Cake

SO, Brit and Dr. O seem to be gone. WTH. UGH Peter's still around tho. Gross. The only scenes worth my time yesterday was the ones with Dr. O in them.  
Brad and Lucas aren't on anymore either. BOO

TODAY'S SHOW: 

Willow with some kid in the hospital...they are going to move him to hospice. Willow's sad. Chase and she talk about it. She says she'll do anything to protect Wiley. 

Michael and Sasha in GH too. They talk about his odds getting married to Willow.  Michael says that Chase would never go for it.

Chase texts Sasha to come see him. ALONE..don't tell Michael. They meet at The Metro. Talk about Michael and Willow. At the same time Michael and Willow talk about Willow and Michael. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Peter says he's going to the party. Maxie is on the couch. blah blah "Lulu loved Luke too..and Luke is just like Valentin... so Lulu should understand the whole Charlotte thing". 



Violets Bday party.  Finn got her a bouncy house for the kids and a pony to ride. The pony sneezed on Robert lol . Anna makes him promise to let the whole Peter thing go because she's sure Lesil is guilty. Later, Robert tells Peter he was wrong and he's glad Dr. O is going away. Can they get along? Peter's not sure he believes him. I sure hope he's bluffing.
Then, Peter calls someone and says "Scorpio might still be a problem, let's move forward with the distraction" ..Asshole Peter. 

Valentin!! Nina! They are going to team up because they both want to get their kids. OMG they gonna get married. I BET I BET they are. Right now they are just arguing. Well, not today, Nelle goes off in a huff. 

Maxie and Lulu. Maxie tells her she's working with Lucy ..and Valentin and Lulu loses it. "He's horrible, terrible, awful".. yada yada  "he threw Ava off the balcony"..
Maxie: NO ONE saw that and she was drunk.  They leave still friends. 

TOMORROW

Oh Charlotte has something to 'take to the party" I hope it's BEES! OR A RAT! OR..SPIDERS LOL 

DYI

Back when Nurses were NURSES! 

Today I actually have a meeting during GH. A REAL Meeting! Well, a remote one but still. Haven't had one of those in awhile. 

So, it's a do-it-yourself blog today. I think we've been over all there is to dish about at this juncture.  We have until the end of May and then shows run out. I'm wondering if we'll just get giant chunks of flashbacks the whole time! 

I do wish their classic shows were truly 'classic'. Since we are doing Carly's whole story, show when she first came to town or her affair with Tony. We ALL KNOW she was recast -- just go with it. You'd make soapy history! 

Hope your Easter was a good one...as weird as it probably was. We have 50mph winds here today. OOF

Sunday Surgery: Sweet Caroline

WHAT A WEEK.

Cry Me A River 

So much to unpack...yet, so many flashbacks to relive! Things are still all over for people in different parts of the country. Some have GH regularly, some have press conferences and  others have schedules all over the place.  

What are you living on? Take out curbside or homemade treats ?? It's Easter for some-- and a pretty strange one at that. We will be Zooming with our relatives in England and my parents.  Have a PEEP or two! 

Pepto Bismal

Ya'll UPSET! LOL..I just read the comments on the blog from 2 days ago and WOWZA!! 

First of all, take a deep breath...Second of all...take a shot of whatever you need!! 

We don't know  the whole Frank backstory yet. Maybe Nelle and Willow are twins-- maybe Nelle will still get murdered. Maybe Maybe... 

BUT other than the flashbacks ALL OVER the place (especially for Willow) I think this story is AT LEAST something a bit different? I did like seeing Valentin as Frank. I LOVED Chloe's scenes with Laura. 

As for Caroline-Carly's backstory--yes, there are holes. Major differences from what was said way back when to now. Luke actually went to Florida to find Virginia-- and I'm hoping to seek out those scenes on You Tube. 

Anyway, just wanted to say HELLOoooooooo. :waving: Don't give up on the SHOW damn it! It's all we got!! 

Sunny here.  YEAH!! I'm going to remote visit my brother on his patio. We need this. He lives alone and hasn't seen anyone other than in a Zoom meeting or walking the dog since March 13th!! 

I'm hoping you are all safe and happy! See you tomorrow for Sunday Surgery. I think I'm going to record a podcast as well. 

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

(with apologies to David Bowie)

It is evident that GH will return someday. Unless of course, Disney uses this as an excuse to cancel the show. Which would not surprise me at this point. But when it does return, there will probably be some changes. (Flash forward 5 years anyone?) Karen and I wanted to do one of our point/counterpoint blogs, but I feel this might be more of a joint venture. I'll start with what I think/feel/hope will happen to GH upon its return.

First, I feel that the 4-show format will stick. It saves money to Disney and right now Disney can get all the help they can get with all their lost revenue from park and theater closures, etc. Fridays will continue to be flashback Fridays. Its unfortunate for us that whoever picks those episodes is not picking the "right" ones. Another cost saving measure might be to go to the old SoapNet format where interviews were commonplace and have someone interview other actors from the privacy of their own home. This would personally bore the hell out of me, but I am sure there would be a market for it. And it would be low cost. See a pattern here? Disney cutting costs.

This could be the perfect opportunity for the show to streamline itself and drop a lot of its cast. I see a smaller GH, more intimate, with just a core group of people. Smaller, shorter storylines with less people. If social distancing remains a thing, then one-on-one conversations, no extras and no backgrounds.

