You're right I hadn't noticed it to that extent before.

More observations. Does anyone else agree that the FFwd moments have increased. Spinelli and Maxie are getting downright annoying. Maxie is a grown woman and needs to have a heart to heart with Spinelli about the whole proposal situation. If she truly loves him, she must tell him that she needs a lot more time to decide if she wants to get married. He's acting like a clueless jerk and she's becoming a twit. Who would have thought that Lulu would be the rational one in this situation/After yesterday's episode, even I, a big NLG fan, think Alexis needs to buy a real clue. Her inability to accept that Kristina could have any involvement in this accident were just not the Alexis that we know. I know that she's under the stress of the Mayor scandal, but Alexis has always been very logical. They way they have her constantly upsetting Carly is not normal either. She may not like Carly, but as a mother herself, she would never go and purposely upset her.The Rebecca and Ethan saga drags on and on without ever changing. Now Ethan supposedly is falling for Rebecca. And Nicolas can't figure any of this out. At least Elizabeth had a direction to go in with the idea that Edward has something on Rebecca, but, of course, Lucky doesn't want to believe her.Saint Sonny is truly amazing. His arrogance was apparent when he went to Claudia and asked her to back up the story that Michael wasn't driving. He can't be so clueless that he believes that Claudia won't be bent on revenge. None of the accident is his "fault" and after he tears Michael apart, without knowing the truth, he says "I shouldn't have said all that" and all is forgiven. I guess it won't be any of his fault that Michael has run away again. That's getting old as well. Every time Michael does something wrong or doesn't get his way, he runs away. He ran away when he couldn't get his parents back together and he ran away after he shot Kate. Let him go this time, and let him keep Kristina away as well. She is a totally unlikeable young woman. She'll dump her brother, mother, anyone, to save herself. Maybe Jerry can scare both of them straight.Pretty soon we'll be able to watch an entire episode in about 10 minutes and that's a real shame.

Yes....in fact the FF moments are so often now that I have not watched anything in 2 days. When Sonny told Michael he was responsible for the baby's death, I just really decided then and there, I had pretty much had enough. And I have watched for 30 yrs, and thru some pretty bad storylines, but I am just about thru. As for Carly, she is really annoying me, with her incapability to keep herself calm and out of harm's way. Yes, others are causing her grief, but she is the one who keeps putting herself and the baby in harms way, and keeps losing it and argueing with everyone. If it were me and my baby, I would just stay in bed and have someone keep everyone away from me, at least until the baby is born. But even if she can't do that, she could just choose not to argue with people, which in turn rises her blood pressure. It is called self-preservation. She should try it. Just very tired of her self-induced drama as well.

I agree with the both of you. You made some very valid points.

Yes, you did. In Carly's case, she knows Jason is looking for Michael. Has he ever failed her? Especially re: Michael? No. He will search to the ends of the earth to find that kid. No use freaking out about that. She convinced even Jax, who always wants to see the worst in Michael (yet he claims he loves him like his own), that it was not Michael's car. She knows that he'll use all his resources to prove Michael's innocent if for no other reason than to protect his baby. So, she should ignore Alexis' blatant attempt to cover her own azz. She's got enough people fighting for him.As for Alexis, they've been steadily going downhill with her ever since she killed Luis Alcazar & was running around dressed as a man. After Zander's father died, she proceded to get involved with not one, but two mentally bent people (Ric & Jerry). Now, sleeping with Mayor Floyd? That may be worse than Jerry. That guy's missing a few screws too plus he comes with a whack job of a wife. Love both Ms. Byrne & Mr. Bolger, but those two characters can't get out of their own way.As for Sonny, his God complex is so severe, he actually believes Claudia's crush on him will override her need for revenge. If she is to be believed, the only person who ever loved her was Johnny & he is the only person she's ever loved. She fell in love with her bulletproof baby & now, he's gone. If he thinks a person like that is just going to forgive & forget, he's every bit as deranged as she is. She isn't going to say, "Well, I shot your son & he lost a year of his life, so why don't we call it even?" Her baby's not going to lose a year of his life. He won't live. Period. She won't forgive & forget. Yet, neither Sonny nor anyone else in town has even voiced concern about how she'll react. The only thing Alexis is worrying about is how this will affect Kristina's GPA & whether it'll blow her dream of the kid going to Yale.

