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For me, it’s between these two ladies:

I’ll always see Maura West as Carly Tenney from As the World Turns. I miss that soap every single day, and I miss Carly just as much. Watching Maura on General Hospital is always a reminder of how much I loved her as Carly. No matter what role she plays, that’s who she’ll always be to me.

The same goes for Rebecca Budig as Greenlee Smythe from All My Children. I absolutely adored Greenlee. She was funny, complicated, messy, and unforgettable. Every time I see Rebecca in another role, I still see Greenlee first.

I’ll say this, but losing As the World Turns and All My Children still stings me till this day. Those characters became part of our daily lives, and some actors are just forever tied to the roles that made us fall in love with them.

Who’s a soap actor you’ll always associate with one specific character?

I don’t know if anyone else feels this way, but every time I see Rockmond Dunbar as Pookie on The Game, my mind immediately goes to Kenny from Soul Food.

I grew up watching Soul Food whenever it reran on BET and Showtime, so that character is just burned into my memory. It’s honestly wild that the series still isn’t streaming anywhere because I think a lot of people would rediscover it today.

Rockmond has played plenty of other roles over the years, but Kenny is still the one I associate him with the most. I don’t even think of Pookie first—I just see Kenny.
Am I the only one, or does anyone else automatically think of Soul Food whenever they see him?

Man listen… for me, it’s We Belong Together by Mariah Carey

Because Mariah was in that booth doing stuff the rest of us physically cannot do. I went back and looked up the exact part I was talking about and it’s actually insane. The way she glides through that whole climax with no breathing room? The way she switches her tone mid‑line like it’s nothing? And that long note at the end… she held that thing like she had a backup respiratory system. I try to do that, but i always cracked up like that Kidz Bop version.

You try to sing along and your throat gives up on you. You’re over there gasping, and going flat — meanwhile she’s floating like she’s not even trying.

This song is rude. It’s one of those tracks where you think you can hit it until you actually try and your voice taps out before the second “when you left I lost a part of me.” Mariah really made a breakup anthem that doubles as a vocal obstacle course.

For me…. I Ain’t Thru by Keyshia Cole really should’ve been bigger than it was. She came in swinging with this track with that whole “I don’t care what people think” vibe, Nicki (I prefer early Nicki) slid on the verse, the beat was hitting, and it had everything it needed.

I had to revisit this song because I ain’t heard it in a long time when I was in fifth grade, and it took me right back. 106 & Park used to run that video on the countdown a couple times, and every time it came on I’d stop whatever I was doing. But it took me back.

Keyshia was talking big sh!t on this track, and it didn’t get the attention it deserves.

What R&B track do you think deserved way more shine?

Man listen… Disney XD has hit a point where it’s not even pretending to be a real network anymore. This channel used to have some good shows like Kickin’ It, Lab Rats, Pair of Kings, Mighty Med, Zeke & Luther, and many more that made XD feel like its own little universe. You could turn it on and actually know what you’re watching.

Now? On Disney Channel? It’s literally just Bluey and Big City Greens on an endless loop. Like no one ain’t watching this. I feel like they on the same loop as Nickelodeon and TeenNick with their lineups.

The falloff is crazy because XD didn’t just lose shows, it truly lost its identity. Once the era ended, the channel never found a new lane. It’s been declining ever since, and the Disney Channel throwback summer block getting canceled was basically the final nail for the main channel. Just reruns until the sun burns out.

That’s why I keep saying: turning Disney XD into Disney Throwbacks would fix everything. Do what like MeTV did, go that route. They’re sitting on decades of classics, 2000s sitcoms, 2010s favorites, and DCOMs that raised half of us. Instead of running the same two shows on the main channel all day, they could make XD the nostalgia hub, the comfort‑TV channel, the place you go when you wanna feel like it’s the 2000s again.

But for Disney XD, it’s just Big City Greens and the Zombies cartoons all day.

Disney XD used to be peak kids TV. Now it’s just a rerun machine. A Throwback rebrand would bring the magic back instantly.

I have a couple…

I’ve been rewatching a bunch of seasons lately, and some of these opinions are welded to my spirit at this point. I don’t care how many times I rewatched these episodes back, some of those red rangers are not built for the job. I’m sitting there like… who signed off on y’all? The suits were cute, the weapons were cool, but the personality wasn’t the best. It’s crazy how empty some of those leads felt. I’m talking about Nick and Troy.

And I’m never shutting up about this: we need more female blue rangers. Two in thirty years is embarrassing. Blue is one of the most iconic roles on the team, the strategist, the tech brain, and the calm thinker — and the girls barely get a chance to touch it. They act like letting a woman be blue is gonna crash the morphing grid.

