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I think she wants him dead, but she also wants Bill to want her more than he wants Dani. Basically, she wants to win.

I agree that's what the writers did, but I think that it was an unnecessary sacrifice of Doug's character because Vanessa genuinely had great chem with both. There were lots of ways to sell that story. And the one they chose was the worst, IMO, because the characters are boxed in.

Vanessa didn't need it - she's an interesting hot mess of a character on her own. Ashley, OTOH, won't be interesting no matter how many men/obstacles/enemies they toss her way.

Ashley works best as a BFF / sidekick, but TPTB want her to be That Girl. And she's...not.

They shouldn't have had him treating her like absolute sh*t the first 8-9 months of the show.

The only reason I'm not TeamPoison is Timon's one of the stronger actors on the show. But if they keep trying this story, I may be willing to miss him.

Well done, sir.

A Cassadine would be using this knowledge to get custody of Scout.

Or if the show had spent any time establishing Ted & Carlton's friendship beforehand, or shown the effect of all the drama on their partnership. Anything to create some kind of stakes for a triangle. Just half of what they wasted on Ashley/Derek/Andre would've worked.

I don't dislike Carlton - I mean, it's 100% not cool to go after your BFF's ex when the ink isn't dry on the divorce papers, but if the story was there, I'd go for it. It's just that he has no story outside of being Nicole's Safe Rebound, and he's not that interesting. Not Ashley bad, but...

All that charm wasted...

We're not even a week in!

Is it because you said Jeff Goldblum was a better Joel Grey than Joel Grey? Because (all due respect to Goldblum) my brow DID furrow...

I just need some hint that the whole "Joey killed Doug" thing is gonna be dealt with.

It's a low bar, but it does help.

"All the ways WE failed Each Other...?!" What a joke of a man.

He dull tho.

Nah, Leslie told Ted. That thread's done.

I would say she has made the occasional attempt to de-escalate - eg, right after the anniversary party from hell, not telling Ted that Kat sabotaged his office license renewal to make her look bad. But that's not the same thing. She is right that Ted's just setting them both up for Xmas pain.

Memphis is a blue city in a red state, and it's being treated accordingly. The parts of Tennessee that voted for this are feeling just fine.

True. Since Naomi isn't part of Bill's firm, she needs a firm - or at least a partner - of her own. Otherwise, her work life is always going to be vague and hazy with the occasional client.

TBF, Bill and Tomas' lawyer stuff are usually just variations of Bill saying "put a ring on it."

George. Will.

It wasn't murder. It was an easy self-defense case that Vernon mucked up because of his own generational trauma. Understandable, yes but still, they weren't protecting Martin. He and Anita actually badgered him into making awful choices to preserve the Dupree name. (He's still an ass to Kat.)

I mean, that was Bill, and Bill being Bill (and Ted being a coward) is what got this thing started. But back then they were punching down. Now it makes sense.

That part.

Wait, wasn't that Ted thanking Nicole in the country club? Leslie and Eva were at the dinner. Did Ted end up there, too? I may have nodded off during an Ashley scene and missed something. (Also, why are her scenes So Long?)

IIRC it was the stroke that made Bill take out the insurance policy.

It just breaks the brain that either sister would be over the moon about Him.

Or just one she likes sleeping with. The point of sex before marriage is too weed out the incompatible.

Coming here to say this. What a great show!

Ashley doesn't count?