet if she will the show.

If the actress leaves, they should keep the character but recast with an Asian actress to show how politically award and diverse they are.

^^politically AWARE

What about Squirrel teeth Joss or always angry teeth clenching what’s his name? Are they going to leave? Please please please let them leave the show! Pretty please.

Good episode yesterday but I would rather have seen Carly and/or Spinelli get shot.

[quote]If the actress leaves, they should keep the character but recast with an Asian actress to show how politically award and diverse they are.

Her mother, Portia, certainly looks part Asian.

R148 If she is going to UCLA, she'd be stupid not to remain on the show. It's not like she is on everyday, and I'm sure GH will work around her schedule. It would basically be like going to college on an athletic scholarship, except she will actually be making money. She could leave college debt free.

R151 EMc committed to USC a few years ago on a volleyball scholarship. Idk about WL. I hope he leaves too. Sick of Cameron and the Franco worship. What a clown.

Good episodes the last two days.

They should keep Carly as Godmother. She's already hard wired for throwing her weight around and getting in people's faces, now at least it'll have a purpose.

Can't they just do a gunshot residue test on Cam's hands, or does simply handling a freshly fired gun leaves traces behind?

Sounds like Bad Actor Cameron is headed to statesville with (Roger Howarth Re-Cast) Steven Lars Webber. Wait and see...

Where did it all go wrong with Cameron's acting? He started off pretty strong and now he's almost unwatchable.

It's like he turned a switch one day to very bad soap acting. Maybe they told him that Cameron was going to go down a dark path due to Franco's death and he's been making terrible acting choices since then. It seems to have been most noticeable starting around that time.

I think it's obvious. They thought they had a good little actor in Cameron, decided to challenge him, and he lost the challenge.

Meanwhile, I heard they're bringing back Spencer Cassadine, but aging him with a new actor and he will be the new love interest for Joss.

Oy! Like I don't have enough reasons to ff'd Joss' scenes. Pair her with Spencer and I'll have to close my eyes while ff'ding to not even catch a glimpse. Why not just stop showing these no talent young actors and give more to their already bloated cast.

Children of the CORN!!!

Cam is a terrible actor.

Carly as Godmother is the most interesting Carly's been in years.

I suspect Cam's behavior was a directorial choice to depict a teen on the verge of a nervous breakdown; unfortunately, it's been skewing more towards dog on the verge of foaming at the mouth.

That Carly scene was laughable today. So corny. I thought the Cam actor did a bit better today. He can’t play angry though. Maybe I’d feel something for the little shit if I cared about Franco.

Maybe like Samson's strength was in his hair, WL's acting ability was in his.

How exactly did Carly have immediate access to O+ blood?

She gave Jason her blood but she had a different type years ago for the Josslyn cancer story.

Anybody else expect that Brit's hand would start shaking uncontrollably and Super Carly would have to complete the surgery while Brit guided her?

This would be a great time for Brenda and her aged up twink son to debut. Let him knock up Joss and watch the drama ensue.

I was half-watching today at lunch - did Carly open the door to the safehouse and yell out to her bodyguard to "get some blood now"?

R171 I bet the writers wished they had thought of that.

Carly yelled out for blood at a mob safehouse. It's probably a standard request and not the first time that's been needed this month. It's not like she yelled out that she needs blood at a 7-11

Actress Billie Hayes, who appeared on GH as Agent Brighton O’Reilly has passed away at 96. She was probably best known for playing the role of Witchiepoo, as well as Mammy Yokum.

Tristan Rogers tweeted: "My dear wonderful Billie Hayes has died. Sadly I only got to work with her on GH but it was a magical relationship. Right away Gloria Monty saw something unique and ran with it. I cannot tell you how her passing saddens me."

Video Clip = I post this to clear up the Alexis speculation about her past.. 1998 = Helena comes to town and explains to Alexis about her tramp mother and how she and Mikkos created the "distant cousin" lie because Kristin saved Alexis life (Helena wanted to kill Alexis that night) and then Mikkos talked Helena into letting her grow up on Cassadine Island.

GH use to be so good! Can’t miss TV!

Miss Frank Valentini is saving GH! lololollololololol Fire the fag. Not because he’s a homo, but because he’s incompetent!

Frank is no Gloria Monty or Jill Farren Phelps!!

Thanks a lot R177, now I've gone down the Helena rabbit hole. It was criminal how good that storyline was.

r179 and r180 have drunk too many Tan-O-tinis

I'd love to know if anyone else was considered for Alexis. She and Michael should have sex, odds being they'd both end up dead.

R181 = THIS is how Teenagers and Talent USED to be on GH.....Nicolas (only weeks on the job).....Compare this acting to the lousy Cameron and boring Joss....

R183 = I think the role was created with NLG in mind. She was coming off the cancellation of Santa Barbara and had been there for years so she had clout on Day One...They wanted an established actor and she fit the bill. Also (as previously covered) they mixed her up with Luke--a pairing that thankfully never stuck).

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Constance was 65 in that clip! She looked amazing!!!