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Welcome BlueHornet and yes, we are about as real as it gets Back to an observation: I'm just now getting caught up on last week's episodes and noticed on the one scene with Carly, Olivia, and Sonny at Carly's house when Olivia made a fool of herself and dropped the contents of the manilla folder all over the place. The observation I made was that Carly had on a purple top, Olivia had on a lavendar dress, and Sonny's suit/shirt seemed to be purplish black if you will. Anyway, to me, the combination of all three when they stood in that little group position was awesome. I think the ladies' shades of purple brought out the hidden purplish in Sonny's shirt. It really looked awesome.I thought I would point out that cool observation since purple is my favorite color. Can you tell?

LOL!! Way to change direction. Is it just me or was that the dumbest & most out of character thing Olivia's done? I get that old feelings have retuned, however...she is not 15 or 16 anymore & I doubt she's lived like a nun in the past 20 something years. She sure hasn't since her first night with Johnny. I love Maurice Benard. He's gorgeous & hot, but come on. She's got Johnny. She wouldn't be acting like an idiot over Sonny. At least not that way. Totally stupid. She's too cool for that. Frostbitten Kate didn't even act that way when Sonny was chasing her. Neither did babe in the woods Emily. If the writers thought that was cute, they were wrong.

Ditto LJ, ditto. Here's to hoping the writers don't turn her into some kind of love sick chick.

I have to agree. Running into you high school sweetheart, you would be flustered, especially if you secretly had his child. BUT, not if you have seen him, repeatedly, over the last year and he was going to marry your cousin, who got shot-twice, because of his occupation.

She came on the show as a strong women, now they are turning her into mush. I don't like it.

Too many ffwd moments any more, characters not acting like themselves and storylines floundering.

This is more a question than an observation. The first 15 minutes of GH were pre-empted here yesterday and I have no idea what actually happened when Dante walked in on Olivia and Johnny. Can someone bring me up to date?

Ya know all those times they've been having hot sex? Now imaging Dante her beloved son walking in in it.Now johnny thought he was coming into tell him Sonny needed him (not) & poor Dante' /Dom was just in shock. Olivia just went to the window looking like somebody punched her in the gut. I have to say this, yesterday's show( other that boring moments with Patrick & Robin) I actually like it.

I have some observations.I am really liking Lulu right now. She seems to be keeping her head on straight and trying to keep maxie from making a huge mistake. I also like her with Domte. I see good potential there.I am not liking Olivia right now. I mean holy cow. Keep her with Johnny. I think they are good for each and age so what? I thought it was great though Domte walked in on them. But, they better not hook her up with Sonny. SHe is way too good for him and he is already making her a loon.Glad to see Michael is being smart about Jerry. Kristina should be smart and listen to her brother.Kate taking over maxie's wedding? WTF? I did think Spinelli trying to stop the whole ridiculous thing was quite noble and sincere. However, Iam frustrated seeing Spinelli act so dimwitted. He way smarter than this and he should pick up on Maxie's vibes. Hello?? I think some poeple are just not meant to be married and can live happily ever after w/o the paper.What the heck is Jerry doing? I mean what scheme is he running now?? So over it.

I agree with all you said. May I add to that..When did Jason become such a bad shot? I thought he was a bad azz enforcer. That man shot that gun over & over & missed & missed...Why is Kate back?

