Sunday Surgery: Step Into 2022

 

I got to see Miley's shirt almost fall right off on live TV so 2022 started with a bang! She got on a Brook Lynn blazer and continued! GH was fun last week and depending on how much you love good Old School Soapy Drama, you could have been jubilant just like I was. 

Of course I have to mention Betty White passing because she was/is such an icon. Reminds us to treasure everyone while they are here. 

PECKS OF THE WEEK:  So, are we going to have shirtless Yoga Mondays?? Asking for a friend.... Hey, even Maxie checked out Curtis' butt!! 

                             

LAWYER OF THE CENTURY: All hail Scotty who masterfully got the goods out of Willow and although Michael punched him, I'm sure it was totally worth it!! 

MOST SPECTACULAR COURT FUN IN AWHILE OF THE WEEK: Oh boy oh BOY! I was dying!! Two days of drama. Yes, my heart pounded a bit. (I think when it comes to some soap things, I'm still 12 years old!!) Scotty was a SHARK!! Perfection! Lured Willow right in there and BAM!! She spills. Sonny stands up and tries to pry Carly out of the courtroom. NOPE --she's not going anywhere!! Chaos ensues!! 

TRIAL OF TEARS OF THE WEEK: I had no idea how to write all this up but I'll give it a go. In short, Scotty got Willow to say that she heard that "Mike" and Nina were in WUB in Nixon Falls. He then got Sonny to admit he wasn't a victim!! BOOM! Case over. Carly was of course, stunned. Michael, puzzled. Willow beside herself, Sonny trying to escape and Nina just heartbroken. Carly leaves, Sonny follows and she can't quite get it in her head he loved someone else besides her, even IF he was another person. He also lied to her. So, she throws him outta his own house. She lays into Willow (later apologizing) and he drinks it off.  She goes to the Bridge of Tears and Drew comes along. He gets a ride home with Nina. Oh, 2022 lookin' good!! 

DADDY TALK OF THE WEEK: One of my fave scenes was the Dante/Sonny one at Charlie's. Sonny's usually the one dishing out advice but here's Dante, listening an helping ol' Dad figure things out. MORE PLEASE!!! Dante is such a vital character and I feel like he's in the background. Anyway, really liked the dialog here and Sonny's realizations of his deeper feelings. 

SAP OF THE WEEK: Oh, Michael. You are just so useless! LOL. You bring stupid charges against Nina by bribing the PA DA and then you are just SO confused by everything that happens. How could Holy Willow not tell you something??? How could your Dad actually have loved Nina while being Mike? How did you manage to get your hair like that? Poor Mikey. Eesh. 

LINE OF THE WEEK: "You could have LIED"!!  Spoken like a true soap character. :Clapping: 

COLLEGE CO-ED OF THE WEEK:  Surprisingly we see a classroom at PCU and guess who's going? Alexis! She needs something to take her mind off things and hey, a fun class in The Sociology of Crime is just the ticket! Joss and Spencer are there as well. A great professor (Ms Kahn) is impressed by Alexis' legal knowledge and hopes she might be an adjunct professor. Unfortunately for her, you have to have a background check to do that. I was impressed they even brought that up!! I still think she'll end up at The Invader with Shawn. Sort of a "Crime Beat" reporter with a legal bend. 

PLUMBING MOMENT OF THE WEEK: Who knew Finn was a former plumber? But hey, we all had to pay for college somehow! Look at Liz' face. It's one reason I picked this photo. I know not a lot of people are into them, but I like their quiet relationship and I LOVE Violet being around the boys. Anyway, she finally put Franco's ring away so maybe ?

BAND LEADER OF THE WEEK: SO! Marshall tries to woo Epiphany into joining his band as lead singer. I love the idea! They can be live now and then at The Savoy!! Marshall also talked to Stella about knowing he was alive all this time. We hear him on the phone saying "he was following protocol" making us believe he's in some spy-CIA-WSB operation??  I like that the Ashford Family is expanding. Now get on the Curtis is Trina's Daddy part!

KUDOS OF THE WEEK: I thought the Leo diagnosis was done really well. You all know I'm a parent of a young adult on the spectrum and went through so much over the years. The other part of this is that the boy that plays Leo is himself autistic and made a little video explaining that to fans. It's important to represent the community.  People on the spectrum often make great actors because of their memory and ability to mimic. The writers got it perfect when Brook was asking Leo if he wanted to go to the aquarium or the zoo and he was just doing his spinner. Such a true moment. Kudos to all in this story and the writers/consultants. 

PROP OF THE WEEK: Drew bringing Scout and Sam some 2022 glasses was a fun touch. Dante got a tad jelly which was good.  

WEEK IN A WUBSHELL:

Nina is found not guilty by the court

Sonny is found guilty by Carly

Marshall starts to melt Curtis a bit; he wants to form a band with Epiphany as singer

Lucy and Martin go to The Savoy but must dodge Valentin

Valentin and Anna seal 2022 with a kiss and more?

Olivia and Ned get the diagnosis that Leo is on the Autism Spectrum 

Liz puts her wedding ring in a drawer

Alexis wants to go back to college, could teach but her conviction might stop her

Portia and Curtis make ze wub

Nina realizes Liesl told Scotty about she and Mike 

Drew and Carly meet up at St. Jayson's Bridge as fireworks pop

Cam and Joss kiss in the New Year

SPOILERS AND SUCH OF THE WEEK:  Felicia is on the show again; Mac and She are out on the town. Finn and Liz are going on their first date and everyone is talking about "devastating news hitting Port Charles".  I'm hoping that doesn't mean Peter wakes up .. lol.  RUMOR: LUKE SPENCER dies--and Tracy comes back to tell Laura!! 

NEWS AND NOTES OF THE WEEK: Both Kelly Theibald (Britt) and Kirsten Storms tested positive for COVID. They are isolating for now. KS was on Instagram to tell fans. 

Final thoughts! There's been a lot going around on Twitter, especially about CarSon and Nina/Mike. Some fans even went into Maurice's TL and were all "How could you, you're a family man'. The reason I'm bringing this up is because it's absolutely INCREDIBLE to me anyone would hold any actor to anything regarding their stories. It just really made me angry. It's not Laura Wright's job to like or dislike the CarSon pairing anymore it is Maurice's to do anything other than good PR for the show. That kind of ish gives soap fans such a bad name. 

OFF my Soap-Box!! I just hope people realize we are lucky to still have a show to enjoy and or bitch about. I do love what I do ....even if it takes up a huge chunk of my time! You are all the best. You know when I hit that lottery we are all flying somewhere for the Wub Party of the Century!