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fuck in that clip, Laura and real Lulu(Julie Marie Berman) really looked like each other

I thought that Alexis and Luke would've made an interesting couple.

Cam is the worst young actor ever. Joss is the worst younger actress. They should be embarrassed at themselves. Get rid of them.

Dear Nelson Branco: Shut The Fuck up. Thank you!

I wonder what ever happened to the original Josslyn, the one with the weird corn obsession who played her very dark, almost Wednesday Addams-like. I much preferred that vibe to the wholesome clean-teen Malibu Barbie Josslyn. The other version played especially well off of the darkly conniving, nerdishly evil young Spencer.

JPS gets a new show, but plans on continuing with GH:

[quote]Stuart was quick to jump in to assure his fans that this new venture would not affect his ABC soap role, “We film 15 minutes from the GH stage so, should the show get picked up for series, and while it would create scheduling headaches for some very cool people, I have no plans to hang up Valentin’s dancing shoes any time soon.”

Who cares about Atkins lifer JPS, I'm waiting for the frau heads to explode over GL alum Kimberly J. Brown as NuRobin.

Good for JPS, hope his show gets picked up.

JPS is one of the best things about GH these days. Congrats to him for getting the pilot. Hope GH figures out how to keep him around.

How wonderful for him.

Is the role of Robin Scorpio being recast?

Are we having a Nurses Ball this year?

GH usually does it in May, although the pandemic production shutdown pushed last year's Nurses Ball to August.

I can't imagine Robin being recast and we always wonder who these mystery castings are and they are NEVER who we want them to be! They are always some one without any history to the show

Lady Geary is such a curmudgeonly cunt.

When this thread gets pay-walled (which could be soon) I'm going to revert back to the "Dateline Port Charles" format to help make it easier to find. Alright?

Thanks OP/r201.

WTF happened to Kin Shriner

Kin got FAT!

I mentioned on another thread, if Kimberly McCollough makes it clear on social media that it was her choice not to return, fans "might" accept and respect it. As she seems to be focusing on directing, now, maybe Disney/ABC/GH can agree to throw her some directing assignments to get her cooperation.

R200 Here is the music video

The show has so many fraus that they had to put one of them in a coma. They're not going to bring back another frau Robin, whether KMcC plays her or not

R207 Since it appears that Brit has only returned for a set amount of time, and Cyrus' run as GH CEO is coming to an end, I could see them bring Robin in as the new Chief of Staff. Have Monica decide that she doesn't want to be reinstated.

I never understood why Valentin didn't take Helenas maiden name (Romanov). He is not a Cassadine, despite thinking he was. Why subject Charlotte to a family name she isn't a part of? By the way--Charlottes Grandmother Laura was married to her uncle Stavros--so wait until that crazy turns into a teenager.

I missed the entire Charlotte storyline. How did she come to be?

Just saw the CDC poster in the scene with Anna. I was surprised to see that Covid exists in Port Charles.

Ditto, R211. I paused on that scene to see if I could read the particulars, but it didn't really help. I think it might have been vaccination campaign related, like a little subliminal PSA?

I DETEST the character of Carly but she has been good the last couple of days and I hate to say she’s looking beautiful.

The Finn/Chase dynamics are creeping me out and I hate their scenes together. If Chris and Dan weren't going to write Jackie and Gregory more heavily into the story, then they should never have gone there in the first place.

Kimberly J. Brown isn't playing Robin. She starts next week and is likely the nurse that Peter is hiring to spy on Maxie.

R215 Probably, I didn’t know when she was starting. They should’ve just got Barbara Garrick to come on as her OLTL character Allison Perkins. She was fabulous and her history would’ve fit perfectly. She is one of the top evil loonies in the history of soaps.

R214 = You are spot on.....Watching Finn tell Elizabeth he has to "save his son" --- is cringeworthy. I heard a rumor that Willow is going to be preggers--not know who the daddy is---and Finn is going to fix the DNA test to help Chase get Willow....Time will tell...

Is there a link to the next thread anywhere? I searched for anything with the word "Dateline" and couldn't find any new thread. TIA

Did Willow and Chase have sex? If so, I missed that episode.

Willow and Chase have slept together. I think they lived together at some point?

R220 I think the poster meant, recently so as to be the possible father of a Willow baby. I don't remember that happening.

I can’t believe Frank allows KSt to appear like that on camera.

It's either looking like that or Meth.

Frank is gay. He cares about his men, not women.

LW is probably encouraging KSt to continue to look like that as long as she's sharing scenes with WR.

If Willow and Chase slept together after one of their recent dates, they sure as hell didn't show it or even talk about it. On the other hand, Sasha sure looked nervous and acted all dodgy when she ran into Brando at the hospital. She's probably the preggo.

If Willow and Chase slept together after one of their recent dates, they sure as hell didn't show it or even talk about it. On the other hand, Sasha sure looked nervous and acted all dodgy when she ran into Brando at the hospital. She's probably the preggo.

The actor who plays Brando better be saving his money. I know he isn't on contract but his days are numbered. Watching his scenes trying to pretend his Flamboyant son Dev was straight is a testament to how bad this show will avoid dealing with blatantly gay actors...

