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Season 2, Episode 151

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>!Flashbacks of Ted and Leslie's "courtship and romance?" Are you kidding me? I felt like I was watching a horror movie. If this had aired before the anniversary party - maybe - but way too much has happened since then. Nobody wants this.!<

>!Oh and Eva is just as twisted as her mother claiming her mother is loyal to those she loves and that's why she won't give up on Ted. Leslie's behavior isn't a sign of loyalty, it's pathological. She's a boarder line stalker. Being loyal to Ted would be refusing to say anything bad about him and leaving him alone when he asks.!<

I really want to keep watching (I’ve tuned in since episode 1) but I’m so bored.

I don’t need to hear Vernon and Anita say how much they love each other.

I don’t need to watch Hayley manipulate a man too dumb to see his wife is killing him.

I don’t need to see Nicole’s boring ass storyline of … oh wait, nothing happening.

and 100 other things where nothing happens.

Marcel asking Leslie to come live on his boat was a sweet moment. They spent more than a year building up this man's love for his boat Sheila and it felt like a payoff and a loving gesture that I hope isn't laughed off.

We're never going to see this "Shouse" so why not create a little set and have them shack up for a while? Leslie keeps saying her main selling point is that she's not as uptight as "Little Nikki" and not wanting to live on a boat while waiting for your house to be built feels like a Nicole thing. I'm feeling Marcel and Leslie and maybe it's because I'm also watching Ted Lasso where a rich woman is dating a charming guy on a house boat but if the writers keep selling she was a different person give her a chance to do so with Marcel.

Her in OG with a fork is blowing my mind. Her vocals are beautiful though. Very classic.
She really plays delusional well

Vernon Dupree is the most boring, uninteresting patriarch in soap opera history.

Edit: Looks like this opinion isn't as unpopular as I thought.

Season 2, Episode 150

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I've been racking my brain for a while and I don't see age ranges anywhere online, admittedly I may not be looking hard enough or paying too close attention to the show so if there's been any better information feel free to let me know.

The below is what I have so far:

• The actor that plays Vernon is 79 so Vernon & Anita being in their mid- to late- 70's is completely plausible.
• Now Tyrell and Samantha are about 18/19 & 17/16 (that's a given).
• June might be in her mid to late 20's; 35 at the most.
• Martin has to be close to 35yrs old to run for president so him and Smitty should be around 34-37 tops?
• Nichole & Ted are very difficult to place (with Martin's age, when they met in relation to their careers and Anita's age) so it's possible that they are somewhere between 55-65.
• Dani and Bill are in their late 40's early 50's?
• We know Dani and Bill were married in their early 20's and there's no reason to think they waited to have Naomi... and Chelsea isn't too far behind her. So, I'd put Chelsea mid 20's like 24-25 and Naomi around 27-29. Same with Jacob.
• Kat is at least 21 since she drinks; I'd say Kat and Eva are about 22-23. I'm pretty sure they are younger than Chelsea.
• Leslie is around late 40's to early 50's?
• For some reason I think Andre is in his early 30's so 35 at the oldest.
• I wouldn't put Shanice older than 37; she just looks really good, 34 at the youngest.
• Hayley is a liar so who knows she could be anywhere between 27-37. I think they age her a lot with makeup and the animal print just feels old on her IMO.
• Randy is late 30's early 40's.
• Joey is probably around late 60's mid 70's.
• Vanessa is & Doug was around late 40's early 50's
• The twins are between 19-21 (I don't recall if they drank or how long they've been in collage 2nd year maybe?).
• Macel is retirement age so at least 65.
• Tomas must be mid 30's.
• Lastly, birds of a feather flock together so the other characters are around the ages of the ones they hang with.

Regarding their careers, not only is this fiction so we have to bend the rules a little, but they are also rich and have access to great educational opportunities, no one has been presented as an underachiever (black excellence and all) so I have no issue with Namoi, specifically, being a Practicing Attorney before 30.

All input is welcome, so any thoughts?

Oooweee that pixie cut on Anita is clean

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Ok. So Kial is now Nicole’s “boyfriend”. Everybody throw a party. Just like Shanice and Ted are “in love”.

Why oh why does everyone take these words and make such a big deal about them? It’s like billboards ads are out, tv stations have special reports, and holidays are created.

I know I sound like Andy Rooney (people of a certain age will know who I am talking about), but it’s just so annoying to me. Ok. Rant over.

Season 2, Episode 149

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Thoughts on her singing?

Yall I am SO tired😭😭😭😭 Bill’s acting like he slipped and sprained his ankle instead of a guy with a pacemaker whose heart stopped a million times.

I know soaps loooove dragging a nice storyline but gosh I cannot take it anymore. Idk…if I had a pacemaker I wouldn’t try having sex in my hospital bed knowing that:

A) I’m in a hospital (decorum!!)

B) I shouldn’t be elevating my heart rate

Like if Bill doesn’t care about his health then just let Hayley kill him. Let her get her check so we can move on to the other issue which is the fact Vanessa/Joey/Heather’s storyline has been gaining traction when I thought this was supposed to be a black soap opera? But that’s a post for another day….

Season 2, Episode 148

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Why isn't Andre telling Dani about Heather? Of course he has past with women, this part of the story is dumb. Look at what Dani puts him through with Bill, I would tell her everything. The sneaking around and looking like a scared little puppy is pathetic at best.

Hayley can’t catch a break by anyone. She jokes with Bill about moving in his hospital room with him and snuggling with him a bit and Nurse Ratchet jumps down her throat.
I don’t like Hayley but I’m getting very bored with it all. Bill was married. He cheated. He should still be just as hated!
Time to move forward Gates!