And Hayley from Ninja Steel? Yeah, I’m still annoyed. She had everything she needed to be a standout — presence, potential, chemistry — and they wrote her like she was just there to smile and support, and just Calvin’s girlfriend. She deserved storylines, conflict, SOMETHING. They wasted her.

And Beast Morphers… listen. Folks drag that season like it personally offended them. It wasn’t perfect, but it wasn’t the flop people pretend it is. Some of the concepts were actually cool, and Steel carried before they made him human. It deserved better.

That’s where I’m at with it. Drop the PR take you stand on even when the whole subreddit side‑eyed you, the one you’ll defend every single time.

Man look… I been thinking about Power Rangers lately, and there’s a few things I’m standing on ten toes about. Nick, Mac, Jayden, and Troy? Easily the weakest red rangers we ever got. Every time I rewatch their seasons, I’m just sitting there like… how did y’all get picked to lead anything. They had the suits, they had the weapons, but the personality? Really just missing, and Nick was about to give up.

And another thing, we need more female blue rangers. Two in thirty years is wild. Blue is one of the most iconic colors on the team, and the girls barely get a shot at it. Let a woman be the calm strategist or the goofy one or the tech genius in blue. Switch it up for god’s sake. We do need one in dark blue, not light.

Also, I enjoy comic relief, they make the show fun. Bulk & Skull, Devin, Ziggy… had that type of energy.

Hayley from Ninja Steel? Yeah, she deserved way better. They had her right there with potential and just kept her in girlfriend mode. She could’ve been one of the standouts if they gave her anything to work with.

And Beast Morphers… It wasn’t perfect, but it wasn’t trash either. Some of the concepts were actually cool, and Steel carried more than folks admit.

I wanna hear everybody else’s. What’s the one PR opinion you’ll argue about forever?

I’ll always never liked Natalie, and I’m standing on that, and her and John were a forced pairing.

Rex and Gigi are trash together.

Jared pushed Nash and killed him, but I’m glad Mitch did us a favor and killed him.

Blair had the best hair in the daytime :)

I’m very curious to hear your thoughts.

Devon and Hilary had top‑tier chemistry. I used to not like them, but watching clips and MVIDs on YouTube? They have chemistry. And this was Devon’s best love interest.

I’m very curious to hear your thoughts.

I’m sorry, but the Season 3 and Season 4 wigs were actually pretty. I’m sorry, Miley :)

I’m very curious to hear your thoughts.

Hannah Montana music was better than most Disney pop releases.

I’m very curious to hear your thoughts.

Man listen… I’m sitting here watching S8, EP:2 and Malik been telling the truth about Jason this whole time. You can’t tell me he ever loved Chardonnay the way he swore up and down he did. That man’s heart been stuck on Kelly like glue and her name got mentioned a couple of times, he just be acting like he’s “moved on.”

And the conversation that Malik had with him? Yeah… he read Jason for it. He hit every point. Jason loves to act like he’s in love with Chardonnay but he professed his love to her at his wedding. He’ll lie, and shut down everything except be honest with himself.

Chardonnay didn’t like Jason at first, that man treated her like crap when they met, and wanna annulled the marriage. And Jason was still thinking about Kelly, and it’s true. She didn’t even know she was fighting a whole history he never dealt with. Malik saw it before anybody else. He always sees Jason’s patterns before Jason does.

This episode just reminded me: Jason doesn’t ruin relationships because of the women. He ruins them because he refuses to deal with himself.

And Malik? Malik been right since day one.

He literally said he never stopped loving Kelly… at his vow renewal wedding to Chardonnay. Like… sir… your ex‑wife is standing right there watching you embarrass this woman on her own day. And Malik’s face said everything, you could see him thinking, “Yep, this man has never let stop loving his snow bunnies.”

And honestly, why did Chardonnay even ask Kelly to be in the wedding? That was mistake number one. The whole episode felt like everybody lost their minds.

And I’ll be real: I will always hate BET for putting Jason and Kelly back together. As much as I can’t stand the BET seasons, I genuinely feel bad for Chardonnay. She didn’t deserve to be the collateral damage in Jason’s mess.

And Kelly… girl. I’m sorry, but getting back with a man who treated you, Chardonnay, and honestly himself like that? A cheap, sorry man like Jason? Couldn’t be me.

I remember watching it live, and my 15‑year‑old self was furious at his bald‑headed ass. That whole storyline still irritates me.

Edit: I can’t believe I had to watch it again on Dabl.

One, I will never ever like Brooke, and Stephanie has always been right about her.

Two, B&B hasn’t been the same after Taylor died the second time.

Third, they ruined Taylor after she came back from the dead.

Fourth, no matter what biology, rewrite, or anything, Ridge (even though he makes me mad) will always be a Forrester.

Fifth, Brooke doesn’t have no destiny.

I’m very curious to hear your thoughts.