I'm surprised they didn't make Brando or Sasha a child of Cyrus. But they also didn't follow through with Dev being gay and in love with Cam, or Joss being groomed by her crush, mild-mannered school teacher Dustin.

Scorpio isn't mentioned in the spoilers for the week of Sean Donely's storyline.

I suspect Tristan done got himself into some hot water with the comments about WR being miscast as a villain. ITA with TR.

Will we ever be rid of WR?

Wes eats my snatch. He ain’t going anywhere.

WOW. I'm caught up with last week's episodes. I get the Cameron hate now. Haven't seen acting THAT bad in a minute.

The one who plays Cam is horrible. I laugh at his ‘acting’.

The actor playing the mob goon that Cyrus stabbed looked just like a younger version him.

Wlliam Lipton was impressive when he first started. Showed potential of being a really good actor.

Don't know what's happened, but in the past six months, his performances have been going downhill. The past two weeks of threatening Jason, and then picking up the gun and being interogated by the police were shockingly bad.

Has the show fired the acting coach they had for the teen set? Did they even have an acting coach before?

R235 I think it's because he is very much in the old All-American mold like Tony Dow as Wally Cleaver, he isn't a James Dean Rebel Without a Cause type. They are just trying to have him fit the story, rather than craft a story to fit him.

This is the reason why Steve Burton only blew up as Jason after AJ ran the character into a tree. Soap fans want heartthrobs with an edge. They want Jagger Cates or Sonny Corinthos or Luke Spencer. Those freshly scrubbed good guys always get screwed over.

They had an acting coach for many years but I’m not sure what happened to him. I remember quite a few actors mentioning him in articles. His name is John Homa.

I Googled John Homa, R238, because your post reminded me of him and made me wonder if he was dead, retired, or simply replaced by that greatest of all actors and mentors Maurice Benard. His website mentions him being at GH for 18 years, but didn't note start/end dates, so I couldn't suss out whether his departure coincided with the beginning of everyone having to praise Mo for his advice, attention, support, etc. In any case, Mr. Homa is alive and still an acting coach.

On a side note, my search results also revealed that his son is Max Homa, a PGA golfer who won the 2021 Genesis Invitational tournament at Riviera Country Club, after which host Tiger Woods crashed the sponsor's SUV.

GH was genuinely creepy today. That scene with Peter disposing the real Chloe's belongings in the dumpster, with the assumption that she's in one of those trash bags. Reminiscent of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer......There's no going back now!

R240 if he lasts past the end of May I’m going to be upset. Even though I find WR hot(I just watched Latter Days) I want Peter gone!

Will the ringer nurse turn out to be evil? Is she even a nurse at all, or just a spy?

How soon till they age Sams brats?.....If it's anything like their GHs other teenagers Danny will be super feminine but have a "crush" on Joss?....Video Clip = Jake and Cameron proving GH hires GAYS to play STRAIGHT ROLES but they are too effeminate to pull it off.....LoL

If Hudson West (Jake Webber) was smart he would come out and try to get "gay teenager" roles from the publicity. He needs an agent because he isn't going to be famous staying on GH. Even people who can act (like Nathan Parson or Bryan Craig) are not landing starring roles...

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FUCK Cam is flaming in that clip

R245 = I know....That's why I posted it...Cam used to really girl it up....

Wait...who's "the real Chloe" R240?

No need to age Sam’s brats. Send them off screen along with her. KM is miserable.

I am almost close to being able to tolerate Jason, thanks to Britt.

I was hoping for a Floating Rib-type explosion at the Corinthos home when Carly and mini-Carly were having their ♥️to❤️ In the kitchen. Those scenes annoy me.

I’m never one to say someone is gay just because of their mannerisms. Also, many straight Gen Z guys act in ways we might consider “flaming.” I think that generation is going to screw up any use of gaydar.

Yeah, who's the real Chloe? Anybody?

Sorry Jordan, every Police Commissioner of Port Charles, including you, has been shit for years, regardless of race. Every single one of you have failed to keep the city safe from mobsters and international terrorists.

Also, I'm tired of the "trope" that white kids aren't told to be respectful of cops. Is it some kind of upper-middle class white thing? I was told to ALWAYS be respectful and compliant. I was never told, oh it'll be alright because you are white. No, I was told be respectful and compliant because they have guns and can use them, it's better to fight a charge later than be dead. Last year 457 white people were shot dead by cops, 241 blacks. By focusing on race instead of the overall high rate of cop shootings/killings, I think we are retarding reform rather than marching toward it. Because you are telling white people, it's just a black problem instead of just being a problem which affects everyone.

The Portia and Jordan scenes were extremely well written yesterday. Same with Cameron and Trina. Good stuff.

Ok, I'm not going back to rewatch but wasn't there some editing/continuity problems concerning the Q foyer today?

So, Elijah's real estate interests are named Llantano Properties.

Wonder if the underground city of Eterna is nearby.

WTF does Laura Wright have on Frank to be on every single day? JFC! Enough!