How to do it? Well... art will imitate life. Port Charles will undergo a fictitiously named virus attack that will affect the entire city. Nurses and doctors can show the stress of not having proper equipment and facing and unknown future. Also being torn between helping patients and loved ones at the same time. Monica could ask Leslie to come and help out at the hospital. Residents will be forced to quarantine themselves "in place" and we will see many couples separated and new romances formed from being in the wrong place at the wrong time. But most tragically will be the loss of life due to the virus outbreak (this is where they cut half the show). Epiphany, Felix, Audrey Hardy, Molly and Tj, Jordan, Peter, Sasha, Willow, Mike, Olivia, Nina, Britt and Brad will all die. I realize some of these are beloved characters, but imagine the acting scenes of their partners/loved ones having to say goodbye to them. Truly emotional and stellar performances will come from this. Ned saying goodbye to Olivia. Liz saying goodbye to Audrey (face off camera). Sonny saying goodbye to Mike. Alexis and Molly. Virtually no one is safe or sacred. At least 20 will ultimately succumb. Many in brave fashion.

GH surfaces from the outbreak with more relationship stories, no more mob, and a focus on family.

Oh I agree with David on most points today!! I can't even call him names!! Yes, I do think the 4 day format would fly, although I've been a champion of 30 minute shows for awhile now. That also would cut down on cast and bloat. 

I don't agree with the virus story line however. I know it seems like a good idea but...too soon. Especially here in NY. Not only that they'd have to walk a fine fine line between soap drama and real life drama.  How would I cut the cast?  I'd say Ryan Chamberlain but that's been done. Plus, too gruesome for right now. I would just fade some out and also do a month of resets. That would look like a week with each family "day in the life" type style.  And I mean everything. Kids, laundry.. car pools, the works.  I'd cut GH to the bone. I'm even sick of Maxie and Lulu--neither of whom have much of a function lately.  A dark way to do this would be at Mike's funeral. Entire town shows up, church goes up and we'll see who walks out. Dynasty did it... Homeland did it..we could do it. 

I would also focus way more on the younger set. I'm hoping the Molly Brando thing will keep she and TJ on canvas more and not just as background players. Kristina needs to get back as well.  We need young blood...and we need it fast.

How about you? Your ideas??  Here's hoping our soap survives this. I think if they can get back to taping after April 30th we may be ok. If not? Who knows. 

Half My Heart

Ok, so... lots of flashbacks again about Willow and loving Wiley (all leading to the marriage I'm sure)

Flashbacks of Joss and Nelle --lots of them. 

Crimson:  Nina talks to Jax about the necklace and her missing daugther. 


Carly and Nelle are still arguing. Nelle says she was there when Carly visited. She cries and says Carly left her with Frank and she could have taken care of her. Chloe killed those scenes Wow. 
Flashback-backstories: 
Young Carly goes to Frank Benson's apartment in Miami. IT's VALENTIN !! ahahah in a bowling shirt, stubble and eating a sammy. OMG young  NELLE walks out WITH 1/2 THE NECKLACE ON! WELP!
Carly wants money, Frank says no. She says well, tell me about my birth parents then.  He says her mother was a prostitute and her dad was probably a john. Said they were rejected by the adoption agency and went looking. Ruby was selling her. Oh boy this is going to piss people off. LOL 

Sonya had a good idea: Could Willow and Nelle be twins? 

The  amount of flashbacks and the length of them and HUGE?? Going to turn so many viewers off.  Jason and Carly flashbacks...... pretty recent ones.  Carly and Jason. More Willow ones. Nina flashes back to giving her necklace to Sasha... then the wedding, Sasha saying she's not her daughter. 

END: 
Nelle looks in her jewelry box... sees the rattle and .. there's the 1/2 necklace. 

What's "Caroline's" Backstory!?

So, we are getting some "Carly Centric History" right now but how accurate is it? As Dan reminded me on twitter....so far, not very!!  We shall see if the writers start to weave more of the story in.. For now here's some info for you: 

Do you remember when she first came to town? I do.. she was a powerhouse and bowled over her scenes. Great bad-girl vibes. 

Caroline Benson is the biological daughter of Barbara Jean (Bobbie) Spencer who gave birth to her in  Florida when she was 16. (Bobbie was a prostitute at the time). She gave her baby up for adoption and Caroline was taken in by Virginia and Frank Benson. They named her Caroline Leigh Benson. Frank is an abusive drunk who ends up leaving the family. Virginia is forced to work long hours as a single mother and Caroline felt abandoned by her.  She hangs out with her best friend, Charlotte (Carly) Roberts.  during this time. Then Charlotte's father seduces her and she leaves town. The read Carly is hit by a car and Caroline takes her name as his.

Carly hits Port Charles trying to forge a relationship with her bio-mother Bobbie Spencer but doesn't tell her who she is at first. Carly enrolls in the nursing program at GH and gets close to none other than Tony Jones. Carly feels that Bobbie gave her up to for selfish reasons and sleeps with Tony Jones to try to "steal"  the life she thinks she should be living. She becomes close to Lucas as well and the three of them perform a number at the Nurses Ball. After everything goes south with Tony, Carly ends up having a one night stand with AJ Quartermaine which results in Michael. 

History was reconned a bit when the backstory to Jax buying Joss a kidney came into view. Frank had been writing to Carly for years for money. 

Carly's biological father?  John Durant. Carly had thought her bio dad was one of Bobbie's many "johns" (get it?) at the time but then she found a diary! The diary talked about a relationship Bobbie had with "JD".. then Corbin Bernson came on to play the part and the rest is history.  John was a prosecuting attorney with his sights on Sonny. Big story--kidnappings yada yada yada.. and he was eventually shot and killed by Manny Ruiz. 


That's just a little bit of who Carly is. Through the years it's just EXHAUSTING to keep up with everything!! I did love Eden playing Young Caroline-- I kind of wish Diane played her mama but maybe Nina did because she's really NELLE'S MOTHER. Which would be so interesting!! That's why I'm hoping Nelle isn't murdered. I love her because she's so damn soapy! 

See you later today!