I was thinking both those same thoughts myself. I still remember Jason in the church when he was in the shootout with Faith & her men. Sonny & the other guys were all sidelined with injuries & Jason took on the entire room full of baddies with a gun in each hand. He killed all her men & badly wounded Faith. This guy doesn't miss. About the only thing that makes it halfway believable is that it was dark in there, so maybe he couldn't see well. But, even that's a stretch.As for Kate, my sentiments exactly. Why is she back? Not to mention that she is even more obnoxious than ever. First, she starts spouting off at Olivia, telling her what she should do regarding her son. While I agree that it's long past time that Olivia tell Sonny & Dante the truth, I don't think Kate,who paid Michael's shooter to leave town so Sonny wouldn't kill him & who built her entire life & career on a lie, should be standing there like a morality enforcer. And her whole routine with the wedding is another issue of her sticking her nose in someone else's business, thinking she knows what's best for them. I think she's doing this because she wants to make it as difficult & painful as possible for Maxie so she breaks off the engagement or breaks up with Spinelli. She doesn't really want the world to know that her assistant editor is committed to a geek, especially someone as weird as Spinelli. It's just not fashionable to date someone like him.

And whatever happened to Spinelli, Maxi, and Lulu investigating Kate for committing espionage or whatever to her own magazine? Did I ff past it or did another storyline bite the dust before it really got started?

Used to love the character of Kate. Now, after being tossed in the Sonny Orbit, she has been 'Guzanated'. The same thing is currently happening with Olivia. Shame.Carly is the only character that came away unscathed.As characters are moved away from Sonny, they gain interest. Johnny is a good example (not going to last long) Johnny with Olivia is interesting. Olivia with Johnny, interesting. Either with Sonny, boring same old thing. Dante Is great now, but when the 'happening' happens....Guzanation will occur.THAT'S my new word! Guzanation. Sounds like a ray gun from an old Sci-fi flick.

ROTFLMAOI love it!!

Guzanation! LOL! Love it! It's true, but I don't think it'll happen with Liv & Dante. I do think Dante's career's going to bite the dust, but his pop will make sure he lands on a cushion of ill gotten cash! That'll be right about the time that Michael gets his nose out of joint that Dante's good enough to be the heir to Sonny's empire, but not him. None of them will be able to convince him that it's not because Sonny thinks Dante's better & Michael will do something stupid to try to prove himself to Sonny & he'll successfully be transformed into the next generation AJ, complete with pathological jealousy & hatred of his brother. The fact that both Kristina & Morgan will be besotted with Dante will only make him more jealous & bitter. I think we all knew as we watched Dillon Cash's Michael growing up that this would be his future & it depresses me to know I'm right.

Yeah. I think they forgot all about Kate being blackmailed. They do that too often with stories. They hype them up to the point where the audience is at least curious about it, as with this. We all at least wanted to know what her dirty little secret was, even those of us who can't stand her. Personally, I was hoping that whatever it was, that Carly would find out about it & then reveal it at some important function where Kate was trying to impress someone. It would've been fun to see her humiliated in public. Carly wearing the same dress wasn't enough. Well, maybe they'll still do something like that.

LOL. I remember the same dress episode. That alone should have sent Kate running out of the country from total embarassment.OMG...TPTB must have been listening when I was wishing Dante would bully up Keifer. How awesome was that? I love Dante and Morgan together. Actually, I love Dante with anybody.

Yeah. He's perfect. He reminds me of what Sonny used to be like when Michael was little. Before they turned him into this mess. Dante & Morgan are a great team & you're right. He's great with everyone, even the characters he doesn't get along with. I enjoyed seeing what a possessive [censored] Jax looked like when he got all "protective" of Morgan. I loved the look on Dante's face. Like it was taking everything in him not to tell him what an [censored] he was. Jax is going to feel really dumb when he finds out Dante's Morgan's big brother. His chemistry with Maurice is also great. Who knows? Maybe Dante, not the woman of the week, will bring fun Sonny back & teach him how to enjoy life again. In any case, with Dante in town, Port Charles will be a more enjoyable place to visit.

As for him scaring the crap out of Keifer, I say this. Since he is so much like Sonny, it's going to be fun watching when Dante finds out Keifer uses "K" for a punching bag. We all know the blind rage Sonny goes into in those situations, so imagine a younger version of him & it'll be a bad day for Keifer.

