Sunday Surgery: Angels and Airwaves

Part of me wanted to split the blog in two because the shows on Wed/Thursday were just stand alone gems. BUT, in the interest of time and getting things done, I will do the entire week. 

You all know I cried like a baby on Thursday. I don't cry anymore--not like that anyway. It was so unexpected and just hit me in the right spot. I didn't see any speculation about who "Angela" was before Wednesday's show, so I was still going the route of it was a relation to Luke/Bobbie. By Thursday I "got it" and just was jelly. 

So, let's have angel food cake and discuss! 

When writers are left to their own devices, things seem to turn out just wonderful. Frank even said in an article that Dan and Chris get the credit for this. KUDOS. And THANK YOU. Welcome back. All the stuff--and please write more self-contained episodes! 

THE WEEK THAT WAS NOT BOBBIE:   Let's start with my favorite part, shall we? QUEEN AVA telling Esme to basically FK right off and sending her to trial. Pressing those charges because as she put it, Es never paid for ANYTHING she did in the past so let's just serve up a bit of justice today. Laura? OMG Who else wanted to smack her? I get she's your great grandson's mother but... um.. stop being so naive. And PS, Esme crying her face off being led to the cell was just delicious. 

Curtis got his operation..but we still don't know if it worked. The family was there and Trina told him she was going to Paris and that Spencer was coming as well. I guess we will find out next week if he can feel his legs again? Will it be a miracle cure or...?? Part of me says YEP, he'll just get up and walk and the other part says it will be another journey. 

Dex's dilemma ... would he kill for his master, Sonny? Sonny sure thinks he should. Dex is a bit more rational and realizes it's a stupid, dangerous plan. Sonny doesn't care. He's being irrational after the Nina revelation and might be on a manic bender. Either way, Dex says he'll do it. When he goes to GH however, Nina is there to see Cyrus instead. DUN DUN DUN.... (we all know this is a lead up to St. Jaysus returning so whatever happens is probably moot) 

He's back... for another minute!! I was sort of hoping that Nikolas was in Ava's head and no one else would see him. She could do all sorts of things ala "Fight Club"!! But, alas, he's walking around. PC. I was SHOCKED...SHOCKED I tell you when Spencer opened the door and he was standing there!! HOLY HELLO!! So my reaction is this: How is this going to get Spencer off canvas long enough to make his mini-series? WILL NC need a lot of time off? I was thinking he'd go to Paris ahead of Trina to 'set things up" living wise--but now the wrench of Esme going to jail is in my face. Will he leave his brother if she's in the pokey? Yes, I want Sprina to go to Paris. I think it will be a great story and they can film a lot of it before he leaves and insert it here and there. Trina can come back home and visit and he'll be doing something in France. (looking at a vineyard to buy is my idea). BUT NOW?? Hmmmm... I thought Nik was going to pop up at the courthouse and demand custody. BUT he can't because he's a wanted man. Dang. Hmmm. I'm excited to see the scenes with these two for sure. 

THE PARTS WITH BOBBIE:  By the time the sign was turned over, I was a puddle on the floor. I LOVED that Elizabeth painted it. LOVED that Lucas, Carly and Laura were there to see it first. I know this is controversial but the Kelly's haven't been on the show since the 80s. This is so meaningful going forward. "Let's go to Bobbie's" will be said SO MUCH! Also, I do think Rose Kelly would give her stamp of approval. 

I'm not going into who was there and who wasn't. I think they did what they could with who was available and who they could fit. The funeral was wonderful and Kin was just the shining light I needed. It wasn't "Scotty" we were seeing, that was Kin, grieving for his friend, Jackie. Everyone in that room was grieving for the person they knew outside of GH. So hard to watch but so beautiful. 

How can I even express my feelings on this little arc we experienced? I can't really...it was magical and just such a perfect touch to this memorial. Not only was the reporter Barbara Jean, she was the original actress that played her! 

Special shout out to Lynne Herring and Jane Elliot. Wow. The scenes with them in the church were so good. Both of their voices just shook and you KNEW they were just feeling it. I remember they were at the Habitat For Humanity build together with Jackie-- and I wish I had photos of them all together. 

AMSTERDAM:  In a time travel that rivals anything I've ever seen, Carly and Felicia fly to Amsterdam to find the woman that Bobbie was trying to help. Did you know it was Human Trafficking Awareness Day on the 11th? Felicia and Carly found the contact, flew to Canada, rescued Cornelia AND came back to Port Charles. MAGIC! It just WORKED.  You have to watch it to understand. Just watch Thursday's show. SO GOOD. 

ANGELS 

"CHAMP"... that word, uttered by "Angela" when Lucas was turning away just sealed everything. Lucas had told everyone that Tony called him that and BJ would make fun of him with it. When Lucas realized and turned and she was gone? GAH... Pass the Puffs. 

PERFORMER OF THE WEEK/MONTH/YEAR: I said it last week when she found out about Bobbie, this had to have been hard for her given her year. I can't say enough about how she handled the BJ revelation. I was tearing up and then just started burst out when she did. SO Good. I also liked that she and Carly talked about what Carly did to Bobbie. Instead of Carly talking about Maxie I wish she would have said "You're right, I was so wrong and I was such a different person then" (nod to OG Carly).  

In the end, I really appreciated the effort that went into Jackie's farwell. Having Ryan come back and the BJ actress was the cherry on top. It was really hard watching Friday after being so emotional the other days! 

Hope you found it to your liking as well. I felt like such a part of a family watching. Cheers!