Say that. And I can't wait. You're right. Jax was a total jax-azz. Loved the look Dante was giving him. I can't wait for it to be revealed that he is undercover.And Olivia is totally getting on my nerves. Who the heck is that woman and what did she do with the Olivia I used to love. I'm waiting for the bottom portion of her face to fall off from the constant wiping, grabbing, etc of her mouth she seems to do constantly. That really gets on my nerves. She had a lot of nerve going to Dante's superiors to try to get him off of the case. WTF. Why don't she either stop screwing Johnny (I really love them together) and let Dante do what he got to do, or why don't she keep screwing Johnny and let Dante do his thing. Jeez... And I swear I will scream if she gets all goofy one more when Sonny comes around and gets in her space.

OMG! I am soooooo glas someone else noticed Olivia's fasination with the bottom part of her face! It drives me bonkers! She is forever grabbing, touching and wiping it. I thought maybe she just did not like kissing, since it started after she would kiss someone, but now it is all of the time. Just weird!

Maybe she's a germaphobe. Or it's a nervous habit. But, it's new so unless swine flu's been going around the studio, I don't understand where that comes from, but she's doing it all the time. Also, it doesn't seem like they eased up on the air conditioning in the studio. Olivia was cringing & rubbing her shoulders again & Kristina was burying her hands in her sleeves again. They better not do any closeups of the kids in their swimsuits or we'll see goosebumps, in their hot, tropical hideaway.

LMAO. Good one LJ

New observation. Did anyone else notice how girly (hate that word) Sam acted when she was inspecting Jason's wounds? It was like she was afraid of blood all of a sudden. This isn't the first time Jason's been shot & Sam was flinching. I was afraid they were going to need the smelling salts after she fainted. I know that KM probably did that to indicate she was afraid of hurting him. This is a guy who just had a building collapse on him. Her hands pulling on his clothes wouldn't phase him. The only time he reacted was when she dug the bullet out of his leg. I know all the fake blood probably was a mess, but she's an actress. She shouldn't be afraid to get her hands bloody! And, all of that was said with no disrespect to her acting talent. She is talented. That just came off looking bad given the type of character Sam is & the history the 2 characters share.

Perhaps its supposed to be a subconscious sign of guilt? Right now she feels like she is betraying everybody. I wish they would bring back the Olivia we all know and love. Tough as nails no nonsense chick. I said that if hse was going to stay this weak woman I woud probably quit. I am going on vacation ofr two weeks, so no show until I can come back and watch it, soafter that I will decide. May be bye bye GH for me.

'I still remember Jason in the church when he was in the shootout with Faith & her men. Sonny & the other guys were all sidelined with injuries & Jason took on the entire room full of baddies with a gun in each hand. He killed all her men & badly wounded Faith. This guy doesn't miss."OMG! What a memory. I almost forgot about that, the best fight scene in daytime history. Yes I know it was violent & mobbed up but seeing Jason in slow motion in that church shooting guns with both hands..(swoon) It was fantastic.Ditto on everything everyone's said about Olivia. I wish they would leave her be. I'm so loving Domte.Here's my theory on Kate. I think she's been that way for so long she doesn't know how else to be. She dropped her guard with Sonny and we all know how that worked out. But it's true. If they're bringing her back on the canvas, they need to make her useful and not just get on everybody's nerves. Her and Maxi have some of the best wardrobe on daytime.

I agree. The shootout in the church was one of Jason's best. I think I will go to Youtube and try to find it.

Quote: They better not do any closeups of the kids in their swimsuits or we'll see goosebumps, in their hot, tropical hideaway. LOL...or headlights....Olivia has been annoying...that much is true..

Ok, so I haven't really noticed everyone looking cold. I will have to pay more attention. But I do like Domte and I hope they don't ruin him like they are ruining Olivia. He has a lot of potential and I would like to see that come to fuition. He's not bad to look at either! I think he could be good for Lulu, so I would like to see how that plays out more.Kate is a hypocrite. Periord. Always has been always will be.The Jason/Sam story is actually pretty boring. Same ol same ol with themnit seems. Did Jaosn really have to get shot? I can't imagine Jerry giving up on finishing him off either. Kristina is really annoying me. Whiny whiny whiny. Good grief! Michael seems to be handling things ok. But they still appear to be spoiled little brats way out of thier element. Keifer needs a good butt kicking. Who does that boy really think he is?? I hope Kristina realizes that he is a jerk and that Morgan tells her what he did. I would love to see Carly get all up in his face and give him a good Carly talking to. I owuld also like to see Claudia get in his face as she definately needs to vent anger, however, with her plotting revenge perhaps she will help Keifer and who knows? Ugh. The thought. I think I am just getting bored.

I'm hoping that when Claudia hears the whole story of what went on with Kristina that night, that she goes straight to Keifer & tells him she's going to teach him a new letter of the alphabet, "C" & carve it into him just before she tosses him in the river. He's the epitome of the spoiled brat rich kid. He makes Michael & Kristina look like they were raised normally. Maybe she'll throw in a good azz kicking for good measure. At least, I hope so.

I would love it if they went that direction with Claudia, and she came out swinging! To go to the mat for Sonny's/Carly's/Alexis' kids would be a huge step in redeeming the character. I really like Sarah Brown. She plays it well, and takes emotional scenes right to the emmys. The character has to evolve, like Carly did, and we can be the winners in that growth.

Claudia isn't nor could be redeemable in the future, even if she walked on water. SB's acting abilities aside, the character has to go.

I would like tosee Claudia disappear, as long as we get to keep Johnny. I like him, I like him alot. He has grown and has obtained depth I thought wasn't possible. After the Lulu breakup both he and Lulu have turned a corner and are much less annoying. Kudos to them.I owuld still like to see a mob attack Keifer. let thim think he is all that when he can't defend himself or hide behind Daddy.

I am with you, I hope they find a way to bring her around. I like her. What can I say? She is very dark and brooding, something most would probably like if she were a guy. But I like seeing a woman like that. She is NOT your typical soap character. Like I said I hope they find a way to keep her around.

It can be done & it starts with her not ordering a hit on or torturing Kristina for an accident. It would be better if she took her rage out on Keifer because it was his actions that set all of this in motion. Between his constant insults directed at Michael & his jealousy of him (makes me wonder if Keifer's hot for his own sister). He acts as though Michael's someone he has to compete with. Then there's his treatment of her. He humiliates her brother & then, he smacks her around. When she does the very thing she shouldn't & decides to make up with him, he was with another girl. I want Claudia to find out that all of this is what set her accident in motion & go after him.Also, even though it will make Sonny center stage once again, I'd like to see him show Keifer why people in that town are afraid of him & why smart people don't hurt, intimidate or insult his children. That is how a real mobster would deal with him. The second Sonny hears he laid hands on his daughter, he'd better put the guy in the hospital, if not outright kill him, or they might as well forget the whole mob story & make Sonny a coffee importer & coffee shop owner & nothing more.

I don't mind Claudia hanging around either. Its a like/hate thing with her for me. As for Keifer's azz; I want Dante to whip his butt; throw in a dose of words from Carly that'll sting him like a bee and add some heavy threats from Claudia that'll make him wet his pants. The creep.

Quote:As for Keifer's azz; I want Dante to whip his butt; throw in a dose of words from Carly that'll sting him like a bee and add some heavy threats from Claudia that'll make him wet his pants. The creep. Destiny...you always make me laugh!!..LOL

Totally correct. That jerk really needs to know the fear of God. Let Dante do the beatdown, but he needs to know Sonny's wrath. Just look into his eyes when Mo puts on Sonny's crazytown eyes. That would scare the crap out of all but another luny like Sonny & Keifer's not luny. Just a spoiled brat who's used to snapping his fingers or whistling & getting whatever he wants. We, the audience need to see him pee his pants & so does Michael.